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Songwriters In The Round & CD Release Party
Ask anyone who’s attended Songwriters in the Round at The Old Gallery in Allenspark and they’ll be quick to tell you it’s one of the best listening room environments in the Rocky Mountain region. “The Old Gallery has incredible acoustics and is such an intimate environment to hear regional songwriters perform,” said longtime Allenspark resident Barb Coles. “We go to every single one and think each one is better than the last!”
Songwriters in the Round is a monthly singer-songwriter event that features four artists sharing their original music and the stories behind them. However, this month’s Songwriters in the Round will be even more special. “Theresa Peterson is eTown’s songwriter curator every month,” said Steve Weaver, who along with
Flood Stories At The Museum
By LaVern Johnson
Several people attended the Flood Commemoration event at the Lyons Redstone Museum on Wednesday evening, September 12, in memory of the fifth anniversary of the 2013 flood. They viewed the updated Flood of 2013, Disaster to Recovery display, listened to attendees' flood stories, and watched the video Understanding the Fundamentals Colorado’s Epic Flood of 2013, which focused on Lyons. It was hard listening to the trauma that each one went through starting on September 11, 2013 five years ago.
Others in attendance at the museum, but who did not live here during the flood and moved here afterwards and were interested in knowing about the flood and what it had taken for the town to recover. They all wished those flooded could come back; maybe there is hope.
JERRY JOHNSON - Coming home from working at Bull Durham Casino in Black Hawk, he got to the Airport Road traffic light on Highway 93, and could go no further, but no one knew why. They waited several hours; finally, a patrolman came and told them the trouble, “flood water.” He had to drive to Interstate 25, and across Highway 66,
CEMEX & B Strong Ride Team Up for Safer Roads Together
CEMEX USA teamed up with the Celestial Seasonings® B Strong Ride in Boulder, for an event aimed at increasing safety awareness on the streets by allowing cyclists to see what is visible from a truck driver’s perspective while fundraising for two local organizations and their efforts to fight cancer.
The 8th annual Celestial Seasonings® B Strong Ride presented by Flatirons Subaru and Mike Shaw Subaru directed more than 800 cyclists on four routes through Boulder County on Saturday, August 11. The event supported Boulder Community Health Center for Integrative Care and the Denver area’s George Karl Foundation.
Wait, What?
By Joseph Lekarczyk
To say that things got a little confusing Monday night at the Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting when the subject of amending the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the Town of Lyons and the Lyons Regional Library District came up on the agenda would be, a study in understatement.
Things were rolling along pretty well; Sgt. Bill Crist of the Boulder County Sheriff's Office reported that, “there were a couple of bumps” at the Planet Bluegrass concert over the weekend, but overall, “nothing major.” He also reminded those present that due to the leaf-peepers hoping to enjoy the fall colors in the mountains, weekend traffic through town will continue to be heavy for awhile.
