https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/20848466c40c2ecebec49c59ee1edc52.pdf cf6361050f7228feda68e1a4aeb21ab1 PDF Text Text ~~~ · e Llty (:fjlatter MONTHLY NEWS FOR THORNTON CITY EMPLOYEES This year, the Annual Employee Picnic will be held on Sunday, August 16, at the Adams County Fairgrounds. An old-fashioned picnic is planned, with food and fun for all ages. ALL Thornton employees and their families are invited, including part-time and summer employees and all Council, Board, and Commission members and Court Judges. Start arriving at the Fairgrounds about 3:00 p.m., and we will plan to start eating at about 4:00. ver , re No. 7' of beer are accepted and appreciated--call Dave Bata (ext. 272) to donate. Eating will be in a TRULY old-fashioned manner--no tables. (Tables will be provided for serving the potluck dishes, however.) Plan to bring a blanket or your own chairs, plus plates, silverware, serving spoons, and anything else you will need for your picnic. ACTIVITIES FOOD An old-fashioned picnic supper is planned, with each family furnishing their own meat (if you want to barbeque, bring your own grill), and bringing a potluck dish that will be shared by all. Following is a suggested schedule of who should bring what dish for the potluck, listed under the first letter of your last name: July 31, 1981 There will A-I - Salads (potato, macaroni, bean, or vegetable) J-L - Baked Beans, relish ·tray, or chips & dip M-Z - Dessert (your choice) If you end up in a group not suited to your cooking expertise or available time to prepare, trade with someone in another group. It is suggested that singles might want to get together and bring a potluck and main dish accordingly. FREE BEER, SOFT DRINKS, AND COFFEE will be provided. Donations of or towards a keg all kinds , with and participants. FOR MORE INFORMATION See any of the following picnic com-. mittee members for more Lnf o rma t Lon : Dave Bata, Chairman Candy Radke Lorraine Jacobson Pam Brown Diane Bird Vic May Libby Leopard Dorothy Stevenson Vicki Brightbill Evelyn Utterback Beverly Lane Chris Schneider Nancy Vincent Bonnie Hart .Sharon Brooke �Prom t}ie City tJv!ariagerS C/Jesk._ At the July 13 meeting, the City Council authorized the firm of Beottcher and Company to proceed with the sale of $7,000,000 in Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, with which the City will finance the major portion of the new Municipal Complex. Hello! Thornton Police Department is still around doing business as such, even though you haven't heard much from us for awhile. We have expanded in personnel, and a warm welcome goes out to the following new people: ROBERT GALLOWAY, hailing from Los Angeles, who is Captain of Administration; three new cadets, LISA VAN LUE, JAMES PERRY, and DANA PALMATEER; and thirteen new officers, DAVID P. MACK, HURL L. BEECHUM, PERRY J. ALFINGER, STEVEN D. HORNER, MARK D. WARNER, GERRI FULKERSON, JAMES H. DYER, DAVID R. GRUSSING, RYAN E. PECK, BRIAN N. ADES, STEVEN V. LILLARD, JOHN L. VERMILYE, and KENNETH CARSTENS. We hope that they will all enjoy working here and plan to stay with us for a long time. Ordinance Supervisor, GAIL GOLD, left us on July 15. As much as we will miss her, we wish her the very best in the new job and experience she is undertaking in Adelaide, Australia. She will be trainin hearing dogs, and leaves for Austrailia in November. Good Luck, Gail. Officer GLENN MILLER was honored on Friday, July 10, by fellow officers in regards to a recent incident. The M.P.0.A. Medal of Honor was presented to Officer Miller by president, RANDY NELSON. The week-end of July 11 and 12, the M.P.O.A., along with the Westminster Police Union, hosted a .two-=day party and hog roast at Bob Martin's ranch. ·The outing was a great success, and one is planned for next year. Congratulations, also, to the Thornton Thugs co-ed softball team-results of a nine-inning battle: Thornton Thugs, 10, Westminster Wimps, 9. One of our favorite employees, Louise Vicory, has been off sick for awhile. We miss her very much, and wish her a speedy comeback. M.R. In order to obtain the best interest rates availabl~, the Council also authorized the Mayor, the City Manager, and the Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services to personally present the City's financial history to the two major rating firms in New York--Moodys, a~d Standard and Poors. The architectural firm of Seracuse, Lawler and Associates h~ve prepared and mailed to eighteen contractors the Request for Proposal (RFP) for construction of the project. They were given authorization to receive the bids and have scheduled a bid opening for August l 8. As soon as the construction company has been chosen, a date will be set for the official groundbreaking. If the new Municipal Complex project continues to .remain on schedule throughout construction, it should be ready for occupancy in early spring of 1983. SAFET!I COMMITTEE COURTESY OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE} EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER STICKERS} LISTING POLICE AND FIRE STATION NUMBERS} ARE AVAILABLE TO BE ATTACHED TO YOUR TELEPHONE, CALL CAROLYN AT EXTENSION 232 TO ORDER YOURS, -2- �I I Free Energy Audit The City of Thornton, in cooperation with Adams County, has an energy conservation team (ACCEPT) that will be performing free energy audits for Thornton residents until the end of 1981. There is no cost involved for the homeowners receiving an energy aud it since the team members are volunteers whose expenses are being paid with special funds from the Department of Energy and ACTION. Individuals interested in receiving a free energy audit for their home should request an audit by leaving their name and phone number with the receptionist at the City Hall Annex or by calling 289-2225. Other Adams County residents may obtain a free audit by calling 289-4537. NEWS FROM: [?□ uoo~ r"f i~ illl~~~~U~~~ M W The City of Thornton Fire Department offers a free course in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). The CPR course is a total of eight instruction hours. . The Fire Department can conduct the class in the home for individuals who wish to have a "ne i qhbcrhocd s tyl e" course, or at any business within the City limits of Thornton, or, we can instruct the course at any one of the three Fire Stations which are located at 9471 Dorothy Boulevard, 770 West 92nd Avenue (92nd & Huron), and at 11257 N. Birch (112th & Birch). We recommend that a class have a maximum of eight persons per instructur, however, we would be happy to schedule as many sessions as your group would require. All employees are encouraged to enroll in a course . After completing the course and passing the state examination from the Colorado Heart Association, the individual will be certified to perform CPR for two years. If you are interested in attending a CPR course, please contact Candy at 287-5553, 8 a.m to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, for further information an~ scheduling. C.R. -3- NEWS FROM: rnrn~rnrnffil?□®~ Look for these upcoming special events during the month of August from Thornton Recreation. MUSICAL August 8 - Musical production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at 7:00 p.m. in the Pecos Park Amphitheater, 9450 Pecos Street (behind Pecos Junior High). Free admission. CONCERT August 16 - Chamber music concert at Pecos Prk Amphitheater, 9450 Pecos Street (behind Pecos Junior High School), from 3 to 5 p.m. Free admission. PICNIC AT COMMUNITY PARK August 22 - August Fest, a summer celebration for the who1e family--potluck picnic, free swimming, balloons, games, and more. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Community Park. 11 11 On July 23, Dave Peak, Superintendent of Recreation took a really unusual trip-riqht over a tennis net! While trying to go~after a tennis ball, he took a flying leap and got caught in the net. What grace, what finesse! Stop by and wish him a speedy recovery from his skinned knee. D.D. NEWS FROM: @lli[ID(]~fil~ rn[R][?@lli~rn~rn&mr The Ordinance Enforcement Division is growing--in more ways than one! Congratulations to YVONNE DEMOSS MORRIS and her husband, Max, on the birth of a son, Logan Brett Morris, on July 22, at 2 a.m. Logan Brett weighed in at 5 lb., 10 oz., and measured 18 1/2 inches long. The other growth in the division is only temporary. Summer helpers, MARY SHEA, CARON GUILES, and RENEE SALAZAR, are helping with the many complaints which are turned in during the summer months. We'll be sorry to see them go when they return to school later in August. �HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dona MaZ.Oy Daniel D'Amico Alex Morla Debora Weeks James Bourn Mar la Graves James Skineer John Hogue Alex Lopez Carolyn Carr Karen Cranney Nick Pizzuti Paul Reffitt Larry Winkler Arturo Morales Marjorie Ruesch Greg Hug James Scott Wayne Armstrong Donald Kurgmire Robert Galloway Sandra Westbrook Robert Whitehead Kenneth Carstens Terry Jerman Monte Telitz John Pustek Lorrine Jacobson Ray Thomason Stephan Reffel Chester Rozean 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/3 8/4 8/5 8/6 8/7 8/8 8/10 8/10 8/11 8/12 8/12 8/14 8/17 8/18 8/18 8/21 8/22 8/22 8/23 8/23 8/23 8/23 8/23 8/24 8/24 8/28 8/30 8/30 Police Sanitation Parks Recreation Fire Recreation Water Quality Fleet Maintenance Utility Billing Personnel Recreation Recreation Police Columbine Plant Fire Police Fleet Maintenance Fire Street Engineering Data Processing Police Purchasing Recreation Police Columbine Plant Utility Engineering Sanitation Police Water Maintenance Recreation Fire NEWS FROM: [pQ!Jm[1□~ w@rn~@ We are happy to welcome back TERRY RASMUSSEN. Terry received an injury while workin gon a sanitation truck, and has been off for a few weeks. He still has one operation to go through, but has returned to light duty. We are sorry to lose our Clerk II, BECKIE GREGORY, who has resigned. Beckie has been a real asset to our Department during her short stay, and we will all miss her. DOYLE WEEKS, Equipment Operator in the Sanitation Division, was chosen as Employee of the Month for the month of June. Doyle is a very conscientious worker and a tremendous help to the division. Doyle was honored at a luncheon. Congratulations, Doyle, from all of us. The ERIC PAHLKE family was involved in an auto accident on July 18th. Luckily, no one was injured, but their car was damaged extensively and had to be towed away. We are also sad to say goodby to LISA WOROS. Lisa has been working under the Adams County Youth Employment Program in the Traffic Division this summer. She is going to California. Good Luck, Lisa! S .B. 111•11 1ld• ,to,g WEST SIDE STORY BOULDER DINNER THEATER Please reserve per person for: - ~ SEPTEMBER 10 tickets@ $14.32 Return this form with your check (payable to "Boulder Dinner Theater") to Vicki Brightbill no later than August 5. -4- There are still tickets available for the musical, WEST SIDE STORY, at Boulder Dinner Theater, on Thursday, September 10. City employees and guests are invited to take advantage of the discount price of $14.32 per person, which includes tax and tip. Boulder Dinner Theater features gourmet meals served at your table (no waiting in long buffet lines!). Recent menu included Prime Rib, Red Snapper with Hollandaise Sauce, Chicken Cordon Bleu, and Ricotta Crepes. Please call Vicki (extension 234) for reservations and more information. Send your check, payable to "Boulder Dinner Theater," to Vicki (Planning Division) by August 5. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource City Chatter, the Voice of Thornton Employees Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain: <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/</a> Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1972-1982 Subject The topic of the resource Municipal officials and employees--Colorado--Thornton Newsletters Description An account of the resource Drafts and published volumes of City Chatter, a newsletter by and for city employees. 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