Articles from the April 5, 2023 edition
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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),...
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COURIER CROSSWORD CORNER ANSWERS APRIL 5, 2023
ACROSS 3. flat 5. grate 7. underpass 11. Alger 13. Meredith 14. emerald 17. tub 18. banquette 19. wind 20. two 22. adult 23. Texas 24. Martin 25. NoCo DOWN 1. Maxwell 2. etiquette 4. period 6. Nunnel 8. summer 9. hurdles 10. Humane 12. rainbows 15....
Commissioners to hear Niwot underpass proposal
The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a hearing on Monday, April 31 at 1 p.m. to hear a proposal from Niwot for a multi-modal transportation underpass to improve safety at the...
County Commissioners abolish Daylight Savings Time
The Boulder County Commissioners met for an emergency meeting on Saturday, April 1, to abolish Daylight Savings Time in Boulder County. Daylight Savings Time was enacted during World War I to conserve energy and has been the law in most states in...
Boulder gets serious about regulating e-bikes
Niwotian Hans "Sparky" Wheeler normally has a calm ride into Boulder in the morning on his e-bike. Wheeler's usual route is to take Niwot Road to CO 119 (the Diagonal) and "ride to Boulder on the...
Niwot Elementary chosen for new pilot program
Niwot Elementary School was honored April 1 when the school was chosen among dozens of applicants to pilot a new program for fifth graders. The program will combine elements of geography, physics,...
Wind Wreckage
On Friday, March 31, the Front Range experienced high winds, creating hazardous driving conditions and causing significant property damage. The National Weather Service issued a "blowing dust...
Left Hand Laurel: Kristin Alger
A Colorado native, this month's Left Hand Laurel recipient, Kristin Alger, grew up following her parents' advice to "always be a volunteer." Now a half century later, this long-time employee of the...
Norman "Norm" F. Steiner
Norman "Norm" Frederick Steiner, 89, of Longmont, Colorado passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Casey's Pond Senior Living in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Norm was born December 19, 1933, in...
Death Notice
Gail M. (Sheffler) Lacey died March 15, 2023, after a short illness. Gail lived most of her life in the Boulder/Niwot/Longmont area. Services will be held on May 7, 2023, at 1:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2200 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado. In...
Where are they now? - Niwot High alum Justin Rolando
Graduating from Niwot High School in 2005 was only the start of Justin Rolando's educational journey. Four years at the University of Colorado Boulder and eight years at Caltech where he earned a...
Let's Talk About...Banquette Étiquette
Ok. You know sometimes when you go out to dinner, you are pleasantly hungry, and looking forward to some good conversation, good food and some one-on-one time? You walk in, the host smiles and says,...
Self-care in nature
One of the most popular and effective forms of self-care is getting outdoors for physical activity. Incorporating nature into a self-care routine doesn’t have to cost anything (maybe except for investing in a new pair of sneakers), which makes...
March review: "Never Summer: A Thousand Rainbows"
Some of my friends have called me a "keeper of stories," and as much as I take pride in that title, I don't feel as though I've lived enough to be a keeper of my own stories yet. Instead, I collect...
Coot Lake repairs
This past week, the Boulder Parks and Recreation Department's Forestry Division conducted necessary tree work near Coot Lake. The project removed several Russian olive trees along the trail parallel...
Champion champions period poverty
When Niwot eighth-grader Meredith Champion of Boulder Country Day School had to choose her Middle School IB Program capstone project, it became the beginning of a journey that transcended the simple...
Niwot High School girls soccer loses 2, falls to 1-4
The Niwot High School girls soccer team came out of spring break with a two-game week against two tough opponents. The first game was against the eighth-ranked Mead High School Mavericks on March 29,...
First home meet a success for Niwot track and field
Scoring a meet-best 220 overall points was an added bonus for a Niwot High School track and field program hosting its first-ever home meet in school history on April 1. Aided by first-place finishes...
Golfing for cats and dogs
Niwot High golfer and International Baccalaureate (IB) student Mina O'Dell was looking for a CAS project (Creativity, Activity, Service) that would benefit a local worthy cause. "I'm an animal...
Arts Student of the Week Micah McGhee
A few weeks before opening night, students from Erie Middle School came to see a special performance of Niwot High School's "Beauty and the Beast." "All the kids absolutely loved it!" said NHS...
Student Athlete of the Week Kimora Northrup
Short-distance standout Kimora Northrup is still hunting for some more hardware in the final stage of her accomplished Niwot High School track and field career. Already an individual Class 4A state...
