https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/4c1edb68fb1e798662a8ea4fa4e24d84.pdf 44adf756c9f6deec9f0e0f68c4813eae PDF Text Text ... •-?????????????????????????????????????????? ??????? NO NAME AS OF FIRST ISSUE??????? ?????????????????????????????????????????? Vol. 1. No. 1 June 30.,_1972 FROM THE TOP CITY C_QQ_Nf.I1 On behalf ot the members of the City Council, I would like to express our enthusiasm for and endorsement of this paper. It can become an excellent means by whi:::h tc, better understand the workings of each of the departments within the areas of interest for better co!lh~unication between employees and the members of City Council. It is very encouraging to see an active interest by our employees, and we look forward to the first issue of the pape r , Mr. Tom Carillo Mayor CONTT:'.ST .,. Every newspaper needs a name and this one is no exception. A contest to choose a name for this paper starts as of this issue. The paper :•~ill cover news from all departments and emplo¥ees of the city of Thornton. Prizes will be a reel and portable mixer. Decision of the judges will be final. Ple3se fill out the entry blank below and give to your department reporter (or any other reporter) before July 17th at 5:oo P.M. Winner will be announced in the July issue of the paper. ~IN~TIQJl This paper is a conc i.uu i.ng e f fo r i, by the City of Thornton to improve communication between employees, their departments . and.· -t.he administration. We hope through this publication to enable employees to get to know each other better, to more fully understand what is going on from one department to another and to communicate newsworthy items from the administration to employees another vehicle by which to communicate their ideas to the administration. Thin is your publication. This endeavor will only be successful if you make it so. We look forward with enthusiasm to this new venture and the positive results we know it will bring. Mr. James Castrodale City Manager and Utilities Director JUSTIFIABLY PROUD Bob Carman, Chief Building Inspector along with his wife Margaret, flew to Rockford, Illinois to attend the graduation of their granddaughter, Renee. Renee graduated with honors from Alburn High School and was awarded a scholarship to Illinois University where she plans to study medicine. ·-------- ----- �"EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH" FEELING DOWN? NOT RECOGNIZED? IN A RUT? Tl'KE HEART!!!!! Beginning in July, your supervisor is going to be taking a look at you with the possible thought or: nominating you "Employee Of The Month." Taking into account such things as initiative, attitude, job performance, especially something above and beyond normal job routine, attendance and the projection of a positive image for the City, supervisors ,·1ill be nominating members of their departments for this award on a monthly basis. The nominations will be forwarded to the• department head who will decide on one nominee for each department, i.e., R:>lice, Fire, Public Works, Water and Administration. ,\s far as determining who the "Emp Loye e Of The Month" is, it is up to you. The five nominees each month will be going to a committee comprised entirely of City employees chosen by lot to assure that three different department will be represented on a rotating basis. In July these three departments will be respectively Fire, Utility Maintenance and the Utility Office People. Chances are if you aren't nominated may get a chance to serve on the committee deciding who our 11Employee Of The Month" is. In addition to receiving recognition in our City Paoer and the local Dispatch Sentinel, the employee will also receive a valuable gift. Mr. Bob Wilson Personnel Director =============================-=-=-=======- :'.'"'.=-::--.:::-:.--::::-::::-:·.. ~··--· ·--··-:===-:=-:=:.:=--===--::..:·~--- SAFETY AT FACE VALUE There is no ,,rny to »r ed Lc t the future. It is simply not possible to look into a day and determine what will come to pass. Some try a particular method but it must be taken at I face" value. Try--once your eyes become accustomed to the bright light over the bathroom mirror--to examine the face looking back at you. Haggard? Remember what it's been through lately? Think ahead and allow for slower reElexes and less stamina and maybe a shorter temper. Is the brow furrowed and marked with lines of pressures and worry? On the job a mind divided between work and worry may fail at both. Try to avoid (if possible) situations where a mental or physical lapse can turn you into a statistic. Check the eyes. Are they bright and clear from enough sleep? Remember those eyes must see and measure all you do. And now the nose. It too can be a reliable indicator of things to come. If you keep it buried in your work-your day will go faster. If you keep it out of other people's business--your day will be safer. The mouth? Still straight and ri~ gid from yesterday's disappointments?Try smiling. Sho~ it to others. It'll help make your day--and theirs. There you have it. A ten second visual facial that can help determinetke course of your day. Incidentally, if when you step in front of the mirror, it shatters, please stay home! Your boss has enough problems as it is. FOR SALE of One 38 special with full·· box shells and holster. All new!!! $55.00 Three used bar stools $15.0C Contact Oliver Lea 287-5239 �A LONG HOT SUMMER It is not hard for the Water Department to know when summer and hot weather are here. A total of over 322,000,000 gallons of water was pumped during the month of May. Augmenting the already great staff are 4 new employees. Max Nicholls, Don Mewis, Pat Croghan and Bob Jordon. Ernie Hafner has been transferred from the Thornton ·Treatment Plant to the Western Hills Plant. There are some things in life that you can live without but water isn't one of them. Have you enjoyed the company of the now famous 'Greggypoo1 lately? We understand he is quite fascinating. MEMORABILIA Rising above and beyond the call of duty or maybe just to keep us off their backs, the Street Department fixed the bad dip (or chick hole) at the entrance and exit of the City parking lots. Few departments have been more harrassed by so many fellow employees than the Street Department has been over this particular problem. Jim Wellman and his crew have recent~ ly finished the dirt work on the Thornton Ball Park. They have been working on the park off and on now for over a year. The street overlay program is about to get under way. Add to this the numerous chuch holes that. appeared here and there and you have some idea of now our Street Department spends their days. BUSY WEEKENDS LONG WEEK-ENDS The first of our 3 day weed-ends has come and gone and reports are still coming in on how city employees spent their time. Fishings barbecuing, and yard work took the honors with a great many families. Some families took time to leave our state for various places. The Spears went to South Dakota, Genevieve Shake drove to Iowa, the Bodine's motorcycled to Arizona, The Clait1s, DeRenzos, and others took their campers up to Gendo, Wyoming. The week-end produced the usual number of outdoor fun casualties. Observed at City Hall the following Tuesday morning were several cases of sunburn, a few cuts and bruises and one young lady who groaned about being stiff and sore from playing touch foot\ ball in the park. ' Now we can look forward to the next 3 day week-end. Sandy Kailey and husband, Gary, have purchased some mountain property in the Cripple Creek Area. Sandy says that the original idea was to have a retirement home there some day but now that they have actually purchased the land they caµ1t wait to start building. Sounds like busy weekends coming up for the Kaileys and a nice mountain retreat in the future. NEW ADDITIONS The Police Department is doing its share to add to the female population in Thornton. Sgt. Robert Wells is the proud papa of, to quote the Sgt., "an angel 'i, a little girl born on March 3rd. Not to be outdone, another proud papa to join the ranks with his little angel born on the 4th of June, was Sgt. Werner Horst. Officer Jim Martinez, who always seems to be different, was the father of a little policeman born on the 3rd of April. �··•·-··-···--··---------------------------------FROM YOUR REfORTERS As this 1st issue of our paper is being put together the volunteer staff is faced with the same thoughts, qualms and problems that have faced many people since the beginning of printing. , Hopefully your paper will provide a means of keeping you informed, givi~g you a sense of unity, a better knowledge of all departments and the opportunity to know better the people who work with you for the City. GROWING PA INS If the people working for the City do not seem quite as relaxed as ~sual it is because the expansion pains have hit. The builders and developers are going full steam and all department are feeling the pressure of trying to stay one step ahead. The necessity of balancing facilities, employees and budget and coming out with the right amount at the right time is quite a challenge. l.fHAT DO YOU WANT? Your reporter need to be kept inform ed!! Don't worry too much about details, we can dig those out. We want and need criticism, ideas, suggestions and news. To quote one reporter, "I hope I can swing my end of it. It's more than a challenge, it's our opportunity to be a part of a City function in which we participate and actually develop our own product! If your department reporter is out ill, on vacation, or you work different shifts, pass your news and comments on to one of the following reporters. Elaine Stockton Terry Jerman Cyril Leiker Devere King Beverly Lane Ron Ewig Delores Hankle George Stanley HOT NEWS Sad to say, the Fire Departmentwas unable to send a Drill Team to compete in the State Convention this year but hope to rectify this next year. We have a lot of talent in our Fire Department and next year watch us go to State. Six new firemen have been added to the staff of the Fire Department. Besides being top men, they bring added talents from many fields. Among these talents are: previous experience underwater d~molition training, mech anical and machinist knowledge. Welcome to: Greg Sheehan, Jon Bower, Jim Wilson, Bill Jones, Ed Conrad and Karol Schmitt. There are plans under way for a new fire station and you will be hear ing more about this in the future. SUMMER HAS ARRIVED NEW A new son was added to the Luis Velasquez home April 16th. This makes two boys for Lou and his wife. Lou says that his son isn't the only new addition at his home. He also has 3 kittens that are looking for a good home. Good luck, Lou!!! A sure sign of summer was the fact that Personnel Secretary, Sandy Christensen, spent the last few days of May preparing a booklet giving a complete resume of Thornton's Summer Recreation Program. With the help of Lucille Pacifico and Evon Osha, Sandy mimeographed and assembled 300 copies of the twelve page. booklet which was distributed through the local schools. �P1AY BALL When the City Council gave $300 to City Employees to start a men's softball team it is doubtful they realized what they were doing. In spite of what you hear, the scores thus far in the season are not a true picture of the enthusiasm and ability of our team members. Playing in the Hyland Recreation District Men's Class ;,A" League are: Ron Ewig Joel Sidell Jim Martinez Jim Smith Larry Gerbitz Tom Nolte Chuck Alver Wayne Monson Bob Wilson Terry Cole Jim Castrodale Fred Davidson Bob Yeager Jerry Groothuis Bill Knobeloch Don Anderson Ron Sharp Elaine Stockton, avid supporter of our team says that if you want to have a good time come out and watch them play. She says there are a few people misquoting her around City Hall but come watch them play anyway. Our Manager-Coach is Ron Ewig and our Coach is Max Nicholls. Pitching for us is Don Anderson, Max's son-in-law. Ron Sharp is new to this area and wanted to play ball. Neither he nor Don Anderson are employees of the City but they wanted to play ball and we welcome them with open arms. Shorty Spears came out for the team at the beginning of the season but found that he would not be able to play. Sorry about that Shorty!!! Scheduled games for the remainder of the season are: June 30th July 5th July 12th July 21st July 26th Augus t 2nd F. M. Day Field F. M. Day Field Carsten Field F. M. Day Field F. M. Day Field Carsten Field MARK THIS The gals can't say the City doesn't believe in women's 'LIB.' .All the women in City Hall have a desk assigned tot~em CHANGING-CHANGING All sorts of interesting things are going on inside of City Hall. Walls are being taken down in the Water Department and desks and people moved. It is part of a plan to better utilize available floor space and co-ordinate the work o~ V3rious department. In our July issue of the paper we will give you all the details but if you are curious, come look at the front office of the water department. 6:30 9:30 7:35 6:30 9:30 6:15 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. MECHANICAL MENAGERIE Our City Shop, headed . by Nolis Chapman, has the thankless job of main taining all vehicles owned by the City There are few things in life more temperamental than mechanical eq•.1ipment and our guys do a great job. Nolis Chapman and Lea Norton were both absent from the shop recently due to a stay in the hospital. May we extend wishes for good health in the future. CONTROVERSY It seems there are 2 words that caused some minor and/or major reattions around City Hall during the month of May. Paper and Coffee! Enoughsaid �► .. WANT .ADS 4 rims, (5 hole--14 inch) Also 14 inch tires, various sizes. Contact---Terry Jerman, Water Department. Meter Reader. FOR SALE OR TRADE OR?? One white Pontiac Ambulance, PB, PS, Auto Trans. Needs work. 287-0530. 1958 Call THE OVERBURDENED EIGHT The Sanitation Department recently received their new truck. It is a 1972 Internation Harvester with a 550 cubic inch diesel engine and automatic transmission. It is equipped with a 25 cubic yard Garwood Packer which brought the cost of the truck to $20,700.00 and was much needed by the Department. Hank Clark and his crew are pretty proud of the new truck knowing that it will help them maintain the quality of service we have come to expect from the department. New employees on Hank's crew are: Gary Overton, Keith McClain, and Tony Aragon. NEW IN BLUE! In all probability, it is not news that five new faces have appeared in the Police Department since the first of the year. It often helps, however, to be able to match names with faces. With the hurrying and scurrying that is commonplace in our city off~ces, often one gets little more than a glimpse of a nameplate. Among the four new police men are two former reserve officers: Vin cent DeForest and John Reynolds. Names to match the other two officers belong to Bruce Luedeman and Jim Smith. The most recent addition is dispatcher Karm Sunday. Congradulations, Bob Gorsline!!! Finally after all these years of hassling City Hall they gave in to some good ideas. Now instead of a dirt ro2d--it's paved and even has curbs and gutte~s. No longer will we have to put up with all the mud that used to wash down in the parking lot. It' 11 be nice uo t to have to ruin good shoes just to go into the office from your car. The sod makes the world of difference in appearance. instant green living grass. And what hasn't been sodded has been put to seed. And with great foresight an automatic sprinkling system was installed. Along with the sod, numbers of flowering shrubs and trees have been put in the immediate area. And one aspect that you seem especially proud of is the rose garden. It must be fantastic to have designed a group of buildings and then finally see some type of beautification done in the surrounding area. One might ask why so much money is put into making an area just look nice. A big waste? When you consider the aesthetic values that go with the improvements which also were planned in accordance with good conservation programs, it is more then worth any monetary value that can be assignedto it. At least part of the area surrounding the City Hall is beginning to be able to compare with the Police and Fire Departments. It must be assumed that this is entirely voluntary on their part as nothing elsel!rad been done up until now. Now if the City would just do something about the weed immediately surrounding the rest of City Hall, we could truly have something to beproud of when visitors or new people docome to City Ha 11. Bob, Congradulations again on a great job by you and a word of thanks to the Police and Fire Departments for their continuing efforts to present an image that the City can be proud of. �~ ~ c.:. ABSENT WITH LEAVE It was vacation time the last two weeks in May for Ed Rowley, Building Department. Ed and his wife, Mary, drove through Oregon, Washington and G:ilifornia stopping in Spokane to ~sfr Mary~ sister Ed said they had a great trip but did encounter quite a bit of rain. The cheerful smile and happy disposition of our Switchboard Operator, Evelyn Utterback, were noticably missing during the week of May 29th. Evelyn spent most of her time working around the house and yard. NORTH TO ALASKA starring John Wayne andThe Water Department had to get along without Grace Lindner for the month of June while she took her first vacation in several years. Grace, with her brother and sisterin-law left June 3rd to drive to Alaska This was Grace's first trip back to Alaska since she and her late husband, Bill left there in 1963. Plans were for the party to leave Prince Rupert, June 9th, on a boat that would take them to Juneau via the inland passage. After reaching Juneau, stops were to be made at Haines Junction, Fairbanks Anchorage and wherever else sounded.interesting. The last we heard it was undecided on whether to come home through Edmonton Canada or the State of Washington. nSMITH': Too often we hear of the bad things that police officers supposedly do; the "unfair tickets,nthe alleged "police brutality, 11 etc. Seldom mentioned however, are the unse lfish contributions, often on their own time with a modesty ·that shows through what appears to be a harsh exterior. Scuh an officer is one of the new additions to the Thornton Police Force. Formerly from New York, (and we won't even discuss the Brooklyn accent), a ttbusy officer devoting time to fighting crime, 11 Jim Smith has also devoted many hours of his own time to working with juveniles. It took a great deal of prodding, even some fibbing (for a good cause) to find out that this rifficer has been working on a Youth Employment and Athletic program in his free time. He has obtained some 77 jobs for youths and approximately 100 juveniles will be his guests at a baseball game on the 15th of July. The only comment that can be obtained from this crime fighter is, 11 I feel the numerous businessmen in the City of Thornton deserve a heart felt thanks for their cooperation in the youth program.r: 'Nuf said about one fine officer' Memorabilia: matters or events worthy to be remembered. � 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/. 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