This year, The Gray Zone is spending time with North Denver centenarians. We're learning about their lives and the many intersections with histories of our neighborhoods, city, and beyond. We began in March with Clorinda Trujillo and continued last month with Barbara Tramutt. This month we bring you Mrs. Adeline Cic. “My next move will be to the cemetery,” Adeline Cic … [Read more...] about Adeline Cic: A Heart as Generous as Her Years
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Barbara Tramutt: Shaped by History, Rooted in Community
The tap-tap-dunt-tap-tap-thunk-DING-zzzzzzzzz of his mom’s typewriter reached Larry Tramutola’s ears from the basement of the red brick house on West 34th Avenue near Zenobia Street. It was 1965. Paul and Barbara Tramutt’s children were in college or at the tail end of school years at Edison, Skinner, and North. Their childhoods were spent entirely in North Denver: the … [Read more...] about Barbara Tramutt: Shaped by History, Rooted in Community
Spring into Action: Focus on Fun and a Little Preparation
Denver Recreation Centers began a gradual reopening process on May 3, which means the Active Older Adults (AOA) program is also springing back into action. In North Denver this means classes and activities have resumed at Highland Recreation Center on West 29th Avenue and Osceola Street. The staff there—Kris, Augustina, Joe, and Ben—are excited to welcome us back. The … [Read more...] about Spring into Action: Focus on Fun and a Little Preparation
Older Coloradans: More Likely to Give Care than to Receive It
2 in 5 Coloradans 60 and older provide day-to-day support to a loved one. They spend an average of 9-12 hours per week in duties ranging from transportation and meals to personal hygiene or help getting from one place to another within the home. An official term gets thrown around: ADL’s (activities of daily living). The 2018 Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults (CASOA) … [Read more...] about Older Coloradans: More Likely to Give Care than to Receive It
Clorinda Trujillo: 101 Years of Family, Friendships, Laughing, Dancing
Clorinda Trujillo visited the beauty shop to have her hair set on days of the dances at VFW Post 501. Later, she’d don one of her special dresses, slip into a pair of dancing shoes, dab on perfume, and offer her arm to her husband Salomon. The two looked good, felt good, smelled good. They’d arrive early at the VFW to secure a table for the friends and family they’d invited to … [Read more...] about Clorinda Trujillo: 101 Years of Family, Friendships, Laughing, Dancing