May 2, 2008
Fran Schroeder and Corinne Hunt
Denver Icons
Colorado's first state governor,
John L. Routt, officiated at the
laying of the cornerstone of the
South Broadway Christian Church
on June 28, 1891, a Disciples of
Christ church.
 A splendid exam-
ple of Richardsonian South Broadway
Romanesque archi-
tecture with Gothic Christian
details, the church church
is listed on both the
Colorado Register of 23 South
Historic Places and
that of Denver Local
Landmarks. Built of rhyolite, prob-
ably from the quarry near Castle
Rock, it features an imposing
tower.  Rhyolite is volcanic in origin
and very closely related to granite.
The difference is rhyolite has much
finer crystals.
During the 1870s, Boston archi-
tect Henry Hobson Richardson
captured the American imagina-
tion with rugged, forceful build-
ings like Allegheny Courthouse in
Now Boarding for Dogs at
our New Yuma St. Location
North Denver News
North Denver Superheroes: Dr.
Jeff Young
Pittsburgh and
by Devon Barclay
Trinity Church
I first met Planned Pethood Plus'
in Boston. These
Dr. Jeff Young during the opening cam-
buildings were
paign for Tennyson's latest restuarant,
called "Romanesque" because they
Gemelli's. He'd asked me to show him
had wide, rounded some advertising rates, and invited
arches like build- me to come to the clinic. Wearing
ings in ancient surgical scrubs and buzzing about
Rome. Henry
Hobson Richardson
the clinic, he'd just returned from a
City Council meeting where they were
became so famous discussing a Business Improvement
for his Romanesque District for Tennyson, and as painters
Broadway designs that the put the finishing touches on the new
style is often called paint scheme, he started talking about
Richardsonian improvements he'd made to the street -
Romanesque.    a lamp, benches, a trash can - and how
Situated in a diverse neighbor- much more effectively private enterprise
hood, the South Broadway Christian could complete the work that needed to
Church  congregation is made be done than if the city got involved.
"It's just not right," he added, "that 30%
of property owners can vote to increase
taxes on everyone, and if they don't get
more than 50%, I don't mind tying it up
in court for a couple of years - not that
it'll get me anywhere. But it's the prin-
ciple. And I actually agree that we need
the District. Here - follow me, what've
you got?"
So walking back into the clinic, I
started talking about rates and circula-
tion, while Young directed two surgeons
on closing up a couple of spay and neu-
ter patients, hung up framed newspaper
articles, and organised a storage room
that functions also as a break room,
office, and today meeting center. The
framed articles told the story of spay
and neuter operation spanning several
continents, from Mexico to Slovakia
to Grand Junction; of a cross-country
team Dr. Young coaches at North High;
and of a growing team of veterinarians
Dr. Young has taught and mentored,
who are taking his mission of solving
up of African Americans, Latinos,
Asians, young singles and profes-
sionals, and serves as a meeting
place for many community groups.
The church also serves as an emer-
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the world's animal overpopulation prob-
lem through spay and neuter world-
wide. And here we were discussing the
launch of a restuarant and a Business
Improvement District.
"If you can get him to stop moving,
then you can't get him to stop talk-
ing," jokes his wife, Janet, who serves
with him on the Steering Committee of
the new Berkeley District Merchant's
Association. She operates another of
the Young enterprises, Planet Pethood,
where a share of the profits go back
to helping fund adoption and rescue
efforts coordinated through the clinic.
I sat down with Dr. Young for dinner
at Gemelli's a couple of months later,
and learned about the principles that
drive the multi-faceted operation Dr.
Young champions. Centered on basic
economics and a concept that the best
goal is always to put himself out of busi-
ness, Dr. Young's approach to animal
care is all about changing the dynam-
ics of the way we treat our animals by
reducing the supply.
"There's 200 million cats in the
United States," explains Dr. Young.
"Why pay $500-$5,000 to care for a
pet, when you can open your door
and another cat will walk in?" he says.
"We're in the best position to intervene
on the issue, because if we can spay
and neuter enough animals, it limits the
supply, and increases the value. The
way we treat animals is totally a supply
and demand issue."
On the macro level, Dr. Young sees
this same basic concept applied to the
hundreds of millions of homeless and
stray animals that roam the streets
worldwide uncared for. And for that rea-
son, over the past decade he's hosted
and mentored dozens of vets and taught
them spay and neuter techniques that
weren't available in their countries of
origin, where veterinary science has
for the most part been about the care
of livestock for food purposes, and
small animal care is largely an emerg-
ing field. His latest concept - "Spay it
Forward" - expands on the work he's
done launching new clinics in Bratislava
and Mexico.
"The idea is that half will go offshore,
we'll go to Thailand, and the Phillipines,
build a clinic, and give it 100% to the
vet, and sell 'stock,'" he says. "You can't
sell it, but you can go visit. Once its
established, then you move on to the
next location. My share will go back to
the spay and neuter campaign."
"It's important where you pick your
place," he adds. "You can build a vet
clinic anywhere in the world and make
it profitable, if you pick your place.
The secret is in training vets to use the
equipment they have available there -
show them how to use the drugs that
are available more effectively, and we
may need to become a distribution point
for suture. But the key is absolutely to
train other people. If you believe you
can make a difference by just going to
a place and spaying and neutering a
bunch of animals, you're delusional. It
has to be this way. It's the only logical
way to do it."
It's the kind of philosophy captured
in "teach a man to fish, and you'll feed
him for a lifetime" - and in that same
spirit, making a difference on the local
level for Dr. Young involves mentoring
and coaching the kids on the Cross
Country team at North High, and sup-
porting college scholarships for area
students both privately and through the
Marcia Mounsey Foundation.
"I've got no confidence in what adults
do," he says. Joking, he adds, "Not much
confidence in what kids do, either, but
you've got to give them that chance. As
a coach, it's my job to lift them up."
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Oprah nods knowingly. It will be a to kowtow to the fact that a piece
cold day in you-know-where before of paper that was so frighteningly
she ever makes an honest man of easy to both obtain and rescind
Stedman. Marriage is an archaic was necessary in order to legiti- ized--what marriage means to me,
A
institution that treats women like matize my marriage. If ever I mar- and probably to most people who Spri cceptin
chattel and is solely for those ried again, I theorized, it would make the leap with any degree of ng g
among us so insecure that we be solely for the legal benefits of consideration and insight. The act Mer & Summ
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need a piece of paper legitimizing marriage. of marrying someone is to stand dise r
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our feelings. Halle and Oprah give But something funny happened up before the world and proclaim
simultaneous nods meant to convey on my journey (nowhere near) to unequivocally that out of all the
beyond other people in the world, I choose
the shad- you to be my partner. And wonder
ow of a of wonders, you choose me! Yes,
d o u b t it is a legal sanction, but it is also
their cer- an act of courage and commit-
tainty ment stating, "I will choose to love
that mar- you even when the glow fades (or
riage is simply disappears for a while). I'm
beneath head over heels about you on this
t h e m - day and on the days when I'm not,
-their I will not leave."
l o v e It is a risky business, this pub-
relation- lic declaration. We risk looking
s h i p s quite foolish if down the road we
far tran- must break this commitment (as
s c e n d adroit as we've become at blam-
the notion of the prescribed nup- the altar. After a couple of years of ing our exes for everything that T-F 9:30-5:30 / Sat 9-5
tials to which so many of us have being with this man, my attitude goes wrong). After all, if we never
adhered. Marriage, in short, is for changed. It was subtle at first… sign the piece of paper in the first to be there in the morning. It has
the conventional and unimagina- hardly noticeable. It begin with place, we can quietly move on with more than legal ramifications. It's
tive among us who require govern- an irritation that there is simply our separate lives if we no longer even more than a promise to love
ment and/or religious sanction of no word in our language to use choose to make the commitment. "until death do us part," for no one
our conjugal relationships. The when alluding to the other half in Divvy up the pots and pans, the can promise that with certainty.
piece of paper is not a guarantee one's over-the-age-of-40 lifelong friends and decide upon custody What it is, is a public proclama-
of happiness. committed relationship. "Lover" of the dog and it's a done deal. No tion that you are human, and in
All I can say is BAL-O-NEY! sounded too sexual, "significant public declaration needed to start your humanity, you want a part-
Okay, I could say more, but I do other" too pretentious, "partner" the relationship--no public decla- ner in life, someone with whom
have an editor! Believe it or not, has been pretty much coined to ration needed to end it. Painful, you are better together than you
I used to have a somewhat simi- describe same-sex relationships yes, but not public. There is no are alone, someone that you do
lar opinion. Not about the chattel and "better half" came across as "D-word" on our record. When we not need to complete you, but who
part, but about the piece-of-paper cutesy and reminiscent of the 50s. date the next person, we can hon- enhances your life in a way unlike
part. Having been married and I started using the word "husband" estly say we've never been mar- any other. You are announcing to
divorced more than once (let's just to describe Jeremy long before we ried. That is oh-so-more socially the world--not just to each other-
leave it at that) and being in the were married only because it was acceptable--even now. -that you are vulnerable yet will-
wedding officiating business, I've the closest word I could come up Getting married opens us up to ing to take a monumental leap of
witnessed firsthand how easy it with to let people know who the the possibility that utter devasta- faith solely with one other person,
is to get married and divorced in heck it was I was talking about. tion might enter our lives down the trusting what you know as well
this state. I'm not kidding; it blows Besides, it was way shorter than road--a failure that must be made as what you do not yet know. It is
me away why so many people go saying, "the man who shares my public record. And for those of us exhilarating; it is risky; it is a will-
to Vegas to get hitched when in bed." who have experienced the disinte- ingness to take on the hard work
Colorado a marriage license costs Then the discomfiture spread gration of a marriage in the past, as well as the joy--both when it is
all of 10 bucks and you don't from the linguistic to the emo- the risk is even more pronounced, easy and when it is hard. And it's
even need a minister or a judge to tional. Our relationship didn't feel for we know that the certainty of not for everyone--especially the
marry you. Any couple (even non- complete. I did some inner reflec- our love in that moment cannot faint of heart. But it is for me and
residents of the state) can marry tion…was I insecure? Conforming be guaranteed to last a lifetime. for many others.
themselves without anyone else to societal pressure? Ethically, did We know that the perceived love of And that, Ms Winfrey and Ms
present. Yes, you can self-marry. I feel a need to be married because our life can turn into the perceived Berry, is why I wear this ring on
You can even pick up a marriage I officiate at marriages for a living? bane of our existence. my finger.
license at the DMV. Not roman- And hey--was that my mother's So marriage is more than the Maureen Thomson is the owner
tic, by any stretch, but certainly voice I heard inside my head? No, piece of paper, it's not--as Michelle of Lyssabeth's Unique, Joyful &
simple. And while it might detract it was none of that. I pondered Pfeiffer said to Robert Redford in memorable Ceremonies. She can
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had no children together and split wasn't it either.
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Elizabeth Jeanne Wheeler • North Denver Notions

by the Society. Locally, the porches—such as wood or tile Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Still Unhappy from Tax Denver Landmark Preservation repair or replacement—roofing, before work starts and submit
Day, April 15? Your Old Commission has this responsibil-
House Might Make You ity.
Smile A Little
What do you have to do?
Are you still smarting from First, you have to live in an
all those taxes charged by the historic home. No, not just any
government? Got the post-tax- older home, but one that is offi-
time disorder? Wish you could cially designated. In Denver, your
get some tax relief? home can meet this
Well, if you live in
a historic district or
Thoughts & tips qualification if it
is designated as a
a designated histori- from an old significant or con-
cal home, your days tributing house in
might be bright and house lover a Denver historic
your relief a delight! district, is desig-
One of the ben- nated as a Denver
efits of owning such a home is the Landmark, or listed on the State
possibility of a tax credit from the Register of Historic Places.
state of Colorado if you do certain In northwest Denver, homes
things. Things like repair and in these Denver Historic Districts
restore your home, things you qualify: Wolff Place, West 28th
probably want to do, and things Avenue (Stoneman’s Row), Potter-
the State will give you a nice little Highlands, Witter-Cofield, and
monetary incentive if you do! Stuart Street. Homes in national
Owners of Colorado’s histor- historic districts such as Scottish
ic homes are eligible for up to Highlands and Stuart Street are
$50,000 of tax credit from the state eligible also. If you are not sure
of Colorado! Wow! (Even “long- if your home qualifies, check, go
term tenants” might be eligible for to www.Denvergov.org, click on
the booty!) The tax credit is for 20 neighborhood information, and
percent of the project’s qualifying then go to historic district/land-
costs and can be carried forward mark preservation. To find out
for a 10-year period Qualifying if your home is a contributing or
costs are those that meet the significant historic structure, you
U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s can call the Denver Landmark
Standards for Rehabilitation. (See Preservation Commission at 720-
sidebar of resources) 865-2985.
The Colorado Historical Society Second, you have to invest Most of the homes in the new Wolff Place Historic District would be
is responsible for the program; at least $5,000 in rehabilitation eligible for state income tax credits for historic preservation. Photo by
however, many cities and towns projects. A huge variety of proj- Elizabeth J. Wheeler
administer it as designated ects may qualify. Common exte-
Certified Local Governments rior ones include tuck pointing, and foundation work. Common it, along with a $250 fee, to the
interior projects are plaster repair, Denver Landmark Preservation
electrical wiring, painting, stair- Commission on the second floor
case renovation and doors. (See of the Webb Building, 201 West
example on page 22). Colfax Avenue. (See page 22 for
Third, because documentation resources)
is required to show the condi- Fourth, after the work is com-
tion of the house before reha- pleted, Part 2 of the tax cred-
bilitation is begun, it is advis- it application must be finished
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So you managed to avoid the salivate for” entrees
Spring Break ski traffic along the I such as  Rapids
-70 corridor. And you haven’t been Tournedo, a grilled
up to the mountains for months. filet mignon topped
The idea of a romantic alpine week- with crimini mushrooms, panc-
end before summer tourists fill up etta and gorgonzola cream, Grilled
every nook and cranny New York Strip
of your favorite retreat Grand Lake with  Cabernet
sure sounds good. carmelized onion
Then count your Historic Rapids and rosemary
blessings and thank Lodge offers compote,Grilled
your lucky stars.  Grand Elk Tenderloin 
Lake in May is pure May Magic at with roasted shal-
magic and the historic great discount lot and a black
Rapids Lodge, one of currant demi-
Colorado’s busiest sum- glace with can-
mer hot spots has a  smoking deal died pecans, Grilled Lamb Loin
all month long. complemented by an almond date
From May 1st until Memorial demi ridge, delectable pasta dishes 
Day weekend the Rapids Lodge such as Asian Thai Pasta with
offers a buy one night
get one night free when
you buy dinner at their
four diamond AAA rated
restaurant. Oh yeah, put
your baby in the car and
head up to them thar
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ever experienced.
The Rapids Lodge
was  built by John
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Spring Specials!!! stunning views, secluded location
and close proximately to downtown
Designer’s Choice Grand Lake make this a favorite
venue for weddings and special
Customer Upholstery occasions. The three-story original ly include homemade cheesecakes
lodge features seven guest rooms,
by Re-Wrap Cushions a third floor two bedroom suites
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aptly named the Tree house, and
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Restaurant Booths talk of the county. The stained
glass art, elegant table settings
and riverside view from the dining
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40 years experience exquisite nightly menu prepared
by executive chef Terence Bradlly
this is a dining experience well
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for vegetarians. A local favorite is
the Rapid's Ruby Red Trout topped
with almonds. An impressive
wine cellar rounds out the menu.
Desserts change daily but normal-
and Crème Brule with fresh fruit.
Getting a free night for eating
dinner here is a sweet trade-off,
especially since the main lodge’s
guest rooms boast turn of the cen-
tury antiques, comfy quilts and
private baths. You will feel like you
just stepped back in time and are
a Lumber Baron on your honey-
moon. The Tree House takes up
the entire third floor of the main
lodge and  sleeps  2-5 people. The
with a gas fireplace and TV, and
a dining area with a view over the
Tonahutu River. There are two
bedrooms, each with its own bath-
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polluting
by Don Bain the air car is it preserves the com-
In honor of Earth Day, we’d bustion engine and simply does
like to offer our take on alternative away with the combustion. A gaso-
technologies and their promise or line engine uses fuel sprayed into
pitfalls. Turns out corn-based gaso- the piston and sparked to explosion
hol, E-85 and such is completely to drive it. The air car would simply
counter productive. The production use a burst of compressed air to
of the fuel and the CO2 scrubbing drive the piston without burning
plants the corn replaces actually
adds to the production of green-
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else. Plus the diversion of corn
from a food source has an infla-
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ing no emissions. You could build
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food costs in general.
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energy themselves.
Hybrids are
great and the best
improvement so far. They greatly
improve mileage, lower emissions
and produce none at all in the
worst traffic conditions. Still they
burn gasoline.
How about a zero-emissions vehi-
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MDI of France has announced that
its Air Car, invented by CEO and
founder Guy Nègre, will debut in
India and France in late 2008. Over
time, various models will be intro-
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$4,800 to $12,900. The OneCAT,
the first to be produced, fits up
to 5 passengers and can go as far
as 500 miles on the highway with
one fill-up, and as fast as 68 mph.
Just plug in the car at home and
the built-in compressor will refill
the tank in 4 hours. It uses much
less electricity than an electric car
would and if you really caught the
green bug you could install solar
panels on your roof to power the
compressor. No distribution system
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May 2,
5, 2008
2003

Grand Lake refined

continued from page 18 from  hot springs to massages. The
variety of bedding arrangements super hip Village Hub coffee shop
and can sleep 2-6 people. offers guided mountain bike tours
If you really want to get into and a great cup of Joe.
the mountain rendezvous mood Grand Lake (the lake)  is a prsi-
try the small Cottages or Cabins. tine crytsal clear lake and is a nat-
These units are rustic and quaint, ural wonder to behold any time of
equipped with modern amenities. year. One of the headwaters of the
The Rapids
also has pri-
vate con-
dominiums
for rent but
these are not
subject to
the buy-one-
get-one-free
night. These
units are pet
friendly.
Rates vary
from $95
per night for
guest rooms
(no children
allowed in
these units)
to $200 per
night for the Rapids Lodge and Restaurant dining room with Syd and Asia
Tree House. Fajardo enjoying a fine meal. Photo by Renee Fajardo.
With the spe-
cial that also includes 10% off Colorado River, the elevation of the
dinner, a couple can enjoy two lake surface is 8,367 feet (2,550
nights lodging and a fine meal meters). It is the largest natu-
for as little as $150. Children are ral lake in the state of Colorado,
welcome if you do not want to formed by the damming of several
leave the little ones at home. Not streams by a glacial moraine. It
bad for a breath-taking sojourn was named Spirit Lake by the Ute
before the estimated 40 thousand Tribe because they believed the
plus descend upon the town for lake's cold waters to be the dwell-
Memorial Day week-end. ing place of departed souls. Stroll
Remember this is off season. the shores and fish your heart out;
Things are slow and easy this time you will have the whole lake to
of year. The Village of Grand Lake yourself.
is situated at the western gate to To reach the Rapids Lodge
Rocky Mountain National Park. from Denver head out I-70 and
This charming lakeside town with exit at  U.S. Highway 40. Head
a beach, marina, hotels, shops, up Berthoud Pass through the
and restaurants is in low-gear  but town of Winter Park. At Granby
most shops are open even though take Highway 34 to Grand lake.
the  park is not accessible until Follow Grand Ave. through town
May 24. But for those seeking a to Hancock St. Turn left and go
low-key affordable retreat there is one and a half blocks to The
plenty to do and see. Rapids Lodge and Restaurant on
  Visit the Kawuneeche Visitor your right at 209 Rapids Lane.
Center a mile from Grand Lake Estimated drive time is about 2
to get the skinny on day hikes hours. For booking information
and  park trails. You can drive ten call 970-627-3707 or visit www.
miles into the park and hike or rapidslodge.com or e-mail Rapids@
sight-see. Trail Ridge Road will not Rapidslodge.com
be open until May 24, however. For additional information on
Grand Lake Visitors Center is  also Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce
worth visiting, offering information at 1-800-531-1019 or visit www.
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September
May 5, 2003
2, 2008
Cyndeth Allison
North Denver Notions
In spring a young man’s fancy
turns to love, they say. In spring,
this woman’s thoughts
turn to garages.
When I was a kid, we Garage a rise above the street –
parked our car in what
had been a little barn.
dreams you
It was so narrow that to
get out of the car the driver had
to slide across the seat to the
passenger door. This was before
bucket seats, thank goodness.
You had to park just right so
that the door opened into one of
the horse stalls and not against
a post.
After I went to college, the fam-
ily moved to a house with a regu-
lar double garage – except that
one door opened to the driveway
coming in from the street, and
one door opened onto the alley.
My only other personal experi-
ence with a garage was when I
lived in a grand old apartment
house on Capitol Hill. There we
had a cavernous building with
assigned spaces. Covered with
Virginia creeper, it had its own
majestic façade.
In North Denver we don’t have
anything so splendid. But if you
walk the alleys, as I am wont to
do, you will see ‘row-garages,’
meant to house several vehicles
along the edges of some of the
carriage lots. I wonder about
those. Are they still held in com-
mon byCall the or visit yourWho
neighbors?
responsible for upkeep?
local
is branch
We also have luxurious car-
riage houses with architecture
every bit as ornate as that of
the homes to which they belong,
and with living quarters upstairs.
What fun it would be to live in
one of those!
We have tiny frame shacks,
barely big enough for a Model
T. I think of my mother, sliding
across the seat – but here there
are no stalls – how do people
manage to get in and out?
We have flat-roofed, high-
walled garages, not at all in the
style of the houses they belong
to, and we have red brick, peak-
roofed buildings that match their
homes perfectly. These are most-
ly from the 30s or 40s, when cars
had completely replaced carriag-
es. By the late 50s the brick was
blond and the peak was shallow.
We have those, too.
We think of attached garages
as a suburban affectation. Yet,
every once in a while I see a
Victorian with a garage tacked
on – sometimes new, sometimes
North Denver News Page 21
quite old, although
never as old as the
house. And then there
are those houses built on
know the ones, with
garage doors opening out
of the basements. What
interesting spaces those must
be.
Now that a car really is a
necessity, people almost consider
Welcome to “Ma Maison”
a garage a birthright. If you can
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your property, however small, Country accent. We are located on trendy Tennyson Street.
you will. More and more, when
walking alleys, I see brand-new Visit and browse through Ma Maison and take home
construction – with wide pre- charming and beautiful highlights to complement your
colored siding and two-by-four decorating ideas. Our furnishings are hand painted and
trim. They’re not pretty, but they have the authentic look, style, patina and finishes long
get the job done. associated with the countryside and rustic homes and
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Why do I note the graffiti the
owners never see, and the tum-
bledown state of the oldest garag-
es?
Because every spring I think
that this is the year I’ll build
my own garage. Everyone says I
need it for resale. The men in my
life want it to be a 3-car model
so they can have space for their
stuff. It would be nice to avoid
that long scraping and dusting
session after a snowstorm. More
important to me, non-gardener
that I am, is just getting some
Business Checking
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have tofor more information:
cultivate it.
I start the season with high No service charges
enthusiasm, year after year. Little
by little, reality sets in. If Patrick
puts his stuff in there, where will No per item fees
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May 5,
2, 2003
2008

Tax credits for historic district

continued from page 17
Landmark Commission for final
review and approval. If the proj-
ect costs less than $15,000 there
is no additional fee. For projects
costing more, fees range from
Resources and Example
$250 to $750. The work must
eowner’s tax return.
Denver’s Landmark
Preservation Commission staff
will be available to answer ques-
tions and give information from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Northwest

We have a Example of a Tax Credit for Colorado State

Historic Preservation Income Tax Credits
new way to Ms. Jane Doe’s Home located in a Denver Historic District
Replace roof with similar or original materials $15,000
baby you Restore old windows 5,000
during your Replace gutters 5,000
Plumbing 10,000
pregnancy. Tuck pointing 2,000
Restore wood floors 8,000
TOTAL COST $45,000
Tax Credit $ 9,000!!!

be completed within 24 months; Denver Old House Fair, Saturday,

however, extensions are possible.
After the tax credit appli-
cation is approved by the
Denver Landmark Preservation
Commission, a “verification form”
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May 10, at the historic Highlands
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You can reach Elizabeth at
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To find out more or to arrange an appointment, call 303-595-6550.

Information and Application Forms
“Help for Houses” section of Denver City Councilman Rick
4231 W. 16th Avenue Garcia’s Web site
East Entrance, Ground Floor
www.denvergov.org/CouncilDistrict1
Denver, CO 80204

stanthonycentral.org Denver Landmark Preservation Commission
www.denvergov.org , click on neighborhood information, click
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Open for Business - Dr. Drucker's Laser Clinic, Alexis Ball,
Pyschotherapist and Bow Wow Adventures for your dog
Tennyson Street has its
newest offering, in the thera-
peutic services of Alexis Ball,
licensed professional counselor.
A Master's level clinician, Ball's
new enterprise - Life Journey
Counseling - is situated in the
relaxing space above Max & Me,
at 3867 Tennyson.
Accepting most insurance,
Ball is experienced in dealing
with a wide range of psycho-ther-
apeutical situations. However,
as a young mother herself, her
practice emphasizes family and
couples counseling, and the
practice is generally open while
her kids are in school.
"I work with individuals, cou-
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seling-denver.com. Adventures - a cage free, in dogs receive cage-free care.
David Drucker, MD, PC and home dog sitting, walking, and Owners out of town you can
MyOptics aren’t new business- adventure service - celebrates have peace of mind, knowing
es, but with a new location and its first full year in business. that their dogs are comfortable
new cosmetic laser services, they "I have always had a love for and free to run around and go
might as well be.   Dr. Drucker, animals, and this fits my vision on daily hikes and walks.
an ophthalmologist, has prac- of doing the work I love, and "I provide three types of ser-
ticed general eye care and LASIK it brings me joy. I can’t think vices: walking, in-home board-
eye surgery for more than 25 of a better way to spend my ing, and outdoor adventure trips
years in Downtown Denver. days then out enjoying what to the mountains," explains
Recently, Dr. Drucker’s office Colorado is known for, the great Stevens.
building was sold, and he was outdoors," says owner Holly When you need someone to
forced to relocate. Now located Stevens. take care of your best friend,
at 19th and Larimer in Sakura Bow Wow Adventures strives look into Bow Wow Adventures
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optical shop, MyOptics, have vices that are as close as pos- —Devon Barclay
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