Archive for May, 2011

Basque Handball Players

Kern County Basques Throw Annual Festival

Basques from everywhere came for a day filled with great culture and entertainment.

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Louis’ Basque Corner Reopens with New Owners

Louis’ Basque Corner Reopens with New Owners

The venerable Louis’ Basque Corner in Reno has new wood paneling and floors and a raised ceiling that makes it seem more spacious. But the good news is that the Basque menu and ambiance is still there — as well as the Picon punch, according to a report by KTVN Channel 2 in Reno. You can check out the report [...]

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These bronze plaques, as they appeared in 2009, were stolen. Photo: Euskal Kazeta.

Officials Move to Replace Plaques Stolen from Sheepherder Monument

Donations being accepted from Basques whose family members were not listed on original plaques.

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Graphic restitution of the horse painting found in the Basque village of Manaria. Photo: Diputacion Foral de Vizcaya.

Prehistoric Paintings Found in Basque Village (Updated 5-15-11)

Archeologists have made an interesting discovery of prehistoric art in the Basque Country dating back about 25,000 years. Paintings depicting horses were uncovered in a cave in in the northern Basque province of Bizkaia. The red paintings were found in the Askondo Cave near the village of Manaria, officials said. The site was uncovered as the archeologists were exploring for [...]

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Center for Basque Studies Could Lose All State Funding

Center for Basque Studies Could Lose All State Funding

The Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada Reno could lose all public funding under a budget-cutting proposal being considered by the state Legislature. A loss of public funding, officials at the center say, would deal a major blow to the nation’s preeminent Basque research facility by eliminating half of its annual operating budget and forcing it to [...]

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Handball players battle it out at the Bidart fronton in Chino. Photo: Euskal Kazeta.

Chino Basques Celebrate A Handball Court and History

Pilota has been a key part of the Basque cultural fabric in the United States.

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Celebrating Pilota

Chino Pilota Besta from Euskal Kazeta Basque News on Vimeo.

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