Joe Hake Honored
as “Citizen of Courage” in
San Diego
By Liz Emmett-Mattox
LizEM@lhvc.com
Joe Hake (Niwot High class of 2004) certainly didn’t expect
trouble as he walked to a market near his home in
Mission Beach
,
Calif.
A sophomore at the
University
of
San Diego
, he was
approached by a woman about his age who was crying hysterically, asking to use
his cell phone.
Hake didn’t know what was going on, but he
could tell the girl needed help. He handed over his cell phone, and she called
a friend and said that her boyfriend had gotten angry and thrown her down, spit
on her and threw her cell phone where she couldn’t get it. [Full Story...]
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The Water We
Drink
By Karen Copperberg
KarenC@lhvc.com
Have you
been wondering lately how clean your water is? Well, you aren’t alone. As you might
have noticed in recent news articles, many municipal water systems have run
into trouble.
The recent
salmonella contamination in Alamosa occurred because that city did not practice
chlorination. Left Hand Water District, which serves the majority of the Courier’s readership, regularly
disinfects with chlorine.
In fact,
chlorine is added to the water again at a booster pump near
Erie
, since that is farther from the main
entry and sanitation point, and requires additional chlorine at that distance
to attain the optimum of 1 ppm.
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Silver Creek and Niwot Post Three State Championships
By Bruce Warren
Sports@lhvc.com
Niwot and Silver Creek each picked up state team titles in Girls
Tennis and Girls Soccer, respectively, then combined
to take first in Boys Swimming under the Silver Creek banner. Nick Koerner, Claire Runge, Whitney Fredericks and Whitney Vaswig posted individual state titles along the way. The
Skyline Girls Golf Team, led by Niwot High golfer Gina Larson, took third in
Class 5A.
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Pioneer Post Offices
By Anne Dyni
AnneD@lhvc.com
Although the small frontier newspapers in the
1880s kept settlers reasonably informed of current events, it was personal
letters that tied pioneer families to their loved ones back east. The delivery
of mail by stagecoach or train was eagerly awaited by everyone.
Until
the arrival of two rail lines into
Boulder
County
in 1873, settlers
here relied upon the stagecoach for mail delivery.
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Niwot Caboose
Is Home to Stay
By Kathy Raczkowski
KathyR@lhvc.com
The fate of
the historic red caboose in Whistle Stop Park is no longer in question.
The Boulder
County Railway Historical Society, which leased the railcar to Niwot Business
Association for the past five years, offered to sell the caboose to the NBA for
the sum of $5000 to resolve a dispute over renewal of the lease.
The NBA
accepted and gave Jason Midyette, president of the
BCRHS, a check for $1,000 in early May as the first of the agreed-upon five
payments.
Funds need to
be raised to cover the remainder of the cost, and certain NBA fundraising
activities will have proceeds earmarked for that purpose. However, if you would
like to make a direct donation towards the purchase of the caboose, Tim Wise
at Wise Buys Antiques, who manages the Historic Projects Account for the NBA,
will take your donation.
Contact Tim Wise at 303-652-2888.
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Mountain View Fire
Protection District Election Results
By Liz Emmett-Mattox
LizEM@lhvc.com
When the
polls closed and the ballots were counted, a record number of mail-in
(absentee) votes had been cast in the regular election for the board of
directors of The Mountain View Fire Protection District.
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Silver Creek High School Scholarships, awards and HOnors
Niwot High School Scholarships, awards and Honors
Left Hand Laural Tom Moore
By Liz
Emmett-Mattox
LizEM@lhvc.com
If you think all lawyers are argumentative and abrasive, just looking
for a fight, Tom Moore will put that stereotype to rest. According to those who
know him well,
Moore
brings a calm presence and a sense of caring to his many endeavors.
Moore
has lived in Gunbarrel
for the past 15 years, along with his wife, Laura, and son, Spencer. In
addition to being a partner at Warren, Carlson and Moore in Niwot, he serves as
the president of the board of Meals on Wheels of Boulder, he is the coach of
his son’s baseball team, and he serves on the board of Niwot Youth Sports.
Rhythm on the Rails
is Ready to Rock
Liz Emmett-Mattox
LizEM@lhvc.com
Fans of
live music have lots to look forward to this summer at the Rhythm on the Rails
concert series.
Whistle
Stop
Park
has become the place to be on Thursday nights in the summer, as local residents
gather to listen and dance to live music.
After
winning the Governor’s Award for Excellence for Best Promotional Event last
year, the organizers have once again put together a great lineup of bands that
has something for everyone.
Beginning
Thursday, June 12, every week brings a different musical genre to
Whistle
Stop
Park
,
including dance music, jazz, blues, country, Celtic rock, salsa and a capella vocal rock.
One of the
forces behind Rhythm on the Rails, Rockin’ Robin Abb said she’s especially excited to be bringing new voices
such as the Informants and Erika Brown to Niwot.
“These new
bands we’ve got are going to blow people off the map,” said Abb. Opening the
series will be Deja Blu, a
variety dance band and one of the busiest bands in the
Denver
metro area.
The
following week, Lionel Young, winner of the solo/duo category in the most
recent International Blues Challenge will bring his jazz fiddle to town.
Concert-goers
can also expect to see and hear some familiar favorites such as Rebecca Folsom,
Hazel Miller and Niwot’s own Kevin Dooley. Closing out
the season again this year will be Face, a crowd-pleasing vocal rock band that
recently took second place at the National Harmony Sweepstakes.
Recognizing
that the concert series has not enjoyed universal support from some nearby
residents, Abb said, “My fondest hope for the people
who have had adverse reactions to the concerts is that this year they will come
out and join their community.”
Although
she is sad not to have a band of her own to play with this year, Abb said she’s looking forward to being the emcee once
again and is hoping to sit in with more than one band this summer.
Rhythm on
the Rails is co-sponsored by Boulder Creek Events and the Niwot Business
Association, but as Abb said, “Most people don’t
realize how much it takes to put this on.”
The
organizers are extremely grateful to all their sponsors and especially wish to
welcome Milestone Family Medicine as a Gold Sponsor.
Locavores go back to the Future
Liz Emmett-Mattox
LizEM@lhvc.com
The produce
department looks like the UN these days, with apples from
New Zealand
, berries from
Chile
, and mangos from
Mexico
. What
were once exotic treats or seasonal products are now everyday options.
It wasn’t
always this way. Before the advent of travel-hardy crops and jumbo jets
crossing continents in a matter of hours, most food, and certainly all produce,
was grown close to home.
Back in
those days, many people had gardens to provide fresh vegetables and maybe even
some livestock for milk, eggs, and meat. To use
Oxford
’s word of the year for 2007, we were
all “locavores” – we were eating locally.
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