Northwest Italian News - Order Sons of Italy in America
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Northwest Italian News - Order Sons of Italy in America
Northwest Italian News VOLUME XXVIII, NO. 2 USPS 0397-200 FEBRUARY 2010 Coming Events! 2010 Saturday, February 6, 2010 Grand Lodge Crab Dinner, St. Bernadette’s Hall, 6PM Tickets available from all State Vice Presidents Saturday, February 13, 2010* Amerigo Vespucci Lodge #1814 Valentine Dinner St. Mary Parish Center, Aberdeen, WA Saturday, March 6, 2010 Seattle Fedele Lodge #1390 Annual Banquet, Kennedy High School - Contact: Jeff D’Amilio (206-963-8763) Sunday, March 7, 2010* Auburn Lodge #1955 Scholarship Dinner, Noon to 6:00PM Holy Family Church Hall, Auburn, WA Sunday, March 21, 2010 Black Diamond Lodge #1809 Annual Spaghetti Dinner Saturday, April 10, 2010* GLNW Spring Council Meeting, Vancouver WA Vancouver USA Lodge #2690, hosts Saturday, April 10, 2010* Cle Elum Lodge #1968 Spaghetti Dinner, Cle Elum Eagles Pennsylvania Avenue, Cle Elum, WA Saturday, April 17, 2010 NCW Lodge #2797 Presents “The Immigrant’s Table” 5:30 pm, Wenatchee Museum, 127 S Mission Wenatchee, WA (Advanced tickets req.) Saturday, April 17, 2010 Bellevue Lodge #2377 Comic Dinner Threatre WhoDunnit Holy Family Church, 7355 120th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA Contact: Frank Sternola (206-310-2031) Sunday, April 18, 2010 Tacoma Lodge #1175 Annual Pasta Dinner Dinner, St. Charles Borromeo Parish 7112 South 12th Street, Tacoma, WA Saturday, May 15, 2010* Bellevue Lodge #2377, Scholarship Breakfast 8:30am-1:00pm, Holy Family Church, Kirkland Saturday, May 22, 2010* Mille Cugini Lodge #2659 Spaghetti Dinner, 2-6:30pm St. Mary’s Church, Marysville, WA Thursday, June 10, 2010* Auburn Lodge #1955 Annual Barbecue and Scholarship Awards meeting, Holy Family Church Hall, Auburn, WA Saturday, June 26, 2010* WA State Championship Bocce Tournament, Auburn Parks & Recreation, Auburn Bocce Club and Auburn SOI members event, Les Gove Park Bocce Courts, Auburn, WA (Coming Events! continues on back cover) Northwest Italian News, Page 1 From the Office of State President Diane Scillo D ear Sisters & Brothers: A New Year has arrived and with it the sad loss of three of our longtime members: Felix Fantello, who was a Past President of the Cle Elum Lodge; Shirley Severino, long time member of Seattle Fedele Lodge and wife of Past State President Jim Severino; and Past State President and Past National Trustee Wayne Harkness. These people were all dedicated members of the Order and will be greatly missed by all of us. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families. Next month you will all be electing new Officers for your Lodge. Please say yes if you are asked to serve as an Officer. It is good for a Lodge to get new members to serve on the Board. A change in Officers can mean fresh ideas and new viewpoints. These are necessary if a Lodge wants to continue to grow. Speaking of growing, be sure to read the article about the 2010 Membership Contest. Nancy Croppi tells me that the Black Diamond Lodge hopes to win this contest. We have to change plans on where and when we will have our annual bocce tournament. We can no longer have it at the Muckleshoot Casino. If you have any suggestions on where we might hold an indoor tournament please let me know. We are considering having a tournament this summer at a local park. We will keep you advised on how these plans are progressing. Have you looked at the new National OSIA web site? It is beautiful and very user friendly. While you are there be sure to check out the National Scholarship ProGLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org gram information. The deadline for mailing applications is February 26, 2010. With tuition increases at almost every university and college throughout our state, I am sure many young people can use the extra financial help. It seems that no matter how hard we try we cannot avoid scheduling conflicts with other lodges. There just are not enough weekends in a month. Oftentimes we are at the mercy of the facilities we need to rent. Please be aware that your State Officers do their best to avoid these conflicts. It is not uncommon to have two lodge events being held on the same weekend. The people of Haiti have suffered a great loss. The National Office suggests that any member or Lodge wanting to make a contribution send monetary donations to Catholic Charities or the Red Cross. Please keep them and all of our service men and women in your prayers. Ciao! Diane Scillo State President Grand Lodge of the Northwest Order Sons of Italy in America 11500 Pinehurst Way NE #202 Seattle, WA 98125 206-361-7566 [email protected] Grand Lodge Crab Dinner Don’t Forget Your “Crackers” Saturday, February 6th St. Bernadette’s Hall, 6PM Limited Number of Tickets Available at the Door — Don’t be left out in the cold! February 2010 ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA (OSIA) — GRAND LODGE OF THE NORTHWEST (GLNW) 2010 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (Application also Available at www.osiaglnw.org) REQUIREMENTS: • Applicant must be a member, child or grandchild of a member of the OSIA Grand Lodge of the Northwest. • The member or sponsoring member must have been a member for a minimum of one (1) year. • The member and their Lodge must be in good standing with the OSIA Grand Lodge of the Northwest. • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 is required. • The school chosen by the applicant must be an accredited university, college or vocational school. • Eligibility is limited to high school seniors. • All items must be completed and the application must be signed and dated by the applicant. A complete scholarship application will include the following: - Two completed recommendation forms from a teacher, principal, school counselor, community leader or member of OSIA (preferably not a relative) - One copy of the applicant’s most recent high school (and college if appropriate) transcript - One copy of SAT or ACT scores - One applicant photo for the Northwest Italian News where winners will be announced at the Spring Grand Council meeting April 10, 2010. • Three (3) $500 scholarships will be awarded. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (please answer the following questions on a separate page): • Clarify applicant’s Italian heritage (Italian family name), sponsoring OSIA member, and lodge name of sponsoring member; • List each club or group in which you are a member, or have been a member, in the high school setting; • Outline your involvement in community activities such as scouting, civic, or religious organizations; • Briefly describe your participation, including number of years of involvement in the above; and • Briefly explain why you should be considered for a scholarship and how the scholarship would contribute to your career and/or personal goals. DEADLINE: APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MARCH 15, 2010. Please send entries to: State Scholarship Chairman Marlene Palazzo Villa Vera, 26921 - 164th Avenue S.E., Covington, WA 98042-8222 Name (Last, First, Middle): _____________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: _______________________________________ CITY: __________________ STATE/ZIP: ____________ TELEPHONE (Area Code) DAY: _____________ EVENING: _____________ E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________ ACKNOWLEDGMENT: To the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this application is true and complete. I authorize OSIA to share this application and other relevant information with the OSIA Scholarship Committee and/or donors. I understand that if I am awarded a scholarship, information may be released for publicity purposes or to meet requirements for receiving awarded funds. APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE: _____________________________________________ DATE: _____________________ Contact Marlene Palazzo by telephone at 206-344-4339 or via e-mail at: [email protected] if you have any questions. Winners will be announced at the Spring Grand Council meeting April 10, 2010. Northwest Italian News, Page 2 GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org February 2010 WEB COMMITTEE SEE’S CANDY Wow! January 2010 is almost gone. Time waits for no one. In the month of February our lodges will have their elections. After you have had your election, if your lodge does not have a web focal to update your site, please email me. I can post the information on each lodge’s web page. In this New Year, the web committee will be reviewing the web site to bring about some changes that will be beneficial to all. If you have any concerns, comments or opinions in regards to the Grand Lodge site or perhaps your own local site I can be emailed at [email protected] or contact me at 253-474-6640. The website is still up and running. It is still available 24/7 to provide information about the Grand Lodge, local lodges or events forthcoming. It has been updated with current information and events. Our site is still www.osiaglnw.org no changes for accessing the site for our members. It will continue to function as it has to answer and inform a variety of items regarding our order. One of the best support people we have to maintaining the site are the local lodge’s Web Focal. They support their local lodge web site. If your lodge does not have a web focal or there are questions about your local web site, please email me and we will do what can be done to assist you. Tony Rendina State Web Committee Chairman Happy Valentine’s Day! What better treat to give your sweet-heart, than the finest quality chocolate bars? Chris Gerling, Chair of Cooley’s Anemia, and Dawn Forlini, Chair of Alzheimer’s are co-chairing this fundraiser. See your State Vice President in your district to purchase See’s Classic Candy Bars. They sell for $2.00 per bar and the proceeds will benefit the GLNW Charities and Scholarship Funds. Thanks for your support! Dawn Forlini State 3rd Vice President Please remember that all new member applications should be forwarded to me: Joe Jacobin, State Director of Publications, 4822 S. Juneau Street, Seattle, WA 981182848. (You may also send a “PDF” of the application to my e-mail address at joe@ susieword.com.) Delays in sending this form cause delays in the member receiving the Northwest Italian News as well as the National publication, Italian America. If you need any help in either filling out the forms or sending them to me, please call me at 206-547-2958 or via e-mail. Thanks for your time and help. Joe Jacobin, Editor LODGE ELECTIONS Attention All Lodge Recording Secretaries: Please send a list of the newly elected officers to State Recording Secretary Janet Fritz, 5418 142nd Street NNW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332 as soon as possible. It would be helpful if you would also send a copy to me (Joe Jacobin) at the address listed below. Thank you for your help. Joe Jacobin, Editor NOTE: The next deadline will be for the MARCH 2010 issue. Please submit your articles by FEBRUARY 20TH. Send to: Joe Jacobin, Editor - Northwest Italian News, 4822 S. Juneau Street, Seattle, WA 98118 (206/547-2958). To avoid mail delays, you may FAX your reports to 206/7237049 or e-mail to [email protected]. Northwest Italian News, Page 3 A PAID AD SCHOLARSHIP $$$ AVAILABLE Scholarships are available through the National Italian American Foundation. Visit http://www.niaf.org/scholarships to apply online. Application deadline is March 5, 2010. Scholarships from the Italian Cultural Istitute are at http://www.esteri.it/mae/IT. Deadlines vary. NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONS NEW MEMBERS! Welcome to our new Brothers & Sisterswho have recently joined our Order: Monte Montera, American Italian Betty Cannon, Auburn George De La Vergne, Auburn John Koch, Auburn Wendy Koch, Auburn Nick Skok, Auburn Michael Lanza, Cataldo Lodge John Spaccarotelli, Seattle Fedele Welcome to the Order Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge of the Northwest! 2010 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE CONTEST As you are aware, there is a contest for the most members brought in by a lodge during 2010. Each lodge will be responsible for submitting this information to the Grand Lodge via the member applications being properly submitted and received. All member applications should be sent promptly to State Director of Publications Joe Jacobin, 4822 S. Juneau Street, Seattle, WA 98118. You may also transmit the application by electronic means such as scanning the application and sending it via email to [email protected]. The total new members per lodge will be included in each issue of the Northwest Italian News. Keep Our Great Heritage Alive! Sponsor a Friend or Relative into the Order Sons of Italy in America “Serving the Italian Community Since 1908” Fred and Rina Morley 253-472-3353 5436 S. Puget Sound Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98409 GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org February 2010 AMERICAN ITALIAN LODGE #2172 Spokane, WA Note: General Meeting now starts at 6 P.M. Renewal for membership is now. Mail your $30 check to: American–Italian Lodge No. 2172, PO BOX 18766, Spokane WA 99228-0766. Invite a spouse, relative or friend to join our group! The first general meeting of the year was held January 7th. Thirty-five members were present. There was one new application for membership: Monte Montera joined our lodge. Welcome, Monte! Also, five new members were formally installed into the club. Participating were Linda Gusch, Danny Petruss, Jr., Louise Soles, Ed Santorsola and Monte Montera. Congratulations! The final report for the successful November 2009 Spaghetti dinner was given. We served 1,265 meals with 131 take-out meals. Frank Anselmo did a great job as chairman and a big thank you to everyone who helped donate their time and energy. We are deeply saddened to report the passing of Shirley Severino, sister to Carmen (Teresa) Severino and aunt to Kayleen and Dr. Mike Severino. Shirley passed away on January 6, 2010. She is survived by her husband Jim of 54 years, two daughters and four grandchildren. We offer our thoughts and prayers to her family. Ansano Giuntini reported on Christmas dinners to feed five families in need. Ansano worked with the local DSHS to select families. This will be an annual event for our lodge along with non-perishable food drive collections at the November and December general meetings. Donations will be given to the Spokane Valley Partners food bank. Charley Vingo has “Italians of the American Northwest” books for sale for $30. These books contain 784 pages of preserved memories of several family histories. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, please call his daughter, Christine Hoskinson at 509 570 2889. (They are not available in bookstores.) Charley has been a big supporter our lodge and served 16 years as a lodge officer. He purchased our Leaning Tower of Pisa – which is made to scale and used at events in the area! He introduced the tradition of coffee and goodies after our meetings. God bless Charley, who at 102, still has many dreams for our lodge! Northwest Italian News, Page 4 A PAID AD ALTA MONTE LODGE NO. 2513 Eugene, OR Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month 6:15 PM Social/Dinner 7:00 Meeting KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL 1144 Charnelton Eugene, OR 97401 Daniel Avalos, President Phone/Fax: 541-896-0939 [email protected] A PAID AD AMERICAN-ITALIAN CLUB NO. 2172 Spokane, WA Meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL 302 E. Boone Avenue Spokane, WA Holly Parker, President (509/869-2230/[email protected]) Marietta Gilmore, Recording Secretary (509-924-8539/[email protected]) A PAID AD AMERIGO VESPUCCI LODGE NO. 1814 Aberdeen, WA Meets the 4th Tuesday of each month 6:00 PM Social 7:30 PM Meeting ST. MARY PARISH CENTER 306 East 3rd Aberdeen, WA Joe Chicano, President (360) 533-4529 A PAID AD AUBURN LODGE NO. 1955 Auburn, WA Meets the 2nd Thursday of each month Meeting at 7:00 p.m./Dinner following HOLY FAMILY CHURCH HALL 505 17th Street SE - Auburn, WA. 98002 Mailing Address: PO Box 1224, Auburn, WA 98071-1224 E-mail: [email protected] President Nick DeGidio 253-208-5580/[email protected] Recording Secretary Ron Beyersdorf 253-833-9036 GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org Charley Vingo with his book “Italians of the American Northwest” Congratulations to the hard work of Ray Picicci, assistant principal at Cheney High School! The high school was recognized as one of the top 9.3% of high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Only 1,750 schools achieved this status. Around 22, 000 high schools throughout the nation were studied. The magazine looked at three steps. First step was to look at state student test scores and whether they performed better than what is statistically expected from the average student. The second step was to determine whether the school’s least-advantaged students performed better than average compared with similar students in the state. The third step of the study was to look at the percentage of students who were college ready! Nominations were made for the 2010 elections. Elections will be held at our February general meeting. Everyone needs to come, vote and be supportive of the new officers. Marietta Gilmore ([email protected]) FELLINI FILMS AT SAM The Seattle Art Museum will be running a series of Fellini films that you might find interesting: January 8, “La Strada” January 22, “The Night of Cabrina” March 5, “Juliet of the Spirit” March 19, “Ginger and Fred” Tickets are $7.00 per show but if you want to get all four the price is reduced to $25.00 if you are a member it is $22.00, cash/check only. More information at http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/calendar/calendar.asp. February 2010 AMERIGO VESPUCCI LODGE #1814 Aberdeen, WA Happy New Year! Our first project for 2010 is our Valentine Dinner set for February 13th at St. Mary Parish Center in Aberdeen. We do hope to see some of our out-of-town members here with us. We also hope to have more of our members attend some of the meetings and plan for upcoming events. We are very sorry and sad about the passing of Brother Wayne Harkness. He was our State Deputy for many years and we all appreciated and enjoyed him. He was very helpful to our Lodge. Wayne and his wife Helen did a lot to help us. Our prayers are with all his family. We are also very sorry to hear about Jim Severino’s wife Shirley as well as Mary Scoccolo’s brother Felix Fantello. We offer our deepest condolences to both families. Dues are due ─ $35.00 per year. Thank you and until next month, Ciao! Sally Nicholas (360/532-1016) AUBURN LODGE #1955 Auburn, WA The Auburn lodge activities for the New Year are underway. Auburn members are reminded that their dues of $25.00 per member are now due. Dues checks can be mailed to: Auburn Sons of Italy Lodge #1955 PO Box 1224, Auburn, WA 98071-1214. Make checks payable to Auburn Sons of Italy. 2010 dues must be paid to maintain membership, vote, hold office or participate in the scholarship program. We initiated four new members at the January 14, 2010 meeting: Nick Skok, John & Wendy Kock, George R De La Vergne and we re-instated our dear friend Betty Cannon, Director of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. Sunshine Committee: Rosetta Beyersdorf reported that Jim Manka’s brother passed away. Jan Moore became a grandfather for the second time. His son Danny and wife Michelle had a baby boy in Minnesota. Dario Brancato had surgery and is home in recovery. Rosetta is taking over from Sharon Lufkin as the Sunshine person. Sharon had to give up this work to care for her senior father and family members. Thanks, Sharon, for all you have done. Words cannot express the appreciaNorthwest Italian News, Page 5 A PAID AD BELLA VITA LODGE NO. 2285 Olympia, WA Meets the 1st Thursday of each month Dinner at 6:30 p.m. LACEY AMERICAN LEGION HALL 2602 Marvin Road S.E. Lacey, WA Linda Buccini-Anderson, President (253) 761-8499 Tony Anderson, Recording Sec. (253) 761-8499 [email protected] A PAID AD BELLEVUE LODGE NO. 2377 Bellevue, WA Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month / Social: 6:30 PM Meeting at 7:00 PM / Dinner Follows HOLY FAMILY CHURCH 7355 - 120th Avenue N.E. Kirkland, WA Mary DeMatteo Sangalang President (425) 649-2250 E-mail: [email protected] A PAID AD BLACK DIAMOND LODGE NO. 1809 Black Diamond, WA Meets the 2nd Friday of each month Social Hour 6:30 • Evening Includes Meeting, Dinner and Raffle BLACK DIAMOND COMMUNITY CENTER 31605 THIRD AVE (SR 169), 98010 360/886-1011 Nancy Croppi, President 425/432-0447/[email protected] Marie Merlini-Freeman, V.P. Laverne Casini, Recording Secretary tion. God Bless you. Scholarship Program: Ronnie Beyersdorf has taken on the job as scholarship chairperson. Dave Muir is retiring from the chair position and will remain on the committee. Dave deserves the credit for doing the work to get the Auburn SOI scholarship program going. The Auburn Lodge has awarded 95 scholarships while Dave was our scholarship foundation chairperson. The Auburn Lodge gave Dave a standing ovation for all his work at our January meeting. Thanks, Dave. We could not have done it without you. The Scholarship chairman reports that tickets are now available for the annual Auburn Scholarship dinner. The dinner is on Sunday, March 7, 2010 from noon to 6:00pm at Holy Family Church Hall in Auburn. Tickets are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for children under 12 and children under 5 are free. This dinner is now our only Auburn Lodge scholarship fund raiser so please help sell the tickets. Contact Ronnie at 206-478-3876 for tickets. We need volunteers to work as table servers at the scholarship dinner. Please contact Dan Chicketti (253-334-2477 email Dan.Chicketti@ convergint.com). Auburn Lodge scholarship applications for 2010 are now available. Auburn members, their children or grand children are eligible to apply for a scholarship. Contact Ronnie Beyersdorf if you want a copy of the scholarship applications. The deadline for scholarship applications is April 15, 2010. The applications can also be picked up at lodge meetings. The lodge nomination committee has met to select a full slate of qualified officers. All the names of the officers will be pre- A PAID AD CATALDO LODGE NO. 2280 Bremerton, WA Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month — Social-5:30 p.m./ Potluck-6:30 p.m./Meeting-7:30 p.m. VFW HALL Auburn members visit Black Diamond Lodge’s January meeting. 190 S. Dora, Bremerton, WA MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 4243 Bremerton, WA 98312-0243 JoAnn Zarieki, President (360) 692-6178 / [email protected] GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org February 2010 sented to the Auburn membership for election at the February 11, 2010 meeting. Auburn Bocce Sports: Sports chair Salvatore Cascone reports that due the lack of an available facility we will not have a winter bocce tournament this year. Salvatore thanked all of the people who helped in the past and he is continuing to look for a bocce facility to promote this sport in the winter months. Lodge Event Dates - please mark your calendars: Annual scholarship dinner, Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the Holy Family Church hall in Auburn. Annual barbecue meeting June 10, 2010 at Holy Family Hall at meeting times the event includes the presentation of the scholarship award winners. The annual picnic will be held at Les Gove Park, in Auburn at the Bocce Courts on Sunday, July 25, 2010, noon to 5:00pm. The Italian Community picnic on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at the Royal Arch Park in Maple Valley. The annual dinner and dance will be on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the Holy Family Church Hall. The Auburn Veterans Day Parade will be on Saturday, November 6, 2010 with a reception lunch for the marchers at the Les Gove Park multipurpose bldg. Contact Ronnie at [email protected] or 206-4783876 if you would like to participate. Thanksgiving Dinner meeting, November 11, 2010, Turkey dinner and the first collection for the Auburn food bank. Christmas party meeting Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 6:00PM. Ronnie Beyersdorf (253/833-9036/[email protected]) A PAID AD CLE ELUM LODGE NO. 1968 Meets the 2nd Sunday of Each Month Potluck Dinner 5: p.m. Meeting follows ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 303 West 2nd Street Cle Elum, WA Cheryl Ficele, President (509) 674-5318 A PAID AD MILLE CUGINI LODGE NO. 2659 Marysville, WA Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each Month — 6:30 Social, 7:00 Meeting Potluck Dinner following meeting JENNINGS PARK 7027 - 51st N.E., Marysville, WA Peter Paterno, President (425) 308-8361 [email protected] Margaret Larsen, Recording Sec. (360) 659-4321 A PAID AD NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON LODGE No. 2797 Wenatchee, WA Meets the 4th Friday of each month Social at 5:30 PM Dinner & Meeting following NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON MUSEUM 127 South Mission Wenatchee, WA Bret Black, President (509) 264-6363/[email protected] BELLA VITA LODGE #2285 Olympia, WA Dues are now due. Bella Vita would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day (Buona Festa Della Valentino) and we hope you all share this special day with the one(s) you LOVE. We want to thank our Vice-President Gigi Williams for cooking a wonderful dinner as well her assistant Steve. Grazie! Our prayers go out to the Severino family on the loss of our Sister Shirley, the Fantello’s and Scoccolo’s for the loss of our Brother Felix, the Harkness and Killenbeck families for the loss of our dear Northwest Italian News, Page 6 A PAID AD NUOVA PICCOLA ITALIA LODGE NO. 1967 Burien, WA Meets the 1st Friday of each month Social Hour at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Dinner follows ST. BERNADETTE SCHOOL HALL SW 128th St. & SW Ambaum Blvd. Burien, WA Dominic Engrissei, President (206) 683-2547 GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org Brother Wayne. Everyone else seems to be on the mend but please keep them all in your prayers. Bella Vita is planning its activities for 2010 and we would love to have you come down to any or all of our meetings the first Thursday of each month. We’ll once again be taking part in Olympia’s Ethnic Festival February 6, 2010 from 10am to 7pm at the Washington Center in Downtown Olympia. This event is a great opportunity to learn about the various groups in the greater Olympia area especially the Sons of Italy. To all of our Bella Vita members: by the time you receive this newsletter the New Year will have begun and we’ll be in the midst of the nomination process for the election of new Officers. If you are a current Officer or would be interested in becoming a Lodge Officer please contact Tony Andersoni by email ([email protected]) or by phone (253-761-8499 home / 253-677-9366 cell). All members are welcome and encouraged to become part of our leadership team. In closing let me say that membership dues are due at this time so please send your check to Lodge Financial Secretary/ Treasurer Angelo Fazio (3217 Capitol Blvd. SW Olympia, WA 98501) or pay at the next meeting. The Grand Lodge will be holding the Crab Feed on February 6, 2010. If you would like tickets please call President Linda or email (253-761-8499, email: [email protected]). We look forward to seeing all of you at our upcoming meetings and please remember: Anything we accomplish in life is never accomplished alone but TOGETHER! Until next time! “Fino alla prossima volta!” Tony Andersoni (253-761-8499/[email protected]) ARE YOU CHANGING OR DID YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS? The U.S. Postal Service charges us 75¢ for each returned Northwest Italian News. Call us at 206-5472958 or mail the form on page 15. February 2010 BELLEVUE LODGE #2377 Bellevue, WA I would like to extend New Year’s greetings to everyone, and I bring greetings back from Arizona. Not to brag, but I was in Arizona earlier this month where I saw some of our members and former members. I saw Carrie & Dominic Rocchio who had driven their motor home to Surprise, AZ where they spend the winter. I also saw Bill & Shirley Buchholz who have a house in Surprise. They both looked good except for that smug smile that Bill gets whenever the weather is mentioned. I spent ten days in Surprise with Paul & Linda Osgood who were kind enough to put me up in their Casita. This month we were back in the Social Hall at Holy Family Church for our lodge meeting on January 20th. I am saddened to report that Carmela Napoli fell and as a result spent a couple of days at Overlake Hospital. After the fall Carmela decided not to renew her membership in our lodge. That of course is unacceptable to our lodge, so Linda Jacobin made a motion that the lodge waive the membership fees for any of our members who have been members of Sons of Italy for over 60 years. Upon passing of the motion, Joe Jacobin volunteered to pay half of Carmela’s membership for all that she had done for Sons of Italy, and Frank Sternola offered to pay the other half. I just want to say, Carmela, you mean a lot to our lodge and to the entire Sons of Italy organization and even though you’re not able to make it to the meetings you are always with us in our hearts and we will always want you to be a member of our lodge. Both Stan Mettler and Tony Ascanio had eye surgery. Stan was at the meeting and looked well. At the January meeting Mary Sangalang gave out 25-year pins to three of our members: Remo Borracchini (who actually has 27 years), Joan Carson (who actually has 26 years), and Dora Borracchini. At the January meeting we had nominations for lodge officer positions. We have nominations for all board positions except for two; we have two trustee positions that need to be filled. We had a couple of potential new members check out our lodge: sisters Trudy Robertson and Phoebe Espris (sorry, I’m not sure I got the spelling). Trudy and Phoebe, we hope you come back. Northwest Italian News, Page 7 A PAID AD SEATTLE FEDELE LODGE NO. 1390 Seattle, WA Meets the 3rd Thursday of each Month Dinner at 6:15 PM Meeting Follows at 7:00 PM AEROSPACE MACHINISTS HALL 9135 - 15th Place South Seattle, WA Douglas Chiechi, President (253) 852-9744 [email protected] A PAID AD SNO-KING LODGE NO. 2611 Shoreline, WA Meets the 3rd Monday Dinner at 7:00 p.m. Meeting follows at 7:30 p.m. SHORELINE LAKE FOREST PARK SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER 185th & First N.E. Seattle, WA Cathy Lembo, President (206) 706-8074 [email protected] A PAID AD TACOMA LODGE NO. 1175 Tacoma, WA Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. AMVETS POST #1 5717 S. Tyler Street Tacoma, WA 98409 Joe Munizza, President 3716 N. Washington St. Tacoma, WA 98407 253-988-1238 / 253-752-7463 [email protected] A PAID AD VANCOUVER LODGE NO. 2690 Vancouver, WA Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 4300 Main Street (Downtown) Vancouver, WA 6:30 p.m. Dinner Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Louise Ramunno-Johnson, President (360) 281-0915 GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org Our lodge scholarship breakfast will be May 15th. That will be on a Saturday, not our usually Sunday, but we expect to have another great lodge breakfast and hope to see you all there. Also, we are planning a very special lodge dinner at Holy Family Church on Saturday April 17th. (See our ad on page 14.) Buon Cannoli! Greg Osgood (206.545.0588/[email protected]) BLACK DIAMOND LODGE #1809 Black Diamond, WA Our January meeting brought guests from Auburn and Tacoma along with 70 members. We had a nice Lasagna dinner with salad, garlic bread and spumoni ice cream. Our donations for the food bank were great. Everyone brought paper products and toiletries that overflowed the coal cart and were stacked on the floor. In February we will bring non-perishable food items. With elections coming up in February, everyone should be thinking of where they can serve. Remember, your dues must be paid to be able to vote. Josh Vacca, the teenage son of Darrell & Linda Vacca, has been hospitalized since December 8th following major surgery. He had a second surgery January 7th. This will be a slow recovery but we are all praying he will be up before too long. We did have some good news! Josh recently had some improvement and is doing much better. He’s eating, getting up, walking short distances and gaining some weight. Way to go, Josh. Keep it up! We hope everyone will join us for our spaghetti dinner on March 21st from 12:00pm to 6:00 pm at the Black Diamond Community Center. Tickets are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for children, 6 and under will be free. We will have spaghetti, meatballs, salad, rolls and dessert. Our condolences to Dean & Margie Reep. Dean just returned home from California where he attended his mother’s funeral. A great time was had by all who attended Tony Mola’s birthday party. There were many lodge members, visiting lodge members, family and friends. This was a potluck party organized by Neesa Galanti and Vivienne Kamphaus. The variety of food was unbelievable. Don Raunig entertained us with his accordion. What a party! Our next board meeting is February 7th, February 2010 A PAID AD YAKIMA LODGE NO. 2732 Yakima, WA Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM WOMEN’S CENTURY CLUB 304 N. 2nd Street Yakima Washington Peter De Santo, President (509) 697-5692 [email protected] Tony Mola at 1:00pm. Next lodge meeting is February 12th. LaVerne Casini CATALDO LODGE #2280 Bremerton, WA Well the Holidays are over and we start a new year. Our January meeting was a small, intimate affair as most of our members were out of town or otherwise unavailable. We had two visitors: State 4th Vice-President Janice Stauffer along with Betty Mayer, both from Tacoma. As we had no chef of the month, Marilisa Herndon ordered and delivered the Pizzas for a Pizza Feed. We held our 1st nominations from the floor. The election of officers will take place at our February meeting. We also held a moment of silence in remembrance for Wayne Harkness. A large contingent of our members attended his funeral in Tacoma on Friday January 15th and took with them the thoughts and prayers of all of our members who could not make the trip. Our lodge will be making a donation of $50 to one of Wayne’s favorite charities. It was announced that a $1,000 scholarship has been awarded to Gabriele Herndon who is a member of our lodge and son of Michael & Marilisa Herndon, also Cataldo Lodge members. Cataldo has decided to host a spaghetti feed in March or June. It will be spearNorthwest Italian News, Page 8 headed by Emily Geraci and Jackie Haberstock who will arrange a final date, time, and location. More information should be announced in February. The spaghetti feed will be both a fund raiser and serve as a membership drive. Finally we were saddened to learn that there would not be a Bocce tournament this year. We were all pumped up to give it another go. Hopefully a new location can be found. Our next monthly meeting will be February 17th (3rd Wednesday) again at the VFW in Bremerton, 190 S. Dora at 5:30 PM. You are all invited. Joe Clementi A presentation on the upcoming Cle Elum/ Roslyn School District levy was presented by Mark Flatau, Superintendent, and Chris Blum, High School Principal. The Maintenance and Operations Levy and Capital Project Levy are to be decided by voters and Mark emphasized the low cost per thousand as compared to other districts in the county, yet still meeting the needs of the district. Second on the agenda, a presentation on the upcoming Kittitas County Hospital District #2 Emergency Medical Services Levy was presented by Lloyd Olson. Ambulance service, Urgent care facility, and an upgrade in advanced medical electronics will see benefits at a surprisingly low cost to tax payers. Hospital District Commissioner and Chair, Floyd Rogalski reported on staffing the district facilities and commitment by the district to patient safety and care. After completing additional business the lodge took a moment of silence in remembrance of Brother Felix Fantello. Future events include our Spaghetti Feed, on April 10, 2010, at the Cle Elum Eagles Lodge on Pennsylvania Avenue in Cle Elum and annual picnic the 2nd Sunday in June. Rich Grillo, Jr. ([email protected]) CLE ELUM LODGE #1968 Cle Elum, WA On a snowy second Sunday of December the members of Cle Elum Lodge joined in a celebration of the season at the Sunset Café in Cle Elum. The private dining room was decorated in holiday cheer providing a warm atmosphere in contrast to the cold outside. The Sunset’s finest Italian dishes filled the room as our group enjoyed a wonderful dinner and relished another opportunity for friendship and fraternity. Many thanks to Hugh and Daryle for making the arrangements. Following a potluck dinner of Italian dishes and desserts, our meeting of January 10, 2010 offered our members and guests a chance to hear and learn more about our local school district and emergency medical services. Guests joining us on this evening included Lloyd & Dorothy Olson, Floyd Rogalski, Mark Flatau, Chris Blum, Mary Bergstrom, and past members Dale & Dorothea Troxel. GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org MILLE CUGINI LODGE #2659 Marysville, WA Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone, and Happy Birthday to our own “Valentino,” Tony Petruccelli, and all of our other members who celebrate birthdays this month: Ian Larsen, Olivia Ericksen, Michael Gange, and Coco Giacolino, our traveling diplomat. I believe she and husband Bob, are still in the Great Southwest enjoying the sunshine. We hope to see them at our next meeting. The food at our January meeting was outstanding! Pat Dama makes the best meatballs in the known world! Jenny Matteucci’s manicotti was unbelievable good. Now you know why I go to the meetings! These guys are awesome. Tom & Mary Canonica are spending a few relaxing weeks in Cabo San Lucas ─ can’t understand why anyone would want to trade the rain and cool temps here for sunshine and warmth. Go figure! Rhonda Moen, one of our longstanding February 2010 members and a School Counselor with the Marysville School District, will be hosting an Italian Booth at the Cultural Fair being held on February 2nd at Marysville Middle School, which is located at 4923 67th St. NE, Marysville. For those of you wishing to stop by and see Rhonda and her presentation of Italian Culture, come on down between 5 and 7 P.M. We’d love to see you. Tony Petrucelli reported on the awesome time they had at the SnoKing Dinner Dance held in January. He said the food was wonderful, the music was great and it’s something that he would not miss attending next year. With such a glowing review, I’m sure more of us will attend next year. Several of our members will be attending the Crab Feed hosted by the Grand Lodge on February 6th. February is the month for us to choose our new Officers for the 2010-2011 year. Brock Ricci has been nominated for President and Mark Matteucci for Vice President. Elections and installation of new Officers will be held on February 17th. Portia Piccirilli Martin NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON LODGE #2797 Wenatchee, WA Buona sera sorelle e fratelli. This month has been and will be focused on getting our ducks in a row for the coming year and beyond. For the past several months, the Board has been working on proposals dealing with issues such as donation or service request procedures, putting in place a written budget, local membership guidelines and clarifying our Lodge Mission Statement. The importance of addressing each of these issues is great. With a uniform procedure or standard by which to form an idea and move it to policy, gives any organization direction. Our direction will be for growing the Lodge membership and refining the way we carry out our projects. As our Membership Drive continues, it is exciting to see how we are progressing. Our prize for the person who brings in the most members will be paid membership for the coming year. We currently have two people neck-and-neck for the prize. Oh, such a win-win situation. Our fundraiser is shaping up. The programs are going to the printer, sponsors are lined up and the menu is being refined. The one-woman reading/performance will be Northwest Italian News, Page 9 held Saturday April 17th here at Wenatchee Museum and Cultural Center. During the planning, it was decided to limit seating to 100. The required advance presale of tickets begins in February. For just $25 per person, you get a dinner, a staged reading and a book signing following the presentation. If you would like to purchase tickets, please telephone Dorothy at 509-548-5697 or Roberta at 509-667-9371. This month we’d like you to join us in wishing Genie Miller, Sandra Thor, Ed Baroch, Barb Rooke and Margie Jones all Buon Compleanno. In light of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, please keep those poor people in your prayers. Pray also for those who reach out to help in any manner or means. Ciao e Dio vi benedica. Roberta Lazzarini ([email protected]) NUOVA PICCOLA ITALIA LODGE #1967 Burien, WA Are you in love? What or whom do you love? Love, of course, comes in many forms. There’s puppy love, first love, real love, strange love, seasoned love, complicated love. There are other things to love: sunsets, ice cream, children, grandchildren, a dress, a hat, friends, a book, pasta, family gatherings, holidays, pasta, music, a movie, long summer days, colorful fall days, pasta, a new car. Did I mention pasta? How about the Sons of Italy? Do you have space in your heart for your Lodge? Many people, in each lodge, are working tirelessly to hold on to the tradition and cultural heritage that OSIA stands for. Have you heard, “It takes a whole village to raise a child.” The same philosophy applies, “It takes a whole lodge to keep it successful.” No matter how few are working it takes all of us. Here it is in simple language: You have to show up at each lodge meeting. Nuova Piccola Italia may fail if each member does not come to the meetings. This is a combination of two lodges, so how can there be less in attendance? Our January meeting served pizza, salad, and dessert. We also had a fun raffle. We discussed the ONE fund raiser needed to support the Lodge: A sit-down dinner dance this spring. Can you help? Can you buy two tickets, can you sell tickets, can you help prepare by cooking, serving, setGLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org ting-up, or cleaning up? This dinner cannot function on the backs of just the board members. Let us know early what you can do. Call our President, Nick Engrissei, 206-683-2547 or Frank D’Onofrio, 425228-3243. If we do not get a big enough response, there will be no fund raiser. We are sad to report that Mary Scoccolo’s brother, Felix Fantello, passed away. Our thoughts and prays are with you, Mary. Our next Lodge meeting will be February 5, 2010, 6:30. We will serve dinner after the 7:00 meeting and have a raffle. If you have not paid your dues, plan on doing so at the meeting. Share the love and come. Linda D’Onofrio ([email protected]) SEATTLE FEDELE LODGE #1390 Seattle, WA Hope your first month of 2010 was happy and healthy. It’s was a busy Month and aren’t we all happy the weather has been behaving. Yes, you’re right this not Lily Banks writing the column. Lily has been having a problem: “seeing double.” She has gone thru many tests and procedures and saw a second doctor. Their prognosis: “As we mature, our eyes sometimes have problems that cause “double vision.” New glasses were prescribed. Lily feels they are helping ─ that’s good. You are in our prayers and thoughts, Lily. February, the month of Love, to you born in this month, “May your day be filled with the kind of happy moments that you will treasure all year through” HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Jim Nichols, Jerry Mascio, Joseph Sacco, Ed DeRocco, John McKenna, Helen Carrosino, John Croce, Jack Harvey, Marty Fedigan, Peter D’Amelio, Carlo Romeo, Joe Jacobin, Dominic Driano, Margie Lembo, Gina Vendetti and Joseph Guinasso. May this be the best year ever. To our busy, busy Chefs, a great big thank you for all you do in the Lodge’s name. We’re not talking about only our meeting dinners, but for all the other unknown occasions of meals prepared by you for happy and charitable events. Our January Chefs, doing their usual great job, were John DiTore, Gino Marchese, Frank Constantino, Martin Patricelli, Al Carlsen, Nick Santora, Dick Whitney, Jim Muscat, Jeff D’Amelio and Doug Chiechi. A thank you February 2010 A PAID AD SEATTLE FEDELE LODGE #1390 2010 DON BETZ & VICTOR SPINO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS APPLICATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RULES: 1. Scholarship Awards are open to Members, Children and Grandchildren of Members of the Seattle Fedele Lodge #1390, who are currently full time High School Seniors, Undergraduate College students or Vocational/Trade School students. 2. Applicant or his/her parents or grandparents must have been a member of the Seattle Fedele Lodge #1390 for at least one (1) year. 3. Applicant must have a GPA of at least 3.0 and must submit current transcripts along with the application no later than March 1, 2010. Selection of our “Two (2) Winners” will be made by The Scholarship Committee, after a blind review of the applications. 4. Previous winners are not eligible. 5. Two individual awards of $2,000.00 each will be deposited, in the student’s name, directly with the accredited College, Trade, or Vocational School selected by the student. The awards will be presented at the Seattle Fedele Lodge Annual Banquet to be held on March 6, 2010. 6. Essay Question: On a separate page, in 300 words or less, Share with us some thoughts on, how you intend to contribute to your community, your Italian Heritage, and your country? 7. Complete the application below, along with the answered essay question (#6), to: Scholarship Committee Seattle Fedele Lodge #1390 c/o Joanne Spino Marchese 1937 – 31st Avenue West Seattle, WA 98199 Name: ______________________________________ Phone: _________________ Address:____________________________ City:_________________ Zip: ______ School presently attending: ______________________________________________ Name of Member relative/sponsor: _______________________________________ Date of Application: ______________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Print Name of Applicant Print Name of Member/Sponsor ____________________________________________________________________ Signature of Applicant Signature of Member/Sponsor also to the men that were our food servers at our last meeting. Good job, boys. Our President Doug Chiechi welcomed and introduced our guests and visitors. It’s always a pleasure to have our guests and visitors. A reminder was in our last issue to “PAY YOUR DUES” in case you haven’t yet, this is another reminder. ‘PAY YOUR DUES” Please. Our Scholarship Committee co-chairpersons, Barbara DeCaro and Joe Marchese have set the deadline to receive the appliNorthwest Italian News, Page 10 cation for March 1st. 2010. If you need more information call Barbara or Joe. An Application and rules are included in this issue of our newsletter. Sick Committee Report: Rocco Pacecca is recovering from eye surgery. Bill Burwell took a spill, was hospitalized for observation and is now home. Ed Romeo was in the hospital due to an allergic reaction to his medication. Andy Bevilacqua spent some time in the hospital. Paul Pioli’s wife, Sharon, spent a few days in the hospital, but is now home under the watchGLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org ful eyes of Paul. You all are in our prayers and thoughts. Our sympathy and prayers to Jim Severino and family on the passing of his dear wife, Shirley on January 6th. Shirley had been a member since 1985 She will be missed. Past President of the Grand Lodge from Tacoma, Wayne Harkness passed away on January 7th. That flu bug made a lot of stops at the homes of many of our members including Dan Dymarkowski, Joe Macri, and I also heard that Jeff DeCaro was under the weather and not able to attend the meeting. I know there are many others out there fighting that bug so drink lots of water and take care. Keep in mind our shut-ins with a call or a card would be nice ─ a visit would be better. Some happy notes. Gino Marchese and family celebrated his mother’s 100th birthday at her residence, Ida Culver House. It was a happy and memorable day for Theresa, with the loving presence of family, the cake and the album she received of past family activities plus a CD of her relatives back in New Jersey. What a wonderful tribute to a gracious Lady. Happy Birthday, Theresa. Sorry to hear that Lisa Marchese’s home was broken into. Thank goodness she’s O.K. We thank Julie & Rocco Morgan for sharing their two daughters’ time. Gretchen, age 18, is a freshman student at Central Washington University majoring in “Recreation & Tourism,” a future Tour Director; and, Caroline, age 21 is a senior at Whitworth University and a future teacher. Gretchen was at our December meeting and Caroline attended our January meeting. Nice to meet you two lovely future members. Nomination and Election of Officers: Nominating committee—Bill Ferrari, Jim DeCaro and Nick Santora. The President called for nominations. He announced that at our February meeting we will have nominations from the floor and the election of our New Officers. Installation will be in March. Can’t resist: You are growing old when: Everything hurts and what doesn’t hurt isn’t working. Your knees buckle but your belt won’t. You know all the answers but nobody asks you the questions. Last but not least, You sit in a rocking chair and you can’t get it going. February 2010 A PAID AD A PAID AD Mama Passarelli’s DINNER HOUSE BONNEY — WATSON Harvey Senecal Ginger Passarelli Senecal FUNERAL HOMES HONORING YOUR ITALIAN HERITAGE FOR OVER SIX GENERATIONS Members of Black Diamond Lodge #1809 24306 Roberts Drive Black Diamond, WA 98010 360-886-2524 www.mamapassarelli.com Mama wants you to eat! The Members Raffle of $31.00 each was won by Carolyn Jackson and Cameron Smock. The 50/50 raffle of $25.00 each and the lucky winners: Carolyn Jackson, Cameron Smock (yes, two times!), Rosetta Beyersdorf and Barbara Peretti. Travelers: Kristi & Gary Thorn relaxing in Hawaii. Mary Croce and Sylvia Croce Zappoli in Italy. Cristina Zappoli Ryser and son will head over later to join Mother and Auntie. Well, that’s it for now, if I have overlooked something or added some incorrect info, SORRY. Please, Lily, hurry and get better! Don’t forget the Annual Banquet at Kennedy High School on Saturday, March 6th. Carolyn Jackson SNO-KING LODGE #2611 Shoreline, WA Well, just blew in from our monthly meeting and time to type the news. We want to send out a big Thank You to all the guests that came to our yearly “Shake Off The Winter Blues” dinner and dance! We hope all of you had a great time. We know we did! We would like to give a great big thank you to our leader, Leslie Sanders, our socializing cooks: Paul Pioli, Jeff Sanders, Judy Swem, Jim Volpone, and Lyle (Paula Cuneo’s brother-in-law), ticket wrangler, Chris Gerling, and to all who sold tickets, to our creative decorators and table setters, Paula & John Cuneo, Mark Gerling, Cathy Lembo, Janet Orsucci, Jules Orsucci, MaryLouise Peacock (and her friend Freddie), and Elaine Volpone, gracious table clearers, Fran Albanese, Victoria Albanese, Christine Finley, Rosie Volpone, and to our energetic ice cream servers, Jack (Paul & Sharon Pioli’s grandson) and Jack’s mom. We know you all did more than one job, but it would take too long to repeat. So one big hip-hip-hurray and hug from us! Thoughts are with Ines Fourno after her fall. We hope your knee and bruises heal quickly! We heard from Christine Finley that she spent Christmas on Maui in a condo right on the beach! The weather was absolutely beautiful and the Ahi Tuna was delicious! Alright, why didn’t you take me? We have the answer to our question about the rubies for Paula Cuneo. She did get them in the form of a pendent and earrings! Isn’t John lovely! If anybody would like to join us at our dine out in February it will be at Pizza Mia, 1857 NW 195th Steet, Shoreline, WA, 98177 on February 24th at 7:00 p.m. Please call Chris at 425-775-5153 to let her know a couple of days before if you would like to join us so she can make reservations. 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(425) 656-0555 TOLL FREE 1-888-842-8850 CHRIS MOORE Member Renton Lodge #1967 FOR GREAT DISCOUNTS VISIT OUR WEB SITE www.farmersagent.com/cmoore A PAID AD Jeff D’Amelio Real Estate Agent Phone:206-522-3400 Fax:425-871-2899 Cell:206-963-8740 E-mail:[email protected] Skyline Properties, Inc. 9709 3rd Ave NE Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98155 Member Seattle Fedele Lodge #1390 A PAID AD Okay, now on to our next fund raiser! But wait, we will be able to get money from outside of the lodges! I mean really outside! It is our annual trek to the rest stop at Smokey Point! We will be doing the north-bound rest stop again and we still need some more volunteers to work a shift (more if you would like). We will even try to accommodate the hours you would like to work ─ we are flexible! We need cookies, cookies, cookies (This sounds like the convention, but they need to be store bought ─ not homemade), coffee, coffee, sugar, sugar, dry creamer, dry creamer, hot cocoa, hot cocoa. We even take money! Please call Chris at 425-7755153 for more information. (We really need more chair people ─ LOL!) Members: Remember membership dues are due ─ $45.00 as in the past. You will need to have them paid by or at the meeting to either run for an office or vote in the election. February 15th (Monday) is our Election and Instillation meeting. We will be serving chicken cacciatore, polenta, salad, (maybe rolls, not sure), and ice cream. We will be having a raffle, so bring prizes! Socializing is at 6:30 pm, dinner at 7:00 pm, meeting-elections-instillation will start around 7:30 pm. Hope you all can come and visit. We love guests! We want to party! Okay, we have checked with each other, and we can’t think of anything else to put in this article, but if we have forgotten anything, I am sure someone will let us know. Besides, Chris wants to watch CSI-Miami. So signing off, Elaine Volpone & Chris Gerling Catherine Ann Peretti Wolf, CPA TACOMA LODGE #1175 Member, Bremerton OSIA Cataldo Lodge #2280 Phone: (360) 275-0998 Fax: (360) 275-2606 Email: [email protected] 10 NE Creelman Lane - Suite C P.O. Box 2129 Belfair, WA 98528 www.belfaircpa.com A PAID AD Arrangements made in the comfort of your home 253-851-7608 or 253-389-5255 lanzafuneralhome.com Special Consideration given to Sons of Italy Members Proudly Serving Italian Families for Three Generations A PAID AD PLAY BOCCE! AUBURN BOCCE CLUB WWW.AUBURNBOCCE.ORG Four Courts in Les Gove Park, Auburn Located next to Auburn Parks Building 910 - 9th St. SE, Auburn WA Salvatore Cascone Ronnie Beyersdorf ABC President - 253-939-3502 Northwest Italian News, Page 12 ABC Secretary - 253-833-9036 Email [email protected] Tacoma, WA Many February Happy Birthday wishes goes out to all the members of our order in the Great Northwest and a very Happy Birthday wish to our Brothers & Sisters of the Tacoma Lodge: Sam Bufalini, Paula Fiorino, Kathleen Grinager, Einar Johnson, Meryle Martelli, John & Guelda Messina, Ken Roberts, Vincent Trinchini, Joe Verone and last but never the least Jerry Waltier. We send our thoughts and prayers to the Harkness family after the recent loss of Wayne Harkness, a long time member of our Order. Wayne achieved a list of accomplishments to O.S.I.A from the local lodge to the State and to the National. Wayne has done much for many and he will be greatly missed. Our prayers also go to Jim Severino, our Past State President, who recently lost his wife Shirley. Our thoughts go to him and his family during this difficult time. Also, please keep Lois Killenbeck and Virginia Moceri in your prayers as they continue to recover from their ailments. Helen Ames is our chairperson for the Sunshine committee. Please contact her if you know of a member who could use some sunshine. Though the group turnout for the evening was lighter than usual, perhaps due to the weather, it still was an eventful meeting with a wonderful dinner done by our kitchen staff. Our State Deputy Bill Haberstock was present along with other members from the Cataldo Lodge. The Tacoma Lodge made an excellent effort in providing a large amount of donated food and clothing at our meeting. The donated items were delivered to the St. Charles’ food GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org February 2010 bank. For the February meeting the Lodge is collecting clothes to donate. The lodge has been doing a great job in keeping what Toni Bourne had started. Don Martelli announced the applications for the lodge scholarship is now available. The deadline for submitting the paperwork is April 1st. Wow! If you could not be at our meeting in January, you missed a wonderful night of music. We were entertained by soloists and a wonderful pianist. These young people are all music majors studying at Pacific Lutheran University. They sang for us some great Italian songs and some songs in English but they were all fantastic. We will have our elections at the February meeting but there will still be an opportunity to nominate any member from the floor for the available officers’ positions. Member dues must be paid for you to be able to run for office and to vote in the election. If you are interested in an office position please contact Tony Rendina who is the chairman for the elections. If you are not interested in an office position but wish to be involved, there is a need for people to chair and/or become a part of the Lodge’s many committees. The new officers will be installed at the March meeting. Our Presidents’ Day dinner is now schedule for April 18th at St. Charles School in Tacoma. The event is now titled the Tacoma Lodge Annual Pasta Dinner. This has been a long running traditional event for our lodge. St. Charles is a great place for our dinner having a first class kitchen facility and a wonderful auditorium to host this event. Not to forget that our members put a lot of work in providing a top notch meal with pasta, meatballs, sausage, salad, rolls, ice cream and plenty of wine, coffee and soda for only ten dollars. It is an opportunity to come by and, as my nonna would say, “Mangia!” To make this a successful venture we have to sell many tickets and support this event by being an active participant. This will take many members who are offering their assistance which will allow this fund raiser to be a success. We are requesting our member to aid this effort with contribution of raffle prizes for the event. Any and all donations or support given is greatly appreciated. From the Tacoma Lodge we would like to wish everyone the very best. Tanti Saluti! Tony Rendina A PAID AD A PAID AD Caffe’ D’arte roasts coffee that reflects the regional flavors of Italy “Una tazza perfetta” “A perfect cup” Fresh Roasted Coffee To Your Doorstep! 719 South Myrtle Street Seattle, WA 98108 Toll Free: (800) 999 5334 Web: www.caffedarte.com Mention this ad and receive a 10% Sons of Italy Discount off your first Order. 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Elections will be held at our February meeting. Plan to attend on Tuesday, the 9th, to vote for your officers for the coming year. If you are interested in running for an office, please contact Louise Ramunno-Johnson, Jerry Tarsi or Frank Palandrani for furNorthwest Italian News, Page 13 www.rosasmarket.com 120 E 4th Ave Post Falls, ID 83854 208-777-7400 A PAID AD BORRACCHINI’S GINGER BELLE BAKERY & MEDITERRANEAN MARKET Specializing in Ravioli, Gnocchi & Spaghetti Sauce FRESH ITALIAN BREAD DAILY Complete Selection of Italian Groceries, Cheeses, Wines 2307 Rainier Avenue South - (206) 325-1550 1 Block North of the old Sick’s Stadium Site GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org February 2010 A PAID AD Bellevue Sons of Italy presents A COMIC DINNER THEATRE WHODUNIT With Audience Participation Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 6:00pm Holy Family Church 7355 120th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA Call Frank Sternola at 206-310-2031 for Information Admission $25 per person • Reserve by April 10th (Admission will be $30 after April 10th or at the door) (Make checks payable to “BSOI” – PO Box 511, Bellevue, WA 98009-0511) ther information. Dinner will be a potluck starting at 6:30 p.m. and the business meeting and election will begin at 7:30 p.m. 2010 DUES are due!! Please make checks of $32.00 per member payable to OSIA Lodge #2690. Mail to PO Box 2415, Vancouver, WA 98668-2415. Grand Lodge of the Northwest Charities and Scholarship Fund are selling See’s Candy Bars to raise funds. They are $2.00 each. Please contact Dawn Forlini at 360910-7220 if you are interested. Our dine-out for February is Saturday the 6th. Plan on attending the 4th Annual Crab Dinner sponsored by the Lodge of the Northwest, St. Bernadette’s School Hall, Burien, WA. Tickets are $25.00 and available for purchase from Mike Turigliatto. Vancouver USA Lodge #2690 will again be hosting our Friendship Tea on Saturday, February 27th, at 1:00. Tickets are on sale at this time. Contact Dolores Tarsi at (360) 687-3913 if you would like to purchase a ticket. Tickets are limited so don’t wait until the last minute! Ladies White Elephant Bingo is still being held the first Monday of the month at BarNorthwest Italian News, Page 14 bara Blair’s house at 7:00 p.m. For more information you can contact Barbara at 360-253-7984. Otherwise, we hope to see you there! The March Dine Out will be breakfast at the Sons of Norway on Sunday, March 7th, at 10:00 a.m. at 2400 Grant, Vancouver, WA. Breakfast is sausage, eggs, orange juice and all you can eat pancakes for $6.00. RSVP to Barbara Blair no later than March 5th if you plan to attend. Our Book Club selection for Monday, March 15th, is Double Tap by author Steve Martini. A no-host dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. at Azteca, 4708 NE Thurston Way, Vancouver, 360-885-7675. Discussion will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Vancouver’s Barnes and Noble. Come join us! April’s Dine Out is a fundraiser for Second Chance Companions. They will be holding an Endless Buffet on Saturday, April 3rd, 6:30 p.m. Price is $10.00 per person. To RSVP or for further information, contact Dawn Forlini at 360-910-7220. Our Annual Spaghetti Dinner will be on Sunday, April 18th, at the Masonic Hall on 76th Street in Vancouver, WA. Joe Quarto GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org has volunteered to chair this event. Please contact him if you can help on his committee. This is our largest fundraiser of the year and we will need the help of all our membership to make this a successful event ─ so please mark your calendar with this date! Birthdays for febbraio are: Larry Vezza, Traci D’Andrea, Fran Ranuio, Dianne Slac, Pier Angela Dimico, and Art Ricchiuti. Best wishes for a great day! It was good to see George Winters at our January meeting feeling better. Gloria Long is doing quite well in the sunshine of Arizona. Bruce & Barbara Blair will be visiting her in the end of March. Cheryl & Tony Tocco will be traveling to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands in February. We wish them a great adventure! Calendar of upcoming events are: Regular Lodge Meeting and Election, Tuesday, February 9th, Dinner will be a potluck at 6:30 p.m.(meeting at 7:30). February Dine Out, 4th Annual Crab Dinner, Saturday, Feb 6th. Friendship Tea, Saturday, February 27th, 1:00 p.m. A Piu Tardi, Barbara Blair February 2010 YAKIMA LODGE #2732 Yakima, WA Our January meeting was held January 19, 2010 at the Woman Century Club. Since I gave such a long article last month, I will make it a bit shorter this time. Two new members were initiated at this meeting: Michelle Lozarik and Joan Wells. There were 21 members present. Most of the meeting was a discussion of the upcoming Italian dinner, which will be held January 22, 2010. I will give you a summary of the dinner in the next newsletter. Our next monthly meeting will be held the 3rd Tuesday of the month, which is February 16th. The date was changed to February 16th in order to accommodate those members attending Francesca’s Italian class at Yakima Valley College. Happy birthday to Rita McCrory. Also, we wish to congratulate her and her husband Sam McCrory on their 54th Wedding Anniversary in February. Beverly Maletta Arralde and the late Joe Arralde’s daughter, Angela Arralde, was recently married to Robert Millar at St. James Cathedral in Seattle. Congratulations and Best Wishes to them both! Jim Fasano is recovering from a leg injury and is doing much better. Get well soon, Jim! Happy Valentine’s Day to all! Gloria Salatino (509-965-2791) GARIBALDI MEUCCI MUSEUM Listed below are a few items from the Garibaldi Meucci Museum in New York. Saturday, January 9, 2010: reception for “The Sports Art of Gabe Perillo.” Perillo painted portraits of the greatest athletes of all time, including Rocky Marciano, Joe DiMaggio and many others. For more information: http://www.gabeperilloart.com. Sunday, January 17: Terza Domenica Heritage Series. Aldo Mancusi will present “The Life & Times of Enrico Caruso.” For more information www.enricocarusomuseum.com. Sunday, February 21: Terza Domenica Heritage Series. Professor Louis Leonini, “Italian Customs & Traditions for St. Joseph’s Day & Easter.” Sunday, March 21: “Italian Staten Island.” Author Andy Mele will talk about his new Arcadia book that contains photos and stories of some of the people who, over Northwest Italian News, Page 15 the years, have helped give Staten Island its decidedly Italian accent. Spring 2010 Italian Language Classes: “Introduction to Italian Language, History and Culture, Part 1” as well as a continuing “Part 2” class. Classes begin the week of February 22, 2010. January 31: Book Signing with Staten Island Advance sportswriter Jay Price. For more information: http://thanksgiving1959.com. Saturday, February 13: Art Opening. Loren Ellis, “Memories of Living in Italy.” The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum has joined forces with Cafe Press offering items including T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Tote Bags, Mugs and Notecards. The proceeds from each purchase will be used to support educational and cultural programs. Visit the online store at: http://www.cafepress.com/ GaribaldiMeucci. March 5, 2010: Bus Trip to 2010 Philadelphia Flower Show. A bus trip to “Passport to the World,” a celebration of flowers and plants from around the globe at the 2010 Philadelphia Flower Show, which includes lunch at Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant. For more information on the above items, visit their website at www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org. INSIDE THE TUSCAN HILLS World Cavalcade presents, “Inside the Tuscan Hills” at Meydenbauer Theatre in Bellevue on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. World Cavalcade’s exciting adventures continue with Inside the Tuscan Hills. Join us for a mesmerizing experience of a place where ancient traditions have never disappeared. Progressing through Tuscany geographically, the program showcases the regions amazing diversity of landscape, arts and food. For tickets and information, call 206-547-4787. More information at http:// www.meydenbauer.com/theatre/calendar_ frame.html. Address Changes: Please remember, for every returned Northwest Italian News, we must pay 75¢! Please help cut down on this expense by leting us know when you move. Send all address changes to: NWIN, 4822 S. Juneau Street, Seattle, WA 98118 PEELING OFF THE LAYERS Rome, Lazio - La Cisterna was a hotspot for celebrities during Rome’s glamour days of the 1950s. Even today, celebrities can occasionally be seen dining at preferred Table # 9 on the outside patio. However, this Trastevere institution is a treat even for us non-VIPs because of the after-dinner delight of visiting the quirky basement. There is an odd assortment of statues, a mosaic decorated staircase, and most surprisingly, an ancient well. Tradition calls for guests to throw a coin down the well and then drink a glass of Prosecco for good luck. The well serves as a reminder of another era. In fact, the original restaurant can be dated back to 1630, when the street level of Trastevere was four meters (12 feet!) lower, prior to the construction of the Tiber’s embankments. Rome truly is a city steeped in history with layers of secrets waiting to be discovered... even when you grab a bite! (Contributed by Ian Zurzolo, writer, editor, American University of Rome Senior, Italian Notebook Editorial Intern.) Patronize our Advertisers. Tell them you appreciate their Support. Have you seen the NWIN ON-LINE? The Difference is Colorful! Name From (Old Address) City/ST/Zip To (New Address) City/ST/Zip GLNW On-Line: http://www.osiaglnw.org February 2010 Northwest Italian News 4822 S. Juneau Street Seattle, WA 98118-2848 Periodical Postage Recycle! “DOWN MEMORY LANE” Saturday, June 26, 2010* Sno-King Lodge #2611 Hawaiian Luau St. Alphonsus Family Center, Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 2010* Auburn Lodge #1955 Annual Picnic, Noon to 5:00PM Les Gove Park, Auburn, WA Sunday, August 15, 2010* All Italian Picnic, Royal Arch Park Maple Valley, WA August 27 - 29, 2010* Festa Italiana – Portland, OR Sunday, August 29, 2010 Cataldo Lodge #2280 Annual Picnic Bremerton Elk’s RV Clubhouse Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Seattle Festa Italiana Downtown Luncheon Friday, September 24, 2010 Seattle Festa Italiana “Taste of Italy” Saturday, September 25, 2010* Auburn Lodge #1955 Annual Dinner Dance Holy Family Church Hall, Auburn, WA September 25 - 26, 2010 23rd Annual Italian Festival at Seattle Center October 9 & 10, 2010* Reno, NV Italian Festival October 16 & 17, 2010 Grand Council Meeting Eugene, OR State President Eugene Mancini, State Deputy Herb Wilkowski, Monte Santa Elena Lodge President Dave Rose, State Imm. Past President Wayne Harkness, and Bella Vita Lodge President Dolores Essensa at Monte Santa Elena’s 1998 Installation of Officers ceremony. Do your or your lodge have a “Memory” from years gone by? We would love to run pictures from ten years ago or more. While the Northwest Italian News archives has some pictures we’ve used in the past, perhaps your lodge has some “fresh-old” pictures that should see the light of day again! Let us know (joe@ susieword.com). Saturday, November 6, 2010* Auburn, WA Veterans Day Parade and Parade Luncheon 10:00AM to 1:00PM Thursday, November 11, 2010* Grand Lodge Crab Dinner Auburn Lodge #1955 Thanksgiving meeting dinner Holy Family Church Hall, Auburn, WA Don’t Forget Your “Crackers” Thursday, December 9, 2010* Saturday, February 6th Auburn Lodge #1955 Annual Christmas Party meeting Holy Family Church Hall, Auburn, WA If your Lodge has an item to be included in the Coming Events column, please call (206) 5472958, or include separately in your lodge report/ column. Listings for same date are placed in order received. (*Denotes events added/changed since previous publication.) Northwest Italian News, Page 16 PUBLISHED BY THE ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA–GRAND LODGE OF THE NORTHWEST PAID Seattle, WA Coming Events! (Cont’d.) Northwest Italian News St. Bernadette’s Hall, 6PM Limited Number of Tickets Available at the Door — Don’t be left out in the cold! 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