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Monday, December 15, 2008

THE PORTER MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY - SOQUEL, CA

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"Our Gang" - Bonny Doon (c. 1938) - Left to Right: Gianni Comelli, Guiliano Dughi, Reno Cantarutti, Felicino Taurian and Freddie ...
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

FIGLIA DELLA COSTA - NORA (FISTOLERA) DELLA SANTINA

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THE BELOW REMEMBRANCE APPEARED IN THE SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL, http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ : Services will be held on Tuesday for Nora De...
Thursday, December 04, 2008

PRESENTATION IN SOQUEL, CA - JAN 14, 2009

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(CLICCA ON PHOTOS FOR ENLARGED IMAGE) IVANO SAYS: THE 'OLD RANCERE' HAS BEEN INVITED TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE PORTER MEMORIAL P...
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

FIGLIO DELLA COSTA - JOSEPH PETER DELLAMORA

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THE BELOW REMEMBRANCE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL: www.santacruzsentinel.com ...
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Thursday, November 27, 2008

EPI TENCHISQHIVI * (HAPPY THANKSGIVING) -2008

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A FAMILY FEAST AT THE RODONI'S IN SANTA CRUZ (c.1955-60) IVANO SAYS: The above photo was sent to me by Donna Rodoni. I c...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

PASTURES OF PLENTY

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IVANO SAYS: I was searching the web and I came up with the below article regarding "Pastures of Plenty". This program was done for...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

GUGLIELMO'S CORK EQUITY DAY NUMERO XXII -SAT. NOV 1

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11/2/08 Well, fellow Blaggatori, the event start slowly. Lorenzo Spivacchi (Larry Spivak) Wine Tasting Manager said that he never had seen i...
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Monday, October 13, 2008

SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF ARTS AND HISTORY PRESENTATION A BIG SUCCESS

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I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO ATTENDED Ivano's presentation at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History last Saturday morning. Ivano to...
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Saturday, October 04, 2008

BUON GIORNO -- FELLOW SIX-PACKERS

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NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION -----don’t forget Ivano’s Researchers Anonymous presentation at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, nex...
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Friday, September 19, 2008

THE KING OF JORDAN VISITS THE WHALE CITY BAKERY - DAVENPORT, CA

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---- THE ORIGINAL DAVENPORT BAKERY------ Mary and Gilbert Caiocca standing on the corner of Coast Hwy 1 and Ocean Ave, where the Whale City...
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Friday, September 12, 2008

LIDO'S ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2008

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'Clicca' on images to enlarge. 'FIGLIO DELLA COSTA' LIDO CANTARUTTI ANNOUNCES PROGRAM FOR ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN SAN RAFA...
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Saturday, September 06, 2008

MAL OCCHIO BY LAWRENCE DISTASI

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THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ATTENDED ONE OR MORE OF MY PRESENTATIONS HAVE HEARD ME MENTION THE NAME LAWRENCE DISTASI, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR OF THE ...
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Friday, September 05, 2008

LA NOSTRA COSTA PRESENTATION AT THE SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY OCT 11

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Ivano (right) with Andrew and Jean Hsu on their mushroom farm 'nel buco' on the Gulch Ranch, located on the Coast Road, 2.5 miles n...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Richard Huerta As I Remember Him (Updated)

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Richard Huerta as I remember him. The above photo was taken at a BBQ held in my backyard in San Jose in 1969. A year later on August 6, 197...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

LA FEDORA SWINGS

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AS YOU KNOW THE 'OLD RANCERE' wears an old fedora hat when making his public appearances. I adopted the fedora hat and the 'scia...
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Monday, August 04, 2008

GUGLIELMO'S CORK EQUITY DAY NUMERO XXI

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************************ 'Romping and A-Stomping' at Guglielmos'******************* SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2008. SEE DETAILS BELOW:...
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Saturday, July 26, 2008

IT'S A KNOCKOUT!!!!

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FRIULANO PRIMO CARNERA KNOCKS OUT JACK SHARKEY TO WIN THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD - 1933 (Photo courtesy of the 'Canadian ...
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Sunday, July 20, 2008

IL CAPITANO FRANK MICOSSI AND THE FUSARI FAMILY

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IL CAPITANO FRANK MICOSSI (right) WITH ZVAN DEL LOSC (center), IVANO'S GRANFATHER; AND A MICOSSI FAMILY RELATIVE (left) IN NIMIS, ITALY...
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Ivano Franco Comelli
Born the youngest son of Immigrant parents from the Friuli Region in Northeastern Italy, I was raised on a "rancio" on the North Coast of Santa Cruz. In 1959 I graduated from San Jose State College and joined the City Police Force. I retired in 1989 with the rank of Captain. In 2001, my article, "Wrong Side of the Highway," was published in the book, "Una Storia Segreta: The Secret History of Italian American Evacuation and Internment during World War II" (Heyday Books). "La Nostra Costa" (Our Coast),which covers my family's journey to and from the north coast, roughly covers the period between 1923 to 1983. It is my first book. LA NOSTRA COSTA (OUR COAST) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORHOUSE: www.authorhouse.com, Copies of book also available at Amazon.com..
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