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There’s No Place Like Niwot: Nostalgia Day 2008
It’s almost time for that annual celebration of small town
charm that is Niwot Nostalgia Day. On September 6, the day begins at 7:30 a.m.
with a pancake breakfast in the parking lot outside Niwot Market. At 10 a.m.,
the parade will meander from Second Avenue to Cottonwood Square. During the day, Niwot shops and restaurants will be open, and there will be lots of vendors and food booths to visit. The Grange will host the Niwot Quilt Show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be music and entertainment throughout the day including a concert by the Niwot Timberline Symphony Orchestra at noon near Colterra, and magic shows at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Be sure to stop by the Courier booth and sponsor a duck in the Five Buck Duck Race. The money raised will be used to fund the second tree carving. The race begins at 2 p.m. and the ducks will be launched at Dry Creek at Centre-bridge. In the evening, food booths and restaurants will be open in Cottonwood Square. The Niwot Community Band will play at 6 p.m. and the Fab 4 will perform at 7 p.m. Although there isn’t a new tree carving to dedicate this year, Ann May, VIP coordinator of Nostalgia Day, said plans are underway to invite some of the Northern Arapahoe tribe to Niwot again this year.
May said, “We are really interested in growing the relationship between our two communities. It’s such an educational opportunity for us all, especially the children.” Anyone interested in getting involved in Nostalgia Day or other community events is invited to attend the NCA meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. The next meeting will be August 6. Nostalgia Day volunteers are needed for parade organizing, children’s games, and setting up and taking down the tables and stage for the evening performance among other things. Businesses, organizations or individuals interested in sponsoring Nostalgia Day should contact Maryann Ruck at 970-214-2460. Anyone interested in having a booth should contact Gaythia Weis at 303-652-1347.
Proposals To Curb
Speeding On 83rd Street
By
Shari Phiel
For residents along 83rd Street in Niwot, cars speeding between
Highway 119 and Niwot Road have long been a concern. Aside from the danger to
cyclists and other cars attempting to pull out from Timothy Place or Niwot
Meadow Farm Road, pets, wildlife, and adults and children crossing over to the
Longmont to Boulder (LoBo) Trail are often at risk of
being hit.
In response, the Niwot Community Association invited residents to
a special meeting on June 30 at the Niwot Inn to discuss possible solutions to
the problem.
A little over a dozen neighborhood residents turned out for the
meeting. Along with NCA members and local residents, Lesley Swirhun from the Boulder County Department of Transportation was on hand to give a
presentation and answer questions. The department had been approached earlier
to come up with a possible solution for the dangerous conditions.
The department proposed placing a median along 83rd Street to the
north of Timothy Place that would effectively require drivers to slow down
while proceeding through the intersection. A crosswalk would also be placed at
the same location across the median.
In addition, another crosswalk would be placed to the west of 83rd
Street across Timothy Place to make drivers more aware of pedestrian traffic at
the both sites.
The department also proposed work to the curbing along the road.
The proposal called for sidewalks to be installed on both sides of Timothy
Place at the 83rd Street intersection. A sidewalk would be also be placed on the opposite side at the northeast corner of
Niwot Farm Road and 83rd Street.
NCA President Neal Anderson said that some of those at the meeting
expressed concerns with this proposal. He said that for the Niwot Meadow Farm
subdivision, “Sidewalks would be going in where they already have landscaping.”
The existing landscaping includes numerous evergreen trees and a brick wall
entrance.
Others at the meeting expressed concerns about how any proposed
solution would work in conjunction with upcoming work to the LoBo Trail. Currently, the trail is on Boulder County’s
prioritized list of trail projects. Boulder’s master trail plan calls for the
trail to be extended from 83rd Street to 95th Street.
To accommodate these projects, pipe may need to run under 83rd
street which, according to neighborhood residents, could interrupt or eliminate
water flow from Dry Creek to sensitive flora in the area. There are a number of very large, very old cottonwood trees which
need large amounts of water to survive, and could be threatened by these
changes.
A number of residents at the meeting were under the impression the
work being presented by the Department of Transportation had already been
approved and would be implemented within the near future.
Swirhun said this was not the case. The proposal was
only one suggestion and was in no way intended to be a final solution.
In fact, Anderson said that any changes aren’t likely to be made
until this fall at the earliest, and would more likely occur some time next
year.
The NCA will be holding additional meetings, along with continuing
to work with transportation officials, to determine alternate solutions. “It’s
my understanding they are going to come up with a couple of options,” said Swirhun.
The additional proposals will be reviewed at another meeting, the
date for which has not been determined yet. The Department of Transportation
will notify nearby property owners by mail of any upcoming public forums.
The NCA will discuss the LoBo Trail project at its next meeting on Wednesday, Aug.
6. For more on NCA meetings, contact Neal Anderson at neal.a@niwot.org or
visit www.niwot.org.
More Than Firecrackers Boom On July 4 By Noelle Abarelli
On Fourth of July weekend, there seemed to be
something for everyone in Niwot. From the traditional pancake breakfast, a
parade, and music at several local venues around town on Friday to the Niwot Criterium on Sunday, there was action at every corner for
the residents. But what kind of action was there for the local merchants?
Research indicates successful festivals and
events can have enormous economic impact on current and future business – was
that the case for Niwot merchants this Fourth of July weekend?
According to Robin Abb,
owner of Rockin’ Robin’s, the decision to spread out
the Fourth of July festivities throughout town was a good one. Her business was
“absolutely impacted.”
Abb said,
“This year’s Fourth of July business was 3.5 times greater than past Fourth of
July business.” And although she had planned to close by 1 p.m., shoppers kept
her open until 3:30 p.m.
Bert Steele, owner of Niwot Market, also said
business was strong on the 4th. According to Steele, “Business is always strong
on the 4th, but this year it seemed like more folks stayed in town.”
While the Fourth of July festivities may have
kept more locals in town, the Criterium apparently
bought more people in from out of town. Nearly 500 people participated in the
race itself and additional spectators came into town to watch.
Several local businesses felt that the street
closings may have had a negative impact on business that Sunday, but Dawn
Buckingham, owner of Niwot Cycles, explained the importance of creating
destination traffic.
“For local businesses to thrive, we need to
bring in out-of-towners,” Buckingham said. “Events like the Criterium help put our businesses on the map.”
While Niwot Cycles was certainly busy on race
day, it has also experienced repeat business since the event, with cyclists
that discovered the shop over the weekend returning for additional products and
services.
Terry Purcell of Niwot Cycles went on to
explain that the group “takes great care to organize the Criterium so that it creates minimal inconveniences for residents and businesses in the
area.”
With races being cancelled across the state,
there is certainly room for the Niwot Criterium to
grow. Purcell highlighted the fact that cycling events can have great benefits
on local economies. In fact, within just six years, the annual Tour de Georgia
event has had a direct economic impact of $38.6 million for the state of
Georgia.
The Fourth of July weekend was apparently good
for all – residents and merchants alike. It seems Abb put it well when she said, “Let freedom and our
registers ring!”
The Fowler Family Finds Support In Family And Friends By
Liz Emmett-Mattox
Julie Fowler said it’s amazing how fast your life can turn upside-
down. One minute you’re planning a vacation to Hawaii, and the next minute
you’re in the hospital learning that your youngest daughter has cancer and may
or may not walk again.
That was exactly the situation the Fowler family faced last March.
Emma, a third grader at Boulder Country Day School, had been complaining that
her back hurt off and on for a few months. Her parents, Julie and Graham, had
taken her into the doctor and even the emergency room but no one had figured
out what the problem was.
Just days before the family was to leave for Maui, Emma said her
legs were tingling. Then she began to stumble around the room “like she was
drunk,” Julie said.
By the time they got to the emergency room, Emma’s legs were
paralyzed. Graham told the doctors that they weren’t leaving until they knew
what was going on. Finally, an MRI told the tale. There was a tumor on Emma’s
spine that was growing rapidly.
Emma went into surgery that night. The tumor was removed and
identified as Ewing’s Sarcoma, a type of bone cancer.
The surgery itself went extremely well, and Emma recovered her
ability to walk much faster than anyone expected. Her mom attributed Emma’s
rapid progress to her determination and spirit. “She’s so determined because
she’s the third child,” Julie said.
Now Emma’s spirit and determination are evident as she and her
family face the weeks of chemotherapy and radiation that are the protocol for
treatment of Ewing’s Sarcoma.
From the very beginning, the Fowler family had come together to
support one another, and the community rallied to support the family.
Because her treatment protocol requires Emma to be in the hospital
every other week for three to five days at a time, and also requires trips to
Denver twice a week for blood tests, she missed a lot of school. In order to
let classmates know what was happening with Emma, someone from Children’s
Hospital went to Emma’s classroom and explained what cancer was, what Emma was
going through, and addressed the children’s questions.
Emma also received a donated computer equipped with Skype so she could talk with her classmates when she was in
the hospital.
The Fowlers have tried to keep things as normal as possible for
their two older children, Grace, 13, and Alec, 10. The spring break trip was
cancelled, but Grace and Alec went to visit family in Michigan over the Fourth
of July, as scheduled, while Emma and their parents stayed in Colorado.
Julie originally thought she’d have to cancel all their camps and
activities for the summer, but with the help of friends and neighbors, the
logistics have been taken care of. Of course some things have been different.
For example, some birthday celebrations have been at the hospital.
In addition to rides for the kids, friends
have organized to provide meals for the family, gift cards for restaurants and
gasoline, and much more. A Wii even showed up on
their porch one day.
In the midst of a difficult situation, the
Fowlers found many opportunities to be grateful. “We’re so fortunate in so many
ways,” said Julie. Since Julie is a stay-at-home mom and Graham’s employer, the
Longmont Police Department, has been very supportive, at least one of them has
been able to be with Emma during all of her treatments.
Although it was hard to ask for help in the beginning, Julie said
she so appreciates everything that people have done for Emma and the family.
Half of the treatment is done, and so far everything is going
well. Like many cancer patients, Emma has lost most, but not all, of her hair.
And her energy level tends to dip late in the day, and
at certain points in the treatment cycle. But Emma still looks like a spunky,
spirited eight-year-old who loves to play with her siblings, her friends and
her dog, Lucy.
The Fowlers won’t know if the treatment is successful until it’s
finished, but in the meantime, the family agreed that this experience has
brought them closer together. They also agreed that their priorities have
shifted.
Julie said, “We make a choice to go through life so hurried and
not paying attention to our kids. This has really shown us that you never know
what tomorrow may bring so you really have to take time to pay attention and be
there with your kids.”
Graham echoed her thoughts, saying, “There really are no
guarantees.”
For
updated information on Emma’s condition, see her Care-page at www.carepages.com and enter Carepage name: emmafowler.
Shepherd of the Hills Church Hosts Texas
4000 Riders
When Karen Johnson got the
call that the Sense Corp Texas 4000 Ride for Cancer team was in
Colorado, she began to rally the troops. Along with other members of Shepherd
of the Hills Lutheran Church, she prepared to welcome the riders, mostly
college students from the University of Texas, to Gunbarrel for the second year
in a row. Church members greeted the riders and offered cool air conditioning, warm showers and a hearty dinner. The riders had cruised in from Denver on June 23, about a third of the way on their journey from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska and had just finished one of the easier days on the route: a mere 35 miles. Instead of the expected 20 riders, only 10 arrived. The other half of the team had opted to ride to Boulder from Denver via Mount Evans, turning one of the easiest days into one of the hardest. To fully understand why someone would voluntarily ride 140 miles up a 14,000 foot mountain, it helps to understand a little about the Texas 4000 team. Texas 4000 was started in 2003 by Chris Condit, then a senior at the University of Texas and a survivor of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Watching Lance Armstrong win the Tour de France yet again, Condit was inspired both by his cycling, and also by the LiveStrong foundation. Condit’s idea was to ride from Austin to Anchorage – over 4000 miles – in order to raise money, awareness and hope for cancer prevention and treatment. Condit began by putting flyers up on the UT campus, and he received an overwhelming response. There were so many students interested in being part of the ride that instead of one team from Austin to Anchorage, he organized two teams. One team rode the Rockies route while the other rode the Coastal route, which helped get the message to more areas. Since their first ride in 2004, the Texas 4000 riders have donated over a million dollars to the American Cancer Society and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas for cancer research. Shepherd of the Hills got involved with Texas 4000 last year when the church office received a call from the team as they approached Boulder. One of the riders had looked online and discovered that the church had a basement and called to ask if the team could crash there for the night. Johnson, a regular volunteer at the church, had the keys and let the riders in. “I felt so sorry that we didn’t do more for them that first year. We just let them into the gym and that was about it,” said Johnson. This year, with more notice, the community was able to do much more than just let them in. Johnson organized church members to bring in dinner on the night of the team’s arrival, as well as two breakfasts. Lilly Schilling presented the riders with new socks, courtesy of Pearl Izumi, where her mother, Peggy Barrett, works. Many of the riders had been personally affected by cancer before they started their journey with Texas 4000, but even those who had not have been inspired by hearing the stories of the people they’ve met along the way. Geeta Shukla said, “We’ve had the opportunity to talk to a lot of people along the way. We just met a guy yesterday who’s still in chemo. A lot of people have this idea that people our age don’t care, and this is a good way to show them that we DO care.” Team members also recognize the ride as a “once in a lifetime opportunity,” as Pete Batalion put it. As for the crew that rode up Mount Evans, all 10 riders made it to the top after what Mike Casey called, “the most pain I’ve ever experienced in my life. It truly was a metaphor for what those who have cancer go through.” Once at the top, the skies that had been darkening all afternoon opened up. Not with a thunderstorm, but with a summer snowstorm. It became clear that the slick roads and the risk of hypothermia made descending unsafe, so a friendly park ranger loaded their bikes into her truck and the team members hitched rides with motorists driving down the mountain. The riders finally made it into Gunbarrel after being retrieved by the support vehicles. They were more than ready for dinner, a shower and a good night’s sleep on the floor of the gym. For more information on the Sense Corp Texas 4000 or to
read rider blogs, visit www.texas4000.org.
Niwot Criterium Caps Holiday Weekend
Run under overcast skies that Race Director Alan Enos described as, “perfect weather, not too hot, not too
cold,” this year’s Niwot Criterium had something to
offer both serious cycling fans and casual observers. The hardcore cycling fan could take a break from televised coverage of the Tour de France to watch world class cyclists up close and in person as they whizzed by again and again tracing a figure eight course through the streets of Niwot. Enos was very pleased to have had 90 racers entered in the Men’s professional 1.2 category, including full teams from Toyota-United (whose riders took the top three honors), Garmin-Chipotle, and substantial representation from many local teams. The women’s pro race was not quite as crowded, with 36 riders on the course. All told, almost 500 riders competed in a full range of age groups and experience classes. Once again, the Main Street Dash was one of the highlights of the day. Dozens of children rode bikes and trikes of all shapes and sizes down Main Street. A close inspection revealed that many of the bikes were still sporting streamers and other decorations from the Fourth of July parade just two days earlier. New to the event this year was the NBA cruiser dash. Local business owners rode an amazing variety of two-wheelers as they put on quite a show for spectators. Not all the locals were riding just for fun. Chef Bradford Heap of Colterra said he likes to think of himself as a serious cyclist. He rode in “Ride the Rockies” and figured that since it was right outside his front door, he’d give the Niwot Crit a try. Although Heap rides eight to ten hours a week and considers himself a pretty fit guy, he was shocked to find himself dropped from the pack after about eight minutes. Some might have dropped out of the race at that point, but not Heap. “I’ve never hurt physically that much, but I didn’t give up.” It turned out that Heap had entered the 45+ race, thinking, “that’s where all the old guys like me would be.” He didn’t realize that he’d entered a category with many former pro riders. Heap said, “Those guys are just animals. They tore the meat off my bones with their sharp teeth.” Nonetheless, he said he’ll be back next year, having trained for the Criterium, and entered into the right race. Heap was especially pleased with the impact on his business. “It was really awesome getting people to sit out on the patio. Everyone there just loved it. We had a great Sunday supper. It was good all the way around.” Heap expressed his appreciation for all the efforts that have gone into all the events that help the vitality of the downtown area.
By
Mary Wolbach Lopert
From the pancake breakfast to a parade that included the citizens’
bike extravaganza and the Niwot Community (Semi-Marching) Band, the morning was
a success.
Along with providing wholesome fun and tasty pancakes, the pancake
breakfast raised $1300 towards the purchase of the caboose in Whistle Stop
Park.
Organizers and worker bees for the event included:
Bert Steele and the Niwot
Market.
NBA’s Robin Abb, Chris
Warner, Mary Jo Wysocki, Bert Steele, Biff Warren and
Felicia Santelli, who worked on promotional efforts.
The Niwot Rotary, which
handled all the parade activities. Matt Dolan of Edward Jones of Gunbarrel led
these efforts.
Dawn Buckingham from Niwot
Cycles, who organized the bike decorating.
Tim and Carrie Wise lent their expertise, plus
their tables and chairs.
Lee Shaw was the conductor of the Niwot
Community (Semi-Marching) Band.
Ray Newman transported the band.
The Niwot Senior Advisory Council helped with the pancake
breakfast.
It’s a Laughing Matter…
Mary Wolbach Lopert
I hate paint. Okay, I know, I’ve written about this before, but I
really do hate paint.
What’s the big deal you ask? You decide on a color, buy a gallon
or two, pop the lid and transfer it from the can to the wall via your choice of
PDS (Paint Delivery System). Heck, we all learned in “The Karate Kid” that you
could even get all Zen about it.
But paint, and the supposed colors it represents, can be evil. I
know this because back in college my friends, who were going to be elementary
school teachers, had to make a color wheel. I’m not sure what colors on a
rotating piece of paper had to do with teaching math and reading to
seven-year-olds, but in the late 60s it was a vital part of teacher training.
I remember seeing friends who had nearly aced the SAT reduced to
blubbering puddles because their teals were too close to their sea foams or,
even worse, their sunshine yellows were really lemon yellows in disguise.
At this point, dear reader, I’m guessing you are thinking,
“Doesn’t this woman have HGTV or TLC?”
To this I answer. “Yes, I do, but to me those call letters really
stand for Hapless Goober TV and Technically Loony Channel.”
There’s a dirty little secret those design maven, fashionistas edit out – paint changes
color between the can, the PDS and the wall. Either that or I should be
watching “Ghost Hunters” instead of “House Hunters.”
I offer for your consideration my bath and bedroom walls, which I
turned into my own personal wall of color horror.
After nearly 20 years, the master bathroom and bedroom needed to
be updated – updating being code for gut the damn
thing. Out came the old tile, shower pan, counter, toilet and sink. In went the
new. Everything was moving along swimmingly until it came time to pick paint.
Knowing my track record, I called in the calvary – one decorator, three friends and a very skeptical husband. To my amazement,
when colors were dabbed on the wall everyone agreed. The warm peachy tone for
the bath received rave reviews, so the PDS was loaded up and the wall was
covered.
Then it happened, the resident evil that is paint manifested,
because the lovely peach turned into heinous yellow.
How could this happen? We all agreed on peach. Didn’t anyone tell
the paint it was supposed to be peach? Peach is nowhere near yellow on the
color wheel.
But there was an even bigger problem. What about the complementary
color paint for the bedroom? If peach was really yellow, what color would the
caramel paint be – puce?
With my confidence completely blown, sheer panic set in and I
started painting bigger and bigger paint blobs on the wall. With the caramel
looking “funny,” I tried adobe brown, which turned into rust.
Other paint samples turned into a muddy color similar to something
you’d scrape off the bottom of your shoes. In a final frenzy, I ran to the
basement and started grabbing old paint cans, which housed colors that had
worked in other rooms in my house.
The results, you ask? The linen white from the living room turned
grey and the crème we used in another bedroom to cover a light pumpkin wall
seemed to turn orange.
It was when the decorator, after inspecting my paint splattered,
blotched walls of various earth-tone colors, said, “Your house does do strange
things with paint,” At that point, I was ready to grab the extra large magic
marker and just color in the wall myself.
In the end, paint, painter and PDS wait for no one. By what I can
only describe as a colorblind leap of faith, I went with the crème that had
done such a good job of covering the light pumpkin debacle.
Luckily, my faith was well placed and the paint decided to behave
itself. The crème on the bedroom wall stayed crème and with the addition of the
green huge shower door in the bathroom, the yellow changed enough, so that if I
squinted, I could see peach.
So if you are thinking of sprucing up your tired and dingy walls
for a fresh new look, I suggest that you first take a ride on that old color
wheel. I’ll provide the Dramamine.
By
Bruce Warren
Fresh off a final four performance in the College World Series for
Stanford, Sean Ratliff turned his attention to overtures from the New York
Mets, who drafted him in the fourth round of the amateur free-agent draft in
June.
College players are not eligible to be drafted until after their
junior seasons, and they cannot sign until after their college seasons are
complete, so Ratliff and the Mets had to wait until Stanford was finally
eliminated by Georgia in the CWS.
Once his college season ended, Ratliff signed with the Mets and
was assigned to the Mets’ Brooklyn Cyclones team in the New York-Pennsylvania
League, a short-season Class A league. Ratliff hit his first professional
homerun on July 6, a solo shot which tied the game in the seventh inning and
propelled the Cyclones to a 4-2 win.
Ratliff has been playing leftfield for Brooklyn, though he played
centerfield for Stanford. He does have
experience in left, however, having played
there in the Alaskan Summer League a year ago. The Cyclones’ centerfielder is Kirk Nieuwenhuis,
drafted by the Mets in the third round out of Azusa Pacific University, also in
California. Ratliff and Niewenhuis are both from Colorado, and both were named to
the Rocky Mountain News All-State team while in high school. They are also rooming together for the Mets’
farm club.
Nieuwenhuis played
for Denver Christian in high school and was also picked to play in Colorado’s
Top 40 game at Coors Field. As a
freshman in college, Ratliff roomed with Greg Reynolds, who has pitched for the
Colorado Rockies earlier this summer before being sent down for more
seasoning.
Ratliff is off to a slow start with the
Cyclones, hitting .193 after 25 games. He is tied for the team lead with 12
runs scored, and has an on-base average of .316, thanks to 13 walks, third best
on the team. Strikeouts have proved to
be Ratliff’s nemesis, both in college and at the professional level. Entering regionals,
he had the second highest strikeout total among Division I college
players. For Brooklyn, he has 29
strikeouts in 83 at bats. Brooklyn which
ends its season Sept. 6, is in fourth place in its
division with a record of 18-21.
Niwot Youth Sports Elects Board
By
Bruce Warren
Niwot Youth Sports, Inc., which has provided baseball, softball
and basketball programs for youth in the Niwot-Gunbarrel-South Longmont areas
for over 37 years, held its annual meeting of members July 22 at the Niwot
Inn. The current board of directors was
reelected, and several new volunteers came forward to serve in commissioner and
coordinator positions.
Mark Lamach, who has headed the program
for the past several years, was reelected as President. Lamach’s tenure
with the organization extends back to the l980’s when his sons Nick and Jordan Lamach participated in the program.
Tom Moore, who has coached baseball for the past several years,
was reelected as Vice-President. Tracey Nichols, who has served as Treasurer
for several years, was reelected to the position. Jodi Oelsner will
again serve as Secretary.
Tim Rudden returns as Baseball Director
for the recreational program, while Bruce Riggins will again serve as
Co-Director of the Baseball rec program. Tony Dageenakis,
whose father John Dageenakis helped incorporate the
organization in 1972, will again serve as Softball Director for both the
recreational and competitive programs.
Tom Williston, who stepped forward last year to take over the
basketball program, will again return as Basketball Director for the
recreational program. Keith Shriver, who
served as President of NYS several years ago, returns as Director of the
competitive basketball program.
Chris Heinritz will again serve as
Director of Facilities. He has been
responsible for upgrading and maintaining the 10 NYS baseball and softball
fields. Kelly Valdez, who served for
many years as Secretary, and Chuck Philipp, who
served as competitive Basketball Director for many years, will again serve as
At-Large board members.
Moore reported that irrigation system improvements to Field # 4 at
Monarch Park had been completed and that it would be seeded when the weather
cools off. Nichols noted that donations
from the Hit-O-Rama were lower than expected, and
that additional field improvements would have to wait.
Derek Stephens and Doug Kinnison discussed a proposal to bring a 10U competitive team to NYS. It is also possible that a 12U competitive
team will be added.
Several positions were filled for next year, including Kerranne and Jeff Biley (Bubblegum League Commissioners), Bruce Riggins (Rookie League Commissioner),
Mark Herbst (AA League Commissioner), Julie Michelson
(AAA League Commissioner) and Tom Moore (Majors/Seniors Commissioner), Gary
Mess (Baseball Umpire Coordinator), Kelly Valdez and Tim Rudden (Scheduling Coordinators), Chris Heinritz (Field
Maintenance), Charley Whiseu and Mark Herbst (Field Maintenance Assistants), Allison Forke and Tammy Thramman (Fundraising Coordinators), Tim Rudden (Uniforms),
Positions remaining to be filled are Softball Umpire Coordinator, Opening Day and Photo Coordinator, and Website Coordinator. Other volunteers who signed up to help include JR DeGRoot, Jeff Smith, Melissa Weisner, Ed Falborn, Deborah Smith, Mike Veeder and Scott Campbell. Another meeting will be held August 20th to recruit additional volunteers for the basketball program. |
To pay for expenses involved in coming to Nostalgia Day, the
tribe is seeking donations from the community and will host a booth at the
Niwot Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings in the parking lot at Niwot Market.
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