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LAMORINDA SIR BRANCH 174 DECEMBER 2012 Vol. 4, Issue 12 Branch 174 Website: http://branch174.sirinc2.

Mary s College OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013 HOLY TRINITY CULTURAL CENTER 1700 SCHOOL ST.

This is always the big event of the year and is scheduled for December 19th.

You will enjoy an excellent meal with all the trimmings. Table registration forms are enclosed below. Reservations and checks must be received by Bob Hickman, 11 Butler Dr.

1 LAMORINDA SIR BRANCH 174 DECEMBER 2012 Vol. 4, Issue 12 Branch 174 Website: Newsletter Editor: Dick Curry NOTE: THERE WILL NOT BE A REGULAR MEETING HELD IN DECEMBER JOIN US WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, FOR OUR LADIES DAY CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON Soda Center - St. Mary s College OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013 HOLY TRINITY CULTURAL CENTER 1700 SCHOOL ST., MORAGA BIG SIR MESSAGE RON BASS I'm looking forward to seeing you along with your wives at the Ladies Day Christmas Lunch at Saint Mary's Soda Center. This is always the big event of the year and is scheduled for December 19th. The prelunch reception begins at 11 am and lunch will be served at noon followed by some great entertainment until about 2 pm. Lunch will be $45 each. You will enjoy an excellent meal with all the trimmings. Table registration forms are enclosed below. Reservations and checks must be received by Bob Hickman, 11 Butler Dr., Lafayette by December 5th. LITTLE SIR PROGRAM NEAL HUNTLEY Don t miss the Ladies Day Christmas Luncheon. Our annual Ladies Day Christmas Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, Dec 19, at St. Mary s College Soda Center. Reception begins at 11am, with lunch served at noon followed by entertainment until 2pm. Cost is $45 per person. We've selected a great menu for you and your guests. Be sure to support this festive holiday event. Table reservation forms are enclosed. Reservations and checks must be received by Bob Hickman, 11 Butler Dr., Lafayette no later than December 5. Call Bob Mayne, , if you have any questions." Call me at if you have questions. HAPPY DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS TO: MARVIN CARLILE DICK CURRY JOHN GILCREST HUGO KAPELKE DICK MEDEL WENDELL PLEIS MARV RASMUSSEN JIM SCHRIEBER JOE TRACY BUD VAN BOKKELEN One of the above members will win a free lunch if they attend the JANUARY 2013 meeting (there will be no drawing at the December Ladies Day Luncheon). Members whose birth month is in DECEMBER and who do not see their name in the above list should call the Big SIR prior to the January meeting to ensure their names are included in the drawing. NOTE: Members 90 years old or more will receive a free lunch in their birth month each year; however they must notify the Big SIR prior to the meeting.

2 BRANCH REPORTS SUNSHINE REPORT: STEWART KNUDSEN Good news. No reports of serious illnesses have been reported. From Branch 171, Monte Logan notes: SIR Lloyd Pringle is doing well after his heart problem and he even attended our last meeting. TREASURER REPORT: BOB MAYNE October 2012 Balance, Beginning $3, Month's Receipts 2, Month's Disbursements 2, Balance, Ending $4, * * Ex. Ladies Day Christmas Luncheon Revenue/Expenses ($3,330.00/$1,350.00) ATTENDANCE REPORT: BOB HICKMAN Attendance at the NOVEMBER luncheon was 119 (highest attendance of the year). There were 113 members (83%), the speaker, two guests, one visitor, and two make-up member from Branch 171. There were 20 excused members and 3 unexcused who will be asked to pay the cost for the lunch. The following members have missed 6 or more meetings out of the last 12 and could be subject to termination if they do not attend the January meeting: #107, and 163. Certification of attendance at another SIR Branch will be considered a credit to the Attendance Record. Note: To be excused from a future meeting or to bring a guest, please see instructions under ATTENDANCE INFORMATION and TO BRING A GUEST on the last page of this Newsletter. MEMBERSHIP REPORT: JOHN RINGER (510) Changes: Inactive List: We have learned that Dick Allee has passed away. Candidate List: No candidates for membership were received in November. Member Roster: SIRs Hans Krapf and Glenn Jackson were inducted into membership. Current status: Inactive List = 15 Candidate List = 0 Member Roster = 136 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORMS are available at the front desk, on our website, or, preferably, requested from John Ringer at our General Meeting, phone (510) , or Jeringer@comcast.net. INDUCTIONS: JOHN RINGER ( OCTOBER INDUCTIONS APPLICANT NO. YR. ADDRESS PHONE BM Hans Krapf Amesbury Ct., Walnut Cr. pyrofusion@astound.net Glenn Jackson Del Mar Ct., Orinda Glenn7@mac.com GREETERS: Our November meeting greeters were DICK COURTNEY and PETE WILLIAMS. Did you meet them? FREE LUNCH: Who says there s no such thing as a free lunch? Ask TONY SCHOEMEHL (November birthday recipient) and WALT SASSER (membership recipient) who will receive a free lunch at our January 2013 meeting. Congratulations guys!! ROSTER CORRECTIONS: JOHN RINGER (510) jeringer@comcast.net NOTICE: Whenever your mail or address, your phone number, or other data reported in the Members Roster changes please advise John. He will in turn update the master Roster and advise the Newsletter staff. Updated Member Rosters are posted on our Branch 174 website monthly and may be viewed using your User ID and password. BRANCH #174 NEWSLETTER: Editor Dick Curry racorinda@pacbell.net, 19 Descanso Drive, Orinda, CA The deadline for receipt of Newsletter material by the Editor is the 18th of each month! is preferred. Also enjoy reading SIR Happenings, our State Newsletter, and find out about all the fun things that are going on throughout our organization. You can now find the Fall 2012 edition of SIR Happenings on our SIR State website at

Pete Gates and Brad Hatcher with their nice string of trout ACTIVITIES REPORTS (Branch 174 & Branch 171) ASTRONOMY: GEORGE COBB (Br. 174) 200-7749; LARRY LANGE (Br 8) rllange@pacbell.

174) 376-3845 Our SIRpremes barbershop group is currently at the optimum capacity for just the right harmony.

3 Pete Gates and Brad Hatcher with their nice string of trout ACTIVITIES REPORTS (Branch 174 & Branch 171) ASTRONOMY: GEORGE COBB (Br. 174) ; LARRY LANGE (Br 8) There is no meeting in December. Please plan on joining us at our January meeting on Monday, January 14. BARBERSHOP HARMONY: BRAD DEWEY (Br. 171) , RON BASS (Br. 174) Our SIRpremes barbershop group is currently at the optimum capacity for just the right harmony. Therefore, until one of our current members decides to retire (or heaven forbid, loses his voice), we regretfully will be unable to accommodate additional members. But please contact me if you would like to serve as a substitute for one of the parts at some future sing or would like ultimately to join us. BOCCE BALL: BILL BONDY (Br. 171) , NICK BIONDI (Br. 174) Bocce Ball is played weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. just beyond the bandstand at the Moraga Commons, weather permitting. There is no cost; requires little knowledge or skill; and is great fun. For information, call Bill (for Tuesday play) or Nick (for Friday play) before going to the court. BOWLING - AREA 2: DAN WELLER (Branch 8) Area 2 League bowling is held at Diablo Lanes in Concord every Wednesday at 10 a.m. This league is for SIR members only. Be there at 9:30 a.m. More members are welcome. Call for more information. BRIDGE: GREG TCHERKOYAN (Br. 171) STEWART KNUDSEN (Br. 174) We meet at the Moraga Hacienda on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Please arrive by 9:50 a.m. Play starts promptly at 10:00 a.m. Bring $5 and a bag lunch. Call Greg or Stu for further information. COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY - AREA 2: PHIL GOFF (Branch 116) <philgoff@yahoo.com>, DEREK SOUTHERN (Branch 8) <derek.southern@gmail.com>; DICK CURRY (Br. 174) Please note there will be no meeting of the Computer and Technology Group in December. Please plan on joining us at our January meeting to be held Thursday, January 17. DOMINOES: DAN MURPHY (Br. 171) , Currently we are playing at one of our players home on the 2 nd Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. Please call Dan for details. FISHING - AREA 2: KARL DROESE (Br. 171) , Big Fish PETE GATES All SIR members and guests are welcome and, indeed, encouraged to participate in fishing trips as well as attend the monthly meetings. Our next meeting will be held Thursday, December 20, at the Legend Sports Bar and Grill, Diablo Creek Golf Course at 4050 Port Chicago Highway in Concord. Meetings start at 8:30 a.m. Mike Corker and son caught 4 nice stripers fishing from Pittsburg, and Joe Miscione and son caught nice stripers to 16 lbs on several ventures to Montezuma Slough. Terry Miller, Dick Thomson, Tom Boltz and Carl Moyer caught nice stripers and small sturgeon from Pittsburg. Paul Dubow joined Carl for yet another striper and more small sturgeon there, and Carl s daughter caught her first ever keeper (53 ) sturgeon fishing near PG&E. Carl and Terry Miller caught rock fish and ling cod from the ocean. 20 members of the fishing group helped eat some of those rock fish and ling cod in Carl s backyard. They also shared some of Terry s yellowtail cooked in garlic butter, and some of Tom Boltz smoked salmon. We began our winter trout season at Shadow Cliffs Reservoir. Pete Gates, Brad Hatcher, Harry Sherinian, Bill Landers, Barry Rauchle and Carl had mixed results, but 17 nice trout to 2 lbs met their doom. Paul Dubow released a very feisty 13 lb striper fishing with Bill Landers. Jack Waddell caught many trout and a few small stripers at Los Vaqueros Reservoir. Bill Landers caught bass, and Joe Peterson landed a nice 6 lb striper for a good dinner. We will be very busy this fall with: delta fishing for bass, catfish, and sturgeon, trout in local lakes, kokanee, crab and rock fish, and attending the various sportsmen shows. Please contact Karl Droese (Br 171) at for more information.

GOLF: TONY SCHOEMEHL (Br. 174) 376-1471 GENE BELL (Br.171) 284-1786 We finish off the golf year with two tournaments in Dec. We play Monarch Bay on the 3 rd and Brentwood on the 10 th.

4 GOLF: TONY SCHOEMEHL (Br. 174) GENE BELL (Br.171) We finish off the golf year with two tournaments in Dec. We play Monarch Bay on the 3 rd and Brentwood on the 10 th. Please get your membership dues for 2013 into David Geary by the end of Nov. We have 29 tournaments scheduled for If you are interested in joining the golf club, contact me at tonyliby@comcast.net or any of our officers. HISTORICAL ADVENTURE and VETERANS ACTIVITIES: RICH SJOBERG (Br. 174) TED WESTPHAL (Br. 171) We are reviewing new and exciting adventures to undertake in Our first event will be a tour of the extremely popular Guide Dogs for the Blind s San Rafael campus. Our tour will be scheduled in January on a day to be determined. A docent will be assigned for each 10 members in our group. Our lead docent will be our own SIR Fred George. There is no fee but voluntary contributions are gratefully accepted. Please call Rich for details. INVESTMENT GROUP - AREA 2: ALLEN ESPENMILLER (Br. 174) KEN NAKASHIMA (Br. 171) Please note there is no December meeting of our Investment Group. Our next scheduled meeting will be on January 23. MODEL RAILROADING: GEORGE McLAIN (Br. 174) TOM WESTHOFF (Br. 171) We have a small group of model railroaders, and I would like to invite all other interested members (and those on the waiting list) to join us. There is no need to have a model railroad of your own, as we will also be visiting some amazing model railroad club exhibits from time to time throughout the Bay Area. Just call George (or geomclain@prodigy.net) to be included in our plans. PINOCHLE: Open (Br. 174), BILL KORN (Br. 171) Our pinochle players meet from 9:30 to 12:30 at the Moraga Royale, 1600 Canyon Road, Moraga every Wednesday (except we meet on Tuesday preceding the first Wednesday of each month). An optional lunch is available following play for $ Please check with Bill as space is limited. POKER: DICK MEDEL (Br. 174) & BILL WIEGMANN (Br. 174) Our low-stakes poker group meets the fourth Wednesday of each month from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. We meet at various locations. To join, please call Dick or Bill for information. RUBBER BRIDGE - AREA 2: ROD SPICER We play on the 1 st Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. We meet at Carl s Jr. at Oak Grove & Ygnacio Valley Road in Walnut Creek. Call Rod for information and a reservation. STAMP GROUP: LARRY BEANS (Br. 171) , RICH SJOBERG (Br. 174) We meet on the Friday following the first Wednesday of each month in the Board Room of Aegis Convalescent Home, 950 Country Club Drive in Moraga at 9:30 a.m. Call Rich for information. TABLE POOL - AREA 2: BILL WEINBERG We meet the 1st & 3rd Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Masse's North Main in Walnut Creek. No advance notice is necessary. Just show up and play. Cost is $5.00 for as long as you want to play. We usually play about 2 hours but not everyone stays for the final curtain. All SIRs in our area are welcome. TENNIS: RALPH THORNICROFT (Br. 174) , JIM COUNTRYMAN (Br.171) The tennis group plays at St. Mary s College at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday each week. They have players at every skill level and additional members are welcome. Call Ralph for information. WALKING: KEN NAKASHIMA (Br. 171) LYLE DECK (Br. 174) We meet every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. at the Serbian Church, unless we advise you otherwise via . WINE TASTING: FRANK COMPRELLI (Br. 171) GENE BELL (Br. 171) , JON LEUTENEKER (Br. 174) There are now two wine tasting groups. Both are couples events and normally held in-home starting about 7:00 p.m. with a cost per person averaging about $15. Frank Comprelli is chairman of the group that meets on the second Tuesday of each month - this group has a full roster. Gene Bell is chairman of the group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month - membership in this group is still open. For more information give Jon a call. TRAVEL: JOE TRACY (Br. 174) jotracy@comcast.net, Open (Br. 171), and Bob Spellman (Area 2)

5 Dec 5, 2012: Christmas Show Extravaganza. This show features Joni Morris and the After Midnight Band. Joni will delight you with songs of the season that will put you in the holiday mood. This holiday performance would even make the Grinch smile. Come and enjoy a delicious luncheon and a fabulous show. Price is $ p/p and includes round trip transportation, Christmas Show and Hosted Lunch. Contact Ken Richter, Br. 174, APR 14-22, 2013: Tulip Time Cruise. Discover the beauty & history of the Dutch and Belgian waterways in springtime. Cruise ports include, Amsterdam, Arnhem, Antwerp, Bruges, Middeburg, and Rotterdam. Prices range from $3,225 to $5,080 and include airfare, complimentary beverages, many guided tours, tips and gratuities. Contact Jim Lunn Br 8 at for more information. Jun 1-9, 2013: Memphis Blues to the New Orleans Jazz on the American Queen. A 7 night cruise on board the American Queen down the Mississippi with a pre-cruise stay in Memphis and an optional 2 day post stay in New Orleans. Cruise features r/t motor coach to airport, r/t airfare, all meals on board, including wine or beer with dinner, daily lectures, nightly entertainment, shore tours, and port charges, transfers, and baggage handling. Prices start a $3,658 to $6,486 depending on accommodations. Contact Bob Spellman, Br. 146, AUG 28 Sep 7, 2013 SIR 55 th Anniversary Alaska Golden Age Cruise. Save the Date for a CELEBRATION! We will leave out of San Francisco and visit the ports of Juneau, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord, Ketchikan, Victoria and return to San Francisco on the Grand Princess. The cost of the 10 day cruise is from $1,579 to $3,300 depending on accommodations and includes: gratuities on the ship, ship board credit, cocktail party, hospitality suite, transportation by motor coach to and from the pier, wine, gifts, and an Alaska Salmon Bake excursion. Flyers will be available soon. In the meantime if you have any questions contact Bob Spellman at The quarterly State SIR Happenings travel web page at offers additional SIR travel options. Tours addressed include New Year s in Nashville, Hawaiian Island Cruise, Rhine & Mosel River Cruise, Tahitian Islands Cruise, Mexican Riviera Cruise, Panama Canal Cruise, London to St. Petersburg Cruise, Colorado Gold Mines & Ghost Towns Tour, and Spain & Portugal Tour. Be sure to check these tours out!! Know Your SIR Please Note Biographies of SIR Hans Krapf and Glenn Jackson have recently been posted to our Members Biography directory link on our website With your User Name and Password you can access these and others of our Branch 174 SIR member biographies. Do we have your biography? ************************************************ Know Your SIR is edited by DICK COURTNEY , courtney@silcon.com. We would like to have all of our members included in this directory which can be viewed by Branch 174 members on our website. If you have not previously done so please write down the salient points of your life (1/2 page) and provide it to Dick (via if possible). It will then be written up and posted on our website. Ask not what your Country can do for you; ask what you can do for your fellow SIR We all enjoy our SIR Branch, the activities, the camaraderie, the speakers, the food. But there is more. You can help make our organization more enjoyable and add to that which you draw from the Branch by filling a position and helping to distribute the work load from a few to many. If you have an interest in serving in a capacity in Branch 174 please contact Donn Mall at dmall@malltel.com.

6 YOUR OFFICERS 2012 YOUR DIRECTORS Ron Bass Gary Howard Dick Courtney Bob Mayne Neal Huntley Dick Curry John Ringer John Van De Poel Fred George Bob Hickman Donn Mall

7 SIR ORGANIZATION 2012 STATE PRESIDENT JIM STEADMAN SIR Inc. Website: REGION 6 DIRECTOR DEAN STEICHEN AREA 2 GOVERNOR RON SMITH Branch 174 Website: STATE PUBLICITY & TOOLS WALT SCHICK AREA 2 SPEAKERS BUREAU JOHN ROEBUCK BRANCH 174 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN: OFFICERS: MEMBERSHIP JOHN RINGER (510) BIG SIR RON BASS PHIL BROOKS LITTLE SIR NEAL HUNTLEY SECRETARY FRED GEORGE ATTENDANCE BOB HICKMAN ASST.SEC. JOHN VanDe POEL PETER BERRYHILL TREASURER BOB MAYNE FRANK LINDSKOOG ASST. TRS. LOU CIAPPONI GEORGE JEFFERY DIRECTORS: BOB BURKE BOB HICKMAN BILL WIEGMANN GARY HOWARD JOHN RINGER (510) HISTORIAN NEAL HUNTLEY DICK CURRY PROGRAMS NEAL HUNTLEY DICK COURTNEY CHAPLAIN DAN CAWTHON DONN MALL PAST BIG SIRs INDUCTION JOHN RINGER (510) BILL SUMNER PIANIST FRANK LINDSKOOG BILL SUMNER SUNSHINE STU KNUDSEN PETE GIERS ARRANGEMENTS HAROLD HILL BAR ASSIST BILL MANN ART HILLMAN ROOSTER TAILER WALT SASSER BRANCH AUDIT JACK HOLTZAPPLE, Chair LADIES DAY BOB MAYNE PUBLICITY LARRY SWINDELL HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS: STRATEGIC PLANNING BOB HICKMAN BILL SUMNER NOMINATING COMMITTEE: BILL MUESER (Chair), BILL SUMNER, PETE GIERS NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE: EDITOR: DICK CURRY BACK UP WEB MASTER DICK CURRY BACK UP KNOW YOUR SIR DICK COURTNEY PHOTOGRAPHERS DON REICHERT JORGE BROWN ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR DONN MALL ACTIVITY BRANCH 171 COORDINATOR BRANCH 174 COORDINATOR AREA 2 CHAIRMAN ASTRONOMY GEORGE COBB LARRY LANGE B SHOP HARMONY BRAD DEWEY RON BASS BOCCE BALL BILL BONDY NICK BIONDI BOWLING OPEN DAN WELLER BRIDGE GREG TCHERKOYAN STU KNUDSEN ROD SPICER COMPUTERS & DICK CURRY PHIL GOFF TECHNOLOGY DEREK SOUTHERN DOMINOES DAN MURPHY OPEN FISHING KARL DROESE OPEN PETE GATES GOLF GENE BELL TONY SCHOEMEHL JIM WILLEY HISTORICAL ADVENTURES & VETERANS TED WESTPHAL RICH SJOBERG HORSESHOES OPEN INVESTMENT KEN NAKASHIMA ALLEN ESPENMILLER ALLEN ESPENMILLER LARRY WONG GEORGE SCHULZE MODEL RAILROAD TOM WESTHOFF GEORGE McLAIN PINOCHLE BILL KORN OPEN BILL KORN POKER DICK MEDEL/BILL WIEGMANN / RUBBER BRIDGE ROD SPICER STAMPS LARRY BEANS RICH SJOBERG TABLE POOL BILL WEINBERG TENNIS JIM COUNTRYMAN RALPH THORNICROFT TRAVEL OPEN JOE TRACY BOB SPELLMAN WALKING KEN NAKASHIMA LYLE DECK WINE TASTING GENE BELL JON LEUTENEKER FRANK COMPRELLI BOLD INDICATES ACTIVITY CHAIRMAN

8 SIR Branch 171 and 174 Ladies Day Christmas Luncheon WEDNESDAY, December 19, 2012 Mark your calendars, get into your holiday mood and come along with us for another enjoyable and festive Ladies Day Luncheon at St. Mary's Soda Center. Reception with wine and conversation begins at 11:00 AM, followed by lunch at noon. We will have the student choral group from Miramonte High School entertaining us with your favorite holiday songs. Our lunch menu will feature a choice of either Roasted Rosemary-Infused Leg of Lamb(LL) or Herbed Grilled Salmon(SA) with Herb Roasted Red Potatoes, Green Beans with Sautéed Almonds and Pearl Onions in a Cheese Sauce. You'll start with a Spinach Salad with Bacon, Red Onions, Tomato, Toasted Walnuts, Crumbled Blue Cheese and Balsamic Vinaigrette. Dessert will be a Grand Sequoia - a Chocolate Mousse with Orange Liqueur. Wine will also be served at your table during lunch. Please submit your reservations using the form below. RESERVATIONS MUST BE IN BY DECEMBER 5 TH This is a joint event between Lamorinda Branches 171 and 174. Your support is not only appreciated but is essential to both our Branches. Please sign up early. Guests are welcome. LADIES DAY CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON - RESERVATION FORM Cost for the luncheon is $45 per person ONLY A $2.00 increase over last year! Please use the reservation form below. Full table reservations for one party of 8 should be made by one person submitting checks totaling $360 along with the preferred badge names and menu selections. Please make the checks payable to SIR Branch 174 and mail the check(s) together with this form to: Bob Hickman, 11 Butler Drive, Lafayette, CA Branch/ SIR # Member Badge Name Menu LL SA Guest Badge Name Menu LL SA LL - Leg of Lamb SA - Salmon

9 GENERAL INFORMATION SONS IN RETIREMENT INC. is a Non Profit Organization for Retired Men, Devoted to the Promotion of Independence and Dignity of Retirement. NON RESPONSIBILITY DECLARATION: All activities and trips arranged for or by, or sponsored by, Sons in Retirement Incorporated or its Branches, are for the convenience and pleasure of the members and their guests who desire to participate. Sons in Retirement, Inc., Lamorinda Hills Branch 174 Inc., and its Officers, Directors, and Activity Chairmen do not assume any responsibility for the well being or safety of the participants; their property; or for any monetary loss in matters pertaining to SIR activities or to travel. PARKING: Luncheon parking is available in the lot at the side of the Holy Trinity Cultural Center, 1700 School Street, the lot at Willow Springs Church across the street, and on the street. Car-pooling is recommended. TABLE RESERVATIONS: Seats at tables at our luncheon meeting may only be held or reserved when a paid luncheon ticket is placed on the table in front of the seat. ATTENDANCE INFORMATION: Members missing three (3) consecutive meetings without being excused, or attending less than six (6) of the last 12 meetings (excluding Ladies Day), are subject to termination. Certification of attendance at another SIR Branch will be considered a credit to the attendance record. TO BE EXCUSED FROM A FUTURE MEETING: At each regular meeting, a sign-out sheet will be available at the Attendance Table for the next 2 regular meetings. If you have other planned activities for either of those meeting dates, please enter your name and number on the appropriate sign-out sheet. You can also be excused from a meeting by to lunch609@yahoo.com providing your name, membership number, and request to be submitted prior to 1 p.m. on the Saturday before the scheduled meeting (for those without capability see instructions below). UNEXCUSED MEMBERS will be asked to pay the cost of the missed luncheon. TO BRING A GUEST: A member may bring a guest to a meeting with an request to lunch609@yahoo.com providing your name and number and the guest s name as he wants it on his Guest badge. If you do not have capability, you may call the HOTLINE at , identify yourself as a Branch 174 member and provide the information above for either being excused from a meeting or bringing a guest. Either the call or your request must be submitted prior to 1 p.m. the Saturday before the meeting. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS: A Guest must attend a regular meeting before submitting an application for membership. Branch 174 application forms can be obtained at the front table, on our Branch website at or from John Ringer. Completed applications should be handed to John or mailed to John at his residence at165 Oak Road, Piedmont, CA TEMPORARY INACTIVE STATUS may be granted by the Executive Committee for "prolonged illness of the member or his spouse, or for an extended absence from the Branch locale". To request inactive status call or the Membership Chairman John Ringer at or <jeringer@ix.netcom.com >.

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LAMORINDA SIR BRANCH 174 APRIL 2013 Vol. 5, Issue 04 Branch 174 Website: http://branch174.sirinc2.org/ Newsletter Editor: Dick Curry OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 HOLY TRINITY