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MAKEN
Trollhaugen
District 2 Ski
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February 7
February 2015
Volume 99 Issue 2
This Month
Friday Night Dinners - February
6 - Open
13- Shorty, Jan & Moncrief – TBD
20- VFW – Pork Roast
27- McDonough-Kelley Crew
Friday Night Dinner Crews are
desperately needed. We are down to
very few crews that are doing
dinners. If you would be willing to
sign up for a dinner, or help out,
please let Vicky know in the
office(360)779-5209. If you haven't
done a dinner before, and would like
to, there are several people that
would be willing to walk you thru it
a few times.
Lutefisk And Meatball Dinner
A Lodge Tradition
Saturday January 31, 2015 noon to
5:00pm. Dinner includes Lutefisk,
meatballs, lefse, carrots, boiled
potatoes, coleslaw, ice cream,
krumkake and beverages. Public
welcome. Adults $23, children 10
and under $10. Volunteers are still
needed to help with preparation and
serving of the dinner. If you can
help, please contact the office at
306-779-5209.
2015 Officers
Congratulations to our new Lodge
Officers for 2015. Thank you to
Zone Director Jerry Erickson for
presiding over the installation. The
list of new lodge officers was
published in the December maaken.
Thank You from Sharenet
Mark Ince, Executive director for
Sharenet food bank in Kingston,
thanks the lodge and all its members
for their generous support through
the sharenet auction. $7,100 was
donated from this event.
Ladies Club News
Once again a big thank you to all
who helped with the preparations for
the Lutefisk dinner. A special thanks
to Myrt Jodry for organizing the
krumkake work party and to Sue
Dabinett for putting together the two
day lefse work party. The dinner
couldn't have happened without
these important Norwegian staples.
Our February 5th luncheon will be a
Valentine themed potluck. Be sure to
bring your favorite dish to share.
Kitchen and Food Use
As you all are finding in your
every day grocery shopping, prices
continue to rise. It would be
appreciated if everyone preparing
meals-be it dinners, Rotary
breakfast, Kaffe Stua and other
meals-be especially mindful of
waste and be frugal in their purchase
of needed items. It is up to everyone
to help out your Lodge, so please be
cautious in your spending and use of
all food items.
Centennial Update
Our Lodge will be celebrating its
100th birthday on June 15, 2016.
Leading up to this important event,
there will be monthly celebrations of
our centennial beginning in June
2015. We will be kicking off our
celebration on June 20th with a
presentation of our lodge's history
following
our
Midsommer
festivities.
Lutefisk Dinner
The Maaken will be going to press
before the Lutefisk dinner occurs. A
big thank you to the 70+ volunteers
that will have helped with Lutefisk
dinner. Know that we could not have
done the dinner without you! Tussen
Takk! - Rob Kodalen
Coming Events
February 2015
7
District 2 Ski Races (Trollhaugen)
13 Valentines Dinner party
March
13 St Patrick's Day dinner Party
April
4
Easter Egg Hunt
24 Spray Rib Night
26 Lodge Spring Cleaning
May
1
Cinco De Mayo Dinner Party
4
Leikarringen End of year Party
12 Lodge Memorial Service
15-17 Viking Fest (17 Syttende Mai)
18 Leikarringen Registration
June
15 Family Potluck and Folk Dance
TBD Heritage Day Camp
20 Mid-sommer and Cent. kick-off
July
11 Borderfest
18 Trollhuagen Steak Fry
25 Luau
August
6
Ladies Club Picnic
9
Knudson/Berg Golf Tournament
10 Folk Dance Workshop
15 Revisit the Codfish Derby
14-17 Stemne
22 Dist 2 Golf Tournament
September
12 Harvest Fest
19 Ladies Club rummage Sale
22-27 Dist 2 Heritage Retreat
October
2
Oktoberfest dinner party
9
Leif Erikson Day
30 Halloween dinner party
November
1
Lodge Fall Cleaning Day
6
Veterans appreciation Night
29 Lodge Decorating day
December
5
Christmas Bazaar and Julefest
10 Ladies Club Christmas Dinner
13 Sharenet Auction
14 Children's Lucia party
16 Christmas Kaffe Stua
18 Christmas Membership Dinner
28 Family Folk Dance party
President’s Message
Hilsen fra Presidenten,
Again, I want to thank the Members for giving me the opportunity to
serve as the Lodge president. This coming year will be both
challenging and exciting as we prepare for our Centennial
Celebration.
I want to thank all of the new Officers and Board of Directors for their
commitment of time and talent to our Lodge and a special thanks to
Jerry Erickson Zone 4 Director for District 2 Sons of Norway for
presiding over the installation.
Congratulations and a huge thank you to our Man and Woman of the
year – Les Faulk and Aldeen Emrick. They set a fine example of
volunteerism with all they have done for the Lodge this past year.
I am looking forward to the Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner and want to
thank all the volunteers for making this tradition happen. I want to
acknowledge Rob and Donna Kodalen for their leadership in
organizing this event.
Ha Det Bra - Glen - President
Welcome New Members
Gail and Howard Jensen, Joan Kimmel, Amelia & John Miller,
Jonathan and Lindsey Erickson, Penny McLaughlin and Robert Nutter
Folk Dancing
Mondays 7-9
A fun time with
simple beginning partner
dances--waltz, polska, and
schottishe. Beyond basics
continues afterwards. Singles or
couples welcome. Leather soled
shoes
recommended. Call Julie Buckel at 360394-9698 for more info.
--Monday, Feb 16 Live Music, bring
Snacks
Language Lesson
-No Class on President's day. Contact
Stan Overby for class placement 990-0018
Library
Open Mondays 4:30-6:30 plus before and
after lodge meetings. Closed President’s day.
Leikarringen
Our dancers will be performing at the
February lodge meeting. No classes on
President's day. Call Alisha for information
(360)271-7302.
Mailing list update
In January and February we will be updating our Maaken mailing list.
If you are not a member and would like to continue receiving the
Maaken please join the lodge this month. If you are a member and
don't receive your March Maaken please contact the lodge.
Vestre Sund Mannskor
Men who enjoy Norwegian heritage in song.
Thursdays 7:30-9:00 pm.
Call Warren
Rosvold
for
info.
360-930-0504
Scholarship Winners, Where Are They Now?
Claire Marlow graduated with honors from the University of
Washington with a degree in Mathematics. She is currently serving as
a lieutenant in the US Army.
Hannah Graves graduated with honors from Wyoming Catholic
College with a degree in Liberal Arts. She is currently teaching Art
and Latin in Houston, TX.
Your generous support of the scholarship fund allows us to award
scholarships to our youth members who have been actively serving
the lodge. Thank you for your continued support.
Ladies Book Club
Feb 16 at Liberty Bay books at 1:00pm.
This month's book TBA.
Sami People's Day in Norway
February 6th is celebrated as the indigenous Sami People’s Day in Norway
and other Scandinavian countries. The day is official flag day in Norway,
and the Sami flag is flown on all official buildings.
The Nordic Sami Council decided in 1992 to celebrate a joint Sami National
Day, and the day was first celebrated on February 6th 1993.
It marks the date of the first Sami National Convention in Trondheim in
1917. This was the first time the Sami gathered around common interests,
across national Nordic boundaries.
The Sami National Day on February 6th has been made
official flag day in Norway, alone or alongside the
Norwegian flag.
Around 40,000 Sami live in Norway, 20,000 in Sweden
and 7,000 in Finland. In addition, an estimated 2,000 live
in Russia.
http://www.pcnsa.org/LocalGroups/Poulsbo.html
Woodcarving
North Kitsap Woodcarvers Guild meets
Thursdays in the Norse Room from 6-8pm.
All levels of expertise welcome. For info,
call Jeff Iller at 698-7175.
Nordic Needleworkers
Instruction in Hardangar embroidery and
help in other handwork is available.
Fridays 10-1pm. Call Virginia for info. (360930-0100.
Rosemaling Support
Rosemaling group will meet the first
Thursday of the month at 6:00pm. Please
bring paints, brushes, and a project to work
on. Children accompanied by an adult are
welcome. Children should use acrylic rather
than oil paints. Call (360)930-8100 for more
information.
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February 2015
Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
16
4:30-6:30-Library
4:30-Leikarringen
Norwegian Classes
5:30-adv beg
6:30-int
7:30 -adv int
7-9pm-Folk Dancing
3
10:30am -Tai Chi
5 to 7pm - Dinner
7:00pm Board Meeting
4
11am-2pm
Kaffe Stua
(Norwegian Luncheon)
5
10am – Adv Norwegian
noon - Ladies club
6:00pm -Trivia
6:00pm-Woodcarving
& Rosmaling support
6:30pm Beg Norwegian
7:30 V. S. Mannskor
8
16
4:30-6:30-Library
4:30-Leikarringen
Norwegian Classes
5:30-adv beg
6:30-int
7:30 -adv int
7-9pm-Folk Dancing
10
10:30am -Tai Chi
5 to 7pm - Dinner
7:00pm lodge mtg
Library Open
11
11am-2pm
Kaffe Stua
(Norwegian Luncheon)
12
13
10am – Adv Norwegian 10-1- Nordic Needle
noon - Ladies club
workers
6:00pm -Trivia
6:00pm – Dinner –
6:00pm-Woodcarving
& Rosmaling support
6:30pm Beg Norwegian
7:30 V. S. Mannskor
14
15
16
President's day – No
Language Classes or
leikarringen
7-9pm-Folk Dance
party – Live music
17
10:30am -Tai Chi
1:00pm -Ladies Book
Club
5 to 7pm - Dinner
18
11am-2pm
Kaffe Stua
(Norwegian Luncheon)
19
20
10am – Adv Norwegian 10-1- Nordic Needle
6:00pm-Woodcarving
workers
& Rosmaling support
6:00pm – Dinner
6:30pm Beg Norwegian
7:30 V. S. Mannskor
21
22
23
4:30-6:30-Library
4:30-Leikarringen
Norwegian Classes
5:30-adv beg
6:30-int
7:30 -adv int
7-9pm-Folk Dancing
24
25
11am-2pm
Kaffe Stua
(Norwegian Luncheon)
26
27
10am – Adv Norwegian 10-1- Nordic Needle
6:00pm -Trivia
workers
6:00pm-Woodcarving 6:00pm - Dinner
& Rosmaling support
6:30pm Beg Norwegian
7:30 V. S.Mannskor
28
1
No Pancake Breakfast
Super bowl Party
Monday
Friday
6
10-1- Nordic Needle
workers
6:00pm – Dinner
Sami People's Day in
Norway
Saturday
7
Ski Races
at
Trollhaugen
Thank you Nordic Folklore for the use of the pictures on our calendar
For various reasons, menus and/or the cost of meals may vary from
time to time from what is shown on the calendar. Call the lodge office
or Trolls Den for the most current information regarding meals.
Inclement Weather Policy
When North Kitsap Schools are closed due to inclement weather, the lodge will be closed.
This does not include rentals. Groups renting the lodge will make their own decisions.
some of our 2015 board members
2015 Man and Woman of the year, Les
and Aldeen
Donna and David complete the
virtual pilgrimage to
Trondheim
Our Scholarship Winners; Where are they now?
Hannah Graves and Claire Marlow
Thank you for your support of our
Scholarship Fund. With your help we
are able to award scholarships to our
youth members who have been active in
the lodge, helping them pursue their
education. Donations to the Scholarship
fund are gratefully accepted at any time.
See Phil Swenson.
Hannah Graves graduated from WCC and then
spent the summer at Oslo Summer school with
scholarships from our lodge and Dist 2 . She was
also our 2012 scholarship winner.
Claire Marlow with her Parents - After
Graduating from UW Claire was
commissioned as an Officer in the US
Army. She received a scholarship from
our lodge in 2010
RMD & LTCI
I hope all had a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Now that we are into the New Year it is time to look
ahead. For those of you that are over 70 ½ and have an IRA or IRAs it is that time of year when the IRS is wanting you
to make a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). Now, for those of you that do not want to do this because you don’t
need the added income or the increase in tax payment; the IRS will levy a 50% penalty plus tax on the amount of RMD
that was required. Please check with your tax professional on how you need to withdraw from your IRA.
For those of you that don’t need the RMD to live on and will just stick it in the bank to draw zero or next to zero
interest; here is an idea that can greatly enhance your retirement years. In last month’s Maken we talked about the Fear
of Aging. Two of the biggest concerns were running out of money and requiring some form of Long Term Care (LTC).
Instead of taking your RMD and sticking it into a bank why not open a non-qualified annuity with the Sons of Norway
and have your RMD go directly into your annuity. This way the growth in the annuity is tax deferred and down the road
when funds get tight you have another source of funds to draw on.
Getting old is not for wimps! I have a very good friend whose wife has been in a Nursing Home for over two years. The
cost for those two years is a little over $250,000 dollars. The BIG IF is how much longer will this go on? In another
two years it will be over a Half Million Dollars. Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) is costly, but not having it can be
disastrous!
Marlene Taylor and I are Sons of Norway Financial Benefit Counselors and we are required to make you aware of the
Financial Products the Sons of Norway provide for their Members. A financial review costs nothing but may be worth
millions to you.
You can telephone me at 1-866-648-8889 or email me at “[email protected]”.
Marlene Taylor, a Charter Life Underwriter, (CLU), can be contacted at 360-426-5595.
Ralph M. Naddeo
1-866-648-8889, e-mail [email protected].
Marlene Taylor, a Charter Life Underwriter, (CLU)
360-426-5595
February 2015 check our Website: www.poulsbosonsofnorway.com
Måken Identification Statement
Måken is a newsletter of the Poulsbo Lodge No 44 of the Sons of Norway, a non-profit organization located at 18891 Front St,
Poulsbo, WA 98370. Published monthly. Issue date, number and volume are located on the front page. No ISSN has been
assigned. The newsletter is sent to all members of the Poulsbo Lodge at no additional cost. Each issue has a circulation of 1,000.
Editor: Joanne Graves (360)297-2186
Office Manager: Vicky Spray 360-779-5209
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P.O. Box 653
Poulsbo, WA 98370
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