February 2006 - mankato norwegian club

NEWSLETTER, February 2006
Did you know? The 5 interlocking rings became the official
symbol of the Olympic Games in 1913? Each ring represents
the athletes from 5 continents (Africa, America, Asia, Europe,
and Australia). The colors of the rings (blue, black, red, yellow,
and green) represent all of the national flags of the world that
include at least one of those 5 colors.
February meeting: Saturday, Feb. 11- 5:30 PM, Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Program: Mark DeGarmeaux-Norwegian Language
Serving Committee: Dick and Kris Norland (Chairs) and Members (Br-E)
Transportation Available for non- night time drivers: call Dick Norland at 625-6060
2006 Norway Calendars are now on sale for $10. Stop by the information booth at the
February meeting. Volunteer hour sheets will be available at the information booth at the next
lodge meeting
Hilsen Fra Presidenten- Audrey Morken Thanks to Claudia Tomany for sharing her
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Lutheran College will be our featured speaker on Saturday, Feb. 11. Please join us.
Tubfrim stamps are still being collected. We do have more stamps to be trimmed, so when you
drop your trimmed stamps off at the information booth, please remember to pick up another bag!
For every pound of stamps sent in, one postcard is allotted for the chance to win two tickets to
Norway.
Looking for a Catchy slogan Are you good at coming up with catchy phrases or slogans? If you
are, we have a contest for you. We are looking for a slogan for the 2008 SON convention that will
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Mankato or Minnesota and its Norwegian heritage. It need only be 4-8 words long. We have only
had three entries so far. The contest deadline is Mar. 1st. There will be a $25 prize for the
winner. Good luck! Please send your entry on your own piece of paper to: Sons of NorwayElvesvingen Lodge 1-582, P.O. Box 1091, Mankato, MN 56002.
The Svenska Sallskapet (Swedish Club) has extended an invitation to our lodge to attend their
next meeting on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7:30pm at Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato. Come and
meet Kimberly Contag, author of“
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hand experiences during WWII and the book she has written about them. This book will intrigue
readers of all ages who are moved by coming-of-age stories, WWII stories, and stories that remind
us all of strength of family.
Please enter through the back door of the church to get to the Fellowship Hall in the basement.
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NEWSLETTER, February 2006
Sons of Norway- Elvesvingen Lodge
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Arnie Bentdahl and Linda Bristol atThe Syttende Mai Festival
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NEWSLETTER, February 2006
Have a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!
Winter Olympics XX, Turin, Italy-Can you believe that it has been 4 years already since the last
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many ethnicities. I remember sitting in a quaint little restaurant with a friend who was of
Norwegian descent (Norwegian and Japanese to be exact- whoa
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Watching the games and feeling so proud to be Norwegian. I imagined how it must have felt for
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dad what he remembered about the 1952 games. He told me how the whole family would sit on
the edge of their seats listening to the Olympics on the radio cheering on their Norwegian heroes
like Hjalmar Andersen, a speed skater, or Sverre Haukelid a skier, and Stein Ericksen a ski jumper.
The neighbors who lived in the next farm over would keep very good records of each event and
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pay the fee of 400 Norwegian Kroners (about $60 US dollars today) to enter higher level
competitions. Only seven years after World War II, many people still faced hard times. Nobody
had any money to do anything or go anywhere. Well, I could go on and on about Norway and the
Olympics, but I must close. Remember to watch the Winter Olympics beginning Feb. 10. Cheer
on the Norwegians and of course, the Americans, too.
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to explain the Sons of Norway to anyone who will listen, for there seems to be some (much)
confusion out there. My mentioning that I will be an officer for Sons of Norway this coming year
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Check out the Information Table at our monthly meetings - pick up information on area events, travel, or
SON financial products; sign up for lodge events/volunteer opportunities; view a copy of recent lodge
minutes/treasurer's report; check out the SON magazine for children under 15; purchase gift items offered
by the District One Sons of Norway fundraising com mittee; or simply ask questions.
Visit us on the web - www.sonsofnorwaymankato.org or www.sonsofnorway.com
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NEWSLETTER, February 2006
SONS OF NORWAY ELVESVINGEN LODGE 1-582 CALENDAR
February, 2006
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Feb. 1 deadline for lodge scholarship applications for summer camps- Skogfjorden and Masse Moro
Feb.3, Swedish Club- Kimberly Contag- Grace Lutheran Church
Feb. 3-5 Ibsen Festival- Lanesboro, MN
Feb. 11th Lodge meeting, Mark DeGarmeaux - Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Feb. 10-26 Winter Olympics, Turin, Italy
Feb 23-24 - Barnebirke - Hayward WI
Mar.1st deadline for 2008 convention slogan
 Mar. 11- Lodge meeting at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Topic: Recent travelers to Norway
Panel Discussion
 April 8, Lodge Meeting at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Topic: Resources for tracing ancestors
and Lodge 25th anniversary celebration
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