Lögberg-Heimskringla - 01.06.2010, Page 13

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ACROSS
1 Bolus
4 Her
7 Movie 2001’s talking
computer
10 Male sheep
13 Fear
14 Grows acorns
15 Boxer Muhammad
16 Environmental protection
agency (abbr)
17 Express enthusiasm
19 Apery
21 Tip
22 Icelandic phrase, pt.2
23 Tier
25 What a volcano does
29 “First in, first out”
32 Explode
34 East southeast
35 Used a keyboard
36 Us
37 Umpire
40 Golf ball holder
41 Dined
42 Communication Workers of
America (abr.)
43 Advertisements
46 Swamps
48 Brand of non-stick spray
51 Packages
53 Fasten
54 Time period
56 Icelandic phrase, pt.3
57 Icelandic phrase, pt.4
59 Round cracker brand
60 Signal
62 On top
64 In the middle of
67 Doubter
70 Bard’s before
71 Food and drug
administration (abbr.)
72 Long time
73 Goddess
74 Serving of corn
75 Teaspoon (abbr.)
76 Picnic visitor
77 Trail
DOWN
1 Lode yield
2 Desert
3 Icelandic phrase, pt.1
4 Spirit
5 “__ makes waste”
6 Stretch to make do
7 __radio
8 List of highly
desired guests
9 National capital
10 Chits
11 April (abbr.)
12 Can
18 What legs are attached to
20 Uncertain
23 South by west
24 Day after Monday
26 Cite (2 wds.)
27 Manipulate
28 Sitting bird
30 Fixed charge
31 Poem
33 Street cars
35 Taunt
38 Estimated time of arrival
39 Female sheep
43 Inclined
44 Morse code “T”
45 Disperse
47 Mr.
48 Hunting dog
49 Feign
50 Megacycles per second
52 Had known
55 Support
57 Childrens sliding toys
58 Northern territory
61 Went
63 Penned in
64 Bumbling insect
65 Time period
66 Doze
67 Body of water
68 Note of debt
69 Central Standard Time
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EVENTS
Saturday 12 June
Chicago, IL: Join the Icelandic
Association of Chicago for the 17th of
June Independence Day Celebration at
Promontory Point by Lake Shore Drive.
Same format as last year with Icelandic
Hot Dogs. Free! www.icelandchicago.org
Sunday 13 June
Vatnabyggð, SK: Vatnabyggð Icelandic
Club summer picnic will be held 3:00
p.m. at the Elfros Hall. Pot luck. Everyone
welcome.
Thursday 17 June
Toronto, ON: Celebrate Icelandic National
Day with the ICCT at Dufferin Grove Park
starting at 5 p.m. by the campfire.
Walnut Creek, CA: Icelandic National Day
Celebrations, 6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. at
Katy’s Kreek restaurant, 1680 Locust St.
Lamb and haddock will be on the menu as
well as hot dogs for the kids. If you have
any special food requests please write in
your food suggestions on the wall below
or send me an e-mail at ragnarkarl@
hotmail.com
Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba’s Lieutenant
Governor will be among speakers during
Icelandic Independence Day activities.
Please be on the Legislative building’s
steps by 6:45 p.m. to proceed to the Jón
Sigurðsson statue for the 28th Annual
Wreath Laying ceremony at 7 p.m. A
concert follows, 8 p.m. at the Winnipeg
Art Gallery.
Saturday 19 June
Gimli & Winnipeg, MB: The 21st Annual
Kvennahlaup Icelandic Women’s Walk will
again be held in two locations in Manitoba.
Registration is $25. The Winnipeg walk
will be held at Assiniboine Park, contact
Gunnvör at (204) 284-1535 or gunnvor@
mfa.is to register. The Gimli walk will be
held at Gimli Park, contact Margaret at
(204) 642-9945 or mkernested@lakenet.
ca to register.
Markerville, AB: Annual Icelandic picnic.
Come out and enjoy outdoor games
followed by dinner and the crowning
of the new Alberta Fjallkona. ICCE will
be providing a bus from Edmonton to
Markerville for seniors, call Susan Hallett
at (780) 471-0082 to register for the
bus. Bag lunch is provided on the way to
Markerville.
Saturday 19 June
Chicago, IL: The Midsummer Scandinavian
Festival will be held 1 p.m. at Vasa Park in
South Elgin. www.icelandchicago.org
Monday 21 June
Winnipeg, MB: Everyone is welcome to
an informal event to see Katie Parsons
and meet her new husband from Iceland,
Gudmunder “Steini” Gunnarsson. 6:30
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Scandinavian
Centre, 764 Erin Street. Light snacks and
refreshments will be served. Please RSVP
to Selma and Bob Parsons at (204) 475-
4737 or sparsons@mts.net.
June 25 – 27
Moorhead, MN: Come to the Hjemkomst
Center for the 33rd Annual Scandinavian
Festival. This year, Iceland is the
featured country. The website is www.
nordiccultureclubs.org. Click on the tab
for “Festival Event Schedule” to get the
line-up of events.
July 25 – 30
Gimli, MB: Íslenskar Sumarbúðir, the
2010 Icelandic Children’s Camp at Camp
Veselka. Open to ages 8-15. Campers can
learn the Icelandic language, read sagas,
sing Icelandic songs & participate in many
more cultural activities. They will also
enjoy all the fun activities that come with
summer camp – volleyball, soccer, arts,
crafts, field trips to Gimli, evening games,
swimming and lots more. Visit www.
icelandiccamp2010.com for details.
July 31, August 1 & 2
Edmonton, AB: Come visit the
Scandinavian Pavilion at this year’s
Heritage Festival at William Hawrelak Park.
The pavilion will be serving some of the
more popular and traditional Scandinavian
foods, present Scandinavian music and
dancing by adults and children plus
displays of their culture. Entertainment
will include the Valhala Scandinavian Folk
Dancers and Vasa Order of America. These
dancers will be on stage all three days.
For more information, visit www.heritage-
festival.com/
ICELANDIC CLASSES
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 signup and
no teacher. Anyone is welcome to drop in;
the only fee is the price of your cup of cof-
fee. There is only one rule – you need to
talk Icelandic in order to participate in the
chat around the table. If you just want to
listen at first that’s fine too!
MUSIC
Tuesday 8 June
Winnipeg, MB: Bluebird North
songwriters’ showcase featuring Chris
Thorsteinson, Bryce Pallister, Fred Penner
and Phil Deschambault. 7:30 p.m. at
the Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street.
Bluebird North: Where Writers Sing and
Tell is a songwriters’ showcase presented
by the Songwriters Association of Canada.
Every show features a different line-up of
talented Canadian songwriters. Admission
is $12 at the door. www.songwriters.ca
Saturday 26 June
Toronto, ON: Join the Nordic Singers
for Nordic songs, classical music, opera,
operetta, and more at the Danish Lutheran
Church, 72 Finch Ave West. Tickets are
$20 for Adults, $10 for Children/Students.
Contact Gail Einarson-McCleery to order
your tickets, (416) 762-8627.
SPORTS
Saturday 29 May
Markerville, AB: Viking Cup Golf
Tournament. Shot Gun start at Glennifer
Lake at 2 p.m.
Thursday 24 June
Mountain, ND: The North Dakota Icelandic
Open Golf Tournament, in support of the
Mountain Community Center, will be held
at the Cavalier Country Club. $40 a golfer,
4 person scramble, 12 p.m. Shotgun start,
18 holes of golf, steak supper and prizes.
Registration deadline is June 17. Call Katy
Heuchert at (701) 265-2537 or Loretta
Bernhoft at (701) 331-0638
Saturday 10 July
Vatnabyggð, SK: Vatnabyggð Icelandic
Open Golf Tournament at Wynyard Golf
Course. For details contact Dave (306)
554-4131, email ol.shepherd@sasktel.
net or Wynyard Golf Clubhouse (306) 554-
2154.
Friday 30 July
Gimli, MB: The Icelandic Open, in support
of Lögberg-Heimskringla will be at the
Links on the Lake Golf Course. Registration
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Tee off at 11 a.m., Shot
Gun Start. Texas Scramble, with 2 teams
playing at the same time. Registration is
$125 until June 15th, $150 after June
15th. Post golf reception will be “Under
the tent” from 4:30 – 7 p.m. Register
online at www.lh-inc.ca.
Sunday 1 August
Chicago, IL: The 6th Greater Chicago
Icelandic Open will be held 2 p.m. at
Highland Woods (limited space). www.
icelandchicago.org
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