Sisters and Brothers:

Sitting here writing my article I am thinking that we should all be getting ready for the 84th California Grand Convention. I may be wrong, but I don’t believe we have missed a convention in that many years. I will miss the fraternity but know that when we have our 85th Convention next year it will be a major celebration. Some of us are still out working or working from home.

Some of us wish we were working to get away from the kitchen refrigerator. I know I may have to get a size bigger in my clothes if I don’t find something else to do besides cooking and baking!

Sisters and Brothers:

Staying inside and keeping socially distant is sure hard on those of us that love to hug and stay close. I hope this will soon be a thing of the past and we can go back to living normal lives.

I do not know what normal will be in the future. I will never again take for granted our ability to interact, being able to be close to others, share time in our meetings and activities.

I want to let you know that your Grand Council has

Hello to all! This month’s article will be short due to the “sheltered – in - place” order because of the COVID Pandemic.

On March 21, 2020 our Scheduled March Grand Council Meeting we had a Webinar Conference call put together by Leadership Chairperson Mark Rossi and Webmaster Anna Graeber. They did a wonderful job with such a short notice. There were sixteen plus members connected to the conference call. For the first-time the meeting went fairly-well

“LA FESTA DELLA MAMMA”

Many stereotypes exist about the Italian mamma. What is certainly true, though, is that wherever in the world they may be, Italian mothers are still the main focus of the family and family traditions. Although mothers are respected and appreciated all year round, the “official” Mother’s Day is celebrated in Italy at the same time as in the US: on the second Sunday in May. It’s not a public holiday, but it’s certainly a time when families try hard to come together to celebrate. The very first “Mother’s Day” was introduced in 1933

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of three of our lodge members this last March, within two weeks of each other.

*Doug Nelson 3/1/20 and *David Hillis, both charter members since our lodge began in July of 1996. Doug along with his wife Rachel have been very dedicated members. Doug helped with most of our functions especially the crab feeds and has been our Treasurer for these last 10 years. David (Dave) Hillis helped with our crab feeds in earlier years and was always ready to help with bartending and whatever else was needed.