Community Announcements: September 2012
Splashing water. Sharp whistles. Almost primal yells after a goal or successful block. These sounds are familiar to you if you’ve watched Olympic water polo during the Olympics. It’s a fun and physical game combining swimming with other team sports like soccer, lacrosse and basketball, with some wrestling thrown in. And, it’s being played here in the Denver area. Colorado Water Polo is a growing local club which holds workouts at the Hiawatha Davis Jr. Recreation Center in North Park Hill. An upcoming league welcomes boys and girls ages 8-18 who would like to give the sport a try. Head Coach Mark Isenburg says this youth league will focus on the fundamentals of swimming, passing and shooting, and won’t be nearly as physical as the Olympic version. The team already boasts several young players from Park Hill, Stapleton and Lowry, in addition to coaches from Park Hill and Lowry. If you’d like to find out more about Colorado Water Polo and its upcoming league just go to coloradowaterpolo.com or contact Head Coach Mark Isenburg at misenburg@comcast.net.
Free School Supplies for Stedman Elementary
With a grant from the Staples Foundation for Learning, the Kids in Need Foundation donated more than 1,900 backpacks filled with school supplies to elementary school students in Denver Public Schools, including Park Hill’s Stedman Elementary. “Seeing every child in this building start the new school year with the supplies and materials they need to succeed is an incredible gift,” said Stedman Principal Robert Malling. For more information, visit kinf.org.
Day of Service to Spruce Up Dustin Redd Playground
Whittier-based Xcel Energy employee Monique Lovato is spearheading a service project at Dustin Redd playground on September 8. While the playground is slated for a redesign, Lovato wants to maintain the current playground for the estimated 45,000 people, especially kids, who count on this great community asset. The day of service, sponsored by Xcel, will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. Lovato is a quarter of the way to her goal of 80 volunteers. Kids are welcome, but the minimum age for staining the equipment is 9-years-old. Visit signupgenius.com/go/4090F44A9AE23A64-denvers to sign up.
Spinelli’s 18th Annual Family Picnic in the Park
Since their founding in 1994, Spinelli’s Market has hosted an annual Family Picnic in the Park at W.H. Ferguson (Turtle) Park every summer. This year was no exception, and the August 17th event was a well-attended affair with kids aplenty. For more information, visit spinellismarket.com.
Denver FilmCenter Celebrates Japanese Animation
Continuing through October 4th, the Denver Film Center is featuring Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli, a retrospective festival of the studio’s best works presented in new 35mm prints. “It might be the most exciting retrospective of the decade,” said Ryan Oestreich. “If you don’t know the work of Academy Award winning animator Hayao Miyazaki, I would ask you to imagine a world where you never saw a Walt Disney film, as this is the world we are going to introduce to Colorado.” For a list of showtimes, visit denverfilm.org.
Montview Community Preschool is Tickling the Neighborhood Pink
As an ongoing FUNraiser this year, the Montview Community Preschool has begun “pinking” Park Hill homes. For $40, anyone can order a “pinking”, which means 40 pink flamingo lawn ornaments end up in the yard of their choice for 24 hours or less. “We want sort of a viral, playful game to be played between friends and supporters of Montview,” said event organizer Erin Ferris Dollarhide. To get in on the fun, contact erin_ferris@yahoo.com.
Julia Greeley Academy: Clayton’s Newest Private School
The Julia Greeley Academy opens this fall on the historic Clayton Campus at 3605 Martin Luther King Boulevard. The academy is a co-educational, K-5, Independent Christian School which aims to provide an affordable private education option to northeast Denver residents. The academic program is designed to be strong in math, science and technology, taught in a culturally relevant, faith-based environment. The academy gets its inspiration from Julia Greeley, a former slave who moved to Denver in 1870 and became a dedicated member of the Sacred Heart Church community, ministering to the indigent members of the Five Points neighborhood community for several decades. The annual tuition rate is $3,000. For more information, visit juliagreeleyacademy.org or call 303-355-8542.
Park Hill Elementary to Host Artist in Residence
Do You See What I See? is a month-long art exhibition for children taking place September 13 through October 14 at The Freight Building. In concert with the exhibition, the La Napoule Art Foundation, whose artistic director Natasha Gallaway is a Park Hill resident, is partnering with Denver Public Schools to bring an accomplished local artists to a variety of schools, Park Hill Elementary among them. Michael Gadlin, a Park Hill Elementary School Alum, will be responsible for creating an in-school art experience for Park Hill Elementary, which will culminate in a field trip to and showing at the exhibition. For details, visit lnaf.org.
Coming into Focus: Sprouts on Colfax
This month, Rosen Developments published the architectural renderings for the new Sprouts (formerly Sunflower Market) to their website. To get a glimpse of what the corner of Colfax and Monroe will look like in a year, visit rosendevelopments.com.
“Park Hill” Restored
For a number of years, the entrance plaque to Park Hill at Colorado and Montview has been missing some letters. At her own expense, long-time resident Joycee Kennedy has had the letters replaced. The letters were very old and had to be hand crafted in order to match the originals. Please notice the “new” Park Hill sign when you are at that corner and say a silent thank you to Joycee for restoring the pride to our community.
September 14, 2015 @ 5:45 am
That’s really thinnikg out of the box. Thanks!