SONS OF NORWAY
KRINGEN LODGE #25
Featuring Fargo-Moorhead’s Most Unique Club
Volume 18, No. 10
October, 2015
Published Monthly
722 - 2nd Avenue North • Fargo, North Dakota 58102 • Telephone (701) 232-9222
Lodge & Library Telephone: 701-478-5727 • www.sofnfargo.com • E-mail: [email protected]
From The
Lodge President
The busy season is now upon us,
and many plans are in the works for
the coming months.
Dan Haglund
First, a new membership dinner in the push to add members
will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Kringen ballroom. We would like to match or even exceed the new members
recently added to the Mayville and Grand Forks lodges during
their recent dinners.
Next, a Halloween dance with the Front Fenders is planned
for 7:30 to 11:30 pm, Friday, Oct. 30, also in the Kringen ballroom.
And aside from these two events, we are still seeking volunteers for lunches and special events at the Klub/Lodge. Please
call the Klub if you are interested in volunteering - even if it’s just
once a month. Everything helps!
Have a great October, and we see you at Kringen.
SONS OF NORWAY
Halloween
Dance
Friday, Oct. 30
7:30-11:30 pm
722 2nd Ave. N.
Fargo
$10/person
$15/couple
Music by
Front Fenders
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Sunday, November 1 - 1:30 p.m.
Featuring the Kringen Accordion Band and Kringen Kor.
Refreshments following.
From The
Klub President
Have a Safe Halloween!
Bruce Bohnsack
This is the time of year to see all the beautiful
leaves on the trees and then watch them fall to the ground. It is also
harvest time and I am in the fields working with the soybeans and
corn. I love this time of year!
More activities will start in October, the Norwegian Language
and Wood Carving classes and our Sunday Dinners. The Book Discussion and Youth Group started in September. Rosemaling classes
go all year. It is not too late to join any of these classes. We will need
more workers for the Sunday dinners. Come and join us and have
good fellowship with other members.
As always, see you at Kringen!
NOTICE TO ALL CURRENT PAID MEMBERS
Kringen Club, Inc.
Board of Directors Annual Meeting
Thursday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m. at Kringen Club
722 2nd Ave N, Fargo, ND
Kringen Lodge meeting following with election of Lodge officers.
Norwegian language and wood carving classes will
begin on Monday evening, October 5 at 7:00 p.m.
Registration for new participants at 6:45. There
is a possibility that we will start a beginning class in
Norwegian – provided there are enough interested
members to form a new class. If you have any questions, telephone - Verlyn D. Anderson at 233-0685.
Thursday Night Entertainment
in the Klub Troll Lounge
Charley and Mary ~ October 8th - 7:30-10:00
Karaoke by Pepper ~ October 15th - 7:00-11:00
Tucker’d Out ~ October 22nd - 7:30-10:00
Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner ~ Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 ~ Rommesmo Team
KRINGEN LODGE #25
Lodge & Library Telephone . ............(701) 478-5727
OFFICERS 2015
President***.................................Dan Haglund-(701) 866-4572
Vice President....................... Kyle Handegard-(701) 866-7313
Counselor.....................................Carrol Juven-(701) 232-1000
Treasurer...........................Marilyn Martinson-(701) 235-1043
Financial Secretary...................Paul Vesledahl-(218) 227-5083
Secretary........................... Lynne Rommesmo-(701 )280-1674
Marshall.....................................Phyllis Fillafer-(218) 233-4024
Ass’t. Marshall............................Barbara Juven-(701) 232-1000
Publicity Director............... Roger Butenhoff-(218) 236-8623
Historian....................................Tom Newgard-(218) 236-8056
Foundation Director..........Arnold Ellingson-(701) 237-9537
Social Director......................... Lisa Kornkven-(701) 306-6915
Greeter..................................Arnold Jordheim-(701) 469-2283
Greeter.......................................... Sondra Vick-(701) 205-1978
Cultural Director................ Verlyn Anderson-(218) 233-0685
Music Dir/Musician...........Joanne Schlanser-(701) 232-0728
Ass’t. Musician................... Evonne Anderson-(218) 233-0685
Sports Director..........................Harry Fillafer-(218) 233-4024
Youth Director........................ Doreen Grobe-(218) 236-6056
International Director..............Elaine Nelson-(701) 364-0834
Zone Two Director...........Vonnie Anderson-(701) 540-8623
TRUSTEES
Ronald Rotvold (’15)***.....................................(701) 238-2811
John Keating (’16)***...........................................(701) 293-7068
Sharon Bohnsack (’17)***...................................(701) 237-3768
***Also members of Corporate Board
CORPORATE BOARD DIRECTORS
Bruce Bohnsack (’15)..........................................(701) 237-3768
Roger Roseth (’15)..............................................(701) 232-8068
Ken Hatlestad (’16).............................................(701) 282-0511
Stein Rommesmo (’16).......................................(701) 232-0928
Paul Vesledahl (’17).............................................(218) 227-5083
Sons of Norway Financial Benefit Counselors
Linda Briard.............................................................701-866-6586
Dan Haglund...........................................................701-866-4572
APPOINTED OFFICERS
Posten Editor...................... Sharon Bohnsack-(701) 237-3768
[email protected]
Sunshine Lady............................ Lillian Meyer-(701) 235-4566
Webmaster................................................... [email protected]
KRINGEN YOUTH KLUBB
Kringen Youth Klubb met Saturday, September 19 for their first meeting since summer break.
Attendance was low, but those who attended had a good time. After meeting and greeting, the youth
were eager to do activities available to them.
Two activity tables were set up with one table for “finger crocheting”, a new activity for our
group, and another table set up for designing and making a troll mask.
We were happy to have Diane Resvick, Kringen Lodge member, introduce the art of finger crocheting to the kids. They were shown completed pieces of crocheted items to peak their interest and
to help them get ideas about what they could make. A variety of bright colored yarn was also available for their selection. Diane used a “hands on” approach to enable each child to better understand
the process. The youth had gained plenty of ideas, and once they had the knack for crocheting, they
were anxious to begin! We observed nice items such as a belt with decorative beads and another item
which was a snake puppet! Troll masks were also quite the attraction which showed great creativity
and interest.
We concluded the morning activities with Norwegian music which was brought to us by our
NDSU student helper, Hanna Johnsen of Norway. The music was lively and fun which prompted a
little dancing!
A special “Thank you” to Diane Resvick and Hanna Johnsen for being such good help to me.
They are a good match for kids!
A small snack and juice was enjoyed before dismissal, and a baggie was given to each youth which
contained materials to make another crocheted item and troll mask at home.
Everyone left happy and in spite of a very small group, it was a fun morning!
In Friendship, “Ha det bra”
Doreen Grobe, Youth Director
P.S. Next Kringen Youth Klubb meeting will be held Saturday, October 10
(10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon) Please circle your calendar.
ANNUAL SONS OF NORWAY MEMORIAL SERVICE
Our Memorial Service will be held Sunday, November 1st at 1:30 p.m. We will be remembering all
members of SON Kringen 25 who have passed away during the last year. If you have a name to add to
the list, please call Lillian Meyer at 235-4566.
Listed below are the names of members who have passed away from November 1, 2014 to the present date.
Florence Anderson
James A. Hanson
Pearl Frosaker
Edward Mashek
Ralph Rudrud
May Torson
Al Traaseth
Mayor Dennis Walaker
Arlene B. Erickson
Glenn Douglas Schlicht
Nona Berg
Dr. Glen Brown
Gloria Ann Annear
Boyd Fiske
Don Brakke
Shirley Schultz
Lowell Tjon
Philip Rognlie
Lillian Thue
Shirlee Valen
Bjarne Berg
Charles E. Olson
Gladys Nipstad
Ruth Solien
Rev. Wesley Haugen
Orlin Hudson Egge
MYSTERY TOUR II - AUGUST 31
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Club Manager.............................. Patty Hagen-(701) 232-9222
If you have a birthday in
ATTENTION! October,
come and join us at the
Sons of Norway on the second
Tuesday of the month.
Enjoy an evening of dinner and
dancing. You will receive $2.00
off the regular meal which is
Honoring October served from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
birthdays of Sons of
Norway members.
Birthday Committee
We all boarded the tour bus not knowing where we were going to go. Our first stop was in Sisseton, SD to the Wahpeton-Sisseton Oyate Nation Adminstration Building. Many questions were
asked and answered by our Oyate tour guide. We were treated to delicious fry bread and a blueberry
dipping sauce and coffee.
Our next stop, where Irene Backlund is saying “hello”, was at the Prairie Sky Game and Ranch
near Veblen, SD. There were 250 Buffalo roaming nearby. We were entertained by Dana Jenson
singing and playing guitar, while we enjoyed a Pitchfork Steak dinner with all the trimmings plus
dessert. Another Mystery Tour was revealed with interesting places and a good time!
mission of Sons of Norway is to promote and preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our
MISSION STATEMENT:Therelationship
with other Nordic countries, and to provide quality insurance and financial products to its members.
KRINGEN POSTEN - OCTOBER 2015
Cultural Corner
A Very Interesting Presentation
at the October 6th
Cultural Night Program
Karen V. Hansen, professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at Brandeis
University in Massachusetts, has spent more than fifteen years researching the
settlement of the Spirit Lake Dakota Indian Reservation near Devils Lake, North
Dakota. The results of her extended study are very interesting recorded in her
published volume, Encounter on the Great Plains: Scandinavian Settlers and the
Dispossession of the Dakota Indians, 1890-1930. At our October 6th Cultural
Program, she will be our guest speaker, telling us about the little-known history
of the Spirit Lake Dakota Indian Reservation, its unique settlement history and
the results of the United States federal government’s attempt to encourage Native
Americans to become farmers.
One of the main objectives of the federal Dawes Act of 1891 was to lift the
Native Americans out of poverty by allowing them to own individual tracks of
land, based on the European model. Thus, by the authority of the Dawes Act,
the Spirit Lake Reservation was declared an “open reservation” which meant that
European immigrants could also settle on the land of the reservation that the government would classify as “excess” land after the Native Americans had received
their allotments. What especially attracted Professor Hansen to do this study, was
that her maternal grandmother, Helene Haugen Kanten, was one of the Norwegian immigrants who homesteaded land on the Spirit Lake Dakota Indian Reservation. She grew up hearing stories about her grandmother and wanted to find
out more about her life and struggles on the open reservation. The result of her
fifteen-year study is her very interesting book, Encounter on the Great Plains.
The information on the ‘dust jacket’ of the book describes Professor Hansen’s
work much better than I can. There we read, “In 1904, the first Scandinavian settlers moved onto the Spirit Lake Dakota Indian Reservation. These land-hungry immigrants struggled against severe poverty, often becoming the sharecropping tenants of the Dakota landowners. Yet the homesteaders’ impoverishment
did not impede their quest to acquire Indian land, and by 1929 Scandinavians
owned more reservation acreage than their Dakota Neighbors. With this largely
unknown story at its center, Encounter on the Great Plains brings together two
dominant processes in American history: the unceasing migration of newcomers
to North America, and the protracted dispossession of indigenous people who
inhabited the continent.”
Anne Sladky, president of the Hadeland Lag of America, as written an excellent review of Professor Hansen’s book, Encounter on the Great Plains. In her
review, she writes, “Author Karen Hansen provides a fascinating and informative
look at the relationships among the Norwegian homesteaders, the Dakota Indians
and the culture at large. She explores their conflicting perspectives and weaves the
recollections of the people of that area, both European immigrants and the Native
Americans, together to create a remarkably detailed picture of life on the reservations for both groups.”
Our Sons of Norway’s Book Discussion Group, the Lesering, read and discussed Encounter on the Great Plains last year. I know that they will be especially
interested in hearing Professor Hansen tell about her unique research. Even if
you have not read her book, I want to encourage you to come and learn about
this little-known part of our regional history. I know that you will enjoy hearing
Professor Hansen’s interesting presentation. There is a copy of her book in our
Sons of Norway Library. You can check that out. Or, you can purchase a copy of
Encounter on the Great Plains at Zandbroz Variety Store on North Broadway in
Fargo. I look forward to seeing you at this Cultural Program on October 6th.
Verlyn D. Anderson, Cultural Director
KRINGEN POSTEN - OCTOBER 2015
2015
Mini Tours
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Christmas Light & Chili Tour
December 16, 2015
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For more information call:
Bruce Bohnsack at 237-3768
THANK YOU TO ALL
WHO CAME ALONG ON
THE MINI TOURS
There were different tours this year
and more signed up for the tours.
If you have ideas for next year, tell or
write one of our Committee Members.
The Last Tour is the
Christmas Light
and Chili Tour
on December 16th!
Kringen Lesering – Book Discussion Group
Kringen Lesering, Book Discussion Group
will meet on Monday noon, October 12th in the
Lounge to discuss Lene Kaaberbol’s The Boy in
the Suitcase. Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife,
and mother of two, is a compulsive do-gooder who can’t say no to someone who asks for
help—not even when she knows better. When
her estranged friend Karin leaves her a key to a
public locker in the Copenhagen train station,
Nina gets suckered into her most dangerous
project yet. Inside the locker is a suitcase, and
inside the suitcase is a three-year-old boy: naked
and drugged, but alive, -- read the novel to see
what happens!
If you want to read ahead, Lesering’s November selections are The Indian Bride by Karin Fossum and The Hunting Dogs by Jorn Lier Horst, two Scandinavian Crime Fiction books that Dr.
Mitzi Brundale will be discussing in her presentation at our November 3rd Cultural Night Program. Copies of these books are available for sale
at Zandbroz Variety, 420 Broadway. You can also
check them out from local public and university
libraries. We have a limited number of copies at
our Kringen Library that you can check out for
one week. All Kringen members are encouraged
to join our Lesering.
God bedring
(Get Well)
John Meyer
Helge Rommesmo
Ruth Olson
Lillian Meyer
Til minne
Our heartfelt sympathy to:
Ruth Olson on the loss of her husband
Charles E Olson
LuAnn Haugen on the loss of her husband
Rev. Wesley Haugen
Dan Haglund on the loss of his grandma
Clara Berg Hess
Patty & Jerry Hagen on the loss of her Uncle
Arlen Ray Throndset
Note: If you know of a member who is ill, had surgery, is hospitalized, or has had a death in their family,
call Lillian Meyer at 701-235-4566 or call and leave a
message at the Kringen office: 701-232-9222.
Note: When you give a gift to the Kringen Lodge Memorial Fund in memory of a deceased active member,
their name will be added to the Kringen Lodge Memorial Plaque in the lobby at Kringen Lodge. Kringen
Lodge wishes to thank people who give memorials.
The Lodge is Selling
These Various Items:
• Tote and Travel Bags
• Key Chains • Travel Mugs
• Blue Coffee Mugs
• Shot Glasses
Norway 2016
Vikingland Calendar
Donations - Report from August 16 to September 15, 2015
IN MEMORY OF:
GIVEN BY:
IN HONOR OF:
GIVEN BY:
Kristi Jo Elton Montplaisir (SON 52) Joyce Montplaisir and Family
Pearl Frosaker
(SON 52) Joanne Schlanser
90th Birthday
Cal Jokstad
100th Birthday
Selma Black
Donations
(SON 52) Charlotte Jacobson,
Bruce & Sharon Bohnsack,
Carrol & Barbara Juven
(Kitchen Fund) Vernon & Shirley Williams, Elaine Nelson
(Kitchen Fund) Elaine Nelson
(SON 52) Hard Working Volunteers
Thank you for all the generous gifts and support this past month.
A special Thank you for the extra donations to the SON 52 fund where last
month a large bill was paid by the fund to repair two air conditioner units
and now the fund needs more donations for any upcoming larger repairs.
Kringen Accordion Band Schedule
Oct. 1
Oct. 2
Oct. 3
Oct. 5
Oct. 12
Oct. 19
Oct. 23
Oct. 30
Høst Fest
Høst Fest
Høst Fest
Practice at Sons................................................................................... 4:15
Practice at Sons................................................................................... 4:15
Memory Care at Bethany S. University......................................... 3:00
Practice at Sons................................................................................... 4:15
Our Savior’s Lutheran in Moorhead............................................... 2:00
Richland Church Lutefisk Feed
LEIF ERIKSON DAY - OCTOBER 9
Leif Erikson was first acknowledged on a national stage by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925, the official observance of Leif Erikson Day in the United States wouldn’t begin until 1964. It was then that Congress approved a resolution proposed by Hubert H. Humphrey, and then Lyndon B. Johnson declared Leif Erikson Day to be October 9th.
Almost 40 years prior, Calvin Coolidge had acknowledged the idea that Leif had landed on North American shores nearly
500 years before Christopher Columbus. Leif Erikson Day had already been observed in Minnesota and Wisconsin since
the 1930s and took hold in South Dakota, Illinois, Colorado, Washington and California by 1956.
October 9th has no special connection to Leif Erikson, there is no record of the actual date that he set foot on
North America—but the date plays a role in later Norwegian immigration. On October 9, 1825, the sloop “Restaurationen” landed in New York, carrying the first group of Norwegian Quakers, led by renowned pioneer Cleng Peerson.
That passage began a wave of Norwegian immigration that lasted for over 70 years and brought hundreds of thousands of
Norwegians to North American shores.
New Members
SEPTEMBER
Delores Wolf
Lilias Bruns
Robert Carlson
Lavonna Coauette
Sponsor
Lillian Meyer
Lilian Meyer
Chris Carlson
Darlene Mahum
SEPTEMBER LODGE DINNER WINNERS
Lloyd Gunderson
Tom Newgard
SEPTEMBER LODGE LUNCH SERVERS
We had Potluck.
Thank you to everyone who brought a delicious dish to share.
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Monday 5 Rosemaling Practice – open paint – all levels welcome............................................ 3:30
Norwegian Language and Wood Carving Classes begin........................................ 7:00
Tuesday 6 Social – BBQ Ribs Dinner
$11.00 Adults / $5.50 Ages 6-12........................................................................5:00-6:30
Cultural Night – Professor Karen Hansen “Encounter on the Great Plains”...... 6:45
Thursday 8 Lodge Meeting................................................................................................................. 7:00
Charley & Mary Johnson in the Troll Lounge............................................. 7:30-10:00
Saturday 10 Kringen Youth Group......................................................................................10:00-Noon
Sunday 11 Potato Klubb and Ham Dinner
$11.50 Adults / $5.75 Ages 6-12..................................................................... 10:45-1:30
Monday 12 Book Discussion – The Boy in the Suitcase” by Lene Kaaberbol.......................Noon
Rosemaling Practice – open paint – all levels welcome............................................ 3:30
Corporate Board Meeting............................................................................................. 5:30
Norwegian Language and Wood Carving Classes................................................... 7:00
Tuesday 13 Social – Chicken Dinner
$11.00 Adults/ $5.50 Ages 6-12.........................................................................5:00-6:30
Honoring October Birthdays
Dance to Brian Breitbarth............................................................................................. 6:45
Thursday 15 Pepper’s Karaoke in the Troll Lounge............................................................. 7:00-11:00
Monday 19 Rosemaling Practice – open paint – all levels welcome............................................ 3:30
Norwegian Language and Carving Classes............................................................... 7:00
Tuesday 20 Social – Pot Roast Dinner
$11.00 Adults / $5.50 Ages 6-12........................................................................5:00-6:30
New Membership Dinner
Thursday 22 Tucker’d Out in the Troll Lounge................................................................... 7:30-10:00
Monday 26 Rosemaling Practice – open paint – all levels welcome............................................ 3:30
Norwegian Language and Wood Carving Classes................................................... 7:00
Tuesday 27 Social – Country Style Pork Chop Dinner
$11.00 Adults / $5.50 Ages 6-12........................................................................5:00-6:30
Friday
30 Halloween Dance – $10.00 person / $15.00 Couple
Music by the Front Fenders.............................................................................. 7:30-11:30
November
Sunday 1 Breakfast Brunch
Sunday 8 Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner
Lunch Served Daily - Mon.-Fri.: 11:00-1:30
Daily Specials plus Homemade Soups and Salad Bar