New club president Jeanette Flodell hosted this city happy hour at the cozy Royal Cuckoo in the Mission District. We had about 25 people show up, and the owners Deb and Paul had created two specials for us. The Pink Viking (elderflower + Akvavit), and a Carlsberg beer accompanied by an Akvavit shot. It was …
Seal watching at Año Nuevo State Park
YSC board member Aaron organized this sold-out family friendly event where we got up and close to the elephant seals that call Año Nuevo SP home. 15 club members braved the gnarly weather and got what turned out to be a really awesome day outdoors. The weather opened up with a chilly rain as we …
YSC Member Survey – 2023. This is what we heard…
Results and comments from the 2023 member survey. We asked, you answered. This is what we heard.
North Bay Happy Hour with Solveig, Feb 24th
Our vice president Solveig Barnes hosted the year’s first Happy Hour north of the Golden Gate, at No Name Bar in Sausalito. We had a very successful turnout for the first North Bay HH. All who attended were extremely grateful that there was finally a HH closer to their neighborhood. There was around 20+ people …
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Peninsula Happy Hour @ Menlo Park
Aaron Zorndorf hosted this happy hour at the Dutch Goose in Menlo Park. Our happy hours outside of the city have been quite popular and we intend to continue offering a mix of locations and weekdays this year. The Dutch Goose HH was held on February 17th, and we had about 17-18 guests show up.
Happy Hour at the Lucky Horseshoe
The board’s own Aaron Zorndorf and his band provided the entertainment for February’s City Happy Hour at the Lucky Horseshoe. About 15 people showed up. It seemed guests enjoyed this place as it was not too crowded or too noisy. We had a couple nice big booths where people could sit and talk. Many stayed till …
Annual Meeting & Elections
The YSC held its general Annual Meeting and elections on February 5th, at the Swedish American Hall. We had about 50 people show up. The board presented the past year, as well as the plan for the upcoming year and news about our cabins. Unfortunately the winter storms have caused a lot of damage to …
January Happy Hour in SF
Andrew Vik hosted the first club event for the year, at Harry’s Bar in SF’s Marina District on January 20th. What a turnout! Nearly 50 YSCers and friends took over Harry’s Bar in S.F. for the club’s biggest Happy Hour since pre-pandemic times. Unfortunately no photos were taken, but good times were had, that’s for …
YSC Board Meeting January 9, 2023
Young Scandinavians Club Board of Directors Meeting January 9, 2023 Swedish American Hall In attendance: Solveig, Lars, Bianca, Jeanette, Marthe, Jesper, Aaron, Lala, Dave Not in attendance: Ulrika Minutes I. Meeting called to order 7:15 PM II. Review of last meeting’s minutes (see email) A. Solveig motions to approve, Jeanette seconds; all in favor, none …
Planned events for 2023
Members of the board got together on January 4th to plan and schedule the club events for 2023. The dates are pretty solid at this point, but please note that some events may change or shift. Fingers crossed for more water in Clear Lake this year!