Lögberg-Heimskringla - 28.07.2000, Síða 13

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Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 28. júlí 2000 • 13
Elin Catherine
Sigurdson
'LIN CATHERINE
/Sigurdson is
the daughter of
Wendy and Eric
Sigurdson of St.
Louis, Missouri,
and sister to older brother Stefan. Elin
was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and
even though Elin left Winnipeg at the
age of three she looks forward to
returning every summer to the family
cottage at Leaside Beach, which was
built the year she was born. The family
summer vacation centres around being
at íslendingadagurinn and Elin has
attended faithfully for as long as she
can remember. Elin is honoured to be
an attendant to the Fjallkona, Lenore
Good. This experience will be even
more memorable as she fulfills her
duties with her cousin Sonja in this spe-
cial year 2000.
Elin will be entering grade 9 in the
fall and enjoys soccer, field hockey,
diving, and plays the clarinet in the jun-
ior band. Elin is proud of her Canadian
and Icelandic heritage and takes every
opportunity to enlighten her classmates
about Canada and Iceland. Her Amma
and Afi, Sylvia and Stefan Sigurdson of
White Rock BC, originally of Riverton,
provide her with wonderful stories of
her heritage which she eagerly uses for
school projects. Her paternal great
grandparents were S.V. and Kristrun
Sigurdson and Marus and Vilborg
Brynjolfson of Riverton, Manitoba.
Sonja June
Sigurdson
Sonja, a senior
at Sentinel
Secondary school
in West Vancou-
ver, BC, has
received many
Academic and
Achievement Honour Awards through
her high school years. Her interests are
diverse, including competitive swim-
ming, sailing, scuba diving, and karate.
On the West Coast Mountains she is an
active snowborder and skier. A keen
traveller, her interest in art enabled her
to visit Romev Sienna, Florence, and
London in 2000 and New York City in
1999 as part of her studies.
A significant outside interest start-
ed in 1996 when she participated in a
conference in Anaheim. That year, a
youth component was first included in
the International Society of
Professionals In Dispute Resolution
(SPIDR) headquaitered in Washington,
DC. She has subsequently attended
annual conferences in Orlando,
Portland, and Baltimore. A inember of
the program committee since 1998, she
is presently one of three co-chairper-
sons for the conferece in Albuquerque,
New Mexco in 2000.
Sonja is the daughter of Glenn and
Maureen Sigurdson of Vancouver, and
the granddaughter of Stefan and Sylvia
Sigurdson of White Rock, BC, former-
ly of Riverton. Her summers are spent
at the famioly cottage at Leaside Beach
at the narrows of Lake Winnipeg
waterskiing with her cousins. With a
dad a former president, and an amma a
former Fjallkona, she can count among
her many achievements having been an
enthusiastic participant in the Icelandic
Festival every year.
New Iceland:
From Dream to
Reality
New Iceland: From Dream to Reality
Presented by Nelson Gerrard
WHAT FAR-REACHING FORCES of
man and nature shaped the
dream of a “New Iceland”? How did
this vision become a reality on the iso-
lated shores of Lake Winnipeg 125
years ago? Who were the “dream-
smiths” of New Iceland, and how did
they nurture this fledgling settlement
through its perilous first years? Though
seven successive generations have
maintained a strong sense of identity
and pride in their heritage, much of
New Iceland’s story is now fading from
memory as the Icelandic language
diminishes. It is this unique story that
the New Iceland Heritage Museum
pledges to keep alive for future genera-
tions, and it is this story we now cele-
brate on the 125th anniversary of the
founding of New Iceland.
Join us for this cultural presenta-
tion in the new Multi Media Theatre at
the new Betel Waterfront Centre
Sunday August 6, 2000 1:00 P.M.
Admission is $3.00; rush seating.
Tbi
Your Support is Needed
A Community Campaign for the Preservation
and Enhancement of ‘The Icelandic Presence’
at the University of Manitoba
The V.I.P. Millennium Campaign
coincides with world-wide interest in
the míllennium and ín things Tcelandíc’,
including activities celebrating the
discovery of Nörth America by Icelanders
one tlrousand years ago and the 125di
anniversary of the arrival of Icelandic
pioneers on the shores of Lake Winnipeg.
EVERY GIFTÍSIMPORTANTINMAKING THE V.I.P. CAMPAIGN VISION A
RHALITY. Financial gifts will support:
♦ Endowment of a Professorship: to retain the professorship in Modern Icelandic and
Icelandic-Canadian Studíes established in 1992, to contínue to support teaching and
research, as well as to ensure the continuation of outreach initiatives - $650,000.
♦ Endowment of the lcelandic Collection: to establish an endowment for the
enhancement of the Icelandic Collection, including providing for acquisitions,
preservation, and educational and community outreach - $500,000.
♦ Expansíon, renovation, and modemízatíon of the Icelandic collection section ín the
Elizabeth Dafoe Library: to provide an appropriate environment for rare texts in the
collection; toprovide reading, seminar, and study rooms; and to provide additional
computer workstations adequate for the teaching and research demands of the 21st
century - $500,000.
Join Us By Making A Lasting Tribute To You and Your Loved Ones
Every Gift will be recognized in a Book of Honour. Donations of $500 and above will
also be listed on the Donor Wall. Donations and Pledges of $500 and above, receíved
by Wednesday, August 9th, will be listed on the donor wall for the grand opening of
the new Collection site on Oetober 20th. Your donations will be acknowledged with a
receipt for income tax purposes. To make your donation, or for more information
please contact: Sandra Stewart, 156 Elízabeth Dafoe Líbrary, University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Telephone: (204) 474-6362 Toll Free: 1-800-330-8066
Fax:(204) 474-7583
The Winnipeg International Writers Festival presents
Tickets $10.00 (plus tax)
Icelándic and Icelandic Canadian Writers
join to bring you coinic, Avístful, serious,
but always entertaining poems and
stories about living in two lands.
featuring
Steinunn Sigudardóttir
Einar Mar Gudmundsson
Kristjana Gunnars
W.D. Valgardson
David Arnason
Martha Brooks
Master of Ceremonies
Gúdrún Agústsdóttir
ICELANDIC-CANADIAN
MILLENIUM
CELEBRATICJNS
Be a part of this entertaining evening and
reseiwe your ticket at the VIP Millenium
Campaign Booth, Gimli Festival Weekend
August 6 inside the pavillion and August 7
at the park grounds.
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