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Edgewater Invites Developers to Buy, Reuse Old City Hall for Retail ■ By
J. Patrick O’Leary
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veryone’s anxiously watching the City of Edgewater build its new civic center, but we may see changes in ownership, use or even appearance of the current city hall, 2401 Sheridan Blvd., and the old city hall, fire station and library at 5845 W. 25th Ave. The city sent out Request for Qualifications and Proposals for the Sale and Redevelopment of the two cityowned properties on March 6. Proposals are due by noon on April 6. In its request, the city said it wants a qualified, experienced developer to purchase the city hall property, which includes 10,000 square feet of land, an office building and parking area, and redevelop it as a retail salestax-generating use. Offers are expected to be at or near fair market value. While the city said it is willing to consider retail property uses that may not maximize sales tax generation, Continued on page 2
PERFORMANCE ARTIST TROUPE THE BAD ASSTRONAUTS brought their jellyfish installations – back by popular demand from last year – to dance, march and swarm the 40 West Arts District’s March 2 First Friday Art Walk. PHOTO BY DAVE REIN.
Egg-ceptional Easter Events For Kids and Canines ■ By
Jennifer LeDuc
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hile this winter has been mild, save for a bit of wild wind, the arrival of spring on the calendar is itself enough reason to rejoice. Easter celebrations and egg hunts in the community give an all-faith opportunity to connect with neighbors and create some adorable photo opps – and even the pups can get in on the fun. Edgewater and Wheat Ridge are staging events, but Lakewood is not.
Citizens Park Youth Egg/ Dog Treat Hunt Edgewater doesn’t mess around – they offer something for both children and dogs. The Saturday, March 31, Citizens Park Youth Egg/Dog Treat Hunt starts 10 a.m. at Citizens Park, 5440 W. 24th Ave. (24th and Chase) and includes something for the whole family (unless you’re a cat person, of course). The kids collect in different waves based on their age, and the pups get in on the fun shortly after the kiddos, gobbling up treats donated from area businesses. Children ages 0 to 3 years will be allowed to collect first with their parents. Children in age groups 4 to 5, 6 to 8, and 9 to 11 will collect on their own. Adding to the fever-pitch excitement will be a golden egg hidden for each age group. The finder of the golden egg will be the recipient of a special basket. Of course there will be obligatory photo opps with bunny. While last year’s youth choir will not be performing, there will be music. Patrick Martinez, City of Edgewater recreation manager, recalled only postponing the event once in his sevenyear tenure, but should snow or rain arrive,
Martinez will update the Playedgwater.com website and post a sign at the park. The Edgewater Rec Center is also offering an Easter Floral Arrangement class on Thursday, March 29, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. To register for the $10 class, visit playedgewater.com.
Mayor Bud Starker will be there to count the hunt down and get the crowd going. The Wheat Ridge Kiwanis volunteers helped scatter the eggs throughout the search area. The hunt begins at 10 a.m. and there will be four different age zones for children to search in, so everyone can begin together. The city has been hosting this event for decades and Stephen Clyde, recreation supervisor of general programs and marketing, said this year’s event will be it’s biggest yet. “It’s a simple and lighthearted event,” said Clyde, “And it brings more and more people out each year.” Rain date, if necessary, will be the following Saturday, March 31.
Panorama Park Egg Hunt Wheat Ridge Park and Rec hosts its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 24, at Panorama Park, W. 35th Avenue and Fenton Street. This year it’s bigger than ever, with more than 5,000 eggs to find. Not only will there be a bunny on hand for photos and music, but Wheat Ridge
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Beulah Trout: ‘She’s a Former Music Teacher Too’ ■ By
Kristen Autobee
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t was her name that first caught my eye. In early January 1938, the East Jefferson Sentinel business directory includes “Beulah Trout, teacher of Piano, Elements of Music. Studio 5221 West Colfax. Phone La458.” This may be the first studio on West Colfax. And like so many of our modern artists, her studio was in her home. Childhood piano lessons are stressful. Do you remember the old upright, Mrs. Pianoteacher noting your insufficient practice time, the dread moment when Auntie suggested you entertain the family? Which was worse: only your mother at your recitals or the whole family? Why would an otherwise sane adult be a piano teacher, torn between childhood indifference and parental educational duty? The historical record does not shout why the former Miss Beulah Bloyd became a private music teacher, but we can guess. After graduating in 1923 from Canon City High School, Beulah went off to teach school in Silver Cliff, about 47 miles southwest of her hometown.
BEULAH I. BLOYD, 1923 NONAC, Canon City High School Yearbook.
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