3D Third District Today November 2015 Happy Veteran’s Day Happy Thanksgiving Published by Ron Martinsen, 3D Pub. Rel. Dir.

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The mission of Sons of Norway is to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic countries, and to provide quality insurance and financial products to its members.

Fra Presidenten, Mary B. Andersen 1

If you don’t do it, who will? It’s that time of year when we begin thinking about lodge officer positions. We get comfortable and it becomes too easy to say “they” will do it or “she always does that for us”. Many of our members have “been there, done that” a few times! If you haven’t held a lodge position, why not? Lodges don’t run on their own. Often times, it is a core group of people who year after year take care of everything. It is time to give them a break! Why should you become a lodge officer? You learn a lot about Sons of Norway when you are elected to an officer position, including:  How a lodge is run  Where the lodge gets it’s funds from  What is involved in planning an activity  How the lodge relates to the District and  All the various forms (no fun, but necessary). More importantly, you learn to connect with your fellow members both within your lodge and your Zone. Yes, it does involve some work, but the rewards are many, ask a current or former officer. There is also a feeling of accomplishment for a job well done and that is priceless. There may be times when you will pull your hair out trying to find volunteers to help on a lodge event, but guess what, you always will and the event will run smoothly. Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone, you will be happy you did. After all, if you don’t do it, who will? Høsthilsen Mary Thank you to all our Veterans

Happy Thanksgiving!

Charitable Trust - Kathy Dollymore - Counselor 2 As we are heading toward the end of the year we think of the blessings we are afforded and those who may not be as fortunate. I have a short story to relate to you

A man walking along the beach noticed a woman walking a ways ahead of him. He noticed her strange behavior as she walked just along the edge of the sea where the waves crashed in. The woman would walk a few steps, bend down and pick something up, and then fling it into the ocean. She would take another step, pick something else up and fling that also into the ocean. She continued at an almost manic speed. Wondering what she could be doing, he drew closer her and saw that she was picking up closed clams shells which she then threw back into the sea. He looked around and saw thousands of shells all along the shore line, and every wave brought more. He approached her and asked her, “Why are you bothering to keep throwing those clam shells back in the ocean? Can't you see there are so many? How could you ever hope to make a difference doing that?” She looked at him for a minute, then bent and picked up a shell and lobbed it overhand back into the waves. She looked back at him and said, “It made a world of difference for that one.”

In this holiday season let's think about making a difference to our beneficiaries in the Charitable Trust. I could use short terms like, Every little bit helps, Do what's right, Helping others, Make a difference, Selflessness, Kindness, but I am confident that you already know what this inspiring anecdote portrays and you will do your part to make a better day for our Brothers and Sisters in the Third District. Give to the 3D Charitable Trust. To help provide modest support to District 3 members with subsistence support critical to their physical, social and psychological wellbeing is what a fraternal organization like ours is all about. You can find a donation form by clicking below. Charitable Trust Donation Form

Thank you for being so generous and thoughtful!

Kathy Dollymore, 1015 Edgerton Rd, Secane, Pa 19018, 610-626-2260, [email protected],, 3D Counselor

State of LOV – Roy Berntsen - LOV Chair 3 The Gala Grand reopening was such a wonderful event. We had 32 guests staying for the weekend and we had 3 tables of locals for the gala who wanted to share in the excitement about having LOV open again. I sat down with them and it seemed they were just as happy as we were that the toughest part was over. We had a closed party and people dressed for the occasion. The DJ - Moises Rivera (DJ Moises) aka DJ Maze Oner – was wonderful and played to the crowd. Everyone danced and ate a delicious meal of pork roast with all the trimmings. There was a wonderful Gala cake, plus Helen Timoney made riskrem for us to enjoy and David B. carved roses in a watermelon and it looked beautiful as the centerpiece for the fresh fruit platter. We even found out the fire alarm works, as the DJ set off a smoke machine for atmosphere and it set off the alarm. They called and Rick told them we were celebrating so they put our alarm on hold until he called at the end of the evening to reset it. We received a congratulations note from the International President Jon Tehven, “Please greet them and congratulate them for their successful effort to reopen LOV” and a congratulations from Jimmy Hein from Nor-Bu Lodge. Barbara and Bob Bensen from Noreg Lodge wrote: “WOW! It has been a long time. Thank you Roy and everyone who has helped make it possible.” We had 13 lodges visit – Bernt Balchen, Bondelandet, Fredriksten, Garborg, Henrik Ibsen, , Hudson Valley, Nor-Bu, Norden, Norsemen, Norumbega, Restauration, Skaugum, and Troll. We had many District Officers join us for the weekend: President Mary Andersen, Secretary Doris Beck, Treasurer Helen Timoney, Counselor Kathy Dollymore, Zone 1 Director Karen Olsen Helmold, and Zone 4 Director Kari Williams. Plus the complete LOV Board was there to celebrate. There was a raffle, of course, to help raise money for the heating system. The donations from the pictures brought in $206 and the raffle brought in $287. There were 3 top shelf bottles of alcohol donated by Ken Olson, Ken Johnson and Steve Helmold (who won the basket at the auction) and the Bensen’s donated Kongetinn Royal Pewter: 1 beautiful large spoon and a set of napkins. Thank you all. During the weekend, people went for walks to the waterfall, played horseshoes and shuffle board. We had brain teaser games all throughout the day and in the evenings you could see card games and left-right-center games throughout the dining room. Some even concentrated to get a 1000 piece puzzle completed. What a task with all the other events going on. Steve Helmold took pictures of everyone at the gala event and for a donation for the heating system; you could take home a framed picture. Laila brought flag pins from the former Valhalla Lodge. So we all went home with a wonderful souvenir to wear. Everyone who played a brain game or won a game was given a lottery ticket. Good luck to all the winners. The LOV Board had a resignation: Nancy Thorsen sent her resignation due to family obligations. Barbara is sitting in as the temp LOV Secretary. I sent a notice to the LOV Board and all were in favor of her as temp Secretary. Besides being the typist when I talk, she is keeping me on my toes, that’s for sure. The end of October (writing this on Oct. 12) will hold the district board meeting. We are having another LOV Board meeting. We had a short meeting at the gala, just to keep on track. A Halloween party is being planned, and we hope to hold a New Year’s Eve party too. The days are getting shorter and the cold is going to be set in soon. We are preparing for the winter and will need to make a decision really soon. Should we close for the winter, keep it semi-open for the snowmobilers and hunters, or open the lodge for the winter season? The farmer’s almanac stated it will be another brutal winter and I sure hope that means a lot of snow for the snowmobilers. Even if we open the bar and kitchen area for them, they do enjoy stopping to warm up and get a drink or a large warm lunch. That is their common question “can they stop at the end of the trail.” We are in the “making the decision stage” and will let you know the final decision in the next report. We have most of the summer booked for 2016. And hope to have every weekend booked. It will help so we can get the place open for good. Let us all work together to keep it going. “We need to use it or loose it!” Roy

LOV Marketing – William Taylor

Greetings and Salutations

You are invited to the Land of the Vikings Halloween Celebration

Weekend of October 30 through November 1st for all 3rd District Members and Guests

Bring your best Viking and Troll costume to see if you can win the best costume contest prize of $25. Are you ready for some apple bobbing?

Special Buffet Dinner on Saturday evening served at 7:00PM followed by a party until the witching hour.

Make your reservations by calling 570-461-3500 or sending in your e-mail registration to: [email protected]. Rooms will go fast so don't wait too long to get your $40 deposit in to Bev.

Mailing Address: Land of the Vikings, 461 Big Valley Road, Susquehanna, PA. 18847

See you there for a howling good time.....

William A. Taylor Marketing Director Land of the Vikings

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Don’t lose out and sign up for your weekend now. For reservations call: Roy Berntsen at: 516-791-3983 or [email protected] Land of the Vikings ------

Gail Martinsen, Cultural Director 5

Syttende Mai Parade 1950’s Bay Ridge 1885 My Great Grandmother, my Great Aunt Solveig and my Grandmother came to America after my Great Grandfather passed away in Bergen, Norway. My Great Grandmother was pregnant with twins when he passed away. At the time, he had been the Manager of Hansa Beer in Bergen and they supplied the family with a house. Of course, even though she was pregnant and already had 5 children Hansa Beer asked her and the children to vacate the home. So, after she gave birth to 2 baby boys, she asked family members to take in her children until she would be able to send off for them. The family took everyone except for one of the twin boys, he was raised by a wealthy couple who were friends of the family. Aunt Solveig and my Grandmother were the oldest so they came to America with their Mother. They all got a job with rich families in Manhattan and saved their money to send the next brother or sister a ticket to join them in America. Aunt Solveig worked for Nelson Rockfeller’s parents until they died. (Nelson Rockfeller loved her apple pie!) My Grandmother met my Grandfather in the middle of Manhattan, he was an engineer working on a Norwegian ship. It turns out that they grew up 2 blocks apart in Bergen and met here in NYC! After they married, he built a house in Valley Stream and one up in Walker Valley. In the Valley Stream house, he built 3 floors and a basement, the 3rd floor was for the relatives as they came to America. He had rooms up there for them, a job waiting and taught them English. They lived with my Father’s family until they could get their own home. My Grandfather also, built a house on each side of their Valley Stream home, one he sold to another Norwegian family. So, as I was growing up it was rare that we went into the city. We went to eastern Long Island or upstate to Walker Valley. But, my Father did have an Aunt and some cousins who grew up in Brooklyn. So, we did make a few rare trips into Bay Ridge! Ron grew up in Bay Ridge, but, he moved to Rosedale when he was 11. Bay Ridge is found on the southwest of Brooklyn. On the edge of Bay Ridge is the beautiful historic Fort Hamilton. The Dutch settled here to farm in the 1600’s. In to the 1800’s, what is known today as Bay Ridge, was 2 villages, Yellow Hook to the north and Fort Hamilton to the south. Yellow Hook was given its’ name due to the color of their soil. The Fort Hamilton area developed as a resort area in the 1830’s for visitors to the army base. Artists settled in the Yellow Hook farmlands after 1850 and founded a colony named Ovington Village. In the 1850’s the residents of Yellow Hook re- named their village name so that they wouldn’t be associated with yellow fever! Horticulturalist, James Weir recommended the name Bay Ridge because of the area’s high ridge which overlooks the New York Bay. The beauty of the area attracted many wealthy families to build summer homes in the area overlooking the water. Many of those homes were replaced by apartments during WW II. In the 1800’s and 1900’s numerous Norwegian and Danish sailors settled in Brooklyn, especially in Bay Ridge and Sunset Park. 8th Avenue was nicknamed Lapskaus Boulevard. Bay Ridge (even today) is mainly a middle class and conservative neighborhood with many 3rd or 4th generation families living there. Mainly this area consisted of Norwegians, Irish, Italians and Lebanese until the early 1990’s. It’s Nordic Heritage is still prominent in the area today, including the Annual Syttende Mai Parade, many Scandinavian bakeries and the Leif Erikson Park. Each year the parade ends at the park and then “Miss Norway” is crowned near Leif Erikson’s statue. Crown Prince Olav donated the statue to the park on behalf of Norway in 1939. Today, Russians, Poles, Greeks and Chinese are, also, settled in Bay Ridge. Thus, many International restaurants and bars can be found on 3rd and 4th Avenues. Among the many famous people who grew up or lived in the area are: Maria Bartiromo -Fox News (her family owned an Italian restaurant there), Ed Bishop - actor, Chuck Connors – star of “The Rifleman” (he grew up on Senator Street, between 3rd & 4th Ave.), Jimmy Fallon – TV Host & Comedian, Stonewall Jackson – Confederate General (stationed @ Fort Hamilton), Robert E. Lee – Confederate General (stationed @ Fort Hamilton), Daniel J. Murphy – US Navy Admiral (Chief of Staff to George H.W. Bush during his 1st term as VP), PeeWee Reese – Brooklyn Dodgers (lived on Barwell Terrace), Duke Snider – Brooklyn Dodgers (rented on Marine Ave. during baseball season), Henny Youngman – comedian.

6 “What Is Mine” by Anne Holt 7 “What Is Mine” is about 2 different murder investigations. The first occurred in 1956 and a dying woman asks Johanne Vik, a former FBI profiler to look into the case. Johanne isn’t sure that there is anything she can do after all of this time! But, Alvhild is positive that the man found guilty of the murder is innocent! Alvhild was an executive officer in the Norwegian Correctional Services. Her job was to prepare applications for Royal Pardons for the prisoners. One of the applicants, Aksel Seier, was sentenced for the rape and murder of an 8 year old girl, Hedvig. Aksel had proclaimed his innocence all the years he was held in jail. Alvhild was convinced that he was definitely innocent! But, after going through all the records and writing up her conclusions, her piles of papers disappeared and she lost her job. In 1965, for no reason he was freed from prison with no explanation! Aksel was born in America while his parents were there visiting. Everyone still thought he was guilty of raping and murdering the girl, so, he felt the only place he could go was to America. As Johanne gets involved researching this case, 2 children are kidnapped and one, a young boy, is found dead packed in a box and delivered to his parent’s front door with a handwritten note on his stomach stating “Now you’ve got what you deserve”. Adam Stubo, a Norwegian police inspector is in charge of the case. He asks for assistance from Johanne. Initially, she doesn’t want to get involved since she’s already working on the older case and she plans to travel to America to speak to Aksel. But, another child is kidnapped and then delivered to her parent’s home in the same manner as before. The forensics people do an autopsy on both children and find some potassium in their systems, but, can’t find what caused their deaths! Being a mother of a 4 year old girl, Johanne can’t ignore Adam any longer! She can’t imagine how the parents are coping, so, reluctantly she joins forces with Adam. This book has so many twists, but, in the end it is amazing how these 2 different events all of these years apart come together!! This is one book I didn’t want to put down till the very end!

Ann Holt was born in Larvik and grew up in Lillestrøm and Tromsø. She lived in America for several years and she now lives in Oslo. After graduating from the University of Bergen, she’s worked on the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, the Oslo Police Department, practiced law, worked as a journalist and anchorwoman for Dagsrevyen, served as Minister of Justice in Cabinet Jagland and is now a successful crime novelist. This is her first book written in English and is the first of a 3 book series featuring Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo.

Joachim Goschen Giæver Joachim Giæver was born in the village of Jøvik, Lyngen in the county of Tromsø in Northern Norway on August 15, 1856. He was the youngest of 8 children born to Jens Holmboe Giæver and Hanna Birgithe Johannedatter Holmboe. Jens was the leader of their local fishing industry. Joachim graduated from Trondhjems Telenisk Læreanstalt (Norwegian Institute of Technology) in 1881 with a civil engineering degree. In 1882, Joachim came to America and found a job with Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad as a draftsman. In 1883, he moved from Saint Paul, Minnesota to Pittsburgh. He worked as a draftsman and later was promoted to a civil engineer for the Schiffer Bridge & Iron Company. Joachim designed many of the bridges that crossed the Alleghany and Monogahela Rivers. Joachim married Louise Caroline Schemdling in New York in 1883. Louise came from Trondheim, Norway. They had 8 children, 3 died at childbirth. The 5 surviving children were Astrid , Brigit, Erling, Finn and Einar. Joachim designed the structural framework for the Statue of Liberty on Bledoe Island. His work included design computations, fabrication in the detail, construction drawings and the overseeing of the construction. He used the drawings and sketches of French designer, Gustave Eiffel to help complete his work for the statue’s frame. After the completion of the assembly, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the statue on October 28, 1886. The President proclaimed that the statue’s “stream of light shall pierce the darkness of ignorance and man’s oppression until Liberty enlightens the world”. Joachim moved to Chicago in 1891 and was Assistant Chief Engineer of the World’s Columbian Exposition. He became Chief Engineer for D.H. Burham & Company in 1898 and in 1915, he became a partner in the architectural and engineering firm, Giæver & Dinkelberg. He assisted in the design of the Jeweller’s Building in downtown Chicago, at that time, it was the largest American building outside of New York! Also, Joachim was a Trustee of the Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago, President of the Chicago Norske Klub and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 1920, Joachim was decorated a Knight, 1st Class of the Order of Saint Olav. Joachim passed away in Chicago on May 29, 1925 at the age of 68. Both daughters married, Astrid to Ralph Holmboe and Brigit to Amasa Bull. Among Joachim’s son, Erling went into the construction business and Finn was a civil engineer. Einar was known as Bill and he had a variety of careers, he was a successful football player from 1922 – 1926 in what became the NFL, he was in the movies and studied structural engineering at Georgia Tech In 1886, so, he finally went into steel construction industry.

Equitable Building, NY Joachim Columbian Exposition’s Palace of Fine Arts, Chicago 8 ------

Brisling

Brisling, also known as European sprat and skipper, is a small herring-like fish found in the European waters. They are found as far north as the Lofoten Islands. Brisling sardines have silver/grey scales and a white/grey flesh. Brisling have about 12% fat and are a source of omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin D, a high vitamin B123 and approximately 23 grams of protein (just a little less than 1 oz.). The majority of brisling sardines sold are harvested off of the coasts in Norway and Scotland. They are a forage fish and are a highly active small oily fish. The brisling swim in large schools among other fish and swim all day long. The brisling hatch after about 15 days and spawn all year long especially in the spring and summer. The environment plays a major role in their size and success. Some of the environmental factors that affect the brisling are found in the Baltic Sea, such as gravity, water temperatures, depth, etc. Their population over the last 2 decades fluctuated mainly due to their main food source, zooplankton. In the late 1980’s to the early 1990’s their population had diminished, but, in the last 2 decades there has been an increase in brisling. One of the main concerns for their reproduction are the winters that are extremely cold, the cold. The cold t5emperatures affect development of brisling eggs and larvae. The most important reason for their higher levels of metabolism is their extremely high activity all day long. Cod is their main predator, but, the brisling feed on cod larvae and eggs. The main competition for the brisling’s food is the herring. Sardines are enjoyed by people throughout the world.

King Oscar Sardines Norway started to export their canned fish in 1880. Americans were first introduced to Norway’s smoked sardines at the World Exhibition at Chicago in 1893. In 1902, one of Norway’s leading canning companies was given special royal permission from King Oscar II, ruler of both Norway and Sweden, to use his name and face on their sardine products. He ruled both countries from 1872 to 1905. In 1905, he granted independence to Norway. King Oscar died in 1907 at 78 years old. “King Oscar” to this day is still the only brand in Norway with “royal permission”. King Oscar AS is now owned by Thai Group. Production headquarters are located in Bergen, Norway and there are facilities in Svolvær, Norway and Gniewino, Poland. The fish for King Oscar are caught in Norwegian fjords, the North Sea and other waters around the world. All of their fishing vessels follow ocean friendly and dolphin safe fishing methods.

Sardinpålegg (Sardine Spread) From “Authentic Norwegian Cooking” by Astrid Karlsen Scott 2 cans 3 ½ oz. Norwegian sardines in oil, drained 4 oz. light cream cheese, softened ½ cup celery, chopped ¼ cup red onion, chopped 3 Tbsp. fresh dill, chopped or 1 Tbsp. dill weed, dry 3 Tbsp. horseradish, prepared 2 Tbsp. yellow mustard, prepared Assorted crackers or bite-sized bread Horseradish & mustard blended with delicate sardines from Norway gives this creamy spread its snappy flavor! Combine all ingredients, except crackers or bread, with a fork, blend thoroughly. Serve mounded in a bowl or in red and/or green pepper halves. Surround with crackers. Can be prepared and refrigerated up to 2 days ahead. Makes 2 cups.

9 Blomkålsuppe med rejer Cauliflower soup with shrimp from “Danish Food & Cooking” by Judith H. Dern 1 large cauliflower, trimmed & chopped 1 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. butter ¼ cup flour 1 cup whipping cream 1 egg yolk, beaten Salt & ground white pepper 8 oz. cooked small shrimp, to garnish Put the cauliflower into a large pan and add 6 ¼ cups water and the salt. Bring to a boil and cook over a medium heat for 12 – 15 minutes until tender. Remove 2 cups of the cooking liquid and reserve. Cover the pan and keep warm. Melt the butter in a separate pan over a medium heat and stir in the flour to make a smooth paste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 – 5 minutes, until the roux is pale beige. Slowly stir in the cream. Remove from the heat and stir in the egg yolk. Stir the reserved cauliflower water into the roux and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Do not allow it to boil or it will curdle. Add the cream mixture to the cauliflower. Season with salt and pepper. Divide the soup among 6 warm soup bowls and garnish with a few shrimp. Serve immediately. Serves 6.

When we were in grade school often my Mother made us banana sandwiches for lunch. So easy and yummy!!

Banansmørbrød - Banana Sandwich From “Authentic Norwegian Cooking” by Astrid Karlsen Scott Bread Bananas Milk chocolate, chopped Butter Confectioner’s sugar Nuts, finely chopped Butter light firm bread. Slice bananas crosswise and place in rows on bread. Sprinkle with chocolate, nuts and confectioner’s sugar.

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Scandinavian Foods

10 Ron Martinsen, PR Director Website: Most of the website you do not need a password to access. You can get the President’s messages, TDT, newsletter contest, district forms, LOV information, calendar of events (Not Online Yet), photo gallery, etc. at http://3dsofn.org/ Photos: Some photos I am receiving are not suitable for the Viking Magazine. Something to do with their resolution? Maybe it’s those camera phones (try to get digital .JPG photos). The deadline is the 15th of the month for the TDT.

I need photos for the Viking Magazine. Mostly from Northern Lodges.

Check out the 3D website at the web address above and look for information on “Constant Contact” e-mails when you receive them. From now on the TDT will only be sent out on Constant Contact or you can access it at the website above.

The Third District of Sons of Norway now has a Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/TheThirdDistrictoftheSonsofNorway

Lodge editors, please try to send photos to me by the 10th of each month. If you have a new e-mail address or are changing your e-mail address, you can call Sherry Gorse at Sons of Norway Headquarters at 1-800 945-8851 Thank You, Ron Martinsen, 3D Pub. Dir. [email protected] 11 Lodge Anniversaries in the Third District – 5 Year Intervals Bondeladet 3-612 May 11, 1990 25 Years Drammen 3-682 Feb. 20, 2010 5 Years Garborg 3-265 Jan. 30, 1925 90 Years Gulf Coast Vikings 3-683 Jan. 28, 2010 5 Years Lauderdale 3-475 Feb. 6, 1965 50 Years Lillihammer 3-636 Jan. 16, 1995 20 Years Morgensolen 3-545 Mar. 15, 1975 40 Years Norumbega 3-506 Sept. 19, 1970 45 Years Port Orange 3-551 May 31, 1975 40 Years VikingWord Orlando 3-501 Mar. 7, 1970 45 Years

Ways and Means Committee Chair Peter Vatne NORWEGIAN FLAG MAGNETS FOR SALE

The Third District has Norwegian Flag magnets for sale for $5.00 each. These are jumbo-sized magnets, 7” by 4.4”, suitable for your car or perhaps your fridge. This was the brainchild of Zone 1 Director Karen Olsen-Helmold, a member of the Third District Ways and Means Committee. She will be distributing the magnets for sale through your local Zone Director or Zone representative. HURRA FOR NORGE!

Zone 1 - Karen Olsen-Helmold –Director- [email protected] Zone One Joins the Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research in Support of Kris Rasmussen, Past 3D Counselor, Past Zone One Director and Past President of Loyal Lodge. At a Loyal Lodge meeting this past spring, Kris Rasmussen told his members that he had been battling liver cancer and the treatments were successful. However in a follow-up test the doctors found that he has pancreatic cancer, which was not related to the previous liver cancer. In support of Kris, Zone One choose, as part of our Community Service, to walk in the 15th annual 2015 LI Pancreatic Research Walk at Jones Beach. The walk was coordinated by the Lustgaten Foundation which is sponsored by Cablevision. Since Cablevision pays all administrative costs, all monies raised go directly to research. 10 members of Zone One walked either one or three miles and collected over $1,300 for the cause. The walk was an awesome event with over 8,000 people taking part. 12

Donations are still being accepted. If anyone is interested in donating, please contact Zone One Director, Karen to make sure it gets credited to our Zone One, Sons of Norway Team.

Click Here for Balance of Zone 1 Report

Zone 2 - Peter Hanson – Director The Fall is a busy time of year for our Lodges. Planning for fairs and other fund raisers, annual Jultrefests and leadership installations occupies much of the time. As a Zone, we will be getting together on November 7th. Hartford Lodge; Hartford’s Leif Erikson Day Celebration will have been celebrated by the time this is printed. They have changed from their traditional meatball dinner to a salmon dinner for members and guests. Maine Nordmenn Lodge: The Maine Nordmenn will hold their traditional “welcome new members” dinner on November 1st. They are also making plans for their Julefest which will be celebrated on December 5th. Norumbega Lodge; At the October meeting members shared their photographs that were taken while they were last visiting Norway. One of the lodge’s members, Anika Gregg, put them in a very entertaining slide show. Many members are now motivated to pay a return trip to Norway in the near future. On November 1thth Norumbega Lodge will open the doors to its annual Scandinavian Fair held in Acton, Massachusetts. In excess of 900 visitors will come through the doors to shop at various tables which displayed a wide variety of Scandinavian oriented gifts, jewelry, clothing and Christmas decorations. When they get hungry they can visit the Nordic Café to indulge in waffles, open faced sandwiches, pølser and bløtkake. Dovre Lodge; Dovre lodge held a successful Midsommerfest and a cookout in August and scheduled their Fall startup meeting for October 16th. They are working with a woman who does a presentation on the Northern Lights. They are planning and looking forward to their annual events such as Julefest, and the decorating of a tree at the RI State House.

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Zone 3 – Paul Kornbrekke – Director Pleasant Point had two members receive sports medals in September. In November they will have a thanksgiving feast and elect new officers. On December 13th they will have their annual Christmas party. Fredheim is having an October barn dance. They are looking for a new meeting place and will plan future meetings once a place is found. Bernt Balchen continues the Saturday language classes and will have a Chinese auction during October's foundation month. Nor-Bu had a table at Scanfest selling hot dogs and lefse. They will have a member from Norsk Carolina Lodge talking about Odd Nansen’s secret diary. November 8th will be their tricky tray fundraiser. Nansen had a successful Heritage Fair and October Fest . They will have a Brother’s Night and election of officers in November. 14 Zone 5 – Gail Martinsen – Director The lodges here in Florida are all enjoying beautiful weather! We are looking forward to our snowbirds to start arriving. Most of our lodges have several snowbirds participating in their meetings. They offer so much helpful input to our zone. Our hearts and prayers go out those who lost loved ones on the ship El Faro! Gateway to Florida had no October meeting, due to putting all their hard work into making the Leif Erikson Regatta Weekend a huge success. Ron and I were unable to attend, but, I heard it was a wonderful weekend in Saint Augustine. Saint Augustine is the oldest city in all of the United States and has so many historical landmarks to visit. They were honored to have International Fraternal Director, Linda Pederson participating in their regatta weekend. Gulf Coast Vikings’ members brought dishes to share at their October meeting at Plantation @ Somerset. The Leif Erikson Celebration at Gulfstream was catered by Norris’ Restaurant. They enjoyed a meal of roast pork and sides with cake for dessert. Yum! A slide show by Harald Eide “The Many Faces of Norway” was their program at the meeting. Congratulations to member, Astrid Tvedt for being the winner of their “Treasure Chest” drawing at the September meeting! The Nordic Ladies met at the home of one of their members. They are busy working on cultural crafts and enjoying each other’s company each month. At the end of October Gulfstream had a Garage Sale to raise funds for the lodge. Their members donated 10 pounds of food for the local pantry in September! I haven’t received any information from Lauderdale, but, they are lucky to have such a beautiful meeting place, The Norwegian Seaman’s Church and a great chef, Willy Hansen. Sarasota members enjoyed a very interesting slide show presentation by Doctors Alfred and Sylvia Ecker on the Hurtigruten “Day and Night Time Scenes from Bergen to Kirkenes”. The background music by Edvard Grieg was played live by Sylvia. Alfred and Sylvia are retired professors from Ohio University. The lodge supplied meatballs for the meeting and members brought side dishes. Scandia members met at the Club @ Longshore Lake. Their dinner menu was a choice of pork or chicken with potato pancakes, spaetzle and apple strudel for dessert. Their members are busy planning a special event at the Children’s Museum of Naples, “Viking Explorers Day” on November 28th. It will feature their Viking boat, a recreated Viking village and members dressed as Vikings. All 5 Nordic countries will be represented. Legoland is donating a family pack of tickets to Legoland. They will have a drawing at the end of the visit to all of the 5 different country exhibits. Art projects, games (such a Kubb), fairy tales, etc. will be enjoyed by everyone attending the “Viking Explorers Day”. That is a big project! A get together at MeeMaw’s Bar-B-Q of camaraderie was enjoyed by the members of Space Coast Vikings.

Suncoast members were asked to bring a dish representing their culture and the recipe for all to share. All the members spoke about their individual family’s culture. Congratulations go to Suncoast Mixed Bowling Team for being the First Place winner of the 3D Bowling Tournament! Sun Viking hosted the 4 Lodge Picnic in October. 32 people throughout the zone attended. The Zone 5 meeting was held at the picnic in the afternoon. Crews Lake Park is a beautiful park with lakes and a wonderful variety of wildlife. We met at the cabin, so, we were prepared for all kinds of weather, luckily, it was a beautiful day. The following day, Sun Viking lodge members celebrated Leif Erikson Day with a delicious meal of Kjøttkake and Fiskebolle. We served the fiskebolle both fried with onion and with cream sauce to please everyone. Tampa Bay’s members celebrated Leif Erikson Day and a Remberance of their former member, Joe Centineo. Joe had been very active in Sons of Norway both here in Florida and on Long Island. In Joe’s honor, they served an authentic Italian dinner at the October meeting. The money raised from the dinner was donated to the Sons of Norway Foundation. After the meal, they were entertained by the play “The First White Child in America”. Vikingworld Orlando served a salmon dinner with scalloped potatoes, salad and dessert to their members and guests in October. After the meal, they discussed Norwegian folklore and Viking sayings. All of Zone 5’s lodges have nominating committees busy working trying to get as many of their offices filled as possible. Elections for 2016 will be held in their lodges at the November meetings

Kent Larson, John Hlivyak and Paul Lunseth Skip Krause, Marci Larson, Ann Krause & Paul Lunseth

George Jorgensen, Harry Oyangen & Odd Pedersen Franklin Morrison, Fred Lopez, Ann Krause & Paul Lunseth Above photos are from The 4 Lodge Picnic/Zone 5 meeting hosted by Sun Viking Lodge

Happy Veteran’s Day! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving! Gail 15

Zone 6 – Louis Olsen - Director Our lodges have a full calendar of events for this month - Bondelandet - A lodge husband and wife team of expert members of the Lancester County Woodcarver's Club will give a program and display their hand carved items. Fredriksten - October 9 - 11 is the lodge's LOV weekend. Nordkap - It will have the rescheduled Crab-Shrimp Feast for the members. Usually, this is an event scheduled on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, but the delay moved it into our church. Restauration - The History of the Sloop Restauration will be discussed to determine the origin of the lodge's name. Washington - A business meeting will be followed by a well attended Nordic Feast/Lutefisk dinner.

We look forward to the arrival in early November of the full masted, tall ship, the Norwegian HnoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl berthed at the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. Tours will be available.

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Zone 7 – Dirk Hansen – Director I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire 3rd District for their messages of concern sent out to all of us affected by the recent heavy rains associated with Hurricane Joachin. To my knowledge, the membership of Southern Star remained relatively unscathed and I hope Ralph’s lodge can say the same. It certainly was a meteorological event that will not be forgotten soon and continues to impact coastal rivers with consequences to our highway system. I think we dodged a bullet here. Can you imagine if the storm had made landfall? In any event I would like to mention that soon after the rains, the Sons of Norway Foundation reached out to both Mary Andersen and myself in case we knew of members in need. This is significant in that I have now a first- hand opportunity to see one of the most important benefits and assets that membership has to offer to everyone in our organization. We as members are continually, asked to support numerous causes and continued funding whether it be at the lodge level, LOV, The Charitable Trust, The Sons of Norway Foundation, Sons of Norway Insurance Products and local charities. These are certainly all worthy of our support as members of an organization built on the shoulders of our hard working, generous and unselfish Scandinavian ancestors. Since my last report, I have attended Norsk Carolina’s meeting as well as Southern Star’s October meeting. Unfortunately I had to cancel a trip to Atlanta for their October meeting. (the governor of our state said to stay home ). Both meetings were very well attended. Norsk Carolina featured a fun afternoon of Trivia and fellowship along with their usual array of great food and drink. I could not help but notice how many guests were at the meeting some from a good ways off. This bodes well for our Charlotte Lodge. Southern Star’s meeting was Oktoberfest themed and the membership went all out with the German spread. It was also good to see some members that have not been to a meeting in some time. Congratulations to Blafjell Lodge on 19 years as a chartered lodge. Here are the details-

NEXT MEETING: SATURDAY, October 24, 2015 3:30pm-6:00pm Program: Blåfjell Lodge 19th Anniversary Dinner Location: The Glebe, 200 The Glebe Blvd. Daleville, VA. RSVP by Thursday October 22, 2015 $16 for adults $8 for children 12 and under.

With regard to Norsk Carolina’s October meeting, President Campbell writes: For our October meeting, we will have Lissa Johnston come to our meeting to talk about her new children’s book titled “The Dala Horses”. Lissa is a descendant of Norwegian immigrants who settled in Texas but currently lives in South Carolina. You might get some Christmas shopping done early once you hear about this book! We will also have a catered meal so please make sure you make your reservations by the deadline. Here is what Hampton Roads has upcoming. I will be there. I remember sitting on a bench beside Bergen Harbor eating shrimp chips next to Russian sailors looking at this sailing vessel and now an opportunity to be on it. I am sure the lunch will be better than the shrimp chips.

NORWEGIAN Presentation and Lunch On behalf of the Tallship Statsraad Lehmkuhl and Norwegian military personnel in Hampton Roads,

Captain (N) Yngve Skoglund, . Norwegian Senior National Representative, . Cordially invites you to a presentation of the Norwegian Armed Forces followed by a lunch on board HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl at Otter Berth, downtown Norfolk, on Thursday November 12th 2015, from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm.

Dress: Convenient for weather RSVP NLT November 6th to: [email protected]

I am looking forward to our Zone 7 meeting on November 7th as well as a November visit to Blafjell and seeing Mike Tilder and the NC Vikings in early December. Fraternally, Dirk Hansen

From Your Financial Benefit Counselors 17 Not the time to be without Many folks say, “I’m too old” for life insurance and if they have coverage drop it. The original need for insurance may not be the same but there are many reasons to maintain or get insurance later in life. If you have a spouse there will be a loss of income at your death. Social Security lets you keep the bigger of the two checks, not both. Pensions don’t always go to the spouse, especially if it is a second marriage. As an estate planning tool, not much can beat the advantages of life insurance for flexibility. It can pay your final expenses, debt and taxes. It can give you a way to leave the family business to the people that have been working in it and provide cash to the other heirs for a win-win situation. Leaving a legacy to your favorite charity, Alma matter, church, foundation or family members can provide a bigger gift than leaving a portion of your estate. Check with your Sons of Norway Financial Benefits Counselor to see how the many options we offer may help you fine tune your assets.

The Gateway to Florida Lodge in Jacksonville cordially invites District members and friends to join the first-ever Lodge cruise to Grand Cayman and Cozumel departing from Tampa Monday, Jan. 25 and returning Saturday, Jan. 30. This five-night cruise aboard the Brilliance of the Seas/Royal Caribbean offers all the amenities of fine sailing. To learn more about this great opportunity to escape the winter blahs for the Caribbean sun, click the link below or call 866-499-4074 for pricing information and availability. Cabins are going fast, so check this out today.

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Genealogy Seminar

Scandia Lodge is proud to host a genealogy seminar given by the acclaimed Blaine Hedberg and Liv Marit Haakenstad, on November 21, 2015, from 10am until 4pm.

Blaine Hedberg is recognized in both North America and Norway as one of the world's leading authorities on Norwegian genealogy and spent 30 years working at the Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library. He has traveled extensively doing research, giving seminars on Norwegian genealogy, and assisting countless individuals in developing personal family histories. Mr. Hedberg, along with Gerhard B. Naeseth, coauthored the 5 volume set of books, Norwegian Immigrants to the United States, A Biographical Directory, 1825-1850. The

Norwegian government and King H. M. Harald V of Norway recognized Blaine Hedberg's life- long contributions by awarding him the St. Olav Medal, one of Norway's highest honors.

Liv Marit Haakenstad, a genealogist from Hamar, Norway, has been involved in genealogical research for 35 years. Her specialties are genealogy research in Norway and searching for people who emigrated to the United States and Canada. An expert in transmigration, Ms. Haakenstad has done research in England and the US to find answers about what happened to the emigrants during their voyage to America. Ms. Haakenstad has published numerous books on genealogy and offers lectures and courses in Norwegian genealogy, Internet genealogy research, transmigration (Norway-England-US) and emigration from Norway in general.

On November 21st, Blaine Hedberg and Liv Marit Haakenstad join together to bring us a wonderful seminar highlighting Norwegian emigration and immigration into the US and Canada. Please join us, as they bring their combined talents to Southwest Florida. We will provide snacks and coffee in the morning and a Norwegian lunch.

Friday, November 20th, Blaine Hedberg will give a short presentation at the Scandia Lodge dinner meeting. Please contact Pat Rush at 239-362-2687 or [email protected] for more information or to reserve your spot for either the dinner on Friday or the seminar on Saturday, or for both. Susan O’Brien, Scandia Lodge 3-617

Viking Explorers Day

Join Scandia Lodge for a Viking Explorer Day at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples (C'MoN) on November 28, 2015, from 10 to 4. We will provide games and activities to teach children about Viking culture as well as about modern Nordic life.

Each child will be given a “passport” to visit all 5 Nordic nations. The stations will have crafts, displays, stories, etc. focusing on that country's heritage. For example, the Danish area will feature stories by Hans Christian Andersen that have been made into Disney movies (The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen/Frozen, etc.), the Finnish area will include information on the Sami culture, Sami dress, and real reindeer antlers. There will be Norwegian bunads, and a video of the Stoughton Dancers playing. We will have games for the children to play, such as Kubb (modified for kids) and Toga Hönk (Viking tug of war), as well as a Viking Riverboat on display and photo area with Viking/Frozen costumes in which the children can dress up. When the children have the stamps from all 5 countries in their “passport”, they are entered into a drawing to win a Family Pack of tickets to Legoland of Florida.

The museum expects about 1,000 visitors to the event. Come help spread excitement about our heritage, or just enjoy the day! Susan O’Brien, Scandia Lodge 3-617

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Noreg 3-466 Bazaar November 21 and 22 (10-5, 11-3) Old Bridge Municipal Complex, 1 Old Bridge Plz, Old Bridge, NJ 08857 (just off of Route 516)

Join us for our annual Scandinavian Bazaar. Traditional lunch for purchase, baked goods, handmade crafts and much more. Spend the day, enjoy good fellowship and lots of fun! Elizabeth Seydell

------Marina High's ship project builds Viking pride From Nansen News http://www.ocregister.com/articles/meade-686487-students-ship.html#

Marina High students Josh Fernandez, Christian Sample, Jesse Gonzalez and Shane Hagen may not look like prototypical Vikings. But they sure have a Viking spirit. And thanks in part to the work they’ve done in wood shop under the guidance of teacher Bob Meade, the school will be able to display the spirit of its mascot for years to come. For two years the students, along with Lance Cervantes, who graduated earlier this year, have taken the lead in building a 30-foot replica of a Viking ship called a “knarr,” complete with a towering, horned dragon head. The vessel is no mere model or float, but will be a seaworthy sailing and rowing craft when it is launched, Meade and the students hope, in Huntington Harbour in the spring. Meade said when the idea was first floated, he agreed, never really thinking it would happen. Later, a member of the school board, the late Brian Garland, heard of the project and approached Meade. “I thought, ‘Oh, no, I’m really going to have to do this,’” he says with a laugh. Built in the traditional clinker method with overlapping, riveted planks and a sturdy keel, the ship is “about 80 percent authentic” according to Meade. Sure, it’s made with modern marine-grade plywood, rather than Norwegian oak, and fastened with galvanized hardware and sealed with epoxy rather than tree sap. But the look and design hew close to what is known about Viking ships. Already, 5 feet have been sliced off the length of the boat to make it easier to maneuver and hopefully transport. When completed, the ship will have space for about 10 oarsmen and another 10 to 15 passengers. Meade, 50, has been a teacher for 26 years and came to Marina High from Westminster High three years ago. Although traditional shop classes are dying out, at Marina High, Meade had the chance to take over the largest shop classes and facilities in the district. So what did the students think when their shop teacher came to them with the project? “I didn’t really believe him,” said Fernandez, a 17-year-old senior. “He sometimes says things,” said Jesse Gonzalez, 17. “That don’t really happen,” added Fernandez. 20

Even Meade wasn’t entirely sure he could pull it off, saying he kept it under wraps “because we didn’t know how it would turn out.” Although Meade said he spent a year on drafts and templates, the kids say they’ve never seen them. “He told us to build, so we built,” Sample said. Although Meade, who began planning the ship-building project three years ago, may have originally dreamed of a replicated Viking warship, or long boat, space and safety made the knarr, which is shorter, wider and more stable, the sensible choice. While the superstructure is all but complete, the decking, rails, mast, oar locks and rudder all have to be finished. There also will be shields affixed to the perimeter of the vessel, and it will need to be painted with marine paint and pass a state inspection. The school is also hoping a benefactor can be found to supply a trailer to haul the vessel. The boat weighs about 1,000 pounds and has cost about $1,200 in materials so far. Much of it was paid for by selling lifeguard chairs and skateboard racks the students made in shop. “Those really saved us,” Meade said. As the plans came together, the project picked up steam. Meade’s students in an advanced shop class did much of the work and in an after-school Regional Occupational Program class, Meade said there would sometimes be 20 students sanding, bolting and rotating the wood. Meade says this is the fourth boat he has helped build by hand, and is by far the most complex. He started with several skiffs in Oregon and later built a dory that sits in his wood shop. As the project comes into focus, Meade’s imagination wanders. “I really don’t know where this will take me,” he said. There are plans to tow the ship around the field at football games and other sports events and to enter the Huntington Harbour Christmas boat parade and other maritime excursions. Meade even envisions taking the Viking ship to Catalina Island. For Fernandez, Sample, Gonzalez and Hagen, the journey has been transforming. They take great pride in actually build- ing something. “We’re not good at sitting down,” Gonzales said. “This is the only class I do well in,” said Sample, a senior. “This is probably the only class I look forward to,” Fernandez added. And yet, from an incredulous start, they have created something that the school can take pride in. “No other school has this,” Gonzalez said.

Photos from Around the District 21

Group photo of the golfers at The Robert Morton Golf Tournament In Myrtle Beach, SC

3D Board Members, LOV Board Members and others at the LOV Grand Re-opening Gala Celebration

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. From Left to right is Evelyn Karpak, Doris Beck, The flip side of things Barbara Berntsen, and Karen Olsen-Helmold singing a tribute to Roy Berntsen for getting LOV opened

Roy Berntsen and Mary Andersen cutting the ribbon 23

Roy Berntsen cutting the cake

President Mary Andersen (center) takes time to speak to Restauration Lodge members (L to R) Charlotte Berg, Kathy Dollymore, William Taylor, Greta Goszinski

A full house at the LOV Gala - the reopening of Land of the Vikings. 24

Congratulations Land of the Vikings

Signe Kulp and Signe Lockwood started the puzzle. Was finished by the end of the weekend by Ruth Hansen, . Signe Kulp, Signe Lockwood and Inga Rorvik. This was Fredriksten Lodge Halloween weekend at LOV

Please Support The Third District Charitable Trust Happy Veteran’s Day

Happy Thanksgiving 25

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble Save the Date

Sunday, November 22 | 1pm Gjoa Sporting Club, Brooklyn From Brooklyn Lodge 3- 243 Join us in thanks for such a wonderful year and the years to come. Our Thanksgiving Feast will host many of the honored traditional American fares. Mashed potatoes, Sweet potatoes, Turnips, Squash, Stuffing, Turkey, Cranberries, and all to end with desserts to make your mouth water. We hope to see you! To RSVP or find out more email Kimberly

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Sports medal presentation from Sports Director Rick Nelson to William Taylor, Ted Strand, Elizabeth . Alexander, and Greta Goszinski for the Zone Sports Challenge. Restauration 555

Award for recruiting 5 new members given to Kathy Dollymore byVP Greta Goszinski. Restauration 555

St Augustine Leif Erikson Regatta by Gateway to Florida

Crew 1 on Hagar 27

Racing in full sail

Gold Medal Winners Crew 3: Eugene Yerkes (Sports Director), Kristen Allen, Michael Mele, Tod Knudson, Chelsea Knudson, Roald Selfers, Linda Pederson (SofN Fraternal Director), Vicky Allen & Ann Crisp. Photos from Sma Snakk