Danebod Folk Meeting

Since 1946

Danebod Folk School

&

Church Complex

A folk school experience affirming the joy of living through enlightenment, fellowship, song and dance, faith and worship in the

context of a Danish-American tradition.

August 18-22, 2010

 

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Anne Ipsen – A Danish-American writer and retired U of M professor. Most recently published, RUNNING BEFORE THE PRAIRIE WIND a sequel to

KAREN FROM THE MILL. The

speaker will use the CBS-60 Minutes segment (June 2008) on Danish happiness and contrast this image with the inhibiting Jante Law. Anne will discuss a land

called Denmark where: “Few have too much and fewer too little.”

Herb Pagel – Herb retired in 1999 after

34 years as a Minneota, MN High School English teacher.  He teaches various Sr. College classed at SMSU including

topics of Lewis and Clark, Mountain men and photograph. He is active in the Brookings Renegades Muzzleloader Club. You will leave his lecture thinking you’ve just spent fifty minutes with Ben Franklin.

Cynthia McKeen – St. Paul resident

artist working in, watercolor, acrylics,

ink photography and labyrinth design.

She has studied at Grinnell, Drake and Charlottenborg, DK. Cynthia admires

the Danes and their efforts in the process

of peacemaking and their blend of

science, math and design. She and her husband lived in Japan for several years

in the early 90’s. After her return to St. Paul she was invited to design a labyrinth on the theme of Global Harmony,

marking the relationship of the two sister cities of St. Paul and Nagasaki.

John Sterner – Graduated from SMSU, Marshall, MN. John was an All-NSIC wrestler at 190 lbs. in 1989. Currently part of the academic art faculty at SMSU and staff member of TRIO, a student supportive service. John is a part of the American Indian Lakota Tribe and Rosebud Reservation

Don Swanjord – and his wife Texas live and operate a Bed and Breakfast on Balaton, MN. They are both on staff at the Worthington Charter School. Don has spent considerable time living in the Middle East and has a wide understanding of the roots of our Christian faith as well as the Islamic faith.

Dan Mikel – retired teacher and member of Citizens Commission for the Preservation of an Impartial Judiciary, Minnesotans for Impartial Courts and the Coalition of Impartial Justice. A flurry of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in recent years has set the stage for changing the way judicial elections are conducted. What about these changes, what’s behind the controversy, are there options for Minnesota?

Pastor Katharine Yarnell – B. S., U of Western Onatrio; M. Div., Wartburg; D. Min. Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago. Director of Campaign Giving at Grand View University, Katharine grew up in Canada. She will tell us of Danes in Canada.

Jerry Bly – has been involved in crop production for almost thirty years. He is currently a Senior Business Representative with BASF Corp. in the Agricultural Products North American Group. He will discuss how we feed a hungry world and the credit due to Norman Borlaug.

Dr. Yvonne Datta – Physician and Associate Professor of Medicine at the U of M. She is involved in clinical care, research and teaching in the field of hematology and oncology. Dr. Datta has been active in healthcare reform at the State and Federal level through the ecumenical group ISAIAH.

Saturday Evening:

Glenn Henriksen – Versatile pianist, organist and accompanist for many vocalist and instrumentalist

including the 80-member Many Voices Choir, Member of variety Rock Band

Galaxy. He has developed his own unique musical style resulting in

one-of-a-kind improvised arrangements. He resides in the Spirit Lake, IA area. He will also

accompany, Bill Hansen, vocal

soloist who will join Glenn at

Danebod.

Devotional Speakers:

Pastor Doris Weber is Pastor at Danebod Lutheran, Tyler, MN. She

is a graduate of Luther Seminary

and has served in Princeton and Albany, MN

Pastor Lyle Snyder is Pastor at the First English Lutheran, Tyler, MN.

He is a graduate of the Lutheran

School of Theology at Chicago.

Rev. Dr. Herbert Chilstrom was

the first ELCA Bishop (1988-1991)

and a former Bishop of the MN

Synod of LCA. A native of

Litchfield, MN is a graduate of Augustana Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary and NYU.

He served the MN churches in

Pelican Rapids and Elizabeth. Author and professorships are also part of Pastor Chilstrom’s experiences. He spoke to Danebod Folk Meeting participants in 1984.

Storytellers:

Carolesen Ekberg – The committee is pleased to host our Danebod Church Council Secretary, Carol Ekberg. Carol was born and lived in Tyler through High School graduation. She hesitates to say she grew up in Tyler because it is a journey she has yet to complete. She taught in MN and IA then raised two children in CO. After teaching in Germany for ten years she retired to Tyler to drink coffee and eat bon bons.

Paul Sorensen – lives in DeKalb, IL. and is Professor Emeritus and Curator of the Herbarium Biological Sciences at Northern Illinois University. In 1989 Paul’s participation was a lecture scientific in nature - this year he will tell us a story.

Richard Siemers, local story-telling celebrity since 2001 Richard has agreed to entertain us once again.