OFFICERS

BIG SIR Lee Lamp

LITTLE SIR Frank Galusha

SECRETARY Cris Andrews

ASST. SECRETARY Vacant

TREASURER John Aubuchon

ASST. TREASURER Duane Nelson

DIRECTORS Bill Harris Dick Fyten

Don Paulsen Murray Blake Dave Durfee

Administrative Leaders Attendance Larry Koch

Asst. Vacant

Chaplains Joe Beck

Larry Morgan Facilities

Don Paulsen Membership

Joe Beck Profiler

Frank Galusha Newsletter Editor

Vacant Publisher

John Aubuchon Asst. Publisher

Barrie Lee Raffle

Jim McClelland Sunshine

Len Napoli Special Awards

Vacant Sergeant At Arms Frank Galusha

Activity Leaders Computer Club John Aubuchon

Fred Skill Dine Out

Various Members Fishing Jay Liu

Asst. Paul Poling Golf 18 Hole

Lee Lamp Asst. Larry Andrews

Golf 9 Hole Murray Blake

Bob Goetz Dick Fyten

Teller of Tales Bud Argambright

Directory Data Base & Web Master John Aubuchon

SIR NEWSLETTER

VOLUME 34 NO 9 September, 2019

SIR’S MONTHLY MEETING: 3RD Wed—Redding Elk’s Lodge

Mtg.– 11.00 A.M. / Lunch 12:00 P.M

ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT. To be excused, and not be billed for lunch, call before 5:00 the Monday

prior to the meeting to:

530-224-8722

Big Sir Sez... I cannot believe where the months go. I briefly mentioned it last month but...Summer is basically over (for the kids) but for most of us, it’s time get out of the house and enjoy the tees, fairways and greens (or if you’re like me, the rough and trees). If you are an angler, the rivers, lakes and streams without the sun’s blazing heat should be

fabulous (although these last few weeks of August have been just plain HOT). Those two outdoor activities are major strengths of SIR here and throughout the State, so let’s take advantage of that by inviting our golf-ing & angling buddies to join us… use our Free Lunch Cards for this … if you need cards, just ask our Little SIR, Frank Galusha. I’d love to see our branch grow! Beside golf and fishing, another way for us to grow is to promote our other activities, especially our dine-outs, lunch and breakfast meetings. Get signed up for any of these using the new sign-up sheets at the meeting, but remember... please invite another friend or neighbor, too. In case you have not heard, SIR is being re-branded to appeal to men 55+, not just the retired guys. On another note, I’d like to share a few thoughts on volunteerism. We have several committee positions and other positions either open now or opening up. I started volunteering many years ago and must tell you, I get tremendous personal satisfaction doing so and believe many of you would also. Sometimes it feels like you just don’t have the time until you try it and find out how enjoyable it can be. Your Branch leadership needs help from anyone willing to simply give a little back. Larry Koch has been handling Attendance for about 5 years and has asked that we find someone to take over for him.

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See page 3 for info on our guest speaker for September.

Three Shastas Branch 129

Redding, CA

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SIR STATE OFFICERS

STATE PRESIDENT Ed Benson

DIRECTOR, REG. 1 Mark Stuart

AREA GOVERNOR TBA

SIR’s DECLARATION All activities arranged for or by, or sponsored by Sons in Retirement, Incorporated, and its Branches, are for the convenience and pleasure of the members and their guests who desire to participate. Son In Retirement, Incorporated , and it’s Branches do not assume any re-sponsibility for the well being or safety of the participants or their property, in any matters pertaining to said activities.

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With Frank moving up to Little SIR we need a Sergeant of Arms. Frank also handled the Profiler duties. These positions are important but require minimum effort. I ask that all of you remember that we are an all-volunteer organization. We rely on fresh ideas and it’s in our best interest to fill these slots. The new officers are looking towards the future with a focus on improving our meeting experience, introducing more amenities and continuing to bring in engaging speakers. This month we have Brian Bigsby from Shasta High. I understand he has been here before but is a welcome encore listening about his Robotics training. And remember… bring a guest!

Lee Lamp, Big SIR

Little SIR Asks… How did you like the layout of our meeting hall last month with activity sign-up stations, book exchange and coffee service located up front? Did you like having some donut holes to go with your coffee? How about the signage or the many new book titles on display? We heard you like these changes. If so please let your officers and

directors know. What else can we do to improve your meeting experience? That is the point…if we make our meetings more fun and more interesting, attendance will go up, members will bring more guests and Branch 129 will start growing again. Speaking of that, can you bring a guest to the upcoming meeting? That is how you can help! The objective is to grow 7% by December 31. To do that, we need to induct 10 new members and keep losses at a minimum, so please bring a friend or neighbor as your guest on September 18, and encourage all guests to join us. Another way to help ourselves is by signing up for activities, buying 50/50 tickets and getting acquainted with each other while we are having coffee and snacks before the meeting starts. Isn’t this why we joined SIR? Of course, so let’s take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to mingle and make new friends. Frank Galusha, Little SIR P.S. Bring a man’s book you’ve enjoyed. We got over100 in August and over 100

were taken.

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Some great information about the State Organization is at http://sirinc.org/

Guest Speaker for September Shasta High science teacher/robots coming to SIR this month. By Frank Galusha Robots built by students, as directed by Brian Grigsby, 2019 Teacher of the Year at Shasta High, will be our guest this month. Grigsby is currently teaching Space Science and Engineering (robotics) at Shasta High School. “It’s a great class where I get to teach high school kids from around the district (Enterprise and Foothill students are bussed over) as much as I can about robots, space science and career-ready skills for working in an engineering environment,” he said. Grigsby also led his classes in building a microsatellite (a TubeSat) in

‘Project KnightWolf’, a partnership between Shasta College and Shasta High School. He has been instrumental in getting more schools involved in robotics in this region, so students have more hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) study opportunities. One result is a VEX robotics competition at Shasta High School, the “Battle of the North.” Many north state schools have competed since 2016. Grigsby hopes to bring a couple of students to help him demonstrate the latest robots built in his classrooms. He and the students have been invited to mingle with us for coffee and donut holes starting at 10:30 a.m. and to remain after lunch to answer any additional questions we have about robots. Last spring Shasta High Robotics received a nearly $500,000 grant from the California Department of Education (Strong Workforce Program) for new equipment and to provide hands on training on industry level equipment Project REACT (Robotics Engineering, Articulation, Certification and Training). The goal, with Redding School District and Shasta Community College, is to provide a robust continuum for students to move from one level to the next as they build their foundational skills in Robotics, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing. In naming Grigsby 2019 Teacher of the Year Leo Perez, Principal, Shasta High School, said: "Brian Grigsby is a model teacher. … Shasta County communities face unique challenges when it comes to providing our students access to some of the more innovative and "cutting edge" technologies. Brian has been instrumental in bridging this gap through his many contacts at JPL, NASA, and several major universities across the country.”

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18-Hole Golf Report

Did anyone notice how the heat finally hit us this summer in August? At least it waited before really ramping up. That said, the temps up at Mt Shasta were much cooler! We had 30 players head north for a beautiful day of golf. I personally thought the greens were very slow and several of the others mentioned the same thing. All in all though it was a great day! The winners:

The Skins was where the real money was! One man collected it all. Mike Hurley had three eagles that were left uncovered and walked away with the whole pot.

We travelled up to Fall River for the second time this summer. Again, cooler weather but the course was about the same as last month. 30 golfers weathered the traffic. Sure wish I could have played better. The winners:

We also had 5 skins won. Phil Nystrom, eagle #7, Kevin Dempsey, eagle #11, Leroy Bussard, eagle #13,

Ed Grinton, eagle #14, Lyle Wittmayer, eagle #15.

18 Hole Golf Chairman, Lee Lamp

First Flight

Brad Bunnell -4 Larry Andrews -4 Geoff Neely E Lee Lamp +1

Second Flight Mike Hurley -4 Gene Pair -3 Justin Clandening -2 Dave Durfee E

Third Flight Don Spence -5 Bob Goetz -5 Murray Blake +5 Bruce Maddox +5

Second Flight Leroy Bussard -8 Phil Raner -6 John McCue -1 Mike Smith +3

First Flight Keven Dempsey -6 Mike Deay -4 Brad Bunnell -1 Larry Andrews -1

Third Flight Ed Grinton -4 Pete Rowland -3 James Williamson -2\ Don Spence -2

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9ers (Nine Hole Golfers)

August had two outings, Gold Hills and Allen's. Due to a SIRs event conflict we only had six sign up for Allen's, but they were a hardy group and fun was had by all. Our next outing is at Gold Hills on Tuesday September 17 and is before our next SIR's meeting so the only way to sign up to play is to email or call me. lakehead6@gmail.com, 530-245-0684 Remember the 9 Hole outings are open to your spouse or friend. Invite someone and let's play.

Final Two 9 hole outings for 2019

17 Sept (Tues) Gold Hills 9:00 a.m. $20.00(Cart Included) 1 Oct (Tues) Tucker Oaks 8:00 a.m. $12.00(reserve cart) Five of the six SIRs faithful that played Allen's on Monday Aug. 26 Left to right, Murray Blake, Denny Alfaro, Gerry Dodge, Hal Leininger and Dick Fyten. Bob Goetz 9 - Hole Chairman (B33)

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SACRAMENTO RIVER Salmon Salmon season is closed and suppose to open below Red Bluff on July 15th and after Aug

1st above Red Bluff north. Trout: The flow is 10891 CFS and trout fishing is pretty good from South Bonneville Bridge to

the Sundial Bridge. I did not get a report on the lures of choice.

SHASTA LAKE Bass: The lake is 17 feet down and dropping about a third foot a day. Fishing is wide open, top

water is just starting to turn on early in the morning then go to bottom baits most of the fish are around 25 to 35 feet down. The baits of choice are Swim baits, flickshake worm on a ball head, Ned rig TRD and Hula grubs.

Trout: The trout fishing is starting to pick up. They are trolling 50 to 60 feet down and the speed is

1 to 2 miles the lures of choice are Kast Masters in shad color, Meps Spinners (black with yellow dots), Bass Rat and the Optimizer.

Kokanee and Big Kings: I did not get any report on the Kokanee or Kings.

TRINITY LAKE Bass: Trinity lake is down 13 feet and dropping about a 1/8 ft per day. The bite is slow and mostly

small fish. Most of my fish are starting to show up on points. The baits I’ve been using are Keitec swim baits, Hula Grub, Shake Flick worm on a ball head, Senkos, Neko (also known as the Izzy rig) rig and the Ned rig

Trout and Kokanee: No report

WHISKYTOWN Bass: I heard that there is a pretty good bite for bass. They have moved out from the banks and are

starting to show up off shore on island tops using drop shots or small swim baits. Trout and Kokanee: I heard that the Kokanee haven’t showed up yet and the bite is tough.

SIR Fishing Report August 2019 By Jay Liu

June Fishing Meeting (2nd Wednesday of the Month @ the Country Waffle Restaurant)

Robert Vanderhyde talked about matching your fishing rod to your bait

casting rod or your spinning rod. He also talked about how to set your drag on both type of reels

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Birthdays in September

JOHN SCHLENZ 3

THOMAS VLAHOS 3

WARREN MINDESTROM 6

DENNIS BOYLE 12

BOB FORBES SR. 12

ROBERT FOLSOM 14

DUANE NELSON 14

GERALD LONG 15

DON MC ENTIRE 16

WILLIAM HARRIS 19

CHARLIE DUNCAN 22

MURRAY BLAKE 24

LOU MOORE 25

THOMAS MERROW 26

Duane Nelson has arranged a special night for dine out this month. We are going to Benton Airpark for a BBQ dinner of either chicken or tri-tip and then a movie. It will be on Wednesday September 25th at 5 PM. The movie is Stan and Ollie. Sign up at the general meeting or call Duane at 547-5157 or email him at ban-dan@msn.com.

Dine-Out for September

September Calendar

September 3 9 Hole Golf Lake Redding 8AM September 10 18 Hole Golf Bidwell 9AM September 11 Fishing Meeting Country Waffle 10:30AM September 17 9 Hole Golf Gold Hills 9AM September 18 Regular Meeting Elks Lodge 11AM September 23 18 Hole Golf Canyon Oaks 9AM September 23 Breakfast Gang LuLu’s 8:30AM (Note change to LuLu’s for Breakfast Gang) September 24 Finance Group Lulu”s 9AM September 25 Dinner/Movie Benton airpark 5PM

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Why this:

Instead of this: State SIR https://www.sirinc.org/ is in the process of repositioning our organization. Our Rooster emblem, or “logo” has been modernized and the name of our organization has been abbreviated to SIR. The words “Sons In Retirement” have been retired in favor of “Social Activities for Men.” The objective is to allow SIR to focus on men age 55 and older as opposed to just those who have retired from work. According to a Merrill-Lynch survey in 2019, most men not yet retired envision working in some capacity – often in a new field in their later years. Our Mission is: To enhance the lives of our members through fun activities, events and luncheons while making Friends for Life. Note, the use of the word “enhance” as opposed to “improve.” Our Vision is: To become the best active men’s organization in Northern and Central California by improving longevity through providing opportunities for physical, mental and social engagement. Summary: We joined SIR to engage in fun activities and to Make Friends for Life. Now, in addition to that objective, SIR will also be dedicated to helping us Live Longer by keeping us physically, mentally and socially engaged.

You can help us enhance your experience and improve your life by coming to our luncheons and signing up

for activities -- or by suggesting new activities.

Computer Users

A few of us met at the computer meeting last month to discuss photography as a subject. We seem to have some general interest such as field trips, photo editing, camera usage, etc. Since we have interests at all levels, we discussed how we could develop this group in a way that the majority would participate. We are still sorting this out and would welcome comments from others to help develop this group interest. If you have any ideas or thoughts, come to the computer meeting after the general meeting to share your ideas. Join us after the general meeting for tips and tricks on your computer.

Fred and John

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Christmas Luncheon

Mark your calendars, buy your tickets. Don’t miss this big event. Installation of 2020 Officers for our Branch, a fantastic lunch of turkey and all that goes with it, entertainment and other surprise things. The Branch Executive Committee approved the ticket price of $12 per person. Tickets will go on sale at the September meeting. December 11th at 11AM at the Sons of Italy Hall. You won’t be disappointed unless you miss it.

Branch 129 6240 Gold Hills Court Redding CA 96003

Sunshine Report

Harry Tully’s celebration of life at the Elk’s Club was well attended. He not only was very active in SIR’s but other organizations as well which spoke well of his character. We’ll miss him. As summer is coming to an end, this quote from Jim Rohn is appropriate: “Time is more value than money. The badge number that wins a free lunch in September is 131. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time”. So take advantage of that time and enjoy! Len Napoli – Sunshine Chairman