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1 August 2017 Editor: Barry Brown THE BIG SIR COLUMN Since we passed the midway six-month mark for this year, I would like to briefly review our progress for new first time guests and additional new members for Branch 8. Keep in mind that the total SIR organization has lost membership over the last ten years. That trend is changing. This has much to do with our statewide emphasis on RAMP (Recruitment, Activities, Member Relations, and Publicity). These four Branch 8 committees are the backbone of our group and producing positive growth. It starts with bringing in first time guests. Our 2017 goal for this is 77 and we are 51% of goal with 39 guests for six months. New members installed now stands at 349 and our goal for the year is 353, very achievable. Our thanks to the RAMP committee members and YOU for bringing in new guests and members. Also, the number of available activities continue to grow. This year we have 52 activities. Thirty-five (35) of our activities are open to couples. REMINDER: Last year we made a special request to bring a check made our to SIR Br. 8 for the lunch and not pay cash. Please continue this process since checks are more manageable and preferable. Thanks! Mike Long, BIG SIR LITTLE SIR SEZ Our July lunch speaker did a great job! Mark Sherry, Staff Specialist at the SFO Air Traffic Control Tower, gave excellent insights to the challenges of SFO Air Traffic Control. He was able to clearly explain the complexities in plain English, with a humorous speaking style. His Q&A session was handled adroitly. Hats off to Ron Brown for bringing him to Branch 8. We have two top-notch speakers coming up in August and September: Dan Ashley, ABC 7 News Anchor is our August speaker. His topic is Ratings and Responsibility: The Challenges of Television News. He is a highly sought-after speaker and is addressing one of today s critical issues. Dan got rave reviews two years ago when he spoke at a Branch 8 lunch. Lawren Hicks, MD, Medical Director, John Muir Senior Services is our September speaker. His subject is De-Mystifying Dementia. Dr. Hicks has presented to other SIR branches, with this highly rated review from one of them: Dr. Hicks handled a sensitive subject in a comfortable, demystifying manner that put the audience at ease. He cleared up any misconceptions that may have existed about dementia, and provided useful information on lifestyle changes that may delay the onset of the disease. Excellent speakers like these two are a compelling assist for recruiting lunch guests. These two should make it easier to invite people on your invitation list. Phil Trapp, Little Sir Absences & Bringing Guests If you are going to be absent or bringing a guest, please or call by noon Wednesday before the meeting. sirbr8attendance@outlook.com (a confirmation will be sent to you) Phone: (calls are not automatically returned) HOTLINE Index = Spouses/Friends Activity welcome Page # General Branch Business 1-4 Biographies 13 Branch Positions Activity Report 2 BBQ N.A. Arts, Crafts & Hobbies 4 Astronomy 4 Bargain Bites 4 Birders 5 Birthdays 14 Bocce ball (All) 5 Book Exchange 5 Book Group 6 Bowling 6 Bridge (All) 6 Car Enthusiasts 7 Computers and Tech 7 Cribbage 7 Digital Photography 7 Dine In (All) 8 Dine Out (All) 8 Dine Out Single SIRs 8 Dominoes 8 Explore & Eat 9 Fishing 9 Geocaching 9 Golf (All) 9-10 Heads Up Walkers 10 Hikers 10 Ladies Day Luncheon N.A. Membership Report 14 Mexican Train Dominoes 8 Model Railroading 11 Mixer 11 Photo Gallery 15 Pickle Ball 11 Poker 11 Senior Center Activities N.A. SIRS at the Games 11 SIRS in the Kitchen 12 SIRS at the Opera 11 Sums In Retirement 12 Sunshine Report 4 Traveling SIRS 12 Wine Articles (All) 12 Writing your Life Story 12

2 . Next SIR Luncheon: August 14th Recruitment, Activities, Member relations, Publicity. RAMP is a collection of programs and services that together support the building of a successful branch. RECRUITING RECRUITMENT It Worked Again! Our Bring a Guest, Get a bottle promotion worked once more. You guys brought seven guests to the July luncheon. That's great. Sir Chris Tang ended up with three bottles of wine. One for bringing a guest and two for the I've Done My Part promotion. His first-time guest became a member on the same day. Way to go, Chris! Our Little Sir, Phil Trapp, also joined the club. With three new members in 2017, Chris is now in the lead for the annual sweepstakes prize of a $75 restaurant gift card. He's followed closely by Tony de Losada and Alan Curtis with two each. Nineteen Sirs have one each. Can anyone catch Chris? Come on guys, give it a try. Ed Benson, Recruiting Chairman ACTIVITY REPORT Concord Hilton 1970 Diamond Blvd., Concord Greeters: Tom Anders & Bill Babbel Executive meeting: 9:00am Social Hour begins: 10:15 am Luncheon starts 11:30 AM In my short time as Activity Coordinator for our branch, I have learned that our activities are a dynamic business. With 50 activities and 3 events, there is constant change and evolution. Fortunately, we are introducing new activities with some frequency. However, we are also dropping activities as members lose interest or an idea that was once popular loses steam. That is the nature of our branch activities. As you may understand, there is a lot of work required to keep our activities alive and well. Healthy activities do not happen by accident. Most of the credit goes to our Activity Chairmen. Their passion, hard work, and commitment are extremely important. They may also have good Assistant Activity Chairmen to help share the load. May I suggest that you also have a vested interest. By now, you have selected and actively participate in a few activities that meet your needs and interests. Please offer your contribution to keep those activities moving forward. That contribution can range from feedback to the Activity Chairman, new ideas for upcoming activity dates, and actual assistance with the planning and implementation of a particular event. Just do it! I'm sure that your active involvement will be much appreciated. So, make sure that your favorite activities remain in good health. Contribute where you can and recruit other members to join you in the fun. Remember that many of our activities are co-ed and offer great opportunities for family and friends. I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming activities, and thank you in advance for your contribution to their success. Activity Coordinator Committee Chair: Steve Schramm MEMBER RELATIONS COMMITTEE Good news for all you Branch 8 Clothes Horses out there! Your Member Relations Committee is happy to report that through the good offices of our Branch Executive Committee, MRC has been approved by the BEC to spend $500 solely to allow a restocking of those fabulous duds you all have been pining and whining for: New SIR logoed, hats, Shirts, Stickers,. We are going to look at pens also. So soon you can gather up at store keeper Ron Maciak s and shop to your hearts content. When the inventory comes in, step it up and show those gals out there we can spend money on clothes better than they can! You will be informed as we progress. The MRC has also reported to the Branch Executive Committee that it will submit the findings of a recent, July, poll taken by a MRC sub- committee formed to ascertain the value of the Hotline to members who elect to have the Hotline printed, and delivered to their homes.there are 33 members who do so, less than 9%. Our June 12 membership report noted, we have 349 Active 22 Inactive and 3 Applicants who, I believe, were July s meeting. This equals 374 members in all. Its good to bear in mind that whatever the recommendation; is a BEC decision. The Sub -Committee meeting is scheduled for the 21st of July. Tony de Losada MRC Chairman PUBLICITY & IMAGE Oh what a great time we had at the City of Concord 4th of July parade! Behind the ever popular Espresso colored, Fiat 500C owned by myself, were Ed and Donna Benson he with a gorgeous Gun Mental Gray Thunderbird, she with a red hot, Red Ford Mustang both were convertibles. Then there was a bright yellow, highly shined and detailed Pontiac driven by Tom Hodgson, accompanied by wife Connie, last but watch out, certainly not the least was the beautiful Black Chevy Camaro driven by the ever competitive driver Jack Sagen! Then came the heartbeat of the SIR Branch 8, entries : Ed and Vickie Kirchner and Chris and Vilma Tang. At the end of the day we all retired to Casa Benson for delicious Hamburgers, Chips and wonderful potato salad! I believe there was a few beers and several gallons of wine around somewhere. It s amazing, how Miss Donna manages to get so much work out of Ed! All this on a beautiful 4th of July day and before the heat wave hit! Branch 8 Volunteerism can be a lot of fun if you haven't tried it yet... you really should! Tony de Losada P & I Chairman COMMENT CARD CORNER Analysis of Comment Cards from July 10; 2017 SIR Branch 8 Lunch Meeting. There were 13 cards turned in by one guest, two unaffiliated attendees and 10 members. Two members were Impressed, the guest and one member were Pleasantly Surprised, three members were A bit annoyed, and the two unaffiliated attendees and four members gave no attitudes. Page 2 INDEX

3 Food got seven comments: The guest thought the chicken entree was better than usual. Chicken again, so stop already, but it was great moist and tender with a good salsa, veggies and polenta. Great cake.. One thought the invocation was too long; another thought the slide show should be stopped during the invocation and the pledge of allegiance. One thought a picture of the deceased should be projected during the moment of silence.. Three felt the speaker was great to excellent, and timely. Attention was focused on the announcements, with one finding them, and especially the birthdays, anniversaries, and the business card drawing too long and disorganized. An unaffiliated attendee demanded to cancel the card program. A member felt this meeting had better control of the announcements compared to the May program which spent too much time congratulating ourselves, embarrassingly causing the speaker to get the bum's rush. What happened to the jokes. The most interesting topic is a restatement of May's comment that long time members need to do more to allow newer members to feel welcome. He recommended opening Dine-In groups to new members, and addressing cliques, particularly among BEC members by having board members sit among the regular members at lunch. SinSIRly, Jim Sowell ABSENCES AND BRINGING GUESTS If you are going to be absent or are bringing a guest, please call or by Wednesday noon before the meeting. Phone: (calls are not automatically returned). sirbr8attendance@outlook.com (a confirmation will be sent to you) IMPORTANT: If a confirmation is not received, it is the member s responsibility to follow up and ensure it was sent to the correct address. Either resend the or call the attendance number at by Wednesday noon prior to the meeting REMINDER The new deadline for absence notification or bringing guests WEDNESDAY NOON BEFORE OUR MONDAY MEETING This is for all regular meetings. Ladies Day luncheons (June and December) are not included. Bill Peterson, Attendance Secretary ATTENDANCE REPORT Attendance for the July luncheon: Active Members: Membership Prior to Luncheon 346 Members Inducted 3 Unexcused Absences - 8 Members Attending 258 Others: Inactive 2 Visitors - Guests - Speakers 10 Others Attending TOTAL ATTENDANCE 270 Guest Ken Coyne Sponsor Bob Poirier Charlie Crothers Tony de Losada Dan Crowley Keith Feiring Dick Marvin Richard Orr John Perchak Wil Roberge Phil Scimonelli Speaker: Mark Sherry Barry Brown Tony de Losada Steve Schramm Bill Barber John Fagan Ron Brown Alex Go Bill Peterson, Attendance Secretary FREE LUNCH DRAWING FOR BRINGING GUESTS As an incentive to bring in new candidates for membership, a drawing for a free lunch will be held in January and in July for members who bring guests to meetings during the previous six months. For each new guest sponsored during the six month period, a member will have an entry in the drawing. Bring one new guest, have one chance. Bring 3 new guests, have 3 chances! And for your efforts, you do not have to be present to win. Chris Tang was the July winner of a free lunch. LUNCHEON MENU LEGAL NOTICE August House Salad Beef Stroganoff w/ Butter Noodles Mixed Seasonal Vegetables Carrot Cake Coffee & Ice Tea This notice is now available in the Roster and on the web site. Excused Absences - 83 Page 3 INDEX

4 NEW ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER or If you change any of the above please notify Bob Barnes. If you need a new members address or phone number contact Bob Barnes at (925) or send him an . NEED A RIDE? Those SIR s who do not have transportation and would like a ride to the monthly luncheon should call Scott Graff at (925) or scottgraff@gmail.com. RED DOT BADGES They belong to our new members, don t forget to say Hi and introduce yourself. So let s make them feel at and let them feel they can talk about your SIR activities and ask them to join you. STATE SIR HAPPENINGS A complete archive is now on the State website at: SUNSHINE REPORT Since the July Hotline Report the Committee has extended wishes for a rapid recovery to Clark Morehouse, Chuck Joyce, Derek Southern, Tom Borman, John Crooks, Bill Bargenquast, and Ken Main. Since the July Hotline Report, the Committee has extended condolences to Mrs. Gene Thaning and to Steve Bishop. Sunshine Committee: br8sunshine@yahoo.com Terry Norton HOTLINE INPUT AND WEB EDITORS Hotline@sirinc3.org. Send your articles and photos BEFORE the 20th of the month. Include meeting information and dates for the following month to keep your group properly informed about meetings, deadlines and upcoming events. Late reports may not be included in the Hotline. Hotline Editors (Hotline Coordinator *) * Dan Weller dweller@astound.net Barry Brown Chuck Joyce Jim Ripley barryb@bkbrown.net joycc003@gmail.com jimrip99@aol.com Website Editor, Webmaster, and Activities Page Derek Southern derek.southern@gmail.com Website Editor Bill Hunter wkhbill@pacbell.net ARTS, CRAFTS & HOBBIES Nothing new was submitted prior to publishing deadline. Ron Smith, Chairman resmith62@aol.com Al Steunenberg, Co-Chairman als2nnbrg@comcast.net Larry Mersmann TREASURERS REPORT June 2017 Receipts Contributions $25.00 Interest.15 Luncheon ASTRONOMY There will be no Astronomy activity meeting in August as Larry Lange and Leary Wong will be away for the total solar eclipse. Larry Lange, Chairman rllange@pacbell.net Leary Wong, Chair Ladies Day Total receipts Disbursements Ladies Day Printing & other BARGAIN BITES Nothing new was submitted for this month s HOTLINE. Chairman: Ron Smith resmith62@aol.com Chairman: Ron Maciak rammedical@sbcglobal.net Net income Cash, beginning Cash, ending $ Ron Cassano, Treasurer Page 4 INDEX

5 BIRDERS The Birders will be taking July and August off Chairman: Leary Wong, , BOCCE BALL OPEN PLAY The 2017 Bocce ball Open season is in session. We begin play at 8:30 am and play the Bocce courts in Newhall Park, Concord. Newhall Park is located on Turtle creek Rd. between Treat Blvd. and Ayers Rd. Play is open to all SIR members and partners. You donot require any knowledge of the game as we will show you how to play and explain the rules the govern the game of Bocce Ball. We provide all the equipment (Bocce balls and score boards). I organize whoever come to play into teams. If you have any questions please call the Activity Chairman.. Top % => 15 Games NAME BR. WON LOST GAMES WINNING % Tom Kheen Don Atwater Bob Barnes Other players may have a larger winning % but have not played the minimum # of games. Notes 1. We only play intil 10:30 am and as a result some games may end early Whoever is ahead at 10:30 wins the game. Bob Barnes,Activity Chairman Danny Rinaldi,Assistant Activity Chairman BOCCE BALL-LEAGUE PLAY So far, this year we have won 9 and lost 18. Our last night we played the 2nd place team and won 1 and lost 2. Games 1 (lost) and 2 (won) were very close but game three (loss) was average. The team enjoys the weekly games. The 2016 Concord Bocce Ball Federation (CBF) League season began on May 2, 2017 at Newhall Park and Baldwin Park courts in Concord. We (SIR Bocce team name) play Tuesday nights on the Baldwin Park courts which are located off Beach St. (near Port Chicago Highway and Bonifacio St.) Play is limited to 10 SIR members and/or partners and we have the requisite number. You do not require any knowledge of the game as we will show you how to play and explain the rules that govern the game of Bocce Ball. The CBF League provides all the equipment. If you have any questions, please call me (Activity Chairman). Chairman: Bob Barnes sb8msec@hotmail.com Assistant Chairman: Danny Rinaldi: dmrinaldi@astound.net BOCCE BALL OPEN PLAY II Page 5 INDEX The "Bocce Open Play II" activity resumed in May. Again this year, the event is weekly at 9:30 AM at Baldwin Park (Concord) and will run through mid-october. Please join members of the Pleasant Hill and Concord Senior Centers for a morning of Bocce! We play pickup Bocce games every Thursday morning at 9:30 at Baldwin Park in Concord. (Rain cancels). The courts are located across the street from the Concord Senior Center. It s a FUN group!! Bocce Open Play 2 participants enjoy an exciting morning of good conversation and social interaction coupled with a chance to display their Bocce skills. At the end of the day, we don t care about who wins or loses, but look back at having had a good time! Meet new friends!! We welcome all SIR member players (and spouses/partners); prior Bocce experience is not required. If anyone is interested (or for more information), please contact the Activity Chair: VACANT BOOK EXCHANGE you read it and liked it, bring it! IF YOU READ A BOOK THAT YOU REALLY LIKED AND WANT TO SHARE IT, BRING IT TO THE NEXT SIR LUNCHEON AND DONATE TO OUR COLLECTION. However, we have recently been inundated with books. Some generous members are bringing boxes of books to donate...not individual books. The net result is that instead of the collection growing at a box or two of books per meeting, we are growing at 4-6 boxes. This is creating a storage issue for us so we are spending a large amount of time to weed through our collection to reduce down the number of boxes. In the future, if any member has a large number of books to donate, it would help us if they brought only a dozen or so per meeting, so that we can assimilate them more easily. As always, if you have any questions or suggestions contact any member of the book exchange team: Chairman: Tom Kerns, jtomk01@aol.com ( ). Assistant Chair: Alan Curtis, alancurtis@sbcglobal.net Assistant Chair: Rob Laaback, rlaabak@yahoo.com Assistant Chairman: Ray Dewit, ray.dewit@yahoo.com

6 BOOK GROUP The SIR Book Group read Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance in July. It is a critically acclaimed memoir of Vance's youth in Appalachia. He writes about his dysfunctional family, and his growth from that tough environment to service in the Marines, Yale Law School, and eventually the business world. His observations of the Kentucky/Ohio border region became well known as people tried to understand why these people supported Trump in the last presidential election. Our group had a lively and interesting discussion of Vance's early life and his first book. Next, we return to the world of fiction with Gray Mountain by John Grisham. This book is set in coal country, and Grisham is always an entertaining read with surprises along the way. We will meet at the Roundtable Pizza on Oak Park Blvd. in Pleasant Hill on Tuesday, August 1, at 10:30 am for a discussion of the Grisham book. Our brief meeting will be followed by lunch as a group. Please contact Nick Maufe if you are interested in more information about the Book Group. Chairman: Nick Maufe BOWLING nickmaufe@gmail.com Bowling Report for August 2017 Winter Leagues Branch 19 SIR League - Branch 19 (Concord) sponsors a SIR league at Clayton Valley Bowl. The league starts on September 6th. The league consists of ten four-person teams. Spouses and guests are welcome. We bowl starting at 10 AM every Wednesday at Clayton Valley Bowl. This is a good time to get back into bowling if you have been too busy while you were working full time. We have averages from 120 to 220, so everyone is welcome. If you are not able to commit to a thirty-week season, you might want to sign up as a substitute where you can normally bowl on the weeks that you choose if there are any absences on your week. Many of the bowlers participate in some of the twenty SIR bowling tournaments that are held each year. These are a great way to meet SIRs from across SIRdom. Contact Dan Weller if you are interested. SIR State-Wide Tournament Schedules, Applications, and Results Are On Line: To access the SIR State bowling information, open the state bowling web site at You can find tournament schedules, applications, and results on the site. UPCOMING STATE TOURNAMENTS ACTIVITY CHAIRMAN: Dan Weller dweller@astound.net ASSISTANT CHAIR: Jim Erickson jim@jterickson.com BASIC BRIDGE Page 6 INDEX We have discontinued the formal lessons and we will have open play with each player rotating after 4 hands. Table Talk is allowed. A discussion is encouraged after a hand has been played. Coaches are available for questions at any time. The top players this month were: Stephen Deness (1610); and Tom Hensley (1390). Learning players are invited to join us on the first Thursday of the month at Round Table Pizza, 1938 Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant. We start 1:30PM and play until 3:30PM. Arrive early for lunch because that is our payment for the use of the room. Rod Spicer, Chairman, , marod61@att.net BRIDGE RUBBER This month a rogue poker player gave us plenty to talk about. Jerry Milano opened with 6 diamonds while missing one ace and two kings. A very helpful, supporting partner raised the bid to 7 diamonds because he had 2 of the missing high cards. The opening lead exposed the last missing king and the seven diamond bid was made. So a Grand slam was bid and made. This of course helped make Jerry Milano come out as the top player with a total of His partner, Dan Smith, finished 2nd with Third place went to Stewart Patrick with The scores ran from 1390 to 5960 with the median score being about All members are invited to our game which is played at Round Table Pizza, 1938 Oak Park Blvd. in Pleasant Hill. The game starts at 9:00AM and we now have to take a break at the midsession to do a tire check and possibly move your car to avoid a parking ticket. Bring your own thermos of coffee. Please answer Al Welch's reminder early so we can try to get full tables. Rod Spicer, Chairman, , marod61@att.net Al Welch, Co-Chair, , blackpool68@gmail.com David Bushnell, Co-Chair, , dbushn@swbell.net : Rod Spicer, , marod61@att.net Al Welch, Co-Chair, , blackpool68@gmail.com David Bushnell, Co-Chair, , dbushn@swbell.net BRIDGE-COUPLES On July 17, 2017, the Couples Bridge session had four tables or eight couples. Ray and Sue de Wit took first place with 3,110 points, Steve and Honora Greytak were second with 3,060 points, and Rod Mary Ann Spicer were third with 2,560 points. We are looking for new couples who would like to be either substitutes or regulars. Our next session will be at 1:00 pm on Monday, August (our normal 3rd Monday of each month) at the Mary s Pizza on Oak Grove, Walnut Creek. If you are interested in joining us, please

7 contact Ray de Wit or Ken Main you are interested in joining us, please contact Ray de Wit or Ken Main CAR ENTHUSIASTS Car Enthusiasts participated in both the Pleasant Hill and Concord 4 th of July parades this year. Bob McCain drove his 1962 Studebaker hawk along with additional members of his Studebaker club as dozens of Car Enthusiast members and wives cheered him as they passed. We had breakfast at Jacks prior to lining up lawn chairs at the curb to view the parade. ED Benson, Tom Hodgson, Jack Sagan and several others drove their cars in the Concord parade to promote Sir s Branch 8 membership. I believe some drove/road or walked the route handing out as many as 150 CD s of our branch success story to entice new members to join. This activity was executed by our Community Services Group and some car Enthusiasts helped out with the delivery. A big thanks to all our members who supported these two events. The next Car Enthusiasts meeting is Tuesday, August 1 st at the Round table Pizza, Oak Park Blvd., Pleasant Hill at 1 pm. We will be discussing the potential activity events for the next few months. Plan to arrive a few minutes early so food and beverages can be orderedprior to the meetings start at 1 pm. Happy Motoring... Chair: Chick Lowry - clowry2845@aol.com Assistant Chairs Tom Mohrman mustangtpm@gmail.com Bill Koski Bob McMains billkos36@comcast.net stude35@mac.com COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY At the July meeting, Neil Schmidt discussed Traveling with Technology. He covered many of the available travel technologies and applications that make travel planning and carrying out a breeze today. No more bulky travel books to lug around, your phone and tablet can handle it all. Neil showed us his favorite traveling apps and techniques and several in attendance contributed their own traveling tips and tricks. Neil s presentation notes are available on the CAT Web page: a2cat.sirinc2.org Coming up in August, Phil Goff is going to focus on "getting organized" and show us some of the basic functionality of Photo Shop Elements. People often ask how to get photos off their smart phones, or how can they find photos that are currently on their computer. Well, Phil is going to help with that and more at out August 17 meeting. His presentation notes should be available on the CAT Web page (a2cat.sirinc2.org) several days prior to the meeting. We look forward to seeing you 9:15 AM, Thursday July 20, at the Walnut Creek Elks Lodge, 1475 Creekside Drive. We ask for a donation of $5 to cover the cost of the hall rental, coffee and cookies -- but some months are free, so come and see if our July meeting is another one of those! All SIR members and their guests (spouses included!) are welcome to attend. See you there. Bill Phelon, rphelon@juno.com: CRIBBAGE The Cribbage Group meets on the First Wednesday and the Third Tuesday of each month. There s been a PERMANENT LOCATION CHANGE from Treat Blvd in Concord to the Round Table Pizza located at 1938 Oak Park Blvd. in Pleasant Hill. Hours of play are 1pm to 3pm. Please join us if you have played Cribbage or would like to learn the game. July 5 th, 13 Players Page 7 INDEX 2017 July results July 18 th 12 Players 1 st Herb Hellsten 245 pts 1 st Larry Mersmann 212 pts 2 nd Dan Smith 156 pts 2 nd Terry Mason 177 pts 3 rd Joe Anthony 148 pts 3 rd Jim Rosenquist 177 pts 4th Larry Mersmann 147 pts 4th Steve Strobel 150 pts Terry & Jim had same score. High card on cut determined 2 nd & 3 rd..chairman, Ron Draper r-draper@pacbell.net Chairman, Dan Smith dns.ins02@astound.net DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY The assignment for July was Night Photography. Taking photos in the dark is a real challenge, but there are camera settings that make it possible with very good results. Some of us, however, take much better night photos than others take. Be that as it may, nearly all of the photos our members presented at the July meeting were good examples of night photography. Our August assignment is HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography. Dave Davis will be providing links to resources explaining what that s all about. Should be another challenging task. Everyone is encouraged to bring up to 12 jpg photos to share on a clean flash drive. Please be prepared to discuss how you created your photos, including meta data info. If you want a specific order of presentation, renaming your photos 01, 02, 03, etc., should do the trick. Be sure to use only the numbers, and nothing else, in the file name. Our host for the August 18 meeting, Hans Pable, will be sending out reminders & directions and looking for attendance confirmations a week or so before the gathering. The Digital Photography Group meetings begin at 10:00 AM on the third

8 Friday of the month. Coffee, tea and snacks are provided, for which we ask a $2 donation. All levels of photographer are welcome, from the point and shooters to sophisticated mirrorless & DSLR users. We even entertain phone photos! Bill Phelon, Chair: rpheon@juno.com Dave Davis: Vice Chair: dav.davis@comcast.net DINE IN #1 The Bensons hosted the July dinner. Pork roast with Gorgonzola sauce was the main course, a big hit. The meal was rounded out with wonderful side dishes, salads and dessert. Appetizers started us off with the wine flowing, as usual. Anyone for a Dine In #4? Contact me and I will get you started. Get at least 4-5 couples together and get going. The ladies like this activity. Ron Cassano,head glutton. DOMINOES Chairman: Ron Cassano: roncassano@gmail.com DINE IN # 2 DINE IN #3 Nothing new was submitted for this month s HOTLINE. Co-Chair: Ed Cohn; gitano2@att.net Co-Chair: Bob Price Tony delosada and Peggy Watkins hosted our dinner on 12 July, with the entree being BBQ leg of lamb. The setting was on their porch for hors d oeuvre, wine, and conversation. We adjourned to their patio to enjoy our dinner under the stars, with more wine and conversation. There seems to be a common theme running through all our dinners. Bill and Margaret told us of their trip through the Baltic countries. The Tangs gave us a preview of their upcoming trip to Europe and separately to Antarctica. We re all waiting for the pictures. We welcomed a new couple to our dining group: Richard and Valerie Jo Remley. Their addition works well for the group since the Tangs will be traveling during our next two dinners. Our conversations linger long into the night, which is good and bad. It s good that we all enjoy each other s company, bad from the sense we keep the hosts up past their bed time (sorry Tony and Peggy)! We have two remaining events in 2017: September and November. Chairman Rich Cheney: richard.s.cheney@gmail.com DINE OUT #1 "Our August 17, 2017 Dine Out 1 will be at the "LA VERANDA" Restaurant in Clayton. The La Veranda is rated a top-notch restaurant with excellent service and delicious food. Les and Carole Hopkins are hosting this dine out again and all Sir's (couples, singles and guests) are welcome. ADDRESS: 6201 Center St, Clayton, CA (Marsh Creek Road and Main Street in downtown Clayton) WHEN: August 17, 2017: Social/No host bar 5:00 to 6:00 PM with appetizers (Antipasto Misto Roasted Veg., Cheese & Olives, Calamari Fritti, Grilled prawn wrapped in bacon). 6PM. MENU: SALAD: Regina Salad, Gorgonzola Cheese, walnuts & Dijon Dressing. ENTREES: Choice of Chicken Cacciatore OR Filet of Salmon with lemon sauce OR Filet Mignon with porcini mushroom sauce. DESSERT: Tiramisu and Coffee PRICE: $35.00 Per Person (includes tax and gratuity) CONTACT: Your Host and Hostess Les and Carole Hopkins. Make your checks to Sir Les Hopkins (INCLUDE YOUR CHOICE OF ENTREE ON YOUR CHECK) and mail to 4010 Hummingbird Way, Clayton, CA (925) or jles4golf@comcast.net. RSVP: By August 11, Space is limited to 40."Activity Chair: Ken Main Assist Chairs: Don Allen and Jim Ripley SEPTEMBER 2017 : NO DINE OUT 1 PLANNED OCTOBER 2017 : NO DINE OUT 1 PLANNED NOTE : WE ARE LOOKING FOR A HOST AND A VENUE FOR SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER. PLEASE CONTACT KEN MAIN ASAP IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HOST." DINE OUT #2 DINE OUT SINGLE SIRS No article received at press time. Chairman Don Atwater datwater@pacbell.net Ass. Chair Jerry Milano jerrymilano@astound.net Tuesday, August 1st we will be dining at Claim Jumper Restaurant 1981 Diamond Blvd., Concord (Across from the Hilton Hotel). Social time is 5:00 with dinner at 5:30 p.m. Our host is Norman Cox LDE776@aol.com Last month we changed our meeting date to avoid conflict with July 4th celebrations. Perhaps this was the reason for reduced attendance. If you are newly single or are single at dinner time and wish to join the guys for dinner on the first Tuesday of the month, let Chairman Glenn or the host of the month know and a seat will be saved for you. Separate checks ensure each pay for his own meal. About 4% of our branch membership receives invites to our dinners. We have room for more. Check out our web page: Glenn Gilman Chairman glenngfam@sbcglobal.net Don Atwater, Chairman datwater@pacbell.net DOMINOES Wanted: New Players for Dominos Have you wanted to learn how to play dominoes? Here's your opportunity. We are looking for members who would like to play the game. You will play along side one of Page 8 INDEX

9 the experienced members during regular play until you feel comfortable to venture out on your own. We meet at ROUND TABLE PIZZA located at 1938 Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill, CA. Hours of play are 10:00am to 2:00pm. We usually purchase lunch around 12:30pm, socialize and continue play after lunch. We donate $5.00 each and keep score by points. High score wins. We invite you to join, have fun, and meet new friends. Please join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Chairman: Dan Rinaldi Co-Chairman: Alan Schulze MEXICAN TRAIN DOMINOES Mexican Train meets the 2 nd Tuesday and 3 rd Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Round Table Pizza 1938 Oak Park Blvd. Pleasant Hill Mexican Train, a popular Domino game, welcomes newbies and experienced players. Like in golf, the low score wins. Enthusiasm when playing is obvious and we are now achieving 12 or 13 rounds per meeting. We play the second Tuesday and third Wednesday of the month, so whether you are able to play one or the other or both days you are urged to attend. Website link - Chairman Dan Rinaldi danrinaldi944@gmail.com Asst, Chairman Terry Norton nortont@sbcglobal.net Nothing new was submitted for this month s HOTLINE. EXPLORE AND EAT FISHING AREA 2 Nothing new submitted this month. Chairman: Ron Woods All SIR members and guests are welcome, and indeed encouraged, to participate in fishing trips as well as attend the monthly meetings. Next meeting will be Thursday, August 24th, at the Legend Sports Bar and Grill at the Diablo Creek Golf Course at 4050 Port Chicago Highway in Concord. Meeting starts at 8:30am, come early. SALMON! The local salmon fishing has been the best in years. Bob Stein and Carl Moyer scored on boats out the gate, and from Half Moon Bay. Karl Droese, Richard Bal, Ed Dijkman, Paul Dubow, and Rick Fend travelled to Alaska for their salmon, and halibut. They released several halibut over 200 lbs on a fantastic trip. Pedro Contreras and Steve Paulick went south on a long range boat for yellow tail, dorado, and grouper, filling their freezers to capacity. Closer to home, Carl Moyer caught halibut in the bay, rock fish in the ocean, and blue gill and crappie in the delta. Ernie Wong ended a solid season for shad with his fly rod with 20 more. Tom Kostik and Mike Corker worked the delta for many black bass. Dick Thomson and Karl Droese went up to Oregon for sturgeon catching many. Contacts are Paul Dubow ( ) and Carl Moyer ( ) GEOCACHING No submission by press time. If you would just like to hike and not go off trail to look for geocaches, please consider attending. The Huckleberry Regional Park brochure has a guided tour of plants and flowers along the trail. Geocaching Hike Leader: Howard Walter hwalterz@gmail.com GOLF 18 HOLES Did we have fun at Franklin Canyon on July 11? In A Flght 11 out of 14 shot net par or better. In B Flight 10 out of 14 shot net par or better. Dave Platter shot his age (again) But there is more! Steve Schramm shot a 73 for a net score of 57!! According to 2017 records this is the first net under 60 for this year. GREAT shooting, Steve. Congratulations goes to the team of Mike Boltz,Dan Crowley, Jim Erickson and Steve Tiller, winners of the 4 Man Scramble with a 6 under 66 played on July 17. The team of Buddy May, Wall Lamboy, David Green and Jack Holtzinger also came in 6 under but a differential of in their team handicap decided the winners. Thanks to our Tournament Directors for making the tournaments very competitive. The difference between the highest to lowest was only These guys are good!!! Our next tournament will be on August 21. This will be a 4 Man Best Ball. Join the competition and sign up. Gold Country Golf Trip. The deadline is fast approaching and we still have a few openings available. Call either Darryl Sweetland , or Bill Koski Bill Koski, Communications: billkos36@comcast.net GOLF 9 HOLES Well we are over halfway through the year and we are holding steady at around 25 players every week. Unfortunately, the travelling 9 group has disbanded but we are considering having occasional outings of our members to other golf courses. It proved to be difficult organizing and booking several tee times for the travelers so I am proposing we have the occasional foursome take off on a week day and play away from home. As a start I was thinking of getting a foursome together to play Buchanan Fields course in Concord on Thursday, August 15th with a midmorning tee time. If anyone is interested please contact Barry Brown and let s see if there is enough interest. Page 9 INDEX

10 Otherwise let s enjoy our Wednesday outings at DHGC and hopefully the new club house opening this month! Barry Brown, Chair: barry@bkbrown.net (925) Phil Philpot Chair: Dick Brooks, Stats & Board member sb8golf9holes@gmail.com GOLF COUPLES JULY is the first month in many that the SIR COUPLES GOLF Members were actually able to play 9 holes of golf without being rained out. Marshals Les and Carole Hopkins instructed the 18 golfers on the rules for the day Bingo, Bango, Bongo golf. Golfers were Bob and Daphne Olson, Leo & Judy Barella, Gordon & Margaret Batesole, Linda Gawura, Larry & Holley Yarberry, Lauren Yarberry, Bob & Sandy Price, Mario & Ali Moratorio, Bill & Konnie Collins and Marilyn Steichen (Dean also joined us for lunch). As usual the fun and fellowship were equally as important as as the golf game, but there were winners along with a few losers, too. Taking the lead in points gained for Bingo, Bango, Bongo were tied for first among the ladies Linda Gawura and Holley Yarberry, and for the men Gordon Batesole, These winners were presented golf balls by Marshals Les and Carole. Lunch at the GREENERY TENT was enjoyed by all 19 Sir Couples Golf members. Mark your calendars for Thursday, August10, and Marshals Dean and Marilyn Steichen will be sending you information for that particular outing. We also look forward to welcoming our new members, the Crowleys. If you are interested in joining this dynamic and exciting group, please contact Paul Derby, chairperson, or Paul Hersch, Chairperson (derby.paul@comcast.net or hershibar@astound.net). You may also use the website sirbr8.com for more information and to sign up for the next meeting. We look forward to seeing you all in August. Until then, enjoy this warm wonderful summer weather. Chairman: Paul Derby derby.paul@comcast.net Chair: Paul Hersch poppy3642@gmail.com. HEADS UP WALKERS August 2017 Walks One-hour walks start at 9:30 AM and usually are on flat surfaces. Most walks are out and back which means you walk for 30 minutes at your own pace, then turn around and walk 30 minutes back to the starting point. At 10:30 AM, we leave the trail for coffee, refreshments and spirited conversation. Spouses and dogs welcome. 8/3/2017: Martinez: Martinez Regional Shoreline. Exit i-680 N. At last offramp to Martinez. Turn left on Marina Vista. Turn right on Ferry St. And cross the RR tracks. Meet at the first parking lot on the left. Cafe: Starbucks Martinez. Leader: Stu Harris 8/10/2017: Moraga: Moraga SMC. Meet at the staging area on St. Mary's Road approx. 1/10th mile north of the entrance to St. Mary's College. Cafe: Starbucks Moraga. Leader: Terry Norton 8/17/2017: Orinda: Tilden Regional Park, Inspiration Point. Exit Hwy 24 at Orinda, north on Camino Pablo (~2 mi.), left on Wildcat Canyon Rd., (~2 mi.) to Inspiration Point parking lot on the right. Cafe: Geppetto's Cafe. Leader: Bill Peterson 8/24/2017: Walnut Creek: Arbolado Park, Ygnacio Canal. Take Ygnacio Valley Rd. to Oak Grove Rd. Then south past W.C. library to Arbolado Dr., left to Arbolado Park, meet at the upper parking lot near the soccer field and rest room. Cafe: Bagel Street Cafe. Leader: Dan Smith 8/31/2017: Pleasant Hill: C.C. Canal. Meet in the shopping center parking lot at the corner of Taylor & Morello, (North of the service station). Cafe: Panera Bread Cafe. Leader: Dan Weller 9/7/2017: Clayton: Clayton Library. Meet at the library parking lot, 6125 Clayton Road. Cafe: Sweet Bakery. Leader: Dave Allen 9/14/2017: Walnut Creek: C.C. Canal Heather Farm. Meet at the Heather Farm parking lot at the far North end of San Carlos Dr. Cafe: Sweet Affair Bakery. Leader: Dave Morse ACTIVITY CHAIRMAN: Dan Weller dweller@astound.net ASSISTANT CHAIR: Erland Persson erland.p@comcast.net ASSISTANT CHAIR: Jim Kawal jjtravelnet@gmail.com HIKERS-SIR HIKERS Easy Hike Tuesday, August 8, a.m. We return to Redwood Regional Park for an easy out and back 4 mile hike following the stream. Meet at 10 am at the first parking area on the left after entering the park. We'll cross the stone bridge, then head upstream on the gentle Bridle trail. We connect to the main paved Stream trail and continue on past the Old Church picnic area (restrooms) to our turnaround a short distance up Mill trail. Derek will not be able to join us as he will be running for state president that day, but come and cheer him on. NOTE: you must use the Oakland route as the Moraga Canyon bridge is closed.hike Leader: Derek Southern (Martin will fill in) Oakland Hills Redwoods, Tuesday, August 29, a.m. A best of hill redwoods loop hike, 4 1/2 miles with an aggregate 800 feet of climb. Meet at 10 am at the first parking area after you enter Oakland's Joaquin Miller Park at 3590 Sanborn Drive. Restrooms are available. We'll skirt the meadow and head up through the redwood forest on Sunset and Big Trees trails. Near the Redwood Bowl, our high point, we'll pass Chabot Science Museum on the West Ridge trail. We get a view of Mount Diablo, then return on Castle Park, Fern and Big Trees trails before descending Fern Ravine trail to return to the meadow. Poles will be useful for the descents Page 10 INDEX

11 and for navigating tree roots.for details see our Hikers page on the Branch Web Site August Coordinator: Martin Simmons (925) Hiking Chairman: Dave Davis (925) ; MODEL RAILROADING We ve changed the location of our model train layout! Design and construction of the HO layout will begin soon. Please stay tuned for future announcements on the direction of the group. Instead, members of the Model Railroading Activity are encouraged to visit one or several of the many existing Train Club layouts in the Bay Area. Over the next few months, please consider visiting: The Golden State Model Railroad Museum in Point Richmond ( the Carquinez Model Railroad Society in Crockett ( and the San Leandro Historical Railway Society in San Leandro ( Please check websites for open house events. If you would like to be added to the Model Railroading list, please advise the Activity Chair. Chairman: Jim Whitsett Chairman: Dick Grube MIXER Meets Last Tuesday of the Month at Stanford s in Walnut Creek from 3pm to 6pm. Check our website for more information. Chairman: Jack Sagen PICKLE BALL In May we had no one who could play on the 3rd Tuesday. I am now trying to find another day for us to get together. Please me at tstrice@yahoo.com with your preferences again. POKER. For information, please call: Chairman: Tom Trice (510) tstrice@yahoo.com Players wanted. Come join us for poker! We now have 10 groups: playing days are shown in the table below. First Monday First Tuesday First Friday Second Tuesday First Wednesday Third Wednesday Third Thursday Fourth Monday Fourth Tuesday Fourth Thursday Our groups meet either from noon to 3:00 PM or 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Group members rotate as hosting. We play with no wild cards and a three raise max. It s an inexpensive way to spend an afternoon with a great group of guys! Chair: Dan Franklin Asst: Ekk Keller Ass t: Ron Draper SIRS AT THE GAMES montgall26@gmail.com ekkeller@astound.net r-draper@pacbel.net KICKOFF THE FOOTBALL SEASON WITH SIRS! We are pleased to announce that we will have a SIR group (including family and friends) at a California Golden Bears football game this fall. We have secured 20 tickets to the Cal vs. Arizona Wildcats game on Saturday, October 21. This game has been announced as an afternoon game. A noon or 1:00 pm start time is likely TBD. Our seats are in Section C, Rows 49 & 50., and should be in the shade for this game. The group ticket price is only $40 per ticket for what should be a great afternoon of college football at Cal s Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. Please contact Steve for ticket availability and information. sschramm01@gmail.com or by phone SIRS AT THE OPERA The Met is re-transmitting 2 great operas this summer, HD video recordings of audience favorites from previous years. They are: Nabucco, by Giuseppe Verde, on July 12. This opera is based on biblical accounts of Nebuchadnezzar in the books of Jeremiah and Daniel. Despite being the opera that cemented Verdi's reputation as a composer, a competing Prussian composer wrote this of the opera: "Verdi's operas are really horrible,... he scores like a fool technically he is not even professional and he must have the heart of a donkey and in my view he is a pitiful, despicable composer... Nabucco is nothing but 'rage, invective, bloodshed and murder.' " Nevertheless, it remains after a century and a half one of Verdi's most enduring operas. Nabucco contains the haunting Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, probably the most famous of all opera choruses. Carmen, by Georges Bizet, on July 19. Carmen, in our opinion, is a wonderful opera, and the tunes will stay with you for the rest of the week. According to the Met website, they will all start at 7:00pm local time, but it would be wise to check the newspaper that morning for times and theaters. I am relatively confident that the Pleasant Hill cinema is carrying them, as I saw an on-screen announcement there. With a little digging in the metopera.org website you can find short preview films. Wikipedia provides histories and synopses of all the operas. Enjoy. See you all at Norma on October 7. Chairman: David Bushnell dbushn@swbell.net Asst Chair: Bruce Benzler bruce.benzler@mac.com Page 11 INDEX

12 SIRS IN THE KITCHEN No article was received by press time. Sirs in the Kitchen is now at 54 members. If you want to join, drop Executive Chef Ed an call him ( ) or catch him at the monthly meeting. So far, we ve always had room for anyone who was able to attend, and our typical luncheon turns out 25, or so. You don t have to be an experienced cook (our members have all levels of cooking ability), and all meetings are held at Casa Benson. The usual shared cost for the luncheon and wine Is $20, and that s still the best deal in town. Should any Sirs want our recipes, Executive Chef Ed, and they ll be sent to you. SUMS IN RETIREMENT TRAVELLING SIRS We will have no meetings in July and August. Back again on Wed Sep. 27..Chair: tomhenry925@gmail.com Co-chair Dave Sutton davesutn@comcast.net So far we have 15 branch 8 members and their partners or others interested In our Colorado Train trip. I will have full info at our August meeting. The trip includes pickup at your house to the airport, round trip air From Oakland to Denver, 7 nights lodging, 15 meals, fully escorted Return flight to Oakland transportation back to your house. And I Will host a happy hour. Let's all get with a great trip with many of Our branch 8 friends. For more info call Larry or E mail l.yarberry42@ Comcast.net. Chairman Traveling SIRS: L.yarberry42@comcast.net WINE-BARGAIN WINES Our activity planned for July 13th at the Cobra Experience was cancelled. This left a bunch of folks stranded for an activity that they had funded and expected. So as to not let them down,we have switched the group to a Sippin on the Straits experience to be held Aug. 22nd. We will meet at the Martinez Marina for a two hour cruise during which we will taste and evaluate both red and white wines. After our yacht docks, we head for Wences restaurant in Pleasant Hill for dinner. For all our new members out there please give us a try. We meet 5-6 times during the year to taste some bargain wines to see if we can discover some gems. You just might enjoy the group and want to participate. Chairman: Jim Warner, Assistant: Ed Benson, WINE-CELLAR FILLERS No article was received at press time. If you have questions or if you would like your name to be added to the mailing list, please contact: Chairman: Jim Sowell, owell4jim@aol.com, (925) or (925) cell Ass. Chair Jim Warner, jdubew@hotmail.com, (925) WINE FINDERS 1 WINE FINDERS 2 WINE FINDERS 3 No article received at press time. Chair : WF-1: Bob Price sprice8126@yahoo.com (925) Co-Chair: Tony de Losada delosada@ix.netcom.com (925) No article receievd at press time. head wino, Ron. Ron Cassano (925) roncassano@gmail.com No article received at press time.chair : Larry McEwen elmsooweaux@comcast.net (925) WRITING YOUR LIFE STORY Writing Your Life Stories will take a summer break during July and August and will return on September 26th. Dick Brewer revrpb@aol.com Page 12 INDEX

13 ACTIVITY CHAIRMEN & BRANCH 8 LEADERS BIOGRAPHIES RON DRAPER Cribbage Chairman Poker Co-Chairman I m a Bay Area native. I was born, raised, and married In San Francisco. I graduated from Balboa High in 1956 and went to work for Pacific Bell Co. In 1958 I enlisted into U.S Army six year active duty reserve program. The program included six months of active duty and 5-1/2 years of active reserve. Upon completing my active duty time three things happened: I got married, went back to work for Pacific Bell, and joined the active reserve Bomb Disposal Squad at the Presidio in San Francisco to fulfill my active reserve time. In 1961 the Berlin Crisis came about and the Government activated many reservists to active duty. Our nine man squad was included. We were sent to the US Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School in Indian Head, Maryland to be trained on Ground and Nuclear Weapons after receiving a Top Secret Clearance. Upon completion of the training our squad destination was Germany but the crisis subsided and we were eventually discharged back to the Presidio in San Francisco. For the third time I went back to Pacific Bell in various management positions in San Francisco and Walnut Creek and retired in 1991 after 31 years of service. Then I decided to work as Project Engineer Contractor for nine years, officially retiring in I moved my young family to Walnut Creek in 1965 and commuted to San Francisco via the Greyhound bus service before BART. The good old days. On a personal note I ve been married to my wife Irene for 58 years. I have two daughters, one granddaughter and one grandson. As a family we spend a lot time at Bodega Bay and Pinecrest Lake. As far as activities I m an avid runner. I still try to do 15 miles a week and walk 5 miles a week. In my early years of running I participated in serval Corporate runs as a member of the Pacific Bell Track team. I ran the San Francisco Marathon, Oakland Half Marathon and numerous 10k races around the Bay Area. I enjoy reading, traveling, playing card games mostly Cribbage and Poker. During tax season I m in my 11th year of volunteering as an AARP Tax Aide doing taxes for seniors and others. Pertaining to the two card activities I m involved with you couldn t ask for a better group of guys. IT S FUN! LARRY MERSMANN SUNSHINE COMMITTEE Born on a farm near Richmond, Kansas Graduated from the local rural high school. Spent seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Attended St. Benedicts College in Atchison, Kansas and Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia. After graduation became a U.S. Civil Service Commission Management Intern and went to Washington D.C. to learn about governmental operations and procedures. At the completion of the internship became a budget analyst in the U.S. Department of Commerce in D.C. After three years in that job moved to the U.S. Department of Education Regional Office in Kansas City, Missouri continued working as a budget analyst. After three years in that location moved to the U.S. Department of Education Regional Office in San Francisco and became an institutional review specialist. Visited postsecondary educational institutions to monitor their compliance with Federal Student Aid Programs for the next twenty years. Married, three children, five grandchildren. Hobbies have been jogging, reading, gardening, and keeping up with current events. Branch 8 activities include bocce, dominos, and cribbage. Page 13 INDEX

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15 PHOTO GALLERY BRANCH ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO CONCORD 4 TH JULY PARADE NEW MEMBERS SWEARING IN STUDEBAKER AT THE FOURTH PARADE BREAKFAST AT JACKS BEFORE THE PARADE WALKERS AT THE PARADE SALMON CAUGHT HALF MOON BAY Page 15 INDEX