IDUN NEWS

Volume 59 September - October 2013 Issue 5

Fra Presidenten In This Issue

Kjære Medlemmer, Page 2 O$cer List Summer’s almost over…hope it’s been a good one for you! Some of you have attended a Gratulerer med Dagen stevne held by one or more of the bygdelags, and several of you have been lucky enough to Membership Update spend time in . But now it’s time to get back to the regular lodge schedule! Contact

In addition to our monthly meetings, we have two fundraising events coming up: our Page 3 regular Fall Frokost in November (more in the Nov/Dec issue) and - more urgently - our September Program new Wa!e Breakfast on Saturday, September 28th, 9am to noon. It’s going to be a much October Program simpler event to put on, because of a limited menu and the lack of an accompanying bake sale; see page 4 for more details. We will need lots of volunteers to make sure that this Page 4 "rst-time event comes o# smoothly! There will be sign-up sheets at the September 4th Wa!e Breakfast meeting, or you can call me to see where you are needed the most. We will need a greeter Lodge Making and a seater, 6 people in the kitchen to bake wa!es and several more to mix the batter as needed, 2-3 to monitor the serving tables, 2-3 to clear and reset tables, and 2 cashiers to Page 5 collect payment on an ala-carte basis at the end of the bu#et table. Plus, of course, help Lefse Class with the usual setup the day before and cleanup afterward. Library News Masse Moro Photos If you’re unable to help with the pre-planning or on that day and would like to make a contribution toward the cost of the food and supplies, please make your check payable to Page 6 Idun Lodge and give/mail it to me at 309 N Brearly St, Madison 54703. Small Group Gatherings Foundation Month Handicapped Ramp update: I’m waiting for bids on the concrete sidewalk that will go from Lapskaus Recipe the end of the ramp down to the parking lot, and am aiming for this to be done and the ramp put into place by the Wa!e Breakfast. It’ll be so nice to "nally have this done so more Page 7 people - both members and the public - will be able to get into our meetings and events! Litt På Norsk In preparation for our Election of O$cers for 2014-15, I need 3-4 members (not necessarily Page 8 o$cers) to volunteer to serve on the Nominating Committee; a slate needs to be ready to Kalendar present at the October 2nd meeting. If you’ve been thinking about becoming more active in the lodge, I encourage you to step forward to take the place of someone who has already served for years (decades, in some cases), or to nominate someone you know would do well. We will especially need: a new President (I’ll be returning to my old Treasurer’s position, plus will continue doing publicity and serve on the Corporation Board), another Secretary to share the duties with Ginny Nelson, and three Trustees to be responsible for the lodge’s equipment and possessions (a small job).

I look forward to seeing you soon and hearing about your summer!

Dee Grimsrud, 2012-13 President Page 2 O!cers 2012 - 2013 Term Gratulerer Med Dagen President Dee Grimsrud [email protected] 259-1958 September Birthdays Vice President Mary Zoroufy [email protected] 277-8190 2 - Naomi F Bekkum Rae L Erdahl Secretary Volunteer Needed [email protected] 249-6329 Molly McArdle Assistant Secretary Ginny Nelson [email protected] 241-0251 4 - Henry B Moen Membership Secretary Kristine Krigsvold [email protected] 291-0911 5 - Alice M Bredeson Zweifel Treasurer Gage Trader [email protected] 770-7635 9 - Marit L Brunsell Counselor Jon Grinde [email protected] 513-6434 H Kari Petre Marshall Chuck Waity [email protected] 203-5917 11 - Alice M Kvamme 13 - Austin T Culbertson Assistant Marshall / Greeter Shirley Scriver [email protected] 467-2870 14 - Kaia Diedrich Cultural/Social Committee Jane Grinde [email protected] 15 - Evelyn D Festge Lucy Ghastin [email protected] 836-1697 16 - Linda F Lewis Publicity Director Dee Grimsrud [email protected] 259-1958 17 - Kristin Marit Brunsell Dea Larsen Converse [email protected] 244-9907 21 - Helen V Cattell Librarian Carolyn Lyle [email protected] 837-5205 22 - Arlene L Moberg Newsletter Editor Gage Trader [email protected] 770-7635 27 - Virginia A Nelson 29 - Donald N Haugen Foundation Director Mary Bennett [email protected] 837-8335 30 - Erik B Breilid Sports Director Rollie Krogstad 238-6652 Trustees Don Haugen 238-2769 October Birthdays Jerry Paulson [email protected] 244-5610 1 - Asta D Blanchar Gene Nelson [email protected] 241-0251 2 - Jessica M Blanchar Greeters Gene Nelson [email protected] 241-0251 Lester A Ludwig Rollie Krogstad 238-6652 5 - Kristine C Krigsvold Musician Mary Zoroufy [email protected] 277-8190 6 - Gordon RE Becker 8 - Charles N Waity II Photographer Michael Peterson [email protected] 14 - Je#ery Paul Thompson Sunshine Dana Diedrich [email protected] 15 - Hild O Petre 17 - Peter J Gunderson 19 - Paul W Thoresen Membership Update

A big welkommen to Susan Quale, who has transferred from Wergeland Lodge in La Crosse. She’s a retired teacher and school librarian who moved to Madison to be closer to her granddaughter. We look forward to meeting her soon!

Idun News is published six times a year starting with Contact the Jan.-Feb. issue and ending with the Nov.-Dec. Idun Lodge 5-74 issue. The DEADLINE for content submission is the 2262 Winnebago St, Madison WI 53704 10th of the month prior to publication. Email articles www.sonsofnorwaymadison.com and photos to [email protected]. [email protected] Send address changes to Mary Bennett. 608-249-6329 facebook.com/groups/126962267338034 email: [email protected] | phone: 608-837-8355 Page 3 Monthly Programs Wednesday, September 4, 6:30pm The Hjemkomst Viking Ship Ltd Edition Christmas Ornament Tom Asp will tell the fascinating story of the “birth” and adventures of the Viking ship replica “Hjemkomst” (Norwegian for “homecoming”), which Show some Norwegian pride this sailed from Duluth, Minnesota to Bergen, Norway in 1982. Built in the holiday season by adding the 2013 1970s by his father, Robert Asp of Moorhead, Minnesota, the ship is an Sons of Norway ornament to your authentic copy of the ancient “Gokstad” uncovered by archaeologists Christmas decorations! From its in Norway in 1881. Today the replica ship is the main attraction at The rosemaling inspired outer frame Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center in Moorhead. to the beautiful Os design, this elegantly styled ornament is sure to be a welcome addition to your Wednesday, October 2, 6:30pm holiday traditions. Packaged in a The Vikings in America silver-stamped gift box, containing Scott Mellor, a distinguished lecturer in UW’s Scandinavian Studies and a Christmas greeting from Sons Folklore Departments, will provide an overview of Erik the Red’s early of Norway and an informative attempt to settle Greenland and the successes and failures of the colony description of Os rosemaling, this as discussed in narrative, why Leif Erikson came to North America and ornament can also be a unique how long he stayed, and the major in%ux of Scandinavians to America in gift for someone who enjoys the the 1800s. He will also touch on the controversial Kensington Runestone holiday season as much as you do. from Minnesota.

This year’s ornament is a limited These programs start at 7:15 pm and will be preceded by an optional edition and will only be available potluck supper at 6:30pm; bring a dish to pass and arrive soon after 6pm for a short time, so order yours now! This special keepsake is only $14.99 plus tax and shipping & handling. To order yours today, call (800) 945-8851. Page 4 Lodge Lefse Making Special Event Lefse for the Fall Frokost will be Saturday, September 28, 9am-noon made on Saturday and Sunday, Wa"e Breakfast November 9th and 10th from We will be serving our "rst annual(?) Norwegian wa!e breakfast from 9am to 4pm on Sat (bring a dish 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, September 28. A crew of volunteers (see to pass for lunch) and 1pm until Dee’s plea on p. 1) will be making fresh heart-shaped wa!es to serve 4pm (or done) on Sun. Please cafeteria-style, with sausages (pork and vegan), juice, milk and co#ee. reserve those days on your We’ve decided to price each item separately, so people only pay for what calendar and come to help. they want. A full-sized wa!e ("ve small hearts), including traditional Norwegian toppings of sour cream and lingonberries or American-style Contact Mary Zoroufy for more butter and syrup, will be $3.00; other prices will be decided after actual information. costs are determined. email: [email protected] phone: 277-8190 On Saturday, September 7th a few of us will meet at the lodge at 10:30am to taste-test several wa!e recipes and brands of sausages, trying out our new wa!e irons in the process. If you want to help (or just want a free brunch!), please contact Dee so she knows how many to expect.

Then we’ll meet again a week or so later to pre-measure batches of the dry ingredients, so that all we have to do the day of the breakfast is add the liquids; date and time to be announced.

Attention Lodge Members: Do you have a "boom box" (CD/cassette) player you're no longer using? The CD player on the one we have has quit working. Page 5

Lefse Class Library News Idun Lodge is hosting a lefse making class that is open to the public. Many thanks to Barb Weaver Please pass the word on to friends and relatives. who has donated 3 books to our library from Lauraine Snelling When: Saturday, October 19th from 9am to 12 (noon) and her Red River Series: Where: Idun lodge building at 2262 Winnebago Street Cost: $15.00 for SON members/$20.00 for non-members t A Promise for Ellie t No Distance Too Far This class will discuss the history of lefse in Norway, demonstrations t A Heart for Home on how to mix, roll and bake the bread and hands-on experience in all steps of the process. You will have the opportunity to taste samples of Fall is a good time to think about this delicious treat and take home what you have made. All supplies are sitting down with a good book. included.

Thanks to all you faithful readers Registration is required by Mon 10/14. who keep things moving on our Contact Mary Zoroufy to register. shelves. email: [email protected] | phone: 277-8190

Masse moro campers singing songs and telling about their recent trip to the Heritage Camp.

Left to right: Alana Converse, Lizzy Converse, Jessica Bodin, Cassie Bodin, Amelia Thoresen, Sarah Listug Page 6

Lapskaus Small Group Gatherings From NordicNibbler.com Idun lodge is o#ering a variety of interest groups to its members and makes 6-8 servings friends. To better meet the needs of the members, these groups will be t 2¾ lbs chuck steak (o# held at a time and place that is agreeable to those that would like to the bone and trimmed of be part of one or more of these groups. The groups are meant to share excess fat), cut into ¾-inch knowledge and fellowship with one another, and will include most of pieces the steps necessary to earn a Cultural Skills Award. t 6 large carrots, chopped into ¾-inch pieces t 1¼ cups parsley roots, The results of an interest survey showed that the following topics were chopped into ¾-inch pieces chosen the most (see p2 for contact information): t 3¼ cups rutabaga, chopped into ¾-inch pieces t 2¼ lbs %oury potatoes such Knitting/crocheting - Dee Grimsrud as Russets, chopped into Hardanger embroidery - Ginny Nelson ½-inch cubes Norse cooking - Mary Zoroufy or Mary Bennett t 6 ½ cups fresh chicken stock t ½ cup butter If you would like to be part of one or more of these groups, contact t Freshly chopped parsley to the person listed. More topics will be added (such as euchre) if there is garnish enough interest and if we have a volunteer to lead the group. t Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Foundation Month Add meat in batches to a large October is Foundation month. Donations are needed for a ra!e to be casserole pot and brown. Once meat is browned, add chopped held at the October meeting with proceeds being donated to the Sons vegetables, stock and salt and of Norway Foundation. The Foundation provides scholarships, grants pepper. to lodges for programming, special events, help with Adopt A School projects and aid to Sons of Norway members experiencing a disaster; Bring to boil and skim stew when needed. Cover and %ood, tornado, " re, hurricane, etc. Be thinking of what you could simmer gently for 2½ hours. provide to be ra!ed: a basket of Norwegian food items, a basket of bath After simmering, check the products, baked goods, Norwegian items, etc. Thank you for your help in seasoning and adjust as supporting the Sons of Norway Foundation. needed.

Top with freshly chopped We also gather donations to be used by for scholarships parsley and serve with %atbrød. and special lodge support (such as cultural programming and after a natural disaster). If you’ve been saving your spare change for this, now’s the time to total it up! Make your tax-deductible check payable to Idun Lodge and write Sons of Norway Foundation on the memo line; we will send a single check to Minneapolis. Page 7 A Little in English... litt på norsk... Gustav Vigeland’s Park Parken til Gustav Vigeland

Vigeland Park is the world’s largest sculpture park created by Vigelandsparken er verdens største skulpturpark utført av en one single artist and it is open every day throughout the year. kunstner og er åpen døgnet rundt gjennom hele året. Den unike This unique sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland’s lifework with skulpturparken er Gustav Vigelands livsverk, med mer enn 200 more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite, and wrought iron. skulpturer i bronse, granitt og smijern. Vigeland har også stått for Vigeland was also responsible for the design and architectural design og arkitektonisk utforming av parken som strekker seg layout of the park which stretches across 20 square miles. over 32 square kilometers. Vigelands-anlegget ble i hovedsak Vigeland’s park was completed mainly between 1939 and 1949. ferdigstilt mellom 1939 og 1949.

Most of the sculptures are placed in "ve large units along an 850 De %este skulpturene er samlet i fem større enheter langs en meter long axis: The main gate, the bridge with the children’s 850 meter lang akse: Hovedportalen, Broen med barneplassen, place, the fountain, the monolith plateau and the wheel of life. Fontenen, Monolittplatået og Livshjulet.

In 1924 Vigeland moved into an apartment at Frogner in Oslo. I 1924 %yttet Vigeland inn i en leiligheten på Frogner i Oslo. Her There he lived a quiet and regular life together with his wife levde han et stille og regelmessig liv sammen med sin kone Ingerid, whom he married in 1922. He became completely Ingerid, som han hadde inngått ekteskap med i 1922. Han gikk involved in his work and was rarely seen out in public. At night fullstendig opp i sitt arbeid og var sjelden ute blant folk. Om he would sit mainly in the library where he would draw, read or kvelden satt han helst i biblioteket, hvor han tegnet, leste eller wood carve. Vigeland lived at Frogner until his death in 1943. skar tresnitt. Vigeland bodde på Frogner til sin død i 1943.

Vigeland did not live to see the "nished park. Not until around Vigeland opplevde ikke selv å se parken ferdig. Først rundt 1950 1950 were most of the sculptures and architectural elements in var de %este skulpturer og arkitektoniske elementer kommet på place. The municipality of Oslo was the largest contributor to plass. Oslo kommune var den største bidragsyter til realiseringen the realization of the artist’s vision but there were also a number av kunstnerens visjoner, men også en rekke privatpersoner og of private donors and companies that gave generous "nancial bedrifter bidro med generøse tilskudd for at Norges hovedstad support so that Norway’s capital could have a park that would skulle få en park som det ikke "nnes maken til i hele verden. be unmatched across the world. Vigeland modellerte egenhendig alle skulpturene i Vigeland molded all of the sculptures in the park by hand from Vigelandsparken i full størrelse i leire. Hoggingen i granitt og full size clay. Carving in clay and casting in bronze were left to støpingen i bronse overlot han til en rekke dyktige håndverkere. a number of skilled craftsmen. In addition, Vigeland stood by Vigeland sto dessuten for den arkitektoniske utforming og den for the architectural design and landscaping of the 300+ acre parkmessige planlegging av det over 300 mål store parkområde. parkland. I dag er Vigelandsparken med sine 212 skulpturer, den siste Today Vigeland’s Park and its 212 sculptures, the last built in oppført så som i 2002, unik i internasjonal sammenheng. Om 2002, are unique to the international scene. In the winter the vinteren preparerer Bymiljøetaten skiløyper i parken. Dette gjør Bymiljøetaten ski trail is prepared in the park which surely makes antakelig Frognerparken til verdens eneste park hvor man kan Frogner Park the world’s only park where you can enjoy skiing nyte en skitur i et skulpturlandskap. Frognerparken er Norges surrounded in a sculptural landscape. Frogner Park is the most mest besøkte turistattraksjon. Mellom 1,5 og 2 mill visited tourist attraction in Norway. Between 1.5 and 2 million mennesker besøker parken hvert år. people visit the park each year. IDUN LODGE 6414 Irving Drive NONPROFIT ORG. Sun Prairie, WI 53590 US POSTAGE PAID ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED MADISON WI PERMIT NO 1344

Kalendar September October 4 - Monthly meeting 6:00pm; 6:30pm potluck 2 - Monthly meeting 6:00pm; 6:30pm potluck 7 - Wa!e taste-testing 10:30am 19 - Lefse Making Class 9am-noon 28 - Wa!e Breakfast 9am-noon

Please note: the date for the Fall Frokost has been updated from the calendar sent in the January-February issue of Idun News. It is on Saturday, November 30th, not the prior weekend.

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