September 2017Vol 117, No 3Journal

Viking Forska som om du skulle leva evigt!Search as if you would live forever!Lev som om du skulle dö i morgon!Live as if you would die tomorrow!

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Inside this issue:

• Chief ’s Corner

• New Members

• Language Camp

• Burn Camp

• Lodge Updates

• Milestones

Chief ’s

William Schaefer Grand Chief

Corner

I have been thinking a great deal about how to start my first article as a new Grand Chief. So, let me tell a little about myself: I am 72 years old, married to my wife Peggy for 52 years and have two daughters, Shannon and Martha, along with six grandchildren. I have been a Viking for 35 years but did not hold a lot of offices at our local lodge, Linne #57, because of my work schedule; but was Assistant Herald and Herald, along with Vice Chief in 2007 and Chief in 2008. At our Lodge I am a volunteer bartender, work on parties, as well as being the party chairman.

On the Grand Lodge level, I have been on the Grand Lodge for 14 years, along with holding the Assistant Herald and Herald position, Chairperson for the Language Camp and Viking of the Year for 12 years. Along with those positions, I have been the Chairperson for the Scholarship Committee and the Treasurer, then became the Vice Grand Chief for 2 years and now I am your Grand Chief. I look forward to working with everybody on the

new changes. If you were in Muskegon for the Convention, I believe all will agree with me that the Convention was great! A BIG “Thank you” goes out to our three Co-Chairmen: Chris Grinnell, Marsha Abdelkader, and Peggy Schaefer- they all did a fantastic job! I would also like to thank all the dinner Chairmen and their crew for the delicious food- to Pam Hall for her roast pork sandwiches; Helane Bergklint and Colleen Thorn for their shish-ka-bobs; King Faisel Abdelkader and his wife Marsha for the steak dinner. Then came the Mid-Summer Banquet- it was almost like I was back in Sweden! All my thanks goes to Britt Bostrom and her co-chair Mary Hendon and Britt’s Mother, Ruth Bostrom (who is 92 years young- Still working on the Mid-Summer Banquet!). We also cannot forget to thank Colleen Thorn and Deb “Cricket” Czarny for coordinating the hospitality after the meetings. To all of their trustees and Lodge Members- you have made Linne #57 shine bright! A BIG THANK YOU!! Next, it was a pleasure to honor Elisabeth “Betsy” Lynch for ‘VIKING OF THE YEAR’. She was very deserving of this award. Betsy is from Jamestown, New York, where she is a very active member of Ingjald Lodge #65. She has been a Viking Member since birth- not very many of us can say that! It was great to have her in Muskegon to award this honor to her. It was great seeing all of the delegates from each Lodge. Also, Thank You to our past Grand Chiefs help for helping with installation. The camaraderie was outstanding! We wouldn’t have been able to get the business done without it. The biggest agenda at the Convention meeting was getting rid of our Insurance and begin disassociating ourselves from UTG, which will be a timely item. Again this year, we had the editor from the Nordstjernan, Ulf Martensson, at our convention talking about his newspaper (which I have subscribed to and enjoy very much!). We are fortunate to have an article about our convention along with pictures in their July Issue. What I liked the most was his article promoted to IOV. By the time you receive this Journal, some members will already have begun to receive information and surrender forms for their insurance from UTG. They have been our Administrator for the last 20 years, and when it is all said and done, they will be missed as we have had a great relationship with them. The sooner that we can surrender our Insurance, we will get away from the control of the Department of Insurance in Illinois and New York, then we will be able to grow faster. But, in order to run for a delegate position or run for Executive Council in the near future, then you must have insurance. This is a catch 22! To conclude, please read all of the information carefully when received and your patience will be greatly appreciated. I will keep your Chiefs informed in this transition.

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Welcome AboardThe following are new members who were admitted to the Viking Order since the previous Viking Journal was published. We welcome you one and all to the Viking Order and sincerely urge you to attend your respective lodges and join in all of the activities planned for you. Remember . . . It’s great to be a VIKING!!

NEW MEMBER RECOMMENDED BY

Ingjald #65 Wendy Gleason William Buck Douglas Lindquest Doug Christian Donald Abramson Julie Abramson Jon Golden Jeffrey Newman Grace E. Poore Jeanne E. Poore Stephen Snyder David Bernharot Vicki Lyn Mason Gary Sorenson Bonnie Joy Martiny Edward F. Martiny Logan Liddell Rebecca L. Liddell Helen M. Oreilly Marlene Sanders Nicole C Triscuit John E. Schoyler Robin L. Kayner Jaimie D. Kayner Logan A. Nicholas Eric Anderson Thor Richard B. Krantz John Keim Timothy J Delathower Howard Findahl Paul M. Nagovan II Rodger Keim Scott E. Klousue John Keim John Keim Rodger Keim Orvar Craig Shogren Wayne Mattsop Linne Annalee Shogren Rita Langlois Brandee Wilks Christopher Wilks Brook Wilks Christopher Wilks Lauren M. Stevens Barbara Gripton Drew A. Fleming Donna Schmiedeknecht Jackie A. Schultz Charles Boxer Dennis L. Schultz Charles Boxer

NEW MEMBER RECOMMENDED BY

Linne Continued: Zackary Burke David Raymond Thomas A. Chick Marlene Bramer Andrew Deyoung Marlene Bramer Sarah Deyoung None Listed Chance Eigenauer None Listed Dennis D. Cobler Darrell VanFossan Nicholas J. McNarland Joseph McNarland David L. Forester Michelle Chick Peggy A. Peckham Ruth Schappert Sandra Forester Michelle Chick Kathleen Sayles Christine Adams Joel Deweerd Thomas Deweerd Linda M. Larson David Larsen II Cherilin Millisor Patrick Gabris Amanda Lauher-Smith Otto Smith Jr Lenix Arnson Barbara Brink Dennis Schultz Charles Boxer Madison Laduke Dina Laduke Ryan Bramer Leora Jensen Timothy Robinson Rodger Keim Scott Klouser John Keim Michelle Wroblewski Diane Renkenberger Alicia Poulin Monte Poulin H. Ryan Vanderwater Louis Zaloga Howard Peckham Ruth Schappert Sandra VanEssen Terry Winner Stephanie Cutler David Sheilds Michael Cutler David Sheilds Kathleen Cobler Suzanne Van Fosser Tabitha Munford Suzanne Van Fosser Linda Quaine Christine Adams

Deadline for Submitting Articles to the Viking Journal

At the present time, the Viking Journal is published

four times a year. The deadlines for the

2017 issues of the Journal are listed below.

Please make a note!

Deadline for Submissions

November 1, 2017

Publication Dates

December 1, 2017

Viking of the Year

Do you know of someone or perhaps a few people in your Lodge who deserve to be the Viking of the year? It's never too early to start thinking about the convention in 2019. Also if you submitted someone before you can resubmit them for Viking of the year again.

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We are looking forward to this, as this change will make it possible for us to grow- with this change we will no longer have to abide by many of the laws of the states. We will then be considered a FRATERNAL SOCIETY. We will no longer be a Fraternal Benefit Society. In closing, I would appreciate ALL of your help in supporting our Scholarships- Language Camp and Viking of the Year programs. “Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.” Fraternally Yours,William “Bill” SchaeferGrand Chief

Chiefs CornerContinued from page 1 IOV Officers:

Grand ChiefWilliam H. Schaefer

2291 Harrison Ave - Muskegon, MI 49441margaretschaef@yahoo.com

Vice Grand ChiefMelinda R. Worden

1750 W. Hill Road - Gerry, NY 14740minward65@hotmail.com

Jr. Past Grand ChiefRalph S. Beck

PO Box 205 - Batavia, IL 60510billsite34@hotmail.com

Grand SecretaryEivor Britt-Louise Hichue

1030 W. Grand Avenue - Muskegon, MI 49441Mzztree450@aol.com

Grand TreasurerThomas R. Jandt

1381 Creek Dr. Apt C - Muskegon, MI 49441trj2533@hotmail.com

Grand HeraldRobert H. Grinnell

1249 Lakeshore Dr. #129 - Muskegon, MI 49441cgrinnellm@aol.com

Assistant Grand HeraldSandra L. Cramm

16830 110th Ave. Box 12a - Davenport, IA 52804slcramm2633@gmail.com

Grand Inner GuardBryan R. Nelson

332 Park Street - Jamestown, NY 14701ivesjohnsonagency@yahoo.com

Grand Outer GuardRodney W. Ottum

6204 55th Street - Kenosha, WI 53144papaottum@gmail.com

IOV Executive Council:

Lawrence D. Anderson524 Walnut Street - Batavia, IL 60510

81854pa@sbcglobal.net

Robert D. Greenwald3138 Eckman Road - Jamestown, NY 14701

ert@netsync.net

Barbara Hendry16409 67th Court - Tinley Park, IL 60477

hendry.fam@sbcglobal.net

William A. Peterson 84 Highland Avenue - Jamestown, NY 14701

billsite34@hotmail.com

I.O.V. on the WEB!

CAN YOU IDENTIFY?

No one correctly identified. Svante Arrhenius was a renowned Swedish scientist who is regarded as father of modern day physical chemistry. Swedish scientist Svante August Arrhenius remains one of the most influential scientists in history and although it is true that he started off as a physicist; he ended up being more influential as a researcher par excellence on chemistry. His major projects were related to chemistry and Arrhenius was also one of the leading purveyors of what is now known as physical chemistry. Arrhenius was Sweden’s leading scientist

throughout his life and his papers on the greenhouse effect is regarded as a benchmark study on climate change in the 21st century. Other than his study on the greenhouse effect; he is also famous for his work on the theory of electrolytic dissociation. Arrhenius is often referred to as a physical chemist in light of the sort of studies he conducted. Read more at http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/svante-arrhenius-6411.php#BwHg1iym1VGzLVBX.99

Recognize the person in this issue’s photo (right)? All correct guesses are eligible for the drawing to receive one $10 award, and you will be recognized in the following Journal for your awesome Viking knowledge! Send your guess on a POSTCARD to the IOV Grand Lodge at 5250 South Sixth Street, P.O. Box 5147, Springfield, Illinois 62705-5147. Grand Lodge employees, officers, and Executive Council members are not eligible.

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doing. Log in today and request permission to become a follower. Also, check out the web page @ iovikings.org

You can read the Journal and see the pictures in color!!

Britt Hichue – your Face book page administrator

Website Committee: Robert Greenwald – Ingjald #65 – Jamestown, NY E. Britt-Louise Hichue – Linne’ #57 – Muskegon, MI Sandy Cramm – Clara #118 – Moline, IL

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Language Camp

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Concordia Language CampHej Då! Hälsningar! Hei! Hyvää Päivää! Hello!

Do you have a Junior Viking that is interested in learning a Scandinavian language? Well, we have the funds and location. The Concordia Language Villages in Bemidji, Minnesota offers a complete immersion program for students to learn the language, customs and have fun. This is a great program and if you have talked to any former campers they have lots of good things to say about it. There is also a possibility of High School language credits available to those wishing to pursue it. I know this is still summer 2017, but it’s not too early to start planning for 2018. You can submit your child’s name to our committee anytime between now and February 1, 2018. First time campers have first preference but even if they have gone before you can submit their names again. We will have more information in the next Journal, or if you have any questions before that you can contact anyone of us from the committee. Tack så mycket! E. Britt-Louise Hichue – Linne’ #57, Muskegon, MI – Chairperson Melinda Worden – Ingjald #65, Jamestown, NY – Committee member Barb Hendry – Harald #13, Tinley Park, IL – Committee member

Connecticut Burn Foundation Benefactors’ Day

The Connecticut Burns Foundation cordially invited members of Stenkil Lodge to attend Benefactors’ Day July 22nd 2017 and represent the Independent Order of Vikings. Members Thor Jeffry, Tom Jennsen, and Chief Jim McRae were welcomed like old friends and taken on a tour of the camp by one of the Board of Directors. The enthusiasm and pure joy shown by the campers is contagious. After activities everyone lines up at the mess hall for lunch, as lunch is winding down the campers are winding up. They have Mail Call with great pomp and circumstance and a tremendous amount noise they bring in the mail box, this year it was decorated as a sheep (why?) and they read random post cards from the campers that express thoughts from the campers, always entertaining. In a new twist campers passed amongst the visitors and handed out post cards from campers on why they like camp. We received ours from Rowen, Keith, Joshua and Jackie. Campers of all ages sending post cards. There are a lot of changes happening at camp including a new look to their website find out more at cbcf@ctburnsfoundation.org.

Burn Camp News First up is the Great Lakes Burn Camp in Mattawan, MI because it is the closest to home, home being Linne #57 in Muskegon. Recently we held the annual benefit “Tee off Against Burns” at Ravenna Creek Golf Course. Linne #57 has teamed up with Michigan Firefighters Local 370 to sponsor this outing.of Linne #57. There are way too many names of people who work on this project to remember so I say thank you to you all. You know who you are and you know what you do. The one person I will name is Mike Longnecker. Mike is the head of the Great Lakes Burn Camp. He drove over for the day to golf, mingle and accept checks for $11,400 from Local 370 and Linne #57. This did not include income from this outing or a dinner and other functions that are planned. On to the Illinois Burn Camp. The Illinois Burn Camp is named “Camp I Am Me” and was held June 18-24. It is in Ingleside at the YMCA Camp Duncan. Over 100 volunteers kept everything running smoothly. Over 60 campers, 20% of them first timers, forgot everything but meeting new friends and enjoying themselves for the week. Now to Connecticut. The Arthur C. Luf Burn Camp is found in the woods of Milford. Like all the camps it is manned by dozens of volunteers who help the kids forget their problems. Also with all the camps, many of the counselors are former campers who want to give something back. There is not enough space here to do justice to these 3 camps. To get a better picture I urge you to go to their websites. Michigan: www.greatlakesburncamp.org Illinois: www.ifsa.org Connecticut: www.ctburnsfoundation.org

The Burn Camp Committee Bob Grinnell, Larry Anderson & Bill Peterson

To Jim McRae – Thanks for all your help.

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2018 VIKING SCHOLARSHIP RULES

1) The Viking Scholarship Fund was established on June 14, 1963 at the Grand Lodge Meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts.

2) A Scholarship Committee of at least three (3) members shall be appointed by the Grand Chief and Vice Grand Chief

to manage the Viking Scholarship Fund and to award yearly scholarships of not less than $250.00.

3) The Viking Scholarship Fund shall consist of monies received from fund raising events, donations or bequeaths from members, IOV lodges, friends of Vikings and accumulated interest on investments.

4) Scholarship Applications:a) The applicant must hold either a Junior or Senior Membership in the Independent Order of the Vikings for at

least six (6) months prior to the date of application. b) The applicant must have dues/assessments paid up through December 31st of the year the scholarship is

awarded. c) The Financial Secretary of the subordinate lodge must certify the applicants name, lodge, certificate number

and paid to date. d) The applicant must be a high school senior who has received confirmation of acceptance from the institute

of higher learning. If the recipient does not attend an institute of higher learning, the dollar amount of the scholarship check shall be returned to the Independent Order of Vikings

e) The applicant shall send the completed application form and lodge certification form to their high school.f) The high school will submit a certified copy of high school grades (transcript) with the application forms and

student evaluation to the Grand Lodge office.g) Current application forms shall be available from the Grand Lodge office or the IOV website on Nov. 1, 2017.h) Applications for scholarships shall be submitted to the Grand Lodge office from Nov. 1, 2017 to March 1, 2018i) Incomplete applications will not be judged by the adjudicators.j) Applications will be judged on their merits.

ALL APPLICATIONS POSTMARKED AFTER THE MARCH 1, 2018 DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED! 5) A panel of adjudicators designated by the Viking Scholarship Committee will judge all applications and determine

the qualifications of the applicants.

6) The Viking Scholarship Committee shall determine the number of recipients that will be awarded a Viking Scholarship.

7) The Viking Scholarship Committee shall have the power to make any additional rules to help in the selection of recipients.

8) The recipients of scholarships shall be announced at the first Executive Council Meeting after judging is complete. The scholarship check will be made payable to the recipient and paid in time for the fall semester.

9) These rules apply for the application year 2018. Scholarship rules and amount of the awards will be reviewed and updated yearly by the Executive Council of the Independent Order of Vikings.

The IOV Scholarship CommitteeBob Grinnell, Rodney Ottum and Bob Greenwald

Very soon it will be time for our young Viking High School Seniors to be applying for scholarships to help continue their education. Don’t forget to apply to the IOV.

All Applications Must Be Submitted And Postmarked BetweenNovember 1, 2017 and March 1, 2018

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Dear Scholarship Committee, Thank you for awarding me one of the three scholarships. I greatly appreciate it and the money will go to good use. I’m truly honored that you chose to support me. Brandon Menders

VIKING SCHOLARSHIP

Thank Yous

SIGURD LODGE #30Kenosha, Wisconsin

Hi all, Sorry that I missed putting an article in the last two journals, one was my own fault the other I don’t know whose it was but it was somebody’s. Anyway back in April we had another successful Swedish Pancakes and Sausage Breakfast. Thanks to all that helped out especially those that donated to the bake sale. We had a record amount taken in. Also in April Dee and I attended the Executive Council meeting in Batavia. Thanks to the members of Ring Lodge for putting on the lunch after the meeting and the meal for Saturday night. We had a very good meeting such as a discussion on exiting the insurance business and other numerous items. In May, we lost another of our members. Ed Turner passed away on his 88th birthday. Ed was the one who made sure none of the workers got dehydrated at the breakfasts. Our sympathy is extended to his wife Alice and the rest of his family. In June, I attended the Grand lodge convention in Muskegon. All I can say for those of you who weren’t able to attend it you missed one heck of a great time. The food was fantastic, the entertainment was great, the drinks were awful (awful good). I would like to congratulate Bill Schaefer on being elected as our new Grand Chief. I know he inherited a lot of business to be taken care of but I’m sure he will do a great job. Congratulations to Mindy Worden on being elected as Vice Grand Chief and all the others elected or reelected to their positions. Also thanks to Junior Past Grand Chief Ralph Beck for the three plus years that he served as the Grand Chief. I would also like to thank Roy James McRae for his time that he served on the Executive Council. Finally I would like to thank the members of Linne Lodge for all the hard work they did in making this one great convention. Thanks also to all for supporting me on my re-election to the Executive Council. Looking forward to our next convention in 2019 in Jamestown, NY. I’m sure our Grand Chief will have something in his column about dissolving the life insurance so will not bore you with that. As of this writing we only meet on the first Thursday of the month but starting in October we will be meeting the first and third Thursday. Don’t forget our next SWEDISH PANCAKES AND SAUSAGE BREAKFAST is November 5th from 8:00 am to noon. Don’t forget to bring something for the bake sale and we need your HELP. Rod Ottum, Chief

Dear Scholarship Committee,Thank You, Patrick Yuchnitz

ATTN: VIKING MEMBERS

Brother and Sister Vikings,

Do you ever look at the Independent Order of Viking Journal online??

For your information we now have Journals archived that you can view besides the current Journal.

It is a great reference to go back to if you missed an issue or want to check something of interest to you.

Check us out at www.iovikings.org

VIKING SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE 2018

For many years, one of the goals of the Independent Order of Vikings has been to provide scholarships to our deserving young members to help them continue their education. Your lodge will receive raffle tickets from your Executive Council Members or in the mail following the October Executive Council Meeting.

The drawing will be at Winterfest in Muskegon on Saturday January 27, 2018. The tickets will again be $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Please make your checks out to the Viking Scholarship Fund and mail your ticket stubs, unsold tickets and checks to Bob Grinnell, 1249 Lakeshore Dr. #129, Muskegon, MI 49441 by January 21, 2018.

Prizes are: 1st $500.00 2nd $200.00 3rd $150.00 4th $ 75.00 5th $ 75.00 PLEASE NOTE: tickets mailed to Muskegon after January 21, 2018 may not reach us in time for the drawing so please mail them as soon as you can.

IOV Scholarship Committee Bob Grinnell ChairBob Greenwald Rod Ottum Members

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RING LODGE NO. 18Batavia, Illinois

Two new display and storage cabinets were recently built finished and installed in our main Lodge Room. The cabinets were built by Brother Tony Bex (retired general contractor). The glass doors were from a turn of the cen-tury old house in Batavia and the old Geneva City Hall. They were finished by Brother Gordy Carlson (retired painter and teacher at the painters union hall). Excellent job by the Brother Vikings.

Thanks Guys,Chief Larry Anderson

NEW DISPLAY CABINETS FOR LODGE HALL

Pictured: Brother Gordy (right) in hat and Brother Tony in wearing the nail apron.

Brother and Sister Vikings. Ring Lodge #18 Batavia Illinois once again participated in the annual city wide garage sale the first weekend in May. It was a success once again netting us right at $1300. The chairmen of this event were once again Chief Larry Anderson and Vice Chief John Spang. Many hours of preparation go into making this event a success. Thanks to all our members who helped out and or donated items. Special thanks to Brother Ron Link who donated a lot and also took care of delivering all unsold items to the local Salvation Army and Goodwill.

CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE

Pictured left to right: Ron Link, Dick Nepstad, John Spang, Gordy Carlson and John Dillon.

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LINNE LODGE NO. 57Muskegon, MI

I hope everyone is having a summer as beautiful as we are having in Muskegon. Like the three bears “not too hot, not too cold, just right.” May started with an excellent Bread Bowl with Corned Beef and Potato soup dinner. The soup was so hearty it was more like a stew, fantastic. The next day was spent assembling our new deck furniture. It raised the question “How many Vikings does it take to put together deck furniture.” The following Thursday we had the most beautiful party of the year, the Mother and Daughter Dinner. Ladies of all ages attended. The food prepared by one of our resident chefs, Ed Peabody, was as always super. More than one hundred and seventy ladies attended. The dinner was hosted by Vice Chief Faisel and Marsha Abdelkader. Every year, two of our members, who are retired Postal workers, have a canned food drive and Chicago Style Hot Dog Dinner. “Cricket” Czarny and Colleen Thorn work extremely hard to make this event is a success. Judy Bisson hosted a Spring Flowers steak fry. Judy hosts several steak fries throughout the year, and always does a superior job. The Senior Dinner is the last big dinner of May and it is always well attended. This is a great opportunity for some of members to get out earlier in the day and see many of their brother and sister Vikings. June was the busiest month we have had in a long time. The month started with the annual Pub Pedal which yearly draws around 1,000 bicyclists. Food and drinks were available to members and friends and with an open liquor license for the day everyone had the chance to enjoy the day. A few days later we had Pam Lindback’s always popular Hot Pork Sandwich dinner. I can attest to how delicious the pork was. This dinner was the beginning of four nights of fantastic food and the kickoff of the 2017 Convention. The fact that it was Midsommar was heightened by the excitement of hosting the National Convention and election of

the next Grand Chief. We were very proud to install our own Bill Schaefer as the next Grand Chief. As a newly elected delegate it was interesting to see the process in action. Our next night’s offering was a Shish-Kabob dinner hosted by Colleen Thorn and former Viking of the Year Helane Bergklint. The preparation is time-consuming, but the result worth it. The next evening, we were treated to a “Grill’n & Chill’n” steak fry. This dinner was hosted by Vice Chief Faisel Abdelkader and his better half Marsha. This dinner is always enjoyable since members and guests get to gather around our 32-square foot grill to prepare their steak to their liking. The Grand Banquet was a spectacular party with homemade offerings. The following treats were offered: Lax Soppa (fish soup), Skagenrota (toast skagen), Smorbrod (open-faced sandwichs), Svenska Kottbullar (Swedish meatballs), Potatis Kory (potato sausage), Ugusbakad Skinka (baked ham), Lax (salmon), Sill (herring), Janssons Frestelse (Janssons temptation potato casserole), Farskpotatis (new potatoes), Risgynsgrot Och Frukt Soppa (rice pudding and fruit soup), Snabb Jordgubbstarta (strawberry Midsommar cake), Svensk Kaffe Brod (coffee bread), and Smakakor (cookies.) The Grand Banquet was prepared by chair Britt Hichue, who has chaired this banquet for more than 20 years, and co-chair Mary Hendon along with a dedicated crew. Great parties have to have great entertainment and we had superior entertainment. Our Invandrarna singers under the direction of Dave Wikman treated us to nice selection of traditional Scandanavian music. Of course, an undertaking of this magnitude requires great leadership. Our “triple threat” to organize, oversee, and orchestrate a multiple day event like this one was Chris Grennell, Peggy Schaefer, and Marsha Abdelkader.

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Linne Lodge No. 57 Continued From Page 9 One week removed from the Convention was the annual “All-you- can- eat” Shrimp Boil. This dinner under the direction of chairs Paul and Kris Prentice and Tom and Char Richardson is always a sellout. For over 20 years they have treated us to huge and perfectly prepared shrimp. This year they served 365 pounds of shrimp to about 300 people. Obviously, this party had a large and very efficient support crew. After a month of fantastic food, it seemed a visual treat was in order. Vike Time V filled the bill. In addition to a picnic atmosphere, it featured vintage and custom cars, motorcycles and motor vehicles. It was a sight to behold. Each year three of our members; Bob Grinnell, Dewey Bringedahl, and Bill Schaefer, in partnership with two representatives Mark Taylor and Brad VandenBerg from Firefighter’s Local 370 (who are also Lodge members) organized a golf outing to raise money for the Great Lakes Burn Camp. This last year they raised several thousand dollars to donate to the burn camp.

I would be remiss if I did not mention the fantastic job that our funeral committee does after each funeral. They organize and run a very nice luncheon for the family and friends under the direction of Peggy Schaefer. This year’s scholarship winners of $1,500 each were announced by Scholarship Chair Mary Hendon. They were Cameron Beisel, Kameron Butler, Timothy Chick, Andrea DePouw, Alec McNarland,Brandon Meinders, Nathan Prell, Madeline Schillaci, and Elli Stuk. The last party of this edition was the Country Western Dinner & Dance expertly run by Carol & Gordon Fethke and Carol & Joe Richmond. My on the scene source told me the food was fantastic and the crowd was a sellout and everyone appeared to be having a great time. Have a great fall, Mike Hendon, Past Chief, Linne’ Lodge #57

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Linne Lodge No. 57 Continued From Page 9

P.S. Thanks to my wife and tireless photo editor, Mary Hendon

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INGJALD LODGE NO. 65Jamestown, New York

Vikings Honor 25/50 Year Members

25 Year Vikings: Left to Right: (sitting) Jan L. Hinderer, Edward Mogenhan

(standing) Barbara A. Scroxton, Bill Spaulding, Calvin Cederquist, Thomas Ormand, Mark Federko, Jack Skinner, Jane Fosberg

A time of celebration and thankfulness was had as Viking Chief Jane Fosberg welcomed members who achieved 25/50 years membership in the local Viking Ingjald Lodge. At a recent reception at the Viking Lake Park facility honoring these long time members Chief Fosberg offered words of congratulation and thanks. Each honored recipient was given a lapel pin denoting his or her years of membership. Chief Fosberg was assisted by members of the IOV Executive Council: Past Grand Chief William Peterson, I.O.V. Vice Chief Mindy Worden, and Executive Council members Bryan Nelson, and Robert Greenwald. Recent improvements in the Lake Park facility were laudable and drew much praise. Among the recent improvements are: completing the renovation of the large parking lot, new cement entrance and drainage, new deck furniture, replacement of lakeside patio, kitchen lighting and renovation, playground maintenance, and most recently the addition of a beautiful custom built fire pit. Members and guests will be able to enjoy the newly purchased furniture as they sit around the fire pit and look out over Chautauqua Lake. Chief Fosberg reiterated that none these improvements would be possible without the support of Viking members and Viking inner groups such as: Marina, Boat Club, Viking Trailer Association, and Past Chiefs Club. The evening concluded with refreshments served by the Past Chiefs Club.

50 Year Vikings: Jon A. Saff, Onnalee B. Samuelson and

Chief Jane Fosberg

Kevin & Jan Nelson

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Viking Picture Story

There is an old proverb that a picture is worth a thousand words---this is most certainly true for the activity at Ingjald Lodge’s Lake Park. The following pictures tell our Viking summer story: our new fire pit and furniture, July 4th patriotic 31 golf cart parade, annual chicken barbecue sponsored by Past Chiefs Club, new entry way, refurbished cement patio, people playing corn hole game, and the ever popular children playing in the sand along beautiful Chautauqua Lake. WHAT A STORY!

INGJALD LODGE NO. 65Jamestown, New York

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INGJALD LODGE NO. 65Jamestown, New York

Vikings Aid UCAN Ministry

The Jamestown Viking Lodge has donated $250 to assist the UCAN (United Christian Advocacy Network) ministry housed in the former Rescue Mission building. Viking Chief Jane Fosberg is pictured giving the donation to UCAN Program Director Scott Linden and Intake Director Jon Bogue. The UCAN ministry provides a transitional ministry to assist those in need to successfully reenter society. The program has only been in existence since April but has already experienced success. It was explained by the UCAN Staff to Chief Fosberg that there are several stages to the program. The first stage being to provide food and housing, the second to develop a plan of help, and the third stage to refer those in need to programs and places to get needed help. Chief Fosberg stated that the local Viking Lodge was glad to assist this most worthy community program and that it was consistent with the International Order of Vikings philosophy of being community involved and helping those in need.

Stenkil Lodge #92 Visits the Arthur C. Luf Burn Camp for Children

STENKIL LODGE NO. 92Braintree, MA

Pictured left to right: Tom Jensen, Foundation Administrator;

Susan Howard, Director; Anthony Musto, MD, Chief Jim McRae, Armand Canta, President

and Director James Birarelli [Not Shown - camera shy? New Executive

Director Kathlene Gerrity - Welcome Aboard]

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MILESTONESTo let you know that our many thoughts are with the members and families in this time of sorrow.

HÖGSATTA KÄMPAR

Member Name Born Joined Passed Away Lodge

Angie F Wells 4/10/1933 8/18/1980 3/24/2017 Ingjald

Dwight E Stenstrom 5/12/1944 9/18/1969 3/16/2017 Ingjald

Edward D Moore 5/29/1947 2/28/1985 3/25/2017 Ingjald

Janet G Kates 8/18/1930 3/6/1961 3/17/2017 Ingjald

Phyllis Parker 4/14/1929 3/10/1988 4/17/2017 Clara

Herbert Clauson 10/20/1978 11/21/1918 2/14/2017 Thor

John Plank 8/18/1932 1/6/1961 7/2/2008 Thor

Denzil Peterson 7/20/1917 1/6/1961 7/2/2008 Thor

Robert Alm 8/31/1922 9/23/1954 4/13/2017 Ingjald

Robert Hiller 6/26/1929 9/12/1985 4/18/2017 ingjald

Kathleen Heyvaert 7/25/1933 2/28/1980 5/23/2017 Clara

Paul Mulder 2/4/1954 3/24/1972 5/21/2017 linne

Jonell Swanson 7/25/1940 12/9/2015 5/31/2017 Linne

Betty J Carlson 4/28/1933 7/15/2004 6/3/2017 Linne

Phillip Tardani 11/27/1925 2/9/2012 6/17/2017 Linne

Robert Stam Sr 5/23/1948 9/15/1983 1/10/2017 Ingjald

Frank Hall 6/5/1933 3/10/1994 5/9/2017 Ingjald

Robert Pickett 3/27/1938 7/21/1988 1/8/2017 Ingjald

Clifford Johnson 12/4/1929 12/18/1970 9/24/2016 Linne

Candace Xander 10/12/1947 9/12/1996 10/9/2016 Ingjald

Ray Knutson 6/13/1936 9/24/1978 1/20/2017 Ellida

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