Lyons Middle Senior High Annual Community BBQ

September 3rd, 2021 Starting @ 5 PM

Come to the Annual Community BBQ on September 3rd before the first home football game!

BBQ is free with the gate admission to the game. Enter near the baseball fields! Hamburgers and Hotdogs will be served by staff from Lyons Middle High School, Lyons Booster Club, Lyons Fire and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. Tons of games, fun, and connection!

After the BBQ please come join the crowd at the football field and cheer on your favorite team. Come one, come all, but most of all……
JUST HAVE A FUN EVENING WITH THE LYONS COMMUNITY

100 McConnell Drive, Lyons, Colorado
September 3rd, 2021 Starting @ 5 PM
Followed by the Lyons Lions Football Game vs Gilpin @ 7pm

Boulder County Public Health

Indoor Mask Order

Effective at 5 pm, on Friday, September 3, Boulder County Public Health is requiring a mask for indoors. Due to the recent surge of the Delta variant and aligning with CDC guidance, Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) issued Public Health Order 2021-08 requiring masks in all indoor public settings during periods of substantial or high transmission as defined by the CDC’s Data Tracker. The order goes into effect Friday, September 3 at 5 p.m. and requires masks in all indoor public spaces for all individuals 2 years and older regardless of vaccination status.

Bohn Park Stormwater Improvements

Closure began this week!

This project entails enlarging the storm detention ponds in Bohn Park and installing new larger storm drain between the ponds as well as their connection to the storm drain system on 2^nd Avenue. The current schedule begins this week and is scheduled to be complete by the end of October.

This week crews will begin prepping the area for closures the next week. This includes the construction of a temporary access driveway into the Wastewater Treatment Plant parking lot.

The road will be open for Labor Day weekend, but will close again on Tuesday, September 7th for the waterline relocation and storm drain installation under 2^nd Ave will continue for several weeks. Residents in Lyons Valley Park will need to go around the closure (via US-36) and enter over the new 2nd Ave Bridge in order to access the recycling center. School drop off will require using US-36 for those two weeks.

This is a storm water project to continue to build Lyons' resiliency.

Meeting for Nelson Loop Prescribed Burn

Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 6:30-8 p.m.

COMMUNITY MEETING to learn about the Nelson Loop Prescribed Burn Project at HALL RANCH

Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 6:30-8 p.m.
Lyons Regional Library
451 4th Ave, Lyons, CO 80540

Join Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program to learn about plans to conduct prescribed burns west of Lyons at Hall Ranch this fall. The Nelson Loop Prescribed Burn Project is a 5-year plan to treat 853 acres with a goal of burning up to 350 acres per year.

The burns are scheduled to occur sometime between Sept. 19 and Nov. 20, weather permitting. Hall Ranch will only be closed during active ignition days.

Styrofoam and Scrap Metal Pick Up

for Recycling at CHaRM
Thursday, Sept 9

As part of the Lyons Zero Waste Community efforts, Lyons Volunteers plan to do a scrap metal and #6 block Styrofoam pickup (NOTE: flexible Styrofoam, or other plastic items besides the solid block stuff won't be picked up) for Lyons residents on Thursday, August 9. The pickup will be from 9 a.m. to noon. As always, the helpful volunteers will wear masks and practice social distancing.

If you have items that you would like picked up for recycling, please fill out the online Help Request form at lyonsvolunteers.org or use the link below, by 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7. Please include an estimate of how much material you have. On the morning of the pickup, please put the material in plain view, or let the volunteers otherwise know where the materials will be for quick access.

Lyons Volunteers is now a program of Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF). While there is no charge for this volunteer project, donations to LEAF are appreciated and may be sent to LEAF, PO Box 324, Lyons, CO 80540-0324.

So far in 2021, this Zero Waste volunteer effort has recycled over 2 tons of scrap metal and 18 cubic yards of block styrofoam for Lyons residents.

Thanks, Lyons Volunteers; we "heart" you!
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Boulder County Town Hall Meeting

Thursday, September 9, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Boulder County residents are invited to join the Board of County Commissioners for a Town Hall meeting Thursday, September 9, 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Zoom. This virtual meeting will focus on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds coming to the county and the commissioners and staff will explain how the funds work, what they can be used for, and ask the public for their ideas on how to use the funds.

WHAT: Board of County Commissioners ARPA Town Hall
WHEN: Thursday, September 9, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: https://boco.org/BOCC_Town_Hall
HOW: Some live questions and comments on ARPA will be taken during the meeting via the Zoom functions. The Town Hall will be live translated into Spanish and American Sign Language (available through Zoom). Visit American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) - Boulder County for additional background.

Lyons Community Foundation Grant Applications

Open now. Due by September 11, 2021

The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) is pleased to announce our 14th Annual Community Support granting season. Applications for Community Support Grants are available to all local non-profit organizations. You can apply online starting August 1st. Submissions are due on September 11, 2021. These grants are available only once per year and must be applied for at this time. Electronic submissions are required; granting information and applications are available at lyonscf.org. Over the lifetime of the Community Support Grants program, LCF has awarded nearly half a million dollars in grant awards. This year, $35,000 will be made available to deserving recipients.

They are also looking for local residents to serve on the grant review committee. This is a great way to give back to our community! If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out their application online.

Museum News and More

There will be a potluck on Friday, Sept 10th at 6 pm for those who would like to remember the 2013 flood. A time to reflect and thank those for the recovery. Sponsored by the Lyons Historical Society,

The Lyons Redstone Museum is open thru October 3rd. Open daily Monday -Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm; and Sundays 12:30-4:30pm.
Learn more about the History of the Historic Town of Lyons, including a special tour of "40 artifacts for 40 years".

Tree Limb/Slash Drop-off Event

September 18th and 19th
8 am to 12 pm

The Town of Lyons, Boulder County, and Wildfire Task Force are hosting a Fire Mitigation and Fuels Reduction Drop Off. This drop-off service is for residents with property located within the Lyons Fire Protection District boundary and is not for any commercial thinning operations.

• LOCATION: 4687 Ute Hwy, just east of the tiny house builder (in front of Town’s public works facility)
• Self- service unload (you unload your vehicle)
• Limbs and logs OK
• NO general compost accepted
• NO yard waste, grass, pine needles, pine cones, tree stumps, flood debris, dirt, rocks, construction materials, lumber or trash.
• Residential Use Only
• Volunteers from Lyons Fire Protection and other service organizations will ensure materials meet the requirements.
• No commercial drop-off accepted.
Please share this information with your neighbors. We want to decrease our fuel loads and wildfire risk for everyone that lives in our area!

Not sure where to start? Look at the links below for information on creating defensible space around your home.

How to Prepare Your Home for Wildfires

Boulder County Wildfire Mitigation checklist

Colorado Highway 7 Lower (Lyons to Raymond)

Full Closure of CO 7 Begins Sept. 20

On Sept. 20 at 8 a.m., CDOT will close CO 7 between Mile Points 23 and 29.5 for permanent flood repairs. The closure of CO 7 (Lower) Canyon will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022. There will be scheduled openings for all traffic from 6-8 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. daily, including weekends.

During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays and the team has planned to ensure that emergency responder access is maintained at all times. Due to work zone conditions, cycling, kayaking, hiking and climbing will be closed between MP 23-29.5 at all times during the closure. Learn more.

School is back in session!

School is back in session. Please remember to slow down in school zones and look out for children. Always yield to pedestrians and stop for them in our crosswalks.

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