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tional time because of the memories of the
dreams, wonderful celebrations and hard
work. I have so many memories of Hofn,
where Solskin friends met at luncheon
meetings, set up Christman trees and
bought gifts for all the residents, baked for
and served at birthday parties, bazaars and
Teas. Hofn was a gathering place for the
Icelandic community for so many years. It
is hard for me to imagine that the building
will close on June 30th, through no fault of
any of us but rather, because of the chang-
ing times.
I am pleased that the name Hofn will
live on and that the Hofn Society wants to
build a new harbour for the elderly people
needing Assisted Living. I am glad to hear
that some of our cherished Icelandic arti-
facts will be preserved and the Solskin
name will be kept. Even so, I feel a sadness
that what was glorious and good has come
to an end. I hope in the future there will be
sunshine again.”
- Helga Howardson.
“My husband Emil and I attended the
opening of Hofn in April of 1963. We were
both really impressed with that beautiful
building, especially so with the high
ceilinged dining room, with its windows
overlooking a spectacular view.
The Icelandic community was very
generous with donations of money and a
great deal of their time in helping to get the
Home finished. I remember that we took
sacks of vegetables from our garden to the
Icelandic Home that fall. Someone else
brought salmon from their fish boat in
Steveston. In those day gifts like that were
accepted by the Icelandic Home. The fol-
lowing year, 1964, I joined Solskin and
over the years I have enjoyed the wonder-
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