Lögberg-Heimskringla - 04.03.1994, Blaðsíða 6

6 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 4. mars 1994
The compassionate people of lcelandair
Icelandic born woman, Mrs. Hulda
Cole and her three children, can’t
belive their good fortune that has
come to them at last. In short, the
family difficulties started almost
immediately after Hulda Cole moved
with her husband, that she had met
and married in Iceland, to his home
State, Alaska. Apparently the man
showed a side to him that he had
managed to hide while in Iceland.
What faced Hulda was to live in an
isolated place outside Fairbanks with-
out much contact with other people.
That in itself she could have handled,
but when her husband started abusing
the children she could take no more.
It took her four years to finally see
him off to jail for a ten year term and
further five years of no communica-
tion with the children.
FAMILYl FUNERAL
COUNSELLQRS
Finding herself pennyless and
trapped, she wrote to Anna
Bjarnason, reporter for Morgunblaðið
in Florida who brought the family’s
difficulties to the attention of the
papers readers.
The good people of Icelandair, the
company and its staff, pooled together
and brought Hulda and her children
to Iceland arriving at Keflavík
February 1, only two weeks after her
situation was brought to attention.
After her ordeal, Hulda looks for-
ward to a new life. She is under-
standibly extremely greatful to
Icelandair and its staff and to Anna
Bjarnason for drawing attention to
her problems.
We wish them all well.
BIRGIR
Choices. . .
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POET’S CORNER:
The Prairie Boy
by Donna L. Skardal
Baldur, Manitoba
On tiny plot of English soil a quiet
rain is falling.
Through the trees, on gentle breeze, a
voice seems to be calling.
And in the sky a brown bird flies,
while far away a mother cries
for her prairie boy — a farmer’s son.
No parent’s fears, nor sweetheart’s
tears could turn his head from
duty
on distant shore where bombs of
war
would mar that country’s beauty.
The youthful games were put away;
“He’ll shoot! He’ll score!” another
day,
that prairie boy — a farmer’s son.
But on that distant misty isle amid
war’s grim reality, struck down,
too soon, by wracking ills, he
found his own mortality.
And angel’s quest at God’s behest,
found a final place of rest for the
prairie boy — a farmer’s son
Instead of golden wheat head’s sway,
white crosses march in stark array
across that field where breezes and
promise him good company.
A brown bird sings and soars aloft
while flowers waft their fragrance
CHESS:
soft, for the prairie boy — a
farmer’s son
Inside a tiny prairie home a woman
holds a teapot... small, softly
smiles as she recalls an uncle’s
gentle teasing. And prairie hearts
through passing years will share
her private smiles and tears
Remembering... Remembering,
their prairie boy — a farmer’s son
NOTE: “The Prairíe Boy’ was wrítten in
memory of the author’s uncle BiII
(WiIIiam Guðmundur Anderson), a
Wynyard, Saskatchewan boy who died in
England in 1943 while serving with the
Canadian Army. He is thought of often...
not just on November 11 th.
Wm. Guðmundur Anderson was the
son of Hannes and Margaret (Egilson)
Anderson, and the grandson of Skuli
Arneson (Anderson) and his wife
Sigriður Eríendsdóttir. Skuli and Sigriður
landed at WiIIow Point on October 22,
1875 with that first party of Icelanders.
They filed for a homestead a half-mile
north of Boundry Creek, naming it
“Bræðraborg. ” While farming there Skuli
was honored by Lord Dufferin,
Governor-GeneraI of Canada, receiving a
medal for progress in agriculture.
In March of 1881 Skuli and Sigriður
and their little family (one of them
Hannes), were in the first party of
Icelanders to settle in Argyle Mun-
icipality.
Donna L. Skardal
Top lcelanders To
Compete Here
Two of Iceland’s strongest
grandmasters have confirmed
they will play in the 1994
Canadian Open in Winnipeg.
Margeir Pétursson and Jón Árna-
son will compete in the open tourna-
ment, set for July 9-17 at the
Winnipeg Convention Centre. With a
2560 rating, Pétursson is one of the
world’s elite grandmasters, while
Árnason’s 2530 rating also makes
him a formidable opponent in inter-
national competitions.
Chess is a national passion in
Iceland. With fewer than 300,000
people, it boasts more grandmasters
per capita than any other country in
the world. The government offers
Join . ..
Icelandic
Canadian
Frón
Send membership fee of
$30.00 individual • $20.00 associate
(includes membership in the Scandinavian CentreJ
to: lcelandic Canadian Frón
764 Erin St., Winnipeg, MB R3G 2W4
Telephone: 774-8047
strong support for its players and
organised tournaments.
Pétursson and Árnason were key
members of the Icelandic squad
which ranked fifth at the recent
world team championship in
Luceme, Switzerland. Their presence
in Winnipeg is sure to draw strong
players and considerable interest
from across Canada and the United
States.
Other grandmasters expected to
compete are eight-time Canadian
champion Abe Yanofsky of
Winnipeg, and another former
national champion, Kevin Spraggett.
The toumament will be a single-sec-
tion Swiss system, which allows all
entrants a crack at the grandmasters.
The Open is offering $15,000 in
guaranteed prizes. Entry fee for the
tournament if $75 ($45 for juniors).
Cheques can be made payable to the
CFC and sent to the Winnipeg Chess
Centre, 20 Westgate, Winnipeg, R3C
2E1, with special incentive draw for
entries received by March 31.
Minnist
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