Redefine Retirement

SIR BR54 has a focus on retirement enrichment. We have activities that expand your experiences while you make new friends. We travel, play games, hike and enjoy interesting speakers while we enjoy lunch.

Monthly BR54 Member Lunch

If you cannot join in person, most meetings are on Zoom . You can view the presentations by clicking the links or images associated with the speakers on the Speaker Page.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/92953111620?pwd=JhN1IKT5nHBxmLslO5qWfw59jmtMpX.1

Meeting ID: 929 5311 1620
Passcode: 298421

Saving SIR

When he worked at HP, Andy Danver, SIR Director of Marketing and Communications, had an impressive budget and staff. Now retired and a member of one of the largest remaining SIR Branches, he has identified a huge potential for SIR in Santa Clara County. The problem is how to achieve that potential with a minimum budget and staff.

Rich Lordan and members of SIR#94 will join us for Andy’s presentation coming up on April 10th at 3 Flames, San Jose. We will dine on: Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes.

TRAVEL

 We have several travel opportunities in 2024 ranging from Alaska, through the Panama canal, Mexico and several trips to Europe..

To view travel opportunity details… Go to our Travel Page

Investment Club

Silicon Valley Retirees Investment Club (SVRIG) –Meeting Notice – We meet at 1 pm on the LAST Thursday of the month except November & December when it is combined on the FIRST Thursday of December.

  Go to our Investment Page for meeting information the schedule.

Chess

Chess meets every Tuesday 12:30 – 3:30PM except holidays in the Community Center at 2175 Lincoln Ave, San Jose.

Go to our Chess page for more information.

Hiller Aviation Day Trip, March 20th

Our next Day Trip is to the Hiller Aviation Museum at the San Carlos Airport.  Their address is 601 Skyway Rd, San Carlos.  We plan to meet at Hiller at 11am,  but a few of us will ride share meeting at the 3Flames Restaurant parking lot at 10am and departing at 10:15am sharp to the Hiller Aviation Museum.  We will return to the 3 Flames at approximately 3pm in hopes to miss the both morning and afternoon traffic.

This museum has 35-40 Aircraft on display ranging in years from 1869-2017.  The cost is $14.00 per ticket for seniors.  Please note, they do not have food on site but there are restaurants nearby where we can get a quick bite of food.

Dear Hikers,

First, let’s talk about the March 23 hike/walk.  Because of the weather predictions, we did not know whether it was going to be a hike or a walk.  Only two members showed up — Sirs Ron Gaumont and Larry Snapp.  The weather was not great, with predictions of rain from drizzles to showers.  We made the decision to go towards Vasona Dam; the Los Gatos trail would be okay no matter what.  Going towards Lexington was sure to be a muddy mess. It turned out to be a good choice and we were not the only crazy ones on the trail.  We walked almost four miles and I admit I was dragging a little bit.

Our next event, on April 11, will be the hike towards Mt. Umunhum.  We have done that one at least twice before and although it sounds like a “killer”, the many switchbacks makes it more accessible, and of course longer.  My records says it is 7.4 miles.  Don’t let that scare you.  We can decide how far we want to go when we get together the day before, which is our regular monthly meeting day.  The starting time will remain at 10:00 AM. See you at the meeting.  Call me at (408)206-0532 if you have any questions or suggestions.

Marcel Tomassian

P.S.  I have attached a hiking schedule for 2025.  Be aware that we can be flexible due to weather reports, requests from you, or conflicts with other events.

Hello mild hikers and neighborhood walkers.  Monday mornings we walk. The walk typically covers 2-3 miles of mild up and down streets.

During the summer we start at 8 AM at SIR Charles (Heck) Hecker’s place on Crisp Ave. just two and a half blocks east of Fruitvale Ave. near West Valley College.

If you’re interested let me know and plan on arriving between 7:45 and 7:55.  We try to leave promptly at 8. 

Larry Snapp 

Folks,

Please meet: Jeanne Louise Calment (French: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃] ^ⓘ; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian and, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days, the oldest person ever whose age has been verified.^[1] Her longevity attracted media attention and medical studies of her health and lifestyle. She is the only person in history who has been verified to have reached the age of 120.

According to census records, Calment outlived both her daughter and her grandson.^[2] In January 1988, she was widely reported to be the oldest living person, and in 1995, at age 120, was declared the oldest verified person to have ever lived.^[3]

She Jeanne had many hobbies such as fencing, cycling, tennis, swimming, rollerskating, playing the piano, and making music with friends.^{[5]: 4–21}

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

If you want to live a long and happy life, come and play Petanque with us today and every time outdoors in a beautiful Saratoga park (twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday).

Please come to play early.

See you soon.

Cheers 😃,

Archie

Look at professional Petanque games (see youtube link). It’s beautiful!

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-infospace-003&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-003&hspart=infospace&param1=samlxcxqpnrrx78gt1xni106&p=youtube+petanque+2024&type=ud-c-us–s-p-sj23mhp6–exp-none–subid-none#id=9&vid=189b8c6b98acf8ad1669e38cd20dc527&action=click

Cheers 😉,

Archie

For directions and more information go to the Petanque page.

On Wednesday and Saturday you can join Archie at Azule Park for lively competition and lots of fun. For rules, park directions and prior event photos click Petanque.

Competition Golf 

2025 March Area 11 Tournament

Rescheduled to April 28

Santa Teresa Golf Club Tournament

260 Bernal Road, San Jose

408-225-2650

When: April 28th

Start: 10:00 AM

Format: Scramble (make your own team)

Cost: $77.00

Cancelled due to rain now rescheduled to April 28.

Golf is fun on Monday and Wednesday

To see the golf schedule, competition results and photo’s just click Golf.

Some of our members also regularly play golf at Bay View, Moffett Field and Spring Valley. Sometimes we play Dublin Ranch, Santa Teresa, Poppy Ridge, Canyon Lakes, Wente Vineyards and Cinnabar.

There is a challenge for all of us. But most of all we just have fun. Come and join us.