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EVENTS
Until January 3, 2009
New York, NY: The Myths & Magic of
Iceland: A Voyage through Icelandic
Children’s Literature. Extended to Janu-
ary 3, 2009. From the ancient sagas
chronicling exciting Viking adventures,
to folk tales passed from generation
to generation, to brand new stories by
contemporary authors, The Myths &
Magic of Iceland presents a broad range
of children’s literature in a fun, colorful
play space. Saturdays, 12-5 pm, $5 per
child admission includes access to both
the Heimbold Family Children’s Learning
Center and The Myths & Magic of Iceland
(FREE for ASF members). For further in-
formation, visit www.scandinaviahouse.
org, e-mail info@amscan.org, or call
(212) 879-9779.
Sunday 14 December
Burnaby, BC: Come sing carols and
dance around the Christmas tree with the
ICCBC at the Children’s Christmas Party.
The event will take place at the Scandi-
navian Community Centre, 6540 Thomas
Street, Burnaby, 1 - 3 p.m. There is a cost
of $7.50 per child to offset the cost of
gifts & please also bring something for
the food table. Hot dogs & drinks pro-
vided. Please submit children’s names to
Jana & Santa by December 5th. Phone:
(304) 590-3898; e-mail: ohelgason@
shaw.ca
Edmonton, AB: The Icelandic Cana-
dian Club of Edmonton hosts it’s annual
Christmas Party in the Main Hall of the
Dutch Canadian Centre. Get your Þor-
rablót tickets this evening. www.icced-
monton.org
Tuesday 20 January 2009
Gimli, MB: Gestamót at Betel. The an-
nual visit to Betel will take place January
20th, 2009 at 2:00 PM. We begin with a
singsong for half an hour, or so, and then
serve angel food cake, strawberries and
ice cream.
Sunday 25 January 2009
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón invites you to participate with the
Icelandic community at the Heritage Day
Brunch, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Held at the
Scandinavian Centre, 764 Erin Street.
www.scandinaviancentre.ca
Saturday 31 January 2009
Winnipeg, MB: Ljósanótt, an evening
of lights, will honour Donald K. Johnson
and Gordon Reykdal, Saturday, January
31, 2009. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m., and
program at 7 p.m. Entertainment will be
provided by Valdine Anderson. Provench-
er room, The Hotel Fort Garry, 222 Broad-
way, Winnipeg, MB. Ticket price is $100
- for tickets call Lögberg-Heimskringla
at (204) 284-5686 or toll-free at 1-866-
564-2374. For a special hotel room rate,
please contact the Lögberg-Heimskring-
la office. Deadline for purchasing tickets
is January 23, 2009.
ICELANDIC CLASSES
Mondays
Toronto, ON: Icelandic classes will begin
Monday, October 6th from 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. The class on that night will be at
the home of Meredith MacFarquhar, 11
Lauder Ave, Toronto M6H 3E2, Phone
(416) 653-7878. Further information can
be obtained from Margaret Van Hamme
at (416) 690-0528, or email margret-
bvh@sympatico.ca
Wednesdays
Gimli, MB: Kaffitími (coffee time) in Gimli
takes place at 3 p.m. each Wednesday,
meeting at Amma’s Tea Room at the
Gimli Waterfront Centre. There is no
sign-up and no teacher. Anyone is wel-
come to drop in; the only fee is the price
of your cup of coffee. There is only one
rule — you need to talk Icelandic in or-
der to participate in the chat around the
table. If you just want to listen at first
that’s fine too!
Wednesdays
New Westminster, BC: Icelandic les-
sons are held on Wednesday evening at
7:30 p.m. Cost is $5.00 per session and
held at 939 6th Street. Contact Indriði
Kristjánsson (604) 852-6807, (778) 989-
0426, or indridi@telus.net.
LITERATURE
Thursday 29 January
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélagið Gleym-
mérei, the Icelandic Reading Society,
presents its 100th congregation at
7p.m. in the Icelandic Collection Seminar
Room, 3rd floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library,
University of Manitoba. The group will
discuss Under the Glacier by Nobel win-
ner Halldór Laxness. Everyone welcome!
Be there for the 100th Lestrarfélagið.
GENEALOGY
Sundays
Victoria, BC: The first Sunday of each
month the Icelanders of Victoria are of-
fering a genealogy night open house
style at Fred Bjarnason’s. You will have
the opportunity to use his collection of
genealogy books, use his password to a
variety of databases and have an expe-
rienced hand to guide you in your quest
to find your Icelandic ancestors. Please
come out and join us from 6-9 on Sunday
evening. Fred Bjarnason (250) 202-1055.
Friday 23 January 2009
Victoria, BC: A genealogy night will be
held Friday 23 January starting at 5:30
p.m. at the Norway House.
MEETINGS
Saturday 10 January
Seattle, WA: The Icelandic Club of
Greater Seattle will be holding thier An-
nual Meeting at St. John United Lutheran
Church, January 10, starting 2 p.m.
MUSIC
Bill Bourne tour dates:
December 27 - Edmonton, AB - The Win-
spear Theatre - The Carol Project
January 21, 2009 - Red Deer, AB - The
Matchbox Theatre w/TriContinental
January 23 - Pentiction, BC - The Dream
Cafe w/TriContinental
January 24 - Pentiction, BC - The Dream
Cafe w/TriContinental
January 27 - Nelson, BC -The Hume Hotel
w/TriContinental
GusGus tour dates:
December 19 - Akureyri, Iceland - Domus
Technika @ Datinn w/President Bon-
go & friends
December 25 - Herford, Germany - XClub,
DJ set w/President Bongo
January 1, 2009 - Innsbruck, Austria -
P.M.K., Icelandic Dj’s Night # 2
February 2 - Munich, Germany - Harry
Klein, Nikita Party w/Gluteus Maxi-
mus
February 6 - Rockhouse, Austria - Stereo
Club, w/Gluteus Maximus
February 13, - Klagenfurt, Austria - Stereo
Club, 5 years of Great Stuff with Ra-
mon Tapia
Mad Shadow tour dates:
January 23, 2009 - Vancouver, BC - The
Bourbon
Svanur Vilbergsson tour dates:
February 15, 2009 - London, UK - The
Foundling Museum
February 19 - London, UK - St. Pancras
Church
March 17 - Boston, MA - King’s Chapel
ÞORRABLÓTS
Saturday 21 February 2009
Edmonton, AB: The annual Icelandic Ca-
nadian Club of Edmonton hosts Þorrablót
the Main Hall of The Dutch Canadian Cen-
tre, 13312-142 Street. Get your tickets at
the Childrens Christmas Party.
Saturday 7 March 2009
Victoria, BC: The Icelanders of Victoria
Þorrablót will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Nor-
way House.
Events
OBITUARIES
Margret Björgvinsdottir
January 17 1925 - October 7 2008
Our dear mother, mother-in-law
and grandmother, Margrét Björgvin-
sdóttir, passed away in Reykjavík on
October 7.
She is survived by her three chil-
dren, Björgvin Richard Andersen, Karl
Andersen, Fríða Bonnie Andersen and
her four grandchildren, Thelma Mar-
grét, Daði Örn, Viktor Orri and Kristófer
Atli Andersen.
Margrét was the daughter of
Hólmfríður Guðmundsson and Björgvin
Guðmundsson, who was a well-known
composer of music in Iceland.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mar-
grét had plenty of friends and relatives
in Canada.
In 1931 the family moved to
Akureyri, Iceland where Margrét’s fa-
ther went to work as a music teacher
and choir conductor, and it was there
that she grew up.
Later she went to Winnipeg to study
at the School of Laboratory Technology.
She worked in that profession for a few
years in Canada and the US and later
in Reykjavík, Iceland, where she spent
the last 40 years of her life. In Seattle,
where she spent some time working
in 1957, she met Richard C. Andersen,
who was to be her husband for 11 years
and the father of her children.
Margrét was a kind-hearted and
gentle person, much loved by all who
knew her.
Her chief aim in life was to sup-
port her children and send them
through college.
She had a wide range of inter-
ests, enjoyed reading and listening to
music and had a sizeable collection of
books and CDs.
Burial will be at the cemetery of
Akureyrarkirkja in Akureyri, Iceland.
* * *
Gudrun M. “Gunna” Einarson
May 14, 1915 - November 5, 2008
Gudrun M. “Gunna” Einarson,
age 93 of Mountain, ND and formerly
of Edinburg died Sunday, November
2, 2008 at the Altru Hospital of Grand
Forks.
Gudrun Mildred Sigurdson was
born May 14, 1915 at the home of
her grandmother near Gardar, ND
the daughter of the late Sigurdur and
Anna (Bergman) Sigurdson. Gudrun’s
mother died at a young age and
Gudrun helped raise her siblings. She
graduated as valedictorian from the
Gardar High School in 1933. Gudrun
was united in marriage to Huskuldur
“Husky” Einarson on Feb. 8, 1939 at
the Parsonage in Mountain, ND. The
couple made their home on the fam-
ily farm in Thingvalla Township where
they raised their five daughters. Husky
died on May 30, 1971.
Gunna continued her role as
caregiver by working as a nurse’s aide
at the Borg Pioneer Memorial Home in
Mountain for 20 years. She was also
very dedicated to the community. She
was active in the Gardar Lutheran
Church and Ladies Aid, served as a
4-h Leader and was involved with the
local homemakers group and the Borg
Auxiliary. Her culinary skills were ex-
ceptional and she took great pride in
carrying on the traditions of her Icelan-
dic ancestors. Her home was always
filled with plants and flowers. Gunna
lived the last 13 years of her life at
the Borg Facilities. She enjoyed word
puzzles and reading and especially en-
joyed visits from family and friends.
Gunna is survived by her daugh-
ters: Dorothy (Kristjan) Peterson, Arle-
ta, CA; Evelyn (Kenneth) Holand, Minot,
ND; and Linda Palmer, Wahpeton, ND;
son-in-law Kenneth Tetrault, Walhalla,
ND; grandchildren: Michael Peterson,
Daniel Peterson, Sheri (Sean) Max-
well, Jane (George) Valente, Jennifer
(Chris) Nelson, Chad Tetrault, Charlie
Tetrault, Chelsey Tetrault, Erin Palmer,
Paige Palmer, great grandchildren:
Sarah, Anna & Christopher Valente and
Kristjana, Tyler and Brynja Maxwell,
brother-in-law Marino Steinolfson,
Mountain, ND and sister-in-law Becky
Morrison, Mountain, ND. She was pre-
ceded in death by her parents, hus-
band Husky, daughters: Elizabeth and
Virginia, brothers: Sigurd and Elmer,
sisters: Sigrun and Lois and two infant
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 10:30
a.m. at the Gardar Lutheran Church,
Gardar, ND.
Visitation was on Friday from 5-8,
with a prayer service at 8:00 p.m. at
the Tollefson Funeral Home of Edin-
burg. Interment was at the Gardar Lu-
theran Cemetery.
An online guestbook is available
at: www.tollefsonfuneralhome.com.
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