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IBSEN COURIER

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SONS OF NORWAY April 2008 HENRIK IBSEN LODGE No. 393

Officers President:

Asbjorn Lageraaen asbjorn44@msn.com Vice President: Ken Johnson Secretary: Anita Kindberg Social Director: Vera Stensaker Ruth Snyder (assistant) Sports & Recreation Director:

Odd Gabrielsen Cultural Director:

Asbjorn Lageraaen Treasurer:

Shirley Gatland Financial Secretary:

Cynthia Biancospino Recording Secretary:

Margaret Lageraaen Publicity Director:

Evelyn Hoey Counselor:

Bette Stahl Trustees: Renee Johnson 1 yr. Gladys Everson 2 yr. Monica Lund 3 yr. Marshal:

Dave Stahl Bert Haug (assistant) Greeter: Kathleen Egidi Foundation Director: Marge Duckles Historian: Diane Haug Youth Director: Sherry Sherman Sunshine: Marie Von Seggern Vacant Offices: Editor (temp. Larry Lund)

Meetings every third Friday of the month at Christ Evangelical Lutheran

Church, Islip Terrace, NY The deadline for Courier is before the

25th of each month!

President’s Message:

T his month, March 2008, two of our Lodge members Elsie Dee and Kaare Nyhus and Hein the husband of Grace

Schumacher, sadly passed away. Our Lodge is mourning their sudden departure. Brother’s Night March 14th was a most enjoyable evening, a fine replacement for the one we had to cancel last year. Many thanks to Odd Gabrielsen, Ken Johnson and Carl Von Seggern in the kitchen and the food contributions from Rusty and Fran Ander-son, Ken and Renee Johnson, Bert and Diane Haug, Odd Gabriel-sen, Asbjørn and Margaret Lageraaen, and Larry and Monica Lund and Dave and Bette Stahl, who donated all the food making St. Patrick’s Evening a success. If I missed anyone in the above, my sincere apologies. For entertainment, Ken Johnson arranged a skit where Ken acted as a Captain on a Japanese Submarine with all available brothers present that evening acted as a crew. Do to a certain incompe-tence by his crew the target was missed and the whole performed hara-kiri. And as always Rusty entertained us with some Irish and some Ole and Lena stories.

“To all of you many thanks.” Since the evening was an open one, no business meeting was held. Next month’s meeting on April 18th however, will be a busy one, firstly to make up for the non-March meeting and a Sons of Nor-way Insurance and Investment presentation by Gene Bartow and in the time leftover Vera Stensaker and Ruth Snyder will run a Yankee Exchange. Please bring an item not to exceed $10 for the Yankee Exchange. Asbjørn

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April Pot of Gold Won by

Fran Anderson $14

April Coffee Hostesses Marie VonSeggern

Diane Haug Bette Stahl

April

Happy Birthday’s! Gratulerer med dagen!

Gunhild Tiso 4 Turid Olsen 7 Gregory Morris 9

Steven Hoey 10 Kelsey Lageraaen 17 Corinne Von Seggern 20 Katilin Morris 23 Nils J Brekka 26 Reinert Roaldsen 28 Christopher Hoey 28 Bette I Stahl 29

This country needs Old Geezers with their decent values. We need them now more than ever. Thank God for Old Geezers!

Sunshine Committee Headed by: Marie Von Seggern (631) 581-7893

Please inform of any news on members

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NEW SINGLE PREMIUM DEFERRED ANNUITY: The Single Premium product enjoys a shorter surrender charge period, higher interest rates and the potential for higher first year in-terest bonus. Call your Financial Benefits Counselor for details. Sons of Norway has a new and exciting annuity product that has just been introduced. Please put the attached announcement in your lodge newsletter. Thank you. If you have any questions, give me a call at 800-945-8851, ext. 609. Len Carlson, Director of Agencies

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Brothers Night 2008 On Friday March 14th, we celebrated Brothers Night with a St. Patrick’s day dinner of Corned Beef and Cabbage prepared by the Brothers. After dinner, the brothers performed skit’s which had everyone laughing. The first skit was the Submarine skit which we did to honor the late Dave Morris who was well known for running it in the past. We had 27 paying guests which wasn’t very many. In spite of that, we did very well and raised over $600 for the Lodge. The Brothers who provided all of the food donated the cost to the Lodge. Table decorations donated by Monica Lund were raffled off and we made $120. Ken Johnson had the Sisters sell chances on the winner of the Toilet Paper pull and the Lodge made $27 on that. The 50/50 netted us $15.

I have posted pictures of the event on our web page, you can view them at:

http://llund.com/bros2008.htm

That is the Captain at the front

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Did You Know You can view the complete 3rd District Newsletters on the internet at:

http://www.sofn3d.org/ And you can visit our own web page at:

http://www.llund.com/sons.htm View our organization structure at: http://www.llund.com/sonorg.htm

Or view this newsletter in full color at:

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Anyone with ideas for monthly social activities please contact Vera Stensaker at 631-471-1975

If anyone has any ideas of cultural activities, such as Rosemaling, wood carving etc., please contact our cultural director Asbjorn Lageraaen.

ZONE ONE BOWLING

Hosted By GARBORG LODGE

Sunday April 13th, 2008 at Rockville Centre Lanes

100 Maple Avenue, Rockville Centre 11570 516-678-3010 (for the lanes)

Three games with rotating the team each game 5 person teams

$35.00 for Lodge Registration fee $15 per person cost, for games and shoes.

Buffet dinner will be immediately after bowling $ 10.00 per person.

non-bowlers are welcome

Plan to have a lot of fun and see the rivals compete For Information contact:

Lauren Ecock - 516-665-2627 Or e-mail at: polarbearde@optonline.net

Roy Berntsen - 516-791-3983

Or e-mail at: royb50@optonline.net

WE NEED: Number of teams

Names and averages for each person Email or mail teams to Lauren or Roy by March 16th

Number of those staying for the buffet

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Bits and Pieces Kaare Nyhus passed away on 3/2/2008, he was Karin’s husband and a member of our

Lodge since 1969. Our sincere condolences go out to Karin and family. And we received a note from the Family of Kaare Nyhus: TO HENRIK IBSEN LODGE Your kind expression of sympathy was deeply appreciated and is gratefully acknowledged. Elsie Dee Passed away on March 6th and will be missed by all. On March 5th my wife and I picked up Elsie to attend Kaare Nyhus funeral. She was in great spirits and looked real good. We talked a lot go-ing and coming home from the funeral. I took her to her door and she thanked both of us for picking her up. We will miss taking Elsie to and from LOV. She was fun to spend the 8 hours going to and from LOV. Again our condolences go out to Elsie’s family. Larry & Monica Lund I sent a reminder notice to Arthur Mikalsen, a member of our lodge, living in Florida to remind him that his contribution to The Courier Booster is expiring and he replied with payment for the year and had this to say. “Thank you for reminding me. Its good to see that the Lodge is doing well. Say hello to the OLD guard. The best of wishes to the Lodge. Arthur” From Ken Johnson; Well it happened again, our Sports Director Odd didn’t break 100 when he recently bowled with his Tuesday Night League. He was close with 99 but this reporter could not sleep if he didn’t pass it on. BTW, fair is fair, he beat me by two pins the next game. April’s Zone bowling should be fun, we just can’t lose to Garborg and brother Roy Berntsen. I told him I would bet him one beer, he said OK “one barrel” Odd, please practice ! Dear Sisters…………..Brothers night was a success, we (the brothers) can’t wait to see you top the “toilet paper roll-off” Ken

Save These Dates Dec. 5-7, 2008 at

Land of the Vikings 30th Anniversary Celebration

a full weekend planned, culminating with A GALA Dinner Dance on

Saturday Night, with Live Music Bunads welcome for Saturday night

Regular cost for the weekend Find rates on website www.sofn3d.org or call Bev

Plus a $25.00 entertainment fee Per Person Reservations Are Being Taken Now

Call Bev at 1-570-461-3500

Note date Change!!

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“Zone One Happening’s” April 2008 – November 2008

Bowling, Sunday April 13th 12:30 pm, Rockville Center Lanes, Garborg Lodge is the host. Brooklyn Memorial Service, April 20th 4 pm Our Savior Lutheran Church Fourth Av. Brooklyn. Third District Delegate Caucus, April 23rd 8pm East Williston Community Church, East Williston. LI Memorial Service and Viking Longboat dedication*, Sunday May 4th , 3pm St. Mark’s Church, Islip “This is going to be a very special event”* Joint Zone Meeting, Tentatively May 10th 11:30 am, Belmont Race Track $30. p/p Includes admission, lunch Racing ticket. Minimal parking fee 17th May Celebratory Picnic at Nansen Lodge on Staten Island, Saturday May 17th, Bring your own food and drink or buy at park. 17th Mai Parade Sunday May 18th 5th Ave. Brooklyn. Scholarship Play, Sunday June 1st, 2:30PM Matinee, Airport Playhouse, Bohemia. Play is a comedy “Brighton Beach Memoirs ” Zone Picnic, Nothing scheduled because of lack if interest. Third District 30th Anniversary, November 14th-16th , Land of the Vikings,

*Please Remember: Viking Boat Memorial donations due now. Tusen takk UPDATES WILL BE DONE MONTHLY

REMEMBER IT’S YOUR ZONE……ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THE ZONE STRONG. ATTEND AS MANY ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS AS POSIBLE.

Your Lodge representative to the Zone, Ken & Asbjørn

Henrik Ibsen Lodge Calendar 2008 Date/Time Event and Comments

April 13th April 18th

Bowling, Sunday April 13th 12:30 pm, Rockville Center Lanes, Garborg Lodge is the host. Membership meeting. Gene Bartow rep from SofN Insurance

May 4th 3PM May 16th May 18th

Zone 1 Memorial Service, Long Island, St. Mark Episcopal Church Dedication of 5 ft. Viking ship donated to the Church by Zone 1. Open Membership meeting. Norwegian Culture presentation. Syttende Mai Parade in Brooklyn. 1pm lineup.

June 20th June 21st

Membership meeting. Theme: Strawberry festival. Yard Sale. Rain date June 28

August TBD August TBD

Zone 1 picnic Henrik Ibsen pool party at the Lund’s

September 19,20,21st

Membership meeting LOV

October 4th October 17th October 18th

Oktober Fest ????? Membership meeting. Norwegian Auction Yard Sale. Rain date October 25th

November 21st Ladies night: Pot Luck Dinner and regular membership meeting.

December 6th Christmas Parties: Children and Adults

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Wow! Spring really does come around again as the flowers are popping through the soil. We have a few short months until the convention and I hope the lodges have chosen their delegates. We do not have as many resolutions as in prior years, so the district will be working with the Convention Committee to plan break-out sessions. A member of Nansen, Fred Koenig, always an emotional musician, was awarded an Honorary Doctor-ate in Music Education. As he approaches 80 years young, he can still be found on Saturdays at Eltingville Lutheran Church with his family by his side. The Elt-ingville Lutheran Church "Man for All Seasons" is Fred Koenig. My second bragging rights goes to the Third Dis-trict Executive Board who spent numerous, numerous hours researching and reviewing paperwork and con-tracts, rejecting or securing the best deal we could ob-tain with Chesapeake Appalachia LLC. Over many years we have toiled at Land of the Vi-kings, the many hours of planning and working on a shoestring budget, each year reviewing the figures and hoping, “Will there be a profit, even one so slightly in the black?” Each convention we review the reports and, although we may hold our own at times, the struggle can feel endless. Someone, way more powerful than I, shone a bright light on Land of the Vikings. The 3D Ltd. Board voted and approved a 7 year leasing the sub-surface land at Land of the Vikings. I will be drafting a full letter to all of the lodges and you should receive that in a few weeks, with all the names and the amounts to the penny. But here is the abbreviated version of how this came to our attention and the steps we took. In December, LOV Chairman George Beck con-tacted me about a meeting being held at LOV to speak about the possibility of natural gas drilling with Chesa-peake Appalachia, LLC. (They are the #1 company as the largest independent producer of natural gas in the United States.) Their advanced equipment allows explo-ration for reserves of natural gas 6000+ feet deep into the earth. I drove to LOV and listened to a broker who explained the procedures and what to expect if we de-cided to sign a lease. The meeting lasted for more that 3 hours and there were about 70 local families at the meeting. The original contract was for $725.00 per acre sub-surface contract (up front payment) and a 12% roy-alty fee if they drill and find gas deposits.

I contacted my executive board, shared what I had learned, and asked them to contact people with knowl-edge of this type of work. We found a few with good suggestions on how to proceed next. We could not lo-cate our original deed, so Ken Gundersen was approved to employ a title company and research our rights on our deed. The title company went back for 100 years and found we own our land, including the mineral and gas rights on our land. This knowledge gave us the con-fidence to contact a consultant with Chesapeake Appa-lachia LLC. Josh (consultant) met with us to answer all of our questions and provided a contract, including the addendums the company previously approved, agreed upon because of our different status as a camp for our youth. We then met with a lawyer (James), asking his ad-vice on how to protect ourselves. He presented explana-tions and concerns with our signing a lease. We listened to his advice and thanked him for coming to LOV to speak with us. The executive board met and reviewed all of our documentation and developed some additional addendums we deemed important. These additional ad-dendums included: not approaching our land at certain months of the year, additional safety measures for our water and our soil, removal of the waste, protection of fees, and no step forward until the payment has been paid in full. They accepted all of our additional re-quests, stating they understand our concerns for our membership of all ages. After many meetings, phone calls and discussions researching all the different ave-nues, reviewing the pros and the cons, a 3D Ltd. meet-ing was held to discuss and answer any questions. It gives me the greatest pleasure to announce that we approved the signing of the lease for $1500.00 per acre and a 15% royalty if they drill for and find gas. The lease duration is 7 years with no re-newal option. I must say I did not sleep very much until we made our final decision, but the 3D Ltd. Board is very confi-dent we did our best for 3D Ltd., the Third District and for Land of the Vikings. Again, the gas company may never come back to us to drill on our land, but our sub-surface contract figures are overwhelming and the windfall is awe-inspiring. I just couldn’t wait to share this exciting news with all of you. We will receive a check for $227,000.00 + in less than 90 days. A bright light is shining over LOV.

Barbara

FROM THE PRESIDENT Publication of District 3, Sons of Norway

Website: http://www.sofn3d.org Barbara Berntsen President

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Courier Boosters ($12/year) If you are interested in contributing or renewing the Booster, please see the editor.

. The cost is $12.00 per year. This helps to off set the cost of the Courier. Many thanks to all who contribute. Make checks out to: “Henrik Ibsen Lodge 393” and send it to Henrik Ibsen lodge #393, Cynthia Biancospino, Finan-

cial Secretary, 179 Studley Street, Brentwood, NY 11717

Karen Bourque-Scott 2/08

Grace Schumacher 4/08

Marie Von Seggern 4/08

Aase Eikevik 4/08

Alice Richardsen 4/08

Jane Mawhinney 5/08

Eleanor Vik 5/08

Margaret Hagemo 7/08

Karin Nyhus 7/08

Odd, Darlene, Karen Gabrielsen 10/08

Fran & Rusty Anderson 10/08

Anita Kindberg 10/08

Kathleen Egidi 11/08

Trudy & Rolf Stensaker 12/08

Gladys Everson 2/09

Asbjorn Lageraaen 2/09

Rolf Lageraaen 2/09

Paul Lageraaen 2/09

Shirley Gatland 2/09

Lawrence & Monica Lund 2/09

Elsa Granz 2/09

Ken & Renee Johnson 3/09

Walter Bergskaug 4/09

David & Bette Stahl 6/09

Arthur Mikalsen 4/10

Nancy Cervenka 5/10

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HENRIK IBSEN LODGE NO. 393 Sons of Norway Asbjorn Lageraaen 22 Penn St. Farmingdale, NY 11735

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April 2008

It's the Old Geezers who know our great country is protected,

not by politicians or police, but by the young men and women in the military serving their country.

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