SIR Branch #53 will meet next on Feb. 24, and the speaker will be California Highway Patrol Information Officer Jonathan Sloat. Officer Sloat will give a brief history of the CHP and how the office serves Sonoma County.

Sloat attended Piner High School and Santa Rosa Junior College, and then graduated from Sonoma State with a degree in history. After joining the CHP, he was first assigned to the Redwood City area, transferred to Marin County, and then came to the Santa Rosa area office in 2000. Before taking his current post, Sloat patrolled the Russian River area for seven years.

The Feb. 24 meeting will start at noon in the East Recreation Center, 7902 Oakmont Dr. Any men who are interested in this presentation, or membership in Branch #53, are welcome. Please call Vic Grail at 539-9574 if you wish to attend.