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January Calendar

03 Handwork Group no meeting

today.

04 Convention Committee Planning

7:30 p.m. All interested are invited

to attend. 1st Lutheran Church

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13 Lutefisk Chairmen Meeting 10 a.m.

@ Trinity

17 Handwork Group 1:30 p.m. at the

home of Shirley Grondahl, 1224

Prospect Place, Bismarck

19 Social (see below)

25 Business Meeting 7 p.m. 1st Luth

27 48th Annual Lutefisk at Trinity by

Sverdrup 2 p.m.—6 p.m. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Social Date: January 19

Location: Bismarck Eagles Club

Time: 6:15 p.m. - $15/meal

Menu: Chicken Breasts in Gravy,

Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Creamy Coleslaw

Program: Fabian Lunell, a Swedish

Exchange Student attending Century High

School will share with us about his family

and home in Sweden and life with his

host family. They are Corbett and

Claudia Schollmeyer of rural Bismarck.

Dance Music: Jim Geiger

Reservations: By Friday, January 12

Call Nanc Skaret, 258-4703 or e-mail

skaret@bis.midco.net (unless you have

established your “regular” status)

Sverdrup Nyheter

From the President

Godt Nyttår alle sammen! Happy New Year

everyone! For many of us, it’s a time to reflect

on the past and look towards the future. Each day

brings us a new beginning. What happened and

what might happen? Did we learn anything from

the past that we can use? Can we and will we

change anything in the coming year?

Tradition calls for us to make New Year’s

Resolutions; in a light hearted manner of course!

I’ve never thought much about that, but if some of

you need help, I can offer some friendly advice and what I’d like to

see you do differently! Uff da! All kidding aside, we have so much to

look forward too.

Our 300+ Sverdrup lodge members have 300+ wants and needs for

2018. Some will be our choice and some will not. Life has a way of

moving in directions that we didn’t choose from time to time.

That brings me to the often quoted and sometimes framed; Serenity

Prayer. A Google search will find many versions; some attributed to

an American Reinhold Niebuhr. But I think it can be summarized to

“Take it one day at a time, assess the situation, change courses if you can

or accept it as change, knowing this life is short and we look toward the

final destination with faith in our hearts.”

Put your best foot forward in 2018 and make the best of your life

and help as many people as can. But also learn to accept help with a

gracious heart and always say “Please and Thank You”. Hadde bra

og takk for meg.

Jerry Saude

Volume 49, Issue 1

January 2018

Page 2 Sverdrup Nyheter

Why Life Insurance After the Kids are Grown and the Mortgage

is Paid? While many of today's seniors have saved for retirement, many are

coming up short of funds or the fear of running out of money.

Interest rates have been low and people are living longer than ever

before.

Let’s look at Ole and Lena. They both are drawing Social Security

checks, Ole has a pension and they have modest savings but that

has been drained with higher expenses every year. The condo is

paid for, they are driving a 5-year-old car and finances are mostly

manageable.

A few years later Ole gets sick, he ends up in the nursing home

and passes away a year later. Poor Lena, she is sad and lonely. She

also has lost one Social Security check, she only gets half of Ole’s

pension, the savings is gone because it was needed for the nursing

home bills. The car is now getting older and the condo fees and

taxes keep going up.

The good news is Ole had life insurance with Sons of Norway!

Lena will be fine financially. The lost income can be replaced, the

savings has been restored and Lena can afford a new car. She still

misses Ole but doesn’t have the burden of financial worry.

By the way, the kids are so appreciative that dad was looking out

for mom even after he was gone. Lena is welcome to see the

grandkids whenever she wants but she can continue to live in her

own world and not move in with any of them.

Contact your Sons of Norway Financial Benefits Counselor

to provide an “inevitable gain,” no matter when one dies.

Ann Krause, FIC, LUTCF

Financial Benefits Counselor

Sons of Norway

701-720-2755

Email: annkboat@gmail.com

The Sverdrup Nyheter is published once a month by Sverdrup

#107 Sons of Norway Lodge, P.O. Box 1912, Bismarck, ND 58502.

There is no charge for the newsletter. The newsletter is available

on our website. For address changes or questions contact:

asolheim@bis.midco.net; Website: www.sofnbismarck.com

Editor Audrey Solheim 223-7891

President Jerry Saude 224-0963

Vice President Dick Hansen 663-8850

Secretary Claudia Berg 222-8238

Financial Secretary Barbara Holwegner 255-1390

Ass’t Financial Secretary Addie Thiede 224-8392

Treasurer Wayne Granfor 734-6370

Sunshine Lady - Cards Julie Roe 223-4196

Financial Benefits Counselor Ann Krause 852-5508

Reservations Nanc Skaret 258-4703

January

Gratulerer med dagen

Catherine M Bergan 1

Virginia Nelsen 1

Daryl Cordell Gronfur 2

Vicki L Olson 2

Howard E Hansen 5

Margaret A Hanson 5

Julie C Schwartz 5

Victoria A Nelson 6

Lars Oynes 6

Rodney A Bakke 7

Conrad Ivan Jordheim 11

Robert W Mc Callum 12

Sonna M Anderson 13

Merton A Johnsrud 14

Erik M Hjemvik 16

Karen L Fenster 17

Richard K Bjornson 19

June M Sakshaug 19

Judith P Johnson 20

Ronald E Fox 21

Bernice M Bensen 22

Alice O Falkenstein 23

Susan M Janke 24

Mildred A Nicholson 25

Freeman M J Mjolsness 26

Elisha Anne Placek 27

Karen A Vossler 27

Steven K Hamar 28

Earl Nelson 29

Shirley J Nelson 30

Duane C Svanes 30

Page 3 Volume 48, Issue 10 October 2017

Membership Information Single Membership—$60.00

Family Membership—$95.00 (one address)

Single Golden—$42.00 (there will be no additional Golden

Memberships after 1/1/2018)

One Golden/One Regular $78.00

Both Golden—$60.00

The local lodge and the district will each receive $14 from each

new and renewal membership.

New member applications may be turned in to Barbara

Holwegner, Financial Secretary for processing, include your

check for the appropriate amount made payable to Sons of

Norway. Barb’s address: 1503 S Washington Street,

Bismarck, ND 58504. Our total Membership to date is 324

This and That Save the BOX TOPS from grocery items for Dorothy

Moses School. Save your stamps for TUBFRIM, to aid

children’s programs in Norway.

Volunteer to bring cookies to a social. COOKIES

The person to call is Joyce Harnden 663-7050

or e-mail joharnden@bis.midco.net

Call a friend to ride along to an upcoming event.

In Memory Marge Peterson, Golden Member

Margaret Nolte, Member 11 years _____________________________________________________________________________

Sons of Norway Salvation Army Bell

Ringers at Hobby Lobby Candace, Bjorn and Vern

Convention Planning 2018

Committees Convention Chair Jerry Saude has called a committee

meeting for Thursday January 4. Come see and

participate. We will meet for one hour and then

schedule the next meetings as needed each month.

Tubfrim There are many ways in which we are asked to assist

our fellow human beings who are in need.

Participation in the Tubfrim program is one of the

more simple yet successful ways to do just that.

Tubfrim is an organization in Norway that resells

cancelled stamps and donates the proceeds to help

children with disabilities. Sons of Norway is proud to

support Tubfrim in their work to support children in

need.

The lodge extends a thank you to Jeannette Radig for

her years of service in heading up Sverdrup’s Tubfrim

program and welcomes Erling Olson as our new

chairman! Bring your cancelled stamps to a social!

Volume 49, Issue 1, January 2018 Page 3

Christmas Social Dec 15, 2017 Group Picture Below

January 2018

Sons of Norway - Sverdrup 4-107 1026 S 3rd #3

Bismarck, ND 58504-6398

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Outreach Services

Volunteer Opportunities

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Fitness Room

Leisure Activities

Coffee Bar & Gift Shop

And Much More!