Roma Lodge members were saddened with the passing of 70-year member Gary Dutto. Gary was a long-time supporter of the lodge volunteering his time and resources for many Roma Lodge activities and fundraisers. He lived in the Tulare area most of his life and was active in the community and local Lions Club. He and his wife Dawn are survived by their five children and 16 grandchildren. Gary spent his entire working career with the Wilbur-Ellis Company retiring

After a “Soup Night” dinner at their new meeting site, C. Colombo Lodge President Carol Esposito officially welcomed guests from the Grand Lodge. Left to right: Louie Lodi 2nd State Vice President, Londi Medrano, newly appointed Deputy to C. Colombo Lodge and Carol Esposito.

I am writing this on Valentine’s Day so even though you will read this in March; I hope you are having a lovely day and remembered your favorite Valentine!  I cannot believe where the time has gone.  Only nine months until Christmas!

Our lodges are set for the new IMEMBERDB program.  If you haven’t been trained yet and want to be, be sure to contact Anna Graeber and she will make it happen.  Most lodges send out newsletters and this system makes it so easy to do so! Don’t be left out.  Call now

Brothers and Sisters,

Since March is the beginning of Spring, I’d like to notify you that The Grand Lodge needs to be made aware when a lodge is having a special event, so that we can schedule a visit to that Lodge by a State officer. Members have remarked to me about how I’m the first state officer to visit that lodge in quite a while. In talking to many past and current State Officers about this, the response is that “we cannot come to an event

Lots of local lodges are having their annual crab feeds, Sausage and Polenta dinners, or like the Roma lodge #1573, has for the past 56 years, serving their delicious Sausage sandwiches, pasta plates, antipasto salads, meatball sandwiches and a variety of other food items to the 100,000 plus visitors to the World Ag Expo, held February 13th-15th, in Tulare Ca.

The Enrico Caruso lodge #1473 will serve