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VELKOMMEN
By Luella Grangaard, International Board Chair
LEADERSHIP, LEGACY AND LOOKING AHEAD
G odt Nytt År!
Happy New Year!
It is an honor to have been
elected International Chair
for this biennium.
Since joining Solskinn Lodge
6-150 in Palm Desert, California,
in 2008, I have held some
type of leadership position for
the past 17 years. I have served
as International Director,
District Six President and Vice
President. Within my lodge I
have been Secretary, Publicity,
Cultural and Social Director as
well as President.
My leadership experience
in the medical industry spans
four decades across multiple
roles within the fi eld of occupational
therapy. I have held
leadership roles responsible for
managing within the federal
and state guidelines for staffi ng
and hospital program management.
My skills include strategic planning,
governance, budgeting, legal, ethics
and communications.
MY FAVORITE
national Chair, I am committed
to improving communication
between the International Board
and our lodge leaders. Hosting
regular town hall meetings will
ensure that we have consistency
and understanding as we move
the organization forward.
I would like to thank Ron
During my tenure as InterDistrict
6
Southwestern United
States, Hawaii
HOBBIES:
Trying new recipes
Reading
Walking or hiking
Crafts like sewing,
woodworking and drawing
Pictured:
1: Solskinn 150, Palm Desert, CA-District President Luella Grangaard (second from
right) teaches lodge members Miriam Hendrix, Wyonne Long and Charlotte Larsen
Viking wire knitting techniques. 2: Roald Amundsen 48, Sacramento, CA-Olivia
Siddique displays artwork she made while at Camp Norge. 3: Victory 43, Vallejo,
CA-Robert Sather delivers 110 pounds of stamps collected by lodge members to
Jon Arild, District 6 Tubfrim coordinator.
(Grangaard, pictured second
from right, teaches fellow
lodge members Viking wire
knitting techniques.)
If you have a photo to share, please submit to:
Kaye Wergedal, Publicity Director
611 Landon Ct * Grand Junction, CO 81504
970-314-7644 * kwergy@gmail.com
Has it been a while since your lodge has been featured on this page? Share your lodge
photos with your district publicity director and you'll see them here!
working with the members of the International
Board, the District and local lodges to make Sons
of Norway successful for all our members and
continue the legacy of those who came before.
District 6 offi cers:
Luella Grangaard, President
PO Box 832 * Morongo Valley, CA 92256
760-363-7704 * morongo2@verizon.net
Nancy Madson, Secretary
28351 Via Las Palmas * Thousand Palms, CA 92276
760-343-0848 * norsknm@earthlink.net
Find more about District 6 at sofn6.org
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Stubbings, the outgoing International
Chair, for his years of
dedication to Sons of Norway.
He guided the organization
through many changes and
challenges including governance,
a new building, three
diff erent CEOs, COVID and
many other issues. Ron led with
calm, humor, honesty, friendship
and clarity to achieve what
was needed for Sons of Norway
to continue to be viable.
I'm looking forward to
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PHOTOS (FROM ABOVE) PAUL MARKERT, MEMBER-SUBMITTED
Solbakken 64, Anaheim,
CA-Linda Elliott wears her
cousin's Norwegian bunad
during a visit to Stage,
Norway.

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