Hovedstad Posten. Fra Presidenten. Joanne. Hurra for Syttende Mai! Kjære venner, Next Event May 22nd 6:00 PM.

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1 Hovedstad Posten Volume 44, Issue 5 May Kjære venner, Fra Presidenten Board Meetings Third Tuesday of the Month at 5:30 Subway Cleveland Ave & North St All members are invited Regular Meetings September May 4th Monday each month at 7:00 PM Columbian Hall 6794 Martin Way E Olympia, WA Need directions? Have a question about an upcoming meeting or event? Contact Linda Fialkowski norwaydreamer@comcast.net Next Event May 22nd 6:00 PM Wow, what a wonderful Norway Day we had! Even the sun came out to help us celebrate. Many thanks to all of you who helped to make it a success. We had Vikings all around us and the kids especially enjoyed interacting with them. Our bake sale sold out in record time this year and the café was not far behind. We had folks walking around with bags of the baked goods and a number of them took their bags to the car and came back for more. Norwegian goodies are always a big treat for our visitors. It seems we sell out earlier each year. A big Tusen Takk to the Olympic Crest Roasters for their donation of coffee and supplies. We truly appreciate their support. Our visitors always head for the complimentary coffee as soon as they come in the door. We had a few new vendors this year, which is a welcome change. It gives our visitors more choices and they seemed to like the variation. All in all, it was a terrific day and we should be proud of a job well done! Now, plans are underway for another successful Norway Day next year. A special Velkommen to all the new members who joined at Norway Day. Now they will get to be involved in Norway Day - just like their fellow Lodge members and, they will get to share in all the fun. Our District 2 Zone 4 seminar was held last weekend in Tacoma. It was a good opportunity to network with other Sons Lodges and to exchange ideas. We will have another one in two years, and, hopefully we can have an even better representation from Hovedstad Lodge. Our next event will be our Syttende Mai dinner scheduled for May 22 nd. We will have a wonderful dinner at the River s Edge Restaurant. Be sure to get your reservations in early as seating will be somewhat limited and reservations are pouring in. More information is elsewhere in the newsletter. This will be a fun evening you won t want to miss. I hope to see many of you there. Hurra for Syttende Mai! Joanne

2 Hovedstad Lodge 2017 Executive Officers President, Joanne Gray Vice President, Bill Hegge Secretary, Nancy Hill Treasurer, Judy Byles Counselor, Linda Fialkowski Program Directors Social Director, Jytta Wagoner Cultural Director, David Olsen Youth /Sports Director, Elaine/Bob Dunn Support Directors Marshals Ron MacDonald & John Gray Trustees Dan Konopatzke 3 Yr Terra Hegge 2 Yr Anne Vatshell, 1 Yr Hostess Coordinators Terra Hegge Greeters Lori Gibson Nancy Huddleston Editor Linda Fialkowski norwaydreamer@comcast.net Hovedstad Lodge Sons of Norway Lodge Meeting April 24, 2017 The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. Hovedstad Lodge regrets the loss of Elizabeth (Tina) Ashley and recognizes her loss with a resolution of sympathy. Roll call was taken. There were 30 members present, 9 of which were officers. Our guests were: Rich and Sheri Lomsdale, Rolf and Nancy Lysne, Jean Laws, Alissa Neely, Fred Jackson, Marti Brown, Matthew Dalos and Frank Byles. There were no corrections or additions to be made to March s minutes. MSP Reports: Vice President 10 people signed up expressing interest in the Sons of Norway, six of them are present tonight. Five applications were filled out. Secretary no report Treasurer Report given on the checking account. Cultural The woodcarving demonstration was well received at Norway Day and an offer was extended to the lodge to do a demonstration at the fall Trustee no report Sunshine Thinking of You cards were sent to Ruth McCausland and Janet Carlson. Youth The Sons of Norway garden plot at the Thurston County Fairgrounds was started with the help of some 4-H kids. An application for the Lodge to be in the 17 th of May parade in Ballard has been submitted. The parade lines up at 5:00 p.m. There are children s activities at the Nordic Heritage Museum and Elaine has passes to the museum for free admission on the 17 th. On Norway Day Bob sold 17 th of May pins, Elaine had games set up outside with games for the kids to play. Sports no report Editor/Councilor An extra 30 newsletters were printed and given out at Norway Day. If anyone has anything for the newsletter or changes for the membership book, please let Linda know. Old Business: Norway Day Norway Day was a success! Attendance was down a little, but profits were up at both the Nordic Café and the Bake Sale. We have once again surpassed last year. We will have Norway Day again next year on April 21, Scholarships The committee met and two continuing education scholarships will be awarded. They will be announced at the dinner in May. The new scholarship application for music students is now available on the website for the Stemne. The requirements are on the website as well. The zone seminar was last Saturday. Attendance was low but there was a lot of good information. New Business: Nordic Heritage Festival at PLU will be April 29 th, This year there will be a Viking encampment downstairs in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. They are open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no admission fee. Next month our Syttende Mai will be a dinner at the Rivers Edge May 22, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. The President of the Kelso Lodge is interested in doing a joint picnic with several of the lodges in the area this summer. The next meeting will be May 22, 2017 at Rivers Edge Restaurant in Tumwater. Our speaker will be Claudia Berguson, Associate Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Area Studies at PLU. The meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Nancy Hill, Secretary

3 Velkommen New New Members Andreassen, Eric Quinault Quinault Dr Dr NE NE Olympia Olympia WA WA Phone (360) (360) Dalos, Matthew Matthew M Dalos 1614 Woodard Ave NW Olympia, WA (253) mattdalos@hotmail.com Jackson, Fred Lomsdale 3630 Bacall Richard St NE 9329 Lacey, Milburn WA Loop SE Olympia (530) WA Phone cohassetjack@outlook.com - (360) rlomsdale@msn.com Lomsdale, Richard Lundstad 9329 Milburn Julie Loop Ann SE 6922 Olympia Mill WA Ct SE Lacey (360) WA Phone rlomsdale@msn.com - (360) jlundstad@hotmail.com Lundstad, Julie Ann Olsen 6922 Mill Jeff Ct SE Lacey WA st Loop SE (360) Olympia WA Phone jlundstad@hotmail.com - (360) Olsen, Jeff Olson st Kirk Loop & Teresa SE 4919 Olympia Foxtrail WA Dr NE Olympia (360) WA Phone - (360) teresa.l.olson@gmail.com Olson, Kirk & Teresa 4919 Foxtrail Dr NE Rosalyn Olympia Tobeck WA (360) Maytown SW Olympia, teresa.l.olson@gmail.com WA Tobeck, Rosalyn 5828 Maytown SW Olympia, WA (360)

4 Happy Norway Norway is the happiest place on Earth, according to a United Nations agency report - toppling neighbor Denmark from the number one position. The World Happiness Report measures "subjective well-being" - how happy the people are, and why. Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland round out the top five, while the Central African Republic came last. Western Europe and North America dominated the top of table, with the US and UK at 14th and 19th, respectively. Countries in sub-saharan Africa and those hit by conflict have predictably low scores. Syria placed 152 of 155 countries - Yemen and South Sudan, which are facing impending famine, came in at 146 and 147. The World Happiness Report was released to coincide with the United Nations' International Day of Happiness on 20 March. Today s Recruitment Goals Fuel Future Success Sons of Norway Headquarters is pleased to announce the launch of its 2017 recruitment campaign a revamped and expanded Founders Day Awards. With our 125th anniversary fast approaching, the new campaign reinforces the vision of Sons of Norway s founders for an organization that celebrates its roots while continuing to look toward the future. With the new Founders Day Award, lodges that reach their target recruitment goal are rewarded with a number of prizes. These include a $200 cash card the lodge may use toward a celebration of reaching its goal, exclusive access to a new program for lodge members, and more. Join the conversation about growing Sons of Norway into the future - find us on or on our Facebook page. Better yet - share how you or your lodge is working toward the future by using #Growingto2020

5 Syttende Mai Norway s Constitution Day Facts about Norway s Constitution Most of us know that the Constitution was signed on May 17, 1814, a day that Norway celebrates today with massive parades and parties annually. But there are plenty more interesting facts surrounding this event, arguably Norway s greatest event in history. Did you know that the Constitution that was signed and adopted is the second oldest written Constitution in the world still in existence today? At the time it was also considered to be the most forward thinking and radically democratic Constitution ever written. Did you know that the Constitution underwent a linguistic revision in 1903? The overall language of the Constitution has basically remained unaltered, and the 1903 language is still used when proposed changes are made to the Constitution. Norway Day 2017 Did you know that the document was inspired by the United States and French constitutions? The main difference was the text that referred to Norway as a Constitutional Monarchy. Did you know that within the famous portrait of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll, about 70 of the 112 delegates present were painted well enough to be identified? Did you know that the representatives who put the Constitution together were under great pressure to finish the document? The Constitution was written and signed in 5 weeks. The January 14, 1814 Kiel Treaty said that Denmark would relinquish control over Norway to Sweden. During that transition of power Norway was considered an independent kingdom. In taking full advantage of that control a Constituent Assembly was put together, a King was appointed and a Constitution was written. Judy, Judi & Ken Protecting or plundering? Chuck & his whirligigs Linda taking role Joanne & the mystery viking Ardean, the Traveling troll

6 Mark Your Calendar May 17 6:00 PM Syttende Mai Parade in Ballard (Call Elaine ) May :30-3:30 Rosemaling Classes at PLU $75 Register at May 20 2:00 PM Viking Fest Parade in Poulsbo May 22 Syttende Mai Dinner at River s Edge $5 Members, $25 Guests June Midsummer Fest in Astoria, OR June, July, August Summer picnic- (Date to be determined) Aug The Other Country play performed at Foss Waterway Seaport $10 The story of Andrew & Thea Foss Sept 19 6:00 PM Board Meeting Sept 25 6:30 PM Regular Meeting Potluck & Bring a Thing show & tell Hostess Coordinator Terra Hegge Hovedstad Posten Editor Linda Fialkowski 8108 Afflerbaugh Ct SE Olympia, WA 98503