STEIN FJELL LUTEFISK AND MEATBALL DINNER KULTURHJØRNET (CULTURE CORNER) Nancy L. Dunn, Cultural Director Marian Erdal This month's culture program features Camp Norge. Preparations for our 33rd Lutefisk Dinner are There is no better progressing on schedule. Tickets are already being sold example of what and sign-up sheets for work and food contributions are Camp Norge is all filling in. Naturally, we can use a few more cookies for the about than Jane and tables and a few more workers during the day. Alan Strand's daugh- About the “Meatball” . . . Stein Fjell is always a ters, Emily (14) and generous lodge . . . we passed the meatball replica around Abigail (16). This last month and received $124 toward the cost of the was Emily's last year meatballs. We are more than halfway there. For those as a camper at Troll who didn't have the opportunity to contribute last month, Fjell and Abigail's we'll pass it around once more, in October, giving thanks first year as a coun- that we don't have to make the meatballs for the dinner. selor-in-training. If you can spare two or more hours, at any time, on Aerial view of Camp Norge They have prepared Saturday, October 20th, please call me very soon at an enjoyable presentation about their experiences, 225-9035 and I'll fit you in with a job. You won't be sorry – including photos, it's an exciting time!!! dancing, and the We need: wonderful crafts they ( 4 more people to make 6 dozen cookies each for the created. So, join us in a tables (All the other food items are covered.) very fun and knowl- We could use: edgeable program from ( 2 more people to peel potatoes – 9 a.m. – bring peeler two very fun and ( 1 more person to wash and cut potatoes – 10 a.m. knowledgeable camp ( 2 more people for Lefse cutting and packaging veterans. – 10 a.m. – bring pizza cutter t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t ( 3 people to organize place settings for the second seating – 10:30 a.m STEIN FJELL CONTACTS ( 1 more person to help set out butter, lefse, and cookies on tables – 2 p.m. President: Roxanne Storlie – 970.412.5713 ( 1 or 2 people to make coffee and [email protected] lemonade – 2 p.m. and on Vice President: Rod Skaflen – 970.484.5459 ( 3 servers of drinks – 4 p.m. [email protected] ( 2 servers of drinks – 6 p.m. Editors: Marianne and Bill Nesse – 970.330.7183 ( 2 more people to clear after first seating [email protected] 2

OKTOBER KALENDER MEETING REMINDERS FROM RAS Sons of Norway Foundation Month Ras Erdal, Stein Fjell Host Coordinator

1-20: Online Auction, SON Foundation. Our October 4th lodge meeting will be our New Benefits SON’s Heritage and Culture Fund, Member Welcome and we will be meeting in the Spiritual supporting lodge programming. Bid on Life Center (Chapel). items/experiences at sonsofnorway.com. Rosemaled Our Refreshment Hosts are JoAnn Kison (chair), Betty Tine Box and Joe Clithero, Nancy Dunn and Richard Linsenmann, 4: Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m., New Member Welcome Makenzie Kvasager, Roxanne Storlie, and Terry See you in the Spiritual Life Center (Chapel)! Thompson. Looking forward to November, the Refreshment 5-7: Central Calif. Kretsstevne, Buellton. Information: Hosts for the November 1st lodge meeting are Becky and Ron Oftebro, 805.964.9195 or [email protected] Jon-Eirik Holm-Johansen (chairs), Kris Bakich, Marilynn Loustalet, Russ Nielsen, and Mickey Schmidt. 9: Leif Erikson Day, USA (Leifr Eiriksson, Old Norse) Vær så god . . .

13: Høst (Autumn) Tea at Trollheim, 1 - 3 p.m., $15. NOMINATING COMMITTEE Trollheim Lodge, 6610 14th Avenue, Lakewood. Mail th RSVP before Oct. 6 with SASE and phone number to Mange takk to Nancy Dunn, JoAnn Kison, and Barb Hessel, 953 S. Holland Street, Lakewood CO Rosalind Larsen for accepting the challenge of the duties 80226 or call 303.989.4496. of the Nominating Committee. When they call, please say yes! It takes all of us to make things click. 14: Vestafjell Torsk and Meatball Dinner, 2 p.m. Lodge meeting with dinner and silent auction, adults $8. STEIN FJELL SCHOLARSHIPS Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 3133 F Rd (Patterson), Grand Junction The Scholarship Committee chairman recommends that we give one Member Scholarship and one Communi- 20: Stein Fjell Lutefisk Dinner, 4 and 6 p.m. dinner ty Scholarship this year, for $750 each, to graduating high seatings, Faith Church, 2707 N. Wilson, Loveland school seniors. Download the application from our Posten Submission Deadline website, steinfjell.com, and send it to Keith Robbins at the mailing address or e-mail address on the application. 24: United Nations Day (Norway charter member 1945) Applications must be received by December 31st.

27: Fjellheim’s 4th Annual Viking Fair, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., SOLSKINN (SUNSHINE) Viking Hall, 1045 Ford St., C. Springs. Bazaar 9 - 2 and Marian Erdal Breakfast 9 - 12 ($8, RSVP Millie, 719.597.0381); arts, collectibles, crafts, food, music, raffles, stories. Pro- We wish LaRue Hanson successful ceeds for charities. Info.: 719.596.6159/719.351.3554 shoulder surgery on October 18th. Remember, the third time’s the charm!!! 31: Halloweenfeiring (Halloween Celebration) GRATULERER MED DAGEN! SAVE THE DATE HAPPY BIRTHDAY! November 1: Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m., Pizza Party November 4: Storfjell Community Lefse Bake, 1 - 3 p.m., 15 Steven Gulliksen 21 Marian Erdal Church of the Eternal Hills, Tabernash (970.531.0811) 18 Jim Haugen 21 Neva Gulliksen November 9 - 10: Trollheim Scandinavian Christmas Fair, 19 Ed Fadness 22 Corinne White 9:30 - 4:00; butikken, food, craft vendors, imports 19 Inger Ingvaldsen 24 Tim Sagen November 10: Fjellheim Lutefisk Dinner, 2 and 6 p.m. 20 Ruth Nelson seatings, Viking Hall, 1045 Ford St., C. Springs. Adults 12+, ? J ? J ? J ? J ? J ? J ? $20; children 5-12, $8. Reservations: 719.650.7029 Names, Phone Numbers, and Addresses must not be November 15: Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Marian/Ras Erdal’s redistributed, or used for commercial purposes. 3

DITT OG DATT (THIS ‘N’ THAT) REGARDING CULTURAL SKILLS Ras Erdal, Cultural Skills Director i Barbara N. will be taking orders for Christmas Lefse at the October Lodge meeting. Can’t make it to the Just a reminder that there are 14 different Cultural meeting? Call her at 970.667.7641. Skills units in the Sons of Norway Cultural Skills Program. i Gratulerer to Toodie and Buster I. – their 60th All of them can be pursued on your own, but you may wedding anniversary was September 16th. possibly feel a need to learn these skills in a class. There i Jon-Eirik H-J. presented Joni H. and Kris B. with also may be some of you that can even teach these skills. sports medal pins at the September lodge meeting. So Please!!! . . . contact me, Ras Erdal, if you would like to: Joni received her bronze gangmerke, and Kris received her bronze svømmemerke, bronze and silver 1. Give classes in a Cultural Skill . . . or . . . gangmerker, and silver sykkelmerke. 2. Take classes in a Cultural Skill . . . or . . . 3. Independently meet the requirement for a Cultural Skill.

Currently, the following 14 Cultural Skills are available, each with three levels of requirements:

1. Trad. Norwegian Cooking 8. Hardanger Embroidery 2. Literature 9. Figure Carving 3. Collecting Norwegian and 10. Weaving North American Stamps. 11. Ornamental Wood- 4. Norwegian Rosemaling carving 5. Genealogy – Family History 12. Chip Carving L-R: Joni, Kris, and Jon-Eirik 6. Knitting 13. Folk Dancing 7. Norwegian Language and 14. Music and Musicians i The Norwegian language classes met at Loveland’s Culture of Norway Swan House, where Charles Knutson, instructor, gave the third-year class (* below) graduation certificates. LIVING BENEFITS LaRue Hanson, Financial Benefits Counselor

In these turbulent financial times, what among your resources has been the one thing that has provided you with the following?

T Protection from the unforeseen T Access to capital when credit is tight T Creditor protection T Tax advantages T Self completion

If you answered “cash value life insurance,” you are right! Now should L-R: Back – Charles Knutson, *Marianne W-N, be the time to review the life insurance *Bill N., Karen E.; Front – *Sharon Rein, Makenzie you currently have and possibly add K., and Nancy D. (Absent: *Bernice K.,*Rob W.) some additional insurance to your i Fill our schoolhouse with BOXTOP$ and LABELS FOR overall portfolio. Contact me today and EDUCATION; Jane Strand will collect them for B.F. get the professional consultation that is Kitchen Elementary. Put used postage stamps for there for you, our members. TUBFRIM (leave 1/4" around the edge) in our new mail box, made by Ras Erdal; Bonnie Heberlein will [email protected] - 719.599.8546(w) - 719.237.7314(c) send them on. Mange takk for all your participation! 2523 Shalimar Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80915-1030 4

VELKOMMEN NYTT MEDLEM ALICE OWEN age, which has always been very precious to me. I always Rod Skaflen, Vice President feel very Italy. Retiring in 2007, they Rod Skaflen, Vice President moved to Fort Collins, next door to their daughter and her family. Alice and husband are now instructors of English Stein Fjell Lodge extends a hearty velkommen to writing, grammar, and speaking in the CSU program for Anthony “Tony” Tysdal. Tony was raised on a 10,000-acre international students. ranch 50 miles out of Red Owl, South Dakota. After Alice's father, Jakob Stavnem, was born graduating from St. Martin’s Academy in Sturgis, he went and raised in Torvastad, Karmøy, Norway, on to graduate from the South Dakota School of Mines in across the inlet from Haugesund. Jakob left Rapid City with a B. S. in Chemistry. home at 17 to sail the world for 10 years Work as a chemist/rocket scientist took Tony to aboard Norwegian ships. In 1940, he met Karmøy Wichita, Kansas; Grand Junction (1977-1985), and Alice's mother in New Orleans, where they Kommune Titusville, Florida. His expertise is in propellants for launch married in the following year. The balance of vehicles for Dow Chemical and launch support for Bendix. his life was spent in America; there were Bendix Natural Uranium Resources employed him in occasional visits to Norway. Grand Junction. He retired in 1990. While the Owens worked in Germany as In 1983 Tony purchased land in Red Feather Lakes DoDDS teachers they visited Norway, where Rogaland where, starting in 1990 and continuing for nine years, he two aunts and an uncle were still living on Fylke built his home. For Tony, winter is defined as October Karmøy. They re-established family ties and through May – when he resides in Titusville. continued to visit as frequently as possible. Today, they In 1866 Tony's great-grandfather Lars stay connected with Facebook. In June 2007, they took a Tveit, great-grandmother Cecilie Lackerson, Hurtigruten cruise from Bergen to the Russian border, en- and grandfather Knute (along with siblings joying the northern ports and crossing the Arctic Circle. Ole and Ann) emigrated from Ardel (a.k.a. For interests and hobbies Alice lists bridge, skiing, Årdal), Norway. In Ardel, the family had lived Hjelmeland bike riding, and gardening. They both have a passion for and worked on the Udemeyer Tveit farm. Kommune theater, drama, and travel. Tony and daughter Michelle traveled to Alice’s interests in Norwegian Cultural Skills lie with Ardel in 2008. While there he was able to Norwegian Rosemaling, Hardanger Embroidery, Tradi- literally trace his great-grandfather's tional Norwegian Cooking, Reading Norwegian and footsteps on the Udemeyer Tveit farm. Tony Norwegian-American Authors, Norwegian Language and spent time in Stavanger researching family Culture, and Music and Musicians of Norway. history and returned with books to aid in his Rogaland With regards to her Norwegian family, Alice says they genealogy interests. Fylke are good and versatile musicians and singers. Uncle Bjarne Norwegian Cultural Skills of interest to Tony are Blom Kalsto was the church choirmaster in Torvastad for Genealogy and Figure Carving. 50 years. For his service to music Uncle Bjarne was deco- Tony is number six in a ranch family of 18 children. rated by the King. Their father was mostly Norwegian and their mother was "I am excited about joining this organization, as a Bohemian. Tony has four children: Michael Joseph, Mark homage to my father and a nod to my Norwegian herit- Anthony, Michelle Marie, and Melanie Cecilie. 5 6

NORSK RIKSVÅPENET THE NORWEGIAN COAT OF ARMS Bill Nesse

Coats of arms originally were placed on soldiers’ shields, armor, or clothes so that combatants could distinguish friend from foe in battle. Over time these coats of arms came to be official symbols and were used on seals, documents, and other accouterments of authority. It is uncertain which Norwegian king first employed a lion as the central element in his coat of arms. Some sources say it appeared as early as ca. 1090 with King Magnus Barefoot (1073-1103). Others say that it first appeared with King Sverre Sigurdsson (1145?-1202). Sverre’s illegitimate grandson Seal of King Christian I of Denmark circa 1460. King Håkon Håkonsson The shield incorporates coats of arms for the Old (1204-1263) Denmark (upper left), Sweden (upper right) definitely used the lion. Norway (lower left – note the curved halberd), It was Håkon who was and Pomerania (lower right). saved by the Birkebeiners in 1205 a curved halberd, presumably to more easily allow the (Mars <09 Posten). With coat of arms to be placed on coins, the exception of his buttons, and medallions. During the Eirik Magnusson’s riksvåpen on a period when Norway was under son, King Håkon the Young (1232-1257), coin, circa 1280 Danish control, the Norwegian coat who used an eagle, a gold lion on a red field has appeared of arms was typically incorporated on the Norwegian king’s into that of the Danish king, as can coat of arms ever since. be seen in the lower left of the The basic design of shield shown above and the flag the symbol was estab- shown below. lished in 1280, when In 1844, after Norway was King Eirik Magnusson separated from Denmark and came added a crown to the under Swedish control, King Oscar II lion and placed an axe of Sweden and Norway issued a in its front paws. The royal decree regulating the design crown is a reference to and replacing the halberd with an axe. Two additional formal changes Late Middle Ages Norway’s first King, to 1844 later Saint, Olav, and The seal of King Håkon V in 1305 the axe refers to the martyr weapon said to have killed him at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030. While details of proportions, posture of the lion, amount of detail, and so forth varied, this basic design has remained remarkably consistent over the years. One significant change, introduced in the late Middle A flag captured from a Danish ship ca. 1420 showing the coats of arms for Ages, was to replace the axe with (clockwise from top) Denmark, Sweden, Pomerania, and Norway. 7

CAFFEINATED COUNTRIES Bill Nesse

Americans love their coffee, and people in some areas – the Pacific Northwest, for example – almost make a fetish out of this dark, hot drink. Our own social activities seem incomplete unless coffee is served. But the United States is actually a piker when it comes to coffee con-sumption. Each of us consumes, on average, just 9.2 pounds of coffee per year. The Scandinavian countries swill two to three times as much as we do per year: Approved 1844 Sweden 17.8 pounds through 1905 1905 - 1937 Norway 20.7 pounds Denmark 21.3 pounds have been made. The first, in 1905, when Norway Finland 27.3 pounds obtained its independence, adopted a more upright lion About half of that coffee comes from Brazil. Despite and the shield became more making up only 0.35% of the world’s population, triangular. The next was in 1937, Scandinavians consume nearly 3% of the world’s total when the design was “modernized” coffee production. Given all that coffee, it’s surprising that somewhat and the lion lost some of they get any sleep, because it is almost never decaf. Decaf the detail seen in previous designs. coffee is available in the grocery stores, but if you ask for This design was updated slightly in decaf in a restaurant you’ll most likely get Sanka or some 1992. During World War II, the other (disgusting) powder to stir into some hot water. Quisling government continued to Given the love of coffee, it should be no surprise that use a variation of the coat of arms, Starbucks is starting to expand into the Nordic lands. It as shown on the postage stamp currently has only eight shops in the entire region (Fort below. The exiled government, of Collins has about 25), mostly in train stations and airports, course, continued to use the coat of but plans to open a series of stand-alone stores in Oslo arms in its next year and then expand to Stockholm. So the next time official you stroll down Karl Johans gate, don’t be surprised to see 1937 - present functions, so the familiar, round, green-and-white Starbucks logo for the displayed on a store front. Whether they will be successful duration of the war, two different remains to be seen because the local competition is governments claimed the right to strong and standards for coffee are high. A Starbucks the symbol. opened at the Oslo airport (photo below) earlier this year, The coat of arms is to be used but reviewers described the coffee as tasteless, thin and only for official state purposes, insipid. including the Crown, courts, Used by Quisling parliament, and the government Government, WW II and its ministries. The Foreign Ministry is charged with controlling the use of the coat of arms, and fines may be levied for unauthorized uses. The coat of arms is always to be displayed with a crown placed at the top. When used in a document it is to be placed at the top right or top center, and no words are to be higher than the crown. It may not be used for commercial purposes, on private business cards, as souvenirs or the like, and may not be combined with commercial marks, logos, or publications. Sources: CIA World Factbook, International Coffee Sources: Heraldry of the World (ngw.nl), regjeringen.no, Organization, Wall Street Journal Sept 27, 2012; Wikipedia osloby.no/article710725_2.ece OKTOBER 2012