Congratulations to Napa’s junior member, Austin Graeber, and fellow United States Coast Guard recruit, Amy Crowther. Austin and Amy were recently sworn in and are heading to boot camp in Cape May, New Jersey, where they are set to graduate as full-fledged Coasties on December 13th.

Amy hails from Texas, and her husband, Lieutenant Commander Chris Crowther (Retired), is a friend of Austin’s aunt, Master Chief Erica Graeber.

Austin is following in the footsteps

Greetings from Redding,

At our October General Meeting we welcomed four new members to our Shasta Lodge. Fred and Lisa Alexander, Jo Aranda, and Rhonda Arnold. We are very happy to have them in our Shasta Lodge family.

We held our annual Thanksgiving Memorial Dinner on November 9th. We had over 100 members and guests in attendance. President Jim Nobili and Chaplain Charlotte Bailey read the names and rang the bell for our

Italian Love for Bodega Bay

Those of you that don’t know Bodega Bay, it is one of those small communities, dependent on fishing and tourism, that is about a 1.5 hour drive north of San Francisco, via Hwy 101. I first visited there to fish in September of 1994, and had no idea that an event was taking place in Italy, that would deeply affect and intertwine the close-knit town and the Italian people, as well as myself.

I was by chance, camping on the north end of Bodega Bay in September 2024, at Bodega Dunes State Park. Having visited Bodega Bay many times in 30 years, Bodega Dunes was one of my favorite parks,

Thank you to all who worked so hard to sell tickets, gather the ingredients, prepare the meal, wait on the tables, and serve during our October 20th polenta and chicken Pinochi and Stagnoli scholarship dinner. Two hundred and ten dinners were served and two dozen takeouts were driven to Frye’s Care Home in Eureka.

     Special honor to our chefs and food preparers:  Dave Olivieri, Bill Chino, John Senestraro,

Our Veterans Stand Down pasta dinner at the Ferndale fairgrounds served over 150 hungry vets on September 27th. This is always a special and meaningful event, however, sadly Caterina Stagnoli one of our most faithful potluck attendees was not with us.  Thank you Dave and Donna Olivieri for organizing it every year. The September potluck consisted of a lot of good food and fellowship.

No meeting in November. The Christmas

Fall is finally ready to make an appearance even though October has still had a number of 100-degree days. Fortunately, the cool weather is coming back.

We have had a busy few months. August was our annual Gene Bruno Picnic and Bocce Games. Forty enthusiastic players enjoyed playing and, of course, eating. Cooks Frank Mossa and Rory Nichols outdid themselves,