MARCH 2021 VOL 98 NUMBER 3
STEIN FJELL CONTACTS Rick Bilstad, President (970) 980-6850 [email protected] Chris Johnson, Vice President (307) 222-8768 [email protected] PRESIDENTS CORNER Kris Bakich, Secretary RICK BILSTAD (303) 883-1890 [email protected] Hei Stein Fjell members and friends. Jane Strand, Treasurer (970) 203-9459 [email protected] I hope you are healthy and doing well! Praying that we will get to see each other in Angela Callow-Mosher, Editor person again soon. (970) 669-8636 [email protected]
I’m writing to you from my daughter’s home in Phoenix. We couldn’t wait for spring. It’s beautiful here. We climbed a local mountain LOOK FOR US ON FACEBOOK @STEIN FJELL LODGE, LOVELAND COLORADO, called Tom’s Thumb. Now we have some SONS OF NORWAY projects to do like painting the nursery.
I’m looking forward to meeting with you all on Zoom for our March meeting. The CALENDAR/KALENDAR program will be about winter sports in MARCH 8 International Womans Day Norway. Thanks to the Baldos for letting us MARCH 13 1 pm ZOOM Lodge Meeting use their Zoom account. I hope you can join us MARCH 14 Daylight Savings Time Begins MARCH 20 Vernal Equinox MARCH 28 Palm Sunday
1 THIS AND THAT envelope around the stamp. The stamps will be sent to Mary Bennett in Wisconsin when there is a Please Note that there will be a Lodge Meeting lb.save or send your stamps to Bonnie via Zoom on the 13th at 1:00 p.m. Heberlein, when you get a bunch. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT LAST MONTH: Welcome New Member Craig Hovick: Change in Addresses: Craig Hovick lives in Berthoud. He Ronald Normann-3465 Cliff Ct.- Grand Junction, grew up in Fort Dodge Iowa. Colorado has CO.81506-(970)549-4203 been home for 34 years. He has also lived Sherry Stiles-1104 Finch St., Apt.304,Loveland, in Louisiana, Missouri, and Nebraska. CO. 80537 Craig’s family includes three great Chris Johnson- e mail [email protected] kids and six wonderful grandchildren. PLEASE COPY THESE CHANGES ABOVE In 1987 Craig started a periodontics INTO YOUR MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY practice in Longmont and is still there. The colleges he attended were University of SUNSHINE Iowa, LSU/New Orleans, and University of Stein Fjell member, Lisa Whannel, had a very Nebraska. scary experience lately. She and her husband Skiing, bicycling, and swimming are live in Estes Park. Their dog was outside their a few of Craig’s interests. house when they heard squeals coming from The community of his ancestry is that direction. When they investigated, they Bergen. He has not yet been to Norway. found a mountain lion attacking their dog, Sadie. Lisa's husband, Gene, found a surveying stick and hit the lion twice, before he released the dog. After a visit to the Vet, that was 3 hours in surgery and the loss of one eye, Sadie is resting comfortably at home, with Lisa and Gene. Thank you to all our Sunshine people. Please let us know if there are members who could use a phone call or a card,etc. -Marian Erdal
Did you know that you can arrange to borrow a book from Steinfjell’s own library? Go to our website www.steinfjell.com and click on the library tab to access lists of the books in our collection. Simply send an email to [email protected] to arrange to borrow a book. Our library has grown, thanks to several recent donations, and has overflowed the library cart! We are working on updating our book lists, and will have them on the website soon! Foundation Scholarships Now Open The Sons of Norway is currently accepting scholarship applications for members of all ages. For detailed information about the opportunities available, or to apply online, visit sofn.com/foundation/scholarships. Applications are due March 15 for domestic scholarships. TUBFRIM Stein Fjell Lodge is still collecting used stamps, Please leave a quarter inch border of the
2 FINANCIAL MOMENT Welcome New Member Kendra Bartley: For those members whom may not have done a I returned to Ft. Collins, (where I was born), Financial Review recently, about 7 years ago. Before that, I lived much of my life in Boulder, and was a member of the the Financial Industry, recommends that it Vesterheim Sons of Norway Lodge for many should be done at least once every years. I am a retired school guidance counselor, and the mother of two sons, as well as two three years. grandchildren, who live in Longmont. I am a fourth generation Norwegian-American, and in So, I would like to invite any and ALL members 1970-71, I had the opportunity to live in Norway to please give me a call, so we for a year through the Scandinavian Seminar may set up an interview time, via the telephone, program, which was a language immersion and to go through this important cultural exchange program for college students. During that year, I learned to speak process. Norwegian and fell in love with the country! Forty years later, in 2010 through 2012, I worked as a It is a safe and painless procedure, all tour guide for Road Scholar (formerly information is confidential, and usually Elderhostel) in Scandinavia for 3 years, traveling to Norway, the Scandinavian capitals, and often accomplished in 20-30 minutes. So, please Iceland. Most recently, in 2016, I traveled to feel free to give me a call. Norway again and was able to find and photograph the farmsteads of my Norwegian ancestors, as well as visiting my 90 year-old host mother from my exchange year in Norway. At Mange Takk, Steinfjell, I hope to find other Norwegian Kendall Kjerstad speakers and members who are interested in genealogy and tracing our Scandinavian roots. I Financial Benefits Counselor look forward to meeting you all! Sons of Norway 970-697-1114 Office or 605-939-1714 Cell
3 pm via Zoom and He will miss the entire thing!! Rick and Sandy had better hurry home. I heard tiny hammers in the back yard and the friends singing something about a new anthem with the three billy goats gruff a bridge they were going to toss the pet duck off and see if it would land in the water?
MARCH BIRTHDAYS Katherine Browne Owen Engelhardt Sommer Everson Kirsten Gjelde-Bennett Jeanne Hanson Joni Heiden Christopher Johnson Christy Johnson Marjorie Parkos Kaitlyn Prescott Konstanse Shuey
LEIF THE TROLL I was notified Rick and Sandy were visiting their daughter in Phoenix and I thought perhaps I should take a look at his house. Well while our illustrious President has been away he thought that Leif would not play however, I am ready to report HA HA HA HA HA!!! It was a certainly a sight to behold. I saw tiny little empty mead bottles, spread all over his yard. There were a few of Leif's friends hanging out the window, some were passed out in the yard and Leif's girlfriend (as he put it) Leifette swinging from the light pole as well a pair of Ricks pants. They had been run up the same MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION light pole close by the house and they were If you know of someone who wants to become stitched together to make a flag that said “Forget what you read last month. I take it back I am now a member of Son's Of Norway, Please have the President of Stein Fjell!!!” All in tiny them contact our Vice President, Chris Johnson misspelled handwrighting. at [email protected] There were torn up election signs and when I finally got a hold of Leif to talk with him on the phone he said let's meet in person in the evening. I went to Rick and Sandy's house again and I was greeted with a full moon from Leif's well you know what in the picture window! He turned and looked at me bleary eyed and smiled.. The front door opened, a tiny bottle that was full of mead was tossed out and hit me in the forehead. That definetly hurt. I am thankful it wasn't a full size bottle it would have done more than leave a little red mark. I did let him know that I would be telling Rick about this. Leif told me he didn't care and he planned to attend the meeting on the 14th. I let him think that was when it was as it will be a full day earlier at 1:00
4 ATTENTION ALL STEIN FJELL LODGE MEMBERS: ADVERTISE WITH US!!! Member Reminder: If you change your, phone number mailing address, or email address We are accepting business card size spaces for please contact Kris Millard, Financial Secretary, folks to advertise with us on a yearly basis. We at 970-669-6097 or email Kris at are offering to run your card in Posten for $50.00 [email protected] or make the for the year. If you think about it that is cheaper change at www.sofn.com. Thank you!! than taking clients out to eat. This gets you seen 10 times a year for a widespread area (ALL OF DISTRICT SIX). If you are interested please contact me as soon as possible- Mange Takk- CULTURAL SKILLS Angela(970) 669-8636 or While carving is on hold, for those in the group, [email protected] or feel free to try some stuff on your own so you don't forget what you have learned. Once we [email protected] meet again anyone interested Please call Vicki Johnson (970-227-1830) or Angela Callow- Mosher (970-669-8636) if you are interested and would like to attend. Materials and space can then be arranged for. PLEASE NOTE ALL CULTURAL SKILLS CLASSES ARE CANCELLED UNTIL WE GET THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO AGAIN
A LOOK AHEAD TO NEW YEAR: Please join us in 2021 for our exciting cultural events and lodge activities. Tune in online for our March 13th Zoom Meeting that starts at 1:00 pm.
KING SOOPER'S CARDS!!!! Did you know that Stein Fjell can receive $$ for your purchases at King Soopers? For Stein Fjell to receive credit for your purchases, you need to register your SOOPER LOYALTY CARD number that is on the back of your card to our Stein Fjell Group. Follow these steps to link your Loyalty Card to Stein Fjell.1.Go to www.kingSoopers.com 2. Select “Welcome Sign In” upper right. 3. Select ”My Account” from the dropdown menu (right under sign in) 4. Enter your email password. (If you have never created an account, you can do so at this point) 5. Click on Community Rewards (left side) 6. Under “find an organization” enter DW041 (the 0 is a Zero) for Stein Fjell group. 7. Then select search results: You should see Stein Fjell listed under Community Rewards on your Account Summary page. You only need to register one time. Thank you for supporting Stein Fjell Lodge. Jane Strand, Treasurer SteinFjell Lodge
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“THE SLOOPERS OF 1825 – AND THE send request [email protected]. VOYAGE OF THE RESTAURATION”
On July 5, 1825, the sloop Restaurasjonen left from Stavanger with 52 people aboard. This is considered to be the first organized emigration party to leave from Norway. The passengers came from the southwestern part of Norway, many from Tysvær. Our speaker, Dale Goodman, is a direct descendent of both great- grandparents and 3 great-great-great aunts who were passengers on the Restaurasjonen. He will talk about the events leading up to the voyage, why it took until October 9 for them to reach America, what happened in the new colony they established in upstate New York, and ultimately how they ended up in what is now Norway, Illinois. The sloop was built in 1801, in Hardanger, Norway and became a symbol of Norwegian American immigration. It set sail from Stavanger on July 4, 1825, overly crowded with 52 people aboard, many of them Norwegian Quakers, and ATLANTIC CROSSING landed in New York City on October 9, 1825, after a three-month voyage. The people who A princess steals the heart of the president of made this voyage, who are sometimes referred the United States in an epic drama to as the "Sloopers," moved onward to their first based on the World War II relationship of settlement in Kendall, Orleans County, New Franklin Roosevelt and Norwegian York.Dale has a Bachelor of Science degree in Crown Princess Martha. Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Forestry and Conservation and a Master’s Peaks, Sex and the City) stars as degree in Wildland Resource Economics from Roosevelt, opposite Swedish star Sofia Helin the University of California, Berkeley. He was (The Bridge) as the beautiful Martha, able to study Forestry in Norway for one year at who flees the Nazis with her three young the Norwegian College of Agriculture. After children and lives under Roosevelt’s thirteen years in commercial construction, the protection. The eight-part series co-stars Tobias family moved to Dubuque, where he was Santelmann as Crown Prince Olav enrolled at Wartburg Theological Seminary. After and Harriet Sansom Harris as First Lady Eleanor graduation in 1993, he served in Lutheran Roosevelt. Outdoor Ministries until his retirement in 2012. This 8 part series will be premiering on PBS He has a keen interest in Norwegian heritage Masterpiece Theater beginning and "all things Norwegian.” Dale also currently Sunday, April 4 at 7pm MDT. serves on the Board of Director of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center in Decorah, Iowa.This presentation is given in conjunction with Vesterheim Norwegian-American
Museum and Folk Art School. To register and
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