Denver s beloved Nettie Moore dies at 96 Erin Powell
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Nettie Moore was a star of Denver’s West Colfax neighborhood, voicing her opinion on development and advocating for grass root causes over many decades.
Moore, who lived in Denver almost all her life, died last week at age 96.
She is survived by her family two children, eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren – though her entire community will remember her legacy as an activist.
As an old article on the North Denver News website describes her work as wide-ranging. She fought for lighting and curbs in neighborhoods, got new playground equipment for a local park and worked on community associations. Moore worked in school lunchrooms, fought for bond issues and took it upon herself to write letters to politicians for causes she believed in.
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She was 96 years old and had lived by the Lakewood gulch since 1927.
Neighborhood activist Nettie Moore takes the mic just before a ceremonial ribbon is cut. Media day at the new Alamo Drafthouse on West Colfax, May 8, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite) Feb. 12, 2021, 10:46 a.m.
A few weeks ago, we brought you Nettie Moore’s story. The unofficial mayor of West Colfax lived on Utica Street since 1927, when that part of town was still undeveloped prairie. She spoke with us about her role shaping the city’s growth around her. She knew her pacemaker was failing.
Her family will hold an open visitation at the Olinger Crown Hill funeral home in Wheat Ridge on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. COVID-19 restrictions mean only 30 people can be present at one time, so a service will also be live-streamed on Friday at 11 a.m. on the funeral home’s Facebook page. You can also check her obituary page for updates about the service next week.
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This is a post where I have “dug” out some cover versions of the songs on the record, I would say that none of them are as good as the originals, but they’re good and they are interesting. Many of the album’s songs have roots in well-known older compositions, though in all cases, Dylan has given the songs new lyrics. Some of the “cover versions” I have found are interpretations of the old traditional songs, it wasn’t easy to compile this cover selection…