https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/012ce65fac9366ebb81162e16ca9922a.pdf ba5168caa721636a37aba3d81421626b PDF Text Text CITY CHATTEL Vol. 1 No. 8 'The Voice of Thornton Em.e..!£1.ees' CITY PROMOTIONS The following promotions were announced by the City Manager in a continuing program to reorganize and streamline the staff of the City of Thornton. The first promotion was the promotion of Mr. Marvin Thrasher to the position of Finance Director of the City of Thornton. In this position, Marvin will be responsible for all of the financial responsibilities of the City including budget preparation, budget administration, purchasing and supervision of the accounting office. The second promotion announced by the City Manager was that of Mr. Robert Gorsline from Utilities Engineer to City Engineer. Bob has been with the City of Thornton for 10 years and in this new department will have total responsibility of all City and utilities engineering. The last promotion to be announced this month was that of Mr. Robert Wilson to the position of Assistant City Manager. Bob has been with the City for one year in which time he served as Personnel Director and Treasurer. Bob will keep the responsibilities of Personnel while Marvin Thrasher .as sumes · the responsibilities of Treasurer. Our congratulations and best wishes are extended to these employees in their new positions. **"i'(-!:-!\·-l:"-l:--l:1;-:,':;':;':··k*o':--J:·l:·l:;':,'t"i~*-,'~;•:;':;':,':,'<;':;'::;':·/:"'J':-;':;~;1:"k·k;':;': WE ARE SORRY If this issue of the paper seems a little short and rather thrown together, it is!!! We had to hurry and finish the paper on Wednesday since we were to be closed the 25th in memory of President Johnson. We did leave some things out that we received for this issue and will see that they are in next month for sure. "i'.:'"i'(;~;':;'\;'::*-1:*-l:1:irlck--..':--.~-.. •,1:-/:,";·-k;'~,.-k··J.:-lc•'f•':-;\;':-!:·k-;'t:;~-l<·k·k;':;'(1'ck Januar~ 1973 TO REMIND YOU City of Thornton employees ·will have; 10 paid holidays in the year 1973, which includes six, 3 day weekends. New Year's Day - January 1st Lincoln's Birthday - Febrary 12th Washington's Birthday - Febrary 19th Memorial Day - May 28th Independence Day - July 4th Colorado Day - August 6th Labor Day - September 3rd Veteran's Day - October 22nd Thanksgiving Day - November 22nd Christmas Day - December 25th Sounds like a short vacations. good year for some •k;h"-;,'~>:,':i'=:·k-/:·k··k;':;1:·f:;~;•:--k,~-;"*'':;'~':;h'(;";h':·;\-l:;':;':·ln"·k-1n'("i':;': NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US The following employees will be certified Febrary 1st upon completing six months: William Clanton - Police Dept. Thomas Gomer - Police Dept. ;':-;,':-,':•k-;,':;'(;':,':;':•k;':;'<·k;~"i':·k-1"~·-l:·k·k•k-;,'~;•:--;':;':·-;':·l:,':.._', :;'c;':·k~'n':;':•-k-;,':··k NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES Jim Ziegler, Ralph Bender and Dick Gillespie all moved out to the Modular Building. The new office has lights, heat and telephone, but no secretary. Congratulations to Charles Rickey,on his promotion to Assistant Engineer and Bob Gorsline for appointment as City Engineer. Welcome to Walter Kosciw, our new Engineering Aide II. C. Schenfeld -kih!:;\-;~;h\-"*;~-,•,,~;'nt--';\-';~;'(;h~·k•kj~,'-:;~,•rk-;~•k;'::*'.-;"'";':;':i'~':·k,":-;,':;~ �TEAMING UP FOR SAFETY THE TRUEST KIND OF LOVE Take a group of great, but unfamiliar athletes and put them into a game and they will probably lose. The missing element is TEAMWORK, without which no group of players can succeed. The same is true where you work. Like a team, each person has his own job, but must coordinate his efforts with others to produce winning results. A major concern of any athletic team is the chance of injury to teammates. The same should be true in your department or division, because, like any team, injury to any member of your team will effect the others. Accident prevention is a team affair both on the field and on the job. All team mem~ers must work together for safe conditions, safe equipment, and safe work practices. Once in awhile we are blessed with seeing in action the love of a child and Mary Belle Clair was recipient of such love this Christmas season. Shortly before Christmas, Mary Belle was given a gift by her young grandson that had to be opened right away, the treasure couldn't wait for Christmas morning. The package had been wrapped with no help from Mom or Dad and contained the work of a music box which played Brahm's Lullaby. After thanking her grandson for the special gift, Mary Belle was told the full story of how the gift was purchased. For one week, her grandson had given his lunch to a boy at school in order to pay for the gift he wanted for his grandmother. Devere King Acting Safety Director ****'.k*****,\-**;\·*,\·*,\->'<*>\·*,\-*">t·*************** B. Lane BF~NCH UTILITY OFFICE ************************************** WELCOME We want to welcome the following new employees and hope that you will all get to know them very soon. John Purkey .•.•.. ~Building Dept. Walt Kosciw Engineering Dept. Malcolm Atkins .•.. Building Dept. Barbara Taylor ..•. Utilities Office Michael Silva .•... Police Dept. Arthur Vermilye ... Police Dept. Joe Bowland ..•...• Police Dept. **************'"'*''•*'"'****''-*'"''"'**'"'********* WATER TREATMENT WINTER OPERATIONS Thornton The Western Hills and Treatment Plants are now shut down for the winter. The Softening Plant is now supplying all water to Thornton and Northglenn. The treatment operators from both plants are working three daily shifts at the Softening Plant during these winter months. The fact that Thornton is a growing Jan. 2nd City in many ways was evident when the Utility Dept. opened a branch office in the Empire Savings Bldg. at 104th and Huron. The new office is open from 9 to 1 and 2 to 6 each day, Monday through Friday and is manned by Mary Belle Clair long time Utility employee. Stop by and see the new office and say 'Hi.' *******>'<*********-I·***•'<****************** GOOD NEWS OR BAD? Females throughout Adams County mourn! Officer James Hogan was married in December and to add to the female population misery, Lt. Ron Rotella also tied the knot before the year was over. It should be noted that it was strictly co-incidental that Lt. Rotella, Charleen Isbell and Ann Weber all took vacations the same week in December. After all, Lt. Rotella was on his honeymoon. M. Nicholls D. Rankle ********************~***************** **********''<*°"k**>!:*,'<*°"k********°"k*********** �A GREAT GET TOGETHER BITS AND PIECES Police Department employees and their families enjoyed a special Christmas treat. A party with all the trimmings, including Santa Claus (played by Officer Bob Wilson, who incidentally did such a perfect job, that even some of us "grown ups" were convinced that he was the original from the North Pole.) Gifts and candy were provided for all of the kiddies and we all enjoyed coffee, punch, cake and ice cream. Investigator Jim Allen's wife spent a great deal of time and effort decorating the Highlander Building and she also made clever ceramic wall plaques for the children. Special thanks to a special lady. Let's start the new year right by blowing our own horns. A great bunch of guys and gals who work long hard hours, but always manage to be cheerful and take extra time to help one another and others. D. Rankle :-!'\*"k"h··,VJ.r.·~·-.Vk·~·"'#-\"k·k·A:-J..·J..·'J\·'A.··J,;,J.r-J..•,,t.,,--kA·J,kY..·A··A·Jc,•..-J..·h·J;;~\·-J,·1'.·*** ment. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Don't forget to wish the nice pe op Le a "Happy Bd r t hd ay M. E. Nicholls .•.• Feb. C. D. Stanley ..... Feb. R. E. Martin ...•.. Feb. D. C. Rankle ...... Feb. C. S. Rickey ..•... Feb. T. W. Cole ...•.... Feb. H.J. Valasek ..... Feb. P. D. Croghan ..... Feb. R. S. Jordan ...... Feb. C. F. Alver .••.... Feb. J. Bower ....... Feb. M. W. Matlock ..... Feb. Mary Kay Hayden's wit and wisdom during lunch hour rated her a special sign posted in the Employees' Lounge the week of January 15th. We hear via the grape vine that the next sign posted might be to welcome you to 'Ruth Mccullah' s Break Time. '· Could be!! ! Question to Helen Powell. Did someone tell you there was a snake in a box locked up in your department? Was there? Rohrbaugh's Hideaway is no longer in existence as Don now has a proper wall. We understand that Sandy and Penny say 'Good Morning,' and if Don isn't in they've been talking to the wall .. Sounds different!!! How about Chief Matlod~ 9oj_ng to th~ Inauguration of President Nixon? He really knows bow to make use of his time away from the job. If we are lucky maybe next month we can get Don and Don to write a story on what is new in Data Processing. Meanwhile, be assured that lots of new things are taking place in this depart- following c " 5th 5th 6th 7th 14th 14th 17th 17th 18th 19th 24th 27th *-lrk**f,*>'<~·*,"***>\->\-**;\-t,kt,*******>\-*******>'<** This past December, the Water Treatment Plant received a routine piece of third class mail with the following notation on the envelope. WARNING IF YOU THROW THIS ENVELOPE INTO YOUR WASTE BASKET, UNOPENED, A CAPSULE OF WATER INSIDE WILL BREAK, SPILLING ONTO A DEHYDRATED BOA CONSTRICTOR~ HE WILL THEN CRAWL OUT OF THE ENVELOPE AND CRUSH YOU TO DEATH. We were given the following complaint form to pass on to you. Be sure to fill it in completely before turning into the proper department. COMPLAINT FORM Please write your complaint in box below. Write legibly. CALIFORNIA Louise Ludlow and husband spent the weekend of January 19th in San Francisco at the new Hilton Hotel on Fisherman's Wharf, all expenses paid. The trip was won by Mr. Ludlow in his job with the Denver Post. The busy fun filled trip will be remembered for many years. .□ **********''-**>'-***~'-********************** B. Lane Nothing is quite so annoying as to have someone go right on talking when you're interrupting. **************************************** ******************"''-f<****i(-k************** �.AAH-SOOO Devere King has gone foreign, he has a new MAZDA (Fire Engine Red) pickup. He asked him how he liked it and he replied that at 33 mpg, who could hate it. -!c-k;,'c-,';-k;,':~•-.·l:--J:·ln':-J:·k;,':1:;'::-1.--:,-l:--J:-1,1~',"i:-!:;'n':;':;':1:1n't;';..,':;':"1:··k-k·k Department will let you know that it is full of many new faces. Since Hr. Carman's retirement last month, John R. Purkey, from Fremont, Nebraska, has taken over the position of Chief Building Inspector. Two new inspectors have also been added. Malcolm Atkins is the electrical inspector and George Hard is the plumbing inspector. DOUBLE GREAT L. Miller Interesting things have occurred in the life of Bob Messervy lately. He became engaged to be married April 8th and purchased a 1970 Dodge Super Bee. B. Lane •{:··k~':;':;':;': . k;':--l~*··k;':--1,1:"'l:~':"k;':;'i-!:1:1-; . ..;':;':,':;':'"'1 :;':--J~•:-k··;'\}:-!:-l:;':'k··k * •k;':;·ln':•k;',,\-,t--;':,\-i\-"ihhi'ii,nn~,~,~,~,t-7h\-,~it-'*1t""iht-',t--;h~h\-'1~-;t--,h'(' SYMPATHY NOTE He would like to extend our sympathy and sorrow to Don Mewis and family on the death of Don's father, Wed. the 17th of January at Cozad, Nebraska. Don and family are there now and will return soon. FIRE DEPARTMENT NEWS M. Ground was finally broken at 92rid and Huron Street for the new Fire Station. If everything goes right, it could be occupied in March or April of this year. The City will be hiring seven new firemen and new equipment. They will be buying a new ambulance and a weed truck and are in the process of ordering a new 'Quint', which is a ladder truck to most people. Unit 17 is being rebuilt and a new diesel engine is being installed. Nicholls ~.'(i':~···-k~~iht-;':;t--;\-,~,h~-,t1\-;hh~-;\--;\-1~;\-;~i~·k;h':,':;~,\-1\-;':,'\,\--;h':*-;h'c- MARRIED Sometime over the holidays, we don't know when, Larry Johnson got married. He and his bride (name unknown) got married in Las Vegas, honeymooned in Vegas but we have no details. Come on, Larry,at least show us her picture. D. King .,k -1:;h'(*;':-;':;'(;':;h':-;':•k,\-,\--;,':·k;':i':-;':'i\-;\-;'rk;'rk-;'(-;':--;'~':-;':i':i':-;':--;':"'i':"'i':-;': ;':*'1:--1:··l:·l:--!:··k ...k"'l:;':7:··l:;';;':"l:;':*1:;':;'~':;':··k-1~:,7,-1:;'n':;':·;':··k ..::;':;':-;':;':;': NOH REALLY Sgt. French was recently off duty ill. Now, it isn't usually newsworthy when someone has a few days illness, but chicken pox! FOR SALE 69 Chev. 3/4 ton pickup 66 Ford Fairlane 500 4-door station wagon 2511 color Admiral TV Assorted tools, 3 lawn mowers Miscellaneous items Contact Ed French at the Police Dept. ;'rl:"'i';"'i'\°""'i':"'i':i':;'(;':i'("'i':"'i\-*·l:i'~':;':-;':·k*;~;\-·k·l:;\-k·l:-;':;':;':*·-l:1':-;;':i:;':-,h': D. Hankle FOR SALE ·k--k·;,';: .k·k•k;h':•k;':;': . . k··k,':;' . :;':. ki'(;'rl:·l:·l:;'~':i' . :·ki:·k•k;'(i'(•k*;':-;':;':;";'(;': BUILDING DEPARTMENT Just a quick glance in the Building "'/:,':"';•, ~'(;':1:;':-.':;'~"';,•:-l:1n',.. ,':··k··lc1c;':·k··k. ., ':-k.. ,',.. ,':-1c;'r:··k-J'r:--.':--.'n':;';··k•'n':-k;':,'c-;': Don DeRenzo, Water Main. driver has a pickup for sale. A 64 Ford 1/2 Ton, equipped with dual tanks. Runs good, would like $500 for it. Contact Don at 1260 E.89 Ave., call at 287-4800. ··}:;'(;'i:;':;':;':;':-;\-·k.,\--;':·;ki':·k·l:-. . ':··k ;~-;':;":;'n':i':i':•k;':-. . h':-;':i':"'k •:k;\-•k-. . ':-k-;':*;': �'- ALL IN A DAY'S WORK Sometimes in trying to be sweet and thoughtful you make problems, as Doris Rohret found out last month. It happened on a morning when there just wasn't enough time for everything that needed to be done before leaving for work. Hurrying and not wanting to wake her husband, Doris got her shoes from the closet in the dark and left for work. Shortly after Doris was settled at her desk and started on the new day'swork it was pointed out to her that she was wearing shoes of different colors and different heel heights. Doris called her husband, explained the problem, and asked that a pair of matching shoes be brought to her.Until the shoes arrived she managed to act as if a shoeless secretary was the most normal thing in the world, which takes some doing. We are curious, did he bring a shoe to match one she already had or a different pair? SPRING FEVER-SOFTBALL STYLE They said it couldn't be done, but let's prove them wrong. Utility Inspector, B. Donaldson, is attempting to organize a "Girl's Softball Team" to represent the City of Thornton. How about it gal's after sitting at those desks all day, this is just the thing to unwind. And if there are any of you guys out there who's wife would like to join in, they are welcome. Also needed will be a few brave males to coach and umpire. You may contact Bob at Ext. 35 for further details. B. Donaldson •k-:~-;'n":;'.;~•~,•:-;'~··k,',-;.',--.~~•,··k•':·.'<'"k-}c.,'.:-,'<--;'n'~,'<.-k1~,•......km':t'..""i'<._t.;,1,,':--;';;··ln'\ ;•::··l~•:~'-:7: . J:·k-Jc-;':~ . -l:-.J~',--!c1::*-l: .k,':-!:;',-k-;, . ':--;'r:;':;',·i':;':~'~~;'.;-;':;'c;':-k··k·k-.'( NEW EQUIPMENT The City employees might be interested to know of the recent authorization for purchase of a tandem dump truck for the Street Department. Pe believe that this vehicle will be an outstanding addition to our city fleet. The purchase price of the vehicle is $15,215,27. The vehicle will be equipped with a diesel engine and with duel hydraulic hoists for the bed to affect greater stability and safety while operating the vehicle with the bed raised. This vehicle will significantly increase the capability of the Street Department in their efforts to keep up with the snow plowing and sand ing requirements of our rapidly growing city. -;':-/:-·k,";:;';: . }::·k·· . k;':··k1':·k1':~!:·{:;':;'<,':t'::;';-l:;':·-l:;':;'::*-k;~;';·k·k··k·k•k;':;':·k ~h'(-;,';,"i~-:,':;'-:·k-;'n'(1'(-k;h~,~-k;':;~,\-;':,h\ih'u'ck·l0";~-.!:;h\---;,~;•rk-;,':"';': � 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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