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AUGUST 2024
FENCEPOST
APTOS, CAPITOLA & RIO DEL MAR SIR BRANCH 104 – Website https://sirinc2.org/branch104/
LUNCH DATE: 3rd TUESDAY, AUGUST 20th AT 11:30 AM
SEASCAPE GOLF COURSE MONARCH ROOM
BIG SIR MESSAGE: RICK POWERS “THE ROSTER’S CACA-DOODLE-DOO”
The sun is shining, and the birds are singing – what a beautiful summer.
We have another great speaker lined up for our meeting, Zach Friend, Santa Cruz County Supervisor from the Second district. Prepare your questions, I know I will. I think I’ll ask if Santa Cruz County is planning to follow Monterey County’s lead that Monterey County will pay 50 % of the cost of Eucalyptus tree removal on private property. He will be able to provide us with up-to-date insight on many issues we have questions about . . . Like what is the scheduled completion date for the Highway 1 improvement project. . .
If all works out to plan, we will have a second guest, Andy Danver, Vice President of Communications and Marketing from State SIR Governing Board. I’m sure he will be able to answer many questions regarding the changes to SIR.
Depending upon questions, our meeting may run longer than the normally scheduled 2 O’clock adjournment time . . . watch for Daffy Duck. He will let you know for sure when the meeting is over, then leave!
Don’t forget that SIR is having a contest to re-name itself, and also to adopt a new Logo. The contest is open to all SIR members and a $500.00 prize is set aside for the winning name; furthermore, another $500.00 is to be awarded for the winning logo. Email your entries to Jim Gragg by August 8th, his email is jegragg65@gmail.com. List the subject as Name and Logo Contest. Sketches for the new logo should be submitted in JPEG or PNG format. Enter as often as you like. They do not want the word “Retirement” used.
Our luncheon choices for the branch this month will be Chicken Castroville, or Grilled Salmon Salad, or Western Veggie Salad. And, speaking of the branch. . .
Keep inviting investigators to our jolly band. Let’s continue to “buck the state trend” by keeping Branch 104 growing. You guys are doing an awesome job!
See ya on the 20th
Rick,
LUNCHEON PROGRAM:
The speaker this month will be Zach Friend our retiring county supervisor. He will be talking about the challenges facing the county moving forward.
LUNCH ARRANGEMENTS – Meal Selections. Cost $27
We have the following three menu choices for our lunch. Please be sure to let your monthly caller know your choice for lunch to ensure you and your guest receive your request. The cost will be $27 per person.
Option 1: Chicken Castroville: breast of chicken in a cream sauce with artichoke hearts. Served with rice pilaf and fresh sauteed seasonal vegetables
Option 2: Grilled Salmon Salad: mixed greens, tomatoes, red onions, and cucumbers with grilled salmon and topped with raspberry vinaigrette
Option 3: Southwest Veggie Salad: Mixed Greens, Corn, Black Beans, Tomatoes, Red Onions. Topped with Avocado, Tortilla Strips and Ranch Dressing.
AUGUST BIRTHDAY BOYS: SIR Dan Casagrande, SIR Gary Faler, SIR Brad Hawthorne, SIR John Ryan, SIR Gary Shenfield, SIR William Sterling, SIR Steve Westen, SIR Gary Wilson
Remember, you must be present at the drawing to win the free lunch.
NEW BRANCH #104 MEMBERS: SIR Rick Hornbeck.
Since the beginning of the year, 11 new members have joined Branch 104! We now boast 109 members.
WE CARE – If you know of any member who is experiencing any difficulty with health or personal issues and you feel it can be shared with the all the members, please let your caller know when they call about the next meeting or let the BIG SIR Rick Powers know while attending the monthly meeting.
One of our members is trying to find a good used car for a Care-giver. If any of you may know of a good Japanese, Korean, or American car for sale, could you please let Big Sir Rick Powers know directly or reply to this e-mail and will forward onto him. The price range is in the $3000 to $4000.
BRANCH 104 ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
BOCCE—SIR Brent Paine Email: brentp1955@gmail.com PH: (408) 355-4623
We will be playing pick-up games. So, just come, have a good time and everyone will play!
Bocce play is scheduled from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon on the 1st Tuesday of the month at the Felt Street County Park. Following Bocce, optional Dutch Treat lunch with the guys at a local restaurant.
GOLF – SIR Doug Deaver Email: ddeaver@yahoo.com PH: (831) 234-1210 :
There is an afternoon 9-hole golf group on Mondays and Thursdays at Aptos Seascape that is organized by Doug Deaver.
GOLF – SIR Jim Stott Email : JimPams@sbcglobal.net PH: (831) 212-3393
The eighteen-hole (multi-branch) SIR golf group plays on Monday mornings at various courses and is coordinated by SIR Jim Stott.
BOOK CLUB — SIR Rick Hornbeck Email: rhornbeck@sbcglobal.net PH (831) 226-4350)
The Book Club will be meeting on Thursday, August 22nd at Sevy’s Bar + Kitchen (formerly Severino’s). We plan to meet on their outdoor patio at 4:30pm to delve into their Happy Hour menu and talk about books, movies, and television shows.
As we have done for the past several meetings, we are continuing the “reader’s choice” option. If there is a book that
you have read that you think other folks may be interested in, please let us all know about it at the meeting.
If interested in learning more about the Book Club, please contact SIR Rick Hornbeck. He will be glad to add you to
the Book Club email distribution list to get more up-to-date information
INVESTMENT CLUB
We continue to do a Zoom call on the first or second Tuesday of each month. Our next meeting will be Aug 13th at 10 a.m. On the call we share ideas and usually drill down on a couple of stocks. We share our mistakes and occasional wins. We can’t promise big gains, but we usually have some laughs.
Until we find a new lead for this group, please contact Doug Deaver at ddeaver@yahoo.com or (831) 234-1210 for further information.
CARDS AND BOARD GAMES!! – Wednesday Aug 14th, 2024
Come to the Aptos Grange to join other SIRs in card, poker, cribbage, and any other games of your choice. This is a new activity that we are pulling together that will meet from 1:00 – 4:00 on the second Wednesday of every month at the Aptos Grange on 2555 Mar Vista Dr.
Please come by to join us with the poker club and other SIRs to have some fun competitive games and good conversation. So, bring your deck of cards, dominoes, cribbage boards or whatever game you would like to start a group to play every second Wednesday. Also please feel free to bring drinks (non-alcoholic) and food for yourself. Please contact Rich Hamlin at hamlin.rich.w@gmail.com PH (276-732-134) for further information.
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS TO MARK IN YOUR CALENDARS
SIRS Branch #104 Monthly Luncheon on Sept 17th
Kevin Painchaud will be speaking in September. He is a Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist for the online daily news organization LOOKOUT SANTA CRUZ. Previously he was a photographer for the Santa Cruz Sentinel. He is an award-winning director, producer, cinematographer and editor. He has been involved in productions around the world.
Schedule for Rest of the Year SIR Monthly Luncheons. Not too early to mark your calendars!
- Tuesday October 15th
- Tuesday November 19th
- Tuesday December 17th
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STATE SIRS EVENT: BAY SERIES BASEBALL AUGUST 18, 2024
Branch 104 Website https://sirinc2.org/branch104/ Webmaster: SIR John Ryan (650) 743-3040 or John.E.Ryan@comcast.net. Our Website has been recently been re-organized and updated in order to provide easy access to all the SIR activities within our Branch and SIRs State news and activities.
Branch 104 Fencepost Newsletter Editor: SIR Bob Basel (707)-373-2484 or rbasel@sbcglobal.net
GARY OING’S SHARING GOOD THOUGHTS WEBSITE (SGT):
Olympic Achievement & Shared Good Thoughts (SGT)
The 33rd quadrennial summer Olympic games have started but first I want to suggest some good thoughts on “achievement”. We all should take pride in our achievements even if we are not Olympic athletes.
What motivates you to achieve goals that you set for yourself? Check out this psychology dictionary definition — https://dictionary.apa.org/achievement-motivation . And here is another acronym that I had never seen – “N-Ach”. This article helps explain its origin — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_achievement
Now it is time to enjoy one of the best competitions for international athletes who join a team to represent their country. The history of the origin of the Ancient Olympic Games (starting ~776 BCE) is fascinating and is well-described at this link — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games
The decade starting in 2020 has been affected by COVID. The 2010s decade had some great moments. This 10-minute YouTube video captures some of them — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm7BgExxo8w
The 2024 summer Olympic Games are being held with Paris, France as the host city. The closing ceremony is scheduled for Sunday August 11. My favorite part of the Olympics is the closing ceremony. At that point, the athletes are not competing against each other but typically enjoying the pride in representing their country.
Here is a video showing the closing ceremony of the winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022 from the official Olympics website — https://olympics.com/en/video/music-beijing-2022-closing-ceremony
This is a link to many more You Tube videos on the Olympics — https://www.youtube.com/c/Olympics/videos
Lastly, if you want to know more about recent and future summer Olympic games, (Los Angeles in 2028) click here — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games#Recent_Games
As a reminder, you can find the above links and much more at Gary’s SGT website. I encourage you to save the link to the SGT website and visit it throughout the month to help remember my suggested topic of “Olympic Achievement”.
The link to Gary’s “Sharing Good Thoughts” (SGT) website is — https://www.gk.eoing.com/good_thoughts
Let me know if you have found Internet content that you use for your “mental health”. If so, share those links with me and I can add them to my website.
Stay well and mentally happy by thinking good thoughts.