Rooster Talk Little Hills Branch 147 July 2018 Vol. 32, #7 Branch 147 Web Site: sirinc2.org/branch/147 From BIG SIR Mike Burwen The speaker for the June meeting was Air Force veteran, Rose Nowak, President of Redwood Empire Military Women Across the Nation. I think that we old-timers don t spend a lot of time thinking about women in the military, but they are increasingly important and deserve the same support as all our veterans. I was floored when I heard Rose say that there are 55,000 homeless female vets in the US. They suffer from PTSD and other maladies the same as guys. The Board approved a process for dealing with members who neglect to call in when they are not going to attend a meeting. Henceforth those members will receive a letter suggesting that they consider paying for the meal they missed at the subsequent meeting. Reminder: All members are welcome to attend BEC meetings. BEC meetings start at 10:00 AM before the regular Tuesday meetings. The new brochures are having a positive impact on our recruiting. A few people have called or emailed in stating that they saw the brochure and want to learn more about SIR 147. We initiated two members last month and another two this month and it looks like there are a few more on the horizon. You might recall that I announced my goal for 2018 was a net gain of 5 members for the year. I am cautiously optimistic that goal will be reached. In the meantime, we ve run out of brochure display cases, and more are on order. If anyone needs one, let me know. I am pleased to report good news. Jerry Mahoney appears to be recovering from cancer treatments. His wife tells me he is doing pretty well but needs to put on some weight. (Con t on Page 2) Speaker of the Month for next Month Arranged by Little SIR Greg O'Brien Kris Rebillot, Director of Communications at the Buck Institute will be our speaker. Kris started her career as a news reporter in radio and TV. She started work at the Buck Institute in 2003. She developed the first media relations program and has been a witness to the Institute s growth. She enjoys working with the Buck scientists, helping translate their work for general public. Kris will talk about the Buck s focus on aging and the work they have been doing. Speaker of the Month for last Month Arranged by Little SIR Greg O'Brien Rose Kostiuk Nowak was our speaker. IN MEMORIAM Dave Shetka (1939-2018) Page 1
Computer & Smartphone Group from the Magic Keyboard by SIR Mike Burwen This group meets on the last Thursday of every month from 2:00 to 3:30 @ the Petaluma Senior Center JUNE 28 TH, THURSDAY MEETING (2:00 to 3:30): The June meeting of the Computer & Smartphone Club will be held Thursday, June 28, 2:00 3:30 PM at the Petaluma Senior Center. This meeting will cover three subjects: First, Al McLaughlin will discuss the Equifax data breach that made available personal financial data to criminals for more than half of the adults in the U.S. (and in the Senior Center). Second, Mike Burwen will discuss the latest options for thwarting unwanted robocalls. Third, the remainder of the meeting will be devoted to Q&A in response to the dozens of questions received from members following our request for topics. JULY 26 TH, THURSDAY MEETING (2:00 to 3:30): The subject of the meeting will be Buying a Smartphone and a Smartphone Plan. We last addressed this subject two and a half years ago. Since then, the cellphone industry has experienced major changes in technology, services, and prices. We will cover what is available today and take a peek at what will be coming soon. If you are thinking about getting a smartphone for the first time or upgrading the one you are currently using, don t miss this meeting. You will learn what you need to know to choose the phone and plan that best fits your needs. BIG SIR (Con't) (I d be happy to give him some no charge). Bill Cooper is going to get a pacemaker. Hopefully Bill will be able to return as our curmudgeon in residence. Assistant Secretary Jim Inden is praying for his return soonest. John Nelson had a stint put in. Says he feels better than he has in a long time. I shudder to think about where most of us would be without the benefits of modern medicine. Bocce Ball: Bocce will meet at Leghorns Park on Thursday July 14, at 10:00AM. After our meet players usually go to a local restaurant for lunch. That said, I m sad to tell you that Dave Shetka passed away. Dave was responsible for handing out lunch table assignments for as long as I can remember. At this writing, the family has not made a decision about a memorial service. If and when that happens, you will be notified. Rich Zanotti announced that interest in Bocce Ball appears to be picking up. Activity participation is one of the pillars upon which SIR is built. Our Area Governor, Sandy Grieves, is putting together a list of all the activities associated with each of the Area 8 branches, and I hope to be able to circulate that list in the near future. Most of those activities are open to participation by members from other branches. Don t forget to sign up for the Annual Picnic, August 23 beginning at 11:30 AM. For a measly $12, you get a great meal with wine, beer and soft drinks included, and enjoy a fun social experience. Hats off to Tom Molinari who organizes this event year after year. At the last meeting, Mark Quam read off the list of June birthdays. I was stunned to hear those birth dates - every one is younger than me. Talk about a downer. Tracking Our Numbers SIR Herb Mitschan HLM (JUNE NUMBERS) Membership 102 Members Attended 75 Guests, Visitors, & Speaker 4 Total Attendance 79 Excused 12 Unexcused 14 Inactive 1 Removed 0 Added 2 The Greeter will be SIR Keith Heiden Page 2
DON T FORGET!!! JUNE 21st and 22nd SONOMA / MARIN FAIR If you are NOT going to the MENU Volunteers make this lunch, are still then needed for three hour shifts (same as last year) call Herb Mitschan at 707-763-9225 by 6:30PM DON T FORGET!!! July 10th the Sunday before the lunch. You can save the BBQ Pork Includes salad, bread, coffee and dessert club and yourself $16. July Birthdays July Anniversaries Edward & Allie Andrews 1967 John & Linda Gallagher 1967 Thomas & Maureen Hampton 1965 Victor & Jan Johnson 1977 Gerald & Kathy Mahoney 1964 David & Peggy Owens 1974 Butch & Ellie Smith 1973 Raymond & Lena Smith 1966 Richard & Geraldine Zanotti 1970 Thomas Chamberland 1946 Roy Dorn 1944 Kenneth Downing 1939 Tony Estes 1942 Tom Fresquez 1931 Jerry Hall 1934 Robert Hartley 1938 Herbert Mitschan 1947 Edmund Molinari 1939 Charles Severson 1927 James Troxel 1944 Richard Zanotti 1941 (If you are 90 or older you get a free lunch on your birthday month) Regular members missing three (3) consecutive meetings without notifying the Attendance Chairman with a valid reason, or, attending fewer than six (6) meetings within the last twelve (12) months, shall be notified of membership termination. Please call three (3) days in advance when you cannot attend. Calling the same day as the luncheon does not give time to cancel meals. Parent - Sorensen Mortuary & Crematory James M. Smith - President 850 Keokuk Street Petaluma, CA 94952 707 763 4131
TRAVEL Arranged by SIR Ed Molinari SAVE AUGUST 23 FOR THE BBQ ---THE FLYER IS ATTACHED TO THIS NEWSLETTER 2018 TRIPS: June 27-29 Yosemite Nat Park - 2 nights at Chukchansi Resort. Includes: food and gaming credits, 2 lunches, Yosemite Valley Tram tour, Railway excursion and BBQ, tax and gratuities included and more for only $495pp. Contact: Tom Molinari stmolinari@sbcglobal.net, 707-762-1880. Aug 6 12: Yellowstone, A Wildlife Safari. Tour Highlights: Yellowstone NP, Idaho Falls, Grand Teton NP, Snake River Float trip, Salt Lake City w/mormon Tabernacle choir and Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center. Includes: home pickup, transfers, R/T air Salt Lake City, (10 meals). Cost: $2789 per person dbl occupancy. $3509 Single.Br. 32 Escorts John Pletsch 408 504-1255 and Mike Console 408 246-1080 Aug 22-30: Colors of Provence River Cruise Lyon to Aries. Begin your cruise in Lyon, France s gastronomical capital. Enjoy wine tastings at local vintners, marvel at Roman ruins and stroll thought medieval villages. See the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Avignon. Post option, three nights in Barcelona. Price $6349 to $7350. Larry Yarberry Branch 8 yarberry42@comcast.net Phone 925-890-9245 Sep 8: Colorado Train Trip. 7- day trip with stops at the US Airforce academy, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Colorado National Monument and Museum. Cost $3035 and includes 15 meals, R/T Air, home pickup and back, professional tour manager, Larry Yarberry, Br 8, 925-890-9245. Sep 13-23: Alaska Inside Passage. 11-day Grand Princess Cruise starting in SF with ports of call at Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan and Victoria B.C. Trip includes R/T transfer, Gratuities, Shipboard credit, and Photo. Cost $1899 to $3249. Tom Molinari, Br 147, 707-762-1880. Sep 17-25: The BIG E. The largest fair on the East Coast. Fall colors, culture, history, entertainment, shopping, food and drink. Highlights- Eastern States Exhibition, Storrowton Village, Springfield Museum, Dr Seuss Sculpture Garden, Big E Circus and Parade, Ben and Jerry Factory, Lunch at Trapp Family Lodge, Quechee Gorge Loon Gondola ride, Portland City Tour and Lighthouse Lovers Cruise. Contact Lee Suess, Br 96, 408-309-1480. Sept 20: Islands of New England. Eight day escorted tour. Highlights Providence, Newport, Boston, Cranberry Bog, Plimoth Plantation, Cape Cod, Martha s Vineyard, Lobster Dinner, Provincetown, Hyannis, Nantucket. Bill Rodman 408 274-4521 or Alan Patmore 408 867-4197 Cost: $3349.. Oct 28: Beach Blanket Babylon (NEW). Matinee show with reserved balcony seats for this hilarious musical review. Trip includes round trip transportation from the Fairground (10:15am departure, returning around 6:00pm. Lunch is provided before the show at Original Joe s in North Beach. Contact Chuck Wolf 707-477-3505. Oct 21-31: Crystal Mozart River Cruise. Enjoy Europe s majesty and history of the scenic Wachau Valley, An Austrian wonderland. Stops include Durnstein, Melk, Bratislava, Budapest and Vienna. Prices start at $6485. Larry Martinson, Br 114, 408-528-0746 or Jim Stoner, 408-238-8458. Nov 5-13: Branson, MO Bentonville, Arkansas and Beyond. Wine, Dine and Yacht with Branson entertainers and see beautiful scenery and historic sites of Northwest Arkansas. Price includes home pick-up, professional tour guide, round-trip air fare and transfers. Cost: $2935 per person dbl occupancy $3470 Single. Br 141 Co-escorts: Brian Serpa 408 227-7658 & Rollo Parsons 408 268-5245 Dec 31 2018 (+ or - ) days (3-4 day trip) - New Years Pasadena Rose Parade. Pursuing 3-4 day trip to see the Rose Parade and other features. Please contact me (Chuck Wolf, 477-3505) if you have interest in this event as planning/scheduling is critical. We will have reserved seating. 2019 TRIPS: Feb 15-Mar 2, 2019: Cruise from San Francisco to Ft Lauderdale. 15 day cruise aboard the Coral Princess with port stops at Cabo San Lucas, San Juan Del Sur, Puntarenas, Fuerte Amador, cruising through the Panama Canal, Cartagena, and Ft Lauderdale. Cost ranges from $3390 to $4190. Arkady Belogolovsky, Br. 54, 408-253-3956, or Joe Salamida, 408-767-2838. Aug 26-Sept 6, 2019: The Rocky Mountaineer rail trip in Canada is scheduled to leave on Aug 26, 2019 (12 days, 11 nights). As you might know, these trains pass through some of the most beautiful country in Western Canada. The trip includes Jasper National Park 2 days, Bamff 2 days, and Lake Louise 2 days. Contact Tom Molinari (707-762-1880). Send your brief trip information to Tom Molinari at stmolinari@sbcglobal.net by the 22nd of the month. Only trips of at least 4 days or more in length will be listed Tom Molinari State Travel Chairman stmolinari@sbcglobal.net or 707 762-1880 Page 4
GOLF NEWS - from SIR Mark Cooper Tournament Schedule June 25 - P.G.&C.C. (9:00am Shotgun Start) July 2 - Foxtail South (8:00am Shogun Start) July 9 - Rooster Run 8:00am First of Tee Times July 16 P.G.&C.C. (9:00am Shotgun Start) July 23 Foxtail North (8:00am Shotgun Start) July 30 Rooster Run (8:00am First of Tee Times) All Monday games that fall on a Holiday during 2018 will be played at Rooster Run with 10am as the First Tee Time. Tournaments are modified shotgun except Rooster A big attaboy to Ken Downing for donating a new 100 tape for measuring closest to the pin. Thank You, Ken.. Mark Cooper Please remember that we are playing by Tournament Rules. Be sure you are accurately entering your scores on the score cards and keep in mind that there are no mulligans or do overs. ++++++++++++++ TOURNAMENT RESULTS +++++++++++++++++ May 21-Rooster Low Gross Low Net Net Closest to Pin Free Golf FIRST FLIGHT Bill Johns 82 Dan Busch 68 Ken Downing 27 10 Walt Smith 7 2 SECOND FLIGHT Mark Cooper 96 Lou Marello 69 John Nelson 70 Bill Allen 6 7 May 31-Rooster Low Gross Low Net Net Closest to Pin Free Golf FIRST FLIGHT Ken Downing 87 Dan Busch 69 Tim Church 10 8 SECOND FLIGHT Wayne Clealand 97 Lou Marello 62 Lew Ward 72 None Bill Allen 4 3 June 4-Rooster Low Gross Low Net Net Closest to Pin Free Golf FIRST FLIGHT Walt Smith 89 Joe Ladley 72 Roy Dorn 37 11 SECOND FLIGHT Lew Ward 99 Al Aguilar 68 Mark Cooper 15 0 Lew Ward 9 2 Tim Church 99 June 11-Foxtail Low Gross Low Net Net Closest to Pin Free Golf FIRST FLIGHT Ken Downing 83 Walt Smith 72 Dan Busch 73 Dave Einers 14 7 SECOND FLIGHT Mark Cooper 101 Lew Ward 75 Bill Allen 10 0 June 18-Rooster Low Gross Low Net Net Closest to Pin Free Golf FIRST FLIGHT Walt Smith 94 Dan Busch 75 Roy Dorn 5 5 Roy Dorn 14 0 SECOND FLIGHT Mark Cooper 94 John Nelson 65 Bill Allen 6 0 NON-RESPONSIBILITY DECLARATION: All activities arranged for or by, or sponsored by, Sons in Retirement, Incorporated, and its Branches, are for the convenience and pleasure of the members and their guests who desire participate. Sons in Retirement, and its Branches do not assume any responsibility for well being or safety of the participants or their property, in any matters pertaining to said activities. Page 5
SIR Nino Cerruti, HLM 313 Ridgeview Drive Petaluma, CA 94952 Place Stamp Here address label here Rooster Talk Little Hills Branch 147 Incorporated An Organization for Retired Men Find all kinds of info about our organization at sirinc.org DATED MATERIAL June 2018 SIR Branch 147 Executive Committee BIG SIR Mike Burwen 658 2824 Little SIR Greg O'Brien 774 6342 Secretary Bill Cooper, Sen. HLM 762 3083 Assistant Jim Inden 763 6422 Treasurer Nino Cerruti, HLM 762 5187 Assistant Mark Cooper 763 6183 DIRECTORS Bill Allen 763 3332 Michael Blume 658 2802 Ron Hedges 763 5505 Bill Johns 981 7363 John Nelson (Past Big Sir) 763 4311 Mark Quam 775 220 8447 OUR WILLING WORKERS Attendance Herb Mitschan HLM 763 9225 Bowling Bill Cooper, Senior HLM 762 3083 Chaplain Richard Bergeron 762 8589 Assistant Computer Mike Burwen 658 2844 Editor Al McLaughlin 762 8456 Golf Mark Cooper 763 6183 Golf Handicap Chairman Dan Curtin III 763 5374 Historian Jim Inden 763 6422 Store Keeper John Gallagher 763 9498 Membership Mark Quam 775 220 8447 Bocce Ball Rich Zanotti 763 0553 Name Tags & Seating Photographer Herb Mitschan 763 9225 Travel & Other Activities Tom Molinari 762 1880 Mailing List Nino Cerruti, HLM 762 5187 Picnic Tom Molinari 762 1880 RAMP (Recruitment, Activities, Member Relations, & Publicity) Mike Burwen 658 2844 Nominating Committee Tom Molinari 762 1880 Contact Information for individuals wanting more info. about SIRS: Phone: 707-780-2086 sir147@sirinc2.org REGULAR MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS are held on the Second Tuesday of Each Month The Executive Committee meets at 10:00 A.M., Social Hour at 11:00 and Lunch begins at 12:00. A Speaker is normally up after lunch. Meetings are held at the Elks Lodge 2105 S McDowel Blvd Petaluma, CA 94954 State President - Derek Southern Region 10 Director - Open Area 25 Governor - Alexander Grieve Page 6