All the News About Denver’s Best Residential Community Since 1960 • Volume 60, Issue No. 2 • February 2021
Students at Stedman Elementary, with their artwork. Photo by Ali Larson
Signs Of Peace Students Art Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy By Erika Neale For the GPHN
The elementary school marade in Park Hill has become an annual tradition. It is a
wonderful way to teach, inspire, and continue the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to our youngest learners. The tradition began in 2015 with a single kindergarten classroom singing “We Shall
Overcome” on the footsteps of Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church at 1980 Dahlia St., where the civil rights leader spoke in 1964. Since 2015, the marade has grown to include all four Park Hill elementary schools. Last year 600 kindergarten through 2nd grade students from Hallett, Stedman, Smith and Park Hill Elementary joined together in a collaboration and celebration of Dr. King. The students marched from Turtle Park at 23rd and Dahlia, to the church two blocks away on Montview. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic this year we were not able to do the traditional marade. However, I thought it would be beautiful for our students to still come together in spirit and create signs of peace and joy to be displayed throughout the neighborhood. The teachers and students of all four schools worked to make the art displays. The art was then displayed at the church, at Turtle Park, and at the four participating schools. This event serves as a reminder that we must continue to work on Dr. King’s dream. As a community, we must come together to ensure that we work towards dismantling racism. There is still a lot of work to be done, but by educating children there is hope and light that “we shall live in peace someday.” Erika Neale is a kindergarten teacher at Park Hill Elementary School, and organizer of the students’ marade. Additional photos of the artwork and details about King’s visit to Park Hill in 1964 are on page 8.
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GPHN: What has been the most memo-
Somehow, we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken, but simply unfinished.
Cleaning Up The Mess He Left Behind
Dolores Kopel Turns 90, Dan Recht Retires
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GPHN: The physical demands of being a firefighter are challenging. How do you and your colleagues stay in shape so that you are ready to respond when the time comes? JW: The equipment we work with (hoses, tank, and tool) weighs 110 pounds. There are gyms at the firehouses and we work out daily. Yes, it is challenging, but we have to continue to stay in shape and maintain our medical training. With my promotion I have different responsibilities and I am not required to do as much of the physical work.
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GPHN: What is a day in the life of a Denver firefighter like? JW: We work 24-hour shifts every three days. While at the firehouse, we eat together and have our own sleeping spaces. The days are very unpredictable depending on the number and type of calls and training requirements for the day. You can get anywhere from two to 12 calls a shift.
GPHN: What made you want to become a firefighter? JW: I had the desire to help others in need. I worked 13 years in Colorado State Corrections before taking and passing the firefighter’s exam. When working in corrections, you can really help maybe one in 100 people. But as a firefighter, you help people every day. As firefighters we are able
The neighborhood group, Save Open Space Denver, has launched a new petition drive for a ballot measure that would protect the Park Hill Golf Course land from potential development. Their efforts come at the same time the city’s planning department, in conjunction with Westside Investment Partners, has unveiled a formal “visioning” process to determine how the property could be built out. The dual efforts are the latest in an ongoing tug-of-war over the sprawling 155-acre property at the northwest corner of Park Hill, at 35th and Colorado Boulevard. In 1997, Denver taxpayers paid $2 million for a conservation easement to preserve the land as a golf course or for other recreational purposes. The golf course has been closed since 2018. Last year, Westside Investment Partners paid $24 million for the property with the easement in place – far below market values for recent comparable
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GPHN: How difficult is it to become a firefighter? JW: It is very rigorous and competitive. I took the test several times and finally passed with a high enough score to get an interview in 2006. I was one out of 100 people hired out of 4,000 candidates during the two-year testing period. Going in, I thought the physical aspect would be most challenging due to my age as I was the third-oldest person in my class. However, the most challenging part was the written exam. After being hired, you attend training academy five days a week from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. for 18 weeks.
Denver Fire Department Lt. Jeff Wagoner, a Park Hill native and George Washington High graduate, has been a firefighter since 2008. He was recently promoted to a Roving Lieutenant, putting him in command of the fire truck or engine and decisions made responding to fires, car accidents and medical emergencies for fire houses in District 6, which serves west Denver. Wagoner, 52, lives on the 2600 block of Locust Street and is a father of two boys, Zion, 18, who will be a freshman scholarship soccer
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to impact people’s lives who are in crisis.
player at the University of Memphis in the fall, and Zechariah, 15, a freshman at East High. He shared a few stories about being a firefighter with the Greater Park Hill News. (This interview has been edited for clarity and space.)
By Cara DeGette
Inside This Issue
Lt. Jeff Wagoner Shares Stories From The Firehouse
For the GPHN
Open Space Group Kicks Off Petition Drive To Protect Park Hill Golf Course Land As City Announces ‘Visioning’ Plan For Development
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Four Minutes To Respond
Interview and photos by Reid Neureiter
‘Yes For Parks’ Launches
Fun In The Sun ’21: A Guide To Local Kids Camps
Invigorating And Peaceful: Winter Hiking in The Rockies
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The Hill We Climb By Amanda Gorman
National Youth Poet Laureate
It was a moment that inspired the nation. National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, 22, recited her poem, The Hill We Climb, at the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Here is the poem:
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Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world: When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade. We’ve braved the belly of the beast. We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace. In the norms and notions of what just is isn’t always justice. And yet, the dawn is ours before we knew it. Somehow, we do Amanda Gorman it. Somehow, we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t brofeated. In this truth, in this faith we trust, ken, but simply unfinished. We, the sucfor while we have our eyes on the future, cessors of a country and a time where a history has its eyes on us. This is the era skinny Black girl descended from slaves of just redemption. We feared it at its inand raised by a single mother can dream ception. We did not feel prepared to be the of becoming president, only to find herself heirs of such a terrifying hour, but within it, reciting for one. we found the power to author a new chapAnd yes, we are far from polished, far ter, to offer hope and laughter to ourselves. from pristine, but that doesn’t mean we are So, while once we asked: “How could we striving to form a union that is perfect. We possibly prevail over catastrophe?” Now are striving to forge our union with purwe assert, “How could catastrophe possibly pose, to compose a country committed to prevail over us?” all cultures, colors, characters and condiWe will not march back to what was, tions of man. but move to what shall be: a country that And so, we lift our gazes not to what is bruised, but whole; benevolent, but bold; stands between us, but what stands before fierce and free. We will not be turned us. We close the divide because we know, around or interrupted by intimidation, to put our future first, we must first put our because we know our inaction and inertia differences aside. We lay down our arms so will be the inheritance of the next generawe can reach out our arms to one another. tion. Our blunders become their burdens. We seek harm to none and harmony for But one thing is certain, if we merge mercy all. Let the globe, if nothing else, say this with might, and might with right, then love is true. That even as we grieved, we grew. becomes our legacy, and change our chilThat even as we hurt, we hoped; that even dren’s birthright. as we tired, we tried; that we’ll forever be So, let us leave behind a country better tied together, victorious. Not because we than one we were left. With every breath will never again know defeat, but because from my bronze-pounded chest, we will we will never again sow division. raise this wounded world into a wondrous Scripture tells us to envision that everyone. We will rise from the gold-limned hills one shall sit under their own vine and fig of the West. We will rise from the windtree, and no one shall make them afraid. swept Northeast where our forefathers If we’re to live up to our own time, then first realized revolution. We will rise from victory won’t lie in the blade, but in all the the lake-rimmed cities of the Midwestern bridges we’ve made. That is the promise to states. We will rise from the sun-baked glade, the hill we climb if only we dare it. South. We will rebuild, reconcile and reBecause being American is more than a cover in every known nook of our nation, in pride we inherit; it’s the past we step into every corner called our country our people and how we repair it. We’ve seen a forest diverse and beautiful will emerge battered that would shatter our nation rather than and beautiful. share it, would destroy our country if it When day comes, we step out of the meant delaying democracy. And this effort shade aflame and unafraid. The new dawn very nearly succeeded. blooms as we free it. For there is always But while democracy can be periodically light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If delayed, it can never be permanently deonly we’re brave enough to be it. The Greater Park Hill News is published by Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. (GPHC) on the 1st of each month. Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. makes no warranties and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained herein. The opinions expressed in articles are not necessarily the opinions of GPHC. GPHC does not necessarily endorse the companies, products or services advertised in The Greater Park Hill News unless specifically stated. GPHC reserves the right to run any advertisement. Circulation is 14,000 and is distributed in the Park Hill Area by neighborhood volunteers.
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RAW POLITICS
The Mess Left Behind Two Final Weeks That Shook The U.S. Capitol To The Core By Penfield W. Tate III For the GPHN
He’s gone. The most disgraced president in the history of the United States. He set a mortifying historical mark — after 245 years, the first president to be twice impeached. The second time, in a bipartisan vote, it was for “incitement of insurrection.” Let that sink in for a moment. A sitting president impeached for inciting insurrection against his own government. For whipping up a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol. An insurrection designed to threaten and lay waste to his “enemies” in Congress. We all watched it live and in living color, a wild pack of thugs overrunning the national Capitol. Legislators running from the floors of the U.S. House and Senate for their lives. The Vice President, loyal to the end to the man who unleashed this mob against him, being rushed out of the Senate chamber amid cries of “hang Mike Pence.” And five dead. A horrified and frightened nation. Our country shocked the world, again, and looked like so many of the other countries that we often criticized. Incapable of an orderly transition of government because the loser refused to accept the results and tried to use a riot to remain in office. Donald J. Trump, an international embarrassment.
Help from inside Trump’s four years in office have seemed like an eternity and are mercifully ended. The swarms of lies and half-truths, about winning the 2020 election, about his record, and about his behavior. Richard Nixon at least had enough respect for the office to resign before his certain impeachment. This man left with an impeachment trial yet to occur — and on top of other potential civil and criminal trials in the wings. And the worst part may be that the nightmare has not ended. Law enforcement sources have been reporting that the rioters had “inside” help. Preliminary
press reports are that members of Congress may have assisted the rioters by providing reconnaissance tours and a preliminary walk-through of the building. Capitol law enforcement members are being investigated for aiding the insurrectionists. At least one officer was seen taking a selfie with the rioters. Others appeared to be allowing them access to the Capitol. Fearing infiltration by radical elements, the Secret Service was reported to be screening all the National Guard members called in to provide additional security. 120 people have been arrested as of this writing, with more charges expected to follow. Prosecutors are even reporting that the rioters intended to take legislators hostage and perhaps assassinate some of them. All of this at the urging of a president who hopelessly lost an election and had fewer than two weeks remaining in office. It is a chilling thought, that some of our national elected officials and the Capitol police force may have aided and abetted, or worse, these riotous subversives’ intent on overturning America’s democracy.
Vows to return As Washington, D.C. prepared for Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration, the city was on “high alert” and looked like an armed fortress. There were more National Guard troops — estimated at 25,000 —and other police forces on site than service members in Iraq, Syria, Somalia and Afghanistan combined. In essence, prepared for warfare. And for good reason, as the mob had the audacity to leave threatening notes in the offices of legislators vowing to return and resume the violence. Internet websites were loaded with threats of continued violence. If our elected officials cannot be protected in the nation’s Capitol, what has happened to our country? The threats exploded to promises of protest at every state capitol, leaving many of them on high alert as well. In Denver, the National Guard, State Patrol and Denver Police prepared to protect the Capitol and grounds from the rioters. Downtown Den-
When Hungry Communists Invaded Colorado’s Capitol In 1934, Demonstrators Protested The ‘Twiddling Twenty-Ninth’
Exterior view of Colorado State Capitol building and grounds, circa 1908-1910. Denver Public Library Special Collections
ver businesses and building owners made plans to close to protect property and workers. We have seen some down times, but this has got to be among the worst, if not the worst, in our nation’s history. We have the comfort of knowing that his season of tyranny and lies is over. But he left a mess behind. We need to reconcile and heal as a country. Faith in our institutions needs to be restored. I believe that to do so requires holding everyone accountable for their actions. That is why, no matter how painful or difficult, the impeachment trial must be seen to its conclusion and the rioters must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. In the ultimate irony, the timing occurred about the same time we honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. With many of the usual celebrations muted or cancelled due to the pandemic this year, we still must remember the leader who preached peace and a non-violent approach to redressing our grievances and issues. The contrast in leadership could not be starker.
Long road to recovery Despite all his claims and boasts, Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic was nothing short of an international embarrassment. First, he refused to acknowledge that the pandemic was real. Then, when it became evident that it was, as a show of political contrariness, he encouraged people not to wear masks or socially distance. He threatened governors and other local elected officials who were acting to best protect their constituents from the ravages of the pandemic. Trump, his wife, and his son all contracted the disease. Yet he was solely motivated by how the pandemic would affect his chances of reelection. But as I wrote last month, COVID-19 was the third presidential candidate and it more than anything ensured his defeat. Businesses are slow to reopen and schools are open haltingly, for now. People have grown weary of the continued need to wear masks, safely quarantine and socially distance. Sadly, deaths continue to mount. We continue to see record numbers of positive cases and deaths nationally — with the official death toll reaching 400,000 the day before Trump left office. To make things
By Stephen J. Leonard For the GPHN
The recent assault on the U.S. Capitol raises memories of events of Jan. 3, 1934 at the Colorado State Capitol. Frank C. Cross of The Nation, a national magazine, reported that a group invaded the building and held “the first Communist meeting . . . under the dome of any state Capitol in the United States.” That meeting was born in the crisis of the Great Depression. For much of 1933 thousands of unemployed Coloradans had depended, at least in part, on federal relief money to keep themselves and their families from starving. Despite the suffering, Colorado’s Twenty-Ninth General Assembly refused to match federal dollars. Critics called it “the twiddling Twenty-Ninth.” Late in 1933, Harry Hopkins, head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, announced that federal help would end unless Colorado paid its share of the cost. Methodist minister Edgar M. Wahlberg disagreed with Cross’s account. In his book Voices in the Darkness (1983), Wahlberg wrote that a leading Denver Communist told Wahlberg that some demonstrators
worse, there are reports of new strains of the virus popping up around the world and in Colorado. No one is certain how they will respond to the vaccines. There is no immediate relief in sight.
Biden’s first day Four companies have developed vaccines to the coronavirus. Now the delay is an alltoo-slow distribution to the states. Thankfully, President Biden has announced a plan to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office. Two of the newer vaccines do not need to be stored at exceptionally low temperatures, promoting the likelihood of a wider distribution. It is sorely needed and is our best hope of getting this disease somewhat under control. It remains to be seen if he can deliver on this early promise and a test of his new administration. The health consequences of the disease are but one aspect of the problem. Families, workers and businesses are still struggling. In the final days of the outgoing administration, Congress passed a watered-down relief measure. However, with the backdrop of Democratic control of the House and now a majority in the new Senate, the incoming Biden administration announced a massive $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and vaccination package. Expect more change, whether you like it or not, from the Biden administration. The day he was sworn in, Biden signed a letter re-entering the U.S. in the Paris climate accord and revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. He ordered a halt to construction on the border wall, terminated Trump’s national emergency declaration that funneled billions to building the wall, and ended the Muslim ban. Among numerous other orders, Biden signed a mandate requiring mask-wearing on federal property and during interstate travel, extended the pause on federal student loan payments and protections for people facing evictions and foreclosures. We are clearly changing course. Thank goodness. Stay safe. Penfield W. Tate III is an attorney in Denver. He represented Park Hill in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1997 to 2000, and in the State Senate from 2001 to February 2003. He lives in Park Hill.
had entered the Senate chambers and sat in the lawmakers’ chairs. Wahlberg also noted that legislators faced catcalls from the galleries. But, he said, “There was not a single instance of meanness.” The Denver Post, the city’s most read newspaper at the time, perhaps not wanting to stoke dangerous fires, did not mention the events of Jan. 3. We may never know exactly what happened that January day. Certainly it was far less than a serious Communist takeover attempt, but much more than an ordinary Wednesday at the Capitol. Clues as to the impact of the extraordinary events of Jan. 3 come from subsequent legislative actions. Historian Phil Goodstein notes in his book, From Soup Lines to the Front Lines Denver during the Depression and World War II 1927-1947 (2007), that on Jan. 6 the legislators posted guards at Capitol doors and that on Jan. 20 they stopped twiddling and provided matching funds. Park Hill resident Stephen J. Leonard is a professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where he teaches Colorado and Denver history.
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The Greater Park Hill News
February 2021
Park Hill Character
Riding Off Into The Mountains
Dan Recht, Notable Attorney and Bon Vivant, Retires From Law By Cara DeGette Editor, GPHN
Dolores Kopel with her granddaughter Margaret “Maggie” Kopel in November 2018, at the admission to legal practice ceremony for new Colorado lawyers.
Park Hill Patriot Happy 90th, Dolores Kopel By David Kopel For the GPHN
Editor’s Note: On Jan. 8, Dolores Kopel — one of Park Hill’s original matriarchs in the battle for integration — turned 90. To help mark the milestone, we asked her son, Dave Kopel, to provide some background and context about his mom and his dad, the former longtime state legislator Jerry Kopel. When Jerry and Dolores bought their first house in late 1959, they chose Park Hill because they wanted an integrated neighborhood. Indeed, when Jerry Koplowitz was a journalism major at CU, he was a Tom Dewey Republican. When Dewey lost to Truman in 1948, Jerry lost a bet and shaved his mustache. The mustache never returned, and Jerry’s then-Republican leanings didn’t have much time left. By the early 1950s, he had become a Democrat for two major reasons: 1. the influence of Dolores, who had grown up as a midwestern farm FDR Democrat; 2. civil rights. So for Dolores and Jerry in 1960, buying a house at 2801 Grape St. wasn’t just a real estate transaction. “Do you believe in the Constitution or not?” was how Dolores later explained their decision to buy into Park Hill. They put their money where their principles were. The same in 1967, when they bought the large house and property at 1755 Glencoe — a bargain in space-perdollars, but a bigger version of the 1960 risk: would Park Hill’s changing racial composition destroy property values? Dolores and Jerry fully understood the historic pattern in other cities — such as Kansas City or Detroit — of what happened when Blacks started moving into a white neighborhood: real estate agents would panic the whites into rapid sales to escape while they still could; next, the now-vacant large houses would be chopped into apartments, which bring in a population without
long-term commitment to the neighborhood. Fewer people who bother to repair broken windows or mow the lawn, and a downward spiral intensifies. Having decided to move to the front lines of the battle for integration, Jerry and Dolores threw themselves into community organizing in Park Hill. I don’t need to tell you the story of the Park Hill Action Committee, the battles against taverns and liquor stores, and the fight to establish R-O zoning. For Dolores and Jerry, and for the PHAC, all this was Park Hill patriotism. It worked. Unlike comparable neighborhoods in older cities, Park Hill did successfully integrate. This is one reason that Denver was the one of largest American cities that did not have a race riot in the late 1960s. Today, circumstances are different. Many people take Park Hill’s racial integration for granted, as if it were a natural condition. Today, liquor stores are “essential businesses.” Strict application of R-O zoning is no longer realistic, now that so many people have created home-based small businesses. Nobody says that yesterday’s solutions must be applied to today’s concerns. Jerry and Dolores and the Park Hill Action Committee applied 1960s solutions to 1960s problems, and their success helped make Park Hill their thriving neighborhood it is today. Park Hill was always the Promised Land for Dolores and Jerry Kopel. Park Hill helped them achieve the American Dream; to Park Hill, Dolores and Jerry gave their all, so that all people could achieve the dream. My mom, who was one of the first female lawyers in Colorado, is now fully retired. The last political campaign she worked on was Obama 2012. She looks forward to the end of the pandemic, and being able to resume meetings with her friends, such as her French group, and being able to do water exercise at the Jewish Community Center.
Dan Recht, Park Hill resident, celebrated criminal defense lawyer, former president of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, former chairman of the ACLU of Colorado and frequent television and NPR radio commentator on civil rights and constitutional law, has retired. His partners and pals at the law firm he co-founded note that Recht — who lives on Ivy Street — is going out “on top while he’s young and able to pursue his pent-up passions outside of the courtroom.” “Of course, we are happy for him in making this positive lifestyle decision … but we are saddened to lose his zeal for criminal defense, his good nature and positive outlook on law and life generally, and his lead-by-example Dan Recht at the start of the 2019 Mount Evans Hill Climb ethical advocacy,” his colleagues in Idaho Springs on July 27. Photo by Reid Neureiter noted in a January message. profile clients, including the Denver NugRecht, 67 (“but who’s counting”), is also gets, as well as the Tattered Cover bookan avid cyclist — and those who know him store in a landmark free speech case. Recht will laugh at that gross understatement. In defended the bookseller’s right to keep the September, 2019 Recht was featured in the names of its customers and their book purGreater Park Hill News detailing many of chases confidential. his cycling adventures, including riding to Post-retirement, Recht plans to spend the top of Mount Evans — Colorado’s highmore time with his family, do more advenest peak — at least 20 times. That full story ture travel, dedicate time to groups that can be read at greaterparkhill.org/newsadvance peace in the Middle East and “up” and-opinion/dan-recht-crushes-it/. his crazy bike racing and riding. Over his career, Recht worked for high
It’s A Landmark In January the Denver City Council approved this striking Spanish Eclectic-style home at 6400 Montview Blvd. as Denver’s 352nd local landmark. The house was designed and constructed in 1936 by noted architect J. Roger Musick and master builder Harry M. Bitman. It’s one of only a few Spanish Eclectics in Park Hill, with an asymmetrical façade, stucco cladding with decorative brick, a tile roof with multiple levels and an elaborate chimney. The home’s current owner, Rebecca Rogers, submitted the application, which includes an extensively detailed background and description of the remarkable home. The application can be read at tinyurl.com/DenverLandmark February 2021
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The ACLU, Civil Rights, Protests and the Police
The aftermath of last year’s protests against police violence, along with Colorado’s newly enacted police reform legislation SB 217 and the violent incident at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, have all fueled conversation and concern. Denise Maes, the public policy director for the ACLU of Colorado, will discuss these topics at the League of Women Voters of Denver virtual briefing on Monday, Feb. 15, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Maes will address how SB 217 is impacting the issue of civil rights in policing, as well as police reform proposals from Denver’s mayor and city council. The Capitol incident also brings up the issue of “selective policing,” and how the ACLU is addressing this locally and nationally. Maes sits on various municipal boards and commissions that review police and jail-related matters. The public is invited to participate. The link to the briefing can be obtained at lwvdenver.org.
Construction Zone Ahead. Check Out These Maps
Denver Water has searchable maps that help people track projects that are planned, in progress and completed in specific neighborhoods all over the city. Water mains are replaced for various reasons, including repairing or avoiding main breaks, replacing corroded pipe, alleviating water quality problems, increasing available hydrant flow and improving area delivery The link to the citywide searchable project map is denverwater.org/project-updates/pipe-replacement. Another online map is available that shows areas in the neighborhood where work its being done to replace lead pipes. That map is at denverwater.org/your-water/ water-quality/lead. Customers with general questions can also contact Denver Water Customer Care at 303-893-2444, MondayFriday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Your Feedback Wanted For City Park Nature Play
The City Park Master Plan Update that was completed in 2018 indicated a desire for natural play experiences in the south-
east corner of City Park, just west of Park Hill. In 2019, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Denver Parks and Recreation entered a partnership to explore the creation of these community-desired spaces. Water has been identified as an important element in the design of natural play spaces. A team was contracted by the museum last September to explore the feasibility of restoring the historic DeBoer Waterway in a sustainable and innovative way, while creating natural play experiences in City Park. They are now seeking further community feedback to help shape the space. Residents are encouraged to provide feedback on the project through Feb. 15. Visit dmns.org/ natureplay for project updates, and sign up for email notices by sending an email to natureplay@dmns.org and asking to be added to the project email list.
Group Living Plan Going To Council On Feb. 8
The Denver City Council is holding a public hearing and is expected to vote on changes to the zoning code that governs Group Living homes on Feb. 8. The city council’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted in December to advance the proposal. The changes deal with everything from conventional households to residential care. Among the changes under consideration: to allow up to five unrelated adults to live together in a house (the number allowed is currently two in a house and four in a duplex or apartment). Details on the proposed Group Living changes is at denvergov.org/groupliving. Written public comments will be accepted up to and during the final public hearing on Feb. 8. To submit written comments for inclusion in the final staff report, email them to planningservices@denvergov.org. Comments must be received by the Thursday before the public hearing to be included in the staff report. Comments may also be emailed directly to City Council members at dencc@denvergov.org. Instructions for how to participate in the public hearing is at denvergov.org/citycouncil.
Free COVID-19 Testing At Clayton Campus
Clayton Early Learning is now a free community COVID-19 testing site in partnership with COVID Check Colorado. The testing site is open to the public every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. People must register in advance at this link: primarybio.com/l/ cdphe or through the general link on the COVID Check Colorado website, covidcheckcolorado.org. The testing location is directly off of Martin Luther King Blvd.,
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St. Joe’s COVID-19 Mural Honors Caregivers
• Soil moisture measurements are indicating conditions rank in the bottom five for moisture for 30 years of measurements between 1981 and 2010. • During the spring runoff, that thirsty, dry soil will snatch water from the melting snow, meaning there likely will be less water available for streams and reservoir storage. Forecasts currently indicate streamflow later this year could be 67 percent to 83 percent of average. • Denver Water’s reservoir storage stands at 78 percent full, a few percentage points below normal for January.
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Saint Joseph’s Hospital partnered The bulk of the winter is still ahead of with local artists Karlee Mariel and Raj us, including Colorado’s snowiest months Chaudhuri to create a two-story mural of March and April, Elder said. And threefor their team members to honor their exmonth climate outlooks predict “slightly traordinary strength, courage and relentgreater odds” for below-normal precipitaless commitment to providing world-class tion above Denver Water’s collection syspatient care. tem and across the metro area. The mural is located at the employee entrance to the hospital, at 1375 E. 19th Ave. The idea for the inspirational mural was generated by Saint Joseph ’s Hospital physician Dr. Christy Chaudhuri, based on her experience witnessing the care her colleagues exhibit daily as they battle to save lives during the pandemic. In a news release, Chaudhuri noted that doctors and nurses don’t get to be tired, visibly sad or quit The new mural at Saint Joseph’s Hospital. during this time. She wanted to create the mural to visibly thank Seeking Local Artists her coworkers for their grit and determination and to represent the human element For A Big DAM Mural behind the battle with COVID-19.
Denver Water Hoping For A Big, Wet Winter
Despite some blips of snow this season, angry red splotches of drought continue to scar Colorado on the U.S. Drought Monitor map. In response, Denver water planners say a strong, wet winter will be needed to fill the city’s reservoirs to 100 percent of capacity this year. “The hot, dry summer really impacted soil moisture,” said Nathan Elder, Denver Water’s water supply manager, in a news release. “You saw that when one of the biggest wildfires we had in 2020 (the East Troublesome fire, Colorado’s second-largest wildfire in history) started in October. “We’ll need above-normal snowpack to get to a normal runoff, because the soil will take a portion of the runoff before we see the water in the streams or our reservoirs.” Water planners highlight a number of factors of concern: • Snowpack conditions in mid-January were below normal in Denver Water’s collection system. • The majority of Denver Water’s collection system is considered to be in “extreme drought” on the U.S. drought monitor map.
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) is looking for a local artist or multiple artists working in collaboration to submit a mural project proposal for the reopening of the museum’s Martin Building, slated to open this fall. The large-scale mural is expected to tell a story of the Denver metro area’s vibrant and creative scene, and serve as a beacon of welcoming to students, families and visitors of all ages who enter the museum’s doors near Denver’s Civic Center Park downtown, according to a news release. The mural will be approximately 12 x 28 feet and remain up for up to three years. DAM identified the ideal artist(s) for the project will have experience working in a variety of environments, have strong local ties, be interested in projects with participatory experiences for the public and interested in collaborating with museum staff in project planning. The artist(s) will receive $10,000, and a supplemental materials budget. Additional support, such as installation, marketing and promotional support, will be provided by the museum. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 12, at 11:59 p.m. For additional details, check out denverartmuseum.org/en/martin-building-reopening-mural. The link to apply is https://bit.ly/3npnUUv
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Sleeping In The Cold Tips To Keep Our Trees Happy In Winter By Michael Swanson Denver City Forester
William Carlos Williams once eloquently wrote: “…having prepared their buds against a sure winter, the wise trees stand sleeping in the cold.” Winter is here, but that doesn’t mean trees are getting enough moisture to sustain them until spring. In fact, trees need water year-round, especially in our arid climate. Here are a few signs that your trees may be in distress and tips for how to help them stay healthy year-round: • Use 20 gallons of water per week for every inch of diameter of tree (for instance, a 2-inch diameter tree needs 40 gallons of water in a one-week period). A new tree will need Michael Swanson focused watering atop the root ball and then throughout the rest of the planting area. • Apply mulch around the tree, leaving a six-inch gap between the tree trunk and the start of the mulch; mulch should extend by a three-to-four-foot radius from the trunk of the tree or to dripline (whichever comes first). • Portions of Southern or Southwesternfacing trees are subject to sun scald. Sun scald is the damage that occurs to living cells just underneath the bark of a tree due to the day-and-night fluctuations during Colorado’s winter months. Signs of damage include discolored and/ or cracked bark or sunken areas within the bark. This is a serious byproduct of our warm winter days. To avoid this, you
can wrap your tree’s trunk using materials such as cloth or tree wrap available at a hardware store. Butcher paper is a great tool as it’s waterproof and removes/ absorbs some of the energy that the sun produces. • Keep an eye out for signs of emerald ash borer (EAB), which has destroyed millions of ash trees in the Midwest, has been discovered in Boulder and recently in Arvada and will inevitably arrive in Denver sometime in the near future. There are an estimated 1.45 million ash trees in the Denver metro area, including 330,000 in the City and County of Denver. That means that one in six Denver trees are ash trees, and they can be found everywhere in the Mile High City – with the majority on residential properties. • Become familiar with the Be A Smart Ash campaign, which aims to actively educate and enlist the help of Denver residents in the process of identifying, treating and replacing ash trees. • Check out an interactive tree inventory map and information about ash tree treatment options and resources to find a tree care professional, at this link: beasmartash.org/do-i-have-an-ash-tree/ interactive-map/.
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Students at Hallett Academy. Photo by Ali Larson
Student Artwork Displayed At Turtle Park, Montview Presbyterian
Seven years ago, the Greater Park Hill News published a story marking an important anniversary – an event that had been forgotten by many over time: In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. made an historic visit to Park Hill. From the steps of Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, at 1980 Dahlia, the civil rights leader shared his message of equality and justice to an overflow crowd. The year after the news story appeared, and each year after that, local educators have organized what has become its own Park Hill tradition: An annual students’ MLK marade. Hundreds of kindergartners and first grade students from Hallett, Smith, Stedman and Park Hill elementary schools gather at Turtle Park, at 23rd Avenue and Dahlia Street. Hand-in-hand, waving homemade signs, they march to the
church, two blocks away. Gathering on the steps, where King stood many years before, they sing “We Shall Overcome.” This year, due to the ongoing pandemic, the students couldn’t do that. So the teachers improvised. Students instead created artwork to honor King on his birthday. The posters were laminated and hung along the fence at the park and displayed at the church. “Hopefully, it is only the beginning of unifying our schools and neighborhood, and instilling the themes of equity, peace, and love for the lifetime of these students,” said organizer Erika Neale. “This year, it feels especially meaningful.” Photos by Tommy Kubitsky, except where otherwise indicated.
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Students at Hallett Academy. Photo by Ali Larson
Park Hill Elementary students, in front of the display at the church. Photo by Erika Neale
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Golf Course, continued from page 1 commercial transactions in the area. Westside has made it clear that it plans to develop the property — what has been less clear is how it could do so with the easement in place. State law requires a judge to make a final determination before such easements can be lifted. The ballot question, if voter-approved, would prohibit Denver from terminating the conservation easement without a vote of the people. “In just the last decade, [Denver has] dropped from 11th to 22nd in park land per capita, leading to overcrowded parks or non-existent recreational opportunities for families,” according to the sponsor’s new website, Yes for Parks and Open Space (yesopenspace.org/). Land development in the city has gobbled up open space, eliminating mature trees, increasing pollution and contributing to a heat island effect — which can raise local temperatures by more than 10 degrees. Organizers hoped to put the question before voters last year, but were thwarted by the pandemic, as they were unable to collect petition signatures. A majority of city council members subsequently rejected a request to refer the question to last November’s ballot. To qualify for this year’s ballot, SOS Denver has until mid-June to collect at least 8,265 signatures from valid registered Denver voters. Meanwhile, last month Denver city planners launched the “visioning process” for the property, including appointing a committee to participate. Others can submit their thoughts via an online survey. Updates are at www.bit.ly/parkhillgolfcourse.
The Fine Print This is the text of the proposed Yes For Parks and Open Space initiative: Shall the voters of the City and County of Denver adopt a measure prohibiting the following without the approval of voters in a regularly scheduled municipal or special election: • Any commercial or residential development on land designated as a city park and land protected by a City-owned conservation easement except where consistent with park purposes, conservation easement purposes, or for cultural facilities and • Any partial or complete cancellation of a City-owned conservation easement unless for the purpose of creating a new park?
City planners detailed the process during the January Greater Park Hill community meeting, Courtney Levingston, the project manager, said the steering committee will be comprised of 25-27 people representing various groups, including residents, neighborhood organizations and business owners. The kick-off is Feb. 9, and Levingston described the effort as a “robust community conversation grounded in equity.” “All options are on the table,” she said. “We don’t have a predetermined outcome.” Several neighbors in attendance asserted the city planners were conducting a onesided presentation, without acknowledging the restrictions that a conservation easement places on the property. “Why talk about developing a property that can’t be developed per Colorado law?” asked one attendee. Levingston and David Gaspers, the principal in charge for the city planning department, said they were proceeding based on interpretations of what can be done with the property from the city attorney’s office. The city planners highlighted a few possibilities that could be considered, including: • Resumption of an 18-hole private golf course • Park/open space (city would need to purchase and lift the conservation easement) • Some development of the site with a large public community sized park and open space — (resident-led direction on what, how much and where) The city planning effort is being done in conjunction with the developer, Denver Parks and Recreation and two nonprofits, Denver Metro Community Impact and the Equity Project. Denver City Councilman Chris Herndon, whose district includes the golf course land, has been supportive of development efforts for the property. Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca’s district includes the Clayton, Cole and ElyriaSwansea neighborhoods adjacent to the property. She has been a vocal critic of development. Last June, Denver’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) voted unanimously to support the city purchase the 155 acres for a regional park. “Our intention is to purchase and preserve [the golf course land] as open space, said Leslie Twarogowski, the District 8 PRAB appointee. “[Denver] absolutely [has] the money to do this.” A 2019 neighborhood Greater Park Hill Community-sponsored survey found that a majority of Park Hill residents — 77 percent — say they want the golf course land to remain undeveloped. The survey, conducted by the Boulder-based research firm NRC, can be reviewed at tinyurl.com/ ParkHillSurvey.
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Character, continued from page 1 rable event that you have responded to as a firefighter? JW: A three-alarm fire in an apartment complex was exciting, terrifying and memorable because it was dangerous; we had to get everyone out while fighting the fire. Also memorable was delivering a child in someone’s home and doing CPR on someone who did not make it. GPHN: What is your most frequent type of call, between fires, auto accidents, and medical emergencies? JW: Medical emergencies. We respond even before paramedics do. The ideal is to have a firefighter able to respond within four minutes of a call anywhere in the city. In the situation of a medical emergency, such as a heart attack, timing matters. We are all trained E.M.Ts. So that is why firefighters respond to medical calls. And that is why the Fire Department asks City Council for money to build new stations — to be able to respond quickly anywhere in the city. GPHN: 2020 was a tough year for many people, with the protests that shut down much of downtown Denver during the summer, and the pandemic affecting every-
one in various ways. How did these various events affect you and your colleagues in the fire department? JW: Our jobs remained the same. Regardless of what is going on even in a pandemic we are responsible for protecting life and property. The pandemic has caused us to have to wear additional personal protective equipment, and we exercise more caution when entering people’s homes. GPHN: What advice would you have for someone interested in becoming a firefighter? JW: This is the best job I’ve ever had and I love it. As far as advice, stay physically fit. Continue with your education and perform well in school. Don’t give up on your dreams and desires, even if it takes multiple times to pass. GPHN: Do you have any advice that we should all take to minimize the chances of having to make a 911 call? JW: You should change the batteries and check the function of smoke and CO detectors every six months. Have a family evacuation plan in case of fire. Look out for your neighbors.
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Sometimes The Deep Meaning Is In Your Backyard By Anya Nitczynski For the GPHN
I was born and raised in Park Hill. I used to think it was normal to grow up in a place with such a sense of community, but when my family moved into a different neighborhood for about a year while our house got an addition, I realized it isn’t. I realized most people aren’t lucky enough to grow up in a place like Park Hill. Growing up, I would go to the library after school at Park Hill Elementary every Friday. I remember loving how quiet it is. It always felt like a sanctuary. I think I still carry that with me. I still love libraries and the smell of books, but I will always love our library the most. There are so many places I have tied with so many memories. I would run to Spinelli’s when we ran out of ingredients. I grew up going to Turtle Park. I stop by Cake Crumbs or get dinner from Oblio’s. I study at Honey Hill. Growing up, my block was made up of mostly families. I remember block parties with bouncy castles and laughter. I remember rushing to eat dinner during the summer because afterwards all the kids would play outside together. Many of those families moved away and all of those kids are older now, but the core lessons I learned from playing Capture the
Flag and imaginative games stuck with me: To share what you have with others, to always be kind, that working with people rather than against them is almost always better, and so much more. It isn’t like I was constantly searching for lessons when I was a little kid, and I think that’s the biggest lesson of them all. That you don’t constantly have to be searching for deeper meaning in everything you do. The seasons feel different in Park Hill. Summer is lazy mornings at 7 years old laying on the front lawn hearing a plane pass by. Fall is sunny with crisp and cool air. Winter is coming home from school when it’s dark out. Spring is cold mornings and warm afternoons. I’ll carry the Park Hill spirit with me wherever I end up in life. I’ve learned that when something happens, we come together. The sense of community isn’t unique to Park Hill. There are other neighborhoods with quirks and kindness. But there’s nothing quite like Park Hill. Park Hill kindness and Park Hill generosity and Park Hill values are a big part of what makes me, me. Anya Nitczynski is an 8th grader at Denver School of the Arts. Her column appears monthly in these pages.
Recommitment To Climate Not A Moment Too Soon By Tracey MacDermott Board Chair, GPHC, Inc.
On Jan. 20 our nation swore in a new president, whose administration will be the most diverse team ever — looking more like the full representation of the people of America. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have promised a clear path for citizenship of immigrants, reverse the travel ban, and the strongest plan to combat the climate emergency. Back in November, when news agencies called the election for Biden/Harris, celebrations ensued, not just here in the U.S. but worldwide. It is time, Biden said, for the country to heal. In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo immediately tweeted, “Welcome back America!” That tweet represents more than just an opportunity for America to re-join its partners in diplomatic relations. It also marks a return to the Paris Climate Agreement and our responsibility to work with world leaders to solve the climate disaster we are facing. The U.S. is the second -highest emitter of greenhouse gases and our return to work with other nations to limit those emissions is key to meeting the goals of the Paris Accord. Our country will need to produce a plan to reduce emissions from the energy sector. Biden has laid out a $2 trillion plan to advance our country on a renewable path. The plan states that by 2035, no electric power will be generated from fossil fuels, and a zero net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. Our actual commitment in the Paris Agreement included a 26-28 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below the 2005 levels by 2025. President Biden plans to immediately implement many climate actions. Some of these actions include: • Implementation of the Clean Air Act, previously put forth by President Barack Obama • Limiting methane pollution from oil and gas • Slowing extinction rates and protect biodiversity • Working towards 100 percent clean energy and zero emission vehicles • Permanently protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. It is important to note that climate activists focus on the term renewable energy versus clean energy, as they are concerned that natural gas is too often consider in the mix of clean energy technologies. Although, natural gas is cleaner than coal, the drilling and extraction leads to leakage of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Biden has chosen Jennifer Granholm as his choice for Energy Secretary. Granholm
supported the Standing Rock Sioux in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline and has been a strong supporter of green energy. In addition to Granholm, former Environmental Protection Agency Director Gina McCarthy will head the White House office on climate change. McCarthy’s experience on climate issues is deep. And, Pete Buttigieg is expected to be the Transportation Secretary, and his department will need to be at the forefront of climate policy. There are also positive developments in our own backyard. Colorado state Rep. Edie Hooten, a Boulder Democrat, has been a climate champion. Last year Hooten sponsored House Bill 20-1064, calling for studies on the feasibility of allowing Community Choice Energy (CCE). As per Hooten’s legislative website, the bill would include: • Cheaper, cleaner electricity; the creation of new energy programs and local jobs; keeping energy dollars local • Competition, choice and greater local control • Communities would be allowed to choose an alternative electricity supplier • Incumbent utilities would still own and operate the “poles and wires” (electricity delivery) • The ability for individuals to opt out and buy their electricity from the utility if they wish Last year Hooten’s bill passed the House Energy and Environment Committee but did not clear the House Appropriations. It is expected that she will bring it back this legislative session. Last month, Denver Congresswoman Diana DeGette, along with others, introduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act designed to safeguard America’s wild spaces. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis also introduced his Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction road map, which targets the state reach 100 percent renewable energy by 2040. All this work comes not a moment too soon. We hit 417 parts per million of CO2 in our atmosphere last May. In addition, we have experienced record heat and drought. With the disappearance of the Arctic Ice Sheets, decline of permafrost and continual deforestation, 2021 must be a year of focused determination to set policies in place to stop the trajectory of climate collapse. We must act now. Tracey MacDermott is chair of the board of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. She was trained as a Climate Reality Leader in 2017, and is currently the Statewide Co-Chair of the Climate Reality Project for the 100% Committed Campaign.
Plastic-Eating Enzymes Promising, But Not Enough By Mark Kuhl
Additional research has uncovered two more bacteria with enzymes that act on PET, although none are fast enough In 2016, unique bacterium was found for a commercial process to handle the lurking in the soil near a Japanese volume of plastic bottles we consume. KUH bottle recycling plant. A microThis is promising, but unlikely to S T’ biologist found it secretes an play a big role in addressing our enzyme that breaks down plastic waste in the near future PET, the most ubiquitous so it’s imperative we continue plastic in our environment. to seek ways to reduce plastic Curious whether this orconsumption and invent susO L RECYC ganism could be exploited to tainable alternatives. help reduce our plastic pollution Mark Kuhl is an environmental advoproblem, a collaboration was formed cate who lives in Park Hill with his family. between the National Renewable Energy His handy tips and news about recycling Laboratory (NREL) here in Colorado, household items appear every month in and the University of Portsmouth in the these pages. A directory of his past colUK. They studied the enzyme and found umns for recycling everything from paint ways to improve its capacity to degrade to Styrofoam to shoes is at greaterparkhill. PET in concert with another enzyme seorg/sustainability/recycling-directory/. creted by the same bacteria.
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Ed/Equity Corner
Owning Our History It’s Time For Reflection And Action In Our Classrooms By Erin Pier
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Stop being surprised
Over the past year, Americans have been White people, we have got to stop beconfronted with numerous examples of iring surprised when events like those of refutable racism. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Jan. 6 occur. Racist beliefs and ideologies Taylor. George Floyd. A pandemic that dishave been passed down from generation proportionately takes the lives of people of to generation, and woven into the fabric of color. A white woman calling the police the systems that uphold our nation. They on a Black man watching birds. Rayshard have been taught in classrooms; foundaBrooks. Jacob Blake. 222 other Black lives tional in developing policies from policing taken at the hands of those sworn to proto healthcare to homeownership and, as tect and serve. A court system that protects stated above, education. violent white offenders, Instead of surprise, we leaving no room for jusneed to begin to own our tice when Black lives are history, as uncomfortable stolen. as it may be, and dig into “I don’t want your As the many tragedies the work required of us to love and light if it of 2020 faded into memchange the future. It is on ory, many of us looked us to educate ourselves, doesn’t come with toward 2021 with reour families, our chilsolidarity and action.” newal and hope — hope dren. It is up to us to elthat this year would be – Rachel Cargle evate the voices of Black, different, that somehow Indigenous and People the stark injustices in of Color (BIPOC) comAmerica would cease to munity members and call exist. out the grievous ways in which we suppress But only six days into the new year, our them … in classrooms, and boardrooms, nation’s capital was taken under siege by and everywhere in between. racist, angry, white insurrectionists. A It is up to us to demand that our schools Confederate flag flew in the marble halls educate our children on the history of for the first time, never having entered the America as it actually is – not as we wish Capitol even during the Civil War. White it to be. It is up to us to start showing up supremacists touted their anti-Black, antiand taking action. As the public academic Semitic hate speech on banners and shirts. Rachel Cargle has said, “I don’t want your A noose and gallows were displayed outlove and light if it doesn’t come with soliside. darity and action. I have no interest in pasDespite the chaos, violence and attemptsive empathy.” ed coup, the police response lagged. It was I encourage you to reflect on your reaca stark contrast to the tear gas and rubber tion to the events of last month, and dig bullets aimed at peaceful protestors in DC into all the ways it made you sad, or angry, this summer — who opposed the lack of or disgusted or exhausted. Why? And what basic human rights in our country, not a have you done about it? fair election. The next generation I’m the columnist for Park Hill Neighbors for Equity in Education, so what does Generations of white people before us all of this have to do with education, exhave given us the monumental task of actly? And what is the role of white people, dismantling the systems they designed; in particular, in changing this narrative? systems rooted in oppression — not broken, but operating exactly as intended. As Still far from equal I mentioned previously, one of the most Well for one, if we were more fully edutangible ways racism rears its head every cated on America’s past, we would know day is in schools across the country. With that we are a nation built on the backs of advocacy and action however, schools are slaves, a nation whose older generations also one of the most accessible systems to remember when “separate but equal” was change. lawful. Every single one of us has the opportuThe Little Rock Nine were prevented nity to tackle the inequities and injustices from entering their school by both an we see in education. What and how our order of their governor and a belligerent children learn in school is a place to begin white mob, and children in Granada, Miss. to find our way out of this. Not only does were beaten by white adults with chains, working to counter racism in schools have clubs, and pipes upon arrival to their first an immediate impact on all children, but day of school. But this history isn’t the one it is also an investment in raising the next documented in textbooks, and it certainly generation to be slightly better than we are. wasn’t the one I learned growing up. For If you are looking for ways to go beyond when the authors of history are white, they your reactions and take action, I invite you can revise history to erase the moments to join PHNEE’s monthly EdEquity Corthat make America look less than beautiful. ner. Each month we come together as parOne of the most tangible ways racism ents, educators, community members and rears its head every day is in schools across neighbors to explore new topics, brainstorm the country. While Brown vs. The Board of ideas, and ultimately bring policy changes Education may have overturned the legalforward that will reinvent education, both ity of separate but equal in 1954, schools in our neighborhood schools, and within throughout our nation, and right here in DPS. Join us Feb. 10, at 7 p.m, and register Park Hill, are more segregated than ever here: tinyurl.com/EdEquityFeb21 and far from equal. There is so much to do, and not another Schools attended predominantly by moment to waste. students of color are continuously underErin Pier is a mother of funded, and lack the many resources necesthree, a Stedman parent sary to provide equitable opportunity to all and school psychologist students. Additionally, implicit (or explicit) at AUL Denver. She is an bias on the part of a predominantly white active member of the Park teaching force leads to a lack of culturallyHill Neighbors For Equity relevant teaching practices and the overIn Education, which works disciplining of students of color. Systems toward diversity, equity, and such as standardized testing and the presinclusion in all schools in the ence of law enforcement in schools are used neighborhood.
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119 Park Avenue West Cleo Parker Robinson Dance has nearly two months of summer programs for ages 3 through pre/professional dancers. Creative Academy starts in June: STREAM (technology) and Hip-Hop. International Summer Dance Institute (ISDI) for all levels. Global cultural genres and active FUN each day! Colorado COVID compliance; virtual & in-person. Register: cleoparkerdance.org/ academy. 303.295.1759
It’s February, and that means it’s time to start thinking about the long, lazy, days of summer — and the camps that go with them. The pandemic quashed many of last year’s plans for summer fun, learning and frivolity. With the rollout of vaccines, many camp organizers this year are geared up for a full program of camp fun. Some are still finalizing plans, so check websites for the latest info. Special note: Camps with descriptions below denote those organizations who are paid advertisers to the Greater Park Hill News Camp Directory.
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Colorado School of Strings 3112 Trenton St. coloradoschoolofstrings.com
Art Garage 6100 E. 23rd Ave. | artgaragedenver.com
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Art Students League of Denver 200 Grant St. | asld.org
Commerce City | c3gov.com/camp
Aurora Cultural Arts Theatre
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Athena Project’s Girls Create 2344 E. Iliff Ave. athenaprojectarts.org/summer-camps/
Bladium Kids Camps 2400 Central Park Blvd. camps.BladiumDenver.com
Bluff Lake Nature Center 11255 E. MLK, Jr. Blvd. blufflake.org/camp/ Our weekly outdoor nature camps offer a unique opportunity for kids and teens! Camps run for one week each from 9am3pm Monday to Friday with programs for ages 5-17. Campers engage in the outdoors through a blend of weekly environmental topics, exploration, animal encounters, hands-on lessons, games, and crafts.
Guide to Park Hill and Nearby Summer Camps
Butterfly Pavilion
CorePower Yoga 7485 E. 29th Place | corepoweryoga.com
Creative Learning Preschool 7505 E. 35th Ave. creativelearningdenver.com
Dance Institute Summer Camp 4601 Quebec St. www.DanceInstituteDenver.com
DAVA Summer ART Program Downtown Aurora | davarts.org
Denver Botanic Gardens Camps 1007 York St. catalog.botanicgardens.org
Denver Dumb Friends League Camps Denver | ddfl.org/youth-camps/
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Westminster | butterflies.org
Camp Granite Lake
2001 Colorado Blvd. dmns.org/summercamps.
Golden campgranitelake.com/rates-dates/
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5214 E. Colfax Ave. Ceramics in the City is offering 9 different fired art workshops. Clay Hand Building, Glass Fusing, Pottery Painting and more! All workshops will be offered in June and repeat in July. Attend 1 workshop or all 18! Price break is given for multiple classes taken. Ages 7 & up. Following CDC regulations. CeramicsInTheCity.com to register.
Denver School of the Arts Montview and Quebec | dsa.dpsk12.org
Denver Zoo 2300 Steele St. | denverzoo.org
Four Mile Historic Park Camps 715 S. Forest St. fourmilepark.org/summer-day-camp
Cheyenne Fencing and Pentathlon 5818 E. Colfax Ave. coloradofencing.com
City of Aurora Summer Camps
Photos at top and above: Creative Academy Hip Hop at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. Photos by Zach Reese
Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families Various locations | heritagecamps.org
International School of Denver
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Lowry | isdenver.org/camp
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Jewish Community Center 350 S. Dahlia St. | jccdenver.org
Kathy’s Kamp Summer Enrichment Camp Northeast Denver familiesforwardrc.org
LYNX National Arts and Media Camp University of Colorado Denver Campus artsandmedia.ucdenver.edu/prospective-students/lynx-camps
Mighty Movement Academy 2245 Kearney St. mightymovementacademy.com
Montessori Children’s House of Denver Various Locations mchdenver.org/classroom/ mchd-summer-camp
Neighborhood Music & Theatre at Stanley Marketplace 2501 Dallas St., Aurora Theatre Summer Camps
Join us for one week explorations or fully staged productions: Disney’s Zombies, Disney’s High School Musical Jr., Beetlejuice, The Princess Bride, Stagecraft and Stage Make-up Camps and more! Prices vary. neighborhoodmusicstanley.com Fashion & Design Sewing Camps
Perfect for the budding designer and fashionista, students will be able to learn advanced sewing techniques alongside instructors to create more complex garments. Students will create garments and work with industry professionals to showcase their work in a fashion show. Prices vary. neighborhoodmusicstanley.com Film Summer Camps
Green Screen, Special Effects, Stop Motion Animation, and Short Film camps offer students the opportunity to explore film creation. Prices vary. neighborhoodmusicstanley.com Cosplay Summer Camps
Students will arrive to class with a concept for their cosplay character and use items from home and some NM provided accents to construct basic costumes and props for their cosplay characters. Prices vary. neighborhoodmusicstanley.com
cover basic science, play in parks, enjoy water play, build things, enjoy music & movement, reading… adventures to grow. Colorado COVID safety compliance followed. Register at Summer@SewallChild. org or call 303-399-1800. Pricing and program updates at Sewall.org/Summer.
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SPREE Summer Camp Various Locations Denver GreenwayFoundation.org/camp
Stanley British Primary 350 Quebec St. Summer at Stanley is a child-centered, experiential day camp program for kids 5-14. In seven sessions through June and July, campers participate in activities where they can create, discover and problemsolve. Let your child uncover art, cooking, Hogwarts and more! Registration opens January 20th on the Stanley British Primary website. stanleybps.org
CAMPS - WORKSHOPS -OR PLAIN FUN POTTERY PAINTING- GLASS FUSING CLAY & MORE! 5214 East Colfax 303-200-0461 www.CeramicsInTheCity.com
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The Hills Church Park Hill thehillsdenver.com/mega-sports
The Urban Farm 10200 Smith Rd. Horseback Riding, Farming, and Gardening at The Urban Farm. Half- & Fullday camps for ages 4-16. Engage in handson and authentic farm activities with sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits, horses and more. Get outside and grow amongst the plants and animals! Scholarships Available. More info at theurbanfarm.org/summer-camptuf
SUMMER AT STANLEY A child-centered, experiential day camp program for kids K-8th Art! Cooking! STEM! And More! Registration opens January 20th www.stanleybps.org
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School of the Poetic City 2015 Glenarm St. schoolofthepoeticcity.com
Sewall Child Development 940 Fillmore St. Sewall preschool & school-age (ages 2.5-8) camps take kids outside to ex- West African Drumming at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Creative Acadplore a garden, dis- emy. Photo by Zach Reese
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Bugland | Mark Silverstein
Kids can read anywhere. Credit: Denver Public Library Art of Her Photography
THIS MONTH AT THE LIBRARY
We’re Here for You Libraries Offering Virtual Classroom Visits And More By Leslie Williams and Natalie Romano Pauline Robinson and Decker branch libraries
Don’t Be Fooled
Adult Long-Tailed Antlions are sometimes mistaken for dragonflies or damselflies, but don’t be fooled. These insects are more commonly identified in their larvae stage, where they are known for their fiercely predatory habit of trapping ants and other small insects in pits dug into the sandy ground. The adults, sometimes called Antlion Lacewings, are less well known, due to their relatively short lifespans. They mostly fly at dusk or after dark in the summer months. This Long-Tailed Antlion was photographed at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge by Park Hill photographer Mark Silverstein.
Educators and parents: Are you aware of the endless library resources available for you to use to help your students? You may have used it in the past, to order teacher sets or to apply for an educator library card. We have recently added the following to our Educator Services page, so check it out.
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books and free wifi, available near all library sites or parking lots. The network name is DPLWireless. Our Bookmobile makes frequent stops at DPS schools and community centers across the city. Be sure to check out the schedule, which is updated regularly on our website. We also offer Personalized Reading Lists for all ages, as well as Curbside Bundles for pickup at our branch locations. And be sure to check out our ebook collection on Overdrive (at denver.overdrive.com).
February is Black History Month
Library staff are available to visit your school or class online for customized book shares, library orientations, research instruction, storytimes and more. Choose from a menu of options or talk to us about a custom visit. A variety of activities are available for grades K-5 and 6-12, offered by your local branch librarians or staff from across the library system. We look forward to supporting your students’ social emotional needs and love of reading. Juanita Gray The library also offers outdoor technology access, weather permitting, at several branch locations (including, in Park Hill, at the Pauline Library branch at 5575 E. 33rd Ave.) For a complete list of available resources, check out denverlibrary.org/blog/technology/stacey/free-and-lowcost-tech-resources-denver. If outdoor access isn’t possible due to weather, you can call your local branch to inquire about utilizing Chrome-
As always, we will host our annual Juanita Gray Communit y Ser v ice Awards, on Feb. 6. The Juanita Gray award honors African American men, women and youth who make outstanding contributions to the Denver Metro area and who exemplify the ideals and spirit represented by Gray’s commitment to the community. The awards presentation will be virtual this year. Check our website, at denverlibrary.org, for information and a list and photo of current recipients. The website also has a Black History Month resources page for kids and teens. New this year, our Lit Line and Phone A Story to hear select stories about and by African Americans. Lit Line is Read-Alouds for adults, and the phone number is 720865-2003. Phone A Story is Read-Alouds for kids, and that phone number is 720865-8500.
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Crossing frozen Mills Lake. Snowshoes are not necessary when hiking in the park, but microspikes that strap to snow boots help prevent traction. Photos by Reid Neureiter, except where indicated.
Solitude In Winter
Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park Invigorating And Peaceful By Reid Neureiter For the GPHN
Park Hillers looking for a brisk winter outdoor activity should consider a hike in Rocky Mountain National Park. Unlike during the summer months, when so many visitors swarm the park’s more scenic areas, there are many fewer visitors in the winter, allowing for some solitude among the towering cliffs, icy lakes, and frozen waterfalls. In winter, the National Park Service plows and maintains paved select park roads allowing access to some of the best trailheads, including the Sprague Lake, Glacier Gorge, and Bear Lake trailheads. The park’s website does warn that roads are “often icy and snowy, especially in shady areas,” and recommends that visitors be “prepared with 4WD/AWD/snow tires and know how to drive in wintery conditions.” Park Hill resident Michelle Golla, 53, and her family of five from Eudora Street spent the week before Christmas in Estes Park, 70 miles from Denver at the base of the RMNP. During their visit, they made two hikes in the park, including the Deer Mountain Trail and a second to the frozen Emerald and Dream Lakes, starting from the Bear Lake Trailhead. Golla, a personal trainer and fitness coach, raved about the beauty of the winter mountain environment and the views, and strongly recommends checking being prepared and properly equipped. “Check the weather,” she said. “You want to make sure you dress in layers. If it is below 20 degrees, you need two layers of pants on, and wool socks.” Golla also recommends bringing a backpack with snacks and enough water. “You need to stay hydrated. It is misleading because of the cold temperature, but hydration is important.” Because the most popular trails become snow packed, snowshoes are not necessary. But microspikes or other traction devices for your footwear may be critical on the
sometimes icy, steep trails. “If don’t have proper gear, you will have a challenge. You have to have really good traction for your boots,” Golla said. Kelly Wulf, 21, of Leyden Street, spent some of the time she was home over winter break from the University of Virginia hiking in RMNP. On Jan. 8, Wulf, a junior studying public policy, accompanied two friends for her first winter hike in the park. They started at the Glacier Gorge trailhead at 7:30 a.m. and made an 8-mile round trip to Sky Pond, an elevation of 10,900 feet. The route also passed a frozen waterfall and two other lakes — The Loch and the Lake of Glass — which Wulf found particularly impressive, frozen in a rippled texture. “It was stunning, with everything from the tapered Venetian glass surface of the ice, to the jagged white peaks,” she said. “It was one of the best hikes I have every been on, albeit, also one of the most difficult. I had more of a hard time because I did not have spikes on the bottom of my shoes, but it was definitely worth it.” Wulf’s advice is to start the day early in the morning when it is more serene, with fewer people. In addition to traction devices, bring walking poles to add stability on some of the less-packed down areas of the snowy trail. Rocky Mountain National Park offers a variety of winter hiking options, including short walks to easily accessed frozen lakes such as Bear Lake and Sprague Lake which are just a few dozen yards from the parking lots, to more difficult and remote hikes like Mills Lake (six miles round trip) or Lake Haiyaha (five miles). There is a park entry fee of $25 per car. Visitors can consult with the park’s website for current information on road and trail conditions at nps.gov/ romo/planyourvisit/trail_conditions.htm. Some of the more popular winter destinations were adversely affected by last summer’s Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires and remain closed, but park staff will continue to assess these areas for fire activity, safety and downed trees.
A hiker makes his way across the frozen Loch on the way to Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park on Jan. 8. Photo by Kelly Wulf
On the way to Mills Lake.
Crossing a wooden bridge over a frozen stream on the way to Mills Lake. Walking poles help add stability along the way.
The sun reflects on frozen Mills Lake in late December.
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A year like no other is now behind us, and I am extraordinarily proud of what we accomplished against the odds. A number of factors led to a successful 2020 for Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. — not the least of which was a community that immediately stepped up in sup“Go into the world and do well. But port of their neighbors in myriad more importantly, go into the world and do ways. We are grateful to have been one bengood.” – Minor Myers eficiary of such generosity. DONORS Buffy and Vernon Naake Faith Fisher Linda Nestor and John Dunn Steve Frances Blessed Sacrament Catholic Chip Galaty and Jenny Soep Kathleen O’Connor Church Tom and Carol Odwyer Duane and Jean Gall Cure D’Ars Catholic Church William Peebles and Holly Mariah Garcia Dahlia Campus Farms and Fulton Gardens Kathleen Gegner Francesca Pinto Kentucky Circle Village Bobbi Gillis Tom Pshak Messiah Community Church Geneva and Luther Goldsby Ellen Reath and Craig Park Hill Untied Methodist Andrea Gordon Maginness Church Maggie Gourd- Barrett Barbara Redmond and Mark Spinelli’s Market Casey Guber and Erika Kochever St. Thomas Episcopal Church Burke Samantha Lehni Reeves The Spicy Radish Erica Gutierrez Mark and Clare Rhine Unity on the Avenue Lisa Haddox Robert and Joan Root Elsie G Haley Mary Salsich Rosemary Aitken and Judy Patrick Hall Stuart and Shelly Scales McWilliams Simon and Elizabeth Ellen and Andy Selig Christine Allen Hambidge Jacqui Shumway and Joe Patrick Allen Shari Harley Breely Samuel and Lauren Allen Nick Harrell Linda Siderius Irene Andress and Joan and Amy Harris Nancy Simmons-Walker Jim Marchiori Janet Hazlett Jody and Bob Smith Penny Ashley-Lawrence Pamela Healy Ally Bailey & Matt McConville Jennifer Heisler and Federico Randi Smith Sarah Speicher Nichole Barnes Alvarez Sarah Spiker Mr & Mrs. Fred Bender Nam Henderson Matthew Spohn Estelle and Charles Bennett Adrian Hill Sandra Stangle Carolyn Benoit Carol Hiller Amber and Russ Strickler Kathryn and James Blanas Ellen and John Hokanson Ardell Swartzendruber Kathy Bochwitz Carolyn Hoste Judith Taylor Corlissa and Nathan Bolden Richard Hughes Marjorie Thompson Deborah Brady Heidi Huisjen Howard and Susan Turetzky Alex Brown Howie Hutchinson Jonathan Ullrich Barbara Brown Cynthia and Ed Kahn Mathilde and William Urban John Brown Vanessa / Kelly Flo Wagner Mike Bustin Nina Khosravi Jane Wainwright Stephanie Calabrese Birgit Kieft Joy Watson Jennifer Calderone Shana Kirk Pam Willet Inga Calvin Jane W Klever Anastasia Williamson Liz and James Cameron Thomas Koniuta Erik Witter Phil & Teresa Campbell Diane LaMonaco Sue Wofford Marty and Arna Caplan Phillip and Constance Guy and Susan Wroble Anthony Caravella Lanphier Al and Ann Yates Gregg Cassarini Martha E Lawrenz Debbie Zucker and Brian Barbara Cavender Calvin Lee Field Patricia Coan Andrew Lefkowits VOLUNTEERS Terry Conrad John Martin Kristy Corcoran Mayzie Mayfield Greg Davis Patty Cordova David and Katherina Mays Harry Doby Jessica Coulter Richard Mccanna Claudia Fields Renee Cousins King Dirk and Carol Mcdermott Maria Flora Emma Cummings Chandra McLaughlin Tas Frashure Veronica D’Annibale Erika Hutyra Megan and Bill McQuinn Christine and Tim Dea Debra Lovell Patricia Mead Marie Dienhart Mia Peterson Kristen Meaini Harry and Gail Doby Dezmarie Roberts Charles A Miller Jennifer Ducatte Deb Rosenbaum Harriet Mullaney Sheila Duffy Mary Mullarkey and Thomas Mary Salsich Korson Heather Shulman Steve Farley Manuelita Mullins Nikki Wiederaenders Debbie and Mike Ferraro
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At left is an infographic summary of the year, by the numbers: Our complete 2020 Annual Report is available at greaterparkhill. org/about-us/annual-reports. GPHC’s operations are supported heavily by volunteers and almost entirely by donors. This year, I’m sharing a quote each month to express our gratitude for our donors Lana Cordes and volunteers. This is for February:
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An Update On Grain-Free Diets And Heart Disease In Dogs By Margot K. Vahrenwald, DVM, CVJ
than those dogs who’s diet remained unchanged.” (Retrospective Study Of Dilated In July, 2018 the US Food and Drug AdCardiomyopathy In Dogs; Freid, Freeman ministration (FDA) opened an investigaet al; Journal of Veterinary Internal Medition into concerns about the association cine, December 2020.) of grain-free diets being associated with a Clinical signs of concern for DCM can marked increase of the diagnosis of a heart include sudden collapse, weakness, exercise disease in dogs — called Dilated Cardiointolerance, increased breathing rate and myopathy (DCM) — by vetcoughing. At veterinary exerinary cardiologists across ams, new heart murmurs or Clinical signs … the country. There were a few arrhythmias have also been interim reports in 2019 and can include sudden noted. then the pandemic took focus. At our veterinary hospiThe FDA did hold a meeting collapse, weakness, tal, since late 2017, we have in late September 2020 with exercise intolerance, diagnosed over 15 dogs with some interesting updates, but and the majority have increased breathing DCM no definitive answers. The fibeen diet-associated. Many rate and coughing. improved with transition to nal report from the ongoing investigation has been dea traditional diet, but sadly, layed, with no known target others died suddenly or have date for completion. This leaves owners, continued serious cardiac changes that imveterinarians and manufacturers with a pact their quality of life. difficult void of knowledge to help in guidUltimately research will give us more anance. swers about causation and specific diets to Highlighted in their meeting notes from allow better guidance about diets, taurine case reports were that there had been cases and DCM, but what can you as a pet owner of DCM found in several households with do until then? multiple dogs each that were genetically First, speak with your veterinarian about unrelated. That removes genetics as a cause, any clinical concerns or for evaluation of leaving the only common factor as the food your dog’s current diet with a review of the product fed to the pets. ingredients. Several ongoing research studies have Become familiar with the AAFCO statemade the conclusive link to nontraditional ment found on commercial pet products. [grain-free] dog foods having an assoThis tells you the life stage the food is meant ciation with the development of DCM in for as well as how the food was tested for breeds of dogs not known to have a previmarket. The majority of boutique or exotic ous genetic disposition to the disease. But foods are only laboratory tested to meet there is not yet a definitive answer about AAFCO established nutrient profiles. causation. The best standard is diets that have been It is likely that not every grain-free diet put through feeding trials for at least six recipe holds the same degree of risk, but months. And, remember, “All Life Stages” we do not have enough information yet to means that the diet is equivalent to puppy say exactly. Ongoing research is showing food – high in fat and calories to meet the that diets with legumes such as peas or lenneeds of gestation and growth. tils or potatoes (white or sweet) in various Finally, visit wsava.org or for their Global forms in the first 10 ingredients may be a Nutrition Guidelines on selecting the best risk factor, but the exact mechanism causfood for your pet. ing taurine deficiency has not been found. Dr. Margot Vahrenwald Another key point from a large study is the owner of Park Hill evaluating patient medical history from Veterinary Medical Center 2014 through 2018 found that, “For dogs at 2255 Oneida St. For for whom the diet was changed from the more information, visit nontraditional diet after diagnosis, there parkhillvet.com were improvements on echocardologic examination and longer survival time
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Elm St.
E. 29th Ave
Denver Police District 2 3921 Holly St., 2.Dist@denvergov.org, non-emergency number is 720-9131000. For emergencies, dial 9-1-1.
Denver Public Schools
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Magnolia St.
Ivy St.
Eudora St.
Colorado Blvd.
dpsk12.org Check the website for resources and updates. Call the helpline at 720-4233054 for support in many languages.
Faith Community Montview Syracuse
E. Colfax Ave
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E. 19th Ave
This map shows the 10 district boundaries of GPHC, Inc. Six at-large representatives also serve on the board of the Registered Neighborhood Organization.
GPHC, Inc: Who We Are, What We Do, Our Mission
The Mission and The Officers of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. The Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., is a volunteer-based registered neighborhood organization that promotes the character and vibrancy of Park Hill, provides resources, information and advocacy, and preserves quality of life and the history of the neighborhood through community participation. The Greater Park Hill Community board is comprised of volunteer at-large representatives, as well as 10 district representatives. If you are interested in volunteering or serving on a committee, contact current GPHC Board Chair Tracey MacDermott at chair@greaterparkhill.org for details. The following are current board members, and their best contacts. Many representatives prefer to be contacted through the main office – at 303-388-0918 or info@ greaterparkhill.org. If you have an issue you’d like to discuss about the neighborhood, contact your board representative. For those board members who don’t have a phone or email contact in the list at right, leave a message at the main number and it will be forwarded to your elected representative by GPHC Executive Director Lana Cordes. The GPHC office is at 2823 Fairfax St.
• Board Chair Tracey MacDermott: chair@greaterparkhill.org • Secretary and Zoning/Property Use Chair Bernadette Kelly • Treasurer and District 3 Rep Heather Shockey • District 1 Amy Harris • District 2 Ryan T. Hunter • District 4 Kevin Wiegand • District 5 Ken Burdette • District 6 Vacant • District 7 Jon Bowman • District 8 Nam Henderson • District 9 Stephanie Ceccato • District 10 Colette Carey • At-Large Maria Flora • At-Large Shanta Harrison • At-Large Louis Plachowski: lplachowski@gmail.com • At-Large Sandy Robnett • At-Large Shane Sutherland • At-Large and Community Planning Chair Lisa Zoeller • Community Safety Chair Geneva Goldsby • Public Information Chair Melissa Davis: newspaper@greaterparkhill.org • Youth Services Chair Rick Medrick
MAYFAIR VISION CLINIC
Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. 2823 Fairfax St., greaterparkhill.org, 303-388-0918 The GPHC neighborhood association community meetings are currently conducted virtually on the first Thursday of the month, except for December and July. The next meeting is Thursday, Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Link to attend
Northeast Park Hill Coalition The Northeast Park Hill Coalition hosts its monthly meeting the second Thursdays of the month. Check its Facebook page @ Northeast Park Hill Coalition for updates.
Park Hill Community Bookstore Established in 1971. Denver’s oldest nonprofit bookstore. Used and new books. 6420 E. 23rd Avenue. 303-3558508. Members and volunteers get discounts and book credits. The bookstore is open; check parkhillbookstore.org for current hours.
Park Hill Peloton A recreational group of road cyclists that roll from Park Hill once or twice a week. Check the current status of their rides on the Park Hill Peloton Facebook page.
Sie Filmcenter 2510 E. Colfax, denverfilm.org, 303595-3456. Check the website for updates and information about its Virtual Cinema.
Walk2Connect www.walk2connect.com Park Hill Sunrise Walking Trips and the Northeast Park Hill Bilingual Walk have been suspended until further notice.
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greaterparkhill.org/faith Greater Park Hill’s faith community, home to over 30 places of worship in just four square miles, is as diverse and robust as the neighborhood itself. The GPHN maintains a list of Park Hill’s places of worship at the website above. Contact individual places of worship for information about their current state of operations.
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Park Hill Homes Sold by Keith and Jaden Combs
Can we help you sell or buy your Park Hill home in 2021? 1825 Albion 2846 Albion 2270 Ash St. 2236 Ash St. 2332 Ash St. 2944 Ash St. 2591 Ast St. 1811 Bellaire ** 1810 Bellaire 2235 Bellaire 2501 Bellaire 2800 Bellaire 2274 Birch 1746 Cherry 1757 Cherry * 1840 Cherry 2030 Cherry * 2045 Cherry 2067 Cherry * 2509 Cherry * 2090 Col. Blvd. 2290 Col. Blvd. 2626 Col. Blvd. 1721 Dahlia 2034 Dahlia 2670 Dahlia St. 2071 Dexter * 1559 Elm 1601 Elm 1651 Elm 1900 Elm 2379 Elm *
2091 Eudora St. 1960 Fairfax 1965 Fairfax 2069 Fairfax * 1839 Forest 1965 Forest 2243 Forest * 2278 Forest * 1795 Glencoe 1910 Glencoe 2060 Glencoe * 2080 Glencoe * 2275 Glencoe 2805 Glencoe * 1956 Grape 1601 Grape 1740 Grape 2334 Grape 1755 Holly * 2327 Holly 2345 Holly 1653 Hudson St 2055 Hudson 2249 Hudson * 2640 Hudson 1612 Ivanhoe 1936 Ivanhoe 1945 Ivanhoe * 1961 Ivanhoe * 2260 Ivanhoe 2271 Holly St. 2640 Hudson St.
35 Ivy 1584 Ivy 2044 Ivy 2240 Ivy 2233 Jasmine 2310 Jasmine 1629 Kearney * 2030 Kearney * 2037 Kearney 2045 Kearney * 2046 Kearney * 2330 Kearney 2354 Kearney 1776 Krameria 1920 Krameria 2052 Krameria * 2059 Krameria * 2201 Krameria 2800 Krameria 1730 Leyden 1739 Leyden 1776 Leyden* 1794 Leyden 1900 Leyden * 1917 Leyden 1925 Leyden 1945 Leyden * 1952 Leyden 1960 Leyden * 1965 Leyden 2025 Leyden * 2038 Leyden *
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