SIR Branch #49 EST. 1974
REGION 2 DIRECTOR
Jerry Morrow
AREA 6 GOVERNOR
Gary Johnson
SIR STATE OFFICERS
PRES. — Derek Southern
V.P. — Ed Benson
SEC. — Ronald Flagel
TREAS. — Karl Ryden
ASST. SEC. — Paul Kramer
ASST. TREAS. — Jimmie Johnson
CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER — Dean Steichen
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State SIR Website http://www.sirinc.org/
1-877-747-9066
Folsom, CA.
2018 Officers
Board of Directors
Committee Chairmen
Activities Chairmen
Past Big SIR’s
Honorary Life Members
* Roy Estep * Bob Griggs — SHLM
* Frank Reetz * Bill Staiger— SHLM
Frank Donner Ralph Housley Joe LaPilusa
State SIRS
Branch 49 Website http://www.branch49.sirinc2.org
Next Meeting: July 26, 2018
July 2018
Board Meeting @ 10:00 a.m.
Social Hour @ 11:00 a.m.
Golfer's Meeting @ 11:00 a.m.
Lunch @ 12:15 p.m.
Speaker: Doug Bertsch
Reverse Mortgages
Latest Edition of SIR
Happenings
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE August 8, 2018
Email to: [email protected]
Big Sir
Little Sir
Secretary
Asst. Secretary
Treasurer
Asst. Treasurer
Membership
Asst. Membership
Ed Puchi
Jerry Helmey
Marc Perl
Charley Novello
Jerry Thomas
Bill Mutschler
Joel Reisman
Neil Kessinger
Joe LaPilusa (PBS)
Fred Jacobs (PBS)
Vic Brewer (PBS)
Jack DuBe (PBS)
Gary Stout (PBS)
Robert Eplett (PBS)
ATTENDANCE
AUDITOR
BEVERAGE
BEVERAGE AIDS
CHAPLAIN
EDITOR
EQUIPMENT
GREETER
MUSIC
NOMINATING
PURVEYOR
RECRUITING
SUNSHINE
TELEPHONE
TICKET SALES
WEBSITE
Don Marnach
Bob Collier
Wayne Philpot
Jim Ramstad
John Cordero
Ralph Lingis (PBS)
Greg Estep
Fred Jacobs (PBS)
Bob Peterson
Joe LaPilusa (PBS)
Karl Ryden (PBS)
Robert Eplett (PBS)
Jack DuBe (PBS)
Bob Reilly
Ray Jerd
John McKim
Greg Estep
BOWLING
BRIDGE
FISHING
GOLF
Bocce Ball
Wayne Philpot
Tom West
Don Fuller
* Deceased
Branch 49 July Grub
Teriyaki Chicken, Rice
Pilaf, Sweet and Sour
Meat Balls, Yams,
Salads, Fruits, Rolls,
Punch, Coffee,
and Dessert.
Karl Ryden, Purveyor
Big SIR - Ed Puchi (916) 988-1331
I sincerely hope you all had a great fourth of
July, celebrating this great country's Birth-
day. Saying a thanks to our Military for keep-
ing us safe, and a prayer for those who made the ultimate
sacrifice. For those of you who missed Teny Christman,
our speaker for June. He was something. Funny, informa-
tive and Included his four World Series rings for us to
admire. Our speaker for July will be Doug Bertsch, who
will tell us the pros and cons of reverse Mortgage. If I
don't see you on the Golf course, see you on July 26th at
lunch.
Cheers, Jerry Helmey - Little Sir
We discussed a number of important items
during our June meeting of the BEC. Two
items of very significant concern relate to our
membership and our monthly meetings. 1st - our member-
ship in Branch 49 is shrinking. This should alerts us all
that we must do a better job of promoting SIR and
Branch 49 activities to all our retired friends. 2nd, we
still have a few members that have not paid their $5.00
dues for 2018. The Branch is required and has paid the
dues assessed by the State SIR for every member of
Branch 49. Branch 49 fully expects each member to carry
his weight and take care of this obligation. I hope you all
received the email from the SIR State office with the
video regarding the 4 actions expected of SIR members:
1. Be sociable - we all do that by attending our monthly
meetings and the holiday party.
2. Be active in the SIR activities, whether it be golf,
bowling, fishing, etc.
3. Volunteer-Branch 49 needs volunteers to help in run-
ning the Branch operations and activities month after
month. Speaking of volunteers, Karl Ryden has served
as the Branch 49 purveyor for the last number of
years. He has advised that this will be his last year in
that position. The BEC thanks Karl for his many years
of service to Branch 49 carrying that responsibility
and commends him on a job well done. We have re-
ceived many compliments from our many guests re-
garding the quality of our lunches. So, we need some-
one to volunteer to take on this important role. If you
are interested, please contact me or Karl as soon as
possible, so we can have a smooth transition into this
important function.
4. Bring guests. If we each invite two guests during the
year and one out of every ten guests join SIR, we will
maintain and increase our membership.
Little Sir Jerry Helmey will be running the July meeting in
my absence, so I will see you all in August.
Ed Puchi - Big SIR
Current Membership: Active 179 (Includes 12 PBS)
Drops June: Bert Ormsby #15, Tony Anastasi #57,
Ron Carpenter #69, Bruce Bell #77, Rodger Staha #82,
Nick Poronowicz #153, Dale Schwede #114
New Members Inducted in June: : Bob McWilliams #45
Returning Members June: None
Transferring IN: None
Transferring OUT: None Deceased: Al Maguire #126, Percy Vance #74
Change of Address, etc.: Bud Powell #42; [email protected]
Steve Holland #127; (916) 803-2016 Applications for Induction Approved: Jerry Jackson
Arthur Graham
Anniversaries as SIR for July:
2017 Ray Fischer
2016 Milo Tubbs
2015 Gary Gargano, Tom Lemly
2014 Jon Hillegeist, Scott Pearce
2012 Ray Smothers
2011 Franklin Call, Virg Loken
2008 Fred Jacobs
2007 Jerry Nakamura, Ron Schultze
2006 John McCarthy
2000 Phil Moeszinger
1997 Fred Veffredo
1996 Bud Murrell
July 2018 MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Joel Reisman 983-2492 [email protected]
Asst. - Neil Kessinger 358-5516 [email protected]
LITTLE SIR - Jerry Helmey (916) 941 -0707
WWll vets meet on the third Wednesday of each month
at 10 AM for breakfast, or just coffee if you prefer.
The meeting is at the IHOP restaurant on Iron Point
Road, just West of E. Bidwell. It is in a shopping
center, and is located next to Sam’s Club, in front of
the Residence Inn.
All WWll vets are welcome to join us.
Catch all the latest
fishing reports
and news at:
http://www.jollyhookers.org/
BOWLING REPORT Chairman: Wayne Philpot
Here is the bowling report for the SIRS
League bowling on Wednesdays at 12:15
pm. There are four regular members and
one substitute (Wayne Philpot). The
league did not bowl on July 4, and will not
bowl on August 15. The average scores,
high games, and high series for the five
bowlers are as follows: Franklin Call 99 –
132/339; Dick Martegani 184 – 246/634;
Don Yarwood 174 – 227/668; Gerald Law
189 – 232/633; and substitute Wayne
Philpot 166 – 190/540. The averages range from 99 to
204, with seven (7) bowlers out of 24 averaging 190 or
better.
Wayne Philpot
From left: New member Bob McWilliams, holding Rex the
wonder chicken, Big SIR Ed Puchi, Sen. Claghorn being
caressed by Little SIR Jerry Helmey.
July 2018 TREASURERS REPORT
As a Board Member of SIR Branch 49 I would
like to thank all members for their participa-
tion in our club functions. We encourage you
to participate in the activities your club organizes such
as golf, fishing, bowling, and our monthly luncheons.
Other activities such as cards or field trips can be de-
veloped if you are willing to volunteer and organize the
function. Thank you all for efforts to keep our club op-
erating
June 1 Balance $4,028.81
June Receipts $1,885.02
June Disbursements $1,601.30
June30 Balance $4,312.53
Jerry Thomas, Br 49 Treasurer
From left: Steve Andre, Ray Dollar, John Spencer,
Roger LeBrun, Dick Shuey, and John Duckett.
From left; Fred Jacobs, Dick Parsons, Ralph Burford,
Ray Smothers, Steve Alfonso, Sandy Samboy (front),
Kendall Stuessy, and Rev. John Herrmann.
From left: Mark Smith, Dan Belisto,
Bud Powell, and Buz Honsa.
Branch 49 Golf Club
Chairman: Don Fuller, 916-791-4581
Asst. Chairman: Ron Schultze, 984-4159
Treasurer: Jack DuBe, 989-9131
Tournament Chairman: Frank Haener
Handicap Chairman: Bill Bertsch
Course Procurer:
Secretary, Verne Buer, 988-4514
On June 25th we had our annual Qualification for the
State Individual Championship. This championship breaks
the competitors into 7 flights. At least the top two play-
ers in each flight will advance to the semifinals at Teal
Bend on August 21st. The finals will be held in Monterey
at Bayonnet Golf Course in November.
Here are the top three finishers in each flight:
1st Flt 2nd Flt 3rd Flt
Don Pressley Tim Hammon Steve Alfonso
Joel Reisman Gary Veffredo Charles Toby
Bob Kauffman John Cordero Bob Smith
4th Flt 5th Flt 6th Flt
Jerry Nakamura Bob Garcia Vic Brewer
Roger Thomas Bob Haines Ron Schultze
Jerry Thomas Bill Barnes Ed Puchi
7th Flt
Jerry Helmey
Joe Lapilusa
Gene Phelps
Don Fuller
Piscis Australid meteor shower
The Piscis Australid meteor shower will reach its maxi-
mum rate of activity on 31 July 2018. Some shooting
stars associated with the shower are expected to be
visible each night from 15 July to 20 August.
Annual meteor showers arise when the Earth passes
through streams of debris left behind by comets and
asteroids. As pebble-sized pieces of debris collide with
the Earth, they burn up at an altitude of around 70 to
100 km, appearing as shooting stars.
By determining the speed and direction at which the me-
teors impact the Earth, it is possible to work out the
path of the stream through the Solar System and iden-
tify the body responsible for creating it. To date, how-
ever, the parent body responsible for creating the
Piscis Australid shower has not been identified.
From left: Al Edwards, Tom Baker, Ron Schultze, Jerry
Nakamura, Joel Reisman (front), Mark Funk, Bob Haines,
John Irwin.
From left: Tom Lemly, Ken Anderson, Bill Cobb,
Steve Holland, and Jerry Hudson.
From left: Jack Mehl, Frank Haener (front), John McKim,
Wendell Wilson, Ray jerd, Bill Barnes, Ron Loghry,
andJerry Thomas.
SIRS Branch #49
1321 Halidon Way
Folsom, CA 95630
STAMP
LUNCHEON MEETINGS are held at the Folsom Com-
munity Center, 52 Natoma St. Folsom, California, on the last
Thursday of the month, except November and December. So-
cial Hour: 11:00 a.m.; lunch and program at noon. Executive
Board meeting is on the same day at 10:00 a.m.
ATTENDANCE RULES: (State Rule 100) A member of
Branch 49 will be notified in writing pending termination of
membership if he does not attend at least 6 luncheons during a
calendar year, January—December. The Ladies Day luncheon
is not required attendance. Therefore, it does not count as one
of the six required luncheons during the year. If you report to
the calling committee that you expect to attend, but later you
find you must cancel, call your telephone contact or the Tele-
phone Committee Chairman.
NON-RESPONSIBILITY: All tours, trips and other ac-
tivities arranged 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 of passengers or their property, in
any matters pertaining to said tours, trips or other activities.
July 15th