Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 Capital Viking www.norwaydc.org

April Meeting:

Family Movie Night Friday, April 15, 7 PM House 3846 Meredith Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030 directions Please bring pot luck dishes by 6:45 Non-members, children, all are welcome

Join us to watch a popular animated movie with many Norwegian motifs. Licensing restrictions prohib- it us from publicizing the specific movie title outside of our membership.

Norwegian references in the film include the wooden houses along ’s waterfront, ’s Fortress, a clever Fjord Horse, bunads, stave churches, and many Norwegian folk art designs tucked here and there.

Please come to enjoy this movie, which will appeal to adults and children alike. Pot luck at 7:00 fol- lowed by the movie. Send questions to [email protected].

Coming in May… Syttende Mai Events! Planning for June… Our Lodge will join the Norwegian Speaker Tim Boyce Embassy and several local Norwegian We anticipate having Tim Boyce -American organizations for two spe- return to the Lodge for our June cial events for Syttende Mai meeting. Tim is the editor of From (Norwegian Constitution Day). If Day to Day, the diary kept by Nor- you’ve never been to a Syttende Mai wegian WWII prisoner of war Odd Family Picnic at Carderock Park in Nansen while he was in a Nazi con- Maryland, put Sunday, May 15 on centration camp. The diary will be your calendar and get ready for a day republished this April by Vanderbilt Norwegian pride. There are bunads, Univ. Press. Meeting date TBA. Odd speeches from the Norwegian Em- Nansen was the son of famed Nor- bassy, live music, hot dogs, pop corn, ice cream, and a wegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nan- parade of flag-waving Norskies. The other event is a deli- sen. See http://timothyjboyce.com. cious and elegant Syttende Mai Gala Dinner on Friday, Tim is a great speaker, with a fasci- May 13. Early bird pricing (Gala only, the Picnic is free) nating story to tell. Updated from extended to 4/1. See flyers at the end of the newsletter his last Lodge visit in 2014. for both events.

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 1 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 in MN Clydes of Tysons, 8332 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA $30 Members, $40 Non-members Lodge Calendar RSVP required to [email protected]. See www.lakselagetdc.org/calendar/ www.norwaydc.org/events Mid-Atlantic Norwegian Dancers All activities are at Norway House unless oth- Sat., April 2, 4:30 PM Hallingspringar Class, 6:30 pot- erwise stated. Directions on page 24 and luck, 8 PM dancing. www.norwaydc.org/directions. 6807 Westmorland Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 Norwegian-style house party. Live music. Beginners, Genealogy Interest Group watchers, singles/couples welcome. Fiddler is Loretta Sunday, April 10, 2 PM Kelly. Contact Jenny at [email protected] or 301-371-4312. Page 11 http://MAND.fanitull.org

Scandia DC—Dancing April Meeting - Movie Night Sat, April 16, 7 pm Friday, April 15, 7 PM Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Dr., Page 1 Greenbelt, MD (dance studio on lower level). Recreational Scand. dance group. Live music. $10. Reading Circle www.scandiadc.info/ or contact Linda Brooks & Ross Tuesday, April 26, 7:30 PM Schipper at [email protected] or 202-333-2826. RSVP to [email protected] for location. Page 3 Am. Scandinavian Assoc. Meeting Mon, April 18, 8 PM Passengers on the American Legion Ship (incl. Nor- Syttende Mai Gala Dinner way’s Crown Princess Märtha) See Page 6. Friday, May 13, 6:30 — 11 PM St. John’s Church Key Bridge Marriott, Wisconsin Ave. & Bradley Blvd., Chevy Chase, MD Rosslyn, VA www.scandinavian-dc.org/Meet-1.htm Page 1 and flyer on page 22 Norwegian Church Service Syttende Mai Family Picnic Sunday, April 20, 3 PM Sunday, May 15, 1 — 3 PM Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd., Carderock Park on the Potomac Bethesda, MD Easter Celebration. service. Sun- Montgomery Co, MD day School in Norwegian for children during church Page 1 and flyer on page 23 service. Coffee hour after service. All are welcome. Directions Contact Lasse Syversen, 301-641-7908, [email protected] Norw. Language & Conversation Nordic Dancers of Washington, DC Every Wednesday Meets most Wednesdays, 7:30 PM Beginner 6 pm, Interm. 7 pm, Adv. 8 pm. Highland View Elem. School, www.norwaydc.org/language page 20 9010 Providence Ave., Silver Spring, MD Learn Scan. Dances. No partner or experience need- ed. Chris Kalke 301-864-1596, NordicDanc- [email protected], or https://sites.google.com/site/ nordicdancersdc/ Other Area Events Lakselaget Feb. Luncheon Meeting Norwegian Embassy Calendar Check www.norway.org/News_and_events/Event Sat, April 2, 11:30 AM -Calendar/ for events added after the Capital Vi- Rachel Peterson, Program Director of Norway House king is distributed.

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The lodge's Reading Circle will meet at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, April 26 to discuss Per Petterson's I Refuse. This book has been a huge best seller in Norway, and the rights to it have already been sold to sixteen countries.

The story begins with the chance encounter of two men who had been boyhood friends. Their friendship had come to an abrupt end thirty-five years earlier. We gradually learn how their lives took very different directions after that. Meeting each other again has a very profound effect on both men. To RSVP and learn the location of this dis- cussion, contact Christine Foster Meloni at 703-922-7142 or [email protected]. All are welcome.

Hedda Gabbler at Studio The Last King at Theater 5/11 — 6/19 FilmfestDC in April The Studio Theater will stage a modern adap- This film brings the Birkebeiner story to DC. It tation of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler by Irish play- created a buzz at the Cannes and Berlin film fes- wright Mark O’Rowe. “Hedda Gabler is a tival markets for its director and its stars, Jakob touchstone of modern drama — it’s endlessly Oftebro of Kon-Tiki and Kristofer Hivju of Game fascinating, particularly in this adaptation, of Thrones. www.filmfestdc.org/filmView.cfm? which blows all the dust off and makes the play passID=28. Several other Scandinavian films will strikingly modern.” says Studio’s Artistic Direc- be screened at this festival. Dates and locations tor David Muse. www.studiotheatre.org/plays/ are not available yet, but check the FilmfestDC play-detail/hedda-gabler web site regularly for announcements: www.filmfestdc.org. U Street Music Hall Hosts Two Norwegian Performers Jarle Bernhoft, also known as Bern/hoft, is a singer, instrumentalist, composer and lyricist from Nittedal, Norway who will perform at the U Street Music Hall on Wednesday, May 11. For tickets and a sample of his music visit www.songkick.com/concerts/26377849-bernhoft-at-u-street-music-hall. Bernhoft has three “number one” albums in Norway. Venue location: 1115 U St NW, Washington, DC. For more information call 202-588-1880 or visit www.ustreetmusichall.com.

The performance by AURORA is reported to be sold out, but we thought you’d like to know that this 20-year old singer-songwriter from Os, Norway, will be performing at the U Street Music Hall on April 21. Many of the dates on her US tour are already sold out, including New York, San Francisco, Los An- geles, and Chicago. To learn more about this performer visit her web site at www.aurora-music.com/

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 3 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 Kjell Sandved: An Appreciation By Lodge Member Jeffrey P. Jorgenson

Many nature and wildlife lovers in the early- to Art (1953–1955). This book about the natural mid-1900s learned about the mountains, plains, world was also to be full of photographs. In a and deserts, and their associated plants and ani- meeting with the Secretary of the Smithsonian mals, as a result of the Institution in Spring pioneering efforts of 1960, though, undaunted photogra- Sandved learned that phers and the sweep- the museum did not ing panoramas they have an archive of ani- captured. With an eye mal photographs. The for natural beauty at Secretary, however, the landscape scale, offered to let Sandved Ansel Adams, for ex- use an office in the ample, photographed National Museum of the towering mountain Natural History to peaks of Yosemite Na- take his own photo- tional Park and the graphs. First, howev- Sierra Nevada Moun- er, and unknown to tains in California. Eliot the Secretary, Porter did the same Sandved had to learn for the canyons and how to operate a deserts of the U.S. camera and take pho- southwest. Wildlife tographs. photographers of that era likewise began to One day in 1960 while publish, for example, examining the animal dramatic photographs collection at the Na- of migrating African tional Museum of Nat- elephants and wilde- Each letter is a diminutive pattern from a butter- ural History, Sandved beests. These large- fly’s wing, as photographed by Norwegian Kjell noticed in one of the scale images prompted Sandved. © Kjell Sandved. Visit attics a small Havana thousands of people www.butterflyalphabet.com/main/index.php cigar box that con- worldwide to become tained a collection of nature and wildlife conservationists. butterflies. One of the specimens had the letter “F” seemingly woven into the wing of the butter- Nature and wildlife photography entered a new fly. Intrigued, Sandved took a photograph of the phase in the mid-1960s, however, when Norwe- specimen and later posted this image above his gian publisher Kjell Sandved travelled to Wash- desk. Over time, Sandved became consumed with ington, DC, in search of wildlife images to illus- curiosity about that butterfly wing and wondered trate an encyclopedia devoted to the natural if the wing patterns of other butterflies might world that he was compiling back in Oslo. portray the remaining letters of a miniature al- Sandved had already published his popular and phabet. Thus began a decades-long journey by elaborately illustrated Encyclopedia of Classic Sandved across the globe that came to encom- Music (1943–1950) and Encyclopedia of Classic (Continued on page 5) VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 4 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016

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pass over 20,000 species of butterflies and a nev- er-ending search for those letters and numbers seemingly scrolled on the wings of those tiny and delicate creatures.

The first two years of this journey were spent in Washington working as a volunteer at the muse- um while supported by royalties from the ency- clopedias. Two years later, Sandved was hired by the Smithsonian Institution to work on several exhibits. Sandved was finally hired another two years later as the first full-time nature photogra- pher at the museum. Unleashed from the con- fines of the cubicles, dioramas, and exhibits of the museum, Sandved traveled the world for the next 30 years, often accompanied by museum research paleontologist Barbara Bedette, making countless friends along the way and opening up Naturalist Kjell Sandved, born in Strandebarm, the eyes of nature and wildlife lovers to previous- Norway in 1922, became the Smithsonian’s first ly unseen and unimagined places. During trips to full-time professional nature photographer. more than 30 countries, Sandved photographed, for example, unusual plants, colorful marine life, at Sandved’s webpage vast archaeological excavations, and immense www.butterflyalphabet.com. He retired in 1992. coral reefs. While Sandved thrived on these ad- Following retirement, Sandved – happy and ventures, his overarching interest remained the healthy into the late 80s – remained in the Wash- fragile and elusive world of butterflies and moths ington, DC, area and was frequently observed by and those alphabets. neighbors while on his daily 20-minute jogs each morning and evening. The results of this overarching interest in butter- flies and moths – known by biologists as the Lepi- Kjell (pronounced “shell”) Bloch Sandved was doptera – were realized in 1975 when Sandved born on October 20, 1922, in Strandebarm, Nor- published the “Butterfly Alphabet” poster. This way. Strandebarm, located about 50 km east- popular poster represented – based on color pho- southeast of Bergen, is a former municipality in tographs of butterfly wings – all twenty-six letters Hordaland County. This municipality, character- and the numbers one through nine. Through the ized by tall mountains and numerous waterfalls, years, Sandved noted that symmetrical letters originally spanned both sides of the central part such as “O” were the easiest to find, while the of Hardangerfjorden. Sandved’s father was a phy- letter “R” was the most problematic. Featured in sician, while his mother loved music and played a 1983 Smithsonian documentary and a speaker classical pieces on a Blüthner piano with curved in the Smithsonian Associates Program, Sandved legs. Sandved had no siblings and never married. ultimately published nine books of nature pho- Toward the end of his life, according to a friend tography and produced educational films on na- and business associate, Sandved had dementia. ture and animal behavior. Several versions of the He died in Washington, DC, on December 20, butterfly alphabet, as well as other nature alpha- 2015. bet posters and animal posters are still available (Continued on page 6)

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(Continued from page 5) New York Conservationist Magazine 2004. Avail- able online at: http://www.butterflyalphabet.com/ I for one am truly appreciative to Sandved, a fel- links/index.php?action=ny

low Norwegian, for opening my eyes to the frag- Sandved, K.B. Undated. The Inspiring Smithson- ile and elusive world of butterflies and moths and ian. 104 pp. Available online at: http:// those alphabets. www.butterflyalphabet.com/story/index.php

Takk skal du ha. Schudel, M. 2016. Kjell Sandved, photographer who found art in butterfly wings, dies at 93. The Permission to use the copyrighted poster was Washington Post. Available online at: https:// granted by Barbara Badian. www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/kjell- sandved-photographer-who-found-art-in-butterfly This appreciation is adapted from the following -wings-dies-at-93/2016/01/16/07570dba-bc72- accounts: 11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html ASA Program: Crown Princess Märtha of Norway

On Monday, April 18, the American Scandinavian Association (ASA) presents “Passengers on the Ship American Legion” by Susan Rem- mert, whose mother came to the US at the start of WWII onboard the USS transport ship American Legion. Her fellow passengers included Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, the Norwegian entertainer Victor Borge, and the U.S. Minister to Norway.

The program will include a PBS-produced film on Crown Princess Mär- tha, who was a Swedish Princess but became Norway’s Crown Prin- cess when she married Crown Prince Olav in 1929. The Crown Prin- cess was quickly taken into the hearts of the Norwegian people for her calm and easy-going manner. Today, her statue stands before the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington DC.

Monday, April 18, 8 PM. St. John's Church, 6701 Wisconsin Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (Wisconsin Ave & Bradley Blvd.) See www.scandinavian-dc.org/meet-1.htm

DC Spy Museum to Host Program on WWII Vemork Heavy Water Plant Author Neal Bascomb will share highlights from his new book, The Winter Fortress, about the daring raid on the Nazi heavy water plant in Vemork, Norway. A reception sponsored by the Norwegian Embassy will follow the program. Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 PM. Tickets $10.

See www.spymuseum.org/calendar/detail/the-epic-mission-to-sabotage- hitlers-atomic-bomb-an-evening-with-neal-bascomb/2016-05-11/ or call the museum at 202-393-7798. Co-sponsored by the Norwegian Embassy.

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with a pot luck President’s Message supper served at 7:00 followed by a Hei hei, movie. If you’ve

seen it before, We had approximately 40 people in attendance come anyway and for our March 19 lodge meeting at which we hap- enjoy seeing it pily and formally welcomed new members, Rolf again. Children and Fredriksen, Lee Halvorsen, and Erik Severeid. We grandchildren are are so happy they joined our lodge. Rolf, Lee, and encouraged to Erik had an opportunity to tell us a little about attend with their themselves, and it was fun to get to know them. parents and grand- Some of our other new members could not parents. It will be a attend on the 19th, but we want you to know fun evening. that we welcome you also and look forward to

meeting you at a future event. Sons of Norway will celebrate Norwegian Consti-

tution Day on “Syttende Mai,” the Seventeenth of Also on the 19th, we awarded membership pins May. There will be a Gala Dinner on Friday, May to the following long-standing members: Susie 13th at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel on Lee Fosaaen and Joyce Lawrence for 5 years of mem- Highway in Arlington. See the flyer on page X bership, Robert Beatrez and Erik Larson for 10 and email your reservations to years, and Tina Keune for 50 years. Some pins [email protected] or call 202-468-2529. were picked up by family or friends for members

who were unable to attend: Michael Plasha for 5 More Syttende Mai celebrations with fun for the years, Lynn Rundhaugen for 10 years, Ingrid whole family will take place on Sunday, May 15th Hamso and Annemarie McCaslin for 20 years. at Carderock Park on the Potomac with a picnic, a Others were not able to attend, but they may parade of proud flag-waving Norwegians, speak- pick up their pins from me the next time they ers, entertainment, and games for the children. come to the lodge, or they may contact me at This event is free and all are welcome. Hope to [email protected] to make other arrange- see you there. For more information and direc- ments. Congratulations to all, and thank you for tions go to [email protected] . your years of loyalty to our lodge.

Plans for our June meeting are being made. April is “Charitable Trust Month.” Unique to the Watch future announcements for the details. Au- Third District, but following in the tradition of the thor Tim Boyce will be coming to talk about his origins of Sons of Norway, The Charitable Trust book “Day by Day” a recently republished diary was first formed in 1936 for the purpose of by Odd Nansen, who was a prisoner in Nazi con- “taking care of our own.” For 80 years The Chari- centration camps during WWII. table Trust Fund has helped 3rd District SON

members, through “the fraternal chain of ever- It was a pleasure to see so many of our members lasting friendship,” by providing financial assis- on March 19th. I will look forward to seeing you tance in times of need. Read more about The again on the 15th of April. Charitable Trust at 3dsofn.org/charitable-trust/ .

If you can, please donate to this benevolent Beste hilsen, cause.

Doris Goodlett Our April lodge meeting will be on Friday, April 15

at 7:00 at Norway House. It will be a family event

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 7 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 Norway and the European Union

By Lodge Member Christine Foster Meloni

Many people, even Europeans, are surprised to learn that Norway is not a member of the Europe- an Union. The Norwegian people have voted against joining in two referendums. They would most likely vote against membership if a referen- dum were held today.

In early 1972 a majority in Norway’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly to join the European Eco- nomic Community (known as the Common Mar- MeldSt5_UD_ENG.PDF. ket). In the popular referendum held in Septem- ber of that year, however, 53.5% voted against Should Norway join the EU? Norwegians Re- membership while 46.5% voted for it. spond

In November 1992 Norway’s Labor government I asked a few Norwegian family and friends how applied for EU (formerly the EEC) membership they would vote if a referendum were held today. and reached an agreement with the EU on the membership conditions in March 1994. A referen- Tormod Holte – Norway dum was held in November 1994 and a record 89.04% of the Norwegian electorate turned out to In the 1994 referendum, I voted in favor of EU vote. The result was 52.18 % against and 47.82% membership because I was concerned that Nor- in favor, roughly the same as in 1972. way would otherwise have no say in matters important to us, be unable to influence Both referendums showed the country quite decisions being made centrally in Europe, that we evenly split although in both cases the slim major- would not get sufficient access to the EU's inner ity voted against membership. In all of the polls market, and that trade, businesses and our econ- taken between 2003 and 2014, a majority never omy would suffer. favored membership. In fact, in a poll conducted by Sentio in September 2014, the opposition was However, it later turned out that this was solved stronger than ever: 70.5% were against member- through bilateral agreements, even though we ship. pay substantial fees each year through our associ- ation with the EEC. Since Norway has natural re- Although Norway is not an EU member, it does sources (e.g. oil, natural gas and fish) that the EU belong to the European Economic Area (EEA), countries need, I think they probably need us which is made up of the EU countries plus Nor- more than we need them. With the latest turmoil way, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. These countries and financial instability within the union, there are all part of the EU’s single market. For more seems to be a growing opposition and skepticism information, read the Norwegian Ministry of For- in several member countries, and I think Norway eign Affairs’ White Paper, “The EEA Agreement is better off outside this mess. Today I would and Norway’s other agreements with the EU,” at (Continued on page 9) www.eu-norway.org/Global/SiteFolders/webeu/

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(Continued from page 8) various support programs. Norway would proba- bly be wide open to EU-citizens eager to enjoy probably vote against EU membership. our generous welfare and social programs. I hope Norway stays out. Elin Olsen – Norway Non-Norwegian Europeans Respond No! Norway should not join the EU. I do not want I also asked some non-Norwegian European my country to be completely dictated to by peo- friends their opinion about Norwegian member- ple who live over 500 miles away, who have nev- ship. er been to Norway, who do not know the culture and the settlement patterns, and regard Norway Mette Levasseur – as a peripheral outpost that one need not take into account. No! The EU financial system is a mess. Too many irresponsible countries such as Greece, Portugal Today a farmer in Trøndelag can choose (at least and Spain benefitted from the great credit ratings partly) what kind of corn he will grow in his field. earned by Germany and other northern European If Norway were a member of the EU, he would be countries and made irresponsible investments required to cultivate specific grains and would dragging down the entire EU zone. lose the freedom of choice he has today. Norway has oil and has invested the proceeds in a Norway is in the EEC and Schengen, so the coun- very responsible manner. Even with decreasing try must still follow many rules and directives world market oil prices, Norway is still self- from the EU. Ironically, although Norway is not an sufficient and not the victim of OPEC manipula- EU member, it is the country that best follows EU tions. rules! The open borders within the EU Zone have prov- Paul Frøise – Norway en to be a serious liability and security concern during the ongoing migration (humanitarian) cri- Our industry would have export advantages. But sis. The open borders have increased the flow of we would also lose national support, especially “economic migrants” - not true asylum seekers - for the districts. and the risk of terrorism.

The Union would destroy the small Norwegian Gerald Seider - Germany farm, and the market would overflow with cheap In 2015 we had too many unsolved problems and European farm products. But I would almost cer- places where the EU lacked solidarity - the near tainly continue to buy food produced in Norway bankruptcy in Greece; the EU’s struggle to find a anyway because Norwegian food is cleaner and common opinion and response on the war in the has fewer additives like penicillin and preserva- Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia; the cop- tives. My vote would be no. ing with refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Af- Terje Dehli – Norway rica; and finally, the fiscal and financial situation of the EU. Norway is currently in the curious position that, although we are not a member of the EU, we More and more countries want to take advantage have to abide by almost all of the rules, but with- of the EU but are not willing to share problems. out being represented or entitled to a vote. Norway should stay out of the EU and watch If we became a member, we would probably pay (Continued on page 10) more for the membership than we got back in

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(Continued from page 9) peans must unite to assert and defend the princi- ples of civilization common to them, as do Ameri- what happens. cans under the flag of the United States.

Adriano Meloni – Italy In addition, economically-isolated European countries do not have sufficient size to compete Norway should stay as far away from the EU as with the major powers that are China, the USA, possible. Being part of a vastly inefficient bureau- and the Russian Federation, as well as Japan, In- cracy where all the sly countries try to suck mon- dia or Brazil. ey out of you for their own interests is not a smart road to follow. Carlos, Jr. - Spain

John Persenda – France Norway is one of the richest countries in the world. Its GDP is larger than any country of the When you see the disastrous political situation of EU. It has petroleum, gas, minerals, etc., in great the EU and the impossibility of having a common quantities. Life expectancy is among the highest policy, one wonders what the EU is, unless the in the world. Its welfare state functions very well. war that has just been declared against ISIS will It's one of the safest countries in the world. give it a sense of unity for the first time. Norway has had a Social Democrat tradition for I am sad that the EU is not the great country it many years, and it functions very well for them. should be, due to changing political positions, but The leaders in Europe, on the other hand, are let's hope it will be. Therefore, I think it is sad now from the Conservative parties, like Mrs. that a country like Norway is not in the EU; it is a Merkel in Germany; these are the countries that part of Europe culturally, politically, and histori- make the rules, i.e. dictate the norms. Why cally. would Norway want to join the EU?

Norbert Fuegenschuh – Austria Egils Veverbrants – Latvia

If it joined, Norway – as one of Europe`s richest Norway should join the EU because it is in Europe countries – would lose a very comfortable posi- and has the same problems and concerns. Having tion. Norway has very high salaries and wages. oil should not influence this decision – if it does, The result would more than likely be a general Norway should join OPEC. lowering of the payment level at home. Conclusion A new reason for not joining now is the current refugee situation. Not being a member gives the The four Norwegians in my sample oppose EU country more flexibility in dealing with the situa- membership and probably reflect the views of tion. most Norwegians. The non-Europeans are split. Those who focus on the welfare of Norway feel Norway’s current position is a good one; to be- that EU membership at this time would be to its come a full member of the EU would mean giving detriment. Those who think Norway should join up control in some fields. are focused more on the health of the EU and believe that Norway’s membership would Jose Benoliel – Portugal strengthen the union.

Norway, as well as all the other Europeans coun- It seems quite obvious that Norway will not hold tries, should be in the European Union. All Euro- another referendum any time soon.

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Our Members Recommend…

 Radical art from a traditional country artdaily.com/news/85360/Exhibition-presents- Norwegian-process-art-and-conceptual-art-in-the-1970s-and-80s#.VvaUROIrKUl

 Sami Easter Festival—reindeer races and joik competition www.smithsonianmag.com/ travel/norways-sami-easter-festival-180958542/?no-ist

 Viking exhibition in NYC www.discoverytsx.com/vikings-the-exhibition

 Viking treasures found in Scotland http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160323- vikings-galloway-hoard-treasure-scotland-archaeology/

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prepare updates to the Genealogy Interest Genealogy links for the Lodge website. At the Group (GIG) Meeting February GIG meeting Joel Myklebust was pre- The April meeting will be held at Norway House paring a genealogy arti- at 2:00PM on Sunday, 10 April. cle for the Newsletter. Joel’s article will be in Seven Lodge members attended the March GIG the May Newsletter. I meeting: Marvin Reed, Jeff Jorgenson, Pat Huber, hope all of you are con- Tina Benagh, Gary Johnson, Dean Jacobson, and sidering writing your own genealogy article. Burt Koske. These articles can also be included in the Roots Project. The Fairfax Genealogical Society (FxGS) is having their Spring conference April 1 — 2 at the Westin I will send out a reminder before the meeting. All Tysons Corner, 7801 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, members interested in genealogy are welcome. VA. There are a great many worthwhile sessions. I look forward to seeing you all at the next Check out the Conference – http://www.fxgs.org/ meeting. cpage.php?pt=61. Burt Koske The GIG members have made good progress to [email protected]

Keep the Care Committee Posted... Please keep Care Committee Chair, Shelley Mitchell, informed about members who are ill, undergoing surgery, recuperating, or homebound for an extensive period. We will send them best wishes from the Lodge as a whole. Contact Shelley at [email protected].

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A memorial service was held on March 19, 2016, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lu- theran Church in Lutherville, MD to honor members of Washington Lodge and the other four lodges in Sons of Norway, Third District, Zone Six (Bondelandet, , Nordkap, and Restauration). Families of all hon- orees were invited. Attendees from our Lodge included Roger Larson for Ingrid Larson. Burt Koske read the names and dates at the service. Third District President, Mary Andersen spoke briefly about frater- nalism, family and honoring the military experience the some of the deceased members. Ten honorees from Washington Lodge were remembered: Robert Armstrong, James O. Frankosky, Brigit Fossberg, Ingrid Larson, Alfred Olsen, Marjorie O. Olson, Richard Richter, Johnathan (Bing) Sisson, Ernst Tonstad, and Emily Olsen White.

lies from the financial hardships experienced dur- The Charitable Trust – ing times of sickness or death in the family. A mo- tion made at the 1936 District Convention to start Taking Care of Our Own an old age fund became a reality in 1938. Over A message from 3D Counselor Cathy Dollymore time, the old age fund became known as the Be- nevolent Fund. pril is the month of nature “springing” back A and it is also the month of taxes. April has Our Norwegian brethren came with little but the also been designated The Charitable Trust fund clothes on the back, hearts filled with hope and raising month. If you can, would you please make strong backs ready to work. The newly arrived a contribution to the trust? Norwegians, learning of the Sons of Norway, were drawn to the companionship in the Third The Charitable Trust provides assistance to our District lodges. It became apparent that some of fraternal brothers and sisters in time of need. The the new immigrants needed help over the rough need could be as simple as helping with the very spots and the Benevolent Fund was the mecha- high cost of prescription drugs or it could be a nism. Eventually the Benevolent Fund was for- little help getting back on your feet from a devas- malized in 1971 as the Charitable Trust. For over tating loss. You may only need assistance for a 40 years, the Charitable Trust has provided mod- few months or sometimes a little longer. est support to District 3 members in need.

All contributions to the Third District’s Charitable To qualify, a recipient must be a District 3 SON Trust, which is a 501 (c) (3) fund, are fully tax de- member at least five years, be recommended for ductible on both federal and state returns as per- a helping hand by a member and complete the mitted by law. application. These criteria are then reviewed by the Trustees which include the District President, As you think about your financial status, think Vice President, Counselor, Secretary and Treasur- about a legacy gift in your will for the Charitable er. The selection process and results are confi- Trust. A legacy gift provides future support for dential. The Charitable Trust – taking care of our the Charitable Trust. own for over 40 years!

Its existence parallels the origins of the Sons of Contact Cathy at [email protected] for more Norway whose purposes and goals were to pro- information. tect members of Sons of Norway and their fami- VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 12 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 Photos from the March Meeting Last month VP Mark Whited wel- comed three of the several new members who joined the Lodge since last June. Membership pins and achievement medals were also awarded, More photos next page. All will be posted soon on www.flickr.com/photos/norwaydc/

New members Erik Severeid (seated) and Rolf Fredriksen, with Erik’s daughter Kiki and wife Jan, and Ardis Morton.

New member Lee Halvorsen (left) with Greg Ovrebo.

Susie Fosaaen receives her 5 year pin from Mark Whited.

Robert Beatrez receives his 10 year pin. Lynn Rundhaugen’s 10-year pin is accepted by her husband Erik Larson.

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 13 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 March meeting, con’t... At right, Christine Meloni receives two awards from Sports Director Greg Ovrebo: a pin for completing the Virtual Pilgrimage along St. Olav's Way (387 mi.) and the Gold (270 mi.) and Enamel (360 mi.) Sports Medals for Walk- ing (Gangmerke). She also received an award for completing Level 2 of the Norwegian Lan- guage and Culture Cultural Skills Program. All photos from the meeting will be posted soon on www.flickr.com/photos/norwaydc/.

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 14 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 Scarred. While not Four Crime Novels for necessary to read them in order, it is the Season to be recommend-

By Lodge Member Christine Foster Meloni ed because the Reprinted with permission from the Norwegian- plots do some- American Weekly times overlap be- tween books. It is Did you load up on crime novels for the Easter also helpful to fol- holidays? As we all know, Norway has given the low Juul’s develop- world an impressive number of illustrious crime ment after the fire writers. Therefore, one faces an embarrassment in which he was of riches when trying to narrow the choices for badly burned and the season. lost his son.

For this Spring I am going to offer a short list of I found Burned particularly interesting because it my four favorite crime novelists and, for each shed light on the tensions in Oslo that have been writer, I will share with you one book that I have caused by immigration, particularly that of Mus- particularly liked. Choosing one book was defi- lims. The novel begins with the brutal murder of nitely not easy because I would highly recom- a beautiful college student. She is stoned to mend every novel written by each of these au- death and buried up to her neck. Since she had a thors. Pakistani boyfriend, suspicion immediately falls on the Muslim community. Here is my list of my favorite Norwegian crime writers in Karin Fossum alphabetical order: Thomas Enger, Karin Fossum, Jørn Before becoming a writer, Fossum had a varie- Lier Horst, and Jo Nesbø. ty of work experiences, includ- Fossum and Nesbø are con- ing positions in mental institu- sidered Norway’s literary tions. This experience made royalty, Queen and King of her very sensitive to individu- Crime, respectively, and als who were not in main- both are well known in the stream society, who were out- US. Enger and Horst are less well known but siders. In her novels her pro- their novels are equally well written with tagonists, the ones who com- engaging characters and exciting plots. mit a crime, are people who are outsiders. Frequently, Thomas Enger readers feel drawn to them and actually want them to Thomas Enger studied journalism and elude the long arm of the jus- worked for the Norwegian online newspa- tice system. per Nettavisen for nine years. He, therefore, knows the industry well and has created a very This is certainly the case in The Murder of Harriet believable and interesting protagonist in journal- Krohn. Charlo Torp has been having a difficult ist Henning Juul. time in his life and has become involved in some

Enger’s first three books are Burned, Pierced, and (Continued on page 16)

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 15 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 Norwegian PM to Attend White House Summit in May Prime Minister Erna Solberg will attend a U.S.-Nordic Leaders summit, to be hosted by President Obama at the White House on May 13. The summit will address transatlantic security, migration, climate change, the Arctic, trade, global health and education. Leaders from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and will also attend. Obama last met with the group in September 2013 during a visit to Sweden.

The President and Mrs. Obama will host the leaders at a state dinner following the summit on the 13th. We can’t help but notice this is the same night as the Syttende Mai Gala Dinner — wouldn’t it be great if Prime Minister Solberg could break away for a short visit?

(Continued from page 15) his daughter intersect. The solution is intriguing and very unexpected! shady dealings. But he loves his daughter very much and wants to develop a strong, healthy re- Jo Nesbø lationship with her. With this objective in mind, he devises a plan that goes very wrong and he Nesbø is undoubtedly the kills a woman. We know that he is not a bad per- world’s best known Norwegian son and we pull for him because we feel he de- crime writer. Harry Hole, the serves a second chance. main character in most of his novels, is well liked. Hole is a Jørn Lier Horst rather flawed individual but a brilliant investiga- tor and, for all of his personal faults, he is popular Horst brings valuable professional experience to with readers. his role as a crime writer. He served several years as an investigating police officer in the city of Lar- Nesbø is preoccupied with evil and all of his nov- vik and he, therefore, writes police procedurals els are quite dark. He wants to expose the dark that have realistic plots and authentic details. His side of a society that seems ideal. My favorite protagonist, Inspector William Wisting, is also an Nesbø novel is The Snowman. It is about a serial experienced police officer in Larvik. killer who builds a snowman in his victim’s yard the day before he kills her. The perp is definitely The Caveman is definitely my favorite so far. wicked, and you definitely want this individual Viggo Hansen lives alone. He dies in his home and caught and locked up, away from society. You no one notices that he is missing for over four seldom feel empathy for Nesbø’s bad guys alt- months. When she hears about this case, hough in his latest novels you very well might. Wisting’s journalist daughter decides to write an Enjoy! article about Viggo. How could someone so com-

pletely disappear from society with no one seem- Crime novels by these authors may be enjoyed all ing to care? Viggo soon appears on the radar year round but be Norwegian! Read several of screen of the police and the work of Wisting and them during the Easter holidays.

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 16 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 Iron Age Settlement Discovered in Norway

Archaeologists in Norway recently collected an array of Iron Age artifacts from an excavation site near Ørland Airport. Known to be a promising area that was likely to yield relics, the region was unavailable for exploration due to government restrictions on archaeological digs until an expan- sion at the nearby airport offered an opportunity for excavation.

At one time on the edges of a secluded bay, the 22-acre survey site appears to have been a 1,500- year-old farming and fishing community. “It was a A glass bead that's at least 1500 years old was sheltered area along the Norwegian coastal route found at the Ørland Main Air Station dig. Photo: from southern Norway to the northern coasts. Åge Hojem, NTNU University Museum. And it was at the mouth of Fjord, which was a vital link to Sweden and the inner A first-of-its-kind discovery for Norway, the Iron regions of mid-Norway,” said Ingrid Ystgaard of Age refuse provides researchers with valuable the Norwegian University of Science and Technol- insights into what the villagers ate (fish and sea- ogy (NTNU). birds), what they wore and how they lived. The shard of glass also indicates that the village was Among the preliminary findings were postholes wealthy enough that trade for glass would have for three longhouses and waste piles called mid- been possible. dens, where garbage would have been discarded. Fortunately for the researchers, the low acidity of To learn more about the settlement, or to watch the sandy soil provided the perfect medium for for future discoveries at the site, visit the NTNU’s preserving the contents of the middens, yielding research webzine at gemini.no/en/2015/12/iron- animal bones, glass and amber pieces of jewelry age-norwegians-liked-their-bling/ and a shard of glass from a goblet. . SofN Newsletter Service Join Sons of Norway, Renew a Membership, Give a Membership

 To join as a new member visit our Lodge web site www.norwaydc.org/ membership or call 800-945-8851 or email [email protected].  If you need your membership number of if your membership has lapsed call 800-945-8851 or email [email protected].  Children 15 years of age or under whose parent or grandparent is a SON member may sign up for a free Heritage Membership. Youth ages 16-23 who have a parent or grandparent who is a Sons of Norway member may be a free Unge Venner member.

Current Dues: Individual $56.50 (International = $32 + District $14.50 + Lodge $10), Spouse $49.50, Youth $23.25, Your children & grandchildren are FREE!

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 17 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 3D President’s Message: fra Presiden- ten, Mary B. Andersen Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep go- that a motion ing. Sam Levenson made at the 1936 District April is 3D Charitable Trust Month Convention to start an old age The Sons of Norway and the Third District have fund became a been going strong for over 100 years. Recently, I reality in 1938. received a copy of a booklet commemorating the Over time, the 10th anniversary of the Third District! It is written old age fund be- in Norwegian. (The advertisements are in English came known as and looking at the old telephone numbers the Benevolent brought back a lot of memories.) The booklet will Fund. Eventually the Benevolent Fund was for- be displayed at the June 2016 Convention and malized in 1971 as the Charitable Trust. For al- will eventually be copied and placed on our web- most 80 years, the Charitable Trust has provided site. modest financial support to District 3 members to aid physical, social and psychological well-being. th I shared the booklet with the 3D Board at our The June 2016 3D Convention marks the 80 an- March board meeting and asked Zone 4 Director niversary of the formation of the Benevolent Kari Williams to take a look at it and provide her Fund! Wow, isn’t that amazing! Sadly, reduced impressions. Kari mentioned that generosity donations and market volatility has taken a toll jumped out at her in the lodge descriptions. on our Charitable Trust. You will hear more about Many lodges described providing sick pay, funeral the Trustees actions at the June Convention. benefits and just a little to help people get over a Like the clock, can we keep the Charitable Trust rough spot. The amount of aid provided was going for our fraternal brothers and sisters? amazing considering it was 1923! This helping hand became the basis for our Charitable Trust. Jeg ønsker dere alt godt. The Spring 1971 Sons of Norway Bulletin reported Mary

Happy April Birthdays!

RC Allen Lori Jo Churchyard Tina Keune Anne Al-Samarrie Anne Eason Lynn Litterine Carla Baer Earl Ellison James Magnotti Rune Bakke Debra Fosaaen Allison Malone Katherine Barnett Rannveig Fredheim Kris Moen Grant Bowden Roy Gjormand Alexandra Olsen Beverly Bryce Skyler Dreng Hamrell Marcus Sacks Julie Burnett Stephanie Johnson Lillian Sjovold Springtime at Gustav Raymond Cahow John Kaldahl Howard Soroos Vigeland Sculpture Timothy Christenson Marguerite Kause Park, Oslo.

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 18 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 a little in English... Vigeland Sculpture Park tops the tourist list

If there’s one thing Norwegian tourists do when they are on vacation in Oslo, it is visit Vigeland Sculpture Park. The sculptures top the list of sights Norwegians have visited in their own country.

These results were shown by a [2014] nation- wide survey by TNS Gallup for the Norwegian Viegland Sculpture Park in Oslo: the number one Hospitality Association. 1,057 Norwegians over tourist destination for Norwegians traveling in 18 were asked about their vacation plans. So their own country. again this year, many will pose angrily in front of Sinnataggen—the Spitfire—in a running pose in front of running sculptures and a lifting pose in The Norwegian Hospitality Association’s vaca- front of the figures that are lifting. tion survey also shows that Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and Nordkapp (The North Cape) are at the In addition to Vigeland Park, there are two other very bottom on the list of sights Norwegians attractions from the Oslo region among the top have visited. “It probably has a bit to do with five most-visited: Holmenkollen Ski Jump and Ski where these sites are located. Preikestolen is Museum and Tusenfryd amusement park just just outside Stavanger, and many Norwegians outside the city. The same survey also shows may think of Stavanger as more of a business that "everyone" has been to Oslo, and that hub than a vacation destination,” says Krohn De- among those who are taking a summer vacation vold. Preikestolen is by far the most-visited in their own country this year, most are spend- mountain in Norway, much more visited than ing it in the eastern part of Norway. the Galdhøpiggen and Besseggen. But apparent- ly it is more attractive among foreigners than “It's clear. Oslo is Norway's biggest tourist among Norwegians. The same goes for Nord- town,” says director of the Norwegian Hospitali- kapp. “For Norwegians it's probably not a big ty Association, Kristin Krohn Devold. She says goal in itself to stand at the northernmost point she is a bit amused when small towns are al- of Europe. For us it's probably more interesting lowed to have stores open on Sundays because to travel to Tromsø or Lofoten to have nter- they are tourist towns. It is actually Oslo that esting experiences in Northern Norway, says most people are visiting. “We have national Kristin Krohn Devold. monuments in this city that everyone wants to experience, such as the Opera. It has become a litt på norsk... tourist destination much like Vigeland Park. Peo- ple mostly aren’t going to see an opera, but they want to stroll on the rooftop. And Vigeland Park Vigelandsparken på has become Norway's answer to Central Park. turisttoppen People jog, run, exercise and go for walks. The park is widely used both by those who live there (Continued on page 20) and tourists, she said.

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 19 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 Norwegian Language Classes Every Wednesday

Level 1 - Beginners: 6-7 PM Level 2 - Intermediate 7-8 PM Level 3 - Advanced 8-9 PM

Students can decide which level works best for them and can attend different classes to find a fit. In the first two levels, students use the book Norsk, Nord- menn og Norge, available from Amazon. There is also a workbook that accompa- nies the textbook, but is not mandatory. Classes meet at Norway House directions

Cost is a bargain $10 per hour to the Instructor and $5 per evening to SoN Lodge. The Lodge provides coffee and other beverages. For more information contact the instructor, Nina Brambini Smith, at [email protected].

(Continued from page 19) fleste kommer til.- Vi har nasjonale monumenter i denne byen som alle vil oppleve, for eksempel Er det èn ting norske turister skal gjøre når de er Operaen. Den har blitt et turmål på samme på ferie i Oslo, så er det å besøke i Vigeland- måten som Vigelandsparken. Folk skal ikke først sparken. Skulpturene topper listen over sever- og fremst se en opera, men de skal gå tur på op- digheter nordmenn har besøkt i eget land. erataket. Og Vigelandsparken har blitt Norges svar på Central Park. Det jogges, løpes, trenes og Det viser en [2014] landsomfattende spørreun- gås turer. Parken brukes mye både av de som bor dersøkelse som TNS Gallup har gjennomført for der og av turister, sier hun. NHO Reiseliv. 1057 nordmenn over 18 år er spurt om sine ferieplaner. Så i år igjen kommer mange NHO Reiselivs ferieundersøkelse viser også at til å posere i sinnaformasjon foran Sinnataggen, i Preikestolen og Nordkapp, befinner seg helt løpepositur foran løpeskulpturer og i løftepositur nederst på lista over severdigheter nordmenn foran skulpturer som løfter. har besøkt selv. - Det har nok litt med hvor disse severdighetene ligger å gjøre. Preikestolen er like I tillegg til Vigelandsparken er to andre utenfor Stavanger, og mange nordmenn tenker attraksjoner fra Oslo-regionen med blant de fem nok på Stavanger mer som et businessted enn et mest besøkte: Holmenkollen med skimuseet og feriested, sier Krohn Devold. Preikestolen er det TusenFryd like utenfor byen. Så viser også den desidert mest besøkte fjellet i Norge, mye mer samme undersøkelsen at «alle» har vært i Oslo, besøkt enn både Galdhøpiggen og Besseggen. og at blant de som skal ha sommerferie i eget Men tilsynelatende er det mer attraktiv blant land i år, skal de aller fleste tilbringe den på utlendinger enn blant nordmenn. Det samme Østlandet. gjelder for Nordkapp. - For nordmenn er det nok ikke noe stort mål i seg selv å stå på Europas Det er klart. Oslo er jo Norges største turistby, nordligste punkt. For oss er det nok mer inter- sier direktør i NHO Reiseliv, Kristin Krohn Devold. essant å reise til Tromsø eller Lofoten for å få in- Hun sier hun blir litt lattermild når små kom- teressante opplevelser i Nordnorge, sier Kristin muner får lov til å ha søndagsåpne butikker fordi Krohn Devold. de er turistkommuner. Det er jo Oslo de aller SofN Newsletter Service

VOL. 52, NO. 4 PAGE 20 Washington Lodge 3-428 Capital Viking April 2016 Directions to Norway House Lodge Leaders and Contacts

3846 Meredith Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030 Lodge Website: www.norwaydc.org/directions www.norwaydc.org President: Doris Goodlett On weekdays, a 703-278-8724 or [email protected] residential parking Vice-President: Mark Whited permit is required to 703-725-5818 or [email protected] park on Meredith Dr. Secretary: Jeffrey Jorgenson You may park in the 703-503-3061 or [email protected] Christ Lutheran Church Treasurer: Bill DeRoche parking lot (entrance 304-725-2710 or [email protected] directly across the Financial Secretary: Henry Hansen street from the 703-815-4945 or [email protected] Norway House). Hospitality Director: Susie Fosaaen 703-861-4071 or [email protected] From Beltway or I-66: From the Beltway, go West on I-66. Librarian/Historian: Henry Hansen Exit I-66 onto Rt. 123 (Chain Bridge Rd.) south toward 703-815-4945 or [email protected] Fairfax (Exit 60). Go about a half mile. Turn right on Rt. 50 Newsletter Editor: Marie Hansen west (also Rt. 29, Lee Highway, and Fairfax Blvd.). Just 703-815-3467 or [email protected] after the 3rd traffic light, turn right on Meredith Dr. Webmaster: Vacant (between a Merchants Tire store and a Mobil gas station). [email protected] Norway House is on the right. See the website for a full list of officers and committee chairs: From Rt. 50/29: Go west from the Beltway about 5.33 www.norwaydc.org/officers/. miles. After crossing Rt. 123 (Chain Bridge Rd.), stay in the right lane. Just after the 3rd traffic light, turn right on Meredith Dr. (which is between a Merchants Tire store and a Mobil gas station). Norway House is on the right. About Capital Viking Capital Viking is published by Sons of Nor- From far western suburbs: From I-66 East, take Exit 52, way Lodge 3-428, eleven times per year. Rt. 50, east, toward city of Fairfax. Go about one mile. Address Changes: Turn left at Fairfax Blvd., which is where Rt. 29 joins Rt. 50 Did your email address, mailing address, (which itself angles left). Turn left after a Mobil station or other information change? Please noti- onto Meredith Dr. Norway House is on the right. fy database manager Marie Hansen at [email protected]. Metro & bus: From the Dunn Loring/Merrifield Metro U.S. Mail: station (on the Orange Line), go to Bus Bay E. Take bus 1C Sons of Norway toward West Ox Rd. and Alliance Dr. The bus will go down 3846 Meredith Dr., Lee Highway/Fairfax Blvd. (Rt. 50/29). Get off about 30 Fairfax, VA 22030 min. later at Meredith Drive (after Warwick Ave.). Find Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ Reusing Capital Viking Content: SonsofNorwayDC Except as noted, newsletter content is licensed under a Creative Newsletter Deadline: Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Please submit items by the 25th of the month www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ to [email protected].

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Third District Youth Camp at Land of the Vi- kings July 03-09, 2016 12 to 15 year olds July 10-16, 2016 8 to 11 year olds

Campers will attend morning classes in Norwegian language, rosemaling, wood working, hardanger and other skills. During the afternoon the campers can swim, hike and partici- pate in a variety of athletic activities such as fishing, crafts, cooking and learn about our Viking heritage to name a few. The evenings will bring an opportunity to form lasting friendships. We will have a talent show, films, folk dancing, games and much more.

For more information contact 3D Youth Director Evelyn Karpak at [email protected]. For

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