Tag: Scandinavian Club

Scandinavian Club Meets to Honor Heritage

Pictured (left to right) are Planning Committee members Maynard Iverson, Jerry Johnson, and Bruce Folken.

Maynard Iverson, Historian On Sunday, May 2, 30 members of the Scandinavian Club met at Oasis Park in Sun Lakes for a spring picnic. The event was designed by a planning committee, which met in mid-April to reactivate the group, after more than a year of inaction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally billed as…

“Visit” Iceland with the Scandinavian Club

Heidi Herman

Ellie Watland Take a journey through Iceland, a land where legends come alive, with Heidi Herman at the Scandinavian Club’s Dec. 15 meeting. Heidi is a public speaker, award-winning author, and an authority on all things Icelandic. Her presentation will blend the images of the country with the recollections of growing up, modern-day life in…

“Find Your Roots” at the Scandinavian Club

Ellie Watland Now that snowbirds have returned, the SE Valley Scandinavian Club is kicking off a new year on Sunday, Nov. 24. Once again, you can join your friends, enjoy delicious dinners, and hear entertaining programs each month. The club meets in the Sun Lakes Country Club at 25601 Sun Lakes Boulevard for a social hour…

Scandinavian Club open house

Byline The Scandinavian Club is holding Open Houses for 2019: October 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at Cottonwood, phone 480-895-3550 October 19 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Sun Lakes Phase 1, phone 480-895-9270 October 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Oakwood, phone 480-895-7275 November 13 (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 2…

The Journey of a Danish immigrant

The final Scandinavian Club meeting of the 2018-2019 year will be held March 17 at the Sun Lakes Country Club. Social hour will begin at 5:00 p.m. with pickled herring, cheese, crackers and sausage. At 6:00 p.m., fried chicken, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, garden salad and dessert will be served. At 7:00 p.m., the program will…