LAKEPORT >> Sons In Retirement held their monthly meeting at the TNT Restaurant In Lakeport on Feb. 12. Because it was the SIR’s Valentine’s celebration, their sweethearts were treated to lunch.
The ladies were welcomed by Bob Smart, the Big Sir, and each lady was given a Valentine coffee cup with a selection of wrapped candies. A surprise guest, George Gorohoff, SIR District 4 Area Director, came all the way from Vacaville. He said he dropped by because he heard so many good things about branch 168.
Because it was a special luncheon, business was held to a minimum. The Little Sir, Bob Rumfelt, reported on the survey of desired activities that he took at the January meeting. As expected the number one activity was 18 hole golf tournaments, but a surprising second was the desire to have 9 hole golf tournaments at local courses. Following that were a movie night, fishing, dances, card games, an RV club, billiards, biking and a trip to an A’s, Giants or Sacramento River Cats baseball game.
Rumfelt pointed out that SIR needs volunteers to plan and coordinate these desired activities and to set a good example he volunteered to coordinate the new bicycling group starting in April (if weather permits).
Travel Chairman Bob Specht announced SIR was sponsoring a day at the races at Golden Gate Fields on Feb. 25 and a three day, two night trip to Reno March 30 through April 1. For information on these trips, contact Specht at 279-0187.
Sons In Retirement is a social organization for men of retirement age who are pursuing the goal of enjoying their later years. Branch 168 holds a Luncheon on the second Friday of each month at the TNT Restaurant in Lakeport. If you are already a member and would be willing to plan and coordinate any of the desired activities mentioned above, contact Bob Rumfelt at 263-0844.If you are not a member, but would be interested in learning more about Sons In Retirement, contact Larry Powers, Chair of the Membership committee, at 263-3403, or visit the state website at sirinc.org/sirhappenings/.
