New and returning events for the WVIHF Pasta Cook-Off and festival
by Victoria L. Cann Summer is winding down, and the beginning of school marks an important weekend coming up in Clarksburg — the 38th annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. But first a tasty prelude arrives in the form of the 28th annual Pasta Cook-Off, which will be held this Saturday. "The Pasta Cook-Off didn't start with t...
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Bob Gaudio Named Italian American of the Year
By Nate Fluharty Its a distinct honor in the Ohio Valley to be named the Italian American of the Year. But this year's recipient is already living up the title. This week, Follansbee native Bob Gaudio was named the 2014 recipient. Gaudio has been an attorney in Wheeling for years, but in addition to his duties in the cou...
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West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival banquet to honor six individuals
The annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival honorees banquet will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Bridgeport Conference Center. Honorees include Italian-American Man of the Year, Anthony "Boo" Bellotte; Italian-American Woman of the Year, Angela Bellotte; Honorary Italian Man of the Year, Dr. Joe Momen; Honorary Italian Woman of the Year,...
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Tra le miniere del West Virginia dove gli immigrati italiani lavoravano (e a volte morivano) per ripagare i padroni
"I owe my soul to the company store", recita una vecchia canzone popolare americana. Gli italiani che vivevano nella zona di Fairmont e Monongah, West Virginia – oggi il 60% della popolazione locale ha origini italiane – conoscevano bene questa verità. Arrivati a fine Ottocento da tutto il Sud e in particolare dalla Calabria – tantissimi d...
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