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Norwegian a Savory Waffle Appetizer Perfect for the Holidays American Story on Page 12 Volume 127, #32 • December 2, 2016 Est the Inside this issue: NORWEGIAN A savory waffle appetizer perfect for the holidays american story on page 12 Volume 127, #32 • December 2, 2016 Est. May 17, 1889 • Formerly Norwegian American Weekly, Western Viking & Nordisk Tidende $3 USD WHAT’S INSIDE? Is it time to do away with the Electoral « Livet går videre Nyheter / News 2-3 og æ følge etter. » Business 4-5 College? Thoughts from a former elector – Halvdan Sivertsen Opinion 6-7 Sports 8-9 SCOTT LARSEN Research & Science 10 New Westminster, B.C. Fiction 11 Many readers of The Norwegian American and vote for the next president and vice president. Taste of Norway 12-13 are thinking about ribbe, as well as the much I laughed in my research about the Electoral Norway near you 14-15 maligned lutefisk, and fattigmann (cookies made College when I came across this line from one with cream and brandy, rolled and deep fried) of my favorite books on the presidency. It said: Travel 16-17 this season. But there is something that has to “Individuals who serve as electors ... are usually Norwegian Heritage 18-19 be done on Dec. 19: elect a president and vice persons who have contributed heavily to party Norsk Språk 20-21 president of the United States. coffers (read: money) or who have served the Arts & Entertainment 22-23 While we thought the long, tortuous presi- party with distinction.” dential campaign and election was over on Nov. Well, I don’t know about “serving with dis- 8, think again. tinction” but I sure didn’t “contribute heavily” $1 = NOK 8.577 On Dec. 19, six days before many of us gath- to the political party’s coffers in being elected as updated 11/28/2016 er around the Christmas tree, 538 electors from all In comparison 50 states and the District of Columbia will meet See > ELECTORS page 6 10/28/2016 8.2684 05/28/2016 8.3379 11/28/2015 8.7032 An item from Scott Larsen’s presidential collection: a 1944 era poster from the State of Washington. Photo: Scott Larsen 2 • December 2, 2016 Nyheter fra Norge theNORWEGIANamerican Nyheter 80.000 turister til Trolltunga i år Vinmonopolet åpner ni nye butikker Styret i Vinmonopolet har vedtatt å åpne Turismen til Trolltunga i ni nye butikker neste år. De fleste kommer 2016 er formidable hun- i østlandsområdet, men også i Nordland, Nord-Trøndelag og Hordaland kommer dre ganger så mange det nye butikker. — Vi ønsker å åpne som i 2010 en god blanding av små, mellomstore og store butikker neste år. Tre kommer INGVILD FJELLTVEIT i distriktskommuner, og vil ytterligere NRK bedre tilgjengeligheten til Vinmonopolet i distriktene. Vi prioriterer også folkerike — Det har vært en formidabel vekst, steder med mye handel, men som bare sier Olaf Bratland i Statens Naturoppsyn. mangler et Vinmonopol, sier adminis- Han har siden 2013 registrert fot- trerende direktør Hilde Britt Mellbye i en turistene som bestiger Trolltunga i perioden pressemelding. Butikkene vil bli plassert juni-august, på oppdrag fra Fylkesmannen i på Hunstad eller Mørkved i Bodø i Nord- Hordaland. land, i Frosta i Nord-Trøndelag og i Sund i Odda kommune beregner det endelige Hordaland. I Buskerud vil det komme nye besøkstallet per år ved å legge sammen disse pol på Vik i Hole og i Drammen, mens tallene med beregninger for den delen av året i Akershus vil det komme tre nye butik- naturoppsynet ikke teller. Foto: Asle Hella / NRK ker i henholdsvis på Råholt i Eidsvoll, Kommunen anslår at det i 2010 var 800 Denne dagen var det cirka én time ventetid for å komme ut på «tunga» for å få tatt selfie-bildet. på Skedsmokorset i Skedsmo kommune personer som besteg Trolltunga. Seks år se- og på Metro-senteret i Lørenskog. Også nere var antallet 80.000. Oslo vil bli tilgodesett med et nytt utsalg. Tallene til Statens Naturopsyn tar ikke kerheten til turistene og for å ta vare på besøkende i løpet av 2016. Vinmonopolet ønsker å åpne disse butik- høyde for turister som går opp utenfor se- lands kapet, sier rådgiver Rolf Bøen i Odda. — Besøket har vært litt lavere enn for- kene i 2017, forutsatt at de finner egnede song. Det reelle tallet befinner seg dermed Han forteller at kommunen blant annet ventet. Det skyldes nok i stor grad dårlig lokaler i den enkelte kommune. I tre av en plass mellom 80.000 og 90.000 i år, ifølge har sikret stier og bygget nødbuer som skal vær, for vi merker at mens antallet utenlands- kommunene, Frosta, Sund og Hole, er oppsynet og kommunen. brukes dersom været slår om. turister, som allerede har bestilt en reise, har det ikke Vinmonopol fra før. Ved utgan- Eksplosjonen av turister til Trolltunga, — Når vi får besøk fra hele verden, er holdt seg stabilt. Men det har kommet færre gen av 2017 vil Vinmonopolet ha totalt har også bydd på utfordringer. Hele 40 gang- det mange som er litt Severin Suveren og nordmenn, sier Bøen. 333 butikker, inkludert de nye butikkene. er har redningsmannskaper i Odda rykket ut som ikke hører på de lokale. De er rett og Neste år tror han besøkstallet vil passere Med dette vil 91 prosent av befolkningen til oppdrag ved Trolltunga i år. slett er for dårlig forberedt, sier Bøen. 100.000. bo i kommuner med eget Vinmonopol, — Det har vært en stor utfordring å Kommunen sa etter en formidabel mens 96,5 prosent av befolkningen vil bo håndtere turisteksplosjonen og å få på plass økning i antall turister i sommer at de for- English Synopsis: Tourism to Trolltunga has in- creased from 800 in 2010 to 80,000 in 2016. nærmere enn 30 kilometer fra nærmeste tiltak har vært helt nødvendig, både for sik- ventet at de kunne passere hundre tusen Vinmonopol, viser oversikten fra Vin- monopolet. (Aftenposten) Widerøe starter nordlysflyvninger Færre store Joners Listhaug-kritikk Nordlysturismen når nye høyder når Widerøe starter flyvninger over sky- julebord Kristoffer Joners kraft- dekket. Denne vinteren skal flyselskapet ige oppgjør med Sylvi tilby timelange flyvninger over skydekket Noen kutter ut førjuls- for turister som kommer til Tromsø for å Listhaug på Facebook oppleve naturfenomenet. Widerøe stiller festen, og det er blitt van- var i regi av Noas og et fly og mannskap til disposisjon for tur­ ligere med egenandel operatører som så skal tilby nordlysflyv­ et reklamebyrå ninger til turister. — Sightseeingturene STELLA BUGGE vil vare litt over én time. Spesielt på VG JØRN PETTERSEN & MAGNUS NEWTH dager med overskyet vær kan dette være VG et attraktivt tilbud for langveisfarende, Flere firmaer som er hardt rammet av sier direktør Terje Skram i Widerøe til oljeprisfallet har droppet julebordet. Tidlig 22. november hadde NOAS NRK. Ideen om nordlysflyvninger kom Hverken Statoil, Aker Solutions eller (Norsk Organisasjon for Asylsøkere) fått inn fra kabinansatte i Widerøe. — Flyvnin- oljeserviceselskapet Schlumberger arrang- 2,6 millioner kroner som følge av innlegget gene starter og ender i Tromsø. Dette skal erer julebord lenger. til Kristoffer Joner som er skuespiller og foregå i perioden januar til mars, sier di- I år er det kroken på døren for slike lokal politiker for Ap. rektøren. Utenlandske gjestedøgn i Nord- arrangement i det statskontrollerte olje- Han går i sitt første Facebook-innlegg Foto: Terje Bringedal / VG Norge om vinteren er firedoblet i løpet av selskapet som rundt nyttår regner med å ha til frontalangrep på innvandrings- og inte- Kristoffer Joners innlegg på Facebook resulterte 10 år, og det er først og fremst nordlyset i underkant av 21.000 ansatte. greringsminister Sylvi Listhaug. Bakgrun- i 2,6 millioner kroner til NOAS. turistene vil oppleve. — For oss er det — Fra i år har vi kuttet ut julebord og nen for innlegget er et innlegg Listhaug selv veldig spennende å teste ut dette konsep- opp fordrer til en julelunsj som arrangeres av publiserte på Facebook tidligere i November. tet. For å være helt ærlig så er vi litt usikre arbeidsgiver, sier Morten Eek, pressekontakt I innlegget refererer Listhaug til en Magrit Austenå synes ikke det er problem- på markedsgrunnlaget. Men hvis flyene i Statoil. Årsaken er at man ønsker å kutte avisartikkel i «The New York Times» som atisk at det er NOAS og reklamebyrået An- fylles opp, skal vi satse enda mer på dette kostnader og vise nøkternhet. omtaler Norges asylpolitikk som en av orak som står bak. og fly fra flere steder, sier Skram. Dette — Den generelle trenden i hele Norge verdens strengeste etter utsendelsen av — Vi har snakket en stund med Anorak viser at Widerøe tar interessen for nord- er at de store julebordene er på vei ned, man Mousavi-brødrene. om å gjøre en gratis kampanje for oss, men lyset på alvor, sier administrerende direk- inviterer ikke alle ansatte i bedriften til et I Listhaugs innlegg oppfordrer hun alle vi diskuterte egentlig noe annet. Imidler- tør i Nordnorsk Reiseliv, Trond Øverås. svært julebord, sier Nils Henrik Geitle, ad- de som er enige med henne til å like og dele tid kjenner én i byrået Joner, og de hadde — Det er en spenstig produktutvikling. ministrerende direktør for De Historiske Ho- innlegget. snakket om at de ville gjøre noe sånt. Jeg tror dette kompletterer nordlystil- tel og spisesteder. «Sylvi får mene hva hun vil, men at vår Målet for kampanjen, Listhaug, reagerte budet, for det er en type produkt som ikke — Vi ser også at flere og flere må betale innvandrings- og integreringsminister, uan- umiddelbart på nyheten om at et reklame- finnes i dag, sier han. Han ser ikke bort en andel selv, og det tror jeg mange aksep- sett hvem han eller hun er, oppfører seg på byrå sto bak kampanjen. ifra at det er marked for dette, fordi nord- terer.
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