Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-11-27 | Page 6 | Boise Discontinues Colorful Basque Sheepherder Ball

I. I Boise Oise Discontinues Colorful Basque Sheepherder Ball aI e BOISE Nov No 27 Boises Boise's UP Boise's Boises I celebrated annual Basque sheepherders sheepherders' sheepherders sheepherders' sheepherders sheepherders' sheep- sheep herders' herders ball ban has gone the way of the wood wooden n cigar cig-ar store Indian I I The colorful affair which had I I I I I I been a high spot in the yuletide festivities of Boise for 20 years has been discontinued Zenon Isa Isaguire general chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the ball for the last five years said the committee had decided decided decided de de- de- de to discontinue the function 1 because it il has served its original inal purpose Purpose of the dance was to j 4 jI give ive the sheepherders and the thc lother other Basques from Idaho and i neighboring states an opportunity opportunity I Ilo to lo visit with each other once a a year at the dance and to make I merry and to donate all the pro- pro i I needs to charity charily said Isaguire j With the passing away of some old old the slowing down of many others the genuine enthusiasm of old has been lacking in the the I past years and some of the color for which this dance was noted has I generally disappeared