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Trollheim News
Freedom Fraternity Progress Loki Sons of Norway * Trollheim Lodge 6-110 * Lakewood, CO
Trollheim News May 2015 Volume: 41 Issue: 5
Trollheim Lodge 6-110 Sons of Norway 6610 W. 14th Ave. Lakewood, CO 80214 303-232-1700
President
John Michael Neverdahl 303-751-3022 [email protected]
Editor: Elaine Homan
(303) 420-8888 [email protected]
In this issue: Pg 1 Events
2 President’s Message 2 May Birthdays 2 May General Mtg. notes 3 Sunshine 3 New Members/Changes 3 Fin. Counselor 4 Wrap-ups for April 5 Syttende Mai Smorgasbord 6 Classes/Groups 7 Tea Wrap-up 8 news/events 9 District Six news 10 April Calendar 11 Officer roster and ads 12 back/Butikken Ad
The mission of the Sons of Norway is to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic countries, and to
provide quality insurance and financial products to its members.
Events for May 2015
4 Mon Board Meeting, 7 pm; all are welcome
10 Sun Happy Mother’s Day! 17 Sun Syttende Mai (Constitution Day in Norway)
17 Sun Syttende Mai Smorgasbord, see page 5xxxxxxxxxx
18 Mon General Meeting; Potluck 7 pm. Cary Stevens, Crime Prevention presentation pg 2 25 Mon Memorial Day Holiday (observed) Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
Future Events 2015
June 1 Board Meeting, 7 pm June 12 Vestafjell Lodge (Grand Junction) 25th Anniversary Dinner Celebration, p 6 June 15 General Meeting, 7 pm; Ice Cream Social; see p 3 June 27-28 Estes Park’s Midsummer Scandinavian Festival See page 8
Aug. 21-23 Storfjell’s Rosemaling Seminar with Toshiko Ogishi at Tabernash, CO. See page 6
Convention 2016 District Six Convention to be held June 19-22, 2016. See page 8 for Cultural Arts Competition.
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May Birthdays Kathryn E Jensen Donald E Peterson Carol Anderson Palmer Alice A Sveum Robert B Omodt Barbara Hooker Birger Eriksen Myrna M McCollom Kevin R Plakke Patricia F Geary Diane Edwards Garth W Berkeland Virginia L Connell Susan M Schrempf Teresa A Mc Cue Kristin A Robbins Brooke Colburn Nathan J Horner Susan DeBruine Alicia Lil Robinson Norman Olson Gradulater med dagen !
General Meeting May 18, 2015
7 PM POTLUCK
Trollheim welcomes Cary Stevens from the District Attorney’s Office in Jeffco to speak on the topic of Crime Prevention, including ID theft, scams and Fraud prevention. These days with credit card, cell phones and computers, scams of all sorts abound! It’s good for all of us to be enlightened to new ways to keep our personal stuff safe.
Come enjoy the potuck dinner and stay for the presentation!
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From the President
Spring has finally arrived in Denver. Our lilac bushes are full of fragrant blossoms. the crab apple trees are sharing their lovely pink buds, and next will be our Martha Washington peonies. Spring is such a grand reminder of nature’s renewal.
The high Country Chorus performance at the lodge on Tuesday, April 7 th was fantastic! The ladies sang with harmonious spirit and enthusiasm. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the performance, and the smiles that were shared as everyone was leaving the lodge were priceless. For those of you that missed this event, you missed an opportunity to hear beautiful music, share some Gilligan’s Island humor, meet new friends, and enjoy refreshments, all complimentary.
May is a month of celebrations…Mother’s Day, Syttende Mai (the 17th of May, Norwegian Constitution Day), and Memorial Day. Our lodge has planned a smorgasbord event for May 17th that you won’t want to miss. Please refer to the Trollheim Lodge newsletter for all the details.
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota have Syttende Mai celebrations of Norwegian national pride that I am personally familiar with. I lived in Menomonie, Wisconsin and knew of the Stoughton event. Tens of thousands come every year, which likely has the largest celebration in the world, including Norway (according to the Chamber of Commerce). They embrace the Norwegian culture; baked items, and lutefisk for everyone to enjoy. No corn dogs sold here! Decorah, Iowa, home of the Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum, celebrates more traditionally with a children’s parade, food, dancers, and tours through the museum. Spring Grove, Minnesota has food, music, dancing, a parade and the national lutefisk-eating contest. Today, North Sea Oil has brought Norway the world’s highest standard of living--which is to say the Norwegians have such a huge selection of cuisines available to them, that lutefisk is perhaps not at the top of their desired food lists anymore.
We are very fortunate to have another scholarship available to help students who wish to attend Oslo’s International Summer School. It is called the Warne-Eng Scholarship. The name Doug Warne may sound familiar to many of you as he is the voice of the “Scandinavian Hour” which he has hosted for 55 years. Mr. Warne lives in Seattle, and is a current member of The Board of Governors of the Sons of Norway Foundation. For more information about this and all the other scholarships available, simply Email Sons of Norway at [email protected] (Norwegian American Weekly).
I look forward to seeing you at our monthly meetings and special events. Have an idea for a monthly program for our lodge? Please let me know…I welcome your participation. Fraternally, John Neverdahl, President
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Members/Changes
Address changes:
Maurice Bokn
1057 San Antonio Ave
Fullerton, CA 92835-1917
Decatur Lynn Foster
1439 N Franklin St Unit B
Denver CO 80218-2409
360-850-6100
Eric Haakon Kvamme
8367 Braun Ct
Arvada CO 80005-5815
720-273-7748
Members Transferred Out:
Irene Severson to 6-118
Tusen Takk!
Thank you to Linda Ault,
Bruce Bailey and Curt and
Donna Barmer (and anyone
else I forgot!) for the Box-
Tops and Labels for
Education. These will be
given to schools for needed
equipment! Thanks for
helping Trollheim help the
community.
June General
Meeting June 15, 2015
Don’t forget to attend the June 2015 General Meeting and start your summer off right! Instead of potluck, we will have our annual Ice Cream Social. Get your favorite ice cream and toppings ready to share!
Sunshine Corner By Bev King
Jerry Peterson was hit by a car recently. After a couple nights in the hospital, he was released to recuperate at home. He will need some physical therapy for a while, according to his daughter, Sue. Cards of well-wishes would be appreciated.
Jerry Peterson, 11701 Washington St. # 706; Northglenn, CO 80233-1935.
No other news has been received.
From our Financial Counselor
Mike Johaneson
Nordic Protector Popular New Offering
Nordic Protector life insurance can provide the money needed to pay for final expenses, which can be costly. A large percentage of Americans are either not prepared to take on the financial responsibilities associated with a funeral or have no idea of what a funeral costs. Typically, a funeral and associated fees cost about $11,000 on average.
The Nordic Protector is a simple life insurance product designed to provide the money needed to cover expenses like funeral costs, medical bills, legal, and probate fees, and other end of life expenses. Another appealing use of this product is to leave a legacy. By owning life insurance, you can name a family member as a beneficiary to receive the tax-free benefits at death. Or, you can buy life insurance and name your favorite charity or foundation as beneficiary or designate that you money go to a special cause.
Finally, the Nordic Protector can be used to insure children and grandchildren. The policy provides cash value growth that the grandchild can use as he or she gets older, plus it provides a basic insurance foundation for life and the good thing is, there are no more premiums.
With Nordic Protector, you make one guaranteed single premium payment and your policy is paid up. There is no medical exam, only simple Yes/No questions. Issue ages are from 0 to 85. Available coverage is from $5,000 to $50,000. Dividends can increase the death benefit to help fight inflation or they may be taken in cash.
For more information, please contact me at 720 971-0130 or [email protected]. Mike Johaneson
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April 20th General Meeting Notes
Evan Anderson At our recent General Meeting, we heard from a young High School Student who gave us a presentation of his great-great-grandfather, Gunder Anderson. Evan Anderson compiled a lot of history about his gg-grandfather, from a variety of sources and put it together in an interesting Power-point presentation. (Evan holding his g-g-grandfather’s uniform while posing with his father, Bryan Alvin Anderson))
Gunder Anderson was an immigrant from Norway who arrived in the US in the early 1900’s. He was called to serve in WWI. Evan offered the viewer not only the particulars about his g-g-grandfather, but also information about the technology that was new during WWI and the consequences of that technology. Gunder’s story, as told by his g-g-grandson, gave us a small view of the Spanish Influenza, chemical warfare (gas), more modern weapons, military movements, and medical treatments of the day. Evan’s research also extended to fellow immigrants who traveled to the US with Gunder, and fellow servicemen. It was a very interesting presentation with the uniform that Gunder wore and Gunder’s medals giving a nice, tactile element to the presentation.
Evan is working towards People to People Ambassador Programs, a program that promotes global awareness through travel and education. We wish him well. Tusen takk, Evan!
High Country Chorus Dress Rehearsal
Did you miss the FREE Dress Rehearsal concert by the High Country Chorus on April 7th? It was great fun. The group performed their main show, a skit with a nod to TV’s Gilligan’s Island. With songs and story, the parody was “spot-on, luvee”, and had the audience in laughter. The harmonies of the songs were wonderful to hear, too.
Also performing were several quartets. One did a parody of the Modern Classic Woman, with “Rachel” Simmons, decked out in the wild wig, shorts, and sequins who encouraged the other 3 ladies to seek the fine points of keeping fit. A male quartet, Fast Lane gave the audience several tunes from the 1960’s in rich Barbershop Quartet harmony including “Happy Together”, one of my faves.
The main hall was filled with singers and their families and friends and a few (very few) Trollheim members, and we all laughed at the comedy and marveled at the harmonies. Our main hall has wonderful acoustics for concerts. It was a great night! Wish you were there! ----Editor
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Butikken News
"Hurrah for Syttende Mai!" Aka Norwegian Constitution Day
The Butikken can help with the celebration. We have a limited number of red, white and blue horns that you can blow, patriotic ribbons for your shirt or blouse, stickers for envelopes and papers (or your forehead or cheek if you want) and flags in various sizes you may wave. For your celebration table, we have paper napkins with Norwegian flags and toothpick flags to decorate your cupcakes. Prepare to celebrate in style! May's special is 30% off all CD's and DVD's. In addition to Sissel, Secret Garden, Grieg Piano Music and many others, we have CD's of children's songs and fairy tales which are fun to have for a sing-along or stories as you drive across town or country with your young ones in the car. These work great for long vacation drives.
Joan, Alice and Carolyn look forward to seeing your smiling faces when you come in to see what we have of interest.
The Butikken Management Team
Cultural Skills Club May 2, 2015; Saturday from 9 am to 11 am.
Cultural Skills Club will meet on Saturday, May
2nd. We will have a Norwegian lesson, music and
crafts and we’ll make a Traditional snack.
Open to all ages $5 adults, $3 youth ages 4 to 16,
Free for Barne under 4 years.
RSVP requested, but not required to Diane Molter
or Jacque Bland at 303-979-4337.
Storfjell Lodge
Storfjells Seventh Annual
Rosemaling Seminar
Classic Telemark Design
August 21-23, 2015
Tabernash CO
Toshiko Ogishi, VGM - Instructor
contact [email protected]
Topic & Days/Times Instructor
Genealogy
Meets 2nd Sat. of month at 9 am
Gary Jorgensen (303) 838-7952 [email protected]
Dameklubben Women’s Group meets 2nd and 4th Wed at 11 am.
Barb Bessesen (303) 238-4352 [email protected]
Trollheim Choir Meets Sun. at 4 pm
Charles Knutson (303) 860-9025 [email protected]
Norwegian Language Class
2 sessions on Sundays
Charles Knutson see above
Rosemaling 2 sessions on Saturdays, beg & adv.
Louise Bath (303) 799-3527
Cultural Skills Classes Lessons on various Heritage skills; various dates and times
Diane Molter 303-288-6014 or [email protected] Jacque Bland 303-979-4337
History Group 3rd Wed of the month; 1 pm- may change with the season.
John Dahle Diane Molter 303-288-6014 [email protected]
The Fjellheim Bunad Workshop previously planned
for early summer has been rescheduled for Fall. For
more information on this class, please contact:
Susan Sutherland-Instructor
Vestafjell Lodge in Grand Junction celebrates its
25th Anniversary with a Dinner on Friday, June
12, 2015. Call for RSVP by May 12th.
970-433-4113.
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Varen Te’-Spring Tea April 18th, 2015
What does it take to present an “Elegant Tea”? Here are some of the facts.
Many Hostesses, Helpers, and Tea Brewers to complete the task; many meetings to plan and coordinate the menu, theme, date, price, and advertising; setting tables; arranging for door prizes, and other decisions. The utmost item that makes this event possible each year is our Trollhiem Lodge building. It provides a venue for the Dameklub with a dining room and kitchen for holding this annual Tea. We thank Sons of Norway Trollheim Lodge for this great facility.
We served one-hundred thirty six guests, seated at seventeen elegantly-dressed tables, with each hostess’s best china and silver. Each table was different with centerpieces of real floral decor, linen tablecloths and a smiling host present to serve the guests. The guests played their part; many were attired in their Sunday best, with some in hats from the 40’s.
Hosts that chose to do baking plus host a table are, Barb Hessel, Ruth Huebner, Nina Ehlers, Bev King, Marty Dahl, Louise Bath, Barb Bessesen, Andree Vetter, Ruth Peterson, and Ione Norby. Hosts that hosted a table plus acted as worker-bees in the kitchen were Bernice and Diane Molter, Jacque and Jim Bland, Barb Stover, Judy Lee Paez. Connie Bartram.
For entertainment, Jackie (“Lena”) Groe, played “Lena, wife of Ole,” with a dialect so thick that one had to retain himself from continuous laughter. “Lena” caught the attention of the guests this year when she came to the podium in her new “bunad” It was an anniversary gift from her Ole, and consisted of red long-handled underwear, strappings on her legs, horn on her head and a Viking Axe. Thank you, Lena for your gift of comedy! Thank you to Louise Bath, and Nina Ehlers, for displaying their rosemaling which was outstanding. Louise presented a short on the history of rosemaling to the guests, also. Thanks also extend to Barb Bessesen, for the heritage table, and to Diane Molter, and Marty Dahl, for their display of bunads.
Let us not forget the Tea Brewers, Billy Hessel, Chris Wattier and daughter Lily. Larry Huff, neighbor of Ruth Huebner, donated the salmon and labor, and Desirée Hessel, was an overall helper. A special thank you goes to Connie Bartram for her energy and organizational expertise.
Yes, the Tea was a success! --- Bev King
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District Six Convention 2016 Below is the first official notice of the District Six Convention, and it is geared to all the cultural art enthusiasts who may be
interested in display and competition.
SON District Six Convention 2016 Embassy Suites; Loveland, Colorado
June 19-22, 2016
Mining our Heritage
Hardanger Rosemaling Chip Carving
Klostersøm Knitting Painting
Weaving Crocheting Figure Carving and more…
Which is your passion of our Norwegian cultural skills? I hope your project for the Folk Arts
competition/exhibition is in the works by now. Only a year to go, and I know some of our skills take some time
to get done – Please don’t tell me that you didn’t have time to finish it when you get to Colorado for our 2016
District Convention… June 19-22, 2016! We’ll be ready for you! – make sure you are ready to show us what
you love to do! We are looking forward to a “bang-up” competition and exposition display.
Let’s not forget about our youth! Youth up to age 15 are invited to display their work. Ages 16-20 can
compete in the Youth class. We would love to see youth interest in these wonderful skills passed on to us!
Entry info will be coming out soon, but if you have questions in the meantime, give me a call – 720-283-8592 –
or send a note – [email protected]
Looking forward to it!
Crystal Sundet, Folk Art Coordinator
2016 District Six Convention
District Six Convention 2016 Committee (partial list) Chair: Secretary Treasurer Registrar
Kathrine Browne Elaine Homan Gary Zook Kaye Wergedal [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
SCANDINAVIAN MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL June 27-28, 2015
June 27th 9:30-5:00 (Sat) June 28th 9:30-4:00 (Sun) at Bond Park in Downtown Estes Park (Elkhorn Ave. and MacGregor Ave.)
Besides great Scandinavian foods, and vendors of various wares, expect to see: Dancing and live music continue all day, including dances with the opportunity for audience participation. “Beer Krog”: A new beer tent for the festival this year, should be a huge hit, with lots of drinking songs and much skåling Also new is our Cultural Tent, which will encompass traditional Scandinavian craft demonstrations, flower wreath making for the children, and some easy crafts for both adults and children to do. A Volvo and Saab Vintage Auto Show, located at the bus pull-of adjacent to the park on Elkhorn, will be returning for another season. The Fjellborg Vikings of Colorado, a big draw for children. There will be swordsmanship, traditional crafts and daily life demonstrations at the historically correct encampment. A Fashion Show of the various Scandinavian folk costumes planned for both days.
MORE INFO? Contact Catherine Allen at [email protected] or call 303-449-9596
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District Six
Memorial Day Weekend at Camp Norge Host: Camp Norge Board
530-389-2508
When: Saturday, May 23rd at 8:00 AM to Monday, May 25th at 12:00 PM
Where: Camp Norge 250 Canyon Mine Rd Alta, CA 95701
We have a fantastic weekend planned for our members and guests, including a BIG SURPRISE on Saturday!
Call Sandy at (530) 389-2508 to reserve a room at camp, or contact the committee for more information:
Clayton Davis; 2717 Princeton Court; Marina, CA 93933; (626) 755-6494
[email protected] writes from Camp Trollfjell:
Camp Trollfjell Instructors Needed
We still need a Rosemaling Teacher and Folk Dancing Instructor. Can you volunteer? Can you give of your talents to the young people, 8-13 years of age, for two weeks from July
12-25th? Visit www.sofn6.org/arv and read about us.
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Sorry, too busy this month to decorate the calendar!…editor
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 Butikken 9:30-3:30
3 4 Board Mtg 7 pm
5 6 7 8 9 Butikken 9:30-3:30
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Mother’s Day!
11 12 13
14
15
16
Butikken 9:30-3:30
17 Syttende Mai Smorgasbord
18
General Mtg 7 pm
19 20
21 22 23
Butikken 9:30-3:30
24
25
Memorial Day
26 27
28 29 30 Butikken 9:30-3:30
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New Officers 2015 Office Name telephone email
President John Neverdahl 303-751-3022 [email protected]
Vice-President (open) VACANCY
Fin/Secretary Bev Moe 720-746-9755 [email protected]
Secretary Don Peterson 303-779-5287 [email protected]
Treasurer Tom Huff [email protected]
Cultural Directors
Bev King Donna Robinson Carol Neverdahl
303-422-3394 303-421-4408 303-751-3022
[email protected] [email protected]
Foundation Director
Diane Molter 303-288-6014 [email protected]
Historian Linda Ault 303-953-2716 [email protected]
Librarian Perry Monkelien 303-699-1073
Marshall Pat LaMoe 303-979-8986 [email protected]
Musician Charles Knutson 303-860-9025 [email protected]
Sports and Rec. Dir.
Don Peterson 303-779-5287 [email protected]
Sunshine Bev King 303-422-3394 [email protected]
Trustees Jim Burgin Gene O’Malley
303-567-2300 303-987-1400
Greeters Priscilla Ingebritson Joan Johnson Jerry Peterson Donna Robinson
303-274-1788 303-274-8155 303-452-7347 303-421-4408
[email protected] [email protected]
Editor Elaine Homan 303-420-8888 [email protected]
Counselor Ken Perley 303-425-5265 [email protected]
Adopt-a-Street Dave Sveum 303-423-7208
Norske Butikken Board
Joan Enget Carolyn Perley Alice Sveum
303-232-1700 (lodge phone)
Trollheim Building Corp. (TBC)
Harlan Hagen (Pres) James Burgin (VP) Larry Stennes (Treas) Gary Thompson (Sec) Dave Sveum (Board Rep)
303-738-1033 303-567-2300 303-666-8794 303-934-4081 303-423-7208
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
For Sale: Swedish Yarn Winder
30” Tall with 4 arms Natural Wood; NO NAILS (see picture) Given to me by my Grandfather of Sundsvall, Sweden in 1955
Instructors/Groups
Rosemaling: Louise Bath 303-799-3527 [email protected]
Genealogy: Gary Jorgenson 303-838-7592 [email protected]
Norwegian Language- Charles Knutson 303-860-9025 [email protected]
Trollheim Choir- Charles Knutson 303-860-9025 [email protected]
Dameklubben-Barb Bessesen 303-238-4352 [email protected]
History Group- a) Diane Molter 303-288-6014 [email protected] b) Perry Monkelien 303-699-1073
Cultural Skills Class a) Jacque Bland 303-979-4337 b) Diane Molter 303-288-6014 [email protected]
Carl Norberg, 303-791-4482
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NNNOOORRRSSSKKKEEE BBBUUUTTTIIIKKKKKKEEENNN
Open Saturdays, 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Scandinavian gifts and items
►Kitchen-Cookbooks, Glassware, China, Cutlery, Cups Linens and Specialty Cookware for
Scandinavian treats!
►Foods-Fishballs, Sardines, Packaged Mixes, Cheese, Herring, Candy, Cookies, Lingonberry and
other Jams and Homemade Lefse
►Home- Books, Greeting Cards, CDs, Pewter Items, Collectibles, Trolls, Novelties, Jewelry,
Candles and Candleholders; Jackets, T-shirts, and Tote Bags
6610 W. 14th Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80214
Management Team: Joan Enget,
Carolyn Perley and Alice Sveum
Phone: (303) 232-1700 Email:
Trollheim Lodge 6-110
6610 W 14th Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80214
POSTMASTER: DATED MATERIAL
Memorial Day May 25
VS
Why Seniors still need newspapers:
I was visiting my daughter last night
when I asked if I could borrow a
newspaper.
"This is the 21st century," she said.
"We don't waste money on
newspapers. Here, use my iPad"
I can tell you this. That fly never
knew what hit him.
Syttende Mai May 17
