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the U.S. Marines and is expected to report for duty in September, 2007. He will be leaving for San Diego, California soon after the reporting date. Ina is a very active young man and is proud that he will be wearing the uniform of the U.S. Marines.
Tordis is also pleased and proud to report her granddaughter, Ann Dutkiewicz, is a student at the Indiana Purdue University in Fort Wayne, and has been awarded a $500.00 scholarship from Skjold Lodge. Ann is a very conscientious student and was very pleased to receive the scholarship. She wrote a very nice letter to the lodge expressing her gratitude.
Ted Torgersen and his son Steve spent 2 weeks in Egersund, Norway visiting with relatives. Needless to say they also did a lot of sailing and fishing. They brought home a suitcase full of fish. You can't get fish much fresher than that.
Cynthia & Thomas Stark are the proud parents of a son (Kristoffer Thomas) born on July 28th weighing in at 8lbs.10oz. His sister Laila is happy to have a new playmate. Cynthia is the daughter of Judy & Ted Torgersen.
Solveig Bender spent three weeks in Norway in June and July visiting five first cousins in Oslo and Kongsvinger along with a two week genealogy tour sponsored by the Solørlag of America.
The tour was designed for the members of the Lag to visit farms, churches, industries and family members in the southern half of Hedmark and the western portion of Warmland, Sweden. A special highlight was a two day visit to Finnskog days in Grue Finnskog south of Elverem. This was a living history and genealogy festival celebrating the "Forest Finns" - Finnish settlers along the Norwegian/ Swedish border during the 17th century who had a very different culture from the local inhabitants. At the genealogy exhibit Solveig met some "new" seventh cousins along with pages of new genealogy information dating into the 1600's. Both her parents are from Solør.
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