SONS of NORWAY DISTRICT 7 in BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA

Varden Lodge New Westminster, B.C. The Christmas season has now begun and there are many events planned by all lodges for members to enjoy. It is hope...

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SONS of NORWAY DISTRICT 7 in BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA

eiflette December 2017

Viking Lodge members show the time is right to wear those beautiful Norwegian sweaters. Marit Henderson receives for 50 Year membership pin by Sleipner Lodge President, Marion Snowball

Daphne Shaw of Eidsvold Lodge prices her wares for Eidsvold Lodge Craft Fair

Merry Christmas

& & Happy Happy New New Year! Year!

Gloria Carlstad of Dawson Creek Lodge celebrating a milestone birthday Oct. 28.

Young lefse makers work on getting the dough just right: Cian Beeby, Wesley Britt, Jayden Britt & Nerissa Beeby (Varden Lodge Heritage members). Next Deadline is January 10th. 2018

www.sofn7.com in B.C. The Scenic Seventh

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District Officers PRESIDENT, Erik Brochmann

32412 Ptarmigan Drive, Mission, B.C. V2V 5R5 604-820-9760 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT Bruce Strang 3450 Oxford Street Vancouver, B.C. V5K 1N9 604-291-1664 [email protected] SECRETARY Thelma Lysne #14 - 5051 – 203 Street Langley, B.C. V3A 1V5 604-514-1780 [email protected] TREASURER Andrina Benazic 644 Dominion Street Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2X7 250-819-0865 [email protected] CULTURAL DIRECTOR Susan Strang 3450 Oxford Street Vancouver, B.C. V5K 1N9 604-291-1664 [email protected] YOUTH AND RECREATION DIRECTOR Tania Jacobsen 813 Eildon Sreet Port Moody, B.C. V3H 1B2 604-939-2071 [email protected]

PUBLICITY DIRECTOR Jim Tore Breivik 6194 Parkwood Drive Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6C8 250-758-7576 (h) 250-741-7576 [email protected] GENERAL DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR Gloria Benazic 1590 Highland Drive N. Kelowna, B,C. V1Y 4K8 250 -613-9234 [email protected] DISTRICT ZONE  DIRECTORS

Jim Tore Breivik Zone 1 Director Nordlys, Eidsvold 53, North Star 63, Vestlandet 97 Bruce Strang Zone 2 Director Sleipner 8, Varden 19, Viking 81, Golden Ears 137, Trollheimen 157 Andrina Benazic Zone 3 Director Vinland 28, Rondane 71, Dawson Creek 79 Storland 140, Kjonne Dal 142 Zone 4 Nordic 76, Hardanger 109 Heimdal 141 NO ZONE DIRECTIOR

Editor’s Note

Soon it will be Christmas and then a brand new year! I wish you all a very happy holiday with family and friends. Drive carefully if you are travelling, especially over the mountain passes. There is talk of lots of snow again like last year, but I’ve also heard that El nino seems to be around, so guess we’ll deal with whatever comes – a little like opening Christmas presents!

Remember, there is no Leiflette in January so the next dealine is January 10th for the February issue.

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Unni Hadden, Editor 163 - 7790 King George Blvd., Surrey, B.C. V3W 5Y4 Email: [email protected] Ph. 604-596-2383

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hi again District 7 members: It’s that time again, Christmas is just around the corner, with all that is involved with that celebration. Lutefisk, Pinnekjøtt, Ribbe or whatever you are used to serving and eating during the Holiday. Whatever you are having I know it will be a good and memorable meal. I have a couple of items to mention in my last message to you this year. First, as I have mentioned in my last Erik Brochmann couple of messages, the Nominating Committee for the 2018 District Lodge meeting/Convention are working on finding candidates for positions on the District Board as well as District 7 Director and Alternate to the International Board. If you are interested in any of the positions on the board listed on this page that are “up for grabs”, please contact one of the members of the committee, or myself. For your information, nominations from the floor, which has been allowed in the past are no longer permissible according to the current Sons of Norway Constitution. Name and contact information of the members of the Nominating committee were listed in last month’s Leiflette. Secondly, we will try something new for next year’s Convention. As you probably have heard, the District Lodge meeting will be shortened by one day, and we have added a training session open for delegates and other non-delegate members. It is a half day event on the afternoon of Friday May 26. We are working on the actual program for this event, and we hope to be able to present that in our next Leiflette which will be the February issue. The event is free, but you need to register using the Convention registration form, which will be provided to the lodges in the new year. This is the last opportunity to participate in the 2017 Member Recruitment Campaign as it runs out at the end of December. Make sure the application gets to Minneapolis by mid-December, so they can be registered before the end of the year. A related way of participating would be part of “The Joy of Giving the Gift of Fellowship.” Call 800-945-8851 Ext. 643 and order a gift membership to a family member or friend. Our District’s membership shows a 0.0% change compared to the membership at 31/12/2016, and stands at 1,151 adult members. Lodges that are showing a positive membership increase this year are: Eidsvold 1.7%, Sleipner 3.6%, Viking 5.6%, Trollheimen 11.1% and Hardanger 11.1%. Keep up the good work! Veronica and I wish you all a healthy, comfortable and prosperous season filled with peace, love and happiness with you family and friends! God Jul og Godt Ny År! Veronica and Erik

The Sons of Norway Foundation in Canada acept tax deductible donations from Sons of Norway members and others living in Canada. Please check out our new web site: www.sonfic.ca for more information including donation and application forms for scholarships, bursaries and grants. Please make cheques out to: SONS OF NORWAY FOUNDATION IN CANADA and mail to C/O 32412 Ptarmigan Drive, Mission, B.C. V2V 5R5

Lodge Updates

Sleipner Lodge #8 Vancouver, B.C. Seterkveld was a fabulous dinner with roast pork. Cooked apples, roasted potatoes, salad, sauerkraut and gravy topped it off. Beforehand, we had Rommegrot with chunks of butter and cinnamon sugar to sprinkle on top. Definitely an acquired taste – one guest ate his and his wife’s! There were over 100 guests attending, thanks to Borghild’s persistence in inviting people by the old-fashioned telephone. Thank you to Engeborg Bekken for explaining that Seterkveld used to be a dinner celebration that Norwegian farmers would have in their barn after bringing the cows home from pasture. The Rommegrot was made with a heavy cream directly from the cows. Later events included the Toonie Toss hosted by Hayley Brawn and won twice by Ron Stubbing. Way to go Ron!! After the dishes were cleared and a few tables taken away, we enjoyed the band ‘Rhythm Street.’ They played polkas, waltzes, golden oldies and later some good ol’ rock & roll. Welcome to Norway was a success as alway! October 12th, we had a social dinner for our Sleipner Lodge meeting and initiated new mem-

Everybody enjoyed Seterkveld – the food, the dancing to the music of Rhythm Street & good friendship

Andy Anderson received a pin for 45 year membership. Congratulating him is Marian Snowball, President of Sleipner. bers and some winning recipients of the Foundation Scholarship. We welcomed the new members to Sleipner at this dinner. Welcome to our lodge! Do not forget our December Lodge meeting on December 14th at the Scandinavian Center. This is a potluck dinner. The Lutefisk will be supplied by Sleipner Lodge. There will be an opportunity to donate money to the food bank. Sleipner Lodge offers deep

New Sleipner members from left to right is Chris Gibson, Renee Jackson & Dianne Baker. Welcome to our lodge! condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of officer, John Davidson, of the Abbotsford Police Force who died in the line of duty on the morning of November 06 . The band ‘Piper Down’ who has been playing at Hatzic in the

Gazebo at our Midsummers celebration for years is composed of officers from the Abbotsford Police Force. One of the band members is a member of our lodge). Tania Jacobsen, Publicity

Norwegian Baking Beeee…

Erik Brochmann, president of District 7, gave awards, (right to left), to Brenden Morris-Reade, Emily Blacklaws & Matthew Blacklaws. Congratulations!

Anyone interested in joining us on Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 at the Scandinavian Centre????? 6:30 to 9:30 pm. We want to bake, bake and more bake. We want to donate most of the baked goods to the Norwegian Convention that takes place in Langley on Wednesday, May 25th, 2018. But…we need you to help and we need people who can give advice along the way (experienced bakers too!!!) If you can help or want to learn, please call Tania at 604-939-2071 or email at: [email protected] 3.

Varden Lodge

New Westminster, B.C. The Christmas season has now begun and there are many events planned by all lodges for members to enjoy. It is hoped that many will attend some of these special events. Viking Lodge has their Christmas Buffet on Thursday, December 7th at Newlands Golf Club. Sleipner Lodge will have a Potluck supper that may include Lutefisk on Thursday, December 14th in the Scandinavian Centre. All seniors can enjoy a Turkey Dinner on Friday, December 8th. Varden will not have a Children’s Christmas party this year. We are encouraging members who have children to join us at the Scandinavian Centre on Wednesday, December 13th, for the Norway House Christmas Party. They have refreshments, program, singing around the

Connor Schilbach, Varden's youngest Heritage member, gets some "tips" from a couple of power lefse bakers, Karen Schilbach, (Mom) & Edina Beeby, (Auntie). Christmas Tree and gifts for the children – lots of fun! If you would like some Norwegian baking or other baking, Normanna’s Auxiliary are hosting their annual Christmas Event on Saturday, December 2nd at 11am. There will be an Auction, as well as a Silent Auction and Treasure and Trinket Table. Lunch will be Open-faced sandwiches and waffles and lots of Coffee and Kringle. Everyone is welcome. Vivian Bates, Publicity

Eidsvold Lodge #53 Victoria, B.C.

Well, Autumn has arrived in its usual blustery, wet way, and Winter is practically upon us! As our umbrelVarden’s Nerissa Beeby, (age 10), & las shudder in the wind Jayden Britt, (age 12), are experts at while we rush along the making lefse.

NORWEGIAN MEATBALL DINNER FUND RAISER JANUARY 12, 2018 SCANDINAVIAN CENTRE

Varden Lodge will once again be hosting a fund raising Norwegian Meatball Dinner to raise money for

the Sons of Norway Foundation in Canada. The evening will begin with a no-host bar "Happy Hour" followed by a dinner featuring Norwegian Meatballs, potatoes, a salad bar and dessert. Tickets – $25 each.

For tickets and more information please contact Susan Strang at 604-291-1664 or email [email protected]. 4.

sidewalks, we think about the many things we have to do once we get home. Getting Elisabeth Jensen on of Eidsvold Lodge on coffee duty, ready for the Holidays can be a daunting task: it often seems of reading with them by modeling like there aren’t enough minutes in story telling with a child’s the day to do what has to be done. favourite book. If you have a November was a busy month love of reading and some free for Eidsvold Lodge members. time on your hands, think about Apart from chatting over coffee or sharing that joy with the children knitting, bowling or dancing, and in your own family and in your Torskeklubben or Jenteklubben neighbourhood schools. It’s an events, members made plans. We activity that warms the heart, and put on our annual Scandinavian that’s never a bad thing! Craft Fair at Norway House: longAnd so, Eidsvold Lodge time crafters and artisans brought members look forward to Decemtheir finest to sell to a willing pubber and Jultrefest and wish you lic, and helpers in the kitchen put the best that Autumn and the Holtogether a wide variety of openiday Season bring! faced sandwiches for our visitors to enjoy. It was a full house! A Fraternally, Carolyn Ingbritson week later, members enjoyed a Lutefisk dinner -- always popular North Star Lodge with members and their guests. #63 Nanaimo, B.C. And, for those who weren’t brave enough to try the fish, the cooks in the kitchen offered up a tasty serv- God Jul from North Star Lodge ing of meatballs instead. Finally, to all lodges in District 7 ! In November, at our meeting the Jenteklubben hosted the we heard about Telemark in the monthly luncheon with delicious last of our "Getting to Know Norchicken potpies and salads. Yes, way" series. Linda Harvey spoke Eidsvold Lodge members love about her father's place of birth, their comfort foods! Seljord in Telemark, as well as his Eidsvold Lodge, like many lodges around the nation, has journey to Canada in 1929. The adopted one of the schools in the day he was leaving Oslo was a day Hillside-Quadra neighbourhood. of great celebration as the Crown Every week, three of our members Prince Olav and his bride, visit George Jay Elementary Martha, were getting married. School and listen to little ones take He witnessed the great crowds their first steps in reading. Some- and the grand procession of Olav times, they share their own love and Martha. An enjoyable story written by a 16 year old boy leav-

Synove DeDreu & Christie Sullivan count money mafe at the Silent Auction. The proceeds go to the Foundation.

Attached is a magazine picture from 1929; the Crown Wedding ing alone for Canada. Pictures and diary excerpts brought the story alive. This series, “Getting to Know Norway,” has been popular in our lodge and I think "Getting to Know Norway Part 2" will follow in 2018! Members are getting ready to celebrate Christmas with our annual Jule Selskap! We will be treated with a Norwegian dinner and entertained by accordion music, story tellers, singing and silent auctions. Every December a couple of our members help out with serving a turkey dinner to the school we support through donations and workers. This meal is much appreciated. Have a blessed Christmas and a Happy 2018 ! Linda Harvey, Social Director

Rondane Lodge

# 71 Prince George, B.C. The October Ladies Meeting was held at the home of Rita Austad, with 17 members present. Details of the upcoming Christmas parties were discussed, but after doing them for over 50 years, most of our members, except for the new ones, know exactly what to do. The first party, will be the ladies meeting, again at the home of Unna Skuggedal, on December 7, starting at 7 pm. The next will be the Family Christmas Party on Sunday, December 15, held in the activity room, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, starting at 1:30 pm. For more info, call Elsa, at 250-963-8707. Rita proudly showed us her first Great-grand child, a sweet little girl just 6 days old. Her name is Paisley M. Edwards. The door prize, a Manicure set, was won by our Historian and Photographer, Carol Schulte.

Karin Smale of Ronane Lodge shows off a resemaled plaque she attained from the Silent Auction. I must correct my mistake in last month`s Leiflette, where I said of Karin Smale, that she was our Financial Secretary, when it should have been Treasurer. And I must say, we treasure our Treasurer, as she has done an excellent job for many, many years. Since October is Foundation Month, after the October General Meeting on the 19, we held our annual Silent Auction, with the proceeds going to the Canadian Foundation. This year we were able to send a cheque in the amount of $179.25, which was much more than last year. Part of the reason for that, was a generous donation of nice, mostly Norwegian items

from Gwen and Bjorn Norheim, who recently sold their house and moved into a brand new senior’s apartment and were downsizing. So, a big ‘Thank You’ to Gwen and Bjorn! And also to the other members who brought and bought "stuff." Treasurer Karin Smale tells me that all our Lutefisk Dinner tickets have now been spoken for, 45 in all, and that is the maximum number of seats that Lindquist`s "Penthouse" can accommodate. With the District Convention coming up next May, I am knitting a Lillehammer sweater to enter in the Cultural Competition. I`ll have other items too. I hope many of our members also will enter items and now is a good time to start on something that is quite time consuming. We have not had snow yet, but when it comes, it’s cozy to sit inside (hopefully by a fire place), with some handiwork. Our first meeting of 2018 will be at Carmel Restaurant on January 18. It will be Installation of Officers, as well as Norwegian Sweater Night, On behalf of Rondane Lodge, I wish all Sons of Norway members near and far, a very nice Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year. "GOD JUL, ALLE SAMMEN!" Elsa Aase. President & Publicity

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Nordic Lodge # 76 Castlegar, B.C. Nordic Lodge lost two beloved members in the last month. Leona Szkica passed away following a short illness. An active member of our Lodge, she served as our current Marshall and was an active participant in the weekly Norwegian lessons held these last 5 years as well as with the rosemaling group and the annual Scandinavian cooking classes. A week later, member Ellen Kristiansen, daughter of Vice-President Ole Kristiansen, passed away suddenly while vacationing in Mexico. Lodge Members held a minute of silence to honour both at the November 5th meeting and reflect on their lives. Nominations were held at the November 5th meeting along with discussions on the upcoming Family Day Christmas party to be held at the Viking Cabin on November 25th. Those attending are asked to bring a dish to share for our annual turkey smorgasbord. The event begins at 11 a.m. with the singing of Christmas carols and a walk around Mud Lake. On December 3rd, a Moonlight Ski is planned at the Viking Cabin that begins at 7 p.m. For those attending, dress warm and bring sustenance. The writer made a visit to Lodge Member. Alice Cristofoli. recently. A Lodge Member since 1973, we had made a date to look at her collection of Norwegian memorabilia from her lengthy involvement with the Lodge. Instrumental in creating ‘The Kootenay Viking’ logo with skis as the mascot for the Nordic Ski Club, she was the first Member from the Lodge to serve on the Sons of Norway District Board where she held the position of Secretary, taking part in several international Conventions with Sons of Norway, including the one held in Norway. Alice co-authored the District 7 Resource Book with Dorothy Thoen and published a Ski for Light Booklet. Looking at the may photographs Alice had on display, one really stood out – an

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Sons of Norway Nordic Lodge #76 member, Alice Cristofoli, with her Mother, taken about 1947 in their traditional bunad & below with Norwegian explorer, Thor Heyderdahl, at the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame Awards in Mino, North Dakota in October 1996.

image of Thor Heyderdahl and Alice during a book signing in Minot, North Dakota. Thor had ties to West Kootenays, having lived in Rossland and worked at the Trail Smelter in the early 1940’s. The Norwegian explorer had built and sailed the Kon Tiki, a balsa-wood raft, across the Pacific. Alice traveled to the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame Awards in October 1996, when Heyderdahl was honoured with the Hall of Fame Award for his work. Visiting Alice was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Thank you Alice, for sharing your experiences and photos, it was a real honour to see all of your hard work over the years with Sons of Norway! The next meeting will be held

Obligations and Christmas were among the items to discuss. A few members were away this month. An executive meeting put the finishing touches on our annual Christmas Party which is enjoyed by all of our members and guests. This month's meeting is coming up shortly. Again we will start with potluck supper, Will be passing on the Christmas Party info. Hope to have a silent auction again. This appears to be a good fund raiser for our lodge, as well as very enjoyable for most, and a good party mixer. One of our members, Lorne McBeth, attended the Sr. Games in Vernon in September, competing in archery in the 70 and over class and brought home a gold medal. Our secretary, Gloria Carlstad, celebrated a milestone birthday October 28. Her Children gave her a party, much to her delight. Dawson Creek and Ft. St. John are hosting the Under 17 World's Hockey Challenge this week. Tickets have been selling really well, and some good hockey has been played. The challenge winds up this weekend Nov. 10 & 11th. Of course, Halloween was celebrated again this year. Many ghosts and goblins appeared,

at the BCGEU Building in Castelgar on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Members are encouraged to bring a friend and some Christmas stories and treats to share. Ingeborg Leavell, Publicity

Dawson C r e e k L o d g e #7 9 Dawson Creek. B.C.

Our Lodge is getting back to normal after the summer break and our appreciation Lorne McBeth displays his gold supper in September. We enjoyed potluck supper be- medal, received in Archery in the fore our last meeting. 70 & over class at the SR games in Vernon this Fall.

Dolores & George Fossum, Gordon & Ruth Lande, & Marg Kirsebom enjoy a cocktail before supper at Seterkveld.

Our Secretary, Gloria Carlstad, celebrates her 80th with her grown children, daughter Sharla Krupka & Son Randy Carlstad, our present President. Dawson Creek Heritage member Braelynn Patenaude is Wonder Woman. Megan Grayston, her mother, is a member, as well as her Great Grandma, Shirley

Viking Lodge Surrey, B.C.

even a little Wonder Woman, a few months old. We wish to pay tribute to all those that have lost their lives, to all the men and women who have fought and are still fighting for us, so we can all enjoy the freedoms of today. We are most grateful. November 11th ceremonies are planned as always, in our communities. Winter has set in here, we have experienced snow and cold temperatures as usual. It may be cold, but a sunny brisk day is very tolerable. Greetings to all the other Lodges. Until Next Time! Loretta Pratt. Publicity

As I sit down to write this article, it is snowing outside. Very unusual for early November, or Movember as we have called the moustache month. The temperatures are also lower than usual. We may be in for a long winter! I can imagine skiing on the local mountains, and skating on the frozen ponds. Doesn’t it make you feel great and wonderful to be alive? It is time to celebrate? Yes!! There is much planned for his winter. But first… Congratulations to Sleipner Lodge for the wonderful Seterkveld Dinner and Dance they put on for all to enjoy on October 27th! I am certain that everybody had a good time. The music was great also. Remembrance Day, Nov. 11 2017– a good time to be thankful for our veterans. I hope you all took part in all the functions that

happened. Kris Frostad carried the wreath for Viking Lodge in Whalley. Next! … Our Christmas Dinner will be on Dec. 07/17 at 11:30 am. Tickets are $25.00. Phone Jytte Kaland at 604-581-8791 if there are any tickets left. There will also be a door prize. If you could bring a donation for the Food Bank to the Christmas dinner, it would be very much appreciated. What the food bank needs is money, so they buy in bulk at a much cheaper price. Or, the 8 items that the food bank needs most are: canned protein, (fish & meat), canned fruit, canned vegetables, meal-in-a-tin, wholegrain rice or legumes, pasta & sauce, healthy canned soup, baby formula, (large tins). Please remember the ones that need your help the most. - The poor and the

helpless, the children and the seniors, the homeless and the beggars. The Food Bank desperately needs your help. So please give generously. Thank you! (Did you know that the Royal Winnipeg Mint in Manitoba produces all the kroner for Norway!) Viking Lodge has done a swell job of funding for students at the Hjorth Road Elementary School in Whalley, B.C. SON provides scholarships for those attending College or University. Natasha Feldes, grand-daughter of Jytte and John Kaland, just received a scholarship for her ongoing studies An exciting note is that Viking Lodge is an expanding community with 10 new members. Congratulations to those members who signed up these folks. On December 22nd at 7:30

Anne & Henry Proteau, enjoying their time at Seterkveld

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Trollheimen Lodge #157 N.& W. Vancouver, B.C.

Marion Gjertsen receivies her Certificate for enrolling a new member from Sharon Coles. at the Danish Church on Kincaid Ave. in Burnaby, there will be a service for all to come to. After the service, downstairs, there will be a Christmas event that the children can all enjoy. So, come one, come all! The next general meeting for Viking Lodge will be held on Thursday, Feb 1st, at 12:30 pm. It will be a sandwhices and goodies

gathering, and it is lots of fun, too! In the meantime, all you good people will have lots of time to write a summary, or story, about what you are going to talk about. We want to hear some funny stories if you can include them. We want to know you better. God Jul Alle og … Godt Nyttår

Ken Berge, Publishing/Editor

Ski for Light 2018 As you probably know, Sons of Norway lodges in Canada has made February (every year) the “Ski for Light Month”. The event for 2018 will take place in Vernon, B.C. from February the 5th to the 11th next year. In 2018, Ski for Light Canada also celebrates it’s 40th Anniversary, and as you know, it has always been an Out-Reach program within our Sons of Norway Organization here in Canada. As such, we have been counting on an ongoing support from all our lodges through the many years. You have always been very generous which is very much appreciated, and we continue to need your help to promote awareness of Ski for Light in your comunity. In January 2018 we will be mailing out an “Information package”, including a Pledge sheet, that we hope you will use to help raising funds and awareness about our excellent program. You can, for example, use the Pledge-sheet for such things as a 5-K “Walk or Ski-a-Ton”. We hope you and your lodge will participate, as you see fit. A tax-receipt will be issues to all the Walk/Ski-a-Ton participants, and a receipt will also be issued to individual donors, upon request. Fraternally, Curt E. Jesen, President, Ski for Light Canada, Inc.

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Trollheimen Lodge 157 held their annual summer barbecue at Tine M o b e r g - P a r k e r ’s house on Monday, June 26th. As usual they had a great variety of food and raffle items. Tangie Gundersen was the lucky winner of the Norwegian Melkesjokolade. At the October lodge meeting, Gordon Floe from Trollheimen Lodge 157 in North Vancouver, presented 18 year old Bronwyn Curry, granddaughter of Tangie Gunderson of Trollheimen Sonja Jones Viking Lodge 81 in Surrey, with Lodge wins Norwegian Melkesjokolade. a Sons of Norway Foundation Scholarship of $800. gram at UBC which focuses on Bronwyn is pursuing a degree studying social and political in Psychology at UBC. She is in themes in literature. This program her first semester of her first year. prepares its students to be thinkers, She loves to learn and is grateful contributors and socially responsifor the opportunity to advance her ble adults. Bronwyn is highly apeducation at UBC. She loves to preciative of the support she has read, write and discuss social and received from the Sons of Norway political topics. She is also com- and was deeply honored to have mitted to pursuing psychology in been awarded the SON scholarorder to support positive mental ship. health for children and youth. She Anne Bockman-Cobban, is in the specialized Arts One ProPublicity

Gordon Floe from Trollheimen Lodge presents Bronwyn Curry with Foundation Scholarship.

The next deadline for Leiflette is January 10th for February 2018 issue