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WEST SIDE RECORDER Volume 6—Number 9 Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado January, 1970 Action Coucil To Divide $12,500 In Neighborhood The West Side Action Council has available approximately $12,500 to be used in "special impact" projects on the West Side. The money comes from the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) and Is known as a block grant. The block grant Is given directly to the Council so they can become more Independent of Denver Opportunity (DO) which sets many guidelines about how action center money may be spent. The grants are in addition to the center's regular operation money. Block grants are also supposed to give the Council a chance to prove to OEO that they know how to set up projects which will really benefit the community. The Action Council has not yet decided how the $12,500 for 1970 will be spent. They are asking organizations and individuals to submit proposals and ideas about how the money might be spent for the improvement of the West Side. CaU your Action Council representatives and tell them what kinds of projects you think would have the greatest impact in the community whether it might be scholarships, training programs, craft projects, youth centers, recreation programs, craft projects, youth centers, recreation programs, parks, Summer jobs for high school students, etc. It is obvious that only one or two of these projects can be funded with the $12,500. Several council members have expressed concern that an attempt was being made to rush the council into accepting one proposal without giving consideration to other proposals. They believe that if the council is going to be able to use the block grant for the best interests of the West Side it is necessary to consider a variety of proposals and to consider the wishes of the community. If you do not know who your Action Council representative is, call the Action Center at 534- 5141 for his or her name. If you are unable to get the name of your representative or his telephone number from the Action Center call 623-2285. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE OF THE WEST SIDE RECORDER (BASIC COST, $555) Colorado Printers $10 Drafting Engineering School 10 First Bethany Lutheran Church .... 10 First Mennonite Church 10 Inner City Parish 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: Mr. Everett Dobson PHOTOGRAPHY: Barbara Baker Pledges for this issue: St. John's Lutheran Church 10 Food Distribution Center Needs Help The food distribution centers for pregnant mothers and families with children under six are in need of volunteers. People are needed to help drive food to the distribution points, help staff the centers and various other jobs. A good pick-up truck is also needed to distribute the food to then centers. Miss Connie Grei- go, Vista associate in charge of the center at Sixth and Galapago says that the center could also use shopping carts for mothers to carry their food home. Thirty cans of milk are given per child. If a mother has several pre-school children and must bring them along to pick up her foods, it becomes almost impossible for her to get them all home. Sometimes Miss Griego herself gives families a lift home after her work is done in the evening. Someone with a car could help out with this. There are many opportunities here for all of us to help other West Siders. Anyone who wants to help In any way may call Miss Connie Griego at 825-6455 in the mornings and Mrs. Delores Haynes, 266-9267. The center at Sixth and Galapago is open Tuesdays and Thursdays. It is the only one on the West Side presently. Families are referred to it from La Casita Esperanza and Mariposa Health Stations. The West Side Health Center and Denver General, also refer people. Two more centers are hopefully being planned for the West Side, one in Lincoln Park Homes and one at St. Cajetan's That means more volunteers will be needed. Let's all help. M.A.L.S.A. Starts Legal Aid Center Just what is this new organization? It is a group of students who, in conjunction with the University of Denver Law School, have organized themselves for the purpose of helping Mexican-American Spanish surnamed people with their legal problems. OPERATION S.E.R. has opened its doors to this group and is offering office facility and telephone. The function of this organization, M.A.L.S.A., is to counsel those who fall in the indigent classification. The young people are either Seniors or Juniors in Law School and can serve as counsel or refer the individual. Those wishing to avail themselves of the M.A.L.S.A. County Court Practice Program may call the following phone number—534-3186. FLASH! West Side Coalition receives $20,000 from Archdiocese and vote of confidence from Archdiocese Social Action Committee. West Side Relic ELMWOOD Elmwood School, 720 Galapago, is an ancient relic. Part of the building (right) was built in 1887. The other part (left) dates from 1895. Yet our West Side children still attend classes in this sadly inadequate eyesore. There is an immediate need for vital facilities. e Elmwood has no lunchroom. NEW WSIA DIRECTORS DIG IN Complaints of inadequate street sweeping and garbage pick-up were among the principal subjects discussed at the January 13th board meeting of the West Side Improvement Association. Henry Maestas, the new Association's vice-president, said that he had inspected his district and found that garbage collection has been lax and haphazard. It was decided that the new executive com- mitte would take the matter up with the proper authorities. FREE MEALS Children of families on welfare and those of other low income families are eligible to receive free breakfasts and lunches at their schools. The Denver Department of Welfare is sending letters to all welfare families for them to take to their schools to be in the program. The child will then get a lunch card which will be on file in the school cafeteria. Those families who have not received a letter and are interested in the program should contact the social worker at their school. Other interested low income families may do the same. The Christmas Party held December 21st at the Auraria Community Center was a success. Over 500 West Side children attended the party for which expenses had been paid by the Catholic Archdiocese. Many Denver area individuals and merchants contributed toys, food and money. A question was raised at the meeting about the delay of last year's officers in transferring the Association books and accounts to the new officers. Although the new officers had been installed in December the books had not yet been turned over to the new officers by the old officers. It was pointed out that since the December meeting the past president and past vice- president, Mrs. Wilma Dabrow- .ski, and Mrs. Leona Partney, had had the past treasurer, Mrs. Benita Clark, write checks to them in the amount of $50.00 each. Mrs. Dabrowski said that the money was for past services and expenses. The association voted that in the future officers would be reimbursed for their expenses only if it was authorized by a specific resolution of the Board. Coker New Projects Head . .Mr. William Coker, former manager of the Curtis Park Projects was appointed the manager of the Lincoln Park Projects in January. Mr. Coker's appointment came about after Mr. Austin Robinson retired as director of management for the Denver Housing Authority after 22 years of service. Mr. Leonard Chadwick, no stranger to West Siders was appointed to replace Mr. Robinson, as director of management, who in turn was replaced at his present position by Mr. Bill Ratzlaff, the manager of Lincoln Parks Homes. Good luck to all of these men in their new assignments. We hope to have more information on Mr. Coker by our next issue. New Action Council Members Selected The West Side Action Council has selected four people to fill empty seats on the Action Council. They are Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Herrera of 361 Elati St., Mrs. Mary Aguirre of 872 Galapago St., and Barbara Rogers of The Mariposa Health Station. Barbara is a social worker at the health station and will fill the third and final agency seat on the council. The other two agency people are John Doyle of Baker Junior High School and Don Schierling of the Westside Action Ministry. It is also reported that Alberta Crespin of 1467 Navajo St. was elected treasurer for the Action Council. Food is currently being served in the basement between the school's only two lava* tories. e Elmwood has no auditorium. The only area large enough to assemble the children is at the end of one of the hallways, e Elmwood needs a gymnasium. The only recreation area now is located in two converted classrooms, e Elmwood needs a music and art room. The present cubicle is hidden in the basement. It also serves as a speech room two afternoons a week, e Elmwood lacks adequate lavatories. There are only two lavatories located in the basement to serve the entire 400 student enrollment. Some children must go down two flights of stairs to use the lavatory. Twenty minutes per day are lost because teachers must always accompany the children. • Elmwood is one of the very few schools still being heated by coal. On some mornings the temperature is 70° in the office, 50° in a north classroom, and about 72° in a south classroom. Until these facilities are provided at Elmwood, our children are daily being deprived of equal educational opportunities. Teacher and pupil attitudes are adversely affected by the overall appearance of this substandard monstrocity. We should sit still no longer. Equality of education does not exist on the West Side! For proof, see the photographs and story on Page 3. Auraria Backs Coalition The Board of Directors of Auraria Community Center met Monday evening, December 15, at 7:30 p.m. At the meeting, the Board voted to support the activities of the West Side Coalition. The Board also voted to hold its regular meeting the second Monday of each month at 7:30 at Auraria. Auraria Board meetings are open and are a way for residents to learn more directly about the decisions and operation of the Center.
Object Description
Call Number | Auraria archive |
Title | West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 9 |
Creator | West Side Recorder |
Date | 1970 January |
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 9 |
Creator | West Side Recorder |
Date | 1970 January |
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 9 Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado January, 1970 Action Coucil To Divide $12,500 In Neighborhood The West Side Action Council has available approximately $12,500 to be used in "special impact" projects on the West Side. The money comes from the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) and Is known as a block grant. The block grant Is given directly to the Council so they can become more Independent of Denver Opportunity (DO) which sets many guidelines about how action center money may be spent. The grants are in addition to the center's regular operation money. Block grants are also supposed to give the Council a chance to prove to OEO that they know how to set up projects which will really benefit the community. The Action Council has not yet decided how the $12,500 for 1970 will be spent. They are asking organizations and individuals to submit proposals and ideas about how the money might be spent for the improvement of the West Side. CaU your Action Council representatives and tell them what kinds of projects you think would have the greatest impact in the community whether it might be scholarships, training programs, craft projects, youth centers, recreation programs, craft projects, youth centers, recreation programs, parks, Summer jobs for high school students, etc. It is obvious that only one or two of these projects can be funded with the $12,500. Several council members have expressed concern that an attempt was being made to rush the council into accepting one proposal without giving consideration to other proposals. They believe that if the council is going to be able to use the block grant for the best interests of the West Side it is necessary to consider a variety of proposals and to consider the wishes of the community. If you do not know who your Action Council representative is, call the Action Center at 534- 5141 for his or her name. If you are unable to get the name of your representative or his telephone number from the Action Center call 623-2285. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE OF THE WEST SIDE RECORDER (BASIC COST, $555) Colorado Printers $10 Drafting Engineering School 10 First Bethany Lutheran Church .... 10 First Mennonite Church 10 Inner City Parish 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: Mr. Everett Dobson PHOTOGRAPHY: Barbara Baker Pledges for this issue: St. John's Lutheran Church 10 Food Distribution Center Needs Help The food distribution centers for pregnant mothers and families with children under six are in need of volunteers. People are needed to help drive food to the distribution points, help staff the centers and various other jobs. A good pick-up truck is also needed to distribute the food to then centers. Miss Connie Grei- go, Vista associate in charge of the center at Sixth and Galapago says that the center could also use shopping carts for mothers to carry their food home. Thirty cans of milk are given per child. If a mother has several pre-school children and must bring them along to pick up her foods, it becomes almost impossible for her to get them all home. Sometimes Miss Griego herself gives families a lift home after her work is done in the evening. Someone with a car could help out with this. There are many opportunities here for all of us to help other West Siders. Anyone who wants to help In any way may call Miss Connie Griego at 825-6455 in the mornings and Mrs. Delores Haynes, 266-9267. The center at Sixth and Galapago is open Tuesdays and Thursdays. It is the only one on the West Side presently. Families are referred to it from La Casita Esperanza and Mariposa Health Stations. The West Side Health Center and Denver General, also refer people. Two more centers are hopefully being planned for the West Side, one in Lincoln Park Homes and one at St. Cajetan's That means more volunteers will be needed. Let's all help. M.A.L.S.A. Starts Legal Aid Center Just what is this new organization? It is a group of students who, in conjunction with the University of Denver Law School, have organized themselves for the purpose of helping Mexican-American Spanish surnamed people with their legal problems. OPERATION S.E.R. has opened its doors to this group and is offering office facility and telephone. The function of this organization, M.A.L.S.A., is to counsel those who fall in the indigent classification. The young people are either Seniors or Juniors in Law School and can serve as counsel or refer the individual. Those wishing to avail themselves of the M.A.L.S.A. County Court Practice Program may call the following phone number—534-3186. FLASH! West Side Coalition receives $20,000 from Archdiocese and vote of confidence from Archdiocese Social Action Committee. West Side Relic ELMWOOD Elmwood School, 720 Galapago, is an ancient relic. Part of the building (right) was built in 1887. The other part (left) dates from 1895. Yet our West Side children still attend classes in this sadly inadequate eyesore. There is an immediate need for vital facilities. e Elmwood has no lunchroom. NEW WSIA DIRECTORS DIG IN Complaints of inadequate street sweeping and garbage pick-up were among the principal subjects discussed at the January 13th board meeting of the West Side Improvement Association. Henry Maestas, the new Association's vice-president, said that he had inspected his district and found that garbage collection has been lax and haphazard. It was decided that the new executive com- mitte would take the matter up with the proper authorities. FREE MEALS Children of families on welfare and those of other low income families are eligible to receive free breakfasts and lunches at their schools. The Denver Department of Welfare is sending letters to all welfare families for them to take to their schools to be in the program. The child will then get a lunch card which will be on file in the school cafeteria. Those families who have not received a letter and are interested in the program should contact the social worker at their school. Other interested low income families may do the same. The Christmas Party held December 21st at the Auraria Community Center was a success. Over 500 West Side children attended the party for which expenses had been paid by the Catholic Archdiocese. Many Denver area individuals and merchants contributed toys, food and money. A question was raised at the meeting about the delay of last year's officers in transferring the Association books and accounts to the new officers. Although the new officers had been installed in December the books had not yet been turned over to the new officers by the old officers. It was pointed out that since the December meeting the past president and past vice- president, Mrs. Wilma Dabrow- .ski, and Mrs. Leona Partney, had had the past treasurer, Mrs. Benita Clark, write checks to them in the amount of $50.00 each. Mrs. Dabrowski said that the money was for past services and expenses. The association voted that in the future officers would be reimbursed for their expenses only if it was authorized by a specific resolution of the Board. Coker New Projects Head . .Mr. William Coker, former manager of the Curtis Park Projects was appointed the manager of the Lincoln Park Projects in January. Mr. Coker's appointment came about after Mr. Austin Robinson retired as director of management for the Denver Housing Authority after 22 years of service. Mr. Leonard Chadwick, no stranger to West Siders was appointed to replace Mr. Robinson, as director of management, who in turn was replaced at his present position by Mr. Bill Ratzlaff, the manager of Lincoln Parks Homes. Good luck to all of these men in their new assignments. We hope to have more information on Mr. Coker by our next issue. New Action Council Members Selected The West Side Action Council has selected four people to fill empty seats on the Action Council. They are Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Herrera of 361 Elati St., Mrs. Mary Aguirre of 872 Galapago St., and Barbara Rogers of The Mariposa Health Station. Barbara is a social worker at the health station and will fill the third and final agency seat on the council. The other two agency people are John Doyle of Baker Junior High School and Don Schierling of the Westside Action Ministry. It is also reported that Alberta Crespin of 1467 Navajo St. was elected treasurer for the Action Council. Food is currently being served in the basement between the school's only two lava* tories. e Elmwood has no auditorium. The only area large enough to assemble the children is at the end of one of the hallways, e Elmwood needs a gymnasium. The only recreation area now is located in two converted classrooms, e Elmwood needs a music and art room. The present cubicle is hidden in the basement. It also serves as a speech room two afternoons a week, e Elmwood lacks adequate lavatories. There are only two lavatories located in the basement to serve the entire 400 student enrollment. Some children must go down two flights of stairs to use the lavatory. Twenty minutes per day are lost because teachers must always accompany the children. • Elmwood is one of the very few schools still being heated by coal. On some mornings the temperature is 70° in the office, 50° in a north classroom, and about 72° in a south classroom. Until these facilities are provided at Elmwood, our children are daily being deprived of equal educational opportunities. Teacher and pupil attitudes are adversely affected by the overall appearance of this substandard monstrocity. We should sit still no longer. Equality of education does not exist on the West Side! For proof, see the photographs and story on Page 3. Auraria Backs Coalition The Board of Directors of Auraria Community Center met Monday evening, December 15, at 7:30 p.m. At the meeting, the Board voted to support the activities of the West Side Coalition. The Board also voted to hold its regular meeting the second Monday of each month at 7:30 at Auraria. Auraria Board meetings are open and are a way for residents to learn more directly about the decisions and operation of the Center. |
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