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WEST SIDE RECORDER Volume 6—Number 10 Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado February, 1970 Wayne McGhghy, director of the Lincoln Park branch, discusses the Boys' uiud of America Honor Award Plaque presented to Lincoln Park for their program showing the hazards of glue sniffing. Members of the speakers team that presented the program to over 20 schools and 6,000 persons are John Sanchaze, 837 Mariposa St. (center) and Raynolda Pacheco of 663 Galapago St. The plaque was one of four Program Excellence Awards presented at the Boys' Club convention in San Francisco. This is quite an honor as 870 Boys' Clubs throughout the nation competed for the awards. (See page 3 for story on the Boys' Club.) RECORDER FINANCES The WESTSIDE RECORDER has received a $3000.00 grant from the Archdiocese Special Evaluating Committee. The Westside Action Ministry, the sponsoring organization for the paper received $1500 of this in February and will receive the other half in six months. This brought the RECORDER funds up to $1900.00. The Action Ministry has $35.00 in its regular treasury. A big thanks is in order and well deserved by the Archdiocese for this continued support of the paper and other West Side organizations and activities. A number of people have asked about the cost of the paper. The cost varies a few dollars each month but basically it costs us $420 to print 5500 copies of a six page issue, $15-20 for mailing and billing the advertisers, and $120 In salary to a West Side resident, Tito Guedea, to do the ad work and head up the distribution each month. It should be noted that the Action Ministry gave Mr. Guedea a vote of confidence for the exceHent ad job that he has been doing. NO ONE on the paper staff (Mr. Guedea is an employee, not a staff member) or advisory board receive any pay or salary for their services. Mrs. Geddes served free of charge for almost two years as the advisor before resigning in January, and deserves a big round of thanks for her study and hard work. At no time since the Action Ministry took over the responsibility of the paper have we had over $2700 at one time. We hope that our friends will continue to support us financially as best they can. We do not mail the Recorder to anyone on the West Side at this time. We do try to deliver the paper free of charge to every home and business on the West Side. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE PAPER FREE OF CHARGE TO EVERY HOME ON THE WEST SIDE AS BEST WE CAN. However, if any Westsider would like to have the paper mailed to his residence we would be glad to do so. We would appreciate $1.50 donation per year (which would cover postage) to do this service. If you would like for us to mail you the RECORDER as well as our regular distribution, you may send your donation (If you can) and your name and address to: WEST- SIDE RECORDER, 465 Galapago St., Denver, Colo. 80204. Screening Committee At their February meeting, the Action Council selected a committee of five to review all block grant proposals received by the group and to place them in order of priority. Committee members are Mary Benavidez, 1464 Navajo St.; Karen Vigil, 1241 10th St.; Thomas Martinez, 138 W. 11th Ave.; Paul Martinez, 357 Delaware St. and Mary Aguirre, 872 Galapago St. W.S.AC Considers Block Grant Proposals The West Side Action Council has received seven proposals for the approximately $12,500 which they have in block grant money. These funds are supposed to be used by the council for projects beneficial to the community. Manual Martinez has submitted a proposal for an "Arts and Crafts Training Program". Under the program, which would cost $9,110, ten students would receive intensive training in ceramics, weaving, leatherwork, silk screen printing and other artistic skills. The program would last 26 weeks and would bring the students to the point where they could begin professional work and, perhaps, open a crafts shop on the West Side. Martinez has studied art in Mexico and has created art posters. A second proposal, called "La Academia del Barrio", has been submitted by Barbara Martin, \ Virginia Lucero, Betty Castro, Dora Manzanares and Yolanda Guerro, all students at Metro State College. "La Academia", which would focus on cultural pride and educational development, is a summer school program that would include classes in Mexican History, math, creative writing, science and English. The program would be for both West and North Denver. Total budget would be $32,628.81 of which $6-7,000 would be provided by the West Side Action Council. Another proposal, this one submitted by Centro Cultural, is called the "Matching Fund Art Program" and would provide instruction in pottery and ceramics. Classes for 15 people would be held for three month periods throughout the year. Centro Cultural would match a $2,000 grant from the action council with $2,000 of its own money to fund the program. A fourth proposal, submitted by Larry Lovato, calls for $6,000 to establish a neighborhood paper for young people which would be called the "Chicano Cultural Identity Newspaper". Lovato has been the editor of a youth newspaper called "La Mota". Another proposal has been received from Vince Garza, a consultant for the West Side Health Board. Garza would use $6,000 grants from each of the action councils to establish a main distributing station for the food supplemental program. Leonard Vigil, West Side Action Council youth representative, has made a proposal to create a "Revolving Emergency Fund" to be handled by the action center. The fund would be used to provide food, winter clothes and supplies to people who might have no place to live because of fire or eviction notice or who, for other reasons, might have need for emergency help. The seventh proposal for block grant funds was submitted by the Latin American Student Club, La Raza Unida, of West High School. The proposal requests $640 to send six West Side students on a two week study tour of Mexico. The six students would be part of a study tour for 40 Denver students sponsored by the Denver Public Schools. The council is still accepting proposals for block grant funds. If readers would like to submit an idea or express an opinion about these seven, they should contact their action council representative. CITY PLANS MORE ONE-WAYS FOR US On January 28, members of the West Side Coalition and other concerned residents of the West Side and of the Capitol Hill area protested the city's plan for a bridge over Cherry Creek at 12th Ave., and for an llth-12th Ave. one-way system between Cheesman and Lincoln Park. They met with City Traffic Engineer Richard Thomas to protest these plans. At the meeting, attended by over 40 persons, angry residents of the affected communities complained that the bridge and the one-way system would increase traffic and make the area dirtier, noisier, and more dangerous for children. A number of mothers in the group protested that the oneway system would increase the speed of the traffic and endanger the lives of their children. It was pointed out that the system would surround Evans and Greenlee Schools. Thomas answered these complaints saying that statistics showed that one-way streets were safer than two-way streets. One mother pointed out that the reason statistics were this way was that parents with small clul- dren either moved out when one-way streets came in or else kept their children inside. A lawyer in the audience argued that one-way streets were faster than two-way streets since the lights were set so that stopping was unnecessary. Thomas replied that the speed limits were the same for one-ways as for two-ways since less stopping and starting was necessary. Thomas also said that the one way system would not increase traffic on 11th and 12th Aves Many persons then objected that if the one-ways would not be carrying more traffic then they could see no reason for the one- ways. A city planner in the audience pointed out that, as a matter of fact, traffic tended to increase rapidly on streets where one- ways had been installed. Thomas said that the city would go ahead with its plans, since in his opinion, no good reason had been raised by the protestors to stop the plan. He did agree to give all present thirty days notice for a public meeting before any final or binding decisions were made on the bridge. Since that time these and many other residents have been expanding their opposition to the bridge and the one-ways. The West Side Coalition is passing out petitions against it. Any resident wanting to sign or circulate a petition against the bridge and one-ways, can get them at 1110 Mariposa St. or call 623- 0737. Petitions are also in many of the Action Ministry Churches. W.S.I.A. TO GIVE AWARDS Ruben Leal, director of district No. 10 of the West Side Improvement Association, was named chairman of a new awards committee at the last board of directors meeting. The committee will be giving out awards to West Side businesses and property owners who are trying to improve or keep up their property. It was voted to give the first such award to Zick's Market, 1301 Santa Fe Drive. The owner has recently remodeled a lot of the store and has rebuilt the front. Mr. Leal, the chairman of the committee, lives at 64 Fox St., and can be reached by calling 722-5615, if you have any sug gestions for future awards. The other two members of the committee are Mrs. Wilma Dabrowski of District No. 3 and Miss Connie Griego of district No. 2. Miss Griego is a newly elected director, who will be the director of district No. 2 (Lincoln Homes area) until September. Other business brought up at the meeting included discussion of the Victory Theater. Reports have been coming in that it is beginning to sneak in some of the movies that the community is opposed to. THE WEST SIDE IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE THEATER. The WSIA also voted unanimously to oppose the proposed one way street system on 11th and 12th Aves. We Apologize The WESTSIDE RECORDER would like to apologize to Mrs. Leona Partney and Mrs. Wilma Dabrowski for the misunderstanding in the report of the West Side Improvement Association news in the January issue. A question was raised in the report of the meeting about their receiving $50 checks for past services and expenses from the former treasurer after she had been voted out of office. The board of directors of the Improvement Association voted in July of 1969 to pay the president and vice president of the association $10 per month for expenses. Mrs. Partney and Mrs. Dabrowski held these positions from the time this resolution was voted in force in July through December of 1969. By all rights they were entitled to $60 each for their expenses for this time. They both declined taking this expense money during their time in office. Mr. Waldo Benavidez, the new president of WSIA, says that there is no question in the mind of the new board, but what both women deserved every cent of this money for their hard work on membership drives, Christmas parties for community children, and the general work and leadership of the WSIA for the past few years.
Object Description
Call Number | Auraria archive |
Title | West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 10 |
Creator | West Side Recorder |
Date | 1970 February |
Summary | Newsletter dedicated to community life in the Auraria neighborhood prior to the construction of the Auraria campus |
Description | 6 p. |
Is Part Of | Auraria Neighborhood Collection |
Subject | Community newspapers--Auraria (Denver, Colo.) |
Geographic Area | Auraria (Denver, Colo.) |
Format-Medium | Document |
Rights Contact Information | Property rights are held by Auraria Library Archives and Special Collections, Denver, Colorado. |
Reproduction Available for Purchase | No |
Description
Call Number | Auraria archive |
Title | West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 10 |
Creator | West Side Recorder |
Date | 1970 February |
Summary | Newsletter dedicated to community life in the Auraria neighborhood prior to the construction of the Auraria campus |
Description | 6 p. |
Subject | Community newspapers--Auraria (Denver, Colo.) |
Geographic Area | Auraria (Denver, Colo.) |
Format-Medium | Document |
Reproduction Available for Purchase | No |
Full Text | WEST SIDE RECORDER Volume 6—Number 10 Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado February, 1970 Wayne McGhghy, director of the Lincoln Park branch, discusses the Boys' uiud of America Honor Award Plaque presented to Lincoln Park for their program showing the hazards of glue sniffing. Members of the speakers team that presented the program to over 20 schools and 6,000 persons are John Sanchaze, 837 Mariposa St. (center) and Raynolda Pacheco of 663 Galapago St. The plaque was one of four Program Excellence Awards presented at the Boys' Club convention in San Francisco. This is quite an honor as 870 Boys' Clubs throughout the nation competed for the awards. (See page 3 for story on the Boys' Club.) RECORDER FINANCES The WESTSIDE RECORDER has received a $3000.00 grant from the Archdiocese Special Evaluating Committee. The Westside Action Ministry, the sponsoring organization for the paper received $1500 of this in February and will receive the other half in six months. This brought the RECORDER funds up to $1900.00. The Action Ministry has $35.00 in its regular treasury. A big thanks is in order and well deserved by the Archdiocese for this continued support of the paper and other West Side organizations and activities. A number of people have asked about the cost of the paper. The cost varies a few dollars each month but basically it costs us $420 to print 5500 copies of a six page issue, $15-20 for mailing and billing the advertisers, and $120 In salary to a West Side resident, Tito Guedea, to do the ad work and head up the distribution each month. It should be noted that the Action Ministry gave Mr. Guedea a vote of confidence for the exceHent ad job that he has been doing. NO ONE on the paper staff (Mr. Guedea is an employee, not a staff member) or advisory board receive any pay or salary for their services. Mrs. Geddes served free of charge for almost two years as the advisor before resigning in January, and deserves a big round of thanks for her study and hard work. At no time since the Action Ministry took over the responsibility of the paper have we had over $2700 at one time. We hope that our friends will continue to support us financially as best they can. We do not mail the Recorder to anyone on the West Side at this time. We do try to deliver the paper free of charge to every home and business on the West Side. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE PAPER FREE OF CHARGE TO EVERY HOME ON THE WEST SIDE AS BEST WE CAN. However, if any Westsider would like to have the paper mailed to his residence we would be glad to do so. We would appreciate $1.50 donation per year (which would cover postage) to do this service. If you would like for us to mail you the RECORDER as well as our regular distribution, you may send your donation (If you can) and your name and address to: WEST- SIDE RECORDER, 465 Galapago St., Denver, Colo. 80204. Screening Committee At their February meeting, the Action Council selected a committee of five to review all block grant proposals received by the group and to place them in order of priority. Committee members are Mary Benavidez, 1464 Navajo St.; Karen Vigil, 1241 10th St.; Thomas Martinez, 138 W. 11th Ave.; Paul Martinez, 357 Delaware St. and Mary Aguirre, 872 Galapago St. W.S.AC Considers Block Grant Proposals The West Side Action Council has received seven proposals for the approximately $12,500 which they have in block grant money. These funds are supposed to be used by the council for projects beneficial to the community. Manual Martinez has submitted a proposal for an "Arts and Crafts Training Program". Under the program, which would cost $9,110, ten students would receive intensive training in ceramics, weaving, leatherwork, silk screen printing and other artistic skills. The program would last 26 weeks and would bring the students to the point where they could begin professional work and, perhaps, open a crafts shop on the West Side. Martinez has studied art in Mexico and has created art posters. A second proposal, called "La Academia del Barrio", has been submitted by Barbara Martin, \ Virginia Lucero, Betty Castro, Dora Manzanares and Yolanda Guerro, all students at Metro State College. "La Academia", which would focus on cultural pride and educational development, is a summer school program that would include classes in Mexican History, math, creative writing, science and English. The program would be for both West and North Denver. Total budget would be $32,628.81 of which $6-7,000 would be provided by the West Side Action Council. Another proposal, this one submitted by Centro Cultural, is called the "Matching Fund Art Program" and would provide instruction in pottery and ceramics. Classes for 15 people would be held for three month periods throughout the year. Centro Cultural would match a $2,000 grant from the action council with $2,000 of its own money to fund the program. A fourth proposal, submitted by Larry Lovato, calls for $6,000 to establish a neighborhood paper for young people which would be called the "Chicano Cultural Identity Newspaper". Lovato has been the editor of a youth newspaper called "La Mota". Another proposal has been received from Vince Garza, a consultant for the West Side Health Board. Garza would use $6,000 grants from each of the action councils to establish a main distributing station for the food supplemental program. Leonard Vigil, West Side Action Council youth representative, has made a proposal to create a "Revolving Emergency Fund" to be handled by the action center. The fund would be used to provide food, winter clothes and supplies to people who might have no place to live because of fire or eviction notice or who, for other reasons, might have need for emergency help. The seventh proposal for block grant funds was submitted by the Latin American Student Club, La Raza Unida, of West High School. The proposal requests $640 to send six West Side students on a two week study tour of Mexico. The six students would be part of a study tour for 40 Denver students sponsored by the Denver Public Schools. The council is still accepting proposals for block grant funds. If readers would like to submit an idea or express an opinion about these seven, they should contact their action council representative. CITY PLANS MORE ONE-WAYS FOR US On January 28, members of the West Side Coalition and other concerned residents of the West Side and of the Capitol Hill area protested the city's plan for a bridge over Cherry Creek at 12th Ave., and for an llth-12th Ave. one-way system between Cheesman and Lincoln Park. They met with City Traffic Engineer Richard Thomas to protest these plans. At the meeting, attended by over 40 persons, angry residents of the affected communities complained that the bridge and the one-way system would increase traffic and make the area dirtier, noisier, and more dangerous for children. A number of mothers in the group protested that the oneway system would increase the speed of the traffic and endanger the lives of their children. It was pointed out that the system would surround Evans and Greenlee Schools. Thomas answered these complaints saying that statistics showed that one-way streets were safer than two-way streets. One mother pointed out that the reason statistics were this way was that parents with small clul- dren either moved out when one-way streets came in or else kept their children inside. A lawyer in the audience argued that one-way streets were faster than two-way streets since the lights were set so that stopping was unnecessary. Thomas replied that the speed limits were the same for one-ways as for two-ways since less stopping and starting was necessary. Thomas also said that the one way system would not increase traffic on 11th and 12th Aves Many persons then objected that if the one-ways would not be carrying more traffic then they could see no reason for the one- ways. A city planner in the audience pointed out that, as a matter of fact, traffic tended to increase rapidly on streets where one- ways had been installed. Thomas said that the city would go ahead with its plans, since in his opinion, no good reason had been raised by the protestors to stop the plan. He did agree to give all present thirty days notice for a public meeting before any final or binding decisions were made on the bridge. Since that time these and many other residents have been expanding their opposition to the bridge and the one-ways. The West Side Coalition is passing out petitions against it. Any resident wanting to sign or circulate a petition against the bridge and one-ways, can get them at 1110 Mariposa St. or call 623- 0737. Petitions are also in many of the Action Ministry Churches. W.S.I.A. TO GIVE AWARDS Ruben Leal, director of district No. 10 of the West Side Improvement Association, was named chairman of a new awards committee at the last board of directors meeting. The committee will be giving out awards to West Side businesses and property owners who are trying to improve or keep up their property. It was voted to give the first such award to Zick's Market, 1301 Santa Fe Drive. The owner has recently remodeled a lot of the store and has rebuilt the front. Mr. Leal, the chairman of the committee, lives at 64 Fox St., and can be reached by calling 722-5615, if you have any sug gestions for future awards. The other two members of the committee are Mrs. Wilma Dabrowski of District No. 3 and Miss Connie Griego of district No. 2. Miss Griego is a newly elected director, who will be the director of district No. 2 (Lincoln Homes area) until September. Other business brought up at the meeting included discussion of the Victory Theater. Reports have been coming in that it is beginning to sneak in some of the movies that the community is opposed to. THE WEST SIDE IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE THEATER. The WSIA also voted unanimously to oppose the proposed one way street system on 11th and 12th Aves. We Apologize The WESTSIDE RECORDER would like to apologize to Mrs. Leona Partney and Mrs. Wilma Dabrowski for the misunderstanding in the report of the West Side Improvement Association news in the January issue. A question was raised in the report of the meeting about their receiving $50 checks for past services and expenses from the former treasurer after she had been voted out of office. The board of directors of the Improvement Association voted in July of 1969 to pay the president and vice president of the association $10 per month for expenses. Mrs. Partney and Mrs. Dabrowski held these positions from the time this resolution was voted in force in July through December of 1969. By all rights they were entitled to $60 each for their expenses for this time. They both declined taking this expense money during their time in office. Mr. Waldo Benavidez, the new president of WSIA, says that there is no question in the mind of the new board, but what both women deserved every cent of this money for their hard work on membership drives, Christmas parties for community children, and the general work and leadership of the WSIA for the past few years. |
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