Newsletter Feb 2010

By Cookie Steen

Part of our group on a tour of Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge. Kids were able to  view Bald Eagles, Deer, Coyotes, and Hawks in their natural habitat and learn about the  creatures from tour guide and wildlife officer Ed.

That is the theme of this year's 9Health Fair.  Below 100. Under 200. 120 over 80. Do you know what these numbers mean? You should. They are ideal levels for glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure. You can find out your numbers and much more on Sunday, April 18. 

By Tom Gibbons

There seems to be new construction everywhere you look.  It is especially noticeable west of Tower Rd. and there is a reason for this. Green Valley Ranch is roughly defined as the area north of 38th Ave., south of 56th Ave., east of Tower Rd. and west of Piccadilly Rd.  This area lies entirely within Denver County but it is bordered immediately by Aurora on the north, south and east.  The taxes and fees developers are required to pay are much lower in Denver County than they are in Aurora and this influences their decisions about where to build.

How is your bank treating you? Everyone is Welcome at the Green Valley Ranch TCF® Bank  location.

Your Concvenience Bank!  Open 7 Days a week!

By Tiffany Whitner
Branch Manager

TCF Bank has been a proud member of the Green Valley Ranch (GVR) community for 2 years!  TCF Banks are affiliated with TCF Financial Corporation, a financial holding corporation based in Minnesota that was established in 1923. “TCF” stands for “The Customer First”. TCF, particularly the GVR Team, strives to place “The Customer First” at all times.

Join the Denver Recycles Action Network

Are you a committed recycler that wishes you had support to get your neighbors, family, friends, and community more involved in recycling and other waste reduction efforts in Denver?  Well now you do.  We would like to introduce you to the Denver Recycles Action Network!

Avoid broken pipes and costly damage with cold weather tips

The same natural forces that trigger cold-weather breaks in Denver Water's more than 2,800 miles of underground mains can cause pipes to burst in your own household or business plumbing.  Here are some tips for avoiding costly dameage:

The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) invites individuals, organizations, and associations to submit happenings, workshops, lectures, and other programming ideas for Create Denver Week, a new project that kicks off with the fifth annual Create Denver Expo on Saturday, April 10th.  Information on both projects follows below.

Create Denver Expo

Put a little wildlife in a child's life... Environmental Learning for Kids or ELK does just that and lots more.  From teaching kids and families about science, leadership and service ELK engages and empowers residents in far northeast Denver, Commerce City and Aurora to pursue their dreams.  "I am proud of the work ELK does.  It's importnat to get young people out and involved in the outdoors.  There are groups in our society that are under-represented, and I'm happy to see diversity [among ELK's students and staff]."

Community Reminder:

2010 CHANGES TO DENVER “OVERFLOW TRASH COLLECTION”
AND “LARGE ITEM PICK UP”

By George Goldstone, Neighborhood Economics Committee

As the weather improves in the spring we'd like to invite our neighbors to take a stroll or bike ride on the first Sunday of every month. Imagine taking a nice stroll in our beautiful neighborhood, talking to neighbors, walking the dogs and getting to know each other. We're thinking of starting this in the Spring of this year (2010) and would love to know what you think. Use the contact form here to send us ideas.