Zone 3 – Northwest Minnesota
Director: Susie Roland
email: roland@gvtel.com
Hi, My name is Susie Roland & I was elected Zone 3 Director at the 2024 Sons of Norway convention in Lake Elmo. I will be serving Zone 3 lodges from 8/2024 until 6/30/2026. Hopefully for the next term also! This is my first term on the district board and I hope to help make a difference in my position.
I have been a member of Sons of Norway since Nov. of 2009, when I joined through default! My husband was elected president of a possibly closing lodge and the few members present figured I would come with him to the meetings, so why not hold office as secretary! Mind you, I was not present at the time.
When I got there, I was informed of the exciting news. I had to join that night…..hahahaha !
We have since, been able to re-engage our members and gain new ones to have an active small lodge. He is still the president and I am still the secretary of our local Sons of Norway. We celebrated our 100th Lodge anniversary last summer.
I have been married for 47 1/2 years to Wesley Roland, an adventure in itself! We live on a farm in rural Fosston MN. We have 3 children, Alissa Benso, Ben Roland & Nick Roland. We have 3 grandchildren. Kylee Benso – 20, Amelia Benso -16 and Zarek Roland – 15. They are all members of Sons of Norway !
My goals as zone 3 director are to inform my lodges of the many ways they can access help
from the district office, with emphasis on 2 of our lodges that may need some extra help. That is what I feel is important, to get people excited about their lodge happenings and to encourage them to participate.
Thank-you for electing me to serve.
Susie Roland
1-218-230-3532
roland@gvtel.com
Zone 3 Lodges:
Snorre 70, Thief River Falls, MN
Granlund 240, Fosston, MN
Morgensol 458, Crookston, MN
Vikingland 495, Detroit Lakes, MN
Nordlys 498, Roseau, MN
Bemidji 500, Bemidji, MN