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Please Note! Its purpose is to show viewers the current activities,
going on, within the community of the Village of Niwot,
Colorado.
Niwot, Colorado is an unincorporated "village", which was
platted
in 1875. It was named after an Arapahoe indian chief, Chief Niwot (niwot means
"left hand" in Arapahoe language). He and his friendly tribe
were
inhabiting this vast "Left Hand Valley" when the white settlers
arrived. Chief Niwot was well known, in the area, at the time.
Chief Niwot was an intelligent (could speak English; often an
interpreter
in "white man's" negotiations/conversations) Arapahoe indian;
Chief of
this friendly Arapahoe Indian tribe, who lay claim to this immediate territory.
The tribe's encampment was on Left Hand Creek, about 3 miles west of
of the present village, near Haystack Mountain. This was a favorite lookout
point for buffalo which roamed in the Gunbarrel area. Stone tepee groundings
can, still, be found, there. After the "Sand Creek massacre",
the
Arapahoe tribe left the area; the end to an era of community living.
Farmers began settling the land, near Haystack Mountain, as early as
1859. Most were disgruntled miners who came from Black Hawk, down
"Left Hand
Creek", to the rich grasslands of the valley.
In 1873, Loveland's railroad was built between Boulder and Longmont, and
a section house was erected at the half-way point. Will T. Wilson, the station
agent, was given the task of selecting a name for the post office site, and he
chose "Modoc" (after an "ornery bunch of Indians, out, in
California").
There, already, was a Niwot post offfice, at the mouth of Left Hand
Canyon, but by the late 1870's, confusion grew over which location should be
called Niwot. So, the two post office names were changed; old Niwot becoming
Altona and Modoc becoming Niwot.
Thus, was the beginning of the present day Niwot (the village
structure same as yesteryear, but much different establishments); a small
business center which would serve farmers for miles around. There was the
Niwot State Bank, a blacksmith shop, the Livingston Hotel, a general store,
Hogsett Lumber Company, a large alfalfa mill, and other, numerous merchants
over the years. When the automobile arrived, people found it easier to shop
in Longmont or Boulder, so the small Niwot merchants, simply, faded away.
Today's Niwot has its own U.S. Post Office, which has, officially, put it
"on the map".
Today, Niwot business has made a strong comeback, as local farms are,
fast, turning into housing sub-divisions; initiated by the announcement of a
new IBM plant in 1965.
Downtown Niwot has been designated a historical landmark, so this small
town which, still, resembles its early years, will retain its, same,
"old
fashioned look" for "years to come".
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Seniors Happenings - Sip, Snack, Visit Coffee,
February 28, 2001(always the 4th Wednesday each month, normally)
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Association for Community Living, Boulder County, Inc. (ARC; Assoc. for
Retarded Citizens)
Boulder County, just last year, developed a residential land use code,
which allows for an "accessory use" of a residential lot in a way
which allows a separate, unattached 700 sq. ft. dwelling to be built on
premises, which can be occupied by the "Senior owner" for senior
housing or by a "caretaker" for the "Senior owner".
The permit is a $1,000 non-refundable cost and approximately 1 year
"approval" time; click on "County Regulations", below to
view "Article 4-516's, official wording.
Sewage back-up Insurance Rider
Homeowners need to purchase a sewer rider to their homeowner's insurance
in order to be covered, in the event of a sewer back-up. Sewer damage is,
typically, not covered unless a rider to your policy "is in place". The,
additional, coverage will be called something like "Back-Up of Sewer or Drain
Endorsement". Costs range from approximately $25.00 to $50.00 per year.
Please check your policy to make certain you're covered.
The "District" is not responsible for any back-up originating in the
owner's lateral and is responsible for, only, those "District's" back-ups,
in the main line, where negligence is involved. This is,almost, never the
case. That's why it is important that your home is, adequately, insured, in
the event of a back-up. Please, check your policy.
6800 Nimbus Road
The garden is open, weekdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monthly Board of Director meetings are held the Thursday, following 2nd
Tuesday of each month, at 9:00 a.m., at the District offices, 6800
Nimbus Rd., Niwot
Left Hand Grange Hall
2nd & Franklin Ave.
Downtown Niwot
Did you know ...?
Everyone is welcome and is needed.
& Dinner.
Niwot Seniors
Niwot Community Churches
7405 Lookout Road
Boulder, (Gunbarrel), CO.
Tele: (303)530-0241
Worship 9:30 A.M.
Sunday School 10:45 A.M.
9447 Niwot Rd.,
Niwot, CO 80503,
Tele: (303)652-2211
Sunday Services, 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Niwot
Community Tid Bits
Niwot
As part of the Water District's Plan, it has created a garden of
Xeorographic plants. The "District" would like for us to join it and its
landscape planner-teacher, Andy Mead, for ideas in making a new approach to
gardening, which will save time, money, and water, being beautiful at the
same time.