Valhall l Viking September, 2016 Number 7 1912—2016 President’s Message As I write this, I am preparing to go to Tacoma for the Sons of Norway Inter- national Convention. One of our jobs will be to elect a new International Board. Another will be voting on revisions to bylaws and other documents. Information will be forthcoming via the Viking, both ours and the magazine from headquarters. We resume our meetings again on Monday, September 12, a red letter day for me, my Dad’s 111th birthday! Yes, he was 20 years older than my VALHALL th LODGE mom… Then we will have our heritage social on Saturday, September 17 . 6-25 Invite all of your friends, especially those who may be interested in joining our lodge. It will be a fun night with Norsk cul- tural displays, and we will be having a POD Meetings & Socials sale. Items that were moved from the Masonic at Lodge, and for which we don’t have room at the Ascension Lutheran church, will be sold. This includes pictures, Church books, artifacts, and many other items. 5106 Zion Ave. San Diego, CA 92120 More hot summer days are still to come, so keep cool, and I’ll “See You in September” as Valhall website the song goes. www.lodgeofvalhall.com Vennlig hilsen, SON website www.sofn.com Susan Cody, President District 6 website www.sofn6.org Heritage DinnerSocial September 17, 2016 5:00pm Lodge Meeting September 12, 2016 7:00pm Newsletter Deadline: Sept 23, 2016 Cultural/Membership Evening At Valhall Lodge Saturday September 17, 2016 Heritage Dinner Pork Roast Potatoes Surka l (Red Cabbage) Cucumber Salad Dessert Coffee. Tea POD (Garage) Sale starts at 4PM Happy Hour 5PM until 6PM Dinner 6PM Cultural displays and program Cost: $15.00 per person if registered before Sept 13 $18.00 at the door Children/grandchildren of members FREE Members: Bring a Guest Dinner is FREE to perspective guests who participate in a brief presentation regarding membership POD Sale Treasures from Valhall’s POD (storage bin) for sale. Due to lack of space, many of the lodge’s memorabilia. pictures and other items will be sold at the POD sale prior to the dinner. Reservations Contact Millie Wright by Sept 13 Location: (619) 443-0942 Ascension Lutheran [email protected] Church 5106 Zion Ave. San Diego, CA 92120 Valhall Viking 2 September 2016 Sons of Norway’s Foundation Lodge Officers for 2016 The Sons of Norway Foundation is dedicated to fund- President Susan Cody 619-303-5220 ing activities that preserve and promote Norwegian Vice-President heritage and culture and to provide benefits to Sons of Counselor Rick Hausvik 619-579-5447 Norway members. The Foundation was established in Secretary Janet Weber 858-484-3996 1966, and this year celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Assist. Secretary VACANT Financial Secretary Aprell Bigler 619-284-6221 The focus and offerings have grown to include several Treasurer Millie Wright 619-443-0942 categories: Social Director Judy Sawyer 619-993-9113 Assist. Social Director Joyce Oen 858-271-6229 Funding of cross-cultural exchange of students, Cultural Director Sven Olsen 760-735-6171 musicians, folk dancers and artists. Marshal Steve Rawlinson 619-275-1934 Assistant Marshal Funding that provides humanitarian support to Greeter Lou Coover 610-264-9486 Sons of Norway members who are victims of nat- Historian Jean Shogren 619-287-6056 ural disasters., such as floods, fires and other dis- Librarian Else Ottesen 858-569-5960 asters.. Musician Ragnhild Amble 619-465-7425 Offering Grants: Editor Arlene LaBree 858-271-8709 General Heritage and Culture Assistant Editor Amelia Seeto-Murguia 619-988-2452 Local Lodge Partnerships that sponsor her- Foundation Director Rick Hausvik 619-579-5447 itage festivals, guest lectures and outreach Publicity Director Sven Olsen 760-735-6171 Helping Hands to Children and Members Youth Director Ellen Spitzer 619-444-9077 Sports Director Ellen Spitzer 619-444-9077 Offering Scholarships: Trustee (3 years) Raymond Johnsen 858-459-5430 Scholarships to College Students Trustee (1 year) Joyce Oen 858-217-6229 Scholarships to Children’s Heritage Camps Trustee (2 years) Judy Sawyer 619-993-9113 Funding for Exploration and Research Auditors: Allen Johannesen 858-452-1797 Thelma Johannesen 858-452-1797 How can the Foundation provide all these services Sig Stautland 619-299-9237 that support our heritage and members? Funding for the Foundation is dependent on dona- Corporation Directors tions . Andy Ueland 619-226-1946 Don Balmer 619-466-2179 Donors to the Foundation include individual mem- Susan Cody 619-303-5220 bers, lodges, and groups. Often at lodge meetings members are asked to donate a little for the Founda- Corporation Officers tion, and small donations can add up. The Sons of President Allen Johannesen 858-452-1797 Norway Foundation is a charity so donations are tax Vice President Sigurd Stautland 619-299-9237 deductible. Secretary Aprell Bigler 619-284-6221 Treasurer Rick Hausvik 619-579-5447 You can read more about the Foundation on the Sons of Norway website: sofn.com/Foundation. Valhall Viking 3 September 2016 Happy Birthday Gratulerer Med Dagen! Septmber Birthdays 2 Janet Weber 3 Else K Sjøstrand Ottesen 4 Helen Johnson Barnas Klubb 5 Lorraine Tucker 7 Glenda Holsbo Crafts, Cooking, & Culture 7 Ann Hougen Valhall Lodge Kids Activities at Socials 8 Mark Nels Hanson 11 Donald Stewart 12 Graciela Lee 16 Everett Shogren 17 James Seiler Member Spotlight 17 Barbara Paulovich 17 Anne-Lise Eielsen Art at the Park 18 Dolores Anderson Valhall member Tamara Stautland was one of nine 21 Ada Soberg members of the Pastel Society of San Diego 21 James Hollarn exhibiting art work at Mission Trails Regional 22 Mary Kay Olson Park during a summer art show this year. 22 Jeanne Scott 29 John Chisholm Tam is also very active in Valhall’s LOV group as 29 Marit Vincent Cultural Director. She is the organizer and leader of the “LOV to Read Book Club”. Welcome New Members Valhall welcomes four new members this summer, Thomas Conrad Birk, Kathleen Gilmartin and Matthew Gleason. Another new member has recently joined us, Judi Dow from the Mira Mesa area. We hope to meet all of you at the upcoming lodge meeting on Sept 12 at 7pm and at the Heritage Din- ner on Sept. 17. Our meetings and socials are held at the Ascension Lutheran Church 5106 Zion Ave. San Diego, CA 92120 Above, Tam Stautland in front of some of the beautiful artwork she exhibited at the Mission Trails event. Valhall Viking 4 September 2016 LOV Notes LOV to Read The LOV Reading group met at the House of Norway to discuss July August 2016 Vilhelm Moberg's book The Emigrants on Saturday, August 6. The Emigrants is the first of three books charting a Swedish farming family showing the difficulties in Sweden before making Next Meeting: September 3, 2016 at 9:00am. Denny’s the trip to USA. Of course, this story is also that of countless oth- Restaurant in Fletcher Hills ers who sought better lives across the Atlantic. Another meeting Hostesses: Else Ottesen & Millie Wright is scheduled for October 29th to discuss the second book in the series Upon a Good Land After a long hot summer with no air conditioning, I am looking forward to seeing all of you LOV ladies again at Denny’s in September. I was not able to attend the August get together of the Lov to Read Book Club. Our cultural chairperson, Tam Stautland, reported that eight courageous readers took on the challenge of finding a parking space in Balboa Park. The group enthusiastically shared their reactions on Vilhelm Moberg’s The Emigrants that focused in on the journey from Sweden to America. Since book one left the family on the dock in New York, it was decided to continue reading book two in Ladies at reading group: Back row Myla Coleman, Lettie, Jean the series, Upon a Good Land. The others in the series Shogren, Susan Cody. Front Row: Tam Stautland, Helen John- include: 3 The Settlers and 4 The Last Letter Home. son, Barbara Evje, Joyce Oen. They plan to meet again at the House of Norway on th Saturday, October 29 starting at 9 a.m. Those of us that were not able to attend in August, it’s not too late to start In Recognition reading and take part in a of vicarious adventure that early settlers experienced coming Twenty-five Years of to America. Membership, Dale Roybal, LOV President Sons of Norway awards a Certificate of Appreciation and Pin Norwegian Series on Netflix to the following member for her long I watched this series, and it was very good. Also, and faithful service: “The Wave” or “Bølgen” is now available on Netflix. This movie was just at the Ken Cinema in Norwegian with English subtitles, in case anyone was unable to Twenty-five Years attend. of Membership If you have Netflix at home, look up the Norwegian series called “Occupied” which is a 10 episode series Thelma J. Johannesen based on Jo Nesbø’s writings. You’re going to love it. Susan Cody Congratulations to you! Valhall Lodge 6-025 ~ Sons of Norway Valhall Viking 5 September 2016 District 6 Convention Report most members and there is a need to change that.. A video was made to show what the Foundation does.. 33rd Biennial District Six Convention The District Six Recreation Center Board took over the Loveland, Colorado meeting at one point on the second day. They listed all the things that need to be done to keep Camp Norge in shape. The District 6th Convention was hosted by the Colorado One of the big goals is to get achieve a non-profic status.