3 Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real ... · 3rd Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Social Hour 11 a.m. – Lunch 11:55 a.m.

June 2019 2018

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Branch 35 web site: www.sirinc2.org/branch35/ June 2019

3rd Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

Social Hour 11 a.m. – Lunch 11:55 a.m.

Please, IF BRINGING A GUEST OR

NOT ATTENDING!

CALL 650-823-0702

or E-MAIL [email protected]

by SATURDAY, June 15th (Leave name and badge #)

PROGRAM Speaker: Josh Selo, Executive Director,

West Valley Community Services

Topic: Poverty, Hunger & Homelessness

in Silicon Valley In the highly affluent communities where we live, few of us are aware of the number of our neighbors who struggle to afford the most basic necessities of life. In Santa Clara

County, there is a network of nonprofit organizations who work together to respond to these needs. Josh Selo is the Executive Director of one of these safety net organizations, West Valley Community Services, where he has served since 2016. Josh has over 17 years of experience in nonprofit development, management and fundraising. Following earning his undergraduate degree from UC Santa Barbara, he obtained graduate degrees in

both education and finance. He is an active member of Rotary and Kiwanis and is the current President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Silicon Valley. He will provide us with information about the challenges in addressing these issues and tell us about the work that is being done in our communities to support those in need. Picnic, Wednesday, July 17th, Blackberry Farm

Reservation Form on last page.

The Big Sir Says . . . Let’s Make Branch 35 Even Better

Recruiting is Branch 35’s top priority – How are we doing? Through the first half of this year, January – May, we are about one-third of the way towards making our Guests and New Member goals. This means that we must double our efforts and results in the second half of the year. To help us recognize the extra effort required to recruit new members, the BEC has brought back the Sponsors Honor Roll. It was my great pleasure to present Bob Fisher with a $25 cash award as the winner of the First Half of 2019 Sponsors Honor Roll at the May luncheon meeting. See the Honor Roll on Page 2. Make Your Branch 35 Summer Picnic Reservation Now Please complete your Reservation Form and check now! Then put them in an envelope and either mail it to Andy Danver or leave it in the box on the registration table at the June 19th luncheon meeting. The reservation form can be found on the last page of this Trail Tips or on our Branch 35 website Home Page (http://www.sirinc2.org/branch35/). The picnic is a great opportunity to invite a prospective member and his guest to see us at our very best. Ben Gikis, [email protected], is organizing our all-volunteer event. He is always looking for more members to help make this picnic a great success – send him an eMail to volunteer! Branch 35 – Member Feedback and Suggestions Now you can give the BEC your anonymous feedback using the web on what you like about Branch 35 and how we can improve it for you. Thanks to Andy Danver, the survey is streamlined and easy to use. I completed my responses in less than five minutes. We would like 100% participation to get statistically accurate feedback. Personally, I am interested in your ideas on new activities you would like to see added to Branch 35’s offerings. Any problems taking or submitting the survey, please immediately eMail Andy. ([email protected]). Don’t forget to read the survey’s instructions! Winning is fun The Branch 35 Bocce team competed in the finals of the 2019 Spring Bocce Tournament at the University Club of Palo Alto. Read about the result on Page 4.

Peter

http://www.sirinc2.org/branch35/

mailto:[email protected]


June 2019 2018


ROSTER CHANGES

Active Members: 328 Net Monthly Change: +1

NEW MEMBERS

JUNE ANNIVERSARIES: 10+ YEARS

JUNE BIRTHDAYS

During the social hour before every luncheon, 11:00 a.m.

Bring a few and take a few – FREE! After the meeting, residuals go to Friends of the Library of Los Altos. Share some great books that you don't think you will read again.

Rehearsal: 2nd Wednesday, June 12, 10:00 a.m. in the Choir Room, Los Altos Methodist Church. Pre-Meeting Rehearsal: June 19, 11:00 a.m., Elks Lodge. Parody Writers: Bob Simon, David Skurnick Accompanist: Don Cameron Bob Simon will write the parody for the June meeting. All are welcome to join our singing.

Every Monday and Thursday, starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Rinconada Park Courts – Located on Hopkins Avenue, off Newell near Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto.

Our next meeting will be on Wed. June 5 at 1:00pm at the Los Altos branch of the First Republic Bank. Some topics for discussion are: 1) a favorite investment you own or are considering, 2) Options, and 3) a book on investing that you might want to swap with somebody in the group.

BIKING JIM LUNT 408-252-6804, 408-921-5085 CELL [email protected]

2Nd Thursday— June 13, 2019 -- 11:00 AM Wives and guests welcome Rain cancels; Helmet required

Guadalupe River Trail - Alviso to Downtown San Jose

We would like to see new people come out for this ride. It is

flat except for a few underpasses. Just use the bicycle you have,

make sure the tires can hold air, bring a helmet, have fun with us.

Ride: We begin the ride at the trail head on Gold Street in Alviso and

follow the paved trail past San Jose Mineta Airport,and on to Coleman

Avenue where we will have lunch at Panera Bakery. We will return on

the same route for a round trip of approximately 17 miles. New Directions: Take Highway 101 south, to eastbound Highway 237

(toward Alviso and Milpitas). Go 2 1/2 miles and take the exit marked

“Lafayette and Great America Parkway. At the intersection, turn Left on

Lafayette and then immediately get into the right turn lane. The next traffic

light intersection is “Gold St. Connector’”. Turn right. Go about ¼ mile to

another traffic light. This is Gold Street. Turn left and go about ¼ mile.

When you see a yellow traffic sign that warns of a “Narrow Bridge Ahead”

prepare to turn right into the new Alviso Educational Center parking lot.

Park there. If you plan to ride or have questions, please contact Jim Lunt as above or Gordon Tong at 408-242-0557 or [email protected].

We are pleased to announce that the third Dining In group has been formed and is meeting regularly, making new friends and having fun. Contact Alan Gaudie for more information and/or to join.

Marc J. Haberman (Cherryll) 408-455-6114 103 Aurora Lane [email protected] Los Gatos, CA 95032 Cypress Ridge Solutions

Bowling, Bridge, Golf, Travel, Baseball Day, Games Night, Gin Rummy, Pool, Stamps, Theater

Balbir Kalsi (Mary) 408-225-7212 5202 Barron Park Drive [email protected] San Jose, CA 95136 Juniper Networks, Silicon Graphics

Golf, Travel, Woodworking

Bill Schick 27 Al Parra 15 Bruce Firpo 21 Jack Wu 13 Jerry Butler 19 Gerry Cooley 12 Chuck Huff 19 Charlie McLure 12 John Elrod 16 Herb Petersen 12 John Gerich 16 Frank Verlot 12 John Goldsborough 15 David Skurnick 11 Nev Griffin 15 Ken Jones 10 Ken Newton Jr. 15

Gene Ammann Mike Humphries Evan Porteus Arden Anderson Jay Jonekait Bob Simon Jack Brownson Don Lintz Paul Suchma Jerry Butler John Lucero Jim Thurber, Jr Joe Enos John Manning Gordon Tong John Galli Don Mattson Hal Toppel John Gerich Richard Moll Rene Willdorff Art Hammar Bill Moniz Dick Wilson Carl Hellman Gordon Mullin Dick Wolden Frank Herbert Ken Naylor John Wong Chuck Huff Ken Nix Don Yates

BOOK SWAP TIM TOPOLE 650-793-0838 [email protected]

TRAIL BIRDS DAVID SKURNICK 650-473-9263 [email protected]

TENNIS SYD JACOBSEN 408-738-3233 [email protected]

INVESTMENTS JIM DUNAWAY 408-255-9244 jedandled@sbcglobal

DINING IN ALAN GAUDIE 650-964-6510 [email protected]




June 2019 2018


This monthly article highlights one of our branch members. We hope that you enjoy knowing a little more about your fellow members and the interesting life they have had. If you have someone you would like to nominate or if you would like to help author an article, please email ron.nakamoto(at)yahoo.com

Bruce Karney Many people say a book changed their life. For Bruce, it was a movie – “An Inconvenient Truth.” In 2006 he and his wife were mesmerized by Al Gore’s Oscar-winning film, which examined the causes and consequences of the rapid increase of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. He was awakened to the severity of the climate crisis and the necessity of taking urgent action to combat it. He embarked on a lifelong journey to study the subject and has become an expert on greenhouse emissions and how to reduce it. Here is his story.

Bruce was born in 1952 in the capital city of Washington State on the day of the Presidential election to parents who worked for the State government. Is it any wonder then that he’s been involved in civic activities and politics for most of his life? 1962 was the most memorable year of Bruce’s young life. The

Seattle World’s Fair opened that spring and its theme was “Living in the Space Age.” The Space Needle and Monorail are lasting reminders of what the fair’s planners expected our current century to be like. Later that year Bruce remembers the Columbus Day Storm, a hurricane-force gale that blew down millions of trees in Oregon and Washington. Bruce’s dad was out of town on business, so Bruce and his mom, who was eight months pregnant, hunkered down in a closet on the ground floor that the family called “The Civil Defense Closet” because that was where they were supposed to go if the air raid sirens wailed to warn of an Soviet ICBM attack. The house shook as the winds howled throughout the night. As morning dawned and the winds subsided the only damage was a few dozen missing shingles. Two weeks later the US and USSR were on the brink of nuclear war. Remember the Cuban Missile Crisis? Bruce remembers going to bed the night the Soviet cargo ships were to be intercepted by the U.S. naval blockade of Cuba. He was terribly afraid yet managed to fall asleep. Awakening to a world that not been blasted to bits was the happiest morning of his life. Perhaps his early realization that humanity had the power to annihilate itself primed him to focus his life on doing what he could to mitigate the arrival of the sixth great extinction – the one that is now unfolding due to human-caused climate disruption. Bruce attended Olympia High School and was most interested in their math and science programs. He was co-winner of the Bausch and Lomb and Rensselaer Science Awards and was voted “Boy Most Likely to Succeed”. He captained his school’s team on the “Hi-Q” quiz show, which was like the “GE College Bowl” show for Seattle-area high-schoolers. His entry into the Westinghouse Science Talent Search was a design for an ion rocket using cesium fuel. Due to his excellent academics, Bruce was recruited by many colleges and he decided on Harvey Mudd College in Claremont (near Los Angeles), which at the time admitted only about 100 students a year. (Editor’s note: Harvey Mudd, established in 1955 is one of the premier engineering, science, and mathematics colleges in the U.S. The total student body is low (below 1,000) and the faculty to student ratio is high-

1 to 10.) His freshman year was enjoyable but after a year of living in one of the smoggiest places in the country and where potential girlfriends were rarer than clear days, he decided to transfer to the University of Washington for his sophomore year. Unfortunately, UW lacked sufficient academic challenge for him so his last leg of his college journey took him to Stanford University where he graduated with a BS in Mathematical Sciences – a combination of Math, Statistics, Computer Science and Operations Research. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and worked during summers for the US Forest Service. His first job after graduation was with SRI International as a Research Assistant on a project studying Negative Income Tax (what is now called Universal Basic Income). The idea was that rather than providing poor people with a hodge-podge of different benefits, it would be far simpler and more cost-effective to provide them with supplemental grants that decreased as their earnings increased. This research led to the creation of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit in 1975. (Editor’s note: Today, the EITC is one of the largest anti-poverty tools in the United States. Read Wikipedia to understand why.) In early 1976, at age 23, Bruce became very interested in the candidacy of Gov. Jimmy Carter. He learned that delegates were selected for the Democratic National Convention at separate local caucuses for each candidate. Any registered Democrat could throw his or her hat in the ring to become a delegate. Jerry Brown was running for the nomination that year and his caucuses attracted most of the local attention. The Carter caucus was lightly attended, and about a third of those present were friends of Bruce’s who came to support him (and to enjoy the free post-caucus pizza he’d promised). In addition to securing the votes of the pizza lovers, Bruce got enough support from others to be the top vote getter. According to California Democratic Party Convention rules, the top two vote getters are invited to the Convention. Unfortunately, there was also a rule that the State party could re-arrange the order of finish to help send individuals from under-represented groups to the national convention. Bruce was moved from first to third. The person who was moved into first belonged to the category “Former Mayors of Palo Alto,” which is certainly a minority group! He notes that “I learned that if you don’t fully understand the game you’re playing, you’re unlikely to win.” In 1977 Bruce enrolled in the Cal’s business school and earned an MS in Management Science. Management Science is quantitative analysis applied to business problems. Bruce spent the bulk of his career at HP in the Bay Area. He worked in a wide variety of departments. He always enjoyed challenging assignments and learning new things more than climbing the ladder in one function. He did have some jobs that involved managing people but found that he preferred managing programs and projects. At HP he was best known for being the first person to deploy Lotus Notes as a groupware platform for users who were not information technologists. In his case the users were HP’s training professionals. The “Trainers Trading Post” that Bruce set up in Notes was a major success that ended up being written about in several books. When he took early retirement from HP in 2005 Bruce’s picture appeared on the cover of the October 2005 issue of “Inside Knowledge” magazine and a flattering article described his work in the field of Knowledge Management and included his “Top 10 Knowledge Lessons”. Bruce met his wife Twana through an ad that he placed in Trellis Singles Magazine. He had previously written ads that drew little response. After thinking deeply about the problem his “target audience” was trying to solve, he came up with an ad that resonated with more than one hundred women who responded to it – including Twana. “YOU’RE TOO BRIGHT for most men. Worse yet, you want one who can make you laugh, make you dinner and make your friends think you’ve got all the luck.” The rest is history as Bruce and Twana will be happily celebrating their 25th anniversary this August.

Member Profile P RON NAKAMOTO 408-440-2330 [email protected]

Bruce with his wife, Twana


June 2019 2018


After retiring from HP Bruce was doing some volunteer work with Acterra, the Palo Alto environmental non-profit. He learned that a new start-up called SolarCity was offering 35% discounts to residents of local cities if they could organize a large enough “group buy.” He organized a group in Mountain View that resulted in the installation of 119 solar systems. SolarCity’s CEO was so impressed by Bruce’s work that he recruited him to organize similar community purchase programs throughout California. He retired a second time in 2012. In retirement he has focused his energy on the climate crisis. He is the Chair of the Board of Carbon Free Mountain View (CFMV), a grassroots environmental group. Its goal was to bring 100% carbon-free electricity (CFE) to their community. CFMV lobbied the Mountain View Council to join with Sunnyvale to fund a feasibility study, and later a technical study to determine if community choice made sense for Santa Clara County. The studies concluded that 100% CFE was feasible and would be beneficial to residents and business and the risks were quite low. CFMV members spread the word at City Council meetings around the Valley urging City Councils to join what is now known as Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE). (Editor’s note: SVCE started operation in April, 2017 and has been delivering carbon-free electricity for two years at rates that are slightly lower than PG&E’s. Go to https://www.svcleanenergy.org to learn more about SVCE.) Bruce has played golf since he was a boy and sees a parallel between his concern for the environment and the golf etiquette he was taught as a child. In particular, he learned that when exiting a bunker, a golfer should not only rake his own footprints, he should rake any other footprints he finds. Our “climate bunker” has been devastated by too many unraked “carbon footprints.” Bruce has dedicated his remaining years to raking as many as he can, and to encouraging others to do the same.

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As Ed Pausa retires as Travel Chair, he offers these last words, “Stay healthy for travel.”

Here is a to-do list he suggests you follow before and during your next trip: Get a medical check-up. Visit your doctor about four to six weeks prior to travel. Make sure you're up to date on your vaccines, Stock up on medications. Make sure you have more than you will need, should your return home be delayed. Also bring a complete list of all your prescriptions. Build up your endurance. Since walking is a big part of travel, focus on increasing your leg strength through resistance training. Practice hydration. Proper hydration is especially important as you travel. A good target is to take in about 10 cups of fluid every day. Prepare for jet lag. To prevent jet lag, especially when you travel across several time zones, talk to your doctor about taking a melatonin supplement. Protect against blood clots. Take walking breaks or do exercises such as calf raises, toe raises, and ankle circles as much as possible. Also consider wearing compression socks. Prevent mosquito and tick bites. Mosquitoes and ticks carry many diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika virus disease, and Lyme disease. If you travel to an area where insect diseases are a risk, always wear long-sleeved shirts and tuck the bottom of your pants into your socks. Avoid consuming uncooked food and nonpurified water. Always follow precautions with food and water. Also thoroughly wash your hands with warm water and soap before eating and carry hand sanitizer at all times, just in case. READ MORE IN THE JUNE TRAVEL BULLETIN ON OUR WEBSITE

Every Friday, 10:00 a.m. to noon. Wives and guests are welcome. Location: Bocce Ball Courts (2) near the Tennis Center at CUESTA PARK, Mountain View. Parking for the Bocce Ball Courts is located just off Cuesta Dr. (turn at the signal light at the corner of Cuesta and Montalto, approximately midway between Miramonte and Grant Road). This is the only signal light on that nearby stretch of Cuesta Dr. There is ample parking and nearby restrooms.

Bocce Team is Champion Again The Branch 35 Bocce team competed in the finals of the 2019 Spring Bocce Tournament at the University Club of Palo Alto. Our team played against seven other teams for the championship. After seven weeks of play, our team was tied for third in number of wins and was third in total points scored throughout the seven games. Thus we qualified for the semi-finals. Our team came back to win the first game in the semi-finals after being down by six points in a ten-point game. The team was inspired to up their game and won the second game eleven to two. In the finals on Tuesday, May 28, SIR Branch 35 came back from the brink of defeat to score 17 unanswered points to win the Championship for the second time in a row. On the 28th our team consisted of the following Sir Branch 35 members: Philip Bencivenga, Wayne Dexter, Norman Pass, John Ray (substitute for Gil Eakins), Paul Suchma (substitute for John Faucett), Peter Thurston (Co-Captain) and Gregory Ross. Co-Captain Bob Taggart has been unable to play because of an injury. It is a great feeling to win – especially when we are competing against teams which are in many cases half our age.

Every Tuesday, 1:00 p.m., at Homestead Lanes, Homestead & Stelling, in Cupertino. The 17-week ‘Summer Session’ starts June 18th. If you have been considering joining, this would be an excellent time. All bowling levels are welcome. Cost is $15 per week with 1/3 of it going into an “end of each session” awards pot.

BOCCE BALL NORM PASS – SCHEDULE/ CANCELLATIONS 408-737-7639; [email protected]

FRED SCHWALBACH – PLAYER

DEVELOPMENT 408-257-9713; [email protected] JOHN RICHARDSON - SUPPORT 650-996-7787; [email protected]

TRAVEL LARRY GARDNER 650-776-1970 [email protected]

BOWLING

BOB TAGGART 650-321-2654 [email protected] DOUG ANDERSON 415-407-4000 [email protected] Prizes: Alan Gaudie

SPRING SESSION – WEEK #14 1ST PLACE – Mark Castro, Rich McGrath, Bob Garten, Larry Low

2ND PLACE – Fred Emmenegger, Doug Anderson, Joe Enos

3RD PLACE – Ranney Thayer, Les Fisher, Bob Taggart, Jay Jonekait

4TH PLACE – Alan Gaudie, Harold Kaye, Ken Jones, Phil Vanderwerf

5TH PLACE – Rick McColloch, Gerry Cooley, Darryl Walker

6TH PLACE – Al Delfino, Ron Nakamoto, Gabriel Ibarra

7TH PLACE – Jim Holman, Michael Ibarra, John Faucett

8TH PLACE – Ruth Ososkie, Arnie Satterlee, Jerry Ososkie

HERE ARE THE LEADERS – WEEK #14

HIGH SERIES - SCRATCH 1st – Jay Jonekait: 551 2nd – Phil Vanderwerf: 503 3rd – Joe Enos: 477

HIGH GAME - SCRATCH 1st – Mark Castro: 220

2nd – John Faucett: 189 3rd – Harold Kaye: 175

HIGH HANDICAP SERIES 1st – Alan Gaudie: 648 2nd – Ken Jones: 641

3rd – Fred Emmenegger: 593

HIGH HANDICAP GAME 1st – Jerry Ososkie: 244 2nd – Jim Holman, Rick McColloch, Les Fisher, Rich McGrath: 229 - TIE

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June 2019 2018


Looking for a game?? SIR has one! We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. We’re looking for a few more players. We play at participants’ houses mostly in the Los Altos area. It is a friendly game, not too serious. If you’re interested, give Mark a call or an email.

4th Friday – June 28, 2019 – 10:00 AM. Wives & guests welcome.

Coastal Hike at Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County

Meet at the parking lot at the end of Wavecrest Road. The Hike - The route starts on a trail going towards the ocean; south and through a golf course; along the bluff next to the Ritz-Carlton; then a golf course; continuing between the bluff and farmlands to Cowell Ranch Beach. We then go out and back along the farm road to Hwy.1. We will have lunch on the beach and return on the same route for a total of 6.4 mi. There is little elevation change on this hike except for a stairway (100+) steps to the beach. Bring a trail lunch and water. Wear appropriate clothing and hiking shoes. Restrooms are available at the Ritz and pit toilets are available along the trail. Driving Directions - Take Highway 92 west to Highway 1 at Half Moon Bay. Turn left and go 1.5 miles south and turn right onto Wavecrest Road (toward the ocean). Drive to the end of the road and park adjacent to the baseball fields. Allow for 50 minutes in driving time from vicinity of the Elks Lodge. There are no parking fees at this location. Carpools are encouraged.

Contact me by phone or email if you plan to attend this hike. This will let us know who to expect and we can provide additional driving directions and hike venue details. We can coordinate carpools if desired. I send out an email reminder about a week before each hike. If you are not receiving the email and would like to be included, let me know and I will add you to the list.

This is a photo of our SIR Wine Group dinner at IL Fornaio in San Jose on Tuesday, May 21st. We had a nice group and everyone had a super time. We had a five-course menu complete with wine pairings for all courses. The wines were presented by the Jaxon Keys Winery. We hope to make this special dinner an annual event.

SIGN-UP for the following by June 19th with John Gerich,

650-969-6679, [email protected].

Newton Masters Pacific Grove for the Round of the Month

Ken Newton notched the month’s most outstanding round at Pacific Grove under cloudy skies on May 9. His net 58 was 9.0 strokes “under” and he easily won the Palmer flight. Congrats on the great round, Ken!

Steady Freddie

Fred Shigemoto was “in the money” in the Nicklaus flight in all but one of the tournaments he played in this month. He was first in 2 events, third in 2 others, and tied for first in the skins game at San Juan Oaks.

Six Go Low

Low Gross honors are usually won by only two or three different golfers each month, but this month six different players had a Low Gross score. Newcomers Chris Goodman and the aptly named Larry Low joined familiar faces Richard McGrath, Bob Garten, Alex Bush (two wins), and Joe Cioni (also two wins) on this month’s list of Low Gross winners.

Last Call for Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club

The Santa Clara golf course will be closing in October to make way for a gigantic real estate development. SIR Branch 35 has scheduled our final tournaments there on June 10 and July 15.

The number of rounds played at Santa Clara declined in recent years, according to ABC-7 News. The city’s plan for the property is to build a 9.2 million square foot mixed-use development. "The city has been subsidizing the golf course and now we're going to turn a subsidy into a revenue generator," said Mayor Lisa Gillmor.

The Related Company -- the same group that built Hudson Yards in New York City -- is undertaking the Santa Clara project. The plan includes office space, hotel rooms, retail, food and beverage and housing, with groundbreaking set for 2020. The city said the new space will create 25,000 jobs and generate about $17 million a year in taxes, fees, and lease revenue. "This is the first time in history in Northern California that residential has been allowed to be developed on a landfill," said Stephen Eimer, executive vice president of Related Urban.

BRIDGE MARK LEVI 650-305-9132 [email protected]

HIKING DELL SMITH 650-968-5006 [email protected]

WINE GROUP DAN ZEMANEK 650-810-6556 [email protected]

GOLF JOE CIONI, GOLF CHAIRMAN 516-448-6721, [email protected]


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June 2019 2018


Call for Nominations for Member Profiles

In February 2015 we initiated a monthly article in Trail Tips called “Member Profile” introducing one of your fellow members. The idea was to get to know a little more about your fellow members than what you could gleam from our casual encounters and conversations. Accordingly, we are striving to profile every member of our organization based on our belief that every one of us has experienced some memorable highlight in our long lives, whether it was in our career, with our community or maybe with an interesting hobby. To date we have published nearly fifty profiles, each with the member’s own unique experiences and life philosophy. If you have not been profiled, please contact me to start the process. If you have been profiled, please nominate someone you would like to see profiled. If you would like to help out, please let me know. My contact email is either [email protected] or [email protected], and my contact phone number is 408-440-2330.

Thanks, Ron Nakamoto

Jim Quillinan Movie Review

Ask Dr. Ruth. This documentary chronicles the amazing life of Dr.

Ruth Westheimer. She is a Holocaust survivor who lost her whole family to the Nazis. Her life took her to America where she became an internationally famous sex therapist. She is over 90 years old and still full of energy and lust. We get to accompany her as she revisits her still raw past. Her career as a sex therapist who started a revolution is celebrated from her early days on late night radio to mainstream media. This is a delightful experience as we get to share her and her life. Not rated but would be PG-13 for adult content. It is a Peggy’s Pick.



June 2019 2018


SIR Branch 35 – Summer Picnic Blackberry Farm in Cupertino

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Hours: 11:00 am to 3:30 pm (BBQ: 12:00 – 1:00) 21979 San Fernando Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014

For reservations Information, please contact Andy Danver 650-906-3747 [email protected]

Our 2019 Annual Summer Picnic at nearby Blackberry Farm is a real old-fashioned outdoor picnic staffed by our own Branch 35 volunteers which offers:

All You Can Eat and Drink including Ribs, Chicken, Hot Dogs, Sausages, Salads, Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks

A great location – Only 10 miles from Palo Alto Elks Level terrain – A short walk from parking area Great prices – Just $15 per member or partner Prospective members & partners and children are free DJ, Music, Bingo and Tomato Contest at the site Bocce Ball and Horseshoes in adjoining area

Driving Directions From 280 (South & North) Take the 85-south exit from 280, take the Stevens Creek Blvd exit from 85-south, and turn right. Once on Stevens Creek, make an immediate left at the first light on to Bubb Road, then a right at McClellan Road, a right at Byrne Avenue, and a left at San Fernando Avenue. Enter the driveway to the right and make a right turn into the parking lot. Park in one of the marked spaces.

SIR Branch 35 – 2019 Summer Picnic Reservation Form

Return this reservation form with your check in an envelope and

mail to: Andy Danver

SIR Branch 35 Picnic 13474 Robleda Road

Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

or

leave it in the box: Luncheon Registration Table

Member name: _________________________________

Spouse/Partner name: ___________________________

# of Members & Partners ____ (at) $15 each $____

# of Children (18 and under) ____ Free

# of Prospective Members and their Guests _____ Free

Prospective Member #1 Name: _____________________

Prospective Member Guest Name: __________________

Prospective Member #2 Name: _____________________

Prospective Member Guest Name: __________________

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