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HP/AGILENT ALUMNI CLUB NEWSLETTER HP/AGILENT ALUMNI CLUB MINUTES – 11/3/2009 The November 3, 2009 meeting of the HP/Agilent Alumni Club was called to order at 1:35 pm by President Joetta Hoewisch. The minutes for the last meeting, as published in the newsletter, were approved as written and filed. Treasurer Laura Mattison gave the Treasurer’s Report. The report was filed. There were 44 attendees, including: Jan Allen, Ted Allison, Mary Lou and Les Bailey, Delphine Bieszard, Jack Casey, Nancy Craig, Lorrine Farmer, John Favinger, Harry Feldman, June Fritz, Gloria Fuentez, Lois Green, Juanita Hartman and her daughter Cheri Daily, Lela Havens, Joetta Hoewisch, Carol Kibel, Patricia Korenke, Peggy and Mark Lambuth, Laura Mattison, Wanda and Gerry McGonigle, John Meredith, Jerry Murphy, Ken Nichols, John Norris, Susan and David Novotny, Barbara Parsons, Cecil Ray, Gary Roberson, Betty Rodosevich, Velma and Ernie Rossmanith, Jack Sheets, Mark Smith, Greg Tarcza, Polly Tounzen, Helen Von Gunden, Evelyn Wall, Randy Walters, and Gerry White. There are currently 208 members in the HP/Agilent Alumni Club. First-Time Visitors Cheri Daily visited as a guest of her mother, club member Juanita Hartman. November Birthdays: Wanda Ray, November 6 Anniversaries: Velma and Ernie Rossmanith celebrate 53 years of marriage on November 24. Claudia and Roger Christiansen celebrate 49 years of marriage on November 26. Deaths: Brenda Archuletta died November 3, 2009, after a long battle with cancer. We extend our sincere sympathies to her family. Maxine Calvert, 86, died on October 30, 2009. She was an assembly person at HP. We send our condolences to her daughter and family. Loren Fuchs, died October 15, 2009. He was a tool and die machinist at HP. We extend our sympathies to his family. Gerry Wilson died October 23, 2009, after a long battle with MS. A memorial service will be held at the Elks Club, 3400 North Nevada Avenue, on Saturday, November 14, at 3:00 pm. Friends and former coworkers of Gerry are invited to attend. New Business Joetta announced that Les Bailey has made a request to change the club bylaws, specifically the wording in Article 10. Joetta read his proposed changes. Joetta also read a proposal by the board to increase 2010 dues to $10 and change the bylaws accordingly. A lively discussion followed with differing views being expressed. It was decided that even though the topic had been brought up in April and May, no specifics were given or published. After the board withdrew its proposal to change the dues for 2010, Les Bailey volunteered to look at the bylaws and present recommended changes at the January 2010 meeting, with publication in the January newsletter. The discussion and vote will take place at the February meeting. Joetta asked if anyone wanted to assist with this project. Jack Sheets and John Meredith volunteered to work with Les, who asked club members to contact him with any suggestions. His telephone number is 590-7631. Dues for 2010 will remain at $5.00. Checks can be made out to HP REC and mailed to: HP/Agilent Alumni Club, c/o Colorado Springs Senior Center, 1514 North Hancock Avenue, Colorado Springs CO 80903. Paper ballots were distributed to club members to vote for the 2010 officers. The candidates are as follows: President: Joetta Hoewisch Vice President: Lela Havens and Jerry Murphy Secretary: No name listed Treasurer: Jack Sheets Joetta adjourned the meeting temporarily at 2:10 pm while Les Bailey collected and tallied the ballots. Members enjoyed bountiful snacks and soft drinks provided by June Fritz. Joetta resumed the meeting at 2:40 pm. Les Bailey thanked Barb Parsons for assisting him in compiling the results: Joetta Hoewisch, President; Jerry Murphy, Vice President; and Jack Sheets, Treasurer. Les then announced that John Meredith’s name had been submitted on some of the ballots for club secretary. When asked if he would consider taking the position, John replied, “I have a lead pencil, but no sharpener; however, I am willing to give it a try.” His acceptance was met with enthusiastic applause. It was requested that the ballots be destroyed. Les and Mary Lou Bailey volunteered to take the ballots and shred them. Announcements Mark Smith announced that our Holiday Luncheon will be held December 1, 2009, at the Olive Garden, 7815 North Academy Boulevard, beginning at 11:00 am. Attendees will be able to order from the lunch menu, and the cost is expected to be between $12 and $15, with a gratuity included. Attendees will be responsible for their own lunches and are requested to help the wait staff by not changing tables during the luncheon. Mark warned members to avoid the Woodmen and Academy intersection, if possible. Gerry McGonigle invited members who are official retirees of HP/Agilent to let him know if they wish to be alerted to any announcements sent to him for distribution to retirees. Gerry gets notices during the year and is willing to send them on to retirees. Jack Casey announced that he had the honor of going to Denver to welcome back WW II veterans who traveled to Washington, D.C. He then gave the floor to Cecil Ray, who made the trip. Here is a recap of Cecil’s account of the trip: “About three years ago, a gentleman, who is a physician’s assistant in Ohio and takes care of a lot of World War II vet, made a pledge to get as many WW II vets as possible to see the memorial. At the end of the war, there were 16 million of us, now only 4 million are left, and we are losing about 1,000 veterans a day. “This physician’s assistant formed an organization called Honor Flight which gets volunteers to organize and take vets to Washington, D.C., at no cost to the vet. I fortunately was picked to go last week. We left Denver on Friday and flew into Baltimore, Maryland. We spent the weekend, returning on Sunday. Thirty-seven of us were invited to go. One died before he could get on the plane. The Rocky Mountain Group volunteers were unbelievable. They had wheelchairs for those of us who needed them, and waited on us hand and foot. We got to see all of the monuments. “I visited with one of the security guards and learned that the Doles come every Wednesday and Saturday, without fail, to visit with the veterans. Bob and Elizabeth Dole were there to visit with us also. “When we returned, we were met by a clapping crowd, bagpipes were playing and Jack Casey and his wife were among the people welcoming us back. It was an amazing experience. “We were asked to spend a little time with some wounded warriors, who are going through a program at Fort Carson, to talk to them about how they can go on and live fruitful and happy lives. In all, 35 veterans and 17 guardians, who coordinated our meals and provided anything we needed and wanted, made the trip to Washington, D.C. I just hope all of the World War II guys get there before we’re all gone. It was a once in a lifetime experience and I sure appreciate it.” Cecil got a standing ovation following his account of the trip. Joetta mentioned that, in a previous meeting’s vote, two suggestions came back to us. One was for speakers to be sure and speak into the microphone. The other suggestion was to have more game meetings. Jerry Murphy, the 2010 vice president, requested that members contact him with any program ideas. Joetta read a thank you card from Linda Waxler and the Warm Hearts, Warm Babies organization. Joetta, Barb Parsons and Kathy Murphy attended one of their meetings. Kathy Murphy donated 26 quilts for Christmas Unlimited. Joetta mentioned that Barb enjoyed doing everything they asked her to, even her least favorite task: cutting fabric. Joetta announced the next Red Hat Luncheon: November 18, 2009, at 11:30 am, at La Baguette, 4440 North Chestnut. Laura Mattison is hostess for the luncheon. Interested attendees can contact Joetta Hoewisch at 599-5292 for more information. Thank You! Regular Monthly Meeting Events Door Prizes: Winning five Lotto tickets were Randy Walters and Wanda McGonigle. Winners of the November Ticket Drawings were Helen Von Gunden and Lela Havens. They each won $18.00. Les Bailey thanked Polly Tounzen for the large donation of pull tabs for Shriners’ Hospitals. He mentioned that they are still collecting them and appreciate any that members want to donate. Les also would like feedback about Kaiser Permanente from anyone with experiences to share. He also asked for help in removing the paper insert in a cd case. Mark Smith announced that the New Horizon’s Band would be performing at the Cheyenne Mountain High School, Thursday, November 4, 2009, from 7:30 pm until 9:00 pm. He recommended it as a “cheap date night” as the donation requested is just $2 a person. Joetta adjourned the meeting at 3:30 pm. RANDOM THOUGHTS Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing. Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup? In the 60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal. I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I read that most people die of natural causes. When you think about it, it looks like health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.. AGILENT MEDICAL OPEN ENROLLMENT If you have not received your Agilent Medical Insurance Open Enrollment packet by the time you receive this newsletter, call the Agilent Service Center at Fidelity immediately and let them know. Call 877-989-2727 GREETER & REFRESHMENT LIST GREETER REFRESHMENTS
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Luncheon----------------- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED As you can see, we have quite a few slots open on the 2010 Greeter & Refreshment List. We hope that many of you will see this as a way that you can personally contribute to the successful operation of our club and help us quickly fill in the blanks. JUST FOR LAUGHS A Moral Dilemma A 4-year-old boy was asked to return thanks before Thanksgiving dinner. The family members bowed their heads in expectation.
He began his prayer, thanking God for all
his friends, naming them one by one. Then he thanked God for Mommy,
Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his aunts and uncles.
Then he began to thank God for the He gave thanks for the turkey, the dressing, the fruit salad, the cranberry sauce, the pies, the cakes, even the Cool Whip. Then he paused, and everyone waited--and waited. After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother and asked, "If I thank God for the broccoli, won't he know that I'm lying?" A Good Prospect A little old lady was sitting on a park bench in The Villages, a Florida community. A man walked over and sat down on the other end of the bench. After a few moments, the woman asked, "Are you a stranger here?" He replied, "I lived here years ago." So, where were you all these years?" "In prison," he said. "Why did they put you in prison?" He looked at her, and very quietly said, "I killed my wife." "Oh!" said the woman. "So you're single...?!" A Clever Bird A lady was walking down the street to work and she saw a parrot on a perch in front of a pet store. The parrot said to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly." Well, the lady is furious! She stormed past the store to her work. On the way home she saw the same parrot and it said to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly." She was incredibly angry now. The next day the same parrot again said to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly." The lady was so ticked that she went into the store and said that she would sue the store and kill the bird. The store manager replied, "That's not good," and promised that the parrot wouldn't say it again. When the lady walked past the store that day after work the parrot called to her, "Hey lady." She paused and said, "Yes?" The bird said, "You know." Give Him an Orange One day in Contract Law class, Professor Jepson asked one of his better students, "Now if you were to give someone an orange, how would you go about it?" The student replied, "Here's an orange." The professor was livid. "No! No! Think like a lawyer!" The student then recited, "Okay, I'd tell him, 'I hereby give and convey to you all and singular, my estate and interests, rights, claim, title, and advantages of and in, said orange, together with all its rind, juice, pulp, and seeds, and all rights and advantages with full power to bite, cut, freeze and otherwise eat, the same, or give the same away with and without the pulp, juice, rind and seeds, anything herein before or hereinafter or in any deed, or deeds, instruments of whatever nature or kind whatsoever to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding..." Editor's Note: Remember that most members of Congress are lawyers. Now do you understand why our country is so messed up? My Wife Is Missing The man approached the very beautiful woman in the large supermarket and asked, "You know, I've lost my wife here in the supermarket. Can you talk to me for a couple of minutes?" "Why?" "Because, every time I talk to a beautiful woman my wife appears out of nowhere." Colorado Girls Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their new wives duties. The first man had married a woman from Michigan and bragged that he told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and housecleaning. He said it took a couple days, but on the third day he came home to see a clean house and no dirty dishes. The second man had married a woman from Pennsylvania. He bragged that he had given his wife orders to do all the cleaning, the dishes, and the cooking. On the first day he didn't see any results, but the next day it was better. By the third day, he saw a clean house, the dishes were done, and she had a huge dinner on the table. The third man had married a Colorado girl. He boasted that he told her that her duties were to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry washed and hot meals on the table for every meal. He said the first day he didn't see anything, and the second day he didn't see anything. But, by the third day most of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye - enough to fix a bite to eat, load the dish washer and telephone a landscaper.
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