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

Roma Lodge held its traditional April meeting with a delicious meal of Italian sausage and risotto prepared by Michael DePaoli and Joseph Goni. Joseph’s father who was of Basque Heritage

Greetings from Colombo-Stella Lodge #1149, the Mother Lodge, in Fresno!

Olivia DeLiddo has served the Colombo-Stella Lodge #1149 as President since 2010.  And in those 14 years, she has done a spectacular job of leading the Lodge to much success!

We are grateful for her.

However, she decided to retire

Roma Lodge is celebrating their 95th anniversary this year and our membership is composed of some of the most outstanding leaders in Tulare County.  We have had several members who have been honored as the Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Farmer of the Year, Hall of Famers and other distinguished awards given by community organizations in the San Joaquin Valley.

This year is no different when our own Nancy Pitigliano was honored as the Woman of the Year by Senator Shannon Grove of the 12th District representing Tulare, Fresno and Kern Counties.  Nancy

Pictured above is a partial group of Roma Lodge members who organized and conducted our Italian food booth at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, February 11-13th.  The World Ag Expo was started at the Tulare Fair Grounds in 1968 and moved to the International Agri-Center in 1982 and has grown to 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space.  Roma Lodge is one of the only organizations that has been at the show from the very beginning.

For the past 12 years Michael DePaoli,