SIR Branch #49 EST. 1974

REGION 1 DIRECTOR

Mark Stuart

AREA 1 GOVERNOR

Dave Gonzales

SIR STATE OFFICERS

PRES. — Ed Benson

V.P. — Jim L. Johnson

SEC. — Stuart Williams

TREAS. — Roy Hodgkinson

CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER — Dwight Sale

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

Folsom, CA.

2020 Officers

Board of Directors

Committee Chairmen

Activities Chairmen

Past Big SIR’s

State SIRS

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

ATTENTION:

The September 24,

2020 luncheon has

been cancelled.

September 2020

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 October 8, 2020

Email to: g_estep@att.net

Big Sir

Little Sir

Secretary

Asst. Secretary

Treasurer

Asst. Treasurer

Membership

Asst. Membership

Al Edwards

Joe Artim

P.K. Hodge

Charley Novello

Jerry Thomas

Bill Mutschler

Joel Reisman

Neil Kessinger

Jerry Helmey (PBS)

Fred Jacobs (PBS)

Vic Brewer (PBS)

Ed Puchi (PBS)

Gary Stout (PBS)

Jack DuBé (PBS)

ATTENDANCE

AUDITOR

BEVERAGE

BEVERAGE AIDS

CHAPLAIN

EDITOR

EQUIPMENT

GREETER

MUSIC

NOMINATING

PURVEYOR

RECRUITING

SUNSHINE

TELEPHONE

TICKET SALES

WEBSITE

Don Marnach

Bob Collier

Wayne Philpot

Jim Ramstad

John Cordero

Bob Garcia

George Condon

Ralph Lingis (PBS)

Greg Estep

Fred Jacobs (PBS)

Bob Peterson

Jack DuBe (PBS)

Karl Ryden (PBS)(HLM)

Jack DuBe (PBS)

Bob Reilly

Ray Jerd

John McKim

Greg Estep

BOWLING

FISHING

GOLF

Wayne Philpot

Tom West

Don Fuller

* Deceased

Frank Donner—SHLM Joe LaPilusa Jack DuBé * Roy Estep * Bob Griggs — SHLM * Frank Reetz * Bill Staiger— SHLM * Gordon Vinther * Ralph Housley

October 4th

Big SIR - Al Edwards (916) 847-5582

Another month has passed and we are still dealing with

Covid 19. It seems like we are going to be dealing with

COVID for some time. It is becoming more obvious that

getting a large group of older folks together is not the

right thing to do. Hope everyone and their families have

been staying safe and continue to practice safe distanc-

ing and wearing face masks.

Branch 49 BEC continues to meet ( Zoom) on a monthly

bases. We had our annual executive meeting that was at-

tended by approximately 146 attendees. The major topic

of conversation was how do we keep in touch with our ex-

isting members and how do we recruit new members. We

will continue to publish our monthly newsletter and en-

courage all members to help find new members, knowing

that this becomes more difficult without having our

monthly meetings. We are still on a 2 month revolving

meeting schedule. Therefore there are no lunches

planned for September and October.

The golf group continues to have their weekly tourna-

ments with good attendance.

We will keep everyone informed as

we progress through this process.

Please stay safe. Little Sir- Joe Artim

LITTLE SIR - Joe Artim

Sept. 2020 TREASURERS REPORT

Hope all of you are masking-up and staying

safe. As reflected in the monthly Treasurer’s

Report our expenses for insurance, tax

accounting, and newsletter slowly continue.

The club Board continues to meet monthly

via telephone or Zoom to conduct business. Our volunteer

callers will be back on the job when we are able to

schedule our next Luncheon.

I wish you all good luck, and stay healthy.

Jerry Thomas, Br 49 Treasurer

I have an old German beer stein in my office

to which I have never paid much attention.

On the stein is a man with a stein of beer in

one hand and with the other he is holding a string of

sausages above his mouth and apparently eating sausage

after sausage. Embossed on the stein :"Life is One

Damned Thing After Another." A phrase coined in the

early years of the last century.

We have all heard the quote but it is as true today as

ever. Start with the Covid virus early this year and now a

summer of social unrest and California wildfires. Ap-

pears we will have an ugly election campaign season. New

reports are surfacing that this may be a very active flu

season. Just what we need. Life truly is One Damned

Thing After Another! As we head into the autumn of the

year we need to take care of ourselves and help others

whenever possible. We will persevere.

Be safe! Big SIR— Al Edwards

September 2020 MEMBERSHIP REPORT

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

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

Current Membership: Active 155 (Includes 8 PBS)

Drops August : None

New Members Inducted in August: None

Returning Members August: None Transferring IN: None

Transferring OUT: None

Deceased: Dan Freeman #48, Gerry Jenkins #25

Bob Collier #170

Change of Address, etc.: Gary Rawlinson #41,

2901 Beachcomber East Unit 1061, Rocklin, CA 95677

Applications for Induction: None Anniversaries as SIR for September:

2014 - Roger LeBrun

2013 - John Herrmann

2007 - Russ Ryno, Don Yarwood

2005 - Don Firanzi, Jack Stayton

2002 - Dave Brodie

2000 - Lou LeDuc

August 1 Balance $3,995.25

August Receipts $7.03

August Disbursements $50.00

August31 Balance $3,952.28

Bud Powers funeral Mass will be at St. Johns in Fol-

som (outside) on Sept. 24th at 10:30 AM. Atten-

dance is restricted to 100 guests, so If you wish to

attend, RSVP to Powersfuneralrsvp@gmail.com so

we can make sure we stay within the state and

church mandates.

SIR Dan Freeman died on Wednesday, August 26th

of a heart attack. Dan was 82 at the time of his

death, and had been a member of Branch 49 since

November of 1999.

Ron Schultze has to go through another round of

Chemotherapy for his bladder cancer.

Our former librarian, Gerry Jenkins, died August

29th. He has had COPD, and heart failure for sev-

eral years. Gerry joined SIR in 2013, and volun-

teered for several jobs throughout his time with us.

He was 91 at the time of death. We mourn his pass-

ing, a nicer man could not be found.

On a brighter note, Charles Lyons called to inform

me that he and wife Diane were doing just fine,

thank you, and reports of their decline were greatly

exaggerated.

Buz Honsa is scheduled to play golf next week, so his

wrists have evidently healed.

Phil Moeszinger, 93, and a member of our branch

since 2000, has late stage bladder cancer, is in hos-

pice care and confined to bed. We pray for respite

for Phil, and we pray with his family for him.

Sunshine Report

Jack DuBé

BOWLING REPORT

There has not been a resolution to

bowling alleys being allowed to resume

operations. The Northern California

Bowling Association has recently sent

an e-mail to known members asking them to sign an on-

line petition to the Governor to reinstate bowling. I still

have not heard from our league secretary at Fireside

Lanes regarding a status report. It looks like the best

we can hope for is a shortened season. Even if a short-

ened season is proposed, many of our members would

“opt out” due to the increased vulnerability of persons

our age. Perhaps we could switch to playing an outdoor

sport such as horseshoes. Wayne Philpot

Bob Collier, 78, died September 5th. He had suffered

from cancer for several years, and it came back aggres-

sively recently. Bob joined the branch in June, 2012, and

volunteered as the attendance co-chair, along with Don

Marnach, ever since that time. Here is a picture of him, on

the right, with Don at his side, and Jerry Thomas and Bill

Mutschler left of Don.

Catch all the latest fishing

reports and news at:

https://www.jollyhookers.org/

SIRS Branch #49

1321 Halidon Way

Folsom, CA 95630

STAMP

LUNCHEON MEETINGS are held at the Folsom Com-

munity Center, 52 Natoma St. Folsom, California, on the last

Thursday of the month, except November and December.

Social Hour: 11:00 a.m.; lunch and program at noon. Execu-

tive Board meeting 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 membership if he does not attend at least 6 luncheons dur-

ing 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 con-

tact 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 mem-

bers and their guests who desire to participate. Sons In Re-

tirement, Inc., and its branches do not assume any responsi-

bility for the well being or safety of the participants of passen-

gers or their property, in any matters pertaining to said tours,

trips or other activities.

Sept. 18th