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Dinner
at the Echanis Boarding House in Ontario celebrating newly acquired
U.S. citizenship in 1941. Standing left to right: Juan
Plaza, Jack Echanis, Frank Jayo. Seated left to right: Anthony
Yturri (teacher), Sam Gandarias, Joe Echanis, Juan Ybarzabal, Oscar
Rosen, Genaro Plaza. The man in the picture on the wall was
boarder Domingo Corta. |
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Individuals
who participated in lamb auction in 1949. Standing left to
right are Louis Yturri, Charlie Redsull, George Beemus, Mable Riggs,
Clayt Tschirgi, Joe Echanis, Ellis White, and George Yturri.
Leaning in front is George Warrington. |
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Jimmy
Jausoro (second from left) and his orchestra performing at the
Fourth Annual Apron and Overall Basque Benefit Dance held at Airport
Community Hall in Ontario - 1951. Left to right: Joe Ansotegui,
Jimmy Jausoro, Domingo Ansotegui, Dick Lendhart, John Arregui. |
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Timmie
Yraguen Echanis in the kitchen at one of many Basque
dances. |
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Genaro
and Dora Plaza won the money tree at the 1967 Ontario Basque Dance. |
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Sera
Uberuaga Mendiguren with lamb for auction at Annual Dance in
1972. Dean Hislop is auctioneer in background. |
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1975
Ontario Basque Dancers with instructor Maria Elena Calzacorta. |
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Ontario
Basque Dancers sing Gora Amerika at a Bicentennial
celebration in Ontario in 1975.Left to right: Tina Echanis, Janice
Mainvil, Carla Franks, Geno Bates, Lisa Tipton, Linda Mainvil, Angie
Bates, Louise Mainvil, Maria Barinaga, and Joanne Mainvil. |
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Timmie
Echanis, Joe Yraguen, Martina Echanis, Lawrence Echanis and Ed
Aspitarte at 1976 Fathers' Day Picnic in Lions Park. |
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Manuel
Ocamica plays trikitixa and friend Chapo from Burns accompanies with
panderoa at the Father's Day Picnic at Lions Park in 1977. |
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John
and Serafina Mendiguren dancing at Annual Dance in 1977. |
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Ruth
Orosco, Marie Mendive, Timmie Yraguen Echanis, and Sera Echevarria
Plaza in kitchen at 1978 Ontario Basque Dance held at the armory. |
| 53rd
Annual Dinner and Dance - 2000 |
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| Beti
Alai at Malheur County Fair 2001 |
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55th Annual Dinner
and Dance 2002 |
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Gaztemundu 2002 |
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To see a special edition of Euskal Etxeak Magazine about the
program click here. |
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| The
2002 Capitol Holiday Tree passed through Ontario on its way to the
White House |
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| Visit
from Basque Magician, Txan Magoa |
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| 56th
Annual Dinner and Dance - 2003
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| America's
Global Village 2003 |
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| World
Congress of Basque Communities 2003 in Gasteiz, Araba |
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| Beti
Alai performs at Malheur County Fair 2003 |
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| San
Inazio 2003 |
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Ontario
Basque Club member Luci (Balanzategui) Gastanaga (second from left)
with her cousin, Bishop Karmelo Etxenagusia (third from left),
her daughter, grandchildren, and Father Juan Vicente Gallastegui
from Euskal Herria after mass at Boise's 2003 San Inazio
celebration. Etxenagusia and Gallastegui also celebrated mass at Blessed
Sacrament in Ontario during their visit. |
| Baker Diocese Centennial
Celebration |
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Beti
Alai Dantzariak performed at the Baker Diocese Centennial
Celebration in Redmond, Oregon on October 10, 2003. Here they
are pictured with Bishop Vasa. |
| November 2003
Meeting |
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President
Philip Joyce reads correspondence at November 2003 meeting. He
is flanked by treasurer Melanie Berria and secretary Christina
Tuttle. |
| Christmas
Meeting and Potluck |
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| 2003
Winter Wonderland
Parade
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Beti
Alai Dantzariak participated in Ontario's 2003 Winter Wonderland
Parade on Saturday, December 6th.
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Photos:
The Berria Family |
| 57th Annual
Dinner and Dance - February 28, 2004
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Zorionak to Matea, Andrew, and
Elena who made their lehenengo jaunartzea or first communion at Blessed Sacrament
Church on
May 8, 2004.
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Preparations
for America's Global Village were in full swing the week leading up
to the event. Click on the photo to see more
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America's Global Village was held June
12, 2004. Click
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Global Village.
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Our Summer picnic was held July 11,
2004. Activities included a Txiki Txapelketa for the
little ones and the first annual Euskathlon for the adults.
Four teams of six competed in seven challenges. The blue team
emerged victorious but great fun was had by all. Click
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from the picnic.
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We held our first mus night on November
27, 2004. It was an opportunity for members to learn to play
the game or sharpen their skills. If you missed it, be sure to
make it to the next one!
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Our second mus night was held after a
DVD viewing of 1937: Along the Paths of Memory. See more
photos from this event
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Ontario Basque Language Co-Chairpersons,
Maria Tipton and Lisa Corcostegui attended a two-day training
seminar at the Basque Museum where they learned how to implement the
computer program Boga. Photo at left: Kinku Zinkunegi of HABE
with Lisa and Maria.
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Ontario Basque Club delegates Grace and
Lisa attended the Winter 2005 NABO meeting in Salt Lake City,
Utah. Here, Grace, who is also NABO Treasurer listens to a
presentation by Basque Government representative Benan Oregi.
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| 58th
Annual Basque Dinner and Dance |
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Members of Boise's Txantxan Gorriak
delighted the crowd with traditional Basque music featuring
trikitrixa and panderoak.
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photos from Ontario, Oregon Basque Club's 58th Annual
Dinner and Dance. The event was also covered in Euskalkultura.com.
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| Summer
Picnic 2005 |
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The green team was victorious at this
year's Euskathlon held at the annual picnic. Look for more photos on
this event later.
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| Jaialdi
2005 |
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Ontario, Oregon Basque Club was
represented at Jaialdi 2005 in Boise by our dance group Beti
Alai. For more photos click on the
photo to the left.
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Basque mural in Vale, Oregon. Read
more about it...
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Some of the Basque language students at
the first class meeting of Ontarioko Euskaltegia on October 6, 2005.
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Euskara
bihurtuko da loretxu bat,
Gu,
denok landatua...Ni ere bai!
Each ikasle in the Euskaltegi's children's class added their
name to the flower that represents the Basque language that they
planted and will care for so that it will grow to be vibrant and
robust.
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The
annual Christmas party was held at the Train Depot on December
5th.
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Three
of our Beti Alai dancers attended the 2006 Udaleku in Elko,
Nevada. In addition to learning dances, txistu, mus, Euskara,
culture, panderoa, txalaparta, and pala they had the unique
opportunity of improving their violin skills with Basque violinist
and dancer Garikoitz Otamendi. Club member Lisa Corcostegui
was co-director and also taught at the two-week camp. Click
for more...
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The
2006 Euskathlon Txapeldunak - the green team. Click for more
photos.
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At
left, the first demolition crew of the Basque Center renovation
project. Click the photo for more more images of the work
underway. We are fortunate to have received funding from the Basque
Government for this very important step we are taking to assure
a bright future for Basques in Oregon.
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Grace Mainvil received her plaque for
NABO's 2006 Bizi Emankorra Award at the winter 2007 NABO meeting in
San Francisco. For more photos from this event click the image
on the left. |
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60th Annual Dance and Dinner - February
24, 2007. |
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Lisa Corcostegui attended the
International Basque Studies Conference held at Boise State
University on April 21, 2007 and presented a paper entitled
Courting the Diaspora: The Basque Government in Exile and Dance in
Boise (1940). For more photos from this event click on the
image. |
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On Saturday April 29, 2007
Ontario, Oregon Basque Club joined Basque communities across the
globe by commemorating the bombing of Gernika on its 70th
anniversary. A sapling descended from the Gernikako Arbola was
planted north of the Ontario Basque Center. |
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The club held its second annual mus
tournament on May 27, 2007. Brothers-in-law Enrike Corcostegui and
Rhett Tipton took first place and mother-son team Vicky and Richard
Tuttle took second place. For photos click on image at left. |
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Enrike and Rhett represented Ontario,
Oregon Basque Club at the NABO tournament held in San Francisco on
June 2, 2007. |
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Coming soon - Udaleku 2007 in San
Francisco. Three of our Beti Alai dancers attended. |
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Vice president Lisa Corcostegui attended
the IV World Congress of Basque Collectivities as a voting delegate
in July 2007. The congress was held in Bilbao |
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On July 31, 2007 Ontario had the
privilege of watching a beautiful performance of dances from many
regions of the Basque Country offered by Oņatz Dantzari Taldea from
Oņati, Gipuzkoa. The performance was held at the Malheur
County Fair. Ontario, Oregon Basque Club hosted a dinner for
the musicians and dancers. |
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Beti Alai was one of several dance
groups that performed for the Four Rivers Cultural Center's 10th
Anniversary celebration on September 8, 2007. |
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Pete Cenarrusa presented a grant check
and certificate for Ontario, Oregon Basque Club to Maria Tipton and
Lisa Corcostegui at a luncheon
sponsored
by the Cenarrusa Foundation on October 19, 2007. The club was
granted funds to purchase equipment for Euskara classes and other
cultural and educational activities. |
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