SIR #142 NEWSLETTER Page 1 Editor: John Bernat 678-5840 Assistant Editor: Bernie Olson 593-6423 Website: www.142-sirbranch.com Webmaster: Tom Malaspina 701-9100 JANUARY 2019 2019, a new year with new members, new friends and more fun, frolic and fitness thru sport. Time races on and change is on the way. I can't believe that I'm starting my 4th year with Branch 142. And without spending a cent for an election campaign I will become Big Sir. Our luncheons will move to the 2nd Wednesday of each month. same time, same place, same great food at a very good price! Dues will be $40 a year. (the price of one good bottle of wine). For the coming year as Big Sir, I can promise that your electronic devices will not be getting a workout from me. I'm a Sociology major not a computer scientist. My flip phone is all I need! I do have a BIC pen and a printer at home, so we won't be totally unenlightened. Our guys in charge of our newsletter, our finances, our clubs and membership social events, sunshine and sports will continue to do sterling work! Super Bowl Grid will be available at the January 9th Luncheon. Four big winners, $5 a square, I will personally deliver your winnings on Feb. 3 rd. Also consider sending financial help to SIRS members in Paradise and Chico who lost so much! Wednesday Jan 9, 2019 Citrus Grilled Chicken Grilled Salmon Bread Pudding Wednesday Feb 13, 2019 Cross Rib Roast Chicken Parmigiano Ice Cream JANUARY BIRTHDAY BOYS Cheers for 2019!! Jim Veit SUNSHINE REPORT Condolences to the family of Juergen Kirberg an active bocce team member who passed away Decembert 9th. If you know of any Sir or their family that is ill or passed please call Mike Lazzari (650) 312-9414
SIR #142 NEWSLETTER Page 2 TREASURER S NOVEMBER REPORT Fred Karlsen 773-2295 Beginning Balance $9,043.56 Income $1,370.00 Expenses $4,943.69 Ending Balance $5,469.87 All expenses have been reviewed and paid. All receipts collected at the luncheon have been deposited. All annual dues collected have been deposited. As of November 123 members. Sir s roster update Please submit your changes to Tom Malaspina at tmalaspina@comcast.net or give your changes to Tom at the January 9 lunch. BOCCE (The Little Balls) Chris Manack (650) 355-5742 chrismanack@sbcgobal.net We welcome all members of SIR Branch 142 to come and check out our activity group. Coffee is served at 9:30AM with play commencing at 10AM each Thursday of the month, weather permitting. We play at Beresford Park in San Mateo. The bocce courts are adjacent to the tennis courts located on the 28th Avenue side of the park. Please call or e-mail me should you have any questions. Editor s Note: Articles to be published in the Newsletter must be received by the 1st of the month, so the Newsletter can be published on the Web site http://www.142-sirbranch.com/,prior to the meeting. Thanks for your cooperation! Printed copies are available at the luncheon. NEWSLETTER ON THE WEB: If you are not receiving the monthly email broadcast announcing that the latest Newsletter is now available on the website, you should contact Tom at tmalaspina@comcast.net email address.
SIR #142 NEWSLETTER Page 3 GOLF (The wee small balls) Bob Chang, 703-2342 Our 2018 golf season came to a close on December 13 with our year end Golf Luncheon and Awards Ceremony which was held at the Crystal Springs Golf Course. We had a great time and awarded more than 40 awards and prizes for golf accomplishments in 2018. The big award winner was John Thomas who won our Club Championship, the Leo McLaughlin trophy as well as awards in two other categories, Peter Deutsch who was our Most Improved Golfer as well as in two other categories, Arturo Panuco, top point getter and Low Gross, George Smith, Low Gross and Net winner for Flight 2, and Ken Mantoani, Closest to the Pin (1 foot 1 inch). All of the annual results are noted on the golf section of the Branch web site: http://www.142-sirbranch.com/2018_annual_golf_awards.pdf Everyone attending was a winner as we had a raffle of golf and golf related prizes and everyone won a prize. All the prizes were donated by the courses we play or by members of the club. Our 2019 schedule begins on March 5 and runs through Dec. 3. We have added several new courses for 2018 including Cinnibar Hills, Lake Chabot, and Baylands. Next year we are adding several Thursday events for our golf fanatics, as well as working on an Inter Branch match. The schedule is also posted on our web site. I hope you can join us for the new season. If you have any questions about golf please contact me at 650-703-2342 or you can email me at (coachchang@sbcglobal.net). NON-RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE: All travel events and other activities sponsored by SONS IN RETIREMENT, INC., or its branches are for the convenience and pleasure of the 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 passengers, or their property, or any damages whatsoever, in any manner pertaining to said travel or other activities.
SIR #142 NEWSLETTER Interest Groups Page 4 Interest Groups continue to have their normal meetings. Meetings are held at the Platfora/Silicon Valley Foundation (SVF) building at 1300 El Camino, San Mateo. Unless indicated otherwise. Note this site has been referred to as Charles Schwab in the past but the anchor tenant is now Platfora. Parking has become an issue there and we are limited to 14 vehicles and a permit is required. The permits are issued by the receptionist on a first come basis. Carpooling is recommended. Street parking is available (2 hour limitation) on El Camino and local streets. Further West the parking is more open/unlimited. Ralph Ravillo (Branch 1) has a monthly meeting. on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 9:30 AM 11:30 AM. A $5.00 contribution for coffee & donuts is suggested but not collected at each meeting. Attendees share their experiences with computers and help those with questions. A great place to get answers to your computer or electronics questions. Bill Bromley, has a monthly technology meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the IHOP restaurant at 1510 El Camino in Belmont.. A no host breakfast is available. Meetings start at 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Bill publishes by email a very interesting monthly newsletter on the fast changing industry. Attendees informally share their experiences and solutions with computers and personal electronics. This is an excellent place for beginners to get their questions answered. https://sirinc2.org/branch1/, then select Computer NL. l Did you know that you can attend the interest group meeting of other SIR branches. There are several activities within the SIR's organization, which everyone may take advantage of, by participating in one or more of them. Involvement with the SIR's activities is another benefit of membership. One may belong to as many as one wishes. There is no mandatory attendance required at any of the various activities, but it would be polite to notify the Chairman a few days in advance, if one can not attend. Because the facilities in which some of these activities meet require a rental fee, there may be a charge each time a certain activity meets. The amount of such charge varies with the activity. A listing of activities can be found at: http://branch1.sirinc2.org/sirsactivities.htm BOWLING (The Big Balls) Ken Braband 650 572-1250 SIRs, if any of you are interested in BOWLING in our SIR s bowling league now is a good time to join. There is plenty of room for anybody that is interested in joining. You ll also meet a bunch of nice SIR s from other branches and you ll have a lot of fun. We bowl at Bel-Mateo on Fridays from 9:45 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. If you must miss a meeting, phone Joe Lysek, Attendance Chair, at 650-578-9208. Otherwise, email him at jjl4me@att.net by the Monday before the lunch date.
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McLAUGHLIN TROPHY BEST 20 NET SCORES 1. JOHN THOMAS 1348.3 67.41 AVERAGE SCORE 2. PETER DEUTSCH 1359.0 67.95 AVERAGE 3. ARTURO PAUCO 1388.2 69.41 AVERAGE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 Branch 142 Golf Awards FLIGHT 1 CHAMPION LOU MAYTA FLIGHT 2 CHAMPION GARY SIMMS FLIGHT 3 CHAMPION RUBEN ARELLANO RUNNERUP DUNCAN BENAS RUNNERUP JOHN THOMAS RUNNERUP KEN MASRY LOW GROSS FLIGHT 1 1 ARTURO PANUCO 75 CRYSTAL SPRINGS MAY 15 1 BOB GERMEN 75 METROPOLITAN AUG 14 3 LOU MAYTA 78 SANTA TERESA OCT 30 LOW GROSS FLIGHT 2 1. GEORGE SMITH 80 SPRING VALLEY JULY 10 2. JOHN MOODIE 83 SPRING VALLEY SEPT 18 2 MIKE McCANN 83 SPRING VALLEY JULY 10 LOW GROSS FLIGHT 3 1. PETER DEUTSCH 90 MOFFETT NOV 6 2. GEORGE TRELUT 95 SPRING VALLEY SEPT 18 2. DALE HEIBERGER 95 SPRING VALLEY SEPT 18 LOW NET FLIGHT 1 1. JOHN THOMAS 59.6 SANTA TERESA OCT 30 2. LOU MAYTA 60.9 SKY WEST JUNE 5 3. BOB GERMEN 62.6 METROPOLITAN AUG 14 LOW NET FLIGHT 2 1. GEORGE SMITH 57.0 SPRING VALLEY JULY 10 2. MIKE McCANN 58.5 SPRING VALLEY JULY 10 3. JOHN MOODIE 59.4 SPRING VALLEY SEPT 18
LOW NET FLIGHT 3 1. PETER DEUTSCH 58.3 MOFFET NOV 6 2. DALE HEIBERGER 58.6 SPRING VALLEY SEPT 18 3. RUDY HOFFMAN 62.6 SKY WEST JUNE 5 HOLE IN ONE/CLOSEST TO PIN POOL 1. KEN MANTOANI 1 1 SKY WEST SEP 5 $246 2. JIM VEIT 1 9 SKY WEST JUNE 6 $123 3. JOE PIERCE 2 3 SUNNYVALE DEC 11 $41 CLOSEST TO THE PIN FLIGHT 1 1. JOE PIERCE 2 3 SUNNYVALE #4 DEC 11 2. JOHN THOMAS 2 11 SPRING VALLEY #7 DEC 4 3. ARTURO PANUCO 3 9 CINNIBAR CANYON #8 FEB 20 CLOSEST TO THE PIN FLIGHT 2 1. KEN MANTOANI 1 1 SKY WEST #5 SEPT 5 2. JIM VEIT 1 9 SKY WEST #16 JUNE 5 3. JIM STURKEN 2 11 SKY WEST #12 JUNE 5 CLOSEST TO THE PIN FLIGHT 3 1. JOHN NAJAC 6 11 PRESIDIO #7 MAR 27 2. BOB LOCKWOOD 8 6 SANTA CLARA #8 MAR 6 3. LEE BORRA 11 1 SAN JOSE #7 APRIL 3 MOST IMPROVED 1. PETER DEUTSCH 4.7 STROKES 33.8 TO 29.1 2. MIKE McCANN 3.7 STROKES 25.4 TO 21.7 3. GEORGE SMITH 2.6 STROKES 25.4 TO 22.8 POINT LEADERS: JOHN BERNAT 101 MIKE McCANN 107 DALE HEIBERGER 108 RUBEN ARELLANO 114 KEN MANTOANI 117 BOB ULRICH 133 BOB CHANG 139 GEORGE SMITH 142 JOE PIERCE 146 ART DEVOY 154 KEN MASRY 158 LOU MAYTA 159 JOHN MOODIE 162 PETER DEUTSCH 185 JOHN NAJAC 186 GARY SIMMS 186 JIM VEIT 187 JOHN THOMAS 221 ARTURO PANUCO 276