https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/5decee8103b648c72fcb2af54152d14a.pdf 0cdf0fe9cee072aedfa5f038e2ea9e3d PDF Text Text ''THE. CITY CHATTER'' Vol. 9, No. 2 THORNTON EMPLOYEES' NEWSLETTER Mayor Pro Tern In the second of our articles to acquaint you with your City Council, we would like to introduce you to the Mayor Pro Tern, Joe Mccloskey. Mr. Mccloskey began his service to the public with an appointment to the Planning Commission in 1970. He served a portion of the almost three years on that Commission as Vice Chairman~ In November of 1973, Joe was elected to the Council from Ward II. He was the City's representative to the Denver Regional Council of Governments for five years where he served on the Legislative Committee. Councilman Mccloskey has been a member of the ,Thornton community for fifteen years and makes his living in the contract plumbing business. He resides with his wife, Marion, and their children at 9220 Hoffman Way. Joe and his family are very active in the City's youth sports programs. He is currently a coach in the Skyline Boys Basketball League. It was through his activities in these youth programs that Joe first became interested in seeking and attaining election to the City Council. As a native of Colorado and longtime resident of Thornton, Councilman Mccloskey has seen the growth that has occured in the City and the total metropolitan area. He has expressed concern about the future growth and the proper planning that must preceed this anticipated growth. He says his main concern centers around the fact that there is a lack of citizen participation in the planning process. It is his feeling that this area has improved February 29, 1980 somewhat in the last several months, and he intends to do everything possible to see that this trend continues in the months and years ahead. Mtn. Wonderland You begin your hike when the air is somewhere between cool and cold. The sun has been up only long enough for you to have a quick morning "warm up" fire, a light breakfast, and a short trip to the trail head. At first you walk through heavy timber, but the path is well marked and easy to follow. The sun is now hidden by the trees, but the indirect light is pleasant and makes for comfortable walking. The forest is not "alive" as you would expect it to be. It would seem that the birds and small animals and more importantly, the other campers and hikers, are not yet ready to start their day. As your walk continues, you first encounters small hillside drainage with an incredibly beautiful gathering of "green growies" and mountain flowers. It is at this time, the first of many during your hike, that you criticize yourself for leaving your camera behind. Further along, you make the first crossing of the hillside stream that you will follow to its source. At this point, the stream is tightly confined by rock and your crossing is a Forest Service bridge. You see ahead, a sign advising that you are entering a designated wilderness area and urging you to take appropriate precautions. Beyond this sign, the path narrows �2 and shows little maintenance other than the wear of previous hikers. The path repeatedly doubles back as it makes its way up the hillside. The forest is beginning to thin and you are more often walking in the direct sun. The air has been warmed by the sun and you find that your decision to wear a lighter coat was not a bad one. A little further along, you come over a rise and are presented with an impressive view of the rugged ridge line of the Continental Divide. Your destination is a "bowl" in the ridge line from which the stream flows. With a short rest, you move beyond a high mountain lake and approach your second crossing of the stream. The stream is now about fifty foot wide, but less than a foot deep. The water, however, moves very rapidly because it is corning down a very steep hillside. Your crossing is no longer a Forest Service bridge, but is instead, a fallen tree which · is about eighteen inches wide on one end and nine inches wide on the other. Once across, you get to experience the hillside that had made the water run so rapidly. It's steep and rocky. It is the course which the path follows. At the head of the hill, you find yourself in an area of very shallow ponds with many islands of plant life. It would surely be a perfect miniature world for tadpoles and frogs were it not over 12,000 feet above sea level. Once again you begin your upward journey when you look down the hill to your left and see your mountain stream in another phase of its growth. It is no longer confined in hard rock, nor is it spread thinly over a steep hillside. It is now a watery set of perfectly spaced stair steps in a mountain meadow. How the steps in this watery stairway became so perfectly spaced is the question in your mind as you continue up the hill. You continually find the trail to open new vistas as you walk. You pass another high mountain lake and are impressed by the mineral water marks on the sheer rock wall which serves as the back drop for the lake. As you look around, you become aware that you have entered the high mountain bowl and are now very near to the Continental Divide. You are now on the last leg of the upward j ourine y , The path wanders and goes frequently over broad rocky areas. There is little fear of losing your way, however, because the mountain bowl has narrowed has narrowed and you are walking along the stream. The stream then disappears beneath a snow bank, (crystal clear water, smooth brown rocks, lush green vegetation and a pure white snow bank make another perfect picture for that camera you forgot to bring), and around a rocky rise. On climbing the rise, you have reached your destination. Before you is a lake of the deepest and purest blue that you have every seen. On the far side, the lake has no shore; but has, instead, the sheer rock walls that also form the upper end of the Continental Divide bowl. High on these walls are the remains of the winter snows and their constant melt which feeds the lake and, in turn, the steam you have followed. The water cascades in a series of water falls directly into the lake. The entire scene is given a final touch by the flow ice (despite the fact that it is August) on the lake. A short break and you start your downward journey. For those of you that would like to share this' experience, I would suggest a short dirve to the Lake Brainard recreation area,(just west of Ward, Colorado) and a three hour hike on the Blue Lake trail. Duane Tinsley More U.S. Women To Enter Work Force Two out of every 3 American married women will be working in 1990, demonstrating an exodus of women from the home to the workplace in the next decade. A principal consequence in the increase of working women will be the need for more child-care facilities. �. Employees Of The Year 3 The City of Thornton Utilities Department takes great pleasure in announcing the 1979 employee of the year, Evelyn Utterback. At the current time, Mrs Utterback is the City's Receptionist/Cashier at the Thornton City Hall. She has been employed by the City for more than fifteen years. During this time, she has expressed a sincere joy in her work. Evelyn has worked various jobs previous to becoming Receptionist/Cashier. One of these jobs was Court Clerk for ten years. Throughout her employment, she has had much contact with the public. She directed people to the propPr person to handle their inquir±·es or in the case of an emergency nature, she has satisfied the inquiry herself. Examples of this were water breaks, storms or anything of an unusual nature that disrupts the normal life of our customers and citizens. Occasionally, Evelyn has handled calls for marriage licenses, welfare, reduction of utility bill, animal ordinances and many others. Cary Palmer, Utilities Director stated, "Evelyn has always been one of our finest employees and quite dedicated to her job. She certainly is deserving of this award." The most recent example of Evelyn's loyalty to her job was experienced November 20, 1979, when the City was hit by a severe snowstorm. Her fellow employees were sent home early but Evelyn insisted that she stay and man the switchboard. Evelyn's loyalty to her job and to all phases pertaining to the City of Thornton is beyond reproach. She is not only an outstanding employee, but she is also a dedicated citizen. Think About It If a funny superlative award for next year's Employee Christmas Party hits you, let us know at the Rec. Ctr. Call Pete at 269. We would like to congratulate two of our Sanitation employees . Ben Candelario was selected as the Employee of the Year for the Public Works Division for 1979. He was presented with a plaque. Also, Jim Scheer was selected Employee of the Month for January, 1980 and honored at a luncheon. Each month, an employee of the month will be selected from one of the Public Works Divisions. Valentine's Day was celebrated a day early in the office of the Director of Public Works with the delivery of eight helium-filled, heart-shaped balloons for Eric from his wife, Barbara. We would like to welcome two new equipment operators to the Sanitation Division. They are John Pustek and Mike Ehrman. Glad to have you with us! . The Street Division also has two openings. Hopefully, those will be filled by March 1st. With all of the snowstorms we have had this winter, we really need the help. A speedy recovery is wished for Hank Clark who had an accident on the job and broke his thumb. We understand he is back on the job and is doing pretty well with one hand. Take it easy, Hank. By the way, Hank is an equipment operator for the Streets Division. ''Happy Birthday'' FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS A. Jay Bailey Util. Adm. Jon Bower Fire George Buck Fire Pat Croghan West Hills Wilson Fisher St Engr Jim Gindelberger Water Qual Johnny Gooden Fire Carol Habas Bldg. Main Bob Jordan West Hills Parks Jim Karcher Recreation Jo Kliewer Recreation Larry Lillo Police Amalia Lucero Police Richard Martin Charles Maypole Eng & Insp 2/22 2/24 2/17 2/17 2/05 2/20 2/04 2/26 2/18 2/02 2/02 2/27 2/25 2/06 2/11 �--- ---- - 4 FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS, Cont'd Max Nicholls Th Plant Jack Patton Fire Paul Schultz Police Carl Stanley Fire Jay Steele Police Harold Valasek Fire 2/05 2/14 2/01 2/05 2/14 2/17 MARCH BIRTHDAYS Larry Amen Th Plant John Bales Fire Ben Candelario Sanit. Penny Conlin City Clerk Fred Davidson W/S Maint. Fred Finley Purchasing Ellen Kenny Recreation Joseph Leete Fire Charles McAfee Fire Marguerite Martin Planning Pam Meis Admin Aro Norden Fleet Main Rusty Price Bldg. Insp William Ross Plant Main Karol Schmidt Fire Joel Sidell Police Charles Stanford Fleet Mnt Karen Taylor Police Nicholas Uhernik Police Evelyn Utterback Util Bil Louise Vicory Police Doyle Weeks Sanitation Gary Wilmes Fire Ron Zarembinski Bld Insp 3/14 3/21 3/21 3/16 3/06 3/08 3/29 3/09 3/09 3/27 3/22 3/2.8 3/18 3/19 3/07 3/09 3/18 3/12 3/17 3/31 3/17 3/25 3/02 3/31 RECREATION The second session of classes begins the week of March 3rd at the Recreation Center. Basketball will be wrapping up towards the end of March with Co-ed Volleyball starting the last week of March. The organizational meeting for volleyball is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5th at 7:00pm at the Recreation Center. Those men and women interested in slow pitch softball should plan on attending the organizational meetings on March 12th at 7:00 and 8:30pm, respectively, at the Community Building. Discount tickets are available at the Thornton Recreation Center for ski lift tickets to Lake Eldora. $8.00 for day and $5.50 for night tickets. Participation was so good for the free Denver Symphony tickets that the May 4th symphony free ticket give away has been cancelled, as we have used up our allotment. Unfortunately, there was no participation in Thornton Community Night at McNichols on February 26th when the Denver Nuggets played the Phoenix Suns, but we are expecting a good turnout from Thornton when the Colorado Rockies play Quebec on March 20th. Children's tickets are $4.25 and adult tickets are discounted to $7.00. Tickets can be purchased at the Recreation Center. With the USA team doing so well in the Olympics and Ward Horton's "Confessions" in last month's "Chatter", interest should be at an all time high. Let's all go and have a super time. For the past two months, the Recreation Center has offered group rates for City Employees to traveling performances at the Denver Auditorium Theater. There has been no response, so this service will be discontinued. The Recreation Center Staff is very interested in working with other city employees to plan special events, but we need your input. Please call Toddy Wobbema at 265 if you have any suggestions for employee events in the future. 'I'h ank you. Leisure Field Is Top Career Prospect (Borrowed from Nat'l Parks & Rec Publication) Parks, recreation and leisure workers have been listed as one of the top career prospects in the country today, accroding to an article in the "Chicago Tribune". Best and worst career fields are Best: Parks, Recreation workers, health service administrators, computer service technicians, life scientists, engineering and science technicians. Worst: Architects, Newspaper reporters, elementary school teachers, buyers, political scientists· � 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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