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The lcelandic Weekly
Logberg Stofnaö 14. janúar 1888 Heimskringla Stofnaö 9. september 1886
Inside this week:
INL Executive Meeting in Lundar......2
Hot Issues ofthe First Lutheran Church.3
Scholarship Offered...................4
A Search in Reykjavík.................6
lcelandic Lesson......................7
Commemorative Swim....................8
108. Árgangur Föstudagur 15. apríl 1994
108th Year Publications Mail Registration No. 1667 Friday, 15 April 1994
Númer 13
Number 13
lcelandic
News
Entrepreneurs in Djúpivogur
■ Kjartan Garðarsson and Gunnlaugur
Friðbjarnarson are managers of
"Kraftlýsi". "Kraftlýsi" is a new company
which produces cod liver oil arjd shark
liver oil.
The anoual production of cod liver oil
is I00 tons and it is sold to Norway where
it is marketed with a Norwegian label and
sold as medicine. Shark liver oil was an
important export commodity in by-gone
years and was used as lamp fuel, but in
recent years it has been studied for use
in medicine. Many believe shark liver oil
is anticarcinogenic as well as shark carti-
lage which has been used for treating
many ailments.,
Icelandic Kitty litter:
■ The company
"Vikur h.f." has been
producing kitty litter
from pumice since
last summer. The
managers of "Vikur"
are not aware of this
product being made
from pumice any-
where else in the
world. About
150,000 litres of kitty litter was recently
shipped to Holland where it has been
sold in many stores, with good results.
Marketing has begun in other countries
as well. The pumice is dried in special
dryers, then cleaned, sifted, graded and
finally packaged in 10 litre containers.
The product is free from pollutants and
can be disposed of in the yard where it
improves the environment, whereas
imported products are too acidic. The
price is reasonable. This product can
also be used on icy streets and for pot-
ting plants.
Adventures in Greenland:
■ Jens Jörgen "Ono" Fleischer, an Arctic
explorer from Green-
land is in lceland on a
lecture tour spon-
sored by the tourism
industry in lceland
énd Greenland. He
will travel widely in
lceland to talk about
Greenland's culture,
and travel opportuni-
ties in that country.
He will also talk about
his trip from Thule in Northern Greenland
across Canada to Alaska. This was a 100
day, 4,000 km trip using dog sleighs, which
he made along with his travel companion,
Jens Danielsen. Ono, who is a boat builder,
hunter and teacher has travelled extensive-
*y d°g sleighs in Greenland. He is also a
great enthusiast about Greenland's culture
and language, as well as Inu culture.
GUNNUR ISFELD
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Þorrablót in Edmonton
By Judith Jonsson
Fun, food and fancy foot-
work was the keynote of
the Norðurljós (Icelandic
Society of Edmonton) Þorra-
blót held February 19, 1994, at
the Club Macombo in St.
Albert, Alberta. 167 participat-
ed in the fun of door prizes and
contests — oldest and youngest
in attendance, longest name
(decided by the number of let-
ters in the name), who had
come the farthest to attend and
many more. Families had the
opportunity to get together.
Friendships were renewed and
new friends made.
The delicious meal of roast
beef, fried chicken and all the
trimmings was enhanced by the
presence of Hangikjött, Sildar
Salat, Rúllapylsa á Rúgbrauð,
Skyr, Vínarterta, and Pönnu-
kökur and other traditional
Þorrablót foods. Needless to
say, “No one went away hun-
gry,” or less than delighted by
the fare.
Fancy footwork was demon-
strated by the Vatnabyggð
Dancers from the Wynyard
District in Saskatchewan. A big
“thank you” to them for reviv-
ing some of the dances of
Iceland!
The event was not without
its “pomp and ceremony” and
opened with the singing of both
the Canadian and Icelandic
national anthems. Members of
the Saga Singers in attendance
Cont'd p. 4
Helga (Finnson) Rennie and granddaughter Brittney
Margaret Rennue, youngest person attending, age 5.
Conference getting set
by Jón Asgerirsson,
Reykjavík
AGeneral Meeting
of the Icelandic
National League
was held in Reykjavík on
the 30th of March 1994.
The Iceland ’94
Conference was thorough-
ly discussed, preparations
are well underway and
according to schedule and
it is hoped that many
people will attend, both
from Canada and the USA
as well as from Europe.
The role of the Central
Office in Reykjavík was
also on the agenda, and
the future of this Office,
which depends more or
less on the continued
support from the
Government and the City
of Reykjavík. It is obvious
that there is a need for the
services rendered by the
Central Office and every-
thing will be done in order
to secure the continuation
of this operation.
It was decided that in a
few weeks time an open
meeting will be held
where the INL’s activities
will be introduced and
discussed and a special
effort will be made in
order to have people join
the League/
The INL’s financial
situation is satisfactory
but more support is
needed if the Central
Office and other activities
are to be maintained and
secured in the future.
Jón Ásgeirsson was
re-elected President of the
League for a two year
period, others re-elected
for one year are Jón
Ármann Héðinsson,
Krisitbjörg Ágústsdóttir
and Teitur LÁrusson.
Guðjón Einarsson takes
the fifth seat on the
board instead of Baldvin
Jónsson. Iri reserve for
one year are Magnús
Sigurjónsson, Unnur
Konráðsdóttir, both
re-elected and new is
Þórdís Jónsdóttir.
It was the general opin-
ion of the meeting that the
co-operation with the INL
the recent year had been
very pleasant and success-
ful and is greatly
appreciated.