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Vol. 120, No. 28 August 14, 2009 7301 Fifth Avenue NE Suite A, Seattle, WA 98115 Tel (800) 305-0217 • www.norway.com $1.50 per copy Online News Dateline Oslo President Obama selects U.S. Stork damages Norwegian plane A Norwegian Air Shuttle Ambassador to Norway Boeing 737-300, from London Obama calls Boston businessman Barry Gatwick, England, to Tromsø, White committed and dedicated at was on initial climb about 20 seconds after liftoff on Aug. nomination on Aug. 7 8, when the airplane flew through a number of birds. A stork hit the left wing and Sp e c i a l Re l e a s e parts of the stork were ingested Embassy of the United States into the engine. The crew decided to return to Gatwick Barry White has served for as a precaution though engine over 13 years as Chairman and indications remained normal. Managing Partner (CEO) of Foley, The airplane landed safely, Hoag LLP, where he is a senior and a replacement aircraft was partner in the firm’s business, dispatched. corporate, international and government strategies practice Norwegian nurses open areas. He has practiced law at to the idea of robots Foley, Hoag for 40 years. Front-line staff in the nursing Mr. White also served as Chair and care sector would welcome of Lex Mundi, the world’s largest Photos: Embassy of the United States - Oslo, Norway sensor and robot technology in As nominee, Barry White (above) will have to meet before a Senate hearing commitee. If he is confirmed as the new U.S. nursing homes and the homes CONTINUES PAGE 4 Ambassador to Norway, he will move to the Ambassador’s residence (right) in Oslo, Norway. of elderly people. Nursing staff believes that such a move would free up time that NACC mobilizes and Solheim Cup teams personnel could use for social contact with clients. They also believe that sensors and robots heads to Camp Ripley announced would enable elderly people Military exchange proves to be a valuable Suzann Pettersen qualifies to stay in their own homes automatically as the longer. The nurses do not experience for Norway and Minnesota highest ranking player support the use of robots in from Europe on the place of personal care but they Rolex World Rankings of would like to see the robots do simple tasks such as making Women’s Golf beds. (Sintef) Ja k e Mo e Editor-In-Chief What’s inside? U.S. Solheim Cup Captain Beth Daniel and European Solheim Photo: Suzann Golf News 2-3 Cup Captain Alison Nicholas 28-year old Suzann Pettersen has been today announced their respective playing golf since she was six years Business 4 old. She has also played the Solheim Sports 5 CONTINUES PAGE 5 Cup in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007. Op-Ed 6-7 Scandinavian men more Taste of Norway 8 desirable as husbands Travels to Norway 9 Marriage more likely in Roots & Connections 10 Photo: Orlyn Kringstad countries where men and Faith & Religion 11 Leif Andol of Huron, S.D., gets ready to board one of the Chinook helicopters. women play equal roles

Arts & Entertainment 12 Sp e c i a l Re p o r t Le s l e e La n e Ho y u m Oxford University In Your Neighborhood 13 Rockford, Minn. Norwegian Heritage 14 An Oxford study suggests More than 50 members and and traveling at 140 knots at 1,000 that if you want to settle down, Education 15 friends of the Upper Midwest feet headed for Camp Ripley, your chances of getting married or Chapter of the Norwegian Minn., a 53,000-acre military and living with someone are probably Photo: Nancy Bundt/Innovation Norway American Chamber of Commerce civilian training facility operated highest in the Scandinavian New research from Oxford University $1 = NOK 6.19 (NACC) recently boarded Chinook by the Minnesota National Guard. updated 8/10/09 countries, Great Britain and the ranked Norway number one in their (CH-47) helicopters, were secured, index of egalitarian countries. 7/10/09 $1=NOK 6.48 CONTINUES PAGE 12 CONTINUES PAGE 6 2 Norge - Uken som gikk

Jernbanen og fergene over Tinnsjøen Nytt på Nett Rjukanbanen feirer 100 år var en sentral og integrert del av industriut- viklingen i Rjukan og Notodden. Søndag 9. august var det på dagen 100 år siden Kong Haakon VII åpnet Rjukanbanen. Søndag kunne man igjen ta damptog Jubileumsferden som markerte dette gikk fra Notodden til Rjukan. Frp vil ha eldreminister på Tinnosbanen og kjøre med ferje over Fremskrittspartiet vil utnevne en egen Tinnsjøen, samt ta dieseltog på Rjukan- eldreminister med hovedansvar for el- banen. Langs hele ruten stod folk og vinket, dreomsorgen, dersom partiet kommer i mange hadde heist flagget til topps, litt færre regjeringsposisjon etter valget. Partiet ut- hadde sprett champagnen. Ved Mæl ferjekai fordrer statsminister Jens Stoltenberg til og stasjon lå dessutan D/S Ammonia ved å gjøre det samme dersom han fortsetter land. Dette er den eneste gjenværende jern- som regjeringssjef, melder NTB. banedampfergen i hele verden. Statssekretær Kåss sa i sin innledning Øker respiratorberedskap at industri- og energihistorien til de to byene Helsedepartementet har ut fra Helsedirek- gjør at de burde få en plass på UNESCO’S toratets vurderinger besluttet at det skal verdensarvliste. anskaffes en ekstra respiratorberedskap Rjukanbanen har fått 6,5 millioner kro- ved Norges sykehus. Det beregnes at ner fra regjeringens tiltakspakke. det kan være et vesentlig økt behov for respiratorbehandling som følge av influ- English Synopsis: On Aug. 9, the Rjukan ensasituasjonen i forhold til kapasiteten Railway (Rjukanbanen) 100th anniversa- sykehusene i dag har for slik behandling, ry was celebrated in Norway. The railway melder Regjeringen. was built by Norsk Hydro, and opened by King Haakon VII in 1909. It enabled Sam Jordbærene ødelagt av regn Eyde and his partners at Norsk Hydro to Jordbærdyrkere på Sør- og Østlandet har Mæl Station, Tinnosbanen (Mæl railway station on Tinnosbanen ) Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / Wikipedia build a power station and factories for the måttet tåle svinn på opp mot 80 prosent, community of Rjukan and to bring Nor- på grunn av nedbørsmengdene i juli. I - Rjukan er et eksempel på hvordan vi kan sa statssekretær Robin Martn Kåss i sin inn- way into the modern industrial era. Oslo og Lillehammer har målestasjonene kombinere fornybar energi med industriut- ledning på Rjukanbanens 100 årsmarkerin- vist doble og tredoble nedbørsmengder i vikling. Vi har mye å lære av pionerene her, gen på Gamle Vemork kraftstasjon. juli, sammenlignet med gjennomsnitts- mengdene for måneden. Det stikker hull planene om berging, som blir komplisert og i pengesekkene til dyrkerne, som vasser i Full City kan bli liggende til våren dyrt. Skipet kan mulig heves av knausen ved dårlige bær, opplyster NTB. å trimme ned akterenden, noe som krever Dersom Full City må kuttes opp på stedet, ter opp gjennom bunnen av skipet. På grunn at skipet først må tettes. Men hvis ikke det Ny hjerneslagmedisin kan skipet bli liggende utenfor Såstein ved av skadene kan skipet derfor ikke trekkes av går, må skipet hogges på stedet. På grunn av Norske forskere vil ta patent på medisin Langesund helt til våren, melder NTB. grunnene, skriver Aftenposten. Bergingssel- høststormer og vintervær kan ikke det skje som kan redde liv og øke livskvaliteten til skapet Bukser & Berging (BB) arbeider med før til våren, sier BB. hjerneslagpasienter. Dagens behandling av Da skipet havarerte 31. juli, presset stor- hjerneslag i Norge er stort sett den samme men det langt opp på undervannsskjærene English Synopsis: Bukser og Berging AS (BB) is currently working on a plan to remove som for 80 år siden. Nå ønsker norske for- utenfor Såstein, og skrogets stabilitet er the Panama-registered cargo ship “Full City,” that hit ground and leaked oil off Langesund skere å patentere en ny medisin som kan svekket. in Southern Norway. This is the second worst oil spill that has occurred in Norway. redde mange liv og øke livskvaliteten til Et undervannsskjær stikker tre-fire me- dem som overlever hjerneslaget, skriver forskningsmagasinet Apollon. I Norge dør 4000 av de 15.000-19.000 som årlig får Nordmenn frykter ikke arbeidsledighet hjerneslag, av Hjerneødem. Nå utvikler Nordmenn flest frykter ikke å bli arbeids- Aller sikrest er de som jobber i offentlig mistet jobben, og folk flest får mer inn på rektor ved Universitetet i Oslo, profes- ledige, viser en fersk undersøkelse. Bare sektor. Blant disse svarer 92 prosent at de konto, sier daglig leder Arild H. Steen ved sor Ole Petter Ottersen, og seniorforsker 5 prosent føler at arbeidsplassen er i fare, regner jobben som sikker. I privat sektor er Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam på Senter melder Nettavisen. tilsvarende tall 82 prosent. Steen mener at årsaken til at så mange for molekylærbiologi og nevrovitenskap - Det er kanskje ikke så rart at folk er føler seg trygge på ikke å miste jobben er at (CMBN) en ny medisin, som skal være I undersøkelsen som Respons Analyse optimister. Hva har vi sett av krisen? Få har mange er ansatt i offentlig sektor. mer effektiv. Dette skjer i samarbeid med har utført for Aftenposten, svarer 87 prosent Farmasøytisk institutt. at de regner arbeidsplassen sin som svært English Synopsis: A new survey by Respons Analyse, shows that very few Norwegians Fronter bok om homofili eller ganske trygg, melder NTB. are afraid of losing their jobs. Only 5 percent of the people asked, say they feel their jobs 8 prosent mener jobben verken er trygg are not secure. Arild H. Steen, at the Work Research Institute (WRI), says the reason might Kronprinsesse Mette-Marit har skrevet eller uttrygg, mens 5 prosent uttrykker at be that most of the people asked work in the private sector. forordet i boka “Skapsprengere,” som jobben er svært eller ganske utrygg. handler om det å stå fram som homofil. Barne- og likestillingsminister Anniken Huitfeldt (Ap) og seniorrådgiver Kurt Ole Linn i Barne- og likestillingsdepartemen- Breheimen nasjonalpark opprettet tet er redaktører for boka som ble lansert Den første nasjonalparken etter ny natur- og fiske i tillegg til at rike opplevelsesmu- 12. august. mangfoldlov ble vedtatt av Kongen i ligheter gjør at friluftslivet står sentralt. statsråd 7. august. Breheimen nasjonal- Parken vil ha en positiv virkning for Elg brøt seg inn park med tilliggende landskapsvernom- reiselivet og merkevarebygning av attrak- Politiet fikk forrige helg en melding om et råder og naturreservat i fylkene Oppland sjoner i regionen. Det vil fortsatt være til- noe uvanlig innbrudd på et kjøpesenter i og Sogn og Fjordane er den 32. nasjonal- latt å ha dyr på beite i området, plukke bær Askim i Østfold. En elgkalv lot seg ikke parken på fastlandet i Norge. og matsopp, vedlikeholde stier, bygninger stoppe av at Askimsenteret var søndags- og lignende. All ferdsel må imidlertid skje stengt, melder VG Nett. Vitner kunne for- Breheimen nasjonalpark på 1691 km2 varsomt, og det må tas hensyn til vegetas- telle at elgen først krasjet inn i et vindu, ligger i kommunene Skjåk og Lom i Opp- jon, dyreliv og kulturminner. Det er strenge som ikke knuste. Deretter veltet dyret land og i Luster kommune i Sogn og Fjor- restriksjoner knyttet til motorferdsel. Nas- Reindeer at Tverrådalskyrkja in Breheimen National en rekke stoler på en kafeteria før den dane. I tillegg opprettes landskapsvernom- jonalparken vil bli åpnet 14. og 15. august Park. Photo: Per Steinar Løkken / Regjeringen.no. stormet mot inngangen til kjøpesentert. rådene Strynefjellet, Mysubytta, Høydalen, med arrangementer i Skjåk, Lom og Luster. Viltnemda ble kontakt og bestemte seg for Mørkridsdalen og Vigdalen samt Høy- English Synopsis: The Breheimen National Park, located in Sjåk (Oppland) and Lom å avlive villstyringen. Ifølge smaalenene. rokampen naturreservat. Verneplanen om- (Luster) will officially open on Aug. 14 and 15. This is the 32nd national park on the main- no ble elgen skutt gjennom det knuste inn- fatter til sammen nesten 1794 km2. land of Norway. This is the first park opened under “Naturmangfoldloven.” gangspartiet. Områdene er fortsatt viktige for jakt

NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • WWW.NORWAY.COM • AUGUST 14, 2009 3 Norway in the News Norwegian Army headquarters has moved public train operation Preliminary figures show that Norges doubled from the year before. to Northern Norway This means that Veolia Transport Rail Bank’s international reserves amounted Out of the 9,900 that have arrived so The Norwegian Army’s headquarters AS (VTB) is the only private company with to NOK 309.8 billion at the end of July far in 2009, 5,700 came from Afghanistan, have moved from Oslo to the small town of a license to run both trains and trams in 2009. This is an increase of NOK 1.4 Eritrea, Somalia and Iraq. 1,417 people claim Bardufoss, south of Tromsø. The move was Norway. billion compared with the previous month. to be minors, and more than a thousand of completed on Aug. 3. VTB has met the criteria to the (Statistics Norway) these came from Afghanistan. Norwegian Railway Inspectorate, and in According to new figures from the addition obtained a security certificate for More female hunters in Norway Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) the operation of trains on Ofotbanen in Nearly 8,000 women went out shooting about 40 percent have been granted asylum, Nordland. Veolia Transport Rail AS, today last hunting year, an increase of four percent or granted stay in Norway on humanitarian operates Gråkallbanen in Trondheim and from the previous hunting year. In total, six grounds. now the Lapland Train between the national percent of the hunters were women, reports As of June 15, UDI has been directed to border to Sweden, and Narvik in Norway. Statistic Norway. apply stricter requirements for identification Veolia Transport, division train in 142,500 people hunted during the last documentation in asylum cases. It has been a Photo: Lars Kroken / Mil.no Sweden run the Lapland Train, that goes hunting season. Hunting on small game is major problem that very few asylum seekers This is part of a general strengthening all the way from Malmö in the south, via most common and 64 percent of the hunters can legitimize themselves with valid travel of Norway’s military capacities in the High Luleå and then west towards Norway and participated in this kind of hunting in 2008- documents. Experience shows that over 95 North, reports the Barents Observer. Narvik. The first train this season arrived 2009. Small game hunting is being practiced percent lack proper documents when they On Aug. 1, 2009 the Norwegian Narvik station at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, June all over the country. (Statistics Norway) report to the police, reported UDI on June 6. Operational Command Headquarters opened 27. (Veolia-transport.no) (Aftenposten/ UDI) in Reitan outside Bodø, thus making Norway Previous record crushed the first country to move its military command Swedes catch world’s largest halibut in Eurovision received 10,680,682 televotes Consumer prices take a dive in Norway leadership to the Arctic. The headquarter Norway The Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to be located in Stavanger, on the west On Thursday Aug. 6, the world’s largest decreased by 0.6 percent from June to July coast of Norway. halibut was caught in Helnessund in Steigen, 2009, reports Statistics Norway. The prices The moves are in line with the Norwegian Nordland county. “We were actually fishing of clothing and footwear together with government’s increased focus on the northern for cod,” said a smiling Bosse Carlsson (59) airline fares contributed most to the decline. regions. Both Norway’s new top modern to AN.no. The year-to-year growth in the CPI was frigates and the new fleet of fighter jets will Carlsson and his fishing partner Hans- 2.2 percent in July 2009, while the CPI- help meet sovereignty demands in the High Olov Nilsson (48), were trying their “fishing Photo: Eurovision ATE increased by 2.5 percent. (Statistics North, military officials and politicians say. luck,” when suddenly Nilsson caught an A packed finale at Eurovision 2009. Norway) (Norwegian Minisity of Defense) enormous halibut. It weighted 211.5 kilo With 8,825,527 calls and text messages (466 lb.), and was 268 centimeters (8.8 feet) received in 2008, this year’s Eurovision Song World base jumping record set in Something’s fishy in Chile long and 200 centimeters (6.6 feet) wide. Contest saw an increase of over 20 percent. Norway New reports shows that Chile uses “In the beginning we thought it was a During the two semi-finals and the significantly more antibiotics in farmed cod, but when the struggle lasted 30 minutes, final, 6,162,749 text messages came in and salmon than Norway we understood the catch was something 4,517,933 calls were made to cast a vote. Oceana, the largest international bigger, said Carlsson. The previous “halibut- During this year’s final alone, over 1.5 organization focused 100 percent on ocean record” in Norway was 202 kilo. million more calls and text messages came conservation, recently prompted the Chilean in compared to last year. In just five years, government to reveal the country’s use SAS, Widerøe and Norwegian among the number of text messages sent out to cast of antibiotics in the production of farmed Europe’s most punctual a vote has nearly tripled. Photo: Nike ACG salmon. According to the report delivered The July numbers from FlightStats show The winner of this year’s contest was On Saturday Aug. 8, 49 adrenaline by the Government, Chile used 385,635 that SAS Norway was the third most punctual 23-year-old Norwegian Alexander Rybak. seekers leaped from the Katthammaren kilograms of antibiotics in 2007, the year of airline in Europe. Widerøe was number five, The 2010 competition will take place at the mountain in Eikesdal, Romsdal, reported TV pick production for the sector, and 325,616 and Norwegian Air Shuttle came in eighth Telenor Arena, just west of downtown Oslo. 2 Nyheter. kilograms in 2008. place. (Eurovision) This beat Aug. 7th’s jump, when 36 In comparison, Norway used close In July 93.72 percent of SAS Norway’s thrill-seekers leaped from the same mountain to 600 kilograms of antibiotics in 2007 flights arrived at their destination on or before Record number of asylum seekers to in Western Norway. to produce a similar amount of salmon as the scheduled time, according to FlightStats. Norway The established Norwegian base jumper Chile that year. According to the Norwegian Widerøe achieved a punctuality of 93.49 So far this year close to 10,000 refugees Tom Erik Heimen was one of the organizers. Institute of Public Health, antibacterial use percent, and 89.74 percent of Norwegian’s have arrived in Norway. This is an increase “This jump was carefully planned. Safety is in Norway was higher in 2008 than in 2007, flights were on time. The average for the of 45 percent compared to last year. These key when so many people jump together,” but compared to the amount of biomass 47 airlines tested was 77.84 percent. (Flight numbers indicate that 2009 might be a new said Heimen, Nike’s spokesperson in produced it was still low. Oceana is working Stats) record year for asylum seekers arriving in Norway, about his successful jump. with Chile to help them lower their use of Norway. The record jump was made by 45 men antibiotics. (Oceana) In 2008, around 14,400 asylum seekers and four women, from 13 different nations. Veolia Transport Rail awarded license for Increase in international reserves arrived in Norway. This number is nearly (TV 2/Nike ACG) Subscribe to the Norwegian American Weekly and get a free tee-shirt!

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It is too beautiful for words— work-all-day world that we experience in watching the sunsets through the palm trees Assistant Layout Editor Harry Svenkerud [email protected] the United States. with the combination of rainbows, crystal According to studies, the United States Photo: Blue Hawaiian blue water, and the vibrant green foliage of Contributing Editors ranks close to the bottom of the list in the Garden Isle’ of Kauai. It is no wonder Anita Alan Carmel, Calif. Theodore Charles Tacoma, Wash. vacation days taken, with just an average clear air, thick forests, plentiful wild life that Hawaii ranks as the number one Eric Dregni Minneapolis, Minn. of 13 days allotted to each worker. An and fields of wild flowers. While there, I destination for Norwegian students heading Marit Fosse Geneva, Switzerland had a chance to meet some fine Norwegian- Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway even bigger problem is that a significant to college in the United States. They all Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. percentage of U.S. workers don’t even take Americans. One in particular was a fellow want to study abroad in Hawaii! I must Leslee Lane Hoyum Rockford, Minn. the 13 days off that they are given—they from Las Vegas, by the name of Christian say that I can’t blame them for making that Else Hvistendahl New York, N.Y. Solveig M. Lee Seattle, Wash. just keep working right through vacations. Kolberg. Christian has become one of the selection. Nina Lichtenstein Hartford, Conn. During the last month, I did not make leading charity auctioneers in the country Now that we are back in Seattle, the Inger-Torill Kirkeby Miami, Fla. Dagfinn Magnus New Orleans, La. it over to Norway. The reason that I don’t and was on vacation with his family in weather has turned cloudy and cool – just in Donald V. Mehus New York, N.Y. travel to Norway at this time of year is the Wood River Valley. He is a regular time for the football season and thoughts of Berit T. Mesarick Williamsburg, Va. traveler to Norway and I enjoyed watching David Moe Juneau, Alaska because all of the friends, family members the upcoming ski season. Lisa Portelli Bradenten, Fla. and business contacts that I typically like to him teach my seven-year-old grandaughter Once again, it is really great to be back Roman Scott Herre, Norway see on my trips, are out of town on their own important Norwegian phrases and sayings. after a month off. I want to thank you, John Erik Stacy Seattle, Wash. Rolf Kristian Stang New York, N.Y. vacations. This is why I tend to schedule my Now she goes around saying “hei, hei” and our subscribers, for being partners with Kjell Olav Strømsli Trondheim, Norway trips to Norway either in the fall or spring. “ha det bra” to anyone that will listen. It is us and the Norwegian American Weekly.

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For eight straight All the best, taste, or not suited for publication in this newspaper. • The opinions expressed by opinion writers and so many other activities. There is nothing days, we could be found in the ocean Jake Moe letter writers are not necessarily those of Norwegian like summer in the high mountains for cool snorkeling with the sealife or jumping the American Weekly, and our publication of those views is not an endorsement of them. Comments, suggestions and complaints about the opinions expressed by the Scandinavian men … of the index are Japan, Germany, and a more egalitarian woman in any country is paper’s editorials should be directed to the editor- Austria, with Australia languishing as the less likely than a less egalitarian woman to in-chief. • Norwegian American Weekly is published (…continued from page 1) weekly except the first week of the calendar year, least egalitarian. set up home with a man because, everything the last two weeks of July, and the first two weeks United States. According to the study, men Data about the number of women in else being equal, most men would choose a of August by Norwegian American Weekly, INC. • in those countries are more likely than their partnerships was then compared against woman who they can rely on to do housework Please send address changes to 7301 Fifth Ave. NE Suite A Seattle, WA 98115 • Annual Subscription Australian counterparts to do the household the index. Women of similar age and and look after the children. While egalitarian Cost: US$50 Domestic, US$70 to Canada, chores and thereby make marriage a more educational background were compared men seem to be viewed as a better bet by US$175 to Norway and all other foreign countries. attractive option to their nation’s women. across the participating countries to see if women, egalitarian women are seen as a less According to an Oxford economist, their country’s rating on the egalitarian index safe bet by men. SINCE 1889: Formerly Norway Times & marriage and cohabiting rates in developed bore any relation to whether they were living Dr. Sevilla-Sanz said, “In egalitarian Western Viking & Washington Posten. . . countries can be linked to attitudes towards with a man or not. Other controlling factors, countries you might, in principle, expect to Comprising the roles of men and women, and views on such as the female unemployment, were see women preferring to remain single rather Decorah-Posten og Ved Arnen, Minneapolis- who is responsible for doing the housework taken account of. than face the prospect of spending more Tidende, Minnesota Posten, Norrona and and looking after the children. Both men and The study found that women living in time doing household chores. 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Dear Norwegian American Weekly, as evidenced by Secretary of State Clinton’s Dear Norwegian American Weekly, I was horrified to read that your reporter recent remarks. The Ballard High School Foundation stated that Augustana College in South I sure would have liked to meet him would you like you to know that our Honoree Dakota is still at Canton! I am from South and hear his talk, unfortunately, I had for 2009 is Norwegian-American Jim Vatn. Dakota—Sioux Falls (now live in St. Paul, commitments for the day which I could The following is our official proclamation 14. august Minn.) where the Augustana College has not change. Your article also inspires me to for Jim as presented to him at our annual Werner Sund Ketchikan AK been since at least 1918. In 1917 Augustana purchase his book. Golf Tournament and Gala, Aug. 4. Fredrik Eiæver Morristown NJ at Canton was merged with the Lutheran Finally, thank you for keeping us current Henry Alvestad Staten Island NY Normal School in Sioux Falls to become on important Norwegian-American events in Three important things to know about Augustana College at Sioux Falls and the the New York area! Jim Vatn: He’s Norwegian, he’s a banker and 15. august Canton campus was closed. It reopened and he’s a true blue Ballard Julie O Svendsen Seattle WA operated as Augustana Academy a Lutheran Beste hilsen, Beaver, graduating in Thorvald Madland Arlington Height IL high school until it closed in 1971. Thor A. Larsen 1962. Jim and his wife Here is a helpful link http://www.augie. of 27 years, Joan, are 16. august edu/about/history Dear Norwegian American Weekly, proud to have daughter Finn Haavard Aas Larvik Norway I would like to suggest that your reporter I have been reading about Sigrid Undset Elisa become the third Dagney Samuelsen Seanor Cashmere due an accurate story about Augustana. I in your paper and I thought the following generation to graduate WA Gerald Twete Brookfield WI recently visited the campus and on the south letter would be of interest. My father, from BHS, starting with Jim Vatn end is a small village of historic buidlings Reidar Kristensen, was the captain on M/S Jim’s mother Emma in called Augustana’s Heritage Park—it Montevideo. His ship was the first to go to 1934. A lifelong Ballardite, Jim has been 17. august includes the writing cabin of Ole Rolvaag! Norway after the war. very involved in many Seattle civic events Anna Knutzen Los Angeles CA They do have a Nordic fest each year Sigrid Undset was one of the passengers. and community projects. He’s served as a Mons Erstad Øystese Norway called Nordland Fest. My father would tell us about all the member and chair including Seattle Seafair, Bjørn Gakko El Granada CA I look forward to a correction or maybe interesting conversations they had on the an original member of the Seattle Mariner Arna Hildre Ketchikan AK even a story. Thank you! long voyage from America to Norway. My RBI Club, the Rotary Club of Ballard, the Anna Moen Sublimity OR mother and I met the ship in Oslo. We had Swedish Medical Center Board of Governors, Mary Ann Rolf Radcliffe IA Sincerely, not seen my father for seven years. I was 10 Seattle’s 17th of May Committee, U of Gerd Sollie San Francisco CA Kathy Manderscheid years old at the time and I will never forget WA Dept. of Scandinavian Studies, Nordic Helena Jordheim Columbia MO that day. Heritage Museum, and the Norwegian Dear Kathy, Thank you so much. American Chamber of Commerce. Jim’s 18. august We are very sorry about the error that biggest honor came in 1997 when His Esther Thornton Olmste Twp OH appeared regarding Augustana College in Sincerely, Majesty King Harold VI King of Norway Leona Fillingsness Beresford SD the June 10 issue. We do our best to provide Reidum Ostergaard knighted Jim with the Royal Order of St. John S Andersen Seattle WA accurate information to our readers, but on Olav’s Medal for all his work in promoting Ruty Ryland-Harrison Lynnwood WA occasion, we do make mistakes. 22. August 1945. the relationships between Norway and the As you have suggested, the writer who Kjære Kaptein Kristensen, United States. Jim was one of the early 19. august wrote the original story has done further Jeg skulde jo ha vert nedom members of the successful BHS Foundation Trygve Oas Forsyth MO research and written a feature article on MONTEVIDEO og takket Dem, før jeg and chairs the Athletic Committee. He Augustana that appears in this issue on page reiste hjem til Lillehammer, for all den received the Foundation’s Capt. Wm R. 20. august 15. hyggen jeg nød ombord hos Dem, på en Ballard Award for exceptional service to the Christine Gjevre Fairdale ND Again, our deepest regrets for this error reise som ihvorsom er altid vilde ha blitt school. He received the Ballard Chamber Gunder Oliml Minot ND and we thank you for bringing it to our den minneverdigste jeg noen sinne har gjort. of Commerce’s Stan Boreson award. The Allis Dahl Johansen Lady Lake FL attention. Men naturligvis så blev det så mye å fly BHS PTSA recognized him with their 2007 Lillian Haugland Damato Stuart FL Want to see your birthday in the om i Oslo, og så mange gamle venner og annual Acorn Award for exceptional service Norwegian American Weekly? Sincerely, slektninge jeg skulde hilse på, så jeg rakk det to BHS. He has been the Chair of the Golf Give us a call at (800) 305-0217. Editor ikke. Og derfor så får jeg si Dem takk bare Classic the last three years...and for all this, Birthday listings are free, but must be submitted one month in advance. på denne måten. we do indeed honor him. Dear Norwegian American Weekly, Nå som det er blitt fred i Østen også I would like to say a special thank you kommer vel ikke sjøfolkene heller til å være Thank you for including this to Managing Editor Berit Hessen, for the så adskilt fra sine lenger. Jeg håber De hadde proclamation in the Norwegian American excellent article on Minister of Foreign en herlig tid hjemme på Tjøme, - sol og Weekly. Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre! He is a “Giant” sommer var jo rent, jeg har aldrig sett Norge Proud to bring you the representative of Norway to the world så vakkert som nå. Sincerely, Norwegian American Weekly and always on the “Right Page” in all the The Ballard High School Foundation To learn more about the international issues. He has a wonderful Med beste hilsen, Norwegian American Foundation visit: relationship with the Obama administration Sigrid Undset http://noram.norway.com Han Ola Og Han Per

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Photos courtesy of George Ponnay. Left: Restored Sons of Norway Viking Ship led by David Iverson in the Fourth of July Parade, in Ferndale, Calif. on July 4. Right: Pat Ponnay and Troll (Don Christiansan) at the Scandinavian picnic, Ferndale, CA June 28, 2009. Participating were members of the Sons of Norway Lodge Fram #13, the Danish Gimle and Fjeldronnig Lodges, Kaleava Lodge (Finnish) and the Valder Lodge (Swedish).

Participants in the American Cancer Relay For Life in Eureka, CA from the Sons of Norway Fram Lodge #13 July 11, 2009, Team “Vikings for Life.” What did you pay for that? $128.00 USD $80.00 USD The NAME Game is the median price for is the median price for AUGUST 14: Hallgeir, Hallgjerd The masculine name Werner is also Lexmark all-in-one printer Lexmark all-in-one printer Hallgeir is an Old Norse name German, composed of the designation of in Norway. in the U.S. composed of hallr - helle, sten/ the tribe warin and the noun hari - kriger/ flagstone, rock and geirr - spyd/javelin. warrior. The feminine name has the same first syllable, and gerdr - gjerde, vern/fence, AUGUST 18: Tormod, Torodd protection. The first syllable in both names come from the god Tor. Odd comes from AUGUST 15: Mary, Margot teh Old Norse oddr - odd, spiss/point, Ole and Mary is the English version of like the point of a javelin. Did you know? the Greek/Latin Maria, originally from Random facts about Norway Hebrew Mirjam - vakker/beautiful. AUGUST 19: Sigvald, Sigve Lena Margot is a French diminutive of Both names are of Old Norse origin. Margareta from the Greek margarites - Sigvald is composed of sigr - seier/ Hydropower accounts for perle/pearl. victory and valdr - som har velde, makt/ During the minister’s prayer who has power, strength. Sigve derives one Sunday, there was a loud 99 percent of the electricity AUGUST 16: Brynjulf, Brynhild from the Swedish Sigvid composed of sig whistle from a pew in the front generated in Norway Both names are Old Norse. Brynjulf - seier/victory and vid - tre/tree, wood. row. It was little Ole. His mother is composed of brynja - brynje/coat of mail and ulfr - ulv/wolf. AUGUST 20: Bernhard, Bernt Lena beside him was horrified. The feminine name Brynhild has Bernhard is originally German. The She pinched him to silence, and the same first syllable as the masculine first syllable is the Old German verin - after church asked: name but the second syllable comes from bjørn/bear and the second syllable hart hildr - kamp/battle, strid/struggle. One - hard, kraftig/ hard, strong. The name Viking word of wisdom of the Valkries was named Hildr. came to Scandinavia around 1300. Bernt “Ole, whatever made you do is a Low German abreviated version of such a thing?” AUGUST 17: Wenche, Verner Bernhard. Livet er best når det er for nedadgående. Wenche comes from the Low Alderdommen er full av gleder, hvis man forstår å utnytte dem. Den beste tid er gjemt til sist. German, but the origin is unclear. It is Ole answered gingerly: either derived from masculine names “I asked God to teach me to - Lucius Annæs Seneca starting with Win - or it may mean little whistle, and He just did!” girl.

AUGUST 14, 2009 • WWW.NORWAY.COM • NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY Fa i t h a n d Re l i g i o n 11 In honor and memory of Pastor’s Corner Do you have a loved one or friend who has recently passed? Send a brief memoriam to [email protected]. Dagfinn Magnus, a husband, father and pastor based out of New Orleans, Robert Magnus Thorstenson, Sr. Louisiana shares his thoughts on life, love and God.

Robert Magnus Thorstenson, Sr. passed everyone” and was good friends with nearly Good people and faithful readers! if I knew what caused my daughter’s death. away peacefully with his entire family by his all of his major competitors in the Alaska It has been a long time since I wrote Nothing can bring her back to us anyway. I side. He had survived Parkinson’s disease seafood industry. to you all. The reason for this is that my do however believe that we shall see each for over three decades but succumbed to Mr. Thorstenson believed in giving oldest daughter, Elise, whom you might other again, God willing. I do believe that side effects of a fall related to his long term back to the community and was involved remember got married two years ago and Jesus is Lord of both the living and the dead illness. as Chairman of the Petersburg School had our first grandchild last December, died and this faith has given us all strength to go The grandson of Icelandic immigrants, Board, Chamber of Commerce and he was unexpectedly in early April. She was out on living and working. Everyday life and he was born to Ella and Laugi Thorstenson appointed by four different U.S. presidents walking her daughter in a stroller, going to the daily routines have kept me from going on Dec.23, 1931, in Vancouver, B.C., which to the International Pacific Fisheries the gym for a mom and child workout when into the darkness of sorrow and despair. was the closet hospital to their home in Point Commission (during his service, the 200 her heart just stopped and she fell dead to Watering the plants in my yard, walking Roberts, Wash. He was extremely proud of mile limit was initiated). In his later years he the ground. It was only minutes to the the dogs with my wife and watching TV his Icelandic heritage. At the age of 13, his served on the board of the Nordic Heritage university hospital but the emergency room with my youngest daughter give me more father was severely injured in a tractor fire Museum and co-produced seven commercial doctors were not able to revive her. We pleasure and seem more meaningful than and Robert (Bob) took over management fishing videos with his friend John Sabella. still do not know what caused her untimely ever before. of the family farm for the entire year. He In 1992 he was named Northwest Fisheries death and will possibly never understand I would gladly have given my life graduated from Blaine High School in 1949 Association Man of the Year and in 2009 what happened. Elise was 28 years old, for Elise’s, but no one can live another and after two years of service in the Navy, he he was honored by the United Fishermen of an assistant professor at the Department person’s life or die another person’s death. attended the University of Washington, where Alaska as one of the initial inductees into the of Clinical Psychology at the University I have to live my life to the fullest and take he was co-captain of the Husky Crew team Alaska Seafood Industry Hall of Fame. He of Tromsø in Northern Norway. She was care of the people God has given to me; and graduated in 1956. Upon graduation, he was once referred to by a prominent Alaskan young, strong and very happy. She was at that is, to love my family and friends and was employed as a commercial purse seine politician as a “legend before his time” and the peak of her life and now she is gone. preach the Gospel of hope and new life in deckhand as well as a tender operator before Bob certainly lived up to that billing. He We have been back and forth to Christ Jesus to anybody who will listen. embarking upon a career in the commercial never boasted about his accomplishments, Norway several times over the last few The pain of the meaningless loss of my fish processing business. From 1959-1964, he instead choosing to share his successes, both months and trying to support our son-in- beloved daughter will never go away, but rose from assistant cannery superintendent in the credit and the wealth with his business law and our little granddaughter as best as trusting in God’s continuing love and with Petersburg, Alaska to general superintendent associates, fisherman and employees. He we can. When a tragedy like this strikes a the prayerful support of family and friends of all Alaskan operations of Pacific American once said that he was only good at choosing small family like ours, it leaves us all with on both sides of the Atlantic, I shall be Fisheries. In 1963 he married the love of his talented people and allowing them to do their a feeling of emptiness and helplessness. I able to live a meaningful life. Then there life, Pamela (Martens) Thorstenson. jobs. know that Elise had a strong faith in God. is my granddaughter, Ingvild, who always Once Pacific American Fisheries decided Bob enjoyed listening to classical That does not give any meaning to her will remind me of her beautiful mother to sell its operations in 1965, he formed a music, singing, puttering in his garden, and death but to the life she lived for 28 years. and hopefully bring both laughter and tears group of fishermen to purchase the Petersburg maintaining relationships with old friends We have no one to lose and this unreal and to her father and the rest of the family for Alaska plant, naming it Petersburg Fisheries, and making new ones. Mr. Thorstenson is meaningless incident took away not only many years to come. which was later to become Icicle Seafoods. survived by his wife of 46 years, Pamela of our daughter and sister but left a young I hope that you will forgive me for His major partners, Tom Thompson, Magnus Shoreline, Wash., his children Bob Jr. (Gina) man with broken hopes and an uncertain telling you this and I thank those of you Martens, and Gordon Jensen all preceded of Shoreline, Wash., Tani (Leif) Stenfjord future. A small baby girl will grow up and who will remember us in your prayers. As Bob in death. This tight-knit group, along of Shoreline, Wash., Peder (Kathleen) never be able to know her mother. Why did we say back in Norway, “Shared joy makes with dozens of commercial fisherman, Thorstenson of Stafford, Ore., and his my daughter die and what is the meaning double the joy and shared sorrow makes originally owned the entire company and twin sister Sylvia Thorstenson Schonberg. behind this, I ask myself. half the sorrow.” (Not quite perfect English they immediately formed an ESOP program He was also blessed by 10 grandchildren: I am not able to believe that God had but you know what I intend to say). so that employees could benefit from the Sylvi, Magnus, Ingrid, and Robert Gunnar something to do with Elise’s death or that company’s success. This was the first truly Thorstenson; Thor, Annika and Anders there is some divine meaning behind this. Still your hopeful pastor, all-Alaskan seafood processing company. Stenfjord; and Connor, Margaret and I will not believe in such a God. What Dagfinn Magnus Upon the sale of Icicle in 2007, 62 Elizabeth Thorstenson. Mr. Thorstenson was happened was a fluke of nature, an accident percent of the company was owned by its a quiet doer of good deeds and he lived his life that no one could foresee. It will not help me employees and the rest by management and to the fullest, helping thousands of people in several of the original investors. Bob served the commercial fishing community of Alaska as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Icicle and the Pacific Northwest. He was a living Norway Lake Log Church celebrates Seafoods from 1965-1981, Chairman of the example of the axiom that “actions speak Board from 1982-1991, and Board member louder than words.”A memorial service was The Norway Lake Lutheran Historical from 1992-2007. His vision led the company held at First Lutheran Church of Richmond Association will hold the 10th anniversary and the Alaska seafood industry into new Beach in Shoreline, Wash. on Aug. 1. In markets, new products, and led to a major lieu of flowers, donations may be made to celebration of the Norway Lake Log shift from a policy of “outside” resource the Nordic Heritage Museum building fund extraction that had plagued the Alaska (www.nordicmuseum.org), the Salvation Church on August 15 and 16 seafood industry to a cooperative policy Army, (www.salvationarmyusa.org) or The of sharing the profits with the fisherman Mayo Clinic in Ariz., Parkinson’ Disease, Sp e c i a l Re l e a s e and employees. He never had enemies. He 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale Arizona, This year’s annual fundraising event believed that “a little competition is good 85259 Attn: Dept. Of Development. will showcase two notable historians in the Sunburg area, Pastor Joel Njus and his father Pastor Nils Njus. Both men served as S i d e b y S i d e pastors in the Lutheran church. Pastor Nils Njus officiated at the 1916 gathering at the original log church site. Pastor Joel was Bible Study instrumental in organizing the group that constructed the replica of the first church in the area. This log church has an important Markus 1 Mark 1 Photo: NLLHA history. It was from this congregation that This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the several other local Lutheran congregations restoration of this historic church. 1 Her begynner den vidunderlige historien 1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus were started. and Sunday morning’s 10 .a.m. worship. om Jesus Messias, Guds Sønn. Christ, the Son of God. Friday night’s vesper service will be led The Norway Lake Lutheran Historical by Pastor Dean Elton Johnson. The sunday Assocation has also restored a log cabin 2 I boken som er skrevet av profeten Jesaja, 2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet: morning worship service will be officiated originally constructed in 1862 near Sunburg, forkynte Gud at han ville sende sin Sønn “I will send my messenger ahead of you, by Bishop Jon Anderson of the SWMN Minn. til jorden og at en spesiell utsending først who will prepare your way”— Synod of the ELCA and former member of This celebration is the assocation’s skulle komme og forberede hans komme. Crow River Lutheran Church near Belgrade. major fundraising event of the year and Gary Gandrud, Norwegian Honorary Consul all are invited to come and renew their to the Midwest will be the featured speaker. Scandinavian heritage. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • WWW.NORWAY.COM • AUGUST 14, 2009 12 Ar t s a n d Entertainment Skogfjorden dean knighted by King Harald V Full Service Agency With Experienced Norwegian Speaking Consultants! 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In January, I had the privilege to attend the first meeting when this energetic group of women started learning about Daughters of Norway and each other. This new lodge Photo: Jill Beatty meets in Rainbow, which is about an hour women in the group. There is talk of forming north of San Diego. a choir, and creating projects for fundraising. From the beginning, these women felt They are already creating and designing their a strong connection to one another and lodge banner. were excited to learn and share about their Each meeting includes programs heritage. The tasks of forming the new lodge on Norwegian culture and heritage, and progressed with each meeting. 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NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY • WWW.NORWAY.COM • AUGUST 14, 2009 14 No r w e g i a n He r i t a g e The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition’s Norway Day Centennial Celebration Sp e c i a l Re l e a s e Rønningen Ramblings Nordic Heritage Museum Nordic groups specifically celebrated at the fair on three days: Swedish-Finnish with Heidi Håvan Grosch The Nordic Heritage Museum’s summer Temperance Association of America on July Heidi was a long-time Minnesotan until she married exhibition, “Nordics and Seattle’s First 29, Swedish Day on July 31, and Norway her favorite Norwegian, Morten, and moved to his World’s Fair: Celebrating the Alaska-Yukon- Day on August 30. home country of Norway. As a recent immigrant she is Pacific Exposition” chronicles the many Featuring the sailing of a replica Viking experiencing Norway with a unique perspective, filling us aspects of Nordic participation in the fair, and ship across Lake Washington, Norway Day in on the good, the bad and the unexpected! the Museum’s Viking-style boat, the Nordic was one of the most spectacular days at the Spirit, has been restored in tribute to the 1909 fair—and the subject of rare film footage Berry in the clouds Viking. On Aug. 30, 100 years after Seattle’s surviving from the 1909 event. The idea of first Viking-style boat made its debut at the building a replica Viking ship for the A-Y-P It’s berry season here in Norway, and A-Y-P, the Scandinavian community will Exposition festivities came from a group of this year they are in abundance. Rarely a again host a sizable celebration. Norwegian Americans living in Bothell and day goes by without some sort of stain on The Nordic Spirit will be launched was approved by the Norway Day Committee my fingertips from picking. There are wild from near the site for the new Nordic in April 1909—less than five months before raspberries in the ditches, blueberries in the Heritage Museum, just east of the Hiram the August 30 celebration! The builder of forest and rips (red currents) and solbær M. Chittenden Locks. Festivities— Seattle’s Viking ship was Sivert Engelsen (black currents) hanging heavy from bushes. including activities for children, music, and Sagstad, a Norwegian immigrant who had And… up in the mountains, in the marshy refreshments—will begin at 1:00 p.m. At established Ballard Boat Works. The Viking’s areas moose are fond of (but I can’t tell 2:00, greet the Nordic Spirit upon its arrival woodcarver, H. L. Erickson, had also come you where since these good berry spots are to Fishermen’s Terminal, where we will to the United States from Norway. closely guarded secrets!), you will find a dedicate the vessel and, with special guests, A crew of men dressed in Viking garb small, round, yellow berry that can save you celebrate the rich legacy of Scandinavian life sailed the vessel from Kirkland, and an from scurvy, decorates a coat of arms in the in Seattle. Seattle’s Norwegian Male Chorus audience estimated at 5,000 people greeted Norwegian town of Nesseby and is pictured and Norwegian Ladies Chorus will be among the ship as it arrived. H. P. Rude, the Norway on a Finnish coin. It’s the Multe (or Molte) those performing, recalling the rich choral Day chairman, welcomed the Viking berry, also called the cloudberry. It can be music of the 1909 celebration. delegation, as did Mayor John F. Miller on found in the northern mountain climates of The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, behalf of the City of Seattle. The Vikings Scandinavia, the United States (especially Seattle’s first World’s Fair, featured a range led an extravagant parade of more than 500 in Neb. and Alaska), Canada and Siberia/ of amusements, performances, and special participants, representing nine periods in Russia. I remember my first picking experience events, as well as exhibitions promoting Norwegian history, from the 5th century to Its scientific name sounds like a fondly. I wore the required rubber boots and economic opportunities in Alaska, contemporary “Vikings in Alaska.” character straight out of a Harry Potter novel: had my bucket. A big bucket. My in-laws Northwestern Canada, and the Pacific Rim— The afternoon program consisted of Rubus Chamaemorus (ROO-buss Kam-may- just shook their heads, but I was optimistic. and highlighted Seattle as a gateway to this speeches, the reading of greetings from MORE-us). Many of its other names are just I would get a lot of berries, I was sure. We rich region. The Exposition was open for King Haakon VII, and several historical re- as unusual: got to the right spot and I looked everywhere, almost five months, from June to October enactments, including an 1814 debate about Kruipbraam or Gele bosbraam (Dutch) expecting multe to grow on bushes like 1909, and attracted nearly four million the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in raspberries or domesticated blueberries. visitors. Eidsvoll, Norway. Mûre des marais, Plaquebière, Ronce des tourbières, Ronce petit-mûrier or When I discovered that they grew on small Mûre arctique (French) individual plants about the size of a stalk of 30th Annual Moltebeere or Multebeere (German) clover and were scattered hither-thither all Ostružiník moruška (Czech) over the place, I knew why my huge bucket Camemoro or Mora artica (Italian) had been slightly optimistic. It turned out Luomi (northern Sami) to be a bit like a scavenger hunt, and not Scandinavian day surprisingly, my bucket wasn’t even close to Amora-branca-silvestre (Portuguese) “Celebrating Three Decades of Fun, Family & Festivities” half full when we were done for the day. Naunraq or Atsalugpiaq (Yup’ik) Even though they are experimenting Artica, Mora de ronces, Camemoro, with cultivation in the Tromsø area, Norway SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 (Spanish) imports 200-300 tons from Finland each 9 AM to 5 PM – RAIN OR SHINE Like many other popular fruits and year to meet the high demand… I guess we berries, Multe are found growing wild and just can’t pick enough! at VASA PARK, Route 31, the hunt in the late summer is a passion for My husband got a look of panic on his many Norwegians, that makes sense, since face the other day when I told him we need South Elgin, Illinois Norwegians eat more multe than any other to buy another freezer. But we have a few 7 miles South of I-90 N.W. Tollway country. Multekrem (multe berries made into more years before the three cherry trees I a jam and whipped into cream) is a dessert planted last year begin to add to our annual & 5 Miles North of IL Rt. 64 North Ave. staple of any Jultide feast and of course must berry picking chores! Meanwhile, we have be served with Krumkake after a meal of plenty of other berries to keep us picking for Presented by Scandinavian Day Festival Committee Sodd (the meatball and broth dish famous in at least a few more weeks. Nord-Trøndelag). Adults $10 – Children 12 & under Free - Free PArKinG When the berries are young they are red For more information on Multe go to: FOr Free entrY wear full traditional scandinavian dress! and hard, with a paper-like covering. As they www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ ripen, they soften and turn a golden honey CropFactSheets/cloud_berry.html Traditional Scandinavian foods, crafts, games, gifts and color, the wrapper pulling away to form a (Purdue University: Center for New Crops and Plant Products – English site) entertainment, including Nordic Folk Dancers, petal-like base for the berry. It is illegal in some places in Norway to pick berries that Sun City Concert Band, Swedish Glee Club & aren’t ripe, even though your chances of www.planteforsk.no Leikarringen Heimhug Folk Dancers. Special Exhibit being stopped are about as likely as being Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research – link to English celebrating “30 Years of Scandinavian Day Memories” stopped by the border patrol on a return trip from Sweden with a few extra bottles of page Stroll through the new Heritage Garden & Walk of wine. Honor, FREE Pony Rides for the children and more. Photos courtesy of Heidi Church Service starts at 10 A.M. Håvan Grosch. Top: Heidi carefully gathering the ripe multe. Hot line (847) 695-6720 Left: Maybe she’ll make some Multekrem with all www.vasaparkil.com those berries. Right: Multe berries aren’t ripe until they are a golden www.scandinaviandayil.com honey color. AUGUST 14, 2009 • WWW.NORWAY.COM • NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY Ed u c a t i o n 15 A closer look at Augustana Events on Norway.com A college that provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world For more information on these and other events visit us at: www.norway.com/calendar.asp Does your organization have an event coming up? Chr i s t y Ol s e n Fi e l d Would you like to have it added to our events calendar? Copy Editor Send an email to Christy at [email protected] or give us a call at 1(800) 305-0217. California Pennsylvania Ed. Note: In the article “A commitment to education” published in the June 12 issue, Opening of new Daughters of Norway Bernt Belchen Scandinavian Craft Fair we mistakenly stated that Augustana College Lodge September 12 is currently located in Canton, S.D. We August 29 Rowland, Pa. received a number of calls and emails to set Rainbow, Calif. Join in the fun at the 7th annual Bernt the record straight. The Daughters of Norway is opening a Balchen Scandinavian Craft Fair from new lodge in Southern California, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.! The fair features great As one of the earliest Norwegian colleges you’re invited to the institution ceremony handmade items, Scandinavian vendors, in the United States, Augustana College is on August 29! Women who join the new bakery, imported foods, gift items, cultur- proud of its heritage. The name “Augustana” lodge at the institution, or within thirty al and craft demonstrations, music, lunch, is drawn from the origin of the Lutheran days thereafter, will be charter members. snacks and much more. Located at the Church in the Augsburg Confession in 1530 Potential members and others interested in Central Vol Fire Hall on Westcolang Rd during the time of the Reformation. The Photo: Augustana College attending this event should contact Ronna off Rt 590, Rowland, PA 18457 Latin designation of this document was the The Lutheran Normal School (1889-1918). Clymens at [email protected] or call Founded in Sioux Falls by the Norwegian Confessio Augustana. Augustana is inspired her at (951) 849-1690 by Aug. 19. New Jersey Synod in order to provide teachers for Lutheran by the rich Lutheran scholarly tradition and parochial schools, Augustana’s partner-to- Scandinavian Fest the liberal arts, and educates its students for Scandinavian Consulate Soccer Cup be had this stark look in 1895. Old main was September 6 learning and service in a diverse world. September 20 constructed in 1889 on four acres donated by Budd Lake, N.J. Augustana College traces its roots to the Senator R.F. Pettigrew. Old Main still stands San Francisco, Calif. Scandinavian Fest is a heritage festival Hillsboro Academy in Hillsboro, Ill. in 1835. today on Augustana’s campus. It’s time for the annual Scandinavian to celebrate and promote cultures, con- A Scandinavian Lutheran group changed Consulate Soccer Cup between Norway, Island as the Swedish Lutheran school while tributions, and current life of the Nordic the name in 1846 to “The Literary and Denmark, Sweden and Finland. Interested Augustana in Sioux Falls is known as the regions. The event will feature presenta- Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church in joining the team, or just having a good Norwegian Lutheran school. Not only do tions, food, crafts, and gift vendors. For of the Far West.” The school later moved to time cheering your team. It’s the 24th an- the institutions share the same name, but also more information call (610)868-7525 or Springfield, Ill., where it became known as nual match for the Borge Lundbaek van- the same mascot —Vikings— and school visit www.scanfest.org. Illinois State University, and among its more drepokal. Norway has won the Cup the last colors, blue and gold for Rock Island while well-known students were John Hay, who four times! All are encouraged to attend Sioux Falls version claims navy blue (as in New York later became Secretary of State, and Robert and help cheer your team and meet lots of the Norwegian flag) and gold. Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln. other Scandinavians. Bring a picnic and Showing of “A Sea Change” Today, Augustana College is located Due to doctrinal differences, Professor snack, drinks will be provided by Spaten September 13 in Sioux Falls, S.D., a city of over 151,000 Lars Paul Esbjorn and a group of followers beers. Hall Middle School Synthetic field New York, N.Y. residents. Approximately 1750 students from moved to Chicago in 1860 to establish the in Larkspur from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For The documentary, A Sea Change, by 25 states and over a dozen countries attend the Augustana College and Seminary. In the questions or inquiries contact Jesper Lun- Norwegian-American Sven Huseby put college. Beyond the classroom, Augustana 1860s, the fledgling college was caught up in dbaek, e-mail: [email protected] the spotlight on ocean acidification at the offers over 60 student organizations and the westward movement of pioneers, moving American Museum of Natural History on activities for involvement, including 18 its location to Paxton, Ill. in 1863; Marshall, IOWA Sept. 13. A Sea Change will focus public NCAA Division II athletic teams and 16 Wis. in 1869; Beloit, Iowa in 1881; and to attention on this urgent but little-known performing arts ensembles in music and Conference of Norwegian Woven Canton, S.D. in 1884. crisis. It follows Sven Huseby and his theatre. Augustana traditions include Viking Textiles Meanwhile, the Lutheran Normal School journey of self-discovery brings adven- Days and Viking Varieties, and Ole the September 25-27 for educating teachers opened in Sioux ture, surprise and revelation to the hard Viking statue, located in the center of the Decorah, Iowa Falls, S.D., in 1889. In 1918, synod officials science of acidification. For more infor- Quadrangle, is often decorated for special This is the fourth textile conference ini- felt that two institutions so close together mation visit http://www.aseachange.net seasonal events. Augustana College’s tiated by the Norwegian Textile Guild, —approximately 20 miles— was not cost- five core values — Christian, liberal arts, which was formed in 1994 with the aim of effective, and therefore merged Augustana excellence, community, and service — studying Norwegian weaving techniques, Washington College in Canton with the Lutheran Normal serve as the foundation for the College’s translating key publications from Norwe- Norway Day Centennial Celebration School in Sioux Falls under the name academic and student life programs. With gian to English, and registering traditional August 30 Augustana College. After the merger, the this foundation, Augustana College strives textiles in private collections. The confer- Seattle, Wash. school site in Canton became the Augustana to provide an education of enduring worth ence features speakers, exhibitions, and You’re invited to join the Nordic Heri- Academy (no affiliation with the college), that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity more. For a full schedules and registration tage Museum in commemoration of the and closed in 1971. Augustana College and integrates faith with learning and service costs, please visit www.vesterheim.org, or 100th anniversary of Norway Day, one of identifies 1860 as its founding date along in a diverse world. call (563) 382-9681. the most spectacular days at the Alaska- with its sister-school, Augustana College in To learn more about Augustana College, Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Festivities will Rock Island, Ill. Those familiar with the two visit www.augie.edu. 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