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The City of Longmont will spend $1,600 to restock the St. Vrain River after facing charges of killing approximately 3,000 fish by accidentally discharging large quantities of aluminum sulfide into the river in January and February 1981. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti will investigate the deaths of Jeff Cordova and Juan Luis Garcia (1980). As a result of damages caused by convicted arsonist Steven , State of - Attorney Pulec, the city of Longmont is interested in a statewide arson-prevention program General (Bureau of Investigation) (1979). Dr. Lauren E. Mitchell, a Longmont osteopath, was convicted of attempted C.50.3 1967-1987 2 second-degree sexual assault on a sedated female patient in January 1978. Colorado, State of - State Patrol C.50.7 1981-1991 10 General articles on Colorado State Patrol and auto accidents in the Longmont area.

General articles on Colorado State Patrol and auto accidents in the Longmont area. Mark Reed of Lyons, received a second place safe driving award from the Colorado Colorado, State of - State Patrol State Patrol after he drove his car into a ditch to avoid a collision (1980). C.50.7 1979-1980 5 Longmonters dug out from a reported 19 inches of snow in a November 1979 storm. Colorado, State of - State Patrol C.50.7 1967-1976 31 General articles on Colorado State Patrol and auto accidents in the Longmont area.

Colorado, State of - Air Pollution, Auto Emission, Air Quality C.50.10 Commission 1979-1990 3 General articles on air quality, pollution standards, emission checks for cars, etc. Mike , a private security guard who spotted convicted arsonist Steven Pulec Colorado, State of - Arson Alarm leaving the scene of the Old Fire House, received a $2,000 Arson Alarm Award from C.50.10 Award 1979 0 Gov. Richard Lamm. Colorado, State of - State Brand Jim Anderson, president of the State Board of Stock Inspection, is peaking out C.50.10 Board 1980-1990 0 against Colorado's 100-year old branding laws. Colorado, State of - Board of General articles on home-schooling (1987) and elections for State Board of C.50.10 Education 1982-1990 0 Education.

Colorado, State of - Board of Maxine Bardach of Longmont is the first marriage and family therapist to be licensed C.50.10 Marriage & Family Therapy 1989 0 under a new state law adopting the licensure process. Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description Longmont Pediatrician William Milburn had his license suspended following his conviction of attempted sexual assault on a child (1988). Maxine Bardach of Longmont has been appointed to the Board of Examiners (1988). Physician Judson Colorado, State of - Board of Lloyd of Longmont had his licensed suspended for failing to recognize that a patient C.50.10 Medical Examiners 1979-1988 0 needed Emergency Room care (1981).

Colorado, State of - Board of The State Board of Nursing rejected a proposed change to state nursing regulations C.50.10 Nursing 1971 0 following protests from 100s of nurses including approximately 25 from Longmont. Colorado, State of - Bureau of Bullets fired Officer Glenn Herner's gun led to the death of Jeff Cordova and Juan C.50.10 Investigation 1971-1988 12 Garcia following a shooting in 1980.

Three Longmont women (Elaine Wagner, Ruby Lockenour, & Karen Seckich) were awarded medals for their essays on "What It Means to Be a Coloradan" in a contest sponsored by the Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial Commission (1976). Other Colorado, State of - Centennial articles cover various statewide events in celebration of Colorado's centennial and C.50.10 Heritage Council 1971-1976 12 America's bicentennial celebration. Colorado State Senator Jana Mendez of Longmont has been a long-time advocate Colorado, State of - Child Support the mandatory withholding of child support payments from a non-custodial parent's C.50.10 1987-1990 0 payroll checks. A Longmont Junior High School student's claims of racial discrimination has probable Colorado, State of - Civil Rights cause. Other articles cover various charges and findings of racial and sexual C.50.10 Commission 1967-1991 0 discrimination in and around the Longmont area.

Longmont resident Robert Bows was selected by the Boulder county Commissioners to represent the county on the Colorado Baseball Commission. The commission's Colorado, State of - Baseball charter is to recommend whether a .1% sales tax will be imposed to fund a stadium C.50.10 Commission 1989-1990 0 for a Major League Baseball team. The August 1980 shooting of Jeffery Cordova and Juan Garcia by Longmont police Colorado, State of - Coalition of officer Glenn Herner led to the formation of a statewide conference on police and C.50.10 Legal Services 1979-1981 0 minority community relations.

Colorado, State of - Commission A 1988 survey found that Mary Lundahl was Colorado's oldest resident. She was C.50.10 on the Aging 1983-1990 0 109 years old. She passed away in 1989. Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description Colorado, State of - Comm. C.50.10 Partnership 1988-1990 1 Numerous articles highlighting Longmont's sister Colorado city, Fort Morgan. The High School Activities Association monitors various scholastic sports activities Colorado, State of - High School such as end of season tournaments, classifications for high schools, and rules in C.50.10 Activities Association 1979-1991 0 numerous sports. There are 32 downtown Longmont structures that have been identified as Colorado, State of - Inventory of "important community assets" and are eligible for listing on the Colorado Inventory C.50.10 Cultural Resources 1984 0 of Cultural Resources.

In 1988, Tanaka Brothers Farms was the subject of a U.S. Department of Labor Colorado, State of - Migrant complaint focusing on deficiencies at their migrant labor camps. Longmont area C.50.10 Council 1983-1988 0 Head Start programs will offer day care to children of migrant workers (1984). Colorado, State of - Mobile Home Jewel Beatle of Longmont was reappointed to the Colorado Mobile Home Licensing C.50.10 Licensing Board 1977 0 Board by Gov. Richard Lamm. Colorado, State of - National Various articles covering activities of the 1st Bn. 157th Field Artillery, the Longmont C.50.10 Guard 1979-1990 34 based unit of the . Colorado, State of - National Various articles covering activities of the 1st Bn. 157th Field Artillery, the Longmont C.50.10 Guard 1968-1978 46 based unit of the Colorado National Guard. Colorado, State of - Colorado Jose Luis Maldonado-Rodriquez of Longmont will travel to Yellowstone Park as part C.50.10 Youth Corps 1989 0 of the Colorado Youth Corps' efforts to rehabilitate the park. Colorado, State of - Court of Articles cover various rulings by the Court of Appeals that involve numerous local C.50.10 Appeals 1970-1991 0 residents.

Rep. Betty Swenson of Longmont, was appointed to the Colorado Juvenile and Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Council (1988). Three Boulder County Colorado, State of - Criminal police departments, including Longmont's, are in violation of the Colorado Criminal C.50.10 Justice 1982-1989 0 Justice act. The act mandates that arrest records must be open to the public (1986). Longmont, along with other local communities, is not prepared to handle the Colorado, State of - Crisis movement of folks out of an area that may be subject to nuclear attack under the C.50.10 Relocation Plan 1982 1 Metropolitan Area Crisis Relocation plan. Colorado, State of - Cultural Facilities Dis. Entertainment 1988- Voters in six counties approved a 0.1 percent sales tax increase. Revenue from the C.50.10 1990 1 tax will be used to help fund the region's cultural activities (1988). Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description

The John M. Schlagel Feeds Co. closed its doors in October 1987 after it declared Colorado, State of - Department bankruptcy. Proceeds from the sale of 200,000 bushels of grain that was stored in C.50.10 of Agriculture 1971-1991 1 the companies elevators were distributed to area farmers (1988).

Colorado, State of - Department The Colorado Department of Corrections considered the town of Erie for the C.50.10 of Corrections 1982-1990 1 location of a new state prison (1989). Colorado has implemented a policy that would allow students to chose which school in their district they wish to attend if the school has room in the classrooms for Colorado, State of - Department them (1989). Funding of schools continues to be an issues state-wide as the C.50.10 of Education 1971-1991 3 legislature reworks funding bills. Colorado, State of - Dept. of Various articles covering health issues such as radon, burn banning, hospital usage, C.50.10 Health 1980-1991 0 and other topics. Colorado, State of - Dept. of Various articles covering health issues such as radon, burn banning, hospital usage, C.50.10 Health 1977-1979 0 auto pollution, and other topics. Colorado, State of - Dept. of Various articles covering health issues such as radon, burn banning, hospital usage, C.50.10 Health 1971-1976 6 auto pollution, and other topics. Colorado, State of - Department The Longmont Job Service Center closed its doors for good on June 26, 1979 after of Employment and Labor 1971- 40-years of operation. Other articles highlighted the strength of employment in the C.50.10 1991 2 Longmont area.

Colorado, State of - Department A number of Colorado communities, including Longmont, are competing for the re- C.50.10 of Revenue 1971-1990 0 location of portions of the Colorado Department of Revenue (1981-82). The Longmont City Council considered applying for a $50,000 grant from the Colorado Division of Housing for a rental housing rehabilitation program (1988). A similar request, this time for $150,000 was awarded to the city in 1985. Another Colorado, State of - Division of grant in 1985 allowed Longmont to open its emergency shelter facility for homeless C.50.10 Housing 1983-1988 0 families.

Colorado's Attorney General's office has filed a lawsuit challenging the tax-exempt Colorado, State of - Division of status of the Northern Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) C.50.10 Property Taxation 1979-1982 0 which provides services to the St. Vrain Valley School District (1982). Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description Colorado, State of - Division of Various articles covering fish kills, trapping, killing of wild animals, and relocation of C.50.10 Wildlife 1986-1991 7 animals. Colorado, State of - Division of Wildlife (Duplicate File Lost 7-28- Various articles covering fish kills, trapping, killing of wild animals, decline of the C.50.10 79) 1979-1985 5 cottonwood trees, and relocation of animals. Colorado, State of - Division of Various articles covering fish kills, trapping, killing of wild animals, and relocation of C.50.10 Wildlife 1967-1985 13 animals. Colorado, State of - Drug Huffing, the inhalation spray paint fumes, has become a problem in many Longmont Enforcement/Prevention 1982- communities (1989). Other articles cover Longmont's attempt to stay one step C.50.10 1989 0 ahead of today's drug users. The Ouzel fire burned northwest of Allenspark in September 1978. Ernest Ludwig Mayer of Pinewood Springs was awarded the Colorado State Forest Service's Colorado, State of - Forest Service Certificate of Commendation for his work on the Pine Beetle Control Program C.50.10 1971-1978 8 (1976).

15-year old Michael Corey Bing of Longmont was one of three youths who escaped from the Fort Logan Mental Health Center in Denver in June 1984. He was arrested shortly after escaping at his mother's house in Longmont. Dr. Judson Lloyd of Longmont, who was fired in August 1980 by the Fort Logan Mental Health Center, Colorado, State of - Ft. Logan filed a suit against the facility. The suit stemmed from his disagreement with the C.50.10 Mental Health Center 1980-1985 3 hospital over "behavioral modification" techniques (1981). Dickey Lee Hullinghorst of Longmont is the co-chair of the Open Space committee, part of the Front Range Project. The project's mission is to develop grassroots Colorado, State of - Front Range guidance from citizens along the eastern range of mountains where Colorado is C.50.10 Project 1979-1981 8 anticipating its heaviest growth. Colorado, State of - Highway C.50.10 Department 1988-1991 2 Funding for highways and reconciliation of W-470 issues highlight this folder Colorado, State of - Highway C.50.10 Department 1985-1987 1 Needle's Eye Tunnel, State Highway 287, and W-470 issues highlight this folder. Colorado, State of - Highway C.50.10 Department 1979-1984 1 Widening of State Highway 287 is the main topic. Colorado, State of - Highways C.50.10 1975-1978 7 State Highway 287 and Diagonal Highway 119 are the main topics. Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description

Colorado, State of - Highways C.50.10 1967-1974 41 Diagonal Highway 119 development and the Eisenhower Tunnel are the main topics. Colorado, State of - Historical Designation (or not) of numerous local areas as national landmarks is the highlight C.50.10 Society 1977-1990 14 of this folder. Colorado, State of - Hospital Marjorie Lewellen of Longmont served as president of the Colorado Association of C.50.10 Association 1971-1977 0 Hospital Associations (1972). Colorado, State of - Judicial Times Call editor and publisher Ed Lehman of Longmont was appointed to the C.50.10 Advisory Council 1985 0 Colorado Judicial Advisory Council.

Ruth G. Lehman, vice president and treasurer of Lehman Communications has been Colorado, State of - Judicial appointed to the Nominating Commission, a committee which will review potential Nominating Commission 1968- nominees for federal judgeship appointments (1987). Howard C. Current of C.50.10 1989 0 Longmont was named the new Boulder County Judge in August 1984. Longmont's Public Safety Department requested authorization to apply for $25,864 Colorado, State of - Law from the state Division of Highway Safety to help continue the Longmont Police C.50.10 Enforcement Assist. Fund 1989 0 Bureau's crackdown against drunken driving for 1990.

Four Longmont police officers, James Galusha, Patrick McCoy, Constantino "Jim" Ramos, and John Work completed the Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy Colorado, State of - Law (CLETA) (1981). Manuel J. Salinas Jr., who served as a mediator between Longmont Enforcement Training Academy police and Hispanics following the shooting of two men in 1980, was appointed to C.50.10 1971-1982 0 the Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy (1981).

Colorado, State of - Liquor The traffic section of the Longmont Police Bureau had the highest gain (195%) in DUI C.50.10 Enforcement & LEAF 1983-1988 0 arrests from July to December 1984. Colorado, State of - Lottery 1982- C.50.10 1989 9 Various articles relating to area Lottery winners. Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description

Colorado, State of - Lottery 1990- C.50.10 1991 5 Various articles relating to area Lottery winners.

Colorado, State of - Mobile Home Roland H. Selby of Longmont was appointed to the Colorado Mobile Home Licensing C.50.10 Licensing Board 1984-1985 0 Board by Gov. Richard Lamm in 1985. Longmont City Councilman Carl Johnson was cleared of any wrongdoing in connection with allegations he illegally registered a motor vehicle outside Boulder Colorado, State of - Motor Vehicle County. His wife Sylvia plead guilty to the same misdemeanor charge in return for a C.50.10 Division 1971-1991 4 12-month deferred sentence (1987-1988). Colorado, State of - Public Longmont native David F. Vela was named head of the State Public Defender's C.50.10 Defender 1982 0 Office.

The local calling area for Longmont was expanded in 1989 to incorporate Berthoud, Boulder, Erie, Frederick, Lafayette, and Louisville. Local phone provider Mountain Colorado, State of - Public Utilities Bell will be deregulated in areas such as new products, special access, and cable C.50.10 Commission 1968-1991 0 services under a new law signed by Gov. Romer (1987).

Rose Johnsen of Longmont, one time President of the Colorado Jockey Club has Colorado, State of - Racing been a long-time proponent of a horse racing track in the Longmont area since the C.50.10 Commission 1967-1988 0 mid-1960s. The Colorado Jockey Club had its license revoked in 1988.

Advance Realty Corporation of Longmont had its subdivision developers certificate revoked for using "illegal and unethical" sales practices (1972). Wade and Leonard Realtors of Longmont received a reprimand from the Colorado Real Estate Commission for representing more than one party in a transaction without both parties being told of the dual representation (1972). Real Estate Broker Walter O. Colorado, State of - Real Estate Boden of Rental Services and Realty had his license suspended when he failed to C.50.10 Commission 1972-1983 0 maintain proper property management trust accounts (1983). Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description The Colorado State Senate approved a new Boulder County judge and office in 1980. Colorado, State of - Senate 1979- Language in the bill requires the judge to conduct business in Longmont at least C.50.10 1987 0 three days a week. Colorado, State of - Small Claims The Longmont annex to the Boulder County court system is serving a valid function C.50.10 Court 1982 0 according to a survey mailed to 51 Longmont attorneys.

Colorado, State of - Small Business Tom Brock of Longmont moderated the taxation session of the Colorado Small C.50.10 Council 1983 0 Business Council session that called for cheaper loans for small businesses.

Anderson Farms located east of Longmont was named one of the nation's 50 Colorado, State of - Soil outstanding and innovative farm and ranch families by the National Endowment for C.50.10 Conservation Service 1982-1989 6 Soil and Water Conservation (1989). Colorado, State of - State Fair C.50.10 1968-1978 29 Longmont area winners in various categories at the Colorado State Fair. C.50.10 Colorado, State of - 1979-1981 13 Longmont area winners in various categories at the Colorado State Fair. Colorado, State of - State Hospital A five-part series on efforts to "de-institutionalize" the developmentally disabled in C.50.10 1968-1984 3 Colorado ran in 1982. Consolidated Mutual Group, Inc. has proposed conversion of the former StorageTek facility on Clover Basin Drive into a work-release facility or some other type of private correctional institution. The plan was opposed by Longmont Mayor Fred Colorado, State of - State Wilson, among others (1990). The town of Erie originally considered competing for Penitentiary & Reformatory 1980- a minimum or medium-security facility to be built there but withdrew its offer in C.50.10 1990 17 Feb. 1990. Patsy Moreno and Marie Ballard, both from Longmont along with Marilyn Rivero of Niwot and Ferminia Ulibarri of Berthoud, were honored by the U.S. Dept. of Colorado, State of - Status of Commerce for their outstanding contributions to agency and community programs C.50.10 Women Comm. 1971-1976 3 (1975). Colorado, State of - Summer Job Longmont's Job Services Center assists youth who are looking for summer jobs and C.50.10 Hunt 1984-1989 0 encourages them to start looking well before school ends. Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description

Longmont attorney Wayne A. Schmad was suspended from practicing law for 366 days by the Colorado Supreme Court in 1990. Longmont attorney Thomas O. Murphy was disbarred by the Colorado Supreme Court in 1989. Ronald B. Tippett's Colorado, State of - Supreme conviction on kidnapping but upheld his conviction for custody violation (1987). C.50.10 Court 1967-1991 0 Other articles cover cases involving Longmont citizens. Larry Green of Longmont was among 50 non-elected state leaders who were tapped Colorado, State of - Vision for VISION COLORADO. The group's objective was to determine what the state's C.50.10 Colorado 1988 0 role should be in a number of areas for 2020 and beyond.

The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District has asked Syntex Chemicals Inc., to remove chemicals from the closed Syntex landfill northeast of Lyons (1984). The Longmont Great Western Sugar Co. has exceeded the requirements for federal and Colorado, State of - Water state standards for environmental control prior to the 1973 sugar beet harvest. The Pollution Control Commission source of a 1972 pesticide Endrin spill which killed thousands of fish in the St. Vrain C.50.10 1968-1984 1 River was traced to a partially razed building on Kimbark St. The clean-water and stream standards set by the Colorado Water Quality Control Colorado, State of - Water Quality Commission have put a burden on towns and cities along the St. Vrain that will be C.50.10 Control Commission 1979-1984 0 difficult to meet. Harold Leonard of Longmont was elected to the Colorado Wheat Advisory Committee representing Boulder County for 1973. Howard Morton of Longmont Colorado, State of - Wheat was elected to the Colorado Wheat Advisory Committee representing Boulder C.50.10 Advisory Committee 1972-1973 0 County for 1970. Colorado, State of - Finance & Articles covered annual budget issues within the Colorado Legislature and their C.50.15 Taxes 1990-1991 0 impacts on local areas and property owners. Colorado, State of - Finance & Articles covered annual budget issues within the Colorado Legislature. Two notable C.50.15 Taxes 1988-1989 0 topics were TABOR and Miles To Go, Colorado Highways. Colorado, State of - Finance & Articles covered annual budget issues within the Colorado Legislature and their C.50.15 Taxes 1985-1987 0 impacts on local areas and property owners. Articles covered annual budget issues within the Colorado Legislature. One notable Colorado, State of - Finance & topic was the unitary tax and the battle between Hewlett-Packard and the Colorado C.50.15 Taxes 1967-1984 1 Revenue Department.