Sunnyvale Branch 62

Luncheons

Host:

Bruce Edmundson
Speakers:

Heber Slusser

Chaplain:

Mike Miller
Menus:

John Dieckman
Humor:

Paul Goodwin
Books:

Lynn Grilley
Photos:

Mike Miller

When Do We Meet?

We are now meeting in person on the 2nd Thursday of every month

10:00am-11:00am: Branch Executive Board meeting.
11:00am-12pm: Social time for all
12pm~2:30pm: Meeting, lunch and guest speaker

(Scroll down for our meeting location)
There will be Zoom access to in-person meetings - but only if requested ahead of time.

We chat (no agenda) on Zoom on the non-meeting Thursdays at 12 noon.

Members should look for an email invite to meetings and Zoom chats.



February 2025 - Guest speaker Trenton Hill
February 2025 - Guest speaker Trenton Hill
January 2025 - Distinguished Service Award
Given to Phil Thomas (right), our Area Representative
January 2025 - Distinguished Service Award
Given to Phil Thomas (right), our Area Representative
January 2025 - The new directory is out!
September 2024 - Doing My Part awarded to Wally Anderson (left)
September 2024 - New Member Barb Waldman
September 2024 - New Member Tim Rohm (left)
September 2024 - New Member Jim Karditzas
August 2024 - New Member Marlys Byers (absent)
August 2024 - New Member Dina Anderson
August 2024 - New Member Frank Deal (right)
April 2024 - Sunnyvale Water Presentation
April 2024 - Sunnyvale Water Presentation
March 2024 - New member Felix Sy (on left)
January 2024 - Hobee's
January 2024 - Hobee's
January 2024 - Guest Speaker
Tom Kramer - History of Golf
January 2024 - Hobee's
January 2024 - Hobee's
November 2023 - New Member JC Roy (on right)
November 2023
November 2023 - Guest Speaker - Mark Marymee
November 2023
November 2023
November 2023 Macara
Bob P's Hole In One Award
October 2023 - Jack Pettygrove (left) Received the Senior SIR Award
April 2023 - Big SIR Heber Slusser
April 2023 - Webmaster Mike Miller - Banch 62 Website
September 2022 - Speaker Elli Tehrini & John Dieckman
September 2022 - Speaker Elli Tehrini - ClearCaptions
September 2022 - Wally Anderson
September 2022 - Social hour
July 2022 - Big SIR Steve Burnham
July 2022 John Dieckman Safari Talk
July 2022 John Dieckman Safari Talk
July 2022 John Dieckman Safari Talk
May 2022 New member Paul Cole
May 2022 New member Paul Cole
May 2022 New member Paul Cole
May 2022 Inducting new member Paul Cole
May 2022 Paul Cole
May 2022 Guest speaker
Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone
May 2022 Guest speaker Larry Stone
May 2022 Guest speaker Larry Stone
May 2022 John D awarding Larry Stone
May 2022 Meeting
May 2022 Don Coletti with some humor
April 2022 fellowship time
April 2022 fellowship time
April 2022 getting ready for meeting
John D introducing Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein
April 2022 Mayor Klein
Mayor Klein presenting
Mayor Klein presenting
John Dieckman awarding Mayor Klein
Perfect Cup of Coffee talk
March 2022 BEC Meeting before lunch
Sharing w/Zoom to members who can't be there
Introducing new member Richard Simpson
We encourage wives of members to attend
Heber helping speaker Richard set up
Paul, Richard, Heber, and Steve
Social time before lunch
Our meeting
Don Coletti sharing some humor
Our March 2022 speaker - Richard Simpson
John giving award to speaker Jim Hohenshelt
Barry and Steve - Birthday & Prize Drawing
Bob Hebson and Roger Falberg
Big SIR Steve Burnham


Where Do We Meet?

We meet at:

Black Bear Diner
415 E El Camino Real,
Sunnyvale, CA 94087


    MARCH 13th 2025 MENU CHOICES:
    (Choose one*)
  1. Crispy Chicken Cobb Salad. - House chopped salad mix topped with chopped crispy chicken strips, cherry tomato, bacon, hard-boiled egg, avocado, bleu cheese, red onion & homestyle croutons. Served with your choice of dressing. Get your crispy chicken tossed with Frank's RedHot® Buffalo Wing Sauce.
  2. Open-Faced Hot Turkey Sandwich - 6 oz roasted turkey breast served open-faced on sliced white bread with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
  3. Tri Tip Dip sandwich - Seasoned tri-tip stacked on a grilled Tribeca® ciabatta hero roll & served with au jus.
  4. Bacon and Cheddar Burger - Topped with diced smoked bacon & cheddar cheese.

    5. *Cost is $32 per person. Includes one of the following: Coffee, coke, or tea.

Very important - lunch ordering procedure:

Call or email Little SIR John Dieckman no later than the Friday before the luncheon, AND:

  • Tell him, even if you bought a ticket earlier, whether you will attend or not.
  • If attending, tell him your meal choice from the menu above.
  • Tell him how you will be paying.





What We Do:

Following an hour of fellowship, we have a traditional lunch meeting, which commences by saying the Pledge of Allegance, followed by reports from each of our SIR activities, some humor, and other business including a celebration and prize drawing for birthdays each month (you must be present to win).
While enjoying our lunch, we hear a presentation from our guest speaker.




February 2025 Hill  Guest Speaker
Our February guest speaker was Trenton Hill. Mr. Hill is the manager of the Sunnyvale Senior Center. He provided us insight as to what is available and other information that we should know about the Sunnyvale Senior Center.
Mr. Hill's Slides


January 2025 Lynch  Guest Speaker
Our January guest speaker was Mike Lynch. Mr. Lynch spoke to us about the great Alcatraz escape of 1962. He gave us a background about the prisoners who made the escape, and their preparation and methods used.
He is the co-autor of the book "Alcatraz - The Last Escape." His talk included many photos and data about the people involved.
Mr. Lynch's Slides

Christmas Dinner
Thursday December 12th was our annual Christmas dinner. Here's a link to the photos:




November 2024  Guest Speaker
Our November guest speaker was Kapala Chen.
Kapala Chen's Slides


October 2024  Guest Speaker
Our October guest speaker was Sunnyvale Public Safety officer Elisa Barrios. Her talk was titled:
Crime Prevention is a Community Commitment.
She gave us a great presentation on how we can help prevent crime and what to do if we are a witness to or a victum of a crime.
Officer Barrios' Slides


September 2024  Guest Speaker
Our September guest speaker was our own Heber Slusser. He gave an insightful talk about cyber security. He gave us a lot of tips on how to protect our devices and personal information.
Mr. Slusser's Slides


August 2024  Guest Speaker
Our August speaker was Mr. Nan Su.
He gave us a powerful talk about the emergence of China in the Indo Pacific region and how it affects American security and trade. America needs to be prepared to face this powerful nation's goals.
Mr. Su's Slides

(June was our picnic. We didn't have a July speaker)


May 2024  Guest Speaker
Our May guest speaker was Mr. J. Cambell Scott, who spoke to us about the history and science of the environment. He provided a lot of data that shows how carbon buildup in the atmosphere is raising earth's temperature, and gave some ideas of how we can help reverse this trend.
Mr. Scott's Slides (Available soon)


April 2024  Guest Speakers
Our April guest speakers were Mr. Rohan Wikramanayke and Mr. Mansour Nasser from the Sunnyvale Water department. They spoke to us about Sunnyvale water, where it comes from, and where it goes.
Water Supply Slides   Wastewater Slides


March 2024  Guest Speaker
Our March guest speaker was Bailey Hall from the city of Sunnyvale. She described Sunnyvale's SMaRT (Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer) station, and told us what is and what is not recyclable in Sunnyvale.
Ms. Hall's Slides   Sunnyvale's SMaRT Website


February 2024  Guest Speaker
Our February guest speaker was Joe Burdick from the Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office. He spoke about elder financial fraud, including common scams, protective measures for prevention, and reporting fraud.
Mr. Burdick's slides


January 2024  Guest Speaker
Our January guest speaker was Mr. Tom Kramer from Branch 51. His topic was:
The History of Golf - Origins and Evolution of Golf, Equipment and Courses.
Tom shared his knowledge of how the game of golf evolved. He brought antique golf balls and equipment that he has collected over the years.
Mr. Kramer's slides
(Be sure to play the Fred Astaire video that didn't work at his talk)

(December was our annual Christmas dinner)


November 2023  Guest Speaker
Our November speaker was Mr. Mark Marymee, a certified photo manager based in Fremont. The presentation was about Photo & Film Organizing. He explained the basics of sorting through photos and film, identifying your best A-grade images, tossing out your worst, then scanning prints and slides and organizing these new digital assets into an online system where it's easy to find photos and share them with family and friends.
Mr.Marymee's slides


Past speakers have presented interesting topics like:
-Valley Water Conservation-   -Fishing in Alaska-   -Amateur Radio-
-The Perfect Cup of Coffee-   -Sunnyvale Community Services-   -Memory Training-
-Protecting Your Personal Information-

For detailed information about past lunch talks, check out this document (it's indexed):

Lunch Talks History


We conclude each meeting by singing God Bless America, led by our SIR songster.




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