Lögberg-Heimskringla - 19.01.1990, Side 2

2 • Lögbeig - Heimskringla • Föstudagur 19. Janúar 1990
From L-R: Mrs. Banks, Dawn Rothwell, Douglas Potter, Jennefer Cameron,
Mami Rothwell, Alison Laxdal, Dianne Brandson, Dayton Barenz, Mrs. Meadows.
Missing: Marlene Johnson.
Scholarships Awarded
On Nov. 26, 1989, at Betelstadur,
1061 Sargent Ave., Winnipeg, the Jón
Sigurðsson Chapter of the IODE held
their annual presentation of scholarships.
Seven scholarships and one special
achievement award were presented.
The recipients were: The Johanna
Guðrun Skaptason IODE Memorial
Scholarship - Dayton Barenz Elinborg
Hanson - Valdina Gottfred IODE
Memorial Scholarship - Jennefer
Cameron. Frida and Hjalmur Danielson
IODE Memorial Scholarship - Mapii
Rothwell. Svava Thorsteinson IODE
Memorial Scholarship - Douglas Potter
and Dawn Rothwell. Snolaug Gillis IODE
MemorialScholarship-MarleneJohnson.
Gyda Naylor IODE Memorial Scholar-
ship-Alison Laxdal. Jon Sigurdson Chap-
ter IODE Special Achievement Award -
Dianne Brandson.
Submitted by Deanna Isliefson,
Public Relations IODE,
Jón Sigurðsson Chapter
May 7 start
for lcelandair
at BWI
The Boeing strike caused a month’s
delay in the planned start of service, but
Icelandair comes winging in to Baltimore
- Washington International Airport on
Monday, May 7,1990.
“We had expected to start service to
Europe in April,” Sigfús Erlingsson, Vice-
President-Americas of Icelandair, said in
announcing the first flight. “But we prom-
ised our retum to BWI would be with a
gleaming new fleet of aircraft, and it will
be.”
The airline will introduce new Boeing
757-200 jets into international service on
the BWI route. The sleek, state-of-the-art
planes have 22 roomy Saga Business Class
seats and 167 comfortable coach seats,
inflight entertainment including movies
and video featurettes, audio channels for
music and significantly improved meals
aloft, along with Icelandair’s traditional
complement of free wine with dinner and
liqueurs after.
“WeTl start with three flights a week -
on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays - and
add our fourth weekly flight, Wednesdays,
starting May 23,” Mr. Erlingsson said.
Icelandair will provide the most com-
plete service to all of Scandinavia offered
from the entire Baltimore - Washington
region, with frequent flights to all five
Scandinavian capitals, plus Gothenburg.
The airline will offer non-stop service from
BWI to Iceland, some five hours away,
with some direct flights on the Scandi-
navian citíes or superb connectíng service
via new Boeing 737 jets. Luxembourg,
Icelandair’s primary continental gateway,
London, Glasgow, Frankfurt, Salzburgand
other European points long served by the
carrier will contínue to be served promi-
nently throughout the year.

With the additíon of the new Boeing
757’s and 737’s, Icelandair can boast the
newest fleet of aircraft serving Europe.
Moreover, the carrier will add other new
757’s and 737’s in the spring of 1991.
To introduce the New Icelandair to the
Middle Atlantic States region, a $398
roundtrip fare, valid to any of the Scandi-
navian citíes, London, Glasgow, or Lux-
embourg is available ($378 to Iceland).
Ticket validity is from May 7 through May
31, with all retums from abr oad completed
before June 15.
Travel agents have full details of all
Icelandair fares and flights, as well as
information on tour packages to Iceland,
Scandinavia and the continent. Or inquir-
ies may be made toll-free to Icelandair at
1-800-223-5500.
Donations to Lögberg-
Heimskringla Inc.
B.G. Johannson, Box 453, Wynyard,
Saskatchewan...............$5.
Johanna Gunnlaugson, 110-133 4th
Ave. N. Yorkton, Sask.....$75.
Lilly Seifried, Markerville, Alta. ..$25.
“Vonin” (Icelandic Ladies Aid
Markerville, Alta.........$25.
Dr. Paul F. Halldorson,
Bellingham, Washington.....$25.
In memory of
Laufey (Eyjolfeon) Harris
from Verma Zahorodny, Lundar,
Man.......................$50.
In memory of
Viglundur (Bill) Davidson
from Mr. & Mrs. Hafsteinn Bjamason
and family.................$50.00
| Ncws from Kqnsas City
The Icelandic Associatíon in Kansas
City held its Christmas Party and quar-
terly business meetíng at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Skuli Gudmundsson Dec. 16th.
All local members attended plus two new
members but due to the extremely cold
weather and poor driving conditíons the
out-of-town members and students could
not make the meeting.
Our newest member came to us in
somewhat unhappy circumstances but
left rejoicing in new found friends. Elín
Magnúsdóttir and her husband John
Wright lost everything when their
apartment and much of their apartment
building was gutted by fire just six days
before our meeting. The spectacular
blaze was well covered by the press and
Elín, who called in the alarm, was pictiu-ed
on the fr ont page. Elí n was quite surprised
when contacted because she understood
there was no Icelandic Associatíon in
thearea.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Baker, who hosted
BrandurSigurjónsson as an AFS exchange
student from Iceland last year at Pleasant
Hill High school near Kansas City also
attended. Brandur, with his host family,
was a regular visitor at our meetíngs. He
excelled in all sports - first string in both
basketball and football. He went out for
many track and field events and excelled
in tlie 440 relay team. Brandiu- is now
back in Iceland trying to teach his fellow
students to play basketball.
The business meetíng renewed the
clubs commitment to support the Kansas
City Ethnic Enrichment Committee and
the Ethnic Festival in August 1990. Dan
MacLean was appointed delegate and
Sigrid Pericich as altemate to the com-
mission.
The next gathering will be the
Porrablót Celebratíon at the home of
Skip and Margaret Skaptason.
The Icelandic Associatíon in Kansas
City was organized in 1982 and currently
has 19 members. Quarterly meetings are
held in members homes and the dates
generally correspond to Icelandic days of
celebration. Special effort is made to find
and include Icelandic students attending
the Universitíes of Kansas and Missouri.
Submitted by Skip Skaptason
News from Seattle
Courtesy of the lcelandic Club of Greater Seattle Newsletter
lceland Room Notes
The Iceland Room project at the Nor-
dic Heritage Museum was adopted at a
general meeting on February 2,1986. The
first donation was made by Dennis
Bjornson followed by many others.
The Icelandic Constructíon Co. was
hired to remodel the old school room
at the Nordic Heritage Museum to
specifications set forth by the director of
the Nordic Heritage Museum at that
time. Bulletín boards, track lighting and
painting were completed on August 12th,
1987.
HelgiThordarson was appointed chair-
man, by pastpresident Gene Juel, to coor-
dinate the planning and constructíon of
the revised Iceland Room.
K. Simundson proposed two new ideas
with sketches to change the Iceland Room
decor. One of the sketches incorporated
wall displays, the second sketch added
islands to the center of the room. The
second sketch was approved by the
members, and appended to include seal-
ing off the 3 large windows, sealing off
door to storage room, provide access to
the halhvay from the storage area, line the
room walls with 1/2 inch plywood wain-
scot, and construct a Baðstofa.
FAMILYI FUNERAL
COUNSELLJORS
Jan K. Kiaer, a prominent architect and
member of the Nordic Heritage Museum
Board of Directors, was contacted and
agreed to design and make the plans to
completely renovate the room and display
areas. Jan Kiaer donated his labor to the
Iceland Room, for which we are truly
grateful.
Jerry Esser was hired to rough in all of
the structures. We were very fortunate
that Jerry was able to acquire an old bam
on Whidbey Island which we dismantled
and hauled to Seattle on a Saturday and
Sunday last December. We are very thank-
ful for Wayne Melroth’s donatíon of his
truck, tíme and labor to haul the lumber
for us from Whidbey Island. The lumber
was used to build the Baðstofa and other
structures in the Iceland Room. The floor
in the Baðstofa is used lumber donated by
The Ballard Oil Co. The lumber was sal-
vaged from the deck of a ship named
Stormy Sea
Preparation and most of the finishing
work was accomplished by the 3 Musket-
eers Stony - Lloyd - Helgi. Bill Krisljanson
and Jason Calhoon also worked in prepar-
ing the room.
The Iceland Room was completed and
shown at the Grand Opening of the 5
Nordic Rooms at the Centennial Celebra-
tion on November 4, 1989, at Seattle’s
Nordic Heritage Museum.
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