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WEST SIDE RECORDER Volume 6—Number 8 Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado December, 1969 Activities for All Age Groups— Drop In at RFK Recreation Center The heart of the recreation program at the RFK Center, 500 Kalamath St., is "drop-in" recreation. Fern Davis, RFK director, says everyone who lives on the West Side is invited to stop by the Center whenever they have free time and want to relax. Facilities for teen-agers and adults include two pool tables, a ping-pong table, weights, a television set, and a juke box. There also is a collection of about 125 paperback books and there are magazines from the Denver Public Library. For younger children there are games such as Monopoly and Twister. A craft program has been started for this age group by Rita Herrera of Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC). Sometimes movies are shown on Thursday or Friday. The Center is open from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday for all West Siders. School children are not admitted until 3:30 p.m. during the week. The RKF Center also sponsors an open gym at Greenlee school every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. for anyone who wants to play basketball. Groups from the Center went roller skating five times last fall, but this program has been dropped temporarily because of lack of interest. However, Miss Davis will be glad to start it again if people want to go skating. This (Cont. on Page 5) West BB League Opens Jan. 5 With 8 Teams Eight teams of West Side boys are getting organized to be in the West High School Basketball League and will begin competition Monday, Jan. 5. Team sponsors are First Bethany Lutheran Church, West Side Action Center, Westside Action Ministry, Inner City Parish, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, First Mennonite Church, RFK Recreation Center, and Centro Cultural. The Police Department may enter a team but they will not compete for awards. Games will be played Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at West High School. Practice already has begun, and a basketball clinic is being held this month for the team members. Game officials will be one West student and one VISTA worker. Scorekeepers will be work-study students from West. The sponsors are providing coaches and some uniforms. The league is for West Side boys who are not member of school basketball squads. Complete Officer Turnover In Improvement Association There was a complete turnover of officers in the West Side Improvement Association during its annual election Dec. 9. Waldo Benavidez of 1110 Mariposa St. is the president succeeding Mrs. Wilma Dabrowski of 1115 Inca St., who has served for two years. The association voted to stop using the staff help provided by Auraria Community Center the last 20 months and to be on its own. A new position of community coordinator was proposed. Mrs. Leona Partney of 713 Delaware St. was asked to accept it, but she declined. Other officers elected for the coming year are Henry Maestas of 769 Elati St., vice president; Father Jack Lang of 240 West Fourth Ave., secretary; and the Rev. James Hall of 463 Galapago St., treasurer. Eight of the association's 11 districts have named directors for the coming year, and three directors remain temporarily until elections are held in their districts. Those newly chosen in addition to the new officers are Ruben Leal of 64 Fox St. and Arthur Acevedo of 316 West First Ave. Others elected recently are Mrs. Pauline Trujillo of 709 Delaware St. and Irvin Craddock, Sr., of 1345 Lipan St. Serving temporarily are Mrs. Dabrowski, Manuel Garcia and Alberta Crespin. Mr. Hall was elected to be one of the two association representatives on the new Coalition for the Betterment of the West Side. The other will be named in the near future. The board voted unanimously to donate $10 a month to the West Side Recorder, the donation to be reconsidered each month in line with the association's funds on hand. A new committee to study the by-laws was appointed, with Father Lang as chairman. Mrs. Crespin and Mr. Acevedo were named publicity chairmen. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE OF THE WEST SIDE RECORDER (BASIC COST, $535) Colorado Printers $10 First Bethany Lutheran Church .... 10 First Mennonite Church 10 Inner City Parish 10 Metropolitan Council for Community Service 10 St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church .... 10 St. Joseph's Catholic Church .... 10 Wesley United Methodist Church .. 10 West Side Improvement Association 10 Under $5: Matt Charon. PHOTOGRAPHY: Bill Baker & KR Graphics, Inc.; Barbara Baker. Pledges for this issue: First Avenue Presbyterian Church 10 St. John's Lutheran Church 10 10 Groups Unite New West Side Coalition To Speak for Community By Barbara Baker The newest and most promising organization on the West Side is the Coalition for Betterment of the West Side, which will be incorporating soon. It is a combination of 10 groups that have agreed to unite in working on community needs and programs for the people. The ten groups in the Coalition at present are the United Mexican-American Students (UMAS) of Metropolitan State College, UMAS at the University of Colorado Denver Center, Centro Cultural, the Committee To Preserve the West Side, Inner City Parish, West Side Welfare Rights Organization, West Side Action Council, Skyline Chapter of the American G.I. Forum, West Side Improvement Association, and Westside Action Ministry. The Coalition was formed ori- LAS POSADAS DE CENTRO CULTURAL Dec. 21—1256 W. 10th Ave. Dec. 22—557 Cherokee St. Dec. 23—Centro Cultural 935 W. 11th Ave. 8 p.m. each evening Everyone invited. Food at 601 Galapago Mrs. Fred Lucero of 132 W. Archer PL receives a box of food from Mary Stevens of 330 Acoma St., while Connie Lucero looks on. The food is free and available to families with children under six, pregnant mothers and those with small babies. To get the food you have to have a certificate from the Neighborhood Health Center or health stations. New Action Council Organizes; Names Eleven Additional Members *} The West Side Action Council now has 32 members and is getting its committees set up for the coming year. Officers are Tomas R. Archuleta of 860 West Third Ave., chairman; Manuel J. Martinez of 1369 Navajo St., vice chairman; Vera Lucero of 526 Kalamath St., secretary; and Fred Mestas of 1049 Santa Fe Dr., treasurer. Training is being provided for all council members in legal, organizational, operational and fiscal matters. Manuel Martinez and Carlos Perez of 1154 Kalamath St. will represent the council on the Denver Opportunity Board of Directors. Sherewood Clark of 1022 Santa Fe Dr., Sally Martinez of 1369 Navajo St., Beatrice Martinez of 138 West 11th Ave., Paul Martinez of 357 Delaware St., and Lupe Abad of 1031 West Seventh Ave. will serve on the West Side Health Board. Five of the 26 members chosen in September and October by' appointment (agency representatives) and election have been challenged and removed or have resigned. Eleven others have been named by the council to fill census tract vacancies or to serve at large. One more agency person and a public official are yet to be chosen by the council. Those named to fill vacancies are Father Peter E. Garcia of 1156 Ninth St., Tom Martinez of 138 West 11th Ave., Josephine Perez of 1154 Kalamath St., Ernest Vigil of 1241 10th St., and Jean Ramirez from across Speer Boulevard. At-large members are Father Craig Hart of the American Friends Service Committee, Larry Lovato of 939 Navajo St., Gilbert and Carol Quintana of 1251 Lipan St., Lee Tafoya of Operation SER, and Leo Valdez of the Concentrated Employment Program (CEP). John Doyle of Baker Junior High School and Don Schierling of the Westside Action Ministry are the two agency representatives on the council. Other members of the council, elected in October, are Amelia Alvarado of 1151 Galapago St.. Man' Benevidez of 1464 Navajo St., Alberta Crespin of 1467 Navajo St., Wilma Dabrowski of 1115 Inca St., Mark Jaramillo of 239 Bannock St., Alfonso Mar- quez of 833 Elati St., Vidilia Medrano of 1448 Navajo St.. Karen Vigil of 1241 10th St.. and Leonard Vigil Of 1318 NV ajn St. ginally by groups that had opposed putting a higher education complex on the Auraria site because of the threat it made to the residential nature of the West Side. In the last month the Coalition has expanded its membership. It also has shifted from opposing something to becoming a cooperative and constructive force in community life. The members have drawn up a list of 30 demands they feel are necessary for preserving and bettering the Mexican community and the West Side. The most important are the following: • The Coalition will be the primary bargaining and coordinating agent in all development affecting the West Side. • Any expansion of the Auraria college facUity will be to the north of the Auraria site. • If student and faculty housing is built, it will be north of the Auraria site. • There wiU be no further consideration of the West Side as a possible site for some of the housing accommodations for visitors if the 1976 Olympics are held in Colorado. • Financial and technical assistance will be provided the Coalition for the development of rent-subsidy and coopera*- five housing in locations throughout the West Side. • A comprehensive planning study of West Denver by an independent consultant selected by the Coalition wUl be funded immediately. • Recreation facilities on the West Side will be expanded. • Support will be given to re-zoning the West Side in order to meet the needs of a res- sidential community. The first demand—that the Coalition will be the primary bargaining and coordinating a- gent in all development affecting the West Side is very important. It means that any groups wanting to make changes on the West Side must first consult with the Coalition for its approval and aid in planning. This way there can be no projects planned for the neighborhood without the people having a say in what is going to be done. This demand has been agreed to by Robert Giltner, director of the Denver Planning Office, and J. Robert Cameron, director of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA». It also has been well received bv Dr. Frank Abbott and Larry Hamilton of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education; Ed Lashman. former federal housing authority and member of Citizens' Committee for Aura* ria: Lee Johnson of the Founda* (font, on Paere !5)
Object Description
Call Number | Auraria archive |
Title | West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 8 |
Creator | West Side Recorder |
Date | 1969 December |
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 8 |
Creator | West Side Recorder |
Date | 1969 December |
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 8 Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado December, 1969 Activities for All Age Groups— Drop In at RFK Recreation Center The heart of the recreation program at the RFK Center, 500 Kalamath St., is "drop-in" recreation. Fern Davis, RFK director, says everyone who lives on the West Side is invited to stop by the Center whenever they have free time and want to relax. Facilities for teen-agers and adults include two pool tables, a ping-pong table, weights, a television set, and a juke box. There also is a collection of about 125 paperback books and there are magazines from the Denver Public Library. For younger children there are games such as Monopoly and Twister. A craft program has been started for this age group by Rita Herrera of Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC). Sometimes movies are shown on Thursday or Friday. The Center is open from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday for all West Siders. School children are not admitted until 3:30 p.m. during the week. The RKF Center also sponsors an open gym at Greenlee school every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. for anyone who wants to play basketball. Groups from the Center went roller skating five times last fall, but this program has been dropped temporarily because of lack of interest. However, Miss Davis will be glad to start it again if people want to go skating. This (Cont. on Page 5) West BB League Opens Jan. 5 With 8 Teams Eight teams of West Side boys are getting organized to be in the West High School Basketball League and will begin competition Monday, Jan. 5. Team sponsors are First Bethany Lutheran Church, West Side Action Center, Westside Action Ministry, Inner City Parish, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, First Mennonite Church, RFK Recreation Center, and Centro Cultural. The Police Department may enter a team but they will not compete for awards. Games will be played Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at West High School. Practice already has begun, and a basketball clinic is being held this month for the team members. Game officials will be one West student and one VISTA worker. Scorekeepers will be work-study students from West. The sponsors are providing coaches and some uniforms. The league is for West Side boys who are not member of school basketball squads. Complete Officer Turnover In Improvement Association There was a complete turnover of officers in the West Side Improvement Association during its annual election Dec. 9. Waldo Benavidez of 1110 Mariposa St. is the president succeeding Mrs. Wilma Dabrowski of 1115 Inca St., who has served for two years. The association voted to stop using the staff help provided by Auraria Community Center the last 20 months and to be on its own. A new position of community coordinator was proposed. Mrs. Leona Partney of 713 Delaware St. was asked to accept it, but she declined. Other officers elected for the coming year are Henry Maestas of 769 Elati St., vice president; Father Jack Lang of 240 West Fourth Ave., secretary; and the Rev. James Hall of 463 Galapago St., treasurer. Eight of the association's 11 districts have named directors for the coming year, and three directors remain temporarily until elections are held in their districts. Those newly chosen in addition to the new officers are Ruben Leal of 64 Fox St. and Arthur Acevedo of 316 West First Ave. Others elected recently are Mrs. Pauline Trujillo of 709 Delaware St. and Irvin Craddock, Sr., of 1345 Lipan St. Serving temporarily are Mrs. Dabrowski, Manuel Garcia and Alberta Crespin. Mr. Hall was elected to be one of the two association representatives on the new Coalition for the Betterment of the West Side. The other will be named in the near future. The board voted unanimously to donate $10 a month to the West Side Recorder, the donation to be reconsidered each month in line with the association's funds on hand. A new committee to study the by-laws was appointed, with Father Lang as chairman. Mrs. Crespin and Mr. Acevedo were named publicity chairmen. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE OF THE WEST SIDE RECORDER (BASIC COST, $535) Colorado Printers $10 First Bethany Lutheran Church .... 10 First Mennonite Church 10 Inner City Parish 10 Metropolitan Council for Community Service 10 St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church .... 10 St. Joseph's Catholic Church .... 10 Wesley United Methodist Church .. 10 West Side Improvement Association 10 Under $5: Matt Charon. PHOTOGRAPHY: Bill Baker & KR Graphics, Inc.; Barbara Baker. Pledges for this issue: First Avenue Presbyterian Church 10 St. John's Lutheran Church 10 10 Groups Unite New West Side Coalition To Speak for Community By Barbara Baker The newest and most promising organization on the West Side is the Coalition for Betterment of the West Side, which will be incorporating soon. It is a combination of 10 groups that have agreed to unite in working on community needs and programs for the people. The ten groups in the Coalition at present are the United Mexican-American Students (UMAS) of Metropolitan State College, UMAS at the University of Colorado Denver Center, Centro Cultural, the Committee To Preserve the West Side, Inner City Parish, West Side Welfare Rights Organization, West Side Action Council, Skyline Chapter of the American G.I. Forum, West Side Improvement Association, and Westside Action Ministry. The Coalition was formed ori- LAS POSADAS DE CENTRO CULTURAL Dec. 21—1256 W. 10th Ave. Dec. 22—557 Cherokee St. Dec. 23—Centro Cultural 935 W. 11th Ave. 8 p.m. each evening Everyone invited. Food at 601 Galapago Mrs. Fred Lucero of 132 W. Archer PL receives a box of food from Mary Stevens of 330 Acoma St., while Connie Lucero looks on. The food is free and available to families with children under six, pregnant mothers and those with small babies. To get the food you have to have a certificate from the Neighborhood Health Center or health stations. New Action Council Organizes; Names Eleven Additional Members *} The West Side Action Council now has 32 members and is getting its committees set up for the coming year. Officers are Tomas R. Archuleta of 860 West Third Ave., chairman; Manuel J. Martinez of 1369 Navajo St., vice chairman; Vera Lucero of 526 Kalamath St., secretary; and Fred Mestas of 1049 Santa Fe Dr., treasurer. Training is being provided for all council members in legal, organizational, operational and fiscal matters. Manuel Martinez and Carlos Perez of 1154 Kalamath St. will represent the council on the Denver Opportunity Board of Directors. Sherewood Clark of 1022 Santa Fe Dr., Sally Martinez of 1369 Navajo St., Beatrice Martinez of 138 West 11th Ave., Paul Martinez of 357 Delaware St., and Lupe Abad of 1031 West Seventh Ave. will serve on the West Side Health Board. Five of the 26 members chosen in September and October by' appointment (agency representatives) and election have been challenged and removed or have resigned. Eleven others have been named by the council to fill census tract vacancies or to serve at large. One more agency person and a public official are yet to be chosen by the council. Those named to fill vacancies are Father Peter E. Garcia of 1156 Ninth St., Tom Martinez of 138 West 11th Ave., Josephine Perez of 1154 Kalamath St., Ernest Vigil of 1241 10th St., and Jean Ramirez from across Speer Boulevard. At-large members are Father Craig Hart of the American Friends Service Committee, Larry Lovato of 939 Navajo St., Gilbert and Carol Quintana of 1251 Lipan St., Lee Tafoya of Operation SER, and Leo Valdez of the Concentrated Employment Program (CEP). John Doyle of Baker Junior High School and Don Schierling of the Westside Action Ministry are the two agency representatives on the council. Other members of the council, elected in October, are Amelia Alvarado of 1151 Galapago St.. Man' Benevidez of 1464 Navajo St., Alberta Crespin of 1467 Navajo St., Wilma Dabrowski of 1115 Inca St., Mark Jaramillo of 239 Bannock St., Alfonso Mar- quez of 833 Elati St., Vidilia Medrano of 1448 Navajo St.. Karen Vigil of 1241 10th St.. and Leonard Vigil Of 1318 NV ajn St. ginally by groups that had opposed putting a higher education complex on the Auraria site because of the threat it made to the residential nature of the West Side. In the last month the Coalition has expanded its membership. It also has shifted from opposing something to becoming a cooperative and constructive force in community life. The members have drawn up a list of 30 demands they feel are necessary for preserving and bettering the Mexican community and the West Side. The most important are the following: • The Coalition will be the primary bargaining and coordinating agent in all development affecting the West Side. • Any expansion of the Auraria college facUity will be to the north of the Auraria site. • If student and faculty housing is built, it will be north of the Auraria site. • There wiU be no further consideration of the West Side as a possible site for some of the housing accommodations for visitors if the 1976 Olympics are held in Colorado. • Financial and technical assistance will be provided the Coalition for the development of rent-subsidy and coopera*- five housing in locations throughout the West Side. • A comprehensive planning study of West Denver by an independent consultant selected by the Coalition wUl be funded immediately. • Recreation facilities on the West Side will be expanded. • Support will be given to re-zoning the West Side in order to meet the needs of a res- sidential community. The first demand—that the Coalition will be the primary bargaining and coordinating a- gent in all development affecting the West Side is very important. It means that any groups wanting to make changes on the West Side must first consult with the Coalition for its approval and aid in planning. This way there can be no projects planned for the neighborhood without the people having a say in what is going to be done. This demand has been agreed to by Robert Giltner, director of the Denver Planning Office, and J. Robert Cameron, director of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA». It also has been well received bv Dr. Frank Abbott and Larry Hamilton of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education; Ed Lashman. former federal housing authority and member of Citizens' Committee for Aura* ria: Lee Johnson of the Founda* (font, on Paere !5) |
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