Fra Presidenten. Syttende Mai VOL. 49 NO. 4

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1 SHASTAFJELL NORDLANDET NEWS April 2018 VOL. 49 NO. 4 Fra Presidenten Syttende Mai Haakon V Langbein (Longlegs) ruled Norway He had a daughter but no sons. Before he died, he said to his counselors that only Norwegians should be permitted to rule in Norway. But that is not the way that things happened. His sonin-law who was from Sweden became king of Norway and his grandson later became king of Norway and Sweden. Norway, Sweden and Denmark were ruled together for centuries. Five hundred years later in the Napoleonic war, Denmark had a falling out with England and sided with France. As retribution for supporting France, Denmark had to cede Norway to Sweden. The Norwegian National Assembly at Eidsvoll then drafted a Constitution for Norway and it was signed on May 17, 1814 although the country was still ruled by King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. By 1905, Norway had become a great modern shipping nation needing it s own foreign policy and consulates abroad. The Swedes did not support Norway in these matters so the Norwegian Cabinet members all resigned their posts en mass. On June 7, 1905 Norway withdrew from the alliance with Sweden and became completely independent. Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Alexander was born a Dane but as the younger brother of the future king of Denmark, he accepted an invitation to become the King of Norway and took the old Norwegian royal name of Haakon. He was crowned King Haakon VII. The sequence of Kings since then included his son Olaf V and grandson Harald V. Harald married Sonja Haraldsen in 1968 and their daughter Märtha Louise was born in Crown Prince Haakon Magnus was born in After the death of Olaf in 1991, Harald and Sonja were consecrated as king and queen in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

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3 May 9 Jean Stone 16 Susan M Hayler 17 Sonja K Perez 19 Eva L Varga 24 Terry Lee Hanson 25 Stephanie Kiger 29 Peer A Fossen Sunshine Iver Thon We are sorry to report the passing of Marianne Olestad and Jeannie Woods. Congratulations

4 All Lodge meetings are on the second Thursday of each month (excluding the months of January, June, July, August & December) Begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. The I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall is located at Silver Lode Lane (off Silver Bridge Road), north of Highway 44, Palo Cedro, This phone number is answered only when a function is being held

5 It s time for the summer break: The next edition of the ShastaFjell Nordlandet News will be for the June, July and August summer break. The I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall is located at Silver Lode Lane (off Silver Bridge Road), north of Highway 44, Palo Cedro, This phone number is answered only when a function is being held. This information is for official Sons of Norway Business use only. Use of this information for solicitation or commercial purposes is a violation of the Sons of Norway privacy policy and is strictly prohibited.

6 SHASTAFJELL LODGE S LIBRARY LIST - BOOKS AVAILABLE TO BORROW A TIME FOR TROLLS Fairy Tales from Norway THE NORSE MYTHS THE BEST OF NORWEGIAN HERITAGE NORWAY S FEAST DAYS (Norge s Festdager) SHADOW ACROSS THE LAND FAVORITE FAIRY TALES TOLD IN NORWAY NORWAY - NEUTRAL AND INVADED IN THEIR OWN WORDS Letters from Norwegian Immigrants LAPLAND JOURNEY BY REINDEER SLEDGE Told by Asbjornsen and Moe Translated by Joan Roll-Hansen Told by Kevin Crossley-Holland Arland O. Fiske Astrid Karlsen Scott a novel by Barbara Rosenlund retold by Virginia Haviland & illustrated by Leonard Weisgard Halvdan Koht, Ph.D., D.Litt, Former Foreign Minister of Norway Edited and Translated by Solvaig Zempel Valerie Stralder KOKEBOKEN AND DIRT - A Palate Pleasing Rib Tickling Gift Item and SCANDINAVIAN SPECIALTY RECIPES AND SCANDINAVIAN RECITATIONS IN DIALECT ART (GRANDPA) STAVIG (The Norwegian Poet of Puget Sound) UFF-DA - A collection of old & new NORWEGIAN stories as heard oh KTGO Radio Compiled and Edited by Charlene Power NORWRGIAN HOME COMPANION SCANDINAVIAN HUMOR & OTHER MYTHS LUND and its courtyards LETTERS to Colleagues and Friends, and DIARIES, ARTICLES, SPEECHES GROWING UP LUTHERN I AM Lutheran What Does This Mean? NORGE Beautiful Picture and Info Book Printed 1983 ARBOK 2011 GUDBRANDSDALSKAGET VOL. 26 FULL BLAST HOT SIX PLUM LOVIN HOTEL VWENDOME THE BODY IN THE FJORD ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT THE LEAPARD, NEMESIS, THE SNOWMAN THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO SILENCE OF THE GRAVE THE NORWEGIAN WAYS THE HELP ENGLSK NORSK INGEBRETSEN S SAGA, A family, A Store, A L4egacy of Food STAVE CHURCHES OF THE WORLD, An Introduction JORVIK Viking Center Red Strangland s collection of Ole &n Lena Jokes John Louis Anderson (a picture book) Edvard Grieg Janet Letnes Martin & Susan Johnson Nelson Janet Evanovich & Charlotte Hughes Janet Evanovich Janet Evanovich Danielle Steel Katherine Hall Page Mary Higgins Clark Jo Nesbø Stieg Larsson Arnaldlur Indridason Bent Vanberg Kathryn Stockett (English to N0orwegian Dictionary) Anne Gillespie Lewis David McCall Walsten Picture and Guide Book

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