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Budstikken July 2011 Wergeland Lodge #5/028 P.O Budstikken Volume 46 Issue 7 Budstikken July 2011 Wergeland Lodge #5/028 P.O. Box 3591, La Crosse, WI 54602-3591 Next Meeting—Thursday, July 7 Fra Presidenten: American Legion Hall Last month while doing research for this col- 711 S. 6th Street, La Crosse umn, I ran across the term stave churches 6:00 pm Pot-Luck Dinner several times. This month my topic will be 7:00 pm General Meeting the history and construction of several of them. A stave church is a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing. The wall frames are filled with verti- Program for July 7 Meeting cal planks. The word “stav” in Norwegian refers to the load bearing posts, hence the term stave church. Similar but an older type of construction is called the post church. Logs were split in two halves, rammed into the ground and given a roof. This was a simple form of construction but very strong. If set in gravel, the wall could last for decades, even centuries. Remains of buildings of this type are found over much of Europe. Stave churches were once common in Northern Europe. In Norway alone, it is believed between 1000 and 2000 were built. There is one remaining stave church in Sweden built around the year 1500 but all the other surviving ones are in Norway. Of the 28 or so surviving stave churches in Norway today, the Urnes Stave Church in Luster, beside the Sognefjord, is the only one in the world to be included on UNESO’s World Heri- tage List. It was built before the year 1150. When Ramona visited Norway with our daughter several years ago, they vis- ited the Borgund Stave Church, also near the Sognefjord which was built in the late 1100’s. "Eat Like a Viking." Ramona’s great grandmother Come along with Owen Christianson on a trip Thoreson was confirmed at the Lom back through time to the age of the Vikings. Owen Stave Church which was built in the uses Scandinavian turning to show how Vikings year 1158 in Oppland . Many other stave churches were destroyed and ate, drank, worked, and played with objects made rebuilt but incredibly, about 28 by turning on a lathe. originals still remain. The above picture shows Owen and Elspeth If you want to see a replica stave Christianson with Wergeland member Lee Grippen church closer to home, you can see (center) at the Norskedalen program on May 1st. one in Little Norway in southwest- ern Wisconsin. There is also one in Door County WI, one called Chapel in the Hills in Rapid City SD, one Index in Moorhead MN, and others in Lom Stave Church Monthly Program, President’s Letter. ............................. P.1 Minot ND, and in Warren County, (from Wikipedia) Birthdays, Kalendar, Looking Ahead, Minutes .............. P.2 Indiana. Any of these would be an Member News ................................................................. P.3 interesting and educational place to visit. Library News, Looking Back ......................................... P.4 New Members, Midsummer Holiday .............................. P.5 See you at the potluck July 7th! Announcements, Cloudberies .......................................... P.6 Language/Culture, Norway News. .................................. P.7 Fraternally, Present Officers, Norskedalen Events ............................ P.8 Adrian Johnson P-2 Budstikken July 2011 July Birthdays 1 La Vern M Korb 1 Julia F Nordby 2 Luanne K Hjelle 2 Frieda E Nowland 3 Jean S Marck 4 Norma Anderson Thursday, July 7 at American Legion 6 Miranda C Rodriguez Pot-Luck Dinner at 6 p.m. 6 Evelyn L Skogen 7 Elnor H Haugen Bring a Dish to Pass 8 Clara E Sween Table Service will be Provided 9 M.Paul Hendrickson Meeting and Program will Follow 10 Wesley N Bangsberg 10 Arvid Iverson Questions: Call Kathi Beane at 608-788-0397 11 Hans L Amundson or Vernetta Moe at 608-786-1022 11 Sandra K Stavlo 11 Eileen G Temte 12 Leann M. Theisen Looking Ahead…… 13 Karen L Scarseth Eugene Johnson grew up in Stoughton WI. There are things about this Scandi- 13 Jensine D Wing navian community that we may not have known. Gene will update us on Stoughton’s importance…. even world-wide. 14 Robert A Brantley 14 Carolyn I Skogen 15 Marion M Strand WERGELAND KALENDER 16 Richard A Granum July 7: Pot-Luck Dinner and General Meeting 16 Marian E Mickelson 6:00 pm - Dinner, 7:00 pm - General Meeting 16 Marilyn E Trisch July 12: 8:30 am-Board Meeting at Perkins on Hwy 16 July 18: Deadline for Budstikken Articles 17 Corrine T Abegglen July 27: Budstikken mailed to Members 17 Roger I Bean Aug. 4: General Meeting for August 17 Mary J Brague 17 Karen S Kesselring 18 Randi L Brye Sekretær Notater…. 18 Gary L Gilbertson SONS OF NORWAY 18 Alice A McHugh WERGELAND LODGE 18 Joyce E Olson Lodge Meeting June 2, 2011 Minutes 19 Esther A Sagen 21 Marla Klocke Those in attendance at North Presbyterian Church were entertained by Roger 22 Judy A Brown Tweiten from River Falls WI beginning at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Tweiten has always maintained his interest in music and dances of Norway. He played a wide vari- 22 Lois S Nelson ety of musical folk instruments and sang. Afterwards many enjoyed the pie and 22 Don R Peterson ice cream social. A free will offering was taken for the performance and for the 23 Adeline B Pederson ice cream social. 24 Robert C Thomsen 26 Ria Midtlien The President announced that the July meeting will be a pot luck. Please bring 26 P. Tom Skogen a dish of your choice to share with others. 26 Linda S Trautmann It was estimated that 150 people enjoyed the evening. 26 Dorothy E Wedwick $188.00 was collected at the pie and ice cream social. 28 Shelley M Jerviss 31 Eugene W Johnson Submitted by 31 Donald A Sannes Kathi Beane, Secretary P-3 Budstikken July 2011 Dis og Dat …. Tusen takk….. Christine and Clayton Hanson spent two weeks Norwegian heritage was on display at Gundersen traveling through Norway. Finn Brobakken hosted Clinic during the month of May. Patients, visitors, and them for a few days and they celebrated Syttende Mai staff were intrigued by the variety of heritage pieces and together. From Snertingdahl they traveled by train the historical information presented. Mange tusen takk to over the mountains and down to Bergen. While staying Julia and Al Forde, Hjordis Helgestad, Beth Kabat, in Bergen, Haugesund, and Os they were hosted by Carol Stekel, and Cathy Ells for sharing items for the friends Christine met on facebook. Then it was back to displays depicting our heritage. Exhibit shown below. the states. (And mange takk to Cathy Ells for organizing this for Wergeland Lodge.) God Bedring … til Carolyn Skogen who had surgery June 13. She will be starting radiation therapy. Bing continues with dialysis. til Hjordis Helgestad who had been hospitalized at Lutheran. til Joyce Olson who was scheduled for eye surgery on June 21st. Sports Medal to be Awarded at July Meeting Jean Davis, our Sports Director, will be presenting a Sports Medal to one of our members. Also, information will be presented about how you may earn a medal for your leisure or sports activity. Zone 1 and 2 Officers Seminar Holmen KornFest Parade on August 20th on August 20 Our lodge has been well represented in this This year Zone 1 and 2 members will have a parade for many years. Can you march and combined officer’s seminar. It is being held at show off our lodge? We need someone to help Owen and Elspeth Christianson’s Viking longhouse carry the banner and as well as other marchers. at Stratford WI (north of Marsfield). Elspeth will Please call Viv Sacia at 608-526-3181 if you can be cooking a Viking feast. Officers and especially new officers are urged to attend. Everyone is in- help. vited and you may come even if you are not an offi- cer. More information will be coming. Actually the Viking longhouse is to be raised on Gratularer…… July 30 much like the old barn raisings. Remember Wergeland mem- that Owen is also doing our July meeting. You may ber Elwood Harebo ask him any questions that you may have at that was honored on June time. 3rd during the Please notify President Adrian by July 15th if graduation ceremo- you think you will be able to attend. Car pooling nies at Logan High School in La Crosse. He was elected to Change of Address: the Logan Wall of Einar O. Olson Fame in honor of his 840 Mill St., Apt 19 many years officiat- West Salem WI 54669 ing sports and working with youth and community organi- Phone: 608-786-2825 zations. Elwood continues his involvement with sports Phone Number Changes: and kids having worked basketball games this past season Glenn Borreson—608 317-8811 and is now involved with baseball this summer for his Mary Borreson608 317-8839 grandson’s team. P-4 Budstikken July 2011 Looking Back Through the Budstikkens By Historian Jan Storlie Fem år siden (5 years ago) July 2006 Jonathan Nowland, who helped his mother Frieda present last month's program on Tarkjel Landsverk, I was at Luther College in Decorah IA, recently and was Telemark Poet, was recently selected to travel to able to purchase a new book for our library at the cam- Ethiopia, Africa, next February as part of a church pus bookstore. Linka's Diary, A Norwegian Immigrant delegation. The delegation is expected to visit hospi- Story, In Word and Sketches is a book that a couple of tals, schools, AIDS clinics, and orphanages, as well as you have asked about.
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