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net Vice President:* Helen Timony Secretary:* Anita Kindberg Treasurer:* Kristine Holvik Financial Secretary:* Cynthia Biancospino Counselor:* Asbjørn Lageraaen Social Director: Darlene Kern

Director: Vacant Trustees: Kathleen Egidi Renee Johnson 1 yr. 2 yr. Jeanne Andersen 3 yr.

1 IBSEN COURIER This newsletter and others can be viewed/printed in color at: Visit our web page at: SONS OF NORWAY May 2011 HENRIK IBSEN LODGE No Officers 2011 President:* Kenneth Johnson Vice President:* Helen Timony Secretary:* Anita Kindberg Treasurer:* Kristine Holvik 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: Vacant 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: David Bartow 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 Presidents Message Fra President: I hope everyone had a Happy Easter and that the Easter Bunny was generous with the yelly beans. I can t begin to say how pleased I am with our Social Director and her assistants in providing our lodge with great food at last month s meeting. Thanks to Darlene, Crystal, Oryia, Cindy and John, we had a great spaghetti dinner with salad and crispy Italian bread, takk for måltidet. (thanks for the meal) Please look for her Social Directors message elsewhere in this months Ibsen Courier. I m also pleased to report that we have 20 plus people for the Parade bus to Brooklyn on May 15th, Anita has done a great job as chairwomen organizing the bus for us along with Norden and Norge lodges. Remember to bring your Norwegian flags on the aluminum poles that was sold a year or so ago. Keep in mind we also need someone to carry the Lodge banner, American and Norwegian flag. I will be looking for you as you pass the grandstand, and it will be me when I yell Hip Hip Hurrah Henrik Ibsen!! Looking towards the summer, our Sports Director is arranging for a half day fishing trip for the end of June. Details to follow. Our LOV weekend with Loyal Lodge is the last weekend in September and we need a chairperson to organize our half of the event by collecting the names of who will be attending. EACH MEMBER OR COUPLE PLANNING TO AT- 1 TEND WILL NEED TO CALL FOR THEIR OWN RESERVATION. The chairperson will only keep a record for the lodge. If our Social Director attends she ll work with Loyal s Social Director planning for our weekend activities, if she doesn t we ll need someone to assist. As I mentioned at our April meeting, Lindbergh Lodge has invited the LI Sons of Norway lodges to join them at Vasa Park in Budd Lake New Jersey on September 4th A flyer with all the details is being prepared and will be made available. Check out their web site Next month, both our VP Helen and I will be attending the LOV Golf Open so our May meeting will be conducted by our past President and Counselor Asbjørn Lageraaen. Per our Social Director the theme will be Syttende Mai and it s a pot luck supper, so everyone will need to bring a dish to share. Because it is Syttende Mai our culture month, I hope that Lapskaus will be a favorite. I will surely miss the opportunity to taste all the different recipes. My favorite was Odd s, he said it was his mother s recipe and he made it with turnips. Remember to be at the church by 7 PM. I hope everyone is well and that the weather will be perfect as we in the Sons of Norway celebrate Norway s Constitution Day on Syttende Mai. Hip Hip Hurrah!! Ken

2 April Pot of Gold Won by Evelyn Hoey May Coffee Hostesses Evelyn Hoey June Morris Asthindur Benediktsson Sunshine Committee. Headed by: Marie Von Seggern (631) Please inform of any news on members Best wishes to Sister June Morris, hope the arthritis is better. May Happy Birthday s! Gratulerer med dagen! Barbara I Johnsen 4 Vanessa L Von Seggern 7 Daniel C Johnson 9 Karen V Scott 12 Edna Mae Nordby 14 Grace C Schumacher 16 Larry Gustavson 21 Sean Lageraaen 22 Cindy E Strouse 23 Cynthia A Biancospino 24 David G Bartow 26 Adam C Stahl 28 Laura J Stahl 28 Heard at Church A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow. May 11 We are having a Yard Sale on June 11, 2011It starts at 8AM and ends at 3PM. We need stuff!! This is one our biggest fund raisers. Please support it, the few members that do, are running out of things to bring. 2

3 Henrik Ibsen Lodge Calendar 2011 Date/Time May 1, 3:00pm May 15, 1:00 May 20, 7:30pm May 22, 1:00pm Jun 11, 8:00am-3:00pm Jun 17, 7:30pm August TBA Sep 30-Oct 1,2 Oct 21, 7:30pm Oct 22, 8:30m-3:00pm Nov 18, 7:00pm Dec 10, 1:00pm Dec 18, 2-6pm Event and Comments Zone Memorial Service at St. Mark s Episcopal Church in Islip. Henrik to provide Coffee and Cakes 17 th May Parade in Brooklyn Bus at 10am. Membership meeting Theme Syttende Mai and a potluck dinner Zone One Scholarship Play 1pm at Star Theater Suffolk JCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack Henrik Ibsen Yard Sale Business meeting Theme Strawberry Festival BBQ/pool Party at Ken and Renee's Business meeting at LOV Land of the Vikings Business meeting Theme October Fest Henrik Ibsen Yard Sale Business meeting, Theme Sisters Night Children's Christmas Party Adult Christmas Party 2-6pm a catered affair Reservations Only More to follow If anyone has any used inkjet printer cartridges please save them for the editor as I can get discounts from our Courier printer when I turn them in. Put them in a Ziploc bag and bring them to meetings. Ask you friends also. 17 th May Parade in Brooklyn Sunday, May 15, :00 AM...Bus will leave from L.I.E. Exit 49 (Melville) North Service Rd. Park & Ride. Bus will drop whomever is parading near start of parade. Those who want to stay on bus to Leif Ericksen Park can do so. Bus will remain near the park all day. Belongings can stay on the bus. Departure from Brooklyn will be 5:30 PM. Cost: $20.00 per person for adults - no cost for children. Please call Anita Kindberg (631) or AnitaBiscuit@optonline.net to reserve your seat. Friends, etc. are welcome. How the fights start While shopping for vacation clothes, my husband and I passed a display of bathing suits. It had been at least ten years and twenty pounds since I had even considered buying a bathing suit, so I sought my husband's advice. 'What do you think?' I asked. 'Should I get a bikini or an all-in-one?' 'Better get a bikini,' he replied. 'You'd never get it all in one.' And then the fight started... He's still in intensive care. May

Bits and Pieces Brother Larry Lund completed level 1 of the Norwegian Cultural Skills Unit 5: on Genealogy/ Family History and was presented with a nice pin at the April meeting.

4 Bits and Pieces Brother Larry Lund completed level 1 of the Norwegian Cultural Skills Unit 5: on Genealogy/ Family History and was presented with a nice pin at the April meeting. The following members received 2010 Recruitment Awards from the International Board of Directors, for signing up new members. Anita Kindberg for James W. Kindberg jr & Norman Esiason Asbjorn Lageraaen for Nancy Russo David Bartow for Oriya Bartow Edna Mae Nordby for Jessica Nordby & Arthur Nordby III & Frank Peter Nordby Jeanne Eriksson Andersen for Brad Andersen Lawrence Lund for Kathy Morga Marjorie Duckles for Barbara Struckman Sister Monica Lund will have another operation on her right knee on Friday April 29th to try and correct the terrible pain she has been in for months. This is a last ditch effort before a knee replacement. SOCIAL DIRECTORS MESSAGE: Darlene Kern Many thanks for all the help in preparing last month s spaghetti dinner (love ya Cindy). Ken has often said "Feed them and they will come" so, as Social Director along with my assistants we ll do what it takes "Vasa goo" Our May meeting is a Pot Luck supper so bring something good to share at 7 PM. Remember, Scandinavian s that eat together, stick together! I'm open for suggestions to make our meetings different and inviting. Socially Yours, Darlene Zone One Happening s May 2011 August 2011 Henrik Ibsen this year is only responsible for help supporting the scholarship play Zone Memorial Service, May 1 st, Henrik Ibsen host. This is a rotation change with Garborg, they will do Joint Zone Social, May 21 9:45AM Garborg host, a day Bus Trip to Atlantic City. See Flyer. Scholarship Play, May 22nd, Henrik Ibsen to provide table cloths, Star Theater Oliver Dinner details after the show TBA. Zone Lobster/burger/chicken Picnic August 28 th 1PM Loyal Lodge Grounds Details to follow (this is a date change) 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, Asbjørn, Helen, & Ken. 4

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5 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 Marie & Vanessa Von Seggern 1/11 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 Gladys Everson 2/12 Asbjorn & Margaret Lageraaen 2/12 John & Darlene Kern 2/12 Kathleen Egidi 3/12 Shirley Gatland 3/12 Lawrence & Monica Lund 4/12 Walter Bergskaug 4/12 David & Bette Stahl 6/12 Grace Schumacher 1/13 Arthur & Turid Mikalsen 1/14 Newsletter Boosters Expired or expiring Many thanks for your continued support! Marie & Vanessa Von Seggern 1/11 Dan Tohill 4/11 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 and others 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. 5

Ken says he deserves to win but he s still the luckiest Norwegian in the Zone.

6 At Peconic Lodge s April meeting Ken Johnson President of Henrik Ibsen Lodge makes good on his Zone bowling $ bet that brother Ernie Olsen couldn t make a 4 10 split. Ken says he deserves to win but he s still the luckiest Norwegian in the Zone. It must also be said that Ernie refused the money and instead he and Peconic lodge bought one hundred dollars worth of 17th May pins, totes and magnets for their members. Everyone won! 6

7 SALISBURY SENIOR GOLF CLUB LAUNCHES 2011 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE EAST MEADOW, NY -- The Salisbury Senior Golf Club annual membership drive is underway and the club invites senior golfers of all skill levels to join us for the upcoming 2011 golf season. The not-for-profit club, entering its 44th year of operation, has a 9-hole and an 18-hole group that plays weekly from mid-april through early October at Eisenhower Golf Course. For further information contact Jerry Kearney at (516) Garborg Lodge is hosting the Zone 1 Joint Zone Event Where Atlantic City, New Jersey Date Saturday May 21, 2011 Time 9:45 am until we return Meet at the Valley Stream Train Station on Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream, NY Price per person: $40.00 The cost will cover the bus, the coffee, cake & bagels on the ride down, the games and special prizes, bingo, Garborg Family Feud, Beer and drinks and loads of chips and stuff on the ride home, plus a movie. This will even give you Casino $$ to play with. The casino has not been chosen, as Gil is checking on the casino rebate the best bang for your buck. The deadline date to contact Gil Deninger is April 1 st. Please call him at: or e- mail him at: deninger@hotmail.com as soon as possible so you can reserve your seat. This will be reserved on a first call first reserve seat basis. After that date he will open it up to friends. Come and join in on the fun and reserve early. Garborg Lodge THE ANNUAL JOHN KARLSEN GOLF TOURNAMENT at LAND OF THE VIKINGS Dear Brothers and Sisters: We are looking for Lodges and individuals to sponsor the annual John Karlsen Golf Tournament at Land of the Vikings scheduled for May 20-22, The net proceeds will be donated to Land of the Vikings. We are asking each Lodge or individual to be a Tee sponsor at $25.00 each. A sign with your Lodge or individuals name will be posted at your tee and will also be on display at Land of the Vikings. Please send your check made out to Land of the Vikings and mail to: Mr. Kenneth Gundersen 374 Demorest Ave. Staten Island, NY Fraternally, Audun Gythfeldt Kenneth Gundersen Doris Beck Golf Tournament committee 7

Norwegian Culture Corner In connection with the 17th May Committee Theme for this year, this is the second article of Norwegian Polar Explorers.

8 Norwegian Culture Corner In connection with the 17th May Committee Theme for this year, this is the second article of Norwegian Polar Explorers. These men, Fridjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen were every Norwegian boy s idol. Roald Amundsen R oald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen of Norway took pride in being referred to as "the last of the Vikings." A powerfully built man of over six feet in height, Amundsen was born into a family of merchant sea captains and prosperous ship owners in As a youth he insisted on sleeping with the windows open even during the frigid Norwegian winters to help condition himself for a life of polar exploration. Amundsen developed a fascination with Antarctica from the time he first glimpsed its frozen terrain in Antarctica, a continent the size of Europe and Australia combined, had not yet been traversed by humans. Amundsen aimed to be the first. In 1903 he established himself as a sailor and explorer of the first order when he successfully led a 70-foot fishing boat through the entire length of the Northwest Passage, a treacherous ice-bound route that wound between the northern Canadian mainland and Canada's Arctic islands. The arduous journey took three years to complete as Amundsen and his crew had to wait while the frozen sea around them thawed enough to allow for navigation. Soon after his return to Norway, he learned that Englishman Ernest Shackleton was setting out of an attempt to reach the South Pole. Shackleton would be forced to abandon his quest a mere 97 miles short of the Pole. Amundsen studied all he could of Shackleton's attempt and began the long process of preparing for his own. He was as highly regarded for his skills in organization and planning as he was for his expertise as an explorer. Amundsen, who was thought to be "taciturn under the best of circumstances," took special measures to be sure members of his crew possessed personalities suitable to long polar voyages. Crew members onboard his ships knew he was firm but fair, and affectionately referred to him as "the chief." By August of 1910, Amundsen was ready to make his own attempt to reach the South Pole, although all the world thought he was headed in the complete opposite direction. He had secretly ruled out attempting to reach the North Pole, because Americans Robert Peary and Frederick Cook had already laid claim to that feat. Amundsen even kept his plans for a South Pole expedition a secret from officials within the Norwegian government. He feared that government officials would be hesitant to challenge Great Britain, upon whom they were highly dependent, in a race to the Pole. It was not until Amundsen's ship, "Fram", was well off the coast of Morocco that he announced to his crew that they were headed for the South, not the North, Pole. Crucial to Amundsen's success in reaching the South Pole was his use of carefully selected sled dogs. Amundsen's canine crew members had been superbly equipped by centuries of natural selection for survival in the Arctic. He referred to them as "our children," and revealed, "The dogs are the most important thing for us. The whole outcome of the expedition depends on them." On October 18, 1911 Amundsen's entourage set out from the Bay of Whales, on Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf, for their final drive toward the pole. His British counterpart, Robert Scott, dependent on Siberian ponies rather than on dogs, began his trip three weeks later. Aided by exceptionally cooperative weather conditions, Amundsen's party, passed the point where Shackleton was forced to turn back on December 7. At approximately 3pm on December 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen raised the flag of Norway at the South Pole, and naming the spot Polheim -- "Pole Home." He and his crew returned to their base camp on January 25, 1912, 99 days and 1,860 miles after their departure. Robert Scott's journey, on the other hand, was marred by tragedy. Scott wrote, "Our luck in weather is preposterous." From December 4 to December 8, 1911, Scott and his party were confined to their tents, forced to wait out a series of howling blizzards. As they ate away their precious rations, time slipped through their hands. By the time Scott's party reached the Pole on January 17, 1912, the Norwegians had come and gone. Scott's log records: "This is an awful place and terrible enough for us to have labored to it without reward of priority." Scott and his men had lost crucial time in reaching the pole and now faced the grim prospect of heading back to their base camp during the increasingly frigid Antarctic autumn. It was a journey they would never complete. On March 29, 1912, having endured blizzards and temperatures that fell to 40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, Scott crawled into a tent with his two surviving party members and put down his final words: "For God's sake look after our people." Eight months later a search party found the frozen corpses of Scott and his men. They were only 11 miles away from a food and fuel depot they had left on their trek out. Roald Amundsen lived to experience other polar adventures, including flying over the North Pole in a dirigible in But the Arctic would eventually claim his life, too. While flying on a rescue mission in 1928, Amundsen was killed when his plane crashed into the Arctic Ocean. That same year, speaking to a journalist about his love of the icy Arctic, Amundsen said, "If only you knew how splendid it is up there, that's where I want to die." Asbjørn Lageraaen Cultural Director 8

9 W e can probably all agree that Spring is finally here and not too soon. North Dakota got 11 inches of snow on 14 April. A late and cruel April Fool s Day trick that I was happy to miss. Culture seems to be bursting out all over the District. I know of 3 rosemaling classes held or will be held at LOV, lovdefault.aspx we had a rosemaling class in Florida, a bunad making class sponsored by NORSK Carolina, at least 3 Genealogy workshops led by Blaine Hedberg were held by Resturation, North Carolina Vikings and Washington lodge and a workshop is set up for LOV this fall plus LOV has a Norwegian cooking class scheduled for this fall. (if I missed you lodge I m sorry) These events are in addition to normal cultural events going on at our lodges. Please remember to fill out the forms and get your cultural medals. The new rules for rosemaling seem to involve less writing than before. Some of these medals are designed specifically for our heritage members so let s get them involved now!! When it comes to Norwegian culture in the USA, Vesterheim and the North American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library are among the leaders. We are honored that both of these excellent institutions are coming east to provide D3 members opportunities to study with them, a lot closer to home. Check our links page to find their web sites. Both institutions have great membership programs and you may find something they offer that interests you. On the genealogy scene the 1910 Norwegian census is online. slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e I thought there was more information in the 1865 census but there is enough in the 1910 product that it will keep you up later than you want. April has been designated as Charitable Trust month for District Three. This year the trust is 40 years old. The trust has helped hundreds of members over the 40 years. It is a wonderful program and I salute those far thinkers who 40 years ago developed the idea and brought it to life. You will be getting a letter in the near future with more information on how you can contribute to the project. It is a wonderful cause. If your lodge has not provided the District Counselor with the name of your lodges Charitable Trust representative please do so quickly. A big pat on the back for Drammen Lodge 682 who raised FROM THE PRESIDENT Publication of District 3, Sons of Norway Website: Ralph Peterson President Kathy Dollymore, Publicity/ Director $450 for campers attending the youth camps this year. One of our new lodges shining brightly. Tusen Takk Drammen. Remember to get those campers signed up now. We have had some of the 23 rooms available to D3 members for the 2011 Høst Fest already taken. The telephone number for AB Tours is or Don t wait if this event is of interest to you. uploads/2011/04/hostfest2011version2flyin.pdf I m sorry to report that we are still losing too many of our members. We are signing up members at a great pace but too many members are walking out the front door. I hope that our membership committees and the membership secretaries are following up on our folks with late dues and are planning programs that will interest everybody. We need everybody s help in this area. The web site continues to get a lot of traffic. In May we averaged 232 daily visitors with the high day being 288 and the low 186. The blog seems to be the favorite section with the events pages next. Our Hurtigruten raffle is going good but you still have time to get your ticket. This is the Districts only big fund raiser and the winnings will be substantial so take a chance. Anne- Grete and I will embark 19 May on the M/V Trollfjord going North and I will post some greetings on the web probably on the 21st (around Trondheim) so take a peek at the blog. Where ever you are on the SYTENDE MAI have a great day!! Fraternally Ralph Peterson President District 3 Anyone wishing to take advantage of the District 3 Host Fest offer has to place their order by May 4. The telephone number for AB Tours is or Several D3 members have booked but they have 60 on their waiting list and they can't hold the rooms much longer. 9

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Memorial Day 31 Witticisms of Ignorance It s not whether you win or lose, but how you place the blame.

12 May 2011 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 May Day Cinco de Mayo Mother's Day th May Parade Brooklyn Membership meeting, potluck dinner Armed Forces Day Memorial Day 31 Witticisms of Ignorance It s not whether you win or lose, but how you place the blame. May 11 HENRIK IBSEN LODGE NO. 393 Sons of Norway Kenneth Johnson 3 Derry Street Patchogue, NY Place Stamp Here Please Rush Dated Material 12

IBSEN COURIER. Ken. Don t miss Ole & Lena! pg. 6. Fra Presidenten: Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a nice summer. Too warm

IBSEN COURIER. Ken. Don t miss Ole & Lena! pg. 6. Fra Presidenten: Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a nice summer. Too warm IBSEN COURIER S o n s o f N o r w a y Henrik Ibsen Lodge No. 3-393 Meetings every 3rd Friday of the month at St. Mark s Church, 754 Montauk Hwy, Islip, NY Hope you had a great Summer! Don t miss Ole &