Lyons Recorder is sold

LYONS – Joseph Lekarczyk and Lora Gilson, under the newly formed company Lojo LLC, purchased the Lyons Recorder from Gary and Shar Wamsley on March 6. The Wamsleys are from Berthoud and previously owned the Berthoud Recorder which they shut down over a month ago due to low ad sale revenues. Referring to the sale of the Lyons Recorder Wamsley said, “We are glad that the paper was sold to Joseph and Lora. We just wanted Lyons to continue to have a weekly newspaper.” The Wamsleys are planning to celebrate their 50^th wedding anniversary on May 2. Then they are flying to Travis Air Force Base in California for Gary’s reunion with the 84^th Military Air Lift Squadron from the Viet Nam War.

“I’m looking forward to getting back to my garden. It’s been two and a half years since I’ve been in it. Gary and I are really looking forward to focusing on our website The Berthoud Recorder,” said Shar Wamsley.

The Lyons Recorder will continue to operate as the Lyons Recorder with the same publication date coming out on Thursday each week. Gilson and Lekarczyk are equal partners in the LLC. They were both doing similar jobs at the Lyons Recorder before they purchased the paper. Gilson will be the graphic designer doing page layout and ad design. “Joseph and I feel like we are doing really well right now and we’re looking forward to owning the paper,” said Lora Gilson. “We work really well together. It’s going to be a lot of work but it is also going to be an adventure.”

Lekarczyk will be the editor and principal news reporter. “This is a mom and pop operation,” he said. “Lora is the mom and I’m the pop.” The paper will be black and white and the number of pages will be tied to ad sales. Lekarczyk said that both he and Gilson each spoke to their respective spouses late in February before deciding to purchase the newspaper. Gilson’s husband has taken on the job of being the new web page designer for the Lyons Recorder and has updated their website which will be interactive. Lekarczyk’s wife Julie Van Domelen is busy being the mayor of Lyons.

Filmmaker shines at festival

LYONS – Lyons resident Pat Journeay joined her brother Jim Bigham at the premiere of his documentary film For Once In My Life at the SXSW Austin Film Festival about a Goodwill band. It all started two years ago when he was invited to the backroom of a local Goodwill store. A group of handicapped workers had put together a band.  Jim says, “It is a celebration of the what people are capable of.”  It is getting high reviews. Go to www.4OnceInMyLife.com for more information.  The Austin festival specializes in films about music. The film will also be seen at a film festival in Tennessee.

Luke Vasquez welcome to the world

LYONS – Manny and Dolores Vasquez, along with big sister Olivia and big brother Luis, are proud to announce the birth of their new baby boy Luke Robert Vasquez. Delores is the records and utility clerk at the Lyons Town Hall. Luke was born on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette.  He weighed 5 lbs. 15 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. He is a beautiful, healthy new addition to the family.

Montessori Earth Day

LYONS – The 4th Annual Earth Day celebration and fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Earth Day is organized by the staff and parents of the students of Lyons Community Montessori. This event has grown into a vibrant community gathering, attracting parents and their children from all over the area.

The Earth Day event will take place in the in Sandstone Park, in the heart of downtown Lyons. There will be many earth-day related activities for children to participate in, as well as vending and informational booths hosted by eco-friendly merchants. Additionally, there will be diverse live music and dancing, a performance by the LCM students and refreshments available.

In keeping with the theme of reuse and recycle, there will also be an all-about-kids garage sale featuring books, clothing, gear and toys for children ages birth through teens. Funds raised from this sale go directly toward LCM educational programs. For general questions about this event or to donate your gently used kids items to the garage sale, please call Jocelyn Farrell 303- 823-5897 or Kristen Bruckner 303-823-2417.

Community Easter Service

LYONS – The community Easter service will be held on Sunday, April 4th, 11 a.m. Music will be provided by local musicians. A love offering will be taken for Higher Groubd Ministries. There will be an Easter egg hunt and potluck following the service. We’re asking people to bring their own table service and beverages and a dish to share. There will be a sign-up sheet for the potluck at the Stone Cup. Donations of filled plastic Easter eggs (no chocolate, please!) can be dropped off at the Stone Cup on Friday, April 2nd, and Saturday, April 3rd. For more information, ca;; the Stone Cup at 303-823-2345.

Food drive

LYONS – Can you spare two hours? You can play an important part as a greeter to shoppers as they enter the St. Vrain Market on weeknights and weekend days from April 2 to 14. Volunteers Make a Difference in a successful food drive.

The need is great to feed hungry people in our town. Lyons Community Food Bank is participating in the 22^nd Annual Hunger Hurts the Whole Community Food Drive sponsored by Community Food Share. Any volunteer who can donate two hours of time can help bring in 150 to 200 pounds of food – enough to feed a family of four for two weeks – by greeting shoppers pleasantly and asking them to donate food or cash.

Greeters are needed every evening of the drive and especially during the weekends from 9a.m. to 7p.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Folks wishing to help in some other way can consider a donation of cash or food.

Many thanks go to the St. Vrain Market, the location for this food drive in Lyons.

Sign up today! Contact Nancy Reckling at 303-823-9183 or email nancy.reckling@colorado.edu to sign up or to ask any questions. For more information about Community Food Share, please check out communityfoodshare.org.

Lecture on Governor Carr

LYONS –The Lyons Book Group celebrates its 21st year this March and will be hosting broadcast journalist, 9News reporter and author Adam Schrager. He will be discussing his book, The Principled Politician: Governor Ralph Carr and the Fight Against Japanese American Internment, which tells the story of the only political leader in the country to welcome Japanese Americans to his state during World War II. Colorado Governor Ralph Carr was an up-and-coming member of the Republican Party when he took a courageous, yet unpopular stance on the internment of Japanese Americans and Japanese American rights. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 25 at the Lyons Valley Village Commons Room. The room holds up to 75 people so this should be a popular event. It is open to the public and there is no cover charge. Our book club is open to new members. Cheryl Appell who still owns a house on Apple Valley Rd. is organizing the evening’s event. She can be reached at cheryl_appell@rocketmail.com

Charlotte’s Webb

LYONS – Students at Lyons middle school will perform in the musical Charlotte’s Web to be held at 7 p.m. on May 7 and at 2 p.m. on May 8th.  The students are all very excited about their roles and are very excited about their parts. Charlotte will be played by Madison Wright and Abbie Laquori. Wilber will be played by Emma Stark and Courtney Molz and Connor Weadley is the special fair announcer. The musical director is Brenda Kyzer and the stage director is Paula Muncy. Savannah Bailey-Peterson and Marisha Hoag will play Fern. The production will be held at the Lyons Middle/Senior High School.

Permaculture certification course

LYONS – A permaculture certification class will start on March 19. Erin Schey and Laura Ruby (with many special guests and lecturers) will be bringing this PDC course to the Farmette. Check out the details at http://farmettepdc.wordpress.com/.

Vermiculture class

LYONS – The Worm Man’s Vermiculture Class will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening April 7 at the Farmette east of Lyons on U.S. Highway 36 just past the U Pump It gas station. Look for the metal chicken at the mail box. This will begin with a potluck. The cost is $15 per person. John Anderson (Colorado’s Rock Star of Vermiculture) http://www.cowormman.com/ is coming to town in his “Wormbulance” to show us how to use worms to build soil, create compost, and shrink your trash. It’s just the smart thing to do. Climate calls for us to be more resourceful and to consider impacts of our choices on 7 generations. Vermiculture is a simple, human-scale approach to the perennial challenge of waste. Anderson will lead us through his seven step process with the help of a PowerPoint to efficient successful worm composting on our high desert climate. Some practical advice from years of practice and time for questions will enhance your soils learning experience. Please RSVP to betsyburton@mac.com

Bee keeping class

LYONS – A beekeeping class will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 17 at the Farmette east of Lyons on U.S. Highway 36 just past the U Pump It gas station. Look for the metal chicken at the mail box. The cost is $15 per person.

Come on down the Farmette on April 12th for a presentation on backyard beekeeping. Our instructor, Ben Rodman is a Lyons resident with his wife Jasmine Lok. He has been a sideline beekeeper for five years and been performing structural colony rescue and removals for three years, is a moderator of the online beekeeping forum Beesource.com, and is an award-winning meadmaker and home brewer.   We’ll discuss equipment options, colony inspection, the life of a colony and bee biology, and of course honey and other colony products. There will be equipment, books and protective gear to examine. We will also be going out to the hives to visit the colonies, see the girls’ orientation flights, pollen baskets and the like. Please RSVP to betsyburton@mac.com.

Centurion bike races

LYONS – The Centurion Bile Races will be held on Sunday July 18 in and through Lyons. The races will start at 7 a.m. They say 80 percent of success is just showing up. Showing up on time doesn’t hurt either — especially for a bike race. With that in mind, we present the schedule for Centurion Colorado. The proverbial doors open the Thursday before race day, meaning there are plenty of important dates and times to keep track of. Take a look at the schedule and be sure to follow Centurion Cycling on Facebook and Twitter, where you’ll find more up-to-the-minute news, training and gear tips, and other general words of wisdom.

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