ANNOUNCING A SANTA CRUZ - NORTH COAST PRESENTATION - SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND UPDATE 3-2-2013:  JIM HOWES, A FORMER SANTA CRUZ POLICE OFFICER, WILL BE CONDUCTING A REMEMBRANCE FOR FALLEN SANTA CRUZ POLICE OFFICERS LOREN "BUTCH" BAKER AND ELIZABETH BUTLER JUST PRIOR TO THE START OF IVANO'S PRESENTATION.

IVANO FRANCO COMELLI, AUTHOR OF "LA NOSTRA COSTA (OUR COAST)   A FAMILY'S JOURNEY TO AND FROM THE NORTH COAST OF SANTA CRUZ, CA (1923-1983), will be making a Santa Cruz - North Coast Presentation , in Santa Cruz on Saturday, March 16, 2013.

Please come join Ivano, in his guise as"The Old Rancere",  as he celebrates, through stories, songs, photos and audience participation, life in "Santa Croce" and on "La Nostra Costa" as he remembers it in those early years.  Detail of the Event are as follows (Scroll down to bottom for Event time schedule):


WHERE: 399 ENCINAL STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA
 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
                BOARD OF EDUCATION  BUILDING - SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ENCINAL AND DUBOIS STREETS   ( NEAR COSTCO AND HARVEY WEST PARK -
                HANDICAP ACCESS THROUGH THE REAR OF BUILDING)


DATE:     SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013
TIME:      11:OO AM  TO 4:00 PM

FOOD:     A LIGHT CUISINE WILL BE SERVED

DRINK:   NON-ALCOHOLIC ONLY

MUSIC:   OLD ITALIAN SONGS AND ERA FAVORITES

FEE:          $5 DOLLAR DONATIONS SUGGESTED
















PARKING:    FREE -  IN THE BACK AND ON STREET

WEBSITE:     www.nostra-costa.blogspot.com

TEL:                831-521-0576

DIRECTIONS: AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 1 AND HWY 9 IN SANTA CRUZ, TURN ON HWY 9 TOWARDS FELTON; THEN MAKE A LEFT ON ENCINAL STREET (SECOND INTERSECTION ). GO STRAIGHT  TO THE INTERSECTION OF DUBOIS AND ENCINAL.  THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION BUILDING WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT. "CLICCA":  http://goo.gl/maps/RORkj   FOR MAP.

AS TOM MARKETELLO WOULD SAY:

DRIVE SAFELY.  HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

EVENT TIME SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES APPROXIMATE):

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 

WELCOME - MEET WITH THE 'OLD RANCHER' (IVANO), LUNCH BY ZOCCOLI's

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

REMEMBRANCE FOR FALLEN OFFICERS LOREN 'BUTCH' BAKER AND ELIZABETH BAKER BY JIM HOWES

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

SANTA CRUZ NORTH COAST PRESENTATION BY IVANO FRANC0 COMELLI AND NORMA DINELLI WILSON

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

GROUP MINGLING, PHOTO VIEWING, 

LA NOSTRA COSTA (OUR COAST) BOOK SIGNING BY IVANO

REMEMBERING FIGLIO DELLA COSTA (SON OF THE COAST) HERMAN MONDO

 

IVANO SAYS:  The below Remembrance
 of Herman Mondo was first published
 in the Santa Cruz Sentinel:
 www.santacruzsentinel.com

  

Herman Mondo
December 21, 1932-
January 14, 2013
Resident of Santa Cruz
Herman Raymond Mondo passed away on January 14, 2013 at his
Santa Cruz home after a long time illness. He was 80.
Herman was born in Santa Cruz on December 21, 1932,
 the son of Mario and Antonietta (Orecchia) Mondo. He grew
up in Santa Cruz where he attended Laurel Kindergarden,
 Mission Hill Elementary and Middle School
 and was a graduate of Santa Cruz High School,
 Class of 1952. He later attended San Jose State.
He was a life time resident of Santa Cruz.

He owned and operated a Coors Beer Distributor 
with his brother John for over 20 years. He also
 farmed on the north coast and was active in
 real estate investing.

He was a member of Holy Cross Church, the
 Marconi Club, FortyThieves Tracy Gun Club and a life member of
 the Santa Cruz Elks Lodge. Herman enjoyed life
and loved spending time with his family and
friends. He loved duck hunting, trout fishing and
hunting for mushrooms.
He is survived by his brother and sister in law,
John and Nadia Mondo of Santa Cruz;
 his nephew, Ron Mondo and his wife, Sandi
and there children, Mason and Nico; his niece,
 Michelle Mondo and her children,
Anthony and Sophie. He was preceded in death
 by his parents, Mario Mondo and
Antonietta Orecchia Mondo.
Services will be held at Benito Azzaro Pacific
Gardens Chapel, 1050 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz,
CA on Monday January 21, 2013
at 1:00 pm. A visitation will be held at
Pacific Gardens Chapel
on Sunday from 4pm until 6pm. Please visit
www.pacificgardenschapel.com to light a candle
or express your condolences to Herman's family.
The family wishes to express their deepest
 appreciation and thanks to
Care From the Heart Home Service and
 especially to his care givers Leigh Galang
and Heidi Rodriguez for the loving and
compassionate care they provided Herman
 during his illness. The family would also
like to express a special thanks to all of
Herman's friends who visited
and kept him company during his illness.
In lieu of flowers contributions are
 preferred to the Shriners Hospital
 for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento,
 CA 95817.
 www.shrinershospitalforchildren.org.
    IVANO SAYS (CONT'D):  Addio Herman. Until we meet  again, "Across Il Ultimo Ponte". 

REMEMBERING HARRY BELLEVILLE - AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE

IVANO SAYS:  Those of us who attended Mission Hill Jr. High School,
 in Santa Cruz in the early 1950s will remember Harry and some of the difficult times he had there.  His Remembrance below was first published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel: www.santacruzsentinel.com    .  


Harry Belleville
December 26, 1937~December 29, 2012
Resident of Scotts Valley
Harry Clayton Belleville, Jr. was born on December 26, 1937 in Oakland, CA to Harry Clayton Belleville, Sr. and Helen Emma Wilder Belleville. He passed away suddenly in the Merced Mercy Medical Center on December 29th 2012. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Leotta L. Allman Belleville, sons, David, Raymond, Michael, and daughter Jennifer. Mr. and Mrs. Belleville have many grandchildren and have lived in the Scotts Valley area for over 30 years.
"Skipper" graduated Valedictorian, Montezuma School for Boys, Los Gatos and went on to study animal husbandry at Modesto Junior College. He then became a chicken rancher producing millions of eggs per week.
During his life, he worked a large variety of jobs throughout the country from steel worker to a card shill. He worked as a printer, a custodian, a truck driver for a winery, a youth detention counselor, and a jobber.
Skipper especially enjoyed his years as a zookeeper and loved working with animals. His entrepreneurial pursuits included building a greeting card company, owner of antique shops, melon stand operator, dry cleaner and becoming a published author.
He worked for multiple charities. His most satisfying work was taking a vow of poverty creating the community charity "The Society of Good Neighbors" and associated "Poor Man's Store". Under his leadership the charity had far more impact than the national or denominational charities in one of the poorest areas of Utah for several years.
Skipper left the world a better place.
Funeral service will be held Friday at 10am: Santa Cruz Memorial - Mission Chapel, 1927 Ocean Street (Ocean Street extension) Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Reception will follow at: Yan Flower Chinese Restaurant, 617 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
If you would like to send your condolences to the Belleville family, share your memories, view or post photos, or light a candle, please visit www.scmemorial.com.

ADDIO HARRY  UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN ACROSS IL ULTIMO PONTE (THEN LAST BRIDGE).