2012/06 June Issue

June 2012Volume 51, Issue No. 5 A Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. Publication

By Erin VanderbergEditor

Chris Story became Bluff Lake Nature Center’s site manager in 2007. A Colorado native, he grew up in Capitol Hill and went to East High School. When he returned home after graduate school from Olym-pia, Wash., he settled on Clermont Street in Northeast Park Hill and started working at the Denver Botanic Gardens as horticulturist. During his tenure at the DBG, Chris began making weekly trips to Bluff Lake to assist volunteer invasive species managers who were trained by DBG to create a plan for Bluff Lake’s Rus-sian Olive and tamarisk problem. When Bluff Lake’s site manager position became available, Chris made the natural segue.

“Bluff Lake is a real amenity for Park Hill that a lot of people don’t know about,” he said.

The 123-acre wildlife refuge and education center that is now the Bluff Lake Nature Center once provid-ed a buffer between the runways and the community during the Stapleton Airport-era. As a result, the land was fenced off and virtually untouched for decades, leaving deer, fox, coyotes, birds and other animals to thrive in the habitat. After the airport closed, the Si-erra Club sued the city for fish kills and other contam-

Bluff Lake Nature Center’s Caretaker: Park Hill’s own Chris Story

ination stemming from inadequate retention ponds for the chemical deicers used on the run-ways. That settlement led to the preservation of the Bluff Lake area and $3 million toward enhancing habitat, re-storing Sand Creek and constructing a 1.5 mile interpretative trail with shelters.

Today, Bluff Lake is run by four full-time staffers, but relies on volunteers to assist with the 5,000 students that visit the site each year. As Denver’s largest land-owning nonprofit, Bluff Lake also relies on dona-tions, membership and grants to maintain the site. It’s open every day year-round to the public, from sunup to sundown, at no cost.

Over 5,000 students take a fi eld trip to Bluff Lake Nature Center each year.

See Blu� Lake on Pg. 10

Contributed Photo/Bluff Lake Nature Center

By Angelia McLeanGarden Walk Chair

Th e Park Hill Garden Walk, which takes place this month on Saturday, June 16th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will have a new, fun feature this year: a Garden Scavenger Hunt. No need to bring heavy sleuthing equip-ment; this is a leisure hunt.

Many of the 12 gar-dens refl ect the person-alities of their creators. Finding these unique characteristics while strolling along the Gar-den Walk path adds a fun twist to the experi-ence. No competition, no screaming coach on the sidelines, no times to beat! Just you, a garden-ing friend and a map. See if you can fi nd all 24 by marking the number of the garden from your map next to the feature.

For ticket information, see pg. 13.

Scavenger HuntX1. A turtle

5. A Fountain

10. Former Driveway now Garden

9. A coyote

8. Bees

2. Toy truck

7. All Landscaped Hell Strip

4. Water Friendly Landscape

6. Wine

Tasting3. A frog on a Mailbox

23. A Geode

22. Thirty

Tomato Plants

21. Grapes

20. Yellow

Climbing

Rose19. Cactus

18. A Summer House

17. A Fairy

Garden

16. Green Fountain

15. Purple Clematis

14. A swing

13. Garden Wall

12. Colorado Flag

11. Potting shed

24. A Star

XGarden Walk 2012

The Park Hill Garden Walk is June 16Bring this map along for an extra bit of fun

Chris recommends a bike ride from Park Hill to Bluff Lake, down either 29th Street or MLK Boulevard

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This month, the Greater Park Hill Community Food Bank gives thanks to two incredible groups who donated 500 pounds of food and $2,000, re-spectively: Katie Solko and the East High School National Honor Society and Rose & the third grade class at Westerly Creek Elementary School.

Denver School of the Arts Student Runs Schoolwide Food Drive Upon Return from Kenya

Katie Solko traveled to Kenya this past summer with the Bold Lead-ers organization, a nonprofit that brings high-achieving Sub-Saharan African students to the U.S. and this year, for the first time, took American kids to Kenya to complete the cultural exchange. Before her trip, Katie’s family had participated in the program as a host family, hosting two students from Ni-geria and one from South Africa. Her month-long trip to Kenya focused on food security and nutrition. She spent the mainstay in a rural village with no electricity or running water and witnessed food-related issues firsthand. As part of the Bold Leaders program, Katie was required to create a run a proj-ect surrounding the themes of her trip. This spring, she connected with the Greater Park Hill Community Food Bank, proposed a food drive to benefit the GPHC bank to her National Honors Society peers, and saw it voted in as a school-wide project. The food drive became a fierce competition between classes and, in under a week, had raised 500 pounds of food. For more infor-mation on Bold Leaders, visit boldleaders.com.

Food Bank Heroes

Katie Solko poses with GPHC Food Bank Manager Russell Bell on May 4 with some of the 500 pounds of food that her schoolwide food drive at Denver School of the Arts raised for the GPHC Food Bank in under a week.

Westerly Creek Third Graders Turn Kid Cash Into Food Bank Donation

Last year at Westerly Creek Elementary School, a benevolent fam-ily of one third grade student offered to turn the Kid Cash that students earn for good work and behavior into real money, but only if the class agreed to donate it to a worthy cause instead of spend it at the school’s store. The third graders got on board and pooled their Kid Cash to benefit a group home for children in Denver. In a Front Porch news-paper article reporting this event, a request was made for additional sponsorship, spurring a Park Hill resident who prefers to simply go by Rose to become a permanent sponsor of the third grade class’ efforts. The first beneficiary was the SAME Café. This spring, the Greater Park Hill Food Bank was the recipient of $2,000. To kick off the donation drive, Food Bank manager Sandra Henderson addressed the students about how their donation would impact their neighbors and commu-nity. According to teacher Mary FaJohn, the students were so excited that donations came pouring in and they were able to meet the $2,000 goal in less than two weeks.

The Park Hill Branch Library has started accepting non-perishable food items on behalf of the GPHC Food Bank during their normal hours.

For more information on the GPHC Food Bank, contact Russell Bell at [email protected] or 303-388-0918.

Heather Leitch, Sandra Henderson and Rose went to Westerly Creek Elementary for the presentation of the $2,000 check to benefit the GPHC Food Bank. During the presentation, students shared stories about how good it made them feel to know that their Kid Cash would help to feed 500 families.

Contributed Photo/Mary FaJohn

Contributed Photo/Katie Solko


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By Heather LeitchGPHC Executive Director

Th e fi rst annual Bones ‘N’ Beats Community BYO-BBQ took place on Sunday, May 26th over Memorial Day weekend on the 2800 block of Fairfax. Th e event combined a community cookout with live music by Chris Daniels and the Kings, food vendors, festival games, celebrity BBQ judging and prizes. A big thank you to the vendors: Ace on the Fax, Allegra’s Pizza, Cake Crumbs, Chase Bank, Eis Gelato and Phoenician Kabob. Th ank you also to our wonderful event sponsors: Adagio Baking Company, All Around Roofi ng, Anastasia Williamson of Kentwood Real Estate, Barley Pups, Black United Fund, Coors Brewing Company, Eldorado Water, Fairfax Market, Grape Expecta-tions, Great Divide Brewing, Home Depot, Moss Pink, New Energy Power Electric, Park Hill Vet, REenergize CO, Spinelli’s and Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs. A special shout-out to REenergizeCO for donating 100% of BBQ proceeds to GPHC, and to Home Depot and Ace on the ‘Fax for donating BBQ contest prizes. Be part of the new Park Hill family tradition again next year. We’re on for Sunday, May 26, 2013!

Bones ‘N’ Beats: A New Neighborhood Tradition

By Heather LeitchGPHC Executive Director

It takes a village to launch a market, so come out and support the fl edgling Park Hill Farmers Market, taking place Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 2800 block of Fairfax starting June 9th and continuing through mid-October. All market proceeds will benefi t the GPHC Food Pantry.

Vendors are continuing to come aboard, but we already have sev-eral signed up for the entire season:

Lemonade from Colorado Breath of HopeMeat from Snow Creek RanchPhil Bender’s Art made from Rocky Mountain Seed PacketsPizza from Allegra’s PizzaPopsicles from AikopopsPreserves from Ant D’s Fine FoodsProduce Exchange from the Park Hill Co-opDairy Goods from Royal Crest Dairy

For more information on this or any GPHC event, contact me at [email protected] or 303-388-0918.

GPHC Launches Park Hill Farmers Market on Saturdays


and are deposited on the inside plaster wall, causing it to crumble or fl ake. Technically, this process is called spalling.

I knew this condition was caused by moisture. Where was it coming from? I looked above the damaged area to the ceiling. I didn’t see any evidence of mois-ture dripping down. Brick, at least three deep, were on the ex-terior of the wall. How could the water get past that brick? I went outside to look.

Lo and behold, a downspout was very close to where the inside damage had occurred. It drained on a cement sidewalk. I looked closely. Th e cement had a thin crack running perpendicular to the downspout. Th ere was no drain pan under the downspout. Th e mystery was solved!

I went to the store and bought a drain pipe, drain pan and cement fi ller. I added the pipe to the downspout, put the pan under it and squeezed the fi ller into the crack.

Inside, the damaged plaster was removed and allowed to dry for several weeks. A patch was ap-plied. It was then covered with

primer and painted. Th e worst enemy of an old

house is moisture. It can invade even tiny areas and cause prob-lems. Th e best way to deal with this enemy is to keep it out of and away from a house. Th e moisture source must be correct-ed on the outside of the house before the inside damage can be corrected.

Good resources on effl ores-cence include Th e Old House Journal Guide to Restoration and oldhousejournal.com.

Elizabeth is the author/co-author of three books and a long-time newspaper contributor. A fi fth generation Denver native, she founded Denver’s Old House

Society, has served on the board of the Colorado Preservation Inc. and the historic preservation committee of Historic Denver. In addition to her career in public relations, she started the Historic Genie, where

she consults on old home preser-vation. Th is is the fi rst of four

columns that will run seasonally in the Greater Park Hill News.

For more information,visit historicgenie.com.

One summer, I noticed a white powdery substance on the landing to my basement stairs. It was frustrating because soon after I swept it up, more would be there. I had no idea where this baking-soda-looking substance was coming from.

I looked at the wall imme-diately above the landing, think-ing the paint might be chipping off . It was. Alarmingly, I also saw this white powdery stuff that re-minded me of caulifl ower! Fur-ther, there were areas of the paint that seemed all puff ed up. I put my fi ngers on it and it burst, just like a bubble.

Oh my, I had heard of this stuff – eff ervescence. No. Ef-fervescence means fi zzy, bubbly, gassy or carbonated. It is often used in descriptions about soda, or “pop” as we call it in Colo-rado.

What this stuff was is called effl orescence, a term used to de-scribe a masonry or plaster con-dition. Basically, porous masonry or cement sucks in water and any salts in the liquid. When the wa-ter evaporates, the salts remain

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Get Your Float On!The Park Hill 4th of July Parade Wants YOU!

Th e third annual Park Hill 4th of July Parade is only a month away! As promised, the parade will have a fl oat contest as a way for everyone to get more creative and festive with their entries.

Categories this year will be:Best in Show. Th is will be awarded to

the best overall entry based on creativity, design, originality and construction.

Most Patriotic. Th ink you like the Red, White and Blue? Well, load it up onto your fl oat and you just might win in this category!

Best Kids Entry. Step aside, parents, and let your kids do the work. Th is award will go to the fl oat that best puts the kids in charge.

The floats will get judged in the staging area and will pass by for fi-nal review at the start of the parade. Results will be announced at the end of the parade.

It’s not too late to register at www.parkhillparade.org

Schedule of Events:12:30 p.m.: Staging begins. All par-

ticipants need to arrive at 23rd and Dex-ter to sign in and get ready.

1:30 p.m.: Parade Starts! Th e pa-rade lasts a little more than an hour, from the time the fi rst entry starts to the time the last entry crosses the end at 23rd and Krameria.

Approx. 2:30 p.m.: Kearney Street Fair! Join us on Kearney Street after the Parade again this year for a bigger, better street fest! 22nd Avenue will be closed from Jasmine to Krameria with music, food, kids activities and more! Anyone interested in participating or learning more should contact Heather Leitch at [email protected].

See you on the 4th, Park Hill!


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By Tara Bannon WilliamsonSenior Librarian

Join us at the Park Hill Branch library for events and activities this summer like making candy sushi, magicians, puppets and book clubs for grades 2-12. Storytime and Book Babies will also be of-fered all summer long at their usual times of 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. on Th ursday and Friday mornings.

Did you know that children and teens who do not read over the summer lose ground on the new literacy skills they have acquired? According to the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Depart-ment of Education, by the end of the fi fth grade, students who do not read during the summer are behind their counterparts by two years on average. In fact, the use of the public library during the summer time is more predictive of vocabulary gains than attending summer school.

All activities are free and open to everyone. Registration for the Summer Reading Program started on Saturday, May 26 and lasts until Saturday, July 21. Th e last day to pick up prizes is August 4. Prizes are based on age and include snack cups, backpacks, wallets, Elitch’s tickets and brand new books that are theirs to keep forever! Please call or stop by if you have any questions about the programs or activi-ties. Calendars of events are available. See you at the library this summer!

Read with Us All Summer Long at the Park Hill Branch Library


Peter Tom and Peggy Day, longtime friends with over 40 years experience in designing outdoor spaces, launched Haven Outdoor De-sign this February.

Th e pair met in the late 1980s, when they were both working at what was then the Denver Museum of Natural His-tory. Early on, they discovered a shared love of gardening and outdoor rooms. After extensive coursework, practice and founts of positive feedback from their network, they decided to make a business out of their passion.

“Starting a small business in a troubled economy was defi -nitely a concern,” said Peggy, a Park Hill resident. However, she and Peter believe that the closest thing to magic is a garden and held fast to their goal of bringing some of that magic to their community.

Haven Outdoor Design specializes in porches, entryways,patios, balconies, courtyards and spaces within gardens

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“Everyone needs a haven to retreat from their busy lives.”

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Contributed Photo/Haven Outdoor Design


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Denver: The 1st AnnualDaddy Daughter DanceOn Saturday evening, May 12, a group of Park Hill parents, pictured to the right, with princess-es from the “Wands and Wishes” cast, from left, Jason and Meredith Malec, Tommy and Nicole Gilhooly, Chrysan McCoin and Brooke Talbot, launched Denver’s fi rst annual Daddy Daughter Dance, which took place at the Park Hill United Methodist Church. The dance was instituted to underscore the importance of the father-daughter relationship, and all dads present were challenged to take their daughters on 12 more date nights over the course of the next year. For more information, visit denverd3.org.

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By Brian Hyde

Imagine that you are invited by everybody’s favorite dog, Mr. Peabody from Rocky and Bull-winkle, and his

boy Sherman, to join them on the WA-BAC machine. Imagine that the destina-tion is your Denver neighborhood, but the year is 1850. Th ere are no European/North American urban features. Your surround-ings are pretty much as they have been for centuries.

Focus on the topography and the veg-etation. You are seeing Park Hill and the adjacent neighborhoods in that way that allows a greater awareness of the creeks. Th ey were once quite obvious, but are now more diffi cult to recognize due to build-ings, streets and other urban features that have covered or obliterated much the com-munity’s original watershed network.

On days like July 7, 2011, Mother Nature takes us on a journey in Mr. Pea-body’s WABAC machine, sending storm-water down creeks we didn’t even know existed.

In an area roughly bounded by Ha-vana and York on the east and west, and by I-70 and Alameda on the north and south, besides Cherry Creek in the southwest corner, there are three major waterways. Westerly Creek runs through Lowry, East Montclair, northwest Aurora and Staple-ton, where it joins Sand Creek. Th e Mont-

Watersheds in Park Hillclair Watershed (Montclair Creek) starts in the Fairmount Cemetery/Lowry area and in the “hills” between George Washington High School and Cranmer Park; it runs to the northwest, in two primary branches that join in Ferril Lake at City Park. Th e Park Hill Watershed is north of the Mont-clair Watershed and west of the Westerly Creek Watershed. It starts in the Rich-thofen portion of East Montclair and por-tions of the Colfax corridor east of Monaco Parkway and fl ows northwest toward Park Hill Golf Course and then to the South Platte.

Over the next few months, this col-umn will explore these three watersheds. Westerly Creek, through the Greenway Master Plan approved by City Council last June, is leading the charge in terms of becoming a visible and green part of the community’s recreation, open space, drain-age, riparian habitat and bike/pedestrian infrastructure. Th ere may be opportunities in the other two watersheds for some of the same kinds of changes.

Brian Hyde worked in fl oodplain manage-ment and stream restoration at the State of Colorado for 25 years. Th is February,

he started a series of regular Creek Restora-tion Walks as a way to share his passion for stream daylighting, as well as to build com-munity and promote walking. A Park Hill resident, he’s lived near Monaco and 17th

with his wife and three children, now raised, for over 30 years.

To join a walk, call 720-939-6039 or email [email protected].

The 34th annual Park Hill Home Tour is September 23. The committee is seeking homes for the 2012 tour. If

you would like to nominate your own home or another home that you’ve always wanted to see, please contactRoberta Locke at 303-355-4492 or

[email protected].


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Th e genesis for Project Greer Street, a four-year, after-school curriculum for a select group of African-American males at East High School, developed when husband and wife Ronald and Yvette Sally started looking at a variety of high schools for their oldest son.

During their due diligence, they discovered the myriad chal-lenges facing African-American male students in secondary edu-cation – an issue that has been labeled a national crisis by out-lets like PBS and Th e New York Times. Here in Denver, Mayor Michael Hancock hosted a sum-mit this past February to discuss the state of black students in Colorado; abysmal was the short answer, according to Th e Denver Post.

As an African-American man, Ron knew fi rsthand that growing up to be a success is not an easy road. Project Greer Street takes its name from the street that he grew up on in north St. Louis, which he aff ectionately refers to as the “Notorious Northside” and describes as “your typical horrifi c inner-city neighborhood.”

He credits his education as the key to creating options for success in his life; a Rhodes Scholarship candidate, he grad-uated from Duke University, then the UCLA School of Law and moved to Denver with his family in 1995. He remembers vividly the life-long frustration

that his father experienced, in part, due to the lack of a quality education.

When Barack Obama began campaigning for the presidency in 2008, the Sallys, who live in Park Hill, were inspired to try to make a diff erence for African-American males at their neighborhood high school, East.

“We’re just a couple of concerned parents who decid-ed to take what works in our own house and apply it to kids who need it,” said Ron. “We believe that a quality education can be the great equalizer in an increasingly competitive global world.”

Launched in 2009, Project Greer Street started with a group of 11 East High School freshmen. Th e students were identifi ed by the school’s administration – whom the Sallys credit for consis-tently positive program support – as having demonstrated the potential for academic excellence, and were invited to participate in the voluntary program. Th e Sal-lys designed an innovative cur-riculum that teaches tactics for success in the areas of academics, college preparation, life skills, networking and employment with a speaker series and expo-sure to opportunities outside of school.

“Project Greer Street is not just about taking a kid to a base-ball game. It’s more than mentor-ship, this is about conducting a paradigm shift by setting great expectations and administering tough love,” said Ron.

One of the program goals is for each student to be admit-ted into one of the elite colleges or universities in the nation. Ron believes there is empirical evidence to prove that where an African-American male graduates from college enhances his choices for life success.

Over the years, the Sallys have seen the worlds of the Proj-ect Greer Street participants ex-pand – in a good way. Th rough the program, Ron says that these young men are able to see beyond their neighborhood, beyond high school and eventually beyond Denver, to their place in the glo-balized workplace.

Project Greer Street will see its fi rst class of seniors graduate in

2013. For more information, con-tact [email protected].

Jaycee Floyd, a member of Project Greer Street’s inaugural class, has been selected to attend the Summer Business Institute of the prestigious Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) program at Stanford University, an innovative month-long residential program hosted by some of the country’s top business schools. The national competition included more than 1,000 applicants for the program.

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By Kate SultanDenver’s Old House Society

At last! A favorite for Park Hill residents new and old: Th e Park Hill Neighborhood book is being reprinted. Written by Th omas J. Noel and William J. Hansen, with photography by Carole D. Cardon, the guidebook was one of the most popular in the Historic Denver series.

From the book: “Walk through one of Denver’s most elegant neighborhoods and learn the history of the neighborhood’s devel-opment on four separate walking tour routes featuring 45 homes and sacred spaces.”

Th is book is the perfect housewarming gift for a new neighbor, essential for longtime residents’ bookshelves and a must for all realtors selling Park Hill.

With budget constraints over the past few years, the last print-ing sold out and is just now going back into print. Th e more cop-ies we pre-sell, the more we will be able to order in this printing.

To reserve your copy, call Modern Bungalow at 303-300-3332 or shop store.mollybrown.org. Modern Bunga-low is off ering $1 off the $10.95 retail price for orders paid in advance. Th e books will hit area bookstores on August 15th.

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Your Legislative Session Wrap-UpBy Rep. Beth McCannColorado House District 8

The regular session ended in drama, acrimony and dis-appointment when political maneuvering denied the Civil Unions bill, and 30 other bills, a vote on the House floor. The Governor called a three-day special session to try and undo some of the damage.

It was disappointing to see the Civil Unions bill die in committee on straight party line vote. I was honored to vote for the bill in the Finance Committee during the regular session and am truly disap-pointed that I was not able to cast a ‘yes’ vote on the House floor. Several good bills were passed during the special ses-sion, including a bill funding water projects across the state.

On a brighter note, the Legislature did manage to agree on a number of jobs bills and passed a bipartisan budget during the regular ses-sion. Some notable jobs bills included: funding for job re-training, additional funding for economic development, film production incentives, and connecting colleges and universities with employers to coordinate relevant training for students.

Finally, here is an update

on the bills that I sponsored and were signed into law:

Juvenile Direct File (HB 1271): Requires a judge to decide if a 14 or 15 year can be tried in adult court for a serious crime if a prosecutor requests it. The bill also re-quires a judge to decide if a 16 or 17 year old, who is charged in adult court, can move their case to juvenile court. In adult court, a juvenile is sen-tenced in the adult prison sys-tem rather than the juvenile system and the juvenile will have a felony conviction. Cur-rently, the prosecutors’ deci-sion to file against a juvenile is not reviewed by a court. I believe that a decision with such significant ramifications should be subject to judicial review. The bill was signed into law by the Governor on April 20, 2012.

Human Trafficking (HB1151): Creates protections and rights for victims of human traf-

be added as a check-off on the Colorado tax form. This fair provides a great service to the people all over the state to obtain health tests at afford-able rates. The bill was signed by the Governor on April 16, 2012.

Dialysis Certification Sun-set Bill (HB 1204): This bill extends a law that requires di-alysis technician certification, ensuring that dialysis proce-dures are safe and performed by competent, qualified tech-nicians. The bill was signed by the Governor.

Contact Rep. Beth McCann with your comments and ques-tions at [email protected]

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Bluff LakeContinued from page 1

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Chris loves his job because he loves being outside. “I’m a nature person and it makes me happy to preserve this habitat and also to make it available for kids who don’t get a lot of exposure to

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26 years ago, an organization of concerned citizens, the City Park Neighbors, got together to advocate for the preservation of City Park’s green spaces. At the time, the primary concerns were expansions at the Denver Mu-seum of Natural History and the Denver Zoo.

It was the mid-1980s, and the park wasn’t a place where people came to enjoy traditional park events; heavy traffi c, drug dealing and loitering made it a place a lot of people simply avoided, according to Lynn Sib-bet, an original member of City Park Neighbors.

So the organization set it-self to the task of reinventing the park. Older members of the group thought back to an era, from the turn of the century to the mid-1950s, when free symphonies played the park on summer weekends. Why not bring back these concerts as a way to showcase what the park could do for the community, and with a twist: jazz instead of symphony, for its multicultural appeal?

“We didn’t know what we were doing, but we had a good idea,” quipped Lynn.

Together, the founding members of City Park Neighbors – Lynn, Leroy Hinkston, Tom Morris, Pam Sam, Kate Shepard, Carol Simpson, along with Park Hill-based members Paul Clark, Dudley Griggs, Karen Kaehny, Pam Levy and Mary Ann Mc-Clain – put on the fi rst concert in 1986. City Park Neighbors disbanded shortly after that fi rst event, and many volunteers transferred to the new organiza-tion, City Park Jazz.

In the beginning, Lynn remembers fundraising as the biggest hurdle. “Every year, we stuck our necks out making the commitment to hold the event, but we always managed to come through,” she said. She credits local businesses with generous support, and eventually con-cert-goers themselves once the organizers got up the nerve to solicit donations.

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The concerts started on Saturday nights at the band-stand near the City Park Pa-vilion. Local law enforcement had concerns about unlawful activities in the park on Sun-day nights, so the event moved to Sundays.

While the pavilion was under renovation in the early 1990s, City Park Jazz took a two-year hiatus and fi led for its nonprofi t status.

“What I think is primary to me about this event is that it was an example of a few people coming together in support of a wonderful resource,” said Lynn. “It shows what you can do for the community with one good idea.”

Ironically, none of found-ers were musicians, but they decided to showcase only local

jazz musicians. While many of the early musicians have since passed on, Bill Montgomery is one who still plays today. Later on, it was Hazel Miller, Chris Daniels and Joe Keel – who, for years, played every 4th of July concert. In 2000, by popular demand, City Park Jazz doubled its schedule from fi ve to 10 con-certs.

“I think the event played a part in bringing people back to the park,” said Lynn. “For a while, it was a little secret. We had maybe 500 to 1,000 people a concert. If we had 2000 at a concert, we thought we’d hit the jackpot.” Today, between 6,000 and 8,000 people hailing from all over metro Denver can be seen at a show.

Lynn still frequents the event and, without her volunteer

hat on, can enjoy it more than ever. She notes that some people come for the music, others for the scene, but City Park is the primary reason why they are all there.

“Th e event has focused on the park and that’ll never change,” she said. While she thinks many people have the misconception that the city

puts on the concerts, she’s proud to be part of the citizens group that made it happen all those years ago.

“It’s one of the best things I ever did in my life,” she said.

For descriptions of the bands, concert information,

volunteer opportunities and more, visit cityparkjazz.org.

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April 26th was a day of celebration for Darren Spreeuw, owner of the former Perk Hill Coff ee House on 22nd and Ke-arney. After a prolonged legal battle with his former landlords, Tina Pappas and Eric Alstad of Pappas-Alstad Partnership who own the retail strip from Grape Ex-pectations to Oblio’s Pizzeria, the Colora-do Court of Appeals overturned the 2011 District Court decision that allowed Perk Hill’s eviction.

“A year ago, my business was de-stroyed,” said Darren. “Finally, a year later – 2.5 years after we fi led for declaratory judgment – we have confi rmation and vali-dation from the courts that I was wrong-fully evicted.”

Eric Alstad was contacted for this sto-ry and had no comment. Asked if he would appeal the appellate court decision, he re-sponded, “Probably not.”

Th e friction between landlord and tenant boiled down to Perk Hill’s usage of the right-of-way area, for which Dar-ren had attained requisite city permitting and insurance coverage to have tables and chairs and later a playset, but which the landlord requested be removed. Th e play-set had only a six-month lifespan during the warm months of 2007.

Th e issue came to a head over the course of late 2007 and early 2008. Th e community, many of whom looked to the playset as a key source of Kearney Street’s revitalization, went through the motions of bringing back the playground – pub-lic meetings, lobbying, sit-ins – to have Denver Parks and Recreation take over the right-of-way from Denver Public Works and operate it like a micro-park. Th e plan fell through when the DPW proposal re-quired the removal of three parking spaces

and the creation of a one-way through the retail block of Kearney.

When, in August 2008, Darren exer-cised one of his two fi ve-year options to extend his lease, the Pappas-Alstad Part-nership responded that the lease had been breached due to damage to the public right-of-way, requested a $3,000 payment

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for legal fees incurred by attending public meetings on the playground and converted Perk Hill to a month-to-month lease with a higher rent. Darren paid the new rent under protest, while continuing to request confi rmation of his lease extension and proper rent in writing every month.

Darren, who has become an expert in landlord-tenant law over the course of this process, says of the landlord-tenant relationship, “It’s a contract, a marriage. Th e law requires that you work together in good faith.”

In December 2009, having received no confi rmation on the lease extension, Darren fi led an action seeking a declara-tory judgment that the lease was valid. Pappas-Alstad Partnership responded by fi ling a counterclaim citing the breach of the lease in several instances related to the playset, and simultaneously fi led a notice to quit. A legal process ensued over the next year and half – discovery, exhibits, interviews. When the court fi nally heard the case in April 2011, Darren’s motion to dismiss the counterclaim was denied and the court ruled that Pappas-Alstad Part-nership did not breach the lease, validly converted it to a month-to-month and complied with the federal statute to evict a tenant. Perk Hill was evicted on May 18, 2011.

Darren appealed the judgment. “It’s frustrating to have this thing that you spent a lot of money, energy and time building, have it be well-staff ed and turnkey, and then have it destroyed,” he said.

In late April of this year, the Col-orado Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment on nearly every point, and remanded the case back to trial court in June to “determine the appropriate remedy for this situation,” barring any additional appeals from the landlord.

While he’s thrilled to be vindicated, he still has a heavy heart over the clos-ing of Perk Hill. “While I’ll hopefully be made whole monetarily, the community lost this great place,” he said. “It was great – any time of day you could go there and

see 15 people you knew. I just want to say sorry to all my great regulars that we just kinda went away, because we were fi ghting until the last day to get the stay of execu-tion and the next thing you know we’re gone, so plenty of my regulars came up and saw an empty Perk. Imagine you came to a place for seven years for your morning cup of coff ee and it’s just empty.”

Perk Hill had been in business on Kearney since March 2004. A Ph.D. in Economics, Darren left his job in the fi nancial sector to raise his children and thought a foray into small busi-ness would be a great economic practice – plus, it was an eight block commute from his home on Fairfax.

“I saw the vacant space and thought, hey, this could be good!” said Darren. “I could do a little entrepreneurial experi-ment here, start my own business, learn ac-counting from the inside out, what it is to incorporate and manage quarterly report-ing – all while being the primary caregiver at home.”

Darren’s kids are now 9 and 6. Th ey grew up at Perk Hill, knowing all the neighbors and playing in the playground.

“If you want to meet everyone in the neighborhood, open a coff ee house,” said Darren. “Park Hill is a great neighbor-hood. I miss the coff eehouse and I miss the regulars.”

After losing the income source last year, and accruing both his and the land-lord’s legal debts, Darren went back to work as a research analyst for a small wealth manager downtown.

“Part of me is worried about my repu-tation. You come up and you see a vacant spot and you think, ‘Oh, Perk Hill must have done something wrong, they must not have paid their rent, they must have broken a law, that playground must have been illegal…’ So hopefully, we can at least disseminate the idea that we’ve been fi ght-ing the good fi ght, and it’s been exhaust-ing, and we fi nally won.”

Darren has been documenting the process online. For more information, visit perkhill-

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City Council Redistricting FinalizedCity Council fi nalized new district boundaries per

the new 2010 census data, which represented the larg-est shift in population Denver has seen in recent history. South, North and Northeast Park Hill are drawn together in District 8, currently represented by Councilman Albus Brooks. For more information on Denver City Council, visit denvergov.org/citycouncil.

City Park Golf Course Marks 100 Years

City Park Golf Course has for 100 years served as the great golf melting pot for Denver, welcoming all members of the community. It is not uncommon on any day at City Park Golf Course to fi nd a foursome teeing it off for the fi rst time ever playing behind a group who has had a regular tee time since the 1950’s. “City Park was where I learned the game and one of those very special places where color never mattered,” said PGA Professional Tom Woodard, one of the best African-American golfers to emerge from Denver, who owns the course record of 61. “My love of the game was nurtured here and what I learned at City Park Golf Course has made all my golfi ng dreams come true.” Th e course was designed by Th omas Bendelow and was one of the fi rst four golf courses built in the Denver Metro area. Since it opened, outside of a few holes changing length and par, the course has remained very loyal to the original design. Th e anniver-sary was celebrated with a special breakfast and commemo-rative tee shot on April 27 with several titans in the world of Denver golf in attendance. For more information, visit cityofdenvergolf.com/citypark.

Denver Water Declares Stage 1 Drought

At its April 25 Board Meeting, the Denver Water Board of Commissioners declared a Stage 1 drought in recogni-tion of current watershed conditions. A Stage 1 drought in-volves voluntary measures to reduce water use, for example: watering only two days a week, and using a day of rain to skip watering; only watering dry areas; watering in the early morning or evening to avoid evaporation; adjusting sprin-kler systems throughout the summer; and watering two minutes less. Denver Water’s mandatory summer watering rules, which are in eff ect every summer, began on May 1 and include: no lawn watering between 10a-6p; watering only three days a week; no wasting of water through pooling or letting it spray on concrete; repairing leaking sprinkler systems within 10 days; and no watering in the rain or high winds. For more information, visit denverwater.org.

City of Axum Park Usage Up 500% Since October 2010 Renovations

Th e Center for Research Strategies released a report this May showing that renovations made to Northeast Park Hill’s City of Axum Park, located on MLK Bou-levard between Birch and Cherry streets, caused a 500 percent increase in the park’s usage since October 2010. Th e park was identifi ed as an underutilized community

resource in 2007 by local residents through the Denver Department of Environmental Health’s Park Hill Th riv-ing Communities program. Th e $500,000 renovation – made possible through the voter-approved Better Den-ver Bond Project and in-kind support from Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, Park Hill Th riving Communi-ties and LiveWell Colorado – funded a new state-of-the-art playground, covered picnic pavilions with grills, a new basketball court, a paved walkway through the park, a multi-use perimeter trail, chess/games tables, a painted mural and several Ethiopian cultural features as a nod to the park’s namesake, Denver’s Sister City of Axum, Ethiopia. For more information, visit denvergov.org/parksandrec.

Reimagine Play Design Proposals on Display

Denver Parks and Recreation is putting eight design proposals for their Reimagine Play project at the City Park Playground on display at various locations through June 7 for public comment. For more information, visit denver-gov.org/reimagineplay.

Leash Law Enforcement Ramped UpDenver’s Animal Care & Control, Parks and Recre-

ation and Denver Police will increase park patrols and en-forcement of off -leash violations beginning June 1 in city parks, and encourage dog owners to use the 10 dog parks for off -leash activities. Th e fi ne for having an off -leash dog is $80 for the fi rst off ense, $150 for the second and $300 for the third. For more information, visit denverani-malshelter.org or denvergov.org/parksandrec.

Airport City Concept UnveiledMayor Michael Hancock unveiled Denver’s Airport

City concept at the Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition in Denver this April. Th e concept involves de-veloping 9000 acres of the airport’s 52 square mile hold-ing into transit-oriented, community gathering places. DIA and hundreds of stakeholders have been involved in developing the plan over the past several years. Th e concept is a long-term growth plan, with estimates for job creation in the tens of thousands and tax revenue in the $300 million range. For more information, visit air-portcitydenver.com.

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4 54,475 -85 -0.2% 14.5% 68.3% 9.2%

5 52,615 -1,945 -3.6% 13.6% 65.4% 12.7%

6 55,921 1,361 2.5% 10.7% 76.7% 5.5%

7 56,411 1,851 3.4% 44.1% 48.0% 2.0%

8 51,911 -2,649 -4.9% 23.8% 45.9% 24.3%

9 56,176 1,616 3.0% 33.8% 45.0% 16.0%

10 53,525 -1,035 -1.9% 8.9% 81.7% 4.2%

11 52,758 -1,802 -3.3% 45.8% 17.9% 28.4%

Total: 600,158

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By Margot K. Vahrenwald, DVMOwner, Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center

Fat Pets in Skinny States

Did you see that really embarrass-ing news story a few weeks ago? That the skinniest states, including Colo-rado, have some of the fattest pets!

While we are lucky and mostly healthier to live in the Mile High City, it looks like we are doing a huge dis-service to our furry family members. Denver came in as one of the top fi ve cities for overweight cats and dogs.

Th e facts are in from the re-cent Banfi eld Applied Research and Knowledge (BARK) report, hard data gathered and analyzed annu-ally from the national Banfi eld Pet Hospital’s large database of canine and feline patients. Pets categorized as overweight and obese have in-creased by 90 percent for cats and 37 percent for dogs. Th at means one in four Colorado pets is either over-weight or obese – that’s too many.

So how is your fl uff y cat or ca-nine companion doing on the fat scale? Can you feel some landmarks such as ribs or hip bones? Or is there a waddle of fat swinging away under kitty or a rather round appearance with no waist to the dog?

It’s always a slightly diffi cult conversation to have about a pet’s weight issue because much of our shown love for our pets comes in the form of treats and food – what’s

one more treat, a few more kibbles or an extra rawhide chew? And, we already know that humans are pretty poor at judging portion size for themselves and we are much fur-ther off for our pets. Here’s a visual for you: one cubic inch of cheddar cheese equals 28% of an eleven pound cat’s daily calorie require-ments or the equivalent of a 540 calorie double cheeseburger for a human on a 2000 calorie/day diet.

And, what does that extra weight do for our pets? Nothing except to set them up for potential health issues over time. Th ese health risks include:

• Development of arthritis at an earli-er age – the heavier the pet, the harder it is on the joints over time.• Increased risk of developing can-

cer – human research is showing that the metabolic action of fat cells and their cellular products have a likely impact on the development of many types of cancers either through increasing infl ammation or by suppressing particular gene activ-ities that suppress the development of particular types of cancer.• Increased risk of developing Dia-

betes mellitus – obese cats have a four times higher risk of developing diabetes than normal weight cats

• Increased non-allergy related skin disease – folds of fat trap moisture and allow the normal skin bacterial to overgrow and create infection. • Decreased longevity – animals

that stay within healthier weights live almost two years longer than their obese counterparts.

Th e axiom “once on the lips, al-ways on the hips” applies. How can you help your pet to lose weight? Tune in next issue for our version of Th e Pet Biggest Loser and call your veterinari-an to formulate an individualized plan for weight loss for your cat or dog.

Dr. Margot owns Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center at 2255 Oneida St (parkhillvet.com), which

opened in July 2011 and earned its voluntary accreditation from the

American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) last November. She currently

lives in Stapleton with her husband, two daughters, two cats and two dogs.

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On April 21, the 13th Annual Spring Celebration of Families-Students Inc., held at the New Hope Baptist Church, honored families, students and other members of the organi-zation.

The 2012 Honored Di-verse Families plaque was given to 52 families for their community service efforts. Student participants in the an-nual Student Art and Writing Contest received certificates and winners received a small cash award. Three recipients of the awards for Outstand-ing service included Mrs. Viv-ian Wilson, administrator for the Excel Institute; the New Hope Baptist Church’s Men of Purpose group; and Krin Ali, member of Park Hill United Methodist Church. Perfor-

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Dr. Robbie Bean stands next to the family-themed quilt she received at the April Celebration of Families-Students Inc. event, from third graders from the Marie L. Greenwood Academy (incidentally, the school is named after the fi rst African-American woman hired there, who is still an active 99-year-old). Gabby Munoz, 9, said of her square: “My family represents love to me. An apple reminds me of when my dad eats apples he always shares with me. Sometimes my mom shares her apples too. I love to honor my family.”

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mances were given by the Den-ver School of the Arts, South High School, the Excel Insti-tute Choir, New Hope Baptist Church’s Angel Peoples Chil-dren’s Choir and Scott United Methodist Church’s In His Presence Dancers. In addition, a surprise special tribute was made to Dr. Robbie Bean by the third grade class of Ms. Whitney Robinson-Johnson (Ms. Ro-Jo) at Greenwood El-ementary Academy. The event ended with a pizza social. Celebration of Families-Stu-dents Inc. wishes to thank all supporters for event includ-ing the Denver Foundation’s Strengthening Neighbohoods program, the Center for Re-gional Neighborhood Action, Inc., the Thomas W. Bean Foundation, Xcel Energy and all other contributors who made it an affair to remember.

Despite the cool weather and the threat of rain, volunteers spent all day Saturday, May 12, transforming the ne-glected patio area behind the Greater Park Hill Community office into a thriving vegetable garden.

With a little TLC and the right amount of water, the garden will produce a bounty of vegetables for the GPHC Food Bank, including heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, yellow squash, zucchini, cilantro, peppers, chives, oregano and eggplant.

A special thank you to Melia Reece for donating eight amazing tomato plants and to Cake Crumbs for donating deli-cious scones for the volunteers to enjoy throughout the day! Also, thanks to Craig Zobec and Casey Staley from REenergize CO Inc. who helped repair the damaged gate, and to Brian Rodeno who has vol-unteered to install an irrigation system for the garden.

Finally, thank you to the gardeners

A Successful Garden Transformation at the GPHC Office

Charmaine Barros and her granddaughter Monea Brown pitched in to plant the GPHC garden on May 12. The garden will provide fresh produce for the GPHC Food Pantry.

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Many in Park Hill are curi-ous about various vacant or par-tially-vacant lots that you fi nd in the neighborhood. What is their history? Who owns them? Can they be developed, and under what restrictions?

According to the book Den-ver’s Park Hill Neighborhood, written by Rebecca Dorward as part of Arcadia’s Images of Ameri-ca series (and available at the Park Hill Community Bookstore), many of these lots are within an area originally developed by Cas-par Hartman. In 1871, he plat-ted Hartman’s addition, bounded by Colfax Avenue, Montview Boulevard, Colorado Boulevard and Dahlia Street, laying out the streets in square blocks instead of the usual rectangles divided by quarter-acre lots. Th ese lots were later divided into smaller parcels to provide street access to all resi-dents.

Commonly referred to as carriage lots, these odd bits of property were used for stables or carriage houses, according to Janice Tilden, staff director of the Board of Adjustment for Zoning Appeals. Many were originally held in common by all surround-ing homeowners, but this is no longer the case; today some por-tions of these lots are still private-

George Rossie and his wife, Chris, own half of the lot bounded by 19th, Montview, Cherry and Clermont. Rossie is seated on a playset he helped install at the site.

What’s With Those Odd Lots?A StreetWise Installment by Jack Farrarly-held while some are owned by

the city. Few, if any, of these lots will be developed, as they lack the street frontage required by cur-rent zoning code and provide no access to emergency vehicles. Th e lots that have been developed, according to Tilden, predate the fi rst zoning code in 1923, or have been bought by nearby residents to expand their existing lots.

Pam and I found a few facts about some of these odd lots, mostly in the southwest quad-rant of the community. Please let us know if you know any more about these or other lots.

19th/Montview/Cherry/Clermont. Th is area was once re-ferred to by some as Montclerry Park, although it never was an ac-tual public park. Th e eastern half of the lot is owned by George and Chris Rossie, and the other half by the city. On the site you will fi nd two basketball rims, a semi-sub-merged tire, a swingset and a few scrawny trees. Rossie, who bought the property in 1986 along with his house, and his neighbors have put a good deal of work into sprucing it up, despite there being no water supply on the site: they keep it mowed, put in a swingset and planted the trees.

Ba t a v i a / 1 6 t h / C h e r r y /Dahlia. Tom Manfred and Deb-bie Tannenbaum purchased the lot in 1997 from the Unity Church on the Avenue and have planted 50 xeriscape plants on the site. While the lot is zoned for a single-family home, various uses have been suggested for the property, including a commu-nity garden, swimming pool and tennis courts. Tom and Debbie have also looked into the possi-bility of a community solar ar-ray.

A l b i o n / C o l f a x /Bellaire/16th. Th is lot, formerly the site of a multi-car garage, has been turned into a handsome community garden.

18th/19th/Cherry/Cler-mont. Th is lot has gone through various incarnations and subdivi-sions, and is now owned privately by three families who have fenced in the area that includes a garage, a garden and a bocce court.

18th/19th/Cherry/Dahlia. Once the site of a carriage house, this lot is now occupied by a three-car garage and raised gar-den beds.

19th/Montview/Cherry/Dahlia. Currently a parking lot owned by Montview Presbyterian Church.

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Feast on the ‘FaxThe seventh annual Feast on the ‘Fax offers a global food

tour of East Colfax restaurants on Tuesday, June 12. Par-ticipating restaurants include the Abyssinia Ethiopian Café, the Cork House Broker Restaurant, the Denver Pie Truck, Empanada Express Grill, GB Fish & Chips, Habesha Ethio-pian Restaurant & Bar, Phoenician Kebab, Pisco Sour and Senor Pepes. Walk, drive, ride or take the shuttle bus to all participating locations. This year, $5 of your $25 ticket will benefit Park Hill if purchased from the Greater Park Hill Community. Contact Heather Leitch at [email protected] or (303) 388-0918 to purchase tickets. $10 for kids 6-12 and free under 6. For more information, visit thefaxdenver.com.

Be Well Healthy Living CentersOn June 4, Central Park and Hiawatha Davis Recreation

Centers will become the sites of the new be well Healthy Living Centers. The centers will provide healthy living re-sources free of charge and no recreation center membership is required. Resources include: free workout and nutrition programs, health screenings, health program enrollment as-sistance, grocery store shopping tours, incentives and healthy living publications. Visit bewellconnect.org to learn more.

Up on the RoofThe Denver Film Society will hold three rooftop par-

ties over the course of the summer featuring free entertain-ment and a great view. The Raise the Roof celebrations are scheduled for three Thursdays – June 14, July 12 and August 9 – from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Lowenstein Culture-Plex at 2510 E. Colfax. The rooftop opens at 5 p.m., the music begins at 6 p.m. and attendees will be given a free movie ticket. Restaurant members of the Colfax Business Improvement District will also be on hand, offering food and beer for purchase. For more information on the event, visit denverfilm.org.

A Piece of the PeaceCenter of Light will hold its annual Inner Peace Festival

at Central Park on Saturday, June 30 from 9a-1p. The free, outdoor festival features all-ages activities, cultural perfor-mances and, from noon-1p, a human peace symbol forma-tion. According to Rev. Isabelle Stone, the festival celebrates the center’s commitment to being the change we want to see in the world. “Our message isn’t about anti-war. Instead it’s about being the peace, love, courage, hope and compassion that we all want,” said Stone. For more information, visit denver.centersoflight.org or call 720-308-9944.

It Takes a Village – by the Smiley PTAIt’s an expression with which we’re all familiar, and

one that epitomizes the Park Hill community! The “takes a village” concept is a fundamental belief at Smiley Middle School as well. Smiley is working on the finishing touches of getting the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years

accreditation and one aspect of this IB Middle Years is to engage in “Community & Service.” There are already several programs at Smiley Middle school that encourage our students to be more engaged with their surroundings. However, with YOUR help, it can be even better! Smiley Middle School invites all community members who have a passion for the education of our kids and a skill they would like to share to be a part of Smiley’s Village. The skill can be just about anything – politics, music, art, small businesses, architecture, math, writing, Denver history, or sports. If you are a person that believes that it takes a village to raise (and educate) our children, please step up and e-mail the Parent and Community Engagement Specialist at Smiley Middle School, Julieanne Trujillo. She can be reached at [email protected]. From there we will coordinate a meeting to help organize and put all your wonderful talents and skills to a great purpose!

Old Clothes, New MissionThe Park Hill United Methodist Church has joined in a

community partnership with Recycle That, LLC. Two bins now live in the PHUMC parking lot at Montview and Glen-coe, which accept clothing, shoes, accessories, linens, towels, books and CDs/DVDs at any hour. In addition, the church’s Youth Group will hold their annual Garage Sale on Saturday, June 9th from 8a-3p, to raise money for their mission trip to Texas City, Texas, where the senior high school students will provide a vacation bible school to a small church. Recycle That will collect unsold items at the end of the sale to make sure they are repurposed, reused and/or recycled. For more information, visit phumc.org or call 303-322-1867.

Following the FluteFor the first time, The Harrison Studios at 11th and Jas-

mine will offer summer music lessons in classical flute, tra-

ditional flute, tin whistle and classical piano. In addition to their free preliminary lesson, summer students will receive an additional free lesson. For more information, visit lesliean-neharrison.com/the_harrison_studios or call 303-618-0717.

Forest for the TreesThe Park People are offering Community Forester

Workshops from June through October in the areas of tree basics, pruning, identification and inventory, planting and health, and volunteer management. The registration dead-line is June 28th for the first mandatory class, Tree 101, taking place Saturday June 30. To register or for more in-formation, visit theparkpeople.org or call 303-722-6262.

Cake Crumbs Earns Certifiably Green Denver Certification

Cake Crumbs was one of 16 Denver businesses to achieve certification through the City’s Certifiably Green Denver program since Earth Day 2011. The program provides free, neutral environmental certification and recognition for restaurants, auto repair facilities and re-tail/office businesses. For more information, visit denver-gov.org/deh.

Jim McBride has had a new regular at his backyard birdbath at 17th and Forest. He believes the bird to be an immature Sharp-shinned Hawk. A birdwatcher for the past 40 years, Jim has kept a close eye on a family of hawks in the neighborhood, mainly nesting on 17th Av-enue near Glencoe.


|events calendar| FRIDAY, JUNE 1

Th e Denver Zoo’s Toyota Elephant Pas-sage opens three new habitats to the pub-lic – Chang Pa Wildlife Preserve, Schoelzel Family Village and Village Outpost – with Asian elephants, rhinos, gibbons, fi shing cats, leopards and more. Timed tickets available at denverzoo.org.

Old-time costumes encouraged at the City Park Alliance’s County Fair at City Park and District 8 Ice Cream Social at the City Park Pavilion from 6-9p. Th e fun for the whole family includes a performance to the Electric Fountain by the Denver Municipal Band, face painting, hat making and free ice cream. A slideshow of historic City Park and the Reimagine Play design contest en-tries will also be on display. Info: county-fairatcitypark.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

Links for LAX golf tournament ben-efi ts East High Lacrosse at the Common Grounds Golf Course from 7a. Info: east-highlacrosse.com

National Trails Day at Bluff Lake Nature Center sponsored by REI from 8a-noon. Volunteers will work on trails, tree plant-ings and invasive species removal. Info: bluffl akenaturecenter.org.

41st annual CHUN Capitol Hill People’s Fair features artisans, musicians, exhibitors, food vendors and more at Civic Center Park from 10a-8p Saturday and 10a-7p Sunday. Free. For the complete entertainment sched-ule and a list of events: chundenver.org.

U.S. Representative Diana DeGette hosts a Community Forum for the northeast Den-

ver portion of the 1st Congressional District from 1-2p at the Evie Dennis Campus, 4800 Telluride St. RSVP: Tricia Stevens, [email protected] or 303-844-4988.

Sol Vida Dance presents Festival De Vida III Occupy the Dream at Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe, 7p. Tickets are $12 for adults 16 and up and $7 for youth/student/seniors. After Party to follow at the Sol Vida Dance Studio, 4926 E. Colfax, 10:30p. Tickets are $8, $5 with festival stub and include 2 free drinks. Info: solvidadance.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 3City Park Jazz kicks off its summer con-cert series with the Adam Bodine Trio from 6-8p at City Park’s Ferril Lake, rain or shine. Info: cityparkjazz.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 5Yoga Night at the Museum takes place Tuesdays at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s 3rd fl oor atrium from 5-6p. $12, packages available. Info: 303-884-8475 or charliehugofi tness.com.

DMNS hosts Venus Transit viewing event at Gates Planetarium featuring solar viewing tele-scope at 5:30p. $15/$8 ages 3-12. Info: dmns.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7Tai Chi Project hosts free tai chi classes in City Park during the summer on Th ursday and Saturday mornings, times and loca-tions TBA. Info: 303-744-7676.

Th e Denver Public Library kicks off Used Book Sale through June 10 on the north lawn of the Denver Central Library from 10a-4p every day and 10a-1p on Sunday. Info: denverlibrary.org.

Greater Park Hill Community holds regular monthly meeting to discuss neighborhood happenings from 6:30p at 2823 Fairfax. Info: [email protected] or 303-388-0918.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8Park Hill’s Temple Micah hosts the fi rst of three Summer Shabbat in the Park events at Wash Park, 6p. Info: micahdenver.org or 303-388-4239.


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Denver Botanic Gardens hosts Garden Grapes and Hops garden party featuring food and drink samples from 20 restau-rants, wineries and breweries. $60. Info: botanicgardens.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9PHUMC’s youth group holds Garage Sale to raise money for the summer mission from 8a-3p at Montview and Glencoe. Info: phumc.org.

Temple Micah hosts Shabbat Hike at Bluff Lake Nature Center, 9a. Info: micahden-ver.org or 303-388-4239.

National Get Outdoors Day Colorado hosts free event at City Park featuring fi sh-ing, biking, climbing and free giveaways from 10a-3:30p. Info: getoutdoorscolo-rado.org.

Blessed Sacrament hosts its annual Cor-pus Christi Feast Day Pig Roast follow-ing 4:30p Mass at 4900 Montview. Info: church.blessedsacrament.net or 303-355-7361.

MONDAY, JUNE 11Travel Lovers Book Club discusses Re-markable Creatures by Chevalier at the Tattered Cover-Colfax. Info: [email protected]

TUESDAY, JUNE 12Th e 7th annual Feast on the ‘Fax off ers participants tastes of East Colfax’s fi nest restaurants. Tickets $25/adults, $10/kids 6-12 and free/6 and under. $5 is donated

to the Park Hill community if tickets are purchased through the GPHC. Contact Heather at 303-388-0918 or [email protected] for tickets. Info: thefaxdenver.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 14Denver Film Society hosts Raise the Roof neighborhood party featuring free enter-tainment and food for sale on the roof of the Lowenstein CulturePlex at 2510 E Colfax from 5-9p. Info: denverfi lm.org.

Mother Clare Watts’ 3-day Life-changing Spiritual Seminar kicks off at Center of Light at 7:30p, 2300 Forest through Satur-day, June 16. $25. Info: denver.centersofl i-ght.org or 720-308-9944.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral hosts Greek Festival through Sunday. Info: thegreekfestival.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16Th e Park Hill Garden Walk features 11 gardens, a plant sale, wine tasting and local artists. Day-of tickets are $15 and available at the Park Hill Branch Library, Moss Pink and two homes on the tour: 2827 Birch and 4523 E 18th. Info: parkhillgarden-walk.blogspot.com.

Juneteenth Music Festival celebrates Af-rican-American freedom in Five Points through Sunday. Info: juneteenthmusicfes-tival.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 17Denver Century Ride features 5, 25, 62, 85 and 100 mile rides departing from Stapleton Central Park beginning at 5:30a. Info: denvercenturyride.com.

Science & Cultural Facilities District hosts Father’s Day Free Day at the Denver Mu-seum of Nature & Science. Info: dmns.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 18Denver Garden Club meets at the Colora-do Garden Club Building, 1556 Emerson at 7p. Info: Grace at 303-455-0839.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20Unity on the Avenue hosts Breakthrough Breathwork Meditation Workshop from 7-10p at 4670 E 17th. $55, $95 for 2. Info: 719-200-2929 or breakthroughbreathwork.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21DMNS’ Science Lounge hosts Science Sideshow from 6:30-9:30p for 21-and-up. $10. Info: dmns.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22Supper and a Movie, What the Bleep?, at Unity on the Avenue, 4670 E 17th. Info: 303-322-3901 or unityontheavenue.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23Th e Undy 5000 family 5k benefi ts colorec-tal cancer at 8:30a in City Park. Info: undy5000.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24Celebrity readers and book giveaways during City Park Alliance’s Story Hour from 9:15-9:45a at the City Park Esplanade Farmers Market, sponsored by the Tattered Cover, Colorado Fresh Markets and the Bike Depot. Bring your own blanket and enjoy a free tale. Info: Jacqui at 303-725-7482.

MONDAY, JUNE 25City Strings Revolution holds Guitar & Song-writing Camp for ages 7-14 through June 29 from 10a-3p at East High School. Info: citys-tringsguitar.com or Jen at 720-341-9737.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30Center of Light’s Inner Peace Festival at Central Park from 9a-1p. Info: innerpeace-festival.com/denver.

King Baptist Church hosts Project 3:28-Community Day in the Park featur-ing free groceries, clothing and screenings from 10a-4p at Skyland Park. Info: Kevin, 720-251-3421.

Denver Parks and Recreation’s Movies in the Park series kicks off with Forrest Gump at Sky-line Park. Info: denvergov.org/parksandrec.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4Th is year’s 3rd annual Park Hill 4th of July Parade features a fl oat contest. Pa-rade begins at 1:30p from down 23rd Street from Dexter to Krameria, ending at the Kearney Street Fair on 22nd be-tween Kearney and Jasmine. Info: parkh-illparade.org.


|faith community| Agape Christian Church3050 Monaco Pkwy, 303-296-2454

Bethsaida Temple Christian Center3930 E 37th Ave, 303-388-7317bethsaidatemple.org

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church4900 Montview Blvd,303-355-7361parish.blessedsacrament.net

Center of Light2300 Forest St, 720-308-9944denver.centersofl ight.org

Christ the KingMissionary Baptist Church2390 Olive St, 303-355-5556

Cure d’Ars Catholic Church3201 Dahlia St, 303-322-1119

East Denver Church of Christ3500 Forest St, 303-322-2677

East Denver Church of God6430 MLK Jr Blvd, 303-333-5911

Ethiopian Orthodox TewahedoDebreselam Medhanealem Church5152 E 17th Ave,303-333-4766denvermedhanealem.org

Gethsemane Trinity Temple2586 Colorado Blvd, 303-388-2304

Good Shepherd Baptist Church2814 Ivy St, 303-322-3369goodshepherdbaptist.com

Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church4821 E 38th Ave, 303-333-3325

Graham Multicultural Church33rd and Elm, 303-393-1333

House of JoyMiracle Deliverance Church3082 Leyden St, 303-388-9060denverhouseofj oy.com

King Baptist Church3370 Ivy St, 303-388-3248kingbaptist.org

Loving Saints Christian FellowshipZion Senior Center, 5150 E 33rd St, 303-377-2762

Messiah Community Church,ELCA1750 Colorado Blvd, 303-355-4471messiahdenver.org

Please contact Erin Vanderbergat [email protected]

to add or update a listing.

New Hope Baptist Church3701 Colorado Blvd, 303-322-5200newhopedenver.org

Park Hill Congregational Church2600 Leyden St, 303-322-9122parkhillchurch.org

Park Hill Presbyterian Church3411 Albion St, 303-399-8312parkhillpresbyterian.org

Park Hill United Methodist Church5209 E Montview Blvd, 303-322-1867phumc.com

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church6100 Smith Road, 303-355-0353

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church3301 Leyden St, 303-322-5983

Shorter Community A.M.E. Church3100 Richard Allen Ct, 303-320-1712shorterame.org

Solomon’s Temple Missionary Baptist 3000 Holly St, 303-377-2249

St. Thomas Episcopal Church2205 Dexter St, 303-388-4395saintthomasdenver.org

Temple Micah2600 Leyden St, 303-388-4239micahdenver.org

Union Baptist Church3200 Dahlia St, 303-320-0911

Unity on the Avenue4670 E 17th Ave, 303-322-3901unityontheavenue.org

MinisteriosPentecostales3888 Forest St,720-941-8433

MontviewBoulevardPresbyterian Church1980 Dahlia St,303-355-1651montview.org

LAWN AERATION AND MOWING$25.ººPower Ranking and FertilizationSpring/Fall CleanupsTurn on/Blowouts of SprinklersMulch and Rock

Al: 303-810-7049 or John: 720-352-3513to scheduleor leave a message

Worship Sundays at 9:00Nursery care now available.

A summer to grow

diverse...Christ-centered...committed


Service Directory

To list your Classifi ed information, contact Heather Leitch at [email protected] or 303-388-0918.

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