La Voce Newsletter Volume 76, - Issue 1, - OCTOBER, 2007 Editorial Team: Editor& Advertising Director: Mimi Gattinella & Contributing Writer: Jannine Corti-Petska Visit us on the internet at: http://www.sonsofitalysandiego.org PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE We are going to organize our calendar for 2008 at the January officers' meeting. In preparation for this and to incorporate our members' requests a questionnaire is included in this La Voce. Please take the time to answer the questions and to add any suggestions you may have. Your participation is greatly appreciated. The officers voted to send a $50 donation again to “Snowball Express” an organization devoted to the needs of our fallen soldiers. We also voted to go ahead with having the annual “Festa” at the Island Shopping Center. On November 10 th Rosalia Brown will be cooking the dinner that was auctioned off at the St. John's School Fund raiser. Lisa Richards, her guests and Fr. Brian will be in for a treat! Yum! Yum! The Dinner Dance is in the final planning stages. It is a sell out!! Please be kind to the seating committee. Remember no ballroom is so well planned that all seats are in front and none behind. Volunteers are needed to set up at 9:00am and take down at 11:00pm. Please call me if you would like to help. This is promising to be the BEST Anniversary Dinner Dance ever! Thanks to the hard working, talented and devoted members of the committee. Please save the date Sunday December 9 th for our Christmas Party. We ran across a glitch; final details will be in the November La Voce. See you on October 24 th 6:30pm dinner - 7:30pm meeting. $5 donation is expected from everyone enjoying dinner. Sempre Avanti! Sadie 29th Anniversary Dinner/ Dance Saturday October 27th
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La VoceNewsletter Volume 76, - Issue 1, - OCTOBER, 2007
Editorial Team: Editor& Advertising Director: Mimi Gattinella & Contributing Writer: Jannine Corti-PetskaVisit us on the internet at: http://www.sonsofitalysandiego.org
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
We are going to organize our calendar for 2008 at the January officers'meeting. In preparation for this and to incorporate our members' requestsa questionnaire is included in this La Voce. Please take the time to answerthe questions and to add any suggestions you may have. Your participationis greatly appreciated.
The officers voted to send a $50 donation again to “Snowball Express” an organization devoted to the needs of our fallen soldiers.
We also voted to go ahead with having the annual “Festa” at the Island Shopping Center.
On November 10th Rosalia Brown will be cooking the dinner that was auctioned off at the St. John's School Fund raiser. Lisa Richards, her guests and Fr. Brian will be in for a treat! Yum! Yum!
The Dinner Dance is in the final planning stages. It is a sell out!! Please be kind to the seating committee. Remember no ballroom is so well planned that all seats are in front and none behind. Volunteers are needed to set up at 9:00am and take down at 11:00pm. Please call me if you would like to help. This is promising to be the BEST Anniversary Dinner Dance ever! Thanks to the hard working, talented and devoted members of the committee.
Please save the date Sunday December 9th for our Christmas Party. We ran across a glitch;final details will be in the November La Voce.
See you on October 24th 6:30pm dinner - 7:30pm meeting.$5 donation is expected from everyone enjoying dinner.
Sempre Avanti!Sadie
29th AnniversaryDinner/ Dance
SaturdayOctober 27th
The Minutes9/26/07
An overwhelming number of guests and members arrived at 6:30 to enjoy a wonderful meal prepared by Rosalia Brown. Thank you for a delicious dinner.
Our meeting was called to order at 7:30. Sadie, our president, welcomed our guests (23) and members. Welcome also was extended to Rita Cascarano, Past State Deputy, Susan Harman Recording Secretary of the Frantellanza Garibaldina Lodge and Tony Cristarella, State Deputy to our Lodge
The following were not present for the meeting: Ron Fifer, Financial Secretary, Bob Gattinella, Treasurer, Frank Mangio, Trustee, Ro Fifer, Mistress of Ceremony, and Frank Stasio, Sentinel. The minutes of August were approved by Anthony Suppa and seconded by Joan Larkin as written. All members approved.
A moment of silence was observed for a past member of our Lodge, Norma Ponseggi who died recently.
Initiation of 9 new members was officiated by State Depute Tony Cristarella.Welcome new members: Kathy Roth, Jim Palmieri, Reno Frigo, Mario Dimambro, Henry Suozzi, Luis & Patricia Gallegos, Bianca Ragonesi-Lasche and Grace Ragonesi.
Congratulations were extended to Frank & Carmela Mazza for their 50th Anniversary. We all enjoyed cake and the delicious cream puffs prepared by Joanna Rubino. Thank you Joanna, they are the BEST!
Sadie shared her experience of attending the State of California Humanitarian & Leadership Awards Dinner. Honorees were Philip Arciero, Humanitarian, Robert Barbera, Leadership, Frank Claro, Businessman and actor, Gary Sinise was awarded the “Royal Court of the Golden Lion Charity Award. His $10,000 donation was to “Freedom Is Not Free” a San Diego based charity.
Our Dinner/Dance is October 27th; call Mimi for tickets. We will be honoring Herman Salerno and Lou Petrella.
Good of the Order:Ben“Pearls of Wisdom” brought to our attention that “Italians are Everywhere” A baseball glove of $450 made of Italian leather. Ice cream and the cone by an Italian. “Pasta Man Drive” the longest golf drive of 424 yards, putter at 285 yards.
SAVE THE DATEOct. 27 - Annual Dinner DanceDec 9 - Christmas Party
Officers meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of the month @ 7pmGeneral Meetings are the Last Wednesday of the month at St. John's Hall in EncinitasMark your Calendars now and enjoy your Membership
JUST A NOTE: WITH ALL THE NEW MEMBERS THAT HAVE JOINED OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I EVER HAVE A MIS-SPELLING OR HAVE A WRONG BIRTHDAY LISTED...MY NUMBER IS ON THE FRONT PAGE. ALSO, SORRY THIS ISSUE IS SMALL, I'M ALSO DOING THE DINNER/DANCE PROGRAM...BUSY,BUSY,BUSY MIMI - AKA - LA VOCE GIRL
We invited over 45 people that had expressed interest in joining the Son's of Italy, to come to
our September Meeting and to enjoy dinner and possibly a glass of wine and to get to personally
know us.
That night, we had one of the largest attendances we've had...at least in the last 5-8 years.
That night, we had another 9 members sworn in along with a few more who decided to join after
the fact and will be initiated next month.
Bravo!
A Taste of WineBy Frank Mangio
Winery to the StarsEnter the tasting room of Miramonte Winery in Temecula Wine Country and you immediately know this is no ordinary winery. The flashy branding on several rows of reds don't have a demure, conservative label on them. Instead there is the glitter and glamour of rock and pop music stars etched in the glass, the most prominent being the garish tongue, made famous by the Rolling Stones. �We sent a variety of wines to the Stones for a tasting to find out what their favorites might be,� declared Miramonte winemaker and owner Cane Vanderhoof. Cane bought the winery in 2001 and combined his talent for etching with is recent skills as a fine winemaker. He went on to say that �Mick Jagger likes our Bordeaux Blend. He and the rest of the Stones are great fun to deal with and they are very savvy about the wines. This part of our business, Celebrity Cellars, gives us a vehicle for move forward to build up the Miramonte brand as a premium winemaker.�In a sense, the bottles are works of art and include signature bottles for Madonna, Celine Dion, Bon Jovi, the Police and others whose names will be released soon.The Stones bottles contain 23 layers of paint and Vanderhoof himself does all the design work.Now, here is the special kicker to this fascinating story. The public can purchase one of their favorite star' s etched bottles with their favorite wine. You can either take the trip to the Miramonte Winery on Rancho California Road in Temecula, or access their web site which is: www.celebrationcellars.com. Since he has taken over the winery, Vanderhoof has made it one of the most respected properties in the valley, with wines of depth, character and sophistication. His wines have taken many gold medals and best of class in competition. � A second generation of winemakers in the valley are making major changes, turning to Rhone varietals like Syrah, Voignier and Mourvedre.They will be the signature wines going into the future,� he observed. His estate Syrah, a double gold winner, already is laying claim to this forecast.
The Week-Long San Diego Bay Wine & Food FestivalIs Just a Month AwayThis is the BIG one, the one we're all waiting to enjoy. The wine world will descend on San Diego Wednesday November 14 thru Saturday November 17 for non-stop wine and food events. From a �wine rave� wine tasting on the edgy side along with hip food offerings at the Little Italy Urban Bar and Restaurant on Wednesday, to the Grand Daddy of Wine Tasting at the Embarcadero Park behind Seaport Village on Saturday, it's virtually a non-stop experience for vino lovers and foodies. Oh, and don't forget to come to the Reserve and New Release Tasting on board the docked �Inspiration� with 150 wines to try, Friday evening, the 16th. There will also be 10 gourmet food stations on board the three decker yacht. This is the fourth year for this grand event produced by Michelle Metter and Ken Loyst of World of Wine Events. There are many ways to purchase ticket packages for all or part of the events schedule. Corporate discounts are available. The best thing to do is to contact the ticket office at 619-342-7337, or search the web site for your favorite events at www.worldofwineevents.com.
The Local SipThe Westgate Hotel is presenting �La Dolce Vita,� an Italian wine and dinner feast on Saturday October 20 from 6:30 to 9:30pm, featuring the wines of Feudi di San Gregorio, from southern Italy. Chef Hardel has a special menu to enhance the wine experience. $79. per person. Call 619-557-3655 for RSVP's.
2015 E. Vista Way Giuseppe Di GiovanniVista, CA 92084 (760) 630-7333
A wealthy man was having an affair with an Italian woman for several years. One night, during one of their rendezvous, she confided in him that she was pregnant. Not wanting to ruin his reputation or his marriage, he would pay her a large sum of money if she would go to Italy to secretly have the child. If she stayed in Italy to raise the child, he would also provide child support until the child turned 18. She agreed, but asked how he would know when the baby was born. To keep it discreet, he told her to simply mail him a post card, and writeSpaghetti" on the back. He would then arrange for child support payments to begin.
One day, about8 months later, he came home to his confused wife. His wife said, "Honey, you received a very strange post card today." "Oh, just give it to me and I'll explain it," he said. The wife handed him the card and watched as her husband read the card, turned white and collapsed.
On the card was written: "Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti. Two with meatballs, one without! Request bread..."
SOME MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN THISALL THE REST OF YOU...ENJOY!!!!!
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