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Boulder County Public Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in the county for the 2017 mosquito season. A 33-year-old Lafayette man who reported having several mosquito bites on his legs was hospitalized for a week in early August and is now recovering at home. The man reported a fever, vomiting, neck pain, muscle weakness, and tremors on the right side of his body when he was hospitalized. The man was diagnosed with viral meningitis and lab tests later showed that he had contracted West Nile virus. It’s unclear where t...
Boulder County Sheriff's Office asks residents to be aware and report suspicious activity Boulder County, Colo. - The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of driveway paving scams occurring in our area. The scams often go something like this: There is a vehicle that pulls onto your property and honks, the person says they have leftover asphalt from another job and can give you a really good deal today. They end up only putting down a paper thin amount of asphalt or recycled asphalt they will give you an "invoice" for s...
On June 1, Governor Hickenlooper signed SB17-040 into law, and this new law becomes effective August 9. Thus Colorado takes a meaningful step forward on behalf of the people. By updating the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) in accordance with 21st Century information technology, government becomes more transparent and accountable. The bill was introduced on the second day of the 2017 legislative session and passed the Senate unanimously on the final day after a most arduous legislative journey. The success of this legislation is the result of...
Boulder County Transportation will begin a culvert replacement and roadway resurfacing project on North 83rd Street in Niwot starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21. The project boundaries are from Niwot Road on the southern end to the Diagonal Highway/CO 119 on the northern end. In order to safely accommodate the project, the road will either be reduced to a single lane in locations or completely closed. Work will take place between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Saturday work may be allowed, but only if absolutely necessary to...
Every year, BCD third graders complete a social studies unit known as Market Day. This project-based learning unit is a mock exercise on: “How can I sustain a profitable business and benefit the community?” Students learn the difference between goods and services, decide on a handmade product to sell, prepare and present business plans and solicit feedback. They pay “desk rent,” file for business licenses, pay for advertising, create posters, and even get real world challenges such as a flood scenario, to which they must answer how their b...
Dawson School held its graduation ceremony on May 27, when 57 seniors crossed the stage to begin a new chapter in their lives. Collectively, the class marked a number of milestones, including over $5.7 million in merit scholarships earned and 100% acceptance to 4-year colleges and universities. Mean ACT scores for the group were above the 90th percentile. Four students are moving on to play sports at the collegiate level, six plan to major or minor in performing/visual arts, and 13 plan to...
Mid-April to late June is a typical time for honeybee swarm season in Colorado. “We will be expecting swarms to emerge in the next couple of weeks,” Beth Conrey, Past President of the Colorado State Beekeepers Association (CSBA), said. The Colorado State Beekeepers Association (CSBA), a statewide organization of beekeepers, is dedicated to honeybee health. For the last 10 years, they have been running the “Swarm Hotline” and are asking folks to keep an eye out for swarming honeybees. The swa...
The fourth-annual St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) High Schools Reunion will take place on Friday, June 9 from 6-9 p.m. The Reunion will be held during the first Downtown Summer Concert of the season on Fourth Avenue between Main and Kimbark. Boulder-based band The Goonies will play all the hits from the 80’s. The night’s festivities will get underway with a Niwot High School student Jackson Cloud who will showcase his talents on the guitar and vocals, along with the rest of his Jackson Cloud Band. Alumni from all graduating years at...
The Mountain Shadows Montessori School Board of Directors has named Liana Oram its next Head of School, effective July 2017. Bringing more than two decades of Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) experience as a teacher, school co-founder/director, and administrator, Oram will lead Mountain Shadows into its fifth decade. “Liana demonstrated that she is a model of AMI pedagogy and values,” said search committee chair and Board President Polly Buster. “Her Montessori and real estate busines...
*The dates for the work have changed from the original post. These dates are an estimate from the transportation department and are subject to change. Pay attention to signs along the road for the most up-to-date closure information. In order to accommodate a flood recovery-related culvert installation project at Boulder/Lefthand Ditch, Boulder County Transportation will need to fully close 71st Street between Highway 52 and Lookout Road starting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 22. The road closure will be in effect 24-hours per day, seven days per...
*Editor's note: This is a press release sent out by the Boulder County attorney's office. If you received the mailer, contact information on what to do and who to call is below. District Attorney Stan Garnett is asking residents to reach out to the Community Protection Division of his office if they have recently received a mailing purporting to be from the "National Processing Center" advising them that they may be entitled to certain federal benefits. This follows recent complaints from residents about this mailer. "These mailings try to...
Fairview High golfer Kelsey Webster won the American Junior Golf Association Girls’ Division title at Meadowbrook Country Club in Mt. Pleasant, WI, Sunday May 6, with scores of 83-82, for a 165 total. In accepting the medal, Webster said, “This is my first AJGA event that I’ve ever played in.About a year ago I started playing golf seriously and my scores started dropping. It’s been really fun, such a fun journey.” Webster, who lives in Gunbarrel, continued, “I’d like to thank my dad and mom f...
District Attorney Stan Garnett is warning residents of Boulder County that recently there has been a huge surge in the number of complaints to his office reporting bogus law enforcement calls. Victims receive a call or message from a person claiming to be an official from "Boulder County Sheriff's Office". When they return that call, they are connected to an "officer" and told that they have failed to appear for either jury duty, or Grand Jury duty, and that they have received citations as a result. The caller will tell them that they have...
Niwot High School senior Elizabeth Elton is not only a 4.0 IB student (4.4 GPA weighted) and a speech captain for the Forensics team. She also competes in weightlifting and Cross-Fit competitions. Though she has yet to turn 18, she moved into the women’s 18-35 division for the Cross-Fit Open this year, as she will reach that age before the regional competition. As a forensics captain, “I teach forensics members about the different events and coach them on speeches,” she explained. Elton compe...
A Boulder County Parks & Open Space employee was killed in an ATV accident near the Lobo Trail on the Bielens-Hock property Niwot - Just after 11:00 am this morning, a Boulder County employee called 911 to report that one of his co-workers had been found along the Lobo Trail, unconscious, with his ATV on top of him. The man's two co-workers were able to move the ATV off of him; while one began CPR, the other called for help. Despite resuscitative efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene...
Eric Rauschkolb, Principal of Niwot High School in St. Vrain Valley Schools, has been selected as the 2017 Colorado Secondary School Principal of the Year by the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE) and a committee of his peers from the Colorado Association of Secondary School Principals (CASSP). Upon being notified of receiving the honor, Rauschkolb said, “ This is an acknowledgement of the hard-working staff, and the passionate and committed students that Niwot High is honored to educate. To be able to serve this school is a p...
Students from all over the world are preparing right now to leave their countries to come and study in America for the upcoming school year. These students are leaders in their schools. They exhibit great academic skills as well as a heart for volunteer work. These are the students who will impact their countries when they return home with the experiences they have had while living here in America. The students are placed with volunteer host families throughout the US. Host families are...
Niwot senior Jake Butler recently signed a Letter of Intent to play golf at Midland University (Fremont, NE). Butler, a four-year varsity player for the Cougars, led the team to its first ever appearance in the 2016 State Championship as a team. He tied for third in the 2016 Class 4A Northern Regional, and was Second Team All-Conference. Butler is also on the All-Star Academic Team for both CHSAA and the Junior Golf Association of Colorado and has been ranked in the top 25 in the Rocky Mountain...
Open Door Brewing Company is opening their first taproom on March 24 in the hip Longmont neighborhood of Prospect New Town. The taproom is in a newly built, modern building in the downtown section of Prospect, with a rooftop deck overlooking the neighborhood and mountains beyond. Open Door began as a hobby for Andy Riedel in college. It was when Andy’s cousin Billy McDivitt, also a homebrewer, joined him that Open Door Brewing Company was born. Since its inception, Open Door has focused on c...
The Link Building at 7916 Niwot Road in Niwot is now an official link between Cottonwood Square and Old Town. The Boulder County Commissioners approved a petition by owners Anne and Jim Postle to add the property to the Niwot Local Improvement District (LID), which collects a one percent sales tax on retail sales in the Niwot business district. Bruce Warren, representing the property owners, told the commissioners that the Link Building was an office building back in 1992 when voters approved creation of the LID, and no one seemed to know why...
Niwot senior Jake Butler recently signed a Letter of Intent to play golf at Midland University (Fremont, NE). Butler, a four-year varsity player, led the team to its first ever appearance to the 2016 State Championship as a Team. He tied for third in the 2016 Class 4A Northern Regional, and was Second Team All-Conference. He is also on the All-Star Academic Team for both CHSAA and Junior Golf Association of Colorado and has been ranked in the top 25 in the Rocky Mountain Region during the summer tour. “The recruiting process was stressful a...
Each year Boulder Country Day School welcomes artists-in-residence to work with students from kindergarten through eighth grade to share their passions and skills and create an environment of collaboration and inspiration for their community. This year’s Art Week will be held from March, 6 trough 10. Colorado Shakespeare Festival will kick off the week early on March 3 with their Shakespeare in the Schools: Shakespeare and Violence Prevention program. Festival actors perform an abridged Shakespeare play, followed by workshops with middle school...
Over 45 people attended the Niwot Business Association’s February meeting for the annual elections, hosted by Treppeda’s Italian Restaurant. Tony Santelli was elected president; Deborah Reed Fowler, Vice President; Linda Klueber, secretary; and Dayna Roane, treasurer. Fowler is the only new officer, replacing Dan Hawk, who stepped down after serving two tenures as vice-president. The March 14 NBA meeting will be held at Nourish & Company, 240 2nd Ave. at 6 p.m....
Heatherwood Elementary School invites parents of incoming kindergarteners for the 2017-18 school year to a registration tour event on Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 11:30-12:30. Parents can come meet current kindergarten teachers, get general information about kindergarten, and take a tour of the school. Staff will also be available to assist families with registering through the BVSD online system after the tour. In addition, Heatherwood asks families to mark their calendars for the Kinder Kickoff Orientation for parents and students on Tuesday,...
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is currently accepting applications for the County Sheriffs of Colorado (CSOC) scholarship. The scholarship program awards approximately thirty $500 scholarships every academic school year state-wide. Any permanent legal resident of Boulder County who plans to enroll in a vocational training program or institution of higher learning in the state of Colorado as a full or part-time student for the 2017-2018 school year is eligible. Those who have received scholarships in previous years may apply again and be c...
Niwot-based Outdoor Craftsmen has been awarded a Landscape Award of Excellence – Grand Award for Landscape Design-Build by the National Association of Landscape Professionals. Sophisticated, modern, and sustainable best describe this renovation. The natural pool and sculptural fire feature are striking elements, and the garden was designed for all seasons though the use of sculptural plantings and boulders. Xeric principals were applied to every aspect of installation. A subsurface drainage system combined with swales help redirect water away f...
In preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday, students in the second grade at Niwot Elementary wrote about what they are thankful for. Below are excerpts from some of their paragraphs. Mrs. Tagley’s Class Dennie—I am thankful for my family. Savannah—I am thankful for my 97-year-old grandma Annalee—I am thankful for what the tooth fairy gives me when I lose a tooth. EJ—I am thankful for my house because it is shelter. Tahlia—I am thankful for my dog Birdie because she makes me happy when I’m sa...
Third grade students at Boulder Country Day School are stepping forward as champions of positive school climate by running a school-wide election with respect and enthusiasm. The candidates are two guinea pigs. Before you dismiss this exercise as silly, think of how much students can learn. From creating posters, t-shirts, promotional videos, voter registration booths, polling centers, and all kinds of other initiatives critical to the electoral process to ensuring that only registered voters...
Third grade students at Boulder Country Day School are stepping forward as champions of positive school climate by running a school-wide election with respect and enthusiasm. The candidates are two guinea pigs. Before you dismiss this exercise as silly, think of how much students can learn. From creating posters, t-shirts, promotional videos, voter registration booths, polling centers, and all kinds of other initiatives critical to the electoral process to ensuring that only registered voters...
Editor’s note: Boulder County Commissioners Deb Gardner and Elise Jones were both reelected on Tuesday. In response to questions, they opted to send one letter representing their stance on issues that face the area. Following is their combined response. They say that running for public office is the toughest job interview you’ll ever have, which makes running for re-election the most rigorous personnel evaluation you’ll ever go through. So we were thrilled and humbled that you, the voters of Boulder County, chose by overwhelming margins to gi...
On Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4, Sunset Middle School welcomed its long-awaited Verification Visit from the IB (International Baccalaureate). The purpose of this visit was to celebrate the work done by staff and students to implement the IB’s Programme standards and practices. The staff has collectively spent almost 900 hours training to become IB teachers. During the visit, the IB team met with all Sunset staff, a group of students, a group of parents and the IB Leadership t...
Twenty-nine immigrants from 16 countries took the Oath of Allegiance to become U.S. citizens on Wednesday, Oct 26 at Twin Peaks Charter Academy in Longmont. The countries include Argentina, Canada, People’s Republic of China, Guatemala, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkey and Venezuela. Twin Peaks Principal David Yu spoke at the ceremony. Scott Koenigsberg, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Denver Field Office supervisory i...
Editor’s note: Due to several reader requests, the Left Hand Valley Courier asked a follow-up question to Boulder County Commissioner candidates about the proposed affordable housing project in Gunbarrel. Here are their responses. Q “Do you support the proposed location for affordable housing in the Twin Lakes area? Why or why not? Do you think other options should be considered, and if so, where and why?” Paul Danish A I do not support the Twin Lakes project. It is difficult to imagine a more inappropriate place to build a major public housi...
Through an anonymous parent grant, Boulder Country Day School (BCD) is partnering with the I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County to form a combined First Lego League team. The collaboration brings together technology and STEM with BCD’s goal of inspiring students to reach their full potential. During an eight-week period, two teams composed of BCD students and Dreamers ages 9-14 work together to solve a problem in preparation for the Regional Qualifier Tournament to be held on Saturday, N...
Editor’s note: Due to several reader requests, the Left Hand Valley Courier asked a follow-up question to Boulder County Commissioner candidates about the proposed affordable housing project in Gunbarrel. Here are their responses. As of press time, Paul Danish and Deb Gardner had not responded. Q “Do you support the proposed location for affordable housing in the Twin Lakes area? Why or Why not? Do you think other options should be considered, and if so, where and why? Elise Jones A Boulder County has an affordable housing crisis. Over 40,...
How do people learn to respectfully discuss sensitive topics? On Wednesday, Oct. 5th, the entire Dawson student body, grades K-12, participated in a morning of learning about and practicing Civil Discourse. The goal was learning to debate appropriately while also practicing the art of listening and formulating persuasive arguments. Topics were chosen that would be less emotionally charged than others, while still giving students the chance to formulate and defend a constructive argument about a...
If you’ve ever been in the hallways at Sunset Middle School, you’ve likely heard Dr. Macy telling students, “If you can, you must.” This rings true for Sunset Middle School’s Fall Crawl, an all-school walk/run being held at Sunset Middle School on Oct. 21st. Sunset thrives on its support from its PAC, staff and parents. In the coming weeks, students will be asking the community to support them as they raise funds for numerous activities and supplies, such as transportation to field trips, classroom materials and community building incentive...
Boulder Country Day School will host a high school fair for all Boulder County middle school students on Wednesday, October 5. This is the third year that Boulder Country Day has held this event, and this year the attending school list surpasses 70 schools, including local, regional and boarding schools. “This is a golden opportunity for middle school students to consider all of the options available to them at one single event,” Susan Boyle, director of admission and marketing for Boulder Country Day School, said. “We are really excited about...
Dawson has launched a new feature to its schedule this year: periodic days throughout the year designed to promote collaboration and integration between grades and disciplines, called Mustang Days. Increased flexibility built into Dawson’s schedule allows the school to spotlight larger topics and to create even more opportunities for student-driven, hands-on learning. On August 31, the focus was design thinking. Design thinking is an established learning method that integrates creativity, p...
Boulder County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) is helping coordinate more than 40 events around the county as part of Falls Prevention Week, September 19 – 23. A fall can have devastating consequences for an older adult and is a common concern for the families, friends and caregivers of the aging. Every 11 seconds an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall, and every 19 minutes an older adult dies from a fall. Many older adults limit physical and social activities due to fear of f...
Parents need to know the latest youth social media trends and potential dangers in order to help guide their child to post responsibly and stay safe. But how? For most parents, social media is overwhelming. There are thousands of apps and it’s a moving target; what is popular today is out tomorrow. Boulder Country Day School (BCD) is holding an interactive parent presentation that will review what parents need to know about teen social media use. It will also provide helpful resources to help th...
The Residences at Balfour, a retirement community in Louisville, announced the opening of an office of Wisdom Health, a new geriatric primary care medical practice located within the community at 1336 E. Hecla Drive. The practice is owned and operated by Dr. Anne Giesen, D.O., and is currently accepting patients from Balfour and the greater Boulder County community. “It’s a pleasure to expand our medical practice in Boulder to include Balfour, and provide outstanding geriatric care to the res...
Local advertising agency, Tool Studios, announced it will celebrate 15 years of doing business in Boulder County next month. The company opened on the fateful morning of September 11, 2001, but in weathering its rocky start, company owner and principal Charles (Charlie) Bell said, “We really had nowhere to go but up.” Tool Studios moved its offices to downtown Niwot by the end of that first year. Operating with a core of in-house, full-time staff (referred to as the company’s “Tool...
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a 23-week Citizens’ Academy for area residents. Participants will receive information on different aspects of law enforcement work in a classroom setting, as well as have the opportunity to participate in hands-on learning. Participants will meet Thursday evenings from October 6, 2016 through March 30, 2017, with breaks for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Some of the topics to be covered include: •Criminal law •Patrol •Criminal and death investigations •Emergency management...
Boulder Community Health (BCH) is expanding access to health care in Gunbarrel with the opening of a new Boulder Community Health Urgent Care clinic at the existing BCH medical offices, which have served the local community for years. Located at 6685 Gunpark Drive East, Suite 102, the BCH Urgent Care is open to treat patients seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., 365 days a year. Patients are seen on a walk-in basis, with no appointment required. The BCH Urgent Care provides a convenient...
Dawson School is fortunate to have a sizable campus, and during the summer months when school is not in session it is home to a myriad of programs: numerous summer camps, as well as special programs such as those organized with the I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County, and the Dawson Summer Initiative program for high-achieving public middle school students. Periodically this summer, however, it has also been home to a marked influx of law enforcement officers as the Boulder County Sherif...
Niwot’s Tommy Stager made a strong finish to his 2015-2016 wrestling campaign, narrowly missing All American status. Since the school year ended in May, the Niwot High School senior has competed for Team Vision Quest Colorado in the NHSCA National Folkstyle Duals in Virginia Beach, and the AAU National “Disney” Duals in Orlando. Stager was 6-1 in Virginia Beach and 11-3 in Orlando. He was one of two Colorado wrestlers to win a medal (bronze) in the AAU Duals. Stager then focused his atten...
A release from Boulder County Public Health has confirmed that mosquitoes in a mosquito pool in Longmont have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). The positive pool came from a trap located at the Shores-Concord Way in northwest Longmont. Positive mosquito pools have also been confirmed in Larimer County this year. “Unfortunately, wet weather followed by high temperatures creates an ideal environment for mosquitos to breed,” said Lane Drager, Boulder County Public Health Consumer Protection program coordinator. “Now is the time to take...
Sunday afternoon at 4:40 p.m., Boulder County sheriff’s detectives arrested two men at the Nederland High School evacuation site for their suspected role in the start of the Cold Springs Fire. Jimmy Andrew Suggs, 28, and Zackary Ryan Kuykendall, 26, both of Vinemont, Alabama, have been charged with 4th Degree Arson, a class four felony. The men face a felony arson charge because lives were endangered as a result of the fire. Fire investigators and sheriff’s detectives were able to determine tha...
Classes may not be in session, but there is always plenty of activity over the summer on the Dawson School campus, from Dawson Summer Camps and the Dawson Summer Initiative, to the big Prep Lacrosse Showcase, and Boulder County's sheriffs using campus for training. Among all of those folks coming and going, you will find a dedicated core of volunteers who look after Dawson's two Learning Gardens and look in on the school's newest 'enrollees' : chickens. The four gorgeous hens (a Rhode Island...
