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Vol. 123 No. 44 November 30, 2012 Established May 17, 1889 • Formerly Western Viking and Nordisk Tidende $1.50 per copy News in brief Find more at blog.norway.com The ultimate responsibility News Opening up more northern areas Prime Minister for the oil industry could create between 13,000 and 37,000 jobs, and from NOK 26-55 billions in and other added value. Opening up for oil drilling in places further north in top officials Norway could lead to somewhere between 440 and 1,100 new jobs questioned for on average each year, according July 22, 2011 to a report by Menon Business Economics. However, it became responsibility clear on Friday that the Minister of Oil and Energy, Ola Borten Dagbladet Moe, wants to leave certain areas untouched for now, including Lofoten and Vesterålen. Jens Stoltenberg made history (Norway Post) as the first sitting prime minister Culture in Norway to meet with the dis- ciplinary Parliamentary Control Norwegian authors Kjersti Committee. He was the last official Skomsvold, and to be questioned in an intensive, Thomas Espedal have been nominated for the prestigious five-day hearing to place political European IMPAC book award. responsibilty for the July 22, 2011 The IMPAC Dublin Literary terrorist attacks. Award is known as the most Photos: Flickr / The Office of the Prime Minister acknowledged literature award See > july 22, page 6 From left to right: Minister of Justice and Preparedness , Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, and former Minister of Justice were among government officials present at the hearing. after the Nobel Price. Norwegian author Per Petterson was awarded the prize for his novel Out Stealing Horses in 2007, and has since Great adventure D.C. tree lighting had great success abroad. The nominees for next year’s award were announced on Monday, and Now casting for season four of the hit Tradition honors a total of 154 books were on the Norwegian reality show “Alt For Norge” Norway, U.S. so-called “long list.” (Norway Post) friendship

Special Release Royal Norwegian Embassy What’s inside? The Norwegian Christmas tree News 2 – 3 lighting ceremony at Union Sta- tion, which is open to the public, Business 4 will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Research & Education 5 Photo: Royal Norwegian Embassy Opinion 6 – 7 See > Tree, page 6 Taste of Norway 8 Travel 9 Roots & Connections 10 A shared victory Obituaries & Religion 11 Norway, Sweden Arts & Style 12 and the U.S. share In Your Neighborhood 13 Photo courtesy of O’Connor Casting Behind the scenes on Season 3, Episode 5 of “Alt for Norge.” Norwegian Heritage 14 the podium

Sports 15 pecial elease S R Skitrax $1 = NOK 5.6512 The producers of Norway’s participate in Season Four of Nor- updated 11/26/2012 version of “Dancing With The way’s number one Emmy Award The U.S. women’s cross- Stars” and “American Idol” are winning reality TV series “Alt for country ski team has arrived. In a In comparison returning to the U.S. for a fourth Norge” (also known as “The Great stunning display of ski prowess, 10/26/2012 5.7659 time to find fun, outgoing Ameri- Norway Adventure”). the team of , Hol- 5/26/2012 6.0174 Photo: Nordic Focus cans with Norwegian ancestry to See > Ski, page 15 11/26/2011 5.9331 See > ADventure, page 13 2 • November 30, 2012 norwegian american weekly Nyheter fra Norge Nyheter Color Line saksøkes for 700 millioner 50 milliarder Bastø Fosen saksøker Color Line for drøyt Så godt vi kunne 700 millioner kroner. Bastø Fosen mener Om Bergensbanen rustes selskapet har krav på erstatning for tapt Kommenterte opp for 50 milliarder fortjeneste etter at ferjeselskapet ikke lyktes å starte en fergerute mellom og dramatikken kroner kan reisetiden Strømstad tilbake i 1999. Color Line, som rundt Kongens mellom og i dag er alene om å trafikkere strekningen, komme ned mot tre timer nekter å godta kravet, går det fram av en fortjenstmedalje for børsmelding. og 40 minutter (NRK) første gang: “Vi gjorde så godt vi kunne.” Offisielt besøk til Indonesia VG 26. november innledet Kronprinspa- VG Med dagens 15 stoppesteder vil 50 mil- ret sitt tre dager lange besøk til Indonesia. liarder kroner kunne få reisetiden ned i fire Næringsminister og miljømin- Kong Harald sier han beklager rotet i timer og 15 minutter, skriver Bergens Ti- ister Bård Vegar Solhjell ledsager dem på dende. reisen, i tillegg til en stor delegasjon med forbindelse med tildelingen – og slettingen – Dersom det kjøres ekspresstog med representanter for norsk næringsliv og for- – av Kongens fortjenstmedalje til Trond Ali for eksempel stopp kun i Voss, Geilo og valtning. Deres Kongelige Høyheter ankom Linstad. Shangri-La hotell i Jakarta 25. november, Kongen var tirsdag ettermiddag på plass Foto: Wikimedia Commons Hønefoss vil reisetiden komme ned i tre der de ble møtt av norske barnehagebarn i Stortinget i forbindelse med avdukingen av timer og 40 minutter, sier Mona Hellesnes, med norske flagg og blomster. I morges et maleri av seg selv. varafylkesordfører og leder for Forum Nye Torsdag i forrige uke ble Linstad innk- startet det offisielle programmet som omfat- Det var ikke lagt opp til spørsmål fra Bergensbanen til avisen. alt til et hastemøte på Slottet. Han var der i ter tema som næringslivssamarbeid, men- pressen, men Kongen valgte likevel å svare Hun ser for seg et morgentog fra Bergen halvannen time, før han kom ut igjen. neskerettigheter, regnskog og klima, helse på et par spørsmål om dramatikken i forrige klokken 6.00 som er i Oslo klokken 09.40, Han ønsket ikke da å kommentere hva for mor og barn, HIV, forskning og kultur. uke. og deretter avganger minst hver andre time. som ble sagt på møtet. Indonesia er den fjerde mest folkerike staten – Vi har forsøkte å gjøre så godt vi – Det tror jeg hadde blitt et reelt alter- – Jeg har en kommentar. Slottet har truf- i verden med nær 250 millioner innbyggere. kunne, men vi beklager for den situasjonen nativ til fly for svært mange, sier Hellesnes. fet sitt vedtak og jeg respekter det. Jeg har Det er et attraktivt marked for norsk eksport, som oppsto, sier kong Harald til et samlet Debatten om fremtiden til Bergens- ikke mer å si enn det, sa Linstad. og salget av fisk, i første rekke laks, men pressekorps. banen fikk ny fart etter at det ble kjent at Slottet begrunnet slettingen av fortjenst- også makrell og ørret, øker raskt. 26. novem- Omstridte Linstad ble tildelt Kongens togturen mellom Oslo og Bergen fra 9. de- ber deltok Kronprinsen og Kronprinsessen medaljen som følger: fortjenstmedalje i sølv, men den offisielle ut- sember vil ta nesten sju timer for den rask- i promoteringen av norsk sjømat på Hotel «Enkelte av Linstads ytringer slik de delingsseremonien ble utsatt på ubestemt tid. este avgangen. I dag er NSBs raskeste tilbud Shangri-La. Mesterkokken Geir Skeie pre- fremstår og blir oppfattet, er ikke forenlige mellom byene ettermiddagstoget fra Oslo til senterte norsk laks for de indonesiske gjeste- Senere avgjorde kong Harald selv at fortjen- stmedaljen skulle slettes. med medaljens formål». Bergen, som har en reisetid på seks timer og ne, og fikk hjelp av et forklekledd Kronprin- Det var første gang i historien at en 26 minutter. Fra 9. desember er reisetiden på spar til å forberede og servere lakserettene. På spørsmål om Kongen kommer til fortjenstmedalje ble slettet. denne togavgangen økt til seks timer og 52 (Kongehuset) å gi en beklagelse til Linstad, svarer Hans Majestet: minutter. – Sakkyndige vil se Sigrid-siktet på psyki- – Det får vi komme tilbake til, sier kong English Synopsis: HM King Harald has commented English Synopsis: With money and fewer stops, an Harald. on the medal that was given to Trond Ali Linstad and express train could cut down travel time considerably atrisk sykehus then rescinded. between Bergen and Oslo. De sakkyndige har bedt om at den siktede 37-åringen i Sigrid-saken skal observeres på psykiatrisk sykehus og ikke i fengsel. Det opplyser mannens forsvarer John Christian Elden i en sms til NRK.no. Det er spesiali- En nedtur Nå kommer elgen! stene i psykiatri Andreas Eirik Hamnes og Kjersti Narud sammen med nevropsykolog Høyre taper syv 1300 elger blir drept årlig Anne Lill Ørbeck som undersøker 37-årin- gen. Etter det NRK kjenner til, startet obser- prosentpoeng på på grunn av påkjørsler vasjonen i fengselet, men de ønsker nå å få en ny meningsmåling ham innlagt på psykiatrisk. – De mener han må utredes på psykiatrisk under døgnobser- VG VG vasjon, skriver Elden i en sms til NRK.no. Retten har bedt om forsvarets syn på dette Høyre får 27 prosent på en ny menin- innen mandag. – Vi skal diskutere dette med gsmåling i Vårt Land, mens Arbeiderpartiet De neste månedene er det høysesong for klienten, opplyser Elden. igjen er det klart største partiet med 31,8 elgpåkjørsler. (NRK) prosent. Arbeiderpartiet går nesten like mye Vinteren er på vei flere steder og snart er snøen på plass over store deler av landet. Borten Moe vil stenge Lofoten i fire nye år fram som Høyre går tilbake: 6,3 prosentpo- eng til 31,8 prosent. Dette betyr at det blir vanskeligere for elgen Olje- og energiminister Sosialistisk Venstreparti og Senterpar- å finne mat der den vanligvis spiser. Foto: Wikimedia Commons (Sp) overrasket møtesalen da han fra taler- tiet balanserer fortsatt på kanten av sperreg- – I starten og slutten av vintersesongen stolen i Svolvær sier nei til å åpne Lofoten rensen, og dermed er det fortsatt langt igjen flytter elgen seg fra områder med mye snø til på veier med lite trafikk, så store tiltak som og Vesterålen for oljeboring. – Dette er en områder med lite snø. Dette innebærer krys- kan hjelpe er ikke lønnsomme. Langs E6 har av våre viktigste områder for fiskerinæ- til flertall for den rødgrønne regjeringen. ning av vei. I nærheten av veier og toglinjer man satt opp gjerder med egne overganger ringa. Sammen med olje- og gassnæringen Fremskrittspartiet går tilbake 1,6 for elgen, det kan man ikke gjøre på eksem- er dette klart viktigste næringen langs kys- prosentpoeng til 18,1 prosent og dermed er det mye mat for dem, som bjørkeskudd, pelvis riksveg 3 der det er mange veikryss og ten. Det har kommet sterke reaksjoner fra trengs enten Venstre eller Kristelig Folkepar- derfor oppholder de seg i disse områdene, fiskerne, og jeg ser at vi trenger mer tid til å ti for å skape flertall til som sier Alena Høye, forsker II ved Trans- avkjørsler, sier hun. gi fiskerne og oljenæringen mer tid til å bli statsminister. Det blåblå alternativet får 79 portøkonomisk institutt (TØI), til VG Nett. – Hva kan man gjøre da? mer samstemte, sier Borten Moe til NRK. stortingsplasser og de rødgrønne 71. Venstre 25. november fortalte VG om den er- – Å redusere fartsgrensene er en mu- no. Det var da statsråden gikk opp på talers- og Kristelig Folkeparti får ni representan- farne yrkessjåføren Alf Eirik Aspås som fil- lighet, og kanskje man burde si noe om hvor- tolen for å oppsummere konsekvensene ved ter hver. Kristelig Folkeparti går fram 1,8 met da han kolliderte med en elg i 70 kilo- for fartsgrensene er redusert. Dette kunne å åpne for leting utenfor Lofoten, Vesterålen prosentpoeng til 5,8 prosent, og Venstre går meter i timen. Elgen døde momentant, mens fungert særlig på de strekningene med mye og Senja at han kom med uttalelsen. Borten fram 0,8 til 5,4 prosent. Sosialistisk Ven- vogntoget såvidt fikk noen skader. elgtrafikk. Moe ser for seg at regjeringen vil åpne de streparti går tilbake et halvt prosentpoeng Høye jobber med trafikksikkerhet og i et Trond Øfstaas, medlem i fallviltnemnda tidligere omstridte områdene i Barentshavet, til 4 prosent, mens Senterpartiet har en liten land som Norge er elgpåkjørsler en naturlig i Stor-Elvdal kommune, sier det kun er en men spare de sårbare gyteområdene i Lofo- framgang på 0,3. del av fagområdet. Hvert år blir cirka 1300 ting som hjelper. ten og Vesterålen. Han legger ikke skjul på Miljøpartiet De Grønne går litt fram og elger drept av biler i Norge, de fleste i – Gjerder. Det er enkelt å lage og koster at innspillene han har fått fra fiskerne mens får 1,2 prosent, mens Rødt får 1,5 prosent. månedene november-mars. Det gjør tiden bare litt penger. Jeg kan ikke forstå hvorfor han har vært i Lofoten. – Dette er i respekt Feilmarginen i målingen er 2-3 prosentpo- fremover til høysesong for elgpåkjørsler. man ikke bare lager opp gjerder så lenge det med de innspillene jeg har fått fra fiskeri- eng. – Elgfareskiltene viser bare hvor det er det eneste som fungerer, sier han. siden, bekrefter Ola Borten Moe. skjer flest ulykker, men de reduserer ikke (NRK) English Synopsis: A survey reveals that the Con- English Synopsis: With the beginning of December ulykkene. Det er generelt ganske vanskelig comes the season when the highest numbers of moose servative Party has lost seven more percent points, å få ned denne statistikken. Ulykkene skjer while the Labor Party has gone up in popularity. in Norway are hit on the road. Norwegian american weekly Online: blog.norway.com/category/news November 30, 2012 • 3 News This week on Norway.com Armed police? Plummeting popularity Several EU leaders opt out of Nobel peace bash Research indicates that Jonas Gahr Støre isn’t Fewer than a dozen European leaders have want an as well-liked as health so far accepted an invitation to attend the Dec. 10 ceremony in Oslo to award the armed police force minister, but likes his job Nobel Peace Prize to the , this year’s controversial winner, the Nobel Institute said in a statement. “Between VG Bergens Tidende eight and 10 have said they would come and and somewhat fewer have responded in the negative,” the director of the Jonas Gahr Støre’s popularity has plum- institute, Geir Lundestad, told AFP. After Sweden has armed police, as do Den- meted since he became Minister of Health the unexpected awarding of the peace mark and . Norway and the U.K. are and Care Services, according to new poll. prize to a crisis-stricken E.U. on Oct. 12, two of the very small number of countries Støre was very popular as Minister of the bloc’s President Herman Van Rompuy whose police force does not carry guns. Foreign Affairs, a position he held October invited all the leaders of the 27 member Now more than half of Norwegians – 2005 – September 2012, but perceptions states to attend the ceremony, which is 54 percent – believe it is time for the police have changed since he took over as health Photo: Wikimedia Commons traditionally held Dec. 10, the anniversary Minister of Health Jonas Gahr Støre. to carry firearms as part of their standard minister by Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen this of Alfred Nobel’s death. equipment, according to a recent survey by fall. (TheLocal.no) Response Analysis on behalf of Bergens Ti- From stable support for many years at dende. Forty percent of respondents do not around 70 percent, now only 46 percent of are less popular than foreign policy. NRK releases footage of Anders Behring believe the police should be armed. voters believe he is doing a good job, accord- “Being Minister of Health is a Uriah’s Breivik moments before Oslo bomb Arne Johannessen, leader of the Politi- post,” said Marie Simonsen, political editor ing to a poll conducted by Ipsos MMI. Captured by video surveillance cameras, ets Fellesforbund (the police union), found of Dagbladet. A decline was predicted because issues the images show Breivik parking his Even Støre says that he takes numbers and controversies in Norway’s health sector white van on July 22 at the very foot of See > Armed, page 7 See > Støre, page 7 a building tower that housed the prime minister’s offices. Breivik is seen getting out of the car in a security guard’s Official apology uniform, and walking away briskly. The Maud to return home video features comments by the security Norwegian police guard on duty that day and is available on www.nrk.no/fordypning/her-parkerer- Efforts to raise Roald apologize on 70th breivik-bombebilen-1.8593408, also Amundsen’s polar ship anniversary of shows the damage caused by the bomb, which weighed nearly a ton. Breivik can Maud from the ice in deportation also be seen leaving in a second vehicle, a Canada is on schedule grey Fiat van, which he used to drive to the nearby island of Utøya where he gunned NRK down 69 people, mostly teens, attending a NTB Labor Party youth camp. (AFP) Nov. 26 marked the 70th anniversary of the deportation of 532 Norwegian Jews on Solskjær inducted into Hall of Fame Jan Wangaard, project manager for Photo:nabo.nb.no the ship D / S Donau. A total of 771 Norwe- Former Norway and Manchester United A 1918 photo of Maud. “Maud Returns Home,” said in a press re- gian Jews were sent to German concentra- striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who enjoyed lease that the Maud could be in Norway next tion camps during World War II, and only 34 a glittering career as a player before summer. Wangaard is currently in Canada, film Maud, located in shallow water. returned alive. becoming a successful manager, is the first where the wreck of the Maud is frozen in Wangaard says that the low temperature The Nazi-controlled police state played to be inducted into the country’s Hall of Cambridge Bay in the Northwest Passage. has ensured that the ship is in far better con- a central role including the deportation of Fame, it was announced on Nov. 26. “I’m Wangaard is accompanied by a crew dition than one might think after having been Jews. Members of the State Police were af- incredibly proud of what I’ve done, and which is filming and photographing the in Cambridge Bay since 1930. ter the war found guilty of torture, extensive I hope that others have gotten happiness Maud. The team will create a documentary “Wood in the Maud seems to still be in beatings, killings and executions. from the career I have had,” Solskjær, 39, about the process of salvaging the ship and good condition,” he said. But no official apology from the police told TV2 in an interview to celebrate his moving it to Vollen in Asker, where it will be Wangaard previously told NTB that has not come until now. induction. preserved and placed in a museum. he is confident that the ship will withstand “On behalf of the Norwegian police and (Yahoo Sports) The film crew set up a tent on the ice and drilled a hole where divers can go down and See > Maud, page 15 See > Apology, page 6 with the Weekly this season! 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Marine biologist Dag L. Aksnes of the University of Bergen has analyzed the im- pacts of the declining optical conditions in Norwegian coastal waters. The process has likely been taking place over many decades, and there is strong evidence that changes in weather and climate are causing it to acceler- ate. And it could prove difficult to reverse.

Colored matter from fresh water causing problems Fresh water from rivers and lakes flows into the sea, mixing with coastal seawater. “This fresh water contains far more colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) than ma- rine water, so our coastal waters are darken- Photo: Heidi_TS / Flickr ing,” explains Professor Aksnes. Masfjorden in Northern Hordaland county, Norway, has been used in a study conducted by the University of Bergen. His research project receives some of its funding from the Research Council of Nor- way’s research programme on the Oceans organisms.” increases the concentration of CDOM in the desired changes in our coastal ecosystems, and Coastal Areas (HAVKYST). According to Professor Aksnes, there fresh water that mixes with the coastal water. but if so, it will be hard to reverse,” the pro- is a clear correlation between poorer condi- We don’t know yet whether this leads to un- fessor concludes. Major differences between fjords tions for fish, the upswing for jellyfish and For many years, Professor Aksnes the lasting changes in light conditions in and his colleagues have been studying two Norwegian coastal waters. fjords, Lurefjorden and Masfjorden, in northern Hordaland county on Norway’s Ecosystem models must be revised western coast. The fjords are similar and Marine light conditions also affect al- Student-Faculty located close to each other, but with one gal photosynthesis and the production of important difference: Masfjorden contains organic compounds (known as primary pro- far more seawater than Lurefjorden, which duction). For this reason, the researchers be- Research contains lower-salinity coastal water all the lieve that light conditions have an impact on At PLU, rigorous academics and a caring community way down to its seabed. The study shows most organisms, not only indirectly through that while Masfjorden still has an ecosystem altered primary production, but also as a di- ensures challenge and support for every student dominated by fish, its darker neighbouring rect consequence of the changes in marine fjord is heavily populated by the jellyfish light and optical conditions. Periphylla periphylla. The project demonstrates that changes “Periphylla periphylla is a very light- normally associated with eutrophication sensitive jellyfish that thrives best in the (nutrient pollution) and human emissions of world’s very deep marine waters,” continues nutrients can also cause the water to darken. Professor Aksnes. “But the water in Luref- This shrinks the euphotic zone – the layer jorden has now become so murky and dark of water with adequate light penetration for that it probably is helping this jellyfish to phytoplankton such as algae to carry out thrive. At the same time, the fjord has be- photosynthesis – reducing the abundance come less hospitable as a habitat for impor- of attached algae such as seaweed and kelp tant fish species.” while boosting the growth of planktonic algae. Meanwhile, nutrient concentration Fish cannot see their prey rises and oxygen saturation in the marine The reason Lurefjorden no longer has layers below the surface declines. the same fish abundance as Masfjorden is that the visibility conditions have made it Climate change contributes to murkier more difficult for predatory fish to find their waters Chemistry Professor Neal Yakelis and Chelsea Berdahl in the Rieke Science Center prey. These conditions do not hinder the The increased precipitation as a result laboratory. sightless jellyfish – tactile predators that drift of climate change can also have an impact quite randomly and rely on collisions to find on light conditions in Norwegian coastal the food they eat. waters. CHALLENGE SUPPORT SUCCESS “The problem is not that the fish in “More precipitation means that more Lurefjorden lack food. On the contrary, the murky fresh water mixes with the coastal numbers of prey organisms are far higher water, making it less saline and murkier,” than in many other fjords. But since the explains Professor Aksnes. PLU predatory fish see so poorly in murky water, “Furthermore, studies done at the Uni- they are quite simply having difficulty find- versity of Oslo indicate that increased pre- Tacoma, Washington www.plu.edu 800-274-6758 ing enough food. So the jellyfish have prac- cipitation and rising temperatures lead to tically no competition for the abundant prey changes in vegetation on land, which in turn 6 • November 30, 2012 norwegian american weekly opinion

< Tree An opinion column about current issues in Norway From page 1 Join the conversation! The Children’s Chorus of Washington On the EDGE will be singing Christmas carols, and the tree will be lit by U.S. Under Secretary of the Intolerance is wrong Navy Robert Work. The Embassy has con- By Shelby Gilje firmed that Santa Claus will be on hand with treats for the children. This year, the tree lighting ceremony A delegation from the Organization gious traditions. Judaism and Islam. will be held outside the West Hall, on the for Security and Cooperation in Europe It seems that history has been forgot- Closer to home and cherished tradi- porch facing 1st street by the west exit of the (OSCE) recently took aim at Norway’s ten, except for a monument commissioned tions, what if the naysayers in our coun- Union Station Metro station. Union Station is treatment of Jews and Muslims, and said by the Oslo Jewish Community and the try chose to ban the crown for the Lucia still affected by the earthquake of 2011, and Norwegian police do not take hate crimes Norwegian Parliament. Bride? Or insisted that first communicants due to ongoing renovations the tree could not seriously enough. The delegation also The unusual “monument” actually in Catholic churches go without their cus- be placed inside the station this year. To keep found discrimination against Muslims in is seven empty, cast-iron chairs without tomary veils? Or banned the Jewish yar- our tradition alive we are moving outside. housing and the workforce. That was dis- seats, which underscore the loss and ab- mulke? The tree is a gift to the people of Wash- appointing news as I have always believed It may sound farfetched, but ponder ington, D.C., and is a symbol of friendship that fairness and equality is important to this: Is it fair to joke about or ban ethnic between the and Norway. It Norwegians. or religious customs in clothing and food also expresses Norway’s gratitude for assis- However the delegation reported that just because they are not mine or yours? tance received from the United States during despite the criticism, Norway is “an ex- Carrying that kind of intolerance and after World War II, and we are looking emplary government in terms of human to extremes could affect us all. My four forward to another Christmas at Union Sta- rights and equality.” granddaughters have bunads. What if tion. Why was Norway in trouble with the someone suddenly decreed that bunads OSCE? are un-American? And what about my Norway continues to ban halal and twin granddaughters who enjoy wear- < July 22 kosher meat, which must be slaughtered ing their bunads as well as their Chinese From page 1 according to strict religious customs for Photo: Wikimedia Commons dresses? Not long ago when asked about both Muslims and Jews, reported a story Monument commissioned by the Oslo Jewish Com- their ethnicity by a dance class instructor munity and Norwegian Parliament. The site is on the On July 22, 2011, terrorist Anders Beh- from Verdens Gang that appeared Octo- south side of the Oslo Fjord, below of the old fort, one twin said without hesitation: “We’re ring Breivik set off a car bomb at the govern- ber 26, 2012, in the Norwegian American near where the ships departed carrying 750 of Nor- Norwegian-Chinese-American.” The tone ment headquarters in Oslo, and then went on Weekly. way’s Jews to Stettin and then Auschwitz. of her voice suggested that had she been a shooting rampage at Utøya, the Labor Par- When Holland recently imposed a asked to elaborate she might have added ty Youth’s summer camp. In all, 77 people ban on a type of kosher slaughter, inter- with hands on hips: “Any more ques- died, making it the bloodiest day in Norway national Jewish leaders worried about far sence of the Jews who were deported on tions?” These girls have sampled lutefisk since World War II. more than the difficulty observant Dutch November 26, 1942. On the south side of from Ballard and squid -- complete with Much of the hearing discussed the same Jews might face in obtaining rabbinically- Oslo Fjord, Anthony Gormley, a British tentacles dangling from their lips -- in Bei- issues relating to the government’s response certified steak or cholent meat, according artist, created the striking monument near jing, and found both fish equally interest- during and after the attacks. The goal of the to a report from the Jewish World Review. where 750 Norwegian Jews were shipped ing and appealing. hearing was to evaluate responsibility and (http://www.JewishWorldReview.com) to Stettin, then on to Auschwitz, a network Working on a committee recently to leadership during the crisis and how to pre- Noting that such a ban was an early of concentration and extermination camps write the personal stories of Nordic immi- vent similar situations in the future. step of Hitler’s Third Reich, some fear the built and operated by the Third Reich in grants for the new “Voices of Ballard and Stoltenberg apologized to the country’s action is part of a growing assault on Jew- Polish areas annexed by Nazi Beyond,” has brought home to me how top elected officials for conclusions made in ish life linked to the spread of anti-Semi- during World War II. important ethnic foods and clothing are the July 22 Commission’s report, which was tism sweeping across Europe. When one sees the empty chairs and for immigrants regardless of their country commissioned by the government and pub- The production of kosher meat, learns what they represent, it is a sober- of origin. lished in August. known as shechita, long has been illegal ing experience. The seven chairs represent And while I am not a lutefisk fan, I “Three of the conclusions made by the in Norway, and Sweden. And in 750 souls. Gone forever are the prospec- would defend the rights of those who want Commission are: Grubbegata should have , attempts to lift a century-old tive occupants and their descendants, and to dine on dried, salted, gelatinous, rehy- been closed. It was not. The killer could have ban caused an anti-Semitic backlash ear- the contributions they could have made to drated cod; herring salad; gjetost that re- been stopped earlier. But he was not. More lier this year. Norwegian society. sembles a bar of Fels Naptha soap; blood security and emergency response should The anti-shechita measures have been These days the Norwegian prohibition pudding and blood sausage; rommegrot, have been implemented. It did not happen. driven largely by animal rights groups against halal and kosher meat supposedly rullepolse, krumkake and a host of other For this, I apologize,” said Stoltenberg to the who maintain the practice is cruel to ani- is justified because animals should not be delicacies brought here by Scandinavians Committee. mals. Kosher law requires that an animal slaughtered without anesthesia. But both who left their homeland. And ditto for the Throughout his hearing, Stoltenberg be killed with a single cut of its throat the Sami and hunters are exempt from the foods and customs that other cultures hold stressed repeatedly that he has the ultimate without first being stunned, as in non-ko- rule. So why not exempt halal and kosher dear. responsibility for the government’s response sher slaughtering. meat from this rule? When we encounter unfairness and to the attacks. “It is my responsibility to en- The kosher prohibition in Norway This food prohibition makes about intolerance, we need to speak up. sure that the government works and make the dates to 1929. That prohibition strikes me as much sense to me as the complaints I right decisions and that ministers cooperate,” as odd considering that many Jewish Nor- read or hear periodically about Muslim added Stoltenberg. wegians were swept up during World War women who wear hijabs or headscarves, Shelby Gilje is a longtime Pacific Grubbegata was a central theme also un- II by the Nazis, never to be seen or heard or about Sikh men and some Sikh women Northwest journalist, having worked as a der questioning by Stoltenberg. Leader of the from again. With that history in mind one who wear turbans. There are a host of rea- writer and editor at The Seattle Times. the Control Committee, Geir Bekkevold, said to would think that Norway would not be sons many religions use head coverings -- Seattle P-I, The Bremerton (now Kitsap) Dagbladet minutes before the hearing began banning halal and kosher meat, but rather modesty, faith, respect and identity. In fact Sun, and the Anchorage Daily News. that he still has questions about the role of trying to accommodate cultural and reli- head coverings are found in Christianity, the Prime Minister’s Office took the closing of Grubbegata. The opinions expressed by opinion writers featured in “On the Edge” are not necessarily those of Norwegian American Weekly, and our publication of those views is Stoltenberg was not the only official to not an endorsement of them. Comments, suggestions and complaints about the opinions expressed by the paper’s editorials should be directed to the editor. take responsibility for the government’s re- sponse. Former Minister of Justice and the < Apology Guri Hjeltnes, the leader of the Holo- Police Knut Storberget, who resigned in From page 3 caust Center in Oslo, is satisfied with the November 2011, took responsibility for the apology, and believes it is an important Don’t forget! weaknesses of the ministry’s response, as did those who had dealings with the deportation event. In January 2012, Prime Minister Stol- Grete Faremo, former Minister of Defense of Norwegian Jews to concentration camps, tenberg made an official apology on behalf All subscribers have full and now Minister of Justice and Prepared- I apologize,” said national Police Director of the government’s treatment of Norwegian access to our new digital ness. Odd Reidar Humlegård to Dagsavisen. Jews. Stoltenberg nonetheless said he feels edition! 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Daytona Strong Outside Oslo

When it comes to the syv slags kaker, with everyone I know. (If you live in Seattle or seven types of cookies that are a must in and are lacking enough variety in your home, a Norwegian home, I have to be honest and drop me a note! I’ll bring some by the Nor- say that the tradition, at least by name, is new wegian American Weekly’s office for you to to me. Before you question my credibility, pick up.) let me step back for a moment and set the Though I recently developed quite an stage. affinity toward serinakaker and pepperka- Growing up, my holidays were spent ker, the truth is that sandbakkelse are among visiting grandmothers who would proudly the most special in my home. Each cookie set out krumkake and sandbakkelse — along shaped patiently by hand into little tins, these with a countless array of other types of cook- were an annual staple in my grandma Ade- ies — and send us home with tins as well. line’s house while I was growing up, and They would store cookies in the deep freezer these days she is sharing her tricks and tech- — if that’s not serious, I don’t know what niques with my mom and me. Though there is — and they wouldn’t sit down. Not until a few recent years in which Grandma wasn’t it was time to usher us to the holiday feast, able to make them due to circumstances, at least. So if I didn’t know the tradition by we’re back at it this year. Grandma has hand- name, then I certainly knew it by taste. ed off her recipe and the mixing to me, but Today I seem to have blossomed into a when it’s time to work the dough around the proper Norwegian-American woman, with base and up the sides of the tin, her 93-year- tins of cookies already staying cool in my old hands get to work. Watching the preci- basement and more batches to bake (I’ve sion with which she works is astounding. It’s committed to baking the syv slags this year). as if those hands — despite a three-year gap I have more cookies than I know what to do — have retained their muscle memory spe- with, and have been concocting ideas for cifically for makingsandbakkelse . how I can share the Christmas cookie love Adeline Halvarson’s Sandbakkels Sandkaker / Sandbakkelse Photo: Daytona Strong Sandbakkelse are the perfect Norwegian treat for the holiday season.

1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 1 cup sugar 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 egg 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and almond extracts and stir until combined. Add flour and salt and mix until incorporated and the dough comes together. Gather the dough together, flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic, and chill for 15 minutes. Now comes the fun part: shaping the cookies. To start, pinch off a little dough and roll into a ball about 3/4 of an inch in diameter. Place into the center of the mold, using your thumbs to flatten the dough into the mold. Ro- tating the mold as you go, work the dough out from the center of the mold and up the sides. Subscribe to the Norwegian American Weekly! You’ll want the dough on the bottom to be as thin as it can be while still holding up when Call (800) 305-0217 or email us at [email protected] baked. As you work, take special care at the ridge where the bottom connects to the side. Dough tends to collect here, and it’s easy to let this part be too thick. Delicately continue to work the dough from this ring up the sides. Using your hand, scrape off the excess dough from the top of the mold, and set aside while you form the rest of the cookies. When it’s time to bake, arrange the sandbakkels on a cookie sheet (if you’re using differ- ent shapes of tins, try to keep the like tins together in a batch so they cook evenly) and place in an oven preheated to 375 degrees. Watch closely as the cookies bake, as they quickly go from done to overdone. When they’re just starting to take on a slightly golden hue, remove from the oven and take the molds off the cookie sheet to cool. Allow the cookies to cool for a while, and then carefully remove from the tins. This is done by inverting the molds onto your work surface and giving a little tap. The cookies should pop right out. Yield: About 5 dozen cookies, depending on size of tins.

Daytona Strong is the voice of Outside Oslo, a blog exploring her Norwegian heritage and love of great food. She is the newest contributor to the Norwegian American Weekly. Check out her blog at http://outsideoslo.wordpress.com norwegian american weekly November 30, 2012 • 9 Travel Across Norway’s wilderness Get closer to nature and achieve high speeds with a true Norwegian winter sport: dog sledding

Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic Life – VisitNorway.com Winter dog sledding in Finnmark, Norway.

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Fancy trying your hand as a musher? Svalbard also offers many opportuni- Eastern Norway tween man and dog. Here you will often get Then try dog sledding during your stay in ties, with trips arranged by operators like Several companies in or around the Hal- the chance to feed and look after the huskies Norway. Operators up and down the country Svalbard Villmarkssenter and Basecamp Ex- lingdal Valley offer trips of varying dura- yourself – something that will appeal to dog offer tours of varying length and difficulty. plorer among others. The latter even offer a tion. Try Geilo Dog Sledding or Høve Støtt lovers everywhere. Choose from being a passenger on a one-day three-day trip that will take you to Tempelf- in Geilo, or Hemsedal Huskies in Hemsedal trip, or steering your own pack of dogs for jorden, where Noorderlicht, a schooner built for example. Dog sledding is also available Racing several days – the choice is yours. in 1909, stands frozen in the Arctic ice. The in Ål and . Dog sled races are fun to watch. Each ship doubles up as a hotel – you won’t get Elsewhere in the east of the country you year Norway hosts two world-famous races - Where to try dog sledding much closer to experiencing life as a polar could try your luck in Valdres with Valdres Femundløpet, the world’s biggest race start- Northern Norway explorer than this. Mountain Adventures; in Gålå; in Trysil with ing in the cosy mining town of Røros, and Finnmark is a popular place to try dog If you are heading north, but not as far Aktiv Fritid Trysil; and in Beitostølen with Finnmarksløpet, Europe’s longest and north- sledding. This far north in winter you will north as Finnmark or Svalbard, several op- Beito Husky Tours. ernmost sled dog race. Both are World Cup find a white desert stretching as far asthe erators near , among them Stall Mey- events in the same league as the Iditarod race eye can see, and only stars above your head er in Hamnvik, Sortland Wildlife Centre in Southern Norway in Alaska. (or the northern lights should you be lucky) Sortland and Huskyfarm Innset in Bardu all In the south you will also find tours courtesy of the long Arctic night. Many local offer dog sledding. on offer in mountainous Telemark, in both Dog sledding on wheels suppliers, most of them small family busi- Sirdal with Sirdal Husky Farm and Rauland Got addicted and want to go dog sled- nesses, offer a range of set and tailor-made Central Norway with Tjønndalen Villmarksturer, as well as ding year round? Or want to try something dog sledding tours in Finnmark. Among But dog sledging tours are also available in Bykle near Hovden with Hundespann; a bit different? Dog sledding on wheels is them are BIRK Husky in Kirkenes; Engholm in other parts of Norway. Check out Alaskan and even in Hønefoss, only a few kilometres available in summer on Svalbard. Just as it Husky in Karasjok; Holmen Dog Centre and Husky Tours and Røros Husky in Røros for north of Oslo, with Bjerkeli Activities. sounds, instead of being pulled on a sled, a Northern Lights Husky in Alta. example, a popular area for dog sledding. modified wagon is used to enjoy the experi- These businesses offer a wide variety Røros Husky is a family based company, Bonding with huskies ence. Bjørn Kristian Hole is a student work- of experiences, even during the non-winter owned and operated by Torgeir Oren and Huskies, the breed commonly used for ing for Svalbard Villmarkssenter, one of the months. BIRK Husky, for example, offers: Mary Amundsen. For many years Torgeir dog sledding, are strong dogs. On a typical first companies in Norway to be certified as “Several trips with dogsleds; you can choose was one of the leading dog sled mushers in dog sledding trip they will pull you at high an ecotourism company, and the company between short trips from half an hour to lon- Europe in long distance races. speed across the Norwegian wilderness, and that offers “dog sledding on wheels.” ger trips over several days. We even do a Some other good choices available in as the wind slaps you face, you will get a “I have the best summer job. I love Sval- shorter wagon tour with our dogs in the sum- this region include Spydspissen Villmark- taste of what life was like in the old days, bard and I love the dogs. It’s so peaceful and mertime! We will be happy to make a special sopplevelser in the Rendalen Valley and when dog sledding was a much more com- quiet up here,” Bjørn says of his job. offer for you and your companions on your Dahlen Husky in Dalholen, some 100 kilo- mon mode of transportation for many. Don’t hesitate to try dog sledding on trip to the arctic,” according to their website metres to the south and east respectively. Joining a dog sledding tour is also a your trip to Norway this winter – and keep it (birkhusky.no). great opportunity to feel the strong bond be- in mind for your summer trip, too! 10 • November 30, 2012 norwegian american weekly roots & Connections

A monthly feature to share Brought to you by with kids and grandkids BarnebladBarneblad Heidi Håvan Grosch | Baking together | Advent in Norway means many things, and one tradition during this time of year is to begin thinking about Christmas baking. There are many traditional Norwegian things you (if you are a grandparent or parent) may already know how to bake, so here are a few new ideas for the littlest bakers you know.

Nana’s Peanut Butter Balls Nisse cupcakes

1 cup sifted powdered sugar Who doesn’t like playing with playdough?! Decorating Nisse cupcakes is just like that. 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 3 tablespoons butter or 3 table- spoons margarine, softened 1 lb dipping chocolate or 1 lb con- Baking American Yellow fectioner’s coating Make your favorite cupcake recipe ei- ther from scratch (see recipe provided here), Stir together powdered sugar, pea- or from a mix. (Did you know that in Nor- Cupcakes nut butter and butter until well mixed. way they call both muffins and cupcakes Roll peanut butter mixture into 1 muffins? But American cupcakes are be- 2 ¼ cups flour (ca. 385 grams mel) inch balls (I roll them around in be- coming more and more popular so Norwe- 2 ½ tsp baking powder (2 ½ ts. tween the palms of my hands), then put Photo: Joyosity / Flickr gians are finally figuring out the difference! Bake-pulver) them on a baking sheet covered with These two recipes have been very popular ½ tsp salt waxed paper to dry (about 20 minutes) My mormor (mother’s mother) was with my Norwegian taste testers…) 2/3 cups butter or margarine (ca. – I like to do this in the fridge; I think 100% Norwegian, and I remember her mak- 153 grams smør) they stick together better when you dip ing these (although my Norwegian mother 1 ¾ cups sugar (ca. 375 grams them in the chocolate. and aunt don’t). They are easy and in my sukker) Melt the dipping chocolate or con- Norwegian taste tests, are always some of 1 ½ tsp vanilla sugar (1 ½ ts. fectioners’ coating then drop balls one the first Christmas treats to disappear. They vanilje-sukker) or vanilla extract at a time in melted chocolate (I put a are easy to make with all ages. 2 eggs few in at a time but don’t leave them in 1 ¼ cups milk (ca 3 dl melk) too long or they will melt!) Using a fork, remove from the Grease and lightly flour muffin chocolate, letting excess chocolate drip forms or line muffin forms with muffin off. Place back on the waxed paper and Yum! papers. Set aside. let stand until dry. Store tightly covered Combine flour, baking powder, in a cool dry place (if there are any left | | | and salt (dry mixture). Set aside. to store!) In a larger mixing bowl, beat but- Adapted from recipe found at www. Decorating ter or margarine with an electric mixer food.com Marzipan is very common in Norway. It is made from almonds and is easy to col- on medium or high speed for 30 sec- or. Take a ball of marzipan and put a drop onds. Add sugar and vanilla sugar; or two of food coloring in it. Mash it (roll beat until well combined. Add eggs, Look at these fantastic it) around in your hands until all the color one at a time, beating 1 minute after is blended in. If you don’t want to get too each. This is the beaten mixture. creations! dirty, wear plastic gloves. I make red for the Add dry mixture and milk alterna- nisse. tively to beaten mixture. Put a thin layer of pink frosting on Pour batter into prepared pans. the top of the cupcake. This is the “skin” Bake in 190 degree C oven (375 of the nisse. Let it harden before you deco- F) for 20 minutes or until a toothpick rate with the marzipan. You can freeze the comes out clean. Makes ca. 30 cup- cupcakes at this stage so they are ready to cakes. decorate when you are! DECORATE! Putting plain (white) marzipan through a garlic press makes the strings for hair or Be creative and have fun! Photos: Heidi Håvan Grosch beards. Decorating cupcakes together is a great way to Silver candies work for eyes and sprin- spend the holidays...not to mention delicious! kles for the freckles on the cheeks. | | |

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Per Bye Ohrstrom, 86, was singing, being a member of the famous passed away on Thursday, Norwegian Boys Choir (Olavsguttene) for This past spring I planted an apple thought about how important it is that Nov. 8, 2012, at Northwest several years. Other hobbies include ski- tree in our backyard. This was the first we are grafted into Christ and connected Community Hospital in ing, soccer, handball, ice hockey, track and time I had planted an apple tree, so I asked to him through the word of the Gospel. Arlington Heights. rowing. He was a member of the Christiana the lady at the nursery for some advice Because we are grafted into Christ, all Per was born in Oslo, Roklub team, Norwegian Champion in both on the matter. She gave me the same in- the life that flows into the world through Norway. He graduated high four and eight oared shells, member of the structions I’ve heard in the past for plant- Christ flows into us. If we are not grafted school in 1943, attended winning team of Military Class in Holmen- ing other kinds of trees. Then she told me into Christ, our faith cannot live. As we Hvidtfeldska Laroverket, kollstafetten in 1948. something that was totally new to me. She are grafted into the strong and hardy root Goteborg, Sweden 1944, Det Norske Gym- Per was a member of the Norwegian said I should be careful not to plant the tree stock that is Christ, we begin to grow and nas, Uppsala, Sweden 1944/1945, took his American Chamber of Commerce, chair- so deep that I cover the graft with dirt or have new life. Examen Artium in Oslo – 1946, graduated man of the Midwest Chapter 1980 to 1982, mulch. She must have seen the quizzical Jesus also told his disciples, “Just as from Oslo Handelsgymnas -–1949. chairman of the Executive Committee 1982 look on my face because she went right the branch cannot bear fruit by itself un- A commissioned officer in the Norwe- to 1984. He received the Export Council of on to explain that in Minnesota all apple less it abides in the vine, neither can you gian Army (Jegerkorpset I.R.2 ), graduated Norway Award in recognition of outstanding trees are grafted on to hardy crab apple unless you abide in me.” These words re- from Befalsskolen for Infanteriet-, contribution to the development of the trade root stock. This is the only way they can mind us of the importance of staying at- Norway. School of Infantry – BAOR (British relations with Norway in 1984. survive our harsh winters. If you plant the tached to Jesus. Just as a branch cannot Army on the Rhine) Sennelager, Germany. He had served with the Rotary Club of tree below this grafted area, it may rot out bear fruit once it has been cut off from the Skyte or Vinterskolen of Infanteriet, Elver- Arlington Heights, president 1984 to 1985, a and die. vine, so it is with us and Christ. We must um, Norway. Military service included duty Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation Jesus once said to his disciples, “I stay attached to Christ if we are going to with Norwegian Forces in Germany. of Rotary International, Nordmanns For- am the vine and you are the branches.” remain strong in our faith and bear fruit for Per married the late Liv Sorlie in 1952. bundet (Norseman League) president, Nor- I thought about these words when I was Christ in the world. They have four children, the late Stein (El- wegian American Museum, Decorah, Iowa planting that apple tree in my yard. I len) Ohrstrom, Marianne (Larry) Sanders, (Fellow), Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Tom (Nicki) Ohrstrom and Lars (Lisa) Ohr- Church, Chicago - chairman of the Restora- strom; 11 grandchildren; and four great- tion Committee 1982 to 1984. grandchildren. Per was appointed Consul of Norway Find the perfect gift from in Per came to Chicago in 1954, and joined for the State of Illinois by the H.M. King of our online store, or if The First National Bank of Chicago. After a Norway on May 22, 1987 and Consul Gen- you’re in the area, visit our brief period with the bank, he joined the Nor- eral on Oct. 26, 1990. On Sept. 14, 1995, shop in Waupaca, Wisconsin! wegian Export-Import Company in 1957 as a H.M. King Harald appointed Per Bye Ohr- E 801 Lauritzen Lane Waupaca, WI 54981 sales manager later became general manager. strom Knight of the First Class of the Royal (715) 256-9930 • [email protected] In 1962, Per started with Sea-Born Mineral Norwegian Order of Merit. Division of SkodCo, Greenwich, CT and In lieu of flowers, memorials may be Chicago, IL as a sales manager. Later, he be- given to Norwegian Lutheran Memorial came president and general manager. He left Church, Chicago, Ill., Our Saviour’s Lu- Sea-Born Corporation in 1973, and started theran Church, Arlington Heights, Ill. and his own importing companies, P.B. Ohrstrom Norwood Life Care Foundation, Norwood & Son’s, Inc. and Maxicrop U.S.A., Inc. Park, Ill. SWEATERS — COLLECTIBLES — ROSEMALING — FISHERMEN’S CAPS — BOOKS — AND MORE! In his early days, Per’s great hobby Visit us online at www.thetrollscove.com

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Clra ifo nia net or call (763) 561-7005. Juletrefest December 15 New York Vista, California Eger Holiday Fair 3 p.m. at Norge Lodge. Come one, come December 8 all, come all ages! Craft projects, story Staten Island, N.Y. told by James Lucas, cookies and rice Eger Holiday Fair will be held at Eger cream, singing, dancing, drinks and Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 140 Santa. Bring your children, grandchil- Meisner Ave. Staten Island N.Y. 10308, dren and great grandchildren if you’ve from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will have home- got them. Celebrate Christmas Norwe- made waffles, open faced sandwiches, Scandinavian Deli, Norwegian cheeses, gian style! Kids are free; 12 and up are bake shop, and Santa. Plus 20 vendors, $6. Reservations by Dec. 10, please. Norwegian jewelry and handmade holiday Mail reservation and money (note kids gifts, raffles, music, and more. Take time to age and gender) to: Nola Rosdahl, 1357 do your Christmas shopping at Eger. Eagle Rock Lane, Escondido 92026. Or call Laurel Beale: (760) 749-7775. Virginia / D.C. Metro Area A Scandinavian Christmas Concert Annual Julebord December 12 December 5 Tacoma Park, Maryland Placentia, California Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley, and Char- Our Annual catered prime rib of beef din- lie Pilzer represent the very best of tra- ner with the cold table featuring cheeses, ditional Scandinavian music this side of pickled herring, crackers and veggie dips the “pond.” They are based in the Wash- with table wines and a smashing dessert ington D.C. area and have performed at all for $31.00 per person, plus the Chris concerts and dances across the U.S. and Gruber Quartet playing favorite Nor- in Europe for over 25 years. 7:30 p.m. wegian melodies will be at the Placen- at International Music Traditions at tia Round Table Women’s Club, 901 N. Tacoma Park Community Center 7500 Bradford, Placentica, CA 92870. Social Maple Ave. Call message line at (301) begins at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and 960-3655 or email [email protected]. program at 8:00 p.m. Send your check $15 adv, $20 door, students $10 advance, to Solbakken Lodge 6-64 for $31 per $15 door. dinner and mail to Ginnie Wilcox, 7885 E. Garner St., Long Beach, CA 90808. Wsit a h ng on For information call (562) 596-5616. Nordic Julefest, A Celebration of Lights Photo: Answers.com December 1 Above: Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. The 100th anniversary of her birth Iowa Langley, Washington was in 2012. Below: Sofie Larsen Eide played a young Sonja Henie in the production. A Scandinavian Christmas Concert The Northwest Language & Cultural December 20 Center is pleased to host Nordic Jule- Norway Post Decorah, Iowa fest, a Celebration of Lights. Presented Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley, and Char- in the intimate and charming surround- lie Pilzer represent the very best of tradi- ings of our Rural Event Center in Lang- tional Scandinavian music this side of the ley, the evening will feature a traditional The musical Isdronningen (“The Ice eral other events have been planned and or- “pond.” They are based in the Washing- Smörgåbord, Santa Lucia Tag, lively Queen”) premiered at Bærum Kulturhus in ganized around the country to celebrate the ton D.C. area and have have performed music with Vern Olsen, Karl Olsen and Sandvika, Norway, on Nov. 15, and tells skater’s life and achievements. at concerts and dances across the U.S. Friends, folk dances and other activities the story of Norway’s most famous female “She was a film diva, a hardcore busi- and in Europe for over 25 years. At Be- unique to the culture of the region. An af- skater. The theatre company BærMuDa, led ness woman and art collector with unerring tania Church (sponsored by Vesterheim ternoon Nordic Holiday baking class will by Cecilie Due, has had a dream to create a flair. With fur and diamonds, skating and Museum) at 7:00 p.m. Tickets available precede the festivities. For more info, musical about Sonja Henie’s life for many music, it is Sonja herself who tells about at the door. Cost: $15. visit www.nwlanguageacademy.com or years. her life’s adventures, email [email protected]. The produc- both the good and Misa nne ot tion, which fea- the bad,” Bærum Lutefisk and MeatballD inner Norwegian Male Chorus Winter Concert tures 30 actors, Kulturhus wrote in December 8 December 9 40 singers and a press release about Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Ballard First Lutheran Church multiple figure the show.The show Elks Lodge #44 located at 2875 Brook- Join the Norwegian Male Choruses of skaters, tells the ran until November dale Drive in Brooklyn Park is hosting Seattle and Everett for their winter con- life story of Sonja 24. their annual Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner cert, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of Henie in celebra- Sofie Larsen on Saturday, December 8. Tickets are the Year.” You will hear some favorite tion of her 100th Eide from Bærum $17.00 per person in advance. Seatings Christmas tunes in both English and anniversary. Skating Club played are every half hour from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Norwegian, and of course there will be Henie is one a young Sonja Henie We will be serving lutefisk, meatballs, time for a sing-along and the reading of of Norway’s most in the show. There potatoes, vegetable, coleslaw, cream the Christmas story with audience par- celebrated wom- was even skating in sauce & melted butter, rolls, lefsa, rice ticipation in the singing of familiar car- en, and gained the scenes during pudding, cookies and coffee. Deadline ols/hyms during the reading. Begins at 4 worldwide fame the play, and Eide for purchasing tickets will be December p.m. $10 donation at door. For more in- in the 1930s and Photo: Sparebankstiftelsen.no performed some of 1. If available, tickets will be $19 at the formation, email bobsings@gohuskies. 40s for her Olym- Sonja Henie’s spe- door. Please call Terry at 763-561-7782 com. pic medals in fig- cialties. Cecilie Due for tickets. Phone orders only. No tickets ure skating, ice shows and Hollywood mov- herself played the grown-up Sonja Henie, will be sold in advance at the lodge. For ies. She also earned a star on the Hollywood along with Caroline Haddeland Herding. more info, email tncwagner@comcast. Walk of Fame. The musical debuted with generally Earlier this spring, the exhibition “Son- postive reviews. Said Mayor of Sandvika Send your event to [email protected] or call (206) 784-4617 ja Henie at 100,” marked the athletic skater’s Lisbeth Hammer Krog to budstikka.no, to be added to the Norwegian American Weekly! birthday, as well as Sonja and her husband’s “This was magnificent, amateurs seemed to collection of art, which is considered a mile- be pros, both with vocals and choreography. Event listings are free, but space is limited. Please contact us at least one month prior to event. stone in the history of art in Norway. Sev- And what amazing scenery!” norwegian american weekly Online: blog.norway.com/category/norway-in-the-us November 30, 2012 • 13 In your neighborhood Lucia comes to CLU California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks to hold their annual Sankta Lucia Festival

Photo courtesy of California Lutheran University Five male and five female undergraduates who have shown leadership on campus represent CLU at the ceremony.

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California Lutheran University’s annual whose depth of character and faith make Sankta Lucia Festival will be held at 11:25 them leaders in the CLU community. Lucia, a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Samuelson Chapel. her attendants and their escorts will enter to The dramatic Scandinavian ceremony, an ancient hymn and read an adaptation of which has been part of the university’s holi- the legend then the attendants will light the day celebrations since its early years, pays candles in Lucia’s crown. homage to the Christian martyr who died at The Office of Campus Ministry is spon- the stake on Dec. 13, 304 A.D. Swedish im- soring the free event. migrants brought the tradition to America. The chapel is located near the corner of Photo courtesy of O’Connor Casting The festival honors the character traits of Olsen Road and Campus Drive in Thousand The cast visits an oil rig in Season 3, Episode 3. The Transocean Barents, in the North Sea outside mercy, humility and purity of heart, as seen Oaks. Parking is available in the lot at the Stavanger. in the Beatitudes written in the Gospel of corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Boule- Matthew. vard. For more information, call the Office CLU’s undergraduate students select of Campus Ministry at 805-493-3228. five female and five male representatives < ADventure met my Norwegian boyfriend as a result of From page 1 being on the show.” Season two winner Matt Rowe says A brief neighborhood note O’Connor Casting Company is con- there’s nothing like this experience in the ducting a nationwide search for adventurous world. “Sure the landscape was beautiful Watch the Drayton Old Fashioned Christmas If you are interested in tuning in, please do Americans with Norwegian ancestry (even and the challenges were really exciting, but so! Last year, there were four continents, a little bit counts) who are interested in au- Drayton, N.D. will hold its annual “Old it’s the people who make Norway special.” Fashioned Christmas” event on December 14 countries and an overall larger popula- ditioning. The series follows 12 Norwegian- He adds, “And that’s something every cast 1st. Don’t live in North Dakota? No problem! tion watching online than were watching the Americans who fly to Norway and immerse member experienced because we were there The event will be livestreamed on the internet event in the entire town of Drayton! Look for themselves in the culture and compete in a for two weeks before anyone was eliminat- at www.draytonchristmas.com from 10 a.m. an article about the event in the Dec. 14 is- series of extreme challenges that test their ed.” Rowe forged so many friendships that to 6 p.m. sue of the Norwegian American Weekly. skills, courage and determination. The win- he’s thinking of moving to Norway. ner receives a cash prize of $50,000 and will Applicants need to have the following: meet Norwegian relatives they don’t even U.S. citizenship know exist. Norwegian ancestry (even a little bit Christmas GreetinGs! “We’re looking for people who have a counts!) deep curiosity or passion for their Norwegian Be over the age of 18 Purchase your space in our annual Christmas Greetings Issue heritage, and want to have a life changing Never been to Norway adventure,” says David O’Connor, Director And if you feel this show isn’t for you, Name:______of Casting at Chicago’s O’Connor Casting but know someone who would be perfect for Company. “Last season’s contestants came it, pass this information! Message:______from all over the United States with a variety Visit http://www.oconnorcasting.tv for of careers including a cowboy, truck driver, all info, to apply online, access auditon video City, State:______Phone:______massage therapist and theme park designer.” tips, FAQs, view previous contestants audi- Maryland contestant Kimberly Nolan, tion videos and clips and photos from past Merry Christmas! God Jul og who is dubbed season two’s “Single Gal” seasons. You can email any questions to cast- Godt Nyttår til says, “The experience was magical. Even [email protected] Bjorn and Nina alle venner! though I didn’t win, I got to do everything Application and video submission dead- Steffensen my ancestors would be doing if they weren’t Ola og Berit Nordmann line is Jan. 6, 2013. staten island, n.Y. brave enough to immigrate to the U.S.” No- Open casting calls in Minnesota at Mall Blue mounds, Wis. lan, who slept in an ice cave and visited the of America in Bloomington on Dec. 1, and in $15 for small ad $25 for large ad church where her ancestors were baptized Chicago on Dec. 7. and married, also brought home a prize. “I Deadline: DECEMBER 5 – mail this form today! 14 • November 30, 2012 Online: blog.norway.com/category/norwegian-americans norwegian american weekly norwegian heritage Norwegian Language Corner NORWEGIAN FOLK TALES, FAIRY TALES AND TROLLS Storm of war Memories of living in Norway during World War II Many readers of the Norwegian American Weekly lived in Norway during World War II. In remembering the anniversaries of the Nazi invasion and occupation (April 9, 1940) and the liberation (May 8, 1945), we continue to publish short pieces submitted by our readers. 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 Weekly’s Norwegian Language Corner. Eva Stacy recalls being in Norway during occupation The stories are from the collections of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, and retold by Øy- By Ethel Shelstad, reprinted from the Western Guard, Madison Minn. vind Dybvad, Gard Espeland, Velle Espeland, Johannes Farestveit and Nana Rise-Lynum. “Tuss og Troll” was edited, designed and published by Deb Nelson Gourley of Astri My Astri Publishing. Eva Stacy was four years old when are the bulbs which grow on wild roses. Af- German forces captured Norway on April 9, ter taking the “fuzzies” out, they were used 1940, and she can recall many events from for making jam or tea. the five years of occupation until the Allies “We got to be very inventive – used po- freed the country on May 8, 1945. tatoes to make birthday cakes,” she laugh- At this time she was living with her par- ingly said. ents, John and Marie Wahlstrom, in a large Stacy also said, “The Germans took our apartment building in Oslo Norway. “A lot bread, our meat, our milk, our butter – but of fear and a lot of suspicion,” is how Stacy left our lutefisk alone.” recalls those war years. Stacy noted the Nor- During the occupation it wasn’t pos- wegian recruits met for only a short time and sible to purchase new clothes or shoes. “You they were unprepared for an invasion. Partly had to sew over (remake) what you had in because of this, the resistance effort of Nor- the attics and basements and make do. The way to a Takeover by German forces lasted rubber boots were vulcanized (put patches only 21 days in Norway, and there wasn’t over holes),” Stacy remembered. the wide-spread destruction as there was in Their personal mail was censored with England. bigh black lines over many lines in the first “My cousin Willy was slain during two years of the occupation. “During the the 21 days of resistance. This affected our last three years, we didn’t get any mail from Soria Moria Slott Soria Moria Castle family personally, and we remember him,” overseas – they must have just thrown it Stacy said. away,” Stacy said. — Nei, kjem det kristne folk hit! ropa — My goodness, is it Christian folk who Stacy shared some of the memories she Stacy said she felt safe going outside to prinsessa. Der er nok best du går din veg, have come? cried the princess. It would be has of having lived in occupied Norway. play with her friends – but she understood dersom trollet ikkje skal sluka deg, for best if you went on your way so the troll does “For one thing, each window had to be cov- that she couldn’t trust anyone as they might not gobble you up; because here lives a troll her bur det eit troll med tre hovud. — Eg ered with a heavy blind. If you went outside turn you in to the authorities. with three heads! — I would be just as happy er like glad om det hadde fire, eg, svara at night, you had to use a flashlight as there Stacy recalled her parents as being very guten — Eg går ikkje. Men mat må du gje if he had four heads, I would, answered the boy — because I won’t leave. But you must weren’t any street lights. The flashlights had tense during the war, compared to how they meg, for eg er fælt svolten. to have a blue bulb so it couldn’t be seen by were before and after the war. Då Halvor hadde eti seg mett, sa give me food, as I am terribly hungry. After Halvor had eaten his fill, the prin- enemy planes flying overhead.” Stacy reported her parents and others prinsessa at han fekk prøva om han kunne The German troops took over a building received information compiled by some svinga sverdet som hang på veggen. Men cess said he should try to see if he could swing the sword that hung on the wall. But across the street from the apartment house resistance people who listened to the BBC han greidde ikkje lyfta det eingong. — Ta he did not even manage to lift it just a teensy- and also Stacy’s elementary school. “We had Broadcasts and translated them into Norwe- deg ein slurk av flaska som heng ved sida, weensy bit. — Take a swig from the bottle to have school at the Crippled Children’s gian. These bulletins were dropped on the sa prinsessa. Då Halvor hadde gjort det, that hangs there beside it, the princess said. Hospital and there were no supplies – no doormat outside of their apartment house. svinga han sverdet lett. Now Halvor could swing the sword with ease. maps for geography and no yarn for knit- “Anyone caught dropping them off or Rett som det var, kom trollet susande, All of a sudden, the troll came roaring ting,” Stacy added. picking them up could be turned in to the og Halvor smatt bakom døra. — Huttetu! in and Halvor quickly slipped behind the But she continued, “We learned any- authorities,” Stacy said. Her er slik kristenmannslukt! sa trollet og door. — Ow-oo! I can smell the stench of a way, supplies don’t make the learning – Stacy’s parents who worked for a Swed- sette fyrste hovudet inn gjennom døra. — Christian man! said the troll and put his first teachers do.” ish company selling everything electrical, Ja, det skal du verta var, sa Halvor, han head through the door. — Aye! And this you Stacy recalled standing in line with were also affected at work by the occupa- svinga sverdet og hogg alle tre hovuda av. should be wary of! said Halvor, as he swung other Norwegians for food supplies and get- tion as they had no materials and no oil and No var prinsessa frelst. the sword and cut off all three heads. And ting almost to the front when the store owner couldn’t use some of the machinery. Ho vart så glad at ho både dansa og now the princess was freed. would come out and announce, “No more It was the northern part of Norway that She was so happy that she both danced song. Men så kom ho til å tenkja på sys- food.” The main food was potatoes, rutaba- was bombed. Stacy added that it was mostly and burst into song. But then she began to trene sine. — Kvar er dei? spurde Halvor. gas, sardines (which they hoarded), apples the English who did the bombing, hoping to Jau, så fortalde ho at den eine var hjå eit think of her sisters. — Where are they? asked Halvor. Aye, and then she told him about how and rosehips. hit the German headquarters, but she noted troll som budde i eit slott seks mil borte, Stacy explained that she went along sadly, they killed mostly Norwegian citizens. og den andre var i eit trollslott ni mil bor- the one was with a troll who lived in a castle six miles away, and the other was in a troll’s with her parents to the country to buy some She added that the Norwegian Resistance tanfor der att. 10.NAW.TrollsPreOrder.20Aug2012_Layoutapples in the fall which they wrapped 1 8/20/12 in tis- 1:12 PM Page 1 Neste morgon la Halvor av stad i grå- castle, some nine miles away from there. The next morning, Halvor was under sue paper and placed in the cellar. Rosehips See > war, page 15 lysinga. Han hadde ikkje ro på seg, han way at dawn. He was so impatient that he gjekk og han sprang heile dagen over berg walked and he ran the whole day, over moun- og blånar, framom tjørner og skogar. 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Astri My Astri Publishing www.astrimyastri.com Deb Nelson Gourley Phone: 563-568-6229 www.astrimyastri.com 602 3rd Ave SW, Waukon, IA 52172 [email protected] norwegian american weekly November 30, 2012 • 15 Sports < Ski From page 1 Perianne Jones, Daria Gaiazova and Alysson Great ski weekend Marshall struggled behind in 14th. ly Brooks, and Jessie Diggins Hagen held off a hard-charging Stephen made history by capturing their first World Norway is up, while rival Sweden is down and handed off to Marit Bjørgen for the final Cup relay 4x5km podium, taking home the skate leg as Diggins anchored for the U.S. bronze in a thrilling race that kept fans on The race behind was on, as Swedish star the edge of their seats. was soon gaining on Dig- It was the second consecutive U.S. po- gins with Norway II’s Marthe Kristoffersen dium in Sweden with Randall’s 3rd place in tow. yesterday in the 10km FR (her first distance As Bjørgen raced ahead to victory, Kal- podium), as Brooks was the lead-off classic la caught and passed Diggins, who valiantly skier fighting for position in a hotly contest- held on to third as Kristoffersen now became ed first classic leg that saw several crashes the new threat. Kalla pressed on alone in sec- behind the leaders. Brooks kept the U.S. in ond. On the second lap Kristoffersen caught contention, handing off to Randall in 8th the young American star, and it looked like at 11.7 seconds behind Norway’s lead by the U.S.’s podium hopes were in jeopardy. Vibeke W. Skoferud, who tagged Therese But Diggins was not done yet, and on Johaug. the final corner leading into the finishing Johaug was on her own out front, but straight she pulled up beside her Norwegian Randall took charge on her classic leg, pick- rival and put the hammer down as the two ing off skiers to take her team from 8th to sprinted to the finish with Diggins taking 2nd place by the second lap. Showing strong home the historic bronze medal for the U.S. form, she fought off Sweden 1, Norway II, by merely 0.5 seconds. Finland 1 and Russia 1 and closed the gap on The U.S. team’s previous best result Johaug to 8.2 seconds, delivering the fastest was a record 5th place last year in Nove leg time on great skis, as she handed off to Photoset: NRK Mesto, Czech Republic without Randall Stephen. Some excited Norwegian skiers celebrate after their victories; on the right, totes a Swedish flag. who was sick as Ida Sargent took her place Stephen, who celebrated her first FIS and proved her mettle. podium in Finland last weekend, was on The final podium saw Norway in first NRK fire and chased down Norway’s Martine Ek place, Sweden in second and the U.S. in Hagen clawing back 4 seconds over the 5 third. km skate course as Norway 1 and the U.S. Norway: 8. Sweden: 0. This is the We like that Petter stand out and creates In a few short years, the U.S. women established themselves as the clear leaders. score after the winter’s first big ski-week- some life, although he has sometimes gone have made the grade and are a force to be Behind them, Sweden 1, Norway II, Finland end, where Norway won the most, and the too far,” said Jacob Hård, Sweden’s ski kom- reckoned with. Swedes didn’t win much of anything. mentator for TV. 1 and Russia 1 scrambled to stay in touch However, when it comes to skiing, ev- Some Norwegian wins from the week- as the Canadian team of Chandra Crawford, eryone knows that it is not only important end: Aksel Lund Svindal crushed the com- that Norway wins – but also that the Swedes petition and won the downhill race in Lake < War are fully helpless against the mighty Norwe- Louise; took his From page 14 stored – but also administration and staff gian skiiers. first World Cup win in skating; Marit Bjør- had to be secured and there was no money as After the opening weekend, this seems gen and secured a “double- also bombed places like gasoline filling sta- all the taxes had gone to the Germans dur- to be going according to plan for the Nor- Norwegian” victory at the 10 kilometer race tions which could be of use to the Germans. ing the occupation. Likewise, the factories wegians. in Gällivare; Anders Bardal got third place in “This was very dangerous as they would of Norway took a while to be restored. The One person who was certainly extra ex- the jumping competition; and Magnus Moan have been killed had they been caught.” She U.S. supplied oil for the factories. cited about Sweden’s absence on the podium rallied after some seasons of adversity, and continued, “The Norwegian Resistance was Stacy continued, “It was such a relief was Petter Northug. He as usual picked a won the first World Cup in the combined underground with the Norwegians being to have our flag back, being able to speak fight with the Swedes when he went across race. trained by the English infiltrators.” as we wanted, and for the teachers to teach the finish line with the Swedish flag in hand On Sunday, Aksel Lund Svindal won She said the German soldiers who were what they wanted and not what the Germans on the relay. the Super-G; Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Pet- on duty in Oslo seemed very civilized and wanted.” Afterwards he explained that it was just ter Northug, Shur Røthe and Eldar Rønning polite to the people of Norway. “It wasn’t “I feel deep gratitude for the Marshall to annoy the Swedes, though not everybody secured Norway a win in the cross-country their war – it was the Fuhrer’s,” Stacy sur- Plan and the allies who helped put Norway believes he succeeded in that. relay; and Marit Bjoergen, Therese Johaug, mised. back in order.” “I think most people perceived it as a Martine Ek Hagen and Vibeke Skofterud “My most traumatic memory of the war “By 1949, we were beginning to climb flirtation with us Swedes. A funny gesture. won the women’s relay. is of the air raids. I remembered sleeping and over the chaos of it all. It’s so easy to destroy being taken out of those warm bed clothes and so hard to rebuild,” she said about the and rushed to the basement and being fearful devastation from World War II in Norway. < Maud of the building being hit and crumpling on Some of the relatives of the Wahlstroms From page 3 of transporting it to Vollen in Asker, but the top of us,” Stacy said. who lived in the United States sent clothing project couldn’t be completed. She added, “Until God healed me, I was and other goodies to them following the war. transport from Canada. Last year, real estate company Tandberg fearful of sirens.” Stacy recalled an after-the-war incident The ship, which Amundsen had built in Eiendom bought the rights to the vessel. Stacy remembered May 8, 1945 – VE about curtains. Her mother wanted to replace 1917, has been in the Canadian ocean floor The wreck is a popular tourist attrac- day as a “big moment.” Everybody went their old worn-out ones and had to bring a ra- for over 80 years. tion in Canada, and the locals have protested to the streets in Oslo and burned the hated tion book to the store. Nothing much was on In 1925, it was sold to Hudson’s Bay against the wreck being raised and transport- blinds they had to hide behind for five years. the shelves. Stacy described the material as Company as part of Amundsen’s bankruptcy ed back to Norway. In March, however, a When asked about the end of the war, being the most awful looking flowered cloth proceedings. Five years later, the ship sank. Canadian appellate tribunal ruled that Maud Stacy replied, “I feel very grateful that the she had ever seen, but they were better than In 1990 Asker municipality in Norway can be moved out of the country. Allies came to help us. The king and crown the holey ones. “It was such a relief later to purchased the boat for $1 with the intention For more information on the project, prince returned first and there was a parade be able to purchase some curtains we liked.” visit www.maudreturnshome.no. made up of resistance troops.” When asked how the ware had affected She continued, “The American troops her Stacy replied, “I learned how to think of were in charge of clean-up and transfer of the creativity that came from it – how things authority. We enjoyed the American sol- don’t really matter and I learned to glean diers’ sense of humor and their courage.” the good out of situations.” She regretfully Stacy reported that it took a while for noted that some Norwegians haven’t gotten with the her school to get back in operation – as not over their hatred of all Germans. “That’s a only did the school building need to be re- sad legacy,” she summarized. 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