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Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 1 Febrúar 2002 • 5
FRÉTTIR • NEWS
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INL of North America News
Steinþór Guðbjartsson,
Morgunblaðið reporter, was in
Manitoba and Minneapolis recently.
Steinþór is not a stranger to the
area. In the seven-
ties, he studied
Physical Education
at the University of
Manitoba, where he
was on the Bison
soccer team whicli
won the national
championship.
After going to
Germany to study,
he returned to
Manitoba with the intention of staying
in Canada. But in the early 80s, Iceland
called him back, to work as a soccer
teacher and coach. He did that for a few
years, before he decided he would like
to write about sports.
That began his career as a journal-
ist. He no longer is a sports writer. Now
he is a news reporter, and one of his
areas for news is North America. Every
two weeks he does a feature on people
of Icelandic origin living in North
America which he calls Ur Vesturheimi.
The L-H sends him news items,
which serve as leads for him. And oth-
ers contact him directly. If you have a
news item you think will interest him,
contact him at steg@rnbl.is. And be
sure to send L-H a copy too!! In
February he will do a feature on the
Falcons for the weekend edition.
Morgunblaðið also benefits the
North American community through its
agreement that the L-H may use both
articles and photos from the Icelandic
daily newspaper. This is a very gener-
ous gift in kind to the L-H.
Steinþór
Guðbjartsson
/
Fyrsti Islendingur ársins fæddist í Danmörku
The First Icelander of the year was born in Denmark
According to reliable sources the
first Icelander bom this year was
born in Denmark. Anna Mary
Jónsdóttir was bom in the town of
Hjprring in the northem part of Jutland
at 2:00 am Icelandic time the lst of
January.
Anna Mary is the daughter of
Ragna Þórisdóttir and Jón Albert
Jónsson. According to Jón Albert she
was supposed to be born on the 15th of
December, but the girl delayed her
arrival. She was 55 centimetres long
and 3.860 grams.
The family has lived in Denmark
for three years this February. Jón Albert
is studying to be a system analyst. The
couple have two other children Harpa
Rut, four, and Þórir Örn, eight.
Photo courtesy of Morgunblaðið
María Kristinsdóttir was the first child to be
born in Iceland this year. The parents, íris
ívarsdóttir and Kristinn Guðmundsson, are
shown with their children Ivar, María and
Magnea Björg.
María flrst in Iceland
María Kristinsdóttir was the first
child bom in Iceland. She is the daugh-
ter of Kristinn Guðmundsson and Iris
Ivarsdóttir and was taken by caesarean
Photo courtesy of Morgunblaðið
Proud mothers with the first children of the
year born in Hjprring in northem part of
Jutland. Ragna Þórisdóttir on the left with
Anna Mary Jónsdóttir and Inge Tarp with
her daughter.
section at the maternity ward at
Landspítsalinn, the university hospital,
shortly before 11:00 am on New Year's
moming. It took no time at all, said the
father. We arrived at the hospital around
9:30 and the caesarean was finished at
11:00. The due date was the 7th of
January but the parents were ready for
anything. The couple have two older
children, Magnea Björg, seven and ívar,
eighteen months.
Information from Morgunblaðið, Á. H.
Correction:
On page 5 of Issue 2 dated Jan.
18th, 2002, the Emilia Student
Aid Fund should have read the
Emilia Palmason Student Aid
Fund. Mark Bjomson is the son
of Thomas and Shelley Bjornson
(nee Oddleifson).
Evelyn K. Thorvaldson
Communications Director
WlNNIPEG, MB
The INL/NA Executive met in
Selkirk on Sunday, January 20/02
for their regular Board meeting.
Major issues on the agenda cen-
tered on the upcoming INL of North
America annual convention to be held
in Minneapolis, US, April 18 - 21.
Results of reviews of INL/NA future
directions were discussed and will to be
the main focus for the INL of NA busi-
ness at the convention.
A draft of the weekend convention
program was reviewed — with several
changes and suggestions to the Host
Convention Committee. This draft will
go back to the Host Committee for
review and approval before it is final-
ized. In view of time restraints for the
program, it will be necessaiy to begin
the convention on Friday, April 19th at
8:30 am.
Highlight persons are expected to
be in attendance, most notably, the for-
mer President of Iceland, Vigdís
Finnbogadóttir. Vigdís is scheduled as
the keynote speaker at the Official
Opening Ceremonies slated for 1 pm on
Friday. The Gamlir Fósturbræður
(Karlakór) will perform throughout the
weekend. Ambassadors and dignitaries
representing Iceland will be in atten-
dance. Intemational Consuls will also
be present.
The INL/NA Board has arranged
for a chartered bus to leave from
Winnipeg on Thursday, April 18th,
2002 retuming on Sunday, April 21st.
A package deal is being arranged with
Great Canadian Travel for the retum
bus trip hotel accommodation (based on
double occupancy) at Days Inn for 3
nights will cost $306 CAD per person.
The Host Committee is securing the
best possible rates with their hotel list.
Confirmed prices are unavailable at this
time, however, that information will be
advertised very soon. In order to secure
reservations for the package, individu-
als will be responsible to make their
arrangements directly with Great
Canadian Travel Co. - contact person
Melanie Woodward at (204) 949-
0199. The firm deadline is February
18th. For further information, please
contact INL Convention Director
Elva Jonasson at (204) 452-5378, e-
mail: sekjonl@mts.net.
The registration fee for delegates is
set át $65 US, which includes all con-
vention printed material as well as the
Friday night banquet. The Saturday
night banquet is tentatively priced at
$25 US and will be the option for those
wanting to attend at their own cost.
Registration will be handled by the
Association of Minnesota. Forms are in
this issue of the newspaper.
Some changes have taken place on
the INL/NA directory — there have
been appointments and some change in
Presidents of Chaptei:s since their
AGMs. Maxine Ingalls is the newly-
elected president of the Bruin Chapter
of Selkirk; Joan Eyolfson Cadham, for
Vatnabyggð. The newly appointed
Ambassador for Canada in Iceland has
been named, Gerald Skinner.
Membership dues from Chapters,
payable to the INL/NA were reviewed.
Each Chapter pays $3.00 per member
up to the first 50 members and $1.50 for
each additional member. Chapters are
reminded that the membership dues are
expected by the end of January 2002.
Walter Sopher, 2nd Vice President
of INL/NA attended the meeting. His
chapter "Norðurljós" in Edmonton is
well into planning for the 2003 conven-
tion, which is scheduled for May 1-4,
2003. It promises to be a good one. The
meeting was pleased to have Gerri
MacDonald, Regional Director for BC
in attendance. Gerri reported updates on
the BC Chapters. She will be visiting
the Victoria Chapter in the next few
weeks and together with Consul
Heather Ireland will be presenting Saga
Sets, the National Gift from the People
of Iceland.
Regretfully, Judy Thorsteinson
informed the Board that the Siglufjörður
Band expected to visit Canada and the
US in the early summer of this yeai- 2002
has delayed their plans to 2003. Judy has
a record of ten chapters and organiza-
tions that hopefully will re-consider their
plans to reserve the Band for the follow-
ing summer.
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