Roger
K. Harbert Celebrates 30 Years Helping Pets, Their
Owners
By
Mary Wolbach Lopert
To
say that Gunbarrel veterinarian Roger K. Harbert was overwhelmed by the turnout for a surprise 30th
anniversary party in honor of his practice, Mountain View Animal Hospital,
would be an understatement.
The
party on Feb. 8, held at the Boulder Country Club, “ended six months of
duplicity, dishonesty and trying to hide a secret at the office,” said Harbert’s wife of 38 years, Joanne.
County Introduces Contractor Licensing
By
Mandy Walker
At
its Jan. 31 meeting, the Boulder County Commissioners approved a proposal to
begin licensing contractors in Boulder County effective July 1.
The
licensing requirements apply to general contractors being compensated for work
for which a county building permit is required. Homeowners, subcontractors,
electricians and plumbers are exempted. The licensing categories include
commercial, residential, mechanical and roofing.
Photo
by Ed Navarro
Niwot’s Paco Retana won his
second round match at the Class 4A state wrestling tournament, 11-9. Retana, who
wrestles at 189 pounds, was Niwot’s only state
qualifier.
Heatherwood Elementary
By
Tina Eden
Science
Fair
Seventy
students in kindergarten through fifth grade presented their hypotheses and
conclusions to parents, teachers, fellow students and judges at the annual Heatherwood science fair.
Impact On Education
Principal
Larry Orobona has been named one of the ten finalists
for the Boulder County Impact on Education Awards. Parent Anne Roan, who wrote
the nominating letter and interviewed others for input, said she was
“overwhelmed by the amount of good feelings people have for Larry.”
Carole
Anderson
By
Jen Svendsen Delaney
Kellie
Hudson, president of Niwot Softball, Inc (NSI) said that Anderson cared for and
carried three nonprofit organizations in Niwot – most recently NSI.
Anderson
joined NSI in the group’s infancy, when the founders were contemplating whether
or not they could make it a reality. Anderson walked them through the
application process with the IRS, making sure NSI met its requirements to
achieve nonprofit status.
What
Do You Know?
By
Anne Dyni
1.
Eva Spangler (Hadden) ran the Niwot post office in
the 1940s. Was her proper title “postmaster” or “postmistress”?
2.
Who was Territorial Governor of Colorado when Niwot was founded?
3.
How many horses were needed to pull a wagonload of sugar beets to the top of
the Niwot beet dump ramp in order to unload them into empty rail cars below?
No
Conclusion On Building Size
By
Mandy Walker
On
Feb. 6, residents from Allenspark once again
dominated the public hearing before the planning commission regarding the
expanded Transfer Development Rights program, which would limit building size
in unincorporated Boulder County.
Many
of the Allenspark residents opposed the program,
voicing concerns about designating the area a Special Character Area, the
different treatment of mountain properties and plains properties and the proposed
revisions to the site plan review process.
By
Kathy Raczkowski
Every
few years it seems the debate is renewed regarding the repeal of Colorado’s
Blue Laws. The debate concerns who should be allowed to sell alcoholic
beverages and whether to lift the Sunday ban on sales.
What
Do You Know?
Answers:
1.
According to Don Spangler, his mother was officially the Niwot postmaster.
2.
John L. Routt was Colorado Territorial Governor in 1875 when Niwot was founded.
He continued as governor when Colorado officially became a state the following
year.
3.
According to Evan Gould, it took four to six horses to pull the wagons to the
top. He added that if a steam train went by while his team was at the top, they
all became fairly anxious.
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