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JULY 2011 http://175.sirinc2.org/ Branch 175 Vol. 17 Issue 7
BIG SIR Sir Ron McClain
Well, most of the holidays are over, now time for vacations. But
as retired SIR, we are on vacation all the time. I hope Father’s
Day was rewarding for those of you who have kids. I don't have any,
so we adopted our niece. Then there was Veteran’s Day. A great day
to remember all those who have given so much, some their all.
Then there was July 4th. The day we remember our revolt from
tierney. We have become the greatest country in the world because
of our freedoms. It was great to be able to present The President’s
Award to our Senior SIR, and such a large group (see above). Keep
it up guys, the 95 and 100 year awards are next. The year is half
over. Where has the time gone. Soon it will be Christmas and then a
New Year. Be well and stay cool.
LITTLE SIR Sir Marin Vallejo
Remember the saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun?” Well
July is here, the first half of the year has passed and it seems l
i k e o n l y y e s t e r d a y . Yes! I’m having fun, serving you
the members of SIR 175, and most of all listening to your
suggestions and concerns. I wish to thank you all for making the
first half of 2011 a success.
Please remember, ask a friend to join you for lunch and the
following month, don’t forget to call him. Remember, retention is
part of recruitment.
Lunch 11:45
Menu: Beef or Chef’s Salad
Six Branch 175 SIR received Presidential Awards entitled Senior
SIR Certificates for having attained the age of 90 at the June SIR
Lunch held at Pardini’s on Thursday, June 24. Pictured from left to
right above are: Sirs Ron McClain, Big Sir, Jim Quinn, Bud Rayburn,
Frank Hunting, Bob Shahbazian, J.L. Morrison, Mike Tozlian, and
picture on far right is Little Sir Marin Vallejo.
BOARD MEETING; 10:30
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BRANCH 175 SIR
Picture at left taken by Mr. Howard Watkins who was visiting
branch 175 at the June lunch and who is speaker at our July
Lunch
Mr. Howard Watkins, Fresno’s Photo Laureate, is our July
speaker. A retired attorney, Howard has taken over 250,000
photographs and has the largest collection of photographs of
people, places, and events in the greater Fresno area over the past
35+ years. He has partnered with the Fresno Regional Foundation and
CSUF”s Henry Madden Library to
donate his collection to be available to the public through the
Library’s website. Come hear about this wonderful community
project. Be early and enjoy viewing some of his “photo boards.”
Mr. Shawn Ferreria Senior Air Quality Specialist
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District
Ms Ruth Holmes, Outreach & Com-munications Representative,
assisted Mr. Ferreria in giving handouts and helping SIR complete a
“Healthy Air Pledge Card” and thereby being entered into a drawing
for an electric lawn mower.
Mr. Ferreria makes a return visit to SIR 175. He was last with
us in 2008. Shawn said, “The Valley’s a bowl and it traps allhe
pol-lution during the Summer.” He promoted the District’s Healthy
Living Campaign and told us, “All of us can step up and help clean
the air,” and encouraged us to sign a Health Air Pledge Card. The
banner to the right of Shawn in picture above contains seven
con-crete things we can do the help (including car pooling and
combin-ing trips we take).
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GOLF by Sir Charlie Pepper
New member, Sir Don Washer (on right in picture) being installed
by Sir Dean Clark, Membership Chairman, at the June Lunch.
Membership by Sir Dean Clark This is going to be a great month!
Paul Dehn will join us on a permanent basis. This makes 12 new
members so far this year. Thank you Sir Tim Finley. Paul retired
from the TSA Transportation Security Administration. Since he
served as a Lead Screener, I imagine there are interesting stories
he could tell. His hobbies are golf, travel, and gardening. Larry
Hanville , guest of Sir Tom Lean will be joining us soon. He has
been in the grocery business for years with Savemart. Another one
who likes to golf, travel, and garden. We’ll have to share some
stories with each other since I worked for Mayfair Market 10 years
while going to college and warding off starvation when I started
teaching. For all you emblem owners, this is the month again for
“Proud to be a SIR” drawing. This is fun. So wear everything and
win a chance for a FREE lunch. As I have said before, I have seven
emblems(which means seven chances) but Sir Don Luft has been on a
buying spree. I will be interesting to see how many emblems he
comes up with. Don’t leave it up to just our newest members to
invite guests. Carry our business cards and hand them out to
people. You really will be doing a big favor inviting someone. It’s
boring sitting around home when we have all these activities to
share. Cock-a-doodle-do!
Your Branch 175 golfers fell on hard times when we played Branch
179 in our two challenge matches for the annual 175/179 trophy. We
met at Airways on June 28 and were thoroughly trounced 6 to 2. At
our second match on July 12th, we again come up short winning 3 of
12. The good news from the first tournament was that the team of
Sirs Jim Scroggin and Gary Beacom and the team of Sirs Tom Lean and
Mike Castle were victorious in their matches against 179. Sir Bob
Dickson finished 4th in the individual tournament and Sir Rich
Grigsby pocketed the cash for closest to the pin on the part 3,
15th hole. Branch 175 winners in the second tournament were Sirs
Jerry Long, Tom Lean, and Charlie Pepper. We also played a two-man
best ball tournament at the beautiful Belmont Country Club on July
7th. I’m sure everyone will be surprised to learn that Sirs Mike
Castle and Tom Lean were the big winners from our Branch 175. I
happened to have a front row seat to enjoy their show and they even
helped me bring home a second place finish. I owe them both a “big
orange” for putting up with me. Sirs Jerry Long and Bob Dickson
also had a good day on the course and received a substantial
financial award. Our next two tournaments will be on July 26th at
Riverside, 0800 shotgun start and on August 9th at Fig Garden. At
Fig Garden, we will have regular tee times starting at 0930. Call
Sir Charlie Pepper at 433-0646 or Art Daly at 227-7618 to signup.
Email [email protected] and/or [email protected] also will
work nicely. Phil Mickelson passed along a great golf tip recently
when he responded to this question from an anonymous reporter.
Reporter, “You are spectacular, your name is synonymous with the
game of golf. You really know your way around the course. What’s
your secret?” Mickelson replied, “The holes are numbered.” See you
on the tee.
If you are SIR Badge Number: 048, 6 tickets are available to you
for the
“Proud to be a SIR” drawing
Identify yourself to Jerry Long and show him your SIR badge
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BOOK CLUB by Sir Tim Finley
http://175.sirinc2.org/ E-mail or call your request to me for
delivery the following meeting. Book orders will be filled on a
first request, first fill basis.
TRAVEL by Sir Richard Beers
LIBRARIAN Sir Dennis Murane
HARDWARE Sir Jerry Stoltenberg
Polo Shirts
Baseball Style Caps Windbreakers Rooster Pins
Bolo Ties
Be a PROUD SIR, wear your emblems and clothing items to our
lunches - the more you have on, the more chances you have to win at
Sir Dean Clark’s PROUD TO BE A SIR free lunch drawings.
The Book Club met in June and was attended by a half dozen
members: Sirs Hal Debban, Bob Edwards, Tim Finley, Merle Knapp,
Louis Volpp and George Zerlang. The following books were presented
and reviewed: True Grit by Clive Pettis *4 & 1/2 stars The
Innocent Man by John Grisham *4 stars Millie’s Fling by Jill
Mansell *4&1/2 stars History’s Shocking Secrets by Bill Coate
*4 stars The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown *3 stars (* number of stars
as rated by Amazon.com) All SIR are welcome to attend Book Club
meetings. Please join us at 9:30 on SIR General Meeting days at The
Coffee Shop in the shopping center next door To Pardini’s.
The Portugal & Azores/Madeiras trip remains our prime
consideration. We are planning to have the host of of this trip
present an informative and colorful program at our October Meeting,
Round trip air from Fresno on this 2012 best of Portugal featuring
the Estorial Coast, Azores and Madeira Islands. Discover the beauty
of Portugal’s Riviera with visits to Sintra, Cascals and Estroril.
Experience an entertaining evening featuring Portuguese cruisin,
local wine, folkloric dances and the moving sounds of Fado. Spend
four night explor-ing St. Michael, the “green island,” and largest
of the Azorean Islands. Explore the island of Madeira, known as the
“Pearl of the Atlantic.” Visit unique tea and pineapple
plantations.
Did you know Sir George Pisching is in the formative stages of
getting a Woodworking Group started? Talk to him at the July
lunch.
The 2012 Slate of Officers and Directors
are currently being finalized and will appear in the August
Edition of the
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JULY BIRTHDAYS Sir Richard Scheidt
John Broske Howard Buchenberger Mike Castle John Durant Andy
Lawson Ed Nicholson John Snyder Richard Thompson Mike Tozlian
Winner of Free Lunch from June Birthdays: Sir Chuck Anspach
BRIDGE Sir Bob Cleveland
BOWLING Sir Merle Knapp
SUNSHINE Sir Bill Almeida
Health concerns were reported during the month for: Sirs Ray
Born and Fred Fowler
Couples Bridge was played on June 8th at 1:00 PM at Sir Frank
and Jean Hunting’s home. Winners Men: Bob Cleveland, 2450 points,
Frank Hunting , 2440 pts Bud Pope, 2310, pts. Winners Women: Ginny
Cleveland, 2780 pts Jean Hunting, 2240 pts. Helga Livingstone, 2240
pts. Couples Bridge for July was played on the 13th at the home of
Sir Bob and Ginny Cleveland. Winners Men: Bud Rayburn, 4550 pts.
Russ Mott, 3300 pts. Bob Cleveland, 3100 pts. Winners Women; Tess
Mott, 4860 pts. Ginny Cleveland, 3520 pts. Helga Livingstone, 2740
pts. In August, we will play on the 10th at 1:00 at the home of Sir
Russ and Tess Mott.
The 2010-2011 SIR Bowling season ended July 1. Following are the
results for the season. Bowling continues for Summer Practice until
the new season begins every Friday morning at 10:00 AM. Come check
us out and be ready to start the new season. Name Season Ave. Total
Games HGH HSH HGS HSS Bill Ripley 166 114 248 669 221 591 Merle
Knapp 166 102 257 704 227 614 Tom Harlan 156 120 288 688 252 580
Mike Castle 130 15 231 645 169 459 The 2011-2012 season starts on
September 9, 2011.
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SIR Branch #175 Jerry Long, Editor 9260 N. Green Meadows Lane
Fresno, CA 93720
SIR BRANCH # 175 2011 OFFICERS Big SIR Ron McClain 292-1919
Little SIR Marin Vallejo 275-4622 Treasurer Robert Bakman 434-1975
Asst. Treas. Andy Provost 439-3295 Secretary Merle Knapp 439-3658
Asst. Secy William Weber 229-4183 DIRECTORS Tim Finley 2011
299-5210 Richard Grigsby 2011 439-8540 Charlie Pepper 2012 433-0646
Gary Beacom 2012 434-4007 Fred Ketcham 2013 225-4041 Russ Mott 2013
441-1115 ACTIVITIES Book Club Tim Finley 299-5210 Bowling Merle
Knapp 439-3658 Bridge Bob Cleveland 435-5773 Golf Charlie Pepper
433-0646 Travel Richard Beers 431-3728 BARN-YARD ACTIVITIES
Attendance (Open) Bulletin-ECHO Jerry Long 287-4023 Chaplain James
Scroggin 431-5052 Database Ed Richard Scheidt 435-2536 Hardware
Jerry Stoltenberg 289-9287 Historian Merle Knapp 439-3658 Librarian
Dennis Murane 276-1866 Asst Librarian Tim Finley 299-5210
Membership Dean Clark 439-8455 Photographer Tim Finley 299-5210
Special Events Fred Ketcham 225-4041 Sunshine Bill Almeida 226-4485
Telephone Ray Born 438-5804
SONS IN RETIREMENT 2011 STATE OFFICERS
President Robert Mannell (408) 264-7121 Vice President James
Stedman (925) 932-1636 Secretary Eckart Sellinger (415) 602-7176
Treasurer Adolph Lopez (650) 270-3875 Director, Region 8 John Levis
(559) 433-1740 Governor, Area 29 Ed Dorn (559) 433-0670
Non-Responsibility Declaration All travel events and other
activities 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,
Incorporated, and its Branches, do not assume any re-sponsibility
for the well being or safety of the participants or passengers, or
their property or any damages whatso-ever, in any manner pertaining
to said travel activities. Where the travel literature is prepared
by a travel agency, the following words shall be added to the above
wording: “Any other ‘disclosures’ or non-responsibility provisions
contained herein shall not in any way incur any liability attaching
to Sons in Retirement, Incorporated, or any Branch thereof.”
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