Upcoming Events Gure Euskal Etxea In compliance with the San Mateo County Covid guidelines, the BCC’s Uztaila (July) 2021 Board of Directors continues to ex- hibit caution for all member activities. Volume 40 Issue 5 7- 12-16 Pilota Camp Newsletter website: www.SFBCC.us. 7-25 - BEO 1st NABO Mus Tourna- ment ** June 2021 Elections 7-31 - Deadline to submit intent to Congratulations to our newly elected 2021 Board of Directors: apply for BEO scholarship** 8-28&29 - Annual Festival # of Votes* 8-31 - Completed submission for Idoya Urruty 252 (194 ballots, 58 online) BEO scholarship ** Katrina Melander 210 (154 ballots, 56 online) 9-19 - Basque Club NABO Mus Jamison Narbaitz 190 (141 ballots, 49 online) Tournament Matthew Etchepare 177 (137 ballots, 40 online) 10-23 - Basque Cultural Day Marie Rosecrans 140 (103 ballots, 37 online) ** Flyer enclosed For the 2021 Elections there were 298 total member votes. (228 ballot votes and 70 Gasteak Dance Classes 1-3 pm online votes) The BCC Board would also like to thank Arian Buser, Stephanie Chiram- Sat. June, July and August berro, Marie(Anne) Jorajuria, Marie Nicole Lapeyrade, Maurice Francois Lapuyade, and Ricardo San Mames for running in this 2021 Election to serve on the BCC Board of Board of Directors Directors. Joseph Goyhenetche BCC Officers 2021-2022 j 1st Vice President Congratulations (and appreciation!) to our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and Officers: Jamison Narbaitz [email protected] 2nd Vice President President Joseph Goyhenetche Yvette Mindeguia 1st Vice President Jamison Narbaitz [email protected] Secretary 2nd Vice President Yvette Mindeguia Philippe Acheritogaray Secretary Philippe Acheritogaray ([email protected]) Assistant Secretary Asst. Secretary Marie Rosecrans Marie Rosecrans, Treasurer Anita Arduain [email protected] Asst. Treasurer Yvette Mindeguia Treasurer Anita Arduain [email protected] Assistant Treasurer Yvette Mindeguia Congratulations to the BCC’s 2021 Mus Txapeldunak [email protected] Directors: Valerie Arrechea [email protected] Jean Pierre Cabalette [email protected] Pierre Etcharren [email protected] Matthew Etchepare [email protected] Jean Gorostiague [email protected] Tony Huarte [email protected] Christian Iribarren christian@kellyandiri barren.com Katrina Melander 1st place: Francisco and Frank 2nd place: Pierre Masse and [email protected] Vicondoa (Father and Son) Roger Idiart Idoya Urruty [email protected] PAGE 2 VOLUME 40 ISSUE 5 Hurbil Zaitez Mesedez ! please come join us! The majority of the activities at the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center are managed and organized through its standing committees and are open to all members who are interested in participating in them. For more details, please contact the committee chairperson: Building and Grounds The Buildings and Grounds committee is responsible for the facility and for its décor and generally meets on the third Satur- day of the month at 9am. The Chairperson of this committee is Jean Gorostiague ([email protected]). Entertainment The Entertainment Committee is responsible for organizing the events at the Center, especially the three major annual events of the anniversary festival in February, the summer festival in August and the New Year's Eve Gala. The committee generally meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:30pm. The Chairperson is Pierre Etcharren ([email protected]). Euskara The Euskara Committee is responsible for programs for learning the Basque language. The Chairperson is Idoya Urruty ([email protected]) Klika Matthew Etchepare, ([email protected]). They are always looking for new members and happy to teach them how to play the instruments. Pilota The Pilota Committee is responsible for promoting the sport of pilota and for organizing tournaments. The Chairperson is Tony Huarte ([email protected]). Women's Club The BCC Women's Club sponsors and promotes many annual events including Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter , Hallow- een and Christmas celebrations to make the BCC a welcoming place for the members’ children. The contact person is Katrina Melander ([email protected]) Youth The Youth Committee organizes activities throughout the year targeted to the youth of the BCC. The Co-Chairpersons are Valerie Arrechea ([email protected]), Yvette Mindeguia ([email protected]) and Marie Rosecrans ([email protected]). Finance The Finance Committee manages the BCC's investment portfolio. The Chairperson is Jean Pierre Cabalette Sr. ([email protected]) Membership Committee The Chairperson is Valerie Arrechea ([email protected]) and Vice Chairperson is Philippe Acheritogaray ([email protected]) Risk Management Committee The Risk Management Committee serves to evaluate and protect against exposures to the Center. The committee focuses on issues involving the law, insurance, health and safety, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. The Chairperson is Jamison Narbaitz. ([email protected]).Basque Educational Organization BEO The BEO organizes educational activities including the circulation of a Basque Library, an annual film series and a biennial Basque Cultural Day. The BEO meets on the first Thursday of the month via teleconference. The chairperson is Philippe Acheritogaray ([email protected]) VOLUME 40 ISSUE 54 PAGE 3 Elgarrekin Choir Highlights of the upcoming August 28 and 29 Festival at the BCC Fellow members, we know you can sing. We’ve heard you at the Banquet Room and the Kantxa and the Dining Room! So now it is time for you Saturday, August 28th to join the Elgarrekin Choir. We need voices like yours. Our Choir is dwindling as the years go by 3pm to 5pm -- Pilota (Local Players) and we need new faces and new voices. If you are 5:30pm to 7:00pm -- Aperitifs in the Banquet Room listening to Ac- interested speak with one of the Choir members cordionist Iñaki Reta and his Band while volunteers setup the Kantxa or our director, Jean Baptiste Moustirats. His for Dinner phone number is: 650.364.6369. Speaking Basque or reading music is not necessary. We guarantee 7:00pm to 9:00pm – Dinner in the Kantxa it will be a wonderful cultural experience, please join us!! 9:00pm to ? – Dancing to the tunes of Iñaki Reta and his Band Sunday, August 29th Pelota Camp 10:00am to 11:00am -- Mass in the Kantxa with Father Rene Ithi- burn, the Elgarrekin Choir and the San Francisco Klika Pelota Camp will take place from July 12 to 16 from 9:00am to 3pm. The Camp is open to boys 11:15 to 12:00 Noon -- Dance performance by the Zazpiak Bat and and girls seven years of age and older. The Pilota Gazteak Dancers and Presentations Camp is FREE. Participants are required to bring their lunch. 12:00 Noon to 1:00pm -- Aperitifs in the Banquet Room listening to Accordionist Iñaki Reta and his Band while volunteers setup the The teachers are Iban and Laura Saldumbide, a Kantxa for Lunch brother/sister team USA pilotari from Itxassou. 1:00pm to 4:00pm – Lunch in the Kantxa Eskus, Pala and Mus will be presented along with games and activities. Email [email protected] to register. Women's Club News Father’s Day Tribute Online Kantari Bazkaria For those who were unable to join us for our annual Fa- ther’s Day luncheon, follow the link to watch our special Want to Sing for Fun? tribute honoring and celebrating all the fathers, grandfa- thers, uncles, brothers, and extraordinary men in our lives Feel like the need to dust off a few songs before and hearts who deserve special recognition. A special thank the festival? Song is about expression and partici- you to Lorea Melander, on behalf of the Women’s Club, who pation. To help people realize that everyone can created this beautiful video. sing and in conjunction with Sunday lunch, we pre- http://www.sfbcc.us/ sent Kantari Bazkaria. Song sheets will be provided, and an email will be sent out a week earlier with song links so you can familiarize yourself with the songs and come pre- pared. Sunday members’ lunch In Everyone can sing! If you’re shy just sit next to order to attend the Sunday Members’ someone who sings louder than you! lunch, an RSVP is needed by Wednesday. Please call the restaurant at 650-583-8091. VOLUME 40 ISSUE 5 PAGE 4 BASQUE FACT OF THE WEEK: JON RAHM, NUMBER 1 GOLFER IN THE WORLD On Sunday, July 19, 2020, Jon Rahm won the Memorial Tourna- ment, founded in 1976 by Jack Nicklaus and held every year in Dublin, Ohio. The win catapulted Rahm to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his young career. Rahm was born in the Basque Country and is the first Basque golfer to reach the top of the world ranking. After winning the Memori- al, in a post-tournament interview, Rahm thanked his parents in Euskara: “Aita, Ama, eskerrik asko, eskerrik as- ko guztiagatik, benetan, eskerrik asko.” Jon Rahm Rodríguez was born in Barrika, Bizkaia, on November 10, 1994. Barrika is one of the oldest towns in Bizkaia, founded in 496 by Sancho Vela. Rahm’s mother is from Madrid while his father is from the Basque Country. The Rahm name comes from an ancestor who immigrated to Bilbao from Switzerland in the 1820s. Rahm is a big supporter of Athletic Bilbao. Rahm isn’t the first Basque golfer to do well on the international stage. José María Olazábal Manterola, born in Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, won the Masters Tournament twice, in 1994 and 1999, and had a total of 30 professional wins. Olazábal holds the record for the longest put, 9.323 miles… he made the shot on a traveling Concorde jet. His highest world ranking was 2. Under the new California Covid guidelines there are no indoor re- strictions (wearing a mask, social distancing, etc.) for those who Astero have been vaccinated.