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www.sir47.org INCORPORATED Our own website TAMALPAIS BRANCH NO. 47 A Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation of Retired Men Devoted to the Promotion of Independence and Dignity of Retirement.

1 INCORPORATED Our own website TAMALPAIS BRANCH NO. 47 A Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation of Retired Men Devoted to the Promotion of Independence and Dignity of Retirement. Big Sir - Jake Solomon Little Sir Tim Leveque Secretary - Ned Lawerence Ass t Sect y - Mike Kelly Treasurer - Paul Schofield Ass t Treas. Lon Sykes A SIR PUBLICATION Luncheon Meeting: McINNIS GOLF CENTER, SAN RAFAEL Fourth Tuesday of the month Happy Hour at 11:00 am, as always Editor/Publisher - Ron Kosciusko Attendance Committee Cashier - Glen Ohm Directors: Tom Brady Tom Culhane Jim Kleiser George Miller John Freel Doug Twitchell State President - Donald Dill Region 10 Director - Jim Filippo Area 6 Governor - Frank Sokolowski MARIN COUNTY JANUARY2016 VOL. XLIII NO. 1 OUR 43ND YEAR BIG SIR S MESSAGE Season s Greetings to all; hopefully everyone had great holidays with family and friends. At Branch 47, 2016 begins with change, not only with new leadership, but with a new venue. Our new year resolution is to make your branch even better. I am excited about that because we have a new recruitment committee Bill Donnelly, Kurt Heilman, Norm Jensen, and Doug Twitchell as well as Big Sir and Little Sir. As John Freel reported in the last Tamel Talk, the committee s purpose is to help all of us grow our branch. You will be hearing from the committee throughout the year. Activities List. Many of us have changed interests since we completed our preferences. Doug Twitchell has been updating the lists for committee chairmen. There may even be additional activity groups if we can identify participants. If you have not filled one out lately, you will be given an opportunity at the January luncheon. Did you know? We have an address: sirbranch47@gmail.com and a dedicated phone: Please use either of them if you are bringing a guest or visitor, and if you will miss the luncheon. Also, you may use it to select the alternative entrée. YOUR CALL MATTERS. Luncheons. Please note All luncheons this year will be at the McInnis Golf Center in San Rafael on the 4 th Tuesday of each month Reminder. Your 2016 dues are due on January 1 st and delinquent on January 31 st. You may pay Paul Schofield at our January 26 th luncheon or you may mail him your payment. Page 1 Jake Solomon, Big Sir

2 NOVEMBER SPEAKER REVIEW Californians for Western Wilderness At the SIR meeting of November 24, 2015, we were fortunate to have Michael J. Painter as our guest speaker. Michael, son of our revered and now deceased member Lou Painter, bears a strong resemblance to his father and displays a similar degree of intelligence and confidence. Michael explained that this agency is an unincorporated citizens group founded for the purpose of securing protection for the remaining wilderness areas in the Western United States. The organization s major focus is to create a constituency in California for wilderness in the West, and to encourage and facilitate direct citizen democracy through participation in administrative and legislative actions affecting wilderness and public lands in the West. Humorously, Michael said that it was Dad s fault that he became involved with this agency. In his youth, Michael said that he had had much exposure to outdoor activities. He was camping with his father at age four. The focus of Californians for Western Wilderness encompasses National Parks and Monuments, forests under the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Defense Department. The concentration that Michael covered focused on the State of Utah. Utah has a high concentration of National Park lands and comprises Bryce, Zion, Arches, Canyonland and Capitol Reef. Fifty-five percent of the entire state is under the Bureau of Land Management. Escalante National Monument was established in 1996 (Clinton Administration). Land that started out as national monuments often later became national parks. The Ancestral Pueblo was abandoned by its inhabitants about 900 years ago. In recent times the public has looted this hallowed ground including arrowheads and similar historical items. In 2009 it was estimated that 40,000 items were looted from this area. Remaining items have been housed at a warehouse in Salt Lake City. Utah includes the last wilderness of all of the western states. The Forest Service manages the California wilderness. Utah is working on continuing problems and is trying to reach solutions. The local Native American tribes have not been included in discussions. Oil and gas fields are another concern. Equipment is used to establish potash ponds and according to the Forest Service this is proliferating. Off-road vehicles cause damage to areas and raise and spread toxic dust. The Bureau of Land Management is trying to regulate off -road vehicles. With weather changes that are apparent and a greater accumulation of dust, snow is melting faster and sooner than it used to. There are many problems that CalUWild are dealing with and confronting currently and publicly. CalUWild firmly believes that private individuals can make a difference in the management of public lands if they possess the tools and information that are needed to be effective advocates for precious land. CalUWild has just one membership requirement: each member must agree to take one action a month to help protect our wilderness a letter to the editor of CalUWild or to a member of Congress, or a comment on a management plan prepared by an agency. The strategy has proven so successful that groups based on the CalUWild model have sprung up in many other states. Alan Thomas THIS MONTH S MENU Salad Pot Roast with mashed potatoes and vegetables Alternative: Grilled Chicken breast with potatoes and vegetables Rolls and butter Dessert Sir Branch 47 Italian Fiesta (Replaces Crab Feed this year) February 10, 2016 Il Davide s Lucca Room (901 A Street Social Hour at 11 (Tomato Bruschetta and Rare Red & Stonecap Chardonnay $7 a glass) Sit down lunch at 12 First Course: Insalata Davide (organic greens, toasted walnuts, golden raisins, feta cheese, balsamic dressing) Second Course...choice of: Pollo Carcofi (Mary s organic chicken breast, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, capers, lemon wine sauce), Capesante al Tartufo (sautéed sea scallops in a black truffle sauce with shiitake mushrooms & white truffle salt), Fettuccine Rustica (fettuccine with olive oil, garlic,dried tomatoes, spinach, kalamata olives, toasted pine nuts, feta, E.V.O.O VEGETARIAN) Bread, butter, coffee and tea Dessert: Vanilla Panna Cotta $39 per person Please purchase tickets from Sam Parke at our lunch on Tuesday, January 26th (McGinnis Golf Club) or ...Sam Parke@comcast.net or Call 1-415, 435, 4279 Note, Please park in the San Rafael A Street Garage between 3rd and 4th Avenues (only 50 cents per hour and right next to the restaurant) Sam Parke Deadline for Submitting Material for the February Tamal Talk will be noon January 27 Please submit your material to Ron Kosciusko at or to ROnkoz@sonic.net Page 2

Executive Committee Meeting, Highlights November 23, 2015 1) New recruitment committee members to be Bill Donnelly, Kurt Heilman, Norman Jensen. Also will have Big Sir and Little Sir as members.

3 Executive Committee Meeting, Highlights November 23, ) New recruitment committee members to be Bill Donnelly, Kurt Heilman, Norman Jensen. Also will have Big Sir and Little Sir as members. 2) 81 Branch 47 members have paid dues. 3) EC voted to accept John Hancock and Herb Jones as new members. 4) Roster will be complete after November 24 lunch-possible new pictures. Board members will be sent copy after next lunch. 5) EC voted to have 150 copies of 2016 roster printed in color 6) Secretary should thank MCC for services. 7) Possibly make following members inactive due to nonattendance: Berwyn Forsythe, John Massocca, Don Barber,. Robert Bridwell. Voted to defer for now. 8) Recruitment Committee-Discussed a possible recruitment letter written by Bill Donnelly to be sent to all members. EC Authorized $150 for this. 9) In regards to new lunch site, will announce at November lunch then send out a notice to all members before January lunch. 10) Next EC meeting scheduled January 4, James Breitmayer Secretary Branch 47 Outings 1. Weill Hall Green Music Center, Sonoma State University. This is a series of great performances on the week ends. Next Performances are on: Sat. Jan 7:30 m, Kahane/Swensen/Brey Trio, Fri. Jan 7:30 pm,marc-andre Hamelin on piano, Sat Jan 7:30 pm, Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band. Tickets $35 To order tickets go c.sonoma.com, or call Marin Onstage theatre & Music: Jan A coming of age in the 1980 s where two young adults get into trouble, trying to find a way through issues of women and money. Cost is $12-$25 Contact to obtain your own tickets Or visit their website marinonstage@gmail.com 3. Pacific Empire Crab Feed Sat. Jan 30, 2016 from 5 pm to 9 Petaluma Veterans Bldg., All you can eat crab with pasta, salad, garlic bread and homemade desserts. Cost is $50 each or the door. Available at or by calling => Contact Kurt heilmanfour@comcast.net if interested in setting up a Captain s table of 8 Br 47 SIRS for $500 (with linens, china & silver). 4. Novato Theater Company: Jan. 29 Feb 21. This (Cajun) Midsummer Night s Dream is an hilarious adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy with a Cajun-French expressiveness, music, storytelling, voodoo, etc. all in a Bayou Setting. For tickets contact: Novavatotheatercompany.org Cheers Kurt Heilman SIR S GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP Reading Maketh The Full Man We meet in Hangar 5, Hamilton Field, Suite 200, Marin Community Foundation; January 28, 2016: An outside read will be chosen at a later date. Sam Gill will lead the discussion.. Dick Locke, Chair, Howard Bassett, Emeritus Chair; Al Crozier & Dan McGreevy, Ass t Chairs, Jim Rohde, master, Don Pierce, Google man. Page 3

Start time: 10:45 AM Come and share the fun! Contact Paul Schofield, Chair 892-7019 BRANCH 47 BOCCE First Monday of each month; no cost to play.

4 GOLF Season Completed for this year. Tom Brady, Hole Golf at McInnis Park Mondays at 9:00 am, weather permitting BOWLING Bowling League bowling is every Friday at Country Club Bowl, 88 Vivian Way, San Rafael. Start time: 10:45 AM Come and share the fun! Contact Paul Schofield, Chair BRANCH 47 BOCCE First Monday of each month; no cost to play. 11:45 am (the lunch location varies but is near Sonoma Square), then 1pm at Depot Park, just north of Sonoma Square. Bring your own Bocce balls. Contact: Kurt Heilman or heilmanfour@ comcast.net to let him know if you want (1) to be on the mailing list & (2) to join us for lunch, play bocce or both. SIR ROLLING ROAMERS RV CLUB Join us for lunch 2nd Tuesday of each month & on our outings. For information, contact SIR Ray Canziani Branch 22, Wagon Master (415) TENNIS, ANYONE? Every Wednesday 9 AM McInnis Park Bill Donnelly or Glen Ohm TRAVEL Dec 26, 2015-Jan 3, 2016: New Year s Celebration on a Western Caribbean Cruise. Board the Norwegian Dawn for seven days of freestyle cruising and visiting the following ports of call. Cozumel, Roatan, Harvest Caye, and Costa Maya. Cost starts at $2350 which includes home pick up, RT airfare, all shipboard meals, and all transfers between locations. Phil Manriquez Br 1, San Bruno, Dec 29-Jan 2, 2016: New Year s Eve at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. This AAA Broadmoor five star hotel is the Grand Dame of the Rockies. Tour includes home pick-up, RT airfare to Denver from Sacramento, Royal Gorge Bridge and lunch on the Royal Gorge train. City tour of Colorado Springs and much more. Cost $1975 includes taxes, fees, and gratuities. Lee Suess, Br 96, Dec 29-Jan 2, 2016: New Year s in Scottsdale. Ring in the New Year at the fabulous Hilton Double Tree Paradise Valley Resort. Enjoy tours of Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Phoenix & Scottsdale for New Year s Eve highlighted with a wonderful dinner along with Popular music of the Big Band era! Contact Bruce Bentley, , for more information. Jan 9-19, 2016: Mexican Riviera Cruise. 11 day of the sun-kissed Mexican Riviera filled with rich culture, bright flowers, scenic vistas and, definitely, Fun in the Sun. Get a taste of the rich heritage in this vibrant country, from the friendly people and authentic Mexican cuisine. Cost from $1485. Bruce Bentley, Br.20 Santa Cruz, Questions?? Your Travel Chairman: Kurt Heilman REMEMBER: Our regular lunch dates are on the FOURTH TUESDAY, of every month See what s happening Statewide in SIR To see all that SIR has to offer: Page 44

5 COMPUSIRS QUICKEN SIG 2nd Tuesdays, 10:am B. Bloch, GGCS, PERSONAL COMPUTERS (PC only) 1st WEDNESDAYS DIGITAL CAMERA STUFF 3rd Wednesdays Russ Flaum WEBSITE DESIGN SIG 3rd Tuesdays Paul Bell All Wednesday sessions are from 1:30 to 3:30 pm GGCS COMPUSIRS classroom First Presbyterian Church Fifth Avenue, San Rafael All are welcome. Open to all of Area 6. INVESTORS LUNCH BUNCH Second Friday of the month at the Chevy s Restaurant, 123 Vintage Way, Vintage Oaks, Novato. The Lunch is $18.00, and will start at 11:30, followed by presentations and discussions. Contacts: Pete Petrofsky , Will Kaefer , Brian Stompe TREASURER'S REPORT For December 31, 2015 Checking Account Balance : $ 10, General Fund Balance: $ 10, Custodian Fund Balance: $ (551.66) Total $10, Total Dues Paid to date: $2, $ money has been received from state for 122 transfers. Branch 122 transfers will be considered to have paid 2015 dues. Paul Schofield, Treasurer BRIDGE GROUP The bridge group meets on the third Thursday of each month at a member s home. Play is from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. To reserve space and get directions for the next event, call or Charles Caviness: c.caviness@sbglobal.net MEMBERSHIP REPORT Summary: Actives Inactives - 7 Gains: 0 0 Losses: 0 0 PERFECT ATTENDANCE 2015?? NOVEMBER LUNCH TICKET Herb J BIRTHDAY WINNERS NOV Marv Mizis, Erniini, and Bob Gonzalez DEC Eddie Simon, and Herb Jones JANUARY BIRTHDAY BOYS 9th Paul Markavage, 20th Ken Griffin, 20th Mike Kelly,23rd Chuck Herbert, 23rd Cecil Green, 28th Norbert Winter,29th Jim Breitmayer NOVEMBER ATTENDANCE REPORT Total Members 104 Members Present 83 80% Guests: 2 Visitors: 0 To call-in non-attendance, order an alternative plate or to notify you re bringing a guest/visitor. Call or Text or sirbranch47@gmail.com with your request, giving name and badge number Please call by noon of the Friday before the lunch date THURSDAY WALKING/HIKING GROUP 1st week each month: Jake Solomon nd week each month: Jim Hancock (Br.151) rd week each month:al Springstead th week each month: Alan Thomas th week (if applicable): Dee Stuever Call leaders for details about future walks and hikes FISHING The fishermen meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at Novato United Methodist Church at 9:30am. For detailed information,contact SIR Bill Cline, Branch Page 5

THIS MONTH S ACTIVITIES CALENDAR Wednesday Jan 2 Personal Computers Class Monday Jan 4 Bocce Monday Jan 4 Golf Wednesday Jan 6 Tennis Thursday Jan 7 Walking Group Friday Jan 8 Bowling Friday Jan 8

6 THIS MONTH S ACTIVITIES CALENDAR Wednesday Jan 2 Personal Computers Class Monday Jan 4 Bocce Monday Jan 4 Golf Wednesday Jan 6 Tennis Thursday Jan 7 Walking Group Friday Jan 8 Bowling Friday Jan 8 Investors Lunch Bunch Monday Jan 11 Golf Tuesday Jan 12 Rolling Roamers Wednesday Jan 13 Tennis Thursday Jan 14 Walking Group Thursday Jan 14 Great Books Friday Jan 15 Bowling Monday Jan 18 Golf Tuesday Jan 19 Website Design SIG Wednesday Jan 20 Tennis Wednesday Jan 20 Digital Camera Stuff Thursday Jan 21 Bridge Thursday Jan 21 Walking Group Friday Jan 22 Bowling Monday Jan 27 Tamal Talk Deadline for February Wednesday Jan 27 Tennis Thursday Jan 28 Walking Group Friday Jan 29 Bowling Monday Jul 27 Executive Committee Meeting AREA 6 MONTHLY MEETINGS Br. # Branch Phone 7 The Club at McInnis Park 1st Thursday The Club at McInnis Park 1st Tuesday Club at Mcinnis Park 4th Tuesday Happy Hour - 11:00 am; Luncheon - 11:45 am 68 The Club at McInnis Park 2nd Tuesday Marin Country Club 1st Tuesday ATTENDANCE: Failure to attend three consecutive meetings without giving prior notice to the Attendance Chairman, and/or failure to attend at least 6 meetings within the previous 12 months, may result in termination. Condensed from Rule 100 of State Policy Manual Attendance at another branch meeting, duly recorded with the Attendance Chairman of that branch, will be credited to a member's attendance record (Rule 101). Call the branch phone listed above to secure a guest spot. SUNSHINE COMMITTEE Please report SIR illnesses or deaths to Bill Donnelly at EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE will meet Monday, January 4, :30 AM at the Marin Community Foundation, Suite 200 Hangar 5, Hamilton, Novato TAMALTALK, SIR Branch 47 Ron Kosciusko, Publisher 402 Hilary Drive Tiburon, CA If undeliverable Return to Sender FIRST CLASS Place First Class Postage Here

Directors: Tom Brady Tom Culhane Tim Leveque Lou Painter Alan Thomas Doug Twitchell

Directors: Tom Brady Tom Culhane Tim Leveque Lou Painter Alan Thomas Doug Twitchell www.sir47.org INCORPORATED Our own website TAMALPAIS BRANCH NO. 47 A Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation of Retired Men Devoted to the Promotion of Independence and Dignity of Retirement. Big Sir -John