THE POSTEN

Scottsdale, Arizona
THE POSTEN
June, July, and August 2013
What is Happening This Summer at Desert Fjord?
by Ed Bergo, President
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An ice cream social will be held Sunday, June 16 at the Masonic Lodge, 2531 N.
Scottsdale Rd., in Scottsdale. This is Father’s Day, so bring someone special along
with you to the ice cream social.
In addition to some social time, the Genealogy Group will discuss how to start the process of locating your
ancestors. This meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m., that Sunday afternoon.
 On July 14th, at 1:00 p.m., there will be a Sunday afternoon get-together at JJ North’s Buffet located at
1312 North Scottsdale Rd. This restaurant is just south of McDowell and Scottsdale Rd. The buffet is less than
$10 per person. You may remember this as the Hometown Buffet. We will reserve a separate room for Desert
Fjord members and their guests.
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What is happening August? We are planning an open house for August 11 . There will be more details as we
get closer to this date.
To all of you who helped with the Syttende Mai picnic at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, I want to thank you.
We had almost 100 Nordmanns Forbundet and Sons of Norway members in total. The parade around the park
was great fun. This event always attracts members and prospective members. Planning has already begun for
next year’s event, since 2014 marks the 200 anniversary of Constitution Day. Note the pictures of this year’s
event elsewhere in the Posten.
Ross Berg and Roger Espeland provided background information about Ronald Amundsen Pullman Private
Railroad Car, built in 1928. The car is located in McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. The Amundsen Car on
different occasions reportedly carried Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower. It was intriguing
touring the railroad car that day.
Mailing Address: Desert Fjord Lodge 6-133, P.O. Box 1716, Scottsdale, AZ 85252-1716; Voice Mail: 480-422-4334; Website: www.desertfjord.org
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Membership Matters
By Floyd Downs, Membership Secretary
The May “Saturday-in-the-Park” meeting, celebrating
Syytende Mai and shared with the Nordmanns Forbundet
members, saw a goodly turnout including several faithful
from the Mesa Lodge. If you missed it, plan ahead for next
year, the 200th anniversary of the founding of the
Constitution of Norway.
While checking for birthdays in June, July, and August
(listed elsewhere) I noticed that of the 44 names listed,
nine are Heritage members (15 years or less) and nine are
members age 80 or older, an interesting balance. Dorothy
Williams tops the elders list, turning 91 in July. Happy
Birthday, Dorothy! She is one of seven members in the
90’s range. Muriel Bakken, 97, reigns supreme, followed
closely by Paul Wold at 95. All three are active members
of our Lodge. We wish them long life!
We welcome into membership to Desert Fjord Lodge
Susan McIver, mother of members Camille, Hayden,
Matthias and Emma. The four children were initially
sponsored in 2006 by their grandmother, Camille Hoenes,
whom some of you may remember. Susan’s membership
now sustains those of the children, continuing their
eligibility for scholarships.
You are reminded that our Membership Retention Fund
(MRF) can assist any member having difficulty in meeting
his/her SofN dues renewal. All requests or referrals are
strictly private and anonymous as are the names of those
who volunteer the funds that support the MRF. I can be
contacted in person during a meeting, by phone
(480-816-3875), or at LD2AZ@aol.com.
Mission Statement
To promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway; to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic Countries;
and to provide quality insurance and financial products for our members.
June 16:
HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
Bring Dad to the ice cream
social
Please call Phyllis Bergo at (480) 812 9762 or
(602) 762 3840 to make reservations.
HAPPY
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4TH OF JULY
Book Review Submitted by Janet Lendle
Come Explore With Me!
By Elizabeth Lenci-Downs, Librarian
Claiming Your History
How to Incorporate Your Past Into Your Present
"By the way we speak, we can show the value of the
history of our own lives. By recording and remembering,
collecting and researching, we can bring that historyLendle
into
our own stories. We, too, can make a certain claim on the
past, instead of letting it slip out of recorded memory and
away from us forever." - Tracy Whittington.
If you are looking for inspiration and ways to discover
and understand your past, this book is for you. Ms.
Whittington also places emphasis on valuing our own
history and includes many tips/ideas for doing so. Her
writing style according to Amazon reviews is "light,
entertaining and fun.”
The e-book is organized into 4 chapters: Genealogy,
Heirlooms; Home; and Traditions. Each deals with the
past of our ancestors as well as our own present lives. If
you have not explored your family history and do not
consider yourself a genealogist, she has many tips to get
you started. If you have worked on your genealogy
already, there are still many fun and useful tips to be
had....like who would think of having an 'heirloom shower"
for a bride to be!
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter editor referred
to this book as an idea-book, and noted that it worked
well to read just a few pages at a time, ruminate, then
figure out how to incorporate a few new ideas in one’s
own daily life.
Claiming Your History Present by Tracy Whittington. 2012
(approximately 256 pages) may be purchased as a Kindle
eBook from Amazon at http://goo.gl/euOjv (and you can
also review some of the content at that site).
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Yes, you can browse through our “Library
Catalogue” on our lodge website. To find the
online Library Catalogue scroll down on the
opening "Home Page." The listing is organized by
“Categories.” On the first page you will find a list
and a key (i.e., Y = Youth)
1. SONS OF NORWAY SKILL GROUPS:
Cooking, Carving, Dance, Music, Stamp
Collecting, Rosemaling, Knitting, and Weaving.
2. GENEALOGY: Family History, Immigrants,
Migration, Norse Americans.
3. CULTURE: Art, Anthropology, Christmas,
Expeditions, Folklore, History, Viking Lore,
Events, Politics, Society, WWII, Kings/Queens,
Norway Country.
4. LANGUAGE: Learning Norwegian,
Dictionaries, Sources.
5. LITERATURE: Scandinavian and North
American Authors: Drama, Poetry, Autobiography,
Biography, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humor, Mysteries.
6. MUSIC: Folk Music, Grieg, Hardanger, Vocal
Performers, DVD, CD, Books.
7. YOUTH SKILLS and a selection from the total
Library of special interest K-18.
8. VISIT NORWAY: Tours, DVD, Pamphlets,
Maps, Photographs, Visits.
9. SPORTS LIBRARY (new) and SPORTS
SKILLS
10. A COMPLETE DVD / TAPE / CD LISTING:
related to all areas.
How do I find what I am looking for: Read across
the page, left to right, for example:
Main
DVD
Information
Category
Categories
Wood
DVD Beginners Ideas
Carving
Title
Beginning
Wood
Carving
Author
- Elwood
DEADLINE FOR EARLY
APPLICATIONS TO CAMP
TROLL FJELL,
LANGUAGE AND
HERITAGE CAMP, IS
EXTENDED TO JUNE 7TH
(See page 7 for
details)
TUBFRIM REPORT
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
Submitted by Phyllis Bergo, Vice President
Submitted by Phyllis Bergo, Vice President
Volunteers are needed to coach people in various
Our lodge delivered 5 pounds of canceled stamps to
the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in San Francisco.
Ed and I were truly impressed with the warm welcome,
the incredible view, and genuine hospitality (including
coffee and waffles) we received when we dropped the
stamps off. Although almost more impressive from
the outside than from the inside, the Norwegian
Seaman's Church is worth a detour, and certainly
worth a stop if you're tired of tackling the Hyde
Street Hill. In addition to a church (where once a
month they have Sunday services in Swedish, the
other Sundays in Norwegian), there is a little kitchen
and nice parlour area where waffles, fish soup and
lutefisk are served, and a gift shoppe selling, among
other things, chocolate bars and handicrafts. There
was a warm greeting to all who enter. Very cool!
cultural skills. Help me fill in the blanks.
Music Skill: Norman Jenson
Cooking Skill: Janis Johnson
Genealogy: Ross Berg & the whole genealogy group
Wood Carving: Penelope Anderson
Literature: Elizabeth Lenci-Downs
Rosemaling: Ralph Hjelmstad
Language: _______________
Hardanger Embroidery: ____________
Knitting: ____________
Weaving: _____________
Stamp Collecting: ____________
Folk Dancing: ______________
We can use more than one volunteer to coach our
members. For example, I could use a person who
collects stamps to coach children who want to work
for a stamp-collecting pin, and it doesn’t have to be
the same person that coaches the adults.
Some skills are better done offsite and organized
at someone’s home or a room at the library or
senior center, and others can be done before or
after our Sunday meetings if time allows. Talk to
me at the ice cream social or call: 480-812-9762.
Now is the time to collect stamps during the summer
and bring to any of our regular meetings. Just put
your name on the bag or box so your name gets put
into the drawing.
Now is the time to think about what
you are going to read over the summer
and check out some books or work on
some cultural skills.
Check in with Elizabeth LenciDowns, Librarian.
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June
Lara VanderBeischel
Dawn D Walter
Jamee Bjerk
Lorelei R Knorr
John Bradley Holtz
Quinn R Walter
Roger E Haugen
Russell D Cook
Kim J McLaughlin
Roxane McLaughlin
Shirley Ann G Ouren
Jenny S Rudberg
Roger D Westland
Kaitlyn D Shippey
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Ella A Brovitz
Corinne R Parrish
Lynn S Kolstad
Ronald D Orson
Helen J Jacobs
Crystal L Williams
Gabriella Spargo
Barbara Ann Hanson
Nellie Mae Lokken
Lois C Ripley
Ralph W Hjelmstad
Douglas Roy Tomren
Ilse Spargo
Will Spargo
Madelyn Longstreet
Sherrie L Loomis
Dorothy M Williams
William Rudolph Jacobson
Howard O Barikmo
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
QUEEN SONJA OF NORWAY
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August
Carl Miltun
Judy Elisen
L Roger Espeland
Louis A Clunk
Emma McIver
Tyler S Soine
Elaine V Zgodowska
Anissa Kari Eeg
Lyndon VanderBeischel
Robert W Tungland II
M William Louhi
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DESERT FJORD LODGE INFORMATION
2013-2014 Desert Fjord Officers
President
VicePresident
Secretary
Treasurer
Ed Bergo
Phyllis Bergo
Membership
Secretary
Counselor
Floyd Downs
Social
Directors
Berit Miltun, Nellie Lokken and
Gil Witsoe
Cultural
Directors
Auditors
Phyllis Bergo (acting), Beth Vander
Schaff & Marci Johnson
Sherrie Loomis and Floyd Downs
Boutique
Ali Berg-Anderson
Foundation
Open
Database and
Ref. Manual
Distribution
Historian
Roger Espeland
Librarian
Marshals
Publicity Dir.
Elizabeth Lenci-Downs
Knut Haldorsen
Janis Johnson
Business Meeting - 10 days prior to Social
Meeting, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Genealogy Group Meeting - 1st Saturday of the
month, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lynn Eide
Astrid Hanson
Both meetings are held at Granite Reef Senior Center,
1700 N Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale, AZ
Ross Berg
Heritage and Culture Meeting - 2nd Sunday, at
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Scottsdale Masonic Lodge,
2531 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale AZ 85252
480-946-1072 (use only during meeting time)
Mailing Address: Desert Fjord Lodge 6-133,
P.O. Box 1716, Scottsdale, AZ 85252-1716
Tyler Soine (acting)
Sharon Clunk
Voice Mail: 480-422-4334
Website: www.desertfjord.org
Pub. Relations,
Outreach, and
Photographer
Greeters
Floyd Downs and Ross Berg
Posten Editor
Julie Westby
Reservations
Phyllis Bergo
Schools &
Scholarships
Sports
Sunshine
Ed Bergo (acting)
Tubfrim
Lois Ripley
Lois Saakas
(1yr) Roger Espeland; (2yr) Floyd
Downs; (3yr) Ross Berg
Roger Espeland
Trustee
Webmaster
Tyler Soine
Carolyn Soine
DEADLINE FOR EARLY APPLICATIONS TO CAMP TROLL
FJELL, LANGUAGE AND HERITAGE CAMP,
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IS EXTENDED TO JUNE 7
Sons of Norway District 6 offers a wonderful cultural experience
for children ages 8 to 13 years during 2 weeks in the summer. This
14-day camp offers daily activities such as rosemaling, folk
dancing, foods of Norway, language lessons and much more!
Don’t miss this opportunity to send your child or grandchild to learn
about his/her heritage!
Camp Dates: July 7 to 20, 2013; Camp Cost: $750 per camper
(postmarked by June 7, 2013) $800 per child (postmarked after
June 7, 2013)
Desert Fjord Lodge has two camperships (1/2 tuition each)
available and will extend our deadline to meet the above deadline.
See http://desertfjord.org/CampTrollfjellStipend.pdf for our
application and see http://campnorge.com/ to download all camp
application documents.
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OTHER SONS OF NORWAY LODGES IN ARIZONA
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Nordic Pines 6-167 - 3 Sunday, Family Resource Ctr., Flagstaff
Overtro Fjell 6-153 - 3rd Saturday, at 11:00 a.m., Fountain East Clubhouse, 303 S. Recker Rd., Mesa
Sola 6-168 - 3rd. Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 2215 S. 8th Ave., Yuma
Sol Byer 6-134 - 3rd. Saturday, at 12:00 noon, Elk’s Lodge, 10760 Union Hills Dr., Phoenix
LODGES IN OTHER STATES
Go to: www.sofn.org/lodgeDirectory
Most post their monthly newsletter on their lodge website.
OTHER CONTACTS
Zone 7 Director: Mark Alexander, Flagstaff - 928-699-5456
Norwegian Consulate: George Olander, 602-543-6256
Financial Benefits: Sherrill Bartley, 602-291-1111 and David Whitney, 520-360-9596
These decadent yet delicate bryte havrekaker will satisfy you for a mid-morning coffee snack or dessert.
Photo: Daytona Strong
From One Generation to Another
Daytona Strong (Outside Oslo food blog) reflects on sharing tradition in the kitchen:
Sometimes it’s a grandmother’s wedding ring, other times a great grandfather’s Bible inscribed with handwritten notes about
special dates. When it comes to family relics – those items that carry with them the legends of generations past – the object
is not what matters so much as the intangible representation of those who came before us. In my family, we certainly have
those physical items – a box of my late Grandma Agny’s yet-to-be-sorted jewelry, a sugar and creamer set my greatgrandmother gave Grandma Adeline when she was young, for example – but it is the recipes that I treasure most.
Agny Danielsen’s Bryte Havrekaka
Recipe courtesy of Daytona Strong
3 cups oatmeal, 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg
Melt butter in a saucepan and fry the oatmeal lightly. Stir egg and sugar together. When the oatmeal is cooled,
mix it all together. Drop from teaspoon onto well-greased cookie sheet. Bake in a slow oven.
Daytona Strong is the voice of Outside Oslo, a blog exploring her Norwegian heritage and love of great food. She is the newest contributor
to the Norwegian American Weekly. Check out her blog at http://outsideoslo.blogspot.com.
This article was originally published in the August 17, 2012, issue of the Norwegian American Weekly.
For more information about the Norwegian American Weekly or to subscribe, call toll free
(800) 305-0217 or email subscribe@norway.com.
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FROM
Desert Fjord Lodge, Sons of Norway
P.O. Box 1716, Scottsdale AZ 85252-1716
STAMP
TO
Please return to sender
If not deliverable.
Masonic Lodge is located
at:
2531 N Scottsdale Road
(Just south of Thomas
Road)
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