Lögberg-Heimskringla - 27.11.1992, Side 1

Lögberg
eimskringla
The lcelandic Weekly
Lögberg Stofnaö 14. janúar 1888
Heimskringla Stofnað 9. september 1886
Inside this week:
A Toast to Sólskin............................3
Comfort and caution...........................4
Going home: A Heritage returns................6
Surprise identification.......................7
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106. Árgangur
106th Year
Publications Mail Registration No. 1667
Föstudagur 27. nóvember 1992
Friday, 27 November 1992
Númer 42
Number 42
lcelandic
News
One hundred years old
and just quit farming:
Kristín Magnúsdóttir of Efri-Engidalur in
Skutulsfjörður (Isafjörður), turned 100
November 5th. She invited guests to a party
at the Isafjörður Hospital, where she is now
staying. Among guests was the mayor of the
town, who addressed her and announced
that a planned birch tree section of
Engidalur, would be named after her.
Kristín Magnúsdóttir lived and ran the
household at the farm until she was 98 years
old, and only gave in to failing eyesight and
weakening feet. Hospital staff says that she
takes part in daily exercise programs, and fol-
lows closely what happens at the farm. She
was the third generation at the farm, that is
now operated by fourth generation, her son
and daughter.
Based on Morgunblaðið, November 10th.
Birgir
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Married in lceland
Two Canadians recently selected lceland
as the place for their marriage ceremony.
The couple, from Calgary, Alberta, came
across a pícture of the church and village of
Vík in Mýrdalur, (southem lceland), Both
being avid travellers, though never having
been to lceland, they fell in love with what
they saw in the picture, and decided that this
was the place
for their wed-
ding. Coming
from big fami-
lies, scattered
all over Canada,
any selectiön of
iocation for the
wedding would
have caused dif-
ficulty for family
and fríends.
Theyannounced
that they were
going to get married, but not where or when.
The only knowledge they had of lceland was
through the bríde's father, who had at one
time spent some time there.
The wedding ceremony, conducted both
in Englísh and lcelandic, took place in the lit-
tle church overlooking the village, was
attended by some villagers, who the bride
and groom had invited to wítness their vows.
The Canadian Consul in lceland invited vií-
lagers to a reception afterwards.
The groom, a journalist, is Gordon Robert
Vincent, the bride, a nurse, is Kellin Jane Lee.
They met at the Calgary Airport when
Vincent was covering the home coming of
Olympic team this summer, and Kellin Jane
Lee was there to meet her sister, who was a
gold medallist atthe Games.
Based on Morgunblaðið November lOth.
V________________Birgir_________
Never unprepar _ J
By Birgír Brynjólfsson
Recently His Excellency
Govemor General of Canada,
Ray Hnatyshyn, presented their
honours Lt. Governor Dr. & Mrs.
George Johnson, with their personal
coat of arms. The presentation took
place at Government House in
Winnipeg, and was attended by family
members and few friends including the
Premier of Manitoba Mr. Gary Filmon
and Mrs. Filmon and Minister of
Industry Mr. Eric Stefanson and Mrs.
Stefanson.
The Chief Herald of Canada, Mr.
Robert D. Watt, read the description
and symbolism of the arms and he was
kind enough to send us the same for
the benefit of our readers. They are as
follows:
Coat ofArms Proposed for
the Honourable George
Johnson
Technical Description
Arms (shield); Azure an Icelandic
falcon displayed Argent gorged with a
leather thong pendant there from a
winged Heart Gules bearing in its
dexter talon a rod of Aescalapius Or
and in its sinister talon a bishop’s
crozier also Or.
Crest (Above the shield): Above a
helmet mantled Azure doubled Argent
on a wreath Argent and Azure issuant
from a coronet erablé Argent a falcon
Azure winged Argent and Gules with a
coronet of crosses patté Argent bearing
in its dexter talon six ears of wheat Or.
Supporters: On a grassy mound
scattered with Prairie crocus flowers
proper dexter a horse Argent crined
Gules gorged with a collar Azure pen-
dant there from a hurt charged with an
Governor General ofCanada Ray Hnatyshyn with Dr. and Mrs. George Johnson.
artist’s palette Or and paintbrush
Gules sinister a buffalo. Argent
unguled Azure gorged with a collar
Azure pendant therefrom a hurt
charged with an anchor Or.
Motto: NEVER UNPREPARED.
Symbolism of the arms:
Arms: The falcon represents His
Honour’s spirit and character. It is
taken from an earlier coat of arms
which belonged to one of his Icelandic
ancestors. It is made distinctive to His
Honour through the rod of
Aescalapius, traditional symbol of
medicine, emphasizing His Honour’s
own profession and accomplishments
and, through the crozier, his lineage
and descent from noted Icelandic
bishops. It is further distinguished
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through a symbol alluding to Her
Honour an.d her accompiishments as
an athlete, the winged heart. The
colours are those of the prairie sky and
snow and the red from the arms of
Manitoba and the Red River Valley
together with vice regal gold. Red,
white and blue are also the national
colours of Iceland.
Crest: The helmet and mantling are
traditional parts of most grants,
derived from the helmets of warrior
knights. They support the crest and
provide a proper link to the shield.
The coronet of maple leaves symbol-
izes service to Canada. The falcon
motif is repeated but the colours
changed to represent the Icelandic
heritage in Manitoba. The falcon’s
coronet represents His Honour’s ser-
vice as Queen’s representative in
Manitoba. It carries six golden ears of
wheat, traditional symbol of riches of
the land and in this instance, a symbol
of Their Honours’ six children.
Supporters: The compartment sym-
bolizes the prairie grasslands made
specific to the Province through the
addition of the provincial floral
emblem. The horse and buffalo
are animals central to the histoiy
and economy of Manitoba. They
are given distinctive “Johnson”
collars. The left recognizes Her
Honour’s father’s contributions
as an artist, the right, His
Honour’s service in the RCNVR.
Motto: His Honour’s choice; a
statement of personal philoso-
phy.
here are not many, if any,
Icelanders or people of
Icelandic descent that
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