November 2021

The Los Banos Chamber of Commerce 2021 Downtown Christmas Parade will be held Friday, December 3rd 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Please join us in decorating our Basque Club float on Wednesday and Thursday, December 1st and 2nd at 13436 Johnson Road in Los Banos. Contact Andreé Soares at (209) 704-1790 for further information.

The Los Banos Mus Tournament winners of October 17, 2021, are: 1st Place Pettan Ossinalde Martin Irigoyen 2nd Place Michou Chiramberro Maite Ocafrain CONGRATULATIONS!! Thank you to all the players and a special thank you to Joanna for scoring the game.

A storage trailer has been purchased to store the Club’s items. Thank you to everyone who helped look for the trailer.

Cassie Etcheveste and Monica Hakola have taken over the teaching of  Basque dancing. You may contact  these ladies at: 

Cassie Etcheveste (559) 417-7067 

Monica Hakola (209) 756-3570 

Ross Urrutia  (209) 777-8698

Dance classes are scheduled to begin in January and more information is forthcoming. We look forward to a fun and successful 2022 dance year!

The Family Picnic was a great success! Family and friends had a good time visiting and enjoying a BBQ chicken lunch.

NABO would like to hear from all of us regarding our links and communication with the Basque Country. Eneko Bidegain, professor at the University of Mondragon (Aretxabaleta, Gipuzkoa) is conducting a survey and would appreciate everyone’s participation.

Obituaries

Ray Narbaitz 

Please notify Ross of names that need to  be added to this list.  

If you have information to add to the  Newsletter, please contact Ross Urrutia. (209) 777-8698