Bryn Family Association Newsletter April 2016 We hope this note finds you well and that your 2016 is off to a wonderful start. In this issue are important reminders and information about the upcoming reunion, as well as news about milestones in the lives of our extended family. Please continue to send family updates and pictures to Kristin or Marin at the following email addresses: marin@marinhagen.com or yellowrosetattoo@hotmail.com Updates can also be mailed to: Marin Hagen, 1901 Wyoming Ave, NW #11, Washington DC 20009 Bryn Association Officers: Ryan Taylor & Ole Bryn, co-presidents; Marilyn Pederson, Vice President; Kristin Jones & Marin Hagen, co-secretaries SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 The 29 th Bryn Family Reunion is coming up! The 29th Bryn Family Reunion is quickly approaching. We have reserved the Sivert Thompson Activity Center at the Devils Lake Grahams Island State Park, off Highway 19, west of Devils Lake. Please RSVP by June 1, 2016 to Marin or Kristin See next page for scheduled activities and additional details to help you with planning for the weekend. 1
Saturday, 6/18 1:30 Join us for a tour of the Lake Region Heritage Center, at 502 4 th St NE, Devils Lake. This is about 3 blocks from St. Olaf Lutheran Church. 3:00-4:00 PM Join us for coffee and cookies at St. Olaf s Lutheran Church in Devils Lake, in the lower level. 4:00 PM Join us for a visit to the Norway Lutheran Cemetery, where many Bryn ancestor s graves are located, west of Devils Lake. Sunday, 6/15 11:00 AM - Registration begins at the Sivert Thompson Activity Center. Parking is free at the entrance. You must stop at the Bait Shop to get your Bryn Reunion pass for your windshield. 12:30 PM - Lunch will be served. Lunch is $10 per adult; kids lunches are $4 for kids under 10 yrs old. Following lunch - Program, coffee and cake. Program Ryan Taylor & Ole Bryn will host the program. We will have the memorials and hopefully musical entertainment, as usual, and will miss Adrian Dokken, who passed away last year and always provided such an enjoyable musical program. We will also miss Orlin Oium, who has read the memorials at past reunions, and regaled us with his good stories. Anyone who would like to share Bryn trivia as part of the program should come prepared with their trivia. We will also have a raffle prize (a Kjorstad ring, donated by Bruce Hagen!), and door prizes. The silent auction will be ongoing. Please see note below about donating. 2
How can you help? Search your attic and basement for antiques and artifacts you can bring along to display. Come to the event ready to share stories about your fathers, whether they are Bryn by blood or marriage. Reunion day is also Father s Day! Others are scheduled to share their stories, and we welcome additional spontaneous story-telling! With Orlin Oium s passing, we will miss his leading the memorial program at the reunion. We will still have the memorial program. Please send any memorial requests (that we haven t noted since the last reunion) to Marin at marin@marinhagen.com or 1901 Wyoming Ave NW, #11, Washington, DC 20009. We have a list of all those sent since June 2014. Please let Kristin know if you have any items you would like to donate to the silent auction. yellowrosetatoo@hotmail.com; 608 6 th St NE, Devils Lake, ND 58301 Amy Bryn is looking for people to bring ethnic Norwegian desserts! Bring along or send any news that you would like to be included in the next newsletter. Bring your cameras, or your phone cameras, and take lots of photos! We ll do our best to post them on the web site, and put together a souvenir photo book that we can produce, sell and deliver after the reunion. We are looking for someone to help with the web site to keep it updated with newsletters and information. www.brynreunion.com. Many thanks to Pam Solga for establishing the Bryn web site and all the work she s done to date! Send contributions to the reunion fund to Kristin Jones at 608 6 th Street NE, Devils Lake, ND 58301. Additional Information Bring your Bryn family t-shirts or sweatshirts for the group photo. We will have Information available at the reunion regarding ordering new Bryn Association T-shirts, if anyone is interested. Marilyn Pederson will have a few family history books available at the reunion; cost is $30 each. 3
ACCOMMODATIONS Also visit www.tourism.devilslakend.com Hotels and Motels City Center Motel, 701-662-4918; From Hwy 2, turn North on 5 th Street. Davis Motel, 701-662-4927; Located west of Devils Lake. Fireside Inn & Suites, 701-662-6760; 215 Hwy 2 East, Devils Lake. Corner of Hwys 2 & 20. Great American Inn & Suites, 701-662-4001; 1116 Hwy 2 East, Devils Lake; East end of Hwy 2. Holiday Inn Express, 701-665-3200; 875 Hwy 2 East, Devils Lake; East end of Hwy 2. Sleep Inn & Suites, 701-544-1111; 1413 Hwy 2 East, Devils Lake. Spirit Lake Casino & Resort, 701-766-4888; 7889 Hwy 57, St. Michael. On Hwy 20 & 57 Sunlac Inn, 701-247-2487; Located right off Hwy 2 in Lakota, 30 mi. East of Devils Lake. Sunlac Inn, Devils Lake, 701-662-5011; 111 First St W, off Hwy 2, Devils Lake. Super 8 Motel, 701-662-8656; 1001 Hwy 2 East, Devils Lake. Located at East end of Hwy 2. Woodland Resort, 701-662-5996; 1012 Woodland Dr, Devils Lake. East on Hwy 19, left onto 78 th Ave NE, follow the road and turn left onto Woodland Drive. Lodges and Bed & Breakfasts A & M Lodging, 701-351-2264; 1316 Burke Blvd, Devils Lake, on Creel Bay in Lakewood Park Ackerman Acres Resort, 701-662-2542; 318 Shelvers Place, Devils Lake, East of Devils Lake on Hwy 2 Alsen Lost Prairie Lodge and Duck Camp, 701-682-5482; 701-682-5564; 201 Main St, Alsen Bayview Resort, 701-662-3961; 7414 46 th St NE, Devils Lake Bry s Guide Service/The Fish Rehab Lodge, 701-739-0161; 4399 88 th Ave NE, 5 mi. east of Devils Lake on Hwy 2 Cliff-Side Cabin, 701-398-3077; Located on East Bay Eastbay Campground, 701-398-5184; 3892 East Bay Rd, Warwick, on East Bay Haybale Heights, 701-351-3130; 6 mi. east of Devils Lake on Hwy 2 Johnny Candle s Guide Lodging, 701-371-9431 Lakeview Lodge, 701-665-5060; 704 Elmwood Rd in Devils Lake McQuoid Outdoors, 701-351-6058; 4 blocks from Devils Lake in Minnewaukan Perch Eyes Guide Service Outfitters and Lodging; 701-351-1294; in Minnewaukan Peterson Woods, 701-662-3145; 305 Antler Drive, Devils Lake Reel em Inn, 701-351-2697 Rob s Lodge, 701-351-2576; 304 14 th Street W, Devils Lake Rush Valley, 701-740-3868 Spirit Water Inn Resort, 701-473-2587; in Minnewaukan, under the water tower Sportsman s Lodge, 402-393-0101; in Webster Totten Trail Historic Inn, 701-766-4874 Walleye Junction, 701-644-2629; 6660 Hwy 19, Devils Lake 4
Campgrounds and RV Parks APRV Campground, 701-662-1074; 8665 Hwy 2 East, Devils Lake Bayview Resort, 701-662-3961; 7414 46 th Street NE, Devils Lake Country RV Park, LLC; 701-351-7297; 4398 62 nd Ave NE, Minnewaukan Dry Lake Campground, 701-393-4449; 7676 55 th Street, NE, in Penn Eagle Bend Henegar RV Park, 701-662-8631; 1305 Walleye Dr SW, in Devils Lake Eastbay Campground, 701-398-5184; Located on East Bay Graham s Island State Park, 701-766-4015; Located on Hwy 19 Haybale Heights, 701-351-3130; 4355 87 th Ave NE, in Devils Lake Jan s RV Park & Lodge, 701-466-2244; 500 2 nd Ave SE, in Leeds Minnie H RV Court, 701-662-4079; 320 College Dr S, in Devils Lake Six Mile Bay Campground, 701-351-5466; 4888 74 th Ave NE, in Devils Lake Spirit Lake Casino & Resort, 701-766-4888; 15 sites equipped w/electrical outlets & water/ RV dump station Stone Ridge, 612-750-5887; Located 22 miles east of Devils Lake Westbay Campground and Resort, 701-739-9934; 6660 Hwy 19, in Devils Lake Woodland s Resort, 701-662-5996; 1012 Woodland Dr, in Devils Lake Births & Marriages Kathryn Lorain Gadberry and Ian Michael Stephens were married on Novermber 7, 2015 at the Lighthouse Foursquare church in Vincennes, Indiana. Parents of the bride are Susan (Clark) and Mark Gadberry. Gina Stephens Kerns and John Kerns are parents of the groom. Grandparents of the bride are Ronald and Rita Clark and Larry and Nancy Gadberry. Great Grandparents of the bride are the late Frank and Emma Bryn Clark (7-John). Sophie Jae Carlisle, daughter of Emily and Guy Carlisle, was born December 8, 2014 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She has one brother, Guy Zavier, and one sister, Alana Renee. Great Grandparents of the bride are the late Frank and Emma Bryn Clark (7-John). Kendall Bryn Thomas, daughter of Ashley and J.T. Thomas, was born July 17, 2014 in Marshall, Indiana. She has one brother, Payton Clark Thomas. Great Grandparents of the bride are the late Frank and Emma Bryn Clark (7-John). PLEASE NOTE: No Deaths have been reported since the last newsletter was sent. We will include any recent deaths in the next newsletter, which will be sent out after the reunion in June. 5