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Blood Orange Kolsch, brewed by Crystal Springs Brewing Company in nearby Louisville, took home gold at the recent Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony, held earlier this month in Denver. Often served, and appreciated, during the Rock & Rails concert series, it's the second craft beer with a Niwot connection to take home top prizes in its category. The other medal winner was Bootstrap Brewing's Sticks Pale Ale, another crowd favorite at Rock & Rails. This was the first GABF win and first...
On a cool, cloudless Sunday morning, people flocked to the space between the Museum of Natural History and the Mary Rippon stage on the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) campus. The group was made up of students, educators and community volunteers, all sharing one goal: categorize and learn about apple trees as part of this year's Apple Blitz, sponsored by the Boulder Apple Tree Project (BATP). "I'd say there's no other fruit that's adapted to this country as the apple," said artist and blitz...
Niwot's summer concert series Rock & Rails is a special event. But it doesn't just provide the setting for people to chat and hang out while listening to live music. Rock & Rails was also the catalyst for Niwot to push toward a standard of zero waste. Zero waste means limiting trash as much as possible, usually by swapping out single-use packaging, utensils, etc. for either recyclable or compostable options. "There's no such thing as total zero waste," said Jill Whitener, one of the people invol...
NIwot's Fritz Family Brewers took home their first medal at the North American Beer Awards for their Export Lager, a Dortmunder. "The competition is a fairly large one, held in Idaho Falls every year," Fritz Family Brewing owner Cory Buenning said. "It's been around for about two decades and held in conjunction with a large beer festival that donates proceeds to the nonprofits." Buenning entered the competition with a brew that he's had an extensive history with. "It's a beer I've been brewing...
Silence and Respect. Thus reads the first trail sign greeting visitors at the Sand Creek Massacre National HIstoric Site. Thirty Niwot-area residents, both young and old, traveled to the site on Saturday, Sept. 25, by bus exactly 17 months after the original excursion was derailed by the pandemic. What originally started as two busloads of Niwotians dwindled to a little more than half a bus, due to COVID concerns and the difficulty of finding a rescheduled date that fit everyone's schedule, but...
Now that the summer harvest is in, what's next for your backyard garden? With cold weather coming, what goes in the compost pile? For answers to these questions and more, join master gardeners from Boulder County for a free virtual workshop on garden clean up and backyard composting in the fall. "The workshop is ideal for anyone, and definitely accessible to the beginner level," Boulder County's Michal Duffy of the Resource Conservation Division said. "Folks who are having their first garden or...
I recently underwent a health assessment which involved a lengthy questionnaire on how I care for myself. It was part of a getting acquainted process with a new medical company. Things went smoothly until the interviewer asked about any exercise I routinely do. I said "Gardening." She nodded and said she was interested in what I did for exercise, ignoring my input on my green thumb activities. I reiterated, "Yes – I garden. Every day. Vegetable gardening." Again, I got the nod without any n...
Secorra Heinrichs founded Bean Tree Tea in 2020 when she was only 13 years-old. The middle-schooler believes in the principle that teas made from organic ingredients are better for people and better for the environment, and that income from sales of teas should also support projects that make the world a better place for all of us. For each item sold, Heinrichs donates funds to plant one tree. See Bean Tree's full line of products at Beantreetea.com....
On Sept. 27, the Boulder County Department of Public Works removed a decades-old cottonwood tree near the intersection of Niwot Road and 79th Street in Niwot. Last spring, a team of county arborists determined that the tree was hollowing and decaying, and deemed it a safety risk. At the time, the tree was estimated to be between 50-100 years old....
The Niwot boys golf team is heading back to the Class 4A championships, after a rock steady round at the Region 3 qualifying tournament on Sept. 21. Behind clutch putting from Christopher Gunlikson and some well-timed consistency from his teammates, the Cougars finished second overall out of a 16-team field, and secured an elusive team bid to the state tournament for the first time since 2017. For seventh-year head coach Ed Weaver, the Cougars' proficient performance was gratifying on several...
During his first three seasons as a Niwot varsity golfer, talented left-hander Christopher Gunlikson was one of the league's strongest performers during the regular season, but struggled with consistency when it came to high pressure and postseason tournaments. He wanted his fourth and final season as a Cougar to be different, so he spent last off-season getting "tournament tough" at local and statewide junior golf events, while making a few adjustments to his game here and there. The ultimate...
Senior Jacob Elston scored twice, while three of his teammates also found the back of the net as the Niwot boys soccer team posted a 5-0 victory over Mountain View at home on Sept. 23. It was the fourth straight win for the Cougars, who improved to 6-2 on the year, and remain undefeated in Longs Peak League play. "It's really good to start to see a variety of guys show up," sixth-year head coach Stephen Dimit said. "We're still a team working on things, and we're working the patterns...
On Sept. 24, Niwot cross country added another data point to the growing body of evidence that its teams are among the best in the country. With a colorful Arizona sunset as a backdrop, both the Niwot boys and girls took first overall in the Sweepstakes races at the Desert Twilight XC Festival, a prestigious regional competition featuring nationally ranked teams from five western states. As he has for the past two years, Zane Bergen led the way for the Niwot boys, finishing first in the 232-runn...
Meet Robert. This sweet senior is an expert at making all of those around him feel right at home! Robert adores being with people of all ages and is happiest when he is with those that he cares about most. This social, eight-year-old fellow enjoys taking leisurely walks, curling up on the couch and generally being involved with what is going on around him. Call (303)772-1232 for more information about Robert or come in for a visit with this delightful dog at the Longmont Humane Society...
