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2-WINNÍt’ÉG, FÖSTUDÁGUR 21. JÚNÍ 1985
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Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival Question of
schedule June 27-30 Fargo-Moorhead the Week
• The eighth annual Scandinavian
Hjemkomst Festival saluting the
countries of Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Norway and Sweden will be
held in Moorhead, Minn., and Fargo,
N. D., from June 27 to 30. Several
groups frcm Norway and Sweden
will provide traditional music and
dancing in addition to numerous
booths featuring Scandinavian foods
and authentic craft demonstrations.
For the second straight year,
various activities of the four-day
festival will be held in both com-
munities. In Moorhead, Concordia
College is the location for the Scan-
dinavian Hjemkomst Festival Ban-
quet; and in Fargo, events are
scheduled to be held at numerous
businesses, Trollwood Park, and First
Lutheran and Elim Lutheran
churches.
Sponsors of the celebration are
Metropolitan Federal, Fargo; Sons of
Norway/Kringen Lodge; Downtown
Business Association; Fargo-
Moorhead Convention and Visitors
Bureau; and the C-400 Club at Con-
cordia Coliege. A complete schedule
of the activities as well as banquet
reservation forms may be obtained
from any of the sponsors.
Activities in the festival include
authentic Scandinavian craft
demonstrations and displays from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. on both Thursday and
Friday at the following businesses in
downtown Fargo: Metropolitan
Federal, Norwest Bank, Fargo Na-
tional Bank, Dakota Bank, First
Federal Savings and Loan, Nor-
thwestern Federal and First Bank of
Precious things
by Elma Gislason
'Tis not size nor quantity
fills the heart with ecstasy:
The wee canary's treble sings
with whirr of angel wings;
exquisite in gold arrav — birddom's
king:
A tiny star-flower of the grass
more precious is than rose en masse:
a little blue forget-me-not
speaks to hearts in absence fraught:
when I behold lily of the dell,
replete my senses, sight and smell:
A violet in the shady brakes
into her cup a dewdrop slakes;
thankfully she bows her head
to see heav’n reflected there.
O, 'tis not size nor quantity
fills the heart with ecstasy.
Fargo. Additional displays and
demonstrations will be set up in Elm
Tree Square in Fargo and in
Moorhead at Midland Federal Sav-
ings and Loan and at the Moorhead
Center Mall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Other activities include a sandwich
buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both
days at the Sons of Norway/Kringen
Lodge; a folk dance at the Senior
Citizens Depot from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday; and
a Swedish Maypole dance near
Dakota Bank, noon on Thursday.
The festival officially gets under-
way with the authentic Scandinavian
banquet Thursday at 7 p.m. in
Memorial Auditorium on the Con-
cordia College campus. Preceded by
a colorful procession of flag carriers
and representatives from the
honored countries as well as from
Minnesota and North Dakota, the
banquet menu will consist of special-
ty foods from each of the countries.
Providing entertainment for the
evening will be an ensemble of
Norwegian artists including Marit
Carlson, gospel soloist; Noralf Gar-
borg, baritone; Ornulf Boye Hansen,
violinist; and Tore Mortense, pianist.
Moorhead Mayor Morris Lanning
will host a reception in the courtyard
of the Centrum prior to the banquet.
Tickets for the banquet, $10 each,
may be obtained by sending a check
and self-addressed stamped envelope
to: Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival
Banquet, C-400 Office, Concordia
College, Moorhead, MN 56560.
The Nygamle Tider Band will per-
form for a street dance from 9 p.m.
to 1 a.m. at the Old Broadway on
Wednesday and their performance at
the same time concludes Thursday's
activities. Concluding Friday's events
will be a dinner, concert and dance
beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Sons of
Norway/Kringen Lodge featuring
the Florius Orchestra.
Events begin on Saturday at noon
at Trollwood Park with a parade of
flags from the five countries, follow-
ed by a Swedish Maypole Dance, a
parade of national costumes and per-
formances by the Sons of Nor-
way/Kringen Lodge Choir, old time
Scandinavian tunes by the Bonanza
Steamers, Hickson, N.D., and a per-
formance by the Sons of Norway/
Grand Forks, N.D., Lodge Children
Dance Group.
A free Scandinavian Hjemkomst
Festival Dance will conclude Satur-
day’s events from 8:30 p.m. to mid-
Up-Coming Events
June 25 — Bridge & Whist, Scandinavian Centre, 8:00 p.m.
August 1 — Icelandic Male Choir, Scandinavian Centre, 8:00 p.m.
August 11-17 — Scandinavian Pavilion, St. James Civic Centre, 2055
Ness Ave.
Sept. 14 — Icelandic Hecla Tour Weekend.
night at the Civic Memorial
Auditorium in Fargo. The featured
host will be Fargo Mayor Jon Lind-
gren. Music will be provided by the
Odd R. Antonsens Storband.
On Sunday at 11 a.m., First
Lutheran and Elim Lutheran chur-
ches, both in Fargo, will conduct ser-
vices in Norwegian and Swedish,
respectively. At first Lutheran,
special music will be provided by
Tonleik Sangkoret of Asker, Norway.
Activities resume at Trollwood
Park at 9:30 a.m. with a Swedish out-
door church service conducted in
English. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
booths will be set up to display crafts
and foods, and entertainment will be
provided on the hour beginning at 1
p.m. by the Sons of Norway/Kringen
Choir, the Swedish Orchestra-Steig
Plankan Eriksson, the Florius Or-
chestra and Nygamle Tider Band.
In Moorhead, a mini-festival of
food booths and demonstrations will
be set up in the Moorhead Center
Mall on Saturday from 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. and on Sunday from noon
to 5 p.m.
For more information, contact: Ron
Pollworth, News Bureau Director,
(218) 299-3642.
Following Magnus Magnusson's
lecture at the University of Manitoba
we asked a few non-Icelanders if his
talk had changed their opinion on the
Vikings.
Mr. Ron Holden, Winnipeg:''
Yes it did in some ways but I knew
that the English girls were always
very fond of the Vikings."
K. W. S. Swanson, Winnipeg:
"Yes, it certainly did. I always
thought they were a bunch of wild-
cats."
Svend Hnatiuk: "Not really. I
had read the Sagas but I was most
impressed with the York Museum."
A. T. Plett: "No, I guess not. I had
seen the Viking series by Magnus
Magnusson on PBS and became very
interested. So I read quite a oit."
Ian P. Andrews: "Well, what can
I say? In some ways it did. I guess I
am guilty of believing the media
myth."
Chen-Won Surma: "Yes,
definetely. I enjoyed his talk very
much. I heard about his lecture by
accident and do not regret that I at-
tended. I knew very little about
them."
James W. Beatty: "Yes, I think
I'll like them from now on."
Icelandic Canadian Frón
Friday, May 31 saw the last of the
social events organized by the
1984-1985 Executive of Frón, the
Winnipeg Chapter of the Icelandic
National League of North America.
This event was a dinner and dance
at the Scandinavian Centre, 764 Erin
St. It was very well attended, and
everyone enjoyed the fine food, live-
ly conversation, and dancing to a live
band. A trip to Iceland, generously
donated by Viking Travel, was of-
fered as a door prize, and was won
by none other than our new presi-
dent, Norma Kristjansson.
Other events held by Frón over the
year included a very fine June 17 cel-
ebration (with the Jón Sigurdsson
Chapter of the I.O.D.E.) at the Cen-
tennial Concert Hall, and a Gestamót
for the Icelandic visitors held at Scan-
dinavian Pavillion at Folklorama.
The fall season saw another Kaffi Hós
at the Scandinavian Centre, with
some marvelous entertainment by
the Blue Sky Quintet of Gimli, and
Winnipeg's own Glen McCabe. We
also began to sponsor Icelandic
classes in the fall, beginning with two
classes in October, and expanding to
four classes in January. The Christ-
mas Party in December was a great
success. Entertainment was provid-
ed by the Icelandic Choir and a
variety of talented youngsters. Leigh
Syms gathered the children around
him on the dance floor for a folk tale
which riveted the attention of the
adults as well, and the highlight of
the afternoon was a traditional dance
around the tree with Gummi
Palmason leading the singing with his
fine accordion playing (yours truly,
scattered-brained as always, forgot
his guitar at home, but I hope Gum-
mi will begin speaking to me again
soon).
The New Year began with Heritage
Night in January with some Icelandic
films, followed by the ever-popular
Thorrablot in February. The Ice-
landic Room at the Scandinavian
Centre is almost finished, thanks to
the hard work of Dora Banks and her
committee. Special thanks to Hrund
Skulason for her contribution as
librarian, and to the Gisli Siggfusson
for his superb carpentry skills.
The final event this year was the
Scholarship Night, which will be
reported on shortly.
Frón owes very special thanks to
Niel Bardal, who stepped down after
two years as president. Our club has
made great strides under Niel's most
capable leadership. His energy and
dedication seemed to know no
bounds. Niel was last sighted war.-
dering off into the sunset heaving a
great sigh of relief and muttering
something about sleeping for a
month, but the new executive is de-
termined to continue to call upon his
organizational abilities as Past Presi-
dent (sorry Niel, but "no rest for the
wicked" they say).
Last, but not least, we welcome our
new President, Norma Kristjansson.
Lee Brandon