GPHN March 2019

All the News About Denver’s Best Residential Community Since 1961 • Volume 58, Issue No. 3 • March 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Earth Matters: We Need An Aggressive Road Map To 100% Renewables

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Save Park Hill Golf Course: Hold Candidates Accountable

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At The Library: Get Started On A Stunning Garden. Check This Out.

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Let The Sunshine In

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On Strike

On Feb. 11, thousands of Denver teachers walked out of their classrooms, striking mainly over the issue of pay, for the first time in 25 years. That day, hundreds of educators, parents and students descended on the state Capitol in support of teachers. Turn to pages 12-13 for more photos, along with statements and testimonials from several Park Hill teachers on their decisions to strike. Photo by Cara DeGette

Sign Of Spring: Black-crowned Night Herons Return To City Park

East High Rugby Gets The Boot

UPCOMING GPHC MEETINGS Thursday, Feb. 7 and Thursday, March 7 at 2823 Fairfax St. at 6:30 p.m.

All are welcome to attend.

6 Questions For Denver Clerk & Recorder Candidates

By Cara DeGette Editor, GPHN

It’s been more than 100 years since late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, in a 1913 article in Harper’s Weekly, uttered what has become synonymous with transparency in government: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.”

Every March, journalists and good government advocates engage in an activity representing a spring cleaning of sorts – a week devoted to promoting open government and pushing back against excessive official secrecy. This year’s Sunshine Week runs from March 10-16, and the theme this year is a simple one: “It’s your right to know.”

This spring also marks one of the most hotly contested municipal elections Denver’s experienced in recent memory, and anti-incumbent sentiment is palpable: A total of 66 candidates are running in municipal elections citywide for offices from mayor to city council to Denver Clerk and Recorder. Peg Perl and Paul Lopez are run-

ning to replace the woman currently in the job, Debra Taylor – who has decided against running for another term.

Denver’s Clerk and Recorder oversees municipal elections, oversees licensing, and is the repository for public records, including everything from property records to city contracts.

Perl is currently a public interest attorney and adjunct professor at the University of Denver.

Lopez is currently a three-term member of the Denver City Council who represents the city’s west side and is term limited from running for that office again. Both have identified government transparency, and making the Clerk and Recorder’s office more accessible – especially when it comes to access to public records – as top priorities.

The Greater Park Hill News asked both Perl and Lopez to provide specifics of how they would improve greater public access to records, as well as other improvements to the office, if elected.

Their responses appear in exclusive interviews that appear on pages 4-5.

Candidates Forums March 10 and 12 GPHC, Inc. is hosting two public forums with candidates running for District 8 City Council, which includes Park Hill, Stapleton, Montbello and East Colfax. The election is May 7.

Candidates include: Miguel Ceballos-Ruiz Chris Herndon LaMone Noles Eric Penn Blair Taylor Patrick Thibault

• Sunday, March 10 -- 3-5 p.m. at the Dahlia Campus for Health, 3401 Eudora St.

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• Tuesday, March 12 -- 6-8 p.m. at the Park Hill Library, 4705 Montview Blvd.

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TALK OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMPILED BY CARA DEGETTE, EDITOR, GPHN

The following is a synopsis of what was discussed during the Feb. 7 Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. monthly meeting. The next community meeting is Thursday, March. 7, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at 2823 Fairfax St. The April meeting will be Thursday, April 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome.

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Board Member Ryan Hunter, who represents GPHC, Inc. on the City Park Neighborhood Advisory Committee, provided an update on several projects happening at City Park. The reconstruction of the golf course just north of the park is currently on schedule, he said. The course has been closed for the past year and a half while the city is reconfiguring it to incorporate a stormwater detention system. Saunders Construction is finishing its work, and the course is scheduled to be turned back over to the Denver Parks and Recreation department in May. In other news, the Denver Zoo is moving forward with improvements to the Gate 15 area, which is behind the elephant compound near Duck Lake on the north side of the park.

Updates are underway at the Dustin Redd Playground (people can check out the project at denvergov.org/ parkprojects). While construction is underway, kids can use the smaller playground on the east side of Ferril Lake near the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Hunter reported that once the Dustin Redd updates are completed, the city is planning to make improvements to the smaller playground, incorporating the theme of nature play.

Fairfax Park Update

Gordon Robinson, director of planning, design and construction for Denver Parks and Recreation, provided an update on the ongoing design plans for a small park at Fairfax Street at 29th Avenue. The park will be built within the Park Hill Commons residential and commercial development project currently under construction on the east side of the street.

The park was initially slated to be built on the west side of the street and has been the source of much controversy for the past two years. Numerous possible designs for the park have been drafted, and Robinson said the city is still accepting comments on what people want the park to look like (people can complete a survey on design alternatives at denvergov.org/parkprojects).

Also up for consideration is the name of the park. The cost of the park is estimated at $800,000, of which the developer of Park Hill Commons has committed $600,000.

Robinson said the Denver Parks and Rec department will pay the remaining $200,000. “We are budgeting the shortfall,”

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he said. “We want to build the park you want.” Notices for future public planning meetings will be posted on Nextdoor and Facebook social media sites. Gordon said the department also plans to leave flyers announcing upcoming meetings at homes in the surrounding neighborhood.

Park Hill resident Shanta Harrison, who serves on the advisory committee for the project, urged neighbors to make sure to attend the open houses and make their voices heard, rather than potentially grumbling about the outcome after it’s too late.

Lopez Versus Perl

Paul Lopez, currently a city councilman representing Denver’s west side, addressed the audience to make his pitch for Denver Clerk and Recorder. Lopez is running against public interest attorney Peg Perl, who attended the Greater Park Hill community meeting in November to provide an overview about why she is running for the position.

The Denver election to decide the race is May 7. Interviews with both Lopez and Perl appear on page 4.

Rezoning at 1900 Glencoe

Sylvia and Adam Dowd provided an overview of the zoning variance request that they have submitted to build a modest addition on the attached garage at their Tudor-style home, at 1900 Glencoe St. Adam Dowd said they solicited the support from neighbors living in the immediate vicinity. All are in support save one, who indicated a desire to “abstain” from weighing in. “We worked hard with the architect to come up with design that is consistent with the neighborhood,” Sylvia Dowd said. GPHC, Inc. board members voted unanimously to submit a letter of support for the variance.

GPHC Update

Board Chair Tracey MacDermott provided an update on the operations of the Registered Neighborhood Organization.

In January, the emergency food pantry served 41 families, for a total of 136 individuals. The weekend food program, which provides food over the weekends to students attending several schools in the neighborhood, currently serves 100 students. (Check out page 16 for a list of items that are currently needed for both programs.)

On Thursday, March 14 GPHC will hold a free Seed-Bomb Making Workshop, to assemble packets of pollinators that people can distribute through the neighborhood for unexpected bursts of flowers. The workshop starts at 6:30 p.m. at the GPHC office, 2823 Fairfax St.

The Greater Park Hill News is published by Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. (GPHC) on the 1st of each month. Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. makes no warranties and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained herein. The opinions expressed in articles are not necessarily the opinions of GPHC. GPHC does not necessarily endorse the companies, products or services advertised in The Greater Park Hill News unless specifically stated. GPHC reserves the right to run any advertisement.

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Name: Paul D. Lopez Website: LopezforDenver.com Current Occupation: Denver City Councilman

Q&A With The Nominees For Denver Clerk and Recorder

Greater Park Hill News: Why are you the best candidate for the job of Denver Clerk and Recorder?

Paul Lopez: I have experience to hit the ground running on day one. I am a threeterm city councilman who has spent 12 years serving the people of Denver and fighting for people and neighborhoods. I am proud to say that I’m born and raised in the city that I serve. I grew up poor, working to pay my own way through college, and spent my life organizing for equal access to the ballot in Denver neighborhoods.

GPHN: You have said that you want to make the office more accountable and transparent. Identify specifically what records you believe should be more accessible to the public.

Lopez: 1. Property records: It’s very important for the public to know the history of the properties they rent or buy. Recently many dedicated affordable housing properties were sold at market rate. This is unacceptable, and through the Clerk’s office we can impose small liens and better tracking of titles.

2. City contracts: As a councilman, I have the experience to know what to look for.

It is hard to get a copy of a full contract online, even if you are a party to it. As the city begins to involve public/private investment, it is imperative that records be available online for the public to the extent allowed by law. Having greater access to these contracts helps us hold accountable the city’s commitments to all who are impacted or party to.

GPHN: Identify 2-3 specific areas of the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s current website that you would improve.

Lopez: Overall I think the website is helpful and represents a lot of hard work by employees in the Clerk’s office. However, a couple of changes that we need to work on are to: 1. Make city contracts available online to the extent allowed by law; and 2. Having the website resources available in Spanish and other languages. It is important that we have the proper access to all legal and public records regardless of personal capability.

GPHN: Identify 3-4 government websites (in Colorado or elsewhere) that you view as providing exceptional access to public records, and whose tools you would like to replicate for the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s office. (Feel free to explain what you find exceptional about them.)

Lopez: Again, this is where Denver leads. The 53 hardworking employees in the Clerk’s office have spent the last decade making voting easier, and making its services and records available to our public.

What we need is greater physical presence and outreach into our communities to remind folks about what we do, and how we can help.

GPHN: Describe specifically what improvements you would pursue to improve voter turnout in Denver.

Lopez: Unfortunately, nationally we are bearing witness to what happens when people don’t vote! We can’t just depend on campaigns’ outreach to the same people all the time.

1. If elected, I will expand our efforts by putting boots on the ground, clipboards in hands in every single precinct, for every election cycle, and with special attention to areas with historically low voter turnout.

2. We must fully support the state’s efforts to establish automatic voter registration for all eligible voters.

3. Precincts must be drawn smaller and more manageable for equal representation.

4. I plan to substantially increase access to election ballot drop box locations throughout Denver.

GPHN: Do you support public financing for political campaigns? Explain.

Lopez: Yes. Fundraising is necessary, and can be hard for us everyday people who cannot self fund, or have access to money.

Far too often, elected officials become beholden to campaign contributors and not the public. I supported referendum 2E last November and was part of the city council’s effort to fix its issues and voted to refer the measure to the ballot.

Name: Peg Perl Website: perlfordenver.com Current Occupation: Public Interest Attorney & DU Adjunct Professor Greater Park Hill News: Why are you the best candidate for the job of Denver Clerk and Recorder?

provement District annual filings and all city contracts are filed in the office. I want these documents to be identified, searchable, and available online as well as partner with the public libraries for offline access to much of the Clerk’s information.

GPHN: Identify 2-3 specific areas of the Denver Clerk & Recorder’s current website that you would improve.

Peg Perl: I’ve dedicated my legal career to making government more open and acPerl:Overall the Clerk’s website needs to countable to all, not just the wealthy and be more mobile-friendly to make informawell-connected. For 15 years my focus has tion accessible for those whose only interbeen on the core areas of the Denver Clerk’s net access is through a cell phone. Also, I responsibilities: voting rights, campaign fiwill create an online FAQ available in many nance, public records access, and governother languages than Spanish for each diment ethics. With my past vision of the office (elecpositions in the Federal tions, marriage, forecloElection Commission and I will post a full inventory sures, etc.). Finally, I will U.S. House Ethics Comor directory of all public modernize the campaign mittee, I have experience finance disclosure system records available from in administering these so that it is easy for candiprograms in a govern- the Clerk’s office, because dates to file, and informament agency. I also suction is easy for residents to there are a number of cessfully passed reforms find. city records that are not and enforced campaign GPHN: Identify 3-4 finance, ethics and public advertised as available. government websites (in records access on behalf Colorado or elsewhere) of Coloradans as Senior that you view as providing exceptional Counsel for Colorado Ethics Watch. access to public records, and whose tools GPHN: You have said that you want you would like to replicate for the Denver to make the office more accountable and Clerk and Recorder’s office. (Feel free to transparent. Identify specifically what reexplain what you find exceptional about cords you believe should be more accesthem.) sible to the public.

Perl: Perl: First, I will post a full inventory 1. OpenColorado’s site provides great acor directory of all public records available cess to documents that are data-driven from the Clerk’s office, because there are to allow comparisons and analysis of that a number of city records that are not adinformation. http://data.opencolorado. vertised as available. For example, those org/dataset receiving a no-bid city contract, lease or 2. San Diego has a searchable database site concession agreement must file a certififor city records, like city council minutes, cate listing past campaign contributions ordinances, and reports. I would like to with the Clerk. Similarly, Business Imimplement something like this across

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city council records, contracts, BID filings, and similar documents. https:// www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/officialdocs 3. Pittsburgh provides campaign finance, city contracts, lobbyist and other disclosures in a searchable form together. I especially like the “elected official” page where each city official is listed with direct links to disclosures. I would use this in Denver to include links to elected officials’ campaign finance, financial disclosure, lobbyist and gift reports. http:// www.openbookpittsburgh.com/

from one practice. After that I decided to stay.”

There are four girls who wrestle for East, including Bemnet’s twin sister, Bethel.

The girls’ mother, Dinknesh Tufer, was in the audience at Thornton High, providing moral support. Tufer, who is originally from Ethiopia and came to the United States 20 years ago, said that at first she was not happy about her girls wrestling.

“I originally wanted them to play basketball,” Tufer said, “but when I saw how hard they worked at wrestling, and how much they enjoyed it, I found it amazing.” Tufer added she is “really proud” of what Bemnet has accomplished.

In addition to her mother, Bemnet Tesfa was accompanied at the state tournament by her sophomore teammate Kiona Conner, who helped as Tesfa’s warm-up partner, and East Assistant Coach Sylvia Gallegos, spouse of head coach Randy. Sylvia Gallegos explained that having girls wrestling become an officially sanctioned sport with its own championship tournament was “inspirational.”

Sylvia Gallegos noted that although some people might be sad that girls cannot wrestle boys any longer, the reality is that when they become older, it is very hard for girls to compete fairly in terms of strength with boys of the same weight class. In addition, some people are not comfortable with girls wrestling boys. So, giving the girls their own sanctioned sport and their own championship tournament is a good idea, in Gallegos’ view.

Tesfa’s championship tournament experience lasted only two rounds. She lost her first match by pin to eventual 100-pound class state champion Zariyah Alvarado of Prairie View. And Tesfa dropped her consolation round match on points to a tough grappler from Arapahoe High School. But Tesfa will be back wrestling for East next year when, according to Sylvia Gallegos, the squad is expected to have at least six girls.

“I have a goal to become successful by working through pain not just in wrestling but in everything I do,” Tesfa said.

GPHN: Describe specifically what improvements you would pursue to improve voter turnout in Denver: Perl: In general, I will work to expand automatic voter registration and updating of addresses when voters access city services so that ballots can be easily received.

I also will increase community involvement in determining drop-box and voter service locations and hours to better meet the needs of all voters. I will continue to collaborate with community groups for targeted programs to welcome more voting by immigrants, youth, those experiencing homelessness, and voters with disabilities.

Finally, we must address the almost 40 percent turnout gap between even-numbered elections and municipal elections by looking at possible timing changes and increasing our voter information outreach yearround.

GPHN: Do you support public financing for political campaigns? Explain.

Perl: Yes. I was a leader on the policy team that developed the Fair Elections Fund policy that later became part of Measure 2E in Denver. I believe that public matching of small donor contributions diversifies the pool of candidates and increases voter engagement and involvement in elections.

People who participate as small donors are more likely to get involved in Denver’s municipal elections when they feel not only that their vote will be counted, but that their voice matters and will be heard.

Denver East’s Bemnet Tesfa grimaces in her consolation round battle with an Arapahoe grappler at the State Championship tournament in February.

Taking It To The Mat

Girl Grapplers Break Free Of Once-Male Dominated Sport Story and photo by Reid Neureiter Special to the GPHN

Colorado girl wrestlers made history on Saturday, Feb. 9 at Thornton High School, participating in the first recognized Colorado High School Girls State Championship Tournament. The Denver East High wrestling squad was represented, with sophomore state qualifier Bemnet Tesfa proudly sporting her bright red East High singlet in two matches.

Girls’ wrestling is making the leap to becoming a full official CHSAA-sanctioned sport. According to East head wrestling coach Randy Gallegos, who is in his 20th year with the East program, until recently Colorado girl wrestlers have had to compete against boys. In this CHSAA pilot program year, girl grapplers were given the

choice of competing against boys or only against girls. Once the sport is officially sanctioned, which is expected to come in the next two years, girls will only be permitted to wrestle girls.

East’s 15-year-old Tesfa qualified for the state tournament by finishing fourth in the 100-pound division at the regional girls qualifying meet the week before.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Future Of The ‘Hood

Denver Planners have scheduled the last of five public workshops to discuss and collect input in its East Area Plan, which includes the southern portion of Greater Park Hill. The workshop is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5 at Ashley Elementary School, 1914 Syracuse St. The neighborhoods within the East Planning Area include the southern portion of Greater Park Hill, from 23rd Avenue south to Colfax, along with the Montclair, Hale, and East Colfax neighborhoods. The area is experiencing significant changes, including the development at 9th and Colorado (the former site of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center), as well as plans to add Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) along Colfax Avenue. Check out the planning document at denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/ community-planning-and-development/ planning-and-design/Neighborhood_ Planning_Initiative.html

Denver Women to Watch

March is National Women’s History Month and for 25 years, the League of Women Voters of Denver has honored women who have faced significant challenges in their lives, but have nevertheless

made strides to fulfill their personal goals.

On Sunday, March 24, The League of Women Voters will honor 15 women with inspiring stories of barriers faced and successes achieved. The ceremony and reception is from 2 to 4 p.m. at Montview Bouelvard Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St. It is free and open to the public, so come and be inspired.

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Conversations About Guns

Unity on the Avenue Spiritual Center is sponsoring a series of community discussions in March that are designed to be non-political, spiritually minded conversations on the topic of gun responsibility and healing violence. The sessions are two hours each and scheduled for the following dates: Saturday, March 16, from 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 30 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The sessions are at Unity on the Avenue, at the corner of 17th Avenue and Dahlia.

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Downtown Aurora Visual Arts presents Edible, an exhibition packed full of nutrition for the mind and body. The exhibition,

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Denver Workforce Services is offering several upcoming summer job and resource fairs to connect young adults ages 16-24 with summer jobs, featuring a wide range of hiring employers and job search resources. With Denver’s unemployment rate currently at 3.7 percent, summer job opportunities are shaping up to be more promising this year than ever for young people. The first job fair is Saturday, March 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Green Valley Ranch Recreation Center, 4890 Argonne Way. Another job fair in the area is Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Central Park Recreation Center, 9651 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Attendees are encouraged to create a profile at ConnectingColorado.com prior to attending.

How Healthy Is Denver?

Abbie Steiner, an epidemiologist at Denver Public Health, will present the results of a recent survey on the health of Metro Denver’s youth on Monday, March 4. The event, sponsored by The League of Women Voters, begins at 5:30 p.m. at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St. Rosemary Rochford and Elizabeth Carlton, leading scientists on environmental health, from the CU School of Public Health, will present data from a recent publication they helped to write. It discusses environmental changes and how they are affecting the health of Denver’s population and what rising climate temperatures might bring. The event is free and open to the public.

Calling All Artists

Denver Arts & Venues is accepting proposals for two large public art projects at the 47th and York Bike Pedestrian Bridge and Denver Health Outpatient Medical Center.

The 47th and York Bike Pedestrian Bridge is envisioned as an integrated project along the ramps and covered portion of the bridge, using sound, light or mixed media in a two- or three-dimensional format.

The commission amount is $65,000. The newly constructed Denver Health Outpatient Medical Center artwork is expected to create a safe and welcoming environment.

The commission amount is $175,000.

Applications for both projects will be accepted through March 18. For more information, visit DenverPublicArt.org/ForArtists/#opportunities.

Seeking Gardeners And All Flower Lovers Park Hill Garden Walk Is June 23

By Jean Ercolani Organizer

Spring is right around the corner.

Spring means flowers, and that also means it’s nearly time for the Park Hill Garden Walk. This year’s event is June 23 and will feature eight to 10 amazing gardens in the Greater Park Hill neighborhood.

Be prepared to be inspired as you casually stroll through these unique, private spaces. Advance tickets go on sale April 1 at parkhillgardenwalk.org.

Cost is $15, seniors $12, Children under 12 are free.

The Park Hill Garden Walk committee is currently recruiting gardens for the 2019 event. If you would like to participate or if you know someone with an amazing garden that they may be willing to share, contact Patty at prmead416@gmail.com or Carla at carla.j.finch@gmail.com. They will be happy to answer your questions and give you all the details of the event.

The Park Hill Garden Walk committee is a group of volunteers working to raise funds to support the mission of GPHC Inc., a volunteer-based registered neighborhood organization that promotes the character and vibrancy of Park Hill through resources, information and advocacy, all while preserving the quality of life and the history of the neighborhood through community participation.

If you would like to participate in the Park Hill Garden Walk as a volunteer, contact Kate at klblanas@gmail.com. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the 2019 Park Hill Garden Walk, contact Dania at dspettus@comcast. net.

Looking For A Few Good Homes The Beauty Of The Park Hill Home Tour

By Mary Salsich Organizer

The 41st Annual Park Hill Home Tour & Street Fair, which also benefits GPHC, Inc., will take place on a Sunday in September (date still to be determined). Organizers are on the hunt for six to seven homes in Greater Park Hill that are chosen for the community to tour; might you be interested in having your home featured?

Some benefits of being on the tour include: • Tickets for your immediate family to attend the Home Tour • Framed, original drawing of your home created by local architect Marc Applebaum • Artistic flower arrangements created

by Ed Moore Florist • Your home featured in the Greater Park Hill News • Exterior photos of your home by a professional photographer • Staging assistance and recommendations • Dinner, drinks, and enjoyment at the Appreciation Party • The honor and legacy of being one of a select few homes to be featured on a Park Hill Home Tour If you are interested or have questions, contact Kelly Hastman (kellyhastman@gmail.com) or Mary Salsich (mbsalsich@gmail.com). We are happy to answer your questions, run a brief overview of what is required, and schedule a time to see your home.

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WE PHNEE’D TO TALK | Erin Pier

Toxic Stress in Schoolchildren

When Children Are Surviving, But Not Thriving Think about the last time you encounmone, which, over time, actually changes tered a stressful situation. Maybe you had the structure of the brain, affecting learnto swerve to avoid the guy who cut you ing, memory, behavior and physical and off in traffic. Maybe you lost sight of your mental health. child at the grocery store. Without Students affected by one or more thinking, your body immediately ACEs may have trouble forming reacted to the stress: your heart rate relationships with teachers, experiquickened, your palms sweat, you ence negative thinking and hyperstarted breathing faster and your vigilance, and have difficulty with body tensed. Your fight-or-flight executive function (i.e. attention, survival response was triggered, organization, planning, emotional without you even knowing it. control), which directly impacts a When your brain perceives danchild’s ability to benefit from inger, it triggers the release of stress struction in the classroom. These ERIN PIER hormones, such as adrenaline and students require explicit teaching cortisol. The increase in these to develop “thinking” coping hormones leads to a rapid heart Without such intervenThe more [Adverse skills. rate, faster breath, and tighttion, they are far less likely to Childhood ened muscles, preparing your be ready to learn. body to fight for your life or run Additionally, when ecoExperiences] away, fast. This response has endured, the higher nomic hardship is reported, been foundational in the evoluthe risk of encountering two tion of humankind. Without it, the risk of developing or more ACEs in childhood toxic stress and our early ancestors would have goes up significantly. The been eaten alive, and we would more ACEs endured, the other long-term have died out long ago. higher the risk of developing consequences.

Children who endure Adtoxic stress and other longverse Childhood Experiences term consequences.

(ACEs), such as domestic violence, ecoAssuming that students who qualify for nomic hardship, separation/divorce of free and/or reduced price lunch (FRL) exparents, parental incarceration, familial perience economic hardship, the likelihood mental illness and substance abuse, or of children in our Park Hill schools reportphysical/emotional abuse and neglect, are ing two or more ACEs is high. at an increased risk for developing toxic With over 90 percent of the students at stress. That means their bodies are in an both Hallett Academy and Smith Elemenalmost perpetual state of fight-or-flight. tary School qualifying for FRL, toxic stress Constant activation of the stress response is a component of equity that desperately system causes the body to operate with requires our attention. All teachers need higher than normal levels of stress horsupports for their students who experience

ACEs. But teachers serving significantly more students suffering from toxic stress, compared to more affluent DPS schools, need a different set of skills and a higher level of supports to be able to meet the needs of their students.

In addition to better training our teachers to understand the effects of toxic stress, we need qualified mental health providers to fill the roles of school counselors, social workers, and school psychologists.

The National Association of School Psychologists recommends one full-time counselor per 250 students, one social worker for 400 students, and one school psychologist for 500 to 700 students. In Greater Park Hill, none of our schools employ all three mental health providers, and most providers work only part-time in these buildings.

Due to overall lack of funding for our schools, DPS hires interns to serve many schools. While these hires are more than likely qualified and capable, they are also learning without direct, on-site supervision and often only remain in school communities for one year. While this approach

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Erin Pier is a mother of three, Stedman parent, and school psychologist at the Academy of Urban Learning, in Denver. She is an active member of PHNEE. For more information, check out the group’s Facebook page at facebook.com/phnee, or send an email to parkhillnee@gmail.com.

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Sometimes selling a home is the best decision, but it’s not always an easy one to make, especially if precious and poignant memories are associated with that home. Crandallyn Graham

Seller praises genuine, client-focused team: they ‘knocked it out of the park’

is budget-friendly, it also leads to annual turnover and inconsistency for students most at-risk. Meanwhile, schools with less need and more access to resources are able to buy experienced providers, and maintain consistent, key relationships for students in crisis.

Toxic stress is more prevalent where poverty is more concentrated. It changes the development of the brain and furthers academic achievement gaps. And the schools it affects the most are often least able to provide pivotal mental health resources.

Our children are surviving, not thriving.

It’s time we look at toxic stress and the toll it takes on the mind and body for what it is: an equity issue.

found herself in a similar situation when she decided to sell her Park Hill home in which she had first raised her family, then rented for several years. After reading about Colorado House Buyers, Crandallyn connected to the company before meeting anyone on the team.

“I’m a Denver Post reader and saw their stories,” she said. “I was really moved by them and really liked the make-up of the company. I felt comfortable that they would be in charge of the home we raised our kids in.”

Matt, one of Crandallyn’s three children, had recently gotten his real estate license. He not only reached out to get the process started with Colorado House Buyers, but also helped facilitate the sales agreement with the company.

The Colorado House Buyers team came out to tour the property and meet the family. This initial consultation includes an evaluation of the property, during which Colorado House Buyers determines what sort of repairs or updates need to be made before the home is placed on the market.

“We take a look at the condition of the property, including the roof, siding, windows and doors - essentially a full exterior evaluation,”

said Mark Krajewski, Colorado House Buyers. “We then examine the interior, including the condition of the walls, floors and paint. We look for any upgrades, updates or repairs that need to be done, then we calculate an estimate.”

Because the Park Hill house had been a rental property for several years, the property had undergone some deterioration, which added another layer of anxiety to the sales process. Instead of shouldering the burden of repairs and updates, the Grahams received much needed peace of mind in knowing that Colorado House Buyers would take care of the work.

“It’s been an easy process and informative,” Crandallyn said.

“They’re going to make the house beautiful like when we raised our family in it. I can’t wait to see what it becomes. The transformation will be amazing.”

something we love and making a difference.”

That client-focused experience doesn’t end when the closing is complete. Because so many home-

owners feel varying degrees of nostalgia about the homes they’ve just sold, Krajewski said the team does what they can to accommodate requests for mementos before the repair and renovation work begins.

“People ask to take wallpaper, lights, flooring,” he said. “One client wanted to take a piece of the porch because it had her children’s handprints in it.”

Crandallyn had her own request: the front door knocker. The Colorado House Buyers’ team’s response? No problem! Do you want us to polish it up for you?

“It’s nice to work with people with hearts and souls who care about my home,” Crandallyn

said. “We had talked to other companies before Colorado House Buyers, but they were all transactional. They don’t have the emotion and heart of Colorado House Buyers.”

“And best of all they saved us a ton of money on real estate commissions and closing costs.”

Once the home is updated and listed for sale, Crandallyn hopes the process will encourage others to follow a similar path.

“The updated home will be a breath of fresh air for the neighborhood,” she said. “I hope it will inspire

someone else to do something similar. This process was so easy - just a few steps, seamless, informative and respectful. Some people probably feel overwhelmed by selling their home, but these guys knocked it out of the park.

Colorado House Buyers has been helping homeowners all over Park Hill since 2015 and

currently has 7 projects underway: 2690 Bellaire St., 6790 E 19th Ave., 2637 Fairfax St., 2695 Fairfax St., 2916 Birch St., 4035 Batavia St., 2660 Ash St.

Colorado House Buyers doesn’t just minimize seller stress by assuming responsibility for any repairs or updates that need to be made in and around the home. They also move quickly,

releasing sellers from the burden of drawn-out closing periods and other unnecessary delays. Closings are typically completed in a month (sometimes faster), helping sellers start their next chapters faster.

This unconventional approach to home buying and selling - including the ease and speed of the process - continues to be a big hit with both buyers and sellers. Each member of the Colorado House Buyers team is committed to working closely with each client to understand their challenges and concerns, then doing what they can to alleviate them.

“People want to know that their homes are cared for like they did or wanted to,” Adam McCanna said. “It’s about helping people, doing

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Karlyn in Wonderland

The space on the southwest corner of 23rd and Dexter has been an emporium of dance for several decades. The latest iteration is the Park Hill Dance Academy, owned and operated by Karlyn Griswold. She has been dancing since 1983, including stints with the San Diego City Ballet and the Charleston, S.C. Ballet Theatre.

“Dance is more than technique,” says Griswold. “It is liberating. It combines art with athleticism. The studio is a safe space in which to let your emotions free.”

Griswold has groomed dozens of young dancers, including two she feels may be on the brink of professional careers. If she could, she says she would like to meet Alice in Wonderland, whose story she sees as an argument against calcified adulthood. “Alice is the epitome of childlike curiosity. She welcomes new challenges, new adventures. She takes chances. She doesn’t want to be safe. If Alice were here I’d ask her what her favorite parts of Wonderland were. I’d ask her if she was really afraid deep down; she didn’t seem to be.”

Griswold belongs to a group called the Park Hill Dance Collective, a “mish-mash of dancers from different backgrounds.” They’ll be performing a version of Alice in Wonderland at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, 119 Park Avenue West, on March 16 and 17.

Above: Denver East Senior Point Guard Dezmonea Antwine took over the game and led the 15th seeded East Angels to a second-round home Colorado State Playoff victory over Fruita Monument on Feb. 22.

Right: Denver East Senior Caulin Swain (#22) registered 26 points, eight rebounds, and an assist in a dominant performance against Thomas Jefferson.

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On Feb. 8, Denver East’s girls and boys varsity basketball teams both took on the Thomas Jefferson Spartans in a raucous Thomas Jefferson gymnasium.

The East girls made a quick task of it, leading 15-0 after the first quarter and cantering to an eventual 44-26 victory. Senior Dezmonea Antwine led the East girls with 12 points on 6 of 20 shooting.

The boys’ game was much closer. With the Angels’ star senior Kwame Marble hobbled by a foot injury early in the first quarter, Thomas Jefferson took a surpris-

ing 41-32 lead into halftime. But with East’s Marble cheering from the sideline for the entire second half, East came back strong, with senior Caulin Swain’s 26 points leading the East boys to a 75-60 victory.

The regular basketball season has ended.

The East boys finished with a 16-7 record, and received a 21 seed for the playoffs, which began in late February. The East Girls also finished with a 16-7 record, but were seeded 15th for the post-season tournament. Additional updates on the status of how the teams are doing in the playoffs can be found at the Colorado High School Activities Association website at chsaanow. com.

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EARTH MATTERS | Tracey MacDermott

Come So Far, So Far To Go

~ Colorado’s Season Kick Off Art Festival ~

Colorado Needs An Aggressive Road Map For Renewables

According to the Colorado Energy Ofes in transportation. In his first week in office, our state produces more natural gas fice the governor signed an executive order than all the energy it consumes in a year to have one million electric vehicles on our across the entire energy sector. Other facts state roads by 2030. from the states energy estimates are as folRecently, the Climate Reality Project lows: launched its County Climate Coalition, • Colorado’s crude oil production has quawhich encourages counties to make the drupled since 2010. commitment to uphold the Paris Accord.

• We are the fifth largest natural gas proThe coalition works toward results-oriducing state. ented strategies to reduce greenhouse gas • Colorado is the top coalbed methaneemissions. producing state, and has nearly The City of Denver has preone-fourth of U.S. economicalviously committed to a goal of ly recoverable coalbed meth100 percent clean renewable ane reserves. electricity by 2030, and is com• More than half of Colorado’s mitted to the tenets of the Paris electricity comes from coalAgreement. I am proud to say fired power plants. In 2017 that the County of Denver will annual coal production in the sign on to the County Climate state increased for the first time Coalition. in six years.

When I sent a request for • Electricity from renewable support to a few of our council sources has more than doumembers, Chris Lowell from bled since 2010, to almost 25 Councilwoman Robin Kniech’s percent. office was the first to respond.

TRACEY I appreciated Lowell’s enthusiMACDERMOTT In last month’s Greater Park asm and strong commitment in Hill News, state Sen. Angela making Denver a leader on this Williams noted that she wanted issue. According to the County to see Colorado begin the process of movClimate Coalition, the commitment will ing towards 100 percent renewable energy. drive counties to combat “climate change Based on Colorado’s 2016 electricity genthrough renewable solar energy developeration, 55 percent came from coal and ment, environmentally friendly vehicles, 23 percent from natural gas. Another 17 reduction of water usage, and other local percent came from wind, 3.5 percent from solutions.” hydro, and 1 percent from solar.

The movement to a sustainable future is That means that more than 75 percent of growing every day. But we have so much electrical power came from global warmwork in front of us to guarantee a livable ing emitters! It also means planet. the state has a considerable As mentioned in past colmountain to climb to reach umns, I am asking that each the stated goals from Sen. The movement to a of us make a personal comWilliams. I applaud her in 2019 to make sustainable future mitment words to “begin the proone change each month to cess of moving towards a our impact. Even is growing every reduce 100 percent renewable fusmall changes in our daily ture.” However, we need an day. But we have so lives have a ripple effect. aggressive road map supSome changes can inported by our legislature to much work in front clude a simple thank you get us there. to our elected officials (or Natural gas is composed of us to guarantee a their staff) when they have of methane, which is 30 led initiatives to improve livable planet. times more potent greenthe climate or committed to house gas than carbon simple lifestyle changes. My dioxide. In 2014, Coloraown February change was to do became one of the first states to limit commit to one full vegan-only day a week. methane emissions from oil and gas opIt was harder than I thought. erations. However, with Colorado being As we head into spring, the planting seathe fifth-largest producer, the concern over son will be upon us. Let’s build our local releases of methane and volatile organic food production within Park Hill and our compounds (VOCs) is valid. community connections. Our individual VOC’s, a component of natural gas, turn changes help drive market changes, build into ground-level ozone, the main conbetter communities and help reduce our tributor to smog. Even though Colorado impact. has made strides in reducing gas leaks, the Finally, let’s continue our community Trump Administration has been rolling conversation on how Park Hill will conback rules, which work to reduce leaks. tinue to be a leader in our city. Please share Gov. Jared Polis is leading our state, with your ideas at chair@greaterparkhill.org. his proposed goal of 100 percent renewable Tracey MacDermott is chair of the board of electric generation by 2040 and a shorterGreater Park Hill Community, Inc. Active term goal of 80 percent renewable energy in the Registered Neighborhood Organizaby 2030. tion for many years, MacDermott was the Previously Colorado’s renewable goal 2012 recipient of the Dr. J. Carlton Babbs was 30 percent renewables by 2030. I agree Award for Community Service. She was with the governor that we cannot afford to trained as a Climate Reality Leader in wait to make this transition. This would be 2017, and is currently the Statewide Chair one of the most ambitious agendas in the of the Climate Reality Project for the 100% country. Polis’ energy director, Will Toor, Committed Campaign. leads this initiative, which will include not only changes in our energy but also chang-

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UNDER THE DOME | State Sen. Angela Williams

One Big Mystery

Bill Would Shine Light On Disparities In State Contracts For Women, Minorities, Disabled and LGBTQ Business Owners`

Colorado is incredibly diverse. Unfortuis no different. For the fifth time in fewer nately, we don’t know if that diversity is rethan 10 years, legislation will be introduced flected in how we award some of our state’s to commission a study regarding the parbiggest contracts to businesses. ticipation of historically undeWhy? Because the state has rutilized businesses within the never conducted a disparity state procurement process. This study or kept a record about session, I am the proud sponsor what demographics of people of that bill in the state Senate. are awarded state procurement SB19-135 would require the contracts for the products and state to conduct a disparity study, services they can offer. allowing an independent entity As a result, we do not know to study the procurement prohow historical precedent or cess of different departments and structural inequities have led then use their findings to make to disparities in who receives recommendations to change the work. We have no idea if busi- ANGELA WILLIAMS lives of small business owners ness-owning women, minoriacross the state. ties, the disabled, or members A disparity study wouldn’t of the LGBTQ community have been unjust strengthen the fairness and justice of justly excluded from business opportunithe procurement process, it would also ties that could have changed the course of strengthen Colorado businesses and our their lives. state’s economic future. By finding where As a woman of color who previously disparities may exist and who they affect, owned a small business for 14 years, this is this study can free the procurement process a fear I personally identify with. It’s somefrom bias and allow businesses to compete thing I know we need to better understand based entirely on their qualifications and as a state. what they have to offer to the community.

Now, my job as a lawmaker is to find soWe know this process works because lutions to problems that Coloradans face similar legislation has been successful in every day. But how can we do that if we the past. HB14-1224 was a bill that carved can’t even identify the problem in the first out a goal of three percent in the state proplace? curement process specifically for small In the past, we have had countless opbusinesses owned by service-disabled vetportunities to change that, and this year erans. It passed the legislature in 2014 with flying colors. So, what is stopping us from making sure other underutilized businesses have similar opportunities?

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And, the current City administration and many City Council members have demonstrated both a desire to have the land developed for mixed residential and commercial use and also a willingness to tear up the perpetual open space conservation easement.

With this dynamic in play, the open space could become part of what Denver Post reporter Bruce Finley recently described as Denver’s “Concrete Metropolis.”

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The open space future of the 155-acre Park Hill Golf Course land is in jeopardy and needs an outpouring of public support to save it. The land is the last sizeable parcel of core Denver open space that could someday become a public park.

The land, currently a golf course at 35th and Colorado Boulevard and stretching east and north, is zoned Open SpaceRecreation (OS-B). It has been open space forever, and, since 1997 has been explicitly protected by the perpetual open space conservation easement that Denver taxpayers paid $2 million for.

Pursuant to an October 2000 agency agreement between the George W. Clayton Trust (Clayton) and the City, Clayton now holds title to the land “as agent of the City, to hold for the benefit of the citizens of the City and the general public.” Clayton currently leases the land for golf operations

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OPINION to Arcis, a Texas-based golf operator and commercial development company. The lease includes a right of first refusal for Arcis to purchase the land. Arcis’ current lease term expires at the end of 2023, and it has one more 5-year option to renew through 2028.

So, what could possibly go wrong for protection of this invaluable open space? The short answer is: Clayton wants to sell the land to support its early childhood learning programs. Arcis wants to buy the land.

A bit of recent history is helpful for understanding the current threat. The City negotiated with Clayton in 2017 for a possible purchase of the land for approximately $24 million.

Such an agreement would have included the City’s agreement to terminate the perpetual open space conservation easement.

The acquisition would have had the City paying Clayton many millions of dollars more than the market value of the land as encumbered by the conservation easement.

The City would have recouped its investment by reselling significant portions of the land for development.

In late 2017, the City elected not to finalize a purchase offer due to uncertainty about whether Arcis would exercise its first 5-year option to renew its lease beyond 2018. Arcis then sued Clayton. Alleging that the City’s negotiations with Clayton constituted a bona fide purchase offer that triggered its right of first refusal, Arcis seeks a court judgment that it is entitled to purchase the land based on the terms that were being negotiated between Clayton and the City.

Here’s the current situation: 1. As part of its Platte-to-Park Hill stormwater flood control project, the City secured a permanent stormwater detention easement and a temporary construction easement over a portion of the northeast corner of the land. The City is obligated, among other things, to restore the land to operate again as an 18-hole golf course or to pay Clayton sufficient funds to allow Clayton to restore the golf course. The City began construction work in early January.

2. The golf course closed as of Dec. 31, and likely cannot reopen until mid-2020.

3. Clayton and the City are presumably engaged in negotiations regarding the compensation that the City will pay Clayton in connection with the stormwater detention project.

4. Arcis’ lawsuit against Clayton goes to trial on Oct. 21.

an agreement, Clayton could sell the land to Arcis and the City could open the door to development by rezoning the land and terminating the perpetual open space conservation easement.

None of this makes sense for the citizens of Denver. After all, we Denver taxpayers already paid $2 million in 1997 for the perpetual open space conservation easement by which Clayton relinquished its development rights. Furthermore, Mayor Michael B. Hancock himself stated on Oct. 3, 2017, “(i)n a city nearing 700,000 people it’s never been more important to protect, preserve and grow our parks and recreational opportunities.”

Additionally, the current draft Denveright documents are replete with discussion of the critical health and environmental need to preserve Denver’s open space. Parks and Recreation Department Manager Happy Haynes is quoted: “Cities can no longer plan for or describe parks, open spaces, urban forests, and recreation centers as singular amenities—the ‘nice-tohaves’…. Rather, they are essential factors of community-building that have demonstrated their transformative value on the health and vitality of communities across American.”

Denver drops from 13th to 26th Meanwhile, Denver has dropped from 13th in 2012 to 26th in 2017 in the Trust for Public Land’s “park score” rankings of the 100 largest U.S. cities.

In the upcoming City elections, voters need to speak up by electing candidates who will support preservation of the Park Hill Golf Course perpetual open space conservation easement and possible future acquisition of the land for a new dedicated park.

Ask the candidates where they stand on this issue. And, be on the lookout for the results of the questionnaire being submitted to the candidates on these issues by the new citizens’ group Save Open Space Denver!. For more in-depth information, visit sosdenver.net.

Woody Garnsey and Sandy Robnett are both Denver natives. Woody is a retired attorney who has lived in Park Hill for 48 years. Sandy is a tri-lingual eDiscovery and compliance consultant who has lived in Park Hill for nearly her entire life.

A perfect storm?

Against the backdrop of the City’s 2017 negotiations with Clayton for a possible land development deal, this current situation presents the ominous “perfect storm” prospect of a three-way agreement. In such

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Editor’s note: In early February it became clear that the Denver teachers’ union and DPS administrators were at an impasse. A strike – mainly over the issue of pay – was imminent. At the end of three days, an agreement was reached, and teachers returned to class. The Greater Park Hill News reached out to numerous educators who live and/or work in Park Hill, asking them to share their views. Here’s what they had to say:

typically be inclined to strike, she felt she had no choice to allow young teachers to not receive what they deserve.

“I am choosing to strike because I have been considering changing careers or leaving the classroom because my current compensation, even having leadership responsibilities, is not sustainable for my family. I have seen so many teachers come and go, my hope is that this strike will result in more retention for our staff, and therefore, stability for our students.”

Sara Lemmon McAuliffe International School

Justin Barney

McAuliffe International School Background: 13 years in education, two years in DPS. Barney, shown above with his daughter Vivian, has a Masters of Education and Bachelor of Arts. He teaches Spanish.

“I’m striking because my children and my students benefit when they are learning from adults who are not perpetu-

Background: Lemmon has a master’s in Secondary Reading from the University of Colorado-Denver. Over 11 years, she has taught in a traditional suburban school, a charter school and, for the last four years, at McAuliffe International School as a 6th grade science teacher and Senior Team Lead.

“I am striking because it’s expensive to live in Denver. I’m an anomaly for having the ability to live and work in my community. This shouldn’t be the case. Denver teachers drive over an hour to welcome our children every day, and take on second jobs and pick-up additional assignments to make ends meet. Teachers would also like to further their education, however under our current pay structure there is little financial incentive to do so. There are no better teachers than those who reside in our Park Hill schools. We need to support them.”

I have my English as a Second Language endorsement.

I have many hours of PDU’s (professional development units).

I teach kindergarten currently, and have taught 2nd and 1st grades as well.

My mother and father were both DPS teachers.

“I am striking because the district has been top heavy for as long as I’ve been teaching (25 years!), and there HAS to be a change. We are working with the children who will someday run our country. We are teaching the whole child but cannot afford to live in the communities where we teach.

We are committed to doing our very best by each child and yet are underpaid and disrespected. We deserve a living wage and Denver’s kids deserve respected educators.”

Lessons Learned

Belle Newman

Park Hill Elementary Background: My students know me as Ms. Belle. I teach ECE at Park Hill Elementary. This is my 10th year in the district and my 8th year as an ECE teacher.

I have a BA in Human Development and Education and a master’s degree in Integrated Arts and Literature for Classroom Content Curriculum.

“I do this for our future, for our children that will grow up and be doctors and lawyers, engineers and nurses, builders and maintenance specialists, servers and service professionals, and all other vital professionals in our society, perhaps even a teacher. I strike because our voices need to be heard in order for change to happen. It is our right and our duty to not only make the system work for us, but for all of those choosing this amazing career in the future.

Understand that this is not simply a monetary issue, but an issue of fairness, respect, and equity.”

For Teachers, The Strike Was About Fairness, Respect, Students, And Being Paid A Professional Salary ally stressed about their personal finances.

Our words, actions, and daily work should inspire students to want to become teachers and life-long advocates of learning. Instead, internalizing our stress, they say in earnest, ‘Why would anyone ever want to become a teacher? It doesn’t seem worth it.’ I don’t disagree. What does this mean for the next generation of young learners?”

Paula Marinelli

Westerly Creek Elementary

Aaron Lowenkron East High

Erika Grimes

Stedman Elementary Background: Grimes has been an Early Childhood Educator at Stedman Elementary since 2008, her first year teaching. She is currently a Senior Team Lead at Stedman (teach part time, coach/evaluate part time. She holds a BS in Human Development and Family Studies from CSU and will have a Master’s in ECE from CU Denver by the summer. She is an alumni of the BUELL Early Childhood Leadership Program).

“I came to DPS to work in a Title 1 school because I wanted to work with families and children who have historically been neglected by our educational system. I live in North Park Hill with my two children, who also attend Stedman.

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Background: Lowenkron teaches math at East High School and has since 2012, his first year teaching. He has an AB in Mathematics from Cornell University and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University. He teaches Algebra 2 and an academic support and intervention class, mostly to sophomores and juniors.

“I was willing to strike because Denver Public Schools has engaged in experiments on students and teachers since 2005, when Michael Bennet started as superintendent. Though well-intentioned (its focus was on closing what was then known as the ‘achievement’ gap), it was also profoundly misguided. Bringing free-market forces to what has historically been a public good, brought to bear the school-teacherstudent turnover that we see in DPS’s disruptive so-called system of ‘choice.’ ”

Amy Maes Park Hill Elementary Background: “I have been teaching in DPS for 25 years.

I have my bachelors in Elementary Education.

Background: Marinelli began teaching in DPS in 1997. She taught ECE at Pioneer Charter School for five years, ECE ELAS at Swansea Elementary for eight years, ELA Resource teacher at Westerly Creek for three years and currently is in her 6th year teaching ECE at Westerly Creek.

She has a BA from Providence College, an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design and an MA/ Certification in Early Education from Metro Denver. She participated in the Teacher in Residence Program to fill a hard-to-serve position.

“My father taught High School English in Rhode Island for over 30 years. When I was getting ready to pick a major in college and told him that I wanted to be a teacher, he talked me out of it. He lamented the expectations for teachers, lack of pay and lack of respect. But, I found my way into teaching after all, as it was truly my calling to work with young children. Over the years I have seen my pay stagnate (since Pro Comp) and I have seen a top-heavy administration grow more and more out of touch in regard to the needs in schools.

“My 10-year-old daughter [Leah, pictured above holding sign] has spent lots of time in my classroom and dreams of being an ECE teacher. What do I tell her now?

I absolutely love what I do, but there are too many things standing in the way of my being able to be the best that I can be for my kids.

“I am striking because as a single mom, my daughter depends on me and my ability to support her. But, I also will strike because I want her to realize her dream of being a teacher in a more supportive system.”

Julie Orth

Park Hill Elementary Background: Orth, above in the middle, lives and works in Park Hill as a 2nd grade teacher at Park Hill Elementary. This is her 7th year teaching. She has a master’s degree in special education. She has taught all seven years in Park Hill; the first three in special education. She switched to 2nd grade four years ago.

“I am willing to strike because I want to be a part of a fighting collective voice for all teachers. This movement is long overdue. This is a large financial burden for me because I do not make enough to have a savings as a cushion. I have been working two to three jobs for over four years now to help make ends meet. This is becoming unsustainable and this is also why I am willing to fight for a larger and predictable pay.”

The Greater Park Hill News

March 2019

50 Years of ‘Political Theater’ Over the last half-century, DPS teachers have struck three times for better working conditions and provisions for students. So why did we have to fight the same fight in 2019?

By Karen Vittetoe Special to the GPHN

I was a junior at Denver’s Manual High School in 1994 when my teachers joined a picket line, holding up signs, and telling students not to go inside our school. We spent the next five days in chaos, with scattered substitute teachers, a lot of pointless worksheets, and discussions about which teachers would cross the picket line. I left before lunch each day.

My teachers were fighting for smaller class sizes, protected lunch breaks, more planning time, and a 40hour work week. They were also asking for a measly 2.15 percent pay increase.

Then-Gov. Roy Romer had to intervene after months of failed negotiations between the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and Denver Public Schools.

Last month, I lived this all over again, only this time as a teacher and a parent. In 1994, Denver Public Schools threatened striking teachers with $100-per-day fines. Twenty-five years later, the district asked the state to intervene again to prevent teachers like me from walking the line.

Over the last half-century, Denver teachers have struck three times for better working conditions and provisions for students.

In 1969, the strike lasted 14 days over many of the same issues—better pay, better student services, and improved equity in our schools.

So why did we have to fight the same fight in 2019?

Perhaps Denver Public Schools management believed we were being dramatic.

The head of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment criticized the most recent teacher pay bargaining session as “political theater,” suggesting we just needed to work harder to find common ground.

Did our state and our district management think we flooded the streets in #Red4Ed shirts, with bullhorns in hand, chants memorized, and teamsters and firefighters and construction workers and students and parents marching alongside us in solidarity. . . to win an Oscar?

The reason we struck last month was not political theater.

It was because school district management threatened this rich community that I, and the majority of Denver’s 4,600 teachers, went on strike.

It was because we had been negotiating our master contract for 15 months while the district dragged its feet.

It was because our pay system, unlike any other school district in the state, relies on unpredictable bonuses to reward teachers, and pits us against each other by linking bonuses to teacher evaluations.

It was because the “education reform” movement has gripped our city and shut down all but three of the comprehensive high schools I grew up with, charterizing the rest and stripping teachers of public retirement pensions.

It was because Denver Public Schools spends millions on administrative bonuses instead of on teachers’ salaries.

It was because I could never afford to live in Denver on the salary I earn today.

It was because I pay bills with my second job, where I earn $225 per week “teaching” at the University of Phoenix, with up to 28 students per class, each one producing one to two essays a week that have to be graded. I keep this online teaching job to fund a $2,000 National Board Certification.

Paying that fee and putting in hundreds of hours of work toward the certification is the only way for me to get a raise in Denver without investing even more money to return to school to seek a third degree.

OPINION

The Bellis family lives in Park Hill. Carrie Bellis is a teacher at Ashley Elementary. John Bellis teachers at William “Bill” Roberts ECE-8 school in Stapleton. They joined the teachers’ rally at the capitol during Day 1 of the strike with their sons Garrett and Colin, both 6. Photo by Cara DeGette

Day 1 at Park Hill Elementary. Photo by Lynn Kalinauskas

The value of diversity

Hundreds of educators, parents and students rallied at the capitol in support of teachers. Photo

by Cara DeGette

I was 11 years old when my mother moved us to Denver. We were returning to the neighborhood where she grew up, near Denver’s Park Hill Elementary, and from where, at the height of the “white flight” migration to the suburbs in the 1960s, her parents had fled. Always burdened by her parents’ blatant racism, my mother told us, “We’re moving straight to Denver, not the suburbs, and you girls will learn the value of diversity.”

Very different from the tiny upstate New York town we moved from, Manual High School offered me a completely new community: a Chicano mathletics coach, a black science teacher, and a set of friends from multiple races, language backgrounds, and family dynamics. I was introduced for the first time to the idea of LGBTQ acceptance.

That community, along with a series of deeply inspiring teachers at Manual, are the reasons I became a teacher and why I came back to this district after teaching elsewhere. My mother’s fierce attitude about the value of diversity is why my daughter walks with me into Denver South High each day to take classes alongside refugees and immigrants, students of color, and of every religious belief the world offers.

A few reasons

Day 1 at McAuliffe International School. Photo by Lynn Kalinauskas

March 2019

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I love working at one of the nation’s most diverse schools, with its Newcomer Center, LGBTQ Alliance Club, Muslim Alliance, Black Student Alliance, Latino Alliance, and staff members whose faces and backgrounds represent those of our students.

A very obstinate district Every teacher I know jumps through endless hoops to make ends meet.

We teach summer school. We do home visits. We coach. We spend our own money on advanced degrees to improve our instruction and qualify for mediocre raises.

We do all of this is on top of the 50 or more hours a week we work to plan and teach lessons, grade papers, collect data, counsel students in trauma at lunch and after school, and attend meetings, sports events, professional development, and student recruitment events (because, thanks to the infiltration of charter schools, we have to sell our schools now).

So, when my state said teachers were staging “political theater,” it made me furious.

Denver teachers have been standing up for public schools and their students for 50 years. We didn’t do this for show.

We did this because we knew that, just like in 1969 and 1994, the collective voice of the community could make a difference.

Storming the streets, sharing our stories, and gaining national media attention was the only way to change the mind of a very obstinate district.

The district tried for 15 months to play politics, but, after an 18-hour negotiating marathon, they finally accepted the union’s salary schedule. The agreement offers an average 11.7 percent raise for teachers and the opportunity to gain raises with education and certifications, making our salaries as predictable as every other district.

We teachers, exhausted and hoarse from three days of chanting, walked proudly into our schools that morning knowing that we could tell our students how “political theater” is actually democracy in action—and that collective action brings results.

Karen Vittetoe teaches ELD Seminar, a course for English Language Learners, at Denver South High School. She is a mother of three daughters and a Denver Public Schools graduate. This opinion piece originally was published in The Progressive. It is republished with permission.

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THIS MONTH AT THE LIBRARY

Here Comes Spring

We Can Help With The Prep Work For A Gorgeous Garden

By Leslie Williams Pauline Robinson Branch Librarian

Every spring I tell myself I’m going to start a garden and grow my own herbs or vegetables.

Growing up in Ohio, my dad had a garden where he grew tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. I figure I could maybe do the same, in Colorado? I get really excited, and go to the Ace on the Fax and I look at the plants. I ask a lot of questions of the extremely knowledgeable staff and I get overwhelmed deciding which plants I should purchase. I leave the store. I return to the library and get further overwhelmed with our collection of gardening books.

This year I asked my colleague, Judith, to get me started. A master gardener, Judith found one book in particular in our collection that she felt was an excellent choice pertaining to gardening in Colorado (check out the shaded book review for details). Don’t miss the online resources to Colorado State University Extension links suggested at the end – they are a treasuretrove for valuable information on all things green.

For everyone who is in the mood for spring and getting ready to get outside and till the soil, our neighborhood libraries also have the following resources: The Park Hill Branch has a Seed Library, and in March and April; many libraries throughout the city will host gardening programs.

Happy planting!

Pauline Robinson March Programs Tech Help Appointments | 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 720865-0290 to schedule an appointment for Monday or Tuesday.

Mardi Gras Mask | Monday, March 4, 2 p.m.

Science is Fun Lab 101 | Tuesday, March 26, 4 p.m.

Use chemicals to make slippery slime.

Learn all about acids and bases with our special indicator as chemicals magically change color instantly.

Science is Fun Wacky Water Workshop | Wednesday, March 27, 2 p.m.

Discover how cool water really is. Make water and alcohol have a tug-of-war with food coloring molecules. Stab a pencil through a plastic bag and not spill a drop of water.

Science is Fun Buzzing with Energy | Thursday, March 28, 2 p.m.

The forecast for the day is FUN as students transform into mini-meteorologists. Map out the facts as we investigate our planet’s unpredictable weather patterns. Prepare to feel the pressure ... the air pressure, that is.

Experience the winds of change as we get an up-close look at the changing conditions experimenting with tornadoes, hurricanes, thunder and lightning!

Science is Fun All Systems Go | Friday, March 29, 2 p.m.

Investigate the wonders of the human body from the inside out. Have FUN studying the structures and systems of the human body and discover how they all come together to create one bodacious body machine. From brains to blood cells, gain a whole new “funderstanding” of your own body as you find out what makes you tick.

Spring Party | Wednesday, March 27, 3 p.m - 4 p.m.

Welcome the warmer weather with spring crafts.

Free Coffee Chaff Give Away | Saturday, April 6, 11 a.m.

Chaff is a byproduct of the coffee roasting process that is a beneficial addition to your soil, compost, or chicken coop. Improve your garden while helping keep this free resource out of the landfill. Bring your own container to fill with coffee chaff from Commonwealth Coffee.

Decorate a mask with sparkles and feathers to celebrate Mardi Gras.

Park Hill March Programs

Finding Your Voice Writing Workshops | Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26, 4 p.m.

All Ages Storytime | Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Finding your voice can be one of the most difficult, yet empowering, things you can do to improve your writing and help your stories come together. Come to this workshop prepared to write, read, discuss and hone your writing voice. Ideal for those beginning writers.

Preschool Storytime | Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, 10:30 a.m.

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

Computer 101 | Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, noon -1:30 p.m.

Drop-in computer class. Limit 10.

Central I-70 Project Update | Saturday, March 9, 11 a.m.

A member from CDOT will give an overview of the Central I-70 project, work that has been accomplished so far, community commitments, commuter outreach, and what is planned for the project over the next four years. Question & Answers to follow the 30-minute presentation.

Equity in Schools: We PHNEEd to Talk | Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m. – noon

Park Hill Neighbors for Equity in Education (PHNEE) invites you to a discussion of how to use stakeholder power to improve equity in our neighborhood elementary schools. Add your voice to this ongoing series of conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.

The Pauline Robinson Book Club | Saturday, March 23, 12 p.m.

This month’s selection: What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons.

Drop-ins 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 & 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.

Mardi Gras Mask Craft | Friday, March 1, 4 p.m.

Decorate a mask with sparkles and feathers to celebrate Mardi Gras. Ideal for ages 3 to 8, accompanied by an adult.

Coloring for Grown Ups | Saturday, March 2, 2:30 p.m.

Come for a nostalgic hour of coloring, in or outside the lines. Use our supplies to unplug and color your way to serenity.

Irish Dancing for Kids | Monday, March 4, 10:30 a.m.

Get jiggy in time for St. Patrick’s Day by joining the Anderson-Dunn Academy of Irish Dance for a 45-minute session, where they will teach the basics of Irish dance.

Ideal for ages 4 and up.

Explore Your Family History | Wednesday, March 6, 6:30 p.m.

Discover how to trace your family history. Learn the tricks of the trade as James Jeffrey from the Western History and Genealogy Department guides you through the process.

No Strings Attached Book Chat | Saturday, March 9, 11 a.m.

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

Conversation for the Ages: Creativity | Saturday, March 9, 2:30 p.m.

What do we owe to each other? How do we talk about what matters most? Engage in one or all of our monthly discussions using classic and contemporary texts as springboards for talking about pressing issues.

Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia | Tuesday, March 12, 4 p.m.

Alzheimer’s is a disease of the brain that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Join us to learn about the impact of Alzheimer’s, the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, disease stages and risk factors, current research and treatments to address symptoms and resources.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) | Tuesdays, March 12 & 26, 6 p.m.

Join the Park Hill TAB. Help plan events and projects, talk about your favorite books, music, movies and make your opinion count. Plus, snacks. Ideal for ages 13-18.

You Can’t Unfriend Everyone | Wednesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m.

In conversations about current politics, a range of issues like gun control or discussions of white privilege and other forms of oppression, have you ever wanted to unfriend people? This interactive session from The Conflict Center will focus on a variety of ways that we unfriend people and review facilitation skills we can use everyday – such as reframing resistance, listening deeply, and navigating triggers – to stay “in conversation” instead.

Marvin Booker was Murdered Film and Discussion | Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m.

On July 9, 2010, Marvin Booker, a homeless street preacher with mental health issues, was killed by five sheriff deputies while being booked into the Denver Detention Center. The event was caught on tape, and witnessed by more than 20 people. His

story is a case study of what a lack of law enforcement accountability looks like. Stay after the film for a discussion with Director Wade Gardner. Includes mature themes.

Kids’ Book Club | Tuesday, March 19, 3:30 p.m.

Book theme: The poetry of Shel Silverstein. Choose one or more of your favorite Shel Silverstein books of poems. Practice at home and be ready to share your favorite poems, including – if you like – reading them aloud. Snack: Popsicles! Ideal for ages 6 to 9.

Searching the History of Your House | Wednesday, March 20, 6:30 p.m.

Want to know what year your house was built, who lived there, and what they did for a living? Come learn how you can find the history of your home at the library.

Decorate a Treasure Chest | Monday, March 25, 10:30 a.m.

Spring break fun! Decorate your own cardboard chest to hold all your treasures!

Ideal for ages 3 and up - accompanied by an adult.

Mindful Mobility | Tuesday, March 26, 4 p.m.

Through the lens of Taoist meditation, we’ll explore range of motion in the spine and major joints. Connecting breath to movement brings groundedness and ease to daily acts like standing, walking, and reaching for more in your life.

Glow in the Dark Dance Party with a DJ | Wednesday, March 27, 6:30 p.m.

Spring break fun for the whole family. A DJ from Snappy Little Numbers will provide the tunes, we will provide glow necklaces and bracelets . We recommend that you come dressed in white or neon which will glow in the dark under black lights.

Ideal for families with kids ages 3 and up.

Panel Discussion: Reporting, Homelessness, and the Public Sphere | Saturday, March 30, 2:30 p.m.

Join the Denver VOICE, Denver Homeless Out Loud, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, the Denver Public Library and local writers for a conversation around reporting, homelessness, and the public sphere.

By The Book

A Few Resources For A Happy And Bountiful Garden Rocky Mountain Fruit and Vegetable Gardening, Plant, Grow and Harvest the Best Edibles by Diana Maranhao Covering Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain states, Maranhao’s book provides a deep understanding of this complex area of microclimates, soil needs, water and nutrients.

Choosing this one over all the many garden books became obvious when I read through the indepth sections. They include growing zones, seasonal plants, how to build soil, how to choose healthy plants at the garden store, (very helpful for beginners), how to start seeds and transplant them, and a great section on maintenance during the growing season.

It also covers fruit trees, shrubs, and vines with growing and pruning tips. It has great illustrations and wonderful photography, which is half the fun of any gardener during the winter to envision the spring garden. It provides a section on individual plants, with photos, recommended varieties, how to grow, when and how to harvest and specific growing tips.

Finally, it has a really good section on garden resources. Hopefully you will enjoy its breadth and depth. Two additional titles worth mentioning are Rocky Mountain Getting Started Garden Guide and Month-by-Mouth Rocky Mountain; what to do each month to have a beautiful garden all year, by John Cretti.

Gardening tips via Colorado State University Extension • Access all topics: extension.colostate.edu/garden/ • For yards and gardens: extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/ • For a great resource of specific plants: plantselect.org/ • An excellent catalogue nursery is High Country Gardens, with unique plants for our climate and soils, and some pre-planned gardens: www.highcountrygardens. com/ • Local nurseries are always a valuable resource -- Leslie Williams The Greater Park Hill News

March 2019

Ice Climbing World Cup On Feb. 23-24, Denver’s Civic Center Park hosted the finals of the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation’s ice climbing World Cup series. The event attracted more than 70 competitive ice-climbing men and women athletes from around the world, including from France, Switzerland, Japan, Korea, Russia, and Azerbaijan. A 50-foot tall competition scaffolding made of particle board that simulated ice was erected on the south side of the park. Downtown Denver provided a stunning backdrop to the remarkable feats of balance and strength on display. Climbers hung upside down, clutching ice axes between their teeth while making seemingly superhuman gymnastic moves, frequently holding on by only one point of contact. Photo by Reid Neureiter

Getting The Boot

The Denver East rugby team brought home the boot trophy on Feb. 23, winning 26 -21 against Regis Jesuit at the Infinity Park at Glendale Turf Field. It was the first league match for both teams, and a rematch of the 2018 State Championship. The “Boot Bowl” is an annual rivalry match between East and Regis Jesuit. The actual boot is an old rugby cleat that used to belong to East Coach Bill Baer. Regis won the boot last year, and East reclaimed it this year. Photos by Reid Neureiter

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

The Mission and The Officers of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. The Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., is a volunteer-based registered neighborhood organization that promotes the character and vibrancy of Park Hill, provides resources, information and advocacy, and preserves quality of life and the history of the neighborhood through community participation.

The Greater Park Hill Community board is comprised of volunteer at-large representatives, as well as 10 district representatives.

If you are interested in volunteering or serving on a committee, contact current GPHC Board Chair Tracey MacDermott at chair@greaterparkhill.org for details.

The following are current board members, and their best contacts. Many representatives prefer to be contacted through the main office – at 303-388-0918 or info@ greaterparkhill.org.

If you have an issue you’d like to discuss about the neighborhood, contact your board representative. For those board members who don’t have a phone or email contact in the list at right, leave a message at the main number and it will be forwarded to your elected representative by GPHC Executive Director Sierra Fleenor.

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

• Board Chair Tracey MacDermott: chair@greaterparkhill.org • Secretary and Zoning/Property Use Chair Bernadette Kelly • Treasurer and District 3 Rep Heather Shockey • District 1 Rep LaMone Noles • District 2 Rep Ryan T. Hunter • District 4 Rep Kevin Wiegand • District 5 Rep Blair Taylor • District 6 Rep James King • District 7 Rep Jon Bowman • District 8 Nam Henderson • District 9 Stephanie Ceccato • District 10 Colette Carey • At-Large Matt Bradford • At-Large Christine Caruso • At-Large Jeanette Fedele • At-Large Justin Petaccio • At-Large Louis Plachowski: lplachowski@gmail.com • At-Large Rebecca Rogers • Community Safety Chair Geneva Goldsby • Community Planning Chair Lisa Zoeller • Education Chair Lynn Kalinauskas • Fundraising Chair Lana Cordes • Building Services Chair Louis Plachowski • Public Information Chair Melissa Davis: newspaper@greaterparkhill.org

gathered at the GPHC, Inc. office at 2823 Fairfax St. in early February to discuss and brainstorm ideas and goals for the year ahead for the Registered Neighborhood Organization. At-Large Rep. Matt Bradford, Education Chair Lynn Kalinauskas, District 4 Rep. Kevin Wiegand, At-Large Rep. Justin Petaccio, District 5 Rep. Blair Taylor, District 8 Rep. Nam Henderson, Public Information Chair Melissa Davis, Blessed Sacrament Rep. James Groves. Front row, left to right: Treasurer and District 3 Rep. Heather Shockey, District 1 Rep. LaMone Noles, Board Chair Tracey MacDermott, Fundraising Chair Lana Cordes.

Several other board members were unavailable that day, or had to leave the retreat before this photo was taken. See the list below left for a complete list of current board representatives. Photo by Cara DeGette

Gearing Up For Springtime Thanks For Everything, Park Hill!

By Amelia Eckles Admin. Asst., GPHC

Winter here at Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. means slowing down and taking the time we have to plan for the year ahead.

While our food programs run yearround, most of our events take place during the growing season, which will be here before we know it.

In preparation for springtime, we’ll be hosting a Seed-Bomb Making Workshop at our office (2823 Fairfax St.) on March 14 at 6 p.m. Come on over, and help put together seed packets designed to help spread pollinators all over the neighborhood. If you’re unable to make it, April is Earth Month and we have a lot more in store, so stay tuned.

On behalf of the students and families who receive food from the Weekend Food Program at the Boys and Girls Club, Park Hill Elementary and Roots Elementary, thank you for your continued support.

By donating to this program you help ensure that schoolchildren in the community have nutritionally appropriate food each weekend for the duration of the school year.

Whether you give of your time, money, or through donations of food, you are a vital part of making this program a success.

Thank you also to all who donate to our Food Pantry - whether you and your family, business, or church have been giving regularly for years, or if you just made your first donation - it all makes a direct impact on folks living in our community.

And big thanks also to those who spend

Volunteers

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

If you are interested in becoming a blockworker, contact newspaper manager Melissa Davis at newspaper@greaterparkhill.org Page 16

Jason Barth Greg Davis Millie Drumwright Isaac Ely Jack Farrar Claudia Fields Harold Fields Maria Goodwin Wes Hamer Joelle Hamer Adrienne Hill Sarah Hopkins Noni Horwitz

Erika Hutyra Debra Lovell Jasper Mueller Chuck Nelson Mia Peterson Mike Quigley Alison Rabinoff Deb Rosenbaum Tammi Scroggins Heather Shulman Moyra Stiles Travis Stiles Gavyn Stiles Xander Stiles Justice Stiles

hours each week sorting donations, greeting clients, and helping them navigate our client-choice food pantry.

In order to continue to provide items that we know clients need and will use, each month we ask for specific donations.

This month we are in need of peanut butter, canned meat (tuna, salmon, chicken, etc), canned fruit, rice, coffee, tea, baby wipes, and diapers (sizes newborn, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 needed).

The Weekend Food Program has specific needs as well. For the month of March we would benefit from donations of individually packaged snack foods like granola bars (without nuts, preferably), fruit snacks, cookies, crackers, and cheese crackers; 15 oz. cans of ravioli, beef stew, spaghetti, etc.; pasta and rice sides (in soft packaging, preferably), individual packets of oatmeal, juice boxes, and fruit cups.

If you’d like to make a donation to either of our food programs, we gratefully accept them at our office during our office hours. We are at 2823 Fairfax St. and are open Monday - Thursday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Our friends at Cake Crumbs (23rd and Kearney) and the Park Hill Branch Library (Montview and Dexter) also accept donations during their open hours.

Cash donations are always appreciated.

You can donate on our website, greaterparkhill.org, or give us a call at 303-3880918.

We also welcome you to drop by with questions or concerns during our office hours. We look forward to hearing from you!

Shane Sutherland Guy Wroble Leslie Twarogowski AARP #995 Queen City of the Sue Weinstein Rockies Donors Blessed Sacrament Cake Crumbs and Ally Bailey Patrons Matt Bailey Cure D’ Ars Deborah Brady DANK Dispensary The Campbells Denver Food Lyle Hansen Rescue Harriet Mullaney Food Bank of the Mia Peterson Rockies Tara Radatti Messiah Karen Timmons Community Church Judy Wolfe Montview Boulevard

Presbyterian Church Montview Community Preschool and Kindergarten Park Hill Congregational Park Hill Elementary School Park Hill Library and Patrons Park Hill United Methodist St Thomas Episcopal Church

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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)

[ ] New member Every month Maria Barreto (not pictured) delivers the Greater Park Hill News to her neighbors in the north part of the neighborhood, near the Park Hill Golf Course. She couldn’t do it without the valuable assistance of her little helper, Jeter Hemingway (pictured).

Jeter Hemingway, who usually just goes by Jeter, loves walks, answers to his name, has learned to shake hand/paw and sit. “He takes his newspaper route seriously,” Barreto says.

Photos by Maria Barreto

PARK HILL VET | Dr. Margot Vahrenwald, DVM, ASVJ

A Word On Taking Pets Everywhere

The Tricky Balance Of Service and Support Animals What our animals can be trained to do or other mental health professional on the and what they can intuit to help humans basis of a disability-related need” and fall is amazing! under the Fair Housing Act and the Air Service and support animals can make Carrier Access Act. such a huge positive impact in the daily It is loopholes in those last two acts that lives of their humans. They often allow inhave led to many pets being defined as emodividuals to live a full life instead of being tional support animals. For many cats, dogs on the sidelines. These animals can provide and other creatures without proper trainguidance for the blind, alert regarding an ing and sensitization, being taken away impending seizure or diabetic crisis, allevifrom home, riding on a plane or being in ate crippling panic-attacks associated with the middle of a large university class or livPost Traumatic Stress Disorder ing in a college dorm can be highly and so much more. stressful. It’s not therapeutic for But there has also been rampant them. abuse of the privilege of taking pets As a veterinarian, I cannot really everywhere with a fraudulent vest ask for details and we cannot know and paperwork purchased online. what is impacting the lives of our In some cases mental health profesclients. But I do try to counsel when sionals sign off on an airline’s emothat pet and planned travel might tional support animal documentabe a mismatch – sometimes well-retion so the owner can avoid having DR. MARGOT ceived and other times not so much. to pay separate airfare for Muffy to VAHRENWALD Additionally, as pet owners we travel to Grandma’s house. should all understand and be acWith the rise in the number of animals commodating that either personally or due traveling or simply being to allergies, many people out and about in stores and don’t want to be around other locations, there has Remember the emotional animals nor be forced to been a concurrent rise in travel in close proximity. support peacock that hit Airlines limit how many problems from those animals, such as aggression, animals can travel on each the news last year? biting and other issues. flight to help lessen issues.

Remember the emotional We love our pets and support peacock that hit each is a special family the news last year? member, but I worry that the poor decisionUnder the Americans with Disabilities making and selfish choices of some humans Act, service dogs (and miniature horses) are going to lead to rules and regulations are recognized as animals specially trained that jeopardize or limit those who truly to do work or perform tasks for the benefit need their service or support animals to of an individual with a disability. These intravel with them. clude physical, sensory, psychiatric, intelDr. Margot Vahrenwald is the owner of lectual or other mental disabilities.

Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center at Emotional support animals are more 2255 Oneida St. For more information, visit vaguely defined. They include “animals www.parkhillvet.com of any species for which the use of is supported by a qualified physician, psychiatrist

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Let’s Talk About Lady Business Dryness, Leakage and Other Tough Topics WE GET IT. A woman’s gynecologic health changes as we age. Accidentally pee when you do jumping jacks?

Dryness? What on earth is vaginal prolapse?? And there are other factors, too – women who have had breast cancer have all kinds of other gynecologic changes after treatment.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Rose Medical Center invites you to join our experts in gynecologic health – aka, lady business – for an evening of education and empathy. Rose OB/GYNs Valerie Ginsburg and Sarah Silver Payne, urogynecologist Kristinell Keil and physical therapist Joyce Fairbanks will share information about conditions you are experiencing and helpful treatment options.

You can’t live your best life when you are experiencing this kind of discomfort. Join us to talk lady business and let’s get you back to those jumping jacks.

JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center 350 S. Dahlia St. Denver • The Elaine Wolf Theatre Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 • 6:00-7:30 pm RSVP: 303-320-ROSE (7673) or visit RoseMed.com/calendar

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