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...

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...

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...