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Typewriters changed often during the years of their prominence, from color to build. Features like a standardized keyboard and widespread use by women both contributed to their popularity in society. Photos by Clarke Reader
NEWS TECHNOLOGY
Phonographs/radio
The introduction of sound recording, both for entertainment and information, drastically changed the way people communicated. KLAK was one of the area’s first radio stations, and according to research found by museum curator Caitlin Lewis, it featured country and Hawaiian music, as well as comedy and musical acts. The station was owned by Maurice “Morey” Davolt, and became KEPN, a local ESPN affiliate, in the 1980s.
How word got around
Heritage Center tracks news technology through 20th century
Telephones
The development of communication technology is largely a process of miniaturization and mobility, said Lewis, and perhaps no technology is more indicative of that fact than the evolution of the telephone. Telephone service came to the city in 1909, and was located out of a family home near West Colfax Avenue and Carr Street.
BY CLARKE READER • CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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he Lakewood Heritage Center’s newest exhibit taps into the vibrant history of how people get their news. From newspapers and radio to television and computers, the exhibit collects devices from the 20th century that tell the story of evolving technology and how it influenced society.
“Decoding the History of News in Lakewood” will be on display at the center, 801 S. Yarrow St., through Aug. 15. “This exhibit is more about the people and how they get the news, then the actual news itself,” said Caitlin Lewis, museum curator. “Developments paralleled a lot of the
communication changes that were happening in the U.S.” Most of the items on display come from the center’s collection, but residents, History Colorado and Telecommunications History Group all contributed. Katie Steinberg went through the Heritage Center’s paper archives to
pull stamps, postcards and some newspapers — all early providers of news. “I really like the photojournalism section — it’s great to see the colors and things photographers used during that time,” she said. “Much of how people communicated then is different than we think of now.”
Print and photo journalism
Color printing signaled a huge change for print media, and gave residents a new color palette in which to see the world. The Lakewood Sentinel embraced the changes, and has been keeping the pulse of the community for 83 years. The paper started with just 2,000 subscribers.
Harvesting for a good cause Olive Garden, Action Center work to bring fresh food to clients By Clarke Reader
creader@colorado communitymedia.com After a year in its new location in Denver West, Olive Garden has donated nearly 9,000 pounds of food to the Action Center through the restaurant’s Olive Garden Harvest program. The restaurant started giving early, said general manager Gregg Young. While the restaurant was preparing for its grand opening, the staff was preparing and testing Olive Garden dishes, and all those preparatory dishes went to clients of the Action Center. “We love those soft opens,” said Mag Strittmatter, Action Center executive director, with a laugh. During the year, Young and his team donate between 80 and 300 pounds of food a week to the Action Center. The food comes from a variety of sources, including large to-go orders that don’t get picked up to changes in promotions and menu items that require some culinary testing. “Anything we can send to them, we do, so everything gets utilized,” Young said. “It’s
QUICK FACTS Olive Garden’s restaurants have been participating in the Harvest program since 2003, and have donated more than 66 million pounds of food to those in need. Soup is one of the most common dishes that gets donated to the Action Center, but any dish can be donated.
great to see how excited our team here gets about helping people out through donations.” The restaurant has a freezer where they keep all the food that will be donated, and once the Action Center picks it up, the food doesn’t stay on the organization’s shelves for long. “We’re transitioning from our pantry set-up to something more like a self-selected grocery store, and retrievable food is a big part of that,” Strittmatter said. “We want our food to get to our clients as close to fresh as we can.” Grocery shopping is a client’s last stop when they visit the Action Center, after they visit with caseworkers and volunteers to help address their needs, and clients are provided a shopping list that focuses on healthy and balanced eating. Olive Garden relied on community out-
Denver West Olive Garden general manager Gregg Young loads soup to be donated to the Jeffco Action Center. In the past year the restaurant has donated around 9,000 pounds of food to the Action Center. Photo by Clarke Reader reach to find out which organizations had the most need, and Young said the Action Center was the name he kept hearing. “It’s gratifying that our imprint still makes a difference,” Strittmatter said. “We’re all part of the great ‘we’ and the work we’re doing is touching people here in the community.” The community-minded spirit that ac-
companies the campaign has infused the staff at the restaurant, and Young is very proud of the work everyone is doing. “We want to consistently be doing projects like this,” he said. “What I love is how touched the staff is by all the work the Action Center does. They’ve become its biggest advocate.”