www.sonsofnorwaygb.blogspot.com [email protected] Vol. 19,No. 6, November 2013 Don’t Miss A Taste of Norway Bring friends and family to one our most popular events this November! On the December 3rd: board meet- 19th, we will have our Taste of Norway ing at Cavalry A TASTE OF where we will have many samples of December 17th: Juletrefest Norwegian foods and desserts. Paul NORWAY at Trinity Trondson will have some of his wood carvings on display on this night also. November 19 Start thinking of who to buy for this 6:30 p.m. holiday season and pick up some items from our gift stop and bake sale. Lefse Trinity Lutheran will also be available for purchase. 330 S. Broadway Set up begins at 5:30 p.m. If you are interested in volunteering to bring an item please contact Pat Jacobs at 920-351-0267. Our meeting and sampling will begin at 6:30 p.m. Marlene plans on bringing 8 guests to this event. How many can you bring? Think you can bring more guests? Please bring friends, family, and neighbors to this wonderful event! Lars Osell, 1* Elizabeth Odness, 3* Newly Elected Officers Logan & Nathan Jacobs, 12* Ginny Pliner, 18 Mark Lindahl, 21 President: Marlene Bergum Beulah Berg, 26 Secretary: Karen Hepp Abigail DeMeuse, 26* Mark Jelinek, 27 Financial Secretary: Myron Vedvik Social Directors: Karen Vedvik and Colleen Griswold Foundation Director: Rita Running *Heritage member Marshall: Carl Lovlien Counselor: Mollie Bergsbaken Musician: Mary Swain Public Relations: Carol Dost Historian: Carrie Tallier Denne og Det (This and That) A Second Sun? Many Norwegian Connections in Ernst Novels Wisconsin author Kathleen Ernst sets her newest Chloe Ellefson mystery,By: Bonnie Vastag Norway has some of the most beautiful landscapes Vesterheim, Decorah, IA. What is supposed to be a in the world, but during the winter months many family bonding trip for rosemaling classes seems like a great idea; however, upon reaching Vester- places in the northern Scandinavian country only Heritage of Darkness, get a few hours of sunlight each day. heim , Chloe and her cop friend, Roelke, find a To combat the depression that comes with not see- body in an antique immigrant trunk. Everyone is ing much sunlight during winter months, the Norwe- shaken by the murder, and as she investigates, at gian town of Rjukan, about 160km west of Oslo, has Chloe uncovers dark family secrets which could be installed three giant mirrors to reflect a beam of deadly for her mother and her rosemaling friends. onto the town’s square giving the illusion of a “second sun”. The four Ellefson mysteries all have Wisconsin The installation of the mirrors, called heliostats, connections including Old World Wisconsin, the came from Viganella, a town in northern Italy, whic outdoor living history museum at Eagle, where already has a similar system installed and was de- Ernst worked for twelve years as a curator. signed by artist Martin Andersen and reportedly cos World Murder 5 million NOK (£523,400). light 2010), Previously people had to get a cable car to the Murders and (published The Heirloom mountain tops to get some extra sunlight, but the there, and (2011) are set town’s tourist board hopes that the sunlight in the Keeper’s Legacy takes place onThe Door Light town square will mean more community activities Old h County's Rock Island. throughout the winter. (from www.descrier.co.uk) (2012) t Ernst is the award- winning author of 25 mys- tery, historical fiction, and non-fiction books for adults and young read- ers. Her latest young adult book is The Shipyard, from American TraitorGirl. In WEB EDITOR NEEDED her seventh Caroline Abbott novel Over the years Kathleen's work has earned numer- Contact Bonnie Vastag for information, ous honors, including multiple Edgar and Agatha 920-217-7737, or nor- mystery award nominations, and an [email protected]. If you use a com- Emmy for educational programming. To puter, she can show you how the page date, readers have purchased 1,000,000 works. The site is at printed, electronic, and audio copies of her books. http://sonsofnorwaygb.blogspot.com/ GRØNNVIK LODGE IS ON FACEBOOK! Type “Sons of Norway Grønnvik Lodge Green Bay” in the search bar on Facebook and click Like! F r a P r e s i d e n t e n Kjære Venner (Dear Friends), the Sons of Norway Foundation and our lodge youth Let’s ward off these winter-like chills with good foods, hot activities. We enjoyed open face sandwiches and our coffee, cocoa and fellowship at our November 19 Taste of recent medal winners told us of the processes of Norway night! There will be lots of samples, our gift shop, a completing their requirements. Pat J. gave a book report as bake sale, lefse, and another talented wood working she starts another cultural skills program. Our nominating display from Paul T. We will set up at 5:30 p.m. with time to committee (Erik H., Karen V., and Pat J.) presented the shop and visit; then start sampling foods at 6:30 pm. slate of officers that were elected for 2014. Another good time to bring family It is also time to think of delegates to send to the Sons of and friends. (Dolores M. brought Norway District 5 convention. It will be held June 25-29, 4 guests and Mollie B. and Carol 2014 at Lake Lawn Lodge in Delavan. We are asked also B. each brought 3 to the to consider helping with a zone meeting in spring. We September breakfast. I plan to enjoy the newsletters from other lodges too to read about bring 8 guests, how about their programs and activities. you?!? Takk to all for all you do for our lodge. I look forward to our December 3 will be our lodge Taste of Norway meeting and want to remind you of the board meeting at Calvary Lutheran Church on the corner opportunity to wear your Norsk attire, bring items for the of Ridge Road and Ninth Street at 6:20 p.m. Members are bake sale, and items for the Trinity Food Pantry. always welcome– give me a call so we can watch for you. Remember to be noting the hours you have done for our Our September breakfast was a wonderful time together: lodge activities: the meetings, food preparations, calling, takk to all for the delicious food and Ken E. for the fabulous prepapring and mailing newsletters, etc. There are forms to display of his wood carving talent. Many hands truly made be completed by our lodge at year’s end that need this it a special time together with many compliments from our information. Your callers will update you too on meetings/ guests and members for the work of all in set-up, clear program plans. away too. Ha det for nå Marlene Bergum The October Foundation silent auction again brought tables of treasures, spirited bidding and a generous total for Lodge News OCTOBER’S SILENT AUCTION FROM SEPTEMBER’S BREAKFAST Mange tusen takk to everyone who contrib- Magne takk to all who supported uted to our wonderful breakfast. Mollie B, the Sons of Norway Foundation Darlene G, Rita R, Bea M, Elvi R, Bea B, the and our lodge’s activities during Vedviks, Carl L, Carol B, Carrie T, Marlene B, the silent auction. It was a fun Rose H, Ramona E, Delores M, Shirley P, Judy evening full of spirited bidding and competi- B, Carol D, Ann T, the Hepps, Mary S, Colleen tion over special item(s). G, Peggy S, Pat J, Karen E. It takes many Your generous donations and bidding are ap- willing hands to make this a special occasion. preciated. Our table was beautiful. -Rita Running , Foundation director -Pat J & Rose H co-cultural chairs 19! NOV ITY TRIN GRØNNVIK LODGE AT YOU 1945 Wood Lane SEE Green Bay, WI 54304 PRESIDENT, Marlene Bergum, 920-336-7472 904 Urbandale Avenue, De Pere, WI 54115 MEMBERSHIP, Myron Vedvik, 920-497-0878 1945 Wood Lane, Green Bay 54304 EDITOR, Kenda Vedvik 920-680-7562 N393 South Lane, Pulaski, WI 54162 Grønnvik Lodge Meetings are usually the third Tues. of the month at Trinity Lutheran, 330 S. Broadway, Green Bay. Cherishing our Past, Embracing our Future What Does the Fox Say? Video Goes Viral The Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis has taken America by sur- prise after launching the video to their novelty song "The Fox." The catchy song produced by Star- gate, a Norwegian record producing and songwriting team, ranked as the sev- enth most played song on American iTunes and was sixth on Billboards Hot 100. While topping the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish iTunes September’s lists for weeks, "The Fox" has also entered the top ten on American iTunes. A great surge came after the talented Breakfast brothers performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, as well as the previous Ellen DeGeneres Show on NBC and the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas The Norwegian record production company Stargate is be- hind the song and video. They have previously produced music for artists such as Rihanna, Katy Perry and Beyoncé. After launching The Fox as a promo for the third season of their talkshow "I kveld med Ylvis" ("Tonight with Ylvis"), Bard and Vegard Ylvisåker’s song has got over 100 million hits on YouTube and is currently number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The duo, which signed a contract with Warner Music before they started the U.S. promotion, will continue with their talk show in Norway.