1. YUM! Pancake Breakfast Sat. - 9-12 WSCC

2. Denver Digs Trees - Deadline 2/15

3. Silent Auction at WSCC features Netbook, Pinery Golf - 2/18

4. Old House Society Workshop - 2/20

5. Foil Car Smash-and-Grabs

6. Message from Flower Wraps closing

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1. YUM! Pancake Breakfast Sat. - 9-12
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Annual Valentine Pancake Breakfast is this Saturday from 9 till noon!

Just $5 for adults, $3 for kids, 5 and under free for all you can eat pancakes with all the fixins and a drink.

The Washington Street Community Center is located at 809 South Washington Street.

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2. Denver Digs Trees - Deadline 2/15
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Each spring, Denver Digs Trees offers affordable street trees, which are trees planted close to the curbside, often in the "tree lawn" between the sidewalk and curb. Street trees beautify our neighborhoods and improve our quality of life, including traffic calming, decreased crime, improved air and water quality, and enhanced property values.

Apply for a low-cost or free Street Tree today! Availability is limited and our deadline is final this year, so apply now!

Application Deadline: February 15

Application can be found at: http://www.theparkpeople.com/2010PP_SpringTreeApp_Web.pdf

After you submit your application, a Denver Digs Trees Site Inspector will visit your property to verify that your potential tree site meets city spacing requirements. If it does, the inspector will issue approval and mark the best planting site(s), and you will receive a confirmation letter in April. Residents who are approved for street trees are responsible for having utility lines checked prior to planting. Trees must be picked up on Saturday, April 17 (pick-up location information will be included in your confirmation letter).

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3. Silent Auction at WSCC features Netbook, Pinery Golf - 2/18
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“Share Our Future” celebrates the Washington Street Community Center's past, present and future with drinks, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction.

Join us this Thursday, 2/18 from 6-9PM at the Washington Street Community Center, 809 South Washington Street

Auction items include a new MSI Mobile netbook computer, a golf foursome at The Pinery Country Club, 11th-row Avalanche tickets, a weekend night at the Denver Downtown Sheraton, and many more goods and services from neighborhood businesses.

Plans and drawings of upcoming building improvements will also be available for viewing. The event is free and open to the public.

This event piggybacks onto No Cook Night downstairs in the dining room. $5 all you can eat Mexican Fiesta. Come for dinner, 4:30 - 6:30PM and stay for the party!

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4. Old House Society Workshop - 2/20
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Denver's Old House Society will host aSaturday Morning Workshop on February 20 at the Molkery, 6820 East 12th Street in Denver's Montclair neighborhood.

Three 45-minute workshops, all focusing on the exterior of the home, will be offered, and exhibitors will present information on products and services for old houses.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the first workshop is at 9:00 a.m. The cost is $10 per person. Seating is limited.

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5. Foil Car Smash-and-Grabs
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Our neighborhood police representatives have informed us that "smash and grab" car crime is up in West Wash Park. Thieves walk along the street peering into parked cars looking for items left in cars they can easily resell, then smash the car window, grab the stuff and run.

The primary items being "grabbed" are 1) GPS units left on car dashboards and 2) any briefcase / case which looks like it might contain a laptop or other electronics.

Protect yourself - do not leave these items in your car where they can be seen. If you see any persons which seem to be walking down the street and peering into cars, call the police non-emergency line at 720-913-2000 and give a physical description of the persons, their location and the time. The police can use this over time to
both catch the thieves and to convict. It's also a good idea to write this down in case you are asked about it later.

We can all work together to keep West Washington Park a safer place!

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6. Message from Flower Wraps closing
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Message from Flower Wraps

Flower Wraps has closed its location in the Louisiana Lofts and is moving to Buchtel and Colorado in a couple of months. We include this notice because the owner, Carolyn Kinsella, was concerned that quite a few people had gift certificates and wouldn't know what to do, and she had no way of contacting them. Please call the same Flower Wraps number, 303-733-3240, or you can use your gift certificate at Breakfast on Broadway, 2901 S. Broadway.