“Place.”
“Fjells.”
“Feeyace.”
Pronunciation of the Norwegian word for “mountains” stumped a group of first-graders at Century Elementary School on Tuesday, but it didn’t keep them from singing along. A community choir from Sarpsborg, Grand Forks’ sister city in Norway, is celebrating its 40th anniversary by singing at a few select places from here to the Twin Cities. Twenty-five of its female members made the trip to Grand Forks, visiting Century, South Middle School and Red River High School to sing songs and spend time in an American classroom.
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