To My Sisters & Brothers of OSDIA

Good morning! I got up early at 4:00 AM to start this April article because I am ecstatic about our Grand Council Meeting held in March. For all of those “Soothsayers” who say the Grand Council does not do much but spend the membership’s money, I learned firsthand that is a misconception. Trust me we spent over 13 hours going over books and trying to think of ways we could assist all the Lodges in California to

Eighty enthusiastic people help celebrate and enjoy our Lodge’s February Valentine’s polenta dinner, which was a real tribute to the Italian saint, St. Valentine. Together we enjoyed deliciou

There are no “loopholes” in the tax laws; the laws read the way they do because that is how our legislatures and the congress want them to read.

Last month (March) we met at Luna’s for a family style dinner, but this article is being written before we met. We are not doing any worse (meetings wise) since we are not paying Notre Dame

Our Lodge is situated in the shadow of beautiful Mount Shasta in Weed, California, 60, miles from the Oregon border. Our lodge building / catering hall was built in 1924, by the founding members who came to Weed to work in the lumber industry. We are doing our best to get back on our feet from the Covid pandemic. We have continued to have our monthly meetings in our lodge building and have had several fund raisers. We had a take – out chicken and polenta dinner in October and a crab dinner that was also take – out, in February. We will be catering a chicken and ravioli dinner in March for the Weed Museum which will also help with our finances. We are very fortunate to live in a community that supports all of our activities. July

In Loving Memory

Charles Sant’Agata, Past President of the Hanford Lodge #1543, as well as the United Lodges of the San Joaquin Valley, was called to his peaceful reward on February 16, 2022, after a short illness. Charles (Chuck , Charlie) whatever one called him, loved God, his family, his country, his Italian heritage and the many friends he made along the way in his dealings with the numerous