Agur Lagunak

Sep 28, 2012 by

It is with heavy hearts we say goodbye to Jon O’Neal  (Virginia Goitia), one of our founding members and Michel Irigoin (Beatrice) a longtime member as well.

 

Jon, of Norwegian descent, became completely immersed in the Basque culture when he married Virginia.  You could find him cleaning the sheep sheds, hauling tables, chairs and BBQ grills for the picnics we had at Pfeiffer Farms in the early years.   He loved helping Virginia cook the chorizos, sipping wine, telling jokes and chatting with everyone.  See his complete obituary at: http://www.cascadememorial.com/obits/obituaries.php/obitID/66832

 

Michel and Beatrice arrived here from Chino and contacted Michelle Errecart for information about the Basque community in the area.  They became members of the club and attended many of the events over the years.  We will always remember Michel’s gentle sense of humor and sweet smile.  See his complete obituary at: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Michel-Irigoin&lc=4207&pid=160129821&mid=5252176

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Basque LinkedIN

Feb 6, 2012 by

Basques are Basque before they are anything else. That’s why I’ve come to realize that there are some Basque-os that I have known nearly all my life, and yet I have no idea what they do. Sure I know they Basque danced from age 3, drank soda through a poxpolin at Udaleku, can throw back their fair share of kalimotxos and have a tattoo of a lauburu, an ikurrina or both, but I have no idea “what they do” That is to say, I have no idea who is footing the bill for those ‘motxos, tattoos and just how they got to the jaia that we’re both enjoying. Unlike a lot of our less fortunate gringo bretheren we don’t always answer the question: “What do you do?” with our job title…Especially not amongst other Basques when a more pertinent answer includes, where we’re from, where we live, who we’re related to, whether we play mus, pala, esku pelota, dance, sing, cook, etc. However, there are times when it would be nice to know a Basque lawyer (maybe because of the aforementioned kalimotxos?), travel agent, park ranger, insurance agent, novelist, etc, etc…That’s why there’s Basque LinkedIN or the LinkedIN group known as: Euskaldunak: Basques Around the World. Sign-up and get Basque Linked-IN!

Euskaldunak: Basques Around the World

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Udaleku/Basque Music Camp Registraion Opens March 1st for July 15th-27th camp in Boise, ID

Feb 6, 2012 by

If you are interested in sending your kids to the Basque Udaleku in Boise, enrollment will start on March 1st. It will be on this webpage:
http://www.nabasque.org/NABO/Udaleku.htm

Nahi duzu zure seme alabak Boiseko udaleluan izena eman. Martxoaren 1etik aurrera egin ahal duzu hemen.
http://www.nabasque.org/NABO/Udaleku.htm

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NEW BOOK: Growing Up in a Time of War by Arantza Cazalis Shuey

Dec 4, 2011 by

Arantza Shuey (born Arantza Cazalis Izarra) has just published a book about her experience as a refugee from Ermua Bizkaia who was forced to flee her homeland during the Spanish Civil War.  Her book chronicles her childhood through to arriving in the US, passing through refugee camps and multiple countries along the way.
“Imanol”, I said, “tengo vergüenza (I am embarrassed), I can’t get in line with my plate and spoon.”
“Arantza, la vergüenza se guarda en los polsillos (keep your shyness in your pocket),” he answered to me.
I will never forget those words.
We were in Arenys de Mar staying in a rooming house. There were three of us in one room: Imanol, 14 years old, Duni 11, and me, 9 and a half. We had to go to eat in a soup kitchen in town. The town was packed with refugees of the Spanish Civil War that had started in the Summer of 1936, when I was 7 years old. We were bombed out of the Basque Country. My mother had died in the bombing of Carranza (Vizcaya). We were in a farm house when the bombs began to fall while we were eating “arroz con leche” (rice pudding), my favorite dessert. There were many bombings, including the most notorious: Guernica, the city that symbolized Basque ethnicity, was destroyed with incendiary bombs. There was an outcry all over the world, because the planes that were used were mostly German. There were thousands of victims of the Axis nations: German, Italian and Franco-Spain.
This is the story of one of the many thousands of refugees who left Spain for camps in France, and later, to a new life in the Dominican Republic and the United States.
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Basque speaking professional needed!-Paid 2-day contract position in Seattle!

Jan 28, 2011 by

1.      Please be available for at least two days to complete this assignment
2.      Fluent in Basque as well as the English language
3.      Ability to use mobile phones such as iPhone, Android, or any smartphone
4.      Authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Alex Saenz Jr.

Resource Development Manager

Direct: 206.269.2432

Mobile: 206.962.9384

Fax: 206.441.6628

Email: alex.saenz@modis.com

2101 4th Avenue, Suite 750 | Seattle, WA 98121

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Basque Language Classes starting 1/22/2011

Jan 19, 2011 by

Our first Euskara class will be 1/22/2011, 2:00 at Beacon Hill Library.  Contact Amaya at secretary@seattleeuskal.org for details.

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