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Vol. 125 No. 10 March 14, 2014 Established May 17, 1889 • Formerly Western Viking and Nordisk Tidende $2.00 per copy News in brief Stunning memorial for Utøya International The Norwegian frigate Helge A look at the Ingstad will probably be or- winning memorial dered to extend its mission in the Mediterranean until June 30th, commemorating according to Dagens Næring- sliv. The frigate has since the victims of the new year been escorting the tragedy at Utøya ships that have been transport- ing the chemical weapons from Denise Leland Syria to a US vessel on the open Norwegian American Weekly sea for destruction. The frigate was initially deployed to the Swedish designer and artist area for only one month, but the Jonas Dahlberg has been chosen transport of the chemicals out to construct three memorials to of Syria has taken much longer commemorate those lost in the that expected. 2011 Utøya massacre and the Oslo (Norway Post / NRK) bombing. Business One of these monuments is the powerful 3.5 meter cut through the Industry Minister Monica Mæ- headland at Sørbråten, overlooking land officially opened the new the island Utøya. thermo-mechanical pulp plant This monument, entitled at Norske Skog Saugbrugs in Memory Wound, will include a Halden on March 6. Norske wall inscribed with the names of Skog has invested NOK 220 Photo: Jonas Dahlberg Studio, courtesy of KORO / Public Art Norway million in an expansion and re- See > memorial, page 6 A slice of land will be removed from island for a memorial commemorating the tragedy at Utøya. newal of the thermo-mechanical pulp plant. The old pulp plant has been replaced by a modern facility, which will supply pulp Norway’s Eurovision to the paper machines at a much NATO exercise lower cost due to lower energy NATO’s winter exercise, Cold Response, takes and pulp consumption and low- semifinals complete er maintenance costs. Increased place in the north of Norway from March 7-21 use of wood pulp in the paper Elisabeth Carew, El Cuero, and Carl will also improve paper quality. Special Release “This year we also have a sep- Enova has subsidised the proj- Espen qualified for the Grand Final Aftenposten / Ministry of Defense arate program for visiting military ect with NOK 50 million. attaches. Two Russian attaches are (Norske Skog) 16,000 soldiers from 16 coun- among the participants,” says Ivar tries will participate in NATO’s Moen, Head of Communication winter exercise this year. The at the Norwegian Defense’s op- What’s inside? military exercise takes place from erational headquarter. In total, 19 News 2 – 3 Tjeldsund in the south to south of military attaches have signed up. Business 4 Finnsnes in the north of Norway. Russia is also participating. See > nato, page 6 Sports 5 Opinion 6 – 7 Taste of Norway 8 Travel 9 Iditarod begins Roots & Connections 10 Obituaries & Religion 11 Photo: Dennis Stachel (EBU) / Eurovision.tv Norwegian musher Grand Final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden. This In Your Neighborhood 12-13 year’s Grand Final will be held in Copenhagen on May 10. Robert Sørlie in race Norwegian Heritage 14 Now, the line-up is complete Denise Leland Arts & Entertainment 15 Simon Storvik-Green Eurovision.tv for the Grand Final next Saturday. Norwegian American Weekly Back Page 16 The five songs that competed On March 8 in Oslo, five acts in the third and final Semi-Final Returning for his fifth year $1 = NOK 5.9560 gave it their all to win one of the were Moi’s “Bensin,” El Cuero’s competing in the Iditarod Trail updated 03/10/2014 three coveted places in the Grand “Ain’t No Love in this City No Sled Dog Race, Robert Sørlie and In comparison Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2014, More,” Ilebek’s “Who Needs the his dogs are back in action and which takes place at the Oslo Spe- Universe?”, Elisabeth Carew’s ready to race. 02/10/2014 6.1303 ktrum Arena on the 15th of March. “Sole Survivor,” and Carl Espen’s With two previous winning Photo courtesy of Bill Krippaehne 09/10/2013 5.9318 These places went to Elisabeth Robert Sørlie and NAW publisher Bill 03/10/2013 5.7261 Carew, El Cuero and Carl Espen. See > eurovision, page 14 See > iditarod, page 16 Krippaehne at the musher’s banquet. 2 • March 14, 2014 norwegian american weekly Nyheter fra Norge Nyheter Minoritetskvinner blir bedt om å dempe seg Ny rapport: Norge ikke i stand til å Profilerte kvinner med kutte så mye CO2 som vedtatt innvandrerbakgrunn op- En ny klimarapport slår alarm om trege norske politikere: De kutter for plever at politiet ber dem lite i utslippene i Norge for å nå kli- begrense sine ytringer for mamålet. – Teknisk sett er det mulig å egen sikkerhets skyld nå det nasjonale målet om reduksjon i klimagassutslippene innen 2020, men det blir krevende, sier direktør Ellen VG Hambro i Miljødirektoratet. De legger Dagen før kvinnedagen roper Tajik et frem en rapport i dag, som viser at vi kraftig varsko om at det åpne norske samfun- må kutte åtte millioner tonn CO2 frem net er i ferd med å miste noen viktige stem- til 2020. De anslår at vi kan klare et mer: De frie, meningssterke kvinnene med sted mellom 4,9 og 8,4 millioner tonn. innvandrerbakgrunn. – Vi skal altså i øverste del av skalaen – Jeg er blitt fortalt av enkelte jenter at for å nå målet, og det kan bli krevende, de opplever at offentlige myndigheter møter sier hun. De har laget en liste over tilt- dem med tilbakemeldinger og spørsmål om ak som må til. Det er tre store områder: hvorfor det alltid er de som må ta de van- Oljesektoren, industri og transport. skelige debattene. Og at de bør begrense seg, (VG) være mindre synlig eller kontroversielle. Jeg Foto: Wikimedia har ingen grunn til å trekke det disse jentene Innvandrerkvinner oppfordres til å holde skjult. Meteorologen sier farlig værn har fortalt meg i tvil, sier Hadia Tajik til VG. Både Norges vassdrag- og energidirek- Damer som Amal Aden (30) og Mina ikke å uttale seg om saken, men ønsker ro, rekke med trusler, slått ned utenfor sitt hjem torat (NVE) og Meteorologisk institutt Adam pour (27) var både svært synlige skriver hun i en epost til VG. av det politiet mener er individer knyttet til har sendt ut varsler for Vestlandet og og aktive i den offentlige debatten for få år Tidligere statsråd og nåværende leder av det høyreekstreme miljøet. Hun går med nord. – Vi overvåker været fortsatt. siden. Stortingets justiskomité, Hadia Tajik, liker voldsalarm. Det bli nok mye vind og sterk storm 8. november i fjor skal Amal Aden ha ikke utviklingen. – Politiet bad meg være mindre åpen fra sørvest i Lofoten og Vesterålen. blitt overfalt av to somaliske damer i hijab i – Dette bekymrer meg fordi det gir et i sosiale medier. Ikke skrive hvor man er, Særlig på vestsiden av Lofoten blir det Oslo sentrum. sterkt signal om en begrensning av hvem lukke profilen og være forsiktig med det en fælt, sier statsmeteorolog Gunnar Noer – De slo meg i hodet og knuste brillene som slipper til i den offentlige debatten. Vi meddeler, beskriver hun. til NRK.no. Et lavtrykk som i morges mine, har Aden fortalt tidligere. Saken ble risikerer at frie stemmer med kontroversi- lå over Færøyene er under utvikling og henlagt av politiet på grunn av ukjent gjern- elle meninger og ytringer, demper seg eller English Synopsis: Authorities are asking immigrant beveger seg hurtig mot nordøst. – Vi ingsperson. melder seg ut av debatten. Både fordi de ikke women to limit their public exposure for their own ligger rett under nivået for ekstremvær VG kjenner til at Amal Aden skal ha orker mer, og fordi de ikke får den støtten de safety. Debates have been ignited on these encourage- og det kan bli en vindstyrke på over 28 ments for these women to limit themselves and the blitt anmodet om å begrense sine ytringer og trenger, sier Tajik til VG. argument for freedom. meter per sekund, sier meteorologen. sin aktivitet av sikkerhetsgrunner. Aden vil Mina Adampour ble i fjor, etter en år- Et lavtrykk som er på vei inn mot kys- ten av Nordland betegnes av meteorol- oger som farlig. – Det blir sterk storm Larsen med hardkjør i Lofoten og Vesterålen og full storm i Mosterøy veien forsvant Troms, sier meteorologen. Meteorolo- i Paralympics gisk institutt melder at værsituasjonen er under økt overvåkning og at publi- Trygve Steinar Toskedal Larsen Nedbøren har gravd kum må holde øye med utviklingen. (41) satser dobbelt opp og ut veien mellom Ut- Dersom meteorologene mener situas- kommer til å konkurrere mest jonen bør oppgraderes, vil det bli sendt av alle de norske i Paralympics stein kloster og Askje ut ekstremvarsel. Aftenposten (NRK) NRK Store mengder vann har fredag ettermi- Dyrevernalliansen bryter med Debio- – Jeg satser like mye på begge idret- ddag gravd ut veien mellom Utstein kloster merket tene og føler jeg har like store sjanser i dem og Askje, skriver Stavanger Aftenblad. Dyrevernalliansen mener økomerket begge, sier Trygve Steinar Toskedal Larsen – Store mengder vann som ligger på ei Debio ikke sikrer dyrevelferden til- til NRK.no. mark på Mosterøy har gravd ut veien mel- strekkelig og bryter nå ut av det økolo- Han er et av Norges største medaljehåp lom Ustein kloster og Askje. En drens som giske merkesamarbeidet. Det er tillatt i Paralympics – både i langrennspigging og går under veien, og som skal lede bort van- å la økologiske sauer ligge på metall- skiskyting. net, har kollapset og dratt med seg masse, rister hele vinteren. Økologiske griser Han er den eneste i Norges tropp som forteller Asbjørn Thorsen like før klokka 17. blir kastrert. Økologiske melkekuer skal delta i så mange konkurranser, men det Noen minutter senere forsvant deler av Foto: Fredrik Refvem / Stavanger Aftenblad står også i båser. Dette er blant påstan- er enkelte av konkurrentene hans som har veien. Stein og grus raste nedover markene En porsjon av veien ble revet da vannmassene dene fra Dyrevernalliansen. Mange lignende program. og vannet dannet en liten elv nedover. tok overhånd på Mosterøy. forbrukere oppfatter det som at dyrev- – Jeg begynte med langrenn i 2002. Da Problemene begynte klokken 14.00 i elferden er bedre ivaretatt når de hadde man ikke begynt med skiskyting (for formiddag. Veien ble stengt for kjøring i fra fredag natt eller lørdag morgen igjen kan kjøper økologisk Ø-merket kjøtt. Men piggere). Jeg har alltid likt å skyte og var 15.00-tiden etter at skolebussen hadde pas- bruke veien. nå er det slåsskamp på økotunet. – ganske god til det fra før, så da jeg fikk mu- sert. – Så må vi ta igjen arbeidet etter helgen, Forbrukerne holdes for narr, og vi tror ligheten til å prøve meg i skiskyting noen år Klokken 17.00 ble veien stengt for sier Reidar J. Roda til Aftenbladet. at folk setter pris på ærlighet om hvor- senere var jeg ikke vond å be. Da fikk jeg i gående og like etter skriver Statens vegvesen Og mens gravemaskinene arbeidet med dan maten er produsert. Det er ikke vår tillegg dobbelt så mange konkurranser i året, dette i en trafikkmelding; veien, vasset folk over jordet for å komme jobb å opptre som gissel for Ø-merket. sier han. – Mosterøyveien ved Voldaveien i Ren- seg hjem. Ved Kaada stod det rundt 30 biler Vi mener det er bedre å få i gang en Larsen mistet den ene foten i en mo- nesøy kommune er midlertidig stengt på i kø, på vei mot Utstein kloster. debatt om hva slags matproduksjon torsykkelulykke i 2001, noe han blant an- grunn av opprydningsarbeid. Blir ikke åpnet Doris Østensen var en av dem som Norge ønsker seg, sier Marianne Kulø net har fortalt om i NRK-programmet «Min i dag. hadde satt fra seg bilen. i Dyrevernalliansen. De melder seg nå Idrett». Han konkurrerer derfor i den sittende Det er Roda Agri Maskin som står for – Dette var overraskende! Har aldri op- ut av Debio-samarbeidet. – Vi har i fem klassen, hvor man bruker en piggekjelke til å opprydningsarbeidet. plevd lignende før. Nå har vi satt fra oss bilen år nå jobbet for å prøve å bedre Ø-mer- komme seg frem. – Jeg anslår at rundt 300 mennesker nå her ved Kaada, og så venter svogeren på oss ket. Vi har vært aktiv medlem i Debio Larsen har blant annet vunnet VM-gull er isolert, sier Reidar J. Roda til Aftenbladet, på den andre siden for å kjøre oss hjem, sier og engasjert oss aktivt i Landbruks- og på 10-kilometer tidligere. I Paralympics ned- og legger til at det på oppsiden av veien nå Doris Østensen, med barnebarnet Linnea Ø. matdepartementets regelverksutvalg prioriterer han de lengste øvelsene og satser har samlet seg store mengder vann. Garpestad på skuldrene. for økologisk produksjon (RVU). Nå på sprint, 7,5-kilometer og 10-kilometer. – Ingenting kunne stanset dette, sier English Synopsis: Excess water in an underground gir vi opp, sier Kulø. han. drainage ditch has collapsed the road above it, leaving (Aftenposten) English Synopsis: Paralympics athlete Trygve Stein- I seks-sjutiden fredag kveld var Roda 300 people stranded in Mosterøy. People have resort- ar Larsen Toskedal competes in cross country skiing Agri Maskin i gang med å legge nytt rør. ed to abandoning their cars and wading in the water to and the biathlon, among other events. Deretter skal stein grus legges i, slik at folk get to and from their destinations. Norwegian american weekly March 14, 2014 • 3 News Bjørnland: “We have failed” Record export of This week in brief Head of the Security Police Princess Märtha Louise cancels Sochi gas to Europe trip thinks Norway has failed European customers fear Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise has at preventing people from restrictions on Russian gas cancelled her visit to the Paralympic- being radicalized Games in Sochi, on the advice of the Norway Post / Aftenposten Government. It has also been decided Norway Post / NRK that Norway will not be represented There is now a strong increase in the by a government minister. This means Head of the Security Police (PST), export of Norwegian natural gas. This is be- that Minister og Health, Bent Høye, Benedicte Bjørnland, thinks Norway has cause European customers fear restrictions will not travel to Sochi for the Para- failed as a society when it comes to prevent- on Russian gas export, according to analysts. lympics this week as planned. ing people from being radicalized and re- The export of Norwegian gas to Euro- (Norway Post / NRK) cruited to extremist groups. pean customers set a new record last week, The Minister of Justice promises to take when Gasco reported a 10 percent increase in New air force deployment postponed action. the export to France, Belgium, and Germany. Moving the Norwegian Air Force Op- On Tuesday’s press conference, PST- This is the highest volume of natural gas erative Command from Rygge to Bodø chief Bjørnland emphasized that the threat Photo: Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste / Flickr exported from the Norwegian Shelf since has been postponed until 2020. Bodø Head of the Security Police Benedicte Bjørnland. posed by extremist groups in Norway has January 2013, Aftenposten reports. will be the QRA-base for the F-16 only increased, despite 13 years of effort Gasco operates the pipelines and gas ter- fighter jets while they are still in ser- to help fight violent and extreme Islamism. we are far behind in the fight against radi- minals in Norway, Great Britain and on the vice. Originally the operation base for Now she is asking for a change of strategy to calization. European Continent. the F-16 Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) help fight the extremists of the future. The PST-chief concluded that when we “The Continent has increased its im- was going to be established at Evenes “The measures against radicalization fail to catch these people in their munici- port of Norwegian gas substantially from in Nordland by the end of 2019. “We are most effective during the early stages. palities, in their schools or workplace before last weekend, when the conflict in Ukraine will keep Bodø as the operation base The rest of society has to be aware of its re- was stepped up,” says analyst Marina Tsy- for the F-16 Quick Reaction Alert as sponsibility,” Bjørnland said. “As of today See > radicals, page 14 gankova. long as the F-16 maintains its current function. The plan is still to establish a base at Evenes for the QRA F-35,” says Minister of Defense Ine Erik- Best country for working women sen Søreide. Søreide explains that it makes more sense to keep the current Norway, Sweden and Finland are the best base rather than to move the QRA with F-16 for a period of only two to three countries to live in if you are a woman in years before the F-35 takes over its the workforce, according to the Economist function. According to the Ministry of Defense the relocation of the Air Force Norway Post / Aftenposten management from Rygge to Bodø will take place in 2020. Norway, Sweden and Finland are the Norway is on (Norway Post / DN) best countries in the world to live in if you the top of the list, are a woman in the workforce, according to with a score of 78.7 Winter storm abating the Economist. points out of 100. The extreme winter storm which hit The British magazine published a list The Economist points Northern Norway, and Finnmark in on March 8, the International Women’s Day, out that Norwegian particular on Saturday, March 8, was which presented the best and worst countries companies are espe- Sunday morning abating and mov- for working women. cially good at recruit- ing into Russia and the Barents Sea. With gusts of up to 40 meters per sec- In the ranking, which only looked at ing women to their Photo: Wikimedia Commons industrialized countries, the magazine has boards of directors. It’s not just Rosie the Riveters in Norway’s workforce. Close to two out of ond, the wind damaged power lines considered data on women’s level of educa- “Close to two out five board members in the biggest companies are women. and caused traffic problems.In Senja tion, women’s participation in the workforce of five board -mem alone, 15 power pylons collapsed, and in politics, wage differences between bers in the biggest companies are women, reports. and up to 1500 households were with- genders, the cost of childcare, rights asso- thanks to the introduction of affirmative ac- Sweden came in second with 78.1 out electricity on Saturday afternoon. ciated with maternity leave, applications to tion in 2008. That is twice as many as in the points, and Finland in third place with 77.1 There are no reports of injuries after schools that offer economic degrees , and E.U., which is now considering a similar af- points. South Korea and Japan had the lowest the storm. women’s representation in management po- firmative action plan if other voluntary mea- score at 15.5 and 20 points. (NRK) sitions and boards. sures do not show any effect,” the Economist Enjoy Norway all year long.

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The oil fund reduces its ownership in coal “We see a growing market potential for Design management companies Kongsberg’s solutions in the entire region The Government Pension Fund sold its and our goal is to rapidly grow our busi- The Norwegian Design Council offers two shares in 27 companies that extract coal or ness. We have strong and well-established gold in 2013 because the fund says that it customer relations, an excellent team and a programs to train students and businesses does not find the companies’ business model large Kongsberg system backing the activi- in successful design management sustainable. Whether the Government Pen- ties here. The new office therefore has ca- sion Fund should buy in or out of coal stocks pacity for growth,” Walter Qvam, CEO of has been debated in Parliament recently, and Kongsberg comments. the parties have had split views. “We are co-locating maritime and oil The government parties have now an- and gas activities to exploit the synergies nounced that they agree with the Christian between our business areas,” Qvam adds. Democrats and the Liberal Left to let a group Pål Helsing, President of Kongsberg Oil & of experts assess the fund’s investments in Gas Technologies, says Kongsberg due to its coal and fossil fuel companies. technology offering is well positioned to in- The fund’s annual results however, crease market shares and grow in Australia. which were presented last week, conclude Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies de- that the Oil Fund sold out of several compa- liver software solutions for optimizing oil nies within sectors where they did not see the and gas production and drilling operations. company’s business model as sustainable. The company also delivers subsea products As of 2013 this also included coal and gold for transport and storage of produced oil and companies, says Head of the Government gas. Pension Fund, Yngve Slyngstad. (Norway Post / Kongsberg) In the annual report, the fund also in- forms that it sold all its stocks last year in 27 Successful test of Statoil Tanzania discovery Photo: Norsk Designråd / Facebook mining companies that have the extraction Norway’s Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMo- Outdoor area with exhibition design by Hunting & Narud, with Frame and Pouf Daddy outdoor fur- of coal or gold as their main activity. They bil have announced that they have success- niture by Sundays at 100% Norway, London. also sold their shares in 11 other companies fully completed their first drill stem test in in sectors or areas that they consider to have the Tanzania Block 2 offshore discoveries. Rasmus Falck gain insights in how to create more value, by significant environmental challenges. The data acquired is important to reduce Oslo, Norway managing design more professionally. The (Norway Post / NRK) technical uncertainties in a possible future participants apply their learning directly to Tanzania offshore and LNG development, The Norwegian Design Council is our project work. Kongsberg opens new office in Perth Statoil says. national strategic body for design in Nor- The other program gathers design pro- Norwegian high-tech company KONGS- The Zafarani-2 operation tested two sep- way. Their aim is to increase Norwegian fessionals from Norway’s leading design and BERG opens office in the Australian oil arate intervals and flowed at a maximum of businesses’ understanding, knowledge, and advertising agencies working with promi- and gas capital Perth. The office will house 66 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, use of design. They want to build a design nent Norwegian clients. Across disciplines, Kongsberg’s activities within maritime and constrained by equipment, and confirmed nation of Norway. Funded by the Norwegian participants get more insight in how their oil & gas industry. good reservoir quality and connectivity. Ministry of Trade and Industry, they give clients manage design, and in how they can Kongsberg are already on location with Statoil has been in Tanzania since 2007, companies advice on how to use design as increase their own value by managing design 30 employees in Perth, mainly due to the when it was awarded the operatorship for a strategic resource and source of innova- more professionally. Participants learn from acquisition of the subsea company Nemo in Block 2. tion. They promote the innovative effects of leading management experts, share experi- 2012 who already was established in Perth. (Norway Post / Statoil) design through their website, publications, ences, and grow their networks. Here also, workshops, seminars, and exhibitions. 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Part One of this article, “Post-Olympics across splendid skiing terrain. Nearby the 2014,” which appeared in a previous issue of Frognersetern stop was one steep hill that NAW, discussed skiing in Norway, with spe- was fine for experienced skiers—but not for cial attention to the seasonal grand finale of me. So I just took off my skis and walked this sport at Eastertime. In the ten-day Easter down that hill. That’s an American for you. period (this year it’s late, April 20th), areas At the bottom was a picturesque lodge where around Oslo and around Geilo, Lillehammer, we would refresh ourselves with hot choco- and elsewhere are bustling with many thou- late, snacks, and good old Norwegian coffee, sands of skiers, eager to take in a few more certainly a year-round staple of the country. days of the sport before the warmer spring weather settles in. Mother Nature Throughout the good skiing weather From there we were able to take a fairly (especially on Sundays) the hills around easy skiing terrain, much of it descending Oslo are packed with many thousands of ski- by gradual stages to town. En route via this ers. So crowded are the Oslo hills that some- hour-or-so long trail there are some fairly times on the more popular ski trails there are short dips in the terrain as well as a few plac- nearly traffic jams, with skier almost tripping es where you had to ascend brief distances. over one another. But the good Norwegians But essentially, all you had to do is to stand Photo: Jeff / Flickr Like any skill, falling can be mastered with a little practice. simply take it in their stride. on your skis and glide downward as you let Mother Nature do most of the work for you. Oslo’s Ski Havens of Sognsvatn and Frog- Now that is my kind of skiing! for Frognerseteren, via trikk far up into the injure—themselves. Even top-flight Olym- nerseteren hills above Oslo. John being Norwegian was pians, as we all too well know, sometimes While I had done a bit of skiing earlier Challenges almost by definition an expert skier. Disem- manage to suffer debilitating injuries. At the in my northern Midwest home, it was not un- Still, this hour-long downward ski-glid- barking from our trikk at Frognerseteren, we same time, this method assumes that the ath- til later in the hills around Oslo that I first re- ing does offer its challenges, modest as they first skied around a bit, then started out on lete at least knows, and has practiced some- ally had the chance of doing much with this may be. These include, as mentioned above, that long leisurely gradual descent back to what, ordinary non-professional skiing for winter sport. Two Oslo street car lines start- the occasional short mild descents and some town. The trail ended almost at the door of his or her own pleasure. This method relates ing, blessedly, at the center of the city near uphill climbing. Novices, such as myself, Blindern, where a hearty late Sunday after- primarily to cross-country skiing, whether the National Theater and passing very near best be on guard lest things quickly get out noon dinner awaited all of us student resi- for long or short distances. my university residence of Blindern Studen- of control with the possibility of tumbling, dents. Ah, those were the days! This “seat-of-the-pants” method of fall- terhjem ascended far up into the hills above with or without injury, ever in the offing. ing would certainly not be recommended, in Oslo, one line to Sognsvatn and the other to One ideal January skiing day in Oslo The “Easy” Ski Trail most cases, for fast and furious downhill Al- Frognersetern. was a classic one in all of the pleasures and Well, sure enough, soon after John and pine skiing with its very steep inclines. Nor At either of these destinations, we ski- perils of cross-country skiing for a neophyte I started down that hour-long “easy” trail, I would it be recommended for slalom skiing, ers disembarked, put on our skis (which such as myself. With a good university of course tumbled—but not John. I needed with its fast, dizzying, hairpin turns downhill had been conveniently strapped outside the friend of mine, John Eide from Larvik, we little incentive to fall, for there were some between several sets of two poles each. Such streetcars), and immediately glided away set out one Sunday morning from Blindern fairly abrupt bumps in the trail, a few sharp skiers presumably already know how to take turns, sudden unexpected downhill drops, care of themselves, even if they are not al- and more challenges. Sometimes I found ways successful in this respect. Sports News & Notes myself moving too fast for my own good Still, this method of falling, as here de- as the ground descended and not knowing scribed, might well be considered inelegant, how to control things properly, I simply fell ungraceful, even ludicrous at times, but Football: Czech Republic - Norway 2-2 Nordic Combined: Silver and Bronze for down—always fortunately quite harmlessly. the technique certainly helped me many a A friendly game between Norway and the Norway That afternoon, in spite of whatever time to fall safely with no injuries. If—and Czech Republic in Prague Wednesday, Norway’s Jørgen Graabak had to settle for help and guidance John could offer, I fell a when—you have occasion to master a bet- March 5, ended in a 2-2 draw. Czechia led second place in the men’s Nordic Combined dozen or more times, every which way pos- ter and safer way, more power to you! In 2-1 before the break. Tarik Elyounoussi and World Cup event in Trondheim, Norway sible: forward and backwards, to the left fact, once you have read about the following Morten Gamst Pedersen scored for Norway. on Thursday, March 6. He was outsprinted side and to the right side, sometimes ending method and you know of a better one, please (Norway Post / NRK) on the last stretch of the cross country trail up prone in an unholy tangle of skis, poles, so inform us, as I am sure our readers would by Germany’s Johannes Rydzek. Norway’s arms, and legs. like to profit from it. By the way I checked Biathlon: Bjørndalen to compete an- Magnus Moan came third. And what was my friend’s response? the Internet to see what others might have other two years (NRK / Aftenposten) Knowing the trail well and having a pretty to say on the topic. Mostly the advice is to Norwegian King of Biathlon, Ole Einar good idea at what problematic point I might follow the rules, don’t fall, and enjoy. But Bjørndalen has changed his mind, and has Sochi Paralympics: Sledge hockey win fall, John skied ahead of me a few yards and how in the world are you to fall safely? One decided that he will compete for another two for Norway awaited my sure-to-come collapse. When wishes one could learn more from them. years. At the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, invariably I did fall, John burst out into the The First Steps This means that Bjørndalen (40) will Norway’s sledge hockey team secured its merriest peals of laughter! His response Now the very first thing you need to do end his long and successful career with the first two points in the standings on Saturday, to my ineptitude was so genial and good- before you even get on a pair of skis is to World Championships on home turf in Hol- March 8 by scoring a shoot-out win over the hearted that I certainly did not mind at all his practice this method of falling on dry land or menkollen in 2016, the VG writes. Czech Republic. laughter—or my falling. on mats or whatever. When you put on your Bjørndalen earned his 13th Olympic (NRK / Aftenposten) medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games A Better Way? skis in snow before you even make a step, to become the most decorated Winter Games Holmenkollen 30km win for Bjørgen In any case, I soon came to realize that you can easily slip and fall and suffer all there had to be a better way of coping with sorts of misfortunes. So take this precaution. athlete when Norway won gold in the biath- Norway’s Marit Bjørgen cruised to victory such misfortunes as falling when out skiing. Now, standing up in good skiing fash- lon mixed relay. in the World Cup 30km cross country mass And this method, over the course of time, I ion, bend your knees and your body slightly Bjørndalen, who also has 19 world start at Holmenkollen in Oslo on Sunday, gradually devised from my own experience forward, holding your ski poles behind you, championship titles to his name, won his March 9, with compatriot Therese Johaug and from talking with and observing other as though dragging them on the ground. first medal at the Nagano Games in 1998 in second. Finland’s Kerttu Niskanen placed skiers. The upshot of mastering this method When actually skiing, this dragging will and has claimed at least two medals at every third. The win was not only Bjørgen’s fourth is that if you did fall carefully (if not espe- help slow you down, diminishing the impact Olympics since then. He also won the 10km in Holmenkollen, but the 66th of her career cially gracefully), you greatly lessened the of a fall. sprint gold in Sochi. in the World Cup. Johaug still leads the chances of any injury to yourself. Next bend your knees more and more (Norway Post / NRK) World Cup standing overall by 39 points Now this method, I hasten to add, is while moving your body somewhat further over Bjørgen. certainly not for the expert or highly skilled (NRK / Aftenposten) skier; they already know how to handle—or See > falling, page 15 6 • March 14, 2014 norwegian american weekly opinion An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States < memorial Join the conversation! From page 1 On the EDGE the 69 teenagers and adults killed during far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik’s A priceless exploration into the heart of business massacre at the Labor Party Youth summer camp back in 2011. Ragnar Overby The cut in the landscape will perma- Arlington, Va. nently cut off the tip of the peninsula, a strong symbol of the eternal loss that Nor- For good reasons there is much talk way suffered from these attacks. of the attractive properties of a free mar- The soil and rock removed from the is- ket, but there are no truly free markets land will be sent some 25 miles away to Oslo anymore. Here I draw attention to the mi- where it will be used as the foundation for nor oddity that nearly everything for sale another memorial to commemorate the at- costs “Something.99” (written below as: tacked government workers, eight of whom X.99)—and is also nearly always “Z% lost their lives in the car bombing at the gov- Off.” Decades have passed since I be- ernment center. came conscious of all the 9s on items for The third monument will be an amphi- sale and began to ponder why such choic- theater in the capital’s government quarter es were made by nearly all the stores in called Time and Movement, which will in- the nation. I noticed that when something clude trees transplanted from Sørbråten. was priced at, say $29,999.99—one cent The committee to decide on the chosen out of 30,000 was left out, (0.000033%); monument included representatives of the implying a remarkable degree of ex- Labor part as well as victim support groups. actness, inconvenience and—surely— The jury’s decision for Dahlberg’s designs something else! was unanimous, beating out 300 other en- I told myself that what I paid for an tries. item was its price no matter what it said All three monuments will cost the gov- on the tag or in the ads, but I was still Photo: Matthew Rutledge / Flickr ernment some 27 million kroner and two drawn to and puzzled by the myriad of $0.99 is so much better than one dollar. will be unveiled at the four year anniversary 9s coming at me from everywhere. [Of- of the attacks on July 22, 2015, with the am- ten there are even several 9s in the ‘X’!] One day an item of interest to me lacked make customers feel like they are mak- phitheater to be completed at a later date. Occasionally I would come across a store a price tag, so I asked for the price and was ing a killing. There are in fact very few where it looked as if the owner perhaps told it was “$49.99” “Oh, 50 dollars,” I stores where most items are not Z% Off. felt bad about all those 9s and let his said. “No, 49.99” repeated the salesperson. Who knows what they are Off of, but Off < NAto tags read: X.?9, with the “?” being any I thanked her for her valuable assistance and they are. Frequently all the label says is From page 1 number from 0 to 8. I also noticed this enjoyed an inner, silent giggle accompanied that an item is Z% Off without bother- way of putting it: X.99/10. These efforts by the usual sadness on behalf of the com- ing to include its price! It’s like all the “We have had visitation programs like appeared like unsuccessful attempts to mon good. customer needs to know is that it can get these at similar military exercises where the change things made by minds remaining Over the years the public has become this item for Z% Off and surely must be attaches are informed of the purpose and unchanged themselves. jaded and so used to the 9s that they no lon- happy about that! scope of the exercise. They can also visit the After a while I could no longer doubt ger notice them. The 9s appear normal. It has I know that most people don’t like to different departments,” Moen informs. that the 9s were there to make me feel instead become likely that a price not end- read this sort of thing, because it’s embar- 9,000 Norwegian and 7,000 interna- that what I purchased was cheaper than ing in .99 is a suspicious one. “Ninety-nine” rassing to admit to being a victim of these tional soldiers participate in the exercise, it really was; that the owners of (nearly) sounds right; simple numbers like 20 or 100 scams, but I am starting a new trend and which takes place at sea, in the air and on the all businesses were determined to fool do not. It’s a little bit like hearing someone need your support! An undeclared war ground. In addition to Norway, the partici- their customers. They wanted me to fall without any interest in how you are doing on X.99s and Z% Offs. It’s an unameri- pating countries are Belgium, Canada, Den- into their .99 trap! They keep on playing ask, “How are you doing?” can dream, I know. One that can only be mark, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the a game that has long since stopped be- A sign says that items on these shelves fulfilled by millions of shoppers through Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, the ing a game and come to look more like start at $3.99, and on the shelves are items some sort of revival. It is a spiritual war- U.S., Germany and the U.K. an insult and a sign of flagrant disrespect. for sale priced all the way up to 90 dollars. fare. A struggle between our way and The goal of the exercise is to practice (While traveling abroad I noticed that The store has not lied! Once one is awakened God’s way. I AM THE WAY, said Christ; high-intensity crisis operations under de- other nations are in on it too! I saw plenty to the games played by merchants, it is dif- NOT X.99 or Z% Off. manding conditions, the Norwegian Defense of $X.99s in Norway for example.) I de- ficult not to discover hundreds of ways they I was at a huge neighborhood yard states in a press release. cided that greed and disregard for com- try to fool customers into feeling that items sale last month and a lady there was sell- mon decency was lurking behind pricing cost less than they have to pay for them. If ing something for $9.99 and 50% Off—at practices. As the years went by, price tags you don’t believe me, start looking! You will the same time. What is it Off? I asked. made me feel sorry for owners of busi- find all sorts of ingenious attempts to fool “It is just Off,” she replied. “50% Off and nesses. (Much like ads in general do. Ev- you into believing you save by spending. that’s a good deal.” When did it cost 50% Subscribe erything being the best, most affordable, Grocery stores are good places to un- more? I asked. “It’s never been used, etc. “Hurry, hurry; this will not last.” cover the multiplicity of ways designed to she informed me. It’s never been on sale To the Norwegian “Buy 2, get 1 free.” On and on.) fool customers, not just with prices—how before. I am not lying to you. It is new But, how could it have spread so they are written; where they are written; the and 50% Off. $9.99 is a very reasonable American Weekly! widely and lasted for decades without size of the numbers; their color; their loca- price!” I told her I believed her, and went being seen as indecent, immoral, ugly, tions, etc. You will be amazed at what else on to the next vendor. greedy, silly, sickening, revelatory? Do you will discover! Are there no exceptions to the mis- people enjoy being fooled? Serial boxes have become so skinny use of 9s through the retail business Get your weekly Once I mentioned these signs of that they are placed face forward. You are world? Of course there are. There are no market/moral failure to my son-in-law led to believe that their price has come down rules without exceptions (apart from that fix of Norwegian who answered by asking me if I had no- even though it is higher than before; a trick one!), but exceptions are not what this ticed that on many gas stations the price accomplished by making the boxes thinner. short article is about. Even among Chris- news, sports, per gallon was $X.999? It really floored There is less in them. This method of “not tians we find some who actually follow me when I checked and found that he was lying” is very popular. Tripling the price Christ. A few who live in an upside-down entertainment, right! Lately I have seen fewer prices and then selling three for the price of one is world. A few whose wisdom in the eyes & more! like that, however, and I imagine that by another attractive method. Just keep look- of the dominant world is just plain fool- now such unabashed and cunning signs ing and every time you do you will find that ishness. The sort of people who do not of greed have overstepped the limit of “smart” minds have been at work motivated sell anything at $X.99 or Z% Off. Call (800) 305-0217 ridiculousness. People couldn’t help see by greed and eagerness to fool you. They pray: “Father forgive those through the game being played on them. The Z% Off! business is a remarkable who do.” • So, gas is back to $ X.99. and truly wide-spread invention designed to Amen. [email protected] The opinions expressed by opinion writers featured in “On the Edge” are not necessarily those of Norwegian American Weekly, and our publication of those views is not an endorsement of them. 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He became grand- is another specifically Swedish name group ma’s caretaker in Oslo and it became natural Harry Svenkerud [email protected] Dear Editor, called soldiers’ names. to speak Norwegian intertwined with Eng- Advertising In no. 8 for February 28 Clair posts an lish. His wife Robin is very good at speaking Drew Gardner [email protected] interesting comment to our article about Sincerely, Norwegian and at knitting. Subscriptions Scandinavian names, maintaining that the Olav Veka and Nancy L. Coleman I live in Madison, Minnesota and have John Erik Stacy [email protected] characteristic Swedish surnames with two Brumunddal, Norway opportunity to teach language, how to bake Intern / Nyheter fra Norge elements, like Strindberg, were introduced sandbakels and cut out julekurver og lenker. Denise Leland [email protected] in the emigration period as a better way of Everybody’s grandma was Norwegian! Contributors identification than the traditional patronymic Dear Olav, Nancy, Clair, et al. Keep up the good work! Readers are system with the numerous Anderssons and Larrie Wanberg Grand Forks, N.D. I am enjoying this conversation so most fascinating critics! Melinda Bargreen Everett, Wash. Johanssons. much! Fascinating to get at the facts and Carla Danziger McLean, Va.w It is true that two-element names could Erling Dugan Ventura, Calif. fictions behind why people and things are Love and hugs, Gary G. Erickson Sunburg, Minn. more easily identify individuals, but people called what they are. Eva Stacy Rasmus Falck Oslo, Norway began to acquire such names patterned on the Stay tuned in for more articles from Olav Madison, Minn. Marit Fosse G geneva, Switzerland Judith Gabriel Vinje Burbank, Calif. fashion that developed in the upper classes and Nancy about Scandinavian surnames. Shelby Gilje Seattle, Wash. of Sweden as early as the 1600s. In its turn, Line Grundstad Hanke Seattle, Wash. this trend was inspired by German naming Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway Sincerely, Dear Eva, Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. traditions. In the course of the 1800s, most Editor Thank you for your letter. We’re having Leslee Lane Hoyum R rockford, Minn. Swedes adopted a set surname, either a “fro- Else Hvistendahl New York, N.Y. a lot of fun with Han Ola and Han Per, and Inger-Torill Kirkeby Miami, Fla. zen” patronymic or a two-element name like Han Ola og Han Per I know John Erik appreciates your help on Scott Larsen New Westminster, B.C. Lindberg and Bergström, based on the name translating the little buggers. Thor A. Larsen Fishkill, N.Y. Roy Jorgensen Hopewell Junction, N.Y fashion of the time. A frozen patronymic is a Dear Editor, If I understand correctly, “hugu,” which Jerry Larson Zimmerman, Minn. -son name that was passed down from gen- It is so much fun to read the comments he translated as “chopped,” more appropri- Solveig M. Lee Seattle, Wash. eration to generation to all children, instead Richard Londgren Thousand Oaks, Calif. on HAN PER og HAN OLA. I can’t wait to ately means “head.” So in the comic (from Donald V. Mehus New York, N.Y. of giving them the father’s name + -son or hear their remarks on “hugu.” issue #8), it should have read, “Yes, so it is Berit T. Mesarick Williamsburg, Va. -dotter according to their sex (Andersson or David Moe Sun City, Calif. I was always told that I must teach the when one’s head is on the right end.” Ken Nordan Batavia, Ill. Andersdotter). As far as we know, there is children to talk Norwegian. They don’t real- Irene Berman Bloomfield, Conn. no connection between immigration and the ize that children want to be exactly like the Sincerely, Sada Reed Woodbury, Minn. Rolf Kristian Stang New York, N.Y. origins of these name trends, since they were other children. Editor Daytona Strong Seattle, Wash. already well established. We had to send John Erik to grandma in Patricia Barry Hopewell Junction, N.Y. Conscripts could be given names like Mark Treleaven-Jones Wales, U.K Oslo when he was 8 so that it would be ac- Sunny Gandara Beacon, N.Y.

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It wouldn’t be good to Do you have Maybe we can It was 15 below Good gracious, We should travel a long trip if it It would have been any idea how camp here zero when the our car is gone! No have you seen do that. weren’t for tourist parks. completely impossible cold it is, Per? tonight, Per. you know. sun went down. anything like that then! 8 • March 14, 2014 norwegian american weekly Taste of Norway Your guide to Mathallen, Oslo’s food hall Opened in 2012, this food destination keeps traditional cuisine alive while showcasing new food trends from at home and abroad

Whitney Love Frøya Sjømat Oslo, Norway Come here for some of the friendliest staff in Mathallen Oslo but above all else, a There is a lot of talk about traditional celebration of all things seafood. One of the and “new” Norwegian cooking these days. best places for seafood in Oslo, this outpost Historically, Norwegian food has been char- takes on special orders and carries only the acterized by a modest list of locally avail- freshest seafood available. Named after the able raw ingredients preserved or prepared Norsk goddess of fertility and love. in a short list of ways. However, the way that many Norwegians eat today has been Smak av Valdres influenced just as much by history and tech- More of a food collective of regionally nological advances in food preservation and branded goods, this boutique features the preparation methods as it has been by influ- best locally produced food products from ences from abroad. Valdres, Norway—a town located in Op- Opened in 2012, Mathallen Oslo, is food pland kommune. The lush woodland areas destination that has taken on the challenge and pristine lakes of Valdres make it a keen of keeping Norwegian food traditions alive, location for fishing, rearing animals and showcasing what is new and exciting in Nor- growing grain. Cheese, spekepølse, fenalår wegian cuisine and promoting the capital’s and flatbrød are all favorites here. connection to popular food trends from all Photos: Whitney Love over the world. Located in a former factory Melkerampa Above: Mathallen offers the best in and a part of the Vulkan group, with over 30 Find brown cheese displayed under local, national and international concept boutiques, restaurants and shops to glass like works of art, specialty Norwe- cuisine. choose from, this is the location in Oslo for gian cheeses and Norwegian saft drinks Right: Gudbrandsdalsost displayed food enthusiasts. from local fruits like apples and various ber- as art. Editor’s note: In my opinion ries. Owned and operated by Tine (the larg- this is the best and highest use of the stuff. est dairy in Norway and 20th largest in the Below: Jam, saft and baked goods on sale at Bondes Market.

world). Veganism and vegetarianism are not Bondes Market new to Oslo, or even Norway for that mat- Bondes Market carries Norwe- ter but they have both been gaining a lot of gian foodstuffs from all over Nor- traction in the last years. Vegan Wagon is a way. If you can’t find it anywhere great place for soups, salads and smoothies else, it’s probably here. Reindeer with influences from Europe, Asia and the Photo: Whitney Love sausage, dried game meat, moun- world over. It’s one of the newer installations Freshly caught shrimp and langoustines plus the always delicious fish cakes on display at Frøya Sjømat. tain berry juices and of course, at Mathallen Oslo but a good option for not brown cheese among several other products. only vegans but those looking for a fresh and All meat and game for sale are vacuumed interesting take on eating healthy. packed. Bondes Market is a great place for those interested in organic, Norwegian and Ma Poule wholesome goods. Focusing on the art of French cookery, this is a sister outpost to Ma Poule in Lon- Gutta På Hagen don’s Borough Market and Copenhagen lo- 5351 24th Ave NW • Seattle, WA 98107 • Tel: 206-784-2562 • Fax: 206-784-1986 Translated to “boy in the garden,” Gut- cations. Part food boutique, part eatery, this ta på hagen focuses on the best in cheeses, place sells some of the best chicken confit meats, chocolates, jams and other accompa- I’ve ever had outside of Paris. Tasty food, in- niments from all over Norway (especially credibly knowledgeable staff and by far the Rørosmeieriet – winner of The Best Nor- ripest cheese in Oslo. wegian Dairy Prize 2013), Sweden and the Mediterranean region. Home to one of the More than just a place to eat, a food foremost experts in Norwegian cheese and destination one of the most respected cheese experts in Mathallen Oslo is also home to the Kuli- Fishing Vessels in the North Pacific and Bering Sea Passenger Vessels from Puget Sound to Southeast Alaska Europe, this is boutique has an additional narisk Akademi, a space for cooking courses location in Oslo’s St. Hanshaugen neighbor- and private events. Courses here range in Shipshape & Seaworthy hood. subject, but are very popular and worth try- www.pacificfishermen.com ing to attend if you happen to be in Oslo. Vegan Wagon Most classes are held in Norwegian. norwegian american weekly March 14, 2014 • 9 travel Sleep with history at Finse 1222 The historic Finse 1222 is a gateway to “little Antarctica,” an outdoor paradise in summer and winter

Staff Compilation De Historiske / Finse1222.no Photos courtesy of Finse 1222 Finse, in the mountains between Oslo Left: Today’s Finse 1222 is the remodeled ver- and Bergen, is a little piece of the Arctic. The sion of Finse Mountain Lodge, which was origi- nally built as lodging for railway workers and summer season runs from July to the end of later used as a shelter for passengers stranded October, and the winter season from October by weather or malfunctions. to June. The area is a winter paradise with Below: Rallarvegen (Old Navvy Road) began life guaranteed snow—up to five meters! Finse as the service road for the railway line between is the southernmost point in Europe with an Oslo and Bergen, but today it is Norway’s “most arctic climate and has an average tempera- beautiful biking route,” and sees around 25,000 ture of minus 2° C. cyclists per year. Despite its forbidding nature, people have been visiting the area for ages. The first traces of people at Finse are 7000 years old; they were stone-age people hunting for rein- deer. Lord Garvah and his son from England were the first tourists at Finse, hunting and fishing in the surrounding area around 1850. Traces from several Lord-cabins can still be seen. In 1894 the decision was made to con- struct a railway between Kristiania (Oslo) and Bergen. By 1902 the construction road Photo courtesy of Finse 1222 was ready as far up as Finse, and there was Below: Ski sailing, kite skiing, or as the Norwe- a need for lodging for the workers. The Nor- gians call it,“skiseil,” is one of the many winter wegian state decided to build a mountain activities available at Finse. Finsevann, the lake at Finse, is frozen in winter and the perfect place lodge there, which was completed at Easter to learn to skiseil. 1909. The first “hotel” at Finse was little more than a shelter for bad weather, housing stranded railway passengers. But it wasn’t long before tourists started coming. The need for overnight accommo- dation increased after the opening of the Bergen Line, and the hotel’s first extension was built as early as the lodge’s first year in business. The Finse Mountain Lodge emerged like a fairy-tale castle on the bare mountain, and it soon evolved into an exclu- sive destination for affluent travelers. Shack- leton, Nansen, and Sonia Henie frequently visited the hotel. The hotel has survived bombs and gre- nades, hurricanes, and changing travel and holiday patterns. During the war the hotel was taken by the Germans. All activities at the hotel were top-secret, and weapons and were in the days before someone thought of bombs were tested in polar conditions. The illuminating ski trails are a major draw in Germans also tried to build an airport at the winter, and in summer mountain bike trips top of the glacier, but needless to say this on Rallarvegen, the Old Navvy Road, draw was an impossible project. One plane man- crowds. aged to land at the glacier, but during take- off the plane ended up in a fissure. Rallarvegen After several years of rebuilding proj- The Old Navvy Road is one of Norway’s ects, the hotel was completely renovated in most fascinating biking routes. The road was 1980. It became Finse 1222, named for its built by hand in the early 19th century to Antarctica with this secret weapon—sails. Inside, all the equipment in the cabin is elevation—the highest in Norway’s railway transport equipment and provisions in rela- Few people get the opportunity to travel to authentic, giving real insight into how the system. The only way to get there is by train tion to the construction-work at the Bergen the Arctic or Antarctica, but in Finse you can expedition voyagers lived at the South Pole. (about 2.5 hours from Bergen or 4.5 from Railway. The Old Navvy Road starts at Hau- try skiseil. Steady winds and large flat sur- The windows are hand-blown, and it’s outfit- Oslo), which creates a very special feeling gastøl in Buskerud, passing Finse and down faces make the area around Finse perfect for ted with a ring stove, copper pots, woolen of being cocooned from the outside world. to Flåm in Sogn and Fjordane. the sport. blankets, and even identical dishes to the Coming to Finse is like entering a different Rallarvegen has been awarded “Nor- Skiseil is surprisingly easy to learn. A ones used at the bottom of the world. world. way’s most beautiful biking route,” and ap- course in ski sailing with Skiseil 1222 will At its peak Finse had about 200 inhabit- proximately 25,000 people bike the route give you a tremendous sense of achieve- Expedition Finse ants. Today the place only has 10 permanent every year. The tour offers a journey through ment. With basic knowledge of skiing, it is Expedition Finse was first held in residents. Tourism is the biggest industry, but Norwegian culture, history and nature. The possible to master kite skiing after a two-day 2011 on the anniversary year of Nansen Finse is also an important place for research road is dramatic, lush and challenging. The course. and Amundsen. The festival is now an an- because of its unspoiled natural landscape. road is fairly rough with partly coarse sur- nual event, a weekend with a focus on ex- Many expeditions choose to test equipment face. Framheim peditions, polar history, and environmental and train at Finse. The weather may change fast in the In January 2011, for the hundredth anni- research. The basic recipe for the festival is Finse 1222 is the starting point for na- mountains, so bring warm clothes for your versary of Roald Amundsen’s Antarctic ex- lectures, courses, distribution of The Shack- ture-based experiences. The excursions on tour on The Old Navvy Road. And remember pedition, an authentic copy of the his base, leton Award, and a gala dinner. The aim of offer have varying strength and fitness re- a repair-kit for your bike. Framheim, was built in Finse. The landscape the festival is to create a venue for people quirements: from hiking on a stark glacier of the Hardangervidda has many similarities who would love to go on an expedition, who to relaxing in a heated outdoor tub. Ski trips Ski-sailing (skiseil) with Antarctica and Finse has long polar tra- are on an expedition, or who have been on that deliver authentic experiences as they In 2007, Børge Ousland skied across ditions, so the base feels just right. an expedition. 10 • March 14, 2014 norwegian american weekly Roots & Connections Photo courtesy of wrlthd.blogspot.com was appointed a Knight 1st Norwegian & American Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, bestowed by King Harald V in recognition of her being an important role Women of Distinction model. She is well-known for her role in promoting marathon and long-distance running for • women. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, in a ceremony to Grete (Andersen) Waitz, honor her on May 11, 2011, de- scribed her as a humble and un- Marathon Road Runner (1853-2011) selfish person who used her own success to inspire others. There is a statue of Grete in Janet Ruud the Norway pavilion at EPCOT Grand Lodge, Daughters of Norway Center in Florida and another outside the Bislett Stadium in With the winter Olympics recently con- compete at top levels, so Grete had to work Oslo. She is a sporting legend, cluded, we are reminded of Norwegian mar- hard. She kept on training and competing in both in the U.S. and Norway, athon runner and former world record holder races all over the world. where an annual race is named Grete Waitz. “She was slender and elfin, a Grete first ran in the Olympics in Mu- hard work as when she starting running, and after her in her honor. The president of the wood sprite in appearance, not the brash and nich (1972), but at that time there was no in 2007, she founded a cancer care founda- Norwegian Athletics Federation, Svein Arne hardy species normally found around New marathon race for women, so she ran the tion Aktiv mot kreft (Active Against Can- Hansen said: “Grete is in my eyes one of York’s First Avenue.” (The New York Times) 1500 meters. She went on to more run in cer). She negotiated an agreement with her the greatest Norwegian athletes of all time, She won nine New York City Marathons more races and won a gold medal in the mar- old sponsor, Adidas, in which five percent of not only through her performances in the from 1978 to 1988, more than any other run- athon at the 1983 World Championships in the proceeds from Adidas’ sale of their Grete sport, but also as a role model for women ner in history. Mary Wittenberg, president Athletics in Helsinki, and a silver medal in Waitz and Modern Classics collections went in sports.” of the New York Road Runner Foundation the 1984 Olympics. to the foundation. Grete Waitz passed away on April 19, said: “It was unprecedented at the time, and In 1978, Fred Lebow invited Grete to After retirement, Grete still ran in and 2011. She is survived by her husband Jack, I can’t see anyone replicating it.” run in the New York City Marathon (a race organized races, giving advice and infor- and her brothers Jan and Arild. She was bur- Born on October 1, 1953, in Oslo, he had co-founded), and in her first appear- mation on distance running and health. At ied with honors, only the sixth woman in Norway, Grete Andersen grew up with two ance she not only won, but took a full two Grete’s Great Gallop, a half-marathon run Norwegian history to be given this honor. brothers who liked to run, and she ran with minutes off the women’s world record! In each October as part of a Norwegian festi- them. As a teenager, she began running more addition to winning the NYC Marathon nine val, she would stand at the start and finish References seriously and showed a lot of talent. This was times, and she broke the world record three lines and encourage the runners. She also NRK/Aftenposten a time when female athletes were not given years in a row. did charity work, particularly for CARE Wikipedia the necessary support and funding needed to In June, 2005, it became known that she International and the International Special www.norwaypost.no (the Norway Post) was undergoing treatment for cancer. She Olympics. www.nytimes.com (the New York Times) fought the cancer with the same tenacity and On November 23, 2008, Grete Waitz www.nyrr.org (New York Road Runners)

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Birthdays must be submitted at least one 65. slange Ardis Dragsten The Villages FL month in advance. 66. linjer NB: Has someone on our birthday list passed 67. anlegge sak away? Please notify us! 68. the district norwegian american weekly March 14, 2014 • 11 obituaries & Religion Pastor Larson’s Corner In Loving Memory Pastor Jerry Larson retired to his cabin in Zimmerman, Minn., after 39 years Do you have a loved one or friend who has recently passed? in parish ministry for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In 2011 he Contact us at (206) 784-4617 or [email protected] to place an obituary. published a book entitled “Speaking the Word Freely: Writing with purpose, preaching with power.” Contact him at [email protected] Thomas Arne Pedersen December 12, 1935 – February 20, 2014 Beyond our control Thomas Arne Pedersen was born De- Terry Veth of N.M. He was a life-long resi- After several very mild winters, we Alcoholics Anonymous, they are often cember 12, 1935 in Brooklyn N.Y., and died dent of the Mt. Hope N.J. area before mov- in Minnesota have been hit with cold and surprised that it all begins by admitting February 20, 2014 in Livingston, Texas. He ing to Livingston, Texas in 2012. He gradu- snow that reminds us of winters of old. they are no longer in control of their drug is preceeded in death by his parents Thor- ated from Dover High School, and served in The so called “artic vortex” we are under or alcohol use. Until they can admit they vald and Gunda Pedersen of Mt. Hope, N.J. the U.S. Army. He worked for Picatiny Arse- has also affected southern states as well are out of control, they have no chance of Tom is survived by his sister Karen Bryan nal for 35 years. He was a member of NOR and crippling ice storms and two inch moving down the path to sobriety. of Livingston, Texas, nephew Tom Lecher of BUL Lodge #427. He will be laid to rest this snowfalls have shut several southern cities The twelve steps of Alcoholics Anon- Texas, neices Tammie Lecher of Ohio, and spring with his parents in Dover, N.J. down completely. We have been reminded ymous can serve as a guide to us in nearly once again that we are at the mercy of every area of life. When we have crashed weather systems that are completely out and burned on the path of life, the road Thelma H. McIntosh of our control. back always begins with admitting that As human beings we love to be we are out of control and need help. The Died March 4, 2014 in control of things. We all go to great problem with this stems from our inabil- lengths to try and control the world around ity to admit this fact and seek help. God Loved to Yard Sale. from 1947 to 1960. She was owner of Find- us. Sometimes it becomes such an obses- has given us freedom of choice, but this Thelma H. McIntosh of East Side Drive, ers Keepers in Hopkinton, office manager sion that it cripples our ability to change, does not mean that we have complete con- Concord, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, of Franconia College in Franconia and pur- adapt or grow. When things seem out of trol of our own universe or the universe 2014. She was the daughter of Norwegian chasing agent for Federal Products in Rhode control in our lives, it helps to remember around us. Accepting and living with our parents, Helge and Signe Holter and has Island. Thelma was also involved in many that we cannot control everything or ev- human limitations means admitting that many cousins in Oslo, Norway. gift shops on Cape Cod and in Beverly Mass. eryone around us. It helps, as the saying we cannot control everything that touches She became a New Hampshire resident and Sugar Hill. goes, to let go and let God. our lives. In the end, this fact can help us. in 1937, and was a graduate of the American She was a member of the First Church Nothing illustrates our inability to It can remind us that everything does not Institute of Antiques in New York and Lee of Christ Scientists in Concord and the control things more than addiction. When depend upon us. What better news could Institute. She attended Rhode Island School Mother Church in Boston. a person seeks help with an addiction from there possibly be. of design and Katherine Gibbs in Rhode Is- Her husband of 62 years, W. Grant Mc- land. Intosh, passed in 1998. She was a Real Estate Broker in New She leaves two sons. Reverend W. Grant Hampshire and Massachusetts. She was reg- McIntosh III (Ruth) of Ephrata, Pa. and the Community Connections istered with the New Hampshire Secretary Honorable Henry H. McIntosh (Donna) of of Sate as an Appraiser of Estates. Thelma Fayetteville N.Y. Thelma leaves four grand- Gratulerer med Dagen! was a legal assistant and Vice-President of children, eight great-grandchildren and one McIntosh Optical Laboratories in Concord great-great-grandchild. Happy birthday / Gloria Northrup engagement / etc! December 1, 1927 – February 28, 2014

Gloria Northrup, age 86, of Mill Valley fornia Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco died at home in the company of family and Symphony and The Marin League of the SF Your name and friends. Over the past four years, Gloria ex- Symphony. She was a life member of Delta perienced multiple medical challenges and Delta Delta Sorority. special message declining health. Throughout it all, her Nor- Gloria met Alfred “Bud” Northrup wegian determination and personal resolve through mutual friends and they married here! allowed her to live life to the fullest extent in 1950. The Northrups bought their Mill possible. Valley home in 1962, while it was still un- Born in Tacoma, Washington, Gloria der construction, on a ridge overlooking For more information, call Helen Marie Johnson was the older and Homestead Valley. Mr. Northrup died in us at (800) 305-0217 or email smaller of identical twins. Her twin, Grace 1986. Gloria is survived by her niece, Su- [email protected]. Squire, predeceased her in February 2012. san Jacobsen of Tacoma; family members, Gloria attended Washington State Universi- Carol Turner of Missouri, Jeffrey Fisher of ty in Pullman, Washington. After college she Rohnert Park, and Eric, Heather, Annika and came to the San Francisco area and began Beck Jacobsen of Rough and Ready. Her cat, her career as an Executive Secretary. She Shelley and many friends in the Bay Area logged many hours as a volunteer at Cali- and beyond, also survive Gloria. The Scandinavian Hour Celebrating over 50 years on the air! Beatrice L. Gere KKNW – 1150 AM November 19, 1938 – February 17, 2014 Saturdays 9 – 10 a.m. PST

Beatrice L. Gere, 75, of Peoria, AZ After retiring from Puget Power in Bel- Streaming live on the internet at: passed away on February 17, 2014. Bea was levue, Washington Herb and Bea spent a year www.1150kknw.com born at the Norwegian American hospital traveling through the United States before in Chicago, IL on November 19, 1938. Bea settling in Arizona. Bea was a lovely and was an active volunteer in several Peoria generous lady loved by numerous nieces, area charity and hospital organizations to nephews and many friends. She is survived the great delight of her associates. Bea was by her daughter Cheryl Gere and grandson Be our friend on Facebook! a member of the Peace Lutheran congrega- Jacob Al-Hakim of Seattle, WA; and, brother Our Facebook page has over 2100 likes! tion in Peoria, she was a member and past Conrad Bagne of Anchorage, AK. She was president of her Red Hat Society and worked preceded in death by her husband Herbert Are you one of them? part time as Director of First Impressions at J. Gere and brother Obert E. Bagne. Also, Remax Professionals Realty. many nieces, nephews and inlaws. facebook.com/naweekly 12 • March 14, 2014 norwegian american weekly in your neighborhood What’s going on in your neighborhood? Calendar of Events Arizona ences standing and cheering. Now, he returns for NEW YORK es everyone that has a bunad or folkdrakt to Ola & Per Talk Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto. Baltimore Sym- Darkness & Light: Contemporary Nordic wear them to the meeting. www.norwaydc. March 16, 2:00 p.m. phony Orchestra at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Photography org/events/who-do-you-think-you-are Tucson, Ariz. Pike, Rockville, MD. 20852, 301-581-5100. Visit now – April 26 Dr. Joan Buckley from San Diego will be pre- www.bsomusic.org. New York, N.Y. Washington senting on the old Decorah Posten cartoon ASF presents the upcoming exhibition Darkness Sami exhibit at Scandinavian Cultural Center Ola & Per. The talk will be held at the Desert Massachusetts & Light: Contemporary Nordic Photography at now – April 1 Hills Lutheran Church. Visit the Norwegians Of Trolls & Men the Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in Tacoma, Wash. Worldwide Tucson website for more informa- March 22, 12:00 p.m. America, NYC. The exhibition features a selection The SCC’s new exhibit is called “‘Us Local Peo- tion: www.norse-tucson.org/events.html West Newton, Mass. of over 30 works by 10 emerging and established ple’: Sami Vuoinna and Resilience.” It tells the Duo Maresienne (Olav Chris Henriksen, Baroque photographers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, story of how Scandinavia’s Indigenous Sami California guitar & cittern and Carol Lewis, treble, bass & Norway, and Sweden demonstrates the breadth people have endured land theft, racism, and 40th Annual Scandinavian Festival lyra viols) share folk songs, fairytale tunes, danc- and strength of Nordic photography today. There attempts to eradicate their culture and lan- April 5-6 es and sonatas from the mountains to the cities will be a symposium on Feb. 22 at 2:00 p.m. with guage, not only surviving, but in fact building Thousand Oaks, Calif. of Norway. At the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Nordic museum directors, curators, and artists a vibrant, strong society of their own. Southern California’s 40th Annual Scandina- www.slcenter.org/cultural/events in conversation about the state of contemporary vian Festival will be held on the CLU campus photography in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Nor- Folk, Fiddle & Fjord: Music from the Heart on April 5 and 6, 2014. This year promises to Minnesota way, and Sweden. Free. of Norway be better than ever and we are looking to- Learn About Aquavit at Vonheim Meeting March 22, 8:00 p.m. ward to an even bigger crowd! Gates open March 16 Art Afterhours Concert Series Seattle, Wash. at 10 a.m. Entrance fee is $8 for adults, $4 Minneapolis, Minn. April 1, 6:00-8:00 p.m. The Seattle Choral Company (SCC) presents for teens, and kids get in free! Fun events for Aquavit is making a comeback! Our speaker, Mike New York, N.Y. “Folk Fiddle and Fjord: Music from the Heart the whole family! If you are looking for Scan- McCarron, will tell of his adventure in starting an Art Afterhours is a once-monthly art party with of Norway” at Saint Mark’s Cathedral. Choral dinavian culture, be sure to visit the festival Aquavit Business made locally in the Twin Cities. extended gallery hours, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., fea- masterworks by Edvard Grieg, along with the stage for song and dance, the Nordic Shop- He is attempting to connect with our Scandina- turing drinks and music by Norwegian DJ Maya Norwegian musical traditions which inspired ping Street, grab some healthy Scandinavian vian traditions and heritage within the larger Vik. Meet up and socialize with other Nordic art him. Guest artists Rachel Nesvig, Hardanger foods and delicacies as well as stop by the community of dill farmers, bartenders, restaura- fans at Scandinavia House to revel in Darkness & fiddle and folk fiddle; and Jon Lackey, tenor. authentic viking and Sami villages to see the teurs, cultural groups, media writers, et al. Down- Light: Contemporary Nordic Photography after www.seattlechoralcompany.org storytellers. There’s plenty for the kids to do stairs in the Paulson Hall. Snacks provided. Dona- hours. Free. Scandinavia House. as well! There are Scandinavian crafts, games tions accepted. www.vonheim108.org Heritage Day and Sven Ole Olympics, the Children’s the- Viking Auction at the Nansen Lodge 410 March 22, 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. ater with stories, song, dance and puppet Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner April 12, 12:00 p.m. Seattle, Wash. shows, and local school performances. March 29, 2:00 -6:00 p.m. Staten Island, N.Y. Annual Event featuring 5k Fun Run, Tradition- Edina, Minn. The Ladies auxiliary of Nansen Lodge 410, Sons al Norwegian Food, Bunad Parade, Live Music Scandinavian Ebleskiver Brunch and the Dinners prepared by and served by members of of Norway will sponsor their annual Viking Auc- and Much More! Leif Erikson Lodge: www.le- Romantic Era of Sailing Ships the Norwegian Glee Club. Seatings at 2:00 p.m., tion on Saturday April 12, 2014 in their main hall iferiksonlodge.com April 12, 11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. Dinners will be served located at 3465 Victory Blvd. SI NY 10314. Doors Santa Rosa, Calif. Family Style. You will be entertained with accord- open at noon. There will be numerous raffles, Norwegian Genealogy Workshop Legends in Sail is a beautiful presentation ian Norske melodies and at the Glee Club will sing children’s table, tom bola, and 50/50. The Norsk April 12, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. detailing the legendary sailing ships whose a couple of selections at the end of your dining ex- Boutique will sell Scandinavian gift items along Bothell, Wash. reputation will live forever. Olaf Engvig is a perience. Cost per person is $18.00. Prepaid res- with cheeses and chocolates. Enjoy a lunch of A Norwegian Genealogy Workshop will be noted Norwegian maritime researcher, espe- ervations must be made and the cutoff is March Lapskaus, homemade soups, hamburgers, and held on April 12 with Jan Sjåvik, Professor and cially regarding sailing ships. Also featuring 21. Go to our web site, www.norwegiangleeclub. hot dogs. Top it off with homemade waffles and Department Chair in Scandinavian Studies at the works of world-renowned maritime artist org, to download a reservation form. ice cream or purchase desserts from the cake the University of Washington. The main focus Hans Skalagard of Petaluma. Cost: $20. www. table. Winners will be chosen starting 6:00 p.m. will be on how to research and read the Nor- freyalodge.org. www.engvig.com/olaf/ Spring Concert with the Norwegian Glee Club of wegian probate records. Bring a sack lunch Minnesota The 59th Annual Miss Norway of Greater New and your laptop (not required). Cost is $25 per illinois April 6, 3:00 p.m. York Contest person or $40 per family. At the Bothell Sons Nordic Marketplace and Luncheon Minneapolis, Minn. April 12, 2:00 p.m. of Norway Lodge. Contact Selma Snaring at April 5 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The Norwegian Glee Club of Minnesota is Brooklyn, N.Y. (425) 385-2144 or Gary Ramstad at (206) 365- Park Ridge, Ill. pleased to invite you to our annual Spring Con- For detailed contestant information and applica- 6913 for more information. Register before A Nordic Marketplace & Luncheon will be cert of Scandinavian and American songs. Our tion please email us at: niahistoryonline@yahoo. April 5, 2014. Forms are available at www. held on April 5, 2014 at the Park Ridge Coun- special guest soloist will be Dr John De Haan and com. Applications are also being accepted for bothellsonsofnorway.org. try Club to benefit the Norwegian American also selections by the Women’s Sextet “7 Gifts.” Little Miss Norway and Junior Cadets. For further Vesterheim Museum’s upcoming “Chicago A freewill offering will be taken and refreshments information and banquet reservations contact Wisconsin Norske Club” exhibition. The Marketplace will be served after the concert. For further infor- Arlene Rutuelo at (718) 748-1874 or arlenerutu- Torsk Supper will offer unique Scandinavian gifts, jewelry, mation visit norwegiangleeclub.org. [email protected]. $35 for adults and $15 for chil- March 22, 4:00-7:00 p.m. woodcarving, and clothing. The luncheon dren 12 years old or younger. Milwaukee, Wis. program includes Wisconsin folk singer Kyle 17th Annual Ibsen Festival Our Buffet Includes: Boiled Cod Fish, Norwe- Elsbernd. Advance reservations only. Tickets April 11-13 north carolina gian Meat Balls, Boiled Potatoes, Vegetable, are $57.50 per person, $25 for school-age Lanesboro, Minn. April Meeting of Norsk Carolina Pickled Beets, Cranberry Sauce, Flat Bread, children, 12 and under. Call (563) 382-9681 Don’t miss the 17th Annual Ibsen Festival, featur- April 19, 4:00 p.m. Dessert and Coffee. Adults: $13.00 ($12.28 or visit vesterheim.org. Make reservations by ing a world premiere adaptation of Ibsen’s rarely Charlotte, N.C. plus $.72 tax), Children age 4-11: $5.00 ($4.72 March 28 with Stephanie Johnson at snjohn- produced masterpiece Brand. As always, the fes- Join Norsk Carolina Lodge as we celebrate Spring plus $.28 tax) Prices subject to change. We ac- [email protected]. tival will include lectures, fine art, music, post- in Norway and bring a dessert made with fresh cept reservations for parties of eight or larger show discussions and many other events to put strawberries. Bring a friend along. At Holy Trinity for seating at 4:30 or 6:00 p.m. Space is lim- kansas this work into context for a twenty-first century Lutheran Church. www.norskcarolina.org ited). Call (414) 321-2637 Mondays between audience. www.ibsenfest.org Våffeldagen 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Thursdays between March 29 Virginia 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. or on the morning of the Torsk Dinner between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 Lindsborg, Kan. missouri Lodge Meeting & Program: Who Do You Think a.m. Open seating is on a first come first serve In Lindsborg’s version of Våffeldagen, happy The Norwegian Society of St. Louis 4th Annual You Are basis. www.norwayhouse-milw.org Waffle People walk the streets with greetings Potluck and Trivia Night March 21, 7:00-9:00 p.m. for everyone. Food establishments serve tra- March 30, 5:00 p.m. Fairfax, Va. Norwegian Antiques, Preservation & More ditional hot waffles and other waffle-inspired Webster Groves, Mo. Our March Program guest speaker, Ms. Deb Mc- March 30, 2:00-6:00 p.m. items. And in a twist this year, Lindsborg will Prizes, fellowship, food and fun are rolled into Conaghy will do a program based upon the popu- Mt. Horeb, Wis. offer its first Waffle Olympics sponsored by one fantastic night as easy, challenging and ob- lar TV series “Who Do You Think You Are.” Mem- Vennelag 5-513, Mt. Horeb, WI will hold a Bethany College. The Olympic venue will be scure questions test you in 5 exciting rounds. bers will be requested to complete a tent card special Sunday lodge meeting on March 30. on Main Street from 10:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Of course all questions will have a Norwegian where they are from or their family is from in The guest speaker will be Brian Bigler, curator theme, but the contest will be fair and fun for Norway. Then, the fun will begin with additional of The Mt. Horeb Historical Society and Muse- Maryland everyone. Bring a dish to share and a thirst for a activities for members to interactively participate um. Brian will share Norwegian acquisitions Grieg Piano Concerto by Andre Watts night of fun. The cost for this fun filled evening is for their region of Norway. At the conclusion of from the museum’s holdings. Members are April 5, 8:00 p.m. $5 per person for members and $10 per person our “TV Show” exercise, Deb will show photos asked to bring a family piece or a Norwegian Rockville, Md. for non-members. Visit www.norwaystl.com for of the bunads for the various regions of Norway antique they have acquired. Andre Watts returns on piano with Jakub more information and directions. Christ Lutheran that our members’ ancestors lived.She encourag- Hrusa, conducting. Piano playing doesn’t in Webster Groves. get any better than this. Watts’ triumphant Send your event to [email protected] or call (206) 784-4617 BSO appearance two season ago left audi- to be added to the Norwegian American Weekly! Check http://blog.norway.com/events-calendar for complete listings Event listings are free, but space is limited. Please contact us at least one month prior to event. norwegian american weekly March 14, 2014 • 13 In your neighborhood From seaboard tabloid to cultural treasure As NAW looks forward to its 125th birthday this May, here’s a brief history of the Nordisk Tidende, the paper responsible for 117 of those years

Judith Gabriel Vinje Los Angeles

Mentioned in nearly every historical ac- to the church and the press as being the two count of the Norwegian American immigrant most important institutions, providing vital experience, the early Nordisk Tidende— information and a sense of community to the Norway Times—was a colorful, integral part immigrants, shoring up their identity, help- of the tapestry woven by the immigrants, ing them understand their adopted country, recording milestones in their lives and fos- and keeping Norway alive in their daily tering the growth of the community. It was lives. This was all the more important for a re-assuring bridge to the homeland at the those who spoke little or no English when peak of immigration, and it lived on, week they arrived. after week, decade after decade, to connect In 1900, Greater New York counted new generations with their living heritage. about 11,000 Norwegians, a number which Nordisk Tidende was established in rose quickly to 63,000 in 1930. The major- 1891 by Emil Nielsen, a printer from Horten, ity of them—23,000—lived in Brooklyn, the Norway. It was noted that when Nielsen borough directly across the East River from stepped off the boat in 1887, he was wearing Manhattan. The metropolis quickly became a white hat on his head and a parrot on his the most urban center of Norwegians outside shoulder. Norway. With increased immigration in the A colorful man, he had reportedly left early 1900s, Nordisk Tidende was well on its his homeland out of boredoms, and, being an way to being “America’s leading Norwegian unemployed printer who didn’t think highly newspaper.” of the existing Norwegian-American press, From its offices and printing plant in he decided to start his own newspaper. Thus a Brooklyn storefront, it quickly became a was born Nordisk Tidende, which published vital part of the community. When Norway its first issue on Jan. 3, 1891. won its independence in 1905, the celebra- To win the eye of readers, Nielsen ini- tions in Little Norway and the banner head- tially filled the pages of his new weekly with lines in Nordisk Tidende proclaimed with rumors, scandals and murder stories. His joy the dawn of a new day. penchant for sensationalism led to several Probably the most influential editor of lawsuits and threats, but it also enhanced cir- Nordisk Tidende over the years was Carl culation. Søyland, who came to America in 1920 to As historian Odd Lovoll put it, “On oc- study music, but who said he found the life casion, Nielsen turned the newspaper into of a “tramp-journalist” more interesting. Af- a scandal sheet.” The love of reading was ter traveling the world and writing for sev- thereby increased considerably in the Nor- eral newspapers, he joined the staff of Nord- wegian colony, it was claimed. But higher isk Tidende in 1926, and served as editor-in- standards of journalistic professionalism chief from 1940 to 1962. From the wayback machine, the back page of Norway Times from May 31, 1990, that paper’s 100th year of publication. ultimately prevailed, and Nordisk Tidende In 1917, as World War I hysteria cast soon evolved into a respected publication, a chilling effect on even the most everyday winning praise as a “well-edited” and “well- expressions of ethnic separation in America, readers. The Nordisk Tidende offices served as established” newspaper providing a vital a presidential order required editors of non- Nordisk Tidende was the largest Norwe- a virtual Norwegian embassy, with members forum for cultural exchange between two English periodicals to file an English transla- gian-language newspaper outside Norway, of the community arriving at its door almost continents. tion of all political stories and editorials with and the most influential. It was to play a immediately after learning of the invasion, The early 1890s were not easy years for their local postman. Nordisk Tidende com- key role during the war. When the Germany laden with gifts of money and goods to help the immigrants. It was a time of economic plied, demonstrating the unswerving loy- army invaded Norway in April 1940, the embattled Norway. depression and psychic crisis, particular- alty to the United States of the entire com- paper became a key source of information By 1914, almost 600 periodicals in the ly for newcomers who found themselves munity, as well as determination to preserve about the Norwegian war effort. Because the Norwegian language had been started, most strangers in a foreign land. Historians point and maintain the language and culture of its Norwegian press was strictly censored, the having a short life, with many mergers and newspaper also became a vital link, not only absorptions on paper but also over the radio for getting In 1946, only 40 were still in circulation, Sons of Norway Bernt Balchen Lodge invites all to meet news to Norway. and by the 1980s, only three Norwegian-lan- As Norway’s free press was tied down guage papers were being published—includ- Special Release unity with two other groups. We also visit by the Nazi occupying forces, Nordisk Ti- ing Nordisk Tidende—with much of the ma- Bernt Balchen Lodge a preschool in Hawley and bring them sto- dende became the semi-official mouthpiece terial now in English. Norway Times was the ries of Norway which the children delight of the Norwegian resistance and the exiled only publication still publishing under the The Bernt Balchen Lodge #3-566, Sons in hearing. Our members also bring to every government. The paper relayed messages name on its original masthead until it merged of Norway, will meet on Sunday, March 16, meeting non-perishable food items which we and printed letters from Norway that had with Western Viking and emerged anew as 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Central Fire House, donate to a local food pantry. been smuggled out by the merchant fleet. The Norwegian American Weekly in 2007. 574 Westcolang Road, off Route 590 near Several cultural events and dinners are Woodloch Pines, Lackawaxen, Penn. This enjoyed throughout the year. Members are will be the first meeting of the year, having also enjoying the newly-formed Language not met during January and February. We in- Class, which meets once a month. One of vite all Scandinavians, or folks who just like our biggest endeavors is our Annual Scandi- Scandinavians, to come and join us. We will navian Craft Fair every September where we 2709 SAN PABLO AVE — BERKELEY, CA 94702 be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at this meet- sell not only crafts, but Scandinavian foods Phone: (800) 854-6435 — Email: [email protected] ing with corned beef sandwiches, salads, de- and cheeses and serve lunch and desserts. licious homemade desserts, coffee, and tea. Watch for more information on the Craft Fair Featuring great Nordic products Bernt Balchen Lodge, established in throughout the next months. 1977, provides cultural programs at the Meetings are held on the third Sunday Books • Candy and Chocolates • Canned goods • Condiments meetings and is actively involved with com- of each month, unless there is a special event Cooking wares • Dry Goods • Gift items • Specialty meats munity work. The Lodge participates each scheduled for a particular month. We wel- and more! year in Hawley’s Fourth of July Parade, and come newcomers! For more information, twice a year, one of our committees provides please call our President, Mikki, at (570) Visit us online: www.nordichouse.com clean-up along the Towpath in Rowland in 729-7628. 14 • March 14, 2014 norwegian american weekly norwegian heritage < radicals effective against radicalization. Minister of Norwegian Language Corner From page 3 justice Anders Anundsen (the Progress Par- ty/FrP) has promised that the government NORWEGIAN FOLK TALES, FAIRY TALES AND TROLLS they become radicalized, we have failed as will take the PST’s concerns into account, a society. and they are currently working on a new As previously reported, there have nev- plan of action against violent extremism and er before been this many people who have radicalization. traveled outside of Norway to fight with and Anundsen says that one of their main support militant Islamist groups. The PST is challenges is that the recruitment to extreme With 18 classic folk tales, fairy tales and trolls from Norway in Norwegian and English, concerned that they may return with training communities now happens within Norway. “Tuss og Troll” is now serialized in the Norwegian American Weekly’s Norwegian Language Corner. The stories are from the collections of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, and retold by Øyvind Dybvad, Gard Espeland, Velle in both fighting and weapons, as well as a “There is no doubt that we have not Espeland, Johannes Farestveit and Nana Rise-Lynum. “Tuss og Troll” was edited, designed and published by Deb Nelson lower threshold towards using violence. been able to prevent the radicalization pro- Gourley of Astri My Astri publishing. Copyright © Norsk Barneblad. Bjørnland requests a more preventable cess that is currently taking place in Nor- approach, as well as more research that can way,” he says. help determine which measures prove most

< eurovision video reports, will be part of the process, From page 1 from when a song was given the green light by the Melodi Grand Prix editorial team in “Silent Storm,” which took first place. the autumn of 2013, right up until they stand This weekend’s three winners join Mo, on stage at the Folketeatret. In addition, the Linnea Dale, Dina Misund, Knut Kipper- jury, who were responsible for selecting the sund Nesdal, Oda & Wulff, and Charlie to entries, will give their feedback about the compete in the Grand Final. performances during the broadcasts. There are fewer songs taking part this The Melodi Grand Prix team received year than in previous years, as broadcaster over 600 entries this year from songwriters, NRK are keen to focus on quality as opposed producers, and artists, who want to show to quantity, an approach pioneered by Music Norway how good they are. Coordinator Vivi Stenberg. The winner of Melodi Grand Prix 2014 Each of the Semi-Finals taking place on will go on to represent Norway in the sec- the 7th, 8th and 9th of March contained five ond Semi-Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song 9.NAW.Trolls.2VolSet.22Jan2014_Layoutacts. Three acts from each Semi-Final 1 1/22/14 quali -12:36Contest PM Page in 1Copenhagen on the 8th of May. fied to the Grand Final on the 15th of March. The Grand Final takes place on the 10th of At the same time the audience, by way of May.

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Caren Gussoff time and her memories as if she has been teachers struggled to dress the wound, the Seattle, Wash. entirely unable to affect the trajectory of her child kept ripping off the bandages, wanting life. She is, instead, doomed to simply record to see what had happened to her. Like the From what I can tell, much has already her life and its subsequent miseries. Granted, child, the diary simply paints Marta a picture been made of the line that opens Nobel Prize much of Undset’s point is that the choices af- of her own accidents. winner Sigrid Undset’s first novel, “Marta forded to women were limited; Marta herself There are many beautiful sentences, Oulie” (University of Minnesota Press, is utterly stunted in every way, even ways breathtaking in their poetry and imagery, 2014): “I have been unfaithful to my hus- not expected or dictated by society. and expressive of turn-of-the-century life in band.” In 1907, Marta’s frank words were If “Marta Oulie” came close to portray- Kristiania (now Oslo). However, there are shocking, even to readers receptive to other ing the struggle some independent, intel- also many confusing ones, and a number of contemporary depictions of female sexual- ligent women may have had accepting the places where the time, places, and actions ity, such as those by Undset’s fellow Norwe- sacrifices and disappointments packaged are muddled up. Whether that’s deliberate to gians, Henrik Ibsen and Hulda Gulborg. with the traditional life of wife and mother, remain true to the diary format, or a weak- Much has, also, already been made by the depiction is smothered by Marta herself. ness of otherwise excellent translation is not literary critics on the politics of confessional Marta portrays her courtship and mar- clear. This is the first English translation of diary format, hugely popular for half a cen- riage to Otto as if she were an observer to “Marta Oulie” (known as “Fru Marta Oulie” tury by the time Undset chose it to frame the relationship. Even as she protests that she in its original Norwegian). “Marta Oulie;” epistolary fiction (and non- was in love with him, there’s no evidence of Overall, “Marta Oulie” is a quick read, fiction) was embraced in work authored it. Her reaction to her first pregnancy comes and of interest to anyone wanting to see the or created for consumption by women. By closest to depicting a believable complex re- early development of one of Norway’s most telling a story via letters or diaries, authors action: “I thought it was so marvelous that famous and prolific authors. were better able to portray intimate experi- when it happened to me, I could hardly be- ences while maintaining, counter-intuitively, lieve it… Yet I also dreaded it terribly” (29). Caren Gussoff is a SF distance from same. Long before readers Photo: University of Minnesota Press But everything else just happens to Marta, judged (and, possibly, secretly identified and even her affair with Henrik seems ac- writer living in Seattle, WA. The author of Home- with) Bridget Jones’s neurotic calorie count- England and becomes Otto’s business part- cidental. Even as she claims, “I wanted to coming, (2000), and The ing and mangled relationships, women were ner, Marta, almost unthinkingly, begins a be adored by his eyes and hands and lips” Wave and Other Stories physical relationship with Henrik. As Otto finding secret camaraderie in the tribulations (71), and that “…if only I could have left (2003), first published by of others while maintaining socially-accept- and Henrik’s business flourishes, the usually him in peace, the whole affair would never Serpent’s Tail/High Risk able plausible deniability. vigorous Otto begins his physical decline have happened” (72), it’s lip service: we Books, Gussoff received We meet Marta towards the end of her from TB, a disease for which, we learn, he never see her decision, only her remorse her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of marriage to Otto. Otto is dying, slowly but has a genetic predisposition. and resentment at its aftermath. The ending Chicago, and in 2008, was the Carl Brandon surely, of tuberculosis at a nearby sanitari- But Marta’s diary is more than a mere scene is most telling—Marta recounts an Society’s Octavia E. Butler Scholar at Clarion um, leaving Marta to raise four children: one documentation of the last months of a rela- incident that happened at her first teaching West. Her new novel, The Birthday Problem, of whom is probably not Otto’s, but instead tionship. It is a detailed record of Marta’s job in which a child had her arm mangled will be published by Pink Narcissus Press in the product of a brief affair with Marta’s guilt, self-flagellation, and remorse over in a wagon accident. As Marta and the other 2014. Find her online at spitkitten.com. cousin, Henrik. not only her betrayal, but her very nature. Marta’s diary runs for the two years, She’s honest, as befits the diary format, but deep in Otto’s illness to just after his death. unpleasant. Even making allowance for the But, it also covers the time between the span of time between Marta’s concerns and happy beginnings of their relationship and the present, she is difficult to like. Even as Marta’s later restlessness and boredom with she tries to struggle with her own indepen- her role as wife and mother. When Henrik, dence, she considers herself a victim of it. close to both Marta and Otto, returns from Marta lays down both the action of the

< falling ly when you are in a wooded area, or if it ap- From page 5 pears that there might be a precipitous drop ahead and you don’t know how steep or how forward, maintaining your balance all the long that drop might be, then early falling time. Keep on bending your knees more and may well come to your rescue. more till your rear end (that’s the most deli- Now of course experienced skiers have cate way I can put it) is 12 to 6 inches from their own tried and true methods of coming the ground. to a stop, whatever the terrain or whatever While bending your knees, shift your their speed. They might turn their skis at a Saturday weight slightly to the right. Then when you right angle to their forward direction and March 22, 2014 have crouched down as far as you can, to dig the skis into the snow. Or they can point Leif-to-Leif 5K Fun Run/Walk (at your pace) just a few inches from the floor or ground, the tip of their skis inward in an “A” shape 8 a.m. Check In/Registration at LEL simply sit down. Just as this would be harm- from themselves to slow themselves down 9 a.m. Race--Leif Erikson Lodge (Ballard) to Shilshole Marina and return All ages welcome -- in strollers and/or wheelchairs less to you on dry ground, so would it also be to a dead stop. I am sure there are all sorts of All participants receive a Norwegian Flag and waffle harmless—if properly done—on skis in the other ways, but here we are not so concerned 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tastes of Norway -- Traditional Norwegian Food (For Sale) Smørbrød (Open-Faced Sandwiches), Lefse, Krumkaker, Vafler (Waffles), Rømmegrøt, Kran- snow, with the ski poles dragging behind, about the techniques of the pros. sekake, and Erte Suppe (Pea Soup). Food Demos (throughout the day): Lefse, Krumkake, thereby helping you to slow you down to a A word of caution: if you attempt the Valfer, Kransekake. safe stop. Assuming that all is well after the “seat-of-the-pants” method of falling and it Norwegian Music, Folk songs and Dance. Traditional Norwegian Crafts and Scandinavian Gifts, Children’s Activities. Craft Demos (throughout the day): Rosemaling, Embroidery, tumble, you simply get up and go on your doesn’t quite work to your satisfaction, or Knitting, Rug Tying, Weaving. Children’s crafts all day. Genealogy (Library, basement): Come and let our genealogy experts help you find your roots. way again. something untoward happens, please don’t Entertainment Schedule:

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Faster and Faster goes as smoothly in life as one would like! 11 a.m. Norwegian Male Chorus When you are skiing, this falling meth- Noon Folk Voice Band (duo) 1 p.m. Bunad Parade. Anyone wearing their traditional Norwegian dress/jewelry is wel- od is particularly useful in several circum- So, if you have—or know of—a better come to join in the parade. Commentary by Jody Grage. Please call and leave a message for Claire if you wish to join the parade at: (425) 503-7786. stances: way than the “seat-of-the-pants” method to 2 p.m. TinnFelen Hardanger Fiddle Ensemble 3 p.m. Richard Svensson on accordian 1) when inadvertently going faster and save body and soul from a skiing mishap, faster and you feel that things might be get- more power to you! As remarked above, by ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Leif Erikson Lodge (LEL) ting out of control, then instead of falling all means do let us know. We are sure our 2245 NW 57th Street, Seattle, WA 98107 (Ballard) -- (206) 783-1274 any which way, you simply use this meth- readers would like to profit from your expe- For more information: www.leiferiksonlodge.com -- www.facebook.com/leiferiksonlodge od of controlled falling and should quickly riences so that they too can enjoy without come to a smooth and easy stop; too much trepidation the art and the sport of 2) when the ground gets bumpy, or you skiing! don’t know what’s beyond a curve, especial- 16 • March 14, 2014 norwegian american weekly back page

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< iditarod titles (2003 & 2005) and his From page 1 last Iditarod appearance in 2007, Sørlie (57) is back to race again. Born and raised in Hurdal, Norway, Sørlie is only winner to come from outside of the U.S. This Norwegian firefight- er began mushing in 1970 and moved to the Iditarod after winning all of the long distance races Europe had to offer. This year there are 52 competing mushers, 4 of which are Norwegians. Other competitors this year include nine of the last top ten finish- ers and five former champi- ons. The Norwegian musher will surely need to put up a fight to beat out this year’s stiff competition. The 1,000-mile race be- gan on March 1 out of An- chorage and with racers trick- Photos: Bill Krippaehne ling in after about 14-20 days. Above: Robert Sørlie mushes through the streets of Anchorage at the ceremonial start of the 42nd Iditarod, which began on March 1. Want to be featured in our Photo of the Week? Right: Sørlie’s high-tech sled, made of carbon fiber and festooned with Norwegian flags. Email [email protected] or mail your photo with photo credit and a caption.

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