Lögberg-Heimskringla - 01.06.2010, Page 2

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2 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • 1 June 2010
Ron Goodman
Wedged between two early spring snow storms, the Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club of Calgary celebrated Su-mardagurinn Fyrsti on Sunday, May 2. The origin of
this holiday in Iceland is that, like western Canada, spring is short
and so the year was simply divided into two seasons, winter and
summer, with Sumardagurinn Fyrsti being the celebration of long
awaited arrival of summer. This event was organized by the Laxdal
and Finnson families assisted by Aldis Hallson and Brandur Leach.
The event in Calgary has traditionally been youth oriented, and
consisted of a bouncy tent, face painting, Icelandic crafts and sto-
ries told by Auður Magnusdóttir. Karen Finnbogasson and Kristin
Dawson-Jones organized the program for the children. The adults
played cards in another room. The card players were introduced
to the Icelandic version of whist by Christine Stuart-Smith which
is quite different from the Canadian progressive whist. After the
entertainment, a meal followed by Icelandic desserts completed
the evening. About 40 adults and 15 children enjoyed the program
and socializing with fellow Icelanders.
Calgary celebrates
Sumardagurinn Fyrsti
Photo: KarL torfaSoN
Bill Finnson, Ron Goodman, Thora and
Dave Fisher playing whist
Gimli Icelandic Canadian Society (GICS) will again be offering up
to five bursaries of $100.00 to
campers registered for the 2010
Icelandic Camp. To be eligible
for the bursary the parent(s) and/
or grandparent(s) of the camper
must be a member of the GICS.
Selection for the bursaries will
be on a first-come, first-award-
ed basis.
Contact Lorna Tergesen
before 15th of June to register
your application for a bursary.
Phone Lorna at 642-9650 or
e-mail ljtergesen@gmail.com
Icelandic
Camp 2010
Various levels of sponsorship will be treated as offerings
to the Norse Gods and support Lögberg-Heimskringla
2010 ICELANDIC OPEN SPONSORSHIP
ÓÐIN
Leader of the Gods!
$3,000.00
• Will receive 4 players and post golf reception
• Company Logo on all printed materials
• Large signs at registration, 1st and 10th Holes and featured
prominently during awards program
• 6 free 1/6 page ads in L-H and website ad
SÓL
Goddess of Sun,
we wish you here!
$2,000.00
• Your offering will receive 2 players and post golf reception
• Recognition in the program
• Sign at registration and featured during awards program
• 4 free 1/8 page ads in L-H and website ad
FREYR
Provides strength, to
play and have fun!
$1,000.00
• This offering will receive player and post golf reception
• Recognition in the program
• Featured during awards program
• 2 free 1/8 page ads in L-H and website ad
Þor
CARTS SPONSOR
Rides his Chariot of Fire!
$1,500.00 (x2)
• Your sacrifice helps provide
for the cart today
• Signage on front and
rear of all carts
• Recognition in program and
during awards program
• 2 free 1/8 page ads in L-H
and website ad
Iðunn
DRINK SPONSOR
Provides eternal youth!
$1,000.00
• At least her 1 complimentary
alcoholic beverage to all might!
• Recognition in program and on
drink ticket
• 2 free 1/8 page ads in L-H
and website ad
Baldur
LUNCH SPONSOR
The giver, provider of lunch!
$1,500.00
• Recognition in program, at
lunch area and on lunch ticket
• 2 free 1/8 page ads in L-H
and website ad
Brad Sveinson, Chair, Idavoll@mts.net
Grant Stefanson, gstefanson@darcydeacon.com
Audrey Kwasnica, audrey@lh-inc.ca or (204) 284-5686
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Huldufólk Hole and green sponsors – the ones that matter!
• Signage at teebox or by the green
• Recognition in program$250.00
To register for sponsorship, visit www.lh-inc.ca
Booking deadline
is July 12.
Advertisers are invited
to contact:
Catherine McConnell at
(204) 927-5643
or catherine@lh-inc.ca
By garr! Don’t mi
ss out on
advertising in the
annual
Icelandic festival
issue!
Reach
the
festival
-goers
throug
h
your ad
in
Lögberg
-Heims
kringla
.
The Annual General Meet-ing of Lögberg-Heim-skringla was held on May
3, 2010. There were approxi-
mately 30 people in attendance.
The Choir Solskríkjan, an
Icelandic choir formed last Oc-
tober led by Kerrine Wilson, en-
tertained.
Following the entertain-
ment, the meeting was brought
to order by Grant Stefanson,
President of the Board.
The AGM is an opportunity
to get together once a year, sup-
porters, volunteers, staff, and
board members and do some
celebrating and some business.
The minutes were read, the
balance sheet was presented by
Dan Snidal, accountants ap-
pointed, reports were read and
approved. The editor and then
the President, Grant Stefanson,
each gave a report on the state
of the paper and plans for the
future. A slate of directors was
presented and approved with a
call for nomination of directors,
then the election of officers for
2010 took place.
Once the formal part of the
evening was over, there was a
chance to socialize and discuss
issues and concerns regarding
the paper.
Lögberg-Heimskringla AGM 2010
Photo: graNt StefaNSoN
The Solskríkjan Choir entertained
Robert Jack was at the INL conference with a dream he and his wife
share. Many people will recog-
nize the name because for three
years his father was the soccer
playing minister in the Arborg-
Riverton area.
When his family moved
back to Iceland, they moved to
a farm called Tjörn. It´s about a
two and a half hour drive from
Reykjavík. In 2002 Robert and
his wife Sigrún bought a farm,
Geitafell, which is quite close to
where he grew up.
They hope to build a hotel
at Geitafell. If all goes well, it
will open in 2012. He came to
the INL convention in the hope
of interesting Icelandic North
Americans, especially those that
come from the Vatnsnes area, in
purchasing bonds in the project.
There will be three guest
houses with twelve rooms each.
Each bedroom will have its own
bathroom. In the fourth building
there will be a lounge and res-
taurant.
The bonds will cost about
9,400 dollars and will guarantee
the buyer 105 nights at the ho-
tel over a period of ten years. A
person can use them up at any
rate they wish. They could take
three rooms for a week, for ex-
ample, and use up twenty-one
nights or they could stay for fif-
teen weeks. If they wanted, they
could sell their times to some-
one else.
This is a hard time in Ice-
land. The economy is still con-
tracting. The fallout from the
meltdown is just really starting
with the charging and prosecut-
ing of some of the people in-
volved. Robert Jack sees this as
an opportunity because during
the boom, building costs were
outrageously high. Now, build-
ing costs are much lower. Where
others see discouragement, he
sees opportunity.
At his table at the INL con-
ference, there was a clipboard
with a sheet for people to sign
up if they were interested. Grad-
ually the sheets began to fill up.
Perhaps this Icelandic dream in
the time of adversity will suc-
ceed and North Americans will
go to Geitafell to go horseback
riding, salt water fishing, hiking,
salmon and trout fishing or to
watch the Réttir in September.
Hótel
Geitafell