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17-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Gjallarhorn has become a fan favorite at Augie hockey games
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Saturday is Syttende Mai, a celebration of Norway's Independence Day. Augustana University is showcasing some of its Norwegian heritage with a new display in the lobby of the Midco Hockey Arena and it's become a fan favorite. DHS wants $50M jet for Noem, Coast Guard This Gjallarhorn was on display above the crowds at Augustana University's Midco Arena when it first opened last year. It was donated by Ace Hardware owner and Augie alum, Kevin Nyberg. 'We found this Gjallarhorn at a music store in Minneapolis. The creator of this Gjallarhorn is the one who also created the Minnesota Vikings Gjallarhorn that's hanging in US Bank Stadium,' Nyberg said. But they got to thinking. 'The purpose of the Gjallarhorn was so fans and students could embrace it,' Nyberg said. So they built a small replica of a Viking ship to display it on. Dean Versteeg is one of the builders. 'It's about a one-half scale of the Snooky, a Norwegian Warship, so initially it would have been about 20 feet long, this one is just short of 10 feet long,' Versteeg said. Mark Berdahl, another Augie alum, also had a hand in it. 'It was my workshop where we made it, so we put on our best Nordic hats on and tried to figure out what they would have done and try to keep all the modern stuff out of it,' Berdahl said. Hockey fans and others now get to take pictures with the Gjallarhorn. 'It's fun to come to the games and watch people stand behind it and get pictures taken and make all the gestures and lots of smiles on their faces,' Berdahl said. The Gjallarhorn is not just for display, it actually works, listen, but they don't let fans do that, In all it took a few months to build. 'One thing that's amazing about it, is there are no screws or bolts holding this Viking ship together and as a hardware guy, I like nuts and bolts and there's not one in there,' Nyberg said. But now fans know the nuts and bolts and the history behind this Gjallarhorn. The Augustana Vikings hockey season gets underway on October 10th against Minnesota Duluth. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
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Sask. shows signs of post-election western alienation, but many seem willing to give Carney a chance
With the federal election a few days behind us, western alienation is already creeping into the political discussion in Saskatchewan. Premier Scott Moe posted a video on social media Tuesday vowing to work with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal Liberals, but the post garnered backlash and calls for western separation from some Saskatchewan people. WATCH | CBC talked to people on the streets of Saskatoon on Wednesday to see if these sentiments were shared by all. Some people agreed that the Prairies have been undervalued. "Alberta's got a lot of oil and Saskatchewan's got a lot of wheat and agriculture. Those are critical to the country both domestically and internationally," Rob Soze said. "It seems like those provinces are kind of forgotten about in the grand scheme of things." But most of the people CBC spoke to seemed more willing to give the new Liberal government a chance. "We have a different Liberal government with different leadership who is kind of solid, and he's standing up to Trump," Dave Boykochukski said. "I think that's what Canada wants right now." Jeremy Welter, who farms canola in west-central Saskatchewan, agreed that the Liberal government seems to cater more to eastern provinces. "There were some things that happened where people out west were to a greater or lesser extent overlooked, and I think agriculture is certainly one of the biggest ones," Welter said. Welter is among many farmers hit hard by canola tariffs. He said it feels like the federal government may be putting more effort into fighting for the auto industry than the agriculture industry. Despite what he may have seen in the past, Welter said he's cautiously optimistic the Carney government is negotiating these tariffs behind closed doors. He just hopes more of an emphasis is placed on the importance of Prairie exports. "We don't have a national plan for our export commodities," Welter said. "Regardless of if we're talking about canola or wheat or steel, if we don't have a plan to get our commodities out to the market and out to the rest of the world, the value of us producing them very quickly evaporates." Welter went on to say that, financially and socially, separating the west from the rest of Canada would do more harm than good. As the discourse around separation continues in Alberta and Saskatchewan, it's not clear whether some people are simply looking for a place to vent their frustrations or actually seeking real change. Loleen Berdahl, a professor of political studies at the University of Saskatchewan, said that while the separatist movement has always existed in Western Canada, it has ramped up in recent years. Berdahl said that's partly due to rhetoric from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a lack of Saskatchewan voices in the governing federal party. "The lack of strong provincial and regional voices in the federal cabinet in federal policymaking can be an issue," Berdahl said. "In the last Trudeau liberal government there was no representation from Saskatchewan, because all the MPs were Conservative."
