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Har Du Hørt

BABY NEWS!
Lillian Maria Amack - daughter of Richard F. & Sonya Amack, granddaughter of Lorraine and Wendell Brenner, great-granddaughter of Les & Lois Amack, and great-great-granddaughter of Luella Trinrud, was born on March 23, 2006 at Evanston Hospital. And, yes, all are Skjold Lodge members!

"På Norsk" (in Norwegian):

Richard and Sonya are the "far" (father) and "mor" (mother) - the "foreldre" (parents);

Lorraine and Wendell are the "bestefar" grandfather) and "bestemor" (grandmother) - the "besteforeldre" (grandparents);

Lois and Les are the "oldefar" (great-grandfather) and "oldemor" (great-grandmother) - the "oldeforeldre" (great-grandparents) and;

Luella is the "tip-oldemor" (great-great grandmother).

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Norsk is changing

Syttende Mai Activities

The Norwegian language situation is unique in Western Europe. Norway, a country of only 4.6 million people, has two official languages and more than 80 officially recognized dialects. The reason why such a small number of speakers have so many different versions of their language is that until fairly recently, Norway's steep mountains and deep valleys kept communities of people isolated from each other.

Now with increased mobility and the development of mass media like television, radio and the internet, some researchers are beginning to worry that the Norwegian dialects are beginning to slip away as they have in the other Nordic countries. Influence from the mass media can change the vocabulary of a dialect, but experts are concerned that it can also affect syntax - sentence structure - the inner workings of the language. For example, the standard Norwegian sentence Hva heter du? ("What are you called?") in Northern Norway is expressed Ka du hete? (literally, "What you call?"). If nothing is done, the unique qualities of Norway's dialects may be lost forever.

Now a "dream team" of linguists from all over Norway are trying to map out, document and analyze the Norwegian dialects. Called, ScanDiaSyn, this group will focus on how syntax varies from place to place in Norway.  Their research will be compiled into a database and made available on the internet. The project promises to be another important effort in Norway's long målstrid (language struggle) that continues to define the Norwegian language -and, to no small degree, the Norwegian people.

This is a fun weekend--join in on the activities!

Saturday, May 20
Norwegian Constitution Day Banquet, Elks Club, Des Plaines, IL, Social Hour 6:00 PM, Dinner 7:00 PM, dance music by Dave Kyrk Trio, $40.00 per person.
Contact Mariann Erlenbach 773-631-8338 for details.

Sunday, May 21
Norwegian Constitution Day Parade
Free event: Pre-Parade Activities start at 12 Noon.
                    Parade starts at 1:00 pm.

Pre-parade programming at Hodges Park begins at 12:00 noon. The Chicago Grandstand Big Band will perform from 12:00 -1:00 pm in front of city hall. In the park, Jeff Bibik (magician) and Donna Mackey (balloon artist) will entertain from 12:00- 1:30 pm.
The parade begins at Talcott Rd. and Cumberland Avenue, Park Ridge, IL, and proceeds to Hodges Park (in front of Park Ridge City Hall). Enjoy marching bands representing area schools, marchers and floats representing Scandinavian social, church and civic organizations, antique auto clubs, and folks who enjoy just marching with us.
Scandinavian ethnic and American beverages and refreshments will be available in the park and Scandinavian items will be for sale. There will also be activities for children. At the conclusion of the parade, there will be authentic folk dancing with lots of opportunities for public participation, including the "Grand March".

For further information contact Barbra Kronborg-Mogil (847) 823-7596.

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