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sMS-•:i,.* L;mmm-■,s..'-:mz.8-:v8.•. -v- -'himmmmu. i '. .,liH;*l,v;■•« •• - v:;'tffia?■*#»•^•,vA,rTHE SELKIRK ENTERPRISEIWEDNESDAY. AUGUST II. 1971i9'‘ S -*'V*'S-5ffic »..; -'• •» •■ -lVv...yvvf;V'v ■am* -vx, *.,« . w . .i*;» k‘ .•:::; ;■ . . ,' _ -V«;■••HE* . .-V . .V‘i?'K v*^.s»y£f:'.v : /yk/U^'^p #§||Steve Johnson*■-.• ► '- If -lt;:mz4• .'I'M*-'y-iMz'.•s ■ .-I'//' V/ ■•■', '- ' - \ ■# % ••:, . « . . X- ., • *•i5'A.*;*.;.lt;■): .r! ■ -•:;tlt;i: s»«■V»- ’-V •- -• ■ */av VASV V *.' *v K. •-X * 1- ■ ’’ lt;\M+'-',v ;|.; • iU1® ;T—* ■ * ■ ■» j »» •;'MS-vt'* *'• .iC’*v;l ;81 ■■ - ■ . mm: -v ■- ■ -m■,■:••, ■ - ■'■ 4.? ■ I ■ ; -«!•... • ■ I ‘ '. • * ;v/«y; *;;. f ■*■ * 8'f8 'providedribs, l^k; Thordar-son, Marg Eaatkin, Jonina Le-Blanc.f EvelynHoward, Hilda Greenberg andTod Bjamason contributed some of the wort. «******......ToaM toiifJj i yiJl■v * i • -•*, ■.• ' .8 ' VI: 88 . • “KOX»--.‘X •.- v; ;;fi v.- .*. Aw.V/. i,'?i‘i.■'.W-S’vi:1'' •\’.'V-V ‘iJiV V«vr• v •«»...... •'i- - '•„* vv- •'/•«f .11ti• *8M-7The second prize went to a more seaworthy Vdlmnig Ship,entered by the Charles woodbranch of the Royal CanadianThis Viking ship wasmade of tan, with a mermaidfor the head, and it hid a modern motor boat which was actu-His speech is covered in a separate article.The Saga Singers from Ed-, a group made up predominantly of Scandinavian or-but also having among its numbers people of non-Scandirv avain background, came by special bus from Edmonton for the weekend, to contribute theirWith the oonektskm of theformalmusic to the Gimli programme.They sang several numbers in Icelandic and English, before and after the Toast to Iceland.programme, peoplemingled-with their friends, visited ise art display at the Trainmg Centre, or enjoyed Icelandicserved by the M-inerv; Ladies’ Aid. At 6 p.m. the committee and honoured guest: attended a dinner at the Gimli Training Centre.*T •■■' ■ i ^At 7:30 p.m., everyone gathered at the park again to hearthe results of the beauty eon/%;:' |jgj •CvX:K'’S'Sr:' tV?-' •isiliiO’.vv i v, v.,^lt;;.vm xv v-X.'O’- •' -V'^' jVX'^y . •*'z zmmm-.8. M^Cv-. '. !• V ' ---f‘1 -Wm ■. ft’--*^r.r */sV-’vr^-;-•• «•. '.y ** .V» y.\ / -'A v .•AV(.’.'‘ * ■ lt;• 8- ■ ' :• •; • *-•• V- K:il«■/:»:,;|®':v|•* law,w99ally launched in the stormywaters of Lake Winnipeg on Sunday. A stalwart group ofbare to the waistbraved the drill winds to ride8.'.--.,-li!«BhF •,■■ ... • .v.NN\:'t*’vvyvV'j,^O v '/*• ’ \ ' Y * v\ ’ ■• • .*■ vv \*/ %'/Uyb • ^ %• \V^ ,V%»(y \ ' •.« -.78 .-■*.* *, *: ••v.'Xv.8:88.■’:v. rs •-...; M ?... S^;»4i *: M; v *.*88K§lt;:•-M■■ ■ - V ,;•. . - • .v'V-.. • • ; • ,■ ' -iff-' i-x v»v *-•lt;'■., • - -*vr,raCvjCv,. 8-' »«■ifi:/; ,v-*V‘Va V’r'V v.'v-r:v • ,j®\vv. iVa?fmmwm.V-V-v' :wmmmzmin their ship.Third prize was awarded to St. { John’s Wolf . Cubs. Honourable ! mention went to the Winnipeg Roller Skating Club, with a largefloat and some fancy rolleiskaters.• - • ■. « *■ • .v • v- V * ';} ■• •«--■-:ViX-rjy:‘lt;y:L-X'yA ■ .•■ ■'•.V“ .* - ' ' -V/— ■ 1 .. .1971 Fjalikonan, Mrs. Kristin Johnson, gives (be traditional address of the Fjallkonan. OOn her left seated is maid of honorJoyce Kristjainnson and on her right seated is maid of honor Christine Aroason.lartdicstivi !a space capsule. Yamaha Sports Centre received thirdpmze.Taylor Pharmacy, with a group of pill pushers, followed by a horse trailer and mounted horse-Special prizes were awarded to Camp Robertson, who had a large contingent of campers,some riding, and many walking,including some girls in Indian ] costume; second to Marge Greenberg’s group of horseback riders and third to the NarfasonTwo members of the choir, Mrs. Mickey Shaw and Mrs. Nirma Campbell, formerly lived inGimlitest, and to join in a sing-soijjpins ohThe Toast to Iceland was giv-oien by Gisli GudmundsonReykjavik, Iceland, who isactive in customs, tourism, commerce, education and broadcasting in his native land, and who also spent ten years in Canada, m in fluent in the English language. He was tour man-for the Icelandic Maleconducted by Gus Kristjans j with Mrs. Jon a Kristj arson the piano. The weekend eoncfu#! ed with the dance in the pa with Andy and His RoadIion,Runners playing.The beauty contest will be covered separately.Winner of the Good Neighbours draw for a three-speed bicycle was Mrs. Pearl ZahaikoagerVoice Choir in 1960 in Canada, and this spring he was one ofthose welcoming the Canadians who visited Iceland, and escorted 70 of them on a tour ofWinner of the miniature Vikingstatue given as a free draw to someone purchasing of rivet card for the Viking ship, was Tim Marshall of Selkirk. Win-man and women, received honourable mention.msfamily float.Nancy Johnson of South Beach won first prize for decoratedbicycle, Judith Hunter second,and Scot Valgardson third. Races for the children werenorthern Iceland. Though fluent in English, his toast was for the most part given in Icelandic, so we are unable to give a full account of his remarks. However, we understand that thefew English sentences withwhich he closed his talk werener of the Viking drinking hornwas Nadine Is ford of Winnipeg.For Sale?r;:-.msm' 8A beautiful summer day greeted the thousands of Icelandersand. their friends on the highlighted day of the 82nd Icelandicr.Festival of Manitoba, held atmmthe Gimli Park. The Festivalthis year continued to grow in the number of events to enter-crowds thronged the streets of Gimli to witness the parade, which was led by Hie gracious Fjallkona and her princesses, the president of the Icelandic Festival, B. V. Amason ofTwo Viking ships vied for the held immediately following thehonours in the Organizationalcategory. First prize was givenadet, for very few of the local , _ . , . .businesses or organizations took i a, ^°ra'}t w!uc1 ^.as f J051^tain people of all ages, and it was difficult indeed toGimli, the honoured guests, Gisli Gudmundsson of Reykjavik, Iceland, Dr. H. H. Saundereon, par-giveproper coverage with so many interesting goings on in so many different places throughout the crowded community. At leastthe trouble to enter a float thisyear. It was a disappointment to-three dances during the weekend provided enjoyment during the evenings for young and old, with a teen dance at Sunday midnight, and the traditional dance for everyone winding up the festivities Monday night.Sunday’s events, the road race, the original play, The Icelander, by Paul A. Sigurdson of Morden, and the Hootenanny, have been covered in separatearticles.Monday morning, with warrade marshall T. K. Arnason, | Mayor Daniel Sigmundson, John C. Gottfried, M.L.A. for Gimli, Sidney Spivak, leader of the Manitoba Conservatives, I. H.many that the local community showed so little spirit in supporting the parade, at a timewhen Gimli should be showing that it still has life, even if the base has dosed.effort of the Icelandic NationalLeague, Gimli branch, the Gimli Women’s Institute, andthe Icelandic Cultural Corpora-parade. We were unable to cover these events because ofoverlapping of events.At 2 p.m., the traditional programme was held at the Starlite Stage in he park. The Fiallkonawas led to her throne in therepresentative of the message he gave throughout — that Icelandic Canadians, while they are helping build the Canadian nation, must not lose the identity of their Icelandic heritage; they must seek to retain the wonder-Excellent value, 190 acre fan 150 acres In crop; 30 acres summer fallow, vegetable garden. Fully modern 3 bdrm. bun-\galow, like new, hot water heat, full basement. Granaries, root* house, machinery implements.Bargain at $45,000,00.* * *tion, with an extra boost from j front of the beautfiul backdrops the Gimli Kinsmen and Kinettes, I of Iceland, and after the openingAsper, leader of the Manitoba Liberals; and the bevy of 15beauty contestants.These spedal guest were followed by a magnificent paradeof Shriners, who made the parade. Scottish Shrine bands, Oriental bands. Motorcyclistsperforming difficult manouevres as they rode through the route, a large contingent of Shriners carrying flags and marching in formation, a comedian band andThe Fjallkona, Mrs. KristinRannveig Johnson, paused at the Pioneer Calm by the schools to lay a wreath in honour of the pioneers. She was escorted by Will Kristjanson. Her princesses were her own granddaughter, Christine Amason, and the granddaughter of J. F. Kristjansson, Joyce Kristjan-sson. Mrs Johnson and Mr.who at the last moment decided to wear their Viking costumes and ride on the float. The floatwas inspired by a comical cartoon in the now-defunct Fram-Kristjansson had been co-leaders of the recent tour of Iceland.At the conclusion of the par-Frank Arnason, on behalf of the judges, announced the winners of the floats. In thefari, by Shorey, when the cam paigr. for selling rivet cards to support the Viking ship was bdgun at C.F.B. Gimli. A comical Viking carrying a sign “HELP!” stood on a platform of the beginning of a Viking ship, with a dragon head and tail, but only a few ribs in the middle. The Viking was superbly enacted by Frank Stacey,who will end a period of out-ceremony, she delivered the traditional welcome in Icelandic from Mother Iceland to her children across the sea.The chairman, B. V. Arnason, then called upon Hie special guests to bring greetings. Salutations were brought by the Icelandic consul, from Iceland,ful things for which their country has always stood, and which they have brought with them from Iceland. It is possible and necessary to enrich their qualities of their Icelandic forebearers.Bungalow,heat,4 rms., gasheavy wiring; panelled walls, 50 ft. lot, Lockport, near bns-stop; immed. poss. $5,500.00.*yl - , fl* |» . . « / . • */’ *•Farm Property 49 acres; partly in crop, along river road n, $5,000.00.Phone 482-3692 or 482-55717 5-gany clowns, provided top qual-sun plus a cool breeze from the [ ity entertainment for everyoneno.th replacing the too-chilly j on the route. Without them, itcloud of Saturday and Sunday, i would have been a pitiful parcommercial category, Calvertsof Canada, with a clever takeoff of their bottling plant, received first prize. Second prizestanding community service in Gimli when he leaves for Pen-hold this week. The float was built mainly by Leifi Thordarsonand J. B. Thordarson, withMary Shebeski in charge of thesigns. Mrs. Leifi Thordarsonwent to Almond Acres, who had was in charge of production.Grettir L. Joharmshon; by Mayor Daniel Sigmundson, from the Town of Gimli, by John C Gottfried, M.L.A. from the Province of Manitoba, by Magnus Eiiasoml from the City of Winnipeg, and by Skuli Johannson, president of the Icelandic National League.Following greetings from the guests, Mrs. Margaret Helgason Decosse rendered a selection ofbeautiful vocal solos.We would like to thank all the customers who visitedthe store during our opening sale.« * • w • » . • - «iWe apologize to any who did not get our personalattention.r;We invite you to visit our store to see the many newfabrics now available. Wide range of panting for ladies andmens. Also large variety of cotton knits.Dr. Hugh Saunderson, Ph.D., former president of the University of Manitoba, delivered the218 Manitoba AvenueSelkirk***■
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