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Vol. 122 No. 37 October 14, 2011 Established May 17, 1889 • Formerly Western Viking and Nordisk Tidende $1.50 per copy Norway.com News Find more at www.norway.com For peace and democracy News Police in Trondheim are investi- Three women gating two cases of kidnapping linked to car sales involving chosen for 2011 Norwegian men in Lithuania. Nobel Peace Prize The victims were being held hostage for ransom. (blog.norway.com/category/ St a f f Co m p i l a t i o n news) Norwegian American Weekly Culture Promotional material for a new American film based on last On Oct. 6, the Norwegian summer’s massacre on the Nor- Nobel Committee announced the wegian island of Utøya has up- laureates for the 2011 Nobel Peace set survivors and their families Prize. The prize is divided equally so badly that they’ve called on between Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Norwegian police for help Leymah Gbowee and Tawak- in getting the promotion halted. kul Karman for their non-violent (blog.norway.com/category/ struggle for the safety of women culture) and for women’s rights to full par- ticipation in peace-building work. Norway in the U.S. “We cannot achieve democ- Norway pride is bursting ahead racy and lasting peace in the world of an extended U.S. visit begin- unless women obtain the same op- Photos courtesy of the Nobel Peace Prize ning this week by King Har- Nobel Peace Prize 2011 laureates: Tawakkul Karman (left), peace activist in Yemen; Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of ald V and Queen Sonja. In the See > peace, page 6 Liberia; and Leymah Gbowee, peace activist in Liberia. Midwest, receptions featuring the royal couple quickly filled up and organizers said turnout should reach into the thousands A family tradition With energy for all at other appearances. The antic- ipation is understandable given Ingebretsen’s marks 90 years of Norway launches that the region has the deepest global energy and Norwegian heritage, where for- business in Minneapolis, Minn. mer immigrants or their descen- climate partnership dants are treating the royal visit as a can’t-miss event. No r w a y ’s Mi ss i o n t o t h e U.N. (blog.norway.com/category/ norway-in-the-us) Norway launches an interna- tional energy and climate partner- ship in support of U.N. Secretary- What’s inside? General Ban Ki Moon’s initiative News 2-3 “Sustainable Energy for All.” The Partnership aims to ensure access Business 4 to sustainable energy for all and Research & Education 5 avoid greenhouse gas emissions Photo: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Opinion 6-7 See > energy, page 6 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) Taste of Norway 8 with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Travel 9 Roots & Connections 10 Skiing star on film Obituaries & Religion 11 Photo courtesy of Ingebretsen’s The painted facade of Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Gifts is an important storefront Aksel Lund Svindal Arts & Style 12 on East Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minn. In Your Neighborhood 13 featured in freestyle Norwegian Heritage 14 Ke l s e y La r s o n skiing movie Sports 15 Copy Editor NRK Sp o r t $1 = NOK 5.6983 This year, Ingebretsen’s Scan- ebrate with a series of fun events updated 10/10/2011 dinavian Gifts turns 90. “Uff da!” that continue all the way into De- Aksel Lund Svindal, Nor- They declare on their website. cember. In comparison wegian Olympic alpine skier, im- But the birthday celebration Located in Minneapolis, 9/10/2011 5.5433 presses in a film featuring his “free this iconic store is putting on is Minn., Ingebretsen’s was opened skiing,” a different type of alpine 4/10/2011 5.3869 anything but “uff da.” Beginning 10/10/2010 5.8191 in October, Ingebretsen’s will cel- See > 90 years, page 13 See > Svindal, page 15 Photo: Wikimedia Commons 2 • October 14, 2011 norwegian american weekly Nyheter fra Norge Nyheter – Diskriminering – Regjeringskvartal til minst 5 milliarder Fredsprisen møtt med jubel Regjeringen setter av 20 millioner til plan- av pendlere legging av framtidens regjeringskvartal i Det politiske Norge Oslo. Totalkostnaden for de nye kontorene NRK blir trolig på minst fem milliarder. Prislap- jubler over tildelingen pen er basert på utviklingen i det norske av Nobels Fredspris – Vi vil spørre NSB om lovligheten ved bygg- og anleggsmarkedet, og er blant annet at folk som på ærlig vis har sjekket prisen avhengig av sikkerhetstiltakene knyttet til NTB byggene. – Vi vet ennå ikke hva som kom- på reiser og funnet det alternativet som er mer til å bli gjort om byggene skal rives eller billigst for dem, får bot, sier fagdirektør for restaureres, og hvor mye som må gjøres på Prisen blir applaudert fra politikere fra samferdsel hos Forbrukerrådet Anne Rygh. bygg som ikke er direkte involvert i selve hele den politiske skalaen. Utviklingsminis- Søndag 2. oktober ble 77 takstsoner regjeringskvartalet. Tallene er usikre, men ter Erik Solheim var raskt ute med gratulas- i Oslo og Akershus slått sammen til 8. Det det er realistisk å anslå at det vil koste minst joner til årets vinnere. gjør kollektivreiser i Oslo og Akershus bil- fem milliarder, sier sjeføkonom i Progno- -– Fantastisk fredspris! Kvinners del- ligere, mens prisene i resten av landet ikke sesenteret, Kjell Senneset til NRK. Kon- takelse er en kjerne i Norges utviklingspoli- endres. torer, datamaskiner og infrastruktur for over tikk. Kvinner må bli hørt. Ellers blir det ikke NSB nekter nå pendlere å ha to måned- 2000 medarbeidere ble ødelagt da en bombe Foto: Nobelpeaceprize.org fred, skriver Solheim på Twitter. skort. En pendlerforening har regnet ut at en gikk av utenfor Høyblokka 22. juli. De siste ti årene har bare to av de ti person kan spare mange hundre kroner ved å (NRK) riktig pris, men frykter at juryen prøver å fredsprisvinnerne vært kvinner. Sp-leder Liv ha et månedskort utenfor Akershus og et nytt gape over for mye. når de krysser fylkesgrensen. Ban rørt av norsk terror-respons Signe Navarsete er blant dem som er svært – Jeg synes det var på høy tid at vi fikk fornøyd med at prisen går til tre kvinner. NSB sier at de har anledning til å FNs generalsekretær Ban Ki-moon er im- en pris som markerer kvinners rolle for fred bøtelegge reisende som har to månedskort ponert over den norske responsen på ter- – Jeg er særs glad for at kvinners ret- og sikkerhet. Samtidig er det klart at juryen tigheter blir satt på dagsorden med årets med 900 kroner. Det har skapt sterke reak- rorangrepene 22. juli. – Jeg vet at smerten er her også har hatt en ønske om å markere den sjoner. der fremdeles og at den vil være der i mange fredsprisutdeling, sier Navarsete i en presse- arabiske våren, sier Harpviken. melding. – Dette er diskriminering av dem som år. Men jeg er veldig oppmuntret og impon- – Jeg synes at de prøver å gape over kommer langveis fra. Vi har regnet på det og ert av lederskapet, samholdet og åpenheten Også Fredssenterets leder Kjell Magne veldig mye. Jeg synes kanskje at en pris funnet ut at det kan være hundrevis av kroner som dere møtte terroren med, sa Ban. FNs Bondevik er godt fornøyd med at årets fred- enten delt mellom Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf å spare på å kjøpe to månedsbilletter, sier Jan generalsekretær ble vist rundt i regjeringsk- spris gikk til tre kvinner. og Leymah Gbowee for å sette fokus både Riddervoldi Mjøsen pendlerforening. vartalet av administrasjonsminister Rigmor – Det er en god pristildeling. Kvinner på en ledende statspersonlighet og en sivil- Aasrud (Ap) og justisminister Knut Storber- og barn er blant de som blir hardest rammet Han synes det er forkastelig at NSB nek- samfunnsaktivist i en bestemt sammenheng, ter pendlere det billigere alternativet. get (Ap). Etter omvisningen spaserte han til og derfor er det så viktig å gi prisen til disse ville vært gunstig, eller en kombinasjon av Domkirken, der han la ned en blomsterhils- – Der står det at man skal ha en gyldig tre. Jeg synes det har en sterk symbolkraft og Leymah Gbowee og Tawakkul Karman for å en sammen med Oslo-biskop Ole Christian billett. Disse pendlerne har etter vår vurder- løfter fram kvinnene som viktige i arbeid for sette pris på sivilsamfunnene, sier han. Kvarme og domprost Olav Dag Hauge. fred og demokrati, sier Bondevik. ing en gyldig og lovlig billett og bør ikke be- (Dagbladet) Direktør for fredsforskningsinstituttet English Synopsis: The Norwegian political response handles som snikere, sier Rygh. to the Nobel Peace Prize award was very positive in English Synopsis: The merger of fare zones in Oslo i Oslo (PRIO), Kristian Berg Harpviken, regard to recognizing women’s contributions to peace – Jeg er Norges mest uthengte ordfører and Akershus is frustrating train commuters who must kaller årets fredspristildeling en viktig og and democracy. Frp-ordfører Frank Sve føler seg uthengt cross city borders and pay higher costs. etter at en butikksjef og Høyre-politiker beskylder Frp for å oppfordre til boikott av Rema 1000-butikken han jobber i. Det skjer Sier nei til Øker matmomsen, høyere priser? i Stranda kommune hvor Fremskrittspartiet nå blir det eneste opposisjonspartiet etter en Johnsen sier maten blir storkoalisjon mellom Senterpartiet, Høyre, KrF og Arbeiderpartiet. 5. oktober ledet bombehunder ikke dyrere, men kjedene ordfører Frank Sve sitt siste kommunestyre. sier prisen går opp Når det nye kommunestyret er konstituert 9. VG november ligger en søknad fra Høyres top- pkandidat og gruppeleder Kristian Overå VG om fritak fra politiske verv. Avtroppende For halvannet år siden ville regjering- skvartalets egne sikkerhetsvakter ha bombe- ordfører i Stranda, Frank Sve (Frp), reagerer Finansministeren mener forbrukerne vil hunder for å avsløre eksplosiver i biler som kraftig på beskyldningene om at Frp har op- merke lite til at regjeringen øker matmom- parkerte utenfor. pfordret til boikott av Rema 1000-butikken i sen. Matvarekjedene bekrefter på sin side at Våren 2010 foreslo en sikkerhetsvakt i bygda. – Boikott, nei. Definitivt ikke. Det er momsøkningen vil gi høyere priser. Departementenes servicesenter å ha søkshun- Foto: alle-oppskrifter.no mye rart man skal høre og mye rart man skal – Momsøkningen vil selvsagt bety et der i området hvor bomben gikk av den 22. Prisen på kylling blir dyrere når regjeringen øker få skylden for. Innbyggerne velger selv hvor pristillegg, og kjedene henter ikke disse juli i år. I forslaget til ledelsen i Sikkerhet- matmomsen. de handler. Dette er tåpelig, sier Sve, som pengene fra løse lufta. Det betyr at prisen på tidligere har blitt omtalt som Siv Jensens fa- savdelingen lå det en detaljert beskrivelse av mat vil øke neste år, sier konserndirektør Per vorittordfører. hva søkshundene fra Forsvarets hundeskole Roskifte i Norgesgruppen. Rundt 1900 da- – Vi har sett at forbrukerne ikke får hele (VG) kunne utføre i regjeringskvartalet. Prisen gligvarebutikker og 700 kiosker er tilknyttet gevinsten når momsen settes ned, og heller skal ha vært anslått til 1,4 millioner kroner. Norgesgruppen, som er landets største aktør ikke hele belastningen når momsen settes Over halve folket har Høyre-ordfører Svaret på henvendelsen var nei. innenfor dagligvarehandel. opp, sier Johnsen. 53 prosent av befolkningen bor i en kom- Etter terrorangrepet i sommer tilbød I statsbudsjettet for neste år foreslår Dette avviser direktøren i Norgesgrup- mune der Høyre har ordføreren. Arbeider- Forsvarets hundeskole gratis hjelp i form av regjeringen å øke matmomsen fra 14 til 15 pen. Han mener tvert imot at de tidligere partiet har mistet sin i minst 20 kommuner, to bombehunder med fører til vaktordningen prosent. Det er ventet å gi staten 1,3 mil- momsøkningene har fått konsekvenser for mens lille Sp har 87 ordførere – bare to færre i regjeringskvartalet. Selv om det ikke ville liarder kroner i økte inntekter i året. forbrukerne. enn sist. Snart en måned etter kommuneval- kostet en krone, og hundene og førerne ville – Det er hyggelig at finansministeren get forhandles det fortsatt i 13 kommuner. Likevel mener finansministeren at kun- fått god, praktisk trening, så var tilbake- har stor tillit til oss, men det at det er stor Likevel er det allerede klart at Høyre har fått dene vil merke lite til momsøkningen, og meldingen den samme som i 2010: konkurranse i vår bransje fritar ikke politik- 118 ordførere, 38 flere enn ved sist valg. Ap viser til at regjeringen samtidig foreslår å Også denne gangen var svaret nei. får derimot langt færre enn de hadde, til tross avvikle avgiftene i matforvaltningen. erne for ansvar, sier Roskifte. Dette til tross for at sikkerhetsvakter i for et bedre valg enn på lenge. Til nå har – Avviklingen av avgiftene vil redusere Flere av opposisjonspartiene i Stort- regjeringskvartalet selv ønsket bombehunder partiet 152 ordførere, mot 181 etter forrige kostnadene for norsk næringsmiddelindustri, inget reagerer kraftig på momsøkningen, og velkommen: «Ved regjeringskvartalet vil en kommunevalg. Aps partisekretær Raymond noe som kan bidra til å dempe en eventuell karakteriserer forslaget som «usosialt». slik ressurs umiddelbart høyne sikkerheten Johansen sier at partiet kanskje ikke har vært prisøkning som følge av økning i matmom- – Dette rammer dem med dårligst på objektene, spesielt i utsatte områder som gode nok til å forhandle etter valget. – For sen. Samlet vil dette i liten grad gi seg utslag økonomi. Selv om matmomsen ikke gir de varemottakene, ved vareleveringer, innpas- det første har SV gjort et dårlig valg. Der vi i prisen ut til forbrukerne, sier Johnsen største økningene i matbudsjettet, er det feil seringer, uteområder osv. Der vil den kunne har samarbeidet med dem, har vi tapt flertal- Finansministeren tror samtidig at den signal fra regjeringen. Vi trenger billigere, avdekke skjulte eksplosiver i kjøretøy, for- let. Enkelte steder har de andre partiene fun- sterke konkurransen mellom matvarekjedene ikke dyrere mat i Norge, sier Frp-nestleder net sammen og gått imot oss, sier Johansen. sterke vaktmannskapene ved utvendige in- vil bidra til å holde prisene nede. Per Arne Olsen. Han peker likevel på at Arbeiderpartiet har speksjonsrunder, gjennomgå post, eller ifm. Finansdepartementet har beregnet at flest ordførere, og at de er landets største besøk». matprisene vil øke med 0,88 prosent dersom English Synopsis: The government proposed raising parti. KrF foreløpig 20 ordførere, Frp 11, VAT (value added tax) on food, which will raise food Venstre 9, SV 2 og lokale lister har 17. English Synopsis: Security guards at the Government hele endringen i matmomsen veltes over i administration building have requested twice for bomb- økte forbrukerpriser. prices slightly. “We need cheaper, not more expensive (NTB/Dagbladet) sniffing dogs, but were denied their request. food,” said Per Arne Olsen, of the Progress Party. Norwegian american weekly Online: blog.norway.com/category/news October 14, 2011 • 3 News This week on Norway.com Fridtjof Nansen: A vision for peace Government support to musicians doubles Nansen honored on the 150th anniversary of his birth Concerts Norway, an organization dedicated to producing and promoting concerts NRK throughout Norway, wants to spread Norwegian music. In connection with the On Oct. 10, Norwegian explorer, scien- the Prince’s request that the king should be reorganization of the Norwegian Concert tist and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen was elected in a referendum. But instead of re- Institute’s public concerts, funds have been honored for the 150th anniversary of his birth sentment, he met the Prince understanding. transferred from Concerts Norway to benefit at a celebration at the University of Oslo. And even more important was that Fridtjof programs for musicians and promoters Honored guests included HM King Harald, Nansen gave Prince Carl confidence and be- under the Norwegian Arts Council. “Our Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, singer Sis- lief that he could manage the task that history wish is that more musicians are able to go sel Kyrkjebø, musicians Tine Thing Helseth had put to him,” said the king. on tour, and will dare to take on smaller sites and Madcon, as well as Petter Schjerven and Prince Carl took the name Haakon, and and other concert venues. In addition to the Erik Solbakken. became king of Norway. Fridtjof Nansen change, we want to spread music throughout HM King Harald thinks all Norwegians was closer to him than was any other Norwe- Norway,” said the Minister of Culture owe Fridtjof Nansen a debt of gratitude, not gian,” revealed King Harald. Anniken Huitfeldt. least his own family. The King expressed admiration for (Dagbladet) “He was an important inspiration for Nansen’s diverse talents and stated that all Dane shot famed albino moose Crown Prince Olav,” the king said, in a Norwegians owe him a debt of gratitude. speech that marked the 150th anniversary of “He makes it an obligation to be a world Moose lovers were mourning the highly publicized loss of Norway’s near-legendary Nansen’s birth at University Square in Oslo. citizen,” said King Harald, who described albino moose on Oct. 5, killed by a Danish In his speech King Harald told of Nans- the adventurer, scientist and diplomat Fridt- hunter who reportedly has few regrets. en’s work as a messenger from the Govern- jof Nansen, but especially dwelt on his hu- Photo courtesy of National Library The moose wandered into his hunting area Fridtjof Nansen as the League of Nations High ment of Norway to his own grandfather, manistic aspects. near Spydeberg, southeast of Oslo and he Commissioner for war prisoners and refugees Prince Carl of Copenhagen in 1905. simply pulled the trigger. Most Norwegian during a visit to Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1922. “The government would not accept See > nansen, page 12 newspapers carried stories about the incident. Danish hunter Ole Frost was said to be unaware that the moose, nicknamed New coal mine Albin, was popular and had been informally Taking a steady course protected even by local hunting teams. plans criticized (Views and News from Norway) Proposed 2012 budget The roof project shows restraint with Coal mine in Svalbard On May 2, work began on upgrading the roof over the main wing of the Royal Palace Europe’s growing crisis could jeopardize in Oslo, which is needed to repair water damage. The project is expected to take about Norway’s position as 16 months, from May 2011 to the end of St a f f Co m p i l a t i o n 2012. The work has been commissioned by Norwegian American Weekly environmental leader the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs and is being Ju l i e Ry l a n d carried out by Statsbyg, in close cooperation On Oct. 6, the Norwegian government Norway Post with the Royal Court and the Directorate for unveiled its proposed budget for 2012. With Cultural Heritage. an overall surplus of NOK 346 billion (ap- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) questions (Kongehuset) proximately USD 59.3 billion), the budget Norway’s environmental policy in a letter to reflected the government’s concerns that the government, after learning about the pos- Norwegian comedy sells rights to ABC global economic turmoil could hit the Nor- sible plans of a new coal mine on Svalbard. The U.S. TV company ABC has bought the wegian economy and that public spending In a letter to Prime Minister Jens Stol- rights to use the Fredrikstad characters from should not drive up inflation, interest rates tenberg, WWF and Friends of the Earth state the film “Lange flate ballær.” “We sold the and the exchange rate. that if the project moves forward, it could rights to the film to ABC early last fall,” says Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen question Norway’s credibility in environ- Espen Horn of Motion Blur. He negotiated Photo: Esben Johansen/Ministry of Finance the ABC agreement with Harald Zwart called the Norwegian government’s proposed Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen mental concerns, as well as its role as a con- budget for 2012 “tight, good and balanced.” structive and honest player in future climate Veslemøy and screenwriter Paul Sparre The country will use more money from the negotiations. Enger. “We have chosen to keep a low “The budget for 2012 is in a way a nor- profile around the agreement, because there oil funds than last year, but less than what The plans of a new coal mine on Sval- mal budget in a normal situation in Norway is a good distance between the sale of the is allowed by the self-imposed guidelines as bard were initiated by the Norwegian Coal option and an actual TV series,” says Horn. Norway responds to a growing debt crisis in (VG) Europe. See > budget, page 7 See > mine, page 15 Raise funds with the Norwegian American Weekly Share the Norwegian American Weekly with your fellow Norwegians, and benefit your organization at the same time!

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The purpose of the Green cruise tourists came from the U.S. Growth Leaders initiative is to accelerate green (Norway Post) growth and the group is among the first to ex- norwegian american weekly Online: blog.norway.com/category/research October 14, 2011 • 5 Research & Education Solving the cod mystery Network for rehabilitation For 150 years, Norwegian scientists have tried to Sunnaas Hospital’s annual conference in New determine why fish stocks fluctuate year to year York brings participants from around the world

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Sunnaas Hospital’s annual “Interna- “Networking with colleagues like these tional Rehabilitation Network Seminar” met is very important for Sunnaas. They also on May 5 – 6 at the highly respected Rusk show that we have a lot to contribute in this Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine in New area internationally,” says Einar Magnus York. The participants at this seminar are Strand, the administrative director at Sun- close cooperation partners of Sunnaas in the naas Hospital. U.S., China, Russia, Sweden, Palestine and Indeed, several examples of projects of Israel. cooperation in research exist, built on earlier Mr. Abel Abrahamsen, prominent New seminars. One of these includes cooperation York businessman and leader in the Norwe- between Sunnaas Hospital and Rusk Insti- gian-American community, has been a very tute concerning treatment of brain damage. active leader in establishing the cooperation Sunnaas has also worked on projects with between Sunnaas Hospital and Rusk In- The Republic of Karelia Rehabilitation De- stitute. Rusk is the world’s first and largest partment in Russia and Karolinska Institute university-affiliated center devoted entirely in Stockholm. to inpatient/outpatient care, research and The cultural and national differences training in rehabilitation medicine. have made the seminars interesting and help- Sunsaas Hospital is located in Nesod- ful, and have provided valuable networking den, right outside of Oslo. It is the county’s opportunities for rehabilitation institutions Photo: Yngve Ask/www.visitnorway.com largest specialized hospital in physical medi- from around the world. Researchers probably know more about Atlantic cod than any other fish species. A great deal of Norwe- cine and rehabilitation. Patient services cover Speakers at the 2011 conference includ- gian research on cod has been carried out over the years, both in the field and in the laboratory. a wide range of services and options. Several ed Johan F. Stanghelle, MD, from Norway. survivors of the Utøya massacre are current- He spoke on the topic of “Building of a Re- Re s e a r c h Co u n c i l o f No r w a y ly undergoing rehabilitation at Sunnaas. habilitation Hospital.” Einar Magnus Strand Research is also a central part of the was also a prominent speaker on the topic hospital’s work. Sunnaas Hospital is heav- of “The Stategy for Research for Sunnaas Avoiding starvation and predators are months later. The fish must survive a variety ily engaged in research with specialists from Rehabilitation Hospital.” Other speakers in- the two basic survival challenges for the bil- of environmental challenges, including be- around the world. cluded Tamara Bushnik, PhD, of the USA; lions of small fry in coastal waters. In marine ing transported by currents, changes in light The meeting, which has been a tradition Sun Wei, MD, of China; Arkady Rutgaiser, environments, the rule is either eat and sur- and temperature, and turbulence. In addition, since 2000, is especially important to Sun- MD, of Russia; Britt Elfving, assistant pro- vive or be eaten. the supply of zooplankton, their food source, naas, as it allows Sunnaas to network with fessor, of Sweden; and Ofer Keren, MD, of In the project Effects of North Atlantic may vary. research specialists from the U.S., China, Israel. Climate Variability on the Barents Sea Eco- Turbulence is one of the most critical Russia, Sweden, Palestine and Israel. system (ECOBE), scientists from a number challenges for fish larvae, the researchers of Norwegian and international research on the ECOBE project have discovered. The groups are collaborating and using new rapid variation of pressure and velocity of methods to find answers to a longstanding marine turbulence is a constant threat to lar- mystery: What happens to the billions of vae survival. Turbulence varies so greatly in fish eggs and fry that drift out to the Barents time and space that it is impossible to mea- Music Education Sea from their spawning grounds along the sure in practice – it has to be modelled. Norwegian coastline? Those that survive “The ECOBE project is an excellent ex- At PLU, rigorous academics and a caring community comprise the new year-class of cod and other ample of the importance of taking an inter- important fish for consumption. disciplinary approach to understanding na- ensures challenge and support for every student The project has received funding under ture,” Professor Sundby points out. “Without the research program on Climate Change and applying physics, biology and mathematics Impacts in Norway (NORKLIMA) at the Re- in concert, it would not have been possible search Council of Norway. for the researchers to find out what is in- Over the years, scientists have proposed volved in the recruitment of fish stocks in the a number of hypotheses to explain the annu- Barents Sea.” al fluctuations in fish stocks. But these have For as long as records have been kept, been untestable hypotheses, mainly because the abundance of fish stocks in the seas off marine physics has not been an integrated Norway has fluctuated tremendously from component of this research, and because year to year. Great Norwegian marine re- various processes have not been quantified searchers such as G.O. Sars (1837-1927) and in relation to each other to determine their Johan Hjort (1869-1948) believed that a par- significance. ticularly crucial factor must be the availabil- “But with models developed in the ity of plankton, which comprises the food ECOBE project, we can finally do just that,” supply of the fish larvae. says project manager Svein Sundby of the Today’s researchers agree. But food Institute of Marine Research (IMR). supply involves more than biology. There There are complex factors involved in are several critical processes, and each pro- recruitment (the number of new fish entering cess in turn has an impact on the others. A a population in a given year). The primary factor such as turbulence, for example, must Members of PLU’s University Symphony Orchestra prepare for a concert. objective of the ECOBE study is to develop be considered in the context of temperature, physical-biological modelling for running light conditions and nutrients, explains Pro- simulations. The researchers have succeeded fessor Sundby. in creating an intricate model that quantifies As a professor at IMR in Bergen, he has CHALLENGE SUPPORT SUCCESS all the major processes within the marine en- long been researching recruitment of Norwe- vironment. Using powerful computers, they gian fish stocks. For years he has lamented can now test various fish-stock scenarios. that hypotheses about recruitment of cod and The model explains what happens when other fish have been untestable. PLU a new year-class is establishing itself, from “A good hypothesis has to be testable,” the hatching of fish eggs in the spawning he insists. “Otherwise it remains nothing Tacoma, Washington www.plu.edu 800-274-6758 grounds along the Norwegian coastline until more than speculation.” making its way to the Barents Sea as fry, five 6 • October 14, 2011 norwegian american weekly opinion

< energy An opinion column about current issues in Norway From page 1 Join the conversation! through the use of renewable energy and en- On the EDGE ergy efficiency. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Why I do so much myself Ki-moon took part in the launch. In the presence of U.N. Secretary- By Steinar Opstad, Ph.D. General Ban Ki-moon and other high-level representatives the new partnership “Interna- I am sitting in a small Nothing and nobody are “out” tional Energy and Climate Initiative – Ener- hotel room in San Sebastian, any more, we are in a large pool gy+” was launched by the Norwegian Prime Spain and listening to U.S. of knowledge and competence, Minister Jens Stoltenberg at a conference en- news media. If I am not terri- production and customers are titled “Energy for All: Financing Access for bly wrong, I believe I heard a everywhere. When I turn on my the Poor.” debate where candidates from computer here in Spain, I can im- The conference took place in Oslo Oct. the Republican Party were mediately communicate with my 10 – 11 and was co-hosted by Norway and asked if Americans would ac- publisher in Norway and we feel the International Energy Agency (IEA). cept a budget deal where 10 no border lines or country regula- The International Energy and Climate dollars in spending cuts would tions prohibit us from working to- Initiative – Energy+ is Norway’s contribu- be done for each dollar in tax gether as if we were seated in the tion to the Secretary-General’s vision for increase – A good idea, if you next room. Incredible and marvel- universal energy access, a doubling of en- ask me, but I understood that ous, would I say; yes, for us who ergy efficiency and a doubling of the share none of the asked politicians are able to work like this, but what of renewable energy in the global energy mix would go for the idea. Next to about the others? by 2030.” me at the breakfast table this There is no “in” and “out” any Photo: Innovation Norway/Heidi Widerø “We need to build political momentum morning was a retired Ameri- more in the world we now live in. can couple. They had the same With technological advances in our hyper-connected world econo- The only limit is now quality: Are around the energy for all agenda. The 2012 my, many people are being “squeezed out” of the job market. International Year of Sustainable Energy for opinion as me, and they were we good, better or best? This is also afraid they wouldn’t have the new challenge. To be the best, All and the Rio+20 summit in June 2012 what are all those other professionals do- their pension income much longer. As a always, is what matters. Can we challenge present us with an historic opportunity,” says ing? Norwegian I am not afraid of that, but I the world leaders in quality? There are no the Secretary-General. I mention this because it is a part of the understand their problem. Will the strong questions about roots, only branches. The Secretary-General has invited lead- explanation of why the U.S. has around 10 U.S. industrial engine be strong enough to ers from business, government, international percent unemployment. In the last decade pull the society uphill as they need to do in Steinar Opstad, born organizations and civil society to come to- or so, we have moved from a connected the coming years? 1941 in Sarpsborg, Nor- gether to develop clear actions for all to take world to a hyper-connected world. When I When I wrote and published my first way, is the retired Vice – locally, nationally, regionally and globally. wrote my last book about five or six years book in 1968, I had a woman rewrite my President of the Con- Energy+ is inspired by the successful ago, we had no iPhone, very limited access manuscript on a modern IBM machine, I federation of Norwegian program to reduce emissions from defor- to the internet, no iPad and we understood had a qualified person to “wash” my man- Business and Industry. estation and forest degradation (REDD). that there was a limited future for blue col- uscript so it was clean from misspelling During his career, he Through Energy+, developing countries’ lar workers. Today there is also a limited and ready for print, then a designer went was an educator and efforts to transform the energy sector to future for many white collar workers. One through it, a consultant in the publishing communicator with positions as a journal- achieve universal access to sustainable en- can wonder why? The answer is that intel- company did his job and finally the manu- ist, editor, teacher, and professor. He has a ergy and decrease greenhouse gas emissions lectual capacity is equally distributed over script was sent to a typesetter and then to a Ph.D. and Hon. Litt. D. from the University by scaling-up access to renewable energy the world and Norwegian and U.S. white proofreader before it was sent to the print- of North Dakota. He is the author of several sources and increased energy efficiency will collar workers have to compete in a much er. I do all these pre-printing functions my- professional books. He is also the founder be supported. larger market. self now, on a portable computer one tenth of the American College of Norway in Moss, In turn, this will contribute to energy The term “outsourcing” is out of date. 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Photos: Gary Erickson From left: Høstfest attendees were welcomed to Leif Eriksson Hall. Robert Gustafson of Cambridge, Minn., showed just how well the Ekornes Stressless recliners really do work. Phillip Odden and his wife Else Bigton (not pictured) of Norsk Wood Works demonstrated the art of kubbestol carving. Many styles of the Norwegian national costume were shown at the bunad parade.

Ga r y Er i cks o n Sunburg, Minn. with them came a brilliant display of hospi- numerous free stage acts took place, too, in The source of the wafting odors was Stock- tality. several venues. Themes ranged from musi- holm Hall and its food vendors. They of- Somewhat like the Phoenix, the mythi- Hundreds, if not thousands, of visitors cal homage, to bluegrass music, to sponta- fered a Scandinavian food palette of røm- cal sunbird rising from its own ashes, the arrived from Scandinavia as well. A myriad neous jam sessions. Adbacadabra honored megrøt, lefse, klub, fattigmann, lutefisk, ost, North American continent’s largest Scan- of Norwegian dialects were in constant use. ABBA, Sweden’s immensely talented, musi- pølser, søtsuppe – and hamburgers. Jim and dinavian festival, Høstfest [Fall Festival], Swedish, Danish, Finish and some Icelandic cal quartet. Monroe Crossing, an American Mary Rolf, Brandon, Minn., traversed nearly rose in actuality from floodwaters and mud conversations involving Canadians also took bluegrass group of five instrumentalists and 360 miles of interstate prairie to eat a bowl in Minot, N.D. caused by the Souris River’s place. Miss Norsk Høstfest, Courtney John- vocalists, carried the musical genes of Appa- of klub [potato dumpling] floating in melted destruction of last June. Minot overcame the son, a sophomore at Minot State University, lachia, older Celtic music and subtle Scandi- smør [butter]. Jim stated it was just their catastrophic natural disaster with Scandi- was in constant motion, welcoming every- navian sounds. first course of fare, with two more of differ- one to the festival. “In light of the flood- Scandinavian food odors permeated a navian immigrant perseverance, herculean See > høstfest, page 11 cleaning efforts, and a community brimming ing and difficulties in Minot, I was certain good portion of the eastern half of the venue. with generosity. The ultimate availability of this was the year for me to participate in the facilities enabled an anticipated 35,000 to Miss Norsk Høstfest competition,” Courtney 45,000 visitors to return to celebrate their stated. cultural heritage as they had for 33 preced- A framework of entertainment, food, ing years. artists and craftsmen, vendors of all ilk, and Attendees were greeted with spacious socialization opportunities performed the parking areas for RVs. Vehicles arrived from heavy lifting for the event. Daily bunad diverse parts of this continent. Motel rooms parades displayed the colorful, regional cos- held a premium. The confluence of two ar- tumes of all of Norway. Norwegians’ attrac- riving populations, Høstfest attendees and tion to American country western music was new employees to new jobs in the nearby de- piqued by performances in the Great Hall veloping Bakken oil field of northern North of the Vikings by major recording artists Dakota, created a momentary want for motel such as Trace Adkins, Naomi and Wynonna rooms. Families in the Minot community Judd, and Bill Gaither and his Gaither Vo- opened their homes and spare bedrooms, and cal band. As part of the price of admission,

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In the “olden days,” the fall school vacation (høstferie) was called potetferie (potato vacation). Children had a job to do. They needed to help their parents or grandparents pick potatoes (ta opp potet/plukke potet). Many people don’t have potatoes today, but I do! Here are some pictures of the funniest looking potatoes I found this year. Can you turn these potato pictures into people, animals or strange creatures? These are examples using PhotoShop, but you can also draw right on the picture – just don’t forget to ask your parents or grandparents if you can have this page of the newspaper first! You can also download the potato pictures from facebook.com/naweekly.

Potatoes courtesy of Heidi Håvan Grosch

Norway and Potatoes Potato stamping One thing Norwegians make out of Take a potato and cut it in two. potatoes is potato lefse. It is flat, Draw the design you want on your thin and soft like a tortilla. To potato half. Cut a design into the make it you put a small ball of potato with a knife. Get help if the dough on a flat surface and you are younger. You can also roll it out VERY, VERY thin. cut a design into your potato The rolling pin has grooves in with a cookie cutter. it. You have to be careful rolling Put a little “glob” of craft it out so you don’t get any holes. Af- paint on a piece of waxed paper or terwards you bake the lefse on a grill. a saucer and brush a bit of the paint onto Norwegians also like to eat boiled the potato stamp. Stamp your design onto a piece of potatoes without the skin. Modern paper, flowerpot or whatever you can think of. This is a Norwegians like french fries and potato chips! nice way to make wrapping paper. Have fun!

Dancing Hippo, by Christy Olsen Field Cottontail Rabbit, by Krystn Nesselquist The Potato Bride, by Kelsey Larson Potato Alien Man, by Kelsey Larson Do you see what I see? Share your potato art with us at [email protected] norwegian american weekly October 14, 2011 • 11 Obituaries & Religion

Roald Amundsen South Pole Expedition Centennial In Loving Memory From the journal of 1911 – 2011 Do you have a loved one or friend who has recently passed? Contact us at (206) 784-4617 or [email protected] to place an obituary. Ingeborg “Inga” Krienke November 8, 1937 – May 26, 2011

Ingeborg “Inga” herd Lutheran Church in Vickery, Ohio, and Krienke, 73, of Bel- had been employed at Bellevue Junior High levue, Ohio passed School until her retirement in 2000. She en- away May 26 in San- joyed traveling in her later years, often visit- dusky, Ohio, follow- ing her childhood home in Norway, and her 20 oktober – fredag October 20 – Friday ing a brief struggle family in California and Kansas. Endli kåmm vi da avste. Være var ikke helt At last we could set out. The weather with cancer. She is survived by her son Erik Billings, påliteli. Snart bris fra en kant, snart fra en annen. wasn’t particularly good. One minute a breeze Disi å tykke. Kl ½ fmd klarnte de helt, O me from one quarter, the next minute from anoth- She was born his wife Myrta and their son Brett of Marion, svak bris derrfra. Vi sadlete da våre gangere, 13 er. Misty and foggy. It cleared up completely Nov. 8, 1937, on the Kansas; daughter Kristin DeCaro, her hus- fårr vær a di 4 sleer, å satte ut. Prestrud sto me at 9.30 this morning. Slight E’erly breeze. We island of Tysnes in band Mike and their sons Ian and Koy of kinomatografen unner nedstigningenn till sjøis- saddled our walkers, 13 dogs for each of the Norway to Hans and Lake Elsinore, Calif.; and sister Karen Seab- en å fikk åss alle. 20 sel lå i en klynge, vorra ett four sledges. And set off. Prestrud stood with Kristine Myhre. Following World War II, erg and husband Stephen of Lompoc, Calif. par nykasstede unger. Hann tok åss atter unner the film camera during the descent to the sea Ingeborg and her mother immigrated to the In addition to her parents, Ingeborg was åppstigningen på den anndre siden av bokkten. ice and got us all. Twenty seals lay in a heap, U.S. to join her father. She and her parents preceded in death by her husband Richard De tykknet till efter att vi var kåmmen innåver among then a couple of new born pups. He settled in Brooklyn, N.Y. There Ingeborg Krienke. ett stykke. Helmer kjørte førrst å tok kursen me caught us up again on the climb on the other graduated from Fort Hamilton High School Funeral services were held on May 31 sitt kommpass. På en eller annen måte kåmm vi side of the bay. The fog thickened after we had fårr lankt O å åpp i ett ukjent terren fullt a (vr- come part of the way. Helmer drove first and in 1955 and was active at Trinity Lutheran at Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Bellevue, ist?) å sprekker. Jei sat på me Wisting. Hans slee took the course on his compass. Somehow we Church on 46th street during her youth. Ohio. var den sisste. Pludsli falt dær ett stort stykke had come too far E and up onto an unknown Ingeborg was a member of Good Shep- a åverflaten å åpnete ett uhyggelig gap like ve terrain full of crevasses. I sat with Wisting. His sleen, stort nåkk til å sluke åss alle. Helldivis sledge was the last. Suddenly a large piece of var vi så megett på siden a de, att vi greidde åss. the surface fell in and a horrible chasm opened Dr. Ove Tonning Vi fårrsto efter utseenne, att vi var kåmmet for just by the sledge, big enough to swallow all lanngt O å satte dærrfårr kursen rett O på kom- of us. Luckily we were sufficiently to the side August 13, 1927 – August 30, 2011 mpasse (SW retv). De brakkte åss snart efter i of it so that we managed. We realized from the synsvidde a flagg, å kårrt tid efter rakk vi denn surroundings that we had come too far east and Ove Arvid Haa- graduated from Williamette University in plass, hvor vi sisst skjøt ”Kaisa”, 20,2km. Vi har therefore set our course directly E on the com- kon Tonning, M.D. 1954 with a B.A. degree, then four years de nu ypperli i vårrt fårrbedrede telt. Vi ær 5 pass (SW true.). It soon brought us in sight of a passed away Aug. later graduated as a medical doctor. He was hær, menn har go plass. flag and shortly afterwards we reached the spot 30 at the age of 84, family physician and obstetrician. Ove had where we shot “Kaisa”, 20.2 km. We are now home with his wife a family practice in Ballard, Seattle, Wash., Brought to you by enjoying ourselves in our improved tent. There of 28 years, Joyce from 1964 – 1983, then a favorite doctor to the Fram Museum in Oslo are five of us and we have lots of room. Krumbah. the Norwegian community. Among many of He was born his patients he had also made good friends. Aug. 13, 1927 as the Dr. Tonning leaves behind five children Edvard Grieg Society, Inc. New York oldest of 10 children and several grandchildren: Turie Martineau, – eight boys and two Gretchen Raine, Erik Tonning, Lisa Dahl presents girls – and often spoke of his love for Norway and Thor Arvid Tonning. Preceding Ove’s and his friends and family in Stryn where he death, was his daugther Kari Linn Tonning ARNE NORDHEIM COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT grew up, located in the Sogn og Fjordane in in 2001. He will be remembered always. and the western part of Norway. Donations can be made to Swedish Hosptial MEMORIAL CONCERT FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN NORWAY Ove came to the U.S. in 1949. He family hospice. < høstfest Grieg Festival Orchestra for trial experiences. The Norwegian Ameri- From page 9 can Weekly provided free copies of its latest PER BREVIG, conductor ent natures to follow during the day. Stock- issue to attendees. Bob Gustafson of Cam- holm Hall’s pervasively strong odors of hot, bridge, Minn., took the challenge of a Nor- DARRETT ADKINS, cello burned butter, melted sugar, cinnamon, lute- wegian Ekornes furniture “Stressless” chair fisk and scorched bread dough combined to recliner, and found its claims to be true. It ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, piano form their own invisible atmospheric layer. removed his stress to such a degree he fell Artists and craftsmen were numerous asleep in his bunad on the display floor. Tour in their remarkable displays of Norwegian planner and master of ceremonies for 33 “A country that has Program artistic and utilitarian skills. Kubbestol [log years at Høstfest, Carrol Juven, Fargo, N.D., Grieg: Funeral March chair] carver, Phillip Odden, Barronett, Wis., continued to bring reality planning to the fostered two such demonstrated his facility with carving chis- dream of a trip to Norway, to make it avail- Grieg: Symhony in C Minor els while the public watched. A two–year able to any attendee. geniuses as Grieg carving education in Norway in the 1970s at In spite of unbelievable impediments na- Nordheim: Tenebrae for Cello and Orchestra a Dovre videragåendeskole [post high school ture delivered last summer, the and Nordheim. institution perpetuating training in folk arts], 2011 Norsk Høstfest proved Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A Minor prepared him for the creation of a body of to be a true Scandinavian What things you work that spanned the next 30+ years of his experience in the best and life. His carvings includes the work “the Last largest sense of a stevne, have to be proud Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center Supper,” in the Gol stavkirke [stave church] in all that a stevne aspires Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 3 pm in Minot, N.D. More of his work exists in to provide. Planning of!” - Rostropovich the stave church at Epcot Center, Disney is in process for World, Orlando, Fla., and now, the replica of Norsk Høstfest Tickets: the Borgund stavkirke at California Lutheran 2012. University, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Three- For more $75, $50, $25, students half price fourths of the carving has been completed information, for the portals of that stave church. visit www. CenterCharge: 212 721 6500 hostfest.com. Commercial vendors offering Scandi- Box Office: Alice Tully Hall 212 875 5050 navian clothing, carpeting, wall hangings, Courtney Johnson furniture, and publications were present, of was crowned Ms. Advanced Sale: Edvard Grieg Society 201 750 0525 which many on display came from Norway Norsk Høstfest 2011 12 • October 14, 2011 Online: blog.norway.com/category/culture norwegian american weekly Arts & Style Beautiful Tribute Calendar of Events New contemporary art What’s going on in your neighborhood? exhibit in honor of HM

Connecticut Norsk Boutique will sell gifts and Scan- Queen Sonja at Trygve Scandinavian Heritage Day Exhibit dinavian foods. Norwegian jewelry and Lie Gallery in New York November 5 sweaters will also be sold. Numerous raf- Newington, Conn. fle gifts, 50/50, Birthday Board, cake sales The Hartford Lodge Sons of Norway is and more! Contact Sally Lorentzen at (718) Sp e c i a l Re l e a s e hosting a Scandinavian Heritage Day Ex- 816-5127 or [email protected]. hibit and Sale on Saturday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. It will be held at the Sequin Arne Nordheim Concert Trygve Lie Gallery in New York pres- Masonic Hall, 80 Walsh Avenue, Newing- October 30 ents the exhibition “TRIBUTE” with works ton, CT 06111. There will be rosemaling, New York City, N.Y. by Sverre Bjertnes, Frank Brunner, Håvard wood carving, Hardanger and Scandina- The Edvard Grieg Society of New York Homstvedt and Thomas Pihl, in the honor vian knitting demonstrations by talented presents the Arne Nordheim Commemora- of HM Queen Sonja of Norway, for her tire- Norwegian artists. Lunch, including tradi- tive Concert and Memorial Concert for the less, continuing engagement in support and tional open-face sandwiches and lapskaus, victims of the tragedy in Norway on Oct. promotion of Norwegian contemporary art will be served from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Ven- 30 at 3 p.m. at the Alice Tully Hall, Lin- at home and abroad. “TRIBUTE” will be on coln Center in New York City. The concert dors will offer a variety of Scandinavian display Oct. 22 – Nov. 12, and the opening includes pieces by Norway’s famous com- items. There will also be a bake sale fea- reception is Oct. 22 at 1 – 3 p.m.. turing Scandinavian and American items. posers Edvard Grieg and Arne Nordheim. Conducted by Per Brevig, musical guests The curator of the exhibition is Turid Admission is free. For information, call Meeker. Their Majesties King Harald V and Linda Miller at (203) 758-1086 or email include Darrett Adkins on cello and Anne- Queen Sonja of Norway will be present at [email protected]. Marie McDermott on piano with the Grieg Photo courtesy of Turid Meeker Festival Orchestra. Tickets are $75, $50 the Norwegian Seamen’s Church service be- Sverre Bjertnes (above) is one of the featured Florida and $25 for different levels of seating. For ginning at 11 a.m., followed immediately by artists in the exhibit “Tribute” at the Trygve Lie more information, call (212) 875-5050 or a private viewing of the exhibition. Gallery in New York. Curated by Turid Meeker, Sons of Norway Fest the Grieg Society at (201) 750-0525. the exhibit is a tribute to HM Queen Sonja. October 29 About the artists Sarasota, Fla. Washington Sverre Bjertnes (born 1976 in Trond- Velkommen alle sammen to our Oct. 29 heim, Norway), lives and works in Oslo and of works on paper that are invented portraits, Fest at 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Scandia Fall Fest October 22 New York, and will exhibit a series of new taking inspiration from early 20th Century Church, 7750 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL costume design, they explore a sense of the- 34238. Have a Norsk lunch of whole yel- Port Townsend, Wash. drawings titled REFUTATIONS 1 – 7, 2011. atricality while concerning formal issues of low pea soup, open-faced sandwiches, Daughters of Norway Thea Foss Lodge #45 The artist is known to use personal narrative composition and mark making. Homstvedt homemade bløtkake, waffles and coffee of Port Townsend, WA welcomes everyone in his art and makes paintings, sculptures, often creates intricate installations with for dessert. Shop for Scandinavian arts and to come enjoy our annual Scandia Fall Fest drawings and videos. He was educated at the crafts, rosemaled items, specialty items on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Blue Heron Dutch Academy of Fine Art Enchede Hol- paintings, mixed media objects and works from Scandianvian Gifts and more! For Middle School, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. There land, 2002 – 04, and at the National Acad- on paper. He received his MFA from Yale more information, email claire.loken@ will be vendors setup in the gymnasium and emy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway, 1995 – 99. University School of Art, 2003, and his gmail.com with subject line Oct Fair. in the commons area there will be food & Frank Brunner (born 1971 in Kristian- BFA, from Rhode Island School of Design drink and cultural programs. Highlights are sand, Norway) relocated to Oslo from New (RISD), 2000. a childrens story hour, knitting and Nordic Minnesota York where he lived and worked for many Thomas Pihl (born 1964 in Bergen, sweaters with a parade of sweaters, music Norwegian Bake Sale years, will exhibit oils on canvas from his Norway), lives and works in New York and and dancing with Gladen, demonstrations November 5 in Bergen, Norway. The artist will be rep- on Lefse, waffles and krumkake and also new body of work. The artist employs rep- St. Cloud, Minn. resented with a canvas from his new series, demonstration dances. Please come join us etition to explore ideas of familiar iconog- Sponsored by Sons of Norway Trollheim Personal Structures, a word play referring at the Scandia Fall Fest! For more informa- raphies, whether that is revisiting his child- Lodge, the Norwegian Bake Sale offers to the first major exhibition of Minimalism, tion, contact Symbolyn at (360) 643-0922. hood memories integrated with incongru- tantalizing treats. Stop by between 8 a.m. ous objects, such as suitcases or studies of Primary Structures. Pihl’s practice consists and 11:30 a.m. for some delicious lefse, 105th Annual Bazaar the human form through reflected surfaces. of a vigorous investigation into the proper- krumkake, and other Norwegian goodies! October 22 – 23 Brunner makes paintings, objects and is a ties of acrylic paint on canvas but does also For more information contact Dorothy Ol- Seattle, Wash. print maker. He was educated at Yale Uni- include the making of mixed media sculp- son (320) 685-4581. The sale is located at Sons of Norway Leif Erikson Lodge will versity (MFA) New Haven, Conn., 1998 – tural objects. He attended Hunter College of the Whitney Senior Center (near the hospi- hold their 105th annual bazaar October the City University of New York City, 1997 tal) on 1527 Northway Dr. in St. Cloud. 2000, Statens Kunstakademi, Oslo, Norway, 22 – 23. Traditional Norwegian food and 1993-98. – 1999, the School of Visual Arts, New York NEW JERSEY bakery, crafts and gifts, family fun and Håvard Homstvedt (born 1976 in City, 1994 – 1995, the National College of children’s activities, spot raffles, draw- Arts and Design, Oslo 1989 -1996. Scandinavian Import and Gift Sale Trondheim, Norway), lives and works in ings, music. Raffle: win two economy class New York but has recently also been an art- For more information, visit www. November 19 airline tickets to Norway or $500 cash or trygveliegallery.com. New Providence, N.J. ist in residence at W17, Kunstnernes Hus in $250 cash. Free admission! Join us 10 a.m. Oslo. Homstvedt will exhibit a small group Start your Christmas shopping with the – 6 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. 33rd annual Scandinavian Import Festival, on Sunday. For more information, contact which will be held Nov. 19 at Salt Brook President Doug Warne, at (206) 441-9490. < Nansen “You met the terrible tragedy the way School, 40 Maple St., New Providence, From page 3 Nansen himself would have met it,” said N.J. Proceeds benefit Scandinavian and Scandinavian Fair Ban. community charitable organizations! For November 5 “Nansen believed young people could Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was more information, call Karen at (908) 665- Bellingham, Wash. solve major tasks. He believed that the poor also at the event, and gave a tribute speech to 1292 or email [email protected]. The Daughters of Norway Nellie Gerdrum and the persecuted could have meaningful Nansen and the legacy he left behind. Lodge #41 will hold their 12th annual lives if the world gave them a foothold. The New York Scandinavian Fair on Nov. 5 at the Hamp- “Through his expeditions he put Nor- Nansen passport says a lot about the confi- Scandinavian Heritage Festival ton Inn’s Fox Hall in Bellingham, Wash., way on the map and helped to create our dence his name has gained in the interna- October 29 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. We will have many vend- identity as a polar nation. As a humanist, he Staten Island, N.Y. ers with Scandinavian gifts, books, sweat- tional community,” the King said. was keen to help those in greatest need,” said Sons of Norway Nansen Lodge #410 an- ers, jewelry, rosemaling, crafts and authen- The Nansen passport was introduced in Stoltenberg. nounces its annual Scandinavian Heritage tic foods in our Norsk Kafe and bakery. 1922 as an internationally recognized iden- He referred to Nansen’s work for pris- Fair, which will take place Oct. 29 at noon In addition we will be having our hourly tity card issued by the League of Nations to oners of war, famine victims and refugees. at Nansen Lodge, located at 3441 Victory drawing! For more information, contact stateless refugees. Fridtjof Nansen was the On this last point the Prime Minister Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314. Lapskaus Marlene Arnoldsy [email protected] or League’s first High Commissioner for Refu- was responding to charges from the orga- dinner will be served as well as other food. (360) 714-1388. gees, a point that the U.N. Secretary General nizations behind the campaign for undocu- Ban Ki-moon pointed out in his speech. mented refugees in Norway. In their opinion, Send your event to [email protected] or call (206) 784-4617 “Nansen was a midwife of the modern Stoltenberg and the government are far re- to be added to the Norway.com online calendar and the Weekly! collective conscience,” said Ban, who also moved from Nansen’s ideals when it comes Event listings are free, but space is limited. Please contact us at least one month prior to event. expressed sympathy with Norway for the to these people’s cause. terror attacks of July 22. norwegian american weekly Online: blog.norway.com/category/norway-in-the-us October 14, 2011 • 13 In your neighborhood Come one, come all! Visit the Scandinavian Fair in Sarasota, Fla. on Oct. 29

Cl a i r e Lo k e n Bradenton, Fla.

Preparations have begun for Scandi- navian Fair, hosted by the Sons of Norway Sarasota Lodge. Please join us 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Faith Lutheran Church located at 7750 Beneva Rd., Sara- sota, FL 34248. Look for a large Viking boat outside of the church. Bring your camera and take pictures of your group by the Viking boat Photos courtesy of Ingebretsen’s that is used each year in Viking boat races This photo was taken in 1931 of the meat market, with Charles Ingebretsen at the front in a suit. in Florida. The cook is buying 50 pounds of whole yellow peas. The bakers will be selling deli- < 90 years cious Norwegian cakes, julekake, krumkake variety of imported foods, traditional fare, From page 1 and many kinds of Norsk cookies. On the and even cooking classes offered in lefse lunch menu, you will find whole yellow pea Photo courtesy of Claire Loken baking and kransekake making (among oth- soup, open-faced sandwiches, homemade Barbara and Stanley Ewanowski will be making in 1921 by Charles (Karl) Ingebretsen Sr. ers) support this assertion. bløtkake, with waffles for dessert! lefse for sampling. on East Lake Street in Minneapolis. It was Perhaps the importance of food to Vendors will be selling wonderful origi- known first as the Model Meat Market, as heritage is what inspired one of the “main nal rosemaled wooden treasures, Norwegian second prize. Watch and sample lefse being Ingebretsen had been trained as a butcher in events” of Ingebetsen’s 90th birthday cel- arts and crafts, useful woodcarvings of all made by Barbara and Stanley Ewanowski Fargo, N.D., soon after emigrating from Nor- ebration. This particularly exciting and de- kinds, beautiful Scandinavian jewelry, origi- while listening to Norwegian music. Pick up way in the early 1900s. Some would be sur- licious anniversary event is called “Taste of nal paintings by Florence Andersen, special- a sample copy of the Norwegian American prised to hear that the store, which features the Times” and will take place each Saturday ty items from Scandinavian Gifts, and more. Weekly. For more information, call Arlene a whole manner of books, china, and gifts, beginning October 1st and ending on the an- Our raffle prizes are definitely worth the at (941) 923-3960 or email claire.loken@ started out exclusively as a meat market! niversary day itself, November 26th. “Taste ticket: $250 in cash for the first prize, $100 gmail.com with subject line “Oct.29 Fair.” Gradually, inventory shifted to include of the Times” will offer samples and recipes gift certificate to Scandinavian Gifts for the more Scandinavian items. With renewed in- of foods that were popular in a different de- terest in Scandinavian heritage blossoming cade, beginning with the 1920s and lefse. the 12th annual in the 1960s and 1970s, this seemed like a Throughout the decades, it will feature foods good time to expand the Meat Market’s of- like spam, jello, lutefisk, hot dish, cakes and ferings, so the family changed the business’s coffee. The event is inspired by, “Partly a name to Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Center history of the store and the neighborhood, Scandinavian Fair and opened a gift shop. and partly recipes,” Ingebretsen says. “It’s by the Daughters of Norway Nellie Gerdrum Lodge #41 Julie Ingebretsen, granddaughter of been fun.” Charles Ingebretsen, took over the fledg- Ingebretsen’s is no doubt a mainstay of Saturday, november 5, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. ling gift shop part of the store. A job that the Scandinavian community in the Twin hampton Inn’s Fox hall (I-5 exit #258) in Bellingham, Wa she thought would only last for a few years Cities, and the Midwest in general. Lines still turned into 37! She remains manager at the stretch all the way outside the door as Christ- We will have our Bakery and Cafe with lunch available, Nordic gifts and store to this day, continuing an impressive mas approaches and folks flock to purchase crafts, hourly drawing and entertainment. Admission $1, age 12 & under free! family tradition. traditional Christmas fare. “We get new peo- Though the gift section of the store is a ple in the store everyday,” says Ingebretsen. Questions? Contact ellen at [email protected] or (360) 592-4065 great draw for customers, Ingebretsen main- “We don’t know how they find us, but they tains the significance of the meat counter. do.” Subscribe Today! Call (800) 305-0217 or [email protected] “The most important thing is the stuff we Head over to 1601 E. Lake Street in make here,” she says. This includes all kinds Minneapolis to pay a visit to Ingebretsen’s. of Scandinavian delicacies: Rullepølse, pin- You can also visit their website at www.in- Sons of Norway nekjøtt, and Swedish meatballs, to name gebretsens.com. Sarasota Lodge #3-539 a few. They also carry a large selection of This article is part of our new series ti- invites you to the breads, cheeses, jams and candy. “Food is tled “Scandinavian Store Spotlight.” Would kind of the main way for people to connect to you like your favorite store to be highlighted? their heritage,” says Ingebretsen. The store’s Call us at (800) 305-0217 or email naw@ Scandinavian Fair Saturday, October 29 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Faith Lutheran Church 7750 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34238

Delicious food, terrific shopping, raffle prizes and more!

Questions? Call Arlene at (941) 923-3960 or Hagar and his mom welcome you! email [email protected] Photo: Edward t. howEll, Jr., IndIan rocks BEach, Fl. with “Oct Fair” in subject line Ingebretsen’s offers an impressive variety of Scandinavian items in its store and online. Sarasota Lodge president Mary Larsen and Hagar the Horrible. 14 • October 14, 2011 Online: blog.norway.com/category/norwegian-americans norwegian american weekly Norwegian heritage Norwegian Language Corner The boys from Vangen: Rønningen Ramblings with Heidi Håvan Grosch Written by Leif Halse Heidi was a long-time Minnesotan until she married Vangsgutane, a classic series in Norway from 1941 to present, was used as curriculum material in her favorite Norwegian, Morten, and moved to his home Norwegian schools, as the series had easy-to-read text with pictures. Deb Nelson Gourley of Astri country of Norway. As a recent immigrant she is experi- My Astri Publishing brings the copyrighted bilingual English/Norwegian serialization of “The encing Norway with a unique perspective, filling us in on Boys From Vangen: Vangsgutane” to the readers of the Norwegian American Weekly to practice the good, the bad and the unexpected! their Norwegian reading skills, as well as enjoy a Norwegian classic! Church Basement Ladies

TIL HJELLEN MED MOSTER ANE TO HJELLEN WITH AUNT ANE Det er Ane, søster til Sigrid Vangen som It is Ane, Sigrid Vangen’s sister, who sitter inne i stua. Sigrid blir storglad da hun is sitting in the living room. Sigrid beams får se den fine lusekofta hun vant. «Vangs- with pleasure when she sees the magnificent gutane» hilser på mosteren sin, og Kåre spør sweater she won. The Vangen boys greet hvordan det står til på Hjellen. Ane svarer their aunt, and Kåre asks how things are go- at det står bra til både med folk og krøtter, ing at Hjellen. Ane answers that things are men det er så leit med det at hun ikke får ha going well for both the people and the cattle, maten sin i fred på stabburet. but she is tired of the food in her stabbur not Så forteller Ane at det nesten ikke går ei being left alone. natt uten at noe kommer bort. Rett som det Ane says there’s scarcely a night when er, savner de både kjøtt og flesk, morrpølser something doesn’t go missing. Bit by bit og korv og alt etendes. Nå vet hun mest ikke they have lost meat, pork, salami, sausages sin arme råd lenger. «Vi må vel kanskje bli and everything edible. Now she doesn’t med deg en tur opp til Hjellen og kikke på know what to do anymore. “Perhaps we Photo: Kelly Klatt sakene,» sier Steinar. De tar på seg skiene should come with you on a trip up to Hjel- From left: Janet Paone (Mrs. Lars Snustad-Vivian), Tara Borman (Beverly Engelson), Greta Grosch og legger i veg sammen med moster Ane. len and have a look around,” says Steinar. (Mrs. Gilmer Gilmerson-Mavis), Dorian Chalmers (Mrs. Elroy Engelson-Karin) Steinar og Kåre blir enige om at de skal They don their skis and set off together with I have never been to an event in Norway quel, “Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second holde vakt i stabburet om natta. Det er ikke Aunt Ane. where coffee and some sort of goody isn’t Helping” opened March 2008 to equally godt å vite om det er folk eller dyr på ferde, Steinar and Kåre agree to keep guard served; in fact, early on in my marriage I was enthusiastic crowds, followed by “Away in men nå har de i alle fall tenkt å finne de ut. in the stabbur at night. It’s impossible to De setter seg på hver sin krakk innafor døra. know whether it’s humans or animals on the chided for not offering something even in the the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies «Skal tjuven komme seg inn i stabburet nå, loose, but they have, in any case, decided to midst of a busy schedule and now I go into a Christmas” (Nov. 2009). All three musicals så må han i alle fall framom oss,» sier Stei- figure it out. They each sit on a stool inside panic if I don’t have at least two homemade have toured extensively and are produced nar. the door. “If the thief comes into the stabbur things to serve waiting in my freezer. Most locally throughout the country. Now a new now, he will at least have to get past us,” churches, however small, still have a kitchen Church Basement musical joins the already Translated into English by Alexander Knud says Steinar. of some sort and it is the ladies who most of- successful family: “A Mighty Fortress Is Our Huntrods – Illustrated by Jens R. Nilssen ten run it. Yes, I would say even in Norway, Basement.” Look for the 26-city national Vangsgutane bilingual book available for $19.95 with FREE shipping in the U.S.A. the “Church Basement Lady” culture is alive tour beginning Nov. 5 (churchbasementla- and well. diesonstage.com). www.astrimyastri.com “Church Basement Ladies” is a series of The musicals strike a special chord with musicals that appeal to a bygone era where many who have never had a show written the church was the social center of the com- about their experiences before. “They love munity and Sunday morning coffee often the to see themselves (their mothers, in-laws, only chance to catch neighbors) on stage,” up. Each musical in “No one can dish out love, comments Grosch. the series tugs at emo- life AND a hotdish like the “I write the show tions, making it im- with them ALWAYS possible to keep back Church Basement Ladies.” in mind.” As a play- the laughter, tears and Pam Lundell, 98.5 KTIS Morning wright, Greta relishes ah-ha moments while Show Host (Minnesota) her visits to Norway at the same time stir- because she can pick ring the pot of mem- up material first hand, ory. “No matter the audience,” says Rosa- like stories from my sister-in-law, Lise, a pig lie, a long-time fan of the musicals, “there farmer and a single woman running the fam- is always something to take home from the ily farm. She emulates the stoic Norwegian show.” Marilyn, another fan, compares them spinster (ok, she is only 35) who moved to to the work of Garrison Keillor. “They focus the U.S., set her sights on a piece of land and on ordinary people doing ordinary things.” made it her own. The Mavis storyline in “A It all started with the reflections of Ja- Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement” is based Norway.com Royal Norwegian Consulates net Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson, both on Lise’s life. 100 percent Norwegian-American Luther- Greta also originated the role of farm Organization of the Week in North America ans, who penned their growing up stories in wife Mavis Gilmerson, modeling her char- SPORTING CLUB GJøA Nebraska the award winning “Growing Up Lutheran, acter after her own Norwegian American What does This Mean?” “They didn’t turn, (and one Swedish) aunties. “I’ve been a per- Celebrating 100 years in 2011! Consul John R. McDonald didn’t dance and memorized all of Luther’s former for a long time, but with this show Supporting youth soccer, senior soccer Small Catechism,” writes playwright Greta and this character I get the chance to honor (over 30s), softball and dart teams. Royal Norwegian Consulate 3715 Northside Pkwy, Bldg 200 Ste 700 Grosch. “The musicals are a chance to honor those hardworking, good-natured, loyal folk For more information, contact Atlanta, GA 30327 them and to help tell their stories.” full of down home commonsense who help 850 62nd St. Tel: (404) 923-5079 In 2005 Curt Wollan and Troupe Amer- keep any organization/family/church afloat – Brooklyn, NY 11220 ica breathed life into the first musical in the always willing to scrub a lutefisk pot, peel a www.scgjoa.com Fax: (404) 239-0877 (718) 745-9436 E-mail: [email protected] “Church Basement Ladies” series, which potato or lift something heavy. Mavis’ man- ran for two and a half years and tickled the For the full list of organizations, For a listing of all consulates, funny bone of over 250,000 patrons. 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10/1 Viking 1 – 1 Haugesund Tippeligaen pld PTS Things got a bit 1. Molde FK 25 52 10/2 Brann 1 – 4 Vålerenga uncomfortable for 2. Rosenborg BK 24 42 the ref during a 10/2 Fredrikstad 2 – 2 Sogndal 3. Tromsø IL 25 42 10/2 Stabæk 2 – 0 Sarpsborg 4. Vålerenga Fotball 25 41 5. SK Brann 25 39 match on Oct. 2 10/2 Odd 1 – 0 Strømsgodset 6. Odd Grenland 25 38 10/2 Tromsø 0 – 2 Molde 7. FK Haugesund 25 37 Sa n d e f j o r d s Bl a d 10/3 Ålesund 0 – 0 Start 8. Strømsgodset TF 25 37 9. Stabæk Fotball 24 36 10. Viking FK 25 32 Head referee Christopher Helgerud sud- 11. Ålesunds FK 24 32 denly blew the whistle during the Sandefjord To read more about football in Fotball soccer match against Strømmen on 12. Lillestrøm SK 25 31 Oct. 2; not many people understood why. Norway, visit www.uefa.com 13. Fredrikstad FK 24 28 Then he ran to the SF bench and cried 14. Sogndal IL 25 28 for water. 15. IK Start 25 21 Flies had flown into his mouth while he 16. Sarpsborg FK 25 17 was running, and he had to spit them out. This occurred midway through the sec- ond half. He waited until the ball was outside < BASEMENT the sidelines before he blew the whistle. From page 14 “I got the first fly out, but when it hap- Photo: Maja Christensen pened again, I had to blow the whistle. It was Referee Christopher Helgerud required a water tra is to ‘get up, work hard, have some fun, in my mouth and would not come out,” says break on Oct. 2. go to bed’ – and that is my heritage – the Helgerud. folks who didn’t ask if they were happy or He finally learned to steer clear of the The referee was again the main focus not, because they were too busy having fun great swarm of oblong, green flies. at the end of the second half. At that time, and working hard.” She feels another trip “It was a great atmosphere out on there. Strømmen’s Emilio Garcia tackled SF’s to Norway to visit her big sister coming on It’s fun to smile during the game as well. I Panajotis Dimitriadis so badly that the ref- soon, “because that is where I do some of my joked with the players, and Oliver Pipeline eree gave Garcia a direct red card. best work – looking out over the Fjord, con- especially grinned,” said the referee. “He came late into the game. It was a nected to my heritage.” Velkommen! and we The incident caused laughter even in the pretty tough tackling. I got an injury in the all look to forward to the next musical in the stands. right leg,” said Panajotis Dimitriadis after Church Basement Ladies saga... Christopher Helgerud has been a pre- the game. mier league referee since 2000. Only once SF won the match at the Komplett.no “The charm of this show is due to ac- Photo Credit: Kelly Klatt before has he had to stop a game in this way; tors who, over years of performance, have Counter-clockwise from left: Dorian Chalmers, Arena 2 – 1, after a goal scored in collabora- Greta Grosch, Janet Paone, Tim Drake and Tara because he got dirt in his eye. come to understand their audience.” Gray- tion between Alexander Gabrielsen and Ken- Borman. “It is fortunately not very often that this neth Dokken. don Royce, Star Tribune happens,” he says, laughing. The Swedish Meatballs Ellen Lindstrom 917-968-2926 < mine From page 3 in order to minimize the environmental dam- age. The requirements are not related to the Company (Store Norske). They have sought mining process itself, but the preservation of permission to open up a new mine as the two the area and construction of the mine. existing ones are being emptied. In spite of “Norway will, along with many other the negative reactions, statements from both countries, continue to use fossil fuel, includ- the Prime Minister's own Labor Party and ing oil, gas and coal, for many years ahead. It coalition partner Center party indicate that will be important to find ways to do this that the plans of a new mine will move forward. will cause the least pollution,” said Heidi However, other politicians disagree. Sørensen, State Secretary of the Ministry of “We can no longer continue to mine coal – Environment to NRK. “We have registered ...a delicious musical experience! the most destructive form of energy to the that the Government has received a letter www.theswedishmeatballs.com climate,” says Snørre Valen from the Social- from Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and ist Left, the third coalition party. “It simply WWF International, and this will be part of Sons of Norway Building, B-20 doesn’t make sense.” the processing of this case.” Norway Art 1455 W. Lake Street The Governor of Svalbard has recom- The government will make their final (612) 339-7829 Minneapolis, MN 55408 mended that the Ministry of Environment decision on whether the coal mine will be built some time this fall. www.norwayartonline.com • email: [email protected] grant permission to build the new mine, but By appointment please has also stipulated a long list of requirements

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