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Norwegian End of the Line for Draken Harald Hårfagre American Story on Page 19 Volume 127, #24 • August 12, 2016 Est the Inside this issue: NORWEGIAN End of the line for Draken Harald Hårfagre american story on page 19 Volume 127, #24 • August 12, 2016 Est. May 17, 1889 • Formerly Norwegian American Weekly, Western Viking & Nordisk Tidende $3 USD Nordic Fest, 50 years strong KARI HEISTAD Minneapolis, Minn. Nordic Fest—an annual celebration of Norwegian-American culture in the small town of Decorah, Iowa—just had its 50th an- niversary, July 28 through 30. In many ways, Nordic Fest is like any other fair or festival; there are food vendors, musical performanc- es, craft making, and, of course, a parade, but it all has a distinctly Norwegian twist. Instead of funnel cake and deep-fried candy bars, at- tendees indulge in krumkake and “lefse to go.” While parents enjoy a demonstration on woodcarving, or perhaps a Hardanger Fiddle performance, kids in bare feet and bunads hurry to the craft area to go paint a Viking ship or make their own troll. The more you see at Nordic Fest, the more you understand that this is not an ordinary festival at all; this is something special. How is it Nordic Fest has sustained such success year after year? A lot of it has to do with passing down tradition to younger gen- erations. The Luren Singers, the oldest Nor- wegian-American male chorus in the U.S., performed at the opening ceremonies and provided a visual example of passing on the Nordic baton. A great majority of the chorus is what you might call experienced, most of them having lost the pigment in their hair See > NORDIC FEST page 15 WHAT’S INSIDE? Nyheter / News 2-3 Det er ordet jeg alltid må « Business 4-5 komme tilbake til: sammen. » Opinion – Lars Saabye Christensen 6-7 Sports 8-9 Research & Science 10 Arts & Entertainment 11 Taste of Norway 12-13 Norway near you 14-15 Travel 16-17 Norwegian Heritage 18-19 Norsk Språk 20-21 Fiction 22 Barneblad 23 Bulletin Board 24 Photos: (above) Emily C. Skaftun, (background) courtesy of Vesterheim $1 = NOK 8.497 Above: A contestant winds up for the Rock Throw, one of many sporting events at Decorah’s Nordic Fest and updated 08/05/2016 one of the three events making up the Ultimate Norseman Competition. Background: Giant Norse mythology puppets by the Puppet Project were first introduced to Decorah’s Nordic In comparison Fest in 1999. Ellen Rockne, of Decorah, was inspired to add some magic to the parade, so she and artist Mat- 07/05/2016 8.4105 thew Alexander, also of Decorah, led a group of creative volunteers to begin the papier-mâché constructions. 02/05/2016 8.6057 08/05/2015 8.2787 2 • August 12, 2016 Nyheter fra Norge theNORWEGIANamerican Nyheter Turister besøker oljeplattformer Norges eldste mann er død Carl Wilhelm Andreas Falck sovnet inn Edda Accommodation på Majorstutunet bo- og behandlings- senter 23. juli. Han som de siste årene arrangerte Nordsjøens har besittet tittelen Norges eldste mann første «plattformspot­ ble 109 år og 57 dager. Falck har tre barn, fem barnebarn og fire oldebarn, og har ting» med offshoreskip de siste dagene hatt familien rundt seg. — De siste årene hadde han en veldig fin GEIR BARSTEIN tid, krydret med journalister og fotografer. Aftenposten Det syns han var hyggelig, han likte å få litt oppmerksomhet, sier sønnen Jacob En gruppe på 120 personer—for det Falck. Han forteller at faren synes det var meste nordmenn—gjennomførte nylig det spesielt stas da han for to måneder siden nye og uvanlige turisttilbudet i Nordsjøen feiret sin 109-årsdag og både statsmin- med hotellskipet Edda Fides, melder Reuters. ister Erna Solberg, ordførerne i Oslo og Det såkalte flotellet benyttes vanlig- Bærum og et helt pressekorps kom på vis av offshorearbeidere, men settes nå inn besøk på sykehjemmet og feiret ham sam- som reiselivsaktør i dødtiden mellom store men med venner og familie. Den aktive oljeoppdrag. senioren var også Norges eldste Høyre- — Jeg kan ikke tro at det er mulig å medlem. — Han var stolt av at han var bygge slike store bygninger, sier Kari Som- Foto: Edda Accommodation / Aftenposten den eldste rådgiveren til Erna. Hun ønsket me (86) til nyhetsbyrået etter å ha betraktet Flotellet Edda Fides har 600 senger og brukes vanligvis til overnatting for offshorearbeidere. I jakten ham god jul flere ganger. Far meldte seg Statoils Troll A-plattform. på alternativt arbeid mellom større oppdrag, tilbyr det nå plattformspotting for turister i Nordsjøen. inn i Høyre da han var 16 år, samme som I løpet av to turer i juli besøkte Edda henne, og han syns det var spennende å Fides og turistene den nye plattformen Ed- me om bord plattformene, men ifølge sel- diskutere politikk med Erna, forteller vard Grieg, Johan Sverdrup-feltet, Balder, dation, et underselskap av Østensjø Rederi, skapets nettsider kan de gå helt inntil sikker- Jacob. Møtene med den gamle Høyre- Oseberg, Troll A, Troll C og Gjøa A, ifølge som sørger for at offshorearbeidere har et hetssonen på 500 meter. mannen gjorde også inntrykk på statsmin- sysla.no. sted å sove. Oljebransjen sliter, og senest 28. — Det har vært et eventyr. Å være isteren. — Det er med sorg jeg har mot- — Det er fantastisk! Jeg var så spent juli meldte NTB at nærmere 40.000 stillinger en del av et høyteknologisk offshoreskip, tatt nyheten om at Carl Falck er død. Jeg siden jeg ikke visste mye om det på forhånd. er kuttet de siste to årene. nærmest som et besetningsmedlem, var utro- deler sorgen med hans familie, skriver Så da vi kom hit, og dro fra plattform til Bjørn Erik Julseth, hotellmanageren om lig, konkluderer turisten Nils Olav Nergaard. Erna Solberg i en e-post til VG 24. juli. plattform, ble jeg forbløffet, sier Somme. bord, sier de så etter nye måter å generere — Carl Falck var alltid meget interessant Turistene betalte mellom 6000 og aktivitet på. å møte. Han var samfunns- og politisk en- 30.000 kroner for fire dager om bord skipet, — Vi brukte kreativiteten vår og organ- English Synopsis: Edda Fides, a hotel ship that is nor- mally used for offshore workers, is now being used gasjert, kjapp og slagferdig i replikken og som også inkluderte forelesere som holdt iserte denne turen på seks uker, sier han til foredrag underveis. Reuters. in between big projects to take tourists to see the oil hadde et enestående godt humør, sier hun. platforms in the North Sea. Carl Falck ble født i Tønsberg 27. mai Turene organiseres av Edda Accommo- Turistene fikk ikke anledning til å kom- 1907. Han er utdannet jurist fra uni- versitetet i Oslo og har vært både dom- merfullmektig i Fredrikstad og hatt egen praksis i London. De siste 25 årene av Glemte redningsvest yrkeslivet var han administrerende direk- Sakte-TV tør for Norges Grossistforbund. (Kari Mette Hole, VG) Frykter at asiatisk krabbe er på vei til til Netflix og bøtela seg selv Norge Netflix har kjøpt rettig­ Historien om politi­ Det er Sveriges Radio som melder om funn av krabben på sine sider. På kort tid heter til å vise blant an­ mannen som ga seg er det funnet flere eksemplarer av arten. — På to år fikk vi opp fire eksemplarer net «Telemarkskanalen selv bot etter å ha frem til i fjor. Nå har vi fått fire på en minutt for minutt» og glemt redningsvest får uke, sier Matz Berggren, marinbiolog ved Lovéncentret i Fiskebäckskil til Sveriges «Nasjonal strikkekveld» stor oppmerksomhet Radio. Marinbiologen sier det er van- skelig å si sikkert om det faktisk etablerer SUSANNE FLØLO & INGRI GUDMUNDSEN BERGO seg flere slike arter, eller om folk er flin- HANNA HUGLEN REVHEIM VG kere til å rapportere inn. I Norge er det NRK foreløpig ikke gjort funn av denne krab- Dagen før femårsmarkeringen av 22. ben. Det opplyser biolog ved Høgskolen — Jeg håper folk skjønner hva det er for juli-angrepet skrev VG en artikkel om politi- i Østfold, Jan Ingar Båtvik. Han tror deri- noe og ikke tror det er en ny skjermsparer på betjentene Arne Stavnes og Ellen Holtebu mot det ikke blir lenge til den kommer hit. TV-en, flirer Thomas Hellum. som patruljerer vannet rundt Utøya. — Den blir sett på som en såkalt dør- Han var prosjektleder for NRKs sakte- Patruljeringen er et ledd i politiets ar- stokkart. Den er absolutt uønsket i våre TV-satsinger Telemarkskanalen og Hurtig- beid for å øke sikkerheten rundt øya etter den farvann, slik som i Sverige. Det er bare ruten minutt for minutt. Det er to av elleve grusomme masseskytingen der 69 personer Foto: Lech Klaudia / VG et spørsmål om tid før vi får et funn av innslag som nå er kjøpt opp av strømme- mistet livet for fem år siden. Politibetjent Arne Stavnes hadde helt glemt sin den langs vår kyst, mener han. Asiatisk tjenesten Netflix. Det betyr at flere millioner Imidlertid kan det virke som om én av egen redningsvest. strandkrabbe har som navnet sier utspring utenlandske seere snart vil få tilgang til pro- betjentene var så opptatt å tenke på andres i Asia, men er blitt ganske vanlig i både grammene. sikkerhet at han glemte sin egen. For mens Frankrike og Tyskland. Båtvik mener — Det er veldig kjekt. Jeg håper folk kollega Ellen Holtebu har på seg rednings- på 500 kroner for å gjøre opp for seg. Bo- krabben kom til Europa i 1998. Krab- finner knappen og binge-watcher alt som lig- vest, er Arne Stavnes redningsvest-fri på ten publiserte Stavnes på sin Facebook-side, ben spiser nesten alt den kommer over ger der. Da kan de sitte i timevis, sier han. VG-bildet. sammen med VG-artikkelen og følgende og eter i 90 prosent av sin aktive tid.
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