the Inside this issue: Norwegian Barneblad: A look at ’s hospital clowns american story on page 23 Volume 128, #14 • July 14, 2017 Est. May 17, 1889 • Formerly Norwegian American Weekly, Western Viking & Nordisk Tidende $3 USD See the woman

What’s inside? Nyheter / News 2-3 Et menneske som må skjule « Business Sámi artist Mari Boine releases first English album sin opprinnelse er bare et halvt 4-5 menneske. Jeg er i ferd med Opinion 6-7 Sports 8-9 Julia Andersen å bli hel. » New York – Mari Boine Research & Science 10 Norwegian Heritage 11 Norway’s Sámi musician Mari Boine has risen scene with work on her first English-language album Taste of Norway 12-13 from her humble Lappland beginnings to become one titled See the woman. I spoke with Boine on Skype Norway near you 14-15 of the country’s most decorated artists, having won about her upbringing, her songwriting process, and several Spellemann prizes and the Nordic Council’s influences from American poets. These are edited ex­ Travel 16-17 music prize and been knighted in the Royal Norwegian cerpts from this conversation. Arts & Entertainment 18-19 Order of St. Olav. Norsk Språk 20-21 Described in press as “an unofficial Sámi cultural Julia Andersen: What was it like growing up in Lapp­ Roots & Connections 22 ambassador,” Boine expresses herself through politi­ land? When did you start singing? cally charged songs, describing her frustration with Mari Boine: My parents were very musical actually. I Barneblad 23 the treatment and suppression of the Sámi people. Her always sang, ever since I was little girl, but my parents Bulletin Board 24 music has a distinct melancholic sound with elements were religious, and I was only allowed to sing very of jazz, rock, and her signature yodeling “yoik” voice. religious songs and religious hymns. $1 = NOK 8.329 Since the release of her breakthrough album Gula, updated 07/10/2017 Gula in 1989, Boine has recorded 14 albums, writing JA: Why was singing in Sámi considered “devil’s most of her own music and lyrics, and performed con­ work”? Did you choose to sing in your native language In comparison certs all over the world. 06/10/2017 8.4951 Boine has now set her sights on the U.S. music See > boine page 18 01/10/2017 8.5981 07/10/2016 8.5309 Photo: Gregor Hohenberg / courtesy of Mari Boine 2 • July 14, 2017 Nyheter fra Norge theNorwegianamerican Nyheter Engelsk «Vikingane» solgt til Netflix Regjeringen vil ha forurensende cruise­ skip ut fra norske verdensarvfjorder «Norsemen» heter se- Klima- og miljøminister Vidar Helgesen rien når Kåre Conradi, (H) sier til NRK at verdensarvfjordene er en kjemperessurs for Norge, og at vi må Trond Fausa Aurvåg og ta vare på dem. Helgesen har bedt Sjø­ co snakker engelsk til fartsdirektoratet om å utarbeide et regel­ verk for skipstrafikken i fjordene for å et internasjonalt Netflix- få ned nitrogenoksid og svovel og forby kloakktømming fra cruiseskipene. Da kan publikum halvparten av dagens cruiseskip bli stengt Ingvill Dybfest Dahl & ute, ifølge en kartlegging fra departe­ mentet. — Mange av cruiseskipene stiller Elise Alexandra Gulbrandsen ikke moderne miljøkrav, og dette vil bety VG at noen rederier må bytte ut skipene hvis Humorserien «Vikingane», med manus de vil slippe inn i norske fjorder, sier Hel­ og regi av Jon Iver Helgaker og Jonas Torg­ gesen til NRK. Sjøfartsdirektoratet må in­ ersen, ble i fjor spilt inn på to språk over 28 nen utgangen av neste år få på plass et re­ innspillingsdager og et budsjett på rundt 20 gelverk, og det vil bety at det kan bli langt millioner kroner. færre cruiseturister i verdensarvfjordene Så langt har 964.000 i snitt sett de Foto: Glenn Meling / Finn Erik Johannessen, NRK sommeren 2019. Bellona er positive til seks «Vikingane»-episodene om trivi­ Skuespillerne i humorserien «Vikingane». regjeringens tiltak og mener det er på tide elle, mellommenneskelige problemer i en at det kommer på plass rammebetingelser vikinglands­by i 790, ifølge NRK. for cruiseskipene. Seniorrådgiver Jan Målet var hele tiden å selge den engelske oppmerksomhet med både «Lilyhammer» og drama på. Viafilm og NRK har også spilt inn Kjetil Paulsen i Bellona sier til NRK at versjonen til utlandet, som en del av en ny «Dag», og hadde kontakter i Netflix fra før. sesong 2, men den er så langt ikke forsøkt han mener at Norge må tørre å stille krav finansieringsmodell. Poenget var å «hoppe — Jeg begynte med å «pitche» vers­ solgt. til de som besøker oss. — Vi kan risikere over» leddet med nyinnspilling på engelsk, jonen rundt til flere kanaler, og jobbet lenge Å spille inn to versjoner simultant var å miste verdensarvstatusen, og da mister og heller levere en ferdig pakke. med å finne en partner vi syntes var ålreit. Vi anstrengende for både skuespillere og crew. vi også forretningsgrunnlaget i disse om­ — Netflix har kjøpt den engelske vers­ landet på Netflix, som er innovative og vil­ Flere av dem har tidligere fortalt VG hvor rådene, sier Paulsen. jonen av «Vikingane», som heter «Norse­ lige til å ta en risiko. Det blir moro å komme (Aftenposten) men». Vi er vel en av de første ikke-engelsk­ rundt i hele verden, sier han. Se > Vikingane, side 21 talende land i hele verden som gjør det, så Ifølge produsenten kommer serien på Flyktninger velger storby fremfor distrikt det var jo uvant for alle, sier produsent An­ strømmetjenesten allerede i sommer. Netflix English Synopsis: The English version of the comedy De aller fleste flyktninger som får opp­ ders Tangen i Viafilm til VG. har kjøpt de seks episodene i sesong 1 for series “Vikingane”—which was filmed in both Eng­ holdstillatelse, blir tildelt en kommune å Han har tidligere fått internasjonal å teste ut denne nye måten å servere norsk lish and Norwegian­—has been sold to Netflix. bosette seg i. På den måten spres personer med flyktningbakgrunn mellom by og distrikt. Men en ny rapport fra Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) viser at mange velger å flytte fra distriktene for å finne jobb i Sterk vekst Bjørnar blir «Bjørnie» byene, skriver Klassekampen. Én av fire som flytter, velger å bosette seg i . Bjørnar Moxnes får SSB har tatt for seg bostedsmønsteret til for Airbnb eksperthjelp av Bernie personer med flyktningbakgrunn i Norge i perioden 2005 til 2014. Rapporten viser at Antallet utleieannonser Sanders internett­strategi tallene på dem som blir boende er lavest i årets valgkamp i Sogn og Fjordane, Nord-Trøndelag, på plattformen Airbnb Nord­land, Troms og Finnmark. I disse i Norge har økt med 58 Marie Melgård fylkene blir mellom 60 og 70 prosent bo­ VG ende i kommunene de først blir plassert prosent det siste året i, mens landsgjennomsnittet ligger på 80 Bjørnar Moxnes (35) har et mål for prosent. — De som velger å bli boende, Fabian Skalleberg Nilsen høsten: 2017 skal bli valget hvor Rødt gjen­ er stort sett bedre integrert i det lokale & Laila Nguyen vinner en plass på Stortinget. miljøet enn de som flytter, forklarer SSB- NRK Nå får han internasjonal drahjelp: En av forsker Minja Dzmarija. Bernie Sanders valgkamp-strateger, Claire (NRK) NHO Reiseliv venter fortsatt en sterk Sandberg, har vært i Norge og gitt Rødt valg­ vekst for denne type utleie-plattformer og kampråd. Syvende kampfly levert til Norge er positiv til et større overnattingstilbud for Sandberg er en av hjernene bak hash­ 29. juni landet det syvende F35-flyet turister. taggen #feelthebern, og hun drev Sanders Foto: Einar Aslaksen / Wikimedia Commons på Luke Air Force base i USA. Over 10 ­— Det går veldig godt i norsk reiseliv, digitale valgkamp. Nylig var hun i Storbri­ Bjørnar Moxnes, partileder i Rødt. prosent av leveransene av kampflyet er og det er en stor økning i utenlandske gjester tannia og hjalp Labour-leder Jeremy Corbyn gjennomført. Norge skal anskaffe inntil som kommer til Norge. Veksten blant andre i hans valgkamp. 52 kampfly av typen F-35. Så langt har overnattingsbedrifter i reiselivet er også vel­ Nå er det altså Bjørnar Moxnes’ tur til å som Sanders til slutt tapte. Stortinget gitt fullmakt til å bestille 40 dig positiv, sier næringspolitisk fagsjef Ing­ bli «Bjørnie». I dag er Sanders en av USAs mest pop­ fly. Om dagens plan holdes, vil Norge få jerd Sælid Gilhus i NHO Reiseliv. — Jeg mener det er klart at Rødt kan ulære politikere, og «hemmeligheten» bak sine siste fly i 2024. — Mottaket viser at Ifølge en masteroppgave fra Univer­ vokse. Deres politiske ideer har gjenklang hans suksesser at 75-åringen vant internettet, kampflyanskaffelsen går som planlagt og sitetet i Oslo kan Airbnb øke turismen til hos folk, særlig unge, sier Sandberg til VG. mener Sandberg. er i rute. Det siste flyet ble faktisk levert én Norge. Et snitt av målingene det siste halve — Du kan bruke internett til å kring­ dag foran skjema også, sier Martin Tesli, Gilhus mener imidlertid at norske myn­ året, gjengitt på nettstedet Poll of Polls, viser kaste ting eller du kan bruke det til å bygge den norske sjefen på Luke Air Force base digheter bør få en bedre oversikt over platt­ at Rødt seiler i medvind og er inne med én en bevegelse. Det er en stor forskjell. Det i Arizona. — Våre flyvere vil få den nød­ former som Airbnb. representant på Stortinget. var en grunn til at unge velgere med over­ vendige treningen og opplæringen slik at — Informasjonen bør gå videre til myn­ I VGs siste måling i juni fikk Rødt 3,5 veldende flertall stemte på Bernie: De fikk F-35 kan begynne å overta oppgaver fra dighetene slik at man kan beregne på en en­ prosent, noe som ville gitt partiet to ­ nyheter fra internett og ble en del av nett- dagens F-16 i 2019, sier Tesli. I november kel måte hva som skal betales av skatter og representanter. bevegelsen, sier hun. mottar Forsvaret de tre første norske fly­ avgifter, og at man får oversikt over omfan­ På enkelte meningsmålinger er også Ap- — Vi vet at ikke alt kan overføres til ene på norsk jord. — Jeg ser frem til at de get, altså hvor mange overnattingsdøgn dette leder Jonas Gahr Støre avhengig av Rødts land utenfor USA, men vi deler det vi gjorde støtte for å flertall for ny regjering. første nye kampflyene kommer til Norge, Se > moxnes, side 21 og vi kan starte opptreningen fra Ørland Se > Airbnb, side 21 Bernie Sanders (75) var for mange et ukjent navn da han utfordret Hillary Clinton flystasjon, sier Tonje Skinnarland, sjefen English Synopsis: Bernie Sanders’s digital organiz­ i Luftforsvaret. English Synopsis: The accommodation-sharing ser­ om å bli Demokratenes presidentkandidat i ing director, Claire Sandberg, is working with the (Aftenposten) vice Airbnb experienced a 58 percent increase in the primærvalget. Det som skulle være en enkel leader of Norway’s Red Party, Bjørnar Moxnes, who number of rental ads over the last year in Norway. seier for Clinton, ble et langt og jevnt løp hopes to win a seat in the Parliament this election. theNorwegianamerican News July 14, 2017 • 3 Agreement This week in brief Owl numbers soar Growth in business globalization on food waste The number of foreign-controlled en­ Sightings of great terprises in Norway increased by 284 gray owls are Norway’s government in 2015, up to 7,249 such enterprises. These enterprises were made up of al­ remarkably high in and food industry most 337,000 employees and accounted have agreed to halve for NOK 1,326 billion in turnover, which Hedmark County was 21 percent of employment within the food waste by 2030 Norwegian business sector. A grand total of 3,506 Norwegian en­ The Local terprises were owned from other Nordic Government.no countries, representing nearly half of the An area of Norway has seen a prolifera­ foreign-controlled enterprises. Only Ice­ A third of all food produced globally is tion in numbers of rare great grey owls, with land experienced a decline. destroyed or thrown away. In Norway, the 113 nests registered so far this year. Measured in value added, the U.S. average consumer throws away 42 kg (92.5 Until recent years, sightings of the owl was the largest ownership country, with lbs) of food annually that could have been in Norway were extremely rare. a share of 22 percent, followed by Swe­ eaten. Food waste in the food supply chain The 113 nests counted so far represent den with 15 percent and Great Britain equals 68 kg (150 lbs) per person per year. a remarkable turnaround on the fortunes of with 13 percent. Total value added within “Throwing away food is a waste of re­ the bird, according to a report by broadcaster foreign-controlled Norwegian enterprises sources and good produce. If we manage to NRK. amounted to NOK 429 billion. reduce food waste, we will be able to save Trond Berg, a nature filmmaker with the Photo: Tambako The Jaguar / Flickr (SSB) broadcaster and member of Birdlife Norway A young great gray owl swallowing a mouse. both money and the environment. This is not in the Elverum area of Hedmark, said that just the responsibility of each consumer but Counterfeits of Norway’s new the high number of nests was “extreme.” the food industry as a whole,” says Minister banknotes found The great gray owl, which is considered verum in 2010 it was big news. But now for Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen. an endangered species, is native to taiga areas things have completely taken off,” Berg told Norwegian police have confirmed that of , Scandinavia, and North America. NRK. Halving the food waste counterfeit versions of the country’s new Sightings of it in Norway are rare and, The number of sightings is related to Many measures are already being imple­ bank notes have entered circulation. until 1989, were restricted to the far north­ prevalence of mice, the main prey of the mented to prevent food waste. Supermarkets Police in Vestfold have confiscated eastern Finnmark county, before sporadic birds—good years for mice are also good reduce the price of food nearing its sell-by over 20 false 50-krone notes and five or appearances in Hedmark began to create a years for the owls, he said. date, smaller loaves of bread are available, six false 200-krone notes, reports NRK. sensation among birdwatchers. The fake 50-krone notes were counter­ “When we observed three nests in El­ See > owls, page 11 See > food waste, page 24 feits of the old design, while the 200-kro­ ne notes were copies of a new banknote recently released amid much publicity. Police have received reports of at­ tempted payments with false notes in Norway to cull 2,000 reindeer Tønsberg and on the islands of Natterøy and Tjøme, according to the report. A food store on Tjøme was first to report a Researchers and false note on June 27. officials disagree on Knut Erik Ågrav, head of the inves­ tigation section at Tønsberg’s police sta­ whether the measure tion, told NRK that it was “very clear” that further fake notes were still in cir­ is prudent or panicky culation in Vestfold County, having re­ ceived several reports from businesses of bills being rejected after cash registers The Local / showed them to be false. Ministry of Agriculture & Food Police are so far unable to make any comment on the origin of the counterfeits. The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture (The Local) and Food recently announced that it would cull 2,000 reindeer in the Nordfjella region CO2 storage project study to proceed to control the spread of chronic wasting dis­ Gassnova, Norway’s carbon capture and ease (CWD), but not everyone agrees that Photo: Pixabay storage (CCS) enterprise, has assigned a this step is necessary. Some 2,000 reindeer are slated for culling to stem the spread of chronic wasting disease. contract to Statoil regarding concept stud­ Ketil Skogen, a senior researcher at the ies and front-end engineering and design Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (FEED) for a CO2 storage site on the (NINA), told broadcaster NRK as much. ful. And we know some people think we are a single herd and two other cases among Norwegian continental shelf. “It seems like a sign of panic to take a step acting too hastily and invasively. We want moose—though the latter cases were consid­ “CCS is an important part of the like this. It gives the impression that the au­ healthy reindeer herds in the future,” veteri­ ered to be of less concern since moose do not government’s climate policy. This assign­ thorities have an extreme need for control in narian Julie Enebo Grimstad of Mattilsynet live in herds. ment takes us one-step closer towards many ways. The animals will end up not be­ told NRK. To prevent the spread of the disease, the storing CO2 on the Norwegian shelf,” ing animals because they are controlled so Chronic wasting disease, a cousin of Norwegian Food Safety Authority—which says Terje Søviknes, Minister for Petro­ tightly,” he said. mad cow disease and already present in oversees animal health issues—called for leum and Energy. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority North America, causes deer brains to turn the slaughter of the affected herd, which has The feasibility studies from July (Mattilsynet) says it has taken criticism of spongy, leading to weight loss and death. It between 2,000 and 2,200 wild reindeer liv­ 2016 reveal that CO2 capture, transport, its decision into account but must follow the is contagious among deer and reindeer but ing in the southwestern mountainous region and storage in Norway are technically recommendations of the food safety commit­ not known to pass from animals to humans. of Nordfjella. possible. The project will now be planned tee report used as the basis for the decision to The disease was detected for the first “In an environment in which carnivores and studied in detail, providing a more kill the animals. time in Europe last year in Norway, with accurate cost estimate. The intention is to “We are not certain we will be success­ three known cases of reindeer infected in See > reindeer, page 6 make a decision in the spring of 2019. During the planning phase, the Min­ This week’s news from Norway is brought to you through partnerships with: istry [of Petroleum and Energy] will en­ courage the establishment of a group of companies that can cooperate in the de­ velopment of CO2 storage. Statoil has presented plans revealing how such a col­ laboration could be established. www.thelocal.no & theforeigner.no (Ministry of Petroleum and Energy) 4 • July 14, 2017 Business theNorwegianamerican Business News & Notes Norwegian takes delivery of first two Norwegian will station four of the six Revolutionizing Boeing 737 MAX aircraft new 737 MAX aircraft in the U.S. at its new Norwegian took delivery of two of its 110 bases at Stewart International Airport in 737 MAX-8 aircraft on order from Boeing New York and Providence’s T.F. Green Air­ on June 29. The airline will take delivery of port, R.I. These will be Norwegian’s third cattle breeding an additional four MAX aircraft this year. and fourth U.S. bases; the airline currently “We have been eagerly awaiting the has bases at JFK International Airport and SpermVital extends the life of semen after delivery of our Boeing 737 MAX, and we Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International are overjoyed to have it join our fleet today. Airport. The carrier now has almost 600 insemination, increasing conception rates We are the first European airline to ­oper American employees—a number expected ate this brand-new aircraft, and we’re also to double soon. the first airline in the world to operate it to/ (Norwegian Air) from the United States. This aircraft allows us to open up new, unserved routes and of­ Oil discovery in the Barents Sea fer both Americans and Europeans even Statoil and partners ENI and Petoro have more affordable transatlantic fares. It will made an oil discovery in the Kayak well in also provide our passengers with a quieter the Johan Castberg license. onboard experience, whilst it significantly Totaling between 25 and 50 million reduces both fuel use and carbon dioxide barrels of recoverable oil equivalents, the emissions,” said CEO Bjørn Kjos. discovery may provide valuable additional “The 737 MAX 8 is a significant addi­ volumes for the Johan Castberg develop­ tion to Norwegian’s fleet, enabling the air­ ment. The discovery also opens other ex­ line to start the next chapter in its incredible ploration opportunities in the same area. growth story of low-cost, long-haul travel,” The Kayak well has for the first time said Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ Presi­ proven resources in this type of play in the dent and CEO, Kevin McAllister. “It is a Barents Sea. tremendous honor that a brand as innovative “We are very pleased to have made a as Norwegian will be the first European car­ good discovery in our first completed well rier to fly the 737 MAX, and we are certain in the Barents Sea this year. We are particu­ that this airplane will play a key role in its larly pleased to have proven resources in a continued success.” type of play that has not been explored be­ The new 737 MAX will take flight later fore. This opens interesting opportunities,” this summer, and the six aircraft will oper­ says Jez Averty, senior vice president for ate 12 routes between the northeastern U.S. exploration, Norway and the UK. Photo: Uberprutser / Wikimedia Commons and Ireland, , , and “Efforts will be made to find a com­ SpermVital makes it easier to breed cattle, leading to more scenes like this one. Norway. Routes were launched in February mercial solution for the Kayak discovery with $65 one-way fares. Fares on these new towards the Johan Castberg license and to routes are currently available for as low as bring out other similar prospects in the Bar­ Rasmus Falck $99 one-way. The lowest fares to all of Nor­ ents Sea,” Averty adds. Oslo, Norway wegian’s destinations can be found by using (Statoil) the low fare calendar. Achieving a good conception rate is vi­ each year, recently said they would launch tal to farm profitability, particularly in herds the Norwegian SpermVital technology in Exchange Rates Oslo Børs: Week at a Glance that are block calving, encouraging all of the August. cows to calve around the same time. Luckily Artificial insemination of domestic (July 10, 2017) Winners Losers a new tool to help boost conception rates is animals was invented as early as the 1700s. Norsk Kr. 8.3290 Name NOK Change Name NOK Change now available and proving popular: Norwe­ Only with the advent of successful cryo­ Dansk Kr. 6.5201 NEXT Biometrics Grp. 73.25 10.98% Fred. 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Viking Rose Sterling Silver Flatware stance before freezing. This immobilization Today the company is located at the preserves energy and enables the controlled Høyskolen Innlandet in Hamar and has 20 by Marthinson (Norway) release of sperm cells in the uterus after in­ employees. The profitability is very good: semination. Conception rates for conven­ revenue last year reached over NOK 16 mil­ tional black and white herds are typically 35 lion. Wish to sell percent. With this new technology, rates are Each year, 220 million inseminations up to 60 percent or better. take place globally, so there is a lot of opti­ The startup was founded by the Norwe­ mism at the startup. The product costs only 103 pieces! gian company Geno—with a daughter com­ about USD 15 extra. And it is assuring to pany in the U.S.—and the SINTEF Group know that Sales and Marketing Manager in 2008. Geno and Elisabeth Kommisrud, Henriette Kise received her master’s degree a professor at the University College and in Marketing from Auburn University in Research and Development Manager at the Montgomery, Alabama, and has many years startup, started working on the research be­ of experience from the field in America! hind the technology back in 2003. The patent application was submitted in 2006. Pieces include Rasmus Falck is a strong The first field trial pilot on Norwegian innovation and entrepre- a 6-piece place Red Cows took place in 2009, and the tech­ neurship advocate. The au- nology was launched in the market in 2010. thor of “What do the best setting for 12 The technology went on to be launched in do better” and “The board , Holland, UK, , , of directors as a resource plus 16 additional , , and Croatia, and the patent in SME,” he received his spoons and 15 is awarded in over 40 countries. Masterrind, masters degree from the the largest bovine breeding company in Ger­ University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently serving pieces many with total sales of three million doses lives in Oslo, Norway. Submit bids to [email protected] thank you for reading our paper! tusen takk theNorwegianamerican Business July 14, 2017 • 5 Nor-Shipping 2017: Expo highlights maritime sector changes

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Nor-Shipping is a maritime sector trade fair held over four days in the Oslo region in odd-numbered years during the May-June turn of the month. It’s a key meeting place for the global maritime sector, not least be­ cause shipping, offshore, and related indus­ tries are pre-eminent in Norway. Members of the Royal Family and Cabinet Ministers Photos: (left) courtesy of Nor-Shipping 2017, attend its opening, and its professional and (below) Olav Thokle / Kleven Verft social events mark city life for its duration. Left: Karl Johans Gate toward Palace, with Nor- In 2015, Nor-Shipping celebrated its Shipping streamers. Below: NKT Victoria, Ship of the Year 2017. 50th anniversary (Further reading). This year’s Nor-Shipping, held Tuesday, May 30, through Friday, June 2, highlighted ongoing changes throughout the maritime sector. A new hall named “Disruptive Sustainability” dic countries. The NKT Victoria, a 16,171 was dedicated to the activities of agile new gross tonnage cable-laying vessel built at businesses as well as existing enterprises the Kleven Verft shipyard in Ulsteinvik, that are adapting and restructuring to meet Norway, was named Ship of the Year (www. the challenges of change. One of the new kleven.no, click on EN for English). breakthrough technology products presented In addition to being a trade fair, Nor- in the hall was the Blueye Pioneer underwa­ Shipping hosts professional symposia on ter drone (www.blueye.no, click on EN for technical and mercantile topics within the English), a lightweight (less than 18 lb.) re­ maritime sector. At Nor-Shipping 2017, en­ placement for divers or remote-operated un­ ergy efficiency, innovative ship design, and derwater vehicles. young entrepreneurship were in focus, each At the opposite end of the range of ves­ with an award. There were three week-long sel weights, Nor-Shipping 2017 also hosted ocean industry podiums devoted to Africa, the presentation of the Ship of the Year, an , and the Asian Belt. And there were annual award by Skipsrevyen (Shipping Re­ sporting events, including the Mission to view), a maritime trade journal for the Nor­ Seafarers Fun-Run to raise funds to support seafarers and their families in times of crisis as well as a water sports festival that includ­ Nor-Shipping 2017 ed a sailing regatta.

facts & figures: Further information and reading: • Nor-Shipping website at nor-shipping. Venues: Norges Varemesse/Norway com, continuously updated, in English only Trade Fairs hall (messe.no/en) • Nor-Shipping 2015 a success, Norwe­ and adjacent Thon Hotel Arena at gian American Weekly, June 16, 2015, link: Lillestrøm, halfway between Oslo and www.norwegianamerican.com/news/nor- Oslo Airport, and Tjuvholmen, part of shipping-2015-a-success the City waterfront renewal of Oslo

Figures: • 21,000 square meters (226,042 square feet) exhibition space • 900 exhibiting companies • 15,500 visitors Photos: (right) Blueye, • 35,000 delegates attending event (below) courtesy of Nor-Shipping 2017 Right: Blueye Pioneer underwater drone, one of week activities the new technologies featured at the conference. • 19 national pavilions Below: Staff wearing bunad folk costumes at the Norwegian Maritime Authority stand.

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[email protected] • www.woodenspoon.ws 6 • July 14, 2017 Opinion theNorwegianamerican An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States < reindeer From page 3 On the EDGE Join the conversation! such as wolves, bears, and wolverine live, [weakened] animals such as these would be Today’s Islamophobia challenge hunted early,” Skogen told NRK. The researcher said that the cause of the spread of the disease was still unknown. It may be caught from sheep with scratch- Lindsey Penny related sickness, from other types of deer, or Seattle, Wash. from a mutation in the brains of the reindeer themselves, he said. The word Islamophobia has been in A second researcher at NINA, who was the news lately, but what exactly is it and part of the committee that recommended the how is it impacting American society? cull, confirmed that the cause of the disease According to the Council on American- spread was unknown. Islamic Relations, “Islamophobia is a “We would like to know more about closed-minded hatred, fear or prejudice infection pathways. But the knowledge we toward Islam and Muslims that results have is enough to tell us that we have to act in discrimination, marginalization, and fast and take this seriously,” Olav Strand told oppression. It creates a distorted un­ NRK. derstanding of Islam and Muslims and Mattilsynet says that waiting longer to transforms diversity in name, language, decide the fate of the animals is not an op­ culture, ethnicity, and race into a set of tion. “Even though this is dramatic, it is nec­ stereotyped characteristics” (Further essary,” Grimstad said. reading). The culling isn’t the only step Norway Islamophobia in America is so wide­ is taking to prevent the spread of CWD. Re­ spread that in a self-reported Gallup sur­ Photo: Lorie Shaull / Wikimedia Commons searchers will collect around 20,000 samples vey, 43% of respondents admitted they Silent protest against Islamophobia at Union Station, Washington, D.C. from various deer species in 2017 to map harbor “some degree of prejudice against the disease’s extent and hope other countries Muslims” (Further reading). Also, in a will do the same. 2017 Pew Research Center study, Ameri­ support suicide bombings, even if it would increased by 67%, and from 2015 to Norway’s Agriculture and Food Min­ cans rated their feelings towards Mus­ be in defense of their religion (Further read­ 2016, those numbers rose again by 78% ister Jon Georg Dale is calling on the EU lims on a scale of 0 (cold) to 100 (warm). ing). Why are only American Muslims at risk (Further reading). Clearly, this rise in hate Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis The results placed Muslims at a cold 48, of being stereotyped as terrorists fighting a crimes is a real threat to our American to ensure that countries bordering Norway below atheists who scored 50 (Further religious war against the West? value of religious freedom. now carry out a comprehensive deer animal reading). Even in our Christian-majori­ Negative stereotypes about Muslims are The United States of America is mapping of their own. ty country, Americans prefer atheists to used to prove that Islam is incompatible with known for its liberties: the freedom to “Chronic wasting disease is contagious Muslims. This is shocking considering democracy and Western culture in general. vote, the freedom to speak, the freedom to among animals, and it will be useless for Islam is also an Abrahamic religion and Again, the statistical evidence proves oth­ practice religion. We are also known for Norway alone to run such a comprehensive shares a number of the same values, sto­ erwise. Data from the Pew Research Center our vibrant multicultural society, our plu­ mapping program,” says Dale. ries, and prophets as Judaism and Chris­ shows the majority of the world’s Muslims ralism: a nation of immigrants. In this na­ Dale informed Andriukaitis during the tianity. enjoy Western popular culture, support de­ tion, our diversity is our strength. So, why Nordic Council of Ministers in Ålesund on Some of the most dangerous and mocracy, reject violence, and say religious then is our society allowing such misin­ June 28 that and must soon common stereotypes are that Muslims freedom is “a good thing.” In this same formed stereotypes about Islam to flour­ respond with a similar plan. This is particu­ want to kill non-believers, impose their study, American Muslims were even more ish? Why are we complacent in allowing larly important for Sweden, as animals pass religious rules, and support violence and likely to agree that science and religion are our Muslim neighbors to be treated with freely back and forth across the border be­ terrorist organizations. These stereotypes “fully compatible” and that “there is no ten­ suspicion, hate, and prejudice? We can­ tween countries. are placed upon Muslims yet not other sion between being religiously devout and not continue to allow this Islamophobia Andriukaitis acknowledged Norway’s religious groups. According to the FBI’s living in a modern society.” to spread. This is today’s challenge. This efforts to stop spreading this disease. The data from 1980-2005, there were more In the United States, Muslims make up is our challenge. EU has decided that neighboring countries acts of terrorism committed by Jewish about 1% of the population. While Muslims Sweden and Finland will map occurrences of extremists (7%), than Islamic extrem­ represent a tiny minority, they are often dis­ Lindsey Penny is an aspiring journalist CWD beginning in 2018, and further discus­ ists (6%) (Further reading). Data shows criminated against because of Islamophobia. currently completing their undergraduate sion will focus on whether that mapping can American Muslims are not inclined to Hate crimes against Muslims are on the rise, degree in the Pacific Northwest. begin sooner. support violence. The vast majority of at rates far greater than other groups. From “If we are to eliminate this contagious Muslims (81%) said they would never 2014 to 2015, hate crimes against Muslims See > islamophobia, page 11 disease, countries have to do their utmost to succeed. 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Linn Chloe Hagstrøm [email protected] shank column (“Freedom of religion: A Nor­ dom” as Islamic fundamentalism is and, by It’s true that the president has broad Taste of Norway Editor wegian student’s perspective on American number of deaths, more dangerous. Breivik powers over immigration, but the intent of Daytona Strong [email protected] values”) in the June 2 issue. his order is unclear. He himself has referred and McVeigh show what happens when the Advertising I find it sad to read something that is not intolerance espoused by Duane Lindberg, in to it as a Muslim ban. If that’s its intention, Rhonda Staton [email protected] true in this nice paper, especially written by can we agree that it goes against our ideals? his opinion piece in your paper (“Today’s as­ Subscriptions someone who does not live here, and has a similation challenge,” June 30), is taken to David, I found it interesting that I [email protected] lack of the knowledge of what is happen­ the extreme. 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These are countries where such prominently displayed tripe (by some­ topic, with these two final words of caution: Terje Birkedal Anchorage, Alaska M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway we are not able to verify the individuals’ one posing as well-educated) has made me 1) that we as individuals recognize our in- David Burke Skoppum, Norway backgrounds nor do we have Embassies in reconsider that subscription; I would suggest ability to speak for “most Americans,” or Daughters of Norway Members Various these countries. These are the same seven next time providing someone with equal cre­ actually “most any group;” and 2) that sta- Gary G. Erickson Sunburg, Minn. Rasmus Falck Oslo, Norway countries Barack Obama had identified with dentials who can present a reasoned counter­ tistics can be used to prove almost anything. Christy Olsen Field Seattle, Wash. travel restrictions. point. I can only hope that my fellow Ameri­ Sincerely, Sunny Gandara Beacon, N.Y. Only left-wing liberals protested (that cans of Norwegian descent are not as igno­ Editor Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway Rosalie Grangaard Grosch Arden Hills, Minn. includes the judges). The president has the rant as Duane Lindberg with regards to their Kari Heistad Edina, Minn. right to decide who comes to this country. Muslim neighbors. I suggest talking to our Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. This was not a Muslim ban. There are many Muslim neighbors directly instead of mak­ Corrections Leslee Lane Hoyum Rockford, Minn. Roy Jorgensen Hopewell Junction, N.Y more Muslim countries, and he would have ing faulty statistical inferences from Pew Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway included countries like Saudi Arabia if that research data. In “NACC leader honored with Nora Michael Kleiner Philadelphia, Penn. were the case. Sincerely, Award,” printed in our most recent issue, we Scott Larsen New Westminster, B.C. Thor A. Larsen Fishkill, N.Y. She writes as if Americans are not re­ Dr. David F. 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Molly Jones The Norwegian American

On August 5, 250 athletes—called dar­ ing by some and crazy by others—will take the plunge off a ferry into the frigid Har­ dangerfjord at 5:00 in the morning as they put their endurance to the test in the Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon. This race, held annually in Norway since 2003, has been deemed the “ultimate triathlon on the planet.” Participants swim, bike, and run a total of 226 kilometers (140.4 miles)—equivalent to an Ironman race. But who would take this sport, which is already extremely physically demanding, and set it in the mountainous, unpredictable Norwegian nature? The answer is long-dis­ tance triathlete Paal Hårek Stranheim. “I want to create a completely differ­ ent race, make it a journey through the most beautiful nature of Norway, let the experi­ ence be more important than the finish time, and let the participants share their ex­ perience with family and friends, who will form their support. Let the race Photos: (above) © Kai-Otto Melau / nxtri.com, (left) © Jose Luis / end on top of a mountain, to make it nxtri.com, the toughest full-distance triathlon on (below) © Agurtxane Concellon / nxtri.com Planet Earth,” he thought. Above: The grueling race begins with a jump into Hardangerfjord. While a mere 21 athletes com­ Left: An athlete crosses the Iming Mountain plataeu. pleted in the first race, the interest has Below: Only the first 160 finishers make it to the finish line at Gaustatop- grown rapidly over the last 14 years. pen, but those who do experience pure joy. The interest was record breaking this year, in fact, with 3,650 applicants for the coveted 250 spots. “When we started Norseman, we could never have imagined thousands of adventure-loving athletes would jump at the chance to take the plunge into a freezing fjord, cross the vast pla­ teaus and scale Gaustatoppen to cross the sky-high finish line,” wrote the triathlon organizers on their website. “This is what makes you great! Your willing­ plete a 3.8-kilometer swim to the town of ness to take on and conquer one of the tough­ Eidfjord. In the past, the swim has at times est triathlons in the world to stand tall and needed to be shortened due to extra-low proud at the finish line 1800 meters above water temperatures, and as a result of the Norway.” race a “Cold Water Research Project” has The journey these athletes take is truly been conducted by Jonny Hisdal and Jørgen unimaginable. After jumping into the fjord, Melau to study the effects of long-distance which has been between 55 and 60 degrees swimming in cold water. Fahrenheit in recent years, the athletes com­ The athletes then transition to their

bikes and cycle the 180km up Måbødalen, tain plateau below the peak, and receive a across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau white shirt. to Geilo, across Dagalifjell to Uvdal, over As the race does not provide its own Visit Vesterheim! Imingfjell to Tessungdalen, ending in Aust­ support, each athlete must have a personal bygde by Lake Tinnsjøen. support crew to follow along in a car, pro­ During Decorah’s Nordic Fest In the final stage of the race, the partici­ viding all food and drink and following them July 27-29, 2017 pants run 42.2km. As they race to Rjukan, up the mountain at the end. • Delicious “Hearts of Goodness” Nordic Waffles the first 25km are fairly flat, followed by an While many triathletes come to Norway intense climb up the remaining 17.2km to the for the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon from • The film, The Viking Battalion (the 99th Infantry Battalion) top of Mount Gaustatoppen, finishing 1,850 other countries, the locals tend to take the • The Newlands Coop - Nordic Roots Music meters above sea level with a total ascent of number-one spot. In fact, all of the winners • Viking reenactments and encampment 5,335 meters. since 2013—men and women—have been • Folk art demonstrations and sales, plus more! For safety reasons, only the fastest 160 . Last year, Norway’s Lars Pet­ athletes are allowed to finish at the top of the ter Stormo set a new record of 10:22:37. The mountain, however—and first they must pass women’s record of 12:17:04 was set in 2012 a health safety check to ensure they are able by Annett Finger of . to continue. As a reward for making it to the In August, another batch of triathletes top, these finishers receive black shirts. They will be racing across Norway—some just are then brought back down the mountain via hoping to make the cutoffs and others com­ 520 W. Water St., Decorah, Iowa the funicular railway inside Gaustatoppen. peting for these top spots. Either way, each 563-382-9681 • vesterheim.org Those who did not make the cutoff com­ finisher can be sure that they have earned the plete the distance at Gaustablikk, the moun­ title of “Norseman.” theNorwegianamerican Sports July 14, 2017 • 9 Sports News & Notes Karsten Warholm Mountain Biking: Dahle Flesjå takes Championship requirement of 14:30 as silver well as Ingebrigtenen’s previous personal Gunn Rita Dahle Flesjå took second place record, which was 14:38.67. in the Mountain Bike World Cup in Lenzer­ (NRK) leads the pack heide, Switzerland, on July 9. British Annie Last won, while Ukrainian Yana Belomoi­ Athletics: Hedda Hynne ready for Up-and-coming Norwegian runner crushes na came in third behind the Norwegian. World Championships (NRK) Hedda Hynne ran the 800 meters in 1:59.87 competition in two Diamond League races during the Diamond League match in Lon­ Orienteering: Silver for Andersen don on July 9. Her time was five hundredths away from the Norwegian record in the dis­ Marianne Andersen took the silver medal tance, but Hynne still managed to meet the in the middle-distance race on July 6 during World Championships requirement of 2:01. the World Orienteering Championships in (NRK) Tartu, . The 37-year-old secured the silver with a good margin but couldn’t stop the winner, Swedish Tove Alexandersson. Football: Rosenborg beats Sandefjord (NRK) Rosenborg perfected its championship form at home on July 8 and humbled Sandefjord. Golf: 11th place for Pettersen Matthias Vilhjalmsson, Nicklas Bendtner, Mike Jensen, and Vegar Eggen Hedenstad Suzann Pettersen ended up number 11 in (2) scored for the home team, while Flamur the LPGA tournament in Wisconsin. With a Kastrati scored for the guests. The match 69 on the last day, she ended up 15 strokes ended 5-1. under par. Katherine Kirk of Australia won (NRK) the tournament, 22 strokes under par. (NRK) Football: Strømsgodset triumphs Strømsgodset won 4-2 over at Athletics: New PR for Ingebrigtsen home in Eliteserien on July 9. Eirik Ulland Jakob Ingebrigtsen finished the 5,000-me­ Andersen gave Strømsgodset the lead after ter race in 13:49.48 at Bislett on July 6. just six minutes. This time is well under the U20-European (NRK)

Photo: Bjørn S. Delebekk, VG Karsten Warholm after competing in the 2016 Olympic Games. He was eliminated before the finals but eliteserien was pleased just to have made it that far so early in his career. Norway’s Premier League

Jo Christian Weldingh Oslo, Norway results Standings

After winning the 400-meter hurdles Champion Steinar Hoen have proclaimed 7/1 Lillestrøm 2 – 0 Strømsgodset Teams PLD PTS race and setting the Norwegian record with a that Warholm is a medal contender. 7/1 Sogndal 1 – 0 Aalesund 1. Rosenborg 16 32 time of 48.25 in the Diamond League event Warholm was not a big name in Norwe­ 2. Brann 16 27 in Oslo on June 14, runner Karsten Warholm gian sports before this season, but he feels 7/2 Haugesund 2 – 0 Tromsø 3. Sarpsborg 08 16 27 went out publicly and said that it would be comfortable with his new level of fame. “It 7/2 Odd 0 – 0 Sarpsborg 08 4. 16 27 very difficult to duplicate the feat in Stock­ feels really good to get this kind of recogni­ 5. Stabæk 16 24 holm four days later. But for the second time tion. Of course, the media is my livelihood 7/2 Sandefjord 1 – 2 Stabæk in a row, he crushed his competitors in a Dia­ in a way, and I guess I’m also theirs. So far 6. Aalesund 16 22 mond League event and now leads the cup I have been left in peace to train and prepare 7/2 Molde 3 – 2 Viking 7. Vålerenga 15 22 overall. for races, and as long as that continues, I’m 7/2 Brann 0 – 0 Vålerenga 8. Haugesund 15 22 In the June 18 race in Stockholm, the content. It might be an advantage that I’m 9. Odd 15 22 21-year-old got a great start from his posi­ this young, as I’m not really in a position to 7/3 Kristiansund 3 – 3 Rosenborg 10. Lillestrøm 16 21 tion in lane seven, took the lead as the run­ disappoint anyone yet. The media probably 7/8 Rosenborg 5 – 1 Sandefjord ners started on the last hundred meters, feels like they need to build me up a bit first,” 11. Sogndal 16 20 and crushed the competitors, clocking in at he said with a smile. 7/8 Aalesund 0 – 3 Molde 12. Strømsgodset 16 18 48.82, a bit slower than his time in Oslo. Es­ On June 24, Warholm took another vic­ 13. Sandefjord 16 18 7/9 Strømsgodset 4 – 2 Kristiansund tonian Rasmus Mägi came in second, while tory when he took first place in the 400-me­ 14. Kristiansund 16 17 Yasmini Copello from Turkey placed third. ter hurdles at the European Team Champi­ 7/9 Viking 1 – 1 Sogndal 15. Tromsø 15 14 “He outperformed everyone here today, onships, clocking in his second-best time 16. Viking 16 10 with a great time, and now a runner from of 48.46. His competition didn’t stand a 7/9* Tromsø x – x Odd Norway leads the Diamond League. That chance, and Turkey’s Copello came in sec­ 7/9 Stabæk 2 – 0 Brann hasn’t happened in a while,” a Norwegian ond at 49.17, over a half second behind the commentator stated. Norwegian. 7/10 Sarpsborg 08 3 – 3 Lillestrøm Warholm himself was satisfied. “It was Warholm emphasizes the importance of *postponed a very good race. I felt tired after Oslo, but staying grounded, however. “I see myself as apparently so did everyone else,” he told a fairly anonymous and regular guy, and I the press before trying to lower the media’s think it’s important to remember that I’m in To read more about football in Norway, visit www.uefa.com expectations to his performance in the up­ the start of my career and have a long way coming World Championship. “I think we to go.” need to calm down. There’s a big difference Anonymous is the last word anyone between a Diamond League event and the would use to describe Warholm as he was Business and individual World Championship, and I’ll do my best to preparing to start his race in Stockholm tax returns; audits; forensic stay humble. The World Championship will though. He was waving his hands and jump­ be difficult.” ing around, trying, and succeeding, to get the accounting; financial After his amazing season start with crowd going, clearly enjoying the spotlight. statement preparation; strong national records on both the 400-me­ Certified Public Accountants litigation support. ter hurdles and the regular 400 meters, sever­ Jo Christian Weldingh grew up in Lilleham- al former athletes have stated that Warholm mer, Norway, but is currently living in Oslo. 221 First Avenue West Suite 400 Lower Queen Anne location, easy parking. might be able to compete with the very best He has a BA in Archaeology from The Univer- Seattle, Washington 98119 in the World Championship. Both Olympic sity of Oslo and a BA in Business Administra- Champion Vebjørn Rodal and European tion from BI Norwegian Business School. Phone: 206.292.1747 • Online: loecpa.com • Email: [email protected] 10 • July 14, 2017 Research & Science theNorwegianamerican Arctic thaw has chilling consequences Research on sea ice shows an Arctic in trouble—and that’s a problem for all of us

M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway

Anyone who doubts the human im­ pact on global warming and climate change should view the sea ice coverage of the Arc­ tic as seen from above in the many images acquired by NASA satellites, such as the two replicated here. The sea ice is declining at an increasing rate that is a clear sign of the quickening thawing of the Arctic. On Tuesday, April 25, in Oslo, the Arc­ tic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP), released a report on a six-year study by 90 scientists of Snow, Water, Ice, and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA 2017). The AMAP is a working group of the Arctic Council, the intergovernmental forum for the Arctic Region, made up of representatives of the U.S.A., Canada, Russia, and the five Nor­ dic countries: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and . Shortly thereafter, the essentials of the study were incorporated in a Declaration by the 10th Ministerial Meeting Photos: (above) Mario of the Arctic Council held on May 11 in Fair­ Hoppmann / NASA, banks, which was republished by participat­ (left) National Snow & Ice ing entities, including the U.S. Department Data Center / UC Boulder of State (Further reading). Above: A polar bear tests the One of the key outcomes of the SWIPA strength of thin sea ice. Po- 2017 study was the realization that it’s “in­ lar bears need sea ice in or- creasingly clear that the Arctic as we know der to hunt and are therefore among the most threatened it is being replaced by a warmer, wetter, and by its loss. more variable environment. This transforma­ Left: Arctic sea ice extent in tion has profound implications for people, June 1979 and June 2016. resources, and ecosystems worldwide.” The images show a striking difference in the amount of Other key SWIPA 2017 findings: summer ice. • The Arctic Ocean could be largely free of sea ice in summer as early as the late 2030s. • The low-end projections of global sea level rise made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are under­ estimated. • Changes in the Arctic may be affecting weather in mid-latitudes, even influencing the Southeast Asian monsoon. • Arctic temperatures are rising faster than the global average. • A recent economic analysis of the over the period 2010-2100. Scientists in fields other than Arctic and and-Permafrost.-Summary-for-Policy-mak­ global costs of Arctic change estimated the • The period 2011-2015 was the warm­ climate research are also concerned with ers/1532 cumulative cost at $7 trillion to $90 trillion est ever since record keeping began in 1900. the effects of the Arctic thaw. For example, • Fairbanks Declaration, Report of the a study at the University of Washington’s 10th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in polar science center in Seattle found that in Fairbanks, Alaska, May 11, 2017, link: oaar­ Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church their habitats across the Arctic, polar bears chive.arctic-council.org/handle/11374/1910; now must cope with shorter and shorter sea also published by the U.S. Department of Den Norske Lutherske Minnekirke ice seasons, threatening their feeding and State, link: www.state.gov/e/oes/rls/oth­ The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church offers the best venue in Chicago for Norwegians breeding (Further reading). In the Arctic and er/2017/270802.htm and Scandinavians to gather and celebrate Norwegian traditions. Along with Pastor David sub-Arctic , permafrost • All about sea ice, overview of research Schoenknecht, we welcome you to our warm and friendly family of members. Bible Study starts thaw threatens mountains (Further reading) by and data from the National Snow and Ice at 9:30am followed by worship service at 11am. Please visit us soon! and can trigger hazardous landslides. As ob­ Data Center, University of Colorado Boul­ served in the SWIPA 2017 report, “Changes der, Feb. 1, 2016, link: nsidc.org/cryosphere/ July /August 2017 (like these) will continue through at least seaice/index.html July 23 “Fantastisk 4th” Family Service / mid-century, due to warming already locked • “Sea-ice indicators of polar bear habi­ The Holy Communion into the climate system.” tat” by H.L. Stern and K.L. Laidre, There’s an ancillary lesson to be learned Cryosphere, Vol. 10, Sept. 14, 2016, link: July 30 English Service from the plight of the Arctic. Opinion-based www.the-cryosphere.net/10/2027/2016/tc- Aug. 6 Norwegian/English service / political fiat and naysaying cannot annul ev­ 10-2027-2016.pdf idence-based scientific knowledge and prov­ • “Arctic climate: 2016 warmest year Holy Communion able fact. Global warming is chillingly real. ever in Svalbard,” The Norwegian Ameri­ Aug. 13 Norwegian/English service can, Feb. 24, 2017, link: www.norwegia­ Further reading: namerican.com/research/arctic-climate- August 13 - 17 Expedition Norway • Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in 2016-warmest-year-ever-in-svalbard Vacation Bible School the Arctic, Summary for Policy-makers, the • “Permafrost thaw threatens mountains,” * * Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Pro­ The Norwegian American, Aug. 26, 2016, gram (AMAP), Apr. 25, 2017, link: www. link: www.norwegianamerican.com/research/ 2614 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647 • (773) 252-7335 • www.minnekirken-chicago.org amap.no/documents/doc/Snow-Water-Ice- permafrost-thaw-threatens-mountains theNorwegianamerican Norwegian Heritage July 14, 2017 • 11 History lesson: < owls < islamophobia From page 3 From page 6

“We have seen before that when rodent Further reading How Viking conquest numbers peak, we see increased numbers • “Islamophobia 101,” Council on Amer­ of great gray owl nests. But this year’s fig­ ican-Islamic Relations: islamophobia.org ures smash all previous records,” the film­ • “Perceptions of Muslims in the maker added. United States: a Review,” Gallup: www. shaped The bird has now been observed in 13 gallup.com/opinion/gallup/187664/per­ of Hedmark’s 22 municipalities, according ceptions-muslims-united-states-review. to NRK’s report. Half of those sightings aspx?g_source=afraid+of+muslims&g_ were in the Elvedal area. medium=search&g_campaign=tiles Christine Foster Meloni Berg said that researchers were still • “Muslims and Islam: Key findings Washington, D.C. trying to find out why the area had become in the U.S. and around the world,” Pew Re­ such a popular choice for the owl. “It’s a search Center: www.pewresearch.org/fact- Jennifer Paxton held the Washington, mystery. And why has it not happened tank/2017/05/26/muslims-and-islam-key- D.C., lodge of the Sons of Norway spell­ before now? There have been almost no findings-in-the-u-s-and-around-the-world bound as she spoke on the topic, “How the nests here, probably for hundreds of years. • “Terrorism 2002/2005,” FBI: www. Vikings Changed England.” She began with Something new is happening in nature and fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/terror­ the surprising assertion that England would that’s what makes this so special,” he told ism-2002-2005#terror_05sum not be England today if it were not for the NRK. • “The World’s Muslims: Religion, Vikings. The filmmaker also said that the low Politics and Society,” Pew Research Cen­ All in attendance perked up, eager to numbers of mice in 2015 and 2016 made ter: www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the- hear Paxton prove her assertion. She cer­ the high number of sightings even more worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society- tainly had the credentials. A professor in the surprising. overview/#extremism-widely-rejected History Department at the Catholic Univer­ “We hope, believe, and guess that • “Hate Crimes Against Muslims in US sity of America in Washington, D.C., with 2018 will be a super mouse year. Only the Continue to Rise in 2016,” Human Rights a B.A. from Yale and a PhD from Harvard gods know how things will go for the [owl] Watch: www.hrw.org/news/2017/05/11/hate- University, she teaches courses in medieval nests then,” he said. crimes-against-muslims-us-continue-rise-2016 Britain, the world of the Crusades, and me­ dieval Ireland. Although many had tried, the Vikings Community Connections were the only people to successfully conquer England, and they conquered it twice! Their first conquest lasted 100 years (roughly 850- Happy birthday, 950). To be truthful, they did not control the whole country. They did, however, leave a engagement, birth, rich legacy on the landscape and the lan­ guage. But most importantly, the English can family reunion, etc! thank the Vikings for England itself. When the Vikings arrived in A.D. 850, England was divided into many smaller Your name and units, either of indigenous people or Anglo- Saxons. There was no England but seven message here! kingdoms: Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Photo: (top) courtesy of the Catholic Sussex, Wessex, and Northumbria, which University of America For more information, call was one of the most severely affected by the If you can’t see Jennifer Paxton speak in person, Vikings. The Kingdom of Mercia dominated you can get the benefit of her scholarship in her us at (206) 784-4617 or email southern England and then lost to Wessex. Great Course on Medieval England. [email protected]. At this time the Vikings had started spread­ ing out from Scandinavia. They became well known for their plundering. In fact, some English language including anger, birth, linguists believe that the word viking was a cake, blunder, give, take, awkward, berserk, verb that meant to plunder. happy, and they and them. In the late eighth century, they attacked The kingdom of Wessex was able to cre­ Ireland and Scotland. Their policy was ate a unified kingdom of England because 2709 SAN PABLO AVE — BERKELEY, CA 94702 “smash and grab,” especially in churches. the Vikings had destroyed all the other king­ They traveled with a few ships with as many doms, so when Wessex defeated the Vikings, Phone: (800) 854-6435 — Email: [email protected] as 60 men each. Then in 840 they “went cor­ they were now the only game in town! porate.” They started traveling with 50 or 60 The second conquest lasted from 1013 Featuring great Nordic products ships with a total of a thousand men. or so until 1042. This was a more total con­ In 850 Danish Vikings under Ivar the quest because England was now a unified Books • Candy and Chocolates • Canned goods • Condiments Boneless arrived in England. In 860 another country. Therefore, when the Vikings defeat­ Cooking wares • Dry Goods • Gift items • Specialty meats army arrived that was known simply as “The ed the English king, they were able to seize and more! Army,” which gives us an idea of its formi­ control of the entire country. dable importance. They set up the Kingdom In 1042, the Viking line died out and was Visit us online: www.nordichouse.com of York and in 870 captured Edmund, the replaced by an Anglo-Saxon king, Edward King of East Anglia, and killed him, suppos­ the Confessor. When Edward died without edly by shooting him full of arrows and then, heirs, William, the Duke of Normandy, con­ for good measure, beheading him. quered England in 1066. His feat became All of the eastern part of the island known as the famous Norman Conquest of was now under Viking control. The Vikings 1066. then came to settle and they called for their The Vikings threatened to conquer Eng­ wives and other family members. Many of land a third time in the 1070s, but William the names they gave to places are still in use the Conqueror paid them to go home! today. For example, the word by meant farm­ Professor Paxton enthralled her audi­ stead or village and any English town with a ence with her knowledge and her passion for name ending in –by is probably of Viking or­ the subject. The space herein does not allow igin. Examples include Whitby (white farm) for a complete rendering of all the details of or Wetherby (Wether sheep farmstead). her stimulating talk. If you are interested, you Other frequently found endings are –thorpe can listen to two courses that she has created (secondary settlement), -kirk (church), and for The Great Courses: Story of Medieval -keld (spring). The word gata meant street England: From King Arthur to the Tudor and many streets have names ending in gate Conquest and 1066: The Year That Changed such as Coppergate in York. Everything. Go to www.thegreatcourses.com Many Scandinavian words entered the and search Jennifer Paxton. 12 • July 14, 2017 Taste of Norway theNorwegianamerican Not your grandmother’s canning New cookbook brings zest to bottling the season’s bounty in small-batch preserves

Eating local and by season may have become buzzwords among both home cooks and restaurateurs alike in recent years, but the idea is nothing new and is tied to some won­ derful traditions, much like those enjoyed in Nordic countries. Think of the spring’s first stalks of rhubarb, followed soon after by juicy strawberries, picked at their sun-ripened peak. Thanks to preserving techniques, there’s no need to limit these flavors to spring and sum­ mer, and a new book celebrates the art of preserving for its ability to add variety to the pantry no matter what time of the year. Savory Sweet: Simple Preserves from a Northern Kitchen by Beth Dooley and Mette Nielsen (published in April by University of Minnesota Press) offers readers a way to preserve food without the fear of mess or risk that often accompanies thoughts of canning. The authors provide recipes for small-batch chutneys, sauces, and jams that can be pre­ served—or “transformed,” as they write in applesauce with grapefruit and cardamom, the book—and stored in the fridge or freezer. black currant jam, and sweet and hot red cur­ Dooley, author of several cookbooks, rant relish. Bursting with flavors preserved and Nielsen, a master gardener and photog­ at the peak of their season and interspersed rapher who grew up in Denmark, have cre­ with ingredients from the world over, the ated a book that’s a pleasure to peruse and book offers a creative, versatile selection of sure to inspire readers. recipes you’ll want to try. As promised in the In addition to the recipes reprinted here book itself, “Savory Sweet is not your grand­ by permission, readers will find such gems as mother’s canning cookbook—but it is likely crunchy pickled red cabbage with jalapeño, to be your grandchildren’s.” Pickled Asparagus with Juniper & Fennel

Unlike most recipes for pickled asparagus, this one does not call for blanching the stalks before brining, so they retain their snap and fresh flavors. Note that the color will change from vibrant green to olive. The juniper adds a nuanced peppery-piney note, while a little fennel seed gives a licorice scent. Seek out two tall 24-ounce jars to hold the stalks upright; otherwise, standard wide- mouth pint jars will work. You can eat the leftover trimmed stalks for your next meal. Wait at least a week before enjoying this pickle to allow the flavors to marry. The jars will keep several months in the refrigerator. QUICK IDEAS: These tall, delicious spears make an edible stir stick for classic cock- tails like Bloody Marys and Gibsons. The pickle’s light juniper flavor pairs nicely with both vodka and gin. This pickle is also delicious layered into a grilled cheese or ham and cheese sandwich. Substitute pickled asparagus for the green beans in a niçoise salad and whisk a little of the pickle brine into the vinaigrette.

vegetables: brine: 1 to 1 ¼ pounds asparagus 1 ¾ cups water 4 large garlic cloves, quartered 1 ¾ cups cider vinegar lengthwise 2 tbsps. sugar 2 tsps. juniper berries 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. fennel seeds 1 tsp. black peppercorns 1 tsp. coriander seeds 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

Wash and trim the asparagus to fit in your jars, allowing for a half inch of headspace. Wash the jars, lids, and bands in very hot soapy water, rinse them well, and place them upside down on a clean towel to drain. Divide asparagus between the jars. (We like putting the tips up.) Distribute the garlic, juniper berries, fennel seeds, peppercorns, coriander seeds, and crushed red pepper flakes among the jars. Combine the water, vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan, and bring it to a boil. Stir to dissolve the sugar and salt. Pour the hot brine over the asparagus. Cover each jar with a square of wax paper slightly larger than the jar opening, fold in the corners with a clean spoon, and push down lightly so some of the brine comes up over the wax paper. Wipe the rims with a clean wet cloth or paper towel, add the lids and bands, and finger tighten the bands. Label the jars. Cool completely and tighten the bands before storing in the refrigerator. Makes 3 pints. theNorwegianamerican Taste of Norway July 14, 2017 • 13

Pickled Golden Beets with Chili and Grapefruit

Golden beets make a very pretty pickle. Be patient: it takes about a week for the spices to marry. The longer you wait, the better these beets will taste. QUICK IDEAS: Serve the beets in a composed salad on arugula or spring greens with crumbled chèvre. Whisk together equal parts brine and walnut oil or olive oil to make a tangy vinaigrette to drizzle over the salad.

vegetables: 1 tsp. coriander seeds 1 pound golden beets, scrubbed 1 tsp. cardamom seeds, slightly 2 tsps. salt crushed 6 wide bands grapefruit zest 1 tsp. fennel seeds 1 fresh red Fresno chili or other hot 1 tsp. juniper berries chili, seeded & cut into thin strips 3 bay leaves brine: ½ cup water spice mix: ½ cup cider vinegar 1 tsp. yellow mustard seeds 1 ½ tbsps. sugar 1 tsp. brown mustard seeds 2 tbsps. fresh grapefruit juice

Wash the jars, lids, and bands in very hot soapy water, rinse them well, and place them upside down on a clean towel to drain. Place the beets in a medium saucepan with the salt and add enough water to cover by about 2 inches. Set the pan over high heat and bring the water to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook the beets until a sharp knife slides easily into the center, about 20 to 30 minutes, depending on size. (Take care not to overcook the beets. Remove them from the pot as they are done.) Drain and refresh the cooked beets in cold water. When the beets are cool enough to handle, slip off the skins using your fingers or a sharp knife. Cut the beets lengthwise into thin wedges. In a small bowl, stir together the mustard seeds, coriander, car­ damom, fennel, and juniper berries. Divide the beets, grapefruit zest, pepper strips, bay leaves, and spice mix among the jars. In a saucepan, stir together the water, vinegar, sugar, and grapefruit juice, and set the pan over high heat. Bring the brine to a boil, and stir to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat. Pour the brine over the beets. Cover each jar with a square of wax paper slightly larger than the jar opening, fold in the corners with a clean spoon, and push down gently so some of the brine comes up over the wax paper. Wipe the rims with a clean wet cloth or paper towel, add the lids and bands, and finger tighten the bands. Label the jars. Cool the jars completely and tighten the bands before storing in the re­ frigerator. Allow at least 3 days for the flavors to marry before eating. These beets get better with time. Makes 3 half-pints.

Mint and Chili Sweet Pickled Rhubarb

The cookbook Smag, by Danish author Kille Enna, is innovative, contemporary, and totally Nordic. Its upbeat, boldly seasoned recipes are the inspiration for the cacophony of flavors—cool, hot, sweet, tangy—in Mette’s pickled rhubarb. It brightens appetizers, salads, meats, and sides. Make this early in the season when the rhubarb is young and delicate. Note that the rhubarb’s wide foot is the sweetest, juiciest, and most tender part of the stalk. QUICK IDEAS: Finely dice the pickled rhubarb and toss it into salsa. Serve it over grilled pork or salmon. It pairs nicely with soft cheeses and cured meat.

¾ lb. rhubarb, cut diagonally 1 cup cider vinegar into ¾-inch pieces (about 3 cups) ½ cup sugar 3 sprigs mint 2 tsps. salt 6 wide bands lime zest 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

Wash the jars, lids, and bands in very hot soapy water, rinse them well, and place them upside down on a clean towel to drain. Divide rhubarb among the jars. Place 1 sprig of mint and 2 bands of lime zest in each jar. In a small saucepan, bring the vinegar, sugar, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes to a simmer. Cook, stirring to dissolve the sugar, about 3 to 4 minutes. Divide the liquid among the jars. Cover each jar with a square of wax paper slightly larger than the jar opening, fold in the corners with a clean spoon, and push down gently so some of the brine comes up over the wax paper. Wipe the rims with a clean wet cloth or paper towel, add the lids and bands, and finger tighten the bands. Label the jars. Cool completely and tighten the bands before storing the jars in the refrig­ erator. Makes about 3 half-pints.

All photos and recipes on these pages are from Savory Sweet: Simple Preserves from a Northern Kitchen by Beth Dooley and Mette Nielsen (University of Minnesota Press, 2017). Copyright 2017 by Beth Dooley and Mette Nielsen. All rights reserved. Used by permission of the University of Minnesota Press. 14 • July 14, 2017 Norway near you theNorwegianamerican What’s going on in your neighborhood? Calendar of Events california July 31—Aug. 4 with Morten Håkonsen down your family history memories. Cost is $50 Washington Edvard Munch: Between the Clock & the Bed In this skilled class, you will make the “two broth- or $40 for members. To register call (612) 871- Lessons from the Arctic now—Oct. 9 ers” knives—two knives with handles made of two 2211, email [email protected], or register now—August 27 San Francisco, Calif. very different materials and inlaid with silver. through Eventbrite. Seattle, Wash. Featuring 44 landmark compositions about • Rosemaling in the Gudbrandsdal Style, July This exhibition explains how Roald Amund- art, love, mortality, and the ravages of time, 31—Aug. 4 with Nancy Schmidt Tinndølan Performance sen spent his youth preparing for a life in the Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed In this class you will take an in-depth look at the July 30, 1:00 p.m. Polar Regions, his first trip to the Antarctic, uses the artist’s last significant self-portrait as origin of this style and the use of leaves and how Minneapolis, Minn. three years with the Inuit, and the Race for a starting point to reassess a lifetime of paint- they flow off of the scroll. Tinndølan is a Norwegian folk music and folk the South Pole. At Nordic Heritage Museum. ing. At the San Francisco Museum of Modern • Rosemaling in the Telemark Style, July 31—Aug. dance group from Tinn in Telemark. The group Art. Visit www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/edvard- 4 with Egil Dahle consists of 18 members aged 13 to 21 practicing Knut Erik Jensen and Skogen Sällström munch-between-clock-and-bed/ for more info. Stroke work, paint mixing, and lettering are all a dance, song, and traditions. They will offer Aug. 4, 7:00 p.m. part of this class. a program at Mindekirken following coffee hour. Seattle, Wash. Bjørnson Lodge Picnic Social • Old Dragon/Animal Style Carving, July 31—Aug. Enjoy an evening of old favorites from tradi- July 29, 2:00 p.m. 4 with Rolf Taraldset Norwegian Flute Quintet: 5 På Tvers tional folk songs to Edvard Grieg performed Walnut Creek, Calif. In this class, you will learn a very old dragon style Aug. 9, 6:00 p.m. by dynamic duo Knut Erik Jensen and Sko- Bring your family, prospective members, sun- of carving and will carve a small part of a church Minneapolis, Minn. gen Sällström, along with new repertory. The glasses, swim gear, and an appetite! Socializing portal based on one from 1150. All the way from Norway, 5 På Tvers (5 Across) show starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Three Crowns and swimming starts at 2:00 p.m. and dinner will be premiering their latest commissioned Room; arrive early to grab a bite and a drink. will be served at 5:00 p.m. At the home of 51st Annual Nordic Fest work by composer Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred at There is no cover charge, but tips are wel- Peggy and Glenn Riddervold. Please RSVP by July 27—29 Norway House! Cost is $10 or $5 for members. come. Indicate at the door that you are guest July 24 to (925) 934-5691 or peggy_glenn@ Decorah, Iowa of the Seattle- Sister City Association. hotmail.com; address will be given when you It’s a Nordi Gras! Your whole family will enjoy de- Viking Day 75 For more info, email the SBSCA at seattleber- RSVP. The committee is asking for donations: licious food, traditional crafts, a colorful parade, Aug. 12, 1:00—4:00 p.m. [email protected]. $15 for adults 16 and older, $5 for children 12 lively entertainment, sporting events, and our Little Falls, Minn. to 15, and free for children under 12. Saturday night fireworks display. Events begin with A family-friendly celebration of the 75th Anniver- The Other Country Thursday night’s opening ceremonies at 6:45 p.m., sary of the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) will Aug. 11—13 followed by two full days of fun activities for the be held at Camp Ripley. The day will include the iowa Tacoma, Wash. family. Visit www.nordicfest.com for more info. Minnesota Military History Museum tours with This play celebrates the spirit of emigrant en- National Exhibition of Folk Art in the Norwe- tanks and cannons for kids to climb on, WWII re- gian Tradition trepreneur Thea Foss as she built a maritime Massachusetts enactment soldiers, a swing band playing 1940s empire legacy. The performances feature 20 now—July 19 music, and a chance to learn and connect with Decorah, Iowa Early 20th Century Norwegian Whaling local actors and musicians. Tickets at www. now—Sept. families of the soldiers. Open to the public; brownpapertickets.com/event/2980576. At Admire recent works of amazing folk art by adults will need photo ID. artists from all over the country. Many of the New Bedford, Mass. the Foss Waterway Seaport. pieces are for sale through silent auction. The This exhibition of prints made from 30 glass plate judged exhibition includes knifemaking, rose- photographs provides a window to the past, oregon Salmon Dinner Buffet & Norwegian Folk maling, weaving, and woodworking—all in the when whaling based in Co. Mayo generated prod- Polar Film Series: The Polar Explorer Dancing Performances Norwegian tradition. At Vesterheim. ucts for export, mostly to Scandinavian countries. ​July 18, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16, 6:00 p.m. At New Bedford Whaling Museum. Cost is $16 for Portland, Ore. Seattle, Wash. World on the Wall adults, $14 for seniors 65 and over, $9 for stu- This film addresses the history and science of Join Leif Erikson Lodge for a wild salmon din- now—Oct. 29 dents 19 and over, $6 for children, and free for Arctic discovery in Canada’s Northwest Passage. ner buffet created by Tom and Bonnie! Perfor- Decorah, Iowa members and children 3 and under. Sought by explorers for centuries as a possible mance follows at 7:30 p.m. with featured Nor- This exhibit features works that reveal the trade route, the Northwest Passage was first nav- wegian artists Bergen ungdomslag Ervingen world through artists’ eyes. See over 35 rare Minnesota igated by Roald Amundsen in 1903-1906. Until performing the beautiful regional dance of Ulvikspringar. Afterwards there is dancing for and rarely displayed oils, watercolors, prints, Aske by Plexus Polaire Theater Company 2009, the Arctic pack ice prevented regular ma- everyone. Seating is limited so buy your tick- and drawings by artists like Jonas Lie, Christian July 17—18 rine passage throughout most of the year, but cli- ets early! Tickets cost $20 for adults 13 and Abrahamsen, Anna Hong, Sigmund Årseth, and St. Paul, Minn. mate change has reduced the pack ice and made older, $10 for children 6 to 12, and free for Herbjørn Gausta. This Norwegian puppet theater performance is the waterways more navigable. ​At Nordia House. children 5 and under and can be purchased based on a novel by Gaute Heivoll and is a poetic Suggested donation of $5. through the mail—enclose a SASE: Norsk Vesterheim Folk Art School Classes and brutal performance about insanity and in- Folkedans Stemne, PO Box 17099, Seattle, WA July 22—Aug. 4 ner demons. At the National Puppetry Festival at Summer Dinner Series: Crawfish Dinner 98127. Free parking at Banner Bank. Decorah, Iowa Concordia University. Visit www.puppeteers.org/ July 22, 6:00—9:00 p.m. Visit folkartschool.vesterheim.org for more national-puppetry-festival-2017/ for more info. Portland, Ore. info, price of classes, and registration. Broder Söder presents a dinner event on the Leg- Norsk Folkedans Stemne Aug. 18—20 • Hand-forging Norwegian Knife Blades, July Norwegian Settlers in Minnesota acy Terrace patio, featuring crawfish and many Port Townsend, Wash. 20—21 with K.J. Groven & Morten Håkonsen July 20, 7:00 p.m. other delicious Scandinavian treats! At Nordia Come and enjoy the immersion for all levels Learn to forge blades for your own brukskniv Benson, Minn. House. Tickets cost $45. Visit www.scanheritage. of dancers into all the types of Norwegian (working knife) from start to finish. The Sons of Norway Bjørgvin Lodge along with org/upcoming-events to purchase tickets. folk dancing and music. At Fort Worden. Visit • Norwegian Working Knife with Sheath, July the Sons of Norway in Glenwood and Morris will www.seattlestemne.org for more info. 22—26 with Morten Håkonsen present Dr. Odd Lovoll speaking on the Norwe- Polar Film Series: The Airship Norge’s Flight Make a Norwegian brukskniv with a handle in gian settlers in the local area. At Our Redeemer’s Across the Arctic Ocean birch and inlays of silver and antler as well as a Lutheran Church. Open to the public. ​Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m. Wisconsin leather sheath. Portland, Ore. Music & Dance Workshop • Rosemaling in the Os Style—Acrylics Only, American Reboot: Traditional Norwegian Weav- In 1926 Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and July 20—23 July 22—26 with Gayle Oram ing Exhibit Umberto Nobile made the first undisputed cross- Dodgeville, Wis. Class instruction will include painting scrolls, July 20—Sept. 10 ing of the North Pole by air. This film has recently The HFAA’s Annual Workshop offers a special basic strokes, typical Os flowers and leaves, Minneapolis, Minn. been discovered and magnificently restored. Live opportunity to get to know Norwegian Har- and use of acrylic paints and mediums with a This exhibit at Norway House will illustrate how Cinema accompanied on piano by Nikau Palm. A danger fiddle music and dance traditions in wet palette. Norwegian weaving techniques are learned and great piece of history to enjoy—the moving de- depth. There will be Hardanger fiddle classes, Norway and the Unit- • Rosemaling in the Telemark Style, July 22— used for both preservation of tradition and for piction of events along the dance classes, and other mini-classes. At Folk- ed States: Partners in the Polar Regions 26 with Egil Dahle contemporary creative expression. The talent timeline! lore Village. Visit www.hfaa.org/Home/2017- Stroke work, paint mixing, and lettering are all of Lila Nelson will be highlighted in her roles as At Nordia House. Suggested donation of $5. hardanger-fiddle-music-and-dance-workshop a part of this class. inspiring artist, generous mentor to weavers, for more info. • Acanthus/Baroque Carving, July 22—26 long-time Textile Curator, and benefactor to the pennsylvania with Rolf Taraldset Weavers Guild of Minnesota and Vesterheim. The Summerfest History of Telemark Emigration Join Rolf Taraldset, master carver from Norway, opening reception will be held on July 20 from Aug. 12, 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. July 25, 7:00 p.m. to learn acanthus carving in 3D. 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.; cost is $5 or free for Norway Susquehanna, Penn. Stoughton, Wis. • Learn the Basics of Forging Steel, July 23—24 House and Weaver’s Guild of Minn. members. Join us at the Summerfest for all the fun! Vendors Per Lykke will talk about the history of emigra- with K.J. Groven and antique cars wanted, with live music and a tion from Norway to the U.S. with a special fo- In the process of making a key rack, you will Write Your Family History basket social. At the Land of the Vikings, 461 Big cus on Telemark. Some places in Telemark had learn the basic forging techniques using just July 26 Valley Road. Rain or shine. For more info, vendors the highest percentage of emigrants in the the hammer and the anvil. Minneapolis, Minn. can contact Karen at (516) 507-7652 or info@ entire country. His talk will also focus on the • Hand-forging Norwegian Knife Blades, July Anette Holt Bratsberg is returning to Norway landofthevikings.org; contact Roy at royb50@op- bonds between “Norwegians” in America and 25—26 with K.J. Groven House to lead the course. She has written more tonline.net about cars. in Norway, yesterday and today. At Livsreise. Learn to forge blades for your own brukskniv than 70 life stories. During both sessions—from (working knife) from start to finish. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.— Send your event to [email protected] or call (206) 784-4617 • Two Brothers Knives & Silver Banded Sheath, you will be guided through the process of writing 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 July 14, 2017 • 15 A reunion on steroids: They’ll be back! Vestlandslag/Valdres Scandinavian musicians Knut Erik Jensen Samband Stevne and Skogen Sällström return to Seattle

Gary G. Erickson Sunburg, Minn.

Norwegian Americans enjoy being in Photos: Opportunity and Risk.” Heen’s keen the company of one another. Like barn leker sense of humor brought understanding to the best! Similar children play best together! bourgeoning science of digitalization, as­ Vestlandslag, a bygdelag, an association sembly, care, restoration, preservation, and of Norwegian-American descendants stem­ backing-up of photographs. She taught about ming from counties along the west coast of assembling photographic groupings of fami­ Norway, held a stevne (annual meeting) in lies and the intuitive skills that can be used to combination with the stevne of the Valdres identify individuals at various stages of their Samband from June 14 through June 18 at life within clusters of families. the Best Western Motel, Shoreview, Minn. Dixie Hansen presented on “Interpret­ Approximately 160 registrants took part in a ing DNA Results.” Hansen spoke about her celebration renewing old friendships, making anecdotal cousin-finding experience with new ones, and learning about events of the three major autosomal DNA testing servic­ past year that took place in the lives of other es. Additional presentations were made by attendees. Seven children were registered Dr. Byron Nordstrom on his supposition of additionally this week for their own cultural imagined Mount Rushmore changes if Nor­ inoculations. This occasion can be seen as a wegians were honored in the fields of arts, simile for and an artifact of the very old days literature, and former kings: “Hand Me a of our earlier Norwegian families as they Chisel, The Norwegian Rushmore Imag­ gathered at stavkirkene (stave churches). ined.” Shirley Evenstad, a Gold Medal recip­ Photo courtesy of Martin Ng A stevne is a reunion on steroids. Accul­ ient from Vesterheim in rosemaling, taught a Fiddler Skogen Sällström and concert pianist and master accordionist Knut Erik Jensen return to Se- turation takes place through a well-planned beginning class. Bus trips went to the state attle on August 4. agenda involving presenters, workshops, capital to view its new, refurbished state and entertainers, entertainment, and vendor dis­ to the Minnesota History Center, allowing plays. Top-shelf presenters at this stevne registrants the opportunity to conduct genea­ Lori Ann Reinhall included Minnesota State Representative logical research in the vast treasure trove of Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association and author Dean Urdahl of Litchfield, Minn. state records. Rep. Urdahl wrote about, published, and pre­ On the last evening, a banquet was It’s hard to believe that it’s already been an evening of old favorites from traditional sented on his Norwegian ancestors by weav­ celebrated and preceded by a parade of bu­ three years since Knut Erik Jensen and Sko­ folk songs to Edvard Grieg, along with new ing their lives into the non-fiction broadcloth nads. The capstone to the entire stevne event gen Sällström traveled through the Pacific repertory that is sure to set the house on fire. of a historical narration of the 1862 Sioux In­ was an after dinner dance performance by Northwest on their Arctic Memoirs tour. The These days, both Jensen and Sällström are dian Uprising in Minnesota: Norwegian Im- a barnedanslag, a youth dance association. two made a stopover at the Swedish Club at home in Trondheim, and for those with con­ migration and the Dakota Conflict.His deep The Peer Gynt Dancers of St. Paul, Minn., that lives on in our memories as if it were nections and affections for the beautiful city knowledge of the subject material became sponsored by the Sons of Norway Synnøve- yesterday, and as luck will have it, we will on the River Nid, you can bet that there will manifest as his computer suddenly quit and Nordkap Lodge, is a nationally traveled, get the chance to hear them again on Friday, be a rousing rendition of “Nidelven” before he continued his presentation solely from his recognized, and honored 22-member dance August 4, in the Three Crowns Room. the evening is through. After all, it wouldn’t personal fund of knowledge. He spoke ex­ group made up of seven- to 17-year-olds. The Arctic Memoirs tour was part of be a true Northwest Nordic event without it, temporaneously for more than an hour in a Next year’s stevne will take place in Sällström’s master’s program in perfor­ and everyone will be invited to sing along. manner that captivated stevne attendees. Alexandria, Minn., the home of the world- mance at the Trondheim Conservatory in the The show starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Three Family photos are the treasure and trash famous Kensington Rune Stone and its mu­ violin and Hardanger fiddle, and veteran mu­ Crowns Room, so be sure to arrive early to of family genealogists. Linda Heen presented seum. sician Jensen was there to back him up on grab a bite to eat and a drink: this is a popu­ on “Saving and Identifying your Old Family piano and . It was musical magic in lar act and there may be lines. There is no the making as the two took Seattle by storm, cover charge, but as usual, we expect the tip performing both classical and folk repertory. jars to be overflowing before the evening is When I heard that the dynamic duo over. Not a member of the Swedish Club? would be performing at a music festival in No problem: just indicate at the door that you Sällström’s hometown of Fairbanks, Alaska, are guest of the Seattle-Bergen Sister City I immediately contacted Executive Direc­ Association. tor Kristine Leander and asked her if the Club would be interested in co-hosting an This special performance is funded through encore performance together with the Seat­ the Swedish Club’s ERIC Fund (Economic tle-Bergen Sister City Association. The re­ Resources to Instigate Culture), which is a sponse was an unhesitant, “Gosh, yes!” and resource to bring performers, speakers, and the wheels were set in motion to book the authors from the Nordic countries to Seattle event. Our Seattle-Bergen group frequently for direct cultural exchange. For more infor- works together with the Swedish Club on a mation, visit the Swedish Club’s website at common mission to promote Nordic culture, www.swedishclubnw.org or email the Seat- so it seemed like a win-win proposition for tle-Bergen Sister City Association at seattle- all—especially the audience who will enjoy [email protected].

The Scandinavian Hour Celebrating over 50 years on the air! Photos: Gary G. Erickson Above: Two women admire the details of Betty KKNW – 1150 AM Hagen’s Bunad. Left: Rep. Dean Urdahl signs a copy of his book. Saturdays 9 – 10 a.m. PST He gave a very informative talk, even after a tech- Streaming live on the internet at: nical malfunction prevented him from presenting his slides. www.1150kknw.com 16 • July 14, 2017 Travel theNorwegianamerican Nordic heritage in the Driftless Region If Norway is out of reach, explore the Norwegian influences in southwestern Wisconsin

Kathy Anderson Westby, Wis. If you only have a long weekend or a short week for a vacation this summer, it might be difficult to get away to Norway, but you could take a trip to the Driftless Region of southwestern Wisconsin. Only three hours from Minneapolis and two hours from Madi­ son, you will have plenty to do for four or five days in Vernon County. From 1848 until the early 1900s, many Norwegians came to this area because of its beauty and resemblance to their familiar Nor­ wegian geography. It is a wonderful vacation spot of creeks in deep valleys surrounded by high bluffs. With excellent trout fishing streams; Amish rugs, candies, and baked Photos: Kathy Anderson goods for sale; an international ski jumping The “Driftless” area, a blob encompassing parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, scaffold overlooking a par-three nine-hole Iowa, and Illinios, is so called because of a quirk of geography. While the golf course; and the most crooked river in rest of the Midwest was relentlessly covered and uncovered by glaciers, this the U.S. to canoe, just relaxing and taking blob remained untouched for the past 500 millennia or so. What that means it easy is a great getaway. But for readers of is that erosion has gone unchecked for that entire time, so unlike the flat areas all around, the many rivers and tributaries in this area have cut deep The Norwegian American, there are several channels through relatively high hills, leading to gorgeous and varied ter- other reasons to visit this part of the U.S. rain like that seen in Norskedalen. The first Norwegian settler to this area, Strikingly, a number of Norwegian settlements, including Decorah, Evan Gullord, arrived from Biri in Oppland Iowa, and a slice of Minnesota that reaches almost to St. Paul, lie within by way of Koshkonong, Wis., in 1848. this special part of the Midwest. Our ancestors knew how to pick their real Church services were held in his barn be­ estate! fore the Coon Prairie Lutheran Church was incorporated in 1854. Coon Prairie was the first Norwegian church built in western Wisconsin, near the small town of Westby. Two church buildings have burned on this is just 10 miles from the Coon Prairie Church, Norskedalen was founded in 1977 when and overgrazing was making farming for site before the present Country Coon Prairie in Coon Valley. According to De Norske Dr. and Mrs. Alf Gundersen donated their these Norwegian immigrants nearly impos­ Church, listed on the State and National Reg­ Settlementers Historie by Hjalmar Rued Hol­ 112-acre farm to the University of Wiscon­ sible. Aldo Leopold, a professor at the Uni­ ister of Historic Places, was built in 1909. and (1908), “Coon Valley is a remarkable sin—La Crosse for use as an outdoor class­ versity of Wisconsin, led the effort to restore Services are held here every Saturday eve­ place where Norwegian customs, both good room. In 1978, another 160 acres were pur­ “land health” to improve the soil, water, ning during the summer months and other and bad, have remained unchanged longer chased followed by an additional 80 acres. plants, and animals of the area. special events are also scheduled. The histor­ than any other place among Norwegians in In 1982, the Thrune Visitor’s Center, with While in Coon Valley and Westby, you ic Norwegian church is also the birthplace of America.” A large collection of artifacts; a classrooms, museum display space, and a will need to find some of the many people Luther College. The cemetery at the church Norwegian immigrant farmstead outdoor mu­ gift shop, was built. Early local Norwegian who were born in the U.S. and still speak is filled with more than 4,000 Norwegian im­ seum; nine miles of hiking trails through the immigrant farm buildings were also import­ Norwegian because they learned the lan­ migrants and their descendants. Who knows, arboretum, woods, and meadows; and nearby ed to the property homestead as an outdoor guage from immigrant relatives who arrived you might find a relative of your own in this ponds, waterfalls, and streams will give you museum. The history of Norwegian immi­ in the United States before 1920. Almost ev­ remarkable cemetery. an idea of what the immigrants saw 150 years gration, the start of dairy farming, and tobac­ ery year since 2010, a team arrives from the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center ago when they settled this area. co as a cash crop are all part of the informa­ University of Oslo to study and record the tion you will learn on the tour. On Wednes­ Gudbrandsdal grammar, cadence, and dia­ day evenings from June 21 through August lect of the language spoken in our immigrant 9, Music in the Valley is free to the public. community. It is more unique, as described You can enjoy local entertainment and Scan­ by Professor Janne Bondi Johannessen, than Where in Norway? dinavian kubb games, with meals provided any of the other areas they study in the U.S. by local civic organizations for purchase. because the people in this community remain How well do you know Norway? Match this photo to its Another 44-acre property, Norske­ proud of their Norwegian heritage and have location and email your answer to [email protected]. dalen’s Thrunegaarden, is located three maintained the language more consistently Correct answers will be entered to win one free month! miles northwest of the homestead. There is than most communities. The language is less a rich history at this site of the friendships changed from how the original immigrants of the Native Americans and the Norwegian spoke. Let the Norskedalen staff know that immigrants. The Mississippi Valley Archae­ you are interested in meeting some of these ology Center has found many artifacts on folks so it can be arranged when you visit. the property during their research of Native Vernon County has local wineries, American tribes in the area. The Nils Skums­ farm-to-table restaurants, organic farms, lo­ rud cabin, named to the National Register of cal history museums, some of the best fly- Historic Sites in 1990, was built in 1853 and fishing streams, bike routes through beauti­ is the oldest known home in Vernon Coun­ ful scenery, and friendly people. Frank Lloyd ty. By appointment, tours will be available. Wright’s home and school at Taliesin is only Visiting the two Norskedalen properties can an hour away, and the great Mississippi Riv­ take a whole day if you plan enough time for er is even closer. Many small cottages and hiking the beautiful trails and arboretum. Be B&Bs are available for rental in the area. sure to bring a picnic lunch. Come visit “God’s country” for the great get- Directly across the road from Nor­ away you deserve. skedalen’s Thrunegaarden is the site of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps You can get more information by emailing Photo: Visitnorway.com (CCC) camp where techniques were devel­ [email protected] or contacting Have a photo for “Where in Norway?” Submit it to [email protected]! oped to end soil erosion through better farm­ Norskedalen at [email protected] or ing practices. Deep furrows on steep hills (608) 452-3424. theNorwegianamerican Travel July 14, 2017 • 17 Diary of a Guidebook Writer: Svolvær, the perfect Lofoten getaway

David Nikel Trondheim, Norway

The largest city on the Lofoten islands, Svolvær is tiny by most people’s standards with a population of just a few thousand peo­ ple. But it’s a regional center and the biggest town for hundreds of miles around. It has ev­ erything you would expect from a much big­ ger city, including a shopping mall, clothing stores, supermarkets, job center, a cinema, and a range of recreational opportunities. As the starting point for a Lofoten road trip and a popular stop for the Hurtigruten ferry and other cruise ships, there are hotels, high-class restaurants, and art galleries open for business throughout the year.

An active population Svolvær might be a city, but the people are not typical urban dwell­ ers. Ask a local for some activity suggestions and they will point you with glee to the nearby 1,867-foot- high Fløyfjellet, one of the moun­ tains that provide Svolvær with its stunning natural setting. Photos: David Nikel Some will suggest cycling Above: Rørvikstranda is one of the many excellent beaches of Lofoten. to the next town and others still a Left: Snow-capped mountains and waterside cab- boat trip. One thing’s for sure—you ins surround Svolvær. won’t be left in any doubt that the Bottom left: The natural environment of Lofoten people of Svolvær are just as much has inspired artists for decades. fans of the outdoor life as anyone Below: The modern Svolvær waterfront is a great else in Norway. spot for a walk or a bite to eat.

Art in the Arctic It’s no surprise that this setting has been and continues to be an inspiration for all manner of artists. I certainly felt the muse strike as I wandered the waterfront and im­ mediately returned to my hotel to pen the introduction to the guidebook pages on Svolvær. The Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter (North Center) is an artist-run in­ stitution that presents contemporary visual art to a wider audience. The center runs the annual Lofoten International Art Festival, which brings artists from across the world to place their art in the context of the beauty of Lofoten in addition to providing a meeting place for local artists. In previous years, ev­ erything from a war bunker to a fish drying rack has been used to host exhibitions. The best of Svolvær’s numerous galler­ ies is Galleri Dagfinn Bakke, which presents a range of locally inspired watercolors and paintings. Although named after Bakke, just a mile and a half long and extremely nar­ museum delving into the history of Lofo­ Oslo. The trip is long, but you’ll see some of work from more than 30 local artists is on row, as if a thin sliver of rock was taken out ten. Skrei is the Norwegian term for the cod Norway’s best mountain terrain and have the show. of the mountainside like a slice from a cake. caught around the islands, and you can learn chance to explore the historic city of Trond­ Although at first glance Magic Ice might To add to the drama of a visit, you enter more about the fish that has driven the lo­ heim, which is where you’ll need to change sound like a tacky novelty, the ice bar is ac­ the Trollfjord at its narrowest point, just 328 cal economy for centuries at the neighboring trains. Once in Bodø, you can take the three- tually one of the most impressive of its kind feet wide, while sea eagles swoop overhead. Lofoten Aquarium. hour passenger ferry for around 460 kroner, in Scandinavia. Rather than just a very cold considerably cheaper than flying. place to enjoy a drink, the bar doubles as an Sights outside of Svolvær Transportation to Svolvær Svolvær is also a stop on the Hurtigruten ice sculpture gallery. Colorful LEDs draw Arctic Norway is the last place you’d Lofoten is not the easiest place to get to, service, so those planning a cruise can enjoy the eye to the delicate details on this fairytale expect to find glistening white beaches, but but that keeps visitor numbers relatively low, the best the city has to offer without any ad­ world of animals, musicians, and buildings. there are a handful of spectacular examples and the journey an intriguing one! ditional transport. If you visit when there isn’t a cruise ship in within an hour’s drive of the town. The easi­ If money is no object, fly to Svolvær dock, you’ll have the place to yourself. est to find is Rørvikstranda, just off the E10 Airport, located just three miles east of the highway at the turn-off to Henningsvær. It’s city. Widerøe serves the airport with flights David Nikel is a freelance A trip to the Trollfjord well worth continuing to Henningsvær itself, to Bodø, which is connected by several daily writer based in Norway. Svolvær’s modern harbor is the start­ a picturesque village set on a string of small flights to Oslo from both SAS (a Widerøe He runs the popular www. ing point for trips to the Trollfjord, one of islands. partner) and Norwegian. lifeinnorway.net blog and Norway’s few famous fjords accessible only Based around a former fishing village For budget travelers or those wanting to is the author of the upcom- ing MOON Norway guide- from the water. While the western fjords are in nearby Kabelvåg, the Skrei Experience enjoy the Norwegian scenery, consider mak­ book. known for their grand size, the Trollfjord is Center is now home to an art gallery and a ing your way up to Bodø on the train from 18 • July 14, 2017 Arts & Entertainment theNorwegianamerican Mari Boine, Sámi cultural ambassador One of Norway’s top artists talks about music, language, and her indigenous heritage

< boine From page 1 as a rebellion against your parents? MB: I formed a band with friends of mine in college, and initially, we were singing in Swedish, Norwegian, English, and a little later, I decided to try singing in Sámi. While in college, I learned the history of Sámis, that we were colonized, and I just had a very strong reaction to what I have learned. I be­ came very angry to our repression, to the fact that we were told that there was something wrong with our language and our culture. Photos: Gregor Hohenberg / And it resulted in a sort of a volcano, in an courtesy of Mari Boine explosion of songs that just came to me. Boine has long been a star in Norway, es- pecially among the Sámi, and now she is JA: Could you talk about your songwriting breaking into English with See the woman. process? How do you adapt poems from oth­ er languages to your music? MB: My songwriting process changed. It “See the woman,” and “This is my heart”) JA: Do you find your connection to Sámi used to be that first the melody would come were written by Native American poets John heritage is still as strong as it was when you and then the words, all in one box [Laugh­ Trudell and Joy Harjo. Can you talk to me were a child? ter]. Especially when I was young, then all about the connection you have to indigenous MB: Yes. I actually still live up north in the songs just came to me; it was very easy to poets? area where I grew up. I moved back four compose. It is different now. Now I search MB: We share so much in common with Na­ years ago, and my kids live nearby. I get my for words, and it comes in different ways, in tive Americans. I find that our histories are alone time here, and when I don’t want to different languages. I borrow lines from dif­ very similar: we were colonized in the same be alone, I spend time with my grandkids. I ferent poets, translate them, and adapt them way as Native Americans, and we share a very have a lot of freedom to do what I like. There into my songs. strong spiritual connection to nature. Sha­ is a lot of space here and beautiful nature… mans have similar chants and rituals to Sámis, Sometimes it gets very dark here, you know. JA: Three songs on your new album See and even the baby cribs look very much alike. There is very little light during winter, but in the woman (“Chasing myself into reality,” There is just a lot that I connect with. the summer, it is very beautiful.

JA: Are you satisfied with what the Norwe­ gian government is currently doing to help heal the prejudiced attitude against Sámis among the Norwegian population? MB: For a while, they have been doing a re­ JA: You started writing songs for See the ally good job, but in the past five, six years, woman as early as 2004. Why was it impor­ the moods have changed. They discovered Sealift Inc. tant for you to make an English-language minerals here, and now they want to drill, album? which, unfortunately, is not very good for MB: I wanted to challenge myself. I like the reindeer people. It is a constant struggle • Ship Owners • challenges. When I work, I don’t think: “Oh, for Sámis; it is a constant fight. And now, it it’s going to be a success!” Actually, I still is getting much harder not just for Sámis, but don’t know if people like it. [Laughter] for minorities all over the world. World is • Ship & Cargo Brokers • In the beginning, when I started sing­ changing. ing in Sámi, I did it to express myself, and it felt right to me. At the same time, it was JA: Any plans to come with concerts to the • Steamship Agents • like stepping on thin ice. I did not know how U.S.? What is the next chapter for you? people would respond or if anyone would MB: I definitely would love to tour the U.S. like it. Slowly people started liking it. It is and Canada. This is something we are work­ the same with my English-language album. ing on. It was much harder to write, but I wanted to challenge myself. My goal was to tell stories Mari Boine’s first English-language album and create lyrics that more people can under­ See the woman is available for purchase on stand and relate to. Apple Music and Amazon.

JA: How do you feel about being described as “unofficial Sámi cultural ambassador”? Julia Andersen is a free- MB: The label can definitely be limiting, and lance writer based in New I don’t want to impose it on myself. When I York. She is a Columbia was recording the album, I was asking my­ University graduate and self: “Who am I? What is behind this famous has a particular affection woman?” I am not just Sámi; I am a woman for Scandinavian films. with different sides to me and I wanted peo­ ple to see that.

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Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C.

Gavagai is a cinematic masterpiece that pays homage to the great Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas as it explores the unbearable grief of a man over the loss of his wife. The North American premiere of Gav- agai will take place at the 20th annual Maine International Film Festival in Waterville, Maine, on July 20, 2017. Its world premiere took place at the Norwegian Film Institute Cinemateket in Oslo on October 21, 2016. The poetry of Vesaas was the inspiration for this film. When Norwegian American Kirk Kjeldsen first read his poetry, he saw a similarity between the poet’s aesthetic style and that of film director Robert Tregenza. Photos courtesy of Kirk Kjeldsen Tregenza and Kjeldsen are colleagues at Above: A still from the film, which is set in Tele- Virginia Commonwealth University in Rich­ mark and shot to reflect the melancholy beauty of mond, Virginia, where Tregenza is the direc­ the area. tor of the Cinema Program and Kjeldsen has Right: Director Rob Tregenza and producer Kirk been an assistant professor since 2010. Kjeldsen take a break from filming in Kjeldal. Kjeldsen introduced Vesaas to Tregenza and they decided to collaborate on a film that would showcase his work. They chose 15 Between you and me poems from his book Beyond the Moment: a soundless wind stands 101 Selected Poems (translated by Anthony like a glass wall: Barnett) and structured their own original It is a day for glass walls. narrative around them. Each time I look at you Two men and two women. Two love you open your mouth stories. Two protagonists, a taciturn German and cry out, businessman and a jovial Sámi tour guide, but not one word gets through. very different but similar in their understand­ Your eyes widen ing of the power and importance of love in and read on my lips one’s life. that I too Carsten Neuer, the German (played by cry in bitterness. Andreas Lust), has recently lost his young At moments like this In looking for a song to play over the character who was struggling to translate his Chinese wife to an incurable illness. His you press your face against the credits at the end, they discovered the album wife’s unfinished translations while trying to grief is overwhelming. He struggles to deal glass Strid of the Oslo Kammerkor (Oslo Cham­ find a way to communicate his own grief. with it by taking over her unfinished liter­ like a fraught child, ber Choir). They felt that the track in which He sums it up by saying, “In a way, the ary project: a translation of some poems by contorting your features. Håkon Daniel Nystedt, the choir’s musical piece is all about translation and the indeter­ Vesaas from Norwegian to Chinese. He de­ Swollen and disfigured with want director, combined the traditional Norwegian minacy of translation, which is Quine’s the­ cides to go to Norway to find inspiration and you lie close on the other side folk song “Å, for djup i Jesu Kjærleik” with sis when he used the ‘gavagai’ example.” also to find an appropriate place to scatter his and the silence is complete. Bruckner’s classical “Locus Iste” would be wife’s ashes. perfect. Gavagai was directed by Rob Tregenza, pro- The film opens with a train arriving Carsten finally shares with Niko the rea­ There is very little dialogue in the film. duced by Kirk Kjeldsen, and written by Tre- at the Nisterud train station in Telemark. son for his visit to Telemark. He explains that Throughout one hears the recitation of the 15 genza and Kjeldsen. Run time: 1 hr, 29 min. Carsten is the lone passenger to get off. He the little red book he writes in is for his trans­ poems of Vesaas. The film concludes with For more information about the film, visit soon finds Niko, a Sámi guide (played by lations and that the box he carries contains the poem “The Road.” www.lichtbogenfilm.com. Mikkel Gaup), who is engaged in a rather his wife’s ashes. Niko then begins to view unusual business. He leads elk safaris, or, if Carsten in a more sympathetic light and he The road ends in the night, The source of the two poems in this review people prefer, he can do a beaver safari. For also begins to see his girlfriend Mari in a dif­ but the night ends on the road. was Beyond the Moment: 101 Selected Po­ obvious reasons, his business is not booming ferent way. He suddenly realizes the fragility The road slices like a knife ems, by Vesaas Tarjei (trans. Anthony Bar- so he spends his days sleeping in his office. of love and the need to nurture and cherish it. through life. nett). The book is currently out of print but Carsten hires him to be his driver and to In the film’s dramatic ending, the two Separating good and evil. may be reprinted soon. Contact the transla- take him to places associated with the poet. men’s paths diverge. Carsten remains stuck The road is the road tor/publisher for more information at ab@ Niko tries to be friendly to his stern, distant in his grief while Niko prepares to improve to the last day. abar.net. customer, but Carsten is too immersed in his his life. pain to be able to communicate. Nature plays a significant role throughout Why was the film given the unusual title The film proceeds in slow motion. the film, which is set in the strikingly beau­ Gavagai? This word was invented by the re­ Christine Foster Meloni is Both men are enveloped in their own silent tiful Norwegian county of Telemark with nowned Harvard analytic philosopher W.V. professor emerita at The worlds. We learn that Niko is also struggling its trees and lakes, overlapping browns and Quine. In Quine’s theory of translation, ga- George Washington Uni- because he is unable to make a commitment greens. The camera sweeps slowly over the vagai is an example of something that can versity. She has degrees to his pregnant girlfriend whom he loves. landscape. The sunlight is soft. The frequent be translated in different ways, depending on in Italian literature, lin- He is losing her, but, unlike Carsten, he still gently falling rain mirrors Carsten’s tears. the context. guistics, and international has hope for a successful outcome. Carsten’s The music is subtle, barely noticeable Kjeldsen explains that he and Tregenza education. She was born in love is lost forever. but at the same time haunting. Kjeldsen translated poems that were already trans­ Minneapolis and currently We see both men encountering their and Tregenza looked for music that would lated from Norwegian into a script and then lives in Washington, D.C. She values her Nor- women. Carsten’s lovely wife (played by the not overpower the imagery. After a fruitless they translated that script into a film about a wegian heritage. Sámi actress Anni-Kristiina Juuso) floats in search, Tregenza asked his daughter Earecka and out of his consciousness. He desperately Tregenza and her husband Jason Moody, wants her but she is no longer within reach. both musicians with the Spokane and Seattle One of the film’s most powerful scenes is Symphonies, to compose the background when they come very close but their words music for the film. After reviewing the final cannot penetrate the glass wall that separates version, they wrote an evocative accompani­ thank you for rea di ng! them. ment for it. 20 • July 14, 2017 Norsk Språk theNorwegianamerican Corner Words about words: NORWEGIAN FOLK TALES, FAIRY TALES and TROLLS That raisin in the sun might be a grape Volume 1 With 18 classic folk tales, fairy tales and trolls from Norway in Norwegian and English, “Tuss og Troll” is now serialized in The Norwegian American’s Norwegian Language Corner. The stories are from the collections of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, and retold by Øyvind Dybvad, Gard Espeland, Velle Espeland, Johannes Farestveit, and Nana Rise-Lynum. Translated by Alexander Knud Huntrods and Odd-Steinar Dybvad Raneng. Illustrated by Solveig Muren Sanden and Jens R. Nilssen. “Tuss og Troll” was edited, designed, and published by Deb Nelson Gourley of Astri My Astri publishing. Copyright © Norsk Barneblad.

Photo: Franco di filippo / Wikimedia Commons Oskeladden & dei gode hjelparane The Ash Lad & the good assistants Grapes turn to raisins on the vine. del 5 av 6 part 5 of 6

— Eg får freista, sa Oskeladden. Så fekk “I will try,” said the Ash Lad. Then he M. Michael Brady han tak i han som hinka på ein fot og hadde got hold of the one who hopped on one Asker, Norway sju skippundslodd på den andre, og sa han foot and had seven ship’s ballast weights fekk spenna av lodda og bruka føtene, for on the other. He told him to unbuckle the Were you to walk on a path through a South English Legendary, a Middle English han måtte ha vatn frå verdsens ende om ti weights and use both his feet, as he needed vineyard in southern after the grape hagiographic work, as meaning “one of the minutt. Han tok av lodda, fekk eit spann og water from the end of the earth within ten harvest season in September, you might re­ berries, growing in clusters on a vine.” That la i veg. minutes. He took the weights off, grabbed a make one of the oldest vinicultural discover­ led to it being the word for the fruiting berry Borte var han med det same. Men det bucket, and off he went. ies, dating from about 2000 B.C. Along the in modern English. varde og det rakk sju lange og sju breie, og He was gone in an instant. Time flew by edges of the path, where the pickers have Curiously, the etymology of the Norwe­ han kom ikkje att. Til sist var det berre tre quickly, and they waited for what seemed missed them, there will be clusters of grapes gian word drue (grape) also deviated from a minutt att til tida var ute, og kongen var så forever—and he had not come back. Finally dried to raisins in the sun, tempting you to direct route from racemus. It evolved from the velnøgd som han skulle ha fått ein dalar. No it was but three minutes left, and the king pick and eat them on the spot. Medieval low German drūf, meaning cluster. slapp han gifta bort kongsdottera til Oskel- was so happy, just as if he had been given The etymology of the word raisin starts So both Norwegian and English have differ­ adden. a whole dollar. Now he need not marry his some two millennia later, after 75 B.C., when ent words for the fruiting berries that can be Men så ropa Oskeladden på han som daughter off to the Ash Lad. Latin became the written language of the eaten or made into wine and the dried berries høyrde graset gro, og sa at han fekk lyda But then the Ash Lad called for the one Roman Republic. The Latin word racemus, known as rosin and raisin. But as French re­ etter kvar det vart av han. Karen la øyra who could hear the grass grow, and said that meaning a cluster of grapes or berries, gave tained raisin for both the fruiting berry and til bakken og lydde. — Han har sovna ved he must listen to see what had become of rise to at least five synonymous forms in Old the dried one, the dried version is called raisin brunnen, sa han. — Eg kan høyra korleis the other. The man laid his ear to the ground French: rais-, razin, reis-, resin, and rosin. sec, literally “dried grape.” han snorkar, og trollet sit og luskar han. Det and listened. “He has fallen asleep at the er difor han søv så tungt. well,” he said. “I can hear how he snores and From the Old French, these words evolved Så ropa Oskeladden på han som skaut the troll is sitting there and delousing him. to the modern rosin in Norwegian and Dan­ Originally published in Norwegian on the heilt til verdsens ende, og bad han setja ei This is why he is sleeping so soundly.” ish, russin in Swedish, and via Anglo-French Clue dictionaries blog at blogg.clue.no. kule i trollet. Ja, det gjorde han, og skaut But then the Ash Lad called on the one of the 13th century, to the modern raisin in French and in English. det midt i skallen. Trollet sette i eit gaul så who could shoot to the end of the earth, and M. Michael Brady was But along the etymological route there han vakna, han som skulle henta tevatnet, asked him to put a bullet into the troll. Aye, educated as a scientist and og då han kom til kongsgarden, var det and that he did; he shot him in the middle was a twist. The Latin racemus evolved via with time turned to writing endå eit minutt att. of his skull. The troll howled so loud that he Old French to grappe de raisin in modern and translating. Oskeladden gjekk til kongen og sa at woke the one who was to fetch water for the French, in which the word grappe means der var vatnet, og no fekk han vel kongsdot- tea, and when he arrived back at the king’s bunch or cluster. That led to a linguistic dis­ tera, det var vel ikkje meir å røda om, det. palace, there was still one minute left. parity between French and English. In 1290 Men kongen tykte han var svart og fillut no The Ash Lad went to the king and told the word grape was first mentioned in the som før, og ein slik fant hadde han ikkje hug him that the water was here, and surely å gifta bort dotter si til, difor fann han på now he could have the princess and that endå meir. there should not be any more to discuss. Norwegian Folk Tales, Fairy Tales and Trolls: Kongen bad Oskeladden fylgja med But the king thought he looked just as dirty bort til badstova. Der hadde han tre hundre and ragged as before, and such a tramp he •Vol 1 = 18 stories, 192 pgs famnar ved som han skulle turka korn med. did not wish his daughter to marry. There- •Vol 2 = 21 stories, 192 pgs — Det er det same, sa han, er du kar til å fore he found even more chores to be done. SAVE 40% •Bilingual English Norwegian o sitja der inne og brenna opp all veden til i The king asked the Ash Lad to follow n 2-vol-set text in each book morgon, skal du få henne. 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< vikingane « A person who has to hide their origin is only half of a Fra side 2 person. I am in the process of becoming whole. » mye jobb det var med å pugge den eng­ – Mari Boine elske teksten i tillegg til den norske. Det var også vanskelig for flere av dem at engelsken skulle være «norsk-engelsk»: Grammatisk Pondus riktig, men med sterk norsk aksent. by Frode Øverli — Mange av skuespillerne, som Kåre og Trond og Jøgge, snakker veldig bra eng­ ARE YOU elsk, så vi måtte «ta dem ned». Vi hadde også RETARDED? en amerikansk oversetter som har funnet opp ord som er norske, men som folk skjønner internasjonalt—som «stomach feelings», forklarer produsenten. Det at serien er spilt inn simultant på norsk og engelsk har ifølge Kåre Conradi ført til søvnløse netter: — Det er utrolig modig valg at de ten­ ker engelsk og norsk. Det krever enormt mye mer jobb fra oss alle, og tiden er alltid knapp, så det har vært mange søvnløse netter med pugging både i fjor og i år, men det kjen­ nes riktig. Spesielt nå som Netflix banker på Out? How can you miss How did døra, sier Conradi til VG. from 5 meters? 5 meters? that feel? If I’d had a card you’d have got it! Han spiller Orm, høvdingens bror og dermed en lederfigur, men som er mer glad i strikking og poesikvelder enn vikingtokt. Lunch by Børge Lund Skuespilleren håper rollefiguren også vil få fotfeste hos et internasjonalt publikum. — Jeg håper de blir like irritert og glad i den tafatte, rare, ensomme og onde fyren Sigh, at least wear a helmet... som det jeg har blitt. Han er først fremst et produkt av Jonas og Jon Ivers hoder, og jeg er veldig glad den rollen endte hos meg! Jeg har fått mange fine tilbakemeldinger fra folk her hjemme, så får vi se hva responsen blir der ute, avslutter han.

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og hva som virket på sosiale medier, på in­ You can’t just jump over ternett, på grasrotorganisering og hvordan everything we have in terms of håndtere frivillige, sier Sandberg. procedures and regulations! Rødt har fått tilgang på flere av de digi­ tale verktøy som Sanders-kampanjen tok i Hjalmar bruk, som blant annet et system for å sende by Nils Axle Kanten ut tekstmeldinger til frivillige. Moxnes mener det er mange likheter mellom den politiske situasjonen i Norge og You coming? i USA og Storbritannia, og at det derfor er mye å lære valgene der. — Det tegnes et bilde av at Norge er et sosialdemokratisk lykkeland uten klasse­ forskjeller. Men det er ikke sant. Vi har den største klasseforskjellen i Norge siden 1930-tallet. Vi ser mange av de samme tendensene i Norge som ellers i verden. Vi må stoppe den økende klasseforskjellen og beskytte velferdsstaten, sier Moxnes.

< airbnb So nice to have a family Looks like Hjalmar is finally Fra side 2 getaway in nature! appreciating the benefits of living in a village. faktisk er snakk om, sier hun. Tidligere denne uka ble det kjent at også Han Ola og Han Per by Peter J. Rosendahl, with new translations by John Erik Stacy Finn.no har registrert en stor økning i inter­ essen for å leie ut feriehus. Selv om ferieleiligheter er mer pop­ ulært, forventer NHO Reiseliv at årets som­ mersesong blir svært god også for hoteller og andre tradisjonelle overnattingstilbud. Flere utenlandske turister som dropper pakkereiser og går sine egne veier, kan være med på å forklare trenden med at flere leier ferieboliger, mener Gilhus. ­— Uavhengige reisende bestiller ofte det meste selv og legger opp til en reise selv. Det kan også innebære at de bruker lengre tid Here comes Sam Hill, Per. på enkelte destinasjoner sammenlignet med No have you seen the den typiske bussturisten. Det kan være posi­ like! And me who can’t tivt fordi de legger igjen mer penger i Norge, pay the mortgage. sier hun. 22 • July 14, 2017 Roots & Connections theNorwegianamerican Norway’s top three vintage postcards The stories behind travelers’ all-time favorite postcards to mail home from Norway

M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway

Despite texting and emailing, travelers still send postcards. Through the years, three Norwegian postcards have become vener­ Photos: (left) photographer said to be Fredric able favorites. In sales, the all-time star is Hanche / courtesy of Normanns Kunstforlag, Seterjentens fridag (Milkmaid’s day off), (below) courtesy of Normanns Kunstforlag featuring a black-and-white photo taken in Left: Seterjentenes Fridag (Milkmaid’s day off), 1932. More than two million have been sold. Norway’s all-time best-selling postcard; sign at right reads “Real goat cheese for sale.” (One of The real-life story of Seterjentens fridag the backers from our recent crowdfunding cam- evinces Norwegian folklore. Milkmaid Anne paign will be receiving a copy of this postcard!) Skår (1913-1991) was born at Borgund in Below: Postcard of Hell railway station. There Lærdal in Sogn og Fjordane County. At age are several varieties of this shot, all of which re- 12, she began assisting at a summer pasture main popular. farm. At age 19, she was a qualified milkmaid working a farm at Galdestølen, on the road in Mørkedalen on the way to the Hemsedal massif. The work was hard, the days long, and the pay low, just NOK 25 ($5.80 at the exchange rate of the time) a month. refusing to move. There was little traffic on Like other farms of the time, Galdestølen the road, but milkmaid Anne knew that the was on the road, which ran between its cow­ sow shouldn’t just stand there, blocking the shed and farmhouse. One day, a farm sow road. Persuasive calls and pushing didn’t stubbornly stood in the middle of the road, budge the animal. So Anne tried the ultimate

trick of jumping on its back, to ride it like a ing. But the translation of Elg into English horse. A tourist staying in a nearby cabin saw brought in a zoological classification com­ and photographed the scene of a milkmaid plication. The species of the animal shown is riding a sow. The rest is history, documented Alces alces, initially known as the Eurasian 78 years later in the two Norwegian lan­ Elk in British English. But confusingly, the guages (Further reading). The Galdestølen animal known as Elk in North America is of farm is now abandoned, but its buildings still the Cervus canadensis species, and the Alces stand in Sogn og Fjordane County, just to the alces is known as the Moose, from the Al­ southeast of Riksvei 52 (National road 52) gonquian Indian words describing its habit between Borlaug on the European E16 high­ of feeding by stripping lower branches and Photo: NN/Samfoto / Hans Hvide Bang / courtesy of Normanns Kunstforlag way and Breidstolen to the southeast. bark from trees. So to avoid misunderstand­ Elg (Moose). This simple image is a hit among Norwegian postcard buyers. The Hell Railway station has become ing, Elg now is translated most accurately to a tourist attraction due to its name being “Moose” in both British and American Eng­ spelled the same way as the religious con­ lish. cept of Hell in English. So there are many NORWEGIAN AMERICAN postcards of it; the vintage postcard shown Further reading GENEALOGICAL CENTER NAESETH LIBRARY ______&______here features a black-and-white photo tak­ • “Den ensomme rytter” (The lonesome 415 West Main Street · Madison, WI 53703-3116 en in the early 1950s. In Norwegian, the rider) by John-Arne Ø. Gundersen, Dag­ Phone (608) 255-2224 · Fax (608) 255-6842 place name Hell has more mundane roots. bladet (Oslo newspaper), June 30, 2010 (in Email [email protected] · Website nagcnl.org It comes from the word hellir, Bokmål): www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/ Open Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. meaning “cave.” The Norwegian equivalent den-ensomme-rytter/64526193 of the English word Hell is helvete, from the • “Kven var dama på grisen?” (Who was Anglo-Saxon helliwīti (meaning “Hell-tor­ the woman on the pig?) by Linda and Norwegian Genealogical Research Tour ment”) and the Old Norse helvíti. Today the Asle Hella, UT.no (NRK and Norwegian The Family History Library · Salt Lake City, Utah town of Hell is a node in north-south trans­ Trekking Association outdoor life website), October 22 - 29, 2017 portation in Norway, as both the European August 2, 2010 (in Nynorsk): artikkel.ut.no/ E6 highway (Trelleborg on the south coast of artikkel/1.7088519 Jerry Paulson, Naeseth Chair for Genealogical Research & Publication, Tour Leader Sweden to Kirkenes near the Russian border • “Norway’s roads less traveled: Go to Hotel accommodations at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, next to the Library in north Norway) and the Dovre Line rail­ Hell—but only temporarily” by Christine way between Trondheim and Bodø cross the Foster Meloni and Tim Christenson, The NAGC Members: $1,250 · Non-Members: $1,350 Stjørdal River on bridges there. The town’s Norwegian American, June 2, 2017: www. Fee does not include airfare nearest neighbor to the north is the Trond­ norwegianamerican.com/featured/norways- Visit our website, email, or call for more information or to register heim Airport at Værnes, so flights to Trond­ roads-less-traveled-go-to-hell-but-only-tem­ heim can be said to land near Hell. porarily The newest of the vintage favorites is • “Barneblad: Moose or Elk?” by Heidi Elg (Moose), a color photo taken in the 1960s Håvan Grosch, The Norwegian American, of a moose cow apparently looking at a trian­ March 20, 2015: www.norwegianamerican. thank you for reading our paper! gular road sign warning of a wildlife cross­ com/features/barneblad-moose-or-elk theNorwegianamerican July 14, 2017 • 23 A monthly feature to share Brought to you by with kids and grandkids BarnebladBarneblad Heidi Håvan Grosch Hospital Clowns (SykehusKlovnene)

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No one likes to be sick, and it is even worse if you have to be in the hos- pital. So what can make it better? A visit from a clown! In Norway, volunteers dress up like clowns to bring a little joy into the lives of children trying to get better. “The clowns help me think of something nice when I am in the hospi- tal,” comments a six-year-old girl, “because then I can smile and laugh.” For some of the children, it has been a long time since they smiled, so getting the chance for a real belly laugh is some of the best medicine of all.

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Hospital clowns in Norway always work in twos, so they can play with each other. That is what makes clowns so special. They always try to un- Fun facts: derstand their audience and improvise with whatever situation presents it- • Did you know that there are about 50 professional hospital clown or- self. Some people have a disease called coulrophobia, which means they are ganizations around the world? The Norwegian Hospital clowns belong to the afraid of clowns. That is why hospital clowns use very little make-up and are European Federation of Hospital Clown Organizations (EFHCO www.efhco.eu). very well trained. Clowns first started visiting the children’s hospital in London in 1908. • Clownschool International gives grown-ups the chance to play. Every They became official visitors in hospitals in New York in the 1980s thanks to summer Clownschool International has a camp in Hemsedal, Norway. This Michael Christensen and the Big Apple Circus clowns. Patch Adams, played year it is called “My Everyday Clown” and takes place July 22 to July 29. by Robin Williams in the movie, showed us that doctors can also clown around. Although clowns have been in Swedish hospitals for about 25 years, the first clown appeared at Haukeland Hospital in 1999. A few years later, More sites if you are curious: in 2001, Norwegian clowns were here to stay, and every year they become • Norwegian Hospital Clowns with videos: www.sykehusklovnene.no/ more and more popular. Today, there are 30 professional actors and clowns english visiting Norwegian hospitals. There are even people doing research on how • Clownschool International summer course: www.facebook.com/ clowns can make you healthier! events/1344959642265783/?active_tab=about 24 • July 14, 2017 Bulletin Board theNorwegianamerican

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< food waste From page 3 and there are campaigns for “buy one, pay tion under the Nordic Council of Ministers in for one” instead of “take three, pay for one.” Ålesund,” says Minister for Agriculture and “In order to incentivize the reduction Food Jon Georg Dale. of food waste, the government has removed VAT on food that is donated to charity. I National statistics would like to challenge the food industry “Norway is the second-largest exporter to be innovative and creative in the com­ of seafood in the world and we have a re­ ing years,” says Minister for Children and sponsibility to not waste our valuable natural Equality Solveig Horne. resources,” says Minister for Fisheries Per Sandberg. Environmental challenge According to this agreement, the au­ The parties agree to support the United thorities will carry out mapping of food Nations sustainable development target to waste from consumers while the authorities halve food waste at the retail and consumer and food industry together will carry out level and reduce food losses along produc­ measures resulting in reduced food waste by tion and supply chains by 2030. Food waste consumers. The food industry will coordi­ is both an environmental issue and a chal­ nate mapping and reporting from their com­ lenge for combating climate change. Esti­ mercial activities while the authorities will mates show that if food waste were a coun­ compile national statistics. try, it would have the world’s third-largest “It is important that we have the entire emissions of climate change gasses. food industry cooperating in this work. Map­ “This agreement to reduce food waste is ping and data collection are necessary in or­ a new way of working where we set ambi­ der to implement effective measures,” says tious goals. I have great faith that this agree­ Helgesen. ment will contribute to reducing food waste in Norway,” says Helgesen. Good experiences Some 350,000 metric tons of fully usable “The Ministry of Health and Care Ser­ Custom jewelry in food are thrown away in Norway every year. vices has had positive experiences regarding Well over half of this is wasted by consumers. industry agreements on nutrition. I am there­ silver and gold “The most important actions that con­ fore glad that we can sign a similar agree­ sumers can take are to plan food shopping ment on food waste,” says State Secretary featuring and preparation better, as well as to look Frode G. Hestnes. at, smell, and taste food before it is thrown The Ministries that have signed the Norwegian filigree, away. We can also be more aware of sell-by agreement are Climate and Environment, date labeling,” says Horne. Children and Equality, Agriculture and Food, Nordic designs and Trade and Industry, and Health and Care Ser­ Attracting international interest vices. Representatives from the breadth of Scandinavian The good cooperation between industry the food industry also signed the agreement, and authorities on food waste has attracted including the Grocery Sector’s Environmen­ gemstones by international interest. This work was pre­ tal Forum, the Grocery Suppliers of Norway, sented in mid-June at a meeting in the EU’s Food and Drink Norway, the Norwegian Debra Carus platform for food waste in Brussels, in which Hospitality Association, National Federation the “Norwegian Model” was discussed. of Service Industries, the Norwegian Agrar­ “It is paramount that the whole produc­ ian Association, the Norwegian Seafood As­ Elentari-handverk.com tion and supply chain, from primary produc­ sociation, Norwegian Farmers and Small­ [email protected] ers to consumers, must take responsibility to holders Union, the Norwegian Fishermen’s reduce food waste. I am committed to reduc­ Association, Confederation of Norwegian 971-221-8151 ing food waste in Norway and would like to Enterprise, Norwegian Seafood Federation, pursue the possibility of a Nordic coopera­ and the Enterprise Federation of Norway.