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Nature, color & light Liliane Blom & the influence of

Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C.

Norwegian Liliane Blom by adding oils and acrylics. spoke to the women of Lakselag- She also creates installations that are interactive, et D.C. about her digital art this multi-sensory experiences. Her most recent installa- March in Chevy Chase, Maryland. tion, exhibited in the Kaplan Gallery in Rockville, Md., What’s inside? Growing up in Norway, Lil- was “Pink—A Fantasy.” Blom was Nyheter / News 2-3 iane Blom developed a deep love inspired by the beautiful cherry trees in her neighbor- Ja, det er jo det første skritt for nature. She spent a lot of time outdoors and had hood. “I was astounded,” she writes, “the first spring I « Business 4-5 som koster, sier man. » much freedom to roam and to explore. This is still true lived in Rockville to discover that the trees lining the Opinion – Henrik Ibsen 6-7 of Norwegian children today. When they are in pre- street had the most amazing big, fluffy, dreamy blos- Sports 8-9 school, they are mostly outdoors, rain or shine. Babies soms. I am still amazed 25 years later. Still besotted.” Påskekrim 10 are put outside to sleep. Only when the temperature This installation, she continues, “is my way to Arts & Entertainment dips below -10 are they brought inside! freeze time, to hold on to the ephemeral, to share with 11 Blom also developed a love of color. Norwegian you my pink fantasy that comes around just once a Taste of Norway 12-13 houses are traditionally painted in very bright colors year for a few brief days or weeks if we are lucky.” Norway near you 14-15 on the outside as well as the inside. Kitchens are usu- Viewers to this exhibit watched a video that showed Travel 16-17 ally blue, for example. The colors in nature are also cherry blossoms as they went from buds to flowers and Norwegian Heritage beautiful in Norway. Her favorite color is cobalt be- then fell to the ground, where they created a lovely car- 18-19 cause it is the color of the sky in Norway after sunset in pet of pink. Four 25-foot hand-painted “rivers” of silk Norsk Språk 20-21 winter. This color lasts for many hours at this time of fluttered in streams on the floor. And tissue-paper cherry Fiction 22 year. She also loves the glorious colors in the summer blossoms were blowing around with the help of several Puzzles 23 sunsets, particularly the pinks and yellows. Another small fans in a pink “cocoon room.” Bulletin Board special color for her is the light yellow-green of the One of Blom’s recent installations had a Norwe- 24 new leaves in spring. gian theme, “Norwegian Nights.” To create this monu- In her art Blom fuses painting and photography. mental work, she took about 40 photos of a mountain $1 = NOK 8.577 She begins a work by taking digital photos. After scene, stitched them together on her computer, printed updated 03/31/2017 spending considerable time repainting and photoshop- them, and painted them. She then turned them into a ping the individual images, she prints them onto can- In comparison vas or watercolor paper. She then finishes the painting See > blom page 11 02/28/2017 8.3677 09/30/2016 7.9922 Photos courtesy of Liliane Blom 03/31/2016 8.2525 Blom is inspired by nature, particularly by the bright pink cherry blossoms that make springtime magical in Washington, D.C. 2 • April 7, 2017 Nyheter fra Norge theNorwegianamerican Nyheter 1391 skoler rammet av skoledøden Vil bygge giganthytte for 200 personer Det har skjedd nærmest ved Trolltunga Turistforeningen har nå startet plan­ i det stille: uten noen leggingen av en hytte med sengeplasser sentral beslutning er til opptil 200 personer. Den skal gjøre Trolltunga tryggere for det stadig øk- 1391 norske skoler ned- ende antallet besøkende til området. lagt siden 1986 Over 80.000 personer besteg Trolltunga i fjor. De mange redningsaksjonene sli- ter hvert år ut de frivillige. I år er det for Frank Ertesvåg & Gunn Kari Hegvik VG første gang ventet at besøkstallet passerer 100.000. — En hytte vil kunne ta unna Små føtter i store vintersko treffer en de aller fleste redningsaksjonene, som ball på asfaltbanen utenfor. En elev leser primært skyldes utmattede turister. Disse høyt inne i et klasserom. En skingrende vil kunne ta inn på overnattingsstedet for ringeklokke ringer ut. Snart for siste gang. å hvile. Det vil gjøre at Røde Kors slipper I juni er det slutt. Ljøsne skule i Lærdal blir å rykke ut, sier Ødven. Turistforeningen mørk, kald og folketom. vil ikke finansiere prosjektet selv. De har Kommunestyret bestemte sist høst at tidligere krevd at staten må være med å ta skolen ikke lenger har livets rett. Beslut- Foto: Helge Mikalsen / VG et finansielt ansvar for sikkerheten. Nå har ningen ble fattet med én stemmes overvekt Ljøsne skule i Lærdal i Sogn legges ned i slutten av juni. de altså konkrete planer og startet jakten­ takket være en utbryter fra grendeskole-­ på investorer som er villig til å spyt­te inn tilhengerne i Senterpartiet. titalls millioner. Senterpartiets profilerte ordfører i et slags synkende skip—fylt med historie, som rammeoverføringer. Tidligere var peng­ (Leif Rune Løland & Ingvild Fjelltveit, Lærdal, Jan Geir Solheim, og fem andre kunnskap og herlige unger. ene sendt over som øremerkede kroner til NRK) av partiets representanter i kommunestyret — Vi forsøker å ha fokus på arbeids­ skoler og elever. Nesten halvparten i stryker på stemte mot nedlegging. Men det hjalp ikke. oppgavene og en så god undervisning som Dette, kombinert med fraflytting fra førerprøven For Senterpartiets vararepresentant, vi kan få til. Du må uansett være til stede der bygder og grender til byer og kommune­ Britt Iren Sanden, møtte i kommunestyret og da i møte med barn. Vi skal gjennomføre sentra, førte til at mange kommuner samlet Hovedstaden kommer desidert på bun- denne skjebnesvangre torsdagen i oktober. dette skoleåret så godt det lar seg gjøre for elevene i færre skoler. nen i oversikten fra Statens vegvesen. Hun stemte for Ap-forslaget om å legge ned elevene, sier Solstad til VG. En sammenstilling av tall fra Oversikten viser at det er store regionale Ljøsne skule, og sikret dermed flertall for Skolen har plass til 120 elever, tre gang- forskjeller på strykprosenten. På toppen nedlegging. er så mange som går der. Se > skoler, side 21 av listen, med lavest strykprosent, ligger Rektor for de drøye førti elevene og fem VG har kartlagt nedlagte grunnskoler Finnmark der bare 14 prosent ikke består. lærerne, Eva Hage Solstad (57), forsøker å siden kommunenes inntektssystem ble en- English Synopsis: About 1,400 elementary schools — Om folk i Oslo er dummere enn folk i have shut down since 1986 due to a change in the holde hodet høyt og se både barn, foreldre og dret i 1986. Finnmark, det vet jo ikke vi. Men vi vet funding system and depopulation of rural areas. lokalpolitikere rett i øynene. Nå styrer hun Da fikk kommunene pengene fra staten at det er flere fallgruver i et bymiljø enn i landlige omgivelser, sier pressesjef Kjell Vinje i Statens vegvesen. Nest nederst på listen ligger Vest-Agder med en stryk- prosent på 38 prosent, og på plassen over Påskeferier Sp tar Høyres slagord ligger Akershus der 32 prosent stryker. Etter Finnmark følger Møre og Roms- Da Sp-leder Trygve dal som er nest flinkest i klassen med 20 til Danmark prosents strykprosent. Trygg Trafikk er Slagsvold Vedum hørte negativt overrasket over at så mange i Erna Solbergs tale til Oslo stryker. — Det er skremmende at så fortsetter mange elever mener de er dyktige nok, så Høyres landsmøte, det er tydelig at det er en avstand mellom Dårlig kronekurs skrem- kravet og det man selv tror er kravet, sier handlet han lynraskt seniorrådgiver Bård Morten Johansen. mer heller ikke i år (VG) nordmenn fra å legge Karen Tjernshaugen & Solveig Ruud Aftenposten Flere fødsler med mor over 45 år påskeferien til Danmark Antall kvinner som føder etter at de er fylt — Først tar vi velgerne deres. Så tar vi 45 år, har økt kraftig de siste 25 årene. Fra Knut Knudsen Eigeland, slagordet. Så tar vi Regjeringen, gliser en 1991 til 2000 fødte 303 kvinner etter fylte Eirik Damsgaard & Yngve Stiansen av Trygve Slagsvold Vedums nærmeste råd­ 45 år, ifølge Medisinsk fødselsregister og NRK givere. ABC Nyheter. Tiåret etter var det økt til For en måned siden arrangerte Høyre 597 kvinner. De siste fem årene med til- Tradisjonen tro velger mange nordmenn landsmøte på Gardermoen. Da rullet partiet Foto: Terje Svaan, Adresseavisen / Aftenposten Teksten lyste bak Sp-leder Trygve S. Vedum da gjengelig statistikk, 2011-2015, var antal- å ta danskebåten til Danmark for å nyte ut det som skal bli deres viktigste slagord i han holdt sin landsmøtetale. let 520, noe som tyder på en ytterligere påskedagene. valgkampen 2017: «Vi tror på Norge». fordobling av eldre mødre hvis utvikling­ Men også i år er kronekursen ugunstig Slagordet ble også gjentatt hyppig i Erna en fortsetter. Også andelen kvinner som for dem som vil feriere i Danmark. Solbergs landsmøtetale. føder etter at de er fylt 50 år øker jevnt 28. mars måtte man ut med over 124 Dette satte Sp-leder Trygve Slagsvold var pønsket ut av Vedum selv etter at Høyre og trutt, og Jordmorforeningen er betenkt. norske kroner for 100 danske kroner. Kjøper Vedum på en idé: hadde landsmøte. — Det er gledelig at kvinner får barn, vi man et par sko i Danmark til 1000 kroner, er Under en togtur fra Sessvollmoen på — Jeg er veldig fornøyd. Ble det ikke trenger flere barn i dette landet. Men jeg prislappen egentlig 1239 norske kroner. Gardermoen dagen etter ringte han oppglødd fint, sier Vedum til Aftenposten. vil først og fremst oppfordre til at kvinner Men nordmenns handlevilje i Danmark til en av rådgiverne sine og fortalte at han Han sier han med en gang så det man- får barn når de er i den mest fertile alder, er det likevel ingenting å si på, heller ikke i hadde funnet på et nytt slagord for Senter- glet noe i Høyres slagord. fra 25 år til tidlig i 30-årene. Fra 35-års­ påsken. partiet. — De tror jo bare på deler av Norge, alder synker fertiliteten veldig mye, sier — Nordmenn har vært veldig flinke til å Sp hadde på dette tidspunktet allerede ikke hele. Vi tror på hele Norge. Det gjen- politisk leder Kirsten Jørgensen i Den besøke oss til tross for den dårlige kursen, så gjort klar mye av landsmøtemateriellet med speiler forskjellen på Høyre og Sps politikk norske jordmorforening til ABC Nyheter. det må fortsatt være penger å spare når man slagordet «Sp—nær folk», men satte i gang i én setning, Høyre burde jo skrevet «Vi tror Eldre gravide har økt risiko for svan- drar til Danmark, forteller sentersjef Preben en hurtigaksjon for å få produsert et nytt. litt på Norge og mer på EU», sier han og gerskapsdiabetes, høyt blodtrykk og Bjerregaard ved Aalborg Storcenter. Da Sp-lederen entret scenen i Trond- svangerskaps­forgiftning og barnet økt Senteret er med sine 75 butikker det heim 24. mars, lyste den nye slagordet over Se > SLAGORD, side 21 risiko for å ikke vokse og utvikle seg skik- hele veggen bak ham: «Vi tror på HELE Se > påskeferie, side 21 kelig. Utviklingen knyttes til økt tilbud Norge». English Synopsis: After the Conservative Party used om og økt bruk av assistert befruktning. I pausen etterpå stilte Aftenposten the slogan “We believe in Norway” at its national con- English Synopsis: Norwegians continue to travel to vention, the Center Party responded by using the slo- (Aftenposten) spørsmål om når og hvordan slagordet var for Easter despite the poor exchange rate. blitt til, og fikk bekreftet av flere kilder at det gan “We believe in all of Norway” at its convention. theNorwegianamerican News April 7, 2017 • 3 Norwegian This week in brief Islamsk Råd Norge Norway band picked as support Norway’s will warm up for politeness? U.S. heavy metal band Metallica on their faces controversy upcoming “WorldWired” tour starting in One researcher claims Amsterdam this September. Norwegians are polite “It’s an incredible honor to be shar- Norwegian Muslims ing the stage with the masters. We can’t plan replacement in their own special way wait!” said Kverlertak in a statement. The Norwegian rock band was Islamic council formed in in 2007. They have The Local previously toured with ensembles such as and Anthrax. Kvelertak has won The Local They may not hello on the bus or two Awards (the “Nor- make small talk in supermarket lines, but Nor- wegian Grammy”), and their song “Mjød” Some 30,000 Norwegian Muslims could wegians have their own way of being polite. was used in the film The Troll Hunter. change membership to a new umbrella orga- There’s no obvious Norwegian equiva- Metallica has sold 110 million re- nization set up to replace the controversy-hit lent of the American “have a nice day” cords and won eight Grammys since Islamsk Råd Norge (Islamic Council Norway, or British habit of holding a door open for 1981. Their 10th album, Hardwired…to IRN). The purpose of the breakaway organi- somebody. But Norwegian politeness is ex- Self-Destruct, went straight to number zation would be near-identical to that of IRN. pressed by trying not to intrude on others’ one in 57 countries, including Norway, “I see no other option,” Basim Ghozlan, privacy, says one researcher. when it was released last November. trustee at the Rabita Mosque in Oslo, told “Norwegians don’t want to disturb oth- The bands’ concert in Norway will Klassekampen. ers or make superficial conversation with take place at Oslo’s Telenor Arena on IRN’s employment of niqab-wearing Photo: NRK people we don’t know. We also do not ask for May 2, 2018. Metallica will tour the U.S. Leyla Hasic as an administrative consultant Leyla Hasic is seen as a controversial choice for help unless we really need it,” Kristin Rygg, from May to August 2017, but Kvelertak has sparked extensive debate on the coun- an employee at a time when the government is linguistics researcher at the Norwegian will not be along for those shows. considering banning the niqab in schools. cil’s role in promoting dialogue between School of Economics (Norges Handelshøy­ (Sarah Bostock / The Foreigner) Muslim communities and the rest of Norwe- skole), told broadcaster NRK. gian society. Rygg, who has written a number of ar- Arctic Svalbard preserves Latin America The appointment of 32-year-old Leyla ner ($59,000) to help the organization with ticles on politeness theory, told the broad- records Hasic as an administrative consultant by initiatives aimed at improving dialogue be- caster that the Norwegian from of politeness Islamic Council Norway \ comes soon af- tween Muslim communities and the rest of can be difficult for foreigners to understand. Longyearbyen will now serve to pro- ter the Ministry of Culture (Kulturdeparte- tect important documents from hackers, mentet) granted almost half a million kro- See > IRN, page 18 See > politeness, page 6 war, and natural disasters. Situated in the mountainside outside the Svalbard archipelago-located town, it has not been operative for 20 years. Mexico and Brazil are to join Nor- Norway tops happiness report way’s Sogn og Fjordane County in stor- ing copies of their information. For the first time, According to Pål Berg from the Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Norway has been (SNSK), which has owned mines in the Svalbard archipelago since 1916, the re- named the world’s gion’s permafrost makes conditions ideal. “Temperatures are between five and ten happiest country degrees below zero. Conditions are very stable and not affected by the seasons,” he told NRK. The Local Piql, the Norwegian company tasked with preserving the data, believes their Norway has been named the world’s method will do so for about 1,000 years. happiest country for the first time, taking the Digital data is transferred onto reels of title from Scandinavian neighbor Denmark. high-resolution micrographic film that can Ranked fourth in each of the last two be stored in computer-readable digital for- years and second in 2013, Norway has leaped mat or as human-readable text or images. to the top of the social happiness list. Scores Piql also believes the reels will pro- are calculated by measuring factors such as tect against cyber-attacks. Online users levels of caring, freedom to make life deci- can search for what is stored in the vaults sions, generosity, good governance, honesty, Photo: marenloviseoby / Foap / Visitnorway.com in Svalbard, but cannot retrieve the files, What’s not to be happy about on a summer’s day at World’s End? health, and income. having to order them instead. The 155 countries in the World Happi- (Sarah Bostock / The Foreigner) ness Report, produced since 2012 by the Sus- tainable Development Solutions Network, are completing the top four. All four countries ing to its lead author. Building Norway’s longest undersea also assessed on satisfaction with things like did well in the main factors supporting happi- “It’s the human things that matter. If the tunnel likely employment, income inequality, life expec- ness—caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, riches make it harder to have frequent and The E39 motorway Rogfast project is tancy, GDP per capita, corruption in govern- health, income, and good governance—the trustworthy relationship between people, is it part of Norway’s NTP (National Trans- ment and business, and social support. World Happiness Report said on its website. worth it?” John Helliwell, the lead author of port Plan). It will cross Boknafjorden and The report is compiled using Gallup Norway’s other Scandinavian neighbor, the report and an economist at the University Kvitsøyfjorden and be around 25.5 km polls, which ask people to evaluate various , stayed at 10th on the list, while the of British Columbia in Canada, told the As- long (just less than 14 miles). It is thought aspects of their lives on a scale from 0 to 10. U.S. dropped from 13th to 14th. sociated Press (AP). that it will reduce the Stavanger-Hauga- Denmark, the happiest country in the One reason for the ’ Although Denmark lost a title, there landet journey time by about 40 minutes. 2016 and 2013 editions of the list, slid to good performance in the happiness report is Norway’s longest underwater tunnel second place, with Iceland and Switzerland the sense of community in societies, accord- See > happiness, page 6 will also be the deepest in the world, with its lowest point some 385 meters below This week’s news from Norway is brought to you through partnerships with: sea level (approximately 1,236 feet). Construction costs are estimated at NOK 16.4 billion (about 1.5 billion USD). This figure has risen from initial estimates, partly due to adjustments con- cerning safety measures. www.thelocal.no & theforeigner.no (Charlotte Bryan / The Foreigner) 4 • April 7, 2017 Business theNorwegianamerican Digitalization is the future: Norway prepares to be a Digital Age leader gian businesses need to consider, plan, and implement: Jennifer Vessels 1. Business model for service delivery Next Step—Silicon Valley & Oslo, Norway and predictable revenue creation 2. Customer journey, service delivery, The rapid advances in technological ca- and loyalty attainment pabilities, combined with global growth of 3. Value network partner and stakehold- entrepreneurism and the “sharing economy,” er engagement and collaboration bring many new opportunities for Norway. 4. Organizational readiness, adaptabil- However, there can be challenges as new ity, and competencies digital competitors compete with traditional 5. Technology processes for agile prod- corporations in all industries, and today’s uct and service development and delivery buyers demand engaging digital access to 6. Integrated and iterative service deliv- what they need when they need it. ery and communications with all stakeholders Welcome to the Digital Age. This world During a Digitalization Information Fo- of digitalization leads to great opportunities rum organized by AmCham in Oslo, execu- for growth of new innovations and trans- tives from Cisco, Schneider Electric, Bur- formation of companies into globally rec- son-Marsteller, Selmer, the U.S. Embassy, ognized solution providers. Recognized for and others agreed that digitalization is the fu- very high levels of adoption of technology ture. They also recognized the opportunity to by individuals, great technical competency, work together, learn from successful global and rapid growth in the startup community, Photo courtesy of AmCham leaders, and innovate through pilot projects. Norway is well poised for leadership in the AmCham’s recent Digitalization Forum focused on getting ready for the future. In the age of digitalization, global mar- Digital Age. kets, delighted customers, and engaged em- To fully leverage these strengths for suc- ployees are available to all organizations— cess, Norwegian organizations from media needs and future interests, all organizations engagement now is the time to move forward to a suc- powerhouse Schibsted to DnB, Posten, and have the opportunity to reap the benefits of • Greater market position today and in cessful future. Avinor are assessing, piloting, and leverag- digitalization: the future ing digitalization to increase customer sat- • Increased customer loyalty and reten- As shown by Silicon Valley-based Ado- The article was provided to The Norwegian isfaction, create new revenue streams, and tion leading to more predictable revenue be, which has transformed from a software American by Jennifer Vessels, CEO of Next serve their customers more efficiently. As streams vendor to a digital marketing services com- Step, based in Silicon Valley with Oslo sub- DnB has experienced with the fast growth of • Ability to penetrate new markets and pany (through Creative Cloud, Marketing sidiary, which is bringing best practices from mobile app ViPPs, digital offerings can open gain incremental revenues Cloud, and Document Cloud), the ultimate their leadership of Adobe, ShoreTel, and new markets and engage new customers. • Streamlined operations and improved result is higher market valuation and a much Precise’s digital transformation to Norwe- Through innovative thinking, combined efficiency stronger market position. For this level of gian enterprises. She can be reached at jves- with a deep understanding of customers’ • Enhanced employee productivity and success with digital transformation, Norwe- [email protected].

Business News & Notes DNB sells its part of DAPL loan gian bank. In our evaluations, we have taken Since November 2016, DNB has reviewed account of all the input we have received,” various options for its involvement in the says Serck-Hanssen. Sealift Inc. project financing of the Dakota Access Pipe- (DNB) line. The bank has now entered into an agree- ment to sell its share of the loan. Statoil awarded 13 leases in US Gulf of “By selling our stake, we wish to signal Mexico • Ship Owners • how important it is that the affected indig- Statoil successfully bid on 13 leases in the enous population is involved and that their U.S. Department of the Interior’s central re- opinions are heard in these types of projects. gion Gulf of Mexico lease sale 247, which • Ship & Cargo Brokers • Although there have been attempts at con- took place on March 22. The company was sultation by the project parties, the outcome the high bidder on all but two of the leases of the process suggests that these have been targeted. • Steamship Agents • inadequate,” says Harald Serck-Hanssen, “We are very pleased with the results. Group Executive Vice President and Head of The leases awarded reinforce Statoil’s ex- Large Corporates and International in DNB. ploration strategy of securing prospective DNB Asset Management chose to sell acreage while taking advantage of the cycle their mutual fund investments in the compa- to access these leases at favorable rates in nies behind the pipeline in November 2016. the U.S. Gulf of Mexico,” says Tore Løseth, Several other Norwegian financial institutions Head of Exploration in the U.S. and Mexico. followed suit and have since also sold their in- “We continue to believe in the potential vestments. At that time, DNB communicated of the Gulf of Mexico. Our participation in that a sale of the project financing was one of the lease sale is part of a targeted, step-wise the options under review but that such a sale approach to test our play concepts in the would take longer than the sale of sharehold- area,” he added. ings. In the meantime, DNB has used its posi- Statoil’s high bids are subject to review tion as a lender to try to influence the process, and final approval by the authorities. call for a lower level of conflict, and take the Since re-entering the U.S. Gulf of Mex- initiative to carry out an independent investi- ico in 2004, Statoil has built a significant po- gation of how indigenous people’s rights are sition offshore with ownership share in six being safeguarded. producing fields, two projects under -devel “During the process, we have met several opment, and one in the definition phase. interest groups and listened to their sugges- Production from Statoil’s U.S. offshore tions. We have met, among others, represen- portfolio averaged approximately 60,000 68 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York 11771 tatives from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. barrels per day in 2016 and is expected to Phone: (516) 922-1000 Fax: (516) 922-6526 We have also engaged in an ongoing dialogue nearly double by 2020, making Statoil a with the company building the pipeline. Many top-five producer from deepwater Gulf of www.sealiftinc.com E-mail: [email protected] of our customers have contacted us and ex- Mexico. pressed what they expect from us as a Norwe- (Statoil) theNorwegianamerican Business April 7, 2017 • 5 Hacker house Norway The Kingdom of The Rings NTNU startup Gobitech opens Gobi House after by Duane Lindberg, PhD experiencing the phenomenon in Palo Alto Nominated “Book of the Year” in historical fiction

The “Kingdom of the Rings” is the exciting Saga of the Norwegian-American people. It begins during Norway’s “Age of Greatness” in the 13th century and moves through the Middle Ages, the conflicts with Islam, the Reformation,and the Great Migration to North America in the 19th and 20th centuries. The story is replete with challenged characters, mystery, and suspense; so, the reader feels the immigrants’ struggle to preserve their faith and heritage, while sharing in the building of America.

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< politeness From page 3 A message from Editor-in-chief Emily C. Skaftun “There are many opinions on whether or Editor’s Notes Join the conversation! not we are polite, but we are not really aware of this. When we are criticized for being impolite, we have no way of defending our- The Norwegian American strikes back selves, because there are no clear norms on what Norwegian politeness is,” Rygg said. The researcher said that, in her opinion, Norwegians are polite—but that they do not like to disturb others unnecessarily, which can Hello, dear readers! be perceived as arrogance or a lack of caring. It’s that time again. Spring. Easter. “If we become more aware of how we Fundraising season. are behaving, then we can change. There It’s been two years since this paper— should probably be a discussion of what the only Norwegian-American newspaper characterizes Norwegian politeness. There’s still publishing—almost shut down. We no such thing as a universal politeness that kept going thanks to the generous sup- Norwegians can copy,” she said. port of people like you. We raised around Pawel Urbanik, doctoral researcher at $40K, the amount we thought we needed Oslo University’s Department of Linguistics to support the paper’s losses for a year. and Scandinavian Studies, says that Norwe- Instead, we made it last two years by gians can be both polite and impolite. “To cutting costs and increasing subscriptions say Norwegians are polite or impolite is an and ads. We have made a lot of changes assessment, not something that you can say since then, including the name of the pa- either yes or no to,” Urbanik told NRK. per! We’ve gone from weekly to biweek- But he added that there was a difference ly, which in addition to making our jobs Photo: Derek Willis between how Norwegians perceive each oth- less stressful (though not half as stress- A sneak preview of the new video we made for this campaign, with special guest star Ingvill Mont- er and how they are perceived by foreigners. ful, for some reason) has saved us a lot of gomery of Hovden Formal Farm Wear. Doesn’t she make a cute nisse? “People behave collectively. For ex- money on printing and shipping (though ample, when we see that most passengers are again not half the money, because we waiting for others to get off the Metro, we print longer papers on better paper with sign available exclusively through this cam- love this stuff. think that this is the right way to behave. So more color). We also moved our office to paign. All money we raise will go right back when we then see people forcing their way on the ‘burbs, saving (this time actually) half • Sometime contributor David Burke into this paper. We have an endless list of without waiting for others to get off, we per- the money we were paying in rent. has donated one 2-night stay for two people things we’d like to spend money on, little ceive this as impolite behavior,” said Urbanik. So I’m pleased to say that we’re los- at the B&B he runs out of his house in Skop- luxuries like marketing, payroll (imagine “One thing that possibly helps you to be ing less money than we used to! Our bot- pum, Norway, complete with organic break- what we could do with more than two perceived as polite is being aware of other tom line has gone from $-35K in 2014 to fasts. Apparently there are goats! full-time employees!), paying writers and people around you,” the researcher said. $-21K in 2016. I’m even more pleased to • Our friends at Old Ballard Liquor Co. photographers, and travel to Nordic fes- say that we’ve done this despite increas- are offering an Aquavit Club that will pro- tivals to increase our subscriber base by ing our wages and benefits by $64K! But vide you with one bottle of aquavit each physically going where the Norwegian < happiness we are still operating at a loss each year. quarter plus two at Christmas (six total). This Americans are and shoving our papers in From page 3 So we’re running a new campaign. is a great way to make sure you don’t miss their faces. were no sour grapes among happiness re- At the time I’m writing this (March 31), I out on their special vintages, which often sell A lot of people just don’t know about searchers in . can’t tell you exactly when the campaign out fast! What’s the catch? Well, this perk this 128-year-old newspaper, which has “Good for them. I don’t think Denmark will be up and running, because I still doesn’t ship. 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So Dear Editor, Opinion Editor Your write-up on the multi-talented what’s the problem, say Swiss feminists, I was so glad to again find Heidi Håvan Linn Chloe Hagstrøm [email protected] Aasta Hansteen in the March 10 issue con- with having every household armed? That’s Grosch’s “Norwegian 101” section in the Taste of Norway Editor cluded: “Her inspiration and work contribut- exactly what they do—and successfully, ac- March 24 issue. Her columns do something Daytona Strong [email protected] ed significantly toward the women’s move- cording to statistics. unique, I think, when she not only uses norsk ment in America and Norway.” Sincerely, words in sentences, she puts the sentences Advertising [email protected] Feminism nowadays meets opposition Gunnar Unneland på norsk, e.g., “hvordan ting endret seg.” from leading and powerful politicians, in Edmonds, Wash. I studied Norwegian for several years on a Subscriptions [email protected] my opinion. This causes a weakened stand word for word basis and haven’t been able to against male domination. Examples: communicate without putting my Norwegian Contributors Too tall for their own good? 1. Failing to support other persecuted words into English-sounding sentences! This Larrie Wanberg Grand Forks, N.D. women rebelling against repressive gov- is a wonderful help. Julia Andersen New York, N,Y. ernments in undeveloped countries—due to Dear Editor, I read the paper from cover to cover Tove Andersson Oslo, Norway Patricia Barry Hopewell Junction, N.Y. “political correctness” [which says that] all I was fascinated by the article in the but I have to say I enjoy Grosch’s columns Melinda Bargreen Everett, Wash. cultures/governments are equal. March 24 issue discussing higher cancer rates so much... and look for them the first thing Terje Birkedal Anchorage, Alaska 2. Failing to protect women in their in ethnic Norwegians given their healthy and when NAW arrives in the mail! M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway David Burke Skoppum, Norway homes due to “political correctness” and its active lifestyle, and their medical system. Mange tusen takk, Carla Danziger McLean, Va. / Albany, Calif. denouncement of the single most effective This idea may be simplistic, but taller Jackie Medill Daughters of Norway Members Various defensive weapon against bullying—guns! people have higher rates of cardiac disease Sunriver, Ore. Gary G. Erickson Sunburg, Minn. Rasmus Falck Oslo, Norway Women must not be seen carrying weapons, and cancer than average-height individuals. Christy Olsen Field Seattle, Wash. especially guns! It’s in very incorrect taste! Could it be that immigrants are shorter com- Dear Jackie, Sunny Gandara Beacon, N.Y. In the last Olympics, Kimberley Rhode pared to ethnic Norwegians? It’s not clear I’m so glad you’re enjoying The Norwe- Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway Rosalie Grangaard Grosch Arden Hills, Minn. of California became the first woman ever to why, but one explanation is that taller indi- gian American. I too love our Norsk Språk sec- Kari Heistad Edina, Minn. win medals in six consecutive Olympics. Did viduals have more cells to go awry. tion whether or not we have one of Grosch’s Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. feminists want her carrying the flag? No! Be- If it were diet or other environmental fabulous Norwegian 101 columns in it. Leslee Lane Hoyum Rockford, Minn. Roy Jorgensen Hopewell Junction, N.Y cause she won her medals in marksmanship. factors, then cancer rates should increase in Hopefully your letter will encourage Grosch Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway More men commit burglary than wom- second and higher generation immigrants. to write columns for us more frequently! Michael Kleiner Philadelphia, Penn. 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(NRK) Alpine Skiing: Two golds for Tviberg Maria Tviberg took her second champion- ship gold in two days when she took the victory in the downhill on March 31 just one day after winning the super-G with half a second. She finished 22 hundredths ahead of Kristina Riis-Johannessen in the Photos: Kian Bourke-Steern downhill. Surfing in the Arctic can be as beautiful as in the (NRK) tropics but in a totally different way. Alpine Skiing: First national gold for Saugestad Stian Saugestad took his first national championship gold when he went all the Victoria Hofmo way to the top in the March 30 super-G Brooklyn, N.Y. race. The athlete from Namsos was 0.58 seconds ahead of Aleksander Aamodt Kilde at the finish line. I remember listening to a newscaster also less people in colder places. Warm plac- TO: When it comes to events, we work to- (NRK) commenting on the 1994 Winter Olympics in es with waves are crowded and crowd is all gether with the local surf club to hold a Norway. Watching the risky ski jumpers, he surfers’ worst enemy. surf competition called “Lofoten Masters,” Alpine Skiing: Kilde takes one gold mused, “Those Norwegians are crazy.” He which is the northernmost surf competition After two disappointing second place fin- just couldn’t wrap his head around the height VH: Can you describe what surfing in the in the world. ishes in the super-G and super combined, they were able to achieve and the risks they Arctic is like for our readers? time was finally on Aleksander Aamodt were willing to take. TO: Surfing in Unstad is unreal; the surf is I also had the opportunity to speak with Kilde’s side when he won the national With that in mind, it comes as no sur- more than perfect and you are surrounded by Olsen’s wife, Marion Frantzen. championship gold in downhill on March prise that two Norwegians embraced the great nature and great people. “In 2000 we moved home to the Lofoten 31. The closest was Stian Saugestad, who waters in the northernmost corner of Nor- Islands from Stavanger in south Norway… was beaten by 0.10 seconds. way for a sport usually reserved for sunnier VH: How did you decide to open a surfing So when the local community wanted to sell (NRK) climes—surfing. In Unstad, people have business in the Arctic? the old school (today’s Unstad Arctic Surf), been practicing the sport of Arctic surfing TO: Opening a surf camp in northern Nor- we knew we would love to buy it. But we Racewalking: Haukenes sets record since 1963. way in 2003 was just pure coincidence. My didn’t have money because we bought our Håvard Haukenes delivered an extremely Who were these fearless folks? While mother-in-law bought the camp that was an first house just some months before. My impressive performance with his time of working as sailors, two Lofoten boys, Thor old school so that we could have a “nice” mother and father thought this was a good 3.43.40 in the 50-km race in Dudince, Frantzen and Hans Egil Krane, saw people family hobby. After the first year, we bought idea, so they bought it,” she said. “In 2009 Slovakia, on March 25. The time sets the surfing in Sydney. They took the sport home some surfboards and wetsuits and started the they sold the company to us, and since then world record as the best time this season. and are believed to be Norway’s first surfers. rental service. For several years, we were we have operated it with good help from Pat- (NRK) Enough interest grew that by 2003, Thor running the camp only in our summer vaca- rick Millin, mother, and father.” Frantzen and his wife Randi formed the Un- tions, together with my mother and father-in- Millin, a professional surfer, grew up stad Surfing Company. Today this business law. The surfing just expanded and then we in the States. I wanted to speak to a surfer is run by their daughter, Marion Frantzen, got some media coverage, and since then we who began surfing in warmer places, and he and her partner in business and life, Tommy have never looked back. Today we are open shared his story and thoughts about surfing at Olsen. I got to interview Olsen about this all year round. Unstad with me. unique company and what it is like surfing in the Arctic. VH: Who are your clientele? VH: Patrick, where else have you surfed? Get a slice of Norway TO: Our customers are from all over the Patrick Millin: Hawaii, mainland Mexico, every issue! Victoria Hofmo: What is your surfing back- world. During summer it’s a good mix of Baja, Peru, France, Spain, Portugal, Canada, (206) 784-4617 ground? Scandinavians and foreign surfers. Lately Newfoundland, Faroe Islands, Russia, Fiji, [email protected] Tommy Olsen: I’ve been surfing for 22 there are many Americans who traveled to Tonga, Denmark, Australia, Panamá, Costa years, starting in Norway. I have surfed and Lofoten. Rica, and Bocas Del Toro. traveled a lot of places like Hawaii, Austra- lia, California, , Maldives, Indo- VH: I see that you offer classes. Is it mostly VH: What is most unique about the Unstad nesia, Morocco, and all of Europe. first timers? How many lessons does one experience? need to be able to surf? PM: Everything about it. The experience is VH: Besides the extreme cold, are there other TO: We do mostly beginner lessons and pri- unique—from suiting up in thick rubber in differences from surfing in warmer climes? vate lessons. Our lesson is about four hours a wood-fired sauna to walking in waist-deep TO: There are several differences: 6 mm and makes you able to stand up and ride on snow to get to shoreline. Then of course the of rubber, hoodies, boots, and gloves make your own. mountains—nothing is more impressive than it a little bit harder to surf in cold climates. when you’re staring at these huge snow- You’re a little bit heavier with wetsuits, and VH: I read that you offer events. Can you it’s a little bit harder to paddle. But there are describe one? See > surfing, page 9 theNorwegianamerican Sports April 7, 2017 • 9 The X-factor: Norwegians flip to the top at Hafjell’s extreme skiing and snowboarding event

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Norway’s top snowboarders and free- style skiers were undoubtedly feeling the pressure as they performed all kinds of super tricks in front of their families and friends at X Games Norway this March 8 to 11. This competition marked only the sec- ond time that the extreme sports event has been held in the country known for its win- ter sports prowess, following a successful X Games Oslo last year. “It is very nice to see that the interest is the same for Hafjell. Most of the tickets were sold before we released a single artist’s name,” said head of X Games Norway Hen- ning Andersen about the event, which also includes concerts by popular artists. “For us it is cool to see that Norwegians want to experience X Games and see the big action sport stars up close.” The event in Hafjell, a village and ski Photo: Nick Guise-Smith / ESPN Images resort located in the county of Oppland, in- Silje Norendal competing in women’s snowboard slopestyle during X Games. She had a disappointing day of slopestyle, but won big air the following day. cluded slopestyle and big air competitions in both snowboarding and skiing for men and women with a total of eight gold medals up more up her sleeves. Tess Ledeux of France switch on mistyflip Japan on the fence rail, a slopestyle fiasco. She started off by landing for grabs. In the slopestyle events, the ath- then overtook the lead with 88 points, but switch rightside double 1080 Japan, a switch an incredible cab 900, giving her the letes got two runs down the course—made Killi managed to take the gold with 90 points leftside double 1260 tailgrab, and a double she needed. In the end her top-scoring jumps up of a variety of obstacles—and earned in an impressive second run that included belly down flatspin 900 to beat his own score of 38 and 28 gave her a total of 66, edging points for their tricks, with the best score in a technical rail tricks up top, a rightside 540 by one point and take the gold, the same out American Julia Marino by one point to single run taking the gold. For big air, the ski- Japan, switch rightside 720 Japan, and a left- medal he earned in Aspen this year. take the gold. ers and snowboarders made as many jumps side 900 on her final jump. The home crowd “I don’t know how to explain it, but both “It means so much. Everyone saw my as they could in 23 minutes with the two best erupted in cheers when her winning score times I have had good days. It is very fun to emotions yesterday, and yesterday sucked tricks contributing to their final score. was announced. land in the way I wanted to,” he said to TV for me. I didn’t really expect to win big air, Following a historic success for Norway “It is unbelievably cool to land right 2. “It is awesome to see so many people who so finishing off my season with a win at home at the X Games Aspen in January, where the in front of my family and friends. There is are cheering and are stoked. There are more in front of everyone is… I have no words,” country managed to take four medals overall nothing better than that,” she said to TV 2. “I people than in Aspen, and that excites me.” she said to ESPN. with two of them gold, the country was opti- have skied and competed a lot this year, and And the home crowd was certainly root- Also earning spots on the podium for mistic heading into the event on their home I prepared myself mentally for this competi- ing for Silje Norendal in the women’s snow- Norway were Ståle Sandbech with silver turf. As it turns out, they had every right to be! tion. I knew that there would be a lot of press board slopestyle final the next day. With in the men’s snowboard slopestyle, Torgeir In the first final of X Games Norway, in here,” she added. three X Games gold medals in the event un- Bergrem with bronze in the men’s snow- the women’s ski slopestyle, 19-year-old Jo- Keeping the momentum going, 21-year- der her belt, the 23-year-old was definitely board big air, and Eirik Sæterøy with silver hanne Killi managed to win the gold medal old Øystein Bråten had a solid first run in a favorite. Norendal had an incredibly dis- in the men’s ski big air. for Norway—also her first ever X Games the men’s ski slopestyle final, earning 90.33 appointing performance, however, falling in In all, Norway ended up with six medals gold. points. He remained in the lead, and no one the final jump on both runs. in Hafjell—three gold, two silver, and one Killi was in the lead after her first run, managed to beat his score—besides himself, While big air is generally not her forte, bronze—easily taking the title as the most scoring 85 points, but promised she had even that is. On his second run, he completed a Norendal was determined to excel after her successful country.

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John Erik Stacy Christine Foster Meloni The Norwegian American Washington, D.C.

A murder mystery is a puzzle that can Do you have your Easter thrillers for be solved. The suspects in the mystery must 2017 yet? Norwegians are preparing for be introduced early and appear frequently. their annual crime reading spree that will There should be at least one character that take place during their Easter break, Maundy appears to be the culprit but turns out to be Thursday to Easter Monday. In case you are a false lead. At the “aha” moment should be still searching for your thrillers, here are a surprise, but readers should also think, “all few suggestions. the clues were there; I should have seen it!” Busemannen. A “påskenøtt” in the style Anne Holt of Jo Nesbø. Well, actually, a zany parody Anne Holt is one of the most popular fe- that reads so much like Nesbø you might for- male Norwegian crime writers. She has writ- get in which universe you travel. Until the ten two series of crime novels with differ- punch line. ent protagonists, gay police detective Hanne In Busemannen (The Bogeyman) you Wilhelmsen (10 novels) and former FBI pro- meet Willy Wakum. He is an inexplicably filer Johanne Vik (five novels). She has also brilliant detective often at odds with his written five stand-alone crime novels. superiors and in the doghouse relationship- What is Mine is the first in her Vik se- wise. As dust-cover copy describes him «... ries. Nine-year-old Emilie doesn’t come alcoholic, argumentative, and a constant home from school one afternoon. Then a danger for himself and his surroundings. Be- five-year-old boy disappears. Then another Jo Nesbø sides that, he is dead. But he is the best the as additional Norwegian mystery authors are child goes missing. Children’s bodies begin No list, no matter how short, would be police have.» Sound familiar? found killed in gruesome and creative ways. to turn up around the city, but not Emilie’s. complete without a book by the King of Nor- Willy is in charge of investigating what True to formula, likely perpetrators rise to Vik is pulled into the dark world of child ab- wegian Crime Fiction, Jo Nesbø. Most of certainly will become a series of murders the surface only to be revealed as red her- duction and becomes convinced that a serial his books are quite long, but there are two after Nelly Lundin, Norwegian murder-mys- rings. And as the steel trap of irrefutable evi- killer is on the loose. that you could easily read in a long weekend: tery author, is found choked by a force-fed dence closes around the true culprit, a final Blood on Snow and Midnight Sun. The pro- frozen dinner. But Willy is not in charge, re- and surprising switch is made. I should have tagonists of both books are hitmen for pow- ally. In fact, officially, he and partner Sana seen it. Perhaps. erful drug lords in Oslo. Selbu are investigating missing pets. Cats, A phalanx of no less than five authors In Blood on Snow, Olav Johansen is the dogs, and other cuddlies are disappearing collaborated to create Busemannen. These fixer for the powerful Oslo drug lord Daniel from Oslo homes at an alarming rate. A de- are Knut Nærum, flanked by Elisabeth Bot- Hoffman. He takes his assignments in partment head has lost her standard poodle. terli, Peder Udnæs, Askild Hagen, and Jør- without a twinge of discomfort. But then he And all five of the murdered Lundin’s cats gen Mehren. Nærum is a celebrity perhaps receives an assignment he would rather re- (each named Henrik but with different last best known from his appearances in Nytt for . Hoffman orders him to kill his unfaith- names) are missing. Important people, like Nytt from NRK television. Nærum describes ful wife. When Johansen sees her, he is taken the Minister of Justice, are also missing pets, Busemannen as being “Just like a real book, by her beauty and decides not to carry out so the pressure is on. with jokes.” With chapter titles like Ear, Mu- his boss’s order. Needless to say, his life be- KRIPOS investigator Morten Vold, cus, and Autophagy, the book is, to borrow comes very complicated indeed. dashingly handsome but evil to the core, has a comment from one of its own characters, In Midnight Sun, Jon Hansen is a pet- the murder case. Officially. But Willy and “A riveting read hampered by some passages ty drug dealer who has no desire to go any Sana learn more about the killings (Willy that strain the reader’s credulity.” Except that higher on the criminal ladder. But the big corrects Morten for using the imprecise term straining credulity is kind of the point with boss, The Fisherman, promotes him to the murder during a press-conference and starts Busemannen. position of hitman. Hansen is terrified but a debate among journalists) than Detective has no choice. His life becomes decidedly Vold would like them to know. Vold has his Busemannen is one of the few things not sold more exciting when he is forced to kill or be own agenda. One that involves Roma beg- on Amazon.com. E-books (på norsk only!) killed. gars and an upscale restaurant named Meoa are available at www.cappelendamm.no/_ (Meow!). dokumentar/humor-og-satire/busemannen- Whatever you choose to read, have a The plot thickens, twists, and coagulates knut-n%C3%A6rum-9788202435721. thrilling Easter weekend! K.O. Dahl K.O. Dahl has written 11 novels and five of them have been translated into English. Community Connections These five are police procedurals that feature Frank Frølich and Inspector Gunnarstranda, two clever Oslo detectives. Happy birthday, The Man in the Window is Dahl’s second novel. It is Friday the 13th and it is definitely engagement, birth, Reidar Folke Jespersen’s unlucky day. He leaves his home and goes to a nearby café. family reunion, etc! He sits near the window and keeps his eye on the door of an apartment building across the street. After a few hours he sees his wife Your name and enter this building, which is where her lover lives. The next morning Jespersen is found message here! sitting naked in an armchair in the window of his antique shop. He has been stabbed to death. Frølich and Gunnarstranda must solve For more information, call the mystery. Is it a simple story of love and us at (206) 784-4617 or email passion or does it have something to do with [email protected]. the Nazis in Norway’s past? theNorwegianamerican Arts & Entertainment April 7, 2017 • 11 Curtain closes on 20 years of Ibsen Ibsen’s final play, When We Dead Awaken, brings a close to Lanesboro’s annual festival

Molly Jones The Norwegian American

For the last two decades, the Common- weal Theatre Company has been bringing Henrik Ibsen’s works to life in Lanesboro, Minn., supplementing their annual Ibsen production with a weekend-long festival to celebrate the Norwegian playwright and the culture of . After much delibera- tion, Commonweal has decided that the 20th Annual Ibsen Festival will mark the final in- stallment of the event. The 2017 Ibsen Festival will offer a variety of events, presentations, and perfor- mances in Lanesboro throughout the week- end of April 21-23, with a special focus on the adaptation of Ibsen’s When We Dead Awaken, directed by Craig Johnson and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher. To learn more about the history of the fes- Photos: Ana Hagedorn tival and the decision to conclude it, I spoke Left: Commonweal company member Thomas White poses with Ibsen. with Commonweal’s Marketing & Communi- Right: Minnesota playwright Jeffrey Hatcher has adapted eight Ibsen plays for the festival, including this year’s version of Ibsen’s final play. cations Director, Jeremy van Meter.

Molly Jones: Why did the Commonweal that traffic in the warmer months; the Vin- MJ: Why was When We Dead Awaken select- with that organization. All panelists have a Theatre decide to conclude the annual Ibsen terFest was a way to extend tourism into the ed to be Commonweal Theatre’s final Ibsen long relationship with the festival and will Festival this year? winter months. When the core members of production? truly be able to speak to how the event has Jeremy van Meter: This was not an easy de- the Commonweal decided to pursue an an- JVM: It is the final play that Ibsen wrote in “grown up.” cision to make due to the fact that for the past nual commitment to Ibsen, the founders of his collection of masterworks. The culmina- The other event is the festival weekend 19 years, we have been thrilled to stake the the Norse VinterFest approached the com- tion of the festival matches the culmination performances of The Last Two Minutes of the claim as being the only theatre company in pany with the idea of merging the festival of a writing career. We also wanted to give Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen. This piece North America to annually produce the work into an annual gathering to open the theatre our Ibsen adapter, Jeffrey Hatcher, a chance of theatre originated in Chicago at the popu- of Henrik Ibsen and kick off that work with season in tandem with the theatrical opening. to adapt Ibsen’s final piece. This year marks lar Neo-Futurists theatre company and is ex- a weekend-long festival. In all honesty, the The idea sparked fire and over the past 19 Mr. Hatcher’s eighth Ibsen adaptation for us. actly as the title suggests. The final moments festival is the conclusion of several months years, we have welcomed thousands of Nor- of Ibsen’s entire body of work are presented of planning and organizing, and the company wegian enthusiasts through the doors of the MJ: As the final installment, this year’s fes- in order based on the year they were pub- is beginning to see some toil because of that Commonweal. A February blizzard in 2007 tival is intended to be more retrospective in lished. We think this piece pairs quite well additional workload. But more importantly, moved the festival from the winter months to nature. What will you be doing to honor the with a festival that is “looking back” on a the festival and the commitment to Mr. Ibsen the somewhat warmer climate of mid-April. past years of the festival? body of work with a piece that touches on an have made their accomplishments and done As the festival grew, the primary inten- JVM: We think that there are two highlights entire body of master playwriting. exactly what the founders intended. tion was to invite the best and brightest Ibsen of the festival that will produce a lovely walk scholars and thinkers to inject a higher sense down memory lane. The first is a panel dis- MJ: Is there anything else you’d like to share MJ: Can you tell me a bit about the history of of education into Ibsen’s writing and un- cussion that we are calling “Twenty Years with readers of The Norwegian American? the Ibsen Festival? What has been the objec- cover some of the mystery behind his tragic at the Ibsen Festival.” The panel will in- JVM: Henrik Ibsen is simply taking a break tive of the festival over the years? characters. In addition to that, an alternative clude Commonweal Executive Director Hal from the Commonweal stage! The decision to JVM: The festival originated from a gath- objective was to highlight the great cultural Cropp, now in his 25th Anniversary Season, end our annual commitment is simply a stra- ering called Norse VinterFest. This was a aspects that set Norway apart. Ultimately, Liz Bucheit, Peggy Hanson, and Lynn Susag. tegic one, and Ibsen will take his place in the winter event sponsored in part by Lanes- the purpose of the weekend was to surround Liz is the owner of Crown Trout Jewelers in line of other classic writers from which we boro’s Sons of Norway lodge. As a tourist a fantastic piece of theatre with a celebration Lanesboro where she creates pieces inspired will choose to produce. We have loved our destination, Lanesboro sees the majority of of “all things Scandinavian.” by Scandinavian folklore and myth. In 2013, connection to Norway’s greatest playwright Liz received a Minnesota State Arts Board and are quite pleased with the recognition we grant to create pieces inspired by Ibsen’s have received both from the Norwegian gov- < blom tragic characters; in 2013 and 2014, these ernment and from the Norwegian Parliament From page 1 pieces were displayed during the festival. itself through the nomination of Hal Cropp Peggy Hanson was pivotal in the arrange- for The International Ibsen Award in 2009. wraparound panoramic photograph, which hint as to its content: ments for Norse VinterFest and will discuss showed these Norwegian mountains in “Each of us is a kaleidoscope, an end- the very early days of the festival. Lynne There’s still time to make it to the Ibsen Fes- springtime, complete with a rainbow. The less reflection of a million shards of things Susag is heavily influential in the Sons of tival before it’s gone forever! For more in- photograph was then enclosed in a glowing seen, felt, and experienced. And we carry in Norway lodge in Lanesboro and will focus formation, visit www.commonwealtheatre. white cylindrical curtain that was seven feet our bones the kaleidoscope of generations on the value of the festival in partnership org/programs/ibsen. tall and eight feet in diameter. When viewers past, the migration of millennia across the parted the curtain and stepped inside, they globe, and even the churning ocean and the felt a strong sense of peace. song of distant stars.” Another beautiful installation was “On Blom earned a B.A. from George Wash- Golden Ponds,” in which Blom took photo- ington University with a major in Fine Arts graphs of the goldfish in a friend’s pond on and a minor in Art History. She has an A.A. 2709 SAN PABLO AVE — BERKELEY, CA 94702 Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. They were in Photography from Montgomery College. Phone: (800) 854-6435 — Email: [email protected] taken in April when cherry blossom pet- To see her beautiful work online, go to www. als covered the pond. The intriguing prints LilianeBlom.com and www.ArtBlom.com. Featuring great Nordic products showed multiple images: the fish below the water, the surface reflections on the pond, The Lakselaget (Salmon Club) D.C. Chap- Books • Candy and Chocolates • Canned goods • Condiments and the cherry blossoms on the surface. ter is an organization of professional women Cooking wares • Dry Goods • Gift items • Specialty meats Blom’s next exhibit, “Kaleidoscope,” is who swim against the current and college and more! an immersive installation that will run at Ar- and university students who are Norwegian, tomatic in Crystal City, Va., through May 6. of Norwegian descent, or are interested in all Visit us online: www.nordichouse.com In the following description, she gives us a things Norwegian. 12 • April 7, 2017 Taste of Norway theNorwegianamerican On Norwegian Easter food traditions Tis the season for rakfisk, lamb, oranges, eggs of all kinds, and of course !

Photo: Pixabay Norway doesn’t have an Easter Bunny, but branches, colorful spring flowers, and eggs are all part of the holiday.

Whitney Love Stavanger, Norway

The days are getting longer, the sun daffodils, are used as decoration and given sour cream. they are quite appreciated after the long, dark shining brighter, and the flowers have started as small gifts between family and neighbors. • Although eating lamb during Easter winter. sprouting—clear evidence that spring has ar- Norwegians also use birch tree twigs and has biblical roots and lamb is a symbol of • Norway does not have the Easter rived in Stavanger. With spring comes Eas- branches for Easter decorations by hanging both Christ and spring, lamb is a more recent Bunny tradition as enjoyed in the U.S. In- ter, one of the most celebrated holidays in the Easter ornaments, feathers, and painted eggs addition to the Norwegian Easter tradition. stead, Norwegians celebrate Easter chickens Norwegian calendar. In fact, Norway has the from them while displaying them in their Most of the lamb served in Norway during and eggs. Eggs are a symbol of rebirth and longest official Easter holiday in the world. homes. Easter is imported from abroad or frozen chickens are a symbol of fertility, which is Maundy Thursday, also known as Good Norwegians love crime and detective Norwegian lamb from the previous year’s why both are symbols of Easter in Norway. or Holy Thursday, begins the holiday. This novels year-round but especially during Eas- yield. Due to the long and dark winters in Eggs are prepared in a variety of ways and day is commemorated as the day of the last ter. While many read books to feed their crime Norway, the gestation period for sheep is de- egg-based dishes are common during Easter. supper Jesus had with the disciples before story obsession, during Easter it is also nour- layed. Thus most lambs are not large enough • The most popular chocolate eaten dur- his crucifixion, and in Norway it’s a public ished by movie marathons, crime stories on to slaughter in time for Easter. ing this time of year is the iconic Kvikk Lunsj. holiday. The following day, Good Friday, is public radio stations, and crime series broad- Rogaland county is especially known for Kvikk Lunsj was created in 1937 and has also a public holiday, which means schools, casts on television. Norway’s obsession with its lamb and many estimate that there may been in production every year since, exclud- commerce, and shopping are all closed. Holy crime and detective novels during Easter be- be more sheep and lamb living in the area ing 1941 to 1949 due to the Second World Saturday is the last calendar day before Eas- gan in 1923 by a Norwegian publisher. than people. There are several farms raising War. It’s reported that Norwegians eat on av- ter Sunday. The Monday after Easter Sunday For some, Norwegian Easter means ski- lamb all over Rogaland county, but special at- erage nine Kvikk Lunsj a year, three during is also a public holiday in Norway, which ing and going to the cabin, and for most it tention must be paid to the lambs grown in the Easter period. (For a creative way to start means every year the entire country quite means time to visit with family and enjoy Rennesøy and Kvitsøy due to history and the on your year’s consumption of Kvikk Lunsj, nearly shuts down from Thursday to Monday Easter food traditions. Take note of these be- unique taste of lambs raised near the sea. enjoy my recipe on the opposite page!) in celebration of the Easter tradition. fore the holiday begins on April 13. • Norwegians eat 20 million oranges • Some Norwegian families enjoy a long Easter is marked by the color yellow in • A very traditional Easter supper eaten during Easter every year. Some believe the and bountiful Easter breakfast or brunch on Norway, and all packaging for Easter-themed throughout most of Norway is rakfisk, not tradition of eating oranges during Easter in Easter Sunday, while others enjoy a plentiful products in Norway is yellow. Norwegians lamb or ham. Rakfisk is a fermented fish Norway began because of merchant ships re- dinner. Easter breakfast includes a varied and tend to use yellow candles and napkins to dish made from trout. Rakfisk is tradition- turning to Norway during Easter time with semi-luxurious offering of different types of dress their Easter breakfast and dinner tables ally served sliced on flatbrød or lefse and the year’s first harvest from southern Eu- bread, cheese, ham, spreads, seafood prod- too. Yellow flowers, especially tulips and topped with raw onion, boiled potato, and rope. Also, as oranges are high in vitamin C, ucts, and of course lots of eggs.

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The 2017 Nordic Culinary Conference, May 5-7, neur Claus Meyer as headliner and keynote speaker. will bring internationally renowned chefs and culinary Claus Meyer is an instrumental force in bringing experts to Seattle to discuss and demonstrate Nordic the Nordic food revolution into international aware- cuisine and cooking philosophy for local audiences. ness. He cofounded restaurant Noma in Copenhagen This conference, presented by Nordic Heritage Muse- (four times designated “best restaurant in the world”), um, offers an immersive program featuring live culi- and is the architect of the New Nordic Kitchen Mani- nary demonstrations and tastings that explore both tra- festo, which urges Scandinavian chefs to embrace ditional and contemporary Nordic cuisine. Attendees are encouraged to delve deeper through expert lectures See > culinary, page 15 with top Nordic chefs while exploring culinary history, techniques, and the global impact of Nordic cuisine. Photo courtesy of the Nordic Heritage Museum The conference welcomes Danish culinary entrepre- Claus Meyer is the event headliner and keynote speaker. theNorwegianamerican Taste of Norway April 7, 2017 • 13 Baking with Kvikk Lunsj: Cupcakes infused with the taste of påske

Whitney Love Stavanger, Norway

Given that so many Kvikk Lunsj are eat- en during Easter in Norway, it seemed only fitting that I found a way to turn this popular candy bar into cupcakes! I’ve infused this buttercream frosting with Kvikk Lunsj and made the cupcakes themselves with cocoa powder and mini chocolate chips to give them that one-two extra chocolate-y punch. The resulting frosting is light and airy, with a few crunchy bits whipped in, and the cup- cake is so deep, dense, and moist with choco- late flavor, you won’t know what hit you.

Whitney Love is a cook- book author and blogger. She hails from Tucson, Ari- zona, and is currently living in Stavanger, Norway. She runs the English language blog Thanks For The Food where she documents her love affair with Norway through the lens of tra- ditional and modern Norwegian gastronomy. Find her online at thanksforthefood.com. Photo: Whitney Love Kvikk Lunsj cupcakes offer a new use for this traditional Easter food. These cupcakes get their moist- ness from oil, buttermilk, and coffee. The acidity in the buttermilk and coffee interact with the leavening Kvikk Lunsj Cupcakes agents in the recipe to give the cupcakes lots of lift, while the oil keeps them from drying out.

For the cupcakes For the frosting 360g (3 cups) flour 180g (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, at 360g (1 3/4 cups) sugar room temperature 60g (1/2 cup) unsweetened cocoa 150g (1 1/2 cups) powdered sugar, powder sifted 1 tsp. baking soda pinch of salt 1/2 tsp. salt 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped out 150g (about 1 cup if you use the mini 2 tbsps. heavy cream variety) dark chocolate chips 1 tbsp. vanilla extract 250ml (1 cup) brewed coffee, cooled 8 bars (2 full-size packages) Kvikk 425ml (1 3/4 cup) neutral oil Lunsj candy bars (sunflower, vegetable, or canola) Kvikk Lunsj candy bars for garnish 250ml (1 cup) buttermilk 3 large eggs

To make the cupcakes: Pre-heat your oven to 160C/320F. Line your cupcake tin with cupcake liners or grease it 椀渀最攀戀爀攀琀猀攀渀ᤠ猀 with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. 一 伀 刀 䐀 䤀 䌀 䴀 䄀 刀 䬀 䔀 吀 倀 䰀 䄀 䌀 䔀 In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. 倀⸀ 㠀 ⸀ ㈀ 㜀 㤀 ⸀ 㤀 ㌀ ㌀ ㌀ 簀 圀 圀 圀⸀ 䤀 一 䜀 䔀 䈀 刀 䔀 吀 匀 䔀 一 匀 ⸀ 䌀 伀 䴀 猀椀渀挀攀 ㄀㤀㈀㄀ Add the sugar to the sifted ingredients, and mix well with a whisk. You want the mixture to be uniform in color, without any white or dark brown streaks. Finally add in your chocolate chips, then set aside. In a large bowl, mix together the cooled coffee, oil, buttermilk, and eggs. Whisk together until well combined. Add the dry mixture to the wet and slowly whisk it together to combine. Pour the batter equally into the lined cupcake tin and bake for 22-24 minutes. The cupcakes are baked when Find us online: www.marinamarket.com a toothpick placed in the center of one of the cupcakes comes out clean. 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Espen Lilleslåtten Performance Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred will be the Master of aney Center for the Performing Arts Concert Welcome singer and storyteller Kari Tauring, April 21, 7:30 p.m. Ceremonies at this tour, which includes world Hall in Middlebury; and 12:00 p.m. on April 24 who will present on Nordic runes and the völ- Minneapolis, Minn. premieres by himself, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, at Everett Theater at Southern Vermont Col- va stav at Nordic Hall. Serving omelets, kring- Norwegian violinist Espen Lilleslåtten will -per and Conrad Kehn. At 1:00 p.m. on April 22 at the lege in Bennington. ler, and fruit; mimosas available for purchase. form Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op Troy Public Library in Troy; 3:30 p.m. on April 23 Tickets at www.freyalodge.org; cost $17 for 13, and Nordic works by Johan Halvorsen, Carl at The Reformed Dutch Church in Poughkeepsie, Washington members and $22 for non-members. Contact Nielsen, and others. At Mindekirken. and 7:00 p.m. on April 23 at Morton Memorial Lessons from the Arctic Anne-Marie at (707) 894-1807 with questions. 20th Annual Ibsen Festival Library and Community House in Rhinecliff. Free. now—August 27 April 21—23 Seattle, Wash. Bjørnson Lodge 107th Anniversary Party Lanesboro, Minn. Restoration—Pieces for Viola d’Amore This exhibition explains how Norwegian- ex April 23, 5:00 p.m. The festival celebrates Scandinavian theatre, vi- April 25, 7:30 p.m. plorer Amundsen spent his youth preparing Pleasant Hill, Calif. sual art, music, and dance, centered amidst the New York, N.Y. for a life in the Polar Regions, his first trip to Celebrate at Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant. Entrée opening of The Commonweal Theatre Company’s Scandinavian composers Ylva Lund Bergner, Jo- the Antarctic, three years spent with the Inuit choices are New York Steak, Chicken Toscana, world-premiere adaptation of Ibsen’s final play, han Svensson, Axel Rudebeck, and Øyvind Mæ- in the Arctic, and the historic Race for the Fresh Salmon, and Pasta Primavera; cost is When We Dead Awaken, which opens on April 16 land were commissioned to create new works; South Pole. At Nordic Heritage Museum. $50. Mail check payable to Bjornson Lodge at 7:30 p.m. The festival offers events throughout Marco Fusi performs these new compositions on with food choices to Nancy Eikeberg, 2211 Co- the weekend. With 2017 being the final install- the viola d’amore. At Scandinavia House. Cost is Olympia Norway Day loma St., Oakland, CA 94602-2311 by April 17. ment of the festival, the approach is more retro- $15 or $10 for ASF members. April 15, 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. spective in nature. Visit www.commonwealthe- Olympia, Wash. Illinois atre.org/programs/ibsen/ for more info. Loyal Lodge Viking Auction Norway Day is filled with music, arts and April 28, 7:00 p.m. Dinner-Musical Benefit for Norsk Museum crafts, Norwegian history, genealogy, and de- Vennekretsen Lodge Meatball & Torsk Dinner St. James, N.Y. April 12, 6:00 p.m. lectable foods. In the Expo Center at the Thur- April 28, 4:30—7:00 p.m. Join the Ladies Auxiliary of Loyal Lodge, SON, in Sheridan, Ill. ston County Fairgrounds. Anoka, Minn. the Parish Hall of St. James Lutheran Church. Ad- “One Meeting of the Norway (Ill.) Temperance Join Vennekretsen Lodge at the Zion Lutheran mission is $10 for 25 tickets, and additional cards Association,” a dinner-musical written by Rob Rosemaling with Marilyn Hansen Church for dinner, a bazaar, silent auction, raffle, of 25 tickets will be $8. Additional charge for big- Borchsenius, will be staged at the Norway Com- April 21, 22 & 28, 9:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m. and bake sale. Cost for adults is $18 for meatballs ger raffle prizes. Coffee and cake will be served. munity Building to benefit the Norsk Museum. Seattle, Wash. and torsk and $14 for meatballs only; cost for Contact Judy at (631) 862-8052 with questions. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. At 6:30, dinner will Explore this traditional Norwegian form of children ages 4 to 11 is $5 for the meatball dinner. be served, and the play will begin at 7:15 p.m. decorative folk art or brush up on your paint- Cash bar with beer and wine. Music provided penNSylvania ing and design skills. All levels welcome. Tak- Bygdelagenes Fellesraad Annual Meeting by a bluegrass band and the Prairie Singers. Bondelandet Lodge Program: The Stavig Letters ing at least two classes is recommended. Cost May 5—6 Tickets are limited and must be purchased by April 21, 7:00 p.m. is $36 per class for Nordic Heritage Museum Minneapolis, Minn. calling (815) 712-3170; the cost is $35. Lancaster, Penn. members and $38 per day general admission. Breakout sessions will be held to provide infor- Enjoy refreshments before watching a documen- mation for lag positions. Rune Nedrud, Chairman “Carpetbagger Pilots” Program tary on the Stavig Letters. Written in Norwegian Book Talk on Viking Economics of the Slektshistorisk Forening in Norway, will be May 7, 12:30 p.m. and translated into English, the Stavig Letters are April 26 & 27 presenting at the genealogists’ session and also Chicago, Ill. an extensive collection of letters between two Olympia & Bellingham, Wash. giving the keynote address. At Mindekirken. Cost You are invited to a film, talk, and display of brothers. At St. Thomas Church. If you have ques- Discuss “how the Scandinavians got to the is $10 for Friday only, $17 for Saturday only, and historical WWII items on “Carpetbagger pi- tions, contact Jeanne Addison at (717) 793-7428. top of the international charts and what we $25 for both. Find more info and registration lots” by David Furholmen. At Minnekirken. can learn from them.” George Lakey, author form at www.fellesraad.com/fell_events.htm. south dakota of Viking Economics, leads discussion based “Fjords of Norway” Presentation Institution of Borghild Dahl Lodge #54 on recent research and experience living and In Trunks, Hearts, and Hands Program May 7, 2:00—4:00 p.m. May 6, 1:30 p.m. working in Nordic countries. At Orca Books in May 6, 12:00—2:00 p.m. Machesney Park, Ill. Sioux Falls, S.D. Olympia on April 26 at 6:00 p.m and at Village Rochester, Minn. Join Sons of Norway Valhall Lodge for a pho- Daughters of Norway will institute the new Books in Bellingham on April 27 at 7:00 p.m. The heirloom trunks that once held an immi- tographic essay by JFM Photography World Borghild Dahl Lodge #54 in a ceremony at Peace grant’s belongings now hold their stories. Ex- Traveler John Messley. Look at the beauty of Lutheran Church: 5509 W. 41st St. Borghild Dahl’s Nordic Culinary Conference plore these stories at a luncheon and program. the sea and the mountain landscapes of Nor- inspirational life story and cultural contributions May 5—7 Guests are invited to bring photos of their im- way. Light refreshments will be served. Public will be highlighted. For info on joining the new Seattle, Wash. migrant trunks and wear Norwegian sweaters or is welcome. At Riverside Community Church. lodge, any women of Scandinavian ancestry in The Nordic Heritage Museum’s Nordic Culi- bunads. Tickets are $30 for members and $35 for the Sioux Falls area can contact Norma Barnes at nary Conference is an immersive program, IOWA non-members. RSVP by April 24 to Vesterheim’s [email protected] or (605) 362-5898. featuring demonstrations and tastings that Karla Brown at 563-382-9681, x107, or kbrown@ explore the unique qualities of both tradi- Fifty Years of Folk Art vesterheim.org. At the Apache Kahler Hotel. tional and contemporary Nordic cuisine. Visit now—April 23 texas nordicmuseum.org/culinary to register. Decorah, Iowa Norwegian Glee Club Spring Concert Norwegian National Ballet: “Player” Learn about the history of Norwegian folk arts, May 7, 2:00 p.m. April 14 & 15 explore how Vesterheim has helped preserve Houston, Texas Wisconsin Minneapolis, Minn. The Coffin Ships and promote them, and imagine what the fu- The Glee Club’s special guests at this spring con- The Norwegian National Ballet will be performing ture holds for Norwegian-American folk arts. “Player” at Wortham Theater Center. Purchase April 22, 2:00 p.m. cert will be the women’s sextet “7 Gifts” and the Stoughton, Wis. Visit the exhibition to discover more about this Main Street String Quartet followed by special tickets at dancesalad.org/tickets.html. unique community and how it has supported Glenn Borreson presents on the Norwegian music at Mindekirken. Freewill Offering. Refresh- immigrant experience of crossing the Atlantic creativity and growth over the last 50 years! ments will be served after the concert. Rekefest April 22, 6:30—10:00 p.m. Ocean on “coffin ships.” Free; at Livsreise. massachusetts Houston, Texas new york Fosselyngen Torsk Supper and Bake Sale Fire and Ice Concert Tour The Consul General of Norway Mr. Morten “Timoun” Photo Exhibition April 22, 4:00—7:00 p.m. April 24, 4:00 p.m. Paulsen and Mrs. Anne-Beth Feldt invite NST now—May 8 Milwaukee, Wis. North Adams, Mass. members to the annual rekefest at 1024 Rocky New York, N.Y. This buffet at Norway House includes boiled Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred is flying in from Oslo River Rd. Cost is $30 for members; non-members Norwegian photographer Sveinung Arthur Kon- codfish, meatballs, potatoes, and much more, to be Master of Ceremonies at a concert tour, can pay $55 for party and single 2017 member- radsen and Haitian/Norwegian Prosjekt Haiti as well as sales of homemade baked goods and which includes world premieres by himself, ship or $60 for family membership. Business ca- Foundation present this exhibition, a heart-warm- other various items. Cost is $13 for adults and Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, and Conrad Kehn, as sual. Register at www.norwegiansocietyoftexas. ing testimonial to the challenges of being a child in $5 for children ages 4 to 11. Open seating on well as a solo by Magnar Am. Free and open org/events/snorre-annual-shrimp-party-2017/. the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. a first-come, first-serve basis. Call (414) 321- to the public. At Eleanor Furst Roberts Audito- At Trygve Lie Gallery. 2637 for more info or to RSVP for large parties. rium, Massachussetts College of Liberal Arts. VERMONT Concert Fire and Ice Concert Tour “Built by Norwegian Enterprise” minnesota April 15, 9:00 p.m. April 21, 22 & 24 April 29, 1:00 p.m. Nordic Celebration and Marketplace New York, N.Y. Colchester, Middlebury & Bennington, Vt. Stoughton, Wis. April 15 Hear Norwegian singer, , and instru- Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred will be the Master of Caitlin Clyne will give a talk titled “Built by Nor- Edina, Minn. mentalist Sondre Lerche live at the Bowery Ball- Ceremonies at this tour, which includes world wegian Enterprise: Stories of Norwegian Ship- The marketplace features vendors with Scan- room. 18 and over. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Cost is premieres by himself, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, builders in Wisconsin.” At Livsreise. dinavian items for sale, demonstrations, $20 to $25 and tickets can be purchased at www. and Conrad Kehn. Free and open to the public. At scholarly chats, treats, and more. It concludes ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1397035?utm_ with a meal and program about Easter tradi- source=fbTfly&utm_medium=ampOfficialEvent. Send your event to [email protected] or call (206) 784-4617 tions in Norway. At the Interlachen Country to be added to The Norwegian American! Check www.norwegianamerican.com/events for complete listings Event listings are free, but space is limited. Please contact us at least one month prior to event. theNorwegianamerican Norway near you April 7, 2017 • 15 Got art? Artists invited to enter A mighty Roar Highlights from an interesting life recounted National Exhibition at a Conway Sons of Norway meeting

Solveig Lee Mount Vernon, Wash.

Sons of Norway Abel Lodge in Conway, Wash., was honored to present Roar Irgens as speaker for the April meeting. Academic, musical, and one with great interest in the world around him; such words hardly describe Roar Irgens! Irgens grew up in Trondheim, Norway, where he studied piano at an early age and also sang in the Ni- daros Cathedral Boys’ Choir. By the time he was to leave for America, he had studied two years of English, three years of French, and five years of German. He took the Stavan- gerfjord and sailed to America as a student. Photos courtesy of Vesterheim Above: Best of Show: Naoko Seto, Gold Medalist, The year was 1950 when Irgens left his Vest-Agder-style tine. native land. After reaching American shores, Right: Woodcarving—Best of Show, People’s he continued on to Winnetka north of Chicago Choice (Gold Medal): Todd Pasche, “Just Under where he stayed with his mother’s sister. He the Bark,” relief carving. then attended Northwestern University, ma- Photo: Solveig Lee joring in music, and started working part-time Roar Irgens. at a dry-cleaning outfit. For Christmas of 1951 Special Release It’s an amazing opportunity to see the diver- he returned to Norway. There, he immediately Vesterheim sity of talent, work, and point-of-view that learned that he was to be drafted into the Nor- their trip to Orcas Island that he met Barbara, exists in folk art today,” Zach Row-Heyveld, wegian military service but was allowed to the woman who was to become his wife. The Vesterheim, the national Norwegian- Vesterheim Exhibitions Manager, said. return to America to serve in the U.S. Army. following year he and Barbara returned to American museum and heritage center, in- Exhibitors compete for ribbons. Judg- Irgens returned to America and entered the University of Illinois where he obtained vites artists working in Norwegian folk art es for the exhibition award Blue, Red, and into military service at Fort Leonard Wood, his Ph.D. in microbiology. to enter their pieces in the museum’s annual White Ribbons representing points that ac- Miss., in March 1952. After military demo- With his degree, he worked for one year “National Exhibition of Folk Art in the Nor- cumulate toward a Vesterheim Gold Medal. lition training at Camp Carson, Colo., he in Glenwood for the Minnesota State Univer- wegian Tradition.” This exhibition of origi- Judges also present Honorable Mention sailed with the 982nd Engineering Construc- sity in Springfield. At retirement, he moved nal woodworking, knifemaking, rosemal- Awards and Best of Show Awards. Visitors tion Battalion through the Panama Canal, from Missouri to Washington. Among his ing, and weaving by contemporary artists is vote for People’s Choice Awards. As part of across the Atlantic, and landed in France many interesting experiences was work in sponsored by Decorah Bank & Trust. Entries the exhibition, artists may choose to offer where he served for 15 months. Antarctica. Also of interest is the fact that will be accepted from May 1 through May their pieces for sale by silent auction. After Irgens’s military experience, he there is a microbe named after him. 21. The exhibition will be on view from June The exhibition judging and ribbon awards used the G.I. bill to continue his education. Irgens’s interests are many. He and his 8 to July 29. are held in conjunction with Decorah’s Annu- At first, he studied engineering. When he re- wife danced for many years with the Scandi- Rules are available at vesterheim.org. al Nordic Fest, which is July 27-29. alized that he did not care for this field, he navian Folk Dancers in Skagit Valley, Wash. If you would like more information, con- turned to mathematics and worked one year He joined several local choirs and for many tact Zach Row-Heyveld at zrow-heyveld@ For more information on Vesterheim’s exhi- as a mathematician at Boeing. While stay- years worked in the Native Plant Garden in vesterheim.org, or at (563) 382-9681. bitions, classes, events, membership oppor- ing in Ballard, Seattle, he attended Phinney Mount Vernon. He also privately taught Nor- “The ‘National Exhibition’ shows muse- tunities, and ways to donate, check vester- Ridge Lutheran Church, which had a group wegian classes, both in Conway and in the um visitors that folk art is a living tradition. heim.org or call (563) 382-9681. called the College and Career Club. It was on Mount Vernon area.

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Molly Jones The Norwegian American

Are you a Norwegian American who wants to experience the land of your ances- tors? Do you want to do more than see the tourist spots but take part in the story? You want to meet “real” Norwegians and learn all about the country’s culture and industry? If you answered yes to these questions, then the MeetNorway tour was designed for you. This new fully guided, all-inclusive tour introduces Norwegian Americans to Norway, focusing on the country both as it was before your ancestors emigrated and as it is today. In addition, the organization works with ancestry researchers to provide information on who your ancestors were and where they came from. The 15-day tour journey visits Oslo, Lillehamer, Røros, Trondheim, Ålesund, Skei, Flåm, Balestrand, Førde, and concludes in , the home of MeetNorway and what they consider to be—in their admittedly Photo: CH / Visitnorway.com biased opinion—a highlight of the tour. MeetNorway’s tours promise a good mix of sightseeing and “real” experiences tailored for Norwegian-American travelers. To learn more, I spoke with Frode Fim- land, the co-founder and partner of Meet- Norway, who has a 30-year background Americans with Norwegian roots. As a photographer I have reported and been reminded of these stories by the many working in film photography and production We were reminded of, and questioned documented from all over Norway, for both wonderful people we met who are so proud in Norway. on, Norway everywhere we went and by ev- domestic and foreign audiences. I want to to say that they have Norwegian roots. It has eryone we met. I believe all who ended up in make use of this experience and the knowl- indeed been a memorable experience. Molly Jones: What inspired you to start the film have Norwegian roots. edge I have gained in our tours through MeetNorway? This gave me the idea of making experi- MeetNorway. MJ: How do you combine the more tradi- Frode Fimland: When I did the shooting of ences that go beyond the screen. Real experi- tional aspects of Norwegian culture with as- my last documentary film, Siblings are for- ences where Americans can meet Norway and MJ: What makes the MeetNorway tours dif- pects of contemporary Norwegian society? ever—The Grand Journey, I was strongly the people here and see the way we live—get ferent than other guided tours? FF: We will eat locally sourced and produced reminded of our emigration history—how to experience contemporary Norway beyond FF: Our tour goes through eastern, central, traditional foods, see old crafts, and experi- strong the bonds are between Norway and the nostalgic rosepainting and lutefisk. and western Norway. We have designed a ence our most traditional buildings—the tour that first of all is slow paced. No longer stave churches. We will visit museums high- distances that for some would seem busy and lighting fisheries, polar history, and hunting stressful. We will still cover the most beauti- and gathering to see how Norwegians have ful of what the Norwegian nature has to of- exploited the resources available to us to sur- Where in Norway? fer: mountains, fjords, glaciers, lakes, and vive. In contemporary Norway these indus- one of the most magnificent coastal stretches tries have modernized, and fishery and oil How well do you know Norway? Match this photo to its in the world. production will represent this. location and email your answer to [email protected]. What perhaps differentiates us the most Correct answers will be entered to win one free month! is that, in addition to getting to know Nor- MJ: You say you want people to meet “real” wegian history, we will get to know what Norwegians. What do you mean by that? industries are important in Norway today: FF: We will meet fishermen, farmers, and fishery, fish farming, petroleum. The modern entrepreneurs—people living and working Norway that perhaps not all Americans know in those industries in Norway, not just guides very well today. talking about them second hand.

MJ: Why do you feel it is important for Nor- MJ: I see that you also offer a tour for Nor- wegian Americans to travel to Norway to wegians to visit the Midwest and New York. learn about the country of their ancestors? Can you tell me a bit about this tour? FF: I have followed Americans coming FF: Our basic philosophy is the same; we to Norway and seeing the place their fore­ want to show Norwegians some of the places fathers left and what kind of experience that our forefathers emigrated to and where they has been for them. It gives them some next- settled. We want to tell the story of how their level reasoning as to why their ancestors descendants live today by meeting real Nor- left—especially since it to a great extent was wegian Americans. a matter of not having enough food for the family. That was the reason for my grand- MJ: What’s been your favorite experience father to leave for the vast and prosperous thus far? America in 1922. FF: This is our first season, and we are very This relation is thus a personal story curious of what the reception and feedback for me. Many Norwegians emigrated to the will be from our participants. But when we USA. In my family my grandfather left when presented the tour at Norsk Høstfest in Mi- my mother was one. He never returned to not, N.D., last fall, it was very exciting to Norway and died at only 44 years old. This meet so many Americans with Norwegian was not talked about much in my family, but heritage. I believe the feedback we got, and it has probably affected my family a lot more just experiencing Høstfest, has been the than I have known. Today my mother is 94 greatest experience this far. And of course Photo: John Barry / submitted by Pat Barry and of course cannot remember her father, getting to know the great entrepreneur and Have a photo for “Where in Norway?” Submit it to [email protected]! but she gladly tells stories about her child- loving Norwegian-semi-American Stine hood. Shooting the film in Minnesota, I have Aasland of Nordic Waffles along the way. theNorwegianamerican Travel April 7, 2017 • 17 Outside Norway: Discovering the jewels of the Adriatic

Arlene & Thor Larsen Fishkill, N.Y.

“Jewels of the Adriatic” was how our tour company, smarTours, billed this con- summate journey, and they were true to their word. A trip to Croatia and Slovenia pro- vides you with the best that Europe has to offer: historic sites, lavish churches, magnifi- cent works of art, beaches with crystal-clear water, baroque cities with fine museums, beautiful parks, fine concert , and a full range of restaurants at reasonable prices. In addition, touring through Slovenia and Croa- tia in early June was perfection; the weather was consistently sunny and in the mid 70s and the tourist crowds were modest—unlike those found in Italy, France, or Spain. Slovenia and Croatia present an interest- ing diversity of Eastern and Western Europe as two of the six countries—now indepen- dent nations—that formerly made up Yugo- slavia. While our tour spent some time in five of these countries (that is, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro), we chose Photos: (above) Pixabay, (left) Dennis Jarvis / Flickr, (below) Alexander Klink / Wikimedia Commons to spend our time exclusively in Slovenia Above: A street in Split, a Roman town that beautifully combines the an- and Croatia to see them in more depth. cient and the modern. Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, is a cul- Left: The entrance to St. Domnius Cathedral (Diocletian’s mausoleum) and tural city with a large university, 12 muse- bell tower, built in the 12th century and restored a hundred years ago. ums, and numerous historic churches, most Below: St. Mark’s Church, the most distinctive site in Zagreb, Croatia. surrounded by colorful gardens. The city is situated on two hills that started out as two different towns in the Middle Ages. At the top of the Kaptol district stands the impos- ing Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, formally known as St. Stephen’s Cathedral. The neo-gothic cathedral was originally built in 1094 and destroyed by the Mongols in the 1200s; it has since been rebuilt several times in the last seven hundred years. At the other high point of the upper town, the Gradec, lies the most recognizable site in all of Zagreb: the colorful church of St. Mark. Its distinc- tive roof of bright red, white, and blue tiles is emblazed with the four coats of arms of Croatia, Dalmatia, Slovenia, and Zagreb. A perfect respite from serious sightseeing was a detour to Slastičarnica Vincek, which has the very best desserts in town and happens to be near the main square. We also visited the home and gardens of world famous sculptor Ivan Meštrović, which had been converted to a museum of some of his works. The city of Dubrovnik, often referred to as “the Pearl of the Adriatic,” certainly the Adriatic, and many have mom-and-pop the view of the clear and calm Adriatic. of a small version of the French Riviera. lives up to its press. The most breathtaking restaurants serving fresh seafood, sometimes Traveling north of Split on the Croa- Slovenia borders Austria, so it is no view of this lovely city has to be when you prepared in front of the patrons. tian coast, just before you reach the Italian wonder that when we stayed at a lodge approach it from a boat. The old city is sur- The city of Split, on the Adriatic, be- border, the peninsula of Istria juts out into overlooking Lake Bled, we felt we were in rounded by massive walls—6,400 feet long came an important Roman city when Emper- the Adriatic. Istria is ringed with charming an idyllic Hansel and Gretel village. The and 30 feet high—that were built in the 10th or Diocletian built a massive walled palace fishing villages along its coast and the inland views include a castle on a very high cliff century. Dubrovnik’s backdrop is a steep complex as a “retirement home” in early AD hills are laced with small family vineyards. overlooking the lake, a small island with a mountain with homes along the lower hills, 200. This impressive palace remains in use Because of Istria’s close proximity to Italy, quaint church, and in the distance, the snow- further dramatizing the city’s beauty. today with over 2,000 people living or work- there are many Italian influences in the re- covered Julian Alps. A perfect day included While strolling through the cobblestone ing within its walls. There are many small, gion, including the pastel-colored buildings eating al fresco at a restaurant overlooking streets of this ancient walled city and visiting medieval-period buildings, housing shops, and the architecture of the historical struc- the lake and a slow boat ride to the island, its monasteries, churches, and palaces, you businesses, and residences that are intercon- tures. There is a spectacular first-century powered by a gondolier. get an insight to the various empires that had nected with narrow, cobblestone streets. In restored Roman Amphitheater in the city of Our trip also included a stop at Plitvice taken up residence here, including the Ro- addition, there are several larger structures, Pula, capable of seating 5,000 people. Lakes National Park, a tour of the Postojna mans, the Venetians, the Austro-Hungarians, including the Cathedral of St. Domnius, Another stop along the Istria coast was caves, and visits to Slovenia’s capital, Lju- and the Byzantines, among others. Today whose entrance has beautiful hand-carved the charming fishing village of Rovinj with bljana, with its riverside promenade and this ancient and beautiful walled city re- doors from the 1200s depicting scenes from its many cafés and a large outdoor food mar- street fair. We also visited the charming mains a functional community for residents the gospels. Another exceptional building is ket. After completing the Istria tour, we spent Croatian cities of Trogier, set on a small is- and tourists. the Temple of Jupiter, which resembles the several days in Opatje, a seaside resort town. land with monuments from the Greeks and After shopping and sightseeing, one can Pantheon in . After exploring this me- This charming city of pastel-colored ba- Romans, and Zadar, with its spectacular Ro- hop on tour boats or ferries to nearby islands dieval village, we wandered along the water- roque buildings was built in the late 1800s by manesque buildings. We fully agree that this for hiking, swimming, or snorkeling. There front on the beautiful Riva promenade, stop- wealthy Austrians and Hungarians. The long journey was indeed a trip to the “Jewels of is no end of islands, both large and small, in ping at a café for some gelato and enjoying boardwalk and beautiful parks reminded us the Adriatic.” 18 • April 7, 2017 Norwegian Heritage theNorwegianamerican An unusual job leads to new adventures From NY to Mallorca, Spain, Elisa Stokka’s position as a priest takes her around the world

Pernille Gilje Adelphi University

After five years in New York as a student priest in the Norwegian Seamen’s Church, Elisa Stokka will be starting her new job as a daily leader through the same organization located at the island of Mallorca in Spain. The history of the Seamen’s Church dates back to 1864. Sailors who were abroad during war wanted to create a community for Norwegians to come together. Today, the non-profit organization is a focal point that spreads over three continents and has 29 locations in 17 different countries. In New York, the church is located at 317E , the heart of Midtown East. The student priest position is a crucial Photos: Pernille Gilje part of the security net the Seamen’s Church Elisa Stokka has been a student priest at New is offering for students abroad. York’s Norwegian Seamen’s Church (shown in left Back in 2011, Stokka saw a flyer for the photo) for five years and now moves on to Spain. open position as a student priest for the Sea- men’s Church. After working with students in Oslo for almost a decade, having the ex- Along with the students in the U.S., your job but in different settings—having it couraged the students not to be afraid in life. perience working for the church for years, Stokka is responsible for students in Canada shift like that is something I really appreci- She also admitted that it was challenging for and have been an exchange student herself and Mexico. Covering such a large area all ate,” Stokka said. her not to be, referring to the new chapter of in the U.S., Stokka realized that this was the by herself results in Stokka spending 120 From April 1, she will be the new daily her life that lies ahead. perfect opportunity for her. days traveling a year. At the most there have leader at the Seamen’s Church in Mallorca. “Of course I am afraid,” she said. “I am “My immediate thought was: ‘I have been over 4,000 Norwegian students in the Stokka isn’t sure what to expect. However, moving to a new part of the world where been to the U.S., I have myself loved to study U.S., but for the past few years the number she looks forward to a more stable life and I don’t even speak the language, nor do I there, and I love working with students,’” has decreased to under 3,000, according to all the new people she will meet. know what to expect.” Stokka said. Stokka. “I know there will be a lot of weddings,” Despite her fear, Stokka says she is ex- Born into a Christian family in Stavan- Being a student priest has allowed Stok- Stokka said. “And most of all, I look forward cited for this new opportunity in her career. ger, Norway, Stokka’s life has revolved ka to have many conversations and make to preaching every Sunday.” “I have never been a daily leader before, but I around the church. It has always felt safe and an endless amount of Norwegian waffles, However, back in New York, her work have always liked a challenge,” Stokka said. like home to her. Stokka was encouraged by connecting Norwegians to their home roots will be missed. family and friends to be a pastor. However, both when she is traveling and staying in “When Elisa leaves an important mem- it took time for her to see it herself. “I was New York. “There is simply no normal day ber of the staff at the church will be missed,” Pernille Aubert Gilje is scared of being that type of leader,” she said. at work,” she said. Even though she misses coworker Ellen Marie Skillingstad said. “I a junior studying for her Adelphi University senior Hannah having a stable life with her busy schedule, will miss her laughter, her enthusiasm, and bachelor’s degree in Com- Berggren has been a frequent user of what Stokka shows a clear expression of her love engagement towards the student activities.” munications at Adelphi Stokka and the Seamen’s Church offer since for what she does. “It is safe to say that ‘my New York’ will University located at Long she moved from Norway. “Elisa is in posses- Having her path change, Stokka says be missing someone very special, and I can Island, N.Y. After graduat- sion of such a big and loving heart,” Berg- she’s excited about the opportunity to be a only hope she will one day be able to return,” ing in May 2018, she’s plan- gren says. “She goes above and beyond what priest in a new environment. “Being a priest Berggren said. ning to move back home to her job description entails to ensure we are in is a great opportunity to do different things At the semester kickoff at the Seamen’s Norway for her master’s, hoping one day to be- good state of mind and happy.” and brings new challenges. You can still do Church in New York, on Feb. 19, Stokka en- come a journalist.

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society, reports news media Klassekampen. Centre and Central Jamaat-e Ahl-e Sunnat, But Minister of Culture Linda Hofsted along with the Rabita Mosque—have also Helleland wrote in a Facebook post that the begun to withdraw their memberships. The appointment by the council would “create three represent some of Norway’s largest and distance and less understanding.” oldest mosques, according to Klassekampen. Muslim politician Abid Raja of the cen- Ghozlan said that he had decided to start trist Liberal (Venstre) party was also criti- an alternative organization because he felt cal of IRN, reports broadcaster NRK. “I am that IRN in its current form was not fulfilling deeply disappointed with IRN’s conduct. It its mandate. is all-advised and undermines the relation- “On one hand we want to have an ongo- ship of trust that Muslims themselves are in ing dialogue with general society, fight mis- need of building between themselves and the understandings, and prevent distrust. On the rest of Norwegian society,” wrote Raja. other hand we want to strengthen collabora- “What somebody has under their skin is tion between Muslim organizations,” he told more important than what they have on their Klassekampen. skin,” IRN’s general secretary Mehtab Afsar Ghozlan pointed out that he began the told Klassekampen. process of setting up a new organization pri- Subscribe to The Norwegian American! Both the Bosnian and Albanian mosques or to IRN’s hiring of Hasic. in the capital have already announced that Afsar told broadcaster NRK that mem- (206) 784-4617 • [email protected] they would leave the umbrella of Muslim or- bership of the organization was voluntary. ganizations represented by the council. The “We cannot force members to stay. If one or news • business • sports • opinion • recipes • travel • combined membership of the two mosques two leave, we will still be an umbrella orga- events • entertainment • Norwegian language • more! is 14,000. nization,” he said. Three other mosques—Islamic Cultural theNorwegianamerican Norwegian Heritage April 7, 2017 • 19 A modern immigrant story, part two How the American Dream worked out for Norwegian Terje “Ted” Birkedal and family

Hotel and helped my brother get a good starter job as a caretaker for a carriage mu- Terje Birkedal seum on the hotel grounds. My mother first Anchorage, Alaska got an office job at the Broadmoor but then took a supervisory position in maid service. In the March 10 issue of The Norwegian Later she returned to office work. My brother American, I began the story of my family’s became a bellman and then joined the U.S. immigration to the United States from Nor- Air Force where he made a successful 20- way. In Part I of that story, I took you up to year career. He received his American citi- the day we boarded the passenger ship that zenship in 1954 on the deck of the battleship would take us from Stavanger, Norway, to Missouri in a special ceremony for foreign- England, the first stage of our journey. My borne servicemen. In 1972 he immigrated story is not unique or special but is nonethe- to Canada with his Canadian wife and had a less a part of the overall story of Norwegian successful second career in vocational edu- immigration to the United States. cation in northern British Columbia. The ship we took from Stavanger in As for me, life was fine playing with December of 1950 was one of the old World the other kids living in the Broadmoor Ho- War I era passenger ships of the Bergen tel employee apartments. When I was eight, Line. We quickly encountered a large storm I asked my mother not to speak Norwegian on the North Sea, and water up to a foot deep at home anymore. I had proudly announced would slosh across the upper deck when the at school that we had bought a T.V., but I had seas got particularly unruly. According to pronounced it “Te Ve” and then all the kids my brother, Audun, passengers would have in the class laughed and I was humiliated. to carefully time their crossing on the deck Also, my brother had given me the nick- by watching the motion and rhythm of the name “Ted,” to replace my real name “Ter- waves. A large rope had been lashed across je,” so American children could pronounce the deck to allow passengers to “safely” my name. Soon, I lost both my Norwegian leave the cabin area and make a mad dash to language and identity, two things I have been the dining hall at the other end of the deck. Photo: Terje Birkedal trying to regain since adulthood. Once while making this dangerous run, my One of the travel trunks that the Birkedal family used on their trip to the United States. It still has the My mother never lost her Norwegian mother lost hold of me and I fell to the deck original travel stickers! language or identity, and her final wish was amidst all the water. Luckily another pas- to be buried beside my father in Stavanger, a senger grabbed me and kept me from sliding wish my brother and I fulfilled in 1985. Her over the side of the ship. This, it would turn After four and a half days at sea, we They lived in retirement on a little four-and-a- life as an immigrant turned out to be a tough out, would not be the only time I was nearly reached New York City and passed by the half-acre farm with a few sheep and a chicken one. On the other hand, her unflagging sup- taken by the sea on my trip to America. Statue of Liberty. Here we were greeted and coop without any chickens. It was my moth- port helped me find opportunity and a good Despite the storm, we reached Newcas- hosted by my mother’s middle sister and her er’s parents who had most urged her to im- life in the United States. At eight years, old tle, England, without losing me or any other husband (my mother’s two older sisters had migrate to the United States. Perhaps they had I first had the dream of becoming an archae- passengers. There my family took a train immigrated in 1922). They took us to their wanted her to take care of them in their old ologist, and the dream came true. to Southhampton in southern England for apartment in Bay Ridge on 85th Street, then age? Neither my mother nor brother liked the the next stage of our journey. Here, Queen the heart of Norwegian Brooklyn. Here, I ate situation. My brother got a job a local win- Elizabeth I, the pride of the British Cunard bananas and ice cream and watched televi- ery for a dollar an hour, but neither he nor my Terje “Ted” Birkedal was Line, awaited us. We boarded as second- sion (wrestling and roller derby), all for the mother saw any benefit in staying in Sonoma. born in Stavanger, Norway, class passengers along with a diverse group first time. My brother liked bananas so much It was just a sleepy town back then with few in 1946. He grew up in Col- of other folks heading for the United States. he bought five one afternoon and ate them all prospects; not the bustling mecca for rich orado and earned a Ph.D. Many on the ship’s manifest (which I have up sitting alone by himself in a little Brook- wine aficionados of today’s California. in Anthropology from the recently consulted) were listed as “stateless” lyn park. We also got to see the Rockettes’ My mother wanted to go back to Nor- University of Colorado. He and the United States was apparently their Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall way, but my brother wanted to return to Col- retired in 2012 but remains last hope. My older brother, who has always and went sight-seeing on the New York fer- orado where he thought he had the chance of active in his field and has been a keen dancer, amused himself by hav- ries. My brother did not like New York; he a better job and brighter future. My mother served as the President of Sons of Norway Bernt ing a good time with the Irish girls during the thought it was much too noisy and crowded finally relented and decided to follow him to Balchen Lodge in Anchorage since 2012. He has scheduled evening dances. compared to Stavanger. But he did like the Colorado. She did not want to see the family conducted archeological fieldwork in the Ameri- There was no longer a third-class steer- cars, especially the Studebakers. break up further after the death of my father. can South, the Great Plains, Norway, Canada, age on the Cunard Line, so life was not bad As planned, we left New York for the My mother’s older sister and her English Guam, and Alaska. He has always been passion- as we crossed the mighty Atlantic. As is home of my mother’s oldest sister in Colo- husband had connections to the Broadmoor ate about Norwegian prehistory and history. common in winter, a huge storm kicked up rado Springs, Colorado. We rode non-stop and most of the passengers hid away in their on the Greyhound Bus for three days, getting rooms heaving their hearts out. My family off only to eat and go to the bathroom. For is not prone to seasickness, so one breakfast me, this three-day bus ride was the best fun th we were the only guests in the second-class a kid could have. I especially liked riding in 17 of may GreetinGs! dining hall. We had a great time feasting on the far back of the bus. eggs and ham while most of the passengers We arrived in Colorado Springs at the Purchase your space in our annual 17th of May Issue could not even think of food. foot of Pike’s Peak and spent a month with But not everything went so well. Again, my mother’s oldest sister. Though I could Name:______the sea did its best to claim me. During one not speak English, I remember playing with deck crossing during the storm, my broth- the neighborhood kids who were very nice Message:______er felt my grip on his hand loosen and he to me. I remember one older kid who wore a City, State:______Phone:______watched me tumble helplessly across the World War II pilot’s leather helmet complete deck. This time I rolled under the lifeboats with goggles. Gratulerer med near the outer railing. Luckily, I stopped for Next we boarded the Greyhound bus Happy 17th of May! a moment in the lull between waves and my again, this time for Sonoma, California. This dagen norge! brother managed to reach me and pull me to was the home of my mother’s parents, whom Bjorn and Nina Ola og Berit safety. I don’t have a memory of that event, she had not seen since 1910 when they had Steffensen Nordmann but I do remember the yellow toy truck in the immigrated to America and left their three staten island, n.y. Blue , Wis. window of the ship’s on-board store. Boy, little daughters behind to be raised by their did I want that truck, but it wasn’t to be; it grandmother. Like many Norwegian immi- $20 for small ad $25 for large ad was too expensive for second-class passen- grants, they had officially changed their last gers such as us. name from “Thorstensen” to “Thompson.” Deadline: April 25 – mail this form today! 20 • April 7, 2017 Norsk Språk theNorwegianamerican The nigh universal egg The egg may be incredible and edible, but its origin as a word is still unknown

Text and illustrations by Anders Kvåle Rue. Simplification of text by Kari Grønningsæter. Translated by Jim Skurdall. Copyright © Deb Nelson Gourley, Astri My Astri Publishing. Inge I the Hunchback – Inge I Krokrygg Born 1135, died 1161 Son of King Harald IV Gilchrist and Ingerid of Sweden Ruled 1137 – 1161

Inge was only two years old when he became monarch. Because he was king, the people expected him to take part in combat, though he was a child. In one bloody battle near Lake Mjøsa, the boy was injured for the rest of his life. One of his legs be- came shorter than the other. He was not able to walk with a straight back, but rather was bent like a hook. He was therefore called Inge the Hunch- back. Inge was a kindly man, who thought of oth- ers besides himself. He was a popular king. Inge came into conflict with both of his brothers, Sigurd and Eystein. In this struggle he received considerable help from two powerful men: Gregorius Dagsson and Erling Skakke. But there was no peace for Inge, even when his broth- ers were dead. Haakon the Broadshouldered, Sig- urd’s eldest son, claimed the throne. A struggle ensued between Haakon and Inge, and Inge died in 1161 in a battle on the ice outside Oslo.

Inge var bare 2 år da han ble monark. Fordi han var konge, forventet folk at han var med i kamp selv om han bare var et barn. I et blodig slag ved Mjøsa ble gutten Illustration: Adolphe Millot / Public domain skadet for resten av livet. Det ene benet ble Various eggs, illustration from Noveau Larousse Illustré (1897-1904). kortere enn det andre. Han kunne ikke gå god hjelp av to mektige menn: Gregorius med rett rygg, men gikk bøyd som en krok; Dagsson og Erling Skakke. Men selv da brø- derfor fikk han tilnavnet Krokrygg. Inge var drene var døde, fikk ikke Inge fred. Sigurds M. Michael Brady en vennlig mann som hadde tanke for andre eldste sønn, Håkon Herdebrei, krevde nå Asker, Norway enn seg selv, og han var en populær konge. å bli konge. Det ble kamp mellom ham og Inge kom i strid med begge brødrene Inge, og Inge døde i et slag på isen utenfor The word egg arguably may be the most the table. The noblemen were astounded; the sine, Sigurd og Øystein. I kampen fikk han Oslo i 1161. widely familiar of the words of the enormous message was clear: once something has been vocabulary of zoology, perhaps because eggs done, anyone can do it. The “Egg of Colum- had been eaten by humans for thousands of bus” entered the language. Today, in Ibiza, years before they were first mentioned in Spain, there’s a monument to the discovery writing. The modern forms—egg in English of America by Columbus in the shape of an and Norwegian, æg in Danish, and ägg in egg. Swedish—all evolved directly from the Old Around the turn of the last century, be- Norse egg and/or the Old English ǽg. fore color photography was invented, French The first stage of that evolution took naturalist illustrator Adolphe Millot created place around the year 1000, prompted by use accurate drawings of eggs for the Grand of the word in biblical texts, as in Luke XI Larousse encyclopédique so beautiful that 12 of the Anglo-Saxon Gospels. Yet long be- they now are regarded as works of art. So fore its mention in texts, the egg had gained by this century, in addition to its zoological prominence in mythology, most famously in significance, the egg had gained a prominent the Roman myth of the Gemini twins, Castor place in mythology, philosophy, and art. and Pollux, said to have been born from an Small wonder then that the complete defini- egg, together with their sisters Helen of Troy tion of egg in the electronic Oxford English and Clytemnestra. Dictionary is 15 pages long in printout. In the 15th century, the egg gained Despite its prevalence, no indo-Europe- metaphorical stature. In an apocryphal story, an root word has been identified for the word when dining with Spanish noblemen, Chris- egg. Many theories as to what it might be topher Columbus was told that his reported have been put forth, but none have been con- discovery of America was inevitable and clusive. Perhaps there will always be some hence no great accomplishment. Columbus mystery about the word as there is about life, was silent, but asked for a whole egg. He which eggs are designed by nature to sustain. then challenged the noblemen to stand the egg unaided on its end. They all tried and This article originally appeared in Norwe- failed. Columbus then took the egg, tapped gian on the Clue Dictionaries language blog it slightly to break its end, and stood it on at blogg.clue.no. theNorwegianamerican Norsk Språk April 7, 2017 • 21

« Well, it’s the first step that costs, they say. » < skoler Fra side 2 – Henrik Ibsen Utdannings­direktoratet, Statistisk sentral­ Pondus by Frode Øverli byrå og kommunenes egne tall—innhentet av VG—viser at nær 1400 grunnskoler, nær- mere bestemt 1391 skoler og grunnskole­ tilbud er nedlagt fra 1986 til 2017. Det tilsvarer nesten halvparten av da- gens 2858 grunnskoler. Og da er ikke ned- lagte ungdomsskoletrinn og mellomtrinn registrert i statistikken. I samme tidsrom er det igangsatt 772 nye grunnskoler. Mange av dem utbygginger og nybygging av større og sentrale skoler i kommunen.

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gliser. Ifølge Vedum har nettopp det at Høyre bare tror på deler av landet, vært en gjen- ganger i flere debatter mellom regjerings­ partiet og Sp. Han innrømmer at de hev seg rundt i partiet for å gjøre om slagordet. — Det var ikke mye byråkrati da det One should really Have you joined a cult or something? How Why are you skjedde, sier han og opplyser at dette nå blir But by all means, bro, not say anything Huh?! Are you many kids are you planning on having? looking at me Sps hovedslagord i valgkampen. respect! Good work! until it’s been three having yet Soon you’ll have to trade out your car for a like that? months, but... another kid? Før Aftenposten fikk kontaktet horse and wagon to fit all your offspring! Høyre for å be om kommentar til slagord-­ rappingen, tikket det inn en e-post fra Høyres kommunikasjonssjef­ Rune Alstadsæter: Han Ola og Han Per by Peter J. Rosendahl, with new translations by John Erik Stacy «Morsom sak om Sp som stjeler Høyres slagord. Hvis dere vil, kan dere sitere general­ sekretær John-Ragnar Aarset på følgende: — Der hyggelig at fire år med Høyre både har gitt Sp troen på Norge og at Sp kan stjele Høyres slagord. Sp er jo et grunnleggende fremtidspessimistisk parti. At Høyre har greid å bidra til litt fremtids­ optimisme selv i Sp, tar vi som et stort kom- pliment.» — Dette er godt sett av Senterpartiet! Det er en svært effektivt måte å markere But how can it politisk forskjell på, mener Aftenpostens Oh good land! Now the congress You, my treasure*, let’s be that Værmor Look here, boys, I has passed that “wife exchange” law. go down to the city and I I can’t politiske redaktør Trine Eilertsen. isn’t along? traded away my wife Now a man can trade away his wife. will buy you a silk gown. understand for a peanut roaster. — Med ett eneste ord markerer Senter- that. I think for sure they’ve gone partiet kontrasten til sin hovedmotstander raving mad down in Washington. *literally “gold clump” Høyre. Smart, kommenterer hun. 22 • April 7, 2017 Fiction theNorwegianamerican

LilyLily ofof thethe ValleyValley fiction by Jessica Laine-Mork

was a fixer-upper in a nice neigh- borhood where nothing ever It happened. At the closing, Harold shook hands with Marjorie and James. “I hope you’ll be as happy as Lilith and I have been,” he said. “I hope so, too,” Marjorie said, think- ing about the errands she had to run that afternoon. “My Lily and I—we couldn’t have children. I hope you’ll fill this house with kids. It would be a great family home.” “We hope to,” James said. “Someday.” Someday, but not too soon, thought Marjorie. Harold smiled. “I think my Lily would like that.” Marjorie remembered the sad story. Lily had been living in a nursing home and had become stuck between the railing and her bed. A nurse had found her the next morning: her body tangled up in the sheets, her face forever frozen in a terrible grimace, the call button just inches away from her cold, dead hands. Illustration: Plunderpuss “I just hope she can find me,” Harold said. “Who can find you?” asked James. and called it a day. After dinner, Fletcher at night and no one ever saw them again. and were carted off to a nursing home? “Why, Lily, of course,” Harold said. stood by the door, asking to be let out. Cu- She called for Fletcher and then locked the It seemed like a fate worse than death. “Now that I’m moving, I don’t know if riously, he ran to the edge of the property door behind them. Suddenly, the stink of the old-fash- she’ll know where to find me. She gets and barked ferociously into the darkness She was in the bathroom when the ioned, flowery perfume that had been lonely at night, you know.” as though a person stood there. Marjorie sickeningly sweet smell of the old-fash- haunting her bathroom overwhelmed her. Marjorie and James glanced at each looked and looked but couldn’t see any- ioned, flowery perfume hit her again. She Marjorie retched and then watched as a other uneasily. Harold wrote down his one. She called him to her. Fletcher left heaved into the toilet and then reached black snake slithered its way through a new address on a scrap of paper and they the yard with great reluctance. into a drawer, pulling out a pregnancy clump of white, bell-shaped flowers. She said their goodbyes. She was taking a shower when the test. She waited for the results: looked up the flowers on her phone, and scent of an old-fashioned, flowery perfume Positive. learned they were called Lily of the Valley. and James wafted through the bathroom, making her Shit. They were poisonous to dogs. The Marjorie bought things feel nauseated. She glanced at the mir- She glanced up at the mirror. Written whole patch had to go, but Marjorie won- for the house: curtains, furniture, even a ror. Someone had written a word on the in the same spidery hand from the previ- dered how Lily would feel once she’d re- dog. Dogs were dirty creatures, Marjorie fogged-up glass in a spidery hand: MINE. ous night was a new word: LEAVE. moved her namesake flowers. Marjorie thought. And they were always a precursor Marjorie almost screamed, but then Instead of fear, Marjorie felt a rage touched her stomach. Since she worried to children, weren’t they? She agreed to get realized James was probably playing a trick build up inside of her. They had paid good more about the living than the dead, she a dog on one condition. “No dogs on the on her. Hadn’t he teased her, saying Lilith money for the house that Harold and Lily ripped the godforsaken flowers out of the bed,” she said. No matter how many times might come to visit? She grabbed a hand had let fall to ruin. This was her dream cold, damp earth and tossed them into a James and Fletcher the retriever looked at towel and violently scrubbed away the home now. She stood up. Marjorie furi- black garbage bag. “Take that, Lilith,” she her with their sad, chocolate-brown eyes, writing on the mirror. Then she went into ously scrubbed out the message on the said. She threw the bag into the garbage she stood firm in her decision. the bedroom and settled under the covers. mirror and left one of her own: NO. can and slammed the lid shut. The next week, James went away on a Fletcher looked up at her but she pointed Back in the bedroom, she shooed That evening, Marjorie decided to business trip and Marjorie took some time at the dog bed on the floor. She fell into an Fletcher off the bed and fell fast asleep. do without a shower—cleanliness be off to do yard work. uneasy sleep. She awoke to the sound of barking. She damned—and kept the lights blazing “Won’t you be scared to stay here by crept down the hallway. Fletcher sat in all night. Around midnight, a torrential yourself?” James asked before he left. the second day, Marjorie the dark growling at the front door, as if downpour hit the earth with a violence “No, why would I?” planted impatiens while someone were standing on the other side, that threatened to flood the basement. “What if Lilith pays you a visit? Har- On Fletcher watched. Fetch- trying to get in. Marjorie didn’t get much And then the lights went out. old says she gets lonely at night,” he teased. ing water, she noticed deep scratch marks sleep that night. “Shit.” She stumbled about the bed- “She won’t visit me,” Marjorie said. along the garden hose storage box, as if a room, found a candle, and lit it. The “Besides, I’m not afraid of the dead; it’s the small creature had taken refuge inside the the third day, Marjorie dragged living who worry me.” box, and a larger creature had tried to claw her ass out of bed at noon. Continued on the next page > “As they should.” James kissed her its way through. On She decided to tackle the over- cheek. “See you soon.” By twilight, Marjorie felt tired and grown backyard and in her haste to make Jessica Laine Mork lives dirty and a little feverish. She also felt eyes progress, stumbled over some buried with a houseful of men in the first day, Marjorieon her, as though someone were watch- roots, twisting her ankle. She fell. Minneapolis. Her short trimmed the hedges in the ing her. Suddenly, an eerie howl rose up Lying in the dirt, she wondered: Is this story “Safe Harbor” is On front yard, discovering the from the small woods across the street. how it went then? Fifty years in the same featured in the mystery an- thology, Cooked to Death. partially decomposed skeletons of small Coyotes? Marjorie wasn’t sure. All she house? Raising children? Making dinner? Jessica’s novel-in-progress rodents who’d died tangled in the web of knew was something had been snatching Washing endless loads of laundry? Until won the 2016 Mystery Writ- branches. She disposed of their remains up the small dogs in her neighborhood one day, you fell and you couldn’t get up ers of America-Midwest Hugh Holton award. theNorwegianamerican Puzzles April 7, 2017 • 23 Puzzles by Sölvi Dolland Norwenglish Crossword by Andrew R. Thurson

Directions: Translate English words to Norwegian, or vice versa, before posting in the puzzle. #20 / 92 “Fisk til middag”

Across/ 48. Doomsday Vannrett 50. Camp 1. Legacy 51. Angrer på 4. Må 52. Gravde 8. Ødelegge 53. Evil 12. Rogn 54. Tease 13. Alt 55. Spise 14. Verktøy 15. Unormal Down/ 17. Selge Loddrett 18. Pay 1. Araber 19. Cap 2. Kappe 21. Sitte 3. Lufte 22. Tempt 4. Spydfisk 26. Hjerne 5. Smouldered 29. From 6. Obstinate 30. To 7. Duty free 31. Linse 8. Way out 32. Pie 9. Something 33. Arched 10. Tå på 34. Havre 11. Gammel 35. Everything 16. Oase 36. Skingre 20. The scree 37. Intelligent 23. Stewed 28. Assume 36. Brake 44. Incite 39. Æra 24. Ten-kroner bill 29. Cask 38. Glacier 45. Stare 40. Sight 25. Knead 32. Plunder 39. The sleeve 46. Clean 41. Omregulere 26. Liten klatt 33. Brann 42. Headland 47. Hjelp 45. Gripe 27. Bakside 35. Noe 42. Blockhead 49. Vår Norsk-Engelsk Kryssord by Ed Egerdahl of the Scandinavian Language Institute Ed Egerdahl wrote these puzzles for Scandinavian Language Institute’s classes at Seattle’s Nordic Heritage Museum. It’s possible a few of the clues will make more 6. Tyrs dag (fork.) 51. Onkel Duck til sine venner! 60. norsk spøkmann! sense if you remember that—there may be some Seattle-centric answers. There’s 7. ekspert på alt mulig (sa absolutt 52. kirkedame 61. oppklaring med fotografi for eks. definitely some wacky humor, and if you find yourself uncertain about a two-letter ingen!) 54. briller glass (fork.) answer, try “Ed.” 8. (n) små trollfolk 55. uhøflig, nesevis 63. én til Asbjørnsen og Moe (N) = skriv på norsk. Otherwise, the answers are in English. 9. adj. form fra India 57. adj. for # 18. L. personlighet 10. når tiden er rett 58. (n) norsk fiskeart 65. som typisk, her får han det siste 11. med Eros og Amor, én til 59. (n) griper tak i noe ordet igjen! VANNRETT 42. mamma eller pappa kjærlighetsgud! 1. vinglass holder 44. om ikke så lenge 12. representant 5. (n) naturlig bygge-materiale 45. alt mellom A og E 16. samme som #68 V. (bokmål) 46. eksisterer 18. irritert sinne 9. lyn i hodet 47. dørhåndtak 20. brusete pub drikke 13. har / eier 48. japansk risvin 23. fra munnen 14. tysk bilmerke 49. glemme i tekst 24. (n) fiskeutstyr 15. dytte med albuen 51. bruke en telefon 25. fårikål dyr 17. se dypt inn i noe 52. Viking adjektiv 26. asiatisk “bjørn” 19. moderne britisk sanger fra Nigeria 53. Leonardo til sine venner 27. amer. mål (fork.) 21. genien bak dette hyggelige 54. langt / lenge 28. vei penger prosjektet! 55. Eds spesialitet 29. humør, stemning 22. (n) kryssordet er fylt med dem 56. kryssord mester i sitt eget hode! 31. elegant dress 23. (n) kongens hjemby 57. reparere 32. en slags dessert 24. (n) skinne eplet på skjorten 58. viktig politiker 34. hode material (?) 25. teknisk plantedel 62. Nordishavet f.eks. 35. liten klump 28. der epler vokser 64. ekkelt glis 36. etasjer på et skip 29. Sankt Mateus til sine venner 66. Asbjørnsen og Moe spesialitet 37. bestemors navn for meg med 30. litt overskyet 67. sjanser for eller mot “lille” 31. fly som en ørn 68. arbeide på tekst 39. spesiell dokument (fork.) 32. preposisjon 69. gammel krig gud 40. norsk lærer adjektiv! (eller ikke) 33. (n) de som kommer først (etter 43. hvorfor Seattle og Bergen er gode tallene) “søstre” 34. Eds spesialitet?! LODDRETT 44. problem 35. en med lyst hår 1. Dame pronomen 45. der #20 L. serveres 38. norsk klasse skolebusssjåfør! 2. ekstra betaling 47. starte en brann 39. slange form 3. (n) Adams kone 48. musikalsk stykke 40. kledd i klær 4. det kommer og går 49. margarin 41. norsk språkindustri leder! 5. badestrand dekning 50. helse selskap (to ord fork.)

< Continued from previous page stench of lily of the valley overpowered misty glass: HIM. “I thought you said no dogs on the her to jump. her. She fought back the urge to vomit. Marjorie grabbed a scrap of paper off bed.” “What are you doing?” James asked. Fletcher barked. As Marjorie watched, of her dresser. She stomped down the hall- “That was before.” “Oh, nothing.” Marjorie said. “Do the dog padded down the long hall with way and taped Harold’s new address to the “Before what?” you think we should remodel the bath- a murderous growl, teeth bared and hack- front door. “This week.” room next? I have a problem with the mir- les raised. He seemed to be forcing some- “Ask and you shall receive, Lilith.” “Care to explain?” ror in there.” one—or something—to return the way She slammed the door shut, locked it, and “I don’t think so.” “Sounds good,” James said. “Think they’d come: through the front door. crawled into bed. Fletcher stared up at her “Okay.” we’re going to be happy here?” Enough was enough. Candle in hand, from the dog bed on the floor. Marjorie sat up in bed. “I’ll be right Marjorie thought about it. Marjorie limped into the bathroom: “Up,” she commanded. back.” “Yes.” WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT? She ran down the hallway. Harold’s ad- “As happy as Harold and Lilith?” She wrote on the mirror. found them in bed early dress was no longer taped to the front door. Gently, she stroked the top of her bel- Spidery letters began to bloom on the James the next morning. A hand fell on her shoulder, causing ly. “Happier,” she said. 24 • April 7, 2017 Bulletin Board theNorwegianamerican

Waffle-on-a-stick drive-through

Ole was driving in traffic when he was flagged down by a man whose truck had broken down. The man walked up to Ole’s car and asked, “Are you going to Oslo?” “Sure,” answered Ole. “Do you need a lift?” “Not for me. I’ll be spending the next three hours fixing my truck. My problem is I’ve got two chimpanzees in the back that have to be delivered to the zoo. They’re a bit stressed already so I don’t want to keep them on the road all day. Could you possibly take them to the zoo for me? I’ll give you fifty dollars for your trouble.” “I’d be happy to,” said Ole. So the two chimpanzees were ushered into the back seat of Ole’s car and carefully strapped into their seat belts. Off they went. Five hours later, the truck driver was driving through the heart of Oslo when suddenly he was horrified. There was Ole walking down the street and holding Photo: Leslee Lane Hoyum hands with the two chimps, much to the What a better way to celebrate International Waffle Day than by joining hundreds of hungry amusement of the crowd. Minnesotans at the first annual Nordic-waffle-on-a-stick drive-through event held by Nordic With a screech of brakes he pulled Waffles™ in cooperation with Norway House, Minneapolis. Early morning customers savored waffles with egg, bacon, and cheese—a new twist to morning comfort food. Although many of off the road and ran over to Ole. “What us are used to Grandma’s waffles with geitost or sour cream and lingonberries, today’s waffles the hell are you doing here?” he demanded, have gone Nouveau Nordic. Later in the morning, customers were treated to waffles with “I gave you fifty dollars to take these lemony cream cheese and salmon, ham and Jarlsberg cheese, peanut butter, and, of course, chimpanzees to the zoo.” your favorite traditionals. The sky’s the limit! More information? Go to nordicwaffles.com and norwayhouse.org. “Ya, I know ya did,” said Ole, “but yust as ve got der it looked like it vas goin ta Submitted by Leslee Lane Hoyum rain, so ve decided to go see a movie Ole and Lena instead.” America’s favorite Norwegians!

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