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Bridge Girder Installation to close US 36 near 80th Ave next week
Next week, March 14th through March 17th, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will install bridge girders for the new 80th Avenue bridge over US 36. The work will require a full closure of eastbound and westbound US 36 for four nights, weather permitting.
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Wildfire Near Button Rock Reservoir
Network camera crews from Denver and reporters form area newspapers were at the Black Bear Hole parking lot Friday (March 11) morning for a press conference by Longmont officials for a briefing concerning a wild fire near the Button Rock Reservoir. Photo by Joseph Lekarczyk
Town staff and elected officials awoke early Friday (March 11) morning to discover the network television stations were reporting a “wildfire in Lyons!” It turned out the fire is actually located several miles west of Lyons, in the vicinity of the northern shore of Button Rock Reservoir. While the situation has the potential, because of the
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More Interesting Than Dancing with the Stars - Not!
In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.Login to read more: More Interesting Than Dancing with the Stars - Not!
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Make the switch, and earn cash
Commuters on U.S. 36 and the Diagonal Highway are invited to join an incentive program that pays cash for each day they bicycle, carpool, ride transit, vanpool, telework or walk to work instead of driving solo. Participants can earn $2/day, as much as $75 in a 60-day pledge period. For U.S. 36 and Diagonal Highway commuters who are currently using a clean commute, 36 Commuting Solutions presents a new program to reward participants when they refer others to the 36 Commuter CASH program - $50 for two successful referrals.Permit me to make a few remarks
To The Editor:
Permit me to make a few remarks about the MMJ issue presently before the Board of Trustees. First, I would like to remind everyone that the topic that is
LCF Expand 2011 Ralston Scholarships
The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) has stepped up its support of our local high school graduates by increasing the funding to the LCF Scholarships in memory of Steve Ralston. Starting this year, the LCF will award two $1000 scholarships for study at any accredited post-secondary school. Any graduating senior from Lyons High School or a student who lives in the Lyons area and attends a neighboring school is eligible to apply as are home-schooled kids living in the Lyons area.Login to read more: LCF Expand 2011 Ralston Scholarships
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Doing What "Matt"-ers; For Pets, People And The Planet
by Mary Huron Hunter
If you asked either Matt why they do what they do for a living (veterinary medicine) you’d probably walk away from that conversation with one, overriding message; the compassion and care they provide extends from the pets they serve to their families, their family vets, and the communities in which they live and work.
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Lights, Camera, Action!
by Joseph Lekarczyk
In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.
The Lyons Board of Trustees (BOT) held a workshop before their regularly scheduled meeting earlier this week. No surprise, the subject was medical marijuana, and there were at least two-dozen concerned citizens in the audience. What was a little unusual was that it was a Tuesday (Feb. 22) meeting
