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Big Horn Basque Club Annual Picnic
Please join the Big Horn Basque Club in Buffalo, Wyoming this weekend for its annual August 15th Celebration. This year’s event will take place at the Johnson County 4-H Youth Camp in the Big Horn Mountains. The festivities will begin with mass at 11am followed by a sheep hooking Calcutta and games, a great meal, and live music with Jean Flesher. The event is open to the public, and meal and membership tickets are available at the door. The afternoon will also include an art auction. For complete information, visit them on Facebook.
Colorado Euskal Etxea Picnic Date Change
Just another reminder that the Colorado Euskal Etxea’s annual picnic has a new date and venue. The event will now take place on August 29th from 11:00am-6:00pm at the Robert F. Clement Park in Littleton, Colorado. The festivities will include a NABO Qualifying Mus Tournament, a performance by the Menditarrak Dance Troup, games for the kids, great food, and live music by Jean Flesher. For complete information, please visit their website.
Basque Government Grants to Basque Clubs
We want to remind our member organizations that the deadline to submit grant proposals to the Basque Government is August 16th at Midnight Euskadi time.
Basque WWII Veterans Memorial Site Dedication
On Friday, August 7th, the National Basque WWII Veterans Memorial took a giant step forward dedicating the site where the physical monument will be built. Chair of NABO’s WWII Committee, Mayi Petracek, presided the dedication which also included the participation of NABO President Jean Flesher, and several members of the Gardnerville Town Council. Both Jean and Mayi provided background on the project, the Basque connection to Gardnerville, and the process used to elect Gardnerville as the site for the monument, while Town Council Members expressed their enthusiasm and gratitude for having been chosen. It should be noted that the land where the monument will be built, was generously donated by the Town of Gardnerville. Several members of the WWII Committee were also present on this momentous occasion, which served as a fitting kick-off for the Mendiko Euskaldun Cluba’s annual picnic. Establishing the locale for this national monument is a fundamental step in assuring the success of this project’s completion. For more information, or to make a tax-deductible donation, please click here. To read coverage on the dedication and the entire weekend, click here. On behalf of NABO, thank you to everyone who made this possible. Mila esker handi bat!
8/13/2026
