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Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 27. nóvember 1992 • 5
Russian fishermen were a big hit in SauOárkrókur.
The Russians came
An invasion of sorts
took place at Sauðár-
krókur during the 3rd
week of November, when a
large Russian factory trawler
landed 6-700 tons of cod
there.The crew of 75 set its
mark on the town during
their stay from Monday
through Friday.
At first the townspeople were
apprehensive, given the experience at
Akureyri some weeks earlier, when
another Russian trawler landed its
catch there, and some crew members
proved to be less than trustworthy.
This time the crew, from Murmansk,
endeared themselves to the people of
Sauðárkrókur, even though they at
first reminded them, in looks and
clothes, of the characters in the
famous movie, The Russians Are
Coming.
It was soon clear to everyone, that
these fishermen were poor, earning
only the equivalent of Can. $2.00 per
day. By pooling their money they
managed to buy up all Lada cars
(Russian make) that could be found
in Skagafjörður, regardless of condi-
tion, knowing that resale in Russia
áv k
ByBirgir
Brynjólfsson
—would bring a hefty profit, so
much that each car would
bring enough to buy apartment
in Murmansk.
One farmer in the area, Mr.
Hafstað, brought his old
Toyota down to the docks and
gave it to the crew. One can
only wonder how many apart-
ments that will buy.
After the initial shock of the “inva-
sion” and overcoming the appre-
hension, the townspeople treated the
visitors to sight seeing tours and
showed their northem hospitality.
For the landed cod, the ship got
IKR 112.00 per kg. which is rather
high. The cod being of high quality,
the fish will be processed into blocks
and most likely sold to the US.
When the ship left Sauðárkrókur
Friday, November 20, the visit had
established friendship and respect for
these honest, hard working but poor
fishermen of the northernmost fish-
ing grounds in the world.
Now, now, don’t get any ideas.
Yes we have some Lada cars in
Manitoba and Russian ships do call
on Churchill during the summer, but
then on the other hand..

^ News from New York
On behalf of the Icelandic
American Society, I would
like to thank you for your
outstanding support this year as
reflected by the percentage of mem-
bership dues paid for the 1992 calen-
dar year. In addition to the $10 dues,
many of you made additional dona-
tions that were much appreciated.
Our Þorrablót in early March was
fully booked and a great success.
Unfortunately, because of the
increase in cost for transportation
und equipment rental, costs were
greater than our ticket revenues.
Our Film Festival has been post-
Poned until March 1993 due to diffi-
culties in arranging for a theater loca-
fion. The film festival is a major
undertaking for our Society. The ten-
tutive locations for the festival are at
Mrs. & Mrs. Lucky!
We have told you about Ásgeir
Ásgeirsson, the talented Icelander, who
made our logo and gave us our new
flag. He wanted to try to find his luck in
the USA but was not doing too well.
For fun we said to him that he
should find a nice girl and get married
here. We joked about this, and when
he came with us to work on the prepa-
rations for the June 17 celebration we
told Bimi Fawcett that Ásgeir needed a
wifé!
“O.K.,” she said. “I have just the
right girl for him. My girlfriend Ása
needs a husband. She is divorced and
lives in Ohio.”
She contacted her friend in Ohio —
and to make a long story short, they are
getting married later this year. They are
just waiting for some papers to clear.
he and Asa are very much in love and
very happy.
Maybe after this Ásgeir should
change his name: Ásgeir the Lucky!
Courtesy Landinn
either the Angelika Film Center on
Houston Street or at the Lincoln
Center Cinema. We will show seven
to ten award-winning Icelandic films.
First and foremost, we will need your
support and participation in this
great venture. You will soon be
receiving a newsletter with complete
details. (Our newsletter has received
high honours among the various eth-
nic newsletters. It is our vital link of
communication to you.)
We are planning a musical pro-
gram as part of our annual member-
ship meeting at the end of January
1993 — we hope to have a big crowd.
Sincerely,
Edda Magnusson
President Icelandic American Society
New York
rvogcii íiaa inuvcu up winu, anu Ásgeir and Ása
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