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“This is important in order to launch Norwegian Air January good industrial projects that will uphold traffic, yield up existing jobs and create new jobs,” said Budget airline Norwegian Air Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen. “In order to avoid that failing access Shuttle said on Friday that it carried to loans leads to a situation where good 5.2 percent more passengers in industrial projects and normally profitable January than it did a year ago and activities come to a halt, the Government its yield, an indicator of average fare now proposes measures that will help levels, also rose. financial markets work better,” Minister of Transport and Communication said. World Rally Photo left: Rune Kongsro. Photo center: Bjørn Sigurdsøn/SMK Finance Fund Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen (left) and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (right) presented new Championships in The Government proposes to measures for industry and households in response to the economic crisis. Norway CONTINUES PAGE 12 The WRC Rally Norway begins the evening of Feb. 12 in Oslo, with the Mortenson speaks at U.N. conference remainder of the event taking place over the following three days. A Respected humanitarian and Noble Peace Prize nominee, total distance of 1,218.72 kilometers will be competed upon, of which Greg Mortenson speaks to 800 at Human Rights conference in 375.04 are time runs. New York Norwegian paper firm Be r i t He s s e n plans to sell mainland Managing Editor assets Norwegian papermaker Norske The Committee on Teaching About Skogindustrier is trying to sell the United Nations (CTAUN) held its 11th annual conference on Jan.30, at the its mainland newsprint business U.N. headquarters in New York City. to Chinese companies such as To commemorate the 60th anniversary Shandong Chenming Paper of the Universal Declaration of Human Holdings and Shandong Huatai Rights, the theme was “Protecting Paper in an effort to cut debt, Human Rights, The United Nations – sources said. Our Schools.” The keynote speaker was the highly respected humanitarian Greg Mortenson. The conference brought together 800 www.gregmortenson.com $1 = NOK 6.64 Mortenson (center) is the co-founder of the non-profit Central Asia Institute (CAI), which mission is updated 2/2/09 to encourage and support community-based education, especially for girls, in war-torn and remote 1/9/09 $1=NOK 6.97 CONTINUES PAGE 4 regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. 2 Norge - Uken som gikk Nytt på Nett Tror inkasso-toppen er nådd To F-16-fly nødlandet Til tross for finanskrise med flere langt lavere enn ventet i vinter, og driv- Oslo Lufthavn Gardermoen var i full konkurser og større arbeidsledighet, stoffprisene har også falt.” Strøm, bensin alarmberedskap da to jagerfly fikk mo- tror et av Norges største inkassobyråer og diesel utgjør flere tusen kroner i tortrøbbel i forrige uke. Flyene var på at det nå blir en utflating av inkasso- månedlige utgifter for en gjennomsnitts- vei fra Ørland hovedflystasjon i Sør- saker. familie. “Når prisene faller med over 20 Trøndelag, til den militære flyplassen prosent, slik vi har opplevd i det siste, i Rygge. Det er første gang det ble satt Av Da g Øy v i n d Ol s e n betyr det mye for folks privatøkonomi,” i gang full beredskap for nødlanding Newswire, Oslo sier direktøren i Aktiv Kapital. med disse flyene. Mister jobber “Sakteferie” i fjorden “Vi tror toppen er nådd. De kraftige Men utsiktene er ikke like lyse for alle. Frå 2009 kan turistar oppleve vest- rentenedsettelsene vil føre til at mange Mange vil miste jobben i 2009 og må Direktør Rolf Wilhelmsen i Aktiv Kapi- landsk natur på korte, men opplev- som slet med å betale regningene i 2008 klare seg på en ledighetstrygd som er tal tror mange vil komme seg ut av betal- elsesrike turar, såkalla “FjordBreak”. snart vil få hodet over vannet,” sier dire- mye lavere enn inntekten. Langt fra alle ingsproblemene i år. Foto: Kaia Means I følgje Sognavis.no er det FjordOp- ktør Rolf Wilhelmsen i Aktiv Kapital. har en buffer i banken. De bruker opp pleving AS i Flåm som har endra Ingenting påvirker folks privatøkonomi lønnen hver måned, og da må de endre English Synopsis: The Norwegian konseptet “Citybreak” (bypause) til som store endringer i renten, mener han. livsstil for at det ikke skal gå helt galt. economy has been increasingly hit by “Fjordbreak” (fjordpause). I februar For mange familier dreier det seg om the global financial crisis, and several fiscal measures have been announced startar “pauseturane” med to turar kvar flere tusenlapper i måneden. “2009 blir et Aktiv Kapital råder folk som kom- dag. Med utreise frå anten Bergen eller godt år for flesteparten av oss. Moderat to fight falling activity and rising mer i en slik situasjon å gå kritisk gjen- unemployment. Aktiv Kapital, the Oslo. Tanken er at du skal kunne ta ein lønnsvekst, lav prisstigning og lav rente nom alle utgifter. “Det gjelder store kjapp tur på nokre dagar til fjordar- er gode nyheter for nordmenn flest. Han largest collection agency in Norway, og små utgifter som man kanskje ikke thinks Norges Bank’s reduced key mane på vestlandet, melder NRK. tror likevel det vil ta flere måneder før en legger merke til i det daglige. Men det policy rate by 0.50 percentage point to Gardermoen stengt del av dem som nå sliter vil komme seg er også lurt å gå gjennom forsikringer, 2.50 percent, will help people get back helt ut av betalingsproblemene. bankavtaler, strømavtaler og abonne- on their feet. Director Rolf Wilhelm- Oslo Lufthavn Gardermoen (OSL) Utviklingen i strømmarkedet bidrar menter for å spare penger,” sier Rolf sen thinks 2009 will be a good year måtte stenge 8. februar på grunn av også i positiv retning. “Strømprisene er Wilhelmsen. for most Norwegians. glatte rullebaner og kraftig snøfall. I hovedstaden måtte også flere av T- banelinjene stenge på grunn av store snømengder i sporene, og det ble for- sinkelser på hele T-banenettet. Også Stargate vant Grammy for beste R&B-låt buss- og trikketrafikken ble berørt dent” fra albumet “Year of the Gentle- de som lager musikken. av store forsinkelser. Gardernmoen men,” framført av Ne-Yo. De har valgt å holde en lav profil, kunne åpne igjen neste dag. Produsentduoen Mikkel Eriksen og men har etablert seg som noen av de ab- Tor Erik Hermansen var også nominert solutt hotteste produsentene i bransjen. Vil gi kontantstøtte til bilkjøp i kategorien årets album, og i kategorien Superprodusentene ble tidligere i år ut- Eks-miljøminister beste R&B-låt var de også representert nevnt til årets produsenter av Billboard vil ha Kristelig Folkeparti til å love et med “Spotlight;” framført av Jennifer hot 100, USAs singelliste. tilskudd på 25.000 kroner for privat- Hudson. personer i Norge som kjøper miljøbil. “Dette er noe av det største som har English Synopsis: Stargate, the NYC- Det er ett av forslagene som vil kom- skjedd norsk musikk,” sier norsk musikk based Norwegian production duo me i utkastet til nytt KrF-program som manager Jan Fredrik Karlsen til NRK. (Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Erik Her- blir lagt fram om en måned. “Denne prisen betyr at vi blir enda mansen), took home one of the music industry’s most prestigious awards on Norge var blant vinnerne i den mer anerkjent i bransjen. De fleste har Tapt pensjonspenger nok hørt om oss, men en Grammy er Feb. 8. The two were bestowed with amerikanske musikkbransjens vik- a Grammy in the “Best R&B Track” I disse dager mottar 900.000 nordmenn alltid bra. Nå føles det i alle fall veldig category. Stargate received their en oversikt som viser at oppsparte tigste begivenhet da Stargate vant stort,” sa Mikkel til media fire timer et- Grammy for the song writing and pro- pensjonspenger er borte. Årsaken er at prisen for beste R&B-låt. ter at han mottok den legendariske gull- duction of Ne-Yo’s major hit “Miss noe av pengene som arbeidstakere har gramofonen. Independent” taken from the album betalt i pensjon hver måned, er inves- Den norske duoen Stargate, fra Trond- Vanligvis er Stargate bakmennene, “Year of the Gentlemen”. tert på børsen. Ifølge Finansnæringens heim, gikk til topps med “Miss Indepen- men under Grammy-showet hedres også Hovedorganisasjon (FNH) har 900.000 nordmenn innskuddsbasert pensjonss- paring i private livselskaper. I en slik spareform er det arbeidstakerne som Lansert som kandidat til NATO-toppjobb sitter med risikoen. Ikke arbeidsgiver eller forsikringsselskap, melder Net- Utenriksminister overta etter Jaap de Hoop Scheffer når om påstanden. “Dette er spekulasjoner tavisen. Jonas Gahr Støre han går av til sommeren, skrev VG Nett som utenriksministeren ikke ønsker å er en aktuell kan- i forrige uke. kommentere, sier kommunikasjonsråd- Rekordbesøk i skibakkene didat til å bli NA- Andre kandidater som nevnes er giver i Utenriksdepartementet,” Haakon I første del av sesongen har de 12 TOs nye gener- Danmarks statsminister Anders Fogh Svane. alsekretær, ifølge Rasmussen, Polens utenriksminister største skianleggene i Norge har om- English Synopsis: Newspapers, such flere utenlandske Radek Sikorski, den tidligere bulgarske satt for nesten 20 prosent mer enn i fjor. as Bloomberg and the Economist aviser. Generalsekretæren i Alpinanleggenes utenriksministeren Solomon Passy, ca- have reported that Jonas Gare Støre, landsforening (ALF), Andreas Rød- nadierne Peter MacKay og John Manley Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs ven, takker finanskrise, tidlig vinter og Både Bloomberg og den tidligere britisk utenriksminis- might be the next NATO Secretary store snøfall for en eventyrlig start på og The Economist teren Des Browne. General. Støre has not made any com- årets sesong. nevner Støre som en aktuell kandidat til Støre selv vil ikke si noe som helst ments about this.

NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • FEBRUARY 13, 2009 Ne w s 3 Drops Apple iTunes Complaint 250 new windmills planned at sea parade organized by Norwegian Tamil Troms and Finnmark, the three northern On Feb. 4 the Nor- Troms Energy is planning to build a Forum (NTF) drew more than 3,500 par- counties in Norway. (Mil.no) wegian consumer gigantic park of 250 windmills outside ticipants who made the effort take part in agency dropped a the coast of northern Norway. The total the record-turnout event amidst inclem- Norwegian Stargate win Grammy complaint against costs of the project could be up to € 2.5 ent weather. (Aftenposten) Award Apple’s iTunes, billion. The planned windmill park will Norwegian producers Stargate (Mik- after Apple said produce two percent of Norway’s total Cooperatation to reduce greenhouse kel Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen) songs sold via its energy production. That’s four times the gas emissions won a Grammy Award Sunday, Feb. 8 music service would be size of one of Norway’s largest hydro Norwegian Prime Minister Jens for the best Best Contemporary R&B compatible with all MP3 players, not just power plants in Alta. The park shall also Stoltenberg met with Guyana’s Presi- Album “Year Of The Gentleman”, with the iPod. In November consumer media- be able to use wave energy. The wind- dent Bharrat Jagdeo in Oslo January 4, “Miss Independent” performed by - Ne- tor Bjørn Erik Thon said he would take mill park will occupy a large area at sea to discuss climate change and forest is- Yo. The Norwegian producers were also iTunes before a Norwegian government and some of the mills will reach up to sues. The two leaders agreed to establish nominated for Best R&B Vocal Perfor- agency, the Market Council, for failing 110 meters above sea level. a partnership to reduce greenhouse gas mance by a Female, for “Spotlight” by to make its online store compatible with (Barents Observer and Nordlys.no) emissions from deforestation. The JHud. music players other than its iPod. (AFP) is to establish mechanisms on deforesta- The Sami National Day tion and forest degradation to be includ- Aker to build CO2 capture plant DNV makes deal with Choice Hotels On Thursday, Feb. 5, Crown Prince ed in a post-2012 climate change agree- On behalf of the future partnership DNV, the leading international pro- Haakon and Crown Princess Mette- ment. (Regjeringen.no) of the European CO2 Technology Cen- vider of services for managing risk, an- Marit visited Kautokeino, Finnmark on tre Mongstad (TCM), StatoilHydro has nounced on Feb. 6 they will certify the the occasion of the Sami National Day. New Hamsun Coin signed an engineering, procurement and entire Choice Hotels chain with its 160 Feb. 6 marks the first Sami congress that Norway will construction (EPC) contract with Aker hotels (in Norway, Denmark, Sweden was held in , Norway in 1917. put Nobel litera- Clean Carbon AS, for an amine plant at and Finland). Choice Hotels is the first This was the first time that Norwegian ture laureate Knut TCM. The contract has a value of ap- hotel group in Scandinavia to intro- and Swedish Sami came together across Hamsun, who be- proximately NOK 525 million. Aker duce certification according to the ISO their national borders to work together came an outcast and Clean Carbon won the contract in an in- 14001 standard. Choice Hotels have also to find solutions for common problems. was charged with treason a f t e r ternational competition with other con- launched an initiative to measure its car- Since 1993, Norway, Sweden and Fin- World War II for his Nazi sympathies, tractors. (Gassnova.no) bon footprint for its entire business op- land have recognized Feb. 6 as the Sami on a commemorative coin. The coin will eration. Over 8,500 employees in Choice National Day. be launched on the 150th anniversary of Arctic dimension for Nordic security Hotels are involved in their environmen- (Aftenposten) Hamsun’s birth. It will be the first com- Thorvald Stoltenberg, former Nor- tal efforts. (Dnv.com) memorative coin dedicated to the author wegian foreign minister, presented a Reiten nominated as new chair of Nor- .The coin will carry a nominal value of report on Nordic foreign and security Nordea best Nordic private bank ske Skog’s board NOK 200 ($28.90), but will initially be policy cooperation at an extraordinary The magazine Euromoney has Norwegian papermaker Norske sold for NOK 450. (AFP) meeting of the Nordic foreign ministers. awarded Nordea the prize for best pri- Skog said on Feb. 6 that it had nomi- The meeting was held Monday, Feb 9 vate banking service provider in the Nor- nated Eivind Reiten as the new chairman 950 miles on skis for the cadets at the Voksenåsen Conference Hotel in dics. In addition, Nordea is receiving the of the board. Reiten has been the chief On Feb. 3, 21 cadets and six officers Oslo. The five Nordic countries should prizes for best private banking service executive of aluminium group Norsk from The Norwegian Home Guard’s of- strengthen security cooperation in the provider in Denmark and Finland. Nor- Hydro since 2001, but will step down ficers’ training school started on a four- Arctic, Stoltenberg concluded in his re- dea has prioritized the development of at the end of March to be succeeded by month ski march across the northern port. Although touching on a range of private banking, and during recent years Svein Richard Brandtzaeg. parts of Norway. The training school issues and 13 fields of potential coopera- the number of customers has increased (Norskskog.no) (Heimevernets befalsskole, HVBS) is tion, the report does have the Arctic as a more than 50 percent to 83,000. Nordea being relocated from Værnes in the cen- key focus. (Regjeringen.no) is the largest in the private banking in- Tamils demonstrate in Oslo tral region of Norway to Porsanger in dustry in the Nordics. Euromoney’s pri- Norwegian Tamils marched through Finnmark County. The cadets and offi- vate banking awards cover more then 60 Central Oslo on Feb. 4 to condemn Sri cers had been chosen to mark the move, countries each year, as well as global and Lankan government for its genocidal by skiing the 950 mile long distance. regional awards. (Euromoney) war against Tamil people. The torch During the trip they will cross Nordland,

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NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • Fe b r u a r y 13, 2009 Sp o r t s 5 Results & Svindal wins gold in Norway’s hockey Standings team qualifies World Cup Alpine Skiing Super Combined Overall Standings for Olympics 1. Ivica Kostelic CRO 742 Va n c o u v e r 2010.c o m 2. Jean-Baptise Grange FRA 706 Norway’s national team 3. Benjamin Raich AUT 680 has qualified for the 2010 Winter Olym- 4. Aksel Lund Svindal NOR 655 pics in by beating Denmark 5-3 on Feb. 8. Patrick Thoresen (3), Lars Super Combined Erik Spets and Jonas Holoes scored for Norway. World Championship Results Norway had earlier in the week won 1. Aksel Lund Svindal NOR their other two qualifiers against Kazak- 2. Julien Lizeroux FRA stan (2-1) and France (3-2). 3. Natko Zrncic-Dim CRO This will be Norway’s first participa- 4. Silvan Zurbriggen SUI tion in ice hockey at the 5. Peter Fill ITA in 16 years. First up for Norway in the 6. Sandro Viletta SUI Olympics will be a game against the 6. Thomas Mermillod Blondin FRA United States and then Canada. Photo: www.clubhalti.com 8. Romed Baumann AUT Al p i n e Cu p .c o m 9. Kjetil Jansrud NOR 10. Alexandr Horoshilov RUS Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal con- der their skis and adds an extra edge to quered the Bellevarde course in Val the challenge already presented by the Norway takes second World Cup d’Isere, France to take the Gold Medal downhill. Overall Standings at the World Championships. The Nor- As a result of his excellent perfor- place at Willingen 1. NOR 568 wegian finished with a combined time of mance in the downhill, Svindal started f i s -s k i .c o m 2. POL 554 2:23.00. In the downhill, Svindal was the with an advantage of 2.93 seconds in first to set a truly impressive time when the slalom portion of the event. The 3. Carl Johan Bergman SWE 456 he took the lead by 1.6 seconds, setting a speed skier held on for a 90/100 lead as 4. Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR 448 Norway placed second in the World time of 1:30:99, in the first round of the he crossed the line, a head of local hero, 5. Maxim Tchoudov RUS 446 Cup ski jumping team event at Willin- Super Combined on Monday, Feb. 9. Frenchman Julien Lizeroux with a com- gen, Germany on Saturday, Feb. 7,1.7 6. Björn Ferry SWE 428 The downhill run took place in poor bined time of 2:23:90. Croatian Natko 11. Daniel Mesotitsch AUT 322 points behind . Finland’s team visibility and skiers were challenged by Zrrncic-Dim finished third with a total placed third. Norway led after the first 12. Hålvard Hanevold NOR 319 what is sometimes referred to as a white time of 2:24.95. Norwegian Kjetil Jan- round. day, meaning competitors have trouble srud finished 9th with a time of 2:25.21. Norway’s team is comprised of Roar seeing the terrain before it comes un- Ljøkelsøy, , Pursuit Standings and Anders Jacobsen. 1. Emil Hegle Svendsen NOR 210 Bøkko second overall at 2. Tomasz Sikora POL 185 Norway dominates 3. Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR 168 No r w a y Po s t .n o cross country world Norway’s Håvard Bøkko placed Women’s Pursuit Standings second overall at the World All-Around cup sprint race 1. Ekaterina Iourieva RUS 178 Speed Skating Championships at the f i s -s k i .c o m 2. Martina Beck GER 168 Olympiahall Vikingskipet in Hamar, 3. GER 163 Norway, on Sunday, Feb. 8. Sven Kram- Norway’s Ola Vigen Hattestad won 4. NOR 147 er of the Netherlands won gold. the men’s World Cup cross country Bøkko needed to beat Kramer by sprint at Otepaeae, Estonia on Sunday, World Cup Nordic Combined 4.40 seconds in the last race to win the Jan. 25, followed by compatriots Øystein Overall Standings overall. He held a clear lead for a while, Pettersen and Borre Næss in second and 1. Anssi Koivurant FIN 953 but could not maintain the pace during third place respectively. 2. NOR 861 the last few laps. Kramer, the world-re- Two other Norwegians, Tor Arne 3. Björn Kircheisen GER 754 cord holder, won the race in 13 minutes, Hetland and Eldar Rønning placed 4th 5.21 seconds, nearly six seconds ahead and 5th. This result matches a World 4. Bill Demong USA 675 of Bøkko. Cup cross country sprint race held in 7. Jan Schmid NOR 398 In Saturday’s races, Bøkko had 2008 when Norway was also dominant placed 2nd on both the 500m and the and swept the top five places. World Cup Cross Country 5000m events. In the 1,500, Bøkko On the women’s side the best Nor- Sprint Standings clocked 1:44.83 to beat Kramer by 0.18. wegian, Maiken Caspersen Falla placed 1. Ola Vigen Hattestad NOR 480 “It was the first time I beat him when 8th. ’s Petra Majdic won. 2. Tor Arne Hetland NOR 317 it really counts,” Bøkko said. “I hope it 3. Renato Pasini ITA 240 Photo: www.boekko.com. was not the last time I beat him,” said Håvard Bøkko won second place at the speed Norway’s Moan 4. Nickolay Morilov RUS 174 skating world championship in Hamar, Norway. Håvard, who is looking forward to com- 5. Emil Jönsson SWE 172 peting in Vancouver next year. wins again World Cup Ski Jumping A golden sweep for Østberg f i s -s k i .c o m Overall Standings Norway’s Magnus Moan won the Nordic 1. AUT 1420 No r w a y Po s t .n o four possible. Combined World Cup event at Seefeld, 2. SUI 1248 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg has es- The Gjøvik native also won the Austria Sunday, Feb. 8, his sixth victory 3. AUT 1166 tablished herself as the future star of sprint event on Feb. 8, the skiathlom on of the season. Austria’s Feb. 3 and the freestyle event on Feb. 5. 11. Anders Jacobsen NOR 376 the Norwegian cross country team. The placed second, Finland’s Annsi Kol- Her teammates in Friday’s 4x3km re- 12. Anders Bardal 345 Norwegian women won the relay event vuranta third. in the Junior World Championships in lay event were Hilde Lauvhaug, Marthe Moan was only 22nd after Saturday’s Praz de Lys, France on Friday, Feb. 6, Kristoffersen and Maiken Caspersen ski jumping, but was as usual unbeatable thereby earning Østberg (18) her fourth Kalla. Sweden took silver and Germany on the trail on Sunday. This was the 13th gold medal of the championships, out of bronze. victory of his career. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • Fe b r u a r y 13, 2009 6 Op Ed Letters to the Blast from the Past Editor: Check out these headlines from: Do you have something to say? Send your letters to: Jake Moe, Editor-In-Chief [email protected] 10 years ago 7301 Fifth Avenue NE Suite A, Seattle, WA 98115 February 12, 1999 Dear Editor, Dear Editor Men Avoid Teaching Profession President Obama was welcomed I look forward to each issue of Three out of four primary school teachers are women by the Russians with news that missiles Norwegian American Weekly, and would be outplaced in the enclave two recent articles were especially Kaliningrad close to Scandinavia. interesting to me. Christy Olsen Field’s However, now the voice has softened and article on Jan. 23 (Aksel Sandemose and 20 years ago it might not happen. Maybe we will see his concept of Janteloven) was great! On February 10, 1989 a “hestehandel.” No American weapon Jan. 30, the article about Mona Kolstad shield in Eastern Europe and no missiles and sled dog racing by Henrik Pryser Forsvarssjef Vigleik Eide får toppstilling i NATO in Kaliningrad, said Michael Meyer, at Libell was fascinating. 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I am finding that it was a common occurrence Contributing Editors to see a grandparent change at Nerstrand, Minnesota. P.A. Gandrud their last name upon landing at Ellis had an illustrious career. He went on Anita Alan Carmel, CA Inger-Torill Kirkeby Miami, FL Island. It happened to Christy Olsen, Eric Dregni Minneapolis, MN Dagfinn Magnus New Orleans, LA to become a teacher, merchant, banker Marit Fosse Geneva, Switzerland Donald V. Mehus New York, NY our subscription manager here at the and Minnesota state senator. Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway Berit T. Mesarick Williamsburg, VA Weekly. Which leads me to the next I find it incredibly fascinating Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, NY David Moe Juneau, AK Leslee Lane Hoyum Rockford, MN Roman Scott Herre, Norway question, and that is why? Were to ponder what life was like for our Else Hvistendahl New York, NY John Erik Stacy Seattle, WA their original names too hard for non- ancestors in their new-found land. It Solveig M. Lee Seattle, WA Rolf Kristian Stang New York, NY Norwegian speakers to pronounce? must have been very difficult dealing Nina Lichtenstein Hartford, CT Kjell Olav Strømsli Trondheim, Norway My grandfather changed his name from with an entirely new set of friends and Anundsen to Moe—but, Anundsen neighbors. Especially since many of CORRECTIONS: Norwegian American Weekly strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a doesn’t seem to be that tough of a these new arrivals came alone on their question or comment about news coverage call (206) 784-4617. • Norwegian American Weekly reserves the right to edit any and alll submissions for style, grammar, accuracy and/or space, and the right not to print submissions name to handle. I actually quite like trek to the new land. deemed libelous, in poor taste, or not suited for publication in this newspaper. • The opinions expressed by opinion the Anundsen name. 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I love being told about Subscription Cost: US$50 Domestic, US$70 to Canada, US$175 to Norway and all other foreign countries. as a result of last week’s editorial, was all the details of these adventures. from my good friend Gary Gandrud, One of these immigrant adventure SINCE 1889: Formerly Norway Times & Western Viking & Washington Posten. . . Comprising Honorary Norwegian Consul in shas been made into a documentary by Decorah-Posten og Ved Arnen, Minneapolis-Tidende, Minnesota Posten, Norrona and Minneapolis. He even enclosed a the Norwegian American Foundation Skandinaven classic photo of a store built in 1906, featuring the life of Kaare Ness – a the same year of my grandfather’s fisherman from Karmøy, Noway. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY, INC. military record that was published in Kaare has become a friend of mine the last edition of the Weekly. and I never tire of asking him This photo was taken of the Moen questions about his past. Just recently, & Gandrud Store in Sunburg, Minn.. he celebrated his 80th birthday and his Among the young boys in the photo, entire family joined him for the big are suspected be Arnold and Sam celebration – some of whom he hadn’t Gandrud and Helmer Moen. And, it seen in many decades. What a terrific What did you pay for that? appears that the photo was taken during birthday that must have been. a farm equipment demonstration. The I hope that you have been able to picture was found by Philip Gandrud in USD USD find connections to your past. $4.16 $3.99 a box of old photos that he purchased at the Helmer Moen estate auction. is the median price for is the median price for Kjorbjørn Moen, born in Hallingdal, All the best, a pineapple a pineapple and P.A. Gandrud were partners in Norway. in the U.S. and brothers-in-law. P.A. Gandrud’s Jake Moe Anundsen (!) parents immigrated in 1867 from Flå, Hallingdal and P.A. was born in 1868

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NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • Fe b r u a r y 13, 2009 8 Th e Ta s t e o f No r w a y Arctic Cuisine Andreas Viestad puts a Russian twist on classic Arctic dishes

Vodka-Marinated Sirloin It was a very good friend About Andreas Viestad of mine who introduced me Andreas Viestad is a home cook to this dish. The first time I One 4-pound (2kg) boneless and food writer. Originally from tasted it—I just could not stop sirloin roast or beef tenderloin Norway, where he has written a weekly eating. You will be surprised roast column for the magazine section of the by how much flavor the vodka 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt newspaper Dagbladet. He has written will give away to the steak. 2 tablespoons crushed black a number of cookbooks. He is a food peppercorns writer for the Washington Post, where Of all the recipes used 3 tablespoons finely chopped he has a monthly column about the on the televion show, “New fresh parsley science of everyday cooking. Scandinavian Cooking,” the Andreas has been the host of recipe for Vodka Marinated 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon three seasons of “New Scandinavian Sirloin is a perennial finely chopped fresh thyme Cooking,” co-host of “Perfect Day.” favorite—constantly highest 3 garlic cloves, crushed He is now in the process of shooting rated on the Scandcook 1/3 cup (1dl) grain vodka the second season of “Perfect Day.” website. It was even used His first English language cookbook by Nigella Lawson in her 1/4 cup (1dl) olive oil “Kitchen of Light – The New fabulous book “Feast.” And 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Scandinavian Cooking” got rave the original can be found in 4 tablespoons unsalted butter reviews and is now out in paperback. Viestad’s book, “Kitchen of His second book “Where Flavor Was Light.” Born” follows the spice route around the Indian Ocean, and was a 2008 Rub the roast with the salt Insert a meat thermometer into about making the “right” kind of food, winner of Gourmand World Cookbook and pepper. Place it in a resealable plastic the thickest part of the roast. Roast in or fancy food, rather about nurturing Awards. bag. Add the parsley, 2 tablespoons of the middle of the oven, turning once, for family, friends—and finding out more Andreas’ passion for food is not thyme, and the garlic and pour in the about 1½ hours, until the thermometer about the world we live in. vodka and olive oil. Seal the bag and (or an instant-read thermometer) registers place it in a bowl in the refrigerator for 2 130°F for medium-rare; before the roast Pears with Ginger, Juniper Berries, to 3 days, turning the bag twice a day so is done, pour the reserved marinade over the meat marinates evenly. it. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and Caraway Cream Let the meat stand at room and let it rest, uncovered, for at least 20 This experiment proved to be a great success. Using the juniper berry in a dessert temperature for 1 to 2 hours before minutes. Set the baking dish aside. is not common—but I found that it added an interesting layer of flavor to this pear cooking. Just before serving, pour the cooking dessert. Preheat the oven to 425°F. juices into a saucepan and heat gently. 1/4 cup (1/2dl) honey, preferably heather Take the meat out of the plastic Stir in the butter. Season it with salt, honey bag; reserve the marinade. Heat a large pepper and the remaining thyme. Strain 1 tablespoon unsalted butter nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the the sauce and discard the herbs. 4 pears, such as Anjou, peeled vegetable oil and heat until hot. Sear the Carve the meat and arrange on a 2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger roast on all sides, about 4 to 6 minutes. platter with the sauce on the side. 8 juniper berries, ground or finely Transfer the meat to a baking pan. crushed 1/4 teaspoon chili powder Wine Pairing 1/2 cup (1dl) heavy (whipping) cream 1 teaspoon caraway seeds, crushed If you are not drinking vodka with this fantastic dish, then drink red wine (if 1 tablespoon aquavit (optional) serving this as a main course). You want a fruity wine with this—something that Photo: Johannes Lehtinen 1 tablespoon superfine sugar will add an extra dimension to an otherwise wonderful steak. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the from the heat. honey and butter until a dark caramel Whip the cream in a small bowl until Economy: Mid-range: Gourmet: starts to form in the center of the pan. stiff. Fold in the caraway seeds, aquavit, Zinfandel, Barbera Bourdeaux, Immediately reduce the heat and add the if using, and sugar. California, (grape), France pears, ginger, juniper berries, and chili Place the pears on plates and USA Italy powder. Cook the pears, turning them spoon the honey caramel sauce over, every few minutes, for 20 minutes over followed by the whipped cream. Serve medium-low heat, or until tender but still immediately. somewhat firm near the core. Remove

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Vi s i t n o r w a y .c o m Living legend Perhaps not so surprisingly, the Seeing the northern lights is a jaw- northern lights’ spectacle has created as dropping and mystical moment. The many legends as there have been people lights are at their most frequent in late watching. Northern light symbols are autumn and early spring. October, found on the Sami shamanistic drum. February and March are the best months The phenomenon has several different for auroral observations. The highest names in Sami. It is, for instance, known northern lights frequency is between 6 as Guovssahas, which means the light p.m. and 1 a.m. which can be heard. The northern lights In order to get full value from the were traditionally associated with sound show, you should avoid the full moon by the Sami. and places with a lot of light as they During the Viking Age, the northern make the experience considerably paler. lights were the armor of the Valkyrie Also remember to wrap up warmly. warrior virgins, shedding a strange Theoretically, you can see the flickering light. And according to northern lights all over Norway. Japanese legend it means good luck However, the best places are above the to conceive a child under the northern Arctic Circle in northern Norway. lights.

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Want to see your birthday in the Norwegian American Weekly? Give us a call at (800) 305-0217. Birthday listings are free, but must be submitted one month in advance. Mrs. Barbra Bjarko with visiting Norwegian students. September 24, 2003. This photo is from the Norwegian American Weekly Archive. Ole and raincoat - regnfrakk Lena pajamas - pyjamas Lena passed away and Ole called 911. The 911 operator told Ole that she would send someone out right away. “Where do you live?” asked the operator. Ole replied, “At the end of Eucalyptus Drive.” dress “Can you spell that for me?” the operator asked. - kjole There was a long pause and finally Kari Somme from Stavanger, learns to make lefse in Canada. July 2003. This photo is from the Norwegian American Weekly Archive. Ole said, “How ‘bout if I drag her over to Oak Street and you pick her up der?” NNORWEGIANORWEGIAN A AMERICANMERICAN W WEEKLYEEKLY • •F Jea b nr u a r y 23,13, 2009 Fa i t h a n d Re l i g i o n 11 In honor and memory of Pastor Dagfinn’s Corner Do you have a loved one or friend who has recently passed? Send a brief memoriam to [email protected]. Olive Olsen Lundmark 1915-2009 Olive Olsen Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Throughout Good people and Lundmark, 93, her life, she enjoyed traveling, gardening— passed away especially raising beautiful roses, golfing, faithful readers! in Kirkland, music, ballroom dancing, learning the Wash. on Jan. Norwegian language and culture, helping 28. She was others and entertaining family and friends. born on April Olive leaves her two brothers, Clayton I had a good friend visiting the down memory lane. So two middle- 18, 1915 at her (Joann) Olsen and Robert (Donna) Olsen, other day. We are both Norwegians aged guys sat and listened to the old family home of Everett, Wash.; two sisters, Dorrine and of the same age. Actually we songs and discovered that both of us in Stanwood, Strandrud, of Woodinville, Wash. and Wash. in the Virginia (Lester) Filion, of Seattle, Wash.; were born in the same month of the had similar memories connected to the Norman- nieces and nephews and grand nieces and same year. He grew up in another part same songs. Girlfriends, summer trips F l o r e n c e nephews, cousins and many family relatives of Norway and belongs to another and high school dances—everything area. She was in Norway. church family. He is a Pentecostal was connected through the music. the daughter of Christopher and Minnie She was preceded in death by her and I grew up in the Lutheran faith. We could remember smells and tastes Olsen, longtime residents of the Stanwood husband; her mother and father; and her We have long since agreed to disagree from the different places we had been community. brother, Orville. about baptism and the use of the gifts when we first had heard a particular Olive attended Norman and Florence Olive has been grateful for the staff of The Holy Spirit. When we meet, song. Suddenly we realized that we grade schools and graduated from Stanwood and aides during the past six years while we sit on the porch and talk about the were not only brothers in Christ, but High School in 1933. She then attended in assisted living at Aegis Lodge at Totem state of the nation and the church. The also brothers from the same era and Griffin-Murphy Business College in Seattle, Lake, the recent Adult Family Home care graduating in a secretarial-business course. at Abundance Love in Kirkland, and for misuse of power by the nations and culture. We shared memories and In 1934, she was employed by First National the care received from Evergreen Hospice. church leaders makes us really sad. feelings that we had not even told Bank of Stanwood, where she continued to A special note of gratitude is given for the He is very conservative in politics and our wives about, because we did not work until the end of 1965. ongoing care provided by her niece, Jeanne I am more on the liberal side. So you remember them until that moment. In 1966, she married Dr. Vernon Nevistic, RN. see, we never run out of themes for The power of the music which Lundmark of Seattle and they made their Memorial Contributions may be given discussion. enables us to retrieve the good home on Mercer Island. Following his death to Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church (Organ On this particular day we took memories from years past is a great in 1971, she was employed by SeaFirst Bank Fund), 27201 99th Ave NW, Stanwood, WA a ride in my car and ended up in a gift from God. Ninety percent of of Seattle. In 1974, Olive moved to Bellevue. or the Stanwood Area Historical Society, P.O. park by the Mississippi where we sat all composed rock n’ roll or popular In 2003, she moved to Aegis Lodge at Totem Box 69, Stanwood, WA 98292, or Evergreen down on a bench to enjoy a snack and songs are about love; human love, Lake in Kirkland, Wash. Hospice Services, 12822 124th Lane NE, During her years in Stanwood, Olive was Kirkland, WA 98034 or the Charity of your a bottle of water. It was a Saturday lost love, perfect love or dreams about active in community affairs, and a member of choice, in her memory. and the weather was just perfect, so love. Young people live in these songs crowds of families with kids and lots and old folks come alive when they of college students were out playing hear them again. This longing for love catch and just enjoying grilled food is a blessing from our Creator and and the sun. It was a moment of pure a sign that we all are created in His joy just sitting there watching the image, because we believe that God’s barges go by on the wide river and foremost attribute is love. listening to happy people playing on So please, my middle-aged the green lawns. Remember folks, we friends, do not throw away your old are in the Deep South now. vinyl records. Play them every now On our way back to my house we and then. They are of great importance listened to music from the 1970s on for your soul and maybe for the the radio. My friend said he missed relationship to your spouse or an old the old vinyl records that he had left friend. meaningful experiences • exceptional care • inspired to serve in storage back in Norway. 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NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • Fe b r u a r y 13, 2009 12 Ar t s a n d En t e r t a i n m e n t Hans Georg and his associates had been Book Review engaged in the drug experimentation that Nordic Adventures was widespread in Oslo (and elsewhere) in the 1970s. Hans did not have a job but “The Joker” he had some sources of income and lived by Lars Saabye Christensen IN THE SHADOW OF GESTAPO extremely modestly. The shock of the The third book in Norway’s WWII series... obituary spurred Hans Georg into action to solve this bizarre theft of identity. Th e t a l e o f t h i s d o u b l e a g e n t i s a h u m a n d r a m a unparalleled i n No r w e g i a n WWII Hi s t o r y ! Translated by Steven Michael Nordby In his quest for answers, Hans Georg Gunvald Tomstad, a young farmer from Flekkefjord, Norway, is a pacifist at the beginning of Publisher: White Pine Press, 1991 met up with an elderly acquaintance of WWII. 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This will households all over the country,” Minister make it possible for industrial companies of Transport and Communication Liv to get funding not only directly from Signe Navarsete says. banks, but also in a strengthened bond NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • SFe bp rt ue ma r b y e r13, 19, 2009 2008 In Yo u r Ne i g h b o r h o o d 13 “Soulful Houses” from Lofoten on display in the Big Apple Renowned painter, Gunn Vottestad exhibits at the Seamen’s Church Gunn, who was born and raised Be r i t He s s e n Managing Editor in Myhre, Vesterålen, started painting while living in Germany in 1991. “I On Jan. 29, Gunn Vottestad opened was bored and lonely at home, while her solo exhibition at the Trygve my husband was at work, so I started Lie Gallery in New York City. The painting,” chuckles Gunn. The five-year- exhibition, called “Houses in the Land long stay abroad changed her life. Today, of the Northern Light,” contains colorful she is a renowned painter. Her celebrated lithographs and paintings of simple, yet collection, “Soulful Houses,” reflects her beautiful houses in Lofoten. deep love and affection for the desolate, Berit Johne, Counselor for Science yet striking landscape of her birthplace. Photo: Berit Hessen at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Vottestad, who now lives in Oslo, Girlfriends and fellow artists from Oslo traveled to New York together with Gunn. During the short stay in “The City that Never Sleeps” they tried to visit as many art galleries as possible. Front (from Washington, D.C. opened the exhibition lovingly calls her artwork “husan mine” (my houses). left): Ann Torunn Olsen, Gunn Vottestad and Linda Karlsen. Back (from left: Ragnhild Gullberg and by saying: “Gunn’s houses speak of life, Kristen Wøien. a warm haven and a lonely outpost, and “Some of the houses that drew my prize in the Norwegian painting contest the artist. She has previously exhibited at of the beauty of nature and the changing attention, were built and placed in such “Kunst for Alle” (Art for All). The jury the Seamen’s Church in Paris (Dronning light in northern Norway.” Johne pointed a way that conveyed a total and heart- underlined the fact that the exterior of her Sonjas kirke) and Germany, in addition to out that art and science have something breaking loneliness. However, when the houses reflect a state of inner emotions. many solo exhibitions all over Norway. in common. “Beauty, fascination lights were turned on inside the houses, Gunn told the Weekly that she was To view Gunn Vottestad’s work and curiosity drive artists as well as they started to come to life in many very excited about showing her artwork visit: www.gunnvottestad.no. For more scientists.” She spoke of the fascinating different ways. This experience made in New York. information see: www.trygveliegallery. light that Gunn has been able to capture; me start painting these houses the way “Although I normally don’t com the magnificent aurora borealis (northern I see them, all with completely different travel with my exhibition, this was an lights). souls and stories,” said Vottestad. In 1999 Gunn was awarded 1st opportunity I could not pass up,” smiled Rick Steves’ Scandinavia Nordic Heritage museum hosts expert

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NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • Fe b r u a r y 13, 2009 Ed u c a t i o n 15 Deb Nelson Gourley presents Bilingual stories in English and Norwegian by Anders Kvåle Rue Kings of Norway “Kings of Norway” was published by Astri My Astri Publishing in 2006. Christian VI Christian VI

When he was very young, Christian VI Som ung var Christian VI en liten gutt med was small, with a weak and high-pitched en svak og pipete stemme. Han var stille, voice. He was quiet, solemn, and shy. The alvorlig og sjenert. Gutten ble oppdradd av boy was raised by German pietists and be- tyske pietister og han ble en alvorlig kris- came a serious Christian. He married a ten. Han giftet seg med en tysk prinsesse, German princess, Sophie Magdalene, who Sophie Magdalene, som hadde mange av shared many of his interests: daily devo- de samme interessene som ham selv: Da- tions, prayer meetings, and Bible reading. glige andakter, bønnemøter, og bibel lesing.

The royal couple liked neither dance nor Kongeparet likte verken dans eller skue- theater. This was a misfortune for Ludvig spill. For Ludvig Holberg var dette en Holberg, whose comedies were not per- ulykke, komediene hans ble ikke spilt. formed. But they loved luxury, and they used Men de elsket luksus, og de brukte enorme enormous sums of money to build castles. pengesummer på å bygge slott. Ingen an- No other king had spent so much money dre konger hadde brukt så mye penger on pomp and splendor as Christian VI. på pomp og prakt som Christian VI.

The king wanted the people to gain knowledge of the proper faith. He declared that all chil- Kongen ville at folk skulle lære om den dren should attend school and be confirmed. rette tro. Han bestemte at alle barn skulle In religious instruction, Pontopidan’s expla- gå på skole og stå til konfirmasjon. I un- nation of Luther’s Small Catechism became dervisningen ble Pontoppidans forklaring the basis of understanding Christianity and til Luthers lille katekisme sentral i norsk was used in Norway for the next 150 years. kristendomsforståelse i de neste 150 år.

Christian VI was born 1699 and died 1746. He To purchase your copy of this full color bilingual book was the son of King Frederik IV and Louise of including 3CDs, visit www.astrimyastri.com or see Mecklenburg-Güstrow. He ruled from 1730 to ad. Text, illustrations and Norwegian voice on CDs by Anders Kvåle Rue. Simplification of text by Kari 1746. Grønningsæter. English translations by Jim Skurdall. English voice on CD by Alex Huntrods. Events on Norway.com For more information on these and other events visit us at: www.norway.com/calendar.asp Does your organization have an event coming up? Would you like to have it added to our events calendar? Send an email Christy Olsen Field at [email protected] or give us a call at 1(800) 305-0217.

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