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Pollard Jeep in Boulder, located at 2360 30th St., will be moving later this year to 5075 Pearl Parkway, a mile east of its current location. The local Jeep dealership is currently building a new 28,000-square-foot facility. Construction began in February 2016 and the new site is expected to open in late November to mid-December of this year. The dealership, started in 1969 by the late James Pollard, has served the Boulder community for over 45 years as one of the only single-brand Jeep...
The future of the Twin Lakes land parcels hinges on the perceived value of the land as an environmental and recreational refuge, or as a much-needed affordable housing plot. The Twin Lakes parcels are located south of the Twin Lakes Open Space and together make up 19.8 acres of land in residential Gunbarrel. The parcel located north of Twin Lakes Road is owned by the Boulder County Housing Authority (BCHA) while the parcel located south of the road is owned by the Boulder Valley School District...
Niwot Legion D entered the Colorado American Legion Baseball State Tournament as the eighth seed in the eight-team, double elimination tournament. Though Legion D is composed of 12 teams, only eight qualified to compete in the tournament. With its first game against Fairview, the tournament’s number one seed, Niwot was pressured to perform from the start. Though the team ended the bottom of the fourth with a 6-4 lead, Niwot suffered a punishing fifth inning. After several misplayed balls and one...
Thursday, July 21, to Sunday, July 24, Niwot Legion B competed in the 2016 Colorado American Legion Baseball State Tournament at Arvada High School. The tournament used a 12-team, double elimination format. Niwot faced the Brighton Bulldogs in its first game of the tournament on Thursday, July 21. Brighton ended the season with a 12-8 record in league games, while Niwot finished 15-7 during the regular season. After jumping ahead courtesy of a Niwot error in the second inning that led to three...
With only five Thursdays left in the season, Rock & Rails is enlisting a noteworthy lineup to end the summer with a bang. Headliners such as Chris Daniels and the Kings with Freddi, The Hazel Miller Band, and Face are expected to attract plenty of fans to Niwot’s popular summer concert series. Since its inception in 2006, Rock & Rails has grown to be one of Niwot’s most well-known summer events, with locals and visitors alike filling Whistle Stop Park every Thursday evening. Attendance has bee...
Pebble Art Jewelry, located at the entrance of Niwot Market, is marking its second anniversary by offering refreshments, discounts and a free earring workshop on July 22 from 5-8 p.m. Business Owner Katherine Head, along with two other local artists, Tammy Helart and Jill Hadley, create the shop’s hand-crafted jewelry from a variety of materials, selling everything from delicate gemstones and laser-cut wood to woven copper. The shop had its grand opening on July 24, 2014, after Head’s par...
Asked about Niwot Legion B’s season after a full week of league games, Coach Craig McBride responded optimistically. “Since last Thursday, when we lost a pair to Brighton Khaos, we have won four out of five [games],” McBride said. “We are playing at a pretty high level right now, with all phases of the game showing improvement.” Not only has Niwot developed as a team, but improvements among individual players are evident as well. “Every member of our team has had considerable improvement...
Toastmasters International, an organization formed in 1924 by Ralph C. Smedley to promote communication and leadership development, has now been working to improve members’ public speaking for 15 years in the Longmont community. The club marked its June 28 anniversary by inducting new officers for the upcoming term. The organization’s name comes from the term “toastmaster” being used to describe a person who gives toasts at banquets. It began when Smedley, director of education at the YMCA, s...
On July 1, Selene Hall finished her final day at Bank of the West in Niwot as the Front Range area manager, ending a 30-year career in banking. Hall, who has lived in Niwot for 33 years, certainty hasn’t allowed her work to define her. Outside of her career in banking, Hall raised two children, served as president of both the Niwot Community Association (NCA) and the Niwot Business Association (NBA), served on the Niwot High School Education Foundation, ran Niwot Nostalgia Days for a decade a...
The Niwot Road Crew has been managing the road closures for Niwot’s many annual parades and events since 2012, spending untold hours guaranteeing the safety of both pedestrians and drivers. Many people don’t realize how much behind-the-scenes labor goes into the orchestration of a parade such as the one that passes through Niwot’s Second Avenue every year on the Fourth of July. Not only are volunteers needed to plan the event, create floats, set out announcements and monitor the event, but a len...
Niwot Legion B baseball played nine games in the first nine days of July, and with only a handful of games left in the season, the Cougars have a record of 16-15. On July 1, Niwot lost a home game to Cherokee Trail 18-5. Though Niwot got an early start by scoring two runs in the first inning, Cherokee Trail soon jumped ahead after racking up twelve runs in the third inning. Colton Goldfarb helped Niwot score three of its five runs with his 2-3 performance, singling in the third inning and...
Niwot Legion D baseball is wrapping up its summer season, with only an end-of-season Legion Tournament remaining. The Niwot team, coached by Doug Kenkel, Tom Kleespies and Larry Stokes, has a record of 5-7-0 going in to the tournament. The Legion D team prepares incoming Niwot freshman for playing baseball at the high school level, giving the players and coaches a head start as they move toward the spring season. On Wendesday, July 6, Niwot Legion D faced off against Fairview, losing both games. Earlier in the season, Niwot played teams such...
The Village at the Peaks’ grand opening week, May 27 to June 4, was celebrated with a 20-ton National Parks-themed sand sculpture, concerts by local bands, an America Ninja Warrior-style course and a Patriotic Pet Parade. After nearly seven years of development, Village at the Peaks is now largely completed with 90 percent of the space leased and 25 retailers open for business. The celebrations aligned with the opening of Sam’s Club on June 30, one of the Village’s largest anticipated sourc...
Kris Budde launched her boutique-style fashion truck, Arrow Wood, this past March, and now caters to Niwot most Fridays from 4-7 p.m. outside of Niwot Market. Arrow Wood prides itself on making high-end fashion more convenient for women by bringing the store to them. “This way, you can actually see if what you’re buying works with your closet and [if] you’re going to be happy with it,” Budde said. Self-described as diverse and adaptable, Budde’s own fashion is reflected in the apparel sold at A...
Whether you see her welcoming guests at Rock & Rails, planting flowers along Second Avenue or volunteering at one of the various Niwot events she attends throughout the year, it’s likely Stacy Roybal will greet you with a smile and a friendly “hello.” Roybal is the Courier’s Left Hand Laurel for her years of service and kindness to Niwot. Despite living east of Longmont, miles away from Niwot, Roybal is nevertheless quick to help out when volunteers are called upon in the community. She is deepl...
Competing on their home field, the Niwot Legion B baseball team earned a 12-2 win against Poudre on Tuesday, June 28. Niwot was already off to a good start at the bottom of the second inning with a 4-0 lead, but it was the fifth inning that secured their win. Niwot scored in the fifth on several fielder’s choices, passed balls, and errors, as well as two RBI singles by Colton Goldfarb and Jake Sims. On the mound, Quinn Williamson proved to be a valuable asset to the team. Poudre only managed two hits off of Williamson, with one earned run, w...
After suffering several losses at a tournament in Omaha earlier in June, Niwot Legion B baseball came back to win four of its past five games. The 4A team beat Fairview, a 5A team, twice on Tuesday, June 21. In the first game, each team temporarily held the lead several times until the fifth inning when Niwot racked up six runs to Fairview’s one. The score ended with Niwot winning 10-5. The second game against Fairview ended with Niwot narrowly winning 14-13. The Cougars were down 10-5 at the b...
A community thrives when its members are involved, passionate, ambitious and always looking to the future. In these respects, Riki Frea excels. Frea, a Niwot resident, mother and unwavering volunteer, is recognized with the Courier’s Lefthand Laurel for her commitment to the Niwot community and its youth. Despite juggling the busy schedule that comes along with being a mother of three, Frea still manages to donate much of her time to the community. She serves as an integral member of the Niwot Children’s Park building committee and vol...
This summer’s Niwot Legion B baseball season is back in swing under the direction of Niwot High School’s head baseball coach, Craig McBride. Last week, the team competed in a tournament in Omaha, Nebraska from Thursday, June 16 to Saturday, June 18. Despite an initial 5-2 win against the host team Omaha Central, Niwot fell to the Missouri Fighting Elks 13-1 in its second game, beginning a string of losses that continued throughout the tournament. Of the Fighting Elks, McBride said, “They had som...
Though school is out for the summer, Longmont Library sees this as no cause for reading or learning to cease. Longmont Public Library continues to engage children and families throughout the summer vacation with its Summer Reading Program and many other educational activities. This summer, the library is providing a variety of events for children ranging from infants to high school seniors through reading programs, STEM activities, concerts and more. “The programs are designed around keeping k...
The Longmont Museum is enjoying high attendance at its fourth-annual summer kids exhibit, “How People Make Things.” The traveling exhibit from the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh — running through Aug. 28 — uses hands-on, real-life demonstrations to teach young visitors the mechanics behind everyday objects, ranging from Crayola crayons to computer hard drives. The exhibit opened May 21 to an eager crowd of nearly 600 children, parents and other visitors. Before entering the museum, kids got...
This June, Abo’s Pizza is celebrating 20 years of selling New York-style pizza to the Niwot community. Located in Cottonwood Square, the restaurant is a longtime favorite for inexpensive quality pizza. The restaurant began when owner “Big” Tom Smathers branched off after working his way up the ladder at the original Abo’s Pizza in Boulder and opened Abo’s Pizza in Niwot in 1996. There are now 10 Abo’s Pizza restaurants along the Front Range, two of which Smathers owns. Big Tom, as he prefers to...
After over three years of planning, fundraising and constructing, the Niwot Children’s Park is finally nearing completion. Members of the building committee estimate that the park will be open by September 1, if not sooner. The park is located on the corner of Murray Street and First Avenue, across from Whistle Stop Park. The concept for the park was first formed by Jeff and Cynthia Lambert, who purchased the property at 101 First Avenue in Niwot before proposing the creation of a new c...
After over three years of planning, fundraising and constructing, the Niwot Children’s Park is finally nearing completion. Members of the building committee estimate that the park will be open by September 1, if not sooner. The park is located on the corner of Murray Street and First Avenue, across from Whistle Stop Park. The concept for the park was first formed by Jeff and Cynthia Lambert, who purchased the property at 101 First Avenue in Niwot before proposing the creation of a new c...
Ed Trumble has enjoyed a lifelong passion for the American West. This passion found a home, nearly 70 years ago, when Trumble founded Leanin’ Tree, a family-owned greeting card company based in Gunbarrel featuring original western artwork. On May 16, the Greeting Card Association honored Trumble’s long and successful career with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Trumble’s love for art of the American West began young, during his childhood on a cattle-feeding ranch in Nebraska. Trumb...
