Lögberg-Heimskringla - 25.04.1980, Blaðsíða 7

Lögberg-Heimskringla, föstudagur 25. aprd, 1980
THE SCANDINAVIAN CENTRE LIBRARY
IN CALGAR
Mrs. Thordis Gutnicle
writes the following from the
Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club
in Calgary:
“We are attempting to
develop a library in the
Scandinavian Centre here.
To provide a thumb nail
sketch of the Centre —
dream of cultural co-
operation between those of
Scandinavian or Nordic
descent, largely the work of
people like the late Sam
Austman, graduate of the
Jon Bjarnason Academy, for
whom the Icelandic fact was
a daily reality that shaped
his reactions in all areas of
his life. We have moved on
to become largely a group
who know vinarterta,
ponnukokur and, more
recently, thorrablot and
jolasveinar, plus a search
for ancestors. We have a
recent influx of new
Canadians who are
necessarily engaged in the
business of “fitting in”. The
tendency in our group like
the others (Norwegians,
Swedes, Finns), is to have
occasions for eating,
drinking and some singing
and dancing, seemingly
endless requests from some
multicultural organizations
or other to perform, provide
recipes or some “quaint”
tradition. There is much
milling about and a general
lack of depth and
development.
Hence — the library. Our
thrust is to develop a
cultural centre in the true
sense, books in Icelandic
and English, a connection to
be forged between our
traditions and those of the
other nations and cultures
which are proliferating in
Canada. We have recorded
music, plan to tape poems
and prase, provide
newspapers and periodicals
as they do at Norraena
Husid in Reykjavik, informal
gatherings to discuss
poetry, art, geology, etc.
The concept is exciting.
However, we need help. We
have gathered a case of
books, mostly in English,
dictionaries, children’s
books, sagas and scholarly
books about the sagas. We
followed up suggestions in L-
H re. the Cornell Islandica
books on Poetry and Prose
only to find that they were
out of print.
We are anxious that the
library be relevant, not a
dumping ground for
collectors of all and sun-
dry.”
Mrs. Gutnicle’s letter
further expresses the
desirability of inviting
qualified people to give
lectures at club meetings on
the various aspects of
Icelandic culture.
No doubt many of the
readers of Logberg-
Heimskringla may wish to
donate suitable books and
other materials to the
Icelandic section of the
Scandinavian Centre in
Calgary.
Mrs. Thordis Gutnicle’s
address is:
3131 Breen Cres.
Calgary, Alta.,
T2L 1S6
N.W.
News from leelandic Canadian Frón,
Winnipeg
The 2nd Annual Fron
Curling Bonspiel was held
on Saturday, April 12, at the
Grain Exchange Curling
Club, 75 Fort St. There were
24 rink entries and several
spectators — a total of 106
persons. The curlers were
divided into two groups (A &
B), beginning at 7:30 p.m.
and ending at 11:30
The evening was a
success!
The CHAMPS for
are: Skip - MARK
PETURSSON, 3rd - TANNIS
COY, 2nd - GORD.
POKRANT, Lead - SHELLY
RIED.
The RUNNERS-UP FOR
1980: Skip - AL SIGURD-
SON, 3rd - AUDREY
JOHNSON, 2nd - ARNOLD
SOVA, Lead - OLAFIA
OLSON.
p.m.
total
.1980
The TAIL-ENDERS for
1980: Skip - Cecelia
Liebrecht, 3rd - Larry
Liebrecht, 2nd - Marie
Brandt, Lead - Gord.
Ferguson.
The trophies for the
CHAMPS were donated by
Asgeirsons Paints and
Wallpaper Co., Sargent
Ave., the trophies for the
RUNNERS-UP WERE
DONATED BY Icelandia
Store, Osborne St. and the
prizes for the TAIL-ENDERS
were donated by Icelandic
Canadian Fron Club.
Following the curling
games - everyone gathered
■celandic Canadian Frón
will hold a BRIDGE and WHIST evening
on April 29th, at the First Lutheran Church
580 Victor Street at 8:00 p.m.
For further information call 888-2139
GOD IS NOT A FISH INSPECTOR
W. D. Valgardson’s GOD IS NOT A FISH
INSPECTOR AND THE DOCUMENTARY
FILM WAITING FOR MORNING WILL BE
AIRED ON CBC T.V. IN WINNIPEG ON
MONDAY, APRIL 28th AT 10:00 A.M.
upstairs in the lounge for
refreshments.
Evelyn Thorvaldson
Social Chairperson - Fron
A SPECTACULAR CAREER
Cont. from page 4
younger days, lost touch
with his Icelandic family.
Later he made up for this. In
1947 he came to Winnipeg to
help his mother Vigdis
celebrate her 94th birthday.
His wife Dorothy Miller,
who accompanied him on
that visit, has described
how Sveinn’s Icelandic then
came back to life again. This
was the last time he was to
see his mother. She died
here in Winnipeg in 1957 at
the age of 102.
The name Sveinn Bjar-
narson does not appear in
U.S. rosters of American
writers and art critics for
the simple reason that as the
bearer of the name was
about to launch the career
which made him famous, he
changed it to Edgar Holger
Cahill. However, he oc-
casionally used his Icelandic
name.
Nobel Prize winner
Halldor Laxness, who met
him in New York in 1959,
writes that Mr. Cahill then
greeted him in pure
Saskatchewan Icelandic
introducing himself as
Sveinn Bjarnarson from
Skogarstrond.
Holger Cahill (Sveinn
Bjarnarson) died in 1960. At
the request of Halldor
Laxness, Mrs. Dorothy
Cahill wrote a biographical
sketch of her husband for
publication in Lesbok
Morgunbladsins. The main
points of that article have
been reproduced here in
condensed form.
H. B.
MESSU&OÐ
11:10 a.m. Snnday School
10:30 a.m. The Service
Next Icelandic Service
April 27 at 7:00 pm.
Visitors Sigfús HaJldórsson,
Guðmundur Guðjónsson and
Bill llolin will participate in
the musical program
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