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1 Vikings of Lake Lodge #6-166 Sons of Norway LAKEVIEWS SCANDINAVIANS UNITED! WE MEET AT: GALILEE LUTHERAN CHURCH COMMUNITY CENTER 8860 SODA BAY ROAD KELSEYVILLE, CA August 2016 Volume 12 Issue 8 3RD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 1:00-PM Hello Everyone, Hilsener min kamerat lodge medlemmer (Greetings my fellow lodge members) The writing of this letter sees me back from a month at Camps Trollfjell and Folkehøgskule. There, I had the opportunity to be an instructor for our District Language and Heritage Camps. I taught Genealogy to 12 of our teenage campers at Folkehøgskule and Cooking to 18 of our younger campers at Trollfjell. Everyone had a great time and they were able to complete the requirements for their 1 st level Cultural Skills pin in their respective classes. These pins will be given out to the campers in their home lodges in the coming months. But as you can see from the photo, not everything at Camp was work and classes. This photo of myself was taken at Emerald Ponds on the Yuba River about 20 miles east of camp. Now on to what is next for us. July was a very busy month for me and it looks like August will be the same as Ellen and I prepare to leave for a family reunion in South Dakota. This means I won t be able to attend our Lodge meeting on Aug. 14 th. But, we will be back to see everyone in September. At the September meeting, I will have the honor of presenting Cultural pins to our own Vikings of Lake campers Casper Howland, Baylee and Madison McKenney. I am looking forward to seeing everyone then. Broderlig hilsen (fraternally), Kirby Aasen CHANGE OF DATE August 14 1:00pm The Emigrant Trunk Bring a box lunch to be auctioned for your train trip to Wisconsin! We will have a great box lunch event: decorate your box, enough for 4 people and put some interesting goodies in there. Pretend you are a Norwegian immigrant on your way from New York to Wisconsin and for lunch you need -cheese, bread, fruit, herring, hard-boiled egg, vaffler, etc. Let your imagination soar!!!! 1:00pm Auction and Lunch followed by the Immigrant Story DVD and the sharing of the Immigrant Trunk packing! Call Mary Beth with questions:

2 Lodge Officers for 2016 President: Kirby Aasen Vice President: Sharon Lewis Counselor: Carl Ingvoldstad Secretary, Musician and Editor: Mary Beth Ingvoldstad Membership Secretary: Kris Andre Stocker Treasurer and Foundation Director: Carl Ingvoldstad Social/Cultural Director: Kirby Aasen Marshalls: Kris Kjera, Elsie Voss Greeters: Jo Swenson, Ellen Aasen Trustees: Elsie Voss, Sharon Lewis Publicity Director: Ellen Aasen Historian: Sharon Lewis Librarian: Dennie Robison Webmaster and Camp Norge Ambassador: Kirby Aasen Sunshine: Jo Swenson Newsletter Mailer: Irene Tisell Tubfrim: Evelyn Robison Fundraiser Chair: Ellen Aasen Auditors: Irene Tisell, Elsie Voss and Joyce Vaughn Thank You All for Volunteering! Save your stamps for Tubfrim -clip them with a 1/4 inch border and bring them to Evelyn Robison. You have a chance to win a trip to Norway and help the disabled children in Norway! 2 Last fall the Ministry of Education and Research tasked Statsbygg (the Directorate of Public Construction and Property Management) with management of an architectural competition to create a new Viking Age Museum in Oslo. The goal was to expand and preserve the current Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy as well as consolidate collections from both the Museum of Cultural History and the Viking Ship Museum. In April, state officials unveiled the three winning designs, which were unanimously selected from a group of 111 entries. A complex challenge, the Viking Ship Museum and its collections required creative solutions from the architects. First and foremost, the fragile state of the Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune ships meant that it would not be possible to significantly relocate the vessels themselves or to put their condition at risk with any heavy construction. In addition, the museum itself is a historic piece of architecture by Arnstein Arneberg and preservation of the building was a priority. Working within these parameters, the three winning designs sought to enhance the current building while accommodating an improved flow for larger crowds of tourists and guests. The first place design created by AART includes a circular arc which merges with the cruciform footprint of the original museum. The addition would allow the original structure to remain untouched while providing additional space for visitors to circulate through the collections. The circular shape would also provide for use of an outdoor central courtyard. The second place design was created by JAJA Architects/ Coast Studio of Copenhagen and the third by Norwegian firm Arkitekturfabrikken + Kata Palicz. Chairman of the selection jury, Bjørne Grimsrud from Statsbygg says, "In their assessment the jury has given considerable emphasis to security and financial aspects. The winners are the architectural solutions with the greatest potential for further development necessary for tackling these challenges." Going forward, the winners will be invited to participate in negotiations concerning future project planning. Construction of the new museum will likely begin in 2020 with completion slated for To learn more about the project, visit Viking-Winners/

3 Gratulerer Med Dagen i august (Happy Birthday) 3 -Mary Beth Ingvoldstad 5 -Dennie Robison 7 -Marvin Hanson (Big 8-0) 12 Dick Larsen (Big 8-0) 16 Bob Clark 26 Clu Carradine 27 Eva Johnson 30 Lorena Fisher The Four C s Cans, Coins, Checks, Cash For our Camperships!! 11-Devon Johnson (17) 16 Camille Hallberg (5) 16 Jaidyn McKenney (16) Hurrah for deg, som fyller det år! Support our Members!!! Kevin Ness Jeweler of Clearlake Custom Jewelry Design Lakeshore Dr. Check out the web site at OPERATON TANGO MIKE Lake County Hardanger August Woodcarving August Kretsstevne September 3-5 Rosemaling September Folk Dance Stevne October Come to Camp Norge with your event!! The Lone Ranger and Tonto were setting up their overnight bed rolls and campsite near Alta, California and laid down after dinner. The Lone Ranger said; Tonto, what do you think of when you look up at the night sky? Tonto said; Kemo Sabe, the night sky is majestic in all its glory; I think of how insignificant I am by comparison to the Universe. What do you think, Kemo Sabe? The Lone Ranger coughed as he spoke, Tonto, I think someone stole our tent Silver whinnied; Neigh..bor..How did a nice guy like me get mixed up with these guys? 3

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5 Vikings of Lake July 2016 Memories!! Maddie McKenney earning her Cooking Medal at Camp Trollfjell! Ed: Unfortunately, I erased all the great pictures from our Slapp Av except this one of Sharon accepting her $5.00 grocery card for getting a new member! Apologies!!!! Sons of Norway Websites International: District 6: org Camp Norge: District Six Convention: d6in16.com Vikings of Lake Lodge: You are the Star of Vikings of Lake Lodge renewed commitment! Elsie Voss Baylee McKenney making rosettes for her Cooking Medal at Camp Trollfjell! Start thinking about sending your kids/grandkids to Camps Trollfjell in 2017!! It is a very special experience for our Heritage Members! Viking of Lake Lodge Goals for 2016 are: 1. Our Lodge will host at least one musical, folk dancing or performing group. Any suggestions????? 2. A Prospective New Member Seminar lunch will be hosted in April by the Membership Committee. MET April 17, new Adult Members and 4 Heritage Members 3. The Lodge will have four members awarded Cultural Skills Pins or Sports Medal Pins. April Kirby Aasen 3 Levels of Cooking Medals July -Baylee and Maddie McKenney Level I Cooking 4. The Lodge will join the Sons of Norway Foundation s Klubb at a $250 level. MET February 21, 2016 Lodge voted yes! $250 pledged at Convention and sent to Minneapolis. Let s all get behind these goals and help the Lodge achieve them!

6 DNA hunters Open Viking Tomb in Normandy Norwegian researchers have finally gotten to open the tomb of Viking leader Rollo's descendants. They want to find out whether Rollo was the same as Gange-Rolv from Møre. If so, the British royal family originated in Norway. A Norwegian-led delegation was in Normandy [in February] and opened the sarcophagus of two of Rollo's descendants. The aim is to put an end to a centuries-long debate: Was Rollo Danish or Norwegian? We have been working to get this researched for about seven years, so to finally get collected material to test the DNA it was big, historian and project initiator Sturla Ellingvåg from Foundation Explico said to NTB [Norwegian News Agency]. Rollo was the founder of Normandy, Count of Rouen and the great great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror, who is an ancestor of the English royal house. While Norwegian-Icelandic history via Snorre s sagas argues that Rollo and Gange-Rolv are one and the same person, Danish historians believe that he came from Denmark. Gange-Rolv, son of Ragnvald Mørejarl was exiled from Norway and supposedly settled in France. Pulling Teeth In January French authorities and the French church granted the Norwegian application to open the tomb of Rollo's grandson and great-grandson, Duke Richard the Fearless and son Duke Richard the Good. When they opened the grave [in February], researchers found among other things a lower jaw with eight teeth in the tomb of Richard the Good. The key is to find teeth, because the DNA can be good, even after so many years. Two forensic experts from Norway and Denmark snatched five teeth that are now being sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in both countries for analysis, says the Chairman of Samlerhuset (a Norwegian coin company) and The Norwegian Mint, Ole Bjørn Fausa. A result of the analysis will probably be available this fall and will be presented in cooperation with the French authorities. So it remains to be seen whether the answer indicates Denmark or Norway. A Rare Event Fausa describes the atmosphere at the tomb as an unbelievable experience: As far as we know this is only the second time since the war that a king's tomb has been opened in France. Just to be part of it, and find the skeletons in there, it was exciting, solemn and unreal at the same time. If Rollo and Gange-Rolv prove to be the same person, here is the historical significance: If the British royal family originates from the coast of Møre, it changes for example the notion that the Norwegian royal family is young, with origins from the British and Danish [royal families], says Fausa

7 Lingonberry Bars From The Norwegian Kitchen by Kjell E. Innli Scant 2 cups of flour 2 /3 cup sugar 1 tbsp baking powder Scant 2 /3 cup unsalted butter 1 egg ¾ cup lingonberry preserves Topping: 2 /3 cup oatmeal 3 tbsp butter ½ cup sugar ½ tsp vanilla extract Just a couple of more Convention pictures. Top: Steve Van Nyhuis, Chair of the Reports/Resolutions Committee, new Zone 1 Director, Carl P. Ingvoldstad and D6 Treasurer, Bob Sather. Below: Dan Schauer, Fjelldalen Lodge # parades new District Six President, Mary Beth Ingvoldstad. Preheat oven to 400 F. Combine flour, sugar and baking powder and cut in the butter with a pastry blender. Add the egg and mix well. Spread into a greased 8x12" pan. Spread the preserves over the batter. Combine all ingredients for the topping and sprinkle over the batter. Bake minutes, until golden. Cool in the pan. Every Member Get a Member Starting January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, District Six has a special membership recruitment program. For every new adult member that is referred by a Sons of Norway member, and that referring member s name is indicated on the membership form, that member will receive a $5.00 gift card from the District. No limitation on the number of members you may recruit. For further information, contact District Six Vice President Luella Grangaard at or morongo2@verizon.net.

8 LAKEVIEWS the official publication of VIKINGS OF LAKE LODGE #6-166 SONS OF NORWAY Mary Beth Ingvoldstad, Editor Squirrel Hill Road Hidden Valley Lake, CA Save your stamp for Tubfrim ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED DATED MAIL Join us at Camp Norge!! Good food, great fun and camaraderie and support of our 46 acre Jewel in the Sierras!!! We typically meet on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:00pm. First a meal and then a Heritage & Culture Presentation! Join us! For More Information: Facebook - Vikings of Lake Lodge