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MIDSOMMARFEST 2012 SUNDAY, JUNE 24th 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. St. Edward State Park, Kenmore

Dinner Meetings and Events Schedule

Edmonds Sons of Norway Lodge 2-130

515 Dayton Street, Edmonds (MAP with Directions)

Mailing address: P.O. Box 1651, Edmonds, WA 98020-1651

Meetings are held on the lower (ground) level of the Edmonds Masonic Center.

'Dynamic 2 Newsletter'

available at:
http://www.sofn2.com/home_newsletter.html

The Sons of Norway Foundation is including links to the following organizations that are currently on the ground in Haiti and have had long term connections within Haiti. They are:

   Doctors Without Borders
   World Vision International
   Lutheran World Relief
   Save the Children

Rather than collect donations through the Foundation, which will take precious time, we prefer you donate directly to the charity of your choice or from the list above.

Fraternally, Dan Rude - President, Sons of Norway

The Sno-Park is in seasonal use and it is illegal to drive wheeled vehicles beyond the Sno-Park. Trollhaugen District 2 Lodge (pricing) (map - http://XRL.us/TrollMap). If you have questions about Trollhaugen, call (509) 656-9997

Trollhaugen Parking for winter season 2011-2012

About 10 miles before you get to the Sno-Park (exit 52 or 53 if Eastbound, exit 71 or 70 if Westbound), call Trollhaugen Lodge at (509) 656-9997 so Lory or Tracy can unlock the parking gate (and collect your parking fee, cash or check, if necessary) at the Sno-Park and transport you up to Trollhaugen Lodge.

Parking is in a designated area but further down the same road than last year - take the right hand road at the Crystal Springs Snowpark entry.

Parking fees: One day $15 - Three days $25 - Four days $32 - Season pass $40

The Stampede Pass road is closed to wheeled vehicles beyond the Snowpark entry.

For information and fees about parking at the Crystal Springs Snowpark call (360) 902-8684 or go to http://www.parks.wa.gov/winter/nonmotorparks

Winter Activities in Washington State

* * * * * Click http://XRL.us/SonsCal to view a Calendar for District 2 Lodges. * * * * *

* * * * * Click http://XRL.us/Sons2Map to view a map of all District 2 Lodges. * * * * *

SAVING - SAVING - SAVING - Thats what we do best at SONS OF NORWAY

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Welcome to Edmonds Lodge. Monthly meetings begin with cultural activities and/or videos in the afternoon, often with live music, then a great meal followed by a program and short business meeting. Summer meetings are often held in a local or regional park.

You can conveniently return to this WEB page by "Googling" - edmonds sons - or - sons edmonds - or - edmonds norway - or - norway edmonds - or - edmonds "sons of norway" - and then clicking on Google's (TOP) link - Edmonds Sons of Norway. Or you can go to: XRL.us/EdmondsSons

2011 Meeting Schedule starting in September is on the month's second Wednesday, and our "usual" schedule is:

4:30 PM	Social/Cultural Activities with music
6:00 PM	NEW TIME for Dinner
7:00 PM	Program and Meeting

2012 Sons of Norway District 2 Convention in Tacoma

Wednesday May 23rd for the committee meetings

and May 24th - 26th for the convention.

Hosted by Norden 2 Lodge

meeting at: La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1425 East 27th Street, Tacoma, WA 98421 - (253) 383-0146 - map

Convention Registrar Joyce Taute n2conv2012@hotmail.com - or - Quinn and Erick Balstad (253) 531-2823

Click here for a convention flyer.

AND

Convention time is drawing near, and it’s time to get your projects ready for the Folk Art Competition and Exhibition. Let’s make our 2012 show a great one!

Please click here to get instructions for submitting your projects, the entry form, a waiver of responsibility, and a sheet of identification labels. Fill out all three forms. If you have any Folk Art questions, e-mail Roberta Morrow at birdeekay@earthlink.net or call her at (425) 743-7836. Entry deadline is April 28th.

MIDSOMMARFEST 2012

SUNDAY - JUNE 24th

11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

St. Edward State Park, Kenmore, WA - MAP

Edmonds Sons of Norway members enjoy a potluck lunch (noon) and membership meeting (11:30am) at the Skandia Folkdance Society Midsommarfest on June 24th 2012 from 11 am to 6 pm.

Midsommarfest, as presented by Skandia Folkdance Society, is a traditional Swedish celebration of the summer solstice, recreated in as authentic a manner as possible, complete with the 2:30 p.m. raising of a garlanded Midsommar pole, a serpentine dance around the pole, and hundreds of costumed musicians and dancers - traditions practiced in Sweden for centuries. Over the years since the 1959 inception of Skandia Midsommarfest, the festival has expand to include contributions from all the Nordic and Baltic countries so that the rich cultural diversity of all those lands can be experienced by Skandia Midsommarfest attendees.

Midsommarfest showcases a wealth of wonderful music and dancing by the Northwest's premier Nordic folk musicians and dancers (and this area boasts some of the best in the Western Hemisphere).

Allspel time is 3:20 pm, immediately following the ceremonies at the pole.

2012 Sunday - July 8th

Districts 2 and 7 Border Festival

Peace Arch Park in Blaine - map

games start at 9:30am
potluck picnic at 12 noon

Border Festival pictures

Starting January 13th - 2011 (and following Thursdays)
Northwest Nordic Ladies Chorus
NW Nordic Ladies Chorus practices at 7 PM - 9 PM on Thursdays at Normanna (425) 252-0291 in Everett. Sing in English, Norwegian, and Swedish. We are members of Sons of Norway and or Daughters of Norway. We are accepting new members beginning in January. We resumed practice on January 13th. Performances are at Sons of Norway and Daughters of Norway events, nursing homes, schools, etc. New members are welcome and don’t have to be Scandinavian. For more information, call (425) 315-1601 or e-mail NWNordicLadies@msn.com
The trouble with Harry is he's everywhere!
From the 3/17/2011 Edmonds Beacon Newspaper
Aging Gracefully - Lutefisk and Teamwork Published on Thu, Mar 17, 2011 by Marilyn Dauer
This is Harry pouring coffee at our previous pancake breakfast

And then along with Glen Werner he's with Marv Harshman (right side of Marv)
From Hangin' with ‘Harsh' in the 12/18/2010 Everett Herald
and then -
From the 12/09/2010 Edmonds Beacon Newspaper

"Peggy Kennedy, Director of the Food Bank accepts a check from Bob Stevenson, Edmonds Lodge Sons of Norway President. Also pictured are (l-r) Glenn Werner, Harold Malnes and Al Vadset, who are all Sons of Norway members as well as food bank volunteers.

In the spirit of the season, Edmonds Lodge Sons of Norway donated the final installment of a $1,000 pledge to the Carol Rowe Memorial Food Bank in Edmonds.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Sons of Norway District 2, consisting of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska, many lodges from the region participated in “100” themed activities.

The Edmonds Lodge decided to contribute money in $100 increments to the food bank. The money was collected from members and guests at the Sons of Norway monthly meetings and during the Lodge sponsored Saturday Pancake Breakfasts throughout this past year.

The Edmonds Sons of Norway has been contributing to the food bank for over 10 years, but this is the first time they have given at this level thanks to the addition of a collection box at the Pancake Breakfasts and generous contributions from members."

If you enjoy trolls, click here

Norwegian lunar eclipse - Norwegian aurora (videos)

Recent Google News for Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland

If you enjoy auroras, then check out these images from Kvaløya, Norway

- pictures > http://XRL.us/KvaloyaAurora

- maps > http://XRL.us/KvaloyaNorway

- general information > http://XRL.us/KvaloyaG

- Google aurora images

- Google aurora images from the space shuttle

Nov. 29th - 2011 - Kvaløya, (near Tromsø) Norway - by Fredrik Broms
This blog (scroll down for excellent photos) will post the latest news on northern lights.

Mark your calendar!
If you know of an upcoming Scandinavian event, please tell Gordon.

National Anthems of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, and Lapland.