Happy heat wave from Shasta Lodge!

I hope you are all enjoying your summer. As it starts to wind down, a couple things to mention.

On July 21, we were honored to initiate three new members to our lodge. Kaitlyn Gullixson, Felica Tortorici, and Paul Dogali

I wanted to take a moment and thank

Italian American heritage night at the Humboldt Crabs baseball game on July 26th resulted in an exciting Crabs victory over the Medford Oregon Rogues and a lot of fun for Sons and Daughters of Italy members and Italophiles in attendance.

Gina and Alissa Luzzi, Michele Weston, and Gary Paoli and his children Phoebe, Tristan and Thomas did a great job of decorating the Arcata ballpark before the game.

Gina and Michelle arranged for Italian

Happy summer from Shasta Lodge!

Boy have we had a lot going on here.

Our Bocce league finished Strong with a record-breaking 44 teams this year. That was the most teams we have ever had since we started this spring league back in 2019. Thank you Jim G for all of your hard work alongside the City Of Redding to keep this program running, and a special thank you to John D

The date for the Humboldt Crabs Italian Heritage night has been set for Saturday July 26th at 7PM.  Please urge your Italian American friends and relatives to come to the baseball game wearing your Italian colors.  Tickets can be purchased in person at any time prior to the game at the Wildberries Market customer service window (top of the hill on G Street in Arcata) or online with your cell phone at:    crabstickets@gmail.com

     Weekly afternoon bocce

Spring Highlights from Petaluma Lodge

Spring has been a season of celebration, community, and connection for the Petaluma Sons and Daughters of Italy lodge. We were proud to represent our club at this year’s Petaluma Butter and Egg Days Parade, one of the town’s most cherished traditions. The streets were filled with festive energy, and our booth brought a slice of Italian joy to the heart of downtown.

Visitors of all ages stopped by to try their hand