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Swedish Club News Vol. 54, Issue 9: September 2015 Swedish Club . Seattle . Washington A home for the Nordic-American community It’s Our Party, and We’ll Cray If We Want To SWEDES HAVE A SPECIAL RELATION- ship with crayfish dinners. It’s Our Mission a “turning of the season” To promote better understanding PARTY CRAYFISH ANNUAL SWEA SUMMER THE dinner that marks the between the United States and rounding off of summer. The the Nordic countries, with emphasis on Sweden, and to sun now sets earlier and the S 2 perpetuate Nordic culture nights are longer. The harvest E 0 and traditions through the moon sits so low in the sky teaching, observance, practice P 1 and celebration of this culture that it seems to compensate 5 and its traditions. for the sun. We eat crayfish, 19 drink snaps, and sing songs beneath the moon and colorful lanterns, even inside N,SEATTLE AVE 1920 DEXTER CENTER, SWEDISH CULTURAL the Swedish Club’s dining room. Join the Swedish $ 60 CHECK FROM 6 PM Women’s Educational Asso- WE LOOK FORWARD TO ENJOYING CRAYFISH, BUFFET, COFFEE AND DESSERT, A GLASS OF WINE AND OF COURSE OUR OWN SWEA LIVE BAND! ciation members for a SILENT AUCTION, THAT IS NOT SO SILENT.... traditional dinner prepared SEND CHECK TO SWEA SEATTLE MARI ORVENDAL by Chef Malin Jonsson on 31757 NE 102ND PLACE 98014 CARNATION SPACE IS LIMITED. PLEASE RSVP BY SEP 10 Saturday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. TO [email protected] Admission is $60, and you must RSVP by Sept. 10 to Things can [email protected] and get a little cray-cray then mail a check to SWEA, at this c/o Mari Orvendal, 31757 NE party, but what else 102nd Pl., Carnation, WA would you 98014. expect? www.swedishclubnw.org Swedish Club Club Notes 1920 Dexter Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 he Board of Directors and the members of Friends Dinner and Board meeting to learn more. the Swedish Club considered the option of Around 35 of you responded in writing, and four 206-283-1090 Club Business T 206-283-1078 Rentals applying for the City of Seattle’s Historic of you gave generously to support the roof. 206-283-2970 FAX Landmark status on an urgent basis in the last (There’s still time for the rest of you to jump on [email protected] few weeks. In order to bring it to the members’ that opportunity!) [email protected] Brandon Benson [email protected] attention, President and I Of the 35 people who responded in writing, [email protected] sent a letter to everyone explaining the opportu- less than one-third supported the process to go www.swedishclubnw.org nity before us. If we acted quickly and submitted forward now. Two-thirds either opposed it Office Hours our application for Historic Landmark status, we outright or were against it at the present time. At Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. could then apply—by Sept. 9—for up to its Aug. 19 meeting, the Board decided to hold Board of Directors $100,000 from King County’s 4Culture Saving off on the landmark decision and to spend the President Brandon Benson Vice President Paul Heneghan Landmarks program to complete our roof. next year (or as long as it takes) to examine the VP, Facilities Larry Johnson The letter gave several options for members pros and cons of Historic Landmark status for Secretary Vi Reno Treasurer Judith Peterick to hear more and to convey their thoughts to the Swedish Club. the Board, who would make the final decision. It As a result of this decision, we’ll take time at Directors: Patrick Dolan, Lyle George, Mary Hillman, Chris Jones, Kristina was a good exercise in decision-making for the future Members & Friends Dinners and in our Nordstrom, Larry Omdal, Per-Ola Swedish Club, even for decisions that are newsletter to discuss landmark status. We’ll bring Selander, Gary Sund [email protected] pressing. Members flocked to our Members & in others to tell us their experiences with landmark status so that the Club Operations Executive Director Kristine Leander Board and members can Rentals/Facil. Mgr. Doug Newlands carefully consider what it Event/Office Coord. Eva Larson Staff Accountant Jason Asmundson could mean to the Club. For example, we’re Club Historian Aina Oscarsson planning for Eugenia Woo, Swedish Club Guild Vice President Carol Graves Janet Lidin donated Secretary Jan Sullivan $25,000 to the Club’s Treasurer Alana Brandstrom roof fund. Board Parliamentarian Jean Wirch President Brandon Benson accepted Swedish Women’s Chorus Marta Schee swedishsingersseattle@ the check and Board gmail.com member Pat Dolan Svea Male Chorus pinned a corsage on Bob Reetz [email protected] Janet to thank her for Swedish Club News her gift. Editor: Kristine Leander Copy Editor: Martin Stillion 100 k Count Me In! Let’s Raise the Roof Swedish Club News (USPS 533-750) 90 k Before It Rains is published monthly as part of 80 k FUNDS yearly membership dues at $15 per 70 k 60 k for person, per year, by the Swedish 50 k the Here is my donationthe of ___________________ . Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, 40 k WA 98109-2795. Telephone is 30 k ___ Check enclosed. 206-283-1090. Periodicals post- 20 k ___ Please charge my credit card. age paid at Seattle, Washington. 10 k Postmaster: send address changes ___ My company matches donations. to Swedish Club News, 1920 Dexter Credit card number _____________________________________________________ Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-2795. Expiration date ___/ ___ Signature code ________Billing ZIP code ____________ Deadline for material for the next issue is Name (as it appears on card) _____________________________________________ Sept. 15. Signature ______________________________________________________________ Bring articles into the office or fax Phone number (for verification if necessary) _______________________________ to 206-283-2970. You may also e-mail articles to Please mail to Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109, or call [email protected]. 206-283-1090. 2 september 2015 director of preservation services at the offices fund has grown by $31,000. If you want to of Historic Seattle, to speak at the Members & accept their challenge, we will gladly accept SC Announces Friends Dinner on Oct. 14. your donation for our roof fund. We need at News about, or in the interest Also because of the Board’s decision, we least another $50,000, and more if unexpected of our members... must look to other sources to complete the issues come up. The Swedish Club announces 1,109 amount needed to put a new roof on our Thanks for your strong interest in the member households, of whom 49 building. A week before the decision was made Swedish Club. It’s heartwarming to see how are Social members. not to seek landmark status, Nina Pedersen many people cherish the Club, our wonderful and Leif Eie challenged 48 other members to building and the community that gathers here. New Members each donate $2,000 to make up what might We are strongser for the process we just went Shama Bergquist Albright & Gregory have come from the 4Culture grant. Another through, and our future is bright. Albright; Bailey, Tyler and Claire member jumped in immediately, and within a Albright day Janet Lidin also donated $25,000 KRISTINE LEANDER, Executive Director Erik D. Anderson toward the roof. So, since last week, our roof [email protected] James Arnold Elizabeth Carpenter President’s Message Kathleen Drozdowski & Michael very issue of the Swedish Club News person are $65. The new individual category Howard Eincludes our organization’s mission will be $75, and the new household category Jean Godden statement: To provide better understanding will increase from $85 to $100. Gene Grantham between the United States and the Nordic The new dues rates will take effect Joy & David Huber countries with emphasis on Sweden, and to January 1. Anyone can send in dues for up to Mack McCoy & Cynthia Creasey perpetuate Nordic culture and traditions three years between now and January. Your though the teaching, observance, practice and payment will be added to your current Sharon Moriyasu celebration of this culture and its traditions. membership without changing your renewal Wyatt Nelson & Jacquelyn Adams The events and activities coordinated by month. Say you just renewed for $65 in June. Chuck Nordhoff Executive Director Kristine Leander and her You can send in payment for one, two or William J. Peterson staff truly support our mission statement. three years at the $65 rate, and they will be Marco V. Pinheiro You may recall Kristine’s effort to bring added to your present membership year. Shannon Scott & Ramon Arjona Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson to the Cheryl Serio Club for a presentation in October 2014—an BRANDON BENSON, Swedish Club President event that both Swedish Club Mia Sillanpaa members and non-members He’s Baaack! Johan & Joy Skuggeld enjoyed. That was a one-time Olof & Tomo Staffan, Aina Hellman e love it when Jon Persson is back in event, but there are many others: Seattle. This talented and personable musician Myrnie & Ruben Van Kempen Nordic films, Viking documenta- W and Swedish Club Sheila Wagner ries, monthly programs, live music, member wows us with Amy Weems sales and bazaars, even Stan Jennifer Zanella Boreson’s birthday party. The songs that seem to flow back pages of this newsletter list from his fingertips all the upcoming activities planned for evening, whether he’s New address? Send your address September and beyond. playing his accordion or changes or corrections to Swedish The Swedish Club Board at the piano.