Restauration Lodge #548 September 2007 www.sofn-cedarrapids.org Volume XXXI Number 8 about the life of the inventor John J. The September social meeting will be Tokheim. Tuesday, September 11, 2007 7:00 pm President McCormick’s Corner **Our Savior’s Lutheran Church** First of all, I know that this information is elsewhere in the newsletter, but just a 3634 1st Avenue SE reminder that our lodge will now be meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403 permanently at Our Savior's Lutheran Hosts: David and Ruth Christ, Bob and Church, 3634 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Nancy Thorkildson, Verl Lekwa, Sarah Gunderson I am really looking forward to our September meeting for two reasons. First, The program for the next social meeting is, our program on John Tokheim who was a “Tokheim: Inventor of the Modern Gas Cedar Rapids resident born in Norway will Pump.” Our guest speakers, Steven be very interesting. He invented the Johnson and James Hippen, worked gasoline pump. Second, I look forward to together researching the life story of John meeting many new people of Norwegian or J. Tokheim. Steven Johnson is currently Scandinavian descent. Yes, we have the deputy director of the Vesterheim invited several interested people to come Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, and see what Sons of Norway is all about. I IA. James Hippen is currently an active hope that you members have also thought volunteer at the Vesterheim Norwegian- of someone to bring that might be American Museum, but had previously interested in the Sons of Norway worked as curator at the Merrimack Valley organization. Textile Museum in North Andover, Mass., and had taught history at Luther College in I understand that our social committee is Decorah, IA from 1970 to 1992. John J. planning on special Norwegian goodies for Tokheim emigrated in 1887 from Odda, after the meeting. Norway, which is located at the head of the Sørfjord, which eventually extends into the We will be participating in the November Hardangerfjord. Tokheim came to the 10th Younkers Community Day as a fund community of Thor, IA and worked as a raiser. Booklets will be $5 again and you farm hand. He eventually attended receive a $10 coupon towards merchandise business college in Des Moines, IA. John and eight 20% off coupons. It's a good time Tokheim and his family lived for a period of to do some Christmas shopping for some time in the small town of Thor, IA prior to great deals. Our organization keeps the $5 moving to Cedar Rapids, IA. This is the as well as getting an additional amount location where Tokheim began his from Younkers for selling at least 50 business, which was named the “Tokheim booklets. Soooooooo, I hope you will want Manufacturing Company.” However, this is to participate in this. only the beginning of the life story of John Tokheim. He was a great inventor and he The next board meeting will be at my home obtained numerous patents during his on September 18th at 7:00 p.m. See you at lifetime. Come to the meeting on Tuesday, the September Social Meeting at Our September 11, 2007, at 7 pm to learn more Savior's Lutheran Church. 1 An Update on the Rand Girls !! Recipe of the Month Soft Gingersnaps -- Jennifer Rand I modified this recipe from one I printed from the Taste of Home 1 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), Softened 2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup light molasses 4 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 3 t baking soda 2 t ground cinnamon 1/4 t ground ginger 1/8 t ground cloves 1/2 t salt Sports and Recreation 1/4 t ground nutmeg additional sugar Golfers: The Uff Da Open will be held at In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Story City on Monday, Sept. 17. It is a 2- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after person, best shot tourney at the River Bend each addition. Beat in molasses. Combine Golf Course in a good Norwegian town. If flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, you don't play, send a family member or cloves, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to friend. Story City is just north of Ames. creamed mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour or Contact Verl Lekwa for details until dough is easy to handle. Roll into 1- ([email protected]) inch balls; roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on un-greased baking sheets. Bake at Kaffe Tid will meet Wednesday, 350 for about 11 minutes or until puffy and September 19, at 1:00 pm at the home of th lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before Ellie Reeder, 1006 29 St. N.E., Cedar removing to wire racks. Rapids, IA. If you plan to attend, please call Yield: 11 dozen Ellie at 363-4753. NOTES: I tallied the Weight Watcher Points and found them to be 1 point per cookie. Norwegian Language & Culture Class (The cookies are fairly small to get the 11 Anyone interested in Norwegian Language dozen yield.) I successfully substituted one and Culture Class again this year, stick of light butter for regular. They please contact Ann Gesme at 319-362-6910 turned out fine. or [email protected]. If enough interest is shown, we will continue for another year. District Leadership Meeting Just a reminder!! On September 22nd, we will host the Restauration Lodge 1-548 meeting District Leadership Meeting. The meeting will be from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We will place has been changed. Beginning meet at Ann and Dean Gesme's. The Cedar September 2007, we will meet at: Our Falls and Davenport lodges will be joining Savior's Lutheran Church, 3634 First us. The President, Vice President and Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Membership Committee are asked to be 52402. present. Other interested members are welcome. 2 Silent Auction at October Meeting Address and Phone Number Changes In addition to having our speaker, Judy If you have a change of address (either U.S. Fitzgibbons, speaking about nutrition and mail or e-mail) or telephone number, please Norwegian food, we are also having a silent contact Mavis Lovik. She can be reached auction that evening. Thus, if you have an by phone, 393-6679; or by mail at 2603 item(s) that you would like to donate for the Falcon Drive, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 or by silent auction, you may contact Sarah email, maalovfalcon @msn.com. It is Gunderson by phone (cell # 319-330-3153) important if you want to continue to receive or email: [email protected]. your newsletter. Persons donating an item need to arrive at Our Savior's Lutheran Church thirty Update on Myrtle Heuston Ann Gesme minutes prior to the start of the meeting. In had a note from Myrtle's daughter, Laura, the past, people have donated items such who said Myrtle is living in an assisted as books, movies, posters, paintings, music living facility 5 minutes from her home. records, CD's, or tapes---all of these She has made a good adjustment and is relating to Norwegian heritage or happy to be there. She enjoys being close Scandinavian heritage. In addition, others to both daughters and has made some new have donated Norwegian baked goods, friends. Her address is: Myrtle Heuston Norwegian knick-knacks, and even 1320 Songbird Court furniture. If you have any questions, just Boulder, CO 80303 contact Sarah. September Board Meeting will be Norway in Red, White and Yellow? September 18, at 7:00 pm at the home of Imagine children dressed for Syttende Mai our president, Lois McCormick, 2990 18th in black, white and gold. Or a victorious Avenue, Marion. Norwegian skier crossing the finish line waving a pirate flag with a red cross on a Newsletter Deadline will be Wednesday, black field. These scenes could have been September 29. reality if the Norwegian parliament had not chosen the flag we know today from the 20 September Membership Drive proposals brought forward in 1821. Most of The September meeting will be a the rejected flags are kept in the membership drive event. Thus, we are parliament’s archives. encouraging everyone to bring a guest to introduce them to all of the activities and It was Fredrik Meltzer, a member of educational opportunities in Sons of parliament for Bergen, who proposed a Norway. We have a great group of people cross flag with something red from in this organization and we need to spread Denmark, something blue from Sweden and the word about the educational freedom’s white color. Another politician opportunities within our lodge. Our lodge also proposed a cross flag, but wanted a offers a variety of activities such as white cross on a dark blue field with gold Norwegian language classes, baking edging. classes, assistance with genealogy, and educational presentations about our Meltzer’s design was approved by a strong Norwegian and Scandinavian heritage. majority. The Swedish king, then regent of These are only a few examples of Norway, approved the decision, but later opportunities for our members. Share this decided that the new flag could only be information with others! used in waters north of Cape Finisterre in Spain. Everywhere else, the king declared, 3 Norwegian ships must bear a version of the Tharaldsen is said to have been the driver new flag with Swedish colors incorporated who waited outside, something the in the upper left corner. This was meant to prosecutor thought should get ten years in protect Norwegian ships from North African prison. Stian Skjold was, according to the pirates, with whom the Swedish crown had state’s attorneys, a newcomer who was a treaty.