SIR Branch #49 EST. 1974

REGION 2 DIRECTOR

Jerry Morrow

AREA 6 GOVERNOR

Gary Johnson

SIR STATE OFFICERS

PRES. — Jerry Strain V.P. — Derek Southern

SEC. — Ronald Flagel

TREAS. — Karl Ryden

ASST. SEC. — Richard DeVoe

ASST. TREAS. — Jimmie Johnson

CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER — Dean Steichen

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gordon Vinther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stan Gisler

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wally Richardson

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph Lingis

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Lapilusa

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art Greenwood

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack DuBe

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wally Richardson

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Lapilusa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karl Ryden

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Stout

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Jacobs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Eplett

State SIR Website http://www.sirinc.org/

1-877-747-9066

Folsom, CA.

2017 Officers

Board of Directors

Committee Chairmen

Activities Chairmen

Past Big SIR’s

Honorary Life Members

* Roy Estep * Bob Griggs — SHLM

* Frank Reetz * Bill Staiger— SHLM

Frank Donner Ralph Housley Joe LaPilusa

State SIRS

Branch 49 Website http://www.branch49.sirinc2.org

Next Meeting: Jan 25, 2018

December 2017

Board Meeting @ 10:00 a.m.

Social Hour @ 11:00 a.m.

Golfer's Meeting @ 11:00 a.m.

Lunch @ 12:15 p.m.

Latest Edition of

SIR Happenings

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE January 8, 2018

Email to: g_estep@att.net

Big Sir

Little Sir

Secretary

Asst. Secretary Treasurer

Asst. Treasurer

Membership

Asst. Membership

Vic Brewer

Ed Puchi

Marc Perl

Charley Novello Jerry Thomas

Manuel Cordero

Joel Reisman

Neil Kessinger

Joe LaPilusa (PBS)

Fred Jacobs (PBS)

Gordon Vinther (PBS)

Ralph Lingis (PBS)

Gary Stout (PBS)

Robert Eplett (PBS)

ATTENDANCE

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EDITOR

EQUIPMENT

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PURVEYOR RECRUITING

SUNSHINE

TELEPHONE

TICKET SALES

WEBSITE

Don Marnach

Bob Collier

Wayne Philpot

Jim Ramstad John Cordero

Ralph Lingis (PBS)

Greg Estep

Fred Jacobs (PBS)

Bob Peterson

Joe LaPilusa (PBS)

Karl Ryden (PBS) Robert Eplett (PBS)

Jack DuBe (PBS)

Bob Reilly

Ray Jerd

John McKim

Greg Estep

BOWLING

BRIDGE

FISHING

GOLF Bocce Ball

Wayne Philpot

Tom West

Don Fuller

* Deceased

New member Greg Texera, holding

Rex the wonder rooster, with

PBS Fred Jacobs, and

little SIR Ed Puchi.

SIRs Librarian Report -Gerry Jenkins The library will be open for the January

meeting. Bring in some books and exchange

them for some good Winter reading.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season.

Little SIR - Ed Puchi (916) 988-1331

I must apologize to Branch 49 membership because I

will be unable to attend our Branch Christmas function. My

absence is because one of my Granddaughters is graduat-

ing from nursing school on December 14 at the same time

as our Christmas party.

To the Branch 49 membership I sincerely wish each one

of you had a joyous and safe Thanksgiving. I wish all mem-

bers have Happy Holidays, a very Merry Christmas and a

Happy New Year.

To the 2017 Officers; Ed, Marc, Charley, Jerry, Manuel,

Joel, Neil and Board of Directors; Joe, Fred, Gordon,

Ralph, Gary and Robert thank you for your support, guid-

ance and words of wisdom throughout the entire year.

Your knowledge and steady guidance has allowed my tenure

as Big SIR to be extremely enjoyable. Thank you all.

To the members of SIR’s Branch 49, thank you for al-

lowing me the privilege of serving our Branch as Big SIR

for 2017. To the Branch 49 Officers for 2018 I hope you

have a successful and progressive year.

Vic Brewer - Big Sir

Remember our Sirs Branch 49 Christmas

Luncheon with our fellow Sirs and our guests

of honor, our wives and significant others.

This gathering is a great way to start off our holiday

celebrations. The luncheon is on December 14, 2017 and

the festivities begin at 11:00 a.m. with entertainment and

conversation. We plan on many raffle prizes, so make

sure to buy many tickets so your guest will not be disap-

pointed.

As Christmas and the New Year approach, we are all

planning our family gatherings, whether it be at Grandma

and Granddad's house or enjoying the holidays where the

younger ones in the family do all the work.

I personally wish each and every one of you and your

families a very Merry Christmas and Happy and Healthy

New Year.

Ed Puchi - Little SIR

Ken Dethlefs died on Nov. 22nd after a long battle

with cancer. Ken joined SIR branch 49 in February

2014, and was a member of the golf club. He was

77 years old at the time of his death. We mourn his

passing.

Herb Wilstatter’s wife Kathryn, passed away on

Dec. 5th. They were married for 63 years. Please

join me in wishing Herb condolences for his loss.

Current Membership: Active 192 (Includes 12 PBS)

Net Change from previous month: (+1)

Drops November: Frank Halfen #191

New Members Inducted in November: Greg Taxera #53

Returning Members November: None

Transferring IN: Bruce Bell #77

from Branch 93 (Sacramento)

Transferring OUT: None Deceased: Ken Dethlefs

Change of Address, etc.: George Eide 780 Harrington Way, Folsom, CA 95630

Applications for Induction Pending: None

Anniversaries as SIR for December: (No members are inducted in December)

Dec. 2017 MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Joel Reisman 983-2492 j.reisman@comcast.net

Asst. - Neil Kessinger 358-5516 lnkssngr@gmail.com

From left: Ron Schultze, William Sprackling’s right ear,

Jack Mehl, Joel Reisman, Bruce Bell, Buz Honsa,

and John Irwin.

Vic Brewer - Big Sir

BOWLING REPORT Chairman: Wayne Philpot

The SIRS 49ers have completed

three months of bowling at noon on

Wednesdays at Fireside Lanes in Cit-

rus Heights. There is about one month

left in the first half. We still have

three vacancies . If you would like to

bowl full-time or as a substitute, please let me know.

Our branch has eight bowlers spread out over six teams,

none of these six teams are in first or second place.

The book averages, high scratch games, and high

scratch series for our eight bowlers are as follows:

John McKim 167-220/574;

Ray Jerd 155-202/548;

Don Yarwood 178-214/581;

Dick Martegani 174-223/601;

Franklin Call 95-162/395;

Wayne Philpot 176-224/573;

Bob Stewart 135-169/492;

Gerald Law 183-227/620.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Wayne Philpot

Branch 49 Golf Club

Chairman: Don Fuller, 916-791-4581

Asst. Chairman: Ron Schultze, 984-4159

Treasurer: Jack DuBe, 989-9131

Tournament Chairman: Frank Haener

Handicap Chairman: Bill Bertsch

Course Procurer:

Secretary, Verne Buer, 988-4514

At Granite Bay, Tom Baker won the A flight with a net 69.

Al Edwards won the B flight with a net 70. Ray Fischer

won the C flight with a net 77.

At Antelope Greens we held our annual three clubs and

a putter tournament. This is always a fun competition as

it makes everyone think a little more and try out shots

that we would not normally make. Bill Bertsch shot a fan-

tastic net 49 to win the A flight. Apparently he is very

good and creative golf shots and thinking. Jerry Thomas

won the B flight with a net 53.

Castle Oaks was very challenging as it was cart path

only and there were many holes that required long walks

to reach our balls. Gary Veffredo continued his winning

ways to win the A flight with a net 63. Ron Peters won

the B flight with a net 65.

We had an outstanding turnout at our annual end of

year and Awards luncheon that was again held at Cattle-

men’s restaurant. As usual the food was delicious. And

once again our treasurer was very popular playing Santa

Claus and giving out lots of cash.

2017 was a very successful year.

I want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas.

I expect that everyone will work diligently on

their golf game in the off season and have their A game

ready for the 2018 season, which is not that far away.

Don Fuller

We are now in the winter bonus tour-

naments. Last year was one big rain event and we did

not have very many tournaments. So far this year we

have had very little rain. Although we did have hurri-

cane force winds at Mather.

We began the season by joining Sir Area 15 golf and

we got to play at some very nice country clubs. We

were able to play at Sierra View, Serrano, and Granite

Bay. While they are pretty to look at, they are quite

challenging. At Sierra View, Ron Schultze won the A

flight with a net 64. Ed Puchi won the B flight with a

net 66. Fred Jacobs edged out Dale Johnson to win the

C flight as both shot net 66’s. At Serrano, Gary Vef-

fredo (our recently named player of the year) won the

A flight with a net 69. Mark Funk edged out Bob

Haines to win the B flight as both shot net 68’s. Gene

Phelps won the C flight with a net 75.

SIR Br 49 golf club

golfer of the year,

Gary Veffredo.

SIR Br 49 Golf club 2017 awards luncheon at

Cattlemans on Nov. 14th., 63 well-fed and richly

rewarded attendees.

WWll vets meet on the third Wednesday of each month

at 10 AM for breakfast, or just coffee if you prefer.

The meeting is at the IHOP restaurant on Iron Point

Road, just West of E. Bidwell. It is in a shopping

center, and is located next to Sam’s Club, in front of

the Residence Inn.

All WWll vets are welcome to join us.

Catch all the latest

fishing reports

and news at:

http://www.jollyhookers.org/

Paul Kuzmich has had surgery and is now undergoing

Chemotherapy for bladder cancer. He is home and

hopeful, and plans to resume his regular schedule

ASAP.

Ron Loghry had a heart attack about the middle of

November. He is home and working hard on his exer-

cise program, suffered no permanent damage, and we

look forward to seeing him back on the golf course in

the spring.

Ron Carpenter continues to rehab from his knee re-

placement, and may be back in the fold after the

first of the year.

Ken Dethlefs passed away on Nov 22nd. (See ‘In mem-

oriam’)

Norm Boyer’s wife had a nasty fall in November, bro-

ken hip, which has been replaced. At last hearing, she

is in a rehab hospital, and struggling with her recov-

ery. We send her and Norm our beat wishes and

prayers for recovery, as we do for the wives of Karl

Ryden, Joe LaPilusa.

Jack DuBe

Sunshine Report

Newly inducted SIR management team for 2018,

from left: Gary Stout, director, Marc Perl, Secretary,

Jerry Helmey, Little SIR, Joel Reisman, membership

chair, Ed Puchi, Big SIR, Jerry Thomas, treasurer,

Joe LaPilusa, director, Neil Kessinger, Asst. member-

ship, and PBS Fred Jacobs, director.

From left: Russ Dawson, Dick Parsons (front),

Ray Smothers, Sandy Samboy, Tony Game,

Ralph Burford, and Bob Ghiglieri.

Seated, from left; Al Glaser, Jerry Hudson, Frank Call

(front), George Zezoff, Ralph Schuhriemen, John Kinslow,

Fred Veffredo (front), and Gary Veffredo.

November 30, 2017 TREASURERS REPORT

Beginning Balance $4,239.61

Receipts $2,451.01

Disbursements $1,606.48

Month Ending Total $5,084.14

Jerry Thomas, Br49 Treasurer

SIRS Branch #49

1321 Halidon Way

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LUNCHEON MEETINGS are held at the Folsom Community Center, 52 Natoma St. Folsom, California, on the last Thurs-

day of the month, except November and December. Social Hour: 11:00 a.m.; lunch and program at noon. Executive Board meet-

ing is on the same day at 10:00 a.m.

ATTENDANCE RULES: (State Rule 100) A member of Branch 49 will be notified in writing pending termination of mem-

bership if he does not attend at least 6 luncheons during a calendar year, January—December. The Ladies Day luncheon is not

required attendance. Therefore, it does not count as one of the six required luncheons during the year. If you report to the calling

committee that you expect to attend, but later you find you must cancel, call your telephone contact or the Telephone Committee

Chairman.

NON-RESPONSIBILITY: All tours, trips and other activities arranged by Sons In Retirement, Inc., and its branches are

for the convenience and pleasure of the members and their guests who desire to participate. Sons In Retirement, Inc., and its

branches do not assume any responsibility for the well being or safety of the participants of passengers or their property, in any

matters pertaining to said tours, trips or other activities.

From left: Tom Coultas, Ron Peters

(front), Larry Bush, Greg Texera,

Dale Johnson, John Greenhalgh,

and Gene Phelps.

Our ‘ace’ bar team, from left,

John Cordero, Bob Garcia, manager

Jim Ramsted, George Condon,

and emeritus manager Bud White.

From left: J.P. Johnson, Bob Clevenger,

PBS Dick Merz, Bill Cobb, PBS Ralph

Lingis, Ken Anderson, and Tom Lemly.