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By Bob Boyle

Opening day at the new Holly Peace Park was a remarkable milestone and celebration for a block on the move. Nearly eight months later there is no shortage of excitement and collaboration as the new Boys and Girls Club facility takes shape adjacent to the new basketball and futsal courts at the park.

Local leaders are fully engaged via the Holly Area Redevelop-ment Project (HARP) and other stakeholders to help sort the many moving parts, site needs and overlapping interests. One of the stated goals of the HARP team is to secure an open, communi-

ty-oriented planning forum and sustainable operational strategy for the site.

Among other important pri-orities, local change agents such as Prodigal Son Initiative, Hope Center, Denver Foundation, Ur-ban Land Conservancy and other key players continue to embrace the power of sport to transform communities and provide safe and healthy recreational options for kids in particular.

In an effort to respond prompt-ly to community interest in de-veloping innovative youth sports events, activities and programs at the Holly, HARP assembled and engaged a diverse and motivated

Garden Walk June 8

Where There is a Court There is a GameKids, hoops and soccer at the Holly Peace Park

From left, Julio Rocha, Pablo Murillo, Daniel Martinez, Alex Campos, Angel Martinez, Jose Ramirez, Edgar Silva, Javier Alvarez, Boys and Girls Club Sports and Leadership Director George Nelson, and Andres Quijada at a pick-up game of futsal at Holly Peace Park in April.

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On Saturday, April 20, the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver, Saunders Construction and commu-nity partners held a Hard Hat Tour of the new Nancy P. Anschutz Center currently under construction at 3333 Holly Street, which will house the Jack A. Vickers Boys and Girls Club, the Prodigal Son Initia-tive and the Mi Casa Resource Center. The center is slated to open Fall 2013.

The event included a free barbecue lunch, music mixed by youth DJs from the Denver Broncos Boys & Girls Club and a community resource fair.

The Vickers Boys & Girls Club will offer after-school and weekend recreational and educational programming for kids 6-18, including tutoring, sports, leadership, community, health awareness, art and technology. The program will be one of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver’s largest, equipped to serve 200 youth a day.

For more information, contact Jason Torrez at [email protected] or call 303-446-6786.

This year’s Garden Walk, sponsored by the GPHC, includes twelve gardens. Each garden features an artist and a unique landscape. Come join us in the garden!

Hard Hat Tour of the Nancy P. Anschutz Center Opening this Fall at Holly Square

Top: Hard Hat Tour attendees had a chance to eat some great barbecue and visit with local organizations – including GPHC. Above: Rick Cope, left, Director of Operations, and Jason Torrez, Vickers Branch Director, pose in front of the soon-to-be-completed athletic courts at the Vickers Boys & Girls Club opening this fall at Holly Square. Upper right: Tammy Davis, left, and Alundra Riggins, holding Roxina, volunteers at the event, stand in front of the Anschutz Center floor plan which includes the new space includes a teen center, computer room, athletic court, game room and art room. Middle: The Anschutz Center, which broke ground last October, is nearing completion; the facility will include the Vickers Boys & Girls Club, the Prodigal Son Initiative and Mi Casa Resource Center, and is scheduled to open this fall. Bottom: Jason Torrez, far right, Vickers Branch Director, leads a tour.

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solutions team to develop recommendations for the shared community space, including the courts.

Of course the kids won’t wait. They are ready to play and there is a steady stream of young student-athletes filing in to Holly Peace Park daily in search of pick up futsal and basketball games on the newly resurfaced courts. Ready or not, the games are on.

“We can see our kids over here playing soccer and basketball all the time,” said Boys and Girls Club Sports and Leadership Director George Nelson. “They are always looking for a good pick up game.”

So, What’s the FUTSAL About? The word Futsal is derived from the Spanish or Portuguese word

for “soccer” (FUTbol or FUTebol) and the French or Spanish word for “indoor” (SALon or SALa). The game is essentially a “small-sided” and highly creative version of soccer that is played on a space roughly the size of a basketball court – and there are many tactical and technical similarities to basketball. Futsal, and its bad boy cousin “Street Soccer,” is played in a variety of forms by boys, girls, men and women of all ages and ability, all around the world, and its popularity is growing rapidly in North America.

Soccer is easy to play and is often played in streets, alleys, basketball courts or nearly any open stretch of dirt, grass or pavement where there is a ball and players. The game is generally very accessible, gender-neutral and open to all ages and walks of life, which is one reason why the sport commands so much interest, attention and passion around the world.

“It’s amazing to have the great new resource in Park Hill, where kids can literally pour out of that [Boys and Girls Club] building and say “I’m gonna try soccer today”, says Terrance Gunnells.

Coach Gunnells, who was named the 2012 Colorado Youth Soccer Competitive Coach of the Year, continues to bring his passion for soccer to thousands of local soccer players as Director of the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club’s U9 and U10 programs.

Along with his colleagues, Gunnells is building strategic partner-ships with local youth wellness advocates who are working to tap the popularity, accessibility and proven health benefits of soccer and bring the game to more kids in Northeast Denver. Last fall the Rapids and America SCORES Denver launched Soccer For Success, the United States Soccer Federation’s innovative youth development program that uses soccer as a tool to combat childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles for children in underserved urban communities. The program is currently serving over 1,100 children who live primarily within a Northeast Denver regional footprint the Piton Foundation has identi-fied as the Children’s Corridor. Program results to date are encourag-ing as the first round of measurable health data come in for key youth wellness metrics including Body Mass Index, Aerobic Capacity and Waist Circumference.

When Holly Peace Park opened in September 2012, a diverse team of organizers rallied local youth sports leaders to organize an age 12 and up 3-on-3 basketball tournament and a series of open 4-on-4 futsal pick-up games. When one of the many proud moms in attendance noticed that her younger kids were watching older siblings play basketball she asked if they might want to give soccer a try and rounded up 15 or so kids who had never played soccer. With very little instruction, the kids immedi-ately started striking balls into the back of the futsal nets while laugh-ing and smiling ear-to-ear. The kids instantly “got” how to play soccer. Futsal presented an easy opportunity for those kids to play and get some exercise, all the while developing an appreciation for sport via soccer. As many advocates of “the beautiful game” will attest, all you need is a ball.

World Games Sync LocallyAn ESPN Sports Poll recently pronounced soccer as America’s second-

most popular sport for those age 12-24 and ESPN continues to invest heavily in US television rights for soccer as the game grows in popularity stateside. As for local interest, a sell out crowd of over 19,000 fans showed up in a snow storm at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park to watch the US Men’s National Team secure a World Cup Qualifying victory over Costa Rica last month. The US team is competing in a 10-game “hexagonal” con-test with regional finalists Costa Rica, Mexico, Jamaica, Honduras and Panama. Each team plays every other team in the group twice, once at home, and once away. The grand prize is a coveted spot in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

US soccer fans scored major points for the visibility of their sport last year when NBA uber-star LeBron James announced his financial stake in the legendary Liverpool Football (Soccer) Club of the fabled English Premier League. King James’ move into soccer is yet one more recent indicator of the game’s growing popularity in the US, as other NBA stars such as Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant salute soccer as key to their own youth sports experiences and development as world class athletes.

Hoops, soccer and the Holly Peace Park – two great games in one amazing new park. The kids are alright and, make no mistake, they’re ready play. Where there’s a court, there’s a game.

Bob Boyle is a Park Hill resident, youth soccer and basketball coach and lifelong student-athlete. Contact Bob at [email protected] for more information related to this article.

“It’s amazing to have the great new resource in Park Hill, where kids can literally pour out of that [Boys and Girls Club] building and say “I’m gonna try soccer today” – Coach Gunnells

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Aft er April’s snowstorms, it looks like spring has fi nally sprung in Park Hill. We’ve now hosted our fi rst community-wide garage sale, in conjunction with Cherry Creek properties, encouraging households to purge items that became another household’s treasure. I hope you all found some good bargains!

With warmer weather comes lots of opportunities for outdoor enjoy-ment. See our Events Listing on pages 28-29 for upcoming events in and around Park Hill, and plan to join GPHC for the fi rst Park Hill Family Bike Ride of the season on Saturday, May 25, the Garden Walk on Sat-urday, June 8, or our Evening of the Arts fundraiser on Th ursday, June 20 – and those are just the early summer events. If you’ve got a green thumb, please consider volunteering to plant and maintain the GPHC vegetable garden, to help provide fresh produce for our Emergency Food Pantry clients.

Something else you might want to consider for warmer-weather fun, is organizing a block party. It’s a great way to get to know your neighbors, and to celebrate the sense of community that Park Hill off ers. Th ere are sev-eral blocks that have made an art out of annual parties. Andra Parks described moving to the 2600 block of Bellaire as fi nding “instant best friends,” and now she and her husband Brad help organize their block’s annual party held each August. Th ey usually have a bounce house, waterslide and a DJ. Some neighbors roll out their grills to the middle of the street to barbecue, while others provide potluck side dishes and desserts. Th ey use their recycling bins to help block off the street during the event. Th e neighbors sell cookies at garage sales over the summer to help raise money toward the party, which has become a great annual

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Carole Trommeter, John Boteler, Patsy Ginsburg and Mike Anderson are some of the neighbors and friends of neighbors from the 2600 to 2800 block of Elm, Forest and Fairfax who come together each summer at their annual block party. Block parties are considered by some to be a hallowed Park Hill tradition. (Credit: Bob Trommeter)


By Erin Vanderberg, Editor

Two years ago, Park Hill’s Doug & Karen Kingman, who live at 23rd and Fairfax, bought 10 acres on the western slope with a vision of grapevines dancing in their head. Th at vision evolved, over trial and time, into Kingman Winery, an urban winery located in Globeville.

“When you come in here you go to a diff erent place,” said Doug of their warehouse winery loca-tion off of Washington Street.

Th e winery is open weekends for tastings, and the occasional weeknight for special events. Karen manages the tasting coun-ter in the front of the house, while Doug keeps up with operations in the back.

Last year, their eff orts yielded a Best of the Fest award at the Colorado Mountain Winefest in Palisade for their Cabernet Sauvignon. Personally, I would give the award to their unfi ltered 2012 Zinfandel, but supplies are limited.

Th e inspiration behind King-man Winery was simply their love of wine and wine culture, which took hold during vis-its to northern California wine country. Doug works for a bio-pharmaceutical manufacturer in Longmont, and traveled to San Francisco frequently on business. Karen, a human resources pro-fessional for an accounting fi rm in Denver, would travel along. Together, they explored the Napa and Sonoma vineyards.

Later down the road, while

visiting Doug’s family in Cortez, they met vintner Guy Drew who, like the Kingmans, has a passion for wine. Guy built his winery from the ground up, learning as he went.

“We thought, ‘If he can do it, we can do it,’” said Doug, so they started experimenting with wine kits. “Karen immediately estab-lished herself as quality control,” Doug quipped.

Land on the western slope came next; ten acres on A ½ Road outside of Palisade. Th ey

would drive up every weekend to work on the barn and get ready to plant grapes. Come harvest, they bought local grapes and made wine with just two tanks, a press, a corker, a fi ller, a foiler and lots of help from their family and friends.

“We were pretty grassroots then,” said Karen.

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Scenes from the winery. At right, Park Hill’s Karen and Doug Kingman stand behind the tasting counter of Kingman Winery. (Credit: Erin Vanderberg)

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At the fi rst Evening of the Arts event to be held at the GPHC, perfor-mance artist Devin Montagne will paint a scene of the Denver skyline as seen over City Park with his bare hands – no brushes – over the course of the evening.

He discovered this skill when he was invitied to paint in front of his parish over ten years ago.

“It took me just twenty minutes,” said Devin, who painted the image of Christ that day. “I didn’t think the fi rst one was very good, but people liked it, so I was invited back to do another one.”

Ever since, Devin, a Colorado native, has turned portraits and perfor-mance art into a full-time job. He is just thrilled that his natural talents turned out to pay the bills.

“I’ve been doing art my whole life, ever since I can remember,” said Devin, who illustrates and paints mainly, but has also dabbled in water-colors, chalk and colored pencils. “I wasn’t expecting to make money.”

He developed his business model while he was living in Fort Collins. He receives regular commissions for portrait and sacred art, but most of his income is in performance pieces.

At the Evening of the Arts, Devin has graciously agreed to take just a portion of the raffl e proceeds in exchange for the live performance piece. Raffl e tickets will be sold for $20 each, and will earn the buyer a chance to win the cityscape painting they just watched being created.

Th e only preparation Devin does before a performance event is to sketch the image, to make sure everything is in the right spot.

“Painting is the easy part,” he says.

For more about Devin, visit montagneministries.com. To learn more about the Evening of the Arts, visit greaterparkhill.org or call 303-388-0918.

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Deyondrah’s Long Road to RecoveryEast student and family still healing from February’s hit-and-run on Colfax


On February 27, Deyondrah Bridgeman, who lives in May-fair with her mother, Eriana McLaughlin, and her younger sister, Janice, was struck in the crosswalk at Colfax and Espla-nade on her way to East High School by a driver who had run the red light at over 40 miles an hour – and kept going.

When she was hit, there were no broken bones, instead Dee’s head sustained the brunt of the impact when it hit the hood of the car. In the immediate aft er-math at Denver Health’s Intensive Care Unit, Dee’s life hung in the balance when her lung collapsed. Her traumatic brain injury was compounded by a bleeding con-tusion and a skull fracture.

She spent three and a half weeks – and her 17th birthday – in the Denver Health ICU. At the three week mark, she started slowly coming off of life support machines so that she could be transported to Children’s Hospi-tal. She has been there ever since.

Her mother started to tell co-workers, members of the East community, friends and family that Dee was doing well, but then she realized that she had to qual-ify that statement. To describe how Dee is doing, she now puts it this way:

“It’s like having a 17-year-old infant – she’s not walking, not

talking and she can’t roll over.”These days, though, Dee is

steadily more conscious through-out the day.

“She’s wanting to be up, and wanting to see,” said Eriana. “Be-fore it was a blank stare, like she was looking through you.”

According to Eriana, the hos-pital has set the next goal date for May 23, where her family and the doctors will meet to discuss Dee’s progress and next steps. Dee is working with physical and speech therapists, and rehabilitation spe-cialists every day. In a week or so, she will undergo surgery to repair a fractured eye socket.

Eriana describes Dee as a shy young woman who writes poetry and aspires to be a counselor.

“When she first heard that there were 2,300 students at East High School, it made her feel like she would pass out,” said Eriana.

East A+ Angels Mentoring Program is designed for students like Dee, so they feel supported and don’t get lost in the crowd. Dee was partnered with Park Hill resident Marti Freeman her freshman year, and the two have been getting together ever since.

“She is a very hard worker, she’s always been happy and eager, she has lots of friends, and a good relationship with her mom, her sister and her family,” said Marti. “Her mom has worked so hard to give her daughters more than she had.”

Marti helped Dee get into a Red

Cross babysitting class, and ad-vertised her name to the Park Hill Parents Group Meetup group, where Dee met Alisa Wood and began babysitting for her son.

“I adore her ... my son adores her,” said Alisa. “She has a sweet smile, she worked hard to do well in her classes and she is great with my son. Visiting her was heart-breaking and inspiring; inspiring because she has made really good progress, heartbreaking because she has a long road ahead of her.”

Th is year, Dee was enrolled in a creative writing class that she loved. As a junior, her mother and her were starting to work on the college plan, looking into courses that Dee could take in her senior year while studying at East. All the career paths Dee ever spoke of involved helping people.

“Dee would do anything to help people, because that’s the type of personality she is,” said her mother.

At Eriana’s workplace, Costco, where she has worked in the re-ceiving department for the past 14 years, Eriana’s coworkers have helped her to spend more time with Dee by donating their va-cation time to her. Dee’s grand-father comes down from Long-mont, and her grandmother fl ew in from Arkansas the evening of the accident and has been here since.

Dee’s family has attended the preliminary court cases, but no details have come forth yet about

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why driver Erin Jackson ran the red light, fl ed the scene of the ac-cident and turned herself in to au-thorities early the next morning.

Jackson’s car insurance has covered $100,000 of the hospital bills, and Eriana is using supple-mental insurance toward copays and bills. Dee also qualifi es for underinsured motorist coverage, and the family will also use Eri-ana’s car and health insurance.

Back at the Mclaughin-Bridge-man home, Dee’s sister misses her best friend and roommate, says their mother. Th e family works together to stagger their visits to Dee throughout the day. Dee’s mother works from 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., then picks up Dee’s sister from Hill Middle School and heads to Children’s Hospital around 2 p.m., where they stay and visit for a few hours. Th en, Dee’s grandparents take the eve-

ning shift , so that Dee’s sister can do her homework and get to bed at a decent hour.

Marti also visits once a week. She says that while Dee cannot speak, it is clear that her reha-bilitation is frustrating and emo-tional for her – and it’s hard to see.

According to Eriana, the doc-tors are not making determina-tions about whether Dee will make a full recovery. Th ey have told the family that it will take Dee a couple of years to complete the rehabilitation.

“We’re slowly getting better and understanding that it will be a while,” said Eriana. “It changed our life, and we’re fi nally accept-ing that. In the beginning, we thought, ‘OK, she’s really banged up, but she’ll come home soon.’ Once she got to Children’s, we’ve had reality check aft er reality check.”

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Make a deposit at Wells Fargo:Ask the teller to route your deposit to Deyondrah Bridgeman’s account. Her name is unique to Colorado, so her birthday is generally not required. It is 3/12/96 if they ask.

Donate blood at Bonfi ls:East High School is holding a blood drive May 6-7, but each day is limited to 40 people. Visit any Bonfi ls site and make a blood donation in her name under the A465 account. Visit bonfi ls.org for locations.


2013 PARK HILL FAMILY BIKE RIDES

It's the time of year again for the Park Hill Family Bike Ride. The annual Memorial Day Bike Ride will be held Saturday, May 25th. This year, PHFBRs will be-gin at 3:30 p.m. with a bike rodeo and safety demonstration in the parking lot of the Cake Crumbs commissary on 28th and Fairfax (not to be confused with the bak-ery’s Kearney street location!). At 4 p.m. sharp, the ride begins around Park Hill -- a different section of the neighborhood is explored each ride, which is no longer than an hour. At 5 p.m., it’s all you can eat pizza for $5 at Oblio’s on 22nd and Kearney until 6 p.m. Subsequent rides will take place Saturday, September 7, and Saturday, October 26. This event is co-sponsored by the Bike Depot and the GPHC. For more information, find them on Face-

book or call Robyn at the GPHC, 303-388-0918, or ride chair Jac-qui Shumway at 303-725-7482. Come join in the family fun, Park Hill!

PLAYERS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR YOUTH TENNIS PROGRAM

Park Hill’s nonprofit commu-nity tennis association, Western Tennis Association, is commit-ted to increasing the number of urban youth who play tennis. Now in its third year, the WTA is expecting a large turnout of newcomers and returning play-ers ages 10 to 18 during its 2013 summer program, which will be held at Smiley Middle School from July 5 to August 12 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-days from 3 to 6 p.m. In addi-tion to teaching tennis skills, the

WTA works to promote players and their abilities. This year, the program plans to extend the practice opportunities into the fall and hopes to develop a relationship with indoor facili-ties so that WTA participants will have the chance to compete year-round. The WTA is seeking help in the form of grant writers, volunteers and board members; financial contributions are also accepted. For more information, contact Kerry Nash at 303-322-9512 or [email protected].

2ND ANNUAL DENVER DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE

The now second annual Daddy Daughter Dance comes back to the Park Hill United Methodist Church on Satur-day, May 18 from 6 to 10 p.m., courtesy of founders Jason and Meredith Malec, Tommy and Nicole Gilhooly, Brooke Talbot and Chrysan McCoin. This year, the dance will be divided into age-appropriate phases. From 6 to 8 p.m., ages 4 to 7 will be the focus, with princesses from Wands and Wishes; after 8 p.m., ages 8 and up will have a photo booth and age-appropriate mu-sic. For more information, visit denverd3.org.

GARDENERS NEEDED AT SMITH RENAISSANCE SCHOOL

Zumante’s Garden at Smith Renaissance School is looking for volunteers to help care for it over the summer. The school gar-den, located in North Park Hill at 36th and Kearney, is dedicated to Zumante Mills, a Smith Renais-sance student who passed away from an asthma attack in 2009. Volunteers are needed to water and weed the garden, and har-vest plants – keeping some for themselves. To volunteer, contact Amber Suero at 720-424-4012.

LOCAL YOUNG COMPOSER PERNELL AWARDED

Park Hill’s 17-year-old Trey Pernell won the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artists Award, a $10,000 scholarship that is awarded to 20-25 classical music students nationally each year. A composer, Trey counts Beethoven, Proko-fiev, Rachmaninoff, Brahms and The Dear Hunter as inspirations. He sings in East’s honors choir and vocal jazz group, the Ange-laires, and he also plays in the rock band Atticus Rex. Outside of music, he enjoys writing po-etry and used to breakdance. Last

month, he also appeared on an upcoming episode of NPR’s From the Top, which was taped live at the Mesa Arts Center in Arizona and aired locally and nationally. On the show, the Phoenix Chil-dren’s Chorus performs “O Cap-tain, My Captain!” composed by Trey.

BLACK EDUCATORS SALUTED

The Education Center’s (TheE-duCtr) 4th Annual Salute to Ex-cellence in Education Scholar-ship Awards Gala, held on March 1st at the Renaissance Denver, celebrated the following black educators from Park Hill-area schools:• Charmaine Keeton, Principal,

Hallett Fundamental Academy• Deborah Graham, Retired Prin-

cipal, Stedman Elementary• Rhonda Keel, Teacher, Smiley

Middle School• Beverly Thurman Baldwin,

Librarian, Park Hill K-8• Barbara Allen, Teacher, Denver

School of the ArtsTheEduCtr is a nonprofit that

works to supports minority education by promoting profes-sional development for educators and individualized programs for students. For more information, visit theeductr.com.

DONATE USED SKIS & SNOWBOARDS TO GSA CRAFT

Junior Girl Scout Troop #1166 of Park Hill is collecting old skis and snowboards for a woodwork-ing project. The skis/boards will be recycled into useful and deco-rative benches. They will gladly pick up donations. For more information, call Kate Hakala at 720-270-7286.

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FAIRFAX STREET XCEL SUBSTATION TO CLOSE IN 2014

Xcel Energy announced in April that the Fairfax Substa-tion on the 2800 block of Fairfax would be retired in 2014. Ac-cording to a company spokesper-son, the disposition of the lot is yet to be determined. While Xcel substations are rarely retired, there have been a couple in re-cent years. Th e Platte Substation at approximately 15th and Platte streets in downtown Denver was retired around 10 years ago and the land eventually became part of Confl uence Park. In that case, as part of the Platte River Val-ley redevelopment, the function was moved to the new Lacombe substation just southwest of Co-ors Field. Barnum Substation at Irving and Kentucky streets will also be retiring at the end of 2013, and there is discussion of replacing it with a small park. Th e function of the Fairfax Sub-station, built over 50 years ago on a lot too small to expand its operations on, will be transferred to another, more modern substa-tion, which today are 13.2 kilo-volts compared to Fairfax Substa-tion’s 4-kilovolts.

Th e project is part of Xcel En-ergy’s electric distribution system rebuild – predominatnly replac-ing poles and wire conductors – which will take place now through September.• April to May 2013: work on 25th

Avenue from Fairfax Street to Monaco Parkway;

• May to June 2013: alley work from Monaco Parkway to Ke-arney Streets, 20th to 25th av-enues;

• June to July 2013: alley work from Kearney to Ivanhoe streets, 20th to 25th avenues;

• July to August 2013: alley work from Ivanhoe to Grape, streets, 20th to 29th avenues and;

• August to September 2013; al-ley work from Grape to Fairfax streets, 20th to 29th avenues.Eff orts this summer mark the

second of three upgrade phases in Park Hill. Dates in the sched-uled timeline are tentative and subject to weather or emergency conditions. For more informa-tion, contact [email protected] or 303-571-3760.

COMBAT TRAUMA STUDY

Denver Health is conducting a research study to see if giving plasma to trauma patients dur-ing ambulance transport versus arrival at the hospital will reduce bleeding. Th is study diff ers from other studies because it includes patients who cannot consent due to traumatic injuries. OPT OUT items are available free from Denver Health. Th e study is sponsored by the Department of Defense’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC). For more in-formation, visit denverhealth.org/COMBATstudy or call 303-602-3795.

DESPITE APRIL SHOWERS, DROUGHT CONDITIONS APPLY

Th e Stage 2 drought means that Denver Water customers may only water two days a week

and must follow this schedule: • Single-family residential prop-

erties with addresses ending in odd numbers: Saturday, Wednesday.

• Single-family residential prop-erties with addresses ending in even numbers: Sunday, Th urs-day.

• All other properties: Tuesday, Friday.Annuals and vegetables may be

watered any day using drip irriga-tion or hand-held watering; spray irrigation of these crops is only al-lowed on assigned watering days. For more information, visit den-verwater.org or coh20.com

KIDS: DON’T FORGET YOUR “DENVER CARD”

Denver’s students ages 5-18 now have free access to the city’s recreation centers and outdoor pools with the My Denver Card, which also serves as a library card. All Denver kids are eligible and can register by having their parent or guardian complete a registration form through school or at the recreation center. Visit denverlibrary.org/mydenver-card to sign-up.

CARPOOLING GETS COOL MAKEOVER

You’ve done a double-take at the billboard: “Stop being an SOV.” At the end of last Novem-ber, the Denver Regional Coun-cil of Governments (DRCOG) launched a rebranding of their RideArrangers program.

Th e new brand, WAY TO GO, is aimed at reducing traffi c, air pollution and personal transit expenditures by encouraging al-ternatives to SOV car commut-ing including carpooling, mass transit, walking, biking, as well as telework and fl ex work sched-ules. DRCOG has spearheaded local eff orts to help commuters fi nd carpool partners since the 1970s gas crisis.

“In the beginning, we identi-fi ed matches by putting pins on a giant map,” said DRCOG Execu-tive Director Jennifer Schaufele. “Of course we now use online soft ware, and our ridematch-ing service has expanded well beyond just carpool matching for work commutes to include school carpools for busy parents as well as vanpools for larger groups.”

For more information or to sign-up, visit drcog.org/WayTo-Go or call 303-458-7665.

BIKE LANES COMING TO 26TH AVE ALONG GOLF COURSE

Th e Denver Public Works De-partment is fi nalizing the striping design for 26th Avenue between York and Colorado Boulevard. Th e new design will install bike lanes in both directions of 26th Avenue and reduce the size of the travel lanes along the corridor.

Th e improvements will provide a connection for bikes along the northern side of City Park and will serve as a traffi c calming measure along this important roadway cor-ridor. Th e repaving is planned for late July or August, and the strip-ing changes will be implemented aft er. For more information or to see the 2013 paving plan, visit den-vergov.org/streetsandsidewalks.

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Block Parties, continued from page 3tradition to catch up with neigh-bors aft er summer travels.

Other block parties in the area have games set up in various yards, or Dads-on-trikes races. You can organize a scavenger hunt or “neighbor bingo” where cards are fi lled in with fun facts about neighbors. Th e only way to win is to talk to people and fi nd out who corresponds with what information (like “has 6 broth-ers” or “has lived in Park Hill since 1972”). Winners get white elephant-type prizes donated by neighbors, or a gift card that ev-eryone chips $1 toward.

If you don’t want to go to the expense of closing your street for a block party (for which a City permit is required), consider hosting a “progressive” barbecue for your block that would only in-volve a few neighbors/yards, but which everyone could attend. As highlighted in our March issue, Tom Jensen of the 2600 block of Fairfax suggests something even simpler: a “porch party” that’s BYO drinks and snacks to share. Neighbors gather outside to drink, eat and chat, and they update a spreadsheet of contact information, so that everyone

knows how to reach their neigh-bors in the event of an emergen-cy or community concern. One more idea – how about getting your block together with a cre-ative entry in the Park Hill 4th of July parade?

Th ere are a lot of ways to get to know everyone on your street. If you have suggestions for plan-ning a great block party, or need ideas, please contact me at GPHC for a guide I’m developing. Please send your tips and/or questions to [email protected]. Enjoy the spring weather with your neighbors!

Clockwise from top: Vickie Anderson, Pam McGowan and Mike Anderson enjoy the "Fairfax Neighbors" block party held last October for the 2600-2800 blocks of Forest, Fairfax and Elm streets. Peter Johnson, right, greets neighbor Herb Wilson. Jason Kleinhelter fi res up the grill for neighbors. Sarah Condon and her daughter Myah chat with neighbor Andy Keiser. (Credit: Bob Trommeter)


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Even those who support Councilwoman Debbie Orte-ga’s proposal to reduce use of “single-use” plastic bags say the idea is more complicated than it seems.

“It will be very interesting to see how this thing works out,” says Jerry Spinelli, owner-oper-ator of Spinelli’s Market in Park Hill. Spinelli is a proponent of reducing plastic use at all levels.

Ortega’s aide, Jenn Hughes, says the councilwoman’s offi ce is currently “engaging stakehold-ers for input on an ordinance to reduce use of plastic bags.”

“How do you defi ne ‘single-use’?” asks Spinelli. For years, his market has paid extra for heavier bags designed for multiple-use. “Is multiple-use plastic to be ex-empt?”

Other questions involve eco-nomic fairness. Th e question most people ask: If there is to be a fee on use of plastic shopping bags, does the merchant or the consumer pay that fee? Many merchants are likely to increase the cost of the product to cover any associated fee. Th at, in turn,

might be a hardship on shoppers with a limited budget.

Hughes says Ortega is looking at establishment of a structure where “retailers would retain a portion of the fee collected to off set administrative costs and the remainder would go towards funding education that would include purchase of reusable bags for low-income residents.

“I don’t want to be a tax col-lector,” says Spinelli. “As a small merchant, I can’t accept imposi-tion of another tax or fee.”

As a practical matter, Denver is limited by the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) in its ability to impose a tax without voter approval. But that gets into the argument about defi ning the dif-ference between a fee and a tax. In Montgomery County, Mary-

land, shoppers pay a tax on both plastic and paper shopping bags.

“I want to reduce plastic; I don’t want to buy plastic,” Spi-nelli comments. “I would pre-fer to eliminate all plastic bags all at once and be done with it. We may even return to the days when shoppers carried grocer-ies in a cardboard box. At least paper and cardboard are com-postable and recyclable.”

Spinelli also wonders about the potential of his obligation to provide reusable bags, either

for sale or free of charge. “If I provide reusable bags, do I pay tax on the wholesale purchase and then collect tax on the retail sale?” he asks.

Th e large grocery chains have not taken a public stance. Th e United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, the grocery clerks union, is working with Ortega’s offi ce, but waiting to see a specifi c proposal.

In January, the island of Hawai’i took the fi rst step toward banning plastic bags. Merchants are allowed to charge a fee when shoppers request a plastic bag, and there are signs posted prom-inently in stores asking if people remembered to bring their own bags. By next January, all plastic bags will be prohibited.

As the fi rst major jurisdic-tion to do so, San Francisco has banned single-use plastic bags for about fi ve years. Even af-ter the struggle of working out the details, some people still are questioning the full impact. One recent question relates to the sanitary condition of cloth bags used to transport meat and vegetable when the bags are not washed.

Among large businesses, there is also an anecdotal theory that consumers who use their own

bags tend to limit their shop-ping to only those items which will fi t in the bags. For example, consumers stop shopping when they know they have enough to fi ll the bags.

Another question which seems to be asked consistently is about the true environmental impact of production and dis-posal of shopping bags. While the question has circulated for years, nobody seems to have the answer about the total cost of natural resources and trans-portation. Grocers initially wel-comed the plastic bags because the cost of transportation and storage was significantly less than paper.

In Britain, single-use plastic shopping bags are called "witch-es' knickers” because of both their pervasive and almost in-destructible characteristics.

Some “reusable” bags are ac-tually made of a plastic material which wears out aft er time. Oth-er consumers resent the fact that many reusable bags are made in China. Th ese environmentally-conscious shoppers contend canvas bags should be produced from cotton grown in the United States.

Th ere is some thought that legalization of organic hemp production in Colorado could lead to an economic windfall in bag production. Hemp fi bers are extremely well suited for almost indestructible fabric.

Dave Felice can be reached at [email protected]. Council-woman Debbie Ortega can be reached at [email protected] or via the City Council website at denvergov.org/citycouncil.

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Th is spring, educator Bethany Robinson decided to share her love of reading with the neigh-borhood by installing Park Hill’s fi rst Little Free Library with her family in front of their home at the corner of 28th and Cherry.

Th e Little Free Library orga-nization is a nonprofi t working to promote literacy by building

free book exchanges around the world. House-shaped book boxes are sold on the website, or people can make their own. Th e book houses are mounted like a mail-box and placed in similar prox-imity to a sidewalk, then stocked with about 15 to 20 books. A placard furnished by LFL en-courages passersby to “Take a Book, Return a Book.” Th ere is no expectation that participants

bring books to the library – it’s a free exchange.

The organization’s website keeps a worldwide registry of the LFLs. Th ere are libraries as far-fl ung as Australia and Africa, and currently about fi ve in the Denver metro area. Bethany was inspired to get involved in the community movement by her mom’s partici-pation with the organization as a board member.

“We thought Park Hill was the perfect neighborhood for a li-brary,” she said. “Th ere is always a lot of activity and what a great way to meet neighbors you've never met!”

Th e LFL organization’s origi-nal goal was to build as many libraries as Andrew Carnegie did – 2,510. As of this year, there are over 5,000 registered libraries on LFL’s roster and the organization continues to grow.

Bethany and her family hope to inspire others to build or buy neighborhood libraries, and plan to be stewards of theirs as long as they are around.

To learn more about Little Free Libraries, visit littlefreelibrary.org.

Park Hill’s First Little Free Library Goes Upat 28th and Cherry

Bethany Robinson and her husband Justin Clark join hands over their newly-installed Little Free Library on the corner of 28th and Cherry. (Credit Melissa Eystad)

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A Q&A with parent Ken Beck

Ken Beck: How would you describe Blessed Sacrament’s Class of 2013?

Mr. K: Prepared. Smart. Di-verse. Respectful. Leaders. Th ey’re great kids ready for their next steps in the leading high school programs in the city.

KB: Good test scores?Mr. K: First, that’s not all we

are about. But, yes, the Class of 2013 averaged standardized test scores four and fi ve grade-levels above national norms, in most areas – that’s in line with our past eighth-grade classes. So, in that sense, they had strong test scores, which we expected.

KB: What else distinguishes this class?

Mr. K: Longevity, maybe. Per-severance. Th e parents of more than half the kids entrusted their education to us eight and nine years ago. Th ese students have known each other a long time, worked hard together and played together. Th ey have wel-comed new friends who joined the journey along the way. And all our kids come to us valuing education because their parents value education. Th eir future is built on the shoulders of tradi-tion and history – the Catholic education this school has deliv-ered for 90 years now. Th ey are solidly grounded in creative and critical thinking skills. And, these eighth-graders assumed real leadership roles with the younger students, mentoring study, safety and even social skills.

Q: What role did technology play for this class?

Mr. K: Well, between Smart

Boards, the Computer Labs, and individual iPads, technology was always available, and a key com-ponent of their learning. But, technology just enables access to knowledge – more and faster. It takes teachers – partnering with parents – to create the real learn-ing, helping our students know what to attend to in life – the important stuff . Th e credit for the high academics goes to our teachers and our parents, not the tech. It’s not really rocket science – no secret sauce – more com-mon sense.

Q: Is that the diff erence, the teachers?

Mr. K: Th at’s the huge factor. Our teachers are models for the students, in faith and demeanor. We put diverse students in right-sized classrooms with strong teachers in a safe environment for learning. And, we take the time to teach the universal values of all faiths: respect for the indi-vidual and self-worth. Because we get that last part right, we have more teaching time for core aca-demic subjects, literature, foreign language, art, music – and the students learn more, they want to learn more. It may sound strange to some, but taking the time to form a strong moral foundation creates more time for a classical academic education. And, our students make better life choic-es for it. Our parents credit the teachers.

Q: So, what’s your role in all this?

Mr. K: Most days I get here early to see if the rockets can be aimed a little higher before we launch to further student learn-ing and faith formation.

Blessed BeBlessed Sacrament Catholic School’s Principal Greg Kruthaupt on this year’s 8th grade graduates

Blessed Sacrament Catholic School middle school students competed recently in the Academic Decathlon. 8th Grade student, Maura Turner received a 3rd place award in the competition for Math.


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April has been a busy month for meetings focusing on Park Hill and Stapleton schools as well as Ashley Elementary. Th ough technically neither a Park Hill nor a Stapleton school, Ashley, on the corner of Syra-cuse and Montview, sits on the periphery of both neighborhoods. Ques-tions about its future and the greater bound-ary zone have arisen this month.

Denver Public Schools Offi ce of Community Engagement held a community meeting at Ashley Elementary on the evening of April 11, because the school’s performance rating designates it as “accredited on priority watch.” At a staff meeting a few days be-fore, DPS had informed Ashley’s teachers that it would bring new leadership to the school for the 2014-15. Th is new leadership would have the power to fi re and hire staff .

Th e school’s auditorium was packed and many people stood for the entire meeting that quickly became contentious. DPS would not clearly state its intentions and the dissembling infuriated parents who wanted concrete answers about the fu-ture of their school and teachers. DPS provided data but the print on the slides was too small to be read. Answers to questions about

the data resulted in more ques-tions that could not be answered.

One parent asked if Ashley was being targeted because of Stapleton’s need for seats for its

growing student population. Th e question was ignored. When a parent asked why Ashley had not been included in earlier com-munity meetings, DeVita Bruce from the Offi ce of Community Engagement said, “There has been no other process where we’ve said that Ashley would be closed.” Ms. Bruce knows better for she was present at the meeting on May 23, 2012, where one of the suggestions for Ashley was a “strategic intervention” or bring-ing in a new program. Strategic

intervention can mean closure as well as turnaround. It is diffi cult to conclude anything but that a drastic change, the one Tom Boasberg and his team is prepar-ing for Ashley, was already in the

works more than a year ago. To her credit, Veronica

Figoli, head of the DPS Of-fi ce of Community Engage-ment, stated, “I want to say that tonight we have not done a good job, we haven’t answered your questions.

You have every right to answers.” Another community meeting

is scheduled at Ashley for April 24, 2013. Th is time, DPS is col-laborating with parents and staff to organize the meeting. DPS has also stated it will hire an out-side consultant who will work with the Ashley community to help create a proposal for the school. It will be a challenge to put together a proposal in a very short amount of time but the fi rst meeting showed this was a deter-mined group.

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McAuliff e into the Smiley site was formally presented to the Board of Education at their work session on April 15. In that pre-sentation, there was no mention of the proposed “boundary zone.” School Board member Jeannie Kaplan said that many Park Hill and Stapleton parents had writ-

ten to the Board to express their discontent or concern with the expanded boundary. A March 19th community vote showed support for a larger boundary but that vote was primarily to show support for the move of McAu-liff e to the Smiley building. One could not vote for one without voting for the other.

A community meeting was held on April 16 at the Stapleton Recreation Center. Th e room was packed but Park Hill residents represented less than 10 percent of attendees. DPS will be start-ing two new middle schools in Stapleton that would be included in the proposed boundary shared by Park Hill and Stapleton, one in Conservatory Green north of I-70 and the other in the space now occupied by McAuliff e. Th e Board is scheduled to vote on these new schools in June.

DPS staff explained that a new school could be opened via one of two methods: through the Call for Quality Schools, or by hiring a principal who would work with the community to cre-ate a program. DSST is the only middle school that has put forth a proposal through the Call for Quality Schools. Consequently, staff said they were looking for a principal for the second school.

Concerns revolved around the expanded boundary, the loss of a neighborhood feel, and the need

for increased transportation. Even though Stapleton residents have had an “enrollment zone” for elementary schools, the bound-ary for that zone keeps getting bigger and potentially sending children to schools further and further from home.

Some Stapleton residents ex-pressed discontent at having a second DSST school in the neighborhood given that the school, they said, did not serve Stapleton adequately and that its program is not necessarily a good fi t for all children. Indeed, DSST Stapleton has its own con-tract with DPS that stipulates its enrollment policy.

Th e next Greater Park Hill/Stapleton Community meeting is scheduled from May 7. Park Hill residents are encouraged to attend and express their desires and concerns regarding future schools for the area.

12-year Park Hill resident Lynn Kalinauskas’ children attend Park Hill Elementary and Smiley Middle School. She works for an educational nonprofi t and teaches at UC Denver. She can be reached at [email protected]. For materials from DPS’ community engagement meetings, visit communityrela-tions.dpsk12.org.

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Pet FriendlyBy Erin Vanderberg

At Beauty Bark, the new pet groomery at the former site of Park Hill Pooch, Kelly Fraser brings an aura of calm to what could be a rattling profession. Her calm infects the pets, who freely mill around the back in a cage-free environment.

“Comingling happens,” said Kelly.

Kelly opened in February, and gave the place a mod’ parlor makeover, complete with classic beauty shop hair dryer – just for décor, not the dogs. A student of architecture, Fraser worked as a vet tech throughout her twen-ties and fi nally decided to stay working with animals, who she clearly adores. It’s evident when

you see her saying things to the dogs and cats like “nee, nee, nee” and “you’re so cute.”

Wendy Miner, Park Hill Pooch’s owner, no longer need-ed the storefront, so she rents a space in the back of Beauty Bark where she caters to the pet grooming needs of her loyal and long-standing clientele.

Th e best part of Kelly’s job is that she gets to spend the day with her own two furry friends, Ruby, a bloodhound, and Crea-ture, a yorky-chihuahua mix.

“I love all dogs, I do,” she said. “Maybe not Pomeranians, but I don’t blanket statement any group.”

For more information, call Beauty Bark at 303-322-0155

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GPHC would like to thank the following people and groups for recent donations of food, volunteer time, and in-kind gift s:

GenerosITy aT GPhCBest Friends Forever Pet CareBlessed Sacrament ChurchKeith BrownGirl Scout Troops 2771 & 788Mary DavisMelissa DavisDuff y DeMarco

Bernadette KellyBecky RichardsonPamela WashingtonPark Hill United Methodist ChurchTemple Micah


When my wife and I moved to Park Hill over a decade ago, we were attracted by the quaint homes, the proximity to City Park with the Zoo and Museum, the neighborhood shops and restaurants, and perhaps most importantly the strong, caring community. We knew that Park Hill would be a wonderful place to raise a family. As our children have grown, we have become in-volved in diff erent facets of Park Hill. Th is year, that involvement has included joining Park Hill’s thriving Scouting community as my fi rst grade son became a Cub Scout.

Having a child in Scouting re-minds me of my own childhood. I grew up in a Scouting family with my troop being led by my father. Just as my father earned the rank of Eagle Scout, through his lead-ership I was also able to earn my Eagle. I feel that I can give Scout-ing a great deal of credit in shap-ing who I am today: my career as a teacher; my love of travel; my passion for skiing, camping, and hiking 14ers; and my enjoy-ment of a variety of team sports. My son in turn is now enjoying a wealth of horizon-broadening experiences: hikes at Bluff Lake; a Denver Nuggets game; a TV weather and news station tour; a DU hockey game and talk from the coach; and, of course, a pinewood derby race with his home-made car. Even with these positive aspects of Scouting, the National Scouting Headquarters is in the midst of making a deci-sion which can creating an even stronger organization by opening

the ranks of Scouting to people of any sexual orientation.

As the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) reconsiders its member-ship requirements, it fi nds itself

at a crossroads in American history. Just as the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s pro-pelled much of America towards the ideals of non-discrimination and equal opportunity, the move-ment for equal rights for our gay and lesbian compatriots today embodies the same ideals. And while gay individuals will benefi t when discrimination directed to-wards them ends, non-gay scouts will also benefi t from a more di-verse Scouting membership.

As an organization, the BSA has always emphasized preparing young men for leadership roles.

While Scouting should continue these praise-worthy eff orts, it should also recognize that future leaders will require the ability to understand and eff ectively man-

age individuals from very di-verse backgrounds. Indeed, tomorrow’s leaders will di-rect teams that are more di-verse than any generation has previously seen. Whether these leadership roles are in the classroom, boardroom,

small offi ce, or even the military, the future generation will need the experience and understand-ing to work well with people of all ethnicities, religions, genders, races, physical conditions, lan-guage groups as well as sexual orientations.

In the coming months, the BSA will make an important deci-sion concerning its membership policy. Scouting can continue its exclusion of gay scouts, teaching its members to be suspicious and fearful of alternative lifestyles and thus severely limiting these boys’ future leadership skills. On the other hand, Scouting can wel-come all individuals regardless of sexual orientation into its ranks, refl ecting our society’s makeup and hence providing our young scouts with an understanding that will be a signifi cant advan-tage when they enter the work-place.

Indeed, it is extremely impor-tant for each current or potential Scouting family to communicate with the BSA that the organiza-tion must change its member-ship policy to allow young men from all backgrounds to become a scout. Scouting must train

leaders who are familiar with all forms of diversity so that our young men are able to eff ectively work with all members of soci-ety. Yes, Scouting should decide to prepare today’s youth for the leadership positions of tomorrow

rather than the leadership posi-tions of an era gone by.

Dave Pilarowski is an Eagle Scout and a proud father of a Tiger Cub Scout

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Gardens Of Greater

Park HillDescriptions are clockwise from left 3 Some of last year’s harvest from the edible garden at The

Garden restaurant – a great place for a locavore lunch during the tour 3 Tulips in every color enhance the local street scene in this garden every spring 3 Peaches are just some of the fruits of this edible gardener’s labor 3 A thriving showcase of flowers and shrubs decorates this front lawn

3 A purple palette connects different sections of a garden 3 Many planting seasons of trial and error have resulted in a backyard that embodies this family’s love of Colorado native plants 3 A

garden that displays the best that Colorado xeriscape has to offer 3 Perennials, flowering shrubs and evergreens provide joy along a public walkway 3 A garden for all seasons 3 The 2013

Park Hill Garden Walk poster – participants receive a custom-made watercolor of a scene in their garden, painted by Park Hill’s Angelia McLean 3 Rain or shine, this front walk garden is a joy to

wander through 3 Take a walk down “Wisteria Lane” – a very rare treat in Park Hill


By the organizers of the Park Hill Garden Walk

Twelve wonderful gardens will be fea-tured during this year’s annual Park Hill Garden Walk, taking place Saturday, June 8th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

We are so very fortunate to have garden-ers in our community who are eager to share their beautiful gardens again this year. The gardens of Greater Park Hill are as varied as the folks who live here. Gardens established over 50 years ago in Park Hill continue to be maintained by adult children who now keep the gardens of their parents. Cuttings of old roses from a 1940 family garden in Seattle grow and flourish in a Park Hill front yard. Old flowing trees and shrubs continue to bloom in newly planted flower and veg-etable beds.

Our dense clay soil, the dry climate, sev-eral years of drought and those early spring frosts that damage young blooms – what does it matter? Gardeners keep planting and discover new and exciting ways to create and maintain the beauty of our neighborhood gardens.

This will be a great year to do the Garden Walk on your bike. The featured gardens are planted in an area that extends from Colfax Avenue to MLK Boulevard and from Colo-rado Boulevard to Monaco Boulevard.

On this year’s tour, you will be able to visit gardens that vary from traditional to old world, from rare and unusual plants to xeriscapes that use less water. You will see

former empty lots transformed into seclud-ed spaces, front slopes held back by beautiful hand selected rocks, successful attempts to manage those difficult right-of-way strips, raised vegetable beds and chicken coops.

Also on the tour this year, the historic St. Thomas Episcopal Church’s community garden, the produce from which is donated to those families in the Denver area with limited access to fresh food. Another won-derful addition is The Garden’s restaurant garden, which will include a tour of one of Park Hill’s oldest residences, chicken coops, and edible, medicinal and flowering gar-dens. The restaurant will also be open for a spot of tea, a cool drink or lunch.

The artists:• Ginny Abblett, pastel, watercolors, acrylic

& oils• Tanis Bula, watercolor and mixed media• Paula Hudson, watercolors, oils• Terrie Lombardi, pastel• Helen Lozynsky, photography• Randy McNulty, watercolor• Kate Maley, watercolors• Peg Meagher, watercolors• Nancy Moseley, mixed media, moaics, clay• Becky Richardson, vintage-inspired de-

coupage• Maggie Rosché, acrylics with some pastel• Jean Shom, oils• Sydney Summers, watercolor• Andrew Sweet, stone and sculpture• Ron Trujillo, oil and mixed mediums• additional artists may be added

Tickets for the Garden Walk Tickets go on sale May 15th and can be

purchased at the Park Hill and Pauline Rob-inson Branch Libraries, Moss Pink Flower Shop and, until June 7th, at King Soopers. Tickets can also be purchased online at greaterparkhill.org. Early purchase ticket prices are $12, with $10 tickets for seniors age 65+. Day of tickets can be purchased for $15 from 9:30a-3p at the Art Garage at 23rd and Kearney

A thank you to the event sponsors: Blooming Garden Level• Cherry Creek Properties• City Floral• Governor’s Park Dental Group• Haven Outdoor Design• Kentwood Cherry Creek, The Gerwin

Group, Mary Gerwin• Kentwood City Properties, Anastasia Wil-

liamson• Mayfair Liquors • Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center• Re/Max of Cherry Creek, Wolfe & Epper-

son Team• Roet Realty, Emily Roet• Russ Wehner Realty Co.• VCA Park Hill Animal HospitalGarden Gate Level• Cake Crumbs• Dave Johnson, Landscape Architect, LLC• Moss Pink• Spicy Thai II• Tess Scanlon


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Compost is a crumbly, nutrient-rich soil amendment that is great for your plants, lawn and garden, especially during periods of drought!

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Food – it’s essential to all of us, our furry friends included, but how do you make the best decision for a food for your pet or pets when faced with the huge number of choices, the seemingly endless recalls and all the mar-keting pitched your way.

What is most important for your pet in terms of health is the right balance of calories, protein, carbohydrates and fats. Your pet should be fed a food appropriate to their life stage with appropri-ate protein and calorie levels.

Budget is the fi rst step. Each of us for a variety of reasons selects pet food on price and for every price point, there are many op-tions. If searching, please con-sult your veterinarian for their recommendations of favored brands.

On every pet food label, there will be an AAFCO (American Association of Feed Control Of-fi cials) statement that telling how the food was tested and the life stage or stages that the food is appropriate for. Th e best food testing is via controlled animal feeding tests, but this can be cost prohibitive. If the AAFCO state-ment says something along the lines of “formulated to meet the nutritional needs established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profi les,” then the food has un-dergone bench chemistry testing to show that it meets the stan-dards set for particular ingredi-ents and percentages of protein, fi ber and fat.

Additionally, the AAFCO statement will say what life stage the food is appropriate for. Main-tenance is for adult pets. All life stages means that the food must meet the nutritional require-ments of the most demanding nutritional needs – lactation/pregnancy and growth. All life stage foods tend to be high in calories and pet will need to be fed less to avoid unwanted weight gain.

Food safety is a tangled subject all its own. While it may seem that pet foods are rampantly unsafe, really in many cases, it is a recall as a precaution from a manufacturer being proactive aft er a random test result of con-cern or from FDA random test-ing or reports of problems with a batch of food. Th e number of recalls seems increased because a number of brands are made by one manufacturer.

Food fads in pet food mirror those in the human marketplace. Grain-free foods are riding on the trend of gluten-free foods. Just as in people, there are a small number of animals who may have diffi culty with the digestion of particular grains, but grains as a food ingredient are not neces-sarily bad as they have been pro-cessed to retain nutrients while allowing for easier digestion.

Good nutrition comes in many pet foods. A review of the label is going to be your best tool in selecting what is appropriate for your pet based on age, lifestyle and weight.

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Th e Greater Park Hill News is reprinting this report published by the Offi ce of the Director of Ex-cise and Licenses to alert the com-munity to a recent rule change to allow Hotel and Restaurant liquor licenses within 500 feet of schools. Th e Department of Excise and Licenses has published a draft of revisions to all ‘Policies and Procedures Pertaining to Liquor, 3.2 Beer and Cabaret Li-censes’ for which a public hearing will be held on May 9th at 9 a.m. at the Department of Excise and Licenses (Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, Webb Building, 201 W. Colfax). Members of the GPHC Board, represented by Zoning Chair Bernadette Kelly, will pres-ent GPHC comments on the draft of revisions at the public hearing. Written comments are accepted prior to the hearing at [email protected].

* * *

In August 2012, the Depart-ment of Excise and Licenses ad-opted a new rule concerning the distance restriction between ho-tel and restaurant liquor licenses and schools. Th e rule allows ho-tel and restaurant liquor license applicants to apply for a license within 500 feet of a school. Six months aft er its adoption, it is now appropriate to review the decision-making process and the impact of the new rule.

Background In late 2011, the Department

was approached by citizens and community groups about changing the “500 Foot Rule” in the City of Denver. Under Colo-rado state law, retail liquor li-censes may not be issued within 500 feet of a school. Th e local li-censing authority cannot permit waivers or case-by-case excep-tions to the distance restriction. Th e law provides, however, that the local authority may elimi-nate the distance restriction for an entire class of license, or may eliminate one or more type of schools or campuses from its ap-plicability. For example, Denver previously eliminated the appli-cability of the 500 foot restric-tion to university campuses.

Here, the proposal was to eliminate the 500 foot distance restriction for Hotel and Restau-rant liquor licenses only. Hotel and Restaurant licenses are is-sued only to “bona fi de restau-rants,” and these establishments, inter alia, must maintain a cer-tain percentage of gross income from the sale of meals. Th is li-cense diff ers from a liquor store license, which is for the sale of alcohol for off -premises con-sumption, and from a tavern

license, which is for a “bar” that does not have strict food service requirements. Th e rule did not change the existing distance re-strictions around liquor stores, taverns or any other class of li-quor license.

Public Input & Rulemaking Process

For several months, Denver residents, neighborhood groups and stakeholders provided in-formal comments and input regarding the proposal. Follow-ing this initial feedback, a for-mal public hearing on the rule was set for July 26, 2012. Notice of the hearing was published, posted and distributed to Den-ver’s Registered Neighborhood Organizations and other stake-holders. Th e overwhelming ma-jority of the pre-hearing input and much of the live testimony at the July 26th hearing was in support of the rule. Th ere were legitimate concerns raised, how-ever, by some of those in opposi-tion. Th e primary concern was that an applicant may be granted a hotel and restaurant license, within the proposed rule, but that it may end up acting more like a tavern, outside the pro-posed rule.

After carefully considering

all of the comments, input and testimony, before, during and aft er the hearing, the balance heavily favored adoption of the rule. Th erefore, the rule was ad-opted on August 30, 2012, in a written decision by the Director. To address legitimate concerns, the Department also created the following informal special pro-tocols for Hotel and Restaurant liquor license applicants within 500 feet of a school:

When applying to renew its annual license, licensee shall fi le an affi davit of compliance with the Hotel & Restaurant license requirements under the state liquor code, C.R.S. Section 12-47-411.

No cabaret licenses shall be issued without agreement from any school within 500 feet.

Th e Department of Excise and Licenses shall prioritize and ap-ply special scrutiny to any com-plaints or violations related to licensees within 500 feet of a school.

Impact of the Rule – Six Months Later

As of February 2013, six months aft er the rule went into eff ect, the Department has re-ceived fi ve applications for hotel and restaurant licenses within 500 feet of a school. Four of the licenses were approved by

Excise and Licenses, and one is currently in the application process. One of the approved applications included a cabaret license, with the agreement of the principal of the nearby high school.

Since the adoption of the rule and issuance of the fi rst few licenses, the Department has received zero complaints regarding the establishments, and has received no reports of increased crime or disturbances in those areas. Excises and Li-censes created a tracking system to monitor the “500 Foot Rule” applications. Based on input from business owners and other stakeholders, the Department anticipates receiving several more applications in 2013.

Community FYIDepartment of Excise and Licenses’ 500 Foot Rule Sixth Month Report


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Th is March, while delivering the Greater Park Hill News, Alice bumped into brand-new neigh-bors across the alley from her home who were still in the pro-cess of moving in. She was able to meet them, hear their story and welcome them to the neighbor-hood.

“[Being a blockworker] is a wonderful way to get to know people and connect,” said Kelly.

A native Iowan, Alice fell in love with Colorado when she came here during college in the summer of 1963 to wait tables at the Teller House in Central City. Aft er college, she was recruited back to Colorado to teach by Jef-ferson County Public Schools. Af-ter stints in South Bend, Indiana and Portland, Oregon with her husband, Terry, the two settled into their house on Eudora in 1970. She taught a while longer before staying home with the kids.

“I was a stay-at-home mom, but community activism was really important to me,” she said.

In the early 1970s, Alice was a member of the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. board and in-volved with the League of Wom-en Voters. She became chair of the LWV’s education committee in the fall of 1973, shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Keyes

v. School District 1 case, which mandated that Denver desegre-gate its schools.

The following spring, Alice worked to create peaceful school segregation through the League’s involvement in the community process, which involved myriad community organizations includ-ing the city chambers, the scout-ing organizations, the AFL-CIO, PTAs, the Junior League, the reg-istered neighborhood organiza-tions, and churches, to name a few.

“Th at was community organi-zation by fi re,” said Alice of the learning experience.

Th e groups came together un-der People Let’s Unite for Schools, a nonprofi t housed at the Holy Redeemer on 26th Avenue and Race Street. The organization worked tirelessly on communica-tion eff orts created to give families perspective on the issue of deseg-regation. By the time September came around, families were well-informed and the desegregation happened peacefully.

A year or so later, Alice caught wind that Kaiser would move its Franklin facility to Alameda and Havana. So Alice mobilized the Park Hill babysitting coop – one-third of whom belonged to Kai-ser – by calling them and invit-ing them to come over with their

kids for coff ee, juice and graham crackers, and “let’s fi gure out a way.” Almost every family came.

Together, the group identifi ed the tasks and divided the work-load. Th ey decided to reach out to the major subscribers of Kaiser, all of which passed resolutions sup-porting Franklin in its current location. Th e Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News wrote editorials to the same eff ect. At a large community meeting held at

St. Th omas Episcopal with Kaiser, Alice’s group presented data on transportation times to the pro-posed facility that they had col-lected themselves by riding public transit. At her instigation, Kaiser’s Franklin facility stayed put.

Alice became president of the LWV from 1989 to 1991, then turned her attention to the re-development of Stapleton for the next twenty years. She was ap-pointed to the Stapleton Tomor-row committee by Mayor Peña. Next, Mayor Webb appointed her to two terms on the Stapleton Development Corporation, and Mayor Hickenlooper reappointed her to a third term.

As she describes it, Stapleton Tomorrow was the concept phase for the 4,700 acres of the Stapleton property. Th e volunteer members worked to get school and com-munity input and communicate their ideas to the greater public. Next, at the Stapleton Develop-ment Corporation, they worked on the master plan – the “Green-book,” it was called then – which

went through all the steps of City Council with feedback from Den-ver, Aurora and Commerce City. In her fi nal term, she served as the chair of the Stapleton Develop-ment Corporation, working with master developer, Forest City.

Years into the process, Alice started to feel like she would never see a house in Stapleton. She viv-idly remembers the day she saw the fi rst one.

“‘Th is must be a mirage,’” Al-ice had thought to herself, and pulled over her car. “Th ere it was, off in the distance, the fi rst house had gone vertical and I was so thrilled.”

Over the last forty-plus years, Alice has shared her blockworker responsibility with her family and sometimes her young neigh-bors. Her three children helped her when they were young, then went on to deliver the paper solo

for several years. Th ese days, her seven grandchildren, ages 2 to 12, sometimes help her on her route when she and her husband take care of them on Wednesdays.

“Kids are great paper deliverers – they love to do it!” Alice said.

Th e blockworker beat highlights “blockworkers” – residents who volunteer to deliver the Greater Park Hill News to their neighbors each month. Th ere are currently around 370 blockworkers deliver-ing to 408 of the 516 residential blocks that comprise Greater Park Hill. If your block isn’t receiving the newspaper, consider volun-teering. For more information, contact Bernadette Kelly at [email protected].

Alice Kelly

Alice Kelly and her grandchildren (from oldest to youngest) Allie, Jake, Meghan, Diego, Eva, Will and Rosie (hidden) out delivering the GPHN to Eudora Street.

Blockworker since 1971

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Alice became president of the LWV from 1989 to 1991, then turned her attention to the redevelopment of Stapleton for the next twenty years. She was appointed to the Stapleton Tomorrow committee by Mayor Peña. Next, Mayor Webb appointed her to two terms on the Stapleton Development Corporation, and Mayor Hickenlooper reappointed her to a third term.


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And now for something new, a walking guide to celebrate spring in Park Hill. This column will appear again in the summer, fall and winter with routes designed by 32-year Park Hill resident Bri-an Hyde, who currently walks 20 miles per week in the area. They will also reflect the rich diversity available to pedestrians in Great-er Park Hill: parkways, gardens, architecture, history, parks, eat-ing, shopping, schools, churches and more. If you prefer bicycling to walking, go for it! If the entire route is too long for one walk, try out a part of the route at a time. Patronize businesses along the route. Take your family for a walk, or ask your neighbor to join you. See if you think we live in one of Denver’s finest walking neighbor-hoods.

Spring 2013 Walking RouteStart (and Finish) – City Floral

1440 Kearney StreetKearney Street (3 blocks) The

walk begins with 3 blocks to the north along Kearney Street, from 14th Avenue to 17th Avenue Parkway.

Spring is a season for gardens and all that they represent. Check out the offerings at City Floral be-fore or after you walk. You will cross Colfax, with a “pedestrian median island” in the middle if traffic is at all heavy. On the north side of Colfax, you will see Ed Moore Florist, a great place for Valentine’s Day and your “sweet-ie’s” birthday. Continue north, across 16th Avenue to 17th Av-enue Parkway. Several interesting houses will catch your eye.

17th Avenue Parkway (5 blocks instead of 6, because there is no Jersey Street north of Col-fax) Turn west at 17th and walk 5 blocks to Hudson Street.

Admire the foresight of our predecessors who created the parkway “from scratch”. You can also admire the houses on both sides of the parkway. Look for gardens that are waking up.

Hudson Street (1 block) Turn south and walk from 17th Av-enue Parkway to 16th Avenue.

A new friend lives on this block. I had never paid attention to it until I met her. What a treat to find out about it! Note how the

houses complement each other to create a cohesive block.

16th Avenue (3 blocks) Turn west and walk from Hudson to Forest.

As you begin, you will note that 16th is a lot lower in elevation at Grape than it is at Hudson. You have just entered the area where flooding occurred on the Park Hill Branch of Montclair Creek on July 7, 2011 and on July 7, 2012. The Park Hill Branch flows through this portion of Park Hill, on its way to Ferril Lake in City Park.

Forest Street and Forest Street Parkway (3 blocks) Turn north and walk from 16th Av-enue to 17th Avenue Parkway. North of 17th Avenue Parkway, Forest Street and Fairfax Streets and the space between them have been combined to form the For-est Street Parkway. Walk on the parkway to Montview Boulevard.

To your west, as you climb up toward 17th Avenue, you will see Medhanealem Ethiopian Ortho-dox Tewahedo Church. On the north side of 17th Avenue Park-way, on the Forest Street Park-way, you will begin to see Park Hill United Methodist Church on the north side of Montview Boulevard.

Montview Boulevard (5 blocks) Turn west and walk from Forest Parkway to Dexter Street.

You will note that the north-south streets don’t line up be-tween the north side of Mont-view and the south side, because Montview was the boundary be-tween different historic subdivi-sions in this part of Park Hill. As you approach Elm Street, you will see two more of Park Hill’s ma-jor churches, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and Montview Presbyterian Church. The three churches on Montview, and oth-ers in Park Hill, played a major role in civil rights efforts in the 60’s and 70’s, influencing events in Park Hill, in the greater Den-ver community, and in the coun-try as a whole. On the north side of Montview and the east side of Dexter you will see the Park Hill Branch of the Denver Public Li-brary.

Dexter Street (2 blocks) Turn north and walk from Montview

Boulevard to 23rd Avenue.Just north of 22nd on the west

side of Dexter, you will see St. Thomas Episcopal Church. St. Thomas has played a significant role in the history of Park Hill. On the east side of Dexter, just south of 23rd, you will see “Turtle Park” a gathering spot for parents and small children. On the west side of Dexter, along both sides of 23rd are shops in the local busi-ness district.

23rd Avenue (1 block) Turn west and walk to Cherry.

On the north side of 23rd are two Park Hill landmarks, The Cherry Tomato restaurant and Spinelli’s Market. On the south side local businesses include Dancers Advantage the Arts, Adagio Bakery, Park Hill Dental Arts and the Park Hill Coopera-tive Book Store.

Cherry Street (9 blocks) Turn south and walk to 12th Avenue.

As you cross the 17th Avenue Parkway, note that you are walk-ing downhill. At 16th Avenue you will cross the low-point of the channel for the Park Hill Branch of Montclair Creek. Next you will cross Colfax Avenue and con-tinue uphill toward the ridgeline

that divides the Park Hill Branch of Montclair Creek from the Hale Parkway Branch.

On the northeast corner of 14th Avenue and Cherry you will see the Temple for the In-ternational Society for Krishna Consciousness. The Temple also houses Govinda’s Vegetarian Buf-fet restaurant, which is open for lunch weekdays and dinner on weekends.

South of the Temple one more block is the basin divide (ridge-line), at 13th Avenue. On the north side, stormwater flows to-ward 16th Avenue. On the south side, stormwater flows toward Hale Parkway.

From that divide, you will walk downhill toward Linsley Park. Hale Parkway, at the far side of the park, is the low point of the channel for the Hale Parkway Branch of Monclair Creek.

12th Avenue (7 blocks) Turn east and walk to Glencoe Street.

Feel free to enjoy Linsley Park before you start walking to the east. As you are walking, enjoy this relatively quiet corner of the Montclair neighborhood.

Glencoe Street (1 block) Turn south and walk to 11th Avenue.

You are taking a short detour to admire a fine example of collab-orative community gardening at Palmer Elementary School. The north end of the school build-ing faces 11th Avenue between Glencoe and Grape Streets. The community garden is around the corner, along Grape Street.

11th Avenue (1 block) Turn east and walk to Grape Street.

You will be returning to east-bound 11th Avenue, but first it’s time to look at the community garden.

Grape Street (1 block) Turn

south and walk along the east side (the front) of Palmer El-ementary School; then turn back to the north and return to 11th Avenue.

At the south end of the school you will see a community garden that represents an impressive collaboration between Denver Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens and numerous other partners.

11th Avenue (3 blocks, but after 2 blocks you will need to jog ½ block north along Holly Street to continue east on 11th) Turn east and walk 2 blocks to Holly Street. East of Holly, 11th Avenue is about ½ block north of 11th Avenue west of Holly. After that jog, continue to the east for 1 more block to Ivanhoe Street.

Because Holly Street is on a section line (exactly 1 mile east of Colorado Boulevard), the sub-divisions on either side of Holly did not align.

Ivanhoe Street (1/2 block) Turn south and walk to the north-west corner of Mayfair Park.

This neighborhood park hap-pens to sit on the Smoky Hill Trail, one of the wagon trails taken by settlers coming to Den-ver (or points farther west) from the southeast.

Smoky Hill Trail footpath in Mayfair Park (2 blocks) Turn east and walk on the footpath that follows the alignment of the historic Smoky Hill Trail along the northern end of the park.

As you walk, you will see signs telling the story of the trail.

Jersey Street (1 & ½ blocks) Turn north and walk to 11th Avenue, then continue 1 more block, to 12th Avenue.

Before you leave the vicinity of the park, you may want to take a look at some of the businesses on the east side of Jersey. They are south of 10th Avenue, read-ily accessible from the park. They include a dance studio, an ice

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look ahead to selling their wine and having a tasting room; only to discover that growing grapes on the land was a more expensive proposition than they initially imagined and their rural location wasn’t ideal for a tasting room.

“We had learned that if we were going to grow grapes, we’d need a lot of money,” said Doug. “Kinda like spreading fi ve dollar bills all over [the ground] and mulching it in.”

Th ey sold their property in 2012 and set up shop at their current location. This year, Doug has increased production by more than 50 percent; plan-ning for 1,200 cases of 2012 wine. With his mechanical engineering background, he has created a re-markable assembly line for mak-ing wine. He visits his tanks each morning before he goes to work, and again in the evening on his way back home.

While the industrial ware-house district may seem an odd place for such an earthy process, the Kingman Winery is a popu-lar spot along the Front Range Winery Trail, with Balestreri Vineyards just a few blocks over and Spero Winery less than four miles to the west.

“Our competition is not each

other,” said Doug of his fellow winemakers in the city. “Just two percent of the wine sold in the state is from Colorado grapes.”

It’s one thing to make the wine, the Kingmans have also learned to brand it, showcase it at fes-tivals, and sell it to stores and, soon, Doug hopes, restaurants. Doug currently has Kingman Wines in 12 stores in the state, including Grape Expectations on Kearney. Groupons have been a useful aid in bringing new people to them. Th e winery is also popu-lar with locavores.

For all the hard work they put into the place, the Kingmans don’t seem to be complaining.

“We wanted to have things to do when we retired,” said Doug. “With wine, there is always a new problem to consider and not one answer. It’s a romance with the grapes, and there is also this wonderful people side to it. Th is is what we want to do for as long as we can stand up.”

Th e Kingman Winery is located at 800 E. 64th Avenue. Th eir tasting room is open weekends from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit kingmanwine.com.

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Last month I wrote a col-umn about Goldsmith Gulch, a stream in southeast Denver, and about Mark Kelley, who is spearheading eff orts to protect and enhance Goldsmith Gulch. I fi nally met Mark in-person in March. We got together to take a look at the gulch near Hampden Avenue, near Tiff any Plaza. Th at same aft ernoon, I walked 5-miles – 2.5 miles upstream & 2.5 miles downstream – to get to know the creek better. I came up with a big picture view of the possibilities for greenway linkages between Goldsmith Gulch and Westerly Creek. Briefl y - Th e Highline Canal Trail could connect Gold-smith Gulch to its neighbor to the west, Harvard Gulch, and to its neighbor to the northeast, West-erly Creek.

My intention this month had been to write about Harvard Gulch. As it turns out, aft er I write this column, but before it reaches you, I will be attending a meeting to discuss possibilities to improve the Harvard Gulch trail between University Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard. Major landmarks are the University of Denver, immediately north of Harvard Gulch, just west of Uni-versity Boulevard, and the Sch-lessman YMCA, a little south of the gulch, just west of Colorado Boulevard. Rather than dig into Harvard Gulch now, I will write about it after that watershed meeting, in fairness to residents of the University Park neighbor-hood who are organizing it.

I am calling your attention to a map you will fi nd at the great-erparkhill.org website. Th e map is entitled “Connecting Water-sheds in East Denver.” I expect that most of you are familiar with the South Platte River Greenway, the Cherry Creek Trail, and the

Sand Creek Greenway. Th e three streams that serve as the spines for each of those greenways are shown as solid thick blue lines. Black dotted lines indicate the watershed boundaries for:

3 stream systems that are tributary to the South Platte River (Harvard Gulch, Montclair Creek, and Park Hill Drainage),

1 stream system that is tribu-tary to Cherry Creek (Goldsmith Gulch), and

1 stream system that is tribu-tary to Sand Creek (Westerly Creek).

Th e map, with the three ex-isting greenways and the fi ve tributary watersheds, illustrates, in skeletal form, the notion of copying a wonderful idea from Boston. Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of New York’s Central Park, conceived for Boston an 1,100-acre chain of nine parks linked by parkways and wa-terway, known as the Emerald Necklace. This linear system of parks and parkways was de-signed by Olmsted to connect the Boston Common, which dates from the colonial period, to eight other parks, ending at Franklin Park. (Interestingly, Olmsted’s son, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., was retained by Mayor Robert Speer to design Denver’s Moun-tain Parks system.) Th e idea is for Denver to have an “Emerald Spi-der’s Web,” with riparian and/or green interconnections between the nine watersheds. In locations where necessary, the Highline Canal Trail or another trail can provide non-riparian “glue.”

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14th Avenue (1 block) Turn east and walk to Kearney.

You will be walking along the bottom of the channel of the Park Hill Branch of Montclair Creek. On July 7, 2011 and on July 7, 2012 cars were partially submerged at the intersection of Kearney Street and 14th Avenue. At this point the stream is trying, during a fl ood, to fi nd its way to Jersey Street and Colfax Avenue, but there are clearly a lot of build-ings in its way.

Kearney Street (1/2 block) Turn north and walk to your starting point, the entrance to City Floral.

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Th e Park Hill Home Tour will celebrate its 35th anniversary this

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It doesn’t have to be the whole yard, either. An easy place to start is with your right-of-way or, as we industry folks like to call it, the "hell strip" – the area in between the sidewalk and the street. If you take a minute to look down your street, you will notice that almost all of the hell strips are grass. How wonderful it would be if these were all gardens instead. Raised veggie beds, herbs, xeriscaping and even rocks and mulch are all good alternatives. Don’t think of the water limitations, instead think of all the opportunities there are to create more dynamic and interesting landscapes.

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them in the ground.• Any time after May 20th, annuals color can be planted in con-

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• Fertilize the roses. • Prune spring blooming shrubs soon after they are finished

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COLFAX MARATHONruncolfax.org Marathon, Half-Marathon, Urban 10-miler, Marathon Relay and Colfax 5K on May 19 from 6am at City Park.

THE COLORADO CHOIRcoloradochoir.org – 303-892-5922Annual Spring Concert, May 3-4, 7:30pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda, features works by Bach, Britten, Christian-sen and Franck.

COLORADO SYMPHONY [email protected] or [email protected] Symphony Guild-Denver East meets third Thursdays at St. Luke’s Church at 13th and Quebec, from 10am-noon. Those interested in participating in projects that help support the Colorado Symphony are welcomed.

DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE (D3) denverd3.orgDaddy Daughter Dance at Park Hill United Methodist Church on Satur-day, May 18 from 6-10pm. From 6 to 8pm, ages 4 to 7 will dance with princesses from Wands and Wishes; after 8pm, ages 8 and up will have a photo booth and age-appropriate music.

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Annual Plant Sale: Preview on Thursday, May 9 from 4-8pm, tick-ets $35 in advance; Sale May 10-11, free. Summer Concert Series announced from May-September in the Ampitheater.

DENVER MAYOR’S OFFICEdenvergov.org/mayor720-865-9024Mayor Michael B. Hancock hosts a quarterly Cabinet in the Commu-nity Town Hall meeting on May 11, at Hamilton Middle School, 8600 E. Dartmouth Ave. from 9-11am.

DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCEdmns.org 2001 Colorado Blvd. 303-370-6000Kenji Williams Presents Bella Gaia, a planetarium show, Friday, May 3, 8pm, Saturday, May 4, 6pm & 8pm. An Evening in IMAX: Flight of the Butterflies 3D on Tuesday, May 14, 7pm, $12 member/$15 nonmember. Science Lounge: Ve-nus and Vodka on Thursday, May 16, 6:30-9:30pm, $10 member/$12 nonmember. Going Wild at the Mu-seum, check website for details on this biodiversity presentation May 17-18.

DENVER POLICE DISTRICT 23921 Holly [email protected] Calo holds the Dis-trict 2 Community Advisory Board’s (2CAB) monthly meetings on the fourth Thursday (May 23) of every month at 6pm in the D2 Police Sta-tion Community Room.

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTcommunityrelations.dpsk12.org/regional-community-meetings/near-northeast, 720-423-1109The DPS Office of Community Engagement continues to hold community meeting series around middle school options for the Park Hill and Stapleton communities. Final two meetings take place 5/7 and 5/21 from 6-pm (5:30 refresh-ments). Locations TBD.

DENVER WOMEN’S PRESS CLUBdwpconline.org – 1325 Logan StSpring into Writing fiction seminar for beginning fiction writers on Sat-urday, May 4, from 8:30am-noon. Three published writers will dem-onstrate the craft. $45 includes re-freshments and parking.

DENVER RECYCLES – FREE MULCH GIVEAWAY AND COMPOST SALEdenvergov.org/denverrecyclesDenver residents can dig their own free mulch, purchase pre-bagged compost or fill the bed of trucks and trailers with loader service for mulch and compost on Saturday, May 4, 8am-4pm, while supplies last. Main site: Havana Nursery, 10450 Smith Road; Dig-Your-Own at Fred Thomas Park, 26th and Quebec.

DENVER ZOOdenverzoo.org, 2300 Steele Street, Do at the Zoo Gala Fundraiser on June 20.

DOWNTOWN DENVER ARTS FESTIVALdowntowndenverartsfestival.com15th annual festival will take place on May 24-26 at the Denver Per-forming Arts Complex.

EAST HIGH SCHOOLeastangels.org – 720-423-8300East High School Spring Choir Con-cert on Tuesday, May 14 at 7pm at Park Hill United Methodist Church, 5209 E. Montview Blvd, tickets $7. East High School Jazz on the Green on Friday, May 17, 6pm on the South Lawn, free, picnics encour-aged. East High School Student Council Car Wash on Saturday, May 18, 9am-2pm on the Esplanade.

FIVE POINTS JAZZ FESTIVALartsandvenuesdenver.comThe festival features six stages of music and all-day activities on May 18 at 27th and Welton from 11am-8pm, free.

GREATER PARK HILL COMMUNITY, INC.greaterparkhill.org, 303-388-0918The GPHC holds its monthly meet-ings on the first Thursdays of the month (May 2) at 6:30pm.GPHC EVENING OF THE ARTSgreaterparkhill.org, 303-388-0918Greater Park Hill Evening of the Arts features performance art, ar-tisans, live music, drinks and bites on June 20 from 5:30 to 9pm, $20/advance, $25/door.

MANUAL HIGH SCHOOLfriendsofmanual.orgThe Friends of Manual hosts alumni, community members, parents and students at the 6th Annual FREE Friends of Manual Breakfast on May 31 at 7:30am, honoring Mayor Mi-chael B. Hancock and the scholars and supporters of MHS. RSVP.

MAXFUND ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER – LUCKY MUTT STRUTmaxfund.org registration at blacktie.com2-mile walk/run event at Cheesman Park on Saturday, May 11, with or without four-legged friends at 7:30am. $30/advance, $35 day-of.

MONTVIEW COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTENmontviewpreschool.org1980 Dahlia St. – 303-322-7296Annual carnival event will include attractions, games, food and ven-dors on Saturday, May 4 from 11am-3pm, tickets $6 advance/ $8 day-of. Retirement celebration hon-oring Edie Buchanan and Carolyn Hill, May 17, 4-6pm.

MY TEENAGE ANGSTmyteenageangst.comEmceed by Park Hill’s Megan Nyce.May 3 at The Bar 554 S. Broadway at 8pm.

NORTHEAST DENVER PARENT SUPPORT GROUP2600 Leyden [email protected] of children with a variety of special needs of all ages sup-port and nurture one another as we share resources and ideas. Third or fourth Friday from 9:30-11:30am.

NORTHEAST PARK HILL COALITIONMichele Wheeler, 720-837-5492 District 2 Police Station, 3921 Holly St.The NEPHC hosts its monthly meeting on the second Thursdays of the month (May 9) at 6pm.

PARK HILL ALLEY [email protected] alley art in the 6th annual con-test. Eligible alley art can include: gardens, paintings, sculptures or other types of installations – just so long as they are visible from the alley. Winners will be profiled in the October issue of the GPHN.

PARK HILL ART CLUB SPRING SHOW AND SALE 303-905-1411The Park Hill Art Club 2013 Spring Show and Sale includes over 1,000 unframed and 200 framed pieces of original art as well as reproductions of old masters. Opening reception, May 3, 4:30-8pm. Event continues Saturday, May 4, from 10am-5pm and Sunday, May 5th from 9:30am-4pm at Park Hill United Methodist Church, 5209 E Montview Blvd.

PARK HILL BRANCH LIBRARY4705 Montview Blvd. 720-865-0250May 11, Super Hero Day, 2-3:30pm: Celebrating super heroes from movies and books with crafts and fun activities! May 14, 6-7:30pm, Teen Advisory Board (TAB): Stu-dents grade 6th-12th are invited to join the Park Hill TAB. Help plan library events and projects at the Park Hill Library, talk about your fa-vorite books, and make your opin-ion count! May 18th, 3:30-4:30pm, Genre Chat Book Club: A book club for grades 2-3. We will explore a variety of book genres; participate in discussions, crafts and activities related to the story. Registration is suggested but not required. Li-brary will take a Storytime Break from 5/16 -5/31 to prepare for the Summer Reading Program. Closed Monday, 5/27, for Memorial Day.

PARK HILL CRUISERSFind them on FacebookMonthly rides this spring, summer and fall, making stops at local water-ing holes, and adding destinations at host rider homes in Park Hill in an effort to build new friendships and get to know our neighborhood better.

PARK HILL FAMILY BIKE RIDESFind them on FacebookGPHC and the Bike Depot are join-ing forces again this year to orga-nize the popular Park Hill Family Bike Rides. Three rides this year are set for: Saturday, May 25; Saturday, September 7; and Sunday, October 26 (Hallowheels). Event begins at 3:30pm at 28th and Fairfax with a bike rodeo and safety demonstra-tion. The 4-5pm bike ride explores a new area of Park Hill each time, and concludes at Oblio’s Pizza for $5 AYCE slices from 5-6pm.

PARK HILL 4th OF JULY PARADEparkhillparade.org – 303-918-6517Registration is open for the 4th an-nual Park Hill 4th of July Parade. The organizers are also looking for sponsors (starting at $100) to help fund the parade’s operational costs, contact [email protected] or [email protected].

PARK HILL GARDEN WALKgreaterparkhill.org303-388-091812 gardens will be featured in this


Denver Police District 2’s Report

Officer Torres stated that crime was down overall in the district; there were five burglaries in March and two assaults. When calling in an incident to the non-emergency number, neighbors have the option to tell the dis-patcher that they want to sign a complaint; if the case goes to trial, complainants must testify. Signed complaints must involve a law violation and not just suspi-cious activity or nuisance. Report any suspicious activity to District 2 at the non-emergency dispatch number at 720-913-2000. Con-tact Officer Torres directly at 720-913-1000 or [email protected]

Denver Health Medical Center’s COMBAT Study

Sarah Ammons discussed a COMBAT study taking place at Denver Health, sponsored by the Department of Defense’s Telemedicine & Advanced Tech-nology Research Center. The FDA requires Denver Health to perform outreach to communi-ties to let them know this study is taking place and patients who have experienced trauma may be enrolled without their consent. COMBAT stands for control of major bleeding after trauma, and the study will give plasma earlier to victims of trauma. Currently, the treatment of trauma involves saline first, red blood cells sec-ond, and plasma third. Patients enrolled in this study will receive the same three fluids, but plasma first, saline second and red blood cells third. Information collected on parties for this study includes

demographics, medical records related to study and research test records, including blood work. Members of the public can opt out by ordering and wearing bracelets and necklaces that will inform hospital staff of their de-cision. The study will take place over three years. It is estimated to reach about 50 people a year, 150 total. For more information, visit denverhealth.org/COM-BATstudy or call 303-602-3795.

GPHC Evening of the ArtsEvent chair Shannon

O’Connell announced that orga-nization is underway for the first (and hopefully annual) Greater Park Hill Evening of the Arts event will take place June 20 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at $20 a ticket. Art-ist Devin Montagne will perform live painting of a Denver’s Sky-line from City Park, and the end product will be raffled off. Local Park Hill eateries are catering the event, currently including Oblio’s (beer and wine) and Cake Crumbs (desserts). Other art-ists will be on hand selling their items, and live music will take place in the garden.

Liquor and Cabaret Licenses

Zoning Chair Bernadette Kelly discussed the upcoming public hearing, May 9th, where the city will receive comments on the draft of revisions to the liquor and cabaret license poli-cies. GPHC board members will submit input on the draft to Bernadette by the next commu-nity meeting for inclusion in the GPHC letter to the hearing.

District 2 Community Advisory Board

Safety Chair Geneva Goldsby reminded the group of the Dis-trict 2 Community Advisory Board’s (2CAB) monthly meet-ings on the fourth Thursday of ev-ery month at 6 p.m. at the District 2 Police Station, 3921 Holly St.

Great American Clean-Up Treasurer Tracey MacDermott

announced that GPHC had pro-cured bags and plastic gloves from the city for use in the Great Denver Clean Up, as featured in the Earth Day article in the April issue of the Greater Park Hill News.

Education Report Education Chair Lynn Kalin-

auskas provided a recap of the recent meetings on community schools held by the Denver Pub-lic School’s Office of Community Engagement.

District School Improvement Accountability Council

DSIAC’s Roger Kilgore dis-cussed the volunteer efforts of the independent advisory group for education and school facility issues. The DSIAC is looking for new members. For more infor-mation, call Roger at 303-333-1408 or visit board.dpsk12.org/siac.

All are welcome to the Greater Park Hill Community meetings, which take place on the first Thursday of the month. Get the agenda for the next meeting in advance by subscribing to our newsletter. For more informa-tion, visit greaterparkhill.org.

year’s Park Hill Garden Walk on Saturday June 8. Tickets on sale May 15th at the Park Hill and Pau-line Robinson Branch Libraries, Moss Pink Flower Shop and, until June 7th, King Soopers. Tickets can also be purchased online at greaterparkhill.org. Advance tickets $12 adult/$10 seniors. Day-of tick-ets can be purchased for $15 from 9:30am-3pm at the Art Garage.

PARK HILL HOME TOURgreaterparkhill.org, 303-388-0918The date is set for Sunday, Sep-tember 22. To enter a neighbor for home selection or to participate in the Home Tour committee, contact Roberta Locke at [email protected]. To become a Street Fair vendor, contact Kate Sultan at [email protected].

PARK HILL NEW PARENTS GROUPmeetup.com/Park-Hill-New-Par-ents-GroupPark Hill parents group offers play-dates, outings, Dad’s Night Out and Mommy Book Club.

PARK HILL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTparkhillchurch.org2600 Leyden St. – 303-322-9122Bring your pet to Park Hill United Church of Christ on May 19th at 3pm to have them blessed for the year to come!

PARK HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCHphumc.org 5209 East Montview Blvd.303-322-1867The Byron and Christine Johnson Lecture/Discussion – Self-Preser-vation: Art is the Sustenance by presenter Li Hardison – on May 11 from 10am-noon. Free and open to the public.

PAULINE ROBINSON BRANCH LIBRARY5575 E. 33rd Ave., 720-865-0290Computer Basics: Mon. 5:30pm. Learn the basics in these 1.5 hour sessions. Classes are free, registration and 8-week commit-ment required. Preschool Story-time: Wed. 10:30am-1pm. Stories, songs, and fun for 3-6 year-olds with an adult. After School is Cool: Mon-Fri. 4-5pm, through May 10. Crafts, board and video games, performances, and more for chil-dren in grades K-12. The Pauline Robinson Adult Book Club meets Saturday, May 25, noon-1:30pm on Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb. Library staff will visit DPS schools in May to talk about the Summer of Reading program that begins on Monday, June 4 – ask your child about what he/she learned.

PADDINGTON STATION PRESCHOOLpaddingtonstation.org1301 Quebec St. – 303-333-9154Spring Festival on Saturday, May 4, from 10am-1pm, includes games, face painting, craft area, food and restaurant silent auction.

PROJECT SUNSHINEfacebook.com/projectsun-shinedenver303-321-5231Community input sought during regular monthly potlucks on third Tuesdays of the month at 6:30pm on effort to build a worker coop-erative grocery store at 35th and Albion.

ST. ELIZABETH’S SCHOOLstelizabethsdenver,org2350 Gaylord St. – 303-557-80774th annual Spring Garden Festival and Kids Carnival takes place Sat-urday, May 18, 10am-3pm. Free admission, plant sale, kids games, entertainment, artwork, vendors, food and much more.

SAND CREEK REGIONAL GREENWAYsandcreekrregionalgreenway.org 303-468-3262Neighborhood Partners Environ-

mental Team (NPET) meets on the first Saturday of each month from 9am-noon. Work sites rotate be-tween Sand Creek, Westerly Creek and Bluff Lake Nature Center. Vol-unteer activities include trash pick-up, painting over graffiti, invasive species removal and general trail maintenance.

SCIENTIFIC & CULTURAL FACILITIES DISTRICT FREE DAYSscfd.orgDenver Art Museum: May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7. Denver Botanic Gardens: July 9, August 27, October 7, Novem-ber 2. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield: May 3, June 7, August 2, November 1. Denver Museum of Nature and Science: May 12, June 3, July 1, July 21, August 11, Au-gust 19, September 8, October 6, December 9. Denver Zoo: Novem-ber 4, November 15, November 21.

SMILEY MIDDLE SCHOOLsmiley.dpsk12.org 2450 Holly St. – 720-424-1548May Festival includes food, games, a resource fair and more on Sat-urday, May 18 from 10am-2pm in the field.

SPARK IT STUDIOSsparkitdenver.comArt-making booth at the Sweet Wil-liam Market in Stapleton on May 25, and a Teen Art Mob at the Spark It Studios on June 13 from 4-6pm.

TATTERED COVER-COLFAX TRAVEL LOVERS BOOK [email protected] Cover-Colfax Travel Lovers Book Club 2013 discuss-es I Shall Not Hate by Izzeldin Abuekaush on May 13, 5:30-6:45pm.

TEMPLE MICAHmicahdenver.org2600 Leyden St., 303-388-4239Shabbat Service Celebrating 10 Years with Rabbi Adam Morris as Temple Micah’s Spiritual Leader, Friday May 17 at 6pm.

TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES – ANNUAL ORIENTAL RUG EVENTtenthousandvillages.com – 2626 E. Third Ave. – 303-316-8773Third annual fair trade rug event from May 15-18 at Augustana Lu-theran Church, 5000 East Alameda Ave featuring rugs made by adults earning a fair living wage in Paki-stan.

UNITY ON THE AVENUE4670 E. 17th Ave.unityontheavenue.org303-322-3901Potluck supper at 6pm followed by a 7pm showing of The Moses Code. Come for both or just the movie! Love offering.

VENTURE PREPventureprep.org – 2540 Holly St. VP’s “Park Hill Panther 5K” on June 8 starts at 9am. Individual registra-tion $15/family registration $30.

WESTERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION303-322-9512 or [email protected] Summer program for players ages 10-18 held at Smiley Middle School from July 5-August 12, Mon, Weds, Fri from 3-6pm.

YOUNG PHILANTHROPISTS FOUNDATION – BASH DASHypfoundation.org – 303-653-5708Pre-Middle school kids team up to compete in outdoor adventure race Sunday, May 19 at 2pm in Staple-ton Town Center. An ice cream social follows the event. $20 ad-vance/$25 day-of.

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GPHC WISH LISTDonations of needed in-kind gifts and talents help us offset expens-es to serve the community more effi ciently. Please contact Robyn Fishman at 303-388-0918 if you can help with any of the following:

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Tommy’s grandparents the Basile’s moved to Brooklyn NY from Sicily in the 1940’sand are his inspiration for not only his Italian cooking, but is daughter’s name as well.

GPHN May 2013

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