Members of the Urrizaga family, originally from lower Navarra, will be celebrating their first family reunion from July 17 - 19 in Reno, Nevada. The get-together will reunite descendents of Pierre Urrizaga and his brothers, who came to the United States in the early 1900s to begin new lives and to settle into the great west.

Florance (Urizaga) Camino's daughters sent out invitations to family members and so far, relatives from California, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana have sent in their reservations and positive responses. A great showing. The reunion will be from July 17th through the 19th and will enjoy outings to beautiful Lake Tahoe, Reno and Gardnerville. El Dorado casino in Reno will be the hotel where reservations are to be made.

The Urrizaga brothers, originally from Arnegi, Lower Navarra, came to the United States and began establishing their North American roots at the beginning of the 1900s before World War I.

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