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DEATHS
Phyllis Higginson Ashby
30 March 1916 – 13 February 2006
Phyllis Higginson Ashby passed
away of natural causes on February 13,
2006 at the age of 89. She was born
to Mary Erickson and Ralph Higginson
on March 30, 1916. She married Ger-
ald Bates Ashby on June 19, 1937. She
was preceded in death by her husband,
her brother, Ralph Higginson and sister,
Ruth Higginson Lewis, brothers-in-law,
Dean and LaMar Ashby.
She grew up in Spanish Fork and
had a happy childhood despite the loss
of her father at age two.
Her highest priority in life was her
family and her faith; she was a member
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints. She was a devoted wife and
mother, and has been a guiding influence
to her 16 grandchildren and 17 great
grandchildren. She loved the Savior
and wanted to do his work on the earth.
She served in Church calling in the Mu-
tual, Primary, Sunday School, and Relief
Society. She loved serving the women
of the 5th ward as their Relief Society
President and as a visiting teacher.
She was actively involved in the
Daughters of Utah Pioneer and the Ice-
landic Association of Utah. She served
as the historian for the Association; her
home was used as the meeting place
for the board of directors and was often
called the clubhouse. She prided herself
in the fact that she was an Icelander and
loved those people that lived on the Ice-
landic bench in Spanish Fork.
She was a beautician in Spanish
Fork as a young adult. After her husband
died in 1965 she worked at the Beehive
Clothing store in Spanish Fork. She
loved working there knowing that she
helped her customers with the clothing
they needed to enter the temple.
She stayed close to her childhood
friends throughout her life. These twelve
women, the “Ugly Dozen,” loved one an-
other and served each other throughout
their lives.
She is survived by her five children:
Blaine (Carol) Ashby, David (Bonnie)
Ashby, Marilyn Ashby, Ann (Dennis) Gull,
and Garth (Kay) Ashby. Her grandchil-
dren: Steven, Karen, Joe, Gerald, Alan,
Christina Ashby, Joanna Perez, Maryann
Dalton, John, Ryan, Melanie and Lisa
Gull, Amanda Osborne, Chad, McCall,
Jason Ashby and Irma Tsosie. She is
also survived by her sisters-in-law: Karla
(Dean) Holm, LaVerne Higginson, Gloria
Ashby and many nieces and nephews
who loved her dearly.
Funeral services were held at the
Spanish Fork LDS 5th ward chapel 1000
E. 200 S. on Friday February 17, 2006.
Interment, Spanish Fork City Cemetery.
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ARTS
19 March – 15 April
Winnipeg, MB: “Modern Raiders,” paint-
ings by Jón Óskar and mixed media by
Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir at the Dr. Paul H.T.
Thorlakson Gallery at the Icelandic Col-
lection, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, Univer-
sity of Manitoba. Opening on Sunday 19
March, 3 – 5 p.m. For more information
contact Sigrid Johnson at (204) 474-6345
or sigrid_johnson@umanitoba.ca.
Until May 13
Winnipeg, MB: Ione Thorkelsson, Man-
itoba’s leading glass artist, positions
familiar objects in unexpected contexts,
thus removing the familiar and suggest-
ing new possible meanings in Arboreal
Fragments at the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s
Eckhardt Hall. For more information, call
(204) 786-6641.
EVENTS
Saturday 18 March
Winnipeg, MB: The Jon Sigurdsson Chap-
ter IODE will hold its 90th Anniversary
Bridge and Whist Luncheon at Betelstadur,
1061 Sargent Avenue. Our photo display
will include old pictures as well as some
memorabilia, and a specially-made birth-
day cake will be served. Home Bake Sale
at 11:30 a.m., luncheon at 12:30 p.m.,
followed by card playing. Admission: $10.
Come and celebrate this important mile-
stone with us.
Saturday 8 April
Winnipeg, MB: First Lutheran Women in-
vite you to attend their annual Spring Tea
from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Parish Hall at 580
Victor Street. There will be sales of home
baking, meat pies, handicrafts, books,
plus white elephant and touch and take
tables. Handicap access.
April 20 to 23, 2006
Victoria, BC: The Icelanders of Victoria
Club hosts the annual Icelandic National
League Convention, “Ísland to Island:
From Heritage to Heritage” at the Hotel
Grand Pacific. Download a registration
form at www.inlofna.org/Convention_2006/
Registration.pdf, or for information contact
Donna Einarsson by e-mail at corona.
ca@shaw.ca or telephone at (250) 715-
1924. Deadline for Early Bird registration
is MARCH 20. Final deadline is APRIL 6.
FESTIVALS
June 23 – 25
Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN: 29th An-
nual Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival
at Hjemkomst Center, 202 First Avenue
North, and various locations. Experience
one of the Midwest’s foremost cultural
events that celebrates Fargo-Moorhead’s
deep Scandinavian ties. “Reinvent Your-
self...Nordic Style” through food, enter-
tainment, arts, and ethnic traditions from
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Swe-
den, and Saami-Land. For more informa-
tion, phone (218) 299-5452 or visit www.
ScandinavianHjemkomstFestival.org.
ICELANDIC CLASSES
Ongoing
Winnipeg, MB: Icelandic Canadian
Frón Language Classes — Beginner
and Intermediate $40 for members, $45
for non-members, 10 weeks of classes.
Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin
Street. Contact Kendra at (204) 452-5378
or email at icfron@shaw.ca.
LITERATURE
Thursday 30 March
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrafélag reads Passion
Hymns by Hallgrímur Pétursson, in the
Icelandic Collection Seminar Room, 3rd
floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University
of Manitoba at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome.
MOVIES
Thursday 23 March
Toronto, ON: The National Film Board, in
partnership with the Icelandic Canadian
Club of Toronto, the Icelandic Consulate
and the Icelandic Film Centre, presents
Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon’s docu-
mentary Screaming Masterpiece at the
National Film Board, 150 John Street.
Tickets: $8 adults $6 students/seniors/
NFB Members.
MUSEUMS
May 20 – September 5
Gimli, MB: The New Iceland Heritage
Musuem will feature a travelling exhibit on
Iceland’s literary legacy, sponsored by the
Government of Iceland. For details, visit
www.nihm.ca.
Wednesday 21 June
Gimli, MB: The New Iceland Heritage
Museum in Gimli celebrates National
Aboriginal Day. For details, visit www.
nihm.ca.
MUSIC
Ongoing
Edmonton, AB: The Saga Singers meet
regularly on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. For
information and to join, contact Robert at
(780) 434-4665.
March 10 – 12
Winnipeg, MB: Icelandic jazz saxophon-
ist Sigurdur Flosason will be performing
in Winnipeg. On Friday 10 March at 8 p.m.
Mr. Flosason will be performing at the
Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre with the
U of M Jazz Faculty as part of the Lions du
Jazz series. Tickets are $10. On Sunday
12 March Siggi will be performing with the
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra at the Winnipeg
Art Gallery at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are
$25 for adults and $15 for students.
Bill Bourne tour dates
Tröllabundin Tour — Canada 2006,
with Eivør Pálsdottir
March 16 — The Nancy Applebee The-
atre, Athabasca, AB
March 17 — Lyle Victor Centre, Bonny-
ville, AB. Tickets (780) 826-3986
March 19 — GP College Theatre, Grande
Prairie, AB, (780) 538-1616
March 21 — The Exchange, Regina, SK.
Tickets and info (306) 757-7690
March 22 — West End Cultural Centre,
Winnipeg, MB, www.wecc.ca
March 24 — Calgary Folk Club, Calgary,
AB. Tickets (403) 286-5651
March 25 — The Nickleodeon Folk Club,
Calgary, AB, www.thenick.ca
March 29 — Arden Theatre, St. Albert,
AB, www.ardentheatre.com
March 31 — St. James Hall, Vancouver,
BC, www.roguefolk.bc.ca
April 02 — Hugh’s Room, Toronto, ON,
www.hughsroom.com (416) 531-
6604
April 05 — The Dream Cafe, Penticton,
BC. Tickets & info: (250) 490-9012
April 06 — The Dream Cafe, Penticton,
BC. Tickets & info (250) 490-9012
April 08 — Flare & Derrick, Turner Valley,
AB, www.beneaththearch.org
April 09 — Knox United Church, Calgary,
AB, Keystone Music
Lindy tour dates:
Tour with Danny Michel and Bob
Kemmis “Canada is Coming for Tea”
March 22 — Oxford, UK at Port Mahon
(co-promo with Beard Museum)
March 23 — Swindon, UK at The Bee-
hive
March 24 — Charlbury, UK
March 27 — Saffron Walden, UK at the
Bluebell Inn
Nathan tour dates:
April 7 —Edmonton, AB at the Full Moon
Folk Club, St. Basil’s Cultural Centre,
10819 - 71st Ave
ÞORRABLoT
Saturday 18 March
Arborg, MB: Þorrablót will be held in the
Arborg Community Hall. Doors open at
6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Entertainment
program to follow. Tickets (available only
in advance) $30. For more information or
tickets contact Lillian at (204) 376-2620
or David at (204) 376-5578.
Saturday 25 March
Ottawa, ON: The Friends of Iceland, (Ot-
tawa Chapter INL) have arranged their
þorrablót at the home of the president,
Lou and Marjorie Howard, 106 Dorothea
Drive, Ottawa, at 6 p.m.

Saturday 1 April
Wynyard, SK: Vatnabyggð Icelandic
Club of Saskatchewan will hold its þorra-
blót at the Wynyard Civic Centre. It is our
25th anniversary! Cocktail hour from 6
— 7 p.m., catered supper at 7. Program
at 8 p.m. Dance to the “Fiddling Farm-
ers” following the short program. Ice-
landic buffet during the evening. Adults
$20; students (living away from home)
$15; family (incl. school children living
at home) $40. Advance tickets only. For
more information or tickets contact Dave
or Audrey Shepherd at (306) 554-4131
or e-mail ol.shepherd@sasktel.net.
Saturday, April 8
Toronto, ON: Icelandic Canadian Club
of Toronto annual dinner dance featur-
ing traditional Icelandic food as well as
Canadian fare, entertainment, silent
auction, fun and fellowship with friends
old and new. 6 p.m. at North York Me-
morial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge
St. For tickets contact Mel Johnson,
mljjohnson@rogers.com, (905) 828-
9222.
SPORTS
Friday 16 June
Gimli, MB: Third annual Viking Open
Golf Tournament held by the New Iceland
Heritage Museum. A Texas Scramble at
Links on the Lake Golf Course in Gimli.
Call (204) 642-4001 or email nihm@mts.
net to enter this fun-filled event.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE
The Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto presents Screaming Masterpiece in March.
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