Rivalries at District 46

"In that school the Swedes and Norwegians were equally divided with one German family and one half German family in the minority. I was half Norwegian and half Swedish, so I was the swing vote, although we never really argued about nationality except in fun. However, we did argue about breeds of cattle. Of course, the Swensons and others dominated with their Holsteins. My father had Shorthorns which weren't very highly regarded. The favorite comment we used to taunt the Holstein people with, was to say that they might as well milk the water tank!"
......Ruth Snyder Larson

4-H Club Congress

The Norseland 4-H has sent four outstanding 4-Hers to the national 4-H Club Congress. They were:
Jean Blomstin in 1946;
Grace Johnson in 1957;
Burt Johnson in 1962;
Karen Annexstad in 1969.
The Club Congress was the premier award for 4-Hers from all over the country. It was held every year sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. If my memory is correct, it was held at the Palmer House, a hotel of great distinction in Chicago, Illinois. end

4-Her Broke the Gender Barrier

Lorraine Gunderson Struck was a member of the Norseland 4-H in the early 1930’s. Lorraine broke the gender barrier when she exhibited a hog at the Nicollet County Fair in 1932. She was the first girl to exhibit livestock at the fair. In the 4-H show, her competitor was her cousin and Lorraine’s entry was the top hog. The following day, the same two hogs were shown in the open class division and the order was reversed.end

WCCO Radio Commercial

Someone who grew up in Norseland took a class trip to the "big city". While the class was in Minneapolis, they toured WCCO radio and watched Cedric Adams do his show. This someone was a lucky student, because Cedric Adams, "Mr. Midwest" chose him or her, to take part in a commercial. So our Norseland young person became a radio personality telling all of the listeners to buy Tide detergent. Find out who this is when our book is printed. As of this time, our book will be 300 pages. end

Baseball Ringer

Some years ago, maybe in the 30's or 40's, the Norseland Store sponsored a baseball team. To help the team out, the Store hired a excellent athlete to come and work at the store during the summer and play with the team.
It was noted that these ringers might be good ball players, but did not make good store clerks. Most often they might be found sleeping in a obscure corner. end

FROM BUTTERHEAD TO ANGELS

The Norseland Community has three women who achieved the distinction of being a finalist in the Princess Kay of the Milky Way Contest. They are Joanne Bergevoet in 1956, Melody Schultz in 1974, and Denise Hermanson in 1978.

The last two women were contestants who had their heads carved in butter as part of the Minnesota State Fair activities. When asked what she did with the butter, Denise Hermanson said, "My Mom froze it and then at Christmas time, she cut it into chunks and gave to family members to use to make Christmas cookies." I bet angels never tasted so good! end

EARLY FEMINIST

In 1934, Mrs. Chester B. Nelson was elected Clerk of the District 6 School Board. Records indicated she served in that position until 1941. This was fairly uncommon for a woman to serve in elected office during that time frame. end