Neither rain, nor snow, nor wind, nor the COVID Pandemic was going to keep Roma Lodge members from having their traditional polenta and stew dinner in November. The lodge has not officially met since last March however a group of members decided it was time to do something for our members. Michael DePaoli, Melissa Watkins, Maci Daramy, Dominic Pitigliano, Josh Pitigliano, Matt Watkins, and Joseph Goni

When Anna Lucido was just a little girl, Nana Mary Lucido brought her into the Order Sons of Italy along with her ghree other sisters. It is Anna’s service to c Colombo Lodge her outstanding grade point average and her involvement in school and local community service projects that earned her a financial award from the Lodge’s Schoarship Committee.

When Anna attended Freedom High School she was active in Math Club, CaliforniaScholarship Federaton and the National Honors Society. As a member of the InteractClub, Anna participated in a variey of community widecharitable events among raising funds to fight the last vestige of polio, a cripplin disease. She was part of the team that refurbished the garden at

It has been some time since the Vincenzo Bellini lodge sent in an article.

We wanted to let everyone know we are still here and as active as possible during these crazy times.

It is with sadness in our lodges heart that we lost two founding members of our lodge and one member in this past few months.

Cathy Lucido and Stela Ricci founding members, and Richard Noerenberg long time member.

We had put together a picnic at Merlo Park in Sterling City with over 20 members all with face masks playing Bocce and socializing. Got together at Italian cottage in Chico for a lunch last month

HOPE....
When all else fails....there is still HOPE...
Let us not grow weary.... God is still in control....these days of COVID 19 will end... those of you that have been through worse things...wars, world wide influenza outbreaks etc...know...that this too will pass.
So don’t lose HOPE...Reach out to a friend.

GOOD INTENTIONS...
Well now...but I did not follow through...I want you to know that I have thought of each and every one of you.....
First I thought I would call...and just touch base...but I have no excuse for my lethargy....please forgive me....
But how about this idea... how about each one of you with a computer

You did get your flu shot already, right? Yes, I promise I will keep harping on this; what with the Corona Virus keeping us home all the time, there is not much else to worry about except how everyone else is doing. Hope you are well. Remember the good old days when someone could blow across a birthday cake and we would eat it anyway?

This past October, our governor has again stolen Columbus Day by declaring it Indigenous Day, even though there are 365 other days of the year on which the honor could have been bestowed. In today’s “cancel society”, people are desperately looking for “other people” to blame for their ills, and / or,