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2008 |
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Events in Yellow:
- Not a Polar Star Arranged Event! |
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Jan 6 |
Installation of Officers |
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Feb 3 |
Penny Social:
Serving Committee:
Karen Oswald, Gelaine Galluci
Norm and Betsy Olson
Board Meeting -
12:15 |
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Mar 1 |
"Scandinavian Spring" Dinner Dance -- Des Plaines
Elks Club |
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Mar 2 |
Book Report by Karen Oswald on Sigrid Undseth
Series
Library Update by Jim Van Winkle
Serving Committee:
Al and
Phoebe Bergh, Harold and Lois Michalsen and
Kari Schussler
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Apr 6 |
Board Meeting at 12:15
Reception of New Members
Impressions of Norway: The Benson Family
Serving Committee:
Frances & Roald Berg and Barbara Brungart |
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Apr 24 @ 7pm |
The Chicago
Swedish Glee Club:
Free concert sponsored by Batavia’s Viljan Lodge
349, VASA,
a Scandinavian/American Social Organization
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Apr 26 |
Annual Torsk
Dinner -
at the Beecher Building in Yorkville |
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Apr 26 |
Valborg Day Spring Clean Up & Luncheon for
Volunteers -- Vasa Park, South Elgin |
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May 4 |
Norwegian Bingo
Serving Committee:
Yvette & Charles Shubert,
Ken & Barbara Johnson, Joni Koehler
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June 7 |
Picnic at Leisure Lake Member Resort
Serving Committee:
Polar Star Officers
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June 21 |
Midsommar Festival & Picnic -- Vasa Park, South
Elgin |
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Jul 23-25 |
Annual Nordic Fest
in Decorah, Iowa |
See info from Karen Oswald |
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Aug 3 |
Cultural Program -Al
Bergh
Serving Committee:
Vi & Tom Skogen,
Truman Eddy, Thor Fjell
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Aug 9 |
Cray Fish Sampling & Steak Fry -- Vasa Park, South
Elgin |
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Sep 7 |
Scandinavian Day Festival -- Vasa Park, South Elgin
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Eleanor Bates |
Flyer -
Website info |
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Oct 5 |
Presentation
by our Foundation Director, Carol Devito
Serving Committee:
Astrid & Ray Nerhus, Mary Ellen & Jim Van Winkle
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Oct 12 |
Fish Boil/Harvest Festival -- Vasa Park, South Elgin
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Nov 1 |
End of Season Clean Up & Luncheon for Volunteers --
Vasa Park, South Elgin |
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Nov 2 |
Høst
Fest |
Flyer |
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Dec 7 |
Christmas Party
Serving Committee:
Harriet Eklund, Lee Olson, Kimberly Farinelli |
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2007 |
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Dec 2 |
Family Christmas
Program |
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Nov 10 @ 9am |
Annual Polar Star Lodge Board Meeting - St.
Olaf Lutheran Church |
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Nov 4 @2pm |
Høstfest:
Entertainment will be by the Grieg Ladies' Singing
Society
and the Normennenes Singing Society. |
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Oct 7 |
Program: Margaret Knutson on ROSEMALING |
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Sep 2 |
Program:
"Who are the Norwegians?" Reflections from the book
"Fellowship of Ghosts" by Paul Watkins. Presented by
Al Bergh |
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June 24 |
Danish
Home Annual Summer fest |
Flyer |
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June 16 |
Polar Star Picnic @11:00AM at
Harris Forest Preserve |
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Apr 28 |
Torsk dinner at the Beecher Building in Yorkville |
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Apr 1 |
Program:
TBD |
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Mar 4 |
Program:
TBD |
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Feb 4 |
Program: Penny Social |
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Jan 7 |
Program:
Vera Littlejohn, presentation on the Vikings |
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2006 |
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Dec 3 |
Family Christmas Program |
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Nov 18, 7:30pm |
The
Irish Heritage Singers are celebrating their 20th
Anniversary with a show at the IRISH AMERICAN
HERITAGE CENTER. |
Flyer |
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Nov 12 |
Høst
Fest - Taste of Norway - with Sarah Granskou
& Sarah Nagel |
Flyer |
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Oct 29 |
Travelogue
on Scandinavia at the Lisle Library at 2PM |
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Oct 7 |
Leif
Erikson Day Festival - Elmhurst Public Library |
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Oct 1 |
Al Bergh, Polar Star Lodge Foundation Director, will
give a presentation on the subject:
“Facts and Fancies” of Norwegian Explorers in North
America.
Ray Nilsen will present in song “The ballad of Leif
Erikson”. |
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Sep 10 |
27th Annual Scandinavian Day
Festival @
Vasa Park |
Flyer |
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Sep 3 |
Meeting
- Story Teller Glen |
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Aug 6 |
Picnic -
Harris Forrest Preserve, Yorkville, IL |
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2005 |
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Mar 25 |
Michael
Lund talks about his home town Drammen. |
Drammen
information |
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