The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.1977, Qupperneq 6

The Icelandic Canadian
Volume XXXVI, No. 1 Winnipeg, Canada Autumn, 1977
Editorial: The thirty-fifth Anniversary of The Icelandic Canadian............ 5
The Founding of Framfari..................................................... 5
The Riverton Church.......................................................... 8
A Return to One’s “Roots”....................................................12
Islendingadagurinn, 1977 ....................................................14
The Ten-mile Road Race.......................................................16
The Saga Singers of Edmonton.................................................17
First Woman Named to Post....................................................23
Worst Over? Iceland Confident................................................24
The Scandinavian Pavilion — Winnipeg Folklorama..............................25
The Icelandic Canadian Fron..................................................25
Solskin of Vancouver ... 60 Years of Goodwill................................27
From Here and There — poem...................................................31
Junior Interne...............................................................32
The Icelandic Celebration — ballad...........................................34
The Icelandic Women’s Choir..................................................35
Book Review: Father Christmas Letters........................................37
Drafter of Laws: Assigned to
Help Save Confederation.................................................38
Hostess Chief Sets Quality Goal .............................................40
Scholarships Offered.........................................................42
Graduates....................................................................43
Icelandic Language and Cultural Camp at Husavick.............................45
In the news .................................................................46
Index to Advertisers.........................................................48
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