https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/f584b15fe25306e5c3592e81cc2c4c17.pdf 0ef26be0c4b18eb60425bc65673b82b5 PDF Text Text ''THE ,. CITY R'' Vol. 8 No. 7 THORNTON EHFLOYEES' NE\.;:SLETTER July 31, 1979 WELCOME BACI{ Meet Gerald I--lagm_an Welcome Back Chatter! The recreation department has volunteered to take on the writing/ editing and publishing of the employee monthly newsletter, "The City Chatter". It appears everyone in the city was ready to see it happen again, as there has been great response in the handing in of articles. Our goal is to make the newsletter be one that is viewed by all city employees as their own. We, therefore, encourage artic~ les from everyone, but remember, they should be in by the 15th of each month. Mark your calendar now so you won't forget. Feature articles for future issues will include interviews with council members. There will be a classified section if you want to buy, sell or trade something. And Mr. Hagman has agreed to a regular column from the City Manager's office. But that is not everything. We are open to suggestions as well as submissions from you, because, in the final analysis, it is your newsletter. Mr. Hagman comes to Thornton from the Chicago area where he was City Manager of Lake Forest, Ill. for the past seven years. Before that, he was City Manager in Liberty, Missouri. He earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration from Northern Illinois University and has his masters degree in Public Administration from Roosevelt U. There are four children in the Hagman family, ages 19, 17, 14 and 9. The family is still in Ill. but plans to move to Cottonwood Lakes in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Hagman have been married for twenty years. When asked how he viewed his new post, Mr. Hagman replied that it is an exciting and challenging position that offers dynamic management opportunities in a city of rapid community and organizational growth. He further stated that he looks forward to working with the City Council and the City employees. His style is informal and he hopes to keep it that way. There is alot of research to be done in taking on the responsibilities of City Manager so stated Mr. Hagman. (He even mentioned coming in on Sunday to do his homework.) He plans to study the city's laws and ordinances and will, over a period of time, formulate his views. Leisure activities include jogging, tennis and an occasional game of racquetball. Mostly, he and his family are looking forward to enjoying Colorado. Report f:rom the l'V!aili Room Did you know that Diane gives out more than 250 pens to city employees in a month's time? At 25¢ a pen, that equals $62.50! Multiplied by 12 months~ $750. J U S T F O R P E N S Let's do our part to keep track of our pens and not "lose" them. �Mr. Hagman sees his job as City Manager as that of a problem solver. He has plans of meeting with employee work groups and touring each department. His impressions on the first week of employment were that everyone has been very helpful. "Thornton is a busy organization and a growing city, but in comparison to the Chicago area, the Denver-mEtro a~ea is.much smaller and that is nice." Recreation Report · The recreation center will be maintaining a low profile for the month of August in preparation for our stupendous fall program. Registration for Session I of fall classes will be held September 4-8 with classes beginning September 10 and going for six weeks. Drop-in hours at the recreation center for August are Monday - Friday, 1:00-9:00pm and Saturday, 12:00-6:00pm. The swimming pool has adult swim over the noon hour and open swim after that until 8:00pm. City employees are reminded that they and their families can utilize Thornton's recreational facilities through the use of their employee card. The Hire-A-Teen Program is still in full force. Requests for odd jobs can be made by calling Toddy Wobbema at 265. Look for our weekly articles that appear in the Sentinel Dispatch and Zone 1 of the Denver Post. Say CHEESE If you are an amateur photographer and would like to take pictures of the Council Members and the City Manager, please contact Freda Anderson at 249 , Page 2 Corrections Even though I tried to proof and recheck, I found I made several errors on the June 29th updating of the illogical phone listings. Please correct your extensions to the following Barbara Green-----------220 Bill Beary--------------220 Walraven Ketellapper----271 Correct the spelling of Rita's name to BAUVAIS, not sure how the weird spelling on the list happened. The next up-date will probably be after the move is made to the City Hall Annex. B.J. Lane Planning DEPT. Peter Flood is an intern from Metro State College. His major task is to undertake a Shopper's Survey to evaluate employment and shopping patterns in the area. He plans to graduate in August and then start graduate school in the fall. Fred Wheeler is the new Ordinance Enforcemant Officer. Fred has a degree in Business Administration from the University b£ Nebraska. He was formerly an Administrative Assistant for Thornton in the finance department. Patsy Kallman is the Long Range Planner. She has a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning, and was formerly employed by the City of Arvada as an Operational Planner doing Subdivision Review. Robbyn Wood is a Planning Technician. She has a B.A. degree in Environmental Design from the University of Colorado. Her present tasks include graphics and planning studies. �" Page 3 FIRE ''Happy Birthday" The Fire Department would like to welcome three new firefighters: Gary Wilmes, Art Morales and Joseph Leete. Although they have been working for awhile, this is our first chance to welcome them in the "Chatter". Good luck! Also, we would like to say good bye to Dave Cooley, a four year firefighter who will be leaving us at the end of the month to go to work for the Pueblo Fire Department. We are all glad you have met your goal of working for the department you've always wanted. Best of luck to you Dave! GO HAWAIIAN ' • A luau is being planned for the Thornton Employee Picnic this summer. The date is Sunday, August 26th, starting at 6:00pm. The gala event will be held at the Thornton City Pool and Hawaiian attire is optional. However, -there will be a contest for the most authentic costume. There might even be a hula contest .... or at least a limbo rock. Families are invited. Tickets will go on sale at the Recreation Center on August 10th. $2.00/person. Children under six are free. Den .01r ~k ~EfiiRS All baseball fans - ATTENTION! Box seat tickets are available at the Recreation Center to all Denver Bears games. $3.50 each. Upcoming date~ aie August 13, 14, 15 (Omaha), 17, 18, 19 (Okla. City), 20, 21, 29 & 30 (Wichita). A Day ff Reminder - August 6 is Colorado Day and that's a holiday. City Hall will be closed. Dona V. Maloy Gail Gold Wanda Hartleben James Bourn Ronald Abeyta James Skinner John Hogue Michael Hunter Alex Lopez Kristal McCracken Sandra Kailey Michael Hug Nick Pizzuti Bradford Barnes Larry Winkler Arturo Morales Ivan Clair James Scott Gregory Hug Arlene Hatten Wayne Armstrong Donald Krugmire William Martinez Terry Jerman Robert Whitehead Sandra Westbrook Ray Thomason Linda Thompson Donald Henizien Chester Rozean Sephan Re.ff el Patricia Reed George Keil Garnell Miller Cl assi 8/1 8/3 8/3 8/4 ; . 8/6 8/6 8/7 8/7 8/8 8/8 8/9 8/9 8/11 8/11 8/12 8/14 8/18 8/18 8/18 8/20 8/21 8/22 8/23 8/2 3 8/23 8/23 8 /2 8 8/28 8/28 8/30 8/30 8/30 8/31 8/31 e l -1972 Suzuki dirt bike. Approx. 6500 miles. Good Condition. Needs new fork seals. Street legal. $400. 00. Call 287-5544 or nights, call 499-0238. Coralee Covert. -For Sale: New! Wilson T-3000 tennis racquet with cover. 4 5/8" grip. $25.00. Sue Johnson 265 or 4 2 3 - 6 9 6 5 (home ) . �Page 4 Your Vote How important is one vote? If you think of its importance in terms of something contributory to the overall good of your country, state and nation, fine and dandy. But the foremost consideration must be its importance to you. Your vote is your voice in the government of your country. Some people think that their vote does not count, but here you can see what one vote does mean: - 1776-0ne vote gave America the English language instead of German. - 1845-0ne vote brought Texas into the Union. - 1868-0ne vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment. - 1876-0ne vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency of the United States. - 1923-0ne vote g2me Adolph Hitler leadership of the Nazi party. Have you ever wondered why people don't register to vote? Or why, even when they are registered, they don't vote? Statistics show, not necessarily in the following order some of the reasons: - Vote laziness - Not interested - Didn't realize a vote's importance - What's the use-a lack of confidence in candidates - Too many elections - Widespread voter confusion In the November, 1974 elections, the armed forces voter turnout was a shameful 18%. A wise man once said, "Liberty means responsibility - this is why most men dread it.11 Do you dread it? Or do you consider liberty your responsibility, to be pre-served where it counts most-in the ballot box. Is one vote all that important? You bet your life it is. Be A Chicl{e Defensive driving can involve more than watching out for the other guy's careless mistakes. Someday he just might turn on you and attack with a knife, a gun or his car. Last year in California, .the occupants of one car became furious when another pulled in front of them. A back-seat passenger in the rear vehicle began firing a gun at the two men in the car ahead - who happened to be off-duty deputy sherrifs. One man in the pursuing car was killed when a deputy returned fire. Anyone who drives has felt frustrated, insulted, perhaps even enraged by the actions of another motorist. Most of us react by muttering our favorite expletives or, at worst, shaking a fist and howling. But all over the country more and more traffic-related altercations are leading to violent disputes. Some incidents involve the cars as weapons as when one motorist chases another and tries to force him off the road. Other fights don't start until both drivers emerge from their vehicles after a minor accident or a close call. If you are in an accident and the other driver is hostile, don't get into a shouting match. Keep quiet. Even admit guilt if that's what it takes to calm the other driver down. Admitting guilt to the other driver doesn't mean a thing legally. If the other driver threatens you physically, leave the scene immediately, but call the police and report the accident as soon as possible. Then you won't be charged with hit and run. The key work is: Avoid contact, no matter what. It's not chicken to live. � 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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