Roma Lodge members were saddened with the passing of 68-year member Sharon Costa Barreto who passed away on December 8th. She was the lodge’s first queen in 1955-56 and represented the lodge at the Grand Lodge Convention. She was a regular at our annual ravioli dinners, polenta-stew meetings, Christmas party and anniversary celebrations. Our thoughts

Roma Lodge celebrated the Christmas Holidays with their annual Christmas Party on December 4th. Over 150 members and guests were treated to an outstanding meal complete with antipasta, New York Strip steak, pasta and all the trimmings. Chair, Leslie DePaoli did an outstanding job as the lodge broke tradition with a group of our younger members taking charge, changing

C. Colombo Lodge #1315 has not forgotten the men and women who have served in the U.S. Military: The Veterans. Each month Lisa Belleci-Navarro creats an original design. The Card Committee then produces 100 tray favors to be delivered to the Martinez Veterans Hospital complete with the C. Colombo logo on the reverse side. Dennis Clarke has assumed the role of delivery man. He adds

On Tuesday, October 4, 2022 the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors proclaimed October 2022 as Italian American Heritage Month in Stanislaus County. Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America - Modesto Lodge President, Louise Nishikawa accepted the proclamation from County Supervisor,

Words to live by: John Lennon once said “.count your age by your friends, not years; count your life by smiles, not tears.”

The feds are considering stopping the free COVID shots, which they pay almost $600 per shot, so get your shots now while they are still free; while you are out there, get your flu shot too.

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