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2019 Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Junior Court
2019 Junior Miss Norway 2019 Junior Miss Sweden 2019 Crown Bearer
Amanda Caldwell Rohne
Amanda owns and operates a dairy farm in Brownsmead with her husfarm in Brownsmead with her husband and was Miss Norway and band and was Miss Norway and Miss Scandinavia in 1999. She has served on the entertainment committee for the festival and was chair for two years. Her son Kirk is Crown Bearer this year and Kirk is Crown Bearer this year and she hopes that he will learn more she hopes that he will learn more about his family history. Amanda’s about his family history. Amanda’s maternal great-grandparents emimaternal great-grandparents emigrated from Norway and Denmark. She grated from Norway and Denmark. She looks forward to meeting the young people looks forward to meeting the young people on this year’s court and visiting the lodges with them. Phaira attends school in Astoria and is sponsored by the Sons of Norway. She’s participated in the festival previously by dancing as grated from Norway in 1929. Her great-grandfather Dave Hoyer’s parents immigrated from Sweden. She’s looking forward to eating aebelskiver, learning new things and meeting new people at the festival.
2019 Junior Miss Finland
Chloe Stelzig
Chloe is a second grader from Astoria who represents the Finnish Astoria who represents the Finnish Brotherhood Lodge. She is a Brotherhood Lodge. She is a member of the Nordic Viking Dancers. Chloe’s great-greatgrandmother emigrated from Finland when she was 12 and both her parents have visited both her parents have visited Finland. Chloe likes dancing at Finland. Chloe likes dancing at the festival, playing games at the the festival, playing games at the Barnefest booth and seeing all the Barnefest booth and seeing all the costumes. A favorite festival memory is costumes. A favorite festival memory is when she lost a tooth eating lefse! when she lost a tooth eating lefse! Katelynn is a third grader from Astoria representing Astor Lodge #215 Order of Vasa. Her sister, Marlie, activities for many years. Katelynn’s great-great-grandparents emigrated from Sweden and she also has ancestors who were Danish,
Finnish and Norwegian. Katelynn especially enjoys dancing at the Lucia Festival
Harmony Harrod Harmony Harrod
Harmony is a third grader from Harmony is a third grader from
Astoria sponsored by the Danish Astoria sponsored by the Danish Society. She dances at festival Society. She dances at festival with the Nordic Viking Dancers. Harmony has aunts and uncles who are members of the Scandinavian dancers. Her mother was Senior Miss Denmark in 2002 and also served as Lucia Bride and Junior Court Chaperone. Her and Junior Court Chaperone. Her ancestors came from Denmark and ancestors came from Denmark and Sweden. Sweden.
Phaira Lane Phaira Lane
Phaira attends school in Astoria and is sponsored by the Sons of Norway. She’s participated in the festival previously by dancing as a member of the Viking Nordic Dancers. Her great-grandmother Lorraine Hoyer’s parents immigrated from Norway in 1929. Her great-grandfather Dave Hoyer’s parents immigrated from Sweden. She’s looking forward to eating aebelskiver, learning new things and meeting new people at the festival.
Katelynn McCauley Katelynn McCauley
Katelynn is a third grader from Astoria representing Astor Lodge #215 Order of Vasa. Her sister, Marlie, was Junior Miss Sweden in 2018 and her aunt Miriam was Senior Miss Sweden in 2010. Her family has been involved in festival activities for many years. Katelynn’s great-great-grandparents emigrated from Sweden and she also has ancestors who were Danish, Finnish and Norwegian. Katelynn especially enjoys dancing at the Lucia Festival and the Queen’s Ball at festival time.
Kirk Rohne Kirk Rohne
Kirk is a second grader in Knappa Kirk is a second grader in Knappa who also served as star boy at the who also served as star boy at the 2018 Sankta Lucia Festival. This 2018 Sankta Lucia Festival. This experience and the fact that a favorite babysitter was Miss Scandinavia convinced him to participate and become involved in the festival. His mother Amanda keeps in contact with Danish relatives including cousins Danish relatives including cousins who are his age. Kirk enjoys helping who are his age. Kirk enjoys helping on the family dairy farm and playing on the family dairy farm and playing with his sister. with his sister.
