West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 10

              WEST SIDE RECORDER
Volume 7—Number 10
Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado
February, 1971
City Council Candidate
My name is Paul Sandoval
and I live at 1943 West 40th,
Denver. I am 26 years old, my
wife Mary Helen is a school
teacher and we have a baby
daughter 7 weeks old. I have
lived in District 9 since I was
6 years old. I was graduated
from Annunciation High School
and attended the University of
Colorado.
I graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree
in International Affairs, and
have done graduate work in
the field of Economics and Political Science.
All my major work experience has been in the field of
Social Services. I am currently
on tfie staff of the Community
College of Denver and am
employed as a counselor. I
have worked at the Concentrated Employment Program,
the North Side Community
Center, and the Metro Denver
Fair Housing Center.
With my past experience, I
h.ive worked in the field of
Employment, Housing, Recreation, and Education, thus I do
know the problems of the people in District 9.
I am announcing my candidacy for the City Council from
District 9. As we all know, a
City Councilman's duty is to
represent the residents of his
district and all the people of
Denver at the city level of
government. Also we know the
City of Denver is faced with
numerous problems. I feel that
the programs that I will advocate here and throughout my
campaign are of great importance in trying to help solve
some of these problems.
If elected to City Council, I
pledge to support the expansion of the tramway schedule
into a comprehensive transportation network serving all of
the Denver area. But what
good will new routes and more
frequent stops do for these
people if they cannot afford it?
And further more, what is the
logic of running these buses
when they are almost empty
except during rush hours?
I propose as a first and modest beginning that we allow
half  fare   for   those   receiving
Paul Sandoval
social security - half fare for
the physically handicapped,
half fare for adults and their
dependents living on welfare.
This half fare reduction would
apply throughout the day except during the morning and
evening rush hours.
If elected to represent the
people from District 9, I propose to meet with the citizens
from each of the four major
areas which constitute our district. I will hold these meetings once a month outside
Council chambers. In other
words, I will meet each month
with citizens from West Denver, citizens of North Denver,
citizens of Globeville-Stapleton
area, and citizens of Swansea.
The purpose of these meetings
will be to inform you of issues
directly affecting you. Also, to
hear sentiments on various
issues, but more importantly to
bring your City Council to the
people — where it belongs!
What I am proposing in District 9 is a partnership — a
new partnership - the CITIZENS & SANDOVAL PARTNERSHIP. We have all been
informed of the problems facing our citizens. Problems of
housing, parks, street and pollution. With our new partnership, we can meet, discuss, and
combat these problems which
are facing the people of District 9, and all citizens of Denver. 	
CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR
THIS ISSUE OF
THE
WEST SIDE
RECORDER
Engineering Drafting
School     $10
Germaine Aragon
Family & Friends   . 10
First Bethany
Lutheran Church   . 10
First Mennonite
Church 10
Inner City Parish ... 10
St. Elizabeth's
Catholic Church     . 10
St. John's Lutheran
Church      10
St. Joseph's
Catholic Church   .. 10
Wesley United
Methodist Church     10
West Side Coalition   . 10
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First and second graders at Greenlee School working in
the TESOL class.
Bi-lingual Program
Given New Name
Greenlee Elementary's bilingual program has been quite
active since Christmas. The
program is now being called a
TESOL bi-lingual program
(Teaching English to Speakers
of Other Languages.) The class
now has almost 30 children
from Kindergarten to 6th
grade in it.
On January 8th the students
visited El Molino, then met
their mothers at the Auraria
Center where the families
made tortillas and burritos for
their teachers. On February
8th the students visited KFSC
and we broadcasted on the air
on February 9th.
The parents group is making
Mexican flowers for the Greenlee Carnival on March 12,
1971. Now the parents are
planning a picnic and trip to
the zoo.
Some of the Greenlee parents
and students visited the Baker
bi-lingual Valentine Party on
February 12th. The Baker students danced Mexican Indian
dances and La Varsuviana.
Congratulations to Mrs. Rivera's
bi-lingual bi-cultural classes
on a fiesta fantastica.
Senate Bill 174 is funding
the TESOL bi-lingual programs
at Greenlee and Baker. In
June the funds will be gone
and both these programs will
be out. Over 100 West Side
students and parents from
Mexico are being serviced by
these programs. These people
need classes where they can
learn English. Would you
please help us get state funds
once again by telling our senator we want TESOL Bi-lingual
programs at Baker and Greenlee.
Please write to:
Senator Joseph W. Shoemaker
Attorney at Law
1421 Court Place
Denver, Colorado 80202
Willie Montoya
Auraria Director
Raymond Willie Montoya,
new director at Auraria
Community Center
Day Care Center
Has Roo?n For
Only Few More
The staff at the West Side
Day Care Center have been
kept pretty busy since the
opening a month and a half
ago. The enrollment is now-
more than 30, with space
available for about 15 more
children. Children from 2x/2 to
6 are eligible and a recent
change in the Model Cities
program makes the Center
available to nearly all income
levels. The program is no longer restricted to low income
families only.
The Center, at 802 Lawrence
(the old St. Cajetan's School) is
open Monday through Friday
from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
As last month's Recorder
stated children who speak
Spanish will have no problem
at the center since most of the
teachers, assistants, and aides
speak both Spanish and English.
When the child care center is
nearly full, the parents of all
the children attending will be
asked to join the West Side
Parents Advisory Committee to
help determine policies for the
Center. With this resident help
the Day Care Center will more
closely reflect the West Side
personality.
Women for In Home Care
are needed. This is where children are cared for in their own
homes. Women who are interested in this type of work
should call 893-3197 for more
information.
FUND DRIVE
UMAS (United Mexican
American Students) at
Metro State College are
now in a fund drive for
students who are unable
to afford to pay tuition
for next quarter. All
donations must be sent
to 710 West Colfax Ave.
In charge are Bob
Sanchez and Fred De-
Herrera.
Raymond Willie Montoya was
hired as new Center Director
by the Auraria Community
Center Board at the Board's
January 25th meeting. Mr.
Montoya was raised in Denver
and in Albuquerque. He is a
graduate of the College of
Emporia in Emporia, Kansas
and has held a variety of positions including that of director
of the Avondale Community
Center, a community center
run by the Pueblo War on
Poverty agency. Most recently
he has worked as a social
worker for Metro Denver Child
Care Association.
It is Mr. Montoya's hope to
expand the activities of the
Center in order to reach a larger number of people and a
broader range of age groups.
Mr. Montoya is particularly
concerned that the Center
work cooperatively with other
neighborhood agencies and
groups in the effort to provide
the most effective service to
the community.
FREE LUNCHES
AVAILABLE AT
ST. JOSEPH'S
Policy on free and reduced
price lunches — St. Joseph's
High and Grade Schools at 6th
and Galapago and St. Elizabeth's Grade School at 1060
llth Street, has long recognized the need for helping
meet the nutritional needs of
its students, and serves a well
balanced nutritious lunch each
school day. Since families find
it difficult to pay this full
price, the school will provide
these lunches free of charge or
at a reduced price to those
children determined by principals to be unable to pay the
full price for their lunches.
Families who feel that their
children may be eligible for
free or reduced price lunches
are urged to apply. Such applications will be reviewed
promptly and the family will
be notified in writing as to the
decision made.
Any unusual circumstances
or hardships which affect the
family's ability to pay for
school lunches, such as prolonged illness in the family,
unexpected expenses due to
fire, flood, or any other disas-
er of this nature; seasonal
inemployment and similar
emergency situations, will also
be considered.
If a family is not satisfied
with the decision made on
their application it may request a hearing to appeal the
decision. The schools' formal
free and reduced price policy
statement and the procedure
that will be followed when a
decision is appealed are on file
at the schools and may be
reviewed by any interested
person.