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Letter from the President:
Dear Membersof Vesterheim,
Summer is here, and that meansMidsummer Festival plans have been in full swing.
I want to thank everyonewho signedup to help. I will have a full report in the next
Newsletter.
We had a fantasticturn out for SyttendeMai. I want to thank everyonefor coming
out to celebrate. It is always fun to have the parade,and watch the Fjellborg Vikings
put on a greatshow. This is always a greatway to start the summer.
I want to thank Garry and Carol Gorsuch,and Erik Petersand Julie Horan for
hosting Lefse making parties. We made tons of Lefse, and more than one of us were
coveredin flour. Julie's son Lucas is now an expert in making Lefse. I want to
invite all membersto theseevents,which are great ways to get to know membersof
the lodge.
I hope everyonehad a chanceto come up to the Festival in EstesPark and has an
awesomesummer.
We have some great programs coming in the fall, more on those later.
Hilsen!
StevePersson
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JULY
July 28
Wednesday
11:30-2
BOOK CLUB at "The Egg & I", BasemarShopping Center.
Discussing "Summer Booll'by Tove Jansson. Seethe Cultural
Corner in this newsletterfor details.
NO GENERAL MEETING THIS MONTH
AUGUST
August3
Tuesday
6:30 pm
VESTERHEIM BOARD MEETING at AtonementLutheran
Church,Baseline& IncaParkway.Meetingis opento all
members.
August7
Saturday
9zl5-2
LIMON HERITAGE FESTML. Depot& RR Park. Visit
Fielldalen'sbooth. Full detailsp.4 in this newsletter.
August7
Saturday
STORFJELL'S PICNIC. Pulled pork & drinks provided. Bring
dish to share. The Barn in Grand Lake. $5, children free. To
reservemail money to Jan Hodne,PO Box 394, Tabernash80478.
Info contact Muriel Johnson970-627-0874.
August25
Wednesday
1l:30-2
BOOK CLUB at "The Egg & I", BasemarShoppingCenter.
Discussing"The TrueDeceiver"by ToveJansson.Seethe
CulturalCornerin this newsletterfor details.
August29
Sunday
3pm -
LODGE PICNIC at JulieHoran's,9155BlueMt. Drive,Golden.
Bring dishto share.RSVPJulie303-642-9129
or Erik Peters720s24-6929.
PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR
Sept.17-19 Fri - Sun
KRETSSTEVI\E. Weekendfor Colorado SON members&
families. 3 dayslT nights or come up for the day. Reserveby Sept.
lOn. Seeenclosedflyer for details and application.
October23
SCAI\IDINAVIAN BALL. DoubletreeHotel.Denver.
students.Reserveby
$35 for high school/college
$50/person.
October12. Seeenclosedflyer for detailsandapplication.
Saturday
5pm-
Nov. L2-13 Fri - Sat
TROLLHEIM'S CHRISTMAS FAIR. TrollheimLodge,6610
W. 14d'"Lakewood.
CULTURAL CORNER
By Addie Martinez, Cultural Director
SEPTEMBERPROGRAM
Put September24 at7 pm on your calendarfor a great program given by Larry Danielson. Larry
Danielson was the oldest of six children when along with their mother, they were capturedby a
German ship. They were on their way to Africa to join their missionary father when they were
caught up in World War II. This is a program that you won't want to miss!
BOOK CLUB
The Vesterheim Book Club meetsthe last Wednesdayof every month at "the Egg and I" in
Boulder. We will meet at 11:30am on July 28 and August25. Everyonewho loves to readis
welcome - men and women!
On July 28 our selectionis The SummerBook by Tove Jansson. This novel tells the story of
Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakeningto existence,and Sophia's grandmother,nearing the end of
hers, as they spendthe summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland.
Another book by Tove Janssonis our choice for the August 25thBook Club. We willread The
True Deceiver. Deception - the lies we tell ourselvesand the lies we tell others- is the subject
of this, Tove Jansson'smost unnerving and unpredictablenovel.
Tove Janssonwas born in Helsinki into Finland's Swedish-speakingminority. She attendedart
schoolsin both Stockholm and Paris and won acclaim for her paintings and murals. Jansson
went on to write about the adventuresof Moomintroll, a hippopotamus-likecharacterwith a
dreamy disposition. This becamea long running comic strip and was portrayed in a seriesof
children's books. Janssonalso wrote novels and short stories for adults. ln 1994 she was
awardedthe Prize of the SwedishAcademv.
A BIG THANK
YOU
As we work on the ScandinavianFestival we are all so impressedwith the willing spirit of our
lodge. We are very thankful for all the cookie bakers,waffle dough and lefse makerso
demonstrationand food booth workers as well as those working on the raffle and silent auction
booths. Our whole lodge is involved in this - we could not do this without everyone's help.
Thanks especiallyto Cathy Allen for taking on this responsibility to keep the Scandinavian
Festival vibrant and fun!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
EUROFEST
Vesterheim and Fjelldalen will be sharing a booth at Colorado's 3'd Annual Eurofest. This takes place Saturday
August 28 from 1Oamto l0pm, at the Civic Green Park,9370 Ridgeline Blvd, in Highlands Ranch. Last year
Fjellheim had a booth there to promote the Sons of Norway. Members of both Vesterheim and Fjelldalen came to
help. This year we will be selling a few of our crafts to cover the cost of our booth space,as well as promoting the
local Sons of Norway lodges and their activities with our brochures. JaneHanson will be joining us with some of
her rosemaling.
The Eurofest is aimed at establishinga bridge betweenthe different Europeancommunities in Colorado as well as
exposing their cultures to an American audience. There will be opportunities to enjoy avaiety of Europeanfood
and traditions, as well as some live music and dance. This is a free family event. Come on down, enjoy the festival,
and visit our booth. www.eurofestival.org.
If anyonewould like to help out, pleasecontact Cathy Allen at303-449-9596 bouldercath),,.g)msn.com,
or Crystal
[email protected] can come for as few or as many hours as you wish and
spenda pleasantafternoon promoting Norwegian heritage and getting the chanceto know other Sons of Norway
membersbetter.
STORF'JELL'S PICNIC
Saturday August 7
The Barn in Grand Lake
$5 Adults, Free children 5 and under
Pulled pork dinner insteadof pig roast. Bring side dish or beer/wine/softdrinks. Coffee, lemonade& water
provided.
To reserve,sendmoney, namesand email addressto: Jan Hodne,PO Box 394,Tabamash,CO 80478.
For more information write Jan at [email protected],or phoneMurial Johnsonat970-627-0874.
ROSEMALING CLASS
Toshiko Ogishi, Gold Medalist winner in Rosemalingand Storfiell member, will be conducting a class in Aust
Agder style for beginnersas well as those with experience. It will be held at the Church of Eternal Hills in
Tabernashfrom August 4-6,2010. The cost is $165 for SON membersand $195 for non-members.Cost includes
lunch, basic materials and a small plate to paint. Studentswithout brusheswill needto purchasethem at the cost of
$25. A minimum of 5 studentsis neededto hold the class,and class size is limited to 15. A $50 deposit is required
for
to reseryea space. ContactKaren Sommerfeldat719-660-5897or email her at [email protected]
details and to uurangeyour deposit. Come for the class and stay for Storfiell's Pulled-Pork Picnic on Saturday.
VESTERHEIM
FACEBOOK
LODGE & THE SCAI\DINAVIAN
MIDSUMMER
FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON
Thanks to Cathy Allen, our Publicity Director, Vesterheim Lodge is now on Facebook.
Thanks to Randy Johnsonof Fjellheim Lodge in Colorado Springs,the ScandinavianMidsummer Festival is on
Facebook.
Both will be edited by Cathy, so if anyonehas information to submit, pleaseemail it to [email protected].
Matl
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Cardamum Ouick Bread
We will have a Vesterheim Summer
picnic on Sunday Augu st 29 at the
home of Julie Horan, 9155Blue
Mt. Drive. Come about 3:00 pm
and bring a side dish (vegetable,
salad,or dessert). Hot dogs and
drinks will be provided.
Bv Cathv Allen
lcup currants (steamed& dredgedin flour)
6 eggs
1/2 pound butter (softenedor melted)
2/3 cup sugar
I tsp vanilla extract
% tsp almond extract
Grated rind of I lemon
Grated rind of 1 orange
I TBSP cardamompowder
2 cups flour (sifted)
2 tsp baking powder
1 .Preparecurrantsaheadof time by steaming
in water or soaking ovemight in rum or brandy.
Drain and dredgein flour.
2 . Mix next 5 ingredientswell.
3. Add remaining ingredients
4 . Spreadbatter in lightly greasedloaf pan,
sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar,and
bake 350 degreesfor I hour.
To get toJulieostake Highway 93,
turn right on Coal Creek Canyono
then a left on Blue Mt. Drive. Let
Julie know if you are coming call Julie at 303-642-9129or Erik
Peters at 720-524-6929.
This is a beautiful mountain setting
for our Vesterhiemget-together!
Makes I loaf. Best servedthe next day.
MIDSUMMER
FESTIVAL BETTER THAN EVER
It will be hard to top the 2010 festival. The weather was nearly perfect. We had some new craft and food
vendorsthis year who were spreadthroughout the park and MacGregor Street,which was closed off for the
festival. Entertainmentran like clockwork. The Decorah Nordic Dancers,forty teensfrom Iowa, made a splash
at the opening ceremoniesand were the highlight of the performances. Joy Gunderson did a fantasticjob of
organizing the crafts demonstrationbooth. We doubled the size of her demo tent from last year, which was
packed with demonstrators,onlookers, and adults and children both leaming spinning, knitting, hardangar,
bondesom,and felting. Erik Peters and Garry Gorsuch gave demonstrationsin lefse making in our lefse
demo tent. Helen House supervisedour crafts booth for Joy this year, which did very well in sales. The
Vesterheim food tent addedtwo new items, hot dogs and packagedfrozen lefse (made by our membersat the
lefse making parties). They were both a hit. Addie Martinez is to be commendedfor organizing our baked
goods. Set-upand tear-down was overseenby Erik Peters. Marv Berg savedthe day by figuring out how to
set up Joys huge demo tent, which took us three hours! All our raffle tickets were sold. Bids were obtained on
all items for our silent auction. Lynne Anderson, bless her heart, ran both those booths this year. Forty eight
membersof our lodge helped by baking or volunteering their servicesin the various tents or with set-up and
tear-down. We also had ten membersof other lodgesvolunteering, as well as some folks from the Scandinavian
community atlarge. A warm thanks to all of you who helped this year in making the festival the huge
successthat it was.
Submitted by Cathy Allen
THANK YOU
Thanks, Vesterheim Lodge, for awarding me a $500 scholarship for college' I plan to attend
Front Range Community College this fallFrom Januaryto Jgne of 2011, I will be working with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in South
Africa. In the fall of 2011 I will resumemy studiesat Colorado StateUniversity.
Holly Sargent
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