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Items Of Special Interest to Members of Norumbega Lodge

Special Announcements to Members

Third District Convention - June 9 - 13

Delegates - Gear up for your District Convention: See Page 14 of the MayTidende.

Family Vacation suggestion from 3D: See Page 11 of the May Tidende.
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It's Time to Think Scandinavian Fair Again

Fair table chairs and other interested fair workers are encouraged to come to the Fair kick-off / pizza meeting scheduled for Wednesday June 23rd starting at 6:30 pm. This is a critical meeting as many Fair decisions need to be made so we can hit the ground running in the Fall. We will meet at the SLC to discuss preliminary plans for the 2010 Fair and share some pizza while meeting. Be sure and let us know what your favorite toppings are when reserving your spot at the table and we will try to please everyone. You can contact Pete or Karen Hanson.
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Volunteers Needed for Booth at Fairhaven Homecoming Days

Fairhaven Homecoming Day is Saturday, June 26. If you would like to volunteer to help make and sell waffles for Norumbega please let me know. We especially would like to hear from our members on the south coast. Thank you.
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Lodge Resources

Cultural Skills Medals

There are many areas in which to earn Cultural Skills Medals: Cooking, Norwegian and Norwegian-American authors, collecting Norwegian and North American stamps, rosemaling, genealogy, knitting, Norwegian language and culture, Hardanger embroidery, figure carving, weaving, ornamental woodcarving, chip carving, music and musicians of Norway, and Norwegian folk dancing. You can get detailed information about what is involved by visiting the Sons of Norway website. If you'd like to form a group and work on earning a Cultural Skills Medal in any of the areas, contact Cultural Director Luana Marie Jøsvold and she will coordinate the formation of groups.
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"Hosts" System for Meetings

John Gregg, Social Director, will be the first Host (Vert in Norwegian) and will direct the set-up of refreshments at 6:30. The group responsible for assisting John consists of members whose last names begin with a designated range of the alphabet. Typically, this group is responsible for bringing "goodies" and for the 6:30 pm set-up of tables and chairs, covering the tables, preparing the coffee, heating the tea water, and seeing there is a table centerpiece, cream and other beverages; also helping after the meeting by returning chairs and tables to storage and emptying the coffee makers and returning the used items to storage. ALL in this group should call John at 617-484-5748 (8-9 PM preferred) with message about attendance and refreshment options. Note: any other members who wish to bring goodies should also let John know for planning’s sake. Please take your turn gladly, remembering that, for every meeting that you serve, there will be two or three at which you will BE served! Tusen takke!
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New Lodge Songbooks

We continue to receive donations in honor of, or in memory of, family members, lodge members, friends, etc. The lyrics-only version of the songbook costs $5.00 and the version with both music and lyrics costs $20. So far, most of the donations have been for the version with both music and lyrics, and we hope that most people will choose that option. As one member put it, "It's always easier to sing a song, particularly a new one, if you know whether the notes are going up or down." Your donation to purchase a new songbook for the lodge is part of a greater effort, because the new songbook is a fund-raiser for the Sons of Norway Foundation Humanitarian Aid Fund. If you wish to purchase one of the new songbooks for the lodge, send your check, made payable to Norumbega Lodge #3-506" to Luana Marie Jøsvold. Let us know if the donation is in honor of, or in memory of, someone so that we can make a label to put in the songbook. Forms will also be available at the March meeting.
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Become A Tidende Booster!

A Tidende booster helps defray the cost of printing and mailing the Norumbega Tidende. To be a Tidende Booster the cost is $10.00 annually which will help with the printing and postage in mailing the newsletter to our entire Norumbega Family. It is a large expense item and your help will make a difference. You can send a check made out to Norumbega Lodge # 3-506 for $10.00 or more and we will add your name to the booster list, which is periodically printed in the newsletter. Checks should be sent to Peter Vatne, Treasurer. Thanks for your help.
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Small Group Workshops

Sessions taking place in a single morning or afternoon, on a variety of subjects in Scandinavian crafts and literature which would be difficult to present as programs for regular Lodge meetings. Workshops continue to be added. See the Small Group Workshops page for details.
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Sunshine Committee

Please remember to contact a member of the Sunshine Committee about those who are hospitalized, convalescing, or grieving. See "Sunshine Committee" in officers' list below. They await your calls.
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"In Honor Of..." Fundraiser for Scholarship Fund

Individual members can honor, recognize, memorialize, give thanks for, or express joy in... family and friends or family events, by submitting a note to such effect to be published in the Norumbega Tidende, and including a check of any amount from $5.00 on up made out to Norumbega Lodge 506. The amount of the check will not be released for public information. This should be sent to Jean Husher at the address shown in the membership list. --- A typical statement for publication in the Norumbega Tidende might be: "In Joy and Thanksgiving by Mary and John Doe for the birth of grandchild Knut, on March 14, 2002, in Albany, NY. The parents are son Tom and his wife Jane." Or perhaps: "In loving memory of my husband Dick Jones, who died February 10th, by his wife Helen."
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Lending Library

The list of publications in Norumbega Lodge's Lending Library is now ON LINE! To view the list, just click the desired category below. (Viewing these lists requires the Adobe Acrobat viewer; get a free copy if you need it.) For further information, or to request a publication, Lodge members should contact one of the Librarians, Ben and Shirley Olson. ... Books  CDs  Tapes  Videos
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Name Badges

If you do not have a Norumbega Lodge Name Tag, please fill out an order form at the Greeter's Table or, if that is not possible, mail an order (Print the Form) to Thor Jeffery (see soon-to-be-mailed current membership list for new address) with requested payment. (This is the red-on-white badge that you have seen on most of your Lodge brothers and sisters, and the cost is only $6.00.)
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Officers

** This information is for official Sons of Norway business use only. Use of this information for solicitation or commercial purposes is a violation of the Sons of Norway privacy policy and is strictly prohibited. **

Office

Name

President

Andrew Holman

Vice President

(open)

Counselor

Hans Christensen

Treasurer

Peter Vatne

Membership Secretary

Nancy Thurson

Recording Secretary

Christine Loken-Kim

Corresponding Secretary

Vera Ryen Gregg

Editor

Willis "Bill" Lund

Circulation Manager

Fred Hinchliffe

Trustees

Dick Husher, Ellen-Carin Piaskoski, Willis "Bill" Lund

Historian

Tore Dahl

Musician

Luana Marie Jøsvold, Andrew Holman, Just Holm

Librarians

Ben and Shirley Olson

Cultural Director

Luana Marie Jøsvold

Foundation Director

Michael Arnum

Social Director

John Gregg

Marshal

Earle Prentiss, Michael Arnum

Sports Director

Karen Lein

Youth Director

Vera Ryen Gregg

Publicity Director

Gary Johnson

Greeter

Thor Jeffery

Auditors

Kenneth Wood, Gary Johnson, Tom Vatne

Scholarship Committee

Kari Heistad, Harry Westcott

Language Program

Luana Marie Jøsvold

Webmaster

Roger Austin

Tubfrim

Anita Arnum

Sunshine Committee

Linda Klausen Smith, Marge Lund

 

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Date

Time

Event

Contact

June 4

Fri.
7:00 pm

Cultural Meeting
Scholarship Awards
2008 Third Disrtrict Convention Video

President

June 9 - 13

Wed. -
Sun.

District Three Convention

President

June 14

Mon.

S.L.C. Golf Tournament
Wedgwood Pines CC, Stow, MA

S.L.C.

June 23

Wed.
6:30

Fair Kickoff Meeting

Hansons

June 26

Sat.

Fairhaven Homecoming Day
Norumbega Lodge Booth

Luana

July 31

Sat.

Lobster Fest
Bailey Is, ME

Maine Nordmann

July 31

Sat.

Zone 2 Memorial Service

 

Aug. 19

Thurs.
7:30 pm

Norumbega Lodge Business Meeting
SLC Conf. Room

Luana

Sept. 11

Sat.

Cultural Meeting
Welcome Back Cookout

Luana

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