Lögberg-Heimskringla - 01.04.1994, Blaðsíða 1

eimskringla
The lcelandic Weekly
Lögberg Stofnaö 14. janúar 1888
Heimskringla Stofnaö 9. september 1886
108. Árgangur
108th Year
Publications Mail Registration No. 1667
Föstudagur 1. apríl 1994
Friday, 1 April 1994
Inside this week:
Einar's Anecdotes...............2
Jón Bjarnason....................6
Triumph for horsemanship.........3
Scholarship Offered..............7
lcelandic Lesson................7
Númer 11
Number 11
lcelandic
News
Snatched from danger:
About 20,000 people attended "Rescue
'94" at Perlan restaurant recently where
many rescue operations were demon-
strated, such as a search for lost per-
sons, rescues from car wrecks, and the
Mayor, Markús Örn Antonsson was res-
cued from "the sea" with so called
Markús's net (seen here being pulled
from the water). Shows such as this one
are held every other year and in the
past have mainly consisted of lectures.
This is the first time the public has been
invited to watch actual rescue opera-
tions and to view equipment from vari-
ous sales outlets.
Rain Man in iceland
Eiríkur Thorsteinsson from Nordic Film
was filming a documentary at Árbæjarsafn
in Reykjavík. Rain was called for in the
script, but as the weather was sunny and
bright all over the country, the fire fighters
were called in to provide the rain.
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Mountain climbing in
moonlight
Emil Grímsson is a young mountain
climber who is fascinated with Mt. Esja.
He has climbed the mountain twelve
times this year. This picture was taken
as he climbed Þverfellshorn recently
with a photographer. There was full
moon and the moonlight gave an
adventurous glow to the glistening
white mountain.
Hannes and Jón receive
awards:
The president of lceland, Frú Vigdís
Finnbogadóttir, presented The lcelandic
Literary Awards for I993 in a festive cer-
emony at the lcelandic Art Museum
fecently. Hannes Pétursson was the
recepient of the award in aestetic litera-
ture for his poetic book "Eldhylur", and
Jón G. Friðjónsson for the category of
educational writirtg for "Mergur
Málsins" a collection of lcelandic say-
lngs. Jón's son, Haukur, received the
award in his father's absences. _^
OUNNUH ISFELO
I N MEMORIAM
AROLINE GUNNARSO
Born Sept. 21, 1903 - Died Mar. 20, 1994
Caroline Gunnarson served
for several years as editor of
Lögberg-Heimskringla. She
was a distinguished, well-known
and outspoken member of the
Icelandic community. The follow-
ing memorial address was deliv-
ered by Ingthor Isfeld.
By Ingthor Isfeld
Pastor, Flrst Lutheran Church, Wlnnlpeg
“May God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and
peace.”
We have gathered here this
morning to offer thanks to
God for the life of Caroline
Gunnarson, to mourn her death and
to seek new strength and inspiration
in the Word of God.
Caroline was born in Iceland on
Sept. 21, 1903. She came to Canada
with her parents as a small girl. They
settled in Churchbridge Saskat-
chewan where she grew up. She
came to Winnipeg as a young woman
and went to Business College. She
was a newspaper woman whose long
career included working with
newsletters on the Canadian Forces
during W.W. II, the newspaper at
Shaunovon, Saskatchewan, the
Winnipeg Free Press Weekly, the
Winnipeg Free Press and the
Icelandic Weekly, Lögberg-Heims-
kringla. She was a member of the
Winnipeg Press Club, an honourary
life member of the Icelandic National
League and had been Fjallkona at the
Icelandic Festival in 1978.
We express our sympathy to
Caroline’s family and friends at her
death.
I cannot say that I knew Caroline
well, but I met her several times and
talked to her. At first I was a bit
afraid of her and thought it prudent
to approach her with caution.
However, this feeling left me quickly
as I started talking to her. Oh, she
was quite forthright, and I have
always appreciated that. I soon got
the feeling that Caroline was a person
filled with intellectual curiosity. She
took a keen interest in social issues
and when she exþressed herself you
could feel the warm undercurrents of
feelings that supported and gave
colour to her views.
When it came to religious matters
I thought I could detect some reluc-
tance to talk about such things. She
was of the generation that could
remember the religious rivalries with-
in the Icelandic community and I got
the feeling that it had hurt her.
On the one hand she might shrug
and say: What can we really know
about such matters. This could be
understood in two ways: Christianity
defies reason, or perhaps it meant, it
is a shame how we have walked in
our dirty boots through God’s. holy
house. I am making this up, but what
I am trying to say, is that I detected
this ambiguity in Caroline. One
moment she would make an offhand
remark about us not so presentable
pastors , - and God knows that she
See In memory of page 4