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Mary Peterson
The IODE Music
Scholarship was awarded to
Mary Peterson, presently
attending the Toronto Opera
School.
Mary has attended the St.
Mary’s Academy, the
University of Manitoba with
a Bachelor of Music degree
in voice performance,
Aspen Chamber Choir,
ARCT diploma at the Royal
Conservatory of Toronto
(gold medalist), Masters of
Music at the University of
Arizona.
In her years of study
Mary has received many
awards, attended several
workshops, symposiums and
a National Operal con-
vention.
The )on Sigurdson
Chapter IODE will follow
Mary’s achievements with
great pride.
Mary is the daughter of
Mr. Halldor Peterson and
the late Elizabeth Peterson
of Gimli, Manitoba.
Gary Isleifson
Our second winner in the
Johanna Gudrun Skaptason
MemorialIODE Scholarship,
another excellent student,
Gary Isliefson, who has
excelled academically
ranging in the A to A +
standing in Grades Eleven
and Twelve at Murdock
MacKay Collegiate. Gary
excelled in the areas of
Physics, Mathematics and
Chemistry, he is ambitious
and sets high goals for
himself. He is an active
member of the First
Lutheran Church; interested
in, and has participated in
sports, hockey, soccer and
baseball and has a keen
interest in music, having
obtained his Grade Eight
Royal Conservatory in
Piano. This interest in music
has branched out into the
making of instruments and
with his father, who is a
lathier, they have built
musical instruments, part-
icuiarly violin and
guitar. Gary’s engineering
talents have also turned to
cars and he has rebuilt
various makes of cars in his
spare time.
Gary has enrolled in the
faculty of Engineering at the
University of ManLtoba.
Gary is the son or Mr. and
Mrs. C. T. Isliefson of
W innipeg.
Dana Sigurdson
The Johanna Gudrun
Skaptason Memorial IODE
Scholarship was awarded to
Dana Sigurdson who has
achieved excellence
academically as proven by
her A to A + average in
Grades Eleven and Twelve,
and in addition has proven
her outstanding capabilities
in other activities where she
has excelled in French, she
was a member of the Model
Parliament, President of the
Political Science Club, on
ihe Student Council, did
volunteer work with
children of the communify,
found time to work at Sears
and act as a member of the
Fashion Board, is an active
member of First Lutheran
Church and in her
graduating year from
Tuxedo Shaftesbury High
School was chosen as
Valedictorian. She won the
Manitoba Symposium
Science Silver Medal and
received a Certificate of
Scholarship in six subjects.
Added to this, Dana has
found time to round out her
life with interests in travel,
music and various hobbies.
Dana has enrolled in the
faculty of Engineering at the
University of Manitoba.
Dana is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. Sigurdson
of Winnipeg.

Brenda M. Wishbiwski
The Valdina Gottfred
Memorial IODE Memorial
Scholarship was awarded to
Brenda M. Wishnowski.
Brenda graduated from
RivertonCollegiate Institute,
winning three scholarships,
she took the Royal Con-
servatory exam in Grade V
piano with honors and is
actively interested in sports,
especially volleyball.
Brenda spent two sum-
mers at Icelandic Language
Camp, and corresponds
with a cousin in Iceland.
InGrade Eleven, Brenda’s
French class formed a
‘FrenchClub’ to raise funds
to travel. They sold raffle
tickets, set up canteens at
school functions and
catered to the Grade Twelve
Graduation Dinner; April of
that year they travelled to
Switzerland, Holland, Italy
and France.
Brenda has enrolled in the
faculty of Arts at the
University of Manitoba.
Brenda is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W.
Wishnowski, Riverton,
Manitoba.
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neita þvi venjuiega exga ær lömb sin um miðjan maí.
paö er.iviuiKccosnei.nd iandounaðarins sem stendur fyrir
þcssari nybreytni í Gunnarsholti.
cuiaiur Liyimunaoson raounautur, sem yfirumsjón hef-
ur med þessurn tiiraunum, sagöi þær gerðar í þvi skyni
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verö íengist iyrir þaö. Peim lombum sem nú hafa fæðst
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i xi.ccLi^u.cuincuiuiii, en par í iunui vilja menn gjarna hafa
nytt iarhbukjot á matborðum sínum um páska.
nieypt var tii anna sl. sumar ertir að þeim höfðu verið
gefin normónulyf í háiían mánuð. Burðurinn hefur gengið
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Janet McMahon was
awarded the Elinborg
Hanson Memorial IODE
Scholarship.
Graduating from the
Vincent Massey Collegiate,
Brandon, Manitoba, with
distinction, winning the
school’s two highest awards
for leadership, academic
excellence and athletic
ability. Has been active in
the Knox United Church,
Brandon, and active in *
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