Niwot
Elementary Honors 7Everyday Hero
Niwot Elementary School honored
their beloved Walter Shevchik, better known as Grandpa,” on  March
4 with an all-school assembly. Mitch Jelnicker of 7 News, a Niwot High
grad, was on hand to make the presentation. In January, the PTAC nominated
Shevchik to be a Channel 7 “Everyday Hero” because of his selfless giving.
Savoring
An Outdoor Room
An iced
glass, a good book and a rocking
chair on the deck.The enticing aroma of kabobs wafting over diners sprawled
about the patio.Decks and patios invite visions of relaxation and friendly
gatherings.
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Happy Spring!
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Preserving
Our History
A piece
of our rural history, fading fast after 140 years of Colorado’s weather
and destined for the wrecker’s ball, gained a temporary respite while local
preservationists seek to save it for yet another generation.
Gunbarrel
Site Planner Awaits Further Development -- Businessman Joins Effort To
Shape Community’s Future
Developer Michael Tagliola
has a plan for a site in Gunbarrel that involves commercial and residential
space – but first he wants to see “a holistic vision for the area as a
whole.”
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Prairie
Dog Village Approved April 1st
As a long time critic of the
county commissioners, Mai Bakyard wearily observed, “It was late at night
and they got a chance to approve that application when no one was really
awake to oppose it. It was like sneaking under a wire fence at night to
steal vegetables.” |
“Bears”
Found In Niwot
Gayle Packard-Seeburger, general
manager of the Niwot Sanitation District, reported that Water Bears (Tardigrada,
i.e. slow walking animals) have been sighted at the Howard Morton Water
Reclamation Facility.
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One
Ringy-Dingy Too Many
Area
Residents Battle AT&T’s Billing Blunders
For those
of us old enough to remember the 60s TV series  “Laugh-In,”
it may be time to resurrect Lily Tomlin’s character, telephone operator
Ernestine and her tag line, “We’re the phone company – we don’t care, we
don’t have to.”
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April 2003