The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1982, Blaðsíða 11

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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the eldest. Stefan, the youngest, R.C.A.f.
pilot, was killed in 1942, age 23. Palmi,
also R.C.A.F., having had three close
misses, survived the war.
Pearl continues to be very busy with her
violin. Her trio and quintet give concerts,
etc. Her activities are too numerous to
mention. She also teaches. As Pearl says,
“A healthy dedicated musician never re-
tires”.
He * *
THE MAYOR OF GONZALES,
CALIFORNIA HONORED
Mayor Joe Sveinsson
accepts the city park
mural, in the name of
the city, and thanks the
inmates and prison per-
sonnel who participated
in painting it.
New officers were elected recently to
preside over the Association of Monterey
Bay Area Governments during 1982.
Dan Forbus, the First District supervisor
from Santa Cruz County, retained his seat
as president. Elected as first vice-president
— a position that remained vacant last
year — was Gonzales Mayor Joe Sveinsson.
Replacing Sveinsson as second vice-
president is Robert Garcia, a city council-
man from Capitola and former member of
the Central Coast Regional Coastal Com-
mission.
All officers serve one-year terms.
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CHRIS EYFORD, VIOLIN MAKER
by Hulda Clarke
To have a dream of creating a thing of
beauty such as the violin and then to have
the skill to bring it to fulfillment is the
notable achievement of Chris Eyford of
Burnaby, B.C.
Now, in his retirement he is devoting
many happy hours to the making of violins
and has developed it into a fine hobby.
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