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David “Skip” Axelson and Pat Bartoldson stand with their fall decorations at the Thule Lodge Harvest dinner in Falconer.

FALCONER – Thule Lodge recently held its annual harvest dinner.

Thule Lodge is a Swedish organization founded 117 years ago in the Jamestown area. When organized, the lodge served to assist Swedish immigrants with housing, education, and employment, and many of the Swedish immigrants worked in furniture factories in Jamestown. Today, Thule Lodge serves to preserve Swedish heritage through events and activities.

In late October, Thule Lodge held its annual harvest dinner at Falcon’s Nest in Falconer. The complete turkey dinner with all its ingredients was prepared by 3C. The meal included turkey, stuffing, squash, mashed potatoes, cranberries, various breads, and three types of pie. Treasurer Loretta Smith and her husband, Gene Smith, organized the dinner and sent out reservation notices. Fall decorations, along with music, were provided by lodge president Susan Fredrickson Washington Sipos.

After the meal, a business meeting was held by Sipos. Opening and closing messages were given by lodge chaplain Stephanie Buccola. Lodge secretary and historian John Sipos led the oath of allegiance after giving a history of the pledge. Smith gave the lodge’s financial report.

The civil servant list for 2025 has been announced. The nominating committee included Nancy Jones and Karen Johnson. The election of directors will be held at the next meeting. Lynne Meyers said that she and Jack Ericson will help with special meals starting next year. Scott Axelson talked about the monthly Scandinavian Studies program, which is held once a month, on the first Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Programs are usually held at Jamestown Community College, but due to schedule changes, the November program will be held at Tree of Life Church instead.

The monthly meeting award was presented to Donna Johnson. Thule Lodge meets once a month from March through December and welcomes new members. The next meeting in November will be a luncheon where speaker Rick Roll will talk about his work in preserving old records.