January 2016 - Retiree Home

HPREC OREGON NEWS
Fun, friendship, memories for the members of the Hewlett-Packard/Agilent HPREC Employees Club
Janaury 2016, #57
http://0regon.hpretirees.org/
Sharon and Len Butterfield, Writers/Editors
e-mail: [email protected]
President Rita’s Message
-Happy Holidays to all of you, winter certainly has arrived with all this rain. It’s time to bring out the
crock pot for some good old fashioned soups on these miserable days!
Our activity committee has some wonderful activities scheduled for us. November 18th was our Annual
Membership meeting, and Retiree Benefit Fair. Details from this past event are later in the newsletter.
The activity committee chaired by Bill McCormick and Sharon Butterfield are busy planning
events for next year. Save the date, I do know a Valentine’s luncheon at the Children’s Farm Home Café
is planned for February 12, 2016 at 11:30; you will not want to miss this no host social luncheon.
As our year draws to a close, I’d like to thank all the Board members for their service this year. Everyone has done an
excellent job and their contributions are greatly appreciated. The board members and officers for next year were
announced at the Holiday Party. The boards of directors for 2016 are listed on page 2 of this newsletter. Terri Avery has
decided to resign from the board so she has been replaced with Evelyn Martin. Our thanks go out to Terri for doing an
excellent job for sending cards for our Sunshine Club (sickness/just because and sympathy). Welcome to the board
Evelyn, we are delighted to have her join our board!
As I do in each newsletter, I encourage you to participate in Club activities, and if you have something you think will be
an interesting activity for the club, just let a member of the activity committee know.
We are always looking for associate board members, please consider running for a 2 year term. It is not demanding and
will not interfere with any of your other retirement activities. We schedule a once a month meeting on the first
Wednesday of the month for an hour and a half. It’s always nice to have new associated and board members with fresh
new ideas as some of us have been recycled for several terms.
Rita Pinard
HPREC President
Neta Martin-Couron turns “99”
Neta celebrated her 99th birthday on Sunday, December 6, 2015. What a birthday party she
had complete with a full buffet dinner and 115 HPREC friends singing Happy Birthday to
her! Neta had an interesting career at HP, being hired in 1977 at the age of 60, .wow; those
were the “good old days.” Neta retired in 1994 after 17 years in production.
Neta is a native Oregonian, born in Roseburg. Neta had a very interesting life over the years,
she and her husband raised three children, she has 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
They lived on 3 acres and raised chickens, vegetables and were gentle gardeners selling their
seasonal vegetables and fruits to the local grocery stores.
Neta’s looking forward to next year, the “big one!” Neta feels very blessed to have so many
good friends, in the HPREC club and out. She wishes a Merry Christmas to all her friends!
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Welcome New Members
HPREC of Oregon always welcomes new members and returning past members. HPREC members recruit your friends that recently
or are soon to leave HP and had at least 10 years of employment. They do not need to retire, that is not a requirement of our club and
with the last wave of EER employees leaving HP in November perhaps you know someone who would like to join. It is amazing how
many former employees come to a Retiree Fair or Craft Fair or just run across a former employee and they have never heard of our
HPREC Club, we need to get the word out to our friends,
Valerie and Brian Bach
Sally and Jim Cooper
Susan and Ken Downer
George and Kathleen Hackleman
Sarah Ligon
Jan Magnolia
David and Marji Peterson
Gilbert and Sharyn Smith
Steven Vojnovich and Shanda Addington
Albany, OR
Halsey, OR
Corvallis, OR
Corvallis, OR
Albany, OR
Corvallis, OR
Albany, OR
Corvallis, OR
Lebanon, OR
Board of Directors and Officers for 2016
Elections are over and all but one of our 2015 board have been recycled for another year! Welcome Evelyn Martin to the
HPREC Board of Directors. We are always looking for new people to join the board as an associate or board member,
contact Rita if interested. HPREC of Oregon has 10 Board of Directors – of which 5 are officers.
Officers for 2016
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Membership
Rita Pinard
Jeanne Reinke
Steve Naberhuis
Young Lauw
Judy York
Board Members for 2016*
Newsletter
Sunshine
Activities
Bunco
Camping
HP Sponsor Tim Weber - HP Interface Sheri Swaney
Associate Member for 2016: Len Butterfield
Web Master: Randy Teegarden
Sharon/Len Butterfield
Evelyn Martin
Sharon Butterfield, Jeannie Reinke,
Evelyn Martin, Young Lauw
Steve Naberhuis,
Ken Parker , Bill McCormick
Lew/Kathleen Peters
Len Butterfield/Ken Parker
l-r: Rita Pinard, President; Sharon Butterfield,
Newsletter, Activities; Judy York, Membership; Young
Lauw, Secretary; Evelyn Martin. Sunshine;
back row l-r: Steve Naberhuis, Treasurer; Bill
McCormick, Activities; Ken Parker, Camping and
Jeannie Reinke, Vice President.
Lew Peters – Bunco (missing from photo)
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Income Tax Assistance for 2015 Taxes Prepared Free of Charge
It’s that time of year when several of our members devote endless hours as client facilitators and
counselors preparing income tax returns free of charge for low and moderate income people of all ages with
emphasis on seniors in Linn and Benton Counties.
Sponsored by the IRS and AARP trained volunteers will be preparing Federal and State Income tax returns
again this year. The Oregon Administration Specialist is Rita Pinard and the District Coordinator is Alice
Unger. There are four locations each in Benton and Linn County this year; twenty new volunteers are being
trained for the upcoming tax season, they will add to the returning 55 counselors. The local sponsors are
Oregon State Credit Union, RSVP, the Senior Centers in Corvallis, Albany, Lebanon; Libraries in Philomath,
Corvallis, Albany, and the Elks Lodge in Sweet Home and Corvallis. All returns are prepared on computers
using sophisticated software provided by the IRS. This service includes free electronic filing.
The Tax Aide information number for Corvallis is (541) 602-5829. A chart showing times and places will
be shown in a future newsletter.
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HP Site and HPREC Club Address
Due to all the new tenants at the HP Corvallis Campus it was necessary to change the address, HP’s address is now
1070 NE Circle, it is no longer 1000 NE Circle. Please note the change when sending anything to HP or HPREC.
HPREC e-mail address is: http://oregon.hpretirees.org/
Please notify Judy York if you have a change of address or a new e-mail address at: [email protected] or mail her
a notice at HPREC, 1070 NE Circle Blvd. Corvallis, OR 97330.
If you are interested in Bay Area news logged onto their website at: www.hpretirees.org/hprec
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HPREC Changes to the Articles of Incorporation dated June 17, 2015
Article III
This change was passed by the membership on the membership ballot mailed in November 2015. The name and address
in the State of Oregon for the agent of this Corporation is the current elected vice–president, this was changed to
treasurer and is to be updated each year on the Business Registry with the Oregon Secretary of State.
Activities Planned for 2016
The Activity Committee for 2016: Sharon Butterfield, co-chairs at: [email protected], and Bill McCormick: at
[email protected] . The other members of the activity committee are: Young Lauw, Rita Pinard, Steve Naberhuis,
Judy York, Evelyn Martin, Jeannie Reinke, Len and Sharon Butterfield (HPREC Annual Picnic), Lew Peters (Bunco),
Camping Len Butterfield Wagon Master and Ken Parker Assistant Wagon Master: Holiday Party co-chairs needed if you
want to help the committee notify Rita or Sharon.
If there is a program or activity you would like to recommend please let Sharon know and she will bring it up to the
committee for review. You can also send suggestions to the HPREC newsletter editors – Len and Sharon at:
[email protected].
Also, if you are a camper and have a motor home, 5th wheel, trailer, tent trailer or whatever and would like to join in on
the camping outings or be a camp host please contact Len Butterfield @:
[email protected] or Ken Parker @: [email protected].
Attention HPREC Members, we need your help! We need a chair or two+ co-chairs to help the committee with
the December annual holiday party and a chair to handle the entrée for the July HPREC picnic. If you can help with
either of these two vacancies please let any member of the board know
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Mark Your Calendars, Save the Date!
(The Bunco dates are listed below for the next several months, they are subject to change with host and room availability).
TBD January, 2016: If anyone has an idea for an event, e-mail Bill or Sharon, otherwise we will skip January .
January 20, 2016 (Wednesday) Bunco
Meet: 1:00 p.m. at the Club House, located at 2601 NE Jack London Street. (NE Jack London Street is off Walnut, left
by Park Place, Assisted Living).
Cost each: $3.00 Total Time: 3 hours
Host: Len and Sharon Butterfield at e-mail: [email protected]
February 12, 2016 (Friday) Children’s Farm Home Café, Highway 20, in Corvallis
Social Luncheon at Social Luncheon to celebrate Valentine’s Day
Time will be 11:30 a.m.
Host: Sharon Butterfield will be our host and reservations will be required. You will hear more about this plus the
menu in late January. We are going to try their buffet for our next social lunch outing at The Farm Home Café.
February 17, 2016 (Wednesday) Bunco
Meet: 1:00 p.m. at the Club House, located at 2601 NE Jack London Street. (NE Jack London Street is off Walnut, left
by Park Place, Assisted Living).
Cost each: $3.00 Total Time: 3 hours
Host: TBD
March 6, 2016, Matinee at 2:00 p.m. Corvallis High School, Musical Mary Poppins
If you are interested in going to this musical reply to Sharon Butterfield or Rita Pinard and
we will pick up the tickets. A great Christmas stocking stuffer!. Senior Tickets are $10.00 if we buy early we save $1.00
If something comes up in March and you are unable to attend the tickets are exchangeable, Act now are we need to
reserve our seats, especially if we have a large group like we did at “Singing in the Rain.”
March TBD (Fri., Sat., Sun.) Premier RV Resort in Lincoln City - Camp out (Exact dates will be announced)
HPREC Camping Group outing planned for Lincoln City.
We will reserve RV spaces and the club house at the Premier RV Resort in Lincoln City. The resort is located at 4100 SE
Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367, (877) 871-0663 or (541) 996-2773, Visit the resort at
http://www.premierrvrresort.com for more information.
Hosts: Len and Sharon Butterfield RSVP to [email protected] or call 541 745-5177.
March 16, 2016 (Wednesday) Bunco
Meet: 1:00 p.m. at the Club House, located at 2601 NE Jack
London Street. (NE Jack London Street is off Walnut, left by Park Place, Assisted Living).
Cost each: $3.00 Total Time: 3 hours
Host: TBD
April 20, 2016 (Wednesday) Bunco
Meet: 1:00 p.m. at the Club House, located at 2601 NE Jack
London Street. (NE Jack London Street is off Walnut, left by Park Place, Assisted Living).
Cost each: $3.00 Total Time: 3 hours
Host: TBD
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April TBD, 2016 Camping Group is putting together a trip to the California Redwoods, Yosemite National Park
Host: Ken Parker and Len Butterfield
If you have a desire to join this group for this RV outing contact Ken or Len. Details will be forthcoming after the
Holidays. The estimated time will be 10 days to two weeks and will take place before school is out! Snow birds coming
back North, great way to catch up and join us on our return trip.
May TBD 2016 Eola Hills Sunday Brunch (this annual event is being evaluated and we will advise if it gets
scheduled
If you have any concerns or comments about the club dropping this event for 2016 please contact our hostess Young
Lauw at: [email protected]
May TBD perhaps an alternate for a Sunday Brunch. Addison Avenue Financial Group in Corvallis would like to co-host
an event with the HPREC. A suggestion is a luncheon at the Willamette Winery in Turner (near Salem). This event
would involve a lunch, wine tasting and a tour of their winery.
We will be co-coordinating with Addison on this event and we will send more information once we have exact dates and
time.
Hosts for this event will be Judy York and Sharon Butterfield.
May TBD
May 18, 2016 (Wednesday) Bunco
Meet: 1:00 p.m. at the Club House, located at 2601 NE Jack London Street. (NE Jack London Street is off Walnut, left
by Park Place, Assisted Living). Cost each: $3.00
Total Time: 3 hours
Host: TBD
June 15, 2016 (Wednesday) Bunco
Meet: 1:00 p.m. at the Club House, located at 2601 NE Jack London Street. (NE Jack London Street is off Walnut, left
by Park Place, Assisted Living).
Cost each: $3.00 Total Time: 3 hours
Host: TBD
June TBD Camping
Host and destination TBD
June TBD
Corvallis Knight’s Baseball Game
Host
July TBD, 2016 (Sat) (too early to book but generally around the third weekend)
HPREC Annual Picnic in the Grove at HP
Location: outside of B3 Cafeteria
Co-chairs: Lew Peters and Len Butterfield
We will reserve the grove at HP outside the B3 Cafeteria for our annual HPREC picnic when we can, again this year. The
picnic will open at 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Lunch will begin at 12:00. Len and Lew will be in charge of the picnic. If
you want to help please contact Len or Lew. This is a potluck with the main entrée furnished by the club. The invite with
more specifics will be sent later. We will have wonderful door prizes and lots of nice raffle and bingo prizes again this
year.
August TBD Campout
Host TBD
August Event TBD
Host TBD
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September TBD Camp Out
Host: TBD
September 21, 2016 (Wednesday) Bunco
Meet: 1:00 p.m. at the Club House, located at 2601 NE Jack London Street. (NE Jack London Street is off Walnut, left
by Park Place, Assisted Living). Cost each: $3.00 Total Time: 3 hours
Host: TBD
September TBD, 2016 United Way Day of Caring
More on this event later.
Host: Sharon Butterfield e-mail: [email protected]
October 19, 2016 (Wednesday) Bunco
Meet: 1:00 p.m. at the Club House, located at 2601 NE Jack London Street. (NE Jack London Street is off Walnut, left
by Park Place, Assisted Living). Cost each: $3.00 Total Time: 3 hours
Host: TBD
October: Camp Out TBD
October Event TBD
November Event TBD (General Membership in either late October or early November)
Hosts: Rita Pinard and Jeanne Reinke
November16, 2016 (Wednesday) Bunco
Meet: 1:00 p.m. at the Club House, located at 2601 NE Jack London Street. (NE Jack London Street is off Walnut, left
by Park Place, Assisted Living). Cost each: $3.00 Total Time: 3 hours
Host: TBD
December 4, 2016 (Sunday) HPREC Annual Holiday Party
Co-Chairs Looking for co-chairs can you help? Notify any board member if you can co-chair
The Holiday party will be held at the Adair Village Benton County Clubhouse, and catered by Valley Catering. Social
time will begin at 2:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 2:30 p.m. The Holiday Party will be catered. The Holiday Party
invite will be mailed out in November showing all the details for signing up.
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Sympathy and Health News
Since our last newsletter Terri Avery, our Sunshine Coordinator has sent cards to members recovering from
illness and surgery. Sympathy cards were also sent to families of several of our members who had lost a loved
one in the past few months.
Get well/thinking of you cards were sent to:
Rita Pinard
Teri Carlson
Lowell McDaniel’s wife Chris
Freida Soenksen
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Sympathy cards were e sent to the following families:
April and Wes Lashbrook -death of their son Chris
Sharon Butterfield - death of her brother-in law Jerry
Lori Mason – death of her husband Andrew (Andy)
Rhonda Rick/Debbie Kepler – death of their mother Joanne
Jerry Riding – death of his wife Katy
Tina Luskey/Jack Peters – death of Tina’s mother Elle
Ellen McDonald – death of her husband Gamer
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Katy Riding passed away on Nov 20, 2015. Her unexpected passing was due to severe complications
following surgery for liver cancer. Katy worked for Hewlett-Packard for 32 years.
She started out as a production worker forming component leads on an assembly line in California. She
came to Oregon with HP in 1976. She married her husband Jerry in 1981. Over the years she increased
her contribution to HP, becoming a production manager, also a procurement group manager, and in her
final years with HP, she was a Director hosting IT functions.
She retired at 55, and redirected her energy to designing and building a retirement home. She was a very active
contributor to local charity organizations. She also loved to travel, and in the course of her lifetime visited over 30
countries, and made many expeditions with a travel trailer, camping and exploring in the western United States. Her
husband Jerry may be contacted at [email protected].
Andrew Dean Mason, known to most as Andy was born May 9, 1955 in Yakima, WA. The family
moved to Texas and later to Southern California. In high school, Andy played football, basketball and
baseball and was drafted in the sixth round of the major league baseball draft by the Texas Rangers.
Instead of pursuing a professional baseball career, he chose to pursue a college education and ended up
in Corvallis, OR where he was recruited to play football and baseball as an OSU Beaver. Although
Andy did not graduate from OSU, but in 1978 graduated from Whitworth College with a degree in
psychology. It was at Whitworth where he met his “Tarr Baby”, Lori. In October of 1981, Andy and
Lori were married. In 1983 Andy received his MBA from the University of Oregon. A year later
began his career at HP working in the California Bay Area. In 1987 Andy and his family moved to
Corvallis where they raised their 4 boys. After 24 years with HP, Andy finished his career at Oregon State where he
retired in 2014. Andy used his 60 years of life intentionally and purposely to make a meaningful, lasting impact on those
around him. Andy passed away on September 1, 2015, a memorial was held for Andy at the Cavalry Chapel in Corvallis..
Yachats resident Garner McDonald, age 69, died in Eugene, OR, of complications from a fall over a
year before. Garner is survived by his first wife Myra Thomas McDonald Robinson (Ronald) of
Huntsville AL, their son Jay McDonald (Connie), and granddaughter Emilee McDonald of Cullman
AL. Garner is also survived by his second wife, Ellen Munson McDonald, sister Rogene McDonald
Ellis (Larry) of Jupiter FL, niece Apryl Ellis Scalici (Steven) and family of Jupiter FL, and nephew
Jason Ellis of Athens, GA. His parents, Linton J McDonald and Janie Garner McDonald of
Fairhope, AL, predeceased him. He was married to his second wife, Ellen, when he died. They had
been married 45 years. Garner was born in Meridian MS but spent most of his childhood in Daphne and Fairhope AL. He
attended the University of Alabama, graduating with a BS in metallurgical engineering. He attended Purdue University
and graduated with a MS in materials science. He came to Oregon in 1980 to work at the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Albany,
where he worked until his retirement. After Ellen retired, they moved from Albany to Yachats, OR. Garner enjoyed
volunteering. In Albany, he was an active member in the Greater Albany Rotary club and volunteered at the Albany
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Visitor Center. In Yachats, he volunteered at the Yachats Visitor Center and the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. He was
involved in Yachats city activities by being a member of the Yachats Academy of Arts and Sciences and the City of
Yachats Public Works Commission. He was a member of the Rotary eClub State of Jefferson, an online Rotary Club, at
the time of his death. No services are being held at his request. Friends wishing to honor Garner in some way can donate
either to Rotary or to Safe Haven animal shelter. For Rotary make a check payable to “The Rotary Foundation” and send
it to the eClub president, Bruce Garrett, 910 Beverly Way, Jacksonville, OR 97530. For Safe Haven, send donations to
Safe Haven Humane Society, 32220 Old Highway 34, Tangent, OR 97389. Arrangements entrusted to Musgrove Family
Mortuary. Please access the obituary and you are invited to sign the guestbook at musgroves.com
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Our prayers and support go out to all the above, and any others we may have missed. If you know of
someone ill or who has had a death in their family, please let us know so we can include them.
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Hewlett-Packard Items of Interest
The LATEST from HP… www.hp.com
Dion Weisler is the President and CEO of HP Inc., a ~$55 billion annual revenue business that
includes personal computers, mobility devices, technical workstations, printers, graphics solutions,
managed-print services and internet services.
Dion began his HP career as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Printing and Personal
Systems, Asia Pacific and Japan. In that role, he was responsible for all aspects of the business in
the region.
With more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Dion has held numerous key executive
positions across multiple geographies in the IT and telecommunications sectors.
Prior to joining HP, he was the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lenovo's Product and Mobile Internet
Digital Home groups, and led the Global Transaction Model globally. Prior to this, Dion was the General Manager of
Korea, ASEAN and ANZ where he was responsible for Lenovo's entire business in these markets.
Prior to Lenovo, he served as General Manager at Telstra Corporation - Australia's leading telecommunications company where he was responsible for Telstra's Conferencing and Collaboration products and services. He also had a successful
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He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science - Computing degree from Monash University, Australia. Dion is based in Palo
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EMV Chip enabled cards
Although chip enabled cards are already in use worldwide, they are new here in the U.S. These cards contain a
chip aimed at reducing fraud. You’ll begin to see new card transaction terminals in merchants throughout the
U.S.
Enhanced benefits and rewards
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Update on Past Activities
(To view all the photos taken go to http://oregon.hpretirees.org - recent activities).
August 1, 2015- HPREC Annual Picnic was held in the B3 Cafeteria. The weather was around
100 degrees so we obtained permission to hold our picnic in a nice air conditioned setting!. The picnic
was well attended with 123 signing up. HP donated a Stream tablet won by Donna Mann and HPREC donated an HP
printer won by Howard Barrar. Other lucky winners were: Young Lauw, Bullet Blender; Dean Carlozzi, Home Music
System; Cliff Maier, Reciprocating Saw; Frank Nitcher, Shop-Vac; Jack Carlozzi, Cordless Drill; Ginny Taylor,
Convection Countertop Oven; Craig Maze, Electric Grill to name a few of the winners. The picnic also had a lot of nice
bingo prizes won by various members.
The biggest issue we had this year at our picnic was the food, the alphabet had way too may desserts and not enough
salads, veggies and fruits. We had 34 desserts signed up and 12 salads. Perhaps our group believes in the saying, “eat
desserts first then the meal.” The afternoon ended with us spooning up 4 gallons of ice cream for A & W Root Beer floats
which were enjoyed by everyone
A view of the crowd in the cafeteria
Left Marv and Shirley Pawlowski -
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Middle Howard Barrar
photo below Donna Mann
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Judy York and Young Lauw
Checking people in (nametags)
Raffle tickets: Bill Thompson, Kirk Newburg, Bob
Bracken, Karen Anderson, Gene Newburg and Ruth Bracken
You don’t have to be “old” or retired to come to our HPREC Picnic
Marshall Anderson looking over the raffle gifts
Carl Baker, Deb Hackleman and Freida Soenksen catching up on the good old days
August 10, 11, 12, 2015 Campout at Belknap Springs
Cliff and Christa Maier hosted a wonderful weekend at Belknap Springs.
Len and Jan enjoying the warm pool from the Springs
Sherri and Eric found the “secret garden”
Kearn’s, Maier’s, Parker’s and Burchard’s at breakfast
September 18, 2015 United Way Day of Caring
This year the volunteer luncheon was held at the Northwest Hills Community Church on Walnut Blvd., in Corvallis. Our
HPREC group (23) did the set up and tear down plus all the BBQ cooking for the 400 volunteer workers
participating in the United Way’s “Day of Caring”. The weather was nice so having it outside was a great idea!
The set up begins; it’s all in the preparation, right?
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Master Chefs Steve Naberhuis, Jerry Hackett
and Stan Hall preparing the meat
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Beginning of the volunteer line for lunch
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Part of our group that BBQ’d and served lunch, UW Directors in the blue shirts
A photo of some of the 400 volunteers enjoying their lunch and their friends
November 18, 2015 Retiree Fair held at Hewlett-Packard, McFaddan Rooms
Open enrollment time, a chance to compare policies and coverage and get explanations for those about to turn 65 and go
on Medicare. This year presentations were given by Aon Hewlitt, United Health Care Medicare Advantage, UHC/Optum
RX. Also at the fair were Fidelity, HP Human Recourses, First Tech Federal Credit Union and Met Life. Over 80 retirees
and guests were present. HPREC presented an update on the club’s financial status, membership and upcoming events
Members and guests socializing before the presentations began
Too young now but I need to know, Lynda Phillips
asking the right questions about Medicare
Jay Bennett in the background
Margaret Kelley Filliger, Eileen Barlow, Teri Carlson and Sally Raskauskas
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Vendors giving out gift certificates and “goodies” for coming to the fair. Shannon Graham from Addison Avenue
and the Aon Hewitt rep looking on. Met Life on the right side giving a “snoopy” dog to Bill Kepner
November 19, 2015 Social Luncheon -Historic Children’s Farm Home Cafe, 4455 N. E. Hwy 20 in Corvallis
HPREC had 37 turn out for this “best kept secret” in Corvallis for lunch, two even drove down from Wilsonville to check
it out. Our menu consisted of a choice of: pork tenderloin salad, sausage lasagna, chicken salad on a croissant or lettuce
and vegetarian lasagna. The sausage lasagna was the most popular, tied for second was the pork tenderloin and chicken
salad. The cost of the lunch was $12.50. Several enjoyed delicious desserts: cheese cake, mud pie or lemon meringue
pie.
(No photos were taken at this event)
Our next social/Valentine’s Day luncheon will be held on February 12, 2016 at the Children’s Farm Home Café.
For this event they will prepare a buffet luncheon for us to enjoy. Details will be sent out in the HPREC updates next
month with the menu and price. Save the date as this will require a reservation!
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December 6, 2015 HPREC Holiday Party -Valley Catering, Adair Village Clubhouse
Another year and 114 members and guests enjoyed another successful HPREC Holiday Party. The Co-chairs for this
event were Teri Avery and Jeanne Reinke with their committee members: Ken Parker, Judy York and Sharon Butterfield.
They chose a wonderful menu of smoky glazed salmon, or pork tenderloin, a romaine lettuce salad, roasted seasonal
vegetables, roasted red potatoes and for dessert cheesecake with a choice of berry sauce or chocolate drizzle.
This year we offered a no host bar featuring wine and beer although rumor has it some members enjoyed a martini! This
seemed to be a good addition so as long as we have our party at Valley Catering and they have the bar and servers we will
likely have this service available.
Ken Parker and Jeanne Reinke provided the entertainment, and of course everyone had to put their cell phone away for the
trivia and cross word challenges. There would be no looking the answers up on “Google” according to Ken. Some of the
questions were rather difficult unless you watch and “remember” Christmas/Holiday movies or are good at trivia.
The afternoon was spent specializing with friends, singing happy birthday to Neta, drawing door/raffle prizes, trivia and
just having a good time! HP Inc. donated a printer and our club bought a laptop computer to give away for the door
prizes. HPREC also gathered and delivered 192# of food for the Linn-Benton Food Share, they were very grateful.
President Rita welcoming everyone to the Holiday Party
Tables waiting to join in on the buffet lunch
The buffet line and all the good food, you can have seconds
Mike and Young and you too John
Ed and Joyce Conn winners of the Oster Roaster Oven
January 2016
Door Prize Winners: George Sollars HP Computer
Alvaretta and Bill Bickell HP Printer
Nancy Ulman won the Bullet Blender
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Fran Pace the Oster Convection Oven
Linda Burchard travel bag
George Hackleman holiday deer
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PeggyHoecker with her new cordless drill
probably for Ken for Christmas
Bob Worsley Wild Birds Unlimited Feeder
Darlene Andrus a new shop vac most likely for
Dale for as a Christmas present
Evelyn Martin an authentic Beaver blanket
Ray Swaney new holiday decoration to put out
Sherri Skinner new spice rack, now she can really use seasoning
December 13, 2015 HPREC Social outing – Singing in the Rain” at the Albany Community Theater
HPREC had 22 members attend The Greatest Movie Musical of all time. Every unforgettable scene, song, and dance was
accounted for, including the show-stopping title number, complete with an onstage rainstorm! Hilarious situations,
snappy dialogue, and a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards made Singing in the Rain the perfect entertainment for
any fan of the golden age of movie musicals; especially on a very rainy day here in the Valley. After the play 14 went to
dinner at Frankie’s in North Albany, many had not been there before and were very impressed, excellent food!.
Sheri and Ray Swaney and Ken and Linda Parker meeting some cast members after the play
The group gathering for dinner after the play
HPREC Members we have included a membership form in this newsletter intended for the members who
have not paid their 2016 dues. If you have a date on the front of your newsletter above your name
means you have not paid so please use the attached form and mail in $10 for one year or $20 for two
years. Although we like your money, if there is no date please do not send the form back and pay again.
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2016 MEMBERSHIP DUES (January thru December) are $10.00 per year
Benefits of membership are:
 Receiving the newsletter with articles about our activities, general news about HP & Agilent, and upcoming
events.
 Receiving advance notice of scheduled activities.
 Enjoying the Club’s subsidized summer picnic and December Holiday party.
 Enjoying the social gathering and companionship of fellow retirees.
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Check us out at: http://oregon.hpretirees.org
Pursuant to ARTICLE VIII of the Bylaws: Hold Harmless Agreement
SECTION 8.01. General Conditions. All tours and other activities arranged by or for the Hewlett-Packard Retired Employees
Club of Oregon (The Club) are for the convenience and pleasure of the members and their guests who desire to participate.
However, The Club does not assume any responsibility for the well being or safety of the participants or passengers or their property
in any matters pertaining to said tours and other activities. Members and their guests participate at their own risk and shall not hold
the Club or its “agents” responsible in any way.
SECTION 8.03. Terms and Conditions. As a condition of acceptance of a membership application by the Board of Directors, and
participation in the events and activities of The Club, each member shall affirm in writing that she/he; (i) assumes all risks associated
with events or activities arranged for or by The Club, including property loss or damage, personal injury, or death, and (ii) agrees to
hold harmless and indemnify The Club’s “agents” from any loss or claim in connection with arranged events and activities, and; (iii)
understands this agreement is binding upon their heirs, assigns, legal representatives and others, and that none of them will make
any claim against or sue The Club or its “agents”.
I agree to the Article VIII, Hold Harmless Agreement, and understand the Terms and Conditions of the Bylaws.
X ____________________________________________________________________
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Please complete the following so we may update our records. We do not share your information.
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City:
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Please mail this completed statement with your payment to:
HPREC of Oregon, Inc.
c/o Hewlett-Packard
1070 NE Circle Blvd.
Corvallis, OR 97330
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President’s Letter; Neta Martin-Couron’s 99th Birthday
New Members; Board of Director’s 2016
Tac Aid, HPREC Address, Changes to Articles, Activities
for 2016
Activities continued
Activities continued
Activities continued; Sympathy and Health News
Sympathy and Health News continued
HP Almni Association
HP Alumni Association continued; HP Items of Interest;
First Tech
Update on Past Activities; July HPREC Picnic
July Picnic continued; Belknap Springs; Day of Caring
Day of Caring continued; Retiree Fair, Farm Home Café
Luncheon
Holiday Party
Holiday Party Continued; Membership Form for non-paid
members
2016 Membership Renewal For
HPREC of Oregon
1070 NE Circle Blvd.
Corvallis, OR 97339
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