DeCillis
Prepares For Niwot Nostalgia
Day
Emily
DeCillis of Niwot is planning on another successful quilt
display at Niwot Nostalgia Day on Saturday, Sept. 11.
Quilts will be displayed at the Left Hand Grange Hall
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. After a successful first run in
2003, this year's display will include many exquisite
quilts made by local quilters. There also will be a few
surprises.
Community
Called To Oppose Church
Expansion
Paradise
Lost, Paved or Gained? Some
residents of Niwot have begun speaking out against expansion
of the Rocky Mountain Christian Church (RMCC) complex. The
Quiet Retreat Homeowners Association, representing the subdivision
immediately west of the site, and the Niwot Community Association
(NCA) have both sent letters to the Boulder County Land Use
Department (BCLU) expressing opposition to the scope of the
expansion proposed by RMCC.
Silver
Song Studio In Gunbarrel To Close After
12 years in the Gunbarrel Shopping Center, the husband and
wife team of Ron Meek and Katy Luepschen is closing the Silver
Song Studio. According to Meek, there are several reasons
for closing the custom framing business.
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A
bolt of lightning left a vivid reminder
of the power of nature on an old cottonwood tree next to
the Niwot Dental office in Niwot May 24. Lightning struck around 10 p.m., sending
large splinters of wood and bark in every direction. 
According
to office coordinator Dale Siegrist, the lightning damaged
all of the computers, printers, credit card machines, phone
systems, and fax machines in the dental office, but fortunately,
did not cause a fire.
“When
I pulled into the driveway the next morning,” she said, “I
just stopped and said ‘What happened?' There was wood
and bark everywhere. It even made a trench in the dirt from
the tree to the sidewalk.”
An
inspector reported that the tree, which lost
a six-inch diameter branch, will survive, but a woodpecker
found with the feathers burned off his belly
at the base of the tree was not so lucky.
Contractor
Gary Denney was in his motorhome behind the Niwot
Dental office when the strike came. “I
heard the crack first and then ‘boom'!” Denney
recalled. “It's
like God took his finger and just scraped the
tree.” Photo
by Bruce Warren |
The
Niwot Lightning Girls 16 & Under Class B Fastpitch Softball Team
The Niwot Lightning Girls 16 & Under Class
B Fastpitch Softball Team won its division
of the USSSA Colorado Cup tourney in Loveland June 12-13. The
title follows Triple Crown Spring Fling and USSSA Memorial Day Classic
wins in May. The Niwot Youth Sports team finished 6-0
behind the pitching of Libby White (NHS) and Marissa Elsberry (Lyons),
the catching of Ashley Primm (NHS), and the bats of Kelly Adams (NHS),
Abby Ratliff (NHS), Tori Bauer (NHS), Shannon DePuy (NHS), Kate Ratliff
(NHS), Beth O''Donnell (Monarch), Kelsey Kreager (Monarch), Ashley
Hirschfeld (Lyons), and Abby Smith (Lyons). The Lightning beat the
Greeley Razorbacks 6-0 in the championship game, to bring the season
record to 34-7-2. Front row (l to r): Shannon DePuy, Kate
Ratliff, Kelly Adams, Tori Bauer, Ashley Hirschfeld, Marissa Elsberry
and Abby Ratliff. Second
row: Ashley Primm, Libby White, Kelsey Kreager, Abby Smith and Beth
O'Donnell. Back row: Coaches Bill White, Keith Kreager
and Jay Primm.
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NHS
Teacher Sickout Signals Tough
Negotiations Ahead
Forty-eight
Niwot High School (NHS) teachers did not report for work
on May 28. This work stoppage was in response to what they
perceived as an unfair salary compensation package proposed
by the St. Vrain Valley School District. According to one
teacher, who asked not to be identified, “It was a terrible
day. It goes against everything in your being as a teacher.”
Jennifer
Longstaff And The Big Ride If
inspiration comes from within, Jennifer Longstaff is the embodiment
of the power of positive thinking. Starting in June, Longstaff
will participate in a fundraiser for the American Lung Association
called the Big Ride Across America.
The
ride starts in Seattle and ends in Washington D.C. This year, 35
riders will cover 3300 miles in seven weeks, averaging 85 miles
per day with one rest day each week.
Ten
Foot Height Variance Requested For New Tech Center Building The
west elevation pictured above is for a proposed building
in the Boulder Tech Center, located on the corner of Monarch
Road and Highway 119. The structure is part of a proposed replat
submitted to Boulder County, splitting a previously approved
lot into two lots, 1.58 and 5.41 acres respectively. The
larger lot will have two buildings with a total area of 75,000
square feet. This
lot, which is 300 feet from Highway 119, will house a “corporate
identity building” according to Andrew Unkefer, the applicant.
To
Vicinity And Beyond
Food,
Glorious Food
Fifteen years ago, there was a farmer's market in downtown Longmont
. In recent years that market's home has been the Boulder County
fairgrounds. On May 22, farmers returned downtown, with the launch
of a new farmer's market on Fourth Avenue between Main and Kimbark
Streets. 
Growers from the entire state have been invited to participate in
this new market. Alongside locals, like Miller Farms, are Rocky Ford
cantaloupes, Sterling beef, Olathe sweet corn, and Palisade peaches.
Bill Flother, the market's organizer and a Colorado
peach grower, said that the event is “inviting downtown businesses
to be a part of the market,” and he noted that local restaurants,
bakeries, and other businesses will be selling things as well. “It's
us working together with them for a true regional/state market.” (Read
more...)
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