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OCTOBER 2024 FENCEPOST
APTOS, CAPITOLA & RIO DEL MAR SIR BRANCH 104 – Website https://sirinc2.org/branch104/
LUNCH DATE: 3rd TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15th AT 11:30 AM
SEASCAPE GOLF COURSE MONARCH ROOM
BIG SIR MESSAGE: RICK POWERS “THE ROSTER’S CACA-DOODLE-DOO”
This is what I learned at The State SIR Meeting In Lafayette on September 24th.
1. SIR Is no longer Sons In Retirement . . . It is now SIR Inc.
2. Branch 104 is now Chapter 104. . . Unless we opt to keep it Branch 104
3. Big SIR is now Chapter President . . . Unless we opt to keep it Big SIR. The same applies to Little SIR.
4. Women are NOT mandated to be SIR members. . . If so desired, a Branch may hold an election and vote whether or not to extend membership to women.
5. Renaming of SIR and the renaming contest are on hold.
6. SIR logo change and contest is on hold.
7. There will be a SIR “Growing Branch Membership” Zoom meeting focusing on publicity on October 18th, time, TBA.
8. There will be a SIR Leadership Training Zoom meeting for anyone interested on November 8th time, TBA.
9. It appears there is more than one avenue to become a 501 Charitable Organization . . . 501-c8 etc. To be researched.
10. Median SIR membership age is 80 years old.
11. There appears to be no minimum age requirement to be a SIR member in good standing.
On a more serious note . . . Richard and Gay Klevins suffered a home fire; 20% of their home was burned with extensive smoke and water damage throughout the rest of the structure. Most Importantly, Gay and the fur-family are fine, and temporarily in a hotel. They are managing as best as can be expected under the circumstances. Richard is asking for leads on a good extended rental home, apartment or condo. He also wants to reassure all of his friends that they are safe and well, and are grateful for all of our help.
The luncheon menu selections will be Southern Fried Chicken, Grilled Salmon Salad, or Western Veggie Salad.
Our October speaker will be Gayle Ortiz, the founder and spirit of Gayle’s Bakery, a local institution since 1978.
Regarding Branch 104 . . . As Dr. Frankenstein said. . . “Its alive” We are an envy of State SIR and keep growing . . . Keep recruiting. Guys, we are on a roll.
LUNCHEON PROGRAM: GAYLE ORTIZ
In 1978 Gayle and Joe Ortiz opened a small bakery nestled above the quaint village of Capitola. Five years later the Rosticceria, an Italian deli with a beautiful rotisserie was added. Today Gayle’s is a thriving 10,000 square foot emporium with two successful cookbooks and 150 employees. Gayle’s has become a destination for people from all over the world who love food.
Gayle is an artist, clothing maker, businesswoman and community leader. She has served on the Board for the Capitola Historical Museum, the Capitola Planning Commission, the Capitola Library Board, and the Capitola City Council where she served a term as Mayor.
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: Southern Fried Chicken: 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.
OCTOBER BIRTHDAY BOYS: SIR Richard Branson, SIR Bob Evans, SIR Sam Farrington, SIR Steve Hatton, SIR Mark Nance, SIR Gary Oing, SIR Mike Sibert, SIR Tim Wadley.
Remember, you must be present at the drawing to win the free lunch.
BRANCH #104 MEMBERSHIP: SIR Rick Hornbeck.
We were saddened to hear about the passing of a long time SIR Member, Dan Pacheco. If we hear about any information regarding a memorial service, we will be sure to pass it along.
Since the beginning of the year, 12 new members have joined Branch 104. Great job, guys! 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.
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, October 24th. The time and location are yet to be determined. We plan to meet to talk about books, movies, and television shows. Please join us if you’d like
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 Oct 9th, 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 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):
This month my focus is on “feeding the mind”. So, I developed another website that is focused on “food for thought” (FFT). See if any of the FFT that I share makes you think positively at — https://gk.eoing.com/fft/ . Where do YOU get the best “online food” for positive good thoughts?
In case you hadn’t noticed, the US national elections will be held soon. Some of you may have already received your mail-in ballot. For those of you who like to think about US elections, I have built a website on this topic that shows a lot of links to non-partisan online encyclopedic resources, viz Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.
Gary’s US elections info website can be found at — https://gk.eoing.com/us_elections/
For many of us, this planet is a BIG place. Do you ever wonder what is the time or the weather in some faraway place? This link will answer those questions and much more including what major historical events occurred there — https://www.timeanddate.com/
Another resource to give you interesting things to think about is TED talks. This link will take you to a list of them on a variety of topics — https://www.ted.com/talks . Personally, I like the fact that you can listen to the recorded talks and/or read the transcript of what is said.
We all have preconceived notions about topics, sometimes labeled “biases”. If you get much of your FFT from online sources or media outlets, I suggest you see what the biases of those entities might be and how factual their content is. A useful resource for determining that is — https://mediabiasfactcheck.com . My FFT website has several MBFC links to television/radio companies and newspapers.
In closing, I suggest you look at the SGT website I generated in March 2021(!!) on this topic. There you will find even more links to very good FFT stuff. Check it out at — https://gk.eoing.com/good_thoughts/z47.html
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 “food for thought”.
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.