Mario and Britney’s new house
February 24, 2005Mario and Britney bought and moved into a new house this past weekend. They are still in Novato, but now have much more room. Congratulations!
WALK WITH US!
February 19, 2005We are looking for any family members or friends to walk with us in the Avon walk for breast cancer. We have formed a team to walk in memory of Aunt Peggy and many others who have past away or are still fighting with cancer. Myself, Traci Simas, Lisa Thiercof and Tracy Lacey have all committed to being part of the team. The walk is in San Francisco on July 9th and 10th. Please contact me at bellaboss@comcast.net or call me at 707-793-7889 for more details. You can also look on their website at www.avonwalk.org for more info. Each person is required to raise $1,800.00 It will be a weekend you will never forget!!! Please call me!! Lori
Cancer walk in Memory of Aunt Peggy
February 17, 2005I will be walking in the Avon Breast Cancer walk this June in San Francisco for 2 days in memory of Aunt Peggy and to all those who are fighting with cancer. I have to raise 1,800.00 in order to walk and I’m asking for donations of any $. Please e-mail me with your e-mail addresses and I will send you the information so you can make a donation. My e-mail address is bellaboss@comcast.net Thanks to all for your help!! Love, Lori
Nick A. ‘Coach’ Diego
February 14, 2005AUBURN – Nick A. ‘Coach’ Diego, 89, of 85 Thornton Ave., Auburn, formerly of 11 Paul St., passed away Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, at Auburn Nursing Home. He was born in Auburn, the son of the late James and Lillian Diego and had been a life resident. Nick was a communicant of St. Alphonsus Church for more than 70 years. Prior to his retirement, Nick had owned and operated Diego’s Moving and Storage for more than 60 years. He was a well-known coach, having instructed numerous young adults in baseball and basketball, who especially enjoyed working with the young children in the community. Nick’s coaching career started in 1937, when he became assistant to Pete Vicarelli, who handled the Columbian Squires of St. Alphonsus. Nick’s coaching career would go on to span some 50 years. He was successful in American Legion Baseball, winning the county championship twice and the District 7 title three times. In 1978, Nick received the Msgr. Straub Memorial Trophy as the Sportsman of the Year for his then-40 years of coaching. Nick was inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame and was also honored by the Cayuga County Police Benevolent Association for his “outstanding service to the community.” He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, the former Carmella Calvarese, of Auburn; a daughter, Patricia Farzier of Phoenix, Ariz.; three sons, Nicholas John and Thomas, both of Auburn, and Ronald and his wife, Lori, of Ottawa, Canada; five sisters, Olympia Laurcella, of Rochester, Ann Carbone, of Auburn, Mary Trama and her husband, Joseph, of Auburn, Rose Volpe and her husband, Louis, of California, and Peggy Musico and her husband, John, of California; a brother, John, of California; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, Nick was predeceased by nine brothers. Friends and relatives are invited to join the family at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Sacred Heart Church for Nick’s Mass of Christian burial with the Rev. Louis Vasile, pastor of St. Alphonsus Church, officiating. Entombment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Pettigrass Funeral Home, 196 Genesee St., Auburn. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in honor of Coach Diego to St. Alphonsus Church, c/o CYO, 85 E. Genesee St., Auburn, NY 13021.
Blue Fin
February 12, 2005For those of you eating out in New York, Dante just got a job at Blue Fin in Time Square. Blue Fin mystifies and marvels its audience with a prominent Raw Bar featuring shrimp, lobster, clams and oysters, and the sushi serenades (prompting an encore performance) with the Chilean Sea Bass Roll and Sweet Miso Glaze and the Crackling Shrimp Roll sharing the spotlight. Read about it in the NY Times or watch a video