Brothers and Sisters,

I first would like to thank everyone who worked on the 86th Grand Lodge Convention Committee, Lynn Lawrence Murphy, Lori and Mark Rossi and all the members from the Reno Colombo Lodge. I may have left out somebody so I apologize if I did.

The Convention was packed with many activities from opening ceremony, where Maria Fazzio Pignati sang both our National Anthem and our Italian National Anthem to the swearing in of our New Grand Lodge President Arlene Nunziati. On Wednesday, we started out with the Bocce Tournament and then Thursday night

Hello Brothers and Sisters!

I would like to introduce myself to you. I am your new Third State Vice President Adam Alan Spano, (I use my middle name Alan). My family came from Montallegro Sicily, and from the Naples area before immigrating to the United States. I was born in Ithaca NY, December 30, 1957, arriving in Visalia California on Halloween day, 1962.

For 40+ years, I’ve been

2023 Napa High School Scholarship Recipient - Kiersten Hansen

2023 American Canyon High School Scholarship Recipient - Sophia Parmigiani

 I want to thank you for all the cooperation I have received in working with the Financial Secretaries of the Lodges to get all the financials in order. I appreciate the extra work you have done in looking back for checks and information. I wanted to be sure all was updated before I turn the Grand Lodge over to our new President.

Please find, in this issue of the IL Leone, the information on the two candidates for Grand Lodge President. I asked

 Dear Brothers and Sisters

Thursday, April 20, 2023, I traveled to the Watsonville Lodge #2016, with State Trustee-Central Pamela Buldo to install newly elected lodge officers. State Trustees-Central Pamela Buldo and Frank Locicero were heralds for the ceremony. The Watsonville Lodge is doing well under the leadership of president, Janey’ Leonardich. An active and motivated lodge with an upcoming