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Vegas Viking On-Line Måneds Avisen, March 2010
***** LUTEFISK DINNER JANUARY 30th 2010 *****
photo by David Foster
Membership Meeting - First Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM
Las Vegas Library 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North Las Vegas, NV 89101
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Next membership meeting is March 4th 2010
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Please contact Lollo webmistress@vegasviking.com
or call
645-7457
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March 2010
Noen ord fra President Erik Pappa
As I write, Norway is off to a slow start in
the Olympics, having won only a silver
medal and seeing the great Ole Einar
Bjørndalen choke in his first biathlon event with a
17th-place finish. Ugggh. Surely, things will
improve....
Closer to home, the annual lutefisk dinner was a
success, despite less-than-stellar ticket sales. It was that
successful work by many members of the lodge that
prompted an invitation from lodge member Carl-Uno
to have me speak to the members of the local Swedish
organization, Vasa. Vasa, you see, is interested in making an annual dinner
of their own -- celebrating Walpurgis Night -- similarly
successful. So I provided what insights I could, then
suggested our two organizations should do more to
support each other.
I believe we should buy tickets to each other's events
and do community outreach together wherever it makes
sense. For instance, I suggested they dust off their dala
hose -- they have a nice one -- and run it in the May
15th Helldorado parade. Maybe they could even
provide a few Vikings to march in front of our Viking
ship. (I even invited them to come to our March
meeting to learn how to create their own Viking wear.)
I told Vasa that we ought to hold some kind of joint
event, perhaps a pan-Scandinavian dinner or picnic.
Then someone asked what the Vegas Vikings were
doing for Syttende Mai and I told them about our
picnic at Spring Mtn. State Park, at which point
someone suggested the Swedes join us.
I politely declined, noting the nationalistic
significance of May 17th. Someone joked that we
could take up separate sides of the park and re-enact a
battle, to which I replied it would be a boring one at
that since Norway broke away from Sweden without
the firing of a single shot. Then it occurred to me that
there must have been a battle between Norwegian and
Swedish Vikings that could be re-enacted. Wouldn't
that be a hoot, and we know who won that one, right?
While our lodge's focus has to be on Norwegian
heritage and culture, supporting Vasa, Desert Troll
and other Scandinavian groups will lead to greater
mutual success for all of us. I think this is a path worth
following.
Hilsen,
Erik Pappa President-elect
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Calendar 2010
| March 4 |
Membership meeting
| Las Vegas Library |
| March 5 |
Cultural/Craft Group Meets
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| March 13 |
Scholarship Yard Sale 7AM
| 7313 Bosky Springs St, Las Vegas NV 89131 |
Mark your calendar!!!
May 15th is Heldorado Parade
May 23rd will be the Picnic at Spring Mountain Ranch Park at Red Rock. A beautiful, fun and interesting place.
Click HERE to see the 2010 calendar
Gratulerer med dagen
January Birthdays
02 Linda Kristensen
02 Melissa DeAnn Vik
03 Suzan Sibert
03 Jerry Morse
09 Alice Salvesen
12 Anita Stockbauer
13 Aase Hopkins
13 Judy Maland
15 Ragnhild Ihle
20 Egil Helleberg
22 Gwen Knighton
23 Annie Mathiesen
25 David Jellum
26 Ernie Sandberg
28 Nora Martin
 Til Minne
Beverly E. White
June 17, 1926 - December 25, 2009
On Christmas Day we lost a
valued Charter Member, Bev
White. Bev joined Sons of
Norway on November 13, 1968
and was an avid member.
Some
of you may remember Bev
coming to our Christmas parties
and singing Jeg er så glad hver
julekveld.
More recently she submitted an
article she had written for the
Viking Magazine, which was
run in installments in the
newsletter.
Bev was so proud of her
Norwegian heritage. In the last
few years, health issues had
prevented her from being as
active as she would have liked.
But she still managed to come
to the lutefisk dinner.
Alice
Salvesen and I visited her just
before she died and brought her
six calendars she purchased to
share with her family. She was
always generous, too, with her
donations to the scholarship
fund.
Mildred H. Leavitt
August 9, 1921 - January 7, 2010
Even though she was in a
wheelchair and on oxygen,
Millie came to the Christmas
party and brought her lovely
family.
Millie had never missed
a bazaar until this year, so she
bought items at the Christmas
party and also gave a $250
donation to the scholarship
fund..
She was so proud of being
Norwegian. Her parents, Hans
Sigurd Hansen and Maren
Caroline Olsen Ryberg Hansen,
were immigrants from Norway,
who settled in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Millie will be deeply missed by
her friends at Vegas Viking.
Counselor Gwen Knigthon
Welcome New Members
It was a great pleasure to process and forward Tim
Baker’s application for membership to Minneapolis. He
can now assume his duties as Librarian. Welcome Tim.
Gwen Knighton, Membership
 Membership Awards
Carol Lommen has been a
member of Sons of Norway for
20 years as well as a Charter
Member of Vegas Viking.
Chuck and Jeanette Grove have
been members of Sons of
Norway and Vegas Viking 15
years as of February 16.
Congratulations to all of you.
Sports & Recreation...
At the January meeting, Kris
Baker was awarded her first
bronze Idretsmerke (for all
Sport and Fitness).
Arlon Sibert
Director Sports & Recreation
 Sunshine
Donna Swartz told me that her husband, John, has been in Sunrise for a week.
He should be going home soon.
I sent John a card and also a card to the family of Mildred Leavitt.
Suzan Sibert Sunshine Chair
 Refreshments
Takk for maten (thanks for the food) in January to
Alice Salvesen, Sonja Swenson,
Carol and David Foster, and
Bob Sturgeon.
February treats will be provided by Henny og Jerry Morse,
Ivan og Kris Goplen,
Erick og Judy Maland, and
Suzan Sibert.
Linda Kristensen
Social Director
 Monthly Recipe
Valentine Candies
1-7 oz box Odense Marzipan
Powdered sugar for dusting
4 oz good quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
2 tsp shortening (not butter)
Optional:
Assorted sprinkles or candy decorations
Equipment:
1.5" or 2" heart shaped cookie cutter, rolling pin, double boiler, and
wire rack.
Directions:
1) Flatten marzipan and roll out to a 1/4 inch thickness on a counter that has been lightly dusted
with powdered sugar, or between wax paper.
2) Cut out hearts and gently transfer to a wire rack.
Place a sheet of wax paper under the rack for easy
clean up.
3) Add chocolate pieces and shortening to top pan of
double boiler over hot, not boiling water.
Stir occasionally, melt until smooth. A heat resistant
spatula (never metal) is a good tool for this step.
Be careful that chocolate does not come in contact
with even a drop of water.
4) Pour hot chocolate over hearts smoothing to
edges.
Decorate with sprinkles of choice and allow to dry
completely.
Yield: 8-12
LEFSE
so many inquiries for a super good lefse recipe, so here it is............
Ingredients
8 cups Russet potatoes, boiled and riced
1 cup whipping cream
2 tsp salt
3 tsp sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 cups flour
Directions - Cover and chill in refrigerator overnight. Makes it easy to roll out.
Next day add flour and mix well. Measure out about 1/4 cup of mix per lefse. Form into balls and keep in refrigerator until ready to roll.
Roll on pastry cloth to about 10-12 inch in size, fry both sides on hot lefse grill at 450°.
Butter the lefse and sprinkle with a mix of cinnamon and sugar. Enjoy!!
If you need a lefse grill, just do a search on Google. I have the non-stick Teflon grill.
Where to find Scandinavian foods in Las Vegas:
The international Market, just South on Decatur by Tropicana. I just went there last week and bought Norwegian Multe, blåbær and solbær syltetøy. (Cloudberry/blueberry and black currant jam). Fiskeboller and knekkebrød. You have to do some searching to find the Scandinavian foods, most are in the back just before the fresh vegetables but they really do have some goodies.
They will also order special items if you fill out a request. The more people that go there and purchase Scandinavian food, the more they will get and keep re-stocking. So, if you want to be able to buy Scandinavian foods in Las Vegas, please go there. It is an amazing store and great prices.
 We have been able to get Lee's Liquor to carry Linie Aquavit here in Las Vegas. I know many people have asked where to find that. Stop in and tell them how great this is and get some for that special occation.
Lee's Liquor
3480 E. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas
between Sandhill and Pecos - 702-458-5700
Chef Flemming's Bake Shop - A European Style Bakery
7 Water Street, Suite B. Henderson, NV 89015
(702)566-6500
http://www.chefflemmings.com/
Danish (Scandinavian) Day at Chef Flemming's Bake Shop is the first Saturday of every month. 8am till closing!
If you are Scandinavian, come in and have a taste of home.
Below are the Danish and Scandinavian specialty items that the chef usually bake for Saturdays.
Rugbrød – Danish pumpernickel bread
Kringle – Coffee cake in the shape of a pretzel, filled with an almond paste filling, custard, and raisins, and is topped with sliced almonds and granulated sugar.
Smør kage – A traditional Danish coffee cake also called the seven sisters cake. It is baked in a round mold, each roll is filled with a rich custard and raisins and is topped with a white icing.
Wienerbrød – Various traditional Danish pastries.
Tebirkes – Danish breakfast pastry with an almond filling topped with poppy seeds.
Kransekage/Almond Horns/Napoleon Hats – Rich pastries made with almond paste.
Limpa Bread – Traditional Swedish bread.
Princess Cake – Layers starting with sponge cake, strawberry jam, and bavarian cream, it is topped with green marzipan.
Rumsnegle – A cinnamon roll topped with rum icing and colorful sprinkles.
Scandinavian furniture - Modern LV
Check out IKEA
http://www.modernlv.com/
If you know of other places to find Scandinavian foods and goodies in Nevada, please email the Webmistress - Lollo.
 Some fun...
Ole was turning 88 years old and overweight so his doctor put him on a diet.
The doctor said, "I want
you to eat regularly for 2
days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for 2
weeks. The next time I see you, you should be down
5 pounds."
When Ole returned, he shocked the doctor by
having lost nearly 60 pounds.
"Why that’s amazing," the doctor said, "did you
follow my instructions?"
Ole nodded. "I’ll tell you, though, I thought I
was gonna drop dead on that third day."
"From the hunger, you mean?" asked the doc.
"Hell no, it was from all that damn skipping."
Monthly Pictures -
Thanks to David Foster, enjoy these Lutefisk Dinner photos
 
 
 
 
 
 
Do you have a fun or a pet picture or a favorite picture, a grandchild perhaps, that you would like to see here?
Bring it to the meeting or mail to: Lollo Sievert, 5001 N. Tomsik St. Las Vegas, NV 89149-4735.
Or call me at 645-7457.
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