NORTUN NEWS
Meeting 2nd Tuesday at 6:30 PM President: Wes Neustel
21 N. Lake Ave Vice-President: Clyde Erickson
Duluth, MN 55802
Calendar
July 12 (Tues) 6:30 p.m. Nortun Lodge Meeting
July 21 (Thurs) 10:00 a.m. Nortun Ladies Picnic
August 6 (Sat) Festival of Cultureat Bayfront
August 9 (Tues) 5:30 p.m. Nortun Lodge Picnic
August 18 (Thurs) 10:00 a.m. Nortun Ladies
August 25 (Fri) 7:00 p.m. Kaffekos at Norway Hall
Birthdays
July
UFF-DA!!!
The water in the kitchen doesn't mean more fish dinners!
Our Sons of Norway Nortun Lodge #1 -016 has a very serious problem. The roof is leaking in several places, and the water is coming through the ceilings in the Viking room, kitchen, and storage locker areas. The roof has been patched so many times it looks like a patchwork quilt. It is now so bad that another patch job is not an option, as the leakage is causing both cosmetic and structural damage. The accepted bid to install
a full rubber roof is $42,535, plus $3.50 per square foot to repair any structural damage uncovered when the old layers of roofing are removed. It is possible the repairs to the roof will exceed $50,000. A wide range of fund raising possibilities are currently being considered by the Board, but right NOW we need YOUR HELP. PLEASE consider a
tax deductible (ID No. 410-63-8731) gift of any amount to help our lodge.
Please send your donation to:
Norway Hall “Roof”
21 North Lake Avenue
Duluth, MN 55802
Sincerely, Clyde M. Erickson, Vice President
Cheer Committee
Members known to have been ill are: Dougal Thomson, Solveig Ruth Hedman, Warren High, Margaret Yernberg, Myrtle Peterson, Roger Erickson, Arthur Turnquist, Craig Restad, Edna Stenberg and Robert Olin.
May you soon be in good health.
Many members have or will be traveling this summer. We hope they have wonderful trips. May you enjoy this summer where ever you may be!
Attendance Awards
Our $10 award winners were Fred Haugen in May and Deloris McNaughton in June. You can win this incredible prize just by coming to the next lodge meeting and signing in. Hope to see you there and good luck.
Nortun
Ladies Picnic
The Nortun Ladies will be having a picnic for their July 21st meeting at Carol Anderson's lake home. We hope you can be there on the 21st at 10:00 a.m. Thank you Carol.
Volunteer of the Year
Margaret Rodwold received “Lakeshore Volunteer of the Year” for her endless giving, dedication and hard work. This surprise presentation was made April 26th (her birthday) after packing meals. Margaret was then invited to attend the annual meeting of Ecumen, Lakeshore Lutheran Home's parent organization, in St. Cloud on May 4th.
She has volunteered as a driver and packer to ensure that thousands of meals were served to elderly presons in their homes. She has supported the home delivered meals program for more than 25 years. Margaret has enjoyed the many coworkers and pleasant atmosphere.
Clyde and Lynne Erickson accompanied Margaret to St. Cloud where she received a dozen roses and a plaque that reads:
“Ecumen (living fully after 50) presents Recognition and Appreciation to Margaret Rodwold for her devoted and loyal service as a community volunteer for the aged. Given this 4th day of May 2005
Signed by James L Pederson, Chairman”
Congratulations
Margaret!
Concert/Dance
Finnish
accordionist Veikko Aviheinen will be playing a concert on Wednesday,
August 17th. This event is sponsored by the Nordic
Music Association. For more information, call Arna Rennan at
525-4534.
Attention Singers
If you are interested in participating in a choir learning mainly Norwegian romantic and folk music, please contact Arna Rennan at 525-4534.
Robert Sørlie Wins the Iditarod!
Robert Sørlie won the world’s longest dog race, the Iditarod. This is his second win; he also won the race in 2003. Robert Sørlie’s nephew, Bjørnar Andersen, only 27 years old, took a sensational 4th place. It was a happy, but tired Robert Sørlie who finished the race. “It feels good. Now I’m ready for breakfast,” said Sørlie just after he arrived in
Nome, Alaska.
From Anchorage, in South central Alaska, to Nome on the Western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. The Iditarod has been named “the last great race on earth”. Through beautiful nature, freezing
temperatures and long hours of darkness one can see the special relationship between Man and his Best Friend. The race route is alternated every other year, one year going
North through Cripple, Ruby and Galena, the next year South through Iditarod, Shageluk,
Anvik. “Team Norway” consists of Robert Sørlie, Kjetil Backen and Bjørnar Andersen. Robert is 47 years old and works full time as a fire fighter in Oslo Airport Gardermoen. He had 24 dogs in training for this race, all Alaskan Huskies. When he finished the race, he had 8 dogs left. Bjørnar is Robert’s nephew, 27 years old and the winner of Finnmarksløpet in Norway last year.
from www.norway.org
Princess Martha Louise gives birth to a baby girl
A daughter has been born to Norway's Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn at 8:20 a.m. On April 8. The new daughter is their second child and second girl. The palace announced that the president of Norway's parliament, the Storting, had been
informed of the birth and that the baby would be named Leah Isadora Behn.
The newborn weighed 3,760 grams (8 lbs 4 oz) and was 52 centimeters (20.4 inches) long. The king and queen expressed their joy at the birth of their third grandchild.
The palace announced that Princess Märtha Louise was expecting on Sep. 20 last year and said the child was expected in mid-April 2005 - in other words, Leah Isadora arrived a week or two early.
The palace also planned that the birth would take place at the national hospital,
Rikshospitalet
University Hospital, just as Maud Angelica. There was speculation
that the princess wished for a home birth at Bloksberg, where the
family is now staying.
Leah Isadora Behn will be fifth in line for the throne, after her older sister, her mother,
Princess Ingrid Alexandra (daughter to Crown Prince Haakon) and Crown Prince Haakon. Leah Isadora will not have a royal title. On April 29, Maud Angelica celebrates her second birthday.
-from Aftenposten
A Little in English...
New Royal Heir on the Way
Staff at Norway's Royal Palace announced Monday that Crown Princess Mette-Marit
is pregnant and is due in December. The child will be third in line to take over as
reigning monarch. “We are very happy. It is going to be very nice,” said Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit to TV2 in Kristiansand. A statement from the palace Monday afternoon reported that the “crown couple” expect their second child in December. The statement went on to report that, “on the advice of her doctor,” the Crown
Princess “will take it easy” during the near future. “The situation isn’t dramatic, but
the doctor’s advice may lead to changes in Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s program,”
the palace concluded.
-from Aftenposten
Litt på norsk...
Nye Tronearvingen på Vei
Kronprinsesse Mette-Marit er gravid og har termin i desember, opplyser Slottet.
Barnet skal være nummer tre i arverekken for tronen. -Vi gleder oss veldig. Det blir
kjempehyggelig, sa kronprins Haakon og kronprinsesse Mette-Marit til TV2 i
Kristiansand. “Deres Kongelig Høyheter Kronprinsen og Kronprinsessen har den glede å kunne meddele at de venter barn i desember,” står det i meldingen fra Slottet.
Kronprinsesse Mette-Marit krommer til å ta det men ro fremover, etter råd fra sin
lege. “Situasjonen er ikke dramatisk, men legens råd vil kunne medføre endringer i
Kronprinsesse Mett-Marits program,” heter det i meldingen fra Slottet.
-fra Aftenposten
New Sons of Norway CreditCard Program!
A new credit card program is being unveiled in May 2005 for our members in the United
States! This new program offers very appealing benefits as well as significant and numerous rewards. Some of the advantages of this program include: 1) Having a unique card, designed especially for Sons of Norway which will allow members to display their Norwegian pride and pride in the Sons of Norway with every purchase.
2) No annual fee.
3) Allowing cardholders to earn “points” for net purchase dollars charged to their credit
card accounts, which may be redeemed for travel awards, merchandise awards, or gift
certificates.
Some examples of gift certificates are: $50 Best Buy Gift Card, $50 Red Lobster Gift Card, $100 Sharper Image Gift Card and $100 Starbucks Card.
For more information on this exciting new program, please contact us at 1-800-945-8851.
Membership Contest
To address the current year membership decline we are planning to launch a
membership contest starting July 1, 2005. Since the organization has an emphasis on
attracting younger members, the contest we will focus on recruitment of those in
the 30-55 age category.
Contest guidelines:
- The contest is open to all current Sons of Norway members
- For every 5 new members you recruit in the 30-55 age category you get one (1) entry in the drawing for business class airline tickets* for two (2) on Icelandair to Norway.
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Contest time line: July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006
- Drawing will take place at the 2006 International Convention.
* Restrictions apply
New from Sons of Norway!
“Lost Branch,” a familiar feature in Viking magazine is now available exclusively on the
Sons of Norway website, www.sonsofnorway.com. We all know that genealogy is an important part of our heritage and many members have taken their search to on-line resources. Lost Branch is the perfect place to begin a genealogical search and to connect with lost relatives. This service is still FREE to our members, but non-members must pay a minimal fee to connect with their roots. Members also get the benefit of choosing up to
twice the amount of text in comparison to the amount of text allowable to non-members. If you are a Sons of Norway member and would like to advertise on Lost Branch, please visit our website and log on to the members portion of the website. After you are logged on, click Free Lost Branch Posting on the right-hand column and simply fill out the form. If you would prefer to submit your entry via postal mail, please send it to:
Sons of Norway. Attn: Jessica
Gleason, 1455 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408.
Please check your entry after it is posted on-line, to check for spelling and other
errors. For non-member Lost Branch posting, visit the website, click on “Marketplace” drop down to “Advertise With Us,” and click on “Click Here” to enter the information. Near the bottom of the form, please select “Lost Branch” in the “Category” section. If you choose to pay by credit card, you can be reassured that our site is secure.