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A Non-profit Organization For Retired Men

Monthly Newsletter - Est. 1963

North Bay Branch No. 7, San Rafael

Website: www.sirinc2.org/branch7

HOROLOGIUM

55th year Br. 7

September 2018

BIG SIR—Terry Aleshire

Greeting Fellow SIRS members:

Secretary Bob Rigler, Treasurer Alan Wuthnow and I attended the SIRS annual meeting that was held at the Thunder Valley Re-sort/Casino in Lincoln, California on August 7, 2018. There was closed to two hundred (200) SIRS members that were in attendance. The agenda consisted of Bylaw Changes, Election of 2018 Officers, local branches submitting the cor-rect forms, in particular form number 63 and 64, and 2018 training.

Assistant Secretary Paul Kramer reviewed the finance and budget report - reasonably sound and in fine shape. Approved by voice vote.

Bylaws changes: Section 185, addendum B; Sec-tion 142 Proxy Vote if Regional Director unable to attend; Section 225 change category Section to Rules. All approved by voice vote.

Election of Officers: President Ed Benson, Vice President Jim L. Johnson, Secretary Ronald C. Fagel, Assistant Secretary Paul Kramer, Treasur-er, Roy Hodgkinson, Assistant Treasurer, Jimmie A. Johnson, and Chief Administrative Officer, Dean J. Steichen. All were approved by voice vote.

Much of the discussion included trying to set up “tailor made” training to the local branches; study

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LITTLE SIR—David Denning

The July meeting featured a talk by Gary Phillips, Mayor of San Ra-fael. He discussed the issues faced by a small city. The Smart Train is now running and San Ra-fael is working to make it a convenient way to travel from up north. Homelessness is a feature of any community and the Mayor is working hard to find housing for our less fortunate.

There was discussion about the San Geronimo golf course and whether to keep it or let it go back to nature. Since I am not a golfer, I'll defer to those of you who have an interest in the fate of the course.

September 6th Luncheon Menu

Beef Lasagna with Garlic Bread

or Grilled Salmon w/Lemon Butter Sauce

Luncheon & Raffle Ticket Sellers

September 6—Bob Bundy & David Denning

October 4—TBA

SEPTEMBER SPEAKER

Our speaker for September 6th is William Stewart,

MD. Bill was an internationally renowned ophthalmol-

ogist and eye surgeon. In mid-life he changed the

focus of his medical career to establish the Institute

for Health and Healing (IHH) at California Pacific Med-

ical Center in San Francisco. IHH is an integrative

health clinic providing traditional western primary care

physicians and also such modalities as Chinese medi-

cine and acupuncture, Ayurvedic treatments, Nutrition,

Massage and Bodywork, Guided Imagery and Psy-

chotherapy, and other complimentary health modali-

ties. As Director of IHH, Bill fostered the growth of the

Institute so that now it has clinics in Sutter Health

Hospitals throughout Northern California. Come to

hear about what lead him to make this mid-life

change, what IHH is today, and how he views the dif-

ference between the first and second halves of

life. This should be quite an interesting talk. Bill and

his wife, Susie, live in San Rafael.

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MEMBERSHIP REPORT August2018

TOTAL ACTIVE MEMBERS - 8/1/18 95

GAINS DURING MONTH 0

LOSSES DURING MONTH

#55 Tom Kewin died August 15th

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TOTAL ACTIVE MEMBERS - 9/1/18 94

Call Ray Gergus at 332-3987 if you can’t attend a luncheon

Bob Rigler, Secretary

Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting of July 26th:

Big Sir: Terry announced Russ Wallace’s resigna-tion as Assistant Secretary. At July meeting Terry will remind members of Russ’s contributions to SIR. We will look for a new Assistant Secretary and concurrently keep looking for a Little Sir to replace Dave Denning. Terry agrees to remain Big Sir if needed, but we will also look for a new Big Sir. Terry moved that the Branch pay for gas and incidental expenses for the August State meeting. Board approved.

Secretary: Minutes of the June meeting were cor-rected to note the board’s approval of Rob Rich-ard’s membership. Corrected minutes were ap-proved.

Treasurer: Al was not present. No report submit-ted.

Little Sir: David was absent. Bob Bundy suggest-ed 3 possible speaker topics for first quarter of 2019: 1) History of Levi Strauss 2) Advances in Cardiology 3) Marin Barfly

Activities: Chalet Basque lunch now at 46 people (8/14). Hello Dolly and Hamilton suggested for next year. Ted will announce at meeting and will start signups to help determine possible interest in either show. Dates and prices are not available yet. Outing to local WW-ll museum now full (10/18, $30). Fred reported that Trek wine tasting cancelled because of double-booking at the ven-ue. The next wine event will be in October, date and venue to be determined.

Old Business: Board discussed getting Marin County to improve the audiovisuals at McInnis. Blackout shades for better video viewing would definitely help! We should encourage members to write or call their elected county representative.

September 2018 Birthdays

28 Ray O’Leary September 6

90 Mike Hahn September 8

78 Doug Basham September 17

52 Jerry Tostenson September 23

AUGUST SPEAKER

SAN RAFAEL MAYOR GARY PHILLIPS

NEW MEMBER MIKE HEATON

IN MEMORIAM

THOMAS HENRY KEWIN

6/29/22—8/15/18

TOM JOINED BRANCH 7 IN 2006 AFTER A LONG CAREER

WITH PAN AM

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TOUR JOE GARBARINO’S

WWII MILITARY VEHICLE COLLECTION

THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2018

$30 PER PERSON INCLUDES LUNCH

LIMITED TO THE FIRST 35 MEMBERS THAT SIGN UP

MEET AT 10:30 AM AT 1050 ANDERSON DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL

CAR POOLING IS SUGGESTED

JOE GARBARINO’S COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 50 VEHICLES FROM JEEPS TO TANKS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, INCLUD-ING A FEW NON-AMERICAN VEHICLES WHICH HAPPEN TO BE ITALIAN-MADE.

THE COLLECTION STARTED 25 YEARS AGO WITH JUST ONE JEEP. VEHICLES IN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE GENERAL PATTON’S JEEP, A SHERMAN TANK, AND AN AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE. THE VE-HICLES ARE MAINTAINED YEAR-ROUND BY VOLUNTEERS.

ALL ARE IN RUNNING CONDITION, WITH THE BIGGEST PUBLIC EX-POSURE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. SOME VEHICLES ARE ALSO BROUGHT OUT FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY CELEBRATIONS AT THE MARIN CIVIC CENTER.

PAYMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING IS NOW DUE

SEND A CHECK TO TED PULLEN

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TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE SIR WEBSITE

OTHER TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES

Oct 10-16: At Home with the Presidents: Gettys-burg, Annapolis, Mt Vernon, Monticello and Fred-ericksburg. Presidents Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Monroe, and Eisenhower. Price $2,850 Double. R/T Air; Gratuities, and many meals. Contact: Roy Newman 530-755-3713.

Oct 21-31: Crystal Mozart River Cruise: Enjoy Europe’s majesty and history of the scenic Wa-chau Valley, an Austrian wonderland. Stops in-clude Durnstein, Melk, Bratislava, Budapest and Vienna. Prices start at $6,485. Larry Martinson, Br 114, 408-528-0746 or Jim Stoner, 408-238-

8458.

Oct 24-Nov 2: Tastes and Sounds of the South: 3 Nights Nashville, 2 Nights Memphis, 1 Night Natchez, 3 Nights New Orleans. Price $3,595 per person. Includes Transportation, gratuities, Con-tact Bill Stires: 209-544-2684.

of recruiting/markets with recommendations to enhance more active members to join.

Discussion also included SIRS aging population and ways to support those members with individ-ual follow up with compassion and contact.

A good group of speakers that included Jim Johnson, VP, Dean Steichen, CAO, and Ron Fagel, Secretary. All had wonderful stories and humor regarding some of their SIRS experienc-es.

The overall take away from the meeting was the dedication of the board to continue to make SIRS’s outreach efforts to make a difference for those individuals in retirement to find the “lost art of buddy-ship” through activities and gamesman-ship with some innocent bantering.

Want to give George Sarantakis some kudos for his organizational skills in setting up the August 14th luncheon at Chalet Basque. Good gather-ing, good food, good service, good conversation, and as always great to see all the ladies with their “main squeezes.” We need more of this kind of gathering - any volunteers?

Birthdays for September: Doug Basham 9/17, Michael Hahn 9/8, Ray O’Leary 9/6, and Jerry Tostenson 9/23.

We recently learned that we’ve lost another SIRS member, Tom Kewin. His lovely wife Phyllis noti-fied Ted Pullen. Tom had been a member of SIRS since 2006.

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SIR Travels – by Norm Milsner - Want to go on a Safari? You can without getting on a plane, or even leaving California. Safari West is a wild ani-mal park, 400 acres, just outside Santa Rosa. Over 700 wild African animals and birds of all kinds. Children and physically impaired are wel-come. Staying overnight is a must. You will be assigned a tent, class 3 accommodation, large bed, shower, heater end table and chairs. You are offered three meals a day. Continental break-fast is included, lunch and dinner are extra. Lunch and dinner are barbecues. There is a small Delicatessen for cold drinks, sandwiches, etc. Now about the tours. You are loaded onto a 3/4-ton truck for a 2-1/2 hour tour. You will be driven into compounds where you will be up-

close to the animals. Your guides will describe the animals and their native habitats. Of course, there are some animals you will not get too close to, they may charge the truck, so it’s best to keep clear. The Tubbs Fire, October 2017, came very close to burning the park, but Peter Lang, owner, stayed and protected the animals while losing his own home. His heroic efforts won him the “American Red Cross Animal Rescue Award”. For more information and reservations, (reservations are required for overnight stays and tours) go to: www.safariwest.com 1-800-616-

2695.

UPCOMING EVENTS

TED PULLEN IS ASKING FOR A SHOW OF POSSIBLE INTEREST IN EI-THER OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOWS

“HAMILTON”—–FEBRUARY 2019

“HELLO DOLLY”—–FEBRUARY-

MARCH 2019

TED NEEDS TO KNOW THE LEVEL OF INTEREST BEFORE HE MAKES FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS, SO LET HIM KNOW IF YOU’RE INTERESTED.

ACTUAL DATE(S) AND COSTS TO FOLLOW.

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LUCKY 7 GOLF RESULTS

Closest to the Hole 4 Closest to the Hole 11

None None

Tilden (Scramble) - August 22nd

1 Radtke, Poulos, Troya & Phillips 43.50

2 Brainard, Hahn & DeCook TB 44.00

3 Pastorino, Katz, Redwine & Lucchesi TB 44.00

4 Erlingsson, Miller, Leonard & Chiarenza 46.00

Closest to Hole 6 Closest to Hole 15

1. Mike Hahn 12’4” 1. Dave Miller 0’0”

2. Mike Campas 14’3” 2. Read Redwine 7’9” Paradise Valley (Scramble) - August 1st

1 Brainard, Miller, Hartnett & Wuthnow 40.50

2 Erlingsson, Black, Hahn & Aleshire 42.50

3 Dickes, Giachino, Land & Phillips 42.75

4 Testa, Radtke, Robinson & DeCook 44.75

Closest to the Hole x Closest to the Hole xx

1. No Winners 1. No Winners

STENZEL CONTEST STANDINGS

1. Dave Miller 0’0” 2. Jens Erlingsson 2’2”

3. Ron Moresco 2’9”

Mare Island (Scramble) - August 8th

1 Erlingsson, Radtke, Miller & Redwine 43.75

2 Pastorino, Troya, Lucchesi & Chiarenza 45.50

3 Katz, Hartnett, Leonard & Wuthnow 46.75

Closest to Hole 3 Closest to Hole 15

1. Spencer Brainard 21’6” 1. Mike Hahn 8’1”

2. Dick Katz 23’9”

Foxtail North (Individual Skins) - August 15th

A Flight Net B Flight Net

1 Ron Pastorino 67 1 Mike Hahn 67

4 Jens Erlingsson 73 4 Don Troya TB 70

5 Jack Hartnett 71

2 Spencer Brainard

69 2 Bob Phillips 68

3 Dave Dickes 72 3 Greg Poulos TB 70

Hiddenbrooke—July 25th

A Flight Net B Flight Net

1 Gordon Haight 68 1 Dave Miller TB 62

2 Spencer Brainard 69 2 Richard Katz TB 62

3 Cosmo Violante 70 3 Paul Donohue TB 62

4 Wolfgang Hultner

72 4 Ron Radtke 70

Closest to Hole 3 Closest to Hole 13

1. Jens Erlingsson

18’1” 1. Dave Miller 10’0”

2. Spencer Brainard

23’1” 2. Read Redwine 13’5”

DAVE MILLER HOLE-IN-ONE

Windsor (Individual Skins) - August 29th

A Flight Net B Flight Net

1 Bob Giachino 66 1 Ron Radtke TB 73

4 Bob Testa 76 4 Richard Robinson

TB 74

5 Jim Land TB 75

2 Dave Dickes 72 2 George Sarantakis

TB 73

3 Ron Pastorino 75 3 Mike Hahn TB 74

Closest to Hole 5 Closest to Hole 11

1. Bob Giachino 6’5” 1. Dave Dickes 30’3”

2. Don Troya 28’1” 2. Bob Giachino 45’6”

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AREA 8 MONTHLY MEETINGS

Branch 7 McInnis Park 1st Thursday Branch 22 McInnis Park 1st Tuesday Branch 47 McInnis Park 4th Tuesday

Branch 58 Elks Lodge Petaluma 3rd Tuesday Branch 68 McInnis Park 2nd Tuesday Branch 134 Embassy Suites 1st Tuesday

Branch 147 Elks Lodge Petaluma 2nd Tuesday

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 the members and their 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 matters pertaining to said activities.

Executive Board meets the Thursday preceding the Thursday Luncheon at Marin Joe’s, Corte Madera at 11:00 AM. Members welcome to

attend.

2018 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Big Sir: Terry Aleshire Little Sir: David Denning Secretary: Bob Rigler Asst Secretary: Russ Wallace Treasurer: Al Wuthnow Asst Treasurer: Ralph Sherer Directors: Bob Bundy, Fred Hajduk, Ted Pullen, George Sarantakis, Maynard Willms, Ron DeCook,

& Bob Phillips Advisor: Ken Kauer Publisher: Kirk Beales — 415-492-2686,

bear38@outlook.com Webmaster: Robby Robinson — robbyr67@att.net

FIRST CLASS MATERIAL

North Bay Branch #7

Bob Rigler, Secretary, 148 Sycamore Ave, Mill

Valley CA 94941

Tel: 415-388-4360

Return address

SIR ON THE INTERNET

www.sirinc.org Gives SIR history, organization, locations, activities, travel programs etc.. Also the State newsletter, SIR Happenings. Suggested for those

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September 2018 Meetings Thursday September 6 — Luncheon

Thursday September 27 — Board Meeting

SUNSHINE & SHADOWS Ken Kauer, Chairman, 472-2334

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