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Big SIR Message: On the eve of our departure to Reno on the Snow Train, I write this message. What a great group of guys and activities! My head is swimming with plays, antique autos, horse races, bocce, golf, wine tasting, ROMEO, cards, fishing, just to name a few. The blessings of retirement are

upon us. We need to stay healthy to enjoy this time of our life. Even though we are in the midst of Lent, that tough time of our church year, where we fast and abstain from worldly things, Don’t fast from being involved! Life is about good living. We are doing things that keep us alive. The relationships we have with one another are important. I encourage each of you to participate in one activity that you have not already done or one you have not done in a while. You have friends in every activity that need you to be there. Please check the calendar frequently, as there is a plethora of opportunities for your enjoyment. Speaking of friends, we all have friends who would benefit from being part of our SIR experience. Don’t neglect your friends. Please invite them to join us for lunch once a month at our general meeting at the Elks. They will thank you for a free lunch with entertainment. I sure enjoyed Judge Tisher last month! The first female judge in Napa led us through the judicial process with stories and insights, making our community come alive. We thank God for His intervention in the life and health of our own Sir Jim Dugan, who underwent transplant surgery recently and hopefully has returned home, where he needs time to heal. We hope to see him in the time ahead and we pray that his

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Next Meeting: Tues., Mar. 6thSIRS Board @ 9:00 a.m.General Meeting @ 11:00 a.m.

To be excused from the meeting and cancel lunch, call:Steve Chaum 260-9393Dave San Filippo 255-3482

State President Derek SouthernRegion 3 Director Jim FilippoArea 7 Governor Dennis Pangburn

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Volume # 3March 2018

OFFICERSBig Sir Jim Prudhomme 815-1932Little Sir Carl Hammond 255-4311Secretary Franz Wartenweiler 255-6435Asst. Sec. Pete Stupey 252-1066Treas. Ted Simmons 226-7232Asst. Treas. Frank Volis 666-2822Email EarleCraigie@comcast.net

DIRECTORSMike Murrell 2nd Year 666-5810Chuck Youngson 2nd Year 255-3880Jim Dugan 1st Year 266-1928Dan McCabe 1st Year 224-6835 Bill Wells 1st Year 224-7368Stu Williams 2017 Past Big Sir 966-5000

COMMITTEE CHAIRMENAttendance Steve Chaum 260-9393Asst. Dave San Filippo 255-3482Membership Rex Williams 255-5834Newsletter Mark Stephenson 246-2795Chaplain Jim Prudhomme 815-1932Tables Ron Rae 224-5194

Tickets Al Brambrink 226-6512Nominating Jeff Cox 265-6080

Al Brambrink 226-6512Auditors Les Haug 224-0148

Al Brambrink 226-6512Birthday Don Butler 252-2176Greeters Joe Brown 255-3118Statistician/Historian

Dennis PangburnKeith Pieper 224-8527

Photos Dale Parker 253-7472SIRARC Ron Rogers 224-4040Parliamentarian Ed Suden 226-5310

healing is speedy. Please let our chaplain know of those who are ill or in need of prayer and visitation. We can help one another get to the finish line with our friendship. Just as a reminder, if you are going to have to miss a meeting, you need to call and get excused. To be excused from the meeting and cancel lunch, call: Steve Chaum 260-9393 Dave San Filippo 255-3482. Respectfully Submitted, Big SIR Jim Prudhomme

Little SIR Message: How about the beautiful rain we had … 2½ inches at my home on Hagen Rd.! Also, the ten to fifteen feet of snow for our watershed in the Sierra’s. I grow up on a farm in South Dakota where rain is so important. So when you get this important stuff, it’s a rush!!! Speaking of rushes, I went on the last fishing trip organized by Lee Mitchell and

Bill Hogberg. We went for Sturgeon and Stripped Bass in the San Pablo Bay. I caught my first Sturgeon, which turned out to be the biggest on the boat and the only keeper - 54 inches long and when we weighted it the 50 lbs. scale broke! I think 60 to 80 lbs!!!!!!!! P.S. Next trip March 13th … Call Lee Mitchell! Our March speaker is Barry Biermann. He is the son of one of our past SIR members, Barry Biermann Sr. He is also the Napa County Fire Chief. Barry will share with us the challenges of dealing with a devastating fire like we had in October. Looking ahead to our Ladies Day Picnic on July 10th, the wheels are in motion! If there is something you would like to help with for the picnic, please let me know. We can always use the help! A special thanks to those that have helped me with our monthly speakers. I appreciate it very much! Carl Hammond, Little Sir

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HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERSWayne Barber Paul MillerDon Brooks Keith PieperJim Gibbany Al Brambrink

ACTIVITIES CHAIRMENBicycling Bill Shields 287-1246

Ass’t. Herb Christian 637-7730

Bocce Mike Murrell 666-5810

Book Exch. Bill Sharp 258-8835

Cards Joe D’Adamo 226-1935

Classic Cars Dan McCabe 224-6835

Ass’t. Dan Silveira 252-2284

Computers Adrian Fenderson 255-6502

Fishing Lee Mitchell 224-2457

Ass’t. Bill Hogberg 224-6072

Golf Peter Dreier 257-3630

9 HOLE Mike Murrell 666-5810

18 Hole Larry Yost 492-6078

Sec./Treas. Ron Irwin 226-8586

HNDCP. Larry Timmer 252-8079

Romeo Ron Wilson 360-880-2652

Travel Tom Jensen 255-7160

RV’s/Roving Roosters

Coordinator Bill Hester 648-3958

Ass’t. Dave San Filippo 255-3482

Theater Bob Benning 337-2614

Trippers/Hikers Pete Smith 888-1909

Veteran’s Act.Del Fahlstrom delcare@att.net

Website Adrian Fenderson 479-4688

Wine Tasting Bart Barthelemy 966-2711

PAST BIG SIRS1992 Lou Hughes 1993 F. Heid *1994 W. Barber 1995 T. Tomlinson *1996 D. Gibson * 1997 P. Miller1998 D. Westover * 1999 E. Coyne2000 B. Johnson * 2001 D. Newell *2002 M. Jack * 2003 D. Brooks2004 K. Pieper 2005 J. Gibbany2006 A. Brambrink 2007 T. Jensen2008 E. Suden 2009 G. Greco *2010 C. Harris 2011 J. Chandler2012 D. Collins 2013 R. Barker2014 J. Cox 2015 T. Borman2016 D. Pangburn 2017 Stu Williams* Deceased

WINE VALLEY SIRS BRANCH #149Executive Committee Meeting

Napa Elks Lodge9:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Big Sir Jim Prudhomme called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. A quorum was confirmed by roll call by Branch Secretary. Officers present; Big SIR Jim Prudhomme; Little Sir Carl Hammond; Secretary Sir Franz Wartenweiler; Asst. Sec. Sir Pete Stupey; Assistant Treasurer Frank Volis; 1st Year Director, Daniel McCabe, Bill Wells; 2ndYear Directors Mike Murrell, Chuck Youngson; 2017 Big Sir Stu Williams. The minutes of February 6, 2018 were approved.

Executive Committee Reports• Treasury Report- Sir Ted Simmons reported we have $6,080.59 in the bank as per the #149 Report. Report accepted

as presented.• MEMBERSHIP REPORT- Sir Rex Williams reported Membership Count if all inducted will be 250. Inducted today (2).

Total Membership 252, Active 236, Inactive 9, Emeritus 5: Deceased Toni Blaziek, the wife of Vern Blaziek. Motion was made to award Bob Lamb to Emeritus Member. M/S/A

• INSTALLED March 6, 2018; Robert D. Vandenburg #20 - Sponsor Adrian Fenderson. (Transferring from Branch 69); Jerry D. Comfort #17 - Sponsor Rex Williams, Membership Chair.

• Attendance Chairman Steve Chaum questioned the way members resignation was performed? Discussion followed. A motion was made that members resignation be approved by the Board of Directors. M/S/A

• Little Sir Carl Hammond announced that today’s speaker is County Fire Chief Barry Bierman. Upcoming speaker will be “Visiting Angels”.

• Today’s Lunch Menu is Corned Beef. Rooster Table 7.• Sir Tim Borman reported on the Ladies Day Picnic and the Manual and Signup sheets. The manual was very

extensive and well prepared. It was noted by the Board of Directors that a lot of work was evolved in its preparation. Tim’s presentation was well received.

• Big Sir Jim requested volunteers to set up and take down banner and call tables for lunch, as Shorty will be absent for some time due to illness. Dennis Pangburn volunteered for today’s meeting and Stu Williams for next month. Jim also announced that Director Sir Jim Dugen, will miss the next few meeting due to recover from surgery. Please keep him in your prayers.

• STATE OFFICER: Area Governor Dennis Pangburn reported that he will be attending the State Wide Meeting on April 6, 2018. Dennis also stated that he is sharing our past list of speakers with other Branches.

• Big Sir Jim recognized Sir Tom Jensen for the amazing organization of the Reno Trip. There were a few setbacks that he handled easily.

• Past Big Sir Stu Williams recognized Sir Ed Suden who has retired but has been active at our local level as well State. A motion was made that an award be created for his Services to Sir Branch 149 and the State. M/S/A

Old Business: Big Sir Jim opened discussion regarding the purchase of kitchen supplies for the Ladies Day Picnic. After a short review it was moved that Sir Stu Williams would purchase these items at Costco. M/S/A

New Business:• Activity Approval for the following: Happy Hooker Fishing Trip March 13, 2018, Hikers to Elk Preserve at Pt.

Reyes, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, American Armory Museum visit by the Classic Cars Committee, March 27, 2018. M/S/A

• A motion was made that Sir Stu Williams be allowed to purchase 5-6 cases of wine for Branch use. M/S/A

Adjourned at 10:10 AM

Respectfully Submitted by Branch 149 Secretary Sir Franz Wartenweiler

WINE VALLEY SIRS BRANCH #149GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

NAPA ELKS LODGE11 A.M. TUESDAY, March 6, 2018

BIG SIR JIM PRUDHOMME called the meeting to order at 11:00 AM. • JIM led us in the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE to our Flag. The singing of God Bless America was

led by our Song master Sir Bob Wolfe.

Comfort Report: Our Chaplain AND BIG Sir Jim Prudhomme, led us in thanks for Rain, Snow, Reno Trip and our Health. He also prayed in the memory of Toni, the wife of Vern Blaziek, who passed away. He also asked us to pray for the recovery of Sirs Tom Dugen, Frank Volus, Richard Eagleston and Elio Bertolucci.

• The jokes, of the day, werre told by Sir Charlie Kamton. The latex joke was the better of the two!• New Members were installed by Sir Rex Williams, Big Sir Jim Prudhomme and Past Big Sir Tim

Borman. They were as follows: Robert D. Vandenburg Badge #20, Arnold Brickman Badge #259. Today we had one Guest introduced.

• Big Sir Jim reported on the great job Sir Tom Jensen did on the Reno Trip and all bumps he had to smooth over.

• Sir Don Butler our new B/D and Anniversary announcer started out with a humorous story. See list in Newsletter. Wine Presented to: Birthday - Sir John Bonsall, Anniversary - Sir Greg Crane, 50+ - Sir Pat Timmons.

• Little Sir DON HAMMOND announced the speaker for today is County Fire Captain Barry Bierman and that we needed volunteer help for the Ladies Day Picnic.

• Past Big Sir Tim Borman gave his report on the Ladies Day Picnic Manual that he wrote and the Signup Sheet instructions. This was passed around the tables for volunteers to enter their name.

• CALL TO LUNCH - Sir Dennis Pangburn filled in for Shorty in calling table numbers.• Little Sir Carl Hammond introduced our Guest Speaker: Capt. Barry Bierman. Fire Capt. Barry Bierman

the son of our departed Sir Barry Bierman filled us in on the October 2017 fire and the responses of the Fire Departments and First Responders. His talk was very interesting and enlightening. Capt. Barry was presented a bottle of wine for his talk to us. Unfortunately he left it behind as he had to leave for another appointment. The wine was given to Sir Dennis Rawlins by a badge draw.

Big Sir Jim reminded members to call Sir Steve Chaum, 360-9393 or Sir Dave San Filippo (255 -3482.if you need to be excused from a General Meeting.

Committee Reports: Wine Valley Press

RAFFLE:$10 Sir Ken Hart; $15 Sir Jerry Tipton; $20 Sir Ed Suden; Free Lunch Sir Ron Rodgers.

Adjournment near 1 PM

Respectfully Submitted by Branch 149 Secretary, Sir Franz Wartenweiler

Committee Reports

Bicycling with SIRs Bill Shields & Herb Christian: Bike riders meet every Thursday morning for a ride (typically 8-10 miles ) in the Carneros or Yountville areas. Come join us for an invigorating and beautiful ride in the wine country! We welcome and will accommodate new riders. For more information contact Bill by email at bshields6@comcast.net or phone/text at 707-287-1246; or Herb at christianstwo@sbcglobal.net or 707-226-8408.

Bocce with SIR Mike Murrell: Thursday is BOCCE Day for SIRS on the Bocce Pavilion at the Napa Senior Center. All skill levels are welcomed. We play for fun, not for money or bragging rights (well maybe bragging rights) … just some good old-fashion camaraderie and fellowship with your fellow SIRS. We start sometime between 9:30-10 AM (it really depends on when people arrive) and go until about noon (again depends on when people leave). If you don’t know what Bocce is, plan to come on down and find out. Bocce is an easy game to learn, takes very little effort and you will get to know many of your fellow SIRS in a whole new light.

For more information, please contact SIR Mike Murrell at mikemurrell.1@gmail.com or you can call or text to 707-666-5810.

Book Exchange with SIR Bill Sharp: Bill Sharp and colleagues have a wonderful display of books for loan, covering several tables. The book exchange has so many books it has run out of storage space, please delay donating books until after the first of the year. For more info, contact SIR Bill Sharp at 258-8835.

Bulletin with SIR Mark Stephenson: Let’s make this years’ Newsletters the best ever! Committee Reports should encourage new members to participate in all activities! Please email your updated reports and photos each month by the time of our meeting so that we can send out the newsletter promptly! Don’t forget to include participants’ names with your photos. If you have nothing new to report, please reply to Mark’s email with “Standard Report.” Contact SIR Mark Stephenson at principal@mac.com or ph: 246-2795.

Cards with Sir Joe D’Adamo: The card group will continue to meet Mondays from 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. All are welcome to join this fun activity! For more information contact Sir Joe at 226-1935.

Classic Cars with SIRs Dan McCabe: This winter has been cold but mostly dry. We need more rain but this weather allows for driving our Classic Cars. Thanks for those who came to Fosters Freeze on cold, clear day and enjoyed a nice lunch. Our next outing will be on Tuesday, March 27th at the American Armory Museum http://americanarmorymuseum.org in Fairfield where you can get up close and personal with tanks and other WWII memorabilia. We will be getting a private

tour and I am inviting All SIRS to join us. We will meet at the Elks Lodge at 9:15 am and car pool over. This tour will take about 2 hours. As always, if the weather is good please bring your Classic’s to our monthly meetings. Please Contact me at 707-224-6835 or djmccabe547@comcast.net if you have any questions. Thank You, Dan McCabe & Dave Silveira

Fishing with SIR Lee Mitchell & Bill Hogberg: SIRS 149 is planning another fishing trip for Tues March 13th. This is on the Happy Hooker out of Martinez we will be fishing for sturgeon and stripers. The last trip we had fantastic weather and the fishing was only so-so. We hope for better fishing this time out. We will meet at the Park & Ride at Redwood & Solano Ave. at 5:30am. For more information on upcoming trips, contact SIR Bill Hogberg at 224-6072 or SIR Lee Mitchell at 224-2457 or lee@lelandmitchell.com .

18 Hole Golf with SIR Peter Dreier: Our February golf outing was held at 9:00am on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Chardonnay in Napa with 43 Sirs golfers in attendance. There were three flights, depending upon NCGA handicap ratings and the winners of each flight were: First Flight-RON IRWIN with a net score of 69;2nd JOHN BUCKLEY with a net score of 70;3rd PHIL COFFERLFT with a net score of 70; 4th BILL PREISS with a net score of 73; Second Flight-JIM CHERNISS with a net score

of 66;2nd MARK BERNARDI with a net score of 67; 3rd RICH SKINNER with a net score of 69; 4th CLIFF ELVER with a net score of 72; Third Flight-1st BILL GAFFNEY with a net score of 69; 2nd DALE SANDBAK with a net score of 72; 3rd JERRY MERRYWARTHER with a net score of 74; 4th RANDY SCHMELING with a net score of 76.. The closest to the hole were Joe Perry with a shot of 10’7”, John Harrison with a shot of 38’2” and Mark Stephenson with a shot of 52’4”. At every monthly lunch, in the back of the room we have sign-up sheets for usually the next two golf outings and encourage all SIRS members who enjoy the game of golf to come out and play with us. The goal is to have lots of fun, make new friends with other SIRS brothers, share a lot of golf stories and not take ourselves too seriously. I want to personally invite all new SIRS members who recently joined 149 and indicated that they like to play golf to sign up for one of our upcoming golf events. If you do not have an official NCGA handicap index that is not a problem. We can help you get one and get on the SIRS 149 Golf Register. Respectively Submitted By, Peter Dreier, Chairperson, Golf Club

9 Hole Golf with SIR Mike Murrell: Wednesday is golf day for SIRS. Consider it a middle of the week meditation ritual to calm your mind and banish all frustrations you may have gained over the time since our last golf outing. We play 9-Holes at scenic Vintner’s Golf Club in restaurant haven Yountville. Tee times start at 9 AM and we tee off on the first hole. Green fees are your responsibility and there is a $3 entry fee for our voluntary closest to the pin contests on two of the three par 3’s. So if you would like to relax, or just take your frustrations out on a little white or

yellow or pink sphere please email me at mikemurrell.1@gmail.com for more details or to let me know “U-R-N”.

Romeo/Dining Out with Ron Wilson: We had 31 Romeos enjoy the meal at Trancas Steakhouse in February. The consensus was “great meal, great service, and a darn good time”! Come out and enjoy the Romeo dinner at Frida’s on Tuesday, March 20th at 6:00 for only $25 each. Find me at the back of the room before lunch Tuesday or mail a check made out to Sirs #149 to: Ron Wilson P.O. Box 187, Napa, CA 94559. I need to receive the check by March 16 or you will need to show up with cash. I still need to know you are coming so I can give the

restaurant a head count. Call or text Ron Wilson at 360-880-2652 or e-mail him at  RonInNapa@gmail.com

Roving Roosters with SIRs Bill Hester & Dave San Filippo: There are no trips planned for the next several months during winter and early spring. For more information on future trips, please contact SIR Dave San Filippo at 707-255-3482.

Theater with SIR Bob Benning: By the time you get this newsletter, the Vintage High production of Les Mis will be history for SIR 149. I think you will not have to go far to get some great feedback. March 18th will be "Sister Act" at the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center. Eighty five hand picked premium seats will be warmed by our group. Future events are at various stages and include: 1. Lucky Penny - April 26th "The Miss Fire Cracker Contest" We will have the entire theater and my marketing/graphics department (Adrian

Fenderson) will turn his attention to producing his usual award winning advertising poster. Stay tuned!2. Up Stage - Napa Valley is planning "Clever Little Lies" to be released in Spring 2018 at a St. Helena venue. We are in the negotiation phase at this time. What do Greg Gatto, Bill Hogberg, and Dave Dennis have in common? All of them forgot to tell their wives about Les Mis. After the wives approached me as to why I had not sent out information, I shared the painful truth with them. As a result I have formed a new award that I will be presenting (in print) each month as this group grows in size. As of this moment, these three SIR are charter members in the EUNUCHS CLUB OF Branch 149. Do Not Let This Happen To You!!! Keep your wives informed about our theatrical events, or you can sing Countertenor in the Vintage High Vocal Workshop. (google it if you do not know)! For more information contact Bob at 337-2614.

Traveling with SIR Tom Jensen: The Reno Snow Train was a wonderful trip according to many who ventured forth on this year’s Amtrak Special! Exploring Reno, gambling (for a few) and the exciting bus ride home through a blinding snowstorm was thrilling! We are all looking forward to A Day at the Races coming up in the near future! Any questions, please contact Tom Jensen at 255-7160 or email him at tomjensen@comcast.net .

Walking/Hiking with Pete Smith & Dave Henry: Wednesday, March 21st. we will visit Pt. Reyes and hike the Pt. Reyes trail to see the Elk, great views of Tomales Bay and the ocean also other wildlife. Easy-to-moderate terrain about 3-mile round trip. Carpool from the Elk's parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Be sure to chip in a few bucks for gas if you are a rider. No cost for this one but bring your own light lunch (no coolers) that we will eat on the trail. Should be back in Napa around 4.30 p.m.

Please e-mail me or call ASAP if you are joining us. Happy Trails, Sir Pete psmith5844@aol.com or 707-888-1909. Dave Henry has taken over that responsibility leading the Monday morning walk in Alston Park, so come join him next Monday at 7:30 a.m. at the South Parking Lot of Alston!

Webpage & Facebook with Adrian Fenderson: We are proud of our SIR #149 website. Note that there is a button that will be linked to a PDF of the new person application, Please look at our site and suggest any changes you would like to see so that we can make it very user friendly.  We encourage all SIRS to keep up with what is happening between newsletters by signing up for Facebook and look at our SIR Branch 149 Facebook page. Also watch the Upcoming Events column and calendar on our website

Home Page at www.branch149.sirinc2.org. Please send any happenings, updates, and photos of SIR events to SIR Adrian at info@napadentist.com or contact him at 479-4688.

Wine Tasting with SIR Bart Barthelemy: The intrepid winos of WVT prepared for the coming summer weather by tasting a selection of lovely Rosé wines selected by Paul and Cecilia Cowles. The wines were very well received. On March 14th we will be tasting Zinfandels from Lodi and the Sierra Foothills. Be sure to get your RSVP in early for this one. As usual please RSVP to Bart at bart@bartport.com for a seat at the table.

Veteran’s Activities with Del Fahlstrom: Veterans! "Attention on deck": A new website will be made available on November 11th, allowing you to make online purchases from the PX catalog. The website #: www.shopcgx.com. Also, RSVP to the Napa County Veteran’s 0ffice to attend a monthly orientation by Patrick Jolly. Learn first hand about veteran’s benefits for you and your spouse. Call 707-253-4558 to RSVP for the meeting scheduled each 2nd Tuesday of the month,

located at 650 Imperial Way, Napa. For more information contact Del Fahlstrom at delcare@att.net or (707) 637-3893.

Birthdays & Anniversaries with SIR Don Butler:

April Birthdays

Paul Anderson 4/17/30 Thomas Atkinson Jr. 4/22/38 Mike Bixler 4/17/46 Paul Cowles 4/05/41 Jeff Cox 4/12/42 Joe D'Adamo 4/12/35 Robert Ellis 4/30/44 David Feury 4/05/48 Ned Graffagnino 4/12/27 Richard Hanf 4/20/42 Bill Hogberg 4/21/41 Larry Kier 4/02/41 Kirk Kirkbride 4/20/26 Jim Londo 4/29/35 Gordon Lopez 4/22/53 Mike Murrell 4/05/48 Chuck Reiland 4/11/37 William Sharp 4/10/37 David Silveira 4/30/42 Terry Simpkins 4/07/47 Pat Timmons 4/10/35 Gary Van Brocklin 4/18/43 John Walter 4/14/32 Dave Waterworth 4/15/31 Bill Wilson 4/02/43 Dan Wolter 4/08/37

April Anniversaries

Robert Chris Ackley 4/26/1980 Jim Karen Cherniss 4/02/1996 Gregory Diane Gatto 4/05/1975 Larry Wanda McCart 4/24/1971 Pete Anne Stupey 4/02/1977 John Joyce Wiggin 4/11/1970 Stuart Joann Williams 4/23/1988 Doug Jean Wright 4/21/1969

50+ Years of Wedded Bliss

Herb Irene Christian 4/28/1962 Eugene Roberta Dick 4/29/1961 Bob Maureen Lee 4/25/1961 Joe Paula Orosz 4/16/1960

Hikers Hope to Find the Pierce Point Elk HerdOn Their Upcoming Journey to Point Reyes National Seashore!

Our Dog Kelsey Romping in Alston ParkSince So Few Photos Were Sent in this Month!

The Snow Train Actually Encountered Some Snow This Year!

Mount Rose Towers Above the Reno Casinos!

The Aftermath!

Given the 2008 DateFound on this Photo, We’re Not Sure

They Actually Went to Reno This Year!