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Question of flags Queen opens exhibit
Munch – Warhol
exhibit is opened
in NYC by HM
Queen Sonja
Ålesund faces
complications
surrounding use of
foreign flags in 17th
May parade
Norway Post
Denise Leland
Seattle, Wash.
Last week, heated debates began over flag policy as the Ålesund
17th May Committee faced a difficult decision on waving foreign
flags in this year’s Constitution
Day parade. The problem arose
as Aspøy primary school asked
the committee’s permission to use
student-made flags that featured
the Norwegian flag on one side and
Photo: Per Christian Dyrø / TV2
Schoolchildren in Ålesund created
these double-sided flags for their 17.
mai parade.
the flag of their country of origin
on the other.
Believing that things were be-
See > flags, page 6
Norway’s Queen Sonja this
week opened the exhibition entitled “Munch | Warhol and the
Multiple Image” in New York City.
The exhibition brings together the
works of two of the greatest printmakers of the 20th century.
The
American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) presents
MUNCH | WARHOL and the Mul-
Photo: Kongehuset
Her Majesty Queen Sonja travelled to
New York to open the exhibit.
tiple Image, an exhibition featur-
See > exhibit page 6
2 • May 10, 2013
Nyheter
Tror ulvene i Oslo får valper nå
Ulveparet Fenris og Frøya kan fort bli foreldre denne uka. I tilfelle blir de de første ulvene på lang tid som får valper i Østmarka.
Sjansen for at ulveparet venter valper blir
ansett som stor, mener rådgiver Christian
Hillmann ved Fylkesmannen i Oslo og Akershus’ miljøvernavdeling. Basert på forskning anslår han at det er tre fjerdedels
sjanse for at valper blir født. De to ulvene
dukket noe overraskende opp i Østmarka i
vinter, hvor de markerte revir og viste såkalt
brunstadferd, som antyder paring. De to fikk
navnene Fenris og Frøya i en navnekonkurranse arrangert i samarbeid mellom VG,
NRK og Naturvernforbundet.
(VG)
Sommerjobb ledig som isbjørnvakt
Er du glad i naturen og liker spenning på
jobben, kan dette være den rette sommerjobben for deg. Sysselmannen på Svalbard
søker etter en egen isbjørnvakt i juli. – I
forbindelse med dokumentasjon av fangsthytter i Hornsund-området trenger vi isbjørnvakt for en tre ukers periode, heter det
i utlysningsteksten. Hornsund er en fjord
på sørvestsiden av Spitsbergen. Fjorden er
ifølge Wikipedia et viktig leveområde for
isbjørn, og det viktigste trekket for dyrene
mellom Storfjorden og Vest-Spitsbergen går
her. Bare noen få forskere er nå fastboende
der, men det er mange rester av hvalfangerstasjoner, fangsthytter, graver og forskningsinstallasjoner i Hornsund. Kvalifikasjoner
som etterspørres er: Erfaring fra feltliv, erfaring med isbjørnsikring og bruk av våpen
– samt tilfredsstillende vandel.
(NTB)
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nyheter fra norge
Flere voldtektsanmeldelser
Politiet etterforsker
fire anmeldte
voldtekter i forbindelse
med russetreffet i
Kongeparken i Rogaland
To av tre velgere tror
Erna Solberg (H) blir
statsminister etter valget
i september, viser en ny
måling
VG
Aftenposten
– Jeg kan bekrefte at vi har registrert to
nye voldtektssaker natt til søndag. I tillegg til
overfallsvoldtekten som skjedde utenfor parkområdet natt til lørdag, registrerte vi enda
en voldtektssak i går, sier politiinspektør
Fredrik M. Soma i Rogaland politidistrikt til
NTB.
De to siste skal ha skjedd natt til 5. mai.
– Bortsett fra overfallsvoldtekten har
alle sakene skjedd inne på parkområdet hvor
russen oppholder seg, sier Soma.
Han sier det ikke er noen sammenheng
mellom de tre sakene inne på festivalområdet og overfallsvoldtekten som skjedde noen
hundre meter utenfor.
– Det er kvalmt at noen kan finne på
noe sånt. At man ikke respekterer hverandres
grenser, verdier og standpunkt, sier Sofie
Steffensen fra Ytre Enebakk til Aftenbladet.
Hun fikk vite om voldtektene søndag
morgen, og har ellers hatt en fin helg i
Kongeparken.
Sikkerhetsansvarlig Håkon Lund i
Kongeparken opplyser til Aftenbladet at han
ikke blitt informert om de siste tre voldtektene.
Erna eller Jens?
Foto: Wikimedia Commons
Kongeparken er Rogalands største turistattraksjon og
den største fornøyelsesparken på Vestlandet.
Politiet er på jakt etter minst tre unge
menn i russedress i forbindelse med overfallsvoldtekten.
Rundt 12.000 feststemte russ fra hele
landet er samlet i Kongeparken denne helgen. Presse- og sikkerhetssjef for russetreffet, Håkon Lund, fortalte til NTB lørdag at
2.500 personer jobber på landstreffområdet,
over 1.000 av dem er frivillige. Sammen
med russen blir det hele til en liten by der
sikkerheten er høyt prioritert.
Jenter oppfordres til å gå med venner,
og klarer de ikke å gjøre rede for seg, blir
de hentet og tatt hånd om av mannskaper fra
Røde Kors.
English Synopsis: A gathering of Russ in Kongeparken turned dark when several rapes were reported
to the police after the event.
Målingen som TNS Gallup har laget for
TV 2, viser at 67,2 prosent av de som har en
mening, tror at Solberg blir statsminister etter stortingsvalget i september.
–Det er veldig hyggelig, og om alle
stemmer på Høyre, så får de det til. Så stem
på Høyre for å få troen oppfylt, sier Høyrelederen.
Samtidig som Solberg kan glede
seg over svært gode tall, må den sittende
statsministeren konstatere at bare 30,8
prosent av velgerne tror han får fortsette.
Selv hver tredje velger som sier de vil
stemme på Arbeiderpartiet, tror nå at landet
får ny statsminister etter valget, ifølge
målingen.
Statsminister Jens Stoltenberg (Ap) sier
målingen speiler meningsmålingene som
nå er. – Der er det flertall for de borgerlige.
Min oppgave er å sørge for å vise at meningsmålinger ikke er valg, sier han.
I VGs meningsmåling fra slutten av
april ønsket halvparten av velgerne Erna
som statsminister.
English Synopsis: According to a new poll, two of
three Norwegian voters believe Erna Solberg will become the next Prime Minister in September.
May 10, 2013 • 3
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News
Stave save Tax cuts to boost economy
Norway has allocated
NOK ten million to the
preservation of the
stave churches
To shore up the
mainland economy, the
government proposes
tax changes
Norway Post / NRK
Aftenposten
The Ministry of Environment has set
aside an additional NOK 10 million in order
to better secure and fireproof Norway’s ancient stave churches.
Around 1000 of these unique wooden
churches were built in Norway between
1100 and 1300.
When Fantoft stave church near Bergen
was set on fire and burned down in 1992,
it became clear Norway’s stave churches
were in need of more security measures. The
NOK 10 million are meant to help speed up
the process of installing modern fire and sur-
See > stave, page 17
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has
announced that the Norwegian Government proposes tax changes from 2014 to
strengthen competitiveness and profitability,
and stimulate investments in the mainland
economy.
The corporate tax rate will be lowered,
the tax credit scheme for R&D will be increased and a special first year depreciation
for machinery will be introduced. At the
same time the Government proposes an interest deduction limitation for interest expenses paid to related parties.
The corporate tax rate will be lowered
from 28 percent to 27 percent. The Government thus takes a first step in a broader re-
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The Storting in Oslo. The government has decided to implement tax changes in Norway.
form of the corporate tax regime, aimed at
reducing the rates and broadening the tax
base. In March, the Government appointed
a commission (the Scheel-Commission) to
consider the corporate tax system in light
of international developments, taking into
See > cuts, page 21
Visit to the Amazon More to Syria
Norway to give
additional NOK 100
million to help Syrian
refugees
His Majesty King
Harald takes a trip to
the Amazon, fulfilling a
lifelong dream
Press Release
Norway Post
Norway’s King Harald has just fulfilled
a long-held dream when he spent four days
living with the Yanomami people in a remote
part of Brazil’s Amazon River basin.
The Norwegian King last week visited
Demini, the village of the Yanomami people
in Brazil’s Amazon River basin, along the
border of Venezuela.
King Harald (76) received a warm
welcome from Daví Kopenawa, one of the
tribe’s leaders and spokesman, and Lorival, one of the village’s oldest and most respected Yanomami shamans. The trip, which
was not announced beforehand in Norway,
took place at the invitation of the Rainforest
Foundation Norway.
From Monday, 22 April to Thursday, 25
April, King Harald lived with the Yanomami
“The refugee crisis in Syria is on its
way to becoming the worst since the Second
World War. The Government is therefore increasing Norway’s assistance by NOK 100
million,” announced Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
The humanitarian situation in Syria
and its neighbouring countries is becoming
more serious than the worst prognoses at the
beginning of the year. The United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
recently described the scale of crisis as comparable with refugee situations witnessed in
See > amazon, page 7
See > syria, page 17
Photo: Rainforest Foundation Norway / ISA Brazil.
HM King Harald’s trip to the Amazon rainforest
fulfilled a lifelong dream. Tame parrots are a part
of daily life in the village in which he stayed.
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News in brief
Wintry surprise in the West
Motorists in Western Norway who had
finally decided it was time to change to
summer tires after a longer than usual
winter season, were caught by surprise
the morning of May 3. During the night
the predicted rainfall had turned to snow,
and slush and icy roads quickly brought
the traffic to a standstill, particularly in the
Bergen area, where many had to wait in
lineups for up to two hours. Snow clearing
crews and tow trucks had a busy morning,
hauling cars out of the ditch, but there
were no reports of serious accidents.
(NRK)
SAS sells Widerøe to investor group
The SAS Group has announced that it has
signed an agreement to sell 80% of its
shares in its domestic airline Widerøe’s
Flyveselskap AS to a group of Norwegian
investors. The group of investors consists
of Torghatten ASA, Fjord1 AS and
Nordland Fylkeskommune (together
referred to as the “Investor Group”). SAS
will retain a 20% share in Widerøe but will
have the intention to transfer full ownership
of Widerøe in 2016. In a press release,
SAS says the sale of Widerøe represents
an important step in the improvement of
SAS’ financial position with a significant
reduction of SAS’ financial leverage.
SAS and Widerøe will have a continued
close commercial cooperation after the
transaction, with Widerøe remaining an
important regional partner to SAS.
(Norway Post)
Bergen’s Munch-collection reopens
The Bergen Art Museum re-opened their
Munch exhibition on May 4, after ten
years of extensive restoration of several
damaged works of the famous Norwegian
painter. The Art Museum in Bergen has
the world’s third largest Munch collection,
but due to extensive restoration work the
drawings have not been available for
several years. The collection consists of
100 drawings and 50 paintings. Most of
them come from Rasmus Meyer’s private
collection. One of Munch’s works that
will be shown is a unique version of
Scream painted with ink. The drawing
has not been displayed since the 1980s,
and will be one of several highlights when
Rasmus Meyer’s collection opens again
on May 4.
(Norway Post)
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Norway Central Bank to sell NOK 300
million daily in May for oil fund
Norway’s central bank will sell 300 million
Norwegian crowns ($51.52 million) a day in
May to buy foreign currency for the country’s
oil fund, the same as in April, it said on Tues-
day. Norges Bank manages Norway’s $720
billion Government Pension Fund Global,
which invests surplus oil wealth to save for a
future when the country’s oil and gas resources run dry.
(Reuters)
May 10, 2013 • 5
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Research & Education
Landscapes and transportation
The change in
perception of Norway’s
natural landscape
played a major role in
the development of new
travel routes in Norway
Research Council of Norway
In the project “Routes, Roads and Landscapes,” a research group headed by Professor Mari Hvattum of the Oslo School of
Architecture and Design has studied how
the modern Norwegian landscape has been
given increasing aesthetic value from the
1800s to today.
The project received funding under the
Research Council of Norway’s Research
Program on Assigning Cultural Values
(KULVER).
Burgeoning sense of nature
The project was carried out by a group
of researchers who had previously studied
the understanding of landscape and nature
respectively, from a variety of disciplinary
perspectives such as architecture, art history, history of science and philosophy. The
project team discovered some exciting links
between the development of new roads, railways and paths and the emergence of a new
aesthetic view of the landscape.
“There was a shift in the conception of
the landscape in Norway in the 1800s,” says
Professor Hvattum. “Whereas people had
previously viewed the country’s wild nature
as frightening and ugly, they gradually began
to see it as something beautiful. This change
is well studied internationally, but has received much less attention in a Norwegian
context.”
Link between view of nature and development of infrastructure
At the same time as the concept of nature was changing, the wide-ranging expansion of Norway’s roads and railways was noticeably altering the landscape. The research
team concluded that the reciprocal relationship between road design and the concept of
landscape was a core element in the processes of change taking place.
“Others have studied either road-andrailway development or changes in the conception of nature separately, but the connection between these elements has not received
much attention. This is precisely what we
examined in our project,” explains Professor
Hvattum. “How have new transport routes
affected the way in which landscape is construed, and how has this altered view of nature affected the way in which the transport
routes transform the landscape?”
Technology and aesthetics hand in hand
“One striking finding is the close ties
between the engineers, architects and artists
of 19th century Norway. They all took the
same basic education and socialized with
each other in art societies and salons of the
time. We can see that they developed what
we could call a shared eye for the natural
landscape while, for instance, attending the
royal drafting school in the Norwegian capi-
Atlanterhavsveien (the “Atlantic Road”) is one example of the at times precarious roadways Norway’s landscape demands.
tal of Christiania (now Oslo).
“Many of those in charge of the construction of roads and railways were also
working artists,” continues Professor Hvattum. “Carl Abraham Pihl, for example, the
first director of Norway’s national rail service, was a significant landscape photographer in addition to heading up the construction of new railway lines starting in the
1860s. Engineer Theodor Broch not only
wrote a textbook on the art of road construction but was also chairman of the Christiania
Arts Association, a main promoter of modern landscape painting.
“Technology and aesthetics influenced
each other reciprocally. It began to dawn
on us that it was not just the new transport
routes that redefined the landscape; it was
just as much that the landscape – or more
precisely the new concept of landscape in
the 1800s – influenced the planning and construction of roads and railway lines.”
“The road and railway development of
the 19th and 20th centuries was thus not an
isolated, technocratic endeavour, but rather a
practice firmly rooted in the cultural sphere
and heavily influenced by an awakening
sense of nature.”
Aesthetics as part of the communication
revolution
“Art and aesthetics played a central role
in the communication revolution that was so
essential to Norway’s evolution into a modern society. The new roads were in themselves important symbols of aesthetic ideals.
At the same time, they were very significant
in that they allowed access to the landscape
so it could be perceived and staged in new
ways.”
As more and more Norwegians could
afford to travel their own country, it became
something of a public information project
to teach the citizenry an appreciation of the
beauty of the landscape.
Knowledge applicable today
Knowledge about the relationship between aesthetics and road design in the 19th
century is also useful in modern road design.
“During the research project we have
collaborated closely with the Norwegian
Public Roads Administration, Norway’s central road authority. We discussed their aesthetic guidelines, among other things. In this
way, our historical and critical viewpoint is
directly relevant to current road builders,”
concludes Professor Hvattum.
She presented the project during the
Photo: Kelsey Larson
KULVER program’s concluding conference
in Oslo on 9 April. Research activities under
the programme have studied the importance
of aesthetics in assigning or changing cultural values. The main findings of the Routes
team are presented in the collection Routes,
Roads and Landscapes, published by Ashgate in 2012.
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ing blown out of proportion, the committee
stated that Ålesund would “prefer to have
only the Norwegian flag in the 17th May
parade.” According to Lindin, the Aspøy
school does not have a big issue with this
decision and he feels things have been
blown far out of proportion.
Two members of Norway’s Progressive
Party (FrP) became involved in the debate,
standing on opposite ends of the controversy. Oslo’s fifth candidate for Parliament,
Aina Stensersen stated, “We believe it is
completely insane that people will use flags
other than Norway’s when we celebrate our
national day.”
Member of the Bergen City Council
for the Progressive Party, Morten Myksvoll
feels that the rights granted in Norway’s
Constitution are of the greatest importance.
“Now someone must put their foot down.
We cannot ban flags, even on the 17th of
May. Remember that we will be celebrating
a liberal democracy,” wrote Myksvoll on his
blog.
Svein-Rune Johannessen, group leader
for the Labor Party was appalled by the issue. “I am very surprised that so many can
be hurt by the fact that children should have
other flags in addition to the Norwegian in
the 17 May parade.” From a more traditional
viewpoint, the Christian Democratic Party
leader Tore Johan Øvstebø believes that
displaying the Norwegian flag back-to-back
with any other flag is disrespectful to both.
The tension in this debate largely boils
down to independence and freedom of
speech versus exclusive respect for the symbol of Norway’s independence and governmental history. The entire holiday is a celebration of the formation of Norway’s Constitution and birth as an independent nation,
all the while still supporting such personal
rights and freedoms.
Many Norwegians feel that it is useless
to wave a flag other than Norway’s on a day
that is all about the nation. Others are passionate about the freedom of speech and expression that the nation was built on, respecting both Norway and the foreign nations that
shape these newer communities who now
call Norway their home. As for this year’s
17th May parades, it will be soley Norway’s
flag that is flown and proudly waved in its
own glorious spotlight as we take time to
honor the nation we love so much.
Behind the Blackout
Curtains
By Ellen Dahlberg Zahl
A Young Girl’s Life in
Nazi occupied Norway
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17th of May Greetings from Ambassador Wegger Chr. Strømmen
to readers of the Norwegian American Weekly
Dear Readers,
The 17th of May is always a happy occasion for me as a Norwegian. Our national
day is filled with pomp and circumstance, community spirit and fun. It’s a day that
brings out the child in all of us.
And I always welcome the opportunity to address you, the readers of the Norwegian
American Weekly. People like you who form the backbone of the Norwegian American
community, is one of the most dedicated and enthusiastic groups of people I’ve ever had
the pleasure to know.
But while addressing this wonderful group of people on this day of celebration
brings me joy, I find writing this letter bittersweet, as it will be my last as Ambassador
of Norway to the United States.
This summer, after a wonderful six years as ambassador, I will move, along with my
wife, Cecilie, back to Norway, where we will search out new adventures.
As we prepare for the future, I also find myself looking back upon the last six years,
which are filled with so many good memories. In my time here I developed a deep affection for two particularly American institutions: college football and Thanksgiving. Both
Ambassador Wegger Chr. Strømmen
unite the country and help define something unique about the indomitable American
spirit, I think. This November I may find myself absently turning to NRK in a futile
search for an Auburn-Georgia game, remote control in one hand and turkey leg in the other.
I will also miss American politics. The United States’ political system has fascinated me since I was a boy, and to this day
Thomas Jefferson remains the statesman I most respect and admire.
But what I will miss most about America is not its institutions but her people, for you are what make this country special. I
have had the good fortune as ambassador to travel extensively throughout this great land, and one thing I’ve learned is that, no
matter where I go, I’m never far from a Norwegian American family or community that cares deeply about its heritage and makes
me feel welcome. I would like to thank each and every one of you who has ever uttered a Norwegian phrase, prepared a traditional
Norwegian holiday dish, or traveled to Norway. Thank you for demonstrating your pride in where you come from, and please know
that Norway is proud of you, too. The bond between the United States and Norway is very strong and very genuine, and continues
to strengthen as time goes by and our two nations face additional challenges together. As I’m fond of mentioning, there are now
more Norwegian Americans in America than there are Norwegians in Norway.
You haven’t seen the last of Cecilie and me — of course we plan to return to the U.S. again from time to time. I look forward
to it, and I hope to see many of you upon my return. And I hope many of you will also make plans to visit Norway in the near future
— she is always very welcoming to her sons and daughters.
Enjoy the 17th of May. Be sure to hold your flags high and sing at the top of your lungs, and celebrate what it means to be a
Norwegian American. And thanks again for six very special years.
Very truly yours,
Wegger Chr. Strømmen
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ing two of the 20th century’s most prolific
and inventive printmakers. Curated by Dr.
Patricia Berman and Pari Stave, the exhibition will be on view April 27 through July
27, 2013 at Scandinavia House: The Nordic
Center in America.
Organized in honor of the 150th anniversary of Munch’s birth in 1863, the exhibition closely examines four graphic motifs
produced by Munch at the turn of the century — The Scream, Madonna, The Brooch.
Eva Mudocci, and Self-Portrait with Skeleton Arm — and later revisited by Andy
Warhol in a little-known, but extraordinary,
series of prints from 1984. Comprising over
30 original works from private and museum
collections — some of which will be seen
for the first time — the exhibition reveals remarkable affinities between the two artists.
In her opening remarks, Queen Sonja
emphasised the differences as well as similarities between the two artists, noting that
Warhol’s works are uniquely his own – even
though he copies Munch:
“As we celebrate Munch this year, this
encounter with Warhol’s series of screen
prints is a remarkable experience. Warhol’s
prints from 1984, produced 13 years after
his visit to Oslo, truly resonate with the
works of Munch. He copies Munch, but the
result is unique. He captures Munch’s intensity, and then interprets the works in his own
way.”
On Wednesday morning, the Queen received the NACC Nora Award for Women
of Achievement. Presented by the Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce, the
award was established to mark the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Norway.
The award is being presented for the first
time this year, and Queen Sonja is thus the
first recipient. According to the statutes, the
award is to be presented to a woman who
has achieved extraordinary success in her
chosen endeavours.
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Larrie Wanberg’s article in your April
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dealt with his Norwegian family background
and how he works to obtain the stories and
have these added to a special shelf annually.
This inspires him.
I emigrated from Norway with my family in 1948 when I was 19 years old, and in
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about, and I will never forget her answer:
“Just look in your own backyard, everybody
has a story.” This inspired me to start writing my story of living in Norway and coming
into my teens during the five years of Nazi
occupation of Norway during WWII. When I
took pencil in hand, the memories came rushing back; it was as if that pencil was alive! I
was inspired. I thought the story would now
be a legacy to my three children, but in the
end it actually became a youth novel, titled
“Behind the Blackout Curtains,” and published in 2007.
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people and was afforded a unique glimpse
into the tribe’s culture and way of life.
All 120 inhabitants live in a large circular communal building and sleep in the hammocks hanging from the ceiling. Small fires
keep the temperature warm at night. King
Harald was given his own hammock to use
during his stay.
The tribe survives by hunting, fishing,
gathering edible plants in the forest, and
cultivating its own gardens. King Harald
ate their traditional diet and was served wild
boar and wild turkey, as well as palm fruit
and root vegetables from the communal gardens.
The King had the chance to accompany
the village’s best hunters into the rainforest.
The hunters demonstrated how they use the
calls of the prey of the animals they are hunt-
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a check for $15.00 (Look for my ad on page
6 of this paper’s issue).
Sincerely,
Ellen Dahlberg Zahl
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St. Helens, OR 97051
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Dear Editor,
I was more than a little disturbed to
hear that there was prejudice exhibited in
the Tromsø area toward some Sami people
living in the area. The schools in New York
state, incented by the suicides of wonderful
young students who had faced intolerance
and prejudice from their classmates, have
now accepted school and state-wide programs to stop prejudice and bullying. I recommend Tromsø investigate doing the same.
It especially was disturbing to learn that
a Tromsø teacher gave a near-failing mark in
English to a Tromsø exchange student who
had studied here in the States, because he
had a perfect American accent (pure, theatrical English) and not a British English accent.
The young Norwegian student’s speech was
ing.
“It was fascinating to hear how they can
imitate all of the animal calls found there
as a way of luring in their prey; everything
from jaguars and monkeys to parrots,” said
King Harald.
When the Norwegian division of the
World Wildlife Fund was founded in 1970,
the King – then Crown Prince Harald –
served as its president. Since that time, a trip
to the rainforest has been high on the King’s
wish list:
“This has been a dream of mine ever
since my time with the World Wildlife Fund.
So when the opportunity arose, I took it,”
said King Harald.
An interpreter helped the King to speak
with the villagers, and young and old alike
crowded around him when he showed them
photographs from his own family album.
The King had brought an album containing photographs of the history of the Royal
so excellent that he could have been a TV or
radio announcer. Naturally, the other Tromsø
students picked up on that teacher’s criticism
and also joined in on bullying. The student
was mortified.
Note – my own Sami relatives are beautiful and smart. I suggest Tromsø school officials enforce non-prejudicial education for
both teachers and students in their schools.
Most sincerely,
Rose Marie Kleinspehn
Teacher, 31.5 years
Fillmore, N.Y.
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Family from the days of King Haakon to
the present. The photographs and stories the
King told were met with great enthusiasm,
and he presented the album to the tribe as
a gift.
Prior to his departure, the King was
draped with parrot feathers as a special mark
of honour. The decorative feathers are tied
around the upper arm and used by the male
villagers on special occasions.
“This has been a fantastic trip. Absolutely fabulous,” says King Harald.
Dag Hareide, Director of the Rainforest
Foundation Norway, accompanied the King
on the journey.
“His Majesty The King expressed great
satisfaction over the results of the Norwegian support,” said Mr. Hareide. “The Yanomami were also proud and pleased to be able
to welcome the Norwegian King to their village. This is the first time that a head of state
has visited the Yanomami territory.”
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From seaboard tabloid
to cultural treasure
This 17th of May is the Norwegian American Weekly’s 124th birthday, and the newspaper comes from a
long Norwegian-American press tradition
Judith Gabriel Vinje
La Crescenta, Calif.
Mentioned in nearly every historical account of the Norwegian American immigrant
experience, the early Nordisk Tidende was a
colorful, integral part of the tapestry woven
by the immigrants, recording milestones in
their lives and fostering the growth of the
community. It was a re-assuring bridge to
the homeland at the peak of immigration,
and it lived on, week after week, decade after decade, to connect new generations with
their living heritage.
Nordisk Tidende was established in
1891 by Emil Nielsen, a printer from Horten,
Norway. It was noted that when Nielsen
stepped off the boat in 1887, he was wearing
a white hat on his head and a parrot on his
shoulder.
A colorful man, he had reportedly left
his homeland out of boredoms, and, being an
unemployed printer who didn’t think highly
of the existing Norwegian-American press,
he decided to start his own newspaper. Thus
was born Nordisk Tidende, which published
its first issue on Jan. 3, 1891.
To win the eye of readers, Nielsen initially filled the pages of his new weekly with
rumors, scandals and murder stories. His
penchant for sensationalism led to several
lawsuits and threats, but it also enhanced circulation. As historian Odd Lovoll put it, “On
occasion, Nielsen turned the newspaper into
a scandal sheet.” The love of reading was
thereby increased considerably in the Norwegian colony, it was claimed.
But higher standards of journalistic professionalism ultimately prevailed, and Nordisk Tidende soon evolved into a respected
publication, winning praise as a “well-edited” and “well-established” newspaper providing a vital forum for cultural exchange
between two continents.
The early 1890s were not easy years for
the immigrants. It was a time of economic
depression and psychic crisis, particularly
for new-comers who found themselves
strangers in a foreign land. Historians point
to the church and the press as being the two
most important institutions, providing vital
information and a sense of community to the
immigrants, shoring up their identity, helping them understand their adopted country,
and keeping Norway alive in their daily
lives.
In 1900, Greater New York counted
about 11,000 Norwegians, a number which
rose quickly to 63,000 in 1930. The majority of them – 23,000 – lived in Brooklyn, the
borough directly across the East River from
Manhattan. The metropolis quickly became
the most urban center of Norwegians outside
Norway. immigration in the early 1900s,
won its independence in 1905, the celebrations in Little Norway and the banner headlines in Nordisk Tidende proclaimed with
joy the dawn of a new day
Probably the most influential editor of
Nordisk Tidende over the years was Carl
From Norway Times,
110 anniversary issue,
printed on October
18, 2001. The Norwegian Immigration Association, Inc. plans
to digitize back issues
of the Norway Times
and make them available to the public.
Nordisk Tidende was well on its way to being “America’s leading Norwegian newspaper.”
From its offices and printing plant in
a Brooklyn storefront, it quickly became a
vital part of the community. When Norway
Søyland, who came to America in 1920 to
study music, but who said he found the life
of a “tramp-journalist” more interesting. After traveling the world and writing for several newspapers, he joined the staff of Nordisk Tidende in 1926, and served as editor-in-
Happy 17th of May!
From the Norwegian American Weekly
chief from 1940 to 1962.
In 1917, as World War I hysteria cast a
chilling effect on even the most everyday expressions of ethnic separation in America, a
presidential order required all editors of nonEnglish periodicals to file an English translation of all political stories and editorials with
their local postman. Nordisk Tidende complied, demonstrating unswerving loyalty to
the United States of the entire community, as
well as determination to preserve and maintain the language and culture of its readers.
Nordisk Tidende was the largest Norwegian-language newspaper outside Norway,
and the most influential. It was to play a key
role during the war.
When the German army invaded Norway in April 1940, the paper became a key
source of information about the Norwegian
war effort. Because the Norwegian press
was strictly censored, the newspaper also became a vital link, not only on paper but also
over the radio for getting news to Norway.
As Norway’s free press was tied down
by the Nazi occupying forces, Nordisk Tidende became the semi-official mouthpiece
of the Norwegian resistance and the exiled
government. The paper relayed messages
and printed letters from Norway that had
been smuggled out by the merchant fleet
The Nordisk Tidende offices served as
a virtual Norwegian embassy, with members
of the community arriving at its door almost
immediately after learning of the invasion,
laden with gifts of money and goods to help
embattled Norway.
By 1914, almost 600 periodicals in the
Norwegian language had been started, most
having a short life, with many mergers and
absorptions
In 1946, only 40 were still in circulation, and by the 1980s, only three Norwegian-language papers were being published
– including Nordisk Tidende – with much of
the material now in English. Norway Times
– was the only publication still publishing
under the name on its original masthead until
it merged with Western Viking and emerged
anew as The Norwegian American Weekly
in 2006.
Reprinted from the Oct. 18, 2001 edition
of the Norway Times with permission of the
author. See also: the story of the Western Viking on page 10!
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Three celebrations
You may be surprised to learn that Norway technically
has not one, but three, “independence” days
An important piece of the puzzle:
The Western Viking story
Written by Henning C. Boe, editor and publisher of the Washington Posten / Western Viking for 32
years, and originally printed in the May 17, 1989 issue of Western Viking.
• • •
Scott Larsen
New Westminster, B.C.
When did the U. S. become independent?
If you said 1776, you’ll have to stay after class. But you would be right if you said
one of two years. In 1781 after the British
were defeated at Yorktown, VA. Or in 1784
when the Congress ratified the peace treaty.
History has a way of fooling us doesn’t
us?
Like when President Lincoln signed the
Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 freeing African Americans in the South. They
weren’t really free. Not until 1865 when the
‘War Between the States’ was over. (The brilliant 2012 movie, ‘Lincoln,’ touches on this).
The 16th president believed the Southern
States were like rebellious children. Rebellious but nonetheless still a part of the family
Lincoln believed. Or in this case the union.
Which brings us to Norway. A country
that celebrates not one but three independence days. Two on the same day in May and
a third earlier this month.
Three you say? Yes three. This writer
may be wrong – and nothing like the printed
word to showcase error – but Norway may
very well be the only country to celebrate not
one but two independence days on the same
day.
Among Norwegians, the day is referred
to simply as syttende mai (meaning May
Seventeenth), Nasjonaldagen (The National
Day) or Grunnlovsdagen (The Constitution
Day), although the latter is less frequent.
Constitution Day refers to when the country’s constitution was written and adopted at
Eidsvoll, Norway on May 17, 1814. Similar
to when the U.S. Constitution was adopted in
Philadelphia on Sept. 17, 1787.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lawrence Crispo spoke in 1995 about this at the
Syttende Mai (17 May) celebration of the
Half-Norwegian American Bar Association.
Crispo was half-Norwegian on his mother’s
side.
At the beginning of his remarks, Crispo,
who is Italian American on his father’s side,
joked that he speculated that as the Norwegian Vikings passed through Italy and Sicily,
they acquired these traits from the Romans,
that is, the Italians.
First Independence or Constitution Day
The first independence or Constitution
Day, said Crispo, happened after 400 years
of rule by Denmark. By 1814, Denmark was
penalized for supporting France’s Napoleon
during the Napoleonic Wars and at the end
of the conflict had to give-up Norway to
Sweden. Sweden was on the winning side of
these wars. Before the transition was carried
out, Norway declared itself ‘independent’
from Danish rule on May 17, 1814. However, Norway was still under a foreign rule
of Sweden.
Second Independence Day
Fast forward to May 17, 1905. Norway
and Norwegians finally breathed freedom
from a foreign power after declaring its full
independence from Sweden, 99 years after
waving goodbye to the Danes. After 1905,
the day’s focus has been centered around the
Norwegian royal family.
Third Independence Day
The third Norwegian independence observance occurs also in May. May 8th, after
almost five years of occupation by German
forces (1940-1945), the German flag was
lowered and the Norwegian flag once again
waved prominently without the German
swastika throughout Norway. This was following the Allied nations beating Germany
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It was the year 1889. Oscar II
was king of Norway. In Northern
Seattle some people were busy
with plans for building the city’s
first Norwegian church, at 4th &
Pine, where now the Bon Marche
building sits. In the center of town,
what now is Yesler Way between
First Avenue and Post Street, the
Post Office was located. The Postmaster and four office clerks represented the whole staff; but there
were also five mail carriers. Two of
the staff members were the brothWashington Posten’s personell in its first days. Frank
ers Frank and Richard Oleson from
Oleson sits in the first row, far right.
Trondheim, Norway. Frank was
distribution clerk and handled personally all the mail to Seattle and surrounding areas. He noticed that a considerable
number of the Norwegian-language newspaper Skandinaven, Decorah-Posten, Budstikken and others from the East Coast area arrived to subscribers in the Seattle area.
Some local people had at that time started talking about having a local Norwegianlanguage newspaper, and all those papers coming from the Eastern states proved that
there was a need for such a venture.
Frank Oleson had a strong desire to start a paper, and he also got his brother
Richard interested. They were both older than most of the younger fellows who had
arrived from Norway and the prairie states. Frank was 26 and Richard a couple years
younger. Neither one of them had any knowledge of how to start a paper or edit one.
One day Frank met a “Trønder” with the name P.T. Julseth who came from the
Dakota Territory where he had been editor for the paper Fram, an offspring of Fargo
Posten. He had several years experience in all branches of the newspaper business,
and thus could give good advice. But he himself didn’t want to be involved in the
newspaper business in Seattle. He had become a building contractor and was happy
with his new profession; but he was of great help to those who planned a newspaper.
Another important man for the new venture was Julius Sunde, a printer who previously had worked for Illustrert Ugeblad in Minneapolis. He wrote articles for that
“weekly” after he came to Seattle, and proved himself a good writer. It was his articles
that influenced Frank Oleson to move to Seattle from Omaha, Nebraska. When Oleson
met Sunde in Seattle, the latter was working as a fisherman, but he wanted to get back
to his profession as a printer. Therefore, it was an easy task to get him involved in
establishing a newspaper plant, and his advice was followed exclusively.
Following many complications, Washington Posten came with its first issue on
May 17, 1889. Even though it was modern in typefaces, its appearance was far from
perfect, thanks to a shortage of certain types, letters. Frank Oleson later on stated
humorously in his speeches that when Norway changed its spelling of the language,
they used Washington Posten’s first edition as a guide! The new paper was received
with great interest, however, in spite of its appearance...it filled a long-felt need, it was
stated.
The company was dissolved in 1902. Frank Oleson withdrew from the business,
and it was a difficult time for Seattle and the paper. But it continued to publish, even
though several owners and editors came and left. Gunnar Lund purchased Washington
Posten in 1905. In the years following 1905 and the dissolving of the union with Sweden, patriotic Norwegian feelings helped promote the newspaper among the Norwegian-Americans in the Northwest. Lund was also a good businessman, hired salesmen
who travelled around and sold subscriptions, and secured correspondants in the cities
along the West Coast.
In 1959 the Washington Posten was sold to Henning C. and Ragnhild M. Boe.
After Henning C. Boe became editor and publisher of the paper, it was re-named
Western Viking, a name better suited to a growing nation-wide circulation. January 1,
1973, Western Viking took over Decorah-Posten which had been published in Decorah, Iowa and was the oldest and largest of the Norwegian-American newspapers, only
one year short of its 100th anniversary.
A few years later, the Minneapolis based Norwegian weekly Minnesota Posten
also was purchased and added to Western Viking’s subscription list. And when the
norwegian-language weekly Norrøna in Vancouver, B.C., Canada stopped, the editor/
publisher Gunnar J. Warolin also submitted his subscription list to Western Viking.
It has been stated many times, by oldtimers and others active in the NorwegianAmerican colony in Seattle: “If we had not had Washington Posten / Western Viking,
we never would have been able to organize and build Norway Center, Norse Home, or
Leif Erikson Hall...our Norwegian-American newspaper is one of the most valuable
institutions within our colony and deserves full support by the community.”
Editor’s note: In 2006 Western Viking merged with Norway Times to create the
Norwegian American Weekly.
< Three
From page 10
in the costliest and bloodiest war in world
history.
“When World War II began,” in 1939
said Crispo “Norway proclaimed its neutrality. However, on April 9, 1940, Nazi forces
invaded the two neutral nations of Norway
and Denmark under the guise of protecting
them against an ‘Anglo-French Occupation’
and ‘To Protect Their Freedom and Independence.’
“Germany’s true motivation (in 1940)
was to maintain its access through Norway
to its ports on the North Sea. Denmark acquiesced to the Nazi demands, but not Norway”
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(However, the Danes had one of the most
active underground movements, the Danish
Resistance. Denmark was the only occupied
country to save almost all of its Jewish citizens from the German concentration camps
and certain death). The Norwegian government wired Berlin after the Germans invaded: ‘We will not submit voluntarily; the
struggle is already underway’ said Crispo.
Even though the Norwegians for over
500 years have been under the rule of the
Danes, Swedes, and Germans, the Norwegian people’s spirit and endurance persevered. A spirit that continues today. Regardless of which independence ‘day’ you remember, 68, 108 or 199 years ago.
The e v o l u t i o n
of the
Student leaders at UND
This remarkable group of UND students believes
that everyone has the capacity to lead
flag
Photos courtesy Scott Larsen
Norway’s flag has morphed down through the centuries into today’s flag. Here are
three examples to show how the flag has changed to become the flag Norwegians wave
on syttende mai, or May 17, this month.
A group of students, part of the STLF group, on the “Pay it Forward” tour.
Photo: UND STLF
Larrie Wanberg
Feature Editor
Most everyone likely has a fond memory of excellent youth programs in schools,
churches and civic service organizations that
impacted their lives as students. Today, dozens of excellent student leadership programs
line up along a virtual parade that carries the
flags of citizenship, patriotism and service to
our country.
One student leadership organization apLikely flag of the Old Kingdom of Norway with the traditional ‘Norwegian Lion’
motif. Used from 1318 to the 18th century but probably much older. Used as royal standard since 1905.
In 1844, a union badge combining Norwegian and Swedish colors was placed at the
hoist of both countries’ flags. The badge was popularly called sildesalaten or ‘the herring salad’ from its resemblance to a herring salad. Initially, the union flag was popular
in Norway, since it clearly denoted the equal status of the two nations. But as the union
with Sweden became increasingly less popular, the Norwegian parliament abolished the
union badge from the national (merchant) and state flags in 1899. At the dissolution of
the union in 1905, the badge was removed from the navy flag as well. Sweden kept it in
all flags until 1905.
pears to me, as an educator, to break out of
the pack and find its way to the vanguard of
a parade of youth leadership programs.
Referred to as “STLF,” the organization
is a dedicated group of students with a broad
spectrum of service whose motto is ”Leadership revealed by service, relationships and
action” – “Students Today, Leaders Forev-
See > leaders, page 16
Hallingdal Stevne
Seattle Hallings will be hosting the 2013
Hallingdal Stevne
Date: 22nd – 25th of August 2013 • Place: Seattle
Pacific University • 3307 3rd Ave W. Seattle, WA 98119
$40-$44 per night per person • Meals $6-$14
Diana Erickson, Host
Organizer, Hallingdal
Stevne
Come join the Fun Bus! August 20 – 28th, 2013
Minneapolis – Fargo – Billings – Spokane – Seattle
– Round Trip! We can pick up anywhere along the
route on Highway 94 in MN and ND, and Highway
90 in MT and WA. Three big days at the Stevne in
Seattle. Contact Carrol T. Juven for brochures
and travel plan: 1-800-343-0093.
The current flag of Norway was designed in 1821 by Fredrik Meltzer, a member of
the parliament (Storting). However the King of Sweden refused to sign the law making the flag official. The “pure” flag was first flown in 1899, but the sildesalaten union
mark had to be kept on flags of war on Norwegian vessels. After the dissolution between
Norway and Sweden, the union mark was removed from the navy flag as well on June
9, 1905.
Please contact: Diana Erickson
[email protected]
Consul of Norway Kim Nesselquist
with Their Majesties King Harald
and Queen Sonja of Norway
Please commit A.S.A.P. Many groups like to use
the university during the summer months.
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The season of the bunad
For Aina Fjellanger of MollyMe clothing company, springtime ushers in the busiest season of the year
Photos courtesy Aina Fjellanger
Pictures taken in Aina Fjellanger’s shop. Left: Fjellanger in her “Masfjord Bunad.” This pattern was reconstucted in the year 2000, so it is a “new” “old” bunad. Reconstructed material from the mid-1800s
– 1900. The other bunads on display are from her home county of Nordhordland, which she sews the most. The chestcloth, belt and apron can have different patterns, and therefore it is good to have these
displayed, so that customers can decide what they prefer for their bunads. Right: Fjellanger puts the finishing touches on a bunad for 15-year-old Malin Haugland. She is using the bunad for her confirmation day in May, a common tradition. The bunad is made of good wool and fabric, and will normally last for a lifetime. When Malin grows, in both age and size, it is possible to make the whole bunad bigger.
Therefore, she can use it until age 100!
Kelsey Larson
Managing Editor
“The best part is when they try on the
bunad for the first time, when I have just finished it,” says Aina Fjellanger. “Most people
look great in their bunad, because it is measured and fitted just for them, and to see how
beautiful and happy they look – wonderful!”
The season of Syttende Mai is both Fjellanger’s busiest and most rewarding. It is
when she delivers bunads she has made herself to her customers to wear on the holiday.
“I have been working 24/7 for two
months now!” says Fjellanger.
For many young people, this will be
their first bunad; a very important comingof-age symbol that goes along with their
springtime (or autumn) confirmations.
It’s also, of course, a symbol of national
pride to wear one on the 17th of May.
A little background information, for
those who may not know: “bunad” is an
umbrella term that encompasses all sorts of
national folk dress costumes, from all different regions of Norway. The popularity and
cultural importance of the bunad in Norway
today is tied to the 19th century national romanticism movement, which spread not only
throughout Norway but also in other parts of
Europe, including Germany and Denmark.
However, Norway has held on to the
tradition as a mark of national pride, and bunads are still today increasing in popular use.
They are considered an acceptable alternative to formal wear – notably even at solemn
royal events – but are more often worn for
festive occasions, such as weddings, anniveresaries, confirmations, and holidays, the
17th of May in particular.
The creation and production of bunads
in Norway is closely monitored; there are
strict rules for patterns, and it is a hotly debated topic as to whether it is acceptable
to deviate from these traditional standards.
There is even a group, known as the “bunad
police” in some circles, who keep a sharp
eye for any violation of bunad-rules!
Aina Holsen Fjellanger, however, is familiar with the ins and outs of this complicated trade: she started on her bunad-making
journey 12 years ago, when she got a job as
a manager for a bunads shop, Husfliden, one
of Norway’s largest and most respected bunad manufacturing company.
In April 2008, she started her clothing
company, MollyMe in Lindås, Hordaland,
Norway, and acts as the owner and manager of the store. She has two employees,
one who helps take care of the shop, and
one who helps make bunads. MollyMe sells
women’s fashion, bunads, and yarn, as well
as other locally produced products.
This wasn’t, at first, the business Fjellanger thought she would pursue.
When she started at Husfliden, “I could
not sew much, but was very interested and
curious about making bunads,” she says.
In fact, she’d been hired to do marketing for the company, a field in which she had
some previous experience.
She worked for the husfliden for seven
years, and came away from the position with
much more than marketing experience.
“During the years I spent there, it turned
into quite a great business, and I learned a
lot from the women working there. After a
couple of years I made my own bunad, and I
also made one for each of my kids – one boy
and one girl,” Fjellanger says.
Now, with MollyMe, Fjellanger makes
over 30 bunads per year. She also does repairs. And of course: “Some bunads ‘shrink’
in the closet, and I have to make them bigger...” she says.
See > bunad, page 14
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With a full day of activities on May
17, the streets of Ballard come
alive with music and celebration of
Norwegian Constitution Day!
Kids games at Nordic Museum – 10-2 p.m.
Free admission all day at Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW
68th St). Enjoy Scandinavian food and beverages, and crafts
for the kids.
Luncheon at Leif Erikson Hall – 12 p.m.
Tickets: $30 / person. RSVP to (206) 783-1274
Entertainment at Bergen Place – 2-5 p.m.
Live entertainment! Free admission
Nordic Cafe at Leif Erikson Hall – 3-5 p.m.
Purchase Scandinavian food and drink, and learn about Scandinavian groups in the area
17th of May Parade – 6-8 p.m.
Come early to save a spot or better yet, march with us! (Begins
at NW 62nd St. and 24th Ave. NW all the way to Ballard Ave.
and Dock St.)
17th of May Celebration Dance – 8-11 p.m.
Live music by “The Silverbacks” (local Seattle Ballard band).
Tickets available at the door: Sons of Norway members –
adults $5 (must show membership card) Kids under 15 are free
with adult supervision. Non members – Adults $8 / Kids under
15 are free with adult supervision. No host bar.
Learn more at
www.17thofmay.org
Grand Marshal
Bård Berg
Professor Bård A. Berg was
born in Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway, and has
been employed by the University
of Tromsø since 1998, and currently part of the Department of
Philosophy, where he teaches
history and philosophy. He is a
Sámi scholar from the University
of Tromsø. Berg has published
several books and articles over
the years, in particular on Sami
issues. In 2006-2007 Bård and
his wife Benny lived in Seattle for
a year while he was a Fulbright
scholar at University of Washington Department of Scandinavian
Studies, doing research on the
immigration of Sami people to
the Pacific Northwest. Benny and
Bård grew very fond of Ballard
and its strong Norwegian community, and they return as often
as possible to visit with friends
and for business.
Honorary Marshals
Randi Aulie
Bernt Bodal
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Interesting facts about the bunad
On bunads worn by the royal family: Princess
Maud of Wales, on holiday in Hardanger with her
Danish husband, thought that the Hardanger bunads
worn by the women in Hardanger were so beautiful
that she had one made for her. At that time, she had no
inkling that a decade and a half later she would return
to Norway as its queen, the matriarch of a new dynasty of Norwegian kings. She later wore this Hardanger bunad at numerous public appearances in Norway,
a tradition maintained by the present Queen Sonja,
the Crown Princess Mette Marit and Princess Martha
Louise, although Queen Sonja and her daughter wear
the East Telemark bunads, Telemark being the ancestral county of the Queen’s own family.
New confirmands in their bunads – a variety of regions represented.
< bunad
From page 12
Fjellanger specializes in bunads from
Northern Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and
Hardanger for women, and the Nordhordaland bunad for men. It takes about three
months to make a bunad, she explains.
“I also have several ‘home workers,’
making the difficult and time-demanding
pieces of the bunad, like the chest cloth and
the embroidery on the shirt.”
Her 17-year-old daughter and her mother-in-law also help out occasionally, making
the work a family effort (her sister’s knit
line, LiseKdesign, is also sold in the shop).
Even though bunad making can be timeconsuming and demanding, for Fjellanger,
Due to
ongoing
discussions on the status of bunads, it is not possible
to state accurately the number of different types of
bunads in Norway, but most estimates place the number at around 200.
the work is a joy.
“I foresee doing this for the rest of my
life,” she says. “It is so rewarding having
your hobby as a job. The days spent on work
goes too fast, and I really enjoy sewing!”
Fjellanger has big plans for the future of
her business, including a desire to take her
business overseas to service the NorwegianAmerican population.
“My dream is to help people in the
States if they want a bunad,” she says. “Or to
fix an old bunad that does not fit anymore.”
For more information about MollyMe,
visit www.mollyme.no. To inquire about a
bunad, you can send an email to mollyme@
mollyme.no.
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Member Chorus of the Norwegian Singers Association of America
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Queen Maud of Norway.
Some bunad traditions were lost for hundreds
Quite the headpeace – a Hardanger bunad with a bridal
crown.
of years. Setesdal in Southern Norway had a folk costume tradition dating back to the 1300s that remained
relatively untouched in the modern bunad movement
until the middle of the 20th century, when the pattern
was created. Norwegians from Setesdal now wear this
time-honored traditional costume as a bunad today.
Few Norwegians
still use the headdresses and headpieces that were a part of the traditional
costumes, preferring instead to show their hair, in accord with modern, western
fashions. Ironically, these headdresses would often have been seen as the most
important part of the costume for native practitioners of the customs as the headdress often indicated an individual’s social or marital status.
Criticizing that
only wealthy
people can afford to purchase a bunad and
to carry out this tradition, Norske Bunader
moved the production of some Norwegian
bunads to China. This shift has lowered
the price and made the national costume
more affordable. It has also caused major
concerns by patriotic citizens who believe
the Norwegian national costume should be
completely authentic and only produced
domestically.
Detail from the Setesdal bunad.
Hipp, Hipp Hurra for 17. Mai!
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on May 17th to celebrate HISTORY before heading to Ballard to the parade!
5311 Phinney Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 781-7400
www.norsehome.org
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Traditional Scandinavian Lutefisk Feast
(Seating is limited, so make reservations now)! Live performance by
musical sensation: The Skandia Kapell!
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or call (206) 781-7400.
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Barneblad
Car Wash 4 6 5
Brought to you by
Heidi Håvan Grosch
A monthly feature to share
with kids and grandkids
Get out the hose and special soap,
a sponge or rag or brush,
preparing for this special day,
that’s an important must.
7
Buffed and clean it must all be,
seats and dash and floor,
wheel rims and tires black,
the hood and trunk and door;
0
Side view mirrors, grill work too
Until no dirt or grime.
Wash the mats and toss the trash,
then do it one more time.
9
Because a little dirt won’t do
on this “redest” of all days;
so wash your car to make it shine
for the 17th of May parade!
By Heidi Håvan Grosch
Photo: The Norwegian Immigration Association, Inc.
Why not wash your car
today in honor of Norway s
independence day!
’
Norwegian 101
Language practice with Heidi Håvan Grosch
Dugnad
There is no word (det er ingen ord) in English (på engelsk) that
really means the same thing (som betyr det samme). A dugnad is
like an old-fashioned (gammeldags) barn raising, a volunteer event
(frivillig arbeid) and an obligation (en forpliktelse). Parents are required (foreldrene må!) to do it on behalf of their school-aged children (barn i skolealder), friends do it when someone needs help
(når noen trenger hjelp) and organizations (organisasjoner) do it
for events as a way to raise funds (som en måte å skaffe midler på).
The 17th of May is no different (er ikke annerledes) . We think
about the parades (parader) and ice-cream eating (iskremspising)
and bunad-wearing festivities, but there are also those who make the
food we buy (de som lager mat vi kjøper), organize the parades we
see and clean up after us
(rydder opp etter oss).
For many events, those
behind the scenes (de
som star bak kulissene)
are doing it as a dugnadtype event. So as I write
this on the 1st of May
(labor day/arbeidernes
dag) I remind us all (jeg
minner oss alle om) to
say thank you (å si takk)
on the 17th of May for
all those that make our
h
an Grosc
celebrations possible.
eidi Håv ay.
H
y
es
rt
u
Norw
Hurrah! (Hurra!)
Photo co
dugnad in
seeds
Planting
at a
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< LEADERS
From page 11
er.”
What’s remarkable about this organization is that there is no tiered executive positions, like president, vice, or sec-treasurer.
Rather, a few students are endorsed by the
group to form a “leadership team” based on
collaboration, teamwork and a consensus
model for decision-making.
The core concept is that everyone in the
group has the capacity to lead.
This quality is revealed in multiple
ways – in the performance of service, forming quality interactive relationships in communities, and energizing innovations into
action. A student plan of action is not debated or delayed by obstacles – the action
simply gets done and done effectively.
The group is fun-loving, energetic,
service-oriented, resolute and reliable. They
function like the proverbial business example of a flock of geese, in that if one student
leader fatigues or falls behind from class
work responsibility, another fills in. They
all know their “destination” as a leader and
organize themselves systematically to make
their mission and purpose happen.
One of STLF’s most popular activities
is an annual “Pay It Forward” tour during
Spring break, when students organize bus
tours for learning about distant places and
diverse cultures. For example, the University of North Dakota (UND) STLFs organized
a bus tour for nine days to Washington D.C.
to experience the Nation’s capitol and intervening points of interest. This past weekend,
a bus tour of tribal youth from the Band of
Chippewa’s at Belcourt visited Grand Forks
and on to Duluth with stops to learn about
services along the way.
These bus tours are financed by local
students, sometimes from an extended period of collecting pocket change at booths that
promote their mission. With small funds,
they do big things. The parent organization
guides them in their tour routes and venues
and can subsidize some special costs, as
needed.
The other core program of STLF is the
high school leadership camp in the summer.
(see www.stlf.net for more detailed information.)
Co-founder, Irene Fernando, explained
that the organization originated by four
freshmen at the University of Minnesota in
2003 who sought to create a business model
to support youth leadership to “make a difference in their community and their world.”
The scope of the model ranges from students in college, high school and including
groups in middle schools. This progressive
peer model of interaction helps sustain the
Photo: UND STLF
members to “reveal their leadership” qualities over a span of years – conceivably a decade as an active student in the program.
As the method grew, student groups began forming at other colleges and communities.
To date, college-based STLF chapters
are located on 35 campuses in 11 states, with
about 20,000 participants, creating 267,000
hours of community service and gathering
experiences from 475 tours to destinations
throughout the country.
The UND STLF group has committed
to participate in the “Golden Paperclip” project, which is focused on assisting some of
the 500+ veteran-students currently at UND
to secure jobs as they finish their new career
studies. “Our group takes action where action is needed,” stated Jon Rylander, a student facilitator. “We give voice to our peers
and empower others to achieve what they do
best.”
The current project is to assist studentveterans, who are recent returnees as peers,
to produce one-minute digital stories that are
used as visual “résumés” for posting on a
dedicated Web portal. These video-type résumés are not simply facing into a lens with
an appeal for a job, but tell a narrated story
with photos of the person, their skills, experiences, and career goals in a crafted personalized story.
The “filmmaking” program, which has
been planned over three years, will launch
after school is out and operate with some
planned internships from Memorial Day until Veterans Day.
Student “film crews” in the region will
also begin to produce short documentaries
on Legion members in their home communities that served in wars over the generations.
New American Legion Posts are being organized with on-campus peer groups
at UND and ND State University in Fargo,
where 1200 student-veterans are currently
attending.
Several Legion Posts in the area have
sponsored students to participate as film
crewmembers in the program start-up. Stories of Veterans and pioneers produced over
the summer will be shown at a “Film Festival” at summers end, and again as a virtual
“parade” on computer screens on Veteran’s
Day.
“Fellow students who have seen the
world in a different way can guide us in
making the world a better place,” said Jon.
“And we can help our veteran-peers transform their new skills to gain employment
through visual and social media.”
As a seasoned educator and veteran, I
only wish that I had this mature wisdom of
the world when I was a student.
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Songs for Norway
Two songs loved by Norwegians around
the world to celebrate Constitution Day
Ja, vi elsker dette landet
Yes, we love this country – Norway’s national anthem
Written by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, music by Rikard Nordraak
Ja, vi elsker dette landet,
som det stiger frem,
furet, værbitt over vannet,
med de tusen hjem.
elsker, elsker det og tenker
på vår far og mor
og den saganatt som senker
drømmer på vår jord.
Og den saganatt som senker,
senker drømmer på vår jord.
Yes, we love this country
as it rises forth,
rugged, weathered, above the sea,
with the thousands of homes.
Love, love it and think
of our father and mother
and the saga night that sends
dreams to our earth.
Norske mann i hus og hytte,
takk din store Gud!
Landet ville han beskytte,
skjønt det mørkt så ut.
Alt, hva fedrene har kjempet,
mødrene har grett,
har den Herre stille lempet,
så vi vant vår rett.
Norseman in house and cabin,
thank your great God!
The country he wanted to protect,
although things looked dark.
All the fights fathers have fought,
and the mothers have wept,
the Lord has quietly moved
so we won our rights.
Norge i rødt, hvitt, og blått
Norway in Red, White and Blue – Norway’s favorite song
Written by Finn Bø, Bias Bernhoft and Arild Feldborg, music by Lars-Erik Larsson
Hvorhen du går i li og i fjell
en vinterdag, en sommer kvell ved fjord og
fossevell
Fra eng og mo med furutrær
til havets bryn med fisker vær, og til de
hvite skjær
Møter du landet i trefarvet drakt
svøpt i et gjenskinn av flaggets farveprakt.
Se en hvitstammet bjerk oppi lien rammer stripen av blåklokker inn
mot den rødmalte stuen ved stien
det er flagget som vaier i vind.
Ja, så hvit som det hvite er sneen
og det røde har kvellsolen fått
og det blå gir sin farve til breen
det er Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått.
En vår-dag i en solskinns stund
på benken i studenter lund der sitter han og hun
to unge nyutsprungne russ
to ganske nylig tendte bluss
i tredve grader pluss
Hun er som en gryende forsommer dag
som farves av gjenskinnet fra det norske
flagg.
Ja, så hvit som det hvite er kjolen og så rød som det rød hennes kinn
hennes øine er blå som fiolen
hun er flagget som vaier i vind.
Han har freidig og lyslugget panne
og en lue i rødt har han fått.
Med en lyseblå tiltro til landet
står vår ungdom i rødt, hvitt og blått
May 10, 2013 • 17
Wherever you go in the hillside in the
mountains, a winter day, a summer
evening among the mountains and
waterfalls.
From the meadow with pine trees, from
the ocean's brow with fishing villages and
to the white rocks.
You meet the country in the tri-color
suit, wrapped in a reflection of the flag's
colors.
Look, white-stemmed birches up on the
hillsides, frames the strips of bluebells in.
Against the red-painted cabin by the road,
it is the flag waving in the wind.
Yes, as white as white is the snow, and the
red has the evening sun got,
And the blue gave its color to the glacier,
it is Norway in red, white and blue!
One spring day in the sun on the bench in
the Students Lund, he and she sits.
Two young new bloomed Russ, two fairly
recent lit flares in twenty degrees plus.
She is like a budding before summer day,
that gets its color from the shine of the
Norwegian flag.
Yes, as white as white is the dress and
then red as the red her cheeks.
Her eyes are blue as violets, she is the flag
waving in the wind.
He has a boldly and white haired
forehead, and a hat in red, he has
received.
With a light blue confidence in the
country, stand our youth in red, white and
blue!
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From page 3
veillance equipment in all of Norway’s 28
preserved stave churches.
“Last year we were given a report that
shows a great need for fireproofing of the
stave churches. They are not at a satisfactory
level today. We should not take any unnecessary risks with these buildings,” says Minister of Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell (SV/
Socialist Left Party).
21 out of 28 stave churches have already
undergone renovations as part of a larger res-
< syria
From page 3
the Second World War. Some 8,000 refugees
are arriving in the neighboring countries
every day. The UN estimates that the total
number of refugees is now more than 1.4
million.
“A large part of this additional funding
will be used to support UNHCR’s efforts
to assist refugees in Syria’s neighbouring
countries. This assistance is crucial for the
people affected, but it is also important for
maintaining political stability in the region,”
said Mr. Eide.
Humanitarian assistance to Syrian refu-
toration project, but security flaws and the
need for more fireproofing have also been
discovered in these churches.
Some churches are more exposed than
others, and the work with securing them will
start first.
“We fear fire, period,” says Solhjell.
“We are talking about buildings that will be
very exposed if a fire occurs.”
The Minister of Environment estimates
that the work will be completed around the
same time as the general restoration project,
in 2015.
gees is severely underfinanced. The huge
flow of refugees is affecting Jordan and Lebanon in particular.
If the current trend continues, the number of refugees will have increased to 3.5
million by the end of the year. In addition,
more than 4.25 million Syrians are internally
displaced within the country. Some of Norway’s additional funding will be used to assist these people.
This additional contribution brings Norway’s total pledged funding for humanitarian assistance to the victims of the Syrian
crisis in 2013 to NOK 310 million.
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Norwegian-American identity for as long
as I can remember. Heading down to Ballard where Market Street would be lined
with thousands of people from throughout
the greater Seattle area, I’d watch the parade
as a child with my parents and both sets of
grandparents. That was when the heart of
Ballard still distinctly felt like a Scandinavian neighborhood, when Market Street still
had a Scandinavian goods store, before Ballard became a destination not only for the
maritime and mill industries but also for its
trendy restaurants and nightlife.
We’d stop to order a pølse og lefse from
a sidewalk vendor and wash it down with
Solo. Grandpa Lauritz would give me the
year’s commemorative Syttende Mai pin.
For a day the streets of Ballard were filled
with Norwegian flags and people wearing
bunads and other traditional clothing.
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talgia in what I write, a yearning for the
past. That is true, to an extent. I miss those
grandparents who have departed and the
Scandinavian touches that are fading from the neighborhood. But I also love what it today:
a place continuously being rejuvenated while retaining the history of generations of Norwegian immigrants. That can be seen most clearly on Syttende Mai, when the festival and parade draw crowds with just as much enthusiasm as I can remember in past years. Norwegian
or not, Seattleites flock to the neighborhood for what is an event full of community spirit.
The first Syttende Mai festival in Washington took place in 1889, the same year the
state was admitted to the union. It’s also one of the largest Syttende Mai parades outside of
Norway and said to be one of the largest ethnic parades in the United States.
In honor of Syttende Mai, I’ve been sharing some special Norwegian food recently on
my food blog, Outside Oslo (www.outside-oslo.com); you’ll find everything from rhubarb
desserts and traditional Norwegian waffles to foods perfect for a parade picnic. I’ve also
created an original recipe for cardamom ice cream with milk chocolate chunks to share with
you here. I’m not sure whether ice cream or hot dogs are more popular on Syttende Mai, so
go ahead and roll up some pølse in lefse – don’t forget to serve it with some good, Scandinavian mustard and a sparkling orange Solo – and whip up a batch of ice cream for dessert.
Hot dogs with Lefse
Pølse med lefse
Hardly requiring a recipe, simply roll up polse or any other similar sort of sausage in a
lefse. Serve with mustard and a cold bottle of orange soda.
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Cardamom Ice Cream with
Norwegian Chocolate Chunks
Is med kardemomme
An Outside Oslo original
1 tablespoon cardamom seeds
1 1-inch piece of vanilla bean
3 cups whole milk
1 cup whipping cream
8 large egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1.5 oz Norwegian milk chocolate, roughly
chopped
Roughly crush the cardamom seeds in a mortar. Split the piece of vanilla bean lengthwise
using the point of a knife and split open, scraping out the seeds. Combine milk, cream, cardamom, and vanilla seeds and the bean in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat,
whisking frequently until it reaches a simmer. Remove from heat and cover, letting the spices
steep for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large, heatproof bowl, combine the egg yolks and sugar and vigorously
whisk until the sugar dissolves into the eggs and you have a creamy, pale-yellow mixture.
Stirring constantly, slowly pour the milk and cream into the egg mixture. Transfer the
custard back to the saucepan and bring it to a simmer over medium heat until the mixture has
thickened to a consistency that could coat the back of a spoon, about 6 to 8 minutes. (Take
care not to let it come to a boil. If you accidentally do and the eggs form clumps, you can
remedy the situation with a food processor.)
Pour the custard through a strainer to remove the cardamom seeds and to ensure a smooth
ice cream. Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 1 hour, then freeze according to your
ice cream maker’s instructions. A few minutes before the ice cream is frozen, add chopped
chocolate and churn until mixed and the ice cream is the consistency you desire.
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Alaska
May 16 – 19: Little Norway Festival in Petersburg. Petersburg celebrates our Norwegian
heritage by honoring Norwegian Independence
Day, May 17. One of our biggest events, the entire community celebrates with food and craft
booths downtown, parade, seafood feasts, dances
and much more! Sponsored by the Chamber of
Commerce. Call (906) 772-4636.
Arizona
May 11: Syttende Mai Celebration in Scottsdale. Join us at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, located at 7301 E Indian Bend Rd.,
Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 19 at 9 a.m. A parade
with music and flag waving will take place at
9:30 a.m. There will be a potluck with coffee,
lemonade, cups, plates, and plasticware provided. Sponsored by Norwegians Worldwide and
Sons of Norway in the Phoenix area.
British Columbia
May 17: Syttende Mai Celebration at the
Scandinavian Community Centre, located at
6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby, BC. Come celebrate Norway’s Constitution Day with a cocktail
and dinner event sponsored by the Norwegian
House Society. A no-host bar opens at 6 p.m.
followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Purchase tickets by
May 10th. Make cheques payable to NHS. Avail
able from the office or Marsha Unheim (604)
929-3972 or Berit Sverre (604) 926-2164. Enjoy
music by Gammel Dansk while the Scandinavian
Dancers of Vancouver perform.
California
May 17: Constitution Day Ceremony at the
Norwegian Seamen’s Church in San Francisco.
The formal celebration will begin at 7 p.m. in
the church. Speech by Consul General Sten Arne
Rosnes, and artistic performances by Margaret
Moen Birkedal and Earl Sødal. Refreshments
will follow. For more information email [email protected].
May 17: At 5 p.m. we will celebrate the
Norwegian Constitutional Day at the Norwegian
Seamen’s Church in San Pedro. We will have hot
dogs and activities for the whole family. Dress
up for the occation bring a flag and join us in
our celebration! For more information email [email protected].
May 18: Celebrate Norwegian Constitution
Day at Norge Lodge in Vista, Calif. with a special dinner celebration. Wear folk dress, bunads,
or red, white and blue! Bring Norwegian flags if
you’ve got them! Impromptu parades may break
out at any time! Call or email Julie Watts (Norge
Lodge VP) (951) 676-8896 or disneywatts@
gmail.com to make your reservation by May
14th.
Idaho
May 17: 13th Annual Flag Raising, 11:30
a.m. followed by Potluck Picnic. Falls Park. Celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day, 1814-2013.
See the Norwegian Flag Raised in Post Falls.
Meet Mayor Larkin, Sing National Anthems,
Hear Pastor Erickson’s Invocation, Enjoy Short
Cultural Program. Falls Park: Exit I-90, Spokane
St., turn so., rt. on 4thAve., cross RR tracks, park
on left a block or two down. For more information contact Barbara at [email protected].
Illinois
May 17: Norwegian Constitution Day
Luncheon Hosted by the Norwegian American
Chamber of Commerce, Metropolitan Club, Willis Tower, Chicago. 11:30 a.m. Wine Reception,
12:15 Lunch – Honored Guest: Zenia Chrysostomidis, Consul Cultural Affairs, Royal Norwegian
Consulate, New York $75.00 each for members
& guests. Information: Liz Ahlgren (312) 493-
9074
May 17: Syttende Mai Celebration Concert.
Norwegian Memorial Lutheran Church in Chicago. 7:00 p.m. Featuring the Church Choir, the
Grieg Ladies Singing Society, the Bjørnson Male
Chorus, the Chicago Nordic Voices and Chicago
Spelmanslag. Information: (773) 252-7335.
May 18: Norwegian Constitution Day Banquet Hosted by the Norwegian National League.
Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling. Guest
Speaker – Zenia Chrysostomidis. Social Hour
6:00 p.m., dinner 7:00 p.m., dancing to the Dave
Kyrk Trio. $50.00 per person. Reservations: Carol Hoidahl (847) 358-1527
May 19: Norwegian Constitution Day
Parade. Presented by the Norwegian National
League, Park Ridge. Stepping off at 1:00 p.m. at
Talcott and Cumberland, ending at Hodges Park.
Pre-parade festivities in Hodges Park beginning
at 12:00 p.m. Parade Grand Marshal Perry C.
Straw, Jr. Information: Barbra (847) 823-7596.
Website www.nnleague.org.
Iowa
May 17: The festivities at Vesterheim will
begin with a dance by Decorah’s popular Scandinavian-American old-time dance band, FootNotes. Come and kick up your heels from 7:009:00 p.m. on Mill St. next to the museum’s Main
Building. Decorah Lions will sell popcorn. Rain
location will be announced.
May 18: Traditional children’s parade at
10:30 a.m. The route starts on Main Street in
Decorah at the Winneshiek County Courthouse.
Following the parade, Decorah’s Nordic Dancers
will perform on Mill St. next to the museum’s
Main Building. There will be children’s activities
around the museum from 12:00-2:00 p.m. and
a guided tour of the buildings in the museum’s
Open Air Division at 1:30 p.m. Museum admission is free. Syttende Mai at Vesterheim is sponsored by Jeff and Marilyn Roverud of Decorah,
Iowa, and Rockwell Collins. More information at
vesterheim.org.
Maine
May 18: Maine Nordmenn will hold their
Syttende Mai celebration from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00
p.m. at the Maine Wildlife Park, Gray, Maine.
Come and enjoy a parade, games, music, cook
out, and time with friends and Maine’s Wild Animals. Guided tour of the park for children and
adults at 11:00 a.m. Please bring a kaldtbord item
or a dessert and a portable chair. Maine Nordmenn will provide the rest. Special $3.50 entrance fee to the park. Parking free. All are welcome. Find directions to the park at http://www.
maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark. For more
information, contact Carolyn Browne at (207)
622-3096 or [email protected].
Michigan
May 18th: Sons of Norway Nordkap Lodge
is hosting the celebration of the 199th anniversary of the Norwegian constitution at the Swedish(!) Club in Farmington Hills. The festivities
include the general store, gathering around the
July 22 Memorial Tree, raising of the flags, singing of the national anthems, parade led by live
music, food, speech by Norway’s honorary consul to Michigan – Dennis Flessland, bunad presentations, more food (desserts), face painting,
activities for small children and games – including the annual classic Cod Toss Competition. 11
a.m. – 3 p.m. More information: (248) 649-2779
(pm), [email protected], or visit http://www.
detroitnorwegians.com/index.html.
Minnesota
May 17: Celebrate Your Norwegian Heritage at Old Muskego Church. 3:00 p.m. Church
Service at Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Ave., St.
Paul. Professor Gracia Grindal will lead a brief
church service, including Norwegian hymns in
translation and some Scripture readings in Norwegian. Afterwards, coffee, lemonade and lefse
will be served on the lawn.
May 17: 2013 Syttende Mai Minnesota
Banquet. 5:00 p.m. Reception, 6:15 p.m. Dinner
& Program at Minnesota Valley Country Club in
Bloomington. 6:15 p.m. dinner & program. Organized by the Syttende Mai Minnesota Committee. The cost to attend is $50.00 per person. Reservations are required. Please RSVP by 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 8th. For more information go
to: http://www.norway.org/minneapolis
May 17: 6:00 p.m. Syttende Mai Lodge’s
Syttende Mai Celebration Location: Danish
American Center in Minneapolis. The cost to attend is $7.00 per person. RSVP: Please contact
Dennis Rusinko at (612) 789-2272 or [email protected].
May 19: Celebrate at Mindekirken (The
Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, 924 East
21st Street, Minneapolis). 10:30 a.m. prelude
concert, featuring the Norwegian Glee Club of
Minneapolis. 11:00 a.m. Syttende Mai Festival
Service (Norwegian and English service) Rev.
Kristin Sundt, The Mindekirken Choir, trumpets. Official greeting from the Palace brought
by Knut Brakstad, Private Secretary to His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. Parade – following the service (approx 12:15-12:45 pm). 1:00
p.m. Celebration of Heritage. More information:
(612) 874-0716 or www.mindekirken.org.
May 21: The Metro Sons of Norway Lodges, Vonheim 108, Nidaros 1, and Oslo 2 Syttende
Mai Celebration. Location: Lutheran Church of
the Good Shepherd in Minneapolis. For more
information contact: Louise Bakken, (763) 5454827 or [email protected].
New York
May 19: Spring is here once again, so plan
to come out and join us in celebrating the 61st
Annual Norwegian Constitution Day Parade,
scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m. on Third Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The theme for the
2013 Parade is “Sharing Our Norwegian Traditions.” We will have the pleasure of two bands
from Norway, the Vansa Brass Band, and Lista
Trekkspillklubb (The Lista Accordion Club)
along with Hellvik Mannskor (a Men’s Chorus)
participating. We will be marching on Third Avenue. The lineup will be at 81st Street and Third
Avenue, beginning at 12:30 pm. The parade will
step off promptly at 1:30 pm rain or shine and
proceed north along Third Avenue to 69th Street.
A short program will follow the parade. Our
guest speaker will be Rune Edvardsen, CEO and
founder of Dina Foundation, a humanitarian organization. He was also Chairman of the Board
of International World Ministries. Greetings from
local representatives will also be heard. For more
information on the parade, program, and rally,
please contact Evald Olson at (718) 745-6653, or
visit our website at www.may17paradeny.com.
North Carolina
May 20: Come celebrate May 17th with
Norsk Carolina in Charlotte, we will have a small
parade, a wonderful buffet & ice cream, games
for the children, great raffles items for everyone. Adult Members: $10. Adult Non-Members:
$17.50. Children 12 and under: $5. Under 3 are
Free. 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Frank Liske Park. For
more information email [email protected] or visit http://www.norskcarolina.org.
Ohio
May 19: Our Syttende Mai Fest will be
at Lakewood Park at Lake and Bunts Rd. from
12:30 to 4 p.m. Please bring a dish to share for
ten people and be ready to enjoy the afternoon
with friends. Potluck lunch, program, sales table,
raffle, games and social time will conclude with
a rousing parade. To cover expenses admission
is $5.00 for non-members. All are welcome.
Please call Catherine at (440) 979-0681 for more
information.
Oregon
May 17: Join Grieg Lodge members in Portland, Ore. for this most festive holiday. Doors
open at 4 p.m. Socialize in the Oslo Lounge. National dress encouraged. Food: open face shrimp
sandwiches, roll with gjetost and/or jarslberg
cheese, weiner w/lompe or bun, rømmegrøt, bløtkake, almond pastry, beverages and pop, including Norwegian Solo. Available for purchase in
the Bergen Waterfront Dining Room. Grand Flag
Parade: starts at 6 p.m., complete with fjord horses and marching bands. Program, Festivities and
Raffle: in the Grand Ballroom at approximately 7
p.m. after the parade. Public invited, free admission. More information at www.norsehall.org.
May 18: Join Johan Vineyards in Rickreall, Ore. from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. in celebrating
our founder, Dag Sundby’s, Norwegian heritage
at our Syttende Mai (Constitution Day) Celebration. We will have wine tasting, Norwegian
foods, Fjord horses, traditional costumes, music
and fun. Fee is $10 per person which includes
wine tasting and food. Show your Sons of Norway membership card or Scandinavian Heritage
Foundation membership card and receive $5 off
of admission. More information at http://johanvineyards.com.
Texas
May 18: Celebrate the 17th of May with the
Norwegian Seaman’s Church in Houston. Begins
at 2 p.m. Family Service, Speech of the Day -–
17th of May parade, Food and drinks, Activities
and games for children and adults. Entrance:
$15 Adults, $10 Children. For more information
email [email protected].
Washington
May 17: Syttende Mai Celebration in Seattle! The festivities begin with the traditional
luncheon at Leif Erikson Hall, 2245 NW 57th
St. Cost: $30 per person. Special Guests: Grand
Marshal Bård Berg, and honorary marshals Randi Aulie and Bernt Bodal. Parade begins at 6 p.m.
near Adams School in Ballard, at the corner of
NW 62nd and 24th Ave NW. For more information, visit: www.17thofmay.org.
Washington, D.C.
May 19: Come celebrate in Carderock Park.
Speaker of the day is Deputy Chief of Mission
Lajla Brandt Jakhelln from the Royal Norwegian
Embassy. Music, parade, food, drinks, and games
for the children. Picnic with Norwegian style hot
dogs and drinks catered by German gourmet,
sponsored by the Norwegian Embassy; games
and surprise activities for children; ice cream
provided by the Norwegian Ladies Club. Program from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Music performed by
Rockville Brass Band, playing such classics as
“Jegermarsjen” and “Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått.”
For more information: Lasse V. Syversen, (301)
641-7908, [email protected].
Wisconsin
May 17: Sons of Norway, Wergeland Lodge
05/28 in La Crosse, Wisc. at 9:00 a.m. will hold a
Norwegian Flag Raising at La Crosse City Hall,
followed by a breakfast at Ardies Restaurant, and
a memorial at Campbell Cemetery of an immigrant.
May 17 – 19: Westby, Wisc. holds their 45th
annual 17. mai festival! Events start at 7 a.m. on
May 17 and nonstop fun continues throughout
the weekend. Events include a tractor pull, silent
auction, bicycle tour, 5k walk/run, meals, concerts, etc. For detailed information visit http://
www.westbysyttendemai.com/Home.php.
Online: blog.norway.com/category/norway-in-the-us
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your whole family
Every year for the 17th of May parade,
the Swedes line up on one side of the
road for the parade, the Norwegians
on the other side. Those crazy Swedes
would throw firecrackers at the Norwegians. Of course, the Norwegians
would get mad and light the firecrackers and throw them back.
Ernest E. Templin
Seattle WA
Erik Sverre Vatne Mendota Heights MN
Bill Fosmoe
Jack Weeck
Klara Faugstad Orville Boe
11. mai
Bertin Hansen
Minneapolis MN
Olaf Tollefsen
Arnegard ND
Johannes Johnson
Kenmore ND
Marie Halbrendt
Elmwood Park IL
Aryeh Lande Westfield NJ
Kirsten Larson
Thousand Oaks CA
12. mai
Art Amundson
Clermont IA
Margot Kjerstad Mosjøen Norway
Kathleen H. Knudsen
Seattle WA
Joyce Ganung
Eugene OR
Art Amundson
Clermont IA
Karen Lindberg UtterEdmonds, WA
13. mai
Thomas C. Rynning
Seattle WA
Edwin Helgeson
Anoka MN
Owen Bratvold
Coeur d’Alene ID
Henry
Haugen,
Norwegian to the core
and born to Norwegian
emigrants Niels and Hildur Haugen on June 28,
1933, left to captain his
own ship on April 25,
2013. Growing up living
in many coastal communities from Hawaii,
Alaska, New London and Florida while his
father pursued his Coast Guard career, Henry followed his father’s career path and was
accepted into the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, graduating in 1955. His first assignments were on the icebreaker Northwind,
where he toured the Arctic and Antarctic. He
then served on the Coast Guard cutter Mallow, a buoy tender on the Oregon coast. He
attended George Washington University and
obtained his law degree in 1964. He subsequently served on special assignment to the
admiralty and shipping section of the US
Dept. of Justice in San Francisco, receiving
many commendations for his work. Henry
considered his best assignment as command-
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Ole and Lena
Bartlett IL
Fordville ND
Bellwood IL
Seattle WA
Denver CO
Edmonds, WA
Born June 28, 1933
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America’s favorite Norwegians!
10. mai
Linda Tengesdal
Gabriel K. Ness
Sanford Bergo
Margaret Berg
Kristin Jordheim
Judy Nilsen Cooper
Henry Haugen
14. mai
Seattle WA
San Francisco CA
Ytre Arna Norway
Willmar MN
15. mai
Ted Hagfors
Minneapolis MN
John Lowell
Juneau AK
Orlene Ericksen
Kingston WA
Haldis Bartness
Juneau AK
Corey Myer
So Laguna CA
Joan Kleven Davis Santa Clara CA
Chris P. Solem
West Dundee IL
16. mai
Dag Nilsen
Mission Viejo CA
Richard L. Strand
Seattle WA
Philip R. Deraas
Wanamingo MN
Priscilla Sorknes Grefsrud Minneapolis MN
Reidar Ruud
Klamath CA
Roger Davick
Bellevue NE
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account the coherence of the overall tax regime.
The Government will propose corresponding tax cuts on business income for
self-employed and persons participating in
partnerships. The specific design of these
provisions will be presented in the 2014
budget this autumn.
Reduced tax rates on corporations and
self-employed a.o. will reduce the tax revenue from mainland businesses by approximately NOK 3 billion.
The special tax rate on petroleum extraction and the special tax on economic rent
stemming from hydropower plants will be
increased by 1 percentage point to 51 percent and 31 percent respectively. Thus, the
combined marginal tax rate will remain unchanged for these companies.
To further stimulate investments, the
Government will introduce a first year additional depreciation allowance of 10 percent of investment costs for machinery, cars,
equipment etc. This implies that these assets for tax purposes can be written off by
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ing officer of the buoy tender Buttonwood
while stationed in Hawaii. He then served
on tours as legal officer in Seattle and as
West Coast military judge. He retired from
the Coast Guard in 1975 after 20 years of
service. He then practiced maritime law in
Seattle, focusing on fisheries and other maritime matters before retiring from the practice
in January of 2012. As a member of Ballard
Rotary, the Norwegian Commercial Club,
the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce, and on the board and president of the
Norse Home, Henry was very involved with
civic volunteerism. Henry was a family man,
taking great pride in his family and children.
He is survived by his wife, Charlette Haugen, four children from his first marriage,
Kari Haugen (Carl Botterud), Lisa Haugen
(Greg Smith), Marc Haugen (Jill Goldring)
and Hayes Haugen (Mindy Brown-Haugen)
and eight grandchildren, Maggie, Anna,
Benjamin, Elsa, Stuart, Henry Christian,
Solveig and Porter. Two sisters also survive
him, Margaret Farstad from Aalesund, Norway, and Anne Haugen, Seattle.
30 percent instead of 20 percent in the year
of purchase. The economic value for businesses over the long run is estimated at approximately 400 million NOK.
The taxable value of non-owner occupied houses and business property for net
wealth tax purposes will be increased from
50 to 60 percent of estimated market value.
Increasing the taxable value of non-owner
occupied houses could also help dampen
the upward pressure on residential property
prices. The changes will increase tax revenue by about 500 million NOK.
The overall level of taxation remains
unchanged, in line with the Government’s
declaration to keep the overall tax level unchanged.
The proposals will be further elaborated
in the Revised National Budget for 2013, to
be presented Tuesday, May 7. The Government will formally submit the proposals to
Parliament in the 2014 tax bill this autumn.
In addition, the Government presents
changes to the tax regime for petroleum
companies. The purpose is to increase the
companies’ cost awareness. These changes
are proposed to enter into force as of today.
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Crab Boat Tours
Saturday, June 1, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tickets: $100 per person
($75.00 Tax Deductible to the Nordic Heritage Museum)
Alder-smoked king crab, salmon and cod • Pan-seared wild Alaskan Weathervane scallops
Hosted by Doug Dixon and Tor Tollessen
of Lunde Marine Electronics
To benefit the Nordic Heritage Museum
The afternoon includes a VIP tour of Pacific Fisherman
Shipyard and numerous king crab boats in the shipyard
including
the Hansen family’s F/V NORTHWESTERN
as featured on the Discovery Channel show “Deadliest Catch.”
(F/V NORTHWESTERN tour dependent upon salmon season opening,
others available)
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