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Sons of Norway Elvesvingen Lodge 1-582
October, 2014
Welcome to fall!
Velkommen til å
falle
October Meeting:
Saturday, October 11th
Highlights from our meeting in September...
5:30 p.m.
Co-Chairs: Dean and
Cathy Kluge
Speaker
Pastor Vance and Linda
Becker will speak about
their trip this summer retracing Linda's great
grandfather's trip to the
Yukon Territory in 1890's.
Members and
speaker
Susan Harstad
Don’t forget our new
location!
Vine Community Center
421 East Hickory St
Mankato, MN
Directions:
Enter the parking lot from Hickory
Street (between 4th and 5th street).
There is one entrance.
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October, 2014
Sons of Norway Elvesvingen Lodge 1-582
A word from the President
Welcome to October! I call this month the scary month. Why scary month you ask? Well it starts
out with leaves falling from the trees...scary site. Followed by pumpkins every where. ..literally
every where. ...scary. Then we move to frost on my windshield, seeing my breath in the wee
morning hours...then let us not forget the time change thing. You know the saying: fall behind
and spring ahead. With all these signs we all know what is coming....that scary thing called WINTER and SNOW.?ê The not knowing how much and when it will happen. .scary. oh did I forget
the holiday at the end of the month? I do see the humor in all this...we all know changes are coming and we will deal with them as true Norwegians! We will have a smile on our face and be ready
for the big scary month. Happy scary month to you- and I look forward to seeing you soon.
Dean Kluge.
Birthdays! Happy Birthday to you!
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Lois Anderson
17
Marsha Natvig
2
Nordeene Haldorson
19
Jo Falgren
14
Roger Hanson
21
James Bristol
15
Lyllah Mae Norland
27
Terry Sveine
15
Jean Schimmele
28
Lois Kitzmann
15
Allen Torgerson
29
John Sandbo
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Sons of Norway Elvesvingen Lodge 1-582
October, 2014
Uff-Da Sale
The October meeting will have another
"Uff Da" Sale. Bring any Norwegian Items
you may not want anymore and be ready
to buy something else!
Welcome to our newest member,
Sonja Swanson!
Velkommen!
Calendar of Events
November 15, 2014
Holiday Expo
Madison East Center
October 11, 2014
Lodge Meeting and Uff-da Sale
December 13, 2014
Vine Community Center
Julebord
Vine Community Center
November 8, 2014
New Member Banquet
Vine Community Center
Scholarships!
Over the past several years our Lodge and SON District One has had
the privilege of helping students attend Norwegian language/heritage
camp.
Skogfjorden, located near Bemidji, is open to youth 7-18 years old.
One, two and four week sessions are available between June and July.
Masse Moro, located 12 miles from Eau Claire, WI, is open to youth
9-15 years old.
Please call Lois Kitzmann (507-344-1684) for more information.
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Sons of Norway Elvesvingen Lodge 1-582
October, 2014
NOVEMBER 2014 MEMBERSHIP BANQUET
Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 8th (5:30 – 8:30pm)
Program: Kari Touring—music and tales of Norway
Catered dinner by Truffles
Vine Community Center
Please call or mail to reserve your place at the Banquet.
Cost: $9.50 per person
The deadline for reservations is Friday, October 31st.
Please mail a check payable to:
Our sympathy to the family of Selma Braun who passed away on September
16th at the age of 99 years. She would have reached her 100th birthday in
January. Selma was proud of her Norwegian heritage and carried on its traditions. She was an expert at hardanger embroidery and made hundreds of
hardanger pieces for her church’s bazaar. Her picture and a story about her
hardanger work were featured in the Free Press a few years ago. She enjoyed Sons of Norway and was able to attend meetings until last year. Selma
is survived by her two sons and a daughter and their spouses and her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Sons of Norway Elvesvingen Lodge 1-582
October, 2014
2014 HOLIDAY EXPO BAKE SALE/CRAFT SALE
This year's Holiday Expo will be held at the Madison East Mall on Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Once again, Elvesvingen Lodge will be participating in this event as a fundraiser for our lodge. Everyone is
invited to participate with baked goods and/or crafts. We hope to have a good variety of Norweigan goods but will
also need cakes, candies and bars. If you are doing crafts, now is the time to get started!! This is a great event that
gets everyone involved. Specific details will follow in November's newsletter.
The dates for the lefse bakes are tentatively set. The lefse bakes will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato.
The first date is Thursday, November 6 from 9 to 1:30, and the second date is Thursday, November 13 from 9 to
1:30. A very big thank you to Kathy Bruss for being the chairperson and to Phyllis Olson for assisting her.
At October's meeting, there will be sign-up sheets for the lefse bakes. If you are able to participate, please make
sure to sign up at the meeting. If you are unable to be at October's meeting, please call Kathy Bruss at 385-1070
and let her know which date(s) you are able to help. If you have any other questions, please call Cheryl Baumgard
at 524-4306.
Don’t forget the Lutefisk Supper at Grace Lutheran Church, Saturday October 11, 2014. Servings at 12, 3, and 6. Go before the lodge meeting
and arrive in time for the lodge meeting at 5:30!
A word about the weather: In case of a winter storm, the Board of Directors will notify members
and the serving committee, in the event a Lodge meeting needs to be cancelled.
A cancellation decision will be made as follows:
> for a 11:00 a.m. brunch meeting: Decision by 7:00 p.m. the night prior to the meeting
> for a 5:30 p.m. evening meeting: Decision by 8:00 a.m. the morning of the meeting
Please check media for notices:
- log on to the KEYC Web-site www.keyctv.tv
-listen to any of the following radio stations:
*a message will scroll across top of the web page OR
*click on “School Closings” in the left sidebar
- KTOE AM 1420 - KDOG FM 96.7
- KATO FM 93.1 - KXLP FM 94.1
- KXAC FM 100.5 - KRRW (St. James) FM 101.5
- KYSM FM 103.5 - Z-99 FM 99.1 - Blaze FM 95.7
-Buzzard FM 105.5 - KHRS (New Ulm) FM 105.9
- Serving committee chair persons will be notified right away by phone – they are asked to call the
other serving committee members. - Program presenters will be notified by telephone.
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Sons of Norway
Elvesvingen Lodge 1-582
P.O. Box 1091
Mankato, MN 56002
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