AUGUST 2018 PUBLISHED BY THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY VOLUME, XXXVI No. 8 43843 Romeo Plank Road - Clinton Township, MI 48038 - Phone (586) 228-3030 ext 15 - FAX (586) 228-1678 - Email [email protected] SM ORT EN SP ’S W R IL E D N GAME DIN 8TH ANNUAL SPORTSMEN’S WILD GAME DINNER Thursday, September 13th 2018 Hors d’oeuvres at 5:30pm | Dinner at 6:30pm Premium Bar To Purchase Tickets Contact The IACS Office at 586.228.3030 Tickets $75 | Member Tickets $70 Table of 10 - $700 586.228.3030 [email protected] | 43843 Romeo Plank Rd. | Clinton Twp., MI 48038 IACS Sportsmen’s LOOK AT ALL THE FUN EVERYONE HAD AT Wild Game Dinner THE FESTA ITALIANA September 13, 2018 see pages 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21 & 22 A Night of Great Food, Raffles, Prizes The Italian Ameri- can Cultural Society is MT CLEMENS MI 48043 MI CLEMENS MT hosting its 8th annual PERMIT NO. 1401 NO. PERMIT US POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE US Sportsmen’s Wild Game NON-PROFIT cont. on page 15 PAGE 2 Italian American Cultural Society AUGUST 2018 August Vincenzina, Macomb Chris, Macomb Brian, Sterling Heights Maria, Shelby Twp. Terry & Noah, Anchor Ville Christina, Macomb AUGUST 2018 Italian American Cultural Society PAGE 3 September 13 – 8th Annual a concert-presentation by zzo.org. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sportsmen’s Wild Game John Zaretti, president of Dinner at the Italian Amer- the Verdi Opera Theatre September 29 – Saturday August 1 – Wednesday – paid Reservations Required ican Cultural Center – Hors of Michigan, on the life - Lodge Figli Della Sicilia IACS Senior Membership - Contact the IACS Office d’oeuvres, 5:30 p.m. – Din- and times of poet, author, No.227 (“Sons of Sicily”) meeting – 10:00 a.m. – Ital- at 586-228-3030 or Esther ner, 6:30 p.m. – Premium adventurer, Gabriele D'An- will be having its 82nd An- ian Cultural Center Beaudette, Senior Chair- Bar – Tickets $75 – Member nunzio and composer Fran- nual Banquet at Penna’s of person at 586- 286-2597 to Sterling in Sterling Heights. August 5 – Sunday - TRI- Tickets $70 – Table of 10 - cesco Paolo Tosti. Time is make your reservations There will be a tremendous CLUB BOCCE TOUR- $700. To purchase tickets, 6:30 p.m. Location is at the menu available along with NAMENT - The FADM August 19 – Sunday – Club please contact the IACS Italian American Cultural music by “Gino’s Market will host the Livonia Club Trappeto Annual Picnic at office 586-228-3030 Society in Clinton Town- Band” of Windsor to dance and the Venetian Club at Grant Park, 8243 Hahn St., ship. Admission is free to September 16 – Sunday - the night away. To purchase the IACS for our summer Utica; raffle tickets on sale; all! Call Sandra Tornberg TRI-CLUB BOCCE TOUR- tickets or an advertisement, tournament of 2018. Activ- ticket donation $20/each; at (586) 907-6631 or Enzo NAMENT: The FADM will please contact Sebastiano ities begin at 5:30 PM with need not be present to win Paglia at (586) 586-1023 host round three of the Tri- Previti (586) 206-5185 or dinner and play afterwards. for additional information. Club Bocce Tournament on E-mail: Sspreviti@hotmail. Contact Tony DiGiorgio at August 29 – Wednesday – Call the IACS at (586) 228- September 16, 2018 at 5:00 com. 586-322-9575 for informa- Americans of Italian Origin 3030 for RSVP to attend the PM. Play will begin after a tion. Society – Board Meeting event. Light refreshments at 6 pm at Fern Hill, 17600 dinner. Everyone welcome will be served. August 5 – Sunday – AIO Clinton River Road, Clinton to come and cheer their LOVE TO READ? Annual Picnic – 12:00 PM Township. For details, call favorite team. Contact Tony September 23 – Sunday – – next to Clinton Township President Lorenzo Garrisi at DiGiorgio at 586-286-3247. Festa Abruzzese - Come City Hall (586) 697-5167 celebrate the traditions and The IACS Book Club September 20 – Thursday culture of Abruzzo with meets every third August 5th - Sunday - Ma- August 30 – Thursday - - Lodge Figli Della Sicilia us on Sunday, September Wednesday of each No.227 monthly meeting donna del Campo Annual Lodge Figli Della Sicilia 23, 2018, at the Italian month, one o’clock in Picnic - 10:00 am Mass at St. No.227 monthly meeting at San Francesco Church at American Cultural Center. the afternoon, at the Francis-St. Maximilian at San Francesco Church at 7:30 p.m. Pizza and pop to Enjoy fellowship, a Sunday 7:30 p.m. Pizza and pop to follow meeting. For more dinner, traditional songs, Italian American Cul- Parish; Procession immedi- follow meeting. For more information, please call and explore the many facets tural Society ately following Mass; Picnic information, please call President Salvatore Previti and culture of Abruzzo. We Banquet & Conference following procession at President Salvatore Previti (586) 566-3843 will also present our Annual CRC PARK 25029 26 Mile Center. (586) 566-3843 Scholarship winners. Call Rd. Lenox Twp, MI September 20 – Thursday Please contact Ilene Adrianne Paglia-Kuligowski September 6 – Thursday - The Federazione Abruzz- Stanko at at 586-306-8408 for infor- August 11 – Saturday – – IACS General Member- ese del Michigan (FADM) mation and tickets. Payment 586-864-7171 for addi- Columbian Federation of ship Meeting at the Italian in collaboration with the also accepted by PayPal at tional information. Italian American Societies American Cultural Center Dante Alighieri Society - our website, www.fedabru- presents “Convention Ban- – IACS Members Exclusive Michigan Chapter will host quet” at Villa Penna. Doors – Complimentary Dinner open 6 PM – dinner PM. 6:30 p.m., meeting immedi- For reservations, call Sebas- ately following tian Previti 586-06-5185. (See flyer in newspaper) September 9 – Sunday – Shrine of the Sorrowful August 15 - Wednesday - Mother - Join the FADM 1:00 PM - IACS Book Club family as we travel to Bel- will meet. Please contact levue, Ohio for the Shrine Ilene Stanko at 586-864- of the Sorrowful Mother. 6171 for additional infor- Our Religious pilgrimage is mation. for everyone and it includes August 16 - Thursday - transportation, to and IACS Dinner Dance. Music from the shrine, coffee and by Pino Marelli. Prepaid doughnuts in the morning reservations (see flyer in and a day of meditation and newspaper) prayer. Our bus leaves at 6:30 AM and will return by August 18 – Saturday - 6:30 PM. Contact Mirella Summertime Tea Party at Morgan at 586-291-2923 the Italian American Cul- or Enzo Paglia at 586-207- tural Center - 11 am – 1pm; 1063 to reserve your seats $25 for Adults $10 Chil- today. Cost is $25 per per- dren 12 and Under - Pre- son. Bring a snack to share. PAGE 4 Italian American Cultural Society AUGUST 2018 IACS SENIORS AUGUST ONLY look who joined! CHAIRPERSON New IACS Members Level Date Joined MESSAGE Patronato ITAL-UIL Mary Roberts Senior June 19, 2018 August 2018 Office Schedule Update James Carlone Senior June 22, 2018 Giovanni and Diane Evola Senior Couple June 22, 2018 For the month of August, Patronato ITAL-UIL Vincent Finazzo Senior June 26, 2018 informs the Italian community that their office Mary Chirco Senior June 26, 2018 at the Italian American Cultural Center will be Sam and Angela Stanzione Senior Couple June 26, 2018 open only on the following days: August 2nd, 16th, and 30th. Pauline Basilico Senior June 26, 2018 From then on, the schedule continues every Antoinette and Leonard Maniaci Senior Couple June 26, 2018 Thursday from 10 A.M. – 12 noon. Salvatore Pernice Senior June 26, 2018 Theodore Salveta Senior July 16, 2018 SAVE THE DATE ESTHER BEAUDETTE Please mark your Summer sure goes by too calendar for quickly. Labor Day is IACS General right around the corner. Membership Meeting Thursday, September Thank you to everyone 6, 2018 who helped support our Italian festival, chaired by IACS Members Joe Ventimiglia. Exclusive Italian American Ladies, young and adult, Cultural Society make plans to be with us Banquet & Conference at our Summer Time Lun- Center cheon Tea, August 18th, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dona- Complimentary tion is $25 adults and Dinner – 6:30 P.M. – $10 girls 12 and younger. Meeting Immediately Please call our office (586) Following 228-3030, Ext. 15 to make prepaid reservations or contact Esther at (586) 286-2597. FOR SALE Our September 5th meet- Clinton Twp. Condo Fox ing will be our annual Chase Townhouse for picnic and horse racing. Tickets are $12 for mem- sale or lease (with 700 bers. score). 3 bdrm, 2-1/2 bath, 3 floors, attached Please remember to call garage, community pool/ Sunshine Lady Jo Berthet clubhouse, deck, air, at (586) 566-0867, when appliances, Chippewa you wish her to send a get Valley schools, close to well card to an ill member. shopping. Available May Enjoy each day, for each 1st - $119,000. day is a gift. Chas. Ciarami / 248 529 3649 / 586 663 0021 Esther AUGUST 2018 Italian American Cultural Society PAGE 5 ST. LOUIS GUANELLA VILLAGE OPENS FOUR NEW CHILDREN’S HOMES DURING JUNE 12TH DEDICATION A new era began for the Guanellian Family in the United States, as the for- mal dedication of St. Louis Guanella Village and the Grand Opening of four new Children’s Homes for chil- Bishop Mengeling cuts the first ribbon with help of Bishop Mengeling consecrates wine into the dren with intellectual and Fr. Enzo Addari, AdC. Precious Blood during Mass developmental disabilities (I/DD) took place on the assisted living services. St. grounds of St. Louis Center Louis Center will also be Norm Neuman, Legacy in Chelsea, MI on Tuesday, serving girls aged 5-18 years Campaign Chair, thanks key contributors for their hard June 12, 2018.