It is a beautiful spring day in May which has been a busy month for the Northern Solano Lodge. We began the month on May 1st by drawing 30 lucky winners in our Winner Every Day fundraiser. These lucky winners received a nice surprise in their mailboxes. One lucky winner, believe it or not, won the two biggest prizes in the drawing. I bet he is glad he bought those two tickets.

May has two major holidays. On May 11th we wished

The Hacienda Lodge celebrated Mother’s Day  and Cinco de Mayo at their Monday night meeting at the Whittier Elks Lodge hall.

All the lovely ladies of the lodge at the meeting. Each lady was gifted with a red rose

I hope that everyone enjoyed a Buona Pasqua!  Quiet day here but very relaxing and enjoyable.

Everyone should have received their convention packages by now.  Read them thoroughly and send in your reservations.  I hope to see a beautiful group at our upcoming June convention especially

It is with a heavy heart that I am informing everyone that the Rodolfo Valentino Lodge has mourned the loss of three long time members in recent months, whose lives exemplified unwavering dedication to the organization’s mission of preserving Italian heritage and fostering community bonds.

On January 9, 2025, Verona E. De Luca, a wonderful lady with a pure heart and soul, left this earth for a much better place. She passed away at Willowcreek Healthcare Center, which had been her home

If there had been no Frank Sinatra, had he not been born, may I suggest in his place, the void left in the entertainment world, would have been filled with Tony D’Jerlando. You see Tony has that swagger, you get that sense he’s in complete control of the world surrounding him. Tony has that chill factor, he is cool. He certainly has presence. And, oh boy, can that man sing, and he’s back singing at our Lodge every third Wednesday of the month, after almost a five year hiatus. And for a big guy he moves and dances so effortlessly.

Every professional entertainer, and Tony