Boise (Idaho) Basque Center: Calendar

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12/16/2012: Biotzetik and Euskera Students to Bring Xmas Joy

The Euskera Language students will join the Bihotzetik Basque Choir this Christmas season

to sing Basque carols at several nursing homes.

The date is set for December 16 at 12:30 PM.

The choir and students will be meeting at Bishop Kelly to tour the neighboring nursing homes.

The students and the choir have been practicing these Basque gabon kantak and American carols

and plan to sing proudly to the elders in our community.

12/22/2012: Holiday Dinner

The December Holiday Dinner will take place on Saturday, December 22,

and will be hosted by members of the Jaialdi boards.
We will begin seating everyone downstairs at 6:00 PM.

The cost of the meal is $20, which includes admission to the Oinkari performance

and the Sheepherders Ball.

The dinner price for children between the ages of 6 to 12 will be $5,

and children under 6 are free.
There will be NO babysitting for this dinner

due to the fact that the dinner will be in the basement.

The basement dining area limits the number of guests for the dinner to 225 people.

Here is the December Monthly dinner menu:
Tossed salad
Potato with chorizo (riojana style)
Shrimp Pil Pil
Pork chops with pimientos
Vegetable
Profiteroles w/ chocolate sauce
Bread and butter
Wine
Coffee

To make your reservation, call the reservation number (208) 572-0604

or email your reservation to dinner@basquecenter.com.

It is important to get an accurate number of those attending the dinner

to the chef as soon as possible.

Therefore the deadline for dinner reservations

will remain 8:00 PM the Wednesday before the dinner.

Wednesday, December 19, will be the deadline for this month’s dinner.

Reservations left after that will not be accepted.

Thank You Mortzilla Dinner Volunteers!

Eskerrik asko to the following friends and families of Boiseko

and Txantxangorriak for setting up and hosting the Mortzilla dinner:
Garbine Alberdi, Maddi Aramburu, Geneva Ayarra, Victoria Banales, Kim Blackburn,

Johnny Boyd, Genie Brollier, Henry Brollier, Henar Chico, Esther Ciganda, Terry Eldordi,

Teresa Franzoia, Maria Garcia, Alaina Gavica, Annie Gavica, Michael Guerricabeitia,

Diana Lachiondo, Vicki Laidlaw, Miren Lete, Anne Marie Mansisidor, Ana Mendiola,

Paige Post, Meredith Sabala, Tyler Smith, Bill Thompson-Uberuaga,

Travis and Laura Willoughby, Melissa Wolfe, Kristi Yraguen-Stuart.

We would like to sincerely thank the MANY volunteers

that helped make Mortzilla Dinner & Bingo a success.

Countless hours were put into organizing, making, cooking and serving,

as well as cleaning up – it went beautifully!

A very special thanks goes to Sean Aucutt for organizing all the mortzilla-making

and the volunteers as well as Ben & Tomasa Goitiandia for growing all the leeks for this event.

It couldn’t have been done without you – Eskerrik Asko!

Bazaar Helpers
Melissa Ardaiz, Andoni Bieter, Megan Borkowski, Cristina Brooks, Lanette Brooks,

Heath Gamboa, Erin & Michael Guerricabeitia, Susan Jensen, Michele Lauer,

Katrina Lemmon, Jamie O’Mahony, Andoni Odenkrantz, Carl Papapietro, Joe Ysursa

Cooked Food Table
Toni Achabal, Miren Artiach, Luisa Bilbao, Anita Bumgarner, Donna Goiri, Ben Goitiandia,

Julie Hahn, Lydia Jausoro, Joni & Herb Krakau, Carmen Lete, Marilyn Sarasqueta,

Trini Snow, Merche Urrutiam, Begona Ysursa, Lino & Begona Zabala

12/22/2012: Sheepherders Ball

The holidays are quickly approaching, and that means that Sheepherders Ball is almost here!

This year’s celebration and fundraiser for the charities account of the Basque Foundation, Inc.,

will take place on Saturday, December 22.

We will have our December Holiday Dinner prior to the dance,

and your admission to the dinner will allow you to stay for the dance.

We hope everyone stays to enjoy the music, do a little dancing,

and watch the Oinkari Basque Dancers, as this is the debut for their new dancers.

Entertainment will begin upstairs at 7:30 PM.

The Oinkaris will perform at 8:00 PM,

followed by the lamb auction which raises funds for the charities account.

The dance, featuring Amuma Says No, will begin at 9:30 PM.

The cost for the dance is $5 for adults and $3 for children age 6 to 12.

Children under 6 are free. Chorizos and pop will be sold if you are still hungry after dinner.

Basque Foundation Charities Selects 2012 Primary Recipient: Jaxson Noble

Jaxson Noble has been chosen by the Basque Foundation Board of Directors

to be the primary recipient of the funds raised at the 2012 Sheepherder’s Ball and Lamb Auction.

Jaxson was born two months premature at four pounds and six ounces with severe heart problems.

He was born with what is called one transposition of the greater arteries

with a large ventricular septal defect (VSD) as well as pulmonary stenosis.

Due to the complexity of his health issues, Jaxson was medically evacuated (Medevac)

to Spokane less than 24 hours after he was born.

He spent the first two months of his life at the Children's Hospital in Spokane.

Jaxson’s parents never left his side and incurred many expenses

while having to be away from Boise.

Jaxson was able to come home to Boise for three months before he had to be sent to Stanford

for a pacemaker and his first open heart surgery.

At Stanford, doctors put a band on his pulmonary artery and put in a shunt.

Due to cost, only Jaxson’s mom and berramuma were able to be by his side.

The surgery went well. Jaxson, his mother, and his berramuma

were able to come home after eight days.

He was only home for nearly a week before once again being admitted into St. Luke’s.

Jaxson had developed fluid buildup around his lungs from a damaged and swollen duct.

After a week of being in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU),

he was once again transported to Stanford.

Jaxson underwent his second open heart surgery approximately two weeks after his first.

He was observed at Stanford for 10 days before sending him home on oxygen and a feeding tube.

Jaxson is now off of both and is doing amazingly well.

He will have to go back to Stanford in about two to three years

for another open heart surgery where they will correct the transposition.

He will also have to go to either Stanford or Spokane

to have his pacemaker recharged and or replaced every seven to ten years for the rest of his life.

Many of Jaxson’s ambulance rides and medications are not covered by insurance.

He also has no coverage for a few of the necessary machines

that are brought to the house for Jaxson's use.

Doctors have advised Jaxson's mom that he should not be put in a daycare

and thus she is unable to work, leaving them on a single income.

Jaxson is the son of Julia Salutregui Logue and Cameron Noble.

He is the great-grandson of Ricardo and Dolores Salutregui.

His amuma is Nancy Salutregui Sluder. His uncle, Jake Salutregui Logue is an Oinkari.

The family is proud of its Basque heritage

and was grateful for the support of culture and friendship before,

and they are even more grateful for the help of Basque Charities

and the support in helping Jaxson get well.

Welcome Oinkari New Kids

The Oinkari Basque Dancers would like to invite everyone to a great annual event on December 22.

The Sheepherders Ball is a special time for the dancers.

There will be 16 new dancers having their big debut with the group:

Cidney Beitia, Josu Bieter, Brandi Brooks, Kristina Franzoia, Cole Garrett,

Maialen Goyhenetche, Chea Jenne, Scott Kaltenecker, Michael Lejardi,

Aisea Odencrantz, Emily Pape, Mikaela Schomburg, Carmen Spencer,

Riley Urquidi, Kody Young

If you want to see these amazing dancers,

make sure you check them out when the group performs at Sheepherders.

12/22/2012: Winter Pala League Championships

The Boise Fronton Association will be holding the Winter Pala League Championships

the day of the Sheepherder’s Ball and Lamb Auction.

Pala players in all three of the BFA leagues are in the final stages

of a grueling season in anticipation of the winter playoffs.

Please join the BFA on Saturday, December 22 to enjoy many of Boise’s best pala players.

The winter league was another outstanding season

and you are guaranteed to witness many talented men and women players.

The Mixed Class B Pelota Goma championship game will tentatively start at 2:00 pm,

followed by the Women’s Baleen championship game,

followed by the evening’s final game, the Men’s Class A Pelota Goma championship.

We hope to see you at the Fronton on December 22!

The Basque Center         

www.oinkari.org