Kringen Youth Klubb

Welcome to the Kringen Sons of Norway Youth Club. Learn about Norwegian culture by participating in many interesting, fun-filled, hands-on activities. Performance activities and cultural knowledge opportunities are being planned for the coming year. Upcoming activities include:

  • Song & Dance
  • Crafts
  • Arts
  • Norsk Language
  • Stories
  • Myths and Fairy Tales
  • Foods
  • Cultural History
  • Traditions
  • Trolls

Each meeting is held on the second Saturday of each month at the Sons of Norway Kringen Lodge. No membership fee required.

For more information on the Kringen Youth Club, call (218) 236-6056

 Kringen Youth Klubb

Sunday, December 13, twenty-five Kringen Youth Klubb members, donned in their Norwegian costumes, entertained a crowd of about 150 parents, grandparents, friends and SON members.

Kringen Youth Klubb members did a nice job singing English carols which they liked as well as Norwegian songs. Kringen Youth Klubb members enjoyed singing "jingle Bells" for their opening number as they entered the ballroom. The added effect of using "sleigh bells" was fun for the kids!

Our program this year was a "program for Kids by Kids"! Kringen "Youth Klubb Elves" were sent into the audience to invite the visiting children to join them in song as well as a brief story presentation. All youth appeared to enjoy this togetherness!

We also included two youth solo events in out program. Six year old Chloe Strom was a real "crowd pleaser" as she sang "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" and…. She really did not have her two front teeth! This was an enjoyable performance and Chloe received a nice applause! Austin Norman another youth member played his viola instrument doing "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear". Austin, also received a nice applause. A "special ‘thank you’" To Austin for offering to contribute a number for our Christmas program. It is always nice when our youth are willing to do special performances.

Another significant part of the program was when Kringen Youth Klubb sang the much loved Norwegian Christmas song, "Jeg er sa glad hver julekveld". (I am so glad each Christmas Eve") The youth sang both in Norwegian and English, and were well received by the audience.

Special thanks to Barry Bauman and Phil Kemper for their beautiful song "Oh Holy Night" done with harmonica and guitar. The audience loved it and many nice comments were received.

Kringen Youth Klubb closed the program making two rings around the Christmas tree singing familiar Norwegian Christmas song, "A Jul med din glede". ("Oh Christmas with your Joy") They did a very nice representation of this long held Norwegian Christmas tradition as they circled the tree. The audience then joined the Youth around the tree, singing carols until Santa arrived, and a lunch of Scandinavian goodies, punch and coffee followed.

"Many Thanks" Kringen Youth for presenting a nice program. Many nice comments were received! Special "Thanks" to youth parents for their cooperation and support! You are ver valuable to our program. "Special Thanks" to Jim Strom, youth parent for taking the time to make a wonderful Christmas poster for our program. Jim is a graphic artist and does awesome work! "Mange Tusen Takk", Jim!

There are many people who made our program a success – some in the program and some behind the scenes. All of you are important and valuable to me, but for lack of space, I will continue my "Thank you’s" in the next posten. Our Christmas program was a success because you helped!

                                                      "Godt Nytt Ar Allesammern"

                                                     ("Happy New Year Everyone")

 Until then, “Het det bra”
Doreen Grobe, SON Youth Director
Published in Kringen Posten, January 2010
 
 


Last updated: January 2010