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John and Vikki Abbott, with Penelope, 1, and Carson, 4, stroll by By Carol Roberts on April 14. The three bedroom, two-and-a-half bath, 2400 the HGTV Green Home. The home, along with a new car and $100,000 will be given away in a national contest that will be he fourth annual HGTV Green Home Giveaway square foot home received a Platinum LEED certification, the accepting entries from April 14 to June 2. Abbott commented that contest will start accepting entries for the modern highest rating a home can earn for energy efficiency. The he never wins anything but at least the prize house is on his block. Tprairie-style, single-family home located in Stapleton HGTV Green Home features an (continued on page 16) New Look for Wings Over the Rockies Mayoral Forum, Thursday Apr. 14 Central Park Rec Center, 6:30pm Participate in an online survey at www.FrontPorchStapleton.com to help determine the questions that will be asked at the forum. he Front Porch is partnering with the League of Women Voters of Denver and Engaged Public to present a Mayoral TCandidate Forum at the Central Park Recreation Center on April 14 at 6:30pm, 9651 East MLK Boulevard. The top six candidates selected by readers in our online survey were: Carol Boigon, Michael Hancock, James Mejia, Doug Linkhart, Chris Romer and Theresa Spahn. All have signed a letter of intent to participate in the forum. The remaining candidates all received less than 10% of the vote. The election will be conducted by mail and ballots will be sent to all eligible voters on April 14. See page 8 for more information on the candidates and the election. Readers can continue to use the online survey until April 10 to indicate issues they would like the candidates to address and sug - gest questions for the forum. No questions will be taken from the audience during the forum, but candidates have been requested to stay for 30 minutes afterwards to meet informally with attendees. Current results of the survey indicate the greatest interest in the following issues (listed by priority): Public education (though the The huge doors of the Wings Over the Rockies Museum in Lowry open for a B-1A bomber to be rolled out to the park - ing lot. The museum was emptied so the floor could be resurfaced as part of a major renovation project. mayor has no control over the school board since they are inde - pendently elected public officials) and close behind was jobs devel - By Carol Roberts gic bomber was being eased out of a hangar by a tug opment. A step behind those were Budget Shortfall, Sustainability, nyone who drove past Lowry’s Wings Over the towing the gigantic craft, the likes of which most Health and Human Services, Transportation and Public Safety. Rockies Museum in the last week of March would people have never seen (only four prototypes of the Ahave thought they had entered the set of a major B-1A were built). movie production. The parking lot was filled with vintage That bomber and over four dozen aircraft and airplanes. And a 150-foot-long, 33-foot-high B-1A strate - space vehicles had to be (continued on page 11) Printed with soy-based ink. Paper contains 40% postconsumer waste. Rapids Kimura New Mayor’s Solar Options Encouraging 20 Nearby Departure for Homeowners Engineering Speaks Out from Libya Budget Decisions 6 9 10 Hikes 12 for Japan 30 31 ¡
Mylie, a Mastif American, enjoys a warm early spring afternoon at Stapleton's town center while her owner, Matthew Boarman finishes lunch.
Volunteer Booth Requests If you have a nonprofit that would like to raise funds this summer by working our movie con - cession booth, please contact events@staple - toncommunity.com with your request. Sponsorship Packages If you own a business and would like to spon - What Is Your Community DNA? sor one of the many summer events, the MCA So how did you do with your Denver Neighbor - has put together a sponsorship package. You hood Attitude (DNA) last month? How was your can access this information by visiting cell phone etiquette? This month the attention is www.stapletoncommunity.com or if you would on dog owners. Respect people and their property like to receive more information, please con - when walking your dog. Keep your dog on the tact [email protected]. leash and off people’s lawns. If your dog does go to the bathroom on someone’s lawn, make sure Active Minds Seminar CALENDAR you pick up after it. Thanks in advance for keep - The topic this month is Colombia: A Powder Nearby events that are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC or are nonprofit events. ing our community a happy one for all! Keg? Active Minds will be at 7pm on Thurs - (See pages 20 - 24 for more events.) day, April 14 in the Stapleton MCA Commu - Egg Scramble nity Room*. Join Active Minds as we examine The annual Egg Scramble (Hunt) is Saturday, Coming This Spring! April 23 Egg Scramble (continued) these tensions and what they portend for Groundbreaking for the new Stapleton Library 0-3 year olds, 10:15am; 4-6 year olds, April 23, from 10–11:30am on The Green. This Colombia's future. For more information, visit Check DenverLibrary.org/bond for updated info. 10:45am; year we are going to do the scramble in waves. www.ActiveMindsForLife.com. 7 year olds & up, 11:15am. The Easter Bunny will be on site beginning at The Green, 29th Ave. Town Center 10am. The first group to scramble for the eggs Stapleton Activities, Inc. APRIL Whether you are new to the community or Saturday, April 23 will be the 0–3-year-olds at 10:15am. This year Saturday, April 2 have been here for a while, this group is de - SUN Earth Day Event, 1 –5pm only one adult is allowed to enter with their 0–3- Neighborhood Partners Environmental Central Park in Stapleton (See p. 28) year -old. The next group will be the 4–6-year- signed for you! The group provides an oppor - Team Clean-up, 9am –Noon. Meet at 26th and [email protected] olds at 10:45am. Adults will not be allowed on tunity for adults in the community to get Beeler. [email protected] or CFry@Sandcreek together and socialize one evening a month. greenway.org (See page 23) Saturday, April 23 the field for the scramble of 4–6- or 7-and-up age groups. The 7-year-olds and up will begin at Connect with others who want to create a Sunday, April 2 & 24 7th Annual Gently Used Kid & Baby Stuff Sale. 8–11am at Westerly Creek Elementary 11:15am. This is always a fun event and we look book club or even a bicycling group! Denver Art Museum - SCFD Free Day Enter through north doors, 8800 E. 28th Ave Please join us for our monthly potluck in 720-865-5000 www.denverartmuseum.org forward to seeing everyone! [email protected] the Stapleton MCA Community Room* on Beer Festival Planning Committee Tuesday, April 5 Saturday, April 30 Thursday, April 14, at 6pm. Please bring a dish Wings Over the Rockies Grand Opening 11am The Stapleton Beer Festival was a huge success Swigert McAuliffe International School Touch to share with the group. The beverages, plates Free, WingsMuseum.org (See story p.1) last year and we are looking forward to our 2nd a Truck fundraiser. 14 different trucks to climb and utensils will be provided by the MCA. annual event on Saturday, August 20. We are Tuesday, April 5 & May 3 on and in. 10-2pm. Sams parking lot in Que - looking for volunteers to help organize and plan Your Flower Pots Are Waiting…. Are You Ready? Children's Museum, Target Tuesdays bec Square. http://www.smistouchatruck.com this year’s beer festival. If you are interested, If you’re looking for a little inspiration, it’s as 1st Tuesday nights free, 4 –8pm, cmdenver.org Saturday, April 30 please attend our planning meeting on Wednes - easy as joining us for a morning of clever culti - Thursday, April 7 Master gardener Amy Bales discussing land - vating with one of Denver’s premier profes - scaping and the latest in gardening, day, April 20, at 6:30pm in the MCA Commu - Wings Over the Rockies Family Night, 4-8pm nity Room*. If you would like to participate, sionals. Kim Kouba, Realtor with Perry and Free, WingsMuseum.org (See story p.1) 10am –Noon. MCA Community Room* RSVP to [email protected] email me at the address listed below. Dinner will Co. and owner of the Sweet William Market, Wednesday, April 13 be provided! will be hosting master gardener Amy Bales. SUN Meeting on Groundwater Issue, 6:30pm MAY She’ll help you move that landscape beyond MCA Community Room, 2823 Roslyn St Stapleton Rocks the ordinary and get a head start on this year’s [email protected] (see p. 28) “Stapleton Rocks…A Concert for a Cause” is a Thursday, May 5 latest thing! You’re invited on Saturday, April favorite concert every year featuring local bands. Wednesday, April 13 HGTV Stapleton Green Home Tours through 30 from 10–12 in Stapleton’s MCA’s Commu - Montview Neighborhood Meeting Sunday, July 3, 2011. Tickets $20 to benefit The event is intended to showcase the local ama - nity Room*. Let Kim know you’re coming at Kamsy Event Center Urban Peak. www.stapletondenver.com teur talent. It is a full-day event on Saturday, Sep - [email protected]. 10190 E. Montview Blvd. 303-739-7052 tember 10 on The Green from 10am–10pm. Thursday, May 12 Musicians are limited to participating in only one SUN/CAB Community Forum Thursday, April 14 Stapleton Activities, Inc. Potluck, 6–7pm The annual community forum is scheduled for Active Minds Seminar 7–8pm band this year. It will be a day filled with music League of Women Voters, Prospective Member Thursday, May 19 at Bill Roberts School. Re - Reception, Central Park Rec Center, Comm. Rm. MCA Community Room* and fun. If you have a band that is interested in 5-6pm. Marge Fisch 303-322-4235 participating, contact events@stapleton - ceive updates on commercial and residential Thursday, May 19 community.com. Please respond development in the Stapleton Community as Thursday, April 14 Stapleton Community Forum,Bill Roberts well as other pertinent community informa - School, opens 6:30pm, meeting 7 –8:30pm quickly as this is a first-come, Mayoral Candidate Forum, Central Park Rec Cen - tion. The doors open at 6:30pm and the pre - ter, Comm. Rm. 6:30-8pm. Sponsored by The [email protected] first-served event. More in - League of Women Voters (303-322-4235), The formation will be avail - sentations begin at 7pm. Friday to Sunday, May 20 –22 Front Porch (303-526-1969), and Engaged Public. able as the date Wildlife Film Festival at Rocky Mountain Aquatics Staffing Thursday, April 14 Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. approaches. The Stapleton pools are looking for front desk staff, lifeguards and pool managers for the Stapleton Activities, Inc. Potluck, 6–7pm Saturday, May 21 Active Minds, Columbia: A Powder Keg? 2011 outdoor pool season. If you are 7–8pm, MCA Community Room* New Rocky Mountain Arsenal Visitor Center opens to the public 9am –4pm interested in applying for one of these Sunday, April 17 www.fws.gov/rockymountainarsenal positions, go to the “Jobs” section at Denver Museum of Nature and Science www.stapletoncommunity.com. SCFD Free Day 303-322-7009 www.dmns.org Saturday, May 28 Opening Day at the Pools, Noon If you have any questions or comments about Friday, April 22 [email protected] the information above, please feel free to Denver Botanic Gardens - SCFD Free Day contact events@stapleton- 720-865-3500 http://www.botanicgardens.org Monday, May 30 DJ’s at the Pools for Memorial Day community.com or call the MCA office Saturday, April 23 at 303.388.0724. Annual Egg Scramble, 10am The Front Porch welcomes Diane Deeter submissions of upcoming local Director of *MCA Community Room: Programming and Events 2823 Roslyn Street, Denver, CO 80238 events (see format on p.21) and [email protected] story ideas for future issues. Email [email protected] Recurring monthly events and meetings – p. 20 *2823 Roslyn Street.
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By Jon Meredith has created years of budget problems for people should not ex - 1 0.45% hoever becomes Denver’s new the city, which, by law, must have a bal - pect previously de - 5.36%.96% 3.32% mayor in June will be facing anced budget annually. creased services to 49.78% Wvery serious budget cuts as the Prior to leaving office, former Mayor return.” That means 3.20% new administration begins. The three areas John Hickenlooper put together a task furlough days for city 4.50% that will be affected most, because they force of civic leaders charged with generat - employees and reduced make up more than 70% of Denver’s ing and vetting ideas for expenditure cuts hours for libraries and budget expenses, are safety (police, fire and and increased revenue. They will make other city services will 7.54% sheriff’s departments), public works (street recommendations to the new administra - continue until the city Safety tion regarding how to close the gap be - finds ways to increase PublicPublic WWorksorkso maintenance, trash, street cleaning) and Parks & Rec/Cultural Facil. 4.87 parks and recreation. Taxes that provide tween revenues and expenditures. This revenue. Even with % Denver Hospital/Public Health funds for education are completely sepa - gap, the structural gap, has been exacer - these cuts in place, it Gen.Gen. Svcs./Comm. Plan & Dev.Dev. rate from the Denver city budget and are bated during this recession due to severe looks as if the city will Dept. of Finance/Revenue administered solely at the discretion of the slowing of revenue growth and a signifi - once again be facing a 9.25% General Admin. IndependentIndependent Agencies Denver School Board. cantly reduced tax base. Some budget ana - revenue shortfall for Technologyechnolochnology Services Denver’s revenue comes primarily from lysts believe that Denver’s revenue base 2012, which will neces - 9.77% Lease Pymts. two sources, sales tax (48%) and fees will never recover and we need to solve sitate additional cuts. Economic Development (27%). The other 25% is made up of revenue problems for the long run by re - The spending habits property taxes (the vast amount of which ducing expenses by cutting city services or of Denver citizens and go directly to Denver Public Schools), oc - increasing taxes. The increased revenue is visitors have changed over the last 10 years, cupational privilege taxes and excise taxes. needed because increases in expenditures reducing needed increases in city revenue. on human services, Boulder spends $18, Jef - The average annual revenue growth for the for such items as health care costs for city The average age of Denver citizens has risen fe rson County $10 and El Paso County city has been 1.77% for the last 10 years. employees have grown disproportionately over the last 30 years and older people on sp e nds $4.49. For the 20 years prior to 2001, the annual faster than the revenue needed to pay for fixed incomes have less disposable income With a new ma yor being elected we have
growth in expenses was 4.71%. That gap those costs. than the 18 to 50 demographic.* c ho ices to make. Does the new mayor take a Ed Scholz, Denver Cities and states throughout the country tou gh stance with police, fire and sheriff’s de - budget director, describes have faced budget dilemmas recently and partmen t employees during the renegotiation the current state of Den - some have handled them in novel but seem - of thei r contracts in 2012? Does he or she 2011 Estimated Denver Revenue ver’s budget issues as a ingly short-sighted ways. The City of cut se rvices or charge fees for services that “permanent state of re - Chicago sold all the revenue from parking have traditionally been free, like trash 3% 3% 8% duced revenue, therefore meters for the next 30 years to a group of pickup? Should we continue to cut the city 5% foreign investors as a one-time fix for a budget despite what it will do to our quality 1% As a portion of the General budget crisis. The State of Pennsylvania sold of life and property values? Do we vote to 5% 48% Fund revenue: the Pennsylvania Turnpike to foreign in - raise taxes to increase revenue and narrow • property tax has de - vestors. The governor of Ohio has recently this structural gap so that these cuts become creased by 13% from 1980 proposed selling all the revenue from state less of an issue each year? to 2011, • sales tax revenues have liquor stores to a group of Wall Street in - It seems clear that revenue problems the 27% hovered around 50% since vestors. Conversely, Colorado Springs has city is now facing will not be solved in the 1984, chosen to keep cutting expenses. One out of near future by a once-again thriving econ - • fees, fines, general govern - Property every three streetlights has been turned off omy. It is therefore up to Denver voters to ment revenue has increased there. They did not water their parks last decide what to do about solving these issues. Sales & Use by 8% since 1980, Fees/Fines/Gen. Gov’t. • occupational privilege summer and advised residents to cut the A mayoral election is the perfect time for in - Occupational Privilege taxes have decreased by 2% grass themselves. The Colorado Springs dividuals to choose a candidate whose ideas Lodgers’ since 1980, and Human Services Department has completely on the budget issues align with your own be - Other Taxes • total revenue from other Intergovernmental cut all funds for sexually transmitted disease liefs on how to resolve them. sources has remained Excise Tax Transfer protection, meth-lab cleanups, teen suicide *From City and County of Denver, Finance steady at 12-15% of GF rev - enue. prevention and air and water quality moni - Department toring. Denver now spends $25 per resident
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April 2011 6 Stapleton Front Porch Why the Governor is Making Cuts to K –12 Education By Jon Meredith no easy way out. The economic downturn has reduced stated. “We are now into muscle and cutting bone.” ne of the first proposals that new Colorado revenue due to a decrease in real estate values and sales The details of the cuts are yet to be determined as the Governor John Hickenlooper advanced was tax revenues. School districts across the state are antici - final state budget for 2012 will likely not be passed Oto cut $332 million from K-12 education pating increased class sizes and reductions in staff. until close to May 11, when the legislature adjourns. statewide. That would mean about $500 per student in The state revenue projections for fiscal year 2012 were Then it will be up to each district to adjust their budg - the Denver Public Schools. Why is a Democratic gov - updated on March 17 and the indications are that the ets according to their decrease in revenue. ernor, who has run on solid education credentials, shortfall for next year will be about half of what was orig - Nate Easley, DPS Board president, believes that the forcing cuts in education in a state that already ranks inally projected by Governor Hickenlooper in January. cuts will certainly hurt, but DPS is committed to keep - in the lowest third in the nation in per pupil spending? That is a good sign that the Colorado economy is finally ing the classrooms fully funded and making cuts else - He is required to by the Colorado Constitution! beginning to sustain a recovery. where—such as administrative areas, transportation The legislature must pass a balanced budget and However, a recent conversation with Denver Con - costs and other discretionary items. The DPS Board there is not enough revenue to cover current expendi - gresswoman Diana DeGette indicated she is very con - voted unanimously last month to refinance some pen - tures. Increasing taxes is not an option due to the cerned that congressional cuts to the federal education sion obligations that will save on interest expense for Tabor Amendment to Title 10 of the Colorado Consti - budget will again intensify Colorado cuts. As the federal years to come. tution. Any tax increase must be approved by voters. budget for this year has not been finalized, the cuts to ed - Tom Boasberg, superintendent of DPS, stated, However, the voters passed Amendment 23 in ucation for next year are not even on the drawing board. “School budgets will not be cut for next year or class 2000, which is supposed to protect K-12 education Last year, DPS had $936 million in total revenue, which sizes raised across the board.” He went on to explain from cuts statewide by requiring funding be kept at included $66 million in stimulus funds and $127 million that “there are no plans to increase charges for services certain levels. The Ritter administration, in trying to in federal grants, or about 20 percent of the total DPS like transportation and there will be more teaching po - balance excruciatingly difficult budgets, interpreted the budget from federal funds. sitions DPS-wide next year than there were this year.” funding levels lower than other administrations have. To further cloud the federal issue, David Suppes, chief At this time it is difficult to forecast how both state This interpretation is currently being challenged in operating officer for DPS, states, “The Obama adminis - and federal cuts will affect students and their individual Colorado courts. At this point, the Hickenlooper ad - tration is advocating that schools compete for federal dol - classrooms, but DPS seems determined to impact stu - ministration has decided to make a similar interpreta - lars,” though the available funds are now designated for dents as little as possible, regardless of what happens on tion as to how much funding for education is required students with special needs and lower income levels. the state or federal level. Tough decisions await legisla - under Amendment 23. “The fat in the state education budget has already tors this month as they prepare to pass a 2012 Colorado has boxed itself into a corner and there is been cut,” Mike Johnston, Senate Democrat recently statewide budget.
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By Nancy Burkhart and Carol Roberts Option 2: Smaller roof and/or east or oday’s economy is making west facing and moderate electricity use homeowners take a hard (but over $50/month): Tlook at their energy bills. A) Pay $1–$2,000 up front and get a And the desire to save money and to fixed price at the current rate for 20 years. live “greener” is turning people’s B) No up-front payment and get a thoughts to putting solar panels on fixed price for 20 years that’s higher than their houses. Voters approved Amend - current rates but expected to be lower ment 37 in 2004 requiring a portion of than Xcel rates over that time period. the state’s energy to be “clean,” and C) No up-front payment and pay your state legislation currently requires that current rate but have increases over time Xcel have 30 percent clean energy by that are expected to be lower than Xcel 2020. As an incentive to homeowners increases. to buy solar systems that could put The capacity of your roof and the clean energy into the grid, Xcel Energy amount of electricity you use are the basis put a two percent fee on everyone’s en - for calculating the best leasing option for ergy bill to build the Solar Rewards each home. But Skender believes, fund. That fund provided rebates for “Whether you lease or purchase, if you solar purchases. However, Xcel Energy consider the solar system a 20-year invest - stopped the program on February 16, ment, you’ll make money by not paying 2011, because the demand for rebates for increases to a utility company.” was exceeding the amount collected for Homeowners lease solar panels on a the rewards program. 20-year plan. Real Goods Solar will main - On March 23, 2011, a revised Solar Scott Skender, marketing coordinator for Real Goods Solar, displays one of their solar panels. The company tain and repair damage (such as hail or Rewards program was reinstated. offers leasing plans that can make a solar power system cost effective for many homeowners. wind) to the solar panels if they are “They’re moving to performance-based leased. Homeowner’s insurance usually incentives instead of up-front rebate payments,” explains the leasing option. “The number one reason people don’t ex - handles such costs if the panels are owned. Scott Skender of Real Goods Solar, which recently moved to plore going solar is because they think it will be too expen - A technician from Real Goods Solar measures and evalu - Stapleton from its prior location in Louisville. ‘“Perfor - sive,” said Mike Morton of Real Goods Solar. But in some ates each roof to determine solar efficiency. According to Sk - mance-based incentives’ means a portion of the rebate is cases the leasing option enables homeowners to install solar ender, asphalt shingles are best for solar—tile and metal paid over time based on what that system produces every with no up-front costs, as described in two of the leasing op - roofs can support solar, but the cost of installation is higher. month.” Under the prior Solar Rewards program, the up- tions below: Solar panels are priced by their efficiency—and company front purchase cost of solar systems was reduced by as much Option 1: Homes with a large south-facing roof and mod - representatives will recommend the best solar options for as 50 percent with Xcel rebates and federal tax credits. Ac - erate electricity use (but over $50/month): No up-front costs each home. Panels can be placed on the south, east or west cording to Skender, the newly revised rebate system is ex - and a fixed price at your current rate for 20 years. sides—and Real Goods Solar will (continued on page 14) pected to offer similar savings, but a portion of the rebate will be paid out over a 10-year period. Solar system purchasers who have a large south-facing roof and are moderate users of electricity will likely be able PAIN-RELIEVING THERAPIES to cover all their electricity costs and perhaps, over the physical therapy ~ massage therapy ~ women’s health ~ trigger point dry needling course of a year, will actually put power back into the grid. Xcel will either give that customer a credit or payment for that power at the wholesale rate (approximately 40% of the residential rate). However, Skender explains that Real Goods 22 FFOORR 11 MMAASSSSAAGGEE SSPPEECCIIAALL Solar does not design systems to produce more than a home Restrictions may apply. Stapleton clinic only. Offer expires 4/30/11. needs and, in fact, the law mandates that systems can’t ex - ceed 120 percent of usage. Real Goods Solar specializes in Mat Pilates Classes, Mondays 5:30pm, Stapleton clinic residential solar installations, both purchased and leased. Sk - 303.333.3493 • cherrycreekwellnesscenter.com ender says over 75 percent of their customers have selected Cherry Creek • Wheat Ridge • Lone Tree • Lakewood • Stapleton!
Stapleton Front Porch 9 April 2011 Underrepresented Students Get Boost for Engineering Careers neers and Scientists Classes are in Park Hill at 4301 E. Colfax anything I tried,” Owens said. “African (CABPES) has offered Ave. (at Colorado Blvd.). Americans were not put into higher math tutoring for students “I would say that 95 percent of the kids classes when I was young. I would be the in math, physics and we work with are underrepresented in the only one there.” chemistry as well as a field of engineering,” Brigham said. “An - Three years ago, Owens found CABPES. program called Junior other 5 to 10 percent of the kids may not be Today, she is a board member and program Engineers Tomorrow’s considered underrepresented, but may come coordinator. Scientists (JETS) with from single-parent households. We try to be “I work all day and after school with kids, engineering classes. role models. but I get excited when I know I’m a part of “We get tutors by “We get a lot of students through word of CABPES,” she said. “I know that’s a pivotal going to major engi - mouth,” he explained. “And, we go into part for kids who need help and can’t get it in neering firms, archi - schools and talk to kids about engineering. A school. Their arms [CABPES’] are open to all tectural and lot of these kids are interested in engineer - children. They would not deny anyone. construction firms ing. About 82 percent of the kids who go “Thirty years ago there wasn’t the support and technological through our programs choose some technical for African Americans,” Owens explained. “If companies,” explained major when they go to college, and 98 per - you needed a tutor, you had to pay at least Joslyn Owens and Dewey Brigham, president of Colorado Association of Dewey Brigham, pres - cent of the kids in our program go to col - $25 an hour then and it has gone up as high Black Professional Engineers and Scientists (CABPES), volunteer as tutors ident of CABPES. lege.” as $75. This program is willing to open their in math, physics and chemistry to help bring underrepresented students “We are partnering Joslyn Owens has been a tutor in the doors and embrace any child. We have all into the engineering field.The students are: Jake,14 and Jenna, 12, Hender - son who are home schooled and Mikhail Talley, 17 who goes to Rangeview with Metro State Col - CABPES program for three years. She is a races in this program.” High School. lege and they provide Denver Public Schools math interventionist Underrepresented students haven’t been a lot of tutors. We get and the math/science facilitator at Barney motivated to learn math and science, accord - By Nancy Burkhart professors and students tutoring in our pro - Ford Elementary School. She conducts an ing to Owens. However, at CABPES they are ngineering is one of the professions gram.” after-school program in math at Montbello helped to prepare for math and science tests that exhibit an apparent underrepre - Tutoring in mathematics and science is High School and will be chaperoning those as well as the SAT. Esentation of African Americans and provided for underrepresented students from students on a trip to Europe. She is number The math enrichment program has tutor - other minorities. For this reason, the Col - the fifth grade through high school. The seven in a family of 16 children. ing on Mondays and Wednesdays. The JETS orado Association of Black Professional Engi - JETS program trains them in engineering. “As a child, I was told I could be great in program has classes (continued on page 14)
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o at vide ch See tPor Fron m Wings ww. n.co (continued from page 1) moved as the floor of the w leto Stap hangar where they reside was being resurfaced. “Wings over the Rockies is undergoing a major construction project—our gateway to flight en - trance,” says Jeff Holwell, a Stapleton resident who has been Chief Operat - ing Officer at Wings for the past six months. “The expansion of the entry area will include a new museum store and an indoor and outdoor refresh - ment area. It will also include an ob - Jeff Hollwell, Chief servation tower that is a replica of the Operating Officer aeronautical observation tower that for Wings Over the once existed on this building, where Rockies museum you can look out over the Lowry community and our iconic B-52 bomber. Six months ago the B-52 was raised so it sits in the position of lift-off—and it will also be renovated and re-painted. “A second level mezzanine is being built so visitors can view the exhibit from above. And the 150,000 square feet of concrete floor in the hangar are being painted white to lighten up the museum and turn it into a modern facility. Residents and visitors to Lowry were surprised to find the parking on a major renovation, which included resurfacing the floor— lot at Wings Over the Rockies Museum overflowing with vintage so all the airplanes were taken outside, creating a startling The goal is to improve the visitor’s experience to Wings aircraft late last month. The museum is putting the finishing touches juxtaposition of old aircraft and new homes. Over the Rockies.” Holwell also added that the The Harrison Ford Welcome Theatre, which was com- renovation includes a new pleted last year, was built with a contribution from the Emil solar installation, so approxi - C. Buehler Foundation. “It’s a really cool state- of-the-art mately one fourth of Wings’ theater that plays W ings Over the Rockies, starring Harrison electrical load will be met by Ford, to welcome guests as they enter. It can also be used for solar power. The construction any kind of multi-media presentation and for conferences, projects were financed through trade shows or other events.” a $1.6 million contribution “The final piece of the equation,” adds Holwell, “is Wings from the Gates Frontier Fund. sold Hangar Two to Larimer Partners in the summer of 2010 and it is in the process of being devel- oped into an office and retail site. The proceeds of that sale will be used for continued improvements.”
Wings’ Upcoming Events
Grand Opening (free) Tuesday, April 5, 11am Family Night (free) Thursday, April 7, 4-8pm Cockpit Demo Day The tail of the biggest airplane in the Wings Over the Rockies Museum is shown emerging from the Lowry residents Brent and Melissa Engle take a look at an Saturday, April 9, 10am –2pm hangar during the renovation of the museum. The plane, a B-1A bomber, is 150 feet long, 33 feet high and F-14 A Navy fighter jet—the type of plane flown by Tom weighs almost 390,000 pounds. Designed in the 1960’s, only four prototypes were built because mission Cruise’s character in the movie Top Gun . www.WingsMuseum.org requirements changed and 100 B-1Bs with a much heavier weight-carrying capacity were built instead.
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Spring has arrived and it is the perfect time of the year 0.5 Miles. Westerly Creek. In Stapleton to rally the troops, get outside and reconnect with na - and soon in Lowry. A superb destination ture. In this month’s column, we cite our favorite desti - to bird watch, catch crayfish and be nations, some near and others, not so far from amused by prairie dogs. www.denver - home. We have calculated the approximate distance gov.org from the base of the old Stapleton Airport control tower. All are easy to get to and ideally suited for prac - 1.5 Miles. Bluff Lake Nature Center. Ha - tically every family. Should there be a website associ - vana St. and Martin Luther King Blvd. Cherry Creek in Glendale ated with a location that interests you, check into it 303.344.0031. Take a leisurely walk and see if any special events or family-oriented activi - around the lake, then meander over and ties are scheduled. What to bring? Lightweight back - play in Sand Creek. www.blufflakenaturecenter.org 3.5 Miles. Rocky Mt. Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Com - pack with ample snacks and water. Sunscreen, first aid merce City. Quebec and Gateway Parkway. 303.289.0930. supplies, binoculars, camera, bug collection container, 3.0 Miles. City Park. Enjoy a sunset stroll around the lake, Enjoy 24 square miles of short grass prairie; 300 species of a small plastic pail and a standard aquarium fishing then a family paddle boat ride from the boat house. wildlife. New 12,000-square-foot visitor’s center. Miles of net. Make the investment and buy a few basic wildlife www.denvergov.org trails, some along the three lakes. Fishing and nature pro - books to help you identify birds, plants and animals. grams. www.fws.gov/rockymountainarsenal/ Always dress for the weather and always wear comfort - able shoes. Now get out the door and take a hike!
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The Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists (CABPES) will hold its 30th Annual Awards Banquet at 6pm, May 7 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center. Cost is $100 per ticket.
The fundraiser will provide graduating seniors with college scholarships and will sponsor the 100 children who will be in CABPES programs for the next year. “The primary goal of CABPES is to get more students of color and underrepre - sented kids in the field of engineering and to go on to college and study STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics),” said Dewey Brigham, CABPES president. “The purpose of the program is to encourage underrepre - FREE Market Analysis sented minority students.” For banquet tickets or to make a donation, contact Dewey Brigham at of Your Home. 303.329.6251 or [email protected].
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April 2011 14 Stapleton Front Porch Signals to Replace Stop Signs at 29th & Central Park Boulevard
By Carol Roberts nticipating changes to current traffic patterns in the Stapleton area with the opening of the I- A70/Central Park Boulevard interchange this fall, the Denver Department of Public Works has obtained a plan for the 29th Ave./Central Park Boulevard intersec - tion to be reconstructed to improve traffic operations and safety. According to URS Corporation, the engineering firm hired for this project, changes include: • Replacing the existing stop-sign controlled intersec - tions with a single intersection controlled by traffic signals. • The center island will be removed. • The medians on both 29th Avenue and Central Park Boulevard will be reconstructed to provide a left turn lane for all approaches to the intersection. • The trail in the median along 29th Avenue on the east of Central Park Boulevard will be modified to allow for the construction of the left turn lane. • Median landscaping, including trees, will be restored. • Pedestrians, including users of the median trails, will cross 29th Avenue and Central Park Boulevard with signalized pedestrian walk lights. The City is “working diligently” to find the necessary funds so the intersection improvements can be com - pleted by the time the interchange opens. During construction it is expected there will be lane closures but closure of the intersection is not anticipated. A traffic count completed in January 2011 showed IMPROVEMENT PLAN the Central Park Boulevard has 10,000 vehicles/day and 29th Ave and Central Park Blvd 29th Avenue has 2,000 vehicles/day.
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What is GERD? GERD is gastroesophageal reflux disease, a chronic digestive disease that occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally, bile flows back (refluxes) into your food pipe. The backwash of acid irritates the lining of your esophagus. Symptoms are typically worse at night with the recumbent position.
What are the signs and symptoms of GERD? Signs and symptoms of GERD include acid reflux and heartburn. Both are common conditions that most people experience from time to time. When these symptoms occur more than twice a week or interfere with your daily life, doctors term this GERD.
Are there other signs and symptoms that contribute to GERD? Yes, these include: • A burning sensation in your chest that sometimes • Dry cough spreads to throat, along with a sour taste in your mouth • Hoarseness or sore throat • Chest pain • Regurgitation of food or sour liquid • Difficulty swallowing • Sensation of a lump in the throat
Frequently asked What are the causes of GERD? GERD is caused by frequent acid reflux. When you swallow, the lower part of your esophagus questions about GERD relaxes to allow food and liquid to flow down into your stomach. Then it closes again. However, if the valve relaxes abnormally or weakens, stomach acid can flow back up into your with Stapleton Family Medicine’s Dr. Elizabeth Buisker esophagus, causing frequent heartburn and disrupts your daily life. The constant backwash of acid can irritate the lining of your esophagus, causing it to become inflamed.
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April 2011 16 Stapleton Front Porch Candidate Auditor Clerk & Recorder City Council Dist. 5 Marcus D. Richardson Debra Johnson Meredith Hartigan Announcements I am a serious I am running for I am running for candidate for Denver Clerk and City Council, The Front Porch will print a Denver City Au - Recorder because District 5, be - 150-word first-person statement ditor. I believe Denver needs and cause I love this of candidacy and biographical in - the Auditor’s of - deserves an experi - city and district formation from individuals run - fice will benefit enced professional to that my family ning for public office who from my auditing provide accessible has been a part experience and and efficient elec - of since 1930. specifically represent our distri - leadership. I hold tions while preserv - District 5 has bution area. Statements from a BS degree, and ing the accuracy and grown exponen - citywide candidates will be run as I am a Certified Internal Controls Audi - security of our city records. tially in the last fifteen years. It has space allows, with priority given tor. I have 27 years in the Denver City One of my many agenda items will be to im - been an exciting and thrilling growth to residents of The Front Porch Auditor’s Office. Fifteen of those years I prove public accessibility to information; not only to witness, but to be a part of. distribution area. Announce - managed audit teams that recovered mil - whether a citizen wants campaign reports, pub - As a single mom and small business lions of dollars for the city. As a result, I lic trustee information or recordings. The bar owner I have been able to participate in ments, along with a close-up gained a national reputation as a highly needs to be raised and I have the experience and the growth and feel some of the growing print-quality photo, should be skilled auditor, trainer, and mentor. I was knowledge to assist Denver to the next level. I pains that come with any substantial in - emailed to FrontPorch selected by the Association of Local Gov - have lived in Denver for ten years. During that crease. I have been a corporate busi - [email protected] no later ernment Auditors to participate in audit time I have been the City Clerk for the nesswoman and have a B.S. in than the 15th of the month for peer reviews of other cities. In 2001, as 3rd largest city in Colorado (Aurora). business. With experience in this area as the following month’s issue. the Director and Chairman for the Asso - I have a Masters degree in Public Adminis - well as a small business owner I believe I ciation of Airport Internal Auditors, I or - tration and I have extensive in-depth experience can help the two work together for a (A map of city council districts can ganized subcommittees to host an audit in City Management including: City Manager, stronger and healthier district. I believe be found at www.denvergov.org/ conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel. I City Management and Policy Director for Na - we need to be fiscally responsible and Portals/639/documents/ have passion for the success of Denver tional League of Cities, Director of Community would try to help work towards a bal - Maps/2008_Council_Districts_ Precincts_Map.pdf) and a history of recovering dollars for the Development/Revitalization. I have the experi - anced budget. city. For more information ence, qualifications and passion for this posi - http://hartiganforcitycouncil. visit: www.richardson4auditor.com. tion. www.debrafordenver.com wordpress.com
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Stapleton Front Porch 17 April 2011 Premium Fishwrap* by Jon Meredith ...... would AEG want to put up with the monumental effort Stapleton’s Music Festival Will Be Missed it took to put on the Festival when they can book the same band at Red Rocks and make money? Widespread Panic sells out Red Rocks at the end of June for four Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, Tom Petty, Tool, Wide - Outside Lands Festival in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, nights every year. Dave Matthews could probably sell it spread Panic and The Fray will no longer be playing in our started the same year as Mile High and has been a huge suc - out every night for a month. Finally, Red Rocks is the backyard. The Mile High Music Festival will not be held cess. best outdoor concert venue in the world and the artists this year and I doubt it will be ever held again. Not, at Why was the Mile High Music Festival a bust? There are themselves want to play there, not at some soccer fields in least, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park or geared to the audi - plenty of theories to go around and unfortunately AEG and Commerce City. ence that enjoys rock and alternative music. The music fes - Chuck Morris are not commenting. So, I will pontificate on Finally, Colorado has almost always been an outstand - tival was always circled on my calendar as a “do not miss” the Festival’s demise based on information I have been able ing stop for performers of all kinds. I say almost because summer event. There were indeed the headliners, but it to obtain from sources around town. the Beatles did not sell out their only show at Red Rocks. was also an opportunity to see many bands that you may People did not like going to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park The music scene here is rich, from developing local talent not fork over $30 to $50 to see at the Ogden, Bluebird or to see a festival show. If the Fest had been in City Park, as like The Fray, String Cheese and Big Head Todd to the the Fillmore. originally proposed, or Civic Center Park, I think a sense of local bands that start out at the Mercury, the Hi-Dive, the For concert enthusiasts from East Denver it was very vibrancy and intimacy would have been created. Out at Little Bear and hundreds of other small venues. However, convenient. You could come and go as you pleased, see Dick’s, the venue was so big and spread out that people did since 2008 when the Festival started, Coloradans them - some of this band, none of that band and all of your fa - not have to plan on going ahead of time because there selves have not been rich and the discretionary income it vorites. It was well organized so the experience was hassle- might not be tickets. There were always going to be tickets takes to go to a two-day festival simply may have been free. Chuck Morris and AEG Live should be given credit so fans could wait until the last minute to decide if they unaffordable for many the past three years. If it is out of due to the fact that they left nothing to chance when it wanted to attend. In Colorado there are plenty of other reach money-wise, there is always something else to do in came to putting on the Festival. things to do on any summer weekend. If the venue had this state. Despite headliners Matthews and Johnson, the atten - been downtown, it would have been much more of a phe - dance last summer was nowhere close to what promoters nomenon. It would have put a lot of change in city coffers Jon Meredith lives in Stapleton. He can be reached at needed to turn a profit. Other festivals around the country as well, which may be controversial but is none the less true. [email protected]. have been, and continue to be, very successful. Lolla - All the headliners can play Red Rocks two or three *Fishwrap is a slang term that started in the ’30s and palooza in Chicago’s Grant Park sells out every year. The nights in a row in the summer and sell out in minutes. Why refers to the transient value of yesterday’s newspaper.
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April 2011 18 Stapleton Front Porch Stapleton Housing Market 2002 – 2010 New and Resale Closings in Stapleton Stapleton Homebuyer Facts • Nearly 87% of Stapleton homebuyers were • Other than new home buyers who 880 from Colorado. Of the out-of-state buyers, were already living at Stapleton, the most (14%) came from California, followed second greatest number of buyers 28 770 by New York (11%), Pennsylvania (6%), and came from the South Park Hill/Mayfair 773 128 Florida (5%). neighborhood, followed closely by Congress Park and North Park Hill. 660 • Of the Colorado buyers, 32% were already 3 16 635 Stapleton residents. (Statistics are from 1/1/08 - 12/31/10) 550 568 573 154 194 440 173 418 174 330 322 280 220 238 185 11100
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Cel - Thursday . 5pm to close. 32nd and Lowell, North from The YES! Lab love introducing new people to gles; indulge in wine and coffee. Michelangelo’s ebrate Mother Earth’s many miracles with special Denver. www.highlands-square.com their craft. Colorado Free University, 6:30–9pm. Wine and Coffee Bar, every 3rd Fri., 6:30–8pm. 1 activities from 5:30–8:30pm. Through 4/2- New Perspectives Art Exhibi - $101 or $89/CFU members. www.freeu.com, S Broadway. Register: 720.865.1206 4/22 Friday- Denver Zoo’s Earth Day Party tion. Showcasing 13 artists who explore new out - 303.399.0093 4/16 Saturday- Craft Your Own Green Ac - for the Planet. 10am-1pm. Activities free with looks on familiar topics. Translations Gallery, 1743 4/6 Wednesday- Lowry Seminar Series, Food, cessories: Juice Bag Tote and Milk Carton zoo admission. Wazee St. 303.629.0713, Glorious Food ! 7–8:30 pm. They know their food Wallet. Make a small tote bag from 10 juice bags 4/23 Saturday- Stapleton Earth Day Festival. Through 4/17- Colorado Watercolor Society and where it comes from. Sundari Kraft (Sustainable and coin purse/wallet from a 1/2 gallon-size milk 1-5pm at Central Park. Games, food and earth- Show and Sale. Foothills Art Center, 809 15th Food), Lisa Rogers (Feed Denver) and Pete Mar - or juice carton. Colorado Free University, 9am– friendly info and products. St., Golden, CO. czyk (Marczyk’s Fine Food) take us from soil/seed 12pm. $41 or $29/CFU members; $8 materials [email protected]. See Events story. to store/ table. Eisenhower Chapel, 293 Roslyn St, Through 4/26 Tuesday- MOP-The Month of fee. , 303.399.0093 4/23- Saturday- Green Valley Ranch Earth Lowry. Sally Kurtzman: Photography. RedLine and Colorado photo - 4/16 Saturday and 4/17 Sunday- Doors Day Celebration. GVR Citizens Advisory Board graphic community present art photography at 4/7 Thursday to 4/10 Sunday- Just Between Open Denver, Modern Architecture: ’50s & presents this annual festival to educate and inspire over 80 collaborative public events in Denver and Friends of Denver Kids’ Gear & Clothing Beyond. FREE citywide annual architecture and our community to protect and enjoy our natural surrounding region; museums, galleries and schools Sale. Largest kids’ gear/clothing resale event; design event. Access to distinctive examples of environment. A community cleanup, performances use fine art photography to create exciting artistic 80,000 items at 50–90% below retail. National modern architecture, engineering and design. Tai - by local talent, DOW fishing clinics and recycling and educational events. RedLine art space, 2350 Western Complex, I-70 & Brighton Blvd. Thurs.–Fri. lor your own tour at . See Event story. competition between schools. 10am–2pm. FREE. Arapahoe St, is nerve center with exhibitions, lec - 10am–7pm. $1 adm.; FREE with Front Porch listing. Live Music at The Soiled Dove. One of Den - Oakwood Homes New Home Center Parking Lot, tures, workshops and more. Events free, some Sat. 10am–4pm, Military Appreciation Day; 25% off ver’s best live music venues located at 7401 E 1st 18655 E Green Valley Ranch Blvd. with fees or donation requested. 303.296.4448 or most items. Sun. 10am–4pm, 50% off most items. or Ave, Lowry. Tickets: www.soileddove.com 303.884.9198 DENVER METRO EVENTS Through May 8- Story Keeper: Works by 4/10 Sunday- Herbal Soap-Making Workshop. HEALTH AND WELLNESS Art Walks: Melanie Yazzie. Denver Botanic Gardens. Pure herbal soap is fun to make, a joy to use. Shea Throughout April- 9News Health Fairs. Free Exhibition of new work by internationally ac - 4/1 Friday- Santa Fe Arts District. 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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS 4/17 Sunday- Teacup Candles. 2pm. Pour simple paraffin- based candles into charming teacups found in any thrift shore. Active Minds – Info on all sessions: . FREE. 4/5 Tuesday- The History of Colorado. 10–11am. , 350 S Dahlia St. KIDS AND FAMILIES To submit information for the RSVP not required. Lil Shaw: Through 4/23 Saturday- The Day It Snowed Tortillas. Denver 4/11 Monday- The Impact of Egypt. 2:30–3:30pm. , 6800 Leetsdale Puppet Theatre, 3156 W 38th Ave. Tickets: $7 ages 3 and up. Front Porch “Local Event” Listings Dr. RSVP: 303.331.9963 303.458.6446, www.denverpuppettheater.com Email information in the following format by the 15th of 4/2 Saturday- Home Depot Kids Workshop. 9am-12pm. FREE 4/12 Tuesday- Somalia. 11am–12pm (10:45/refreshments). , 51 Grape the month to [email protected]. Events will St. RSVP: Jodi: 303.388.4013 x307 how-to clinics the first Saturday of month for kids ages 5–12. Each be run subject to space available. 4/14 Thursday- Tibet. 10am–12pm (10 reception, 10:30 program). . child receives a Home Depot apron, wooden project and project RSVP: (limited seating) pin. Metro area Home Depot stores. Date in numerical format (mm/dd), day of week- Name 4/14 Thursday- Columbia, A Powder Keg? 7–8pm. Potluck, 6pm. 4/2 Saturday- Jewish Children’s Activities. First Sat. every of Event. A one- or two-sentence description. Time. List Bring dish to share; utensils, plates and beverages provided. Stapleton month little ones dance, sing, hear a story, craft and play at monthly cost or if free. Location. Contact information. Master Community Association, 2823 Roslyn St. Shabbat experience, Me’at Shabbat. 9–10am. FREE. Temple Micah, Press releases for suggested stories should be sent 2600 Leyden St, Park Hill. 303.388.4239, 4/26 Tuesday- Switzerland. 12:30–1:30pm. Tattered Cover, 2526 E separately to [email protected] Colfax Ave. 4/6 Wednesday- ìCreate Playdates at Denver Art Museum. Kids 3–5 can roar, bang, stomp 2nd Wed. of every month. Drop in, 5/3 Tuesday- Pirates: Tales and Legends. 10–11 am. Jewish Commu - meet other tots for art making, story times, scavenger hunts. In - nity Center, 350 S Dahlia St. Lil Shaw: 303.316.6359 cluded in museum adm.; 5 and under free. Denver Art Museum, Aurora Fox Theater- Registering for drama classes. Ages 4 and LIBRARIES 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy. www.denverartmuseum.org or up. Lisa Mumpton: 303.739.1573 720.865.5000 For info on library programs, check events calendar at denverli - Through 4/16 Saturday- The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley. brary.org. All Denver Public Libraries closed Friday, April 1 for 4/9 Saturday and 4/23 Saturday- Lowe’s Build and Grow Tickets: $8–10. Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. , 720.898.7200 Kids Clinics. Bring the kids into any Lowe’s store to build a FREE a city furlough day and Sunday, April 24 in observance of Easter. Thursdays through May- Your Money Your Life: How to keep it, wooden project. Each kid receives free apron, goggles, project- Park Hill Library , 4705 Montview Blvd. 720.865.0250. Closed use it and make it grow. Teens learn how money affects their lives themed patch and certificate of merit upon project completion. Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays. and useful tips for smart money handling. 3:30–5pm. FREE Appropriate 10am, 2nd and 4th Saturday of month. Thursdays- All ages storytime. For kids who can sit and listen to for grades 6–12. Anythink, 7185 Monaco St, Commerce City. www.lowesbuildandgrow.com stories and participate in songs. 10:30am. Art Students League of Denver- Registering programs for kids and Starts 4/9 Signing Smart Class For parents/caregivers and Thursdays and Fridays- Book Babies. For babies 6–23 months teens. 303.778.6990, www.ASLD.org their babies. Play, sing, and dance while learning signs, signing strate - with parent/caregiver. Share books, songs, finger plays. 11:15am. gies and more. Saturdays from 10:30 –11:15am, course is 8 weeks. Small Hands Art Studio- Registering for spring classes. Located in Fridays- Tales for Twos . Storytime for 2-year-olds and caregivers. Cost is $140 and includes DVDs and materials. Located at Natu - Stapleton! www.smallhandsart.com Stories, songs, movement activities. 10:30am. rally Loved, 7329 E 29th Ave. More info on the class: The Art Garage- Registering for workshops/classes ages 4 and up. Schlessman Family Library , 100 Poplar St (1st and Quebec). http://www.naturallylovedbaby.com/index.php?option=com_con - 6100 E 23rd Ave, Park Hill. www.artgaragedenver.com 720.865.0000. Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. tent&view=article&id=73:sign-class&catid=4:workshops&Itemid=4 Stapleton All Sports- Registering for spring/summer programs. In - Tuesdays- All Ages Storytime. 10:30am or contact the teacher, Julie Buck, at [email protected]. clude coach pitch baseball and tee ball beginning April 11, Cheer and Thursdays- Bookbabies. 10:30am 4/16 Saturday- Sabaki Challenge 2011. World Open Full Con - Dance, and summer sports camps located in Stapleton. www.stapleton - 4/3 Sunday- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. You Think You tact Karate Championship. 5:30 pm. Denver Merchandise Mart. allsports.com or Gabe Hurley: [email protected] Know Colorado History? 2pm. Denver citizens Speer, Iliff, Lowry, Tickets: $25 and $50; buy 4 get 1 free. Kids 12 and under general Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Montview and Col - Elitch, Boettcher, and Griffith are well-known in Colorado history. adm. seating $10. www.sabaki.com orado Blvd. Hear stories about them that didn’t make it into your history books! 4/17 Sunday- Opera Colorado at Denver Children’s Mu - 4/21 Thursday- Science Lounge. Cocktails and entertainment every Presented by Fairmount Heritage Foundation Volunteer Tom Morton. seum. 11am–2pm. All activities included with museum admission. 3rd Thurs. of month. 6:30–9:30pm. $8/members; $10/nonmembers 4/9 Saturday- Colorado Authors Series: Dr. Chip Colwell- www.mychildsmuseum.com. 2121 Children’s Museum Drive. Planetarium- Journey to the Stars . Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, Chanthaphonh. 2pm. 4/22 Friday- Denver Botanic Gardens Family Fun Night. various times. Tickets: $6/ages 3–18; $8/adult Dr. Colwell-Chanthaphonh, curator of anthropology at Denver Mu - The fourth Friday of each month explore nature at night in the IMAX- Hubble in 3D narrated by Leonardo DeCaprio . Under the seum of Nature & Science and author of Crossroads of Culture: Anthro - Mordecai Children’s Garden. New theme monthly with performers Sea in 3D narrated by Jim Carrey. Various times. Tickets: $8/3–18; pology Collections at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science , has in Sagebrush Stage, snacks by a campfire, and more. $20/member $10/adult research interests in Native American anthropology, ethnology and ar - for family of 4, $3/each extra person. $25 nonmember/family of 4, Wings over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, 7711 E. Acad - chaeology. Learn about DMNS’ fascinating collections and his research. $4/each extra person. Kids 2 and under free of charge. emy Blvd in Lowry. www.botanicgardens.org 4/9 Saturday- Emedia: What is it, and how does it work? 4/5 Tuesday- Gateway to Flight Grand Opening. 11am. Light re - Thursdays in April- Star K Kids . Puppets, stories, activities and 10:30am . Learn to download an electronic audio or book to your freshments served. outdoor exploration for ages 5 and under. Morrison Nature Cen - computer, iPod, mp3 player, iPhone, Droid, or E-reader. In-house expert 4/7 Thursday- Lowry Family Night. FREE admission. 4–8pm. Janet Ryan shares all the exciting materials in the Denver Public Li - ter, 16002 E Smith Rd, Aurora. 303.739.2428, 4/9 Saturday- Cockpit Demo Day. 10am–2 pm. brary’s electronic collections and how you can get them at home, on (continued on page 22) the go, step-by-step. 4/10 Sunday- Colorado Authors Series: Christie Barnes. 2 pm. Paranoid Parents Guide: Worry Less, Parent Better, and Raise a Resilient Child SHUTTERS $18.99 sq. ft. author Christie Barnes knows the truth: Most parents waste time and energy worrying about the wrong things. From years of research, she INSTALLED! gives parents a much-needed reality check, opening their eyes to real FREE IN-HOME ESTIMATES dangers lurking that are more likely to impact their children and what to do. 303-895-8282 4/16 Saturday to 4/26 Tuesday, and 4/30 Saturday- Peep Your FREE Temporary Shades with Order Book Contest. The Peep with the Dragon Tattoo ? Harry Peeper ? War Qualify for Federal Tax Credits and Peeps ? Twipeep ? 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(continued from page 21) NORTHFIELD EVENTS Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre – to learn about casting, knot tying, fishing ethics, water bert Howells’ Hymnus Paradisi and more. FREE. Tickets: 303.307.1777, performers listed at safety and fish identification. Child care provided. 1980 Dahlia St. Bass Pro Events - 720.385.3600, www.ImprovDenver.com www.montview.org www.BassPro.com 4/16 Saturday – Zoom In on Birds*. Bring camera Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill – and zoom lens to focus on seasonal feathered friends 4/17 Sunday- Love Your Relationship Work - Every Friday in April – Hunting Wild Turkeys 303.728.9468, www.TobyKeithsBar.com and how to identify them. shop. Is your relationship sluggish, stale or bor - Every Saturday in April – Introduction to Fly Fishing 4/1–4/2, Friday–Saturday – Nathan Dean and 4/23 Saturday – Seasonal Photo Tour* . 6–9am. Cap - ing? Arguing more than snuggling? Learn what a 4/4, Monday – Hunters Education 2011 (Internet- The Damn Band relationship coach does and how you and partner based) ture wondrous moments through your camera. 4/5–4/9, Tuesday–Saturday – HonkeyTonk Voodo can be better communicators, friends and lovers 4/6, Wednesday – The Basics of Shotgunning 4/30 Saturday- Family Fishing Night*. 4–7pm. Expe - 4/12–4/16, Tuesday–Saturday – Shane Thomas and have fun too! 1–3pm. Charitable donation op - Every Wednesday in April – Trout Fishing in the rienced anglers will be on hand; poles available for loan. 4/19–4/23, Tuesday–Saturday – James Parks tional. Naturally Loved in Stapleton Town Center. Rocky Mountains-Spin & Bait Casting 4/26–4/30, Tuesday–Saturday – Bobby Cutshaw SPORTS AND FITNESS Register: www.thrivingmamas.com or Jamie: Every Wednesday in April – How to Use Fish Find - 4/12 Tuesday- Introduction to Baby Food ers and What’s New! The Twisted Olive – 303.373.8100, 4/16 Saturday- 4th Annual Parr-Widener Making. For parents interested in making their Every Thursday in April – Fishing for Pike and Lake www.TwistedOlive.com Walk/Run. 9am, City Park Fountain at Esplanade & own baby food, but may not know where to start Trout-Spin & Bait Casting Spoken Word/Poetry – 9pm Every Wednesday 17th Ave, near East High School. FREE registration, family or overwhelmed with all the info out there (we 4/7 & 4/9, Thursday and Saturday – What You Need friendly 5k event. Dogs, strollers, children, all ages wel - ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL have been there). Get support on feeding your to Bag That Springtime Gobbler! come.Voluntary donations benefit the A+ Angels Mentor baby healthy. 5–6pm. Cost: $30. Naturally Loved Every Thursday in April – How to Use GPS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Program at EHS and provide college scholarships. Enter - in Stapleton Town Center. RSVP: 303.955.6207 or 4/9–4/10, Saturday–Sunday – Field & Stream’s 2011 *Reservations required: 303.289.0930. To tainment. Free parking in EHS lot. Call 303-837.1555. Total Outdoor Challenge Qualifiers get to the refuge, take I-70, exit north on 5/1 Sunday- Cherry Creek Sneak. 5 mile, 5K, 1.5 4/30 Saturday- Swigert McAuliffe Interna - 4/10, Sunday – GPS and Map & Compass Clinic Havana St, enter at 56th and Havana. Free mile sneak sprint and 1/2 mile kids’ fun run in Cherry tional School Touch a Truck. 14 trucks to 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, Tuesdays – Get Hooked on Fly unless noted. Refuge Hours: Tues –Sun, Creek North. Benefits Kempe Foundation for prevention climb on and in. 10am–2pm. Sam’s parking lot in Tying for Beginners 6am–6pm. Visitor Center Hours: Tues –Sun, and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Register: Quebec Square. $1 off admission with coupon in 4/14, Thursday – What You Need to Bag That 9am–4pm. Visit www.fws.gov/rockymoun - www.cherrycreeksneak.com the Front Porch . Tickets: Springtime Gobbler! tainarsenal/visitors/nature.htm and down - 5/7 Saturday- Miles for Moms Run/Walk. 9am Sta - 6/26 Saturday- Stapleton All Sports Field 4/16, Saturday – Basic Pistol Course – Handgun load schedule at Wild News link. pleton’s Central Park. 5K and 2K races to benefit Flo - Day. Kids 4 –11will compete in 6 events within Safety Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays- Wild rence Crittenton Services mission to help teen parents. their age group; top 6 placers get ribbons. Chipo - Harkins Theatres 18 – 720.374.3118, Rides. 9:30–11:30am. 2-hour guided viewing tour. Family Festival after race. www.parentpathways.org tle will provide lunch; water provided. Registra - tion limited to first 200 kids; no signups day of www.HarkinsTheatres.com 4/3 Sunday- Friends of a Feather.* Walk with Contact Marcia Jamison: [email protected] event. After the competitive events, activities for 4/1, Friday – Hop , Source Code a Refuge Naturalist Bring camera and binoculars. 5/7 Saturday- Dumb Friends League Furry parents and kids including water balloon toss and 4/8, Friday – Rio , Your Highness Scurry. 2-mile walk at Denver’s Washington Park bene - 4/5 Tuesday – Tuesday Tots*. 10–11am. Young 3-legged race. $20/1 child, $30/2, $40/3. www.sta - 4/15, Friday – Soul Surfer fiting Denver Dumb Friends League. $50/person 9am. naturalists 2–5 years old. Parent/guardian must ac - pletonallsports.com 4/22, Friday – African Cats , Apollo 18 company all children. Repeats 4/26. www.ddfl.org 4/29, Friday – Henry’s Crime 04/09, Saturday – Fishing Frenzy* . 8am-noon. 5/7 Saturday- Wells Fargo Walk MS Denver Pre - THEATER Fishing derby for youth anglers. Prizes, skill booths sented by MS Lifelines . Denver City Park. Registra - Through 4/2 Saturday- The B Team. Avenue tion/festivities start at 7:30am; walk at 9:30am. Main Theater, 417 E 17th Ave. 303.321.5925, www.av - fundraising event of National MS Society. Helps the enuetheater.com 10,000 people in Colorado living with MS. , www.walkm - Through 4/3 Sunday- K2 . Aurora Fox Theatre, scolorado.org 9900 E Colfax Ave, Aurora. 303.739.1970, 5/8 Sunday- Mother’s Day 5K. 9am. Denver City 4/8 Friday to 5/7 Saturday- Cliffhanger. Pre - Park. $25/individual, $60/family (max 5) includes zoo ad - sented by Firehouse Theatre Company at John mission. www.mothersday5k.com Hand Theater, 7653 E 1st Pl, Lowry. 720.880.8727, 5/15 Sunday- Colorado Colfax Marathon. 4/29 Friday to 5/29 Sunday- Hedwig and the www.coloradocolfaxmarathon.org Angry Inch. Avenue Theater, 417 E 17th Ave. STAPLETON/PARK HILL/ LOWRY EVENTS 303.839.1361, www.avenuetheater.com 4/7 Thursday- Greater Stapleton Business Associ - Through 5/1 Sunday- The Dixie Swim Club . ation After-Hours Event. Join GSBA for after-hours Vintage Theatre, 2119 E 17th Ave. 303.839.1361, networking and information. Hosted by Exempla Staple - www.vintagetheatre.com ton Family & Occupational Medicine and Exempla Sta - pleton OB/GYN. 5:30 –7:30pm. FREE. 2803 Roslyn St. DENVER ZOO [email protected] 4/16 Saturday- Adult Volunteer Open House. Get an overview of the adult volunteer 4/9 Saturday- Voice of the Wood Cello Quartet program and how to become involved. 10 – and Friends. 3pm. Park Hill Congregational Church, 11:30am. RSVP: 303.376.6719. 2600 Leyden St. $5 admission; kids free. Proceeds (after www.denverzoo.org venue rental) go to Park Hill Food Bank. www.voice - ofthewood.org 4/27 Wednesday- World Tapir Day. Celebrate the Zoo’s 2 Malayan tapirs with Education 4/10 Sunday- From Lent to Easter . 5pm. Choirs of Stations and tapir talks at the Pachyderm Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church with orchestra Building. www.denverzoo.org present their annual spring concert: selections from Her -
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April 2011 22 Stapleton Front Porch schedule at www.denvergov.org/denver8online.These forums are or - April 16—Keller Williams Kids Concert More Events... ganized and sponsored by Denver Decides, a coalition of community Keller Williams has credit for 16 album releases his latest is civic organizations in Denver comprised of Inter-Neighborhood Co - April 2—Neighborhood Partners Cleanup called Keller Williams Kids. The Fredericksburg, Virginia na - operation, League of Women Voters, Historic Denver, League of tive will perform an afternoon show for kids, one of only four The Neighborhood Partners Environmental Team cleanup for Conservation Voters, UC Denver, the Denver Post, in cooperation in the country, on April 16th at 2:30pm at the Ogden The - April will be on Saturday, April 2 from 9am to 12pm. The tar - with various neighborhood organizations. ater. The Washington Post reviewed Kids and was notably geted area will be Westerly Creek and the meeting place is Tuesday, April 5 – Mayor: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, impressed “‘Kids’ music often falls into two categories: too 26th and Beeler. Trash and debris in the creek area has accu - 2001 Colorado Blvd., 6pm annoying for parents or too condescending for kids. Thank - mulated from winter storms. In March, 40 volunteers col - Thursday, April 7 – City Council At-Large, and Council District fully, the new album...is neither. ‘Kids’ is good, simple, rootsy lected 18 bags of trash and recycling on the Sand Creek #5: Palmer Elementary School, 995 Grape St., 7pm music with humorous lyrics and a smattering of cute kids Greenway and cleared out three truckloads of Russian olive Tuesday, April 12 – Mayor: Tivoli Student Union, 900 Auraria singing along.” 935 East Colfax Avenue. Ogdentheater.net. trees. Questions? Contact Lucia Correll at lcorrell@ Parkway, 6:30pm Tickets: $16/adults; $50/kids 4-pack. dotnet.net or Caroline Fry at [email protected]. Thursday, April 21 – Mayor: Coors Field Club Level, 2195 Blake St., 6pm April 22 —Children’s Earth Day Activity at April 2—Impact of Family Acceptance or Rejection Westerly Creek Greenbelt on the Lives of LGBT Young People April 6—Food, Glorious Food! Free at Lowry Children in our local schools are learning about composting, Dr. Caitlin Ryan, an internationally recognized researcher and The third event in the Lowry Seminar Series will be Food, reducing waste and supporting the environment. Now they expert on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth Glorious Food! on Wednesday, April 6 from 7–8:30 pm. The can put that knowledge into practice at one of the most will be the speaker at the event on Saturday, April 2 from 1 – speakers know their food—and where it comes from. Sundari beautiful parts of their neighborhood—Westerly Creek. Tracy 4:30 pm. Members of the LGBT communities, parents, and Kraft (Sustainable Food), Lisa Rogers (Feed Denver) and Pete Ceravolo is organizing a community cleanup at Westerly professionals who work with youth are invited to attend. The Marczyk (Marczyk’s Fine Food) will take you from soil and Creek for Earth Day to get children (and families) intimately presentations and discussion groups will focus on how to pro - seed to store and table. How do we eat? How does food get to involved in their environment. Parents must sign a release mote well-being for LGBT children and adolescents and how us? The Lowry Foundation free event will be held at the and get it back to Tracy or bring it on the day of the event. families and communities can respond and adapt when LGBT Eisenhower Chapel, 293 Roslyn St. For further info, contact The event starts at 1:15pm on Friday, April 22 at the West - youth come out. More information: (303-573-5861), pflag - Sally Kurtzman at [email protected]. erly Creek greenbelt near Bill Roberts School. Family mem - [email protected]. Johnson and Wales University, in the Jared April 14—League of Women Voters Prospective bers are welcome to join in and are needed to lead small Polis Auditorium at the Academic Center (corner of 19th Av - Member Reception groups of children. Contact Tracy at [email protected] enue and Olive Street). The League of Women Voters of Denver will host a Prospec - with any questions. April 2, 16, 18—Own Your Health! 9Health Fair tive Member Reception on Thurs., April 14 from 5–6pm at the Stapleton Central Park Recreation Center (9651 MLK April 23—Dodgeball Tournament to Help Kids This year’s 9Health Fair theme is Own Your Health! Medical Grieving the Death of a Loved One screenings will provide participants with their present and Blvd.). The reception will take place prior to the Mayoral ideal levels for glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure. Free Forum at 6:30pm and is free and open to the public. For The second annual Dodgin’ for Dollars Dodgeball Tourna - (continued on page 24) screenings include vision, height/weight, hearing, memory, more information, contact Marge Fisch at 303.322.4235. ment, a fundraiser to benefit Judi’s skin cancer, lung function and breast exams and pap smears. Ask a pharmacist or talk with a nurse. Low-cost options in - clude colorectal cancer kits ($20), blood chemistry ($30) and PSA for men ($25). Sites nearby include: Sat., April 2, Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St.; Sat., April 16, Medical Center of Aurora, 1444 S. Potomac; and Sun., April 18, Green Valley Ranch Medical Office Bldg., 4809 Ar - gonne St. (GVR Blvd near Tower Rd). All fairs are from 7am– noon. No need to register but must be over 18 to participate. 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Stapleton Front Porch 23 April 2011 More Events... April 16-17—Doors Open Denver 2011 House, will be held at the Staple - ety of fun and entertaining he Seventh Annual Doors Open Den- have been added for 2011. ton Bladium Sports and Fitness items, services and meals from ver is a FREE, multifaceted weekend Over 100 Expert Tours will give chances to learn firsthand Club, 2400 Central Park Blvd., the each neighborhood’s merchants. Tevent April 16–17 that offers access about the Mayan Theatre, Mountain States Telephone & evening of April 23. Judi’s House Tickets: $15 or $60 for all five. into distinctive examples of architecture, engi- Telegraph Headquarters Bldg., the three bridges of the pedes - provides help for children and their Purchase at King Soopers stores neering and design throughout the city. It cre- trian corridor on upper 16th Street and the Denver Art Mu - caregivers grieving the death of a or www.denversoldhousesoci - ates excitement about adaptive reuse and good seum’s Frederic C. Hamilton Building. Tour Union Station, loved one. The nonprofit also does ety.org. design. And it gives close-up views and fasci- LoDo and the Red Light District with historian Tom Noel. outreach to increase awareness and nating information about places Denverites are Get “The Low Down About Denver’s LoDo” with City Audi - knowledge of grieving children’s April 30—Take Back familiar with but may not know well. The tor Dennis Gallagher. Follow the History of 16th Street and needs. Event to Dispose of Old 2011 theme is “Modern Architecture: ’50s & go on an EPA Green Building Tour. Teams of 8 must have at least 2 Drugs Beyond.” Expert Tours require signing up (first-come, first-served; female players and cost $500/team; The Drug Enforcement Admin - Among the more than 70 Denver sites are limited to two tickets per person and two tours per day) at individuals can participate for istration’s 2nd National Pharma - several in and around NE Denver: the Anchor Union Station the day of the tour. Tour groups are limited $65/person. Participants must be ceutical Drug Take Back Event Center for Blind Children, Denver Public but many will be offered more than once. at least 18. Beer, wine, food and will accept unneeded drugs School of the Arts, Mod Livin’ on E. Colfax, Other citywide events include: AIA Denver Box City for goody bags will be provided for all from the public on Saturday, the Stapleton Central Park Recreation Center, Kids, a Focus on Architecture Photography Competition, players. Spectator tickets cost $35 April 30 from 10am–2pm. on Stapleton Central Park and Open Space, Sta- Platte Valley Trolley by the Denver Rail Heritage Society and and include food and beverage. the outside south side of Fitzsi - pleton Fellowship Church, the Stapleton Town model railroad displays in Union Station. Prizes will be awarded to the win - mons Hospital, Anschutz Med - Center and, new this year, a bicycle tour of Sta- Doors Open Denver takes place during Colorado Archi - ning team and the team with the ical Campus, 13001 E. 17th pleton public art and an expert tour of Hangar tecture Month (www.ColoradoArchitectureMonth.org) and is best costumes. Register by April 20 Place, Aurora. 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April 2011 24 Stapleton Front Porch worth. We really work hard to make it look The Gift of Art nice. These kids are dedicated. They’re not going to say, ‘That’s good enough.’” By Nancy Burkhart The portraits are 12” x 14” pencil ost people have photos of their child - sketches, using colored pencils and pastels hood escapades, but many disadvan - on flesh-colored paper. The background is Mtaged children have no mementos to abstract. enjoy as adults. The Memory Project was created “The artists get to know their kids and by Ben Schumacher in New York to have U.S. see their attributes,” Marsh said. “They’re student artists create sketches of photographs learning how to give. They come in during that he takes of orphans and other disadvantaged lunch and during their recess. They are com - children around the world. mitted to this. That’s a reward for the artist, Bill Roberts Middle School visual arts teacher too. One of my students last year said she Amy Marsh asked Schumacher to allow her 10- was going to ask her high school teacher to to 13-year-old students to participate in the start this project.” Memory Project, which usually only allows high The Memory Project makes the middle- school participants. She said she has students school artists well-known among the other who excel in artistic skills. students, she said. “Bill Schumacher wanted to address the needs “I have one boy who is in his third year of children around the world who don’t have the of doing it, and in my classroom he’s like a same advantages that many other children have,” Max Speyer and J.P. Garcia, both 13 and in 7th grade at Stapleton's Bill Roberts School, work on super star,” Marsh said. “The kids all look at their portraits of Peruvian orphans. Marsh explained. “Some of them don’t have par - him and say, ‘He’s the one that does that art ents or have homes. They weren’t having their This is the third year for Marsh’s student abilities in order to participate in the Mem - project.’ It gives the artists status, a little photos taken. He thought a portrait would be a artists to participate in the Memory Project. ory Project. boost.” nice memento they could have when they grow up. The first two years were for children in “I choose children who have a talent for The Memory Project’s official website is “He found that not only the kids in the disad - Uganda and the Ukraine. This year the proj - art,” Marsh said. We choose children who www.thememoryproject.org. The Bill vantaged situations were benefiting from this, so ect is for Peruvian children. Seven student want to help people and who have a desire to Roberts Middle School students’ portraits were the artists,” she said. “They were able to artists are working on portraits while “spon - give of themselves. They also have to have a for the Memory Project are at www.msmar - connect through art. They had to look at the sor” classes at Bill Roberts work to raise $20 dedication. This is a yearlong thing. They shart.wikispaces.com. Go to the Memory child’s picture every day, look at their eyes and per portrait to be able to ship it to Peru. have to make a portrait where they can take Project. For more information about the look at their face. I’ve had the artist say that their The artists have to bring their portfolios criticism. We want them to have something Stapleton project, email subject feels like their child.” to Marsh and convince her of their artistic that they’re proud of, that increases their self- [email protected].
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Stapleton Front Porch 25 April 2011 Fit Kids! By Julie Tourigny get some quality one-on-one time. Still common concern for many parents is others may need a tangible or visual mo - whether or not their children get tivator such as earning a sticker or using a Aenough exercise. Even though our sticker chart that notes progress over time children’s lives are not sedentary, their activ - or repetitions completed. ity levels may be. You can support your child’s efforts by There are many well-documented cases talking with family members about their showing the harmful effects of not exercising accomplishments, reading books about on a child’s physical health. What may sur - athletes or describing the health benefits prise you are the positive effects that exercise associated with exercise with your child. might have on your child. They include: Keep It Simple and Fun The key is to exer - Attention span at school cise regularly. With safety in mind, the Sleep best way to encourage this in young chil - Mood and social interactions dren is to allow them to run, climb, jump Energy level and tumble as they see fit. In his or her Self-confidence backyard, a young child may be most in - With the days getting longer and weather terested in getting exercise in ways that warming up, spring is a great time to add do not have a lot of rules. Preschool and more exercise to your child’s daily routine. elementary school children may do very Colorado Fusion soccer coach Bob Boyle, named this year's Colorado Youth Soccer Here are some tips: well following the rules of an organized Coach of the Year, gives some pointers to his team, the Komodo Dragons. Define Exercise for Your Family What might be sport run by a coach but may be quick to exercise for some families may not be for give up or become upset when a parent others. Outdoor exercise, like ball games, tries to teach them the rules of a game or Soccer Coach Builds Love of Game activity. tag, playing at the playground or running By John Babiak Make the Most of the Free Time You Have but also a dedicated team manager, capa - around with friends, might be just what your nnually the Colorado Youth Soccer A great time to encourage your child ble assistant coaches, committed parents, extroverted child likes to do. Other children (CYS) organization hosts an awards to exercise at home is right before and a supportive club and the neighborhood may prefer to challenge themselves with gala. CYS is a nonprofit educa - community. Each of these components is timed activities like obstacle courses, run - right after school or daycare. Even 10 A tional organization formed to help organ - minutes of bike riding, scootering in the critical to his recipe for success: a posi - ning up and down the stairs or jogging ize, advance and foster soccer for boys and basement, or running up and down the tive experience for the entire team, around the block. Your child does not need girls under the age of 19 here in Colorado. stairs a few times before school could young and old. to be enrolled in an organized sport or own CYS has a membership of over 65,000 reg - have a positive impact on attention and Parent Joan Fritsche put it this way: expensive equipment to exercise. Colorful istered youth and serves over 70 soccer energy levels at school. “Bob is amazing on many levels. As a duct tape and sidewalk chalk are inexpensive clubs statewide. A child who struggles with the transi - parent, I truly admire and respect Bob’s materials that can quickly transform your Attending this year’s banquet was Park tion from school to home may have an approach to soccer, kids and coaching. back patio, basement floor or sidewalk into Hill resident Bob Boyle who coaches easier time if he or she can spend 10 or His love of the game is contagious and obstacle courses to run through, targets to Under 9 (U9) boys for the Colorado Fu - 15 minutes playing outside or on the he brings that enthusiasm to the field. I throw or kick balls at or hopscotch boards to sion Soccer Club. Boyle was the recipient playground before needing to sit down feel like my son is learning all of the play on. of the CYS 2010 Boys Developmental for dinner or homework. facets of the game and how they all work Make It Motivating and Support Success Moti - Coach of the Year Award. That is a tall So power down and find opportuni - together—skills, teamwork, respect for vation and support are key components to order for a state that has a few thousand ties within your children’s schedules to fit coaches, players, and referees, keep your child on board with your efforts. volunteer soccer coaches. He was nomi - in exercise. Encourage them to get mov - following the rules.” Joan continued that Many children are motivated to exercise with nated by Fusion’s Terrance Gunnells, the ing. The results may really surprise you. “As soon we joined the team we started simple praise and encouragement. Others are club’s program director for U9 and Under getting emails about informal get-to - Julie Tourigny is a Stapleton resident motivated to exercise with you because they 10 (U10) players. In his nomination letter, gethers to watch the World Cup, attend and the director of the Gunnells wrote: “Bob has worked tirelessly, DU and Rapids games, carpooling to Colorado Center for Pedi - coaching two U9 teams, and embodies our practice and tournaments, suggestions to atric Learning and Devel - philosophy of development over results, do multifamily pickups from the uni - opment, which provides and building a love for the game in all of form store, and a family potluck for all pediatric occupational his players.” In my efforts to gain insight the players.” therapy, physical therapy, into Coach Boyle’s success as a youth soc - Soccer dad Rich D’Ambrosio wishes speech therapy, handwrit - cer coach, I learned more than I expected. that Boyle could continue to coach his ing classes, social skills Bob Boyle is a model youth sports coach. son into his teen years. “I have groups and sensory inte - Boyle’s approach to coaching has a “big noticed Bob’s focus is on player develop - gration groups. For more picture” look to it. He is all about collabo - ment. It is nearly his sole concern, and information, visit ration and community. His coaching phi - he is just as happy with good effort in a www.ccpld.com or contact losophy is rather simple: “I want each and loss than in a win. In the tournaments Tourigny at every boy to develop a passion and love for we’ve played in, I see that the other club 303.333.4982 or the game of soccer.” He also places consid - teams focus more on winning and not [email protected]. erable emphasis on individual player devel - necessarily on the things that will make opment and sets high, yet achievable, the kids successful in soccer down the age-appropriate expectations for his boys road—individual player development on and off the field. Boyle also has high ex - and skills instruction. Our kids don’t pectations of himself and takes advantage win many of those games, but they are of every opportunity to improve as a coach. competitive, and in my opinion, the Boyle sees a team as a collection of mov - boys have better ‘ball skills’ than most of ing parts that not only involves the players, the players from the other clubs.”
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April 2011 26 Stapleton Front Porch — Views on the Street — What’s your favorite vacation and/or local outing? Letter to the Editor
Brian: I love Steamboat in the summer—staying with Stopping at Stop Signs Since the Hit- barely slow down at the stop sign just friends and hiking, biking, and fly fishing (before kids). and-Run outside of Anthony’s Pizza. They roll Bianca: In Denver we like to go to the Botanic Gardens It’s now been a few months since one by it as though the roundabout has a in the summer. The kids love it—they love to run of our own, Laurie Gorham, was run yield sign. With the amount of traffic around. There’s so much open space for them to run down in Stapleton in a hit-and-run. By in the town center by the fountain, wild. My favorite vacation ever was going a small town now, I’m sure everyone knows the it’s only a matter of time before we outside of Florence called San San Gimignano; my cousin story. She was run over when a mo - have another tragedy. Other signs got married there shortly after I was out of college. torist ran a stop sign. Neighbors were coming out of the smaller streets Brian and Bianca Becker with outraged. Signs went up, flowers, cards onto 29th are also ignored. Caden, 5, and Avery 2 1/2 and stuffed animals were left at the in - So the next time you are driving, JoAnne: For the last seven years most of our vacations tersection, and the community felt the ask yourself: If you can take the time have been spending time with our grand kids. But our pain. to come to a complete stop at Cen - favorite vacation is probably a beach because that’s total Since that time, Stapleton residents tral Park and 29th Avenue due to an relaxation.We really liked Guadeloupe. come to a complete stop at the inter - earlier tragedy, doesn’t it make sense We ride our bikes a lot. We like to ride Montview to section of Central Park and 29th Av - to come to a complete stop at the City Park. We go through City Park, which is beautiful, enue. They pause, and they look both other signs in our community to pre - obviously, and then we’ll stop at the Starbucks on ways, as if the rest of the neighborhood vent another one? Or are you only Colfax. is watching. At first it may have been doing it for show? JoAnne and John Wojak due to the increased police and news By the way, bicyclists are also re - Ed: Without kids our favorite vacation was Greece... San - presence at the intersection. But quired to come to a complete stop at torini, Naxos and Amorgos Islands. There’s nobody there, months later it’s still occurring. It’s as if signs. I see most of my fellow cyclists we hiked to private beaches, if you climb to the top of a each driver is saying, “I would never running those signs too. Please be monastery built on a cliff, the monk will give you a shot run a stop sign. See me stopping?” part of the solution and not part of of something (I don’t know what it was!) Yet throughout the rest of our com - the problem. Karen: We like going to Red Rocks, the Garden of the munity, drivers carelessly run or roll Jim Winski, a Stapleton resident, Gods and Cave of the Winds—but now the kids’ favorite through the stop signs. Most drivers 303.564.7917 or [email protected]. thing to do is skiing. Ana’s favorite vacation was a family Karen and Ed Dezoeten with Lainie, 4, reunion in France and going to the caves and castles. Cole, 6 1/2, and Ana, 7 1/2 Cole’s favorite vacation was visiting his grandparents home in Marco Island, Florida. Lainie’s was Chicago, tak - ing a carriage ride and going to the American Girl store.
Leslie: We just moved here. We liked going to the Apex water park (in Arvada) in the winter. Our best vacation ever was Australia, where my husband is from. There are beautiful beaches and it’s always summer there. We like the Gold Coast. Leslie and Colin Donnelly with Max, 2 1/2, and Finn, 3 months Matt: Of course we won’t be having this any more, but the Mile High Music Festival was great—or the jazz and wine fest in Aspen. In the summer I like to do fourteen - ers. My favorite is Mt. Massive because it has a nice campground near the hot springs in Buena Vista and there’s a good local burger and shake place. Erin: My favorite vacation was Honolulu where I just relaxed on the beach. Matt and Erin Pink
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SUN Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of every month at 7:30pm 1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just in the Stapleton Community Room, 2823 Roslyn Street. last week cleaning your carpets, painting For information about SUN, visit www.stapletonunitedneighbors.com. your shutters, or delivering your new re - frigerator. To contact SUN or confirm meeting time, email [email protected] or call 720-840-8492. 2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bath - room when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the SUN Groundwater Survey Results back window to make my return a little easier. by Larry McSorley, Number of Respondents 647 Homes that have had remediation – all groups 69 SUN Board Member (613 completed entire survey) • Home Owners 636 Homes that have reported issues to Forest City 3. Love those flowers. That tells me you SUN has been working with Stapleton • Renters 7 and/or builder, SUN, MCA – all groups 119 have taste... and taste means there are nice homeowners affected by excess ground - • No Response 4 things inside. Those yard toys your kids water. In November of 2010, SUN or - Group C Homes Type of Residence leave out always make me wonder what ganized a community survey regarding • Single Family Homes 566 • Sump is Dry 38 type of gaming system they have. the issue. Over 600 residents re - • Group of Housing- two or more units 79 • Water in Pit 52 sponded and the results of the survey • No Response 8 • Unsure 24 4. Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled are available below. Concerns over Stapleton Water Issue? Number of Affected Homes prior to survey 103 up on the driveway. And I might leave a Additionally, SUN met with Forest • Yes 415 Total Number of Affected Homes now pizza flyer in your front door to see how City on behalf of over 150 homeowners • No 109 Known to Have Problem 149 (+46) • Unsure 121 long it takes you to remove it. affected by groundwater issues to ex - • No Response 2 Group D Homes (442 Homes) plore how to fund additional hydrology 5. If it snows while you’re out of town, get studies throughout the affected areas of Homes by Category How Often Does Sump Pump? • Group A - No Basement 62 • Never 99 a neighbor to create car and foot tracks Stapleton. A source of funds for this • Group B- Basement With No Sump Pit • Only after Rain or Snow Melt 90 into the house. Virgin drifts in the drive - project has not been identified. or Pump 16 • Only During Summer Months 7 way are a dead giveaway. In order to discuss next steps, SUN • Group C – Basement With Sump Pit – • Daily But No Pump 114 (for more than a few weeks at a time) 114 is sponsoring a groundwater meeting • Group D- Basement With Sump Pit & • Not Sure 113 6. If decorative glass is part of your front on Wednesday, April 13 at 6:30pm in Working Sump Pump 442 • No Response 19 entrance, don’t let your alarm company in - the MCA Community Room at 2823 • No Response 13 Those Reporting Pumping Daily for More than stall the control pad where I can see if it’s Roslyn Street. While there may be less Reported water damage or flooding in or around a Few Weeks at a Time by Neighborhood set. That makes it too easy. water pumping this spring due to the home that may be related to groundwater. • East Bridge 36 unusual lack of moisture this season, • Group A 5 • South End 22 • Group B 1 • Stapleton Classic 14 7. A good security company alarms the this issue, as well as its impact on home • Group C 9 • North Central Park 32 window over the sink. And the windows values and resale, remains a concern to • Group D 34 • Not sure 10 on the second floor, which often access the SUN and the Stapleton Community. Extent of Those Reporting Pumping Daily for master bedroom—and your jewelry. It’s More than a Few Weeks at a Time not a bad idea to put motion detectors up • 1-3 months per year 13 • 4-6 months per year 17 there too. • 7-9 month per year 15 Stapleton Earth Day Festival 2011 • 10 months or more 69 8. It’s raining, you’re fumbling with your Frequency of Those Reporting Pumping Daily umbrella, and you forget to lock your By SUN Sustainability Committee Some of the vendors will be our very for More than a Few Weeks at a Time door—understandable. But understand Stapleton United Neighbors (SUN), in own Stapleton businesses showcasing • 1-5 times a day 48 this: I don’t take a day off because of bad • 6-10 times a day 27 partnership with Greenprint Denver and their sustainable and green products • 11-15 times a day 13 weather. 97.3FM KBCO and presenting sponsors and services. • 16 or more times a day 26 Walmart and Xcel Energy, is excited to This event is free and will be the green 9. I always knock first. If you answer, I’ll Those Reporting Pumping Daily for More than announce Earth Day Festival 2011. The event of the year, so please join us in a Few Weeks at a Time by Builder ask for directions somewhere or offer to event will take place on Saturday, April celebrating our planet Earth. Bike if you • McStain 6 clean your gutters. (Don’t take me up on 23 from 1–5pm at Central Park. There can. For more information, email sta - • Harvard 9 it.) • Infinity 8 will be healthy and organic food, music [email protected] or visit the • John Laing 41 provided by KBCO, games for young SUN Sustainability webpage at • KB 20 10. Do you really think I won’t look in and old by Games2U and, of course, a https://sites.google.com/site/sunweb - • New Town 13 your sock drawer? I always check dresser • Parkwood 4 variety of Earth-friendly information and site1/sustainability. Please also email us • Urban Estates 1 drawers, the bedside table, and the medi - products. There will also be raffles, free after the event and let us know how we • Wonderland 12 cine cabinet. giveaways and fun activities for kids. can make it even better for next year.
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Stapleton Front Porch 29 April 2011 mings’ goal made him the first MLS Rapids Kickoff Their player to score in four consecutive season openers. Yet in all of the energy that filled Defense of the MLS Cup Dick’s, one could not miss the demeanor and play of Rapids’ Kosuke Kimura, the Kosuke Kimura Plays With Heavy Heart sole Japanese player in the MLS. Kimura hails from Kobe, Japan. He came to the By John Babiak U.S. speaking no English. He is self- arch 19, 2011. 6:45pm. Dick’s Sporting Goods taught, completing a 12-month intensive Park. A sea of burgundy and white “Major League English class in just six months. He Soccer Champions” flags awaited the arrival of earned a near-perfect SAT math score M and won an athletic scholarship to West - their team. A crowd of 17,000 strong roared as the cham - pion’s silverware circled the field. Fireworks exploded when ern Illinois University. In 2007, the Rapids’ greats Marcelo Balboa and Paul Bravo unveiled the Rapids selected him in the 35th round of 2010 MLS Champions signage now permanently affixed to the supplemental draft. the stadium’s north façade. And so began the Colorado During the pre-game ceremony, he stood stoic on the midfield, hand over his heart, eyes closed. Above: Kosuke Kimura displays Japan’s flag after the home opener. He was the recipient “I was praying for my country,” he said later. After the of the Rapids 2010 Humanitarian of the Year match, he unfurled his country’s flag and walked the length Award. of the field for the Rapids’ faithful to see and read. On the Left: Rapids unveil their 2010 MLS Champi - flag he had hand printed: “Please Help My Country Japan.” ons plaque at the first game of the season. In his native language he also wrote, “My Long Distance Photos by Marko Babiak Thoughts Are With You.” Kimura was in Seattle for a pre- Rapids 2011 season. season game when the cataclysmic 8.9 magnitude earthquake Minutes after the ceremonies, the Rapids rocked his homeland and the subsequent tsunami swept over picked up right where they left off in 1300 miles of Japan’s northeast coastline. The epicenter was Toronto. Like a fine surgical team, they me - 220 miles north of Yokohama where his parents and older thodically dissected the Portland Timbers, brother make their with Jeff Larentowicz, Omar Cummings and home. Kimura at - Jamie Smith each scoring in the first 30 tempted several tele - minutes of the game—with the over-the-top phone calls to his family. crowd standing up and cheering, Mile High All were unsuccessful. believers they were once again. And Cum - He eventually heard from his brother by way of a text message. He watched events unfold on television in his hotel room. Three hours after the earthquake he finally spoke with his mother and father. He learned that his younger brother, a member of the Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Navy, would be in - Kosuke Kimura with hand over volved in rescue and re - heart during the pre-game cere - covery efforts at sea. mony. He later said, “I was praying Today, Kimura’s for my country.” biggest fear is the possi - Photo by Bill Bonebrake ble full-scale meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and release of radioactive materials into the atmosphere. If that occurs, he is prepared to bring his family to America. Meanwhile, Kimura has teamed up with the Rapids and Red Cross. He is raising awareness and money to help the nearly 500,000 homeless including an estimated 100,000 displaced children. At the home opener the Rapids raised $2,000. He also intends to dedicate his play this season to the people of Japan. Kosuke Kimura asks readers to make a contribution, of any denomination, at the American Red Cross website: www.redcross.org.
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April 2011 30 Stapleton Front Porch Left: Ernie and BJ Diller spent two nights in BJ’s second grade classroom while the school tried to find transportation to get all the teachers out of the country.
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ferry and we would leave in the morning. o h By Carol Roberts won’t re-open until 2012 because there won’t be Our Libyan guards, who had been so kind P rnie and BJ Diller spent three days trapped in enough children. The workers may return but they to us, almost cried when we left, they were the ferry of foreigners trying to leave Tripoli in probably won’t bring their families.” afraid for our safety and for their own. Elate March. During the week before the Dillers were “At 7am we went through downtown A storm that left the passengers bouncing in their stranded on the ferry, they said they were aware of Tripoli in vans and it was like a ghost seats as if on a roller coaster kept the ferry from leav- the uprisings in Bengazzi 400km to the east—and town... no one was there.When we got to ing the harbor. But the rest of the world watched and their phone and internet service had become spo - the ferry the teachers were the first ones wondered if it was more than a storm keeping the radic. They periodically received text messages in checked, even before the embassy families, ferry in the harbor. Would Kadafi hold these passen- Arabic that were warning the Libyans to stay at but the storm was starting to move in. The gers hostage? home and not go out and protest, but there were no wind was so strong the kids were being Prior to the Dillers’ ordeal on the ferry, the Staple- problems in Tripoli, so they decided to proceed blown over. And it stayed like that for two ton couple had been working as teachers in an interna- with a planned long weekend in Malta. On their days. They brought us food (though many tional school in Tripoli. They set off last August to join flight back were several people from the US em - couldn’t eat because they were sick to their what became a tight-knit staff of 25 who were work- bassy who didn’t think anything was going to hap - stomachs due to the choppy water) and we The Dillers traveled in vans with other teachers from ing to get the five-year-old school its accreditation. pen in Tripoli. And the Libyan taxi driver who met slept in our chairs. their school outside Tripoli to take a ferry to Malta. Many of the students were the children of oil them at the airport said, “Things are pretty calm.” “We had no news... we didn’t know to be They, along with other foreigners leaving Libya, ended company employees—and those who get sent to Libya “But when we drove home all the stores were scared. Once we got on the ferry we knew up spending two days on the ferry, sleeping in their tend to seats, waiting for the storm to pass. As the ferry finally be younger and have less seniority, explains dark, and they’re usually open at that time, so that we were going to get out. We were told over departed, it hit some big waves and the passengers Ernie, so most of the kids in the school were younger. was pretty eerie,” says BJ, “and the two gas stations the PA system the Libyan government was threw their arms in the air, as if on a roller coaster. There were 150 pre-school to middle school students we passed had cars lined up out to the highway so protecting us... but they also said we were and only 21 high schoolers. we could hardly get around them. At that point our number one on Hillary Clinton’s mind. The there’d been no storm, we would have been out At the high school, Ernie was the history depart- driver said, ‘This isn’t right.’ whole question of being taken hostage never two days sooner. ment, teaching, in different grades, Geography, AP Ernie and BJ then jointly recount the events crossed our mind because it would have been stu - “We think Obama did the best he could be - World History, US History, Contemporary Issues and that followed. “When we got home we walked to pid—the world would have turned against them. cause it was a fluid situation. He was listening to Economics. our neighbor’s (since we had no phone service), We had no threats against us, but we knew it was what was going on and going slow to see what BJ, who taught 2nd grade at Bill Roberts school who was also on staff. She said they expected to time to go. Everything would have been fine if was happening.” last year, taught a class of 16 second graders and took have school the next day, but there was a plan for 20 trunks of materials for her classroom (which, at this safe havens. At 2:40am the phone rang but we ig - point are still in the room). “Twenty trunks is not typ- nored it, assuming it was one of the text messages ical,” says Ernie, “She’s unique.” “I just need to have in Arabic. But it rang again and our neighbor said, all those things for the ‘Pack a bag, we’re kids,” explains BJ. leaving the coun - The school pro- try tomorrow.’ We vided a home in a nice took our financial neighborhood as well papers, our tech - as a car. The school it- nology equipment self was a beautiful and the clothes we walled villa with three hadn’t unpacked buildings. The Libyan from our Malta employees at the school trip. Then when were hard working, re- we got to the spectful and committed school they said to the school. “We we could only The Dillers say the passengers on the ferry had no news so would go back,” says they were unaware the world was watching them and fearing take one carry-on.” BJ. “But the school for their safety. USA Today cartoon by Chip Bok, Creators Syndicate “The school
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