The Icelandic Canadian - 01.03.1981, Blaðsíða 47

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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MAGNUS ELIASON ELECTED
In the elections held
in October, 1980 for the
Council of the City of
Winnipeg, Mr. Eliason
was elected in the Red-
boine ward with a sub-
stantial majority. Mag-
nus has played a pro-
minent part for years in
civic affairs. He has
been a councillor twice before. He is now
the Council representative on the Library
Board.
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Mr. Maurice C.
Eyolfson has been
named President of the
Icelandic Festival of
Manitoba. Mr. Eyolf-
son is Assistant to the
Deputy Minister of the
Manitoba Department
of Labour and Man-
power.
Next year will mark the 92nd consecutive
year of the festival, popularly known in the
Icelandic community as “Islendingada-
gurinn”. Festivities will be held in Gimli on
August 1-2-3 and with the town observing
its centennial year, the celebration will be
centred around the 100th anniversary.
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SETTLERS IN ICELAND
(874 - c. 930 A.D.)
In the Landnamabok (Book of Settle-
ment), written some three hundred years
after the event, are recorded the homes of
1003 of the settlers. Of these 846 came from
Norway, 30 from Sweden, 1 from the
Faroes, and 126 from the British Isles (Ire-
land 52, Scotland 31, Hebrides 26, and
Orkneys 4).
KRISTJANSSON HONOURED
Trainn H. Kristjans-
son of Winnipeg,
flashes a broad smile as
he receives the first per-
sonal achievement award
conferred by the Uni-
versity of Minnesota —
Crookston Alumni As-
sociation. Kristjansson
was honored for his
career accomplishments as a successful re-
staurateur in Winnipeg and elsewhere.
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REUNION —FORTY YEARS OF
MUSIC AND MEMORIES
A musical treat of particular interest to the
people of the Interlake area recently ap-
peared on the market. The record title,
“Reunion — Forty Years of Music and
Memories” is apt. While the album con-
tains the easy listening, danceable music
which has been loved by the people of the
area over the past forty years, it will be
cherished particularly by many for the
memories which it recalls.
Included are representative samples from
long-time favorites such as Johnny and His
Musical Mates, Geraldine Finnson, Harold
Bjomson, Roy Gudmundson, Lloyd Gud-
mundson, Dennis Olson, The Whiskey
Jacks, Fred Oleson, Clifford Lindstrom,
Laugi and Einar, “Gil” Eastman, The
Hnausa Orchestra, Solli Sigurdson and The
Hometown Singers.
Anyone who has enjoyed the music of
Johnny and His Musical Mates or any of the
other artists featured would certainly find
this record both entertaining and nostalgic.
Records may be obtained from: Sunshine
Records Ltd., 228 Selkirk Avenue, Win-
nipeg, Manitoba R2W 2L2 (Phone 204-
586-8057).
— Kristine Perlmutter