Velkommen!

Welcome to the Sons of Norway Maihaugen Lodge 1-665 website. We are delighted to have this means of communicating with our Lodge members, as well as others interested in learning more about Sons of Norway. We hope you will find this an interesting and informative website.

Sons of Norway is the largest Norwegian-American organization in the world. We are passionate about preserving and promoting Norwegian heritage and culture. Maihaugen Lodge was formed in 2003 to serve the greater Kansas City community. We meet regularly to promote Norwegian traditions and fraternal fellowship through cultural and social opportunities. You can find details of upcoming events as well as past activities on this website.

We invite everyone of all ages and nationalities to take advantage of the fellowship of our friendly Lodge community. Please join us for a meeting or as a member of our Lodge.

Vennlig Hilsen
(Warmest Greetings)

Diane Adamson
President

Over the next few months, lodge members will be issued login credentials (username and password) for this website. When you are logged in, you have access to more functionality than when you are an anonymous visitor (not logged in). We will begin with lodge officers so that they can work out the kinks in the system and begin to use the collaborative features of the website to assist in performing their lodge-related duties.

When	What	Where	Notes
Thursday, September 9	Lodge Meeting	First Lutheran Church	Presentation by Lodge Cultural Director Helen Scherer on the Oil Age of Norway.
Saturday, October 2, 12:00 noon to 9:00 PM	Nordic Heritage Festival	Douglas County Fair Grounds, 2120 Harper St., Building 21, Lawrence, KS	Experience a Nordic (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland) celebration! Featuring presentations, demonstrations, booths, traditional Scandinavian fare. Including smørbrød sandwiches, goodies and gifts, an evening potluck dinner. Performances by Kansas City Scandinavian Dancers, Lawrence Nordic Dancers, Byron Wiley & Ingevalds Spelmän, and Julie Silfverberg, as well as a National Costume Show. Suggested donation: $5.00. [event flyer]
Thursday, October 14	Lodge Meeting; 3rd Annual Torsk Dinner	First Lutheran Church
Thursday, November 11	Lodge Meeting	First Lutheran Church	Veterans Day observance program.
December date TBD, time TBD	Annual Christmas Party	TBD

The monthly social gathering, business meeting, and program is usually held on the second Thursday of each most months (excluding May and August) at 6:30 PM at:

First Lutheran Church
6400 State Line Road
Mission Hills, KS 66208-1947
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• [Lodge Management] (available to Lodge members only)
• Cultural Skills (language classes, etc.)

• latest issue (August 2010) of our newsletter, The Maihaugen Messenger
• see the Newsletter Archive for older issues of The Maihaugen Messenger
• Lodge Officers
• Sons of Norway International
• Sons of Norway District 1

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The following web pages are on other websites and provide a very nice collection of links you can use to listen to Norwegian "Internet Radio" or watch "Internet TV" on your computer or Internet-enabled audio-video receiver or television.

Some stations might not work! Unfortunately, some of the stations (especially TV) that are linked on the pages below only work in Norway.

Audio Only ("Internet Radio"):

• listenlive.eu's "European radio stations streaming live on the internet" for Norway
• Strømdetaljer ("Stream Details") at Multimediaprosjekter ved Høgskolen i Østfold (or try the form on the simple English page)

Video ("Internet TV"):

• StreamTVguide / North Europe
• DeliCast / Norway / Television

The excerpts of articles in this section are provided from other websites; if you follow the links, you will be taken to that site and away from the Sons of Norway Maihaugen Lodge website.

Sons of Norway Blog (Written by Erik Evans, Communications Manager for Sons of Norway. The mission of Sons of Norway is to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic Countries, and provide quality insurance and financial products to our members.)
Norwegian Experience: Day 3
Norwegian Experience: Day 2
International Convention: Breakout Sessions
International Convention Correction
Brand New Shiny...
Norwegian Experience: Day 1
UPDATE
International Board Nominations
A Very Poignant Day
International Convention 2010: Opening Ceremonies/President's Reception

Views and News from Norway (Norway's news in English)
Drillo’s last stint as coach Norway’s legendary football coach Egil “Drillo” Olsen says his current post as head coach for the national squad will be his last. He hopes to go out in a blaze of glory. This is my last chance to achieve anything great in the football game I love so much,” the 68-year old Olsen told newspaper Aftenposten [...]
Shipbuilders rebound Norwegian shipyards are over the worst of the international finance crisis. A total of 20 new ships valued at approximately NOK 10 billion (USD 1.6 billion) have been ordered so far this year, more than the sum of all orders from 2008 and 2009. During 2008, the Norwegian yards booked orders for 26 ships with a total [...]
Price set for Congo convicts’ return Two young Norwegian men convicted of murder in the Democratic Republic of Congo look more likely to escape their death sentences in Congo and be returned to Norway. Officials bargaining for their release from a Congo jail, however, reportedly face a stiff price. Tjostolv Moland and Joshua French, two former Norwegian soldiers who claim they were trying [...]
Critics bash ministers’ gifts Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has suddenly found himself at the center of controversy, after reports emerged that he and government colleagues have accepted sometimes expensive gifts from their foreign counterparts. Debate over whether that’s appropriate may lead to stricter rules. Støre’s involvement in the gift controversy marks the first time he’s personally been the target [...]
Political veteran also turns 50 There’s been a boom of big birthdays among Norway’s government leaders, most recently Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s 50th birthday celebrations. On Thursday it was former Finance Minister-, now Education Minister Kristin Halvorsen’s turn. Halvorsen has been a professional politician most of her adult life. It’s been 25 years since she made her entry into the [...]
Child molesters scare parents UPDATED: A spate of child molesting in Oslo and nearby Bærum, along with one serious case of sexual assault, has shaken both parents and authorities. Children are no longer being allowed out on their own. Police in Oslo have received reports that several girls aged eight to 10 have been approached by a child molester this [...]
Fredriksen calls his money a ‘curse’ John Fredriksen, the Norwegian shipowner and investor who ranks as one of the richest men in the world, made a rare public appearance at a financial seminar in Oslo on Wednesday and sounded off on why he’s angry with his homeland once again. He also said he plans to give away most of his money. Fredriksen, [...]
Warrant out for Chinese student UPDATED: Hungarian police have issued an international warrant for the arrest of a  Chinese student suspected of murdering his former Norwegian girlfriend in Budapest over the weekend. Now they say he has left the country. Police in Budapest told reporters on Thursday that the Chinese student, identified as 26-year-old Zhao Fei, flew out of Hungary on [...]
Island-hopping in the Oslo Fjord EXCURSIONS: Even though Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) recently declared that another summer is over, the weather can still be nice, at least in the inner Oslo Fjord. For those yearning to extend the summer season, it’s still fully possible to hop on a local ferry and head out to the picturesque islands that dot the fjord. The [...]
A question of priorities NEWS COMMENTARY: It was ironic to note on Wednesday that while Oslo’s mayor and sports bureaucrats were launching ticket sales for their multi-billion-kroner investment in a skiing championship, a much-used public staircase just next to their stylish new pavilion is crumbling and partially cordoned off. The contrast offers a clear illustration of political priorities. The broad, [...]

Aftenposten Nettutgaven - Forsiden (Aftenposten Nettutgaven, Norges ledende nyhetsnettsted)
Staten vil ikke bidra Tjostolv Moland og Joshua French må selv dekke en eventuell erstatsningssum til enken til den drepte sjåføren. Uaktuelt for den norske stat å bidra.
To hus på vippen Kan ikke utelukke flere ras i samme område.
Camerons nyfødte datter Florence Rose Endellion Cameron er statsministerens fjerde barn.
Unntakstilstand etter jordskjelv på New Zealand Et jordskjelv målt til 7,0 rystet fredag byen Christchurch på New Zealand. Episenteret var i havet, ca. 7 kilometer sørøst for byen, men det var ikke fare for tsunami.
Portugal: Skyldige i overgrep mot barn Etter nesten seks år i det portugisiske rettsvesenet er sju tiltalte i en gigantisk overgrepssak mot barn funnet skyldige.
Nedgravd mann identifisert Mannen som ble funnet nedgravd i Nedre Eiker, og som trolig er offer for en forbrytelse, er identifisert som en 44 år gammel mann fra Litauen.
Mange småjenter er blitt befølt Politiet i Oslo og Bærum har fått melding om 27 jenter i 8-10-årsalderen som har opplevd tilnærmelser fra det som antas å være er samme mann. Seks av dem har blitt befølt.
Leverer inn gaver Statsråder leverer tilbake gaver de har fått fra utenlandske politikere. Nytt regelverk innført umiddelbart, og Jonas Gahr Støre skjerper rutiner for tollbehandling.
Kypros sjokkertei Portugal Klarte 4-4 mot Norges neste motstander.
Varmt om dagen - kaldt om natten Mye fint helgevær i sør, kaldt og regn i nord.