https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/cfef4b0f5fe9bed3793c8d3e6c638391.pdf 8f68ac3bbdf33baface20889226f5b94 PDF Text Text Vol. 5 No. . BITS 1- 1 ~ f • & 7 'THE VOICE OF THORNTON EMPLOYEES' PIECES FROM UTILITIES Julr 30, 1976 WANTED TO RENT One pickup with camper (preferably four-wheel drive) for elk hunting season. Contact Cary Palmer on extension 245. I had a pleasant two week vacation recently. This was the first time in three years that my husband had a vacation, so we spent a week in Houston, Texas, with his mother and sister and family. The weather was nice. We came back and stayed at our mountain property at Crystal Lakes for a week. I almost became a lumberjack after dragging the tops of trees and piling the wood as we cut about three hundred trees to clear for our home which we are going to build. If you would like to buy wood for your fireplace, we are taking orders. · Freda spent a nice three week vacation. She, her husband and granddaughter went to California and spent a week getting acquainted with her two year old grandson whom she had never seen. They came home and spent a week fishing. The last week she just took it easy as Harlan had to go back to work. Marybelle Clair was glad to have her son-in-law who is currently living in Australia visiting, but it wasn't a pleasant visit for him as his father passed away. Genevieve Pierce ********************************** • GOLF TOURNAMENT The 4th Annual Thornton Invitational Golf Tournament was held at The Ranch on July 24, 1976. Fortyone golfers played with fifty staying for the_ roast beef buffet and awards program. It was an ideal morning with scores being recorded from 81 to 139. Low Gross was recorded by Mike Byrne, 2nd low by Sandy Luppens, 3rd low by Don McCloskey and 4th low by Chuck Smith. Low Net was recorded by Senator Ted Strickland, 2nd low by Dan Michaels, 3rd low by Walter Spader, and a tie of 4th between Burt Johnson, R. Thomas Paslay, John Glendenning, and Dale Allbee. Low Putts was won by Don McCloskey, High Putts by Keith Rosentrater, and High Gross by Rev. Ray Frank. The longest drive awards went to Joe and Don Mccloskey and the Closest to the Pin Award went to Mike Byrne and Sandy Luppens. The tournament was very successful and everyone had a good time. We are looking forward to the 5th Annual Thornton Invitational Golf Tournament next year. *********************************************************************** �tttKt LVMt~ int nKiuc For those of you who have never married off any of your offspring, you have a real treat in store for you! Right, Doris? My youngest son popped the question to the girl of his dreams some six months ago, and it should not have been any big surprise when June came. So, how come it was? When he and Linda started bugging me for names and addresses in January for the wedding invitations, I kept saying, "Terry, for crying out loud, you still have six months. "Terry, . . . you still have four months." "Terry, ... you still ... Oh, my gosh! Why didn't you tell me it was getting so late?!" As parents of the groom, you really don't have too much to do, except stay out of the way, smile graciously and agree with everything the bride and her parents want to do. One thing you can do, if you so choose, is give a party or reception the night of the rehearsal. We chose to substitute a party the night of the wedding since the wedding was at 11:00 in the morning and the reception at noon. It had rained all week the week before, so we could foresee one soggy wedding party, but the weather the day of the wedding was magnificent. No. 1 son was to be best man. He was to pick up the groom at 9:30. He stayed at our house the night before so he would be close to the action. At 9:40, I was still trying to dress myself, my husband AND SON NO. 1. He finally left our house 15 minutes after he should have been at his brother's apartment. Ten minutes later, he was back. He had never left the curb because his car wouldn't start! The groom made his way to our house while the best man went for some gas. The car finally started and they were off to the church. Gary and I left in our car. Gary's mother, father, grandmother and grandfather, along with my mother, were going to follow us to the church since they had never been there before and they were afraid they would get lost. You would have thought Gary was the one walking down the aisle. He was a nervous wreck. The way he was driving was making a nervous wreck out of me, too, not to mention his poor father who was trying to follow us out I-70 toward Golden at 80 miles an hour. Gary was in and out of the traffic like something out of "Vanishing Point," and his poor father was just doing the best he could do. We got within one half mile of the turnoff (traveling in the fast lane, of course) when Gary whipped across both lanes and onto the off-ramp. Needless to say, as we came to a halt at the top of the off-ramp, we waved goodbye to three sets of grandparents who were now headed toward Dillon. We went on to the church but Gary's brother, who had also come down from Cheyenne, volunteered to go back to the freeway exit and watch for the other contingent from Cheyenne to get turned around and come back. They made it back in plenty of time (muttering under collective breath about what they were going to do to Gary when we got home again). The wedding and reception went off like clockwork. Although I was ina haze and can't even remember half of the party that night, I'm told that it also went off smoothly. Every time I think about these people with five and six kids, I can't help but sigh with relief that I only have one more to go. Even that may be one more too many! Sandra Kailey 11 L *********************************************************************** ITTAKES MORE T.HAN'IlllS EVEmDAY TRY SAFETY, TOO *********************************************************************** �NEW PURCHASING MANAGER The City is pleased to welcome its new Purchasing Manager, Mr. Azim "Jim" Minhas. Jim lives in Northglenn with his wife, Qaisari "Kathy," and his children, Sarah, 8 years old; Omar, 7 years old; and Osman, 1 year old. He started work with the City of Thornton on June 6. Jim went to school at Punjab University in Pakistan where he was awarded a B.A. in English literature, political economy and history. At Manchester University in London, England, he earned a degree in business administration. While living in Europe for some twelve years, Jim traveled extensively, living with different families in each country for a few weeks at a time. In this way, he was able to not only visit all the European nations, but was able to meet and learn about people in a way that no tourist can. (He said Denver reminds him a lot of Switzerland.) For the last seven years, Jim was Director of Purchases at Koehring Dart Division in Denver. During this period, he was able to affect savings of a quarter of a million dollars. He would still be with Koehring if his division hadn't moved to Ohio. Although offered a transfer with Koehring, he liked the Denver area and its people too much to leave. (He said the people in the west are great.) Before joining Koehring Dart Division, Jim was training manager at General Electric Corporation in Denver for one year. Prior to that, he was an accountant for General Electric Company in London, England, for six years. His main objective at Thornton is to continue to obtain high quality service and merchandise at a cost less than we have been obtaining it in the past. In his short time here, he has already saved the City a substantial amount of money. Jim is a great addition to our staff and a very interesting man to talk to. Welcome aboard, Jim. *********************************************************************** NEW POOL HOURS Are all of you aware that you could possibly spend your lunch hour cooling off and relaxing in either the City or Highland pool? There is special noon hour swimming especially for adults. Also, pools are now open until 8:00 P.M., seven days a week. Following are the new pool hours: City Pool 12-1 Adults Mon - Fri 1-5 Open 5-5:30 Closed for cleaning 5:30-8 Open 12-8 P.M. Open Sat, Sun Mon - Fri Sat, Sun So come on and take the Highland Pool 12-1 Adults 1-5 Open 5-6:30 Swim Team 6:30-8 P.M. Open 12-8 P.M. Open plunge -- enjoy your city's facilities! *********************************************************************** �•. NEW EMPLOYEES Let's give these new employees a big WELCOME! Candy Radke -- Administration Jim Minhas -- Purchasing Manager Randy Subjeck -- Police Cadet Richard Dietz -- Street Maintenance Specialist Lester Adams -- Street Maintenance Specialist Rick Steele -- Recreation Superintendent Pat Hayes -- Activity Supervisor Bonnie Henzie -- Activity Supervisor Ed Clark -- Planning Director Bud Elliot -- Field Engineer Rod Johnson -- W/S Maintenance Specialist George Buck -- Fire Chief *********************************************************************** BITS FROM PARKS & RECREATION The Recreation Department is very fortunate this summer to have three very pleasant young ladies as office assistants. The first is Kathy Sibayan, a senior this year at Highland High School. Kathy is an "extreme foosball enthusiast" andwill challenge anyone. Ardyce Sittner, a junior at Highland High School, is our resident Avon Lady, (which I might add, does not mean she's a ding-dong). Connie Hentschel, a sophomore at Thornton High School, spends all her spare time in the mountains and is a real outdoor girl. The girls are welcome additions to our staff. Many thanks for a job well-done. Congratulations to Ed Sweeney, one of the Recreation Department's softball umpires. Ed has been chosen to serve as Umpire in Chief for North South Boys High School All Star Baseball Game. This is an honor well deserved. We are proud of you, Ed! Hats off to Joanne Baker, a member of the Parks crew who will be leaving August 13 to join the United States Air Force. Joanne is really excited about her decision. She plans on spending a week in the mountains before beginning basic training. Best of luck in future endeavors, Joanne! *********************************************************************** SAFETY. : ., ~·makes vacation days ... ~~~!•~- . ___, ll=llrAl(P~lf rt)(A)Y.f *********************************************************************** �. \, BITS & PIECES The "Drums Along the Rockies" drum & bugle corp show will be held at Thornton High School stadium July 31 at 7:30 P.M. Y'all come! Doris Rohret is on vacation resting up from her daughter's recent wedding. Ruth Mccullah was awarded "Employee of the Monthn for the month of July Monday, July 26, at the regular City Council meeting. Congratulations, Ruth. Cel Eggers and her husband, Jerry, went to Oregon for a week visiting relatives. Glenn Donharl will be on vacation for a week working on his new house. Mary Winterhof will be leaving the city around the middle of August. We hope she will be as happy in her new surroundings as she has been here. Mary, we bid you farewell. Cathy and Jesse Diaz Ordaz are expecting their "first" sometime in December. Sharon Boyd is back behind the wheel and is not waiting on the street corner to get "picked up" anymore. All of us upstairs will be glad when our "off again--on again" air conditioning gets stabilized. Jerry Groothuis and family have returned from a three week vacation visiting relatives and touring the country. They toured Ohio, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. Outside of having the transmission go out and dropping the gas tank, the trip went fairly smooth. Linda NEW PLANNING DIRECTOR HIRED Ed Clark of Newark, Delaware, recently assumed the duties of Director of Planning for the City of Thornton. He replaced Jim Keller who is now Director of Community Development. Before coming to Thornton, Ed was Director of Planning for MCA Engineering Corporation, a private consulting firm located in Newark, Delaware. He has also worked as a planner for New Castle County, Newark, Delaware; Coconino County Planning and Zoning Commission, Flagstaff, Arizona; and the City of Newark Planning and Zoning Department, Newark, Delaware. Ed graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor of science degree in urban geography. He was a "Richard King Mellow Fellow" in the Graduate City Planning Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology and he received a masters degree in urban affairs from the University of Delaware. Ed and his wife, Liz, reside in Hillcrest with their two sons, Mike and Eddie. Welcome aboard, Ed. ********************************** FOR SALE Bench grinder on stand - $25; engine stand on castors, universal head - $50; or best offer. Baby equipment and girl's clothes from size Infant to 5 (cheap). Contact sion 235. Mary Winterhof, exten- *********************************************************************** DON'T FORGET! MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY! COLORADO DAY *********************************************************************** �•\ EQUALITY STRIKES AGAIN The other day, Marv and I went over to the city pool to collect some of our highly touted employee bennies; i.e., to cool our bones and bag some rays at that establishment. We were greeted by an awesome scene of fence-to-fence kids inside and a line outside of another thirty or so. "Not to worry," Marv says, "I checked it, and they say the 1 ine moves fast.'' So, we waited. Half an hour or so later, we were right there at the gate, close on the heels of some young local residents. "Halt," says the G.O.G.* "You guys are new here." . "Yeah," says Marv. "We're employee dudes, and we're gonna swim about thirteen laps." "Okey-dokey," says the guard, "and if you don't have them with you, you can rent caps here at the desk." Now, being good, City Council-fearing employees, Marv and I debated the cap issue for at least three seconds before fanning our noses at that rule and opting for a little liqtiid consolation at the Coronado Inn. Now, we all know why there's a cap rule, don't we, folks? It's been many moons sincefliey developed sophisticated filters for pools. "And what do you suppose those filters are for?" I says to Marv. "Let's not be vindictive," says Marv, who is the original "gentle giant" after two beers and a shot of tequila. So, I agreed to let the matter slide-- bygones and all that. You know, turn the other cheek ... and, oh, by the way, any city employees are more than welcome to free squash and tomatoes ona "first come, first served" basis at the Western Hills Treatment Plant in the coming weeks -- provided you short-hairs bring your bathing caps ... *Gorilla on Guard Jim Morrison Operator, Western Hills * P.S. Now you long-haired guys through all these years! * know * what we girls have been going Editor *********************************************************************** PLAY - BALL PIGOUTS Starting in July, all Recreation Another welcome and shining and Parks personnel will have the face in the Recreation Department is that of Steve Reffel, Softball opportunity to feast together at least once a month. A different Supervisor. Steve comes to us, a full time employee will have the 1974 graduate of Mapleton High responsibility for planning and School. He is now attending preparing the meal each month. Metropolitan State College, majorThis is a fantastic way for all ing in recreation. Steve will continue working part-time in the division employees to get to know each other. After lunch everyone department this fall, assisting will be encouraged to indulge in with the outdoor programs and helping in the office. Welcome center facilities. to our team, Steve! *********************************************************************** �.• . HAPPY BIRTHDAY Don't forget to wish the following nice people "Happy Birthday!" ' Wanda Hartleben - Gail Gold - - - - Mary Blagg - - - Ron Abeyta - - - John Van Vreede - Jack Dwyer - - - Alex Lopez - - - Sandra Kailey - - Richard Von Drehle Larry Winkler - - Jim Minhas - - - Aldean Pidcock - Ike Clair - - - - Jim Scott - - - - Luis Velasquez - Arlene Stapp - - Wayne Armstrong - Gerald Bender - - Don Krugmire - - Terry Jerman - - Bill Martinez - - Stephan Reffel - Chester Rozean - George Keil - - - - - Data Processing - Police - - - - Police - - - - Sanitation - - Building - - - Municipal Judge - Meter Shop - - Administration - Recreation - - Water Supply - Finance - - - - Recreation - - W/S Maintenance - Fire - - - - - Water Supply - Police - - - - Sanitation - - Water Supply - Data Processing - Meter Reader - Police - - - - Recreation - - Fire - - - - - W/S Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August 3rd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 7th 8th 9th 9th 12th 14th 16th 18th 18th 20th 20th 21st 22nd 22nd 23rd 23rd 30th 30th 31st *********************************************************************** BULL SHEETS ,,,., ' At budget time, department directors can become very creative about justifying new increases. The city of Clearwater, Florida, decided to capitalize on this creativity and named all supplemental budget requests "BS Forms" (for Budget Sheets). The department directors seemed to appreciate the humor. Now, it is not unusual at budget hearings for a director to ask City Manager Picot Floyd which BS he would like to discuss first. ~j ~ proved pr -ot~n .......nu, .. U.sA CNATIOIIAL Submitted by Tom Clouser SAflTY COUNCIL *********************************************************************** � 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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