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Danish Brotherhood Lodge 29 and Danish Sisterhood Evergreen Lodge 40 meet every first Wednesday, except

July and August, at the NWDF Danish Cultural Center, Meridian Office Bldg., 1833 N 105 St. #205, Seattle WA at 7:30pm.

President: THOMAS BUUS 20143 130TH Ave NE Woodinville, WA 98072 PH: 425-489-1906

Secretary: FRANK POULSEN 13616 116^th Ave NE Kirkland, WA 98034 PH: 425-820-6056

Treasurer: LEXIE SØRENSEN 9725 NE 26^th Street. Clyde Hill, WA 98004 PH: 425-455-9225

President: LISA SVITAVSKY 29504 NE 52^nd st Carnation, wa 98014 ph: 425-880-4020

Secretary: ANNE BLACKBURN 15823 5^th PL S Burien, WA 98148 PH: 206-248-2530 Treasurer: KAREN FAVERO 22805 Lakeview Dr #B204 Mt Lk Terr, WA 98043 PH: 425-672-7190

PLEASE NOTIFY THE EDITOR IF YOU MOVE OR CHANGE EMAIL ADDRESSES, HELP US KEEP OUR RECORDS UPDATED

April: Havannah Al-Khedairy; Tove Borg; Lars Clausen; Gayle Emmick; Katrina E. Harley; James D. Jensen; Gurli Irene Jensen; Linda Jensen; Edith Kilgren; Erik Laursen; Madeline Morgan; Dana S Nielsen; Cynthia S Nielsen; Kristoffer J Nielsen; Bente Pedersen; Inge Rasmussen; Peter Rossen; Doris H. Woodley

2009 NW DISTRICT CONVENTION RAFFLE: Purchase tickets by mail for $2 each before the convention from Lexie, send checks payable to DB Lodge 29, 9725 NE 26^th St., Clyde Hill, WA 98004. We will fill in your name and if you are not attending the convention, stubs will be mailed back to you.

NEW FLAG AT BERGEN PLACE: On Saturday, 3/28/09, thirteen members of DB29 participated in the

lowering of a tattered Danish flag at Bergan Place in Ballard. Unfortunately, it was a bit chilly and drizzling while the new flag was hoisted. "Der er et Yndigt Land" was sung and a small toast was made by the group before heading across the street to a coffee shop to chat and warm up and enjoy the view of their new flag waving in the breeze. We are tentatively planning on making this an annual event and considering June 5, 2010 for the next changing of the flag.

CONVENTION FRIDAY NIGHT THEME: This year's Friday night PNW Convention theme is "The 50's". Join us for a fun-filled evening of 50's music and nostalgia. We encourage you all to attend in your favorite 50's dress so dig through those closets, visit the second-hand shops or whatever it is you need to do, but do wear 50's attire if at all possible. Remember to polish your dancing shoes, we plan for an enjoyable night at our Danish Sock-Hop. Hope to see you all there. Saturday we will celebrate the NW District Convention’s Diamond Anniversary

DB LODGE 29 APRIL 1 2009 MINUTES: President Thomas Buus opened the meeting @ 7.30 PM with 27 members and guest present and pledged the allegiance to the flag. All officers were present except past president Dean Larsen and conductor Chuck Larsen. Tove Lise Sorensen sat in for Chuck. Three guests were introduced: Mark Draper, Amelia Jacobsen and Craig Emmick.

Minutes from previous meeting were accepted as printed in the newsletter, no correspondence except an April fool's joke that caught most members by surprise, come to the next meeting to hear it. (Editor: it sure had some members worried—thanks for the terrific joke on us, Frank)

Convention: President Buus informed us about the convention details and asked for more participation from our local members to attend convention meetings and dinners, and raffle ticket were presented to our members to sell as a fundraiser.

Treasurer report: it was motioned and seconded to accept it as presented by Lexie

Committee reports: Leif reported on lodge #29 soccer team, they had to forfeit the last 2 games of the season due to too many injuries to the team's player, Lodge #29 wishes a speedy recovery to the injured players and wishes better luck next season. Golf is on for July 11, and more details on that below. Picnic: set for August 16, Lodge 29 is in charge this year and planning will start soon, Frank Poulsen will chair this event, and Gert Jacobsen, Dana Nielsen, Gayle and Craig Emmick and Annelise Kromann will work on the committee, including members from the Danish sisterhood, Danish club, the Danes soccer club.

Old business; The board recommend that we donate $250 and ask for matching funds from WOW for a total of $500 to be donated to the Nordic Heritage Museum. It was motioned, seconded and passed

New business; During the Meeting Craig Emmick filled out a membership application and it was presented and he was initiated. A brief intermission was taken and all greeted our new member, Welcome Craig

Good and welfare; Linda Jensen won the small pot, and if Steve Ballard, Kenneth Olsen, Susanne Clevenger, Hans B Jensen or Max Stavnshoj had been present, they could have won the $100, now the pot goes to $200 for the May meeting. Meeting adjourned 8.17 PM -submitted by Secretary Frank Poulsen

NEWSLETTERS & PHOTOS NOW AVAILABLE ON DB 29 WEBSITE
Check out the new changes Gert Wolff has made to the SEATTLE DB LODGE 29 WEBSITE: at www.dblodge29.org . Many thanks to to Gert Wolff for keeping our site up to date. He will post photos from Seattle Lodges and Danes Soccer Club events, please send your comments and photos to Lexie at: flsorensen@msn.com and I will forward to Gert. The newsletter can be downloaded in PDF or Word format. You can read, save, or print it as you wish. Past issues are available in the Archives. Members will not need to use valuable memory space on their own hard disk to download & save their own copies. You will be sent an email telling you when the latest newsletter is available at our website address. www.dblodge29.org

WANTED!! ITEMS for DOOR PRIZES and “FISH BAIT”
Seattle’s MAY 1, 2009 Convention Committee is fishing for donations of items to help “feed” the deep depths of the fish pond. We are also seeking nice items for raffles and door prizes. If you have suitable items or $ for fish food contact: Dina 206.304.3775 or Lexie 425-455-9225 flsorensen@msn.com

SISTERHOOD EVERGREEN LODGE #40: The April 1, 2009 meeting was called to order by Dina Rohm, V.P., filling in for President Lisa Svitavsky at 7:32PM with the Pledge of Allegiance. All other officers were present except Past President Marete Eadie, who was also excused. (Melanie Berg stood in). We had our charter draped in memory of Doris “Daisy” Nielsen who passed away last month at the age of 89. She was living in Oregon. Minutes of our last meeting were approved after corrections. Correspondence included more information on upcoming convention and raffle tickets, a bargain at $2.00 per ticket for some great prizes. You don’t need to be present to win, so contact Lexie Sorensen or myself to support the organizations. Kay Wight had information about a free luncheon in honor of those supporting the Orion Youth Center. It is held at Westin Hotel on April 29^th, 11 AM – 12 PM. Please contact Kay if you can come. Karen Favero might be able to attend and represent the sisterhood. A bill from Nielsen’s bakery was approved for payment of the Past President’s cake. The financial report was read by Karen Favero and the Trustee’s report was given by Anne Hollister. Cards were sent around to sign for a get well wish to Betty McKinney, our Past District President from Salem, OR and Sisterhood National Treasurer. We wish you a speedy recovery, Betty. Also, a card going out to Inga Rasmussen at Ida Culver residence, she will be 95! Happy Birthday! Unfinished business: A resolution was proposed and passed for Greta, lead delegate to bring up at convention: “That non-delegates get a packet of information, just as delegates receive, so that members in attendance may follow along with business being discussed.”

2009 District Convention committee – Thank you to those who brought items to fill the wine basket. Vivi Hammond will be in charge of decorating our tables. Contact Tove-Lise Sorensen 425.576.148l (or email jmistyptove@comcast.net) to sign up for golfing on Friday or Cougar Mountain Zoo Saturday afternoon. Anne B., Anne H., Irene, Greta and Melanie Berg volunteered to bring store-bought goodies for coffee break during meeting on Saturday (Estimated 100+ brothers and sisters /five bringing desserts.) Registration table open Friday at 11 AM, Greta volunteered to help. Meeting is 2:00 to 3:30 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 12:00 PM.

New Business: Doug Warne proposed a trade for free advertising for his Scandinavian radio hour in exchange for a raffle of one hour as DJ with him. It would provide us with the opportunity to talk about our organization on public radio. If this sounds like fun to you, contact Dina Rohm. Birgit announced that she is working at Pacific Medical Center, where research is being done on osteoporosis, arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease. If you know anyone who would like to participate in studies let her know. There being no further business, meeting adjourned at 8:28 PM to take a group picture of lodge members present and enjoy delicious Marcipan cake.

7:30am Golf at Twin Rivers Course (Info: Tove Lise Sorensen 576-1481 jmistyptove@comcast.net )

6:30pm - 8:30pm Dinner (remember to celebrate for the 50’s with proper attire)

7:30am - 9:00am Danish Sisterhood & Brotherhood Past Presidents No Host Breakfast

6:30pm - 8:30pm Banquet celebrating “60^th” Diamond Anniversary of NW District Convention

Bring your friends and come to the NW District Convention May 1-3, visit with old and meet new friends from the various NW Danish Lodges. Fun for the whole family

Saturday afternoon visit with the tigers and other furry and feathered inhabitants at the Cougar Mt. Zoo $20 or under age 12 $15.

This Royal white Bengal, Almos, was 4 months of age when Tove Lise played with him in Sept. 2007. He has grown from 40 pounds then to over 300 pounds now and will celebrate his second birthday in May. Contact Lexie 425-455-9225 or flsorensen@msn.com

in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge -- near Corbett, OR (21 miles east of Portland)

All activities are at the Danish Center (DCC), 1833 N 105 St., Seattle -- unless otherwise noted.

Onsdagsklubben Events--Please RSVP one week in advance

—Anne Hollister 206-364-6474 Melannehol@aol.com

NWDF Website: www.northwestdanishfoundation.org

·· NHM =NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM : Hours: Tue-Sat 10am---4pm & Sunday Noon-4pm.

3014 NW 67 St., Seattle, WA 98117 Info & Reservations PH: 206-789-5707 www.nordicmuseum.org/

SCC = SWEDISH CULTURAL CENTER HERITAGE—1920 Dexter Ave. N. Seattle

VISIT DB LODGE 29 Website: www.dblodge29.org www.wowala-volunteers.org
SCANDINAVIAN HOUR: Host Doug Warne 9 to 10 a.m. every Saturday.on KKNW 1150AM

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DANISH BROTHERHOOD