West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 5

              WEST SIDE RECORDER
Volume 7—Number 5
Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado
September, 1970
New Elmwood in the picture?
Elmwood Is Top Priority!
ATTENTION! A MEETING AT ELMWOOD SCHOOL
SEPT. 30, 7:30 P.M.
City Planning Board Under Fire
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One should retire after 83
years.
At the last meeting of the
Board of Education, the administration was charged with the
responsibility of presenting a
priority report for construction
of schools. The priorities are
divided into elementary and secondary schools. Among the elementary school priorities, Elmwood and Montbello are in the
number one spot. Such a report
will be submitted at the next
Board meeting, October 15th, to
be held at the Administration
Building, 414-14th Street at
7:00 p.m.
It would be a benefit to our
community if a  good number
Elmwood lunch room in full light and it is crowded!
JUNKYARD IS AN
DANGEROUS FOR
The operator of a junkyard in the vacant area north
of 814 Mariposa did not appear in court September 18
because the city was unable
to serve him with a summons. According to Ralph
E. Livingston of the City Zoning Administration Office,
the operator of the junkyard,
Tony Cisneros, avoided the
summons servers until September 22.
Cisneros continues to operate the junkyard or the land
north of 814 Mariposa despite the fact that the land
is zoned R-2. R-2 zoning permits homes and small apartments but not businesses or
junkyards.
EYESORE AND
CHILDREN
On September 21 the vacant lots contained fifteen
junk automobiles. There
have been many complaints
about the appearance of the
junkyard and the threat that
it poses to the safety of the
children in the area.
Livingston said that because of the difficulties in
serving Cisneros the case has
been rescheduled for the 9th
of October. It will be heard
at 2 P.M. in County Court at
1110 Bannock Street.
The land on which the
junkyard is being operated
is owned by Raymond Bartel-
son, 3055 South Milwaukee
Circle.
Fall Carnival
At St, Joseph's
Starts Oct. 9
The annual Fall Carnival at
St. Joseph's is scheduled for
October 9, 10, and 11 at Sixth
and Galapago St.
There will be games, prizes,
food and fun. Tickets for
chances on a color TV, a trip
to Las Vegas, and cash prizes
are now being sold by the pupils
of St. Joseph's schools. Plan
now to attend and have a good
time.
BENEFIT DANCE
fOR BETTY
The Committee to Elect Betty
Benavidez will hold a benefit
dance for Mrs. Benavidez at St.
Joseph's Hall, 6th and Galapago.
The dance will be held from 8
p.m. to X a.m. on October 3.
Tickets are $5.00 per couple.
Music will be provided by Tony
and the Antones. For information call 623-0737 or 266-2665.
Mrs. Benavidez is Democratic
candidate for State Representative from District 7.
from the West Side community
could attend such a meeting.
The Board of Education has
heard from us through petitions
and personal appearances for
some time—it is our time to
hear from them. We hope to
see you there.
The Elmwood Committee
Ramiro Cruz-Aedo
Chairman
Register To Vote
In Local Stores
November 3rd is election day.
If you have not registered to
vote yet, there is still time. A
Branch registration location for
Westsiders will be at National
Brands Grocery located at 727
Santa Fe on Monday, September 27th. Registration hours
are from noon to 8 p.m. Other
Branch locations include: Safeway, 13th and California, Wed.-
Fri., Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, noon
to 8 p.m., Oct 2, 9:00 a.m..5:00
p.m.; and Del-Farm, First and
Broadway, September 28. Noon
to 8 p.m.
Improvement Assn
Picks Up Trash
During the annual summer
trash pickup sponsored by the
West Side Improvement Association, the city trash collectors
found that many people on the
West Side are using 55 gallon
drums without lids. The management of Public Works has
written to the Improvement
Association to say that these
trash containers are not the
legal size.
The legal size for trash containers is 40 gallons. The reason
for limiting the size of containers is to prevent strain accidents
for the trash collectors. Over
55% of all accidents that occur to
Sanitary Services personnel are
caused by trash cans that are
too heavy.
Trash cans should also have
handles and tight-fitting lids.
The lids keep the cans from attracting insects and vermin.
Commenting on the letter
from the Manager of Public
Works, Waldo Benavidez, Chairman of the West Side Improvement Association, said "The Improvement Association is very
pleased by the success of this
summer's pick-up. We collected
eighty truck loads of trash. But
now it is important for West
Siders to keep working with the
city to make trash collection
easier. We can do this by using
the right kind of containers."
The West Side Coalition
has joined with seven other
neighborhood groups to seek
changes in city policies relating to planning. The proposals made by the neighborhood groups include several
aimed at making the Denver
Planning Board a more representative and democratic
organization.
The eight groups suggested that Planning Board members disclose their real estate
holdings, that public hearings be held whenever an appointment is made to the
Board, and that the Board
be expanded to include representatives of community
groups.
In other proposals, the
eight neighborhood groups
recommended that residents
who are not property owners
be allowed to protest rezon-
ing cases and that the process of developing the city's
budget be simplified to allow for greater resident involvement.
The Denver Planning
Board has approved only a
few of the proposals. In an
open letter September 19,
the leaders of the eight
neighborhood groups observed that it is difficult for an
organization like the Denver
Planning Board to reform itself. They expressed hope,
however, that the Mayor and
City Council, being elected
officials, would "take a more
favorable view of proposals
for democratizing the Denver
Planning Board and city
planning generally."
The groups that are presently involved in this effort,
besides the West Side Coalition, are the Capitol Hill Congress; Citizens Community
Planning Council; Greater
Park Hill Community, Inc.;
Preserve Our Way of Urban
Residence; South Athmar
Improvement Association;
South Jackson Street Improvement Association, and
the Washington Park Action
Council.
Fall Locations
HEAD START IN TROUBLE
When approaching grade
crossings, look, listen and live.
Remember a motor vehicle is
no match for a locomotive. Good
advice from our State Patrol.
The Head Start program
in Denver is facing a 5 % cut
in funds from the Federal
Government. This cut will
be for the program year from
Sept. 1, 1970 - Aug. 31,1971.
It is not clear as to what
changes this will mean in the
Head Start program. In the
past, when Head Start funds
have not been increased to
meet increasing costs, the
delegate agencies and Denver Opportunity have decided to continue to serve the
same number of city children; 1500 preschoolers, but
to cut the length of time that
the program run.
There are some things that
you as citizens can do concerning this situation. You
can let Head Start staff know
what your ideas might be
about saving money in our
current program. You can
write Colorado Congressmen
or call their local offices and
give your opinions about the
need for this program. Other
resources for monies for this
program, might come from
the State of Colorado or the
City of Denver. You can ask
candidates for election on
national, state, and local level their view of appropriating money to the Denver
Head Start program. We
must let our voices be heard,
if we wish to have the Head
Start program continue.
Here is a list of La Rasa
Headstart Centers on the West
Side.
LOS NINOS HEAD START
CENTER at 430 West 9th, in the
Mennonite Youth Center. Phone
244-0632. Teachers—Mrs. Ber-
nice Hermosillo, Mrs. Elsie Romero, Mrs. Doris Garcia. Parent
Programmer—Mrs. Rosalie Pa.
dilla.
CASA ALLEGRE CENTER at
465 Galapago. Phone 892-5967.
Teachers—Mrs. Helen Miller,
Mr®. Mary Lou Morehead, Mrs.
Mildred Silva. Parent Programmer—Mrs. Georgia Ford.
Centers are open for enrollment from 8:30 until 3:30.
HEAD START OFFICE, 861
Galapago. Phone—255-5588. Mr.
Larry Marquez, Director. Mrs.
Barbara Vigil, Social Worker,
phone 534-8058.
Other Head Start Centers on
the West Side.
AURARIA HEAD START at
Auraria Community Center, 1212
Mariposa.   Phone—534-7614.
ELATI HEAD START CENTER at 220 Elati. Phone—722-
4878.
HUMPTY-DUMPTY CENTER
at 120 W. First Ave. Phone—777-
9676.
SOUTH LINCOLN PARK
HOMES HEAD START CENTERS at 1017 Navajo. Phone
255-4759 and at 1201 W. Tenth
Ave., phone—255-4790.
NORTH LINCOLN PARK
HOMES HEAD START CENTER at 1418 Navajo. Phone—
2554703.