Representatives accepting Heritage Site grants: L-R John H. Johnson (Gardar Pioneer church), Michelle Murray (Svold Hall), Karen Kristjanson (Thingvalla Cemetery), Kayo Vivatson (Vidalin), Gerald Christianson (Borg Memorial Home), Sharon Laxdal (Gardar Lutheran), Karen Langerud (Gardar Township Hall), Barb Mahar (NENDHA for Akra Hall) and Dori Heck (Vikur LCW).
150 attend sold out Icelandic Communities Association Þorrablót event at Mountain Community Center.
Noreen Carpenter and Jeanette Bjornstad prepare the hákarl and brennivin for the appetizer table.
The Icelandic Communities Association
Conversation and laughter echoed from the Mountain Community Center in Mountain, N.D., as the social hour began for the sold-out 2025 Thorrablót event on Feb. 22. Adventurous guests headed for the appetizer table to try out the many old traditional delicacies arranged there. These included harðfiskur (fish jerky), salmon, hafrakex (homemade oat crackers), mysuo…
