by Ernie Sopp | Feb 16, 2026 | Big SIR
Writing the January newsletter is both bitter and sweet. First, I want to thank John Elezarian for being the Big Sir for the ’24-’25 year. It was so nice to have John as Little Sir during my ’22-’23 year. He made the transition into that year very easy. And, now he is...
by John Eleazarian | Feb 16, 2026 | Big SIR
I still have trouble believing that another year will end soon, but here we are. Our next meeting, on December 9 at Pardini’s, will conclude the year. As before, this meeting will be one of our La dies’ Days, and we can look forward to an enjoyable show by the Bullard...
by John Eleazarian | Feb 16, 2026 | Big SIR
I just got back in town too late after attending the annual SIR meeting in Lafayette on August 26, 2025, to get my Big Sir Report into last month’s newsletter, so I am spending some extra effort in this report to tell about that meeting. This was my first in-person...
by John Eleazarian | Aug 2, 2025 | Big SIR
BIG SIR REPORT I found last month’s meeting, with Kopi Sotoropolis as our speaker, both entertaining and informative – even though, yet again, I failed to win anything in the raffles. I’m looking forward to hearing our police chief, Mindy Casto, at our August meeting....
by John Eleazarian | Jun 27, 2025 | Big SIR
BIG SIR Message for June 2025 I hope you all found the June meeting as enjoyable and informative as I did. Meeting in the Red Room (formerly known as the bar) gave it a nostalgic atmosphere. Jodi Holman’s presentation became particularly timely for me because I went...
by John Eleazarian | May 26, 2025 | Big SIR
I owe a big thank you to everyone involved in making our May meeting so informative and enjoyable. Judging from the questions at the end of the presentation, Jennifer Shantz spoke on a topic of interest to a great many of those attending. In June, we look forward to...
