Lögberg-Heimskringla - 03.06.1988, Blaðsíða 7

LÖGBERG CENTENNIAL YEAR, FÖSTUDAGUR 3. JÚNÍ 1988-7
What's new
Greenpeace claims one company
has ceased to purchase fish from Ice-
land because of their intervention.
The Icelandic manager of Iceland
Freezing Plants said, "It is not correct
to trust Greenpeace comments in
these matters."
Greenpeace has been fund raising
in Britain featuring Whales in their
advertising. Courtesy Morgunblað.
* * *
According to the Morgunblað,
changes in the make-up of the guard
at the entrance of Keflavík, were to
come into effect March 14. During
the past these guard duties have been
carried out by Icelandic personnel.
They will be joined by American
military police. This arrangement is
due to changes in the area security of
the new Leif Eiriksson facility. The
area is closed to all those who do not
have reasons for entering the protect-
ed area. The guarding of the en-
trances is in accordance with the Ice-
land-United States Protective Agree-
ment of May 5, 1951.
When you visit Iceland, do not be
surprised if an American asks for
your identity at the Keflavík Airport
in Iceland.
* * *
This Thursday, May 19 Hrund
Skulason is leaving for a seven-week
visit to Iceland, where she will be
visiting with friends and relatives.
She was born in Iceland.
Hrund is a resident in the new Be-
telstadur apartment complex in
Winnipeg.
* * *
The Icelandic Canadian Club of
Toronto report, ''Our mailing and
membership list is now about 525.
With our ongoing outreach through
the phonebooks and established
membership, we hope to continue
growing. Certainly, there are a lot of
people here of Icelandic background
and other connections.''
They had 217 guests at their Ice-
landic Food Night on March 6 and
report, "A good time was had by all!"
We acknowledge with thanks their
generous donation of $500 to
Lögberg-Heimskringla.
* * *
Two of our favourite Icelanders
visited their old home territory re-
cently. Siggi Sigurdson loaded his van
with 1200 newly hatched chicks and
delivered them to his niece in Arborg,
Letter to the Editor
Dear Mr. Arnason:
As much as I would like to claim
credit for submitting the article on
The Falcons which appeared on the
last page of the April 8 issue of your
paper, I must decline.
Apparently the article got mixed up
with my survey answer sheet. I sus-
pect the information was sent to you
by someone named Goodman, pos-
sibly from Washington State as there
are many people by that name here.
Hopefully, the person deserving the
credit will contact you so that a cor-
rection can be printed in a future
issue.
In the meantime, I enjoyed seeing
my name in print associated with
such a meritorious item. I will be
alert to any other achievements of
the Icelanders so that they may be
duly reported in the future.
Thanks again for some more in-
spirational reading.
Sincerely,
Faith Platt
Tumwater, WA
Donations to Lögberg-Heimskringla
Donation to Lögberg-Heimskringla
^Jon Sigurdsson Chapter IODE, with Best Wishes.$100.00^
Upcoming Events
Sunday, June 12 — 2 p.m. Arborg Hall, Launching of Arborg and dis-
trict History Book.
* * *
Friday, June 17 2 p.m. Betelstadur Official Open House. By invita-
tion only. 1061 Sargent Ave., Winnipeg, Man.
* * *
Friday, June 17 Iceland's Independence 44th Anniversary celebration
7 p.m. Jon Sigurdsson — Statue — Legislative grounds 8 p.m- Scan-
dinavian Centre, 764 Erin St.
* * *
Saturday, June 18 7:30 p.m. Icelandic Independence Day at the Swed-
ish Club, 1920 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle.
* * *
Friday & Saturday, June 17 & 18 Alberta Icelandic Picnic —
Markerville
* * *
Sunday, June 19 The Icelandic Club of Tbronto — annual picnic at
the Macaulay Farm in Hillsburgh.
* * *
July 29, 30, 31 & Aug. 1 Markerville Centennial Celebrations, Mar-
kerville, Alberta.
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without losing a single bird. This
shows Siggi knows what he is doing,
for newly incubated chicks are sen-
sitive and require very little to do
them in.
Accompanying Siggi was Fanney
Helgason who took the opportunity
to touch home base and spend a few
hours in Arborg. They are both resi-
dents at Betelstadur in West
Winnipeg.
* * *
What is more delightful than to
meet and chat with a lady who in
younger days cooked in Icelandic
fishing and logging camps on and
around Lake Winnipeg. Ada Foster
formerly Sigvaldason of the Víðer
District near Arborg came to visit
with Fanney Helgason.
Ada's father took her to these
camps and her job was to feed hun-
gry Icelandic fishermen and loggers
in temporary quarters, isolated for
several months at a time. Once there
the only thing plentiful was wood for
fuel, water and fish if at a fishing
camp.
On more than one occassion it was
the writer's good fortune to stop in
and have a Lake Winnipeg Icelandic
Minnist
BETEL
í erfðaskrám yðar
woman cook serve up a meal, after
eating ordinary fare that the fisher-
men themselves cooked.
The Westin servings at the recent
Icelandic Festival Dinner and Dance
did not begin to compare with the
backwoods Lake Winnipeg fare, but
then we were not counting calories
in those days.
Ada served up superb meals, she
can also serve some unique and hap-
py stories about of her Lake Winni-
peg days.
She talks about her people having
been "fjailafólk", mountain people.
Watch for a translated story about
fjallafólk.
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