Rooster’s Tale

Sons in Retirement – Branch 110 Meeting July 22, 2019 1705 Manzanita Avenue, Chico, CA–Luncheon 11:30 AM – Executive Committee 9:30 AM

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show The July 22, 2019 Luncheon Meeting will feature Sarah Blackstone, PhD, who will present an interesting and entertaining program that will focus on the life and times of Colonel William F. Cody, alias "Buffalo Bill," with special emphasis on his famous Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. This show, which ran from 1883 to 1913, probably did more to romanticize the taming of the American West and fire the imagination of the citizens of Europe and the Eastern United States than any other single source. Sharpshooters featured in the show, such as Annie Oakley, Johnny Baker and Colonel Cody, were the rock stars of their era.

Big Sir Message Welcome fellow members to July 2019. This is indeed a

very special month for all of us. At our July meeting we will be joined by fellow SIRs members from the three other Butte County branches. As far as I know, this is a first. I’m hoping that this meeting goes so well, it becomes an annual tradition with each branch rotating hosting the lunch at their annual July meeting. What a great way to spend time with our fellow members. This meeting will give us the opportunity to meet the membership of the other local branches, make new bonds, identify how we can aid in the efforts of rebuilding our Camp Fire branches

and focus on the common bond we all share: SIRS. We also anticipate that our current State President Ed Benson, current Regional Director and acting Area Governor Mark Stuart, and SIRS Foundation Board President Derek Southern will be in attendance as well. This truly is a ground breaking meeting. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Dave Rush and his logistics team for coordinating and getting this meeting together. A lot of hard work has gone into the planning to ensure the successful execution of this meeting. Thanks team.

2019 Officers & Directors

Big Sir – Phil Morgan Little Sir – Steve Laird Secretary – Bob Dinger Asst. Sec. – Richard Matt DB Mgr. – Rocky Rockwell Treasurer – Ed Matzdorff Asst.Treas.– Ted Raleigh Asst.Treas – Norm Stump Attendance Sec. – Don Curtis Director – Jim Amis Director – Joe Silbernagel Director – Ken Tietz Director – Mike Nicholas Director –Jose Lopez Director – Ken Edson

Lunch Menu

Attendance We want all members to fill out the new

survey to let us know your lunch plans. If you can’t do the survey, contact Don Curtis

by Thursday, July 18, at 343-8893 or doncurtis60@hotmail.com

1Branch 110 Website: http://www.branch110.sirinc2.org

Webmaster: Ron Braziel

Salad bar, Italian Roasted Chicken, Pesto pasta, Fresh vegetables, Garlic Bread, Ice cream sandwiches

July 2019 Rooster’s Tale Page 2

SIR 110 Activities

Bridge High scorers were Ed Matzdorff, Jack

Pinick, and Walt Luff. Come join this friendly group of SIRS.

They meet weekly on Thursdays at 2750 Sierra Sunrise Terrace in Chico at noon. Call Robin Thompson 343-2953 for information.

Dominoes Dominos was cancelled for the month of June. We’ll be back on schedule the 2nd Thursday of July. Come join us. We meet at Red

Lobster for lunch ($15) and Dominoes on the 2nd Thursday– each month from 11:30 AM to 4 PM. New players are welcome! Call Joe Navarro at 343-0832, if you have questions.

Pinochle

The winners for pinochle in June are: Patsy Stile - 1st; Jenny Boles - 2nd;

Cindy Heffren - 3rd. Come join us. The group meets at the Red Lobster on the 4th Wednesday at 11:30 AM. Call Joe Navarro at 343-0832, if you have questions.

Piscatology

While returning to the dock, You dwell on what you’ll hear. “How did you do"? They’ll ask, as you so often fear. But this day you caught a lunker and can’t wait to bend their ear. Eight of us travelled to Antelope Lake that sits at 5002 ft. in Plumas County. The wind was unkind to us and not many fish were caught. Larry Kreider and Steve George caught the most trout. Our next adventure will be to Ft. Bragg for some ocean fishing on July 23, 24 and 25. If you enjoy fishing, join us for breakfast on the second Thursday of each month at the Cozy Diner at 7:45 AM. Bob Weckerle 864-6698.

Hiking Hello all, well, summer is here and so is the heat, so let's not go hiking again until October. Hopefully, by that time, I will be finished with my treatments and will

be "back on the trail" again. Thank you all for your support these last months, it meant a lot to me and my family. I missed you all and can't wait to see you again. Jim Hertl, Chairman

Cars, Coffee & Donuts On Friday, June 28th, the group met at the Chico Air Museum for a

tour. There is a nice picture collage of the event (provided by Ray Rolls) on the SIR website under “Activities” and then “Cars, Coffee & Donuts”. JULY EVENT: The July event will be at the

residence of Dane and Jamie Hansen, 3032 Willow Bend Drive, Chico. The date is July 23, at 9 am. Dane has three beautiful Porsche's; a 1965 356

Coupe, a 1985 911 Carrera, a 2002 Porsche Boxter

plus a shop so clean you can eat off the floor!!

We will provide donuts for this event, please bring your coffee. A $2.00 donation will help pay for the donuts. See you all there. Feel free to bring your special car if you have one! For questions call Joe Silbernagel 680-1452 or my

right hand man Don Curtis 343-8893.

Out To Lunch (OTL) Out to Lunch for July Will be the 18th. The plan is to visit Square Deal Mattress Factory, for a educational tour and visit to their showroom. Think about how much time you spend in bed. Do you need a quality mattress in your RV? After our tour, we will descend on La Hacienda for lunch. In summary, Square Deal Mattress Factory at 10:30 AM (1354 Humboldt Ave.) then 12 Noon at La Hacienda (2635 Esplanade Ave.) on July 18th.

For more information, contact Bill McNelley at 530-228-7948 or bmcnelley@csuchico,edu

July 2019 Rooster’s Tale Page 3

Woodworking Jim and Genie Currlin showed up at Bill Gebhardt’s shop with the toy box they’ve restored, along with the two original artwork panels (see photo)

that needed resizing to fit the modified toy box front and backrest. They also carried in a narrow 5-drawer dresser that needed some gluing. Bill, Craig

Lindquist, and Michael Kobelt all helped them with these repairs. Both Genie and Craig treated us to tasty little cupcakes they made. SIR member, Terry Wilson, came in to ask if we would later help him design/build a set of shelves for his bathroom, which we all agreed to do. Bill organized a drawer for small loose tools. Michael attached latches to his hand planes case (see photos).

Other visitors were Bill’s neighbor, Lance, who built several cedar landing risers to lower the vertical height of the step entry points into his house; and Bill’s son-in-law, Steve, who tinkered with electronic devices he’s creating. Wood Tip - TO BE A BETTER WOODWORKER, DO MORE WOODWORKING. The group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Bill’s shop. Call Bill Gebhardt at 879-0429 or Craig Lindquist at 898-8483 for info.

Travel July 25-August 3, 2019: Alpine

Swiss Villages.

August 25, 2019 A's vs Giants.

September 22-28, 2019.Utah Mighty 5! For more information on the above tours, visit the SIR 110 website and choose “Activities” and then “Travel”.

August 8-16, 2019: U.S. and Canadian National Parks

Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2019: Crystal Alaska Cruise and Land Tour

Aug. 23 – Sept. 9, 2019 Princess Cruise Iceland and Norway on the Pacific Princes

For more information on these tours and more contact Jose Lopez at 891-6715 or 864-5978.

For even more travel opportunities through December, go to the state website (sirinc.org) and select "travel".

Bocce 110 This new activity had a good start with one event completed but no further activity has been reported. If you are interested

in participating, contact Dave Zebly at 895-1153.

Vino 110 On July 12th fourteen SIRs, their wives and guests traveled to Tuscan Ridge Estate Winery near Red Bluff. A good time was had by all! The next Wine Club

event will be in September. Details to follow.

Email Keith Johnson: kljohnson@csuchico.edu or call 343-5358, if you have questions.

History Club Subject to BEC approval, there are two planned activities:

A Saturday, August 17 field trip to Stirling City to visit the logging

museum, and possibly the cemetery and the nice community park which would be a nice site for a picnic lunch. Details will be communicated later. A Thursday, September 19, 10 AM Chico Cemetery Tour led by Clark Masters. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Don Alger (894-2452) or dalger@csuchico.edu

There are more opportunities for activities in the “Announcements”

section.

July 2019 Rooster’s Tale Page 4

SIR Golf Reports

June 17, 2019

Bidwell Golf Course Flight A Net Flight B Net Flight C Net

BARNUM, DAVE 64 RALEIGH, TED 62 GLAZINER, KYLE 61

CABRAL, MAT 70 LAMPE, DON 65 BINGAMAN, BILL 66

VELASQUES, JOE 72 DAY, JEFF 69 MESSINA, JOHN 66

SHOOK, DOUG 73 KNOWLTON, JACK 70 RAPP, RICH 66

WATKINS, LOY 73 NUSSBAUM,RICHARD 70

SKELLY, BRIAN 70

Closest to pin: 1st Don Lampe 19’ 0”; 2nd Darrell Hands 34’ 0”

There are currently 187 active members.

Membership brochures and applications are always available at the membership table or you can call Don Levensaler at 891-1045 to get one via the postal service.

New Members: Inducted in June 2019 No new members were inducted in June.

Guests in June 2019: Bill Colvin guest of Ron Imhoff Richard Utter guest of Don Levensaler Ray Wilson guest of Rich Neal Mark Maybee guest of Don Curtis Scott Chalmers guest of Jeff Day Hilmar Lassotta guest of Ralph Dacy Wayne Brown guest of Joe Valasquez

July 16: Apollo 11 launched, carrying the 1st men to land on the moon.

July 19: Apollo 11 went into Moon orbit.

July 20: Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins landed on the surface of the Moon. Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon seven hours later.

July 21: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT).

July 24: Apollo 11 returns to Earth.

Neil Armstrong Buz Aldrin Aldrin's bootprint, Michael Collins

July 2019 Rooster’s Tale Page 5

G’DAY fellow Sirs, from the SUPPER CLUB COMMITTEE.

For the month of AUGUST we will go “walkabout” again to the OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE to enjoy the tasty meals and happy atmosphere this restaurant offers. So bring your lady and invite your “mates” to kick back with us “down under” at the Aussie inspired OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE. Check out the offerings in the menu. WHEN: AUGUST 14th (Wednesday) WHERE: 1990 E. 20th Street, Chico TIME: Social Time: 5:30 PM --- Dinner Served: 6:00 PM MENU: ENTRÉE CHOICES (indicate your choice of entrée(s) at the sign-up table) 1. 6oz. “The Outback Sirloin Steak”, hearty and full of flavor 2. Ribs on the Barbie: fall-off-the-bone baby back rib 3. Salmon: Seasoned and Wood-Grilled to perfection 4. Grilled Chicken Breast 5. Grilled Pork Chop SIDE DISHES included: 1. Caesar Salad or Garden Salad, choice of dressings 2. Outback famous loaf of bread 3. Mashed Potatoes, Baked Potato, or Vegetable plate 4. A Bloomin’ Onion appetizer for each table BEVERAGES included: 1. Soft Drinks 2. Coffee 3. Water DESSERT included: Small Cheese Cake COST PER PERSON: $18.00 includes tax and tip SIGN-UP: Sign up and pay for your meals at the JULY 22nd SIR luncheon meeting. Please make your checks payable to SIR #110 Supper Club. We are limited to 30, so please come by the sign-up table as soon as possible to avoid the waiting list. The DEADLINE to sign up for the OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE Dinner is Monday, AUGUST 5th. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have questions, please call Clif Gates (345-3040), Joe Azzarito (342-7846), or Ray Rolls (891-5750).

Announcements

Editor’s Note: Deadline for the July Rooster’s Tale is Thursday, August 8. Send your articles by email: dalger@csuchico.edu or phone him at: (530) 894-2452.

August Program: Our August 26 Luncheon will feature a program about robotics and autonomous (self driving) cars.

SIR Social Gathering and Annual Meeting: The annual meeting will be Sunday through

Tuesday, August 18 through 20, at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, CA. All members are invited. You can find more detailed information on the Branch 110 website under “Coming Events”.

SINCERE SYMPATHY to the family of Ken Petrucelli, who died June 23rd. He was a

member of SIR Branch 110 until 2017. He is survived by his wife Judy and their children... and to Ken and Shirley Shippen, whose son Donald Scott and daughter-in-law Apryl were killed in an auto accident on June 21st. May God grant to all comfort and peace. Tom Shifflet, Chaplain

July 2019 Rooster’s Tale Page 6

Don Alger, Editor 6 Stratford Way Chico, CA 95973

FIRST CLASS MAIL FIRST CLASS MAIL

If you have a July Birthday, join us at the July 22

nd luncheon and find out what you

might win….perhaps a free lunch!!** David Miller July 01 Russell Melquist July 11 Syl Lucena July 19

Fred Ciapponi July 01 Robert Engelken July 12 Dave Scott July 21

Richard Giberson July 03 Henry Maas July 13 Joe Silbernagel July 28

Bill Crowston July 04 Edward Matzdorff July 14 Walter Stile July 29

William Shippen July 07 Jere Guernsey July 14 Craig Praizler July 31

Brian Meith July 09 Steve George July 18

**It is also possible to get a free lunch card without being a Birthday

Boy. There is a free lunch winner at every meeting from a name badge # drawing and a free lunch is awarded to the sponsor and guest when the guest is inducted as a new member.

Bring a friend to the next SIR meeting!

POSTAGE

STAMP