Scandinavian Club of Houston - For membership information, contact President Robert J. Bjercke 281-778-6486, E-mail bjercke@worldnet.att.net or Secretary Stella Andersen 281-494-2850, E-mail stellajandersen54@prodigy.net Scandinavian Friends Waco, Texas, President John Olaf Drivdahl, (254) 848-9688, e-mail: OLAF13@aol.com. Meets at Uncle Dan's Rib House, 1001 Lake Air Dr., Waco, Tx, 6:00 p.m. second Tuesday of each month. DENMARK, DANMARK national anthem Royal Danish Consul - Houston - Ray Jens Daugbjerg 4545 Post Oak Place Suite 347, Houston, TX 77027 713-622-9018 Danish American Society of Dallas/Fort Worth The Danish Club of Houston - Contact: Hannes Hofer. To become a member, click here for a membership form (print out and mail). For more information, please write to hofer@mac.com FINLAND, SUOMI national anthem Consulate of Finland- Houston - Ronald A. Kapche - 31 Pinewold Circle Houston, TX 77056 713-552-1722 or Austin - 2600 Lake Austin Blvd. #5201 Austin, TX 78703 512-860-3169 Finlandia Foundation/Houston, Jaana Gaspelin 1335 Park Wind Dr, Katy TX 77493 281-647-9217 Finnish-American Society of Dallas/Fort Worth Inc. John Laine PO Box 832006, Richardson TX 75083-2006 972-235-7309 President: David Mikkonen Finnish Children's School Finnish Mom's Playground Finnish Women's Club ICELAND, ISLAND Consulate of Iceland - Houston - 2348 West Settler's Way, The Woodlands, TX 77380 281-367-2777 Icelandic American NORWAY, NORGE Ja, vi elsker dette landet. Norwegian National Anthem Royal Norwegian Consulate General, Houston - Wenche Kirkebye Moe 2777 Allen Parkway Suite 1185, Houston, TX 77019 713-521-2900 Royal Norwegian Consulate - TEXAS (Dallas and North Texas): Honorary Consul Edward M. Fjordbak 4506 Live Oak Dallas, TX 75204-7099 (214) 826-5231 Norwegian Society of Texas Bosque County Chapter Clifton, Meridian, Norse, and Cranfills Gap Pres. Betty Tindall Publicity: Ruth Shipley HC 64 Box 160E Clifton, TX 76634 Hovestadt Chapter Austin and the Central Hill Country Randy Parker; 12105 Swallow Dr.; Austin, TX 78750 telephone (512) 258-0039 Midnattsolen Chapter Arlington and the Mid-Cities Area of Dallas/Fort Worth Pres. PETE BECKER Publicity: Kathy Bennett Sol Hjem Chapter, El Paso and West Texas For membership contact:Jeff Sharp 9502 Charleston El Paso, TX 79924-6277 Snorre Chapter Houston and the Gulf Coast Pres. Kermit Anderson Troll Heim Chapter Fort Worth For memberships contact: Bjorg Stanley; 1314 Cozby So.; Benbrook, TX 76126 telephone (817) 249-8754 Vestlandet Chapter Lubbock and the South Plains For memberships contact: Kathy Peterson; 4204 70th Street; Lubbock, TX 79413 telephone (806) 797-1804 Pres. Pete Zetterstrum Vidde Hjem Chapter Amarillo and the Panhandle For memberships contact: Diane Wisker; P.O. Box 8403; Amarillo, TX 79114 telephone (806) 358-1703 Pres. John Stich 4246 Wet 12th Amarillo, TX 79106-5516 Viking Chapter Dallas and North Texas For memberships contact: Mimi Fossum; 240 Oak Ridge Dr.; Argyle, TX 76226 telephone (940) 464-3663 Pres. Kit Iverson 31 Indian Trail Hickory Creek, TX 75065 NST Leikarringen (Statewide Norwegian Folk Dancing Group) Sons of Norway International Sons of Norway 1455 W. Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55408-2666 Phone: 612-827-3611 or 800-945-8851 Fax: 612-827-0658 Cleng Peerson Lodge 1-645 Austin TX Pres. is Rita Carlson 512-658-4285 They meet the 3rd Sunday at 5 pm at Gethsemane Lutheran Church Nordtex Lodge Dallas TX 1-594 President: Arne Hatlestad Meets at: Wooden Spoon 1617 Ave K Plano, Texas 4th Sun, 3 p.m. Hvor Vesten Begynner Lodge 1-654 Fort Worth TX President: Catheryne I Dickinson (817)443-0259rld1@peoplepc.com Meets at: St. Andrews Episcopal Church Corner of Texas St. & Lamar Fort Worth, Texas 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Ensom Stjerne Lodge 1-592 Houston TX President: Paul G Mathre (731)626-7545 Meets at: Salem Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall 4930 W Belfort Ave Houston, Texas 4th Thurs, 7 p.m. Palmedal Lodge 1-644 Mc Allen TX President: Gustav A Melendez (956)687-6248 raadhus@excite.com Meets Various places McAllen, Texas 2nd or 3rd Sat, 1 p.m. Northern Lights Lodge1-653 Tyler TX President: Eric J Sivertson (903)581-7475 ericjs@tcainternet.com Meets: Home of Ann Veig & Joe Arisco 6223 Beford Tyler, Texas 3rd. Fri., 7 p.m. Canuteson-Reierson Lodge Waco TX 1-660 President: Russell D Larsen (254)666-0937 Rdlarsen8@aol.com Meets: First Lutheran 1008 Jefferson Waco, TX 6:30 PM Monday, monthly SWEDEN, SVERIGE Consulate of Sweden - Dallas - The Honorable Robert Alpert, 1341 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 510, West Tower, Dallas, TX 75247, Phone: 214-630-9112, Fax: 214-630-9111 Consulate of Sweden - Houston - The Honorable Jan B. Dryselius, 2401 Fountainview Dr. Suite 510, Houston, TX 77057-4821, Phone: 713-953-1417, Fax: 713-953-7776 VASA Order of America 716- CARL XVI GUSTAF (Instituted 2/26/1976) 4th Mon., 7:30 p.m., Walnut Hill Lutheran Church ELCA, 3202 Royal Lane (at Webb Chapel Rd.) Dallas, TX 75229 Chair Maj-Britt Gazda, 431 Summit Dr. Richardson, TX. 75081 (972)889-3516 - George B. Hanson 4243 Blackheath Road Dallas, TX 75227 (214)381-3479 ~ Secy. Elaine Wildman VASA Order of America 743- CARL WIDEN (Instituted 2/12/1989) 4th Mon., 7:00 p.m., Gethsamene Lutheran Church, 200 West Anderson Ln., Austin, TX 78752. Chair Emily VanNiel, 2601 Ware Rd., Austin, TX 78741 (512)442-7016 - Secy. Alice Streid, 511 Karolyn Dr., Round Rock, TX 78664 (512)255-2116 VASA Order of America 753- WILLIAMSON COUNTY (Instituted 3/15/1994) 3rd Tue., 7:30 p.m., Palm Valley Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 2500 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78664. Chair Franklin Blomquist - Secy. Bonnie Blomquist, (both) 1723 Lexington St., Taylor, TX 76574 (512)352-6431 VASA Order of America 757- FORSGARD-OLSON (Instituted 1/18/2001) 3rd Thu., 7:00 p.m. (except summer months and December), First Lutheran Church, 1008 Jefferson, Waco, TX. Chair Robin Forsgard Evans 3717 Parrott, Waco, TX 76707 (254)752-8990 - Secy. Florence Carlson, 1016 North 43rd St., Waco, TX 76710 (254)752-2962 SWEA, Dallas For more information, contact Carin Anger by e-mail: canger@prodigy.net SWEA of Texas Houston, TX. For more information, contact: Stina Mosvold, Phone: (281) 558-5788, Fax: (281) 558-5786 THE LINNEAS OF TEXAS. For more information, see their website: http://www.phaenom.com/linneas The Swedish Club of Houston, c/o Swedish Consulate 2909 Hillcroft St., Suite 515, Houston, TX 77057, http://www.swedishclub.org - President: Leif Mauritzson 281-580-5923 Singing Swedish Children Swedish School; Wooden Spoon, Plano, Texas