May 2003

Your News Source for Niwot, Gunbarrel & Vicinity

Remember The Nice Lady Who Raised You!

Remembering Mom

 

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“A woman is like a teabag – only in hot water do you realize how strong she is.”   Eleanor Roosevelt

 

Yesterday’s News

Lucky Find  

 As children, we often looked for four-leaf clovers when we played outside with friends.  Such discoveries were considered good luck.  And who among us hasn’t bent down to pick up a stray coin on the sidewalk or a pretty rock along the trail?<Full Story> 

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Clauson Receives Vital Kidney Transplant

In January, Allen Clauson's kidneys were close to failure. By the end of February he was quickly losing ground. Then in March he received the life-saving kidney transplant his friends and family had been praying for. It was Clauson's second organ transplant. Having received a heart transplant in

1987, and he knew that he could die before a matching kidney became available. Still, he said, "I never had a single doubt." He credits his sense of trust primarily to his Christian faith, but also to his experience with the organ transplant program at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center. "They're one of the premiere (kidney transplant) centers in the world," he said.<Full Story > 

Welcome To AJUUA!!

AJUUA!! (a-huu-a) is an ultimate expression of cheerful celebration for somebody winning, a friendly encounter or maybe for “tipsiness” in a big Mexican fiesta.     <Full Story

 

      

 

Photo by Mary Wolbach Lopert

Tie a Yellow Ribbon...

Niwot is showing its support for U.S. troops in Iraq and sorrow over the loss of Sgt. Randy Rehn, a 1985 NHS grad, by tying yellow ribbons on the town’s trademark lampposts. According to Tara Murphy of Niwot Real Estate, Pat Murphy and the office staff thought they would show support of the troops and honor Sgt. Rehn, hoping that the troops come home safe and sound.

Rising Gunbarrel Vacancy Rate Felt

 As businesses relocate and the regional economy continues to slump, owners of Gunbarrel commercial buildings are having an increasingly difficult time keeping office space full.<Full Story >


Gunbarrel Square Businesses

Offer Mother’s Day Gift Ideas 

The Courier is proud to announce a new column, In And Around.  Based on the same premise as the Courier’s Out And About, reporter Tom George will chronicle the comings and going in Gunbarrel.  So if you know of an event or a “do,” call or email the Courier and Tom will cover it.  As always our email is Lhvcourier@aol.com or call us at 303-845-3077.

Getting ready for Mother’s Day, the Left Hand Valley Courier visited businesses at the Gunbarrel Square Shopping Center, located on Gunpark Drive at Lookout Road, in search of the perfect gift.  There we found plenty of ways to say “thank you” to the moms who mean so much.  <Full Story

 

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Last Updated May 2003 by Marge