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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lyle Replogle/Jerry Christenson The Sun Lakes Scandinavian Club of South East Valley is now in its 32nd year. For many years, it was The Scandinavian Club of Sun Lakes. While membership is largely from Sun Lakes, there now are members from Chandler and other east valley locations. The club meets on selected Sundays five times…
Lyle Replogle and Jerry Christenson The Scandinavian Club meets in the Arizona Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. It is open to all who have an interest in the history and culture of Scandinavia. In November we were entertained by Scandinavian Dancers demonstrating steps that many of us only wish we could do. On December…
Lyle Replogle and Jerry Christenson The Scandinavian Club meets in the Arizona Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. It is open to all who have an interest in the history and culture of Scandinavia. In November we were entertained by Scandinavian Dancers demonstrating steps that many of us only wish we could do. On December…
Jerry Christenson and Lyle Replogle The Scandinavian Club of Southeast Valley begins the 2014/2015 year with a meeting at Sun Lakes Country Club. The meeting will be in the Arizona Room on Sunday, November 16. Once again, we will begin with a social hour with open bar at 5:00 p.m. You will want to be…