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January–February 2020 Newsletter & Archive TPreseHErvi ng O uGr HerLENDORAitage Si nce 1947 HISTORICALwww.gl eSndorOCIEahist oricalsociTetyY. org January–February 2020 Newsletter & Archive T HE G IAN T M A G ELLAN T ELESCOPE by David Thomas ORG . TO M G . WWW : ASON M ODD T BY ON I LLUSTRAT I When Monday, January 27th Where Glendora Public Library, Bidwell Forum, 140 S. Glendora Avenue Time 6:30-8:30pm (Program will begin at 7pm) Nominations time! Cost FREE and open to the public - Refreshments will be served. See page 2 HEN WE USE telescopes to look at objects in the heavens that are very far away, we are Wlooking back in time, for we are seeing them as they were in the past, not as they are today. Our talk will explain this and provide a short discussion of telescopes and how they work. We will also tell how the use of telescopes in astronomy began, and explain why we would want to build really large telescopes for astronomy research. The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is one of next generation of Extremely Large ground-based Telescopes (ELT’s) currently under development to advance our scientific understanding of our Universe. Funded by a consortium of Universities, it is managed by the non-profit Giant Magellan Telescope Organization headquartered in Pasadena and will eventually be constructed in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. We will overview the U.S. ELT program with an emphasis on the features of the GMT and the science goals we hope to accomplish with it. Five Glendora residents currently work on the GMT program and Scott Rubel (your editor) works at Carnegie Observatories, where GMT was In this issue: born. Giant Telescope Christmas Parade David Thomas is a Sr. Optical Engineer on the GMT program and Storytelling Workshop a resident of Glendora since 1990. He holds a Ph.D. in Optical A Repentant Return Sciences from the University of Arizona and has 30 years of Castle Bats Nominations Sought experience, mostly with space-borne telescope systems for NASA Tour Business and National Security Space applications. THE GLENDORA Submit Your nominations HISTORICAL SOCIETY LECTIONS FOR THE 2020-2021 Glendora Historical Society Board of Directors will take Preserving Our Heritage Since 1947 E E OIN place at the General Meeting on May 18, 2020. The COM J US G LENDORA M USEU M Nominating Committee is now receiving nominations for 314 North Glendora Avenue the seven Officer positions and eight Director positions. Glendora, California 81741-2601 If you or a person you know would be interested in Open Saturdays, 11:00am until 2:00pm. becoming a candidate they must be a member of the For special tours of the Museum call Glendora Historical Society and submit notice of their (626) 963-0419 interest by March 16. This can be done via mail to: Rubel Castle tours by appointment only. For details and reservations, visit our website Nominating Committee, 314 N. Glendora Ave., Glendora, www.glendorahistoricalsociety.org. CA 91741-2601 or via e-mail to the Nominating Committee Chair: [email protected] G ENERAL M EE T IN G S The GHS program/general meeting will take place January More complete information regarding responsibilities and time 27. All are Monday nights 6:30-8:30pm in the Glendora Public commitment can be obtained at the addresses above. Library Bidwell Forum, 140 South Glendora Avenue. Our programs are organized in partnership with the Glendora Public Library and are free and open to the public. Volunteer Opportunities! B OARD M EE T IN G S ANT TO HELP support Glendora Historical The next two regularly scheduled Board Meetings WSociety in its mission of preservation structures will take place Monday, January 20 & February 17 and stories? at 6 pm in the Rubel Castle Bennett Room. All members are welcome to attend. You can help in many ways. Be an important part of making history happen, while Preserving Our Heritage! Agendas, meeting minutes, and financial reports of previous meetings of the GHS Board are filed at the Museum, and can • Become a Docent • Donate cash, skills or time also be made available upon request in electronic format. • Help at one of our many events B OARD OF D IREC T ORS • Get your hands dirty • Share us on Social Media President: ........................................................... Steven Bluitt Flowers Just send an email with subject line “support” to Executive Vice President ................................................. Steve Slakey [email protected] Museum Vice President: ..................................... Karen Fortus-Garcia Development Vice President: ..................................................... Vacant Castle Vice President: .........................................................Scott Rubel Treasurer: ........................................................................Susie Kramer Secretary: .......................................................................Steve Edwards Director at Large: ............................................................. Curt Billings Thanks to our Donors ~ Edwin R. Anderson ~ Director at Large: ............................................................ Karen Cullen in memory of Annette Anderson Director at Large: ......................................................... Anita Enriquez Director at Large: ............................................................. Ron Fleming ~ Patricia F. Anderson ~ Director at Large: ................................................ Sheharazad Fleming in memory of Ronald Anderson Director at Large: ...........................................................Linda Granicy ~ Terryl A. Bollinger ~ Kathleen Gotch ~ Director at Large: ............................................................ Barret Oliver ~ Don Green ~ Judy Haccou ~ Director at Large: ................................................................Craig Wood ~ Catherine Hawkins ~ Thomas & Sheryl Hill ~ S UPPOR T V OLUN T EERS ~ Sherry & Jerry Heinrich ~ Programs Chair: ................................................................... Jim Baker Frank & Phillis Landon ~ Merchandising Manager: ............................................ Cyndee Bessant in memory of Frank & Florence Landon Museum Education Chair ............................................... Karen Cullen ~ John Lybrand ~ Laurie Merryman ~ Docent Chair, Museum: .................................................Steve Edwards Membership Chair ....................................................... Anita Enriquez ~ Katherine Plumlee ~ Carolina Quezada ~ Castle Manager: ...........................................................Hans Hermann ~ Nigel Raab ~ Castle Curator: ............................................................... Sandy Krause ~ Christopher S. Rubel, Rel.D. ~ Historic Preservation Chair ........................................... Barret Oliver in memory of Michael & Dorothy Rubel Docent Chair, Castle: .............................................................Jim Riley Newsletter Editor: ...............................................................Scott Rubel ~ Steve & Sylvia Slakey ~ Museum Curator: ........................................................................vacant ~ Barbara Teater ~ Corresponding Secretary: ............................................... Sylvia Slakey in honor/memory of Albert & Margaret Gnagy GHS Historian: ................................................................ DeDe Tomory ~ Ms. Carol Treacy ~ Hospitality Chair: .......................................................................vacant to Castle Garden in memory of Frank Richards Publicity Chair: ...........................................................................vacant ~ Lavon Urbonas ~ Hana van der Steur ~ Castle Grounds & Garden Coordinator: .........................Amy Wolkins Information Technology Chair .......................................... Craig Woods ~ Sara Velas ~ David Wilson ~ S UPPOR T E M PLOYEE If there are any suggestions, corrections or additions to the Newsletter, please contact Scott Rubel via email at: [email protected]. Castle Groundskeeper ....................................................... Nick Nomic 2 GLE NDORA HI STORI CAL S OCI ETY J ANUARY–FEBR UARY 2020 NE WSLETTER C ALENDAR ¶ COME JOIN US ¶ Upcoming activities for Glendora Historical Society Members and Friends. ~ Monday, January 20 | 6:00pm ~ BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, Rubel Castle Bennett Room ~ Monday, January 27 | 6:30pm Social - Lecture at 7:00 ~ MEMBERSHIP MEETING — NOMINATING CMTE. ANNOUNCED, Bidwell Forum at Glendora Library ~ Monday, February 10 | 3:00 ~ EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, Rubel Castle Bennett Room ~ Monday, February 17 | 6:00pm ~ BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, Rubel Castle Bennett Room ~ Monday, March 9 | 3:00 ~ EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, Rubel Castle Bennett Room ~ Monday, March 16 | 6:00pm ~ BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, Rubel Castle Bennett Room ~ Monday, March 23 | 6:30pm Social - Lecture at 7:00 ~ MEMBERSHIP MEETING — NOMINEES ANNOUNCED, Bidwell Forum at Glendora Library ~ Monday, April 13 | 3:00 ~ EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, Rubel Castle Bennett Room ~ Saturday, April 18 | TBD ~ MICHAEL RUBEL DAY, Rubel Castle ~ Saturday, April 18 | 9 - 1:00 ~ EARTH DAY, City Hall, 116 E. Foothill Blvd. The Tour Business OURS AT THE Castle are gaining popularity. incentivized us with a generous share of the ticket price. TMarketing Manager Cyndee Bessant reports 680 tourists in 2019: a thirty percent increase over The two very successful A.O. tours we have under our last year. belt are an indication of the potential we have not tapped for fundraising through this activity, and
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