NOTE:
This online version is a reformatted sub-set of the
full version sent to paid-up members, with updates
to event information since the Bridge was
distributed. For example, it does
not contain names of recent retirees, new members,
or members who have passed away, nor does it
contain the list of member email addresses which
is sent out from time to time. There will typically be a delay of a
week or so before a new month's version is posted
here—if you want to get the Bridge as it comes off
the press, become
a member and request the full-color PDF
version, the eBridge, which is sent by email and can
be received wherever you may be, unlike the paper
version. Note that Honeywell outsources the
distribution of the black-and-white paper Bridge. It
is typically delivered one to two weeks after the
PDF eBridge is delivered by email, so apart from
news being a little old, members receiving only the
paper copy may miss out on first come, first served
signup for upcoming events.
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President's Perspective
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Another
month gone by and now we
are in the best place to
be for the ever changing
weather which is why
most of us live in
Phoenix, AZ. We hope you
enjoyed your September
Bridge. If you receive
your Bridge by US Mail,
we are sorry it was so
late in September.
We have an upcoming
event in October, the
Oktoberfest, and we hope
you will join us. All
HRSC/HGRC/AAC club
members and guests are
welcome. We are trying
something new this year.
Since we are holding it
in a restaurant, you
will need to call us and
let us know if you plan
on attending as the
restaurant requires the
numbers. We will be
ordering from the menu
and they are featuring
many choices for food
and lots more choices
for beer and wine.
We will have an ice
breaker, 50/50, and door
prizes. Come for the fun
and lots of afternoon
enjoyment! All of the
information is provided
in the write-up in this
month’s Bridge. Drink
Responsibly.
We will also have a
luncheon event during
the holidays. During our
survey, many of you
stated that you did not
attend the Christmas
dinner event because you
preferred not to drive
at night. Well, we did
it and hope to see you
all during the holidays
for our Christmas
luncheon event.
We have some fall events
which are detailed below
and hope to see you at
those events also.
Reruns which have been
requested the most are
still popular.
If any of you have
burning questions or
comments, feel free to
call or write me.
Mary Barkl,
President HRSC
barklmary@gmail.com
480-580-5585
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monthly except
for June, July,
and August
HRSC Annual
dues: $5.00
(multiple year
memberships
recommended)
Club Leader Contacts
Officers -
Voting
Directors
- Voting
Mary Barkl -
President
480-580-5585
Kevin Harris
(2022)*
480-789-0612
Rick Carter –
Vice President
602-920-6044
Kay Nye
(2022)*
623-974-9258
Doug Metzger
- Treasurer
602-319-6637
Shirley
Krieger (2021)*
602-942-4235
Sherry
(Maxson) Myers - Secretary
623-582-4481
Cheryl Wiley
(2021)*
623-512-1634
Unfilled -
Past President
Barbara
Rippstein (2020)*
623-566-1572
Vacant
Director Position (2020)*
Staff Functions
(Non-Voting)
Barbara
Rippstein – Travel
Coordinator
623-566-1572
Rick Carter -
Photographer
602-920-6044
Ted Rees –
Membership Secretary
623-465-7337
Kevin Harris
- Webmaster
480-789-0612
Kay Nye -
Bridge Editor
623-974-9258
Warren
Koepsel - Fix-It Guys
Coordinator
480-510-9304
Cheryl Wiley
- Scholarship Foundation
Chair
623-512-1634
*Directors have a
three-year term, staggered to have
two new directors per year.
Officers have a two-year term.
MISSION
STATEMENT
Honeywell
Retiree Social Club (HRSC) is a social
organization in Arizona for Honeywell
International, Inc. retirees. This
organization will be open without
regard to prior class of employment,
race, creed, sex or geographical
residence.
HRSC will provide activities, programs
(such as Fix-It Guys and Scholarship
Program) and projects of interest to
retirees and spouses. It will
facilitate effective communications
between members, other Honeywell
retiree clubs and Honeywell
International, Inc. It will provide
opportunities to renew acquaintances
and promote fellowship among retirees,
and will assist retirees in
maintaining and enhancing the image of
Honeywell International, Inc., in the
eyes of the public.
Any comments or
claims made within the publication are
solely the responsibility of the author(s)
and do not necessarily express the views of
Honeywell Inc. or the directors, officers,
staff, or members of the Honeywell Retiree
Social Club (HRSC) of Arizona.
From the Editor
PAPER
OR ELECTRONIC?
Once again we would like to
take this opportunity to
encourage our members to
switch from a paper Bridge
to the electronic version of
the Bridge. In September, it
took three weeks for the
recipients to receive their
copies of the Bridge in the
mail. This lag in delivery
could cause members to miss
current and/or upcoming
events. In order to receive
the latest information, we
highly recommend that you
start receiving an
electronic copy of the
Bridge each month. They will
be sent directly to your
E-mail address within one or
two days of completion. An
electronic copy of the
Bridge can also be found on
line at www.hrcaz.org. Just
click on the “Online Bridge”
menu button for access. We
strongly encourage everyone
to start using the
electronic Bridge which will
save time in the long run
and provide the most current
information within a matter
of days instead of weeks.
NEW PAGE IN BRIDGE!
We have added a new page in
the October Bridge entitled
“Keeping In Touch”. This is
in response to one of the
suggestions from the survey
we took at the beginning of
the year asking us to
provide more personalized
focus on members (i.e. where
they worked, what they’re
doing now, etc.). We are
asking our members to
participate so if you, or
someone you know, are
interested in submitting a
write-up, please submit them
to Kay Nye at
Bridge_Editor@hrcaz.org. UPDATE
TO MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATION FORM
We made two minor updates to
the membership application
form this month. We
clarified the “Spouse
Retirement Date” line and
extended the line for the
E-mail address.
Just a few friendly
reminders...
•
A
variety of
information for
members can be found
on the HRSC
website www.hrcaz.org
Just click the menu
buttons at the left
of most pages.
One of these is a
link to the “Event
Schedule” so you can
review upcoming
events that you may
be interested in
attending.
•
In
addition to upcoming
events, accessing
the above website
will also provide
additional
Honeywell-related
information.
Click on the “Useful
Links” button, then
select “Jump to
Honeywell Dashboard”
at the top of the
page.
•
Please
address any comments
or questions about
The Bridge to the
editor at the HRSC
email address Bridge_Editor@hrcaz.org
or Honeywell Retiree
Social Club, 1860
W. Rose Garden
Lane, Phoenix, AZ
85027-2704.
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Amazon Fulfillment Center
Tours–TBD
PXG Factory Tour–TBD
Guided
Birding at the Rio Salado
Audubon Center–TBD
Central Arizona Project (CAP)
Information Lecture–TBD
More information will be
provided when it becomes available.
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Please
note: The
items listed above under “Events
to Look Forward To” are those
that do not currently have firm
dates and/or information but may
be of interest to all of our
members. The upcoming events
that are TBD will no longer be
listed on the first page of the
newsletter or the Upcoming
Events section of the website.
These
locations will only
show those events that have firm
dates and details.
Regards,
Kay
David A.
Pangburn, Lake Oswego, OR
I left Bull
(rather, I was invited to leave)
in 1988 and worked for 6 months as
a contractor at Illinois Secretary
of State in Springfield, IL. While
there, I was recruited to work as
a contractor at the Fred Meyer
headquarters in Portland,
supporting DMIV TP.
Five years
later, I became a full-time
employee and continued supporting
the existing Bull DPS6000 as an
IBM System 390 came on-board.
After a lot of IBM training, I
supported the CICS transaction
system, but later became Fred
Meyer’s IT system Disaster
Recovery coordinator, coordinating
many disaster recovery tests in
Boulder, CO and Philadelphia, PA.
In 2002, Fred Meyer was purchased
by Kroger, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH
and Fred Meyer’s data center was
moved to Cincinnati. They already
had a disaster recovery
coordinator, so once again I was
“free to pursue other career
interests”...
After a
6-month stint writing disaster
recovery plans at Xerox Printer
Division in Wilsonville, a suburb
of Portland, I went into full
retirement when my wife and I
became legal guardians of our two
grandchildren (ages 2 & 3). We
all still live in Lake Oswego.
These days, I do a lot of writing
and take memoir writing classes at
the Adult Activity Center in Lake
Oswego. To date, I have written
over 150 personal memoirs and was
recently published in a book of
memoirs titled Footsteps, Tales
from Times Past.
Short but
Sweet
Here is a
brief one from Leigh Wales, who
still lives somewhere in the
greater Phoenix area. She refers
to herself and her husband Steve,
who was mainly in Marketing while
in Phoenix and was probably not
known by as many as those who
camped in Engineering, Software,
and the like:
We’re both
good. Steve volunteers as a
psycho-therapist, frequently with
Vets and he also has a few private
clients. I volunteer at a local
elementary school. We’re both
active — going to the gym, doing
yoga and playing pickleball. We
also travel quite a bit — visiting
family members and seeing the
world.
•
Not to brag
but I just went into
another room and
remembered why I went in
there. It was the
bathroom, but still...
•
I just did
a week’s worth of cardio
after walking into a
spider web!
•
Why do
witches wear name tags? So
they can tell witch is
which!
•
What do you
call a witch who lives at
the beach? A sand-wich!
•
Why do
witches fly on brooms?
Vacuum cleaner cords
aren’t long enough!
•
What do you
call a witch’s garage? A
broom closet!
•
Why don’t
angry witches ride their
brooms? They’re afraid of
flying off the handle!
•
What do
witches put on their hair?
Scare spray!
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Honeywell Clubs Fix-It
Guys Program
Sponsored
by the Honeywell, Honeywell-Garrett &
Aero Activities Retiree Clubs
We
help Honeywell retirees or
surviving spouses with fix-it
jobs around the house.
This program is designed to
keep the job from being a
budget buster for you.
Call
our coordinator, Warren Koepsel,
at 480-510-9304
to schedule a trip to your home.
If you reach voice mail, leave a
clear message giving job
information, your name,
telephone number and nearest
cross streets. We will get back
with you to schedule a visit.
Are You Handy?
Your
clubs really need your
help!
We're Hiring!!
You don't have to be a
contractor-level kind of
handyman—just generally handy around
the house. Some of you may have
special skills
(Computer/Plumbing/Electrical/Drywall?)
that can significantly help our
members in need. Why not try it?
Call Warren, (480-510-9304). We
would love to talk with you!
The table below lists our current
Fix-It Guys Team. Thanks guys—for
all that you do.
East Valley
Bob Davenport
Frank Holman
Warren Koepsel
Stu Mitnik
Ken Probert
Charlie Paine
North Valley
Bob Farney
Lee Rippstein
Dan Schott
Paul Wiley
Roy Newbolt
Honeywell Retiree
Clubs
Scholarship
Foundation
THE
SCHOLARSHIP BOARD HAS KICKED OFF
THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR
Hello fellow
Honeywell retirees! My name is Cheryl
Wiley. I am the Scholarship Board’s
new Chairperson. A great big THANK YOU
to Gwen Scheetz and Jim Redmond for
all their help as they transition off
the Board and new people volunteer
their time for this worthy cause.
Please welcome our new Board members
Paul Christopherson, Mary Harris and
Brian Unsworth. We look forward to
implementing the Board’s goals for
this Application and Award season.
THANK YOU
to everyone who made donations last
year. All of you who gave are making
a difference in the lives of our
deserving recipients. The cost of a
college education has been
increasing yearly. And as you’ve
probably seen in the news recently,
student loan debt is at an all- time
high. Our recipients are very
grateful for your generous
donations, as is the Board!
Students
receiving our scholarships are all
family members of retired Honeywell
& Garrett employees. By giving
to this program, you will be
directly helping the friends and
family members of people you worked
with for years. Applications will
be accepted starting December 1
and are due no later than April 1,
2020. If you have a family
member who would qualify for our
scholarship, please send them an
application and encourage them to
submit it in a timely manner. Applications can
be found on our website at www.hrcaz.org.
Click on the
Scholarships tab on the left side
of the page.
Please
review your charitable contributions
and seriously consider adding this
Scholarship Program to your list of
worthy causes. The Scholarship
Program is qualified as a 501(c)(3)
so donations should be tax
deductible on your state and federal
returns (check with your tax
advisor).
If you
would like to donate at any time
throughout our fiscal year, please
make your check payable to: Honeywell Retiree
Clubs Scholarship Foundation.
You can
mail your check, together with the
form below, to either of the
following:
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Mary
Harris
Doug
Metzger
Scholarship
Foundation Treasurer
Honeywell Retiree
Social Club, Honeywell, Inc.
1860 Rose
Garden Lane
Phoenix, AZ
85027-2704
HRSC
Treasurer
Honeywell Retiree Social Club,
Honeywell, Inc.
1860 Rose Garden Lane
Phoenix, AZ
85027-2704
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Honeywell
Retiree Clubs Scholarship Foundation
Donation Form
We are starting a new segment entitled “Where Are
They Now?” which will highlight past scholarship
recipients and their stories after graduating from
college. If you have a family member who is a past
recipient and has graduated, please send one or
two paragraphs to Cheryl Wiley at azwileys@cox.net
detailing where they are working and how receiving
our scholarship helped them throughout their
college years.
One of our first recipients was Paige Sherman, nee
Kratzke, granddaughter of Shirley Krieger, who is
retired from Satellite Systems Operations (SSO).
In May 2014, Paige obtained her Bachelor’s degree
in Business Management from Eller College at The
University of Arizona as well as a minor in
Psychology. After obtaining her degree, she
accepted a position handling insurance claims at
The Hartford where she had a very successful
career. Paige is now working as an Investigative
Specialist where she investigates insurance fraud.
In addition to her current role, Paige takes on
stretch assignments and is working towards a
position of leadership. She is very thankful to
have been given the opportunity to receive the
Honeywell scholarship. Paige recently told us “the
scholarship was very impactful toward helping me
obtain my degree and financially supporting me to
be where I am today in my career! Thanks and
gratitude, Paige.”
If you have questions; you can find
information about our Scholarships on the
website at www.hrcaz.org.
Click on the Scholarship button, (found on
the left side of the Home Page and most
other pages.)
Our Foundation
Board Members are also happy to
help. You can call or
email your Scholarship Board
Member at:
Board Member
Phone
Email
General Questions
Cheryl Wiley, Chair
623-512-1634
azwileys@cox.net
Application
Questions
Frank Holman
602-695-2565
frankholman@cox.net
Contact for ASU -
Arizona State University
Brian Unsworth
480-946-5194
brianuns@aol.com
Contact for UA -
University of Arizona
Paul Christopherson
480-363-9952
pdchristopherson@gmail.com
Contact for NAU -
Northern Arizona University
Cheryl Wiley
623-512-1634
azwileys@cox.net
Donations
Mary Harris,
Treasurer
602-993-6308
mary.harris@cox.net
Watch for more
information about each of our
Scholarship recipients in future
editions of our Club Newsletter.
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Index of
Reports & Photos of Past Events
Approximately one year
of past events is shown.
See The Online Bridge
in Archives
for more details of these and older
events.)
Acronyms used to denote
sponsorship for each event: HRSC
- Honeywell Retiree Social Club (Covers all parts of
Honeywell, including GE,
Garrett, Sperry, Bull, AlliedSignal,
etc.) HGRC -
Honeywell-Garrett Retirees Club
(Formerly known as Garrett
Retirees' Club) AAC - Aero
Activities Club (Formerly known
as Sperry Retiree Club)
Acronyms used to denote sponsorship for
each event:
HRSC -
Honeywell Retiree Social Club (Covers all parts of Honeywell,
including GE, Garrett, Sperry, Bull,
AlliedSignal, etc.)
HGRC - Honeywell-Garrett Retirees Club
(Formerly known as Garrett Retirees' Club)
AAC - Aero Activities Club (Formerly known
as Sperry Retiree Club)
Regardless
of sponsoring organization(s), all events
are open to members of all three retiree
clubs.
NOTE: HRSC
Sponsored programs and events, where
payments are required in advance, will
provide refunds any time there is no cost
to the Club. We will make every effort to
provide refunds when requested; however,
for some events funds will have been committed by the HRSC
and will not be refunded.
Honeywell IAC Ole Timers Hibachi Grill &
Supreme Buffet, 10030
N Metro Pkwy E Notechange
from Thu Dec 12 to Wed Dec 11. (Second Monday of March, second
Tuesday of June, second Wednesday of
September, second Thursday of December) Contact: Mary Barkl barklmary@gmail.com
Dec 11. 11:15 AM
Bull Old-Timers Lunch Bunch Old Country Buffet,
9620
N Metro Pkwy W (Third week of month. First 4
months Tue; second 4 Wed; third 4 Thu.) Contact: Wayne Sobieski wayne.sobieski@cox.net
Nov 21,
Dec 19. 11:30
AM
The Honey-Bunch-Lunchers Golden Corral, 5679
W Northern Ave (First Tuesday of each month) Contact: Alfred Brenneise alfbrenn2@gmail.com
See back numbers of The Bridge in Archives
for more details of these and older past events.
Ping
Golf Club
Factory Tour
AAC - Keith
Hughes
Oct 31, 2018
On Oct
31st a group of us toured the
factory. I know absolutely nothing about
golf so I will not embarrass myself with a
long description. However the tour for me
was fascinating, full of details and over 2
hours long. And you really do walk at least
½ a mile.
The facility is their main design and
production site with 800 employees out of a
worldwide workforce of 1500. We toured
everywhere from custom bag manufacturing,
putter head milling, assembly of the clubs
at various stages, driving range and the
vault.
There was some famous PGA player trying out
new clubs on a very nice test range. The
picture above is the vault with over 3400
gold plated and solid gold putters.
Apparently if you win a big championship
using Ping clubs they make a gold putter for
you and keep a replica in the vault.
We discovered that the next day (Nov 1st)
they were introducing a variable length
putter to the market. Apparently 80% of
players use the wrong length.
This has been a popular event and all three
dates (Nov 9th and Nov 29th) are fully
booked.
If interested in going on a waiting list for
a future date contact
keith8411@cox.net. Please include
name, number of tickets, club affiliation
and phone number.
Sponsored
by the Aero
Activities
Club.
Hospice and
Palliative
Care HGRC - Mark Steele Nov 7, 2018
Hospice and Palliative Care was
the topic of the Wednesday November 7 meeting of the
Honeywell-Garrett Retirees Club of Arizona.
Our
featured speaker was Susan Rose, a volunteer
with Hospice of the Valley. Hospice is about
living the best life you can before dying. Though
known primarily for Hospice and Palliative Care,
Hospice of the Valley also operates the White
Dove Thrift Shop, and provides
both Outreach Palliative Care and a Senior
Placement Service.
Palliative
Care focuses on the comfort and quality of life
with physical, social, psychological and
spiritual support for both the patient and the
family. Hospice
Care requires a doctor’s order to deal with
advanced illness with Medicare guidelines of 6
month or less life expectancy, and is covered by
Medicare Part A wherever that patient lives.
Benefits include medications, medical equipment,
oxygen etc. It may also be covered by private
insurance. Hospice of the Valley also provides
short duration in-patient
units, and as a non-profit, no one is refused. You
may keep your current doctor or use a Hospice
doctor. Family support includes doctors, nurses,
chaplains, social workers, therapists,
dietitians and bereavement counselors. Hospice
of the Valley has over 2100 volunteers. Hospice
of the Valley, operating in Maricopa and north
Pinal County since 1977, has a 24/7 on duty care
staff, someone is always there to answer the
phone and is one of the largest not-for-profit
Hospices in the US. Programs include:
Palliative
care for dementia
Outreach
palliative care
Pulmonary
resource program
Bi-cultural
care
Senior
placement service.
There are over 80
Hospice providers in Arizona and most are
for-profit. Families have the right to choose,
and all it takes is a simple phone call to
change providers. For more
information contact on line at HOV.org or
call (602) 530-6900.
Sponsored
by the
Honeywell-Garrett
Retirees Club.
Giving Back
for U.S. Vets,
with Honeywell
& RTVOS
HRSC - Doug
Metzger
Nov 10, 2018
Our
community
service
project this
year was
working for
U.S. Vets, an
organization
that supports
homeless
military
veterans. As
we did last
year, we
joined
Honeywell
Aerospace and
Rebuilding
Together
Valley of the
Sun (RTVOS), a
charitable
organization
based in
Tempe. This
was a great
opportunity
for all our
retiree clubs
to support
those in need
in the Valley,
while spending
quality time
with other
retirees and
active
employees.
The
project this
year was at
Grand
Veterans, 3400
NW Grand Ave.
Phoenix, where
U.S. Vets
provides
temporary and
permanent
housing for
homeless
veterans.
There was a
variety of
work,
primarily
outdoors,
upgrading the
outdoor
community
space.
Individual
projects
included
things like
removing a
playground
area, adding a
patio area,
building
benches and
pergolas,
installing
BBQs,
landscaping,
fencing for a
dog run, and
meditation
"space."
The
project went
very well. We
had 11 members
from our
retiree clubs
joining
a hundred
or so
Honeywell
employees. We
missed getting
a group photo
with all of
the retirees,
but here are
some shots and
a look at some
of the work
that was done.
Sponsored
by the
Honeywell
Retiree Social
Club
Ping
Golf Club
Factory Tour
AAC - Keith
Hughes
Nov 29, 2018
Joint Charity Luncheon with the
Honeywell-Garrett
Club
HGRC &
HRSC - Diane
Bennett &
Mary Barkl
Tuesday
December 11,
2018 Awaiting
report and/or
photos.
