February 2016 - Branch 113 Pollock Pines

Devoted to the Promotion of Independence and Dignity of Retirement
SNOWLINE BRANCH # 113
FEBRUARY 2016
Big SIR Report by
Paul Ricci
Our first month of 2016 has
come and gone as has my
first luncheon meeting as
your Big SIR. A very good
meeting it was with 69
members in attendance
and 3 guests and an excellent speaker.
I don’t think I screwed anything up in my first go
around but I have 11 more months to go so who
knows. Senior moments could always set in.
We have started the year out with 92 active members, an increase of 5 members over the previous
year. Though the goal of most SIR clubs is a plus
one, my goal is to reach 95 but I’d be thrilled if we
could end up with an even 100 members by next
December. I look to each and every one of you for
suggestions as to how we can improve our organization and have more fun along the way. Look
around your neighborhoods and your friends outside of SIR’s. Could there be someone you’ve
thought about bringing. February 11th would be a
great time as they’ll be serving one of our favorite
meals and Paul Kramer has another great speaker
lined up.
Our next big activity is on Valentine’s day at the
Imagination Theater in Placerville. Lend Me a Tenor should be lots of fun for all who are planning on
going.
I’m looking forward to a fun and exciting year at
SIR branch 113.
LET IT SNOW!!! At least above 4000’ anyway so
Jenkinson Lake can fill up, although my snow blower could use a workout. I look forward to seeing
more of you in February
Respectfully Yours,
Paul Ricci
Little SIR Report by Paul Kramer
Congratulations to Big Sir, Paul Ricci, on the way he conducted his first meeting of
the year. The luncheon meeting went very well. The presentation by Steve Beck
was great. It continued the story of John Sutter with lots of pictures and accompanying information.
Our speakers for February are two ladies representing the Friends of the Pollock Pines Library. They will
be speaking about the library and how their organization works to support the library and the various programs they have there. The speakers have yet to be
chosen by them. A big thank you to Moose Brown,
our community liaison, for directing them to me when
they requested to speak to our group.
When I attend the various functions of our Sir group, I am always amazed at the friendliness and camaraderie that everyone exhibits. Keep up the outstanding atmosphere.
Our menu for February is ribs, coleslaw, and baked beans. This is one of our top luncheon items for a reason. I can’t wait!
This is Valentines month and as Ron Depass shared at our last meeting, hug your loved one and hold her
close either in person or in your heart.
Paul
Bowling Report by Ray DiBasilio
Well, it’s time to get yourself and a couple of competitive friends to join us
at the Gold Dust West Casino and Bowling Center for our branchsponsored bowling tournament coming up April 11-14th. The format is singles, doubles, and team. You can bowl any or all and even enter doubles or
team more than once. This event is the second largest state-attended bowling activity. Last year we welcomed over 200 bowlers in Carson City for
four days of fun and relaxation. This year’s event is sure to be the same as
we reconnect with our out-of-town SIR friends.
Gold Dust West is again offering great room deals and fine dining – you
don’t even need to leave the facility! If you do, however, Carson City and the local areas are rich in
history, shops and attractions for leisurely exploration.
My wife, Cindy, and I, along with Cyndi Hanley, will be there to welcome you again this year. An
entry form is attached to this newsletter and can also be found at Knotty Pine Lanes and online on
the SIR bowling website.
Ray
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Activities Update
Russ Salazar, Activities Chairman
“Lend Me A Tenor” - 2:00pm Matinee Sunday February 14th at the Imagination
Theater
Due to cancellations we have a few tickets left. If interested, please contact Russ ASAP.
When these tickets are sold anyone else wishing to attend this matinee performance
should purchase their tickets directly from the theater.
We had previously announced that we were going to meet for brunch at the Sportsman’s Hall for a preperformance brunch. OUR PLANS HAVE CHANGED!
Instead, we are going to have our preperformance brunch at the Camino Moose Lodge located at 4310 Eight Mile Rd., Camino 95709. Directions will be emailed to ticket holders. We’ll gather there at about 10:30 -11:00 AM. Their awesome Sunday breakfasts, Bloody Marys, and Mamosas are famous locally…….and very, very reasonably priced.
We’ll then carpool the short distance to the theater at 12:30–1:00 PM.
Live Theater in 2016
We have scheduled two additional live theater Sunday matinees for the 2016 season: “Cabaret” on Sunday July 31 at the Music Circus in Sacramento, and, “A Christmas Story” on Sunday December 11 at the
Imagination Theater in Placerville. As always, tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis. Mark
the dates on your calendar. Detailed flyers will be available in March. DON’T BE DISAPPOINTED – BUY
YOUR TICKETS AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
River Cats in 2016
Sir Eric Jack has taken the lead to coordinate three River Cats day games in 2016. He has already negotiated with the team’s Group Sales Executive for a group discount for 25 Solon box seats for each game (in
the shade) behind home plate. Mark your calendars……the three day games are:
Monday April 18 – River Cats vs. Salt Lake City Bees
Wednesday May 11 – River Cats vs. Reno Aces
Monday September 5 (Labor Day) – River Cats vs. Fresno Grizzlies
Flyers will be posted on our website and the SIR bulletin board at Knotty Pine Lanes and be available at
monthly meetings beginning in early February. We expect a quick sellout for each game so purchase your
tickets as soon as they are offered. Contact Eric directly at (530) 644-7705 to reserve your seats or if you
have any questions or comments.
Other Events in 2016
We’re in the talking stages of planning several other events for 2016: a wine tasting/picnic/Bocce tournament at Palisandro Winery in May, a Bottle Your Own Day at Mitchell Winery in November, SIR vs. Moose
and Branch 113 8-Ball Pool and Bowling tournaments, Annual Flea Market, and more.
WANTED: Volunteers to help arrange and coordinate activities in 2016
We need volunteers to assist in arranging and presenting some of the activities in 2016 such as wine tastings, annual flea market, 8-Ball Pool Tournaments, SIR Nights at Placerville Speedway, and day trips. We
will train and assist you.
Stay informed………
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Stay informed - the most current Branch 113 Activities Calendar is on our Branch website
<branch113.sirinc2.org>, in all monthly bulletins, and copies are available at all monthly lunch meetings,
and at the SIR Bulletin Board located at Knotty Pine Lanes. Also, Webmaster Sir Ray DiBasilio is now
emailing periodic notices about SIR activities to members with email addresses.
Please contact me directly with any suggestions, questions, or comments at (530) 644-3809 or email to
[email protected].
Russ Salazar
To-dos for 2016
Fitness and diet routinely figure into people’s New Year’s resolutions, but they usually turn
out to be short-term commitments that are abandoned quickly.
Instead, consider focusing your resolutions on slowly and steadily improving your home
and financial future. That’s work that will pay off well beyond 2016.
Home energy audit. Schedule an energy audit through your local utility company to identify the upgrades that will immediately reduce utility costs.
Green your home. Pick some green upgrades and do one each month. They can be simple 10-minute projects, such installing LEDs or using power strips to cut phantom electricity
loads. More major projects include replacing appliances with Energy Star-rated models and sealing your
home.
Refinance your mortgage. The Feds are making noise about hiking interest rates, so look into whether
refinancing your mortgage would be beneficial.
Spring garden. When you’re choosing new flowers and shrubs for your spring garden, consider creating a
more eco-friendly yard. Possibilities include removing some or all of your lawn and devoting the space to
growing food. Also look at incorporating native plants, eliminating fertilizers, and composting food waste.
Age-in-place upgrades. Take steps to make aging in place possible. When you do home upgrades, make
choices with your long-term well-being in mind. For example, install lever-style doorknobs when you
change doors and add handrails when you redo your stairs.
Emergency preparedness. It’s always good to have a plan for emergencies, whether those are widereaching natural disasters or a local power outage.
Will updates. Review your will and those named as beneficiaries on your accounts. This is especially important if you’ve had a life change, such as a new grandchild or if you’ve divorced or lost a loved one.
End-of-life wishes. Draw up and sign a living will and designate someone to serve as your medical powerof-attorney. It will save your family grief and ensure that your end-of-life wishes are respected.
Fall prevention. Falls are the leading cause of injury among people who are age 65 and older, and
homes can teem with fall dangers. So when you’re doing your safety walk-through, also look for and eliminate fall dangers.
Image your future. Do you dream about travel or becoming expert in an art form? Investigate your options
and develop a loose plan about ways to weave your desires into your future. Then edit your desires based
on your physical and fiscal circumstances.
Mike
New 2016 Branch 113 Membership Rosters Are Now Available
The new 2016 Branch 113 Membership Rosters are now finished and were distributed at the January 14th
luncheon meeting. Please review your individual listing for accuracy and immediately inform Russ Salazar
of any necessary changes.
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2016 ACTIVITY CALENDAR
You will find a copy of
Branch Activity Calendar
On our Branch 113 website
www.branch113.sirinc2.org
February Birthdays
Dave Bruegeman
Hal Coupar
Frank Francek
Bernie Georgeson
Gary Heidrich
Rex Jones
Doug Noble
Ron O’Brien
Elmer Stapp
February 11th menu:
Ribs, coleslaw, corn, baked beans,
roll, dessert, coffee
Horseshoes
League play began April 14 and
ends August 18. We pitch each Thursday 6-8 PM
at the Bill Harris Memorial Horseshoe Park on
Forebay Rd. Beginners are always welcome. Lessons and loaner horseshoes are available. Come
anytime. Contact: Ted Rytel at (530) 647-0138.
Argonauts – Gold Panners Members go on trips to
area rivers and streams to search for gold and may
keep any gold found. Beginners are welcome. Free
lessons and loaner pans are available. For more information contact Paul Kramer at (530) 387-7357
The State SIR Bowling Committee has scheduled
twenty bowling tournaments throughout Northern California in 2016. For dates and entry forms contact
Ray DiBasilio at (530) 558-9727 or Dave Bruegeman
at (530) 677-2168. Or, the 2016 schedule and entry
forms are also available at the Branch 113 bulletin
board at Knotty Pine Lanes.
Castaways Fishing Club The club goes on monthly fishing trips to local lakes and rivers plus several
deep sea trips annually. Meets on the last Friday of
each month at Denny’s Restaurant in Placerville
where the location of the following month’s fishing
trip is decided. Contact Rex Jones at 644-5964 for
more information.
Bowling Members participate in local senior & SIR
leagues & SIR tournaments statewide. Beginners
are always welcome. Free lessons are available.
Contact Dave Bruegeman at 677-2168 or Ray DiBasilio 530-558-9727 for more information.
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Sunday February 14, 2016 - 2:00 PM Matinee
Imagination Theater, El Dorado Fairgrounds, Placerville
Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor has delighted audiences world-wide for over 25 years and received nine
TONY awards since it was first performed in London’s West End and on Broadway.
World-renowned tenor Tito Merelli (called Il Stupendo) has signed on to play Otello at a Cleveland opera
company in the fall of 1934. This is a huge event for Cleveland. He arrives late and, through a set of crazy
circumstances, passes out after mixing wine with a huge dose of tranquilizers. Believing that the divo is
dead, the excitable opera manager orders his hapless assistant, an aspiring singer named Max, to suit up
as Otello and replace Merelli. All goes well until Morelli’s untimely return, also in costume. Meanwhile, Morelli’s jealous wife, his ambitious female co-star, Max’s girlfriend and the flirtatious head of the opera guild
are on the scene fighting – sometimes literally – for the star’s attention. Mayhem follows as the two Otellos
are mistaken for each other. This is a wonderful comedy and is a classic farce that wins big laughs from
mistaken identity, mixed signals and misunderstandings.
We originally reserved only 40 premium seats for the 2:00 PM matinee on Sunday February 14, 2016.
Those tickets sold out quickly. We have purchased ten more and will offer them on a first come first served
basis. Our special discount price is only $9.75 per ticket SEATS ARE LIMITED SO DON’T BE DISAPPOINTED………SIGN UP NOW!!!
THE PLAN: WE’VE MADE A CHANGE!!! We are currently talking to the Camino Moose Lodge about
having our pre-performance brunch there instead of the Sportsman’s Hall. We’ll know for sure the first
week in January and we’ll immediately notify all ticket holders.
Questions??? Call Russ Salazar at (530) 644-3809
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"LEND ME A TENOR"
2:00 PM Matinee, Sunday February 14th, 2016 * Imagination Theater, Placerville
Name(s)____________________ Phone_____________ Email_______________________
Number of persons:_____ X $9.75 = Total enclosed $____________
Please make brunch reservations for me/us at the Sportsman's Hall. Yes ____ No _____
Make check out to, and send to: Russ Salazar, 5733 Lupin Lane, Pollock Pines, CA 95726
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SIR Caller List - Updated 2015
Attendance Chairman
Caller for badges 1 to 10
Caller for badges 11 to 20
Caller for badges 21 to 30
Caller for badges 31 to 40
Caller for badges 41 to 50
Caller for badges 51 to 60
Caller for badges 61 to 70
Caller for badges 71 to 80
Caller for badges 81 to 90
Caller for badges 91 to 100
Caller for badges 101 to 110
Caller for badges 111 to 120
Caller for badges 121 to 130
Caller for badges 131 to 140
Caller for badges 141 to 150
Caller for badges 151 to 160
Membership Roster Changes
Ron Boschee
644-7572
Ron dePass
644-1405
Al Earl
644-3208
Charlie Lucito
644-6813
Ron Boschee
644-7572
Lowell Thoreson
647-0588
Ron Boschee
644-7572
Paul Kramer
408-826-9238
Paul Kramer
408-826-9238
Moose Brown
644-7747
Phil Corson
344-8221
Rex Jones
644-5964
Bill Reed
647-1727
Al Muckerheide
644-4692
Jim Cooper
644-2212
Don Wythe
644-4601
Elmer Stapp 644-8116
Please report any additions or necessary changes to the Membership
Roster directly to Ted Rytel at (530)
647-0138 or email to
[email protected]
Let folks know you’re proud to
be a SIR.
SHOW YOUR
COLORS!
Jackets, Vests, Golf Shirts,
Bowling Shirts, Baseball caps,
Bucket hats (all with custom
embroidered SIR Rooster
logo), Lapel Pins, Bolo Ties,
Business Cards, Pens,
Embroidery Services too
and much more….
Contact “The Supply Guy”
Russ Salazar 530-644-3809
If you want to know anything about
Fishing, contact Rex Jones at 530644-5964. The fishing club meets on
the last Friday of every month at Denny's Restaurant at 8:00 a.m.
SIR SNOWLINE BRANCH 113
A non-profit public service organizationa for retired men. Meetings are
held on the 2nd Thursday of each
month at the Fifty Grand Steakhouse
in Pollock Pines. Social Hour begins
at 11:00am and Lunch at Noon.
Travel Non-Responsibility Declaration
Travel activities arranged or sponsored by SONS IN RETIREMENT, INC. and its Branches are for the convenience and pleasure of the members and their guests. SONS IN RETIREMENT, INC. and its Branches
do not assume any responsibility for the well-being and/or safety of participants or their property in any
matters pertaining to said activities.
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About the coupon below: Oftentimes a member misses our luncheon meeting because something occurs which prevents him
from attending. A call to his caller or attendance chairman should be made to explain. Usually, this results in an EXCUSED absence. If no acceptable reason is given, it's an Unexcused absence.
In other cases a member says he will attend, but he doesn't and no explanation is given. This also is an Unexcused absence.
Unexcused absences are costly to the Branch and to other members who attend regularly and contribute to Branch expenses.
Attendance at the luncheon meetings is a SIR requirement. The coupon is here for you to use if you are so inclined. Thank
you; from your executive committee.
CUT HERE
TO:
SIR BRANCH #113
c/o SIR Joe Young, Treasurer
3600 Poolhouse Road, Pollock Pines, CA 95726
I'm enclosing my donation in the amount of $___________. For
( ) Missed meetings
( ) Just because
Name: _______________________________________Badge #_______
Snowline Branch #113----2016 Officers
Big SIR -------------- Paul Ricci ---------------- 530-647-1160
Little SIR ------------ Paul Kramer ------------- 530-387-7357
Secretary. ----------- John Carlson ------------ 530-622-3979
Asst. Sec. ----------- Ken ‘Moose’ Brown ---- 530-644-7747
Treasurer ----------- Joe Young --------------- 916-990-4049
Asst. Treas. -------- Eric Miller ----------------- 530-626-5118
Directors
Eric Jack, Bill Reed, Lee Anderson, Rex Jones, Ray DiBasilio,
Ron Boschee
1983 & 4
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Past Big SIR's
Harold Cobb
1999
Matt Engs
2000
Bob Johnson
2001
Bob Rath
2002
Bill Campau
2003
Emil Kibasa
2004
Reg Warrick
2005&9
Andy Anderson
2006&7
Al King
2008
Ed Merrill
2009&10
Woody Harvey
2011
Elmer Jacob
2012&13
Jack Hansen
2014
Cecil French
2015
Ron dePass
Bill Short
Conard Keillor
Ed Andrews
Bob Kipp
Ed Cutter
Cecil French
Bill Harris
Bill Reed
Larry Leibnitz
Tim Hall
Chuck Wilson
Russ Salazar
Don Uelman
Don Uelman
Committee Chairmen
Attendance/Badges
Ron Boschee
644-7572
Chaplain
Don Uelmen
642-8385
Sunshine
John Carlson
622-3979
Bulletin Editor
Mike TerMaat
647-2022
Membership/Roster
Ted Rytel
647-0138
Supplies
Russ Salazar
644-3809
Nominating
Russ Salazar (chair), Bill Reed
Ray DiBasilio
Audit Committee
Bill Reed (chair), Ray DiBasilio,
Russ Salazar
State Bowling
Dave Bruegeman
677-2168
Branch Bowling
Ray DiBasilio
558-9727
Fishing
Rex Jones
644-5964
Golf
Dave Bruegeman
677-2168
Horseshoes
Ted Rytel
647-0138
Photographer
Aldo Panattoni
644-1356
Webmaster
Ray DiBasilio
558-9727
Activities
Russ Salazar
644-3809
Argonauts
Paul Kramer
387-7357
Community Liaison
Vacant
SENIOR HONORARY LIFE MEMBER
Bob Rath (SHLM)
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS
Branch-Bob Perrault, & Bill Reed
State-Ron dePass
SIR State Officers
President
Don Dill (Carol)
530-885-6943
Region 2 Director
Area 19 Governor
Jerry Morrow
Jerry Morrow
209-586-2979
209-586-2979
Bulletin/Newsletter changes call Mike TerMaat
530-647-2022 or email [email protected]
Enjoy reading SIR Happenings, our State
Newsletter, and find out about all the fun things
that are going on throughout our organization. You
can easily find Happenings on the SIR State
Website: www.sirinc.org
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Editor: Mike TerMaat
4640 Sierra Springs Dr.
Pollock Pines, CA, 95726
SIR BRANCH 113
Next Meeting is February
at
50 Grand Restaurant
11th
WANTED
New SIR Members
Recruit, Vitalize & Retain Membership in 2016
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