STEIN FJELL LUTEFISK AND MEATBALL DINNER

Marian Erdal

Preparations for our 33 Lutefisk Dinner arerd

progressing on schedule. Tickets are already being soldand sign-up sheets for work and food contributions arefilling in. Naturally, we can use a few more cookies for thetables and a few more workers during the day.

About the “Meatball” . . . Stein Fjell is always agenerous lodge . . . we passed the meatball replica aroundlast month and received $124 toward the cost of themeatballs. We are more than halfway there. For thosewho didn't have the opportunity to contribute last month,we'll pass it around once more, in October, giving thanksthat we don't have to make the meatballs for the dinner.

If you can spare two or more hours, at any time, onSaturday, October 20 , please call me very soon atth

225-9035 and I'll fit you in with a job. You won't be sorry –it's an exciting time!!!

We need:( 4 more people to make 6 dozen cookies each for the

tables (All the other food items are covered.)We could use:

( 2 more people to peel potatoes – 9 a.m. – bring peeler( 1 more person to wash and cut potatoes – 10 a.m.( 2 more people for Lefse cutting and packaging – 10 a.m. – bring pizza cutter( 3 people to organize place settings for the second

seating – 10:30 a.m( 1 more person to help set out butter, lefse, and

cookies on tables – 2 p.m.( 1 or 2 people to make coffee and lemonade – 2 p.m. and on( 3 servers of drinks – 4 p.m.( 2 servers of drinks – 6 p.m.( 2 more people to clear after first seating

KULTURHJØRNET (CULTURE CORNER)Nancy L. Dunn, Cultural Director

This month's culture program features Camp Norge.There is no betterexample of whatCamp Norge is allabout than Jane andAlan Strand's daugh-ters, Emily (14) andAbigail (16). Thiswas Emily's last yearas a camper at TrollFjell and Abigail'sfirst year as a coun-selor-in-training.They have preparedan enjoyable presentation about their experiences,

including photos,dancing, and thewonderful crafts theycreated. So, join us in avery fun and knowl-edgeable program fromtwo very fun andknowledgeable campveterans.

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STEIN FJELL CONTACTS

President: Roxanne Storlie – 970.412.5713President@SteinFjell.com

Vice President: Rod Skaflen – 970.484.5459VicePresident@SteinFjell.com

Editors: Marianne and Bill Nesse – 970.330.7183 Editor@SteinFjell.com

Aerial view of Camp Norge

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RosemaledTine Box

OKTOBER KALENDERSons of Norway Foundation Month

1-20: Online Auction, SON Foundation.Benefits SON’s Heritage and Culture Fund,supporting lodge programming. Bid onitems/experiences at sonsofnorway.com.

4: Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m., New Member WelcomeSee you in the Spiritual Life Center (Chapel)!

5-7: Central Calif. Kretsstevne, Buellton. Information: Ron Oftebro, 805.964.9195 or r.oftebro@cox.net

9: Leif Erikson Day, USA (Leifr Eiriksson, Old Norse)

13: Høst (Autumn) Tea at Trollheim, 1 - 3 p.m., $15.Trollheim Lodge, 6610 14 Avenue, Lakewood. Mailth

RSVP before Oct. 6 with SASE and phone number toth

Barb Hessel, 953 S. Holland Street, Lakewood CO80226 or call 303.989.4496.

14: Vestafjell Torsk and Meatball Dinner, 2 p.m. Lodgemeeting with dinner and silent auction, adults $8.Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 3133 F Rd(Patterson), Grand Junction

20: Stein Fjell Lutefisk Dinner, 4 and 6 p.m. dinnerseatings, Faith Church, 2707 N. Wilson, LovelandPosten Submission Deadline

24: United Nations Day (Norway charter member 1945)

27: Fjellheim’s 4 Annual Viking Fair, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.,th

Viking Hall, 1045 Ford St., C. Springs. Bazaar 9 - 2 andBreakfast 9 - 12 ($8, RSVP Millie, 719.597.0381); arts,collectibles, crafts, food, music, raffles, stories. Pro-ceeds for charities. Info.: 719.596.6159/719.351.3554

31: Halloweenfeiring (Halloween Celebration)

SAVE THE DATE

November 1: Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m., Pizza PartyNovember 4: Storfjell Community Lefse Bake, 1 - 3 p.m.,Church of the Eternal Hills, Tabernash (970.531.0811)November 9 - 10: Trollheim Scandinavian Christmas Fair,9:30 - 4:00; butikken, food, craft vendors, importsNovember 10: Fjellheim Lutefisk Dinner, 2 and 6 p.m.seatings, Viking Hall, 1045 Ford St., C. Springs. Adults 12+,$20; children 5-12, $8. Reservations: 719.650.7029November 15: Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Marian/Ras Erdal’s

MEETING REMINDERS FROM RASRas Erdal, Stein Fjell Host Coordinator

Our October 4 lodge meeting will be our Newth

Member Welcome and we will be meeting in the SpiritualLife Center (Chapel).

Our Refreshment Hosts are JoAnn Kison (chair), Bettyand Joe Clithero, Nancy Dunn and Richard Linsenmann,Makenzie Kvasager, Roxanne Storlie, and TerryThompson.

Looking forward to November, the RefreshmentHosts for the November 1 lodge meeting are Becky andst

Jon-Eirik Holm-Johansen (chairs), Kris Bakich, MarilynnLoustalet, Russ Nielsen, and Mickey Schmidt.

Vær så god . . .

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Mange takk to Nancy Dunn, JoAnn Kison, andRosalind Larsen for accepting the challenge of the dutiesof the Nominating Committee. When they call, please sayyes! It takes all of us to make things click.

STEIN FJELL SCHOLARSHIPS

The Scholarship Committee chairman recommendsthat we give one Member Scholarship and one Communi-ty Scholarship this year, for $750 each, to graduating highschool seniors. Download the application from ourwebsite, steinfjell.com, and send it to Keith Robbins at themailing address or e-mail address on the application.Applications must be received by December 31 .st

SOLSKINN (SUNSHINE)Marian Erdal

We wish LaRue Hanson successful shoulder surgery on October 18 . Remember,th

the third time’s the charm!!!

GRATULERER MED DAGEN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

15 Steven Gulliksen 21 Marian Erdal 18 Jim Haugen 21 Neva Gulliksen 19 Ed Fadness 22 Corinne White 19 Inger Ingvaldsen 24 Tim Sagen 20 Ruth Nelson

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Names, Phone Numbers, and Addresses must not beredistributed, or used for commercial purposes.

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DITT OG DATT (THIS ‘N’ THAT)

i Barbara N. will be taking orders for Christmas Lefseat the October Lodge meeting. Can’t make it to themeeting? Call her at 970.667.7641.

i Gratulerer to Toodie and Buster I. – their 60 th

wedding anniversary was September 16 .th

i Jon-Eirik H-J. presented Joni H. and Kris B. withsports medal pins at the September lodge meeting.Joni received her bronze gangmerke, and Kris receivedher bronze svømmemerke, bronze and silvergangmerker, and silver sykkelmerke.

i The Norwegian language classes met at Loveland’sSwan House, where Charles Knutson, instructor, gavethe third-year class (* below) graduation certificates.

i Fill our schoolhouse with BOXTOP$ and LABELS FOREDUCATION; Jane Strand will collect them for B.F.Kitchen Elementary. Put used postage stamps forTUBFRIM (leave 1/4" around the edge) in our newmail box, made by Ras Erdal; Bonnie Heberlein willsend them on. Mange takk for all your participation!

REGARDING CULTURAL SKILLSRas Erdal, Cultural Skills Director

Just a reminder that there are 14 different CulturalSkills units in the Sons of Norway Cultural Skills Program.All of them can be pursued on your own, but you maypossibly feel a need to learn these skills in a class. Therealso may be some of you that can even teach these skills.So Please!!! . . . contact me, Ras Erdal, if you would like to:

1. Give classes in a Cultural Skill . . . or . . .2. Take classes in a Cultural Skill . . . or . . .3. Independently meet the requirement

for a Cultural Skill.

Currently, the following 14 Cultural Skills are available,each with three levels of requirements:

1. Trad. Norwegian Cooking 8. Hardanger Embroidery2. Literature 9. Figure Carving3. Collecting Norwegian and 10. Weaving North American Stamps. 11. Ornamental Wood-4. Norwegian Rosemaling carving5. Genealogy – Family History 12. Chip Carving6. Knitting 13. Folk Dancing7. Norwegian Language and 14. Music and Musicians Culture of Norway

LIVING BENEFITSLaRue Hanson, Financial Benefits Counselor

In these turbulent financial times, what among yourresources has been the one thing that has provided youwith the following?

T Protection from the unforeseenT Access to capital when credit is tightT Creditor protectionT Tax advantagesT Self completion

If you answered “cash value lifeinsurance,” you are right! Now shouldbe the time to review the life insuranceyou currently have and possibly addsome additional insurance to youroverall portfolio. Contact me today andget the professional consultation that isthere for you, our members.

Lhanson1@q.com - 719.599.8546(w) - 719.237.7314(c)2523 Shalimar Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80915-1030

L-R: Joni, Kris, and Jon-Eirik

L-R: Back – Charles Knutson, *Marianne W-N,*Bill N., Karen E.; Front – *Sharon Rein, Makenzie

K., and Nancy D. (Absent: *Bernice K.,*Rob W.)

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VELKOMMEN NYTT MEDLEM ALICE OWENRod Skaflen, Vice President

Stein Fjell Lodge is pleased to give a warm velkommento Alice Stavnem Owen. Alice is a native of New Orleans,LA, graduating from the Academy of Holy Angels, and hasher Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State Univer-sity with majors in French and English. She earned a Mas-ter's in Education from Southern University in BatonRouge and completed additional graduate work in SpecialReading (Loyola University, New Orleans), WritingSpecialist (UC Berkeley, CA), and Gifted Education (U. ofConnecticut). Alice also is a TESOL specialist.

The Owens were employed by the Department ofDefense Dependents Schools from 1972 to 2007 as teach-ers in Germany, Japan, and Italy. Retiring in 2007, theymoved to Fort Collins, next door to their daughter and herfamily. Alice and husband are now instructors of Englishwriting, grammar, and speaking in the CSU program forinternational students.

Alice's father, Jakob Stavnem, was bornand raised in Torvastad, Karmøy, Norway,across the inlet from Haugesund. Jakob lefthome at 17 to sail the world for 10 yearsaboard Norwegian ships. In 1940, he metAlice's mother in New Orleans, where theymarried in the following year. The balance ofhis life was spent in America; there wereoccasional visits to Norway.

While the Owens worked in Germany as DoDDS teachers they visited Norway, where two aunts and an uncle were still living onKarmøy. They re-established family ties andcontinued to visit as frequently as possible. Today, theystay connected with Facebook. In June 2007, they took aHurtigruten cruise from Bergen to the Russian border, en-joying the northern ports and crossing the Arctic Circle.

For interests and hobbies Alice lists bridge, skiing,bike riding, and gardening. They both have a passion fortheater, drama, and travel.

Alice’s interests in Norwegian Cultural Skills lie withNorwegian Rosemaling, Hardanger Embroidery, Tradi-tional Norwegian Cooking, Reading Norwegian andNorwegian-American Authors, Norwegian Language andCulture, and Music and Musicians of Norway.

With regards to her Norwegian family, Alice says theyare good and versatile musicians and singers. Uncle BjarneBlom Kalsto was the church choirmaster in Torvastad for50 years. For his service to music Uncle Bjarne was deco-rated by the King.

"I am excited about joining this organization, as ahomage to my father and a nod to my Norwegian herit-

age, which has always been very precious to me. I alwaysfeel very <at home’ when I visit there, and often peopletake me as a native . . . but my language gives me away. Ireally love that beautiful country with its spectacularviews and breathtaking nature."

VELKOMMEN NYTT MEDLEM STEVE GULLIKSENRod Skaflen, Vice President

Our newest Unge Venner member is Steve Gulliksen,Neva’s grandson, a senior at Palmer High School in Colo-rado Springs. He is an IB student, Eagle Scout, and inter-ested in aeronautical engineering. Velkommen Steve!

VELKOMMEN NYTT MEDLEM TONY TYSDALRod Skaflen, Vice President

Stein Fjell Lodge extends a hearty velkommen toAnthony “Tony” Tysdal. Tony was raised on a 10,000-acreranch 50 miles out of Red Owl, South Dakota. Aftergraduating from St. Martin’s Academy in Sturgis, he wenton to graduate from the South Dakota School of Mines inRapid City with a B. S. in Chemistry.

Work as a chemist/rocket scientist took Tony toWichita, Kansas; Grand Junction (1977-1985), andTitusville, Florida. His expertise is in propellants for launchvehicles for Dow Chemical and launch support for Bendix.Bendix Natural Uranium Resources employed him inGrand Junction. He retired in 1990.

In 1983 Tony purchased land in Red Feather Lakeswhere, starting in 1990 and continuing for nine years, hebuilt his home. For Tony, winter is defined as Octoberthrough May – when he resides in Titusville.

In 1866 Tony's great-grandfather LarsTveit, great-grandmother Cecilie Lackerson,and grandfather Knute (along with siblingsOle and Ann) emigrated from Ardel (a.k.a.Årdal), Norway. In Ardel, the family had livedand worked on the Udemeyer Tveit farm.

Tony and daughter Michelle traveled toArdel in 2008. While there he was able toliterally trace his great-grandfather'sfootsteps on the Udemeyer Tveit farm. Tonyspent time in Stavanger researching familyhistory and returned with books to aid in hisgenealogy interests.

Norwegian Cultural Skills of interest to Tony areGenealogy and Figure Carving.

Tony is number six in a ranch family of 18 children.Their father was mostly Norwegian and their mother wasBohemian. Tony has four children: Michael Joseph, MarkAnthony, Michelle Marie, and Melanie Cecilie.

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NORSK RIKSVÅPENET

THE NORWEGIAN COAT OF ARMSBill Nesse

Coats of arms originally were placed on soldiers’shields, armor, or clothes so that combatants coulddistinguish friend from foe in battle. Over time these coatsof arms came to be official symbols and were used onseals, documents, and other accouterments of authority.

It is uncertain which Norwegian king first employed alion as the central element in his coat of arms. Somesources say it appeared as early as ca. 1090 with KingMagnus Barefoot (1073-1103). Others say that it firstappeared with KingSverre Sigurdsson(1145?-1202). Sverre’sillegitimate grandsonKing Håkon Håkonssonthe Old (1204-1263)definitely used the lion.It was Håkon who wassaved by theBirkebeiners in 1205(Mars <09 Posten). Withthe exception of his

son, King Håkon theYoung (1232-1257),who used an eagle, a gold lion on a red field has appeared

on the Norwegian king’scoat of arms ever since.

The basic design ofthe symbol was estab-lished in 1280, whenKing Eirik Magnussonadded a crown to thelion and placed an axein its front paws. Thecrown is a reference toNorway’s first King,later Saint, Olav, and

the axe refers to the martyrweapon said to have killed him atthe Battle of Stiklestad in 1030.

While details of proportions,posture of the lion, amount ofdetail, and so forth varied, thisbasic design has remainedremarkably consistent over theyears. One significant change,introduced in the late MiddleAges, was to replace the axe with

a curved halberd, presumably to more easily allow thecoat of arms to be placed on coins,buttons, and medallions. During theperiod when Norway was underDanish control, the Norwegian coatof arms was typically incorporatedinto that of the Danish king, as canbe seen in the lower left of theshield shown above and the flagshown below.

In 1844, after Norway wasseparated from Denmark and cameunder Swedish control, King Oscar IIof Sweden and Norway issued aroyal decree regulating the designand replacing the halberd with anaxe. Two additional formal changes

Seal of King Christian I of Denmark circa 1460.The shield incorporates coats of arms for

Denmark (upper left), Sweden (upper right)Norway (lower left – note the curved halberd),

and Pomerania (lower right).

Eirik Magnusson’s riksvåpen on acoin, circa 1280

The seal of King Håkon V in 1305

A flag captured from a Danish ship ca. 1420 showing the coats of arms for(clockwise from top) Denmark, Sweden, Pomerania, and Norway.

Late Middle Agesto 1844

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1937 - present

Approved 1844through 1905 1905 - 1937

Used by QuislingGovernment, WW II

have been made. The first, in 1905, when Norwayobtained its independence, adopted a more upright lionand the shield became moretriangular. The next was in 1937,when the design was “modernized”somewhat and the lion lost some ofthe detail seen in previous designs.This design was updated slightly in1992. During World War II, theQuisling government continued touse a variation of the coat of arms,as shown on the postage stampbelow. The exiled government, ofcourse, continued to use the coat of

arms in itsofficialfunctions, sofor theduration of the war, two differentgovernments claimed the right tothe symbol.

The coat of arms is to be usedonly for official state purposes,including the Crown, courts,parliament, and the governmentand its ministries. The ForeignMinistry is charged with controlling

the use of the coat of arms, and fines may be levied forunauthorized uses. The coat of arms is always to bedisplayed with a crown placed at the top. When used in adocument it is to be placed at the top right or top center,and no words are to be higher than the crown. It may notbe used for commercial purposes, on private businesscards, as souvenirs or the like, and may not be combinedwith commercial marks, logos, or publications.

Sources: Heraldry of the World (ngw.nl), regjeringen.no,Wikipedia

CAFFEINATED COUNTRIESBill Nesse

Americans love their coffee, and people in someareas – the Pacific Northwest, for example – almost makea fetish out of this dark, hot drink. Our own socialactivities seem incomplete unless coffee is served. But theUnited States is actually a piker when it comes to coffeecon-sumption. Each of us consumes, on average, just 9.2pounds of coffee per year. The Scandinavian countriesswill two to three times as much as we do per year:

Sweden 17.8 poundsNorway 20.7 poundsDenmark 21.3 poundsFinland 27.3 pounds

About half of that coffee comes from Brazil. Despitemaking up only 0.35% of the world’s population,Scandinavians consume nearly 3% of the world’s totalcoffee production. Given all that coffee, it’s surprising thatthey get any sleep, because it is almost never decaf. Decafcoffee is available in the grocery stores, but if you ask fordecaf in a restaurant you’ll most likely get Sanka or someother (disgusting) powder to stir into some hot water.

Given the love of coffee, it should be no surprise thatStarbucks is starting to expand into the Nordic lands. Itcurrently has only eight shops in the entire region (FortCollins has about 25), mostly in train stations and airports,but plans to open a series of stand-alone stores in Oslonext year and then expand to Stockholm. So the next timeyou stroll down Karl Johans gate, don’t be surprised to seethe familiar, round, green-and-white Starbucks logodisplayed on a store front. Whether they will be successfulremains to be seen because the local competition isstrong and standards for coffee are high. A Starbucksopened at the Oslo airport (photo below) earlier this year,but reviewers described the coffee as tasteless, thin andinsipid.

Sources: CIA World Factbook, International CoffeeOrganization, Wall Street Journal Sept 27, 2012;osloby.no/article710725_2.ece

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