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HP/AGILENT ALUMNI CLUB NEWSLETTER HP/AGILENT ALUMNI CLUB MINUTES – 2/2/10 The February 2, 2010 meeting of the HP/Agilent Alumni Club was called to order at 1:30 pm by President Joetta Hoewisch. The minutes for the January 5, 2010 meeting as published in the January 2010 newsletter were approved with a correction to the treasurer’s report. Treasurer Jack Sheets gave the Treasurer’s report. The report was filed. There were 50 attendees, including Jan Allen, Les Bailey, Mary Lou Bailey, Pat Bestgen, Donna Biddle, George Blinn, Linda Boettcher, Chris Bonck, Penny Cherry, John Clayton, Kathy Colyer, Nancy Craig, Carole Davis, John Favinger, Harry Feldman, Gloria Fuentez, Juanita Hartman, Traudel Hauser, Lela Havens, Joetta Hoewisch, Bob Jones, Carol Kibel, Pat Korenke, Dennis Kruse, Peggy McClellan, Gerry McGonigle, John Meredith, Ivagene Mikesell, Jerry Murphy, Wilma Nicholaisen, Ken Nichols, Barbara Parsons, Eileen Pekarek, Gary Roberson, Pat Romero, Tom Saponas, Jack Sheets, Harry Short, Chris Tounzen, Polly Tounzen, Joe Trujillo, Jim Umphrey, Helen Von Gunden, Cliff Walker, Mike Walker, Evelyn Wall, Randy Walters, Gerry White, Helen Wilcots, and Laura Winter. There are currently 155 paid members in the HP/Agilent Alumni Club. The quorum required to conduct business at the meeting was determined to be at least 24 paid members, including one officer. The quorum was met. February Birthdays:
Laura Winter, February 1 Anniversaries:
Les and Mary Lou Bailey, 24 years on February
1 Deaths: Mel Arellano, age 76, a resident of Colorado Springs died on January 23, 2010. Mel worked in maintenance. He had a great sense of humor and was known for his generosity. We extend our sympathies to his family. Ernie Smith, age 78, of Colorado Springs died on January 29. Ernie was a retired USAF Master Sergeant and worked at HP for 20 years. He was a very friendly person and respected by all those who knew him. We give our condolences to his family. New Business: Cec Ray asked Joetta if she would meet with Damon Buskohl, Executive Director, of the Village at Skyline which is located at 2365 Patriot Heights about considering having our meetings there. The club meeting time would not change and we would have access to a large meeting room at no charge and they would also provide Coffee, Water and Cookies. The facility has adequate parking to accommodate our needs. The Village at Skyline would be willing to cater our Holiday Luncheon at the facility at a reasonable cost. Joetta indicated that the Colorado Springs Senior Center has offered to provide our present meeting facilities for $8.00 per club member on a yearly basis. A motion to move our monthly meeting location to Village at Skyline passed. Following this a motion was made and passed to rescind the motion, the effect being that the club will continue to meet at the Colorado Springs Senior Center. Joetta turned the floor over to Les Bailey who led a discussion on bylaws changes. Les outlined the procedure for voting on proposed changes to club bylaws: Each item would be voted on individually after a reading and discussion of the item under consideration with a 2/3 majority vote required for approval of each item. Les then proceed with the approval process: Article I, Section 1 was approved with one change. The informal name of our club was changed to HP/Agilent Alumni Club (instead of HP/A Alumni Club). This change will be made throughout the bylaws document. Article II, Section 1 was amended and approved to read: “The purpose of the club is to provide a means for former employees of Hewlett-Packard Company and Agilent Technologies and their spouses to maintain social contact with each other through regular meetings, newsletters, and various group activities.” Article III, Section 1 was approved. Article IV was changed to center the title “Article IV – MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS, BENEFITS & RESPONSIBILITIES” Article IV, Section 1 was approved. Article IV, Section 2 was approved. A motion was made to delete Article IV, Section 3. The motion was approved. Article IV, Section 4 was approved. A motion was made to delete Article IV, Section 5. The motion was approved. Article IV, Section 6 was approved. Article IV, Section 7 was approved. A motion to add the following Section to Article IV was approved. "Members are responsible for respecting the privacy of others and will not use their access to the Club's membership or membership lists for any commercial or charitable solicitation without the express approval of the Club's Board of Directors". Article V, Section 1 was amended and approved to read: “Membership Fee: The initial membership fee for new members shall be as specified in the SOP, irrespective of when during the calendar year they join. Thereafter, annual dues in an amount as set by vote of the members shall be due on December 31st for the ensuing calendar year.” Article V, Section 2 was amended and approved to read: “Change in Dues Amount: A proposal to change the amount of annual dues must be presented in accordance with Article XVI of the Bylaws except that any revised amount must be voted on and adopted at a General meeting.” Article V, Section 3 was approved. Article V, Section 4 was approved. Article V, Section 5 was approved. Article V, Section 6 was approved. A motion was made and passed to defer further discussion and actions on bylaw changes until the April meeting. Announcements: Jerry Murphy gave the club a preview of program the March club meeting. Jerry promised a fun-filled and enjoyable entertainment hour provided by members of the Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society. Joetta announced that the Colorado Science Olympiad is being held on the UCCS campus on March 6. Science Olympiad is a nation-wide, premiere competition among middle and high school students. Information on this event, scheduled for Saturday March 14, can be found at: http://calendar.uccs.edu/view_entry.php?id=5127&date=20090314. Joetta encouraged members to submit program ideas for future meetings to our new Vice President, Jerry Murphy. Joetta announced that the next Red Hat meeting would be held on February 17 at 11:30 at Margarita at Pine Creek. Club Greeter for February will be Anna Kochis. Refreshments will be provided by Mark Lambuth, Peggy Lambuth, and Nancy Craig. Joetta thanked Helen Von Gunden for greeting guests. Refreshments were provided by Polly Tounzen and Joetta Hoewisch. The meeting was adjourned at 3:00. ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS Because we were unable to finish the Bylaws amendments at the February meeting and don't have another regular Club meeting date that we can devote to Bylaws, we have decided to have a special meeting just for the purpose of completing the remaining amendments. All are welcome to attend and provide your inputs pertaining to the new Bylaws amendments. The details as to date, time and location for this meeting will be announced at our regular March meeting. COMING ATTACTIONS The March program will be presented by the Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society. The main attraction will be a short performance by jazz guitarist Wayne Wilkinson. If you like Johnny Smith then you are in for a real treat at this meeting. JOETTA'S NEW PHONE NUMBER Please make a note that Joetta has a new phone number. It is now 719-200-5550. Her number, along with those of our other officers and newsletter editors, can always be found on the Newsletter masthead. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS We want to welcome the following new members that joined in December and January Reed Domnik worked at both HP and Agilent. He started with HP in 1997 and left Agilent in 2009. He started as a Process Engineering Technician and his most recent job was as a Technical Writer. Since leaving Agilent Reed has been doing some traveling in Spain, France Italy and Greece. He is also a freelance photographer. Patricia Fix worked for both HP and Agilent. Patricia had a 13 year career there and was a Buyers Assistant working with three Buyers. Patricia’s hobbies and interests are collecting Fenton Glass and Depression Glass, Pinochle (with some help, as she is Legally Blind) and dolls. Mike Sondgerath worked for both HP and Agilent and had a 40 year career with both companies. During that time Mike had several jobs, Shear Operator, Draftsman, Department Supervisor, Production Scheduler, Systems Admin, and most recently an I.T. Specialist. Mike’s interests and hobbies include spending time with grandchildren, hiking, biking, fishing, and golf. Mike and his wife will be doing some camping and traveling in their new trailer. Eileen Pekarek worked for both HP and Agilent and had a 37 year career with both companies. She started in October of 1971 and left in January of 2009. Eilleen's hobbies and interests include traveling, gardening, and reading. GREETER & REFRESHMENT LIST GREETER REFRESHMENTS
MAR Anna Kochis
Nancy Craig & Peggy NEED TRAINING ON AN HP PRODUCT? HP currently provides online courses for several of their HP products – link to the list of classes can be found here: http://h30187.www3.hp.com/all_courses.jsp
TRUE OR FALSE? Which of the following are true and which are false? The answers can be found at the end of the newsleter. 1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. 2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. 3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years. 4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more. 5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart! 6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties. 7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute. 8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old. 9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines. 10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498. 11. The average housefly lives for one month. 12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year. 13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened. 14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute. 15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day. 16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep. 17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water. 18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot. 19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie." 20. Michael Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State anthem. 21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk. 22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane, just in case there is a crash. 23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor. 24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery. 25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7TH cousins. 26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green. JUST FOR LAUGHS Random Thoughts Birds of a feather flock together and poop on your car. The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends. The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement. He who hesitates is probably right. Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are 'XL'. The sole purpose for children's middle names is so they can tell when they're really in trouble. There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt. Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'Theirs'. When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra. One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young. Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable. My Living Will Last night, my kids and I were sitting in the living room and I said to them, "I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug." So, they got up, unplugged my computer, and threw out my wine! Think About It When you think about it, God has to be the greatest inventor of all times. He took a rib from Adam and made a loudspeaker. What's the Special Today? A couple went to breakfast at a restaurant where the "seniors" special" was two eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast for $2.99. "Sounds good," the wife said. "But I don't want the eggs." "Then, I'll have to charge you three dollars and forty-nine cents because you're ordering a la carte," the waitress warned her. "You mean I'd have to pay for not taking the eggs?" the woman asked incredulously. "YES!!" stated the waitress. "I'll take the special then," the woman said. "How do you want your eggs?" the waitress asked. "Raw and in the shell," the woman replied. She took the two eggs home and baked a cake. Father O'Malley An Irish priest was transferred to Texas. Father O'Malley rose from his bed one morning. It was a fine spring day in his new Texas mission parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn. He promptly called the local police station. The conversation went like this: "Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones. How might I help you?" "And the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St. Ann's Catholic Church. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn and would ye be so kind as to send a couple o'yer lads to take care of the matter?" Sergeant Jones, who considered himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, "Well now Father, it was always my impression that you people took care of the last rites!" There was dead silence on the line for a long moment. Father O'Malley then replied: "Aye, 'tis certainly true; but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin first, which is the reason for my call." TRUE OR FALSE ANSWERS: They are all TRUE.... Now go back and think about #16!!!
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