Pres. Hinckley, Icelandic President Will Dedicate Memorial

Pres. Hinckley, Icelandic President Will Dedicate Memorial


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SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) -- The president of Iceland will be on hand Saturday when a refurbished 67-year-old lighthouse honoring Icelandic settlers in Utah is dedicated.

President Olafur Ragnar Grimmson will be joined by Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at the Saturday afternoon dedication of the Iceland Memorial in American Fork.

It will Grimmson's second trip to Spanish Fork. The first was his visit in 1997 for the Icelandic Association of Utah's centennial anniversary.

(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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