Greater Park Hill News November 2022

A New Lowry?

City Planners Embrace Westside’s Plan To Develop The Park Hill Golf Course Land; Denver Voters Will Likely Be Asked To Decide In April

By Cara DeGette Editor, GPHN

On Oct. 19 the Denver Planning Board embraced the mired-in-controversy plan for Westside Investment Partners to de velop the Park Hill Golf Course property, despite the taxpayer-purchased conserva tion easement that requires the land remain open space.

Westside wants to build a mixed-use commercial and residential community with a park on the 155-acre parcel — poten tially doubling the population of northeast Park Hill.

The campaign to build is far from a done deal, however. The developer’s plan will next be considered by the Denver City Council. Westside hopes the council will refer the measure to city voters in next April’s municipal election.

The former golf course is at Colorado Boulevard stretching northeast at 35th Avenue. In a setback for Westside’s plans, Denver voters last year overwhelmingly supported a measure for further protec tions to the easement on the property — which advocates envision could be a re gional park. Any lifting of the easement now requires a citywide vote.

Despite last year’s vote, city staff from multiple departments — planning, parks and recreation, transportation and infra structure, housing and economic devel

opment — have since logged hundreds of hours working in tandem with Westside to create a development plan for the city’s last large hunk of open space.

That collaboration paid off. Addressing the Planning Board on Oct. 19, senior city planner Courtney Levingston described Westside’s proposal as “reflect[ing] the community’s vision.”

The plan includes high-density commer cial and residential buildings from three to 12 stories high on approximately 55 acres along Colorado Boulevard from 35th Ave nue north to Smith Road. As many as 4,300 homes and apartments would be built. The developer says 25 percent of the housing units would be designated as affordable — twice the percentage that Denver currently requires for new developments.

The developer also says up to 100 acres of the property will remain open space. However, critics note that total includes 25 acres that is a detention pond next to I-70, as well as grassy areas along the sidewalks and walkways within the development. The total actual amount of park land, they say, would be closer to 55 areas.

A warm reception

In all, 150 people signed up to speak at the Planning Board’s meeting, which lasted nearly eight hours. Numerous people sup continued on page 5

Perfect Balance

East Gymnastics Rebuilds Its Post-Pandemic Team

For the GPHN

The East gymnastics squad finished sec ond, behind Northfield High, at the Denver Public Schools league meet on Oct. 8. Coach Keely Knack noted that East gymnasts also did well individually, with senior Olivia El lis finishing third overall, junior Delaney Donahue finishing fourth, and sophomore Pippa Bouck and freshman Linnea Cropp tying for fifth place overall.

Knack, who is new to East this year, has been coaching gymnastics and fitness for more than 20 years, and competed herself through the high school level. But this is her first time coaching a high school team. It is also the first time, post-COVID, that East has had its own gymnastics coach. Last year, East’s athletes trained and com peted with the squad from Northfield High School.

Knack identified a number of challenges that East gymnasts face as the team rebuilds post-pandemic. The high school’s gymna sium does not have set of parallel bars. It also lacks the fully sprung floor needed for a complete floor routine. Instead, the 11 varsity and juniors varsity girls practice their tumbling passes on a narrow strip of sprung flooring.

Parallel bars are one of the four disci plines in gymnastics, along with floor, bal ance beam and the vault. Knack said it has been difficult without parallel bars at the

UPCOMING

6:30 p.m.

Story and photos by Reid Neureiter

One Park Hill Carolyn Smith and her grandson Nate’o Holland at the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.sponsored Fall Fest on Oct. 9 at City of Axum Park. Dozens gathered for the informal barbecue for games, face painting, and celebrate fall and community. Check out page 9 for more photos.

No One Should Go Hungry

Deb Rosenbaum Is This Year’s Babbs Award Winner

By Heather Shockey For the GPHN

Editor’s note: Deb Rosenbaum was named the recipient of this year’s Babbs Award dur ing the Oct. 6 annual meeting of GPHC, Inc. The following are remarks from Heather Shockey, currently a board member, treasurer and a for mer Babbs recipient.

Dr. J. Carlton Babbs was a minister at Park Hill United Methodist Church from 1955 until his death in 1978. He helped organize the Park Hill Action Committee (now Greater Park Hill Com munity, Inc.) and was a key supporter of integration in Park Hill.

On the same Sunday in May of 1956, faith leaders throughout the community preached sermons on the need to eliminate all the barriers to church membership and housing on the basis of race, sex or national origin.

The Park Hill Action Committee, orga nized and sponsored by these churches, subsequently became the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. (GPHC). Historical ly, GPHC’s impact on integration, zoning, schools, social justice and legislation for the community has been widely recognized. At the time of Dr. Babbs’ death, the clergy of Park Hill met and decided that a communi ty service award in his memory would be a fitting tribute to one of the neighborhood’s outstanding leaders.

This year’s honoree is Deb Rosenbaum.

Deb is a Park Hill native who grew up in the only white and Jewish family in an African American neighborhood, which she says made for a complicated child hood, struggling to figure out where she fit in. Her fa ther, a plumber, would make sculptures and home décor. Deb had a 30-year career as a high school art teacher. She has lived in rich, culturally diverse destinations beyond Colorado, which has influ enced her art and life. She returned to Denver later in life and headed the Vi sual Arts Department at the Denver School of the Arts for 15 years.

Deb has been a food pan try volunteer and coordina tor at GPHC since 2018. She ensures the smooth operation and success of the food programs, including overseeing and orga nizing backstock, taking overstock to other area food pantries, managing the trash/ compost/recycling, and other tasks.

Deb works in the pantry two days per week and regularly makes herself available on additional days and times to help with projects or cover someone else’s shift.

She also serves as a board and faculty member of the Art Students League of Den ver and volunteers at The Gathering Place.

only is she an outstanding volun teer but also a talented artist. In 2019 Deb painted the mural on our community room wall, which commemorates the 50th anni versary of GPHC.

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Scream Star

Here’s a

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: “The Red-tailed Hawk has a

raspy scream

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like a raptor should sound. At least, that’s what Hollywood directors seem to think. Whenever a hawk or eagle appears onscreen — no matter what spe cies — the shrill cry on the soundtrack is almost always a Red-tailed Hawk.” These birds can be spotted in Colorado year ‘round, circling overhead above open fields or on a perch, scoping the scene for a squirrel or a rabbit. Photo by Mark Silverstein

East Soccer Thriller

Story and photos by Reid Neureiter

The East boys soccer team solidified its high state ranking with a thrilling 3-2 “Golden Goal” home overtime win over Monument Lewis-Palmer on Oct. 8.

East senior forward Ezekiel Lubin start ed off the scoring, slotting a hard struck penalty to the left of the Rangers’ keeper. But Lewis-Palmer took the lead with goals on either side of halftime. It took a late tapin by East senior forward Gus Sundstrom to tie the game and send it to overtime.

The game remained tied 2-2 after the first 10-minute overtime period. But three minutes into the second overtime, Sund strom evaded the charging Rangers’ goalie and poked home his second goal of the match, sealing a win for East in sudden death.

East concluded its regular season on Oct. 18 at All-City Field with a 4-0 thrash ing of DPS rival Northfield, which was ranked No. 1 in the State in the 4A divi sion at the time. East finishes with a 13-1-1 record, and a No. 2 State 5A ranking, with

the Angels’ only loss coming to top-ranked Legacy.

With a No. 2 seed in Colorado’s 5A Divi sion, East should be well-positioned for a deep playoff run. The 5A playoffs was set for Oct. 26 with the second round on Nov. 1. The State Championship final is Nov. 12 at Switchbacks Weidner Field in Colorado Springs.

East senior midfielder and captain Charlie Scott (No. 7) and senior forward Gus Sundstrom (No. 14) celebrate Sundstrom’s overtime gamewinning Golden Goal against Monument Lewis-Palmer.

East senior forward Gus Sundstrom (No.14) fights off Monument Lewis-Palmer’s junior midfielder Cole Codova (No. 11) during East’s 3-2 overtime win on Oct. 8.

East senior defender Nathan Howard (No. 15) fights for the ball against Monument LewisPalmer’s Noah Bobrowitz.

porting the project emphasized their desire for a brand name grocery store in a sec tion of the city that has been a food desert — though Westside Principal Kenneth Ho says no major grocery chain has committed to the plan.

Ho, who is heading up Westside’s devel opment efforts for the property, was met with a warm reception from the planning board. The 11-member board, appointed by the mayor, is largely comprised of develop ment industry professionals. Two planning commissioners recused themselves from voting on the plan due to their business re lationships with Westside. Ho himself is a former chair of the Planning Board.

Board member Mary Beth Susman char acterized the proposed development as “a smart plan,” similar, she said, to what Low ry and the former Stapleton airport (now called the Central Park neighborhood) sites have achieved. At one time both Lowry and Stapleton were considered as possible parks, she said.

The Lowry neighborhood now has nearly 3,000 single-family homes, duplexes, con dos and apartments, according to its com munity association. Central Park, east of Park Hill, had 7,272 housing units as of 2017, according to the Piton Foundation.

“We’re lucky to have this [golf course] space to think about what we can do,” said Susman, a past member of the Denver City Council. “This gives us an opportunity to grow up and not sprawl.”

1 in 4 prefer preservation

While they agree that Denver has a criti cal need for additional affordable housing stock, critics note that several other nearby properties are currently being developed as affordable housing. Once the open space is gone, they say, it is gone forever.

Earlier in October, the board of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., whose geo graphic boundaries include the golf course, voted unanimously to oppose Westside’s rezoning and development plan. GPHC is one of Denver’s largest and oldest regis tered neighborhood organizations, and it has consistently opposed development of the golf course land.

GPHC’s position also reflects an over whelming opposition to development from Park Hill residents, as determined in a neighborhood‐wide survey conducted in late 2019 by National Research Center. The survey found 77 percent of respondents preferred the land remain entirely green space/park or golf course.

GPHC’s resolution opposing Westside’s plan also cites a Colorado statute, which re

quires a court order to terminate protective conservation easements.

The city and developer say that the terms of the easement require the property to re main a golf course. However, open space advocates maintain that the easement al lows for the land to be adapted to other open space and recreational possibilities. The golf course has been closed since 2018.

In 2020 the mayor and council-appoint ed Parks and Recreation Advisory Board unanimously recommended the city pur chase the protected land from Westside for a park, using voter-approved bond money designed for that purpose. However, nei ther city planners nor the planning board considered that recommendation during the October deliberations.

Activists from Yes for Parks and Open Space — the group that sponsored last year’s effort to protect the conservation easement — also envision the defunct golf course as a regional park, which would be about the size of Washington Park.

‘We have enough parks’

On Oct. 19, many of the speakers voiced support of development, citing the city’s drastic affordable housing shortage. “We don’t have an open space problem in Den ver, we have an affordable housing prob lem,” said one.

Another concurred: “We have enough parks.”

Veronica Valenzuela, who grew up in Denver and lives near Park Hill, countered that argument, saying “I understand the fight for affordable housing but we need to protect this land and keep this open space. The Park Hill Golf Course is the last piece of open space — green space — in the Den ver area.”

Westside’s plan will next head to the city council. The question over whether to lift the protective easement and pave the way for development is likely headed to a citywide vote in April. The developer has already unveiled its new campaign theme: “Yes for Parks and Homes.”

The issue is likely to remain front and center in the hotly-contested campaigns to elect a new mayor and numerous city council positions. Mayor Michael B. Han cock, who has received thousands in direct contributions from Westside executives, is term-limited next year, as are several mem bers of the city council.

Check out past coverage of the Park Hill Golf Course land controversy at greaterparkhill.org/news-and-opinion/ going-for-green/.

Sisters Of Color Sues Westside

The day Westside principals were mak ing their pitch to city planners to build out the Park Hill Golf Course property, Westword broke a news story highlight ing a lawsuit against the developer alleg ing a breach of a lease at the golf course clubhouse.

The Sisters of Color United For Educa tion, which describes itself as Colorado’s oldest promotora (community health worker) program, filed the lawsuit against Westside and its development partner, the Holleran Group. The lawsuit, filed in May, alleges that Sisters of Color signed a threeyear lease in February, 2021 to rent most of the clubhouse “to provide community engagement and leadership development in the surrounding Park Hill neighbor hood.”

According to the suit, Westside and the Holleran Group asked Sisters of Color to provide advance payment to pay for im provements to the clubhouse. In all, the sisters allege, they paid nearly $150,000 for improvements, plus another $46,000 to outside vendors and contractors. The suit alleges that Holleran and Westside charged for work that was not done, and overcharged for work that was done.

In addition, the developer demanded changes to the terms of the lease. One highlighted example was that the devel

oper “wanted to take some of the leased area away from Sisters of Color and turn it into a community space.”

“We weren’t able to use the space in the way we needed to, wanted to or paid for,” the organization’s Executive Director Adrienna Corrales Lujan told Westword

According to the lawsuit, Westside and Holleran offered a settlement of $173,000, which the Sisters of Color ultimately re jected since the settlement stipulated that amount would be paid over three years, and would be claimed by Westside as a charitable contribution.

“We just didn’t think it was right to say that it was a charitable donation, and we also didn’t think it was right that we would have to wait three years to receive the resources that we put in,” Corrales Lu jan was quoted saying, along with a warn ing that the developers could also renege on other agreements related to the Park Hill Golf Course.

“We just want to make sure that people know that sometimes actions speak loud er than words,” she told Westword. “Even as a people-of-color-run organization, we were still not treated very well.”

Representatives from Westside and Holleran declined to comment for the Westword story.

— Cara DeGette

Don’t Flush Your Old Drugs

By Mark Kuhl For the GPHN

because these chemicals can pass through sew age treatment plants and landfills and cause environmental harm.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environ ment runs a program to col lect and safely destroy overthe-counter and prescription drugs generated by households. (Businesses are not served by this program so they must contract with medical waste service providers.)

The program yields around 4,000 pounds per month of unused prescrip tion drugs from more than 175 secure collection receptacles around the state. All over-the-counter and prescription

drugs are accepted, including pre scribed controlled substances.

Two takeback locations near Park Hill are at National Jewish (at Col fax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard) and at the Mental Health Center of Denver pharmacy at 4455 East 12th Ave. A complete list of collec tion receptacles can be found at cdphe.colorado.gov/coloradomedication-take-back-pro gram.

Mark Kuhl is an environmental advocate who lives in Park Hill with his family. His handy tips and news about recycling household items appear every month in these pages. A directory of his past columns for recycling every thing from paint to Styrofoam to shoes is at greaterparkhill.org/sustainability/ recycling-directory/.

Milestones To Celebrate

The Giddiness Of Converting To 100% Electric Was Soured Only Somewhat With A Few ‘Little Lady’ Moments

By Tracey MacDermott For the GPHN

Many of you who read this monthly col umn are not surprised by my passion about bringing our city and state closer to elimi nating carbon sources and reaching 100 percent renewables for our electricity, heat ing, and cooling. In fact, I get a bit giddy when I hear of people making the switch. These are moments I love to celebrate!

In 2020 Denver voters passed the 2A cli mate tax, which generates approximately $40 million a year to mitigate climate change. As listed on Denver’s website, the money generated, has already contributed to:

• $18 m illion i n community solar w ith 30 percent of power gener ated going to Denver Public Schools families with lower incomes;

• 1,000 p aid p ositions i n workforce development, providing underresourced residents a clear pathway to quality jobs;

them know I did not want it re-installed on the outside of the house as we would not be needing it. The contractor was stunned by my request and soon followed with a tone that resembled, “well, little lady,” you don’t want to do that. He did his best to strike fear in us for such a terrible decision. We didn’t fall for it.

After our home was converted with an air-source heat pump, electric heat, heat pump electric heater and an electric vehicle charger, it was time to schedule the day to remove the gas meter. It was July 29 — a day to circle on the calendar to celebrate.

We don’t have time for yesterday’s thought processes to rule the day.

• Planting more than 2,000 trees in climate vulnerable neighborhoods;

• Improving t ransportation i n t he Mont bello neighborhood with a free ondemand micro shuttle to help connect neighbors to transit.

What is there not to like about this program? To highlight just one example, Greater Park Hill Community’s building at 28th and Fairfax utilized 2A funds and will now produce more electricity than it needs. Unfortunately, when our household made the decision to convert our Park Hill home to 100 percent electric we were met with some resistance along the way.

Our home is a quaint 1937 brick bunga low. There is not a lot of room, but it pro vides everything we need. A sassy orange tabby seems to take up more room than what her mere seven pounds should, but we wouldn’t get a good laugh daily without her. When the 2A funds became available to help homeowners lower their carbon us age we jumped on the opportunity.

This last summer has been a bit of a con struction zone at home, but we felt great about eliminating carbon pollution. We do have one of those older homes which still had the gas meter inside the house. Prior to refinishing our basement years ago, we had inquired with Xcel about removing the internal gas meter. They were not interest ed. This summer one of Xcel’s contracting companies notified us that the meter must be removed to bring the house up to code. Although, I would have preferred this be removed prior to finishing the basement, the timing was still good as we were about to switch to all-electric. When we initially met with the team to remove the meter, I let

My giddiness soon turned to frustration when the company first told me that I had to have the gas meter re-installed. If you have reviewed your Xcel bill, you know that you pay a monthly charge for just the gas meter. Why should we keep paying for something we will never use? We refused the re-install, but the contract ing company and Xcel were ad amant that at minimum a gas line had to be run to the house. Their rationale was that if I sell the house someone else might want gas. I had made no mention of selling and felt confident that my no-carbon home would be a selling benefit. Still, the street was shut down to traffic and a huge hole was dug in the middle of the street. Four teen hours later the gas meter was gone, and a useless gas line was installed. I wonder how costs of that day will be shared with other ratepayers.

No major home project comes with out multiple inspections. When the city inspector arrived, I assumed it would be quick. It was, but not without another “lit tle lady” moment. The inspector wanted to know why I would change my home to all-electric. He went on to tell me that he has spoken to many homeowners who have done this, and they are not happy with their bills. I was surprised he missed the solar panels on our home during his inspection.

Change is often met with resistance, however we need our major energy sup plier and city employees to get on board. We don’t have time for yesterday’s thought processes to rule the day. Our only home is in trouble, and we simply don’t have time for naysayers. We have a planet to save.

Tracey MacDermott is an at-large member of the board of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., and immediate past chair. She was trained as a Climate Reality Leader in 2017, and is currently the Statewide Co-Chair of the Climate Reality Project for the 100% Committed Campaign. Contact MacDermott at tracey macdermott@gmail.com.

East gym, but fortunately, the Dardano’s School of Gymnastics, on the business block of Kearney Street at 23rd Avenue in Park Hill, allows the East squad to practice

its equipment twice a week.

have made it work,” says Knack. “Ev eryone is on board doing the best we can with what we have. We are doing a great job

even without a fully functional facility. The parents have been awesome.”

The East gymnastics team is set to com plete its regular season with regionals on Oct. 27-29 and, if any athletes qualify, will compete in the state championship meet on Nov. 3-5 at Thornton High School.

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The City Is Blowing It

What are the options for the Park Hill Golf Course at this point? As a Park Hill resident who also lived here as a child and young adult, I think city leaders are blow ing a fantastic opportunity to improve and maintain this site as a park. Can that still be considered? As we along with much of the world swelter in record heat, the impor tance of trees, open space, and parkland to urban community health is vital. Afford able housing is also a huge need in Denver; the project envisioned by Westside Devel opment for PHGC would be a drop in the bucket of this need, while forever foreclos ing the entire site remaining a park.

It’s not clear why the city didn’t pur chase this site from the previous owner, but is this an option now? Clearly Westside didn’t purchase it to keep it as open space, in spite of the conservation easement – paid for with our tax dollars – that’s in effect for this land. They and city planners have steamrolled a planning process promot ing Westside’s development vision, which will require the conservation easement to be revoked in order to build. Public input into this plan has been carefully staged; public meetings I attended were a frustrat ing farce.

Neighbors have drafted a comprehensive park proposal, as reported by this newspa per. What’s needed for city leaders to give this serious consideration? Denver resi dents have made their preferences clear: a 2019 Greater Park Hill Community-com missioned survey found a large majority of the neighborhood — 77 percent — prefers the property “remain entirely some kind of green space/park or golf course.” And last year’s citywide election results on propos als 301 and 302 show a very strong prefer ence for what Denverites want to see hap pen at this site: preserving it as open space! What can be done at this point to honor the wishes of the majority of Denver residents regarding the future of the Park Hill Golf Course?

Mary Ellen Garrett, Park Hill

Incredibly Shrinking ‘Park’

The much-hyped “over 100 acres of park and open space” is complete bull coming from the city and their “client,” Westside, which hopes to develop the Park Hill Golf Course land.

The actual usable, designated park space is at most 55 acres. The zoning application revealed that first, Westside is only request ing park zoning on the eastern half of the property (80 acres, including the unusable 25-acre flood control detention pond).

So the contiguous public park space is just 55 acres. Their application goes on to say they’ll come up with another 20 acres on their private property that won’t be maintained by Parks and Rec. So basically, the grass along the sidewalks and around the apartment buildings along Colorado Blvd, or the median where they will pave

the 38th Avenue “Main Street” will count as park space in their eyes.

The claim of over 100 acres is a pure snake oil sales pitch from Westside and their sales and marketing associates at the city’s Community Planning and Develop ment. Over-promise and under-deliver!

Nevertheless, on Oct. 19 in a meeting that went past 10:30 p.m., the Planning Board accepted CPD’s assertion that it is a 100 acre park (detention pond and all) and voted to recommend to City Council approval of the plan and zoning changes.

Harry Doby, Northeast Park Hill

What Does The Mayor Get?

I appreciate Gary Martyn’s opinion piece “One Big Giveaway” in your September is sue and agree with everything he wrote. However, he seems to put the blame on the developer instead of with Mayor Hancock’s administration and the City Council. Why are those parties so eager to see the Park Hill Golf Course land developed despite the clear will of the majority of Denver vot ers? What are they gaining from the deal?

Florine Nath, Park Hill resident since 1980

Rethinking Retirement

Most people think of college as a place to go at the beginning of your career. The Uni versity of Colorado Denver is reimagining higher education as a place for people at the end of their primary working years. A new CU Denver program called Change Mak ers, launching in January, will bring expe rienced professionals who are approaching or already in retirement back to college for a semester to explore possibilities, retool, and renew their purpose. CU Denver de signed Change Makers based on the suc cess of similar programs in other states that bring older adults back to campus to help them move to a new phase where “work” may have an entirely different set of moti vations and goals.

Change Makers is currently accepting applications for its inaugural cohort, which will begin in January and run through April. The cost for the four-month program is $3,200, and is a hybrid in-person/online format that includes weekly sessions with guided discussions, seminars with practi tioners, options to audit CU Denver class es, and an optional applied internship in a nonprofit or social enterprise. More infor mation is at ucdenver.edu/change-makers.

Anne Button, Program Director, Highlands

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Fest In Park Hill

Dozens gathered in City of Axum Park to see old friends, make new friends and celebrate

Park Hill during Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.’s first fall festival on Oct. 9.

The free Sunday event included plenty of hot dogs, chips and cook ies, a bubble machine, face paint ing and good conversation.

event sponsors in cluded Shane Sutherland, Georgia and Woody Garnsey, Maria Flora, Leslie Twarogowski, Tyler Drum and Nestman Orthodontics.

Photos by Cara DeGette

Jalayah Riley, Aerika Morris and Dominique Morris, all 11, displaying their painted arms.

In line for face painting.

Ben Wright, 6, is a blockworker who loves to deliver the newspaper to his neighbors.

Dominique Morris, 11, with skeleton.

Nate’o Holland, 10, gets his face paint ed by Amy Harris.

From left, GPHC board member Amy Harris, board chair Shane Sutherland and board member Jacqui Shumway.

Calvin Knutzen of the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office, joined the party to talk about the beauty of voting.

Michael Sullivan, cooking up the dogs.

From left, GPHC board member Shanta Harrison-Sullivan, Sandy Robnett, board members Maria Flora and Leslie Twarogowski.

From left, longtime Park Hillians Carolyn Smith, Janet Shafer and Joanne Martin.

Playing with bubbles.

Rethinking History

A Deeper Look At Melvil Dewey Highlights The Need To Consider The Whole Of Someone’s Legacy

By Rachel Reddick Park Hill Branch Librarian

One of the most icon ic parts of America’s libraries is the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system. It’s a system that continues to thrive — alive and well — in America’s public libraries as well as more than 100 other countries.

The system, which helps classify and cata log nonfiction books, was originally imagined by one of the nation’s founding librarians, Melvil Dewey. But if you bring up ol’ Melvil with a modern day librarian, you’re more likely to get a cringe in response than reverence or excitement. So what is his real story?

Professionally, Dewey’s resume looks great, even today. A co-founder of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Library Journal, both professional organiza tions that continue to de fine librarianship, he also started the first school for library science at Colum bia College (now Colum bia University) in 1883.

His long-lasting Dewey Decimal Classification system, which is still utilized by most public library systems, helped standardize cataloging for libraries.

This makes sharing re sources between systems, across multiple languag es, and across time easier and more user friendly. Sounds good, right?

The issues arise when you take a closer look at how he believed libraries should run

and how he interacted with various groups of people. In 1905, Dewey was forced to re sign from the ALA, the momentous organi zation he started nearly 30 years earlier, due to multiple claims of antisemitism, sexual harassment, and racism.

I want to highlight exactly how extreme those claims would have had to have been in 1905 to warrant such a dramatic move. Dewey owned a private club in upstate New York, the Lake Placid Club, which so openly discriminated against allowing Jewish peo ple or other minorities memberships that it led to a petition demanding his removal as the state librarian of New York. His own daughter-in-law reportedly asked his son to move them out of the family home due to persistent unwanted attention from the family patriarch. When confronted with these type of sexual harassment allega tions, Dewey brushed them off, stating that he liked women and wanted to show it.

I bring these events up not because I want to publicly shame a man who’s been dead for nearly a century, but because it is im portant to acknowledge the whole of some one’s legacy. He did not value most of the concepts that modern day librarians hold dear. He did not believe a library should be for everyone. He actively pursued a racist, classist, and misogynistic idyll of society, and never apologized for any wrongdoing on his part.

Modern librarians recognize that the field has come a long way. Continuing to idolize a man who was great at organiz ing paperwork but terrible at working with people is not necessary. It’s unprofessional and downright mean to ignore the very real character flaws in this man, and librarian ship as a whole is taking steps to better showcase the values we now hold.

In 2019, an annual award from ALA was renamed from the Melvil Dewey Medal to the Medal of Excellence. A similar name sake award was also recently changed to re flect a new understanding of the whole of a person’s legacy. The Laura Ingalls Wilder award became the Children’s Literature Legacy Award. Do these actions right all historical wrongs? Of course not. But a step in the right direction is still progress, and a commitment to moving forward as an inclusive field is a necessary and muchwelcomed step.

November In-Person Programs

Pauline Robinson Branch Library

After School is Cool | Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays | 4:15-5:15 p.m.

Join us at After School is Cool on Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday for crafts, games, STEM and more. Program is for ages 7-12.

Preschool Storytime | Wednesdays Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | 10:30-11 a.m.

Stories, songs, and fingerplays for chil dren ages 3 to 5 years old and their care givers.

Drop In Tech Help | Wednesdays Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Need help navigating the internet, email, or social networks like Facebook? Have questions about your phone or tab let? Want to know how to access eBooks on any device? Drop by and get your ques

tions answered and learn how to use tech more effectively.

Cut Out a Sticker Using the Cricut Machine | Tuesday, Nov. 22 | 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Teens: jazz up your water bottle, skate board, or computer with a custom sticker! Come by the library any time during open hours on Tuesday, Nov. 22. You will be able to choose the design of your sticker, then cut it out using the Cricut Joy smart cutting machine. We will provide vinyl. Ideal for ages 12 to 18.

Pauline Robinson Book Club | Saturday, Nov. 26 | noon-1:30 p.m.

We will discuss Ramadan Ramsey: A Novel by Louis Edwards.

Park Hill Branch Library

Baby Storytimes | Thursdays | 10:30-11 a.m.

Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for babies ages 0-18 months and their parents or care givers.

Toddler Storytimes | Fridays | 10:30-11 a.m.

Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for tod dlers ages 18-36 months and their parents or caregivers. Note: Reservations are no longer required.

Teen Advisory Board | Tuesday, Nov. 1, 15, 29 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Park Hill Library branch’s Teen Advi sory Board plans on meeting in person every two weeks. Anyone 6th-12th grade is welcome to join and help with library pro gramming and resources geared towards teens.

Chess Club for Kids | Saturdays | 3-4:30 p.m.

Hosted by Charlie Keglovitz. Open to people 18 and under.

Magic the Gathering | Wednesdays (except Nov. 23) | 4-5:30 p.m.

A teen-run Magic the Gathering Club for other teens.

No Strings Attached Book Chat | Saturday, Nov. 12 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Read whatever you want and attend whenever you can. Share a recent read, an old favorite, or anything in between. We meet in person in the community room, in the basement.

Kid’s Book Club | Thursday, Nov. 17 | 4:305:30 p.m.

Read the book at home then join us to discuss and participate in fun activities related to the book at our monthly book club. This month we will be discussing: Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami.

Greater Park Hill has two public libraries: The Pauline Robinson branch library is at 5575 E. 33rd Ave., and the Park Hill branch library is at 4705 Montview Blvd. For hours of operation and details on additional inperson and online programming for both neighborhood libraries, check out denverlibrary.org.

Note: All Denver Public Library locations will be closed on Friday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day. They will all close early at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23 and

Photo Credit: Library of Congress

Helen Wolcott’s Holiday Show And Sale Nov. 12-13

Helen Wolcott’s Holiday Show and Sale — a 50-year extravaganza featuring arti sans and craftsman who gather at her Park Hill home — is set for Saturday, Nov. 12 and Sunday, Nov. 13. The show and sale runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Wolcott’s twice yearly art shows began in the 1970s during the thick of the court bat tle over school integration, in which Park Hill was at the heart of the struggle. “Dur ing all those hours in court, we realized that we were all artists of a different kind,” she says. The artists/social justice warriors thus banded together for another purpose: pro moting art and beauty. The tradition was briefly interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, but resumed last year.

The event, at 2309 Clermont St., includes the work of artists and artisans who display and sell their creations. Wolcott specializes in costume and silver jewelry. Other par ticipating artists include Cristina dePalmaVega (fabric and paper art), Carmen Cur

tis Basham (pottery), Robin Wilton (weaving), Anne Heine (knitting), Pamela Bliss (handmade soaps), Anita Kienker (quilted creations), Patricia Foster (fine art/painting and cards) and Darrell Wunderlich (homemade salsa and jams).

Everybody is welcome. Bring a friend, stop by, and celebrate with a glass of wine or a cup of herbal tea.

Leave No Leaf Unraked

It’s officially dead leaf sea son. From now through Dec. 2, Denver’s Leaf Drop program is in full swing, designed to en courage residents to keep raked leaves and other organic mate rial out of the landfill by turning over their dead yard stuff to the city, which will then compost it for distribution next spring.

Here’s how it works: The Leaf Drop program is free to all Den ver residents. Several drop off sites are open on weekdays and weekends around the city. It’s best to use paper leaf bags, as plastic garbage bags are not compostable. (Denver residents can download a coupon to receive a free five-pack of paper leaf bags at partici pating Ace Hardware Stores at beasmart ash.org/trees-matter/denver-leafdrop/.)

A few tips: Leaves cannot contain branches or other materials. Pumpkins are accepted for composting. Never rake or blow leaves into the street; they could clog storm sewer inlets and Denver’s street sweepers.

The following Leaf Drop locations (clos est to Park Hill) are open on weekdays now through Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:

• Cherry Creek Transfer Station: 7301 E Jewell Ave.

• Havana Nursery: 10450 Smith Rd (enter on Smith Road)

The following Leaf Drop locations will be open on Saturdays and Sundays Nov. 4 to Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Bruce R andolph High School: East 4 0th

Avenue and Steele Street

• Cherry Creek Transfer Sta tion: 7301 E. Jewell Ave.

Author Jemar Tisby

At Montview Pres. Nov. 5-6

Acclaimed author and his torian Jemar Tisby will speak Saturday, Nov. 5 and Sunday, Nov. 6 at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church about how people of faith must ac tively engage in anti-racism work.

Tisby’s first book, The Color of Compro mise: The Truth about the Church’s Com plicity in Racism , and his accompanying videos have been used by nearly 100 Mont view members in study sessions over the past 18 months. Montview recently began offering classes to explore Tisby’s second series, How to Fight Racism. Tisby will ex plore themes from both books in his ap pearances at Montview, which are free and open to the public.

Tisby will conduct an anti-racism work shop on Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. On Nov. 6, he will preach at two services — 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. — and speak at a faith fo

rum at 9:30 a.m. Montview Presbyterian is at 1980 Dahlia St.

“Dr. Tisby has done extensive research on the origins of racism in the U.S. and how the church has been complicit,” said Dianne Briscoe McKenzie, co-leader of the Montview anti-racism training initia tive. “He gives us such a comprehensive understanding of why as Christians we are required to fight racism. I hope [his] visit will encourage more people to engage in this study and realize that we all have a role to play. If we ignore racism, we are complicit in it.”

For more information, visit montview. org/tisby.

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Thanks And Grace

This Year’s Thanksgiving Dinner Boxes Include A Healthy Side Of Gratitude

By Lori Midson Executive Director, GPHC, Inc.

If your family is anything like mine, ev ery year on Thanksgiving you sail around the table poking and prodding each other to divulge what you’re most thankful for. For many of us, last year’s Thanksgiving didn’t include that ritual. I mean, many of us were like, really? Thankful for what, exactly? Isolation? Alien ation? Another night slumping on the couch in sweatpants watching Net flix? The thing that makes Thanksgiving so special isn’t so much the food; it’s the people gathered around the table — even if one of those guests is your quirky cousin Barnie, whose green bean casserole resem

bles sludge. What we would have given to have Barnie and his green bean casserole at the table last year, right? COVID, of course, thwarted our best intentions.

But this year? We owe it to ourselves and each other to acknowledge and celebrate the fact we’re still here. Finally, we can return to feeding our bel lies and, more important, our souls surrounded by those we love. And we should jubilate with extra helpings of thanks, grace, kindness and gratitude. Especially gratitude.

Here at Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., we’re beyond gratified as we gear up for our Thanksgiving Giveaway, an annual ritual that helps to ensure our neighbors won’t go hungry. This tradition, now in its

Who We Are, What We Do

The Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., is a volunteer-based registered neighborhood organization that pro motes 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 GPHC board is comprised of vol unteer at-large representatives, as well as 10 district representatives. If you are in terested in volunteering or serving on a committee, contact current GPHC Board Chair Shane Sutherland at chair@great erparkhill.org for details.

The following are current board mem bers, and their best contacts. Many repre sentatives prefer to be contacted through the main office, at 303-388-0918 or info@ greaterparkhill.org. The GPHC world headquarters is at 2823 Fairfax St.

If you have an issue you’d like to dis cuss about the neighborhood, contact your board representative.

For those board members who don’t have a phone or email contact listed, leave a message at the main GPHC number and it will be forwarded to your elected rep resentative.

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Shane Sutherland: chair@ greaterparkhill.org

ecretary

Chair Bernadette Kelly

• Treasurer Heather Shockey

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Amy Harris

Brenda Morrison

Heather Shockey

Kevin Wiegand

Sophie Milam

Phebe Lassiter

Jon Bowman

Nam Henderson

Doug Schuler

Colette Carey

Maria Flora

Shanta Harrison

Tracey

tenth year, is a collaborative effort from our staff, board members, donors, partners and tireless volunteers who provide free Thanksgiving food boxes for upwards of 350 families. Last year we distributed 1,370 meals and 350 King Soopers gift cards, received 164 donations, raised $15,000, served 150 pies, 130 bags of dinner rolls and 4,400 cans and packages of Thanksgiving essentials. And this year we hope to nourish even more of our neighbors.

And we can do that with your help of food and monetary donations. Visit great erparkhill.org/food-programs/thanksgiv ing for information about the various ways in which you can donate, as well as volun teer opportunities. Let’s work together to feed everyone we can.

If you’d like to register for a Thanksgiv ing box for yourself and/or your family, stop by our office at 2823 Fairfax St. between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Mondays or Wednes days, or call us at 303-388-0918. The cutoff date to order is Nov. 16 at noon. Every meal box includes: canned vegetables, packaged potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, broth, soup, dinner rolls, a pie, a gift card to King Soopers for a turkey and an array of fresh vegetables. Distribution days are Nov. 21 and 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Donors

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Cure D’Ars Catholic Church Dahlia Campus Farms and Gardens Green Sativa LLC Messiah Community Church Other Side of Monaco Neighbors Park Hill Congregational UCC Park Hill United Methodist Church St. Thomas Episcopal Church Village Club

Christine and Daniel Allen Penny AshleyLawrence Simon Blamires Kathryn and James Blanas Jennifer Calderone Inga Calvin Anthony Caravella Stephanie Ceccato and Michael Heringslack Deborah Cella Barbara & Alan Charnes

Emily Clark

Peg Clover Stipek

Todd Cooper Jenna Cruff Charlie Curlee Erin Donovan Amelia Drumwright Ruby Eichenour Johan and Deborah Fialka Anne & Joe Frank Duane and Jean Gall Georgia and Woody Garnsey Bobbi Gillis

Dan Goe and Kristin Coulter Lisa Haddox Simon and Elizabeth Hambidge Sam Hammerman Porter Harper Amy Harris Jeff Hersch Jake Higdon Adrienne Hill Susan and Steve House

John Imbergamo Shirley & Michelle JohnsonMondragon Susan Jorgenson Bill Juraschek Bernadette Kelly Chris and Sharon Kermiet John Kerr Michael Kosnett and Jan Van Mosteller James and Joan Kroll Marcia Lamb and Jackson Turnacliff Summer Larsen Bev Laughlin Andrew Lefkowits Diego Martinelli Deborah Maslov Jeff and Mayzie Mayfield Darren McKinnis Sheila McMullen Patricia Mead Sophie Milam Harriet Mullaney Ashley Murphy Buffy and Vernon Naake Katherine Neff Devin Nelson Chris and Erin Nielsen Tom ODwyer Louis Plachowski and Bridget Walsh Annie and David Pratt

Now, for a personal note. This is my first column as executive director of GPHC, and as of this writing, I’ve had this job for all of two weeks. My professional background is rooted in journalism, government and pub lic relations, and many of my past positions were in the nonprofit arena. I’m a recent transplant to Park Hill, having moved to this beautiful neighborhood from Wash ington Park. But my roots in Park Hill run deep. My great-great-grandfather was a homebuilder in Park Hill, and my mother grew up in one of those homes my greatgreat-grandfather built. Historic preser vationists will be happy to know it hasn’t changed.

I join an enthusiastic and dedicated team of terrific board members and the best vol unteers on the planet, and while I have big shoes to fill — let’s be real: Lana Cordes, our former executive director, was a rock star — I’m fortunate that she’s only a phone call away.

In the days, weeks and months ahead, I invite you to join me at the communal table, where we can share ideas, brainstorm, col laborate and talk about the ways in which I — and our organization —can best serve the Greater Park Hill neighborhood. Happy Thanksgiving.

Ellen Reath and Craig Maginness Samantha Lehni Reeves Kurt Reisser Mary Salsich Karin Schumacher Elvin and Irmi Smith

Melanie Sodini

Sarah Speicher

Katherine Swan

Lauren Swenson

Marjorie Thompson Wendi Torres Leslie Twarogowski Jane Wainwright Alex Walsh

Jenna Westbrook

Jennifer Wong

Volenteers

Roger Adams Kim Ashley Carmody Mike Barden

Susan Barden Kate Blanas Hank Bootz

Joanne Bronstein

Kim Buchwald Mike Bufton

Stephanie Ceccato

Mary Lou Clark

Cecilia Coats

Pamela Connolly Kristy Corcoran James Corness

Kristin Coulter Veronica D’Annibale Colin Delmoro Nicole Delmoro Sara Donnelly Sarah Edstrom

Jeanette Fedele

Claudia Fields

Maria Flora

Dan Goe

James Groves Kate Hakala Bob Hall Amy Harris

Michael Heringslack

John Hite

Renee Hopkins

Todd Hopkins

Noni Horwitz

Joel Hunter-Pirtle Karen Johnston

Bernadette Kelly Kevin Kennedy Michael Kennedy

Mark Kuhl

Nina Kuhl

James Larcus

Rachelle Larcus

Linda Lovell

Tracey MacDermott Paula Marinelli

Jen Mathes

Wendy Miller

Emily Morgan Brenda Morrison

Bob Moses

Carol ODwyer

Tom ODwyer Louis Plachowski

Mark Pressey

Kortney Raab

Carrol Rhead

Carole Robertson

Deb Rosenbaum

Liz Rutledge

Ann Salamy Mary Salsich

Doug Schuler Brian Shaw

Heather Shockey

Katie Shroder

Jacqui Shumway

Lynn Smith

T. Shane Sutherland

Blair Taylor

Esther Varney

Scott Varney

Lindsay Wadman

Alex Walsh

Tracey Wehbey

Kevin Wiegand

Mary Pat Wilson

Wintering In Mexico

Monarch butterflies are one of the most recognizable and beloved butterflies on the planet. Each fall, Monarchs in Colorado flutter away, up to an astonishing 3,000 miles, to central Mexico. By early November, they have reached their winter destination, and aggregate in oyamel fir trees on south-southwest facing mountain slopes. There, the butterflies are protected from predators, and conserve their energy to return to their breeding grounds in North America in the spring. This Monarch butterfly was photographed during the summer in Green Valley Ranch, northeast of Park Hill, by Mark Silverstein.

Creaky Knees And Hips

By Margot K. Vahrenwald, DVM, CVJ For the GPHN

days it is just a little bit harder to get up from sitting on the floor or to bend over to pick up something dropped and that’s just me entering middle age.

about our pets as they grow older? Well, they may not develop a mid-life cri sis that has them driving off in a hot red car, but they definitely need a little more regular veterinary care as well as tender loving care.

It is very easy to forget that while your playful puppy may be seven or eight years old in human years, he or she is actually physiologi cally older – the equivalent of 45 to 50 years. Or for your 10-yearold cat snoozing away in the sunshine, he or she has much in common with a 55 to 60 year old man or woman. That means there may be some creaky knees or hips making it harder to go for long hikes or even just up and down the stairs.

Age can be calming, but it can also open the doorway to the development of chron ic health issues from mild to severe. It is easier to gain weight than lose. It can take longer to recover from strenuous exercise or stressful events. Insults over time from conditions such as chronic dental disease can start to impact the function of major organs such as the kidneys, liver or heart.

And, do you think our pets will com municate these changes to us? Not in ob vious statements most of the time. It can much more subtle. It may take longer to go around the block or be slower to get up from lying down, but most of our pets, par ticularly cats, cope with and hide changes until unable to do so anymore. They are all masters of hiding the symptoms of pain.

Just like ourselves or our aging parents, our pets need more regular veterinary health care to help with or stave off chang es associated with aging. Health changes and illnesses are always better dealt with if identified earlier rather than later.

Aging, in and of itself, is not a disease, but it does open the door to physiologic changes that lead to illness, inflamma tion and/or pain. Illnesses that are more common with aging, such as ar thritis, diabetes and cancer, are found and helped by twice yearly physical examinations and regu lar screening blood work. And your veterinarian has many tools to help with arthritis – including now for cats, we have an injectable monoclonal antibody that targets the inflammatory pathways of arthritis. This is a gamechanger for kitties who can not take the oral anti-inflammatories avail able for dogs.

Ensuring, too, that your pet has appro priate dental evaluations and professional dental cleanings when needed can also add years to your pet’s life, preventing pain and infection. Remember, a year is more than a year to your pet. How would your mouth look and feel if only seen and cleaned once every seven to 10 years, or your body if your doctor only saw you every third year?

The month of November celebrates senior pets – celebrate yours with a visit to your veterinarian to get everything checked out from nose to tail.

Dr. Margot Vahrenwald is the owner of Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center at 2255 Oneida St. For more information, visit parkhillvet.com

2823 Fairfax St., greaterparkhill.org, 303-388-0918

The GPHC neighborhood association community meetings are conducted on the first Thursday of the month, except for December and July. In-person meet ings resumed in June, and people still have the option of attending virtually. The next community meeting is Thurs day, Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. The in-person meeting is at 2823 Fairfax St., and also accessible online. Check greaterparkh

Everyone is welcome to join.

Submit your neighborhood events and resources to editor@greaterparkhill.org

Deadlines are the 15th of the month, for the following month’s issue.

CONCRETE

Concrete work and repair. Driveway, patios, and sidewalks. Small jobs wel come. 25 years experience. Free esti mates. 303-429-0380

LAWN CARE

Aeration – Sod fertilizer – Power rake – Lawn mowing, Rototilling – Hauling –Stump removal – Weed control – Lawn mower repair – Shrubbery care – Small trees removed 720-327-9911

MASONRY SERVICES

Masonry Services- Brick, Stone, Con crete, restoration, tuck pointing, chim neys, retaining walls, city sidewalks. Licensed, bonded, and insured. www. thebrickandstoneguy.com References. Call Shawn 303-907-9223

PAINTING

PREMIER PAINT WORKS since 1993. Denver’s Residential Paint Specialists. Int/Ext Neat, conscientious craftsman ship by polite, respectful, honest & fully insured crew, impeccable references. Call or text John at 720-849-3921.

Interior and exterior painting. Prep, power washing, professional. Owned and operated by Park Hill resident with over 20 years experience. Free esti mate. JR Painting 720-485-7207 or jpabz04@gmail.com

PLASTER REPAIR

THE WALL REBUILDERS Interior plaster (and drywall) repair. We repair

cracks, holes, crumbling walls, etc. Specializing in older homes, though we fix houses of every age. Dan and Laura Pino 303-698-1057

ROOFING

Residential reroofing and repairs, 17 years experience, licensed, bonded, and insured. Gutter replacement and cleaning. Call Shawn 303-907-9223

SKI & SNOWBOARD CARE

Affordable ski and snowboard wax ing and tuning. Providing pickup and delivery to your residence. All pricing includes gear pickup. www.central parkskiboardtuning.com. Text Brett 303-550-6166

TUCKPOINTING

Over 25 years experience. Fully in sured. Mortar color and brick match ing, broken brick replacement, cement chimney crown replacement. 12 years Chicago union experience. Mr Chimney and Home Masonry Repair. Call Chuck Bahnsen 303-948-7999

TREE TRIMMING

Tree

Double

303-429-0380

WINDOWS

TO ADVERTISE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS CONTACT BRENDA MORRISON newspaper@greaterparkhill.org 720-287-0442 (voicemail) the deadline for submitting a classified ad is the 15th of every month