Lögberg-Heimskringla - 31.10.1980, Blaðsíða 8

8-WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 31, OKTÓBER 1980
Icelandic Canadian Frón
The Executive and members of Ice-
landic Canadian Fron send a special
thank-you to Dr. Larus Sigurdson for
his very interesting and enlightening
lecture on Iceland at our May annual
meeting. It's one of the best we have
heard. We enjoy your pictures very
much and who but LARUS would
have an album (over the years) of real
Icelandic beauties. Thank you Larus
for a very enjoyable evening.
June 17, Picnic in the Park, — our
'Rain Dance' had a small following.
The weatherman threatening gloom
and doom turned out to be a mere
sprinkle. Though small in number, we
had a gymnastics display and a fireside
sing along.
The Getsamót at the Lutheran
Church for our visitors from Iceland
was a success. August 19 turned out to
be a bit too warm but Len and Karen
Vopnfjord and the Hekla singers enter-
tained all superbly. Refreshment com-
mittee, Lilja Dewar and Lauga Svein-
son plus helpers did a magnificent job
of serving coffee and foods. Thanks
also to the many people who donated
baking.
We are pleased to present our 1980
Icelandic Canadian Frón Executive:
Past President: Dr. Oscar Olson; Presi-
dent — Mr. Bill Perlmutter, 212 Sher-
burn Street, Winnipeg; First Vice-
President: Mr. Gunnar Gunnarson,
(Membership); Second Vice-President:
Dr. G. Ullyott; Corresponding
Secretary: Mrs. Lila Thorarinson;
Recording Secretary: Mrs. Dora Banks;
Treasurer: Mr. Einar Einarsson; Social
Chairperson: Mrs. Norma Kristjans-
son; Publicity: Mrs. Pat Bjornson; Con-
stitution: Miss Kristin Olson; Liaison:
Fréttabréf
Mr. Glen Jakobson; Refreshments: Peoples' Co-ordinator, is looking for and meet your grandparents, old
Mrs. Lilja Dewar; Hospitality and more young people to join in the social friends, and hear stories about your
Young Peoples' Co-ordinator: Mr. Pat functions. A survey was taken last family you have never heard beforé.
Myrdal; Scholarship: Ms. Sigrid spring as to what interested young Guaranteed — good for many a hearty
Johnson; Archivist: Miss Margaret people of Icelandic descent in the club. laugh.
Johnson. They all agreed they very much en- Tell your friends about Icelandic
If you have any questions, any of the joyed meeting Icela’ndic Canadians but Canadian Frón: Membership: Single
above Executive will be happy to assist did not have much opportunity to do -$3.00; Couple: - $5.00. (Please pay if
you. Patrick Myrdal, our Young so. Here is your chance to come out due).
A partial list of things to come:
Saturday, November 29 - Social.
> f * Thursday, December 4 Senior
I #fln3lTrCffIlll Citizens Christmas Party. Saturday,
February 21 - ÞORRABLÓT at
Jennie Thorbjörg Olafson lést 15. júlí Geysisbyggð. Faðir hans var Hallur Fr. Vasalund. Saturday, April 11 - Curling
s.l. á Betel Home, Selkirk, 89 ára að Thorvardson. Bonspiel. Saturday, April 25 - Icelandic
aldri. Hún var fædd í Winnipeg og Fjögur systkina hans eru enn á lífi. National League, Dinner and Dance,
starfaði þar lengst af ævinnar. Hún var Þau erú Hermann í Riverton Ósk Winnipeg Winter Club.
virkur þátttakandi í starfi Fyrstu Torfason á Gimli, Kristin Johannsen og Games, sing-a-long, bridge and
Lúthersku kirkjunnar í Winnipeg. Margaret Bjarnason, báðar í Winniþeg. whist are planned for once a month.
Hún var jörðuð í St. Vital kirkjugarði Jarðarförin fór fram frá Lúthersku Dates to be announced. (Check
þann 17. júlí s.l. Séra J. Arvidson kirkjunni í Geysisbyggð. Séra Michael Logberg-Heimskringla).
jarðsöng. Jacobson jarðsðng. Norma Kristjansson
Óskar Helgi Johnson andaðist l. ágúst . .. _ TT , - . ,
s.l. í Prince Rupert B.C. 64 ára að aldri. ðtyrktarsjoöur Logbergs-Heimskrmglu
Eftirhfandi kona hans er Joan Johnson.
Óskar Helgi fæddist í Riverton og hlaut ^rs Laufey Harris
þar menntun sína, en bjó lengst æfinn- Clarkleigh,.Man. R0C 1Y0......................... 20.00
ar í Prince Rupert og stundaði þar Mrs. J. Einarsson
sjómennsku. Þau Oscar og Joan áttu 19-195 Bradbrooke Dr.
eina dóttur Margaret, sem lifir föður Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2Ka ................................................... 20.00
sinn. Margaret og maður hennar Nor- Mrs. Ingibjorg Sveinsson
man Ostrom eiga tvö börn, John og Box 10
Kirstine. Þau búa í Prince Rupert. Gimli, Man. R0C 1B0....................................................... 10.00
Af systkinum Oscars lifa enn tveir Mrs Gertrude Erlendson
bræður og fimm systur. Þau eru John lg04 East 13th Avenue
og Laugi í Riverton, Aurora, Ohve og Vancouver, B.C............................................................ 10.00
Inga í Winnipég, Bunny í Capreol, On-
tario og Denise í Vancouver. In memory of Felix K. Sigurdsson, Gimli, Man.
Utförin fór fram 6. ágúst s.L. Mr & Mfs B G Benjaminson
Bergthor Thorvardson andaðist 15. 781 Centennial Street
júlí s.l. á hjúkrunarheimilinu í Selkirk, Winnipeg, Man................'................ 50.00
75 ára að aldri Hann var fæddur í
Hafskip hf hyggur á Ameríkusiglingar
Hafskip hf, hefur haldið uppi sigling-
um frá Islandi til meginlandsins í yfir
20 ár, til hafna á Norðurlöndum, við
Norðursjó og við Eystrasalt. Félagið
heldur uppi áætlunarferðum til flestra
hafna Evrópu.
Nýtt átak er nú framundan í starfi
Hafskips hf., fastar siglingar til Banda-
ríkjanna. I meginatriðum mun félagið
bjóða upp á farmgjaldataxta þá sem
gildandi eru á þessari flutningaleið.
Félagið býður stórum sem smáum flut-
HAFSKIP
ningsasðilum þjónustu sína - hvort sem
um er að ræða búslóð einstaklinga eða
stóra gáma inn- og útflytjenda.
Icelandic Content
The Editorial
The Editórial points out how the Vik-
ing Exhibit in New York complements
the medieval Icelandic Book of Settle-
ments by emphasizing thé cultural and
intellectual aspe'cts of the Viking Age.
Death notices
There are brief memorial paragraphs
on Jennie Thorbjörg Ólafson of Win-
nipeg. Óskar Helgi'Johnson of Prince
Rupert, B.C., and Bergthor Thordarson
of Selkirk.
feob Magnusson
Musician Bob Magnusson of Los
Angeles recently visited Iceland,
where he gave concerts and did record-
ings for TV and radto.
Dr. Þór Jakobsson
Meteorologist Þór Jakobsson,
formerly of Toronto, is now with the
Weather Bureau in Reykjavík and is
active in bringing the more interesting
aspects of his academic discipline to
the nation by means of publications
and TV and.radio lectures,
The L.H. Social
Page 3 has a few pictures taken at a
Lögberg-Heimskringla Social held in
Winnipeg earlier this fall.
Halldóra Bjarnason
A special article written on the occa-
sion of Mrs. Halldóra Bjarnason's
lOOth birthday presents the highlights
of her long and active life. Formerly a
resident of Winnipeg, Mrs. Bjarnason
now lives at Betel, Gimli.
Þorsteinn Gíslason
Þorsteinn Gíslason, Director of Cold-
water Seafood Corporation, recently
visited Iceland with a delegation of
U.S. restaurateurs who went there to
familiarize themselves with the pro-
cessing of Icelandic fish — one of the
major items of import for their
restaurants.
In memory of Mrs. Jona Halvorson, Islington, Ontario
Mrs. Sigga C. Moore
453 Heath Street, E.
Toronto, Ont. M4R 2N2.................................
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In memory of Mrs. Jona Halvorson
who passed away on June 10, in Toronto and
Ólafur Ólafsson
who passed away recently in Iceland,
father of o^ir Past President, Gigi Fridriksson
of Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto.
Mrs. Birgitta G. Gillis, President-Elect,
90 Glenmount Park Road
Toronto, Ontario M4E 2N2...............................
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In loving memory of Guðrún and Thorgrímur Pálsson,
Sigmar Sigvaldason and Albertina Gislason
Grðni and Aðalbjörg Sigvaldason
Arborg, Manitoba R0C 0A0...............................
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In memory of my cousin, the late Dr. Richard Beck
Thordis T. Vigfusson
215-2125 Eddington Drive
Vancouver, B.C. V6L 3A9 ...............................
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I minningu um Dr. Richard Beck
Mr. og Mrs. Johann Th. Beck og fjölskylda
104-510 Burnell Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 2B4...................;.........
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í minningu um Albertínu Jónu Baldvinsdóttir Benson
Frú Sólveig Guðmundscóttir
Oddgata 12
Reykjavik, Iceland.....................................
Mrs. Solveig Sucharov
1083 Warsaw Avenue .
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3M 1C3.............................
Gratefully acknowledged,
Emily Benjaminson, Secretary
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