Photo Gallery...The Back Room
(click on each highlighted Link to see photo)
Danish Brotherhood in America (DBIA) Lodge #167 ... Danish Sisterhood (DSS), Mt. Hood Lodge #81
New!...2009 Lillejuleaften - Danish Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 23rd):
Candles are Lighted LJA-1
Queen Lucia enters: LJA-4, LJF-7
New!...2009 Christmas Party - JuleFest (Saturday, December 19th):
Games & Crafts: JF-1, JF-26, JF-31, JF-15, JF-30
Lunchtime: JF-58
Gather around the Christmas tree: JF-39, JF-43, JF-51
Children talk with Julemand: JF-56, JF-57
Happy Little Danes! JF-23, JF-24, JF-33, JF-61
2009 Installation of Officers, The Refectory Restaurant (Sunday, January 20th):
Installation of Brotherhood Lodge #167 Officers: IN-3
Retiring President Larry West is presented an award from DBIA #167 by President Russ Case: IN-4 IN-5 IN-6
Installation of Sisterhood Lodge #81 Officers: IN-8 IN-9 IN-10 IN-11 IN-12 IN-13
Dinner crowd & dessert: IN-14 IN-16
New Sisterhood Lodge #81 Officers: IN-19
Orange crafts: JF-1
"Table of Teddies": JF-2
Dance and sing around the Christmas tree: JF-3 JF-4 JF-7 JF-8
Santa listens to the children: JF-9 JF-10 JF-11 JF-12 JF-14 JF-15 JF-16 JF-17
DBIA #167 table: SF-6
NWDF Himmelbjerget Danish Camp table: SF-10
Junior Lucia court: SF-11
International dancers: SF-12 SF-13
2008 Scan Fair - PSU (Sunday, December 7th):
DBIA Kringle sales: SF-18
DBIA's "Nisse" Norman...taste-testing the Kringle!: SF-26
Lucia court: SF-19
The 53rd Crowning of Oregon's Queen Lucia: SF-22 SF-23 SF-24
Entertainers: SF-25 SF-27 SF-28
2008 Installation of Officers (Sunday, January 20th):
Dinners gather: IN-3 IN-4 IN-5
Let the Installation of Officers begin!: IN-6
Installation of Sisterhood Lodge #81 Officers: IN-8 IN-9
Installation of Brotherhood Lodge #167 Officers: IN-11 IN-12 IN-13 IN-14
Good Food...Good Chefs...Good company: IN-16 IN-17 IN-18 IN-19 IN-20
NWDF table: SF-2 SF-3 SF-4 SF-11
DBIA Kringle sales: SF-1 SF-26 SF-42
Stig Hansen, the Viking Chef, author of "CookingDanish.com", and former DBIA #167 President: SF-6
Leikarrigen Youth dancers: SF-7 SF-8 SF-14 SF-19 SF-21 SF-22
SHF staff: SF-13 SF-17 SF-38 SF-52 SF-53
Vendors: SF-12 SF-15 SF-16 SF-18 SF-20
Fladdermus: SF-23
Vasa (Swedish) Youth Group: SF-25
Pickled Herring Eating Contest: SF-27 SF-28 SF-29
Santa's little helpers: SF-30 SF-31
Lucia court: SF-32 SF-33 SF-34
Nordic Spirit: SF-35
Portland Estonian Folk Dancers: SF-43 SF-44 SF-45 SF-47
2007 Scan Fair - PSU (Sunday, December 2nd):
Vendors: SF-49
Harpist Beth Kolle: SF-54
Lucia court: SF-55 SF-56 SF-57 SF-58
The 52nd Crowning of Oregon's Queen Lucia: SF-59 SF-60 SF-61 SF-62
Yannick (exchange student from Switzerland): SF-48 SF-50 SF-51 SF-64 SF-65 SF-67
Oregon's newly crowned Queen Lucia, Anna Kosatka, and Yannick (can you say "whoa!" in Swiss-German?!): SF-66
Registration Table: DDC-1 DDC-2 DDC-3
Raffle prizes! DDC-4
Delegates and Guests gather for Opening: DDC-5 DDC-6 DDC-8
Hospitality Room and "Fish-Pond" (with prizes): DDC-9 DDC-10 DDC-11
Saturday Banquet: DDC-12 DDC-13 DDC-14 DDC-31
Contestants for Hat Contest: DDC-15 DDC-16 DDC-19 DDC-20 DDC-22 DDC-23
Banquet Guest Speaker Kyle Dittmer "Climate Change in Denmark and Greenland": DDC-24
Finalists for Hat Contest: DDC-26 DDC-27 DDC-29
One Happy Winner of Hat Contest with his Prize: DDC-30
Installation of new District Officers (group shot): DDC-33
Installation of new Brotherhood District Officers: DDC-34
Installation of new Sisterhood Officers: DDC-35
Banquet Entertainment - Two Sisters Trio (1940s-style music): DDC-36 DDC-38 DDC-39
Party set-up: JF-2
Candle crafts: JF-1
Orange crafts: JF-3
Party gathers: JF-6
Dance and sing around the Christmas tree: JF-8
Santa visits with the children: JF-11
Holiday Kringle: JF-12
Kringle for Sale by DBIA!: SF-5
Lucia court: SF-8
Hood River Fruit Company and young Swedish "ambassador": HR-01
Mr. Rasmussen, of Rasmussen Farms, speaks: HR-14
Rasmussen Farms Gift Store and Old Barn: HR-05 HR-06
Lunch at a micro-Brewery in Hood River: HR-07
Pheasant Valley Winery + Happy Danes = Happy Campers!: HR-10
Fredrik of Sweden and Dolores at the Lavendar Farms: HR-11
Melony offers her own collection of photos: HD-HR
Portland Danes and Ballerup Dancers dine together: B-02 B-03 B-04 B-05 B-06 B-07 B-08 B-09 B-10 B-11 B-12 B-13
Let's Dance: B-14 B-16 B-17 B-18 B-20 B-21 B-22 B-23 B-25 B-26 B-27 B-28
More Dance: B-29 B-31 B-32 B-33 B-34 B-36 B-37 B-38 B-39 B-40 B-41
Break-time, gift exchange: B-44 B-45
Fire up the music again: B-47
Ballerup Dancers and Portland Danes Dance: B-48 B-49 B-50 B-51 B-52 B-53 B-54 B-55 B-56 B-57 B-58
Cat (candy) in a barrel: F-02
One of two crowns for the cat King and cat Queen: F-04
More decoration preparation: F-07
Costumed kids and adults gather: F-08 F-09 F-10 F-11 F-12 F-13 F-14
Kids whack the barrel until candy breaks out: F-18 F-19 F-20 F-21 F-22
Greeting and assembly of the Faithful: L-04 L-06 L-07
Lighting of the Candles: L-05
The Post-Sermon Reception (over 160 attended) and Danish treats: L-14
Nice gift -- trip to Denmark next summer!!: L-15
Set-up and arriving guests: C-01 C-02 C-15
Traditional Danish Christmas table decor: C-03 C-07 C-08 C-12 C-13
Danish singing and dancing around the Christmas tree: C-23 C-24
The arrival of Santa Claus: C-26
Santa Claus listens to the children: C-30 C-31 C-33
NW Danish Foundation Set-up: SF-02
ScanFair (just before opening): SF-04
New Sweden Society: SF-06
Scandia Imports: SF-08
Scandinavian Genealogy: SF-09
DBIA table...Kringle - up close: SF-10 SF-14
Lingonberry Jam (Scandinavian music): SF-12
NW Danish Foundation: SF-15 SF-56
NW Danish Foundation - Himmelbjerget Language Camp: SF-17
DBIA Aprons and Kringle: SF-18 SF-19
Leikarringen (Norwegian Folk Dancers): SF-20 SF-21 SF-23 SF-103
Faroe Islands: SF-22
Daughters of Norway: SF-24
Danish Ableskivers: SF-29
Vasa Youth Group (Swedish Folk Dancers): SF-30 SF-46 SF-47
Skandia Lodge: SF-32
Desiree of Sweden: SF-33
Gayle's Art Enterprise: SF-34
Cathy Fant (bakery): SF-35
Norwegian By Design: SF-36 SF-37
Hey Guys and Girls (Scandinavian Dancers): SF-39
Scandinavian Club: SF-41
Pickled Herring Eating Contest: SF-45
Well-fed and entertained audience: SF-50
Skandia Leikarringen (Scandinavian Folk Dancers): SF-52 SF-53 SF-54
2005 ScanFair (Sunday, December 4th):
Leikarringen of Leif Eriksson Lodge (Scandinavian Folk Dancers): SF-60
Lucia - Junior Court: SF-61
Mythobolus: SF-66
The 50th Crowning of Oregon's Queen Lucia: SF-71 SF-73 SF-75 SF-76
Estonian Folk Dancers: SF-79 SF-85 SF-91
Hapsala (Scandinavian Folk Music): SF-102 SF-104 SF-105
The Vintage Notes (Scandinavian Music): SF-106 SF-107
Drawing for Raffle Prize (closing time): SF-108 SF-109
