Upcoming Events: SIRS98

Luncheon NEXT

Wednesday April 12 Sun City Roseville

Timber Creek Lodge 10:30

Menu Pork Loin with Fresh Seasonal

Vegetables, Salad with a choice

of dressing, Sourdough Rolls and

Butter, Desert, Coffee, Ice Tea,

Water

April Birthdays

1 Giorgio Dina 1 Mike Schultz 4 Bob Fricke 5 Don Baker 7 Joe LaPira 8 Brian Ziel 9 Francis Dorsey 9 Tom Bizal 10 Jeff Baumeister 11 Gary Beerman 12 Bill Murrel 13 Ron Salmon 15 John Greene 16 Len Sampaio 16 David Bills 16 Norman Cherubino 18 Bill Taft 19 John Hejlik 19 Norm Shipley 21 Tom Freschi 22 Dave Gonzales 23 Jeff Marschner 25 Richard Hargens 30 Bob Coibion

THE ROOSTER TALE A Nonprofit Public Benefit Organization for Retired Men Devoted to the Promotion of Independence and Dignity of Retirement

April 2017

MESSAGE FROM LITTLE SIR: Kevin Mahoney: (916)835-7855

Your complaints were heard and action was taken.

We are all very aware that the February luncheon entrée was a disappoint-

ment. Ok, it was barely edible for some, and totally inedible for most others. I

met with the Timber Creek Ballroom catering manager and the Timber Creek

Food and Beverage director last week. I expressed our disappointment and

displeasure to them. After a lengthy discussion, they understood our position

and asked how they could mitigate our displeasure. So I told them give us a

price reduction for our next luncheon. They agreed to a $3 reduction:

April’s luncheon price will be $20. This is a one-time and one-time only price reduction

for April’s meal.

***April’s luncheon will be the last opportunity to purchase tickets for the May Branch BBQ

picnic. $28 per person Cash or checks only.***

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month so this year’s picnic theme is “Let’s Get

Moving!” There will be lots of events and activities for everyone to enjoy. Prizes of absolutely no

monetary value will be awarded, and volunteers are needed to make the BBQ a success. Joe

and Lilly LaPira have agreed to be the activity/event chairpersons. Anyone who attended

last year’s BBQ will remember how creative those two (well really it’s Lilly) can be. Come and

Join the fun!

Remember: There is NO regular luncheon in May!

MESSAGE FROM BIG SIR: Bob Gilson (916) 543-0447

It is now Spring, the days are longer with Daylight Savings time and the sun is a little higher in the sky and warmer. Spring is a time of renewal and with the sun and warmer temperatures you see your friends and neighbors out and about. SIR is always striving for branch vitality by recruiting new members that can help them get out more, meet new people and make new friends. Please keep this in mind as you hear of people retiring from work or looking for things to do in you neighborhood or church.. We now have upwards for 30 activities that our branch supports or partici-pates in. Recently we have joined with Branch 45 for fishing as they have many more active members in this activity. They also have a very active Travel group and are now sharing their trip plans with us via flyers that we will email to our members. Our Activities Chairman Brien Hensley has done a tremendous job in promoting new activities both regular and periodic. If you have an idea for an activity and feel you need some help, please reach out to Brien. By the end of May we need to have a slate of Officers and Directors that can be introduced to the Branch as the 2018 Branch Executive Committee. This serves two purposes: 1) you as branch members get the opportunity to meet and think about who will be running the Branch next year and 2) at the July meeting we will ask if there are any nominations from the floor be-fore the election at the August luncheon. We have both Officer and Director positions open for 2018 and would like to hear from interested members. The Director position is a particularly interesting position in that you are a voting board member, have the opportunity to meet other board members, have the opportunity to see what the branches challengers are and how the board operates. Denny Heintz is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee for 2017 responsi-ble for having a candidate for all BEC positions whether an incumbent or new volunteer. If you are interested in helping out in the Branch, please see Denny. Our regular period of collecting dues is over as of March 31. Those members that have not paid dues will be contacted prior to June to see if they wish to remain members of Branch 98.

For Guest Speaker Information See Page #6

STOP THE PRESS

LUNCH SPECIAL

$20 This Month (April) Only Please bring the correct amount Cash or Check

THANK YOU KEVIN

February 2017

Treasurers Report Beginning Bal $11,859

Income (R) 5,780

Disbursements ($ 3,633) Ending Bal (2/28) $ 14,006

Net + $2,147

R= Annual Dues Collected

Member Status for November

In March we inducted 6 new members . According to our MSR (membership status report) for March, we have a total of 263 active mem-bers and inactive members. That includes 10 inactive members, 5 that resigned and 1 member change from active to inactive, and 1 member that changed from inactive back to active and the 6 NEW members listed below.

BRANCH 98 BRANCH 98GOLF

The first Individual Tournament is going to be held @ Peach Tree June 12 along with the SIR 98 regular Tournament.So if you are interested in playing the Individual Tournament let me know and I will sign you up.You must send me an E'Mail and I will respond telling you are signed up.Also if you would like to play Peach Tree before the Tounament John Boyer Sir Group Yuba City/Marysville will be playing a Tournament on April 17 @ 0900 let me know if you would like to play in that Tournament and I will compile a list two weeks before they play and let John know so he can make room for us.Also the cost for the Individ-ual Tournament is $3.00 of which I will collect the day of the Tournament (June 12) ...Thx's Larry Hill....916-337-8933 or E'Mail landbhill1075@gmail.com

We have received expressions of interest from a number of Branch 98 members re-garding our Finance/Investment Group activity. Alan Ensign has offered to help coordinate the launch of a second activity similar to ours. If you haven’t yet put your name on our list and have a desire to learn more about the tremendous value we realize from our ‘brain trust’, please let me, Alan or any member of our team know so we can contact you to dis-cuss what we do and the benefits we glean from our time together. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00 AM on a rotating basis in team mem-bers’ homes for comfortable and open discussions regarding finance and investing. At our March Finance/Investment meeting we again tried to assess market trends and the current and longer term impact of the Presidential election on our investment strategy. Alex Borra presented an update on Equity Traded Funds by sectors. In the last three months the top five sectors have gener-ated a return of approximately 16% while the bottom five has done 7%. The S&P 500 index has in-creased 10% during the same period. This strongly reinforces (again) the concept of investing in the right place at the right time. Under the Trump administration the market is doing some paradigm shifts and timing of this impact is still a question that we try and unwind. Under our Finance topic we had a valuable discussion regarding credit card rewards and cash

back programs. It is wonderful to have a group which approaches any topic with a broad range of ideas and experiences.

Finance / Investment Group

Steve Quiggle (916) 715-9855

sdquiggle@gmail.com

Oscar A. Cano Spouse: Paul Birth Month: May Resident of : Roseville Phone: (916) 765-8424 Badge # 67 E-mail: canoop@surewest.net

Allon Kenyon Corron Spouse: Diana Birth Month: February Resident of: Granite Bay Phone: (916) 783-7760 Badge # 126 E-mail: allon.corron@gmail.com

John R. Freschi Spouse: Marolyn Birth Month: March Resident of: Roseville Phone: (916) 434-6678 Badge # 143 E-mail: jonitaly@aol.com

Richard (Rick) Mair

Spouse: Sandy Birth Month: May Resident of : Granite Bay Phone: (916) 704-5022 Badge # 166 E-mail: rmair100 @gmail.com

Jesus (Jesse) Galvin Spouse: Diana Birth Month: July Resident of: Roseville Phone: (916) 782-1120 Badge #179 E-mail: dgalvan63@gmail.com

Lyle R. Cunningham

Spouse: Christine Birth Month: October Resident of: El Dorado Hills Phone: (916)730-4129 Badge # 182 E-mail: lyle.irc@gmail.com

ACTIVIES INFORMATION

Bocce Ball Coord.: GORDON BADOVICK (916) 773-5504 Bowling Coord.: BOB FRIEND (916) 772-0649 BOB BROWN (916) 771-7001 Book Swap Coord.: FRANK DORSEY (916) 757-1815 Chefs Table Coord.: PETE MORELLI (916) 772-3257 GIORGIO DENA (916) 521-9998 Cook’s Kitchen Coord.: BOB ZIMMERMAN (916) 253-7612 BOB GILSON (916) 543-0477 Fishing Coord.: OPEN Golf- Monday Morning Coord.: PETE MORELLI (916) 772-3257 Golf –Friday Morning Coord.: LEN SAMPAIO (916) 797-9391 Golf-Friday Afternoon Coord.: TOM WERTH (916) 782-3536 Asst. LARRY MANWILLER (916) 771-2078 Golf—Couples Coord.: CARLOS RAMIREZ (916) 791-3358 Investment Group Coord.: STEVE QUIGGLE (916) 715-9855 Poker– Day time Group Coord.: JIM CARROLL (916) 251-7447 Poker– First Tuesday Coord.: DICK KNOX (916) 783-4664 Poker - First Wednesday Coord.: TOM WHALEN (916) 259-4346 Poker—Second Thursday Coord.: DICK KNOX (916) 783-4664 Poker—Third Thursday Coord.: JOHN CONGER (916) 804-6460 Poker-Fourth Wednesday Coord.: PETE MORELLI (916) 772-3257 Poker– Fourth Thursday Coord. JIM CARROLL (916) 251-7447 Wine Club Coord.: JOE LAPIRA (916) 434-8843 TOPGolf Coord: Brien Hensley (916) 813-0798

For more activities and infor-mation, see our complete listing

at www.sir98.ord

Those of you who attended the Feb. Branch 98 luncheon had a opportunity to hear Will Robins speak about his success coaching golfers in the Sacramento area. He has been rec-ognized as: - 2016/17 Golf Digest Best Young Teacher in America - 2016 & 2015 PGA National Youth Development Com-mittee Member - 2016 PGA Junior League Advisory Committee Member - 2015 PGA Player Development Award for Northern Cal-ifornia - 2014 PGA Youth Player Development Award for North-ern California I spoke to Will and here is what we propose for our SIR 98 golf group: - 2 hour short game coaching session - $50 per player - Up to 12 players - Location: Cherry Island I'm proposing that if enough people are interested that we schedule a coaching session on either a Tuesday or Thurs-day in the next few weeks. Let me know your interest and some date options that work for you. I look forward to hearing from you. Regards, Pete Morelli

Friday Afternoon Golf

With much better weather on the horizon, Friday afternoon golf (1:03 tee times), at Sun City Roseville's Sierra Pines golf course, will be in full swing on March 3rd. There is no sign-up for this group. Just get there by 12:30pm and sign up at the counter. Get there early and enjoy one of Pam's delicious sandwiches. This is casual golf for all levels of play.

Contact Info:

Tom Werth: coordinator (916) 782-3536

A SPECIAL GOLF LESSON INVITATION

Bob Fricke is The 2016 Winner of the Les Ol-

sen Memorial Award

“SSS” Sirs Search for the Superb Burger

By Brien Hensley

The restaurant nicely set up a table for 12 before our arrival. The SSS Search for Superb Burger at Five Guys was enjoyable, but not the group's favorite. Everyone munched on the free peanuts, however, while waiting for our burgers. Five Guys rating was 3.5. So far, Moo Moos is tops followed by Habit Burger, then Five Guys then Crush Burger. A few guys commented that they had already taken their family to Moo Moos! Please join us on Tues. April 18th when we try Chubby's Diner at 427 Roseville Square. Please RSVP to me or just show up. Results: Five Guys Burgers & Fries Good + (3.5) brienhensley@gmail.com (916) 813-0798

Point Ratings (1) Bad (2) OK (3) Good (4) Great (5) Outstanding

The Annual BBQ / Picnic is fast approaching. This year it has been moved to May 10 starting at 3:00. (information Below)

SIR Branch 98 BAR-B-Que/Picnic May 10, 2017

3:00 PM Sun City Roseville Bocce Ball Courts

Food, Beer, Wine and Games! Fun, fun and more fun $28/person

Bring your significant other Tickets on sale NOW!

2017 Branch 98 Annual BBQ

Come Join The FUN Cash or checks only; exact change appreciated. Make checks payable to SIR Branch 98

Spring Bocce Ball

TICKETS GOING FAST

Our spring branch 98 bocce ball tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12th, after the month-ly SIRS luncheon. The tournament has been expand-ed to accommodate up to 20 participants maxi-mum. In the past, these tournaments have often filled up with some wait listed as substitutes. So it is im-portant to sign up in advance to guarantee a spot in the tournament. You can just show up the day of the tournament but will only be able to play if space is still available. If you do not get into the tournament, there should still be an opportunity to just play bocce ball for fun. We will play the tournament with 12, 16 or 20 par-ticipants. On the day of the tournament, for all who show up, the order on the advance signup sheet will first be used to register players followed by anyone who shows up not on the list. Once we register 12, for example, we need to be able to register four more players to run the tournament at 16. Once we have 16 players registered, we need to be able to register four more players to run the tournament at 20. So the earlier you sign up greater the chance of being as-sured you can participate. The entrance fee is $5.00 per person and can be paid at the time of the tournament. Cash prizes plus medals will be provided to the top TWO teams. If you want to sign up in advance, please be sure to let me know by either leaving a message on my phone at 773-5504 or e-mail me at gbadovick@laverne.edu. Morning Play Date: For the month of April, our morning play date is scheduled for Wednesday, April 26th at 9:30 a.m. at the Sun City Roseville Bocce Ball Courts. Anyone is invited to just show up (young or old, new or experienced, grumpy or kind). This is the time to just play for fun and is also a great time to learn how to play bocce ball if you are interested. (916) 773-5504 or at gbadovick@laverne.edu

By Gordon Babovick

Spring 2017 Bocce Ball Tournament

Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Roseville

We are survivors! Consider some of the changes we have witnessed: We were born before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, laser beams, Frisbees, the pill, radar, credit cards, split atoms, ball-point pens, pantyhose, dishwashers, clothes dryers, electric blankets, air condition-ers, drip-dry clothes, computers, and before anybody walked on the moon! We got married first and then lived together! How quaint! In our time, closets were for clothes, not for "coming out" of, bunnies were small rabbits, and rabbits were not Volkswagens. Designer jeans were scheming girls named Jean and Jeanne and having a meaningful rela-tionship meant getting along well with our cousins. We thought fast food was what you ate during Lent, and outer space was the back of the Bijou Theatre. We were before house-husbands, gay rights, computer dating, dual careers, day care centers, group therapy, and nursing homes. We never heard of FM radio, CDs, computers, cellu-lar phones, artificial hearts, word processors, yogurt, and guys wearing earrings. For us, time-sharing meant togetherness, not computers or con-dominiums; a 'chip" meant a piece of wood; hardware meant screws and nails, and software wasn't even a word! In 1940, "Made in Japan" meant junk and the term "making out" referred to how you did on your exam. Pizzas, McDonalds, Burger Kings, and instant coffee were unheard of. We hit the scene when there were five and dime stores, where you actually bought things for five and ten cents. Snelgrove's or Farr's sold ice cream cones for nickel or dime. For one nickel you could ride a streetcar, buy a Coke, or enough stamps to mail one letter and two postcards. You could buy a new Chevy coupe for $600, but who could afford one? A pity, too, because gas was 11 cents a gallon! In our day grass was mowed, coke was a cold drink and pot was some-thing you cooked in. Rock music was Grandma's lullaby. We were certainly not before the difference between the sexes was dis-covered but we were surely before the sex change; we had to make do with what we had. And, we were the last generation that was so dumb as to think you needed a husband to have a baby! No wonder we are so con-fused and that there is such a generation gap today! BUT WE SURVIVED!!! WHAT BETTER REASON TO CELEBRATE? Quotes: When a man falls into his anecdotage, it is a sign for him to retire.-- Benjamin Disraeli Robert Strand..."Moments for Grandparents"

A Message from our Champlain

If You Were Born Before 1945

Xavier Gutierrez

The next Wine Group event will be held at Naggier Winery in Grass

Valley on April 21. The event will include some small appetizers, a home-brought lunch or a lunch purchased from the winery's Bistro and a small dessert. We will taste four of their wines: one white and three reds. While the tastings will be held in a private room, members are free to sit on the expansive patio afterward to enjoy more wine and to spend a relaxing afternoon in a beautiful setting surrounded by grape vines and a pond. And, the wives attending will have an opportunity to browse the small gift shop attached to the winery's tasting room! It plans to be a fun and enjoyable event.

The Wine Group

By Joe La Pira

Wednesday May 24

12:05 Game Time SIRs Out & About will attend the Sacramento River Cats game on Wed. afternoon 5/24 with a 12:05PM start. We will get seats on the shady first base side. Tickets are still $19. Spouses/guests are invited. Last year we had 44 baseball fans attend our River Cats game, so sign up soon! We will take sign ups at the April 12 luncheon or by emailing me.

2nd Annual SIR’s River Cats Outing

Play Ball!!!

Contact Info: Joe La Pira (916) 434-8843 brien.hensley@gmail.com

Contact Info

Actvities are going strong in 2017!!! Both the new SIR Search for the Superb Burger lunches and SIR Topgolf are going well. A second investment/finance group is about to be started. NEW DAYTIME POKER GROUP Jim Carroll is interested in starting a second daytime poker group tentatively the 4th Thurs. from about 1-3PM. If you are interested in joining this new poker group, please notify Jim at jim193432@yahoo.com or Brien at brienhley@gmail.com The exact day of the month and time is flexible. Our first Out and About activity to Beerman's has sold out and will have occurred by the time you read this. See else-where in this newsletter for information on our next Out and About activity to a River Cats game on Wed. 5/24. Tickets will be on sale at the luncheon on 4/12! Future Out and About activities will include a tour of the DeVinci Machines exhibit at the Sacramento Aerospace Mu-seum, and another beer tasting event. A walk/hike, a bike ride, and even a beer making class are in the planning stag-es. If anyone has other ideas for Out and About, please let me know. Activity Table- At our April luncheon, Bocce Ball and Fishing will be highlighted. Bocce Ball under Gordon Badovick's leadership is underway for 2017. Stop by and talk to Gordon about the 2 monthly activities. Fishing took a break last year, and we want to use the activity table to reassess the inter-est in reviving the fishing activity. Please talk to Howard Rice or myself about your interest in fishing at the April lunch activity table.

ACTIVITIES UPDATE

BY Brien Hensley

Don’t Snooze, You Loose

April’s Guest Speaker is Bill George CEO Nimbus Films

Building the Transcontinental Railroad Bill George is an enthusiastic authority on the history, cul-ture and cuisine of California and the West. He lives and works in the Mother Lode in the foothills of the Sierra Ne-vada, a region of the world that amazes you with natural beauty. Bill’s presentation at our April luncheon will be on one of the greatest engineering and construction projects in the history of America, the building of the transcontinental rail-road from Sacramento over the Sierra Nevada in the 1860s. In 2010 Bill formed Nimbus Films to tell the story of the building of the first transcontinental railroad over the Sierra Nevada, and then wrote the book “Rails, Tales and Trails” that explained how to find the old railroad sites, along with museums, towns and restaurants in the area. Bill followed that with a film portrait of Newcastle, California one of the most important agriculture, railroad and gold rush towns. He then produced a documentary film about the Chinese experience in California. Realizing that there are many great documentary films about the west, Bill launched the Golden West Film Festival in 2014 in the Gold Rush town of Auburn, California.

The Antelope Greens Spring & Summer League begins Friday morning April 21st at 7:30 A.M. and continues each Friday morning until Oc-tober 13th 2017. Important Note: Members of the AG golf league do not have to play every Friday, but only on selected dates or tournaments of their choice. Shortly all member players from last year as well as those that have expressed an interest in joining will receive an e-mail with attachments for the season Sched-ule and the Rules of the League. In order to play in the AG league, you must be signed up as a member/player and pay the following fees. All members will pay a one-time entry fee of $25.00 (Cash only) the first date you start play with the group. These fees are used for costs of running the league with the majority used for our prize fund. Every Friday that you choose to play, each player will pay their green fees di-rectly to the course plus $1.00 for the league to enhance our prize fund. The prize monies will be paid out to the winners of the weekly events at the end of the season at an awards luncheon. All players must also pay a mandatory $2.00 fee to the league as coverage for hole-in-one insurance. A portion of the insurance fund is used to immediately award the hole-in-golfer, which may help him to carry out the tradition of buy-ing his fellow golfers a drink to celebrate his achievement. Any SIR member wishing to join the AG golf group for the 2017 season, should contact Len Sampaio at (916) 797-9391 for additional information and to receive an e-mail with the rules of the league and tournament schedule. Thanks.

Antelope Greens Golf is Here ANTELOPE GREENS SUMMER GOLF SCHEDULE

April 21 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

28 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

May 05 TWO MAN BEST BALL (team score/low net on each hole)

12 MODIFIED MEDAL-(gross score, less handicap & highst hole each nine)

19 SKINS GAME-(individual with most holes won in group w/carryovers)

26 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

June 02 TWO MAN COMBINED NET SCORE (teams by starters draw)

9 POINTS GAME (individual total points per scoring instructions)

16 MATCH PLAY (most holes won against opponent/no carryovers)

23 TWO-MAN BEST BALL (team score/low net on each hole)

30 4 CLUBS & MULLIGAN (only 4 selected clubs can be played in round))

July 07 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score less handicap)

14 TWO MAN SCRAMBLE (select & play best shot made by either player)

21 BEST NINE (individual selects lowest net 9 holes of 18 each player must select 3 par 4’holes and 6 par 3 holes to qualify)

28 SOBIE MEMORIAL-MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

Aug 04 SOBIE MEMORIAL- Round 2 (medal play for every one, but lowest 2 players rom 7/28 compete in match play for Championship Trophy w/name engraved)

11 MODIFIED MEDAL (gross score, less handicap & high est hole each nine) 18 SKINS GAME (individual with most holes won in group w/ carryovers)

25 TWO MAN SCRAMBLE (select & play best shot made by either player

Sept 01 BEST NINE, (best net 9, either front or back)

08 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

15 POINTS GAME (individual total points per scoring instructions)

22 SKINS GAME (individual with most holes won in group)

29 TWO MAN COMBINED NET SCORE (teams by starters draw)

Oct 06 TWO MAN BEST BALL (team score/low net on each hole)

13 * MATCH PLAY (most holes won against opponent/ no carryovers)

* END OF SEASON LUNCHEON AWARDS BANQUET TO BE HELD AT A GOLF COURSE (TO BE DETERMINED) ON Oct. 20th OR 27th AT 12:00 NOON. ALL PRIZE MONEY & ANY OTHER AWARDS TO BE GIVEN OUT AT THIS EVENT.

Starting Time 7:30 am

Submitted by: Phil Lander

For some time many of us have wondered just who is Jack Schitt? We find ourselves at a loss when someone says, 'You don't know Jack Schitt'! Well, thanks to my genealogy efforts, you can now respond in an intellectual way. Jack Schitt is the only son of Awe Schitt. Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, who married O. Schitt, the owner of Needeep N. Schitt, Inc. They had one son, Jack. In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt. The deeply religious couple produced six children: Holie Schitt, Giva Schitt, Fulla Schitt, Bull Schitt, and the twins Deep Schitt and Dip Schitt. Against her parents' objections, Deep Schitt married Dumb Schitt, a high school dropout. After being married 15 years, Jack and Noe Schitt divorced. Noe Schitt later married Ted Sher-lock, and because her kids were living with them, she wanted to keep her previous name. She was then known as Noe Schitt Sherlock. Meanwhile, Dip Schitt married Loda Schitt, and they produced a son with a rather nervous disposition named Chicken Schitt. Two of the other six children, Fulla Schitt and Giva Schitt, were inseparable throughout childhood and subsequently married the Happens brothers in a dual ceremony. The wedding announcement in the newspaper announced the Schitt-Happens nuptials. The Schitt-Happens children were Dawg, Byrd, and Horse. Bull Schitt, the prodigal son, left home to tour the world. He recently returned from Italy with his new Italian bride, Pisa Schitt. Now when someone says, 'You don't know Jack Schitt', you can correct them. Sincerely, Crock O. Schitt

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JACK SCHITT’ ??

Rocklin Branch 98

Meets: 2nd Wednesday of Month

at Timbers at the Lodge at Sun

City, Roseville 7050 Del Web

Blvd.95747 (916) 774-3838

Board Meeting 09:00am Fellowship 10:30am Luncheon 11:30am

SIR Branch 98 2017 Officers:

Big SIR: Bob Gilson Little Sir: Kevin Mahoney Secretary: Kent Miller Assistant: Ron Maximo Treasurer: Bill Kemper Assistant: Steve Quiggle

Chaplain: Xavier Gutierrez

Directors:

Denny Heintz Giorgio Dina David Bills Pete Morelli Brien Hensley John Harper

Membership Chairman David Bills

The Rooster Tale Editor Jerry Foster

Database Manager Mike Mason

Activity Chairman Brien Hensley

SIR STATE

Jerry Strain, President Derek Southern, Vice President

SIR Regional 9

Mark Stuart, Director

Area 15

Giorgio Dina, Governor

For more information about SIR

and SIR Rocklin Branch 98 visit:

www.sirinc.org

www.sir98.org

Sons In Retirement Inc. Important Time Dated Material

JERRY FOSTER—EDITOR 1457 E HIDALGO CIR ROSEVILLE, CA 95747

CONTACT INFO:

MIKE KEARNS (530) 852-2282 mikekearns67@yahoo.com

Why I Like Retirement !

Question: How many days in a week? Answer: 6 Saturdays, 1 Sun-day Question: When is a retiree's bed-time? Answer: Two hours after he falls asleep on the couch. Question: How many retirees to change a light bulb? Answer: Only one, but it might take all day. Question: Why don't retirees mind being called Seniors? Answer: The term comes with a 10% discount. Question: What is the common term for someone who enjoys work and refuses to retire? Answer: NUTS! Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage? Ans wer: They know that as soon as they do, one of their adult kids will want to store stuff there.

Question: What do retirees call a long lunch? Answer: Normal. Question: What is the best way to de-scribe retirement?Answer: The never ending Coffee Break.

Question: What's the biggest advantage of going back to school as a retiree? Answer: If you cut classes, no one calls your parents. Question: Why does a retiree often say he doesn't miss work, but misses the people he used to work with? Answer: He is too polite to tell the whole truth. QUESTION: What do you do all week? Answer: Monday through Friday, NOTH-ING. Saturday & Sunday, I rest.

Submitted by Tom Werth