Lögberg-Heimskringla - 01.06.2010, Side 1

A
heartwarming
story
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Trapping in
the 1920s
A series on four young
Icelandic trappers / page 12
Photo: Doug LittLe PhotograPhy
Ray Johnson and Atli
speak to us all / pages 8-9
Markland
Nearly forgotten, now re-
membered / page 5
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LÖGBERG
HEIMSKRINGLA
The Icelandic Community Newspaper • 1 June 2010 • Number 11 / Númer 11 • 1. júní 2010
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The Icelandic National League calendar for 2012 is being worked
on now and will feature pic-
tures of plants and animals
from Iceland. The deadline is
October 1, 2010! Please note
that due to the layout
of the calendar, hori-
zontal pictures work
best.
Project: We in-
vite you to submit
your best images for
the 2012 Icelandic
National League
Calendar. Submis-
sions under the um-
brella of Fauna and
Flora of Iceland and
the photos should be taken in
Iceland.
Fauna: photographs of
birds, dogs, horses, sheep,
pigs, goats, cats and wild ani-
mals.
Flora: photographs of
ferns and grasses, flower-
ing plants, shrubs (blueberry,
crowberry, bear berry) and
trees (willow, birch, poplar,
mountain ash).
This special project is
open to all the members of the
Icelandic National League.
Important Dates: We will
be accepting images now and
until October 1, 2010.
Technical Information:
High quality images either
scanned from 35 mm slides
or high-resolution digital im-
ages. These ideally should be
better than 2000 x 1500 pixel
digital images or the equiva-
lent quality scanner images.
In other words, digital photos
should be taken (and sent) at
the highest resolution pos-
sible, and photos scanned (and
sent) at the highest resolution
possible. Your picture will be
rejected if it does not conform
to publishing quality!
Slides: On right hand side
have an arrow indicating ‘top’.
Please note that slides will not
be returned.
Smaller email images
may be sent for viewing, but
large quality pictures must be
available.
Required information:
Name of photographer, lo-
cation and date (month and
year) that the picture was tak-
en, name of the hosting INL
Member Club. Please also in-
clude senders name, contact
information (phone, e-mail,
and website), where you live,
and the name of the INL chap-
ter you are representing.
Send slides and re-
quired information to Dianne
O’Konski, 17404 Ithaca Lane,
Lakeville, MN, USA, 55044
Email digital images
and required information to
deokonski@charter.net.
Selected photographers
and chapters will be notified.
Get out those cameras
Go to Iceland
Attention photographers
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The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba held its Fjallkona Brunch, May 16 and we were delighted at the announce-ment that Helga Malis is the 2010 Fjallkona.
Helga is well known to many of us through her former role
as the Executive Secretary of the Icelandic National League. She
is also a long-serving director with the Icelandic Festival com-
mittee, a past president of the Gimli Icelandic Canadian Society
and a member of the editorial board of the Icelandic Connection
magazine. Truly a great choice!
2010 Fjallkona announced
Photo: KeNDra JóNaSSoN
The 2010 Fjallkona, Helga Malis of Gimli, was crowned on
May 16. At left is Kathy Thorarinson Neale, President of the
Icelandic Festival.
July 30, 2010
Links on the Lake Golf Course
Gimli, MB
Register online at
www.lh-inc.ca
or by phone 1-866-564-2374In Support of Lögberg-Heimskringla
iceLaNDic touriSt BoarD Photo: ruth guNDahL MaDSeN
Volunteers recognized at L-H AGM
Photo: auDrey JuVe KwaSNica
On May 3, Lögberg-Heimskringla held its Annual General
Meeting. Volunteers, not all in attendance, who have dedi-
cated their time to L-H over the years were recognized. Pic-
tured above, from left: Linda Hammersley, Christine Hjar-
tarson Richardson, Tom Finnbogason, Ingrid Slobodian,
Florence Holigroski, and Dorothy Christopherson – Tygat.
Volunteers unable to attend were Sharon Jonasson, Marg
Rixen (Kardal), Pat Odegard, and Ingibjorg Nelson. More
about the AGM on page 2.