Solano County is in full bloom. Almond trees are covered in glorious flowers, and bee hives are buzzing. This is my favorite time of the year.

Our lodge has been busy as usual. The Lunch Bunch enjoyed a delicious Chinese meal at the Dynasty Restaurant in Fairfield. This month we will head to Burger City for their delicious burgers or salads. An activity we have been looking forward to was revived this month. Brenda and Frank Mossa

March is the time to honor St. Joseph, the patron of the universal Church and spouse of Mary, the Holy Mother of Jesus. St Joseph is the guardian of fathers and the family. His feast day, March 19, is marked as Father’s Day in Italy. It was the focus at a recent meeting of C. Colombo Lodge. A St. Joseph’s altar was designed by Lodge President Roseanne DiMaggio

Happy Spring from Shasta Lodge!

Boy is it nice to see the sun shining again, not to mention that extra hour of daylight we all crave.  So many fun things to look forward to this season.

Before we dive in, I need to inform you all that we have moved our anniversary dinner from March 22 to May 3 so our lodge

The celebration of the Sacramento Lodge’s 100th Anniversary was held on January 25th and exceeded our expectations with over 100 attendees!  We were able to celebrate the fellowship of our lodge, as well as four members with 40, 45, and 50 years of being part of the Sons and Daughters of Italy.  Honorees were:  David Carboni – 50 years; Pam Tedesco – 50 years; Barbara Alfidi – 45 years; and Ed Smith – 40 years.

The lodge was originally founded by Eduardo Gustalli, Giovanni Santini, and Armando Bondi on January 7, 1925 as the Giacomo Puccini Lodge.  Many years later, in January 1991 the Regina Margherita Lodge #1423 merged with the Sacramento Lodge.  Two of the noteworthy pieces on display that evening was the original charter and a ledger dated 1926-1936 written

Saluti tutti

Greetings from Vallejo.  We had our first polenta and stew dinner in quite a while and it was a success.  We had 96 guests including State Second Vice President Louie Lodi and his wife who traveled all the way from Sacramento.  Our kitchen crew of Rick Branch, John Costa and Glen Rushing made a very tasty dinner.  We plan on having dinners roughly every two months.  We celebrated the many birthdays we missed during Covid for