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    Sep 4, 2024

    Do you know of a local event, interesting story or local person the Courier might be interested in covering? Do you have comments about what you have read in the Courier or suggestions to make? We would like to hear from you at [email protected]@lhvc.com....

  • Why Not Niwot? Juried Art Show awards ceremony Sept. 6

    Bruce Warren|Sep 4, 2024

    The Niwot Cultural Arts Association's (NCAA) annual Why Not Niwot? Juried Art Show will present awards at the First Friday Art Walk on Friday, Sept. 6, at Osmosis Gallery, 290 Second Avenue, in Niwot, with an artist's reception following at the former Feed Store across the street. Osmosis Gallery has sponsored the NCAA event since its inception 12 years ago, the brainchild of Osmosis owner Anne Postle. The three judges who make up the jury have selected a first, second and third-place winner...

  • Homestead subdivision petitions for a public improvement district to repair roads

    Peggy B. Graham|Sep 4, 2024

    Residents of The Homestead subdivision in Gunbarrel filed a petition with Boulder County to form a Public Improvement District, a taxing entity for repaving the roads within the District. On Aug. 27 the Boulder County Commissioners attended a staff presentation concerning the petition submitted to the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners proposing a Public Improvement District to be called the Homestead Public Improvement District of Boulder County. The purpose of a Public Improvement...

  • Honey Bee Harvest Festival celebrates its fourth year in Niwot

    Jessica Checkas|Sep 4, 2024

  • Meet Your Neighbor - Joe Chrisman

    Ryan Sullivan|Sep 4, 2024

    Joe Chrisman's journey from a three-sport athlete at Longmont High School to a successful business owner in Boulder County is a testament to the lasting influence of sports on his life. Growing up in Longmont, Colorado, during the 1980s and 1990s, Chrisman was shaped by a close-knit community that instilled strong values and a passion for athletics. Chrisman spent his early years in northwest Longmont and went to elementary school in Hygiene, an area that reminds him of the small-town feel of...

  • Familiar Face: Tony Maurer

    Scott Barto|Sep 4, 2024

    If you have been keeping up with the Left Hand Valley Courier's Familiar Face features throughout the 2024 Rock & Rails season, you may have noticed a certain "photo-bomber" in the background of a few photos. While Rock & Rails came to a close this past Thursday, Aug. 29, with Hazel Miller's closing performance, that "photo-bomber" is a dedicated volunteer who deserves recognition. Tony Maurer has been a weekly regular behind the bar in the Depot for more than 10 years. He first got involved...

  • Making passenger rail from Pueblo to Fort Collins a reality - Part 1

    Karen Sherlock|Sep 4, 2024

    The 8th Sustainable Transportation Summit met on Aug. 27 to address the question of how to finally make a rail system from Pueblo to Fort Fort Collin a reality. The Summit was hosted and delivered by Commuting Solutions. During the course of speaker presentations and round table discussion, in addition to a statewide rail system, it was suggested that a real regional transportation solution must include travel from Raton, New Mexico through Colorado to Cheyenne, Wyoming. A rail system...

  • Revised 63rd Street development proposal submitted

    Melissa Johnson|Sep 4, 2024

    In July of 2023, Ifrain and Shannon Rodriguez, the owners of a 39.5-acre property at 6184 Niwot Road, located on the southwest corner of 63rd Street and Niwot Road, submitted an application to Boulder County to construct nine new residential homes (for a total of 10 homes, including their own). This application was submitted using a Boulder County land use process involving Transferable Development Rights (TDRs), and is known as the Rodriguez TDR-PUD, docket number SD-23-0003. TDRs are a land de...

  • CO 119 Safety, Mobility, and Bikeway Project begins

    Melissa Johnson|Sep 4, 2024

    In 2013-2014, the Northwest Area Mobility Study (NAMS) identified several highways that were prime for transit expansion or enhancements, one being the CO 119 corridor between Longmont and Boulder, also known as the Diagonal Highway. According to highway safety records, CO 119 is the highest crash corridor for motorists and the second highest for bicyclists in Boulder County. By 2040, the stretch of the Diagonal Highway between Boulder and Longmont is expected to see an increase in vehicle...

  • Shelby American Collection Car Museum raffles car

    Karen Sherlock|Sep 4, 2024

    As part of the 28th Annual Shelby American Collection Museum Car Show and Party on Saturday, Aug. 31, a brand new 2022 Shelby GT500 Heritage Edition with 760 HP, hand painted with "Over-the-Top" white stripes plus blue pinstripes, customized by Ford Performance and equipped with the Carbon Fiber Track Package, GT4 track wing and Michelin Pilot Cup Sport 2 tires, plus a $25,000 cash bonus, was awarded to the winning ticket holder, James Lenihan, of Illinois. Two hundred people were in attendance...

  • 30th anniversary of stained glass installation set for Sept. 8 at Niwot UMC

    Karen Sherlock|Sep 4, 2024

    On Sept. 8, Niwot United Methodist Church, located at 7405 Lookout Road in Gunbarrel, will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the installation of a stained glass window with the two artists who created it for the sanctuary where they were members at the time. The service of celebration will begin at 10:20 a.m. and is open to the public. Gayle Weiss and Patti Dahlem really didn't understand what they were getting into when they volunteered to undertake the project in 1994. It required 600 hours...

  • Author Peter Heller at Inkberry Books - kayak adventures, American secessionists and a passion for writing

    Gene Hayworth|Sep 4, 2024

    On Wednesday, Aug. 28, internationally acclaimed author Peter Heller spoke to an audience of more than 50 people at Inkberry Books in Niwot. The temperature reached 91 degrees outside before cloud cover cooled things down, and it turned out to be a perfect summer evening to hear Heller read from his new novel, "Burn." He began the reading with the opening scene from the book, a novel about two lifelong friends who emerge from the woods of rural Maine to a dystopian country wracked by v...

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    Aug 28, 2024

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  • Courier writers win Colorado Press Association awards - It doesn't get any better than this

    Bruce Warren|Aug 28, 2024

    Three writers for the Left Hand Valley Courier, Deborah Cameron, Vicky Dorvee, and Elise S. Marylander, were recognized at the Colorado Press Association (CPA) awards banquet for their articles from 2023 in the CPA's Better News Contest. Judging is conducted anonymously by journalists from another state, and awards are presented based upon size and type of publication. The Courier is a Class 5 publication as a weekly newspaper in a small community. Cameron, who writes for the Courier as well as...

  • Hazel Miller headlines the final 2024 Rock & Rails concert Aug. 29

    Joan Schaefer|Aug 28, 2024

    Hazel Miller and The Collective will wrap up the 2024 Rock and Rails (R&R) series this Thursday evening, Aug. 29, at Whistle Stop Park. Inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2023, Miller and her band will perform their mix of jazz, blues, soul and popular music. Miller is one of the most sought-after performers in Colorado and has also performed elsewhere in North America, as well as in Europe, the Far East, Middle East and Central America. R&R booking manager Satir DeMarco said that...

  • 95th Street partially closed until December

    Melissa Johnson|Aug 28, 2024

    Phase 2 of the North 95th Street Reconstruction and Flood Resiliency Improvements Project began on Monday, Aug. 26. Expect closures in both directions 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 95th Street between Lookout Road and Valmont Road. The construction zone will prohibit motor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians from entering. Residents living along 95th Street will need to access their homes from Lookout Road if living north of Boulder Creek, and from Valmont Road if living south of Boulder...

  • Boulder City Council meets about minimum wage

    John Kowalski|Aug 28, 2024

    The Boulder City Council met on Aug. 22 to discuss the feasibility of implementing a higher minimum wage to address concerns about wage equity from community members. Colorado’s statewide minimum wage currently sits at $14.42, a wage that the cities and towns in Boulder County adhere to for its minimum wage workers. Unincorporated Boulder County’s minimum wage, however, is $15.69 an hour, and is scheduled to increase to $25 per hour by 2030. The Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA), a non-profit focused on helping out struggling fam...

  • Andrew Cowell describes Arapaho language

    Bruce Warren|Aug 28, 2024

    University of Colorado Professor of Linguistics Andrew Cowell spoke to a crowd of over 40 at the Grange Hall in Niwot Aug. 21 as part of the Niwot Historical Society's Now & Then Lecture Series. Cowell has focused his research on Native American languages, and especially the Arapaho language, which he speaks, as well as efforts to preserve it. He described how anthropologists learn about historic travels of indigenous peoples, in part by comparing languages of the Arapaho Cheyenne and other...

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    Aug 21, 2024

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  • Niwot LID members meet with County Commissioners

    Bruce Warren|Aug 21, 2024

    All nine members of the Niwot Local Improvement District Advisory Committee (LID) met with Boulder County Commissioners Claire Levy and Marta Loachamin on Aug. 12 at the Left Hand Grange building in Niwot. The meeting, which had been rescheduled several times, is an annual affair in which LID members can give an update on the state of Niwot and hear directly from the commissioners about their priorities. County Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann, who is the elected representative from an area which...

  • Left Hand Laurel Terry Larsen

    Scott Barto|Aug 21, 2024

    The Niwot community and many of its events are made possible only through the efforts of community volunteers, people who dedicate their personal, unpaid time to make this town fun, eventful, and engaging. One such volunteer is Terry Larsen, treasurer and board member of the Niwot Community Association (NCA), an organization whose board is made up entirely of volunteers. For her volunteer efforts, Larsen is this month's Left Hand Laurel. Larsen has been a Niwot resident since December of 1999....

  • Music education benefit concert for Jared Music Foundation

    Scott Barto|Aug 21, 2024

    While Rock & Rails may be coming to a close soon, the free music will continue for one more week with the annual Remember in September (RISE) Benefit Concert for the Jared Music Foundation. The concert will take place on Thursday, Sept. 5, at Whistle Stop Park from 5 to 9 p.m. This concert is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Niwot Cultural Arts Association (NCAA) or the Niwot Business Association (NBA), but has sometimes been referred to as the "unofficial Rock & Rails victory lap"...

  • Familiar Face Kristin Alger

    Scott Barto|Aug 21, 2024

    While there may be only a couple of Rock & Rails concerts left this season, there is an unlimited amount of friendliness that comes from its volunteers. This week's Familiar Face behind the Rock & Rails bar on Thursdays is Kristin Alger. Alger first got involved with Rock & Rails seven years ago. Bill and Jill Whitener used to manage the site at Whistle Stop Park and because Alger and the Whiteners were friends, she would help with pre-concert set-up during the first year. She soon got promoted...

  • Home on the Grange

    Vicky Dorvee|Aug 21, 2024

    The Grange main floor hall has had another wonderful update. After many years of a mirror lurking behind curtains, there is now a beautiful continuous wall on the first floor. This update was transformative resulting in the hall feeling larger and warmer. Stop by for one of September's community events listed below and enjoy the new ambiance. Niwot Historical Society Then & Now Lecture Series Wednesday, Aug. 21, 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) "The Arapaho in Boulder County and Northern...

  • CO 119 intersections and 63rd Street improvements update

    Peggy B. Graham|Aug 21, 2024

    On Aug. 13, the Boulder County Community Planning & Permitting Department hosted a webinar to provide detailed updates on various CO 119 (the "Diagonal") intersections and design options for the 63rd Street bike/pedestrian overpass. The intersections discussed included both unsignalized and signalized locations. The unsignalized intersections covered were 55th Street, Monarch Road, Oxford Road, 83rd Street, and Fordham Street, while the signalized intersections included Airport Road, Niwot...

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    Aug 14, 2024

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  • National Night Out: First responders recount stories of recent wildfires

    Joan Schaefer|Aug 14, 2024

    Residents of Niwot and surrounding communities had a special opportunity this year at the National Night Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 4. A number of the first responders present had been at the scenes of the Alexander Mountain and Stone Canyon Fires in Boulder and Larimer counties, which had only recently been brought under control. The stories the responders shared kept some of the event attendees wide-eyed at the courage and commitment of those who protect our region. National Night Out is an...

  • FACE and Charted Territory to light up the Rock & Rails stage Aug. 15

    Camryn Bell|Aug 14, 2024

    Rock & Rails kicks off again this Thursday, Aug. 15 with Charted Territory entertaining Niwot with a variety of pieces that range from heavy guitar-driven classics to dance tunes. Formerly known as All About the Brass, this seven-piece group has evolved throughout the years since its creation in 2015. Various decades of music are represented during Charted Territory's performances, giving room for everybody to enjoy the feelings of nostalgia that music provides. The band includes Niwot High...

  • Second annual Niwot Flower Fest in full bloom

    Madison Shaw|Aug 14, 2024

    The second annual Flower Fest on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Niwot's business district proved to be a resounding success, drawing in a large crowd eager to celebrate the beauty of summer blooms, local artistry, and community spirit. Event organizer Kathy Trauner, owner of Fly Away Home, expressed her delight, noting, "Visitors seemed to really enjoy themselves." The festival's signature activity, the "Flower Journey," was a major hit. With 150 passports available for attendees...

  • Familiar Face Mary Coonce

    Scott Barto|Aug 14, 2024

    There are so many who volunteer behind the bar at Rock & Rails every week during the summer, but one particular volunteer stands out. This week's Familiar Face is Mary Coonce, well-known through her work at Porchfront Homes in Niwot. In fact, Porchfront Homes built the Whistle Stop Park building where Coonce serves adult beverages, known as The Depot, in 2020. Prior to that, alcohol was served from a tent known as the "beer tent," which required set-up and take-down every Thursday night during...

  • Trail News - E-bike rules on Boulder County trails

    Karen Sherlock|Aug 14, 2024

    There seems to be some confusion about the type of e-bikes that are permitted on public open spaces and trails in Boulder County. Not all trails allow all e-bikes. According to Boulder County Open Space Management: E-bikes are prohibited in the foothills and mountains, which includes the following parks and trails: Anne U. White Bald Mountain Scenic Area Betasso Preserve Caribou Ranch Hall Ranch Heil Valley Ranch Mud Lake Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain Walker Ranch Trails that do...

  • Gunbarrel development underway

    Bruce Warren|Aug 14, 2024

    Construction is underway on a new building which is designed to include three retail outlets, including a marijuana dispensary. The property, located at 6325 Lookout Road near the intersection of Lookout Road and 63rd Street, is next to the Hampton Inn & Suites, and the Whistling Boar Provisions restaurant site. The property owner is 6325 Lookout, LLC, which was formed in 2020 by Margarita Tsalyuk of Greenwood Village, Colorado. The LLC became delinquent in 2023 according to records of the Color...

  • Boulder County's CO 119 Bikeway Design Project seeks design input from residents

    Elise S. Marylander|Aug 14, 2024

    Boulder County Community Planning & Permitting is inviting residents and cyclists to participate in a survey aimed at gathering input on the proposed N. 63rd Street Bikeway Overpass. Initial design of the bikeway called for an underpass in the median between the northbound and southbound lanes of CO 119 where the bikeway crosses N. 63rd Street. But planners discovered that a large water main under the highway would be very costly to relocate if an underpass were to be constructed, and opted...

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    Aug 7, 2024

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  • Second annual Niwot Flower Fest

    Madison Shaw|Aug 7, 2024

    On Saturday, August 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Niwot will come alive with the vibrant colors of the Flower Fest. The second year of this annual celebration will be held on 2nd Avenue and in Cottonwood Square and promises a delightful experience for all ages. Kathy Trauner, owner of Fly Away Home and one of the event organizers, describes the Fest as a celebration of everything we love about summer. "Flowers are everywhere, all grown by local farmers," said Trauner. One of the event's highlights...

  • Niwot's Elise Cranny takes 11th in Olympic 5K

    Bruce Warren|Aug 7, 2024

    Niwot High School graduate Elise Cranny finished 11th in the women's 5,000 meters in Paris, France at the 2024 Olympics on Aug. 5. Cranny, 28, ran with the leading pack for most of the race, generally in sixth or seventh place behind the lead runners. With a lap to go, Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet broke away from the pack, with Cheget taking the lead in the final strides to win the gold medal with a time of 14:28.56. Kipyegon appeared to finish second, but was initially...

  • My Blue Sky and Dean Himes will light up the Rock & Rails stage Aug. 8

    Camryn Bell|Aug 7, 2024

    Rock & Rails summer concerts continue on Thursday, Aug. 8, with the opening act starting at 5 p.m. and the headliner lighting up the stage at 6:30 p.m. Starting the night off right, Gunbarrel resident and country music artist Dean Himes will play a set of original songs with relatable and beautiful lyrics written by Himes. As a 2022 inductee into The Colorado County Music Hall of Fame, Himes regularly wows his crowds, whether they be fans or first-time listeners. Headlining this week will be My...

  • Public webinar meeting about CO 119 bikeway and underpass design Aug. 13

    Karen Sherlock|Aug 7, 2024

    On Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., a public webinar will be held to discuss the CO 119 Safety, Mobility and Bikeway Project and its Construction Phase. Registration information can be found here. Part of the Project includes the underpass to be built connecting Niwot’s business district with the bikeway and the Niwot Park-N-Ride. Boulder County planners have approved underpass Option 3A instead of Option 2A as endorsed by the Niwot Local Improvement District Advisory Committee (LID). (See the July 17, 2024 Courier article and Option d...

  • Shelby Car Museum a local gem

    Karen Sherlock|Aug 7, 2024

    There is a museum of cars right here in Gunbarrel, that according to its website, "has some of the rarest, most valuable and authentic cars on display anywhere in the world." The Shelby American Collection Car Museum has been right here in our neighborhood at 5020 Chaparral Court for over 28 years. The museum was founded almost thirty years ago by five gentlemen, including those who raced Shelby vehicles. It was opened in this location, "just because we all live here," said Steve Volk, co-founde...

  • Late July wildfires ravage Front Range

    Ryan Sullivan|Aug 7, 2024

    A series of wildfires tore through the foothills of the Front Range last week, threatening homes, forcing evacuations, and necessitating a rapid, coordinated response by the state's emergency response network. Starting on Monday, residents of Niwot could see columns of smoke and ash billowing from the mountains. Those columns increased in number day by day until the western horizon was a panorama of infernos, choking the sky with smoke. A long stretch of hot, dry conditions turned the...

  • Tyler Eggers makes a plea deal after car chase and crash in Niwot

    Staff Report|Aug 7, 2024

    Tyler Eggers, 31, who led law enforcement officers on a car chase through Longmont which ended in a collision at Niwot High School on Feb. 14, 2024, entered a plea of guilty to vehicular eluding and violation of a protection order - criminal on Aug. 1. All other charges were dismissed including third-degree assault. The car chase began on Kimbark Street in Longmont and ended in a two-car collision on Niwot Road near Niwot High School, with Eggers' vehicle rolling into the fence surrounding the...

  • Boulder Country Club to complete master plan

    Karen Sherlock|Aug 7, 2024

    Boulder Country Club, located in the Gunbarrel Greens subdivision, is moving forward with plans to complete its master plan for renovation of the golf course, with attention to water usage and conservation. The Club reports that water traps along the 18-hole golf course have been remediated to prevent leakage. The club owns water rights from the Boulder Farmers Ditch and Colorado-Big Thompson Water Project, but can draw upon those rights only from April through October each year. Water storage is a high priority for the club, and water...

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    Jul 31, 2024

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  • Elise Cranny set to run in Paris as two-time Olympian

    Ryan Sullivan|Jul 31, 2024

    Niwot High School graduate and distance runner Elise Cranny will compete this week in Paris, France, at her second Olympic Games. She will run in the women's 5,000-meter event as she did in Japan in 2021. This time she will be cheered on by family and friends who missed out on the last Olympics due to COVID restrictions. Round 1 of the event is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 2, at 10:10 a.m. MT. The final, where runners compete for medals, is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 5, at 1:10 p.m. MT. Both...

  • Xcel Energy's Fire Mitigation Plan update and future public safety power shutoffs

    Peggy B. Graham|Jul 31, 2024

    The Colorado Public Utilities Commission website, https://puc.colorado.gov/, states that Xcel Energy conducted a public safety power shutoff for the first time in Colorado over the April 6-7, 2024, weekend. Colorado experienced a weather event that brought wind gusts in excess of 100 mph in some areas of the state and sustained high winds throughout the weekend which precipitated the shut off. Will a power shut off happen again? It looks like Xcel Energy is planning on it. According to Xcel...

  • Last Men On Earth take the Rock & Rails stage Aug. 1

    Camryn Bell|Jul 31, 2024

    Rock & Rails summer concerts continue on Thursday, Aug. 1, with the opening act starting at 5 p.m. and the headliner lighting up the stage at 6:30 p.m. This week Strangebyrds will be starting off the night right with folk/rock and Americana style music. With six award-winning releases, they're sure to wow the crowd. Band members Cari Minor and Ray Smith have worked together since 2011 with their first release, the self-titled "Strangebyrds." They have since produced and released six more excelle...

  • Familiar Face - Valentina Godat, the face behind Yum Yum Limeade

    Camryn Bell|Jul 31, 2024

    Saturday mornings are the best time to visit the Niwot Market, whether it be to stock up on ingredients for dinner or to grab breakfast with loved ones. You will not be alone, because Valentina Godat runs a pop-up stand for her limeade business, Yum Yum Limeade, at the Niwot Market every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or until she sells out. Godat and her mother, Larissa Godat, can be seen around town with a bright green sign and a pop-up table on Saturdays at the Niwot Market and at...

  • Trail News - Hosted outdoor and trail opportunities around Niwot-Gunbarrel

    Karen Sherlock|Jul 31, 2024

    Boulder County Open Space and Parks is offering some hosted hiking and trail-related activities during the month of August. Use the embedded links to register and find additional information for each event. Cancelled due to Stone Canyon Fire Trail Closure: August 2, 8:15-10:30 p.m. Milky Way and Night Sky Viewing at Ron Stewart Preserve, Rabbit Mountain. Naturalists and astronomers from the Longmont Astronomical Society will be leading an informational night sky viewing session at Rabbit Mountai...

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    Jul 24, 2024

    Do you know of a local event, interesting story or local person the Courier might be interested in covering? Do you have comments about what you have read in the Courier or suggestions to make? We would like to hear from you at [email protected]@lhvc.com....

  • Left Hand Valley Courier reporters win Colorado Press Association awards

    Jul 24, 2024

    The Colorado Press Association announced that three Left Hand Valley Courier journalists have been honored with 2023 Colorado Better New Media Contest awards. Deborah Cameron, Vicky Dorvee, and Elise S. Marylander are the recipients of awards recognizing excellence in local journalism. Awards are made by class based on newspaper circulation and are judged by out-of-state journalists. The winning articles, placement, and categories will be announced at the awards ceremony during the Colorado...

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