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Volume 10 Issue 11  November 2009
Adopt a soldier for the Conservation drives water
holidays rates up as dam expands
by Guerin Lee Green feet, and finish developing gravel pits
by Renee Fajardo to say thank you to all our soldiers. that store reusable water.
Adoptaussolider.org In recent years, Denver Water cus-
As we all begin to prepare for the Denver Water has determined the
tomers have drastically cut their con-
holidays this season, let us not cost of making repairs and replace-
sumption, embracing conservation
forget that there have been thou- ments to its aging infrastructure and
and watering restrictions, even in wet
sands of men and women serv- building new supply within its system
years. And Denver Water has drasti-
ing in the United States armed will total $1.3 billion over the next 10
cally raised rates. That perverse real-
forces. Many of these folks are years.
ity, a familiar one to anyone schooled
far from home and will not be “Our water system is aging; some
in resource economics, isn’t broadly
sharing the joy of family and of our facilities are more than 100 years
spoken to by policy makers. Given cur-
community in the upcoming old. We need to be more proactive in our
rent trends, Denver’s water ratepayers
months. work to repair, maintain and upgrade
face an endless future of increases,
There are also countless fami- our assets,” said Brian Good, Director
above the rate of inflation and far
lies nationwide who have lost of Operations and Maintenance. “Next
ahead of personal income growth. Yet,
their loved ones to war. For these year’s projects include increased main
even in the West, where water is king
families the holidays are never replacements, more cement mortar lin-
and the commodity scarce, Denver is
going to be the same. For them ing of pipes to extend their useful life
not waking up to dry realities.
there is an empty place at the and upgrading underground vaults.
 With current rate increases, average
table and a wounded heart that We also will be doing major upgrades
can never be mended. Denver residential customers would
see their bills increase by about $40 a at the Marston Treatment Plant, replac-
It is November, and most of ing gates at Cheesman Dam that date
us are thinking about the big year — an average of $3.30 per month,
or about $12 on a summer bill. The back to the early 1900s, and installing
meals, parties and hustle of the a new hydropower turbine at Williams
next few months. Let us all take a A nationwide organization to increases take effect in February.
Part of the reason for the increase Fork Reservoir.” 
few moments honor active US military personnel. In 2010 the water department will
to pause and Adopt A US Soldier is a volunteer- are capital needs. Denver Water is
go online to creating a 10-year plan includes 300 need an additional $13.5 million in
honor those based program that connects support- revenue to cover rising costs associ-
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ive Americans with deployed soldiers projects, including upgrades to aging
to learn more in the military infrastructure to prevent putting reli- ated with maintaining and improving
who ensure and offers a channel by which to com- the city’s water system. Denver Water
that we as a municate encouragement and express able water service at risk.
The plan also calls for expansion owns and maintains 2,800 miles of
nation contin- gratitude to the brave men and women distribution pipe — enough to stretch
ue to enjoy our freedom. It does not serving our nation. of the utility’s system capacity to meet
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Start now and find a way to pay
tribute to those past and present who
From Park Hill to the “high life”— the water distribution system, much of
which dates back to post-World War II
have given their time and maybe even
their lives for our country.
living high above City Park installation or earlier.
Denver Water is funded through
The list of organizations below are Jeff and Lynda Parker loved their below towering blue spruce trees, and rates and new tap fees, not taxes. Its
a good starting point and a small way home in Park Hill.  Built in 1942, and now we enjoy a changing canopy of col- rates are designed to recover the costs
located near 17th and Monaco, their ors above the trees from our 12th floor of providing water service and to
English cottage was their pride and joy windows!”
see DENVER WATER on page 3
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style that they didn’t really know was attention to the development (locat-

possible until they started experiencing
it firsthand.
“We live in a high rise now, and as
nervous as we were about the changes
that would come from leaving our
single family home, we wouldn’t trade
it for anything,” says Lynda, who
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ed across from City Park, at the for-
mer Mercy Hospital site at 17th and
Fillmore) since construction began on
the first of two towers in 2006.  The
Pinnacle development offered immedi-
Central Denver
ate appeal to them because of its great
Denver location.  
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“We had always envisioned liv-
ing in a condo building to simplify
our lifestyle, but I didn’t want to •Dog Park for
step out the front door into ‘com-
merce and concrete’, which is the
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case with most of Denver’s other
new condo developments,” says • Hornet page 4
Jeff.  “At The Pinnacle, we’re not

in the midst of the central business

district.  We have City Park out our •Dealing with unemployment
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Lynda and Jeff Parker
adjusted quite readily to living in a
new condo building.  “We used to live
a perfect setting in a very friendly
neighborhood, where we can take
• Down the Garden Path page 8
our granddaughter to the zoo or
museum, right across the street. 
see LIVING on page 3
Page 2 Cherry Creek News & Central Denver Dispatch November 2009

Opinion and Comment

Understanding the School
NEED IT DONE?
Board Election
Denver voters elected four school
board members this month, heralded
central administration with will abate
a bit. Progress might seem slower, but
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There is new thinking in a lot of
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the same folks who can’t really point to
reform that affects outcomes instead of
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bureaucracy). Union-bashing and teach-
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munity engagement, and thus create
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continued from page ONE
encourage efficiency by charging high-
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Most of Denver Water’s costs are
fixed and include maintenance of the
system’s distribution pipes, reservoirs,
pump stations and treatment plants.
This, of course, is the crux of the con-
servation conundrum. The fixed costs
are spread across each gallon of water
consumed. Consume fewer gallons,
and the cost per gallon must increase.
Yet Denver Water spends hundreds of
thousands of dollars promoting con-
servation, and households that follow
their recommendations are guarantee-
ing the need for future rate increases.
The Gross Reservoir expansion is
in front of federal regulators. “Our
customers have done an excellent job
of conserving water, and we have been
completing our recycled water sys-
tem,” said David Little, director of
planning. “These strategies are helping
extend our supplies into the future.
It is imperative, however, that we
develop additional supply to cor-
rect the imbalance in our system
and secure water for our future. We
believe the best solution is to pro-
duce new water supply by expand-
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building a new reservoir.”
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Hornet stings thru tough

times on Broadway
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In the midst of a recession that has run real neighborhood standby that people
two years, one area of Denver has seen come from around town for the unique
a continuing resurgence— Broadway experience.
south of downtown. Restaurants, retail, Need to Know: Saturday and Sunday
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Hornet. Despite the
tough economy, its
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fourteenth birth-
day, including its
best October ever.
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because we are
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point, and have
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Coping with unemployment and
economic uncertainty
By Angela Sasseville, MA, LPC, NCC
A full year has passed since our nation
declared bankruptcy. Many individuals
find that their job prospects, financial
resources, and emotional energy are run-
ning low as the recession continues to
drag on. Here are a few simple tips to
incorporate
Tip #1 - Be on the Lookout For
Negative Thoughts and Uproot Them
Negative thoughts are a hallmark of
anxiety, depression and discouragement.
By learning to pay more attention to
your self-talk (that silent, ongoing con-
versation in your mind) you can make
improvements in your stress level. This
is because what we think about any
event in our lives actually causes the
emotions and physical sensations that
we experience as a result.
Common types of overly negative
thoughts include: Jumping to conclu-
sions, assuming the worst will happen,
being harsh on yourself or someone else,
“Should” statements such as “I should
have sent out more resumes this week,”
taking things personally, and noticing
only the negative events in your life. Be
on the lookout for these troublesome
thought patterns as they can cause your
fears and self-judgment to be greater than
your circumstances call for. Talk back to
these distorted perceptions with more
calm, rational and positive thoughts.
This philosophy, called cognitive-
behavioral therapy, is the most effective
type of therapy in decreasing feelings
of stress, anxiety and depression. It’s
offered by many therapists, including
myself. A great self-help book on the
same topic is Feeling Good by Dr. David
Burns.
Tip #2 – Step Back From Stressful
Circumstances for a Better Perspective
It may be time to update your mental
file on “Expectations I Have For Myself.”
These preconceived ideas may be about
the length of your job search, your income
this year, your ability to have more discre-
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expectations you’re carrying around are
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believe is important in your life. Many
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greeting from a beloved pet, or beauti-
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Beverly Newton crop. She planted in a protected spot in some of you like challenges and some
Denver Notions her garden and they thrived. Because of you may have a hot spot in your
Thanksgiving is upon us and I can’t the morning glory family. It’s called they are so seldom planted they have garden that needs a plant that likes
figure out where the rest of the year Ipomoea batatas. This is the variety car- no diseases or insect pests in our area. heat. This one does.
went. The whole gardening season ried in most nursery catalogs and rec- Sweet potatoes are not interested Last but not least, have you ever
has been unusual. If you ommended for the north. in rich loam but they demand well- tasted sweet potato pie? It’s a nice
weren’t hailed out, the Among the varieties men- drained soil. Something with sand in change from pumpkin. Southerners
weather was so cold
Down the tioned are Vardaman, it is just right. If your soil is heavy eat a lot of sweet potato pie because
your plants didn’t thrive. garden path Nancy Hall, Centennial clay-like mine- I would recommend pumpkins don’t grow as well in the
Flowers as usual did well, and Georgia Jets. If you’d the addition of compost and sand. south as they do in the north. This pie
but vegetables and some like to try sweet potatoes Also, this plant must not be planted till usually is less spicy and less sweet
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Charity from kids is no small change
3.7 million pennies is a lot of
money to a kid—or even an adult.
This is how many pennies were col-
lected last year by kids helping with
the Penny Harvest, a program in
which kids gather money for charity
and learn about the importance of
helping others.
This year’s Penny Harvest is now
underway at 44 Colorado schools,
including 25 in Denver. So it’s time to
use your common cents, nickels and
dimes for a good cause. Some of the
participating schools in the Cherry
Creek area include High Plains
Elementary, Bromwell Elementary
and Place Bridge Academy.
Penny Harvest is only one of the
many charitable youth programs in
Denver. You may have seen kids dur-
ing Halloween from Odyssey and
other schools gathering money for
“Trick or Treat for UNICEF.” Or you
may be aware of the project that
restauranteur Noel Cunningham
started, “4 Quarters for Kids,” which
raises money so that kids in Ethiopia
can get meals and school supplies.
Regardless of the program,
what is important is that kids are
learning to consider the well-being
of other people, because as Noel
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would go. The school raised $1,250
last year and went through a lengthy
process to decide which causes to
support. Principal Carolyn Riedlin
said that the kids interviewed each
charity at length and really asked
some tough questions.
As important as the $38,000 in
change raised by Penny Harvest was
the thousands of hours in communi-
ty service provided by the kids. The
kids worked after school and during
the summer for many of the same
charities receiving donations.
There are many similar programs
throughout the city in which kids
give time to help the community.
Rainbow Bridge, DECA, Southwest
Improvement Council, school-
based community service programs,
faith-based volunteer programs,
Volunteers of America and YouthBiz
are just a few examples.
Two great sources of information
about youth opportunities for vol-
unteerism are the Youth Volunteer
Guide from Metro Volunteers and
the Student Volunteer Network
website set up by young people for
young people. Both resources help
kids match their interests to worth-
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Sometimes the best way to help
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Page 10 Cherry Creek News & Central Denver Dispatch November 2009

Eliza Graham
Denver Notions
It’s a sensitive issue, so please bear Impromptu shrines are often erected
with me while I try to figure out a way at the time of an unexpected death, basi-
to write about it… cally as a way of giving mourners a place
It has to do with trag- to gather, to leave flowers
edy, overcoming tragedy, or other mementoes, and to
respect for a stranger’s What about share their grief with each
grief, the beauty of our city, perpetual other. Think back to when
and how we as a commu- Princess Diana died, or
nity deal with the above.
shrines more recently, the flowers
That’s the general view- and enormous gathering
point. of people grieving over the unexpected
The more specific viewpoint is the death of Michael Jackson.
impromptu shrine that was erected after But these impromptu shrines are no
a two-year-old boy was tragically swept longer there. After a period of mourning
away by a flash flood when his mother the flowers and pictures and cards were
took refuge under a bridge during a picked up and put away. Perhaps Denver
powerful summer rainstorm. could follow these examples or offer dif-

More than two years later, that
impromptu memorial to this sad, sad
event has become permanent, with a
metal plaque affixed to the structure of
the bridge, and a growing and chang-
ing collection of stuffed animals, toy
trains, plastic soda bottles, etc. I don’t
know if the city gave its permission for
this plaque to be affixed to the bridge – I
suspect it did not in this case. And I don’t
know what happens to those soda bottles
and other loose items during wind or
rainstorms, but it’s likely that they get
washed down the creek with everything
else.
What I do know is that this is cer-
tainly not the only memorial of this type
in Denver. It just happens to be the one I
pass several times a week. For example,
there is another memorial – a simple
plaque that the city gave its permission
to install – that was placed under a tree at
Sloan’s Lake, the site of a terrible murder
a couple of years ago.
Since dealing with someone else’s
personal tragedy is such a touchy issue,
it’s not exactly a sought-after topic of
conversation. But here’s my question:
Is this type of memorial the best way to
remember a loved one?
ferent opportunities for memorials.
Personally, I favor ways that look
toward improving the future, a living
memorial approach, such as planting
trees or flowerbeds. I’m not a big fan
of plaques, but I understand why peo-
ple want them, and I’m certainly not
opposed to them.
But when shrines/memorials get a
little out of hand, or someone stops
attending to them, they run the risk of
becoming an eyesore, a pitiful pile of
decaying trash. And I don’t think that’s
the way anyone wants to memorialize a
loved one.
Public outpourings of grief are nor-
mal. I know we were all saddened for
the family who lost their little boy. But
in the end, grief is personal, and as tragic
as this death was, I think a living memo-
rial to his memory is a more fitting way
to remember him than maintaining this
place as a public grieving altar. My wish
would be to shift our thinking toward
establishing something positive: a liv-
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New Second Home Executive
Chef adds Thanksgiving feast
by Don Bain
Second Home Kitchen and
Bar, located inside the JW
Marriott Denver at Cherry
Creek, has a new leader. Jeff
Bolton has taken charge as the
new Executive Chef.
A Denver native, Chef
Bolton inherited his love of
food from his Cuban grand-
father, with whom he spent
countless hours in the kitchen
learning the cooking process.
“What I love about Second
Home is that it isn’t preten-
tious - we’re not a suit and
tie type of place,” said Chef
Bolton. “I want to help make
this a restaurant that is part of
your weekly routine, a place
where people are comfortable
knowing they always get great
food and excellent service.”
Chef Bolton graduated
from the Culinary Institute of
America in 2000 with an asso-
ciate degree in culinary arts.
Specializing in global comfort food,
he studied with local Chefs John Platt
and Eric Roeder at Q’s Restaurant
in the Hotel Boulderado and most
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Martini Bar, another Sage Restaurant
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Chef Bolton honed his culinary
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and Louisville, Kentucky, where he
helped open Proof on Main, which
was rated one of the “20 Best New
Restaurants” of 2006 by Esquire.
While at Proof on Main, Chef Bolton
cooked at a James Beard Dinner
in New York with Executive Chef
Michael Paley.
Second Home plans to roll out a
new winter menu by mid-Novem-
ber, with an expanded dinner menu
featuring a wider range of unique
entrees.
“Fall and winter are my favorite
seasons for cooking - I love slow
foods like short ribs, meat loaf,” said
Chef Bolton. “It’s the way I person-
ally like to eat.”
The revamped Second Home
menu will continue to offer modern
spins on timeless favorites, with a
focus on locally purchased prod-
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Cherry Creek News & Central Denver Dispatch
Lowry Dog Park Obtains
Preliminary Approval
Tails are wagging all over Lowry
with the news that the Lowry
Redevelopment Authority (LRA)
received positive feedback and prelimi-
nary approval of concept plan docu-
ments from the local Urban Drainage
and Flood Control District (UDFCD)
for the Lowry Dog Park. This approval
represents a key milestone and sets the
direction needed for the LRA to clear
the remaining hurdles to finalize con-
struction documents and obtain final
approval from stakeholder agencies to
begin construction of the planned Dog
Park. While the LRA is working toward
finalizing construction documents and
starting construction of the Dog Park in
2009, the lengthy design approval pro-
cess has delayed construction and the
Park may not be completed until 2010.
Although the proposed Dog Park
is not in a flood plain, its proximity to
the Westerly Creek Dam requires that
designs be approved by several govern-
ment agencies, which has been ongoing.
In addition to UDFCD, the LRA must
obtain approval from the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE), City
Waste Water Management, and Denver
Parks and Recreation.
The LRA and the City and County
of Denver have set aside land for
open space and the Dog Park: west
of Yosemite Way and Westerly Creek,
south of Sports Boulevard and east of
the soccer fields. Preliminary designs
call for gravel trails to be constructed
leading from Yosemite Way and Sports
Boulevard to the Park.
“There isn’t a more ideal place in
the Lowry community than the loca-
tion chosen for the Dog Park,” said
Lowry News
Denver's Old House Society offers
holiday fun and gifts
Tom Markham, executive director for
For the holidays, Denver’s Old House can be purchased by calling 303-916-
the Lowry Redevelopment Authority.
Society hosts Saturday, December 5, at 4359.
“Because of the restrictions on land use
7:30 p.m. a special showing of “Tuna Denverite Randy Hale’s paintings
adjacent to Westerly Creek Dam it has
Christmas” at the Denver Victorian can be found in both private and cor-
taken more time for approval, but in the
Playhouse, offers North Denverite porate collections worldwide. For
end the community will see why it was
Randy Hale’s water color holiday cards Denver’s Old House Society, he is
worth the wait.”
with historic scenes of Denver, and offering a collection of holiday greeting
The LRA has been working dili-
small hand painted houses, signed and cards of three of his watercolor paint-
gently this year to obtain the needed
numbered, with gifts inside. ings of Civic Center, Union Station and
approval on the Dog Park design to
“Tuna Christmas” actors Austin the Daniels Fisher Tower. The box of
finalize plans and begin construction.
Terrell and Seth Miasel and producer nine contains three cards of each paint-
When the LRA began the design pro-
Wade P. Wood specialize in having ing and sells for $16. Hale lives and
cess for the Dog Park, the USACE did
audiences roll out of their seats with works in a 124 year old Denver Queen
not have guidelines in place to man-
Ann Victorian. As a watercol-
age utilization of property adjacent to
orist, he sets out to captures
the Westerly Creek Dam. Therefore,
the emotional connection to
USACE requested that UDFCD perform
our past.
a study to recommend development
Hand-painted, signed and
and operational regulations for the areas
numbered, our Denver old
surrounding Westerly Creek Dam. This
houses come in two sizes with
study has taken many months to com-
a choice of gifts inside: the
plete. It is a regulatory document that
small house, approximately
will assist UDFCD and the USACE in
6 inches tall, comes with a
their reviews of the proposed designs.
genuine Denver Old House
Once the Lowry Dog Park is com-
Society Founding Member
pleted by the LRA, it will be turned
certificate of any level, and
over to Denver Parks and Recreation
the big house, approximate-
for oversight, management and enforce-
ly 10 inches high, is packed
ment of existig city park regulations.
full of holiday sugar cook-
“The LRA is committed to building a
ies made by elves!  The small house's
dog park that will meet the needs of the
laughter. Held in a historic Denver the- suggested donation is $5 plus the cost
community and their pets for years to
ater originally built in the basement of a of a membership. The big house's sug-
come,” said Karen Grote, parks project
1911 northwest Denver home, the play gested donation is $20. The houses
manager of the LRA. “Our objective for
is bound to relieve holiday stress with will be available for pick up starting
the project is to establish a solid foun-
uninhibited humor. Savory refresh- Saturday, November 28, at two conve-
dation that will enable Denver Parks
ments will be served during intermis- nient locations in Denver.
and Recreation to take ownership with
sion. After the show, the audience can
support from the community in main-
tour this unique home, located at 4201 For more information, call
taining and improving the Park going
Hooker, and go back stage to visit with 303-916-4359 or go to www.
forward.”
the actors. The ticket price is $30 and DenversOldHouseSociety.org.***
­—LRA