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Announcement: Basque Country Walking Tour Martín Zabaleta, the only Basque to have reached the summit of Mt. Everest (May, 1980) will lead a walking tour through all seven provinces of the Basque Country, July 1-15, 1984. For information and registration contact: Martín Zabaleta Basque Country Tours 3641 Dimond Avenue Oakland, CA 94602 (415) 530-0244 Sheepherders of the Sierra From April 27 through early June there was an exhibition of photographs entitled “Basque Sheepherders of the Plumas Sierra” on display at the downtown Reno gallery of the Nevada Historical Society. The exhibit contained photos of sheepherding activities, camp life and tree art of Basque herders in Plumas County, California. Included were excerpts from the life story of a pioneer Basque sheep rancher in the area. The exhibit was created by Ms. Marty Mitchell of Quincy, California and will be shown at several California locations during the coming year. Any organization interested in displaying the exhibit may contact Ms. Mitchell by writing: Ms. Marty Mitchell P.O. Box 905 Quincy, CA 95971 Can You Help? Ms. Teresa Baksh, 3388 Granada Ave., San Diego, CA 92104 (tel. 614-293-3481) is currently researching Basque games, particularly sports of strength such as woodchopping, weightlifting and weight carrying. Any information that anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated. Errata The Basque N.A.B.O. calendar announced in the previous newsletter should have noted the photographs are in black and white rather than color. |
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