Flom FootnotesVolume 24 Edition 2 March 2007

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PRESORT STDECRWSS

U.S. POSTAGE PAIDFLOM MN 56541PERMIT NO 2

Postal Customer

Table of ContentsFootnotes Soup Dinner / Fish Supper.................#1

New Babies & Birthday Parties.........................#2

West Central /Triangle LLC.............................#3

Katie Klemetson/ Eye Safety............................#4

Early Settlement Norman County......................#5

VFW Calendar..............................................#6

Johnsons Market Ad......................................#7

Blair Hoseth Ad /Luau Pictures..........................#8

PO Box 284 Flom, MN 56541-0284

Ben is the son of Dale and Terri (Dorseth) ThorntonAMAA Benjamin Thornton1025 Quincy Ave.Unit# 635009Pearl Harbor, Hi.96860

Cyril is the son of Harry and Deb BainLCPL Bain, Cyril E.MALS-14/41APSC Box 8052Cherry Point, NC 28533

Servicemen From Flom Area Potato Dumplings

Flom Cafe

The Relay for Life

Cancer Team, Flom

Lifesavers will be

serving potato

dumplings on Sunday

March 18, 2007 at

the Flom Cafe from

11 AM-1:30 PM

Ham, potato

dumplings, coleslaw,

roll & dessert will be

served. Baked

potatoes also

available.

All Proceeds will got

to the American

Cancer Society.

Free Will Offering

17th Annual Flom FootnotesSoup Dinner Sunday March 4, 2007will be held at the Flom Community Hall starting at 10:30 AM and serving

until 1 pm

Vegetable Beef Soup with Dumplings,

Chicken Soup with Dumplings,

Assorted sandwiches, ice cream & beverage.

Plan to come and spend the day! We need and appreciate all the support you have given us over the

years. The first Flom Footnotes was mailed out the spring of 1983, so we are starting our 25th year.

Annual SwedishMeatball Dinner

Sunday Feb 4, 2007

Waubun Community Center

Serving: 11 am - 1 pm

Adults $6 12 & under $3

Pre schoolers are free

Dinner with salad bar and desserts

Bake Sale, Knife and Utensil Table &

drawing for door prizes

Circle of Faith Women’s Fellowship

FLOM VFW

Chili Cookoff

March 10th, 2007Entries must be entered by 3pm

Judging will take place at 4pm

$5 Entry Fee (100% Payback)

1st place: 50%

2nd place: 30%

3rd place 20%

Chili will be available to the public

after the judges have made their decision.

Annual Aspelund ChurchFish Fry March 23 , 2007Flom Community HallMenu:

Fish, Potatoes, Baked BeansBread and BeveragePrices: Adults: $7.00Grades K-6: $5Preschool FreeServing Starts at 5pm

Goes until the fish is gone or all are fed.RAFFLE: Be sure to get your raffle tickets from any member of the

congregation or at the door.Also available at: Any Flom Business, West Central Station in Ulen Midwest Bank in Waubun MANY PRIZES are available, drawing at 9pm. Need not be present to

win. Matching Funds are being applied for through Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Flom Mutual Insurance Annual MeetingMarch 5, 2007

Flom Community Hall

Dinner at Noon

Meeting at 1PM

Flea Market & Craft FairSaturday April 14, 2007

9 AM to 2 PM

Waubun Community Center

Waubun, Minnesota

Crafts-Raffle & Much More

Lunch Beverages & Dessert

Sponsored by the Waubun

Legion Auxiliary, Adams

Unit 436For information: 734-2203

Rummage & Bake SaleSaturday, March 3, 2007

8:30 am to 1 pm

Waubun Community Center

sponsored by

St. Ann’s Parish Aid

Lunch will be served

Contact person:

Sandy Pavek

473-2222

Ogema, Minnesota is

celebrating 100 years on August

24th and 25th 2007. They are

doing an Ogema History Book, if

you have information for the book

send it to: Wayne Reller 31859

Victory Way Dr. Ogema, MN

56569

Thank You All!We would like to Thank You All for being so Faithful these last 24 years.

Those who have sent in donations for 2007: Mavis Wermager, Steve Albertson’s, Donald Axdahl’s, Elna Thorson, Jim Lowe’s, Irene Opheim,

Burnice Everson, Avis Korsgaden, Errol Flom’s, Joseph Miller, Sylvia Boman, Martin Prestegaard’s,

Ron Waller’s, Waubun Legion Auxiliary, Vernon Dorseth’s, Ed Pavek’s,

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Performing Arts Events at Ulen-HitterdalThe Top Hat Theatre at Ulen-Hitterdal School will conclude its season of concerts with two very fine offerings.! The Celtic band Northwind Crossing will be

performing on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th.The Deb Jenkins Band, one of the

upper Midwest's finest rhythm and blues bands, will be featured as the final concert of the series on Saturday, April 21.Tickets can be purchased at the Ulen-Hitterdal School office at $15 for adults and $10 for students.! You can also call Therese Vogel at the school, 596-8853, (tvogel@ulenhitterdal.k12.mn.us) to reserve your seats now.

60th Birthday Open HouseCake and Ice Cream will

be served from 2-4 pm

at the Flom VFW.

Honoring Carol

Johnson; on her 60th

birthday.

Saturday March 17th

It’s a BoyAiden Jon was born to Jon and

Sarah Thornton on January 24th,

2007. He weighed 7#7oz and was

20 ? inches long. He joins a

sister Hailey and brother Hunter.

Congratulations to parents Jon

and Sarah, Grandparents; Dale

and Terri Thornton and Great

Grandparents: Vernon and

LaVonne Dorseth and Grace

Thornton.

It’s a GirlEmma Jo was born on February 14th,

2007 to Jim Thornton and JoAnn

Heier. Emma weighed 7# 11oz and

was 20 ? inches long.

Congratulations to parents,

Grandparents Dale and Terri Thornton

and Great Grandparents Vernon and

LaVonne Dorseth and Grace

Thornton.

Oh No, the big

50Mike Klemetson will

be turning 50.

Everyone is invited to

help Mike celebrate

his birthday with a

Open House on March

17th, 2007 at the Flom

VFW at 7pm.

Thank You!I would like to thank everyone who

called or sent cards during my recent

stay at Merit Care. Thank you to the

Flom Area Lions Club for the

beautful Cyclamen plant. It is great

to live in a caring community.

LaVonne Dorseth

Thank You!Thank You to the Flom-Twin

Valley for the wonderful Valentines

Day Basket I won. It will be

thoroughly enjoyed by us.

Cindy Skansgaard

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Flom Region Mutual InsuranceCompany Safety TipsKatie Lue Klemetson will be studying at Oxford

University in London, England with MSUM’s

Euro-Spring program. After completing their

studies the students will travel throughout

Europe, where they will be learning first hand

about the country and city they are visiting.

Katie Lue will be leaving on March 15th and

returning home on May 10th. Here are the

places she will be visiting. If you’d like to “get

all up on “ where she will be.

Oxford/London March 15- April 19

P a r i s ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! April 19-April 22

Avignon!!!! April 22-25

R o m e ! ! ! ! ! ! ! April 26-29

Florence!!!! April 29-May 2

Lido di Jesolo!!!!May 2-4

Venice!!!!!!!!! May 3

Salzburg ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !May 4-6

Rothenburg!!!!! May 6-8

Amsterdam!!!!!! May 8-10

Home ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! May 10

She is hoping to spend her Easter break in Norway visiting family in the Favang,

Gulbrandsdahlen (Sylte and Klemetson families) and may be able to stop in the

Eina, Vestre Toten (Dorseth family) area. While there she will be staying with Atle

(Ulsakerhaugen) Lund at the home of his parents.

Atle (Ulsakerhaugen) Lund & his daughter Sigrid from

Norway.

March Is Eye Safety Month

With so many people using computers at work and at home, complaints of eye strain, difficulty focusing and discomfort have become commonplace in doctors’ offices.

One of the main reasons for this is — although offices have marched into the age of technology, not much else has. People are still using the same lighting, furniture and desk configurations they had when using typewriters.

To mark March as Workplace Eye Safety Month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has put together some tips to help us alleviate some of the eye problems modern technology has given birth to. They are: * First and most important — get an eye exam by your ophthalmologist, who can rule out the possibility of eye disease as the cause of your symptoms. You could simply need glasses when working at a computer, or your prescription might need updating; * Screen distance — you should sit approximately 20 inches from the computer monitor, a little further than you would for reading distance, with the top of the screen at or below eye level. * Equipment — choose a monitor that tilts or swivels, and has both contrast and brightness controls; * Furniture — an adjustable chair is best; * Reference materials — keep reference materials on a document holder so you don’t have to keep looking back and forth, frequently refocusing your eyes and turning your neck and head; * Lighting — modify your lighting to eliminate reflections or glare. A hood or micromesh filter for your screen might help limit reflections and glare; and * Rest breaks — take periodic rest breaks, and try to blink often to keep your eyes from drying out.

Another thing to remember is that the forced-air heating systems in big office buildings can increase problems with dry eyes during the winter months. The usual symptoms of dry eye are stinging or burning eyes, scratchiness, a feeling that there’s something in the eye, excessive tearing or difficulty wearing contact lenses.

Over-the-counter eye drops, called artificial tears, usually help, but if dry eye persists, see your eye doctor for an evaluation.

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News WantedIf you have any pictures you would like to appear in our “Guess Who” column or

have any interesting articles about years ago in our area.

(Thank you much to those who have contributed articles and pictures) send

them to: Flom Footnotes, PO Box 284 Flom, MN 56541-0284

THE TRØNDERS in the northwest part of Norman County, Minnesota and the southeast part of Traill County, North Dakota. as written by O.P. Oien, 1921

Translated by Olaf Kringhaug, Vernon, BC, Canada 2006-2007

!!!Then we come to the Trønders at Red River in the town of Halstad. First we have Oliver Serum, the

eldest son of Ingebrigt Serum. Oliver Serum is married to Josephine Rognlie, the youngest daughter of

Peter Rognlie. He lives on the old Jacob Hesby farm right by the Red River. Next to him in the south we

find his father A. O. Serum, baptized Ingebrigt. He was previously mentioned as one of the earliest settlers

in Norman Co. Mr. Serum has regularly held positions of trust in the town and the school board, has been

secretary for several companies and has been chorister and secretary for his own parish for over 45 years.

He was married to Anna Røstvold, also a Trønder, in 1877. They had 9 children. Mrs. Serum died in 1897.

The two youngest daughters, Minnie and Annie are school teachers in public school and live with their

father. About a mile east of Oliver Serum is Edward T. Stennes. He is the son A. O. Serum's sister and lives

on his father's farm that he became owner of a few years after his father's death. He is a skilfull farmer. A bit

south of O. A. Serum we have Mrs. Berg from Værdalen and her daughter, married to well digger Aadne

Waag. Mrs. Berg's husband, Lorens Berg died a few years ago. Nearer the Red River lives Mrs. Blomseth,

the widow of Johan Blomseth. They were from Værran. Johan Blomseth lost his life in a dynamite

explosion while he was blowing up stumps. South of Mrs. Blomseth lives Lars Wolseth, also from

Værran. He is a brother of Mrs. Næsvold and lives on the Minnesota side of the Red River, right across

from Ole Rognlie's farm.

On Engel Løvsnes' old farm, now owned by L. W. Pederson of Halstad, lives Carl Haga, a son of Edvard

Haga. Carl's mother was a daughter of Peder Jermstad, a brother to Johannes Lyng. Carl is married to Petra

Grande, a daughter of Kristian and Ragnhild Grande. Ragnhild is a daughter of Peter Øien.

A family by the name of Ole Lyngstad from Værran live by the Red River. It is now many years since

they came from Norway. One Lyngstad son, Johannes, has for many years been cashier at Harald Thorson's

bank in Halstad. Ole, a younger son, has for several years has been secretary in the Marsh River Parish.

If we go southward to Halstad we have a whole colony of Trønders. The first we come to closest to the

road are Thomas and Karen Thompson or Liaunet. They are both from Mosvik. Kaaren is of a branch of the

Opigrand family. They are now elderly people but have a pleasant home that is taken care of by their son

Ferdinand and daughters Martha and Thora. Thompson has a daughter that is married to merchant Ed

Herberg in Halstad.

Another from Mosvik is Mads Øien. He lives at Red River and is a widower with five children. At the

moment his sister Martha Magdalena, married to a German called J. Kief, lives with Mads and looks after

the house for him.

A neighbour of Mads Øien is Morthinus Vennes, also from Værran. A little closer to the road that goes

to Halstad lives Ole Stenerson and a little further north, John Stenerson, who is married to a daughter of

Christian Næsvold.

A bit south of Thomas Thompson we find the brothers Sivert and Ludvig Norem - sons of the deceased

Nicolai Norem of Inderøen. South of them lives Ole Bernt Melting, also from Mosvik. He is now a

widower. A little south of him is Mrs. Lorense Nervik from Nerviken in Mosviken. She was married to

John Nervik, who died some years ago. A little further east lives Mrs. Anton Melting. She is from

Lexviken and the only one I know that is from there who lives at Halstad. She was married to Anton

Melting who died a number of years ago. Her daughter is married to Orlando Serum, a son of Ole Serum.

Quite close to Mrs. Anton Melting lives Augustinus Øien and his wife Amalie. He is a brother of the

previously mentioned Mads Øien. Augustinus has suffered from consumption for several years and

currently lives at Sunnyrest Sanatorium in Crookston. Closer to Halstad is Sem Pederson who is married to

Christianna, a daughter of Johannes Liaunet. He was also from Mosvik and came to America many years

ago. He lives a bit south of Halstad, in the woods at Red River. He is now a widower with a large number of

grown children. Mrs. Thale Halvorsen lives a bit west of Halstad. She was born in Mosviken and came to

America with her first husband, Peter A. Melting. They lived at first a bit over two miles east of Halstad

where Peter Melting died a few years ago. Some years later she married Ketil Halvorsen from Telemark.. Ole

Melting, a brother of Peter Melting, also from Mosviken, lives a couple of miles east of Halstad. His wife

Jørgine died many years ago. Ole has a large number of children, all grown. A son Oliver was in the

war and took part in several battles in France. He came home uninjured to Halstad.

Then there is the Jørgen Sundseth family who live three miles east of Halstad. They are also from

Mosvik and before they came to Halstad and lived before they came here on a cotter' place Haugen under

Sundseth. Jørgen and one of he boys, Marcelius, came here first. After them came Kristian and wife and Ole

and wife and finally his wife Ingeborganna came with their son Gustav and daughter Ingeborg, The daughter

was later married to G. Kvanvig in Halstad.

Continued next month. . . .

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Happy Hour: Monday - Friday from 6-7pm Tap Beer $1.25, Canned Beer $2 and Set-ups only $1.

Chili Cookoff on the 10th. $5 entry fee with 100% payback. Enter your chili by 3pm. Judging at 4. Chili available to the public after judging.

Birthday party at the VFW; This month help Mike Klemetson celebrate his 50th. Enjoy trivia and Picture Puzzles with prizes awarded to the winner

of each round. Hometown Karaoke. Enjoying having fun and singing? We have over 400 songs available for Karaoke.

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Thank You

to everyone who braved the

Minnesota winter and came out in

Hawaiian (summer) attire to our

Hawaiian Luau on February 17th. We

had a great time. Winner’s are as

follows; Hula Hoop- Lara

Hendrickson, Limbo- Diane Lunde,

Best dressed Female- Lara

Henrickson, Best Dressed Male-

Beezer Boman, Trivia-Christina

Lien.

The Crew from the VFW