SIR Branch 34 July Newsletter
Big SIR
Jack Parker
Looks like everyone had a good time at the picnic last week. The weather was perfect and the food tasty. Once again I want to thank Joe Hernandez and his crew for all of the work they do to put on this great event. Thanks to those who showed up early to set up the tables and to those who stayed after to help clean up. Click Here to view the picnic slide show.
Remember that the picnic replaces our July meeting. We will next meet on August 3rd at the San Ramon Golf Club.
Bocce will NOT meet on the first Tuesday in July as that is the 4th. Come out for Bocce on the 18th at the Pleasanton Senior Center, 9AM for 2 hours of enjoyable companionship.
Have a pleasant summer,
Jack
Another quote from Will Rogers: “Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it’s called GOLF!
The search for a Little Sir for 2018 continues! Anyone interested in learning more about SIRs or the duties of the Little Sir, please contact one of the members listed below. Thanks
Jack Parker Carl Churilo
925-846-2416 925-967-8177
jacknkev@aol.com carl@churilo.net
Adrian Verduzco
925-484-2129
verduzcofamily@comcast.net
Little SIR
Adrian Verduzco
Guest Speaker
Our Guest Speaker for June was Grace Crunican. Grace was appointed General Manager of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) by the BART Board of Directors in 2011. Prior to coming to BART, she was Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for eight years, the Director of the Oregon Department of Transportation for five years, and the Deputy Administrator for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for three years. Before joining the FTA, Grace led the Surface Transportation Project and prior to that she was with the City of Portland, Oregon for seven years, ending as Deputy Director of Transportation. She was a PMI with the U.S. Department of Transportation and served as professional staff for the U.S. Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. She holds a B.A. from Gonzaga University and a MBA from Willamette University. It was a very interesting and informative presentation.
Annual Picnic
I want to thank all the men that volunteered to work at our annual picnic. I greatly appreciate all of your hard work. We had a very successful picnic again this year because of your time and effort. again, my heartfelt thanks go out to each of you. Hope to see you all again next year. Joe Hernandez. View the Picnic Slide Show
Treasurer's Report
Tom Reif
Please note: If you come in late for a meeting and there is no one at the table to buy a lunch ticket, please check the sign at the table to see where a treasurer (Wendell Moen, Jack Ogden or Tom Reif) is sitting and buy your ticket. Thanks for your help.
Lunch
Ron Jensen
If you aren't attending the luncheon meeting please send Email to:
sir34lunch@gmail.com Please put "Sir Lunch" in the subject line
OR you can hit the reply arrow on the email you receive every month 12 days
before the luncheon. Type in "I can not attend on XX/XX/XX. My badge numberis XXX." Then hit the send button or arrow.
We must give San Ramon Golf Club the number of meals to prepare 10 days
prior to the meeting.
Jack Parker
Looks like everyone had a good time at the picnic last week. The weather was perfect and the food tasty. Once again I want to thank Joe Hernandez and his crew for all of the work they do to put on this great event. Thanks to those who showed up early to set up the tables and to those who stayed after to help clean up. Click Here to view the picnic slide show.
Remember that the picnic replaces our July meeting. We will next meet on August 3rd at the San Ramon Golf Club.
Bocce will NOT meet on the first Tuesday in July as that is the 4th. Come out for Bocce on the 18th at the Pleasanton Senior Center, 9AM for 2 hours of enjoyable companionship.
Have a pleasant summer,
Jack
Another quote from Will Rogers: “Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it’s called GOLF!
The search for a Little Sir for 2018 continues! Anyone interested in learning more about SIRs or the duties of the Little Sir, please contact one of the members listed below. Thanks
Jack Parker Carl Churilo
925-846-2416 925-967-8177
jacknkev@aol.com carl@churilo.net
Adrian Verduzco
925-484-2129
verduzcofamily@comcast.net
Little SIR
Adrian Verduzco
Guest Speaker
Our Guest Speaker for June was Grace Crunican. Grace was appointed General Manager of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) by the BART Board of Directors in 2011. Prior to coming to BART, she was Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for eight years, the Director of the Oregon Department of Transportation for five years, and the Deputy Administrator for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for three years. Before joining the FTA, Grace led the Surface Transportation Project and prior to that she was with the City of Portland, Oregon for seven years, ending as Deputy Director of Transportation. She was a PMI with the U.S. Department of Transportation and served as professional staff for the U.S. Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. She holds a B.A. from Gonzaga University and a MBA from Willamette University. It was a very interesting and informative presentation.
Annual Picnic
I want to thank all the men that volunteered to work at our annual picnic. I greatly appreciate all of your hard work. We had a very successful picnic again this year because of your time and effort. again, my heartfelt thanks go out to each of you. Hope to see you all again next year. Joe Hernandez. View the Picnic Slide Show
Treasurer's Report
Tom Reif
Please note: If you come in late for a meeting and there is no one at the table to buy a lunch ticket, please check the sign at the table to see where a treasurer (Wendell Moen, Jack Ogden or Tom Reif) is sitting and buy your ticket. Thanks for your help.
Lunch
Ron Jensen
If you aren't attending the luncheon meeting please send Email to:
sir34lunch@gmail.com Please put "Sir Lunch" in the subject line
OR you can hit the reply arrow on the email you receive every month 12 days
before the luncheon. Type in "I can not attend on XX/XX/XX. My badge numberis XXX." Then hit the send button or arrow.
We must give San Ramon Golf Club the number of meals to prepare 10 days
prior to the meeting.
Membership
Don Bartel Chairman
Member Changes
Ron Hyde inactive to active
Lea Dansereau active to out not attending
Geo Mayo active to out not attending
Richard Patterson active to out not attending
Bob Smith active to out not attending
In June we had 166 active and 6 inactive members
Don Bartel Chairman
Member Changes
Ron Hyde inactive to active
Lea Dansereau active to out not attending
Geo Mayo active to out not attending
Richard Patterson active to out not attending
Bob Smith active to out not attending
In June we had 166 active and 6 inactive members
New Members (June)
Bill Spruit TV088 golf
11624 Ladera Ct
Dublin, CA 94568
wespruit@gmail.com
Tom Pico TV097
4329 Railroad Ave
Pleasanton, CA 94566
tompico@comcast.net
New Member Photos (May)
Bill Spruit TV088 golf
11624 Ladera Ct
Dublin, CA 94568
wespruit@gmail.com
Tom Pico TV097
4329 Railroad Ave
Pleasanton, CA 94566
tompico@comcast.net
New Member Photos (May)
Tim Kennedy
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Ken Lewis
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July August
Don Cava George Bouthillier
Al Dumlop Ray Brown
Bruce Kubik Frank Fitzgerald
Mike Kurtz Bill Lathean
Gordon Lund Fred Martin
Ron McClellan Don Mittelstadt
Jim Nettleton Earl Neumann
Terry O'Connor Mike Pegler
Jack Ogden Tom Pendery
Jack Parker Jeff Simpson
John Stallwitz Mac Smith
Bob Wittig
Don Cava George Bouthillier
Al Dumlop Ray Brown
Bruce Kubik Frank Fitzgerald
Mike Kurtz Bill Lathean
Gordon Lund Fred Martin
Ron McClellan Don Mittelstadt
Jim Nettleton Earl Neumann
Terry O'Connor Mike Pegler
Jack Ogden Tom Pendery
Jack Parker Jeff Simpson
John Stallwitz Mac Smith
Bob Wittig
June Birthday Boys
Golf
Jim Kenna
We will play Deer Ridge on Monday July 17 as Shadow Lakes is closed. It will be clear in the system.
We routinely turn in a final count to the course late Thursday or Friday before the event. Excess tee times are removed from the web and and pairings are locked late Friday. In the future, the program will remain open allowing individual late removal and signup, if space is available, without administrator assistance.
Revised Golf Schedule can be viewed here
GOLF PLEASANTON FAIRWAYS
STEVE THOMAS
Please join me for nine great holes at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds on Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM tee off. Show up at least 15 minutes earlier for pairing.
TECHNOLOGY CLUB
TOM REIF
The PC Users Group meeting is held every fourth Thursday of the month at 10 AM at the
Pleasanton Senior Center. You do not have to sign up, just show up. The agenda for each
meeting is posted at https://sites.google.com/site/pleasenior/
If you would like to be on the agenda mailing list, which is sent out about a week before the
meeting, send your email address to pleasenior@gmail.com and you will be added to the mailing list.
WINE TASTING
LARRY LINDSEY
We had a great event at Bill & Linda Jung's home last month.
For the month of July we are going to be tasting wine at Steve Annen's home in Livermore. It will be on July 11th starting at 6:30. Bring wines with unusual or different labels.
Steve Annen
1476 Windsor Way
Livermore
292-7645
sannen@sbcglobal.net
Any questions contact Larry Lindsey at 846-7813 or larrylindsey@hotmail.com.
Jim Kenna
We will play Deer Ridge on Monday July 17 as Shadow Lakes is closed. It will be clear in the system.
We routinely turn in a final count to the course late Thursday or Friday before the event. Excess tee times are removed from the web and and pairings are locked late Friday. In the future, the program will remain open allowing individual late removal and signup, if space is available, without administrator assistance.
Revised Golf Schedule can be viewed here
GOLF PLEASANTON FAIRWAYS
STEVE THOMAS
Please join me for nine great holes at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds on Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM tee off. Show up at least 15 minutes earlier for pairing.
TECHNOLOGY CLUB
TOM REIF
The PC Users Group meeting is held every fourth Thursday of the month at 10 AM at the
Pleasanton Senior Center. You do not have to sign up, just show up. The agenda for each
meeting is posted at https://sites.google.com/site/pleasenior/
If you would like to be on the agenda mailing list, which is sent out about a week before the
meeting, send your email address to pleasenior@gmail.com and you will be added to the mailing list.
WINE TASTING
LARRY LINDSEY
We had a great event at Bill & Linda Jung's home last month.
For the month of July we are going to be tasting wine at Steve Annen's home in Livermore. It will be on July 11th starting at 6:30. Bring wines with unusual or different labels.
Steve Annen
1476 Windsor Way
Livermore
292-7645
sannen@sbcglobal.net
Any questions contact Larry Lindsey at 846-7813 or larrylindsey@hotmail.com.
BRIDGE
CHUCK BROWN
The Bridge Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Hacienda Motor Home Park
on Vineyard Ave in Pleasanton. In June we had three tables and the winners were:
Chan Eason, Ron McClellan, and Frank Hamilton.
In July we will be meeting on the 11th.
I have been informed by the Homeowners Assoc. that effective January 1st 2018 we will no longer be able to use their facility for our bridge games. If anyone is aware of a location we could meet (hopefully free) please let me know or this may be the end of the bridge group.
Dance Carl Churilo
Below are dance places which I feel are very good and reasonably priced:
- Rossmoor Senior Community: last Sunday of the month, great dance floor
- DJ music, and a is only $5 per person.
- Merry Mixers at the Elks Club in Walnut Creek: twice a month – 1 st and 3 the Friday of each month, live band, smaller dance floor but fun.
- Castle Rock Restaurant, Livermore: every Sunday and Tuesday night. Live band.
- Two Left Feet, Danville, every Sunday afternoon, DJ music, and nice dance floor
If you are interested in joining us let Carl know: 925-967-8177, email carl@churilo.com or go to http://ballroombayarea.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/may-2016 for dance events all over the Bay area.
Camera Club
Don Roberts
Any questions about Camera Club get in touch with Don Roberts at 846-5145 or email dwrwghb@comcast.net
View Camera Club Slide Show
Chaplin
Larry Brumm
Please call Larry if you hear of any SIR sick, hospitalized, or injured so he can let everyone else
know.
Sunshine
Carl Churilo
No news is good news.
Beer Group
Steve Annen
The beer tasters met at Steve Annin's home in Livermore, we enjoyed a nice breeze on the patio, several very good snacks and a variety of beers, a fun time.
The beer group meets this month at the home of Jim and Jane Benham's house on Thursday 7/20.
Bocce
Steve Annen
This month Bocce will be on Tuesday 7/18 at 9 am at the senior center.
Walking
Steve Annen
The walking group has been put on hold for a while.
Poker
Jim Benham
This is a fun causal game, come join us some time. We usually meet on the last Tuesday, first hand at 6pm, last at 10pm, come Heaven or (Hell) high water. The poker club met at Dick Small's house on Tuesday, June 27, someone mentioned that there were three bumps left. Someone else (not to be named) had a very good night, it will even out next month.
Jim Benham
This is a fun causal game, come join us some time. We usually meet on the last Tuesday, first hand at 6pm, last at 10pm, come Heaven or (Hell) high water. The poker club met at Dick Small's house on Tuesday, June 27, someone mentioned that there were three bumps left. Someone else (not to be named) had a very good night, it will even out next month.
Supper Club
Steve Annen
Robin and Carol Little hosted our Supper Club in June. As usual they provided us with a great meal, fine wines and excellent conversation.
Steve Annen
Robin and Carol Little hosted our Supper Club in June. As usual they provided us with a great meal, fine wines and excellent conversation.
The once a month Breakfast Group
Jim Benham
About 18 of the infamous Benham boys, met at Vic's the last Wednesday in June. Lots of friendly conversation. A slight mix-up in breakfast orders. "Didn't I order the corn beef hash Carl? Oops I ordered the waffles!" A good fun time
Please see Jim Benham or e-mail him at jdbenhfam@aol.com to get more info or to join the breakfast and/or poker club.
Jim Benham
About 18 of the infamous Benham boys, met at Vic's the last Wednesday in June. Lots of friendly conversation. A slight mix-up in breakfast orders. "Didn't I order the corn beef hash Carl? Oops I ordered the waffles!" A good fun time
Please see Jim Benham or e-mail him at jdbenhfam@aol.com to get more info or to join the breakfast and/or poker club.
Travel Opportunities
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