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Vol. 123 No. 20 May 18, 2012 Established May 17, 1889 • Formerly Western Viking and Nordisk Tidende $1.50 per copy Norway.com News Find more at www.norway.com A true hero among us News The absence due to illness Nor- Resistance hero wegian shipping heir Petter Ol- sen probably won’t have to pay Gunnar “Kjakan” any income or capital gains tax Sønsteby dies at on the sale of the famed Edvard Munch painting “The Scream.” age 94 That means he likely can keep or re-invest most of the NOK 600 million (around USD 105 million) he stands to collect St a f f Co m p i l a t i o n on the sale, with much of it al- Norwegian American Weekly ready earmarked for a new gal- lery to house his still-sizeable Norway’s most highly deco- private collection of local art rated citizen, Gunnar Sønsteby, by Munch and other artists. died May 10 at the age of 94. Also (blog.norway.com/category/ known as “Kjakan” and “Number news) 24,” Sønsteby embodied the im- portance of the Norwegian Resis- Culture tance of World War II, and spent The small Blomvåg church was the rest of his life educating peo- packed when funeral services ple, especially young people, about were held for Norway’s swim- the costs of war. ming ace Alexander Dale Oen Born Jan. 18, 1918, in Rju- (26) in his home community kan, Norway, Sønsteby grew up of Øygarden on May 11. Fam- Photo: Wikimedia Commons ily, friends and neighbors, as See > Reaction, page 6 Gunnar Sønsteby (pictured here in 2008) was known for his contributions in the Resistance during World War II. well as colleagues from vari- ous fields of sports and rep- resentatives from the authori- ties attended the funeral. Dale Andhøy back home Oen died suddenly on April 30 while attending a training Full of spirit Norway’s “Wild camp in Flagstaff, Ariz., of Passing down the tradition of Norwegian sudden cardiac death (SCD), Viking” adventurer in which the heart abruptly and Constitution Day through the generations unexpectedly stops working. returns to Norway (blog.norway.com/category/ culture) Je ss La r s e n Norwegian American Weekly Intern

Norwegian adventurer Jarle What’s inside? Andhøy has returned to Norway News 2 – 3 after an expedition in search of the Business 4 missing sailing vessel, Berserk. In February 2011, Andhøy Research & Education 5 and crew were on an expedition Photo: WildVikings.com Opinion 6 – 7 Controversial adventurer Jarle Andhøy See > Andhøy, page 11 Taste of Norway 8 returned to Norway on May 9. Travel 9 Roots & Connections 10 White hot on the ice Obituaries & Religion 11 Arts & Style 12 Norway’s big win at In Your Neighborhood 13 Photo courtesy of Slektsdata.no World Norwegian Heritage 14 A traditional Syttende Mai barnetog in Sandefjord, Norway, in 1956. Championships Sports 15 La r r i e Wa n b e r g International Ic e Ho c k e y Grand Forks, N.D. $1 = NOK 5.9262 Fe d e r a t i o n updated 5/14/2012 I stood on Karl Johans gate in Norwegian flags, and singing na- In comparison on May 17, 1958, amazed at tional songs. With Patrick Thoresen’s two 4/14/2012 5.7848 the endless stream of school chil- This day was indelibly im- goals over the first 1:28 of the 11/14/2011 5.7193 dren, in bright bunader (national printed in my memory. National game, Norway would go on to costumes), briskly waving small 5/14/2011 5.5704 See > Spirit, page 13 See > Hockey, page 15 Photo: Hockey.no 2 • may 18, 2012 norwegian american weekly Nyheter fra Norge Nyheter Borten Moe vil ha flere kraftlinjer Statuen rødmalt Olje- og energiminister Ola Borten Moe Kan bli manglevare Noen har rødmalt (Sp) vil bygge flere master og flere kraftlin- jer på Vestlandet. Samtidig vil han endre Bondelaget og statuen «Sinnataggen» i klageprosessen på slike utbygginger. Det Frognerparken er slett ikke slutt på kraftutbyggingene på Småbrukarlaget vil Vestlandet, til tross for voldsomme protester VG mot bygging av kraftmaster gjennom Har- aksjonere ved å gå til danger. Olje- og energiminister Ola Borten storinnkjøp av brød Natt til 13. mai har noen rødmalt statuen Moe (Sp) vil bygge mer av både kraftverk «Sinnataggen» i Frognerparken. og luftspenn. Områder som Røldal og de Aftenposten – Vi vet ikke hvem det er som har malt andre kommunene i Sunnhordland skal bli den, men den har fått en dose rød oljemaling foregangsmodeller for resten av landet i – Det kan bli vanskelig å få sikret seg natt til søndag, sier operasjonsleder Reidun fremtiden. – Det blir både flere kraftverk og Lilleås i Oslo politidistrikt til VG Nett. flere kraftlinjer i fremtiden, sier Borten Moe nok brød til 17. mai og helgen, kunngjorde bondelagsleder Nils T. Bjørke til Aften- Det vil bli opprettet sak på skadeverket, til NRK. Samtidig som han vil bygge mer, Foto: Flickr endrer energiministeren nå klageprosessen posten.no mandag. men Lilleås ønsker ikke å spekulere i hvem Han har sett seg lei på landbrukspoli- som står bak. på kraftutbygginger. Han fjerner klageretten Handel. på nye kraftlinjer – til etter de er behandlet tikken og lanserer aksjonen «hamstring av – Tror politiet at det er russ som har malt Han tror ikke selve at selve blokkaden av regjeringen. Det skal gjøre byråkratiet og brød». Bøndene vil blokkere fire melanlegg statuen? av melanlegg vil ha noe særlig effekt isoloert papirmølla rundt kraftutbygginger raskere, og tømme butikkene for brød i protest mot – Det skal jeg ikke spekulere i, men den og ifølge Moe også bedre. – Vi endrer pros- statens tilbud i årets jordbruksoppgjør. sett, men at den psykoligiske effekten kan bli er rød, sier hun. essen slik at den blir bedre og mer effek- Målet med brødaksjonen er å få folk til at folk stapper handlevognene fulle. Politiet skal gjennomgå opptak fra flere tiv og sikrer medvirkning fra lokale parter å hamstre brød, slik at hyllene tømmes for Bakers, som er det største bakerikonser- overvåkningskameraer ved statuen ved an- tidlig. Det skal ikke bli vanskeligere å klage, bakverk. net i Norge, har mindre tro på brødkrise fordi ledning. Mandag skal bymiljøetaten vaske men forhåpentligvis blir behovet for å klage Virke Handel, som representerer da- aksjonen bare skal vare i ett døgn. det kjente kunstverket. mindre, sier han. gligvarehandelen i Norge, er kritisk til bøn- – Det er en litt begrenset tidsperiode, og – Jeg forsto på dem at de skulle få den (VG) denes fremgangsmåte, men tror det kan bli hvis bakeriene har fått fylt opp sine melsi- ren igjen, sier Lilleås. tomme brødhyller på kort sikt. loer, er det liten grunn til å tro at det vil få Brann og redningsetaten i Oslo skrev i Truer med å stenge oljeplattformer – Det er åpenbart at strategien er å alvorlige konsekvenser for forbrukerne. Det morgentimene søndag på Twitter at de var på Ansatte i Statoil vurderer å stenge oljeplatt- skremme forbrukerne til å begynne å ham- han hende enkelte bakerier kan få proble- vei til Frognerparken: former dersom ledelsen gjør alvor av å kutte stre brød. Vi har sett tidligere at når det er mer med å levere til alle kundene sine, men «Vi kjører til Frognerparken for å spyle i den såkalte gavepensjonen. Fagforeningene rykter om at det er tomt for en vare, enten i det fulle og hele skal ikke en aksjon med så «Sinnataggen». Den er nylig blitt malt med i Statoil fikk beskjed om at oljeselskapet det er toalettpapir eller hva det er, skyter kort varighet medføre de store problemene rød maling.» kutter i den såkalte gavepensjonen. Dermed folk til butikkene for å handle, selv om de for forbrukerne, sier Ole Neergård i Bakers Den kjente statuen har flere ganger blitt forsvinner muligheten til å pensjonere seg har skapene fulle. Da blir det tomme butik- til Aftenposten.no. Norgesgruppen vil ikke utsatt for skadeverk, og har både vært rød og ved fylte 62 år og samtidig få full pensjon, khyller. Det kommer selvsagt an på i hvilken kommentere konflikten eller hva slags kon- rosa ved tidligere anledninger. skriver Aftenblad. Nå varsler sekvenser den kan få for forbrukerne. både fagforeningene Industri Energi, Safe grad de skremmer forbrukerne til å hamstre, det kan fort bli forsyninsgsvikt på kort sikt, English Synopsis: The well-known statue “Sinnatag- og Lederne at pensjonskuttet blir et tema i English Synopsis: As part of the recent farmers’ gen” in Vigeland Park was vandalized on the night of de sentrale lønnsforhandlingene med Oljein- men ikke på lengre sikt. Da drar forbrukerne strike, many are worried that there will May 13. It appeared as if a bucket of red paint had heller til Sverige. Handelen går sine veier not be enough bread in grocery stores to get through dustriens Landsforening (OLF). Statoil har been dumped over it. The statue will be cleaned up. begrunnet omleggingen med at selskapet vil uansett, sier, Thomas Angell, direktør i Virke the upcoming 17th of May holidays. tilpasse seg pensjonsreformen, hvor et sen- tralt mål er å få folk til å stå lenger i arbeid. Heltidstillitsvalgt i fagforeningen Lederne, Stortinget sier ja Per Helge Ødegård, sier de er klare for gate eller plass for «Kjakan» kamp. – I de sentrale forhandlingene har vi 10. mai ga Stortinget politiet virkemidler, det har vi ikke i de lokale run- dene. Vi har hatt kontakt med samtlige platt- fullmakt til aksjoner med Kultuministeren, sjef for former, og beskjeden fra våre medlemmer narkotikahunder på norske bataljon og er at dette er den viktigste saken, sier han. skoler uten at det er konkret Statoil hevder at gavepensjonen har vært en byrådslederen mener administrativ ordning, og dermed ikke en mistanke knyttet til noen «Kjakan» bør få et sted i del av lønnsforhandlingene, skriver avisen. bestemte personer (Reuters) Oslo oppkalt etter seg

Oslo-trikken i elendig forfatning VG Aftenposten En ny rapport sier det er overraskende at det ikke skjer flere ulykker med trikk i Forslaget om å gi politiet fullmakt til å Kulturminister Anniken Huitfeldt (Ap), Oslo. Det vil koste 1,3 milliarder kroner å kunne foreta narkotikarazziaer uten konkret sjefen for Telemark bataljon Lars Lervik og oppgradere dagens infrastruktur til aksep- mistanke er fra fem stortingsrepresentanter byrådsleder i Oslo, Stian Berger Røsland tabel standard. – Med dagens sporstandard i Høyre. Påtroppende leder i Elevorganisas- (H), er alle enige om at dette vil være en fin fremstår det nærmest som overraskende at jonen, Axel Fjeldavli, mener kontrollene måte å hedre Sønsteby på. det ikke er skjedd flere ulykker, heter det i krenker elevene og svekker deres rettssik- Lervik mener det vil være naturlig at rapporten. Den er utarbeidet for Ruter av re- kerhet. et område i nærheten av Akershus festning visjonsselskapet PricewaterhouseCoopers, og viser til omfattende svakheter rundt da- – Rus i skolen er et problem, men for kalles opp etter motstandshelten, skriver VG. gens infrastruktur, skriver Klassekampen. å få bukt med problemene er ikke uanmeldt – Det synes jeg er på sin plass. Han er en Det vil koste hele 1,3 milliarder å sette alt ransaking av tilfeldige elever veien å gå. av Norges aller, aller største helter gjennom Foto: Stein J. Bjørge i stand igjen, og trikkesporene er gitt en le- Det er mye viktigere å drive med godt fore- tidene og fortjener å bli hedret, sier Lervik. vetid på 25 år. – Vi vet det er et etterslep byggende arbeid, sier han. Kulturministeren synes det vil være en – Det er nok mange som opplever at de på trikkenettet, og at det er helt nødvendig Bakgrunnen for forslaget fra Høyre er fin påminnelse om hva Sønsteby har betydd har et personlig forhold til ham, fordi han å oppgradere, sier samferdselsbyråd i Oslo, at det enkelte steder i landet har vært usik- for Norge. har møtt så mange. Vi må vurdere hvordan Ola Elvestuen (V). – Allerede gjøres det kerhet om hvorvidt politiet har lov til å gjen- – Det er Oslo kommune som bestemmer vi kan forsikre oss om at minnet om Gunnar mye. Noen linjer har fått oppgraderinger, nomføre slike aksjoner, og hvilken frem- navn på gatene, men jeg synes det er en ut- Sønsteby er tilgjengelig i Oslo for fremtidige og nå gjøres det arbeid på Torshov og ned gangsmåte som skal brukes. merket idé. Flere og flere gater får nå blom- generasjoner, også for dem som ikke møtte mot Grünerløkka. Så arbeidet står ikke stille, – Den usikkerheten vil vi fjerne. Samti- ster og dyrenavn, det er hyggelig det, men nå ham, sier Røsland. men det er omfattende, sier han. dig må vi presisere hvordan slike kontroller har man muligheten til å kalle opp en person I 2007 avduket kong Harald en statue (NTB) skal gjennomføres, slik at vi unngår enkelte som man kan lære noe av, sier Huitfeldt. av Gunnar Sønsteby på Solli plass i Oslo. fæle eksempler, sier Høyres medlem av Hun legger til at også andre steder enn På veterandagen 8. mai i år avduket finans- justiskomiteen André Oktay Dahl til Aften- Oslo kan ha Sønstebys navn i tankene når minister Sigbjørn Johnsen (Ap) en statue av posten. gater skal få navn. «Kjakan» på Rjukan. Byrådsleder Stian Berger Røsland sier English Synopsis: A new law makes it possible for det ikke er konkrete planer om en gate eller English Synopsis: Many prominent Norwegians be- police to search Norwegian schools for drugs without lieve that war hero Gunnar Sønsteby, who recently died, any concrete evidence that they are there. en plass i Sønstebys navn, men ønsker alle should have a street or a place named after him in Oslo. forslag velkommen. Ap har ikke de endelige tallene før om et par uker, men allerede ved utgan- gen av september meldte landsstyret at det var registrert 10.000 nye medlem- mer av rundt 60.000 totalt. AUF hadde på samme tidspunkt fått ca. 3.000 nye medlemmer, et tall som nok vil være større ved årsskiftet. Høyre fikk 5.000 nye betalende medlemmer i 2011 og slo sin interne mål- setting med ett år. Venstre fikk i underkant av 1.000 nye medlemmer. Norwegian american weekly Online: blog.norway.com/category/news May 18, 2012 • 3 News World’s best place for moms This week on Norway.com Day by day Hillary Clinton to visit Norway Norway ranks at top of list for third year in a row U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is Summary of each day’s coming to Norway on an official visit in court developments of June, her first visit here since she became Secretary of State. It is expected that she July 22 trial will meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Stare and other key Norwegian politicians. A trip to the north of Norway is Af t e n p o s t e n also in the works. Last time Hillary Clinton came to visit was as U.S. senator back in 2004. She also traveled to Svalbard and the trip’s focus was environmental issues, an Tuesday, May 8 (Day 14) important cause for the former senator. The On May 8, 12 autopsy reports from the environment and northern regions will still shootings at Utøya were released. Due to the be the main topic in June. Possible cities heavy emotions surrounding the autopsies, on the itinerary could be Bodø, Tromsø and the schedule was kept to shorter hours than Kirkenes. When Støre and Hillary Clinton usual. Memories of the individual victims met in August last year he invited her to were shared by the lawyers, from their tal- come visit Norway and the northern areas. ents and skills, personality and lifestyle, and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refused how they were killed. Most of the day’s au- Photo: Marte Kopperud / www.visitnorway.com to comment on or confirm Clinton’s visit. topsy reports were victims were killed on the (NRK) Kjærlighetsstien (“The Love Trail”). VG Norwegian general escapes road bomb Wednesday, May 9 (Day 15) For the third consecutive year, Norway ers and children is issued for the 13th time in Syria On the fourth day of autopsy reports, six is voted the world’s best country to be a and includes a rating of 165 countries. While Head of the U.N. Observation Force in Syria, more autopsy reports were released on May mother, according to a report by Redd Barna Norway is ranked as the best country to be a Norwegian General Robert Mood escaped – Save the Children. mother, Niger is at the bottom of the list. unhurt when a road bomb exploded close to his car on May 9. “This is an example summary, page 5 The international status report for moth- See > See > Mothers, page 12 of the violence the people of Syria have to endure every day,” Mood told reporters about the explosion that occurred on a road Outburst in the courtroom Blocking traffic where Mood and his forces had driven only a minute earlier. The Norwegian general and Trial hits emotional boiling point for victim’s brother Frustrated farmers reject his team were on their way from Damascus to Deraa, south in Syria, when what seems government subsidies to have been a road bomb went off. “My St a f f Co m p i l a t i o n and take to the streets message to everybody in or outside of Syria Norwegian American Weekly who thinks that violence is the way to go for Syria’s future: Violence is absolutely not the St a f f Co m p i l a t i o n way to go,” Mood stated. An Iraqi man whose brother was killed old, traveled to Norway from Iraq to attend Norwegian American Weekly (Norway Post) in the July 22 shootings at Utøya hurled a the proceedings. His brother Karar Mustafa shoe at Anders Behring Breivik and told him Qasim, a 19-year-old who had moved to Plans for world’s longest sub-sea road “You killer! Go to hell!” in English. Norway as an unaccompanied asylum-seek- Rejecting the government’s offer of farm tunnel The incident was the first display of an- er at the age of 16, was among the victims of subsidies for the year, Norwegians farmers The Norwegian government has approved ger inside of the courtroom since the begin- Breivik’s shooting rampage. launched a series of protests on May 12, in- plans for the world’s longest sub-sea road ning of the trial on April 15. “My brother was killed on Utøya. He cluding blocking traffic by parking tractors tunnel, which will run between Stavanger The flying shoe didn’t reach confessed was alone in Norway with no family. The on highways in . and Solbakk, on the other side of the fjord. terrorist Breivik – it hit one of his defense at- killer took his life. [Breivik] ruined my life The twin tunnel, which will be altogether 15 Two national organizations representing torneys, Vibeke Hein Bæra, instead. She was and family. I have traveled from Iraq to Nor- kilometers in length, will replace at least two farmers, Norges Bondelag and Norsk Bonde- uninjured, but the court immediately went way to be present in court. And it has made ferries, will be important both for commuters og Småbrukarlag broke off negotiations after into recess. huge impression on me,” said Qasim. and the industrial development, says Minister the government offer NOK 900 million (ap- “I want to stress that the trial so far had In an interview with Aftenposten, Qasim of Transport and Communication Magnhild proximately USD 160 million) for the year. been proceeding in a very dignified man- reflected on his emotions while sitting in the Meltveit Kleppa. She hopes that work on Instead, the lobbies asked for NOK 2.2 bil- ner,” Bæra later told NRK, adding that the courtroom with Breivik: “I thought of my the tunnel may start already this fall, and lion, which state officials said was the equiv- outburst was “very sudden and unexpected.” brother the whole time. He’s gone. My life is be completed by 2018. The plan will now alent of a 20 percent pay increase. She noted that everyone involved in the trial ruined. I sat and looked around. I could not be put before the Storting (Parliament) for In protest, frustrated farmers blocked approval. faces several more weeks in court, at least six understand how people could sit completely major routes in and Telemark by (Norway Post) under the current schedule, “and I hope we passive, completely professional until it came can return to more dignified proceedings.” See > farmers, page 7 Hayder Mustafa Qasim, who is 20 years See > outburst, page 7

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LUNDE MARINE ELECTRONICS, INC. the data outputs from different sites had been Sales and Service Business News & Notes Statoil launches Arctic exploration campaign Cutting Norway’s exposure to Euro zone Norwegian oil firm Statoil plans to launch an Norway’s USD 610 billion oil fund will cut its aggressive exploration campaign in the Skru- exposure to Euro zone sovereign debt to below gard area in Norway’s Arctic region, it said on 39 percent of its overall bondholdings, in part Seattle,WA Tacoma,WA Dutch Harbor, AK Thursday. Statoil, together with partners Eni because it feels it was discriminated against phone (206) 789-3011 phone (253) 627-6968 phone (907) 581-1498 fax (206)782-3188 fax (253)383-4965 fax (907) 581-1402 and state holding firm Petoro, said it will start in Greece’s debt swap. Previously, the fund’s exploring four new prospects in late 2012. The holdings of euro zone sovereign debt were at Skrugard and Havis oil fields, the latest major almost 50 percent, Yngve Slyngstad, the Chief discovery in a series for Norway, the world’s Executive of Norges Bank investment man- eighth-largest oil exporter, is estimated to hold agement, told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. [email protected] 5415 24th Ave NW, Seattle 98107 400 – 600 million barrels of oil equivalent. The fund is Europe’s biggest equity investor. (Reuters) (Reuters) norwegian american weekly Online: blog.norway.com/category/research May 18, 2012 • 5 Research & Education Social media fan or Facebook addict? Researchers from Norway have developed a new instrument to measure Facebook addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale

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The use of Facebook has increased rap- media. Andreassen’s study shows that the idly. We are dealing with a subdivision of symptoms of Facebook addiction resemble Internet addiction connected to social media, those of drug addiction, alcohol addiction, Doctor of Psychology Cecilie Schou An- and chemical substance addiction. dreassen says about the study, which is the The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale first of its kind worldwide. is based on six basic criteria, where all items Andreassen heads the research project are scored on the following scale: (1) Very “Facebook Addiction” at the University of rarely, (2) Rarely, (3) Sometimes, (4) Often, Bergen (UiB). An article about the results and (5) Very often: has just been published in the renowned jour- nal Psychological Reports. 1. You spend a lot of time thinking She has clear views as to why some peo- about Facebook or plan use of Fa- ple develop Facebook dependency. cebook. “It occurs more regularly among young- 2. You feel an urge to use Facebook er than older users. We have also found that more and more. people who are anxious and socially insecure 3. You use Facebook in order to forget use Facebook more than those with lower about personal problems. scores on those traits, probably because 4. You have tried to cut down on the those who are anxious find it easier to com- use of Facebook without success. municate via social media than face-to-face,” 5. You become restless or troubled if Andreassen says. you are prohibited from using Fa- People who are organized and more am- cebook. bitious tend to be less at risk from Facebook 6. You use Facebook so much that it addiction. They will often use social media has had a negative impact on your as an integral part of work and networking. job / studies. “Our research also indicates that women are more at risk of developing Facebook ad- Andreassen’s study shows that scoring diction, probably due to the social nature of of “often” or “very often” on at least four of Facebook,” Andreassen says. the six items may suggest that you are ad- According to Andreassen, the research dicted to Facebook. Photo: Norwegian American Weekly also shows that Facebook addiction was re- Screenshot of the Norwegian American Weekly’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/naweeekly). lated to extraversion. People with high scores About the Scale on the new scale further tend to have a some- In January 2011, 423 students – 227 what delayed sleep-wake rhythm. women and 196 men – participated in tests for the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale. Music Education Six warning signs The scale can facilitate treatment research, As Facebook has become as ubiqui- clinical assessment and can be used for the tous as television in our everyday lives, it estimation of Facebook addiction prevalence At PLU, rigorous academics and a caring community is becoming increasingly difficult for many in the general population worldwide. ensures challenge and support for every student people to know if they are addicted to social

< summary testified to the court: Janne Hovland, Lars From page 3 Henrik Rytter Øberg and Muhammed Abdul- rahman Muhammed. Øberg was one of the 9. After lunch, three witnesses from Utøya people who visited the island in August after testified on the witness stand. the shootings. AUF member Bjørn Magnus Jacobsen Ihler gave his testimony: “We were gathered Friday, May 11 (Day 17) in Storsalen, and I was in a meeting about The final day for autopsy reports, 12 the situation in the West Sahara. One of my more were released. After the last report friends showed me pictures on his phone of was given, a man whose brother was killed what had just happened in Oslo. It looked by Breivik stood up and threw his shoe like a war zone, and I wondered very much at Breivik’s head, shouting in English, what this was. It struck me that this could be “You killer! Go to hell!” The shoe hit one political terrorism. Then you could see how of Breivik’s lawyers instead. Breivik was Utøya could be a target,” he said. quickly escorted away, but said when he re- “From July 22 to today, time has been turned: “If you want to throw something at marked by ups and downs. It is difficult to me, do it when I come and leave, but not at Members of PLU’s University Symphony Orchestra prepare for a concert. find any sense in what has happened. There my lawyers. Thank you.” were young people who were shot and killed Two more survivors took the witness in the most brutal manner. It has been at stand to give their testimonies. times harsh and difficult. It can be difficult to CHALLENGE SUPPORT SUCCESS find meaning in one’s own life,” said Oddvar Monday, May 14 (Day 18) Hansen, who picked up survivors in his per- This week is devoted to testimonies of sonal boat on July 22. Utøya survivors. Five people testified on the witness stand on May 14, four of whom were PLU Thursday, May 10 (Day 16) shot by Breivik but survived. The other was Another 12 autopsy reports were re- near the where many people jumped Tacoma, Washington www.plu.edu 800-274-6758 leased in court, giving a detailed summary into the water to swim to safety. of each victim. Three survivors from Utøya 6 • May 18, 2012 norwegian american weekly opinion

An opinion column about current issues in Norway Join the conversation! On the EDGE He died with his boots on: Remembering Gunnar Sønsteby By Steinar Opstad, Ph.D.

Gunnar “Kjakan” Sønsteby, the I could accept the position, but since Mr. 94-year-old Resistance man and the most Gunnar Sønsteby wanted me to say “yes” I highly decorated Norwegian ever, died was totally convinced already as he asked. May 10. His younger friends from the This led me to 15 years of voluntary ser- World War II Norwegian resistance move- vice for Minnesotans. ment said, “He died with his boots on.” I met Sønsteby several times and we This couldn’t be truer – he advocated for had good discussions on our mutual rela- peace all over Europe until the last few tions to the U.S. Sønsteby was a very nice months before he died. “Number 24” was person – soft-spoken, very positive and his code name given him by the British in- with a clear view on the need for continued telligence service SOE (Special Operations focus on democratic values. He was a true Executive) after he was trained as a para- citizen. He fought the war for democracy trooper and saboteur in England during and he lectured thousands of times for stu- the war and “Kjakan” (The Chin) was the dents after the war about the need for daily code name he gave himself, or more prop- Photo: Norwegian Armed Forces democratic values. His soft and low voice erly “Umulius Kjakebråten” – a nickname Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg signs the condolence protocol for Gunnar Søn- made students sit in total silence when he almost impossible to translate to English steby on May 11 in Oslo. with his background from the war focused in a proper way, but it was something like respect and democracy instead of suspi- “impossible” or “hopeless” (for umulius) Scandinavian Foundation’s culture award months after World War II), Sønsteby ciousness and hate. and “cheek” or “jaw” (kjake) and “burned and the Norwegian-American Chamber moved to Boston, Mass., to matriculate Now it is close to two years since the clearing” (bråten). of Commerce’s Norwegian-American in an executive Master’s degree program last time I spoke with Gunnar Sønsteby. Now that he is dead, historians are al- Achievement Award. Sønsteby also re- in Executive Management at Harvard He was very interested in my connection lowed to open his large private archives ceived honor from several allied coun- Business School and started just thereaf- to U.S. universities and encouraged me to from the war about him and fellow resis- tries. ter working the Norwegian Government continue to work for strong relations be- tance friends from World War II, and we Gunnar Sønsteby was head of the located in New York. He later moved to tween the U.S. and Norway. I will miss the expect to find lots of important informa- “Oslogjengen” (The Oslo Gang) and oper- the Norwegian paper pulp company Saug- personal connection I had with him, and I tion. If you want to find more facts about ated as saboteur with Max Manus, among brugsforeningen in Halden, Norway, and was also fortunate to have met Max Manus this hero in Norwegian history look him several others. Sønsteby was the leader served as Head of Personnel Services. several times – men Norway is proud of! up at the net and you will find a great deal of many sabotage actions during World Later he became the company’s vice presi- of information. You can also read his book War II, and operated under several cover dent and was so until 1968. He became Steinar Opstad, born 1941 “Rapport fra Nr. 24” (published for the names. It wasn’t until the end of the war vice president with responsibility for oil in Sarpsborg, Norway, is English language market as Report from that the German Gestapo (German security production at Aker, later Petroleum the retired Vice President Number 24), which is his report from the police) learned his real identity. Sønsteby and Getty Oil Company, the last years as of the Confederation of Norwegian Business and war-time Norway. Read more about him at was never arrested by the Germans, but General Manager for Norway. He retired Industry. During his ca- several Norwegian websites and in English he knew they did all they could to locate from the business life in 1988. reer, he was an educator on Wikipedia. him. But his best cover was that he was I first met him at the beginning of and communicator with From the U.S., Sønsteby received the so “average” looking and could operate 1989 in my office when I worked for he positions as a journalist, editor, teacher, and Medal of Freedom with silver palm, the without creating attention. He also moved Confederation of Norwegian Business professor. He has a Ph.D. and Hon. Litt. D. United States Special Operations Com- from place to place in Oslo all the time and and Industry. His mission was to convince from the University of North Dakota. He is mand Medal and the Association of For- changed his names and identity on a regu- me to accept the appointment as honorary the author of several professional books. He mer Intelligence Officers Freedom Award. lar basis. business representative for state of Minne- is also the founder of the American College He was also awarded the American- During the fall of 1945 (three sota. I was not even asked at that point if of Norway in Moss, Norway.

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< Sønsteby From page 1 He claimed his ability to switch identi- He was Norway’s most highly decorated citi- premiere with his wife, Anne-Karin, and the ties and slip under the radar of the Gestapo zen. film became the most successful in Norwe- in Oslo. During the Nazi occupation of Nor- was due to his “average” looks. In May 2007 a statue of Sønsteby on gian history. way, Sønsteby joined the Norwegian Resis- After the liberation of Norway in 1945, Solli Plass in Oslo was unveiled by King “Sønsteby was Norway’s most deco- tance movement. He was a member of the both the British and Norwegian intelligence Harald of Norway. Sculpted by Per Ung, it rated resistance fighter, but he did much Norwegian Resistance’s Kompani Linge, services tried to recruit Sønsteby, but he re- portrays a 25-year-old Sønsteby standing more than that,” King Harald said to NRK. a group of volunteers trained in Britain for fused. “I didn’t want any more war. I had next to his bicycle. “He constantly sent out the message ‘never secret missions during the 1940 to 1945 had enough. I’d lost five years of my life.” In 2008 the wartime biopic Max Manus, again,’ and spent so much time speaking in Nazi occupation of Norway, as well as the Instead, in 1945, he left Norway for the U.S. Gunnar Sønsteby was played by Knut Joner. schools.” famous Oslogjengen (The Oslo Gang). The and Harvard Business School. The film ignited a fresh debate about how Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said: group carried out spectacular sabotage raids In 1946 Sønsteby was awarded the War Norway and ordinary Norwegians had re- “Gunnar Sønsteby was a war hero for five against factories, railroads and fuel supplies Cross with Three Swords, and he remains the sponded to the German invasion and sub- years, and a peace hero over the next 60 to hamper the German war effort. only Norwegian to have received the honor. sequent occupation. Sønsteby attended the years.”

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Ole is the pastor of the local Norwegian Luther- an Church, and Pastor Sven is the minister of the Swedish Covenant Church across the road. One day, they are seen pounding a sign into Community Connections the ground, which said: DA END ISS NEAR! TURN YERSELF AROUNT NOW BAFOR IT ISS TOO LATE! As a car speeds past them, the Congratulations! driver leans out his window and yells, “Leave people alone, you Skandihoovian religious We congratulate from the heart Kathleen and Chris Pecoraro with their nuts!” From the curve, they hear screeching tires and a big splash. Shaking his head, Rev. marriage the 14th of April in New York! Ole says, “Dat’s da terd one dis mornin.” “Ya,” Pastor Sven agrees, then asks, “Do ya tink may- We also congratulate Chris Jr. be da sign should yust say, ‘Bridge out?’” with his birthday on the 14th Ole and Lena of April (easy to remember the America’s favorite Norwegians! anniversary???!!!), Chris P. sen with the birthday on the 10th William Johnsen Brooklyn NY of May and Lori M. P. with her Kitty Delin Plainville CT birthday on the 4th of June. 22. mai Last but not least, the head of Nels Stone Grand Marais MN Lillian S. Lien Minneapolis MN the family Lillian Boberg with Myrtle P. Jacobson Minot ND her birthday the 3rd of June! Kari Molbach Walliser Agua Dulce CA Congratulations to all of you! Laura Pedersen Grants Pass OR Kristen Grobstok Kirkland WA Kisses and hugs from the family in Norway: 18. mai 23. mai Don Takalo WA Florence Engebretson Oro Valley AZ Unni Boberg, Joakim Boberg, Arild Bakken and Leo! Thelma Dangel Kelseyville CA Donald Peterson Milan MN Christian Flagstad St Croix Falls WI Albert Ruen Decorah IA Inga Grosvold Nova Scotia Canada Arne Kvarnberg Seattle WA Do you have a new grandchild? Does your loved one have a milestone birth- A. M. Hegge Seattle WA Agnes Berge Ontario Can day coming up? Has your family recently celebrated a wedding or special anni- Olga Peterson Kinneberg Portland OR Gerd Rorvik Thornwood NY Britt Graham Portland OR versary? Share your news with the Norwegian-American community by printing 19. mai Geraldine Thompsen Green Valley AZ an announcement with us for just $35. For more information, call us at (800) Carrie Webstad St Croix Falls WI May Sandvik Wohlafka East Northport NY 305-0217 or email [email protected]. Knut Henden Seaside OR Tracie Weeck San Francisco CA 24. mai Lillian Bergem Arnegard ND Glenn Foss Echo MN Puzzle solution Sara Elise Saatvedt Columbia City OR Harold Steinvik Sandhornøy Norway Did you know? Harald Olafson Everett WA 20. mai Col. Hamilton Lawrence Coronado CA Random facts about Norway Bert Aunan Sioux City IA Burnett N. Bordson Fergus Falls MN Sverre Olav Staurset Tacoma WA Anne Jordheim Columbia MO Olav Orvik Ålesund Norway Leif Sather Gonvick MN The only known fossils of Solveig M. Jacobsen Santa Cruz CA the marine reptile “Predator Matthew Allen Herset Kalispell MT Betty Hammer Marysville WA Want to see your birthday in the X” that patrolled the Jurassic Arlene Bredeson Olson Coon Rapids MN Norwegian American Weekly? oceans 147 million years ago, Martha Ohm Red Bank NJ was excavated on the Arctic Call at (800) 305-0217 or email naw@ 21. mai norway.com. Birthdays must be submitted at archipelago of Svalbard, Nor- Oliver Offerdal Conrad MT way in 2008. Harald J. Hansen San Bruno CA least one month in advance. Gyda Mahlum Beloit WI NB: Has someone on our birthday list passed Adrienne Dahl Rochester NY away? Please notify us. norwegian american weekly M may 18, 2012 • 11 obituaries & Religion Pastor Larson’s Corner In Loving Memory Pastor Jerry Larson retired to his cabin in Zimmerman, Minn., after 39 years in parish ministry for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In 2011 he Do you have a loved one or friend who has recently passed? published a book entitled “Speaking the Word Freely: Writing with purpose, Contact us at (206) 784-4617 or [email protected] to place an obituary. preaching with power.” Contact him at [email protected] Frithjof Olsen 1909 – 2012 The Rubio Effect

Frithjof Olsen, a re- home for 60 years, where Frithjof worked for Recently our local professional bas- entire Christian enterprise depend upon tired architect, died on the New York Port Authority in the World ketball team drafted a young point guard people working together for the sake of March 25, three weeks Trade Center. In 2003, they moved to Alex- from Spain by the name of Ricky Rubio. the Gospel. before his 103rd birth- andria, Va., to be closer to family. Signe died In just two months he has made a tremen- Sometimes we think that we can get day. He was born in in 2009 after 73 years of marriage. Frithjof dous difference in the success of our team. along just fine without our brothers and 1909 in Fevik, Nor- maintained strong ties to Fevik, returning for We have already won as many games this sisters in the faith. If we don’t agree with way, as the seventh of many visits. He held Norway and his loved year as we did all of last year. I have begun each other on a particular aspect of theol- nine children to Inge- ones dearly in his heart. He is survived by his calling it the “Rubio effect.” Rubio has the ogy or practice we go our separate ways. borg and Ole Chris- daughter Sonja Olsen Bloom (Peter Bloom), ability to make everyone around him bet- Every year it seems that there are divisions tian Olsen. He emigrated to America in 1929 two grandchildren, Erik (Melissa Standen) ter. He does this with tremendous passing in the church with new denominations and married Signe Henriksen, of Flekkef- and Linnea Bloom, and two great-grand- and unselfish distribution of the basket- being formed because of these disagree- jord, Norway. Brooklyn, New York was their children, Elio and Inez. ball. His unselfishness has rubbed off and ments. The truth is, we can do so much the team now plays much more as a team more working together than we could ever and not as a group of individuals. do on our own. Armond G. Erickson The Apostle Paul knew about the im- Conventional basketball wisdom has portance of teamwork. In his letter to the always said that you need at least two su- May 8, 1927 – May 11, 2012 Corinthian Christians he explained how perstars on a team to contend for an NBA the church resembles the human body in title. Perhaps Ricky Rubio will help people Armond G. Er- Past President of Fargo Lions Club; Mem- this regard. He said that although the body see that to be successful you need team- ickson of Fargo, N.D., ber, Member of the Executive Committee has many members it remains one body. work even more than superstar individu- died at home May 11 and Past President of North Dakota State The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have als. Whatever the case, the “Rubio effect” under the care of Hos- Bar Association; Charter Member of Ameri- no need of you.” His words have served has certainly reminded me of the impor- pice of the Red River can Board of Trial Advocates North Dakota as a constant reminder to Christians in ev- tance of team work and more importantly Valley. Chapter; Member and Past President of the ery age of the need to work together. The of Christians working together for the sake He was born May Congregation and of the Board of Trustees future of the church and the success of the of the Gospel. 8, 1927 to Ed and Cora of First Lutheran Church, Fargo; Founding (Anderson) Erickson Member and initial Chairman of the First in Center Township, Nelson County, N.D. He Lutheran Bridge Builders Foundation. He was raised on a rural farm near Mapes; grad- was a member of American Legion, Elks Find the perfect gift from in uating from McVille High School in 1944. 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Colorado (Bohemia), PA 18435. All are welcome Scandinavian Midsummer Festival but due to limited seating, reservations June 23 – 24 are required. Information and tickets Estes Park, Colo. (adults $18, children $8) can be obtained Mark your calendars for the largest by calling Elsie (570) 685-7086. Scandinavian Midsummer celebration in the Rocky Mountains. Scandinavian Youth Camp at Land of the Vikings dancing, music, crafts, food, Viking July 1 – 7 and July 8 – 14 re-enactors, silent auction, raffle spon- Sherman, Pa. sors: Icelandair and Brekke Tours. Starts Join us for an active Sons of Norway cul- with raising of Maypole at 9:30 a.m. on tural camp program for kids! Held at the June 23, followed at 10 with parade of beloved Land of the Vikings recreation flags and opening ceremonies. Free, all center in Sherman, Pa., Campers will ages, wheelchair accessible. Visit www. attend morning classes for Norwegian estesmidsummer.com or call (303) 449- language, rosemaling, wood working, 9596 for more information. hardanger and other skills. During the Photos: human.no and kirken.no afternoon the campers can swim, hike, In Norway, confirmation is a civil and religious rite of passage Minnesota participate in a variety of athletic activi- for young people. Norway House Midtsommer ties, do crafts, cook and learn about our June 21 Viking heritage to name a few of the St. Paul, Minn. activities. The evening brings an oppor- Save the date for the Norway House tunity to form lasting friendships with a Li n e Gr u n d s t a d Ha n k e Midtsommer Celebration! This annual talent show, films, folk dancing, games Line Grundstad Hanke Interior Design tradition celebrates the “Going Viking” and much more. For details, contact spirit by identifying and honoring indi- Youth Director Evelyn Karpack at (973) Spring is here and it is the time in Nor- day to dress up, and many confirmands re- viduals of Norwegian heritage that have, 627-5634 or [email protected]. way for konfirmasjon (confirmation). Maga- ceive their bunad (national costume). It is through their extraordinary accomplish- zines, blogs and newspapers have advertise- such a lovely sight to see all the different bu- ments and adventuresome spirit, sig- Wisconsin ments for bordekorasjon (table decorations) nads in the church or at the hall. nificantly advanced the quality of life Valdres Samband’s 2012 Stevne and menu suggestions, along with clothing Food is an important part of any cel- for others. This year’s event will be June 14 – 16 and gifts for the confirmand. ebration, and confirmation is no exception. held June 21 at the Interlachen Country Eau Claire, Wis. In the Christian church, confirmation is The lunch or dinner often consists of three Club in Minneapolis. The 2012 Norway The Valdres Samband will be hold- a rite of initiation with the Holy Spirit, and courses, if not a buffet of traditional Nor- House Going Viking honorees are Jim ing its 113th annual stevne at the Plaza in Protestant churches, confirmation is seen wegian dishes. Popular dishes include re- Brandenburg, Tove Dahl and Bob Berg- Hotel & Suites in Eau Claire, June 14 – as a mature statement of faith by an already kecocktail (shrimp cocktail), roastbiff (roast land. The event raises money for Norway 16. Founded in 1899, the Valdres Sam- baptized person. beef with potatoes, vegetables and a red wine House programs, such as Peace Initiative band is the oldest and largest Bygdelag In Norway, confirmation is seen as a rite sauce), and karamellpudding (caramel pud- and Edvard Grieg Society. The celebra- in America. A lag is an association of of passage for teenagers coming of age as ding). Finished off with cake, confirmation tion begins with at 5 p.m. with a cock- people and their descendants who came they leave childhood and step into the adult is an important rite of passage for Norwegian tail reception and aquavit toast, followed from the same area in Norway – for us, world. Up until 1912, confirmation in the youth. by the dinner and awards program. For the Valdres Valley. The Valdres Valley church was mandatory for Norwegian citi- more information, contact elizabeth@ consists of six kommuner: North Aurdal, zens – couples were not permitted to marry in norwayhouse.net. South Aurdal, Etnedal, Vang, Vestre Sli- dre and Øystre Slidre. Please visit our the eyes of the church or even work without proof of confirmation. Today confirmation is Norwegian Ridge Language Camp website www.valdressamband.org for not just a religious institution in Norway – June 18 – 22 additional information regarding the ste- the Human-Etisk Forbund (Norwegian Hu- Spring Grove, Minn. vne (located under Stevne and then Reg- manist Association) arranged for humanisitc Norwegian language camp offered by Gi- istration) or email the secretary, Glen at confirmations since 1951. The coursework ants of the Earth in Spring Grove, Minn.! [email protected]. for a humanist confirmation include themes Classes for three groups: 4 – 7-year-olds on human rights, the law, effects of drugs from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. daily; 8 – 11-year- Beginning Norwegian Genealogy and alcohol, and an overview of the world’s olds from 9 a.m. until dusk; 12 – 15-year- June 20 – 21 religions. A humanist confirmation ends in a olds from 9 a.m. until dusk. This will be Madison, Wis. ceremony with family and friends as well. a high quality experience with classroom If you are just beginning your family his- Confirmation is a time for families to and activities utilizing the immersion tory project, or have some experience Example of a konfirmasjoninnbydelse (confirma- gather and celebrate the confirmand. It is a technique to language learning. Tuition is with family research, but have not worked tion invitation). $200 for the week for full-time students, with Norwegian records, this popular and $100 for 4 – 7-year-olds. Scholar- class is for you! Director of Research at < mothers ships may be available. Call (507) 498- the Norwegian American Genealogical From page 3 als in attendance, percentage of women using 5070 or visit www. springgrovemnheri- Center and Naeseth Library (NAGC & contraception, rules for maternity leave and NL), Jerry has also led research tours to tagecenter.org. “This shows that the Norwegian policy the percentage of children who die before the the Family History Library in Salt Lake of gender equality, child and family work in age five. In Niger, one in seven children dies City. For additional information and de- PENNSYLVANIA practice. But to be most compelling, Norway before the age of five years. tails about the class, please contact him Bernt Balchen Annual Viking Fest must now take the lead in efforts to break “This is good news that Norway tops the at [email protected] or call (608) June 2 the cycle of poverty in those countries that ranking for the third year in a row, but it is 255-2224. Session will be held June 20 Lackawaxen, Pa. are the worst off,” said Tove R. Wang, the important to stay focused on the countries at and 21 at the Ostby Education center at Sons of Norway Bernt Balchen Lodge #3- Secretary-General of Save the Children. the bottom of the list. We will continue the the NAGC & NL in Madison. Admis- 566 will be hosting an evening of Norse The differences between Norway and work we do to improve child and maternal sion: $120 for NAGC members, $140 for food and fun at their annual Viking Fest Niger are significant. For example, a new- health in these countries,” says Prime Minis- non-members. on June 2 at 6 p.m. A traditional Norwe- born girl in Norway can expect 18 years of ter Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement. gian roast pork dinner will be served at education and a life expectancy of more than Norway ranks in first place, followed by the Central Volunteer Fire Department 83 years, while a girl born in Niger can ex- Iceland, , New Zealand, Denmark at 574 Westcolang Rd. Lackawaxen Twp pect four years of education and a life expec- and Finland. tancy of only 56 years. According to Save the Children, Nor- Send your event to [email protected] or call (206) 784-4617 In addition to life expectancy and educa- way also takes first place as the world’s best to be added to the Norwegian American Weekly! tion, the countries ranked by factors such as breastfeeding countries, and also as the best Event listings are free, but space is limited. Please contact us at least one month prior to event. the percentage births with health profession- country to be in as a woman. norwegian american weekly M Online: blog.norway.com/category/norway-in-the-us may 18, 2012 • 13 In your neighborhood Portal into the future “Old Norse” becomes “New Nordic” at Cal Lutheran University’s Scandinavian Center

Ri ch a r d Lo n d g r e n Director of the CLU Scandinavian Center Thousand Oaks, Calif.

When the Scandinavian Center’s “new” but “old” ornate church portal went on out- door display at the annual Scandinavian Fes- tival in April, it generated lots of “oohs” and “aahs” from the visitors at the California Lu- Photos courtesy of Lars Wanberg Left: In 1958, Larrie Wanberg met and married Bjørg, a Norwegian nursing student from Voss. They theran University campus event in Thousand are pictured here at the Polar Circle. Right: Wanberg holding his first great-granddaughter Olivia in Oaks, Calif. 2009. Wanberg plans to take his family to Norway in 2014 to celebrate Norway’s bicentennial. After that temporary exposure, the por- tal went on to a more permanent location in the CLU Scandinavian Center. Check out the 10-foot-tall portal in the photo showing < Spirit and culture of native Norway. The attraction From page 1 ScanCenter craftsman Torsten Olsson secur- of 17th of May in my childhood memory ing it to the wall inside the Center. was more on the senior population, as few pride, so strong, so full of spirit, was coming Sandra Grunewald arranged for carver children had “costumes” and were generally from the genuine energy of young children. Phillip Odden of Norsk Woodworks in Wis- unfamiliar with folk dancing or folk games Photos: Richard Londgren As a Fulbright student studying at the consin to create the portal and deliver it to and activities. Above: Torsten Olsson securing the 10-foot por- University of Oslo, I joined a small group the CLU campus. tal to Cal Lutheran’s Scandinavian Center in The church contributed to language of American students who had a reserved Besides teaching accounting at CLU, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Below: Woodcarver Phil- transfer when youth in immigrant families spot near the palace where, with a telephoto she serves as treasurer of the Scandinavian lip Odden made two plate rails for SACHF. were confirmed in Norwegian. When Eng- camera lens, I could zoom in on the figure American Cultural & Historical Foundation lish became universal in hymns and activi- of His Majesty King Olav V standing on the (which includes the Scandinavian Center ties, the local language dialects were frozen balcony with HM Queen Martha, waving to as one of its functions). She also directs the in time and can still be heard in the original the children for his first May 17th as King. Scandinavian Festival. form from 100 – 125 years ago in some rural Last week, I refreshed these memorable Besides initiating the creation of the por- senior centers. moments by reviewing old 8mm films that I tal, she commissioned for SACHF two new Last week, I visited with some elderly took at the 17th of May over 50 years ago, carved plate rails created by Phillip. (See the citizens who were raised in Norwegian cul- which were digitally transferred to DVDs to closeup photo of the end of one of the plate ture, as first-generation immigrants, and we preserve them. Among these old films, which rails). compared memories of Norway’s Constitu- I had taken shortly after beginning my stud- SACHF’s investment of approximate- tion Day. They expressed a fondness for the ies in September 1957, was a somber funeral ly $40,000 for the carvings is expected to excitement of second-hand stories passed procession of revered King Haakon VII, the stimulate interest in and donations for a new down, and expressed a “missing piece” first king of Norway since the dissolution permanent Scandinavian facility on the CLU in their heritage by not “being there” first- from Sweden in 1905. campus. hand. In 1957 – 1958, I studied children resi- During the Scandinavian Worship Ser- In the days following, I made a bold de- dential treatment centers in rural Norway. vice that was part of the Scandinavian Fes- cision – to re-visit a memorable day in my My project was to use a camera as a tool to tival, the offering was designated for use life and to share it with my nine grandchil- the establishment of a Scandinavian Student progressively document self-portrait images by the new Scandinavian Student Club at dren and their spouses as a family tour to Club at CLU. The club sponsor is Michael of the children themselves to help build self- CLU. (In a related photo from the worship Norway in 2014 for the bicentennial celebra- Hart, a Norwegian-American of the faculty esteem, motivation and confidence to re-join service, the Rev. Line Kvalvaag of the Nor- tion of Norway’s Constitution Day. of the CLU music department. Meanwhile, their peers in regular classrooms. wegian Seaman’s Church in San Pedro, Ca- The year of 1958 was a significant one club members had helped at the Scandina- As my studies were ending in May, I re- lif., thanks Sarah Peterson and Jared Berman for me: a Fulbright scholarship, visiting vian Festival and are assisting at the Scandi- alized while watching the children’s parade for their leadership of the new Scandinavian farms where my great-grandparents originat- navian Center. that my should have been to picture a Student Club.) ed, getting engaged in June with a Norwe- For more information about the Scandi- group of these children marching in the 17th Just a few days earlier, the CU student gian nursing student from Voss who became navian American Cultural & Historical As- of May celebration – perhaps a few moments body senate had approved for the first time in the spirit of the parade could surpass a “Fulbrighter” to America in August and we Full Service Agencysocation, With visit Experienced scandinaviancenter.org. 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Associate Conductor Emeritus of the Seattle Symphony Throughout North Dakota, the 17th of moments in my lifetime along with those May event was celebrated by civic organi- who stand there with me. zations, Lutheran churches, lags, cultural A recurring dream could materialize that Sunday, June 3 at 3 p.m. groups like Son of Norway, and regional get- my four great-grandchildren might march in Ballard First Lutheran Church, 2006 NW 65th Street in Seattle, WA togethers. The style of celebration generally the Syttende Mai parade with their Norwe- involved Norwegian food specialties, folk or gian cousins – what a legacy to dream about Tickets: $10 per person, Free for kids 12 and under or make happen. national music, and a speaker about history For more information, call (206) 362-1094 14 • May 18, 2012 Online: blog.norway.com/category/norwegian-americans norwegian american weekly norwegian heritage Norwegian Language Corner Childhood during the war The boys from Vangen: Subscriber Arna Cochran remembers her childhood years during the German occupation

Written by Leif Halse Vangsgutane, a classic series in Norway from 1941 to present, was used as curriculum material in Norwegian schools, as the series had easy-to-read text with pictures. Deb Nelson Gourley of Astri My Astri Publishing brings the copyrighted bilingual Norwegian/English serialization of “The Boys From Vangen: Vangsgutane” to the readers of the Norwegian American Weekly to practice their Norwegian reading skills, as well as enjoy a Norwegian classic!

Photos courtesy of Arna Cochran ENNÅ ER DET HÅP FINALLY THERE IS HOPE Left: The house Arna’s family lived in near on Norway’s southern coast. Right: View from the house with the Nidelv river in the background. Steinar Vangen og hjelperen hans kan Steinar Vangen and his helper can’t ikke gi opp for det om det ikke lykkes for give up just because they didn’t succeed dem å nå Kåre fra brukaret. Sunndalingen from the bridge pier. The Sunndal man ex- Ar n a Sy n n ø v e Aa n o n s e n Co ch r a n forteller at det er noen stygge stryk lenger plains that there are some bad rapids far- Bound Brook, N.J. nede i elva, og der trur han ikke gutten kan ther down the river, and he doesn’t think komme levende igjennom, sier han. Så leg- the boy can make it alive through them. So ger de på sprang igjen. they run off again. We celebrated my sixth birthday on a wanted him to work for them. They insisted Kåre kjenner seg alt annet enn modig Kåre feels anything but brave strad- Wednesday in our new house which my fa- that he bring the truck to their compound. He der han sitter overskrevs på tømmerstok- dling the log and clinging to it for dear life. ther built for us. We moved here last Christ- did so a few times, but each time the truck ken og klamrer seg fast. Nå skjønner han Now he knows all too well that Driva isn’t mas. It was a move by horse and sled as there did not perform well. They were not famil- altfor vel at Driva ikke er til å spøke med. something to be taken lightly. The river was much snow. Our family consisted of five iar with a Chevrolet truck and my father was Elva griper etter han med kalde hender og grabs at him with its cold hands and wants people: my father, Karl, my mother Asborg able to disable the truck. One time a fairly vil dra han ned. Men Kåre vil ikke ned i to pull him down. But Kåre doesn’t want and my two younger brothers Nils and Kjell high ranking German officer came to our djupet. Han vil komme seg i land til broren to go down into the depths. He is going to and me, the oldest child. house and demanded that my father show sin! make it to land, to his brother! It was a fine birthday and I was especial- up in 10 minutes with his truck. He spoke Og midt i redselen ser han et håp: Et And right in the middle of this terrible ly pleased with some books I received. I had some Norwegian and my mother answered stykke lenger nede stikker en stor stein opp experience, he finds hope: Farther down, a recently learned to read. My mother told me him that would be impossible as he was one over strømmen. Dit må han prøve å komme big boulder is sticking out of the river. He how each letter was pronounced so I could hour away and we had no phone to call that seg! Han legger seg fram over stokken og needs to try to get there! He lies forward read the local newspaper (Agderposten). I place. As she spoke to him, we three children kaver og ror med begge hendene, og litt et- on the log, struggling and rowing with both was wondering why it was so interesting to hid behind our mother. The German took out ter litt får han stokken snudd bortover mot hands, and little by little he gets the log the adults. I was due to enter the first grade his pistol and my mother told him she was steinen. Nå må det vel bli en utveg! tenker turned toward the boulder. Now there is a next year, after I turned seven. not afraid of him as she also had German han for seg sjøl. way out, he thinks to himself. But before I could start school, World blood in her veins. He smiled and looked at War II began. April 9, 1940 is still etched us and said he had kinder at home. The out- Translated into English by Alexander Knud Huntrods • Illustrated by Jens R. Nilssen in my memory. 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For the full list of organizations, For a listing of all consulates, My father had a Chev- Truck carrying children from Biestø to seashore. Notice the visit noram.norway.com/organizations visit noram.norway.com/organizations rolet truck. The Germans wood-burning tank on the truck. norwegian american weekly M may 18, 2012 • 15 Sports Tippeligaen: Norway’s Premier League Rosenborg in the lead results Standings Round 8 update for the Tippe League 5/7 Brann 0 – 0 Viking Tippeligaen pLD PTS 1. Rosenborg BK 8 16 5/12 Stabæk 0 – 5 Molde 2. Strømsgodset IF 8 16 5/12 Tromsø 3 – 1 Vålerenga 3. Molde FK 8 15 5/13 Sogndal 1 – 2 Viking 4. Tromsø IL 8 15 5. FK Haugesund 8 13 5/13 Ålesund 3 – 1 Strømsgodset 6. Vålerenga Fotball 8 13 5/13 Fredrikstad 0 – 0 Hageusnd 7. Sogndal IL Fotball 8 12

5/13 Hønefoss 1 – 4 Odd Grenland 8. Ulf 8 12 9. Odd Grenland 8 11 5/13 Sandnes Ulf 1 – 1 Rosenborg 10. Viking FK 8 11 5/13 Lillestrøm 3 – 4 Brann 11. Ålesunds FK 8 10 12. Hønefoss BK 8 10 13. SK Brann 8 7 To read more about football in 14. Fredrikstad FK 8 6 15. Lillestrøm SK 8 4 Norway, visit www.uefa.com 16. Stabæk Fotball 8 1 Photo: Svein Ove Ekornesvåg / SMP Fotball Ålesund’s Lars Fuhre (far right) led his team to victory with two goals against Strømsgodset.

< Childhood There was much debris all over the ice. We From page 14 Kj e l l Ol a v St r ø m s l i were very nosy as were many other people Trondheim, Norway and a pig every year that was slaughtered be- and we went out to see what had happened. fore Christmas. One year we had a goat and This was before any Germans got there. Some people picked up pieces of the wreck Sandnes Ulf and Rosenborg took one precise left foot knocked in the equalizer a kid, and another year a sheep and a lamb. After the war we found out that some of the point each in Sandnes, which means that the into the goal from acute angle. Lars Fuhre There were times though that we had pota- men were captured as they parachuted down. Rogaland’s club still is undefeated at home. finalized the evening two minutes before the toes for each meal, or rutabagas. Sometimes They were all young Australian men. One of Rade Prica’s scoring nine minutes from time break and a thunderbolt in the upper corner we had oatmeal soup in school and they also them survived and was helped by some Nor- ensured also that Rosenborg remain unde- in the 72nd minute. gave us cod liver oil (tran). It was not very wegian family. feated and on top after the game. The hosts Brann was on a visit to the rival Lill- tasty. Finally, the spring after my 11th birth- went in front after 66 minutes when the at- estrøm at Åråsen and fights home a 4 – 3 The nights were scary. The sound of the day, the war came to an end. It was May 8, tacker Tommy Høyland was played free and victory but the game will be remembered for planes overhead and the guns nearby trying 1945 and my friend Ruth and I were down in the attempt to round the keeper he was ob- some absurd situations just after the break in to shoot them down were frightening, but by the river rinsing her family’s clothes. A structed by the keeper and awarded a penalty. the Sunday encounter. Two minutes after the also fascinating. As the war progressed, there friend of ours, Gurli, came on her bicycle and Aksel Skjølsvik developed the spot kick to 1 break Frode Kippe played the ball over the were more and more British planes coming yelled to us that the war was over. Of course – 0. However Rade Prica secured a tie when sideline a few yards inside the Brann half, in over southern Norway. They were bring- we did not believe her. It was later that we he ran from the Sandnes Ulf defense and puts when Fredrik Gulbrandsen was down. Brann ing supplies to the Norwegians hiding out found out that she was right. That night we safely the equalizer through the post. A few captain Erik Mjelde wanted to play the ball in the mountains and doing a lot of sabotage listened to King Haakon speak from London minutes later Prica saw the red after a fierce back to Lillestrøm keeper Stefán Magnús- work. The one time that I remember so well on our neighbor’s radio (it had been hidden tackle and received his second booking for son, but the LSK-keeper miscalculated the was in the last winter of the war. Our river, from the Germans for five years). We were the evening. bounce and the ball went over the keeper Nidelven, was frozen. That night we heard all very happy now that we were free again. It Lars Fuhre was the match winner for and into the goal. In pure fair play spirit was many planes and my brother Nils and I snuck was then that my father started talking about Ålesund in the Tippe league for the first time Bjorn Sigurdarson allowed going through the into our best living room which was dark and going to America. He had been to America in his career with two goals against Strøms- Brann-team to score. Brann goalkeeper Piotr we looked behind the black blinds and we many times before he met my mother. It took godset. Adama Diomande sent Strømsgodset Leciejewski did everything he could to save saw a huge light in the sky coming towards two years before all the paperwork was done in the lead after 33 minutes but eight min- but Siguardarson shot the ball into the net. our house. Then it disappeared. It was not and we could embark on a new adventure to utes later Michael Barrantes, who, with his until the next day that we found out that a plane had fallen through the ice in the river. the New World, but that is another chapter of my life. < Hockey From page 1 sure.” Thoresen came into the game 12th in trounce Germany 12 – 4 and increase its tournament scoring but because of his re- The Scandinavian Hour chances of making the quarterfinals of the markable performance against Germany he Celebrating over 50 years on the air! IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. is now second behind Yevgeni Malkin with Norway controlled every aspect of this 12 points. 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