https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/2b45de4a534222db01a759cf9d78e3e6.pdf bf91a781b642084e9d63d7ba1c22abd0 PDF Text Text Vol. 'THE VOICE OF THORNTON EMPLOYEES' 5 No. 5 Max_ 28, 1976 CONSTRUCTION OF EAST DENVER MEDICAL OFFICES ON SCHEDULE l ..., _1 Construction began last December on a new Kaiser-Permanente Medical Offices building to serve Health Plan members who live or work in east Denver and Aurora. The new facility is located at 10400 East Alameda at South Havana Street near Aurora, and is expected to be open for patient care in early 1977. The new outpatient medical facility will include offices and exam rooms for 48 full time physicians of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group. In addition, there will be a wide range of diagnostic and treatment support services such as x-ray, laboratory, pharmacy and optical dispensing. General medical and specialty departments to be located in the new east Denver building are internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, pediatrics and radiology. The two-story, 68,000 square foot structure will have an exterior of brick and smoke-tinted reflective glass in a contemporary design. The floor plan will feature a modular arrangement of doctors' offices for maximum patient convenience and will include adjacent patient parking for 215 cars. With the opening of the building in early 1977, the primary care departments of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology and Surgery will be moved from the Franklin and Tammen Hall Medical Offices to the new East Denver location. Remaining at the Franklin Medical Offices will be the Departments of Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Optical Dispensing. Taken from the Kaiser Foundation April~May, 1976, newsletter *********************************************************************** BITS & PIECES GOOD COOK Our sympathy to Lucille Miller on the loss of her mother-in-law. A sad farewell to Peggie Dorr who is leaving us today. Recent bumper sticker -- Jesus is coming, and BOY IS HE~~]);])! The City of Thornton undoubtedly has many good cooks among its employees, but our nominee for culinary excellence is Doris Rohret. We urge you to try her recipe for "Mystery Casserole of the Month." ********************************** ********************************** �BITS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT We are anxiously awaiting further developments in the progress of our move to the other end of the building. Hopefully, this move will be a big morale booster, as we will not face the overcrowded conditions we are now having to live with. We look forward to better sanitary conditions, ample room in which to conduct police business and better storage areas ready to house the many items now floating aimlessly around. It will be extremely pleasant to actually have a workable area in which we, as employees, can help exhibit a better public image; one becoming a high caliber police department. Captain Baldwin was beaming as he received not one, but three cakes for his second anniversary with the Police Department. We would like to take this opportunity to extend congratulations to this man for making this an upgraded professional department. He is tremendously involved in all phases of the department and has shown genuine interest in solving any and all problems that might arise. We all firmly believe that Captain Baldwin does eat, sleep, breathe and live the Police Department; so we ask you, "When are you going to take a break?" Hopefully, your trip to the FBI Academy will provide you with some rest and relaxation. Captain Baldwin will be leaving in July for approximately three months to attend the academy in Virginia. we also hear To Bob Wilson: We hear your car needs new tires; P.S. Ask Goodyear in Colorado Springs is having a hum dinger of a sale. Rich Martin and Bob Wilson about the banquet held in the Springs and the famous quote, "Is youall the Police?" Karro Sunday *********************************************************************** HAPPY BIRTHDAY Don't forget to wish the following nice people "Happy Birthday!" ;i.. Dale McMaster - Tom Sullivan - Greg Sheehan - Dave Ruminer - Tom Fahrenbruch Glenn Donharl - Julia Newell - Bev Lane - - - Vivian Skinner Dan Berens - - Jackie Crane - Jim Perry - - - Jim Lease - - - Dick Gerbitz - Chris McLellan Doug Scheffel - Don Ter Avest - Lynn Hinshaw - Ken St. Onge - Brian Kelly - - Jack Montoya - Elaine Stockton Jeff Ter Avest Dick Gerstberger - - Water Supply - - - Fire - - - - - - - Fire - - - - - - - City Shops - - - - Fire - - - - - - - Planning - - - - - Police - - - - - - Building - - - - - Recreation - - - - Parks - - - - - - Water Supply - - - City Administration Utilities Office - Street - - - - - - Police - - - - - - Water/Sewer Mtce. Building Mtce. - - Police - - - - - - Fire - - - - - - - Fire - - - - - - - Police - - - - - - Finance - - - - - Water/Sewer Htce. Utilities Adm. - - - - - June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June 1st 7th 9th 9th 10th 11th 14th 14th 15th 16th 18th 18th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 24th 25th 25th 25th 26th 28th 29th 30th *********************************************************************** �BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD RATE INCREASE Effective June 1 Blue Cross/Blue Shield will be handing down to the City of Thornton a rate increase for medical coverage. The Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Colorado Corporation requested a rate increase last year which was approved. Again this year they requested a second rate increase, and the State Insurance Comm issioner preliminarily refused; then later granted the increase. However, the way the City of Thornton contract reads, rate increases can only occur in September of each year. The State Insurance Commissioner canceled all Blue Cross/Blue Shield contracts for group coverage for 9,000 groups in the state of Colorado. The increase in rates will take single coverage from $28.90 a month to $32.13 a month. The family coverage will go from $74.10 a month to $79.58 a month. The City, in preparing and approving the 1976 budget, did not plan for any rate increase of this type. However, since the City did commit to 100% coverage of Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the City will absorb the increase in costs instead of passing it on to each employee. *********************************************************************** FIRST AID COURSE If you have been saving your fainting spell until after your employee representative completed his first aid course -- now is the time. "What to do Until the Jl...mbulance Arrives" is a 12-hour first aid course administered under the direction of Lt. Jim Randall of the Fire Department. Eight employees have successfully completed this course. They are Al Smith, Maurice Van Soest, Don Rohrbaugh, Howard McGee, Ruth McCul lah, Rayrn on Henderson, Charle3 Maypole and Peggie Dorr. MEDICAL OFFICES TO SERVE NORTH DENVER May 3 marked a new era in the history of the Personnel Division of the City of Thornton. Now we are three! The newest third to be added to the Division is named JoVonne Fitzgerald. JoVonne is married to Jerry and together they share responsibility for Brian. JoVonne worked for the State before coming to Thornton. She is a charming lady, and we are pleased to welcome her to the City of Thornton. A new outpatient medical office complex in Westminster, with support facilities for clinical laboratory, x-ray, pharmacy and physical therapy, has been purchased by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado. The new medical office facility is located on the northwest corner of 112th Avenue and Huron Street in the city of Westminster. It is estimated that the new facility will expand the Health Plan's service area to include Boulder and nearby communities for the first time since KaiserPermanente began serving Colorado in 1969. About ten thousand of the Plan's seventy thousand current members will be more conveniently served by the Westminster location. The new facility will bring the option of HMO membership to thousands of people in the Boulder and Brighton areas who have never had an alternative health plan like Kaiser-Permanente available to them. Taken from the Kaiser Foundation April-May, 1976, newsletter ********************************** ********************************** ********************************** NEW PERSONNEL ASSISTANT �NEWS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT Yes, the Fire Department is still alive! The department will start its annual home inspection program beginning June 3. We will be contacting residents in the city offering to inspect their homes and leaving fire prevention literature. This is a voluntary program by the residents. Testing procedures have begun in the department to fill the positions of Fire Lieutenant and Fire Engineer. This procedure should be completed and the promotions made by the early part of June. Also, the department bids farewell to retiring Chief Carl Nelson. A dinner was held Friday, May 21, at the Capri Motor Hotel. Chief Nelson was one of the first paid firemen in the City and the only Chief. He has given the City 22 years of both paid and volunteer service. Congratulations to Don and Linda Oliver who are the proud parents of a new baby girl, Jennifer Dawn, born on May 15 at St. Joseph's Hospital at 8:12 a.m. Both mother and baby are doing fine. If anyone is interested in going to the El Jebel Shrine Circus, please contact Ray Bury at Station #2 for tickets. The circus is June 12 - 15. John Bales *********************************************************************** THANKS CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations go out at this time to Jim Morrison, Marv Griener and Jackie Crane for passing the Class "C" Water Exam. Pat Croghan and Bob Jordan passed the Class "B" and Larry Winkler the Class "D" Water Exam. I would like to thank the City for the beautiful watch that I received and also the Utilities Department for the dinner at Taylors. I would especially like to thank all the guys in the plants for the party and the thoughts. Thanks again to all. Ray Zink *********************************************************************** EVIDENCE RECOVERY UNIT The Police Department recently put into coro.mission the ERU (Evidence Recovery Unit), which has been implemented to provide necessary crime scene equipment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with an officer trained to use it. The Thornton Police Department is the only police department in Colorado fulfilling the recommendation of the President's Commission on Crime regarding use of police officers in the actual use of crime scene investigation. This is usually done by detectives in other departments. This new program should aid tremendously in the solving of crimes in the Thornton area, as on-scene investigation often is the key via photos, prints and casts to apprehending suspects involved in crimes. Such cases to be investigated would be burglaries, rapes, robberies and other important cases where evidence can be readily gathered. We, in the department, are enthused about the unit and sincerely hope all Thornton residents will take pride in the fact that the department has taken positive steps to improve police service with a high degree of professionalism. Karm Sunday *********************************************************************** �FESTIVAL DAYS PLANS NEARLY COMPLETED • • • Have you ever seen a "Donky Softball Game?" If not, your in for a real treat. This comical version of one of America's favorite sports has been scheduled as the opening event for Thornton's Annual Festival Days, beginning Saturday, June 19. To be held at the Thornton High School stadium at 2:00 p.m., this event pits man against beast in a battle of determination and stubbornness, and it's anyone's guess who will win. Don't miss it. Another outstanding and exciting event will be "Almost Anything Goes," patterned after the ABC TV show of the same name. The Thornton Centennial-Bicentennial Committee has challenged the committees of Northglenn and Westminster to form teams representing their coro.munity. Each city will compete with 3/6 member teams in a preliminary round, with the winning teams from this elimination competing in the finals. Westminster will begin their elimination on Thursday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m.; Northglenn on Friday, June 25 at 7:00 p.rn.; Thornton on Saturday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m.; with the finals scheduled for 2:00 p.rn., Sunday the 27th. The only admission charge will be on Sunday for the finals and will only be $1.00. If you are daring enough, we are still looking for participants to represent Thornton. You may contact either program chairman Jay Simmons (Police Department) or committee chairman Bob Donaldson (extension 214) for details. A children's carnival will be set up in the Thornton Shopping Center from Tuesday, June 22 through Sunday, June 27. Plans are also under way for the annual golf tournament, details of which will be announced later. Then there is, of course, the giant, spectacular Bicentennial parade on Saturday, June 26 at 10:00 a.m. The first float this year will be one designed by Elaine Stockton (Bookkeeping), assisted by Torn Fahrenbruch (Fire Department). This float, sponsored by the Thornton Centennial-Bicentennial Coro.mittee, will also be featured in Northglenn's parade the week prior to ours, and in Denver's parade on July 3. Over one hundred thirty individual units will be represented in the parade, scheduled to begin at the North Valley Shopping Center at 10:00 a.rn., proceeding north on Washington Street to Eppinger Boulevard. This year's Grand Marshall will be Carl Akers, Channel 9 News Director. Among the features of this spectacular will be the appearance of bands from New York, Florida, Wyoming (the Troopers), and California, as well as bands from the Thornton and Highland High Schools, and also from the City of Arvada and Denver. Units will be represented from as far away as Colorado Springs, Florence, Fountain and Central City, Colorado. Nearly thirty-five floats have been entered, as well as marching units, antique cars, clowns, military units, drill teams, honor and color guards of all descriptions, fire and police units, youth groups, equestrian units, and many, many others. Miss Thornton-1976, Miss Colorado Teenager, and Little Miss Adams County will also appear. Children's favorite, Ronald McDonald will participate in the parade and will also make appearances throughout the date at other activities. A sky-diving demonstration will be given at City Park on the afternoon of June 26, with other outdoor activities to follow at the same location. If you wish to take part in some way, contact Bob Donaldson at extension 214. *********************************************************************** @[gij □~~[Q) WfruTI={] ~~ *********************************************************************** � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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