Join Sons of Norway – Mandt Lodge for a program on the Murder of Stoughton Police Officer Paul Kraby on Wednesday, November 8.

The program begins at 7:00 PM at 317 South Page Street in Stoughton.

Lodge members Christine Ciha and Gwen Nyhagen will present a program about Paul Kraby who came to America from Norway in 1907, at age 17. He lived with his aunt and uncles, Albert and Elsie Burull, and their three daughters. Paul served in the U.S. Army in WWI. He became a Stoughton Police Officer and was murdered while on patrol on September 30, 1934. No one was convicted of the murder and he is buried in Riverside Cemetery next to his wife, Clarice. Christine and Gwen are granddaughters of two of the cousins.

Mandt Lodge officer elections will be held at 6:30 PM downstairs prior to the program. Please contact Darlene Arneson at arnesonfamily5@gmail.com or 608-873-7209 for more information.

Mandt Lodge is handicapped accessible with a lift located on the south side of the building.

There is parking on the street, a public parking lot behind the Stoughton Senior Center, or in the Livsreise parking lot if their building is closed.

We always encourage you to bring donations for the Stoughton Food Pantry!

The public is always welcome at Mandt Lodge!