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October 2017 October 2017 Volume 22 Issue 10 Inside this issue: Officers Birthdays Calendar Norway Embraces Rainforest Conservation New Conveniences for Members 2 3 3 Fra Presidenten: Where has this

The Rosemalers showed off the boxes they painted at Camp Norge the previous weekend: see the picture on Page 4.

Officers in our lodge serve a two-year term, but almost all our current officers have held their positions for much longer.

I could even say that it may have saved my life. When I was asked by the nominating committee in 2009 to run for the office, I had just lost my husband and had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

1 October 2017 October 2017 Volume 22 Issue 10 Inside this issue: Officers Birthdays Calendar Norway Embraces Rainforest Conservation New Conveniences for Members Fra Presidenten: Where has this year gone? It is hard to believe that it is already October. Centennial Lodge began the new Sons of Norway season with a potluck dinner in September. The Rosemalers showed off the boxes they painted at Camp Norge the previous weekend: see the picture on Page 4. Recipe 3 We re Listening to Less Radio 5 Humor 5 We also selected this year s nominating committee for the election of officers for Officers in our lodge serve a two-year term, but almost all our current officers have held their positions for much longer. If you are contacted by a member of the committee, please consider taking on one of the positions. It can be very rewarding. I have enjoyed my experience as your President and Editor. I could even say that it may have saved my life. When I was asked by the nominating committee in 2009 to run for the office, I had just lost my husband and had been diagnosed with breast cancer. I was in a real low spot and seriously considering quitting my job and withdrawing from society. While I was trying to think of a polite way to say No, it hit me that life was not over, and I could still be an active participant in it. So I agreed to be President, and the rest is history, as they say. The nominating committee will report their recommended slate for consideration at the October meeting. We will also take nominations from the floor at that time. The October meeting is also a Halloween celebration, so feel free to come in costume. I look forward to seeing you on the 24 th. Merry Lomeland, Editor 466 Woodhaven Drive Vacaville, CA mhlome@comcast.net Takk, Merry

2 Page 2 October 2017 Centennial Lodge Officers for 2017 PRESIDENT Merry Lomeland mhlome@comcast.net VICE PRESIDENT Marilee Mortenson springerlenan@gmail.com SECRETARY Gayle Thompson egek@aol.com TREASURER Linda Huber tip4u2c@gmail.com FINANCIAL SECRETARY Ruth Brown rbrown63@aol.com COUNSELOR/SUNSHINE Linda Huber tip4u2c@gmail.com CULTURAL DIRECTOR Mark Mortenson overlandbee@gmail.com SOCIAL DIRECTOR Bonnie Demuth MARSHALL Mark Mortenson overlandbee@gmail.com EDITOR Merry Lomeland mhlome@comcast.net FOUNDATION Marilee Mortenson springerlenan@gmail.com Gratulerer Med Dagen Carl Jevert October 21 Need a Ride? If you need a ride to a lodge or board meeting, call one of the following to coordinate: In Fairfield: Woody Femrite In Vacaville: Merry Lomeland In Davis: Gayle Thompson Calendar October 9 Leif Erikson Day 22 Cooking 24 Lodge Meeting and Costume Party November 7 Board Meeting 14 Lodge Meeting, Election and Thanksgiving Potluck 23 Thanksgiving December 5 Board Meeting 12 Lodge Meeting and Gift Exchange 25 Christmas January Board Meeting 23 Lodge Meeting and Installation of Officers February 6 Board Meeting 27 Lodge Meeting March April 6 Board Meeting 27 Lodge Meeting 1 Easter 3 Board Meeting 24 Lodge Meeting The mission of the Sons of Norway is to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic countries, and to provide quality insurance and financial products to its members.

Volume 22 Issue 10 Page 3 Norway Embraces Rainforest Conservation Earlier this year, the Norwegian Parliament officially guaranteed that the government s public procurement policy will be

3 Volume 22 Issue 10 Page 3 Norway Embraces Rainforest Conservation Earlier this year, the Norwegian Parliament officially guaranteed that the government s public procurement policy will be deforestation-free. In a nutshell, this means that the Norwegian Government will no longer buy products linked with tropical deforestation or sign contracts with companies that destroy forests. Forests and trees cover 31 percent of the earth s land, and are vital to human and animal existence. Every second of the day they produce oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, essentially making up our planet s lungs. Without them, survival is nearly impossible. Norway funds forest conservation projects worldwide and has continued to support human rights programs for forest communities for years. With its commitment to a zero deforestation policy, Norway stays true to its strong stance on supporting causes that protect the environment. New Conveniences for Members Come with Dues Structure Changes Here are a few items that are part of the changes coming with the simplified dues structure, beginning Jan. 1, Automatic monthly withdrawal available Effective with their 2018 dues renewal, members in U.S. lodges will have the option to pay their dues by automatic monthly withdrawal from their U.S. bank account. Annual payment of dues by check or credit card will continue to be available. Local currency applies No more confusion about adjusting dues based on the exchange rate for Canadian and Norwegian memberships. Beginning January 1, International dues for Canadian and Norwegian memberships are based on the local currency (Canadian dollars or Norwegian kroner), and hence will no longer be subject to exchange rate fluctuations. (Dues paid by credit card from a non-u.s. bank may be subject to an exchange rate and/or service fee set by the bank and/or credit card processor.) Dues more easily explained to potential members The new dues structure is simplified to maintain consistency throughout the U.S., making it easier for lodges to sign up new members and to discuss the dues with others outside of their lodges and districts. Have questions on the above? Send an to Sons of Norway 2018dues@sofn.com, and staff will provide timely answers. Pumpkin and Beef Casserole.Adapted from 2 lbs trimmed tender beef, diced 4 shallots, roughly chopped 2 large garlic cloves, minced 3 tbsp olive oil 2 plum tomatoes, chopped 1 green bell pepper, cubed 1 tbsp salt ½ tsp ground pepper 1 tsp tabasco 1 tsp sugar 12 dried apricots, cubed 3 large potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 cups white wine 3 cups beef stock, water or broth 3 large sweet polatoes, peeled and cubed 1 medium sized pumpkin (about 7¾ lbs) ¼ cup melted butter ½ cup fino sherry 2 fresh cobs of corn fresh coriander Heat oil in a large frying pan and brown beef. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft. Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Bring lightly salted water to a boil. Add corn and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from water and allow to cool. Cut kernels from the cob and set aside. Remove the top of the pumpkin, creating an 8" or 9" opening. Remove strands and seeds. Brush the inside of the pumpkin with melted butter. Place pumpkin in a baking dish. Add sherry and corn to the heated meat mixture and pour into the pumpkin. Replace the pumpkin top and place in the oven on the lowest rack at 350 F. Bake for 1 hour. Serve directly from the pumpkin and include the tender flesh of the pumpkin.

4 Page 4 October 2017 Cultural Skills Corner Three members of Centennial Lodge attended the District 6 Rosemaling Seminar at Camp Norge in September. Here they show off the boxes they painted. From left to right: Marilee Mortenson, Merry Lomeland, and Linda Huber.

Volume 22 Issue 10 Page 5 a little in English... We re Listening to Less Radio Fewer people are listening to the radio after the FM network Litt på norsk Vi lytter mindre på radio wasturned off.

5 Volume 22 Issue 10 Page 5 a little in English... We re Listening to Less Radio Fewer people are listening to the radio after the FM network Litt på norsk Vi lytter mindre på radio wasturned off. The P1 channel has 123,000 fewer listeners each Færre hører på radio etter at FM-nettet ble slukket. Kanalen P1 day. har færre lyttere hver dag. A change in the radio network has had consequences. Not as Endringen av radio-nettet får følger. Ikke like mange blir med many people are following radio to the new DAB (digital audio over til radio til det nye DAB-nettet, skriver avisa VG. broadcasting)network, writes the newspaper VG. Slukkingen av FM-nettet merkes godt hos de store kanalene. The shutdown of the FM network has been noticed by the ma- Hver dag lyttet 1,517 millioner mennesker til kanalen P1 på jor channels. Every day, million people listened to the NRK. Så ble FM-nettet slukket. Nå er 1,394 millioner innom hver channel P1 on NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation). dag. Det er en nedgang på 8 prosent, viser radiotall fra Kantar Then the FM network got turned off. Now there are mil- TNS. lion tuning in every day. This is a decline of 8 percent, numbers from Kantar TNS, (a London-based market research group) re- Overgangen fra FM krever mye av brukeren, sier Ole Jan Larsen I NRK Han er fungerende radiosjef. Larsen forklarer at de veal. merker at færre lytter der FM-nettet er slukket, like etter sluk"the transition from FM requires a lot from the user," said Ole kingen. Jan Larsen of NRK. He is the acting radio director. Larsen explains that they noticed that fewer people were listening after Men vi ser også at lytterne kommer tilbake etter hvert, sier han. the FM network was turned off. En del fylker har stengt av FM-nettet for store kanaler. Dermed må du bruke DAB- digital radio for å lytte til kanaler som P1, P2, Some counties have turned off the FM network for large chan- P3, P4 og Radio Norge. nels. Thus, you must use DAB digital radio to listen to channels Knut-Arne Futsæter er forskningsleder i Kantar TNS. Han sier at such as P1, P2, P3, P4 and Radio Norway. nedgangen er som ventet. Knut-Arne Futsæter is a research leader at Kantar TNS. He says Også mye på grunn av de mange andre radiokanalene. De får that the decline is as expected. flere lyttere, sier han. Also due to the number of radio stations. They get more listenogså Larsen sier at folk har flere kanaler å velge mellom på ers, he says. DAB. Dermed hører folk på andre kanaler. Larsen also says that people have more channels to choose Foreløpig gjelder FM-slukkingen bare de nasjonale kanalene. from on DAB. Thus, people listen to other channels. Over 200 lokalradioer får fortsatt sende på nettet. Det kan de Currently, the FM shutdown only applies to the national chan- gjøre til og med 2021, skriver nyhetsbyrået NTB. nels. Over 200 local radio channels may still broadcast online. They can do that through 2021, writes news agency NTB Source: (Norwegian News Agency). we also see that listeners come back eventually," he says. A Little Humor Sven and Ole are putting on a roof. Ole accidently cuts off his ear, so he goes down to look for it. Sven sees Ole on his hands and knees looking for something in the grass and says, " What happened, Ole? Oh, I cut my ear off, and I m trying to find it. Sven offers to help, so he too is down on all fours looking for Ole s other ear. A few minutes later, Sven says, Hey, Ole! I tink I found your ear. Ole says, No, dat s not it. Mine had a pencil behind it.

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