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Message from the Lodge President

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

Upcoming Events in 2012
When Sunday, January 7, 10:00 AM
What Business meeting.
Where First Watch restaurant, 9916 College Blvd.
Notes We will be planning lodge activities for 2012.
When Thursday, January 12, 6:30 PM
What Regular Lodge Meeting. Installation of officers for 2012-2013.
Where First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
Notes Officers for 2012-2013 will be installed by Mary Ann Johnson, District 1, Zone 7 Director from the Omaha Lodge. Brief presentation on Norway from the Morwegian Embassy. Potluck dinner: ham will be provided by the Lodge and the members of the board will be furnishing side dishes.
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.

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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Other Major Areas on This Website
  • [Lodge Management] (available to Lodge members only)
  • Cultural Skills (language classes, etc.)
Useful Resources
Our News

Well, after years and years of seeing "Maihaugen website: Coming Soon" in our newsletters, the day has finally come!

Today, the website finally went live for public use.

The initial priorities for the website were:

  • establishing a public web presence for the lodge
  • allowing the newsletters (both current issues and archived issues) to be shared
  • beginning to stake out separate areas for both public information as well as access-controlled private lodge information
  • basing it on software that has a great deal of functionality and support for our needs, both current and future

Much of the "behind the scenes" work (mostly software-related) is completed:

  • registering our domain name sofn-maihaugen.org
  • creating and configuring a virtual computer dedicated for our lodge
  • establishing an initial hosting arrangement for that virtual computer
  • selection, installation, and configuration of foundational software

What you can expect to see over coming weeks on the website:

  • much improved cosmetics (visual style, layout, etc.)
  • much more content, as we gather content that is currently stored elsewhere and consolidate it on the website
  • support for lodge officers to help them perform their lodge duties
  • ability for all lodge members to participate in collaborative areas on the website (e.g., adding and updating content, etc.)

The whole website development process will continue to be quite iterative; new functionality will be introduced, feedback obtained from lodge members and others, and then the website will be refined as appropriate. Officers in particular should be thinking about how the website can help you fulfill your role. Any lodge member's input on what kinds of functionality you would like to see in the website will also be greatly appreciated.

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Internet Radio and TV from Norway

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"):

Video ("Internet TV"):

News from Norway

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.

Views and News from Norway
(Norway's news in English)
Official apology for Jewish deportation
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg issued a formal apology on behalf of the Norwegian government on Friday for what he called the "brutal" and shameful deportation of Norway's Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II. The apology came on Holocaust Day, and ahead of what will be the 70th anniversary of the Nazi-organized ...
British couple blasts Norwegian laws
A British couple's dream of buying a farm in the Norwegian mountains turned into a nightmare, and now they're blasting Norway's strict agricultural real estate regulations and comparing them to those in Zimbabwe.  Paul and Andrea Hodgkinson have launched a media campaign back home in England and appealed to, among others, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg,Crown ...
Regretful shoplifter pays up
The proprietor of a gasoline station in the small Norwegian town of Skotselv, Buskerud County, received an unusual letter containing NOK 500 (nearly USD 100) this week. The sender claimed he had occasionally stolen candy from the gas station's convenience store as a child, and wanted to repent. "Hi. When I was young I sometimes ...
Police find human smuggling route
Norwegian and British police have uncovered what they believe is an organized human smuggling route between Brevik on Norway's southern coast and Immingham in England. The smugglers allegedly hide their human cargo in containers shipped on board ferries that run in scheduled service between the two cities. The alleged smuggling route was revealed publicly after ...
Kidnapping victim released in Yemen
Norway's Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday morning that a Norwegian man who's been working for the United Nations in Yemen has been set free by a band of local kidnappers. The 34-year-old Norwegian had been held captive for nearly two weeks. Gert Danielsen, who worked for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), was snatched from a street ...
‘Lilyhammer’ sets new NRK record
A new television series starring Steven Van Zandt finally started running in Norway on Wednesday, after a lot of local media hype and unexpected delays. The show, called "Lilyhammer," ended up being watched by nearly a fifth of the country's entire population, and Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) officials are mighty pleased. "We're super-happy that so many people ...
Talks continued in child welfare case
Norwegian authorities confirmed that negotiations were continuing to find a solution in a child welfare case that's sparked international media attention, but said no agreement had been reached or affirmed by the court involved. The case involves two small children, both citizens of India, who were taken from their parents' home in Stavanger and placed ...
Bombed buildings’ fate still unclear
Norway's government leaders haven't been able to agree on what should be done with their offices that were bombed and badly damaged in last summer's terrorist attack on government headquarters in Oslo. Now they're seeking input from the public on several proposed alternatives. Top officials of the two small parties making up the three-party government ...
Search ends for men missing in storm
Three Icelandic fishermen remained missing and were presumed dead on Thursday after their boat sank in stormy seas about 270 kilometers northwest of Norway's West Cape at Stad on Wednesday. The storm, meanwhile, halted helicopter traffic to several oil rigs in the North Sea. Search and rescue officials said there was no chance of finding ...
High-speed trains ‘may be profitable’
Pressure is growing in favour of building new high-speed train lines around Norway, and a long-awaited report released Wednesday didn't put the brakes on support. The report concluded a high-speed network could be profitable, at least from an operational standpoint. That would only happen, though, if debt is forgiven, and the investment needed to build ...
aftenposten.no - Aftenposten
( Nyheter fra aftenposten.no )
Væpnet ran av bensinstasjon i Tromsø
Politiet har satt inn alle tilgjengelige mannskaper i jakten på to personer som ranet en bensinstasjon i Tromsø fredag kveld.
Hollandes program får blandet mottagelse
Sosialistlederen François Hollandes program for økonomisk omfordeling får blandet mottagelse i Frankrike. Noen kaller programmet urealistisk, andre er mer positive.
– Hasardiøst å slåss mot isen i en sånn båt
Jordomseiler Ragnar Kvam jr. tviler på at Jarle Andhøy i det hele tatt kommer seg inn i McMurdo-stredet med seilbåten "Nilaya".
Vintervær og skiføre biter seg fast
Vinden vil avta og skiværet i helgen blir bra i Sør- og Øst-Norge, selv om det kan komme litt snø.
Slo ned Frederic Hauge – dømt til to års fengsel
Den 27 år gamle mannen som var tiltalt for vold mot Bellona-leder Frederic Hauge og sønnen hans, er dømt til to års fengsel. En annen tiltalt må sone i åtte måneder.
- Vi muslimer er litt naive
Ble "innvandrere" og muslimer trakassert og banket opp i timene etter terrorbomben den 22. juli 2011, før vi fikk vite hvem gjerningsmannen var?
Alvorlig skadet etter å ha vært fastklemt i fem døgn
Her ble mannen funnet fastklemt i et ubebodd hus. Sent fredag kveld melder Oslo universitetssykehus at han er alvorlig skadet.
- Det var fantastisk å få nyheten om at han er løslatt
Gert Danielsen (34) skal ha blitt sluppet fri i bytte mot penger og en garanti fra myndighetene i Jemen.
Etterlyser gutt for seksuell handling i Haugesund
Politiet i Haugesund etterlyser en ung gutt som fredag tok seg inn i en bolig og låste seg inn på et toalett med en åtte år gammel jente.
- Etiopiske soldater skal ut av Somalia
Etiopias statsminister Meles Zenawi innrømmer at Etiopia har sendt soldater til Somalia, men sier han vil trekke dem ut så raskt som mulig.
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