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COURIER CROSSWORD CORNER ANSWERS NOVEMBER 1, 2023
ACROSS 3. hammer 4. Mead 7. regionals 10. six 11. Key 12. Flentie 14. pride 15. candy 16. Lemons DOWN 1. rumble 2. Phoenix 4. Murphy 5. Gardner 6. Ritzenhein 8. scout 9. Schlepp 13. playoffs... Full story
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Photo of the Week Could Be Yours
Calling all photographers, intentional or accidental! The Left Hand Valley Courier’s Photo of the Week feature is open to any area resident who personally photographs Niwot-Gunbarrel area sights, including people (with permission, of course),...
Cougar cross country teams run away with two state titles
For the sixth time in six years, the Niwot High School girls cross country team reigns supreme in Colorado. And, not to be outdone, after a disappointing two-year hiatus, the Cougar boys team...
Goblins and ghouls ramble about in Niwot
Snow came early on Saturday, Oct. 28, but it did not deter the hundreds of costumed children (and adults) who gathered in Niwot for the annual Great Pumpkin Party. Pat Murphy, who has been the...
Bill O'Donnell and Jerry & Marsha Slepicka honored with Golden Hammer Award
One of the highlights of the annual Great Pumpkin Party in Niwot is the presentation of the Curtis Lizakowski Golden Hammer Award. This year, event organizer Pat Murphy made the presentation on Oct. 2...
Let's Talk About...Being Sick
Ok. I have Covid. I have no idea where I got it since I barely go anywhere. But what I do know is that Covid is no fun. And not funny. I know some people have mild cases, others have serious...
Ethan Knightchilde brings ghost stories of the west to Niwot
A full house listened to Ethan Knightchilde tell ghost stories of the old west at the Left Hand Grange Oct. 25. The presentation, titled "Tales of the Haunted West," was part of the 5-part Now &...
Open Studios Art at the former Niwot Feed Store for holiday show
There will be more art in Niwot this holiday season. Open Studios is returning to the former Feed Store on 2nd Avenue to showcase work by local artists in their Holiday Pop Up Art and Gift Gallery....
Niwot Marching Band competes at Greeley Invitational Marching Festival
For the first time since 2018, the "Pride of Niwot" Cougar Marching Band attended the Greeley Invitational Marching Festival on Saturday Oct. 21. High schools from Greeley, Loveland, Longmont, and...
Arts Student of the Week: Allison Gundmundson
When Allison Gundmundson was in elementary school, she learned that Candlelight Dinner Playhouse hosted acting classes that included children. Whenever she could find the time, Gundmundson would join...
Sunset Middle School band marches with "Pride of Niwot" in Longmont
The Sunset Middle School seventh and eighth-graders in Advanced Band joined the Niwot High School Marching Band in the Longmont Halloween Parade on Oct. 28. The event provides middle school students...
Rumble strips to be installed on Diagonal Highway
Boulder County announced that the first phase of the safety improvements on Colorado Highway 119, also known as the Diagonal Highway, will begin on Nov. 1. Rumble strips will be installed on the outsi...
Local artist Carolyn Bradley to appear at Inkberry Books on First Friday
Carolyn Bradley will be showcasing her art at the Niwot First Friday Art Walk on Nov. 3, at Inkberry Books. A Niwot resident, Bradley's oil paintings express the beauty and wonder of the natural...
Niwot gymnasts win regionals
Mission accomplished. In a complete team effort, the Niwot High School girls gymnastics squad met this past week’s goal of winning their regional meet, which propels the Cougars into the 4A state championship meet Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and...
Niwot volleyball goes 2-2 in elite tournament
The Niwot High School Cougars split four games at the Cheyenne Mountain tournament in Colorado Springs over the weekend. The tournament invites only go to the top 10 teams in Class 3A, the top 12...
Niwot High football falls to Riverdale Ridge, 35-17
The Niwot High School football team has fallen for the fifth straight time in a competitive game, this time against the 8-1 Riverdale Ridge High School Ravens. Niwot lost 35-17 but played close until...
Niwot beats Pueblo Centennial 2-1 to advance to the second round of the soccer playoffs
The Niwot High School's soccer team is moving on in this year's 2023 playoffs, making it out of the first round with a win against the Pueblo Centennial High School Bulldogs. Niwot won the game 2-1, w...
Niwot High unified bowling nearing season's end
Another memorable season for the Niwot High unified bowling team is nearing its end. Comprised of NHS students with disabilities, the program's final regular season competition was held on Monday,...
Student Athlete of the Week: Bo Gardner
Bo Gardner's first career postseason goal came at an opportune time for the Niwot High School boys soccer team. Stuck in a 1-1 deadlock with Pueblo Centennial late in the second half, Gardner...
