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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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
Boulder County Commissioners have maintained an active schedule throughout June 2025, addressing emergency preparedness, infrastructure improvements, and community engagement while preparing for continued administrative work through early July. The month began with significant emergency preparedness initiatives during the June 5 meeting, where Commissioners Marta Loachamin and Ashley Stolzmann approved nearly half a million dollars in emergency services grants for search and rescue operations...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
Lee Ann O’Donnell Niwot area resident, Lee Ann O’Donnell, died Feb. 2, 2025, from a rare variant of ALS. A celebration in her memory was held at her hom on June 7, 2025. Thomas Valeski Former longtime Gunbarrel resident, Thomas “Tom” Valeski, age 79, died March 9, 2025. Memories will be shared in Boulder on June 22, 2025. For more information, contact tevmemorial25@gmail.com. Jack Reneaud Former longtime Niwot resident, Jack Reneaud, age 92, died June 6, 2025.... Full story
The second week of Rock & Rails brought a burst of energy to Whistle Stop Park on Thursday, June 12, despite a cool breeze in the middle and a few raindrops. The second performance in the 2025 Rock & Rails series featured a pair of Niwot favorites, starting with singer-songwriter Dean Himes, followed by the Rock & Rails debut of the headliner, House Blend Band. As the skies drizzled, Himes took the stage at 5 p.m. for a lively, guitar-forward set. A 2022 Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame...
On Tuesday, June 10, the Board of Boulder County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a Parks & Open Space request to purchase land at 5701 North 79th Street in Gunbarrel, owned by the Tennis Center of the Rockies, LLC. for $1,800,000. Tennis Center of the Rockies, LLC had purchased the property in January 2024 for $1,750,000, according to Boulder County Assessor records. The county's purchase of the 20-acre plot of land marks the end of plans to build a large, 26-court tennis center on 79th Street...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
The weather was no match for the dedicated crowd at the first Rock & Rails concert of the season on Thursday, June 5. Despite the cool temperatures and persistent drizzle during the headliner, fans filled Whistle Stop Park to enjoy an unforgettable start of Niwot's beloved summer concert series. This was not a concert to miss. The night opened with Mark Oblinger, a renowned musician and Emmy-winning composer, who took the stage with Linda Lawson and two other award-winning musicians. Oblinger's...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
CO 119/Diagonal Highway Traffic Updates Continuing traffic signaling work along the CO 119/Diagonal Highway will cause the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to conduct various southbound right shoulder closures, between Hover Street and Jay Road, until Friday, June 6, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Due to weather occurrences on May 28 and May 29, CDOT has rescheduled the lane closures for Airport Road and CO 119/Diagonal Highway to the anticipated date of June 3. Once commenced under favorable weather, CDOT will reduce the southbound...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
This is a monthly feature summarizing the activities of the Boulder County Commissioners. Boulder County Commissioners background information: The Boulder County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) are Claire Levy, Marta Loachamin, and Ashley Stolzmann. Each commissioner is elected at-large to a four-year term. They are elected by and represent the entire county with a population of 330,758 according to the U.S. 2020 census, but each comes from a different district. The BOCC is responsible for...
Twenty-one years after graduating from Niwot High School, Emily Harrington has traded Colorado's Front Range for Lake Tahoe's alpine setting, but her connection to the outdoors that began in Boulder has only grown stronger. The 2004 Niwot graduate made international headlines when she became the first woman to free climb El Capitan's Golden Gate route in Yosemite National Park in under 24 hours, cementing her place among the world's elite climbers. But for those who knew her growing up in...
In just a few weeks, Rock & Rails returns to Whistle Stop Park on Thursday nights with the same positive audience energy that has persuaded some of Colorado's best bands to return year after year. As always, there will be dancing, food trucks, beverages, a 5 p.m. happy hour, volunteers who make guests feel at home, and "Gargoyles" enthusiastically offering helpful recycling and composting guidance. The 2025 series is also starting strong with perennial crowd favorite, Chris Daniels and the...
When Elise Cranny picked up the phone and heard Niwot High School principal Eric Rauschkolb and athletic director Joe Brown on the other end, she did not expect anything out of the ordinary. "I just figured maybe it was something for the cross country team," Cranny said. "I didn't even think it could be this." Rauschkolb and Brown told Cranny she had been selected for the Class of 2025 Niwot High School Hall of Fame. The two-time Olympian, NCAA standout at Stanford, and professional runner was...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
Mike Moat was not supposed to go to Niwot High School. He spent his younger years in Gunbarrel on the Boulder Valley School District side of the line. His older sister Christine had gone to Boulder High School. After his parents divorced, his father still lived in Gunbarrel, but his mother moved to Niwot. Their son spent alternate weeks with each parent. Although his home in Gunbarrel was targeted for Boulder or Fairview High School, he ended up a Cougar because of a neighborly favor, one that...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
A concerning trend has emerged in Niwot and Gunbarrel, with an increase in "porch piracy" and mail thefts. Criminal activity is targeting both residences and institutions, including Niwot United Methodist Church. A Niwot resident was walking his dog early in the morning of Tuesday, April 29, when he came upon seven Boulder County Sheriff's patrol cars. Deputies were responding to a call notifying them that a woman had passed out in a parked car on Greenwood Drive in Niwot. According to a...
As new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump take effect across the U.S., small-town businesses, including those in Niwot and Gunbarrel, are bracing for ripple effects that may not make headlines, but will undoubtedly be felt behind local counters and in backroom supply chains. In recent months, the U.S. has implemented a new round of tariffs on goods imported from countries such as China, including materials such as aluminum, steel, electronics components, packaging, and some food products. While these measures are aimed at protecting...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
This is a monthly feature summarizing the activities of the Boulder County Commissioners. Boulder County Commissioners background information: The Boulder County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is comprised of Claire Levy, Marta Loachamin, and Ashley Stolzmann. Each commissioner is elected at-large to a four-year term. They are elected by and represent the entire county with a population of 330,758 according to the U.S. 2020 census, but each comes from a different district. The BOCC is resp...
ROADS As we have been warned, the median between the north and southbound lanes of CO 119 at Niwot Road is to be completely closed from Monday, April 28 at 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Wednesday May 7 in order to further the bikeway underpass construction. The accompanying map shows the recommended CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation) detours, but there are also turn around opportunities at 83rd Street and Oxford Road in addition to the one shown at Airport Road. If you are considering taking...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
As the May 6 hearing before the Boulder County Commissioners approaches, tensions continue to mount over the proposed 63rd Street Subdivision at the southwest corner of 63rd Street and Niwot Road. The hearing, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Boulder County Courthouse, will determine whether the development moves forward or is permanently blocked. "This does not deter us, we're energized," said community organizers Chris Ennis and Karen Mandery, who have helped coordinate opposition efforts....
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
On Saturday, April 19, Niwot's annual pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt will be held at Niwot High School. The entire community is invited to celebrate the season. Bert's Pancake Breakfast, named in honor of the late Bert Steele of Niwot Market, begins at 7:30 a.m. and serves a hearty breakfast until 10:30 a.m. The price for the breakfast is $10 for adults and $5 for children five and older. Kids age four and younger are free. Proceeds go to the Niwot Community Connection, Live music and a...
ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPACTS At press time, the road closures and impacts for the week, 4/13/25–4/19/25, had yet to be posted by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on the CDOT website or in their emailed newsletter. Niwot residents saw Niwot Road at the intersection with CO 119 closed to traffic on Saturday, April 12. It will close again beginning April 28 at 9 p.m. and continuing through May 7 at 5 a.m. If a commuter approaches this intersection on the east side of CO 119 during t...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPACTS The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has announced the ongoing work associated with the CO 119 Safety, Mobility & Bikeway Improvements Project for the week of April 6 through April 12, The right shoulder on southbound CO 119 will be closed between Jay Road and Hover Street beginning Monday, April 7 at 7 a.m. and ending Friday, April 11 at 5 p.m. for traffic signal work. Niwot Road/CO 119 intersection/median Full closure of the Niwot Road/CO 119 median for...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
Sharon A. Pierson Longtime Gunbarrel resident Sharon A. Pierson, 82, died March 26, 2025. She was employed in the banking industry for many years. Donations may be given to Meals on Wheels of Boulder. Services will be announced at a later date.... Full story
After months of negotiations, the Niwot city council approved Option 34a for an over-underpass access to Niwot from the bikeway-pedestrian-stroller path currently under construction in the CO 119/Diagonal Highway median. Option 34a includes an overpass from the mini-multi-modal path over the Longmont-bound lanes of the Diagonal Highway, using the same design as the 63rd Street overpass in Gunbarrel. "They wanted us to pay them another million dollars to design an underpass, so we figure by...
The Courier often profiles "familiar faces," community members around Niwot and/or Gunbarrel that you might see on a regular basis, but don't know their story. These individuals do a lot for our community to make it the tightly knit and functioning area it is. Yet there are many familiar names without a corresponding face. We call those "Unfamiliar Faces." This week's Unfamiliar Face is Frederick Niwot. His name appears on signs directing motorists to exit 235 on I-25 but, as much as we might...
A steady stream of Niwotians, past and present, visited Niwot Hall on Sunday, March 30, 2025, for an open house celebrating Niwot's Sesquicentennial. The town plat was recorded with Boulder County 150 years earlier, on March 30, 1875. Niwot resident Laura Skaggs, who chaired the organizing committee, was more than pleased with the turnout. Young and old were mesmerized by the slide show which paired photos of buildings past with current photos of the same property. Pete Wernick on banjo, his...
This is a monthly feature summarizing the activities of the Boulder County Commissioners. The Niwot Business Association will be sending you a request for your signature on a letter addressed to the Commissioners. This letter urges the Commissioners to amend the minimum wage ordinance to match the $14.81 rate of neighboring municipalities. Currently, Niwot's minimum wage is $16.57 per hour, and scheduled to rise to $25 per hour by 2030. Data from the Niwot Local Improvement District Advisory...
The $165 million CO 119 Safety, Mobility & Bikeway Project, aimed at enhancing safety, mobility, and adding a bikeway between Longmont and Boulder, has progressed to Niwot. The stretch of Niwot Road between the northbound and southbound lanes of CO 119, which are separated by a grassland area referred to as "the median" in transportation terminology, is scheduled to close from Monday, April 7, to Wednesday, April 16. The closure will enable crews to construct the bikeway underpass at Niwot...
Katie Wallace, who has long been active in local Democratic politics, was selected to fill the vacant Senate District 17 seat previously held by Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis, who resigned amid reports of improper treatment of and use of her staff. Wallace was selected over seven other candidates who were considered for the appointment, which was made by the Boulder County Democratic Party vacancy committee, which consists of approximately 100 members. She will serve until 2026, when she will be up...
On Monday, February 24, middle school and high school students from the Boulder County area were excited to present their science projects at the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) Corden Pharma Regional Science Fair at the Boulder Valley School District Education Center. The BVSD Regional Science Fair website explains, "Science fairs allow students the opportunity to research, create, and present while constructing their own ideas through reading informational text, participating in...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
Fred Mosqueda, the Arapaho Language and Culture Program Outreach Specialist Coordinator for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, returned to Niwot Hall Monday, March 17, and brought his friend, Chester Whiteman of the Cheyenne Tribe who holds a similar role, to address a standing room only crowd of mostly Niwot residents. Mosqueda was the featured speaker in 2024 for the Niwot Historical Society, and was warmly received again. Phillip Yates of the Niwot Cultural Arts Association, which...
The Boulder County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend denial of proposed text amendments to the Land Use Code that would have placed stricter limits on residential home sizes in unincorporated areas of the county. After four hours of testimony on March 19, during which the Planning Commission heard staff presentations, asked questions, and listened to extensive public testimony, the commissioners unanimously recommended that the Board of County Commissioners reject Docket DC-24-0003, which would have modified the Site Plan...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
Niwot's Native Art Show on Sunday, March 16 at Niwot Hall saw a steady stream of visitors, many of whom purchased art and crafts from the emerging Native artists. Tom Myer of Gunbarrel, who helped coordinate the event with Phillip Yates of the Niwot Cultural Arts Association, had his art on display and sold out of some prints. "We had over $4,500 worth of arts and crafts sold by Native artists today at the art market," Myer said. Art included paintings, prints, pencil drawings, cards, jewelry...
In 2004, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) ballot initiative, FasTracks, was a $4.7 billion transit plan for the Denver region, featuring a Northwest Rail line from Union Station to Boulder and Longmont as a key component. Since the FasTracks ballot initiative was passed over 20 years ago, the project has stalled due to poor planning, increasing costs, and a lack of adequate funding resources. The full completion of the Northwest Rail line has been pushed out to 2050 or later, while...
Mike Keffeler The Boulder County Commissioners appointed Niwot resident Mike Keffeler to the Niwot Local Improvement District Advisory Committee (LID) on March 11. Keffeler will become the Niwot Community Association (NCA) representative on the LID, taking over for Jeff Knight, who resigned due to a family move to Texas. Keffeler, who grew up in Niwot, has resided in the Morton Heights subdivision in Niwot for many years with his wife Kristin and 3 daughters.. He serves on the NCA board of...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
The March 4, 2025 meeting of the Niwot Local Improvement District Advisory Committee (LID) began with Jim Ditzel, newly elected president of the Niwot Business Association, taking the place of long-time LID advisory committee member and former NBA president Eric Bergeson. LID Treasurer Mary Coonce reported that year-end sales tax revenues for 2024 were down 8.8% from 2023 at just under $250,000. The biggest losses came from the "Wholesale" (down 50%) and "Other" (down 24%) categories, in...
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), buildings, animals, birds, plants, flowers, events, or anything else. Naturally, there are a few rules to follow: • The photograph must be submitted in jpg format via email to editorial@lhvc.comeditorial@lhvc.com in high resolution. • Please include a caption describing the photo, your name, email addre...
