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December 2013

Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo

Heri ya Krismasi na Mwaka Mpya

Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année

Feliz Navidad

y Feliz Año Nuevo С Рождеством

и Новым годом

Nollaig Shona

agus Bliain Nua Shona

Feliz Natal e Feliz Ano Novo

クリスマスと新年のお喜びを申し上げます。

Glædelig jul og Godt Nytår

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon

God Jul och Gott Nytt År

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Since this is the last newsletter of 2013 I thought I might reflect on the past 12 months. As always, there was a full tourna-ment schedule for the Western Sector including 27 Open, 11 Raffa, and 5 Volo tournaments. Besides all the tournaments at the non member clubs it made for a full year. In June we had the honor of having the USBF National Championship in our Sector at the Italian Athletic Club in Stock-ton Ca. There was a money Open tournament, a medal Open tournament and singles Raffa. For those of you that didn't attend you missed some great competition in all categories. There were players from the East and from down south and alot of the great players from the Central Valley and Bay area. David Canclini and Ron Jacobs, with the help of the Womens Auxiliary of IAC and many volunteers from the IAC made it a fun time for all. Arguably the best player in the country, Jose Botto, was here so I think we all felt like we were playing for second. Gerald Gilligan was the only one to give Jose a scare. One different bounce over the pallino and things might have been different but Gerald played a great game. Jose went on to win the Mens Sin-gles. Navina Bernardi won the Womens Singles and Drew Page won the 21 and under. Congratulations to Jose, Navina and Drew. All three will go on to represent the USA at the World Championship. It seems we will be well represented. In July eight teams from our little area headed north to Gresham Oregon for the California vs The Northwest Challenge. As usual Ca. won but not by the margin as in the past. The play-

ers up north are catching up to the Ca. players but they still have problems with our Ca women. After Ca. vs The Northwest there is a Rossi Tournament in honor of Nick Rossi’s father. The Tour-nament director, Larry Cereghino, was a little miffed this year as he had to put a non Italian name on the trophy; The Sopranos. He'll get over it. The next big event was The Santa Rosalia Tournament in Monterey. This is always a fun event and everyone participating looks forward to playing and eating at the fine restaurants on the wharf. Congratulations to Ginny Nelson and her team. they just kept on winning and walked away with first place. In November its on to the Peppermill. This year there were 65 teams entered to play. This is also an event that is on every-one’s calendar for the year. Besides a lot of intense bocce there is a lot of eating going on. Seems to be a trend. Anthony Sino and his crew do a fantastic job each year and did the same this year. Congratulations to Paul Aliotti, Jimmy Collins, Sean Sop-wart and Vince Costa of Aliotti’s Victorian Corner Restaurant. After losing their first game, they went on to win 11 games. They walked, or should I say dragged themselves away with first place. For 2014 we have a full schedule on the Western Sector Tournament list so the competition continues. With the other events going on there will be a lot of bocce again next year. I personally would like to thank Frank Rivera for all the work he does in putting this newsletter together, because without him it wouldn't happen. He spends endless hours working on it besides traveling to tournaments to take pictures. So all of you out there who want to write about something or send in some bocce related pictures don't hesitate to share with everyone in the Western Sector. I hear positive feedback all the time regard-ing the newsletter and that can be attributed to the hard work Frank puts in. Thank you Frank and here’s to another great year.

The United States Bocce Federation Western Sector

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division of the United States Bocce Federation. Our

mission is to promote the sport of bocce throughout

the Western United States. Through our clubs and

members, weekly tournaments, participation in

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Highest fast food restaurant: McDonald’s in La Paz, Bolivia, at 11,000 ft. above sea level.

HERE’S TO ANOTHER GREAT YEAR

BY VERN COOPER PRESIDENT, USBF WESTERN SECTOR

As part of our effort to maintain a history of National Championship Tournament medalists, in 2011 we began to compile archive lists of medal winners. We have two lists; a listing of winners by year and a list of winners in alphabetical order. They are complete from 1999 through

2013. Although our efforts have not gone unrewarded, we have reached a point where we must depend on you to help us complete these lists. Please click on the icons below to look at each list. Not only will you see the names of friends and acquaintances who have reached the pinnacle of bocce in the United States, but looking at these lists may help you remember the names of people you know who won in the years 1979 through 1998.

Medal Winners listed in Alphabetical Order

Medal Winners listed by Year

These lists are a vital part of the history of bocce in the United States. If you have any names of add to the archives, or any corrections to make, please send them to:

[email protected]

UNITED STATES BOCCE FEDERATION

NATIONAL MEDALISTS HISTORICAL ARCHIVE

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Thoughts and Reflections by Frank Rivera

Pensieri e Riflessioni

A Humdinger. Hawaii’s state fish is the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a

Mini “The Cupcake Lady” Velasquez

No Column With the holidays screaming at us from all sides, John Ross took a holiday from writing his Ross on Rules column for this month. If you can’t make it till his next column in the January edition, you can always go to the Ross on Rules website to read some of John’s earlier columns: http://www.rossonrules.com

No Mercy Team Mezzanotte Luna, with Sharon Page, Mini Velasquez, Ron Marengo and myself did pretty good at the November 2nd Open tournament at Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club. We showed no mercy; taking it to both of our first two opponents. While waiting for our third game, I wandered around, snapping a few photos, including the photo below of Alvaro Bettucchi and his team, Talponi. As it turned out, our third game was with Talponi. As we stepped onto the court, Alvaro joked that if they win the game, he assumed the photo I had just taken won’t make it into the newsletter. Then Alvaro and his boys proceeded to show us no mercy; beating us 12 to 7. My first instinct was to delete that damn photo right out of the camera, right then and there! But then I realized that I don’t see my friend Alvaro all that often, so not only did I not delete the photo, but here it is:

No Mea Culpas This Time? Really? That’s right. There will be no mea culpas in this month’s column. Sure, I made a few mistakes (don’t we all from time to time?), but they were relatively small compared to the bonehead mistakes I’ve made in past issues. My apologies to those whose name was mis-spelled or left out where they should have been acknowl-edged, but I’m going to take advantage of this opportuni-ty to avoid apologizing by name while the opportunity is here. Obviously, my friends on Linkedin who gave me “proofreading” props don’t read this newsletter.

The Cupcake Lady Comes Through Mini Velasquez, know as the Cupcake Lady in the Stockton bocce community, came through for the Dec. 7th tournament at IAC with a batch of Snowmen cup-cakes, decked out on a stand that looked like a brightly decorated Christmas tree. Unfortunately, by the time I took a photo, all but four of the cupcakes disappeared. Did they taste good? I can only imagine. The last four disappeared before I could get my hands on one of them. Having been Mini’s teammate in a recent tournament, I can tell you she also lags a mean bocce ball.

Fewer Tournaments Next Year?

Will there be fewer tournaments in the Western Sector next year? Heck no. But, there will be a small change in the number of tournament applications posted in this newsletter. The USBF Western Sector Newsletter promotes bocce. That’s why we’re here. If it’s about bocce, you’ll see it in here. Since our first issue, we’ve reported on every tournament we can, USBF sanctioned tournament or not. The only promoting we did not do was to provide tournament notices for non-USBF member clubs. Last January, as a way of further reaching out to all bocce players, we started including both USBF mem-ber and non-member tournament applications. But we realized we may be shooting ourselves in the foot. It dawned on us that on some dates that had two tournaments going on; a USBF sanctioned tournament as well as a non-member club tournament, by promoting the non-member tournament, we might be sending play-ers away from our tournaments and to the non-member tournament. As the Western Sector Newsletter, we natu-rally want bocce players to consider our tournaments first. So, starting with this issue, if there are two conflict-ing tournaments on the same date, we will post only the USBF tournament application. As in the past year, if a non-member tournament falls on a date where there is no scheduled USBF tournament, we will post the applica-tion for that tournament in this newsletter.

The merciless Talponi, with, from left, Captain Alvaro Bettucchi, Jose Torres, Don Shearer and Dick Gomez.

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According to Pickle Packers International, the crunch of a pickle should be audible at ten paces.

Seventeen teams entered this tournament, which was played in the round robin format. There were four divisions; three consisting of four teams and one with five teams. With open rules and a dead backwall, the deep court provided some very interesting and precision lags. Congratulations to the winning teams, and to all teams who entered. A fun time was definitely had by all. Plus, we had one of those great Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club lunches to soothe the souls of those teams who did not make it to the elimination rounds.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Avanti - Captain Armond Cevasco, Dorothy Cevasco,

Dino Cevasco and Norma DePauli.

Just For Fun - Captain Alice Winters, Mary Briscoe, Judy

Newfield and Rosalie Aragon.

Lady Sopranos - Captain Sharon Cooper, Judy Canclini, Pat Ross and Emi Fuji.

Mezzanotte Luna - Captain Sharon Page, Ron Marengo, Mini Velasquez and Frank Rivera.

Night Train - Captain Richard Heisler, Barbara Heisler,

Carol Del Prete and Ron Fideldy.

On A Roll - Captain Ted Nicholson, Al Ribeiro, George

Nicholson and Joe Nicholas.

Paisani - Captain Bob Enea, Jennie Rouch, Sal Tringali and Pietro Principato.

Party of 4 - Captain Deanna Ribeiro, Doug Statler Tia

Gregoire and Roger Gregoire.

Spartans - Captain Ursula Hansen, Chris Hansen, Joyce

Ashenbrener and Sarah Brecher.

Stars and Stripes - Captain Roy Ramacciotti, Dennis Marciasini, David DeParsia and Dean Meyer.

Stellar Bocce - Captain Ginny Nelson, Mark Baeta, Mike West and Anthony Favalora.

Stromboli - Captain Phil Roble, Bill Cary, Joe Ashcroft

and Jim Magnuson.

Quattro Amici - Captain Mike Croce, Shirley Croce, Lena

Vasconcellos and Velma Ubaldi.

Talponi - Captain Alvaro Bettucchi, Jose Torrez, Don Shearer and Dick Gomez.

The Wrecking Crew - Captain Al Leonardi, Ron Jacobs, JoAnn Jacobs and Laura de la Rosa.

Vino Volo - Captain John Contreras, Deanno Contreras,

Manny Romo and Elvira Scatena.

Waterloo - Captain Vern Cooper, David Canclini, Bob

Kennedy and Kurtis Jahn.

STOCKTON-WATERLOO GUN AND BOCCI CLUB

OPEN RULES BOCCE TOURNAMENT FOR 4 PLAYERS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2013

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Top speed of an abalone on the move” 5 yards per minute.

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Politically incorrect? Checkers used to be known as “chess for ladies.”

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1st Place - Waterloo L to r: Captain Vern Cooper, David Camclini,

Bob Kennedy and Kurtis Jahn

2nd Place - Quattro Amici L to r: Velma Ubaldi, Lena Vasconcellos,

Shirley Croce and Captain Mike Croce

3rd Place - Night Train L to r: Ron Fideldy, Carol Del Prete, Barbara Heisler and Richard Heisler

4th Place - Spartans L to r: Joyce Ashenbrener, Sarah Brecher, Captain Ursula Hansen and Chris Hansen

And the winners are……………...

Iron Age magazine once called Theodore Roosevelt a drunk. He sued, and won 6¢.

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By Theresa Robarge

The 2013 Las Vegas Bocce Open Tournament was held at the Justice Myron E. Leavitt Park over the Veteran's Day weekend of November 9th & 10th, with a total of sixteen 3-person teams participating in a two eight-team group round robin format. The weekend provided a great opportunity for many of us to form new friendships, reacquaint with some familiar faces and watch some mighty fine bocce playing. The weather couldn't have been better, with the tem-perature averaging in the mid 70's during the day.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

After the whirlwind two-day event, the 1st place gold medal winners of $2,400 – Hard Knocks – were the husband and wife dynamic duo, Tony & Colleen Randazzo of the Martinez, CA Boc-ce Club, with their first-time teammate, Amadio Egizii of the Downey, CA Bocce Club. A few weeks prior to the tournament, up in Northern Califor-nia, Tony and Colleen were having difficulty securing their third player, but continued their search because they, among others, were so looking forward to playing bocce in Las Vegas. What could be better than that? Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them- down in Southern California, both of Amadio’s original team mem-bers dropped out of the tournament. So, as fate would have it- they all agreed, by way of communicating through the organizers, to form a team, make the best of it, and just have a good ol’ time. Ironically, Amadio had never even met nor had ever spoken with

the Randazzos prior to the tournament. Upon them being intro-duced for the first time at the courts in Vegas, only then was it dis-covered that there would prove to be yet another hurdle to jump: Colleen and Tony speak English, while Amadio converses only in Italian and Spanish. They obviously overcame the odds against them, as they were victorious at the end. What a Cinderella story! Maybe a particular fan’s lucky red underwear also helped bring them luck! Who knows? The 2nd place silver medalists, hard earned winners of $1,200 - Come Dine With Us - consisted of the beloved Dine brothers: Rick and Joe Dine of the Downey, CA Bocce Club, with John Dine of the Martinez, CA Bocce Club. While “the broth-ers” (as they are often affectionately referred as by many) live 400

miles apart, they don’t have much of an opportunity to ever play together. That apparently doesn’t hin-der the mechanics of their teamwork. These guys make one giant mean wrecking machine, and definitely ones to watch! Way to go, bros. The 3rd place bronze medalist team, Campo Di Bocce, earning the $660 prize, is certainly no stranger to the winner’s cir-cle. The terrific trio comprised of Dario Bernardi, Luca Fontana and Gerald Gilligan (who, in the final week stepped in to replace Ben Musolf), played fierce but friendly. Their continued sportsman-ship and classiness sets a terrific example for us all. They are near and dear to many of us, and it’s a pleasure to be in their company. Another instance of this graciousness was when Dario removed his hard-earned bronze medal and awarded it to tournament co-organizer, Theresa Robarge, for her hard work and as a lifetime remembrance of a great time. It will truly be treasured, always!

In the 1500s England’s Queen Elizabeth 1 outlawed wife beating after 10 p.m.

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If you’re an average sleeper, you’ll roll over in bed 12 times tonight.

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The 4th place team, New York, scoring a respectable prize of $330, was comprised of another set of familiar, bi-coastal brothers, our very own Guy and Frank De Santis, with team mate and friend Jack Bilancia. These guys have bocce in their blood – it’s what they live for! They do so much for the sport and for their respective clubs and tourna-ments, it’s a wonder they have time to work. Their wives must be saints to have such patience for bocce, that’s for sure. Two teams tied for 5th and 6th place. La Cresta, with Domenic Lombardo, his son, Biagio and their neighbor/friend, John Lascari finished neck-and-neck with the Florida team of Dr. Angel Cordano, Tony Ceresoli Sr. and Tony Ceresoli Jr., with Virginia Cordano accompanying the team as a substitute. Each team was awarded a reputable $150 for their efforts. Thank you for making the long trip, Doc and company. 7th and 8th places, awarded $120 per team, also tied. So. Cal. Warriors, with Miguel Tamagno and Pat Limato-la of Downey, CA with 4S member Luigi Pelliccia shared the position with the 4S Rancho Bernardo team of Luigi Farace, Nino Giannone and Peter Hafer. 9th and 10th places, although not in the money, were secured by Bulls eyes Sam Caeti, Filippo Tarrantini and Lorenzo Pecoraro, shared by the darlings of the tournament– the Esquire Canucks, with Matt Patreau, his mom, Gail Patreau, and his girlfriend, Melissa Simms, accompanied by her mother. They came all the way from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, had never played in a tournament, and didn’t know a soul there. They were just happy to be there, and to win a few games. These adorable Canadians were the only team to defeat the #1 champions. Cheers - with beers! Other participating teams included:

Knights - John Anicete, Alfredo Persico and Pat Rooney Encinitas - Joe Granata, Joe Spadaro and Steve Papadopoulos San Diego - Tony Cirrincione, Mauro Cappa and Biagio Bucaro Team Italia - Vito Di Natale, Joe Whitehead and Bob Marsella Viva Las Bocce - Margaret Shindelus, Jean Godin and Rich Ridley Andiamo Bocce - Robert Castagnola, Joe Trani and George Ivcivic

This was the first effort of its kind by organizers Frank De Santis, President of the 4S Ranch Bocce Club in San Diego, CA, his brother Guy De Santis, USBF Eastern Sector Director and President of the Mt. Vernon/Yonkers, NY Bocce Club, and Theresa Robarge, President of the Downey, CA Bocce Club. There have been many requests to hold annual tournaments in Las Vegas, so hopefully this plan may come to fruition. Who‘s ready for a Spring Fling in Sin City? If interested in attending or helping organize, email Frank, Guy or Theresa at either: [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected]. Stay tuned…Grazie!

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In France, a good snack is pig brain paté, spread over crackers.

1st Place - Hard Knocks L to r: Amadio Egizii, Colleen Randazzo

and Captain Tony Randazzo

2nd Place - Come Dine With Us L to r: Captain Rick Dine, Joe Dine

and John Dine

3rd Place - Campo di Bocce L to r: Gerald Gilligan, Captain Dario Bernardi

and Luca Fontana

4th Place - New York L to r: Frank De Santis, Captain Guy De Santis

and Jack Bilancia

Tied for 5th and 6th Place - La Cresta L to r: John Lascari, Biagio Lombardo

and Captain Domenic Lombardo

Tied for 5th and 6th Place - Florida L to r: Tony Ceresoli Sr., Captain Dr. Angel Cordano,

and Tony Ceresoli Jr.

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Sheep snore.

Tied for 7th and 8th Place - Rancho Bernardo L to r: Captain Luigi Farace, Peter Hafer

And Nino Giannone

Tied for 7th and 8th Place - Southern California Warriors L to r: Captain Miguel Tamagno, Luigi Pelliccia

and Pat Limatola

Tied for 9th and 10th Place - Esquire Canucks L to r: Captain Matt Patreau, Gail Patreau

and Melissa Simms

Tied for 9th and 10th Place - Bulls Eyes L to r: Captain Sam Caeti, Filippo Tarrantini

and Lorenzo Pecoraro

1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Teams with Tournament Organizers Front Row, Frank De Santis, Theresa Robarge and Guy De Santis.

Center row: Luca Fontana, Dario Bernardi, Amadio Egizii, Colleen Randazzo and Tony Randazzo.

Back row: Gerald Gilligan, John Dine, Rick Dine and Joe Dine.

Frank De Santis with Armond Merluzzi, Las Vegas Italian American

Bocce Club President.

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Q: What did all the passengers on the Mayflower have in common? A: None of them had middle names.

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Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to boil half a gallon of water.

November 14 thru 17, 2013 The Peppermill 27th Annual Bocce Classic

The Twenty-seventh Annual Bocce Classic tournament took place at the Peppermill Hotel and Casino in Reno from November 14th through the 17th, 2013. A highlight of the bocce season since 1986, sixty-five teams played over two days for a chance to win one of twenty cash prizes offered. In addition to those prizes, sixteen teams who were eliminated from the tournament were entered into the “Second Chance” single elimination round, where the top four teams also won cash prizes. The “tweeners,” the players who made neither the top twenty nor the Last Chance bracket, got raffle tickets, so there was, potentially , a prize for almost every one of the players. A shoot and lag contest is also a part of the tournament. Although a separate fee is charged to enter this contest, all the money collected for the “shoot and lag” is returned to the entrants in the form of prizes. There was a lot of bocce going on during the two days. And there’s a lot of waiting for your next game, too. But not to worry; the continental breakfast table becomes somewhat of a continental brunch table by mid morning. Then the lunch table is spread. On Thursday and Saturday night, we got a great dinner. Water and ice tea was always available at many stations throughout the venue. Needless to say, we came to play bocce, but we were taken care of quite well when we weren’t playing. Many thanks to Tournament Director Anthony Siino, Dana

Shores, Alberta Sanchez and the rest of the Peppermill staff. For the twenty-seventh time, you pulled it off without a hitch. We can hardly wait until next year!

That’s right Bob Faraone. That bracket has sixty-five participating

teams listed.

Dana Shores lags the first ball to open the twenty-seventh edition of

the Peppermill Bocce Classic.

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Sigmund Freud charged an equivalent of $8.10 an hour for his therapy sessions.

List of Winners 4th Place - Taylor Wreckers Captain Carlo Pappalardo, Ricky Dine, John Dine, Steve Castellano

5th Place - Ca-Siino Captain Tony Siino, Ted Nicholson, Joe Nicholson, George Nicholson, Al Ribiero

6th Place - Band of Heathens Captain Jeremy Calhoun, Gene Rittburg, Jack Williams, John Rebar

7th Place - Bocce Magic Captain Bill Buccellato, Scott Hickman, Alfredo Herrera, Roberto Lonardo

8th Place - Double Shot Captain Matt Randazzo, Tony Randazzo, Kelly Moriarty, Peggy Rossini

9th Place - Bocce Dawgs Captain Greg Singleton, Clem Zipp, Bob Sheffels, Scott Henry

10th Place - No Problem Captain Bill Nicholson, Toni Nicholas, Maureen Kelleher, Beverly Wright

11th Place - Quattro Amici Captain Mike Croce, Shirley Croce, Carol Del Prete, Diana Pellegrini

12th Place - Rug Doctors Captain Vince Passini, Rich Passini, Bob Ceppi, Tim Ceppi

13th Place - Team Pro Captain Paolo Pro, Diane Kelley, Giovanni Napoli, Gerald Gilligan

14th Place - Bella Bocce Captain JoAnn Jacobs, Laura de la Rosa, Colleen Randazzo, Lydia Romo

15th Place - Hone Dogs Captain Cante Swearington, Adam Forni, Jefferson Henry, Joe Russell, Ahren Trunble

16th Place– Andiamo Captain Robert Castagnola, Mike Fontana, Willie Maggio, Bob Steiner, Sante Cerri

17th Place - O’s Red Line Captain Larry Cereghino, Benedetto Mititiero, Nick Rossi, Paul Barasch

18th Place - Nevada County Bocce Captain Stefano Landini, Paolo Cipullo, Ralph Mesa, Frank Bernal

19th Place - Mondo Terrazzo Captain Nino Ruffolo, Frank Colao, Tony Colao, Sam Fantucchio

20th Place - La Familia Captain Sal Trioa, Mike Trioa, Angela Tedesco, Sal Tedesco

Second Chance Winners

1st Place - Precision Captain Mike Maloney, Allison Maloney, Dave Minellone, Nino Dodicc

2nd Place - Palinko’s Captain Martha Crosley, Julie Cowherd, Jon Kaiser, Kara Kaiser

3rd Place - Bocce B’s Captain Rudy Bertolozzi, Sue Bertolozzi, Roberta Bernat, John Bernat

4th Place - Golden Girls Captain Cathy Welch, Beverly O’Connell, Val Wagner, Ilse Uskert

The Peppermill 27th Annual Bocce Classic

3rd Place - Outlaws L to r: Joe Malfitano, Denny Kinsel,

Captain Bob Faraone and Tony Randazzo

2ndPlace - Gamblers L to r: Captain Alberico Leonardi, Ron Jacobs,

Manny Romo and Norm Freschet

1st Place - Aliotti’s Victorian Corner Restaurant L to r: Jimmy Collins, Captain Paul Aliotti,

Sean Spowart and Vince Costa

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“The young have aspirations that never come to pass. The old have reminiscences of things that never happened. “ - H. H. Munro (Saki)

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Top three “problem” employees, according to the Wall Street Journal: the non-stop talker, the screamer, and the practical joker.

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Food for thought: the French eat an average of 200 million frogs each year.

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A group of jellyfish is known as a “smack.”

Italian Athletic Club, Stockton, Ca.

Turkey Tournament

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Team 6

Captain Ron Fideldy, Norma DePauli,

Ellen McFall and Pete Cavagnaro.

Team 5

Captain Phil Roble, Diana Miller,

Cheryl Scgueler and Norb Schueler

Team 3

Captain Ralf Fratta, Nancy Martignago,

Mini Velazquez and Keith Sakai

Team 2

Caltain Albert Leonardi, Dorothy Cevasco,

Carol Schriver and Joe Ashcroft

Team 1

Captain David DeParsia, Lisa Dubeck,

Alice Winters and Dino Cevasco

Team 8

Captain Vern Cooper, Barbara Heisler,

Mary Briscoe and Dean Meyer

Team 4

Captain Roy Ramacciotti, Sharon Cooper,

Sherry Fratta and Mike Torres

Team 14

Captain Bob Kennedy, Kathy Ramacciotti,

Kathy Barton and Ron Marengo

The Top Four Teams

Won Turkeys

The Next Four Teams

Won Pumpkin Pies

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If you’ve never been a member of the United States Bocce Federation, now is the time to join. The Western Sector has reinstated it’s $5 membership fee for first time members. With tourna-ments almost every weekend, you can’t ask for a better value than that.

Christopher Columbus’s fee for “discovering” America: about $300.

Attention Women Bocce Players Are you in the market for a set of 106/900 Women’s Bocce Balls?

We have a set of Super Martel Fantasy Mix balls. These brand new balls have never been used. They normally retail for $235, but you can have them for $210. No shipping or handling charges.

If you are interested in acquiring these balls, send an email to:

[email protected] We will make arrangements with the seller.

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DEC 22 - IAC STOCKTON - IL SACCO HAM TOURNAMENT - TOP TEAMS WIN HAMS

JAN 18 - IAC STOCKTON - FOUR PERSON BOCCE TOURNAMENT

JAN 25 - IAC STOCKTON - 2 MEN & 1 WOMAN RAFFA

FEB 1 - STOCKTON-WATERLOO GUN AND BOCCI CLUB - FOUR PLAYER OPEN RULES

The tournaments listed below in red font are United States Bocce Federation Member Club tournaments. USBF membership is required to play in these tournaments

The tournaments listed below in green font are not

USBF member tournaments. USBF membership is not required to play in these tournaments.

Washing D.C. has more psychiatrists per capita than any other city in the country.

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Italian Athletic Club

Ham Tournament Sunday, December 22nd

10:00 A.M. Sharp!

Top Teams Win Hams!

Everyone Welcome!

Open Bocce Rules

$5.00 Entry Fee

Registration 9:30 A.M.

Please bring snacks to share.

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Italian Athletic Club - 3541 Cherryland Ave, Stockton, CA 95215 Fundraiser to support Western Sector Ladies

Four Person

OPEN BOCCE TOURNAMENT

Saturday January 18 2014

$35 per person ($140 per team)

8:00am check-in – 8:30am start

USBF Open Rules (live backboard)

Continental breakfast & lunch included

Water will be provided Beverages available at bar

ENTRY FEEE MUST ACCOMPANY ENTRY FORM

Round Robin Format

Limited to the first 16 teams paid

Make checks payable to IAC

This is a fund raiser to support the teams coming from Europe.

If it doesn’t happen prize money is as follows

Send your entries to: Vern Cooper 3813 Norris Ave Sacramento Ca 95821

Team Name Tel. #

Captain USBF#

Player 2 USBF#

Player 3 USBF#

Player 4 USBF#

1st

Place $400

2nd

Place $300

3rd

Place $240

4th

Place $140

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Stockton-Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club

4343 N. Ashley Lane, Stockton, Ca. 95215

Open Rules Bocce Tournament

Four Players

Saturday, February 1, 2014

$500.00 FIRST PLACE! Awards Also for 2nd, 3rd and 4th Places.

(Based on 20 teams Maximum)

Registration/Coffee/Refreshments at 8:00 a.m.

Play Begins at 8:30 a.m.

Lunch to be provided

Round Robin/Double Elimination Format depending on number of teams.

Open Rules with Dead Backboard

Entry Fee: $35.00 per player. Alternates welcome.

All players must be U.S.B.F. members. Cards will be available.

Contace person is David Canclini, (209) 957-3314. [email protected]

Make your check out to Waterloo and mail it with your entry form to David Canclini at 5288 Jolman Road, Stockton, Ca. 95212

Team Name…………………………………………..……..Phone Number………………………..

Captain………………………………………………………………...USBF Card #........................

2nd Player……………………………………………………………..USBF Card #........................

3rd Player……………………………………………………………...USBF Card #.......................

4th Player ……………………………………………………………..USBF Card #........................

Alternate……………………………………………………………….USBF Card #.......................

Documents

December 2013 Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovousbf.us/uploads/3/5/1/8/35186547/dec_2013.pdf · Gresham Oregon for the California vs The Northwest Challenge. ... Team Mezzanotte Luna,