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Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 4, október 1996 • 5
Viking Classic
Triumphs Again
What started out small,
under the guidance of
Stephen Hjalmarsson, has
grown into a regular, happy and hardy
success. This year, the Viking Classic
Golf Toumament occurred on a gor-
geous autumn day in Winnipeg, at
Tuxedo Golf Course on Saturday, 14
September 1996.
Winning team Jim Stuart, Winnifred
Stuart, Ray Gislason, Bertha Risbey
The first prize was taken by a feisty
Norwegian, Kjell Talgoy in putting.
Doug Taylor outdistanced the rest of
the men with a 300 yarder, straight
down the eighth fairway. Norma
Kristjanson, who had honed her skills
in the southern States this winter, won
the long drive for the women.
Ray Gislason, who has only re-
cently ended a long and strong com-
mitment to this paper, won the clos-
est to the hole for the men, putting his
Gathering spoils at the Nordic
House of Canada
drive within five feet of the 160 yard
ninth hole with his trusty eight iron.
Edith Jones, a contender from years
past, won for the ladies.
The winning team, following a new
scoring format this year, was headed
by Ray Gislason, strengthened by
Winnifred and Jim Stuart, and com-
pleted by Bertha Risbey. In a day full
of fun and recreation, 16 foursomes
competed.
Over 80 people gathered later that
evening at the Nordic House of
Canada for a pot-luck supper, a few
drinks, and solid companionship. The
Icelandic Canadian Frón wishes to
extend sincerest thanks to this years’
26 official sponsors and the diligent
organizers, Betty and Gord Mitchell,
and to Isabelle Taché, named an
honourary goolie that evening. □
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Forging the Icelandic Character
foundation of all superiority, namely
intelligence, education and intellectual
activity.”
“I have not entered a single cottage
or hut in the settlement that did not
contain a hbrary of at least twenty or
thirty volumes; and I am informed that
there is scarcely a child amongst you
that cannot read and write.”
He closed his magnificent oration
with thefollowing thoughts; “...I trust
that you will continue to cherish for
all time, the heart-stirring literature
of your nation, and that from
generation to generation your little
ones will continue to leam in your
ancient sagas that industry, energy,
fortitude, perseverance and stubbom
endurance have ever been the charac-
teristics of the noble Icelandic race. I
have not the slightest misgivings that
not only will your future prove bright
and prosperous, but that it will be uni-
versally acknowledged that a more
valuable accession to the intelligence,
patriotism, loyalty and strength of the
country has never been introduced
into the Dominion.”
In his response to Lord Dufferin,
Fridjon Fridriksson summed up the
feelings of the Icelandic community
when he stated: “We are prepared to
do our share in the maintenance of
public order, and in the defense of our
country, to perform the duties which
England expects of every citizen.”
Tme to the expectations stated by
Fridriksson, Icelandic Canadians
served with distinction in the North-
West Rebellion, the Boer War, both
World Wars and the Korean War. They
have contributed significantly to
every aspect of our society.
The history of Canada is woven
from many strands. Lögberg-
Heimskringla is committed to ensur-
ing that the Icelandic strand will con-
tinue to provide both strength and
lustre to the fabric of Canada, and to
all other societies it reaches. □
Obituary
Lauga (Erickson) Thompson R.N.
1909-1996
T i is with great sorrow that we
announce the passing of our
Aunt and Cousin, Lauga
Thompson of Selkirk, Manitoba on
September 15, 1996. Born in Arnes,
Manitoba, May 14, 1909, daughter of
the late Sveinbjorn and Sigrudur
Erickson.
Lauga was adopted by her great Aunt
Mrs. Ragnheidur Halldorson of Selkirk
(when her mother passed away in 1917)
and she remained in Selkirk for the rest
of her life.
She graduated from Selkirk and Dis-
trict Hospital as an R.N. in 1931. In
1932 she was appointed supervisor of
the hospital, as she was experienced in
surgical nursing, anaesthetics, X-ray
and all aspects of procedures offered
by the hospital. A year later she was
appointed Matron and held this posi-
tion until 1938, then she accepted the
post of Matron of the Pine Falls Hospi-
tal. Retunring to Selkirk and District
General Hospital in 1939 and taking up
the position of Matron at the Selkirk
and District General Hospital again,
holding this position for 26 years.
Lauga married Svein Thompson
(Dudda) late in 1939, and they were to-
gether for 40 years.
In 1966 she became the Matron of
the Betel Home in Selkirk, a position
she held for 10 years.
Lauga will always be remembered
as the loving, kind and generous per-
son, who endlessly gave her time and
energy unconditionally. She will be
sadly missed by all who knew and
loved her.
Her funeral was held on September
19, 1996 in Selkirk, Manitoba.
Flowers are gratefully declined.
Should friends wish, it was Lauga’s
request that donations in her memory
be made to The Memorial Fund, Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church, Box 65, Sel-
kirk, MB, RIA 2B1 or The Palliative
Care Unit, Selkirk General Hospital,
Box 5000, Selkirk, MB R1A2M2.
Submitted by Ellen A. Anderson
Probably all of us who are
descended from western Iceland-
ers can remember favourite say-
ings told us over and over by our parents
and grandparents. Some were moralistic,
others mere whimsy and still others were
told to empower us with motivation to
complete onerous tasks such as school
work. Many of them came over from Ice-
land with the early settlers and were
passed on from one generation to another,
while some were borrowed ffom their fel-
low Canadians. I believe that in the lat-
ter case they were adopted because they
fit the Icelandic mold in some way. My
own mother liked to say, “Each to his
own, as the old lady said as she kissed
her cow.” There are many layers of mean-
ing in that phrase, silly as it may sound.
I am trying to collect such sayings for
a paper I am writing on childhood and
child-rearing practises among the west-
ern Icelanders. I would appreciate it if
readers of Lögberg- Heimskringla would
take a few moments to recall such phrases
used by their own parents, grandparents,
aunts and uncles, jot them down and then
send them to me at the following address:
Professor John S. Matthiasson
Department of Anthropology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Thanks in advance. Thepaper will be de-
livered in a talk I will be giving as part
of the lecture series sponsored by the
University of Manitoba ’í Department of
Icelandic Language and Literature in
the fall of 1996, to which the public is
invited. □
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