October’s polenta and chicken Pinochi and Stagnoli scholarships fundraising dinner will be held on October 20th from 4:00 to 6:00PM at the Elks Lodge on Herrick Avenue.  Thank you to Bonnie DuMond and all who are working so hard to sell tickets.

The Italian festival at Redwood Ballfields had sunny but breezy weather.  Twelve teams participated in the bocce tournament.  Team Razzle, (Bob Doerr and Traudy Gretchen) won the championship. Team Dazzle (Ron Dawson and Ben Herman) finished second.

Many thanks to Betty Senestraro for graciously providing the 1st and 2nd place prizes.

Donna again made polenta.  Dave Olivieri and Nick Giannini served up delicious sausage bocce dogs with loads of onions and peppers.

Thank you to Dave and Donna Olivieri and all the many others who helped set up (and take-down) the festival.   

Special recognition goes to Ralph Giannini,

Hello from Redding,

Shasta Lodge is very sad to announce the passing of Jim Lamanna.  Jim joined Shasta Lodge in April 1980, just two months after Shasta Lodge 2453 received our charter, and has been a member ever since.  Jim was President of Shasta Lodge for 12 years and then again for a short period when our President resigned.  Jim was our Orator until recently, when his health made it hard for him to attend the meetings.  Jim

Saluti Tutti,

Greetings from Virgilio Lodge #1586 in Vallejo.  We thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of you at our Grand Convention in Concord. By the time you read this we will have had our summer barbecue. Pamela and I are looking forward to the Grand Council meeting on the Carnival

Attendance at the 87th Grand Convention was very stimulating. It was nice to be among so many people who are passionate about their Italian heritage. It is true, Italians are the friendliest people in the world. State President Arlene Nunziati went above and beyond to make everyone feel welcome and heard. We were fortunate to have our National President, Michael Polo, attend this year’s convention. He shared with us his vision of what the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America should strive to be.

Past State President John Costa

Happy Summer from Cristoforo Columbo Lodge #1534 in Reno, Nevada.   

In March we installed two new officers Mark Froio as Head Trustee, and Chris Cifelli as Financial Secretary, and continued with our Festa planning for our big event in May.  Every March meeting during the in honor of St Joseph’s Day, we have a wonderful St. Joseph’s Table full of fabulous desserts to share. We are lucky to have so many wonderful