At our February meeting we choose Michael Croaro to be our “Sweetheart of the Year”! Mike has been a trustee for Columbia Lodge for the past three years and has been very generous and helpful to our lodge. He does all of our printing at no charge and has saved us money.

Our first Bocce tournament was held Sunday, March 12 and was very successful. Fun was had by all who attended. Thank you

Our March meeting had a great member attendance. We had further discussions on a new day, time and location. The members voted for the first Thursday of the month. Our April meeting will be held on Thursday, April 6th with cocktails from 4:30pm - 5:30pm, meeting at 5:30pm followed by dinner at 6:00pm. We will be meeting at our new location at Herman Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma. Please call Diane Gizzi at 707-588-1942 prior to Sunday, April 2nd to

Our Lodge has seen a series of changes in the first months of 2023! Among these charges were a new day, time and location for our monthly meetings. I was asked to submit monthly article to the IL Leone and if any Sisters or Brothers have any news to share, please contact me. I definitely have big shoes to fill following Ernie Giono’s tenure as President for the past 3 years. A thank you gift was presented to Ernie for his dedication and support. Ernie organized our annual crab feeds which raised funds enabling us to present scholarships to deserving students and send donations to several charities.

The slate of new officers for 2023:

President: John Albini

This magnificent season of our lodge is evaporating fast, a lot faster than the epic amounts of snow that we have received this year! That snow has lifted us out of one of our burdens, namely, the devastating drought we were embroiled in. Also seemingly gone is the fear and severity of the Covid epidemic. Which nearly wiped out our Lodge.

But we’re a resilient group that has sprung way back from what we were left with when restrictions brought on by the epidemic were lifted. With membership down, from the close down dictated by government, the desire

Eureka Lodge member Ryan Bisio, head coach of the College of the Redwoods basketball team, has been voted state coach of the year for Northern California by the California Community College Men’s Basketball Coaches Association. Bisio calls his coaching style eclectic and for the third season in a row Bisio guided the team to the junior college playoffs.

Bisio is a former recipient