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Pat Quinn, Editor

DAN’s DIALOG

The behind-the-scene life of being Big SIR is

filled with smiles and frowns. First the smiles.

I left the luncheon early last month to attend a State SIR Project 2016 meeting. I had never heard of Project 2016 either. It is an attempt to

slightly change the image of SIR for the benefit of some of the struggling Branches. You might see things evolve

SLOWLY as the State/Regional/Area SIR members focus on an image upgrade. A new phrase, “We are SIR – Make Friends for Life” is likely to become the motto. And there might be a de-emphasis on “retirement” even possibly to the point of adjusting the Rooster logo to take the “Sons in Re-tirement” banner off. This is all the part where I smile. A lot of hard work for a relatively minor matter.

We know why we are in SIR and Branch 69 is fortunate in that we already know we have made some friends for life. And, how many really do read the banner of the logo any-way?

However on a VERY positive note, our Branch was again praised by the State SIR President Don Dill for our

activities and growth. He is reaching out to our own Tom Page and Jim Porterfield. He is asking both to provide him information for articles on recruitment at the Golf Expo and our couple events (Dinner Theater plus Lunch & Explorer). These articles will be sent to the other Branches as examples of new and original ways to spotlight SIR in general and Branch 69 in particular.

One last interesting fact. Our Branch is part of Region 3 – the 15 Branches with lunch meeting spots in Sacramento, Carmichael, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove and Shingle Springs. State SIR statistics of active Branch membership for the past 8 years (2008 to the present) shows that of the 15, only 1 has more members today that it did in the spring of 2008. Yes, us!!! While we have added 40 members, the

other 14 have averaged a loss of more than 42 each – plus 3 other Branches in the Region have disbanded.

Thank you all for your vitality.

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Dan Calcagno, Big Sir

The Pony Express Branch #69 June 2016 Edition

JuneJune--2016 Luncheon2016 Luncheon

Thursday June 9, 2016 BBQ Chicken Breast, Potato Salad,

Ranch Beans with Salad and Ice Cream A vegetarian lunch is available

Tell your caller

JERRY BUILT

Wasn’t Don’s 1948 Chevy Woodie sta-tion wagon a treat? I had some clean up to do and came out maybe 20-30 minutes after the lunch was over and there were still 50 guys standing around the car. It was a hit, a n d t h a n k you, Don

Neufeld.

For June we get the River Cats.

Garrett Backhaus, 23 years old, was born in Waldwick, NJ and graduat-ed from West Virginia Uni-versity with a Bachelor’s of Science in Sports Manage-ment. Garrett is currently a

Group Events Account Ex-ecutive with the Sacramento River Cats. He previously worked in food industry where he learned about customer service. Garrett grew up playing football & baseball and has always been interested in the business aspect of sports. Unfortunately he is a Die Hard Dallas Cowboys & Los Angeles Angels fan, but we can forgive him that.

Garrett will present the River Cats. I know a number

of our members enjoy games there. I always look forward

to spending time in that delightful facility.

Jerry Schroeder, Little Sir

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June Birthdays

6-2 Sidney Newman (82) 6-2 Tom Page 6-7 Mas Miyagi

6-10 Ken Towns (88) 6-12 Larry Aronson 6-13 Victor Scott 6-15 Ric Nannini (93) 6-16 Steve Goodman 6-18 Pat Quinn 6-18 Marvin Williams 6-20 Michael Brassil 6-21 Vernon Freeman (87) 6-21 John Martinez 6-27 Bob Houghton

June Anniversaries

6-2 Curt & Emma Grieve (53) 6-8 Doug & Pamela Bailey 6-9 Ted & Dorothy Patterson (59) 6-10 Fred & Janette Smith 6-11 Merritt & Madeline Davis (55) 6-11 John & Bernadette Wallace (50) 6-11 Rich & Patti Taylor 6-12 Dale & Margaret Walton 6-12 Jim & Shirley Carlson (61) 6-13 Ron & Susan Glick 6-14 Steve & Theresa Eason 6-15 Connor & Jean Chin 6-16 Adrian & Kay Herrell (53)

6-19 Tod Davis & Dorene Fritts 6-20 Don & Catherine Agostinelli (52) 6-20 Frank & Sandra Calcagno (52) 6-21 Mark & Vienna Sanders 6-25 Ed & Jacklyn Linn (56)

2016 ROSTER REPAIRS

Jesse Hernandez has been moved to the inactive list.

Ahmad Djudzman has been removed from Branch

69.

Pat Quinn, Roster Chairman

SIR FRED SMITH 7783 Glen Tree Drive Citrus Heights 95610

(916) 242-0728 [email protected] Sponsor: Jack Osborne

Fred was born in Alturas, California, but moved as a young child to Richmond when his father was drafted dur-ing WWII. The family later moved to Placerville and then to Sacramento, where Fred graduated from Hiram John-son High School. After high school, Fred joined the Air Force for four years, most of which was spent in Germany as an aircraft mechanic. After his enlistment was over, Fred went to work at McClellan AFB, again as an aircraft mechanic. He continued this work until retiring in 2000. A couple years into retirement found him back at work as a bus driver for the San Juan Unified School District. Fred

worked there until his retirement this year. All during his working years, Fred was also a member of the Air Force Reserves, spending 32 years as a weekend warrior.

Fred and his wife, Janet, are about to celebrate their 49th anniversary. They have two children and four grand-children. Fred enjoys golf, fishing, biking, cribbage, hiking and family activities.

Birthday: March 25, 1942 Anniversary: Janet, June 10, 1967

WELCOME

Don’t forget to attend our Sirs Day in the Park event on Wednesday June 15th. See the flyer attached to this newsletter for additional information.

The June 9th luncheon is the last day to pay for the picnic lunch.

The June luncheon is also the last chance to contribute with some reusa-ble gifts sitting around. Any donations would be appreciated. Little Sir Jerry Schroeder will be collecting your offer-ings.

Jim Porterfield, Activities Chairman

DAY IN THE PARK

Now the frowns. I left last month just after the commit-tee chairmen had given their updates and you all were en-joying your salads. I hear the entrees were late in coming. This was brought to my attention so I met with the Dante Club management. They have apologized and have com-mitted to better service. We should see the salads served directly after our salutation and the start of entrees being served within 15 minutes from the start of salads being served. Also, all entrees should be delivered within 10 minutes of their starting. We will see.

Dan Calcagno, Big Sir

Big Sir—continued from page 1

GOLF TOURNAMENTS

BOWLING NEWS

Our branch added another new mem-ber at the May luncheon, plus we had sev-

eral guests in attendance at the luncheon--keep those friends coming!

Thank you to all the branch members who served shifts in our booth at the Golf Expo. We were well represented and our booth looked good. Seventeen interested guys filled out contact sheets, so now the job is to get them to a luncheon. Several of the contacts are planning to do just that in June.

Tom Page, Recruiting & Publicity Director

Several of our league bowlers per-formed really well at the State SIR tour-

nament in Carson City. We had a lot of bowlers there, competing in different divi-sions. Mark Steffens took 1st place in the second division overall. Erle Hansen took 3rd place in the same category. Mark took 3rd in the divi-sion 2 singles and Erle took 6th. George Langford and Steve Eason took 2nd place in the division 1 double, while Rich Taylor and Emory Haworth finished 5th in that category. Bud Rogers, Steve Eason, George Lang-ford and Tom Page finished 7th in the division team event.

We have a couple tournaments coming up this sum-mer. Pollock Pines is hosting a SIR tournament July 23-25, always a fun, well-run event. In August, quite a few

of our bowlers are planning to compete in Reno at the National Bowling Stadium.

At our July luncheon, I will pass around a signup sheet so that previous league members and other inter-ested guys can sign up for our 2016-2017 season. We have a lot of fun—come join us at Country Club Lanes next season.

Tom Page, League Secretary 488-6465

RECRUITING & PUBLICITY

June Golf 6-13 Mon SC Wildhorse 1st club chp 6-16 Thurs 69/RC Bing Mal 1st club chp

6-20—24 State Sirs Reno, Nevada 6-27 Mon SC Black O BBQ Gold Tees

6-30 Thurs 60/RC Teal Bend Low Net

July Golf 7-7 Thurs 69/RC Wildhawk Low Net 7-11 Mon SC Bartley 4 Man Best

7-21 Thurs 69/RC Dry Creek Low Net 7-25 Mon SC River Oaks 2nd club chp 7-28 Thurs 69/RC Mather Low Net

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On May 14 Our Dinner/

Theater Group enjoyed a

production of “Hello Dolly”

which was performed by

young actors from The El Dorado Musical Theatre

(EDMT). It was presented at the Harris Center in Fol-

som. Now in its fifteenth season, EDMT is one of the

premiere youth theater companies in the Western

United States. More than exceptional theater, it is also

a place where young people can build confidence for

life through excellence in theater production. And their

production of Hello Dolly, with a 30 member cast of

very talented young people, was a perfect example of

theater excellence. The show was a hit for our group of

35 theater goers.

“Hello Dolly” is not a show that deals with particu-

larly weighty issues, although it’s far from saccharine.

What it is is an excellent escapist comedy with sterling

performances, catchy songs, and witty dialogue that

makes you yearn for the old days.

Jim Porterfield, Activities Chairman

Quality Branch 69 apparel dis-

played monthly at the luncheon.

Located on the back wall partition,

Sir Mike Ratzlaff brings in a color-

ful display. Jackets may be out for

the summer but it’s time to pur-

chase that golf shirt or hat. This

picture shows purchases made last

month by members Tony Vigil,

Ted Patterson, Fred Smith, Merritt

Davis and Ken Lentsch. Thanks for supporting the club.

Mike Ratzlaff, Branch Apparel

SIR BRANCH 69 APPAREL

SIR Branch 69/Dinner/Theater

NON-RESPONSIBILITY DECLARATION: All activities arranged for or by, or sponsored by, Sons In Retirement, Incorporated, and its Branches, are for the convenience and pleasure of the members and their guests who desire to participate. Sons In Retirement, Incorporated, and its Branches do not assume any responsibility for the well-being or safety of the partici-pants or their property, in any matters pertaining to said activities (Rule 345). Checks, money orders or credit cards for Travel for one day or less (no overnight), where a bus/busses is/are used as the primary means of transportation, may be made payable to the Branch sponsoring the event. All other checks, money orders or credit cards for travel must be made payable to the travel agency. (Rule 420 & 421). Members are obligated to attend all regular luncheon meetings unless prevented by illness or absence from the Branch locale. (Rule 60). REQUIRED ATTENDANCE – A member who misses three (3) consecutive luncheon meetings without having been excused by contacting the designated Branch Attendance person prior to the meeting date, and giving a valid reason, or did not attend one half of the regular luncheon meetings within the previous twelve consecu-tive month period. may be notified, by letter, of the pending termination of his membership in SIR. (Rule 60, 100 & 107).

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2016 Slate of Officers BIG SIR: DAN CALCAGNO 481-8368

LITTLE SIR: JERRY SCHROEDER 801-2530 SEC: MARK STEFFENS 214-8650 ASST SEC: GEORGE LANGFORD (650) 823-5493

TREAS: JERRY BUHLERT 704-0159 ASST TREAS: HAL COPPERBERG 722-2606

Directors

DENNIS JONES 684-3189

STEVE EASON 972-7383 MIKE RATZLAFF 768-6348

ADRIAN HERRELL 989-5981 JIMMY BUCKLEY 284-2364 GREG SCHWEITZER 687-8629

State Officers STATE PRES: DON DILL REG. 3 DIRECTOR: VIC MERSHON AREA 3 GOV: BOB PEREZ

Committee Chairs Programs Jerry Schroeder 801-2530 Mail Pouch Pat Quinn 784-3729 Chaplain Karl Munz 922-2482 Roster Pat Quinn 784-3729 Golf PBS Lennie Silva 487-9812 Golf (SC) Bob Vandenburg 398-7260 Bowling PBS Tom Page 488-6465 Audit John Martinez 812-7363 Nominating PBS Dennis Jones 684-3189 Recruiting PBS Tom Page 488-6465 Membership (new) Tony Vigil 217-7816 Attendance Don Neufeld 863-5228 Orientation PBS Ron Hutcheson 897-2807 Branch Apparel Mike Ratzlaff 768-6348 Day In The Park PBS Jim Porterfield 383-8156 Sunshine PBS Jim Carlson 635-8516 Bios PBS Tom Page 488-6465 Activities PBS Jim Porterfield 383-8156 Web Site Ross Martin 427-0559 Book Club PBS Tom Costello 351-0443 RV Bob Houghton 487-1190

Honored Members

Honorary Life Members

PBS LENNIE SILVA (SHLM) PRD WARREN SENEGAL

PBS TOM PAGE PBS JIM PORTERFIELD

SENIOR CERTIFICATES

SIR JESSE GUTIERREZ SIR SAM LeROUGE

SIR EDWARD GONSALVES SIR RIC NANNINI

At the May Luncheon we had a total of 102 members in attendance. This gave us a 68% attendance rate.

Don Neufeld, Attendance

SUNSHINE

WARREN SENEGAL Warren is at home and is seeing improvement every day after back surgery and hopes to be back with us at the June luncheon.

WALTER PUGH Walt is at home and is having some serious health problems and is asking for our prayers.

CHARLES RAINOLDI Charles is currently at a skilled nursing facility and his wife is asking us to keep him in our

prayers.

HAL WITSAMAN It was good to see Hal back with us

at the May luncheon after his hip replacement surgery.

Jim Carlson, Sunshine Chairman-635-8516

HOW ARE WE DOING 2016 Budget

INCOME ACTUAL BUDG DIFF

Contributions $3,525 $3,600 - $-75

Other

Total INCOME $3,525 $3,600 $-75

EXPENSES

Printing & Postage $193 $800 $607

Officers Expenses $355 $250 $-105

Guest Expenses $0 $200 $200

State Pro Rata $366 $730 $364

Other, Golf Expo $295 $300 $5

Other, Misc. $378 $1,200 $822

TOTAL EXP. $1,588 $3,480 $1,892

PROJECTED CASH BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $3,749

PROJECTED CASH BALANCE PER MEMBER $25

NOTE: We ended 2015 with $235 more than we had in 2014

Jerry Buhlert, Treasurer

TREASURER’S REPORT – MAY 2016

Cash Balance 1/1/2016 = $3,629

MAY YTD

Beginning Cash Balance $5,923 N/A

Contributions $25 $3,525

Expenses $382 $1,588

Membership, Gain/Loss +1/-1 152

Ending Cash Balance $5,283 N/A

Jerry Buhlert, Treasurer

ATTENDANCE REPORT

First Notice: I’m looking for a replacement for Newslet-ter Editor and Roster Maintenance. I plan on finishing this task for 2016 but if you have an interest in creating the monthly Newsletter or yearly Roster during 2017 please let me know.

Pat Quinn, Newsletter Editor, (916)784-3729