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Budstikken Volume 45 Issue 2 Budstikken February 2010 Wergeland Lodge #5/028 P.O. Box 3591, La Crosse, WI 54602-3591 Next Meeting—Thursday, February 4 Fra Presidenten: 7:00 pm-American Legion Hall Hei, hei! Happy Valentines Day. 711 S. 6th Street, La Crosse First of all, tusen takk for supporting me as your Lodge President for another year. Remember, our lodge works as a team, and the officers can be assured they are not expected to work alone in their duties. Part Wergeland Members Visited of our teamwork in 2009 was setting up local lodge Førde in 2009 scholarships for our Unge Venner members, and we were able to present five at the February meeting. We sent a total of February's program will be a Power Point presentation $963.55 to the Foundation in 2009 and earned two King Harald Medalions. done by Pastor Mark Jolivette on the LFFA trip to the We have donated $7,160 of the $7,500 needed for the Torvtak entrance in the Riverside Norway Garden, which included a $750 grant we received La Crosse sister city of Førde, Norway in the summer from the Foundation. We also started many cultural groups. Our cultural of 2009. Several of our own members traveled along study groups will be starting up again soon. The schedule will be in each with Pastor and Mrs. Jolivette. They were Cathy Ells, Budstikken for the classes. Whoever has participated in the cultural classes Corrine Abegglen, and Rana Limbo along with her needs to fill out the forms to receive your pins. Be sure to see either Jan sister Jane Kargas from Nebraska. Brudos or Patty Dahl for help in submitting the forms. The target date is May 1st to participate in the District 5 Convention with cultural work. Each officer and committee member present at the cold January Cookies Needed for the Hayward Barnebirkie meeting received a 2010 Directory- just a small token for your work. Tusen takk! If others want them, we have a few extra to sell for the $4.00 This children’s ski race is being held February 25th and they cost of making them. The officers also received a leadership guide for their LOVE cookies. Can you bring some to the February 4 meet- office. Counselor Viv Sacia is willing to help the officers with their ques- ing in an airtight disposable container? Gene and Florence tions, or you can contact me or ask the person who had your office in 2009. Mange tusen takk to you officers who had an office, and have passed it on Johnson will deliver them to Hayward. to another member in our team. We all need to step up and volunteer to help with the duties. The officers who have been elected and the people appointed to committees are some very special people, and I’m looking WERGELAND KALENDER forward to working with you. Thanks to Tim and Cathy Ofte for being the February 4: 7:00 pm-General Meeting at the Legion installing marshals, and to Elaine Nelson for being the installing officer. In February, we will have a short installation for those who couldn’t make it February 9: 8:30 am-Board Meeting at Perkins by to the January meeting. the Mall A reminder - if the weather is severe, we rely on you to make a February 12: Deadline for Budstikken articles decision whether or not to attend. We want you to be safe. We called a February 17: Budstikken goes to Printer meeting off once, and announced it on the TV and Radio, but even then, many came, so it is too difficult to reach everyone to tell them. February 22: Budstikken mailed to Members There is a 5% discount if you travel with Borton Overseas and February 25: Barnebirke in Hayward WI are a Sons of Norway member. Some of the latest new members traveling March 4: General Meeting-7 pm to Norway will get about a $200 discount on a trip next summer. See the March 20: 9 am-New Member Breakfast inside front cover of the January 2010 Viking magazine. We have increased our membership, and continue working to- gether in a spirit of friendship. We have 492 members as of December 31. Of the 492, 28 are Unge Venner members (age 16-23). The International Index Lodge also adds into our numbers the heritage members who have insur- Monthly Program, Kalender, President’s Letter. ............. P.1 ance. In addition to the members that the Minneapolis counts, we have Looking Ahead, Birthdays, Lunch, Minutes .................. P.2 seven associate members (they are members of another lodge, but also Member news .................................................................. P.3 want to belong to ours.) On the December 2008 Minneapolis report, they listed our lodge for 470, so we have gained a net of 22 members this year. Library News, Looking Back, ........................................ P.4 Twelve of the 22 net were Unge Venner of family memberships. Keep it Volunteer Hours Form ................................................... P.5 up! Always be friendly at the meetings – smiles are free. Scholarship Information .................................................. P.6 Keep inviting your friends and family members to join our lodge. New Members. ................................................................ P.7 Ask them to visit now, and join March 20 at the membership breakfast. Lodge and Foundation ..................................................... P.8 See the details elsewhere in this issue. Language/Culture ............................................................ P.9 My best to you, Present Officers, Norskedalen Events ............................ P.10 Shirley Lokstad Schoenfeld P-2 Budstikken February 2010 Gratulerer Lunch for the February 4 Meeting Med Sandwiches ( 2 1/2 dozen): Jean Davis, Joan Everson, Madeline Anderson, Leif & Carol Marking, Florence Johnson, Kristen R. Dagen! Anderson, Sonja Banegas, Renee Bondy ,and Mary Sween. (Happy Birthday) Cakes: Marian Mickelson, Anne Farning, Annette Sherry, Ann Gronbeck-Peterson, Char Vangen, Cathy & Tim Ofte, Shirley Schoenfeld, Carol Wadel, and Sonja Banegas. 1 Cynthia Herbst Marking 3 Andreas Dahl Pickles (2 quarts): Connie & Ramon Erickson and Mary Sween 3 Tyler Hall Please contribute $2.00 per person at the lunch table 4 Anne Farning for lodge expenses. 5 Monte Hanson 7 Hannah J. Rock Membership Breakfast in March 8 Ronald Nowland 10 Ramon Erickson Saturday, March 20 at 9 a.m. River Jack’s—Wisconsin Room 10 Kerry J. Stokke Midway Motor Lodge on Rose Street in La Crosse (Hwy. 35) 11 Les Munson Ask your friends and relatives to join Wergeland Lodge at this special annual breakfast. 13 Lorraine Glanzer New members will receive a $5.00 reduction on their first year dues. You and your new 14 LeRoy Hougom member guest each receive a free breakfast. If the guest does not join, both must pay 15 Francis Bateman for the breakfast. Without a guest, the cost is $10.00 each, which includes 15 Marilyn Rudser the gratuity. If your guest cannot attend that day, he/she may give you the application 16 Sondra Beranek and dues payment to turn in that day, and they will get the $5.00 reduction, and you get 18 Ernest Haugen a breakfast paid. But, the application must be signed and turned in the day of the break- 19 Dr. Cameron Gundersen fast, March 20. If neither you or your new member can attend the breakfast, you may 19 Beatrice Weimar still turn in the application to be included with that day’s reduction in dues to get the 21 Fern Drew discount. Call Kent Sween to sign up, phone (608)781-3666 or by 21 Charlene Juen email to: [email protected] 23 Donna Engelson 23 Kathleene Iverson 25 Warren Engelson Sekretær Notater….…..Abbreviated Meeting Minutes January 7, 2010 25 Jill Nelson Sons of Norway, Wergeland Lodge 5/028 25 Mavis Nicolai 25 Solveig Sedlet The meeting was convened by the President, and members recited the Pledge of Al- 26 Olaf Anderson legiance and sang the three national anthems. 26 Orlene Hough Past President Elaine Nelson installed the Support Officers, the Program Officers 26 Abby Schoenfeld and the Executive Officers. She was assisted by Tim and Cathy Ofte. President Shirley 26 Adrian Sherry Schoenfeld was then installed for her second term. 27 Linda Hanson Lodge Scholarship Committee presented the names of lodge scholarship winners, each receiving $200.00. Lydia Allen entertained us with a vocal selection. March 20, 2010- 9:00 A.M. is Membership Breakfast. Cookbooks Still New member ceremony was then conducted. Minutes of the December lodge meeting were approved as printed in the Budstikken. Available Reminder: Turn in volunteer hours to the Secretary. Treasurer presented her report; it was filed. Communications: Thank-you from Onalaska Middle School, Salvation Army and Wergeland Lodge cookbooks Engelhart Printing. are still available for $10 each. Unfinished Business: There is a $340.00 remaining balance to be paid on our They make wonderful gifts for $7,500.00 pledge for support of Riverside Norway Garden Entrance (Torvtak). birthdays or even a special host- New Business: Members told of 5% savings available on trips to Norway. See the ess gift. If you want a special inside cover of the January 2010 VIKING. Norwegian recipe, you will Announcements: Treasurer sent donation to Wisconsin Ski for Light in January; likely find it in there. Remem- Members to bring cookies for Barnebirkie participants; Inventory of Lodge possessions ber people tend to put in their will take place; Treasurer’s books will be audited. very best recipes. Select members of Robed Choir at Central High School presented evening entertain- ment. It is spiral bound with high qual- Meeting adjourned. Kathi Beane, Secretary ity 237 pages of goodness. See or call Vivian Sacia Attendance: 82 Money Collected- Foundation: $50 Lunch Table: $143.00 at 608 526-3181.