
AUGUST 2007
Niwot Nostalgia Day Scheduled
by Donna
Currie
It’s as regular as clockwork: first comes Labor Day marking
the official end of summer. Then, Nostalgia Day in Niwot is sure to follow.
This year’s Nostalgia Day is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8, kicking off at
7:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at Niwot Market.[Full Story...]
No Fooling This Time - The “Scones”
Play Niwot
By Rockin’ Robin Abb
Rockin’ Robin here, local business owner (Rockin’ Robin’s: Retro & Resale), emcee for Rhythm on
the Rails, and subject of the last two years’ of April Fools’ stories in the
Courier.
Not that I
minded; I never mind free press. It’s just that so many people fell for it.
[Full Story...]
Going Way Back To “Back-to-School”
by
Donna
Currie
As a new school year beckons, we asked Courier staff members
to dredge up their earliest memories of school, along with appropriate photos.
Some staffers wriggled their way out of the assignment by claiming that no
photos exist (vampires, perhaps?) or that they had absolutely no recollections.[Full Story...]
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Vandalism Wave Hits Niwot
Do You Know
Where Your Children Are?
by Mandy
Walker

Niwot experienced an increase in petty vandalism during June
with a number of reported incidents, plus a reported car entry. With the
exception of the car entry, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Department believes
these to be the work of teenagers.
[Full Story...]
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Tracking FasTracks
by
Donna
Currie
Karen Morales, FasTracks team
project manager, said that one goal of the public meetings is “to get public
input,” and there was plenty of that at a recent meeting in Longmont.
The three
criteria for making the final decisions on the project are the technical and
environmental issues, along with public input and cost. Morales said that from
a cost perspective, it would cost $145 million more to electrify the rails, and
that amount is unfunded.
[Full Story...]
Niwot Wins State Legion B
by Bruce
Warren
Niwot’s Legion B team, coached by Mike Owens, won the state title July 29 in Fort
Morgan with a convincing 10-3 win over Monarch. Niwot went undefeated in the double elimination tournament. Cody Lahman was
named tournament MVP. [Full Story...]
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