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Articles from the April 14, 2016 edition


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  • Niwot baseball wins one, drops two during spring break

    Thorn Compton, [email protected]|Apr 14, 2016

    The Niwot High School baseball team had a full schedule of conference play this week as the Cougars took on Centaurus at home last Tuesday, April 5, then played a home and home series with Mountain View, traveling to Mountain View last Thursday, April 7 then facing them at home on Saturday, April 9. While the Cougars would have liked to walk away with three wins on the week, they had to settle for a win against Centaurus and two close losses to undefeated Mountain View. Against Centaurus, Niwot...

  • Man arrested in attempted dog drowning gets 25 years

    Aurelia Pollard, [email protected]|Apr 14, 2016

    It was no April Fool’s joke when Frank Richard Duran of Lafayette was sentenced to 25 years in prison at Weld County District Court on Friday, April 1. Duran was arrested for setting a Niwot home on fire last year and attempting to drown a Pomeranian, “Cujo,” in addition to other crimes in Weld County. He pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and arson charges. Prosecutes decided to drop burglary, felony menacing, motor vehicle theft, child abuse, and trespassing charges. After Duran’s spree o...

  • NCA gears up for annual meeting

    Kim Glasscock, [email protected]|Apr 14, 2016

    Honoring volunteers, highlighting activities and discussing issues of interest in Niwot are on the agenda of the Niwot Community Association’s (NCA) annual membership meeting set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at the Left Hand Grange, 195 Second Avenue, Niwot. All NCA members are invited to attend the meeting; those who are not members can join the NCA that evening as long as they live in the NCA’s service area, which includes the greater Niwot area and a small portion of Gunbarrel. The cost for a yearly NCA membership is $30. The meeting wil...

  • No Pot in Niwot responds to changed marijuana application

    Aurelia Pollard, [email protected]|Apr 14, 2016

    Following the recent changes to Colorado Real Estate Holdings’ (CREH) application for a proposed marijuana retail facility in Niwot, No Pot in Niwot submitted its response to Boulder County. Last month, Ernie Craumer of Colorado Real Estate Holdings altered his application to be a marijuana retail facility and withdrew his request for a cultivation facility. “CREH has listened to the community concerns of Niwot in making this decision,” Craumer said in his updated application. “The concerns expressed by the Niwot community were mostly with re...

  • ShopGirl offers high-end consignment boutique to community

    Aurelia Pollard, [email protected]|Apr 14, 2016

    For most women shopping is a favorite pastime, and even those who don’t label themselves ‘shopaholics’ would admit to enjoying browsing through stores every now and then. A new store in Niwot hopes to give women throughout Boulder County and Denver a place to come buy and sell once-loved, high-end fashion items. ShopGirl owners Rita Williamson and Bethany Fetté are full of life and a love for fashion, whether it’s Chanel, Free People or Lulu Lemon. Williamson used to own Silhouette Massage,...

  • Design thinking drives problem solving at Heatherwood

    Jennifer Simms, [email protected]|Apr 14, 2016

    A new play structure. The best backpack ever. Over 300 Heatherwood Elementary School parents and students used the Design Thinking method to dream up solutions for common elementary school problems, at the first ever family challenge night on Thursday, April 7. Participants worked together as a family to design and build a product prototype, which they presented to a classroom of participants. “I liked all the colors and using all the puff balls,” second grader Kaitlyn Tschoepe said as she exp...

  • Niwot LID discusses flowers and charging stations

    Aurelia Pollard, [email protected]|Apr 14, 2016

    The Niwot Local Improvement District (LID) met on Tue., April 5 to discuss a funding request for flowers and the issue of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Niwot. The only funding request for the night was for flowers, with the Niwot Business Association (NBA) submitting an $18,000 application. Carrie Wise presented the request for funds on behalf of NBA Streetscapes Chair Chuck Klueber, who couldn’t be at the meeting. Last year the LID funded the NBA request for $13,000 for the flowers along Second Avenue and Cottonwood Square, and s...

  • Out in Leftfield

    Bruce Warren, [email protected]|Apr 14, 2016

    TRACK Lauren Sharpe (Niwot) and Rachel Sharpe (Niwot) competed for the University of Colorado at the Tom Benich Invite in Greeley April 2. Lauren took 14th in the 100M Hurdles with a time of 16.29, while Rachel was right behind, finishing 15th with a time of 16.56. In the 400M event, Rachel took 12th with a time of 26.21, while Lauren finished 15th with a time of 26.81. In their best event of the day, the Sharpe sisters placed ninth (Rachel) and tenth (Lauren) in the Long Jump, with leaps of 5.15M and 5.10M, respectively. A week later, Rachel...