B U L L E T I N NEWS FROM DAVE

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1 B U L L E T I N SIR# 172 Twain Harte, CA April 2016 Website: PO Box 1143, Twain Harte, CA NEWS FROM DAVE Be sure to put the August 4, 2016 Annual Twain Harte Ladies Day picnic on your calendar. Little Sir Dave Goldemberg worked hard to get an agreement with Indigeny Reserve to have the August 4, 2016 Annual Ladies Day Picnic SIR picnic at their beautiful mountain location with a local caterer supplying picnic food. I encourage everyone to visit Indigeny at Summers Lane, Sonora just over 4 miles from downtown. Your SIR branch is run by volunteers and last month, you heard our Lunch Chairman, Pat Casey, became very ill and had to resign from the branch. Please consider helping your branch the Lunch Chairman meets annually with our caterer and the other local branches to decide on the next year s lunch menu. Then, either he or someone else, calls tables. That s it! Remember, when you see and hear a different lunch caller, they volunteered. If you re interested in helping out, please call me or see me at the April luncheon. Little SIR Blog This year s Annual Ladies Day Picnic is being catered by Sierra Smoke BBQ, a local business. Theirs is always a classy event! The full Committee will start work on April 7, 2016 The Branch Executive Committee (BEC) meets at 8:00am at the Pine Tree Restaurant the Monday before the luncheon many BEC members arrive around 7:00 am for breakfast and to enjoy fellowship beforehand. The BEC includes Big and Little Sir, Directors, Secretary & Asst and Treasurer & Asst. Many Activity Group Chairmen are there to present their upcoming activities for vote and approval. I encourage any member to attend and offer input! The next two meetings are Monday, April 4, 2016 and Monday, May 2, APRIL BIRTHDAYS Larry Asquith Michael Eachus Mel Johnson Roger Cabral Gerry Fountain Jerry Morrow Alan Day David Goldemberg Jim Nolan Paul Halek LUNCH SCHEDULE Lunches are the first Thursday at the Elk s Lodge with No-Host Refreshments at 11:00am. Lunch cost is $ THURSDAY - - April 7, 2016 Menu Swiss Steak Mashed Potatoes Corn, Green Salad Sherbert - - THURSDAY - - May 5, 2016 Menu Baked Ham Candied Yams Mixed Veg s, Green Salad Tapioca Pudding - - THURSDAY - - June 2, 2016 Menu Meatloaf & Gravy Mashed Potatoes Green Beans, Green Salad Strawberry Short Cake Can t Make Lunch? Call Please read Rule 100 and 101 pertaining to lunch attendance in the Member Information section on the last page FELLOWSHIP Get Well Cards were sent to Sir Bim Hastings Sir Stu Heller Sir Dennis Honeychurch Sir Vern Krell Sir George Lowder Sir Van McCown Sympathy Card was sent to Laurel Leslie on behalf of Sir Bob Leslie, who recently passed Please contact Sprague Edwards if you are or know about an ailing fellow Sir

2 The next BEC Meeting will be at 8:00am on Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Pine Tree Restaurant. Board Members, Group Chairmen and all members are invited Lunch Speaker Schedule April s speaker is Sean Gast, US Forest Service (USFS) Captain on the Groveland Hotshot Crew. He ll speak about experiences on the 2013 RIM fire and other major fires in 2014 and May s guest speaker is Clare Long, also from the USFS. Claire is in charge of the Rim Fire Reforestation effort and works with many public agencies and actively recruits public volunteers. Reforestation of the burned areas is critical to long term forest health and has a direct impact on our local economy. ACTIVITY GROUP NEWS Bike (Steve Happel, ) We ll ride on Tuesday, April 12 th. The destination depends on whether the trail on our First choice, South Fork Road to Lyons Reservoir, is muddy. If it s muddy, the Second choice is a ride from Copperopolis Town Square to Saddle Creek Golf course and back. I ll advise everyone as the date approaches. We ll meet at 8:30am and carpool to our destination. It ll be the Twain Harte Market for South Fork Road or the Junction Shopping Center for Copperopolis. Lunch afterwards somewhere. Either ride will be great for a group picture. Fishing (Bert Kronnick, Sonora Branch#77, , oldfishingreels@aol.com) No local fishing events are planned at this time. The San Jose SIR branch has a 4-night Alaska fishing adventure in Ketchikan planned for August 3 rd to 16, 2016 check our website for more details or contact Paul Halek. We d like for a #172 member to volunteer as our branch Fishing Chairman to work with Bert Do fish go home and lie about the size of the bait they stole? Golf (Richard Broddie, ) Date Day Course Tee Cost 5-Apr-16 Saddle Creek 11:30am $51 10-May-16 La Contenta 11:00am 2 for 1 7-Jun-16 Elkhorn 9:00am 2 for 1 12-Jul-16 Tue Lockeford Springs 9:00am 2 for 1 9-Aug-16 Micke Grove 9:30am 2 for 1 6-Sep-16 Pine Mountain Lake 11:00am $48 11-Oct-16 Brookside 11:30am $51 IMPORTANT: All golfers will need to sign up and pay the golf fees at the Sir luncheon prior to the golf date. The "2 for 1" fees are paid at the course. Golf fees listed to be paid at the luncheons include $6.00 for tournament money. A foursome of senior golfers hit the course with waning enthusiasm. These fairways seem to be getting longer and longer, one said. And these hills are getting steeper, another complained. You know, the sand traps seem bigger than I remember, the third said. After hearing enough from his buddies, the oldest and wisest of the group piped up and said, Oh, just be thankful we re still on this side of the grass! Hike (Dennis Hebert, ) The April SIR Hike will be at the West Side Railroad Grade on Tuesday, April 19, The West Side ride is an easy 5-mile point-to-point ride with minimal elevation. This trail is developed from the east boundary of the Tuolumne Township to approximately four miles beyond the Stanislaus National Forest boundary. Hikers, bikers, and horse riders use the trail. The canyon views are absolutely breathtaking. A short distance in the trail you will find the train tracks from yesteryear. We ll meet at the Twain Harte Market parking lot at 9:00 AM. Great area to take a group picture. Horseshoes (Cas Munoz, ) Seven monthly games are scheduled on the last Thursday at the Tuolumne Horseshoe Pits. The dates are April 28, May 26, June 30, July 28, August 25, September 29 and October 27th - 2 -

3 ACTIVITY GROUP NEWS Lunch & BEC Schedule 2016 Month Day Date Month Day Date January Thursday January 7, 2016 July Thursday July 7, 2016 February Thursday February 4, 2016 August Thursday August 4, 2016 March Thursday March 3, 2016 September Thursday September 1, 2016 April Thursday April 7, 2016 October Thursday October 6, 2016 May Thursday May 5, 2016 November Thursday November 3, 2016 June Thursday June 2, 2016 December WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2016 The Elk s Lodge has an event on the first Thursday each December and the first 2016 Thursday is December 1 st. The second Thursday is the SIR# 77 lunch. Therefore, our December lunch will be on Wednesday, Nov 30. Pinochle (Roland Patton, ) Cutthroat Pinochle each Monday at 1:00pm at the Pine Tree Restaurant. Entry fee is $3.00. April 4, 11, 18 and 25. We normally play on any 5 th Monday but it doesn t count for the monthly score totals. Propane (Roy Gray, ) Roy will announce the latest prices at each luncheon RV (Duane Porter, ) Some trips have been locked in; a few are still being coordinated. Anyone with an RV is invited to join the ravans planned. April Pahrump, Nevada is the destination arriving on Sunday, April 10 th and departing on the Sunday the 17 th. Fred Ray found Wine Ridge RV Resort that offers Bingo, Card Games, Water Pools, Off-Road 4-Wheel Tours and a Wednesday night dinner and wine. Call and mention Twain Harte SIRs Rally. Wednesday night dinner is $15.00 per person and you need to make reservations. May Betabel RV Park in San Juan Bautista. The caravan arrives on Sunday, May 15 th, leaving on Saturday, May 21st. It s close to Gilroy Outlet stores, Monterey and Phil s Fish House at Moss Landing. Golf at San Juan Oaks, Ridgemark or Eagle Ridge Golf Club. Contact Duane for reservations ($40.50 per night). - An August trip to Leavenworth, WA, Petaluma is in the planning stages. - September Sparks, NV is the destination from Wednesday, Sep 7 th to Tuesday, Sep 13 th Tech (Dick Chimenti, ) No meeting is on tap for April. Theater (Sprague Edwards, ) Play Call or Sprague (sprague2@sbcglobal.net) for information and details Wednesday Play Date Ticket Purchase Deadline Theater Per Ticket Price Restaurant Per Ticket Price Hank Williams 20-Apr Mar-16 Fallon House City Hotel Rest $25.50 Vanya & Sonya 8-Jun May-16 East Sonora Beehive 17-Aug Jul-16 East Sonora The Robber Bridegroom 14-Sep Aug-16 Fallon House Church Basement Ladies 19-Oct Sep-16 Fallon House $22.00 Travel (Paul Halek, ) An updated list of the 5 European cruises and 14 North & South American trips are on our website

4 ACTIVITY GROUP HAPPENINGS Pinochle Scores SIRs from our 3 local branches play every Monday at the Pine Tree Restaurant. Does it look like Roland has a strong hand? Sonny Tome (77) ponders why he can t get as good a kitty and Jerry Morrow is looking at his hand and how Roland s kitty would be great for him. You have to Bid to Win the Kitty. March Monday Session Players Sonny Tome Art Bartee Tom Newell Felix Ledbetter John Johnson Monday Session Players Roland Patton Al De Neveu Bob Morrison Mike Schmidt Bert Kronnick Twain Harte SIRs BIKE Group Mar 2016 Ride 2 Monday Session Players Dave Goldemberg Henry Beltran Del Rotelli Paul Halek Bill Burnes Jerry Morrow Monday Session Players Bill Bryant Clark Beerman Mike Eachus Weekly First Place Winners Date Score Player Branch# 7-Mar Dave Goldemberg Mar Bill Bryant Mar Dave Goldemberg Mar Al DeNeveu 136 Steve Happel took this picture of John Morton, Dave Palmer, Fred Petersen, Rich Brandau and Bill Bamford The 10-mile ride was to the Old Don Pedro Road. Crisp weather made for an enjoyable ride under cloudy skies. SIR vs SIR vs SIR Branch Average Scores - Jan thru Mar 2016 Branch Score Twain Harte Sonora Sierra

5 Twain Harte SIRs HIKE Feb 2016 Rain forced cancellation of the March 22 nd Hike but we re hoping any April showers don t happen on the hike day this month. Twelve people showed up for the February 23 rd 5.2 mile, 3.5 hour Hike at Red Hills. Left to right, standing, the hikers are: Mike Clay, Dave Kenney, Becky Chimenti, Steve Happel, Dennis Hebert, Fred Peterson. Front row : Rich Bauman, John Avila, Bill Guenza, Lee Piercey, Bill Bamford and Jerry Jensen. SIR Twain Harte New Members You caught a glimpse of these new members when they were inducted and received their badges and roosters. Here s their mugshots please make it a point to introduce yourselves. Bob Winters Twain Harte Sponsor: Henry Beltran December 2015 Danny Lane Twain Harte Sponsor: Ron Clark January 2016 w Don Moore Twain Harte Sponsor: Bob Fisher January 2016 Tom Munoz Sonora Sponsor: Cas Munoz January 2016 TECH TALK Technology User s Group Sir Lee Allendorf asked Sir Dick Chimenti: Do you use offsite backup such as Carbonite or do periodic backups to an external hard drive? No, I don t use an offsite backup but think offsite (out in the cloud) backup is a great solution. Carbonite allows a no-size-limit backup of one drive for a reasonable annual cost. You can also retrieve files individually in case you accidentally destroy one. As long as you're not uploading enormous files (such as movies), it's just fine. You are, of course, constrained by the speed of your Internet connection. I use a Microsoft provided tool called SyncToy and backup my data to my own external hard disk drive (HDD). The drawback is that if my house burns to the ground, I lose my computer and backup. Additionally, any data files that I've created since my last backup (I usually do so every Sunday) will be lost. External HDDs come in terabyte capacities and can be bought locally, online or big box stores

6 BRANCH OFFICERS Branch, Area, Regional Officers POSITION NAME TELEPHONE Big SIR Dave Palmer dpalmer348@aol.com Little SIR Dave Goldemberg dgoldemb@msn.com Secretary Robert Fisher fisher@goldrush.com Secretary Asst Ed Mintline emgat@att.net Treasurer Dave Tibbetts dksvcs@att.net Treasurer Asst John Morton gjmorton7@gmail.com 2nd Year Director Art Bartee artb@mlode.com 2nd Year Director Rick DeSambad desambad@aol.com 2nd Year Director Paul Halek sierra.red@sbcglobal.net 1st Year Director Ralph Legg ralphlegg@sbcglobal.net 1st Year Director Glenn Mutch retlacbc@gmail.com 1st Year Director Rich Robinson rrcr63@sbcglobal.net STATE OFFICERS President Don Dill Vice President Jerry Strain sirjerry42@gmail.com Regional Director Jerry Morrow jerdan@sonnet.com Area Governor Jim Johnson jlj32@sbcglobal.net BRANCH REPORTS The Branch BANK Mar 2016 Begin Cash Balance $5, Receipts $2, Disbursements $2, Ending Cash Balance: $5, LUNCH ATTENDANCE REPORT Mar 2016 Attending Members 124 Speakers, Visitors, Guests 8 LUNCH ATTENDEES 132 Non-Attending Member Info No Call Members 10 Inactive & Called-In Absence 34 NO SHOW TOTAL 44 MEMBERSHIP REPORT Mar 2016 Begin Membership Count 167 New Members 3 SUB TOTAL 170 Newly Inactive, Resigns, Terminations 1 TOTAL ACTIVE MEMBERS 169 MEMBER INFORMATION SIR BRANCH ATTENDANCE RULES (abridged) Planned Absence & Guests Monthly Lunch If you can t attend lunch, you need to call our Hotline ( ) before the lunch. If you re bringing a Guest please call our Hotline before noon the day before our lunch with your guest s name. We advise the caterer of anticipated attendance. Rule 100. A member may be terminated for any of the following: (a) Missing three consecutive regular luncheon meetings without having been excused prior to the meeting date. (b) Did not attend one-half of the regular luncheon meetings within the previous twelve consecutive month period. Rule 101. Certification of attending another Branch meeting will be considered as a credit to his attendance record. LEGAL NOTICE Non-Responsibility Declaration: All activities arranged for or by, or sponsored by, Sons In Retirement, Inc, and its Branches, are for the convenience and pleasure of members and guests who desire to participate. Sons In Retirement Inc. and its Branches do not assume any responsibility for the well being or safety of the participants, or their property, in any matters pertaining to said activities (Rule 345). Checks, money orders or credit cards for travel for one day or less (no overnight), where a bus/busses is/are used as the primary means of transportation may be made payable to the branch sponsoring the event. All other checks, money orders or credit cards for travel must be made payable to the travel agency (Rules 420 & 421). Rule 13: Sons In Retirement shall not support, promote or otherwise act to benefit, directly or indirectly, any other entity, cause, or crusade; or any charitable or civic project no matter how worthy, including donations to the Red Cross, blood banks and the like. Speakers at luncheons or other meetings of the Branch or State shall be made aware of this position so as to avoid any semblance of soliciting contributions or business, or endorsing any political, religious or ideological concepts. CHANGING YOUR PHONE#, OR ADDRESS Contact your Membership Chairman - 6 -