27AugThank you for your interest in Viking Fair, an event sponsored by Sons of Norway. If you are not familiar with our organization, we are a non-profit group. At this time of year, we are looking forward to making donations to charitable organizations in our community. The proceeds from our Viking
27AugBy the time you receive this Flammen, Summer will be over and children will have returned to school. I always feel like Fall in the lodge is the a second half of the “Viking” season. We started out with a great August Heritage Meeting as Erik presented the first of
15AugI hope everyone is having a great summer. Bjorg, Erik, Patricia and I went to Norway on the Vesterheim Emigration tour. We all had a won-derful time and saw many things that you do not normally see on tours. You will hear more about the trip at the August Heritage
2JunJuly is just around the corner and that means our July break. No Flammen, no heritage meeting, and no Board meetings. Lots of us are traveling- many to Norway! Your Lodge Board members are already beginning to look ahead to the events planned for the fall. I hope you had
1MaySpringtime in the Rockies. How can you beat it? I started this message in seventy-degree weather and finished in a snowstorm! It’s nice to have a constant- our lodge , friends and events. April means Frokost which has been led by Becky Tamblyn for several years. Frokost was an immense
24FebThe year has started out with our “World “ famous fish fry. Members from several Colora-do lodges were in attendance enjoying the walleye that was cooked by Carol Hackett. Assisting Carol was Dave Haugen, Maria, Terry, and Kathy Godsil as they skinned, deboned, and breaded the fish. Karen did an
3FebKenneth M Halvorson, SrSeptember 13th, 1933 – February 2nd, 2025 There are no memorial plans at this time. Please keep Lois and their family in your thoughts and prayers. Kenneth Martin Halvorson Sr., 91, passed away at home on Sunday February 2, 2025, after a courageous 14-month battle with
3FebLinda Houghton-Reeves August 18, 1947 – November 27, 2024 Linda Marie Houghton-Reeves, 77, of Colorado Springs, passed away unexpectedly on November 27, 2024. Linda was born on August 18, 1947, to Walter and Mary Houghton in Escanaba, Michigan. After graduating from Gladstone High School in 1965, she went on to
3FebKathlyn Joan Steinke December 26, 1931 – December 13, 2024 Kathlyn Joan Steinke passed away peacefully on December 13, 2024, at the age of 92+. Kath-lyn was born in Warroad, MN to Karl and Arrabella Olson. She married her true love, Duane, in 1955 and together they had three children.
28JanThe January 2025 President’s Message was a reflection on last year, 2024, so it is only fitting that this month’s message should be focused on 2025. Currently our cultural programs are still being finalized but we will start off in February with Erik finishing his presentation on interesting facts about
