Sadly, this is our last newsletter, as the HGRC board members were unable to find full time volunteers for the President and VP positions going forward, so it was decided to dissolve the HGRC. In this last newsletter you will find closing thoughts and comments from your HGRC Board Members.

We had a very interesting meeting on May 1^st, with Dr. Peter Swan, Director and Vice President of the International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) as our guest speaker. He was very entertaining and explained to the twenty-one Club members in attendance, “What is a Space Elevator?” Check out the newsletter under the Vice President’s Report section for the fascinating details.

Now that June is approaching it’s time for our annual summer break. The next Club meeting will be in the fall on Wednesday, October 2nd at the Granite Reef Senior Center – 1700 N Granite Reef Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257.

Until then, be safe and have a great summer!

We had a great spring picnic event on April 10th, seeing old friends and enjoying Honey Bear’s BBQ with 52 folks in attendance. Check out the photos in the newsletter under the Events Report section.

The next event is the Club meeting on Wednesday, May 1st at the Granite Reef Senior Center – 1700 N Granite Reef Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 – where Peter A. Swan, Ph.D, President of the International Space Elevator Consortium, will introduce you to space elevators, discuss their history, design, mechanics, potential benefits, future plans and impediments. See the Vice-President’s Report in the newsletter for details.

Save the date! Our next gathering is the annual spring picnic on April 10th starting at 11:00 a.m. at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 E Indian Bend Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250. We will be meeting at the Stillman Ramada, map above.

The cost is only $10 for members and non-members and will feature a catered lunch from Honey Bears BBQ! We will collect $10 cash or check at the event. Please RSVP your attendance by sending us an email by April 1st (no fooling) at garrettr@garrettretireesaz.com so we know how much food to prepare. We will also be sending out an event for this on our Facebook page as well so please RSVP via email or Facebook but not both!

Save the date! Our next meeting is on March 6th at 1 p.m. at the Granite Reef Senior Center, featuring a special presentation by our local historian Steve Hoza on the history of Arizona’s own “The Wallace and Ladmo Show!”

Even if you’ve never heard of Captain Super or Mr. Grudgemeyer, or don’t know what a Ladmo Bag is, you’ll want to hear about the history of this beloved TV show. Steve Hoza, who runs the official website for Wallace and Ladmo, will present a PowerPoint presentation with lots of funny stories. Steve is on the board of Wallace Watchers. Join us at the March 6th meeting for this entertaining presentation and to see many of your friends and former colleagues!