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1 IBSEN COURIER This newsletter and others can be viewed/printed in color at: Visit our web page at: SONS OF NORWAY January 2011 HENRIK IBSEN LODGE No Officers 2011 President:* Kenneth Johnson Vice President:* Helen Timony Secretary:* Anita Kindberg Treasurer:* Kristine Holvic Financial Secretary:* Cynthia Biancospino Counselor:* Asbjørn Lageraaen Social Director: Darlene Kern Assistants: Crystal NiFong & Oriya Bartow Editor: Lawrence Lund Sports & Recreation Director: John Kern Cultural Director: Asbjørn Lageraaen Recording Secretary: Margaret Lageraaen Publicity Director: David Bartow Trustees: Kathleen Egidi Renee Johnson 1 yr. 2 yr. Jeanne Andersen 3 yr. Marshal: Dave Stahl Bert Haug (assistant) Greeter: Jayne Mawhinney Foundation Director: Marge Duckles Historian: To be appointed Youth Director: Oriya Bartow Sunshine: Marie Von Seggern Meetings every third Friday of the month at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Islip Terrace, NY. The deadline for Courier is the 25th of each month! *Executive Board President s Message: T his is my last President s Message for the Henrik Ibsen Courier. Starting January 21, 2011 Brother Ken Johnson will take over the Henrik Ibsen rudder, I do wish him the very best. My time as Henrik Ibsen President has been a rewarding time; in 1999 there was a book out under the name MegaTrend and subsequent MegaTrend 2000 which brought forward the importance of small groups where people feel they belong rather than in the forever growing anonymous society. Henrik Ibsen or rather all of the fraternal societies bear this out. Although there seems to be a forever shrinking Sons of Norway, but when one consider, the load on the young parents of today, we are doing pretty well. I wish to thank the retiring board for their support during the past four years, but everything has to come to an end, and now it is Ken s turn and his new board members. However, before I say goodbye there are a few items to close out: With regards to our Lodge Children s Christmas Party, I wish to congratulate Sisters Crystal NiFong, Darlene Kern and the gentle bearded man, David Bartow for a well executed Party. I believe all the children enjoyed themselves very much, and so did the adults. 1 As for the Adult s Christmas Party which for the first time to my knowledge was held outside our regular meeting place, a big thanks should go to sisters Helen Timoney, Nancy Russo, Evelyn Hoey and Brother Larry Lund. To all of you, Thank you very much for all the work you put into it, and we all enjoyed it. Looking into the future, we have the upcoming January 21 st membership meeting were we will have the installation of the new Henrik Ibsen Officers for the term 2011/2012, which will be headed by brother Kenneth Johnson. By the time you get this newsletter Christmas Eve and Day will have passed, the Norwegians will then say Gledelig Jul og Ett Godt Nytt År, God Jul is used only before Juleaften. Margaret and I wish you all: En Gledlig Jul og ett Godt Nytt År Asbjørn

2 December Pot of Gold Won by None January Coffee Hostesses Unknown Sunshine Committee Headed by: Marie Von Seggern (631) Please inform of any news on members All is well.. January Happy Birthday s! Gratulerer med dagen! Nancy P Cervenka 1 Ellen Mikalsen 1 Richard H Christoffer 5 Irene J Lee 5 Elva L Mc Dowell 7 Kathleen Everson 12 Renee A Johnson 17 Elizabeth Smith 17 Trudy Stensaker 17 Roy H Johnson 18 Asbjorn J Lageraaen 20 Wilbur E Anderson 21 Asta I Hart 24 Kenneth G Johnson 25 Marie K Von Seggern 29 Jan 11 "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I ll have another beer." W. C. Fields Position Sons of Norway Henrik Ibsen Lodge Officers Member President* Vice President* Secretary* Treasurer* Counselor* Financial Secretary* Recording Secretary Editor Social Director Assistant Social Director(s) Sports & Recreation Director Cultural Director Publicity Director Youth Director Trustee 1 year Trustee 2 year Trustee 3 year Marshall Assistant Marshall Foundation Director Greeter Sunshine Historian Kenneth Johnson Helen Timoney Anita Kindberg Kris Holvik Asbjørn Lageraaen Cindy Biancospino Margaret Lageraaen Lawrence Lund Darlene Kern Crystal NiFong Oriya Bartow John Kern Asbjørn Lageraaen David Bartow Oriya Bartow Kathleen Egidi Renee Johnson Jeanne Andersen David Stahl Bert Haug Marjorie Duckles Jayne Mawhinney Marie VonSeggern (to be appointed) *Executive Board 2

3 Henrik Ibsen Lodge Calendar 2011 Date/Time January 21, 7:30pm February 18, 7:30 March 18, 7:30 March 13, 1:00pm March 20, 2:00pm, April 15, 7:00pm May 1, 3:00pm May 15, 1:00 May 20, 7:30pm May 22,?:00pm Jun 17, 7:30pm Jun??, 8:00am-3:00pm July??, 1:00pm Sep 16 Oct 21, 7:30pm Oct??, 8:30m-3:00pm Nov 18, 7:00pm Dec??, 1:00pm Dec??, 7:30pm Event and Comments Membership meeting and Installation of new Officers Membership meeting Membership meeting Bowling for Fun, Bay Shore Lanes Zone Bowling at Coram County Lanes. Will be arranged bypeconic Lodge. Brother s Night: St. Patrick s Dinner followed by a short meeting and fun Zone Memorial Service at St. mark s Episcopal Church in Islip. Henrik to provide Coffee and Cakes 17 th May Parade in Booklyn Membership meeting Zone One Scholarship Play?????? at Star Theater Suffolk JCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack Business meeting Strawberry Festival Henrik Ibsen Yard Sale BBQ Party at Ken and Renee's Business meeting at LOV Land of the Vikings Business meeting Henrik Ibsen Yard Sale Business meeting, Sisters Night Children's Christmas Party Adult Christmas Party Miss Norway Contest The Norwegian Immigration Association, Inc. Click the link below to see the application Miss Norway Application Little Miss Norway application How the fights start My wife asked me if a certain dress made her butt look big. I told her Not as much as the dress that she had worn yesterday. And then the fight started... Jan. 3

4 Bits and Pieces Scholarship forms will be available from Bette Stahl at the next meeting. Yes, it is that time again. The application has to be returned to me before March 15th Or as soon as you have completed the form with all necessary items. Any questions you can call Bette at Return your materials to: Bette Stahl at 67 Crossway Dr. Deer Park, NY I would like to invite anyone who would like to learn how to make open-faced sandwiches to join us early on the day of installation in January call me for more details Gladys Everson December 19th we held our Juletrefest at the festive Marconi Manor in Islip having 68 paying guests. We celebrated with an open bar, good food, and delicious desserts. The DJ was great, music was perfect, and we traditionally danced around the tree, having lots of fun. The raffles were plentiful. The proceeds of our 50/50 will be donated to Christ Lutheran Church food pantry. Special thanks to my committee: Larry Lund Nancy Russo and Evelyn Hoey and also to Monica Lund, Ken Johnson and Asbjørn Lageraaen for their input. Special thanks to: Cindy for the chocolate covered pretzel favors and to Anita Kindberg for bringing the flags. Dave Stahl for his help with the flags. And to those who brought cookies and raffle prizes, also Crystal, Darlene and Ruth for selling tickets, also all those who purchased tickets. We could not have done it alone so again Tusen Takk. Helen Timoney Committee Chairman Zone One Happening s January 2011 June 2011 Henrik Ibsen this year is only responsible for help supporting the scholarship play Loyal and Norden dual Officer Installation, January 16th 2-5 pm St. James Lutheran Church. Let s get a table of Henrik Ibsen members and support each other. Non Zone event but everyone attends, Peconic Lodge Cod Fish dinner, March 5th 7PM Children s Heritage Fair, April 3th 2011, St. James Lutheran Church (this is a date change) Joint Zone Social, Garborg host, a day Bus Trip to Atlantic City is being organized for late spring or early summer. Zone Bowling, March 20, 2011 at 2PM. Peconic host, Coram Country Lanes details TBA, see John Kern for details Zone Memorial Service, May 1 st, Henrik Ibsen host. This is a rotation change with Garborg, they will do Scholarship Play, May 22nd, Henrik Ibsen to provide table cloths, Star Theater Oliver Dinner details after the show TBA. Second Bus trip and / or picnic plans under discussion, your thoughts? UPDATES WILL BE DONE MONTHLY REMEMBER IT S YOUR ZONE ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THE ZONE STRONG. ATTEND AS MANY ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS AS POSIBLE. Your Lodge representative to the Zone, Ken, Asbjørn, & Helen. 4

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6 Courier Boosters ($12/year) If you are interested in contributing or renewing the Booster, please see the editor.. The cost is $12.00 per year. This helps to off set the cost of the Courier. Many thanks to all who contribute. Make checks out to: Henrik Ibsen Lodge 393 and send it to Henrik Ibsen lodge #393, Cynthia Biancospino, Financial Secretary, 179 Studley Street, Brentwood, NY Grace Schumacher 10/10 Melody & Tore Wubbenhurst 10/10 Ednamae Nordby Jr. 11/10 John Olsen 12/10 Eleanor & Lenora Vik 12/10 Rolf Stensaker 12/10 Gladys Everson 1/11 Marie & Vanessa Von Seggern 1/11 Kathleen Egidi 2/11 Shirley Gatland 3/11 Lawrence & Monica Lund 4/11 Walter Bergskaug 4/11 Dan Tohill 4/11 Aase Eikevik 5/11 Harald Aukland 5/11 Karen Bourque-Scott 8/11 Elsa Granz 9/11 Ken & Renee Johnson 10/11 Anita Kindberg 11/11 Nancy Cervenka 11/11 Eleanor & Lenora Vik 12/11 Marie McGuinness 12/11 David & Bette Stahl 6/12 Newsletter Boosters Expired or expiring Many thanks for your continued support! Grace Schumacher 10/10 Melody & Tore Wubbenhurst 10/10 Ednamae Nordby Jr. 11/10 John Olsen 12/10 Rolf Stensaker 12/10 Did You Know You can view the complete 3 rd District Newsletters on the internet at: And you can visit our own web page at: View our organization structure at: 3 rd District Map Or view this newsletter in full color at: Anyone with ideas for monthly social activities please contact Darlene Kern at (631) If anyone has any ideas of cultural activities, such as Rosemaling, wood carving etc., please contact our cultural director Asbjørn Lageraaen. 6

7 I am hoping that you had a great Christmas and I am wishing another great year for you, your family and the Sons of Norway. I don't know if we all had a White Christmas but I do know we all had some cool days in December. Between the cold East Coast Days and my November trip to Minneapolis when I experienced a significant snow storm, it reminded me of why I don't spend winters in the great state of North Dakota. FROM THE PRESIDENT Publication of District 3, Sons of Norway Website: Ralph Peterson President Kathy Dollymore, Publicity/ Director offer classes in rosemaling and wood carving at LOV next fall. Vesterheim will furnish the instructors and LOV the facilities. It will give our East Coast members an opportunity to be trained by the world renowned Vesterheim staff without having traveling to the Midwest. Keep your eye on our web site for the announcement. Class sizes will limit the number of available slots so when the announcement is made do not wait long to sign up. The classes will most likely be held in September. I was looking at some of the past letters I have written to you and I see that a year ago we were impressed to be getting 90 visitors a day to our web site. A year later we averaged 205 visitors a day to the web site during the month of November. Many improvements have been made to the site over the year and more are coming. Our web master is working on creating another blog where you will be able to post your local lodge newsletter. This will be a great addition for our District. Keep your eye on our web site for the announcement of the blog. It will happen shortly. We are also looking for a local lodge correspondent to provide information to the web from each lodge. Please make sure one is assigned as we start our new year. January will see a lot of new SON officers take the reins of their lodges. I wish you all good luck and thanks to the retiring group for all that you have done. New leaders normally mean new ideas and new directions. The SON needs both in order to keep growing. Let s all pledge to help these new leaders and those remaining in office during the upcoming term. Godt nytt år Fraternally Ralph Peterson President District 3 District 3 signed up a lot of new members (over 100) in November and December. Almost 60% of them were signed up at local bazaars and I am still missing some reports so the number will be higher. Bazaars are a great way to sign up new members and make some money for your lodge. I know that one lodge reported being close to $50,000 in gross sales so I would like to think they made some money. Another lodge reported making $900 which is also a good day s work. Most of the lodges reported making over $1,000. There is no doubt that the cookie table is a big money maker for most of the lodges. Hampton Roads sold over $2,500 worth of cookies in just over 3 hours. That left many disappointed cookie buyers who will come earlier next year. We are currently in negotiations with Vesterheim to 7

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12 January 2011 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 New Years day Lodge meeting, Installation Jan 11 Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.. HENRIK IBSEN LODGE NO. 393 Sons of Norway Asbjorn Lageraaen 22 Penn St. Farmingdale, NY Please Rush Dated Material 12