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Arvid Kris Kristoffersen at his residence in Kalispell on Wednesday, Feb. 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
March 7, 2019
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March 7, 2019 8:13 p.m.
Norway bestows medals on local artist
Sausages hanging from barbed wire illustrate a key moment in Arvid “Kris” Kristoffersen’s fight against the Nazis during World War II, a time that inspired both the artistic passion and the rebellious spirit that won him two medals from the Norwegian government last month.