News
Sep
13
Zone 5, District 7 representative
As of November 1st, all the Canadian lodges are one district, District 7! Karen Larson represents Alberta and Saskatchewan Sons of Norway lodges, now called Zone 5. One exception – Grande Prairie lodge, due to its proximity to Dawson Creek, will join Zone 3. The District website is sofn7.com
Laft Hus, Red Deer
Norwegian Laft Hus video created by the new President and the new summer student. If you are in the Red Deer area the Laft Hus is well worth visiting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shHF7okaKV0
Link to interesting articles about crafts, culture, genealogy, history, humour, news, and travel. If you would like to add to this collection, send your input to president@sofncalgary.ca or secretary@sofncalgary.ca
Sons of Norway Book Club
If you will be participating or have questions about the book club, please send an email to: SonsofNorwayBookClub@gmail.com.
Include your lodge name and district/lodge number. The current schedule is last Thursday of the month, 8 p.m. Eastern Time, and last Saturday each month, 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The books for February 2026 are Stolen: A Novel, by Ann-Helén Laestadius, and The Traitor by Jørn Lier Horst.
Newsletters
For Valhalla lodge information please check our various website pages, especially Meetings, Events.
Past issues of the Fabulous Fourth Footnotes (FFF), including the recently-received November issue, are available here and at www.sofn-district4.com. Thanks to Karen Larson for excellent reportage there. It will continue to be available on the district 4 website. The District 7 (Canada) Leiflette will take its place here.
Laft Hus is a Norwegian museum and culture centre in Red Deer. Trollhaugen is the yearly week-long Norwegian cultural camp.
If you would like to subscribe to Norge Nå, from the Norwegian embassy in Washington, please add your contact information to their Google Form.
Trollhaugen – Feb Fun Olympic-themed craft ideas for this year’s camp
Registration forms are now available for Trollhaugen Camp 2026.
Registration form: https://forms.gle/bWcsu4WV3FoEs4929
All forms will also be available at: https://www.trollhaugenalberta.com