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Millions of Congolese have suffered for decades amid brutal corrupt leadership, unchecked criminal factions, and genocidal warlords. According to the International Rescue Committee, more than five million people have lost their lives just since 1998 and nearly four million more have been displaced. The complex conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced those fleeing the violence to escape across the border to Uganda, where they are welcomed. Niwot’s Jeanne Ratzloff’s heart...
Alzheimer’s support group An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road, Gunbarrel. Peaches fundraiser for NHS band The Niwot High School band instrumental program have started their 2018 peach sale to help with costs throughout the school year. To pre-order, visit www.niwotpeach.org. Currently the programs consist of a marching band in the fall, two conce...
The Niwot United Methodist Church has been looking for ways to utilize some of their land on Lookout Road and Mt. Evans Place in Gunbarrel, and Habitat for Humanity homes have been considered. A meeting was held in late May to discuss the proposition with neighbors and members of the church. Some concerns raised during the meeting included impact on water and sewer services and local schools, construction time-line, lot sizes and potential for loss of the view. Dave Emerson with Habitat said that the process began as a way for the church to... Full story
Alzheimer’s support group An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road, Gunbarrel. Peaches fundraiser for NHS band The Niwot High School band instrumental program have started their 2018 peach sale to help with costs throughout the school year. To pre-order, visit www.niwotpeach.org. Currently the programs consist of a marching band in the fall, two conce... Full story
Alzheimer’s support group An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road, Gunbarrel. Open House Boulder Rural Fire Rescue will be hosting an open house with fire engines, hoses, a bouncy castle, face painting and many demonstrations throughout the event, which is free and open to the public. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jun... Full story
William Sykes Yoh, age 100, joined his beloved Becky in heaven on Friday, May 11, 2018. He, and his twin brother Bob, were born in Eureka, Pennsylvania on Dec. 19, 1917 to Reverend Paul and Helen (Sykes) Yoh. He attended Ursinus College, his father’s alma mater, and during World War II, he served stateside in the US Army Air Corp. Bill married Rebecca Yard on May 8, 1944, in Milton, Pennsylvania, and resided in the Philadelphia area until 1983 when he and Becky made the old school house in N... Full story
Alzheimer’s support group An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road, Gunbarrel. Open House Boulder Rural Fire Rescue will be hosting an open house with fire engines, hoses, a bouncy castle, face painting and many demonstrations throughout the event, which is free and open to the public. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jun...
Alzheimer’s support group An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road, Gunbarrel. NHS band final concert The music department at Niwot High School will be hosting the final concert of the school year beginning at 6:15 p.m. on May 17. This evening will celebrate the accomplishments of music students and graduating seniors. There will be a silent auc...
Alzheimer’s support group An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road, Gunbarrel. Community Book Discussion The "Beyond Bestsellers" book discussion group meets at 7 p.m. at Inkberry Books in Niwot at Cottonwood Square Shopping Center, on the last week of each month (days to be determined monthly). Members propose books for discussion and the group sel... Full story
The Niwot United Methodist Church will be hosting the 22nd annual Soup, Soup and More community dinner and fundraiser event from 4 to 7 p.m. on April 21. Proceeds this year will not only help the Our Center of Longmont, but will help the church’s choir travel to New York later this year to perform at Carnegie Hall. “We’re going to split the proceeds between the two this year,” Janet Gates, one of the event’s organizers, said. “The choir has been invited to perform in November, so we’ll use s...
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road, Gunbarrel. COMMUNITY DINNER The community is invited to attend the 22nd annual Soup, Soup and More dinner on April 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road. Proceeds to benefit OUR Center of Longmont and to help send the choir to sing at Car...
Alzheimer’s support group An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road, Gunbarrel. Book signing Hear a presentation from author Katy Butler about her experience with dealing with end-of-life care for her parents and have a discussion with The Conversation Project, an organization that helps ease the burden on individuals and their families at the end of l... Full story
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Rd., Gunbarrel. COMMUNITY DINNER The community is invited to attend the 22nd annual Soup, Soup and More dinner on April 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Road. Proceeds to benefit OUR Center of Longmont and to help send the choir to sing at Carnegie Hall...
A Niwot mainstay will be bidding farewell to the community when the Neighborhood Learning Center of Niwot closes its doors at the end of the school year. The property, located at 304 Franklin Street, is slated to be revamped for the care of four-pawed family members. The transition will mark the end of a Niwot-based preschool and daycare program, which has run for nearly 40 years on the site. The building, first built as a church by what is now the Niwot United Methodist Church on Lookout Road,... Full story
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Rd., Gunbarrel. WEEKLY MEETING Meet at The Grange for an open lunch group concerning “sugar and carb habit solutions.” The group will get together every Tuesday. Email [email protected] for more information. NIWOT BOOSTERS EVENT The Niwot Boosters are hosting a Community Social/...
The Niwot United Methodist Church choir will be heading to the famous Carnegie Hall in 2018 to perform a new Christmas cantata by Pepper Choplin, a renowned composer, as part of a 200-member choir. Choir member Mike Weiss said that the choir performs a lot of Choplin’s music, and recently began posting videos of performances online. “We’ve done a lot of his music in the choir at church,” Weiss said. “Awhile ago we took to recording performances at the church and putting them on YouTube. Apparently someone found us on the site somehow as an aud...
Born in the age of rumble seats, ice boxes, and boys’ knickers, Bill Yoh has seen and experienced an enormous number of changes in the world over the past 100 years. Yoh will officially become a centenarian on Dec. 19, 2017. Born in rural Pennsylvania, and residing in Philadelphia for most of the first two-thirds of his life, Yoh has called Niwot his home since 1984 - over 33 years ago. It was a snowy winter day in Eureka, PA, when Yoh’s mother went into labor. As if the urgency of the situation...
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Gunbarrel hosted a Thanksgiving Eve service Nov. 22, with six area churches participating. The ecumenical service, which has been a tradition for several years for Niwot United Methodist Church, St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church and Valmont Community Presbyterian Church, doubled in size. This year the service expanded to include participation by Vinelife Church, Harvest Baptist Church, and Shepherd of the Hills. An offering was taken for the benefit of the Association for Community Living (ACL), which... Full story
Wilma (Willie) Naomi Moffett was born on Aug. 29, 1938 and passed away on Sept. 9, 2017. Willie was born to parents Edna and Ovel Tucker who both preceded her in death. Willie was very active growing up, as a member of Rainbow Girls, and was one of the founding members of the Jobs Daughters in Englewood, and very involved with 4-H. It was while she was in high school she met her future husband, Wallace (Wally) Moffett. They married on Sept. 25, 1956 and would have celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this September. Willie was very active... Full story
"Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway!" Need the courage to push through your fears and have your dreams? Join this workshop and meet others who want to succeed in a safe and intimate environment. First time is free, then $20 per session. Every Saturday from 9am-10am at 8083 Meadowdale Square, Niwot 80503. Please register by calling or emailing Dr. Stacy Goresko at 720-290-2707 or [email protected]. Please bring a friend! Alzheimer’s support group An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month . Thi...
Laura Hehner has been the pastor at Niwot United Methodist Church since July, and has been enjoying her role since replacing Rev. Pam Everhart, who was appointed to a church in San Antonio. “It’s been great,” Hehner said. “I’m really enjoying it here, the people are great.” Hehner moved to the area from Bailey, CO, where she had been on assignment for six years. She is now in her seventh year in the ministry. Originally from New Jersey, she grew up in a mostly Catholic family. They moved to Co... Full story
alzheimer’s support group An Alzheimer’s support group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month . This class is free and open to the public, no registration required. The events are from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Niwot United Methodist Church, 7405 Lookout Rd., Gunbarrel. Mosquito control For complete, up-to-date information about mosquito control in Boulder County and the Gunbarrel/Niwot area go to www.BoulderCountyMosquito.net. The site contains tips and information about mosquito spray schedules, spraying notification sign-up, mos...
For those with a loved one suffering from Alzheimers or dementia, there is a long and difficult road ahead. But thanks to the Niwot United Methodist Church and the Alzheimers Association, help can be found. Ralph Patrick, regional director for the Alzheimers Association in the Greater Boulder area, said that recent educational programs came with an interest in support groups. “The purpose was to pick up and boost what had already been happening,” Patrick said. “We did have some support groups, but as a result of some educational programs that... Full story
St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church 4775 Cambridge Street Christmas Eve Services @ 4 p.m., 8 p.m., and 10 p.m. Niwot United Methodist Church 7405 Lookout Road Christmas Eve Service @ 7 p.m. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church 7707 Harvest Road Christmas Eve Service @ 5 p.m. Valmont Community Presbyterian Church 3262 61st Street Christmas Eve Service @ 7 p.m. Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church 5640 Jay Road Nativity Great Vespers @ 5 p.m. Rocky Mountain Christian Church 9447 Niwot Road Christmas Eve Services @ 3:30 p.m., 5 p.m., & 7 p.m....
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of spotlights on area churches. If you would like your church in a future issue, please contact [email protected]. Founded in 1870, Niwot United Methodist Church has helped Boulder County become what it is today. Our congregation consists of families from Niwot itself, as well as Gunbarrel and the greater Longmont and Boulder areas. Our family-friendly community-based church is committed to intergenerational community, believing that when we build relationships across the generations we are more vib...
When filmmaker Erika Volchan O’Conor was searching the internet for images of early Colorado, she saw a photo of the original Niwot United Brethren Church from the early 1900s, and she knew she had seen it in a sketch. The photograph had been sketched by Muriel Sibell Wolle, one of the four Colorado artists O’Conor featured in her film. The photo caused her to reach out to Rev. Pam Everhart, current pastor of the church, now known as the Niwot United Methodist Church after several mergers, and... Full story
