Centennial Year Ramps Up!
Hei Vikings and Visitors,
The sunshine is warmer! January is over, Glögg season and football
are over. It is time to plan on outdoor spring activities.
This is the year our Lodge turns 100 and we have begun preparing for
the celebration. We will try to confirm dates and activities as they
are determined. Grand Vice Chief Dewey Bringedahl has given us
permission to choose the date for his first Executive Council meeting.
We intend to invite our elected leaders to Geneva for the second
weekend in October, the 9th and 10th.
We have voted to meet again this month to report back with answers
from various assignments. Thus, sunrise on the last day of the month
finds us gathering around the fires of Lower Wacker. Come, join us!
Brother Williams and Brother Rodenbostel will be brewing our
anniversary mead next week. We novice viking brewers will be in
attendance, learning from our Masters. The mead will ferment for over
six months and we trust it will be ready when we celebrate our
Centennial in the fall.
Will the smelts run well this year? Only time will tell. We hope the
silver fish return in bountiful numbers as we plan to have TWO "Smelt
Night" dinners this spring.
Let's discuss Mimer. I have told many that Mimer is, from ancient
times, the mystical roots/snakes of Yggdrassil, the world tree of
knowledge. I have studied and have learned, now, of Mimir, the
decapitated head, who speaks to Odin, who saved it when the Vanir
hacked it off. Mimer has Odin's missing eye hidden safely. He shares
all knowledge with Odin, as they bargained, speaking clearly of all
things past and future. This is very interesting and I will research
it further and report back to your here!
Enjoy these days, Vikings!
Chief Hansen
