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The Sons of Norway Foundation was formed in 1966history primarily for Norwegian literary and scientific research. From its humble beginnings we have continually added opportunities for our Sons of Norway members, lodges and their communities.

Beginning in 1984 with the Astrid Cates scholarship, and expanding into today’s five separate scholarship categories, we are allowing the next generation the ability to reach for their educational dreams. Norwegian-Americans have al- ways had a high regard for education as a means for success.

Since 1990 we have added four grant categories designed to promote our unique Norwegian heritage and culture to wider audiences. Lodges and communities across the country are showcasing Norwegian arts in the form of theatre offerings, musical performances, rosemaling, genealogy and folk dancing workshops and participation in community heritage festivals.

The third focus of our Foundation is our Humanitarian Fund. It was formed in 1997 with monies donated from the Norwe- gian government to assist victims of the Red River Flood. It has grown since then and stands ready to provide assistance to our members during times of natural disaster. We have provided grants for Sons of Norway families who have been victims of hur- ricanes, floods and tornadoes, as well as for 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the Indonesian Tsunami and the 35W Bridge Collapse.

What began in 1966 with small stipends has grown into awarding over $100,000 in 2008 alone. Since 1984 we have awarded over $1,000,000 in scholarships and grants. Q - - - - Cindy Olson www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation to The The Foundation is building on to our opportunities all showcase the fac cultural different past by funding ets that make up Rosemal the experience. Norwegian clinics, genealogy instruction, dance folk workshops, ing presentations Ibsen and Grieg and encampments Viking in to awards grant 2008 our through represented all are communities. their and lodges dividuals, I hope you enjoy reading through this report to get a picture of the range of opportunities your Sons of Nor financial continuing Your fund. to helps Foundation way support will keep us moving forward. I encourage you to visit the foundation section of the Sons of Norway website at view all we are doing. From Our Director Our From scholarship recipients as they learn Norwegian history and and The history is Foundation focusing on Norwegian learn the they future as through our recipients scholarship today. of Norway the on date to up us keep and language discovery interesting on us led ancestors Viking our as Just of the Norway paths, the is today way leading in many partnerships health world issues, diplomacy technologies, topics. environmental and In 2008 the Sons of Norway Foundation awarded over In 2008 the Sons of Norway Foundation $100,000 in scholarships and grants. That is the good financial wide world the impact the saw also We news. We news. bad the is That line. bottom our on had crisis are not alone. A majority of foundations experienced declines in their assets. Building on our history General Heritage & Culture grants Chicago, Illinois

Friends of the Viking Ship

PowerPoint presentation on the 1893 Viking Ship that sailed from Norway to Chicago for the World’s Colum- bian Exposition in Chicago.

“Creating this presentation was a larger task than I anticipated. My research at Vesterheim Museum was only the beginning. I also searched the archives of the Chicago History Museum, read hundreds of newspaper articles, and reached out to Viking Ship experts in the U.S. and Norway.” - Lorraine Straw Q

General Heritage & Culture grants Portland Revels - Portland, Oregon The Christmas Revels

In the 14th year of The Christmas Revels in Portland we took our audience to the dark and cold northlands and treated them to a light and dark mixture of Scandinavian myth, music and dance. Thanks to a grant from the Sons of Norway Foundation over 7,000 audience members experienced our wonderful production. - Deborah D. Garman

“This year The Christmas Revels will follow the North Star to the land of Kalevala, in a happy celebration of the winter solstice. Audiences will enjoy songs from Norway, Sweden and Finland. This show will feature musicians visiting from Karelia, dancers from Norway and local singers and musicians in a rich collaborative blend of holiday celebration and storied traditions.” - The Christmas Revels

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Rollins College - Winter Park, Florida Park, Winter - College Rollins General Heritage & Culture grants grants Culture & Heritage General General Heritage & Culture grants All Soul’s Church - New York, NY Musica Viva’s Music of Norway

“Our program was a journey of exploration and discovery. We expected the accessible and familiar from Grieg and his contemporary, Svendsen, and something of the contemporary from Nystedt. We started out seeing only the faces of mountains and simple reflections on the surface of fjords. What we found was a multi-dimensional picture and great depth, a full range of music and poetry and sheer sound, all expressing Norway’s distinctive and adventurous musical spirit.” - Miriam S. Michel, Musica Viva

“The program featured both traditional and modern music, all sung in Norwegian. New Yorker’s came away in admiration – indeed awe – of Norway’s rich musical heritage.” - Winnifred Olsen, Musica Viva

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music. The summer solstice celebration has its roots in pre-Christian practices and is a day when the spirits of nature nature of spirits the when day a is and practices pre-Christian in roots its has celebration solstice summer The music.

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grant from the Sons of Norway Foundation our event was well received by the community.” - Cathy Allen Cathy - community.” the by received well was event our Foundation Norway of Sons the from grant

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Helping Hands to Children grants Vidda 4-663 - Crosby, North Dakota Norwegian Youth Day Camp ”We held our first Youth Day Camp and the day was filled with activities Do not judge by the including Hardanger embroidery, yam carving, folk dancing, rosemaling and Norwegian cooking. We used our grant from the Sons of Norway harvest you reap, but by Foundation to provide brushes, paint, wood, rosemaling supplies, carving knives, lunch ingredients for the kids and rental of the facility. Our day was so full that we did not get a chance to play the Norwegian games the seeds you sow. that we had planned. All of the children want to do this again. The day - Robert Louis Stevenson was a huge success!” - Rosemary Howard, Vidda 4-663 Our grant opportunities

Local Lodge Partnership Grants Helping Hands to Children Grants For individual lodges to fund festival participation, To fund programs specifically for youth including Sons cultural skills workshops, books for lodge libraries, of Norway Adopt A School, Barnas Norsk Klubb, chil- lodge anniversary celebrations, Syttende Mai, parade dren’s language and heritage day camps or Syttende floats, etc., designed to highlight Norwegian heritage Mai and Christmas celebrations. & culture. Helping Hands to Member Grants General Heritage & Culture Grants To provide disaster relief from the Sons of Norway For community-wide events aimed at wider audiences Foundation Humanitarian Fund to current Sons of showcasing Norwegian culture including choral and Norway members who lose their homes due to natural orchestral presentations, theater, museum shows and disasters including hurricanes, tornadoes, wild fires or books. floods.

To view all the qualifying information and download the applications please visit www.sonsofnorway. com/foundation Focused on the future

“Thank you to the Sons of Norway Foundation for the scholarship to Oslo International Summer School! My friends, classmates and I celebrated how enriched our lives have now become through this unique cultural and academic experience…and I will treasure these memories for the rest of my life.” Oslo International Summer School Recipient Laura Ewing “This past year I spent a semester studying at Universitetet i Bergen. I loved everything about Norway. I was lucky enough to learn a lot about other nation’s cultures while sharing my own in the role of student ambassador. I am so glad that I was given the opportunity to explore the incredible nation where my fam- ily comes from. Studying abroad was undoubtedly one of the most eye-opening and best experiences of my life!”

King Olav V Scholarship Recipient Ashley Colberg Study abroad program in Bergen, Norway

Trondheim Bridge, Norway Borexino Detector, Gran Sasso Italy

“ Thank you to the Sons of Norway Foundation, I just wanted to say again how much I appreciate this scholarship. I will be working in Italy for five weeks at the Borexino detector, a solar neutrino experiment at the Gran Sasso laboratory. The scholarship from the Sons of Norway Foundation was one of the main reasons I was offered this position. You have helped me out in so many ways! Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Amanda Lund Scholarship Recipient Physics Major, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Our scholarships

King Olav V Norwegian-American Scholarships Astrid Cates/Myrtle Beinhauer Scholarships American students, 18 years old and up, who wish For any post high school area of study at accredited to study Norwegian language or culture at accred- schools. ited schools in the US or Norway, and, Norwegian students, 18 years old and up who wish to study Helen Tronvold Folk High School Scholarships American language and culture in the US. For students ,18–24, attending any one of Norway’s 70 folk high schools for an entire school year, Aug- Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarships June, to intensively investigate very specific fields of For women, 18-35, who are majoring in Physics or study. Chemistry or Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering at accredited universities. We need to open global gateways and Oslo Summer School Scholarships For students accepted and attending Oslo International inspire students to explore beyond their Summer School, in Oslo, Norway, for a six week national borders. intensive language and international study program. Vivien Stewart You are making a

You are the reason the Sons of Norway Foundation is able to fund our many grants and scholarships. Your finan- cial support makes what we do possible. Please accept our sincere thank you. We hope you enjoy and learn something new about our Foundation by reading this annual report and the comments from our recipients.

In 2008 we received over 100 scholarship applications.difference We awarded 24 scholarships. One in four qualified appli- cants received funding. This also means 75% did not. We can assure you that your donations go to worthy students with real dreams. These scholarships have enabled Sons of Norway youth to further their academic studies.

Each grant recipient has sent a thank you letter telling us what the funding from our Foundation has meant to them. We wish we could share them all with you. How the grant helped provide the means to host wonder- ful Norwegian themed programs.

Three Sons of Norway member families were awarded Helping Hands to Member Grants in 2008 to help them recover from the severe flooding in Iowa. Your donations to the Humanitarian Fund made this possible.

Two thousand eight was a good year; however, during these tough economic times scholarships and grants are needed more than ever. We have many opportunities for giving. You may donate on-line, by check in our donor envelopes, at Foundation Month fundraisers, during a lodge meeting by Passing the Piggy and through memorials or honorariums. As you can see, your 2008 donation has made a difference. Tusen takk! Contributions by Program Financial REPORT Sons of Norway Foundation Scholarships $138,521 Statement of Activities Year Ended 12/31/2008

Revenues

Contributions $247,703 Humanitarian Investment Income $116,150 Grants Merchandise Sales (Net of Expenses) ($28,323) $27,888 Other $52,184 Net Realized and Unrealized Loss ($1,370,193) $29,110 Total Revenues ($1,034,663) Contributions by Source Deductions Grants and Scholarships $102,978 Expenses $110,668 Member Total Deductions $213,646 $188,036

Decrease in Net Assets ($1,248,309)

Net Assets as of 12/31/2008 $3,398,856 Other Lodge $17,456 $42,211 Founded in 1966, the Sons of Norway Foundation today has assets of more than 3.3 million. Our commitment is to maintain and grow the charitable assets entrusted to us. The financial information contained in this annual report is a condensed version of the Fiscal Year 2008 audited financial statements for the Sons of Norway Foundation. A com- plete set of the audited financial statements is available by contacting the Sons of Norway Foundation office. 2008 Foundation year in review General Heritage and Culture Grants totaled $9,950. From Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon 17 and all across the country, Norwegian culture was celebrated with Grieg concerts, Ibsen plays, accor- dion bands, folk dance workshops and genealogy clinics. Norwegian performers appeared in commu- nity-wide events.

Local Lodge Partnership Grants totaled $8,785. Sons of Norway lodges participated in Norwegian heritage fairs, mid-summer festivals and Viking fests. They celebrated lodge anniversaries, appeared 23 in local parades, taught Norwegian language classes and hosted rosemaling workshops.

Helping Hands to Children Grants totaled $5,505. Local lodge ‘Adopt A School’ programs were funded to help schools purchase equipment and buy much needed books and supplies. Lodges 19 brought Norwegian programming to classrooms, held Norwegian cooking and baking classes and sponsored local academic competitions.

Draxten Fund camp scholarships totaled $11,410. Over 200 Sons of Norway youth at- 200+ tended Norwegian language and heritage camps in each of the six districts in the US. This allowed the next generation to enjoy connecting with their heritage and with each other. 23 Academic scholarships were awarded for a total of $47,415.

Member Donations Andreassen, Arnold Bennett, Mary Boden, Heidi Brunstad, Harold Aakhus, Pam Andrew, Martha Berardi, Dominick Boe, Doris Budrick, Richard Aamodt, John Antonsen, Tanya Berg, Andrew Boe, Gustav Bueing, Waldo & Jane Aasgaarden, Sverre Anvik, Charlotte Berg, Beatrice Bonneville, Judith Bultinck, William Ackre, George & Susan Ardizzone, Joseph Berg, Donald Borgersen, Svenn & Susan Bummer, Beverly Adams, Sonja Arild, Jon Berg, Erik Borgnes, Arne Bune, Donald Agerter, Mark & Regina Arneson, Allan Berg, Galen & Marleen Bottolfson, Harry Bunker, Norene Agre, Maxine Arneson, Darlene Berg, Gene Bouchoukian, Turid Burreson, Dennis Ahlborn, Zelda Askew, Susan Berg, James Boudreau, Thomas Bye, Elsie Ahrndt, Linda Atkinson, Marjorie Berg, Raymond Boughal, John Callahan, Virginia Alcorn, James Ault, Linda Berg, Ross & Shirley Bradley, Joseph Callihan, Frances Alley, Nancy Aursland, Jorun & Helge Berg, Phyllis Brandvold, Donald Campbell, Brandon Almaas, Egil Austin, Rodney Berg, Roy Braun, Richard Campbell, Carol Aloia, Gerlinde Austring, Roberta Bergan, Catherine Braun, Richard & Carol Campbell, Jean Amensen, Susan Bachmeier, Bernell Bergan, Marian Bremseth, Christine Campeau, Bonny Andersen, Ernst Backlund, Wallace & Irene Berge, Lyle Brenden, Gene Carlin, Michael Andersen, Jack Bader, Gregory Berge, Mechelle Brennalt, Nathalie Carlson, Glen Anderson, Barbara Bailey, Paul Bergendahl, La Voy Brennan, Carol Carlson, Leonard & Kathy Anderson, Harold & Yvonne Bakich, Kris Bergerson, Carol Brennan, Ian Carlson, Marilyn Anderson, Jo Don Bakke, Glenn Bergerson, Ove & Norma Brennan, Maya Carlson, Mary Anderson, Katherine Bakken, Jostein & Lillian Bergerud, James Brideau, Karen Carlson, Peyton Anderson, Marilyn Bandow-Minenko, Alecia Bergset, Ole Briggs, Carol Carlson, Ron Anderson, Mary Ann Bang, Anne Bergsrud, Gilbert Briggs, Charles Carlson, Sharun Anderson, Milton Baran, Mette Berntsen, Barbara & Roy Bright, Doris Carroll, Kathleen Anderson, Myron & Marion Barbera, Hector Berntsen, Jenny Bright, Jack Carter, Jennae Anderson, Peter Barlow, Mary Berntsen, Roy Brinkman, Karen Cash, Arvida Anderson, Roger & Esther Barnes, Canute Bickel, Peter Brinkman, Ingeborg Cazzell, Maryann Anderson, Ruth Bartram, Connie Bieber, Sheila Bristol, Bill Cernoch, Alice Anderson, Signe Bartz, Ellen Biegler, Joann Britten, Byron & Marlys Chadbourne, Earlene Anderson, Vicki Bates, Eleanor Birk, Thomas Broadhead, Teresa Champeness, Harold Anderson, Warren Beck, Kristoffer Birkedal, Terje Brockert, A. Chandler, Nelda Anderson, Elma Becker, Eunice Birkeland, Paul Broderson, Carol Chapin, Gary Anderson, Harland & June Bell, Frank Bittner, Burton & Jean Brommer, Elroy Chaussey, Matthew Anderson, Maynard Bellows, Karen Bjornland, Roger Brown, Lisa Christensen, Ross Anderson, Miles Bender, Bary Bjorseth, Gerd Brown, Greta Christenson, Solveig Andol, Jorleif Bender, Solveig Bjorseth, Eric Bruechert, Anne Christiansen, Wayne Andre, Kristine Benjamin, Thiele Blevins, Latrilla Brunner, Cathy Christiansen Jr, John Tusen Takk Tusen Takk Christianson, Conrad Dauffenbach, Vera Eikeberg, Nancy Fiederlein, Philip Gjessing, Arne Christianson, Patricia Davies, Howard Einarsen-Vinberg, Anita Field, Robert Glick, Lynn Clark, Sandra Davis, Ingermarie Ekedal, Gerard Fields, Virginia Glozman, Ilana Climis, Ingrid Decker, Ruth Ekloff, Rolf & Gail Fife, Donald & Elvira Goranson, Lee & Jo Clove, Cara Decker, Anna Eklund, Harriet Finlay, Dale & Janice Gordon, Ruth Coffman, Evelyn Demers, Myrna Ekse, Richard Fisher, Sandra Graham, Gail Coleman, Thomas Denholm, Robert Elde, Kaare Flatebo, Sarah Graham, Gerald Collins, Judy Devito, Carol Elde, Orvetta Flathers, Benjamin Granum, Richard Colness, Marvin Devries, John Elliott, Martha & Craig Fleming, Lise Green, Dorothy Conlan, Eileen Dewees, Frank Elmer, Roger Flynn, Nellie Greenwood, Reid Conlan, John Dexheimer, Carol Elmquist, Marion Folland, Raynold Gregg, Vera Ryen Conner, Jane Diallo, Mohamadou Elvekrog, Pearl Foote, Jennie Greison, Inez Conner, William Dickson, Janet Endahl, Barbara Forde, Alf Griffin, Enid Conrad, Edward Dion, Anne Enget, Joan Forseth, James Grill, Colleen Cooper, Judy Disbrow, Sissel English, Donald Fosaaen, Debra Grimsrud, Dee Coordt, Arlene Ditschler, Margaret Erdahl, Janet Fosberg, Ted & Helen Groe, Jacquolyn Cormack, Ian Dollymore, Katherine Erdahl, Shirley Fosmoe, Bill & June Grorud, Marjorie & Garry Corneliussen, Marilyn Donovan, Mary Erdal, Rasmus Fox, Charlene Gross, Judith Cotanche, De Elda Doty, Karen Ericksmoen, Lawrence Francis, Carol Groth, Pamela & Frank Crabtree, Maren Dove, William Erickson, Charles Friday, Lorraine Gundersen, Agnes Crandall, Bonnie Dryden, Frank Erickson, Dorothy Frisch, Raymond Gunderson, Ann Crawford, Melanie Dunn, Darrell Erickson, Gerald Fruchtl, Janet Gunderson, Bernice Cretal, Norma Durkin, Judith Erickson, Kevin Fuhrman, Claire Gunderson, Edward Crews, William Dutcher, John Erickson, Marylou Fuller, William Gutierrez, Linda Cruze, Randi Dwyer, Sally Erickson, Sigrid Galstad, Fern Gythfeldt, Audun & Margaret Culloton, Melissa Eck, Rodney Erickson, Susan Gammons, Virginia Haberlein, Charles Cummings, Marilyn Ecklund, John Esperum, Duane Gardner, L. Hagen, Dean Curley, Marlene Edwardson, Phillip Espeseth, Robert Gardner, Sharon Hagen, Frederick Curry, Julianne Egenes, Paul Evenstad, Earl Gargiula, Gaye Hagen, Robert Custance, Karin Egenes, Ruth Ewanowski, Stanley & Barbara Gargrave, John Hall, Sheryl Custer, Genevieve Ehlers, Opal Fagerheim, F. Garske, Robert Halmes Nicholls, Beth Dahl, Charlotte Eide, Elmer Fane, Kjell Gerding, Peggy Halverson, Audrey Dahl, Marie Eide, Joel Fang, Chen Gilbert, Wendel & Rhoda Halvorsen Sr, Michael Dahl, Robert & Carolyn Eide, Thelma Farina, Beverly Giles, Robert & Louise Halvorson, Diane Dahle, Gardis Eidem, Jerry Farinelli, Kimberly Gillespie, Carol Halvorson, Mark Danielson, Douglas Eidsmoe, Robert Fazio, Ruth Ginsberg, Sherman Hammen, Ingrid Danielson, Donald & Charlotte Eidum, Perry Fidje, Jorgen Girard, Holly Hanevik, Cara Tusen Takk Tusen Takk Hanevik, Margaret Heavirland, Laverne Holt, Jeannette Johanson, Peter & Barbara Karpack, Evelyn Hanevik, Robert Heckles, Thomas Homan, Elaine Johnsen, Arnold Kauserud, Robert Hanna, Kimberlie Hedlund, Carl Hookom, Lavonne Johnsen, John Keller, Lillian Hannon, Joseph Hegarty, Barbara Hoover, Robert & Dorothy Johnsen, Raymond Kelley, Sandra Hansen, Gladys Heiberg, Eivind & Stephanie Hoovestol, Burton Johnson, Alma Kelly, Janie & Pat Hansen, Kjell Heindel, Yvonne Hornnes, Roger & Barbara Johnson, Boyd Kelly, John Hansen, Linda Helgeland, Thomas Hosheit, Manda Johnson, Clarice Kelly, Mary Hansen, Rigmor Helgeson, Kenneth Hovre, Vicki Johnson, Clayton Kerfoot, LaVonne & Scott Hansen, Virginia Hella, Bruce Howard, Alfred Johnson, Donald Kidd, Cherie Hanson, Charles & Estelle Hella, Karl Hudson, Linnea Johnson, E. Kiesz, Shirley Hanson, Dorothy Hellen, Alice Huesers, Anna Marie Johnson, Edna King, Richard Hanson, Geraldine Hellerud, Cleo Hume, Myrtle Johnson, Gloria Kinker, Adrianna Hanson, Karen Hendricks, Electa Hunsaid, Ann Johnson, Dick & Irene Kirkwood, Janice Hanson, La Rue Hendrickson, Bud Husby, Erling Johnson, Jack Klein, Barbara Hanson, Michael Hendrickson, Grace Husmoen, Kenneth Johnson, James Klinge, Svein Hanson, Nora Henricksen, Janice Huvaere, William Johnson, Joan Klotz, John Hanson, Peter Herem, Eric Imbro, Eugene Johnson, Jonas & Ardys Knudsen, Penny Hanson, R. Hernandez, Maria Ingvoldstad, Carl & Mary Beth Johnson, Judith Knutsen, Allan Harang, Marian Hernes, Joel Isaacson, Betty Johnson, Milford Knutsen, Carol Harstad, Gudrun Hessel, Barbara Iversen, Marilyn Johnson, Stanley Knutson, Adam Hartnett, Eric Heywood, Meda Jacob-Forseth, Bonnie Johnson, Timothy Knutson, Delmer Haspel, Carolyn Hicks, Audrey Jacobs, Lamoine Johnson, Willis & Inez Knutson, Earl & Elizabeth Hasvold, Carol Hill, John Jacobsen, Arthur Johnston, Dale Knutson, Karl Hatleberg, Gale & Rosemary Hill, William Jacobson, Mary Jones, Faye Knutson, Maurice Hatlestad, Arne Hilstad, Alice Jakobsen, Kenneth Jonsen, La Donn Knutson, Raymond & Sally Hatlestad, Evelyn Hines, Norman Jakobsen, Kresten Jordahl, Irene Knutson, Ryan Hatlevoll, Richard Hitch, Sherrod Jansen, Gjermund Jorstad, Jonathan Knutson, Steven Hauge, Carol Hitchings, John Jarvela, Pat Josvold, Luana Knutson, Vickie Hauge, Lawrence & Lois Hlivyak, John & Aud-Helen Jasensky, Violet Kaczmarek, Eugene & Tordis Kohlhase, J. Haugen, James Hockert, Rachele & George Jensen, Arnold Kahn, Frank Kolberg, Jill Haugen, Lyle Hodge, Gloria Jensen, Dr. Arthur S. Kalinowski, Stephanie Kolstad, Sarah Haugen, Richard Hodgson, Verla Jeppesen, Kristi Kallenbach, Flo Kornbrekke, Ruth Haugland, Nina Hogelee, Ragnhild Jershe, Arlene Kapsak, Cheryle Koske, Burton Hausvik, Richard Holland, Lorraine Jespersen, Ronald & Patricia Karlsen, Andy Krause, Ann Havens, Marjorie Holland, Paul Jevert, Paul Karlsen, Edith Krause, Elsie Hayden, Dorothy Holm, Eugene Jindrich, Edward & Judy Karlsen, John & Betty Kristiansen, Marit & Kjell Hazelet, Esther Holmstrom, Linda Johansen, Billy Karlstad, Avis Kruckenberg, Martha Tusen Takk Tusen Takk Krum, Hildegarde Lindblom, Robert Maurseth, Gerald Morgenthaler, Herb & Nilsen, Finn Kuell, Sonja Link, Jan Mayes, Christian Virginia Nilsen, Randi Kuveke, Randi Linne, Toni Mazsick, Ingrid Morrow, Roberta Nilsen, Sig-Britt Kvam, Karen Lipus, Bernard Mc Carthy, Carol Morton, Ardis Nilsen, Vivian Kvernvik, Lloyd Liss, Addie Mc Killop, James & Joan Morton, Verlin Nilsen-Wasson, Michele Laber, William Litke, Loretta Mc Murray, Richard Mossberg, Adele Nitteberg, Leland Lafko, Irma Loken, Iona McDougall, Gordon Mostrom, James Nygaard, Jerome Lageraaen, Margaret Lorentzen, Sally McKenney, Iola Mostrom, Robert O’Brien, Barbara Lambert, Luella Lorentzsen, Norman McMullen, Charlotte Muckle, Betty O’Brien, Phyllis Land, Marcia Lowman, Karen Melby, Harold Mudrey, Michael Oakland, Velma Larsen, John & Louise Luhr, Barbara Meloni, Christine Mullen, Kenneth Obert, Harold & Vi Larsen, Oystein Lulofs, Jack Melum, Gunnvor Mullenbach, Vikki Obert, Jeanne Larsen, Roy Lund, John & Evelyn Meshefski, Carol Munski, Douglas Officer, George & Jeanice Larson, Audrey Lund, Marjorie Meyer, Helen Munson, Lawrence Ofsdahl, H. Larson, Barbara Lunde, Esther Michalsen, Gunnar Myring, Harald Olesen, Anton Larson, Jinann Lundeen, James & Beverly Michalsen, Lois Myrom, Ronald Olsen, Albion Larson, Marcia Lynch, Lette Mickelson, John Nassen, Elaine Olsen, Alf Larson, Mary Madson, Nancy Miliante, Dolores Nayes, Le Roy Olsen, Brian Larson, Norman Madtson, Jane Miller, Cory Nelsen, Philip Olsen, David Larson, Oscar Maglin, Nancy Miller, Molly Nelson, Ardell Olsen, Herbert & Claire Lauritsen, Carol Anne Magsamen, Ellen Mitby, Jean Nelson, Colleen Olsen, Louis Laurvik, Erling Mahle, Cory & Kari Mjoen, Kenneth Nelson, Donald Olsen, Oddbjorg Leavitt, Mildred Mahnke, Edith Moe, Ada Nelson, Elaine & Signe Olsen, Richard Lebeck, Jacob Maloney, Mavis Moe, Cathrine Nelson, Herbert Olsen, Robert Lechnyr, Ronald & Celia Mancuso, Anita Moe, Richard Nelson, Janet Olsen, Violet Lee, Orin Mapstone, Bjorg Moen, Michael Nelson, Linda Olsen, Winifred Legard, Lawrence Marose, Joanne Moheban, Jane Nelson, Lyle & Kay Olson, Claire Leghorn, John Marshburn, Joni Molter, Annette Nelson, Marvin & Sandra Olson, Cindy & Ray Leiseth, Robert Martens, Ella Molter, Diane Nelson, Marybeth Olson, Gene Lemberg, Luanne Martin, James Molumby, Mary Nelson, Oliver Olson, James & Phyllis Leonard, Martina Martin, Robbie Monson, David & Marguerite Nelson, Terry Olson, Joyce Leppke, Ruth Martin, Vern Monson, John Nerhus, Astrid Olson, Kenneth Lerbrek, Sven Martinez, Jim Montgomery, Jane Nerland, Egil Olson, Linda Lien, Clifford Martinson, Louise Moore, Carol A. Ness, David & Vicki Olson, Paul Lind, Wallace Mathern, Judy Moore, Carol J. Ness, Marion Olson, Sharon Lindau, Trudy Mathisen, Arthur Moore, Helga Neverdahl, John & Carol Opsahl, Donald Lindberg, Duane Mathisen, Sigurd & Cynthia Nielsen, Robert Opsahl, Trygve Tusen Takk Tusen Takk Ordal, William & Marilyn Pietsch, Gerhard Roholt, Hartvig Schlemmer, Norma Skogen, Juliann Osland, Cindy Pifer, James & Helen Rolla, Ronald Schmidt, Joan Skollingsberg, Gunnar Osnes, Vera Plagens, Karin Ronholm, Gudrun Schmidt, Loranne Skovseth, Helen Oss, Donald Plasha, Karon Ronneberg, John Schmus, Freya Skreen, Robert Otterlie, Hart Polk, Grant Rood, Richard Schussler, Kari Skrove, Sigurd Ovland, Margaret Potts, Victoria Rose, Irene Scott, Norma Slaaten, Doris Owre, William Prestholdt, Edna Rosenthal, Stephen Seaholm, David & Marian Smerud, Lyle Pade, Emilie Quaas, Kari Rostad, Asbjorn & Barbara Sean, Roger Smith, Clarice Palmer, David Qualley, Lynn Rostad, Michael & Katherine Seddon, Anne Smith, Fred Parker, Howell Quam, Mark Rotter-Thomassen, Danny Seger, Janette Smith, James & Florence Parsons, Jeffrey Quinn-Britnall, Christine Rove-Stevens, Doris Seibel, Martha Smith, Joanne Patten, Irene Randall, Russell Rowe, Patricia Seiling, I. Smith, Robert Patten, Patricia Randall, Serene Rucks, Gerald Setzer, Alphild Smythe, Thomas Paulsen, Liv Rasmussen, Mary Rude, Dan & Betty Severson, Dale & Sharon Snell, Dianne Paulson, Clara Rasmussen, Robert Rudie, Leonard Severson, Donna Snyder, James Payne, Robert Recine, Eileen Rudny, Inez Sexton, Ruth Snyder, Merritt Peacock, Laurel Redilla, Nancy Ruetz, Leroy Shabez, Anne Sogn, Robert & Marjorie Peary, Betty Reduto, M. Rumney, Robert Shaffer, Benedicta Solbak, Mary Pease, Alfred Reed, Darrel Ryan, Mary Sharples, Glenda Solberg, Beverly Pedersen, Ralph Reed, Michael Rygh, Per Shepardson, Dawn Solem, Per Pederson, Dorothy Reese, Howard Sabat, Janice Shipman, Gloria Soleng, Karsten Pederson, Elsie Reiten, Nadyne Sakshaug, Arnold Shirley, Phyllis Solgard, Karen Pederson, James Remple, Timothy Sampson, Lloyd Shook, Jennifer Solheim, Oystein & Carol Lee Pederson, Raymond Rhude, James & Joan Sand, Lloyd Shubert, Charles Solie, Irene Perley, Carolyn Rice, David Sando, Hazel Shufelt, Frederick Sommer, Pat Peters, Erik Richardson, Ramona Sandvick, Esther Sibert, Arlon & Suzan Song, Foster Peters, Steffanie Ries, Bob & Lois Sanzone, Else Sievers, George Sorensen, Florence Petersen, Kenn Rike, Else Sarchet, Mervin Silseth, Lowell & Helen Sorheim, Dennis Peterson, Carolyn Riley, Nordis Sather, Joan Simpson, Helen Soroos, Howard Peterson, Jerold Rilling, John Satrum, Jon Sinagra, Turid Sporaland, Carol Peterson, 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