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PubliIshed 1T1 times aAnnually bLy the IAN TIMES Italian Community Center 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202 Become a member of the Italian www.ICCMilwaukee.com Community Center and you will receive MARCH 2018 • VOL. 39, NO. 9 home delivery of this publication. Your address label will placed here. – CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED – Let the ball begin! An appetizer to wet your whistle for ‘A Taste of Italy’ on Apr. 22 by the Taste of Italy Taste of Italy” a great success: Coordinators Patrick Cudahy, Glorioso Brothers, The 23rd annual “A Taste of Suminski Family Funeral Homes, Italy” will take place on Sunday, Joe Reina and European Gelato, Apr. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saz’s, Alioto’s, Milwaukee Ladies of The event is starting to take shape UNICO and Dean Cannestra. If we with new coordinators, Marie An - missed anyone please forgive us. daloro Lieber, Christina Ziino and If you or your business would Valorie Sanfilippo Schleicher. Tony like to support this event, please Zingale will head our volunteers contact Marie, Christina or Valorie. and Fran Tollefson will be in Their contact information appears charge of the raffle. We are all lean - at the end of this article. There are ing on Ann Romano’s guidance and several ways to help make this years of experience to continue to event successful through monetary make this a successful event. or product donations. Thank you Ann! There will once again be some Our request for donations let - great entertainment in Festa Hall. ters went out in January, and vol - Vocalist/recording artist Jayne unteer sign-up forms will follow Taylor and our own Tradizione soon. If you have not received one, Vivente, Italian Dance Group of please let one of us know and we Milwaukee and I Bei Bambini, the will see that you receive the proper Children’s Italian Dance Group will forms. be performing that afternoon. The We want to acknowledge and Sicilian Serenaders – Peter Bal - thank the donors who have already istrieri, Tom and Ted Pappalardo – generously committed to making “A Please turn to page 7 As the coronation of the 2018 Carnevale Royal Court concluded, Il Re e La Regina (the King and the Queen) Ed and Stephanie Ciano issued their first proclamation: “Let the ball begin!” The 39th annual Carnevale, held Feb. 10, was a celebration of “Music, Masks and Merrymaking.” Many A message from more photos from the event can be found inside this issue. (Times photo by Tom Hemman) Dean Cannestra, Time to join or ICC President I wish all of you who are reading the start of the solemn Lenten sea - rejoin and bring this message could have attended son, our Italian heritage allows us our 2018 celebration of Il Grande an opportunity to pay tribute to St. Carnevale this past Feb. 10. It was Joseph, the foster father of Jesus on others to the ICC spectacular from the start of the Christ, in March. The ICC will, in Did you know thatanyone can the Epiphany evening with the performance by fact, be doing this on Friday, Mar. join the Italian Community Cen - gift-bearing our youngest children, the dancers 16 at noon. Mary Winard is again ter? Even non-Italians. witch of Italian of I Bei Bambini, to the sweet table in charge of our St. Joseph’s Day “Everyone is welcome to be - lore. served towards the close of the celebration. If you can get away come a member. There is so much In addition evening. Everything was great from work for a couple of hours or to share at our Community Cen - to the social from the dinner to the coronation of if you are retired, I encourage you ter that no matter who you are, events, the ICC our 2018 Royalty, all the pageantry to attend. Complete details are in we have a place for you at our cen - offers its mem - and decorations, the mask and cos - this issue. ter.” said Mary Anne Ceraso- bers cultural, tume wearers to the fireworks. We will continue our recognition Alioto, an ICC director-at-large educational and I commend our Carnevale of all things Italian in April with who is the new chairperson of the recreational Chairpersons Rosemary DeRuber - the celebration of our 23rd annual Membership Committee. programs and Mary Anne tis and Joanne Czubek and their “A Taste of Italy” on Sunday, Apr. The ICC Bylaws, in Article III, opportunities. Ceraso-Alioto committee for doing an outstanding 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. I Section 1, state that “Membership There are also bocce leagues to job. Our 39th annual Carnevale know that chairpersons Valorie is open to any person of Italian join on weekdays for seniors and lived up to its theme: “Masks, (Sanfelippo) Schleicher, Christina heritage or other public-spirited weeknights for all adults. We Music and Merrymaking.” Ziino and Marie (Andaloro) Lieber individual supporting the pur - even offer hoop dance fitness While Carnevale is traditionally are doing their best to make this poses and objectives of the Italian classes for those who want to our last chance to celebrate before Please turn to page 12 Community Center.” move a little bit. There are so many benefits to There’s also use of the Mem - being an ICC member. For in - bers Room, where members can Cosa c’è dentro? stance, you get this newspaper play cards, relax and watch TV mailed to your home and an indi - and just watch the activities going What’s inside? vidual receives four Festa Italiana on in the halls of a very active Remembering 102 year-old Frances admission tickets. A family gets building. Mary Hoffman page 2 Maniaci dies page 13 eight tickets. There’s also a dis - By becoming a member, you count for members who advertise will have a say in the direction of Get your children signed up Anthony Busalacchi hosting in The Italian Times. the organization. Each fall, the for ICC’s Easter party page 3 benefit for St. Anthony Project page 13 Members also get special event ICC holds an election of officers Last chance to register for discounts. Among the special and directors. As a member, you St. Joseph’s Day Luneh page 3 Judge John DiMotto retiring after 42 years page 14 events are the Membership will not only have voting privi - Time to apply for UNICO Christmas party and Il Grande leges, but you can be nominated to scholarships page 4 Baldassaro’s new Carnevale, the ICC pre-Lenten run for an officer position or a di - baseball book page 15 Attend Pompeii Men’s Good costume and mask ball, a chil - rector-at-large seat. You can join Friday Fish Buffet page 5 Glorioso’s and other dren’s Easter party and a post- one of the many committees which Italian businesses Christmas party with La Befana, Please turn to page 12 Carnevale highlights pages 8-11 recognized pages 16 & 17 Mary Hoffman, whose life revolved around the ICC and Festa for over 30 years, dies at the age of 86 By Thomas Hemman place of many of Milwaukee’s early Times Editor Italian Americans. The position of Mary C. (Pizzo) Hoffman, one of Operations Manager was created to the people most commonly identi - handle day-to-day operations until fied with the Italian Community the time when the ICC Board hired Center and Festa Italiana from its a paid Executive Director. The late inception in 1978 until the spring of Phillip Purpero, a past president of 2010, died Feb. 12. She was 86 the ICC, had been filling the Exec - years old. utive Director position in a volun - Hoffman, who started out as a tary capacity. volunteer administrative assistant, During the years that followed, held several different titles in her Hoffman held Executive Assistant 32 years with the ICC and Festa in - positions, sometimes holding that cluding Executive Secretary of the position for both the ICC and Festa Italian Community Center, Festa at the same time. Prior to the open - Office Manager, Administrative As - ing of the current ICC facility in sistant to the Executive Director of September 1990, she was in charge Festa Italiana, Operations Man - of virtually every administrative ager and Executive Assistant to the function in the ICC office, including President of the Italian Community bookkeeping and payroll. In the Center. years that followed, she worked For much of her career at the under the direction of the Executive ICC, Mary Hoffman was directly in - Director, then the Business Man - volved in the day-to-day operations ager and along with the account - of the organization. ant. For Festa Italiana, Hoffman “Mary was a hard-working, ded - worked under the volunteer Execu - icated employee, who gave her all to tive Director and was actively in - the ICC and Festa, often going be - volved in virtually every aspect of yond the call of duty to help us ac - the festival. complish our goals,” said Dean As the Festa Office Manager, Cannestra, ICC President. “She Hoffman often arrived at the festi - was profoundly proud of her Italian val grounds during the four-day heritage and what the ICC and event at 7 a.m. and didn’t leave her Festa are doing to positively duties until 1 a.m. or later. demonstrate our culture and the As one of the charter members of Mary Hoffman virtues of the people of our ances - the ICC, Hoffman volunteered for try.” and chaired or co-chaired many her 32 years with the ICC and the Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO. Hoffman’s husband, Ramon events and activities. These include Festa, had done a lot of sewing of She was elected as the first-ever (Ray), a retired West Allis Public Il Grande Carnevale, the ICC’s pre- various items of apparel on a vol - recording secretary of the Mazzei Works Department employee, also Lenten costume and mask ball, an unteer basis. She made hand-sewn OSIA Lodge in 2001. specially designed Festa Italiana worked part-time for the ICC for event she chaired or co-chaired sev - The Pompeii Women’s Club rec - the parking operations and mainte - eral times and volunteered for vir - jackets for two United States Pres - idents, Jimmy Carter and George ognized Hoffman as its “Woman of nance departments from Septem - tually every year; the ICC’s the Year” in 1988. The Milwaukee ber 1988 until mid-February 2010. Children’s party with La Befana, H.W. Bush, and many, many other dignitaries and celebrities. She Chapter of UNICO honored her Mary Hoffman was in atten - celebrating the Epiphany gift-bear - with a special recognition award at dance when a group of local Italian ing witch of Italian folklore; the made the initial costumes worn by the young women who participated its scholarship and awards banquet Americans met in the lower level of Members’ Christmas party; instal - in June of 1990. In 1999, the Wis - Glorioso’s on Brady in early 1978 lation dinners; New Year’s Eve par - in the group we now call The Festa Italiana Regional & Renaissance consin Chapter of the Justinian So - and decided to forge ahead with ties; the ICC’s participation in the ciety of Lawyers and the City of plans for the first Festa Italiana on TV6 MDA Festival; “A Taste of Dancers. Over the years, she sowed thousands of Festa or ICC shirts, Milwaukee presented her with a Milwaukee’s Summerfest grounds Italy,” the organization’s Italian “Community Service Award.” in August of that year. She initially food-tasting extravaganza; the sashes, jackets and other apparel worked as an unpaid secretary ICC’s festivities during the Harley- for individuals, organizations and Mary and Ray celebrated 66 from a small storefront office on Davidson Motor Company reunions societies. years of marriage. In addition to Brady Street. and many other events and activi - Another one of her skills was as Ray, Mary is survived by her chil - With the success of Festa, Hoff - ties. a baker. She would often bring in dren, Bill (Vicki), Linda (Gary) man eventually received compensa - From the spring of 1991 and the delicious treats she made at Kopacka, Susie and Lori (Ivano) tion for her work and was named every spring through 2009, she and home for the enjoyment of the staff DiPietrantonio, her grandchildren Executive Secretary, a title she her husband, Ray, volunteered to and visitors to the ICC and Festa Candice (Chad) Hoepner, Willie held until early 1990 when the ICC shop for and do the planting of offices. Many times, she baked (Tracy), Katie Wickersheimer, Gio - Board appointed her as Operations flower seeds on the ICC grounds. dozens of treats for the sweet tables vanni DiPietrantonio, Samantha Manager. At that time, the ICC An annual donation was made by presented at Carnevale or other Ganim, Gino DiPietrantonio, Ray was headquartered in a former Ma - Joe and Mary Glorioso, both de - events. Hoffman and C.J. Howard and sonic Lodge on N. Hackett Ave., but ceased, for the purchase of the Hoffman was a longtime mem - other relatives and friends. Prior to was nearing completion of a much seeds. ber of the Pompeii Women’s Club, coming to the ICC, Mary worked for larger facility on E. Chicago St. in Mary Hoffman was well known the Filippo Mazzei Lodge of the Kearney & Trecker, doing secretar - the Historic Third Ward, the birth - for her seamstress skills, and, in Order Sons of Italy in America and ial duties.

PAGE 2–MARCH 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Children invited to ICC’s ‘Easter Carnival’ on Saturday, Mar. 24 by Rose Anne Fritchie Plans are in motion for a fun- filled children’s Easter party at the ICC Childrenʼs Easter Party & Lunch Reservation Form Italian Community Center on Sat - Saturday, March 24th • Noon to 2:00 p.m. urday, Mar. 24, beginning at noon. The Avanti Committee is happy Names of boys attending age Names of girls attending age and excited to host this year’s party, the theme for which will be Festa di Pasqua, or Easter Car - nival. We can assure all who attend that it will be an entertaining, “crazy good” time. The atmosphere will be that of a carnival or county fair and will be tons of fun for everyone. As the children arrive, Name(s) of adult ICC members attending: ______they will be given tokens to be used for the carnival games and the Ice ______Cream & Popcorn Shoppe. At noon, all guests are invited to Number of children attending: x $15.00 per member = $ enjoy a delicious, child-approved lunch. There will be chocolate or Number of adults attending: _ x $20.00 per person = $ white milk for the youngsters and coffee for adults. Total amount enclosed: $ After lunch, the games Make your check payable to: Italian Community Center. Mail this form with your begin! The room will be filled with payment to: ICC, Attn.: Easter Party, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202. the sights and sounds of a festival, Deadline: Wednesday, March 21, 2018. with carnival games such as the Ring Toss, Bowling Balls Push, Lol - ested in wearing a special Easter their musical instruments. The pa - cepted. All pre-paid reservations lipop Pulls, Topple the Cans, Bean hat. rade will end at the stage where the must be received by Wednesday, Bag Toss, and so much more. The During the festivities, we antic - Easter Bunny will have treats for Mar. 21 . Attendance at this event is children will also have an addi - ipate a visit from the Easter Bunny all youngsters to take home. limited to ICC members, their chil - tional chance to win special prizes who will greet all of the children The costs are set at $ 5 per child dren, grandchildren and great- by participating in the guessing and lead them in a parade through (ages 11 and under) and $ 15 per grandchildren. jars contest. Street artists will be the carnival. The children are wel - adult. To ensure that all children Please use the form accompany - painting faces, and balloon hats come to wear their new hats and fill receive their special treats, only ad - ing this article to make your reser - will be created for anyone inter - the room with the joyous noise of vance reservations will be ac - vations. Get your reservations in now for the ICC’s St. Joseph’s Day Celebration Luncheon on Friday, Mar. 16 at noon by Thomas Hemman Reservations, required by Friday, ICC Chaplain, the Very Rev - ate for the occasion during the serv - Times Editor Mar. 9, can be made by filling out erend Timothy Kitzke, will be pres - ing of the lunch. In keeping with its tradition of the form below and sending it with ent for the invocation. He will also Part of the tradition of St. celebrating the Feast Day of St. a check or money order to the ICC, bless with Holy Water the St. Joseph’s Day is the serving of a Joseph, the Italian Community 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI Joseph’s altar, those attending, and meatless meal. The meal will be Center is proud to announce its 53202. Reservations also can be the bags filled with fresh fruit and prepared and served by the Bar - 26th annual St. Joseph’s Day made by calling Valentina at the baked round bread that they will tolotta Catering staff. luncheon on Friday, Mar. 16 at ICC office at 414-223-2180 and pay - take home at the close of the lunch - Winard reports that the ICC noon. ing with a credit card. People can eon. menu for the observance will in - Both ICC members and non- also pick up at a St. Joseph’s Day Winard will welcome guests and clude pasta con sarde e finocchio members are invited to attend. The flyer at the ICC which has a form introduce ICC President Dean (pasta with sardines and fennel), costs have been set at $20 per ICC for making reservations. Please Cannestra, who will act as master eggplant artichokes, tossed salad member and $23 per non-member. note: No exceptions will be made for of ceremonies. with grapefruit, Italian bread and late reservations. As in past years, pianist John coffee, tea or milk. The traditional THE ITALIAN TIMES “Our luncheon – the 26th an - Puchner is volunteering to play and always-raved about Italian 631 E. Chicago St. nual – will serve as a joyous pre - Italian songs and music appropri - Please turn to page 7 Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916 view to the actual observance of St. (414) 223-2180 Joseph’s Day, which is March 19th and is celebrated in many Catholic The ICC presents the St. Josephʼs Day Luncheon Published 11 times annually churches in Italy, the United States and other countries,” said chairper - Friday, Mar. 16 • Reservation Form Publisher . . . Italian Community Center ICC President ...... Dean Cannestra son Mary (Mineo) Winard. Name(s): ______Newspaper Committee Chairman ...... Blaise Di Pronio Address: ______Edito r ...... Thomas Hemman Advertising Sale s City: ______State: ______Manager ...... Thomas Hemman Advertising Sales Representative ...... Faye Ann Kessler Zip: ______Phone: ______Editorial Contributors, Reporters and Columnists ...... Blaise Di Pronio, Number of ICC members attending: ___ @ $20.00 per person = $ Barbara Collignon, Elizabeth Zizzo Angela Bozano and Donato Di Pronio Number of non-members attending: ___ @ $23.00 per person = $ For advertising information, please call PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, MAR. 9. (414) 223-2180 or send an e-mail to: [email protected]. Tables of 10 available. Please list the people at your table: Copyright 2018 ______The Italian Community Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved ______All advertisements must be in accordance with the rules and requirements as deter - ______mined by editorial policy. Paid advertise - ments are not to be interpreted as an Weʼre attending and wish to make an additional donation to the event. endorsement by the Italian Community Besides my payment for reservations, Iʼm sending a $ contribu - Center or its newspaper, The Italian Times. tion. In addition, the Newspaper Committee re - serves the right to reject ads based on edi - We are unable to attend, but wish to contribute $ to continue torial policy approved by the Board of this tradition in the high standard of the past. Directors of the Italian Community Center. The Italian Community Center is a mem - Checks payable to: St. Josephʼs Luncheon. (One check preferable ber of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Associa - for all at same table.) MAIL TO: Italian Community Center, Attn.: St. tion of Commerce, Visit Milwaukee and the Historic Third Ward Association. Josephʼs Day Luncheon, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202.

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 3 UNICO organizations to present scholarships for 82nd consecutive year College-bound students of Italian descent: Apply for scholarships from Milwaukee UNICO organizations by Mar. 31 Continuing a program started to help Italian American seniors on the documents link found on or his/her representative must be 82 years ago, the Milwaukee with financial needs. Applications the sidebar. present to accept the scholarship Chapter UNICO National and the will be reviewed by a committee award. Ladies of UNICO, Inc. will award comprised of non-Italian descent Application deadline Candidates must submit their The Milwaukee UNICO schol - several scholarships this spring to dignitaries from the Milwaukee arship program has awarded over high school seniors of Italian de - area. Financial need, scholarship, applications by Saturday , Mar . 3 1 to: Scholarship Director of UNICO $1 million dollars in scholarships scent. The exact number of schol - community/school involvement over the past 82 years. arships to be presented had not and personal character are the cri - Milwaukee, 1333 N. 59th St., Mil - been determined as of press time. teria by which the applicants will waukee, WI 53208 . The Milwaukee Chapter be judged. Applicants may be contacted to UNICO National is celebrating 87 To be eligible, applicants must attend a personal interview at the years in existence in 2017. The or - attend a public or private school in Obtaining a scholarship Italian Community Center during ganization awarded its first schol - Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, application school hours on Friday, Apr. 13 . arship in 1936. The Ladies of Washington, Racine, Kenosha or Applications will be available The scholarships will be pre - UNICO celebrate its 55th anniver - Walworth counties. on the Milwaukee UNICO website, sented at a banquet on the evening sary as an independent civic and The spirit of this scholarship is www.unicomilwaukee.com. Click of Tuesday, May 15 . The recipient service organization in 2018. Application deadline is Apr. 15 UNICO National offers scholarships for undergraduate and post-graduate students of Italian ancestry Students in the United States ents are quite similar to those used • Sergeant John Basilone Me - credited college/university program who are of Italian ancestry and are by the Milwaukee Chapter in morial Graduate Scholarship: The in the United States majoring in interested in pursuing either an un - choosing local awardees. UNICO Foundation, Inc. will grant engineering. An applicant must be dergraduate or post-graduate edu - The four undergraduate scholar - up to a maximum of $6,000, paid a United States citizen of Italian cation may apply for UNICO ships are designated as the out at $1,500 per year, for a gradu - heritage. National scholarships. Theodore Mazza Scholarship, the ate scholarship. The awardee must • Louise Torraco Memorial UNICO National offers four Major Don S. Gentile Scholarship, be initiating graduate study, full- Scholarship for Science: The $6,000 undergraduate scholar - the William C. Davini Scholarship time, at an accredited college/uni - UNICO Foundation will grant two ships, several post-graduate schol - and the Alphonse A. Miele Scholar - versity program in the United scholarships, valued at $2,500 arships and three scholarships for ship. These awards do not require States. A candidate must be a each, to students enrolled full-time, Ph.D. candidates. Presentations the applicant to specify a collegiate United States citizen of Italian her - in an accredited college/university are made to recipients at events major. The Mazza scholarship was itage. program in the United States pur - hosted by local UNICO chapters established to commemorate the • Dr. Benjamin Cottone Memo - suing study of the Physical Sciences across the nation in the spring. contributions of the late Theodore rial Scholarship: The UNICO Foun - or Life Sciences. A nominee must They are also recognized in the Mazza of Milwaukee to both the na - dation, Inc. will grant a $5,000 hold United States citizenship. This UNICO National Convention Jour - tional organization and the Mil - scholarship, paid on award, to a program is open to applicants of all nal, published for the 96th national waukee Chapter. student pursuing graduate educa - ethnicities. convention which will take place Additionally, there are several tion at an accredited medical school • Ralph J. Torraco Scholarship: July 25-29, in Delray Beach, Fla. awards for matriculated college in the United States. A candidate The UNICO Foundation will grant The criteria that UNICO Na - students, post-graduate and doc - must be a United States citizen of two scholarships, valued at $2,500 tional uses in selecting its recipi - toral candidates: Italian heritage. each, to students enrolled full-time, • Bernard and Carolyn Torraco in an accredited college/university Memorial Nursing Scholarships: program in the United States pur - The UNICO Foundation, Inc. will suing a degree. A nominee must provide grants valued at $2,500 hold United States citizenship. This each, paid on award, to students at - program is open to applicants of all tending accredited prelicensure or ethnicities. graduate nursing programs in the • Ralph J. Torraco Fine Arts Harder United States. Preference is given Scholarship. The UNICO Founda - to applicants demonstrating finan - tion will grant two scholarships, cial need. A candidate must be a valued at $2,500 each, to students Funeral Home United States citizen. This program enrolled full-time in an accredited is open to nursing students of all college/university program in the ethnicities. United States pursuing a degree in JAMES T. • DiMattio Celli Family Study the Fine Arts. A nominee must hold Abroad Scholarship: The UNICO United States citizenship. This pro - Foundation will grant two scholar - gram is open to applicants of all GUARDALABENE ships, valued at $1,250 each, for ethnicities. A nominee must reside study in Italy. Candidates must be in the home state of an active currently enrolled, full-time, in an UNICO Chapter. Online degree 18700 W. Capitol Drive accredited college or university in programs are not eligible for the United States, pursuing a de - UNICO scholarships. gree. The study abroad program Maria and Paolo Alessio South - • AN ASSOCIATE OF THE must be eligible for credit by the ern Italy Scholarship: The UNICO Foundation will provide a scholar - HARDER FUNERAL HOME student’s college/university. An ap - “Three generations plicant must be a United States cit - ship valued at $2,500 to a student SINCE 2010. izen of Italian heritage. currently attending, full-time, an of my family • Personally providing the accredited campus based col - • Ella T. Grasso Literary Schol - lege/university program in the serving yours.” services you have come to arship: The UNICO Foundation United States, pursuing a degree. expect at the Harder Funeral will provide two literary scholar - An applicant must be a United ships, valued at $1,000 each. Appli - Home or your church States citizen of Southern Italian www.Guardalabene.com cation for this program will be open descent, specifically including the or cemetery chapel. to matriculated college students. regions of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Phone: (262) 781-8350 • Funeral pre-planning and Terms of submission require the Campania, Calabria, Latium, candidate to present, in writing, an Title 19 expertise. Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicilia. original short story or essay cele - *Open to all 50 states. Proud sponsor of • Longtime member of the brating their Italian heritage. • Inserra Scholarships: The Italian Community Center. • Guglielmo Marconi Engineer - UNICO Foundation will grant two the Festa Italiana ing Scholarship: The UNICO Foun - • Not associated with scholarships valued at $2,500 each dation will grant a scholarship to students currently attending, Mass since 2002. Schmidt & Bartelt – valued at $1,250 paid on award to full-time, an accredited campus Guardalabene & Amato a sophomore, junior or senior stu - based college/university in the dent enrolled full-time, in an ac - Continued on page 5

PAGE 4–MARCH 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Pompeii Men’s Club seeks your support of its Good Friday Fish Buffet on Mar. 30 You can show your support for The menu consists of breaded $100, 5th - $75, 6th - $50, 7th - $50 journer Truth House, Children’s the Pompeii Men’s Club by attend - and baked cod, potato pancakes, and 8th through 10th prizes - $25 Hospital of Wisconsin, the Ronald ing the organization’s annual French fries, popcorn shrimp, each. McDonald House and Special fundraiser, the Good Friday Fish mostaccioli with red sauce, Raffle tickets are available for Olympics of Southeastern Wiscon - Buffet, at the Italian Community coleslaw, tossed salad, Italian $2 each or seven for $10 and can be sin. Center on Friday, Mar. 30 (Good bread, watermelon wedges, choice purchased by contacting Club Pres - The club also has strong ties to Friday). of beverage (coffee, tea, or milk) and ident Tony Baudo at 414-324-6347 Three Holy Women Parish. The The fish buffet is the club’s dessert. There will be a full range or Fish Buffet Chairman John A. club was formerly the Holy Name biggest fundraiser and proceeds of condiments available. Sanfilippo at 414-282-2667 or Tony Society of the Blessed Virgin of benefit its extensive charity work. Guests can park for free in the Zingale at 414-444-4689. Tickets Pompeii Church, the predecessor to The meal is all-you-can-eat and lot immediately south of the build - will also be sold at the event. St. Rita of Cascia Church on Cass will be served from 4 to 8 p.m. The ing. The Pompeii Men’s Club chari - Street, and evolved into the Pom - cost is set at $16 for adults and $8 The event will also feature a table outreach has benefited the peii Men’s Club after the demolition for children, 4-10 years, and free for money raffle. Cash prizes are: 1st - ICC, along with several other local of the Pompeii Church in the late children, 3 years and younger. $300, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $150, 4th - organizations including the So - 1960s. Pompeii Women’s Club report on its January meeting The Pompeii Women’s Club cele - ato, Ashley Guttuso, Diane Otzel - meeting was over, our hostess, Skoczynski, did an extraordinary brated its first dinner meeting of berger, Grace Primasing, Jean Pri - Maria D’Amato, took over and cut job. the new year on Wednesday, Jan. masing, Sister Ann Catherine and served birthday cake as all Fr. Mike delivered a closing 31 at the Italian Community Cen - Veierstahles and Betty Puccio to be sang “Happy Birthday.” Candy fa - prayer. ter. President Suzanne Wypijewski sworn in as members and to receive vors, birthday balloons and plant The Pompeii Women’s February began the evening by calling on Fa - their membership pins. Mary Ann centerpieces decorated the tables. meeting is on Wednesday, Feb. 28. ther Mike Hammer, one of the Bellante, Valentina Sturdevant The plants were then awarded as The hostesses will be past president club’s chaplains, to lead the group and Amy Domagalski were unable door prizes. The birthday theme Pat Consolazione and past vice in prayer. to attend and will receive their pins was the idea of hostess Maria, and president Lucy Sorce. Prior to the start of the business later in the year. Welcome to all the was intended as a way to celebrate – Submitted by meeting, President Suzanne called new members. all of the ladies’ birthdays in 2018. Mary G. (Mineo) Winard up newest members Maria D’Am - After the business part of the Maria, who is the daughter of Ann P.R. Chair/Board Member

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THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 5 Calendar of Events February 28 – March 30, 2018 Wednesday, Feb. 28 Friday, Mar. 23 • Pompeii Women’s Club general membership dinner • Abruzzese Society social, 6 p.m. meeting, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 24 Thursday, Mar. 1 • Italian Community Center’s annual Children’s Easter party, noon. • Italian Community Center Membership Committee meeting, 7 p.m. Details in this issue. Monday, Mar. 5 Wednesday, Mar. 28 • Italian Community Center Finance Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m. • Pompeii Women’s Club dinner and general meeting, 5:30 p.m., social, 6:30 p.m., dinner. Tuesday, Mar. 6 • Start of spring semester of Italian I and Italian II classes. Italian I Friday, Mar. 30 class, 5:30 p.m. Italian II class, 7:30 p.m. Registration required. De - • Pompeii Men’s Club annual Good Friday Fish Fry Buffet, 4 – 7:30 tails in this issue. p.m. Details in this issue. Wednesday, Mar. 7 Daily and weekly classes and activities • Pompeii Women’s Club Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. • Bocce leagues. The winter season runs through the week of Mar. 5. Thursday, Mar. 8 The championship playoffs will take place Monday, Mar. 12. • Italian Community Center Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. • ICC Italian classes . The spring semester of Italian I, an introductory Tuesday, Mar. 13 Italian class, and Italian II, a conversational Italian class, for persons, • Abruzzese Society meeting and spuntino, 2 p.m. 13 years and older, will get underway on Tuesday, Mar. 6 and will • Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National meeting, 7 p.m. continue for a total of 10 Tuesday nights through May 8. Look for de - tails in this issue. Thursday, Mar. 15 • Italian Community Center membership dinner, 5:30 p.m. • I Bei Bambini, The Children’s Italian Dance Group. This children’s • Italian Community Center general meeting, 6:30 p.m. folk dance group practices weekly on most Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the ICC. New dancers are welcome. For details, visit: Friday, Mar. 16 www.tradizionevivente.com . Breaks are taken during the holidays. • Italian Community Center’s 26th annual Saint Joseph’s Day Lunch - eon, noon. Details in this issue. • Tradizione Vivente, The Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee. This folk dance group practices weekly on most Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. at Saturday, Mar. 17 the ICC. Visit: www.tradizionevivente.com for details. Breaks are Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO general meeting, • 11 a.m. taken during the holidays. Ballate con noi! Dance with us! Wednesday, Mar. 21 • Hula hoop dance fitness class . Every Tuesday night, 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. • Filippo Mazzei Lodge/Order Sons of Italy in America Board meet - in the bocce court room. Everyone is welcome. Cost: $5 per member, ing, 6 p.m. $10 per non-member. No classes during the holidays. Last chance to register Winter bocce season for ICC’s weekly Italian drawing to close; classes for teens and spring season to start adults which start Mar. 6 This spring, the Italian Commu - Enrollment is open to ICC mem - week of Mar. 19 nity Center will offer an introduc - bers and the general public. There The winter season for indoor couraged to join. tory class (Italian I) as well as an is a limit of 25 students per class. bocce leagues at the Italian Com - If you’re interested in register - Italian II conversational class, both The fee for each course is $125 per munity Center concludes with the ing a team to play in a spring starting Tuesday, Mar. 6. person. The fee does not include the championship playoffs on Monday, league, here are a few things you Both courses will be held on 10 course textbook, entitled “Italian is Mar. 12. The first place teams from need to know. There are two sets of consecutive Tuesday nights, with Fun” by Amsco Publishing. each of the five leagues plus three registration fees – one for those the final classes on May 8. To register, complete the form teams with the best overall runner- who are not members of the ICC Instructor Enrica Tarantino accompanying this article. Checks up record will compete in the play - and one for those who are ICC Woytal described Italian I as being or money orders are payable to the offs. The action will start at 7 p.m. members. The non-member regis - for those who want an introduction Italian Community Center. Regis - A report on the tournament and tration fee is $40 per person per to the language and the culture of tration will be accepted up to the picture of the championship team league season. A discounted regis - Italy. The introductory course will start of the Mar. 6 classes if the en - will appear in our next issue. tration fee of $30 per person per league season is offered to an ICC run from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. rollment limit has not been About spring leagues member. Each team must consist of The Italian II course will begin reached. People can also stop in at Competition in the spring at least four players, with one at 7:30 p.m. and end at 9:15 p.m. the ICC office, fill out the registra - leagues will get underway the week player designated as team captain. “Italian II is ideal for those who tion form and make their payment of Mar. 19. There will be teams Each league is interested in having have completed our introductory with a check or credit card. competing in senior citizens’ eight teams, which allows every course and are ready to learn more Tarantino Woytal began teach - leagues on Tuesday and Thursday team to compete each week of the about the language and culture of ing Italian classes at the ICC more afternoons and in mixed couples’ season. Italy,” Tarantino Woytal said. than 35 years ago. leagues on Monday and Wednesday Team registrations are available nights. from the league coordinators: Troy Each team plays once a week Halverson (Monday night), Craig Registration form for over an eight-week period provided Lieber (Tuesday afternoon), Tony Italian I course & Italian II course that there is an even number in the Tarantino (Wednesday night) and league. Each league seeks a maxi - Jeannie Prindiville (Thursday af - mum of eight teams. Name(s) ______ternoon). The forms can also be ob - Please note: Recently both the tained by contacting the ICC office daytime seniors’ leagues and the Address ______at 414–223-2180. The forms must evening couples’ leagues have had be submitted with full payment for difficulty filling eight-team rosters. all players by Tuesday, Mar. 13. City, State, Zip ______New players and new teams are en - Phone No. ______Email ______

I am (we are) enrolling in: J Italian I course J Number of persons enrolling. J Italian II course J Number of persons enrolling.

Course fee: $125.00 per person. Make payment to: Italian Community Center, and send to: ICC, c/o Italian Class, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916. Enrollment in each class is lim - ited to the first 25 students who send in this registration form with full payment.

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PAGE 6–MARCH 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES A sampling of what’s on tap for ‘Taste of Italy’ from page 1 The committee is working hard to ward to your continued participa - feel free to contact one of the coor - will stroll all around the building. secure some great prizes. If you’d tion. dinators, Marie Lieber, 414-708- The price of food tickets will be like to make a donation, please con - If you have any questions or 1607, Val Schleicher, 414-241-1194 $2 each. All food and beverage serv - tact Fran Tollefson at 262-786- want to make a donation, please or Christina Ziino, 414-218-2175. ings require one (1) ticket except 8276. for calamari which will require The cash raffle is what is com - two (2) tickets per serving due monly known as a 50/50 raffle, in to the high market price . which one ticket that is drawn giv - We are pleased that Tony Zin - ing the purchaser of that ticket 50% gale is returning as our volunteer of the cash collected from ticket coordinator. Please complete and sales. The other 50% goes to the mail your volunteer forms as soon ICC. as you receive them to Tony at this Raffle ticket sellers will ask pur - address: Tony Zingale, 6611 W chasers to put their name and Chambers St., Milwaukee, WI phone number on each ticket. That 53210. way, winners do not need to be There will be two Taste of Italy present when the winning tickets raffles – one for prizes and the are drawn. other for cash. The tickets for both Festa Italiana is our largest raffles will be $2 each or six for $10 fundraiser for the Italian Commu - or 15 for $20. The tickets will be nity Center. “A Taste of Italy” is sold in the galleria. second and we could not do it with - In the prize raffle, people will be out our Italian societies, busi - able to place the tickets they pur - nesses, volunteers and generous chase in a container next to the supporters of the Italian Commu - prize they want to have a chance to nity Center. We are so grateful for win. A drawing for each prize will everything you have done to sup - occur before the end of the event. port our organization and look for - St. Joseph’s Day luncheon tradition continues at ICC from page 3 jelly, cannoli-style pastry cream or pastry zeppole will be served for a butter and honey mixture. In This beautiful stained glass piece is going to be one of the prizes in the dessert. Rome, Naples and the region of 2018 “A Taste of Italy” prize raffle. It measures 15 inches in diameter and “We hope to see all of you who Sicily, these little pastries are sold includes a chain for hanging. This prize is being donated by ICC mem - have been so faithful in attending on many streets and are sometimes bers Bill and Karen Dickinson. It was designed and crafted by Bill Dick - our past St. Joseph’s Day celebra - given as gifts. inson. (Photo provided by the Dickinsons) tions at this year’s luncheon and we ask you to bring along your rela - tives and friends who might be in - terested in attending,” Winard said. She added that donations, both small and large, are welcome to help with the various costs associ - ated with the event, such as altar decorations and the program. St. Joseph’s Day tradition St. Joseph’s Day is marked with celebrations across Italy. The late- ICC Historian Mario A. Carini said Sicilian immigrants, who followed the observance in their hometowns, brought the tradition with them when they settled in Milwaukee starting in the late 1880s. The subject has also been writ - ten about by Professor/Cavaliere Philip J. DiNovo, president of the American Italian Heritage Associa - tion of Albany, N.Y. In an article on the organization’s website (www.aiha-albany.org), DiNovo wrote: “In the Middle Ages, accord - ing to tradition, there was a severe drought that destroyed most vege - tation and left many people in western Sicily dying of starvation. People began to pray to St. Joseph asking him to ask the Lord for rain. They promised if the rains came that they would honor St. Joseph for his intercession and perpetually honor him on March 19. “At the stroke of midnight, the Lord sent the rain; it was on this day the prayers were heard. The people had water, the vegetation turned green, and there were fish for the fishermen. The St. Joseph altars are based on this traditional legend, which has been handed down from one generation to the next.” Today in Italy, St. Joseph’s Day is also known as Father’s Day. The day, which used to be a national holiday, is traditionally celebrated with bonfires and sometimes pag - eants with scenes from the life of St. Joseph. Children give gifts to their fathers on San Giuseppe Day. Zeppole (or zeppoli in southern Ital - ian dialects) are traditionally eaten on St. Joseph’s Day. Zeppole are deep-fried dough balls that are usu - ally topped with powdered sugar and may be filled with custard,

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 7 Masks, Music and Merrymaking

La Regina Stephanie Ciano and her husband and Il Re Ed Ciano. Il Nonno Joe Mangiamele and La Nonna Ann D’Acquisto.

Seated: La Principessa Miro Mueller and Il Principe Ryan Lieber Stand - Il Piccolo Principe Izayah Angeles and ing: Carnevale Committee member Marie Lieber and Fr. Mike Hammer. La Piccola Principessa Maya Hamdan. All Times photos by Tom Hemman

Il Gran Maresciallo John Alioto was about to lead the Grand March of Royalty and all those in masks and costumes. Behind him are Il Re Ed Bagpipe players Rob McWilliam and Dennis Janzer performed as the yet- Ciano and La Regina Stephanie Ciano. The people in the Alioto family to-be-crowned 2018 King and Queen Ed and Stephanie Ciano entered the group were decked out as characters from the Disney film Aladdin. ballroom. The bagpipers are with the Milwaukee Scottish Pipe Band.

PAGE 8–MARCH 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Il Grande Carnevale 2018

ICC President Dean Cannestra escorted the Carnevale Co-Chairs Rose - mary DeRubertis (left) and Joanne Czubek to the stage.

Everyone who came to Carnevale wearing a mask had a chance to win a prize package. A panel of Carnevale Committee judges selected these three as the winners. Marissa Gatti-Taylor and her husband, Steven Tay - lor, wearing masks reminscence of the Italian Commedia dell’Arte era of the 16th through the 18th centuries, were awarded a wine basket and brunch at Saz’s State House. Six year-old Lilliana Lucente, wearing a decorative Carnevale-style mask, won a teddy bear and tickets to the Mil - waukee Art Museum. She is a dancer in the group, I Bei Bambini.

All Times photos by Tom Hemman

Guests of all ages had an opportunity to get their picture taken by put - ting their face in the center opening of this huge Carnevale mask dis - play. One of the guests who did just that was six year-old Emily Scott.

Father Mike Hammer, who assisted at the coronation of the Royal Court, showed he was into the spirit of the event when he put on his mask, one, Marie Lieber, a volunteer member of Carnevale’s decorations commit - he told the attendees, that he bought during a visit to Venice, Italy. tee, noted the splendor of the large centerpiece on the sweet table. This Venice is, of course, famous for its Carnevale celebrations and elaborate centerpiece was made by Carnevale Co-Chair Joanne Czubek. masks.

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 9 More highlights from the 39th Carnevale

Here is Tradizione Vivente, the Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee, performing one of its dances during Carnevale.

I Bei Bambini, the Children’s Italian Dance Group, performed before guests ICC Chaplain/Father Tim Kitzke at the 39th annual Il Grande Carnevale. provided the invocation.

To the left: Angela Maria Crivell- Jones and Adam Hamdan were the flag bearers for the parade of Carnevale Royalty and masked and costumed attendees. Angela was part of a group that came in costume as the characters from Disney’s Aladdin. Angela was the Princess Jasmine character. Adam was Il Principe of Carnevale 2017.

All Times photos by Tom Hemman

Bottom: Mary Anne Ceraso-Alioto and John Alioto, who are seen here dancing, were part of a group that dressed in costumes from the Dis - ney film “Aladdin.” John also had the role of Il Gran Maresciallo of Carnevale. The couple was the King and Queen of Carnevale in 2012.

The members of Tradizione Vivente invited guests to join them for a Tarantella and numerous people took them up on the invitation as this picture shows.

PAGE 10 – MARCH 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES All Times photos by Tom Hemman

The Carnevale Committee and the Italian Community Center thank you for your support and contribution to Il Grande Carnevale 2018 in making this a wonderful event. John Alioto & Mary Anne Ceraso-Alioto Pam Mazza-Mueller & Jon Mueller Bartolotta Catering at the ICC Sandy Mazza Jeff Bartolotta Ralph Busalacchi Metamorphasis Salon & Spa Dean Cannestra Milwaukee Art Museum

Susan DeSanctis Christiansen Nails by Debra

Crazy Water Restaurant Sal & Maria Purpora, Papa Luigi’s & Meyers Restaurant Crown Plaza Hotel Culver’s Frozen Custard Pietro Tarantino, Pietro’s Pizza Joanne Czubek Betty Puccio

Rosemary DeRubertis Santino’s

Bill & Karen Dickinson Saz’s State House Divino Wine & Dine Peter Sciortino Bakery Kathy Emery Rose Purpero Spang Fazio’s Sweet Memories Sweet Life Tradizione Vivente Sonny & Melody Gensler The Italian Dance I Bei Bambini, the Children’s Group of Milwaukee Italian Dance Group Wolverwine Fireworks Craig & Marie Lieber Tony Machi Joe & Christina Ziino

Please accept our apologies if your contribution was received after the printing of this edition.

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 11 Time to join or rejoin and bring on others to the ICC from page 1 www.iccmilwaukee.com or simply members of the ICC.” Italian festival – Festa Italiana – work toward advancing the value stop in at the reception desk in the She listed the following as im - in the nation and to display our of the Italian Community Center ICC office during regular business portant reasons why people of Ital - dedication to the continuance of and planning events and services hours. ian descent should join the ICC: Festa through our volunteer serv - for our membership, and you will “While we certainly encourage 1. To show our pride in our Ital - ices. own a piece of the Italian heritage and welcome all those who are not ian heritage and respect for our an - 5. To work for a common goal of in Milwaukee. of Italian descent to join us, we cestry. presenting a positive and vibrant You can become a member by strongly believe that those of you 2. To support an organization image of the Italian American com - completing the form that accompa - who are of Italian heritage should that represents all Italian Ameri - munity. nies this article. Send it with your want to preserve the Italian cul - cans. 6. To make friendships with all payment for membership dues to ture in Milwaukee and become 3. To demonstrate our pride in members that will last a lifetime. the ICC, 631 E. Chicago St., Mil - members of the ICC,” Ceraso- having one of the finest facilities in “Together, with all of our mem - waukee, WI 53202. You can also Alioto said. “Make it a family affair the United States. bers regardless of ancestry, we can apply for membership online by by having everyone from Nonno 4. To show our pride in an or - enjoy the wonderful benefits of our going to the organization’s website, and Nonna to bambini become ganization that sponsors the best organization,” Ceraso-Alioto said. A message from Dean Cannestra, Italian Community Center President from page 1 volunteers or attendees, and do we think we can and can’t do this and let your family and friends Italian food tasting extravaganza a your part to make this year’s Taste year and made adjustments where know that they should attend. You successful fundraiser for our organ - of Italy a big success. A lot of details possible. One thing we can’t control will be hearing much more about ization. about this event appear in this in the weather. We hope and pray Festa in the coming months. Keep After Festa Italiana, this is our issue. for three dry days. Remember, in touch with The Italian Times second most important money - Planning for our 41st Festa is Festa will be Friday, July 20 and on the Festa website, www.fes - maker. As your President, I ask well underway. The budget is set. through Sunday, July 22. 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PAGE 12 – MARCH 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Frances Maniaci, longtime ICC member, dies at age of 102 Frances (Sgro) Maniaci, a long - lieved to be the oldest living mem - which evolved into the nationally time member of the Italian Com - ber of the ICC at the age of 102. known Florentine Opera Cho - munity Center, died Jan. 22 She was a member of the Italian rus/Company. surrounded by her family. At the Opera Chorus under the direction Her family reported that time of her passing, she was be - of the late John-David Anello, Frances absolutely loved attending Festa Italiana and celebrating her heritage. For her, it was all about being with her family, seeing old Thanks for your friends and, of course, the music. Frances and her late husband, Joseph, were married on Oct. 18, donations to the ICC 1941. They had two children, The officers and directors of the Mary Rose Vicini Richard (Diane) and Vivian (Mark) Italian Community Center wish to Mary Winard Jorgensen. She was blessed with thank and acknowledge all those Laurie & Mike Horne two grandchildren, Greg (Kendra) who pledged, fulfilled a pledge, or Christine A Prevetti Maniaci and Lisa (Chuck) Miller made a contribution to the non - and four great-grandchildren, Tay - profit organization. In memory of Catherine Casa - lor and Joey Maniaci and Max and To obtain information on how to mento Ava Miller. Her family said that Sonny & Melody Gensler make a pledge or a donation, please Frances will be missed by everyone call 414-223-2808. In memory of Salvatore B. she touched. Frances Maniaci The following donations were re - Purpero ceived between Jan. 11 and Feb. 8, Associated Earth Movers Inc. 2018. Ray & Carol Besasie In memory of Peter Frank In memory of Frances “Chi Invitation to art Sorce Chi” Maniaci Peter T. and Kathy M. Sorce Jimmy & Linda Spataro Christina Sorce David T. & Ann M. Grabowski benefit for Caroline, Chick & Rob Maniaci In memory of Dan Conley Sonny & Melody Gensler Carolyn & Marty Lemens Mary Jo Bartel Shirley Jorgensen St. Anthony Project Frank & Linda Cannistra Steve & Mary Salmieri by Anthony Busalacchi ing, the plan is for 60 apartments. Regina Davis Camille Nicolai ICC member So far, over $12 million of the Mike & Felicia Giamo Elizabeth Germanotta Last month, I turned 85 years needed $13.9 million has been Sheila Goodman Dale & Deb Sinkula old, and when I read of the St. An - raised. The next step is to provide Doug & Margery Howard Ken & Lori Kessenich thony Project, the conversion of the for the furnishings of the apart - ob & Jane Zomboracz ents. Residents will pay one-third Shirley Howard B old St. Anthony’s Hospital at 1004 m Susie Inbusch John & Amanda Couden N. 10th St., built in 1931, into hous - of their monthly income, which will Bob & Rosemary Jennaro Marie Moran ing for low-income people, and re - include all utilities. The added Margaret & Mike Lange Barbara & Joe Bonfiglio membering that I was born in that bonus is the location, next to St. Joseph Mangiamele hospital, this seemed like the per - Ben’s, which for decades has pro - In memory of John Coffaro fect way to celebrate my birthday. I vided free hot meals every day. Jerry & Mary Mudlaff Jimmy & Linda Spataro decided to donate 85 works of art Having taught humanities at Heather Nelson (Ihsan M Atta) Pompeii Men’s Club and artifacts. Whitefish Bay High School and Jim & Jean Sagan Gino A. Dentice Carla & Tom Shircel Among the collection will be sev - Cardinal Stritch University, when eral icons from Europe. The event talking about heroes, I always will take place at St. John’s on the stated that my hero was Francis of Lake, 1840 N. Prospect Ave., on Assisi, because he preached a ser - Saturday, Mar. 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 mon not of words but of action. ICC Members: Planning to p.m. and Sunday, Mar. 18 from 1 to Also, as a young person, I sub - 5 p.m. The items will be on display scribed to a national organization attend the dinner before in the Cultural Arts Center of St. whose motto was “It is better to John’s on the Lake, and each item light one candle than to curse the will have a minimum donation darkness.” As a Shriner, I am a the General Meeting on amount. The checks will be made supporter of Shriners’ Childrens’ out to the St. Anthony Project. Hospitals. Because of my interest Thursday, March15th? None of the proceeds will come to in art, I also support the Milwau - me. With each room costing $1,000 kee Art Museum. The art and arti - to furnish, it is my hope to furnish facts were collected during my wife several. Pat and my 58 years of marriage If so, you are kindly asked Managed by Heartland Hous - and world travel. to make a reservation on or before Monday, March 12th. Call 414-223-2180. Your reservation will help the culinary staff of Bartolotta Catering prepare sufficient food for the buffet. Thank you for your cooperation!

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ICC member Anthony Busalacchi will host an art benefit for the St. An - thony Project on Saturday, Mar. 17.

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 13 Judge John DiMotto retiring after a 42- year career in public service by Thomas Hemman Experiences,” to record and convey Times Editor the daily experiences of a Milwau - Milwaukee County Circuit kee County Circuit Court Judge. Court Judge John J. DiMotto is re - Milwaukee County Chief Judge tiring Feb. 28, after 42-plus years Maxine A. White stated in a as a public servant, including 27 wicourts.gov news release that, years as a judge and 15-1/2 years as “Judge DiMotto will be missed, not an Assistant District Attorney. If only for his in-depth knowledge of you’re really counting, you could legal issues and procedures, but add another year as an unpaid in - also for the compassion and care tern in the District Attorney’s Of - with which he handled cases of all fice. types. So what kept the 68-year old Di - Over his long career, DiMotto Motto going all those years as a has been recognized with many public servant? The judge said, awards for his accomplishments, “Having the opportunity to help including recognition as “Wisconsin people – individuals whose lives Judge of the Year” by the American may have been forever impacted – Board of Trial Advocates and “Ju - and the opportunity to empower rist of the Year” by the Wisconsin the victims. For most individuals, Justinian Society of Lawyers. This the case that we’re hearing is the May, DiMotto will be a recipient of most important in their lifetime, a “Leonardo DaVinci Award of Ex - and a judge needs to feel the im - cellence,” presented by the Illi - portance of each and every case he nois/Wisconsin Chapter of the or she hears. I think our most im - Order Sons of Italy in America, at a portant job is to empower and pro - banquet at Roma Lodge in Racine. tect the victims, give the people the In 2008, DiMotto was recognized opportunity to be heard, and see in an article in the Wisconsin Law that justice is served.” Journal for his record as a circuit Italian Community Center court judge on appeal. From Jan. 1, members should take pride in 2000 through 2006, DiMotto’s deci - knowing that Judge DiMotto has sions had been reviewed and af - been a member of the organization firmed by the appellate court 46 since its inception in 1978. He vol - times without reversal, the Law unteered at Festa Italiana and was Journal reported as the streak a member of the Festa Patrol for ended. about 20 years. In fact, he was the Wisconsin Court of Appeals co-chair of the Festa Patrol with Judge Kitty K. Brennan, who Ralph Busalacchi. The Festa Patrol worked previously with DiMotto as provides a variety of services from a fellow assistant district attorney Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge John DiMotto crowd control and to being first re - and circuit court judge, said in the sponders to guests in need at the same wicourt.gov news release that lawyer, DiMotto said he was influ - of their careers. They plan to do in - festival. DiMotto represents what judges as - enced most to remain in public ternational traveling including pire to be. “Being a great judge is service by the former, longtime Mil - going to Amsterdam and Munich Judicial career not just about legal knowledge, it’s waukee County District Attorney this year. He said both he and his DiMotto was first elected as a about people skills. And John Di - E. Michael McCann. “I was struck wife are in good health and want to Milwaukee County Circuit Court Motto is a man of the people. He by his insistence to do the right enjoy retirement. Judge in April 1990 and was offi - understands and listens. Conse - thing, to see that justice was served DiMotto said he will serve as a cially sworn into his position on quently, he gets the highest praise fairly for all people. He would re - reserve judge and will likely do Aug. 1, 1990. He was re-elected judges ever get – lawyers and their mind us everyday that we are here some mediation and nonprofit or - without opposition in 1996, 2002, clients on both sides all want Judge to do justice.” ganization legal work. He might 2008 and 2014. During his 27 years DiMotto to preside on their cases. also go back to writing his blog. His background on the bench, DiMotto served in He’s a class act and we are all bet - The judge said he wanted to re - Judge DiMotto was born and every division of the Milwaukee ter for having his leadership all tire “when I felt the opportunity raised in the City of Milwaukee. He County Circuit Court, which in - these years,” she said. was right. You don’t want to leave is one of two sons born to John and cludes Misdemeanor, Felony, Civil, In 2016, DiMotto ranked first being disheartened by the system. Anna Marie (Rudich) DiMotto. His Probate and Children’s Court. He is among the state’s 249 Circuit Court Being 68 years old and feeling I ac - father died in 1999. His mother is completing his career as one of 12 judges in an anonymous statewide complished what I wanted to, I an active 93 year old. John’s judges handling cases in the civil survey of 2,245 trial lawyers con - started thinking about retirement brother is Michael DiMotto. division. He is a former presiding ducted by Gannett, the publisher of last September.” He opted to leave John attended Marquette Uni - judge of the family division. numerous newspapers including at the end of February “so I could versity High School and earned his On average, DiMotto estimates the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. fully enjoy spring and summer for that he presided over 500 to 1,000 bachelor’s degree from Marquette the first time in my adult life.” cases annually. Italian heritage influences University in 1972 and graduated In his time on the bench, Di - Asked by The Italian Times if with his Jurist Degree from the DiMotto added that he will miss Motto became widely recognized as his Italian heritage and upbringing University of Wisconsin Law School his colleagues – other judges, court - a leader in judicial education and had an impact on his career as a in 1974. house staff and lawyers – and miss has generously shared his legal judge, DiMotto responded affir - On June 30, 1973, the younger the challenges of being a judge. knowledge with judges across the mitely. “We Italians put great em - DiMotto was married to Jean Wisconsin Governor Scott state. phasis on family, stress good values Wouters. Like her husband, Jean Walker will appoint a replacement Wisconsin Supreme Court Jus - and show you that you have the ca - served as a Milwaukee County Cir - for DiMotto. Although there are tice Patience Drake Roggensack pacity to contribute to society. We cuit Court Judge for 17 years. She two years left on DiMotto’s term, said on the judicial website stress the importance of being self - retired five years ago. state law requires the position to be wicourts.gov , “Judge DiMotto has less and not selfish, so, yes, my Ital - Being married to another judge filled by an election in the following taken so many independent steps to ian heritage made me what I am.” has its advantages, DiMotto said. A year. In other words, the appointee improve the level of judicial service judge can discuss his or her cases will have to decide whether he or in our state, he has almost become Assistant D.A. years with another judge “so it has been she wishes to run for an elective, a legend in his own time. There can On Dec. 18, 1974, DiMotto grad - wonderful to have another judge six-year term in 2019. be no question that Wisconsin uated from the University of Wis - living in my household,” consin Law School. Two days later, Editor’s note: Parts of this ar - courts, as well as the people who The couple has a daughter, ticle are courtesy of a news report appeared before him in court, have he began working in the Milwaukee Anna DiMotto, who is a Registered County District Attorneys Office as that appeared on www.wicourts.gov benefited because of his work as a Nurse at the Aurora St. Luke’s on Dec. 21, 2017. member of the judiciary.” an intern, until he was sworn in to Hospital. Her husband, Thomas DiMotto serves on the faculty of the Wisconsin Bar Association on Baker, is an information techni - the National Judicial College and is Jan. 16, 1975 when he officially cian. a former Associate Dean of the Wis - began his duties as an Assistant Judge DiMotto is a longtime And now, a consin Judicial College. He has District Attorney. He served as an member of the Milwaukee Chapter word from Italy served as an educator at numerous Assistant D.A. until his election as UNICO National, La Società di San judicial conferences and on many a judge in 1990. For nine years, he Giuseppe, the Filippo Mazzei by Blaise Di Pronio committees, including the criminal was the Director of the Sensitive Greater Milwaukee Lodge #2763 of Accelerate- To cause to move jury instruction committee, which Crimes Unit in the District Attor - the Order Sons of Italy in America faster and quicken the motion of he formerly chaired. He has au - ney’s Office, which was responsible and the Wisconsin Justinian Soci - or to add to the speed of. thored numerous outlines and for the review and prosecution of all ety of Lawyers. He is a past presi - It comes from the Italian ac - guides to help judges navigate com - cases of sexual assault, child neg - dent of the Milwaukee Chapter celerando which is a musical in - plex issues. lect and child homicides committed UNICO National (1990-91). struction indicating a passage to Starting in December 2009, Di - by adult offenders. In retirement, DiMotto said he be played with increasing speed Motto wrote a highly-regarded ju - While he graduated from law and his wife plan to do a lot of trav - and accelerare or to hasten and dicial blog, “Bench and Bar school with the intent to be a eling that they have put off because make quicker.

PAGE 14 – MARCH 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Professor Emeritus/ICC member Larry Baldassaro brings together memories of 44 Major League players in his latest publication Baldassaro’s new book, Baseball Italian Style, coming out in early March When Lawrence Baldassaro Frank Crosetti, a Yankees short - published Beyond DiMaggio: Ital - stop whose career began in 1932, ian Americans in Baseball in 2011, describes how he and his brother it was the first comprehensive book used corn cobs for baseballs and on the topic. His new book, Baseball pieces of wood for bats. At the other Italian Style: Great Stories Told by end of the time spectrum, Cincin - Italian American Major Leaguers , nati Reds slugger Joey Votto dis - is scheduled to be published on cusses the ways technology and March 6 by Sports Publishing of sophisticated data are affecting the New York. As was true of Beyond game. At a time when statistical DiMaggio , the purpose of his latest analysis plays an increasingly work is to preserve the long and prominent role in the sport, the sto - distinguished legacy of Italian ries in this book are a reminder American contributions to baseball, that the history of baseball is one of America’s most enduring so - passed on to future generations cial institutions. more eloquently, and with greater Baseball Italian Style brings to - passion, through the words of those gether the memories of 44 major who lived it than it is by numerical leaguers of Italian heritage inter - data. viewed by Baldassaro since 1993. On Tuesday, March 27 at 7 p.m., Their collective careers span almost Baldassaro will do a presentation a century, from the 1930s up to and signing at Boswell Book Com - today. In these first-person ac - pany, 2559 N. Downer Avenue. counts, baseball fans will meet at “Baseball Italian Style is a labor of an intimate level the players they love,” said Baldassaro. “Any and all cheered as heroes or jeered as ad - royalties that I may earn from this versaries, as well as coaches, man - book will be donated to the Jimmy agers, front-office executives, and Fund, the fundraising arm of the umpires. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in The speakers in this collection Boston.” (which includes Hall of Famers * * * Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Ron Editor’s note: Lawrence Bal - Santo, Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza, dassaro , professor emeritus of Ital - Tommy Lasorda, Tony La Russa, ian at the University of and Joe Torre) go beyond facts and Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a mem - figures to provide an inside look at ber of the ICC, is the author of Be - their Italian heritage and their life yond DiMaggio: Italian Americans in the big leagues. Among the in Baseball , editor of Ted Williams: speakers are three former Milwau - Reflections on a Splendid Life , and kee Brewers: Sal Bando, Chris coeditor of The American Game: Bosio, and Chris Capuano. Taken Baseball and Ethnicity. He has as a whole, these stories constitute published articles in numerous a chronicle that documents not only sports encyclopedias and journals, the evolution of Italian American has been a contributing writer for participation in the national pas - the Milwaukee Brewers magazine time, but also the continuity of the since 1990, and wrote the chapter game and the many changes that on sports for the newly-published have taken place, on and off the Routledge History of Italian Ameri - field. cans . Welcome new Italian Word Search: Community A Taste of Italy Center members! by Blaise Di Pronio The following persons became members of the Italian Community Center between January 11 and February 8, 2018. Benvenuti (Wel - come!) Ashley Guttuso of Mukwonago Wayne & Mary Fasciano of Caledonia Alyssa Patton (junior membership) of Milwaukee Daniele Calasanzio of Glendale Nick Mueller of Franklin Mason Mueller of Franklin Miro Mueller of Franklin Frank Santucci of Verona, Pennsylvania Kelly Huyler of Oak Creek Jacob D’Acquisto of Milwaukee Nick & Kim D’Acquisto and children Lola and Ava of Cudahy

Spring St. Joseph’s Day festivals across donkey race part Italy of festivities in “Festa della Primavera,” a Tuscan town spring festival, is held in many Palio dei Somari, a donkey places in Italy on Mar. 21. This fes - race between neighborhoods, tival primarily centered around a takes place on St. Joseph’s Day region’s food and cultural events (Mar. 19) in Torrita di Siena, a that include music and other per - medieval village near Siena in formances. Italy’s Tuscany region. Spring festivals are sometimes A colorful, historic parade is To find Word Search solved, turn to page ?? held to coincide with St. Joseph’s also part of the celebration. Day on Mar. 19.

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 15 Glorioso’s Italian Market marks 72nd anniversary with big plans for 2018 To celebrate its 72nd anniver - sary and thank the local commu - nity for years of support, Glorioso’s Italian Market announced that it is planning events and promotions throughout 2018. Festivities kicked off with a five- day celebration sale on Glorioso’s brand products, Feb. 14-18. Birth - day cake and coffee were served at the store on Feb. 17. “Glorioso’s is one of Milwaukee’s top destination locations and a Mil - waukee institution,” said Ted Glo - rioso, one of the original founding brothers and current owner. “It’s been family-owned and operated since 1946. We’ve been able to maintain the commitment to the product and our customers in keep - ing with the tradition started 72 years ago. As a family and a com - pany, we’re proud to be celebrating this amazing milestone.” Glorioso’s Italian Market, 1011 E. Brady St., Milwaukee, now lo - cated across the street from its orig - inal location, still has plenty of ideas for using its former structure. Glorioso’s will open its new culinary center in its original location. Called “Glorioso’s Appetito,” the and guest chefs. anniversaries, children’s parties, grow their catering business, chef’s center will combine three elements It will have another part called showers, rehearsal dinners, re - counter, private lessons and culi - into one. The two historic buildings Eventi (events) for private events, unions and family gatherings. nary nights. that comprised the former market corporate events, team building, The third element will be known The entire culinary center pro - will have one part named Scuola client entertaining, employee in - as La Cucina (the kitchen), which vides a platform to bring people to - (School) to conduct classes, demon - centives and holiday events in ad - will support their production needs gether to celebrate over food and strations, food and beverage events dition to birthdays and in the market and allow them to beverage.

The current Glorioso’s Italian Market, 1011 E. Brady St., Milwaukee. The former Glorioso’s on Brady, 1020 E. Brady St., Milwaukee. Words in an Italian word Left out – right in by Blaise Di Pronio by Blaise Di Pronio mount a horse from the left side I recently found myself driving rather than the middle of horse How many words can you make with the letters in the on the left lane of a two-lane, one- traffic. word “Pietà” (Pity) way street with parking on both But, by the 1700s, teamsters sides. I felt awkward and unsure so (drivers of a team of animals) in ______I crossed over to the right lane. France, Italy and the United States Being in the left lane, driving past started hauling farm products from ______parked cars just didn’t feel right. the countryside to the cities using Maybe some of our readers have wagons and the coachman (driver) ______felt the same way in that situation. would sit on the left hand side be - But why is that? After all, in Eng - hind the left-rear horse. At first, land they drive on the left side on they tried the left side of the road ______the road with no apparent problem. but that would cause the horses to But why do we have this quirk in pull to the left and then up onto the ______driving practices to begin with? sidewalk. It was also realized that Left or right of center. the driver would have a better view ______The reasons date as far back as of the oncoming wheels to their left the Middle Ages when most people and thus avoid collisions. So then, ______traveled on the left side of the road. off to the right became the favored During those violent feudal times, method and eventually made ______swordsmen mostly were right mandatory in these countries. handed because being left-handed Thus, when Napoleon conquered ______was considered bad back then. most of Europe, including Italy, (Sinister comes from the Italian driving on the right side spread ______sinistra which means left handed.) with him. Those countries that Swordsmen would stay to the left were able to resist Napoleon stayed ______so their right arm could be closer to to the left and these included Eng - an opponent coming from their land, which continues left side driv - ______right. Plus, there was less of a ing to this day. chance to hurt someone on ones left In Italy, the practice of driving Answers on page 19 side-where the sword was worn. on the right side began formally in Also, it would be much easier to Please turn to page 20

PAGE 16 – MARCH 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES A fond farewell by Italian Senatore other side of the aisle. In other funding for Comites, CGIE, the Renato Turano words, a risk of paralysis is possi - spread of the Italian language and Dear friends, with this article, ble for the next legislature. It may culture and much more. which I am writing after both be hard to find a new and unified More broadly, there have been Houses of Parliament have offi - majority. many advances when it comes to cially closed all legislative functions In these past few years, I think our citizens’ private lives. I refer to in preparation for the March 4 elec - our most important skill has been civil rights, an abbreviated divorce tions, I am letting you all know that the ability to walk “the narrow process, the biological testament, I will not seek reelection. I am very path,” as Minister of the Economy and our youth’s future. Unfortu - proud of my five-year experience Pier Carlo Padoan once said. We nately, we were not able to change representing my fellow Italians liv - have been able to stay within the Italy’s laws to allow those born in ing abroad. They have been intense parameters of the European Union, the country to automatically be - years, during which I have lived keeping our spending under control come Italian citizens. I think we through enormous changes within and reducing the deficit, all while can definitely highlight this as one our political system. We have effec - fostering growth. At one point, it of the legislature’s low points. Some tively transitioned from a bipolar to seemed almost impossible to com - of my colleagues, surely in good a tri-polar system now that the 5- bine growth and deficit reduction. faith, made the mistake of exploit - Star Movement has grown into a There was the risk of free fall on ing this situation. I’m sure, how - real political force. both ends. But all three govern - ever, that the matter will be picked Breaking away from a system ments that presided over the legis - up again in the future, because it is we had grown accustomed to comes lature (Letta, Renzi and now very important and must be dealt with its challenges: It is likely that Gentiloni) proved it was possible. with and solved by the end of the no one will be able to win the up - From an economic point of view, next legislature. Retiring Italian Senator Turano coming elections outright. This has therefore, we can certainly say it Now we enter the final phases of use of it to take advantage of our already happened in the past, lead - has been a positive legislature. The the electoral campaign. We can al - dear communities of Italians living ing to compromise governments. road traveled by the Partito Demo - ready hear the yelling and shouting abroad. When Enrico Letta was prime min - cratico should be continued — this to draw attention to varying politi - In closing, I would like to thank ister with the Partito Democratico, is vital for our country. cal positions. But I am not that all those who supported me the entire center-right (with the ex - From a parliamentary point of kind of politician. For me, politics is throughout these wonderful years, ception of the Lega Nord) joined the view, and more precisely for our reasoning, reflecting and mediat - as well as those who criticized me, government. After the center-right communities abroad, there has ing. It is solidarity and dialogue, because thanks to all of you, I have broke up, Matteo Renzi had a more been a sort of awakening. Many im - getting together at a table and find - grown from both a political and a left-leaning stance, but he still had portant goals have been reached, ing solutions. I don’t like propa - human point of view. Grazie . to deal with many factions on the and we were able to secure future ganda and I hope no one will make Local Italian businesses come out on top in Shepherd Express’ ‘Best of’ issue by Blaise Di Pronio Pizzeria-wood fired oven: Grocery: Ethnic grocery / heavenly, too. Happily, they’re Every year, Wisconsin’s largest Carini’s La Conca D’Oro. “The 12- gourmet / take-out deli: Glo - small – two bites and then the locally owned and operated news - inch pizzas are Neapolitan style; rioso’s Italian Market. “Prices are memory – and sold individually, so paper, the Shepherd Express , pub - the crust is slightly crisp at the great and there’s more than you’d you can sample many different fla - lishes its “Best of” issue. The edges but soft as pastry inside, nei - ever imagine in luscious gelatos, vors.” edition lists the results of competi - ther thin nor thick, and the char - bakery, cookies, candies, nuts, im - P.S.: Although not a winner in tion involving many local busi - ring on top from the intense fire ported and artisanal cheeses, olive the Best of above, another great nesses, people and organizations adds a touch of smoky flavor to the oils, vinegars, olives, fresh sponsor and supporter of the ICC, offering many products or expertise toppings.” sausages, sauces, pastas, pizzas, Reina International Auto in Brook - but emphasizing the food service Romantic restaurant: Lake paninis, coffees, sandwiches, pro - field, was listed and rated as one of industry. The contest is conducted Park Bistro (Bartolotta). “It’s duce, wines and beers and every the best luxury dealerships in the by letting readers vote for their fa - perched on a bluff overlooking an sort of salad, even octopus.” “Midwest by Best Things Wiscon - vorite choices. elegant old stairway wending its Neighborhood bakery: Peter sin” at bestthingswi.com Its spe - way down to the Lakefront. And Sciortino’s Bakery (Vella). “Every - cialty European vehicles include Several Italian Community Cen - what could be more romantic than one knows these are the best rolls Ferrari, Fiat, Jaguar, Lamborghini ter supporters, sponsors and mem - a stroll through Lake Park, in in town. The Italian cookies are and many more. bers were featured prominently as which the bistro is ensconced, after first place winners in the food serv - your meal?” ice categories and we are limiting Restaurant with a view: Har - our highlights to such categories bor House (Bartolotta). “ ....offering only. These winners are listed an extensive seafood menu with a Word Search solved: below and the comments shown remarkable view of the shoreline are excerpted from the paper’s re - and lake.”... views of the winners: A Taste of Italy Frozen pizza: Palermo’s (Fal - from page 17 Gelato shop: Glorioso’s Italian lucca Family). “In addition to their Market. “It could probably thrive on classic pies, they also offer varieties just its status as an historical of thin crust, pizzeria style, and Brady Street landmark, but Glo - “King Cheese” pizzas. Their rioso’s is also the best place for Ital - Menomonee Valley production ian, Mediterranean and even plant also offers a popular factory artisanal Wisconsin foods and tour, complete with pizza samples drinks.” and beverages.” I didn’t know that! Italy has won the World Cup organ. four times, which is second only to Italians consume over 45 bottles Brazil with five. of wine per year, per capita. Italy has hosted the Olympics On average, Italians eat half a three times in 1956, 1960, and pound of bread a day. What’s more, 2006. estimated pasta consumption is 70 Pretzels were actually first pounds per person annually. made in Italy in 610 by an Italian According to Italian culture, you monk who gave them to children must respect your elders. Always who learned their prayers. stand when an elder person enters No wonder why Italians love caf - the room. feine: The espresso machine is an On the beaches of Eraclea on the Italian invention built by Angelo Venetian Lido, it is illegal to make Moriondo in 1884. sandcastles or any other kind of In 1896, the first ice cream cone sand structure. was created by an Italian immi - In 2012, the town of Falciano del grant who settled in New York Massico in Campania made it ille - City. gal for residents to die because the You can thank Bartolomeo town’s cemetery is full. Cristofori for developing the very In the city of Turin, dog owners first piano in 1698. Other musical must walk their pooch at least instruments invented in Italy in - three times a day or risk being clude the violin, the guitar, and the fined. Woof!

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 17 La Pagina Italiana Il territorio di Corleone e le sue bellezze Non esiste in tutta la Sicilia costruire una casena di caccia per gli appassionati di bird- nostra zona la “Cascata delle due occidentale contesto più ricco e di dall’arch. Marvuglia. Riparato watching, i quali possono facil- Rocche” formate dal salto del straordinaria bellezza concentrato dalla grande vetta della Rocca mente avvistare poiane, nibbi ed i Torrente San Leonardo o Torrente in un area così poco estesa. Delle 14 Busambra il bosco fitto di aghifogli, più fortunati potranno scorgere di Corleone che nei secoli ha aree di interesse naturalistico querce e castagni offre rifugio a l’aquila del Bonelli. Nei dintorni del scavato un suggestivo Canyon che individuate dall’Azienda provin- parecchi animali selvatici quali paese ci si può imbattere facilmente prende il nome dal nostro paese. ciale per il Turismo di Palermo e cervi, cinghiali, istrici, martore, in uno dei tanti monumenti Prima di lasciare il paese bisogna dalle principali associazioni gazze, cinciallegre, barbagianni, campagnoli che meritano un’atten- comunque visitare la Villa ambientaliste (Legambiente, WWF, gheppi, falchetti pellegrini, e tanti zione particolare, sono le vecchie Comunale, giardino pubblico di LIPU), ben sei ricadono nel altri. Passeggiando in silenzio al masserie, molte delle quali ancora oltre 4 mila metri quadrati, Corleonese o nelle immediate suo interno facilmente si possono ben conservate. realizzato agli inizi dell’800, vicinanze. In un raggio di meno di avvistare questi animali e Per chi vuole fare una lunga costituito di una ricca varietà di 80 km si possono visitare le ammirare un sottobosco ricco e camminata a piedi si raccomanda specie botaniche tra cui spiccano seguenti aree: Ficuzza, Serre della variegato formato da muschi, una escursione alla Montagna grandi palme da dattero che ben si Pizzuta, Serre di Ciminna e licheni, moltissime varietà di felci, Vecchia, che sovrasta il centro sono ambientate nei secoli al nostro Capezzagna, Valle del fiume Sosio, pungitopo e dalle bellissimi abitato garantendo un gradito e microclima. Monte Genuardo e Santa Maria del orchidee selvagge dalla coloratis- spazioso panorama e parecchie Il territorio di Corleone, esteso Bosco, Monte Carcaci, Montagna sima fioritura primaverile. sorprese archeologiche essendo oltre 22.000 ettari, presenta un delle Rose e Monti Sicani. Volgendo Per gli amanti dell’archeologia stata una dei più importanti siti contesto ambientale di lo sguardo al territorio che circonda adiacenti al Bosco sul versante archeologici oltre che per straordinario interesse naturalis- Corleone racchiusa in uno scenario occidentale del massiccio della dimensione per ricchezza di tico, paesaggistico ed archeologico di grande effetto, il visitatore Rocca Busambra, nella parte ritrovamenti che attualmente tale da soddisfare le curiosità e le amante della natura e della storia sottostante Pizzo Nicolosi, troviamo vanno ad arricchire il patrimonio il esigenze di qualsiasi tipo di di un luogo difficilmente non parecchi insediamenti di museo di Corleone. visitatore, raggiungibile dalla rimarrà affascinato dalle vicis- particolare rilievo storico - Inoltre proprio nel cuore del Strada Statale 118 Palermo- situdini trascorse da questa città. archeologico come Grotta Cutropia, paese nella parte più antica di esso Agrigento nel suo percorso Rocce, vegetazione, fauna e flora Grotta Cicio, Villaggio Pirrello e alla fine dell’antichissima Via arzigogolato può offrire ulteriori celano i trascorsi storici vissuti in l’insediamento del Pizzo Nicolosi Lombardia ai piedi del “Castello sorprese paesaggistiche ai visitatori questo agglomerato urbano basato risalenti all’Età del Rame e del Soprano” utilizzato dagli arabi più attenti. prettamente sull’agricoltura, Bronzo. Prima di arrivare a come punto di avvistamento, – dal sito comunale: riuscendo ad amalgamarsi in uno Corleone, mimetizzato dal paes- troviamo il fiore all’occhiello della comune.corleone.pa.it scenario conservato intatto nei aggio dei seminativi, negli anfratti secoli. naturali scavati dai corsi d’acqua Qui sono presenti nicchie troviamo uno spettacolare scenario ecologiche che grazie al basso grado lungo il fiume Frattina, le Gole del 10 ottimi motivi per di industrializzazione riescono a Drago, formate da rocce scavate mantenere i loro equilibri inalterati dall’acqua dalle forme suggestive e nel tempo. Per constatare questo sinuose che danno origine a piccole visitare Corleone basta visitare il territorio limitrofo cascate che si riversano una Oggi la città ha in parte cascata delle Due Rocche con il al paese e godere della bellezza di nell’altra ai bordi dei quali si conservato il suo aspetto famoso Canyon offre un angolo di un Bosco di svariate migliaia di affaccia una natura lussureggiante medievale e comunque ci sono bellezza paesaggistica ettari come il Bosco della Ficuzza, tipica degli ambienti fluviali. almeno 10 ottimi motivi per incontaminato. nato per volontà del re Ferdinando Piccola oasi di natura visitarla. 2. La possibilità di visitare di Borbone al cui interno fece incontaminata e un luogo indicato 1. Per chi ama la natura, la Continua a pagina 19

PAGE 18 – MARZO 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Il Re Mais e la Regina Polenta di Donato Di Pronio utilizzate soprattutto per riassunto da una mia pubblicazione Al grido giulivo che Giuvànne Nel libro sacro dei MAYA, il l’alimentazione umana e del su Roccamorice: levò sulle risate e sui canti quando POPOL VUH, è detto che l’uomo bestiame e per l’industria che ne Ieri sera, sabato, sono andato da gli capitò tra le mani ‘na zingarèlle sarebbe stato creato dopo tre ricava amido, olio e altri prodotti. nonna Carmenèlle. Le donne del (una pannocchia dai luccicanti tentativi Il primo esemplare, Mentre scrivo, un nipotino mi vicinato e alcune ragazze chicchi turchini), ebbi la sensazione costruito di argilla, ebbe vita chiede con insistenza una moneta bellamente ‘ripulite’ per ben che anche le stelle si chinassero brevissima: ci fu un’inondazione e per andare a comperarsi una figurare nel ballo che avrebbe curiose sull’aia per ‘godersi’ il caldo l’acqua lo disciolse; il secondo fu bustina di popcorn, mentre a me sta chiuso la serata, già erano all’opera bacio che il giovinotto impresse fatto di legno, ma anch’esso fu venendo un gran desiderio di una intorno ad un grosso mucchio di sulle gote rosso-vermiglie di distrutto dalle piogge; finalmente il scodella di fumante e pannocchie di mais e cantavano Rosinella mentre le donava la terzo, ricavato da una pannocchia profumatissima polenta cosparsa di facendo eco ai canti provenienti da zingarella.. Di lì a poco, il di mais sopravvisse … e noi una abbondante grattugiata di un’aia vicina. I due cori, tra canti fortunato, un pezzo di pane nella saremmo i suoi discendenti!!!. Nel gentile e forte pecorino abruzzese! scherzosi e spensierati, tasca del logoro giubbone, la zappa giornale di bordo tenuto da A Roccamorice, antichissimo diffondevano per i campi, avvolti sulle spalle, rivivendo tutta Cristoforo Colombo, il navigatore paesino alle falde della Maiella, nel silenzio della notte, un’ondata l’ebbrezza di quel bacio che, forse, più famoso della storia, durante il sino a qualche anno fa, il 17 del di gioia armoniosa e di spensierata ma no, senza meno, ha segnato viaggio di ritorno, sotto la data 5 mese di gennaio, giorno in cui la allegria. Persino l’abbaiare dei cani l’inizio d’un amore, prenderà la via novembre 1492 si legge: “C’erano Chiesa cattolica commemora era diventato sommesso e quasi … dei campi per un altro giorno di grandi campi coltivati con radici, Sant’Antonio Abate, il Santo musicale. fatica e di sudore.” una specie di fava e una specie di eremita vissuto per 106 anni tra il grano chiamato MAHIZ”. Tra le III e secolo e il IV, nel deserto altre cose riportate, Colombo aveva egiziano, alcuni devoti di questo aggiunto una manciata di chicchi di Santo “esponevano” davanti Poesie a San Giuseppe mais. Furono seminati dando ottimi all’uscio di casa un grande San Giuseppe vecchierello San Giuseppe l’artigiano risultati. In breve tempo se ne recipiente colmo di mais bollito: i San Giuseppe vecchierello San Giuseppe nella mano diffuse la coltivazione; intorno al passanti ne prendevano piamente cosa avete nel cestello? per lavoro quotidiano 1560 il mais svettava superbo un assaggio (qualcuno a jummèlle, Erba fresca, fresche viole non aveva che il martello, anche nei campi del Veneto. a piene mani non per … sola nidi, uccelli e lieto sole! una pialla e lo scalpello. In Italia la coltura del mais, devozione! Nel predetto paesello di Nel cantuccio più piccino Ma era giusto ed era santo; detto anche granturco (dove turco Roccamorice, la sfogliatura delle ho di neve un fiocchettino, e a Gesù fu posto accanto, sta per esotico, ossia proveniente da brattee che rivestono le pannocchie un piattino di frittelle per la sua grande bontà, lontano) è la più importante dopo il del granturco, veniva fatta a mano. e poi tante cose belle! gentilezza e soavità. grano. Le granella, come noto, sono Ecco il ricordo di una sfogliatura Mentre arriva primareva Così al mondo il Redentore, canto a tutti una preghiera, qui venuto per amore, la preghiera dell’amore si presenta per la mano a Gesù nostro Signore. a San Giuseppe, l’artigiano. Italian idioms * * *

and expressions * A ogni uccello il suo nido è bello. alone so this phrase implies that if Tre preghiere a San Giuseppe Every bird finds his own nest you’re at the table, you’re also sur - beautiful. rounded by family and friends. Equivalent: Home sweet home. in dialetto Siciliano L’ affetto verso i genitori è fon - San Giusippuzzu vui siti lu patri Vogghiu essiri cunsulata Chi si volta, e chi si gira, sempre damento di ogni virtù. Vergini e puru comu la matri San Giusippuzzu binidiciti a casa va finire. Literally: Loving one’s parents is Maria la rosa * * * * No matter where you go or turn, fundamentally the greatest virtue. Giuseppi lu gigghiu San Giusippuzzu you’ll always end up at home. Equivalent: Honor thy father Datimi aiutu tra peni e perigghiu Lu vicchiareddu Backround: In Italy, it’s not un - and mother. Unn’a scurari sta iurnata senza Umili e dignu a lu puvireddru common for unmarried adult chil - essiri cunsulata E la rosa a lu cappeddu dren to live with their parents. The La goccia che ha fatto traboccare P’u bambineddu c’aviti ‘mbrazza Lu cappeddu vi cadiv family is a source of joy, so families il vaso. Patri ranni facitimi a razia E la rosa vi sciuriv try to stay together as long as pos - Literally: the drop that made the E pi l’amuri di Maria Taliati comi è misu sible. vase overflow. Facitila a mia Comu u re du paradisu Equivalent: It’s the last straw. * * * Avanti ca veni a luminacaria Una buona mamma vale cento San Giusippuzzu fustivu patri Cunciditimi a grazia a mia maestre. Sputare nel piatto dove si man - Virgini e puru comu la matri * * * A good mother is worth a hun - gia. Datimi aiutu di pani e cunsigliu *Santo Patrono della Sicilia dred teachers. Literally: Spit in the plate one Avanti chi scura sta iurnata eats from A tavola non si invecchia. Meaning: Don’t bite the hand At the table, you don’t get old. that feeds you. Detti popolari – Popular sayings Backround: Italians never eat Dialect- Lazio: E meju l’ou oggi Dialect-Lombardia: Mangia che la allina a Pasqua. pocch, mangia pian, va de lontan se Literally: It’s better to have the semper allegher se te voeuret staa egg today, than the hen at Easter. san. Meaning: It’s better to eat the Eat little, eat slowly, go far and 10 ottimi motivi per egg today, than to wait around for always be happy if you want to stay the egg to turn into a hen and then healthy. to eat it at Easter. visitare Corleone La minestra Equivalent: Live for the mo - Dialect-Lombardia: continua da pagina 18 de ‘l vezin l’e pusee buna. ment. moltissime chiese tra cui la chiesa sagre svariate manifestazioni Literally: The meals of those Madre con le sue innumerevoli rionali che si effettuano nei Dialect-Lazio: Femmene e ‘nza - close to one taste better. opere d’arte, rende giustizia periodi estivi. late onno esse maniate. Meaning: The cuisine of one’s dell’appellativo di Città dalle 6. Per gli appassionati delle Literally: Women and salads hometown is better than that found cento Chiese. escursioni, consigliamo quella del need to be mixed. elsewhere. 3. La villa comunale, una delle bosco della Ficuzza e di Rocca Meaning: Women are like salads Equivalent: Home sweet home. – they both need to be handled with più grandi della zona, ricca di Busambra. La robba care. Dialect-Lombardia: vegetazione mediterranea che 7. Obbligatoria una visita alle pussee bona l’e quella che se man - grazie al particolare microclima di Gole del Drago, lungo il fiume Dialect-Lazio: La donna e come gia in ca di olter . cui gode, vede vegetare “Frattina”, che costituisce un la castagna: bella di fuori e dentro Literally: What is eaten in other rigogliosamente diverse varietà di biotipo naturale di eccezionale magagna. people’s homes tastes better. palme evento eccezionale bellezza. A woman is like a chestnut – Equivalent: The grass is always considerando il fatto che Corleone 8. Un interessante itinerario beautiful on the outside, but trou - greener on the other side. è a circa 600 m. s.l.m. archeologico è offerto dagli scavi bled inside. 4. Suggestivi da vedere per le su Montagna Vecchia i cui reperti Meaning: Watch out! Continua a pagina 20 loro strategiche posizioni le due vengono conservati presso il rocche Soprana e Sottana Museo Civico, nonché i siti conosciute agli studiosi come “I archeologici di Monte Jato e Rocca faraglioni di Corleone” dove si d’Entella. Words in an Italian word possono ancora ammirare i resti 9. Di tutto rispetto l’artigianato from page 16 di una fortificazione Saracena. locale, soprattutto pizzi, merletti 5. La possibilità di conoscere le e ricami lavorati dalle donne del The answer: 38 words in the word “Pietà.” svariate tradizioni popolari, luogo con l’amore e la bravura 1. pieta 2. pate 3. peat 4. piet 5. pita 6. tape 7. tepa 8. ait soprattutto le processioni sentite tramandata dalle “nonne”. dalla popolazione le più 10. Infine la possibilità di 9. ape 10. apt 11. ate 12. eat 13. eta 14. ita 15. pat 16. pea suggestive delle quali sono quella godere nel tempo libero di svariati 17. pet 18. pia 19. pie 20. pit 21. tae 22. tai 23. tap 24. tea del Venerdì Santo e quella del relax, piscina campi da tennis, tie tip ae ai at ea et it pa Corpus Domini, la corsa di San maneggio, tiro al volo e calcetto. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. Leoluca protettore del paese, le – da comune.corleone.pa.it 34. pe 35. pi 36. ta 37. te 38. ti

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARZO 2018 – PAGE 19 Un caro addio Burying di Senatore Renato Turano Gentiloni — hanno dimostrato che Carissimi, con questo mio è possibile. Il lascito di questa articolo e a camere sciolte vi legislatura, dal punto di vista Saint Joseph by Blaise Di Pronio for help. These things that move comunico che ho scelto di non economico, è sicuramente positivo. If St. Joseph were alive today, you towards a deeper relationship ricandidarmi. Un’esperienza Il percorso seguito dal PD è un he could easily make a good living with God and an understanding of durata oltre cinque anni che mi ha percorso da continuare, è la cosa selling houses instead of the hard His commands can be good for you. reso orgoglioso di rappresentare la più importante per il futuro del work of building them. (He was a They can help you grow in your nostra comunità all’estero. Sono Paese. Dal punto di vista carpenter, after all). All he would faith,” stated Cheryl Dickow, in stati anni intensi, ho vissuto il parlamentare e più have to do is sell statues of his like - catholic.org , cambiamento macroscopico del specificatamente per le nostre ness to home sellers. Sacrilegious, This writer would argue that passaggio dal bipolarismo a Comunità all’estero c’è stata una you say? Not really, if just asking this is then a kind of imprimatur to tripolarismo, con la presenza del presa di coscienza, sono stati for some friendly intercession in go ahead and bury to one’s content Movimento 5 Stelle. raggiunti diversi obiettivi e con la the sale. Everyone has heard of the without risk of ecclesiastical reper - La rottura di questo schema legge di stabilità siamo riusciti a statue burial trick when trying to cussions.” porta con sé una caratteristica: dare un forte contributo ai get rid of a hard to sell house, but Today, the custom of burying St. diventa altamente probabile che COMITES, al Consiglio Generale from where did this strange custom Joseph statues has become so wide - nessuno vinca le elezioni. Come in degli Italiani all’Estero, ai Corsi di stem? spread that some retailers even effetti è successo in passato, ed Lingua e Cultura, alle Camere di The reputed origins of the prac - offer a home sale kit, which in - infatti si è dovuto costruire un Commercio, e tante altre tice vary greatly and are hard to cludes a plastic statue, a prayer governo attraverso forme di importanti iniziative per le nostre prove with empirical evidence. One card, and an introduction to the St. compromesso. Con Enrico Letta, comunità. story says that an unknown order Joseph home sale practice. Here assieme al Partito Democratico Più in generale, mai come in of European nuns in the Middle are some typical instructions on c’era tutto il centrodestra, tranne la questa legislatura c’è stato un Ages buried a medal of St. Joseph how to proceed with the ritual: Lega Nord. Con Matteo Renzi, a avanzamento così profondo su while asking the saint to intercede Burying instructions: causa della frantumazione del questioni che riguardano la vita in their quest for a convent that • Always bury the statue upside centrodestra stesso, si è formato un delle persone. Mi riferisco eventually was built. Another down. The theory behind this re - governo a netta guida PD, che però innanzitutto alla partita sui diritti claims it may be connected to a quest claims that Joseph will work doveva fare i conti con queste civili, al divorzio breve, al practice of German carpenters who harder to leave the ground when componenti. Il rischio paralisi testamento biologico, il dopo di noi. buried the statues in the founda - buried upside down so he can find a dunque c’è anche per la prossima Sullo ius soli e sulla legge di tions of houses they built and said a comfortable home in which to legislatura. Il rischio è che si Cittadinanza, invece, non si è prayer to St. Joseph, a Patron of dwell. riproduca la stessa difficoltà a trovato nessun punto d’incontro. carpenters. • Some say that burying the trovare una maggioranza Possiamo dire che questo sia uno And closer to America, some statue sideways so that Joseph’s omogenea. dei punti più bassi della trace the connection to a chapel praying hands are pointing directly Credo che in questi anni la cosa più legislatura, purtroppo. C’è building effort in Montreal in the at your house helps direct potential importante sia stata quella di stato l’errore di alcuni miei colleghi, late 1800s when a Brother, Andre buyers to your home. essere riusciti a percorrere quello in gran parte in buona fede, di Bessette, wanted to buy some land • Bury a St. Joseph statue in the che il ministro Padoan chiama “il volere strumentalizzare quanto si on Mount Royal in Montreal to con - backyard of your home near a sentiero stretto”, quello che ha stava per raggiungere, ma credo struct a small chapel called an ora - flowerbed, shrub or other natural consentito di rimanere dentro le che se ne riparlerà perché è un tory. When the landowners refused growth to expedite selling your regole europee, di tenere sotto tema importante. La legge sulla to sell, Brother Bessette began home. controllo i nostri conti e ridurre cittadinanza rimane la grande planting medals of St. Joseph on • You can also choose to bury St. ogni anno il deficit, aumentando incompiuta di questa legislatura. the property. In 1896, the owners Joseph one foot underground allo stesso tempo la crescita. In Un impegno da dover portare a suddenly relented and sold the land (again, to make Joseph work effetti sembrava impossibile casa nella prossima legislatura . to Bessette who was able to build harder to leave the ground and coniugare crescita e riduzione del Ora che siamo nelle fasi finali his oratory. Coincidence? Who quickly find a nice home) next to debito. Un sentiero con il baratro su della campagna elettorale, si knows, but all legends have to start your For Sale sign, even if it is in entrambi i lati. Questi ultimi tre iniziano già a sentire le urla dei somewhere . the front yard. governi — Letta, Renzi e adesso comizi. Io però non sono un politico What does the Church have to • Once your house is sold, dig up che arringa le folle. Per me la say about these goings-on as super - the St Joseph statue and give it a politica è ragionamento, riflessione stitious behavior is frowned upon place of honor in your new home. e mediazione. La politica è quindi Detti popolari – and is actually forbidden if the Let’s end this article with a solidarietà e dialogo, mettersi Church wanted to really play hard - smile with a tale from Stephen intorno a un tavolo e trovare Popular sayings ball? Binz’s 2003 book, Saint Joseph, My soluzioni. Non mi piace la continua da pagina 19 But one profound Catholic put it Real Estate Agent , which indicates propaganda e spero che nessuno ne more succinctly and on point when that everything doesn’t always go Dialect-Lombardia: L’ai l’e ‘l voglia fare a discapito delle nostre she said: “When you abide by the as planned. He tells of one impa - spissier del contadi. Comunità. practices of our faith and never tient man who moved his statue Literally: Garlic is the phar - Ringrazio tutti quelli che in cross into superstition induced be - from the front yard to the backyard macy of the peasant. questi anni mi hanno sostenuto e havior, it could make perfect sense and then to the side of the house Meaning: Prior to World War II quelli che mi hanno criticato perché to bury a statue because it isn’t the and finally threw it in the trash. A garlic was widely used to cure all grazie anche a loro sono cresciuto act of burying the statue that you few days later, the frustrated seller sorts of ailments by those living in politicamente e umanamente. see as having value and benefit but, opened the newspaper and saw the the Italian countryside. Grazie a tutti! Courtesy of italyrevisited.org instead, the intercession of St. headline “Local Dump Has Been Joseph, whom you rightly call upon Sold.” You never know! E fatt’na risata Left out – right in Prof: “Che materia ti piace?” vacanze di Natale?” from page 16 L’alunno: “La ricreazione.” Svolgimento: “Molto bene grazie the 1890s and was made law in to have the driver seated near the signora maestra. E lei?” Due bambini vanno a fare una 1912. Today, only four European center line of the road, both to gita in montagna. Vedendo una Una mamma e sua figlia fanno countries drive on the left side and judge the space available when casa in legno, un bambino chiede il pane con la marmellata. La figlia they are England, Ireland, Cyprus passing oncoming cars and to allow all’altro: dice: “Mamma, perchè metti la and Malta. Outside of Europe, the front-seat passengers to get out of “Perchè le case sono in legno?” e marmellata in tutti e due i lati del left side practice is limited to old the car onto the pavement instead lui: “Forse perchè hanno avuto pane?” United Kingdom colonies. As for of into the middle of the street. bisogno di pietre e sassi per E la mamma dice: “Perchè reasons, it should be noted that in A Ford catalog from 1908 ex - costruire le montagne” risponde altrimenti i denti di sotto ci England there was more travel by plains the benefits of placing the l’altro. rimangono male!” coaches (the main mode of travel controls on the left side of the car: for English urban dwellers) than “The control is located on the left Due papà si stanno vantando La maestra chiede a Giorgio: “Il wagons and the coachmen sat on side, the logical place, for the fol - delle capacità dei loro bambini. femminile della pantera nera” e the right side of the carriage. If he lowing reasons: Traveling along the Il primo afferma che il figlio di Giorgio risponde: “La pantera were to whip the horses, there was right side of the road the steering due anni riesce a tenere alzato un rosa.” a chance he could hit and injure wheel on the right side of the car martello! La maestra dice: “Bene avete pedestrians strolling on the side - made it necessary to get out on the Allora, il secondo replica: “Bhè, walk. Thus, the left side remained street side and walk around the car. questo e niente, mio figlio di un capito, passiamo alla pagina 103....marco leggi tu.” e Marco dice: favored by the English and their This is awkward and especially in - anno, ogni notte riesce a tenere colonists. convenient if there is a lady to be alzata tutta la famiglia!” “Scusa maestra mi sono perso nella nebbia a pagina 102”. Almost always, in countries considered. The control on the left Dolce cuore di Gesù, fa che where one drives on the right-hand allows you to step out of the car on prenda 7 piu’, dolce cuore di Maria Un bimbo è in un treno e va side of the road, the cars are built to the curbing without having had fa che non mi interroghi in dall’autista: “Autista, cacca,cacca!” so that the driver sits on the left- to turn the car around. In the mat - geografia, e l’autista: “Ma vai dalla tua hand side of the car. Conversely, ter of steering with the control on San Giuseppe se ci sei fa che mamma!” driving on the left-hand side of the the right, the driver is farthest away prenda almeno 6, San Giovanni Il bimbo ritorna: “Autista road usually implies that the dri - from the vehicle he is passing, going protettore fa che crepi il cacca,cacca!” Ad un certo punto ver’s seat is on the right-hand side in opposite direction; with it on the professore!! cade una valigia in testa all’autista of the car. It used to be different, left side he is able to see even the e il bimbo gli dice: “Te l’avevo detto though. They changed to left-hand- wheels of the other car and easily Compito in una scuola che caccava!” drive in the early 1900s as it was avoids danger.” Makes sense to me, elementare: “Come hai trascorso la decided that it was more practical but go tell that to the Brits.

PAGE 20 – MARZO 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Opera insights by Barbara Collignon the Great (486 BC to 465 BC), fa - stopped only rather recently – in Adolphe Adam’s carol O Holy Night There’s a favorite aria sung to a mous for invading Greece from 1870! Castrati were the rock stars on the violin….” The intended au - tree , beloved for its shade and the across the Hellespont in 480 BC. of their day. Alessandro Moreschi dience for both of these transmis - peace of mind that the plane tree, You may remember that he was (Nov. 11, 1858 –Apr. 21, 1922) was sions was primarily shipboard with its beautiful resplendent married to Esther from the Bible. a castrato singer of the late 19th radio operators along the Atlantic leaves, inspires. It is entirely His grandfather was Cyrus the century and the only castrato to seaboard. One can only imagine the within the tradition of praising the Great who abolished slavery in his make solo recordings. There is even thrill of hearing these pieces com - beauty of nature in song. kingdom. Xerxes upheld his grand - a recording of “Ave Maria” by ing over the waves, literally over Here are the words of the recita - father’s philosophy and, interest - Alessandro Moreschi (singing in sound and water waves, through tive poem that precede the aria: ingly enough, is famous for a quote chest voice as well as in head voice) the darkness of Christmas Eve. about happiness. “God did not just that you can hear on YouTube. Frondi tenere e belle create the world. God created Hap - Why Xerxes’s role required a del mio platano amato piness for Mankind.” (One does castrato rather than a tenor is per - Festa della per voi risplende il fato. learn the most amazing facts from haps explained by the way he is Tuoni, lampi, e procelle the internet!) portrayed on an ancient carved Donna non v’oltraggino mai la cara più The Hellespont is named after stone relief. It shows him to have ne giunga a profanarvi austro ra - Helle whose brother Phrixus was long curly hair, a curly beard and celebrated in pace. rescued by a ram with a golden an earring in his pierced ear. This Italy on Mar. 8 “O leaves tender and beautiful of fleece. The Sea of Helle connects to modern people may suggest fem - my beloved plain tree. On you may the Aegean Sea to the Sea of ininity or androgyny but this image On Mar. 8, Italians will honor fate shine resplendent. May thun - Marmora and Black Sea and is con - merely reflected the fashion of men the women in their lives by cele - der, lightning and storms never in - sidered the boundary between Eu - at the time in ancient Persia. brating the national holiday trude, ever on your dear peace of rope in the northwest and Asia in Perhaps you heard the amazing known as “La Festa della donna” mind, nor may there be any wind the southeast. It is 65 kilometers countertenor Randall Scotting in (“Women’s Festival”). The day is that comes to violate you, some vio - long now but in 480 BC it was only the Florentine Opera’s presentation usually marked by the presenta - lent wind from the west.” 1500 meters wide. The opera is not of Dido and Aeneas this past tion of yellow mimosa flowers to The lyrics that so tenderly about empire building but romantic month . You can hear the voices of wives, mothers, sisters and praise this tree are few but are re - relationships. several other remarkable coun - daughters. peated in a melody unforgettable as Ombra mai fu is known as tertenors on YouTube, among them As innocent as the sentiment the image of the tree it evokes. “Handel’s Largo” but it is marked Philippe Jaroussky and Andreas of the holiday sounds, its roots “largetto” in the score. The opera is Scholl. are actually in early 20th cen - Ombra mai fu unusual for its many short, one- Another interesting fact: Ombra tury women’s movements. On Di vegetabile, part arias when long three-part da mai fu was the first piece of music Mar. 8, 1917, there was a large Cara ed amabile, capo arias were the norm. Giovanni to be broadcast on radio, broadcast woman-led protest calling for Soave più Bononcini wrote the libretto. on Christmas Eve, 1906 by inven - the end of World War I. Cara ed amabile Xerxes ( Serse in Italian) is set in tor Reginald Fessenden of Canada. The mimosa flower blooms in Ombra mai fu Persia in 480 BC although there is According to Wikipedia, “Fes - early March. Their association Di vegetabile little in either the libretto or the senden reported that on the with La Festa della Donna Cara ed amabile music relevant to that setting evening of December 24, 1906, began in post-World War II Soave più, soave più (Wikipedia). In modern times, this Christmas Eve. He had made the Rome, when it is believed that Ooh di vegetabile aria from Handel’s Xerxes ( first per - first of two radio broadcasts of men began to present the Cara ed amabile formed in 1738) is most often sung music and entertainment to a gen - women in their lives with the Soave più by a soprano or countertenor. How - eral audience, using the alternator- delicate flower as a token of re - Soave più. ever, it was written for castrato . transmitter at Brant Rock. spect and appreciation. Festa della Donna is a big Never was shade of tree sweeter, It was in 1588 that Pope Sixtus Fessenden remembered producing day for restaurants across Italy more dear and lovable. V banned women from public a short program that included a like Mother’s Day is in the The aria is from Handel’s opera singing and castrated boys took on phonograph record of Ombra mai United States. Xerxes, an opera based on Xerxes feminine roles. The practice was fu…. followed by Fessenden playing

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 21 Those snappy, savory, spicy and saucy sauces by Blaise Di Pronio cooked and buried Pompeii many pasta is supposed to resemble “Brother Devil” style. It is the name Did you know that there is a years ago. This sauce is a volcanic- Vesuvius lava and the fire part given to a spicy sauce, apparently class of pasta sauces that not only like explosion of flavors from the comes from the chilies used. Cau - from hell. Most versions are shares the common denominators Mediterranean area bordering the tion is suggested here. Remember tomato-based and use chili peppers of being hot, peppery and spicy but famous fiery mountain. The melted what happened to Pompeii. for spice, but the term is also used is also known by colorful, lively and mozzarella and tomato sauce on the Pasta Fra Diavolo is pasta for sauces that include no tomato, even a bit indelicate names? You or that use cayenne or other forms may have seen them featured in of pepper. local restaurants including Cafe La Some legends say that the pasta Scala and may have further won - was named after a certain Fra Di - dered what these descriptive names avolo (1771–1806), which was the really meant. Look no further and popular name given to Michele just read on. Pezza, a famous Neapolitan guer - Pasta Arrabiata literally rilla leader, who resisted the means “angry” pasta in Italian. Of French occupation of Naples. He course, what is angry is the spicy was known as an out of control and sauce made from garlic, tomatoes naughty child, who grew into an and dried red chili peppers cooked adult with a fiery temper just like in olive oil. The spice level is a the namesake sauce. highly personal decision and differ - In addition, in Italy, Brother ent people have wildly different Devil fires are those large fires that heat tolerances. Also keep in mind are dangerously out of control, our that different chilies, whether fresh fire from hell, with an implied ref - or dried, can have a broad range of erence to Dante’s Inferno (Hell) . intensities. So, watch out, because Pasta Puttanesca is pasta underneath the “anger” lies a fiery “trollop” style or, in effect, hot, pi - streak. quant, racy, salty, spicy and tangy Pasta Alla Vesuviana is pasta like a fallen woman of the night It “Vesuvio” style. Vesuvius, of course, is a sauce invented in Naples in the is the Neapolitan volcano that Pasta Arrabiata Please turn to page 23 Maratona di Roma set for Apr. 8 One of the most popular and beautiful marathons in Europe – the 34th Maratona di Roma – will take place Sunday, Apr. 8. The 42-km marathon (26.1 miles) – in which more than 12,000 athletes are expected to participate – will start at 9 a.m. on the Vai dei Fori Imperiali in the shadow of the Colisseum. The route continues past some of the Eternal City’s most famous landmarks such as the Piazza di Spagna, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Saint Peter’s Basil - ica and Piazza Venezia. While Rome is known as the “City of Seven Hills,” the race route is fairly flat. The greatest problem some of the runners encounter are the cobblestone streets. The 2017 marathon winners were Shura Kitata of Ethiopia in the men’s division, with a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes and 30 seconds, the record time was set by Russian runners won both divisions: Rug - nually since 1982, except in the and Rahma Tusa of Ethiopia in the Galina Bogomolova (2:22:53) in gero Pertile in the men’s division years 1992, 1993 and 1994 when it women’s division (2:27:23 time). 2008. (2:12:12) and Ornella Ferrara in was not held. Italian men have won The fastest run in the men’s di - The last Italians to win were Al - the women’s division in 2004 the run nine times. Italian women vision was achieved in 2009 by berico Di Cecco in 2005 in the men’s (2:27:49). have captured first place 12 times. Kenya’s Benjamin Kiptoo in division (2:08:02). In 2004, Italian The marathon has been run an - No American man has ever won the 2:07:17. In the women’s division, marathon, although two American women won in consecutive years in the 1980s – Janet Richardson in 1985 and Katherine Gregory in 1986. Alongside the more serious and intensive Maratona di Roma, a par - allel event is held for those less ath - letically inclined. Known as “La Stracittadina,” this “Roma Fun Run” is geared toward families and seniors and benefits dozens of Roman charities. And now, a word from Italy by Blaise Di Pronio Accordion- A portable bel - lows-like wind instrument with a small keyboard and free metal reeds that sound when air is forced past them. From the Italian accordare which means to have a musical concord/unison of sounds(or chords) which are in agreement and thus in harmony.

PAGE 22 – MARCH 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Percentage of Wisconsinites with Italian roots by zip codes You might be surprised to learn five cities (towns) with the highest city or town limits to determine means some 199 residents come which cities in Wisconsin have the percentage of Italians in Wisconsin population totals. from an Italian heritage. The Mon - largest percentage of residents are all located in Iron County in the Topping the list is Montreal, treal zip code is 54550. claiming Italian ancestry in a 2017 far northwestern part of the state. where just over 27% of its residents Second on the list is Iron Belt, zip code report. Zip Atlas uses zip code boundaries, claim some Italian ancestry. Mon - where 26.74% or approximately 72 According to Zipatlas.com, the which usually extend beyond actual treal’s population is 731, which of its 269 residents claim some Ital - ian ancestry. Iron Belt is in the 54536 zip code Hurley (54535 zip code) is third. The city’s zip code area has a popu - lation of 2,912, of which 19.72% Slip of the tongue have some Italian ancestry, accord - by Blaise Di Pronio the article on Italian American ‘trump’ as: ing to Zip Atlas. Numerically, that Call it a gaffe, a Freudian-like musicians we lost in 2017 on page 1. A card of a suit any of whose would mean approximately 574 res - slip or political affiliation rearing 9 of the February issue. If you cards will win over a card that is idents trace their roots to Italy. its unwelcome head. All of our don’t have the issue, you can find not of this suit – called also trump Fourth on the list is the sprawl - proofreaders (including your it at the ICC internet site (iccmil - card. ing metropolis (just kidding) of blushing writer) missed a blatant waukee.com) under The Italian 2. A decisive overriding factor Upson (54565 zip code), with a pop - and readily obvious typo in our Times link. Further hint: It has to or final resource – called also the ulation of 50, where 19.56% of the February 2018 issue. The astute do with the Buddy Greco portion of trump card. residents are of Italian ancestry. reader who turned us in was none the article. 3. A dependable and exemplary So, nearly one-in-five people in other than our favorite politician The culprit sentence, of course, person. Upson zip code area report Italian of sorts (as he was an elected Cir - was this: “His most successful sin - In today’s volatile and divisive roots. cuit Court Judge after all), Bill gle was “The Lady is a Trump,” state of the nation, would you Rounding out the Top 5 is the Jennaro. He informed us of our po - which sold more than one million agree that that third definition town of Gile, where 12.42% of its litical faux pas ( smiling all the copies.” The correct word is, indu - could be considered a kind of po - 1,226 residents claim an Italian an - while) as soon as he spotted it. bitably, ‘tramp’ and not ‘trump’. etic justice or the epitome of irony, cestry. By the numbers, about 152 Let’s see if our readers can find But the word ‘trump’ is an inter - all depending on your political in - residents have Italian roots. The it themselves before reading on. esting word that can stand on its clinations? Can anybody trump zip code for Gile is 54525. Here’s a hint: Go back and read own. Merriam-Webster defines that thought? All of these towns came into ex - istence in the late 1860s and 1870s when the iron mining and lumber business began to flourish in north - western Wisconsin. Let talk about those sauces Immigrants from southern Ital - from page 22 made of all leftover ingredients. If of pleasure.” And another version ian regions of Abruzzo, Calabria, mid-20th century. Its ingredients there was sauce on the stove, any - stressed that the ladies needed to Sicily, Molise and Campania set - typically include tomatoes, olive oil, thing that may be going “bad” was make something speedy and nutri - tled in this area of the state, ac - anchovies, olives, capers and garlic. put into the simmering sauce. tious between appointments and cording to the Wisconsin Historical But why this saucy sauce name? It is also claimed that the name they could cook the sauce in the Society. One story claims that at the end purportedly comes from the fact time it took her to meet with the Kenosha ranks seventh of the of the evening, the workingwomen that the resulting intense fragrance client and then enjoy it between Zip Atlas list, with 9.61% of its would come begging at local restau - of this sauce was like a siren’s call subsequent appointments. 104,686 residents having Italian rants for leftovers. This sauce was to the men who visited such “ladies Please turn to page 24

THE ITALIAN TIMES MARCH 2018 – PAGE 23 Percentage of Wisconsinites with Italian roots by zip code from page 23 nomic profiles. Persons will find cluding state, city and zip code demographics heat maps to allow roots. Kenosha is covered in four employment and unemployment boundary maps as well as zip code for simple visualization of data. different zip code areas. rates, industry statistics, household Milwaukee is 87th on the Zip and personal income reports, prop - Altas list. The list shows that 3.30% erty value assessment, housing of the 821,015 residents in the 29 unit occupancy and vacancy break - Milwaukee zip codes claim Italian down, mortgage and rent analysis, ancestry. That figure means that age, gender, ancestry and racial about 27,093 residents have Italian profiles, education attainment lev - roots. els and school enrollment, among Zip Atlas is a structured collec - many others. tion of zip code, area code, city and Zip Atlas data collection fea - state demographics, social and eco - tures more than 100,000 maps, in -

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