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...

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....

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...

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...

Big Sir Report 04.29.25

Big Sir Report 03.24.25

I hope you and your guests enjoyed our Valentine’s Day program as much as I. Valerie Salcedo’s beautiful singing made the day special. Not only did she provide our after-lunch entertainment, but even sang as background music the last 20 minutes or so before the...