Tree Dedication Showcases Arapaho Language And Culture

If you look at the official history of Niwot, most accounts begin when the town was platted in 1875 after the expansion of the Colorado Central Railroad. But anyone who knows how Niwot got its name knows that the history of this place extends much further back.
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Drivers Play Role In Setting Speed Limits

Did you ever wonder why the speed limit on the Diagonal Highway goes from 45 miles per hour in Boulder to 55 miles per hour near Niwot and then to 65 miles per hour north of Niwot?
According to Larry Haas, Traffic Operations Engineer with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), ordinary drivers have a lot to do with determining the posted speed limits.
To determine what the appropriate speed limit is for a section of road, CDOT conducts a Traffic Engineering Study, which examines several features. [Full Story ...]

83rd Street Speeding

The Boulder County Department of Transportation and the Niwot Community Association held a neighborhood meeting at the Niwot Inn Aug. 27 to examine speeding and traffic issues on 83rd Street in Niwot.  New Transportation Director George Gerstle was present but left the presentation to staff members Mike Thomas and Lesley Swirhum.  [Full Story ...]

Duck Race Draws A Crowd

The First Annual Dry Creek Duck Race, sponsored by the Courier, raised over $1,900 for the Left Hand Grange Renovation Project, with approximately 40 spectators on hand for the contest.  The race was conducted on Niwot Nostalgia Day, with almost 400 plastic ducks floating down a stretch of Dry Creek to the underpass on Niwot Road.  [Full Story ...]

If you have children in the St. Vrain schools, chances are their education has been affected for the better by this month’s Left Hand Laurel, Danette Tye. According to those who have worked with her, Tye has been a tireless volunteer from the time her children (now at Niwot High) were much younger. [Full Story ...]

Nostalgia Day Around The Clock

The 2007, edition of Niwot Nostalgia Day kicked off with a parade, which featured among other things, llamas and horses and ducks (oh my). With 51 entries there was something for everyone. Best of all, Niwot’s own Bert Steele was honored as Grand Marshal.[Full Story ...]

Parks And Open Space: Future Trails

At a public meeting held in the Niwot Grange Sept. 19, Ron Stewart gave a slide presentation that illustrated an overview of current, future and past projects that the Department of Parks and Open Space is responsible for.
Stewart outlined the six goals, the first of which is to preserve rural land. Additional goals are to preserve and restore natural resources, provide public outreach/volunteer opportunities, protect and restore historical sites, provide quality recreational experiences and promote and provide sustainable agriculture in Boulder County. [Full Story ...]