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Times-Call Inventory Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description C & O - Caesarean Way of Longmont C.40.10 1980 0 Film shown to present "The Cesarean Birth Experience". C & O - Cal Maier Memorial Scholarship Don Loomiller, commander of the American Legion Post No. 32 and Mary Alice Tonkinson, daughter of C.40.10 1979 0 Cal Maier, present a $200 scholarship to Carrie Cassell, this year's winner of the essay on Americanism. Obstacles rope course built by the trust of Roger Calvert above Jamestown are intended for team- building, confidence and self esteem boosting especially for kids. Wilderness experience will fulfill the C.40.10 C & O - Cal-Wood 1982-1990 6 state-mandated eight hours of alcohol education for level-one, DUI offenders Folder contains an envelope with loose clippings from 1961 to May 8, 1967. Programs featuring C & O - (Longmont) Camera Club 1964- photographic specialists and techniques, "Photographer of the Year" awards; file contains loose C.40.10 1975 16 clippings from 1964-1967. Folder includes 2 pieces of line art. Organization is a co-ed program. Celebrate the first babies born at Longmont United Hospital during March which is the Camp Fire Birthday month. Candy sale fundraisers, volunteers at food drive. Five Longmont women to participate in the National Youth Leadership Conference which will feature the first female US astronaut. United Way dropped its financial support C.40.10 C & O - Camp Fire Girls 1979-1991 69 for the organization. Folder includes 2 pamphlets and a flyer. Candy sale, Council Fire award winners, Birthday week celebrated by holding the Boulder Regional Fair held at Northridge Elementary School. Weekly C.40.10 C & O - Camp Fire Girls 1976-1978 62 experiences at Camp Patiya. Folder includes 1973 Goals and Bylaws. Candy sale, honors at Council Fire, 65th birthday celebration for organization, collecting donated items for Ridge Home in Denver. Honorary membership bestowed to first girl born in Boulder County during Birthday Week. Day camping at Camp Patiya, annual Father- C.40.10 C & O - Camp Fire Girls 1968-1975 38 Daughter Camp Fire Girl Box Supper. blue Birds named after well-known story by Maurice Meterlinck. C.40.10 C & O - Campers Without a Hitch 1976 0 Name given to pot-luck dinner for area singles chapter of the National Campers and Hikers Association. C & O - Cancer Information Service of Information offered on the prevention, detection, treatment and coping with cancer offered in free C.40.10 Colorado 1983-1984 0 brochures. Cancer Issues Symposium will discuss current treatment possibilities. Self-help, patient-to-patient C.40.10 C & O - CanSurmount 1977-1991 2 program. C.40.10 C & O - Canta Colorado Choir 1986 0 First American choir invited to sing high mass at the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. C.40.10 C & O - Capitol Hill Club 1961-1971 0 Social club emphasizing fellowship was organized in 1912 by ladies in the western part of Longmont. Note: C and O = Clubs and Organizations Page 1 Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description No clippings in folder. Note on photo states that Larry Connover is reaching to see a letter written by a C.40.10 C & O - Caravan 1993 1 young girl to Clinton on abortion. The Carbon Valley Chamber which consists of Dacono, Frederick, Firestone and the unincorporated C & O - Carbon Valley Chamber 1986- community of Evanston, voted to become associated with the proposed Southwest Weld County C.40.10 1990 2 Chamber for Del Camino. C & O - Carbon Valley Chamber of C.40.10 Commerce 1978-1980 3 Fiesta, Halloween Land and Haunted House and "Clean-up, Fix-up, Paint-up Week" planned. C & O - Carbon Valley Jaycees (Tri-Town) C.40.10 1976 1 Proposal made to lease and restore the old town hall, which is an historical landmark. Proceeds from advertisements and ticket sales for the Carbon Valley Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow C.40.10 C & O - Carbon Valley Kiwanis 1978 15 competition will go to the vocal music and band departments at the Frederick Junior High School. An imaginary trip to the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado included building castles in the 10 tons of sand C.40.10 C & O - Carbon Valley Library 1988-1990 2 that was trucked in to the library site. Long Term Care Advocacy and Monitoring Program deal with concerns and complaints about nursing homes. The Longmont Senior Center offers resources to help caregivers in the form of education, family C.40.10 C & O - Caregivers 1988-1989 0 support and respite care. C.40.10 C & O - Carpenters' Union 1968 1 Annual awards banquet held at Del Camino. C & O - A Catholic Community Openly C.40.10 Responds to Divorce (ACCORD) 1980 0 Seminars given to discuss the effects of divorce. Struggle to register illegal aliens in the federal amnesty program before the government deadline. Hope C & O - Catholic Community Services of a healthy agricultural economy in Colorado has drawn record numbers of migrant workers from C.40.10 1983-1988 0 Texas. C.40.10 C & O - Catholic Singles 1977-1980 0 Social club for single, widowed and divorced Catholic adults. C & O - Cedardale Realty Inc. and Cedardale Log Homes of Northern C.40.10 Colorado 1985 1 The companies offer log home kits, construction of homes and a full line of real estate sales and listings. The drug rehabilitation program spoke of the drug problem in the country at a Longmont Rotary Club C.40.10 C & O - Cenikor 1986 0 meeting. Six married couples who are professional dancers arrive in Longmont with hopes of performing C.40.10 C & O - Centennial Dancers 1971 0 specialize in square dancing. Note: C and O = Clubs and Organizations Page 2 Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description Working Colorado farms owned by the same family for over 100 years, with a minimum of 160 acres or C.40.10 C & O - Centennial Farm Program 1986 0 gross sales of at least $1,000, are eligible for the Colorado Centennial Farm Award. Folder includes letters to City Manager. Programs, classes and trips offered to elderly. Eight-part series examines problems facing Longmont elderly and the services offered to them. Proposal to build senior center. The Golden Outlook is a monthly newspaper providing information on programs offered through C & O - Centennial Senior Center 1968- the Parks and Recreation Department for anyone 55 or older. The Senior Citizens Council is a division of C.40.10 1975 40 the Longmont Recreation Department. C & O - Center for Industry Training Longmont City Council earmarks $10,000 from the city's contingency fund to study whether a facility to C.40.10 1990-1991 0 train both those employed and those out of work would be feasible in Longmont. Phillip Burgess, president of the organization, spoke at the Platte River Power Authority breakfast about C.40.10 C & O - Center for New West 1990 0 his optimism for the country's economic prospects. Folder includes one pamphlet. The Greenbriar Inn sponsors the first Les Amis d'Escoffier dinner as a fundraiser. Longmont RTD Handi-Ride service to be discontinued and other services are being C & O - Center for People with considered to fill need. Workshops for independent living are given. Twin Peaks Mall will be handicap C.40.10 Disabilities (CPWD) 1983-1990 4 accessible when it opens. Job placement agency for persons with physical or emotional impairments offers job skills workshop. C & O - Center for People with City Manager, Roy Howard said city is reviewing the recreation program in relation to the handicapped C.40.10 Disabilities (CPWD) 1977-1980 3 and would begin changes to bring the city into conformance with state and federal legislation. C & O - Center for Research & Education Peace Corps volunteers receive language training at the former Rockmont College campus north of C.40.10 1969-1971 2 Longmont. Longmont United Hospital and the medical committees of the Longmont Chamber of Commerce oppose C & O - Central Northeast Colorado a grant request for an emergency services study. An advisory health care task force looks into Health Systems Agency (CNCHSA) 1976- alternatives to nursing homes. Longmont doctors to discuss proposed guidelines for determining levels C.40.10 1980 2 of obstetric and newborn care in Colorado hospitals. C.40.10 C & O - Centurion Club 1985 0 Long-distance walker, Chuck Hunter, raised money for three emergency helicopter ambulance groups. Chamber of Commerce committee organized for the sole purpose of promoting Longmont. File contains C.40.10 C & O - Century Club 1965-1968 0 loose clippings from 1965-1968. Note: C and O = Clubs and Organizations Page 3 Times-Call # Title of File Folder Photo# Brief Description C.40.10 C & O - Century Farm Family 1972-1974 2 Lloyd Dickens's farm was selected to receive the honors by the 1972 Colorado State Fair. C.40.10 C & O - Cerebral Palsy 1983-1989 0 Mini-carnival benefit sponsored by the Heart of Longmont. C.40.10 C & O - Cesarean Support Group 1977 0 New club will initiate a family-centered program. C & O - Cesarean Way of Longmont C.40.10 1978-1980 1 Pat Lienert founded this educational support group for parents. C & O - Challenging High Intellectual C.40.10 Potential Students (CHIPS) 1988 0 Full-day magnet classrooms for grades one through six for academically gifted students. C & O - Chamber of Commerce C.40.10 (Scrapbook Pages through the years) 50+ 44 scrapbook pages of the Chamber throughout the years. Folder contains a news release, 2 annual reports and 3 business guides. Breakfast With the Mayor series, expansion of Civic Center, he Longmont Area Business Expo '91, IBM contributes to the building fund.
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