Fra PresidentenWelcome to spring and a really busy time at Mandt Lodge! As we get ready to hostgrade students to our lodge for the annual 3rd Grade Cultural event, we had a greacalendar is filled with 17 Mai preparation dates, it just reinforces the variety of activiopportunities that Sons of Norway has to offer. As you look through this newsletter,find multiple things that interest you and that you want to be involved with. The Reaexciting incentive program for this summer to encourage members to use our lodgeclass is going well, we have a Relay for Life team ready to raise money and awarenAmerican Cancer Society, and the 2012 District 5 convention is coming up! Pleasedonate time, baked goods and/or a financial donation to our Syttende Mai efforts. Wweekend for all and any help that you can give will be appreciated!

Fraternally, Darlene Arneson

Wednesday May 9 Lodge Meeting(Mandt Lodge Officers will meet at 6:00 PM)

The Lodge meeting (for all members & their guests) begins at 7:00 PThe Reading Circle will present a program detailing the contents of Mandt Lodge L

summer challenge, and discussion of how the Reading Circle is organ

Mark your calendar for these events! Post Syttende Mai Party- Tuesday, May 22, 6:00 cocktails and eat at 7:00 P

Ann Nelson will host the event at their home (1825 Country Club Road - off oneed to bring anything but please RSVP to Darlene Arneson (arnesonfamily5call 873-7209) by Sunday, May 20. It's a great time to relax and socialize andprevious weekend's activities!

Movie Night- Monday, May 28 at 7 PM. If you're around Memorial Day evenlodge to enjoy pizza, bring a snack, your own beverages, and enjoy the moviLetters". For more than 50 years, two brothers, one who homesteaded in Daone who remained a fisherman in Norway, exchanged hundreds of letters. Ttells the story of immigration through historic photos and video from the fjordDakota prairie. Thank you to Brian and Barb Ogne of Norseman of the Lakesus the movie!

Garage Sale- Mark your calendar for August 9-11 for our lodge's garage andgreat time to donate items to the lodge that you can't use anymore. Help willstaffing the sale, bringing baked goods, and arranging all the items! So you hwork on that "I need to go through some things"!!

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The District 5 Convention is June 20-24, 2012 in Appleton. Thank you to delegates Janis Wegner,Donna Maurer, and Bonnie Selje who will be Mandt Lodge's delegates to the District 5 Convention inAppleton. Darlene Arneson will be a delegate as a member of the District 5 Board. Alternates areScott Wegner, Gerald Erdahl and John Arneson. Please go to www.sonsofnorway5.com to see allthe activities, schedules, Cultural Fair information, bowling event, banquet, workshops and all theother ways that non-delegates can participate in the convention. Registration forms are now postedfor all areas!! If you want to stay at the hotel, be sure to ask for the Sons of Norway rate of $79 pernight. Please contact Darlene Arneson if you have any questions on any information related to theconvention. She can try to answer it or refer you to someone who can!

2014 District ConventionAs we have discussed at the last few meetings, three lodges (Norseman of the Lakes, Nordland andMandt) have submitted a bid to host the 2014 District 5 Convention . The proposed dates are June25-29, 2014 and we have chosen the Lake Lawn Resort, Delevan, as the hotel. The District Boardreviewed the bid, a site visit will be held, and then the delegates at the convention will act on a motionfor it. At this time, there aren't any other bids.

The initial site interviews were organized by Brian Ogne, Norseman of the Lakes. There was a tour ofthree hotels (Geneva Ridge Resort, Lake Lawn Resort, The Abbey Resort) on March 31 by the threelodge presidents and spouses (Brian and Barb Ogne, Bill and Jan Hendrickson, and John andDarlene Arneson). There was consensus of the group for Lake Lawn Resort.

The three presidents have discussed the bid process with their lodge members and officers. We haveagreed that if awarded the convention, we would organize a steering committee with the goals of:equal representation on the committees, equal sharing of work and responsibilities. And if thoseremain equal, division of the financial aspect (i.e. income) equally, one General Chairman would beidentified and each lodge would identify one person as the primary contact. We would meetimmediately to discuss where the funds would be held and generated from. An exciting time!!

SONS OF NORWAY– MANDT LODGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION-2012

This scholarship is open to any current members, their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Members whoare not parents or grandparents may nominate nieces or nephews for the scholarship. An individual may only receive thisscholarship one time. Scholarships are open to students pursuing associate degrees, technical school, college, universityor graduate school. The application should be mailed to Sons of Norway, 317 South Page Street, Stoughton, WI 53589by June 1, 2012. Applications will be judged by the Lodge’s Scholarship Committee and then approved by the Lodgeofficer’s. Results will be announced in the Lodge newsletter and mailed to applicants. The applications are judged 40%scholastic, 30% activities, 20% need and 10% quality of the application. The scholarship money will be distributed to thewinners at the January Lodge meeting after completion of the fall semester has been verified to Lodge officers. Thescholarship amount is for $500. The number of scholarships is based on scholarship funds available and therecommendation of the committee.

The following information should be included in your scholarship application. The total application should not exceed 3single-sided pages. Font size- not smaller than 12 font. You can request an electronic copy of the application from LodgePresident Darlene Arneson at arnesonfamily5@gmail.com. For other questions, contact Darlene at 608-873-7209 or byemail.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

APPLICANT’S NAME ____________________________________ PHONE ________________

HOME ADDRESS _______________________________________________________________

EMAIL _____________________________________ PARENTS’ NAMES __________________

SONS OF NORWAY MEMBER – FAMILY CONTACT ___________________________________

RELATIONSHIP TO THE APPLICANT ___________________________________

HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER ADDRESS ______________________________________________

SIGNATURES: S/N MEMBER ________________________ APPLICANT __________________

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

LIST HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, HONORS, SPORTS AND OTHERACTIVITIES:

LIST COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, HONORS AND OTHER INVOLVEMENT:

LIST SCANDINAVIAN ACTIVITIES, INTERESTS AND INVOLVEMENT:

WORK EXPERIENCE:

LIST WORK EXPERIENCES AND RESPONSIBILITIES YOU HAVE HAD:

EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION:

NAME OF SCHOOL YOU PLAN TO ATTEND: _________________________________

DATE YOU PLAN TO ENROLL/OR ENROLLED: _______________________________

DEGREE YOU ARE PURSUING: ___________________________________________

NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL: _____________ H.S. GRADE POINT AVERAGE ________

YOUR RANK IN HIGH SCHOOL: _______ OUT OF ______ STUDENTS

DATE OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION: ______________________________

YOUR COLLEGE GPA: ____________ AND CREDITS EARNED _________________

REFERENCE:

PLEASE LIST ONE NON-FAMILY REFERENCE:

NAME ___________________________ TITLE _________________________

ADDRESS ________________________ PHONE ________________________

ON AN ATTACHED PIECE OF PAPER:

BRIEFLY STATE YOUR FUTURE CAREER PLANS (100 WORDS OR LESS)

IF YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NEED YOU FEEL THE COMMITTEES SHOULD BE AWARE OF,PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXPLAIN THAT NEED. (100 WORDS OR LESS)

YOU MAY COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION ON A WORD PROCESSOR OR COMPUTER. THE ENTIREAPPLICATION SHOULD NOT EXCEED THREE ONE-SIDED PAGES. THANK YOU.

You can request an electronic copy of the application from Lodge President Darlene Arneson atarnesonfamily5@gmail.com. For other questions, contact Darlene at 608-873-7209 or by email.Like to help support our scholarship program?

We have been very fortunate to have so many worthy candidates for our scholarships andencourage members that would like to support the scholarship program to make a contributiontowards it. Donations can be made to: SN Mandt Lodge and sent to Jane Conner, 405 Moe

Circle, Stoughton, WI 53589.

3rd grade Cultural Event- It's our fifth year!!Sons of Norway- Mandt Lodge hosted the fifth annual Norwegian Cultural event for 3rd grade studentson Tuesday, April 24. Approximately 240 3rd grade students from Fox Prairie, Yahara, and KegonsaElementary Schools, St. Ann’s Catholic School and Martin Luther Christian School and ChildDevelopment Center visited the lodge. Mandt Lodge was fortunate to receive a Sons of NorwayFoundation Helping Hands to Children Grant which help fund the event. The lodge also received adonation from the Stoughton Historical Society that the lodge earmarked for youth educationalprograms. Various types of Norwegian cheese has been donated by Norsland, Inc. There are 29volunteers that help with the event by demonstrating their talents in Norwegian heritage, culture andculinary skills!

The students were divided up for four- 15 minute rotations to four different cultural tables. The tableswere staffed by volunteers sharing their knowledge of Norwegian heritage and culture. The stationsinclude: Lefse- Linda Hansen, Paul Nelson, Maren Nelson and Joyce Foss; Krumkake- David Nelsonand Andrea Malouf; Solje- Janis Wegner; Norwegian Cheese- Donna Maurer; Vikings- DonAmundson and Don Rorvig; Bunads- Marcia Seybold; Christmas Traditions- Rodger Hansen andVicky Goplen; 17 Mai- Erica Dial, Mike and Brenda Sherry; Rosemaling- Ann Nelson and BonnieSelje; Hardanger- Susan Slinde and Carol Skavlen; Folklore and Trolls- SallyJo Peterson; NorwegianFamily History- Colette Van Gilder; and the Stoughton Historical Society- Dave and Barb Kalland.Other volunteers included Darlene Arneson, Margaret Arneson, Carol Erstad, Marilyn Maurer, DianeMaurer, Bradley Goplen and Jane Conner.

Sons of Norway- Mandt Lodge 85th Anniversary CookbooksYou'll want a copy for yourself, family and friends who enjoy Norwegian foods, humor, photos, andMandt Lodge history and memories! Past and current members, their friends and family havecontributed almost 400 Norwegian and other recipes! 3 ring binder style in an 8 1/2 x 11" formatallows you to add your own favorites to the book! The cookbooks are $20 each. A smaller 5 x 7"cookbook with 42 recipes is also available for $5. Paper cover. Makes a great stocking stuffer orhostess gift!

Name __________________________________ Phone _______________________

Address ______________________________________City _______________ State _____ Zip _______

I would like ____________ copies of the Mandt Lodge cookbook @$20.00 each

I would like ____________ copies of the smaller cookbook @ $5.00 each

If you need the cookbooks mailed, add $7.50/large cookbook and $3.00/smaller size for shipping/handling. Ifarrangements can be made to pick up the cookbooks, we are happy to assist. Cookbooks also available at alllodge events and Slinde's Interiors in Stoughton.

Checks to: SN Mandt Lodge Total enclosed: _________

Mail to: Darlene Arneson, 2056 Skaalen Rd., Stoughton, WI 53589. Contact Darlene atarnesonfamily5@gmail.com or 608-873-7209 for more information.

Bingo, Bingo, Bingo!!Please continue to invite friends and family! Food is available at 5 PM and Bingo starts at 6 PM. It’sfun and a nice change of pace-plus a great fundraiser for Mandt Lodge!! Any bingo questions can bedirected to Bingo chairperson Janis Wegner at 873-5767. Anyone under 18 years old must have afamily member present to play.

May 19: Food Prep/Cleanup: Darlene Arneson; Sell Food: Darlene Arneson, Diane MaurerHelp with Bingo: Scott & Janis Wegner, Don & Natasha Amundson; Bring bars/cookies:

MARK YOUR 2012 CALENDARS FOR THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY NIGHTS:May 19 August 18June 16 September 15July 21 October 20

November 17

Mandt Lodge Bowling PartySunday February 19th @ 1:00 PM

It was a great afternoon of fun & fellowship! Congratulations to the TOP 5 BOWLERS:Lars Arneson (180) John Arneson (177) Dale Maurer (169) Janis Wegner (165) Cheryl Doerfer (148)

Look for more photos on Facebook (Sons of Norway Stoughton WI)

Mat Klub- March 25Thanks to Steve Sopcak (Vennelag Lodge, Mt.Horeb) who demonstrated his skills at making 3-Dopen face sandwiches and troll rolls. There was a great turnout and everyone had a fun afternoon.

Look for more photos on Facebook (Sons of Norway Stoughton WI)

If you’d like to learn (or improve your) Norwegian, join the Norwegian LanguageClasses at the Stoughton Senior Center!

Wednesday’s at 9:00 AM (Classes last about 1.5 hours) Cost: $10.00 per class

Mandt Lodge 17 Mai Plans- May 18-20, 2012

Your help is needed for our biggest fundraiser of the year!! Filling out this volunteer form and returning it to Darlene as soon as possible! Signing up to work multiple shifts as lots of help is needed! Baking Norwegian and American Baked goods Helping at any of the food preparation days! Taking flyers and putting them in Stoughton businesses Taking the small flyers and asking some downtown businesses to put them by their cash

registers Coming down on Thursday and Friday to help with food prep Encouraging people to come to the food stand, bingo, and sit-down meals Stopping in on Sunday after the parade to help with clean up, buy any leftover food, and bring

in signs from around town (4 signs) Providing your email and cell numbers so we can contact you and keep you updated on what’s

needed!

Inside MealsHot Table Servers-

Serve all hot foods to customers Watches that food temperatures are being maintained Asks runners to get foods from downstairs

Food Table Stockers (not hot foods)- Restock all serving line tables with foods Watch for food quality and presentation Watch the supply of plates, silverware and other products Asks runners to get foods from downstairs

Runners- Bring food up from downstairs or prep areas Communicate from chairman, servers or stockers the need to prepare more food items Take down items to be washed Empty garbage (must wash hands after doing so!)

Wait Staff- Welcome people to Sons of Norway Assist people in line (i.e. young kids, older people) Fill in seating area for maximum capacity Get high chairs for young children Refill coffee and water Help clear tables, wash table clothes and reset after people leave

Cashiers- Check out customers Work in teams of two

Kitchen-Cooks-

Preparing the food in the kitchen area Coordinate with the need for more food upstairs with the runners or meal chairman Preparing food for the upstairs meal only

Kitchen assistants- Helping cooks Washing dishes Filling in where needed in the kitchen or serving line areas Making coffee

Baked Good Assembly/Food Preparation- Prepare Norsk cookie trays for the upstairs meal Assemble cookie and lefse packages for the food stand as needed Determine if more items need to be assembled for bake sale area Butter lefse for the upstairs meal Make waffles, fruit/cheese kabobs, open faced sandwiches and other foods as needed Help with coffee making and dishes if needed

Outside Activities- Food Stand and Bake SaleDaily Food Stand Coordinator-

Makes sure that the cash box, supplies, signs and all items related to the stand are readyat opening and put away at closing of day

Unlocks pop cooler and restocks pop and ice Coordinates pop delivery to the lodge (upstairs meal) Explains duties and responsibilities to the food stand workers Watches for quality control Helps coordinate the amount of food, pop and ice needed

Food stand workers- One person handles money (and not food!) Serve food packages to customers Pop, coffee and water sales

Runners- Brings down food products to the food stand Takes care of garbage

Assists where needed

17 Mai Volunteer Form- Please return by May 7

Name ______________________________ Phone __________________

Email address ______________________________Cell______________

Baked Goods- please bring them in on Thursday and Friday!

I can make ________ dozen (at least 4 -8 dozen would help!) of Norwegian cookies and bringthem to the lodge on Thursday or Friday.

I will make the following types: _______________________________________________

American baked goods: I can make ________________________________ for the bake sale

I cannot help during the weekend but:

___ I can make baked goods (fill in information above for types) and/or

I will also donate $ __________ towards this major lodge fundraiser. Please consider the value ofdonated hours others are donating as you determine an amount.

Note: Checks should be made to SN Mandt Lodge and sent to Jane Conner, 405 Moe Circle,Stoughton, WI 53589.

Work Sign Ups:Please review the following dates and times we need help. Please mark the places that you can work,what day, shifts and area you’d like to help in. Please indicate if you are flexible and can workanywhere. If you aren’t able to work, is there a family member or friend that could fill in foryou? If so, indicate their name and contact information.

Lefse and Donut Making: (Don't know how? We'll train you!!)

_________ Saturday, April 28 Lefse making at 8 AM

_________ Wednesday, May 2 Lefse making at 5 PM

_________ Saturday, May 5 Donut making at 8 AM

_________ Saturday, May 12 Donut making at 8 AM

_________ Monday, May 14 Work night at 5 PM- whatever needs to be made yet or set up

Thursday, May 17

_________ Morning food prep. Starting about 8 AM for most of the morning. Variety of jobsand set up will be done. Helping set up the food stand.

_________ 5 PM- Final set up of food stand, Pepsi delivery, and other errands

Friday, May 18 Food stand open from 4-8 PM

_________ Morning food prep. Starting about 8 AM for most of the morning.

_________ Food stand is open from 4-8 PM. Work in food stand and close up food stand.

Saturday, May 19 Food stand open from 10 AM - 6 PM. Inside meals servedfrom 10 AM - 4 PM. Bingo begins at 6 PM with food available at 5 PM

_________ Downstairs- Morning shift food preparation in lodge - begin by 8 AM - 12 noon

_________ Downstairs- Afternoon shift food preparation in lodge - 12 noon - 5 PM

_________ Upstairs- 9 AM - 1 PM- serving line, wait staff, cashiering, selling cookbooks

_________ Upstairs- 1 PM- 5 PM serving line, wait staff, cashiering, selling cookbooks

_________ 5 PM - 9 PM- Bingo help: Food, bingo game help, cashiering, selling cookbooks

Sunday, May 20 Food stand open from 11 AM - 4 PM. Inside meals served from11 AM - 1:30 PM

_________ Downstairs- Morning shift food preparation in lodge - begin by 8 AM - 12 noon

_________ Downstairs- Afternoon shift food preparation in lodge - 12 noon - 5 PM

_________ Upstairs- 10 AM - 2 PM- serving line, wait staff, cashiering, selling cookbooks

_________ Upstairs- 2 PM until after parade is done, cashiering, selling cookbooks

_________ After parade- Help with carryout sales, clean up, closing up food stand, foodstorage, bringing in signs, and anything else needing to be done!

_________ We plan on attending the post 17 Mai party on Tuesday, May 22, atDavid and Ann Nelson's home.

In this space, please indicate if you are flexible, if there are jobs you prefer to do,or if there are other ways that you can help!

______ I am flexible and will help wherever you need!

______ I prefer to be working with the public (serving lines and food stands, cookbook sales)

______ I prefer to work in the kitchen or with food prep

______ I need to have a job that I can sit (buttering lefse, cashiering, selling cookbooks, assemblingbaked goods)

______ My time is limited during the weekend and I can't stay a whole shift. So here's when I'mavailable:

______ Other things you should know!

Please return by May 7: Darlene Arneson, 2056 Skaalen Rd., Stoughton, WI 53589 or emailarnesonfamily5@gmail.com with the needed information!

2012 Masse Moro Norwegian Heritage CampThe dates for the District 5 sponsored 2012 Masse Moro Norwegian Heritage Camp have beenannounced! The camp, which is held annually at Eau Claire County Youth Camp in Fall CreekWisconsin, will begin on Sunday, July 22 2012 and end on Saturday August 4 2012. The applicationdeadline is May 17, 2012. Applications for District 5 and District 1 campers, as well as the LocalLodge Matching Fund form, are available for download at www.sonsofnorway5.com. Mandt Lodgewill fund the lodge matching fund portion for Mandt Lodge member's children, grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren.

Looking for a place to host a party?Is the number of relatives outgrowing your house? Don’t care to have the family gatherings, birthdayparties or other events at your home? Consider renting the lodge for your special/family events! Formembers, you can rent the lodge for $50 and non-members can rent for $100. For use of the kitchen,it’s an additional $25. You can contact Mandt Lodge Corporation President John Arneson (873-7209)for more information and to schedule your get together! Use of facility forms are available at the lodgeor can be sent to you!

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11 Roger A Odalen 7 Rollin J Feggestad

14 Ann N Nelson 8 Jerry L Norsman

16 Thomas M Asplund 13 Jens O Arneson

27 Jean Evelyn Spencer 15 Darlene L Arneson

17 Sarah E Listug

25 Natasha V Amundson

25 Nora B Ylvisaker

26 Sara Tupper

dt Lodge Officers for 2012-13 (partial list)President: Darlene Arneson

arnesonfamily5@gmail.com Home#: 873-7209 Cell#: 719-9267Vice President: Don Amundson

DAMUNDSO@amfam.com Home#: 920-568-0897Secretary: Linda Hansen

lindalea@live.com Home#: 873-5972Treasurer: Janis Wegner

wegnerjanis@gmail.com Home#: 873-5767

Tusen Takk!Jan Kristiansen has donated much-needed,

updated photos of the Norwegian RoyalFamily to Mandt Lodge.

He is shown here with (to his right)HRH Crown Prince Haakon &

HRH Crown Princess Mette-Maritand (to his left) with

HM King Harold & HM Queen Sonja.

2012 Calendar of Events

April24 3rd Grade Cultural Event24 Bunad Class 6-8:30 PM at Saving Thyme28 Lefse making at 8 AM29 Stoughton Norwegian Summit Meeting at 6:30 PM

May2 Lefse making at 5 PM5 Donut making at 8 AM7 Work signs ups due to Darlene9 Officer's at 6 PM. Lodge Meeting at 7 PM. Program on the Mandt Lodge Library12 Donut making at 8 AM14 Work night at 5 PM- whatever needs to be made yet or set up17 Food prep at 9 AM18 Food prep at 8 AM18-20 Syttende Mai Weekend19 Bingo at 6 PM. Food at 5 PM22 Post Syttende Mai Event at David and Ann Nelson's home. Cocktails at 6 PM- Eat at 7 PM28 Movie Night- The Stavig Letters- 7 PM

June1 Mandt Lodge Scholarships due6 Officer's Meeting at 7 PM13 Lodge Meeting at 7 PM15-16 Relay for Life16 Bingo at 6 PM. Food at 5 PM20-24 District 5 Convention in Appleton, WI

In the spirit of the Stoughton Norwegian Summit: The next Stoughton Norwegian Summit meeting is on Sunday, April 29, at 6:30 PM.

The group will be discussion two destination weekends in Stoughton and how we canwork to promote each other's events.

The Wisconsin State Rosemalers the following classes on their website:Os Style, Instructor Nancy Schmidt - June 22, 23, & 24, 9:00-4:00, $120.00Scenic Painting & Rococco Border, Instructor Jan Norsetter - July 20, 21, & 22, 9:00-

4:00, $85.00Gudbrandsdal Mangle Board, Instructor Pam Ruscinski- August 11, 12, & 13, 9:00-

4:00, $110.00Rogaland Style, Instructor Ruth Green- October 6 & 7, 9:00-4:00, $75.00To enroll in a class...Send a $25 deposit (check made out to WSRA) for each class youwish to take to WSRA, c/o Jerry Johnson, 3024 Sam Miles Rd., Stoughton, WI 53589.This will reserve a spot for you and the balance of the class fee will be due at thebeginning of the class. You will receive confirmation of your reservation in the class oryour deposit will be returned if the class is full. All classes are held in the basement ofthe Wells Fargo Bank, Stoughton.

The Ygdrasil Syttende Mai Dinner will be on Thursday, May 17, at the Blackhawk CountryClub with Steve Fortney as the guest speaker. For details, please contact DarleneArneson.

Mandt Lodge Members and their guests have enjoyed a variety of programs at themonthly meetings, which focus on different aspects of Norwegian culture, travel and

literature-along with the fellowship of getting to know Lodge members.

JANUARYJan & NancyKristiansen sharedphotos, stories &travel tips of their2011 Syttende Maitrip to Norway withtheir family-from theviewpoint of atourist.

FEBRUARYDavid Petersonperformed Jokes &Songs in OccupiedNorway 1940-45.Joan Petersonshared highlights ofher book Eat Smartin Norway (a culinarytravel guidebook).

MarchJohn & DarleneArneson sharedphotos & travelstories fromOslo/Vinstra/Gol &Bergen of their tripto Norway with sonLars to visitdaughter Sigrid.

AprilSteve Fortney previewedhis latest book “GhostsDancing” about LouisReal, David St Claire &his friend Pélerín. He isshown here (left) with hisillustrator RichardFendrick (right).

Relay for Life 2012The Stoughton Relay for Life will be held on June 15-16 at the Stoughton High School track. TheRelay raises funds for the American Cancer Society.

Mandt Lodge team members include: Darlene Arneson (captain), John Arneson, Lars Arneson,Jens Arneson, Sigrid Arneson, Diane Maurer, Donna Maurer, Marilyn Maurer, Jan Bornscheuer,Todd Tupper, Christy Tupper, Rachel Tupper, Sara Tupper, Patty Richardson, Dennis Erstad andCarol Erstad.

You can participate in the Relay by offering donations, buying a luminaria in memory or in honor ofsomeone, walking that evening, participating in pre-event and at the event fundraisers, or bydonating on-line at www.relayforlife.org/sotughton-mcfarland-oregonwi and click on “Sons ofNorway” and donate to our team.

For each $25 of donations, you can earn a chance for Extreme Prizes (see a team member tocomplete the form). Luminaria are $7 each (or $10 to include a photo). Stop by the Sons ofNorway campsite at the Relay, visit with friends and family, enjoy the food, participate in theevents, volunteer to help with set up- take down- or other Relay events. We are also selling $1Moon Sheets at the lodge to support our team and also raised $71 from a bucket raffle at the Aprilmeeting. Thank you for your support of Relay for Life and our team!

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The Legend of the Paper Clip

Legends are often based on an event that actually occurred, but after storytellers have retoldthe legend, including their own little twists and turns, the event is often very different from reality.Legends remind me of the party game called Telephone. Everyone forms a circle. The first personstarts by whispering a sentence to the next person who in turns passes it on, until it goes completelyaround the circle. The last person then tells what they heard and invariably it is totally different fromwhat the first person said. Legends are like this yet they can have powerful impact on one’s culture.

Every nation can take credit for some invention. Norwegians are no different and can claimtheir share. One such legend surrounds the invention of the under-appreciated paper clip.Norwegians claim that one of their own invented it and that became the rallying point for them duringone of history’s darkest moments.

Why would so many cultures want to take credit for the lowly paper clip? Yes, paper clips areimportant. Just compare it with the mighty staple which has no legend to go along with it. Anyonewho has removed staples prior to copying or scanning documents knows the value of the paper clip.Or how about the time you stabbed yourself with a staple, only then wishing you had used a paperclip? Only those with strong fingernails can successfully remove a staple. Paper clips are also easyto pick up off the carpet. Compare that with trying to pry a staple out of the fabric of carpet next to thecopy machine. Also, paper clips don’t mutilate the corner of your document like staples. I could goon for pages listing the benefits of the paper clip on society but that would not serve the purpose ofthis blog. But I can tell that you are now totally convinced of the paper clip’s achievements and why itdeserves a legend. The bottom line is that whoever invented the paper clip can stand up and take abow.

The legend began in 1901, when the Norwegian, Johann Vaaler, who had degrees inmathematics, electronics and science, patented his first paper clip in the United States. Unknown tohim, Samuel Fay (unfortunately I have to acknowledge that he was my wife’s distant cousin) hadalready patented the paper clip in 1867. So I was disillusioned to find out that Vaaler was not theinventor of the paper clip. Contrary to the legend, Vaaler’s clip had flaws and was nevermanufactured or marketed. Somehow the legend of Vaaler found its way as fact into dictionaries andencyclopedias and is still circulated in some circles.

But back to the purpose of this blog. During World War II, the lowly paper clip became asymbol of the Norwegians’ resistance to the tyranny imposed by Nazi Germany when they occupiedNorway for six long grueling years. The Norwegians were forbidden to fly their flag or where it ontheir lapel, so instead they wore a paper clip. Not only had a Norwegian supposedly invented it but itsignified that they were bound together. It took the Nazis a while to understand its meaning. In theend, the Nazis prohibited the wearing of the paper clip and those who resisted risked severepunishment.

So next time when you walk to the copy machine and notice staples and a paper clip on thefloor around you, leave the staple embedded in the carpet, but pick up the paper clip. You may evenwant to put it on your lapel. In doing so, you remember the courageous Norwegians as they took astand for freedom against Nazi oppression and oppression in general.

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