Finding the right trail

Nobody knows better than Geir Hansen that you cannot just slide through life. Hansen (49), who came to the U.S. with 100 home made sleds in 1983, has been working perilously to promote the sport of luge and establish his own company. Since settling in the U.S., Hansen has never looked back.

Norwegian soldiers on Civil War battlefields

At the upcoming reenactment of the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia, a Norwegian Civil War story will be told. In September, the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry will be recreated at Chickamauga to tell an almost forgotten tale of brave immigrants turned soldiers.

Log on to shop Norwegian

There is a new mall in town. What town? Any town, you pick. NorHouse, a new cyberspace mall offering Norwegian merchandise of high quality, lets you shop Norwegian no matter where you live. So far, six stores are on-line, and according to chairman and CEO Lasse V. Syversen, the goal is to have 20 stores on-line by this summer. The mall opened its site last fall.

Students question laureates on peace

The third weekend in March, students from five colleges in the Midwest sat down with 1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams, her colleague Steve Goose and other prominent figures in a dialogue about modern conflicts and peace keeping efforts.

Jeffrey D. Baker dies; honored college president

DECORAH, Iowa-Luther College President Jeffrey D. Baker, education leader, distinguished military veteran, Knight First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, died March 22, 1999, at his home in Cambria, Calif., from complications of lung cancer.

Congressmen visit Norway

After meetings with Minister of Foreign Affairs Knut Vollebæk and other Norwegian officials, the delegation from the U.S. Congress enjoyed the Norwegian fjords and mountains in beautiful August weather.

Travel coastal Norway in one day

In May, people in the San Francisco Bay Area will get a chance to travel coastal Norway. All it takes is a trip to the Festival Pavilion at the Fort Mason Center on May 1 or 2.

Heading for the midnight sun

With her B.A. degree in biology secured, Ellen Gotthardt is setting sail for Norway at the end of June. In Oslo, the 21-year-old from McLean, Va., is attending the International Summer School at the University of Oslo.

Bondevik congratulates "Doctors Without Borders"

"It is with great joy that I have received the news that the organization Doctors Without Borders has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1999. It is a recognition of the vitally important work carried out by this organization, as well as a recognition of all humanitarian work," said Norway's Prime Minister, Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik, in a comment following the announcement by the Norwegian...

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