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“Things Norsk”
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
Ski for Light
Blind and visually-impaired skiers return to William Watson lodge in Kananaskis from Jan. 22-28, 2024. Here’s the Ski for Light Canada Newsletter Summer 2023 Lodge members collect skiers from the airport or their hotel and bring them to the Scan Centre where they have lunch and visit until getting on the bus to Kananaskis. Want to meet some amazing people and help out? Contact secretary@sofncalgary.ca
Trollhaugen Camp
Check out the new website trollhaugenalberta.com
Located at Deer Valley Meadows near Alix, Alberta, this family camp provides a week of Norwegian language, history, crafts and culture for all ages. Camp dates in 2024 are August 11-17 and the theme is Vikings.
Newsletters
Double-click on the newsletter issue you wish to read. Flygeblad is Valhalla lodge’s newsletter. SONFIC newsletters come from the Sons of Norway Foundation in Canada. Fabulous Fourth Footnotes (FFF), the newsletter for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Montana and North Dakota, is available here and at www.sofn-district4.com. Laft Hus is a Norwegian museum and culture centre in Red Deer.
Edmonton NovDec
FFF-October
Lethbridge Nov-Dec
Laft Hus – October
Lethbridge – Sept Oct
Edmonton – Sept Oct
Laft Hus-August
Edmonton May-June
FFF – April
Flygeblad – March
Lethbridge March-April 2023
Feature articles: Home-made kvikk lunsj bars, Easter in Norway
Edmonton NovDec 2021 – Lots of Norwegian cookie recipes
Edmonton – Nov Dec A keeper from 2020: Traditional Norwegian Christmas recipes, stories, and crafts