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Longmont Times-Call

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CoverDesign by Trisha Allin

A note from the publisherLehman building committeeInside the new manroland Uniset 75 pressPrintshop offers extra servicesNew building is cutting-edgeBerthoud embraces new facilityTours give a glimpse inside newspapersPrinting presses have rich historyNew inserter offers top speedsFollow the process of newspaper creationLong-term employeesInternational influences of the projectTimes-Call historyNewspapers in our communitiesWhat’s inside your daily newspaper?Headlines chronicle historyReporter-Herald historyMeet Ed and Dean LehmanFacts by the numbersContact information for newspapers

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From the publisherFrom the main meeting room, following

presentations and refreshments, let us gatherand enter the 21st century of printing. Muchof this equipment is brand new, some of itnever used before in this area. The pressroomfloor is perfectly level and rests on an 8-footblock of cement supported by 52 concretecaissons, which are extended below the press30 feet to bedrock. Because of the speeds, the

press itself must have aperfectly level footing andno vibration. The blackink is piped from a 3,500-gallon tank surrounded bythree 2,000-pound colorink tanks. These colors ofcyan, magenta and yellow,when combined with blackink, enable us to printwith perfection any desiredcolor on both sides of thepaper. Direct piping fromthe black ink reservoir andcolor tanks delivers ink toeach end of the press.

All of this is operated by a group of skilledpeople in the “quiet room” and even thoughthe press has a height of 22 feet, manychanges on the various rolls and reels can bemade by simple strokes on a keyboard. Inoperation, the press is designed to be dividedinto two presses; there are two computerconsoles in the quiet room.

Each of the units has its own electric motorand can be regulated for speed and accuracyfrom the computer console (referred to as thePECOM). To keep the presses runningsmoothly, the entire pressroom is climatecontrolled. The press itself was built inPlauen, Germany, near Dresden.

The paper rolls are substantial and kept intheir own area. A 50-inch roll has a lengthof 11 miles of newsprint and travels on aninternal rail system on both sides of the press.The paper itself is often recycled newsprintand carefully produced to create a goodprinting medium. The second floor mezza-nine has many pieces of equipment includinga reverse-osmosis water system, whichdelivers pure water to the press.

By the way, to keep up with the greenpremise of a production plant, we have usedsome of the following building techniques:

• The warehouse is heated by heat given offby the air compressors located on the secondfloor mechanical mezzanine.

• The lighting is not only energy efficient,but simulates natural sunlight, which is

necessary in order for the press crew to seecolor correctly.

• Plumbing fixtures are designed to limitwater use and are highly efficient.

• Computer-controlled heating and coolingcovers a majority of the building.

• Many lights are operated by sensors thatonly activate when an area is occupied.

• The building is a light-colored block andthe roof is white, as it costs more to cool abuilding than to heat it.

• We use soy-based color and black inks.• We use recycled paper.• We bale old newsprint and have it

re c y c l e d .• Variable speed drives on the HVAC system

and compressed-air system are used to meetactual energy demands in the building.

• Most of the landscaping requires littlewater and is on an underground drip systemcontrolled by computers.

Were we not dedicated to the efficienciesand demands of a green building, many ofthese advantages would have been lost to us.As we ponder the benefits of a green building,we must recognize that this has many chal-lenges to force us to live a more efficient life.

The press speed is slowed down as thespeed of the roll on the MegTek Reel Stand isincreased, and a flying paster allows the pressto continuously run without stopping for newnewsprint.

The press can produce 75,000 newspapercopies per hour at top speed. This is a greatimprovement, as this new press is twice as fastas the old press in the Longmont plant. Theprinted newspapers travel through the quietroom, thus giving the press operators achance to examine the print quality of thepaper. They then travel via conveyor to aMuller Martini SLS 3000 insert machine,which can provide completed printedpackages. This machine has 16 pockets thatcontinually open and close to accept anyvariety of inserts. This colorful machineoperates at a throughput of 32,000 copies perhour. It is accompanied by an SLS 2000,which will be a stand-by machine and willserve as a backup. The papers then gothrough the stackers where they are bundledand loaded into vehicles, which will deliverpapers to our customers and subscribers. Thecurrent Loveland, Longmont and ColoradoHometown Newspapers plants will continueto be headquarters for the local news,advertising and circulation departments.

This new print facility will also house ourin-house print shop for smaller publications.

This area of the printing center has an ABDick 9910 2-color head press and a 9985 fullcolor press designed for high-quality printing.In addition, this area has a cutter that canslice up to 500 sheets of 30-inch width paper.

The plate room will process aluminumplates through two Kodak Trend Setter News70 computer-to-plate devices composed ofa large image setter, oven, processor andmultiple powered conveyors. These plates arethen sent through a Nela vision bender thatprepares them for placement on cylinders ofthe press. This method of plate productionrequires the utmost precision before the finalimage is oven-baked onto the plates. Theplates are then sent through a water wash andfinisher to preserve the plate. Currently, weuse about 7,000 plates a month, all of whichare recycled for reuse.

One of the unseen factors in the plant isthe communications system that enables theillustrations and type to be sent from thenewspaper offices in Loveland, Longmont andColorado Hometown Newspapers via high-speed fiber optic lines.

In the newspaper business, split seconds areextremely important so the news can berushed to readers. The newspapers printed atthis new facility are processed by two separatedaily newspaper plants in Longmont andLoveland, and the weeklies at ColoradoHometown Newspapers. A third dailynewspaper in Cañon City is 155 miles southand on rare occasions can provide someprinting for the Berthoud plant. The Berthoudplant has 78-full and part-time workers, manyof whom were transferred from Longmont. Anadditional crew of a number of workers maybe hired locally because the plant is designedto operate on a 24-hour basis, seven days aweek.

As our visit to the 21st century winds up,let us say thank you for your time and interestin visiting us and we hope that we cancontinue improving methods to speed up thep ro c e s s .

Thank you for visiting the plant and even ifyou have not visited yet, we know that sooneror later you will come in to see it. Please callahead and come any time.

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Throughout the years of organizationand brainstorming on the Lehman PrintingCenter, several people have invested theirtime and ideas into launching this projectinto reality. While some suggestions weregiven in passing, other ideas came frommonths and years of planning.

The building committee helped reviewbuilding plans and work with Billy Dashiell,the engineer and building planner. Theyalso helped decide what materials andcolors would be used, decided landscapingdesigns with the professionals, signage andmade sure deadlines were hit throughoutthe project.

Thank you to all of those involved inmaking this project a success.

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Far left: PublisherEd Lehman andRe p o r t e r- H e r a l dGeneral ManagerKen Amundsonstart thecompany’s newpress, a manrolandUniset 75, on May18. (Joshua Buck/Times-Call) Left:Ink rollers on thenew press. (JillMott/Times- Call)

Center: An overview of the new manroland Uniset 75 press at theLehman Printing Center in Berthoud. (Jill Mott/Times-Call) Left: TheLoveland Reporter-Herald rolls off the manroland Uniset 75 press forthe first time on May 18. (Joshua Buck/Times-Call) Above: Pressworkers prepare to plate the manroland Uniset 75 press in anticipationof the first run of the Loveland Reporter-Herald. (Joshua Buck/Times- Call)

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New press offersexpanded capabilities,cutting-edge technology

By Summer Stair

Longmont Times-Call

When Publisher Ed Lehman purchased theLongmont Times-Call on Feb. 1, 1957, hebrought with him a community-minded visionof what the paper would be and how it couldg ro w.

Throughout the years the Lehman familyhas expanded its ownership and createdLehman Communications Corp. to includethe Longmont Times-Call, LovelandReporter-Herald, Colorado HometownNewspapers – The Lafayette News, LouisvilleTimes and Erie Review – and The Cañon CityDaily Record.

With its future on its doorstep andcontinuous changes in technology, thecompany has made another huge step forwardwith it newest edition: a $20 million, 60,000-square-foot printing facility in Berthoud,which houses a new 267-ton manrolandUniset 75 press in a climate-controlled room.

The Times-Call, Reporter-Herald andColorado Hometown Newspapers willbenefit from the new press and its brighterpresentation, which will offer full-coloroptions on every page-enhancing how readerssee the newspaper daily.

The manroland press replaces the compa-ny’s previous press, a Goss Urbanite offsetprinting press, which was installed in 1973in Longmont. While the old press was state-of-the-art at the time it was purchased, it doesnot offer full-color capabilities and the speedthat the manroland has.

The color availability offered by the newpress will not only offer superior color qualityto advertisers, but it will help in the designand organization of the daily newspaperbecause color restrictions will no longer be anissue.



Bob Roland assembles a hand rail on the new manroland Uniset 75 press on March3. The press arrived from Germany in late January. (Jill P. Mott/Times-Call)

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Above, far left: The first shipment of the new pressarrives by truck in January 2009. The press was built inGermany and then shipped to Houston, where it thentraveled to Colorado on about 20 trucks. Left: Thecrates are unloaded from the truck with a device calleda tri-lifter, and moved into the printing facility. Abovecenter: The press towers are stacked on each otherduring assembly. Above right: The press installation wascompleted in late April. (Lehman Communicationsphotos)

The new press is capable ofprinting 75,000 copies per hour instraight mode or 37,500 copies perhour in collect mode. It can alsobe split into two presses, utilizingthe two folders.

The decision to purchase andinstall the manroland press is onethe company did not take lightly. Ittook approximately two years, andthe narrowing down of five presscompanies to decide on whatwould work best for the compa-ny’s long-term goal.

“We looked at presses that wethought made sense for maximump ro d u c t i o n , ” says Dale Carr,director of commercial printsales. “This included quality,speed, ease and quickness ofsetting up the press for eachindividual press run. A hugeadvantage of this press is the fullcolor capability.”

The installed manroland presshouses four towers, two foldersand four reel stands, with theability to add two more towersfor greater capacity and colorfor future use. Each tower is acollection of rollers and cylindersthat feed the paper through. Eachfolder can accept four webs, orsheets of paper, that are combined,arranged and cut. Two folders al-low for maximum efficiency andallow the press to run two jobs at

the same time. The four reel standscan make “flying pasters” for non-stop roll changes during the print-ing process.

The new press, which iscompletely controlled throughcomputers, will be operated by thesame five-man press crewsLehman Communications current-ly uses. The press workers cancontrol many variables throughthe computers, such as the amountof ink and water used for higherquality image reproduction.Photos will be sharper andbrighter because of improvedregistration and the ability to run

higher line screens of up to 133lines per inch.

The new technology will alsohelp minimize the amount ofsoy-based ink used. Paper wastewill also be minimized with theautomatic paper roll changes andthe fact that the press can eventu-ally memorize specific press lay-outs and content.

With the high-speed efficiencyand double capacity of themanroland press, LehmanCommunications plans to not onlyprint the daily newspapers, butcommercial jobs 24 hours a day,seven days a week.

Frequently AskedQuestions:Where did you get the new press?

The new press came from manrolandand was built in Plauen, Germany.What are the manroland presscapabilities?

The manroland Uniset 75 offersfull-color capabilities on all pages and canrun 75,000 copies per hour in straightmode, doubling the current presscapabilities.How was the new press delivered?

The 267-ton press was shipped toHouston and trucked to Berthoud onabout 20 semitrucks. It came in 78crates, totaling 615,288 pounds.Why was a new press needed?

The old press, a Goss Urbanite,required increasing upkeep and hadlimited color and sectioning ability. Thenew press will offer readers, advertisersand commercial clients a superiorproduct with clear, concise printing andthe possibility of color on every page.It will also cut production time in half,allowing more time for commercial printproducts.Why are pictures clearer?

The new press is capable of smootherink lay down on the paper, resulting inhigher quality image reproduction. Theregistration is closer and photos willhave a finer screen, creating a clearerpicture.What comprises the new facility?

The energy-efficient 60,000-square-foot printing facility in Berthoud willhouse the press in a climate-controlledroom, as well as pre-press, post-press,the print shop, commercial salesoperations, warehouse and office staff.What did the new press facility cost?

$20 million, including the equipment.Why did you build the new pressfacility in Berthoud?

The new printing facility was built inBerthoud because it is in the middle ofcurrent operating daily papers inLongmont and Loveland. Also, bybuilding the new facility in Berthoud allproduction will be centralized in onelocation. It will also allow for theTimes-Call Distribution department tomove into the current Times-Callbuilding at 350 Terry St. in Longmont,creating a one-stop spot for readers.When can readers view the newpress facility?

The grand opening of the facility willbe June 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. andwill be open to the public. Call theLongmont Times-Call at 303-776-2244or the Loveland Reporter-Herald at970-690-5050 for more details.



Polly Bianconi, lead press operator for theprint shop, works on a press on a job for acustomer. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)

Print shop offers fullprinting on small scaleBy Kristi Ritter

Longmont Times-Call

In addition to the new press thatLehman Communications installed,many people do not realize that thecompany operates a full print shopin house to print a variety of itemsfrom single-sheet flyers to full-colorbrochures with the finest quality.

The print shop, which has beenin existence since the mid-1990s,serves as the center for smaller-scale production jobs, including thecompany’s in-house forms, direct-mail pieces and promotional mate-rials.

But in-house printing is only asmall percentage of what the printshop does. Sales representatives atall of Lehman Communications’ di-visions sell print jobs for advertisersand clients to be done at the printshop. Some of the many things itcan do include single-sheet flyers,direct-mail pieces, stationery,posters, business cards and inserts.

Polly Bianconi, lead press opera-tor for the print shop, says they op-erate two presses that were installedin 2002. Both AB Dick sheet-fedpresses – the 9910 for black andspot color and the 9985 for full col-or – allow for printing of 11-by-17paper in a small press that giveshigh-quality results. The print shopcan also add value to printed docu-ments by means of its folding,bindery and lamination services.

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May 2008 – Pouring the buildingfoundation

July 2008 – Building the walls

July 2008 - Building overview

July 2008 – Building steelwork aton the printing center.

September 2008 – Inside thenew post-press area

September 2008 – Pr e s s r o o m

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Building for SuccessLehman Communications designs a printing

center to facilitate the new pressBy Jade Cody


More than 10 years in the making, the60,000-square-foot Lehman Printing Centerin Berthoud was planned with precision andforesight. Its location, anchored adjacent tothe Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, issituated between the Longmont Times-Calland the Loveland Reporter-Herald, and sitson 9 acres at 801 Second St. in Berthoud.

After breaking ground on March 14, 2008,construction for the plant culminated in May,with the first daily newspapers printed onMay 19, 2009.

Ken Amundson, the general manager at theReporter-Herald, started working on theproject 10 years ago while employed asPublisher Ed Lehman’s assistant in Long-mont. Two years ago, the decision was madeto build the plant in Berthoud on a lot thecompany owned. “It was a very suitable site,because it was flat with a major storm sewerline running underneath the lot,” Amundsonsays. “It is also in an industrial area and in anenterprise zone, which affords the companysome tax advantages.”

Its proximity to the railroad allows thepress operators to only handle paper deliveryonce – where before, at the press in Long-mont, paper had to be unloaded into a sepa-

rate warehouse, then moved to the printingplant and unloaded again. The companycurrently uses about one rail car load of paperper week.

One of the paramount aspects of buildingthe new plant was choosing an architect. Thesearch for potential designers went far andwide. Lehman Communications decided onBilly Dashiell of the Norfolk, Va., design andengineering firm Robert G. Dashiell Jr. P.E.Inc. Dashiell also handled project manage-ment work. The Dashiell company specializesin the design of newspaper plants, includingfacilities in Santa Fe, N.M., Pueblo and Tulsa,Okla. Dashiell built a production plant for thenewspaper in Jefferson City, Mo., which alsoinstalled a manroland press similar to the onecurrently residing in Berthoud.

“Dashiell was very knowledgeable – he wasbudget- and quality-minded throughout thep ro c e s s , ” says director of commercial printsales Dale Carr, who served as project managerfor Lehman Communications during theplanning and construction. Dashiell worked todesign a spacious building that would beexpandable and have a post-press area largeenough to hold all of the equipment.

Carr says the building was designed withproduction efficiency at the forefront. “The

April 2008 – Pouring caissons forthe press foundation

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“The new production facility will be more efficient and will allow usthe additional space we need to continue to produce high-qualitynewspapers and commercial web printing.”

Publisher Ed Lehman

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October 2008 – Railroad spur construction

December 2008 – Exterior construction

January 2009 – Grouting track rolls

January 2009 - Pressroom ready for press

design of the building was allpredicated on flow,” he says. “It wasbuilt to get the newsprint from therail spur into the warehouse, printedin the pressroom, inserted in thepost-press area and out the door as acomplete newspaper.”

In addition to the pressroom, thebuilding contains secure storage foradvertising inserts and a several-month supply of paper. A plate roomproduces the aluminum printingplates for the press after receivingelectronic files from the newspapersand commercial customers. After thenewspapers are printed, they moveinto a large packaging department,called post-press, where advertisingsupplements are inserted and bundlescreated for distribution to carriersor route drivers. A sheet-fed printingdepartment is also located in thebuilding.

Carr says consideration was givento where the mechanical aspects ofthe building were placed. The airconditioning and heating were locat-ed on a mezzanine so they were out ofthe way of workable floor space. Alsolocated on the mezzanine are large aircompressors used to operate the pressand inserter equipment, water-purifi-cation units and water chillers.

Lehman Communications recog-nized the limited meeting spaceavailable in Berthoud and designedthe building with a large room with akitchenette – available to non-profitgroups in the area on a reservationbasis. The blueprints for the projectwere updated frequently, and thecompany went through three or fourdifferent renditions before settling onthe final version.

“At one time the building had asecond story and an auditorium,”Amundson says.

Although both were eventuallynixed, the building is designed to becapable of supporting a second storyon the front section. Considerationalso went into building as efficientlyas possible. Lighting in the building isenergy-efficient enough to qualify forcertain rebates, and the computer-controlled heating and cooling sys-tems are intended to reduce HVACcosts. The air compressors on the

mezzanine, which give off a lot ofheat when operating, will vent out-side during warm months or into thewarehouse during the winter. All ofthis contributes to a reduced environ-mental footprint.

Publisher Ed Lehman says, “Thenew production facility will be moreefficient and will allow us the addi-tional space we need to continue toproduce high-quality newspapers andcommercial web printing.”

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Amundson expectsthe commercialprinting operationof the company toincrease with thenew, state-of-the-art press, whichwill likely mean agrowth of jobs.

“It’s a beautifulfacility and ahighlight of ourindustry center.”

“The improvementsthat this press isgoing to make justto the printingindustry and toall of NorthernColorado isincredible.”

Ken Amundson Jim White Don DanaBerthoud embracesnew press facility

By Kristi Ritter

Longmont Times-Call

When the new Lehman Communi-cations press facility began full opera-tion on May 19, it was a great day forthe town of Berthoud. After all, thetown has gained a major employer tothe community with additional jobo p p o rt u n i t i e s .

But it has been a long processthrough which the town board,Lehman company officials andproject planners have been workingon for years.

According to Ken Amundson,general manager at the LovelandReporter-Herald, the site for the newfacility was acquired many years agoabout the time that the old Reporter-Herald building was sold to McKeeMedical Center for use as a clinic.Adjacent property to the northof the site was acquired shortly after,which remains undeveloped at thistime.

While Berthoud was always in themind of company officials for thispress project, Berthoud Town Admin-istrator Jim White notes the companyalso had opportunities within thecities of Loveland and Longmont toc o n s i d e r.

“We knew Berthoud was a greatmiddle ground for the company, andwe kept offering the invitation andwelcome to come to Berthoud,”White says.

Lehman officials considered manyoptions, but ultimately Berthoud was

chosen for several reasons. First,it is equal distance between thecompany’s two major newspapers inLoveland and Longmont. Amundsonadded that railroad access wasanother consideration, sincenewsprint is shipped via rail. Theold warehouse in Longmont allowedthe company to receive newsprint viarail, but then it was trucked to theplant a few blocks away. The newfacility allows two rail cars to beunloaded simultaneously at the facili-ty and the newsprint handled onlyonce prior to placing it on the press.

The town of Berthoud, as well asbusiness operators and residents, areexcited to have the facility be a partof their community. “I am veryenthusiastic and proud that we wereable to secure the company coming toB e rt h o u d , ” White says. “It’s abeautiful facility and a highlight ofour industry center.”

The facility will bring about 78jobs to Berthoud. Many will berelocations from Longmont, but somewill be new hires as the need arisesdue to growth. Amundson expectsthe commercial printing operation ofthe company to increase with thenew, state-of-the-art press, which willlikely mean a growth of jobs.

White adds, “Lehman is definitelya primary employer for our town, andone that will bring jobs to the com-m u n i t y. ”

Don Dana, executive director forthe Berthoud Chamber of Commerce,

says the new facility will add addi-tional property taxes to the commu-nity. Not only will people be travelingto this facility, they’ll be embracingand patronizing Berthoud businesses.The construction period also benefit-ed the town, with 150 workers ormore on the site at one time duringpeak building months. While thereare some employees who already livein Berthoud, the new facility may alsolead to other employees relocating.

Dana says the town has beenputting together economic incentivepackages to draw primary businessesand light industries to the Berthoudarea – a plan he believes will be effec-tive in the near future. “Along withthose incentives and the enterprise

zone, we feel Berthoud is really onthe edge of being ready for the nextgrowth spurt in Northern Colorado.”

When it comes to the printindustry, Dana believes Berthoud isdefinitely a town that embracesnewspapers. “The improvementsthat this press is going to make just tothe printing industry and to all ofNorthern Colorado is incredible,” hesays. “The technology in the printingindustry has changed, and Lehman isdefinitely improving the future ofprint.”

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A group from the National Newspaper Association tours the Times-Call newsroom,where managing editor John Vahlenkamp talks about newsroom happenings. (PaulLitman/Times- Call)

Tony Harris, left, tells a tour group aboutthe computer-to-plate technology thatallows designers to send pages directly toplates. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)

Tours give a glimpse intonewspaper operationsBy Summer Stair

Longmont Times-Call

Community newspapers not onlygather and deliver daily local andnational news, but they celebrate newadditions to families and lives well-lived.

As part of the local community,residents can tour the facilities andsee what happens behind the scenesas the newspaper staff works aroundthe clock to gather the most up-to-date information available, selladvertising, design pages, print theproduct, and roll and deliver thenewspaper to your front door.

Linda Larsen, marketing andcommunity relations director at theLoveland Reporter-Herald, says nomatter what age group she is givinga tour to, people find the processof a newspaper fascinating andexciting.

Lehman Communications Corp. ismade up of several newspapers: theLongmont Times-Call, LovelandReporter-Herald and ColoradoHometown Newspapers – whichproduces the Louisville Times, ErieReview and Lafayette News – and theCañon City Daily Record.

Residents can tour any of the threelocal facilities, as well as the newLehman Printing Center in Berthoud,where the newspapers are printed.

Tours at the Reporter-Herald,Times-Call and Hometown Newspa-pers are tailored so visitors can seethe different departments and thestaff who make up the newspaper.Tours often include the newsroomand advertising departments.

The new 60,000-square-footprinting facility, which houses a newmanroland high-speed press, will alsooffer tours during which residentscan see where and how the newspa-per is printed once it leaves the news-room. Seeing the press and theprocess the newspaper goes throughbefore it lands on your front stoopevery morning can help residentsunderstand even more what a news-paper means to its communities.

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Printing presses record a vibrant historyBy Rhema Muncy,


When a new printing press comes to town, it isno small matter. Throughout recorded history,printing presses shaped culture and created a baseof common knowledge for communities.

Mobile printing presses changed the face of thewestern frontier. In 1859, William N. Byers leftOmaha, Neb., bound for the gold fields of PikesPeak with the intention of opening a newspaperoffice in the settlement that was soon to be namedDenver, according to “Books on the Frontier” byRichard W. Clement. When Byers caught wind thatfellow pressman Jack Merrick was trekking toColorado with the same intentions and was twoweeks ahead of him, Byers left his slow wagon tohis journeyman printers and swiftly got to the cityof Cherry Creek to make preparations, telling noone of his plans.

Merrick was already in town with his own pressand had yet to get his paper rolling. When Byers’wagon rolled in, he immediately typeset the firstissue of the Rocky Mountain News. Merrick wasstunned by the sudden appearance of the rivalpress and frantically attempted to print the firstissue of the Cherry Creek Pioneer.

On April 28, 1859, Byers distributed the RockyMountain News 20 minutes ahead of Merrick. TheNews was a superior product to the Cherry CreekPioneer in print quality and editing, so Merricksold his press and packed up for the gold fields.

Hauling printing presses across the country was

a great and dangerous feat, but also a considerableadvancement in the printing business. Suddenly,the West was tangible to East Coast residents, andnews-starved homesteaders in the West were in theloop, Clement wrote.

The portable printing machines were theoffspring of Johannes Gutenberg’s 15th-centuryprecise 24 character printing machines.

The ancient printing practices inspired Guten-berg to create a uniform process for printing repro-duction with the English alphabet. He engravedletters in relief on a hard metal punch fastened to asmall slab of softer metal to provide a matrix thatwas the same height but different widths toaccommodate all letter shapes. Those letters wereconfined to a frame to create uniformity, accordingto “Printing Presses” by James Moran.

To keep up with this new method of printing,

Gutenberg needed new press technology in orderto mass produce products. He was inspired by awine press where he watched a screw and plankexert downward pressure to extract juice from thefruit. For several years, Gutenberg and his businesspartners experimented with different pressures andways to create exact print. Gutenberg’s method ofprinting from movable type was used until the 20thcentury. Printing presses changed throughout theyears with different methods and materials.

Metal presses appeared in the late 18th century,and for the first time cylinders were used withsteam power to fuel printing machines, Encyclope-dia Britannica wrote. By the mid-19th century,these presses could produce 8,000 sheets an hourin 2,000 revolutions.

The 20th century saw offset printing take holdof the business, a process in which the printingcylinder runs continuously in one direction whilepaper is impressed against it by an impressioncylinder. According to manroland, the companythat produced the new press for the LehmanPrinting Center, the first offset press was designedby Ira Rubel of Nutley, N.J., in 1904. By the 1920s,Rubel’s method was used to print checks with reliefletterpress plates. This form of printing made therotary letterpress dominant in the United States bythe 1950s.

The inventor of lithography, Alois Senefelder, isconsidered to be the father of offset printing. In1798, he discovered a chemical printing process



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that soon became known as lithography. It was in Offen-bach, Germany, that Senefelder built his first lithographicpresses, according to the manroland Web site.

“It wasn’t until more than 100 years later, between 1904and 1907, that the modern offset printing process, alsobased on chemical reactions, became viable, finally settingit apart from traditional processes that used fat extractsand water,” according to the manroland Web site.

Offset printing is now the leading printing process innearly all printing products. It grew from the inventionsof zinc plate printing in the 20th century and utilized in-direct tin printing processes.

The great breakthrough in offset wasn’t made until themiddle of the 1950s, however, when suppliers in the in-dustry improved their dampening solutions and technolo-gies in inks and other process products. Though cheaperink-production methods and the increased use of pre-coated printing plates were important in the developmentof offset printing, the decisive factor in the success of theprocess was sudden developments made in the field ofphoto setting.

Photo handling methods, inks, pre-coated printingplates and better dampening solutions all helped the newprinting process rack up success after success in the in-dustry. In contrast to the other two main printing process-es – gravure printing and letterpress printing – the shareof offset printing in overall sales gained momentum yearafter year, increasing from 19.2 percent in 1962 to 37.4percent in 1977. In 1982, offset printing finally and irre-versibly overtook the day’s leading process, letterpress

printing, according to the manroland Web site.

Starting in the 1970s, the digital age drastically changedthe printing industry. Now, most rotary presses use digitalimprinting to set plates. Lehman Communication’s newUniset 75 press pre-determines ink ratios for each page sothere are fewer color printing mistakes before the full or-der is printed, according to Jim Norton, manroland’s pressproject manager for the Lehman Printing Center.

The new printing press in Berthoud stands on years ofexperimentation, hard work and competition from thepressmen and publishers who span history. The mechani-cal device provides a concrete communication tool for thecommunity and continues in the tradition of printed workheld for the last 2,000 years.

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New inserter increases production speedBy Jade Cody


An exciting new aspect of the LehmanCommunications Corp.’s Berthoud printing site isthe new inserter being used in the post-press area.

An inserter is a machine that combines multiplesections of the newspaper and other advertisingsections – such as coupon books, special sectionsand pre-prints from grocery stores – into onepackage.

Because a typical daily run on a newspaper canproduce tens of thousands of copies, a machine isneeded to insert the outside products into eachnewspaper. After each newspaper copy has all theinserts for a particular run, it is picked up and fedinto a stacker that forms the newspaper bundles ina pre-determined quantity. These bundles are dis-tributed to the carriers, who deliver the individual

papers to homes and businesses.Lehman Communications’ new print facility

in Berthoud has a new, faster inserting machinecalled the Muller Martini SLS 3000. According todirector of commercial print sales Dale Carr, thenew inserter will be more efficient and productivethan the current SLS 2000, and will be able tosimultaneously insert 16 different sections into themain newspaper at 32,000 copies per hour. TheSLS 2000 will move to Berthoud after upgradeshave been installed and will be used as a backupmachine. The 2000 will also be used forcommercial accounts that require up to 12 sectionsto be inserted in one pass through the machine,Carr says.

The new SLS 3000 inserter is faster than the ex-isting machine because it runs on 16 independentServo motors. The 2000 ran concurrently withdrive shafts, says assistant mailroom supervisor

Michael Bartolo. The speed of the new inserter willbe utilized with the faster speed of the new press,which is capable of running up to 75,000 copiesper hour (although most of the time the pressoutput will be at about half that speed).

“The new setup will help us achieve faster timesof getting the paper out,” Bartolo says.

In terms of newspaper production, the inserter isthe last mechanical stage the paper goes throughbefore it is loaded and delivered. The newspaperscome off the press and onto the inserter – whichlooks much like an assembly line. Each newspaperis mechanically opened by the machine to allowthe insertion of extra products.

Carr says the additional inserter will allowLehman Communications more flexibility withcommercial products, and ultimately will increasethe company’s ability to meet the needs of itscustomers.



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Creating the NewspaperAdvertising

Advertising SalesSales representatives work with local and

national advertisers to create marketingcampaigns for their businesses. Display adsare sold by the column inch, while specialtypublications and editions are sold inmodular sizes, such as quarter-, half- andfull-page ads. Classified advertising is alsoavailable for businesses and private partiesto sell or find products, services and more.Classified advertising is sold by the line.

Advertising DesignOnce an ad is sold, a graphic designer is

in charge of pulling together all theinformation to create a solid andwell-presented ad for the client. Text andphotos are used, as well as a keen sense ofstyle, to create an effective advertisement.At this point, the ad is shown to theclient for final approval, then releasedelectronically into the computer system forplacement on a page.

Advertising Page LayoutA key step that occurs in the advertising

department is the entering of ads into thesystem and the placement of those ads onpages. The size of the paper is determinedby the number of ads. All ads are checkedfor correct size and placed on a page fromthe bottom up. Once this is complete,copies of the pages are given to thenewsroom so they can complete the pagewith stories and photos.

Newsroom

Idea GatheringDaily meetings are conducted to discuss

upcoming story ideas and photographopportunities. Stories are assigned toreporters based on their particular areas ofcoverage, such as sports or news.Reporters then work with photographersto capture the story through interviewingsources and taking photos.

Writing & EditingOnce reporters have gotten their

information, the writing process begins asinformation is crafted into a story. On theother side of the room, photographers editphotos and select ones that will bestillustrate the story. Editors then begin theirprocess to make sure all stories aregrammatically correct, balanced and followAssociated Press and local style.

Finalizing the StoriesThroughout any given day, editors,

photographers and designers meet todiscuss the next day’s edition. They look atlocal content, as well as national syndicatedcontent, to present the best selection ofstories and photos. The final lineup, withthe exception of breaking news, is usuallyset by 4 p.m. at the Reporter-Herald, and4:30 p.m. at the Times-Call.

Design & HeadlinesWith all the stories edited and photos

submitted, page designers can get to work.The process of designing includes placingtext, writing headlines, color correctingphotos and editing all pages. Pages are sentelectronically to the press facility inBerthoud to be burned onto plates thatare placed on the press.



PlatemakingUntil about four years ago, Lehman Communications

used the old process of producing negatives that werethen burned onto a plate to go on the press. Today,the company uses computer-to-plate (CTP)technology that allows the page designer to printdirectly to plate. This allows for much better printingquality by lining up color images more accurately.

The metal plates have a light-sensitive substratethat is coated onto the aluminum. The plates areloaded and wrapped around a drum inside theplatesetter and a laser is used to burn an image ontothe plate. The laser is built into a head that movesfrom side to side on a carriage assembly and theplate is rotated the other direction on the drum.The image that has been etched into the substrateby the laser is then baked onto the plate going throughan oven. The plate is then put through the processor,and all substrate that was not burned

on is scrubbed off and only coated aluminum is left.Ink then adheres to the burned image on the press forprinting.

Finally, the plates are bent and punched to fit thepress. Plates are burned for each page depending onthe color requirements. If it’s a full color page, thereare four plates: cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

Ever heard of CMYK? It is a common printing termthat refers to:

C: cyan (blue)M: magentaY: yellowK: blackTraditionally, the black plate was set on the press

first, leading it to be called the key plate, which iswhere the “K” comes from. The four colors togetherare applied in different percentages to give you thelook you see on the paper.

Press PreparationIt takes pressmen about 45 to 60 minutes

to hang plates on the press cylinders andprep it for a run. The new manroland pressallows for 16 plates per tower, for a total of64 on the four press towers. One towerweighs an astonishing 80 tons. The entirepress weighs 267 tons, or 534,493 pounds.Five-man crews are the standard for anypress run to control the many variables.

Plates are mounted on the press platecylinders, which then roll over the blanketcylinders where ink is applied in reverse type.The blanket cylinders then lay ink on thep a p e r.

Paper Storage & SplicingThe new press facility is situated next to the railroad, allowing

delivery of paper via rail, which is a preferred method of deliveryfrom the suppliers. Two rail cars can be spotted at the same time,allowing a forklift to unload and stack them into the warehouse.Rolls of 23-inch wide paper can be stacked eight to 10 high. Thecompany also stocks 24-, 25-, 30- and 34-inch-wide paper, as wellas half-size rolls and upgraded paper.

The new press can run 50-inch-diameter rolls (the old press ran42-inch). Rolls of paper are loaded onto press reel stands using atrack in the floor to guide the roll. Paper is then fed through thepress. As one roll expires, a second roll will take over throughautomatic reel splicing, meaning the press doesn’t have to stop toreload paper. This new feature also means less newsprint waste.Prior to the new press, a Sunday run wasted between 1,200 to1,500 newspaper copies, all of which were recycled. The newpress should cut that to 200 to 300, if not less.

Ink Storage & DistributionAll soy-based inks for the press are pumped directly from the

holding tanks to open fountains. The black tank can hold up to3,500 gallons of ink, while the three color tanks (cyan, magentaand yellow) hold up to 2,000 pounds each. All the lines for the inkare color coded, allowing for ease of identification.

The ink fountains are equipped with levelers that automaticallyrefill when the ink reaches a low level. From the fountains, inkgoes down a series of rollers to the plate cylinders, then theblanket cylinders and finally the paper. Water is treated andadditives are mixed in through a reverse-osmosis system that isapplied to the printing plates to keep the non-imaged areas fromaccepting ink. An ink and water balance is critical in the offsetprinting method. They are controlled by the lead operator at thepress consoles.



Running the PressSpeed and color capabilities are two of the biggest

improvements of the new press. While the old press couldrun 20,000 copies an hour in collect mode and took twohours to print a day’s circulation run, the new manrolandpress can run 37,500 copies an hour in collect mode, cuttingthe print time to 49 minutes. In straight mode the new presscan run up to 75,000 copies an hour.

The new press is completely controlled through computers,where press operators control the ink and water, registrationof images, speed and folding as the paper is fed through thepress.

The paper begins at the bottom of the four towers wherecolors are applied in the CMYK order, traveling throughcylinders that apply the ink. By the time the paper reachesthe top of the tower, it will be in full color.

The new press is equipped with two folders that collect upto four webs (a term for a continuous roll of paper) that arecombined, arranged in order and cut. Having two foldersallows the company to get maximum efficiency from thepress, and it also allows the press to be split to actually runtwo jobs at the same time. The folders will producebroadsheet, tabloid and magazine products. With two, it givespeace of mind should one folder fail.

The Lehman Printing Center will also be increasing itscommercial printing by offering a full service of printing,binding, mailing and delivery.

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Once the paper is printed, it travels by conveyor to the post-press area, where it ispackaged and prepped for distribution. The company also has a new inserting machinethat can put up to 16 products into the newspaper. Post-press employees packageeach newspaper and its inserts and get them ready for delivery.

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MARY REYNOLDSRe c e p t i o n i s tLongmont Times-Call

“Little did I know 30.5 yearsago when my friend at churchasked me if I wanted to workpart time and I said yes Iwould still be working here. Iam grateful for the years andexperiences and all I havelearned and the people I havemet along the way.”

Hired in 1978 as amailroom inserter, MaryReynolds stayed in thatdepartment for nine yearsbefore moving to thecirculation office, whereshe did many jobs. Fromthere, she stepped into thereceptionist switch boardposition, where she hasbeen since then.

JIM MITTONFacilities ManagerLongmont Times-Call

“Over the years, I’ve found agreat amount of variety to myjob duties. While oftenchallenging, this has made mytime with LehmanCommunications Corp.interesting and fulfilling.”

Hired in 1976 as theService Center Manager,Jim Mitton began the job ofbasic general building andgrounds maintenance, aswell as company vehiclemaintenance – a job thatexpanded as the companypurchased other facilities.Mitton has helped withmany construction andremodeling projects,including the expansion ofthe Times-Call building inthe late 1980s, the 1990sexpansion of the Reporter-Herald, and the mid-1990sconstruction process of theCañon City Daily Record.In March 2008, Mittonstarted his largestconstruction project yetwith his involvement in thenew press facility inBerthoud, that beganprinting in May 2009.

DALE CARRDirector ofCommercial Print SalesLe h m a nCommunications

“Having the opportunity to bea part of producing qualityprinted newsprint productsday after day has beenrewarding enough. Workingfor the Lehman family forover 40 years has beendoubly rewarding. They havegiven me the chance toadvance through all the newtechnologies over the yearsand the opportunities to moveup within the company.”

When Dale Carr got intothe printing industry in1961 as a linotypeoperator, he never thoughtit would carry him formore than 40 years. Heenjoyed mechanical thingsand producing anewspaper. In 1965, hiscareer landed him at theEstes Park Trail, beforemaking the transition to thedaily pace of the Times-Call in 1966. For Carr, thechallenges of keeping upwith technology have beenexciting and rewarding.The 1973 vintage GossUrbanite press has servedLehman Communicationswell, but new technologyhas passed it by with higherspeeds, better quality andimproved efficiencies. ForCarr, the start of this newpress ends a career that hewill miss as he retires.

SUZANNE BARRETTInformation SystemsManagerLe h m a nCommunications

“Technology is an importantcomponent in producing ourcommercial, print and Webproducts. Putting these toolsto use in the most accurateand efficient manner is a toppriority and a vital cog in thewheel of democracy as weserve the communities inwhich we live. At LehmanCommunications, there willalways be more efficient andfaster technology beingresearched and developed.”

When Suzanne Barrettstarted at the Times-Call in1971, it was at the end ofwhat was termed the “hotmetal era,” which waswhen the newspaper wasproduced on six linotypesand the hot metal referredto the pots of liquid leadthat solidified into the metalbars that imprinted thetext. Barrett started outsetting type for display ads,then moved to classifiedsand legals, and proofingcontent. In 1985, shemoved to the newlycreated InformationSystems, the technologythat changed the publishingindustry. She became themanager in 2002 andenjoys actively participatingin and overseeing thechanges in connectivity.

KEN AMUNDSONGeneral ManagerLo v e l a n dRe p o r t e r- H e r a l d

“I like the broad scope of thejob. I get a chance to workwith all of the departments,being able to see how eachpiece fits together and findingways to make them fit.”

Ken Amundson began hisjourney with the LehmanCommunications Corp. in1987 as the managingeditor of the LovelandReporter-Herald. Afterserving in that role for 10years, he took a position asan assistant to Publisher EdLehman. His firstassignment, in 1997, wasto begin research on a newpress building in Berthoud.Later, Amundson workedfor two years as generalmanager of the LongmontTimes-Call and recentlysucceeded Bob Rummel asthe general manager at theLoveland Reporter-Herald.Amundson enjoys thecommunity interaction heis able to have at theReporter-Herald, and heappreciates the opportunityto give the community avoice.



CHRISTINEKAPPERMANManaging EditorLo v e l a n dRe p o r t e r- H e r a l d

“I like everything aboutnewspapers – the designof information, the writingof information and thephotography. I get to havea hand in all aspects ofnews production. Lovelandis such a great community,and we do our best toreflect it.”

In October 1994,Christine Kappermanjoined the LovelandReporter-Herald as itsfirst special sectionseditor. After a year,Kapperman served as anassistant local newseditor, working mostlywith features sections.She went on to becomethe local news editor,the assistant managingeditor, and for the lastthree years, managingeditor of the Reporter-Herald. Kappermanplayed a leadership roleas the Reporter-Heraldwent from a Mondaythrough Saturdayafternoon paper, toadding a Sunday paperand finally becoming amorning paper.

ELEANOR REESNewsroom SecretaryLo v e l a n dRe p o r t e r- H e r a l d

“I feel fortunate to have aninsight into the community’shappenings.”

Eleanor Rees, theRe p o r t e r- H e r a l d ’snewsroom secretary fornearly 25 years, has seenthe newspaper gothrough many changes.She has particularlyenjoyed getting to knowpeople and growing withthe Loveland community.Her regular duties includecomposing the weddingpage, obituaries, RH Lineand club notes. Rees hasworked with some of thesame people for 15 to 20years, and values thegood acquaintances she’sdeveloped. She alsovalues the variety thatgoes with being in thenewsroom.

BILL SCHMICHInternet ManagerLe h m a nCommunications

“Of all the jobs I’ve had inmy life, this is the one jobthat, 10 years into it, is justas exciting as when Istarted.”

Bill Schmich has beeninvolved in many aspectsof news production. Aftergetting his foot in thedoor as a temporaryemployee, he served asthe head of the creativeservices department. In1999, Schmich becamethe Internet manager forthe corporation, and heremembers theRe p o r t e r- H e r a l d ’s firstlive breaking newscoverage, whichhappened to be of theColumbine schoolshooting in Littleton inApril 1999. Schmichhelped transformcompany Web sites fromstatic HTML to database-driven sites, with anemphasis on adding adynamic aspect withmultimedia and sidebarsto the stories.His goal is to createinteractivity – buildingcomponents into theWeb sites that allowreaders to contribute orselect how they’reviewing.

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Top: The manroland factory site in Plauen, Germany, where the Lehman Printing Center’s press was manufactured.(Courtesy manroland) Center left: A staging area outside the manroland headquarters plant in Augsburg, Germany.Center right: A press side frame resting on its side prior to assembly. The frames are machined to exact specificationsso that high-speed parts operate with minimal vibration, thus resulting in press longevity, energy savings and high printquality. Lower left: Press cylinders await installation. Manroland cylinders are ceramic coated, unlike those of manyother press manufacturers. Lower right: A factory worker rides a bicycle through the mammoth press manufacturingfacility in Augsburg. (Ken Amundson/Reporter-Herald)

International impacts abound for the new pressBy Rhema Muncy


Modern printing presses draw their roots fromGerman innovation. The new printing press forLehman Communications is a Uniset 75 frommanroland, a German company with greatinternational presence.

According to Jim Norton, the project managerfrom manroland for the Lehman Communicationsproject, the new press is on the cutting edge oftechnology, with the ability to process double thepages of the current press and with precise inkcalibrations for each print project. Thesecapabilities are made possible by parts from aroundthe world.

The paper reels for the press were produced inSweden, rubber roller coverings and blankets weremade in the United States, and the drive system isfrom Baumueller, Germany. The manroland plantin Plauen, Germany, produced the printing unitsand the folders.

“We test the competitors and buy the bestproducts for the best price,” Norton says.

Dale Carr, Lehman Communication’s director ofcommercial print sales and project manager for thisexpansion, appreciates the international aspects ofthe press. “There is no press of this caliber in thestate,” Carr says.

According to manroland sales manager WolfScheibe at the Plauen plant, Plauen has a longtradition in making presses – 113 years. Plauen islocated in the southwest corner of the State ofSachsen, which was the most southern part ofthe former East Germany, Scheibe said. He livedthere before and after the fall of the wall inG e r m a n y.

“During the East German times, Plauen was theonly plant manufacturing newspaper presses in theEastern Bloc,” Scheibe says.

Scheibe was born in 1965 and grew up in alittle town about 20 miles east of Plauen. Hefinished high school in 1983 and served in thearmy until 1987, and then started at a university.Before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Scheibe felt theatmosphere of Germany was hard to thrive in –everyone had to make life work even when thebasics weren’t available.

But he graduated successfully in 1992 andjoined manroland in early 1993. Eastern Germanyexperienced a big wave of consolidation in theprinting business to fit the hard economic times.“I believe we will see another phase of consolida-tion in Germany in the near future,” Scheibesays.

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Celebrating 138 Years

Longmont Times-Call1871

Elmer and Fred Beckwith came to Burlington, a citysoutheast of Longmont, to print the first newspaper.Printing the Free Press two times, April 26 and May 5,1871, the Beckwith brothers soon migrated north tothe booming town of Longmont, then the Chicago-Colorado Colony.

June 1872Elmer Beckwith published the Longmont Sentinel,

quickly changing names to the Colorado Press andthen the Longmont Press.

Sept. 7, 1879The building housing the Longmont Press burned

down Sept. 7, 1879.

Sept. 8, 1879The burning of the Longmont Press did not stop the

printing of publications. Charles W. Boynton and J.J.Jilson seized the moment and printed their paper, theLongmont Ledger, the day after with the fire as theirlead story. Camaraderie prevailed, however, and theLongmont Press was printed for several weeks by theLongmont Ledger.

1887Elmer Beckwith persevered and rebuilt, creating the

Longmont Weekly Times, half of what would later becalled the Longmont Times-Call.

1893The Longmont Weekly Times evolved into the Daily

Times. Competition was expanding though, as GeorgeW. Johnson, publisher of the Berthoud Bulletin, soonmoved to town.

1898William Forgey started the Longmont Call. It was

bought by George W. Johnson, who had dissolved hispartnership with the Berthoud Bulletin. He moved theCall to 655 Fourth Ave. after acquiring additional

equipment from a defunct Ward, Colo., newspaper.In 1905 he renamed it the Call and it became asix-day-a-week newspaper.

1906The Daily Times was the first newspaper in north-

ern Colorado to install a linotype, beginning a tradi-tion of technological investment.

Jan. 1, 1919Ray Lanyon became the owner of The Daily Times

and remained publisher for 38 years.

1925Otis Moore, who had been with the paper for sever-

al years, acquired a third interest in The Daily Times.

1929After the death of George W. Johnson, Dr. J.A.

Matlack bought The Call.

1931Longmont’s two competing newspapers merged,

giving birth to the Longmont Times-Call. Changinghands multiple times, it featured Ray Lanyon asmanaging editor, James Matlack as associate editor,and Otis Moore was named production superinten-dent.

Feb. 1, 1957Ed and Ruth Lehman purchased the Longmont

Times-Call. Ed is a former reporter for the RockyMountain News and Denver Post, as well as aformer practicing attorney and deputy districtattorney in Denver. Ruth also had experience as apracticing attorney before entering the newspaperbusiness.

Sept. 5, 1964The Times-Call moved into a new 11,000-square-

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May 1967The Longmont Times-Call

merged with the LovelandReporter-Herald. Ed Lehman be-came president of Loveland Pub-lishing Co. Ruth G. Lehman wasthe company’s secretary-treasurer.

June 2, 1969Ed Lehman became publisher of

the Reporter-Herald.

1970Edward Lehman was elected

president of the Colorado PressAssociation. During the 1970s, theDaily Times-Call made a $100,000investment in cold type technologyto accommodate the new technolo-gy, ending the era of the linotype.

1973A four-unit Goss Urbanite press

was installed, capable of 32 pagesin black at 20,000 copies per hour.The following year another unitwas added.

1978Lehman Communications

purchased the Cañon City DailyR e c o rd .

1979Two additional Goss Urbanite

press units were installed to bringproduction to a 56-page capacity inblack.

1982Ruth Lehman was elected

president of the Colorado PressAssociation.

1985The Times-Call became a seven-

day-a-week operation with the in-troduction of the Sunday edition.

1987Dean Lehman was named presi-

dent of Lehman Communications.

1988The Times-Call added a 22,500-

square-foot upgrade that more thandoubled its size. The expansionalso allowed the paper to remain indowntown Longmont.

1991The newspaper library was

converted to electronic filing andrecovery. Installation and stafftraining began on major state-of-the-art electronic news andadvertising systems.

1992The Daily Times-Call was one

of the first newspapers in theUnited States to convert to totalpagination, which is electronicimaging of stories, photos,graphics and advertisements.

1995Another press unit and folder

were added to the Urbanite press,bringing the total to eight pressunits with a 64-page capacity withtwo folders. Ruth Lehman receivedthe Distinguished Service Awardfrom Inland Press Association.

1996The Longmont Times-Call

celebrated its 125th anniversary.In a commemorative edition onApril 21, 1996, the Times-Callshared its rich history, as well ashow Longmont has grown andembraced its newspaper.

February 1997The Times-Call’s Web site was

launched under the addresswww.longmontfyi.com. It is noww w w. Ti m e s C a l l . c o m .

June 1997Lehman Communications

purchased the Louisville Times,Lafayette News and Erie Review.

Nov. 24, 1997Ken Amundson was promoted

from managing editor of theReporter-Herald to assistant toLehman Communicationspublisher Ed Lehman.

1998The Times-Call converted to

morning delivery seven days aweek.

2001Ken Amundson was elected pres-

ident of the Colorado Press Associ-ation. The Times-Call was awardedthe General Excellence Award fromNational Newspaper Association.

2005The plate/press department

converted to computer-to-plate,putting the company on the cuttingedge of newspaper production.

2009Dean Lehman, president of

Lehman Communications Corp.,was elected president of theColorado Press Association.

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Community ReflectionLocal newspapers serveas a record to city events,taking interest in allhappenings in historyBy Rhema Muncy


A strong local paper reflects community. Fordecades, the Reporter-Herald and the Times-Callhave worked tirelessly to create a common base ofknowledge for their respective cities. Breakingnews, military homecomings, school board deci-sions, human-interest features and local voices canhave a vehicle of expression within the pages of thedaily newspaper.

“Being in touch with the community is very im-p o rt a n t , ” says Ken Amundson, Reporter-Heraldgeneral manager. “It is important to talk to people,to be open to hear what they are saying – even theworst of complaints. You really have to understandthe community, and it keeps changing. It becomesmore challenging the more diverse a communitybecomes.”

Times-Call managing editor John Vahlenkampattempts to create a place for everyone to find outwhat is happening in the city. “A newspaper iswhat people in the community should look for-ward to – everyday Longmont wakes up to thesame page,” Vahlenkamp says. “What makes acommunity newspaper thrive is being a paper thatis continually on top of what is going on – a news-paper that holds up a mirror to the community.”

Sustaining that promise is backed by a hardworking staff. “Our commitment to the communityis to work our tails off to make sure nothing impor-tant happens that we don’t catch,” Va h l e n k a m psays. “People who read our papers will find outthings no one else knows. We fit a particular niche,and it is our job to fill that niche.”

The paper acts as a living, breathing organism,exhibiting all of the emotions of a human and pre-serving history along the way, Amundson says.

“T h e re ’s a lot of longevity in the staff. Peoplehere know how the community did or didn’t re-spond to different situations in the past,” he says.

Lehman Communications President and Times-Call General Manager Dean Lehman holds the pa-pers under his management to a high standard ofexcellence.

“The responsibility is to try to report the news asfairly and accurately as possible and to provide aforum for the public to offer their own ideas andopinions through letters to the editors and guestopinions,” Lehman says. “We also try to provide aneffective vehicle for local businesses to advertisetheir goods and services. We believe that strong lo-cal economies are good for the community.”

Giving back to the communities is at the core ofeach paper’s business strategy.

“The biggest thing about family-owned papers isthat the owners take great interest in the communi-t y, ” Amundson says. “To the Lehmans, being in-volved in the community has always been more im-portant than the bottom line. The Lehmans giveback by quality and staff. It is important, from thecommunity stand point, to have access to the own-ers.”

People who work at the newspapers have a greatunderstanding of the communities they are in-volved in and can tell the news through the filter ofwhat is important to the local people, Lehman says.

Vahlenkamp takes community involvement seri-ously. “A newspaper is in a unique position to hostcommunity events – something we not only have aprivilege to do but a responsibility to do as well,”he says.

Reporter-Herald managing editor Christine Kap-perman works as a gatekeeper for the news in thecity. She coaches her staff to capture the life ofLoveland by holding up the mirror of what is im-portant to all of the people who live in the city.

“Our commitment is community first,” Kapper-man says. “We use that as a guide when anything isbefore us, and we weigh how many people it willaffect. We use that as our decision factor to deter-mine the front page – local is first.”

Kapperman sends reporters to the city council totranslate the tough issues and enable the public tobe in the know about local politics. And that is justa slice of the local knowledge Lehman Communi-cations papers offer.

“Information is empowering and engaging andhelps you live better in your community,” Kapper-man says.

The LovelandRe p o r t e r- H e r a l dhosts an annualbarbecuecompetition forthe community.Below far left:TheRe p o r t e r- H e r a l dis a greatsupporter of theannual CornFestival andparade.( Re p o r t e r- H e r a l dphotos)

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Inside theLongmont Times-Call

Special Daily Content• Local news• Local opinion• S p o rt s• T-C Line• Local weather• Things to Do listings• Cone Zones• Classifieds

Daily Content We Love• Dear Abby• Today in History• Comics, including Two Cows and aChicken by local artist Steve Skelton• C ro s s w o rd• Soduku• H o ro s c o p e s• Police Notes• Lottery numbers

Sunday• News – Localand national.Includes citycrime map everyother week.• Sports –Coverage of localprep sports andBig 12 action.• Sunday Life –A focus on thecommunity with avolunteers feature,Two Cows and aChicken comic,local columns.• Business –Features on localbusiness, localcolumnists, weeklymarket outlookand interest yields,and Biz Buzz.• Inserts – TVTimes magazine,Parade magazineand comics.

Monday• News – IncludesReader Photo ofthe Week.• Sports• Frontiers – Afocus on scienceand technology.• Johnnie St. Vrainanswers yourquestions.• Spry – Amonthly boomersupplement.

Tu e s d a y• News• Sports – Pa t r i c kRidgell’s Big XIInotes.• Life – A focuson schools, localmonthly columnistPaul Flanders.• Business – Dailymarket roundup.

We d n e s d a y• News• Sports – Acoverage of prepcompetition.• Life – A focus onfood featuring yourrecipes, ColoradoState Universityextension columnand Johnnie St.Vrain answersyour questions.• Relish – Amonthly foodsupplement• Business – Adaily marketroundup.

Thursday• News• Sports – Pr e proundup with localfeatures, columns,athletes of theweek, peakperformance ofthe week andtraining tips.• Life – A focus onhealth.

Fr i d a y• News• Sports –Including Thurs-day’s prep results• Life – A focus onfaith, Johnnie St.Vrain answers yourquestions, localmonthly columnistRick Cross and KidScoop.• Inserts – Day &Night, a weeklyarts and entertain-ment magazinewith local features,movie reviews,Rocky MountainGamer videogame column andcultural calendar.

Saturday• News – IncludesHow they votedand Pet of theWeek column.• Sports• Life – With afocus on couples,including engage-ments, weddingsand anniversaries,a feature about alocal couple andBetty Ann Newbylocal historycolumn everyother week.• Occasions – Abridal feature thelast Saturday of themonth.• Inserts – Home& Real EstateWeekly, a focus onhome features,real estate newsand local features.

Special SectionsThe Times-Call Special Sectionsdepartment focuses on providingmagazines, sections and specialtypublications on a variety of topics,including home, health, community,lifestyle, outdoors, fashion, women,youth, boomers, holiday and more.This department creates LongmontMagazine, the quarterly communitymagazine.



Inside theLoveland Reporter-Herald

Special Daily Content• R-H Line• Just Weird rail on page 1• Local News and Photos• Editorial Page• S p o rt s• Local Weather• Features about local people• Classifieds

Daily Content We Love• Dear Abby• Today in History• Comics• C ro s s w o rd• Sudoku• Daily record• H o ro s c o p e s• Mark Your Calendar

Sunday• A – News. Getall of your local andnational news.• B – Focus. Getacquainted withwell-knowncolumns thatinclude GhostTowns and TriviallySpeaking. TriviallySpeaking is writtenby Loveland’swell-known triviaguru Jim Willardand runs Sunday,Wednesday andFr i d a y.• C – Sports.Local and nationalcoverage.• D – V i t a l i t y.Look for You Docscolumn by Drs.Michael Roizen andMehmet Oz.• Inserts – Pa r a d emagazine andSelect TV.

Monday• A – News. Localand national news,as well as seniorcalendars.• B –This Week.Includes menus,Patty Packrat,Dear Buck,Loveland Historyand Club notes.• C – Sports• Spry – Amonthly boomersupplement.• Relish – Amonthly foodsupplement.

Tu e s d a y• A – News• B – Neighbors.Information oncommunity peopleand organizations.Includes campusnotes, stork newsand words ofthanks.• C – Sports

We d n e s d a y• A – News• B – Flavors afood page, ValleyWindow page, anarts feature andKid Scoop page.• C – Sports

Thursday• A – News• B – Outpost. In-cludes Kevin CookWildlife Windowcolumn, DennisSmith, Catch of theWeek with big fishphotos and MiniPa g e .• C – Sports

Fr i d a y• A – News• B – To g e t h e rincluding weddings,engagements andanniversaries. Alsoshowcases By:You,r e a d e r- s u b m i t t e dsnapshots andstories.• C – Sports• D – Nation/Wo r l d• Inserts – Go, anentertainmentguide.

Saturday• A – News• B – Faith includ-ing Faith directory• C – Sports• D – Businesswith restaurantinspections• Inserts – USAWeekend andAmerican Profile.

Special SectionsThe Reporter-Herald specialsections staff produces severalniche publications including topicssuch as pets, family, seniors, localbusinesses, academics, holidays,and home and real estate. One ofthe more popular sections, HealthLine, is a monthly magazineconcerning the health and vitalityof Loveland’s residents.



Newspaper headlines share ahistory into the story told

By Brittany Sovine

Longmont Times-Call

A headline is an integral part to astory, as anyone in the news businesscan tell you. Bold lettering and largefonts catch the reader’s eye to drawthem down the page and into a story.Headlines from the Longmont Times-Call and Loveland Reporter-Heraldhave been catching readers’ attentionsince the newspapers began.

Headlines from major events arechronicled in bound folders of agedpaper and fading print, but headlinesalso are a timeline for history. “First, agood headline grabs the reader’s atten-tion,” says Times-Call News Editor K.J.R i t t e r.

Reporter-Herald Managing EditorChristine Kapperman added, “Head-lines need to be creative, concise, activeand, of course, accurate in attractingattention and conveying what the storyis about, all in a very small space.”

Throughout the years, newspaperdesigners have been constrained byrules of page design in making sureheadlines are larger at the top of thepage and vary in size and weight downthe page. This adds to the effectivenessof newspaper design, and brings properattention to stories at the top of thepage with larger headlines because theyneed more impact.

Kapperman says newspapers haveevolved quite a bit in terms of theheadlines they share. Historically,nation and world news covered thefront page. Today, as newspapers haveevolved to focus more on local commu-nities, headlines tell people what theycan’t get on television or online.

Headlines have reported a uniquehistory throughout the years. Forinstance, Jan. 28, 1986, will go down inhistory as one of the greatest tragediesin space exploration. Paired with ashocking picture of smoke and debris,the Reporter-Herald headlined thepaper with ‘Shuttle explodes; crew lost’leaving time to tell the tragic fate of thecrew on board the space shuttle Chal-lenger. “Good headlines tell the readerexactly what they need to know in asfew words as possible,” says Ritter. Thisshort headline turned the attention ofthe Loveland community to a national

t r a g e d y.On Sept. 11, 2001, the nation was

shaken by the worst terrorist attack inUnited States history. The Times-Call’sheadline the next day read ‘S h a t t e re d :Thousands of Americans killed in at-tacks aimed at nation’s soul,’ c h ro n i -cling the devastatingly personal attackson the United States.

Capturing the horrific shock, theReporter-Herald went with the head-line ‘Evil Acts of Terror,’ but localizedthe story with ‘Colorado mobilizes aide ff o rt s ’ giving a glimpse of the impactclose to home.

In 2006, a headline splashed acrossthe top of the Times-Call simply states,“Longmont wins All-America.” It wasthis designation that earned the citynational recognition.

Last summer’s annual Corn Festivalin Loveland brought out the entirecommunity to enjoy the festivities. Onthe Sunday, Aug. 24 front page of theReporter-Herald, the simple punchheadline read ‘Corn Rush,’ attesting tothe festival’s great attendance andsuperb sales.

The recent presidential election inNovember 2008 changed the face ofAmerican politics forever. PresidentBarack Obama won by a landslide ofelectoral votes and became the firstblack president to be elected into theWhite House. The Times-Call onWednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, ran the head-line ‘Change has come.’ The Reporter-Herald proudly stated ‘OH-BAMA!Americans embrace first black presi-dent.’

Inauguration sealed the deal as the44th president of the United States wassworn into the White House on Jan. 21,2009, with millions of people watch-ing. The Times-Call that Wednesdaydisplayed an inspiring quote by Presi-dent Obama followed by simply stating‘Mr. President.’ A good headline,whether one word or several, draws theattention to what follows.

The headlines of the Times-Call andReporter-Herald have been capturingtheir communities’ attention anddrawing them into the story. TheTimes-Call and Reporter-Herald arenewspapers that share a complexhistory of the good times and the bad.



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Celebrating 129 Years

Loveland Reporter-HeraldAug. 7, 1880

Loveland’s first newspaper, The Loveland Reporter,was founded by G.N. Udel. The newspaper’s mottowas “Independent in All Things, Neutral in Nothing.”Two months after starting, the weekly Reporter wassold to Frank A. McClellan, the eldest son andfounder of the Larimer County Express, which wasestablished in April 1873.

Early 1882McClellan sold the plant and subscription list to

George W. Bailey and John Smart. John B. Bruner wasthe next owner, although it is unknown when he pur-chased the newspaper.

1883The Loveland Leader was in operation with G.A.

Perry as the editor of the weekly. The same year, theLeader was sold to The Reporter. At that time, The Re-porter claimed 1,000 readers.

1884The Loveland Register entered the Loveland news-

paper market, providing competition for the Reporter.The paper changed hands several times.

Jan. 10, 1889Frank S. Smith became the manager of The Reporter,

and on March 21 the paper moved to a new site.

Dec. 11, 1890W.L. Thorndyke from Kimball, N.D., became the

new owner of The Reporter.

February 1902A new building for The Reporter was completed on

the east side of Cleveland Avenue, between Fifth andSixth streets near the newspaper’s current site.

Feb. 2, 1905Thorndyke was forced to sell The Reporter because

of ill health. Frank McMeekin became the new owner.

1908Mark Ellison obtained the Register and renamed it

The Daily Herald, with G.A. Collett listed as editor.

Feb. 4, 1909The Reporter was sold to Ira O. Knapp.

1915A.W. Barnes became the editor and owner of The

R e p o rt e r.

1920The Reporter became a daily after running as a

tri-weekly publication.

1922Barnes purchased the Herald from Ellison and

combined the two, forming the Daily Reporter-Herald.The operation moved to the old Herald location at428 Cleveland Ave.

Sept. 1, 1922Barnes sold the newspaper to R.J. Ball and R.L. Et-

ter. Ball was editor and Etter was advertising manager.Ball was a major influence in Colorado journalismand served as president of the Colorado Press Associa-tion in 1931 and 1932.

1944The paper was sold to Harley E. Holden, a former

Kansas publisher.

1956The Daily Reporter-Herald facilities moved to 450

N. Cleveland Ave.

March 1959Holden sold his interest in the newspaper to Harlow

E. Tibbetts, also a former Kansas publisher. Tibbetts co-published with Holden’s son, Jack Holden, until thesudden death of Tibbetts on Jan. 11, 1962. Jack Holdenthen became both publisher and editor-in-chief.

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May 1967The Daily Reporter-Herald

merged with the Longmont DailyTimes-Call. Edward Lehmanbecame president of LovelandPublishing Co., and Holdencontinued as editor and publisher.Ruth G. Lehman was thecompany’s secretary-treasurer.

June 2, 1969Edward Lehman became pub-

lisher of the Reporter-Herald, andTom Reeves became editor. JackHolden sold his remaining interestto Times-Call Publishing Co.

1970Edward Lehman was elected


1973The Reporter-Herald shut down

its hot metal press and movedprinting to the Times-Call inLongmont.

Aug. 1, 1976A major flood in the Big

Thompson Canyon on July 31resulted in 144 deaths and twoweeks of intensive newspapercoverage. The Reporter-Herald re-ceived recognition for journalisticservice from the Associated Pressfor its work and was presented thehonor in New York City.

Aug, 7, 1980More than 4,000 people visited

the Reporter-Herald for the news-paper’s 100th birthday party. In acommemorative centennial edi-tion, the Reporter-Herald reaf-firmed its statement of purposepublished 100 years earlier:“There is nothing that so material-ly advances and is so valuable to atown as a live newspaper.”

1981Dean G. Lehman became editor

and general manager. Bob Rum-mel became managing editor.

1982Ruth Lehman was elected


1987Bob Rummel was named editor

and general manager of theReporter-Herald. Ken Amundsonbecame managing editor. Dean

Lehman was named president ofLehman Communications.

Nov. 22, 1993The Reporter-Herald moved

across Fifth Street into its currentfacility at the corner of ClevelandAvenue, 201 E. Fifth St.

February 1997The Reporter-Herald’s Web

site was launched under theaddress www.lovelandfyi.comwith news articles, classifiedadvertisement listings and displayadvertisements. It is noww w w. R e p o rt e r H e r a l d . c o m .

June 1, 1997The Reporter-Herald launched a

Sunday edition after previouslypublishing every weekday after-noon and on Saturday mornings.

June 1997Lehman Communications pur-

chased the Louisville Times, theLafayette News and the Erie Review.

Nov. 24, 1997Assistant managing editor Troy

Turner became the managingeditor of the Reporter-Herald andAmundson was promoted frommanaging editor to assistant toLehman Communications pub-lisher Ed Lehman.

Sept. 1, 1998The Reporter-Herald began

publishing as a morning newspa-per seven days a week.

March 16, 1999Rick Carpenter became manag-

ing editor of the Reporter-Herald.

2001Ken Amundson was elected


2005Christine Kapperman was

named managing editor.

2007Bob Rummel retired and Ken

Amundson was named editor andgeneral manager. Rummel contin-ues as a member of the company’sboard of directors.

2009Dean Lehman, president of

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Owner and Publisher

Ed Lehman

President & Times-Call General Manager

Dean Lehman

When Ed Lehman took overthe Times-Call in 1957, it wasno surprise to anyone whoknew him. Dedication to thenewspaper industry was notnew in the life of Ed. From hisearliest years, he was publish-ing neighborhood newspapers.He continued his interest invarious school publications,and then during his seven yearsof college and law school heworked full-time with theDenver newspapers.

Ed and his wife, Ruth, pur-chased controlling interest inthe Daily Times-Call on Feb. 1,1957. In the new Times-CallPublishing Co., Ed was namedthe president and editor, whileRuth was named secretary.

When the Lehmans tookcharge, the newspaper waspublished six days a week andhad a circulation of 4,000.Today, circulation has grown tomore than 21,000 daily and22,500 on Sundays. TheTimes-Call Publishing Co. alsoacquired the Loveland DailyReporter-Herald in 1967 andthe Cañon City Daily Record in

1978.Ed has a bachelor’s degree

and law degree from theUniversity of Denver. In 1951,he became a Denver deputydistrict attorney and formed aprivate law practice. He servedin the Colorado House ofRepresentatives from 1954 to1956, before becoming theeditor and publisher of theTimes- Call.

Ed was honored with Out-standing Newspaper Publisherof the Year in 1967 by theColorado Press Association,Colorado’s Outstanding Jour-nalist in 1966 and the Ralph D.Casey Award from the InlandPress Association in 1988.

Ed served for many years as atrustee for the BoettcherFoundation and is the recipientof the Evans Award presentedby the University of Denver.He is a 50 year member of theLongmont Rotary Club.

In 1982, Ruth was the firstwoman in 51 years to hold thepresidency of the ColoradoPress Association. She servedon the board and as treasurer

of the Inland Daily Press Asso-ciation, was the recipient ofthe Inland Distinguished Ser-vice Award in 1995 and theNewspaperperson of the YearAward from the ColoradoPress Association in 1997.

Along with their achieve-ments in newspapers, theLehmans are active within thecommunity. Ruth served aspresident of the St. Vrain ValleyYMCA and was a foundingmember of the LongmontCouncil for the Arts. Sheworked for many years aseditorial page editor of theTimes-Call in addition to herwork on the business side ofthe newspaper. Her vision wasinstrumental in the companyobtaining the Berthoud build-ing site years ago. Ruth washonored by the ColoradoGeneral Assembly for hermany contributions toColorado. She died in 2000 atthe age of 76.

Their son, Dean Lehman, anddaughter, Lauren Lehman, haveboth worked for the company.Dean worked as editor and

general manager of theReporter-Herald from 1981 to1987 before being namedpresident of the company inJuly 1987.

Lauren was appointed stategovernment editor for theDaily Times-Call, the DailyReporter-Herald and theCañon City Daily Record in1977. Lauren went on tobecome involved in statepolitics. Lauren also workedas business manager of thecompany and as an editorialwriter and managing editor.

In 2001, Ed and ConnieCoffield were married. Conniehas worked at the Times-Callin circulation and in thepromotion and communityservice department.

From newspaper carrierto president and generalmanager of the LongmontTimes-Call, Dean Lehmanhas been involved in everyaspect of the newspaperbusiness.

Dean came to the Times-Callin July 1987 when he wasappointed president of thecompany. From 1981 to 1987,he worked as editor andgeneral manager of theReporter-Herald in Loveland.

Dean began his career innewspapers as a carrier forthe Times-Call, and laterworked in the composingand circulation departments,and the news department.

Dean attended theUniversity of Denver for hisundergraduate degree andgraduated from the Universityof Denver’s College of Lawand practiced law prior to hisappointment at theRe p o r t e r- H e r a l d .

Dean is a former boardmember and treasurer of theLoveland Chamber ofCommerce and a formerchairman of the LongmontChamber of Commerce. Healso served on the board ofCommunity Food Shareserving Boulder and Broom-field Counties.

He is a former member ofthe Loveland Rotary Club andbelongs to the Twin PeaksRotary Club of Longmont.

A Special Thanks To:Ken Bronson, Jeanette Brown, Sean Cavanaugh, Julie Daigle, Penny Dille,

John DiMambro, Tony Dworak, John Ellis, Terry Emler, Eileen Fiegel, KarenFriesner, John Gaddis, Chris Klein, Linda Larsen, Robin Ludwig, Ruth Lytle,John Moye, Cindy Piller, Deanna Riley, Bob Scullion, Kurtis Snedecor, SteveSpires, Julie Stapp, Linda Story, Michelle Theesen, Rex Watson, and the entirestaff of the Times-Call and the Reporter-Herald.

Bob Rummel served asmanaging editor of theReporter-Herald from 1981until 1987 and then as gener-al manager for more than 20years. Rummel, who wrotehundreds of editorials for theReporter-Herald, continueson the board of LehmanCommunications.

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350 Terry St., Longmont, CO 80501303-776-2244w w w. T i m e s C a l l . c o m

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Letters to the Editor:Letters should be addressed to OpenForum, P.O. Box 299, Longmont, CO80502; or e-mailed [email protected].

Submit a Press Release or News Tip:E-mail [email protected]

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Submit a Wedding, Anniversary orBirthday Announcement:E-mail [email protected] orsubmit online by selecting the help button,then submit announcement and typedesired. Information can also be deliveredto the Times-Call along with an originalphoto. 303-684-5218.

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