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Articles from the October 15, 2017 edition


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  • The American Hobo caps off Niwot Historical Society’s 2017 lecture series

    Vicky Dorvee, [email protected]|Oct 15, 2017

    The final lecture of this year’s Niwot Historical Society (NHS) series will be 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Left Hand Valley Grange Hall, 195 2nd Avenue in Niwot. Every other year NHS features a railroad-themed lecture. The upcoming train-related talk will be given by railroad historian and former curator of the Colorado Railroad Museum, Lauren Giebler. Giebler will present the captivating history of the American hobo experience. The term “riding the rails” was used to describe those who jumped aboard freight trains without permission and...

  • Boulder Valley School District Board of Education

    Oct 15, 2017

    Kitty Sargent District F Editor’s note: The next few weeks we will have profiles of candidates for the November Boulder Valley School District election. Responses are printed as submitted to the Courier without edits. Manager with LegalShield I am a former teacher, the mother of two BVSD graduates, and a social worker. I was the Director of Education and Prevention at Blue Sky Bridge and created a sexual abuse prevention program, which I have been teaching throughout the county since 1999. Are you currently or have you been on the BVSD board in...

  • Niwot Community Association holds October meeting

    Kim Glasscock, [email protected]|Oct 15, 2017

    Niwot Community Association board members showed their support for the Niwot Fire House Museum restoration project by voting to donate $2,000 toward the project at the NCA board’s Oct. 4 meeting. Proceeds from the NCA’s July 4 pancake breakfast were used to make the donation. The restoration project, which must be done to meet Boulder County historic preservation requirements, is expected to cost more than $10,000, according to Niwot Historical Society President Kathy Koehler. “We must follow Boulder County requirements because this build...