The new and better Old Timer’s Luncheon is a great chance to catch up with old dairy friends and meet new ones!
For about 45 years, dairy snowbirds have gathered in Florida for the Old-Timers Luncheon (originally a Breakfast). 15 to 20 states and several Provinces of Canada are represented for a good old-fashioned get-together. In the past, the breakfast was at the Florida State Fair, however Covid-inspired changes made this undoable. We are again meeting for lunch at O’Brien’s Irish Pub---701 W. Lumsden Rd., Brandon, FL The meal will be order off the menu.
The 2026 Old Timer’s Breakfast date is Monday, February 16, 2026, and starts at noon with greetings to old friends and new acquaintances. Lunch will be served at 1:00pm to give those who are attending the dairy cow show at the nearby FL State Fair.
And you do not actually even have to be a “old” to attend, since most of us are in our “new 40s!” You just have to be in Florida in February and be connected to the dairy industry (even if you just like milk!).
Our speaker, Dieter Kreig, is a 2021 National Dairy Shrine Pioneer Award Winner. He is the founder, editor, and publisher of Farmshine, a dairy-focused weekly farm paper based in SE Pennsylvania.
To register (and we would like to know ahead, if possible) call, text, or email Gary Mithoefer @ 317-225-9025 and gnmithoefer@comcast.net or Larry Hawkins @ 608-516-0101 and lhawk1111@yahoo.com.
Gary Mithoefer of Indiana/Florida and Larry Hawkins of Wisconsin/Florida are each long-time attenders and are only interested in promoting this event to other snowbirds!