BRANCH 37 OFFICERS

Big Sir Roland Gaubert 916-663-4620

Little Sir Warren Manley 885-5913

Treasurer Al Mattson 823 0576 Secretary Dick McClellan 885 6757 12998 Erin Drive Auburn, CA 95603-2866

ATTACH FIRST CLASS

U.S. POSTAGE STAMP HERE

VOLUME 41 NUMBER 3 AUBURN CA 95603 * REGION 9 AREA 33 MARCH 2013

SIR is a Nonprofit Public Benefit Organization for Retired Men Devoted to the Promotion of Independence and Dignity of Retirement

MARCH CALENDAR WE MEET the 1st THURSDAY of EACH MONTH @ THE AUBURN ELKS LODGE

11:00 am Social Hour 12:00 pm Noon Lunch

SIR Branch 37 BulletinSIR Branch 37 BulletinSIR Branch 37 Bulletin

TIME DATED

FOUNDED JULY 1958 Org. March 6,1972

MAILED 2/21/2012

March 7 Luncheon Meeting March 10 Bulletin Material Due March 28 Executive Board Meeting 8:30 am- Denny’s – All Sirs Welcome

LUNCHEON MENU

CORN BEEF & CABBAGE

FRESH VEGETABLES GARDEN SALAD & DRESSING

BREAD & BUTTER DESSERT

COFFEE & TEA

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RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO

THE LUNCHEON, FOR ANY

REASON, EMAIL ARLAN AT

akdeutsch@yahoo.com

OR CALL HIM AT 878-0172

BY MARCH 5th TO CANCEL.

BIG SIR’S CORNER

Chef Scott and his staff got our February 7 meeting off to a great start by providing us with an excellent lunch. Thanks to them. We had 3 guests. Richard Kulhavy was the guest of Sir Russ Harris, Bill Barker was the guest of Sir Gary Alenza, and Bruce Leonhardt saw one of our wanted posters at the DeWitt Senior Center, came in as a walk-on, and ultimately became the guest of Sir Vito Kapeckas, an old friend of 45 minutes. Welcome, gentlemen, and we hope you will consider joining Branch 37. Our Area 33 Governor Don Dill presented an award from the State organization to Henry Tukloff for his service to our branch. We had only 3 members present with February birthdays, Norman Ayres, Pete Politi, and Tuk. The winners of the Opportunity Drawing will not be announced because the Big Sir, as his screw-up of the month, forgot to write down their names. But thanks to Jack Kordich for contributing the wine. Winners, please return the original bottles to Jack so they can be re-used. Dave Bean circulated a Travel Destination/Trip Survey, but unfortunately there was very little response. I am still hoping for a group to the August 8 Giants game. Mike Nickey's jokes were great, as usual. Thanks , Mike. Our guest speaker, Sharron Spotts, presented information on what she called "The Senior Care Journey". The guest speaker on March 7 will be Jack Sanchez, founder and president of Save Auburn Ravine Salmon and Steelhead (SARSAS). He will be assisted by Steve Hubbard of Netstream Communications. If you have any interest in fishing, nature, conservation, or the environment, I guarantee you will enjoy this event. Don't miss this one, and bring a friend. I would like to thank the 29 Sirs who were absent on February 7 and took the trouble to call Arlan as requested. It helps. I look forward to seeing everyone on March 7. Please attend if you can. Don't miss the corned beef and cabbage. Yum!

Your Big Sir, Roland Gaubert

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Happy Birthday

To Sirs

Bill Atkinson John Bergman Pete Biersteker

Bill Gray Russ Harris

Richie Johnson Kerm Jorgensen

Al Mattson Ron McBride

Bob Oles Walt Reno

William Roberts Smitty Smith

Mike Van Hook Byron Van Metre Chuck Vrooman

Don Walker Jerry Yerby

SIR OF THE MONTH

Our Sir of the Month for February 2013 is Richard D. McClellan. Dick was born on 4 August 1932 in Long Beach California. He lived in various cities in California until the age of fourteen when his family settled in our wonderful city of Auburn. Here he attended and graduated from Placer High as a Placer Hillman in 1950. He attended the Placer Junior College and received an Associate of Arts degree in Business Management. He also worked for about a year driving a laundry truck in our city. In 1952 he married his high school sweetheart Marie. He and Marie recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a fourteen day cruise to the southern Caribbean. Congrats are certainly in order for this great couple. In 1953 he was drafted into the United States Army. He served two years and attended various training programs at Fort Ord California. He also spend a tour of duty in the Republic of South Korea where he was stationed along that nations northern border near the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone). Dick reached the rank of sergeant and was honorably discharged in 1955. After the military he worked for a short period of time on the Placer County road department survey crew. In 1956 he went to work with PG&E doing survey work. Soon after he was elevated and worked in the areas of encroachment and easements. He remained with PG&E for thirty-six years and retired in 1992 as a Division Land Supervisor. He keeps close contact with those he worked with at PG&E as he is the secretary of that retired group. Dick and Marie enjoy traveling, especially within the U.S. They have made approximately seventy-five trips to many interesting parts of our nation. They belong to a travel group that conducts guided tours. Sounds great to me. He has been a member of SIRS # 37 since 1995 and has served the unit as our secretary for the past five years. He and Marie have one son who is a computer systems manager with Biotech Corp. He resides in Tucson, Arizona and works out of the Bay area. Dick’s philosophy for a good life is “ Try to always do your best and enjoy life”. That to me is a great recipe for everyone to live by. It was a pleasure and an honor profiling Dick. Thanx Dick Paul McDaniel, Profiler

Branch 37 Opportunity Drawing winners

The winners at the February Luncheon were (left to right)

1st prize Frank Hampton, 2nd prize Art Jepsen, 3rd prize Bob Pridmore, and, for a bottle of wine, Nat Giulani .

Former Big Sir Tuk Tukloff was

presented with a service award by Area 33 Governor , Don Dill

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ATTENTION: ALL MEMBERS

We are always trying to keep our Roster/Database up to date and we need your help. Whenever you change your mailing address, phone

number, or email address please contact Dave Bean or Al Mattson via telephone or email.

Thank you for helping us stay up to date.

For SIR Happenings use the SIR State Website

http://sirinc.org/sirhappenings/

index.htm

THINK ABOUT THIS

A hair on the head is worth two on the brush.

A silent mouth is sweet to hear.

Irish Proverbs

Our February speaker was Sharron Spotts, a Certified Senior Advisor

with Roseville West Services

There were only three Sirs with birthdays in February who attended the February Luncheon Meeting

SPEAKER OF THE MONTH

Our March speaker will be Jack Sanchez, founder and President of the Save

Auburn Ravine Salmon and Steelhead organization.

He is a California native born in Ophir and has lived in Auburn all his life.

Jack is a graduate of Placer High School and UC Sacramento with degrees in

English.German.and Philosophy. He taught English at Del Oro High School

and in Loomis for thirty-eight years. He worked as a Park Ranger for twenty -

seven summers in the Sierra Area. He retired from teaching in 2001 and he and

his wife Valerie climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. When his wife retired they hiked through

Australia and New Zealand ending with the Milfort Sound Trek.

He will be assisted with his presentation by Steve Hubbard, CEO of Netstream

Communications Co. Steve is also an avid outdoorsman and photo journalist.

He has authored many magazine articles and two books "Powerhouses of the

Sierra" and a novel about early days of the CIA entitled "The Legend of Roswell"

This should be a most interesting presentation and you do not want to miss it.

Jim Maneggie

Program Chairman

IN MEMORIAM

Sir Robert Lawrence

IN MEMORIAM

Sir Richard K. Baldwin

“NON-RESPONSIBILITY DECLARATION All activities arranged for or by, or sponsored 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 Retire-ment Incorporated, and its Branches do not assume any responsibility for the well being or safety of the participants or their property, in any matters pertaining to said activities”

ALL PHONE NUMBERS LISTED ARE IN AREA CODE 530 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

STATE OFFICERS

President Richard Dettmer Region 9 Director Gale Jeffers Area 33 Governor Don Dill

BULLETIN EDITOR

Bill Gray 305 3126 billgray01@gmail.com

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Al Mattson 823 0576 amattson@jps.net

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

Dave Calfee Russ Harris Don MacGregor Dave McGuire Jim Maneggie

BRANCH 37 OFFICERS

Big Sir Roland Gaubert

Little Sir Warren Manley

Secretary Dick McClellan

Asst. Secty. Tom Bowen

Treasurer Al Mattson

Asst. Treas. Jack Poulsen

DIRECTORS

3 Years: Kermit Jorgensen

Henry Tukloff

2 Years: Jim Bean

Les Brenno

1 Year: Rich Cortez

Pete Politi

F Y I

SUNSHINE

ATTENDANCE

To withdraw, change address, or report a deceased member, call

Jim Bean 878 2430

MEMBERSHIP

Know of an ill Sir or spouse we will send a card, call

Tom Bowen 889 1710

SIR ATTENDANCE RULE:

Rule 100: Members missing three (3) consecutive regular luncheon meetings without notifying the Attendance Chairman, or attending less than six (6) meetings within the last twelve (12) months period will be called by the Attendance Chairman regard-ing their attendance and could result in membership termina-tion. Certified attendance at another Branch Meeting will be considered as a credit to the attendance record.

BRANCH 37 ACTIVITIES

Poker

Poker players meet on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Get a little more out of life, join us for poker.

Call Doug Perry 637-5061

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Travel

Spend 11 days on the SIR approved 55th Anniversary Alaska Cruise from August 28 - September 7, 2013. - includes 10 nights on board the Princess Cruises ship 'Grand Princess' - includes five 'Ports of Call', namely, Juneau, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord,and Ketchikan, Alaska, and Victoria, British Columbia - includes motorcoach transportation to and from San Francisco pier - includes gratuities on board the Princess Cruises ship - includes $25 ship board credit for every passenger - includes cocktail party and bottle of wine and gifts - includes Gold Panning Adventure & Gold Creek Salmon Bake Tour - price per person ( Double Occupancy ) varies depending upon stateroom category, such as, Inside Stateroom (ID) $1579, Balcony Stateroom (BC) $2599, and Mini Suite with Balcony (MD) $3300 having a respective insurance cost of $84, $170, and $200 - booking a stateroom during a cruise sale allows you to hold your stateroom for $100 per person plus insurance and you will receive a coupon booklet valued at about $380 ( next cruise sale will be during March 11-18, 2013 ) - your deposit is refundable up until final payment date which is May 23, 2013 For gorgeous scenery and an unforgettable Alaska experience, join your fellow SIR members on the SIR 55th Anniversary Alaska Cruise

Call David Bean 878-0319

Spend seven days exploring the magnificent National Parks of the southwest and its Native American Culture as your senses are presented with the Can-yon Country Experience from June 6-12

Golf

Join us every Tuesday at 11:00 AM, at Black Oak Golf Course for nine holes of fun with fellow SIR's !! (Tournaments generally require NCGA membership, but SIR's Weekly golf at Black Oak is open to ALL Sirs.) Monthly golf tournaments are held at different golf courses.

Call Gary Alenza 885-3857

FEBRUARY REPORT

Total Attendance 98 Guests 4 Sirs Present 94 Excused 29 Unexcused 27 Total Sirs 150 If you cannot attend, contact

Arlan Deutsch 878 0172

E-mail: akdeutsch@yahoo.com

Computers

The Computer group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Elks Lodge beginning at 11:00 AM.

. Call Chuck Vrooman 885-1335

Model Airplanes

The Model Airplane group meets each Thursday at 10:00am at Railhead Park, weather permitting.

Call Don Walker 889-2717