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NEWSLETTER
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2004-2005 Board of Directors
PresidentAl Stimac 480-218-7199 Vice PresidentGeorge Davis 480-396-8456 georgedvs@cableaz.com TreasurerEd Gammill 602-840-7101 SecretaryFrank Holman 602-695-2565 Membership/Events / TravelChairman Diane Bennett 480-994-5243 Volunteer ChairmanVacant Past President Jack Davis 480-488-0169 Refreshment ChairmanJoe Richardson 480-895-6366 Editor Stu Mitnik 480-897-1629 Web MasterMike Peterson Al Stimac, President, welcomed members and guests to the meeting on May 4th, 2005. Warren Koepsel led the Pledge of Allegiance. Al made the following announcements in support of our club. We still need both a Volunteer Chairman, and a historian/club photographer. Anyone interested, please contact Al or Stu Mitnik. Al continues to solicit ideas from the members on speakers for our meetings. Anyone with ideas should contact Al or George. Al also announced that anyone who would like to speak about any of our friends who have passed on are more than welcome to do so at the meetings. Our featured speaker was Nancy Splain. A retired attorney, she shared information about Center D.O.A.R., a nonprofit center providing services and assistance to older persons, adults with disabilities and family caregivers. The primary mission is to help older productive adults who no longer drive to be able to remain in there homes. Four main foci are: · VICAP Faith & Action · Generations · Project Grand Care · Nurse & Health Ministry VICAP functions to identify needs and find volunteers to assist older adults with: · Grocery shopping · Friendly visiting · Minor home repairs · Computer assistance Jim Adams, retiree club member and long term volunteer has provided such personal services as help with legal matters, interpretation of mail, and safety inspections in homes. For more information, visit their website at vicap@centerdoar.org The speakers at our Sept 7 meeting will be Linda Fabian, Regional Vice-President, Long Term Care Specialist, and Dr. Jay Mayes M.D, Vice-President UBS. Topics will include providing criteria for retirees to objectively assess the need for long-term care insurance and optimizing retirement assets. 50/50 winners were Wil Coe and Jim Lambert. Our monthly meetings are held at the Scottsdale Senior Center, 7375 East 2nd Street (2nd Street and Civic Center Drive.) The meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month, September - May, except for December – our Holiday Luncheon. We have a social hour beginning at 1:00 pm, the pre- sentation starts at 2:00 pm and adjournment is at 3:00 pm. The officers hold their board meetings prior to the regular meeting and all members are invited to attend. We welcome any input you may have and please send the editor any items that may be of interest to our members. This month’s charity donations were given to Child Abuse Prevention of Arizona and Crossroads. Upcoming Events
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NEWS YOU CAN USE Honeywell Health and Wellness Center memberships are available for retirees and their spouses at just $10 per month per person. Get together with some of your buddies! Call us! Phoenix 602-231-7920, Tempe 480-592-1389. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Honeywell Federal Credit Union is offering 23 month CDs at 4.5% annual percentage yield. Member Service Center phone is 1-800-533-4004. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From Larry Sheaks – Apollo 13 Gala Seattle Washington June 11, 2005 This black-tie event was a great honor for me to attend, along with 40 other special guests who played an important part 35 years ago in the Apollo 13 mission accident and safe return to earth. All the special guests were NASA or Government personnel, except for me and two Philco-Ford personnel who were contractors at the Mission Control Center in Houston TX. We all met the evening before for cocktails, and quality time was spent with all the VIPs and special guests, in-cluding the Apollo 13 crew members Jim Lovel and Fred Haise Jr. Boeing sponsored this “Wings of Heroes’ Gala” at their Museum of Flight on Boeing Field to raise money for space education. Almost two million dollars was raised thru auctions of Apollo 13 and other space memorabilia. Over 1,300 community leaders, patrons, and four actors from the Movie Apollo 13 attended the gala which concluded with dancing to the music of the Harry James Orchestra. All the special guests were given Apollo 13 neck medallions, introduced individ-ually and grouped as part of the Apollo 13 Flight Operation Mission Control Teams. My “White Team” members, headed by Flight Director Mr. Gene Kranz, author of the book “Failure Is Not An Option,” were introduced last because we were at the consoles when the oxygen tank and manifold exploded. We had the fewest team members present due to many deaths and sickness. Neal Armstrong attended this event, which was special for all of us since he rarely attends anything. Thanks to Steve Burns for arranging a Garrett personnel gathering for dinner while in Seattle. I shall always be honored to be a part of the Apollo 13 Team, as well as the Garrett Corporation Team, when teamwork meant something. Thank you all for reading this -- and sometime I may bore you with a four-hour DVD video of the event! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Interested in volunteering – Arizona State Art Museum New Docent Welcome Coffee & Tea, Friday, Sep. 9, 8:30-11:30 am, ASU Art Museum's multi-purpose room. Docents play an integral role at the Museum. Find out how you can become an active member of this dynamic group. The second half of the meeting will feature an informative lecture about art-work currently on display at the ASU Art Museum. The ASU Art Museum is located at 10th St. and Mill in Tempe, two traffic lights S of University. Parking is available. For more information - http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/ Other Stuff A couple goes on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota. The husband likes to fish at the crack of dawn while his wife prefers to read. One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, his wife decides to take the boat out. She goes a short distance, anchors and continues to read her book. Along comes a game warden, pulls up along side with his boat and says, “Good morning Ma’am. What are you doing?” “Reading a book,” she replies. “You’re in a restricted fishing area,” he informs her. “I’m sorry officer, but I’m not fishing. I’m reading.” “Yes,” he says, “but you have all the equipment. For all I know your could start fishing at any moment. I’ll have to take you in and write you up.” “If you do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault,” says the woman. “But I haven’t touched you,” says the warden. “That’s true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment.” “Have a nice day, Ma’am,” and he left. MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It’s likely she can also think.
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A little boy goes to his father and asks "Daddy, how was I born?"
The father answers: "Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out
anyway! Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo. Then I
set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe. We
sneaked into a secluded room, where your mother agreed to a download from
my hard drive. As soon as I was ready to upload, we A couple had been debating the purchase of a new auto for weeks. He wanted a new truck. She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she could zip through traffic around town. He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but everything she seemed to like was way out of their price range.
"Look!" she said. I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in 4 seconds or
less. And my birthday is coming up. You could surprise So . . . for her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale. Funeral services are pending. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How do you torture an engineer? Tie him to a chair, stand in front of him, and fold up a road map the wrong way. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A little help for our golfer friends . . . . A golf course In the mountains of Montana had bears in the surrounding forest. Because the bears would often wander out on the course, the Department of Fish and Wildlife was invited to speak to the members. During this meeting the game warden gave the following advice: Wear noise producing devices such as little bells on your clothing to alert bears to your presence. They should not be startled. Carry a can of pepper spray in case of an encounter with a bear. Watch for signs of bear activity. Golfers should learn to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear droppings on the golf course. Black bear droppings are small and contain berries and possibly squirrel fur. Grizzly bear droppings have bells in them and smell like pepper spray. --------- In Memory of our departed friends and co-workers
CRAIG CLEMENCE HANNAN COX P. ETHIER PETER GRUBER R. HARTMAN RUSSELL INGRAM PAUL IPPOLITO PAUL KERSEY VICTOR LAWLESS MARION LOPER P. OLSON MILT PARKER R. PERRY JR. CLIFF ROBERTS R. BOOSMAN RAY BUTTERFIELD JOHN COCHRANE JAMES CORDER BURNIS FOWLER JAMES GEBHARD MARIE GUNDERSON MARY KIEFER MARTIN LEYVA MILT PARENT J. QUILLIN G. RAPPOLT BILL TIMPANY ED WALACAVAGE ALAN WEIDNER JIM DONLON ---------
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