Deco Products Welcomes You to Decorah and to Nordic
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
INCLUDES $ 00 5 BUTTON www.nordicfest.com Norway Sweden Iceland Finland Denmark #NordicFest | #NordicFestDecorah Helpful Fest Information Buy Merchandise and Please join us for Opening Ceremonies! Support the Fest! 6:45 pm Thursday at the Courthouse Square FIRST AID: For emergencies, call 911. Basic supplies are available at the Information Center, (563) 382-3990. LOST & FOUND: Police Station at City Hall, (563) 382-3667. ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING along parade route Saturday morning. See map on page 19 for parade route. EMERGENCY PARKING restrictions strictly enforced. Nordic Fest Skål: The Festival with Heart 2021 t-shirts, Nordic Fest t-shirts and onesies for the whole family, embroidered OPEN CONTAINERS or public consumption of alcoholic beverages ball caps, koozies, Grizzly mugs, stickers, pop-sockets, wooden outside designated areas is prohibited by city ordinance - which is butter knives and more... strictly enforced. MAIN INFO CENTER (563) 382-3990 • FIRE/AMBULANCE/POLICE - CALL 911 Thank you for your contribution. Map of Downtown Decorah—located on page 19 of this program. Public Restrooms—located at Bank of the West Arcade and Decorah Official Nordic Fest Lefse Area Chamber of Commerce. Portable units at various locations around town. See the map on page 19. Support Nordic Fest with this Severe Weather—In the event of severe weather the community siren delicious Norwegian treat and will run for at least three minutes; please take shelter at the closest available bottled water sold in front of building. Consult a member of the Board for additional assistance and direction. the Oneota Community Co-op Kitchen Classroom Programs, General Information Nordic Fest is partnered with the & Nordic Fest Merchandise deetz app (deetzapp.com) Main Information Center—Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce, 507 W. Water St., (563) 382-3990. Open Thursday-Saturday, 8:00 am- for the 2021 festival. 9:00 pm. Download this free app to have paperless, real- • Tickets for Decorah Lutheran Church • General information, sporting time, community information. Unlock perks, receive Smørgåsbord event registration event push notifications and updates for any event • Basic first aid • Gnomes in the Park maps relocations due to inclement weather. Plus see • Fest button and program sales photos of event winners! • Official Nordic Fest merchandise sales Sons of Norway Information Tent—District 1 Sons of Norway Information Tent located in front of Donlon Pharmacy and Toy Jungle, 201 W. Water St. Open regular Nordic Fest hours. Official Nordic Fest Merchandise—May be purchased at the Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce. Nordic Fest merchandise includes: To ensure everyone’s safe enjoyment of Nordic Fest, the use of bicycles, Nordic Fest Skål: The Festival with Heart 2021 t-shirts, Nordic Fest t-shirts skateboards, scooters, roller skates and roller blades, snap/pop or firework and onesies for the whole family, embroidered ball caps, koozies, Grizzly devices are prohibited in designated Fest areas. Dogs and other pets must be mugs, stickers, pop-sockets, wooden butter knives and more... on leashes, and Decorah’s Animal Waste Ordinance will be enforced. All golf carts must be licensed official Nordic Fest vehicle. No other carts are allowed in official Nordic Fest areas. —Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Copyright © 2021 Nordic Fest Board. All rights reserved. No part of this program may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the Nordic Fest Board. Printed at Anundsen Publishing Company. Layout and design by Zelda Productions. 2 Nordic Fest 2021 Honorees 2021 Nordic Fest Board 2021 Nordic Fest Skål Recipient - Steve Johnson Note: The Skål Recipient was previously named the Flag Recipient. Steve Johnson’s first Nordic Fest was in 1973. He has been part of most of them since then over his decades-long career at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School. When you work at Vesterheim, participation in Nordic Fest is a given. As Vesterheim’s liaison to the Nordic Fest Board, Steve served starting in 2000, and was elected Board President in 2006. During this time, he worked primarily with membership, encouraging multiple reminders for the Photo by Roz Weis, Decorah Newspapers broadest possible community support of the event. Some of the regular features of Nordic Fest that everyone has come to expect, such as Heritage Demonstrators and Viking reenactors, are also the result of Steve’s tireless efforts. His lifelong interest in historic preservation has extended into other areas of The Nordic Fest Board is a group of volunteers who love Nordic Fest and look service as well. He has long been involved with the Norman Borlaug Heritage forward to bringing this event to our community and the thousands of visitors Foundation, The Winneshiek County Historical Society, and the Winneshiek who join us each year. County Historic Preservation Commission, for which he currently serves as President Entertainment Parade Chair. Alyssa Ritter Jeni Holtan Grouws Kaitlyn Otteson Julie Shockey-Trytten Jayden Waterbeck Steve Johnson stands as one of the many people who have helped over Vice President *Spot available! many decades to sustain this great community event. His respect for Brian Solberg Food historical and cultural heritage provides a fine example for everyone who will Matt Reilly Physical Management Treasurer *Spot available! Dan Spilde carry the Nordic Fest tradition into the future! Dallas Steffen Brian Solberg Kid’s Activities Secretary *Spot available! 2021 Nordic Fest Grand Marshal - Hometown Taxi Sue Pederson Martha Griesheimer Nordic Fest chooses the *Spot available! Sons of Norway Past President Boyd Wasson Grand Marshal to recognize Luren Singers Kory Courtney outstanding service to the Chris Hick Sporting Events community. Hometown Arts and Crafts Adam Baker Marketing Taxi was nominated for Chris Hick Alyssa Ritter Vesterheim this honor by some of their Linda Wolfs *Spot available! Martha Griesheimer many grateful customers! Bags Tournament Membership Volunteer Coordinator This unique small business Andi Hemesath provides a service that Annie Halweg *Spot available! Beverage Garden *Spot available! allows for a quality of Decorah City Liason Photo by Roz Weis, Decorah Newspapers Jason Lemke life that could not be Merchandise Dave Smutzler, Chief imagined in most small towns or even larger cities. For those who don’t drive Buttons and Programs Samantha Spilde of Police Julie Shockey-Trytten for whatever reason, Hometown Taxi is there to help. Most of the clientele Nordic Dancers consists of regular passengers, and more than 60% are senior citizens. Decorah Area Chamber of Amy Bruening Hometown Taxi caught the eye of the Wall Street Journal a while ago. A Commerce Jeni Holtan Grouws 1999 article noted aspects of their business model, and could not miss the Jessica Rilling significant ways that it differs from most. From the start in 1987, it has been run as a partnership of driver-owners. There are currently eight: Daniel Rotto, Scot Idstrom, Eric Paulson, Ketel Paulsen, Craig Witt, Heidi Olstad, Eric “Lincoln” VanVliet, and Ian Miller. Together, the website announces, they have “well over 100 years of taxi driving experience.” Turning a profit is secondary to providing Norwegian National Anthem a service to members of the community. “We love our riders,” says Daniel Rotto, who has been part of it from the start. Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes we love this country) The Nordic Fest Board acknowledges the dedication and sacrifice of essential workers during the past year of COVID disruption, and counts Hometown Ja, vi elsker dette landet Yes, we love this country Taxi among them. During the worst of it, business was down to just 5% of som det stiger frem, as it rises forth, normal. Those were “tough times,” but they never shut down. With limited rugged, weathered, above the sea, hours starting in March 2020, Hometown Taxi offered delivery service and furet, vaerbitt, over vannet, essential medical rides. An example is driving dialysis patients three times med de tusen hjem. with the thousands of homes. a week for treatment. Ridership is back to about 80% of normal. The drivers Elsker, elsker det og tenker Love, love it and think are unanimous in their eagerness to get beyond COVID, but for now they are of our father and mother keeping plastic barriers and air handling devices installed in the taxis. They are på vår far og mor also holding off on shared rides, a charming part of normal operations that og den saganatt som senker and the saga night that sends saves time and gas, and is a key part of building community that Hometown drømme på vår jord. dreams to our earth. Taxi does so well. The safety and health of the riders is most important. og den saganatt som senker and the saga night that sends Thank you Hometown Taxi for your service to the Decorah community since drømme på vår jord. dreams to our earth. 1987. Your courtesy, friendliness and helpfulness are inspiring! 3 Entertainment All performances are at no charge unless otherwise noted. Entertainment is subject to change. Main Information Center at the Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce will post any changes. THURSDAY, JULY 22—OPENING CEREMONIES SATURDAY, JULY 24 COURTHOUSE SQUARE—MAIN STREET 10:30 am-12:30pm 6:45 pm Performances by Luren Singers and Nordic GRAND PARADE Dancers, introduction of the Board of Directors, Grand Marshals and Skål Recipient, and Flag and Bunad presentations COURTHOUSE SQUARE—MAIN STREET 2:30-4:00 pm Lutefisk