News

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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