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THE ROOSTER TALE

MARCH 2020 Vol: 9820, Issue: 03

MESSAGE FROM LITTLE SIR: JIM GRAGG (916) 708-5154

Fellow SIRs, as we all know, annual Branch 98 Dues are due by March 31st. Currently (as of February) we have received Dues payments from 186 members which is great! However, in comparison to February 2019, we had received Dues payments from 205. We still have about 6 weeks before March 31st, so please send your Dues payment checks to the Treasurer (Bill Kemper, 3466 Paseo Mira Vista, Lincoln, CA 95648) by US Mail or via your banks on-line bill pay system. And of course, you can also pay for Dues at the March 11th lunch. When I first became a member of Chapter 98 and found our annual dues were just $25, I thought – Wow what a bargain for an enriched retirement life. As this bulletin goes to press, Robin and I are heading to a SIR Town Hall meeting in Fairfield. There, the State’s 2020 plans and their implementation will be discussed with other SIR leaders from our region and State officers. A report on the highlights of the workshop will be given at the March BEC meeting. Our March Program is Dr. Lynn Johnson, DC, Certified Health Specialist, presenting “The Trilogy of Optimal Health” – Healthy Body, Healthy Mind and Healthy Finances. She will shed light on how what goes into your mouth, and into your mind, affects your ability to live your retirement life according to what matters most to you. Want to expand the number of people you know in SIR and make more friends? Try volunteering for a committee or one of the open positions we are looking to fill. Working together with other members builds rapport and closer associations. Our primary goal is not simply an increase in numbers - it is also how we can satisfy the interests of our current members and the new friendships they will enjoy. Of equal im-portance, we continue to seek out retired men and introduce to them and how much life can be each day. The worst thing we can think of is a good man sitting at home and he feels alone. We believe the secret to our success is our understanding of the men who join our branch. No one should spend a life working hard and meet their commitments to their family but forget about their own happiness when they retire. Everyone should still be excited about getting up each day, making new friends and embracing new activities and a life full of chal-lenges. Branch 98 delivers! "Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything." Quote by Muhammad Ali .

MESSAGE FROM BIG SIR: ROBIN DORIA (916) 580-5481

MARCH

LUNCHEON MEAL

$25

This is a great time for Branch 98. All our activities are starting up and there are new initiatives under development that will continue to move our branch forward. A new software is being adopted to improve our database management and make communications better. Please look for these develop-ments in your email. Also, Branch 98 is very much in need of a webmaster to keep our operations running smoothly. Please step up if you have experience in this area. Little Sir, Jim Gragg will run the March meeting while I am away on vacation. He has a great program for you and will keep things running smoothly. Lastly, Dues Are Due! Please pay your dues ASAP so we can put this project to bed and move on to the fun stuff we are here for. Have Fun!

GUEST SPEAKER INFORMATION (see pg 3)

Upcoming Events: SIRS98

Next Luncheon Wednesday MAR. 11,2020

Sun City Roseville Timber Creek Lodge

10:30 am

Menu Corned Beef & Cabbage w/ potatoes, sautéed vegetables, salad with choice of dressings, coffee, water, ice tea

Vegetarian meal; Cheese Ravi-oli with Marinara Sauce

MARCH Birthdays 1 ROBERT CATES 2 RITCHIE ADAMS 2 HERMES JUSTIANO 2 JOE ESPARZA 5 RON MAXIMO 6 JOE VASTA 7 RANDALL LUCCHETTI 7 LARRY LUCCHESI 10 JOHN ERICKSON 10 JAMES FRIEDRICH 11 SAM YAMASAKI 12 JEFF JACOBSON 12 MARLIN LARSON 12 LARRY COONS 13 ANTHONY DIPAOLA 14 STEPHEN EDWARDS 15 WILLIAM FERRIS 16 CHARLES KELLY 17 KEN VonDEYLEN 18 TONY BOLOBNOW 19 CLIFTON HORRELL 22 STAN DIORIO 22 JOHN FRESCHI 22 HAROLD ASSENZA 24 KEN BREZA 25 NEIL LUNDY 28 DAN FRICK 29 PETER WRIGHT 30 BILL WATSON

LAST CHANCE WITHOUT PENALTY

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JANUARY 2020

Treasurers Report Beginning Bal $ 7466

Income $ 6,200

Disbursements ($5,549) Ending Bal (2/01) $ 8,117

Net +651 IS DUE TO ANNUAL DUES COLLECTION.

Member Status for FEBRUARY 2020

We are working on a new year and membership goal for 2020 is 42 new members. We have 14 more applications in process. In February we inducted 6 new mem-bers. On a sad note we did loose 2 members. One Due to Health issues and one because he left the state which brings our January total to 276 active members at the end of February. Lets ALL welcome our new “STAR” Members into our club.

By David Bills, Membership Chairman

JOHN D. ELLIS Spouse: PATTY Birth Month: Sept. Resident of Sacramento Phone: (916) 215-1639 Badge # 271 Email: ellisjd@crc.losrios.edu

TIM E. BRYAN Spouse: SUSAN Birth Month: July Resident of Orangevale Phone: (916) 729-7176 Badge # 265 Email: timbryan24@comcast.net

PETER S. YANEZ Spouse: Birth Month: May Resident of Sacramento Phone: (916) 712-3309 Badge # 269 Email: plyanez@aol.com

VIC C. ANDERSON Spouse: FLEETS Birth Month: July Resident of Fair Oaks Phone: (916) 966-8695 Badge # 267 Email: vanderson57@comcast.net

PAUL J. CHRISTIANSON Spouse: BARBARA Birth Month: November Resident of Citrus Hts. Phone: (916) 725-2689 Badge # 270 Email: goofypaul@surewest.net

TOP GOLF Winter SIR Top Golf. Please join us on the 4th Wed.

of Jan., Feb., and Mar. at Top Golf. Guests and spouses are welcome, and non golfers will en-joy this also. Top Golf tells us that 1/2 of their clients are non-golfers. It only costs about $10 to play for 2 hrs.! We meet about 9:15 and head out to the bays from 9:30-11:30, followed by lunch. This is a perfect opportunity for any of you who have never been to this fun experience!

See you there. Brien Hensley (916) 813-0798 Ron Maximo (916) 331-0444

By Brien Hensley FRANK R. YBARRA Spouse: Birth Month: April Resident of Rocklin Phone: (408) 607-8522 Badge # 275 Email: frank.ybarra916@gmail.com

NEW MEMBER PICTURES MISSING FROM LAST MONTHS ROOSTER TALE

BOB E. SCHLUETER Spouse: NANCY Birth Month: June Resident of Lincoln Phone: (916) 837-9910 Badge # 212 Email: bschlu7681@aol.coms

RICHARD (DOC) M. POZER Spouse: GLEE Birth Month: July Resident of Lincoln Phone: (530) 828-2764 Badge # 255 Email: richardpozar1@icloud.com

Last one this year

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Submitted by Tom Werth

BY: Tim Szumowski

This month starts our fourth year of searching for the most Superb Burger in the greater Roseville, Rocklin, Loomis, Lincoln, Granite Bay & Citrus Hts. area. You would think that we would have ran out of “Burger Joints” by now, we have not. This month we had a very nice lunch at Four Sisters Café’ in Roseville. There were 11 members that joined us (a little light due to a golf outing) we were seated in their patio area. The food was good, the service was great, however, we felt that the main focus of Four Sisters is breakfast. They re-

ceived a burger rating of 4.19 Next month we will be checking out the recently opened EUREKA Restau-rant in Roseville. They are located at 234 Gibson Drive #100 near the Rose-ville Galleria. The Date is March 17 at 11:30. If you are there on time, you are late. Come join us for some fun and good food (we hope).

RSVP to Stephen Eastman at stephene-astman68@gmail.com or just show up at 11:30 AM on March 17, 2020.

BY Jerry Foster

Sir Search for the Superb Burger

Friday Golf At Sierra Pines

Sierra Pines golf, on Fridays at 1:00pm at Sun City Roseville, continues throughout the Win-ter and Spring months. Come and join us for a quick 9 holes, and maybe a refreshment afterwards. Just “show-up” at 12:30 to sign-in.

March Guest Speaker Information

The March Program is Dr. Lynn Johnson, DC, Certified Health Specialist, presenting “The Trilogy of Optimal Health” – Healthy Body, Healthy Mind and Healthy Finances. She will shed light on how what goes into your mouth, and into your mind, affects your ability to live your retirement life according to what matters most to you.

“Dr. J” as her patients call her, graduated with honors from CSU Fresno and Palmer College of Chiropractic. She has en-joyed a 30 year career working with famous NBA and NFL play-ers and Pro Golfers and World Champion boxers. Success has resulted in travel to over 25 countries, and with continuous learning and staying curious, she is now a Certified Wellness Specialist through Villanova University and helps clients in the US and beyond create “The Trilogy of Optimal Health” – Healthy Body, Healthy Mind and Healthy Finances. She will shed light on how what goes into your mouth, and into your mind, affects your ability to live life ac-cording to what matters most to you. And how what is “between your ears” either works for you or against you. She will give you “exercises” to implement into your life that will help reduce neurological stress and increase happiness, motivation and personal productivity, especially active retirees.

Submitted by; Jim Gragg

Dr. Lynn A. Johnson, D.C. with Geiger chiropractic

I recently retired and relocated to Placer County from the Bay Area. I didn’t know anyone, but I remembered a friend of mine is a member of Branch 102 and he recom-mended I look into SIRS. I met with David Bills and joined in January 2019. I immedi-ately felt welcomed from the first meeting. One of my goals in joining SIRS was to meet lots of members and make some new friends. I thought the best way to would be to volunteer. I had a career in sales so I signed up to sell tickets for the BBQ event in May. What a great decision! While vol-unteering I got to meet a lot of our current members, welcomed new members, made some new friends, personally felt really good inside, was involved in something bigger than myself that helped the Branch. And I had a lot of fun. I encourage every-one to volunteer at least once in 2020. I know you will find it a rewarding experi-ence.

Tim Szumowski, (925) 351-9975 or tszumowski01@yahoo.com

VOLUNTEER’S CORNER

Have more Fun Volunteer

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UPDATED INFORMATION

Couples Welcome

• Tickets $28 per person (available NOW) or at March, April & May Luncheon

• Location SUN CITY, Lincoln Hills Sports Pavilion

• Event Opens 10:30,

• Games & Activities 11:00

• Lunch catered at 1:00

• Raffle at approximately 2:15

• Open to Spouses, Guests & Friends

ACTIVIES INFORMATION BEER NUTS 4th Wed. Evening Coord. BRIAN HENSLEY (916) 813-0798

BINGO @ TURKEY CREEK Last Fri. Evening Coord. ALAN ENSIGN (925) 407-5335 Bocce Ball 2nd & 4th Wed. Coord.: GORDON BADOVICK (916) 773- 5504 Bowling Coord.: BOB FRIEND (916) 747-0809 Book Swap Luncheons 2nd Wed. Coord.: FRANK DORSEY (916) 757-1815 Breakfast Club 1st & 3rd Wed. Coord: Tom Pratt (916) 622-4791 Bridge Coord.: BRUCE GRANT (916) 791-8055 Chefs Table Coord.: PETE MORELLI (916) 772-3257 GIORGIO DINA (916) 521-9998 Classic Car 1st Wed. 9 am Coord.: Norm Shipley norms40chevy@comcast.net Don Meyers dlmglm32@gmail.com Cook’s Kitchen Coord.: BOB ZIMMERMAN (916) 253-7612 BOB GILSON (916) 543-0477 Dinning Out Coord: Ken Hansen (916) 622-2757 Golf- Monday Morning Feb. thru Early Dec. Coord.: PETE MORELLI (916) 772-3257 Golf –Friday Morning April thru Mid-October Coord.: LEN SAMPAIO (916) 797-9391 Golf-Friday Afternoons Sierra Pines All Year Long Coord.: TOM WERTH (916) 782-3536

Golf—Couples TBA Coord.: CARLOS RAMIREZ (916) 791-3358 Happiest Happy Hour TBA 3pm Monthly Coord; CHARLIE WELLS (951) 764-9384 Top Golf Winter Play 4th WED. Jan. thru Mar. Coord.: RON MAXIMO (916) 331-0444 Investment Group 1st Tues. Coord.: STEVE QUIGGLE (916) 715-9855 Investment Group 2 3rd Tues. Coord.: ALAN ENSIGN (925) 407-5335 Out & About 4th Thurs. Coord: Brien Hensley (916) 813-0798 Poker—First Tuesday Coord.: Angelo Coero (916) 472-6650 Poker– First Tuesday Coord.: DON NOYES (916) 645-7975 Poker - First Wednesday Coord.: TOM WHALEN (916) 259-4346 Poker—Second Thursday Coord.: DICK KNOX (916) 783-4664 Poker—Third Thursday Coord.: BILL HAMMOND (916) 783-7314 Poker — 3rd Thurs. Coord. Mark Santor (916) 778-8026 Poker-Fourth Wednesday Coord.: PETE MORELLI (916) 772-3257 Trails — 1st & 3rd WED. Coord. ALAN ENSIGN (925) 407-5335 Wine Club Coord.: JOE LAPIRA (916) 434-8843

2020 BRANCH 98 ANNUAL BBQ

NEW VENUE THIS YEAR

WEDNESDAY MAY 13

• Tickets $28 each on sale now

• Make checks out to SIR Branch 98

• Limited seating

• Three Raffle ticket with each ticket purchased**

• Mail check to Tim Szumowski ** Purchase ticket before April 15 & get 10 EXTRA raffle tickets

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FRIDAY GOLF ANTELOPE GREENS

TURKEY BINGO NIGHT

THERE I IS NO EVENT PLANNED FOR THE LAST

FRIDAY OF MARCH, AS YET.

WE WILL SEND OUT A BLAST IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES

*Alan Ensign, Branch 98 Activity Coordinator 925 407-5335 / email: aensign3941@gmail.com

SIRTRAILS – 2020 SIR TRAILS is a Branch 98 walking & hiking activity for

members, spouses and guests. Join us for a docent led private tour of historic Auburn,

arranged by John Benbow

OLD AUBURN HISTORICAL WALK Don't miss this docent led private tour! Our one and a half hour walk has some easy hills, and the pace is slow and com-fortable. Beginning and ending at the courthouse, the walk also affords an opportunity to view one of Placer County's mu-seums located on the first floor. The museum is open until 4 PM thus available after the tour or following lunch. Re-strooms are available. Plenty of parking. Restaurants nearby. No dogs, When: Wednesday, March 4th Where: Meet at the Parking lot, Auburn Historic Court house 101 Maple Street, Auburn Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM 11:45 AM Optional social gathering at a popular near-by restaurant TBD

Alan Ensign, SIR TRAILS activity coordinator 925 407-5335 / aensign3941@gmail.com

The Antelope Greens Spring and Summer League begins on Friday April 24th at 7:30 A.M. and continues each Friday morning until October 9th 2020. Important note: Members of the AG league don’t have to play every Friday, but may choose the selected dates of their choice. In order to play in the AG league you must be an active Sir and signed up as a member/player and pay the required fees. (Cash only is accepted for all fees to the AG league, as we do not have a bank account)

All members will pay a one-time entry fee of $20.00. These fees are used for running the league with the majori-ty used to enhance our prize fund. Additionally each Friday that you choose to play, each player will pay $2.00 to the AG league for the prize fund and pay their green fees di-rectly to the course, which is $18.00 walking plus $10.00 if you choose to ride a cart. (Credit cards accepted by the course) The prize monies will be paid out to the weekly win-ners of the events at the end of the season at the awards luncheon. All players must also pay a mandatory $4.00 fee to the league as coverage for hole-in-one insurance. A por-tion of the insurance funds is used to immediately award the hole-in-one golfer $50.00, which may help him carry out the tradition of buying his fellow golfers present that day, a drink to celebrate his achievement. Any unpaid money re-maining in the insurance fund at the end of the season will be used to supplement the awards luncheon or for addition-al prizes for the members.

Sign-ups will be available on line thru the sir golf site and you may sign-up for up to 4 weeks at a time. The sign-up format does not allow you to choose the players in your group as that is the random selection and rotation process of the tournament coordinator. More information about this entire process will be provided with our newsletter & sched-ule of dates/ games in the April Rooster Tale. Any new players interested in joining the league are asked to e-mail Len Sampaio at

Lenshirsam2017@gmail.com or call him at (916)797-9391. If interested you will be sent a copy of the rules and schedule immediately. All members from the 2019 season will automatically receive the copies for the new season.

Len Sampaio, AG Coordinator

BRANCH 98 OUT-N-ABOUT

5th Annual Sacramento River Cats AAA Baseball Game

MAY 28, 2020

THURSDAY 6:30 PM

3RD Base side of field

Spouses, Family & Guests welcome

Signup available at March Luncheon make

checks payable to SIR Branch 98 TICKETS $19

Deadline March 16 (tickets distributed April 8

Luncheon

River Cats host the El Paso Chihuahuas

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HOCKY STICK PUTTING CONTEST

Back by popular demand is the “hockey stick putting contest”. Test out your novel putting skills and compete with your fellow SIR’s for a chance to win. See you next month!

Mike Flanagan, Asst. Activity Chairman

By Mike Flanagan

BACK OF THE ROOM ACTIVITY SIR’S ANTELOPE GREENS FRIDAY GOLF SCHEDULE 2020

April 24th

thru October 9th START TIME: 7:30 AM

April 24 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

May 01 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

08 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap) 15 BEST NINE (individual lowest net for either front or back nine) 22 MODIFIED MEDAL (gross score, less highest hole for each nine & handicap) 29 SKINS GAME-(individual with most holes won in group w/carryovers)

June 05 TWO MAN COMBINED NET SCORE (teams by starters draw) 12 POINTS GAME (individual total points per scoring instructions) 19 MATCH PLAY (most holes won against opponent/no carryovers) 26 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score , less handicap)

July 03 4 Clubs & 1 MULLIGAN (only 4 selected clubs can be played in round) 10 TWO MAN SCRAMBLE (select & play best shot made by either play-er) 17 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap) 24 SKINS GAME (individual with most holes won in group w/carryovers) 31 MODIFIED MEDAL (gross score, less highest hole for each nine & handicap)

Aug 07 SOBIE MEMORIAL-MEDAL PLY (individual gross score, less handicap) 14 SOBIE MEMORIAL- Round 2 medal play for everyone, except lowest 2 scores from 8/07 to compete in match play for Championship Trophy w/name engraved 21 BEST NINE (lowest 9 holes compiled from front & back nine scores less handicap shown on card. (Must include 2 par 4 holes & 7 par 3

holes to qualify) 28 MATCH PLAY (most holes won against opponent /no carryovers)

Sept 04 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

11 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

18 SKINS GAME (individual with most holes won in group w/ carryovers) 25 POINTS GAME (individual total points per scoring instructions)

Oct 02 MEDAL PLAY (individual gross score, less handicap)

09 MATCH PLAY (most holes won against opponent /no carryovers)

16 AWARDS LUNCHEON *see below * END OF SEASON LUNCHEON & AWARDS BANQUET TO BE HELD AT TIMBERS GOLF COURSE RESTAURANT IN THE PRIVATE SOLARIUM AT THE LODGE ON OCT. 16 th at 12:00 NOON. ALL PRIZE MONEY & ANY OTHER AWARDS TO BE GIV-EN OUT AT THIS EVENT.

SIR STATE TEAM GOLF QUALIFIER

This years qualifier for the Team Cham-pionship will be held at Empire Ranch on June 1. Start thinking about getting your team together. The ABCD index ranges will remain the same this year as last year. A is 0 to 17. B is 17.1 to 22. C is 22.1 to 27. D is 27.1 and over. We will be using the handicap index shown by GHIN on May 1, 2020. The State Championship for the teams that make the cut will be on Septem-ber 10 at Rancho Solano. The qualifier for the Individual Champi-onship will be held at Rancho Marietta on July 13. There will be the usual 7 flights with 2 qualifiers from each flight. The Re-gional Qualifier is not yet scheduled but should be in August somewhere in the greater Sacramento area. The State Indi-vidual Championship will be at Hidden brook on October 12/13. Any questions, contact Charlie Robinson, Area 3 Chairman. Good luck

4 MAN TEAMS

NEW Activity

HAPPY HOUR EVENT It’s a casual and easy way to enjoy a drink, an appetizer and fun conversation with friendly people…from Paul Martins, Roseville 3pm to 6pm Tuesday, March 10

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Spouses & Guests are Welcome Seating is limited More info: Charlie Wells at wells.chas@gmail.com

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"Hello Fellow Branch 98 SIRs, as we all know, annual Branch 98 Dues are due by March 31st. Currently (as of February) we have received Dues payments from 186 members or 68% of the Branch, which is great! However, in comparison to February 2019, we had received Dues payments from 205 members or 81% of the Branch. We still have about 6 weeks before March 31st, so please send your Dues payment checks to the Treasurer (Bill Kemper, 3466 Paseo Mira Vista, Lincoln, CA 95648) by US Mail or via your banks on-line bill pay system. And of course, you can also pay for Dues at the March 11th luncheon, albeit there may be a line to contend with. Thanks so much for your continuing support of our Branch and we look forward to seeing you in March."

BRANCH 98 CLASSIFIEDS

NEED HELP VOLUNTEERS FOR

RAMP

NEED AN ASSISTANT EDI-

TOR FOR THE ROOSTER

TALE.

BRANCH WEBMASTER

NEED CALLERS

Branch 98 Annual Dues are Due for 2020

Chaplain

LEN SAMPAIO

An Inspirational Message

Lord God let your peace rule our hearts that we may use our gifts to serve each other in willing gratitude and joy. Watch over our loved ones near and far, that they may remember your love. Strength-en the faith of the sick and the disheart-ened. Give hope to those in despair and comfort those who mourn. (Any Sir’s that needs someone mentioned in the invoca-tion call Len (916)797-9391)

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ROSEVILLE TELEPHONE MUSEUM

ROSEVILLE TELEPHONE MUSEUM TOUR*

* WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH

Come join us for a popular, fun & edu-cational docent led tour of the ROSEVILLE TELEPHONE MUSEUM. Sir 98 members, spouse and guests are invited. Time: 10 AM to 11 AM Optional social to follow Where: 106 Vernon Street, Roseville Cost: Tour is free; donations are accepted Founded in 1914 by William Doyle, the Roseville Telephone Company began as a rural provider of telephone services with just 160 subscribers. The company was born in an era rich in technologi-cal change and advances. The Roseville Telephone Museum opened to the public in 1994 with one of the finest collections in the country. The 4,500-square foot, four-gallery museum features many exhibits, including a display of the original telephones designed by Alexander Graham Bell, circa 1876. Early switchboards and myriad novelty phones are also on display, treating guests to an educational and entertaining walk down memory lane. Museum docents are current and retired employees who love to share telephone history with you. Space is limited, so sign up for the tour at the February Lunch-eon or contact: Alan Ensign, Activity Coordinator 925 407-5335 / aensign3941@gmail.com

COMMUNITY OUT-N-ABOUT

INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACT Tim Szumowski (925) 351-9975 or tszumowski01@yahoo.com

Dues go up April 1

Bill Kemper 3466 Paseo Mira Vista Lincoln, CA 95648 916-587-3810 (home) 410-279-0809 (mobile)

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SUDOKU Is A Challenging yet fun game

which until just this week was too hard for me

to figure out. This week I solved both of these

puzzles. Give it a try and see how you do. The

trick is NOT to over think the puzzle.

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THE WISEOLD OWL ON AGING

Submitted by Phil Lander

Phil’s Funnies

SOLUTIONS TO BRAIN TEASERS, PAGE 8

I CANNOT SEE I CANNOT PEE

I CANNOT CHEW I CANNOT SCREW

OH My GOD, WHAT CAN I DO? MY MEMORY SHRINKS MY HEARING STINKS NO SINSE OF SMELL I LOOK LIKE HELL

MY MOOD IS BAD,CAN YOU TELL? MY BODY IS DROOPING

HAVE TROUBLE POOPING THE GOLDEN YEARS HAVE COME AT LAST THE GOLDEN YEARS CAN KISS MY ASS.

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Rocklin Branch 98

Meets: 2nd Wednesday of Month at Timbers at the Lodge at Sun City, Ro-seville 7050 Del Web Blvd.95747 (916) 774-3838 Board Meeting 09:00am Fellowship 10:30am Luncheon 11:30am

SIR Branch 98 2020 Officers:

Big SIR: Robin Doria Little Sir: Jim Gragg Secretary: Tom Whalen Assistant: Mike Flanagan Treasurer: Bill Kemper Assistant: William Kinzie Chaplain: Len Sampaio

Directors: Brien Hensley Loren Elliot Jeff Jacobson David Bills Stephen Eastman Jim Trudel

Membership Chairman David Bills

The Rooster Tale Editor Jerry Foster

Database Manager Terry Baldwin

Activity Chairman Brien Hensley Assistant : Alan Ensign, Mike Flanagan, Tim Szumowski

RAMP Committee Chairman: Brien Hensley Little Sir: Jim Gragg Recruiting: Ken Hansen Activities: Brien Hensley, Alan Ensign, Mike Flanagan, Tim Szumowski Member Relations/ Retention: Steve Quiggle, Stephen Eastman, Publicity: Charlie Wells

SIR STATE Ed Benson, President Jim Johnson , Vice President

SIR Regional 1 Mark Stuart, Director

Area 3 Kevin Mahoney, Governor

For more information about SIR and SIR Rocklin Branch 98 visit: www.sirinc.org www.sir98.org

Sons In Retirement Inc. Important Time Dated Material

JERRY FOSTER—EDITOR 1457 E HIDALGO CIR ROSEVILLE, CA 95747

A NEW WAY OF COMMUNICATING WITH YOU!

By Kent Miller, Branch 98 Email Coordinator

Over the next several months, we will begin using a new email distribution system. It is call Constant Contact. As-a-matter-of-fact, February’s Rooster Tale was distributed using Constant Con-tact. And this month, we distributed our first Picnic flyer and a no-tice regarding the date of the Roseville Telephone Museum tour. Our branch now has over 270 members. Communicating with all of you, has become very cumbersome, with no guarantee that emails will reach you. Regular email providers, like Hotmail, Gmail, and others, have limits as to the number of recipients on each email. This has caused email communications to be broken into many separate emails and even then no guarantees emails will get delivered. To solve this problem, our branch, along with several others and State SIR organization will use Constant Contact. What will you see that’s different? Almost all communication will show SIR Branch 98 in your Inbox as the sender. All our communications will have the new version of the SIR Rooster logo at the top. We are developing an email notifica-tion for signing up for the monthly SIR luncheon - it’s pretty simple to use. What you can do to help this become successful, is to add: SIR Branch 98 to your email contacts as a contact name, with an email address of sir-branch98@gmail.com. I will be sending additional information to you as we final-ize our processes and email formats.

New Information