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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017
The Lower Columbia Danish Society
A very popular stop at the some delicious Danish treats.
Astoria Scandinavian Mid-
The Lower Columbia Dan-
summer Festival is the Lower ish Society meets 7 p.m. the
Columbia Danish Society’s first Thursday of each month,
booth.
September through June. The
A festival favorite: the meetings are held at First
Aebleskivers, made on site and Lutheran Church at 33rd Street
served with raspberry jam and and Grand Avenue in Astoria.
Anyone is welcome to join
powdered sugar. Other Danish
delicacies sold at the booth are the activities. A special event
pickled herring and Frikadeller sponsored each year by the
(a pork meatball served with red Society is Fastelavn, the Dan-
cabbage and rye bread). Coffee ish Mardi Gras. Look for infor-
mation about this organization
and punch are also available.
and their activities at
Look for the booth with
the booth. Rec-
the cottage front and
ipes are also
Danish flags,
available.
and enjoy
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A new event at the Astoria Scandinavian
Midsummer Festival this year is the Aeble-
skiver Eating Contest. It will be held 2 p.m.
Saturday in the Exhibit Hall, and again 3:30
p.m. Sunday in the arena stage area.
Rules are simple: Participants must be at
least 18, sign a waiver and enjoy aebleskiv-
ers. Each participant will have two min-
utes to consume as many aebleskiv-
ers as possible. No hands are
allowed. Prizes will be
awarded to the two win-
ners at each session.
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Välkommen
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Scandinavian MidSummer
Festival
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