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Summer 2007 Newsletter Online
July 22, 2007 |
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It has been a very busy summer, both for myself and for NMEE. We had our 2007 Tapas and Wine fundraiser in May and it was a smashing success! Thanks to all who helped pull off another great event. You can read more about it in our Summer 2007 Newsletter.
Inside the newsletter, you will also learn about our two upcoming events: the summer picnic and NMEE's participation in the Santa Fe Hysterical Historical Parade. For more information, check out the newsletter! |
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Third Annual Tapas and Wine Fundraiser
April 10, 2007 |
New Mexico Euskal Etxea is proud to announce its Third Annual Tapas and Wine Fundraiser! It will be on May 19th from 6 to 9 PM. We will again have a wonderful
menu of Authentic Basque Tapas prepared by renowned local chefs and caterers. We also have a great lineup of silent auction items from The Spanish Table, Spanish Trails, and a number of local and national fine artists. For more information, visit our Tapas and Wine 2007 page. We will be adding the menu and the list of silent auction items as we get closer to the event. |
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Oñate Thanksgiving
April 10, 2007 |
In Honor of Those Brave First Settlers
Of New Mexico!
The NMEE and
La Sociedad de
la Entrada The Event Begins at 11am until 4pm. Museum cost is $5 for adults and children 16 and under are free. For more information, contact nmee@buber.net. |
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Newsletter online!
March 15, 2007 |
| The "February" edition of NMEE Club News is now online. You can download a PDF of the newsletter here. Thanks to all of the contributors and especially my co-editors Sonia Ulibarri and Juliana Lucero. |
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Photos from the Dec Potluck
December 29, 2006 |
We got some photos of the last potluck up on the site. Check out the Gallery for a photo of Ron as Olentzero and the other potluck goers.
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Zorionak Lorin!
December 3, 2006 |
NMEE member Lorin Abbey has just been named "2006 Rookie of the Year" by
the Santa Fe Association of Realtors! Lorin is a Broker Associate
for Sotheby's International Realty. To learn more about Lorin, read NMEE's portrait of Lorin.
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Last Newsletter of 2006!
November 2, 2006 |
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The New Mexico Euskal Etxea November 2006 Newsletter is out and
online!
Highlights include:
Eskerrik asko, Lisa! |
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Eskerrik Asko eta sentitzen dugu
October 18, 2006 |
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Thank you to Lawrence Larragoite for his generous financial contribution that made NMEE's participation in the 2006 Santa Fe Fiesta Historical Hysterical Parade possible. It is events like these that will help to educate many New Mexicans about their proud Basque heritage.
The 2006 Board would like to apologize to Lawrence for erroneously including Basque surnames that have not been in New Mexico for more than 100 years on one of the parade banners. This was a specific stipulation Lawrence made in his donation letter, and we greatly appreciate the patience and charity he has demonstrated since our error was discovered. In an effort to help rectify the situation, we include the corrected list of Basque surnames here. Thank you again, Lawrence!
List of Basque Surnames of New Mexico: |
| 2006 Santa Fe Fiesta Parade |
| On September 10, NMEE took part in the Santa Fe Fiesta Parade. The parade went very well, with NMEE represented by a beautiful float depicting a traditional Basque family scene. Somewhere around 15 people marched with banners proudly displaying their surnames and coat-of-arms. We will soon have photographs from the parade in the gallery. |
| 2006 NMEE Summer Picnic |
Last weekend (August 27th), we held the second annual NMEE summer picnic. It was again held, as last year, at Santo Bueno Ranch in Pena Blanca, graciously hosted by Bob and Eva. While the turnout was a little less than we had hoped, those who did attend had a great time. We again had the traditional Basque games (soka-tira, egg toss, irintzi yell, and the txingas). Reyes cooked up chorizo and everyone else brought some wonderful food to share. And the sangria that Manuel made was excellent! Best of all, the weather held up for us this year and we didn't get soaked. Thanks to the New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts for letting us use their canpoies, which protected us from the sun this year, instead of the rain and to Steve and Adam of Talon de Gato Farm in Apodaca for the wonderful peppers!
There are photos from the picnic in the Club Gallery. |
| Basque Heritage Night in Colorado |
Last weekend, Manuel, his son Alex, Lisa and I (Blas) attended the Basque Heritage Night put together by the Colorado Rapids and the Colorado Euskal Etxea to welcome former Athletic Bilbao player Aitor Karanka to the Rapids team. The event was amazing! CEE had set up a Basque village in the parking lot of Invesco field (the stadium the Denver Broncos also play in), complete with paella provided a local Basque chef, drinks, and the Basque dance group from Buffalo, Wyoming! We sat in a section with maybe 100 to 200 other Basques, cheering Aitor every time he touched the ball. The Rapids ended up beating LA Galaxy 1-0. Afterwards, there was a question and answer session with Aitor, where he was asked how well he was adjusting to life in the US, how soccer compared here versus Spain, and if he would be attending next year's CEE picnic. The evening ended with Aitor signing memorabilia for everyone.
It was an awesome night! Kudos to the Colorado Euskal Etxea for a job well done! There are more photos in the Club Gallery. |
| Donation by Lawrence Larragoite |
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Lawrence Larragoite has kindly offered to help the club's efforts in the Santa Fe Fiesta Parade by making a donation to be used in preparation of the parade. He has asked the board to post a letter detailing the donation and his conditions for the donation. The purpose of the letter is to encourage discussion amongst the membership about the parade and how NMEE can best be represented.
The letter can be found here. Any comments, please send to both Lawrence's email address (given in the letter) and the club's email address (nmee@buber.net). Or, you can discuss this on the club forum. Registration is required for posting (just to eliminate spammers). Eskerrik asko, Lawrence, for this extremely generous offer! |
| Elections are Upcoming! |
| Elections for the 2007 NMEE Board are fast approaching! Lisa will be the Election Coordinator again this year. She has prepared some documents to describe the process on the 2007 NMEE Election page. In addition to details about the election, how it will be run and the duties of the officers, there is also an online form for sending your nominations in! Things couldn't be easier! So, visit this page and send us your nomination! |
| Updated NMEE Documents |
| We have updated both our Articles of Incorporation as well as our By Laws. Updated PDFs of both documents are in the Club Organization section of our webpages. |
| NMEE Website Revamped |
| Lisa and I have redesigned the front page of the club site and reorganized some of the content of the menus. We hope this page is easier to navigate and is thus more useful for both members and those interested in the club. If anyone has comments on the new look, please let me know (blas@buber.net). |
| NMEE Membership Drive |
| It's that time! If you are a current member, we are asking that you renew your dues. If you are not a member but have enjoyed our events or our newsletters, we ask that you consider joining. We have added a new section to the site for Membership. |
| Photos from the 2006 Tapas and Wine Night! |
| Photos of the 2006 Tapas and Wine Evening are online! Thanks to Gene Hoffner for taking these! The photos are in The Gallery. |
New Mexico Euskal Etxea is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization.
For more information, please contact NMEE.
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