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****************************************** SPESIELL FØDSELSDAGER ORD FRA PRESIDENTEN SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS Don't we all appreciate the beautiful “Mountain Majesty” HeART sculpture at the entrance to Good Samaritan even more, now that we have seen and heard how Kathy and Ron Browne used their artistic talents to put it all together? It was a very interesting and educational program! At the Leadership Conference on February 6th many ideas were exchanged between the lodges. We thank Diane Molter and Lyle Berge for great direction. We were proud to hear that due to our increase in membership here in Stein Fjell and the installation of Storfjell Lodge, Zone 8 was able to maintain its membership numbers this year. All the lodges lent supportive ideas to one another, to attract new members and retain present ones. Think about what a good experience it would be to represent Stein Fjell as a delegate to the District Six Convention in Modesto, CA June 23-26. Our Lodge is Marian Erdal (L) gir blomster til Tillie Schopbach – allowed five delegates. Finances will be discussed at the som er 101 år gammal og Charter og Golden Medlem March Lodge meeting. If you are interested in representing Stein Fjell at the convention, have someone nominate you from the floor at this meeting. Our recent surveys revealed that the MOST WANTED extra program is a Syttende Mai Celebration. SAVE THE DATE – our Syttende Mai Celebration is set for Sunday, May 16th at the Pavilion at Good Samaritan. We thank Ron Browne for securing this facility. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Much more information will be in the April and May Postens! As you see, there are many activities coming up! Look for the article on the upcoming dinner and show, and make your reservations with Barbara Nolin. See you at the Lodge! Fraternally, Marian Erdal Ras Erdal (L) gir sjokolade til Gerry Benson – som er ****************************************** 95 år gammal og Charter og Golden Medlem 2 MARS KALENDER MEETING REMINDERS FROM RAS Ras Erdal, Stein Fjell Host Coordinator 04: Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m., Eventyr med Norsk Språk, by the Norwegian language class Our Mars meeting is on Thursday, March 4th. We will have a program by the Norwegian language class. 06: West Slope Barneløpet, Registration 10 a.m., races Our Refreshment Hosts are Inger Froyland (chair), begin at Noon, Skyway Nordic Area on Grand Mesa Bernice Kwan, Evelyn Longseth, Carmen Merring, and Terry Thompson. 09: Viking Lodge 8-007 26th Anniversary Looking ahead... Note the date change!... The Kvinesdal, Norway – Our Sister Lodge Refreshment Hosts for the April 8th meeting are Mickey Schmidt, (chair), Joann Harris, Bonnie Heberlein, Ruth 14: Daylight Savings Time Begins and Clayton Nelson, and Rod Skaflen. Vær så god... 18: Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Wilma Gullickson’s NORWAY THE LAND OF VIKINGS 20: Posten Submission Deadline Henrik Ibsen’s Birthday We are launching an exciting new venture! Come join Birkebeinerrennet 2010, Norway us! On March 27th at 7 p.m., the Optimist Club of Loveland Vernal Equinox – First Day of Spring will present a travelogue, Norway the Land of Vikings, at Thompson Valley High School. For those who can make an 27: Dinner at Perkins Restaurant, 5 p.m., early dinner at 5 p.m., we have reserved space at Perkins 222 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland Restaurant on Eisenhower Blvd. (Hwy 34), just east of Norway the Land of Vikings Film, 7 p.m., Wilson. Dinner will be from the menu, separate checks, and R. L. Price Auditorium, Thompson Valley High will let us have a social get-together where no member has School, 1669 Eagle Drive, Loveland to cook or clean up. What a great idea! Fifteen members have already signed up. If you are interested in eating with SAVE THE DATE us at Perkins, please call Barbara Nolin at 970.667.7641. You also can sign up at the March Lodge meeting. Tickets April 1: Stein Fjell Memorial Scholarship Fund Deadline for the film are sold at the door, and are $7.50 for seniors Colo. Past Presidents Club Scholarship Deadline and $8.00 for adults. Dist. 6 Scholarship Postmark Deadline We are excited about making a presence before the April 8: Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m., NOTE DATE CHANGE show and ask that you wear your bunad, Viking costume, Celebration of Freedom by Don Christensen Norwegian sweater, or Lodge shirt. Kathy Browne has April 18: Frokost, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Fjellheim Lodge, made a display that will be in the lobby, in front of the Colorado Springs, RSVP by April 14, Details April Posten auditorium, with information about our Lodge and will April 24/25: Rosemaling Seminar, Camp Norge have handouts for intermission. Come and sign up for this May 16: Syttende Mai Celebration, Stein Fjell Lodge, great social event! Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society - Loveland Village Juni 23-26: District 6 Convention, Modesto, CA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY INFO Juni 26-27: Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, Estes Park BJORKLUND, Garry [email protected] Januar 30 – Februar 6, 2011: Ski for Light (National!) Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center, Winter Park HENRY, Janice [email protected] PRESCOTT, Christy 6433 Quail Street, #238 GRATULERER MED DAGEN ! 720.548.0854 Arvada, CO 80004-2610 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! ROBBINS, Keith 720.346.6850 [home #] 01 Kathy Browne 13 Ruth Dohrn 303.547.6340 (c) 02 Kirsten Gjelde-Bennett 15 Charles Mandsager 02 Kenneth Mosness 21 Buster Iverson STORLIE, Roxanne 970.412.5713 (c) 04 Sommer Everson 21 Christy Prescott %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 04 Kaitlyn Prescott 22 Midge Parkos Names, Phone Numbers, and Addresses in the Posten must 12 Annette Freeland not be redistributed or used for commercial purposes. 3 DITT OG DATT / THIS ‘N’ THAT VELKOMMEN iStein Fjell expresses its condolences to Mickey Stein Fjell Lodge extends a warm velkommen to Roger Schmidt on the passing of her husband, Harold. Gunlickson. He is a native of Cutbank, Montana, served in iCondolences are also sent to Ruth Dohrn on the the military, and has an accounting degree from Adams passing of her brother, Willard Larson, of State College in Alamosa, Colorado. Minneapolis. In 1965 Roger moved to Fort Collins to work at First iCongratulations to Inger Froyland on her retirement, National Bank, and stayed for 40 years, becoming its chief after 29 years with Dillards Company financial officer. During that time he also studied at the iBest wishes to Jane and Alan Strand as they University of Colorado. celebrate their 25th Anniversary this month. He has volunteered for 21 years at Rocky Mountain iCongratulations to Terry Thompson and Christy National Park, spending winters guiding snowshoe tours Prescott. Terry became a great-grandpa when Christy and summers at visitor centers. Three years ago he began became a mom on Christmas Day. Let’s make Veta volunteering at DIA, and is one of the good guys in white Mae a Heritage Member! cowboy hats assisting travelers in need. iGarry Bjorklund has been selected as the head Roger is single with two daughters, six grandchildren, concessionaire by the city of Fort Collins. He will be and two great-grandchildren. His Norwegian roots are in in charge of all sales activity at the EPIC pool and ice Bergen, through his great-grandfather. His membership is a rink, as well as the City Park pool area. Be sure to buy gift from one of his daughters. a snack whenever you swim or skate at these venues. iRuth Dohrn highly recommends seeing the musical Roger, we welcome you to Stein Fjell! comedy, “Church Basement Ladies,” which was performed in Greeley recently. It has been playing in NORWEGIAN CULTURAL SKILLS Minneapolis to sellout crowds for 29 months. More Ras Erdal, Cultural Skills Director information is at: www.churchbasementladies.com. Stein Fjell members have currently indicated an interest KULTUR HJØRNE / CULTURE CORNER in 9 of the 14 Cultural Skills programs that Sons of Norway Nancy Dunn, Cultural Director has developed. Twelve members are actively working on the Traditional Norwegian Cooking unit. If you attended At the March Lodge meeting Charles Knutson’s the February Lodge meeting, you had the opportunity to Norwegian language students, starting their second year of sample several Norwegian soups. Since those that are study, will present a program. Come and enjoy hearing working on the cooking unit are required to get others to well-known verses and songs in Norwegian! comment on the appearance and taste of their cooking, you may be surprised to find a special food offered during the LOCAL CHARITY refreshments portion of future meetings. You also will notice that there will be "Taste Tester" comment slips The Board will be discussing which charities we available. Please take the time to sample such foods and should support this year, at its meeting on March 18th. If add your comments to the slips. you are interested in recommending a specific local If you are proficient in any of the 14 Cultural Skills, charity, please give information to any Lodge officer, so you can proceed at your own pace. If you need some we can confer this month. instruction, we will do our best to provide classes, which we are doing for the large Cooking group. The STEIN FJELL LIBRARY NEEDS DONATIONS requirements for all the cultural skills are available by Bernice Kwan, Librarian going to our own website, www.steinfjell.com, and then to the Cultural Skills tab. Please let me know if you are Please donate books, DVDs, CDs, or magazines from actively working on any unit or if you now want to get any Scandinavian country to our library. We could use involved in a new unit. Obviously some of the units will some new items and more variety.