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Articles from the March 15, 2018 edition


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  • Raising the Bar: Clark, Wills receive “Best Attorney” awards at State Mock Trial

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Mar 15, 2018

    Niwot students Kynzie Clark and Reagan Wills may have argued opposite sides in The People vs. Bailey Forsythe, but both came out of last weekend’s State Mock Trial Tournament with a clear win. Based on their convincing courtroom performances during the two-day event held March 9-10 at the Weld County Justice Center in Greeley, Clark (prosecution) and Wills (defense) beat out more than 150 other participants to earn two of the competition’s 12 “Best Attorney” awards, an honor that attorne...

  • Youthful fidgeting raises firehouse improvement funds

    Vicky Dorvee, [email protected]|Mar 15, 2018

    Seven-year-old Edsel Bennett of Niwot stepped up for his community by initiating a creative fundraising event on behalf of Niwot’s Firehouse Museum forecourt restoration project. During March’s First Friday Art Walk, Bennett’s fidget spinner skills were on full display for a requested donations of five cents. Spectators at the downtown event happily paid more than that for the unique show and, as a result he raised $13 for the project. The Niwot Historical Society committee organized to raise...

  • Anna McCarthy scores five goals in season opener

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Mar 15, 2018

    Senior Anna McCarthy and the Niwot girls soccer team kicked off the season in dramatic fashion with a 6-2 rout of the Skyview Wolverines on March 8. The speedy McCarthy scored two goals in the first ten minutes on her way to a career-high five goals on the night, more than exceeding the already-high expectations of coach Stephen Dimit. “I didn’t expect five, but I did expect the first two because she was just ready to do those,” Dimit said. “And I was really proud of the way she stepped up in t...

  • Pot luck to fill brains and bellies

    Jesse Murphy, [email protected]|Mar 15, 2018

    Four Niwot neighbors and friends, Tina Eden, Patti Hoge, Liana Street and Dawn Server are hosting a pot luck dinner this weekend at The Left Hand Grange. The dinner is March 18 from 4:30 to 6:30. Bring a dish to share and place settings; beverages will be provided. The purpose of the pot luck is to educate people about pollinators — specifically why populations are declining and ways humans can help. “The reason for the pot luck is to have a pollinator safe neighborhood,” Eden said. “It’s informative to let people know that there have been...

  • Niwot High girls’ cybersecurity teams excel at national challenge

    Vicky Dorvee, [email protected]|Mar 15, 2018

    There’s an old saying that “To catch a thief, you have to think like one.” For five intense days, two teams of Niwot High School (NHS) girls rewired their thought processes to compete in a computer security challenge to thwart cybercrime. Stepping into the virtual shoes of hackers, the teams out-performed their competitors admirably. The Coding Cougars team, made up of Julia Curd (sophomore), Davita Bird (sophomore), Michelle Tran (senior) and Aileen Ma (senior) finished first in the state...