Greater Park Hill News July 2017

All the News About Denver’s Best Residential Community Since 1961 • Volume 56, Issue No. 7 • July 2017

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Editor, GPHN

One day last month, Stephen Black and C.J. Bailey noticed the totem pole standing in front of their rental house on the corner of 26th and Cherry was leaning at

a 33.5-degree angle. It looked precarious.

“We were discussing the situation over coffee, and during that discussion, we heard the THUMP,” said Bailey. “Upon running outside to the front yard, we discovered the answer to the age-old question: If a totem pole falls in Park Hill, does it make a sound?

“It did.”

The totem pole used to be a tree. About 20 years ago it was victim of Dutch elm disease. Like several other killed trees of that era around the neighborhood, its remains

GPHC, Inc. Board Chair

Great news, for Greater Park Hill. We have been accepted into Denver’s Sustainable Neighborhood Program, joining 11 other neighborhoods that are already part of the program. We look forward to meeting with those neighborhoods in order to learn from them and build a citywide movement toward sustainability.

The program is intended to encourage all of us to work toward lowering our neighborhood’s ecological footprint. This was our third attempt to qualify, and we are

Sustainable Neighborhoods earn credits for achieving sustainability goals by completing projects such as offering xeriscaping workshops, holding workdays at a local community garden, installing artwork in neighborhood alleys, and encouraging neighbors to commit to making their homes more energy efficient.

Depending on the number of credits earned in a given year, neighborhoods can be designated as a “Participating Sustainable Neighborhood” or an “Outstanding Sustainable Neighborhood.” Credits are earned from the city based on participation and project accomplishments.

For example, the effort to detect TRACEY radon and perchloroethylene in the MACDERMOTT homes of Northeast Park Hill has led to further studies in homes through-

thrilled to be accepted into this competitive program. The program has five goal categories: air, land, energy, water, and people.

We will be implementing programs and workshops throughout the year; we also want to hear your ideas to enhance our efforts.

One of the best resources we have is the passion and ideas that come from citizens.

Here’s how the program works, as stipulated by the City and County of Denver’s Department of Environmental Health: Participating

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By Tracey MacDermott

Sweet Aromas At Johnson & Wales Culinary Camps

Park Hill Character: Michele Wheeler On Building Bridges

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It’s Official: We Are In

By Air And By Land, With Energy, Water And People

100 Years Since World War I: A Retrospective

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By Cara DeGette

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Roommates Vow Fallen Totem Pole Will Rise Again

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‘We Heard The Thump’

Protesters Mourn The ‘Death’ of Public Education

Geneva Goldsby Is The Eyes And Ears Of Fairfax

NEXT GPHC MEETING IS ON Thursday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m., 2823 Fairfax St., Denver All are welcome to attend

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Come To Truce Called In Historic The Parade!

Designation Debate A Good Time In Store On The 4th

Sides Find Common Ground In Efforts To Protect Park Hill

By Rebecca Rogers Special to the GPHN

There are fewer of these signs on display around the neighborhood, since sides started talking with each other – and not just on social media. Photos by Cara DeGette

As summer nears you may have noticed fewer Historic Park Hill and Stop Historic Park Hill signs in the neighborhood. And while you probably don’t miss the social media debates, you may be wondering about the status of the conversation regarding the proposed local historic designation for the original Park Hill platting, which stretches from the north side of Montview Boulevard to the north side of 26th Avenue, and the east side of Colorado Boulevard to the west side of Dahlia Street.

In October 2016, Councilman Chris Herndon hosted a community outreach meeting with residents impacted by the proposed historic district. After that the Historic Park Hill committee reached out to the Stop Historic Park Hill folks to see if we could find common ground and shared goals for the neighborhood we all love.

Several individuals from both committees stepped forward to start a conversation. As a result, Historic Park Hill agreed to put the historic designation effort on hold and Stop Historic Park Hill agreed to put its opposition effort on hold.

The neighbor representatives from both those who support and oppose the historic district concept ultimately agreed that they were concerned about the impacts on the neighborhood of certain total (or virtually total) scrapes of existing homes, followed by the replacement of those homes with much larger and more expensive houses.

These impacts include the decrease in affordable housing options and diversity in Park Hill, the negative environmental impact of home scrape demolition material (the Environmental Protection Agency estimates 80 tons of waste is created from the demolition of one 1,400 square foot house), and the sometimes adverse impact of the much larger replacement home on surrounding neighbors due to increased bulk, height and/or lot coverage.

The representatives of the two groups also agreed that actions taken to address these concerns about certain scrapes and rebuilds should not limit the ability of homeowners to enlarge or expand existing homes in character with the original structure, including by means of so-called pop-ups.

At the end of the day, the representacontinued on page 6

By Justin Bresler Parade Organizer

It’s Parade time, Park Hill! That’s right, it’s Parade-thirty. It’s Parade o’clock and everyone is invited!

Whether you’re a parade regular or a newbie, be sure to join 5,000 of your closest friends and neighbors on Tuesday, July 4, for our 8th annual Independence Day march, the largest in the city.

With nearly 60 groups, this year’s parade looks to be as fun and festive as always. Returning favorites like the Wands and Wishes costumed superheroes and princesses and the Platinum Diva Princesses cheer squad will join newcomers like Wild West Ranch horseback riders and Project Worthmore.

The parade starts promptly at 1:30 p.m. after the National Anthem. There are viewing areas all along 23rd Avenue from Dexter Street to Krameria Street, so pull up a chair or a blanket. Get there early for best seating.

After the parade, join us for the Kearney Street Fair with food, music, children’s activities and more.

See you on the 4th!

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A Recipe For Stress We are writing in regards to the news story about the plans for the Oneida Park Center redevelopment on page 1 of last month’s issue, and parking concerns for all new developments in Park Hill. We are all for fixing up places in Park Hill that need a facelift. What we are concerned about is the parking, and how it will affect the neighbors in the surrounding neighborhood.

We live in the 1500 block of Pontiac Street, where the Fiction Beer Company and Salon Joa are located. That is on Colfax and Pontiac. What a nightmare to live down the street from two businesses that do not have adequate parking.

Sherman Associates, a developer that built the apartment building Phoenix on the Fax where the brewery and busy salon are located, guaranteed us the small parking lot in back of the building was enough parking for everyone. What a joke that was.

Our block went from a quiet block where you could walk your dog to a busy street, like the ones in Capitol Hill that have cars parked bumper to bumper. Not only can we not get out of our driveway safely, we cannot walk our dogs in the street (we have no sidewalks) due to the parked cars and heavy traffic. The patrons and employees of these two businesses that park on our street make our home life very stressful. We cannot even get onto Colfax from our street safely because there are so many cars parked on Colfax.

We have talked to the owners of the beer company, and they do not care about the neighbors and the problems their business has created. We have also talked to Denver officials, with no help on these problems.

So the moral of the story is the developers, the City & County of Denver, and the new owners of businesses do not care about the neighbors. They only care about the money in their pocket.

Kris and Gary Jackson, Park Hill neighbors for 30 years

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Reducing our ecological footprint can take many forms, but for those interested in green roofs, solar energy or energy/water conservation, might I suggest that showing your support for the Denver Green Roof Ballot Initiative is one simple step. You can find the full legal text at this link: denvergreenroof.org/the-proposition/. Or contact me to add your signature to our growing list.

Nam Henderson, Park Hill

Not A Minute Too Soon I recently signed a petition to make my Park Hill neighborhood one of the communities participating in the Sustainable Neighborhoods Program here in Denver. I think that now, more than ever, all individuals and communities should be committing to such goals. We have science that dictates a need for sustainable habits and practices, and we have a national government demonstrating a push against these practices.

As a public school teacher, even with my first graders, we read about and discuss the need for environmental stewardship, protection of animals, raising our voices, and showing greater kindness to all others. If 7-year olds are aware of and doing these things, we need to step up as adults, individually and as communities.

I’m grateful to live in one of Denver’s neighborhoods committed to sustainable status.

Linda Chase, Park Hill Editor’s Note: Check out more about the Sustainable Neighborhoods Program on page 1. We love your letters, and give preference to those that address a topic that is Park Hill or Denver-specific. Send letters to editor@ greaterparkhill.org, and include your full name. Deadlines are the 15th of each month, for the following month’s issue. Past issues can be read at greaterparkhill.org.

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I am excited to learn the news of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.’s acceptance into the Denver Sustainable Neighborhoods Program. Previously, I volunteered with the Congress Park Neighbors Green Team efforts (SNN application and inaugural Earth Day event) when living there last year, and learned of their acceptance into the program shortly before purchasing and moving to a home in Northeast Park Hill.

Although I was late to this effort and only recently become a GPHC member, I look forward to joining the challenge with all my neighbors. As I learned in Congress Park, this type of organizing is a easy way to educate oneself, meet your neighbors and work towards a vibrant and sustainable community. I am particularly interested in learning from/working with anyone concerned with issues of pedestrian and multimodal connectivity/infrastructure, urban agriculture

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Bob Holtz was driving his wife to the beauty salon on June 23. They took an unexpected detour and ended up parked on top of a low brick garden wall at the southwest corner of Montview and Krameria. There were no injuries, except to the wall. Photo by Cara DeGette

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SCHOOLS UPDATE | Lynn Kalinauskas

and incurs hidden costs for both districts and local communities, especially lowincome communities and communities of color that are differentially affected by school closings. It stands to reason that in many, if not most instances, students, parents, local communities, district and state policy makers may be better off investing in persistently low performing schools rather than closing them.”

Fujioka, with Anderson by her side, did not mince words. “I address you today to express my deep concern in the action of the current Denver board … Your policy on school closures and consolidations have effectively destroyed neighborhood schools and communities.

“Because the schools you are targeting are attended primarily by students of color, your actions have essentially brought racial segregation back to the Denver public schools. Under the guise of offering school choice to these children in schools with low test scores, you have taken away any choice they might have had and forced them into charter schools that can and do have staff who are not licensed to teach in Colorado.”

Fujioka referred to a recent Nation Report article that states DPS has closed or restructured close to 50 schools in the last 10 years of education reform. Noting that these have been replaced mostly by charters, Fujioka added, “More than half of these charter schools are managed by corporate management companies that have no obligation to follow the Denver Public Schools curriculum. This is taxpayer dollars going to private corporations, pure and simple.

“Preparing for gentrification of neighborhoods by closing schools that serve students of color and replacing them with choice-charter schools is not acceptable. Denver schools are not for sale,” she concluded.

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Protesters Call To End School Closures; Ready For November DPS Board Elections

If June 15 is any indication, this Noeight schools within DPS. sion during the board meeting. “Our misvember’s Denver Public Schools school The board members will vote in the near sion is to restore the foundation of public board races will bring us heated future on the fate of the school. schools and community by recreating debates, new and young faces – the neighborhood school,” reads her No more closure, please as well as little patience for the campaign website. usual rhetoric.

Gilpin Montessori parents who saw their From street to board room Before the regular DPS board school in the Curtis Park neighborhood meeting commenced on June 15, The scene painted by the outside permanently close at the beginning of June approximately 30 community demonstration was mirrored inside – and who have become vocal advocates to members, parents and education at the board meeting. In a microcosm oppose school closures – were joined by activists held a demonstration of what regularly plays out in the disothers also calling for alternatives to school outside its administrative offices trict, both neighborhood school and closures. Anderson stood by their side, in LYNN at 1860 Lincoln St. charter school advocates were placing solidarity, as they spoke.

KALINAUSKAS They wore black, held up tombtheir bids for the restart of Amesse ElAmy Carrington, a former public school stone-shaped signs and called ementary, a low-performing school in teacher, parent of two young children and their protest “Mourning the Death of Pubthe Far Northeast quadrant of the city. an education committee leader for Indilic Education.” The signs bore the names The Montbello Children’s Network, partvisible Front Range Resistance, quoted a of different schools that DPS has closed in nering with nearby McGlone Academy, adrecent National Education Policy Center the recent past. vocated for starting a neighborhood school. policy brief on school closures: Tay Anderson, a candidate for District 4 – which includes most of Park Hill – participated in the demonstration, holding signs for Manual High School and Gilpin Montessori. Anderson, 18, is a recent graduate of Manual High School, where he was the student body president. His platform includes safeguarding neighborhood schools, investing in teachers, advocating for homeless students, fostering diversity and improving the DPS lunch program.

“Several neighborhood schools have closed in District 4 and the reform ideology has led to several more closings,” Anderson said. “I Choice and campaign cash don’t believe in closing neighborhood schools to implement private Alison Wadle, a former Gilpin charter schools.” parent, called the choice system “I love neighborhood schools,” “forced choice.” said Rachel Lehman, who sup“It is a premeditated, systematic ports Anderson’s campaign and discriminatory practice – meant to whose daughter walked to Smiley make DPS look better on a global Middle School at 26th and Holly in Protesters mourn what they termed the death of public education on June 15. DPS board candidate Tay Anderson is scale at any cost,” she said, referring Park Hill, before it was closed a few at center, holding an RIP Manual sign. Photo by Lynn Kalinauskas to the closure of schools and choice years ago. system she feels is imposed on comOver and over, that is what the protesters Many showed up in light blue shirts to “School closure as a strategy for remedymunities. “I hope you all feel at least a shred were calling for: an end of neighborhood speak and show support for the school. ing achievement in low performing schools of guilt for taking away the only choice that school closures and the return to commuSTRIVE Prep charter school students is at best a high risk, low gain strategy that any of us really wanted,” she said. nity-centered schools. and supporters, wearing white, also showed fails to hold promise with respect to inKate Burnite, who just graduated from Jo Ann Fujioka, candidate for an at-large up to advocate for restarting Amesse as creasing student achievement or promoting George Washington High School, adseat, also stood with the protesters before a STRIVE Prep elementary school. The the non-cognitive well-being of students. dressed the issues of campaign financing. going to speak at the public comment ses“The strategy invites political conflict STRIVE charter network currently has Noting the Koch brothers plan to fund

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“DFER funds through a pack that has small donor in its title but almost all of its money comes from a group called Education Reform Now, which receives million dollar donations from corporate billionaires like the Walmart Walton family,” she said.

“I implore you, along with all of the people here tonight, to remember that you represent the people who voted for you, not the people who funded your campaign.”

Welcoming diverse voices Rachele Espiritu, current District 4 representative, was appointed to the seat when Landri Taylor resigned the position in February 2016. I asked her about her thoughts regarding the demonstrations and the meeting.

“As a DPS parent myself, I know how much impact a board vote can have on the future of our kids. So I welcome a broad diversity of views and work diligently to take all perspectives into account,” Espiritu said.

After the demonstration, DPS issued the following: “DPS applauds our families, students and community members who

attend our public comment sessions and we believe our schools are made stronger through such engagement. That’s one reason we created the Community Review Boards this year to assist in decisions about new schools at Amesse and Greenlee. The community boards have recommended two high-quality, district-run applicants for these schools and Superintendent Tom Boasberg supports these community recommendations.”

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Four school board seats are up for election this November in Districts 2, 3 and 4 and one at-large. Current board members Mike Johnson (District 3), Rachele Espiritu (District 4) and Barbara O’Brien (at-large) will be running. Rosemary Rodriguez (District 2) will not be seeking re-election.

To date, the following are running against them: Angela Cobian (District 2), Tay Anderson (District 4), Jennifer Bacon (District 4), Julie Banuelos (at-large) and Jo Ann Fujioka (at-large).

Whatever the outcome, we are sure to see Denver’s youth speaking out more than previously and lines clearly drawn in the sand.

Lynn Kalinauskas is education chair of GPHC, Inc. For more on the DPS plan to close Gilpin Montessori, see the March issue, online at greaterparkhill.org.

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Historic, continued from page 1 tives of the two groups have decided that it would make makes sense to try to design a Conservation Overlay District (something permitted by Denver’s current zoning code).

Such a district would modify existing zoning in Park Hill (or some portion of it) so as to limit the impact of scrapes that are followed by significantly larger and more expensive rebuilds. This would be accompanied by an effort to implement a pilot program in Park Hill to encourage the retention or reuse of building materials when such scrapes occur.

If successful, these efforts will ultimately require the involvement and assistance of the City of Denver to determine what is feasible, as well as zoning changes and a favorable vote by City Council. Once a Conservation Overlay District concept is fleshed out, the concept will be submitted to Park Hill neighbors for consideration and debate. As this is a change in concept from the previously proposed Historic District, community outreach will need to be redone, and further dialogue will be required.

Representatives of Historic Park Hill and Stop Historic Park Hill have been meeting the last half-year or so. We are excited about this opportunity to work together to share our ideas and passions in a constructive and meaningful way that we hope will serve our neighborhood now, and as Park Hill continues to grow and change.

While we understand that folks may want to wait until work on a Conservation Overlay District is farther along to make a decision whether fully to endorse it, we hope that members of both our groups will support the continuation of the Conservation Overlay effort. In the meantime, given that historic designation is on hold, some of you may wish to take down yard signs, pending further progress and developments.

Rebecca Rogers is a member of the Historic Park Hill Committee

Drug Prices Continue To Rise Market Is ‘Out Of Control’

By David O. Williams Special to the GPHN

As lawmakers and the White House continue to wrangle over the Affordable Care Act and its Republican-sponsored replacement, the American Health Care Act, efforts to corral one of the most talked-about components of health care – the rising cost of prescription drugs – has largely stalled both in Washington and Colorado.

Meanwhile, many prescription drug prices are continuing to spiral upwards. In early May, for example, the drug giant Eli Lilly raised the prices of nine of its medicines between 6 and 10 percent, according to data obtained by CNBC. The increases included a 9.9 percent hike for the blood thinner Effient; 7.8 percent increases for the insulin medications Humalog and Humulin; and a 6.9 percent increase for the psoriasis drug Taltz.

According to the Washington-based Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing, in 2015 the prices of prescription drugs saw the largest increases in 24 years. Overall, prescription drug prices have risen more than 7 percent since last year, the largest one-year hike since 1992.

The increases have been across the board.

The prices for insulin, used to treat diabetes, have skyrocketed in the past few years. Last year the price of the EpiPen drug, used to treat life-threatening food allergies, made headlines when it jumped from about $100 for a two-pack dosage to as high as $600.

Lawmakers in Washington and in Colorado have vowed to crack down, and President Donald Trump made the rising costs of prescription drugs one of his signature campaign issues. However, observers often cite the pharmaceutical industry and its powerful lobbying network for thwarting any real progress.

“The market for prescription drugs in this country is out of control and fundamentally broken,” said Will Holley, spokes-

man for the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing. The Washington-based nonpartisan coalition includes organizations ranging from AARP to the American Hospital Association to Walmart to Kaiser Permanente, and seeks to find market-based solutions to lower drug prices in the U.S. In the last Congress, two bipartisan bills were introduced that were, Holley said, designed to fast-track generic drugs into the marketplace.

Prescription drug prices have risen more than 7 percent since last year, the largest one-year hike since 1992.

The Fair Access for Safe and Timely (“FAST”) Generics Act would have, according to the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing and a number of partner groups, “provided a clear solution to abusive, anticompetitive business practices that increase costs to the American health care system by impeding patient access to generic and biosimilar medicines.”

The Senate version of the bill was called the CREATES Act: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples.

However, in recent months, neither of those bills has advanced. Holley cited the distraction of the refocus on the larger issue of GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat from Denver and a co-sponsor of last year’s FAST Generics Act, said she plans to add her name again to the bill when it is reintroduced this year.

“Rep. DeGette believes Congress should devote much more time to the issue of high drug prices, and she would strongly support efforts to reduce the cost burden on consumers where possible,” said her spokeswoman, Lynne Weil.

Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat

who’s running for governor in 2018, said he supports state and federal efforts to allow for re-importing prescription drugs.

“The state passed a Right to Try Bill and we need to clarify the federal statutes to ensure that there’s not additional liability when people re-import for their own use prescription drugs, which allows them to save considerable amounts of money on prescription drugs from Canada, Mexico and other countries,” Polis said.

In Colorado, efforts to target runaway drug prices have failed in the last two legislative sessions.

In 2016, several Colorado lawmakers introduced HB1102, which would have required pharmaceutical companies to detail the costs to research, develop and produce drugs that are priced at more than $50,000 per year or per course of treatment.

However, the bill died in the state House of Representatives.

This year, HB 1318 would have created a database for pharmaceutical costs, requiring health insurers to submit costs to the Colorado Division of Insurance. The bill was supported by the governor’s office, but ultimately died in the state Senate.

Tim Gaudette, Colorado outreach manager for Small Business Majority, highlighted a recent poll that was conducted by his organization, showing the rising cost of prescription drugs are becoming “a major concern ... and many feel that drug costs are impacting their bottom line.”

The poll, released in December, included 504 owners of business of up to 100 employees. The vast majority supported a range of policy proposals to address the rising cost of prescription drugs.

GPHN Editor Cara DeGette contributed to this news story. A longer version, with additional responses from Colorado lawmakers, can be read online at greaterparkhill. org.

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We Are In, continued from page 1 out Park Hill. One of our objectives will be to expand education to residents on this issue. Knowledge, after all, is a key driver of change.

Moving the needle

continue green practices within our offices, which currently include a garden, composting, recycling, redistributing expired food to Project THRIVE (an animal rescue operation) and many more programs.

In September we will hold a “Demystifying Solar” program that will bring neighbors interested in solar, provide education, and link residents to solar energy providers. This program arose from suggestions provided by neighbors who participated in our online petition for the support of this Sustainable Neighborhood program.

The water goal will focus on educating neighbors and businesses on low and no-cost stormwater mitigation and water

Coordinator Taylor Moeller said that the program is funded through the Enterprise Fund, which is in turn funded through landfill operations (at the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site). We leverage many existing programs within the city when working with residents, including the Denver Energy Challenge, Denver Recycles and Certifiably Green Denver, to name a few. We also partner with many nonprofit groups to offer information and resources to neighborhood projects. Our neighbors have gotten pretty savvy at soliciting donations of space, expertise, food, and materials too.

“We always knew it would take more resident-led action and behavior change to move the needle on sustainability,” Moeller said. “The projects that neighborhoods in this program have led support all of Denver’s 2020 Sustainability Goals, from increasing the city’s recycling rates to reducing the number of single occupancy vehicle trips.”

“The beauty is that this program doesn’t tell residents what to do to become more sustainable, the ideas come from the residents and our job is to help them turn those ideas into reality,” she Illustration by Blair Taylor continued. “There is so much knowlconservation strategies. We will be holdedge and excitement around sustainability ing stormwater workshops which will help right now. The program gives people a platboth business and residents improve both form to share that with their neighbors, in their landscape to capture water and our a way that a couple city employees could downstream effect. We are collaborating never hope to replicate. We are using our with the University of Colorado at Boulder best asset – all of you – to help Denver take to develop and build raingarden demonmeaningful steps towards sustainability.” stration projects.

Five-pronged approach These projects will be educational sites for our citizens and spark ideas. In addiPark Hill is already an outstanding neightion, we are asking citizens to adopt blocks, borhood so we will be working towards the alleys and drains to keep trash and debris “Outstanding Sustainable Neighborhood” from going downstream and out of our wastatus. I believe our neighborhood will be ter system. Now that rain water capturing a leader on this initiative with the city and is an allowable practice we will be conductcan be a driver for change to enhance our ing a “Build Your Own Rain Barrel” class, neighborhood and protect this planet. We which will encourage the use of items you will be working on all five categories in the already have. program.

In order to improve air quality, both inThink globally, act locally door and outdoor, we will continue to work The fifth part of the program surrounds to improve the walkability and bikability people. That is where you come in. All of within our boundaries, as well as testing for the activities above rely on engaging people radon and working with a community foras educators, mentors and partners in our ester to help residents with planting shade work. Sustainability can be easy and fun, trees. Increasing our urban tree canopy will but it takes support and care from educahelp reduce pollution, mitigate the urban tors and mentors, including our communiheat effect, reduce criminal activity and ty forester, beekeepers, and others who will create a sense of wellbeing. help in reducing our ecological footprint.

To meet the requirements for the land I would like to thank the volunteers and component we will continue to strive for GPHC’s executive directors (both past and zero waste at our highly attended Septemcurrent) who have worked on the commitber Home Tour & Street Fair, as well as in tee to get this done. Without their wide our office. We will work with neighbors to scope of talent and skills this would not educate and encourage this practice. We have been possible. currently help reduce the amount of fresh The best way to combat climate change food ending up in a landfill by continuing will arise from our individual choices and our free farm stand on Mondays throughcommunities that support the ability for a out the growing season. The recycling rates more thoughtful approach to the future. vary within our boundaries. We will work Let’s get to work! with neighbors to help them sign up for free You can review the program details at recycling and educate neighbors about the sustainableneighborhoodnetwork.org/ importance of both recycling and compostsustainable-neighborhoods-denver ing, eventually decreasing the amount that ends up in landfills. Several educational Tracey MacDermott is chair of the board of sessions will include a Community Garden Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. Active in Network and an Unlikely Planters workthe Registered Neighborhood Organization shop. for many years, MacDermott was the 2012 To address the energy component we recipient of the Dr. J. Carlton Babbs Award will promote the Denver Energy Challenge, for Community Service. She was trained as which will help guide homeowners about a Climate Reality Leader in 2017. energy efficiency improvements. We will

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This 1916 image, titled “Leaving for World War I,” shows a group of men and women on a Colorado railroad station platform. The men are wearing World War I military uniforms with flat brimmed hats, buttoned jackets, jodhpurs and gaiters. Credit: Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library

100 Years Since The Great War Revisiting The Impact: Coloradans Must Have Marveled At Speed From Peace To War

By Stephen J. Leonard Special to the GPHN

In early April 1917, the United States entered World War I, a conflict that had ravaged many parts of the world since the summer of 1914.

The Great War, as it was called before it was eclipsed by World War II, pitted Germany and Austria and their partners against France and Great Britain and their allies. President Woodrow Wilson told the American people that by supporting the British and the French the U.S. would fight a war to end war and secure a victory that would make the world safe for democracy.

A hundred years later, as we celebrate Independence Day, let’s revisit three bygone Julys to catch a glimpse of the Great War’s impact on Colorado.

July 4, 1917 — Picnickers at Denver’s Washington Park enjoyed a subdued Fourth without fireworks and with patriotic songs. Part of the holiday crowd at City Park listened to a band concert. At Berkeley Lake in North Denver swimmers competed in a 440-yard race. Auto daredevils sped from Denver to Laramie, Wyoming, with the winner completing the dash in three hours, nine minutes and thirty seconds.

Reflecting on their first few months in the war, Coloradans must have marveled at the speed at which they had raced from peace to war. In November 1916, many of them had voted to re-elect President Wilson, who, as part of his “America First” policy, pledged to keep the nation out of war.

When Wilson changed his position and urged Congress to declare war, two of Colorado’s members of the U.S. House of Representatives—Benjamin Hilliard of Denver and Edward Keating of Pueblo— voted against the declaration. By July 4, 1917, most naysayers were keeping their mouths shut. Few had the conviction and courage of Denver’s Ben Salmon, an outspoken peace activist who was jailed in a federal penitentiary because he refused to kill his German brothers.

During 1917 and 1918 anti-German phobia swept Colorado, prompting smart Germans to alter their family and business names. Denver’s German American Bank

and Trust Company became the American Bank and Trust Company and the Kaiserhof Hotel was rebaptized as the Kenmark.

Patriots, some of them school children, made bonfires of German books in Alamosa, Boulder, Fairplay, Fort Morgan, and Salida.

Denver’s East High School stopped teaching German and the University of Denver fired an allegedly pro-German professor.

Despite the patriotic fervor, Uncle Sam realized that he could not count on volunteers; he needed to draft millions of men into his army. The vast majority of Colorado men over 20 and under 32 dutifully registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. In July and August inductees assembled at Overland Park in Denver, Fort Logan south of Denver, the State Fair Grounds in Pueblo and other places in Colorado where they waited to be sent to training camps such as Camp Funston in Kansas, Camp Kearney in California, and Camp Mills in New York.

On July 10, 1917, Colorado Gov. Julius Gunther called a special session of the General Assembly, which convened in Denver on July 18. It appropriated funds to protect the state, including a $10 bonus to members of the Colorado National Guard.

That, no doubt, pleased militiamen, some of whom were guarding reservoirs from potential German saboteurs. The state also established women and men’s Councils of Defense to promote Homefront war work.

July 4, 1918—Twenty thousand people gathered in City Park. Denver’s new mayor, William F. R. Mills, who had succeeded Robert W. Speer after Speer’s May 14, 1918 death, read the Declaration of Independence and the Denver Municipal Band played France’s Marseilles, Great Britain’s Rule Britannia, and The Star Spangled Banner. By then thousands of Coloradans were among the hundreds of thousands of Americans who were either in France or on their way to “over there.”

Wallace Simpson, an African American serving as a cabin steward, may have been the first Colorado serviceman to die in the conflict when the U.S.S. Jacob Jones, a destroyer, was torpedoed by a German UBoat on Dec. 6, 1917. Simpson was an out-

During World War I, the impact of the poster as a means of communication – to inspire, inform, and persuade – was greater than at any other time during history. This poster, by artist James Montgomery Flagg, shows a woman dressed in Stars & Stripes and wearing a Phrygian cap. Image courtesy Library of Congress

The grave and statue of Second Lt. Francis Brown Lowry, at Fairmount Cemetery. Lowry was killed in action in 1918 while flying through hostile territory in France. Lowry Air Force Base was later named for him. The base closed in 1994 and has been redeveloped into a neighborhood. Photo by Stephen J. Leonard

lier. Most American troops did not arrive in Europe until the late spring and summer of 1918 and they suffered most of their casualties on the Western Front in France between early June and Nov. 11, 1918, when the armistice put an end to the shooting.

Then most of them waited for months until they could be transported back to the U.S. They left many of their dead behind in French, Belgian, and British cemeteries. Later some bodies were exhumed and shipped home.

Homefront sacrifices hardly matched those made by soldiers and sailors. Still, Coloradans did much. Thousands grew gardens to prevent food shortages. Women knitted socks for soldiers, provided meals and snacks for troops passing through the state, and did some of the work normally done by drafted men.

Conscientious housewives heeded President Wilson’s call to conserve food by limiting their use of sugar, forgoing meat on Tuesday, and wheat on Wednesday. Socialites refashioned old gowns into new ones to save fabric. Men mined molybdenum at Bartlett Mountain north of Leadville and tungsten near Nederland, west of Boulder—elements used to make high-grade steel for arms. Across the state residents responded to Liberty Loan campaigns by lending Uncle Sam more than $150 million to help finance the war.

July 4, 1919 — Between 35,000 and 40,000 Denverites (approximately 15 percent of the city’s population) thronged City Park where some of them watched soldiers from Fort Logan play push ball.

A few days later, troops from the 115th Engineers, a unit with many Colorado members, arrived in Denver where they got a royal welcome. The Rocky Mountain News proclaimed their heroic deeds including building a bridge across the Meuse River despite intense German bombardment.

Happily, the 115th suffered no fatalities.

Others were not as fortunate. Of around 43,000 Colorado military personnel, more than 1,000 died during the war — more from disease and accident than from German shells, bullets, and gas. Two Army nurses, Stella Raithel and Clara Orgren, sacrificed their lives. Two of the dead, Lt. Marcellus Chiles and Captain John Hunter Wickersham, were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for their valor.

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Thump, continued from page 1 were subsequently chainsawed and carved draw a couple years ago when the roominto a piece of art. mates discovered the house was available The totem pole is not the first to topple. for rent. In fact, it was one of the main reaEight years ago, a 25-foot tree sculpture at sons why they moved in. When it toppled 23rd and Ash fell over last month, they moved it during a snowstorm. The off the sidewalk and onto tree art was called Anthe lawn, using a compligelita de la Noche (Angel cated-looking system inof the Night), and the volving straps, pulleys, a Denver Post initially retruck and their two dogs ported, incorrectly, that Luna Blue and Rainer. it was the victim of vanNo one was injured dals. Actually, the base by the falling totem, and had just rotted out. many, many neighbors Three years ago at 2324 stopped by the day of Grape St., a tree statue in the crash to mourn the the shape of a winged fallen sculpture. One creature was removed guy, Black said, wonafter a diagnosis of root dered how he would find decay. Owners Peg and When the totem stood tall. Photo by his way home without Keith Meagher had Stephen Black the familiar landmark to named the statue “Nino,” guide him. However, on and it had become home to flickers, squira bright note, the landlord, the roommates rels and bees. Like Angelita de la Noche, the reported, is game to try to resurrect the toNino statue was created by Arvada wood tem pole, possibly with the help of cement. sculptor David Mitchell.

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Five Discoveries In Culinary Camp Johnson & Wales Instructors Don’t Tone It Down For Young Chefs

By Cara DeGette GPHN Editor

In between juggling moussaka, dolmades, Greek salads and students, Chef Maggie O’Toole says Johnson & Wales University’s culinary camps are designed to help youth and teens decide whether a career in cuisine is in their future.

There is no difference in her approach to teaching – whether it is young students or adults. “We don’t tone it down,” she said. “This is a professional kitchen, with professional chefs. I’m a firm believer that there is no such thing as kids’ food and adults’ food.

“That said,” she joked, “it is so much easier to teach teenagers than adults.”

O’Toole’s weeklong culinary camp, designed to unlock some of the mysteries of European cuisine, is one of several held during the summer at Johnson & Wales, at the southeastern edge of Park Hill. After the university’s youth athletic camps proved exceedingly popular, the culinary camps were launched last year.

In addition to courses focusing on kitchen basics and the ever-popular baking and pastry camps, this year, European and Asian camps were added.

On a June day, a Baking and Pastry camp hit midweek, and 16 students were whipping up a batch of challahs. It was their second go with challah in two days, due to the immense popularity of the braided

rolls. Racks and racks worth of quiche pies were cooking in the oven.

Over the course of the week the students made pretzels, cookies, fruit tarts and French bread. Chef Steven Fling, a 2006 graduate from the Johnson & Wales Miami campus, led the group.

Stella Scheidt-Trulli, and Tatum Scheidt-Trulli, both 9, and Catherine Mooney, 10, spoke about their discoveries so far that week: 1: Making quiche and pretzels is actually pretty easy. 2. Learning to use the

scale can be tricky. 3. There is much more math involved in cooking than they imagined. 4. That said, baking is not an exact science. You can be a little off with a measurement and the final product won’t be ruined. 5. Calimari is actually very good.

Braden Kushdilian, 11, reported his mom forced him to go to baking camp. That said, he admitted he was having a blast. “I don’t regret coming here, but I do regret being the only boy in the class,” he said.

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was for a food truck, in this case, a cupcake truck. Sean Moore credits the instant success of that cupcake truck on the fella with the sparking personality who drove the truck around, trailblazing the way with social media, to promote where the truck would be every day. (Yes, that guy happens to be named Sean Moore.)

Bakery Founders Sean and Denon Moore Go Out On Top The operation has about 25 full and parttime employees, whipping out about 10,000

By Cara DeGette “Park Hill has been so good to us,” says cupcakes a week, as well as full-strength Denon. “It seemed like a big shock, but I GPHN Editor cakes, cookies, scones and other breakfast knew when we started the bakery that and lunch items.

This month the wildly popular Cake we had a ten-year [plan], and July 1 is ten But the past year has been a rough one.

Crumbs turns 10 years old. Its owners and years.”

Sean Moore has had some health challengfounders, Denon and Sean Moore, celebratFor the Moores, the days often stretched es, as has one of his parents. The Moores ed by selling the café and bakery they built from 4 a.m. to midnight, every day of the started reassessing the frenetic pace of their from scratch. week. When they opened the bakery in lives. Their sons Carter and Andrew are 13 In fact, they’ve divested and 15 now, and have grown up with of their empire. In additheir dad behind the wheel of a cuption to shedding Cake cake truck and mom at the helm of Crumbs on 22nd and the bakery. The couple decided to Kearney, and the Crumb sell, and go out on a high note.

Café on Holly south of In May, another Park Hill resiPark Hill, they sold their dent, Katie Magner, took possescommissary building at sion of Cake Crumbs. Shortly before 28th and Fairfax (which that, the Moores broke the news to will soon be demolished the staff, and to their longtime reguas part of the Park Hill lar customers – including a group of Commons redevelopretirees from the neighborhood that ment of the east side of gathers for weekly coffee klatches at that block). the restaurant. “They solve all the They sold the cupcake world problems at that community truck, named Clementable,” Denon says. tine, which was largely “Cake Crumbs was our heart and credited for vaulting their soul for 10 years,” Denon says. “We company into a successcouldn’t be more thankful that a loful venture. cal family bought it.”

They’re not exactly sure They used the cash to pay off Denon and Sean Moore sold their Cake Crumbs empire and are now taking what life holds for them debt, and to take the summer off to the summer off to regroup.

Photo by Cara DeGette next. They are exhausted. regroup.

They are taking the sum“We seriously have no idea,” says Denon, mer off.

2007, they weren’t able to take a family vaof what might come next (in a previous life Here’s a testament to the popularity of cation for two years. They went to Breckshe was a mental health counselor). But one this Park Hill couple and their creation. enridge, and the world blew up. A guy back thing is for sure. For 10 years, the couple When you want to meet them to talk about home, a customer, didn’t like the specialty has worked long, sometimes intense, hours Cake Crumbs, you can’t actually meet at cake he had ordered, and hammered Cake side-by-side. Is there a chance they plan to Cake Crumbs. Too many people would Crumbs on social media. launch another joint venture? stop by the table to say hello, and offer good “It ruined our vacation,” Moore says. “It “No!” they both say in unison, and then wishes and best of lucks, and the interview was also our first experience being shamed laugh together. It’s not as if they don’t like could never be finished. So instead, we met on the internet.” working together. But, “when we get home at the Blunozer café, another wildly popuIn 2010, three years after the opening of at night,” Sean says, “we want to be talking lar spot opened by two sisters with Park the café and bakery, Moore put together about two separate days.”

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Searching For Honest Answers Michele Wheeler On Life, Building Bridges And Tackling Tough Issues Of The Day

By Jack Farrar Special to the GPHN

When I served on the Board of the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., we periodically discussed how to expand the cultural and geographic relevance of the organization by engaging more often and more meaningfully with so-called “North” Park Hill – in particular the Northeast quadrant, which historically has been underrepresented on the board and detached from many activities and public events “south of the border” (which might be defined currently as Martin Luther King Boulevard).

I recently spent two hours at Spinelli’s café and bakery with Michele Wheeler, a woman who has devoted much of her life to building bridges in Park Hill, connecting people and interest groups with historical, sometimes deeply entrenched, differences.

For years, Wheeler has been president of the Northeast Park Hill Coalition.

The organization was formed in the early 1990s when several foundations, including United Way and Norwest Banks, identified five low-income Denver neighborhoods – including Northeast Park Hill – as being in urgent need of financial resources and leadership.

The coalition adopted this mission statement: “Create a safe, viable community that encourages neighborhood involvement, beneficial development, and connections to neighborhood resources in Northeast Park Hill.”

“The Northeast quadrant has felt disconnected from the city’s social and political mainstream,” says Wheeler. “Race is certainly a big factor. But I think class and economic status are really more divisive.”

Since she has been at the helm of the Coalition, Wheeler has managed dozens of special events, forums and meetings, try-

Michele Wheeler, at Spinelli’s café and bakery at 23rd Avenue and Dexter Street. Photo by Jack Farrar

ing to find common ground on such issues as crime, zoning, parks, recreation, health services, access to fresh food and literacy.

She has been intimately involved with the redevelopment of the Dahlia and Holly Shopping Centers, projects which are finally coming together, but not without a good deal of delay and frustration.

“It’s been a struggle,” she says. “A bunch of different players in government and business battled for so many years, it began to feel like nothing would happen. But things finally came together. I think what’s happening now is wonderful – the senior housing and the health complex on Dahlia and the Boys and Girls Club on Holly. And I’m proud to say that the Northeast Park Hill Coalition played a big role, especially in getting the word out to residents about

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Call To Action For Cash On Colfax The committee making recommendations for Denver’s likely November bond measure has slashed the $20 million request for extensive improvements along an eight-mile stretch of Colfax Avenue, to $6 million. In response, Hilarie Portell, executive director of the Colfax Mayfair Business Improvement District (BID), is urging residents to contact Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and council representatives immediately and ask the full $20 million funding proposal for the Colfax Corridor Pedestrian Improvements Project be restored and put before voters.

Portell said the $6 million would likely pay for basic improvements on Colfax, from Sheridan to Monaco. Nothing would be left for other planned improvements, including pedestrian walkways, crosswalks, trees and landscaping, trash cans, benches and bike racks. (The artist rendering above is the design for improvements at Colfax and Fairfax, for example.)

“Minimally viable is not what we need on Colfax – we’ve had minimally viable for years,” she said. “What is needed on Colfax today, with all the projected development, is to get it all done. It’s taken 30 years to get all four [Colfax Business Improvement Districts] together. Are we going to get passed over again?”

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GPHC, Inc., echoed Portell’s call to action, calling the $6 million in recommended funding a band-aid. “We need to get on the horn and call our elected representatives and say we want this, make it happen.”

Mayor Hancock’s email is 2017gobond@ denvergov.org. City Councilman Chris Herndon, who represents Park Hill, can be reached at Christopher.Herndon@denvergov.org. Councilwoman Mary Beth Susman, whose district is just south of Park Hill, can be reached at MaryBeth.Susman@ denvergov.org. Check out colfaxmayfairbid.com for details about the project.

Watershed Workshop Planned For Aug. 12 On Saturday, Aug. 12, Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. will host a free three-hour workshop designed for homeowners and business owners to better learn how to improve the quality of the watershed, including utilizing landscaping and gardening practices.

The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon, at 2823 Fairfax St. It is a part of the Sustainable and Resilient Watershed Series, an ongoing series of events and opportunities for Park Hill residents to make the neighborhood a model of sustainability.

The workshop instructor is Tyler Dell of the Colorado Stormwater Center.

what different options were. The residents didn’t get all they wanted with redevelopment. I wish we could have a major food store, for example, but that just wasn’t in the cards.”

Among the Coalition’s most gratifying accomplishments in 2016 were the defeat of a second liquor store on Holly, more frequent meetings with the Greater Park Hill Community (focusing on such issues as property use and zoning), help with the renovation of the HOPE Center, and a new walking path at City of Axum Park.

Wheeler ran an unsuccessful campaign for the state legislature last year, losing a three-way Democratic primary to James Coleman. Prior to serving with the Northeast Park Hill Coalition, Wheeler was the Park Hill liaison with the Denver District Attorney Community Outreach Program,

which was designed to improve communication between the DA’s office and the African American community. She’s also worked with the Independent Monitor’s Office.

“Relations are better, but the police are still reluctant to admit that racial profiling exists,” Wheeler says. “They use euphemisms for it, but won’t say the words. It’s frustrating. Some technical advancements have been, like the cameras, but sometimes those cameras get mysteriously turned off.”

Wheeler grew up on Monaco. I asked her if she remembers the late Sonny Liston, who was World Heavyweight Champion until knocked out by an opinionated young man named Cassius Clay. “Oh, yeah,” she says, “I used to see him jogging up and down the street all the time.”

She attended East High School during the mid-60s, when integration was a very polarizing issue in Denver. “To tell you the truth, race was not a top-of-the-mind thing with me. I had black friends, white friends, Hispanic friends. I ran track and that was very integrated. Ironically, the first time I experienced racism was in Washington, D.C., when I was in college. I remember buying something at a general store and the clerk wouldn’t give me the change directly.

He put it on the counter. It came to me later that it was a subtle, racist thing. He didn’t want to touch me.”

These days, Wheeler is still searching for honest answers to questions about racial identity in Park Hill. Why were no African-American contractors used in the Holly redevelopment project? Why has a second King Soopers opened in Stapleton, when there is still no major grocery store in North Park Hill? And what happened to the so-called seamless green belt between Stapleton and the west side of Quebec?

Jack Farrar is a longtime Park Hill resident and board member of the nonprofit Park Hill Community Bookstore, at 23rd and Dexter. This is an installment of a regular feature about people who help make the neighborhood great. Past Park Hill Character profiles can be read online at greaterparkhill.org.

State Of The City In The ‘Hood

Weigh In On Housing Plan

Mayor Michael B. Hancock will deliver the annual State of the City address in Park Hill at the Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center on Monday, July 10, from 11 a.m. to noon. The address is open to the public, and will identify the administration’s priorities and goals for the year ahead.

Following the speech, Hancock will host a free neighborhood cookout outside of the recreation center at Skyland Park from noon to 2 p.m. The barbecue grills will be staffed by the city firefighters, police and sheriff personnel, and staffers from the city’s Parks and Recreation and Human Services departments. Music will be provided by 107.1’s DJ K-Tone. There will be games, a Bike Village and pick-up basketball.

The City and County of Denver is developing a comprehensive housing plan to align city investments to help residents facing a range of housing challenges, from people experiencing homelessness to those working to achieve or maintain homeownership.

The plan will include goals for development and preservation of affordable housing and recommendations aimed at promoting economic opportunity and the connection between housing, healthy living, and good-paying jobs. A public meeting was held on June 29 to discuss the plan, at North High School. If you were unable to attend, you can provide feedback and ideas at surveymonkey.com/r/DenverPublicSurvey

Scene from the Amateur City Park Criterium bicycle race on June 6. Next month, professional riders return to Denver and City Park in conjunction with the Aug. 11-13 Colorado Classic, a 2.HC four-stage race which will draw some of the best racers in the world. On Sunday, Aug. 13, the pro cyclists will race through City Park 10 times. The route ends in the RiNo neighborhood and concludes with the Velorama Music Festival and cycling expo. For more, check out veloramacolorado.com Photo by Reid Neureiter

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Cazimir Liske Remembered Celebration Of Life July 30

A memorial to celebrate the life of Cazimir Liske will be held from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, July 30 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.

Liske, 35, graduated from East High School in 2000.

He died April 24 in Moscow, Russia, where he was an actor, director, musician and composer.

As an undergraduate at Dartmouth College, Liske directed the college’s oldest a cappella group, the Dartmouth Aires. He was one of the first Americans to graduate from the Moscow Art Theatre School in 2009, and the first American invited to teach at the school.

In addition to English, he was fluent in Russian and Italian.

He frequently taught at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut.

He is survived by his wife Polina Grishina and their son, Oliver; his mother, Katy Shaw and stepfather, John Shaw of Park Hill; stepsisters Lisa Shaw (Joel Bass) and Erin Clark (Ed Clark); and his stepmother C.L. Harmer (Daniel Muse).

He leaves behind numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. His father Craig Liske preceded him in death in 1988.

Attendance is kindly requested: RSVP to katy.latven.shaw@gmail.com

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Top left, gardener Lindsay Giachetti and artist Raymond Scott; bottom left, volunteers Katy Conroy, Irene Carlow and Carol Leitner; bottom right, Patrick and Lupe Giron, enjoying the gardens.

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Flowers & Artists Collide 2017 Park Hill Garden Walk Was A Delight

By Tara Bannon Williamson Special to the GPHN

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. -- Greek Proverb Saturday, June 17 was the most beautiful day for a Garden Walk in recent memory with cool breezes allaying the warmth from the sunny sky and allowing for full enjoyment of a magnificent day.

The Garden Walk is the culmination of months of hard work and coordination by the community. An estimated 400 tickets sold to people who toured the nine gardens on this year’s walk .

Thank you to all who attended and volunteered this year. Neighbors meeting neighbors and learning more about the community is always a joy to witness. At the library, we provided complimentary root beer floats and face painting to our guests, creating a jubilant and festive atmosphere for all.

The 2017 Garden Walk Committee consists of Helen Quinn, Barbara Armendariz, Carla Finch, Patty Mead, and Micki Amick.

Months of planning, scouting out gardens, selecting artists, and handling logistics big and small, demonstrates that the Park Hill Garden Walk springs from a love of the community and gardening.

Gracious thanks to these talented artists, many who worked en plein air: • Kate Maley, watercolor, katemaley@aol. com • Francisco Gonzalez, watercolor, fscoglez@gmail.com • Tom Ward, fine art oil and mural painting, www.TomWardArt.com • Raymond Leroy Scott, acrylic and mixed media painting; www.rscreative.me • Ginny Abblett, pastels, acrylics and oils, www.ginnyabblett.com • Tiffany Miller Russell, wildlife inspired fine art paper sculpture, www.wildlifeinpaper.com • Andrea Gordon, oils, acrylics, and mixed July 2017

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ton—survived the conflict as did Captain Jerry Vasconcells, Colorado’s only flying ace, famed for downing six German aircraft. Besides mourning the war dead, Coloradans in 1919 also grieved for the more than 7,700 people killed in the state

by Spanish influenza mainly between September, 1918, and early 1919.

Colorado benefitted from rising commodity prices between 1914 and 1918 and it plucked other economic plums during the war. By taking over and subsidizing the Denver and Salt Lake and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads, the Federal Government kept those lines alive, thereby preserving rail service to much of western Colorado.

In 1917, Denver had lobbied for an army base, but got nothing. In 1918, the federal government agreed to fund an army hospital in Aurora. Originally named U.S. Army Hospital Number 21, it was made a perma-

nent facility and renamed Fitzsimons in 1920. First a haven for tuberculosis and poison gas victims, it later became a multipurpose hospital and a contributor to the area’s economy until it closed in the 1990s.

The negative side of the ledger included fatalities and casualties, severe inflation which led to labor strikes, and the trashing of civil liberties. Xenophobia fostered by the war sparked a witch-hunt aimed at Communists in 1919 and fueled the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920s. And, as the events of the ensuing century proved, the Great War, in which more than 100,000 Americans died, neither made the world safe for democracy, nor ended war.

Park Hill resident Stephen J. Leonard, who has written extensively on Colorado history, is a professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver. His most recent book, co-authored with Thomas J. Noel, is A Short History of Denver (2016).

media, www.andreagordonart.com • James Dixon, metal sculpture, www.jadart.net • Tanis Bula, watercolor and mixed media, www.tanisbula.com • Becky Richardson, paper art, origami flowers, richardson1821@comcast.net • Tavia Campbell, oils and watercolor • Tom Chase, oils • Arabella Tattershall, metal sculpture, arabellasmetal.com • Candace French, liquid oil and mixed media paintings, www.candacefrench. com • Jean Smith, decorative ceramic sculpture, www.jeanbsmith.com • Amy Martin, pastels and watercolor Many thanks are extended to this year’s generous sponsors: Brandon J. Scott Photography Cherry Creek Properties – Roberta Locke and Allison Nuanes City Floral Garden Center JS Landscaping, Jose Chavez Kentwood Properties, Anastasia Williamson Lifescape Colorado Porchlight Real Estate, Mary Gerwin and Shaylisa Turner RE/MAX of Cherry Creek, Judy Wolfe and Jay Epperson Urban Garden, Inc., Sarah Christian Van Camp’s Quality Floors VCA Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center Bob Moses Ace on the Fax The Cherry Tomato Ivy Street Design Mayfair Liquors Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center Spinelli’s Market If you are curious about the Park Hill Garden Walk and might be interested in volunteering to be part of the planning committee, a garden on the tour or a helper the day of for next year’s event, visit parkhillgardenwalk.org for more information.

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AT THE LIBRARY

Videos, Music, Magic Creative Ways To Stave Off Summer Boredom

By Becky Corning Librarian, Pauline Robinson Branch

Lego creations, a storage container from LaCroix boxes, and video of an Irish dance are among the projects that have been submitted to our summer maker challenge at DPL. The maker challenge is part of Summer of Adventure, which began June 1. We’re accepting any kind of maker projects, from food creations to 3-D printed projects, or anything young makers can imagine and build. For more information or to submit an entry, go to www.summerofreading.org and look for “The 2017 Maker Challenge.”

The following are some books in our collection that might help provide inspiration and information for your projects: Tinkering by Curt Gabrielson. Chapters include “Electric Circuits,” “Magnetism” and “Engineering and Motors.”

15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius by Simon Monk. This guide takes children through steps of designing and building 15 fun electronics projects.

Tape It & Wear It : 60 Duct Tape Activities To Make And Wear by Richela Fabian Morgan. Learn how to make uniquely wearable skirts, hats, vests and more out of duct tape.

Totally Awesome Rubber Band Jewelry by Colleen Dorsey. Use this book along with a Rainbow Loom, Cra-Z-Loom, or FunLoom to create colorful and stylish bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and other accessories.

Tinkerlab: A Hands-on Guide for Little Inventors by Rachelle Doorley. Projects and activities designed for preschoolers to second graders.

Ruby Wizardry: An Introduction to Programming for Kids by Eric Weinstein. Kids follow the adventures of Ruben and Scarlet as they learn real programming skills.

Meet Your Neighbors | Tuesday, July 11, 6 p.m.

We are providing a space for neighbors to come, mingle, socialize, learn about community resources and gather together.

Yoga with Miss Mattie | Saturday, July 15, 10:30 a.m.

Yoga for Kids. Yoga is a great way for little ones to practice calming techniques and intentional movement. Join us for an engaging story brought to life with simple yoga poses.

Teen Volunteer Recruit Meeting | Monday, July 17, 3 p.m.

We need YOU! Are you 14-18 years old?

Have you ever thought about volunteering at the library? As a volunteer, you can help with the Summer of Adventure, with gaming activities, or with other library projects.

Learn more about how you can get involved and gain job skills at the same time.

Magic Club | Monday, July 10 and Monday, July 24 at 4:30 p.m.

Do you already play Magic: the Gathering, or are you interested in learning? Stop by two afternoons a month to play and meet other teens. Ideal for grades 6-12.

Choir for the Tone Deaf | Tuesday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 25 at 4 p.m.

Open to all vocally challenged individuals who long to overcome inhibitions or shame in order to warble in public. Learn the basics on how to sing by understanding your instrument better, breathing, and how to reconnect with the joy of singing.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) | Tuesday, July 11, 6 p.m.

The Amazing Elstun’s Magic Made in America Show | Wednesday, July 19, 3 p.m.

This fun family magic show is performed as an old-fashioned vaudeville show complete with ragtime music and classic magic.

Dress in your red, white and blue and join Master Magician Amazing Dave and his real life partner Comedy Magician and Entertaining Educator Connie Elstun in a sensational Comedy Magic Show featuring live rabbits, birds and the members of our audience. Families work together while learning about the history of American Magicians to make real magic happen.

Tween Book Club | Thursday, July 20, 3:30 p.m.

Poppy by Avi. Activity: Clay Animals

Help plan events and projects, talk about your favorite books, music, movies and make your opinion count. Plus snacks.

Ideal for ages 13 and up.

Watercolor Art | Friday, July 21, 3 p.m.

Wild and Magical Adventures | Wednesday, July 12, 3 p.m.

It wouldn’t be summer without that intoxicating aroma of henna and lavender oil.

Ideal for grades 6-12.

The Magical Adventure Faerie (aka Erica Sodos) is returning from her wild escapades to share with you her magic and secrets. Erica will enchant and inspire your imagination with her astonishing magic show, which is full of abundant audience participation and fascinating tales of exciting and dangerous voyages.

Experiment with several watercolor painting techniques. Great for all ages.

Hummingbird Henna | Tuesday, July 25, 6 p.m.

Loco-Motion: The Science & Circus Arts Show! | Wednesday, July 26, 3 p.m.

National Juggling Champion and movement artist Peter Davison presents juggling, unicycling, balancing, acrobatics, and more, while teaching the science behind the artistry. Much more than a “sci-

Pauline Robinson Branch Library - July events Tech Help One-on-One | Mondays and Tuesdays, noon-1 p.m.

Get technology assistance from one of our in-house experts on your own device or a public computer. Learn the basics, such as email, social networking, word processing and eMedia. Call the library at 720-8650290 to schedule an appointment.

Preschool Storytime | Wednesdays, July 5, 12, 26, 10:30 a.m.

Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for 3-5 year olds and their parents or caregivers.

Green Screen Program | Monday, July 10, 3:30 p.m.

All ages are invited for some fun making photos with the green screen. Choose a background photo, and we will use the magic of green screen technology to insert you into that background. We will then print out or email you the image.

Left: Children and teens are invited to enter the Denver Public Library Maker Challenge, which is part of Summer of Adventure this year; Right: 15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius takes children through steps to design and build 15 electronics projects. Photos courtesy Becky Corning Animal Exploration with Colorado Ballet | Wednesday, July 19, 10:30 a.m.

Learn how to shake, shimmy and slide like your favorite animal. We will play with exciting props, sing songs, and read fairytales all while dancing and sharing our favorite animal stories. Ideal for preschool to second graders.

The Pauline Robinson Book Club | Saturday, July 22, 12 p.m.

This month’s selection: Between the World and Me by Ta-Neishi Coates. Dropins are welcome.

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Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers. Craft activity immediately follows the program.

Baby Storytime | Thursdays and Fridays at 11:15 a.m.

Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for babies ages 0-18 months and their caregivers. Play and social time immediately follow the program.

Toddler Storytime | Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for toddlers ages 18-36 months and their caregivers.

No Strings Attached Book Chat | Saturday, July 1 and Saturday, July 29 at 11 a.m.

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Read whatever you want and attend whenever you can. Share a recent read, an old favorite, or anything in between.

Wooden Yo-Yo | Friday, July 7, 3 p.m.

Build and decorate your own working yo-yo.

Clay Sculpting | Friday, July 14, 3 p.m.

Use clay and a little creativity to sculpt a masterpiece sculpture of your own design.

Awakening Creative Responses for Social Change | Saturday, July 15, 1-4 p.m.

In this workshop, facilitators will guide participants in creating works impassioned by the desire for social change. Participants will be presented with a variety of creative and artistic interventions in addressing social issues and led through a process of envisioning aesthetic responses to community problems. No artistic experience necessary. Creative folks from all disciplines encouraged to participate.

Your Aging Body Can Talk, with Author Dr. Susan Levy | Monday, July 17, 4 p.m.

Dr. Susan Levy is a chiropractor and alternative health practitioner with over 30 years of experience. Her latest book addresses health and wellbeing of body, mind and spirit for an aging population. Learn more about muscle-testing and what you can do to maintain greater health in your elder years.

Kids’ Book Club | Tuesday, July 18, 3:30 p.m.

Read Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure by Jeff Brown or any of the Flat Stanley series. We will discuss the books and then send your own Flat Stanley on an adventure in the mail.

Renaissance Adventure Program | Saturday, July 15, 10-11:30 a.m.

Travel back in time with Renaissance Adventures, Inc., who will provide storytelling followed by sword dueling starting at 10 a.m. The kids can also take part in crafts and other fun activities.

ence demonstration,” Peter mixes circus skills with dance and physical theater in a unique presentation that captivates all ages. Human and machine locomotion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, center of gravity, gyroscopic action, centrifugal and centripetal forces, friction, and other physical phenomena are revealed.

Park Hill Underground Comedy Club: Kyle Pogue | Thursday, July 27, 7 p.m.

Belly laugh with Kyle Pogue, a finalist in the 2016 New Faces competition at Comedy Works, in our underground, after-hours comedy club. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Eighteen and over only due to adult content.

Ukuleles: Easy to Play, Easy to Love | Saturdays, July 22 and July 29, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Learn to read standard sheet music and ukulele tablature to play melodically and harmonize using chords and lyrics in this adult-level class. Get tips for buying, tuning, maintaining your ukulele and community resources. Some loaner ukuleles are available or bring your own. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Come to one or both sessions.

Shake & Make Ice Cream | Friday, July 28, 3 p.m.

Make your own delicious ice cream to beat the summer heat. Ideal for grades K to 5. Recommended: bring gloves or mittens to wear to avoid cold hands.

Animal Exploration with the Colorado Ballet | Monday, July 31, 10:30 a.m.

Learn how to shake, shimmy, and slide like your favorite animal! We will play with exciting props, sing songs, and read fairytales all while dancing and sharing our favorite animal stories. Ideal for ECE-2nd grade and their adults.

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The Eyes And Ears Of Fairfax Street

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Geneva Goldsby Reminisces On 54 Years

By Sierra Fleenor Executive Director, GPHC, Inc.

Geneva Goldsby has lived on Elm Street between 28th and 29th avenues for 54 years. During that time, she has seen the neighborhood change significantly, including the area referred to as the Fairfax Street Shopping Strip, which spans the 2800 block of Fairfax Street in the heart of Greater Park Hill.

As we prepare for the changes ahead, Goldsby sat down with me to discuss the history of the 2800 block of Fairfax Street from her perspective. (For details about the impending development, called Park Hill Commons, see the coverage by newspaper Editor Cara DeGette in the November issue. You can read it online at greaterparkhill.org.)

Last month Goldsby and I spoke primarily about the history of this block, which is also where GPHC’s office is located. After we spoke, I continued to research our block, drawing information from author and historian Phil Goldstein’s Park Hill Promise and a short history compiled based on a 20-part series of reflections from the late Art Branscombe, which was published in 1994 and 1995.

Goldbsy has served on the board of directors of GPHC for 28 years, serving as the safety chair for at least 25 of those years. In her role, she’s become a permanent fixture not just at GPHC community meetings, but out on the streets of Greater Park Hill, where she is well known as the woman in charge despite her diminutive stature.

Goldsby made sure I understood the vast array of businesses she’d seen, citing 2895 Fairfax St. as an example. The building, located on the northwest corner of Fairfax and 29th, is where Chris Cunningham and his wife and partners plan to soon open a brewery. But long before the building’s destiny included kegs and pints, Goldsby witnessed it as a grocery store, a restaurant, a casket shop, and most recently Eis Gelato and Café. There was even a period when an illicit business was run out of the back of the shop where the official business served as a “front,” but Goldsby refrains from telling me exactly which business and what type of illicit dealings were going on.

She recounts this history with a laugh, shaking her head. “Can you imagine?” she asked me. I can’t.

The 1960s: Everyone was friendly Goldsby and her husband moved to the neighborhood in 1963 and she spoke of that time fondly. There are some businesses that have been in operation in the same location for almost that long, including Jimmy Johnson Tax Services. In the 1960s the liquor store on the southwest corner of Fairfax and 28th Street was a pharmacy, owned and operated by first Alfred C. Andersen and then J. Conklin LaNier II in 1966, according to Goldstein. Goldsby described the owner as a benevolent grandfather figured. “We hated to see him go,” she said.

There was a time Goldsby would shop at Park Hill Hardware and Appliances store, which was at the current site of the GPHC offices, 2823 Fairfax St. The hardware store remained until 1967 when GPHC’s prior incarnation, Park Hill Action Committee, convinced the city to purchase the building with federal War on Poverty funds and leased it to PHAC for a nominal cost. Today, the Registered Neighborhood Organization owns the building outright.

A few doors down, a restaurant that Goldsby can no longer name, but loved, used to stand. The owners would ask Goldsby and her husband if there was anything special they would like to eat and then the owner would make them a special pie, just the way they liked it, the following day.

Also on the block: three filling stations, a grocer, and a 7-11 “Everyone was so friendly,” Goldsby said.

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Not everything was perfect about that time, during the 1960s. A business owner tried several times over 15 years to get a liquor license for a cabaret and dance club.

Goldsby was openly opposed to this business due to the noise level. “It was summer and this was before [air conditioning] and neighbors couldn’t sleep at night.”

The 1990s: Putting up with a lot The 1970s and 80s were filled with new storefronts, businesses changing from grocery stores to restaurants to churches and so on, but at the start of the 1990s a massive shift occurred. “We’ve put up with a lot going on, on that corner,” Goldsby said, about

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At one point, she said, a gang member was shot there and the fear of violent retaliation reached a fever pitch.

She recalls the ongoing gang violence (longtime residents will recall the summer of violence in 1993 in Denver) and just how terrible things got. “It was very bad over here,” said Goldsby. Where many might have retreated, Goldsby became brave. She was fed up with the gang activity, so she started working with the police to address these issues directly. Goldsby smiles as she relates this last fact. It is clear that her work on the streets was invaluable and helped change the tide for the better.

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Today and beyond While she has seen improvements on the block since the 1990s, Goldsby worries about the present and future of the block.

She shares what she considers to be the heart of the problem: “People who don’t live in the neighborhood [who own businesses on the 2800 block] put anything they want in the neighborhood.”

Toward the end of our conversation, Goldsby turned to speaking of the future.

She named a number of businesses she enjoys having on the street and hopes will thrive, as well as hoping to see “a nice little restaurant where people can go” and a grocery store “that would cater to neighbors.”

You may have noticed a great deal of coverage about the Fairfax Street Shopping Strip in the past few issues of GPHN. Last month, GPHC, Inc. Zoning Chair Bernadette Kelly detailed the history of the longago owner of the house at 2858 Fairfax St., Ensign Thomas McClelland, who died in the 1943 attack on Pearl Harbor.

The block has been a mainstay in this community since the 1930s when stores opened on our street. Big changes are coming, as previous reporting has indicated.

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Are You Ready To Swap Veggies?

Thanks To All Helpers And Members

By Sierra Fleenor Executive Director, GPHC, Inc.

Summer is already underway. Our garden is planted (and almost producing!), our farm stand has started up, and we are collaborating with partners to realize our vision of a zero waste office.

Our farm stand started on June 5 and will continue throughout the growing season. Every Monday through Oct. 30 (except July 3), we will have our free fresh farm stand set up outside the GPHC office at 2823 Fairfax St. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you’re a gardener, feel free to bring by extra veggies and fruit to be distributed to other neighbors and – think veggie swap – head home with something you need.

We have many people to thank this month and we’d like to start by extending our sincere gratitude to our donors who have brought fresh, frozen, and non-perishable food to GPHC, keeping our pantry full and our clients happy. Thank you also to those who have made monetary donations.

Last month our volunteers went above and beyond. From restacking hundreds of cans to maintaining the food pantry garden to hauling a half a ton of rocks for our new planters—thank you!

Finally, thanks to all our new and re-

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newed members from mid-April to midJune. We could not operate our food programs, run our special events, and do what we do without each and every one of you.

If you haven’t yet renewed your membership, look for a letter soon in the mail from us. If you would like to become a volunteer, donor, or member please visit our website at greaterparkhill.org or contact us at info@ greaterparkhill.org or 303-388-0918.

We have a few needs this month for our food pantry and farm stand: fresh veggies, fruit, eggs, milk, and other fresh items, jars and cans of fruit, canned meats (spam, chicken, salmon, Vienna sausages), hamburger/tuna helper, rice-a-roni, turkey chili, hearty soups, iced tea bags, scotch tape, woven baskets, can openers, spatulas, and travel and regular sized: bar soap, shampoo, conditioner, bath gel, chapstick, deodorant (for men and women), toothpaste, and lotion. Please remember: we cannot distribute opened or expired food.

We accept donations Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at our office (2823 Fairfax St). If those hours do not work for you, you can also donate non-perishable items for our food programs at the Park Hill Branch of Denver Public Library (4750 Montview Blvd.) or at Cake Crumbs (2216 Kearney St.) during their business hours.

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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 representatives from 10 districts, as well as at-large 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 Sierra Fleenor.

The GPHC office is at 2823 Fairfax St., and Ms. Fleenor’s office hours are Monday- Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. She can be reached at 303-388-0918 or email director@greaterparkhill.org.

Leo Riegel Lee Rosenberg Leo Schettler Kathleen Schettler Susan Schneider Elaine Selsberg Alexis Senger Heather Shockey Beverly Sloan Jean Smith Bob Smith Elizabeth Spohn Frank Sullivan Sylvia Sullivan T Shane Sutherland Ginny Swenson Barbara Symonds Pamela Tarquin Laura Waligorski Bridget Walsh Diana Walstrom Harold J. Weber Lois M. Weber Jewel Wegs Tom Wegs Robert West Jean West Robert Wester Christine Wester Kim Wille Polly A Wirtz Sue Wofford Hal Wofford Margaret Woodhull Beth Wright Dick Young Lorie Young

If you are interested in becoming a blockworker, contact newspaper manager Melissa Davis at newspaper@greaterparkhill.org

Forest St.

The Mission and The Officers of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.

Stephen Kaeuper Kevin Kennedy Chris Kermiet Sharon Kermiet James A. L. King Young B. King James E. Klett Thomas Korson William Leo Lakers Barbara Larsen Courtney LeDuc Alan Levin Leslie Levin Sharon Little Joe Little Tony Livaudais Janet Livaudais Tracey MacDermott J. Madden Douglas Mandic Roberta Marks Kathleen Mayer Getabecha Mekonnen Kevin Mercado Stefan Mokrohisky Brenda Mokrohisky Robert E. Moses Harriet Mullaney Mary Mullarkey Buffy Naake Ruth Norman Sara O’Neill Brent O’Neill Stephen Parker Claire Parker Louis Plachowski Linda Poletti Peter Rahe Susan Rahe Kurt Reisser Lawrence J. Ricketts Sue Ricketts

And thanks to all of our blockworkers, who deliver the Greater Park Hill News throughout the neighborhood every month!

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GPHC, Inc: Who We Are, What We Do, Our Mission

Nancy Downs Larry Drake Linda Drake Elizabeth Drummond R.S. Elliot Margaret Elliot Michelle Ferguson Claudia Fields Harold Fields Carla Finch Douglas Fishburne Peggy Forberg Sonia Foss Leanne K Gardner Josh Goodman Simon Hambidge Lyle Hansen Sandy Hansen New and Renewing Pam Hartman Duke Hartman Members Tony Henry James Aubrey MaryAnn Henry Michael Barden Lawrence Hergott Elizabeth Bayliss Diane Hergott Barbara Berryman Lola Hershberger Teresa Berryman Arlen Hershberger James Berryman David Hildebrand Kathryn Blanas Sharon Hill Julie Bonnet Paula Hoffman Dennis T. Boucher Ashley Hofwolt Robert Boyle Kathryn Holm Michael B. Brietzke Barbara Holme John M. Brink Bob Homiak Nathaniel Buchheit Nancy Howe Colleen Burke Romi Howell Michael Bush Angeline Ishida Marty Caplan Sean Janelle Arna Caplan Will Johnson Mary Carlson Marcia Johnson Carol Chipman Thomas Johnson Lynn Christiansen Candice Johnson Trevor Daly Karen L Johnston Lindsey Daly Rosalia Jones Claudia Fields Harold Fields Tas Frashure Erin Green Noni Horwitz Rod Leman Debra Lovell Chuck Nelson Rachel and Grace Newsome Mike Quigley Peggy Roberts Heather Shulman Shane Sutherland Ashley Trainer-Scott Sue Weinstein Donna Westmoreland Jeannie Willis

Districts 8 and 9 are currently vacant. If you live in one of these district boundaries and are interested in serving on the board of the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. registered neighborhood organization, contact Board Chair Tracey MacDermott at chair@greaterparkhill.org for more information.

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KEEP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD STRONG! Join Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.

We have a variety of memberships. All memberships are tax deductible. ___ Individual or Family ($35/year) ___ Business or Patron ($250/year)

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Well Hello, Handsome Bob is a handsome cat with an affectionate personality. This sweet boy is calm and gentle.

He loves attention and is ready settle into a home with plenty of cuddles and love. Come meet him today and see if he’s the cat for you! Bob is at the Dumb Friends League, 2080 S. Quebec St. and his ID# is 0757406. To see other furry friends available for adoption, please visit ddfl.org.

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If these membership levels are not suitable, GPHC will gratefully accept a donation for membership dues at a level that is comfortable for you and your family.

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Mail to: GPHC, 2823 Fairfax Street, Denver CO 80207

Summer Precautions For Your Pets

Summer is officially here and while we should not be given to pets. all want to have fun in the sun, summer Also beware of rodenticides, and not can offer some potential pet health hazards. just during the summer months. There Number one is to prevent overheating. is no safe rat or mouse bait that will not Always make sure your pets have plenty of harm cats or dogs (or small children). The fresh clean water and a shady place to cool majority of rodenticide, first or second genoff from the sun when outside. And, never eration, products available through a valeave them in a car – it is illegal in Colorariety of sources cause death by inhibiting do. As of Aug. 1, Good Samaritans the recycling of Vitamin K in the will be protected from legal consebody. This ultimately depletes the quences if they are saving a pet or body’s ability to clot blood, leading child in a hot car. The inside temto the death of the mouse, other roperature of a car rapidly increases dents – or our pets – from internal and can lead to fatal health stroke bleeding. While the EPA has rules in a short time window for chilon packaging and availability of dren or pets. So, please remember these products as well as how they to leave pets at home and take the are to be used, we still see improper kiddos into the store with you on DR. MARGOT use. And, as these baits are flavored any day where the temperature is VAHRENWALD with sugar, they do attract dogs and over 70 degrees Fahrenheit. puppies, and rarely, cats.

And, owners of French bulldogs, Also to remember, human foods like pugs and other smoosh-faced breeds, regrapes, raisins, onions, and chocolate can member their air-conditioning abilities all cause significant problems and a potenfrom panting are much less than their tial trip to the vet emergency room. Xylitol, full-nosed friends. This makes it easier for which can be found in gum, baked goods, them to overheat on walks and during hot, candy and many more products, can lead hot days. to life-threatening insulin release that can Sunscreens are a needed protection for be toxic to the liver and then cause signifius humans, but their ingredients can pose cant low blood sugar. Macadamia nuts can a health hazard for pets. Keep them out of cause a frightening toxicity in dogs, with reach if they contain any of the following vomiting, tremors, depression, weakness ingredients: and elevated body temperature.

• Salicylates – not a concern in small And, make sure that “special” food prodamounts but ingestion of large volumes ucts containing marijuana are also out of can lead to respiratory issues. pet reach. Bones from barbequed meats • Zinc Oxide – found in both sunscreens should also not be given to pets as the bones and diaper rash creams, can lead to vomare more brittle and likely to splinter, causiting and potential allergic reactions in ing potential choking or injury along the pets. digestive tract.

• Coconut and coconut oil – small amounts Have fun in the sun … after protecting of products that contain coconut will your pets! likely not be a problem. But in larger volumes it can be upsetting to the digestive Dr. Margot can be reached at parkhillvet. tract, leading to vomiting and diarrhea. com.

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Established in 1971. Denver’s oldest nonprofit bookstore. Used and new books. 6420 E. 23rd Avenue. 303-355-8508. Hours: Monday –Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members and volunteers get discounts and book credits.

Denver Police District 2

Park Hill New Parents Group

Denver School of the Arts

3921 Holly St., 2.Dist@denvergov.org, 720913-1000 Commander Calo hosts the District 2 Community Advisory Board’s (2CAB) monthly meetings on the fourth Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. in the D2 Police Station Community Room.

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meetup.com/Park-Hill-Parents Park Hill parents group offers playdates, outings, Dad’s Night Out and Mommy Book Club.

Park Hill Peloton Find them on Facebook A recreational group of road cyclists that roll from Park Hill once or twice a week.

Sertoma Club

Faith Community 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.

303-370-0932 The Greater Park Hill Sertoma Club holds a breakfast meeting every first and third Saturday morning at 8am at the District 2 Police Station, 3921 Holly Street.

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2510 E. Colfax, denverfilm.org, 303-595-3456

2823 Fairfax St., greaterparkhill.org, 303-3880918 The GPHC neighborhood association generally holds its monthly meetings on the first Thursdays of the month, except for the months of July and December. The next community meeting is Thursday, Aug. 3 beginning at 6:30 p.m., at 2823 Fairfax St. It is free and open to all.

Sunshine Food Project

Holly Area Redevelopment Project (HARP)

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HOPE Center, 3475 Holly St. HARP holds second Monday monthly meeting at the HOPE Center from 6:15-7:30pm. RSVP required to lsullivan@denverfoundation.org.

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RESOURCES AND EVENTS

denverlibrary.org See the “At the Library” feature in this month’s issue, for a complete listing of events and programs at the Park Hill and Pauline Robinson branch libraries.

Northeast Park Hill Coalition D2 Police Station, 3921 Holly St., Michele Wheeler, 720-837-5492 The NEPHC hosts its monthly meeting on the second Thursdays of the month at 6 p.m.

sunshinefoodproject.org, 303-321-5231 A nonprofit community collaborative seeking to provide healthy and sustainable food systems to Park Hill and surrounding food desert neighborhoods.

Tai Chi Project

Tattered Cover Travel Lovers Book Club The book club meets the 2nd Monday of each month at the Tattered Cover at 2526 E. Colfax Ave.

Walk2Connect www.walk2connect.com Park Hill Sunrise Walking Trips set off every Tuesday morning from Spinelli’s Coffee and Ice Cream at 23rd and Dahlia at 7 a.m. No cost. Walks are about one hour long, just under three miles, and family and dog friendly. For more information, email jonathon@walk2connect.com or call 303-908-0076.

Submit your neighborhood events and resources to

editor@greaterparkhill.org

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