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What’s inside? « Den som ikke har julen Nyheter / News 2-3 i sitt hjerte, vil aldri finne den Business 4 under et tre. » Sports 5 – Roy L. Smith Opinion 6-7 Norsk Språk 8-9 Norway near you 10-11 Norwegian Heritage 12-13 Obituaries & Religion 14 Books 15

CHRISTMAS SECTION C1-C16 Christmas C1-C9 Fiction C10 Barneblad C11 Travel C12-C13 Taste of Norway C14-C15 $1 = NOK 8.3807 updated 12/11/2017 In comparison 12/11/2017 8.3807 06/11/2017 8.4943 12//11/2016 8.3831 Photo: Pixabay the american 2 • December 15, 2017 Nyheter fra Norge NorwegiaN Nyheter Mobbeombud til alle fylker neste år Et flertall på Stortinget er enige om å be regjeringen utrede konsekvensene av et Neste skoleår skal atomvåpenforbud for Norge. alle barn og unge i Forslaget var behandlet i utenriks- og forsvarskomiteen 13. desember og vil bli alle fylker få sitt eget stemt over i Stortinget over nyttår. — Dette er en stor dag. Vi har nå mobbeombud flertall for et veldig viktig vedtak. Det er spesielt gledelig at vi får til dette nå når Frank ErtEsvåg ICAN skal få tildelt Nobelprisen denne VG helgen, sier SV-leder Audun Lysbakken til NTB. — Tanken er at dette skal være mob- Utredningen skal både analysere FN- beombud som er tett koblet på skoler og traktatens innhold og hvilke konsekvenser barnehager. Dette er enda et skritt på veien en eventuell tilslutning vil ha for Norge. i det langsiktige arbeidet mot mobbing, sier Utredningen skal legges fram for Stortin- kunnskapsminister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (H) get i løpet av neste år, med synspunkter til VG. fra relevante ekspertmiljøer, forskere og Han presenterte nyheten om de nye Foto: Frank Ertesvåg / VG organisasjoner, heter det i forslaget. mobbeombudene på Stortinget sammen med MENN MOT MOBBING: (Fra venstre) Kjetil Kjenseth (V), Kent Gudmundsen (H), Hans Fredrik Grø- Arbeiderpartiet stemte tidligere i høst utdanningspolitikere fra KrF, Venstre, Frp og van (KrF), Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (H), og Roy Steffensen (Frp). mot et forslag fra SV om norsk tilslutning Høyre, som har stilt seg bak ombudsordnin- til FN-traktaten om forbud mot atom- gen. våpen. Men Ap sier nå ja til en utredning, — Oppgave nummer én for ombudene ikke minst på Sørlandet. Her kan mobbeom- Hun anbefaler at de som skal ansettes bekrefter partiets forsvarspolitiske tals- er å bistå og hjelpe barn. Det skal være et budet spille en viktig rolle, et ombud som som nye mobbeombud har fagkompetanse person Anniken Huitfeldt overfor NTB. sted hvor barn og foreldre kan henvende seg kjenner regelverket, sier Grøvan. om mobbing, gjerne med erfaring som — Vi er positive til en utredning av for å få hjelp og veiledning sier Røe Isaksen Landets første mobbeombud, Bodil Jens- skoleledere. konsekvensene av traktaten og hvordan som har opplevd KrF som den største pådriv- sen Houg, ble ansatt i Buskerud fylkeskom- — I det øyeblikket datteren din sier Norge kan slutte opp om målene i den, eren for ordningen. mune allerede fra 1. januar 2013. Hun har i hjemme at hun blir mobbet på skolen, så men vi mener ikke at det er aktuelt for Hans Fredrik Grøvan (KrF) opplever at år hatt hele 500 henvendelser. Det er over en ramler verden sammen for mange, sier Norge nå eller som eneste Nato-land å de fylkene som allerede har ansatt egne mob- femdobling fra startåret for fem år siden. signere traktaten, presiserer hun. beombud, har gode erfaringer. — Det er nok viktig at mobbeombudene Se > MobbEoMbud, side 9 (NRK) — Erfaringene med forsøksordningen er et lavterskeltilbud som yter hjelp både til har vært veldig gode. Bred informasjon skoler, elever og foreldre som har spørsmål English Synopsis: Next school year, all Norwegian Fortsatt nei til en av verdens dyreste på skolene har ført til at ombudene er blitt om tiltak og hva de skal gjøre, sier Houg til children and youth in all counties throughout the medisiner brukt. Vi har hatt noen stygge mobbesaker, VG. country will have their own ombudsman for bullying. — Det er dessverre helt utelukket å be- tale for Spinraza når legemiddelselskapet fortsatt krever en så høy pris, sier Lars Vorland, leder for Beslutningsforum. Pengestrøm til utlandet Lars Vorland, leder i Beslutningsfo- Nei til rum, er lei seg for ikke å kunne si ja til medisinen, som ifølge ham fortsatt er eks- Stortinget skal forhin- tremt dyr. dre at velferdsmil- — Dette er svært beklagelig for pasi- Nerdvika enter og pårørende som vi vet ønsker lioner forsvinner til noe annet. Det gjør også vi. Vi ønsker at legemiddelet skal kunne tas i bruk i syke- Folk i Nerdvika har utlandet husene. Men prisen i utgangspunktet var fått gjennomslag for så høy at rabatten Biogen har kommet med nå ikke hjelper. Belastningen blir rett at de bor i Nelvika s. Majid, M. MikkElsEn & a. nærø og slett for stor for det norske helsesyste- vg met, sier Vorland til Aftenposten. Spinraza omtales som et av verdens stElla BuggE Stortinget går inn for en offentlig utred- dyreste legemidler. I utgangspunkt- VG ning av velferdsaktørenes pengestrøm, etter et krevde Biogen én million kroner pr. VGs avsløringer om privat barnvern. sprøyte. En pasient med SMA trenger seks Helge Nyhamn, planlegger i Smøla – Nå strammer vi grepet om velferds- sprøyter det første behandlingsåret og der- kommune, forteller at det var i 1991 at Nerd- profitørene og har kommet et langt steg etter tre sprøyter pr. år resten av livet. vika ble ført inn i Sentralt stedsnavnregister. videre. Regjeringen blir nødt til å begynne — Dette er en prioritert sak for oss, og Det ble ikke godt mottatt blant bygdefolket. å lete etter svar på hvor mye av skatte- vi ønsker en løsning. Men vi kan ikke gå – Jeg har ikke hørt noen som har snakket betalernes penger som forsvinner i utbytte Foto: Helge Mikalsen / VG om Nerdvika med gode ord. Alle jeg kjenner eller til utlandet, sier partileder Audun Lys- med på den prisen som legemiddel firmaet Audun Lysbakken og SV har i lang tid forsøkt å forlanger. Norske myndigheter har op- på Smøla sier Nelvika, og vil at det skal hete bakken (SV). forhindre at private aktører tar ut profitt på veld- prettet kontakt med Danmark for å se om det. Det er stor glede nå, spesielt for de som Stortingets familie- og kulturkomite ferdstjenester. vi kan forhandle sammen, sier Vorland. bor der, sier Nyhamn til VG. avga 7. desember sin innstilling om at pri- — Det er vanlig å forhandle om pris Det var i forbindelse med et veiadres- vate velferdsselskaper, og deres bruk av off- på nye legemidler, men jeg har aldri vært seringsprosjekt at Smøla kommune bestemte entlige milliarder skal kartlegges. innstilling: med i en så vanskelig prosess tidligere. seg for å reise navnesak hos Statens kart- Det kreves at regjeringen oppretter et of- «Stortinget ber regjeringen sette ned Legemiddelselskapene i andre forhand- verk. Her ba de om at navnet ble tatt opp til fentlig utvalg. Utvalget skal foreslå løsninger et offentlig utvalg som skal kartlegge linger har til slutt gått ned på et prisnivå ny vurdering. for at pengene først og fremst går til faktisk pengestrømmer i offentlig finansierte vel­ som er akseptabelt for det norske helse- – Både lokal uttale og nedarvet velferd, fremfor å forsvinne i private lommer. ferdstjenester, herunder handel mellom vesenet, sier Vorland. skrivemåte strider mot de vedtakene som er Endringen kommer i kjølvannet av nærstående, bruk av skatteparadis, tynnkapi- I en pressemelding skriver Biogen at å finne i Sentralt stedsnavnregister for dette VGs avsløringer. Det er avdekket at pri- talisering og utbytte. Utvalget skal fore- de er skuffet over avgjørelsen til Beslut- navnet, skriver kommunen, som har hatt vate barnevernsaktører blant annet har fått slå løsninger som kan sørge for at offentlige ningsforum. saken ute på høring, i brevet til kartverket. verdifulle kontrakter på uriktige premisser, midler i størst mulig grad går til produksjon — Vi hadde håpet at helsemyndighet- – Det var nesten litt opprør, sier Laila har inne hatt dobbeltroller og at flere titallsav faktisk velferd, og hvordan hindre uønsket ene hadde bestemt seg for å gi SMA-pasi- Skaret, nestleder i Nelvika Grendelag, til velferdsmillioner er forsvunnet til utlandet skattetilpasning i selskap som i all hovedsak entene behandling i dag, men vi registrerer i form av utbytte og konsernbidrag til op- at dette dessverre ikke er tilfelle. Dette er Se > NERdVIKA, side 9 pkjøpsfond, blant annet i skatteparadiser. Se > PENGEStRøM, side 9 først og fremst trist for pasientene, sier Forslaget ble først fremmet i 2015, men Kristin Nyberg, direktør i Biogen Norge. English Synopsis: The residents of Nerdvika have ble nedstemt av Høyre, Frp og Venstre. English Synopsis: The Norwegian government is (Frøydis Braathen, Aftenposten) prevailed in their campaign to change the name of Nå har altså regjeringspartiene snudd conduting an official investigation into the disappear- their village to the less comical name of Nelvika. og det er enighet i komiteen om følgende ance of welfare funds into foreign countries. theNorwegiaNamerican News December 15, 2017 • 3 New research vessel Heyerdahl’s This week in brief Norway targeted by Anonymous over State-of-the-art ship soon to arrive in Bergen last crewmate whaling Hacker group Anonymous has reportedly dies at age 89 targeted several Norwegian institutions in protest against the country’s whaling in- The explorer was killed dustry. Newspaper Aftenposten reported on Dec. 7 that Anonymous “hacktivists” when his light aircraft regularly organize attacks on countries crashed in Vermont with whaling industries—Norway, Japan, and the Faroe Islands. Norway still conducts commercial thE local whale hunts under a formal objection it lodged to an International Whaling Com- Pilot, sailor, and adventurer Norman mission moratorium introduced 30 years Baker, the last living person to have sailed ago. on Norwegian anthropologist and explorer Targets for the hacktivist group in- Thor Heyerdahl’s raft voyages, has died. clude banks, authorities, media, tourism, Photo: Norwegian Institute of Marine Research Baker was found dead on Nov. 23 after and academic institutions in the three RV Kronprins Haakon research vessel at sea just after launch near La Spezia, Italy. the 1966 Cessna light aircraft he had been countries, writes Aftenposten. piloting crashed. No one else was on board. “As a result of whaling, several Baker, who lived in Windsor, Mass., groups have targeted Norway,” Lone M. MichaEl Brady Bergen on Jan. 3, 2018. sailed as Heyerdahl’s celestial navigator dur- Charlotte Pettersen, leader for the section ing the explorer’s trans-Atlantic crossings in Asker, Norway The vessel is specifically designed for for internet-related investigation support operation in polar waters, according to the boats built of papyrus reeds in 1969 and 1970. with police security agency Kripos, told The RV Kronprins Haakon, named for The journeys from Africa to the Carib- Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ship the newspaper. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and built regulations of Polar Class 3 that specify bean attempted to show that ancient peoples Although whaling is a controversial by Fincantieri at the La Spezia shipyard in It- year-round operation in second-year ice that could have made the ocean crossing—much practice internationally, it enjoys broad aly, was launched in June. It is a state-of-the- may include multi-year ice inclusions. like Heyerdahl’s earlier, celebrated trip political support in Norway. art research vessel, designed by Rolls-Royce With a displacement of 9,000 tons, a Kon-Tiki raft. across the Pacific Ocean on the Anonymous, a hacking network in Norway for the Norwegian Polar Institute. length of 3287 feet, a beam of 69 feet, and a Born in 1928 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Baker - It will be operated by the Norwegian Insti- draft of 26 feet, the RV Kronprins Haakon is - with worldwide reach, fights cyber sur learned to fly at 13, flew solo by 17, and em veillance and what it considers abuse of tute of Marine Research in Bergen, the big- the largest Norwegian icebreaker ever built. barked on a career in the U.S. Navy. His firstpower through attacks against websites gest research institute of its kind in Europe, jobs included working with a gold-mining After it arrives in Norway, its final outfitting as well as demonstrations and campaigns. with more than 1,000 staff. It is scheduled to and sea trials will be carried out by VARD, a (The Local) sail from the yard on Dec. 21 and to arrive in Fincantieri-owned shipyard in Norway. See > bAKER, page 6 Miniature of Norway’s Sinnataggen sells for 1.6 million kroner An original Gustav Vigeland miniature of Seed Vault renovations begin the famous Sinnataggen (Spitfire or An- gry Boy) sculpture was auctioned in Oslo on Dec. 4. After a water-intrusion One of several existing original ver- scare earlier this year, sions of the statue, an icon of the Norwe- gian capital’s Vigeland Sculpture Park, the international seed the 34.5-centimeter-tall miniature ver- sion was sold for NOK 1.6 million (about repository is beefing $193,000) to an anonymous telephone bidder, reports broadcaster NRK. up its entryway Norwegian sculptor Vigeland, who created the statue, was born in 1869 and died in 1943. His sculpture park in Oslo M. MichaEl Brady remains one of Norway’s biggest tourist Asker, Norway attractions. According to The Vigeland Museum, Renovation work has begun on the the famous sculptor completed up to 10 Svalbard Global Seed Vault access tunnel to different miniature versions of the Angry prevent threatening climate-change-driven Boy statue during his lifetime. meltwater intrusions as those of last May. The version sold on Dec. 4 has a The work is being planned and administered number of noticeable differences to the by Statsbygg, a public sector administration Photo: Frode Ramone photo / Wikimedia statue in the sculpture park, which is 83 company responsible to the Ministry of Lo- The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was designed as a safeguard for the genetic diversity of Earth’s plant centimeters tall. It is considerably older, cal Government and Modernization. Today, life. The frozen tundra surrounding it should keep seeds a constant temperature, but climate change having been cast in 1911. The park ver- the vault holds the world’s largest reserve requires some re-engineering. sion was modeled in 1928. Unlike the stock of seeds, now some 930,000, intended more famous, larger version, the minia- to preserve the genetic variety of the world’s ture also has hair on its head. food plants. (1,938-square-foot) service center building tions-for-seed-vault. “It is also somewhat rougher in style The civil engineering works include located 130 feet from the Vault entrance, and • Svalbard globale frøhvelv, Svalbard than the Sinnataggen in the Vigeland removing more than 22,000 cubic yards of the preparation of two additional vaults to Global Seed vault, Longyearbyen, Sval- Park,” Hans Richard Elgheim of the Grev earth to make way for a new concrete ac- store seeds. The works are scheduled to be bard, overview of the vault as built, Oslo, Wedels Plass auction house told NRK. cess tunnel that will be surrounded by soil completed by May 2019. Statsbygg, 2008, report number 671/2008, Elgheim said that Vigeland’s original containing cooling pipes that will ensure and downloadable from Statsbygg site: www. vision was to create several Angry Boys preserve the permafrost vital to maintain- Further reading: statsbygg.no/files/eiendommer/Region_ to form part of a fountain complex. ing the low temperature of the vault. Other • “New protections for seed vault,” The nord/14410_SvalbGlobaleFro/andreFiler/ A Sinnataggen becoming available works include upgrades of technical sys- Norwegian American, June 2, 2017: www. svalbardFrohvelv-norskengelsk.pdf. for sale is a rare event, he added. tems, the construction of a 180-square-meter norwegianamerican.com/news/new-protec- “One was sold for 1.1 million kroner 15 years ago, and it could be another 15 to 20 years before it happens again. This issue’s news from Norway is brought to you through a partnership with: “It is a first­class national icon,” Elg­ heim said. www.thelocal.no (The Local) the american 4 • December 15, 2017 Business NorwegiaN Business News & Notes Norwegian Reports 11 Percent Norges Bank: continued moderate The tennis ball Passenger Growth in November output growth Norwegian Air Shuttle, ASA, carried 2.5 Norges Bank’s regional network contacts million passengers in November, an increase report that output growth over the past three of 11 percent compared to the same month months was moderate and expected to re- benchmark in the previous year. Norwegian’s long-haul main moderate over the next six months. routes had a 52 percent passenger growth. Contacts as a whole report that out- Lessons in teamwork from a family-owned The overall load factor was 83.7 percent. put growth is little changed since August. A total of 2,520,220 passengers chose Growth has been slightly higher than en- amusement park business in Norway to fly with Norwegian in November. This terprises expected in the previous survey. is 255,075 more passengers than the same A number of enterprises indicate that activ- period last year. ity in the oil sector is no longer declining. “We are pleased that more passengers Contacts as a whole expect output growth are choosing to fly with Norwegian. The to remain approximately unchanged over demand is stable and the growth is highest the next six months. Some enterprises re- on our intercontinental routes. Global ex- port that uncertainty in the housing market pansion is important to position ourselves is weighing on expectations. in a market with such strong competition, The share of enterprises reporting ca- but also for creating economic value in the pacity constraints has increased, but a small markets we operate,” said CEO Bjørn Kjos. share of contacts still report labor shortages. Norwegian operated 99.1 percent Contacts report a moderate increase in em- of the scheduled flights in November,ployment, of and they also expect employ- which 80.2 percent departed on time. ment to remain moderate over the next three This month, Norwegian’s 150th brand- months. Contacts as a whole estimate annual new aircraft from Boeing, a 787-9 Dream- wage growth of 2.5 percent for 2017 and 2.6 liner, arrived at Oslo Airport. Norwegian percent for 2018. has introduced 32 new aircraft to its fleet Information in this survey was provided during 2017; six Boeing 737 MAX, 17 by 328 regional network contacts. The inter- Boeing 737-800, and nine Boeing 787-9 views were primarily conducted in Novem- Dreamliners. ber. (Norwegian) (Norges Bank) Photo: Mona Anita K. olsen Håkon Lund challenges Cornell University students to pass tennis balls in rapid time. Exchange Rates Oslo Børs: Week at a Glance (Dec. 11, 2017) Winners Losers Mona anita k. olsEn, Phd Cornell University Norsk Kr. 8.3807 Name NOK Change Name NOK Change Element 3,72 16,25% Hiddn Solutions 2,06 -6,36% Dansk Kr. 6.3217 Students and visitors in HADM ences for both guests and team members. Svensk Kr. 8.4995 Fred. Olsen Energy 19,80 14,45% Crayon Group Holding 13,10 -5,76% IDEX 5,46 13,75% Techstep 3,50 -5,66% 3135/6135: Conversations with Entrepre- In Lund’s engaging presentation, he shared Islandsk Kr. 104.63 DNO 9,73 11,33% Nordic Nanovector 81,05 -5,15% neurs, a course I teach in the Hotel School at examples of how he has built their service Canadian $ 1.2857 RAK Petroleum 9,50 10,08% I.M. Skaugen 2,58 -4,44% the SC Johnson College of Business at Cor- culture in addition to three major turning Euro 0.8494 For detailed information about the Oslo Børs, visit www.dn.no. nell University, welcomed Håkon Lund from points in his career as an entrepreneur. Lund the Lund Group to the classroom this past discussed how he continued to develop his semester. In this class, guest speakers from a teams and provided an overview of how at- Luxury Log Home variety of backgrounds share their entrepre- tractions were created. 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He is a fourth-generation the Cornell students initially accomplished. Lund and runs the enterprise. He ended up With the benchmarked time as a frame, the in western Norway when his parents bought Cornell students adjusted their process and Kongeparken in Ålgård, Norway, in 1997. drastically improved their results. The balls The Lund Group is one of Europe’s oldest no longer went around in a circle; there were amusement companies, established in 1895. a variety of methods utilized, such as creat- Today, the company operates theme parks in ing a chain link with hands. The theme of the Norway and Sweden, runs some of the larg- activity was to stress the importance of com- est music festivals in Norway, and owns com- munication in a team, understanding the end God Jul to one and all! panies in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 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The goal and watch the Ted Talk “How to Start a is to create magical moments and experi- Movement.” theNorwegiaNamerican Sports December 15, 2017 • 5 Klæbo named Norway’s “New Northug” With three victories, 21-year-old Johannes Høsflot Klæbo wins season opening mini-tour land said, “Klæbo is a diamond.” “That’s awfully nice of him, but I think jo christian WEldingh he’s exaggerating a bit. Let’s just say I have Oslo, Norway started the season in a good way,” Klæbo modestly responds when confronted with Johannes Høsflot Klæbo was in a class Hetland’s comment. of his own in the first two races during the The runner up in Finland, Martin John- cross-country skiing season opening mini- srud Sundby, who has dominated the World tour in Ruka, Finland. The two victories re- Cup and the Tour de Ski the last couple of sulted in him starting almost 40 seconds in years, was clearly impressed by Klæbo. “He front of the next nearest competitor, Russian is by far the best overall skier at the moment, Alexander Bolshunov, on the finishing 15 ki- in many ways, especially when it comes to lometer pursuit race. skiing technique; he takes cross­country ski- Halfway through the stage, Klæbo looked ing to a new level. It’s almost humiliating,” tired and his pursuers caught up with him. “I he said with a smile. “It’s also extremely tried to go as fast as I could in my own pace, inspiring to see what he does, at least when but after three rounds my legs were tired and I you take into account that he’s 21 years old had to wait for the others,” he said in the press and only in his second season as a senior. I zone after the race. The 21-year-old used the love having him on our team.” remainder of the race to rest in the back of Hailed by the media, his competitors, the field but awoke when he neared the finish and his teammates, it will be exciting to see line. When fellow Norwegian Martin John- if Klæbo will be able to keep this level of srud Sundby tried to break away in the last performance up all winter. He has been quot- climb, Klæbo followed suit, overtaking Sun- ed on saying his form will peak during the dby in the last hundred meters. Olympics in February. In the end, there were three victories in Klæbo is a Norwegian cross-country three days for the 21-year-old Norwegian skier who represents Byåsen IL. He com- no one had ever heard of before last year’s peted at the FIS Nordic World Ski Champi- breakthrough season. “The best cross-coun- onships 2017 in Lahti, Finland, winning a try skier in the world right now,” the Norwe- bronze medal in the men’s sprint competi- gian sports press proclaimed. tion. On March 17 in Quebec City, he won The week leading up to the races in Fin- Photo: Cephas / Wikimedia Commons his first small crystal ball in the World Cup land were dominated by the Norwegian Ski- Johannes Høsflot Klæbo skis at the 2017 Ski Tour Canada in Quebec City. sprint and also won the Helvetia U23 rank- ing Association’s feud with Petter Northug, ing by winning the end of season mini-tour. Norway’s most famous skier. Northug’s form has been below par, to put it mildly, the last should have been chosen solely based on his Finland, however, people seemed to have Jo Christian Weldingh grew up in Lilleham- couple of seasons, and he was excluded from good record from the Olympics and World forgotten about Northug. Klæbo has been mer, Norway, and lives in Oslo. He has a the mini-tour. Northug responded with an Championships, which dominated the Nor- proclaimed the “New Northug” and is be- Bachelor’s degree in archaeology from the Instagram meme, mocking both the coaches wegian sports media’s headlines the last few ing compared to cross-country skiing legend University of Oslo and a Bachelor’s degree in and some of his teammates. This sparked a days before the mini-tour in Ruka. Bjørn Dæhlie in the news media. “I am very business administration from BI Norwegian heated debate about whether or not Northug After Klæbo’s amazing performance in impressed,” Norwegian coach Tor Arne Het- Business School.

LEWIS O. TITLAND Quality Accounting & Tax Services for: Sports News & Notes Certified Public Accountant Small businesses in the Lillehammer World Cup on Dec. 3. (206)789-5433 Individuals Speed Skating: New Norwegian record 221 1st Ave. W. Ste. 400 Teammates Jan Schmid came in second Specialized Assistance Canada’s Dutch­born Ted­Jan Bloeman fin- Seattle, WA 98119 ished with a new world record with 6:01.86 place, with Gråbak finishing third. minutes in the 5,000 meter at the World (NRK) Cup in Salt Lake City on Dec. 10. Bloemen paired up against Sverre Lunde Pedersen, Downhill Skiing: Kristoffersen on the Now Open in Downtown Poulsbo who kept up with the record speed and- finpodium ished in sixth place, setting the new Norwe- Henrik Kristoffersen moved up from fifth gian record time 6.07.61. to second place to win a place on the po- “A completely insane race,” said NRK dium in the World Cup slalom competition expert Even Wetten. in Val d’Isere on Dec. 10. Austria’s Marcel (NRK) Hirscher took first place, .39 seconds ahead of Kristoffersen. Sweden’s André Myhrer Snowboarding: Victory for Røiseland took the third place behind the Norwegian. Snowboarder Mons Røisland won the World (NRK) Cup on Dec. 10 in Big Air, Colorado. Silje Norendal took third place in the women’s Downhill Skiing: Skarstein Third in competition. It was Røisland’s second vic- World Para Cup tory in a World Cup competition. Silja No- Norway’s Birgit Skarstein came in third in rendal came in third with a total of 156.75 downhill in her Nordic skiing debut at the points. season-opening World Para Nordic Skiing (NRK) World Cup in Canmore, Canada, on Dec. 9. “I couldn’t have got off to a better start. Downhill Skiing: Norwegian Sweep in It’s great fun to be part of this and compete Triple Nordic Combined for a place on the podium,” commented Espen Andersen finished 18 seconds ahead Skarstein. SPECIALIZING IN NORDIC HOUSEWARES, of his closest rival for a decisive victory (NRK) KITCHEN GOODS AND GIFTS

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< bAKER A message from Assistant Editor From page 3 Editor’s Notes Molly Jones company and marking out America’s last un- surveyed state boundary in the desert between Colorado and New Mexico. “It is my belief that his life of adventure A thousand thanks was sparked by the tales he read as a boy,” Mitchell Baker, one of his three children, told The Local in an email. I suppose you could say it all started - Baker first met Heyerdahl after the Ko in September 2010, when I sat in my very rean War, his son said. “It was a chance en- counter ... in a bar in Tahiti. The conversa- first Norwegian class at the University of Washington as a bright-eyed freshman tion they began that night in the late 1950s ready to start my college career—and get would only end when Thor passed away,” my one year of required foreign-language Mitchell Baker told The Local. study out of the way. Baker later joined Heyerdahl’s crew, Of course, the choice to take Norwe- serving as second-in-command for the voy- gian was no coincidence. I had grown up ages of the Ra and Ra II . The first voyage as a proud Norwegian American, eating ended when the Ra broke up after sailing 6,440 kilometers. The second attempt proved lefse and lutefisk on Christmas Eve and making all my friends try the delicious- a success, eventually landing in Barbados. ness that is gjetost. I had even pretended - Baker was also on board Heyerdahl’s fi to know Norwegian, copying the Nor- nal raft expedition, the Tigris, which was built wegian table prayer in my make-believe in Iraq and sailed into the Red Sea in 1978. Swedish-Chef version of the language. After the voyages, Baker co-authored a But learning the language for real? And 1974 children’s book called Thor Heyerdahl using it in my future job? No way. and the Reed Boat Ra. In his later years, he But here I am, having worked at The turned his energy to other forms of adven- Photo: Kristin dineen Norwegian American since March of - Molly hearts you from Johanneskirken in Bergen, the church where her great-grandparents were ture, including flying, canoeing, scuba div 2014. It turns out that learning Norwegian ing, horseback riding, and oceanography. married on Aug. 3, 1913. Baker was for nine years captain of the and studying the culture was too fun; a year simply wasn’t going to cut it. By the schooner Anne Kristine, a Norwegian ship time I made it to my senior year, I had set- King of Norway (and hundreds of other peo- wife carrying and I’ve been slowly—but built in 1868 and one of the oldest vessels tled on a degree in Norwegian and Com- ple) during his visit to the U.S. in May 2015. surely?—convincing my husband that we plying the open seas at the time. Naturally, I still try to slip this into casual need to pursue it.) I’ve interviewed Nor- With his wife and three children, Baker munications and a Certificate in Editing. I knew there was an internship opening conversation whenever possible. way’s top comic artists, a descendant of used the Anne Kristine as a home and a train- at the Norwegian American Weekly, and Coming into the job, I probably thought the Sloopers, former Alt for Norge contes- ing and research vessel. The vessel was lost I managed to swoop in at just the right I knew a lot about Norway and its culture. tants, and American athletes competing in in the infamous “perfect storm” of October But I had no idea how much more there was Norway. Now, those are certainly experi- 1991. Baker and his family were not aboard time. I officially started as an intern with the paper one week before I graduated, to learn (and how much there still is)! Thank- at the time and all crew members survived. ences you wouldn’t find at any old entry­ proud to have already landed a job—and fully, The Norwegian American’s team of level job! On Nov. 22, Baker took off from the in my field, too. Take that, anybody who dedicated, passionate writers were there to After almost four years, the time has Pittsfield Municipal Airport, bound for a ever said a Norwegian-Communications share their knowledge with me—and all of come in my life and my career to move Thanksgiving celebration with his children, degree wouldn’t get you anywhere! you—with their well-crafted, informative on from The Norwegian American to their partners, and seven grandchildren. He pieces. It’s the love for Norway and Norwe- new adventures in the world of editing. had made the journey many times before. (Okay, maybe that’s a bit too specific, but you know what I mean.) gian heritage among the writers and the staff It’s a bittersweet transition, and I ask two The wreckage of Baker’s Cessna was I took on a few tasks to start, and that keeps this newspaper fresh and inter- things of you, lovely readers. First, please found on Nov. 23. The crash is under inves- before I knew it I was the Assistant Edi- esting year after year. To the writers I have be extra nice to the staff during this time. tigation by the U.S. National Transportation tor. Together with Emily and John Erik worked with personally: it’s been a blast, and (As I’ve talked to hundreds of our friendly Safety Board, according to coverage of the I’ve been through the ups and downs of I can’t wait to read what you write next! readers over the years, I don’t anticipate accident by the Boston Globe. the paper of the last few years: the near As a writer for The Norwegian Ameri- this being a problem!) And second, sub- Baker “survived so many encounters collapse of 2015, the incredible support can, I’ve had the opportunity to cover a sur- scribe! Get a subscription for yourself or with sharks, polar bears, Somali pirates, hur- of our wonderful community of readers prisingly wide range of topics, writing close your daughter or dad or brother or friend. ricanes, and countless other scary near-death that kept us going, a new website and to 200 articles. I’ve written about Norwegian It makes a great Christmas gift! situations,” his daughter, Elizabeth Atwood updated digital edition, the transition to TV shows, travel destinations, and sports As I often say (and I’m often teased told the Boston Globe. from skiing and soccer to dødsing (death - “My dad was prepared and fearless and a biweekly schedule, an office move, and for)—this is definitely something I’m go so much more. An obvious highlight was diving) and underwater rugby. (In the pro- ing to tell my grandkids about. Tusen takk never let anything get in the way of his curi- the opportunity to attend a dinner with the cess, I also learned about the Finnish sport of for alt! osity and joy in exploration. He would never have wanted to die in any diminished way, The opinions expressed by opinion writers featured in “On the Edge” are not necessarily those of The Norwegian American, and our publication of those views is not an and as deeply sad as we are, my dad died do- endorsement of them. Comments, suggestions, and complaints about the opinions expressed by the paper’s editorials should be directed to the editor. ing something he truly loved,” Atwood said.

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Want to see your birthday in the Norwegian American? Email [email protected] or call (206) 784-4617. Must be submitted one month in advance to guarantee placement. NB: Has someone on our birthday list passed away? Please notify us! the american 8 • December 15, 2017 Norsk Språk NorwegiaN Norwegian Language Corner Dictionary of drift NORWEGIAN FOLK TALES, FAIRY TALES ANd TROLLS The Dictionary of Newfoundland English shows how languages can evolve Volume 1 With 18 classic folk tales, fairy tales and trolls from Norway in Norwegian and English, Tuss og Troll is now se- rialized in The Norwegian American’s Norwegian Language Corner. The stories are from the collections of Peter M. MichaEl Brady Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, and retold by Øyvind Dybvad, Gard Espeland, Velle Espeland, Johannes Asker, Norway Farestveit, and Nana Rise-Lynum. Translated by Alexander Knud Huntrods and Odd-Steinar Dybvad Raneng. Illustrated by Solveig Muren Sanden and Jens R. Nilssen. Tuss og Troll was edited, designed, and published by Deb Nelson Gourley of Astri My Astri Publishing. Copyright © Norsk Barneblad. Contact early in the histories of lan- guages spoken on the shores of the North Sea led to similarities in their vocabular- ies. Many pairs of modern Norwegian and English words—like those described in the “Words about words” articles in this news- paper, illustrate that. They are similar be- cause they developed from the same root word in Old Norse. But there also are pairs of modern words that differ because they came from differing root words or developed differently. The Dictionary of Newfoundland Eng- lish is a collection of words that together comprise an example of how geographical separation of peoples leads to such linguis- tic differences. Starting in the 17th century and peaking in the early 19th century, New- foundland was settled by English-speaking Some of their words were adopted in main- peoples from around the North Sea, such as stream English, such as fish flake, the West fishermen from the West Country -of Eng Country English fisherman’s word for the land. structure known as a fiskehjell in modern Newfoundland is an island in the North Norwegian (The Norwegian American, Nov. Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of sparsely 2, 2017: www.norwegianamerican.com/ populated Labrador. So the settlers of it were norsk/fish­flake). geographically isolated, not only from their old countries around the North Sea but also the book: Dictionary of Newfoundland from other regions of North America. Their English, Edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Krwin, vocabularies were first documented in 1792, and J.D.A. Widdowson, University of To- when English officer and trader George ronto Press, Second edition. 1990; search- Cartwright (1739-1819) published a glos- able online edition at: www.heritage.nf.ca/ sary of Newfoundland dialects. Nearly two dictionary, with alphabetical index at: www. centuries later, linguists at the University heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/a-z-index.php. of Toronto compiled the results of their re- search on Newfoundland dialects in the first 7 MIlS STøvElEN ThE 7 lEAGuE BOOT historical Dictionary of Newfoundland Eng- M. Michael Brady was edu- del 6 av 6 part 6 of 6 lish, published in 1982. The second edition cated as a scientist and, Neste dag reiste guten og prinsessa The next day the boy and the princess was published in 1990. with time, turned to writing ned i bygda att. — Eg skal be far min wentom down to the village again. “I shall ask The dictionary is a remarkable lexicon and translating. å befala at alle små løer skal få stå i fred, my father to demand that all small barns of one of the oldest overseas communities slik at trollet kan få sova så lenge det vil, should be left in peace so that the troll can of the English-speaking world. It’s also a sa prinsessa. — Og så får du setja meg påsleep as long as it wants,” said the princess. record of the wanderings of the people who prøve, for å sjå om eg kan få bli kona di“And now you can give me the test to see if left the North Sea to settle Newfoundland. likevel, sa prinsessa då dei sat i sleden. I can still be your wife,” said the princess as — Dei prøvene har du alt bestått, sa they sat on the sled. guten. “Those tests you have already passed,” Knitting and Crochet patterns — Då vi møtte trollet, viste du at du var the boy said. modig, sa han. — Og då du song, viste du at “When we met the troll, you showed for your 18” dolls and 15” baby dolls like (TM) du hadde omtanke for andre. Og dette med that you were brave,” he said. “And when American Girl dolls at løene skal få stå i fred, var riktig lurt. you sang, you showed that you had con- — Ei jente som er både modig, klok og cern for others. And saying that the barns som kan visa omtanke for andre, er akkurat should be left in peace was very worthy. 27.NAW.Vangsgutane.CMYK.13Oct2017.qxp_Layout 1 10/13/17 2:05 PM Page 1 ei slik kone eg vil ha. Difor spør eg deg no “A girl who is both brave and wise and Visit us at www.knittingfordolls.com om du vil gifta deg med meg, sa guten, og who can show consideration for others is NAW det svara prinsessa «ja» til. just such a wife that I want. Therefore I’m Så vart det stort bryllaup. Og trollet asking you if you want to marry me,” said The Boys From Vangen: måtte ha vore vake minst ein gong den vin- the boy, and to this the princess answered, teren, for mellom alle gåvene var det to di- “yes.” gre lysestakar i reint gull som ingen andre The wedding was big. And the troll had • Bilingual English & Norwegian text visste kvar kom ifrå. to have been awake at least once that win - • For all ages on both sides of the Atlantic Ser du nøye etter ein gong du er oppe ter, for among all the gifts there were two • Full colored & illustrated, Smyth sewn på fjellet, ser du kanskje ei lita løe, for huge candlesticks of pure gold that no one • 6″x 9″, hardcover, 176 pages • = $9.95 plus $4.95 shipping in USA løene får stå i fred til dei ramlar saman av knew where they had come from. Vangsgutane has been a classic series in seg sjølv—sjølv om ingen har brukt dei på If you look carefully when you are up Norway since 1941. Right after WWII, mange år no. in the mountains some time, you may still Vangsgutane was used as curriculum see a small barn, as all the barns can stand material in Norwegian schools, as the se- in peace now, until they fall apart on their ries had easy-to-read text with pictures. Honest and quick-thinking, the boys be- own—even if no one has used them for come role models for Norwegian children many years. through their numerous ventures and narrow escapes. Made in America! Tuss og Troll 2-volume set Call, send a check or visit website $35.95 with FREE shipping in USA. Astri My Astri Publishing www.astrimyastri.com www.astrimyastri.com Deb Nelson Gourley Phone: 563-568-6229 602 3rd Ave SW, Waukon, IA 52172 [email protected] the american NorwegiaN Norsk Språk December 15, 2017 • 9 < MobbEoMbud « One who doesn’t have Christmas in their heart Fra side 2 will never find it under a tree. » kunnskapsminister Røe Isaksen. – Roy L. Smith — Mange av dem som har stått frem med mobbehistorier, forteller at de blir nedringt fra Pondus andre som vil ha råd og veiledning. Mobbe- by Frode Øverli ombudene vil ha en rolle å spille her. Det er et nytt sted hvor folk kan henvende seg. Fire millioner kroner er satt av i stats- budsjettet for 2018, som en halvårseffekt fra skolestart i august. Helårsbevilgningen fra 2019 blir da åtte millioner kroner. Mobbeombudene skal jobbe både opp mot barnehagene, barneskolene, ungdoms- skolene og de videregående skolene i hvert enkelt fylke.

< NERdVIKA Fra side 2 VG om stemningen i bygda da den i 1991 League Cup! I’ve ble hetende Nerdvika. World Cup gotten more realistic — Vi har jo i alle år sagt Nelvika, også trophy? over the years! ut fra gårdsbruk som heter Nelvika og skolen het i sin tid Nelvik skole. Folk har hele tiden kalt bygda Nelvika og så plutselig ble vi Lunch by Børge Lund hetende Nerdvika, forteller hun. — Det ble tolket slik at navnet kan ha noe med gudenavnet Njord å gjøre. Historisk sett kommer nemlig tykk l av kombinas- jonen r og d. Det var det som lå til grunnen for skrivemåten med rd, forteller Nils Jørgen Gaasvik, stedsnavnansvarlig hos Statens kartverk Midt-Norge. Bygda har ifølge grendelaget i tidligere tider også blitt kalt for Nerwighen, Nelvigen, Nellevig, Nelvik, Nælviken og Nervika. — Det er veldig ålreit dette. Det skiltet som sier nerd gjør ikke godt i sjela, sier Skar- et i grendelaget. Nyhamn mente de hadde en god sak, We post all men ble likevel gledelig overrasket da de ... Yes, Kjell. Here ideas on this Well ... It’s the only we run brainstorm Wow! I almost let board. No So that’s the one one we’ve come “Put good ideas fikk beskjeden fra kartverket i forrige måned. after brainstorm! out a tiny brainfart! you ended up with? up with so far... criticism! on yellow Post-its” — Det har litt å si for dem som bor der. Det tanker om, avslutter han.

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Vi ønsker alle at tjenestene som settes ut på anbud skal lev- eres til høy kvalitet, men også effektivt, sier leder i familie- og kulturkomiteen, Tone Wil- helmsen Trøen (H). — Å få en helhetlig og god utredning vil bidra bredere til debatten om private og ideelles viktige plass. sier komitelederen. — Det som er utfordringen med SVs politikk er at de vil hindre aktører å ha rimelig avkastning på sine investeringer. Å fjerne gode private tilbydere av barneverns- Well you see I am afraid Lars will How is it we are going to sleepwalk and fall down. tjenester vil sette tryggheten til mange barn i you have a sleep up there. I have indeed thought of fare. Grunnen til at kommunene benytter seg flat roof on your house? that, Værmor. We can av private er enten at de tilfører nødvendig fasten a rope to ’em. kompetanse eller kapasitet, sier Trøen. the american 10 • December 15, 2017 Norway near you NorwegiaN What’s going on in your neighborhood? Calendar of Events CALIFORNINA IOWA NEW YORK and more than a dozen interactive displays Welcome Back Dinner & Happy New Year Koselig Series The Experimental Self: Munch’s Photography that will help you experience the daily life of Jan. 4 now-April 22 now-Mar. 5 the viking Age. At the Natural history Muse- San Francisco, Calif. Decorah, Iowa New York, N.Y. um of utah. More info: nhmu.utah.edu. Celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Nor- Come get koselig with vesterheim and discover This series of photographs, films, and prints by wegian Club of San Francisco with a delicious the Norwegian secret to surviving winter. Experi- Edvard Munch emphasizes the artist’s experi- WASHINGTON dinner prepared by Chef Ricardo. Tickets are ence koselig in a series of immersive “living room” mentalism, examining his exploration of the cam- Concert at Yultide End $35 for members or guests, with more infor- environments and learn about this uniquely Scan- era as an expressive medium. On view at Scan- Jan. 6 mation at www.norwegianclub.org. dinavian way of life and how it permeates Norwe- dinavia House, Tuesdays through Saturdays from Seattle, Wash. gian culture. noon to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesdays until 7 Join the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Associa- Scandinavian Film Festival p.m. with a guided gallery tour at 5:30 p.m. tion at Ballard First lutheran Church for their Jan. 6, 7, 20 & 21 Barnetimen Children’s Hour: Birthdays gala fundraiser concert, featuring the best of Los Angeles, Calif. Jan. 16 Edvard Grieg and His World Pacific Northwest talent performing in classi- Join the American-Scandinavian Foundation Decorah, Iowa Jan. 11 cal, folk and jazz genres. Guest artists include of los Angeles for its 19th annual film festival, vesterheim invites all preschool and school-aged New Youk, N.Y. laura loge, Angelo Rondello, Allion Salvador, featuring Scandinavian films. Festival sched- children with their parents and caregivers to ex- Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel and Bonnie Birch. Doors open at 2:00 p.m. ule and passes and tickets for indiviual screen- plore Norwegian art and culture with the special returns for his tenth season of Keyboard Conver- Tickets available at www.eventbrite.com and ings and events available at www.sffla.net. topic, “Birthdays.” Program runs 10:00-11:00 a.m. sations at Scandinavia house, 8:00 p.m. Seigel at the door. and is free. explores works of Grieg as well the composers DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA he admired. Tickets are $20 for members or $25 Nordic Lights Film Festival Edvard Munch: Color in Context MARYLAND for guests and are available at www.scandinavia- Jan. 11-14 Seattle, Wash. now-Jan. 28 Annual Christmas Celebration house.org. Washington, D.C. Dec. 21 See four contemporary, award-winning films An exhibition of 21 prints that considers the Timonium, Md. from Norway and other Nordic countries at NORTH DAKOTA the SIFF Film Center and the SIFF Cinema up- choice, combinations, and meaning of color in Join the Norwegian American Club of Maryland at New Year’s Eve Celebration town. Screening schedule and festival passes light of spiritualist principles. At the National the Radisson hotel-North Baltimore for a black-tie Dec. 31 available at www.nordicmuseum.org, $65 for Gallery of Art: West Building, Ground Floor. or bunad Christmas dinner that includes lutefisk, Fargo, N.D. members and $75 for general admission. prime rib, and aquavit. The special guest speaker Savor the season with a salmon or prime rib din- ILLINOIS for the evening is Sigbjørn Tenfjord, First Secretary ner at the Sons of Norway Kringen Lodge, then Mostly Nordic Concert: Norway Christmas at the Catlow! of the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Call (410) 667- stay on to dance to the music of the Brian Breit- Jan. 14 6235 or (410) 666-7107 for reservations. Dec. 23 barth Trio to ring in the New Year. Dinner is $25 Seattle, Wash. Barrington, Ill. with reservations due by Dec. 28. The Nordic heritage Museum goes on the Singer Barb Kronau-Sorensen brings her box MASSACHUSETTS road in January with “Crossing the North of handheld instruments to perform a special The Last King film screening OREGON Sea,” featuring Rachel Nesvig on the - har holiday concert featuring beloved Norwegian, Jan. 20 Oregon’s Nordic Ski History danger fiddle and Brandon vance on Scottish German, and English Christmas songs for the West Newton, Mass. now-Dec. 29 fiddle at Ballard First lutheran Church at 2:00 opening of the traditional viewing of the mov- Game of Thrones fans will not want ot miss this Portland, Ore. p.m. Tickets and more information available ie It’s a Wonderful Life at the Catlow Movie high-stakes adventure film, presented by The learn about the history of Nordic skiing, from its www.nordicmuseum.org. Theater. Admission $7. Scandinavian library. listen to Norwegian with roots in Scandinavia to its prominence in the Pa- English subtitles. Free refreshments at 1:00 p.m., cific Northwest! Includes reproductions of both WISCONSIN Juletrefest at Minnekirken with lunch available in the Kaffestuga. Screening historical and contemporary ski equipment. At The Story of Selbu Mittens Jan. 1 starts at 1:30 p.m. and is free. Donations wel- Nordia house Gallery. Free and open to the public. now-Dec. 30 Chicago, Ill. come. Stoughton, Wis. Celebrate the final “hurrah” for Christmas at SOUTH DAKOTA Selbu mittens are unique in many ways, but the Norwegian lutheran Memorial Church, MINNESOTA Thelma Film Premiere especially because their origin is well docu- noon to 2:00 p.m. A free and fun event for Gingerbread Wonderland: Twin Cities Dec. 27 mented. livsreise has gathered Selbu mittens the entire family with carol singing, dancing now-Jan. 7 Sioux Falls, S.D. for this exhibit from descendants of Norwe- around the Christmas tree, games for the kids Minneapolis, Minn. Join Indievents at Club David for the South Dako- gian immigrants in the Stoughton area. More and a special visitor with a sack full to treats. You will find familiar buildings and landmarks ta premeire of the supernatural thriller Thelma, info: www.livsreise.org. created by everyone from professional bakers selected as the Norwegian entry for Best Foreign Winter Ski Jumping Tournament to first-time gingerbread enthusiasts. At Norway language Film at the Academy Awards. Tickets Scandinavian Hygge Jan. 27-28 house. $5 for adults; children and members free. are $8 at www.eventbrite.com. Jan. 18 Fox River Grove, Ill. Amery, Wis. Gates open at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday for the Vonheim Lodge Julebord UTAH learn the simple pleasures of Scandinavian Norge Ski Club’s weekend of family fun as ski Dec. 19, 6:00 p.m. Vikings: Beyond the Legend cuisine and experience the uniquely Nordic “hygge” jumpers from the entire world compete. Brats, Minneapolis, Minn. now-Jan. 1 concept of with chef Terry Kelzer in a hot dogs, pizza, popcorn beer and wine. Ticket Enjoy delicious Norwegian food like rømmegrøt, Salt Lake City, Utah cooking demonstration for all ages. More info: - farmtablefoundation.org. info available at www.norgeskiclub.com. lefse, and more. Please bring a favorite Norwe Featuring more than 400 artifacts, this beautiful, gian pastry. Santa will be here with a gift for each immersive exhibition includes video projections child. Call Marilyn at (763) 420-9980 if you are bringing a child. A raffle will be held for donated items. At lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. Send฀your฀event฀to฀[email protected]฀or฀call฀(206)฀784-4617฀ SCANDINAVIANto be added to The Norwegian CHRISTMAS American! MUSIC Check฀www.norwegianamerican.com/events฀for฀complete฀listings Event฀listings฀are฀free,฀but฀space฀is฀limited.฀Please฀contact฀us฀at฀least฀one฀month฀prior฀to฀event. 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among the guests. They could also go to a photo machine and pose wearing yellow fish- christinE FostEr MEloni ermen’s hats and holding large (cardboard) Washington, D.C. fish with the sea and ships in the background. The focal point of the evening was the “Not your ordinary reception,” the invi- impassioned speech by Ambassador Aas tation read. “Arctic Drinks/Arctic Seafood/ about the importance of the Arctic. He began Arctic Music.” The atmosphere at Arctic by reminding the audience that Norway and the United States are both Arctic countries. Cool this November was definitely electric. A long line of enthusiastic guests chat- (Yes. Think Alaska.) He went on to stress tered noisily as they waited in front of a bar the vital importance of the Paris Agreement sculpted of slowly melting ice to get their on climate change. Norway was one of the Arctic drinks. The secret recipe, created by first signatories to this agreement. Only one the Royal Norwegian Embassy’s Public Re- country in the world currently intends to withdraw from this agreement (the ambas- lations Officer Storm Horncastle, included the following ingredients: aquavit, vodka, sador was diplomatic and did not mention lime juice, and a scoop of sorbet. this country by name). All nations of the Trym B. Ullerud, the executive chef of world must do whatever is possible to save the embassy, oversaw the culinary part of the our planet. Norway is working very hard in evening. A plentiful supply of Arctic seafood this area. We Norwegian Americans can be very had been flown in from Oslo the day before, and several food stations had been set up proud of the leading role of Norway in this throughout the ambassador’s residence. critical area. The offerings were numerous: steelhead trout, egg yolk, and waffle; mackerel poke; herring maki; bacalao bianco; ackee and Christine Foster Meloni is saltfish; snow crab and pepper; halibut, rad- professor emerita at The ish, and smoked cream; potato, haddock, and Photo courtesy of Christine Foster Meloni George Washington Uni- coldwater prawns; cod tempura and teriyaki. Portrait of the author with a polar bear. versity. She has degrees A special live station was featured with in Italian literature, lin- a new style gravlax with Executive Chef Es- guistics, and international pen V. Larsen from the Culinary Academy electronic disco project by producer, com- very well received by the evening’s guests. education. She was born in of Norway. poser, and bassist Magnus Falkenberg. He Two opportunities for photo ops were Minneapolis and currently The entertainment was also flown in and Rasmus Thallaug made their very suc- provided. Guests could have their photos lives in Washington, D.C. She values her Nor- from Norway. Kappekoff is a Norwegian cessful debut in Norway in 2014. They were taken with the adorable polar bear roaming wegian heritage. SEALIFT Inc. 68 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York 11771 Tel: (516) 922-1000 – Fax: (516) 922-6526 www.sealiftinc.com – [email protected]

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Independent ~ U.S. Flag Liner Service ~ Ship Owners Ship Operators & Project Managers the american 12 • December 15, 2017 Norwegian Heritage NorwegiaN Writing Iceland: Retreat lures writers to lovely Iceland Guðni Jóhannesson brought us to Skálholt, one of two episcopal sees from 1056 to 1785; ruth nyBro the Geysir geothermal area; the Guillfoss Silver Spring, Md. waterfall; Laxness’s home; and the Þingvel- lir national park. Each evening marked an- “Escape … Learn … Explore … Cre- other reception, including one with Iceland’s ate.” This was my invitation to the first- an president at the time, Ólafur Ragnar Gríms- nual Iceland Writers Retreat in April 2014. son, at his residence. Making my way through a translation of my Iceland’s great beauty and fascinating grandmother’s 100-year-old diaries from history are easily accessible and rewarding Norwegian to English, I welcomed the option for any visitor. Only a five­hour flight from for taking a break, getting a new perspective, Washington Dulles International Airport, an meeting other writers—both known and still eager traveler is quickly immersed in the to be known—and visiting the history, mys- landscape, culture, and history of Iceland. tery, and magic that is Iceland. This island nation had invited me be- For the writers among us, I’m glad to an- fore, but I always saw it as a stopover on nounce that registration for the fifth annual the way to Oslo or Copenhagen, Frankfurt Iceland Writers Retreat, April 11-15, 2018, or Amsterdam. Ever anxious to get to my is now open. The faculty to date includes final destination, I had never taken the -invi Alice Hoffman, author of The Marriage of tation seriously. Then, in the fall of 2013, I Opposites; Hallgrímur Helgason, winner of met Erica Green at a Monday night meeting Photo courtesy of Ruth Nybro the Icelandic Literary Prize; and Hilton Als, of the American Scandinavian Association. The participants in the 2014 Iceland Writer’s Retreat outside Gljufrasteinn, the home of Icelandic writer for The New Yorker magazine and Pu- She was there to announce the launch of a author Halldór Laxness. The retreat makes a great excuse to visit Iceland, meet other writers, and get litzer Prize winner. Green and Reid continue program for writers she developed with Eliza some writing done. to add authors and event to the program. A Reid in Reykjavík. Both Green and Reid are further update is that, since her husband has fanatical about Iceland: they love the coun- now become the president of Iceland, Reid try, its history, its culture, and its love of lit- I got the best advice from my daughter’s memorabilia. Continuing on to the older sec- is the First Lady! To learn more about IWR erature. Green, who is a writer, lived there close friends, Dan and Laura, who had re- tion of the city, I made my way to an exhibi- visit www.icelandwritersretreat.com. while her husband was on assignment with cently returned from a honeymoon in Ice- tion called 871 +/- 2. Several stories below the U.S. Department of State. There she met land. They had, in fact, placed tour items on street level, I visited an excavation of an ear- Reid, who was originally from Canada but their wedding registry, and I had given them ly settlement believed to be from A.D. 871, Ruth Kolbjornsen Nybro was settled in Iceland after meeting and marry- tickets to the Blue Lagoon as a gift. They had give or take a year or two. The next two days born on Staten Island to a ing Icelandic historian Guðni Jóhannesson. some excellent ideas in addition to the Blue brought me to glaciers, islands, and frequent family of Norwegian merchant Together they developed an opportunity for Lagoon, and I followed up on many of them. spouts of steam along the southern coast. mariners and carpenters, and later raised her own family writers, both experienced and new, to meet Once the retreat began, I was joined My first afternoon of walking around in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. and work with known authors in the literary Reykjavík on my own brought me to Hall- by close to 80 registrants and 13 featured After graduating from Lu- grímskirkja, with 360-degree views of the authors at the Icelandair Hotel Reykjavík and geological setting of Iceland. ther College and The Johns To prepare for the trip I read up on Ice- city from the church steeple, followed by a Natura on the outskirts of Reykjavík, where Hopkins University, she spent many years as landic literature, namely Iceland’s Bell by tour of Harpa, Iceland’s award-winning con- the carved figures in the lobby and -exten a teacher, administrator, and instructional de- Halldór Laxness, winner of the Nobel Prize cert hall that features a colored glass façade sive Nordic breakfasts made me feel right at signer. Ruth recently translated and published in Literature in 1955. The text is historical inspired by Iceland’s landscape. Walking home. Presentations, workshops, receptions, diaries left to her by her grandmother, Helga fiction that provided the context for my staydown the hill from the church to Harpa, I and group tours filled the next five days. I Hansen Turnheim, under the title All that I in Iceland. Studying the busy IWR agenda, encountered what was to be one of many in- was thrilled to be able to work with Geral- Hold Dear. Currently retired, is a member I quickly decided that I needed to frontload congruities in Reykjavík: the Babalu” Café, dine Brooks and to meet Icelandic author of the Sons of Norway, Washington Lodge in my trip with a few days’ touring on my own. an American diner filled withI Love Lucy Sjón while I was there. A group tour led by Washington, D.C.

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person. Warne is currently one of six elected governors of the Sons of Norway Foundation, Eric stavnEy which collects money and generates grants Seattle, Wash. and scholarships. Many of these scholarships are involved in sending students abroad, and As I chatted with Doug Warne in the particularly to Norway. KKNW studio where he records the weekly Because Olsen passed away several Scandinavian Hour, he let slip that he was in years ago, Warne recently decided to enable Oslo in October and took a stroll down Karl the next generation to experience the fun of Johanns Gate to the Royal Palace. sharing the mic on his Scandinavian music “That’s a pretty impressive building,” radio show. He isn’t looking to pass the torch I observed, remembering seeing it 30 years on to other people as much as he wants to ago. pass the torch around. I’m one of five lucky “You should see it on the inside!” said souls who have co-hosted the program with Warne. I did a double-take. him. We are all grateful for Warne’s gener- “And how is it that you’ve seen the in- ous spirit and, being the “shy, retiring guy” side?” I countered, knowing he couldn’t be that he is, he has pushed us to make room for making that up. it in our lives. He went on to relate how he had had an In October, when Honorary Consul Nes- audience with King Harald of Norway, and selquist helped arrange Warne’s audience how he chatted with the monarch as easily with the king, he issued a statement, saying as if they were old friends. He was pleased Photo: Eric Stavney “it was an honor to announce that His Maj- to meet the king “because it gave [him] a Doug Warne laughs as he is drawn by a caricature artist for the Scandianvian Hour letterhead. In ad- esty, King Harald V of Norway awarded him chance to thank him personally for the med- dition to hosting the long-running radio show, he has also founded several scholarships. with the St. Olav’s Medal for his long and al.” great service to the Norwegian American “The medal? You mean the St. Olav community in Seattle. It could not be given Medal for distinguished service to Norway?” culture, where he stayed with the Eng fam- in the Norwegian-American community, to a more deserving person.” I said with wonder. Yes, it was that medal… ily for the summer. He was amazed at the eventually serving as president for his local Jeg er helt enig med det! which hadn’t been awarded yet, but was al- ease with which the Engs spoke three to four Leif Erikson Sons of Norway lodge and the ready decided. Warne received the medal languages, traveled widely, and frequently Norwegian Commercial Club, not to men- from Norwegian Honorary Consul Kim Nes- discussed politics at the dinner table. Com- tion the number of other boards on which he selquist at a formal ceremony in Seattle on ing from Ballard, where he’d never met a has served. Dec. 1. foreigner before (so he says), he reveled in As Warne says to me about his many uven ours I knew Warne was a “known voice in the cosmopolitan, rich environment, and it years of service, he saw many opportunities J T the Norwegian community in Puget Sound changed the course of his life. He said he left to get people together, and “being the shy, ravel and beyond,” as Nesselquist said, due to his the United States as a naïve young man and retiring person that I am,” he stepped up and & T weekly Scandinavian Hour show broadcast came back an adult world citizen. made it happen. He continues to do that on We Don’t Just Tour Norway... weekends for nearly 60 years. 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Contact us at (206) 784-4617 or [email protected] to place an obituary. aPril BauMgartEn Grand Forks Herald Aase Malones A Norwegian who launched the Uni- Died October 30, 2017 versity of North Dakota’s American Col- lege of Norway, helped form Grand Forks’ Aase Helga Malones died peacefully sister city relationship with his hometown, at her home in Coupeville, Wash., on Oct. and wrote many columns for The Norwegian 30, 2017, with her daughter, Anita, at her American, has died. side. She was 84 years old. Steinar Opstad, 76, died on Nov. 21, Born in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to Halv- 2017. He visited Grand Forks multiple times dan and Alvhild Saunes, she was the and had a key role in expanding Norway’s youngest of eight siblings. Her childhood presence in the city, said Bruce Gjovig, CEO was far from carefree, as she grew up in of the University of North Dakota Center for Norway during the German occupation of Innovation Foundation and friend of Opstad. World War II. After high-school graduation “He fell in love with Grand Forks, she met and married Asbjorn K. Malones North Dakota, and UND,” Gjovig told the (Karsten) from nearby Andalsnes. It wasn’t Herald. “We are very fortunate that Steinar with the Herald that the Norwegian would long before he whisked her off to the U.S., was very much a part of our community and not accept the award unless he knew he settling in Ballard, Wash., in 1955. After 15 our education community. In many ways, he didn’t have to pay taxes on it. years on 9th Avenue, they moved to their years, music, dancing, and socializing with brought the world to UND.” Brown called Opstad a great visionary Richmond Beach home that Karsten built. their many friends in the Seattle area. She was Opstad formed a partnership with UND whose legacy reached around the world. While making a home and raising a fam- a loving mother, a wonderful grandmother to launch in 1991 the American College of “You always felt like you were in the ily, she also cooked countless Norwegian (“Mormor” to her two granddaughters and Norway, an American-style college that al- presence of a great man,” Brown said in an meatballs for their fishermen friends from great-grandson), and always looked forward lowed hundreds of Norwegian students interview with the Herald. “His passing will the “old country.” Aase worked for many to spending time with her great-grandson. to study in the United States. Hundreds of leave a great void in our world, but I think years at the Sears store on Aurora as the Aase is survived by her sister, Molla Tenn- UND students also have traveled to Norway his legacy is one of bridge-building and fos- jewelry department manager. fjord of Tenfjord, Norway; her daughter and through the program. The first classes were tering growth. I think his legacy will endure Aase was a member of Sons of Nor- son-in-law, Anita and Mark Needler of Oak held in 1992, and the school is celebrating forever.” way for 39 years, transferring from Bothell Harbor; two grandchildren, Lisa Needler its 25th year. The founding of the college played a Lodge to Leif Erikson Lodge in 1988. She of Atlanta, Ga., and Sarah Needler of Pen- “Steinar was generous in sharing his role in the education of many UND students, received her Golden membership in 2006. sacola, Fla.; and one great­grandson, David love of learning, passion for teaching, as well as providing opportunities for fac- In the early 1970s, Aase and Karsten Asbjorn Rosa of Pensacola, Fla. Aase was knowledge of curriculum and high expecta- ulty, UND spokesman Peter Johnson wrote purchased a lot in Admirals Cove, where preceded in death by her husband, Karsten, tions, while continually focusing on the stu- in a statement. they built a weekend retreat. Commuting and her son, Steinar Malones. dents,” said the college’s Executive Director “The University of North Dakota lost a between two homes became difficult so In lieu of flowers, please donate memo- Krista Lauritzen in a statement. “His com- great friend with the passing of Steinar Ops- they eventually enlarged their cabin and rials in Aase’s name to Oak Harbor Lutheran mitment has defined our success.” tad,” Johnson wrote. “Steinar was a gracious became full-time residents there. Church: 1253 N.W. Second Ave., Oak Har- Opstad also helped form the sister and generous man, a true ambassador for Aase loved skiing in her younger bor, WA 98277. city relationship between Grand Forks and Norway, and an ambassador on behalf of the Sarpsborg, Norway, in 2005. University of North Dakota.” Opstad received numerous awards, in- Opstad was a great friend, Gjovig said, A brief history of Norway’s Christianity cluding the King’s Medal of Merit in Gold adding they jokingly called each other broth- from Norway “for his multi-faceted life’s ers. The Norwegian was known for his work david MoE work and for his extraordinary humanitarian promoting entrepreneurs and small business- Sun City, Calif. contributions both here and abroad,” accord- es, involvement in relief and development ing to Herald archives. UND also gave him activities in developing nations, and building Olaf II Haraldsson, born in around fled, and as the older clergy died, they were an honorary degree when he delivered the relationships with diplomats and Norwegian A.D. 995, is credited with Christianizing replaced with Reforming ministers. summer commencement address in 2008. royalty. Norway. As a teenager, he went to the Bal- Jørgen Erikson, the “Norwegian Lu- He was the first man to receive the title “He was an extraordinary individual,” tics, Denmark, and England, and wintered ther,” was appointed Bishop of Stavanger of “honorary citizen” from the city of Grand Gjovig said. “He was a citizen of the world with Duke Richard II of Normandy on his in 1571, but it was not until after he died Forks. Mayor Mike Brown, who gave Ops- who deeply cared about education and study- way home. It was here he converted to in 1604 that a Lutheran church order was tad a key to the city, joked in an interview ing abroad.” Christianity and was baptized at the Notre formally established. Financial support Dame Cathedral. He returned to Norway of the church was established, and the in 1015 and declared himself king. He clergy were employees of the state. Only then put an army together and rode into the clergy could administer communion, Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church the countryside to tell the peasants to be- so they had great control over the people. come Christians or die. The peasants rose Norway viewed the early churches Den Norske Lutherske Minnekirke up against him, and he was killed at the in America as an extension of the Norwe- The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church offers the best venue in Chicago for Norwegians Battle of Stiklestad on July 29, 1030. He gian State Church, as there were no Nor- and Scandinavians to gather and celebrate Norwegian traditions. Along with Pastor David was buried under the Nidaros Cathedral in wegian Lutheran seminaries in America. Schoenknecht, we welcome you to our warm and friendly family of members. Bible Study starts The young men in America who at 9:30am followed by worship service at 11am. Please visit us soon! Trondheim and later declared a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church. wanted to study for the ministry had to at- During the Reformation, Norway tend the German Lutheran Seminary in St. was under Danish rule, and the Catholic Louis. Missouri was a slave state and justi- December/January 2017 Church owned roughly one-third of Den- fied slavery with the Bible, so these young mark’s land. Frederick I pressed for church men went back to their communities and dec. 24 Norwegian/English service / reform. Hans Tausen and Jørgen Sadolin, preached the justification for slavery. This Holy Communion who had studied under Luther at Witten- infuriated many of the Norwegian immi- dec. 25 Christmas Day. God Jul! berg, Germany, started to preach Lutheran- grants, who then worked to establish their ism. When Christian II came to the Dan- own seminaries in America. dec. 31 Juletrefest after service ish throne, the transition to Protestantism Norwegian immigrants went on to Jan. 7 Norwegian/English service / was completed. At the Diet of Copenhagen form many synods, including Eielsen, Holy Communion (1536), he stripped the bishops of their Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church property, transferring the church’s wealth in America, Scandinavian Evangelical to the state. In 1537, Christian attempted to Lutheran Augustana, Norwegian-Danish extend the Reformation to Norway, which Conference, United Norwegian Lutheran remained under Danish rule. Most bishops Church in America, and many others. 2614 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647 • (773) 252­7335 • www.minnekirken­chicago.org the american NorwegiaN Books December 15, 2017 • 15 More than a coffee table book This is the reason it is critically important to Book review: have a safe backup like Svalbard where crop christinE FostEr MEloni diversity can be maintained. Washington, D.C. Chapter 3, “The Svalbard Global Seed Don’t wait; Vault,” describes the planning and construc- At first glance one would take Seeds on tion of the seed vault. Why Svalbard? The Ice to be a coffee-table book, given its for- Norwegians came up with the idea and ap- meet Ove mat and gorgeous, glossy color photos. But proached the Food and Agriculture Organi- while skimming through the book, readers zation of the United Nations in Rome, offer- would soon change their minds. This book ing to establish the “Svalbard International is a very serious scientific publication and Seedbank.” Fowler convinced those con- should be required reading for anyone inter- sidering Svalbard that seeds were the most ested in the fate of our Planet Earth. important natural resource on earth and that The book’s author is the esteemed scien- Svalbard was the best place in the world to tist Cary Fowler, who is credited with the idea conserve them, more secure than any of the of creating the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to locations of existing seed genebanks around maintain worldwide crop diversity. The pho- the world. tographs were taken by Mari Tefre, who was Chapter 4, “Step Inside,” gives the read- given permission to document the construc- er a tour of the vault, which is basically “a tion of the vault, and Jim Richardson, a pho- tunnel, a hole in the mountain, with seeds.” tographer for National Geographic. Located inside a frozen mountain, it has In the foreword, Sir Peter Crane, who preservation of hundreds of thousands of three vault rooms and, when the book went served as the dean of the Yale School of For- unique crop varieties.” to press, they contained 881,473 unique seed estry and Environmental Studies from 2009 The first chapter, “Svalbard: Journey to samples, 563,272,050 seeds, and 5,128 spe- to 2016, emphasizes the importance of the the Top of the World,” describes Svalbard, cies from all over the world. world of plants and the key role of the seed the location of the seed vault. It is a Norwe- The final chapter, “Looking Forward,” vault to secure plant diversity. We need water gian group of islands in the Arctic Ocean focuses on the future and is optimistic about and food to survive. Plant diversity is a pre- north of mainland Norway, about 650 miles the success of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. requisite for the global productivity of agri- from the North Pole. The climate and ter- Fowler concludes his book with these words: culture. rain are extreme, but about 2,200 people live “The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was Fowler, in the preface, explains in elo- and work there. It is the northernmost place not built in a spirit of pessimism. It was not quent terms why the seed vault in the Nor- on Earth where people live year round. The built by people obsessed with ‘doomsday.’ wegian archipelago of Svalbard is of crucial photos of Svalbard in this chapter are abso- It was conceptualized and constructed by doug WarnE importance to the survival of the human race: lutely breathtaking. optimists and pragmatists, by people who KKNW Scandinavian Hour “A quiet rescue mission is under way. With Chapter 2, “Seeds and Food,” focuses wanted to do something to preserve options growing evidence that unchecked climate on the history of agriculture and the need for so that humanity and its crops might be bet- The last couple of years I’ve been change will seriously undermine food pro- the seed vault to preserve seeds to guaran- ter prepared for change.” hearing references to this man called Ove, duction and threaten the diversity of crops tee the survival of plant diversity. Many seed but I hadn’t taken the time to look him up. around the world, the Svalbard Global Seed genebanks can be found around the world, Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed He was easy to find and available in book Vault represents a major step toward ensur- but they face many threats, including climate Vault, by Cary Fowler, was published in form or even as a movie. Why, oh, why ing—you might even say guaranteeing—the change, political instability, and disasters. 2016 by Prospects Press. had I not allowed myself the pleasure of getting to know a man called Ove? He isn’t the most polite person, nor does he have the most attractive man- Book review: ners or mannerisms. In fact, I think at one point he drove many of his neighbors mad and sent the local officials of his Swedish Learning from bees village into outer space. You will laugh and even cry a little as rosaliE grosch you get to know Ove, and his heartwarm- Arden Hills, Minn. ing story unfolds with a cast of support- ing characters you have probably met be- How do bees, a garden, war, friendship, project, Jenks angrily runs out of the room, fore—if you are lucky. Fredrik Backman, baseball, bullying, a team working together, shouting, “I’m not working with a terrorist!” the author of A Man Called Ove, is a New a young boy living with a grandfather, and a As the author develops the story, we York Times best selling author who lives class project all come together in a novel that learn why Jenks is so unhappy and angry. in Stockholm. I fully intend to not miss teaches a lesson for young people? His father, bitter and hostile after being se- out on the characters he has created in his After Ali loses his parents in war he verely injured in the Iraq War, takes out his three novels, which have been published goes to live in America with his grandfather, anger on his son. Jenks longs for his father’s in more than 40 countries. Mohammad Salam. As an awkward middle- approval and love but receives none. On first meeting him, one might agree school student who has experienced tragedy Ali tries to fit in with the young people that Ove is the grumpiest man in town, in his homeland, Ali tries to fit in with his around him. He is not very good at baseball, whose obsessive-compulsive behavior schoolmates. Sometimes he doesn’t know but his grandfather loves the American sport has a negative effect on his neighbors and the rules that go along with his new life. and Ali makes a determined effort to learn neighborhood. That is, until the events of His grandfather advises him to speak how to play. Jenks pokes fun at him and the day make a change. Probably not a English now that he is living in a new coun- laughs at Ali for his many mistakes. Ali does change in him, as he continues to do as he try. Ali wants to know why people seem to not let Jenks’s ridicule break him. always did, but in a new relationship with be so aggressive in America. His grandfather Relationships begin with trust. The hon- his special neighbors. suggests it is because people are unhappy. ey from the bees in sealed jars never spoils, to respect and trust each other, as well. Un- While serving up a portrait of people Grandfather reminds Ali that bees, too, Ali says in his report. So it is with people who derstanding builds friendship. Acceptance is we might have known, Backman provides can be aggressive. They usually attack when live in many different lands. We can never a gift. The author has related this lesson in a us with pleasing humor and at the same people “freak out,” says Grandfather, and live in this big wide world without each other. wonderful way. time a closer look at loss and love and Ali laughs when his grandfather uses such Bees, small as they are, count for one-third of Author Bruce Olav Solheim was born neighborliness. a phrase. “One must make friends with the the food we eat. If they work that hard for us to hard-working Norwegian immigrant par- Sorry, Ove, that I came so late to the bees and stay calm,” continues Grandfather. we should work just as hard to save them. ents. He is a distinguished professor of his- party. But at least now I made it and count The lesson of the bees gives the reader a The children learn that cooperation, tory at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif. He you among the friends I’ve made in books. sense of what is to come in the story. friendship, and compassion bind them to- has published five books and written seven The novel A Man called Ove would Ali, excited to do a project on bees, gether, and, united, they would remain in- plays, two of which have been produced. be a terrific Christmas present for the agrees to allow his classmate, Lupe, to be a divisible. After they get to know each other right person. But read it before you give part of the project. When another classmate, and realize that each of them has lost some- Ali’s Bees, by Bruce Olav Solheim, was pub- it away. You may find you need to buy -an Jenks, is asked to be the third person in the thing, Grandfather and Jenks’s father come lished in 2017. other copy.

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