SONS OF NORWAY MANDT LODGE NEWS JANUARY- FEBRUARY- MARCH 2009 MANDT LODGE STOUGHTON, WI

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1 SONS OF NORWAY MANDT LODGE NEWS JANUARY- FEBRUARY- MARCH 2009 MANDT LODGE STOUGHTON, WI Fra Presidenten- Darlene Arneson Opportunity- How many times do we have the opportunity to do something and not take advantage of it? We might think we are too busy, too tired, too old, it s too expensive and the list goes on. And afterwards, we may regret that decision. This newsletter is full of OPPORTUNITIES in Sons of Norway for you to take advantage of! The list ranges from Reading Circle to Masse Moro Norwegian Heritage Camp to Scholarships to Interesting Meeting Programs to Baking cookies for Barnebirkie to attending our Zone meeting As a member, I hope that you take advantage of the opportunities that our lodge, the District and the International Lodges have to offer. We can t force you to do something but we hope you do so that you take full advantage of your membership. Don t be that member that doesn t get involved. We hope to see you at our meetings, special events and other activities. If you have access to the Internet, put on a pot of coffee and spend some time on our District and International websites to see all the neat things available- you ll be amazed! Darlene Arneson, President Pancake Breakfast Feb. 28 Our lodge will have it s second Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 28 from 8 11 AM. Adults will be $6 and $3 for children ages The menu will be pancakes, sausage, eggs, juice and coffee. Thank you again to Don and Natasha for getting many of the items donated (pancakes and sausage). A sign up sheet for workers will be at the January and February meetings. Please encourage people to attend. Member Feature We would like to start a new member feature at our lodge meetings. I am asking members that have a craft or skill that they would like to demonstrate and share with others to sign up. We ll have one per month that lasts about 15 minutes. January- Susan Slinde- Hardanger February-Jerry Maurer-Scroll saw woodcrafts March- (need a volunteer) April- Clarence Olson - Rosemaling Meeting Schedules The members voted at the December meeting to keep all lodge meetings at 7 PM even during Lent. Please note this change from previous years. January 14: Business meeting at 7:000 PM. Member feature- Susan Slinde. Scholarship presentation. Visitor- Duane Kittleson, District Publicity Director. Lunch by Arneson s. If you d like to make cookies for Ski for Light, bring them that night in non-returnable containers. February 11: Officer meeting 6:00 PM. Business meeting 7:00 PM. Member feature- Jerry Maurer. Video on Norwegian Folk Art. Lunch by Erdahl s. Bring your cookies for Barnebirkie! March 3: Officer and 17 Mai meeting at 6:00 PM. March 11: Business Meeting at 7:00 PM. Member feature-. Video Program on Henrik Ibsen. This documentary is a journey through the life of Henrik Ibsen (so you know more about Ibsen before the April 9 Hedda Gebler play at the Opera House). Lunch by??

2 It s Movie Time! For our movie nights, we meet at 6:00 PM, order pizzas and then enjoy a film. Anyone can attend so invite your friends! Bring along a snack to share and your own beverages. Saturday, March 28- Double feature!! Den Brysomme Mannen - rescheduled from December. Forty-year old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment- even a wife. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city, but he discovers there s now way out. Andreas meets Hugo, who has found a crack in a wall in his cellar. Beautiful music streams out from the crack. Maybe it leads to the other side? In Norwegian with English subtitles. Buddy A light-hearted romantic comedy from Kristoffer is a billboard hanger, 24 years old and carefree, until his girlfriend Elisabeth dumps him for her boss. When some of his video diaries end up on TV, Kristoffer and his friends become overnight celebrities, but they soon discover that revealing your life on national television comes with a price tag. In Norwegian with English subtitles. 100 min, DVD only. Contains some adult situations Cookie Bakers Needed! Too cold to go outside next week? Consider baking cookies for two upcoming events! Ski for Light- a limited number of cookies are needed for our Regional event in late January. Duane Kittleson offered to pick up cookies when he visits our lodge on Jan. 14 Barnebirkie- LOTS of cookies are needed to feed the skiers at the event in Hayward. Bring your cookies to the Feb. 11 meeting or get them to Darlene Arneson no later than Feb. 16. Pack the cookies in non-returnable containers. Ice cream pails work best. Put the lodge name and # of dozen cookies on a label on the cover please! Happy Birthday Members! January Birthdays 1 Dorothy M Hamre 2 Clarence C Olson 9 Michael J Bovre 12 Donald K Rorvig 14 John H Arneson 19 Byron D Olson 21 Steven G Kvalheim 24 Darlene G Radel 29 Dorothy M Loftus 29 Colette Mary Vangilder 30 Harlan K Elvekrog February Birthdays 3 Melvin S Alme 4 Donna L Olson 4 Scott R Wegner 6 Neal T Fosshage 7 Donna L Maurer 15 Edward J Quamme 20 Christine M Tupper March Birthdays 4 Donald Helmke 8 Monica L Gibson 11 Arne J Anderson 13 Judith Lund 13 Susan L Slinde 17 Jon Gibson 18 Sigrid M Arneson 20 Vincent L Blegen 21 Agnes P Halvorson 21 Sallyjo Quamme 26 David L Listug 30 Shirley J Erdahl 31 Lars J Arneson 31 Robert L Helgestad We re planning on Contacting the schools to do the 3 rd grade cultural event again in April! We are filling out a Foundation Grant and will need volunteers again. Helping host the Arendal Veterankorps Group during 17 Mai. It s a musical group from Norway and we re coordinating activities with the 17 Mai Committee. We will send in a Foundation Grant to help offset expenses. Serving two Circle Wisconsin Tour Group meals (April 16) and desserts on May 20. Watch for details and save the dates!

3 Thank you advertisers! We welcome a new advertiser! Our lodge member, Toffer Christensen s (who lives in NY) father has a store in Madison. See the new double-ad and check out the store when you re in Madison! District News The Bowling Tournament runs from December 1- March 15. Our bowling event will be on Sunday, February 1, at 5 PM. We are taking advantage of Viking Lanes Super Bowl Special ($.43 bowling and $.43 shoe rental)so it s first come-first serve. We ll meet at 5:00 PM and bowl as soon as we can get lanes. So we may have some socializing time! Call John Arneson at if you plan on bowling. It s $5 for the District Bowling Tournament which funds scholarships. You can also use league bowling scores or bowl at a different time if you can t attend on Feb 1 and still want to participate in the District tournament. Contact Arneson s for details. Our Zone 3 meeting (geared towards officers but all are welcomed to attend) will be on Saturday, March 14, in Williams Bay. This is really a great chance to learn more about SN and our officer duties. Darlene will be contacting all officers and encourages all to attend. We ll carpool! District Scholarships are due on March 15. There are Book Scholarships, International Summer School and Norwegian Folk High School scholarships. Applicants or sponsoring members need to be benefit members. There is more information and the applications are on the website. Visit for the latest from District 5. Camp forms, scholarship applications, highlights of the board meetings, events in the district and much, much more is available. Masse Moro Norwegian Heritage Camp forms and applications are available on the district website. The cost this year is $600 per camper. Volunteers and counselors are needed. Masse Moro has a website where all forms and information can be found: District 5 Membership Incentives - The District Board approved three $400 awards to be given to the lodge achieving the highest percentage of net growth for a small, medium and large lodge. The time period will be from January 1 through December 31, The award will be given at the 2010 District Convention Reading Circle If you like to read Norwegian books, authors or Norwegian-American books, you should join our Reading Circle. They meet the 3 rd Wednesday of the month at 9:30 AM. Contact Gen Wilberg at for more information. January 21- at Shirley Erdahl s February 18- to be announced March 18- to be announced How to become a member Dues: Primary Total: $36.25 Spouse Total: $31.25 Unge Venner: $19.62 Members with insurance pay $2.00 less in District dues Membership Form- Available at or at the lodge. Return form and check (made out to Sons of Norway) to Financial Secretary Jane Conner, 405 Moe Circle, Stoughton, WI Phone Some info you might need on the form: District 5 Lodge Mandt 314 If you need your membership number to get credit for signing them up, contact Darlene Arneson

4 Financial Report Follow-Up Thank you to the long-range finance committee who reported at our November meeting. The members approved the report and the recommendation to pursue lodge sponsorship levels, long term renters of lodge facility, and new special event fundraisers Did you know? Thanks to Don and Natasha Amundson for helping organize the Norwegian Christmas Event! Their hard work and solicitation of donations led to a wonderful and profitable (over $1,000 with the bake sale and breakfast) event! Thanks to Marv Severson, Erv and Shirley Erdahl and the lodge for purchasing a new food processor for the lodge kitchen! The International SN Foundation has scholarships for lodge member s. There are some general scholarships and some that are very specific. Check these out at and then click on the Foundation tab Skiing News Candlelight Skiing- Saturday, February 14- Lake Kegonsa State Park, Stoughton, (608) or - Valentines Day Candlelight Ski. Spend a beautiful winter evening cross country skiing along 2 miles of wooded and prairie trails, which will be lit with hundreds of glowing luminaries. When you are finished, warm up by the bonfire. Grills will be available to cook on. The park friends group will provide drinks and baked goods. Sorry, no pets are allowed on ski trails. This event is snow and weather conditions permitting. 6-9 p.m. Anyone wanting to ski without skis could let Alan Hills know and he can try to locate skis for them. We could meet at the lodge at 6:00 and then caravan over. People not wanting to ski could enjoy the bonfire and cook out (the grills are seldom used by anyone). Thank you to Lois Pieper who donated some skiis and boots to the lodge. We were not successful in getting our grant from the Birkebeiner Foundation to start a children s ski program. But if you have ski equipment that you d like to donate, contact Alan Hills. Watch your too- if we get some nice snow, we ll try to set up an informal ski outing for the lodge MANDT LODGE OFFICERS President Darlene Arneson Vice President Linda Hansen Secretary Susan Slinde Assistant Secretary Gen Wilberg Treasurer Janis Wegner Financial Secretary Jane Conner Counselor Pearl Elvekrog Marshall Pearl Elvekrog Assistant Marshall Nancy Kristiansen Greeter Charlotte Jacobson Greeter Shirley Erdahl Trustees Gerald Maurer (Term ends 2009) Rich Hagen (Term ends 2010) John Arneson (Term ends 2011) Culture Alan Hills Musician Charlotte Jacobson Editor Darlene Arneson Foundation Christy Tupper Sunshine Nancy Kristiansen Librarian Genevieve Wilberg Historian Barb Moore Social Donna Maurer Sports John Arneson Card Parties Ervin and Shirley Erdahl Youth Director Jens Arneson Barnebirkie February 19 in Hayward. If you d like to volunteer at the event, contact Darlene Arneson or District Sports Director David Hermundson at or davidphnx@hotmail.com

5 Idun Lodge Program We had an from Idum Lodge member Mary Zoroufy about a program they will be hosting. A date hasn t been set yet but we will send it out on when it is confirmed. Here s what I know The program is: "Kampf um Norwegen" (The Battle of Norway) and is a German documentary film of the invasion of Norway 1940 Norway recently found the German film and with the ok of Germany edited it and made copies. The first copy went to the Queen of England. Marcus has a copy and thought it would be an interesting program for us. We will do it on a Sunday afternoon about 1:30 and invite neighboring lodges to see it and have refreshments and discussion afterwards. The film is 80 minutes. Commonweal Theatre Company presents: Hedda Gabler by Norweigian playwrite Henrik Ibsen Thursday, April 9th 7:30pm Tickets $20/$18 At the Stoughton Opera House! Order your tickets now by calling Henrik Ibsen once said, "Find out who you are and become that person," because, "To realize yourself is the highest goal a person can attain." Self realization was Ibsen's super-objective. To find that selfrealization was the main theme of his play Hedda Gabler. A masterpiece of world drama, this gripping Norwegian classic, Ibsen masterfully portrays the main character, Hedda, as neither a monster nor a saint she is simply a tragic character who is destroyed by the unharmonious and irreconcilable contrasts within herself. A spider that gets caught in her own web. Ultimately, Hedda is neither good nor evil, but in the end, she inevitably digs her own grave. Henrik Ibsen, born 1828 in the little Norwegian village of Skien, was the founder of modern prose drama and is known for his realistic political and social commentaries. His plays were filled with realistic portrayals of women and ordinary people and their troubles in modern society. This special evening at the Stoughton Opera House we find some of Henrik Ibsen's most memorable prose in a tragic interplay of psychoscape and linguistic drama. To learn more about Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen ~ The Commonweal Theater, based in Lanesboro, MN, is the only theatre company in North America with a commitment to annually producing the works of Henrik Ibsen; the Commonweal is thrilled to present this gripping drama as it s 12th Ibsen production. ~ 17 Mai Plans for 2009 The officers finalized a proposal for 17 Mai food stand, bake sale, and inside food sales times at the January 6 meeting. This will be voted on at the January meeting so we have info for the 17 Mai Food Stand Meeting. Details on food need to be discussed at the next 17 Mai meeting. The proposed schedule is listed below. Food Stand Hours: Friday 2-8, Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 11-4 Inside Food Sales and Bake Sale: Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 11-1 Mat Klub Our cooking club will meet on Sunday, January 18, at 1:00 PM, to prepare a Norwegian meal. We select a menu ahead of time, do the shopping, split the grocery bill, and have a great meal. If you d like to participate, be sure to sign up by the January 14 meeting as we ll shop after that! All members and other interested people can attend!

6 Sons of Norway- Mandt Lodge 317 South Page Street Stoughton, WI Lodge Phone: Caretaker: President: Mission Statement The mission of Sons of Norway is to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic Countries, and provide quality insurance and financial products to our members. CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 14 Lodge Meeting at 7:00 PM. Bring cookies for Ski for Light. 18 Mat Klub meet at 1:00 PM to prepare meal. Contact Darlene Arneson if you want to attend 21 Reading Circle at Shirley Erdahl s home- 9:30 AM February 1 Bowling event at Viking Lanes. Meet at 5 PM. Call John Arneson if interested. 11 Lodge Meeting Night- Officers at 6:00 PM. Meeting at 7:00 PM. Bring Barnebirkie cookies. 14 Candlelight skiing at Lake Kegonsa State Park- 6:00 9:00 PM 16 Barnebirkie cookies due to Darlene Arneson 18 Reading Circle- 9:30 AM- place to be announced 19 Barnebirkie Race in Hayward, WI 28 Pancake Breakfast Serving from 8:00 11:00 AM March 3 Officer and 17 Mai Planning Meeting- 6:00 PM 11 Lodge Meeting at 7:00 PM 14 Zone 3 meeting at Williams Bay- all officers and lodge leaders encouraged to attend! 15 District SN Scholarships due- check out 18 Reading Circle- 9:30 AM- place to be announced 28 Movie Night at 6:00 PM

SONS OF NORWAY MANDT LODGE NEWS AUGUST- SEPTEMBER 2009 MANDT LODGE STOUGHTON, WI

SONS OF NORWAY MANDT LODGE NEWS AUGUST- SEPTEMBER 2009 MANDT LODGE 5-314 STOUGHTON, WI Fra Presidenten- Darlene Arneson As we move into the latter part of the summer, the lodge list of things we wanted