Upcoming Events: SIRS98

Next Luncheon Wednesday October 11, 2017

Sun City Roseville Timber Creek Lodge

10:30 am Menu

Chicken Saltimbooca

Chicken Breast stuffed w/ pro-

sciutto & cheese, Salad with a

choice of dressing, Sourdough

Rolls and Butter, Desert, Coffee,

Ice Tea, Water

OCTOBER Birthdays

1 Ted Sobieralski 1 Earl Wilson 1 Bill Fischer 1 Paul McKenna 3 Abe Rivera 4 Harry Hopla 4 Sam Kemp 7 Glenn Hall 8 Leigh Guse 10 Marv Wherry 11 John Winger 13 Aldo Pardini 14 John Gruenwald 15 Herbert Love 15 Steve Cooper 15 Harold Holmes 16 Jon Georgie 16 Randy Cook 17 Brian Stearns 17 Bob Zimmerman 21 Ray Debenedetto 22 Fred Wright 25 Frank Cesarz 26 Lyle Cunningham 26 Fred Keillor 26

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George Ramos

Charlie WellsRobin Doria

THE ROOSTER TALE A Nonprofit Public Benefit Organization for Retired Men Devoted to the Promotion of Independence and Dignity of Retirement

OCTOBER 2017 Vol: 9817, Issue: 10

MESSAGE FROM LITTLE SIR: Kevin Mahoney: (916)835-7855

The primary concern for the Branch membership this month is voting on where to hold our monthly luncheons in 2018: Timber Creek Ballroom at Sun City Roseville or Catta Verdera Country Club. The BEC took several weeks to carefully evaluate the best available location for Branch 98 to hold their luncheons. We determined that Timber Creek Ball-room (TBC) is the preferred venue for the following reasons: Location – TBC is closer for 2/3 of our membership

TCB has a larger and more convenient parking lot than Catta Verdera TCB has a covered drop off and large Atrium for payment, badge pick-up,

and activities and book exchange tables (important during inclement weather) – Catta Verdera has neither

TCB provides better facilities for branch operations Food quality and table services are comparable at both locations TCB’s Luncheon price is fixed through June 2108

It’s now up to the Membership to vote to approve the BEC’s recommendation to stay at TCB or vote to move to Catta Verdera . Each of you will receive an email from Survey Monkey inviting you to vote: “SIR's BRANCH 98 MEMBERS, IT’S TIME TO VOTE” Please respond to the survey as soon as you can. In other news: The Branch’s RAMP Committee is in full gear. Our Activities Chairman Brien Hensley is doing FANTASTIC job organizing and coordinating multiple opportunities for our members. And Steve Quiggle (Membership & Retention) is on a roll formulating a program to inte-grate out new members into the fold. Much more will follow about Ken Hansen (Recruiting) and Charlie Wells (Publicity) plans. Last: at the September luncheon I misspoke when I stated that the median age of our

membership is 78; the median age is actually 75.

MESSAGE FROM BIG SIR: Bob Gilson (916) 543-0447

I hope everyone experienced an enjoyable summer with family and friends. We are now officially in the Fall season where temperatures are more moderate and there are hopes for a good rainy season. I am expecting our luncheons to return to their typical attendance, we have had smaller gath-erings than typical lately with members on vacation or visiting family. Please take advantage of the prepay option for lunch to avoid long check-in lines.

During the October lunch we will be swearing in the 2018 Branch Executive Committee Officers and Directors. Additionally, we should have the results of the vote for the lunch lo-cation, Little SIR Kevin Mahoney with share those results with everyone.

We continue to add activities available to members of our Branch. Ken Hansen is staring a couples dine-out group where he is negotiating a three course meal at a special price or attendees are free to order from the menu. The first event will be held at Paul Martin’s in Roseville. Activities Chairman Brien Hensley is sponsoring a lunch dine-out at the Loomis Basin Brewing Company and BBQ. Our branch is striving to make activities available to members for you participation and enjoyment with the goal of enhancing the experience of being a member of SIR Branch 98. If you have suggestions please contact Brien or even better volunteer to lead a new activity. Brien can assist you in getting started.

Vegetarian Lunch Option October Luncheon

Chef’s Choice Pasta with Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables

October Guest Speaker Information, See Page #2

August 2017

Treasurers Report Beginning Bal $13,421

Income 3,652

Disbursements ($ 4,111) Ending Bal (6/31) $ 12,962

Net -$459

Member Status for September 2017 In September we inducted 3 new members bringing our total membership 276. According to our MSR (membership status report) for September, we have a total of 262 active members and inactive members. That includes 14 inactive members and 4 active which resigned, deceased or were terminated. We need to step up the recruiting for the rest of the year if we want to reach our goal.

Bob Fricke is The 2016 Winner of the Les Olsen Memorial

For the October 11th Branch 98 luncheon you will have the option to prepay your lunch and not stand in line before heading into our meeting room and/or the bar. This is being implemented on a trial basis and we hope to expand this program later when our new website is fully implemented. Use this streamlined process to enjoy more time socializing with friends and an extra beverage at the bar. Here is how it works: 1. Mail your check for $24 to our Assistant Treasurer (Steve Quiggle) no later than Friday, October 6

th. Make payable to SIR BRANCH 98

Mail check to: Steve Quiggle 3461 Black Oak Drive.

Rocklin, CA 95765 2. Go to the Express table outside our meeting room and pick up your badge, meal and raffle tickets and you are all set to go! 3. Payments received after October 7

th will be held at the normal check in line and you will wait

your turn as you would normally do. A list of prepaid members will be posted outside the Meeting room for you to verify that your payment was received so you can move on to the Express Lane. If you are not on the prepaid list, please go to the normal line. 4. Special vegetarian meal requests must be noted with your advance payment or you will dining on the normal menu. (see page #1 for selection) Free lunch drawing from the participants in each month’s prepaid program. Winner in Septem-ber was Hank Starr. Don’t miss your chance for a free meal!!!!!!!!! Note: If members prepay and don't notify us of non-attendance prior to the payment due date, as a result of a change in plans, their payments will be forfeited. If Steve receives advanced notice by the deadline, he will roll your payment into the following month. Logic: we don't want prepayments screwing up our headcount any more than it already is and we are matching payments to meeting attendance so don't deposit checks until the month of the lunch- matching revenue with the lunch bill.

Steve Quiggle (916) 715-9855

sdquiggle@gmail.com

PREPAY YOUR October LUNCHEON

Greg W. Davis Spouse: Lenora Birth Month: September Resident of: Roseville Phone: (707) 350-0239 Badge #132 Email: liongreg01@gmail.com

Richard (Rich) A. Brown Spouse: Bev Birth Month: June Resident of: Lincoln Phone: (916) 626-9429 Badge # 228 Email: echief@me.com

Robert (Rob) J. Kerrigan Spouse: Sharonhy Birth Month: January Resident of: Roseville Phone: (916) 838-8612 Badge # 224 Email: kerrigan95678@yahoo.com

October Guest Speaker Information Robin C. Bevier

October’s speaker is Robin Bevier (pronouncer ba-veer)

Robin will be talking about the very important subject of Estate Planning. Robin C. Bevier has been practicing law for 25 years. Deeply rooted in the Sacramento community where she was born and raised, Robin earned her business degree from the University of California at Davis and her Juris Doctorate from the McGeorge School of Law. Robin is a Certified Specialist with the California Board of Legal Specialization in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate. She believes that educating her clients is the cornerstone of effective estate planning and works tirelessly to give advice to her clients that can help them make decisions tailored to their unique estate planning situations. Ms. Bevier will be speaking to us about the necessity of having updated documents such as wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, and advanced directives.

Ms. Bevier was recommended by Gary Beerman.

ACTIVIES INFORMATION Bocce Ball Coord.: GORDON BADOVICK (916) 773-5504 Bowling Coord.: BOB FRIEND (916) 747-0809 BOB BROWN (916) 771-7001 Book Swap Coord.: FRANK DORSEY (916) 757-1815 Breakfast Club Coord: Tom Pratt (916) 622-4791 Bridge Coord.: BRUCE GRANT (916) 791-8055 Chefs Table Coord.: PETE MORELLI (916) 772-3257 GIORGIO DENA (916) 521-9998 Cook’s Kitchen Coord.: BOB ZIMMERMAN (916) 253-7612 BOB GILSON (916) 543-0477 SSS Sir’s Search for Super Burger Lunch Coord.: Brien Hensley (916) 813-0798 Dinning Out Coord: Ken Hansen (916) 622-2757 Golf- Monday Morning Coord.: PETE MORELLI (916) 772-3257 Golf –Friday Morning Coord.: LEN SAMPAIO (916) 797-9391 Golf-Friday Afternoon Coord.: TOM WERTH (916) 782-3536 Asst. LARRY MANWILLER (916) 771-2078 Golf—Couples Coord.: CARLOS RAMIREZ (916) 791-3358 Top Golf Coord.: Brien Hensley (916) 813-0798 Mark Stuart (916) 218-2287 Investment Group Coord.: STEVE QUIGGLE (916) 715-9855 Investment Group 2 Coord.: ALAN ENSIGN (925) 407-5335 Out & About Coord: Brien Hensley (916) 813-0798 Poker—First Tuesday Coord.: Jim Carroll (916) 251-7447 Poker– First Tuesday Coord.: DICK KNOX (916) 783-4664 Poker - First Wednesday Coord.: TOM WHALEN (916) 259-4346 Poker—Second Thursday Coord.: DICK KNOX (916) 783-4664 Poker—Third Thursday Coord.: JOHN CONGER (916) 804-6460 Poker-Fourth Wednesday Coord.: PETE MORELLI (916) 772-3257 Poker– Fourth Thursday Coord. JIM CARROLL (916) 251-7447 Wine Club Coord.: JOE LAPIRA (916) 434-8843

For more activities and infor-

mation, see our complete listing at www.sir98.ord

Sirs Search for the Superb Burger

By Jerry Foster

We had a great turn out for our lunch at Islands restaurant in Roseville. Everyone felt that the staff (especially Mandi) were great, the food menu had a nice variety and done well. One of the only complaints was that the milk shakes did not use real ice cream. Everyone said that they would recom-mend Islands to family and friends and come back again. The rating was a 4.25 out of 5 second only to MooMoo’s. Our next months outing is at Skipolini’s in Rocklin October 24 at 11:30. They are located by the Blue Oaks Theater at 6600 Lonetree Blvd. Please RSVP to me or just show up. brienhensley@gmail.com (916) 813-0798

Point Ratings (1) Bad (2) OK (3) Good (4) Great (5) Outstanding

ISLANDS, Roseville

Our golf league at Antelope Greens is quickly drawing to a close with the last play date on Oct. 13

th. Our winter sched-

ule will start with play on October 28th at 9:30 A.M. and con-

tinuing each Friday morning at that same time until April of next year. Winter golf is a walk up event and there are no requirements to pay dues or prize fees. Just show up ap-proximately 20 minutes before 9:30 A.M. pay your green fees at the front desk, form your own groups from the players there and play medal play golf or a game of your choice with

your group. Any questions call me at (916) 797-9391. . Submit-ted by Len Sampaio(916) 797-9391.

Antelope Greens Summer News

October 24 @ 11:30

Dinning Out Activity

A new activity has opened coordinated by Ken Hansen. The first outing is October 17 at 6 pm at Paul Martin’s Ameri-can Grill. Couples are encouraged. There is NO corkage fee and the Tuesday night special is a complete Chicken, includes salad, buttermilk fried chicken, sides and ice cream and cookies for desert for $26 or choose from the menu

(paulmartinsamericangrill.com/Roseville). Limited seating Separate checks. Come and enjoy great food and dine with friends. Contact; kenandpenni@yahoo.com

1455 Eureka Rd, Roseville

UPDATED INFORMATION

tel:(916)%20797-9391tel:(916)%20797-9391http://paulmartinsamericangrill.com/Roseville

September Bocce Ball

Our final scheduled bocce ball play dates to end the 2017 season by October 31

st are scheduled

as follows: Wednesday, October 11

th, around 1:00

p.m. after the monthly SIRS luncheon meeting Wednesday, October 25

th, at 9:30 a.m.

Both play dates are at Sun City Roseville bocce ball courts. For those competing for branch champion of the year all games won will count. For everyone else just come out to have fun in, hopefully, the good October weather. 2017 Regional Bocce Ball Champion is Branch 98 Rocklin/Roseville!!!!!!!!!!! Final Standings YTD by Participating Branch as of Septem-ber 20

th

Br. 98 Rocklin/Roseville 9 wins Br. 170 Lake of the Pines 7 wins Br. 37 Auburn 6wins Br. 79 Auburn 5 wins CONGRATULATIONS to our “A” team which consisted of Tom Freschi, Sam Kemp, Joe Pellegrini, and Joe La Pira and our two substitutes Jack Gibbons and Ramesh Thadani for their competi-tive efforts throughout the season to put our branch on top. If you have any questions about the schedule or bocce ball, please don’t hesitate to contact me at (916) 773-5504 or at gbadovick@laverne.edu.

By Gordon Babovick

Financial Group 2 Continues to Grow

The 4th meeting of Finance/Investment Group 2 was held on August 29. Art Mallo hosted. Bob Wikse opened with a “masterful” presentation on measures of risk in a well-designed investment portfolio. In little more than an hour, “Professor” Wikse covered a full semester of information on Security Volatility and Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). As timely follow ups, Tom Whalen and Art Mallo introduced investments to the group for analysis under the risk/reward measures discussed above. This segued perfectly into our 5

th and most recent meeting

hosted on Tuesday, 9/19 by Bob Wikse. We welcomed Bob Sav-age and Paul McKenna as new members and benefited from their honest and knowledgeable critiques of individual fantasy portfolios developed and presented around the table by each earlier mem-ber. In a year’s long competition, every member – new, old or fu-ture - will build an individual $100,000 fantasy portfolio to go head to head in a fun and friendly manner to determine the winning per-formance. And during the year, the best performing investments from each member’s portfolio will be voted on to make up a Group fantasy portfolio, open to all outside competition. Let the fun begin! If interested in checking us out, contact: Alan Ensign: Home; 916 253-7630; cell (925) 407-5335; Email: aensign3941@gmail.com

tel:(916)%20773-5504mailto:gbadovick@laverne.edumailto:aensign3941@gmail.com

...I set the glasses back down on the counter, filled a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote someone left it on the kitchen table, I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers. I pour some water on the flowers, but quite a bit spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day: the car isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter the flowers don't have enough water, there is still only one check in my check book, O can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day, and I'm really tired. I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail. Don’t laugh-if this isn't you yet, your day is coming! (Personally...I have arrived.) (Stay tuned and wait for the conclusion of "The Saga of A Senior Moment.")

A Message about our Chaplain

CHAPLAIN

Xavier Gutierrez

The Sage of a Senior Moment, part 2

This award is open to any member of SIR Branch 98

who is nominated by any member of the Branch, so

long as the nominee meets the basic parameters.

. The nomination should be sent to Pete Morelli at pe-

ter.morelli@comcast.net or Carlos Ramirez at

cram546@gmail.com no later than October 15, 2017.

The nominations will be reviewed and a nominee will

be selected NLT 1 November 2017.

Nominations are open for 2nd Annual Les Olsen Memorial Award

GUARD YOUR DIGITS

‘Social’ Smarts will help Protect Your Identity

By obtaining your Social Security number, identity thiefs have the easiest path to do the greatest damage: stealing your money, and government benefits. Getting medical services and other services in your name leaving you a real mess to clean up. In 2016 when 15 million people were victimized, 400 new number were issues says the Social Security Administration. So your best defense is to protect those 9 digits. Here is how. 1) LEAVE IT HOME. Never carry your Social Security card

with you. What if your wallet was stolen. The same goes for your Medicare Card which has your Social Security Number.

2) WHEN ASK DON’T TELL. Only a few organizations have a legal right to your Social Security Number. Your employer, banks, and lenders. Also investment funds, the IRS, & gov-ernment-funded programs.

3) GUARD THE FINAL FOUR. Although the most widely shared, the last 4 digits are in fact the most important to pro-tect. These are truly random numbers where as the first 5 numbers represent when and where your SS# was issued. Scammers can get these by knowing your birth date and hometown. So DON’T use those last 4 digits as a pin.

4) Freeze ‘EM OUT. Even if a thief gets your ID information, if you put a freeze on your file they can’t use the information. Contact Equifax (800) 349-9960, Experian (888) 397-3742 & TransUnion (888) 909-8872. Freezes can be thawed as need by you.

5) REPORT QUICKLY. If your number is used for ID theft, contact the FTC (877) 438-4338. File a police report and notify credit reporting bureaus and banks. Report Medicare fraud at (800) 447-8477 & call the IRS at (800) 772-1213

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It is never too late to renovate

By Jerry Foster

As we get older most of us are through moving in most cas-es, however, our home is not suiting our needs and it gets frustrating some times. We have a tendency to acquire more items or need more space due to our physical capabilities. Although there may be homes out there that have what we want or need, we should not take on more debt at our age. So make a wish list, prioritize, and budget the project. In a lot of projects, you maybe able to do some of the renovation pro-ject yourself. Myself, I have done all of the projects listed be-low and it has made a big difference in our quality and ease of life. Make a plan. Older eyes need better lighting so what ever your project include new lighting. Use LED lights where pos-sible. LED lights are more efficient and give you longer last-ing lights and they come in a large variety of configurations. Some of the most popular reno projects include: Kitchen renovation. Cost $20K—$50K This usually include New lighting New counter Tops Replacing or refinishing cabinets. New flooring Paint New more efficient appliances Bathroom Upgrade. $15K—$30K This can include Removing old fixtures, tile & faucets Relocate plumbing Choose the correct tub, shower, toilet, and sink. Think ahead and make the fixtures ADA compliant. Even though you may not need this today, as we get older we could need wheel chair accessibility. When you need it, you may not have time to make the improvement. Lighting Upgrade. With the new types of lights it is great To install NEW recessed lights in the Family Room, Kitchen, Living Room and Garage. Recessed LED light cost about $100 ea. installed (by an electrician), 4 foot Garage lights cost $45—$60 ea. plus installation. Laundry Room update. With all of the new appliances, it Is best to change your washer and dryer to a more up-to -date model. You will save money and your laundry will probably last longer. Cost will very a lot depending upon the appliance, flooring and finishes you choose $5K-$7K. Landscape Update. With the water restrictions we have just gone through and our ability to do the gardening most of us need to change our yards. One of the most pop ular is to install a drip system and that way you only put the water where it is needed and there are NO watering restrictions for drip systems. Another popular project is to install raised flower beds therefore no more getting down on our knees to garden.

Don’t Hesitate, Renovate

PORK with CHUNKY APPLESAUCE

Ingredients;

3/4 tsp Salt (divided)

1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

1/4 tsp Paprika

1/4 tsp Black Pepper

1 lb Pork Tenderloin trimmed & cut crosswise into 12 Pieces 2 Tbs Canola Oil (divided) 1 ea Gala Apple cored and diced 1 ea. Granny Smith Apple cored and diced 2 tsp Brown Sugar 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon 2 Tbs Fresh Parsley (optional) for garnish Directions: 1) Combine 1/2 tsp Salt, Garlic Powder, Paprika, & Black Pepper and sprinkle both sides of pork. 2) Heat large skillet over medium heat. Add I Tbs Canola

Oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add pork to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Re-move from pan.

3) Add remaining 1 Tbs Canola Oil to pan (do not wipe pan

clean); swirl to coat. Add apples and 1/2 cup water; cov-er and cook about 6 minutes or until apples are tender.

4) Uncover, stir in 1/4 tsp Salt, Sugar, and Cinnamon; cook

2 minutes or until apples are soft and most of the liquid evaporates to become syrupy, stirring occasionally.

5) Serve pork and apples mixture; top with parsley, if Desired. Nutritional Information : Serving size 3 pieces of Pork & 1/3 cup of Applesauce. Calories 256, Fat 11.2g, Protein 24g, Carb. 16g, Fiber 3g, Col. 74 mg, Iron 1 mg, Sodium 503 mg, Calc. 19 mg.

Flue Season is Here

Get your Flu & Pneumonia Shots NOW!

By getting your shots now you are ready for the season and it is expected to be a bad flu season this year. It is the

best thing to do to prevent getting ill and being sick in bed for

days or weeks. As far as the Pneumonia shot goes, they

have discovered new strains of pneumonia that were not cov-

ered by the original shot. So update. It’s FREE for most

Medicare recipients and available at your local pharmacy

Don’t Procrastinate, Vaccinate

Steven Wright Humor

I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it

back 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse

gets the cheese If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously

overlooked something Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to

be lazy Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet

engines

Submitted by Phil Lander

Rocklin Branch 98

Meets: 2nd Wednesday of Month

at Timbers at the Lodge at Sun

City, Roseville 7050 Del Web

Blvd.95747 (916) 774-3838

Board Meeting 09:00am Fellowship 10:30am Luncheon 11:30am

SIR Branch 98 2017 Officers:

Big SIR: Bob Gilson Little Sir: Kevin Mahoney Secretary: Kent Miller Assistant: Ron Maximo Treasurer: Bill Kemper Assistant: Steve Quiggle

Chaplain: Xavier Gutierrez

Directors:

Denny Heintz Giorgio Dina David Bills Pete Morelli Brien Hensley John Harper

Membership Chairman David Bills

The Rooster Tale Editor Jerry Foster

Database Manager Mike Mason

Activity Chairman Brien Hensley

SIR STATE

Jerry Strain, President Derek Southern, Vice President

SIR Regional 1* Mark Stuart, Director

Area 3* Giorgio Dina, Governor

For more information about SIR

and SIR Rocklin Branch 98 visit:

www.sirinc.org

www.sir98.org

SIR State quarterly Newsletter at:

http://sirinc.org/sirhappenings

* Changes

Sons In Retirement Inc. Important Time Dated Material

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

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to OUR SEPTEMBER GREETER

BOB SAVAGE

Bob is one of our newest member who joined us in July

And is already been a large help. Thank You “BOB”!!

Help Wanted Classified

Branch 98 needs your help. We need an Assistant Web Master. Please if you have basic computer skills contact BOB ZIMMERMAN. We are working on a new friendlier website and we could use your help. Bob Zimmerman: Phone:(916) 253-7418 E-mail: skepticz1@att.net