Lögberg-Heimskringla - 01.06.2010, Page 6

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6 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • 1 June 2010
At an awards evening on April 20 at the Winni-peg Convention Centre a number of people of Icelandic descent received recognition for their
dedication to their communities. What an example they
set for all of us. Giving back to the community is often
what gives life meaning and creates hope in those who
are helped.
Beggi Anderson (Interlake)
In recognition of his tireless work and dedication
to the town of Arborg, including the Ardal-Geysir Lu-
theran Church.

Mavis and Earl Asmundson (Eastman)
In recognition of more than 40 years of service
to the community of Piney through the 4-H Club, the
Terry Fox Run, the Piney Volunteer Fire Department
and other programs and services.

Evergreen Basic Needs (Gimli)
In recognition of their efforts to provide food,
clothing and household items in the Interlake for cli-
ents, including more than 40,000 kg of food.

The Jon Sigurdsson Chapter IODE
(Human Services)
In recognition of continuing dedication to educa-
tion, social services and civic events throughout our
province.

Ray Johnson (Portage La Prairie)
In recognition of the diversity and scope of his vol-
unteer contributions to organizations throughout the
town of Portage La Prairie.
We’re proud of them
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immigrants and their descendants. It is our hope that over the
coming years this newspaper will help keep organizations and
individuals in touch, that we will foster connections, that we
will help provide the kind of reading that will keep you in touch
with both the Icelandic past and the present. We have much to be
proud of in both that past and present; however, to be proud of
something, you have to know about it. It’s our job to tell you about
Sagas to Sugar Cubes to Snorri Programs.
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Þórir S. Gröndal
Fritters are deep-fried delicacies or tidbits. The
spelling is uncannily similar to the Icelandic word
for news, fréttir. So, what you are getting is news
from Florida and some tidbits too.
Independence Day Movie: Normally the
Icelandic-American Society of South Florida cel-
ebrates June 17th with a picnic in a local park. The
Icelandic families and their friends spend the after-
noon hobnobbing, grilling genuine Icelandic pylsur
(hot dogs) and drinking beer. Often special arrange-
ments have been made to entertain the children
and teenagers. But in mid June the South Florida
summer heat and afternoon thundershowers have
often put a damper on the merriment. This year, the
chairman of the association, Matthías Eggertsson,
came up with a new idea. He has made a deal with
the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, that
will be showing the Icelandic film, The Sea (Hafið),
written and directed by Baltasar Kormákur, on June
15th in a local theatre. The Icelandic association
will be able to use the theatre lobby for an indepen-
dence celebration before the film is shown. There
will be food and drink and some typical Icelandic
goings-on.
English/Icelandic: Despite the common belief
and claims in Icelandic travel brochures, that every-
body in Iceland speaks English, it is not quite so.
Knowledge of English is widespread now, but in
the olden days, very few Icelanders spoke the lan-
guage. First generation settlers in the New World
that left Iceland in late 19th century had to learn
from scratch. When your reporter was growing up
in Iceland, there were floating around many amus-
ing language stories from America. The settlers
decorated their old language with English words.
One example comes to mind: “Að krossa strítuna”,
to cross the street! Some modern Icelanders who
come here with imperfect English sometimes utter
strange sentences. Take the young, beautiful girl
who had just arrived from Iceland and went straight
to the beach. Some young men nearby looked ad-
miringly at her perfect but pale bikini clad body,
when she blurted out: “I love to be in heat!” They
were amazed and happy.
Florida Fritters
Editorial and ad deadlines for the next few
issues of Lögberg-Heimskringla are as follows:
June 15, Issue 12: deadline is June 7
July 1, Issue 13: deadline is June 21
July 15, Issue 14: deadline is July 5
Writers interested in contributing are invited
to contact William Valgardson at william@
lh-inc.ca. Advertisers are encouraged to contact
Catherine McConnell at (204) 927-5643 or
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