Rooster’s Tale

Sons in Retirement – Branch 110 Meeting September 23, 2019 1705 Manzanita Avenue, Chico, CA–Luncheon 11:30 AM – Executive Committee 9:30 AM

In The Eye of the Beholder Have you ever wondered what kind of bird that is chirping outside your bedroom window? To find out, be sure and come to our September Luncheon Program, which will feature ornithological photographer, William "Bill" Kees. Bill was born in Corning and almost immediately moved with his parents to Orland. After graduating from Orland High School in 1961, he received a BA in history from Pacific Lutheran University in 1965 and a Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary in 1970. He and his wife Carolyn then spent the next 36 years serving as a Lutheran pastor and RN, respectively. They both retired and moved to Chico in 2006, where they remain active as Spiritual Directors and members of Faith Lutheran Church. Bill became active in photographing birds in 2010. When Carolyn noted that he had a good eye for capturing a bird in a photograph, Bill decided he needed to develop his visual learning side. Since then, on his daily walks, he has taken pictures of about 130 species of different birds. He will focus his September program on the birds of Chico.

Big Sir Message Welcome to September, gentlemen. And congratulations on being

recognized as the Best Branch in SIR for 2018 at our recent State meeting. To 2018 Big Sir Dave Rush and BEC, excellent job leading our Branch to the pinnacle of success. Per our State President Ed Benson, “Bidwell Branch 110, Chico -- an excellent Branch excelling on all criteria. Their extra efforts to provide assistance to the Paradise and Magalia Branches pushed them to the top. The award was richly deserved. Congratulations to you, the Branch leaders and the members.” Speaking of the State Meeting, I’d like to provide a brief overview of where SIR is going as envisioned by our current State Officers.

Our Mission: To enhance the lives of our members through fun activities, events and luncheons while making Friends for Life. Our Vision: To become the best active men’s organization in Northern and Central California by improving longevity through providing opportunities for physical, mental and social engagement. Our Key: To make Friends for Life and Live Longer. Continued on page 4

2019 Officers & Directors

Big Sir – Phil Morgan Little Sir – Steve Laird Secretary – Bob Dinger Asst. Sec. – Richard Matt DB Mgr. – Rocky Rockwell Treasurer – Ed Matzdorff Asst.Treas.– Ted Raleigh Asst.Treas – Norm Stump Attendance Sec. – Don Curtis Director – Jim Amis Director – Joe Silbernagel Director – Ken Tietz Director – Mike Nicholas Director –Jose Lopez Director – Ken Edson

Lunch Menu

Attendance We want all members to fill out the new

survey to let us know your lunch plans. If you can’t do the survey, contact Don Curtis by Thursday, September 19, at 343-8893

or doncurtis60@hotmail.com

Salad bar, Pork Spareribs, Rosemary roasted potatoes, Cheesey Corn, Fresh rolls and Apple pie for desert

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Branch 110 Website: http://www.branch110.sirinc2.org

Webmaster: Ron Braziel

SIR 110 Activities

Bridge High scores were Karl Kumli (2), Barry Donaldson (2), Jack Pineck, and Ed Matzdorff.

Come join this friendly group of SIRS. They meet weekly on Thursdays at 2750 Sierra Sunrise Terrace in Chico at noon. Call Robin Thompson 343-2953 for information.

Dominoes Winners for August were Bob Weckerle and Brandee Kelly. We also said good bye to Steve and Patti Cullen who moved to Texas as did

Ron and Martha Haney. Come join us. We meet at Red Lobster for lunch ($15) and Dominoes on the 2nd Thursday– each month from 11:30 AM to 4 PM. New players are welcome! Call Joe Navarro at 343-0832, if you have questions.

Pinochle

We had 11 players and the winners for August are: Jim Kirks - 1st, Patsy Stile -

2nd, Stew McClay - 3rd. Come join us. The group meets at the Red Lobster on the 4th Wednesday at 11:30 AM. Call Joe Navarro at 343-0832, if you have questions.

Piscatology

Fishing with a Geezer is an art you need to hone.

Offer him a new lure, he’ll choose to use his own. Though it’s dull and lost its color, he knows it’ll

catch a fish.

So, hooking one more on it, is his cherished wish.

Eight Sirs travelled to Bucks Lake the last week in August. The fishing was great for some and slow for others. Seems the kind of lure used made a difference. Vic Fisher and his boat partner caught the most trout. Camp was near the beach and tales were shared around a camp fire at night.

Our next voyage will be to Lake Almanor on

September 17-18-19. Don Phillips and Robin Thompson will be our hosts at their homes there. If you enjoy fishing, join us for breakfast on the second Thursday of each month at the Cozy Diner at 7:45 AM. Bob Weckerle 864-6698.

Hiking The hope is to have something planned for October, so watch for the details.

Cars, Coffee & Donuts Our next Cars n Coffee gathering will be at the residence of Gary Marquis.

His address is 661 Stilson Canyon Road, Chico, CA 95928 on September 24. Gary is very involved with the Concours car show at the Butte Creek Country Club, which took place August 31. He is a major car buff. Below is a list of his collection of cars that we will be able to check out on September 24. 2007 Morgan Aero8 1973 Citroen SM 3liter 1973 Citroen 2CV "Deux Chevaux" 1972 Citroen DS 21 Safari 1967 Lotus Elan Coupe 1958 Morgan +4 4seater 1956 Jaguar XK 140 Coupe 1935 Morgan MX4 Super Sports trike and a 1961 Airstream Bambi Be there at 9 AM, bring your coffee and chair, if you want to sit and rest. Donuts will be provided. A $2.00 donation will help offset the cost of the donuts. Any questions, call Joe Silbernagel at 530-680-1452

Out To Lunch (OTL) There will NOT be an OTL for September because of the BBQ on September 27! For more information, contact Bill McNelley at 530-228-7948 or bmcnelley@csuchico,edu

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Woodworking At our only meeting in August, Craig Lindquist ripped strips of various maple and walnut for a new butcher block project. Bill Gebhardt showed us a model railroad turntable he had made years ago (see photo), and was now making a carry case for it. Michael Kobelt sanded a workbench tool tray (see photo). Because of our individual schedules, the group will not meet again until Thursday, October 3rd. Wood Tip - I had a radial arm saw for many years (see cartoon), and had a healthy respect for it because of the way it operated. When ripping a board you push it into an overhead blade with teeth spinning at 100 miles/hour - in your direction. To avoid the blade throwing the wood back at you at 100 mph (called kickback), you have to:

set the blade guard very close to the top of the wood piece.

set the anti-kickback pawls so they just ride on top if the wood.

set the depth of cut so the blade teeth are slightly below the bottom of the wood piece.

feed the board slowly, then use a push stick near the end.

use a featherboard to keep the work piece pushed against the fence.

stay focused.

The group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Bill’s shop. Note there will be no meetings this September. Call Bill Gebhardt at 879-0429 or Craig Lindquist at 898-8483 for info.

Travel September 22-28, 2019. Utah

Mighty Five

October 13-20, 2019. Pacific Northern Coastal For more information on the above tours, visit the SIR 110 website and choose “Activities” and then “Travel”. There are numerous (too many to list here) travel opportunities for September and even more for October. For more information on these tours, contact Jose Lopez at 891-6715 or 864-5978.

Bocce 110 No further activities are planned until October, if there is interest. If you are interested in

participating, contact Dave Zebly at 895-1153.

Vino 110 The Summer's End Wine Tasting event will be at Almendra Winery in Durham on Thursday, September 19, at 3 PM. Cost is $14 per person and includes a guided

walking tour of the winery, 6 tastes of red and white wines, and dipping snacks. To date 16 SIRs have signed up for our Almendra summer celebration and there is still room for more, if you hurry. Contact Keith (343-5358) for details.

History Club On Thursday, September 19, at 10 AM a Chico Cemetery Tour, led by Clark Masters, is scheduled. If you are interested or have

questions, please contact Don Alger at 894-2452 or dalger@csuchico.edu

There are more opportunities for activities under “Announcements”

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SIR Golf Reports 17, 2019

August 18, 2019 WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR GOLF !!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had 44 Chico

SIRS + 14 Paradise SIRS.

Bidwell Golf Course Flight 1 Net Flight 2 Net Flight 3 Net

STEPHENSON, ALAN 65 RALEIGH, TED 65 WILSON, DENNIS Y 60

CABRAL, MAT 67 MAIN, ED 65 BROSSOIT, PAUL 64

FELLNER, CRAIG 68 SKELLY, BRIAN 67 EBER, JEFF 68

VELASQUES, JOE 68 BARGER,JIM 68 HYDER, MARK 70

LEE, LLOYD, 70

Closest to pin #7: 1st BARNUM, DAVE -19’ 7”; PETERSON, RON-26’ 0”; WILSON, DENNIS-29’ 6”; FELLNER, CRAIG-36” 4”; STEPHENSON, ALAN-36’ 8”

Big Sir Message continued In the past year, SIR statewide has lost three

branches (114 vs. 117) and 3% of our total membership (13,287 vs. 13,718). Our State Officers strongly feel that offering more activities both statewide and locally will help with recruitment and retention of members. They championed the ideas of Branches getting together to take advantage of each other’s activities, i.e. Golf and Bowling. One example that surfaced multiple times during the meeting as an example of branches working together was the success of the Butte County Branch Luncheon. The state dignitaries in attendance were very impressed with how the four branches worked together to pull off a very successful event. As host branch, Bidwell Branch 110 has helped set the bar for a Branch standard SIR would like to see emulated throughout all branches. Outstanding job, gentlemen.

At our upcoming meeting I will go into more detail on the metrics used to designate the Best Branch award and we will celebrate our 30 Plus Year Members. So please block September 23rd on your calendar to attend our luncheon. And as always, bring a friend with you to share in the enjoyment. Introduce them to the new friends in their lives they haven’t met yet.

Photo shows Ed Benson State President, Dwight Sale Former State President and Phil Morgan. Photo by Steve Laird.

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There are currently 190 active members. Membership brochures and applications are always available at the membership table or you can call Don Levensaler at 891-1045 to get one via the postal service.

New Members: Inducted in August 2019

Name: Bill Colvin Wife: Leslie Occupation: Professor Phys Ed Company: CSU Chico Interests: Fishing, Cooking, Crab Feed Sponsored by: Ron

Imhoff

Name: Greg Brown Wife: Sandra Occupation: Counselor/Professor Company: Yuba College Interests: Golf, Genealogy, Yoga,

Digital Photography Transfer from Branch #124 Grass Valley

Name: Ben Maidenburg Wife: Vera Occupation: Sales Company: ABC TV Interests: Dominoes, Poker Sponsored by: Don Levensaler

Name: Ray Wilson Wife: Tina Occupation: Real Estate Company: Self Employed Interests: Genealogy, Bowling, Computer, Brewing, Cooking

Sponsored by: Richard Neal

Guests in August 2019:

Tom Devlin and Sam Smith, guests of Craig Lindquist Rod Main and Rich Raczynski, guests of Vern Hartman Allan Struck, guest of Neil Schwertman Cecil Braswell, guest of Alan Stephenson Steve Moreland, guest of Scott Chalmers

On September 1, 1969 Jerry Lewis was busy with his fourth Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Since the 1950’s, he

championed the cause of muscular dystrophy, hosting successful telethons until 2011. His first telethon in 1966 raised 1 million dollars.

On September 5, 1994, Jerry Lewis began his 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon and raised $47,100,000.

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FROM THE SUPPER CLUB COMMITTEE THE RED LOBSTER RESTAURANT 2010 BUSINESS LANE, CHICO, CA.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9, 2019 TIME: SOCIAL TIME: 5:30 PM DINNER SERVED: 6:00 PM

YOUR ENTRÉE CHOICES ARE: 1. PARROT ISLE JUMBO COCONUT SHRIMP

Eight glorious hand-dipped shrimp, tossed in flaky coconut and lightly fried until golden brown and choice of side.

2. WOOD FIRED GRILLED TOP SIRLOIN Pepper corned seasoned and prepared to your instructions, served with potato and choice of side

3. WILD CAUGHT SOLE Oven broiled with seafood seasoning in butter. Served with choice of side.

4. MAPLE-GLAZED CHICKEN Two wood grilled chicken breasts with a sweet maple and cherry glaze. Served with wild rice or potato and choice of side.

5. HAND-BATTERED FISH AND CHIPS Served with our signature tartar sauce and malt vinegar.

FRESH GARDEN SALAD OR CUP OF CREAMY NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER Choice of dressing: Ranch, Blue Cheese, Honey Mustard,

Thousand Island, Red Wine Vinegarette, Blueberry Balsamic.

FRESH BAKED CHEDDAR BAY BISCUITS.

NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE: Lemonade, Soda, Iced Tea. WATER ONLY UPON REQUEST

DESSERT: Chocolate Brownie

PRICE $20.00 INCLUDES TAX AND GRATUITY

SIGN-UP and pay for your meals at the SEPTEMBER 23rd luncheon.

Please make your checks payable to SIR #110 Supper Club.

The DEADLINE to sign up for the RED LOBSTER RESTAURANT is OCTOBER 1st. We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have questions, please call: Clif Gates (345-3040), Joe Azzarito (342-7846) or Ray Rolls (891-5750).

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Cost is only $18.00 per person Please make checks payable to SIR Branch 110

Graphics are courtesy of Ray Rolls

Announcements

Editor’s Note: Deadline for the October Rooster’s Tale is Thursday, October 10.

Send your articles by email: dalger@csuchico.edu or phone him at: (530) 894-2452.

October Program: Mr. Tanimoto will relate a “Japanese American Farmer's Story” about his

experiences in the Tule Lake internment camp.

State SIR Bulletin: “Sir Happenings” is available for review at

http://www.sirinc.org/sirhappenings/ . The August edition is a 30 page document and there is a plan to publish quarterly.

September BBQ: Get you tickets for this fun activity at the September luncheon meeting. Please note the cost has changed from $20.00 to $18.00

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Don Alger, Editor 6 Stratford Way Chico, CA 95973

FIRST CLASS MAIL FIRST CLASS MAIL

If you have a September Birthday, join us at the September 23

rd luncheon and

find out what you might win….perhaps a free lunch!!**

Larry Kreider Sept. 02 Donald Bledsoe Sept. 16 Ray Rolls*** Sept. 20

Ronald Imhoff Sept. 02 James Kirks*** Sept. 16 Richard Utter Sept. 25

Joseph Azzarito Sept. 06 Donald Pustejovsky Sept. 16 Ron Robinson Sept. 25

Dennis McNamara Sept. 06 Dennis Wilson Sept. 16 Loy Watkins Sept. 26

Frank Pangburn Sept. 07 William Youngstrom Sept. 17 William Bingaman Sept. 30

Richard Wilbur Sept. 08 Marv Smith Sept. 18

**It is also possible to get a free lunch card without being a Birthday

Boy. There is a free lunch winner at every meeting from a name badge # drawing. *** These gentlemen are Honorary Life Members.

Bring a friend to the next SIR meeting!

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