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Bennet made fortune in New direction for North
corporate raid Denver public schools
by Guerin Lee Green by the North Denver News
The story is like a real-life version
of the movie Wall Street, without the
redemptive ending.
A young Bud Fox leaves Washington
for Colorado, lands a job with Gordon
Gekko, tycoon and corporate raid-
er. Only in this case, young Bud is
future United States Senator Michael
Bennet, and
Gekko, bil- The story is like a
lionaire Phil real-life version of
Anschutz.
the movie
T h e
job leaves Wall Street
B e n n e t
wealthy, and allows him to take a giant
pay cut and work for Denver Mayor
John Hickenlooper, then the Denver
Public Schools. It gives him financial
experience, which in turn leads to a
complicated interest rate swap that
may leave Denver taxpayers in a bil-
lion dollar hole, as the fund for Denver
teachers’ retirement looks in need of an
Michael Bennet’s official Senate portrait
AIG-style bailout.
a relatively healthy Regal issued an
Ironically, the details of the source
“extraordinary cash dividend” of $5.05
of Bennet’s wealth are revealed largely
per share to all shareholders, totaling
in a lawsuit by Louisiana teachers,
approximately $715 million, including
whose investment in theater chain Cracks breaking taxpayers back? Only weeks after these tennis
$373 million to Anschutz. To pay that
Regal Cinemas went south after Bennet
dividend, the company took on over courts were resurfaced at Berkeley park, cracks have appeared, along
and Anshutz gained control of the
a half billion dollars in debt. The com-
company through the purchase of debt, with ants and weeds. Parks and public amenities in North Denver
pany went from healthy to imperiled,
forced other debtors and shareholder
into taking losses, then sped off with
out of cash, and downgraded by ana- have long seemed neglected relative to other part of Denver
lysts. In 2004, a second “extraordinary
$1.4 billion in cash, while jobs were
cash dividend” was issued, this time
lost.
amounting to $710 million. The compa-
The story begins with Regal
ny went into an additional $930 million
Cinema, the largest movie chain in
in debt to cover the dividend. Anschutz
the country at the time, with some
would get an additional $368 million
17% of all screens nation-wide and
from that transaction. The company
revenues of nearly $2.5 billion. Regal
acknowledged in a federal Security and
was born when Anschutz joined three
Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that
bankrupt movie companies, pulling
the additional debt would adversely
them together in early 2002. In 2003,
continued on page THREE

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drive down a dusty state road, and pull
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Getting Fit p. 8 Fountain Formation rocks that adorn
weed removal program goes off the
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Roxborough State Park. In fact, these
species that move in and crowd out
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Opinion and Comment
A little knowledge is
dangerous in investing
As the global financial meltdown
has revealed, there is no shortage of
people who fail to understand their
own investments. Perhaps better finan-
cial literacy among the public would
help many people avoid such poor
decisions. But increasing knowledge
among investors can actually lead to
unintended negative consequences,
claims Gustavo Manso, an associate
professor at the MIT Sloan School of
Management. Indeed, Manso and his
co-author, Bruce Carlin, an assistant
professor of finance at UCLA, conclude
that modest increases in know-how for
some investors damage other custom-
ers by generating an “arms race” in
which financial firms seek new profits
by baffling all clients with ever-more
arcane products.
“Small increments of education can
hurt everyone,” says Manso.
Obfuscation versus education
In the paper, “Obfuscation,
In Memoriam - Marcia Kearney
(Marcia Kearney was a one-time
resident of Congress Park)
My friend Marci Kearney is gone.
She was killed on her scooter in
Massachusetts this week.
Fast, fun, fearless. That’s how I’ll
remember her. Sometimes, when I
think about what I want my daughter
to be like when she grows up, I think
about Marci. While my heart breaks,
let me tell you about this one-of-a-kind
spirit.
I met her in a way that I would come
to learn was typically Marci. I was at a
meeting or a class at Mountain States
Employers Council, where Marci was a
staff attorney. I had ridden my Ducati,
and parked in the MSEC lot. When I
came out, Marci’s card was lodged in
my tank protector, with some whimsi-
cal note. Later, when I called, we soon
hooked up for a ride.
I remember Marci on her burgundy
BMW K75, knees tucked in tight, rid-
ing like the wind. On one of our first
rides, I looked back over my shoulder
to see her gamely keeping up, drop-
ping back a bit in the corners and
opening it up on the short straights
in Golden Gate Canyon. Golden Gate
is tight and technical, burned into my
memory— every corner, every shift
point. And Marci, who had not been
riding long, was artfully staying with
the pace. At the Gilpin County line, I
waved her past. The image of her rid-
ing with such grace, her back carrying
the arch of the smaller rider stretched
out on the long BMW, the sound of the
triple rising and falling with each bend
in the road, is indelible. Marci was fast,
and enviably smooth.
Marci was such great fun, so great to
travel with. In one of the last years of the
vintage motorcycle races at Steamboat,
Marci had talked a client into giving us
a room. We made the ride to Steamboat
at daybreak, crossing Berthoud pass in
the late September sun’s first efforts.
By the time we descended into Winter
Park for the ritual breakfast and warm-
ing, I was cranky and cold. But the
chill did nothing to dint Marci’s trade-
mark smile. With the great road and
no traffic, nothing could be better for
Marci. On that trip, on a narrow two-
laner north of Steamboat, we ran into
a Routt County sheriff who was wait-
ing for the sportbike scum that were
destroying the peace of the wilder-
ness. For some reason, I had backed
off the pace, and was sitting up, hands
North Denver News
Learning, and the Evolution of Investor
Sophistication,” to be published in the
Review of Financial Studies, Manso
and Carlin examine consumer finan-
cial education involving the mutual-
fund industry, although they say their
research also applies to the credit card
and mortgage businesses, and more.
Investors often ignore costly mutual-
fund fees, the authors point out; simi-
larly, many homeowners have failed to
understand how adjustable-rate mort-
gages work, while consumers who
do not grasp the fees and repayment
schedules of credit cards have helped
lead “to a record-setting amount of
household debt.”
With mutual funds, investors who
focus exclusively on fund perfor-
mance — annual returns — overlook
the annual fees that can overshad-
ow variations in fund results. “There
are huge differences in mutual-fund
fees,” says Manso. “They add up pret-
off the bars, stretching, when I got to
the speed trap. Marci, following, had
not backed off. The lights went on. I
circled back to offer moral support and
indignation. I needn’t have worried.
Marci had already talked him into a
warning. I, on the other hand, got a
stern, if ridiculous, lecture about rid-
ing with no hands. She never let me
forget it.
Marci and I ventured onto the
racetrack, too. Like so many of the
BMW folks before the dealership land-
scape changed, Marci had wrangled
discounts for Reg Pridmore’s CLASS
school at the late, lamented Second
Creek Raceway. On the track, Marci
was the only woman but the best stu-
dent, and phenomenally quick. And
with such joy. She was a happy war-
rior, so self-assured, confident and
competent, with such a strong sense
of self and identity. Reg called her
plucky, and no other description could
have been as apt.
In later years, Marci turned from
the practice of law to teaching. She
moved with Bill to Boston, and I only
saw her twice in the last ten years. But
for me, frozen in amber, is the image of
Marci carving an effortless arc, speed
and grace blended into a perfect form.
Rest in peace, Marci. I will tell my
daughter of you, and hope that, in
some small ways, your virtues will live
on in her.
—Guerin Lee Green
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ty quickly. But it’s hard for investors
to figure them out, because they’re
sometimes hidden in the fund’s pro-
spectus.” “If you educate everyone,
and everyone becomes sophisticated,
you’d solve the problem,” says Manso.
“Firms wouldn’t have incentives to
play games any more. But that would
be very expensive and hard to do.”
Instead, Manso and Carlin assert,
the uneven levels of financial knowl-
edge among the public produce a
dynamic relationship between finan-
cial firms and their customers. “Some
consumers are sophisticated, so they’re
able to see through different offerings
and pick out the best products, says
Manso. “But in practice, there are a
lot of unsophisticated investors. Even
when they catch up a bit, there is still
a lot of scope for firms to dynamically
adjust their products.”
Using past empirical studies, Manso
and Carlin model a variety of situa-
tions in which investors increase their
education levels, and firms respond.
Some of these “arms-race” scenarios
bring unwanted costs to all parties.
Unsophisticated investors pay higher
fees. Sophisticated investors invest
more time and money finding better
funds. The funds themselves spend
increasing amounts of capital changing
Neighborhood quality makes
a difference
This month, be the “Denver
Difference:” help remove graffiti in
your neighborhood. Left alone, graf-
fiti is like a disease—it’s contagious.
Not only that, but it leads to other
problems.
Recently some researchers in
the Netherlands tested the effects
of graffiti on human behavior. The
researchers used a bike rack and
nearby wall to show that, when a
flyer was left on bikes near a wall
covered with graffiti the flyer was
often tossed on the ground, while
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their products. “This not only degrades
personal welfare,” the authors write,
“but also effects the economy as a
whole.”
What is to be done?
If a little financial education is a
dangerous thing, then what other
options do we have to help the public
avoid pitfalls when it comes to choos-
ing sound investments? One solu-
tion would be increased regulation
to prevent obfuscation by financial
firms, thus limiting the opportunities
businesses have to exploit consumers.
Indeed, the financial regulation bill
being considered by Congress would
likely increase the government’s ability
to enact new rules, since it mandates
the creation of a Consumer Financial
Protection Agency, overseen by the
Federal Reserve. Consumer advocates
have hailed this part of the legislation.
“We are going to see a fundamen-
tal change going forward,” says Gail
Hillebrand, a senior attorney and man-
ager of the Consumer Union’s Financial
Services Campaign. “For the first time,
we will have an agency whose job it is
to stay on top of these developments.”
However, as Manso notes, new
laws might not anticipate innovations
of the future. Moreover, despite all the
continued on page 3
flyers left near a clean wall were
more likely to be kept to be tossed in
the trash later.
So how does your neighbor-
hood look? Is there graffiti or some
other form of blight that needs to be
addressed? Is there something you
can do to help?
One morning a couple of years
ago my teenage son noticed a com-
motion in the alley and went to
investigate. Someone had put graf-
fiti on a bunch of the fences and the
neighbors had come out to look at
it and talk about what to do. They
called the police and started paint-
ing over the graffiti. My son asked if
he could use a spray can to paint the
tags on the dumpster.
Today I went to visit three of the
houses that had not yet removed
the graffiti from two years ago to
encourage them to remove the graf-
fiti or authorize the city to do it.
I took along copies of the graffiti
removal authorization form that I
printed from the city’s web site.
The only person I found home
said that he would send in the form
but would probably paint over
the graffiti himself to make sure
it matches. I offered to help if he
needed a hand. He appreciated the
contact and said that he didn’t real-
ize that the “Westside” painted on
his shed referred to a gang.
Be the Denver Difference is an
effort by the City to encourage peo-
ple to help each other be responsible
for the well-being of their neighbor-
hood. In July we are encouraging
people to work together to tack-
le graffiti and other blight (www.
KnowGraffiti.com or call (720) 865-
6800 for ideas). Next month we’ll be
promoting ways to support our local
schools.
Join us. As Gandhi said, “be
the change you want to see in the
world.” Be the Denver Difference.
Doug Linkhart is City Councilman
At-Large
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state, companies with sustainable
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Governor Ritter a debt of gratitude
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providing heightened visibility to
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quality of life in impoverished com-
munities worldwide.”
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Toxic Plant Encounter
by Natalie Cutsforth
IT JUST MAKES SENSE. It’s amazing how long we can live
with a poison close by and not be aware
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I wasn’t having any trouble breathing
or any swelling in my mouth but had a
rash on my forearms and the top of my
shoulders. The next morning my face
had swollen to three times the size it was
at in the middle of the night and the rash
was also on my legs. A trip to Urgent
Care was in order.
The doctor asked if I had touched any
plants with a milky sap while working in
the yard. It turns out milky sap is usu-
ally toxic. I drew a rough sketch of the
plant I had touched. Dr. Bright thought
it may be the plant he had spent a recent
weekend removing from Open Space
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photo of myrtle spurge on the internet
and it was clearly the plant in my yard.
Myrtle spurge is a noxious (non-native)
weed on Colorado’s A-List for eradica-
tion. Many people mistake it for an
ornamental drought tolerant plant and
use it in xeriscape. It is poisonous. The
sap will cause rash, swelling and blisters
on the skin or vomiting and diarrhea if
ingested. It is equally as toxic to chil-
dren as adults, but they may not com-
municate their symptoms and are more
likely to put hands in their mouth and
touch their eyes. It causes extreme reac-
tions in some people even anaphylactic
shock. I was lucky to find a doctor that
recognized what I had been exposed to;
otherwise the reaction may have been a
mystery until I trimmed the plant again.
Dr. Bright prescribed prednisone and
a strong antihistamine. The swelling in
my face started to reduce after just a few
hours. It took a couple days for my face
to return to its normal size and when it
did the entire surface peeled.
With the help of a friend, eye protec-
tion, rubber gloves and head-to-toe cloth-
ing I removed the myrtle spurge plants,
roots and all. We placed them in plastic
bags for dis-
posal to pre-
vent spread
of the seed.
The plant
can reoccur
in a spot for
up to eight
years after
it has been
taken out.
Annually
inspecting
the area is
recommend-
ed. Now
through the neighborhood I see myrtle
spurge in many yards. I’ve even knocked
on a few doors to warn neighbors of the
poisonous plant. If you discover this
invasive species on your property be
sure to wear eye protection and rubber
gloves during removal.
More information about myrtle
spurge and Colorado’s Noxious Weed
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Elizabeth Jeanne Wheeler, Historic Genie Edison’s new principal seeks

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After eight years, Edison Elementary, oriented student that are life long learn-
ture. If present, find where moisture
North Denver’s highest perform- ers.”
Summertime is the perfect season is coming in and stop it. Dig out the
ing school has a new helmswoman. Setting Edison apart is its approach
to work in the garage and basement efflorescence, let the area dry, and
Sally Whitelock, formerly the Assistant to enrichment, with dozens of before-
doing routine clean- repair plaster.
Principal at Brown Elementary, was and after-school activities, many run
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selected after a lengthy search in the by parents. The diverse offerings are
restoration projects. “breathes” best:
from an old spring. even parent-coordinated, with Michele
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of residential proper-
house lover tight” paint products
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school leadership. Constant shuffling of sports to yoga, Shakespeare to chess,
ties of any age. because they will
principals in DPS means leaders often and serve students from preschool to
By performing them on a regular keep in moisture, which will expand
serve fewer than four years at a school. fifth grade.
basis, the home’s structural integrity when frozen and crack the cement.
Whitelock call Edison “an extraor- Whitelock calls the enrichment pro-
will be maintained, energy efficien- Bricks
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cy increased, and personal security • Check mortar. If it is missing,
children, and where all are welcome. As for the change in principals,
expanded. Other advantages include: loose or has large gaps, it probably
No matter where kids come from, they Whitelock says “the difference that the
finding possessions easily in a neat needs tuck pointing – a job for a pro-
all can leave successful.” community will see be a very clear
and organized environment and fessional mason with historic masonry
The new principal has bold goals to common purpose and a communication
increasing appeal to potential buyers experience. The mortar needs to be
create “21st education in an 100-year of it. We will all focus around strong
when it is time to sell. matched in composition, strength and
old building. We will aim to build stu- instruction, and a caring, responsible
While cleaning, examine for color. The amount and type of mortar
dents that are thinkers and enquirers. student body.”
varies consid-
...Strong academically but also capable Whitelock seeks to develop a “true
erably by age
social problem solvers.” professional learning community.
of house.
Whitelock says Edison’s level of Teachers that believe in learning, and
• If bricks
community involvement and engage- have a responsibility to teach, learn
are painted,
ment is extraordinary. “It’s the neigh- from, other teachers. (We will be) data
consider
borhood school feel married with a driven, and move from a curriculum
removing the
challenging academic environment.” focus to ensuring all students learn.”
paint because
Edison is implementing Positive We have moved from a “one room
paint traps
Behavior Systems (PBS), a research- schoolhouse to twenty one room school-
moisture.
based school culture program, supple- houses— we need to a have every
Peel-away
menting Edison’s long-running and teacher responsible for every kid in a
products work
highly regarded CARRES Character building. When we learn from every
well and are
Education program. “The teachers real- teacher, is when we create an excep-
relatively safe
ly own (CARRES) as something that is tional school, I think that is when we
to use.
part of Edison and our
Experience community. It’s
is Everything create exceptionalour
Experience teachers.
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short durations.
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may be the only way some folks can
muster up the drive to work hard
enough to attain high levels of fitness.
But does competing affect the actual
physiological effects (as opposed to
emotional or psychological effects) of
exercise?
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anticipation (remember butterflies?)
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cortisol. And competing, contrasted
with similar effort in working out,
produces more prolactin. These find-
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knowledge of both weekend warriors
and professional athletes— as good
as a solid workout might be, nothing
compares with the high or “juice”
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hard-wired into our evolutionary
past. This may be the reason for the
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In Spirit of Biennial, The Denver
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In the spirit of the inaugural Biennial
of the Americas which ran through-
out July in Denver, The Denver
Foundation granted $1,570,000 to 99
Metro Denver nonprofit organizations
though the Foundation’s Community
Grants Program – and that several of
the grants support agencies that are
emblematic of the Biennial’s purpose
of bringing cultures together.
“Many of the nonprofits receiving
grants serve the communities that
reflect Metro Denver’s role as a cross-
roads in our hemisphere,” says Kenzo
Kawanabe, Chair of the Foundation’s
Board of Trustees.
Among the organizations receiving
funds:
Servicios de la Raza, $11,000:
Servicios de la Raza provides a wide
range of services to the Denver Latino
community, including basic emergency
services, mental health counseling, and
youth programs.
Museo de las Americas, $20,000: At
its location on Santa Fe Avenue, the
Museo celebrates the diversity of Latin
American art and culture from the
ancient to the contemporary. More
than 10,000 people visit the Museo
each year and more than 25,000 school-
children are served through its pro-
grams.
Kids In Need of Dentistry (KIND),
$14,000: KIND operates mobile dental
programs and fixed dental clinics in the
seven-county Metro Denver area. They
have launched a relationship with the
Mexican consulate to ensure that the
The Tragic Absence of a
Loved One
Written by licensed psychotherapist
Angela Sasseville, MA, LPC, NCC
Sitting in my backyard this morn-
ing, coffee mug in hand, a delicious
quietness surrounds me as my chil-
dren as still in bed. The neighbor-
hood is still and I can hear a pleth-
ora of different bird’s songs coming
from trees in every direction. It’s so
early that the July air is still crisp and
cool. Spending some contemplative
time here I am full of love, peace and
gratitude. These blissful feelings
come as a surprise to me, though,
given the occasion.
Today is my little brother’s birth-
day. This particular day on the
calendar has been associated with
celebration ever since my brother
arrived when I was just two years
old. Then 26 years later we lost my
brother, Jake, to cancer. His birth-
day then became a reminder of the
quiet but overwhelming emptiness
in my life, the physical felt sense that
someone vitally important to my
existence is missing.
Since my brother’s passing I have
worked my way through the days on
the calendar that remind me of him
several times: The day he passed, the
day he was diagnosed, Christmas,
his little girl’s birthday, and so on. At
first each occasion without him trig-
gered intense emotions, lots of self-
questioning, and haunting scenes
that played out in my mind repeat-
edly. In the most accurate clinical
definition of the word, I had been
traumatized by Jake’s death and
the medical events leading up to it.
There were images and events that I
tried to avoid entirely because they
were so intensely overwhelming that
I felt physically ill when they came
up. Meanwhile, my nervous system
worked overtime and I felt panicky,
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vegetable will be on the table for at rows. public library to hear a session of player Ron Miles playing with his
least one meal every day. There’s a Peas go back a long way in human meditative music arranged by the quartet at 7:30pm. This day will be
good reason for this: England lies history. In the Bronze Age (3000 musician Kailin Yong. Among the a time capsule of the local scene and
straight east of the Island B.C.) peas were part of the players were several other we are, ahem, jazzed.
of Newfoundland. The Down the human diet. By the Middle virtuoso instrumentalists. Hope you all can make
There was a floutist/banjo D Note it. Only $8 all day and
weather very seldom gets
above the seventies and
garden Ages peas were dried and
stored and eaten during player, a cellist, a guitarist/ Chronicles night. When it comes
the ground stays cool year path Lent. English colonists oudist, a thumb pianist/ to supporting local
didgeridooist and a really #59 music your presence
round. These are perfect brought the dried legumes
conditions for peas. with them to the New subtle percussionist. One counts!
No one in World. Much later, of the musicians was Dexter Payne, There are lots of exclamation
our area planted colonists learned to who, on this occasion, played clari- points in this D Note Chronicle.
net, bamboo flute, silver flute and Shall we tone it down? Kafka said
their peas on St. eat this vegetable
magic flute. It was great to hear that when he wrote he imagined
Patrick’s Day this fresh.
him in this capacity, knowing that spikes underneath the desk, to keep
year because our About the only
this coming weekend, July 30, he him from getting too excited. I seem
soil was under thing that bothers
will be playing Brazilian music at to remember Kafka did use an occa-
snow. Planting on peas in our area is
the D Note. (You probably missed sional exclamation point, but it was
that day is the rec- the aphid. There
it, since it is probably now after almost always to denote astonish-
ommendation of are two ways
July 30. Bummer.) The connection ment at the absurd cruelties of rea-
the old Farmer’s to handle these
with Dexter reminded me that the son. It was rare though. It was also
Almanac. Actually pests. Insecticidal
D Note is lucky enough to be one of rare that he used digressive paran-
anytime through soap or malathion.
the places where this synergy, this thetical comments. I am obviously
the first week in Insecticidal soap is
vibrant current of musical collabo- not modeling myself entirely after
April you can plant recommended for
ration in Colorado, is fostered. I’m Kafka. Viva la digression. Viva la
peas. They like cool snow peas because excamation!
a proud papa.
soil and plenty of you eat pod and all. Speaking of, we strongly suggest
Speaking of proud papa, it was
sun but they are This soap will only you brew a strong cup of espresso
wonderful to hear and feel Kailin’s
not fond of it in our kill adult aphids so spontaneous meditative orchestra at and add some ginseng, or whatever
high altitude. They you will have to the library with my daughter. Sofia other stimulant you prefer. As you
do best when the spray about every seemed to like it as she coo’d along, wait for your blood to start rac-
seeds are planted in five days to be sure adding her own voice to the mix. ing set your smart-phone dial to
full sun but they want some shade you get all the eggs. Malathion Super cute. Though at one point African Internet Radio. Then put on
when they begin to bear. This is works well with English peas as you she began to hiccup very loudly your dancing shoes and head out
tricky because the sun keeps mov- shell these and eat only the seeds for a few minutes. This caused the of doors. I suggest a place where
ing. What’s in the shade in April inside the pod. woman in front of us to move to no one can see you and there is
won’t be in July. Study your garden As far as I’m concerned sitting the other side of the library theater. a lot of nature. The backside of
before planting. out in the garden eating them right I guess she didn’t appreciate the the Flatirions is ideal. But LoDo
There are two kinds of peas: off the vines is the only way to chaotic rhythm of the hiccups. I can be a great place to dance too
English peas that are shelled to be eat fresh garden peas. My children couldn’t help but laugh at some of if you don’t mind all the mind-
eaten, and snow peas from Asia in felt the same way so very few of the louder ones. ers. Minding seems to grip most
which pods and all are eaten. Snow this fresh vegetable ever made it We are starting a similar medita- of us. It can be surprisingly hard
peas are generally used in Oriental to the table. If you have a family, tive music experience at the D Note to get over the adolescent fear of
cooking or added raw to salads. plant peas for your children. You on Sundays from 11am to 1pm, being ridiculed. The horror/sci fi
Peas are wonderful for your soil. are teaching them one of the joys of anchored by the Cello of Monica writer H.P. Lovecraft said “Almost
They are legumes and fix nitrogen in childhood: eating something fresh Sales. Kailin Yong will be a guest nobody dances sober, unless they
it. As the old vines decay their roots right out in the garden. English peas one Sunday soon, as will, we hope, happen to be insane.” Get out there
release the nitrogen. Old decaying are the best. It’s just not the same Dexter Payne. We are excited for and go crazy.
vines break down quickly and can to sit out in the garden chewing on this series and hope it lasts forever. And finally, because we know
be turned under at the end of the snow peas.*** We are also featuring a new brunch there are some budding rock stars
menu which includes some very out there, we invite you to our new
Fitness: palm while riding, complicated by
the vibration from my stiff road bike.
tasty breakfast pizzas. You gotta try
them!
and kick ass karaoke at 9pm on
Thursdays nights after trivia. We
Competition
Weighing 230 plus pounds is enough want to hear your best exclamation
Something else I think many of
of a handicap on the bike without
you would enjoy is the first annu- marks. We want you to make Franz
this additional benefit.  And while
and it effects this is rapidly becoming a litany of
excuses, I began treatment for my
al D Note Summer Jazz Festival
happening Saturday, August 14.
Kafka dance in his grave.
That is all for now. Thanks for
Greg Harris, Serafin Sanchez, Lelah taking a ramble with me. Hope to
right arm and elbow issue. Rachael
continued from page 8 Simon and dozens of other local meet you soon.
Rose at Full Circle Wellness has been
was July 17, when the temperature hit sticking me with needles and apply- luminaries will play all day from
104. Not a great day for working out. ing electrical stimulation. The ten-
But I was playing in an all-day ten- donitis in my elbow has been a going
nis tournament, and played five ten- concern since February, and now is
game pro sets (about 75 total games) complicated by a dead upper arm
of doubles between 9 a.m. and 3:30 when I’m playing tennis. Ice buckets
p.m., for maybe four and a half hours and ibuprofen haven’t been a lot of
of steady effort in killer heat. Mad help. I keep thinking it will go away,
dogs and Englishmen? Let’s face it; but it may not without more inter-
there is no way I would have worked vention. Even yoga has been difficult
out at even a moderate intensity for with two impaired wings. But as I
that duration in that heat. Simply am oft reminded when I complain
would not have happened. But with about getting old, it sure beats the
the fun and thrill of friendly competi- alternative.
tion, I was more than willing to keep
at it. So while competition doesn’t
match up with my functional fit-
ness goals, it is a powerful motivator
and a great supplement to my other
workouts.
Uggh. July was freak injury month.
After back-to-back 30-mile rides on
July 3 and 4, the pinkie and half the
ring finger on my left hand went
numb. And with that, all the grip
strength in my left hand was gone.
So, out the window went weights
for about 10 days, along with long
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Colorado legend Immanuel “There will be change in

the world. And we are

Trujillo passes into history

The Reverend Immanuel Pardeahtan
Trujillo was an extraordinary man. Best
known in Colorado and the Southwest
for his staunch advocacy of peyote as a
sacred sacrament that should be legal for
use by people of all races, the actor, world-
renowned potter, anti-war activist, World
War II hero and conservationist died on
June 24, 2010 on his ranch in Bonita,
Arizona.
When a legend dies, sometimes there
is pomp and circumstance, and some-
times there is not.  Trujillo, who avoided
the limelight for 40 years, was buried as
quietly as he had strived to live. Although
he sought anonymity, his celebrity denied
him this simple pleasure in the peace and
calm of the wilderness where he lived,
as he found himself enmeshed with the
likes of Timothy Leary, Salvador Dali,
the Rolling Stones, Denver’s infamous
Summer of Love Pop Festival where Jimi
Hendrix made his Colorado debut, and
the federal courts over the use and distri-
bution of peyote.
Surrounded by a small gathering of
close friends and family on his beloved 180
acres in the Aravaipa Canyon of Southeast
Arizona, the controversial founder of the
Peyote Way Church of God was laid to
rest in a natural burial amidst honey mes-
quite, junipers, yucca and blue agave.
Trujillo’s legacy began before he was
born. His father, Juan Pardeahtan, was a
member of Geronimo’s tribe of Chiricahua
Indians who refused to surrender to the
United States government in the late
1880s. Instead, this small band of free
Apaches lived among the Mexican people
for decades.
The story goes that when Trujillo’s
father grew to manhood he joined the U.S.
army to fight on the battlefields of WWI.
He was a victim of mustard gas poison-
ing and died a few months after his son
was born. Trujillo’s unwed mother had to
give him up for adoption, and Trujillo was
raised by a family in Phillipsburg, New
Jersey. But he never seemed at peace in the
city, even as a young man. He joined the
Royal Merchant Marines in 1942 at the age
of 14, and in 1944 became a British Royal
Marine who fought in WW II.
At 16, Trujillo suffered a traumatic
brain injury from a bomb blast on the
North Sea island of Helagotland, requir-
ing facial reconstruction and a metal plate
to replace a missing piece of skull. He
transferred into the United States Army
Rangers, where he served as a sergeant
training soldiers at Fort Ord, California
and where he underwent rehabilitation.
While in the V.A. hospital Trujillo dis-
covered the crafts room and    began to
focus his talents on artwork. He was
struck by the possibility of art as a “means
to support himself that would also allow
for spiritual expression.” Upon his dis-
charge from the Army, Trujillo followed
a lead in his father’s will to find an uncle
and two of his father’s closest friends
in the Southwest. When he arrived in
that change. Peyote is a
sacrament for all people.
answers. For  Trujillo the lifestyle of the No one race can have
“mod and hip” was not what he was pro- it. Through the sacred
fessing. “You had to realize that for these prayers and peyote ritu-
folks, it  was a party. For me, I was trying als we can reach a new
to forge a way of life and a legacy to pass understanding of the
on to my grandchildren, no matter what world before us.”
race they were, based on spirituality and Trujillo was a cat
responsibility.”  lover and supporter of
In 1978 he co-founded the Peyote Way animal charities includ-
Church of God with Rev. Anne Zapf and ing the “Spay Neuter
Rabbi Matthew S. Kent, and the three hotline.”
spent the next 15 years paying off the land Reverend Immanuel
and practicing the bona fide religious Pardeahtan Trujillo is
use of peyote. From an early age he was survived by sons Billie,
known as “Mana,” and he founded “Mana Veran, and Will, daugh-
Pottery,” which was incorporated in 1984 ters Bonney Lou, Tamara
to allow his cottage industry to survive and Faith, many grand-
him. children and numerous
In 1986, Trujillo was again arrested, this members and visitors to
time in Globe, Arizona. He was charged the Peyote Way Church
with unlawful possession of peyote, but of God who loved him.
was later acquitted. Immanuel’s constant For more informa-
Blue Corn sacred Mana Pottery vase. Trujillo pottery can be found in tion on the Peyote Way
refrain immortalized as Article of Faith #1
the Smithsonian collection at the Museum of Native American Art. Church of God,  visit 
is  “Peyote is a sacrament for all – no one
quent use of expletives to hammer home a www.peyoteway.org and
church, race or government can “own”
point set people at ease and allowed them manapottery.com or call 928-828-3444.
it.” In 1994, his Peyote Way pottery was
to receive the benefit of his unique world What is the Native American
placed in the permanent collection at the
view. We will miss him dearly.” Church?
Smithsonian Museum of the American
The night before he died, Trujillo This is a religious movement among
Indian.
left a small handwritten note that said, North American Indians involving the
Mathew Kent said of Trujillo, “His bril-
liant mind, focused good humor and fre- see TRUJILLO on 12
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North Denver News August 6, 2010

Don Bain
North Denver Notions
For those of you who ignored our insis- pletely self-taught stand-up bassist par
tence that Montrose is a lovely place to excellence. He has performed with some
take your Colorado vacation, it’s good that of the biggest names in the genre over a
our favorite jazz club remains lifelong devotion to music.
open while half the city seems Come on He will perform at Dazzle
to be somewhere else.  Aug. 19-22, two shows per
To some people sound
down to night. 
has form, substance and Dazzle in The veteran bass play-
color, which can be playfully er will be joined by Steve
molded and shaped. Marco
August Kovalcheck on guitar,
Benevento is one such kitten Steve Denny at the piano
in the curtains that simply and Colin Bailey beating
cannot leave those pull-ropes the drums. 
alone. He has taken a baby grand piano Tickets are $15 per show or $40 for a
and wired it with guitar pick-ups, ampli- four-night communion with the master. 
fiers and a myriad The Neil
of pedals and note- Marco Benevento, below Bridge 7+ plays
bending toys to pro- selections from
duce sounds in more big-band swing,
shapes and colors jazz standards,
than you can usually salsa, ballroom,
get out of an organ. ballads and
His music wanders funky blues for
from celestial to extra- your dancing
terrestrial and even and listening
at times a little squir- pleasure. Bridge
relly. See for yourself was honored by
at Benevento.com. the dedication of
The Marco the Neil Bridge
Benevento Trio will Jazz Room at the
feature backing art- Denver School
ists Reed Mathis on of the Arts dur-
bass and Andrew ing May 2008.
Barr on drums. Four He’s performed
shows are scheduled with the Denver
for Aug. 12-13 @ $20 Symphony and
per person.  played the piano
Exotic sounds with Henry
borne on the winds of human migration will Mancini, Richard Hayman, Steve Allen, Rich
fill the club as Aakash Mittal takes the stage Little and Nelson Riddle, to name just a few.
with Rafiq Bhatia. Tickets to the Aug. 26 show are only $10.
Mittal uses composition and impro- The Ken Walker Sextet returns to its final
www.highlands-square.com visation in a brilliant attempt to fuse a
bond between his mixed American and East
Friday slot this month, bringing the monthly
musical medley to the showroom stage for a

Trujillo’s art, religion Indian heritage. 

continued from page 11
sacred cactus peyote. Peyote was first
used to induce supernatural visions in
Mexico in pre-Colombian times; its use
extended north into the Great Plains in
the 19th century, and peyotism is now
practiced among more than 50 tribes.
Peyotist beliefs, which combine Indian
and Christian elements, vary from tribe to
tribe. They involve worship of the Great
Spirit, a supreme deity who deals with
humans through various other spirits.
In many tribes peyote is personified as
Peyote Spirit and is associated with Jesus.
The Peyote Road is a way of life call-
ing for brotherly love, family care, self-
support through work, and avoidance of
alcohol.
Bhatia similarly seeks to meld his East
not-to-be missed $12 show on Aug. 27. 
The Keith Oxman Quartet Plays A Love
African of Indian descent parentage with Supreme is slated for Aug. 28, featuring
his North Carolina birthright by playing the Keith on saxophone, Jeff Jenkins at piano,
guitar – the perfect instrument for genre- Robin Ruscio on bass and Todd Reid han-
bending.  dling the drums.  The group will perform
Together they will certainly deliver an John Coltrane’s Love Supreme Suite, as well
evening of top-flight music you have rarely, as more obscure compositions by the sax
if ever, encountered.  legend. Tickets for either show are $15. 
Two shows are slated for August 14.
The joint is always jumping down at
Tickets are $12. Dazzle, 930 Lincoln St. For more information

Park is a foothills gem Paul Warburton is a Denver-born, com- call 303-839-5100 or visit DazzleJazz.com.

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stunning vistas throughout the park.
Most people do not realize that the
trails have to be carefully and faithfully
maintained “behind the scenes,” so that
visitors can have a pleasant experi-
ence as they hike. Constructing drain-
age breaks, battling scrub oak from
engulfing trails, and installing pipes
and fences are just a few of the projects
that our trail crews tackle on Tuesdays.
Please bring a pair of gloves and come
help keep Roxborough’s trails terrific.
Roxborough is the only Colorado
State Park to receive National Natural
Landmark recognition. Visitors of all
ages are welcome as the park is not only
a treasure to amateur geologists and
wildlife enthusiasts, but Roxborough
also specializes in interpretive and
environmental education. Volunteer
Naturalists offer art classes, bird watch-
ing, wildflower and moonlight hikes,
and a kid’s hour every Tuesday morn-
ing.
Give Roxborough a look online
at www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/
Roxborough or call us at (303) 973-3959
to ask about how you can help us pro-
tect this magnificent resource!
Attracting nearly 12 million visi-
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