Sons of Norway - Løven Lodge 29

Sunday, 25 October 2009, International Folk Fair at UWEC, Noon to 4:00 p.m. A great chance to show your baking skills, cookies will be needed to sell at our display table. Volunteers also needed to work at the display table.

Saturday, 17 October 2009, regular meeting.

Our speaker will be Kia Klockman. Kia is on staff at Sons of Norway in Minneapolis, and will inspire us with her tales of Masse Moro, Norwegian Heritage Camp. Although Masse Moro is located near us at Beaver Creek, most of us know little about it. People attend the camp from far and wide. Kia will tell us

just what goes on there, and why we should be more involved.

Saturday, 19 September 2009, International Fall Festival.

Meet 10:00 a.m. at Mavis Zimmerman's to put float together. Need riders for float, and volunteers for information table in front of Scandinavian Imports. Some regulars from past years won't be able to this year, so please consider taking a turn at this event.

Friday, 21 August 2009, 6:00 p.m., we are invited to the annual Trygvasson Lodge picnic at South Beef River Lutheran church, Osseo. They always have excellent food and great program, so let's plan on joining them!

Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 7:00  p.m., regular meeting. Program by Nick Seeger, he plays old time, and blue grass music. He has played fiddle and violin for over 45 years. Nick moved to Eau Claire when he was seventeen to go to school, and stayed to raise his family. He has a band with his children called the 'Seeger Boys'. Nick will also play a few Polynesian tunes for us on his dobro, a steel guitar.

Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 6:00 p.m. Viking and Trygvasson lodges have been invited to our annual potluck picnic. Ryan Herman will provide musical entertainment, he will play the accordian and include the group in a sing-along. He plays and sings music, in his words, "for the over fifty folks". So come on out and enjoy the good food, and music!

Tirsdag, 21 July 2009, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. at the Birch Pavilion in Carson Park, east entrance on Half Moon Lake.  Activities include: games, crafts, fishing contest, wood carving with Jerry Revelle of Norden Folk, and more! There will be plenty of wonderful prizes and refreshments, including delicious homemade cookies. The crafts will be: 1) beaded Norwegian flag pins, 2) framed Hardanger sampler, 3) clothes pin dolls in traditional dress, 4) woven heart baskets, 5) rosemaling on visors, and more. A special TUSEN TAKK to everyone who donated money or prizes. We still need volunteers to help the kids with the craft projects and fishing contest. Contact Deb Jarvar, 874-6678 and volunteer for a funtastic afternoon!

Fredag, 10 July 2009, Golf/Dinner at Valley Supper Club and Golf Course in Mondovi. T-times will be from 1:30-2:00 p.m. Special rate of $20.00 per golfer (includes 2 per cart). Everyone invited for cocktails at 5:00-6:00 p.m. with dinner at 6:00 p.m., reservations needed for dinner. As this dinner will be prepared only for us, the Valley needs to know the number of diners and dinner selection. Dinner choices: Baked Cod, Deep-fried Cod, and Broasted Chicken, all are full meals and $7.00 each. Need total of at least 30 diners (from all three lodges), and would like at least 20 golfers. This event is co-hosted by Løven, 5-029; Trygvasson, 5-220; and Viking, 5-625. Contact David Hermundson at 715.834.7556

Onsdag, 17 June 2009, 7:00 p.m.,  ?Rings With a History? by Betty Larson. Betty Larson, Sons of Norway member over 25 years, has travelled back to Norway frequently to visit family and friends, and to enjoy the fabulous country. She has wonderful stories of her and her husband, Ray's travels to Norway. Betty will share her beautiful collection of napkin rings. She will tell some of the history of napkins and napkin rings. And we hope she will share stories of Norway as well.

Onsdag, 15 April 2009, 7:00 p.m.

Lee Rokke of Apple Valley, MN will present the program. Her topic on her visit to us will be Norwegian American Historical Association of Northfield, MN