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the Inside this issue: Norwegian For kids: the bounty of autumn, fall, or “høst” american story on page 22 Volume 128, #18 • September 22, 2017 Est. May 17, 1889 • Formerly Norwegian American Weekly, Western Viking & Nordisk Tidende $3 USD Capturing the aurora Dennis Mammana shares tips for photographing the northern lights and invites you to join him on a Hurtigruten voyage for the experience of a lifetime

What’s inside? « Ofte syns jeg natten er Nyheter / News 2-3 Molly Jones mer levende og fargerik Business 4-5 The Norwegian American enn dagen. » Opinion 6-7 There’s a wish that makes it onto almost every- Promise.” If you travel on a classical 12-day roundtrip – Vincent van Gogh Sports 8-9 body’s bucket list: experiencing the captivating magic voyage during between October and March and do not Research & Science 10 of the northern lights. It’s on yours, right? see the northern lights, the company will give you a free Arts & Entertainment 11 If you want to view the aurora borealis, Norway is six- or seven-day voyage the following year. an excellent option. The country’s location and lack of Taste of Norway 12-13 light pollution make it an ideal spot to check this expe- Photographing the northern lights Norway near you 14-15 rience off your list. And with 40 percent of the famed Many who are fortunate enough to see the northern Travel 16-17 voyage within the prime-viewing region, a Hurtigruten lights also desire to capture the magic through pictures. Norwegian Heritage 18 cruise might be the perfect way for you to do so. But getting great shots of the aurora can be quite tricky! This well-known 125-year-old route stretches “Photographing the aurora is easy; photographing Obituaries 19 along the stunning Norwegian coastline from Bergen it well is very difficult,” says Dennis Mammana. With Norsk Språk 20-21 to Kirkenes. Voyagers can choose from seven-day four decades’ experience photographing the cosmos, Barneblad 22 northbound, six-day southbound, or 12-day roundtrip Mammana currently works as an astronomy writer, lec- Puzzles 23 journeys. The perk of the roundtrip cruise is seeing the turer, and photographer. He has degrees in physics and ports at daytime in one direction and nighttime in the astronomy, has held several planetarium positions, and Bulletin Board 24 other. Of course, more nights will also improve your is a member of The World at Night, a group of elite pho- chances of seeing the northern lights. According to tographers who shoot the night sky. He has been shoot- $1 = NOK 7.839 Hurtigruten Regional Manager Josh Valdivia McDon- ing the northern lights for 18 years and has many tips updated 09/18/2017 ald, you can typically expect to see the aurora five out on how to capture the aurora from a Hurtigruten ship. of 12 nights during the prime season. Mammana’s first tip is being alert. Look for fea- In comparison In fact, Hurtigruten is so confident that you’ll see 08/18/2017 7.9114 the phenomenon that they offer a “Northern Lights See > northern lights page 17 03/18/2017 8.5082 09/18/2016 8.3108 Northern lights in Skullsfjord, Kvaløya. Photo: Gaute Bruvik / Visitnorway.com 2 • September 22, 2017 Nyheter fra Norge theNorwegianamerican Nyheter Ap gransker hva de gjorde galt Norske Samers Riksforbund blir den store vinneren Kjersti Stenseng skal Norske Samers Riksforbund (NSR) lig- granske hva som førte ger an til å få 27,5 prosent av stemmene og blir dermed den store vinneren i årets til Aps dårligste valg sametingsvalg. Det gir NSR 16 mandater, noe som er tre mandater mer enn i resultat fra opposisjon inneværende periode. I tillegg får Same- siden 1924 folkets parti ett mandat. Norske Samers Riksforbund/Samefolkets Parti får to Cato Husabø Fossen & Emrah Senel mandater, melder NRK. Arbeiderpartiet NRK blir nest største parti med 16,4 prosent av stemmene, noe som gir partiet ni mandat- Partisekretæren som er øverste sjef for er. Deretter følger Nordkalottfolket med det mektige partikontoret på Youngstorget, tre mandater, Senterpartiet med to, Frem- hadde selv et betydelig ansvar for gjennom- skrittspartiet (1), Guovdageainnu Dálon føringen av valgkampen. searvi (1), Høyre (1), Johttisápmelaččaid Nå får hun også ansvaret for å finne ut listtu (1), Árja (1) og Åarjel-Saemiej- hva som gikk galt. Gïelh (1). — Partikontoret vil under min ledelse (Aftenposten) ha ansvaret for prosessen med hente inn og Foto: Sandra Skillingsås, Arbeiderpartiet / Flickr systematisere erfaringer og evalueringer fra Leder i Arbeiderpartiet, Jonas Gahr Støre. «Alle» har stemt Sp i Andøy velgere, medlemmer og medarbeidere. Dette Det ligger an til at samtlige andre partier vil deretter presenteres for sentralstyret, sier nærmest er utslettet i Andøy kommune Stenseng til NRK. Dermed skal 55.000 medlemmer i par- interesse at de foretar en grundig og effek- hvor Senterpartiet gjør storeslem. Til- Partiet setter i gang en storstilt pros- tiet få muligheten til å gi sin mening om Aps tiv evaluering, som skal legges på bordet til liten til politikerne har vært tynnslitt på ess for å finne ut hvor det sviktet, og parti dårligste valgresultat fra opposisjon siden sentralstyremøtet 2. oktober. Andøy, siden det ble besluttet å legge sekretæren utelukker ikke at også Støres 1924 og partilederen Jonas Gahr Støre. — Vi skal komme sterkere tilbake aller- ned Andøya flystasjon, og flytte den til økonomi blir en del av det de skal se på. — Hele partiorganisasjonen skal invol- ede ved valget i 2019, men da er vi avhengig Evenes. Høyre, Frp og Ap støttet beslut- Ap ser ut til å ha fått 800.000 stem- veres i prosessen og bidra med sine erfar- av å lære av egne feiltrinn, sier hun. ningen, men Ap har vinglet i dagene før mer i stortingsvalget. Nedgangen er på 3,5 inger og evalueringer av denne valgkampen. valget. Forhåndsstemmene er opptalt, og prosentpoeng fra 2013 og partiet mister hele Det er altså ikke partiledelsen som skal gran- Se > arbeiderparti, side 21 resultatet er klart: 73,3 prosent oppslut- seks mandater på Stortinget. ske seg selv, men sørge for at dette blir en ning i kommunen, opp fra 8,4 ved for- Nå skal den feilslåtte valgkamp bredest mulig evaluering, sier Stenseng. English Synopsis: Labor Party Secretary General rige stortingsvalg. Det er en økning på strategien endevendes av partiet, og det er Stenseng og partikontoret skal også be Kjersti Stenseng is investigating what went wrong in 870 prosent. — Dette er et protestvalg. Stenseng og partikontoret som skal lede om tilbakemeldinger fra lokallag i kommu- the election, the Labor Party’s worst election result from the opposition since 1924. Andøya-saken har en sammenheng med dette arbeidet. ner og fylker. Hun forsikrer at det er i Aps resultatet, fastslår Andøy-ordfører Jonni H. Solsvik overfor TV 2. Han må bare konstatere at hans eget parti Høyre kun har fått 2,6 prosent av forhåndsstemmene. Ap får 7,6 prosent, mens Frp får 5,9 prosent. Går av som Historisk godt lakseår — Dette er et helt eventyrlig resultat som viser hvor relevante vi er lokalt, og hvor 2017-sesongen i lakse frustrerte folk er med de andre partiene. utenriks- Nå håper jeg vi får regjeringsskifte så vi elvene i Finnmark går kan levere for de som har stemt på oss, inn i historien som sier Liv Signe Navarsete (Sp) til VG. minister (Magnus Newth, VG) rekordår Børge Brende har tak Ryanair-piloter går til Norwegian Sidsel Vik & Robin Mortensen NRK Nærmere 140 piloter har gått fra Europas ket ja til å bli president i største flyselskap Ryanair til Norwegian World Economic Forum siden starten av året. — Jeg kan bekrefte Fire av de største elvene som Finnmarks at nærmere 140 piloter har gått fra Ryan eiendommen (FeFo) forvalter har opplevde igurd jørnestad lf le sk air til Norwegian så langt i år, både til den S B & A O A sitt beste lakseår noensinne i 2017. Aftenposten nye basen i Dublin og andre baser i Eu- Det var knyttet stor spenning til årets ropa, sier kommunikasjonsdirektør Lasse laksesesong på grunn av den sene våren, men Sandaker-Nielsen i Norwegian Air Shut- Utenriksminister Børge Brende går av til tross for dette har flere elver hatt et svært tle til Nettavisen. Norwegian har ifølge som utenriksminister i midten av oktober. godt fiske. avisen så langt i år ansatt rundt 400 piloter. Brende har takket ja til å bli president i Jakobselva i Vadsø er den største elva Dermed utgjør andelen som kommer fra World Economic Forum (WEF) med hoved- som ligger under FeFos forvaltning. Elva har den irske konkurrenten om lag en tredje- kvarteret i Sveits. hatt en fantastisk sesong og opplever fangst Foto: Knut-Sverre Horn / NRK del av de nyansatte. I sommer hadde Nor- Det opplyser statsminister Erna Solberg rekord for andre år på rad, både i kilo på Fangsttallene i Jakobselva er de beste i fylket wegian nok en gang store problemer med og utenriksminister Børge Brende på en fisken og antall fisk. I år endte fangsten på i blant elvene som FeFo forvalter. kanselleringer og forsinkede avganger på pressekonferanse 15. september. underkant av 15 tonn. grunn av pilotmangel. — Flyvere velger Brende var ansatt i WEF også 2008– Det er Nikolaj Christiansen i Vestre Ja- bedre selskaper å jobbe for enn Norwe- 2009, men da som en av nestlederne. Nå kla- kobselv jeger- og fiskeforening godt fornøyd tatt mer storlaks enn i hele 2016-sesongen. gian, sa forbundsleder i Norsk Pilotfor- trer han helt til topps i organisasjonen. med. Andre elver som opplevde rekorder i år bund, Petter Førde, til Aftenposten i juli, Brendes forgjenger i stolen som uten- — Vi har hatt en formidabel utvikling er Veidneselva, Skallelv og Bergebyelva. som mente at pilotmangel kom til oppstå riksminister, Espen Barth Eide (Ap), var an- over mange år. At vi nærmer oss 15 tonn vis- Utmarksforvalter Steinar Normann på nytt for Norwegian. Nesten 3,3 mil- satt i WEF 2014–2016. er at elva leverer godt og at vi nærmer oss et Christensen i FeFo ser en god utvikling i el- lioner passasjerer reiste med Norwegian Brende kommenterer beslutningen slik: maksimaltall, sier han. vene de har ansvaret for. i august. Det er drøyt 407.000 flere—en — Jeg føler det er gode resultater vise til Finnmarkseiendommen forvalter 50 — Elevene i FeFo har gjort det veldig økning på 14 prosent—enn i samme i de fire siste årene. Det er det rette tidspunk- vassdrag. Fangsttallene fra mange av disse bra i mange år. Og at det i år igjen er et godt måned i fjor. Selskapet gjennomførte 99,7 tet etter et valg. Nå må statsministeren ta elvene bekrefter at det ble et storlaksår i ses- år skyldes den gode forvaltning som gjøres av flyvningene, punktligheten var på 76,8 stilling til fire nye år, sier Brende om regjer- ongen 2017. av våre forpaktere, sier han. prosent. Ryanair på sin side meldte 6. sep- Selv om Lakselva i Porsanger har hatt en tember at de innfører strengere regler for Se > brende, side 21 gjennomsnittssesong, veide mer en annen Se > lakseelver, side 21 håndbagasje. Flyselskapet mener det vil hver laks som ble tatt over sju kilo. skape mindre forsinkelser. English Synopsis: Børge Brende has agreed to be- Repparfjordelva har hatt en sesong litt English Synopsis: The 2017 season was a record year (Eirik Husøy, Aftenposten) come president of the World Economic Forum and is under middels, men også her er det tatt mye for the salmon rivers in Finnmark with new catch re- resigning as Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. storlaks. Allerede halvveis i fisket ble det her cords for both the weight and number of the salmon. theNorwegianamerican News September 22, 2017 • 3 Hunters find This week in brief Norway’s election Nine in ten use internet every day Viking sword Nine in ten Norwegians between 16 and Five things to know 79 years surf the internet every day. Two The 1,100-year-old relic thirds use social media daily. about the outcome Ninety-six percent have used the of September 11’s was found higher in internet in the last three months, and 90 the mountains than any percent use it every day. Almost every- general election one between 16 and 54 years surfs the previous such objects web daily. The share decreases to 69 percent in the 65 to 74 years age group. 94 percent of Norwegian households have The Local he ocal T L broadband access at home. A growing share of the population Norway’s conservative parties won a Reindeer hunters in Norway’s Oppland uses social media, largely due to an in- majority in September 11’s election. Here are county have created excitement among ex- crease among the older age groups in the five essential things to take away. perts at home and abroad after discovering survey. Almost as many men as women a Viking sword thought to be from around use social media, but women are more 1. Conservative allies may refuse to A.D. 850 to 950. likely to be frequent social media users. support the Progress Party Regional archaeologist Espen Finstad Other common internet activities are The four “blue bloc” parties—Solberg’s called the find in the Lesja region of the sending and receiving emails, using on- Conservatives (H), the nationalist Progress mountainous county “fantastic.” line banking, and reading online newspa- Party (FrP), the Christian Democrats (KrF), “This is a completely fantastic finding Photo: Andreas Haldorsen / Wikimedia pers. Approximately nine in 10 Norwe- and the Liberals (V)—have 89 seats between of a sword that has survived incredibly well Norwegian ballot box. gians between 16 and 79 years perform them, 10 more than the red-green total of 79. over 1,100 years,” Finstad said to broadcast- these activities. But a continuation of the status quo er NRK. Three quarters of Norwegians have from the previous election, in which a Con- Discovery of Viking relics high in the [Conservative-Progress, ed.] government,” ordered goods or services online in the servative-Progress coalition was supported Norwegian mountains is remarkable in itself, Christian Democrat leader Knut Arild Har last 12 months. People with a higher edu- by the two smaller parties, appears in doubt he added. eide said during a post-election leaders’ de- cation are more likely to shop online. after the Christian Democrats stated that they “We have searched the area in a radius bate at Stortinget on the night of the election. Among those who ordered goods no longer wish to work with the right-wing, of around 50 meters and have used a metal Liberal leader Trine Skei Grande has yet or services online, 82 percent have used strictly anti-immigration Progress Party. detector but found no other objects. So it’s to commit her party. Solberg has invited her Norwegian online sellers, and 56 percent “We support a center-right government, a mystery as to why the sword was in that fellow leaders to talks on the make-up of the have used foreign online sellers. Holiday so we will see what happens. If that’s not the particular place,” he told NRK. new government. accommodation and other travel arrange- type of government we get, we’ll go into op- ments are popular services to buy online. position. But we will not support a blue-blue See > election, page 6 See > sword, page 7 (SSB) Mixed nationality Norwegians reach record numbers Who taught Norway to smelt iron? More Norwegians have a parent with foreign nationality than ever before, according to figures from Statistics Norway An NTNU professor (Statistisk sentralbyrå). may have solved the Over 200,000 people in Norway had one Norwegian and one non-Norwegian mystery of Norway’s parent at the beginning of 2017, writes the Dagsavisen newspaper. Danes and iron-age smelting Swedes are the most common nationali- ties for shared-heritage Norwegians, fol- Steinar Brandslet lowed by Brits and Americans. The Phil- NTNU ippines is the highest non-Western country on the list, writes Dagsavisen. For centuries, people in today’s mid- Mixed-heritage Norwegians com- Norway Trøndelag region made large monly experience reactions based on their amounts of first-class iron out of bog ore for non-stereotypical appearance, Mona-Iren use in weapons and tools. Production peaked Hauge of Oslo University’s Institute of at about 40 metric tons a year at around A.D. Psychology told the newspaper. “They 200. With production levels this high, it is are often asked to respond to questions likely that they exported iron to the Euro- Photo: Pixabay like ‘Where are you actually from?’ even pean continent as well. Norway produced high-quality iron at a very early time. though they are Norwegian and were But where did the expertise to smelt the born in Norway,” Hauge said. ore come from? And how did it actually get Rune Berglund Steen, director of the to Norway to begin with? one really knows how Iron-Age Norwegians “It’s an exact copy of furnaces in Trøn- Norwegian Centre Against Racism, told Arne Wang Espelund, a professor emer- learned to make iron. delag. It has the same dimensions and a side the newspaper that the increase has re- itus at NTNU’s Department of Materials Sci- Espelund, however, has found some opening,” says Espelund. sulted in neither more nor less racism in ence and Engineering, has been interested in clues. And they lead to the Roman Empire. It’s true that the slag pit is built of clay, the country. “Many of us have a relaxed iron making since the 1970s. He himself has while those in Norway were made of stone. view of a multicultural society, while oth- helped to smelt iron with a method described A furnace in Austria And this particular furnace in Austria is ers react with fear and panic. ... Many in the 1700s by Ole Evenstad in Stor-Elvdal, Scientists in Austria have found a fur- younger than the oldest Norwegian furnaces think the societal changes are natural, just north of Lillehammer. nace with exactly the same measurements of the same design. But even older furnaces others don’t,” Steen said. However, this method is different than and design as furnaces in Norway. This part are found nearby, in Populonia in Italy and Hauge said that having parents from techniques used in Norway for roughly 900 of Austria belonged to the Roman Empire. Burgenland in Austria. two different countries was an advantage years until about A.D. 600, when plague and The archaeologist Brigitte Cech found “I believe the technology for extracting for mixed nationality children. One of the an economic downturn in Europe caused ev- a furnace in Semlach, a village that during iron must have originated outside of Nor- most important aspects—something also erything to grind to a halt and the art of mak- Roman times was in Noricum. The furnace valued by employers—is the ability to ing iron was forgotten. At the moment, no dates from around A.D. 100. See > iron, page 24 speak more than one language fluently. But having one parent from Norway makes life in the country easier, since it This issue’s news from Norway is brought to you through a partnership with: enables people growing up to better understand Norwegian systems, she added. www.thelocal.no (The Local) 4 • September 22, 2017 Business theNorwegianamerican The key to precise salmon measurement Norwegian startup OptoScale uses laser lights to accurately measure the weight of fish

Rasmus Falck Oslo, Norway

Norway’s long and jagged coastline sur- rounded by cold, fresh seawater provides excellent conditions for aquaculture activities. The country is the world’s leading producer of Atlantic salmon and the second largest seafood exporter in the world. Since the ad- vent of commercial salmon farming around 1970, the aquaculture industry has grown to become an industry of major importance. Recently the board of the Nor-Fishing Foundation decided to give the 2017 Innova- tion Award for the best project in the aquaculture industry to a Norwegian or foreign company or individual because they have less access to financial support than the large research institutions. The board hopes that this will stimulate more innovation in the Photo courtesy of SalMar commercial sector as well. SalMar farming facility, a fish farming company that OptoScale has worked closely with. One of the finalists this year is Opto- Scale, a Norwegian company focusing on accurate biomass measuring—a necessity of the fish. In addition, the company uses a With working prototypes in the sea and OptoScale has received several awards. for both profitability and sustainability in laser beam that is sent out in a striped pat- three systems in production, OptoScale has SalMar, Innovation Norway, and the Re- aquaculture. The startup is nominated for tern instead of the traditional LED light. This now changed their focus to work on pro- search Council of Norway have been very the Innovation Award for its work on laser provides much more information than the tra- gramming and the algorithms for interpret- important for the company’s development. lights, advanced algorithms, and a simple ditional lighting since the curves of the light ing the pictures, creating 3D models, and but brilliant idea for measuring the weight of stripes change with the fish’s circumference. presenting the data in the online portal. The salmon more accurately. According to OptoScale’s CEO and Co- goal is to be able to estimate the weight of Rasmus Falck is a strong OptoScale sets itself apart from the Founder Sven Kolstø, precision in measuring 1,000 fish per day by the end of 2017, com- innovation and entrepre- crowd due to the way their technology can has great advantages. He also emphasizes pared to the 100 they measure today. neurship advocate. The au- distinguish individual fish from the popula- that the fish farmer SalMar has been an out- Innovation and R&D in the fields of en- thor of “What do the best tion in the cage. The company, like many standing partner and central in the develop- vironment, technology, biology, and resource do better” and “The board others working with biomass measurement, ment. Since the data OptoScale generates is management are of the greatest importance of directors as a resource uses a stereo camera—two cameras that have not actually useful before being interpreted for the seafood industry in Norway as well in SME,” he received his slightly different fields of view. By having by users on the fish farm, the startup worked as internationally. This is perhaps especially masters degree from the these two pictures of the fish, one gets a bet- closely with fish farmers when developing true for the aquaculture industry, which in University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently ter depth of vision and of the circumference the software. many ways is still in its infancy. lives in Oslo, Norway.

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Hydro on top of Dow Jones “Worldwide by easyJet” allows pas- Sustainability list sengers to seamlessly connect their easyJet Hydro has been selected industry leader in the flight with other partner airline flights, in- aluminum sector on the Dow Jones Sustain- cluding Norwegian’s fast-growing network ability World Index (DJSI World) for the first of affordable long-haul flights from the U.S, time since 2009. Asia, and South America. “Our ranking reflects Hydro’s continu- The “Worldwide by easyJet” service will ous efforts to operate in a sustainable way,” initially focus on routes at London Gatwick says Kirsten Margrethe Hovi, Head of Extra- Airport. easyJet then expects the service to Financial Reporting. “We should all be proud expand to other key airports in Europe in the of our achievement.” future, including airports where Norwegian For several years, Alcoa was the industry also offers long-haul connections, such as leader, and the company remains on the DJSI Paris Charles De Gaulle and Barcelona. World Index. “Travel should be affordable for all, so This year, Hydro’s performance was best we are delighted to partner with another qual- on code of conduct & compliance, water-re- ity low-cost airline like easyJet to offer pas- lated risks, human rights, stakeholder engage- sengers even more choice. We already see a ment, and the four reporting/transparency in- large number of passengers making connec- dicators. tions between Norwegian’s own long-haul Hydro is the only Norwegian company and short-haul networks and we welcome included in the World Index this time around, initiatives like ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ that while the Norway-based consumer goods give customers even more opportunities for company Orkla is included in the DJSI Eu- affordable transfers between flights,” said rope. DJSI World is regarded the world’s most Thomas Ramdahl, Norwegian Chief Com- prestigious sustainability index. mercial Officer. (Norsk Hydro ASA) “With Norwegian’s growing long-haul networks in the U.S. and easyJet’s extensive Norwegian partners with easyJet European routes, millions more passengers will have the chance to travel to some of the Norwegian announced its partnership with world’s top destinations, all with great fares, British low-cost carrier easyJet on Sept. 13, smooth connections, and a quality service,” allowing passengers to connect a Norwegian said Ramdahl. long-haul flight with an easyJet short-haul (Norwegian) flight in one single booking. theNorwegianamerican Business September 22, 2017 • 5 The robots are coming: Employees benefit from digitalization Nordic supermarket leadership team took a creative approach. As they piloted new self-serve checkout Jennifer Vessels stations, they found customers were both un- Next Step—Silicon Valley & Oslo, Norway sure of how to use the kiosks to scan and pay and concerned that adoption would cause the While robots that vacuum the carpet, local cashiers to lose their jobs. To address mow the lawn, or deliver lunch are cute time these issues, a few cashiers were trained to savers, their possible entry into the work- help customers use the kiosks while welcom- place can be scary. Employees who have ing back customers and encouraging shop- spent years performing a routine task can be pers to visit again for specials. threatened by the idea of technology taking This led to faster checkouts via the ki- over their jobs. People in customer-facing osks and more return visits, while the em- roles (cashiers, bank tellers, check-in agents) ployees found they enjoyed the customer may argue that use of self-service or remote interaction. The store manager then created a interfaces dehumanizes the company. new training program for employees to gain Business leaders today know they must in-depth knowledge in a particular product digitalize to compete, survive, and grow in area. They were then assigned to departments today’s world. However, success is often of the store (meat, produce, household items) contingent on employee support. A recent in which they would be available to answer Forbes study of two thousand global compa- customer questions, provide advice, or guide nies found that 80 percent considered their shoppers to new or promotional items. digitalization effort a failure—due to lack of The result was higher store revenues, in- management support or employee adoption. Photo courtesy of Next Step creased customer loyalty, and differentiation By investing the resources and time needed When workers in one Nordic supermarket were freed from cashier duty by robots, they found higher as the store where customers preferred shop. to gain employee commitment, companies work satisfaction becoming experts in store sections and helping customers. However the real benefit was to the employ- can avoid the disappointment, cost, and lost ees who were freed from repetitively scan- opportunity that comes with a failed project. ning items, accepting payments, and offering and store this data, the employee has time to for future success receipts to delivering real value to customers Increasing employee freedom and value analyze expense patterns and provide the cli- 3. Be integrated into all employee de- and their company. through technology ent with valuable advice on ways to reduce velopment and reward programs Gaining support starts with understand- expenses. 4. Demonstrate ways in which em- All industries are adopting technology, ing why and how technology can enhance the In the Nordic countries, the high cost and ployees can benefit from technology whether its robotics, self-service kiosks, ar- employees’ work life. This can be a greater limited availability of employees, combined Ultimately, digitalization, whether it tificial intelligence, or online systems. By ease of completing projects, the ability to with the need for competitive growth, has led is through introduction of robotics or new committing to digitalization and then fa- work from home occasionally, or opportuni- to widespread use of technology from self- systems to streamline operations, will lead cilitating employee adoption and training ties to learn new skills—possibly leading to service check ins to online banking services. to more interesting work, greater employee in new skills, business leaders can increase higher salaries. However, digitalization remains a challenge engagement, and increased company value. their company’s results while enhancing em- In many companies, use of technol- for many traditional, retail, and professional ployee satisfaction and value. ogy frees people from performing mundane service businesses. Case study: Leveraging digitalization tasks such as data entry or manual produc- For success, digital initiative needs to to increase revenue and employee This article was provided to The Norwegian tion line work. They are then able to move meet the following criteria: satisfaction American by Jennifer Vessels of Silicon Val- up the chain so that their contributions are 1. Engage managers and employees in With new online competition, success ley and Oslo. She is CEO of Next Step, which valued more highly. 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< election A message from Editor-in-chief Emily C. Skaftun From page 3 Editor’s Notes Join the conversation! 2. Labor loses votes in all regions Jonas Gahr Støre’s Labor (Ap) party was by far the worst performer in the election. The party, traditionally Norway’s larg- The Norwegian American crowdfunding updates est, retained the largest single share of the vote over the Conservatives—but its projected regression to 27.4 percent represents It’s been about four months since we the worst election for the party since 2001. ended our second Indiegogo campaign. The party lost votes in every single one We did it (for those of you just tuning in) of the country’s administrative regions. because we lose money making this paper. Støre said following the election that he At some point, if that goes on, we’ll be out was disappointed but expected to continue as of money to lose, and America’s only Nor- leader. “Tomorrow the work begins to evalu- wegian newspaper will cease to be. That ate this election. I will take responsibility, almost happened in 2015, but the support and that means leading that work,” he told of our small-but-fierce community saved Aftenposten. the day. For a little while, anyway… Anyway, here are the musings and 3. Agrarian centrists the biggest winners updates from this editor on the subject of The Center Party (Sp) is now Norway’s crowdfunding and newspaper manage- fourth largest, with 10.3 percent of the votes ment, in no particular order: and 18 seats, up from 10 prior to the vote. The anti-EU membership, pro-decen- • Folks don’t understand what a small tralization party last performed this strongly operation this is. in the early 1990s, when the debate about People very frequently write or call Norway’s relation to the EU was at its height. One of the postcards a lucky campaign backer is going to receive, with a silly story on the back. us with suggestions for things to change, These will also be in the mail soon! In the rural Sogn og Fjordane region, ways to save money, ways to raise money, the party saw a huge 9.2 point gain from stories to write, books to publish, calen- 2013, while in the Nordland municipality of dars to produce, etc. Often they’re terrific itor here, and I’ve always replied that I didn’t • Crowdfunding is not the answer. Andøy, a local government crisis relating to ideas, ones that any medium-sized paper have time to actually make a cookbook. This If you ever see me talking about run- the closure of an airfield saw Center gain an would have no trouble implementing. year, perhaps lulled into complacency by how ning another campaign, slap me. Not only astonishing 63.7 points. But here’s the thing: incredible Daytona Strong is as Taste of Nor- was every aspect of this campaign harder Y’all, it’s just us chickens in here. way editor, I decided to take a run at it. than I anticipated, it didn’t even help very 4. Marxist party gains parliamentary seat Molly and I are the paper’s only full-time Turns out I was right before. I really much. At its best, crowdfunding is a band- The Red Party (R), an outsider founded employees, and we’re already working didn’t have time to make the cookbook. Be- aid, and we need to focus our limited time in 2007, has a projected 3.1 point gain in about as hard as we can. For a couple tween Daytona and myself we’ve put… I and resources on healing the wound. Oslo, where Labor, the Conservatives, Prog- months earlier this year we didn’t even have no idea how many hours into the thing. Which we are doing! We’ve been ress, and the Christian Democrats all lost have our part-time advertising sales per- Even as late as last weekend Daytona was talking with marketing people and web support. son, so I did that too. It was brutal. making and photographing recipes to make people who not only have better ideas The Socialist Left and Center parties did We do have an absolutely fabulous the finished product as gorgeous as possible. than I do but are also being paid to imple- gain ground in the capital, completing an ap- collection of freelance writers doing mi- ment those ideas, which (fingers crossed) parent swing to the left in Norway’s biggest raculous work for us, and some part-time • But it’s gorgeous. will help us increase subscription num- population center. help, and even a section editor or two The proof of the cookbook came out bers and advertising. 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Letters to the Editor theNorwegianamerican Published since May 17, 1889 Do you have something to say? 17713 15th Ave NE, #205, Shoreline, WA 98155 Tel: (206) 784-4617 • Email: [email protected] Write to us at The Norwegian American, Letter to the Editor, 17713 15th Ave NE, #205, Shoreline, WA 98155, or email us at [email protected], subject line Publisher Ragnar Meyer-Knutsen Letter to the Editor. Letters may be edited for style, clarity, or length. Editor-in-chief Emily C. Skaftun [email protected] Assistant Editor / Nyheter, Business, Hardingfele dition, most of the modern instruments fea- Sports, Travel ture pen and ink rosmaling. Molly Jones [email protected] Dear Editor, (3) For readers in the English language, Opinion Editor First of all, congratulations on a super the HFAA (Hardanger Fiddle Association Linn Chloe Hagstrøm [email protected] < sword issue that includes one of my favorite sub- of America) has very extensive information Taste of Norway Editor From page 3 jects: Norwegian folk music. It would have about the hardingfele. See www.hfaa.org. Daytona Strong food@na-weekly.com been nice to include more indigenous folk (4) Brady says that “out in the coun- Advertising One theory of the sword’s origins music, but perhaps that will come later. tryside, there are still many spelemenn.” Rhonda Staton [email protected] is that its owner was lost and died in the Music in Norway is constantly chang- Yes, very true, however there are also many Subscriptions wilderness. Should that be the case, the ing to include many aspects of American and fiddlers who live in the cities and play in [email protected] man himself would have been preserved world popular music as well as world folk groups, solo performances, play for danc- in the ice if he had died just a few hun- music, but much of the indigenous folk mu- ing and many belong to spelemannslag, Contributors dred meters to the east, Finstad told the sic of Norway is best found at two festivals such as the groups from Oslo: Østerdølenes Larrie Wanberg Grand Forks, N.D. broadcaster. that were not mentioned: Landskappleiken spellmannslag or Gudbrandsdølenes spele- Julia Andersen New York, N,Y. Tove Andersson Oslo, Norway Although several hundred similar Vi- and Landsfestivalen i gammaldans musikk. mannslag. (Note the different spellings... so Patricia Barry Hopewell Junction, N.Y. king weapons have been found in Norway A few corrections and additions to the typical of norsk språk!) Melinda Bargreen Everett, Wash. over the years, the new discovery is the article about the hardingfele by M. Michael (5) Most experts in Norway today have Terje Birkedal Anchorage, Alaska M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway first at such a high level in the mountains, Brady (“Never second fiddle: On Norway’s concluded that the hardingfele was not de- David Burke Skoppum, Norway according to Finstad. most famous instrument,” www.norwegia- rived from European baroque instruments but Daughters of Norway Members Various The relic was found by hunters Geir namerican.com/heritage/never-second-fid- evolved independently of the different types Gary G. Erickson Sunburg, Minn. Rasmus Falck Oslo, Norway Inge Follestad and Einar Åmbakk from dle-on-norways-most-famous-instrument): of viols. The baroque instruments today are Christy Olsen Field Seattle, Wash. the Østra region, according to the report. (1) Landslaget for spelemenn is alive and not obsolete, however, and are produced and Sunny Gandara Beacon, N.Y. The two then alerted local archaeological well; it merged in 2009 with Norsk Folke- played in many different parts of the world. Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway Rosalie Grangaard Grosch Arden Hills, Minn. authorities. musikk- og Danselag and became FolkOrg. (6) An addition to the hardingfele ari- Kari Heistad Edina, Minn. The site of the discovery is three This group is very active today and includes ticle, which perhaps could be expanded on in Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. hours from the nearest road, writes NRK. in its membership most of the folk musicians the future: geographically, Norway is home Leslee Lane Hoyum Rockford, Minn. Roy Jorgensen Hopewell Junction, N.Y “We thought a lot about it afterwards. of Norway. Their website is folkorg.no. to mostly vanlig fele country (regular fiddle, Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway We understand that it is quite special,” (2) The modern hardingfele is much or violin). The indigenous areas for the hard- Michael Kleiner Philadelphia, Penn. Åmbakk told Vigga. changed from the older models from the 15 ingfele are mostly both Agders, Telemark, Scott Larsen New Westminster, B.C. Thor A. Larsen Fishkill, N.Y. The sword’s good condition owes and 1600s. Most are built on Italian violin Valdres valley, Hallingdal valley, and Roga- Lexi Seattle, Wash. much to the presence of snow and freez- models such as Guarnerius or Stradivarius land north through Møre og Romsdal. Solveig M. Lee Seattle, Wash. ing conditions in the region for most of with longer fingerboards, tailpieces, more Sincerely, Richard Londgren Thousand Oaks, Calif. Donald V. Mehus New York, N.Y. the year, Finstad said to NRK. sympathetic strings (the old ones only had David Elliker-Vågsberg Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. two or three sympathetic strings and much Medlemer av Naustedalen spelemanns David Moe Sun City, Calif. more mother of pearl and bone inlay). In ad- lag og leder av dans gruppe Fossegrimen Maria Stordahl Nelson Seattle, Wash. David Nikel Trondheim, Norway Ken Nordan Batavia, Ill. Barbara K. Rostad Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho 26. september 1. oktober John Erik Stacy Seattle, Wash. Rolf Kristian Stang New York, N.Y. Jean Dalthorp Bennett Armand Brastad Williams Bay WI Judith Gabriel Vinje Los Angeles, Calif. Mountlake Terrace WA Kathleen Egidi Deer Park NY Dianna Walla Tromsø, Norway Maiken Gehsmann Morristown NJ Ena Klæboe Seattle WA Linda Warren Washington, D.C. Paul Holum Desoto TX Tone Olsen McLean VA Jo Christian Weldingh Oslo, Norway Gladys K. 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M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway

Until the wartime and postwar restric- tions on import of private cars were lifted in 1960, cycling was commonplace in Norway. Thereafter, cycling declined in face of increasingly prevalent car ownership and use. According to a social research report published in 2012 by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (Further reading), only 4.3% of the Norwegian population could be classified as cyclists, compared to 12% in Sweden and 17% in Denmark. The generally accepted explanation of Norway’s lower cycling percentage has been harsh winters and daunting terrain. The snows of winter can hinder, as can long uphill stretches almost anywhere you cycle. But international comparisons indicate greater use of bicycles in other countries known for their hills and their snows. Photos: (clockwise from top left) Trampe, Jan Frode Haugseth, Sykkelprosjektet Oslo, BaneNOR Aksel Tjora, professor of sociology at the Top left: Trampe cycle cable lift in Trondheim makes getting up that hill a Norwegian University of Science and Tech- breeze. nology in Trondheim, reckons that the lag in Above: Sociology professor Aksel H. Tjora on his high-wheeler velocipede. Norway is due not to overcoming the physical Left: Winter cycling in Oslo. environment but rather to shortcomings in the Middle left: The bicycle “hotel” at Lillestrøm station has places for 394 interactions between people and public spac- bicycles. es. He believes that “health-oriented moral- ism”—suggesting people take up cycling because it’s healthy—is doomed from the start. spaces for cycling. Most of the improve- Trampe bicycle lift, an uphill cable tow for gen2017.no/en, selectable in English or Nor- Public spaces for cycling should be fixed first ments, such as the upgrading of cycle paths cyclists, has been in operation since 1993. In wegian). to tempt people teetering on the threshold of and bike lanes on roads, are like those being action it’s similar to the Poma Lift for uphill starting cycling to take the first step. implemented in the cycle traffic planning of skier transport, and the most recent update Further reading Professor Tjora’s ideas, in concert with many countries, and studded tires are in- of it was implemented by the French Poma “Motivating those who are almost cy- the incentives of the Norwegian Public stalled on bicycles for winter riding. group. The results of these improvements clists” by Ida Korneliussen, Science Nordic, Roads Administration, Bane NOR (railway But two are uniquely Norwegian. Twelve will become known when cycling statistics March 18, 2013, PDF: sciencenordic.com/ infrastructure agency), and the cities of Oslo railway stations now have a Sykkelhotell are compiled at the end of this year, in part motivating-those-who-are-almost-cyclists and Trondheim (Further reading) have re- (“Bicycle hotel”), a building with theft-proof aided by extensive data compiled on cycle (English or Norwegian) cently resulted in the betterment of public indoor bike parking racks. In Trondheim, the use, as by automatic cycle use day counts on “Klimaeffekt av økt sykling og gåing” the principal cycling streets of Oslo. (Impact of increased cycling and walking on Cycle racing has always fared well in climate), report compiled by Civitas for the WOODEN SPOON Norway. Norges Cykleforbund (“Norwegian Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Com- SCANDINAVIAN SHOP Cycling Federation,” link: www.sykling.no, munications, October 2012, PDF: www. in Norwegian only) was founded in 1910, regjeringen.no/globalassets/upload/sd/ve- 1617 K Avenue, Plano, TX 75074 • (972) 424-6867 just ten years after the International Cycling dlegg/sykling_rapport_130222_civitas.pdf Union (UCI, link: www.uci.ch, selectable (Norwegian) SHOP NOW FOR in English or French) was founded in Paris. Oslo sykkelstrategi (Oslo Biking Strat- The first Norwegian championships in road egy) 2015-2025, PDF: www.spacescape.se/ Husmor Fishballs, Sardines, cycling were held in 1912. From Knut Knud- wp-content/uploads/2015/05/OsloSykkel- Herrings, Lefse, Freia Candy, sen’s win of the 4000-meter track cycling strategi_interaktiv.pdf (Norwegian) Vaffler mix, Mor’s flatbread, and event of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich Sykkelpolitisk dokument (Biking pol- to Edvard Boasson Hagen’s win of stage 19 icy document) 2016-2020, Norges Cykle- Check out our website for all the Vikings all things Norwegian! of the 2017 Tour de France, Norwegian cy- forbund, PDF: www.sykling.no/file/1040/ and Trolls that are available. clists have performed well in international download?token=j5BFdqbM (Norwegian) We have magnets, key chains, figures, [email protected] racing. This month, they have competitive Sykkelhåndboka (Cycling handbook), shot glasses and much more. chances on their home hills, as the 2017 UCI Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Everyone wants to be a Viking! www.woodenspoon.ws Road World Championships are being held PDF: www.vegvesen.no/Fag/Publikasjoner/ in Bergen this September 16 to 24 (link: ber- Handboker (Norwegian) theNorwegianamerican Sports September 22, 2017 • 9 Sports News & Notes Rosenborg qualifies Triathlon: Bronze for Blummenfelt Football: Norway wins 4-1 Kristian Blummenfelt delivered another The Norwegian women’s team had no strong performance on Sept. 16 in Rotter- problem beating Northern Ireland 4-1 in for Europa League dam and took his third second-place fin- Fredrikstad on September 15 in their first ish in this year’s World Triathlon Series. match of the 2019 World Cup Qualifiers. He previously took second place in Mon- Norway’s goals were scored by Guro Reit- The Norwegian club managed to beat treal on Aug. 6 and Stockholm on Aug. 26. en (2), Caroline Graham Hansen, and Lisa- Overall he took the World Championship Maria Utland. Ajax, kicking Amsterdam out of the running bronze. He crossed the finish line just two (NRK) seconds behind the French Vincent Luis, who won his first WTS round this year. Football: Molde wins right at the end (NRK) Substitute Thomas Amang scored the winning goal for Molde just before the end of Rallycross: Petter Solberg breaks his the Sept. 11 match when Odd was beaten collarbone 2-1 at Aker stadium. Petter Strand gave Petter Solberg broke his collarbone in a Molde the lead before Jone Samuelsen set- crash during a World Rallycross race on tled the score from the penalty mark. When Sept. 17. The 42-year-old must have sur- it seemed sure to be a tie, Amang appeared gery following this injury, which he suf- and secured three points for Molde. fered in Latvia, NTB reported. Solberg has (NRK) also incurred two broken ribs. (NRK) Football: Rosenborg victory over Strømsgodset International Sports: Kloster Aasen Strømsgodset lost 0-2 against Rosenborg new IOC member at home in Eliteserien on Sept. 10. Nicklas At the International Olympic Commit- Bendtner gave RBK the lead a quarter into tee Session in Lima on Sept. 15, Kristin the second half. Eight minutes later, substi- Kloster Aasen was selected as a new mem- tute Samuel Adegbenro scored for Rosen- ber. She comes in right as Gerhard Heiberg borg again. leaves the IOC after 23 years. (NRK) (NRK) Photo: Bjørn S. Delebekk / VG Samuel Adegbenro celebrates after scoring one of his goals. eliteserien Jo Christian Weldingh Oslo, Norway Norway’s Premier League Last season’s UEFA Europa League But after an hour of play, Rosenborg let finalists Ajax went out in the qualifying Ajax through their defensive line a little too results Standings rounds as Rosenborg beat them 4-2 on ag- easily two times in a row. First when Amin gregate to reach the group stage. Younes lobbed the ball past an otherwise 9/9 Brann 2 – 1 Sogndal Teams PLD PTS Almost everyone lost faith in Rosen- great André Hansen, and then in the next 9/10 Haugesund 1 – 1 Lillestrøm 1. Rosenborg 22 47 borg’s Europa League venture when Lasse attack, when Younes crossed the ball to an 2. Brann 22 40 Schöne put Ajax in the lead (2-1) after 60 unmarked Lasse Schöne. 2-0 (on aggregate) 9/10 Kristiansund 4 – 1 Tromsø 3. Sarpsborg 08 22 38 minutes of play in the August 24 match. But in favor of Rosenborg had suddenly become 9/10 Sandefjord 3 – 1 Viking 4. Molde 22 37 that was before Rosenborg’s fresh signing, 2-2 and Ajax was through to Europa League 5. Haugesund 21 33 Samuel Adegbenro, entered the pitch. Ten because of the somewhat controversial away 9/10 Vålerenga 1 – 2 Sarpsborg 08 minutes before full time, he headed Yann- goal rule. 6. Odd 21 31 Erik de Lanlay’s cross into the top corner. “We needed one goal,” coach Ingebrigt- 9/10 Aalesund 1 – 1 Stabæk 7. Sandefjord 22 30 Then, two minutes into injury time, he drib- sen explained afterwards. “We had to at- 9/10 Strømsgodset 0 – 2 Rosenborg 8. Stabæk 22 30 bled past half of Ajax’s defensive line and tack.” And attack they did—a tactic that re- 9. Strømsgodset 22 29 fired the ball into the bottom corner. Rosen- sulted in two Adegbenro goals and advance- 9/11 Molde 2 – 1 Odd 10. Lillestrøm 22 28 borg beat Ajax 3-2 in Trondheim, 4-2 on ag- ment through to Europa League. 9/16 Stabæk 0 – 2 Strømsgodset gregate. Since his arrival, Adegbenro has played 11. Aalesund 22 25 “It’s amazing. It feels great to qualify two matches against Ajax and scored three 9/17 Sandefjord 0 – 1 Brann 12. Vålerenga 21 24 for the Europa League,” Adegbenro told the goals. “I hope I will be able to continue like 13. Kristiansund BK 22 23 9/17 Sogndal 0 – 1 Haugesund press after the match. “It’s exactly what the this. Three chances, three goals; we’ll see 14. Sogndal 22 23 coach and I talked about before I came here.” how it goes. It’s all about the team, not about 9/17 Tromsø 5 – 0 Sarpsborg 08 15. Tromsø 21 21 Rosenborg coach Kåre Ingenbrigtsen me. I was just the lucky one who got to score 16. Viking 22 15 was just as happy. “I would say he was an the goals,” he told the press after the match. 9/17 Lillestrøm 0 – 0 Kristiansund okay signing,” he said with a smile, speaking In the stands the Rosenborg crowd went 9/17 Viking 2 – 3 Molde about Adegbenro. With his two goals against crazy applauding their new hero, while the Ajax, he has paid back his transfer fee of 14 away fans from Amsterdam had to travel 9/17 Rosenborg 3 – 0 Vålerenga million kroner many times over. home knowing that Ajax had failed to win a Odd Aalesund Adegbenro’s goals were exactly what European match in a season for the first time 9/18 3 – 2 Rosenborg needed. They had won the away since 1991. match in Amsterdam 1-0 on August 17 and With the double victory over Ajax, Rose- To read more about football in Norway, visit www.uefa.com started the game in Trondheim in a posi- borg is ready for Europa League, where they tive manner. Even though Ajax started the will face Zenit from Russia, Real Sociedad game best, having a couple of big chances from Spain, and Vardar from Macedonia. in the first ten minutes, Rosenborg got the first goal. Fredrik Midtsjø freed himself on Jo Christian Weldingh grew up in Lilleham- The Scandinavian Hour the right flank and crossed the ball towards mer, Norway, but is currently living in Oslo. Nicklas Bendtner. Bendtner made no mis- He has a BA in Archaeology from The Univer- Celebrating over 50 years on the air! takes and headed the ball into the net. 1-0, sity of Oslo and a BA in Business Administra- KKNW – 1150 AM 2-0 on aggregate. tion from BI Norwegian Business School. 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ichael rady within the cusps is not conferences M. M B Asker, Norway yet sufficient to permit forecasting of space The aurora, the weather, similar to Ilan Kelman colorful displays of the meteorological Agder, Norway light in the sky seen forecasting of the at high latitudes, have weather on Earth. Longyearbyen, Svalbard, boasts numer- been studied since an- That may ous northernmosts. Kindergarten, school, tiquity. The first scien- change soon. Last and higher education institute. Blues, rock, tific theory of its origin April, the USA, and jazz festivals. Tourist office, dentist, and was put forth by Nor- Japan, and Norway police station. wegian physicist Kristian agreed to initiate The Scientific conferences do not sit on this Birkeland (1867-1917) in a Grand Challenge Initia- list. But in terms of creativity, diversity, and book published in 1908 [The Nor- tive (GCI) aimed at advancing pushing forward scientific thought, a series wegian Aurora Polaris Expedition 1902- the scientific understanding of the in- of research meetings organized by Island Dy- 1903, out-of-print; full text online at archive. teractions within the cusps. Four academic namics deserves the “northernmost” label. org/details/norwegianaurorap01chririch]. It institutions are involved: the University of This one-person Copenhagen-based occurs in the cusp, a region in space around Oslo, the University of Alaska, the Univer- company has enlivened the northernmost each pole, in which the Earth’s magnetic sity of Iowa, and Dartmouth College. The town (with a population over 1,000 people) field dips inward, channeling charged- par data acquired by the participating agen- through a series of January symposia, start- ticles from the Sun earthward, where they cies—the National Aeronautics and Space ing in 2013. Yes, always in January. At- interact in the upper atmosphere to produce Administration (NASA), the Japan Aero- tracting prominent scientists from North the aurora. Birkeland’s theory was disputed space Exploration Agency (JAXA), and the America, Australia, Taiwan, and South Ko- Photo: Ilan Kelman by traditional scientists of his time but in Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observa- rea means dosing them with the best winter Dr. Adam Grydehøj speaking at his Island Dy- 1967 was proven correct by measurements tion System (SIOS)—will be shared in a experience Norway could offer. namics conference in Longyearbyen. made by instruments on an orbiting earth common database, hopefully prompting Innovation arises from the conference observation satellite. synergy leading to scienfiic results beyond topics, especially aligned to Longyearbyen Today, the aurora and the ways it be- those achievable by individual projects of and Svalbard. The inaugural 2013 event ex- just researching supernatural views from the haves are part of everyday scientific knowl- the participating countries. From Decem- plored how non-sovereign jurisdictions influ- north, he writes fiction about it. Rather than edge, grouped in a field of study known as ber 2017 through December 2019, there ence global diplomatic action. The interna- just organizing gatherings in Svalbard, he space weather. And there’s a continuously will be 11 sounding rocket missions, in tionally unique Svalbard Treaty is prominent. researches and publishes on the archipelago. updated monitor of space weather acces- conjunction with ground-based scientific Next came this year’s meeting called Island Dynamics conferences are not sible online at www.spaceweather.com. Yet instrument data. For further details on GCI, REMOTE: Rethinking Remoteness and Pe- just about presenting world-class science scientific understanding of the interactions visit its website at www.grandchallenge.no. ripherality. What better place to analyze iso- from any discipline. The Longyearbyen lation than among the world’s northernmost community is also integrated into them. church, roundabout, and swimming pool? Through visiting the northernmost art The realities of rethinking the mean- gallery and hearing talks from some of the ing of “remote” encroach on Longyearbyen. northernmost entrepreneurs and politicians, How will businesses and residents cope with Longyearbyen’s flavor permeates the days cruise ships disgorging more passengers than spent in the town. people who live in the town? As perhaps the The next Island Dynamics conference in easiest high-latitude location to reach, how Longyearbyen will be this coming January. Sealift Inc. does Svalbard’s peripherality compare with EXTREME: Rethinking the Limits to Com- settlements lacking commercial transport? munity, Architecture, and Urbanism again The answers to these research questions uses the locale of the world’s northernmost • Ship Owners • have significant implications for anyone church, hospital, and shopping mall to illus- thinking of starting a business in Svalbard. trate what the scientists discuss. They inform governance of the islands under Attending one of the world’s most cre- • Ship & Cargo Brokers • the Treaty and how to deal with the major, ative northernmost conferences means learn- ongoing environmental and social changes. ing by experiencing. Scientists present and REMOTE was held back-to-back with debate their investigations and gain from vis- • Steamship Agents • another workshop on folk beliefs and the iting a place that epitomizes what they study. supernatural in literature and movies. Tropes Svalbard tests theories developed elsewhere. of darkness, hostile nature, and adversity in Examples from visiting Longyearbyen col- weather have long provided a backdrop for orfully illustrate what scientists document in ghost stories, murder mysteries, and thrillers. other study locations. The founder and leader of Island Dynam- This ethos spawns a collage of ideas. The ics, and the brainchild behind these conferenc- meetings are always limited in numbers, ensures, is Dr. Adam Grydehøj. Despite his Danish ing that attendees get to know each other. This fluency, residency, and surname, his origins fosters exchange, crosses scientific boundar- are far from the Arctic climate, in Florida. ies, and encourages research innovation. Having spent November 2001 to Feb- And while Island Dynamics cannot ruary 2002 living in Longyearbyen, three guarantee it, few conferences have failed months under a vow of silence as part of his to witness the magic of the aurora dancing undergraduate degree, he maintains close con- across the island’s mountain tops. nections with Norway’s northern latitudes, seeking to gift Arctic experience to others. Ilan Kelman (www.ilankel- Many delegates attending the Island Dynam- man.org and Twitter @Ilan- ics events have never before seen snow, much Kelman) is a Reader in less been north of the Arctic Circle. Risk, Resilience, and Glob- Grydehøj also retains links with other al Health at University Col- northern isles. Shetland became the location lege London, England, and 68 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York 11771 for his PhD research and is the setting of his a fellow at the University of Phone: (516) 922-1000 Fax: (516) 922-6526 folklore fantasy novel I Have Not Answered. Agder, Norway. His overall Through Island Dynamics, he melds his research interest is linking disasters and health, www.sealiftinc.com E-mail: [email protected] scientific disciplines and non-scientific work, including the integration of climate change into encouraging others to do similar. Rather than disaster research and health research. theNorwegianamerican Arts & Entertainment September 22, 2017 • 11 CD review: Reel news Last Leaf is fresh From the Norwegian Film Institute (nfi.no)

Melinda Bargreen Everett, Wash.

This is the recording you’ve been looking for: fresh, gorgeous, and unmis- takably Nordic. The Danish String Quartet, famous for unusual pro- gramming and folk influences as well as unimpeachable technical chops, has re- crafted 16 pieces of beautiful folk music Photo courtesy of NFI.no into an exquisitely Thelma is Norway’s official selection for the Best Foreign-Language Feature Oscar nomination. The played new recording, Last Leaf. and depth, and we can’t help but sing them movie is a supernatural thriller about a young woman who, in the face of love, discovers that she has The quartet lineup includes a variety through the medium of our string quartet. scary and unexplained powers. of traditional instruments as well as the Brorson found the fairest of roses, we found usual strings on this recording. Perform- a bunch of amazing tunes—and we hope you ers include Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen will enjoy what we did to them.” Each year the Norwegian Oscar Commit- Thelma opened this year’s Norwegian (violin, harmonium, piano, glockenspiel), These sneakily charming tracks are so tee selects a Norwegian film as the country’s International Film Festival in Haugesund, Frederik Øland (violin), Asbjørn Nør- lyrical and so inventive that you may find Oscar nomination for the Best Foreign-Lan- where it received the Norwegian Critics gaard (viola), and Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin yourself returning again and again to sam- guage Feature award. Last year’s selection, Prize. It was also invited to the internation- (violoncello). ple them. The folk-tune sources are always The King’s Choice (Kongens nei), made it to al film festivals in Toronto and New York. By any standards, this is an unusual clear in the melodic structure, which is given the shortlist, became number one on the Nor- Three other Norwegian films joined Trier’s quartet. Three of the four members met as a harmonic underpinning that may surprise wegian 2016 charts, and continued its win- film in Toronto: Iram Haq’sWhat Will People pre-teens in a summer music camp and be- those acquainted with the originals. Some- ning spree in Haugesund. The film by Norwe- Say (Hva vil folk si), Torill Kove’s Threads gan playing chamber music so intensively how this music manages to be gently naïve gian director Erik Poppe cashed in on eight (Tråder), and Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen’s that “none of us have any memory of our and musically sophisticated all at once. of its record number of 13 nominations at the Valley of Shadows (Skyggenes dal). lives without the string quartet.” The DSQ The DSQ will bring some of this music Amanda Awards Ceremony on August 19 pre- focuses on Danish and Nordic repertoire, on tour in the next several months. Its cur- ceding the opening of the 45th Norwegian In- The selection with all sorts of additional influences from rent tour schedule is enough to make a travel ternational Film Festival in Haugesund. On September 5, Trier’s Thelma was traditional quartet repertoire and brand- agent dizzy: autumn dates in Europe, then On August 30, the committee announced named Norway’s official submission for the new works. The players are well known a leap to Vermont and Ohio and other U.S. that three Norwegian features—out of the 28 Oscar nomination as the Best Foreign-Lan- for their high level of ensemble playing, destinations beginning in early October— premiered in the 2016/2017 year—were be- guage Feature. their versatility, and their passionate in- and then the European capitals, and then (in ing considered for Norway’s candidate: Izer “Thelma confirms that Trier is a unique tensity in performance. February of 2018) a return to the U.S. from Aliu’s Hunting Flies (Fluefangeren), Jorunn and style-safe film artist of a broad and inter- The point of inspiration for the pieces San Francisco to New York, and finally off Myklebust Syversen’s The Tree Feller (Hog- national format,” explained the Norwegian on this recording was a Christmas hymn, to Luxembourg and Denmark and then the geren), and Joachim Trier’s Thelma. Oscar Committee. “Based on his special and “Now found is the fairest of roses,” pub- U.S. again. Note to Pacific Northwest music character-exploring universe, the film has lished in 1732 by Danish theologian and lovers: the Danish String Quartet will bring Hunting Flies (Fluefangeren) become an all-embraced, ambitious, and per- poet H.A. Brorson. The hymn’s setting some Last Leaf selections on tour to Meany The drama about the rise and fall of dic- sonal drama about a young woman’s awak- blends an old Lutheran funeral chorale Theater on the University of Washington tatorship takes place in a classroom, where ening and detachment. with the Christmas text, and the DSQ campus, on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14, 2018). the idealistic teacher Ghani loses his job on “Pronounced use of dramaturgical in- used the hymn as a point of embarkation They’re also playing a Bartok quartet and the first day of school. In an attempt to get it struments, film-historical references, and through “the rich fauna of Nordic folk one of Beethoven’s lovely “Rasumovsky” back, he locks his students up in the class- architecture makes Thelma stand out as an melodies until returning to Brorson in the quartets (Op. 59, No. 2). What a great Valen- room, trying to force them to resolve a gen- impressive innovation in Norwegian cinema. end,” as the players put it. “It is a jour- tine gift for your favorite music lover! eration-long conflict between their villages. Not least, the lead actress Eili Harboe prom- ney that could have been made in many Hunting Flies was screened at the To- ises to make a unique film vision,” the com- different ways, but we believe that we re- For full tour dates check DSQ’s website, ronto International Film Festival 2016. It re- mittee concluded its recommendation. turned with some nice souvenirs. In these www.danishquartet.com/event. ceived the Amanda for Best Director and is “Thelma is a film that touches the view- old melodies, we find immense beauty Norway’s candidate for the Nordic Council er on several levels, both emotionally and Film Prize 2017. intellectually; it is visually striking, modern in its expression, at the same time with clear Leif erikson Lodge 2-001, sons of norway The Tree Feller (Hoggeren) references to film classics. With this film Tri- In this film, 39-year-old Anders decides er, Vogt, and their regular group of assistants Culture, entertainment, and fun for young and old! to give up his ordinary life in the city and have delivered a story that will reach a wide move to a small farm with the only desire audience and which we strongly believe in as General meetings: 7:30 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month of being out in nature and losing himself in our Oscar candidate,” added chairman of the at Leif Erikson Lodge, except July and August. physical work. But his attempt to escape is committee, managing director Sindre Guld- constantly interrupted by pushy relatives. He vog, of the Norwegian Film Institute. Ski for Light Annual Fundraising Dinner: soon realizes he has just traded in one claus- Sept. 23, 6:00 p.m. Open fire grilled salmon trophobic existence for another. The five Oscar nominations for Best For- and cod. Tickets $25, available in the office. The Tree Feller received two nomina- eign-Language Feature will be announced Membership meeting: Oct. 11, 5:30 p.m. tions for Amanda awards. on January 23, 2018, while the Academy Dinner is $15. Awards ceremony will take place on March Thelma 4, 2018. Previous Norwegian nominees for Second Saturday: Oct. 14. Events include The supernatural thriller portrays Thel- the prize include Joachim Rønning-Espen Kaffestua at 10:00 a.m., genealogy at 10:00 ma, a young student in Oslo. When she Sandberg’s Kon-Tiki (2012), Petter Næss’s a.m., and social time at 5:00 p.m. is drawn to another woman, she is over- Elling (2001), Berit Nesheim’s The Other whelmed by emotions she does not dare ac- Side of Sunday (Søndagsengler/1996), Nils For more inFo: (206) 783-1274 • www leiferiksonlodge com knowledge, and frightening and inexplicable Gaup’s Pathfinder (Veiviseren/Ofelas/1987), . . powers are forcing themselves into the open. and Arne Skouen’s Nine Lives (Ni liv/1957). Leif erikson HaLL, 2245 n.w. 57tH st., seattLe, wa 98107 12 • September 22, 2017 Taste of Norway theNorwegianamerican Fårikål for two: September 28 is Fårikål Feast Day

Daytona Strong Taste of Norway Editor

I remember the first time I tasted fårikål. I had read for a long time about this stew of lamb and cabbage that is Norway’s national dish. It seemed too simple, I thought—just lamb and cabbage, with water, salt, and pep- per, the building blocks of most stews. But armed with bone-in lamb, cabbage, and a handful of recipes, I began the traditional process of arranging the ingredients in the pot, letting it all simmer, and trusting that some sort of culinary magic would take place. The results far exceeded my expectations. I couldn’t anticipate the way the modest list of ingredients would somehow yield per- fectly restrained results. The flavors of the cabbage and lamb shone individually and yet felt informed by one another. The whole peppercorns added an herbal, subtle floral note that accented the flavor of the lamb. Fårikål has been Norway’s national dish since 1972, and Fårikålens Festdag, Fårikål Feast Day, takes place on the fourth Thursday of September—September 28 this year. Fårikål’s ingredients reflect foods that are integral to the Nordic region. Sheep are a fixture of Norwegian mountains, and cabbage has a significant role in Nordic history—it’s Photos: Daytona Strong one of the oldest vegetables in the region, Celebrate Fårikålens Festdag, Fårikål Feast writes Camilla Plum in The Scandinavian Day, this September 28, with this easy recipe that Fårikål Kitchen, who adds that it was the only vegeta- proves Norway’s national dish is as good small- ble grown in the Viking age. Though it mutes batch style as it is for serving a crowd. 1 ½ lbs. lamb (shoulder, shank, or 1-2 tsps. whole black peppercorns to a nondescript color as it cooks down, it re- neck), cut into 1 ½-inch pieces 1 tsp. salt mains flavorful, cozy, and nourishing. 1 ½ lbs. green cabbage, cut into water to barely cover (approximately 4 I’ve come to appreciate fårikål for not wedges cups) only its simplicity but also its ease. After layering or nestling the ingredients in a pot, all in a while; let the cabbage retain its shape. As In a large pot, nestle the lamb among the cabbage wedges. Sprinkle the peppercorns and you need to do is wait for a couple hours, unattractive as fårikål often is—and that’s to salt over it, then add water to just barely cover. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover, perhaps boiling some potatoes to serve on be expected—this is one way to preserve the and simmer for about two hours, until the lamb is remarkably tender and pulls easily away the side, and dinner is served. While some visual integrity of the ingredients. from any bones. people swear by leftovers (true, many stews Serve with boiled potatoes—red- To serve, carefully lift the cabbage out of the pot and arrange it in bowls with pieces of are even better the following day), there’s skinned ones with flecks of green parsley the lamb. Pour the broth over, and make sure to distribute peppercorns between the bowls. nothing saying you have to make a large will further add visual interest. Flatbread and Serves 2. batch of fårikål to enjoy it. lingonberry preserves round out the meal. The recipe I’m sharing with you today For as simple as fårikål is, the results are makes enough for two, with perhaps just a fantastic. The challenge for many may be the little leftover. Also if you happen to have cooking time, a long time for a weeknight. leftover broth, save it and use it for the base If you’d like to mark Fårikålens Festdag this of a lamb soup later in the week. month with a batch of homemade fårikål but Aside from the small quantity, this recipe don’t have the time, feel free to make it in is typical. Many recipes call for layering the advance—it reheats easily and will taste just ingredients in a pot, but with a small batch, as good—perhaps even better—the next day. nestling them is fine. Don’t mess with the dish as it cooks, aside from checking it every once This recipe first appeared on Outside Oslo. theNorwegianamerican Taste of Norway September 22, 2017 • 13 A salad for the changing season Chanterelles and figs signal a transition, saying goodbye to summer and hello to fall

Daytona Strong Taste of Norway Editor

There’s a moment when summer and fall intersect, the slowly fading warmth of the sun mingling with the crisp breeze that whispers through the trees. At this exact point, you will find a small window of time in which figs ripen on the trees and chanterelles appear at the market. This salad originated one day in mid-September some years ago when I found a generous handful of figs from our friends’ garden in our kitchen along with some chanterelles. I had another salad in mind at the time, one from Danish chef Trine Hahnemann in her book The Scandi- navian Cookbook that combined chanterelles with plums and bacon. But the figs were call- ing out, signaling the perfect representation of this moment between seasons, one of my favorite times of the year. Eating locally and according to the seasons is something that crosses cultures and generations. A strict adherence to what’s native and a commitment to food bound in time and place also helped bring about New Nor- dic cuisine nearly 15 years ago and informs much of modern Nordic cooking. So while this salad may not look like traditional Scan- dinavian fare, it embraces Nordic ideals. Food Photos: Daytona Strong is often at its most flavorful this way, and it This salad truly contains some of the small pleasures of the season, and it’s just as pretty as it is delicious. also becomes a way to signal the transition of seasons throughout the year. Cook with all your senses whenever pos- Daytona Strong is The Nor- sible. Listen to the chanterelles as they cook; wegian American’s Taste of in the first couple of minutes they will squeak Norway editor. She writes as you stir them; that noise will diminish as about her family’s Norwe- they get cooked through. As they cook, the gian heritage through the chanterelles’ golden hue will turn impossibly lens of food at her Scandi- even more vivid, evoking the warm palate of navian food blog, www.out- autumn. Smell the cooked mushrooms and side-oslo.com. Find her on take note of their warm, nutty aroma. Facebook (www.facebook.com/OutsideOslo), This salad truly contains some of the Twitter (@daytonastrong), Pinterest (@dayton- small pleasures of the season. Enjoy! astrong), and Instagram (@daytonastrong).

Chanterelle, Fig, and Blue Cheese Salad

This salad is forgiving, so if you don’t have all the ingredients for the dressing, feel free to im- provise. I’ve also made this using sherry vinegar and olive oil in place of the white balsamic vinegar and walnut oil, and that also turns out lovely.

5 oz. chanterelles 1⁄8 tsp. salt, plus more to taste 1 tbsp. butter or extra virgin olive oil 3 oz. baby arugula (or a mix of baby 4 figs, halved lengthwise arugula and baby spinach) 1 tbsp. white balsamic vinegar 1 ½ oz. Danish blue cheese, crumbled 1 tbsp. walnut oil

Gently wipe dirt off the caps and under the gills of the chanterelles using a damp paper towel. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chanterelles and sauté, stirring occasionally, until they are tender but still retain their shape. Start removing the smaller mushrooms after about 3 minutes, allowing 5 to 7 minutes for the ones with thicker stems. Remove the skillet from the heat and return all chanterelles to the pan. Season with a pinch of salt and stir, allowing the residual heat to help the liquid dissolve the salt into a sauce that adheres to the mushrooms. Set aside while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. Make the dressing in a small bowl by stirring the vinegar, walnut oil, and salt vigorously with a fork until emulsified. Toss the arugula and spinach with the dressing in a serving bowl until the vinaigrette evenly coats the leaves with a glistening sheen. Add the reserved chanterelles and figs and stir gently, then add blue cheese. Serve immediately. Makes 2 large or 4 small-sized salads. 14 • September 22, 2017 Norway near you theNorwegianamerican What’s going on in your neighborhood? Calendar of Events california ed or self-guided tours are available. Thirty minute ors, he’s forced to make alliances with the criminal The guest speaker this year will be the Consul Edvard Munch: Between the Clock & the Bed guided group tours begin every 30 minutes. Ad- underworld. Episodes shown on Wed. at 7:00 p.m. General of Norway in Houston, Mr. Morten now—Oct. 9 mission is $5 for adults and $3 for teens. Parking and Fri. at 6:30 p.m. at Scandinavia House. Cost is Paulsen. More info will be available at www. San Francisco, Calif. is free. Call (630) 302-7338, email viking1893@ $12 per episode ($7 for ASF members). norwegiansocietyoftexas.org/events/. Featuring 44 landmark compositions about gmail.com, or visit vikingship.us for more info. At art, love, mortality, and the ravages of time, Good Templar Park. Odd Andersen Art Exhibit Leif Eiriksson Shrimp Boil Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed now—winter Oct. 14, 3:00—6:00 p.m. uses the artist’s last significant self-portrait as iowa Brooklyn, N.Y. Arlington, Texas a starting point to reassess a lifetime of paint- World on the Wall Attend this exhibit of Odd Andersen’s artworks Join the Midnattsolen Chapter of the- Nor ing. At the San Francisco Museum of Modern now—Oct. 29 in the Heritage Hall at the Norwegian Christian wegian Society of Texas for the Leif Eiriksson Art. Visit www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/edvard- Decorah, Iowa Home and Health Center. Shrimp Boil. Call Dave Olson at (817) 296- munch-between-clock-and-bed/ for more info. This exhibit features works that reveal the world 9306 for the details. through artists’ eyes. See over 35 rare and rarely Nordic International Film Festival Leif Erikson Day Celebration displayed oils, watercolors, prints, and drawings by Oct. 12—14 Washington Oct. 8, 2:30 p.m. artists like Jonas Lie, Christian Abrahamsen, Anna New York, N.Y. Nordic Knitting Conference Thousand Oaks, Calif. Hong, Sigmund Årseth, and Herbjørn Gausta. The American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased Oct. 6—8 Join SACHF in CLU’s Overton Hall to honor Leif to co-present the third annual Nordic Internation- Seattle, Wash. Erikson as well as John Ericsson, the Swedish- Spoons: Carving. Community. al Film Festival. The festival, which screens new The Nordic Heritage Museum is excited to American inventor of the Monitor. Though Leif now—Nov. 4 Nordic and International short and feature films as welcome stellar Scandinavian designers Arne Erikson discovered America, John Ericsson is Decorah, Iowa well as industry panels and seminars, takes place & Carlos back to headline this year’s event. credited for saving the Union with his dramatic Humans have been carving spoons for millennia, at Scandinavia House and all NIFF programs are Other featured instructors include Beth and unconventional Civil War ironclad ship. but spoon carving has exploded in popularity in open to the public. View the complete festival line Brown-Reinsel, Chris Bylsma, Evelyn Clark, The public is invited to the free event and the the last 10 years. Vesterheim’s exhibition captures up at nordicfilmfest.org. Carol Rhoades, and Laura Ricketts. Register reception later at the Scandinavian Center. the spirit of this recent movement, showcasing at www.eventbrite.com/e/nordic-knitting- historic and modern examples of spoons carved Sweet and Salty: Tasty Tales from Scandinavia conference-2017-registration-35735903048. Freya Lodge Vikingfest in wood and horn. Visit the exhibition for hands- Oct. 14, 11:00 p.m. Oct. 14, 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. on interactives, recorded interviews, short videos, New York, N.Y. Embla Lodge Nordic Festival The Sweetest Santa Rosa, Calif. and a carving studio. The exhibition focuses on the Julia Morris and Navida Stein share Oct. 7, 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Stone Soup Why the Sea is Salty Vikingfest is Freya Lodge’s annual celebration form, function, and design of spoons; on the tradi- , and for a tasty Edgewood, Wash. of Norwegian heritage and all things Norwe- tions and folklore surrounding Norwegian spoons; treat of stories from Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Enjoy traditional music, arts, crafts, cookies, gian from Viking-era reenactments to modern and on contemporary and historic artists. Denmark. At Scandinavia House. Free; ages 5 plus. lefse, Scandinavian food, and more! Free park- art and pottery, Nordic arts and crafts, tradi- ing. Cost is $2; children 12 and under free. At north dakota Mt. View Lutheran Church. Free parking. tional foods, heritage keepsakes, cultural dis- Massachusetts plays and demonstrations, and remembrance Norsk Høstfest Centennial Celebration of Leif Erikson. Come be a Viking for the day! At Sept. 27—30 Arlington Viking Fest Oct. 21, 7:00 p.m. Norway Hall. Free admission. Minot, N.D. Oct. 7—8 Newton, Mass. North America’s largest Scandinavian Festival has Arlington, Wash. The Scandinavian Charitable Society of Greater 25th Southern California Kretsstevne Scandinavian tradition on full display. From Nor- The Arlington Viking Fest is a living history Boston will honor Elissa Sherman, President of Oct. 20—22 dic entertainment to culinary options, guests will event with hands-on activities for all ages and LeadingAge Massachusetts at the Centennial Banning, Calif. truly have a cultural experience. Visit with arti- interests. From shield wall demonstrations, Gala. There will be a cocktail hour, dinner and This is a weekend of Norwegian heritage and sans showcasing ancient traditions or take a walk axe throwing, and combat archery to kids program, live auction, and 50/50 raffle. At the fellowship. There will be bingo, silent auction, back in time at Tromsø Cultural Village and Viking crafts or attending court, this festival is both Balera Ballroom. Cost is $150 per ticket or $250 music, crafts, cultural food demonstrations, Village. One thing is for sure—it will be a Nordic fun and educational. From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 for VIP seating. Visit slcenter.org for more info. and much more! A limited number of on-site adventure! Visit hostfest.com for more info. p.m. on Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. RVs/cabins will be available for rent. Bring on Sunday. At the Legion Park. your own RV or tent. Motels are available Minnesota oregon nearby as well. Visit sofn6.org/wp-content/ Leiv Eriksson International Festival Oregon’s Nordic Ski History Viking Dinner uploads/2017/08/2017-SCK-flyer.pdf for the Oct. 1—15 now—Dec. 29 Oct. 15, 5:00 p.m. flyer with more info and registration form. Minneapolis, Minn. Portland, Ore. Seattle, Wash. This two-week fall celebration is based at Minde Learn about the history of Nordic skiing, from its Vikings from the Viking Encampment will Lutefisk, Meatball & Torsk Dinner kirken. There are a variety of events including roots in Scandinavia to its prominence in Oregon share stories about early Norwegian history Oct. 21, 3:30 p.m. Nordic worship services, concerts, and a lutefisk and the Pacific Northwest! Includes reproduc- and the Vikings. Eat and drink like Vikings and Modesto, Calif. dinner. Visit www.leifmn.org/pdfs/2017_LEIF_ tions of both historical and contemporary ski hear some fine drinking songs and skåls to Learn more about what Sons of Norway has to Program.pdf for the schedule. equipment. At Nordia House Gallery. Free. your health. Viking dress is encouraged, but offer while meeting and socializing with a fun please leave the horned helmets at home if group. Dinner will be served from 3:30 to 4:30 Book Talk & Signing: The Devil’s Wedding Ring pennsylvania possible. Viking items will be offered at a si- p.m. There will also be coffee, lemonade, and Oct. 8—10 lent auction, so remember to bring your gold, The Stavig Letters Norwegian cookies. Cost is $20 per adult if re- Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minn. silver, or checkbook! Tickets are available at Oct. 20, 7:15 p.m. served by Oct. 12 or $22 at the door; children Attend a reading and book signing of The Devil’s the office in Leif Erikson Hall on Mon., Wed., Lancaster, Penn. under 10 free. Raffle prizes to win. For reser- Wedding Ring, the first book in a new Scandina- and Fri. from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or The documentary The Stavig Letters will be vations please contact Linda Silva at (209) 572- vian crime mystery series by Norwegian author through www.brownpapertickets.com/user/ shown at the Bondelandet Lodge meeting. These 0323. At Modesto Senior Center. Vidar Sundstøl. At the American Swedish Institute manageevent/3071404. Cost is $25 for adults letters showing the immigrant experience were at 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 8, the Highland Park Library and $10 for kids 13 and under until Oct. 9, illinois at 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 9, and Once Upon a Crime at written by two brothers, one in America and one when tickets go up by $5 each. Kids under 5 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 10. in Norway, in the late 19th and early 20th cen- free. Free parking at Banner Bank. Concert of Scandinavian Music turies. Guests welcome. Questions? Call Jeanne Oct. 1, 2:00 p.m. Addison at (717) 793-7428. Chicago, Ill. Norwegian Destination Weekend Wisconsin Pianist Julie Coucheron; concertmaster of the Oct. 27—29 Høst Frokost Cambridge, Minn. Octoberfest Dinner & Dance Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, David Coucher- Oct. 28, 6:00 p.m. Oct. 7, 7:30—11:00 a.m. on; and their guest soprano, Deanna Breiwick, This motor coach trip to Stoughton is sponsored by Mt. Horeb, Wis. the Rumelva Lodge. Leave Cambridge on Oct. 27 Lackawaxen, Penn. join in presenting a concert of Scandinavian Join Bernt Balcken Lodge for a dinner of roast This old-style fall breakfast will feature tradi- music at Minnekirken. Free will offering. at 1:00 p.m. and return in the evening of Oct. 29. tional breakfast fare, Norwegian specialties, Transportation, accommodations, meals, tours, pork, BBQ ribs, mashed potatoes, and much more! Entertainment provided by the Matty and more! Invite your family and friends. The Book Talk & Signing: The Devil’s Wedding Ring and taxes are all included; cost is $415 for double price is $13 for adults and $5 for children ages occupancy room and $565 for single. Stoughton Rock Quartet. Cost is $25 for adults and $12 for Oct. 11, 7:00 p.m. children under 12. Reservations required by Oct. 12 and under. Forest Park, Ill. is a community rich in Norwegian heritage and culture. See sofn.amm.clockwork.net/_asset/dt- 21; call Millie at (570) 226-4007 or Karen at (908) Attend a reading and book signing of The Dev- 637-6943. Stories of Norway, Presented by John Yilek il’s Wedding Ring, the first book in a new Scan- mfu1/extended-stoughton.pdf for more info. Oct. 7, 11:00 a.m. dinavian crime mystery series by Norwegian texas Stoughton, Wis. author Vidar Sundstøl. At Centuries & Sleuths. new york John Yilek is the author of History of Norway Leif Eiriksson Day Banquet and Stories of Norway, two books that discuss Film Series: Valkyrien Oct. 6 Tours of Viking Norway’s history from ancient times to the now—Oct. 6 Richardson, Texas Oct. 21, 1:00—4:00 p.m. present day. In this presentation at Livsreise, New York, N.Y. The annual Viking Leif Eiriksson Day banquet Geneva, Ill. he will be discussing Stories of Norway. Valkyrien is a unique, high-concept Nordic noir. In will be held at the Canyon Creek Country Club. The public is invited to tour the Viking, an ex- an illegal hospital in an Oslo underground station, act copy of the Viking ship Gokstad, built about a physician is desperately trying to find a cure for 850 and unearthed in Gokstad, Norway. Guid- his wife’s terminal illness. To finance his endeav- Send your event to [email protected] or call (206) 784-4617 to be added to The Norwegian American! Check www.norwegianamerican.com/events for complete listings Event listings are free, but space is limited. Please contact us at least one month prior to event. theNorwegianamerican Norway near you September 22, 2017 • 15 The Upper Midwest’s favorite Norwegian trumpeter, Kai Robert, presents another Hall of Fame inducts musical extravaganza from Østfold Norwegian Americans Tollefson’s Retail Group and Nathan Myhrvold are among those to be honored at this year’s Norsk Høstfest

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A four-generation business, a Finnish chef and author, and a visionary technology and business leader will be added to the honor roll of the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame at its annual award banquet Tuesday, September 26, at Minot’s Grand Hotel. Held in conjunction with Norsk Høstfest, the SAHF honors persons of Scandinavian descent who have achieved greatness in their field. Photo courtesy of Leslee Lane Hoyum What is known today as Tollefson’s Norwegian trumpeter Kai Robert Johansen is making his 15th tour of the Midwest, bringing artistry Retail Group was begun in 1925 with the from his home area of Østfold County in southeastern Norway. purchase of a used furniture store in Minot by Ole T. Tollefson, whose parents had emi- grated from Norway and settled in North Da- Leslee Lane Hoyum kota. The furniture and flooring business has Rockford, Minn. grown steadily over the decades under the guidance of succeeding generations and now Trumpeter Kai Robert Johansen, mak- bunch of silly, happy, good men.” Conductor has locations throughout Montana, Min- ing his 14th tour of the Midwest, is bringing Andersen is not only a masterful conductor nesota, and North Dakota. Emily Tollefson musical artistry from his home area of Øst- but an exquisite entertainer and pianist in Mackner (fourth generation) will serve as fold County in southeastern Norway to the her own right. With a broad repertoire of tra- presenter for the award. Upper Midwest. Østfold County includes the ditional and modern music, the troupe per- Finnish-born chef Soile Anderson of the picturesque cities of Moss, Fredrikstad, Hal- forms at a variety of local venues and with Twin Cities is well known in her adopted den, and Sarpsborg, and the music he brings other choirs throughout Norway. It has also home for her catering business, founded in reflects their charm. Joining him and making performed in Wales and Ireland. 1982, Deco Catering. Featured in Martha their American debuts are vocalist Jannicke Stewart Living and on the Food Network, she Heian Frølandshagen from Råde and Island- has served U.S. presidents, the Dalai Lama, smoen’s Men’s Choir from Moss under the and royalty. Anderson recently co-authored direction of Hilde Everløff Andersen. Tour dates: a book drawing from her experience and ex- Kai Robert, of Sarpsborg, has been per- pertise, Celebrations to Remember. She will forming for more than 45 years and is the All performances are free and open to be introduced by her co-author Eleanor Ost- Midwest’s most beloved Norwegian trum- the public. man, former food columnist for the St. Paul peter. He has performed on radio and TV not Leiv Eriksson International Festival Pioneer Press. only in Norway but throughout Europe and Mindekirken, 924 E 21st St. Bill Gates calls him the smartest man the United States. He has released more than Minneapolis, Minn. he knows. An inventor, physicist, chef, 60 CDs, several of which have reached gold Oct. 8, 11:00 a.m. photographer, author, and former CTO of and platinum status. He has also received (612) 874-0716 Microsoft, Norwegian-American Nathan several Norwegian cultural awards for his Myhrvold is co-founder and CEO of Intel- work as a musician and composer. This year Dalton Opera House, 109 Summit St. lectual Ventures, a company whose mission Dalton, Minn. he adds to his accomplishments a perfor- is to create a financial climate that supports Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m. mance for the mayor of London, England, the process of invention, both in-house and (218) 770-0095 on Norwegian Constitution Day and a new independent. Myhrvold also penned a series song he composed celebrating Their Majes- Sons of Norway Kringen Club of books addressing the science of cooking, ties King Harald V and Queen Sonja’s 80th 722 2 Ave N, Fargo, N.D. entitled Modernist Cuisine. Governor Doug birthdays. Oct. 10, 6:45 p.m. Burgum will present Myhrvold for induc- Vocalist Jannicke Heian Frølandshagen, Dinner at 5:00 p.m. is $12 per person tion. Råde, is an actress, singer, composer, and (701) 232-9222 lyricist. Born in northern Norway, she also Northland Community & Technical The SAHF Annual Awards Banquet is sched- lived in Biloxi, Mississippi, and Germany as College Auditorium, 1101 Hwy. #1 East uled for September 26 at Minot’s Grand a child. She performs in a variety of theater Thief River Falls, Minn. International, with the social beginning at and musical performances that include cab- Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. and dinner and program beginning aret-style revues, humorous vignettes based (218) 681-2116 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $50 and available at on real life, and theater productions depict- Ascension Lutheran Church www.hostfest.com or (701) 852-2368. ing historical events. 2030 3rd Street., Brookings, S.D. Founded by Sigurd Islandsmoen, a re- Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. nowned organist and teacher, Islandsmoen’s (605) 693-3763 Men’s Choir of Moss is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Its conductor, Hilde Everløff General information: (612) 239-0447 Newspaper ads never go out Andersen, describes the members as “a great of style. Place yours today! Vesterheim the national Norwegian-American museum and heritage center Call 206-784-4617 or email [email protected] • The largest collection of Norwegian-American artifacts in the world to request a personalized advertising proposal • A national center for folk-art classes • Open all year in Decorah, Iowa 16 • September 22, 2017 Travel theNorwegianamerican Diary of a Guidebook Writer: Launch and promotion of Moon Norway David Nikel is a freelance writer based in Norway. David Nikel He runs the popular www. Trondheim, Norway lifeinnorway.net blog and is the author of the upcom- After 18 months of work and more than ing MOON Norway guide- a year of these columns, Moon Norway is fi- book. nally on the shelves. Just before I sat down to write this article, the box of author copies arrived on my desk and I’m finally able to hold in Norway website with audio interviews. a physical copy in my hand. What a feeling! By the time you read this, the first epi- Suddenly it’s all real. sodes should be live. I’ll be speaking to Lo- Reading the book was a truly surreal ex- relou Desjardins, the French woman who perience. I had ordered a few Moon books writes the super popular blog A Fjord in the before I started writing to get a feel for the Fjord, and Dave Smith, a former U.S. marine style, structure, and so on, so I thought I who’s successfully settled into life in Trond- knew what to expect. But in the end, Moon heim and is one of the most popular writers Norway topped out at 400 pages, much lon- on the website. I have no idea if the podcast ger than I’d expected. will be a success or even if people want to listen to such conversations, but it sure will Marketing the guidebook be fun finding out. Of course, the launch is about far more than just sitting back and enjoying the final Looking to the future product. I need to help sell the thing! While As for what the future holds for me, Moon has a marketing team with the power Photo: David Nikel I’m not quite sure. My client work here in of the Hachette publishing group behind Want to win a copy of Moon Norway? See below! Norway continues, and I’m contemplating them, they also have hundreds of other titles whether I would take on another book proj- on their roster. ect. Working with a traditional publisher has So while Moon’s marketing team does award-winning online magazine home to the all. I’ve received great feedback on the show, been an eye-opening experience. I’ve written a chunk of the work, I’m just as responsible best narrative travel stories from published and he mentioned the book far more than I before about how guidebook writing makes for driving sales. At the end of the day, the book authors. I chose to tell the story of my expected, so it’s all good! nobody rich, but self-publishing more books more copies sold, the more money I make visit to the North Cape and how I found the Jason Moore is a relative newcomer to about Norway is absolutely an option. May- in future royalty payments so it’s well worth journey there far more enjoyable than the Norway and we had a blast on his show dis- be even fiction, if that’s something people my time. North Cape itself. The colorful characters— cussing what it’s like to live in Norway as a would be interested in. One of the best things about attending both human and animal—in this remote part foreigner. Although the topic was supposed Before I sign off this month, I have to the TBEX travel writing conference in Stock- of northern Norway were a truly memorable to be how to see the northern lights in Nor- wonder out loud about the future of this col- holm last year was the contacts I made. People experience. Leffel seemed to agree, as he way, the conversation veered off in all sorts of umn. Do you want me to carry on, and if like travel website publisher and author Tim gave the article top billing in the latest issue. directions, and I thoroughly enjoyed the con- so, what sort of things do you want to hear Leffel; the host of the long-running Amateur Chris Christensen is a podcasting leg- versation. Jason must have too, because he’s about? I’d love to hear your thoughts. In the Traveler podcast, Chris Christensen; and host end who has been producing his destination- invited me back on his show later in the year. meantime, thanks for your support and to of the Zero to Travel podcast, Jason Moore. based show, the Amateur Traveler, for an in- everyone who has asked questions and pro- When I reached out for assistance with the credible 12 years, before the term podcasting Dipping my toes into podcasting vided feedback throughout this process. Moon Norway launch, all three of my new had even been coined! So it was an absolute These two podcast appearances have fi- You can pick up your copy of Moon friends were only too happy to help. pleasure to go on his show to talk about the nally persuaded me to go ahead with a proj- Norway from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Lofoten islands, my favorite part of Norway. ect I’ve had in my mind for a couple of years: many other bookstores across the country. I Telling stories to promote the book I started off super nervous, but Chris is an a podcast of my own! The Life in Norway hope you enjoy reading and using the guide- Tim Leffel runs Perceptive Travel, an expert host and put me at ease in no time at Show will extend the already successful Life book as much as I have enjoyed writing it! Where in Norway? Roam with Moon & There sure were a lot of correct answers for last issue’s The Norwegian American music-themed photo, the tomb of Edvard and Nina Grieg. 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< northern lights From page 1 tureless arcs in the northeastern sky in the early to mid evening—a good indicator that the aurora will be visible later that night. Then be sure to be outside each night; you don’t want to learn in the morning that your shipmates saw the northern lights while you were inside your cabin. You’ll hope to see the curtains, which can be multiple colors and take up the entire sky as they move slowly overhead, stretching anywhere from 60 to 300 miles above the earth’s surface. The most dramatic of all, however, is the bright and colorful corona, when the curtains pass directly over you. “It’s like standing at the bottom of a lava lamp,” said Mammana. What equipment do you need? Be sure to bring a camera with a complete manual mode, a tripod to keep your camera steady, and a Photo: © Dennis Mammana / dennismammana.com very wide-angle lens to increase the amount Mammana recommends including people and other features in your compositions for the human factor and for scale. of sky in your shot—it will make a significant difference! You should also bring the manual, as you will most likely be using parts of the ingly. And you will need to experiment and Cruising with Mammana & Hurtigruten there will be an additional two-night north- camera you never even knew existed. take lots of pictures. Mammana admits that he Mammana is offering a Hurtigruten tour ern lights hunt. To learn more about this Naturally, one of the challenges of shoot- takes dozens of pictures at each scene. organized through Melitatrips with a focus on opportunity, visit Melitatrips.com/destina- ing from the ship is its movement. Mammana Mammana urges you to compose your photographing the northern lights. He will tions/2017/Norway/Norway.html. recommends using a very fast shutter speed image wisely. While the northern lights are give four lectures on board and will also be Hurtigruten is also currently offering a and high ISO. Everything will depend on the spectacular, including the scenery can add a on deck each night to help you shoot the auro- special “Hunt the Northern Lights” package, conditions, however. Sometimes the aurora is lot to your photo. As can including the sur- ra—and of course take some pictures himself! which includes air travel from Miami, New so faint that it is not visible to the naked eye rounding people or parts of the ship—these The tour will take place aboard the MS York, Chicago, D.C., or Boston, a 12-day but can be picked up on camera; other times components will contribute the human factor Nordnorge from November 28 to December round-trip voyage, transportation, and hotel it is so bright it will cast shadows! Just start and provide scale. Lastly, remember to experi- 8 this year. The cruise travels from Bergen stays. Reach out to Hurtigruten for more in- taking pictures and make adjustments accord- ment with both landscape and portrait layouts. to Kirkenes and back to Tromsø, where formation about this special deal.

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The American Festival in Vanse, Nor- replicate one for Vanse. It happens that the way, celebrated its 11th year this June. The stairway dividing Trunken’s building from festival’s slogan is “The best thing that hap- the next very much resembles a subway pened to Lista since Brooklyn. So it is no entrance. This is where the previously do- surprise that this square is decked out with nated subway sign hangs high. Brooklyn memorabilia. After careful research, Breisnes fell in Hanging high in the square is a NYC love with one of the oldest, most traditional subway sign for the Brooklyn Bridge Sta- mosaics. The challenge then became who tion, which was donated by Maurice Berg- would be able to create such an intricate man on behalf of the Scandinavian East piece. She didn’t have to look far. The book Coast Museum. The museum has a Sister store, Lista Bokhandel, located just across Communities Agreement with the Lista the alleyway from her store, was run by a Kommune, which was also signed by Bay ceramic artist, Hans Buch-Iversen, who had Photos courtesy of George Hoyum Ridge, Brooklyn’s Councilman Vincent previously made some mosaics behind a Above: This Seigkællane group is Gentile. A few years ago, he sent a gift to few Oslo pubs. His results are stunning. comprised of retired men in the Vanse: a New York City flag, which now “The biggest challenge [with the Fredrikstad-Sarpsborg area be- flies in Brooklyn Square. Brooklyn Square mosaic] is that this should tween the ages of 62 and 95 who get This year a new original piece of art be a low cost project, so I had to find tiles together once a week for fellowship was added to the locale, replicating New with friends and acquaintances. It also had and exercise. Left: Seigkællane Club President York’s ubiquitous yet unique subway mosa- to be frost-proof,” Buch-Iversen told me. Olav Imrik inducts an honorary ics. These colorful murals date back to the “I used the mosaic of Times Square as member: American George Hoyum. subway’s earliest days and the MTA (Metro- a starting point. I am pleased with the re- He was surprised and honored by politan Transportation Association) recently sult. There are many who have come and the gesture made official in a brief resurrected this decorative art form with a said that it is just like in the United States.” ceremony. competitive contest for new mosaics. Each While writing this story, I was told about one enhances the station it represents in not another interesting enhancement to Brook- George Hoyum only an artistic but also a historical way. For lyn Square, a new mural painted on one side Rockford, Minn. example, at the Central Park Zoo subway of the 8th Avenue Bar and Supperclub. The station, the tiles depict polar bears, birds, and result is a Brooklyn lovefest, with a promi- When you think of Seigkællane, what president, Olav Imrik, wore just such a hel- other animals who call this zoo home. nent brownstown and views of the Statue of comes to mind? Those sticky little jellybean met during the induction ceremony. Christina Helene Lyngsvaag Breisnes, Liberty and iconic skyscrapers. It was com- men made by Nidar in Norway? Or a Norwe- Seigkællane doesn’t translate well into proprietor of the popular store Trunken, missioned by 8th Avenue co-founder Liv Siri gian alternative rock band? Well, on a recent English, at least not by the sources I consulted. which flanks one side of the square, had Jølle Skårdal and painted by American artist trip to Norway, I met a completely different Seig is defined assticky , and one source added a marvelous idea to enhance the area. She Claudia Shaldervan. She worked on it dur- class of seigkællær. Our host, Helge Skån- dogged or tenacious. An internet search for loved the mosaic subway designs found in ing this year’s American Festival. Spectators lund, invited me to join him and his senior kæll returned photos and drawings of Norwe- many NYC subway stations and wanted to could watch it being created. men’s walking club for their weekly outing. gian men who appear, let’s say, a little lack- This Seigkællane group comprises men ing in sophistication. Helge, who is fluent in in the Fredrikstad-Sarpsborg area and from English, told me that “The Slow Boys” would all walks of life who meet on Monday morn- be a good translation, but tenacious they are. ings in all types of weather to walk. It began That self-deprecating humor, however, 12 years ago as a group of eight, all retired, belies the group’s good work and commit- who wanted to get together once a week for ment to others. At an average age when many fellowship and exercise. The group now would retire to their easy chairs and perhaps numbers about 55 men from age 62 to the expect others to do for them, Seigkællane’s mid-90s. They are a testament to vitality, al- members are active and doing for others. though a few have retired from hiking and The group is affiliated with the Methodist now reserve their participation for the holi- church in Fredrikstad and has, for example, day parties and other social gatherings. participated in local volunteer crews to clean The air was brisk the day I joined them, up or repair churches or other social ben- but spirits were high as 26 members and a efit organizations. It also picks up bags and stranger from Minnesota set out on a four- other trash along the seashore, makes vis- to five-mile walk through the woods, mostly, its to shut-ins, has made a pilgrimage from Photos: (above) courtesy of and along the North Sea near Bjørnvågkilen Fredrikstad to the Nidaros Cathedral for an Christina Helene Lyngsvaag Breisnes, south of Fredrikstad. We paused a few times Olsok service, and performed other selfless (left) courtesy of Liv Siri along the way to hear a mini-presentation acts of giving. Moreover, their activity, so- Jølle Skårdal about local history, nature, mythology, or cial contact and other commitments are the Above: This staircase now some other topic of interest. Also, at the half- foundation for a long and rewarding life. beautifully misleads pass- way or turnaround point, the boys stopped So now I am a Seigkæll with all the ersby into thinking a subway for lunch. It was then that Seigkællane in- rights and responsibilities that confers upon is near. ducted an honorary member: me. I was sur- me. And I definitely look forward to another Left: Claudia Shaldervan’s prised and also honored by that gesture of opportunity to hike with them. Perhaps we mural in progress this June. friendship and inclusion made official in a Norwegian-American retired men should se- You can already see the amazing results. brief ceremony. Norwegians may protest that riously consider forming such groups in our Viking helmets didn’t have horns, but club own communities. Funeral Home SOlie and Crematory Honoring • Caring • Serving 3301 Colby Ave. Everett, WA 98201 (425) 252-5159 theNorwegianamerican Obituaries September 22, 2017 • 19 Astrid Ingeborg Karlsen Scott Dr. Robert (Bob) J. Kleiner February 15, 1936 – September 8, 2017 died August 12, 2017

Dr. Robert (Bob) J. Kleiner, 92, who for almost 50 years worked with Norwe- gian colleagues on the impact of migration and social mobility on mental health, died August 12 of heart failure in Abington, Penn. He was married to his wife, Fran, for 68 years. Son, Michael, is a contrib- uting writer to The Norwegian American. Dr. Kleiner’s army service included working as a telephone lineman in Nor- way, rebuilding the communication systems and air communication needs following the conclusion of World War II. He briefly attended the University of Oslo in 1948, then came home to marry Fran in 1948. He promised himself when he had a family, he would take them to Norway. Dr. Kleiner received a Bachelor’s Degree from City College of New York, a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Case Western University (1949), and a Astrid Ingeborg Karlsen Scott passed PhD in Social Psychology from the Uni- and the late Dr. Odd Steffen Dalgard (died in away peacefully in her beautiful Norwegian versity of Pennsylvania (1957). 2011), who headed the Center from 1990 to home with family by her side on Friday, Sep- Dr. Kleiner worked for the State of 1998. A second book about community men- tember 8, 2017, at 6:55 a.m. Loving mother, Pennsylvania’s Welfare Department, con- tal health promotion projects in the Lofoten devoted wife, sister, and friend. ducting research on the effectiveness of Islands (with Dr. Sørensen and his son, An- Astrid was born on February 15, 1936, new approaches to the treatment of men- dreas), and a biography of the father of field in Oslo, Norway, to Einar and Astrid Karlsen. tal illness. In 1962, he began a 30-year theory, Kurt Lewin, were in the works at the Survived by three children, Susan Scott tenure at Temple University, teaching so- time of Dr. Kleiner’s death. (Roy) Rasmussen, Eric (Sherri) Scott, and ciology and social psychology. He loved The Lofoten projects represented col- John Scott; eight grandchildren; and 12 great teaching, mentoring numerous doctoral laboration among local governments in Røst, grandchildren. Preceded in death by hus- students and developing lifelong relation- Væroy, Moskenes, Flakstad, Vestvågøy, and band, Melvin M. Scott Jr.; her parents; her ships with his students and colleagues. Vågan; health and social services personnel; brother, Steiner; and her grandson, David In 1969, Dr. Kleiner received a Ful- and initiators at the psychiatric out-patient McCabe Rasmussen. bright scholarship to conduct research in clinics. The Norwegians used a model of Astrid was a WWII survivor, living Norway. The Kleiner family moved to “integrating psychiatric patients into local through Hitler’s occupation of Norway, and Oslo for a year—fulfilling his promise. For based social networks” Dr. Kleiner had par- became an immigrant to the U.S. in 1952. the rest of his life, Dr. Kleiner worked with ticipated in at Philadelphia State Hospital. It She was self educated and received her GED Norwegian colleagues, developing new was another opportunity to test the commu- before going on to college and becoming an approaches to the therapeutic treatment of nity-based model of treatment. In 1995, his internationally known author. She owned chronic psychiatric patients. In 1990, he Norwegian colleagues honored Dr. Kleiner NordicAdventures.com, a business devoted co-founded the Center for Social Networks for his various contributions to the field in to maintaining her Norwegian heritage. She and Health at Ullevål Hospital in Oslo. the fishing village of Å in Moskenes. Dr. wrote a best-selling Norwegian cookbook The focus was to find how environmental Kleiner also provided venues for the Norwe- and three books on WWII heroes, one co- both countries, Norway and America. She factors and social networks affect mental gian projects to be presented by introducing authored with Tore Haug that is currently be- had a deep abiding love of all her family, illness and how those elements could be colleagues to the Society for Cross-Cultural ing made into a major motion picture, The friends, and her fellow man. Astrid gave a changed to cure the patient. Research, Society for Applied Anthropol- 12th Man. lifetime of service to others and had numer- In 2015, at age 90, the long-awaited ogy, and Society for the Advancement of Astrid was a sought-after public speak- ous church callings in the LDS church. Her publication of Migration and Psychologi- Field Theory. er, award-winning writer and successful faith never wavered. Astrid was a guiding cal Health: Implications for Intervention Dr. Kleiner was an activist and passion- businesswoman. Hobbies included reading, light to all that knew her. We will forever in Communities was realized. The book ate about social justice. Survivors include writing, cooking, hiking, travel, and love of love you, Mamma! dealt with comparisons of in-migration his wife, Fran; a son, Michael; two daugh- and migration in Norway, the United ters-in-law; three grandchildren; a cousin; States, Israel, Ghana, and Nigeria, co- two sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; and authored by Dr. Tom Sørensen, Professor nephews and nieces. A son, Albert, died in Johan Haugen of Psychiatry at the University of Oslo, 2012. died September 4, 2017 Johan Haugen, 83, of Sørreisa, Norway, Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church and Port Saint Lucie, Fla., passed away on September 4, 2017. Devoted husband of 62 Den Norske Lutherske Minnekirke years to Edith. Loving father of Edward and The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church offers the best venue in Chicago for Norwegians cherished grandfather of Jessica Lynn. and Scandinavians to gather and celebrate Norwegian traditions. Along with Pastor David Survived by brother, Helge; his wife, Schoenknecht, we welcome you to our warm and friendly family of members. Bible Study starts Åse; sister-in-law, Tordis; many cousins, at 9:30am followed by worship service at 11am. Please visit us soon! nephews, nieces, and adoring family. Johan came to the United States from October 2017 Norway in 1952 and has since established Oct. 1 Norwegian / English service his life and legacy as a family man, friend to many, and accomplished master chef for Hurricane Benefit concert w/pianist Julie over 60 years in both New York and Florida. Coucheon & soprano Deanna Breiwick, 2pm He enjoyed soccer, going to the gym, Oct. 8 Norwegian / English service / Holy and spending time with his family, especial- Communion ly his wife, Edith. He was very proud to be Semi-annual congregational meeting Norwegian and taught Norwegian cuisine, following service language, and culture to the younger generations of his family in the United States. Oct. 15 Norwegian / English service His hard work, love, and dedication Oct. 22 “Fantastisk 4th” family service with Holy showed in all aspects of his life. He will be Communion greatly missed by all who knew him. 2614 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647 • (773) 252-7335 • www.minnekirken-chicago.org 20 • September 22, 2017 Norsk Språk theNorwegianamerican Norwegian Language Corner Flat as a flounder A fishy metaphor shows the loopy linguistic journey taken by a family of flat fish

Text and illustrations by Anders Kvåle Rue. Simplification of text by Kari Grønningsæter. Translated by Jim Skurdall. Copyright © Deb Nelson Gourley, Astri My Astri Publishing. Magnus V Erlingsson Born 1156, died 1184; Ruled 1161 – 1184 Son of Earl Erling Skakke and Kristin, the daughter of King Sigurd I the Crusader

Magnus was the first king of Norway to be crowned by the Church. This took place in Bergen Photo: Tiit Hunt / Wikimedia Commons in 1163. Magnus was only 8 years old, and although he If you ask for “flounder” in Norway, you’ll probably get a flatfish, but it won’t be this one, the European was not the son of a king, he was the son of the power- Flounder, which there is called skrubbe. ful Erling Skakke. Because Erling Skakke was not of the lineage of Harald Hårfagre, he arranged this ceremony with the bishop. The Church now sup- M. Michael Brady ported Magnus as king. Asker, Norway After this, there was peace for some years in the land. All unrest was suppressed by Erling The flounder is a flatfish native to the an Angle, the first English book on angling. It Skakke, right up until the Birchlegs arrived. The bottom zones of waters off the west coast of was written by Juliana Berners, an English- Birchlegs were tough warriors. They wrapped northern and central Europe, from the White woman who, in the tradition of her time, was birch bark around their legs when their shoes Sea in the north around the Scandinavian Pen- of noble birth but had taken up the monastic and clothing were worn, and they fought with insula to the Mediterranean Sea in the south. life as the prioress of the Priory of St. Mary of an utter contempt for death. Their leader Phonology suggests that its name is derived Sopwell in Hertfordshire to pursue her fasci- was Sverre Sigurdsson. Sverre and his men from the Anglo-French floundre, which still is nation for hawking, hunting, and fishing. engaged Magnus in battle, and in 1184 the word for it in Normandy. The most logi- Thereafter, the flounder was often men- the king fell in the Battle of Fimreite on cal root of that word is the Old Norse flyðra, tioned in descriptive literature. In 1845 its Sogndal Fjord. Two thousand of the land’s which is related to the word “flat” and -sur deep undersea habitat set the scene in the sixth most powerful men died with him. vives today in the Norwegian flyndre. stanza of the poem “To Tom Woodgate of Worldwide, the taxonomy (scientific Hasings” by the English poet Thomas Hood. classification) of flatfish is enormous, with Then, in 1857 American explorer Elisha Kent Magnus var den første kongen i more than 700 flatfish species in 11 families. Kane gave flounder metaphorical status in Norge som ble kronet av kirken. Unsurprisingly, there are variations in the hi- his epic account Arctic Explorations: The Dette skjedde i -Ber erarchies of names of flatfish species. For ex- second Grinnell expedition in search of Sir gen i 1163. Mag- nus var bare ample, in Norwegian, flyndrefisker (flounder John Franklin when on page 77 he reported 8 år og ingen fish) is the collective name of all flatfish, and remarks by crewman Brooks: “Captain Kane, kongssønn, men deri-mot sønn av den mektige Erling flyndrefamilen (flounder family) designates five nights to come one year, you came in Skakke. Fordi Erling Skakke selv ikke var i slekt med a family of about 60 species, of which eight upon four of us as flat as flounders.” Harald Hårfagre, avtalte han denne seremonien med are found in Norwegian waters. In contrast, The metaphor “flat as a flounder” then biskopen. Kirken støttet nå Magnus som konge. in English, flounder appears in the compound traveled back into Norwegian as flat som en Etter dette ble det fred i landet noen år. All uro ble names of just one family of flatfish. flyndre. And with today’s brief text style, one slått ned av Erling Skakke, helt til birkebeinerne kom. The disparity in names can complicate reads of situations in which something is flyn- Birkebeinerne var tøffe krigere. De bandt bjørkenever buying fish between the two languages. Of the dreflat. Full circle: from Old Norse to English rundt leggene når sko og klær var slitt ut, og kjempet eight flyndrefamilien species in Norway, just and then back to Norwegian. med dødsforakt. Lederen deres var Sverre Sigurdsson. three are actually named flyndre in Norwe- Sammen med mennene sine gikk han mot Magnus, og i gian—grapeflyndre, sandflyndre, and smør- Originally published in Norwegian on the 1184 falt kongen i slaget ved Fimreite i Sogndalsfjorden. flyndre. The one of the eight named flounder Clue dictionaries blog at blogg.clue.no. Med ham døde to tusen av landets mektigste menn. in English, the European Flounder, is called skrubbe in Norwegian. M. Michael Brady was $29.95 with FREE shipping in the U.S.A. www.astrimyastri.com Etymological history suggests that the educated as a scientist and Norwegian designation of flynderfisker for all with time turned to writing flatfish existed in English until the early 16th and translating. Norwegian Folk Tales, Fairy Tales and Trolls: century, when specific species, such as sole, were mentioned along with flounder. 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< arbeiderparti Fra side 2 I often think the night is more alive « 14. september sa fylkesordfører Tore and more richly colored than the day. » O. Sandvik i Sør-Trøndelag Ap overfor – Vincent van Gogh Adresseavisen at partiet havarert og etter- lyste grundige undersøkelser av det dårlige Pondus valgresultatet. by Frode Øverli — Vi er avhengige av at vi kommer til bunns i hvordan det kunne skje. Vi må snu alle steiner. Jeg frykter vi skal gå for en harmonimodell og fortsette som før og tro at så lenge vi alle er venner, så går ting over. Vi har mistet 70.000 stemmer i løpet av fire år med blåblå regjering. Det er dypt alvorlig for Ap og sosialdemokratiet, sa han. Sandvik er enig med Arbeiderparti-ord- fører Rita Ottervik i Trondheim som vil ha en havarikommisjon. Fylkesleder Bjørnar Skjæran i Nordland Ap synes derimot at det er naturlig at par- tisekretæren får leder dette arbeidet. — Vi bør ha en ærlig og grundig gjen- nomgang av hva som skjedde og hvorfor Yowza! Right in the nuts? Does Nah! He likes to lie in the fetal position it hurt? Well? Does it hurt? and hold himself. He does it often and vi tapte valget. Det er viktig at hele parti- we’re really embarrassed of him. organisasjonen involveres, og det er parti sekretæren som har det organisatoriske an- Lunch svaret i Arbeiderpartiet. Vi bør også trekke by Børge Lund inn folk med god kompetanse som ser oss fra utsiden, sier Skjæran. Både partileder Jonas Gahr Støre og den andre nestlederen Hadia Tajik understreket 12. september at lederposisjonen ikke er et tema i selvgranskingen. Power outage? < Brende Fra side 2

ingskabalen etter valget. Men Solberg følger opp med å si at hun ikke ville ha skiftet ham ut. Sigh... Just have — Vi hadde ønsket at Børge hadde fort- to wait for an satt som utenriksminister. Han har vært en We’re on our way! Little incomprehensible god utenriksminister, sier hun. absurd, but the train feels message from a We’re sorry, but the system more and more right! distorted speaker that normally distorts Samtidig sier hun det er viktig å ha en voice... our speaker voice is nordmann i en slik jobb som Brende når får. temporarily out of order... World Economic Forum er mest kjent for Davos-møtet. Det er en årlig januar-samling Hjalmar by Nils Axle Kanten der store deler av verdens maktelite innenfor politikk, næringsliv og akademia møtes for Can I drive, Pappa?! Can I drive?! å diskutere de virkelig store spørsmålene i verden.

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Nikolaj Christiansen i Vestre Jakobselv jeger- og fiskeforening viser til at det er gjort mye for å gjøre Jakobselva til en bedre lakse elv. — Laksetrappa har fungert over flere år. Vi har fått laks øverst i vassdraget og fått en produksjonsstrekning på fire mil mot tidlige- Hmmm? Yawn... Okay Yawn! Oh my god, I’m so tired. It is re tre-fire kilometer. Da er det en helt annen then, that’s probably not responsible to drive now... Yawn! best... Yawn! elv, og det ser vi gevinsten av nå, forteller han. Elvene i Alta, Tana og Neiden adminis- Han Ola og Han Per by Peter J. Rosendahl, with new translations by John Erik Stacy treres ikke av Finnmarkseiendommen. Tor Erland Nilsen, leder i Alta Laksefiskeri In- teressentskap, sier de ikke har årets tall klare ennå. Han tror likevel at tallene vil vise at sesongen har vært bra. Ifølge Norske lakseelver er tallene fra mange av finnmarkselvene gode nyheter. Det betyr at laksen i fylket har bedre vilkår enn andre steder i landet. — Finnmark er et fylke som er litt hel digere enn resten av landet, for eksempel med problemer som oppdrettsindustrien skaper. Blant annet er det ikke så mye lakse- But wasn’t that Værmor Good gracious! lus. Det er god rekruttering av fisk i elva og we saw in garden then? It’s a ghost. havet har gode beiteforhold. Da blir det bra, Yup, she was pulling weeds. sier Pål Mugaas. 22 • September 22, 2017 theNorwegianamerican A monthly feature to share Brought to you by with kids and grandkids BarnebladBarneblad Heidi Håvan Grosch The season of høst, autumn, or fall

In American English this time of year is called fall. In British Eng- lish it is called autumn. In Norwegian it is called høst. This season was originally just called harvest, because it was the time to bring in the crops. The word harvest actually comes from an old Norwegian word, haust, which means to gather or pick. The word in modern Nor- wegian (bokmål) is actually høst, which means to harvest. Aren’t words funny? When people started to move to the cities in the 1600s, harvesting wasn’t as important as watching the fall of the leaf, as the season was later called. Can you imagine telling someone that you are starting school in the fall of the leaf? That name quickly was shortened to fall. Autumn is also a very old word for this season, but no one really knows where it came from. There are many words that sound like it, like the Old French word autumpne. No matter what it is called, it is the time to pick apples, enjoy the colors on the trees, and look for your winter hats and mittens if you live in the north. Høst is also the time to harvest many kinds of root vegetables, or vegetables that grow in the ground. Can you guess what these vegetables are called in English? Gulrot Rutabaga Kålrot Potato Rødbeter Carrot Løk Sweet Potato Potet\ Onion Søtpotet Red Beets

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A song There is a children’s song about In the last Barneblad, you read a bit about the song Fader Jakob grønnsaker (vegetables) written by (Frère Jacques). Do you know there are words about høsten (the fall) Thorbjørn Egner. You can watch a vid- that use that same melody? eo of it at youtu.be/Eu4yW7tXmU0, or get the words at grammofon.no/ Norsk: English: utgivelser/teksten/Grønnsakspiser- Høsten kommer, adjø sommer Fall is coming, goodbye summer. sang/163/1464. Takk til sol; takk til lys. Thank you sun; thank you light. Thorbjørn Egner was a very fa- Hør nå tuter vinden, Now the wind is howling, mous children’s author, songwriter, stryker deg om kinnet. hitting you in the face. and illustrator for children. Some Det er høst, det er høst. Now it’s fall, now it’s fall. of his most famous books include Karius og Baktus (1949), Klatremus The English translation isn’t exactly word for word the same as the og de andre dyrene i Hakkebakkesko- Norwegian verse. Sometimes you need to think about the meaning of gen (1953) and Folk og røvere i Kar- something and not just the words. A literal translation of the lines “hør demommeby (1955). If you go to the nå tuter vinden, stryker deg om kinnet” would be “listen to the tooting publisher, Cappelen Damm, you can (or farting) wind, striking you (or ironing you) on the chin.” That sounds find these books in English (www. (engelsk-utgave)-thorbjørn-egn- a bit silly, doesn’t it? cappelendamm.no/_barn-og-unge/ er-9788202182922). Some of them hoytlesning/karius-and-baktus- have even been made into musicals! theNorwegianamerican Puzzles September 22, 2017 • 23

Norwenglish Crossword by Andrew R. Thurson Puzzles by Sölvi Dolland

Directions: Translate English words to Norwegian, or vice versa, before posting in the puzzle. #22 / 92 “Primeministers” Across/ Down/ Vannrett Loddrett 1. Strainer 1. Slush 4. Avalanche 2. Punkt 7. Take root 3. Reader 8. The lark 4. Clean 10. Be heard 5. Destitution 11. Avsløre 6. Shame 13. Bitte liten 7. Reveal 17. Bakte 8. Close 18. Cry out, moan 9. I land 19. Sleep 10. Hvordan 20. Inherit 12. Left hand 21. Bleach 14. Rase 23. Steinur 15. Starte (golf) 25. Sjel 19. Seal 26. Grønnkål 20. Er 27. Empty 21. Drønnene 28. Form 22. Klumpet seg 30. Good 23. True 33. Etterligning 24. Frifunnet 36. Utvalgt 25. Path 37. Groove 26. Knob 38. Stasjon 28. Kill 39. Noble 29. Et slag slips 40. Know 30. Cars 41. There 31. Rulle 32. Suspect 34. Pupil 35. Tidevann

Norsk-Engelsk Kryssord by Ed Egerdahl of the Scandinavian Language Institute Ed Egerdahl wrote these puzzles for Scandinavian Language Institute’s classes at 2. Begynnelsen av mange et 47. Som Norsk Klasse studenter 52. Kjælenavn Seattle’s Nordic Heritage Museum. It’s possible a few of the clues will make more kortespill 48. Medlemspenger 53. Kant sense if you remember that—there may be some Seattle-centric answers. There’s 3. Badevann temperatur måler 49. Meksikansk dessert 55. Nødsignal definitely some wacky humor, and if you find yourself uncertain about a two-letter 4. Taler fra prekestolen 50. Løp 57. Ett til dikt answer, try “Ed.” 5. Hjemplass / gårdsplass 51. Lot vinen sitte 60. Gjøre noe (N) = skriv på norsk. Otherwise, the answers are in English. 6. Lene mot en eller annen side 7. Eikenøtt resultat 8. Bindeord mellom to valg VANNRETT 40. Sterke vinder 9. Kongelige boliger 1. Seattle Mariners utstyr 41. Sommer farer i skogen 10. Komme 5. Bøyde seg nedover 42. Bløtkaker, iskrem og jordbær for 11. Duft, lukt 10. Det ofte følger prikken i en adresse eks. 12. Voksne hannkjønns folk (N) 13. Lang, tynn padlebåt 44. Dekket av gull 13. Tjuefire flasker 14. Prinsesse utstyr 45. Kolonnen til venstre for 19. Nestsiste ord i Herren Bønn 15. Poesi desimaltegnet 22. Historisk tidsperiode 16. Forandre, skifte 46. Med alt på plass 23. En slags katt 17. Skogsdyr 47. Dette var hans gode idé 25. Søt og pen 18. Sur frukt 49. De omringer briller eller bilder 26. Margarita frukt 20. Bruke øynene 52. Berømt filmspion 27. Blir trett 21. Middagens potet partner 53. Fransk vann 28. Elsker 23. Skjenkehus 54. En spesiell slags øl 29. Ikke holdt sammen 24. Kryssord mester i sitt eget hode 55. Ikke gjorde noenting 30. Gaffelstikker 25. Tau å dra i 56. Sønner av Norge gruppering 31. Kommer til å slutte 26. Fin kleskant 58. Høyeste kort i stokken 32. Potet ved et annet navn 27. Smørbrød fisk 59. Husbygging material 33. Ikke lenger levende 28. Frigjøre 61. Klipper rundt kanten av 34. Unge hester 32. Tynne åpninger gresspenen 37. Bryr seg 34. Hårgreiere 62. Sørlig retning på kartet (N) 38. Påskeplante 35. Bowling kjegle 63. Taper eller mister 40. Overalt, ikke spesifisert, åpent 36. Skjære en pære 64. En som kan spå 41. Folkeinstrumenter fra Hallingdal 37. En liten flokk med fugler 43. Noen

38. Politisk eller geografisk sted (N) LODDRETT 44. Tonic-vanns partner

39. Ikke hjemme (N) 1. Pakket sammen høy 46. Bæreposer

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Red Beets Beets Red We offer classroom instruction in the

Kålrot Rutabaga Puget Sound area with various levels of

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way,” Espelund says. fayalite fraction to characterize the slag. This His opinion is reinforced by the fact that in turn can tell us something about the qual- no one has yet found any evidence of ex- ity of the ore and provide comparable values perimentation with making iron in Norway. between slag from different places. That means ancient Norwegians would have A high content of silicon oxide in the ore mastered the art of making high-quality iron makes it impossible to produce iron. The ore with as little as 0.2 percent carbon contami- in Norway, on the other hand, seems to have Home of the comics nation—without any evidence of trial and er- maintained good quality. ror. Unless they learned the art somewhere else. High production Heglesvollen in Levanger municipality The Romans’ forefathers in Trøndelag is one of the most important It was perhaps the Etruscans who were sites for iron production. Since 1982, four the first in Europe to learn to make iron. furnaces and 96 metric tons of slag have They lived in what is now Italy and Corsica been found in the area. from around 700 B.C. Etruscans dominated This suggests there was a great amount Rome at the empire’s beginning. However, of iron production here that took place over there is also evidence of iron production in a number of years. The furnaces had been Turkey from 4,000 years ago. patched and repaired several times. The Celts improved the metal by add- Archaeologists have found remains of ing some carbon and thus making steel. The something that could have been an air intake technique spread over the Roman Empire. for a furnace that would have been pow- And perhaps even to Norway. ered by the chimney effect in Vårhussetra in In Norway, iron was made from bog ore. Hessdalen. But this is the only place where The ore was gathered in the spring, while the this kind of air intake has been found. smelting was done in the autumn. In sparsely “Could it be that parts of the production populated Norway, where much is preserved, process were kept secret and that these air there are hundreds of places with evidence of intakes were destroyed?” Espelund wonders. this production. We do not know. But Espelund says that one possible approach could involve five air Chemical analyses intakes that would cause a kind of chimney Today, the most common sign of ancient fire that in turn would create high tempera- Photo: John Erik Stacy iron production is the slag heap. Chemical tures. While in Norway this month our office manager, John Erik, stopped in at Strand Comics in analyses of these is a central part of under- Oslo to meet the folks who provide our tegneserier Pondus, Lunch, and Hjalmar. Han Ola standing how the ore was smelted. Pine wood og Han Per, of course, is a classic Norwegian-American strip originally published in one Iron ore contains different oxygen-rich Carbon dating and other analyses of of this paper’s predecessors, Decorah Posten. compounds (FeOOH). The raw ore is first wood suggest that people in Trøndelag relied heated over an open fire to create Fe2O3. almost exclusively on pine for iron produc- When placed in a furnace, this raw material tion—or at least they preferred it. is then transformed into very pure iron be- “That’s because pine will burn twice,” cause carbon monoxide in the furnace reacts Espelund says. First, the wood burns with a Best Foreign Language Film • Official Selection Norway with the Fe2O3. However, a certain percent- high flame. This wood then becomes - char jesper tuva anders baasmo age of the iron remains in the slag, as FeO, coal that sinks down in the furnace, which CHRISTENSEN NOVOTNY CHRISTIANSEN which ensures the quality of the iron. can then be burned again and help with the Slag from three places in Norway and smelting. from Iceland, Catalonia, and Austria all have Adding wood creates a chimney effect “ a remarkably similar composition. in the furnace, something that combined with The slag consists of about 65 percent of air intakes in the correct spots could elimi- A BEAUTIFULLY a mixture of iron oxide and manganese oxide. nate the need to use a bellows, which could About 20 percent is silicon oxide. This mix is be exhausting. CALIBRATED called fayalite. Espelund has introduced the HISTORICAL DRAMA.” – Urban Cinefile “ ENTERTAINING Open Mon - Sat 9:30am - 5pm 2709 SAN PABLO AVENUE BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94702 POLITICAL 510.705.1932 ” MILITARY INTRIGUE. email [email protected] – Cinemanía

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