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Niwot LID approves funding for three more summer events
Niwot's summer calendar will look more like its pre-pandemic norm, after the Niwot Local Improvement District Advisory...
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
Nancy Pitz, (left) Niwot Elementary School, happily accepts coffees for the teachers that Pat Murphy of Niwot Real Estate...
Student-Athlete of the Week Ismael Dominguez
Senior forward Ismael Dominguez didn't earn the nickname "Big Game Ish" by accident. His penchant for being in the right plac...
SVVSD honors its Teachers of the Year
Niwot Elementary's Jessica Easley says she has an amazing job. Her passion for teaching and dedication to her students...
Niwot High senior makes virtual music globally
It's not every teen who can find an emergency bandmate in their house, let alone one who can play Zimbabwean music. When...
SVVSD Teacher of the Year finalists stepped up in new ways
It's always a great honor to be named a finalist for Teacher of the Year, but this year's group earned recognition in a...
Restaurant Night at Chipotle for Mwebaza Foundation
On April 6, Niwot Elementary School and the Mwebaza Foundation are hosting a fundraiser at Chipotle on Ken Pratt Boulevard...
Familiar Face – Tom Studholme
You're in the midst of Thomas Studholme's artwork when you shop and stroll in Niwot. Studholme's paintings are found...
Challenging 2021 season ends for Niwot boys
The Niwot boys didn't end up on the winning end of the score in their 2021 season finale, but even that wasn't enough to...
Left Hand Laurel - Lydia Moy
School volunteer Lydia Moy looks at every opportunity and raises it up a notch. "Your job is not to do 10,000 cutout...
Student-Athlete of the Week - Grace Wardle
Like all seniors in the class of 2021, Niwot girls basketball point guard Grace Wardle has been dealt a rough hand. The...
Niwot remembers Eli Buzas
Sue Prahl couldn't hold back her emotions while talking about her dear friend Eli Buzas. "I just remember his huge heart,"...
Teacher of the Year Nominations now open
In a year full of challenges, educators have gone above and beyond to support their students. Teachers have been placed in...
Student-Athlete of the Week-Elizabeth Duncan
Looking over the long list of Elizabeth Duncan's high school achievements, a few words leap to mind: varied, wide-ranging, un...
It's not too late! End 2020 on a charitable note
The COVID-19 pandemic turned life upside down for most of us over the past 12 months, but it was especially hard on the...
SVVSD plan in play for in-person learning
On Wednesday, Dec. 16 the St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss the return...
SVVSD Board of Education hears 2020 enrollment update
It almost seems that since COVID shook the nation in March, it has been an easy scapegoat for many shortcomings. Even if...
Cookie Moms send holiday cheer from Niwot
The Niwot Patriotic Cookies Moms have been hard at work since Thanksgiving, packing up goodie boxes for the Christmas...
Colorado Gives Day is around the corner
In 1975, the Lutheran Medical Center Foundation was created as a way to support a nonprofit hospital in West Denver. Since...
Familiar Face – Jane Leland Langdon
Jane Leland Langdon's art expresses what's in her heart - a genuine love for life and others. You've seen Langdon's oil and...
Managing COVID-19 not an easy task for schools
With the return of in-person learning on Oct. 5, Niwot schools and the St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) are working...
Familiar Face - Michelle Henzel
Amongst the shapes, colors, and textures inside Niwot's Osmosis Art and Architecture on 2nd Avenue, there's a face locals...
The Community Speaks: Why Local Journalism Matters
In 2020, the public receives news from an enormous number of electronic as well as traditional sources. The information...
St. Vrain parents group seeks return to in-person learning
A growing number of local families are deeply frustrated with full-time remote learning in the St. Vrain Valley School...
Story behind the place: Hagen Field
In last week's edition of the Left Hand Valley Courier, we covered the story behind Niwot's Ritz Field, named after Colorado...
Race to benefit St. Vrain special needs students goes virtual
The annual Sunrise Stampede 10K run-walk has served as the unofficial kick-off to the new school year in St. Vrain Valley...
Students and families digest school district plans for fall
It's not the school year that parents and students would like, but at least it's better than last spring. That's how several...
Niwot Elementary's Odyssey of the Mind team goes to world competition
Much of what students learn in school is something called "crystalline knowledge," or knowledge that is based on...
SVVSD and NHS celebrate Seal of Biliteracy
In the fall of 2019, St. Vrain Valley School District formally announced its participation in awarding the Seal of...
Student of the Week: James Tran
During his four years at Niwot High, James Tran was always eager to accept a new challenge, from joining the knitting club, t...
Beloved Niwot teachers and administrator retiring
This year has been strange and challenging for educators everywhere, including in Niwot. In a time of unprecedented change...
Niwot Historical Society calls on Niwot community to help preserve local COVID-19 history
Though difficult to comprehend in our current environment, the events of COVID-19 mark an unprecedented moment in our shared...
'The excruciating hour' and other adventures in online schooling for young kids
When historians write the history of the coronavirus pandemic, they might want to add this description of online learning...
Left Hand Laurel - Diane Zimmermann
She howls, sews masks, plots to honor grads, helps kids learn, gets them moving, organizes the occasional birthday car-parade...
Graduates invited to join parade to celebrate their accomplishment
Make a float out of your car and come celebrate with a graduation parade. That's what a mom in Heatherwood is telling...
SVVSD Teacher of the Year honors awarded
The Education Foundation of the Saint Vrain Valley School District recently announced the winners of their 2020 Tribute to Te...
Niwot High math teacher honored by district
The socially distant version of the annual Tribute to Teachers awards may have lacked the glamour of a gala, but that didn't...
Local nonprofits get creative to stay afloat
Our local nonprofits do tremendous work in supporting the Boulder County community. However, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic...
Student-Athlete of the Week
By the time she reached high school, senior keeper Quinn Gossett thought her soccer playing days were well behind her, but...
'Easter Bunny' arranges special delivery for the troops
Pat Murphy of Niwot Realty didn't get a chance to hand out candy and prizes at Niwot's annual Easter egg hunt this year, but...
Niwot's Cathy Olkin sending Lucy to the sky
According to Cathy Olkin, a planetary scientist at Boulder's Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), "Probably you've never hear...
Niwot Elementary Children's Book & Art Sale breaks record
This past Wednesday, Niwot Elementary School hosted its 12th annual Children's Book and Art Sale to benefit The Mwebaza...
Niwot Elementary hosts Mwebaza Foundation Book and Art Sale
Stop by Niwot Elementary School on March 4 and shop the 12th annual Children's Book and Art Sale. Each year, the elementary...
Order in the court at Niwot Elementary
On Feb. 20, Niwot Elementary gifted and talented students held a mock trial. Students were assigned several roles, including...
Bronski family publishes definitive gluten-free pizza cookbook
When South Longmont resident Peter Bronski was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2007, the Italian-American author, who came...
Niwot High works with 'rivals' to give kids a Christmas
Three rival high schools came together this past holiday season to bring Christmas to their community. Representatives from...
Judy Lee Gould
Retired Niwot Elementary School front office clerk, Judy Lee Gould, died January 18, 2019 at age 74. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 25 at Howe... Full story
Student-Athlete of the Week: Kyle Reeves
Kyle Reeves has been on the brink of a breakout game for Niwot all season, and when it finally came in the Cougars' 63-40... Full story
Local flower shop Juniper & Twin wins 'historic' award
According to Susy Tallman, owner of Niwot's Juniper & Twine Floral and Gifts, "Flowers make people happy." Tallman, who...
Esperanza means hope
Colorado state minimum wage is $11.10 an hour. But by various exemptions provided by law, many agricultural workers make...
