Newsletter website: www.SFBCC.us.

Volume 32 Issue 10

Gure Euskal

Etxea

Upcoming Events

• Dec. 1- Gingerbread Etxea Workshop

• Dec. 1- 8HZ Radio Show

• Dec. 8 - Women’s Club Meeting

• Dec. 9- CAPSULA - Elbo Room in San Francisco

• Dec.15- Annual Christmas Mass and Eguberri Besta **

• Dec. 31– New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance **

• Jan. 11- Gazteak dance practice begins 1:00-3:00 pm

• Jan. 12 - Women’s Club Meeting

• Jan. 17 - Women’s Club Annual Dinner

• Feb. 15-16 –BCC’s 32nd Anniversary and celebration of

50th Anniversary of the San Francisco Klika

**flyer enclosed

Abendua (December) 2013

Board of Directors

President

Gracian Goyhenetche

Vice President

Christian Iribarren

2nd Vice President

Matthew Etchepare

Secretary

Arantxa Arriada-Brown

Treasurer

Anita Arduain C’

Assistant Secretary

Philippe Acheritogaray

Assistant Treasurer

Valerie Arrechea

Directors:

Xabier Berrueta

Jean Pierre Cabalette

Johnny Curutchet

Esther Bidaurreta

Pierre Etcharren

Gratien Etchebehere, Jr.

John Falxa

Jean Gorostiague

Notes From the President:

Membership dues for 2014 are due January 1, 2014

Membership dues for 2014 will stay at $30. In order to save on mailing

costs and help our hardworking Treasurer, Anita Arduain, we are asking

all Members and Associate Members to send in your $30.00 dues now, so

Anita does not have to send you a notice later. It would be a great help

for Anita!! Please send your check payable to the "Basque Cultural Cen-

ter" directly to Anita at 226 Bryce Avenue, South San Francisco, CA

94080. If you have questions, please call Anita at 650-583-7018.

A big "mil esker" to all those who send their dues in early.

New Year’s Eve Policy Change

The BCC Board of Directors has changed the policy for New Year’s Eve

2013. Each Member and Associate Member can invite up to three guests

at $50. See the enclosed New Year’s Eve flyer and reservation form for

more information.

Gracian Goyhenetche

Zorionak to our Newest BCC MemberZorionak to our Newest BCC MemberZorionak to our Newest BCC MemberZorionak to our Newest BCC Member

Sylvie ToledoSylvie ToledoSylvie ToledoSylvie Toledo

When you have the opportunity, please congratulate her!

Congratulations to the 2013 Scholarship Winners

Every year the Women’s Club and the BCC Board of Directors give two scholarships each for

members’ children. Zorionak to this year’s winners!

Cedric Duhalde

Andrew Goyhenetche

Victoria Landlangs

Joelle Ourtiague

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Womens Club News

Our next meeting will be on Sunday, December 8

at 10 am. All are welcome to attend! We always

love to see new faces and new ideas.

The Women’s Club would like to thank all those who

donated baked goods and items for the raffle. We

also want to thank those who supported us by pur-

chasing raffle tickets. It is because of thoughtful mem-

bers like you that we are able to host so many events

for our children.

For the Christmas party on December 15, Santa will

visit the children after lunch. Each parent should bring

a wrapped present for each of their children with their

names legibly printed on them.

The Women’s Club Annual Dinner will take place at

the Basque Cultural Center on Friday, January 17,

2014 with no host cocktails starting at 6:30 pm fol-

lowed by dinner at 7:00 PM. Any woman can attend.

Please RSVP to Mayte Ocafrain at 650 589 2973 or

email her at goxoki@sbcglobal.net before January 12,

2014.

Pizza for Children on New Years Eve

There will be a pizza and movie option (supervised)

for families who attend the New Year's Eve banquet

and have small children who won't eat the New Year's

Eve dinner. Families interested in this option should

make a reservation with Valerie Arrechea for their

children (This is separate from the usual New Year's

Eve dinner reservations). For questions, please call

Valerie at 415-859-1154.

This is not a babysitting service. Only children whose

parents are attending the banquet are able to partici-

pate.

Attention Pilotaris

The kantxa will be closed from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on December 1st for the Gingerbread Etxea workshop.

San Francisco Basque Cultural Center

Restaurant Regular Member Discount Policy

The Basque Cultural Center board of directors would like to

clarify the guidelines for the BCC Restaurant discount for BCC

Regular Members.

Regular members in good standing, who are hos!ng a dinner

or lunch at the Basque Cultural Center restaurant or banquet

rooms, are eligible for a 20% discount. The discount does not

apply if the regular member is not hos�ng the dinner or

lunch, and does not apply to Associate Memberships.

Examples of situa�ons where the discount applies:

The regular member is hos!ng and paying for dinner or lunch

for his family and is not reimbursed by anyone. The regular

member is hos!ng and paying for a dinner/lunch party for a

special event and is not reimbursed by anyone for any por!on

of the bill.

Examples of situa�ons where the discount does not apply:

The regular member makes a reserva!on for dinner in the res-

taurant with co-workers or friends and pays the bill but is then

reimbursed by his coworkers or friends for their por!on of the

bill. A regular member makes a reserva!on for a dinner or

lunch in one of the banquet rooms and has someone else pay

the bill.

To assist restaurant staff in the proper applica�on of the dis-

count, regular members are asked to show their current

membership card when paying the bill and if using a credit

card, the name on the credit

card will need to match the name on the membership card.

Please contact the board of directors with any ques!ons.

Board of Directors

San Francisco Basque Cultural Center, Inc.

599 Railroad Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

info@SFBCC.us

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When sending out your Christmas cards to loved ones this year,

why not show off your Basque? To wish someone a merry Christ-

mas, simply say, Eguberri on. To wish someone a happy new

year, you would say, urte berri on.

Bilbao band coming to sf

The band CAPSULA from Bilbao will be on tour in the US and will play at San Francisco’s Elbow Room on Monday, December 9th. The band plays rock and sings in English and Castilian

http://www.capsulacapsula.com).

Childrens Basque Language Classes

Children's Basque language classes will start again on Saturday, December 7th. Our younger students will start at 11:30 and end at 1:00. From 12:30 to 1:00 will be lunch time, where we will practice more Basque. When their dance class starts, they can go directly at 1:00.

For our older students, class will start after their dance practice at 12:00. Class will be divided into two groups to accommodate the different levels.

If you would like your children to attend language class, or if you have any suggestions, or questions, please contact

Virginia at virginiatway@aol.com.

Christmas Nativity—Angels and Shepherd's Needed!

We need our young children to participate in this BCC tradition at

our annual Christmas Mass on December 15th. Costumes will be

provided; no speaking is required. Those interested should contact

Valerie Arrechea at 415-859-1154 or etcharren@msn.com. Please

RSVP by December 5th in order that costumes can be reserved

for your little angel or shepherd.

Gazteak Dance PracticeGazteak Dance PracticeGazteak Dance PracticeGazteak Dance Practice Practice will start for our Gazteak dance group on Saturday, Janu-ary 11th (1:00-3:00). Children born in 2007 and older are wel-come. For more information and registration papers contact Valerie

Arrechea at 415-859-1154 or etcharren@msn.com.

8 Herrialdeak Zuzenean 8 Herrialdeak Zuzenean 8 Herrialdeak Zuzenean 8 Herrialdeak Zuzenean ---- 8HZ8HZ8HZ8HZ The Basque Diaspora monthly radio show, 8 Herrialdeak Zuzenean (8 Provinces Live) will air Sunday, De-cember 1st, 11:00am PST (8:00pm CET - Central European Time). The show is hosted by Benoit Etche-verry along with BCC member Robert Acheritogaray and Adélaide Daraspe. It is broadcast in Euskara,

French, Spanish and English.

Listen in at the following website:

http://euskalirratiak.info/

http://gureirratia.eu/

http://tunein.com/radio/Gure-Irratia-905-s25939/

To call into the show from the US dial:

011 33 5 59 59 60 30

Or you can email the show at irratia@8probintziak.com

Past shows can be heard at http://8probintziak.com/irratia/

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The November 9th Gaelic Zati Bat Basque Cultural Day culminated with a cross-cultural dance performance by the Zazpiak Bat Dancers, Scottish Highland Dancers and Irish Step Dancers. Pictured here : Back row (left to right): Jeff Campbell, Barbara Cormack, Kathy Yam, Chloe Duhalde, Joelle Ourtiague, Julia Hurley, Mikaela Ribi, Vincent Kavarna, Katie McFadden, Morgan Folan, Anthony Sheridan, Johnny Curutchet. Kneeling (left to right): Valerie Arrechea, Maite Kavarna, Joana Arrechea, Nicole Ourtiague, Emma Meadows, Grace Haskell, Melissa Sheridan and Marriella Lockwood. To see more pictures from the entire event, please visit www.sfbcc.us and scroll down.

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San Francisco Klika San Francisco Klika San Francisco Klika San Francisco Klika 50505050thththth AnniversaryAnniversaryAnniversaryAnniversary

On Sunday February 16th, 2014 we will celebrate the

50th Anniversary of the San Francisco klika. Members past and

present are invited to take a picture and if possible play at Mass.

There will be scarves to commemorate this milestone. Please

contact Matthew Etchepare at (650) 255-9842, with any ques-

tions.

2014 NABO Calendars 2014 NABO Calendars 2014 NABO Calendars 2014 NABO Calendars NABO calendars are available for sale. They are the same

bargain price of $6 each. Contact Mary Curutchet at 650-

588-2249 to purchase them.

Catering Board NominationsCatering Board NominationsCatering Board NominationsCatering Board Nominations

The Directors of the Basque Cultural Center annually

appoint the directors of the 599 Railroad Catering Cor-

poration which manages and operates the restaurant. If

you are interested in being considered or making a nom-

ination, please contact Gracian Gohenetche at urepel-

dara @ yahoo.com by December 21, 2013.