Glenn Hage (Computation, 1990) and wife Audrie celebrated their 40th anniversary by retracing their honeymoon trip of 6/6/66 to Santa Barbara the week of 6/6/06. Solvang seems more crowded and more expensive since the movie "Sideways."

Tom (Electronics Engineering, 1990) and Joan (Telecommunications, 1990) Lincicome took a trip to Las Vegas in May to celebrate Tom's birthday. Tom has wanted to see the Atomic Testing Museum located on Flamingo Road in Las Vegas since it was completed about ten years ago. It was very interesting, especially the Ground Zero Theater that mimics a concrete bunker and features a large screen show that included the history of test effects from a variety of viewpoints. They took in a couple of shows and buffets, and a day trip to Red Rock Canyon but the high light was the museum - especially interesting to people who spent a lot of time at the Nevada Test Site.

Camille Minichino's (Electronics Engineering, 1990) eighth mystery novel, The Oxygen Murder, will be released in August. All are invited to a launch party at Towne Center Books, Pleasanton, on Sunday, August 27 at 2 PM. Join Camille and her webmaster, Dick Rufer (Electronics Engineering, 1990, before Camille, he reminds us!) for refreshments, games, and prizes. Camille will also appear at the Livermore Library on Sunday, September 24 at 2 PM with S&TR's Ann Parker, whose second Silver Rush mystery, Iron Ties has been released to rave reviews.

Gus Carlson's (Mechanical Engineering, 2000) son Jeff sold his first novel, a science fiction thriller entitled "The Invisible Sea." He had been selling short stories for several years, but this was his major breakthrough into the publishing world.

Eighty-six people attended the Retirees Picnic on Wednesday, June 21. The weather was perfect, the food was great and the visiting with old and new friends was thoroughly enjoyable.

July's Retiree luncheon will be at noon on Wednesday July 19th at the Elks Lodge in Livermore, 940 Larkspur Drive. Our speaker will be Lee Yonker, Associate Deputy Director at the Lab, discussing "Change and Continuity at LLNL." Lee will talk about the Lab's continuing science & technology mission against the backdrop of changing national needs and the approach of a new contract. Lee, an astrophysicist, has worked at the Lab since 1980. He was Earth Science department head starting in 1990, and acting associate director for Earth and Environmental Sciences starting in 1998. He became associate deputy director for science and technology in 2001 and is a member of the Lab's senior management team.

There is no Travel Group meeting until January, 2007. While you are traveling, take photos and notes and consider sharing your experiences with the Travel Group and the Retirees' Corner when you return.

Please send any news or input (please include the date and department from which you retired) to Jane or Gus Olson. E-Mail: Jane@LLNLRetirees.org or Gus@LLNLRetirees.org.

This Retirees' Corner appears in the first Newsline edition in July, 2006.