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February 2018
Webmaster: Ki Lee
Organized to promote the independence and dignity of
retired men http://www.sirinc.org
BRANCH 114, THE VILLAGES www.branch114.sirinc2.org
The Sweet Life!
BIG SIR Message - Lou Figone
408 996-4175 [email protected]
The
Grapevine CONTENTS Pg 1 - Big SIR Message - Calendar - Messages Pg 2 - Little SIR Messages - Speaker Info - Birthday Boyz Pg 3 -Valentines Flyer Pg 4 - Membership - Messages Pg 5 - Golf/Bocce - Menu - Event Winners
Pg 6 -Travel 2018/2019
Pg 7 - Treasurer’s Report Pg 8 - Officers/Directors - Committees - State Officers
BIG SIR Message
Hello fellow 114 members: As your new Big Sir
I would like to again welcome you to the start of
the New Year.
Please see page 2 & 3 for our February program. The remainder of the
year is still in the planning stage but will include an April visit from Rod
Diridon, who will speak about the Santa Clara Transportation System,
and our usual May and September Picnics, the August Golf Tourna-
ment, and another Murder Mystery Dinner. In addition to our regularly
scheduled luncheons we are also investigating a number of outings to
local points of interest/attractions.
As always, if you have any suggestions for speakers, tours or other ac-
tivities please let me or one of the Branch Executive Committee (BEC)
members know. Gary Holmquist, Big SIR.
SIR Happenings-Bob Hairston
2018 Calendar Jan 9th -2nd Tuesday Light Lunch $17 Feb 13th -2nd Tuesday Valentine Dinner/Dance Mar 6th - 1st Tuesday Corn Beef/Cabbage $23.75 Apr 3rd - 1st Tuesday Light Lunch $17 May 1st - 1st Tuesday Light Lunch $17 Spring Picnic 5/8/18 Jun 5th - 1st Tuesday Light Lunch $17 July 10th - 2nd Tuesday Light Lunch $17 Aug 14th -2nd Tuesday Murder Mystery Dinner Sept 4th -1st Tuesday Light Lunch $17 Fall Picnic 9/11/18 Oct 9th -2nd Tuesday Octoberfest $23.75 Nov 6th -2nd Tuesday Turkey $23.75 Dec 4th -1st Tuesday Light Lunch $17
(408) 531– 9779
SIR State Newsletter ”Happenings“ will be published monthly by former President Bob Hairston ,
who is accessible by e-mail. Articles you deem worthy should be submitted by 15th of each month.
Calling all writers, photographers and interested parties!
Attention Readers: Throughout the branch bulletin you will find (if you look) e-mail addresses and
websites in blue, sometimes but not always, within a black bordered box. They are called “Links”
and, if you wish to go to that website or communicate to that individual simply click on that address
or box and you go to that address or a pre-addressed e-mail will appear. Type in your message and
hit “Send”. Especially handy to let Ray Blinde know when you will be unable to attend. Editor Dan
Dan Affourtit Editor
[email protected] [email protected]
Terry Griffin Distributor
Gary
Holmquist
Please review Page 8, Officers/Directors/Committee Chairmen—you should give serious consid-
eration to stepping up and off your butt and volunteering to help YOUR organization!!!!
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Little SIR Message
Our very best wishes for your special occasion!
Birthday Boyz For February
Jim Brady 6, Rick Yearman 7, Kevan Stover 9, Vic Karis 12,
Rob Howe 15, Pat Misener 15, Roy Wash 15, Gary Lohr 17,
Bob Kirschbaum 19, Alan Renninger 22, Arnie Pinck 24, Tracy Scott 25,
Norm Ohtaka 25, Roger Lasson 26.
The plan for our March 6th meeting speaker will be Kim Walesh, City of San Jose Director of Economic Develop-ment and Deputy City Manager. This is a no miss speech as Kim will talk about the huge San Jose successes in Eco-nomic Development, including Google’s 10 million square foot San Jose downtown project. The April 3 meeting speaker will be Rod Diridon. Rod is known as the father of modern transportation systems in Silicon Valley and only he could give us the overview of the massive transportation system that will be coming to the Diridon Station in San Jose.
Again, a speech you will not want to miss.
(408) 997-2975
As your new Little SIR I sincerely invite members to offer suggestions for
speakers. Please get in touch with me or a member of the Speaker’s Bureau
(below) at your earliest convenience.
Larry Martinson (408) 528-0746; and Jim Stoner (408) 238-8458
Feb 13th will be a joint Valentine’s Dinner Dance with Branch 38. See the Flyer on pg 3. This gala affair is open to all Villagers so be sure to contact your friends and have them sign up with me by phone or e-mail.
Bob Dando
Adjacent is a picture of Pat Misener, Big SIR 2013,
the recently retired multi-termed Regional Director
and, previously, multi-termed Area Gov. and all-
around really good guy, awarding a Certificate to Paul
Lewis acknowledging his service as our Big SIR.
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The Villages SIR Present
A Valentines Evening
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13th
PIANO ACCOMPANIED CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION 5PM TO 6PM
DINNER WITH WINE AT EACH TABLE 6PM
DANCING TO THE MUSIC OF JERRY SAUCEDA 6:30 TO 9:00 MEAL CHOICES ARE:
JACK DANIELS CHICKEN $52 pp
GRILLED SALMON $52 pp
LEMON PEPPER TRI TIP $52 pp
EGGPLANT PARMASIAN $45 pp
CONTACTS SIR Br. 38 CONTACT SIR Br. 114 Gary Hill-408-274-8086 Bob Dando-408-997-2975
Doug McLendon-408-528-8918.
If reading while in a computer just click the link for a preaddressed e-mail.
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MEMBERSHIP - Jeff Schlageter (408) 528-7493 [email protected]
SIR has a saying: People join SIR for the speakers and activities, and stay for the members. That’s why I put out our
“Ninth Seat” sign at tables where any member can sit and get to know the SIR at that table. New members will be
wearing a pink badge so you can more easily recognize them. Please welcome them to any open seat at your table so
they will feel comfortable in joining and staying in our “SIR brotherhood”.
Suggestions should be submitted to Jeff.
Recruiting as of 12/31/17: We gained 30 New Members last year. Attrition of 17, Gain of 13 to 170. Recruiting Captains: Please contact names on your list and bring in Guests for our March 6th meeting. NOT a Recruiting Captain: Every member should be a recruit-er. Ask your friends and neighbors to come to our meeting if they are eligible and inter-ested. Call or email me before the meeting if you have a prospective recruit, and have him fill out an Application and bring it with you. Best to come by 11:30 AM so we can talk and answer questions. Call me if you need a SIR Brochure or Application. This month we gained 3 and lost two to reach a membership 171. The following were successful recruiters in 2017: Dan Affourtit, Don DeVincenzi, Dick Stowers, Larry Cormier(4), Tom
MacKenzie, Garry Gray, Herb Rogers, Kyle Finley, Larry Dillon, Paul Lewis(4), Don Norling, Larry Martinson, Don Fernandez, Jerry Burge, Al Girolami, Frank LoCicero, Jeff Schlageter(4) and received a reward $15/30/45 (except Jeff).
Suggestions for Handling New Guys: After you have successfully recruited a new member please consider,
for 3 or 4 meetings, of assuming the burden of letting him know you will be saving him a seat and/or meeting him at
the door to guide him through the “check-in procedures” a second time. These efforts can go a long way to insure he
makes a comfortable transition to an active and rewarding membership. To further insure our new members have a
pleasant experience when they attend, I would urge you all to start your lunch by looking around your table and, if
there is any person sitting with you that you have not met before, PLEASE introduce yourself and your tablemates to
the “new guy”. We organize these luncheons around a speaker and his presentation, but the bottom line on what we
get from our attendance is the opportunity to fraternize with fellow Villagers, to enjoy the comradery of like- minded
individuals, to share experiences. Please don’t overlook that part of the benefit of membership.
Dan Affourtit, Br 114 Grapevine Editor
Below : Sponsors Tracy Scott & Bob Marchant; Inductees Rich Schonka; Charles Markee; Ray
Hing; Acting Big Sir Paul Lewis; and our Eveready membership Chairman Jeff Schlageter.
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GOLF-Norm Ohtaka March Lunch Cornbeef &
Cabbage
Cookie or Brownie
Coffee or Tea Cost: $23.75
Please Notify Ray Blinde if you
prefer an alternatives.
Alternate Choices:
Boneless Chicken
Breast,
Cobb Salad,
or Vegetarian.
NOTICE: You must
notify Ray when you
do not plan to attend.
2018 Schedule For
Area 5 & Area 11
will be shown in
March issue
(Hopefully)
House Event Winners
Congratulations to All Players
Rick Casey(2); Bob Dando(2); Bob Dolci; Bill DeVincenzi; Kyle Finley; Larry Dillon;
David Roberts; Steve Volm; Charles Markee; Phil Renteria.
BOCCE Paul Andersen It is a fun, easy and un-strenuous game to play. We have the
beginnings of a team but a full team of eight to play the
other SIR branches chosen from the best players in a bigger
pool of SIR 114 players would be great.
We practice the last Wednesday of every month
at 3:00 PM. Contact: Paul Andersen
(408) 613-2206 [email protected]
Arrangements Chairman
Ray Blinde
408 531-1776
SIR 38 & 114 Golf Tourney
August 27th
Picture
coming in
March?
Issue
(408) 440-2768
Plea for Help Clubhouse Mgmt has
made it clear they will
be charging us for
“No Shows”
It is imperative that
you notify Ray Blinde
when you will be
unable to attend.
E-Mail or Phone
Picnics in 2018
Spring May 8th
Fall Sept 11th
Gazebo
Bocce Matches
(with great intensity)
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Travel 2018
May 25-June 9, 2018 Historic Cities of Eastern Canada & New England (16 days) (Br 62) Escorts: Jim Ho-henshelt (408-394-7226) and Roy Jordan (408-735-8765). This trip, a Globus trip arranged by TravelCenter Tours & Travel, begins in Toronto, then goes down the shore of Lake Ontario to Niagara Falls for an over-night stay, with opportunity to cruise below the Falls by day and view the light display by night. The trip con-tinues with a land tour of the historic eastern Canadian cities of Ottawa, Quebec City, and Montreal. The travelers then embark on a Holland America cruise ship for a cruise down the St. Lawrence river to Charlotte-town, Sydney, and Halifax, and on to Bar Harbor, Maine, ending in Boston. The cost will begin at $3695 per person, double occupancy or $5185 single (without air fare) for an inside cabin on the cruise, Deposit to re-serve is $250. Information about cabin upgrades is available from the escorts. For lowest cost and maximum flexibility individual travel can be arranged by Travel Center, or travelers can arrange their own. Note that individual air travel can be less expensive than group travel. Contact Jim or Roy for brochures and signup forms, or more information.
Sep 23 – Oct 2, 2018 American Queen – St Louis to Memphi (Br 32) Escorts: Mike Console, (408) 246-1080 and John Pletsch (408) 274-2292. This is a Mississippi River Cruise on the recently refurbished and luxurious American Queen paddle-wheeler. We begin with an overnight hotel stay in St Louis and finish with another overnight hotel stay in Memphis, including tours of each city and Elvis’s Graceland in Memphis. Tour fea-tures included in the price are: all transfers to and from the airports, round trip airfare, all port charges, ho-tel costs, shore excursions in each port (optional premium excursions at some ports are offered at additional cost), group insurance (for medical reasons only), all meals on board ship, including complimentary beer & wine with dinner. Port stops are: Alton, IL, Chester, IL, Cape Girardeau, MO, Paducah, KY, Dover, TN, New Madrid, MO, Ashport Landing, TN, Memphis, TN. Prices, per person double occupancy and based on cabin category selected, range from Inside cabin E- $3300 to AA- Superior with Veranda $5960. Deposit (includes group insurance) is $900 per person. Make checks payable to Cruise Adventures Unlimited and mail to Mike Console, 3527 Parkland Ave., San Jose, CA 95117.
OCT. 21-31 2018 Crystal Mozart River Cruise (Br 114) Escorts Larry Martinson (408) 528-0746 and Jim Stoner (408) 238-8458. Enjoy Europe’s majesty and history as you cruise the scenic Wachau Valley, an Aus-trian Wonderland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site of terraced vineyards and picturesque towns along the Danube. Treat yourself to wine tasting in Durnstein. Explore Melk’s stunning Benedictine Abbey. Then stroll through the enchanting lanes of Bratislava, and delight in the imperial splendors of Budapest and Vienna. Prices start at $6485 pp/dbl occ for a deluxe stateroom with large picture window. Crystal’s already ex-pansive host of complimentary services includes butler service for every suite, gratuities for all shipboard staff, unlimited onboard refreshments, from premium beverages, champagne, fine wine and spirits to soft drinks, free WiFi/internet, choice of Crystal Adventures Shore excursions in every port and much more. Round-trip air, port charges and transfers in San Francisco and Vienna. Send Application and deposit of 20% per category, Payable to Cruise Adventures Unlimited Trust Account 1610 Locust St., Walnut Creek, CA. 94596 or send to Larry Martinson 9029 Village View Dr. San Jose, CA. 95135. This will be a SPECIAL trip!!!!!
Brochures at your branch travel table in the hallway at the back of the Fairway’s
Room. Any questions contact Larry or Jim
Larry Martinson Area 11 Travel Chairman Jim Stoner
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Alan Renninger—Treasurer [email protected] [email protected] Roger Reedy - Asst. Treasurer
Treasurer’s Report
1/2/18
SIR Branch 114
Primary Account Cash on Hand - Beginning
Receipts:
Membership Dues Received $0.00
Happy Dollars $23.00
House Events $132.00
Cash Received Lunches
Interest Received $0.09
Other Receipts* $0.00
Disbursements:
Villages - lunch free members
Villages - lunch free speaker
Villages - lunch free prospects
lunches free - other
SIRS Inc - assessment
Other
Membership incentive/appreciation*
Event expense:
Speaker expense
Printing / Copy /Communications
Villagers—lunch cash paid Primary Account Cash on Hand - Ending:
Travel Account balance holder J Stoner $1.00
Total Cash $2094.50
Property Report:
Adobe Dreamweaver CS6…holder - A Renninger 5/18/2012 $383.00
Laptop Computer w. office.. holder - Dan Affourtit
House Event Inv cash for chge - J. Civello/ F.Locicero
Banners—Paul Lewis
10/2/2012
6/7/2016
6/11/2017
Comments and Notes:
204-speaker expense-Dec entertainment
Alan Renninger Treasurer
cc: BEC Officers, Directors, Committee Members
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TAKE NOTE OF HOW MANY OF THE
NAMES ON THIS PAGE HAVE BEEN
SERVING OUR BRANCH FOR A
LONG TIME. STEP UP-HELP-NOW!!
2018 OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, COMMITTEES and AWARDS - BRANCH 114
Officers
Big SIR Gary Holmquist
Little SIR Bob Dando
Secretary Burt Lancaster
Asst. Secretary Jim Brady
Treasurer Alan Renninger
Asst. Treas. Roger Reedy
Directors
Larry Martinson BIG SIR ‘08
Jeff Schlageter BIG SIR ‘11
Jim Brady BIG SIR ‘14
Lou Figone BIG SIR ‘15/16
Kyle Finley Inducted ‘16
Paul Lewis Big SIR 2017
Awards
Sr. Honorary Life Members:
Bill Eckert Big SIR ‘01
Honorary Life Members:
Lyle Chambers Big SIR ‘06
Jeff Schlageter Big SIR ‘11
Pat Misener Big SIR ’13
Senior SIR 90+: Tom James*; Bob
Bow; Bob Vierra; Clint Lindseth;
Jim Behlen; Dick Graham
* Charter Member (1983)
Committees: ARRANGEMENTS
ATTENDANCE
AUDIT
AWARDS
BIRTHDAYS
“ Assistant
BOCCE
COMP RECs /E-MAIL ADDR
GOLF
GRAPEVINE EDITOR
DISTRIBUTION
GREETERS
HAPPY DOLLARS
HOUSE EVENTS
INSPIRATION
MEMBERSHIP
MBRSHP RETENTION
MEMBER RECRUITING
MEMBER. ROSTER
Chairman / Members: Ray Blinde (408) 531-1776
Kyle Finley (858) 775-9546
Mike Cox (707) 481-3766
Bill Musto (408) 274-4713
vacant
Kyle Finley (858) 775-9546
Terry Griffin (408) 532-6133
Paul Andersen (408) 613-2206
Kyle Finley (858) 775-9546
Norm Ohtaka (408) 440-2768
Joe Civello; Terry Griffin; Lou Figone
Dan Affourtit (408) 723-2397
Terry Griffin (408) 532-6133
Burt Lancaster (408 270-2470) BIG SIR 2009
Terry Griffin (408) 532-6133
Larry Martinson (408) 528-0746 BIG SIR 2008
Frank Locicero
Joe Civello
Lou Figone (408) 966-4175
Jeff Schlageter 408 528-7493 BIG SIR 2011
vacant
Jeff Schlageter BIG SIR 2011
Dan Affourtit (408) 723-2397
MUSIC
NEED-A-RIDE
NOMINATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHER
SHUTTLE BUS
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
SPEAKER BUREAU
SUNSHINE
TRAVEL
WEBMASTER
RAMP—Recruit
RAMP—Activities
RAMP Mbr Relations
RAMP Publicity
vacant
vacant
Paul Lewis Chair + Elected Directors
Don Norling (408) 532-7949
Peter DuFosse / Jim Day (408-532-8685)
Kevan Stover (408) 393-1045
Bob Dando (408) 997-2975
L. Martinson/Jim Stoner
Larry Martinson (408) 528-238-8458
Larry Martinson, Jim Stoner
Ki Lee (408) 763=0653
Jeff Schlageter
Lou Figone
vacant
Larry Martinson
SIR State President: Derek Southern
Br 8
Region 4 Director: Pat O’Keefe
Br 28
Area 11 Gov.: Bob Grandey [email protected] Br 32
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