News & Views
President’s Letter – February 2023
I hope everyone is doing a good job fulfilling those New Year’s Resolutions you made last month. I haven’t been so successful with mine. I noticed that my suits were getting a little tight so my New Year’s Resolution was to go on a diet. I made a list of what I needed...
Home Happenings – February 2023
Dining Reservations Please call in advance for dining reservations, including Sunday breakfast. This will help our staff to space out the seating times and enable them to better serve you. Please notify us if you cannot keep your reservation or the number in your...
President’s Letter – January 2023
Christmastime is full of traditions that have been passed down from one generation to another. Trying to keep up with those traditions can sometimes be very stressful, and I wonder how some of them got started. My mother told me a story when I was a mere lad of 35...
Home Happenings – January 2023
Dining Reservations Please call in advance for dining reservations, including Sunday breakfast. This will help our staff to space out the seating times and enable them to better serve you. Please notify us if you cannot keep your reservation or the number in your...
President’s Letter – December 2022
I am proud to announce that our world-renowned Turkey Raffle was a huge success. We raised close to $4000.00 for charities, thanks to your participation and generosity. Thank you. The event was standing room only. Members and their guests arrived early for lunch,...
Home Happenings – December 2022
Important Kitchen News On December 21, 2022 our Executive Chef Kathy Krom will be undergoing a surgical procedure to repair her right rotator cuff. For a number of weeks afterward she will be operating as a one-armed kitchen supervisor which will necessitate her staff...
President’s Letter – October 2022
Summer has left us and the sun has decided not to collide with planet Earth – at least not this year. Fall is here. What a beautiful time of year. All I can think about are the great football games ahead of us, the Halloween festivities on the horizon, the birthdays...
Home Happenings – October 2022
Annual Dues - 2023 Dues are now being accepted in person at the bar or by US mail. Dues must be received by December 31, 2022 to maintain membership. Thank you for your continued support. Turkey Raffle This year's Turkey Raffle will be held on Sunday, November 6th,...
There is no other place like the Columbian Home…
We get lots of appreciative letters and emails from our members about the Columbian Home experience. And we appreciate them all. Here are excerpts from a recent letter to our board president Joe Mascari that really says it all… Mr. Mascari, First I want to say that...
President’s Letter – September 2022
I have good news! Our new website is being seen by more members and Elvis impersonators than ever before. I think the reason is either because the editors of the website have added my monthly message or because they made the print bigger. So, if you ever miss my very...