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| CONFIRMATION KIDS AT BOB TOROLA'S, CEDAR BAY |
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| CADE AND LENNY TOROLA, JESSE HELMINEN |
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| ME PLAYING THE PIPES RECENTLY AT THE HERITAGE CENTER IN CALUMET (NOT A CONCERT, JUST SEVERAL ORGANISTS MAKING MUSIC FOR ONE HOUR EVERY WEEK DAY FOR A COUPLE MO.) |
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| FRED AND THELMA HALONEN AND FAMILY, COKATO, MN. |
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| LOWEL, WARREN TOROLA, ANTTI HELMINEN, BRANNON TOROLA |
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| FRONT ROW: KARLIE SCHWER, ? MILLER, ANNIE TERVO, JOYCE HELMINEN BK: CADE TOROLA, ANDREW TAIVALKOSKI, LENNY TOROLA, paul KANGAS, TYLER KANGAS, ROBERT HILL |
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| TYLER AND BEKKA (TIKKANEN) JUNTTILA MARRIED JULY, 2014 |
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| BEKKA'S DAD, BETTER KNOWN AS TIKKI, JIM TIKKANEN |
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| DAN (DUDZA) AND CLAUDIA JUNTTILA, PARENTS OF TYLER |
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| BEKKA'S MOM, JEAN TIKKANEN |
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| KAREN AND DAVID KERANEN AND SON |
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| CHESTER YLITALO |
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| HAZEL AND ART SKOOG |
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| ME AND DORIS SVAHN (FROM SWEDEN, KARL, HER HUSBAND AND PETER PASSED AWAY THE SAME SUMMER ) |
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| OUT TO LUNCH WITH OUR FOREIGN VISITORS AND TO CAROL JURMU'S FOR COFFEE AND DESSERT AFTER: BK: ELAINE KIILUNEN, CAROL J., FRONT: MARIANNE PETERSON, DORIS, AND ?I DIDN'T GET HER NAME..(FROM SWEDEN) |
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| BK: ME, VERNA D., FRONT, ETHEL ESKOLA, MARIE COOPER |
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| RANDY AND JANINA HYRKAS SON TRENT, VISITING THE CASITA THIS SUMMER |
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| BRADLEY AND RANDY HYRKAS (MY GR/SON, AND GR/GR/SON) |
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| UNCLE WES KANGAS, 93RD BIRTHDAY PARTY, JUST AS FEISTY AS EVER HE WAS CALLED THE "FLYING FINN" WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, CUZ HE HAD A LEAD FOOT |
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| PIC. TAKEN ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO... |
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| SISTER IN LAW, LINDA KANGAS AND I...ST. JOHN'S |
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| MARYBETH HALONEN, LIZZIE TOROLA (BK), JANA LOUKUS, (FRNT) AND SAVAYA HENDRICKSON |
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| PEGGY AND KYLE JOHNSON |
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| THREE SISTERS...JEANIE PELLI, REA TOROLA, KATIE PENNALA |
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| ME, UNCLE WES KANGAS, LENNY TOROLA..(BOTH BIRTHDAYS JULY) |
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| FLOWERS AT THE CASITA |
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| MY FRIEND BETHANY NIEMI WITH BROTHER TOM, AND MARIBETH HALONEN |
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| THE TWO GRAMMA'S OF HELMINEN'S...VERNA AND I |
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| THREE OLD BEAGLE BOYS, I HEAR... STEVE AND MATTI JOHNSON, AND MY BROTHER PAUL THE OLDER WE GET THE MORE WE FIND OUT |
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| LOIS KNUTTILA, EDIE KESTIE, RUTH SALO |
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| STANLEY HELMINEN, ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD "PLAYING" GUITAR AND SINGING |
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| WE HAVE A POLICE BLOTTER IN OUR LOCAL PAPER THESE PAST FEW MONTHS. SOME POLICE CALLS ARE SERIOUS, BUT THESE KIND TAKE THE CAKE |
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| 16 X 20 WATERCOLOR, HEADWATERS OF MEDORA CREEK....$150, FRAMED |
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| 12 X 24 ACRYLIC PAINTING, CHICKORY, DAISIES AND VIOLETS $175 |
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| WILD FLOWER PAINTING FOR A CUSTOMER THE CLUSTER OF YELLOW FLOWERS ARE WALTER TOROLA'S(PETE'S DAD) FAVORITE, IN WHICH HE MADE ST. JOHN'S WORT TEA. IT WAS PINK AND MILD. |
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| PAUL (TUDDS) TOROLA'S GRAD PIC |
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| FROM A SEWING CLUB WHEN I WAS A TEENIEBOPPER FRONT: SIIRI GRANROTH, ELVIRA MAKI, MARTHA ANDERSON BACK: MY MOM, HILJA KANGAS, ME, EDIE ISAACSON, LILLIAN HAAPALA, MAE PARKS AND BERNICE JARVE |
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| AN AFTERNOON AT WIITA'S IN BIG TRAVERSE YEARS AGO FRONT: SIIRI GRANROTH, IRENE AITTA, IMPI JOHNSON, OLGA ANDERSON, EVA HEIDEMAN BACK: JOYCE USITALO, SYLVIA BEKKALA, MRS. WIITA I WAS JUST CHUCKLING AT THE CLOTHES FOR AN AFTERNOON VISIT...ALL DRESSED UP, HATS, NYLONS AND THE WHOLE BIT! HOWEVER, EVERYBODY STILL HAULS PURSES AROUND! |
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| WOW, DO THEY LOOK YOUNG! NOW IN THEIR MID 70'S OR PASSED AWAY GEORGE (BUDDAA) PETERSON, LEONARD STANG, DAVID DAVISON BACK: BILL DAVISON AND DAVE (SHYPOKE) HILLSTROM LOOKS LIKE PIC WAS AT THE CALUMET CHURCH, POSSIBLY ST. JOHN'S TIME, AS THEY ARE ALL DRESSED UP |
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| A RECORD NUMBER OF BAPTISMS RECENTLY AT CALUMET CHURCH, 2014 LYNN (MATTHEW) BERG AND BABY TORI LYNETTE (JUSTIN) AND BABY CULLY HYRKAS, TRUDY (ROGER) AND BABY ELEANOR KRISTIN (JOE) HALT AND BABY LILY ALANA (TONY) HOKENSON AND BABY LARS TESSA (WAYNE) HYRKAS AND BABY ALLI |
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| 12 INCH ROUND ACRYLIC. VIOLET BOUQUET...$50 |
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| BUNCH OF GIRLS AT A WEDDING RECENTLY |
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| 18 x 24 ACRYLIC PAINTING, ROGER AND LORETTA HELMINEN WEDDING GIFT SCENE FROM ALASKA |
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| LINDA LUOMA AND RUTH HILL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AT JUDY ROEPKE'S FRONT: RUTH, LINDA, MIDDLE: LAURA HILL, KATHY JOHNSON, MARY AND CHRISTINA HILL BK: JUDY R., JOANNE FRANTTI, JOANNE MOYRYLA |
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| TOOK MY GOLFING BUDDIES TO KEWEENAW MT. GOLF COURSE IN JULY ALL GRANDKIDS: CALVIN HELMINEN, BRANNON TOROLA, ME, CADE TOROLA, LENNY TOROLA, LOWELL TOROLA, WARREN TOROLA AND TREVOR TOROLA WE HAD SUCH A FUN DAY 2014 |
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| FIRST GROUP OF 4 AHEAD OF US AFTER TEE OFF ON NO. 1 HOLE...4TH GUY WAY ON THE RIGHT, SO HE ISN'T IN THE PIC |
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| AWW. LENNY, YOU WENT IN DA BUSH!! LOWER LIP! |
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| AFTER 18 HOLES AND ALL BUT ME AND ONE KID WALKED...POOPED OUT AND HAPPY! NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ON THE WAY HOME, THEY CALLED CALUMET GOLF COURSE, GOT A T TIME, AND THAT'S WHERE I DROPPED THEM OFF!!! YOUTH! |
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| ME, THE DRIVER....BORROWED DAVE'S VAN SO WE COULD GET ALL 8 GOLF BAGS IN. |
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| WHO'S TALLER, THAT IS THE QUESTION...THEY BOTH CLAIM THEY ARE. LOOKS EVEN NOW....6 FT. 2 INCHES. I THINK LENNY WILL KEEP SPROUTING MORE. JANIE AND LENNY TOROLA, KIDS OF DAVE AND ANN |
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| CARL, KATHLEEN HELPPI AND DAUGHTERS |
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| ROGER AND LORETTA HELMINEN CAME TO VISIT ME AT THE CASITA THIS SUMMER |
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| RECENT VISITORS...GR/SONS, PAUL TOROLA AND CARJE TOROLA |
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| LASSILA'S AT THE HUT THIS SUMMER: MARGARET LASSILA, KATIE (ESKOLA) LASSILA, LANETTE (HYRKAS) LASSILA, KAYLIE LASSILA...ENJOYING A LADIES NIGHT OUT |
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| MORE EXECUTIVES...MARC PIETI AND SON DAVE TOROLA |
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| GRANDPARENTS DAY FOR THE 8TH GRADERS...DOING A SELFIE WARREN TOROLA, ME, STAN HELMINEN AND SVEN TOROLA |
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| HEAVENS, I KEEP FINDING EXECUTIVES: LEO TOROLA, CHESTER YLITALO, VINCENT YLITALO, JOHN HEINONEN, RAY POYHONEN |
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| MORRIS AND SARAH NIEMELA W. ERICA, CRAIG, KAREN, KATIE, JEFF KILPELA |
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| TWO MORE EXECS...NEPHEWS, AARON KANGAS AND ALLAN TOLKKINEN |
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| WEDDING OF KATHLEEN (STORM) AND KENT DAAVETTILA AT HOUGHTON CHURCH IN SEPT. |
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| THREE OF THE BRIDESMAIDS:SHANNON KOSKI, BECKY THERRIAN, BECKY ANDERSON |
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| PARENTS, BILL AND LANETTE DAAVETTILA |
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| PARENTS OF KATHLEEN, DAVE AND JUNE STORM |
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| DON'T KNOW IF I POSTED THIS...A QUICK WATERCOLOR OF VAARI |
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| FLOWERS FROM MY CASITA |
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| MY SWEET GR/SON, FELIX JOHNSON |
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| BUNCH OF LADIES AT CHURCH: MARY JO GRANROTH, LYNN BENDA=SHERMAN, JOANNE BEKKALA, RUTH KOSKI, DORIS DAAVETTILA, CAROLYN KOVALA |
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| LIZZIE TOROLA'S BD PYRAMID..SOME NAMES..SAVAYA HENDRICKSON, JANA LOUKUS, MARIBETH HALONEN, LIZZIE, ? |
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| NINA, ORIANA TOROLA, TWO TAIVALKOSKI COUSINS |
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| SIX GRANDSONS CAME AND TOOK CARE OF THE VEG. GARDEN AT THE CASITA...PICKED VEGGIES, PULLED CAGES, PULLED PLANTS, SPADED AND WEEDED...WHAT AN AWESOME BUNCH! CALVIN, BRUCE, ANTTI, STAN HELMINEN, AND CADE AND SVEN TOROLA NINA AND JOYCE CUT DOWN ALL THE FLOWERS, PUT LAST OF POTS IN THE GREENHOUSE. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR MY GR/KIDS! LOVE EM A BUNCH. |
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| MADELINE PENNALA, GORDON AND MARILYN H.S FRIEND |
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| CLARICE AND JIM BESONEN AT A RECENT WEDDING |
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| JUDY AND JACK WHEN THEY WERE SINGLE YET....HER BIG BRUDDER SENT ME THIS PICTURE |
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| MY NEW HYDRANGEA BLOOMED AT THE CASITA |
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| JENNIFER BJORN SMILING WITH HER FIRST GRANDCHILD |
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| FOUR OF MY BUDDIES, LOWELL, WARREN, ANTTI AND BRANNON (GRANDS) |
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| JUDY HEINONEN AND SHY LITTLE GRANDBABY LEONA |
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| ADRINA JURMU, URHO AND JANELLE'S DAUGHTER |
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| AMINA & LILA TARNOWSKI AND EMMA YLITALO |
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| IN LINE FOR GRUB |
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| AMY YLITALO, NINA AND ISIS TOROLA |
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| US OLDIES. BUT ANYWAY WE GOT TO GO FIRST IN LINE, SO THERE! MAIJA TOLKKINEN, ME, LANA HEINONEN, JUDY HAATAJA |
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| I HOPE BILL TOLKKINEN SEES THIS, CUZ HE WILL NOT HAVE HIS PIC TAKEN IF HE SEES A CAMERA. GOTCHA, BILL! |
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| MORE GRUB LINES |
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| MIRIAM HOOVER BIRTHDAY DINNER IN MRQT. IN SEPT. OVER 200 RELLIES THERE. THESE ARE THE OLDIES: FIRST ROW, MIRIAM, MICHAEL LEPPEN (MANAGER FOR MIRIAM), VIRGINIA HEINONEN: BK: RUTH DAVISON, VERNA DAAVETTILA, CAROL JURMU, DON DAAVETTILA, HELEN DAAVETTILA, SUE WITTENBERG, MARYJEAN DAAVETTILA MIRIAM IS NOW 101 YEARS OLD. |
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| SONG SERVICES AT LAURIUM HOUSING FRONT: AL DAVIDSON, LYNN WOODFORD, MARIE COOPER, BARB GRANROTH BK: NEIL HERMANSON (NEW RESIDENT THERE), UNCLE WES KANGAS, ARNE AND MARIANNE PETERSON, CAROL JURMU, DICK WOODFORD NICE TO SING CHURCH SONGS ONCE A MONTH THERE...3RD THURS., COME SING, Y/ALL |
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| MORE TOROLA POTLUCK...BILL IS TRYING TO COVER HIS FACE AGAIN! |
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| MORE BOYS IN THE CHOW LINE |
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| TWO EXECUTIVES, ROSS YLITALO, ROGER HAATAJA |
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| CALUMET HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING PARADE |
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| GR/DAUGHTER MADDIE TOROLA AND JANNA ISAACSON |
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| AL DAVIDSON AND AL ANDERSON HAVING A BITE TO EAT AT KALEVA CAFE IN HANCOCK. THEY DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE PATRONS PAID FOR THEIR MEAL. NO IDEA WHO. WE HEAR THAT IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE U.S.A. NICE. |
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| HAVE PATIENCE...SOME MORE TOROLA POT LUCK, SEPT 28 LANA HYRKAS, KATHY TARNOWSKI, ANN TOROLA |
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| AMINA TARNOWSKI, IDA-LIISA HAATAJA |
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| FRONT: KRIS TERVO, MARGIE HELMINEN 2ND R: LYNN TOROLA, ANN TOROLA, JOANNE TAIVALKOSKI, JEAN TOROLA, TRUDY HAATAJA, KATHY TARNOWSKI, LANA HYRKAS |
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| 2014 ANNUAL ROIKO LADIES WEEKEND, IN LAWS AND OUTLAWS I THINK THIS IS THE ORDER LEMPI GAVE ME: FRONT: PATTI ISAACSON, EMILY KERANEN, BRENDA LAFOREST, CONNIE HELPI, NICHOLE ROIKA BK ROW:HOLLY ROIKO, LIZ KERANEN, LEMPI ROIKO, ANN BIMBERG, ANNA KOMPPA, LAURA KERO, SWEN STURROCK |
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| BROTHER JERRY KANGAS'S WHATCHACALLET...DUNE BUGGY, RACESTER, HOTROD??? I CRAWLED IN, VERY CAREFULLY JUST TO GET MY PIC TAKEN. SHEEESH! |
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| FOUR LITTLE GIRLS AT CHURCH...JUST WHEN I WAS READY TO TAKE THE PICTURE, I SAW THAT THE SUN WAS TOO BRIGHT FOR THEM....TOO LATE. CUTE, ANYWAY. |
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| ME, GR/GRAMMA AND SAWYER HYRKAS (GLEN AND SHANNA), AND ALLI HYRKAS (WAYNE AND TESSA) |
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| END OF SUMMER DINING AT THE HUT: TOROLA GANG |
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| OUT WITH THE KIDS WHEN WE WUZ YOUNG...LOOKS LIKE SOME OLDER LADIES, LIKE WE ARE NOW ARE WITH US...I SEE CELIA PETERSON, ALMA ANDERSON, HELEN BYLKAS TAKEN AT RICHIE GRANROTH'S HOUSE IN THE 50'S |
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| IN MID-SEPT., 2014, DORIS HUHTA INVITED EVERYBODY TO COME TO HER DAUGHTER'S CAMP IN EAGLE RIVER, POT LUCK....AWESOME, CUTE, PRIVATE PLACE. WE HAD A GOOD TIME, EATS, SING, LAUGH, ETC. DORIS HAD US "CATAGORIZED" INTO AGE GROUPS FOR OUR PICTURES. HERE'S THE 90 YEAR OLDS...INA NORDSTROM AND ETHEL ESKOLA |
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| THE 80 YEAR OLDS: FRONT, PAULINE HEINONEN, LIL KILPELA, MARGARET BENDA, RUTH JURMU. BK ROW, CAROL JURMU, DORIS HUHTA, RUTH PIETILA, ANNA ANTTILA |
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| NOW FOR THE 70 YEAR OLD YOUNG'UNS: LANA HEINONEN, ELEANOR HARMALA, MARYJO GRANROTH, ELLEN TOROLA |
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| LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE "KIDS"...60 YEAR OLD JUDY ANDERSON, BEATRICE LAHNALA, AND REALLY REALLY YOUNG, LYNN JUNTTILA SHERMAN |
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| LEARNING TO KNIT SESSION AT MY HOUSE: MADDIE AND LIZZIE TOROLA....MADDIE IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME (OR I AM) TRYING TO TEACH A LEFT HANDER. LIZZIE CAUGHT ON, AND IS EAGER TO KNIT A SCARF. |
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| UNCLE WES KANGAS, 92 FEISTY YEARS OLD HE'S HAPPY CUZ WE ARE PLAYING DOMINOES |
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JUST LOOKED AT MY COUNTER FOR HITS ON THIS HOMELESS PAGE, WHICH PETE STARTED, AND I TOOK OVER A COUPLE YEARS BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY....I USUALLY GET FROM 900 TO 1200 HITS A WEEK, SOMETIMES A TON MORE. THE COUNT AT THE MOMENT IS 1,023,843...SO PERHAPS I WILL KEEP ON DOING THIS FOR A WHILE? |
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| EACH PNTNG IS LK SUPERIOR SHORE...$25..A,B,C,D TO CHOOSE CLICK ON PICTURES TO ENLARGE!!! |
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| 5 X 7'S, WRAP AROUND CANVAS, ONE INCH THICK, CAN HANG ON WALL OR SIT ON A SHELF...$25 |
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| 8 X 10 HUNGARIAN FALLS, $30 |
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| 5 X 7, JACOB'S FALLS...$25 |
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| 5 X 7 , COPPER HARBOR LIGHT HOUSE $20 |
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| 5 X 7 FRAME, WATERCOLOR ROSES...$20 |
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| 10" ROUND, VIOLETS...$30 |
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| 8 X 10 EAGLE HARBOR LIGHT HOUSE...$35 |
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| 11 X 14 WATERCOLOR, THIMBLEBERRIES AND JAM...$40 |
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| 12 X 16 DAFFODILS/LILLY OF THE VALLEY...$35 |
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| 8 X 10 WATERMAID.....$25 |
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| 8 X 10 IRIS....$25 |
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| 5 X 7 HUNGARIAN FALLS...$25 |
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| 8 X 10 WILD BLACKBERRIES...$35 |
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| 8 X 10 DAISEY FIELD...$25 |
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| 8 X 20 THIMBLEBERRIES...$35 |
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| 8 X 10 MCLAIN PARK SHORE..$25 |
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| 11 X 14 WATERCOLOR, TOBACCO RIVER (FOR YOUR FISHERMAN)..$45 |
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| 12 X 16 WATERCOLOR ON CANVAS...$40 |
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| 11 X 14 WATERCOLOR, LADYSLIPPERS...$25 (REFLECTIONS ARE ON THE GLASS, SORRY) |
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| 11 X 14 SUPERIOR SHORE...$$45 |
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| 11X 14 WATERCOLOR, MENDOTA (LAC LA BELLE) LIGHTHOUSE...$50 |
