S M Å S N A K KS O N S O F N O R W A Y

JACKSONVILLE,FLORIDA

Volume42Issue6 June,July,August2016

11THANNUALNEWMEMBERBRUNCHANDWELCOMECEREMONYJUNE18FROM10:00a.m.-NOON

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OneofthemostpopularlodgeeventsistheannualnewmemberbrunchandwelcomeceremonysetSaturday,June18from10a.m.tonoon,FellowshipHall,ShepherdoftheWoods.

We all know that keeping a thriving and acIvemembership sustains both our lodge and Sons ofNorway.Asmemberswearealwayspleasedtosay,“Thanks,wearegladyoujoined.”SoallmembersplantoaOendthisfesIveSaturdaymorningbrunchwhenwerollouttheredcarpettocelebrateandwelcomeournewmemberswhohavejoinedSONorhavetransferredtheirmembershiptoourlodgesinceJuly1,2015.

Thepriceisright:complimentary,butbringbucksfortheraffle.

Breakfast will include assorted egg bakes, Danish pastries and muffins, fruit, yogurt,juices,hotandrobustcoffee,fellowshipandcamaraderie.

President Evelyn will give a report from the District 3 ConvenIon and we may have asurpriseguest.PleaseR.S.V.P.toKentM.Larsonat260-4064byFridaynoon,June17.

Shepherd of theWoods LutheranChurch, 7860 SouthsideBoulevard, is locatedon the parallelservice road between JT Butler andOld BaymeadowsRoad. For entry use the service road offBaymeadowsonSouthsideBoulevardorbytheSkinnerParkwaytrafficlight.Alargewhitecrossisnearthedriveway.Parkandenterbehindthebuilding.

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PRESIDENT’SMESSAGEBESKJEDFRAPRESIDENTEN

GreeIngsFellowMembersandFriends,

Our17thofMayPicnicCelebraIonatShepherdoftheWoodsLakesidewasgreat.WehadsuchabeauIfulsunshinydayforrowingandsailingHagar,plusthegoodfoodandcompanymadeitaperfectday.WeevendancedandsangaroundtheMaypole. ThankyoutoEugeneYerkesforbringingHagarandallthewonderfulhelpwehadinsecngup,serving,cookingandcleaningupbeforewewenthome.

OnJune4thwehadouradernoonofbakingcookiesfortheDistrict3ConvenIon’scoffeeandcookiebreaksonthe8ththruthe12thofJune. ItsuresmelledgoodinthekitchenatShepherdoftheWoods. Eugenewastheofficialfryerforthefacgmanncookiesandalsothetaster. GailYerkes, JanLarson, Ida Iverson,LauraSage,MarciandKentLarson,SuzyandDelores Fosaaenbakedand shared their recipes. Thank youall forbakingandmaking it sucha funIme. Thank you toCherylDrabekfororganizingandbakingcookiesatyourhome.

Don’tforgettocomeonJune18th,Saturday,toourNewMemberBrunchtowelcomeournewmembers. It’sagreatImetomeetthenewmembersandtosocializewitheachother. ItisalwaysafunImeandalotofgoodfood.Itstartsat10:00a.m.tonoon.

Asalways,wewillnotbehavingourmeeIngsforJulyandAugust,soputthatonyourcalendar. WhenwecomebackinSeptember,wewillhaveourdeliciousSalmonandMeatballdinnerhostedbyPastorIdaandMartyIverson.Wethankyoubothsomuchfordoingthisforourlodge. WearegoingtohaveaspecialprogramthatwillbeannouncedinthenextSmåSnakkfortheevening.

AsyoureadthisKent,MartyandIwillbeattheDistrict3ConvenIoninMyrtleBeach,SC.WhenwereturnwewillgiveareportonthemeeIngsatourNewMemberBrunchonthe18thofJune. WewanttothanktheLodgeforsendingusonyourbehalfasyourdelegates.WearesoproudtobeapartofGatewaytoFloridaLodge541.MarciLarsonwillbethereasInternaIonalDirectorforDistrict3.Wearehonoredtohaveheraspartofourlodge.

HaveagreatsummerandwelookforwardtoseeingyouattheJune18thNewMemberBrunch.

Fraternallyyours,

EvelynHopkins President

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Swedish buOer bars in themakingbyMarciLarson

Cookiebakers: sicng-DoloresFosaaen, standing-EugeneYerkes, JanLarson, LauraSage, Ida Iverson, EvelynHopkins,Gail Yerkes,Marci Larson, SuzyFosaaen. KentLarson(notpictured)

IdaLarsonmadefacgmanncookieswiththeassistanceofEugeneYerkesandLauraSage.

COOKIEBAKE-A-THON

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INTHEFOOTSTEPSOFMARTINLUTHERANDTHEREFORMATIONTOUR

In September Pastor Ida Iverson will be leading areformaIon tour to Germany through EducaIonalOpportuniIesToursoutofLakeland,FL. It iscalled:“IntheFootstepsofMarInLuther&theReformaIon.ThedateofthetourisSeptember15thanditisa9daytour.PricefromNew York is $3,198 and includes round trip airfare, basictour and guided sightseeing, daily buffet breakfast anddinner,groundtransportaIonandhotels. They will also make arrangements for travel fromJacksonvilletoNewYorkwithaddiIonalfees.

If you are interested contact Pastor Ida Iverson at9 0 4 - 2 1 0 - 9 0 7 1 c e l l , 9 0 4 - 7 2 6 - 0 6 2 6 h o m e ,prieiverson@gmail.comorgotowww.EO.TRAVELforfurtherdetails.Ifanyonewanttosign-up,underhost:Pr.IdaIversonID#56726.

PastorIdaIverson

3rdDistrictConvenHonMyrtleBeach,S.C.

June8-12

DISTRICT3MAYNEWSLETTER

Read the D3 June, July, August newsleOer online at3DSofN.org for the President’s & Vice President’smessages, Recruitment Challenge, Charitable Trust,Community ConnecIons, State of L.O.V., Cultural Reporton knicng with a paOern for a headband, NorwegianWhooper Swan, a book arIcle about Karin Altvegen,RecipesforPrinsefisk&StrawberrySnow,YouthDirector’sReport, Sport Director’s Report, 3rd District RobertMorton Golf InvitaIonal informaIon, 3D Int’l Director’sReport,Zones1,3,4,5,7Reports,LodgeAnniversaries,photographs,andmuchmore!

VELKOMMENMEDLEMMERSREINSTATEDNEWMEMBERS

TamaraMayerandJoyHauge

VIKINGBOATSAILINGPRACTICEANDPARTY

On Saturday, June 25 wewill get both Hagar and TapperVikingboatsandhavearowingandsailingpracIce.

Meetat4:00p.m.atHootersRestaurant ,8938SanJoseBoulevard.It’sonGoodby’sCreek at the west end of BaymeadowsRoadonSanJoseBoulevard.ThiswillbethefirsttestofthenewsailforTapper Viking.We will see if that will beenough to beat Hagar. Following thispracIcewe’llhaveHagarbeerandwingsatHooters.IftheweatherpreventsusfromhavingtherowingpracIce,we’llsIllhavetheparty(beerandwings).

EugeneYerkesSportsDirector

FROZENEVERAFTERATTRACTIONTAKESDESIGNCUESFROMNORWAY

In June,DisneyWorldofficiallyopenedFrozenEverAder,anaddiIon tothe Norway Pavilion at theWorld Showcase in Epcot. Set amongst thepavilion’sreplicastavechurch,RestaurantAkershusandtheKringlaBakeriOgKafe, theFrozenEverAderaOracIon is inspiredbyhugelysuccessful2013animated lm,“Frozen.”TheaOracIon,aswellastheoriginal film,include several Norwegian and Scandinavian references and designelements.“Our imagineers have traveled to Norway and recreated many of thebuildings and faciliIes and facadesmodeled ader famous buildings andsomesummercabinsthattheyfoundinNorway,”saidMelissaValiqueOe,Vice President of Epcot at Disney. One such cabin is the Detlistua, acharming two-story coOage constructed in 1817 by Ole Halvorsen inOppdal, which was later rebuilt in 1924 as part of Trondheim’sSverresborgOpenAirMuseumofCulturalHistory.Disneydesignerswereinspired by its iconic and beauIful architecture and replicated thecoOage’s design to create the Royal Sommerhus, a meet and greetlocaIonforparkaOendeestomeetlmcharacters,AnnaandElsa.InaddiIontotheRoyalSommerhus,DisneyalsodebutedtheFrozenEverAderthemeride,whichreplacedMaelstrom,aboatridewhichopenedinthepark in1988.Thenewridetakesvisitorsthroughmanyofthe iconicscenesof‘Frozen’astheypassalonginaboat.Inanodtothehistoryofthepavilion,runestonesfromtheoriginalMaelstromrideareplacedneartheRoyalSommerhus.

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PhotobyEugeneYerkes

SYTTENDEMAIPICNICATSOTWLAKESHORE

PicnickersdancedandsangaroundthedecoraIveMayPole

SAVETHEDATEFORTHE2016LEIFERIKSONREGATTA!

HOSTEDBYTHEGATEWAYTOFLORIDALODGE

OCTOBER82016

ST.AUGUSTINE,FLORIDA

Moredetailsforthcoming

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2016-2017SONGATEWAYTOFLORIDAOFFICERS

President EvelynHopkins

VicePresident MartyandIdaIverson

Counselor KentLarson

Secretary ChelseaKnudson

AssistantSecretary KristenAllen

MembershipSecretary BonnieHardman

Treasurer FranklinMorrisonIII

SocialDirector LarryNelsonCoordinator

Asst.SocialDirectors LaureOeSage,KnuteFosaaen,Jr.

CulturalDirector CherylDrabek

A s s i s t a n t C u l t u r a lDirectors

SharonWhite&AnnCrisp

SportsDirector EugeneYerkes

Asst.SportsDirectors EricNord&RichBrew

YouthDirector CharloOeFluker&RitaTweed

AdoptASchool CharloOeFluker&RitaTweed

Trustee1 DavidFluker

Trustee2 PeteHopkins

Trustee3 StewartSvendsen

CommunicaIonDirector MarciLarson

FoundaIonCoordinator MartyIverson

Marshall1 StewartSvendsen

Marshall2 MichaelMele

Marshall3 MarInRasmussen

Greeters JudySilvey&JohannaDavidson

Editor GailYerkes

Historian SharonWhite

Sunshine CherylDrabek&AnnaRitaPerkins

Tubfrim LauniEvenson

InsuranceRepresentaIve

Librarian CarolScoO

VolunteerCoordinator RuthMorrison

S U N S H I N E N E W S

LarryNelsonandTodKnudsonarerecoveringfrominjuriesandarewellontheroadtorecovery.Wishthemwellintheirrecovery.

Junebirthdaycardshavegoneout. HappyBirthdaytoalltheJunebabies!

PleaseletAnnaRitaorCherylknowofanymilestonebirthdaysoranniversariesorwhodeservescongratulaIonssoour lodgecansend out a card. Also if you know of a member having health

issues,letusknowsowemighttrytocheerthemupaliOle.

To report sunshine news please contact CherylDrabek at ceejay611@yahoo.com, 904-860-3174 orAnna Rita Perkins at annarita@bellsouth.net,

904-396-7692.SunshineCoordinators,AnnaRitaPerkinsandCherylDrabek

ST.OLAV’SDAY

CelebratedacrossNorwayonJuly29,SaintOlav’sDayisanofofficialFlagDayandNorwegianfeastdaycommemoraIngtheaccomplishments,contribuIonsandmemoryofOlavIIHaraldsson,otherwiseknownasthePatronSaintofNorway,Norway’sEternalKingorSaintOlav. OlavwasthefirstkingtoholdeffecIvecontroloverallofNorway,and was also responsible for establishing and spreading ChrisIanity inNorway.AderspendingImeasaVikingwarriorintheBalIcregionduringhis teenage years, and later discovering ChrisIanity during his Ime inEngland, Olav returned home to Norway in 1015 where he fought forcontrol of a country ruled by peOy kings. At just 22 years old,OlavwasacceptedasthefirstkingtoreignovertheenIrenaIonNorway. Upon receiving military pressure from the king of Denmark andresistance fromsomeciIzensbecauseofhisenforcementofChrisIanity,Olavwasforcedto fleethecountryin1028.AdertwoyearsofhidinginRussia,OlavreturnedtoNorwaytoreclaimhisthrone.ItwasattheBaOleofSIklestadnearTrondheimin1030wherehewasulImatelykilled.TheIcelandic tales from historian Snorre Sturlasson speak of miracles thatoccurredduringthebaOleaswellasat theking’sgrave inTrondheim. Intheyearfollowinghisdeath,Olavwasdeclaredbothamartyrandasaint. Each year in celebraIon of Olav, the Saint Olav’s FesIval orOlavsfestdageneisheldinTrondheim.TakingplacefromJuly28–August6, fesIvalacIviIes includeconcerts, lectures,pilgrimageandfreeeventsalongwithcelebraIonsandservicesatthefamouspilgrimagedesInaIonNidarosCathedral. AsanaddiIonalwaytocelebrateSt.Olav’sDaythisyear,takeawalkalongthepilgrimageroutesknownasSt.OlavWays.Whetheryou’reableto start the actual pilgrimage to theNidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, orwanttomakethejourneyathomebyindependentlytrackingyourwalkingmileagethroughtheSonsofNorwayVirtualPilgrimageandSportsMedalsprogram,beginningthepilgrimageroutecanbeagreatwaytocelebrateSaintOlavthisJuly.

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June8-12 DistrictConvenIoninMyrtleBeach

Tues.June21 BoardMeeIng

Sat.,June18 NewMemberWelcome&BrunchatSOTWfrom9:30-noon

Sat.,June25 VikingBoatSailingPracIce&Party

July NoLodgeMeeIng

August NoLodgeMeeIng

Mon.,August22 SeptemberNewsleOerDeadline

August24-28 InternaIonalConvenIoninTacoma,WA

Tues.,Sept.6 BoardMeeIng

Fri.,September9 Salmon&MeatballDinneratSOTW

Sept17-19 District3GolfInvitaIonal

Sat.,October8 VikingBoatRegaOa

Tues.,Nov15 BoardMeeIng

Fri.,November18 ThanksgivingDinneratSOTW&Veteran’sRemembrance

Sun.,December4 ScandinavianJuleFestattheAllenHome

LodgeCalendar(SubjecttoChange) CELEBRATINGMIDSUMMER

IsyourfamilyreadyforMidsummer?TheJune23rdholidayisaprimeopportunitytobringaliOleNorwegianculturetothemiddle of summer. What started as a pagan celebraIon towake up the ground aderwinter has now grown into a fullcelebraIoncompletewith itsowntradiIons.Herearea fewofourfavoriteMidsummercustomsthatyoucaneasilybringintoyourhousehold!

At its heart, Midsummer celebraIons are about connecIngwith the outdoors. In the past, girlswould pickwild flowersandputthemundertheirpillowsatnight inhopesof futuregoodluck.YourfamilycaneasilyadaptthistradiIontotodayby taking a hike outside to enjoy a break from the normalhustleandbustleofmodernlife.

In another Norwegian tradiIon,many homes are decoratedwith flowers and plants gathered from the day’s hike.DecoraIng your own home with plants gathered with yourownfamilyisafunwaytogetthewholefamilyinvolvedinapopular Norwegian custom – just be careful about whichplantsyou’regathering!

AgoodMidsummercelebraIonhas to includeabonfire. In pre- ChrisIan Imes, bonfires werethought to awaken the Earth ader its winterslumber. Today they’re a greatway to bring thefamily together and bridge the gap betweenNorwegianandAmericancustoms.

Just like here,manyMidsummerbonfires inNorway includehotdogsand s’mores, something thatwill likelybeabighitwith your family at home. However, good food is alwayspopular andMidsummer is no excepIon.Don’t be afraid toincorporate other Norwegian recipes into your celebraIon,too.TheonlineRecipeBoxontheSonsofNorwaywebsiteisagreatplacetostart.

Finally,onceyouhavethefamilytogetheraroundthebonfireand you’ve had your fill of food, share some Norwegianfolktales. Tales of Viking adventures or trollsmake for greatbonfire tales and could spark an interest in your kids’Norwegian roots. The Members’ SecIon of the Sons ofNorway website is a great place to start your search forbonfirestories!

HoweveryourfamilycelebratesMidsummer,makeitaspecialevening!

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SMÅSNAKKBOOSTERCLUBMEMBERS

YourdonaIonisavoluntaryact.TheSmåSnakkboosterfeeis$20.ThisdonaIonhelpspayforpublicaIonanddistribuIonoftheSmåSnakknewsleOer.MakeyourcheckpayabletoSonsofNorwayandmailtoGailYerkes,Editor.Tusentakkforyoursupport.

BOOSTER NAME DATE EXPIRES

Adolph&JaneBaste* June 2016

JohannaDavidson* July 2016

Pete&LauniEvenson March 2017

BonnieHardman February 2017

RoyHauge June 2017

CarolScoO April 2017

RitaTweed October 2016

JayVogeley May 2018

Roger&MargaretWinslow October 2016

LEARNNORWEGIANFROMTRANSPARENTLANGUAGE

CULTURALCORNERCherylDrabekCulturalDirector

Therearelotsofideasforthe2016culturalprogram,ifyouhaveanyrequests,pleaseletmeknow!

BOOKCORNER

OurnextbookforreviewfortheBookClubisKrisInLavransdaOer 1, The Bridal Wreath by SigridUndset. It’s one of the great 20th century historicalnovels.Theacknowledgedmasterpieceof theNobelPrize-winning novelist Sigred Undset, KrisInLavransdaOer has never been out of print in thiscountrysinceitsfirstpublicaIonin1927.Itsstoryofawoman’slifeinfourteenth-centuryNorwayhaskeptitsholdongeneraIonsof readers, and theheroine,KrisIn-beauIful, strong-willed, and passionate-standswiththeworld'sgreatliteraryfigures.Volume1describesyoungKrisIn'sstormyromancewiththedashing Erlend Nikulausson, a young man perhapsoverly fondofwomen,ofwhomher father stronglydisapproves.

WewillreviewthisbookbeforethestartofthelodgemeeIng inSeptember.Thegroupdecided reviewingabookonceaquartergaveeveryoneImetoobtainthebookandread it. Hopetohavemoremembersjoin it! Please come with recommendaIons for ournextbook.

T R A V E L B U G

Send in a photo and a couple paragraphs on yourtravelstosharewithfellowlodgemembers.

DISTRICT3PRESIDENT’SMESSAGEFraPresidenten,MaryB.Andersen,June2016

Asyouknow,newmemberrecruitmentisoneofthemostimportantthings everyone can do to support Sons of Norway and help theorganizaIon grow within our communiIes. It can be as simple asidenIfyingfriends,family,neighborsorcolleagueswhoshareaninterestinNorwegianheritage,volunteerism,orfinancialprotecIon.Then,whenyoudo, invite them to parIcipate in an upcoming event or aOend a lodgemeeIng. A simple invitaIon is oden the best andmost effecIveway torecruitanewmember. Now, because Sons of Norway wants to encourage a strongrecruitment effort, some exciIng changes have been made to theNorwegianExperienceRecruitmentContest.The2016program,whichwascreatedbySonsofNorwayandourofficialtravelpartner,BortonOverseas,will recognizetheeffortsofmembers throughout theorganizaIon, ratherthanjustonerecruiter. This year SonsofNorwaywill award twoplaneIckets toNorway tothe top recruiter in each district—that means you, or someone in yourlodgemaybewinningafreetriptoNorway!AllyouhavetodoisfocusonrecruiIngnew,dues-payingmembersintoyourlodge—somethingyouareprobablydoinganyhow.AllqualifyingmembersrecruitedbetweenJanuary1andDecember31,2016counttowardsthecontest,sogoodluck!If you have any quesIons about the program, be sure to contactheadquartersat612-821-4623. Remember,thisisagreatcontestbecauseit’sguaranteedthatoneofthewinners is going to be fromour district.What’smore, the contest issponsoredbyoneofourorganizaIon’sbiggestsupporters,andourofficialtravelpartner,BortonOverseas.Theyhavea longhistoryofhelpingmakeSons of Norway members’ dreams come true by planning amazingadventures to Norway. And don’t forget—even if you don’t win, Bortongivesallmembersa5%discountontravelbookedthroughtheiroffices.Tolearnmoreaboutthisdiscount,callthemat(612)822-4640.Good luck in your recruiIng efforts! I can’t wait to seewhowins in ourdistrict! Thank you for all your help and for all that you do for Sons ofNorway! Haveahappy,healthyandsafesummer!!

Norwegianword: fatEnglishtranslaIon:platePartofspeech:nounNorwegianexample: Påfatetlådettrebananerogeteple.Englishexample: Therewerethreebananasandanappleontheplate.

Norwegianword:lykkesEnglishtranslaIon:succeedPartofspeech:verbNorwegianexample: Delyktesideresandreforsøk.Englishexample:TheysucceededintheirsecondaOempt.

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JUNE BIRTHDAYS GRATULERER MED DAGEN

JUNE,JULY,AUGUSTHOLIDAYSINNORWAY

JULY BIRTHDAYS GRATULERER MED DAGEN

3 JordanWilliams10 DavidFluker

12 CarlyAnnRivera13 MargaretWinslow29 SharonWhite31 SamGenet

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS GRATULERER MED DAGEN

2 GracieWalker5 JackWilson6 EricNord

7 BeverlyTeigland8 ClintonSage11 MoraBerry

12 RogerWinslow13 InezTweed17 RoaldSelfors18 SienaSelfors22 LoriNay

24 ErlingLarson29 ChristopherGriffiths30 DonaldPederson31 HanneFunk

31 VernaLauritsen

2 AlexanderWaller5 EllaPossum8 KentLarson10 MarInIverson12 DonaldNelson18 BradMuller19 JoshuaRivera19 LauraPhelps24 GaryBangstad26 MaryKayHill26 SeanRivera28 DaveJohnson28 JayVogeley

June7 DissoluIonofunionwith Sweden(1905)June20 JuneSolsIceJune23 MidsummerEveJune24 St.John’sdayJuly4 QueenSonja’sdayJuly20 CrownPrinceHaakon’sdayJuly29 St.Olaf’sdayAugust19 CrownPrincessMeOeMarit’sday

JUNE,JULYHOLIDAYSINAMERICA

June14 FlagDayJune19 Father’sDayJune20 FirstDayofSummerJuly4 IndependenceDay

DRAKENHARALDHÅRFAGRESAILSTONORTHAMERICA

InApril,theDrakenHaraldHårfagre,themodern world’s largest Viking ship, setsail on a new mission: to reach NorthAmericafollowingtheroutetraveledbyLeif Erikson in 1000 A.D. TitledExpediIon America 2016, the ship’svoyage to North America is Imed tocoincide with summer fesIvals,including the Tall Ship Challenge GreatLakes 2016 in August, where it willparIcipateastheonlyVikingship.

InSeptemberandOctober, itwillmakestops in New York City and MysIc,ConnecIcut.

Since the Vikings made few recordsabout ship-bui ld ing and sa i l ingtechniques, theDrakenHaraldHårfagreis a replica longship based on detailsgleanedfromNorsesagasandmodeledader ships uncovered in archaeologicaldigs.Ou�iOedwithasailofredsilk,thecradcanreachtopsailingspeedsof14knots,or16mph.Whenwindsarelow,25 pairs of oars propel the ship.Although there are a few modernaddiIons such as safety andnavigaIonequipment and communicaIon gear,the ship itself was hand-built, solelyusingtradiIonalboat-buildingmethods.

To honor tradiIon, the ornate dragon’sheadprowoftheshipwasrevealedinaceremony prior to the ship’s launchfrom Haugesund, Norway in April. Thecolorful carved adornment wastradiIonally mounted right beforedeparturetoprotectthecrewfrombadweather, pirate raids and evil, andremovedwhileinport.

Atasknotforthefaintofheart,the32-person crew for the expediIon wasselected from 4,000 applicants hailingfromtheU.S.andEurope.CaptainBjörnAhlander praised his crew, staIng thattheyhavetowithstandrain,cold,harshmentalphysicaldemandsandgetbyonliOlesleepandnoprivacy.Theownerofthe ship, Norwegian entrepreneurSigurdAasesaysthattheproject’s“aimis to explore the world, embrace theVikingspirittolookbeyondthehorizonandseekadventure,toinspirepeopletotakeonchallenges.”

To see footage of the Draken HaraldH å r f a g r e i n a c I o n , v i s i tdrakenexpediIonamerica.comor followthe shipon facebookat facebook.com/drakenharaldharfagre

SmaSnakkReturnAddress:GailYerkes,Editor1742LordByronLaneJacksonville,FL32223-0800904-268-9924www.sonjax.com

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GATEWAY TO FLORIDA LODGE HONORS:

District 3 Lodge of the Year 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010. Membership Lodge of the Year 2007-2008, Founders Award for Membership Achievement 2007, 2008-09, 2010-11. President's Gold Merit Award for Fraternal Excellence 2007, 2008-09, 2010-11, President’s

Special Recognition Gold 2010 and 2011; World of Nations First Place/Best Country 2006, Grand Overall Winner Jacksonville Boat Light Parade 2008, First Place Palm Valley Boat Light Parade 2008, 2010, Organized Club Winner Jacksonville Light Parade 2009, 2010, First

Place Whitey's Fish Camp Boat Light Parade 2010, Grand Prize Best Overall St Augustine Holiday Regatta of Lights 2009. Winner of Fall Blitz Recruitment Contest in Large Lodge Category 2009. Third District Golden Newsletter Award for Medium Size Lodge Division in

2009. Newsletter Honorable Mention 2011. Certificate of Recognition Third Place Category A 2014.

Lodge Website: sonjax.com. Third District Website: 3DSofN.org.Sons of Norway Headquarters Website: sofn.com

TwiOer:@SonsofNorwayJaxGoogle+:plus.google.com/+SonJaxFacebook:facebook.com/groups/196188778036

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The mission of the Sons of Norway is to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic countries, and to provide quality insurance and financial products to its members.