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20th and Depew rankles: Mayor
fires Mayor pro-tem
After several expensive studies of the discussion.
the feasibiliy of an ice rink at the
20th and Depew site, and rumors of
alternate plans for an assisted living
facility at the same location, mat-
ters to a head in early March when
the mayor hosted a meeting of select
councilmembers, the chair of the
Planning and Zoning Commission,
and development consultants in her
office at city hall to hear informa-
tion about the assisted living project.
The meeting time was evidently mis-
posted, making it impossible for the
uninvited councilmembers to attend.
Discussed at the meeting was the
possibility of selling off the majority
of the 20th and Depew site, keeping
just one acre as public park to be
shared by citizens and residents of
the facility. In exchange, funds from
the sale could be used to purchase
the Church at 26th and Lamar street,
and after selling off the city's cur-
rent fire station, municipal hall, and
property the city still owns along 25th
Avenue, building a new combined
municipal center at the Church.
In protest, Mayor pro-tem Adam
Gardner fired off a letter, which
was read into the minutes at the
next Council meeting. That letter is
reprinted below.
In a stunning move, Mayor
McNulty fired Gardner as the Mayor
pro-tem, appointing Councilman Kent
Johnson - who was in attendance at
the meeting - in his place. At a sub-
sequent council meeting, further dis-
cussion of the assisted living facility
was effectively scuttled by a vote of
the entire council.
April 4, 2008
Further, the four members present
at the meeting did themselves a dis-
service. The valuable contributions the
uninvited members would have made
to the discussion can never be recre-
ated. No amount of future discussions
can ever gain us the discussion which
we never had, but which we might all
have had together.
Also troubling was the subsequent
response to a citizen inquiry about the
legality of such a meeting. This citizen
was told that there was nothing illegal
about the meeting. Nobody even both-
ered to check with our attorney before
offering this response.
As holders of public office, we are
also holders of the public trust. We
must hold the law above all, including
our own convenience. Failure to place
the law above ourselves will cause
irreparable damage to public confi-
dence in the decisions we make.
When someone asks a public
official whether they broke the law,
only the most serious and somber of
responses is warranted. I highly rec-
ommend immediately obtaining legal
advice if ever confronted with such an
inquiry.
I am not a lawyer, and I 'm cer-
tainly not your legal advisor, but I do
know what the Charter says about the
process the Mayor must use to con-
vene a City Council meeting. In short,
ALL members of the Council must be
given invitation and opportunity to
attend. Failure to follow this simple
rule is not only disrespectful of your
colleagues, but disrespectful of the
voters who placed those colleagues in
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Dear Colleagues: Edgewater, not just those who sup-
I was disheartened to hear that ported each of us individually.
Tired of the strong the Mayor called a meeting with four While a simple majority is all it
odors of acrylic Council members last Friday and did takes to make most decisions of the
not invite the remaining three. I real- Council, protecting the rights of all
(liquid and powder) ize that many of you are new to being members of Council to participate in
nails? Try Glass elected officials, so I wanted to take the discussions and debates ensures
this opportunity to help you under- the best possible decision. The best
Resin Artificial stand why this is not appropriate. possible decision is only possible fol-
Enhancements. Thin Our City Council is required by law lowing a broad and vigorous debate
yet durable, and to conduct their business in public, involving ALL of the members of
which includes the decision-making Council.
extremely wearable. process, exceptions to this are very Colleagues, given the current finan-
Glass resin narrow. Since there are seven mem- cial situation of this city, now is NOT
(full set): 45 bers of Council, a quorum is four the time for us to fracture. We must pull
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made, or for discussions of city busi-
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list of prices and ONYOURFIRSTVISIT When four members of Council
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informing future decisions.
5220 W. 25th Avenue 303.238.1940 Because a sufficient number of
members were present to conduct
business, and because they received
information which will help to inform
Council's shoulders. We are on the
precipice of insolvency. Even a few
years delay could irreparably affect
the viability of the city.
I challenge each of you to redouble
your efforts to put fairness ahead of
your own political opinion and alle-
giances - for the future of our city.
Sincerely,
Councilman Adam Gardner
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ent have information that may cause the same topic during the workshop on
them to make a decision which the March 13th. I respectfully request that
(1/2 Block West of Sheridan) remaining members will never be able as a gesture of good will towards the
to understand. This damage is almost uninvited members, that any decision
before impossible to undo-even an audio tape be nullified and such a discussion not
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New law would pay doctor bills easing fear and anxiety
Fear, worry, and anxiety. In an
effort to relieve the fear, worry, and
anxiety caused by soaring medical
bills and the lack of insurance, the
Colorado legislature is poised to enact
a law that will help ease the finan-
cial strain for those injured without
health insurance. Senate Bill 211 will
help doctors and hospitals to be paid
for care they provide. Prior to July
2003 whenever you were involved
in an automobile collision, you had
the comfort of knowing that your car
insurance would pay for your medical
bills. That was the “No-Fault” sys-
tem. Insurance companies baulked
at this system and hired lobbyists to
pressure the Republican legislature
and then Governor Owens to convert
Colorado to a “tort” system.
The tort system leaves people to
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financial consequences following a
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a study by Families USA. That
means approximately 1,555,059
Coloradans are without health insur-
ance. Without health insurance and
under the tort system, these people
and their doctors are left to fend for
themselves—even when someone else
caused the collision. The unintended
consequences of the tort system have
been devastating to medical providers
and to those injured.
Senate Bill 211 was introduced
and, if passed, will make manda-
tory medical payments be part of all
insurance policies issued in Colorado.
This will ease the burden put on our
doctors and help ensure that ambu-
lances, hospitals, and other health
care providers are paid for the trau-
ma care provided to injured people.
In North Denver, Dr. Drew
Colagrosso, D.C. has been on the
front lines helping people injured in
collisions deal with the harsh real-
ity of the tort system. While the tort
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payments coverage affected you and
on their car, or that since someone
else hit them then that person is at
fault and they will be able to go to
the doctor or hospital. They believe
everything should be paid for with
little or no expense to them since it
wasn't their fault. When patients
come to our office for treatment and
we explain the realities, they are
hit with a big surprise! The secu-
rity they should feel from paying the
monthly premiums to their own auto
insurance company or from knowing
the other person has auto insurance
is quickly taken away. It is common
that even bigger problems occur. For
example, if the person causes the
collision and has no insurance in
effect—my patients are left holding
the bag!
NDN: Do you know of patients
who could not receive medical treat-
ment because they were not sure
how the bills would get paid?
Dr. Colagrosso: I have had many
patients who have not received the
care they needed because they real-
ized they didn't have coverage under
their own insurance, they didn't have
health insurance, they had health
insurance but the deductible was
so high that they had to pay most
or all of the bills themselves any-
way. Otherwise, patients must try
to find a doctor, a hospital or any
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future problems from untreated inju-
ries. In many cases, I've had patients
who needed a certain specialist or
needed a test, an x-ray or an MRI,
but don't get it because they have a
difficult time finding a doctor or facil-
ity that will see them and wait years
to get paid.
NDN: How does chiropractic care
help patients following a collision?
Dr. Colagrosso: Due to a colli-
sion the soft tissues around your
joints (muscles, tendons, ligaments,
nerves, etc) will be damaged. Joints
and muscles will become inflamed
and stiffen in response to this injury.
Receiving chiropractic care is impor-
tant following a collision since the
main thing your body needs is to
quickly heal the injured tissues and
loosen the joints and soft tissues
again back to their correct position
and full motion. If you don't treat it,
then the injured area will not fully
heal which causes continued pain
and problems. You probably know
what it's like to have an injured part
of your body not heal up well and you
always seem to have problems with
it. Chiropractors can help make sure
this doesn't happen after an auto
related injury, since they are experts
with this kind of injury.
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Keeping Billy from becoming
"Billy the Kid"
by Doug Linkhart, City Counciman At-Large
I watched one day as the city’s
juvenile court tried kids who had
been issued summons for various
incidents. One kid was there for a
fistfight after school. Another was
there for jostling in a hallway. Most
were there for problems
that occurred months ear-
lier and received either a
$100 fine or a couple days
of community service.
This kind of behavior
used to result in a kid being
sent to a school’s dean or a
note to parents. Suddenly
it seems like we’re using
the police and courts for
what should be handled among
school administrators and parents.
The same can be said for inci-
dents perceived as involving sexual
contact. In February, such reports
related to kids under ten years old
skyrocketed by 76%, amounting to
251 incidents in only one month.
Some of these reports involved noth-
ing more than a couple of kids kiss-
ing or accidentally touching a pri-
vate area while playing tag. These
activities are inappropriate but are
by no means criminal.
The number of reports from
schools regarding supposedly-sex-
ual contact will hopefully decline
after the city and school adminis-
tration help clarify what should be
reported. But the question remains
about how schools should handle
these and other sorts of inappropri-
ate behavior.
Our first priority must be to keep
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ment of another child should be
treated seriously. Teachers should
be reporting these incidents and
administrators should be forward-
ing these reports to the appropriate
authorities when serious enough.
Most of all, parents need to be noti-
fied and involved.
For incidents that are
not serious, the best strat-
egy is one being implement-
ed incrementally through-
out Denver Public Schools,
called restorative justice.
This strategy involves
bringing together the kids
involved in a particular
incident, along with their
parents, identifying the reason for
the incident and resolving differenc-
es so the problem does not reoccur.
Restorative justice has shown
positive results in schools where
it has been implemented. During
the 2nd year of implementation
at Montebello High School there
was an approximate 50% reduc-
tion in the number of tickets and
arrests. Between the first semester
of last year and the first semester of
this year, North High School saw a
25.6% reduction in arrests.
Not only does restorative justice
cause a direct reduction in calls
to the police and Human Services;
it also leaves victims feeling better
(“restored”) and reduces the chance
of incidents reoccurring by resolv-
ing problems rather than simply
punishing someone. Studies have
shown that traditional criminal
punishments often lead juveniles to
additional crime as an adult. None
of us can afford that result.***
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Teresa Keegan
North Denver Notions
Last week I joined friends for a food? The birthday
birthday celebration, with a special girl tentatively pushed
treat for the birthday girl: dinner her fork around the
at a fancy restaurant. We decided plate, finally uncovering four tiny
to step out of our normal sports
bar comfort zone, go
morsels, one for each of us. No,
no, we said. This can’t Bring in this ad for one free day of day care
gourmet and blow our
tax refunds at a rich
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in LoDo and made reservations.
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We met in front of the restau-
rant at the designated time, taking
note of the profusion of limousines
dropping off well-dressed diners.
We stashed our bus passes deep
in our purses, stepped into the
grand foyer and made our way to
the coat check. A group of women
ahead of us, talking and laugh-
ing, casually checked their mink
coats. We sheepishly handed our
ski jackets to the young woman
behind the counter, who took them
without comment and hung them
in the broom closet. Maybe, said
the birthday girl, we are getting in
over our heads.
The maitre d’ led us to our
table. We were dazzled by the ele-
gant Parisian decor, the lovely silk
upholstered armchairs and heavy
gold tapestries at the windows.
The place was packed with dark-
ly tanned beautiful people sport-
ing diamond necklaces and Rolex
watches, looking like they’d jetted
in from winter homes in Antigua
and would be jetting out after din-
ner to mountainside mansions in
Aspen. We sat down at our table,
pale and bling-less, trying to be
inconspicuous. We have definitely,
said the birthday girl, gotten in
over our heads.
Then a handsome young wait-
er, silver serving tray in hand,
appeared at our table and pre-
sented each of us with a phone
book-sized wine list. We decided
on champagne to mark the festive
occasion and finally chose a bottle
of bubbly with a price equal to my
weekly salary. Then we turned
our attention to the menu. And a
very impressive menu it was, page
after page of gourmet dishes not
merely cooked but seared, butter
poached and glazed, accompanied
by purees, brulees and gelees.
We decided to try an appetizer.
Not finding hot wings, poppers or
mozzarella sticks on the menu, we
asked our waiter for his recom-
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this evening. We placed our order,
sat back and sipped champagne,
savoring the ambiance, anticipat-
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None of us wanted to cause a
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day celebration, so we decided to
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dinner. Our waiter approached the
table and asked if we had any offer expires March 31
questions about the menu. Yes,
I said. What comes with the
ranch antelope? The waiter replied
haughtily that this was an a la
carte menu (French for “empty
your wallet”). Side dishes had to
be ordered separately. Chastened,
I meekly ordered a nine-dollar
baked potato (with black truffle).
My friends placed their orders,
and the waiter vanished into the
kitchen.
The main courses soon arrived,
once again on plates beautifully
garnished. Once again, we hunted
for our food like miners panning
for gold, but in the end, it was
hardly worth the effort. Blame
it on our plebeian mac-‘n-cheese
palates, but the strange spices and
odd ingredients in these dishes
were quite off-putting to our taste
buds. One friend complained that
her wasabi gelee had a distinct
underlayment of mouthwash, the
birthday girl thought she detected
a hint of Ben-Gay in the sauce
bernaise, and my ranch antelope
tasted like it had been braised
with black licorice. We all gave a
big thumbs-down to the saffron
corn froth.
When the bill arrived, we raided
our retirement funds and settled
up with the waiter. We retrieved
our jackets from the broom closet
and took our leave of this trendy,
tony, upscale, overrated restau-
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Rachel Pollack
Eat. North Denver Notions
Cookbooks are everywhere in
Quick-casual dine-in or take-out, both hard cover and paper, with
recipes that range from Artichokes to
pizza, pasta, panini. Zucchini. A reviewer sails into this
sea of scrumptious food with an open
mind and reads, then stirs, mixes,
purees, pours, bakes and finally sam-
pling and sometimes devouring what
authors have so bril-
liantly designed, writ- book review:
Shop.
ten and photographed.
A great cookbook is Junior's
a find; an extraordi-
Cheesecake
Italian gourmet market, nary cookbook is a rare
discovery. JUNIOR’S
cookbook
gelato, espresso, ready-made meals. C H E E S C A K E
COOKBOOK – 50
To-Die-For Recipes for New York
Style Cheesecake by Alan Rosen and
Beth Allen, published
by the Taunton Press
more than lives up
Indulge. to “rare discovery.”
Photographs by Mark
Ferri are beautiful
Authentic Tuscan cuisine. enough to frame. Or
to eat!
Fine Italian wines. Junior’s has a long
and storied history in
Brooklyn. It’s been
a family enterprise
for many years, going
back to the grandpar-
Parisi
4401 Tennyson Street Denver 303 561 0234
ents of present owner.
Alan Rosen is the third generation
co-owner of Junior’s. The story of
Junior’s Cheesecake is included in
www.parisidenver.com the first pages of the book.
Firenze aTavola
The original Junior’s cheesecake
is very different from any recipe I’ve
made: no graham cracker crust, no
lower level of Parisi cookie of any kind crust in fact. You
have the choice of several, from sponge
cake crust to a brownie shortbread
crust. The cake itself is creamy, sat-
iny, and baked in a spring form pan
wrapped in tinfoil and placed inside a
download a water bath which spreads oven heat
free 7 day pass
evenly and keeps the oven moist.
Directions for this brilliant origi-
nal (and believe me, it’s worth the
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treatment and have a long delay in
receiving payment. Many do not real-
ize that in some cases, the insurance
company ultimately does not pay
for the treatment that we provided
months and years earlier. After the
patient's injuries have already been
healed and they are feeling good,
the insurance decides they are not
responsible for the bills. We have to
simply write off these cases, which
amounts to thousands of dollars lost.
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sible for all doctors, hospitals and
health care facilities. Ultimately all
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of us will have to foot the bill, while
the auto insurance companies save
money.
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study the effects of Colorado’s change
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effort) must be followed to the letter.
After you bake your first one, check
Pages 14-16. “If Your Cheesecake
Isn’t Perfect”: problems, causes and
solutions.
I thought, wrongly it turned out,
that it would be a lot of work the
first time I tried the Original New
York Cheesecake recipe
on Page 34. I chose
the all-butter tart crust
for my cheesecake and
decided against a top-
ping although I was
tempted by the incred-
ible whipped chocolate
ganache topping. I
wanted my cheesecake as I remem-
bered it from visits to Junior’s –per-
fectly plain; no gilding this lily!
Recipe surprises?
Yes. One of the ingredi-
ents is a quarter cup of
cornstarch: the reason
for that, the authors say
is stability. Is it the
cornstarch or the three-
quarters cup of heavy
whipping cream that
produced the richest,
creamiest cheesecake
I’ve eaten since I left
New York, and boo-hoo,
abandoned the pleasures
of Junior’s cheesecake for recipes of
my own devising? Never again.
There are 133 pages of addi-
tional cheesecake recipes that fol-
low the original: from Boston Cream
Cheesecake to Brownie Swirl. There’s
even a Carrot Cake Cheesecake (next
on my list to try) and seven pages of
“Little Fellas,” individual cheesecakes
baked in muffin cups. One day for a
special party, I’ll try them too.
For cheesecake lovers, for anyone
with a penchant for the perfect New
York cheesecake, this book is a gift.
And by the way, if you cannot eat an
entire cheesecake by yourself, this
one freezes well for a month.***
for hearings and eventually voting.
Please contact your state representa-
tive or senator to weigh in. If you do
not know who to contact, go to this
web address, type in your zip code in
the upper left hand corner, and click
on “current officials”: www.votesmart.
org, www.votesmart.org
Mark Gould is an attorney living in
North Denver with his wife, Therese,
and their terrier, George. Mark’s
practice focuses on automobile colli-
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home owners and business insurance
claims; wrongful death; trucking colli-
sions; nursing home neglect, aviation
accidents, drunk driving collisions,
and defective products or drugs. If
you have any questions or would like
any reprints of this article (or others),
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or mgould@kaudylaw.com.
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Maureen Thomson
North Denver Notions
I am 50-year-old woman. That is
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CHAC looks to push Chicano art forward

continued from page 17 they can hone their skills.”
Earn your good citizen stripes. Lucero also pointed out that the Lucero now thinks CHAC needs
“CHAC” experience is about the to take the next step forward.
Clean with CO 2 . mixture of cultural heritage within “There are grants from huge cor-
the Chicano community including porations those other non-profit,
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former Channel Six staff member, Chicano art galleries in 1968,
Lorenzo Trujillo and the late Enrique added that “CHAC originally was
earth friendly cleaners Montoya both of Ballet Folklorico formed to give the Chicano art
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Market Santero, visual artist Juan struggle today. If you look around,
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Fred and Al Sanchez designed and Chicano art movement. Our art
Washington Park painted murals in and around form deserves to have recognition.
Denver. The most famous of these The challenge for the next decade is
Cherry Creek
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Downtown Denver Projects and La Familia Recreation that they have their own voice and
Boulder Center. a rich cultural heritage that needs
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Nor th Denver Community
Happenings
The North Denver News is happy to provide news on current community events and organiza-
tions to the north Denver community. If you qualify as a community school, club, church or other
non-profit organization in the area, please contact the paper about our free community listings.
Information for these listings can be sent in to the News through the following: Mail: P.O. Box
12487, Denver 80212, fax 303.458.7541 or e-mail: editor@northdenvernews.com
Galleries
Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, 3659 Navajo Street, 303.458.6058
Hours: Friday 7 – 10 pm, Saturday - Sunday from noon to 5 pm.
More information, call 303-458-6058. www.pirateart.org
Aprill 11- 27 Debra Sanders /Gayle Crites
May 2 - May 18 - Craig Robb/ Egge Altena
Rase Gallery, 1735 W. 39th Ave, 303-455-6821
Grassroots art - open Fridays and Saturdays
Zip 37 Gallery, 3644 Navajo Street, 303.477.4525
Zoa Ace: April 4 - 20
Jean Smith:April 25 - May 11
EDGE Gallery, 3658 Navajo Street, 303.477.7173
www.edgegallery.org and www.37thandNavajo.com
Cutting Edge Framing & Gallery
7200 W 38th Ave Wheat Ridge 303 421 8400 Invite You to Second Saturday Side Walk Art Event!
Come Join The Fun! At The Best Kept Secret In Wheat Ridge!
Kirk Norlin Studio + Gallery, 4430 Tennyson St ., 303-477-1847 or 877-499-5511 (toll-free),
www.kirknorlin.com, Hours: Tues-Fri noon-7 pm , Sat 10 am-5 pm
PROVIDE-N-CE Art Gallery & International Gift Shop
4325 W 41st Ave (303) 477-0309 www.provide-n-ce.org
Hours: Wed-Sat: 10 am – 6pm, Sun & Mon: Closed – Tuesday: By appointment
Students from Slavens K-8 School will have artwork on display at Provide-n-ce Galley from April
18th - April 28th, 2008. The artists' reception will be on Friday, April 18th from 5-8 p.m. This
art show is organized and juried by the Peace Action Club, an extra-curricular student group at
Slavens. All proceeds from art sales will benefit Provide-n-ce Galley. For more information please
contact Timi Biermann, Slavens Art Teacher, at 720-424-4150.
The Other Side Arts 1644 Platte Street 303-859-7792
NEXT Art Gallery 3659 Navajo Street, 720-934-7884 Gallery Hours: Wednesday & Thursday
11a – 2p . Friday 6 – 10p . Saturday & Sunday 12
Meg Ingraham & Alane Holsteen: thru April 13
Alicia Bailey & M Beneventi: April 18 - May 4
Libraries
Smiley Branch Library 4501 W. 46th Ave. at Utica St, 303.477.3622; Tues, Wed Noon - 8 pm;
Thurs 10 am - 6 pm; Sat 9 am - 5 pm; Closed: Mon, Fri, Sun
NW Denver Toy Library - The Toy Library offers a collection of over 400 toys, games and
puzzles for children (infant through age 8) to borrow, enjoy and return. The Toy Library is open
Tuesday - 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday - 10 to 12 noon, and Saturdays - 10 to 12 noon. Smiley Branch
Library, 4501 W. 46th Ave., 303-477-3622
Woodbury Branch Library 3265 Federal Blvd at W. 33rd Ave., 720.865.0930.Hours: Mon, Wed,
Fri 10 am - 6 pm; Tues, Thurs Noon - 8 pm; Sat 9 am - 5 pm; Sun closed
Other Great Stuff
Bug Theater - All shows are at 11 am on Saturdays and tickets are $5. Located at 3654 Navajo,
For reservations and more information, call the BugLine at 303-477-9984. www.bugtheatre.org
The Bug Basement is a monthly music series on the second Wednesday of every month at 8pm
at the Bug Performance and Media Art Center. Each month, The Bug Basement will showcase
three bands that will perform for approximately thirty minutes each. The Bug is located at 3654
Navajo in Denver. Admission is only $5 at the door.
Program for Intercultural Communication and Language Skills
Informal, welcoming atmosphere to practice your Spanish and learn more about Hispanic culture.
$10/mo - Class meets every Mon. and Thurs. 7-9pm at Our Merciful Savior Episcopal Church
(2224 W. 32nd Avenue 80211). For more info: Matt Skeen 303-621-4560 or matthewdskeen@
yahoo.de
 
Programa para la comunicación intercultural y competencias linguísticas
Ambiente informal y acogedor para practicar su ingles y aprender mas sobre la cultura norteam-
ericana. $10 / mes - la clase se reune cada Mon. y Jue. 7-9pm en Our Merciful Savior Episcopal
Church (2224 W. 32nd  Avenue 80211). Para más información: Matt Skeen 303-621-4560 o mat-
thewdskeen@yahoo.de
1st Friday Art Walk and Stroll -- 1st Friday of every month from 6 – 10 pm check out some of
Denver's most unique galleries, shops and restaurants along Tennyson between 38th and 44th.
Families welcome.
Celebrate Mile High Music Together's New Studio at 4100 Tennyson St
New Studio Grand Opening
Friday, April 4th at 4100 Tennyson St 4-8pm to check out our gorgeous, music-filled studio. Next
10-week session begins April 7th www.milehighmusictogether.com.
Berkeley Regis United Neighbors
BRUN General Membership Meeting: Third Tuesday of Every Month at Re/Max City Horizons
@ 3870 Tennyson. Open to all members and area residents to hear the latest activities and updates.
For more information www.berkeleyregisneighbors.org/ info@berkeleyregisneighbors.org
Don’t miss Third Thursdays! along W 32nd Ave between Irving and Perry
Stroll, sip, snack and skip along the unique, boutiques of NW Denver Highlands. Live music,
art, shop-specials, trunk shows, tasty treats - you’ll never know who you might meet! Every third
Thursday evening from 5 to 8 pm.
CFOOTMAD (Colorado Friends Of Old Time Music And Dance)
presents contra dancing on the second and fourth Friday of the month at the Highlands Masonic
Center, 3550 Federal Boulevard.
8 pm - 11 pm with a lesson at 7:15, no partner needed, beginners welcome. $10, $8 for members.
www.cfootmad.org.
The Optimist Club of Northwest Denver meets the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm
at McCoy’s Restaurant, 4855 Federal Boulevard, and on the fourth Saturday at 9:00 am at Playa de
April 4, 2008
Oro, 3551 West 38th Avenue. For more information, contact Anita Kapp at anita@anitakapp.com or
303-422-3411.
Yoga en Espanol 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Open to all levels. Also offering: Hatha, Iyengar, Prenatal,
Restorative and Sunday Meditation. For information, check our website at kriyayogacenter.com or
call Michael at 303-271-1057.
Children's Yoga, Nutrition and Awareness
6-week Series, SATURDAYS, APRIL 12 - MAY 17, 8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Classes include: YOGA (increases flexibility, discovers the natural rhythms of nature through
postures, breath, sound, beginning meditation or focusing); NUTRITION (preparing healthy
meals, food combining, table-setting, etiquette and sampling); AWARENESS (learning to focus
attention and balance our body, emotions, mind & spirit in daily life). Classes taught by Akal Kaur
Wieting, Certified Teacher, at the Merritt Memorial United Methodist Church, 23rd & Irving.
DONATION appreciated. BRING water bottle, yoga mat/rug, and a beach towel or blanket for
comfort on hard floor. WEAR comfortable exercise clothing, preferably cotton. Call 303-455-9755
for RESERVATIONS or questions.
MOPS (Mothers of Pre-schoolers) Meeting – Second and fourth Thursdays of every month
from 9 – 11:30 am at Riverside Baptist Church located at 23rd and Bryant St. Discussion,
Community, Creativity - for more info call 303-777-1185. Quality childcare provided.
Annual Treecycle Mulch Giveaway
hosted by Denver Recycles/Solid Waste Management and Denver Parks & Recreation Saturday,
May 3, from 8 AM to 3 PM. at Sloan’s Lake Park, Sheridan & 17th Ave.
The mulch is made by grinding Christmas trees collected this past holiday season. Mulch is made
of ground wood chips and is generally used as a top dressing for soil around trees and plants. It
helps control weeds, helps soil to retain moisture and protects shallow-rooted plants from weather
extremes. The Treecycle Mulch is FREE and available to Denver residents on a first-come-first
served basis.
Auction to Benefit Northwest Denver's Sandoval Elementary
Friday, May 9, 6 – 10 p.m. at El Jebel Shrine Center, 4625 West 50th Ave
Think locally, act neighborly and attend a Caribbean-themed evening of festivity, feasting, danc-
ing, libations and rip-roaring silent and live auctions to support Academia Sandoval, a Northwest
Denver public elementary school offering a dual-language Montessori curriculum to English- and
Spanish-speaking children. Buy your tickets ($20 in advance/ $30 at the door) now at www.san-
dovalmatters.org.  For more information, call 303-725-2710.
The Creative Living Center - 1st Saturdays 10 am Free Energy Healing Clinic; 2nd Mondays 7
pm Deeksha Benediction of Oneness; Free classes on Sat May 3rd 12:30 Commanding Wealth; 1:30
Body Talk; 2:30 Reiki. 303-477-2831 37th & Federal www.TheCreativeLivingCenter.org
Spring Concert
In celebration of the congregation's 85 years of ministry, Highlands Lutheran Church, 3995
Irving St., invites the community to a Spring concert, Sunday, April 13, 2008, 3:00p.m.
Help the congregation kick-off a year of celebrating history and planning for the future in north-
west Denver! This Spring concert will feature selections of sacred and secular music, performed
by local, professional musicians. A free-will offering will benefit outreach projects of Highlands
Lutheran Church. Reception will follow. For more information, contact the church office (303)
477-2031.
Babies don’t come with instructions! Metro Denver Bright Beginnings distributes free parent-
ing, community resources, child, and language development information to parents of children
0-3 through one-on-one visits. Call for more information or to volunteer (303) 561-2233. www.
brightbeginningsco.org
Hepatitis C Support Groups -- Hep C Connection offers free monthly support groups to people
living with hepatitis C and their family members. Please call 303-860-0800 for locations and
times.
NEXT HUNI BOARD/MEMBER MEETING New location!!
Asbury Events Center ANNEX, 2215 West 30th Ave. (The Big Church on the corner.) held the
third Tuesday of the month
Denver Area Science Fiction Association (DASFA) Monthly meetings on the
third Saturday of the month, 7:30 p.m. featuring author readings, science presentations, conver-
sation, camaraderie and more! Admission is free. Wild Oats Market community room, 1111 So.
Washington St, www.dasfa.org or 303-936-4092.
Modern-Day MEDITATION CLASSES
Mondays from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. 4277 W. 43rd Avenue (43rd and Stuart)
This meditation guides people to a more open and calm state, so they can clearly think about solu-
tions for daily life challenges and find a deeper spiritual connection within. $10 fee. First class is
free. (800) 3378-3788.
Northwest Denver Old House Expo FREE
Saturday, May 10, at the historic Highlands Masonic Temple Center, 3550 Federal Blvd, from 9 am
to 4 pm, Twelve workshops will offer information from experts on a variety of topics: heating and
cooling your old house with energy efficiency, utilizing or expanding space, remodeling kitchens
and bathrooms, taking care of old windows and masonry, choosing the right colors for your old
house,and more
For more information, go to www.DenverOldHouseExpo.com.
“Ripples of Hope” ~ A Community Gallery of Healing & Hope
a citywide gallery opening in April’s First Friday Art Walk, gives survivors of domestic vio-
lence and sexual abuse or assault an opportunity to reflect on their healing through the arts. The
Daydreamz project, a community arts advocacy group, invites the community to support survivors’
recovery from abuse, by viewing all of the pieces. This is a unique opportunity, for Metro Denver to
join local galleries, to raise awareness of this silent epidemic. The exhibit launches on “First Friday”
at CHAC, TOSA, Leaping Lizard and other supporting galleries, The pieces will again be displayed
at the “Break the Silence – stop the violence” 5th annual event, on May 8 in Confluence Park at 6pm.
For more information or to volunteer to help, please contact the DAYDREAMZ project at 303-927-
6978 or visit www.daydreamzproject.org.
Al-Anon Groups Meet Everyday Throughout the Metro Area
Since 1951, Al-Anon Family Groups have served countless people who have loved ones with a
drinking problem.  This anonymous, confidential support network is available to anyone through-
out the state and the country. Al-Anon meetings are for adults and Alateen meetings are for people
ages 12 to 18. Throughout Denver, Al-Anon meetings are held everyday of the week at various
times during the day and evening. A complete list can be found at www.al-anon-co.org  or call 303-
321-8895. Most meetings last for about one hour. Anonymity is the foundation of the program.
There are no dues or fees. Each group is self-supporting through its own voluntary contributions.
In the metro area, a 24-hour help line is available at 303-321-8788.
Signing Smart Baby Sign Language Class
It’s back to school time for the little ones too!! Would you like to peek through a window into your
infant’s or toddler’s mind? A way to reduce frustration and temper tantrums? Then our Signing
Smart play classes are for you! Signing Smart Play Classes for Parents and their 6 month to 2 year
old children start in North Denver (and throughout the metro area) soon. Contact Rina at 303-777-
7078 or rina@signingsmart.com for more information.