The pandemic has created a “new normal” if you will, as long held traditions or activities have been modified, done with a different approach, or simply canceled and may never return. For over 80 years Roma Lodge held its annual charity fundraiser an annual ravioli dinner. In the 1950’s it was the social event of the year for the small town of Tulare where over 1,250 people attended for a homemade dinner of ravioli, chicken and spaghetti. Attendees enjoyed an evening of great food, dancing to a live band and wine came with the meal for the low, low price of $3 per person. Now, some 70 years later,

Cesare Battisti Lodge #1518 Petaluma/Rohnert Park is extremely happy to announce that our Sunday March 13th St. Patrick’s Day Feast will go on as planned. Fully vaccinated members and prospective members are invited to attend, vaccine cards must be shown at the door. Reservations MANDATORY by calling 707-559-3119. We will meet at 1PM at 5099 Snyder, Rohnert Park in the Rancho Grande Club House. At this

Columbia Lodge has been meeting in person since February of last year. We now meet at the PIASC and then we all stay for lunch. It is so nice to mingle with our sisters and brothers and it is a great arrangement.

Our State President Barbara Wisniewski joined us at the November Thanksgiving meeting. She was able to install a new officer and initiate new members. We all enjoyed a nice Turkey dinner and delicious pumpkin pie!

The San Mateo firemen also joined us and we presented them with lots of Toys for Tots. We really outdid ourselves this year even

To state the obvious, it’s been a weird couple of years, and obviously the hope is that with a waning pandemic, some semblance of normal is going to arrive! At the very least we will learn to live with conditions, whatever is thrown at us, and we will be able to embrace the things we enjoy and enjoy doing. And one of those is our Lodge, and the friends we’ve acquired there, the incredible entertainers who bring their talents weekly, and certainly the volunteers who hold the Lodge together. Let’s acknowledge,

Eureka Lodge member Ryan Bisio, Head Coach of the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team, led his student athletes to their second straight Golden Valley Conference championship on February 16th. This is the second season in a row that Bisio, a former standout point guard at St. Bernard High School, guided the team to the junior college playoffs.

Lodge members Gene Perricelli, Nancy Giannini, and Betty Senestraro continue to devote significant volunteer time in service to the St Joseph Hospital in Eureka. (A recent merger has seen the name changed