In September we had a large, fantastic gathering at the Yob’s residence. Ralph and Rosie were gracious hosts as usual, and Rosie made her dynamite canederli for all to enjoy.
Two couples from Tesino were visiting California and joined us, Roberto Biasion and Valentina Ponchia, and Francesco Gasperini and Annapia Ceccato.
Our president Giuseppina Piasente Alvarez is from Pieve Tesino.
She and the two couples provided us an overview of Tesino, also referred to as the Altopiano (upland) del Tesino and the Conca (basin) del Tesino. There are 3 towns, Castello Tesino, with a population of around 1,300, Pieve Tesino with 700, and then Cinte Tesino with 400. Valentina was from Castello, but the other 3 visitors were from Cinte. Roberto is on the Cinte town council and is the former vice mayor. There is a move to combine the 3 towns into one. Last year in a Trentino newspaper interview Roberto expressed his approval of the concept, but not of the implementation plan. Giuseppina said Cinte had a monastery, and so it was well known for producing many priests and nuns. Her brother attended the monastery but then chose another vocation in life.
