Lögberg-Heimskringla - 07.06.1991, Side 2

2 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 7. júní 1991
Don’t Miss It!
Lana Thorarinson Betts, flutist, and
David Enns, pianist, both of Montreal,
will be part of this year’s Eaton Celeb-
rity Concertat íslendingadagurinn, Au-
gust 3, 1991, at 8 p.m. at the Gimli
Composite High School. Lana is pres-
ently completing her Bachelor of Mu-
sic in flute performance at McGill Uni-
versity. She has won several awards
and scholarships. She is the soprano
section leader in the church choir at St.
George’s Anglican Church.
Lana is the daughter of Lorraine
Betts, grand-daughter of Anna
(Sigvaldason) and the late Kristjan
Thorarinson of Riverton. She is the
daughter of Dennis Olson, son of Lara
(Einarson) and the late Raymond Olson,
now of Stonewall.
David is originally from Swift Cur-
rent, SK. Hehasspentayearin Iceland
after graduating from Brandon Univer-
sity, where he was awwarded the Silver
Medal. His activities in Iceland included
everything from music teaching to di-
recting a church choir to working on a
fishing trawler.
These two talentedyoung people will
delightyou, so plan to attend. Watchfor
further announcements on the Eaton
Celebrity Concert.
Icelandic content
Our editor, Hulda Karen
Daníelsdóttir, writes about real or im-
aginary differences between Western
Icelanders and Icelanders in Iceland in
her article Spjall, or Chat. The story
Skriúabúðin, by Guðrún H. Finnsdóttir,
will continue in our upcoming issue. A
short English synopsis of it will be fea-
tured upon its conclusion.
Card Craze
What on earth is going on at
Djúpivogur — have they all gone card
crazy? Judgingfrom the letters Lögberg-
Heimskringla has been receiving lately,
they have.
It all began with a letter from a very
polite little boy in Djúpivogur, Iceland,
who wrote that he is collecting playing
cards, but only one from each deck,
and could we please publish his request
for cards in our paper. Since then, we
have received 5 such requests, all from
young people in Djúpivogur.
It is my theory that some of our read-
ers must have responded to the first
request, and that word got round among
eager card collectors in Djúpivogur, who
now want to add Canadian cards to
their collection.
I find these exchanges exciting and
the children’s letters remind me of my
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Lögberg-Heimskringla — Why not?
Why not subscribe to Lögberg-
Heimskringla? — after all it is,
to the best ofour knowledge,
the oldest ethnic newspaper
published in Canada — and
that is certainly something we
can all be proud of.
Consider that no less now than dur-
ing the days of Framfari, which was
published froml877 to 1880, are we
documenting our presence in North
America. We are writing our history.
Years from now, eccentric scholars
may become interested in researching
our publications to find out what our
values are and how we feel about a
wide variety of issues. They will, of
course, first and foremost turn to
Lögberg-Heimskringla for such infor-
mation. Or, one of your very own de-
scendants may be bitten by the infa-
mous genealogical bug, to whose bite
Icelanders have proved to be particu-
larly vulnerable, and would it not be a
treat for her — straining her eyes while
own youthful collections. I also suspect
that this card craze is unique to
Djúpivogur, but not a hobby common
to all Icelandic children. As a matter of
fact, after I finish this article, I will head
to the comer store to buy a deck of
cards to send to them, and I sincerely
hope some of L-H’s readers will follow
my example. The children’s names and
addresses can be found on page 8.
H.K.D.
peering at microfiche of Lögberg-
Heimskringla’s pages — to find your,
her forefather’s name there!
Our paper covers news from Ice-
land and the Icelandic communities in
North America and human interest sto-
ries. In order to reach the-largest
number, we now publish all but one
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Our financial situation is such that
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subscribers, however, have been very
supportive. Not only have they do-
nated money to the paper, they have
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send us stories and still others news
items of interest. Our most famous
writers such as Bill Valgardson, David
Amason, Betty Jane Wylie, Kristjana
Gunnars and others less well known,
often write for Lögberg-Heimskringla,
and we make sure to provide our read-
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Come & Celebrate the 47th Anniversary
of Iceland’s Independence Day,
Sunday, June 16,1991
2:00 p.m. Annual Wreath-laying Ceremony — Jón Sigurðsson statue
Manitoba Legíslative Building grounds, Winnipeg;
70th Anniversary of the unveiling of the statue
2:45 p.m. Program follows at St. Stephen's Broadway United Church
(Broadway and Kennedy) Admittance $5.00; children, free.
The program is sponsored jointly by the lcelandic Canadian Frón and the
Jón Sigurðsson Chapter IODE. We are proud to announce that the youth of
lcelandic background will lead the procession from the Legislative Building
to the statue. We encourage all adults attending to bring their children with
them.
Two youths, Brock Arnason and Jon Bardal wi11 give readings. We will be
especially featuring the Gimli Festival 1991 Fjallkona, Johanna Wilson, a
former Regent ofthe Jón Sigurðsson IODE, during the day'scelebration. We
will also be honouring Paul A. Sigurdson, poet and composer, during the
mainly musical program at the Church.
A fantastic array of talented young lcelandic Canadians will be incioded
inthe program: Freyjaand Lara Arnason, Signy Arnason, Kathryn Antenbring,
Jocelyn Stewart-Hay, Pearl Stelmack, Tristin Tergesen, Margaret McKee,
Barry Thorgrimson, Douglas Anderson, Laureen Narfason, and the
Scandinavian Canadian Choir. Refreshments will be served. All cordially
invited!
This space is provided monthly by Neil Bardal Inc., Family Funeral
Counsellors, for the use of community groups. If your group would
like to use this space, give us a call 949-2200.