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DECEMBER 2007

EVENT:  Christmas Party Potluck, Region 5 Durango
DATE:  December 13, 2007
LOCATION:  Maintenance Section 3 Training Room, 20581 U.S. Hwy. 160 West, Durango
DESCRIPTION:  Annual event features lots of great food and fun, with Santa Claus on hand to greet the children.  Don't forget R5 Durango's annual Project Merry Christmas, in which the Region "adopts" families, buying toys, clothes and providing them with Christmas Dinner, and other nonperishable items.  See your office manager for details on how to participate.

JANUARY, 2008

FEBRUARY, 2008

EVENT:  Retirement Coffee for Roger Baxter
DATE:  February 12, 2007
LOCATION:  Region 1 Headquarters Complex, Plains Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:  1:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Please plan to attend to wish Roger the very best in his retirement.

EVENT:  35th Annual Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference & Equipment Show
DATES:  February 20-22, 2008
LOCATION:  Holiday Inn DIA, 15500 E. 40th Ave., Denver
DESCRIPTION:  Theme:  "Environmental Sustainability - Paving Green With Asphalt"  Registration rates:  $150 early registration (by February 6); $175 after Feb. 6.  For more information, call (970) 491-7959 or e-mail wagner@cahs.colostate.edu

MARCH, 2008

EVENT:  Region 1 It's A Small World
DATE:  March 13, 2008
LOCATION:  Region 1 Headquarters, 18500 East Colfax, Aurora
DESCRIPTION:  This is Region 1's annual celebration of the cultural diversity of CDOT employees and demonstrated through displays, travelogues, and cultural/regional foods.  For more information, contact Vicki Brashear, Region 1 Transportation Director's Office (303) 365-7001.

EVENT:  CDOT Headquarters Blood Drive
DATE:  March 18, 2008
LOCATION:  CDOT Headquarters Second Floor & Auditorium
DESCRIPTION:  Drive runs from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m.  For further information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Tammy Lang at (303) 757-9811 or Mary Jo Scandozza at (303) 757-9364.

EVENT:  Retirement Coffee for Charles Weber & Larry Teem
DATE:  March 31, 2008
LOCATION: R2 Headquarters Basement Conference Room, 902 Erie Ave., Pueblo
DESCRIPTION:  Event begins at 2:30 p.m.  Mark your calendar now to attend and extend best wishes to Charles Weber, Pueblo Maintenance Section 4 Deputy Superintendent, and Larry Teem, Machining Trades II, on their upcoming retirements.

APRIL, 2008

EVENT:  National Work Zone Safety Week
DATES:  April 7-11, 2008
DESCRIPTION:  Nationwide event honors those persons who have been injured or who have lost their lives in work zone accidents, and seeks to raise public awareness of the need to drive responsibly and safely in our nation's workzones.

EVENT:  CDOT Remembrance Day
DATE:  April 8, 2008
LOCATION:  CDOT Headquarters, Regions, and Maintenance Sections
DESCRIPTION:  Annual event held during National Work Zone Safety Week to honor all employees who have lost their lives in the line of duty in the 90-year history of CDOH and CDOT.  Events will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at or before 10 a.m.  Check with your location work area for more information about this upcoming event.

EVENT:  Region 4 Annual Retirement & Recognition Luncheon
DATE:  April 15, 2008
LOCATION:  Greeley Country Club, 4500 10th St., Greeley, CO
DESCRIPTION: This annual sold-out event recognizes retirees from the past year in Region 4, plus those who have achieved longtime service award milestones.  Committee members are Julie Berenger, Rhonda Gorham, Veronica Nicholson, and Vicki Sladek.  More information and a flyer will be distributed in the near future.  Please mark the date on your calendar now and plan to attend this major event.  Honored retirees (years of service in parentheses): Orbel Benavidez (23); Bob Breazeale (31); Larry Herrmann (3); Matt Kallsen (16); David Lebsock (27); Chris Miller (16); Larry Myers (19); John Obrochta (21); Larry O'Toole (26); Gregg Talbert (15); and Roger Tanner (28).

EVENT:  Region 3/Craig Retirement Dinner
DATE:  April 18, 2008
LOCATION:  Craig Holiday Inn, Craig, CO
DESCRIPTION:  5:30 p.m.  Annual event honors Craig Maintenance Section 6 and Craig Engineering retirees from the past year.  For accommodations reservations, call the Holiday Inn at (970) 824-4000.  For additional event information, call Vickie Runnion at (970) 826-5160 or e-mail her at vicki/runnion@dot.state.co.us.

EVENT:  Open Enrollment for State Employees
DATE:  Begins April 21 and runs through May 16
DESCRIPTION:  This is a passive open enrollment, which means your coverages will continue in effect unless you re-enroll.  The one exception is Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).  If you wish to continue your FSA for next year, you must re-enroll.

EVENT:  Retirement Coffee for Alice Baker, Region 5
DATE:  April 28, 2008
LOCATION:  Durango Maintenance Section 3 Conference Room, 20581 Hwy. 160 West, Durango
DESCRIPTION:  Event honors Alice Baker, Region 5 Civil Rights Officer.  Please plan to attend and wish her well from 1 to 3 p.m.

EVENT:  Eisenhower Tunnels Maintenance Section 9 Snow & Ice Equipment Roadeo
DATE:  April 30, 2008 (inclement weather date:  April 7)
LOCATION:  Tunnels West Portal Parking Lots
DESCRIPTION:  Annual training & education event includes a written examination covering state and federal rules & regulations, pre-trip vehicle inspection, and equipment operating skills tests in the categories of front-end loader and mid-range (single-drive axle) snowplow truck.  Tunnels Section 9 does not have tandem snowplow trucks and does not compete in that category.  All-day event.

MAY, 2008

EVENT: Cinco de Mayo Chili Cookoff & Fundraiser
DATE:  May 5, 2008
LOCATION:  Durango Maintenance Section 3 Training Room, 20582 Hwy. 160 West, Durango
DESCRIPTION:  Noontime event features a chili cookoff and fundraiser for the Rodger Bell Memorial Scholarship Fund.  For more information, contact Karen Gomez (970) 385-1402 or any member of the R5 Durango Activities Committee.

EVENT:  Craig Maintenance Section 6 Snow & Ice Equipment Roadeo
DATE:  May 13, 2008
LOCATION:  Grand County Fairgrounds, Kremmling, CO
DESCRIPTION:  Annual training & education event includes a written examination covering state and federal rules & regulations, pre-trip vehicle inspection, and equipment operating skills tests in the categories of front-end loader, mid-range (single-drive axle) snowplow truck, and tandem drive axle snowplow truck.  All-day event.

EVENT:  Pueblo Maintenance Section 4 Snow & Ice Equipment Roadeo
DATE:  May 15, 2008
LOCATION:  Otero County Airport, La Junta, CO
DESCRIPTION:  7 a.m.  Annual training & education event includes a written examination covering state and federal rules & regulations, pre-trip vehicle inspection, and equipment operating skills tests in the categories of front-end loader, mid-range (single-drive axle) snowplow truck, and tandem drive axle snowplow truck.  All-day event.

EVENT: Alamosa Maintenance Section 7 Snow & Ice Equipment Roadeo
DATE:  May 15, 2008
LOCATION:  Alamosa South Maintenance Complex, 8961 County Road 109 South, just off Airport Rd.
DESCRIPTION:  Annual training & education event includes a written examination covering state and federal rules & regulations, pre-trip vehicle inspection, and equipment operating skills tests in the categories of front-end loader, mid-range (single-drive axle) snowplow truck, and tandem drive axle snowplow truck.  All-day event.  

EVENT:  Retirement Events for Karla Harding
DATE:  May 20, 2008
LOCATION:  Tri Pointe Event Center, 3001 8th Ave., Evans, CO
DESCRIPTION:  Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m.  RSVP and advance payment ($11 per person) are required for lunch.  Make checks available to "R4 Even Fund" and submit by May 15 to Beth Carlberg in the Region 4 Transportation Director's Office.  Coffee time will begin at 1:30 p.m.  Karla Harding, R4 Transportation Director, will retire at the end of May with 26 years of State experience.

EVENT:  Durango Maintenance Section 3 Snow & Ice Equipment Roadeo
DATE:  May 28, 2008
LOCATION:  Montezuma County Fairgrounds, just east of Cortez on U.S. 160
DESCRIPTION:  Annual training & education event includes a written examination covering state and federal rules & regulations, pre-trip vehicle inspection, and equipment operating skills tests in the categories of front-end loader, mid-range (single-drive axle) snowplow truck, and tandem drive axle snowplow truck.  All-day event.

EVENT:  Retirement Coffee for Virginia Duvall
DATE:  May 30, 2008
LOCATION:  CDOT Headquarters Auditorium
DESCRIPTION:  1:30 to 3 p.m. event honors Virginia Duval (Legal Assistant II/Human Resources) who will retire at the end of May.

JUNE, 2008

EVENT:  Annual Region 1 Retirement Luncheon
DATE:  June 3, 2008
LOCATION:  Region 1 Headquarters, 18500 East Colfax, Aurora
DESCRIPTION:  Annual event honors Region 1 retirees from the past year.  11:30 a.m. start time at the Aurora Shop.  Advance tickets are on sale now for $12; tickets at the door will be $15.  More information will be released shortly.  Mark your calendar now and plan to attend.

EVENT:  CDOT Headquarters Blood Drive
DATE:  June 27, 2008
LOCATION:  CDOT Headquarters Second Floor & Auditorium
DESCRIPTION:  Drive runs from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m.  For further information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Tammy Lang at (303) 757-9811 or Mary Jo Scandozza at (303) 757-9364.

JULY, 2008

EVENT:  CDOT Region 1 Charity Golf Tournament
DATE:  July 25, 2008
LOCATION:  Springhill Golf Course, Telluride & Sixth Ave., Aurora
DESCRIPTION:  Proceeds will go toward a project to build a Memorial Fountain at Region 1 honoring those District 1/R1 employees who have lost their lives in the line of duty.  7:30 a.m. shotgun start; 18-hole; four person scramble.  Prizes for first and second places.  Entry fee:  $75 per person; $300 per team.  $500 hole sponsorship fee.  $5 raffle tickets.  $5 mulligans.  Entry fee includes golf cart rental, greens fees, and range balls.  Please sign up by July 11.  Information?  Charles Fox (303) 842-1829 or Solomon Haile (303) 365-7335.  

AUGUST, 2008

EVENT:  Region 3 Craig Area Employee Appreciation Event & Health Fair
DATE:  August 21, 2008
LOCATION:  Not yet determined
DESCRIPTION:  Annual event honoring employees of Craig Maintenance Section 6, Region 3 Craig Engineering, traffic employees, and others who are headquartered in the Craig area.  The day includes a health fair, featuring numerous free and low-cost health screenings.  Information will be distributed via TranspoTopics and Public Announcements when it is available.  Mark your calendar now and make plans to participate.

SEPTEMBER, 2008

OCTOBER, 2008

NOVEMBER, 2008

EVENT:  CDOT Headquarters Blood Drive
DATE:  November 5, 2008
LOCATION:  CDOT Headquarters Second Floor & Auditorium
DESCRIPTION:  Drive runs from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m.  For further information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Tammy Lang at (303) 757-9811 or Mary Jo Scandozza at (303) 757-9364.

DECEMBER, 2008

EVENT:  Annual Region 3 Craig Area Christmas Potluck
DATE:  December 12, 2008
LOCATION:  Craig Maintenance Headquarters, 260 Ranney St., Craig
DESCRIPTION:  Annual holiday party for all employees based in the Craig Maintenance area, as well as their family members.  Information will be distributed via TranspoTopics and Public Announcements as soon as it is available.