The Idaho press, its main daily, The Idaho Statesman, reported yesterday the start of the trial against the Basque newspaper Egunkaria and five of its executives. Given the here on several occasions to carry out different journalistic projects, as well as having stayed at Boise’s Mayor David Bieter’s house while covering the Idaho Memorial in 2002. Here is the article -entitled "Martxelo Otamendi, a Basque with ties in Idaho, faces a terrorism trial” - wondering what the people of Gernika’s sister city have to say regarding it as published in the aforementioned paper.

The Center for Basque Studies of the University of Nevada, Reno is now accepting applications for the William A. Douglass Distinguished Scholar Award for the academic year 2010–2011. The Douglass Scholar must be a specialist in some aspects of Basque Studies and will be chosen on the basis of his/her contribution to Basque Studies and consistent record of research, achievement and scholarly innovation. For 2010-2011, they are seeking a specialist in Basque History. The deadline for completed applications is January 15th, 2010.

The Basque Community from both the diaspora and Euskal Herria converged on the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco, California the weekend of August 28th-30th 2009. The gathering celebrated the life of Aita Tillous, the Basque Chaplain responsible for the Basque Community of the Western United States for the past 14 years. Aita Tillous passed away on March 30, 2009 in his native Euskal Herria. An advocate of all that is Basque, it was fitting that the weekend was full of pilota, dance, music, singing, bertsolaritza, pastoral from Xiberoa, and his ama hizkuntza (mother tongue). Euskera was present in all aspects. Crowds of over 600 people each day were entertained and helped celebrate his life.

The San Francisco Basque Cultural Center hosted the 34th Annual NABO Pilota Championships over a two day period. It marked the 12th time the Basque Cultural Center hosted the 'Txapelketa'. Teams representing four Basque entities (Boise Fronton Association, Chino Basque Club, Kern County Basque Club, Basque Cultural Center) competed in eight categories in a final filled Saturday. NABO holds its annual pilota championship in conjunction with the Basque Cultural Center’s end of summer Basque festival and Championship Saturday saw good crowds watch eight finals.

Rhythmic tunes and the patter of dancing feet will reverberate from the Basque block (on Grove St. between 6th and Capitol streets), as thousands of people are expected to gather on Saturday, August 1, for the annual San Inazio Festival. It is a free event put on by the Euzkaldunak (Boise's Basque organization) and one that draws a sizable crowd. Originally the annual affair was conceived to honor St. Ignatius of Loyola, the patron saint of the Basque people, but has since evolved into an occasion to celebrate Basque history and traditions.