Big SIR Message Summer greetings! It’s times like these that activity really gets the summer

spirit flowing. Bob Rung's team of food preparers, along with Saul's golf at Black-berry, made the July BBQ a 'better than ever' event this year. This event is always good especially when the cool weather made the typical 'California' day just right. Bob deserves special credit because his plans and frequent reviews assure that each job is covered and the coordination flows like a smooth sewing machine purr. Congratulations to the whole committee for doing the work so well.

There were other things of significance this July too. I have picked two to have us all consider for a moment.

Our SIRS group is composed of many who have contributed to a great Amer-ica. That is a part of our age and the accomplishments attributed to the life span we cover. It was 50 years ago when the challenge to put a man on the moon came into being. Then, 40 years ago, it happened. Within our branch 125, we have men who contributed a part of their skills to make that happen. It was one of those proud moments when all the world looked to the sky and thought if not said, 'well done America!', the accomplishment is for all of us. It was thus that our generation dem-onstrated teamwork in its finest.

Toward the last two weeks of this month, we learned that another member of our generation, Walter Cronkite, passed on. He was recognized as being the 'most trusted man in America'. In a four hour program the Discovery Channel reviewed his beginning as a newspaper reporter. It continued by showing him being thrust into giving first hand reports of war-time action in Africa and giving a step by step commentary of 'man on the moon'. What a coni-cal view of the man and the changes that happened. I suspect that many of our SIRS reviewed from the 1940's to today could inspire a feeling of pride in our ranks prompting a 'well done' from us all. We are honored by the many good men among us.

John Feemster, Big Sir

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SIR WESTGATE BRANCH 125

A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR RETIRED MEN Devoted to the Promotion of Independence and Dignity of Retirement.

3rd Tuesday of each month Three Flames Restaurant

1547 Meridian Ave., San Jose, CA 95126 Executive Committee Meeting 10:00 a.m.

Fellowship Hour 11:00 a.m. - Lunch at noon

18 AUGUST 2009 State President Dave Reiser Reg. 7 Director Gary Pelton Area 5 Governor Richard Kabanek

BULLETIN CREDITS Editor & Layout Daryl Jones Database Chuck Waggoner Asst. Database Ed Metevia Photography Jerry Oliver, Don Reams Ed Metevia Associate Jim Silver George Watson

BRANCH OFFICERS Big SIR John Feemster Little SIR Sam Zullo Secretary Jim Light Assist Sec Don Williams Treasurer Lou Bottini Assist Treas. Dick Rathmann

BRANCH DIRECTORS: Chuck Waggoner Don Johnson Pat Brennan Peter Morrone Jim Smith Jerry Oliver

August Speaker Emergency Response

Yvette Phillips, Emergency Coordinator for San Jose State University, will discuss her work in the development of emergency preparedness programs and her duties asso-ciated with the Emergency Operation Center at San Jose State. Ms. Phillips previously spent several years working for the Gilroy Fire Department as its Education Specialist.

New Members Wanted We are still striving to increase our membership. If

you have a friend or neighbor that might be interested in joining, invite them to our next lunch meeting - we’ll pay for their lunch.

If you have any ideas for new activities that might interest our members, please contact one of our officers to have your idea considered.

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SIRS Golf Players of the Month July - 2009 Presented By - Bob Norbutas

Flight Name Hcp Index Score Date Net Differential

Over/Under "Par" Course

A John Guarino 11.5 78 5-Dec -2 Sunnyvale

B Chuck Waggoner 16.6 78 5-Dec -7 Sunnyvale

C Jim Light 20.1 84 5-Dec -5 Sunnyvale

D Jerry Long 28.3 93 5-Dec -4 Sunnyvale

E Bill Jansen 30.2 92 19-Dec -1 Los Lagos

August Birthdays

Dan Archuleta 17 JP McManus 12

Tom Dapice 13 Peter Morrone 22

Marty DeVries 26 Ted Norton 24

John Feemster 14 Jerry Oliver 27

Bob Fraka 26 Paul Piligian 19

Neil Freeman 14 Myron Sabes 16

Dave Grant 24 Bob Schlossareck 25

John Guarino 29 Earl Schmieding 25

Jim Harvey 25 Sid Tiedt 15

Don Johnson 3 Don Williams 12

Bud Kaufenberg 18

MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT 30-Jul-09

GENERAL CUSTODIAL TOTAL

BEGINNING BALANCE 1909 0 1909 RECEIPTS 0 2430 2430 DISBURSEMENTS 194 1538 1732 MONTHLY CHANGE -194 892 698 ENDING BALANCE 1715 892 2607

MEMBERSHIP ACTIVE 187 INACTIVE 13 WAIT LIST 0

LAST MEETING MEMBERS 117 GUESTS 0 VISITORS 0

TOTAL 117

Treasurer, Lou Bottini

Bowling With five weeks of summer bowling left, the Silver/Waggoner/Harris team is in 1st place, the Alvaro/Madayag team is 5th, and Bill Jansen’s team is in 13th place.

High Scores: Lou Tarnay 205 237 289 731 Chuck Waggoner 224 208 Tomix Alvaro 219 211 Rich Madayag 221 Vic Harris 211 Think about joining us when the regular season

starts up again in September. The league bowls every Monday at 9:30 am at Cambrian Bowl and is open to all active SIR members in SIR Areas 5 & 20. Just drop in and sign up.

Vic Harris, Bowling Chairman

Area Golf News Several Branch 125 golfers participated in an invita-

tional tournament at The Villages golf course on August 3rd. Each foursome consisted of two SIR members from the Villages and two players from SIR Areas 5 and 20. In Flight 1 Henry Melin’s foursome placed 1st, Jon Goldsworthy’s team was third, and Bill Shaddle’s team was fourth. In Flight 2 Benton White (playing as a Vil-lages resident) placed first; Daryl Jones and Bob Norbu-tas played in the foursome that placed third. For Flight 3 Gerry O’Connell’s team was 3rd, and Neal Atchis-son’s team was 4th. Neal also placed first in the putting contest.

Results from the Area 5/20 tournament at Pacific Grove will be reported in next month’s Bulletin. The next Area 5/20 tournament is on September 28th at Ran-cho Canada. Sign up at our next Branch 125 tourna-ment.

THE GOLF PAGE

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THE LEADERBOARD Presented By - Carl Vollersen & Bill Avery 1 July SPRING HILLS -2 BEST BALL

1st Place: Sam Zullo, Ken Rose, Jim Light, Lou Tarnay 115 2nd Place Jon Goldsworthy, Jerry Long, Gerry O'Connell, Bill Shaddle 117 3rd Place Bob Norbutas, Bob Goldman, Bob Fraka, Bill Jansen 118 4th Place Peter Morrone Bill Avery, Bob Fowler, Gerry O’Connell (BD) 122 (Tie) Gene Plevyak, Henry Melin, Daryl Jones, Bill Avery (BD) 122 (Tie) Lou Bottini, Martin Devries, Steve Jensen, Phil Olavarri 122

Closest to the Pin: #7 Lou Tarnay #9 Lou Tarnay #13 Jerry Long #15 Neal Atchison

8 July SANTA CLARA - ONE, TWO, THREE 1st Place: Jim Smith, Chuck Waggoner, Dick Rathmann, Bob Hunt (BD) 110 2nd Place Peter Morrone, Doug Wood, Jerry Long, Carl Vollersen 114 (Tie) Gerry O’Connell, Dave Lemery, Pat Brennan, Cliff Yamaoka 114 (Tie) Roger Danielson, Ed Metevia, Don Palermo, Daryl Jones (BD) 114

Closest to the Pin: #4 (2 Shots) Bob Hunt #8 (1 Shot) Roger Danielson #13 (2 Shots) Ken Rose #16 (2 Shots) Dick Rathmann

15 July SPRING VALLEY -2 BEST BALL 1st Place: Bob Goldman, Bob Fraka, Al Smith, Bill Jansen 110 2nd Place Gerry O’Connell, Barrie Sullivan, Jerry Long, Doug Wood 115 3rd Place Gene Plevyak, Henry Melin, Phil Olavarri, Jim Smith (BD) 118 4th Place Tom Standifur, Fran Andreson, Earl Schmieding, Carl Vollersen 119

Closest to the Pin: #4 (1 Shot) Cliff Yamaoka #7 (2 Shots) Pat Brennan #11 (2 Shots) Gene Plevyak #16 (2 Shots) Tom Davis

22 July SUNNYVALE -2 BEST BALL 1st Place: Dave Lemery, Pat Brennan, Bill Avery, Charlie Hanson (BD) 112 2nd Place Gene Plevyak, Henry Melin, Daryl Jones, Hi-Dong Chai 114 3rd Place Jack Pease, Doug Wood, Jerry Long, Earl Schmieding, 118 (Tie) Fred Hernandez, Paul Piligian, Charlie Hanson, Bob Ramirez 118 (Tie) Pat Boudreau, Neal Atchison, Larry Peck, Bob Hunt 118

Closest to the Pin: #4 (1 Shot) Daryl Jones #7 (1 Shot) Gene Plevyak #13 (2 Shots) Fred Hernandez #15 (2 Shots) Ron Cook

29 July APTOS SEASCAPE -2 BEST BALL 1st Place: Chuck Waggoner, Jim Smith, Don Williams, Bill Avery 116 2nd Place Henry Melin , Bob Goldman, Bob Fraka, Bill Jansen 119 3rd Place Cliff Yamaoka, Gerry Maddams, Grant Beech, Dennis Berg 120 (Tie) Gene Plevyak, Jack Pease, Hi-Dong Chai, Earl Schmieding 120

Closest to the Pin: #6 (2 Shots) Lou Bottini #8 (1 Shot) Fred Hernandez #12 (1 Shot) Ron Hunt #14(2 Shots) Bobby Gibbons

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Pre-Barbeque Golf

Barbeque Pictures

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NON-RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE: All tours and other activities arranged for Sons in Retirement, Inc. through its branches and committees are for the

convenience and pleasure of members and guests who desire to participate. However, Sons In Retirement, Inc. and its Branches do not assume any responsibility for the well

-being or safety of the participants or passengers or their property in any matters pertaining to said tours and other activities. Members and their guests participate at their

own risk, and should not expect to hold Sons In Retirement, Inc. or any of its Branches responsible in any way.

SIR WESTGATE BRANCH #125 AUGUST 2009 Daryl Jones - Editor 1417 Gaucho Ct. San Jose, CA 95118

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TRAVEL WITH SIR COMPLETED TRIPS FOR THE MONTH: The "Indianapolis 500 Race" was attended by 17 participants on

May 22 to 25 and everyone enjoyed a great weekend at the speedway. The "Patti Page Show" in Reno was attended by 40 participants on June 30 to July 1. Every one had time to gamble and take in a great show.

NEW TRAVEL BROCHURES: Three new travel brochures were issued this month.

(1)"Sebastopol" is scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2009. This includes Lunch, a visit to Apple Valley Ranch and a stop along Florence Avenue to see the Junk Art.

(2)The "Bluegrass, Buggies and Bourbon" is scheduled for May 17 to 23, 2010, a seven day tour to Ohio and Kentucky. This features the Amish Country of Ohio and the Horse Country of Louisville and Lexington.

(3)"River Cruising Portugal and Spain" is scheduled for September 7 to 18, 2010. This include 3 nights in Lisbon and 7 nights cruising through the Douro Valley on the MS Amadouro cruise ship.

TOUR INFORMATION: A six night golf outing is in the planning for Maui, Hawaii in the late January/early

February 2010 time frame. This would include three rounds of golf on the Wailea Golf Courses with lodging at the Outrigger-Palms at Wailea. For non golfers there are many other activities included to keep you entertained. Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup, a six day trip, is in the planning for departure on September 25, 2010. This includes Mount Rushmore, Iron Mountain Road, Historic Deadwood and Badlands National Park. February, 2010 is in the planning for a trip to Davis, CA to hear the Four Aces. More details later in the final planning. The "Tutankhan and the Age of the Pharaohs" trip for July 23, 2009 was canceled. SIR Area 5 and 20 (13 branches) have completed 9 trips with 12 more scheduled for the remaining 2009.

HAPPY TRAVELS - Alan Patmore, Travel Chairman