August 2002
Your News Source for Niwot, Gunbarrel & Vicinity
 
 
Local Schools Offer Alternatives
 It’s that time again – have you decided what school your kids will be attending? Besides the public schools, there are a variety of private schools available to local students. Each has a different philosophy, a different curriculum, but it all adds up to some great choices for parents and students. 

GTC Ad Hoc Committee Formed

An ad hoc committee of City of Boulder planners, Gunbarrel Community All-iance (GCA) members and the developer, the O’Connor Group, has been created to address concerns about the future of the Gunbarrel Town Center (GTC). 

Pilot-Turned-Artist Sculpts In Bronze

 If you drive past an old barn on Nelson Road at 2 a.m. and you see a light on, chances are it will be the studio of sculptor Ivan Schlutz.  The summer heat is as rough on the clay as it is on the creator. “When it’s cold the clay keeps its life,” he explained, “It doesn’t give in.” 
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 Meryl’s Kitchen: Market Daze
 Do you find it hard to limit your produce purchases during the summer?  I certainly do.  And with the heat of summer, I certainly want to cook less than in other seasons.  The freshness and bounty of fruits and  veggies nearly hypnotizes me intobuying more than I can possibly use. 
     
     
Submarine War In Gunbarrel
 The owners of Quizno’s in the Gunbarrel Shopping Center have filed suit in Boulder County District Court against the Gunbarrel Deli, the Gunbarrel Shopping Center and the Property Manager, claiming that the Deli’s operation violates a provision of the Quizno’s lease which prohibits new “fast food” businesses in the Center. 
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Isenhour To Head Niwot Elementary

Steve Isenhour is back at Niwot Elementary School.  After spending the 1998-1999 school year as vice principal, Isenhour was chosen as the school’s new principal.  Brenda Saxton resigned at the end of June to
spend more time with her family. 
 
NYS Niwot Cougars U11 Win NBC State Baseball Tournament

The Niwot Cougars 11 and Under baseball team won first place in the National Baseball Congress State Tournament, held July 12-13 in Aurora, Colorado.    The Niwot Youth Sports team defeated the Colorado Gold, 11-10, in an exciting, extra-inning game, to win the title.  Ryan Strufing pitched two excellent games during the tournament, getting the win in one game and holding the Gold in check for six innings of the championship game.  He also contributed 4 hits in the final game. 
                            
Ryan Carlson and Matt Perry collected 3 hits each in the championship game.  Perry knocked in the go-ahead run in the final inning and caught a fly ball to left field for the final out with the potential tying run on second base.  Drew Shellnut got the win in relief of Strufing.  Tyler Strong added two hits in the championship game. 
                                       

Photo Courtesy of Chuck Philipp 

Front Row (L to R) Alec Orr, Ryan Carlson, Jeff Lambert, Matt Perry, Drew Shellnut 
Second Row (L to R) Ryan Strufing, Ryan Philipp, Jon Sdao, Chris Edwards, Dan Rudolph, Tyler Strong 
Back Row (L to R) Andy Shellnut, Russ Strufing, Rudy
Rudolph, Chuck Philipp 


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Last updated August, 2002
by Marge Smith