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PO Box 11633 Scottsdale Arizona 85271-1633
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2006-2007 Board of Directors President George Davis 480-396-8456 georgedvs@cableaz.com Vice PresidentFrank Holman 602-695-2565 TreasurerEd Sullivan 480-854-9216 edsullivan9@cox.net SecretaryDiane Rengenberger Membership / Events / Travel Chairman Diane Bennett 480-994-5243 Volunteer ChairmanVacant Past President Al Stimac 480-218-7199 Refreshment ChairmanJoe Richardson 480-895-6366 Editor Stu Mitnik 480-897-1629 Web MasterMike Peterson Photographer Volker Otto 480-816-9184 There was no meeting in December due to the Holiday Luncheon on December 11.
143 of our friends, family and as-sociates attended the luncheon. The three 50/50 winners were Gene Jacoby, Margaret Borns and Dave Pearson. Our new auction feature was also a success. Below are the winners, the winning bid and the item bought. Volker Otto - Flower arrangement - $6.00 Dave Pearson - Flower arrangement - $8.00 Phil Zeilinger - Flower arrangement - $6.00 Myra Ladue - Flower arrangement - $8.00 Ken Bedenkopf - Flower arrangement - $4.00 Diane Rencenberger - Flower arrangement - $12.00 Phil Zeilinger - Nut Cracker - $16.00 Russ Staub - Nut Cracker - $11.00 Phil Zeilinger - Afghan - $13.00 Marianne Otto - Plaque - $2.00 All income from the auction goes toward the holiday gifts for the selected needy families. Please be careful in this Holiday Season and the Board and I wish all of you the happiest of New Years. The Club has a new post office box. See above for this infor-mation. Please use this new ad-dress from now on. The Club is in need of a Volunteer Chairman. Also, we need vol-unteers to sent e-mail notices of the meetings to our members. Please step up. Our next regular meeting will be Wednesday, January 3. Our featured speaker, Jim King, Honeywell Retiree, Gunsmith Extraodinaire, will discuss antique firearms. Reminder - we no longer charge dues for the spouse of couples who are both retirees from AiResearch/Garrett/AlliedSignal /Honeywell. We are looking for volunteers to bring some of our non-driving West Side members to and from the meetings. If you are willing to help, please contact Al. Our monthly meetings are held at the Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef, (just north of Mc-Dowell). 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. HELP EACH OTHER If you need some assistance, e-mail s.mitnik@worldnet.att.net with your need and contact information. AiResearch/Garrett Historical In-formation - Ed Gammill, Historian, indicates that anyone who has historical information about the company or any of our myriad of programs is encouraged to donate the material to him. His contact info is above.
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NEWS YOU CAN USE It is that time of the year to en-courage your family member/ college student to inquire about the HRC Scholarship Program. Each of the three state universities have information on their web sites about their application process. An award of $1000.00 is available at each university annually. Check with the college scholarship office for application deadlines (normally in March). The requirements for application are as follows: 1. The applicant must be a family member of an active member (cur-rent dues paying) or associate member (spouse of deceased ac-tive member) of the Retirees. Family members are defined as children, grand-children, great-grandchildren, etc. of the retiree. On all applications the submitter must include the company, divis-ion, year of retirement, and the cur-rent phone number of the retiree or associate. 2. Only students that will be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year are eligible. 3. Students applying must have evidence of cumulative 3.0 or higher grade point average. 4. Applicants must re-apply annual-ly. 5. Receipt of this scholarship does not restrict the student from re-ceiving other scholarships. 6. Students majoring in Science and Technology related fields will be given preference, but if there are no approved applicants in related fields, then all majors will be considered. In the case of equal qualifications, financial need will be the deciding factor. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Honeywell Health and Well-ness Center memberships are available for retirees and their spouses at just $10 per month per person. Get together with some of your buddies! Call them! Phoenix 602-231-7920, Tempe 480-592-1389. Well-ness Center info is also post-ed on our website. The Honeywell Volunteer Worksheet is available on our website. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HOTEL KEY CARDS Apparently, I got duped on this one. The key card thing is just an-other urban legend. However, even though you can’t get hurt by turning them in, key cards seem to be made out of a better quality plastic than those fake credit cards that you get in the mail every week, so take them with you and use them as spreaders the next time you have to put bondo on your car. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2007 Activity Calendar Honeywell Retirees of Arizona: · Jan 16 Day at the races (Joint with Sperry). Deadline is January 9. · Jan 23 Arizona Capital Museum and Genealogy Tour (30 people limit) · Jan 30 Brewery night (4:30-6:30) · Feb TBD Hot air balloon ride · Feb TBD Dinner theater · Feb TBD Kitt Peak tour · Feb/Mar TBD Laughlin overnight · Mar TBD Spring training baseball game · Mar 21 Spring picnic · Apr. 15-21 Joint cruise with Sperry to Caribbean · Apr 16 Spring golf outing-Tatum Ranch · Apr 17 Lunch in Prescott at Watson Lake with local members/friends More info at WWW.HRCAZ. ORG Other Stuff Subject: Why are men happier? Men are just happier people -- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental $100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone con-versations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.
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Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. You can play with toys all your life. Your belly usually hides your big hips. One wallet and one pair of shoes one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes. No wonder men are happier! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The doctor that had been seeing an 80-year-old woman for most of her life finally retired. At her next checkup, the new doctor told her to bring a list of all the medicines that had been prescribed for her. As the young doctor was looking through these, his eyes grew wide as he realized she had a prescrip-tion for birth control pills. “Mrs. Smith, do you realize these are BIRTH CONTROL pills?” “Yes, they help me sleep at night." "Mrs. Smith, I assure you there is absolutely NOTHING in these that could possibly help you sleep!" She reached out and patted the young Doctor's knee. “Yes, dear, I know that. But every morning, I grind one up and mix it in the glass of orange juice that my 16 year old granddaughter drinks ........ And believe me, it helps me sleep at night." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor at Health Care America to get a physical. A few days later the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later the doctor spoke to Morris and said, "You're really doing great, aren't you?" Morris replied, "Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.' “ "The doctor said, "I didn't say that. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur. Be careful.' " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A woman goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Chanukah cards. She says to the clerk, "May I have 50 Chanukah stamps?" "What denomination?" the clerk asks. "Oh my goodness", the woman replies, "Has it come to this? Well, then, give me 6 Orthodox, 12 Conservative, and 32 Reform." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All too rarely, airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here is another real example that has been heard or reported: As the plane landed and was com-ing to a stop at Ronald Reagan, a lone voice came over the loud-speaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
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