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SUNDFJ RD SUN
Sundfjord Lodge
Lodge # 66-065
February 2015
Meeting Location:
4630 Wheeler Ave.
La Verne, CA 91750
Rock of the Foothills Church
Second Saturday at 12:00 Noon
Kalendar
(Coming Events)
2015
FEB
8
President’s Message.
I have some sad
news. My
husband Bill
passed away on
January 12 after
a long illness. I
want to thank
everyone for
their cards,
phone calls and support during
this difficult time. It is very
comforting to have caring
friends.
Our January meeting went off to
a good start and was well
attended. We signed up a new
member and “WELCOME”
Phillip Estebo to our lodge.
Everyone enjoyed the different
crock-pot soups and delicious
desserts.
We want to thank Art and Pat
Aslesen for sharing their
pictures and experience of their
trip to Norway last summer.
A special thank goes to Pauline
Pederson for helping me and to
those who stayed and helped with
the clean-up.
At the February meeting, we will
have baked potatoes with
scrumptious toppings and
desserts. This is “wear your
Norwegian sweater month” so we
look forward to see lots of
colorful sweaters.
For the March meeting, we will
have our regular pot-luck along
with corned beef and cabbage
and wear your greens.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Mother’s Day in
Norway
14 Sundfjord’s Meeting
Baked Potatoes
With Toppings
14 Peer Gynt’s Torsk
Dinner at 5:00 pm
MAR
8 Vinland Lodge’s
Lapskaus/Bunad
Dinner
14 Sundfjord’s Meeting
17 SPPC Fundraiser at
Shakers, Glendale
APR
11 Sundfjord’s Meeting
11 Peer Gynt Lodge’s
Western Night
MAY
9 Sundfjord’s Meeting
17 Syttende mai Flag
Hoisting Ceremony
At San Bernardino
City Hall.
Agnes Anderson Deeb
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Gratulerer med dagen
2014/2015 Sundfjord’s Officers
President:
Agnes Deeb
(909) 985-1076
Vice President: Open
Counselor:
Pauline Pederson
(909) 986-1655
PEDERSONPAULINE@aol.com
Secretary:
Lise Fleming
(909) 624-2868
lisenorsk@earthlink.net
Treasurer:
Ruth Higley
(909) 982-4113
rhigley07@hotmail.com
Membership
Walli Jean Stranahan
Secretary:
(909) 989-1394
wallijean@earthlink.net
Social
Agnes Deeb
Director:
(909) 985-1076
Marshal:
Mary Stewart
(909) 982-5238
Foundation
Ruth Higley
Director:
(909) 982-4113
rhigley07@hotmail.com
Cultural
Director:
Open
Publicity
James (Jim) Stewart
Director:
(909) 982-5238
Res0htel@netzero.net
Editor:
Lise Fleming
(909) 624-2868
lisenorsk@earthlink.net
Web Master
Art Aslesen
(909) 593-4422
artaslesen@aol.com
Historian:
Char Nelson
(909) 593-4447
charnels@netzero.net
Sports
James (Jim) Stewart
Director:
(909) 982-5238
Res0htel@verizon.net
Youth
Diane Griego
Directors:
(909) 391+3232
Sunshine:
Mary Stewart
(909) 982-5238
Greeter:
Brian Stranahan
(909) 989-1394
stranahan@earthlink.net
TubFrim
Char Nelson
(909) 593-4447
Auditors:
Dennis Robinson and
Brian Stranahan
Camp Norge
Lise Fleming
Ambassador
lisenorsk@earthlink.net
Zone Director: Rick Hausvik
(619) 579-5447
rmhausvik@yahoo.com
Insurance Rep: Dennis Burreson
1(800) 448-2499
James Donovan
(760) 440-9905
February
7……………………Martin Feste
8……………………Madalynn Phipps
10……………………Liv Høvring
16................................Harold Shellum
21................................Adam Martinez
28................................Agnes Deeb
March
15.................................Char Nelson
20……………………..Crysten Cole
25……………………..Billy Deeb
God Bedring
(Get Well)
We wish a speedy recovery to Pauline
Pederson after her surgery and to Walli
Jean Stranahan after her eye surgery.
(Please let us know if any of our members
are under the weather.)
Til Minne
(In memory)
William (Bill) E. Deeb
March 31, 1933 – January 12, 2015
It is with a sad heart we inform you
of Bill’s passing. For the last 5
years he had been struggling with
Parkinson, Diabetes and Dementia.
He was born in Norwood, Mass. the
oldest of three boys. He graduated
from Boston University with a
Business Education Degree and
received his Master Degree in
Business at USC in Los Angeles.
He owned and operated
Distribution Centers and held a
Real Estate Broker’s License. Bill was also a Veteran.
He joined Sons of Norway, Sundfjord Lodge in 2002, was an
active member and served as our Lodge President in 2004 and
2005.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Agnes, a son William
S. Deeb, brothers Richard and George Deeb, grandchildren
Courtney, Stephen and Rachel.
We will all miss Bill and our thoughts and prayers are with
Agnes and the family
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Mother’s Day in Norway
Mother’s Day is a day for many people to
show their appreciation towards mothers
and mother figures worldwide. It is an
annual event but is held at different dates in
the calendar, depending on the country. In
Norway, Mor’s Dagen (Mother’s Day) is
celebrated the second Sunday in February.
This year it is February 8, 2015
VINLAND LODGE 6-159, TEMECULA
INVITES TO LAPSKAUS DINNER
WITH BUNAD THEME
EVERYONE, PLEASE WEAR YOUR BUNAD!!!
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015
SOCIAL HOUR 1:00 PM – DINNER 2:00 PM
AT GLEN OAKS COMMUNITY CLUB HOUSE
IN TEMECULA WINE COUNTRY
40601 DE PORTOLA ROAD
DINNER INCLUDES NORWEGIAN LAPSKAUS,
TYTTEBAER, FLATBREAD AND NORWEGIAN
DESSERTS
LOCAL TEMECULA WINES, SCANDINAVIAN BEER,
NORWEGIAN AQUAVIT, SODAS & BOTTLED
WATER AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
WE WILL HAVE A PROGRAM & OUR FAMOUS
RAFFLE
ADULTS $12.00, CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER $6.00
PLEASE RSVP TO CARONNE VAN NYHUIS
909-239-8399 or threevannyhuis@yahoo.com
BY MARCH 1ST
Annual SPPC Fundraiser at
Shakers Restaurant in Glendale.
Every year in March, the Southland Past President’s Club
(SPPC) holds a fundraiser to provide ½ “camperships” to
descendents of Sons of Norway members who attend Camp
Trollfjell (the Language and Heritage Camp) held at Camp
Norge in Alta, CA.
This Fundraiser is held Tuesday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s
Day) between the hours of 3:00 – 8:00 PM at Shakers
Family Restaurant, 801 N. Central Ave, Glendale, CA.
When you order your meal, tell the server that you are with
the Sons of Norway group. 25% of you dinner tab and
bakery purchase will go to the
SPPC campership fund to assist
children attending the 2 week
summer camp.
For clarification, Shakers is not
the pizza place but a family
restaurant that serve good homecooked meals. You don’t have
to be Sons of Norway member to participate.
So bring your family, friends and neighbors for a great
dinner, meet members from other lodges and help our
children. Come and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and
wear your greens. If you can’t go, please consider
giving a donation. Sundfjord Lodge will have a car
pool so please let Lise Fleming know if you plan to
attend.
The Spirit of Norway – Linie Aquavit
Linie Aquavit is potato-based liquor, flavored with
caraway. Other herbs, such as dill and cumin, are
sometimes added. Some varieties also contain sublet
hints of fruit.
The drink takes its name from the Latin “aqua vitae,”
meaning “water of life”. It’s a potent drink with
alcohol content around 40 percent. You’ll find aquavit
throughout Scandinavia, but the Norwegians make a
special kind they call “linie” aquavit referring to the
equator. Linie Aquavit is shipped from Norway,
across the equator, down to Australia, and back again
in oak sherry casks. Aficionados say the liquor gains a
richer flavor as it sloshes around in the barrels
for
several weeks. The concept of linie aquavit
happened by accident in the 1800s. Jørgen
Lysholm owned a distillery in Trondheim,
Norway. His mother and uncle sent a batch of
aquavit to Asia on a large sailing ship, hoping
to market it there. It didn’t sell and five
barrels were shipped back to Trondheim.
When the aquavit arrived back in Norway,
Lysholm noticed it had a richer flavor. At
that time, Norway was shipping dried cod
around the world. Lysholm began loading
barrels of aquavit onto freighters that carried the cod,
and retrieving them at the end of a long round trip.
With a little searching, you can find Linie Aquavit in
the United States. If you look through the bottle at the
back side of the label, you’ll find the name of the ship
that carried it across the equator, along with the date it
sailed. Most Norwegians store their aquavit in the
freezer and drink it ice cold. Many people sip it with a
pilsner beer chaser, which accentuates the caraway
flavor. It’s consumed year-round, particularly on
special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas, and
Constitution Day.
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Norwegian Government Wanted to
Prohibit Surnames
Sons of Ole, Hans, Nils and Lars: Olsen, Hansen, Nilsen
and Larsen. Many surnames created so much confusion
and inconvenience for the Norwegian National Registry
that the Ministry of Justice considered banning the names.
In 1964, national identification numbers became
mandatory in Norway, which gave the authorities a secure
identification of people, but by that time the number of sen surnames had decreased. Such -sen names are called
patronymics – a family name derived from the father or
another male ancestor’s first name with a sen, søn, son or
datter/dottir (daughter) suffix. Similarly, the matrix name
originates from the mother’s name.
New Naming Law
Industrialization and large migration flows to the cities in
the 1800s created a need for permanent family names. As
the man was usually breadwinner, it was natural to use his
name. At the end of the 1800s, half of the inhabitants in
the cities had -sen names as opposed to only 22 percent in
2012.
The Ministry of Justice even considered to prohibit or
restrict the use of -sen names during the completion of
Norway’s first naming law in 1923.
The law stated that everyone should have a family name,
and together with Sweden and Turkey, Norway was the
last country in Europe to receive a naming law. The
introduction of permanent surnames took place gradually,
and until 1979, there were still people who did not have
family names.
But the proposal to ban -sen names was placed on hold.
The use of such names was already too incorporated and
difficult to change, the Ministry concluded.
However, some -sen names are still very rare. In the
1950’s, the Naming Law Commission decided that some
names were so rare that they may be entitled to legal
protection. The commission mentioned Falsen and Ibsen
as examples. According to Statistics Norway, 55 of the
100 most common Norwegian surnames per 2013 are
-sen names.
Most common –sen names the last 40 years:
1975
1. Hansen (74,808)
2. Olsen (68,761)
3. Johansen (63,872
2013:
1. Hansen (53.948)
2. Johansen ( 50,698
3. Olsen ( 50,182)
Valentine’s Day in Norway
St. Valentine’s Day, also known in Norwegian as ”All
Hearts’ Day”, is celebrated on February 14th in honor
of love and romance. Although the day is popular in
many English-speaking countries, in Scandinavia it still
isn’t an established or widely-accepted
tradition.
In Norway the practice of sending
Valentine cards and gifts was first
observed at the end of the 1980s in Oslo.
In the last several years commercial
interests and the Norwegian mail service
have put millions of kroner into promoting the holiday
and making it important in Norway. A similar tendency
is seen in Sweden and Denmark, too. But that may be
changing.
A study from 2004 showed that 70% of Norwegian men
did not know when Valentine’s Day was, while 7 of 10
women did.
In 2010 the day had achieved a measure of popularity,
particularly among people in established relationships. A
third of all people in relationships said that they planned
to celebrate Valentine’s Day by sending their significant
others or friends a greeting, gift or some other acknowledgement. Nonetheless almost 70% of people with
partners said that they were planning on ignoring
Valentine’s Day altogether.
Just as in North America, Valentine’s Day can actually
cause conflicts between partners, not least because of
dissimilar expectations on how the day will be
celebrated. The situation is extra chaotic in Norway
where the holiday is so little accepted. Every year
Norwegian newspapers publish tips on how people
(especially men) can impress their partners, but many
commentators advise people to skip the holiday
altogether. It looks like Valentine’s Day has come to stay
in Norway.
DISTRICT SIX FACEBOOK PAGE
Have you visited the District six facebook pages?
Don’t miss another exciting entry, join today!
Members from District Six post interesting stories,
notices for exciting events, and wonderful photos.
Editors post their newsletters so you can keep up
with what is happening in other lodges across the
district. What a fun way to stay in touch with
someone you met at the District convention! The
Facebook page can be found at Sons of Norway
District 6.
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Scholarships and Grants Deadlines
The Sons of Norway Foundation scholarship
application season is upon us. Current Sons of
Norway members, children and grandchildren of
current members qualify for our
post-high school scholarship
opportunities. Each scholarship
is for different fields of study.
Check out the guidelines to see
which is best for your student.
Scholarship deadlines are as follows:
Astrid Cates/Myrtle Beinhauer Scholarships - March
1st
King Olav V Norwegian-American Scholarships March 1st
Oslo Summer School Scholarships - March 1st
Helen Tronvold Norwegian Folk High School March 1st
Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarships April 1st
Douglas Warne - Rolf & Wenche Eng Scholarship April 1st
Lund Fund Scholarship - May 1st
For more information and application forms, go to
www.sofn.com and click on Foundation.
someone hasn’t been making it to meetings follow up with
them! Members engaged and involved with the lodge are
more likely to stay members. Finally, if your lodge doesn’t
host a Membership Dinner, do it! Not only will you earn the
bonus points but your lodge could turn it into a huge
recruitment success. For the complete rules and to follow the
leader board, be sure to check out the 2015 Recruitment
Challenge page on the Sons of Norway website. Do you have
questions or need help? Contact Joe Eggers, Membership
Coordinator at membership@sofn.com or (800) 945-8851.
2015 Recruitment Challenge
DISTRICT SIX NEWS FLASH
Starting this January, the Sons of
Norway Headquarters is
sweetening the deal in hopes of
finding the lodge with the best
recruitment and retention skills in
the organization. For the first
time, the top scoring small and large lodge from each
district will earn $250! Of course, the lodges with the
highest scores in the Sons of Norway will be featured
in a 2016 issue of Viking. Points are earned based on
overall lodge growth of adult, dues paying members.
This means Unge Venners and Heritage members
won’t count towards your total. It also means
retention is just as important as recruitment.
Remember, if your lodge recruits 10 members but
let’s 7 slip away it will impact your score. Every
percent increase in member equals 10 points. As a
bonus, every new member between 24 and 55 earns
your lodge a bonus point. Additionally, if your lodge
submits a picture of your membership dinner and tell
us about it, we’ll give you an additional 10 points.
How can you help lead your lodge to victory? First,
always be recruiting! The first step to signing up a
new member is to ask them. Second, if you notice
Camp Trollfjell and Trollfjell Folkehøgskole
Sons of Norway
Mission Statement
The mission of Sons of Norway is to
promote and preserve the heritage and
culture of Norway, to celebrate our
relationship with other Nordic
countries, and provide quality
insurance and financial products to its
members.
Can you believe it? We will have
two Camps in 2015 at Camp
Norge. Trollfjell Folkhøgskule
for 14-17 year olds will be July
6-11. This Camp will have
classes in handverk (handwork),
culinary arts and carpentry.
There is a limit of only 18
campers.
Camp Trollfjell for 8-13 year olds will run from July 12-25.
Classes will again be in Rosemaling, Folk Dancing, Heritage,
Crafts, and Norwegian Language. This year campers will
learn money management with bank books, Norwegian
Krone, a daily Kanteen for purchasing special treats, and
much more authentic Norwegian food at mealtimes.
Executive Director, Erik Peters and Assistant Director,
Clayton Davis is hard at work preparing fantastic experiences
for our Heritage Members. For more information, check out
the new District Six website--- www.sofn6.org
Camp Trollfjell, July 12-26, is in need of filling the
following staff positions: Nurse, Rosemaling Instructor, Folk
Dance Instructor, Chef and Assistant Chef. If you are
interested in a position, contact Erik at erik.peters@me.com.
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Komle: Norwegian potato dumplings
Komle goes by many
regional names:
klubber, raspeboller, or simply
boller. They are
slightly salty
dumplings, served
warm, and made with
potatoes—Norway’s
national vegetable. You will want to use large starchy
potatoes instead of the small waxy varieties for this recipe.
Komle
1 large (500-gram/~1-pound) pork knuckle or 2 medium
lightly smoked ham hocks
2 medium (~170 gram/6 ounces) starchy potatoes, peeled,
boiled, and mashed
6 medium (~500 grams/18 ounces) raw starchy potatoes,
peeled and coarsely grated
85 grams (2/3 cup) barley flour
60 grams (1/4 cup) all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp finely ground black pepper
Accompaniments:
Shredded meat from the pork knuckle or ham hock
Cooked sausage
Cooked bacon, cut into bits
Boiled rutabaga
Melted butter
Fill a large pot three-quarter full with water and set on
high heat. When the water begins to boil, add the pork
knuckle or ham hock and cook at a low or medium
simmer for one hour. Remove the cooked meat and set it
aside to cool. Retain the cooking liquid in the pot; it will
be used to cook the dumplings. Using your hands or using
a piece of cheesecloth, squeeze the raw, grated potatoes to
get rid of as much water as possible. Place the squeezed
raw potato in a large bowl, and add the remaining
ingredients, and mix until well combined. The dough will
look very wet at this stage but should clump together
easily. If not, add a bit more flour to the dough until it
clumps together easily. With wet hands, shape the dough
into six medium or eight small dumplings. If you like, in
the center of each dumpling, stuff a small piece of
shredded pork from the cooked pork knuckle or ham hock.
Return the cooking liquid to boiling. With a slotted spoon,
lower the dumplings into the boiling water one by one.
Decrease the heat to a constant simmer. (If the water boils
while the dumplings are cooking, they will fall apart.)
Simmer for 35 to 40 minutes, until the dumplings float to
the surface and are no longer raw in the middle.
Serve the dumplings immediately with the accompanyments and/or some of the cooking broth.
If you have leftovers, chill them overnight in the
refrigerator. The next day, slice the dumplings into
rounds, lightly pan fry in butter or bacon fat, and serve
with any of the remaining accompaniments on the side
Alaska Cruise in 2015
7 Night Alaska Cruise
Royal Caribbean’s
“Jewel of the Seas”
We invite ALL Lodges to join us
Cruise with Sundfjord Lodge
August 28, 2015 from Seattle, WA
Interior staterooms starts at $ 999.00 (based on
double occupancy) + tax and port fees of $ 203.28.
Insurance is recommended in case of something
unforseen should happen.
For us to be seated together in the dining room, the
cruiseline request that ONE person makes all the
reservations. Please book the EARLY dinner seating.
We have selected Laura Sandercock at the AAA Auto
Club in La Verne, CA to be the ONE that make ALL
our reservations. Phone: (909) 596-7973 or (909) 3921444. E-mail: sandercock.laura@aaa-calf.com
Please let Laura know that you are with the Sons of
Norway group. She is the ONLY person that will get
us seated together at dinners.
“PASSPORT REQUIRED”
For more information or any questions contact Lise
Fleming via e-mail at lisenorsk@earthlink.net, or call
at (909) 624-2868, evenings.
This is a very popular cruise so book
early or you will miss the boat!
Special: the Second person gets 50% off.
Sons of Norway Web Sites
Sundfjord Lodge: www.sundfjord.org
International: www.sofn.com
District 6: www.sofn6.com
Camp Norge: www.campnorge.org
http://twitter.com/sonsofnorway
http://sonsofnorwayblog.blogspot.com
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News from Norway
Extreme’ warmth set new records
Now its official: Norway experienced it
warmest weather for more than 100 years
in 2014, and state meteorologists are
calling the high temperatures that were
recorded from north to south “extreme.”
They also think it will get warmer and
warmer in the years ahead, making efforts
to halt climate change more important than
ever.
66% favor increased taxation
Many Norwegians are willing to pay higher taxes if it
results in a better welfare system, a survey by employee
organization Unio shows. These findings seem to go
against the government’s decision to cut taxes. It
clearly shows that the
government’s tax cuts are not
backed by any major demand by
the people. The government is on
a collision course with the people
regarding important questions
about tax and welfare. The past
few years have been the focus on public spending cuts
and increasing the retirement age. This survey shows
that there is a clear willingness to pay more.
Now serving ... Norway's smallest bar
A pint-sized pub
opened its doors last
week to become
Norway’s official
smallest licensed bar.
The former news kiosk
is located in the center
of Tromsø, North
Norway. It has
transformed itself just in time to catch visitors who are
in the city for the Chess Olympics. The kiosk, a historic
city landmark, re-opened in May 2014 as the city’s
quirkiest hotdog vendor. It offers a gourmet-style
version of Norway’s favorite takeaway food. But, as of
1st August, the kiosk, known as Raketten (The Rocket),
has been transformed into Norway’s most bijou bar.
Floor space may be limited to 3.86 meters-squared
inside, but there is room enough for nine seated
customers outside. Raketten is run by two Norwegian
businessmen who are encouraging customers to come
and stand like they do in the espresso cafes in Italy, have a
quick hot-dog and a beer. What could be more
Norwegian? The new bar hopes customers can agree that
small is beautiful and enjoy the quirky space, which will
serve food and beverage both day and night. It may be
Norway’s smallest bar, but customers can expect big
things from it.
Sunday shopping?
Sunday shopping refers to the ability of retailers to
operate stores on Sunday, a day that Christian tradition
typically recognizes as a day of rest. In Norway, only gas
stations, flower nurseries and grocery stores that are
smaller than 100 square meters are allowed to operate on
Sundays. For special occasions such as Christmas
shopping, there are exceptions. The Norwegian
government's proposal to
allow all retailers to open for
business on Sundays has met
massive opposition. 58% of
the people are against Sunday
shopping.
Workers and employers are
NOT volunteering to work on
Sundays and many
consumers do not plan to shop on Sundays. The
government told the unions and the press about the
proposal to give the shops the opportunity to keep open on
"all common Sundays." The proposal will be shortly
submitted for consultation.
Norway best country for older people
Norway is the best place to live and grow old, according
to a global index measuring the quality of life of elderly
people in 96 countries.
HelpAge International's Global
AgeWatch Index measures the
social and economic welfare of
those aged over 60. The report
comes with the prognosis that
by 2050, 21 percent of the
world’s population will be over
60 years old.
Following Norway are Sweden,
Switzerland, Canada and
Germany as top countries for growing old in. Australia,
Western Europe and North America are placed high up on
the list while Afghanistan placed at the bottom.
By 2050 around 40 countries in the index will have a
population where 30 percent are 60 years old or more. The
UN has stated that the number of people aged 60 years old
and over is expected to reach 1.4 billions by 2030.
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