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A new restaurant is dipping its toes into the dining waters at Boulder Reservoir. Driftwind opened with concessions on June 5 and is slowly ramping up over the next weeks and months to include special events, facility rental and, eventually, regular dining overlooking the reservoir. "There is something special about being by a large body of water," said Driftwind Manager Avara Yaron. "It's comforting, soothing. We're providing meals for people in this beautiful atmosphere." The waters have been...
In the mid-1980s, a group of local farmers dreamed of having a market, and the Boulder County Farmers Markets (BCFM) non-profit was born. These markets have expanded in the past few decades--what began as trucks unloading produce onto a few tables has expanded into markets across the county, showcasing more than 150 vendors. However, the market does not just provide an opportunity to support local business, something that residents enjoy. "I love the fact that you can get out here and support...
After missing 2020 due to the pandemic, "Dancing Under the Stars" made a triumphant return to Niwot's Cottonwood Square on Friday, June 11. A robust crowd of enthusiastic dancers turned out for the group salsa session, including longtime Dancing participants Jules Cazedessus and Mark Read. "This is the first time I think we've been in a group of people even a tenth of this size for a year and a half," said Read. Dancing Under the Stars resumes on June 18 at 7 p.m. with swing...
After careful consideration, two wild turkeys decided not to get their feathers trimmed after pecking around at 79th Street and Niwot Road on June 9. The pair later stopped to inspect a nearby flower pot before heading off into the grassy area west of Cottonwood Square....
In honor of its 25th anniversary, Jan Kahl and Jason Scarbrough of Niwot Jewelry got together with new neighbors Pinocchio's and Ivy & Thistle for an overdue celebration on Saturday, June 12. The family-friendly festivities on 2nd Avenue included music, drinks, treats, and prize drawings....
Meet Baxter! Baxter is a four-year-old boxer mix. He is super cuddly and wonderful with other pups and people alike. Baxter tends to get a bit timid around small children but really hits it off with teenagers! Baxter is looking for a loving, caring forever home and can't wait to meet you! If you are interested in Baxter or any other foster doggies, please contact Farfels Farm at (303)443-7711 or visit farfels.com. Farfels is 100% foster-based and would love to hear if you are interested in...
On June 7, Niwot Boy Scout troop 161 held its spring 2021 Court of Honor ceremony at Whistle Stop Park, where they awarded merit badges, inducted six new Eagle Scouts, and recognized longtime scout leader Bill O’Donnell. “Bill loved all the young men he mentored over 28 years,” wrote Kathy Koehler of the Niwot Historical Society of the ceremony. “If you needed anything scout-related you contacted Bill for so many years - such a proud part of our Niwot community.” According to Koehler, Bruce Gri...
Softball was not added as a high school sport for girls in the St. Vrain Valley School District until after the 1991-1992 school year. Although the Boulder Valley School District had added a girls softball program at the high school level in the late 1980s, it took an effort by area high school girls and volunteer coaches to convince the St Vrain Valley School District that there was sufficient interest to add softball to the sports available for girls in the district. In the fall of 1991, teams were formed at Niwot, Longmont, Skyline and...
When we see a plant and it is prickly, we automatically assume it is a thistle and therefore it is a bad plant. The Oxford Dictionary defines a thistle as "a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family, which typically has a prickly stem and leaves and rounded heads of purple flowers." There are 20 thistles native to Colorado and they are desirable plants? Thistles are in the Asteraceae, sunflower (daisy) family. So, resist the urge to pull every prickly plant you see on your...
Motorcycle season is now upon us again. Dust off the motorcycle seat and check it out to see if your bike and you are ready to hit the open roads again. As fun as it is to ride a motorcycle, I wanted to let you know that the Colorado State Patrol is seeing an increase in motorcycle crashes and fatalities and we really want to curb that problem. Contrary to what a lot of people may think, a lot of these crashes haven't included other vehicles. They are single motorcycles going down. This issue...
Decorated Niwot athlete Emily Creek called it a career at the Class 4A state tennis tournament on June 12, but not before adding one more trophy to her impressive collection. With a 7-5, 6-3 win over freshman Taylor Stadjuhar of Cheyenne Mountain, the senior claimed the championship at No. 3 singles, and led the Cougars to third place overall in the team standings, an ending that seemed out of reach a few short weeks ago. "Everyone's really motivated," Creek said of the upstart Cougars, who...
It's not every year that a Niwot varsity baseball roster will include 10 seniors. Following a COVID-19 stolen junior season, the Cougars' crowded senior class led Niwot to a 5-10 record, the program's most wins since 2017. In their final four games together, Niwot cruised to a 3-1 record highlighted by a 16-7 win at Silver Creek on June 8 for the first time since 2016. The Cougar season ended at home with an 11-4 loss to the Class 4A eighth-ranked Windsor Wizards on June 10. Head Coach Adam...
