Volume 52, Issue No. 6 A Greater Park Hill Community Hill, Inc. Publication June 2013

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Business is Booming on Oneida Street

The Park Hill Home Tour & Street Fair Needs You

Piled-High Potato Pancakes Come to Fairfax

Thursday, June 6th at 6:30pm2823 Fairfax St., Denver

Garden Walk June 8

Evening of the Arts

4th of July Parade

By Erin Vanderberg, Editor

Last year, Park Hill’s Norman T. Harris and his team orches-trated the first Juneteenth Music Festival event in the Five Points neighborhood. For Norman, who grew up in Park Hill, and whose family has served as a pil-lar of the Five Points community, his picking up of the Juneteenth torch from previous organizers like Wellington Webb, Brother Jeff, Leslie Juniel and his father and grandfather was due largely to the inspiration of their positive leadership.

Harris’ goal is to infuse the celebration with new life and to make it relevant to a new genera-tion. While the goal is not neces-sarily to make Denver’s celebra-tion the largest in the nation, as it once was, it is certainly not out of the question. Last year’s festival was Denver’s largest in decades, and this year’s expected turnout is 60,000.

“Norman’s long-term vision of the next generation of June-teenth is one that operates as a highly efficient and effective or-ganization,” said Rebel Saffold, Director of Operations for the Juneteenth Music Festival. “This is not just some festival. He is building a foundation to support the growth of this event so that everyone is benefitting from their involvement.”

The Family ConnectionTo understand Norman’s

community-mindedness, one needs look no further than his grandfather, Norman Harris, Sr., for which the Juneteenth event’s Five Points Legacy Award is named for.

“My grandfather is the rock of this neighborhood. He’s served as a role model. Never have I seen him miss a day of work, or complain about challenges… I draw so much inspiration from him. He’s the foundation of my existence and my role here,” said Norman.

Along with Norman’s father, Norman Harris, Jr., and Norman’s aunt, Wise Harris, Harris, Sr., owns a corner property on 26th and Welton, the Wise Harris Arms Apartment Building. He’s been a property owner in the Five Points neighborhood for over 40 years.

At 94, he still wakes up every morning to sweep his sidewalk and walk a mile and half. Dur-ing the MLK Marade this past January, where Norman was promoting the Juneteenth event, people kept coming up to tell him that they had just seen his spry grandfather walking by – Harris, Sr., walked the whole parade and without a cane.

“[My family members] are the most supportive people, they are the reason I’m pushing hard,” said Norman, who eventu-ally wants to take over the family business and be an active part of the redevelopment of Five Points.

Putting the Past BehindJuneteenth has been celebrated

in Denver since the late-1950s, and became the nation’s largest Juneteenth celebration for a short time in the early-1980s. In those days, Norman’s father was work-ing on the planning committee. The event was a five-day carnival, facilitated by area property and business owners, which stretched the whole Welton corridor. But in 1986, gang violence erupted at the celebration.

“The city’s challenges with gangs and drugs came to a head and manifested during that festi-val,” said Norman. “Those shoot-ings tainted the celebration, the neighborhood, probably the whole city – you can’t compart-mentalize. But Juneteenth was the faceplate; the events cast a negative shadow on Juneteenth.”

While organizing Juneteenth last year, Norman and his team worked with many in the com-munity, including people and businesses that live in the neigh-borhood, police, City Council, the mayor, registered neighbor-hood organizations, and the Gang Rescue and Support Proj-ect (GRASP). Norman had a two-part message for event stakehold-ers:

“We brought in everyone to facilitate communication, to as-sure that everyone is included

Classic Celebration, New AppealStanding on the shoulders of his family, Park Hill’s Norman Harris is reinventing Denver’s Juneteenth celebration

Photos by Rebel Saffoldcontinued on page 2

This secret garden is just one of the 12 gardens on this year’s Garden Walk. Plan your walk with our map on page 22.

Registration is still open for the fourth annual Park Hill 4th of July Parade. See page 4 for all the details.

The event will bring a host of artists together on Thursday, June 20. Meet them on pages 14-15.

Credit: Rick Morales-Brewick

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What is Juneteenth?Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration

of the ending of slavery in the United States.From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June

19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.

Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. It is a time for reflection and rejoic-ing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. Its growing popularity signifies a level of maturity and dignity in America long overdue.

In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society today. Sensitized to the conditions and experiences of others, only then can we make significant and lasting improvements in our society.

Source: juneteenth.com

and knows the plans; but to also communicate the message that this is a celebration, a time to rejoice, be with family, to heal and get over prob-lems plaguing the community,” said Norman. “There is always the threat of something happening, but we’re keeping our side of the street clean.”

Norman says that last year’s event had zero safety events. “It’s a goal that we keep our energy positive, our spirits high, and that

we set the tone that this a new movement, that we’re beyond the things that plagued us in the past.”

What to Expect this YearThis year’s event will include a parade, a Youth Engagement Zone, a

Miss Juneteenth pageant, an art walk, a car show and, of course, mu-sic, with headliner Lakeside. In addition to these events, this year the festival will host an even larger group of retail and food vendors than the year prior.

According to Norman, the organizers have pushed to diversify and be representative of the Denver community’s demographics by work-ing with a variety of community organizations, including the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Black Chamber of Commerce.

“We are learning how to build a platform for Juneteenth to be a con-duit for people to connect to resources and resources to connect to people,” said Norman.

Building on Success“Last year was truly amazing,” Norman said of the 2012 Juneteenth

Music Festival. He had pulled an all-nighter the evening before the event. They were short on money, so his committee, even his mom, were cleaning and preparing the streets. After the day went off successfully, he was sitting with a group that included his grandfather and members of the Ohio Players. As they were talking, his grandfather shed a tear.

“He said that he couldn’t believe that we got it done,” said Norman. “To see someone who has seen the heights and the pitfalls thank us – it was worth everything we did.”

Visit juneteenthmusicfestival.com or find them on Facebook and Twit-ter for more information.

Juneteenth, continued from page 1

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Ramped Up for Summer

Th is is a great time to get involved with Greater Park Hill Community (GPHC). We’ve just completed our fi rst of three Family Bike Rides of the year, co-sponsored by the Bike Depot, and we have several exciting events coming up this summer. Our annual Garden Walk will be held on June 8th, off ering an opportunity to glean landscaping ideas and to celebrate some of the many diverse and wonderful gardens tucked throughout Park Hill.  July 4th will feature our annual and growing Independence Day parade along 23rd Avenue. It’s not too late for your block/group/school/church to sign up! March, skip, dance, or ride, the parade is a great way to show off your patriotic pride in your own backyard. See parkhillparade.org for more informa-tion, and thank you to Justin Bresler for orga-nizing this fun annual event! I hope this year, you’ll stop by 23rd and Eudora during the pa-rade to buy hotdogs in support of the GPHC emergency food pantry, sponsored by realtors Bridget Walsh and Louis Plachowski.

On Thursday, June 20th, we’ll host our fi rst Park Hill Evening of the Arts fundraiser at the Greater Park Hill Com-munity offi ce, with its unique garden patio. For just $20 in advance, this creative evening off ers two drinks (more available by donation), appetizers and desserts, while allowing an opportunity to see local artists at work, including perfor-mance painter Devin Montagne who will create a painting of the Denver skyline during the event. Th at piece will be raffl ed off (for additional ticket purchase), and you’ll have a chance to buy artwork from several area art-ists, who are donating a portion of their proceeds. Th is fundraiser will not only support GPHC’s food pantry program, but also GPHC’s general fund and outreach eff orts that support you, as Park Hill residents, in a variety of ways. I’m very excited about this event, and hope you will join other GPHC supporters for an enjoyable one-of-a-kind art celebration. Th ank you to organizers Shannon O’Connell, Melissa Davis and Roberta Locke, and our generous sponsors Johnson & Wales University, along with Th e Garden, Oblio’s Pizzeria, Cake Crumbs and Latke Love. Tickets may be purchased online at greaterparkhill.org or at the GPHC offi ce at 2823 Fairfax St. Day-of tickets are $25.

All GPHC events are volunteer-driven, and all started with an idea germinated by a group of dedicated Park Hill residents. Th e eff orts of our local volunteers, from those putting on our annual home tour (September 22nd this year) to those wanting to start up Park Hill’s own Viva Streets Ciclovia are greatly appreciated, and signify the passion that makes Park Hill so vibrant. I highly encourage you to learn more about opportunities for community involvement, and to share your ideas by attending our monthly community meetings (1st Th ursday except July and December at 6:30pm). GPHC exists to serve you, but couldn’t exist without your energy and input. Please get involved as a block worker, Board member or event volunteer to help shape and celebrate the unique community in which we live. As we gear up for our twice-yearly membership drive, I hope you’ll also consider supporting our work with a membership gift of $25 or more to enable us to maintain and expand services. Th ank you Park Hill!

Robyn Fishman is a Park Hill resident and the Executive Director of Greater Park Hill Community Inc. She can be reached at 303-388-0918 or director@greaterparkhill.org. Find GPHC on Facebook at facebook.com/GPHCDenver.

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Fans of the Park Hill 4th of July Parade will fi nd a lot to love about this year’s event, with a mix of returning favorites combined with exciting new additions. As always, there will be plenty of home grown groups from Park Hill neighbors and community organizations mixed with Den-ver’s elected offi cials municipal organizations.

As always, the Parade will march right through the heart of Park Hill along 23rd Avenue from Dexter St. to Kearney St., which means that there is always a good spot to watch the fun pass by. Set

up chair, blankets and coolers anywhere along the parade route and get ready to cheer on the fun!

What’s in store for 2013?Th e Dueling Pianos Road Show

will bring not one, but TWO GRAND PIANOS loaded onto a fl oat that will roll down 23rd while performers belt out show tunes and patriotic favorites

Th e High Altitude Radio Con-trolled Car Show brings high-performance RC cars zipping up and down the street

Th e National Western Stock Show is expected to break out some of their western heritage to

liven up the parade with a cow-boy fl air

The Winona (MN) Cotter Marching Band brings back for the second year in a row tradi-tional Independence Day fl air with dozens of musicians, drum-mers and fl ag corps members

We’ve also got some returning favorites, including:• Th e Denver Fire Depart-

ment will kick off the pa-rade for the fourth year in a row with TWO engines

• Th e Wands and Wishes princesses will delight all

the young ones in the audi-ence

• Th e Red Sax Trio will pro-vide a great soundtrack

• Th e Denver Pedal Bar will be rolling down 23rd again

• And dozens moreTh e parade will wind down

on Kearney Street where the fun will continue with sweet treats at Cake Crumbs, delicious pizza at Oblio’s Pizza, music and more!

See you on the 4th! Remember to go to ParkHillParade.org for the latest info.

The 2013 Park Hill 4th of July ParadeSomething old, something new, something red, white & blue – come out and watch on Thursday, July 4 at 1:30pm

Photos by Stevie Crecelius

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An Evening with John Fielder

By Jack Farrar

Th e Park Hill Community Bookstore presents “An Evening with John Fielder” on Friday, June 21, at the Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia. A silent auction and a wine/refreshments reception will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m., followed by commentary by Fielder and a slide show with music, “Celebrating 20 Years of Lottery-Funded Lands.” Th e show will review how Great Outdoors Colorado has enhanced parks, recreation and open space projects throughout the state. 

Th e silent auction will include a wide range of items, including an-tiquarian books, gift certifi cates and art. A large selection of books by Fielder will also be sold, with part of the proceeds going to the book-store.

A renowned nature photographer, author, speaker and environmen-talist, Fielder founded Westcliff e Publishers in 1981, one of the largest publishers of books and calendars about nature and wildlife. He has published 40 exhibit format books, guidebooks and children’s books and has won numerous awards for his photography and work on en-vironmental issues including the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award and the fi rst Aldo Leopold Foundation Achievement Award given to an individual. Fielder lives in Summit County and operates a fi ne art gallery in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe.

He was appointed by Governor Roy Romer to the Great Outdoors Colorado Board in 1993, and served two four-year terms. In 2010, he asked the Board to celebrate GOCO’s 20th Anniversary in 2012 with the publication of a guide book Guide to Colorado’s Great Outdoors: Lottery-Funded Parks, Trails, Wildlife Areas & Open Spaces and a pic-ture book Colorado’s Great Outdoors: Celebrating 20 Years of Lottery-Funded Lands. Th e Board partnered with him to photograph hundreds of county and city-owned places, a project during which he traveled 35,000 miles in less than two years.

In July of this year, Fielder will publish Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnifi cent Dream, which will cover the city’s 46 mountain parks and conservation areas, totaling more than 14,000 acres, includ-ing Red Rocks, Genesee and Summit Lake.

Th e Park Hill Community Bookstore is the oldest non-profi t, mem-ber-operated bookstore in the region, with more than 800 members. Located at 23rd and Dexter, the store not only off ers a wide range of used and new books, it donates thousands of books every year to a variety of nonprofi ts, including schools, churches, shelters and correc-tional institutions. As is the case with many independent bookstores, the bookstore struggles to keep its doors open and fund-raisers such as the Fielder event play a huge role in supplementing the store’s income from book sales. 

Event: Celebrating 20 Years of Colorado’s Lottery-Funded Lands, Slide Show & Book Signing to benefi t the Park Hill Community BookstoreWhere: Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 DahliaWhen: Friday, June 21, 5:30 p.m.Tickets: $20 each for adults, $35 for couples and $10 for children under 12 Info: Call the Park Hill Community Bookstore at 303-355-8508

(Credit: John Fielder)

(Credit: Craig McNeil)

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By Cara Schaarschmidt

The Oneida Park Center shop-ping area was built in 1951 and fills the 22nd block of Oneida Street in Park Hill. About eight years ago, the commercial block began to experience a renaisance. I met with each shop owner so that we could talk about their respective businesses. What I discovered was a community of passionate entrepreneurs who have chosen to follow their dreams and open their fam-ily businesses right here in Park Hill. Along the way, they have formed a comraderie on this up-and-coming block, though many come from completely different backgrounds. I recommend to the whole Park Hill neighbor-hood a walk, ride or drive to check the Oneida Park Center, which, with its shops, services, and restaurants and the amazing people who own these places, is a treasure chest right in our own neighborhood.

Denver Music TreeDenver Music Tree owner,

Mackenzie Gault, comes back to her Denver School of the Arts roots in opening her new busi-ness on the Oneida Park Center block. Offering viola and violin lessons, with guitar and voice to be added soon, as well as music- and movement-based baby and toddler classes, Mackenzie is ex-

cited to see her new venture tak-ing off. She and her 16-month old son, Finley, showed me around the bright, cheery space, where little ones will be able to enjoy her classes starting June 3. While Gault is a classically-trained musician with a Viola degree from DU, she is also a rocker as a member of Denver’s own Flo-bots – little Finley has even been on tour already. Baby and tod-dler classes will take place once a week for eight-week sessions, and classes are offered for groups of the following ages: newborn to 12 months, 12 months to three years, and three to five years. Mackenzie is available for private violin and viola lessons now, and Finley is ready to give you a tour of the books and toys anytime.

Denver Music Tree is located at 2238 Oneida Street St. Call 720-583-5973 or visit denvermu-sictree.com.

Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center

Dr. Margot Vahrenwald opened Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center in July of 2011 (and be-came the GPHN veterinarian columnist in May 2012). Along with her husband, Chris, who is the hospital manager, she helps the dogs and cats from the whole neighborhood. When I walked into their office, I was greeted by gorgeous decor, a spotless envi-ronment and a friendly staff. Dr. Margot received her veterinary medicine degree from Colorado State University and worked all over the country before settling

here in Park Hill. Her medical center specializes in general well-ness care and disease prevention, puppy and kitten care, advanced age care, injuries and dental care. There are two additional veteri-narians on staff, Dr. Oberbroeck-ling, and Dr. Karrh, as well as a talented group of nurses, vet as-sistants and client care special-ists. “Quite simply, opening Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center is the best thing I have ever done,” said Vahrenwald. “It's really fun and gratifying to have seen our practice being welcomed in Park Hill, Stapleton and the surround-ing neighborhoods.” She said that their number one goal is to offer the best care they can to the pet owners and patients. With the smiling people and wagging tails spotted at their practice, it looks like they are meeting that goal.

Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center is located at 2255 Oneida St. Call 303-388-2255 or visit parkhillvet.com.

BJ’s Hair Sensations Styling Salon

When I walked into BJ’s, there were four generations of the Whitlock family gathered there. This is a close-knit family busi-ness that is happy to serve you. Evelyn Whitlock, who owns and runs the shop with her daugh-ter BJ, has a passion for her customers and makes sure that they never have to wait for their appointment. She is the recep-tionist and bookkeeper, and her daughter and several other tal-ented stylists take care of their

clients’ hair, nails and brows. BJ’s offers hair design for all types of hair, multicultural hair services, braiding, waxing, lash extension, manicures and pedicures, as well as basic cut and color services. They do not overbook their sa-lon, allowing them to make sure that all of their clients are served right away. According to Whit-lock, “At BJ’s we do anything and everything to make a person feel beautiful.” BJ’s is a fixture in the Oneida Park Center, having been there for eight years, and with regulars and walk-ins in and out the door all day, this family busi-ness will be there for many years to come.

BJ’s Hair Sensations Styling Salon is located at 2242 Oneida St. Call 303-322-4999.

Vance Barber and StylistVance Johnson, the owner of

Vance Barber and Stylist, told me right away not to confuse him with the former Denver Bronco. He may not play football, but he is one of the nicest guys you might ever meet. While Vance used to have four locations around Den-ver and was recognized as the first African-American to own a franchise in the city, these days he has settled into his Park Hill loca-tion and enjoys the pace of run-ning just one shop. The Park Hill location has been in business for over eight years and employs two friendly stylists. Johnson runs a Christian business and doesn’t allow swearing in his shop. He also runs his business based on his firm belief that when people

feel good about their appearance, they feel better about themselves. He has backed up that philoso-phy over the years by providing cuts to the homeless and those in need. Johnson gets to know the families he serves over many years. “Moms, dads, grandmas, and all the kids from families all over the neighborhood come to see me”, said Johnson, who takes pride in serving these genera-tions.

Vance Barber and Stylist is located at 2232 Oneida St. Call 303-321-2470.

Oneida LiquorsScott Koster has a Master’s de-

gree in Biochemistry, but these days he is working with solu-tions of a different kind – wine and craft beer. Koster is the owner of Oneida Liquors, which he opened in October 2012. Al-though Oneida Liquors is a small neighborhood liquor store, the selection is growing. Scott has recently expanded his craft beer section and has an entire cooler dedicated to great Colorado beers. He has also grown his wine section, featuring many Colora-do wines. If he doesn’t currently carry something you are looking for, he does his best to get it for you for next time. Koster has also developed a section filled with a huge variety of 12-ounce beers, where you can build your own mixed 6-pack; this allows cus-tomers to try some new beers, or just get a variety of the ones they already love in one package. He features regular sales and promo-tions, drawing customers from as far as Aurora to take advantage of his prices. Koster is focused on the future: “For a small store, we have a large, innovative selec-tion,” he said.

Oneida Liquors is located at 2201 Oneida St. Call 303-388-7758.

Positive Spin LaundryAli and Marc Neal opened two

locations of Positive Spin Laun-dry in September 2012 – one in Park Hill and one in northwest Denver. They base their busi-ness practices on the theory that “service providers should want to provide the best possible service

Oneida Business ParkA glimpse inside the shops

Clockwise from top left: Oneida St. Auto, Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center, Denver Music Tree, Park Hill Skates, Positive Spin Laundry, Oneida Liquors, BJ’s Hair Sensations Styling Salon and Vance Barber & Stylist.

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to their customers”. At their Park Hill location, you will often be greeted at the counter by Bran-don, a loyal employee and aspir-ing writer who is polite, helpful and has a great smile. Their laun-dromat is clean, quiet and orga-nized and offers wi-fi, TV, seat-ing, coffee, and snacks to make one of life’s not-so-fun chores much more bearable. In addi-tion to the do-it-yourself laundry service, Positive Spin also offers drop-off and pick-up services, dry cleaning, alterations, and business account options.

Positive Spin Laundry is located at 6920 E. 23rd Ave. Call 303-284-2128 or visit positivespin-laundry.com.

Allegra’s PizzaWhen I walked into Allegra’s

Pizza, owner Tony Uva was in the sparkling kitchen chopping fresh herbs for his Neopolitan style pizza. Uva prides himself on using the best fresh ingredients, classic pizza ovens with history, and great service. “Basically”, he says in his Long Island accent, “it’s a mom-and-pop joint and all the guys and girls who work here are really good.” Accord-ing to various neighbors and ratings sites, the pizza is really good, too. Allegra’s is named af-ter Tony’s daughter, an East High School graduate who helped him to perfect his recipe as she grew up. As a father, he has discov-ered a great way to offer a special service to his Park Hill custom-ers: if he finds out your family is expecting a child, he provides a coupon for the “Baby Pizza”, good for one free pizza, tax and tip included (because he doesn’t want new parents to be fumbling around for bills when they are so exhausted), delivered to your house the night you bring your baby home from the hospital. The guy is thoughtful. He works with schools around the neigh-borhood, donating ten percent of his sales to a different local school each month; for June, he is donating to the Denver Language School. Allegra’s spe-cializes in mostly take-out and delivery, although they do have a small outdoor seating area, al-lowing them to cater to students that come over for a slice at lunch and those who wander by. Alleg-ra’s will be closed from May 20th through June 4th while the fam-ily embarks on a culinary tour of Italy. They will be back and ready to serve on June 5th.

Allegra’s Pizza is located at 2240 Oneida St. Call 303-333-4442 or visit allegraspizza.com, which offers online ordering.

Famous Philly Cheese Steak and Beer Garden

Jim Jackman just recently moved to Park Hill, but he has been operating his Famous Philly Cheese Steak restaurant in the neighborhood for over seven years. The cheese steak sandwiches are authentic, served on the famed soft Amoroso rolls shipped straight in from Phila-delphia. One of Jackman’s top-sellers is a bacon jalapeno cheese steak, which he invented when he ran out of pepperoni one day, and he is also starting to gain some fame for his wings. While a lot of his daytime business comes from Denver School of the Arts students, Jackman has created a family-oriented environment

with his sunny, dog-friendly pa-tio, Friday movie nights and old-school Dig Dug Machine in the back. There are flat screen televi-sions to catch a game, craft beers on tap, and a friendly staff behind the counter. Jackman invites all of Park Hill to “Ride your bikes, bring the kids, have a sandwich and a couple of beers on the pa-tio.” After tasting a cheese steak, made for me by Jackman himself, I can’t think of a better idea for this summer.

Featuring dine-in, delivery or pick-up, Famous Philly Cheese Steak and Beer Garden is located at 2200 Oneida St. Call 303-333-5600 or visit famousphillychees-esteak.com.

Park Hill SkatesAnother brand new member to

the Oneida Park family, Park Hill Skates skate shop was opened by Rob McKendry this spring. A for-mer professional skateboarder, Rob is, in a word, passionate. In a couple of words, he is extremely passionate. Park Hill Skates sells skateboards, trucks and wheels, both separately and in full setups, expertly selected and assembled by McKendry. They also carry helmets, other safety gear and accessories, as well as some great antique cruiser bikes – McK-endry’s other passion. He has a product line dedicated to girls,

and loves to talk to first-time skateboarders and their parents about what they want to get out of the sport. One of the coolest things about Rob’s new shop is the skateboard art he features in his “mini museum.” He has always been focused on “the art of skateboarding” and, in April, he held a benefit for the Aurora shooting victims, auctioning off skateboards designed by artists, both from the Denver School of the Arts and professionals. While some of the pieces have been sold, he has added some from his own collection and wants to con-tinue to feature new pieces that expand and change his beautiful “museum” and allow him to spot-light young artists. McKendry, a Park Hill resident, toured for many years as a pro, has been racing skateboards for 15 years and has been skateboarding his whole life. He is the new resident expert in Park Hill, ready to serve his skateboarding public.

Park Hill Skates is located at 2236 Oneida St. Call 720-583-4627 or visit parkhillskates.com.

Oneida Street AutomotiveFor 35 of the 40 years they have

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GREAT DENVER CLEAN-UP RESULTS

GPHC disseminated free neighborhood cleanup supplies from the Keep Denver Beauti-ful program, which were put to good use in the Park Hill neighborhood. GPHC Treasurer Tracey MacDermott reported that her household cleaned-up the area from Colfax to 17th to Cherry to Clermont, with Bata-via and 16th Avenue in between, as well as the two alleys that sit off of Cherry and Clermont. Th ey picked up a total of 3 bags of recyclables and 1 bag of trash, and also bagged about 18 bags of leaves and debris from the alleys. To learn more about the program, visit denvergov.org/kdb.

PURGE THE SPURGEDenver Parks and Recreation

is warning residents to aggres-sively remove the noxious Myrtle spurge weed. Th e weed is a low growing perennial with trailing

fl eshy stems which spreads rap-idly to surrounding areas and can “jump the fence” to natural areas to displace native vegetation and reduce forage for wildlife. Hand pulling and digging are eff ec-tive methods used to control this plant in addition to herbicide ap-plications. Contact the Denver Natural Areas Program for more information at 720-913-0644.

VENTURE PREP SENIORSVenture Prep’s graduation on

May 31st saw the matriculation of 41 seniors with 100% col-lege acceptance, $1.5 million in scholarship money and 3 Daniels Scholarship Recipients. For more information, visit ventureprep.org.

STEDMAN GARDEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Taking Neighborhood Health to Heart needs volunteers to work the community garden that has been established at the southeast corner of the Stedman Elementa-

ry School at 29th and Dahlia. Last year’s produce production was successful and benefi cial to those who worked the garden and live in the community.  If you would like to share a few hours of work at the garden or need more infor-mation, please call 720-436-4321.

DAY CAMP FOR NE PARK HILL YOUTH

Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center, Pauline Robinson Library and the Jack Vickers Boys & Girls Club are off ering a free summer day camp for Northeast Park Hill youth ages 9 to 17 from June 10 -July 19, Monday through Th urs-day, 10am-4pm. Th e program is supported through Denver’s 2A Service Investment Funds. Ac-tivities include sports, swimming, arts, education, leadership, fi eld trips and workshops. Lunch and snack provided. Spots are fi lling quickly. Contact Jason Torrez for more information at jasont@bgcmd.org or call 303-446-6786.

BLUFF LAKE JUNIOR NATURALISTS

Bluff Lake Nature Center’s Junior Naturalist Summer Day

Camps in Denver feature three 3 fun themes: Take Flight!, Dig Deep! and Dive In!. Children ages 6-12 will get to use their imaginations and explore the world of fl ying, digging and div-ing animals all while in an out-door classroom, becoming Junior Naturalists in the process. Activi-ties include presentations from science experts and nature-re-lated hands-on games and craft s. Campers will also get time to cool off in Sand Creek and make new friends. Visit bluffl akenaturecen-ter.org for more information.

PROJECT GREER STREETProject Greer Street, an edu-

cational enrichment program for African-American males launched by Park Hill’s Yvette Sally and Ronald Sally, has two more success stories. East High School sophomores Nasir Little and Ray Pryor have been se-lected to attend summer college preparatory programs. Little will attend the Junior State of America program hosted at Stanford Uni-versity, a three-week residential program with a focus on critical thinking, debate and team build-ing skills and enhanced academic performance. Pryor will attend the Telluride Association Sopho-more Seminar Program at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. For more information on the program, contact project-greerstreet@gmail.com.

LIQUOR POLICY REVISIONSIn 2012, the Department of

Excise and Licenses convened an external committee to review and revise the Policies and Pro-cedures pertaining to Liquor, 3.2 Beer and Cabaret Licenses.  Th e Committee’s fi nal draft was re-leased in March of this year for public review and comment.  A public hearing was held on May 9th, 2013, attended by Greater Park Hill Community Zoning Co-Chair, Bernadette Kelly, including other Registered Neighborhood Organization representatives and business owners.  Attendees shared their comments on the draft policies and procedures in a formal discussion. Th e de-partment was still accepting comments until 10 days follow-ing the hearing and will take all comments into consideration in forming the fi nal policies and procedures.  Th e fi nal document is to be posted to their website in the near future.   Th ese revised policies will remain in eff ect un-til a new web based information system is in place (approximately one year). 

FUNDRAISER FOR CRIME VICTIMS

On June 8,  July 6 and August 31, T Mar Entertainment Chari-table Concert Series is hosting the Summer Sizzler featuring Tarell Martin and Pg. 6ix to help ben-efi t Th e Denver Center for Crime Victims (DCCV). The DCCV provides 24-hour crisis interven-tion and trauma recovery services to victims of crime in Denver. Jazz at Jack’s in the downtown Denver Pavilions, is donating their venue to host these nights of music that will feature star talent as well as support a great agency’s eff orts to continue to provide high-quality service to the Children Youth and Family Program and help make a profound diff erence in the lives of

crime victims in our community. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 the day of the show. For more in-formation, contact Nikki Johnson at 720-296-1469.

DEC ENERGY LOANSTh e Denver Energy Challenge

is continuing its energy loan pro-gram, started in August 2012. Loans are available to fi nance over 40 residential and commercial energy effi ciency measures, such as whole house evaporative cool-ers and Energy Star-rated central air conditioning units. Funds are off ered at competitive interest rates starting at 2.75% for resi-dents and 3.75% for businesses with no early payment penalties, giving residents and businesses the fl exibility to make desired or necessary upgrades when they want; and for years to come. Since the loan program launched in 2012 the Denver Energy Chal-lenge has loaned over $520,000 dollars to Denver residents and businesses.  For more informa-tion, or to contact an advisor at the City and County of Denver, call  720-865-5520  or visit den-verenergy.org.

HEALTH PROGRAM SURVEYPark Hill’s Joe Brady and Jac-

qui Shumway, directors of the Living Younger Longer Institute and the Tai Chi Project, will con-duct a survey of successful health promotion programs in the Park Hill area this summer. Th ey will present their fi ndings to the 10th Annual International Confer-ence on Health, Nursing, Aging and Nutrition this August at the University of Oxford, U.K. Th ey are conducting interviews with community health promotion programs in the Park Hill area to uncover best practices and barri-ers for providing eff ective health education programs. To partici-pate, contact Th e Tai Chi Project at 303-744-7676 or   303-744-7676 or taichiproj@earthlink.net.  

HOST AN UP WITH PEOPLE CAST MEMBER

Local families in the Denver area are being sought to host Up With People international cast members between July 12- Au-gust 12, with a two-week option. Host families are asked to pro-vide a bed, local transportation at the beginning and end of each day, as well as breakfast and most dinners. While gone during the day, participating in regional learning, community service and show preparation, most evenings cast members will be home with the family to participate in their activities and interests. Up with People’s newest production Voic-es, will be held at the Pinnacle Charter School Performing Arts Complex on August 10 at 7:30. Contact Abby Hull at ahull@up-withpeople.org or 720-215-3209.

COOPERATIVE GROCERY PLANNING

The Sunshine Project com-munity potlucks will continue through the summer on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. A survey is still open, in English and Spanish, for neighbors’ feedback on the pro-posed cooperative grocery store, greenhouse and garden at 35th and Albion. To get involved, visit thegarden-parkhill.com/events/sunshine.

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Th e 35th  Annual Park Hill Home Tour and Street Fair is just 4 months away and this should be an outstanding year for us. Th e Street Fair is already begin-ning to fi ll with both returning vendors and new vendors. If you are interested in joining us as a Street Fair vendor we would love to have you. You may go to ParkHillStreetFair.com to see the spaces available and the vendors who have already signed up. You may also sign up and pay online or you may submit a check. If you are a food vendor, please contact Erik Boller at hawaiinlivingden-ver@gmail.com for any addition-al information you may need. For all other vendors, please contact Kate Sultan  krsultan@comcast.net  or  303-300-3332. We still have many great spots left but if you know you want to be part of the Street Fair you should pick your spot sooner than later. As

you can see from the number of returning and new vendors that have already signed up, it will be a full house this year.

 To date, we have the following

returning vendors:• Park Hill Veterinary Clinic• Nature’s Educators• Historic Denver• Th e Wall Rebuilder• Royal Crest Dairy• KG Artistry• Renewal by Andersen• Von Phul Designs• Arising Hope• Dancing the Soul• GB3 Energy• Maui/Wowi Coff ee &

Smoothies• Oblio’s Pizza• Route 40 Argentenian Grill• Cake Crumbs• Lil Libby’s Donuts• Yatai Sushi

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 And the following new ven-

dors have already picked their spots:• Bailiwick Press• Timberleaf Construction• RM Design and Construction• Sequana Naturals• Paula Hudson Art• Lauren Esther Studio• Lutomski Stained Glass• Dutch & Ollie Home &

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Th e Silent Auction is a big part of the street fair. Susan Barden and Paula Wales have once again volunteered to chair this com-mittee. Th ey are always looking for donations in the form of gift certifi cates, coupons, services, products, getaway weekends or white elephant items. Help is also needed with all of the logisti-cal aspects of the silent auction: procuring donations, catalog-

ing and presenting them, and staffi ng the booth the day of the home tour. Please contact Susan at macdougaldog@msn.com  or Paula at pkwales@gmail.com  if you can help in any way or to make a donation.

To advertise in our Home Tour brochure, which reaches approxi-mately 1,500 people, contact Jack or Pam Farrar at denverfarrar@comcast.net.

We have been excited to have expanded kids activities at the street fair the last couple of years but don't have anyone at this time has volunteered to or-ganize this fun and important part of the day. Please contact Roberta Locke at robertalocke@aol.com if you would be able to help coordinate the kids activi-ties.

And, of course, we need many volunteers. Please contact Larry Sondgeroth at larrysoldmy-home@aol.com  to get on our volunteer list.

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Park Hill Girl Scout Troop 3573 chose to help Alzheimer's patients to earn their Bronze Award. Th e Bronze Award is the highest award Junior Girl Scouts, 4th and 5th graders, can earn. Th ey selected Alzheimer's patients as their focus because several of the girls had a person-al experience with the disease as someone in their family or a fam-ily friend had Alzheimer's. 

Forest Street Compassionate Care Center, at 3345 Forest Street, welcomed the 14 troop members' frequent visits. When the scouts fi rst planned their project they thought perhaps they could make scrapbooks for the residents as a way to preserve slipping memo-ries. However when they visited the Forest Street Compassionate Care they noticed that the pa-tients were cold. Even though the temperature in the Center felt too warm to the girls, the residents were bundled in sweaters and

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aft er 50 years as a mechanic and welder, while Laverne still runs the offi ce and acts as reception-ist. Th eir long-time mechanics on staff have served three genera-tions of Park Hill families and of-fer all automotive and small truck services. Th ey regularly run spe-cials on brakes and other mainte-nance. When I spoke to Laverne and Bob, one of her staff mechan-ics who has worked there for 35 years, neither of them could say enough about how much they ap-preciate the customers. Laverne also mentioned how much she loved the location on Oneida Street. “Th e neighboring busi-ness owners have formed cama-raderie and really look out for one another,” she said. Over the years, she has been known to take plate of goodies to new tenants on the block when they arrive.

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Lewi Gault FitnessMackenzie graciously shares

her adorable space with her fi t-ness trainer husband, Lewi Gault.

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Spicy Thai II Asian Grill and Sushi Wow

At Spicy Th ai II Asian Grill and Sushi Wow, they pride them-selves on only using the freshest ingredients in making the Th ai, Chinese, Vietnamese and other Asian cuisines they serve, includ-ing a full sushi bar. Th ey off er a warm environment, and their friendly staff makes sure you en-joy your meal when dining in, and they also off er take-out, free delivery, and catering. If you’re dining in, you can choose from a full bar selection of beer, wine, sake, and a menu of signature cocktails. Spicy Th ai II opened their Park Hill location in 2007. Mindy Chen has been managing the store since it opened and says that because most of the crew have been on staff since the be-

ginning, they have become just like a family. “Th e regulars who have been coming in for many years have become our friends and family, too”, said Mindy. Th e restaurant is owned by Jin Huang. While there is another location (Spicy Th ai), it is run by a diff erent part of Huang’s family and only serves Th ai cuisine.

Spicy Th ai II and Sushi Wow is located at 2235 Oneida St. Call

303-388-6300 or visit spi-cythai2235oneida.com.

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store is an anchor of the Oneida Park Center and is the longest-standing tenant on the block, having been there for almost 50 years.

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behind the counter was helping a young boy count out his change to purchase some licorice. T

he Mi-T-Mart off ers a selection of all the basics you might need in a pinch, including snacks, housekeeping basics and staples like bread and milk.

Mi-T-Mart is located at 2201 Oneida St. Call 303-399-3370.

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With big hugs and bigger smiles, family, friends, teachers and stu-dents past and present gathered at Montview Community Preschool & Kindergarten’s playground to wish their fi rst and favorite teach-ers – Edie Buchanan (28 years) & Carolyn Hill (21 years) – a happy retirement.

“I came, I saw, I stayed,” teacher Carolyn Hill said about her time at Montview. She was fi rst intro-duced to the program 23 years ago when her son attended preschool there. She said she simply fell in love with the school and his teach-er, Edie Buchanan, and when he left for kindergarten, she decided to say.

For 21 years Carolyn Hill has taken on the “awesome responsi-

bility and honor” that comes along with being a little one’s fi rst teach-er. “I hear ‘You’re the best teacher I’ve ever had!’ a lot, but that’s be-cause I’m the only teacher they’ve ever had!”

All humbleness aside, Mont-view’s preschoolers love of school has started in Carolyn & Edie’s classrooms which are packed with paint, blocks, interlocking cubes, feathers, glitter, real hammers and nails, endless stacks of con-struction paper, hedgehogs, fi sh, hamsters and lots and lots of but-terfl ies. Th ey have taken the tiny hands of 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds and guided them into the world of education through play.

Over 20 years ago, a little boy was playing hospital in Edie’s class-room. He put the stethoscope to his teacher’s heart and said, “Edie, I hear the kids in your heart.” Not many things are sweeter, or truer than that.

If you ask Edie about herself, she turns the attention to the school, with a huge smile of love and pride. She feels it was a gift to teach at Montview, an inclusive, cooperative school where children are accepted as they are. She be-lieves in the balance of open-end-ed and teacher directed activities. She quoted John Dewey when he said, “Knowing we cannot teach students everything, it is the most important we teach them to learn.” And in her own words, “We are building a foundation for learning at Montview and it’s fun!”

Carolyn and Edie, you will for-ever be in our hearts and we know that when we run into you on bike rides and trips to the grocery the grown children you taught will run up and say, “You’re the best teacher I ever had!”

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Latke Love, a family-owned res-taurant serving a delicious mod-ern twist on traditional Jewish potato pancakes, has joined the growing number of new business-es brightening up the Fairfax busi-ness district. Former caterers and experienced farmer’s market ven-dors Steve, Tina and Dina Shander (a husband, wife, and sister team), operate the new venture at 5151 E. 28th Ave. Th ey share the freshly renovated building with the Cake Crumbs commissary. Th e location has a large, sunny patio, perfect for

summertime noshing with friends in addition to the cheerful deli-counter interior.

Latke Love’s menu features mini-potato pancakes made from Tina’s German grandmoth-er’s recipe served in bowls and topped with a wide variety of top-pings: everything from the classic applesauce, to lox and capers, to barbeque pulled pork. Th e menu is already expanding to meet the neighborhood’s tastes. Knishes, which Dina describes as “Jewish empanadas” will soon be avail-able in fl avors like Indian samosa and brisket. Th e Latke Love team

is also working on sweet-potato latkes for the carb-eschewing cli-entele of CrossFit Park Hill across the street.

Latke Love’s schedule is still in fl ux, but new patrons can count on them being open Th ursdays through Sundays, breakfast and lunch, at the very least. Th e res-taurant may be new, but the dishes have been carefully perfected over time. “We’ve been making these for so many years, its second na-ture now,” says Tina.

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In addition to live painting from Devin Montagne, featured in the May issue, the following artists will exhibit their art at the Greater Park Hill Evening of the Arts event on Thursday, June 20 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 2823 Fairfax.

Vicky Smith | CeramicsVicky Smith is a ceramic artist

that creates hand-built organic clay forms that are surfaced with oils and other materials. Her work has been exhibited in shows around the country. She has taught ceramics at many lo-cal art centers, schools and in-stitutions. Currently she is the studio manager and a teacher at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, as well as a ceramics in-structor at Arapahoe Commu-nity College. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design. Living and working in her Park Hill studio since 1999, she truly enjoys creating with clay and the clay community at large. She can be reached at vicky.smith.clay@gmail.com.

Paul Myrick | Photography and Watercolor

Paul Myrick is a Denver artist who grew up and resided most of this life in the deep south. In-heriting an innate artistic ability from his mother, southern rural artist Peggy Myrick Knight, Paul

is naturally creative and expres-sive in several art forms includ-ing photography, watercolor and graphic design. Paul was also mentored by Atlanta-based photographer Robin Davis, who teaches bi-annually at the  Cor-tona Center of Photography  in Italy. A previous career working in information technology pro-vides Paul with a technical back-ground that fits perfectly with today’s digital art mediums.

Paul’s photography and graph-ic design work was chosen in 2008 by IBM and Ricoh to rep-resent technological innovation in their US and international offices. Additional photographic scenes of Colorado were also se-lected by IBM for their Boulder office complex. In 2009, Paul ex-hibited his photographic work during First Friday in the Santa Fe Arts District in Denver. In 2012, Paul’s photograph, “Bull Wheel”, was selected for the en-trance of the new Marriott resort in Breckenridge. For the Greater Park Hill Evening of the Arts, Paul will be showing a new col-lection of watercolor prints cre-ated in both analog and digital mediums. He can be reached at paulmyrick.com.

Carolyn Jones Martyn | Painting

Always a passionate artist, Carolyn was sidetracked in col-lege when all the Fine Arts classes were full. She was welcomed into the theatre department because they "needed artists" and went on to earn a Masters degree in theatre design. After a long and happy career in theatre educa-tion, Carolyn retired to pursue her original life goal: to paint. She particularly enjoys working in series as she explores the vast potential of this engaging art form. An avid traveler, Carolyn

is inspired by the unusual as well as the familiar elements of our world. She is a signature mem-ber of the Colorado Watercolor Society.

Artist's Statement: There is a special magic created as light falls upon form; it is that drama I at-tempt to capture in painting. I rel-ish observing human nature and the expressive problem solving of mankind. Usually my subjects are "ordinary" scenes celebrating everyday life. She can be reached at cjmartyn@viawest.net.

Becky Richardson | Paper Unwanted books, maps, sheet

music, wallpaper, post cards, stamps, even placemats and menus, are all materials Becky uses in her artwork. If it’s made of paper, she will tear it, burn it, fold it, cut it, glue it, paint it. The results range from collaged botanical canvases to functional decoupage items to whimsical origami ornaments. After retir-ing in 2009, with more than 20 years as an auditor for the Colo-

rado General Assembly, Becky enrolled in the Denver Botanic Garden’s Botanical Illustration Program and began rediscover-ing her long-dormant artistic side. Since then, her work has been displayed in numerous venues including the Park Hill Home Tour Street Fair and the recent Cotton District Arts Fes-tival, an annual juried art event in her hometown of Starkville, MS. Becky is also a much-re-quested teacher of origami and decoupage to both children and adults. Vintage PaperWorks can be reached at richardson1821@comcast.net.

Patricia Barr Clarke | Plein Air Watercolor

Patricia Barr Clarke  is a na-tionally recognized watercolor-ist exhibiting still life and land-scapes in galleries in Santa Fe and in Colorado, including the Vail Alpine Treasure. She is a signature member of the Colo-rado Watercolor Society. Pat has taught Watercolor workshops to students of all ages for the past 26 years. She will be exhibiting her work at the Santa Fe Art Broker-age in July and at the Arts Student League. Pat has lived in Park Hill for 30 years and graduated from the University of Kansas.

Peg Meagher | WatercolorsPeg Meagher studied art in

high school. At age 50, after many years in a nursing career, Peg returned to painting. In retire-ment she has studied watercolor painting with teachers in US, Ireland, and Italy. Peg has shown her art frequently in the Denver area. Many of these shows were solo shows. She has a refresh-ing style and a free use of color. She prefers to paint outdoors in Colorado, Utah & New Mexico. Peg is married with one son and is a Grandma to Ben, Noah, and Marina.

Michael Gadlin | Mixed Media

Michael Gadlin has been dedi-cated to his art career for over 20 years. Gadlin studied at the Art Students League of Denver, then went on to study at the presti-gious Pratt Institute in New York where he advanced his skills. In 1999 Gadlin was the youngest artist ever to win “Best Of Show” at Denver’s nationally renowned Cherry Creek Arts Festival. Ex-hibiting in select galleries and museums worldwide, Michael

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has been commissioned by govern-

ments, Fortune 100 corporations and private

collectors. Besides working daily on ArtHaus studio and gal-lery business, Michael

is currently dedicated to work-ing with under-served and spe-cial needs artists both at ArtHaus and on location, including autis-tic artist, Zachary Inkeles, a long-time student and friend. Most re-cently Michael has extended his community outreach to work on the Facilitate Painting workshops with the disabled through the Art Students League of Denver and partnered with VSA Colorado Access Gallery in Denver. He can be reached at michaelgadlin.com.

Susan O’Connell | Mixed Media

Local artist, Susan Q. O’Connell, a painter, printmaker and jewelry maker, has been in the art field for many years. With a few degrees in art, Susan cre-ated a career teaching college and high school fine art classes, print-making workshops, and after-school workshops for kids. Dur-ing this time Susan was a single mom raising her daughter, Lea, and teaching her the joy of mak-ing things. Three years ago, Susan and her best friend, Kelly, from college re-met and kindled a ro-mance which turned in marriage. Being both artists, they have turned much of their home into studio space and art adorns the walls. Susan enjoys working with paper and designed after school workshops to make something fun for kids to learn some new skills. She turned her ideas into viable designs for light weight paper jewelry for adults. Susan continues to teach privately, work on her “serious art”, and her small art businesses, if i…Creative Stu-dios, llc and online store which features Quiet Hand Paper Jew-elry, her line of jewelry. She can be reached at ificreativestudios.com or susanqharrington.com.

Melia Reece | PastelsMelia has always been passion-

ate about gardening and nature. Any garden craft or piece of art she creates is inspired and driven by that love. Currently she works in pastels designing gourd bird-

houses and gourd animals. Each creation is one of a kind and painted with the hopes that it will make and find a good home in someone’s outdoor room or garden.

Mackenzie Gault | MusicMackenzie Gault is a Violist,

Violinist, Composer, Songwriter and Teacher from Denver, CO. A graduate of the Denver School of the Arts and the University of Denver (BM, Viola Perfor-mance), Mackenzie has a long history of performing in and around Colorado and has always tried to use the traditionally clas-sical viola in new and different ways, incorporating jazz, rock, and fiddle styles into her play-ing. She currently lives in North City Park with her husband and 16-month old son.

In 2006 Mackenzie co-founded the band Flobots, who have had great success including a plati-num selling single (Handlebars), sold out tours in America and Europe, and TV Appearances with Jay Leno, Conan O’Brian and Carson Daly. She also helped to found Flobots.org, a non-prof-it organization that brings music education and recording arts to both Denver Public Schools and centers for troubled youth.

Now on hiatus from touring with Flobots, Mackenzie is open-ing Denver Music Tree - a music education studio in Park Hill that features baby and toddler music classes, private lessons and tutor-ing in music theory and ear train-ing. It is her hope that Denver Music Tree will serve the com-munity’s musical needs and pro-vide a fun, warm and educational place for all children to come and receive the benefits of early music education. She can be reached at-denvermusictree.com.

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Greater Park Hill Evening of the ArtsThursday, June 20th from 5 to 9:30 p.m.at 2823 Fairfax Street Tickets $20/advance, $25/doorRaffle tickets $20 or $50/threeGrand prize: Devin’s painting

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Th e Greater Park Hill News is hosting its own geocaching game with the help of Kitty Migaki, local photographer and author of Alphabet Denver – a GPS Alphabet Hunt Book.

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Viva Streets Moves to Berkeley, but Lives on in Park HillBy, Tracy Boyle, LiveWell Colorado and Piep Van Heuven, BikeDenver

For the last two summers, Park Hill has been home to Viva Streets – Denver’s fi rst “ciclovia” or street closure event, put on by LiveWell Colorado and BikeDenver. Th e goal in creating Viva Streets was to introduce the public and policymakers to the many benefi ts that come from increased walking and biking in our local communities, and the role that the built environment plays in encouraging safe active trans-portation. Th e event has been a huge success, bringing out more than 10,000 bicyclers, walkers, dancers, strollers, skate boarders, and many others to enjoy the experience of moving along 23rd Ave. for the day. We could not have launched this event so successfully without the help and support from the neighbors, businesses, organizations, and City Council members from the Park Hill area. Th is is truly a testament to the amazing Park Hill people, thank you so much for your enthusiasm and support.

For 2013, the Viva Streets team has made the decision to move the event to a new part of the city in order to engage more neighborhoods in the Viva Streets mission. Th is in no way refl ects negatively about the experience in Park Hill; in fact, the Park Hill event has set the standard for which we hope to replicate across Denver and Colorado. Th e new route will be in the Berkeley/Regis neighborhood, with a planned route that will form a "T" along the Tennyson Business District and across West 46th Ave. Th e date is set for Sunday, August 11th. We are excited about the opportunity to engage new audiences and highlight the walk-able and bikeable areas in Northwest Denver.

Th e enthusiasm in Park Hill for Viva Streets is being sustained by many neighbors. A committee is exploring if Park Hill can hold its own Viva Streets event in the future. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Sara Struckman, sara.struckman@gmail.com, to participate. Th ere is a possibility of holding a smaller event this summer with a larger one next year.

We have truly appreciated your support of Viva Streets these past two years, and look forward to working with you again on other com-munity engagement events. Th ank you so much for helping us launch Denver's fi rst ciclovia, and for helping us establish Viva Streets as a great annual celebration for walking and biking, and a very visual reminder that our streets are built for people: people who walk, people who bike and people who drive.

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GPHC off ers many services to the community, including acting as an application and distribu-tion site for the Denver Urban Garden’s (DUG) annual free vegetable seeds and transplants giveaway. Although seniors and low-income families are espe-cially encouraged to apply, there are no income restrictions for participation. Residents filled out applications in January to receive up to seven seed packets in March, and up to seven sets of plant starters given out the third week in May. Group ap-plication sites distributed plants to area schools, community gar-dens, and food pantries. GPHC utilized this program to plant fresh veggies on site for our food pantry clients, including toma-toes, cabbage, broccoli, and bell peppers. If you are interested in helping to cultivate this garden over the summer, please call 303-388-0918.

Th is year, 40 people signed up for the free seeds & transplants

program through GPHC. Earl Banks picked up seeds & plants for his elderly neighbors at his senior apartment complex, and helps them plant and maintain their garden as a way of supple-menting their diet with fresh produce. Earl and his neighbors plant everything from basil to caulifl ower to jalapeño peppers, and look forward to participat-ing each year. Lynn Farquhar requested plants for the 2nd time this year, and says “Th is is a great program. It enables me to eat healthy, and it’s fun to grow some of my own food.” Lynn also participates in the St. Th omas community garden, and gives some of what she grows back to those in need.

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Hundreds of people had a blast at Stedman Elementary School’s an-nual spring carnival last month. Named Bones ‘N Tones for its food and music – from BBQ to barbacoa, hip hop music to Banda Music – the event drew a diverse crew of school families as well as community members.

Unlike at many other schools, most Stedman parents simply do not have the resources to participate in big item silent auctions and oth-er high-priced events. Th e carnival is the school’s biggest fundraiser. Th anks to community sponsors, the event was aff ordable for families. Th rough the generosity of parents and teachers, the children’s raffl e included bikes and an iPad mini.

“It was great to see so many Stedman families having fun and sup-porting their school. Th ey even talked me into getting in the dunking booth. We couldn’t have done it without the cadre of community vol-unteers and the support of our local businesses” said Robert Malling, Principal.

Stedman Elemen-tary School, founded in 1924, offers 330 students in preschool through 5th grade a high quality educa-tion. Th e school was recognized for three years by the state as a School of Excellence – one of only 22 schools statewide to earn this distinction. Stedman has a diverse student body along with a dedi-cated teaching staff that meets their needs.

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Jazmine takes a shot at dunking Principal Robert Malling at Stedman Elementary School’s Bones ‘N Tones carnival. (Photos by Warren Parish)

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By Tara Bannon WilliamsonSenior Librarian

We are very excited to an-nounce that the Summer Read-ing program starts Monday, June 3! Th e Denver Public Library makes a big deal about kids read-ing in the summer because we are dedicated to their success in life which studies have shown comes from an early love of reading and learning. Students can lose their reading and learning edge if they let their skills go unused during the summer months. Participat-ing in a Summer Reading pro-gram is a great way to combat this summer slide.

Our Summer Reading Pro-gram excels at making reading a social experience for all to enjoy. We want for children to do more than just pick up books, we want them to be able to talk about them and compare and contrast them with what their families and friends are reading. We will also be having book clubs for second graders through Seniors all summer long. We even have a program for newborns and kids that have not started read-ing yet that build their early lit-eracy skills and get them ready for reading.

Th e Summer Reading Program is available at all Denver Public Library branches for newborns to those entering their Senior year of High School. For many kids K-12, the highlight of the program is the Elitch ticket that they can earn for their second prize. Join us at the Park Hill Branch Library for entertaining programs every Saturday at 3pm. Make family visits to the library a tradition that will not only en-gage your child this summer, but will pay off in the future!

All Ages Storytime� ursdays at 10:30amAll ages are welcome for this

storytime! We may do a craft , play musical instruments, or have some fun with the parachute! No registration is required.

Book Babies: Early Walkers� ursdays at 11:15am Stories, action songs, and

rhymes developed to meet the needs of babies on the move and their caregivers. Playtime and socialization immediately follow the program. No registration is required.

Tales for Twos Fridays at 10:30amJoin us for a storytime just for

two-year-olds and their caregiv-ers. We will share books, sing

songs, and provide movement activities. No registration is re-quired.

Book Babies: Pre-WalkersFridays at 11:15am Stories, rhymes, and lap songs

developed to meet the needs of infants and their caregivers. Playtime and socialization im-mediately follow the program. No registration is required.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Tuesday, 6/11 6-7:30pm: Stu-

dents in grades 6-12 are invited to join the Park Hill TAB. Help plan library events and projects at the Park Hill Library, talk about your favorite books, and make your opinion count! Join us the second Tuesday of each month.

Teen Summer ActivitiesVarious activities for those in

grades 6-12. Includes Wii Nin-tendo Gaming & Button Mak-ing on June 11, Airbrushed T-shirts with Igor Tkac on June 18, and Teen Book Club (Th e Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams) on June 25. Registration required for Teen Book Club. A guaranteed good time--please join us!

Children Summer ActivitiesVarious activities for kids in

grades 5 and under. Includes Ann Lincoln presents � e Dino Girl Show on June 8, Canvas Art on June 10, Dig Into Read-ing Magic! with Mark Strivings on June 15, Fossil Prints on June 17, Genre Chat Book Club for grades 2-3 (Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl) on June 20, Sign-ing Smart: Sign Language for Hearing Infants & Toddlers on June 24, Video Games for Chil-dren on June 24, Book Club for grades 4-5 (Th e Phantom Toll-booth by Norton Juster) on June 26, and Connie & Co. presents Rabbit on Vacation on June 29. Registration required for Book Clubs. Please join us for the fun!

Jurassic Park 20th Anniversary Celebration

Th e Park Hill Branch Library is off ering an exciting aft ernoon event fi lled with Jurassic Park-related activities, including a di-nosaur-themed art and sculpture contest, our very own excavation pit, a chance to clone a dinosaur, a discussion of the latest discov-eries in paleontology, and the op-portunity to see a few bloopers from the classic fi lm. A must for enthusiasts ages 7-12 and any di-nosaur fanatics! June 22. *Entry form for art/sculpture contest required.

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It’s June and in Park Hill that means it is Garden Walk time! This year, I had the pleasure of being on the Garden Walk committee, which chooses the gardens that will be displayed on Saturday, June 8th.

Joining me on this year’s Gar-den Walk committee are: Micki Amick, Barbara Armendariz, Greg Davis, Roberta Locke, Ann Long, Angelia McLean, Dania Pet-tus and Helen Quinn. Catherine Byrne, Garden Chair extraordi-naire, led the team and remained calm, organized and focused.

The Garden Walk planning pro-cess is rigorous; sponsors, volun-teers, garden selection, artists and press releases all must be settled within the first 5 months of the year. It’s akin to sowing a seed, watering it, nurturing it, growing it and forcing it to be ready to har-vest at a specific time.

One of this year’s goals was to expand the event north of MLK Boulevard. We joked about call-ing it the “Garden Bike” this year instead of the Garden Walk, as walking won’t afford you the op-

portunity to see all of the gardens. The larger area shows off Greater Park Hill’s diverse and charming community.

Our committee has the privi-lege of getting to know every gar-dener and it was an honor to meet everyone and understand their relationship to their gardens. Pas-sion, dedication and love are put

into these gardens season after sea-son, and it shows. Each garden, like each property and homeowner, is au-thentic and unique

with their own stories and their own relationship with their grow-ing space.

From xeric to rock, English to whimsical, secret to commercial – the 12 gardens chosen should inspire even the most seasoned gardeners. Buy your tickets at greaterparkhill.org.

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The process that goes into making sure the Garden Walk comes to fruition is rigorous … It's akin to sowing a seed, watering it, nurturing it, growing it and forcing it to be ready to harvest at a specific time.

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With the leaves greening Park Hill’s neighborhood, our thoughts move from school to summer camps, vacation and BBQs. None-theless several important steps have been taken regarding our local schools in the last month.

ASHLEY ELEMENTARYTwo community meetings have

been held at Ashley Elemen-tary School. During the first, on April 24, DPS Office of Com-munity Engagement teamed up with the Ashley Collaborative School Committee members, teachers and principal, Dr. Ken Hulslander. They all shared the stage in addressing the crowd.

Joe Amundsen, New Schools Manager at DPS’ Office of School Reform and Innovation, an nounced that parents and school staff would have until late September to put forth a pro-posal for the school. Given that the Board was scheduled to vote on the school’s future in June, this was welcomed with excitement, which turned to loud applause when Assistant Principal Kim Hunter said, “Si se puede” (“Yes we can” in Spanish).

Enthusiasm was not only quashed but trust in DPS was heavily eroded when soon after that meeting word came down that DPS would not be renewing Principal Huslander’s contract even though the school’s 3rd grade TCAP scores have gone from 28 percent proficiency in 2011 to 52 percent in 2013. In-stead, a search for a new principal was already under way.

Ashley’s Collaborative School Committee was able to negotiate with DPS to have an important-voice in the new principal search and the Ashley community con-tinues to move forward with cre-ating a new plan for the school.

PARK HILL/STAPLETON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Another Greater Park Hill-Stapleton Community meeting was held at the Denver School of the Arts on May 7. Not as well attended as previous ones, this meeting provided little new in-formation. The focus was on the two new middle schools proposed for Stapleton – one to be located in the same building as Swigert International School and another to be built in Conservatory Green.

Alyssa Whitehead-Bust, DPS Chief of Innovation and Reform, stated that the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) would probably move into the Conservatory Green space given its size.

Answering a question about a Stapleton ECE-5 elementary school located at Eastbridge, she noted that the principal hired to lead that school had K-8 expe-rience and DPS might turn the school into an ECE-8 in the fu-ture.

Bill Kurtz, CEO of DSST schools, gave a short presentation about his schools and answered questions. It was unclear what access Park Hill would have to a

proposed new DSST school, but his presence at the meeting point-ed to the likelihood of a second DSST in the Stapleton neighbor-hood.

SMILEY BECOMES McAULIFFE/VENTURE PREP

The long awaited vote on the McAuliffe move to the Smiley building was held on May 17. As expected, the Board supported the move, 6-1.

When asked why she had op-posed the move, Board member Jeannie Kaplan said, “This is not about wanting more integrated schools. We all want that. This is about the district not having a plan for the middle schools in Stapleton and Park Hill. This is another one-off decision, and I am tired of making those.

“I don’t want people to be back at the Board public comment in another year or two because DPS hasn’t addressed the whole middle school issue in the Near Northeast. In spite of being a “choice” district, the choice for most people would be to keep their students at their neighbor-hood school.

“Families want some certainty. This decision does not address either certainty or choice, even for the relatively small affected portion of the Near Northeast. This is a decision that should in-clude types of programs as well as boundaries for these schools.”

Venture Prep Principal Ken Burdette said, “With the many changes surrounding the Smi-ley Campus, it is important to remember that the building currently houses a highly rated school in Venture Prep High School. Venture Prep High School is expected to enroll 255 students for the 2013-2014 school year. The school is a free public charter school open to all DPS students. Lastly, the school looks forward to working collaboratively with Mr. Dennis and the strong McAuliffe program that is scheduled to come to the campus in fall of 2014.”

QUESTIONS THAT REMAINUltimately, when the choices

are made about school pro-grams and boundaries, a new host of questions will need to be addressed. With the Stapleton bubble of middle school kids hit-ting in a few years, will Park Hill students still have a decent chance of being accepted into their first or second choice middle school within the new Park Hill Staple-ton enrollment zone?

Will McAuliffe still be the di-verse school DPS has promised the community? Will Venture Prep be allowed to thrive as a co-located school? And finally, will DPS offer their long-term sup-port for the community in mak-ing crucial decisions for their schools?

See Events Calendar for DPS meeting schedule.

6/30/2013.

6/30/2013

This is not about wanting more integrated schools. We all want that. This is about the district not having a plan for the middle schools in Stapleton and Park Hill. School Board Member Jeannie Kaplan

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AARP303-333-0168Queen City AARP Chapter 995 will meet at 1pm on Friday, June

14 at the D2 Police Station, 3921 Holly St. The program will be put on by Spellbinders, an organiza-tion working to restore the art of

oral storytelling to connect elders to youth.

BLUFF LAKE NATURE CENTERblufflake.orgFireside Chats every other Thurs-day through August 22 from 6:30-8pm are followed by marsh-mallow roast, $1 suggested dona-

tion. May 16–Birding by Ear; May 30–Children’ Music by Music for Aardvarks; June 13–Nature’s Re-cyclers by the Butterfly Pavilion; June 27–Animal Scat, by the Diva of Dung; July 11–Stars of Bluff Lake by Bear Creek Lake Park; July 25–the Secret Lives of Moths by DMNS; August 8–Going Batty by Morrison Nature Center; and August 22–Dino-mite presented by Dinosaur Ridge.

CITY PARK JAZZcityparkjazz.orgFree jazz concert every Sunday, June 2-August 4, 6-8pm at the City Park Pavilion. June 2–Hazel Miller Band, Harmony Chorale; June 9–AOA, Aleks Girshevich; June 16–Neil Bridge + 7, Karen Lee; June 23–Salsa Con Jazz; June 30–The Ron Miles Quartet, the Denver Mu-nicipal Band; July 7–Sam Mayfield Blues Band; July 14–Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts; July 21–Kenny Walker Sextet; July 28–Los Bohemios; August 4–Henry Butler.

COLORADO FRESH MARKETScoloradofreshmarkets.comCherry Creek Fresh Market, 1st and University: Saturdays through October 26 from 8am-1pm and Wednesdays from June 19-Sep-tember 25 from 9am-1pm. City Park Esplanade Fresh Market, Colfax and Columbine: Sundays through October 27 from 9am-1pm. Staple-ton Farmers Market, 29th and Ros-lyn: Sundays, June 16-October 13 from 8:30am-12:30pm

DENVER ENERGY CHALLENGE WORKSHOPdenverenergy.org/forms/home-energy-workshop-rsvpFree Home Tour and Energy Workshop at 2211 Glencoe on June 22 at 10am. Come hear from experts at the City’s Denver En-ergy Challenge on energy saving measures for your home, see what tools are used to assess a home’s efficiency and tour a home that has made energy improvements that work. RSVP required.

DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCEdmns.org, 303-370-6000Issues of Today: Impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak on Tuesday, June 4, 7 pm, $8 member, $10 nonmember. The Mysterious Life of Comets, Tuesday, June 11, 7 pm, $8 member, $10 nonmember. Science Lounge: The Science of Art, Thursday, June 30, 6:30–9:30 pm, $10 member, $12 nonmember.

DENVER POLICE DISTRICT 23921 Holly St., 2.Dist@denvergov.org720-913-1000Commander Calo hosts the Dis-trict 2 Community Advisory Board’s (2CAB) monthly meetings on the fourth Thursday (June 28) of every month at 6pm in the D2 Police Sta-tion Community Room.

DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARYdplfriends.org, 720-865-2051The Denver Public Library’s Annual Gigantic Used Book Sale will take place June 6-9 on the north lawn of the Denver Central Library at 14th and Broadway.

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTcommunityrelations.dpsk12.org/regional-community-meetings/near-northeast720-423-1109The final Greater Park Hill/Staple-ton Community Engagement meet-ing is Monday, June 10 from 5:30-7 pm at Smiley Middle School, fol-lowed by an ice cream social from 7-8 pm. An Equity and Inclusion meeting is scheduled for Wednes-day, June 12 from 6-8 pm. The DPS Board is holding a special public comment on Thursday, June 13 at 5pm, followed by a staff recom-

mendation on Monday, June 17, and concluding in a vote regarding the combined middle school enroll-ment zone for Park Hill and Staple-ton on Thursday, June 20 starting at 5pm. More information can also be found at board.dpsk12.org.

DENVER WELCOME HOMEdenverwelcomehome.comFree seminar, How to Buy a Home in a Hot Market, on Wednesday, June 26, 6-7:30pm, at 4909 E. 23rd Avenue. Register at tinyurl.com/bn-wp5gf or call 720-440-3562.

DENVER ZOO2300 Steele Street, denverzoo.orgDo at the Zoo Gala Fundraiser on June 20.

GET OUTDOORS DAYgetoutdoorscolorado.orgNational Get Outdoors Day Denver on Saturday, June 8, at City Park is a free, public event that connects kids and families to nature by en-couraging healthy, active lifestyles. On-site activities include mountain biking, rock climbing, fishing, pad-dling, live music, food trucks, spe-cial guests and hands-on activities.

GREATER PARK HILL COMMUNITY, INC.2823 Fairfax St., greaterparkhill.org, 303-388-0918The GPHC holds its monthly meet-ings on the first Thursdays of the month (June 6) at 6:30pm. The first GPHC Evening of the Arts features performance art, artwork, live mu-sic, libations, appetizers and des-serts on June 20 from 5:30-9pm, $20/advance, $25/door.

HOLLY AREA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT (HARP)HOPE Center, 3475 Holly St.HARP holds second Monday (June 10) monthly meeting at the HOPE Center from 6:15-7:30pm. RSVP required to lsullivan@denverfoun-dation.org.

NORTHEAST DENVER PARENT SUPPORT GROUP2600 Leyden, kdot62@comcast.net, 303-329-8950Parents of children with a variety of special needs of all ages sup-port and nurture one another as we share resources and ideas. Third or fourth Friday from 9:30-11:30am.

NORTHEAST PARK HILL COALITIOND2 Police Station, 3921 Holly St., Michele Wheeler, 720-837-5492The NEPHC hosts its monthly meeting on the second Thursdays of the month (June 13) at 6pm.

ODYSSEY SCHOOL FUN RUNodysseyodyssey.comThe Odyssey School hosts Odys-sey Odyssey: A Fun Run for Ev-eryone at the Bluff Lake Nature Center on June 8 at 9am. Entry $20 for the four-mile run and $18 for the one-mile run. Contact jon@odysseydenver.org to learn more or volunteer.

PARK HILL BRANCH LIBRARY4705 Montview Blvd., 720-865-0250See calendar on Page 21.

PARK HILL CRUISERSFind them on FacebookMonthly rides this spring, summer and fall, making stops at local wa-tering holes, and adding destina-tions at host rider homes in Park Hill in an effort to build new friendships and get to know our neighborhood better.

PARK HILL FAMILY BIKE RIDESFind them on FacebookGPHC and the Bike Depot are join-ing forces again this year to orga-nize the popular Park Hill Family Bike Rides. Save the date for the next rides of the year: Saturday,

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DISTRICT 2 POLICE UPDATEOffi cer Adriel Torres provided the monthly DPD2 update. He said the month of April was busy with as-saults, burglaries, one homicide, and thefts from open garages. He said the traffi c enforcement division was monitoring area school zones for speeding.

PARKS AND REC UPDATEDave Felice discussed the ReI-magine Play project slated for the Dustin Redd playground at City Park. He discussed concerns about insuffi cient parking and lack of neighborhood input. He also dis-cussed the Denver Zoo’s continued expansion to support the Toyota El-ephant Passage, the reconfi gura-tion of surface parking lots at the north side of City Park which will impact some mature trees, and the Hentzell Park-1330 Fox Street ex-change.

COMMITTEE CHAIR AND COMMUNITY REPORTSAnn Long, representing the Park Hill Garden Walk committee, dis-cussed the June 8 event.

Shannon O’Connell, Evening of theArts chair, discussed the June 20 event. She stated that a temporaryliquor license for the beer and wineOblio’s is providing and a gaming license for the raffl e tickets have been acquired. The board mem-bers present supported a motion to approve an increase in the event budget.

Bernadette Kelly, Zoning chair, dis-cussed the continuing city processof changing the Department of Ex-cise and License’s procedures forliquor and cabaret licenses.

Community member Aleece Raw, owner of The Garden restaurant, said that she would be closing weekly restaurant hours to focus on events. She encouraged the community to participate in a com-munity survey regarding Project Sunshine plans for a cooperative grocery store at 35th and Albion, available at thegarden-parkhill.com/events/sunshine.

Justin Bresler, Park Hill 4th of JulyParade organizer, discussed the event and encouraged community

members to have a fl oat in or vol-unteer for the parade.

Lynn Kalinauskas, Education chair, discussed the recent changes at Ashley Elementary School, as wellas the continued activity of the Greater Park Hill/Stapleton Com-munity Engagement meetings.

Community member Roger Kilgorediscussed his candidacy for the DPS School Board representingDistrict 4, which is currently fi lledby interim board member LandriTaylor who replaced Nate Easleyin March of this year.

Community member Jacqui Shum-way highlighted upcoming City Park Alliance events, including the County Fair and District 8 Ice Cream Social on May 31st, as well as Story Time in the Park on the last Sunday of the month, May-Sep-tember at 10 am during the City Park Esplanade Farmer’s Market.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTGPHC Executive Director Robyn Fishman updated board members on the food pantry, the GPHC gar-den, building maintenance, block vacancies, church involvement and membership.

September 7, and Sunday, October 26 (Hallowheels). Event begins at 3:30pm at 28th and Fairfax with a bike rodeo and safety demonstra-tion. The 4-5pm bike ride explores a new area of Park Hill each time, and concludes at Oblio’s Pizza for $5 AYCE slices from 5-6pm.

PARK HILL 4th OF JULY PARADEparkhillparade.org – 303-918-6517The 4th annual Park Hill 4th of July Parade will march along 23rd Ave-nue from Dexter to Krameria street starting at 1:30 p.m. It’s not too late to register your entry.

PARK HILL GARDEN WALKgreaterparkhill.org, 303-388-091812 gardens will be featured in this year’s Park Hill Garden Walk on Saturday June 8. Tickets on sale at the Park Hill and Pauline Rob-inson Branch Libraries, Moss Pink Flower Shop and, until June 7th, King Soopers. Tickets can also be purchased online at greaterparkhill.org. Advance tickets $12 adult/$10 seniors. Day-of tickets can be pur-chased for $15/$10 from 9:30am-3pm at the Art Garage at 23rd and Kearney.

PARK HILL HOME TOURgreaterparkhill.org303-388-0918The date is set for Sunday, Sep-tember 22. To enter a neighbor for home selection or to participate in the Home Tour committee, contact Roberta Locke at robertalocke@aol.com. To become a Street Fair vendor, contact Kate Sultan at krsultan@comcast.net.

PARK HILL NEW PARENTS GROUPmeetup.com/Park-Hill-New-Par-ents-GroupPark Hill parents group offers play-dates, outings, Dad’s Night Out and Mommy Book Club.

PAULINE ROBINSON BRANCH LIBRARY5575 E. 33rd Ave.720-865-0290Computer Basics: Mon. 5:30pm. Learn the basics in these 1.5 hour sessions. Classes are free, regis-tration and 8-week commitment re-quired. Preschool Storytime: Wed. 10:30am-1pm. Stories, songs, and fun for 3-6 year-olds with an adult. After School is Cool: Mon-Fri. 4-5pm, through May 10. Crafts, board and video games, perfor-mances, and more for children in grades K-12. Summer of Reading program begins on Monday, June 4.

PROJECT SUNSHINEfacebook.com/projectsun-shinedenver303-321-5231Community input sought during regular monthly potlucks on third Tuesdays (June 18) of the month at 6:30pm on effort to build a worker cooperative grocery store at 35th and Albion.

SCIENTIFIC & CULTURAL FACILITIES DISTRICT FREE DAYSscfd.orgDenver Art Museum: June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7. Denver Botanic Gardens: July 9, August 27, October 7, November 2. Den-ver Botanic Gardens at Chatfi eld: May 3, June 7, August 2, November 1. Denver Museum of Nature and Science: June 3, July 1, July 21, August 11, August 19, September 8, October 6, December 9. Denver Zoo: November 4, November 15, November 21.

SWEET WILLIAM MARKETFounders Green, 29th & Syracuse, sweetwilliammarket.comEvery last Saturday through Sep-tember: June 29, July 27, August 31 and September 28.

TAI CHI PROJECTtaichiproj@earthlink.net303-744-7676Tai Chi classes Thursday mornings at 7-7:45am planned in conjunction with DMNS.

TEMPLE MICAHmicahdenver.org, 2600 Leyden St., 303-388-4239Sababa Shabbat Service & Con-cert at 6pm on Friday, June 7 features free evening of Jewish folk/rock music made possible by the congregation’s Frances Reed Music Fund.

UNITY ON THE AVENUE4670 E. 17th Ave., unityontheavenue.org, 303-322-3901Breakthrough Breathwork Medita-tion Workshop on Friday, 5/31 and Saturday, 6/1. For questions or to register contact Kris at break-throughbreathwork.com or 719-200-2929.

VENTURE PREPventureprep.org VP’s “Park Hill Panther 5K” on June 8 starts at 9am. Individual registra-tion $15/family registration $30.

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Cure d’Ars Catholic Church3201 Dahlia St, 303-322-1119

East Denver Church of Christ3500 Forest St, 303-322-2677

East Denver Church of God6430 MLK Jr Blvd303-333-5911

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Debreselam Medhanealem Church5152 E 17th Ave303-333-4766denvermedhanealem.org

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Good Shepherd Baptist Church2814 Ivy St303-322-3369goodshepherdbaptist.com

Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church4821 E 38th Ave303-333-3325

Graham Multicultural Church33rd and Elm303-393-1333

House of Joy Miracle Deliverance Church3082 Leyden St303-388-9060denverhouseofjoy.com

King Baptist Church3370 Ivy St303-388-3248kingbaptist.org

Loving Saints Christian FellowshipZion Senior Center5150 E 33rd Ave303-377-2762

Messiah Community ChurchELCA1750 Colorado Blvd303-355-4471messiahdenver.org

Ministerios Pentecostales3888 Forest St, 720-941-8433

Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church1980 Dahlia St, 303-355-1651montview.org

New Hope Baptist Church3701 Colorado Blvd303-322-5200newhopedenver.org

Denver Park Hill Seventh-Day Adventist Church3385 Albion St303-333-5089denverparkhillsda.org

Park Hill Congregational Church2600 Leyden St303-322-9122parkhillchurch.org

Park Hill Presbyterian Church3411 Albion St303-399-8312parkhillpresbyterian.org

Park Hill United Methodist Church5209 E Montview Blvd303-322-1867phumc.com

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church6100 Smith Road303-355-0353

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church3301 Leyden St303-322-5983

Shorter Community A.M.E. Church3100 Richard Allen Ct303-320-1712shorterame.org

Solomon’s Temple Missionary Baptist 3000 Holly St303-377-2249

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GPHC WISH LISTDonations of needed in-kind gifts and talents help us offset expenses to serve the community more effi -ciently.

Please contact Robyn Fishman at 303-388-0918 if you can help with any of the following:1. Volunteers to sand and stain benches, prep and plant our pan-try food garden, and to clean up our patio

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8. A sturdy utility shelf, 3-4ft. wide by 1-2ft deep

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Why support Oblio's PizzeriaFor almost 2 decades Oblio's has allowed us a chance to meet and serveour neighbors. We have gladly donated to countless community eventsand causes. Our hope has been to provide a better life for our children inPark Hill, particularly our daughter Brooklyn. Brooklyn has Downsyndrome, we imagine a time when she can independently live, work,thrive, and love under the protection of this amazing community. We arefully invested in Park Hill with our dollars, our children, our spirit, andour time. We know you can buy pizza many places, but when you buyOblio's you not only support our angel Brooklyn, but you also supportyourselves. We LIVE in Park Hill, we WORK in Park Hill, we GIVEback to Park Hill. Just like you we live a dream called the Park HillCommunity and we pray it never ends. All our love and thanks, The Gilhooly Family

Monday- Sunday 5pm until we are tired.Happy hour Monday-Weds all night $2.00 all drafts $3.00 house wines.6115 E 22nd Ave Denver • (303) 321-1511

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Tommy’s grandparents the Basiles moved to Brooklyn NY from Sicily in the 1940’sand are his inspiration for not only his Italian cooking, but his daughter’s name as well.