Masonry Magazine August 1983 Page. 19
Norwegian Group Tours
Twenty-two persons engaged in the masonry industry in Norway visited the United States in March and April to see various masonry job sites and to exchange information with American mason contractors. Their tour took them to six major cities from the Pacific Coast to the Midwest.
Headed by Arvid Malme, executive director of the Norske Murmestres Landsforening in Olso, the group landed in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 27, where they met with Jim Amrhein and other members of the Masonry Institute. One of the highlights of their stay there was a visit to one of the world's most famous attractions-Disneyland.
The following Tuesday they journeyed to San Francisco, where Oscar Person hosted a reception and was their personal guide on various masonry construction projects in the Bay Area.
The next stop was Las Vegas, where the local chapter hosted the Norwegians to dinner and accompanied them on a round of entertainment at the various hotels and casinos.
On Saturday, April 2, the group arrived in Denver only to be greeted by a massive spring snowstorm. Although their activities were hampered by the inclement weather, the visitors had the opportunity to renew old acquaintances with the many mason contractors from Colorado who had gone to Norway the previous year on a similar journey arranged by Mac Terry, executive director of MCA of Colorado.
From there the group traveled to St. Louis, where they met MCAA president Don Leonard and were treated to a reception at his home. Local mason contractors then guided them on a tour of the city to see various masonry projects and the symbolic Gateway Arch.
Their final stop was in Chicago, where the MCA of Metropolitan Chicago and DuPage County acted as hosts at a reception and dinner, with Tony Luczynski acting as spokesman and official host.
Comprising the Norwegian tour group were: Mr. & Mrs. Oddvar Loedeng, Mr. & Mrs. Magnus J. Helgesen, Mr. & Mrs. Kjell W. Jansen, Mr. & Mrs. Arne Eriksen, Mr. & Mrs. Lars J. Soerum, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Korth, Mr. & Mrs. Gunnar Halvorsen, and Mr. & Mrs. Einar Wahlstroem.
Also, Mrs. Kjellaug Fjellvang, who was the tour conductor, Mr. Svein Dahlen, Mr. Anton Amundsen, Mr. Tore Haavaldsen, Mr. Jon Gullaksen and Mr. Arvid Malme.
"It's a strange but mathematical fact that when a 17-year-old boy borrows the the family car, he can, in one night, subtract five years from the life of the car and add them to the age of his father." Flip Wilson
Mason contractor Dan Berich (left) accompanies touring Norwegian delegation on a jobsite tour in Denver. He answers questions posed by Oddvar Loedeng (center) of Oslo and Gunnar Halvorsen of Stavanger, Norway.
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