Connie Kross of Sandwich, left, and Barbara Johnson, Yorkville, perform Norwegian American Women in Illinois. The sisters modeled a dozen vintage hats and ethnic clothing for the Sons of Norway Polar Star lodge 5-472’s meeting earlier this month at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery. Johnson, lodge culture director, announced Polar Star will celebrate 2023 as Year of the Woman with monthly programs profiling a previous or present lodge woman. Connie Kross of Sandwich, left, and Barbara Johnson, Yorkville, perform Norwegian American Women in Illinois. The sisters modeled a dozen vintage hats and ethnic clothing for the Sons of Norway Polar Star lodge 5-472s meeting earlier this month at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery. Johnson, lodge culture director, announced Polar Star will celebrate 2023 as Year of the Woman with monthly programs profiling a previous or present lodge woman.Al Benson/The Voice
