newsletter 

Cover: Halloween Dinner-Dance & Costume Party schedule and menu

P1: From the President’s Desk; Mortgage-burning bonfire the highlight of IAHF General Meeting w/photos

P2: Letters to the IAHF; IAHF offers condolences to the families and friends of Frances C. Mazzucca and Joseph A. Sunseri; If you have moved, please contact IAHF office to keep receiving IAHF News; Sunshine Committee wishes sick friends well

P3: Recap and Highlights of Family Barbecue w/photos

P4: Highlights of General Membership Meeting photos; “History of Italian-Americans in Santa Clara County” captured in Permanent Photo Exhibition

P5: “News from the Cultural Committee” by Ken Borelli; “A Long Distance Romance” (author’s family history) by Ken Borelli

P6: Mama’s Minestrone Soup (poem) by Joe Salameda; “Humor Corner”: Silly Stuff (comic strip) by A. Alan Alameda, Tony & Joe (comic strip) by Scrivano, Jokes from Jeanie Colombo

P7: Welcome Christina Enriquez and James Martin, new IAHF employees w/photos; Who are the Arbëresh? (The culture and heritage of the Arbëresh – Italian-born Albanians); Upcoming Luncheon schedule and menu

P8: Thank you to IAHF Scholarship Fund donors w/names of donors

P9: Library News (feat. “Splendore della Natura in Italia” (The Splendor of Nature in Italy), “The History of Art”, and “Niccolo Machiavelli the Florentine”) by Twila Venuti; From the Traveler’s Corner (overview of upcoming IAHF bus excursions) by Joseph Francia; Order Sons of Italy elects Woman President; Schedules for Italian Classes for Adults

P10: Report from Italy: “On the Move—Plus Fellini” by Salvatore Galioto; Goosetown in Retrospect (the history and culture of Goosetown, San Jose) by Daniel C. Lopez

P11: Italian Kitchen: “Figs and Walnuts—A Perfect Pair” feat. Pork Chops with Figs & Walnuts recipe by John A. Macchia; Young Italians Calendar; New Italian Language organized and free for audit by Ken Borelli; Opera San Jose forms new club in Santa Clara Valley

Back Cover: Schedules of Upcoming IAHF Events and Other Events