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WestminsterWindow.com
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A POW WOW AT COLLEGE FAIR
Children participate in the cake walk during the American Indian Parent Advisory Committee’s annual pow-wow and college fair on Saturday at Century Middle School in Thornton. AIPAC is a nonprofit organization to help students within the Adams 12 Five Star School District. Photo by Ashley Reimers
Food bank fills baskets of food for those in need By Ashley Reimers
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Once a month, Linda Dann makes her way to the Westminster United Methodist Church Food Bank. The woman with warm eyes, black hair and big smile has relied on its food and produce for nearly three years. She’s the first to say how much of a difference those boxes of food have made in her life. “I would come here with my mom before she passed away and then kept coming on my own,” she said. “It’s helped so much. I’m so grateful for everything. We even get produce, which is so great.” Westminster United Methodist Church Food Bank celebrates 19 years of existence this month.
Coordinator Lynda Nobbe not only runs the food bank, but started it almost two decades ago. Over the years she’s watched the need grow, especially during the recession when the food bank served 200 more people a month than the 400 people its serves monthly now. “Our church pantry was getting more calls than it could handle, so I decided to start a real food bank since I’d already worked in food banks before in Denver,” Nobbe said. “We took a year to really plan it, train the volunteers and figure out what resources we’d need before opening to the public.” The food bank services the western side of Adams County and participate in the federal funded Bank continues on Page 22
Jackie Carlson stocks shelves at the Westminster United Methodist Church Food Bank. The food bank serves people in the western side of Adams County and is open from 12:30-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Photo by Photo by Ashley Reimers
St. Anthony’s revamping facility Sneak peek at 4th Avenue Neighborhood Health Center By Ashley Reimers
areimers@colorado communitymedia.com As preparations continue on the future opening of the St. Anthony North Health Campus in Westminster, staff at the 84th Avenue St. Anthony North Hospital are also preparing for changes. The facility will be transforming into the 84th Avenue Neighborhood Health Center once all inpatient services are transferred to the new health campus on March 3. The 84th Avenue Neighborhood Health Center will offer a full-service, free-standing ER (Lev-
el IV trauma center), an advanced Wound Care Center, a cardiac rehabilitation program, a pulmonary rehab program, a diabetes management program, 19 primary care physicians in addition to rotating specialists, and dental care for patients with Medicaid. A Mental Health Crisis Center through a partnership with Community Reach Center, providing close mental health care, will also be housed at the center, which was previously unavailable to the surrounding areas. Julie Day, a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Rehabilitation center at the 84th location, said the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs were essential to keep at the 84th location because of the older population age in the area. The cardiac rehab program is geared towards helping patients to change their lifestyles to prevent
another cardiac event. And the pulmonary program is focused on helping patients with chronic lung disease or asthma increase their quality of life. “By keeping these programs at the 84th Avenue location, we’re really where we need to be because of the age of people in the area which is typically older,” Day said. “The population up at the 144th Avenue health campus is a younger than we serve so it’s important for us to be where our population needs us.” Day said there will be one staff member from the cardiac rehab program who will move to the heath campus to serve cardiac patients. “The staff member who is moving will help patients get lined up for out-patient care and rehab after their cardiac event,” she said. To provide a better understand-
ing of the new services at 84th Avenue Neighborhood Health Center, Centura Health representatives are hosting a community open house for current patients and residents in the area. The open house is 3-7 p.m. on Feb. 3 at St. Anthony North Hospital, 2551 W. 84th Ave., in Aspen Rooms A/B. “Centura Health and St. Anthony North Hospital have served the communities of Westminster and Federal Heights for more than 40 years,” said Carole Peet, chief executive officer, St. Anthony North Hospital and St. Anthony North Health Campus. “With the transition to the 84th Avenue Neighborhood Health Center, our longstanding relationship with our neighbors and the high-quality, compassionate care we have delivered for four decades remains unchanged and will continue.”