Retirees' Update, May 2, 2008 edition

Retirees' update

Chuck Cole appeared in a production of the "The Boxcar Children" at the Amador Theater in Pleasanton in April. The play takes place in the 1930s when four orphaned children run away from authorities so they won’t be separated and are placed in foster care or an orphanage. They happen across an old abandoned boxcar and make it their home.

Chuck and Pat are planning an extended trip this summer in their fifth wheel, traveling to the East Coast. They will visit sights along the way and make their way to New England to view the fall leaves. They plan to spend the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays with their son and his family in Washington D.C. and to return to California in February.

The Retirees’ Chemistry Group, also known as the ACS (Aging Chemists Society), had a group of about 50 for their annual no-host luncheon in February at the Willow Tree Restaurant in Dublin. If any chemistry retirees are interested in joining the group at future events, contact Bob and annalim8 [at] yahoo.com ( Anna Lim, ) (925) 447-3036, or dickryon [at] comcast.net ( Dick Ryon, ) (925)-447-8907.

The May retiree luncheon will be held at the Elks Lodge in Livermore at noon on Wednesday, May 21. The speaker is Roger Werne, former associate director for Engineering and now a senior adviser in LLNL's Industrial Partnership Office. The IPO's mission is to enhance U.S. economic competitiveness, promote economic development and improve the quality of life for all Americans through transfer of LLNL-developed technology to industry. The Laboratory is preeminent in industrial partnering in biotechnology, communications, transportation, homeland security, and many other areas, but much of it goes unrecognized by the public.

Our next event: On Wednesday, June 18, we will hold our annual retiree summer picnic from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Ravenswood Historical Site, 2647 Arroyo Road in Livermore. The cost is $10 per person. More information will be available on our Website. All retiree functions are open to LLNL retiree organization members and their guests.

The next LLNL retirees travel group meets on Tuesday, May 27, at 2 p.m. in the Community Room at the Livermore Library, right next door to the police station. The May program is entitled: "Cities and Mountains of Switzerland," by Margo and Arnie Kirkewoog.

Please send input to AugustO [at] aol.com ( Gus ) and JaneRubert [at] aol.com ( Jane Olson. ) Snail mail address: 493 Joyce St., Livermore, CA 94550.