https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/b59e220bf3f4f7e27e471a93d976b45a.pdf a2fb33edecaae72120939a5c7cf1aa6a PDF Text Text ~'~.· t.. ''THE CITY CHATTER'' Vol. 8, No. 12 THORNTON EMPLOYEES' NEWSLETTER December 31, 1979 The Main Event The City Employee Christmas Party, held on Dec. 14 at the Holiday Inn Denver Downtown, was one incredible good time! The evening began with music by John Reed of Mobil Discotheque and included a variety of musical styles from the S0's, 60's and 70's. What really set off the evening was the S0's rendition of "Louie, Louie. " The affair included scrumptious hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and door prizes. The evening was highlighted by a comedy skit by Paul Dirda, Tim Black and John Ferraro featuring "Stubby," a pint sized ex,-soccer style field goal kicker, who kept the crowd amused with his offbeat and somewhat unexpected antics. His legs and head were those of Paul Dirda and his arms were Tim Black, if you can imagine that. He had the crowd ioaring at the presentation of the city superlative awards. The award winners were: Sharon Davis - E.R.A. Award, George Buck-Male Chauvinist Pig Award, Gerry Hagman-Court Jester Award, Sheri Hart-Community Chest Award, Mark Speed-Joe Cool Award, Toddy Wobbema-High in the Sky Award, Bud Elliott-Mean Joe Greene Award, Howard Reedy-Rip Van Winkle Award, Rita Beauvais, Saridy Westbrook and Bert Kaspar-Charlie's Angels Award, Walraven Ketelapper-Most Mispronounced, Misspelled or Unusual Name, Curt Addison-Absent Minded Professor Award, Dean Davis-Mouth That Roared Award, Penny Conlin-The Ten Award, Bob Ford-Omar Shariff Award, and Dorothy Stephenson-The Dudley Doright Award. Door prizes were also presented throughout the evening. They ranged from Gold "C" Value books and free drink tickets, to Christmas centerpieces and ornaments. All in all, the approximately 130 people that attended seemed to enjoy themselves. It was nice to see the employees get together from all of the various departments and celebrate in the Christmas spirit (or spirits-hic!-as the case may be. ) Many thanks go to the Holiday Inn staff, John Reed, Paul Dirda, John Ferraro, Tim Black and all those individuals involved in the organization of this year's Christmas party. We would also like to thank all the people who attended the affair, for it would not have been a success without your support. Best wishes to all and Happy Holidays. And I'm sure the city employees want to thank Pete for all his work in organizing the "Main Event" -Editor- ·.rF'\,. , , /if , ~ [t) ~ [t ,~ .J LJ .;; •. y ~H rt: ~,jrp ;i I~ ~ 'f!/1~- kl, fO I g �City Mgr's Report With this issue being the last of the year - fiscal and calendar it would seem appropriate to share a few thoughts regarding the direction of the city organization. The name of the game is teamwork. With your help, we will strive to better the direction and continuity of this organization. We will seek to increase the sense of employee involvement and positive commitment to the job. This will come about through not only fair and equitable salaries and benefits, but periodic 11how am I doing" sessions between the supervisors and subordinates. Likewise, we should all continue to intensify our efforts to increase and improve our communications and to regularly discuss City and departmental mattsrs in a constructive setting. One step which can be easily made will be to have the City Manager, Personnel Director or other key staff merobers available at departmental/divisional meetings. At that time, informal dialogue can take place to clear up questions or concerns. This has been done recently in the Public Works Department and appeared to produce positive results. Those are just a couple of items I wanted to pass on. In closing, I want to wish each employee and her/his family a very happy holiday season and new year! Gerald E. Hagman City Manager Clippings - .....--- ~ . .... .:,-'::-..' . >' - \\\ \, ''\\t\\ Congratulations to Don Applen and Eric Boss for becoming Parks Worker II's. Take a cruise down Hoffman Blvd . and by Cottonwood Park and look at the new redwood signs. This months "Green Thumb Basics" is about fertilizing your houseplants. . Don't Overfertilize! A littie plant food goes a long way, and too much can burn the roots and kill the plant. Always follow directions on the plant food label. Let new plants adjust to their move to your home for six to eight weeks before feeding. Most established plants benefit from light feeding once a month during their active growth seasons of spring and summer, but stop feeding them in fall and winter when they go into their normal dormancy period. Do Not assume that any sickly plant will benefit from a dose of plant food. The plant may be ailing from too little light, too much or too little water, or too dry an atmosphere. If nitrogen is lacking, the symptoms are yellow color in new leaves ~nd lack of vigor in new growth. Similar symptoms appear from gas fumes, too much water, and too little light. But when these are the culprits, the mature bottom leaves turn yellow, not the new growth. Commercial fertilizers always indicate on the package the proportions of nutrients they bontain. When you see three figures, such as· 6-8-6, the first represents Nitrogen, the second phosphorus, and the third potassium or potash. On the package it may say N-P-K. Buy food specially designed for ho~seplants so the balance of these important nutrients will be correct for container-grown plants. (con' t) �. "' CLIPPINGS - con't. Plant food comes in powdered, granular, tablet, and liquid form. Always moisten the soil before applying food. The time-release fertilizers give plants nutrients over an extended period of time. Read the label for appropriate times to apply time-released fertilizers. HAPPY GARDENING! HAPPY NEW YEP. . R ! JUST A I~OTE As the Recreation Center seems to be the place to borrow equipment, we would like to make it easier for you to do so by establishing the following policy and procedure. Only city employees can borrow the Recreation Center's equipment and only for city functions. Please call to reserve what you need well in advance of the day and time that you need it. The person making the request will have to make arrangements for the equipment being picked up and taken to its destination. The person making the request will also be responsible for returning the equipment on the day and time he/she indicated. The person making the request must also complete an Equipment Check-out Form when borrowing anything from tne Rec. Center. The Recreation Center has the following equipment to lend: folding tables,long & short folding and stacking chairs 16 mm projector, take-up reel slide projector, screen cassette player & recorder Thank you for your cooperation. iReci~eation Report Registration: The Rec. Center will be holding registration for Winter; Session I Jan. 7-12. Brochures are out. Please register for whatever classes you are interested in at this time. Call x265 for more details. Noon Fitness: Employees who are interested in beginning a noon fitness program again should contact Pete at x269. The classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays and transportation will not be provided. These classes will start January 15. If you are planning to attend, please call and let us know , Thornton Community Night: Mark your calendar! February 26 is the night that Thornton will be going to McNichols Arena to watch the Denver Nuggets play the Phoenix Suns. Group rates will be in effect (about $6). More details later. And in March we are planning to attend, en masse, a Rockies Hockey game. More information later. Look for posters and news releases in the Sentinel. TRAVELS with CLOUSEJJ.-q Taking a 9,000 mile auto trip to Canada and to the East Coast over a three week vacation is something between a genuine vacation and a marathon. With gas prices not going down and having a "now or never attitude," my itinerary started out long and got longer with time. Essentially, the trip began at Sp.m. on a Friday with yours truly and faithful companion Cheyenne (my crack watchdog that gets up at the crack of noon) barreling through the night to the Black Hills. Cheyenne, who had never been camping before (and who is alledgedly named after an old girlfriend, i.e. "shy Ann") really took to the woods. About three a.m. or so, a squirrel, bigfoot, or something was poking around, which managed to raise her (con' t.) �CLOUSER - con't. ire and she naturally charged at it from inside ~he tent, ripping out the stakes and loops on the tent. By the time we hit Canada, she was really adept at this trick and the tent began to resemble something akin to a rag. After what seemed like about 1000 miles of barren land in Montana and the Dakotas, via Custer battlefield, and another 1000 miles of sunflower seed fields in Canada, the great north woods on the north side of Lake Superior appeared along with some mini versions of the Rocky Mountains. My best recollection though is stopping in a gas station that had a 20 ft. billboard/thermometer which proudly advertised itself as the location of the coldest spot in Canada at -78 degrees. Turning blue at the thought of camping around there, yours truly kept driving until reaching the U.S. border near the Mackinaw Straits in Michigan. Unfortunately, however, after being in the woods for about three days and looking like it, custom officials thought I had a suspicious veneer about me (or maybe it was the odor) and decided to check out the car with their own canine assistance. Since their dog could not do his work with Cheyenne around, the both of of us were banished out of the immediate area and a friendly inspector and I engaged ourselves in a rather erudite conversation, "That's a pretty dog you have there. Is she purebred?" "Yes .. She's purebred collie and purebred St. Bernard." Several moons later, after visiting Mackinac Island and Detroit, a return visit, after 20 years, was paid to Niagara Falls. The Falls are as beautiful as ever and since no one wanted to honeymoon with me, I embarked on a rather long walk around the Falls. Next to the Falls themselves, the highlight was spotting a T-shirt with a large beaver with buckteeth on it and the caption "If you're really Canadian, let me see your beaver." The next leg of the journey sent me back to Canada via Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City. Fortunately, however, the custom agent at the border happened to be a dog lover and let me pass after giving Cheyenne a big hug and some words of sweet nothings in French. I don't know exactly what he said and Cheyenne isn't talking. At that point, I decided to have a real Quebec/Franch style meal and stopped at a place called Poullet Fritte, a la Kentucky. Somehow, the food seemed a little less exotic than one might have expected. On the return trip to the States via Maine, the custom agent was busy reading a magazine when I pulled up and waved me through with a pleasant nod. After sampling the fall foliage in Vermont and New Hampshire, several days were spent in the Boston and Salem area exploring the historical sites which are in abundance. The car managed to break down at this point, precisely at the same time that Boston was having a flash flood. Since people were stalled all over the place, wreckers were about three .hours behind on calls. I can't remember the name of the wrecker that finally handled my car but did notice a company wrecker that was painted with bright flowers and labeled the "Happy Hooker." After Boston and Cape Cod, and a quick pass through the New York area, the Philadelphia historical sites were next on the agenda followed by a brief stop in Atlantic City. Currently, there are only two casinos open and they are jammed pack with people. Parking is $7.00 (con' t.} �/...:..- --- _,/ CLOUSER - con't. for 4 hours, so you can los~ almost as much in a parking lot as you do at the tabl2s if you can ever get to a table. After checking out a few more historical sites such as Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Monticello in Virginia, the return journey to Colorado via West Virginia was greeted by October snowflakes and John Denver strumming away on the radio. ... ~ ~ ~-a"rrr.p . 1 C !?6 n f.'';j ~ui::,11...Jl..l.i.~ FOR SALE! - Camper Shell for pick-up, $200.00. Also, 9000.0 generator (new!) for $200.00. Contact Ivan Clair at extension 263. waiting to share your interests and hobbies and friendship. Anyone who is interested in becoming a Big Brother should contact Ron Ewig at extension 268. Also, you can call 377-8827 for more information. ------------------------------------ Big Sisters, Inc. of Denver is also looking for responsible females to participate in their program. The commitment for Big Sisters is 3 to 4 hours a week for a minimum of one year and the requirements are the same as those listed previously for Big Brothers. Those individuals interested in joining this program should contact Shelly Espinosa at 573-1037. The Big Sisters organization is located at 5995 N. Washington. Please feel free to contact Shelly for more information. ~,~~,;, n -~l'H! & :l t;:,.:;•(t-i~ ~ f\,,~,1:-r-~ , _irn ~ i&,•~~ ~~ INCOME TAX PREPARATIONS - If you need help with your Federal and State Income Tax Returns, call Bob Letchworth at 423-8636, after 5:30 p.m. Position Available Big Brothers, Inc. of Denver is looking for a male, 18 or over, possessing high degrees of patience and understanding, to participate in their program. Those applying must be responsible and a good listener. They also must have a good sense of humor and be able to remember his own childhood. This position requires 3 to 4 hours a week with a minimum cow~itment of one year. This is volunteer work with an emphasis on developing a friendship with a boy aged 7 to 13 who does not have a father in the home. There are hundreds of children in the metro area who are i;it;~v~~ ~ -:~l..,'Q%,~~ ,. B /"J, I"-~ 'Af'!,,.. ·','.! '<> ~~•,v w vv '"' ~ ~-v·_·'N•·w~1v; Ui? li:l> l'l ~.~/i/f'JJ f\. r-i ,, 1-· That daringly funny duo, the Smothers Brothers, are back again and are bringing to Denver one of the cleverest musical comedies to have hit Broadway. The brothers portray two zany friends who deci@e that a little wife-swapping might brighten up their Christmas eve. This lighthearted and harmless spoff has an award-winning score written by Cy Coleman and has garnered 2 Tony Awards. See the hilarioi.::.s Smothers Brothers team up again with their madcap humor: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2:00pm Denver Auditorium Theater Front Balcony Seats - $8.00 This is for Thornton City Employees and their families. If you are interested in buying a ticket(s), please do so at the Rec Ctr by January 11th. Not much time, but that's how we get the reduced rate. 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