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GARRETT RETIREE’S CLUB OF ARIZONA

Cliff Notes PO Box 11633, Scottsdale AZ 85271-1633 April 2018

President Vice President Treasurer Mark Steele 480-759-0233 Vacant Vacant [email protected]

What is the Future for the Club????? Since, as of yet, no members have stepped up to lead the Club into the future – and elections are scheduled for the next meeting – for Board ( perhaps the last Board) had no choice but to make the hard choices.

So What’s Next? The Board has scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday April 4 at 10:00 am at Diane Bennett’s house and results will be announced at the April meeting.

So What’s on the Table? Agenda Items Include: Changing Club to Social Club; Change Day of the Week? Social Meetings Without a Speaker; What happens to Events – Spring Picnic, Christ-mas Luncheon, Tim Mahoney Preso? What happens to the Newsletter, Membership Data Base,Website?

Why is this happening? Our roster has 578 paid members. 550 of you live in Arizona. We are in-credulous that of 550 members, we cannot find 3 or 4 people willing to step up and help out the Club that has long included friends and work associates.

As Editor of the newsletter, my role has been to provide members with the summaries of the pre-vious meeting, particularly the presentations by our speakers. I also promote upcoming events sponsored by our other Valley clubs. But we all know that the first thing all of you read first is the list of Passings, and we no longer get that information from Honeywell. Sponsored events are al-ways available on the HRC website so why repeat? If there are no meetings, what do I report in the newsletter? Why have a website since its main function is to deliver the e version of the news-letter? In my other role, I maintain the database of members, manage the dues notice process, prepare and distribute the club roster. Combining these roles allows me to distribute the snail mail version of the Newsletter.

This is not a “no brainer”. Decisions include: what to do with treasury moneys; what happens to the Scholarship Program; how do we continue to communicate with members; who creates new operating guidelines, and what happens to the membership database information, just to mention a few. Please send any thoughts you have to our Board President, Mark Steele at [email protected]. You are also welcome to attend any of the Board meetings which are held at 11:00 AM on the first Wednesday of each month. Contact Mark for location.

I do wish to thank all of our members for their support of the roles I have played in behalf of the Club.

Stu Mitnik, Editor

mailto:[email protected]

Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona Newsletter April 2018 2016

Highlights of March Meeting

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Mtg – Marshall Campbell – Retirement Plan Apr 4 Garrett

Mtg – CLUB ELECTIONS Apr 4 Garrett

Day at the Races Apr 10 SRC

SW Airlines Maintenance Tour Apr 19 SRC

Mtg – Julie Pasquinelli – Food Safety May 2 Garrett

Alaska Tours Aug 2018 HRC

Mark Steele welcomed members and guests on March 7. Bob Davenport led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mark asked for a show of hands from those present who would support the idea of a scheduled Social Event rather than formal presentations. Approximately ½ of those in attendance raised their hands (perhaps 65 total audience).

Our presenter was Karen Blackmore, wife of Walt Blackmore. Her previous Club presen-tation topic was Genealogy. Her latest topic was Reducing Life’s Clutter. She spoke from personal experience due to the passing of several family members.

Clutter is defined as: a large group of stuff not organized; a collection in an untidy mess; things owned but not used; things saved that are sentimental, expensive or feel guilty about getting rid of. Sound familiar to anyone?

Why declutter? – move to a smaller house; have moved and it’s too crowded; too many piles; can’t find what you do have; don’t want others (heirs) to sort it for you.

Deciding to keep or discard? Would you re-place it if it were lost in a fire?

Donna Smallin, Author suggests for each item, ask – do I need it?, do I love it?, does it make life easier?, would I pay to have it moved?

Jamie Nook, “Keep This, Toss That”, asks: if I saw it at full price in a store, would I buy it?

if I keep it, would I remember that I had it? if it’s broken, would I pay to repair it?

Various authors have proposed ideas for re-ducing clutter including:

Set a goal of 100 items /month, i.e. 3/day 3 boxes: keep; donate; toss 4 boxes: keep; sell/donate; toss; decide later

Professional help is available: Nat’l Assn. of Professional Organizers Nat’l Assn of Senior Move Managers

Find a system that works for you. Read books, ask friends, check out blogs, use the pros. Set goals – needs vs. wants, must haves, can replace, can live without. Things you should do last include dealing with old letter, photos, old documents.

Other tips: collect like objects in 1 place; do 1 thing at a time – 1 drawer, 1 room, 1 shelf, 1 collection, 1 hour. Clothes – try on everything; turn hangers around after wear-ing – donate everything with hangers not reversed after x months. Don’t forget your computer – unsubscribe, clean up your screen, use and empty the recycle bin, de-lete items from SENT file.

There is lots of help out there and likely we all need some. Authors include:

Donna Smallin Jamie Nook Geralin Thomas

Cassandra Aarssen Marni Jameson Margareta Magnusson


PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

It was good to see many of you at the March meeting and we enjoyed hearing Karen

Blackmore give us ideas and hints on how to de-clutter our homes. Thank you Karen!

Next month we will be hearing a presentation by Marshall Campbell from Morgan Stanley

concerning, among other things, impacts of the new tax law on retirement planning. It

should be informative and I look forward to seeing you there. If you have a subject you

would like presented at the monthly meeting please let a board member know.

Your Board continues to work on the future of the club. We will be having a special Board

meeting dedicated strictly to the club future on Wednesday, April 4th

at 10:00 AM at Diane

Bennett’s home. You are welcome to attend and if you can’t make the meeting but have

some ideas send them to me at [email protected] . If you plan to come let me know. We

have had a volunteer to be Treasurer if we can find a President and Vice-President. Please

give serious consideration to stepping up and helping the club.

By the time you receive this, we will have had our Spring Potluck. It is shaping up to have a

good turnout and I am sure we will all have had a good time.

I encourage you to attend the club meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at the

Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale. I hope to see many of you

at our April meeting!

Mark Steele, President

HAROLD G. BARTHALOW JR. TOM DONOVAN SOL HILL JENE JACOBY FRED LITTERMAN

BOB MCGUINNESS BRUCE MORAST LUANNE ROESSLER ROBERT L. SCHALLER BERND SCHWANTER

New Honeywell Corporate policy will no longer provide the Club with lists of new retirees or deceased employees. If these policies stay in force, we will need all Club Members to inform us if you know of a new retiree or if you have learned of the passing of a former employee.



Fix-It Guys

Sponsored by Honeywell, Garrett and Sperry Retirees Clubs

We can help Honeywell retirees or surviving spouses with fix-it jobs around the house that you are not able to accomplish. This will hopefully keep the job from being a budget buster for you.

Call us at the appropriate number below. PLEASE LEAVE A CLEAR MESSAGE GIVING YOUR NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, JOB INFORMATION AND NEAREST CROSS STREETS. We can probably help and will get back to you as quick-ly as practical. We furnish the labor at no cost to you - you furnish the cost of the materials or parts.

Below is a list of volunteer Fix It Guys from both the East and North Valley.

Warren Koepsel – Coordinator - 480-510-9304

East Valley

Bob Davenport Ken Probert Stu Mitnik

Charlie Paine Frank Holman

North Valley

Lee Rippstein Dan Schott Roy Newbolt Bob Farney

The mission of the Garrett Retirees Club of Arizona is to provide a means

for social, fellowship, and networking activity among retirees, and to be in-

volved in community and academic environments.

Monthly Charity News

Your Board of Directors has voted to donate $100 each month to the Scholarship Fund and the other $100 to local charities as usual. Our March donation went to Crisis Nursery. Club guidelines dictate that we support local charities exclusively. A list of the charities from which the board chooses donations monthly is posted on the website. If you have a favorite charity you would like the club to consider for donations, please bring it to our attention.

50/50 winners were Dick Dippold and Mark Steele.

If anyone has contact information for any of these members, please call or email Stu Mitnik at 480-897-1629 or [email protected]

Need your help

We have lost

contact with:

John Dannan Ruth Francis Ole Griffith

Michael Henson Frank Saylor Walter Jones



Tovrea Castle – No More Tickets

If you would like to get on a waiting list for a tour at some later date, contact [email protected].

HRSC & GRC Scholarship Foundation

Program Updates

Your Honeywell Retiree Clubs Scholarship Foundation Board:

Jim Redmond, Foundation Board Chair [email protected] 623 362 2421

Gwen Scheetz, Secretary/Treasurer [email protected] 602 616 9889

Bob Davenport, ASU Representative [email protected] 480 560 6273

Dawn Orgill NAU Representative [email protected] 602 881 7772

Frank Holman, U of A Representative [email protected] 602 695 2565

Scholarship applications, for next year, opened this December 1st. The Scholarship Program is jointly sponsored by the Honeywell Retirees’ Social Club, and the Garrett Retirees' Social Clubs of Arizona. The source of the funds for these scholarships is shared among the participating Retiree Clubs, Honeywell International (HON), and our generous members.

Our goal is to identify eligible undergraduate and graduate college students, who are descendants of a participating Retiree Club member, and award them money to help reduce their costs for a college education. Our awards generally range from $1000 to $1200 per recipient per year, based on the funds that are available. To date, we have awarded almost 50 thousand dollars, to 46 students attending Arizona State, University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University.

Find application and award information on our website at: http://hrcaz.org/PermPages/Scholarships.htmlwww.hrcaz.org.

Our Foundation Board Members are also happy to help. Contact info is below.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TWELVE SCHOLARSHIP

RECIPIENTS FOR THIS YEAR.

April Meeting with Marshall J Campbell

Marshall J Campbell, First Vice President, Financial Advisor, Senior Portfolio Manager, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor

SM, Financial Planning Specialist, Morgan Stanley will

provide us with the latest information to support retirement plan-ning.

Topics may include:

Designing Optimal Retirement Income Streams

Achieving Tax and Estate Planning Objectives in Retirement








Northern Trust / Pensions

PO Box 92922

Chicago, Ill 60675 –

1-877-258-3699 #5

Honeywell Retiree Service Center

Dept. 09796 - 2601 Research Forest Drive

The Woodlands, TX 77381

Phone: 1-800-526-0744

Hours of Operation: Monday through Fri-

day 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Eastern Time

Website: “Your Benefits Resources™

http://resources.hewitt.com/honeywell

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New Club Members since June 1, 2017

Elaine McKenna

Diane Weida

Glen Orgeron

Georges Pechuzal

Laurie Craig

James Marquardt

Bob Desmond

Dave Hansen

Editor’s Corner

Our monthly meetings are held at the Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road, (just north

of McDowell). The meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month, September thru May, except

for December – our Holiday Luncheon. Our social hour begins at 1:00 pm, club business is conducted at

1:45 pm, the presentation starts at 2:00 pm and adjournment is at 3:00 pm.

The history of Honeywell or an old edition of the Newsletter can be found on the GRC webpage

http://www.garrettretireesaz.com/

If there is something that you would like to see in the newsletter, or if you want to comment on the News-letter itself, write a letter to the editor or e-mail the information to [email protected]! We will publish it, space available and the approval of the Board. Any comments or claims made within the publication are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and do not necessarily express the views of Honeywell Inc. or the Directors, Officers, Staff or members of the Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona. Previously, if we were notified of employment opportunities, we would post them in the newsletter. Henceforth, the infor-mation concerning these opportunities will be sent to members by a special email.

With our revised club guidelines that will change the roles and increase the number of Board Members, we are again encouraging members to attend Board Meetings as a guest to influence and support Club policies.

Board Meetings are held immediately prior to our meetings on the 1st Wednesday of the month at an offsite

location.

If you are interested in attending a Board Meeting, please contact anyone on our list of Directors.

Jack Bayer

Jim Morrison

Lorenzo Gonzales

Cathy Beardsley

Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an im-pressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him ..(Oh, man, this is so bad, it's good) ... A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

Included specifically for Al Stimac

http://resources.hewitt.com/honeywell

http://www.garrettretireesaz.com/



TRAVEL WITH BARBARA RIPPSTEIN FARTHER NORTH TO ALASKA giving you yet another way to see the wonders of the Great Land! Princess has two levels of tours that

giving you yet another way to see the wonders of the Great Land!.

Princess has two levels of tours that travel together, the Connoisseur and the Explorer. The two groups travel together on the bus and train. They stay in the same lodges. The Connoisseur tour prices include most of the meals and tours which are not noted below. The Explorer tours are less expensive and guests are free to eat wherever they choose and purchase the optional tours.

Our tour starts on August 5 in Fairbanks, Alaska “Golden Heart City”. We check into our hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Mon, Aug 6, both groups take a cruise on an authentic Sternwheeler Riverboat down the Chena River and have a chance to pan for gold.

Because there are so many options, I invite you to contact Ford’s Travel. They will send you brochures, more information and prices.

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Ford’s World Travel, 13593 Camino Del Sol, Sun City West

Tel. 623-975-1800

Alaska Cruisetours are the ultimate Alaska experience – a vacation combining 6 nights exploring Alaska by land and an unforgettable 7-day Voyage of the Glaciers cruise. Every Alaska Cruisetour in-cludes the state's top two attractions – picturesque Denali National Park, home to North America’s tallest peak pristine and Glacier Bay National Park and. On land, you’ll stay at exclusive Princess Wil-derness Lodges near legendary national parks and our Alaska Cruisetour itinerary includes exclusive Princess Alaska rail service,

Tue, Aug 7 we say goodbye to Fairbanks for a spectacular trip to Denali National Park via scenic motorcoach. We will be welcome at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge for a 2-night retreat. The afternoon is at leisure for all.

Wed, Aug 8 we explore Denali National Park. The Explorer group will go on the Natural History tour. The Connoisseur group will go on a Tundra Wilderness tour.

Thu. Aug 9 today we will travel by motorcoach to the south side of the park for two nights at the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge. This is where you can see Mt. Denali, the highest moun-tain in the United States. Take in the sensational views with a glass of wine at the expansive deck.

Fri. Aug 10 we have a full day to relax and explore. There are op-tional tours available for both the Explorer and Connoisseur groups.

Sat. Aug 11 After a morning enjoying the vistas, we’ll transfer to the historic town of Talkeetna to board the exclusive Direct-to-the-Wilderness Rail for the jour-ney to Whittier and our waiting ship.


Your 2017 – 2018 Board of Directors

President Mark Steele (480) 759-0233 [email protected]

Vice President Vacant

Recording Secretary Joan Schenamsgruber (480) 888-2285 [email protected]

Treasurer Vacant

Editor Stu Mitnik (480) 897-1629 [email protected]

Membership Chair Vacant

Events Chair Diane Bennett (480) 994-5243 [email protected]

Scholarship Committee Frank Holman (480) 994-4590 [email protected]

Webmaster Mike Peterson (602) 943-9543 [email protected]

Refreshments and Outreach Diane Rencenberger (480) 775-8116

Photographer Volker Otto (480) 816-9184

Past President Ed Taschner (480) 837-6262 [email protected]

At Large Director Hermann Andresen (602) 373-8759 [email protected]

At Large Director Don Stewart (480) 759-5019 [email protected]

Non-Voting Functional Chairmen (w/Club Affiliation)

Travel Chair (HRC) Barbara Rippstein (623) 566-1572 [email protected]

Scholarship Board Chr (HRC) Jim Redmond (623) 362-2421 [email protected]

Day at the Races Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Free Parking: Use the Turf Club Entrance on 19th Avenue

Package includes: Parking, Admission, How to Wager Guide, Senior

Buffet Lunch, Coffee/Tea, Dessert , Tax and Gra-

tuity & Winner Circle Photo –

Reservation Due Date: April 3rd Make checks payable to: Sperry Retiree

Club - send to: Fred Polak at 5338 W Barbara Ave,

Glendale, AZ 85302 [email protected] or call him

at 623-937-5316

Senior Buffet Lunch

When: April 10 Where: Turf Paradise Park @ 1501 West Bell Rd Time: Arrive at 11:00 AM at the Turf Club Cost : $24.00 per person Coordinator: Fred Polak

SALAD BAR Mixed salad greens Tossed Caesar salad Paradise pasta salad House made Coleslaw Fresh fruit salad Country potato salad

CARVED MEATS Roast breast of turkey Brisket of beef Cranberry sauce Horse radish sauce Assorted breads, muffins, rolls

DESSERTS Apple cobbler Assorted pies Assorted cookies Brown-ies Coffee and tea

The retiree clubs will have a race named

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Larry and Bob, two friends, met in the park every day to feed the pigeons, watch the squirrels and discuss world problems.

One day Larry didn't show up. Bob didn't think much about it and figured maybe he had a cold or something.. But after Larry hadn't shown up for a week or so, Bob really got worried. However, since the only time they ever got together was at the park, Bob didn't know where Larry lived, so he was unable to find out what had happened to him.

A month had passed, and Bob figured he had seen the last of Larry, but one day, Bob approached the park and -- lo and behold -- there sat Larry! Bob was very excited and happy to see him and told him so. Then he said, ‘For crying out loud Larry, what in the world happened to you?

Larry replied, 'I have been in jail.'

'Jail!' cried Bob. What in the world for?'

'Well,' Larry said, 'you know Jane, that cute little blonde waitress at the coffee shop where I some-times go?'

'Yeah,' said Bob, 'I remember her. What about her?

'Well, one day she filed rape charges against me; and, at 89 years old, I was so proud that when I got into court, I pleaded 'guilty'.

'The damn judge gave me 30 days for perjury’. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings.

As she left, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who was THAT?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued.

At last, she headed for the door, saying, "Grandpa, I think you should try to figure out some of these colors yourself!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, "Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today."

The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting." she said. "How do you make babies?"

"It's simple," replied the girl. "You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'."

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-year-old was asked where his grandma lived. "Oh," he said, "she lives at the airport, and when we want her, we just go get her. Then, when we're done having her visit, we take her back to the airport."


New Events Process

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Spring Picnic

The turnout, (at least 45 by one count), was a little disappointing, although it by no means

made the event any less enjoyable. We had 64 last year, so I was thinking we might get 70,

since many of those who attended last year said they really enjoyed it. The name badges

worked really well.

Winners at the picnic for the various activities were:

50/25/25 - $35.50 ea – Barb Baden and Frank Holman

$25.00 gift certificates (2) – Darrel Golic and Diane Rencenberger

Silent Auction – Frank Holman and Juanita Barreros

To avoid finding out that events you may be inter-

ested in attending are sold out – all events are being

posted at the GRC website

www.hrcaz.org

Click on Events Schedule then click on the event

you are interested in to find details on how to sign

up

http://www.hrcaz.org/

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