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Articles from the January 25, 2018 edition


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  • Neighborhood Learning Center of Niwot to close this May

    Vicky Dorvee, [email protected]|Jan 25, 2018

    A Niwot mainstay will be bidding farewell to the community when the Neighborhood Learning Center of Niwot closes its doors at the end of the school year. The property, located at 304 Franklin Street, is slated to be revamped for the care of four-pawed family members. The transition will mark the end of a Niwot-based preschool and daycare program, which has run for nearly 40 years on the site. The building, first built as a church by what is now the Niwot United Methodist Church on Lookout Road,...

  • Girls swimming: Niwot takes second at All City Meet

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Jan 25, 2018

    Niwot swimmers took first or second place in seven of 12 events at the four-team All-City meet on Jan. 20, but it wasn’t quite enough to overtake the Silver Creek juggernaut. With a team score of 375 points, the Cougars finished second to the Raptors (455) for the fourth straight year, and will have to wait until 2019 for their next chance to reclaim the “Best in Longmont” title. “I’m thrilled to get second - the girls did great,” Niwot head coach Sarah Stamp said following the four-team m...

  • Wrestling: Underclassmen power Niwot to win over Silver Creek

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Jan 25, 2018

    Led by first-year wrestlers Julian Molina and Matt Bitterman, the Niwot Cougars outlasted cross-town rival Silver Creek Thursday night Jan. 18, picking up their second Northern League victory of the year. “I am very proud of the two of them,” Matthews said following the win. “To come out for wrestling as sophomores for the first time is tough and they have embraced the grind.” Senior Brandon Barton (138 pounds) notched his sixth win of 2018 in the 41-36 Cougar victory, while sophomore Keith H...

  • Boys Basketball: Struggles continue as losing streak hits 13 games

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Jan 25, 2018

    It’s been an undeniably rough few weeks for the Niwot boys basketball team. Since resuming conference play on Jan. 9 against Longmont, the Cougars have gone 0-4, while scoring just 40 points per game, and losing by an average of nearly 32 points. With just nine games to go in the season, the Cougars’ playoff hopes are gone, but head coach Eric Hejl is hoping to end the year on a high note nevertheless. “At this point, a lot of guys have to take a hard look in the mirror and decide why they...

  • Inkberry Books to open in Cottonwood Square

    Jesse Murphy, [email protected]|Jan 25, 2018

    Gene Hayworth, owner of Inkberry Books, will be holding a grand opening on Feb. 3 at the new location at 7960 Niwot Road, Suite B-3, in Cottonwood Square, the former location of HMK Jewelers. Inkberry books will have a catalog of over 4,000 new, gently used, and out-of-print books along with book-related merchandise. Hayworth had a lease at another location for the business, but ultimately decided to move it downtown. “Originally the other space was a lot bigger so we had planned to have a wine...