To My Sisters & Brothers of OSDIA
I am extremely happy to see many of our Lodges getting back to their monthly dinners. A big congratulations to The Roseville Lodge as they had their first dinner celebration on November 18th since the start of the Pandemic. I and my better half, Londi attended. There was a great crowd for their Ravioli Feed. Being Italian, everyone enjoyed the “Three F’s,” Family, Food, and Fraternity. I was able to sing some songs also. Thank you, Marlene Christinelli, and her Lodge, for a wonderful evening!

The Northern Solano Lodge in Fairfield is having their “Toys to the Salvation Army Dinner” on December 16th at the Senior Center in Fairfield at 6:30 P.M. I know Don Cradduck and the gang will have a great toy drive and dinner. Ernie Gionons Lodge Cesare Battisti is

First of all, we would like to clarify that we perfectly know that many people don’t celebrate Christmas and that this festivity is especially associated to the Christian religion, the birth of Jesus Christ, the three Wise Men etc, but here in Italy Christmas is by now associated to many other things that have nothing to do with the religion, such as:

1. TO GO SHOPPING
Christmas is a festivity that is characterized by conspicuous consumption: in spite of the cold and the low temperatures, many people flood in the streets – rigorously decorated with lights and decorations – to crowd

Charlotte Mary (Cappadona) Anderton, 96, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021. Born on October 14, 1925 in Secaucus, New Jersey the youngest of nine, Charlotte moved to Napa when she was nine-years-old. Besides being a homemaker for her family, she also worked as a bookkeeper and a childcare giver.

She was active in our community, running the bingo

By the time you read this our first post Covid dinner.meeting went off without a hitch on December 12th. I hope to have some pictures will be in the January Il Leone. We have been idle for over 20 months.

I have decided that 2022 will be my last year as President. I have to pay attention to my health issues and also concentrate

Do it for your family: get your shots.

Last month (November) we had our second get-together at Luna’s for salad and pasta. The meeting mostly discussed negotiating for the use of Notre Dame Hall and alternatives to that venue.

This month (December): our meeting will be at Andiamo’s for a 6:00 PM no-host dinner; be sure to