Jeanne Moorhead, Vice President The Scandinavian Club of the Southeast Valley is looking forward to another enjoyable evening on Sunday, January 22 at Sun Lakes Country Club. We welcome new members and guests as we share our heritage. Scandinavian Club celebrates Sweden, Norway and Denmark, along with Finland and Iceland and honors our status as…
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December 2016
Scandinavian Club posts December activities
Jeanne Moorhead, Vice President Scandinavian Club has begun the season by being entertained by an enthusiastic and colorful performance from the Scandinavian Dance Club at the November meeting. The dancers are always a favorite of the membership. The folk dancing club was started in the early 1970s by members of the VASA Order of America.…
Clubs & Classes, November 2016
Scandanavian Club news
Jackie Cox The Scandinavian Club of the Sun Lakes area invites all to its November 15 Heritage event featuring appetizers, dinner, Scandinavian dancers, ethnic displays and warm fellowship. Social hour begins at 5:00 p.m. with appetizers including pickled herring and Scandinavian cheese, followed by a toast and “skoll” led by President Jerry Johnson, with dinner…
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
Scandinavian Club to meet on March 20
Lyle Replogle The club had its annual Scandinavian Heritage event in February when many who attended shared their Scandinavian artifacts with us. We were pleased to have Svein Jenshus, a resident of Sun Lakes, relate his experience as an immigrant from Norway with us. Mr. Jenshus also shared much of his knowledge of Scandinavia. Our…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Annual Scandinavian Heritage dinner meeting – February 21
Lyle Replogle In January the Scandinavian Club of South East Valley hosted exchange students from Scandinavia. It is always an evening of interest for all who attend as we listen to the experience of young people attending school in our country. They also shared some of the differences of education and culture between their countries…
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Scandinavian exchange students attend next meeting
Lyle Replogle The Scandinavian Club presented the story of St. Lucia in December as we continued to focus on our heritage. St. Lucia is celebrated by Scandinavians each year on December 13. We also celebrated the season with a sing along of some Christmas favorites and closed by listening to a rendition of Auld Lang…
Clubs & Classes, December 2015
Saint Lucia Day in Sweden
Lyle Replogle The Scandinavian Club of Southeast Valley started the new season with a catered dinner at Sun Lakes Country Club in the Arizona Room on November 15. Out speaker was Avis Jorgenson, author of Early Danish Pioneers: Southern Arizona Territorial Days. It was a wonderful evening learning about those Scandinavians who came to Arizona…
Clubs & Classes, November 2015
Scandinavian Club of South East Valley November schedule
Lyle Replogle The Scandinavian Club of South East Valley concluded another successful season last March when some 90 people were served a catered meal and were entertained with the music of Sylvia Jorgenson and Carl Nyberg. A special feature of the evening was the presentation of flags while the National Anthem for each of the countries…
Clubs & Classes, March 2015
Students from Norway, Iceland and Finland were guests of Scandanavian Club
Jerry Christensen In January we had a wonderful evening with Scandinavian high school exchange students. Those who attended gave a free will offering of $150 to assist them on a trip to see the Grand Canyon. Many thanks to our Carol Hawkins and Jerry Johnson for making this happen. We would like to thank all…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Scandinavian Club celebrates its heritage
Jerry Christensen Once again the Scandinavian Club will be celebrating its heritage on Sunday, February 15. A very special program is planned as the Consulate of Sweden (Arizona) will be our guest speaker. C. Mattias Stolpe is the Honorary Consul for the Swedish Consulate in Phoenix. His jurisdiction is for the state of Arizona. The…