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

When	Saturday, March 17, 12:30 PM
What	Tour of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Where	Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64108 (directions and parking
Notes	At 2:00 PM following the tour, we will eat lunch at the Webster House; see information below. There are four parking lots between Broadway and Baltimore on 17th Street.

When	Saturday, March 17, 2:00 PM
What	Group Lunch
Where	Webster House Restaurant, 1644 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO 64108 (directions and parking)
Notes	There are four parking lots between Broadway and Baltimore on 17th Street.

When	Saturday, March 31
What	2012 Diplomatic Ball sponsored by the Ethnic Enrichment Commission
Where	Count Basie room of the downtown Marriott
Notes	The theme this year is “Northern Lights” and the ball will be hosted by the Nordic countries and include a Nordic dinner menu. Tickets are $60 per person and reservations are due by March 16th. Reservations can be made by sending your check to Carol Duncan, 48 East 52nd St, Kansas City, MO 64112. Please note “NORWAY” on your check to assure seating with the Scandinavian group.

When	Saturday, April 14, 10:00 AM
What	Tour of The Roasterie Factory
Where	The Roasterie, 1204 West 27th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Notes	Following the tour, we will have a group lunch at Jack's Stack BBQ; see information below.

When	Saturday, March 17, noon
What	Group Lunch
Where	Jack Stack BBQ ("Freight House" location), 101 W. 22nd Street, Kansas City, MO 64108

When	Saturday, May 6, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
What	Syttende Mai Picnic
Where	Swope Park (Bandstand Pavillion near the Starlight Theatre and the KC Zoo)

When	Friday, July 27 though Sunday, July 29
What	Lodge Group Trip to Nordic Fest in Decorah, Iowa
Notes	See the information and sign-up sheet for more information. The group will travel from Kansas City to Decorah and back on a chartered bus (with a capacity of up to 54 people). Please fill out the sign-up sheet and return it to Nancy Wilson with payment as soon as possible.

The monthly social gathering, business meeting, and program is usually held on the second Thursday of 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 (April 2012) 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 (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.)
Shhh! It's a Birthday Gift for Their Majesties!
Farewell to a Hero
Sons of Norway Remembers Alexander Dale Oen.
"Scream" Sale to Finance New Museum
Ole Brude's Lifeboat
Lessons From a Pound of Chocolate
An Interview with Artist Sol Kjøk
Language Camps Change Lives
American Folk Music in Norway? Ja!
As Seen in Viking Magazine

Views and News from Norway (Norway's news in English)
Farmers in trouble after latest protest Some of Norway’s angry farmers gathered during the night and blocked the delivery of newspaper Sunnmørsposten from its printing plant at Breivika in Ålesund. They were unhappy with the newspaper’s coverage of their protest actions last week, but their blockade is being blasted as both unpopular and illegal. Several farmers from Sunnmøre, western Norway, drove [...]
Norwegians take a patriotic break PHOTO FEATURE: Norway has had more than its share of tragic news during the past year, so Norwegians seemed clearly ready to shake off some gloom and instead celebrate their cherished 17th of May Constitution Day holiday when it rolled around on Thursday. They faced chilly temperatures and rain in many parts of the country, [...]
Norway hockey team out, but not down Norway’s national hockey team was knocked out of world championship competition on Thursday but remains proud of their own performance. They lost to Russia, by a score of 5-2, but the players and their coach think they’re leaving the championships with heads held high. “We’re really satisfied with the whole process,” player Patrick Thoresen told [...]
Sudan still holding captured aid worker The government of Sudan continues to keep a Norwegian aid worker in custody in Khartoum, following his arrest along with three colleagues late last month. John Sörbö, a specialist at clearing mines who was working for Norsk Folkehjelp (Norwegian People’s Aid) in South-Sudan, spent the 17th of May holiday in jail. Norway’s ambassador to Sudan, [...]
Anniversary greeting to readers While Norway was celebrating its Constitution Day on the 17th of May, this website was celebrating its third anniversary. It was no coincidence that we chose the Norwegians’ most festive day of the year to launch Views and News from Norway – www.newsinenglish.no. Since the 17th of May in 2009, we’ve been trying to keep [...]
Oslo cinemas up for sale Political debate is flying after the Conservative-ruled city government in Oslo proposed selling off Oslo Kino, the publicly owned entity that runs the capital’s cinemas. Opposition parties fear privatization will result in cost-cutting that will reduce quality. Cinema customers in Oslo are now able to reserve seats and buy tickets in advance, buy a glass [...]
17th of May even ‘more meaningful’ As Norwegians prepared for their annual, festive Constitution Day holiday on the 17th of May, a new public opinion poll indicated that it would be even “more meaningful” this year than it usually is. Last summer’s terrorist attacks on Norway’s democracy have given the Norwegians yet another reason to wave the flag. The poll, conducted [...]
Construction begins on new US Embassy After years of controversy and delays, construction has finally begun on a new US Embassy in Oslo. The embassy’s prospective neighbours still aren’t happy, but their appeals process has all but run out. Mayor Fabian Stang and US Ambassador Barry White symbolically broke ground this week on the new embassy site at Huseby, northwest of [...]
Fire doused at Bergen hotel Fire broke out early Thursday morning at the Radisson Hotel in Bergen, which is also referred to as the” SAS Hotel” because of its earlier ties to the airline. Guests were evacuated from their rooms but no one was injured. The first alarms rang around 6am on the 17th of May, a national holiday. The [...]
Norwegian ‘bunader’ made overseas The majority of traditional Norwegian folk costumes known as bunader are now being sewn and assembled far from their Norwegian roots. The bunad business is booming, and customers are able to save as much as NOK 10,000 (USD 1,800) if they’re made outside of high-cost Norway. “It’s difficult to say exactly how much the foreign [...]

aftenposten.no - Aftenposten ( Nyheter fra aftenposten.no )
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Politimann slått ned og sparket i Oslo En politimann fikk alvorlige skader da han ble slått ned og sparket i Oslo sentrum natt til søndag.
Kajakkpadler savnet i Altafjorden Gjennom hele natten har det pågått en leteaksjon etter en kajakkpadler som ble meldt savnet i Altafjorden lørdag kveld.
Minst tre omkom i jordskjelv i Nord-Italia Minst tre personer omkom i et kraftig jordskjelv ved Bologna i Italia natt til søndag. Flere mennesker er innesperret i sammenraste bygninger.
Leteaksjon i Altafjorden Det pågår en leteaksjon etter en kajakkpadler som har vært savnet i Altafjorden i Finnmark siden lørdag ettermiddag.
Mann knivstukket i Oslo En mann skal ha fått alvorlige skader da han ble knivstukket i Oslo sentrum ved midnatt. Væpnet politi leter etter gjerningspersonene.
Didier Drogba: - Det var skjebnen Frank Lampard hyller mannen som avgjorde Mesterliga-finalen.
- Solskjær ville si ja til tilbud fra Villa - Solskjær ville slutte i Molde etter kampen mot Hønefoss og ta med seg de engelske trenerne og Magnus Eikrem, sier MFK-direktør Tarje Nordstrand Jacobsen.
Søker et savnet 19-åring med miniubåt Lørdag kveld startet søk etter savnet 19-åring med en fjernstyrt undervannsbåt i sjøen i Odda.
Vi dansker og vi nordmenn Norge og Danmark. Grunnlovsjubileet i 2014 markerer ikke bare den nye norske nasjonalstatens fødsel, men også slutten på det 434 år lange fellesskapet med Danmark.