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GALILEANS ATTEND GIANTS TRAINING CAMP

A group of 42 alumni and friends flew to Scottsdale in March to visit the San Francisco Giants training camp and to otherwise have fun. The trip, an annual event, was arranged by Mel Chiarenza with the help of Rich Baptista. They were joined by 11 others. The group stayed at Chaparral Suites, a very well located hotel with a great cocktail hour and sports bar. I was there during last December, and it is THE place to stay in Scottsdale.

After a first night welcome buffet dinner which was on St. Patrick’s Day, Baptista was decorated with a green hat and green hair and John Zuffo led the group in Irish and Italian songs. They partied until 1:30 am in the sports bar.

The following day Vicky Hernando Spadaro (Class of 1954) and her husband Jim, who live in Surprise, AZ, invited the group to their home for a BBQ. Attending were Rose (Class of 1955) and Ted Melcher, Maria (Class of 1954) and Armond Ancona, and her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Rich (Sacred Heart Class of 1945) and Mary McDougall, Tom (Class of 1952) and Kate Bracken, Mel and Karen Chiarenza. Kay Michelis (Class of 1954) and others went to the Phoenix Bocce Ball area.

Friday was the first game for the Giants vs. Seattle and most of the group attended. After the second cocktail hour, some went to dinner at local restaurants, while others went to an Indian casino. These included Don DiBasilio, Frank and Nina Clima, Beverly Delossa (Class of 1952) and Michael Thomey, Kay and Lisa Michelis, and the Joe Scafidi’s, among others already mentioned.

On Saturday, the Giants won against Anaheim, and attending the game were Ron Ricossa (Class of 1946) and Anstell Daini (Class of 1948), Sam (Class of 1945) and Marilyn Carini, Bernie Valdez (Class of 1949), Ron Ertola (Class of 1949), former San Francisco Police Chief Tony Ribera, Frank Brady, Mary and Tom Chelini, and others.

Sunday’s game was against the Oakland A’s, but most did not attend as the temperature reached 97 degrees.

The group left on Monday after a most enjoyable five days in the desert.

(Thanks to Mel Chiarenza for providing the above information. Photos of the trip appear below.)

• photo 1   Barbara Scafidi, Ernestine Zuffo, Anstell Daini Ricossa, Barbara Di Basilio
  back row: Karen Chiarenza, Joe Scafidi, Ron Ricossai
• photo 2   Bernie Valdez, Jackie Brown, Marilyn & Sam Carini
• photo 3   Joe Scafidi & Barbara Scafidi
• photo 4   Rich Baptista & Ron Ricossa – Spring Training March 2004
• photo 5   Ron Ertola, Lorraine & Rich Baptitsta, Ron & Anstell Ricossa, Tom Bracken standing

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