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Sunday, October 30, 2011

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2011 EVERYBODY

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IVANO SAYS: HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A REAL 'SPOOKY' ONE AT THAT. IT'S GOING TO GET REAL SCARY OUT THERE. MAKE SURE YOU TAKE YOUR ...
Friday, October 07, 2011

LaNORMA, AL AND GINO SEND US PHOTOS OF THE SCARONIS

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PHOTO: HERB SCARONI IVANO SAYS: GINO CAMPIONI SENDS US A STORY ABOUT HERB SCARONI (NOT RELATED TO THE SCARONI'S IN THE PHOTO (BELOW) It ...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

DAVENPORT-NORTH COAST REUNION 2011 A GREAT SUCCESS

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Photo below: Joanne Gemignani Swaney with husband Jan; daughter Jenna with fiancee Kent. Lido Gemignani and his two children are starring ov...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

BARBARA SILVA WAGNER REMEMBERS WW II........

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IVANO SAYS: Some time ago I spoke with Barbara via telephone. Barbara, known back then as Barbara Silva , and I go back a long way. In fact...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

HISTORIC PHOTO OF THE RODONI FAMILY

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THE RODONI FAMILY ON THE RODONI RANCH, C. 1946. (Dante, Grandma Gina in the car, Mario seated on your left, then Jeannie, then Elio ['B...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

FIGLIO DI FIGLI DELLA COSTA JOSEPH "JOEY' FREEMAN-DELLA MORA - 'RANCERE' - REMEMBERANCE

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Joseph Freeman-Dellamora (1992-2011) JOSEPH "JOEY" UEL FREEMAN-DELLAMORA BORN: Aug. 12, 1992 DIED: July 21, 2011 OCCUPATION:...
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

THE NOSTRA COSTA STORY CONTINUES - RYAN ROUBAL

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Ryan Roubal (right) one of the recipients of Santa Cruz High School Class of 1954 Scholarship Award is pictured with his Grandfather Giova...
Saturday, July 02, 2011

THE SPIRT OF THE DAVENPORT DESTROYER LIVES ON

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DAVENPORT DESTROYER'S GREAT GRANDSON HITTING HIS HOME RUN. IVANO SAYS : AS MANY OF YOU KNOW: I devoted a whole chapter in my book on Pac...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

REMEMBERING RITA DEL PIERO STRINGARI -FIGLIA DEL FRIULI

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IVANO SAYS: The above photo (mostly Furlans) was taken on the Del Piero Ranch in Watsonville, circa 1948 at Rita's sister's (Aurora)...
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Friday, May 20, 2011

FIRST DAVENPORT -NORTH COAST REUNION - 1977

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IVANO SAYS: THE ABOVE NEWSPAPER CLIPPING RE: THE FIRST DAVENPORT-COAST ROAD REUNION WAS SENT TO ME BY 'LaNORMA'. IT APPEARS THAT HER...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

DAVENPORT-COAST ROAD COMMITTEE SETS DATE FOR REUNION BBQ-SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

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BREAKING NEWS: YOUR MASTERS OF CERAMONIES FOR THIS YEARS DAVENPORT NORTH COAST BBQ WILL BE: LaNORMA (NORMA DINELLI WILSON) AND IN HIS ...
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Sunday, April 03, 2011

REMEMBERING 'FIGLIA DEL FRIULI' EVELINA CANTARUTTI

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TOGETHER AGAIN - ACROSS 'IL ULTIMO PONTE' (Photo: Evelina on the left, and Valentina, c. 1946) 1912-2011 - Evelina Cantarutti , nee...
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Friday, April 01, 2011

REMEMBERING 'FIGLIA DELLA COSTA' - NADINE (FAMBRINI) SCARGILL

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Nadine Marie (Fambrini) Scargill On Friday, March 25, Nadine Marie [Fambrini] Scargill passed from this world after a brief battle with can...
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Sunday, March 27, 2011

THE RIVER RISES AGAIN - BY DON MILLER, EDITOR SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL

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Don Miller: Santa Cruz County disasters -- The river rises again - It's not a dream. It never is. Thursday was that kind of day. It had ...
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Saturday, March 19, 2011

IL MARE SPAVENTOSO (THE SCARY OCEAN)

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COASTAL BEACH 3-MILES NORTH OF SANTA CRUZ, CA. WHERE THE "TSUNAMI" HIT CIRCA 1950. (Photos taken by Gino Campioni) 'BAFFI...
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Sunday, March 06, 2011

'EAT POLENTA' - T-SHIRT- BY RENO DI CISTERNA

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IVANO SAYS: My Grandson, Kristian is proud to announce that 'Reno Di Cisterna' has designed a brand new 'EAT POLENTA - THAT'...
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

REMEMBERING FIGLIA DELLA COSTA EMMA FERRARI MUSITELLI

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IVANO SAYS: THE REMEMBERANCE BELOW WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL: www.santacruzsentinel.com Emma Ferrari Musitelli [Auntie...
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

REMEMBERING MARGARET KOCH - HISTORIAN

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IVANO SAYS: THE BELOW REMEMBRANCE ON MARGARET KOCH WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL : http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ Marga...
Monday, December 27, 2010

REVIEWING SOME INTERESTING ARTICLES APPEARING ON THE LA NOSTRA COSTA BLOG

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SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING??? IVANO SAYS: LISTEN TO THIS! La Nostra Costa Blog is in its Fifth year. As we enter the New Year, the 'Old ...
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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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