“The SIR” ~ LAKE TAHOE BRANCH 160 ~

CHARTERED APRIL 22, 1991

RETIRED AND SEMI-RETIRED MEN GETTING TOGETHER FOR LUNCH

AND ENJOYING OUR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES

HIGH MOUNTAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2017We meet the 4 th Monday of the month

Next reg. meeting – our 316TH……….JANUARY 23, 2017……….…………We meet at Tep’s Villa Roma Officers & Chairmen…………………10:00am................................................3450 Lake Tahoe Blvd (Hiway50) Social hour…………………………….11:00am………………………………South Lake Tahoe, California Luncheon……………………………....12:00noon…………………………….Across from the Bijou Center_________________________________________________________________________________

Big Sir Larry CoffmanIn order to get the year started off right, we need to have our incoming officers and directors at the 10am business meeting on January 23rd. Before we can conduct any business we have to swear in the new officers for 2017. You know who you are, so please make it a point to attend.This is the start of our 26th year of SIR. Lets make it

a great year. If you are interested in serving as a chairman or asst. chairman on any of our committies please let me know? Also we still are in need of a couple of members to step up and be an activities chair and also a public relations/recruiter.

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Little Sir John Gerard Happy New Year and welcome to the “Winter Wonderland” After a few years of relatively minor winters, Mother Nature is making up for lost time. Perhaps the lake will finally fill up. Due to the

recent weather, the Winter Golf activities headed up by Mike Davis have been put on hold.

With the new year comes the opportunity for shared fellowship with your brother SIR’s. Whether it be through Golf, Bowling, monthly meetings or our schedule special events, July 4th and Christmas parties. In the recent mail home newsletter, Big Sir Larry Coffman included a list of potential activities in which the membership could participate. These ranged from attending a baseball game to going out for a beer with your fellow SIR’s. Think about it, you might like it. Our guest speaker for January will be Diane Weidinger and the topic of discussion will be the  Bread and Broth Program, here in South Lake Tahoe.

2.November 29, 2016 SIR Board of Directors Meeting. The scheduled meeting of SIR Branch 160 for November was held at Tep’s Villa Roma restaurant. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM.

Big Sir: It was noted we had quorum of officers present. Van Marshall noted that the October meeting did not have a quorum present and thus no minutes were taken. A request for approval of the September minutes was made and carried unanimously. Copies of the November meeting agenda were handed out which after review was approved unanimously. Van stated that we needed to update the email records of our members and he would make a request at today’s luncheon.

Little Sir: Larry Coffman stated that he attended a meeting with the state SIRS in Placerville. At the meeting State provided a hand out titled “SIR Schedule of Branch Operations 2017”. A key topic at the meeting was attracting new membership. Larry noted his wife had the Xmas table center pieces ready to go and requested approval to buy a special cake to mark our 25th anniversary A motion was made and approved to do so.

Officer Reports:

Treasurer’s Report: John Lilygren reported we have a current balance of $1707.92 in the treasury account. John requested approval to pay for the October luncheon and the cost of mailing the October newsletter. A motion was made and carried unanimously. It was noted that reservations and payment for our Xmas luncheon needed to be made by December 5th. Van Marshall agreed to ask the callers to remind the membership of the deadline.

Committee Reports:

Activities: There currently is no Activities Chairperson.

Membership: George Ramirez reported we had 102 active members and that Bob Baker and Lyle Evans had both resigned. It was reported that the Tahoe Tribune had run an article promoting membership in branch 160.

Attendance: Dave Tiongco volunteered to take the chair.

Sunshine: No report.

Golf: Mike Davis our manager of winter golf reported that after conducting a survey that the five-dollar prize fund would remain intact. Mike noted he was looking at days other than Mondays to take advantage of lower golf fees that were being offered by various courses.

Bowling: No report

Rooster Sales: Dave Tiongco reported that he had both hats and shirts ready for sale.

Website: Mike Davis noted that the website needs some updating.

Old Business: A discussion took place on how well we raised funds from the attendance of the Xmas luncheon restocking the treasury. It was suggested that members not attending be asked to donate the cost of the luncheon to the treasury to help build up our funds. Van Marshall noted he would bring this up with the membership at today’s lunch.

3.New Business: It was noted that we needed some new committee chairpersons such as photographer and public relation and that we needed to encourage our membership to step in and help and actively participate. Van Marshall agreed to taking on the task of recruiting starting with the members at today’s lunch.

Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 10:52AM

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2017 SIR State Golf Schedule

Please block these dates on your Branch and Area Golf Calendar so we aren’t scheduling on top of each

January Divisions, Areas and Branches should hold Golf meetings to spread the word of their 2017 Schedules. Division and Area Golf Chairmen should work together to coordinate these events. April 24 & 25 Spring Time in Napa, two-day tournament at Eagle Vines GC & Chardonnay GC (Ladies Welcome)

May Area Team Qualifying Period May 1 thru June 30 (reports and results to State Chairman by July 7, 2017)

JUNE Reno Tournament June 19th through June 22nd – (Ladies Welcome) At the Atlantis Resort and two great courses! Red Hawk Lakes Course & Red Hawk Hills Course Both Scramble Tournaments!!

JULY Individual Area Qualifying Period Area Tournaments held between July 1 and July 31 (reports to Divisions by 8/7/17)

AUGUST State Team Championship Tournament (“The Chairman’s Tournament”) Monday, August 14th at Rancho Solano GC 8:30 SG start, in Fairfield. (See the State Golf Manual for handicap formula and drive requirements) Division Qualifying Tournaments held between August 7 and September 7 (reports to State by 9/25/17) Location of Division Tournaments will be posted on golf.sirinc2.org

SEPTEMBER The Fall Classic is a Member/Guest Event – Ladies Welcome Two Day Event in Fresno – September 18th and 19th Fig Garden GC and Dragon Fly GC

OCTOBER Individual State Championship and Open Play Monday, October 16th and Tuesday, October 17th. Two days of fun on and around the Monterey Peninsula at Laguna Seca Golf Course. Day 1 will be open play – Ladies Welcome. Day 2 will be the championship and open play.

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2017 BOWLING SCHEDULE STATE

Location Date Center Code Director Phone

Stockton 1/10 Pacific Bowl 4 Quinones (209) 956-6763 Napa 1/24-25 Napa Bowl 4 Knox (707) 257-7537 Livermore 2/14-15 Granada Bowl 4 Braden (925) 455-8633Stockton 2/21 Pacific Bowl 5 Quinones (209) 956-6763Concord 3/20-22 Diablo Lanes 4 Mitchell (925) 798-5440

Weller (925) 935-5510Carson City 4/10-11 Gold Dust West 3 DiBasilio (530) 558-9727 4/12-13

STATE TOURNAMENTLake Tahoe 5/19-20-21 Tahoe Bowl 1 Hall (775) 246-1027 H

(530) 409-3494 CPinole 6/7-8 Pinole Valley Lanes 4 Lock (707) 745-3475Paradise 6/20-21 Tall Pines 4 Plaskiewicz (530) 413-9373Yuba City 7/10-11 Nu Generation 4 Buttacavoli (530) 671-5599Pollock Pines 7/22/23 Knotty Pine Lanes 4 DiBasilio (530) 558-9727

24/25Reno 8/14-15-16 Reno Bowling Sta. 3 DiBasilio (530) 558-9727Sonora 8/28-29 Black Oak Casino 4 Abreo (209) 736-4804Fremont 9/10 Cloverleaf Bowl 4 Pesek (510) 793-5089Lake Tahoe 9/15-16 Tahoe Bowl 4 Hall (775) 246-1027 H

(530) 409-3494 CCitrus Heights 10/3-4 Fireside Lanes 4 Spisak (916) 366-6699Brentwood 10/17 Harvest Park 4 Fry (925) 783-5614

Manning (510) 719-0882Modesto 11/2-3 McHenry Bowl 4 Pastorelli (209) 492-3777

Masse (209) 538-4275Concord 11/14-15 Clayton Bowl 4 Kropf (925) 689-1453

Schuster (925) 687-4543

CODE:

1 - SIRs ONLY - 4 MAN TEAM - DOUBLES - ALL EVENTS2 - SIRs ONLY - DOUBLES - SINGLES - ALL EVENTS3 - SIRs or MIXED - 4 BOWLER TEAM - DOUBLES - SINGLES - ALL EVENTS 4 - SIRs or MIXED - DOUBLES - SINGLES - ALL EVENTS 5 - NO TAP SIRs or MIXED - DOUBLES - SINGLES - ALL EVENTS

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MEMBERS ANNIVERSERYFOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY

2002 LYELL EVANS, 2006 JIM BEARD, 2014 MIKE SANDIFER

WINTER GOLF

MIKE DAVIS will be putting on our golfing this winter. Weather permitting.

Give him a call at 775-338-4990.

TO ALL DEAR FRIENDS OF JOE SCOTT:It saddens me to report that our dear friend and avid golfing partner for many years passed on January 9th.We all remember Joe of the good times we had on and off the golf course. He fought a long battle with diminishing health.He is in a better place right now joining his wife Jackie whom he loved very much. God bless him and his family.Further notice will be given regarding Joe's celebration of life. Sig Heidemann  

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ROOSTER SALES~NOTICE ON SALE NOW~

SUPPORT “The SIR” ~ DRESS IT UP WITH ROOSTER PINS, HATS AND

SHIRTS. SHOW HOW PROUD

YOU ARE TO BE A SIR!!

HATS ~$10VESTS ~$29.50 POLO SHIRTS~ $16/$21WICKING SHIRTS~$20/24/30 PINS ~ SMALL $2/LARGE $3 GOLF/BOWLING TOWELS ~$9

Start looking good!DAVE TIONGCO

Previews of

Coming Attractions …

JANUARY/FEBRUARY

Jan 23rd 10am Board meeting, 11am social hour, 12-noon lunch, 1pm speaker, 1:30pm General Membership meeting.Feb 10th Bowling Gold Dust Lanes C.C.Feb 24th Bowling Gold Dust Lanes C.C.Feb 27th SIR meeting 10am Teps’ Villa Roma

Don Edwards, Lyell Evans, Will Smith, George Ramirez, Perry Damon, Dan Gordon, Steven

Crabtree, Bobby Silvius, Richard Pike, John Gerard and

Robert ClementsONE IS 65 – ONE IS 75

Lake Tahoe Branch 160 Badge Color SchemeCharter Member…RED Honorary Life

Member… GOLD New Member…BLUE the rest of us…BLACK. When you see a badge with BLUE

lettering indicating a NEWER MEMBER, be sure to make him feel welcome.

BADGE DRAWING WINNER FOR JANUARY LUNCHEON

CURT EMORYCome to a meeting, have lunch, hear our guest speaker and have your badge pulled from the

bucket for a lunch on the SIR at the next meeting.

SUNSHINE REPORTOur Sunshine Chairman is Mike Vadnais. His phone number is 775-546-0810. Let

Mike know if someone is under the weather or if a family member is not well.

Visit the SIR Website at sirinc.org and read “SIR HAPPENINGS”—the SIR State

Newsletter. Plus, in living color,

BRANCH 160 newsletters on our Website. http://branch160.sirinc2.org

(Scroll down to read the newsletter)

~Attendance Reminder~

We must not miss 3 consecutive meetings without notifying the Attendance Chairman

and being excused. Whether or not we have been “excused”, we still must attend

at least half the meetings during the previous 12 months period.

~NOTICE~All travel events and other activities sponsored

by Sons In Retirement, Incorporated, or its Branches, are for the convenience and pleasure of its 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 participants or passengers, or their property or

any damages whatsoever, in any manner pertaining to said activities.

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…NEWSLETTER…LAKE TAHOE BRANCH 160 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BIG SIR-----------------------LARRY COFFMAN-------------530-577-0328 DIRECTOR----------------MIKE DAVIS-----------------------775-338-4990 LITTLE SIR------------------JOHN GERARD------------------530-542-2876 DIRECTOR--------------- JOE KILLIAN-----------------------530-525-5033 SECRETARY----------------DEREK SMITH-------------------775-246-0574 DIRECTOR----------------RON RATHBUN-------------------530-541-0603 ASST. SECRETARY--------GORDON SALAS---------------775-690-2026 DIRECTOR----------------GEORGE RAMIREZ---------------530-541-9641 TREASURER--------------- JOHN LILYGREN----------------530-577-5234 DIRECTOR----------------BILL VAN HOOSEN--------------805-801-4505 ASST. TREASURER-------VERN FLICKLIN-----------------530-600-0918 DIRECTOR----------------VAN MARSHALL-----------------530-307-0786 HONORARY DIRECTORS

KEN KOEGL----------------------------------530-544-2961 MIKE VADNAIS----------------------------------775-546-0810 JACK POST------------------------------------530-570-8063 DAVE TIONGCO----------------------------------775-265-9448 TOM SAWYER--------------------------------775-852-8675 RON THOMPSON---------------------------------775-848-1402 DAVE DUGAN--------------------------------530-573-1052

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

ATTENDANCE-------------DAVE TIONGCO------------------775- 265-9448 WINTER GOLF-----------MIKE DAVIS--------------------775-338-4990 ASST. ATTENDANCE----RON RATHBUN--------------------530-541-0603 MEMBERSHIP-----------GEORGE RAMIREZ-----------530-541-0641 ACTIVITIES-----------------TBD NEWSLETTER-----------LARRY COFFMAN------------530-577-0328 BOWLING-------------------TIM HALL---------------------------775-246-1027 PUBLIC RELATIONS---TBD CALLER----------------------RON ST. THOMAS----------------775-575-0881 ROOSTER SALES--------DAVE TIONGCO--------------775-265-9448 CHAPLAIN------------------CURT EMRIE-----------------------530-544-2374 RECRUITER---------------TBD GOLF-------------------------TOM SAYWER----------------------775-852-8675 SUNSHINE----------------MIKE VADNAIS---------------775-546-0810

BRANCH OFFICIAL E-MAIL CONTACT AND WEB MASTER MIKE DAVIS mikebdavis38@gmail.com Area 19 Governor – Gary Johnson 530-333-4814 - Region 2 Director – Jerry Morrow 209-586-2979 - State President– Jerry Strain

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SIR Branch 160 Newsletter1655 Bakersfield St. So. Lake Tahoe, CA 96150