Lögberg-Heimskringla - 01.08.2010, Síða 1

Films, films,
and more films
Kristjana
Gunnars
Poet, novelist, professor,
she’s reinvented herself once
again. / page 14
They did it again. An inter-
national film festival in a small
town, on a lakeshore, in spite of
the mosquitoes. / pages 12-13
Photo: MarLYIN WuNder
The great flood
The seed gets washed away,
grain turns yellow, what grows
produces virtually no yield. A
farmer’s problem? Wait until
you see the price of bread. /
pages 8-9
LÖGBERG
HEIMSKRINGLA
The Icelandic Community Newspaper • 1 August 2010 • Number 15 / Númer 15 • 1. ágúst 2010
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The Vikings have arrived!
Look out for Viking raids,
parades, and tractor pulls.
The Vikings have arrived in
Gimli, MB and Mountain, ND
for the annual
Íslendingadaugurinn and
Deuce of August
Icelandic Celebrations!
After 13 years as President and CEO of the Canadian Mu-seum of Nature, Joanne Fredrickson DiCosimo retired on July 5, after transforming the Canadian Museum of Nature
into a national museum of natural science for the 21st century.
Joanne was Executive Director of the Manitoba Museum for nine
years before going to Ottawa.
Meet Miss Iceland
Guðrún Dogg Rúnarsdóttir (Miss Iceland 2009) is this
year’s Honourary Parade Marshall. Meet her at the park
in Gimli. She’ll be signing photographs on Saturday and
Sunday.
Joanne and Queen Elizabeth at the
Canadian Museum of Nature
From Winnipegosis
to Ottawa
Continued on page 17