Brothers and Sisters,

Since March is the beginning of Spring, I’d like to notify you that The Grand Lodge needs to be made aware when a lodge is having a special event, so that we can schedule a visit to that Lodge by a State officer. Members have remarked to me about how I’m the first state officer to visit that lodge in quite a while. In talking to many past and current State Officers about this, the response is that “we cannot come to an event

Brothers and Sisters,

I would like to bring to everyone’s attention that we have four lodges in Northern California celebrating their 100th anniversary. They are the Weed Lodge #1269 on April 13th, Eureka Lodge #1274 on March 23rd, Camelia - Colombo Lodge #1294 in June and C. Colombo Lodge #1315 in August. This will be such a milestone for these lodges, so I hope you can set aside one or more of these dates and come join us in these historic accomplishments. You can check in your Il Leone

Brothers and Sisters,

Again, I'd like to apologize for not having an article available for the November issue of the Il Leone. I was not able to get the article completed as the Sacramento Lodge Shrimp Feed was on October 21st and my article was due on the 20th. The Shrimp Feed was a success, and everybody enjoyed the shrimp and clam chowder, and many people went home with some great raffle prizes.

In October, my monthly travels started in Fairfield where Northern Solano Lodge #2534 had their second Annual Shrimp Feed

Brothers and Sisters,

I am in the midst of getting ready for our lodge’s shrimp feed and working along with Arlene and Lori at our new building. Stay tuned I’ll have plenty to report next month. In the meantime, have a safe, healthy and Happy Thanksgiving.

Ciao for now

Louie

 Brothers and Sisters,

In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue and on September 15th and 16th, Londi and I sailed up I-5 to Redding California for their Paesano Day’s Celebration which has spanned 30+ years. What a fun trip! I was invited by Tony George, President of Chico’s Vincenzo Bellini Lodge #2519, to be a part of their Bellini Bocce Team. We played hard but the pollino wasn’t rolling very good for us. There were 32 teams that entered. The Tournament