Nordik Folk

We are a Scandinavian Culture Club who meets Monthly September-May on the 3rd Monday of each month at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 8955 Columbia Ave., Munster, IN. 6:30 pm. All are welcome! We enjoy Scandinavian culture by celebrating the holidays, music, language, crafts and history of Scandinavia!

Friday, October 23, 2015

Nordikids & Nordik Folk
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Scandinavian Craft Club

Scandinavian Craft
Club
Makes
Finnish STARS!!!


We had a small but productive group on Thursday, October 22nd at Michael's Crafts to make Finnish Stars.  On hand to learn how to make this beautiful Scandinavian decorations were Jean Ogrentz, Elizabeth Flores, Linnea Ogrentz, Jean Oak, Tonia Tomky and Michelle Westlund.  Here is what we made.

Tonia Tomky

Elizabeth Flores

Michelle Westlund

Shelly Westlund getting fancy

Jean Ogrentz

Jean Oak

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Minutes of the Meeting October 19, 2015



Look Who Came To Visit us From
China!!!!

Tonia Tomky, Melissa Pearson, Annelise Nelson, April Nelson, Steve Westlund, Shelly Westlund, Ingrid Lesko, Lisa Raddatz & baby Wren

It was nice to see April Nelson after almost a year in China.  She came home to visit for a few weeks before heading back to finish her contract teaching in Zhengzhou, China.  Follow her adventures on her blog at :Like White on Rice


Here are the Minutes to our meeting from Monday Oct. 19, 2015.
Please read
Minutes of the 10/19/15 Meeting

Our culture program was presented by Tonia Tomky.  



"Swedish Sleeps"  
Tonia led us through a tour of some of the most unusual and creative  places to stay in Sweden.  


The Icehotel


The Treehotel 
http://treehotel.se/en/


Jumbostay...A hotel in an airplane!
http://www.jumbostay.com/



Utter Inn underwater Hotel
http://visitvasteras.se/en/actor/hotell-utter-inn/?prev=2257


Silver Room Mine
http://visitvasteras.se/en/actor/hotell-utter-inn/?prev=2257