Regional President Giovanni Pace received yesterday a representative from "PhilAbruzzo", accompanied by a tourist group to the region.

Writer Dan Fante, 55, visited for the second time the town of his grandfather. Dan is the son of John Fante, an Italian American writer called by Charles Bukowski "il narratore più maledetto d'America". John Fante passed by Torricella only once in 1957, while Dan was able these days to visit the ancestral home, touching the very stones placed there by his grandfather. He says he found in Torricella the same stubborness and spontaneity described by his father. In the article a poem written for the occasion.

An Ecobus will wait for the train Roma-Termini (departure 7.47 from Rome) and will take visitors to all the Park centres (Ortona dei Marsi, San Sebastiano, Bisegna, Villetta Barrea, Civitella Alfedena, Camosciara, Opi, Pescasseroli) returning then to Carrito (departure 20.35 - arrival at Roma-Termini 22.46)- Service available from 9 to 27 august.

In Civitella Giuseppina Persia will be 107 in January; in Civita Angela Bisegna, born 1897, will have these days her 103rd birthday surrounded by her 10 children and many grand- and great-grand-children. In Civita there will be another 100th birthday in January. Something in the air?

2000 youths from all over the world will be in Rome from 15 to 20 August. They will be guests in the homes of Italian families. On 10 and 11 August there will be meetings in the parishes, on the 12th a meeting at Passolanciano, on the 13th Orsogna with a special edition of the Talami.

33rd edition of the "sagra del Prosciutto abruzzese" from tomorrow to Sunday. A parade of Harley Davidsons on friday, Festival of the "ddu botte" on Saturday, and on Sunday vintage motorcycles with sidecars, allegorical waggons, dances and folk songs in the square.

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