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SEPTEMBER 2024 FENCEPOST
APTOS, CAPITOLA & RIO DEL MAR SIR BRANCH 104 – Website https://sirinc2.org/branch104/
LUNCH DATE: 3rd TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th AT 11:30 AM
SEASCAPE GOLF COURSE MONARCH ROOM
BIG SIR MESSAGE: RICK POWERS “THE ROSTER’S CACA-DOODLE-DOO”
September is upon us; can you believe it? In a few weeks it will be fall. Football season will be upon us, and the leaves turning color.
Rick Hornbeck, our Membership Chairman tells me that we now have 110 members.
We are growing and getting better! Keep up the good work of inviting guests.
It is paying off . . . a stronger growing and vibrant SIR Branch, one of only a handful statewide.
Give yourselves a pat on the back.
Our guest speaker this month is Kevin Painchaud, Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, with over 25 years of experience in the Santa Cruz area. It should be very interesting to hear all he has done to receive such laurels.
Our choices for lunch this month will be Pork Tenderloin, Grilled Salmon Salad, or Western Veggie Salad.
Hope to see you all there on the 17th.
Bring a guest
Rick,
LUNCHEON PROGRAM:
Kevin Painchaud our speaker this month 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. Kevin has been involved in video production for over 25 years and has produced several feature films, directed numerous TV shows and shot and edited countless corporate, consumer, training and promotional videos
LUNCH ARRANGEMENTS – Meal Selections. Cost $27
We have the following threemenu 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: Pork Tenderloin: topped with apple & red onion cream. Served with garlic mashed potatoes 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.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY BOYS: SIR Daniel Atwell, SIR Scott Balkman, SIR Al Carmen, SIR Doug Deaver, SIR Peter Fediay, SIR Felix Fields, SIR Fred Greenland, SIR Frank Hewitt, SIR Richard Klevins, SIR Joel Koch, SIR David Lee, SIR Dave Lott, Thomas Mann, SIR James Musler, SIR Frank Nigro, SIR Dan Pacheco, SIR Rick Phister, SIR Phil Prsha, SIR Joe Rudnicki, SIR Richard Spinelli, SIR Tom Swanson, SIR Bob Toney
Remember, you must be present at the drawing to win the free lunch.
NEW BRANCH #104 MEMBERS: SIR Rick Hornbeck.
At the August SIR Luncheon, we had the honor of welcoming Harry Domash as the newest member to SIR Branch 104. Welcome Harry! We look forward to getting to know you better. Since the beginning of the year, 12 new members have joined Branch 104. We now boast 110 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.
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.netPH: (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, September 26th at the home of John Dickinson. We plan
to meet at 2:00pm to 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 Sept 10th 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 Sept 11th, 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
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
Branch 104 Website https://sirinc2.org/branch104/ Webmaster: SIR John Ryan (650) 743-3040 or John.E.Ryan@comcast.net.
Branch 104 Fencepost Newsletter Editor: SIR Bob Basel (707)-373-2484 or rbasel@sbcglobal.net
GARY OING’S SHARING GOOD THOUGHTS WEBSITE (SGT):
Some of you are very good at planting and harvesting summer food and flowers. My goal is to “plant good thoughts” in your and my brain, so our harvest becomes a more positive force to the world around us.
I think that improving mindfulness and present moment awareness is important to a better life.
How many of us know about these skills from other cultures? I have had the good fortune to visit Japan, and I learned much more about this Japanese skill from this article — https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-japanese-skill-copied-by-the-world
For those of you who like to plant and grow edible food, this link shows some good ideas for an improved summer vegetable harvest — https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/summer-harvest.htm
If you like to plant and grow flowers, this short video of beautiful pictures shows 30 perennials that bloom all summer — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW2-TWCDmKc
The season of summer will officially end soon (09/22/24). This is my favorite song about the good times of summer. Check it out — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6ryBrtQtgM
For many more summer harvest videos to watch, go to — https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=summer+harvest
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 “summer harvest”.
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.