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  • Niwot Historical Society presents the history of Haystack Golf Course

    Leonard Sitongia|Oct 5, 2022

    Niwot Historical Society President Kathy Koehler presented the second lecture in the current season of the "Niwot Now & Then" series at the Left Hand Grange on Oct. 2. The presentation, "The History & Story of the Haystack Mountain Golf Course," was created by Koehler through a massive effort to gather interviews, photographs, drone video, documents and artifacts related to the well-known local golf course, which closed last year. Asked why she did this work, Koehler responded in a way...

  • Home on the Grange

    Vicky Dorvee|Sep 28, 2022

    Upcoming Events at the Grange Niwot Historical Society Documentary on Haystack Mountain Golf Course The Niwot Historical Society will present its second Then & Now fall lecture titled, "Haystack Mountain Golf Course," on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. This documentary shares the history of the property, the golf course, and events that were hosted by the Ebel family over their 55 years of ownership. The film was created by the Niwot Historical Society and marks the anniversary of the...

  • Home on the Grange

    Vicky Dorvee|Sep 21, 2022

    Niwot’s Left Hand Grange No. 9 was founded in 1873 and is now the oldest active Grange in Colorado. In 1945, Left Hand Grange, Inc., a non-profit corporation, purchased the present building at 195 Second Avenue, formerly Nelson Hall, for $750, and it has served as the home of Left Hand Grange No. 9 ever since. While initially providing an outlet for farmers and country folks to interact socially, to share ideas and resources, and to stay in touch with local politics, these days Left Hand...

  • Niwot Historical Society back to pre-COVID-19 lectures

    Leonard Sitongia|Sep 21, 2022

    The Niwot Historical Society (NHS) held its first public lecture with a live audience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 18 in the Left Hand Grange No. 9. The lecturer was Larry Dorsey, well-known railroad historian, trustee of the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden and past chair of the Superior Historical Commission. Dorsey gave one of the first lectures to the Society in 2011. In total, he has given six lectures about Colorado railroading. Two are presently viewable on the...

  • Niwot Historical Society Hosts Fire House Museum Tours on the 4th

    Kristen Arendt|Jul 6, 2022

    On Monday, July 4, the Niwot Historical Society welcomed Fourth of July parade-goers to take a self-guided tour of the Niwot Fire House Museum as part of their patriotic revels. The Niwot Fire House, which was built in 1910 to house the Niwot area firefighting equipment, now is a tiny museum packed with local historic items, including classic school desks, an old anvil, old post office boxes, and other Niwot artifacts. Attendees young and old enjoyed a stop-off at the museum for a self-paced...

  • Left Hand Valley Courier: 25 years in the making

    Bruce Warren|Mar 30, 2022

    "Late November back in '96...' (to paraphrase an old Four Seasons song - December, 1963), seven of us got together to talk about creating a newspaper in the Niwot-Gunbarrel area. In alphabetical order - Karen Copperberg, Ron Goodman, Selene {Luna) Hall, Lori Lindemann, Mary Wolbach Lopert, Vicki Maurer and Bruce (Biff) Warren. None of us had any real newspaper experience beyond our high school years. We reached out to several people to see if they were interested in joining us, but in the end,...

  • Student-Athlete of the Week: Sydney Rothstein

    Jocelyn Rowley|Mar 30, 2022

    When Sydney Rothstein was six years old, her father started taking her to the late lamented Haystack Mountain golf course where, through a series of outrageous bets and parental indulgence, he didn't just teach his daughter how to play the game, but made her fall in love with it. More than a decade later, Rothstein has turned that love for golf into a successful high school career at Niwot High that has included two state tournament appearances, and a lot of fun with friends along the way. But...

  • Historical Society offers Niwot winter notecards

    Jocelyn Rowley|Nov 24, 2021

    Since 1993, the Niwot Historical Society has been on a mission to collect, preserve, and share memories from the town's rich and storied past, which stretches back nearly 150 years. Starting Saturday, Nov. 27, you can help support that mission and check an item off of your holiday to-do list with the purchase of a limited edition Niwot greeting card, featuring original artwork and a short lesson in local history. "The original watercolor paintings of a Niwot location have been donated for our...

  • Niwot LID committee hosts community groups

    Jocelyn Rowley|Nov 10, 2021

    As part of the effort to update the town's five-year strategic plan, the Niwot Local Improvement District Advisory Committee invited leaders from more than a dozen local community organizations to a round table discussion at the Left Hand Grange on Nov. 2 to discuss how to prioritize tax revenues over the coming years and encourage cooperation among the groups on community projects. Among the groups represented were the Niwot Business Association, Niwot Community Association, the Rotary Club of...

  • Final round: An emotional goodbye to 'the golf course for everyone'

    Patricia Logan|Oct 6, 2021

    First Hole A hawk whistles as it lands on the giant cottonwood just behind the first tee. It's an appropriate send-off as I begin my final round at Haystack Mountain Golf Course. As always, there is something that takes my attention away from the little white ball when I'm here, whether it is the wildlife, peach and purple sunsets, stately trees or the tawny slopes of the odd bump on the horizon, Haystack Mountain itself. This late summer day is the last time I'll play the nine-hole course off...

  • How does Niwot work? - Part 10

    Bruce Warren|May 12, 2021

    Eli Buzas brought the idea of forming an education foundation to Niwot High School from Florida when he moved to Colorado in 1991. Buzas, who died earlier this year of COVID-19 complications, envisioned a foundation that did more than provide scholarships to students. Other school foundations in the school district raised money for scholarships, but Buzas had in mind a foundation that could fund current projects as well as develop a long-range funding program. Through his leadership while workin...

  • Tee time coming to an end

    Vicky Dorvee|May 5, 2021

    Geologically prominent Haystack Mountain has long been in the midst of area history and now it will be marking another transition. Protruding several hundred feet over the Left Hand Creek Valley, the mountain served as an excellent vantage point to watch over buffalo and a sturdy weather barrier as Chief Niwot's Arapaho tribe spent winters in the valley until they were forced to move to Sand Creek in the 1860's. The US government sold a 240-acre parcel that included the mountain to local...

  • Haystack tensions heat up with liquor license renewal

    Hannah Stewart|Aug 12, 2020

    For approximately the past three years, there has been tension between Haystack Golf Course and some of the neighbors in and near the adjacent Brigadoon Glen residential area. Complaints have been made against the golf course accusing the facility of both liquor license and land use code violations. "They have a history of violating their liquor license by serving at the residence and they were issued a violation in August 2018," said neighbor Martin Magill. "[And] there's a zoning case open."...

  • Haystack neighbors: 'We're not harassers.'

    Jocelyn Rowley|Oct 16, 2019

    Brigadoon Glen residents Martin and Kim Magill want to set the record straight about what they term "the commercialization in our backyard." "We're not harassers," Martin Magill said. "Nothing could be further from the truth." For more than a dozen years, the pair have lived on Haystack Golf Course's eastern edge, and argue that the increase in noise and traffic from weddings at the 53-year old Niwot landmark have threatened to destroy "the peace and quiet of this beautiful area we live in."...

  • Haystack Golf Course in a quandary

    Vicky Dorvee|Sep 25, 2019

    Haystack Golf Course's website reads, "Since the 1800s, this land has been cherished for its beauty, bounty, adversity, and challenge." Fifty-three years since its inception those words continue to ring true. Julia Pirnack's mother and father, Lois and Bud Ebel purchased the 214-acre parcel of land on Niwot Road in 1963, including the volcano-shaped Haystack Mountain, after being smitten by its splendor. Originally a livestock and hay farm, the Ebels transformed it into a nine-hole golf course...

  • NHS sports schedule - sponsored by Haystack Mountain Golf Course

    May 3, 2017

    Wednesday, May 3 Girls Tennis: Class 4A Region 5 Tournament, Longmont Rec Center, 8 a.m. Thursday, May 4 Girls Tennis: Class 4A Region 5 tournament, Longmont Rec Center, 8 a.m. Boys Swimming: Greeley Central at Silver Creek, Centennial Pool, 3:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: Littleton at Niwot, 4 p.m. Friday, May 5 Track: Conference Championships, Longmont High School Girls Golf: Class 4A Region 4 tournament, Murphy Creek (Aurora) Saturday, May 6 Track: Conference Championships, Longmont High School...

  • Niwot High School sports schedule

    Apr 26, 2017

    This week's schedule for the Cougars, sponsored by Haystack Mountain Golf Course Wednesday, April 26 Girls Golf: Northern League Event #7, Estes Park Golf Course, 1 p.m. Thursday, April 27 Baseball: Niwot at Longmont, 4 p.m. Girls Soccer: Niwot at Northridge, TBD Friday, April 28 Track: No Name Invite, Longmont High School, 3 p.m. Boys Swimming: Mt. View Invite, Mt. View Aquatic Center, 4 p.m. Girls Soccer: Littleton at Niwot, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29 Boys Swimming: Mt. View Invite, Mt. View Aquatic Center, 4 p.m. Baseball: Longmont at Niwot,...

  • Hi-Tech golf at Haystack

    Jeremy Jaeger|Dec 25, 2016

    Snow on the ground got you down, golfers? Well, Becky Clark at Haystack Mountain Golf Course just might have the cure for your wintertime blues. Clark is the golf pro at Haystack Mountain, and she runs a “virtual golf” operation in a small, cozy building just north of the main clubhouse. Inside there’s a tee-box in the center of the room, from which you take your swings; with real clubs, with which you strike a real ball. After that, the “virtual” part takes over. The set-up includes video cameras, motion-capture machinery beneath the...

  • Haystack celebrates 50 years, mourns loss

    Jesse Murphy, Left Hand Valley Courier|Jul 18, 2016

    Haystack Mountain Golf Course recently marked 50 years in business on Niwot road, but this week also marked the passing of owner Lois Ebel. Mike Hammerstone, who has worked at the course for eight years, sent out this statement on Monday. “It is with the heaviest and saddest of hearts that I regret to inform you that Lois Ebel, owner of Haystack Mountain Golf Course, has passed away. She passed peacefully surrounded by family and loved ones. We thank you for your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.” The party earlier this...

  • Niwot Rotary holds spring fundraiser

    Aurelia Pollard, [email protected]|May 12, 2016

    The Rotary Club of Niwot is involved in many local and international projects and education services. Niwot’s club holds two fundraisers each year, Oktoberfest in the fall and Wine, Cheese, and Chocolate in the spring, to help raise money for various humanitarian projects. On Saturday, May 14, the Niwot Rotary will be holding its sixth Wine, Cheese, and Chocolate tasting fundraiser for the community. Kamla Chopra, rotary member and local real estate agent, said the event has grown every year and has become something people look forward to...