ELVESUND SONS OF NORWAY LODGE #5-593 PRESIDENT/EDITOR: Nancy Robinson, 835 Circle Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130, 708-366-1538 ST. MICHAEL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 500 E. 31st St., LaGrange Park, IL M e e t i n g s : 3:00—6:00 PM OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS 4th Sunday of September 24 October 22 the Month Norwegian Elkhounds “Defiant Courage” Sept.-Oct. 2017 You may remember a few years ago, we were lucky to have some beautiful Norwegian elkhounds to enjoy. Well, if you missed them, now is your chance to see them up close and personal. Inside This Issue Marge Kabala, breeder, trainer, handler, is bringing her two champion Buhunds, Lundehunds 2 Norwegian elkhounds, Maya and Lo- gan and will explain the wide abilities Scandinavia Day 3 of Norwegian elkhounds. “True Account of 3 America” Written by Astrid Karlson Boasson Hagen 4 Scott and Dr. Tore Haug, and Preikestolen 4 told by Richard Egeland. Gratulerer Med Dagen 4 Upcoming Events 5 Jan Baalsruud, who escaped from occupied Norway via the Shetland Bus, was trained in England as a saboteur and re- Nancy’s Notes 6 Foundation Month 6 turned to Norway with other Norwegian men. Their mission The Explorer 7 was to stop the heavy water Recipes 7 production by the NAZI’s, but The Norwegian elkhound is a their mission was discovered hunting dog that originated in Nor- shortly after they entered the way as early as 5000 B.C. It is the fjord. What followed is months Jarlsberg Poppers 8 national dog of Norway. It is one of of escape and evasion, retribu- the oldest dog breeds, and have tion of NAZI occupiers, and been found buried in Viking burial ultra close calls.. grounds. Rich will delve into the heavy water process and why it As a treat, “hot dogs” are on was important to the nuclear the house.” FREE. Call Linda at program and Jan’s involvement 847-224-2776 or Nancy at 630- in it. 240-9637 with your order: How many would you like? Page 2 Westminster’s Newest Norwegian Competitors ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Meet the Norwegian Buhund Meet the Norwegian Lundehund In 2010, for the first time in In addition to the Buhund, another the 134-year history of the West- popular Norwegian dog breed is the Lun- minster Kennel Club Dog Show, a dehund. Lundehunds are small, agile, trio of Norwegian Buhunds com- and highly adapted to life on the remote peted among 173 other dog island cliffs of arctic Norway. Boasting breeds to win a title at the pres- six toes, forelegs capable of bending at a tigious dog show. The dogs, and 90° angles to its body and a flexible neck other recent additions to the that enables the dog to bend its head show like Pyrenean Shepherds backward toward its spine, the dog is and Irish Reds and White Set- perfectly built for hunting and retrieving puffins from steep vertical cliffs and nar- row crevices. ters, became eligi- ble for the competi- While extremely popular among farm- tion in 2009 after ers prior to the mid 1900’s, the dogs suf- the American Ken- fered a major population decline when nel Club formally puffin hunting with nets became popular recognized their and a state-instituted tax on lundehunds breeds. was enacted. By as early as 1930, the The three buhunds at the WKC dog show compete for individual ti- tles within their breed as well as larger titles such as “best in show” and “best of group;” While none of the buhunds took home the top awards, they were part of a select dogs may have been as low in number as group of 25 buhunds that are part of 50, eventually falling to only 6 after an the national competition circuit. The outbreak of distemper. With the help of dogs’ owner speculated that the qual- careful breeding and strict guidelines, ity of the competitive buhunds is so the Lundehund’s population is now on high due to their sire, a dog named the rebound with an estimated 1500- Magnus, who is related to almost 2000 dogs in the world. every buhund in the U.S. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Remember Sons of Norway is a financial benefit society and offers some excellent financial products, in- cluding life insurance, long-term care insurance, and annuities. For more information, to www.sofn.com and click on “Financial Products” or contact our area’s Financial Benefits Counselor: call Greg Regan at 800-442- 4146, email: [email protected]. Page 3 38th Annual Scandinavian Day Festival: Sept. 10 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ENTERTAINMENT: SHOP The Nordic Folk Dancers of Chicago • Approximately 50 vendors from across the Jaerv from Sweden • USA offer arts and crafts, gifts, specialty foods Gangspil from Denmark • and travel opportunities unique to ethnic origins • ABBA salute of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Swe- • Nordic beer tasting! • Living history den. • Face painting • Pony rides Sunday, 10:00 AM—6:00 PM Vasa Park, 35W217 Route 31, South Elgin, IL EAT Admission: Adults: $10.00; Free parking Traditional vendors will assure return of your Children 12 and under FREE; Scandinavian Day favorites. TRUE ACCOUNT OF AMERICA—1838 By Ole Rynning. A book review by Richard Egeland. Ole addresses some concerns about coming to America, least some Scandinavian people there. the first of which being in what direction is America from Norway? This is in the 1830’s so not a lot was written Other concerns are the form of government there, about the New World, and, even if it was, literacy was not specifically laws that govern people or is it a lawless at the top of the lists of most countries then. He eventual- country? True, that there have been areas that have ly found out by talking to captains of ships who had been had the reputation of being lax on laws, but for the there, and they told him of America and some of its idio- most part, Ole fond that people are generally good syncrasies, with open heats for others He wanted to know what religions are there, and is there religious freedom? He wants to know how the country was the first discov- Indeed, the Scandinavians built churches wherever ered and why do so many go there hoping to make their they went and the New World was no exception. livings. How much is land, how about overpopulation or will the new government prohibit or limit people from His last item in questions is: What provisions are coming there. What was the land like? What languages made for the care of poor people and the education of are spoken, and are they easily learned. These are very children. These two questions point out the humani- valid questions to ask before one makes the leap even tarianism of the Scandinavian people that we see in though this is a leap of faith of sorts. As we can see from these modern times. To ask these questions is to be history, there have been limitations to immigrants in this forward thinking in that if someone does not make country although if you have a skill that is in need in the their fortunes or something befalls them preventing New World, you were accepted without hesitation. them from prevailing in the wilderness, there is a safety net. He then wants to know where Norwegians have settled, and, in typical frugal Norwegian fashion, which is the Ole Rynning did move to America and found that cheapest way to get there? The Midwest becomes the fa- his questions were answered, and he did thrive here vorite place to start a new beginning, with Chicago firmly until his death in 1857. in their sights Other states that benefitted from Norwe- gian immigrants are Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and http://norwegianridge.com/2012/04/21ole-rynnings- South Dakota, and Michigan. Indiana did not appear to be true-account-of-america-1838/ a prime destination for this time period, but it did have at Page 4 Tour de France Stage Win for Boasson Hagen Some clever off-bike research paid off at this year’s in a much wider lead for the duo, and Ed- Tour de France for Norwegian pro cyclist Edvald Boasson dy “the Boss” charged ahead for the win. Hagen. In the longest stage of the race—138 miles—the A Norwegian cycling commentator went 30-year-old broke his 6-year drought to finish first in the wild with excitement, knowing how hard 19th stage, which ended in Salon-de-Provence in July. Boasson Hagen had worked for this come- Boasson Hagen, known as “The Boss,” had taken second back. place in two stages that were so close, the winner could only be determined by photo finish. In a related story, the city of Stavanger is lobbying to host the grand depart (race Boasson Hagen says he did his homework by begin) of the Tour de France in 2022. If watching a video of the route the morning before things go according to plan, Norway the stage. He noticed that one side of the final would become the first Scandinavian roundabout was much shorter than the other. country to host the first stages of the Boasson Hagen and one other rider sprinted ahead world-famous cycling race. The proposed of the peloton (French for the main pack of riders), tour would head from southwestern Nor- choosing the right side, while the mass of riders way to Oslo before transferring to French took the longer way around. There was no way for soil. the larger mass of riders to compensate for this error in routing.