Let me start by saying the band “Uncle Ophus” who played for our last luncheon really had a really good time. They also wanted to say Thank You for a great lunch and your reception for the music they provided. In August we will have Peter DeYoung as our speaker. He is...

I'm very excited to announce that we are going to start our journey back to normal with two great speakers.  For the May luncheon we are going to have Jon Forrest Dohlin CEO for the Fresno Chaffee Zoo.  Jon is very excited to talk to us about all the great things...

Our 2020 SIRS Branch 169 activities began with our January guest speaker unable to attend. So fellow SIRS member Bernie Hollenbeck quickly filled the void and shared from his days as a flight instructor and crash site investigator. We did not realize at the time that...

We had a very good  turnout for our October luncheon at Yosemite Falls Café, 4248 W. Ashlan Avenue. We had a good meal and an opportunity to visit with those we had not seen for about six months. Our entertainment for our November luncheon (Tuesday, November 10, 2020)...

Little Sirs Article-October, 2020 (2)

The theme of this August, 2020 Little Sirs article will communicate that withdrawals can occur in some really strange ways. Recent information says that the 2020 College Football season will be cancelled or moved to the spring of 2021. Our local high school football...

My last golf outing was March 11. I will confess to swinging a club and hitting a few balls in the interim. Mostly, I have mowed fire breaks in preparation for the fire season; Pruned trees to prepare for the fire season; With the late rains we have plenty of growth,...

Our speaker for March will be Gena Strang-Behrens who is the Associate Director for Student Development at Fresno State University. Gena graduated from Hanford High School and played softball at Fresno State where she started at first base for four years. She was a...

This month’s Speaker will be Lorenzo Rios is the CEO of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District.  Rios, PhD work in International Relations, is a sought out speaker in leadership development and collaborative networking. He will talk on benefits for seniors and what the...