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

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1 SONS OF NORWAY MANDT LODGE NEWS AUGUST- SEPTEMBER 2009 MANDT LODGE STOUGHTON, WI Fra Presidenten- Darlene Arneson As we move into the latter part of the summer, the lodge list of things we wanted to get done seems to have a few items left on it! It has been nice having a little break from the crazy schedule our lodge had in April, May and June. But now it s time to focus back on the business that needs to be taken care of. As we looked at our finances at the last meeting, the decision to have a garage sale/pancake breakfast seemed to be a good way to bring in some income during a typical slow month. We hope you can support this activity! I am also enclosing a donation form that you can use if you d like to give a donation to the lodge or building corporation. Other items on the to do list including inviting people to join the lodge, starting a nominating committee as we have officer elections this fall, and working on some building projects before winter sets in. I hope that your lists at home are getting accomplished and that you can find time to help the lodge out with our list! Darlene Arneson, President Masse Moro Participants August 8 marks the last day of Masse Moro- Norwegian Heritage Camp held at Fall Creek. This is the District s youth camp and involves two weeks of Norwegian language, cultural activities, sports and other great activities! This year s campers from Mandt Lodge were Kier and Jade Kristiansen, grandchildren of Jan and Nancy Kristiansen. We look forward to a presentation of their camp experience at a future meeting! Scholarships Congratulations to Natasha Amundson who was selected to receive the $500 Mandt Lodge Scholarship. Natasha is from a small village in west-central Ukraine. She attended the State University of Odessa and has a Master's Degree in Economics. She is currently going to school at UW-Whitewater for a degree in Accounting. Natasha has learned how to rosemal and in 2006, won 2 nd place in the Wisconsin State Rosemalers competition during 17 Mai with the very first piece she ever rosemaled! Natasha will receive the scholarship check at our January meeting. Jens Arneson was the recipient of the District 5 Sons of Norway Cy Wittrock Book Scholarship. The $300 scholarship is in memory of past District President Cy Wittrock. Jens also received the 2009 $1050 King Olav V Norwegian-American Scholarship from the Sons of Norway Foundation. Jens will be a freshman at UW-Madison majoring in Soil Science and Scandinavian Studies. He is currently serving as the Mandt Lodge Youth Director. Member Feature We would like to continue our 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. This is a great way to learn more about our members, their interests, skills and other hobbies they may have! Contact Darlene Arneson to volunteer for the August, September or October meetings.

2 Meeting Schedules August 12: Officer meeting at 6:00 PM. Business meeting at 7:00 PM. Lunch by Howard and Joyce Foss. September 9: Officer meeting at 6:00 PM. Business meeting at 7:00 PM. Lunch by. Special Event at East Koshkonong 165th Anniversary Celebration at Amund Anderson Homestead! On August 30th, 2009 at 10:30 a.m., East Koshkonong Lutheran Church will host an outdoor worship service at the farm of Ronald and Shawn Anderson, 279 Hwy A, Cambridge, WI This farm was homesteaded by Amund Anderson (Ron Anderson is a direct descendant), and August 30th, 2009 marks the 165th anniversary of an outdoor worship service at the site, the first service of Word & Sacrament conducted on the Koshkonong Prairie for the Norwegian settlers. There is a large granite monument on the farm, in both Norwegian and English, commemorating the event. A potluck lunch will be served following worship, and all are invited to attend. Please bring a dish to pass and your own table service. Lemonade will be provided. Electrical hookups are not available, so bring food in hot or cold containers. Historical or Norwegian dress (like bunads) is welcome and appreciated but not required. The guest speaker for the day, Walter Sundberg, is Professor of Church History at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. Local legends The Hill Prairie Singers will perform, as will the East Koshkonong Lutheran Church Choir. Although the event is not handicap accessible, Ozee Cars of will be providing free shuttle service via electric cars from the parking area to the gathering space. Please call East Koshkonong Lutheran Church, , with questions. Relay for Life Congratulations to team members Gen Wilberg, Nancy Kristiansen, Jerry & Marilyn Maurer, Diane Maurer, and John, Darlene, Lars, Jens and Sigrid Arneson for raising $1,911 for the American Cancer Society! Thank you advertisers! Don t forget to thank our advertisers when you visit their place of business! District News Valhall Open- The Annual Valhall Lodge Golf outing is set for Saturday, September 12th at the Macktown Golf Course in Rockton Illinois. The first tee time is 10:30 am and the cost is $ The cost includes 18 holes of golf, drive cart, and prizes. Contact Greg Ragan as soon as possible so we can get you in the lineup. Contact Greg Ragan, 8082 Harvest Hills Dr Roscoe, IL or call (Toll Free) Visit for the latest from District 5. 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. Cultural Skills Contest- The lodge whose members earn the greatest number of pins will receive $100 and the member who earns the most pins will receive $50. Pins must be earned from June 2008 May To learn more about the cultural skills program, visit or ask a lodge officer! Submitted by The Reverend Clint Schnekloth

3 Congratulations! Charlotte Jacobson who will be recognized at the September 24 START ( Area Resource Team) celebration dinner as the Community Volunteer Award winner! Our lodge is a sponsor of the event and we will have two complementary tickets for the dinner. We will select two members at the September meeting to represent us. Susan Slinde- who has volunteered to represent the lodge on the City of s Preserve America Committee. This committee helps seek funding and ideas for cultural and heritage related activities. Mandt Lodge Corporation Officers who were elected at the July annual meeting. President- John Arneson, Vice President- Todd Tupper, Secretary- Jane Conner, Treasurer- Christy Tupper. Donna Maurer continues in her 3 year term as the At- Large member and Darlene Arneson serves as an ex-officio member (Lodge President). Don and Natasha Amundson who will serve as our Mandt Lodge Ambassadors for the next year. Watch for more information on this new outreach effort in future newsletters. 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. September 16- at Shirley Erdahl s home. NAMI Event in Madison Reducing stigma and advocating for individuals with mental illness are crucial parts of the NAMI Wisconsin mission. They are planning a FREE Madison-based Stigma Buster breakfast on September 25, 2009 that will feature former Norwegian Prime Minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik, and the work he has done to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness. The event is being held at the Best Western Inn on the Park. Doors will open at 8:30 AM and the event will run through 10:30 AM. The Inn on the Park is located at 22 S. Carroll Street in Madison. Kjell Magne Bondevik is a Lutheran minister and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him Norway's longest serving non-socialist Prime Minister since World War II. He is also the first Prime Minister who took a leave of absence due to mental illness. Currently, he is President of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights. Contact lannia@namiwisconsin.org for reservations. Didn t get a chance to help at 17 Mai or other fundraising events? Did April, May and June slip by and you didn t have a chance to help with any lodge fundraising activities during that time? Our lodge had over 40 member families that didn t participate in our 17 Mai event in any way. That makes a huge difference in our profit for the event. We missed you! But you can still help support Mandt Lodge by making a donation to the lodge or to the building corporation. Those three months were our most concentrated fundraising time period and we really depended on members to step up to help with their time, food donations and financial donations. Thank you to those that did! If you missed that chance, then you still have the opportunity to help and we d greatly appreciate it! So if you were one of the 40 that missed the chance, please consider filling out this form and sending it in to help with our financial obligations and lodge programs and activities. Name Donation Amount $ Please make checks to: Sons of Norway Send them to: Jane Conner, 405 Moe Circle,, WI 53589

4 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 Officer Elections will be held this fall for two-year terms (except trustees). Please consider running for an office. We will form a nominating committee at the August meeting, have the committee report in October, elect officers in November and install them at our December meeting. Happy Birthday Members! Belated July Happy Birthday! 1 Morgan Gibson 1 A Nancy R Kristiansen 7 Torleif K Kaashagen 8 Beatrice Morrison 9 Doris G Loftus 12 Richard A Hagen 12 Myron C Hauge 14 Margaret Arneson 15 Richard G Hamre 16 Edward C Hamre 19 Stanley K Slinde 27 Patricia K Jacobson 27 Gerald H Maurer 31 Ruby L Hauge August Birthdays 3 Donald W Amundson 4 Marvin R Severson 12 Evelyn M Kahl 13 David L Nelson 20 Virgil O Martinson 21 Kristoffer C Christensen 23 Verna I Evenson 24 Crystal C H Lokken 29 Jane P Conner 29 Pearl H Elvekrog September Birthdays 1 Martha A Asplund 1 Clinton S Severson 3 Susan E Rupp 3 Genevieve E Wilberg 5 Jerry O Offerdahl 7 Ervin D Erdahl 8 Barbara J Moore 10 Mrs Frieda Chose 10 Chester M Johnson 10 Sandra J Kuckkahn 16 Erik W Rupp 22 Eleanore J Nygaard 23 J E Helgesen Sons of Norway Zone 3 Picnic - Sunday, August 16, 12:30 PM John and Darlene Arneson home Skaalen Rd.,, WI Join members from our neighboring lodges for some food and fellowship at the home of John & Darlene Arneson. Please bring a dish to pass and your own adult beverages or soda; coffee and juice will be provided. Bring your own tableware, lawn chairs, games, balls or cards. All lodge members are encouraged to attend. If you need directions, call Darlene Arneson at or arneson@chorus.net

5 Membership Norwegian Experience Can you imagine spending ten days cruising up and down the Norwegian coastline, the breath taking views, and the opportunity to go on any number of day excursions, like flightseeing by seaplane, or a visit to the renowned Fjord Center? You could win this trip all you have to do is recruit a new, dues-paying member between January 1- December 31, The more people you recruit, the more chances you have to win the contest. How do you enter? Make sure your name and SN number is on the new member s membership application. Membership Coffee- Our lodge will host an information coffee for people interested in learning more about Sons of Norway. The coffee will be held on Saturday, September 19, from 9-10:00 AM at the lodge. Short presentations about Sons of Norway and the lodge, coffee and treats, and a chance for people to ask questions will be the agenda. If you have someone that you d like to invite, please make sure they are aware of this event. Contact Linda Hansen ( ) or Darlene Arneson ( ) with the number coming so we can prepare adequate food and handouts. Membership Blitz- The International Sons of Norway is having a membership blitz from September 15-December 15. All dues paying, new members signed up during this time will count towards this special incentive. Two lodges (one large and one small) will each receive $500 for the greatest percentage growth. Let s try for that prize! How to sign up members- Make a list of people in this area, relatives, friends, or others that have an interest in Norwegian heritage and culture. Invite them to our membership coffee on September 19. If they can t attend, contact Darlene Arneson for membership materials that you can give to them (or you can find a lot of information on Fill out the membership forms. If you need help with any of the information, contact Darlene Arneson. Make sure you fill in your name and membership number as the recruiting member (that qualifies you for the Norwegian Experience). How much are dues? Our lodge dues are- Primary member: $36.25, Spouse: $31.25 and Unge Venner: $ Members with SN benefit products 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,, WI Phone Some info you might need on the membership form: District 5 Lodge Mandt 314 If you need your membership number to get credit for signing them up, contact Darlene Arneson We received a postcard about a new resource: Her Own Words. The twenty-five DVDs in the Her Own Words series on women's history and careers tell the stories of many women, ranging from pioneer women to women who are working right now in nontraditional careers such as construction, policing, welding, machining, and dentistry. Several DVDs celebrate the heritage of quilts, rosemaling, and pioneer women's diaries and memoirs. Produced by Jocelyn Riley, DVDs--as well as accompanying resource guides--are available from HER OWN WORDS, PO BOX 5264, Madison, WI ; phone ; fax ; jocelynriley@herownwords.com. The postcard featured two on Ethel Kvalheim and several other Norwegian related features.

6 Upcoming Fundraisers ***Garage Sale and Pancake Breakfast- August We will have a Garage Sale on Friday and Saturday, August and a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, August 22. All kinds of donations are welcome. You can bring items to the August 12 meeting or we will have the set up at 5 PM on Thursday, August 20. Contact Darlene Arneson if you have items to donate and need help getting them to the lodge or just need to get in the building. We will need help on both days at the garage sale and at the breakfast on Saturday. Sign ups will be at the August 15 meeting or contact Darlene Arneson. Please hang up the enclosed flyer at an area business! All items brought to the lodge will be considered donations. If you want to pick up any unsold items that you had donated, you will need to be at the lodge at 11 AM on Saturday to pick them up. Help needed Thursday, August 20 5:00 PM set up for the garage sale. Pricing of items. Friday, August 21 The garage sale is open from 8:00 AM 4:00 PM Shifts- Helping with sale 7:30 AM 12:00 PM 2 cashiers and 2 helpers 12:00 PM 4:15 PM 2 cashiers and 2 helpers Saturday, August 22 The garage sale and pancake breakfast will both be open from 7:00 AM 11:00 AM Garage sale Helping with sale 6:45 11:15 AM 2 cashiers and 2 helpers Pancake Breakfast We will need a crew coming in no later than 6:00 AM to help with the breakfast Pancake makers 2 people Sausage makers 1 person Egg makers- 2 people Wait staff- 3 people Kitchen help (refilling apple sauce, syrup, juice and milk containers) 2 people Dishes- 1-2 people Selling tickets- 1 person Clean Up Crews- Downstairs after breakfast is completed Upstairs- packing the unsold items and taking them to either St. Vincents, Goodwill or other charity. *** Fish Boil The Mandt Lodge Fish Boil will be on Friday, October 2, at 6:00 PM *** Card Party The Mandt Lodge Euchre Card Party will be on Sunday, October 4, at 1:30 PM. *** Should we plan a raffle for the Fall Bake Sale in November???

7 Visit Sons of Norway- Mandt Lodge for a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, August 22 Breakfast Served from 7:00 11:00 am $6 for adults and $3 for kids ages 5 12 Pancakes, sausage, eggs, applesauce, juice, coffee and milk Garage Sale Friday August 21 from 8 AM 4 PM Saturday, August 22 from 7:00 11:00 AM Items will include a variety of household, clothing (adult and children s), kitchen items, books and other items donated by our members. You won t want to miss any treasures! We also have two antique chairs that will be available for sale. To learn more about Sons of Norway, visit Sons of Norway- Mandt Lodge 317 S. Page Street, Call for more information!

8 Sons of Norway- Mandt Lodge 317 South Page Street, 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 August 12- Officer meeting at 6 PM. Lodge meeting at 7:00 PM. Howard & Joyce Foss- lunch 16- Zone 3 Picnic at Arneson s house- 12:30 PM 2056 Skaalen Rd 20- Set up for garage sale 5 PM 21- Garage Sale 8 AM 4 PM 22- Garage Sale and Pancake Breakfast 7 AM 11 AM 30- East Koshkonong Anniversary Service 10:30 AM September 9- Officer meeting at 6 PM. Lodge meeting at 7:00 PM. Lunch by 12- Valhall Open in Rockford, IL 16- Reading Circle at Shirley Erdahl s home- 9:30 AM 19- Membership Coffee at Lodge 9-10:00 AM 25- NAMI Stigma Buster event see article in newsletter for details or visit October 2- Fish Boil- 6:00 PM 4- Euchre Card Party- 1:30 PM

9 PLEASE SUPPORT AND THANK OUR 2009 ADVERTISERS! Asleson s True Value Hardware Hwy Plumbing- Gifts- Glass- Paint- House ware Automotive Supplies Don Amundson Agency American Family Insurance 411 Madison Avenue Suite C Fort Atkinson, WI Mandt Lodge Reading Circle Join us the third Wednesday of the month at 9:30 AM. Contact Librarian Gen Wilberg at for meeting locations. The UPS Store Jackson Street Copies- Shipping- Cards- Supplies R & S Insurance Mark Rostowfske, CIC Vernon Street Sons of Norway Fraternal Benefits Greg Ragen Fraternal Benefits Counselor Support Sons of Norway by being a benefit member! Slinde s Interiors, Inc West Main Street Carpeting- Vinyl- Ceramic Tile- Area Rugs Draperies- Window Treatments- - Wood and Laminate Flooring- Pool and Spa Chemicals Red Cedar Lawn Mowing and Snow Plowing Roger Odalen, Owner Lawn Mowing-Snow Plowing- Seal coating- Senior Discounts Coldwell Banker Success Peter Sveum Nygaard Street cbsuccessrealty.com McCarthy s Facility for the Developmentally Disabled 124 South Monroe Street Gunderson Funeral Homes and Crematory Locally Owned and Operated Mike Smits-Dale Holzhuter- Jodi Corbit- Paul Selbo Cress - Olson Holzhuter Funeral and Cremation Centers Paul Olson Bill Cress Pat McNally Sherry Cress, Off. Mgr. Since 1869 Cab, LLC Ron and Linda Wethal 301 W. Main Street Floral, Inc East Main Street Operated by the Stokstad Family Thank you for supporting youth and District programs! John and Darlene Arneson 2056 Skaalen Road, WI The Kitchen Gallery, LLC Fine Kitchen and Rosette, Timbale, Krumkake Ebleskiver, Lefse Turners and a few standard Yankee things. TheKitchenGallery.biz - Your local, lodge member owned Giftware Source 1354 Williamson Street - Madison, WI tomc@thekitchengallery.biz