Lögberg-Heimskringla - 20.10.1977, Qupperneq 8

Subscribers in: CANADA, ICELAND, U.S.A., and more than 20 other countries in EUROPE, AFRICA and ASIA. liigherg - ^etmsfertngla 1383 138S ICELANDIC WEEKLY 20. OKTOBER 1977 AUNIQUE PAPER FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS 67 ST. ANNE'S ROAD WINNIPEG, MANITOÐA R2M 2Y4 CANADA Telephone (204) 247-7798

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THE CLUBSM
The Leif Eiríksson lcelandic Club,
Calqarv, Alberta
The Club has several activities in progress, such as: —
Our October get-together will take the form of a
Pot Luck Supper on Sunday afternoon, October 23rd,
at 4:30 p.m., at the Scan Centre, Valhalla Room.
One of the six young people who visited Iceland last
summer will be there to share her experiences and im-
pressions. The trip was sponsored by the I.N.L. of Can-
ada, Kópavogi, Reykjavik and Akureyri as an ex-
change program.
Stefan Stefansson, President of the I.N.L. (Canada)
wishes to extend thanks to those families in Calgary
who billeted the six young people from Iceland, and
to all those who assisted in showing them our part of
the world.
Bazaar and Tea, Saturday, November 12th, 1:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Valhalla Room, Scan Centre.
Planning for the Christmas Party, December 9th
(Friday) is underway, and Inga Henrikson has orginiz-
ed a “Cook-In” at the Scan Centre on Wednesday, Oct.
26th at 6:30 p.m.
An event of special interest ís the upcoming per-
formance of a talented young woman of Icelandic de-
scent.
Doreen (Borgfjord) Joachim, daughter of Eggert
Borgford’s brother, Edward, presently lives near Tor-
onto and studied in Winnipeg, Calgary Edmonton and
Toronto.
The Calgary Concert will be the first of six ín a
Western Canada Tour. Included will be three Iceland-
ic songs, a song cycle in French by Berlioz, music by
American composers and operatic arias. Highlight of
the concert will be the world premier of the song
cycle “I am the Earth, the Water” by Canadian com-
poser Dr. Charles Wilson who will act as accompanist
on this tour.
Date: Tuesday, November 22 — Time: 8:00 p.m. —
Place: Boris Roubakine Recital Hall Calgary hall, Uni-
versity of Calgary — Sponsor: Department of Music,
U. of C. Admission: FREE.
Ra'gnheiður Gunnarsson is teaching the Icelandic
Class at Queen Elizabeth School. She reports that all
participants are new to the language, and are non-Ice-
landic persons interested in the culture.
Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto
The members of the Club have recently received a
letter from the President of the Club, Mr. Robert A.
Miller, in which he informs the members about the
winter program, and then he writes as follows:
“Now this is all very nice but is this what you want?
A club is only as strong as its members and we must
admit that a great number of our members are getting
on in years. We must have a program which will at-
tract the young people to our meetings and at the same
time retain our older members. How do you feel about
our club? What would you like to see changed? I, as
your president, want to kno your feelings. Let us
have your suggestions so that we can lay the foundat-
ions for the years ahead.
Now is the time to stand up and be counted. I am
enclosing a questionaire which I ask you t.o please
complete and retum no later than October 18th, 1977.
Do it today. Your feelings and opinions are important
to us and I will not be satisfied with anything less
than a 100% response.”
AÐALFUNDUR íslendingafélagsins í Washington var
haldinn í siðustu viku, og þá var kjörinn nýr formað-
ur, Laufey Downey. I félaginu eru um eitt hundrað
manns, og er starfsemin allvíðtæk. I byrjun næsta mán
aðar, 5. nóvember verður basar á vegum félagsins, en
það er árlegur viðburður, og verður þar að vanda
margt eigulegra muna. Þessa dagana eru félagsmenn
(aðallega konur) að undirbúa þátttöku Islands í
Norrænni vörusýningu, sem haldin verður á vegum
verslunarsamsteypu í Washington. Þar verða sýndar
íslenskar vörur, þjóðbúningurinn og myndir frá Islandi
og er allmikil vinna, sem felst í því að undirbúa þetta,
og gera veg Islands sem mestan í sýningunni.
Þorablótið verður i byrjun mars, og það sækja
venjulega um tvö hundruð manns. já
Greetings from minister
Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Minister Ben
Hanuschak (left) receives a picture of Mount Hekla in
Iceland given to the province “in appreciation for
venerating the Icelandic Heritage throughout the
Hecla Island Provincial Park and the Gull Harbour
Resort Hotel.” — The presentation was made on behalf
of three groups: The Icelandic National League of
North America, represented by Stefan J. Stefanson
(right) of Winnipeg; Thé Icelandic National League of
Reykjavik, Iceland, represented by Bragi Friðriksson
(center) of Reykjavik, and the Icelandic National
League of Akureyri, Iceland.
Haustfagnaður
ICELANDIC CANADIAN FRÖN CLUB will hold a
Haustfagnaður — Fall Social — on Saturday evening
October 22nd at the Charlswood Legion Branch no.
100, 6003 Roblin Boulevard.
In the Spotlight
The Honourable Bub Cullen (right) Minister of Em-
ployment and Immigration is seen extending best
wishes to Jón Ásgeirsson (left) on becoming Editor of
the Lögberg-Heimskringla.
Mr. Cullen was in Winnipeg recently for a press
conference with the ethnic press of Winnipeg in order
to discuss the new Immigration bill which will become
effective early next year.
CENTENNIAL
GIMLI LUTHERAN
CHURCH
On November 6th 1977 the
Gimli Lutheran Church will
be celebrating its Centen-
nial. There will be a special
service at 11 a.m. with the
Rev. Harold Sigmar as
Preacher. Other Pastors who
have served the Church will
be in attendance.
At 2:30 p.m. there will be
a service of dedication for
our Centennial Bell Tower.
In the evening there will be
a banquet at 6:00 p.m.
People are invited to at-
tend all of these events, but
if you plan to attend the
banquet please contact Past-
or Peterson at P.O. Box 118,
Gimli, Manitoba.
SKÁK
EINVIGI Á
ISLANDI?
SKÁKSAMBAND Islands
iiofur ákveðið að bjóðast til
þess að lialda einvígi þeirra
Karpovs, núverandi heims-
meistara, og sigurvegarans í
einvígi Spasskys og Korfcsn-
ojs. Slíkt kostar mikið íé, en
síðasta heimsmeistaraeinvígi
sem haldið var í Iieykjavík
fyrir nokkrum árum vakti
alheimsathygli, og þykir það
nokkurs virði, — liefur það
ra.uiuir orðið til þess, að ís-
laií'l er aA verða ems konar
Mecca .skáklistarínnar i
heiminum.
Einvigið veröur einhvern
tíma á næsta ári, og hefur
Ferðamálaráð íslands heitiö
stuöningi sínum. Heimir
Ilannesson, formaður Ferða
málaráðs sagði í blaðavið-
lali fyrir skömmu að það
hefði orðið að samkomulagi
oftir viðræður fulltrúa Ferða
málaráðs og landkynningar-
nefndar, sem starfandi er
innan ráðsins, við fulltrúa
Skáksambandsins, að Ferða-
málaráð tæki frumkvæði i
þessu sambandi og byði
fram aðstoö sina.
Tveir stjórnarmanna Skák
sambandsins hafa síðustu
daga setið fund Alþjóðaskák
sambandsins i Caracas,
Venzuele, þar sem þeir hafa
kynnt áhuga íslands i þess-
um efnum, og jafnlramt unn
ið að framboði Friðriks ÓI-
afssonar til kjörs forseta AI-
þjóðaskáksambandsins. Það
eru þeir Einar S. Einarsson,
forseti Skáksambands ís-
lands og GísJi Arnason gjald
keri. já