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Calling all photographers, intentional or accidental! The Left Hand Valley Courier’s Photo of the Week feature is open to any area resident who personally photographs Niwot-Gunbarrel area sights, including people (with permission, of course), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
Nothing screams "fish" like Fridays. Fish sticks are a thing of the past with these delicious options. And no one can think "fish" without thinking about salmon and tuna (grilled, baked, burgers or salad). But special mention goes to tuna salad, a crowd favorite and much debated topic any time of year. Next week, the Courier Cookbook will offer Sizzling Saturdays focused on steak recipes (any kind of meat or meat products are welcome). Send your recipes to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com....
ACROSS 4. Loomis 5. Jensen 7. baseball 9. HUNCH 10. Rhodes 12. disability 14. adversity 15. Liberty 16. Nook 18. housing 19. soups DOWN 1. hooch 2. plein 3. pickleball 6. clarinet 8. Rubik 11. Enyart 13. astronauts 17. Skaggs...
Pickleball is a sport that is growing in popularity and venues are in high demand. With the planning stage now complete and the design stage in progress, Tom Watson Park will soon be home to eight pickleball courts and four new tennis courts. Boulder Parks and Recreation (BPR) is responding to the surging popularity of pickleball with plans to construct the new courts at Tom Watson Park on North 63rd Street across from Coot Lake, part of a multi-year strategy to expand the city's racket sports...
The Niwot Historical Society's first Now & Then Lecture Series for 2025 will feature Friends Peace Teams on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. with the lecture, "Fort Chambers: A Call for Boulder to Reckon with our History and Build Right Relationships with Indigenous Peoples Today." The lecture will feature three presenters at Niwot Hall (formerly Left Hand Grange) who are a part of The Land Group of Right Relationships Boulder (RRB), Jerilyn DeCoteau, Paula Palmer, and Laurie Rugenstein. The Land...
As Niwot's Sesquicentennial approaches on March 30, 2025, the ad hoc committee charged with coordinating a year-long celebration is hard at work on everything from lectures, to birthday parties, to puzzles, to time capsules. The committee, first suggested by the Niwot Local Improvement District Advisory Committee and Kathy Koehler of the Niwot Historical Society, is comprised of members representing Niwot's many non-profit organizations, including the Niwot Business Association, the Niwot...
Linda Vehrenkamp, owner of The Nook, has been a part of the Niwot community for 26 years, and 2025 marks her seventh year running the shop. Over the years, her store has become a beloved part of the Niwot Market, offering customers a diverse selection of gifts, home decor, and specialty items. Originally from Wisconsin, Vehrenkamp moved to Colorado and settled in Niwot, where being near Niwot Market inspired her to open a small shop. She spoke with Niwot Market founder Bert Steele about her...
In 2021, a couple of years after moving to Niwot, Hope Doty finally had met enough crafters in the area to get a group together as she missed participating in the group she had founded when she lived in Texas. She followed through on her friend Annie Enger's advice to speak with the manager of The Wheel House, who at the time happened to be a knitter as well. The outcome was the formation of the crafting group called "Crafts and Hooch" which meets once a month, on Thursday evenings after 5:00...
Although Oliver Sitja Sichel's main instrument is the clarinet, he can also play piccolo clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, oboe, and saxophone. "But I'm best at clarinet," Sichel confessed. "I learned to play in sixth grade by playing it through school and then I just kept on playing. What got me interested in clarinet was school. It was the instrument I was assigned in sixth grade and music has always interested me. So, it only made sense for me to continue with it." Wade Hendricks, the Director...
Artist Bill Enyart's Valentine's Day "Artist in Action" event held on Feb. 14 brought artists and art connoisseurs together in Niwot Hall. Enyart is the current artist-in-residence at Niwot Hall and has various works displayed throughout the building. Enyart said, "My friend and leader of the Colorado Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC - Boulder), Carolyn Bradley, was the first artist in residence at Niwot Hall and she reached out to me before the holidays about getting involved, and I thought...
Katelin VonFeldt, a junior at Niwot High School, and Kayla Evans, a senior at Erie High School, were among 20 high school student teams nationwide selected to present at NASA's Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop, held on Jan. 28-31 in Galveston, Texas. This marked the first time high school students were invited to participate in the conference, which focuses on biomedical research related to human spaceflight. Von Feldt and Evans presented their innovations regarding the mental...
Soup, Soup & More, a community favorite event, returns to Niwot United Methodist Church at 7405 Lookout Road in Gunbarrel on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 4 - 7 p.m. The event has been a community favorite for 27 years because there is no set entry price, patrons always run into someone they know, and it provides an easy opportunity for fellowship. Donations are welcome, and there are over 20 different types of hot soup presented along with drinks, salads, bread and dessert to enjoy. Repeat attendees...
Niwot area author Jennifer Svendsen discussed her supernatural tale, "Stranger to Myself," at a book signing at The Boulder Bookstore on Feb. 11. "Stranger to Myself, " published in January 2014, is about a character who lives in Niwot, switching bodies and lives with someone else in New York, trying to figure out her new identity, and coming to terms with her life. Limited copies were available at the signing, but her book is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and at the Boulder Bookstore....
Local commuters and residents continue to feel the pain of simultaneous road closures associated not just with the CO 119 Safety, Mobility & Bikeway Project, but also with the additional Boulder County infrastructure work, including a sewage line replacement on 95th Street and two water line replacements at 63rd Street which also impact Jay Road. The latest closure that currently appears on the CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation) website will occur on the Jay Road median that crosses...
Although he views himself as more of a role player, junior Henry Noblin's on-court contributions have been invaluable to the Niwot High School varsity boys basketball team. Noblin makes his presence felt most prominently on the glass, leading the Cougars with 4.8 rebounds per game through Feb. 11. The 6-foot-1 forward is also a menace to opposing ball-handlers, as he's averaging a team-high 1.3 steals per game. Niwot head coach Walker Bounds is among those who appreciate Noblin's willingness to...
Colorado House Bill 1169, known as “Housing Developments on Faith and Educational Land,” was introduced on Feb. 4, 2025, to the Colorado General Assembly by 14 Democrats as sponsors. It aims to make it easier to build housing on land owned by religious institutions, school districts, and state colleges or universities. The sponsors say the bill is part of an effort to address Colorado’s growing housing affordability crisis by allowing residential development on these properties, even if current zoning laws would not normally permit it. If pa...
The Left Hand Valley Courier is known for its coverage of athletes and arts students at Niwot High School. The Courier also honors an array of students who pursue activities such as community service, robotics, academics, and topics that fall under the S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) umbrella. Niwot High School senior Claire Jensen strives to be a positive force and role model for those at Niwot High School, whether they be students or teachers. Through her...
Despite a challenging past month-plus of Granite Peaks League play, the Niwot High School girls basketball team remains within striking distance of its first state tournament berth since 2013-14. As of Feb. 16, the Cougars are 10-12 overall (2-10 Granite Peaks League) and ranked No. 33 in the Class 5A Colorado High School Activities Association Selection & Seeding Index. The top 40 teams will qualify for the single-elimination state tournament, up from 32 teams last year. Niwot's regular season...
The Niwot High School varsity boys basketball team has suffered its fair share of defeats this season, but that hasn't kept head coach Walker Bounds and his players from approaching each game with intensity. Following a particularly heartbreaking loss at Frederick High School on Thursday, Feb. 13, Bounds credited his Cougars for staying locked in through a difficult stretch. "I've been really pleased with the way this team has handled adversity," Bounds said. "We've had a tough year and a...
Ball Arena hosted the 2025 CHSAA State Wrestling Tournament Feb. 13-15, where 1,300 athletes competed across boys and girls divisions. The boys' tournament featured over 900 wrestlers from more than 200 schools, competing in four classifications: 2A (56 schools), 3A (49 schools), 4A (47 schools), and 5A (51 schools). Wrestlers fought across 14 weight classes, from 106 to 285 pounds, in Niwot High School's 4A division. The tournament proved challenging for Niwot High School's three state...
Do you know people in the area who have something unusual in common? Like they have climbed all of Colorado’s fourteeners, they have jumped out of an airplane, they went to the same middle school in another state, they were in New York during 9/11, or they have a famous relative in common. That kind of thing. The Left Hand Valley Courier is launching a new feature called “Connections” to highlight the unusual things we have in common to better get to know one another. Send your connections with names and contact information to edito...
