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GRACIE ANN LARSON (DEREK AND LINDSEY PARENTS)

BRIDESMAIDS AT ILEANA AND TRENT RAJALA'S WEDDING LAST SUMMER JANE PENNALA, VICTORIA VAHAKANGAS, ANNELI JOHNSON, LAURETTA KANGAS

JACK AND NANCY LARSON, PARENTS OF ILEANA

GRANDPARENTS, LUCY AND WILLIE RAJALA

GRANDPARENTS OF TRENT, BOB AND JOANNE HELTUNEN

PARENTS OF TRENT, LISA AND MARTY RAJALA

ILEANA AND TRENT RAJALA....(IM LATE ON PICS; USUALLY IM SHORT ON PICTURES, BUT I SEEM TO HAVE A TON TO POST)

BECKY KANGAS WEDDING, WITH HER GIRL FRIENDS

JOYCE CAPTURED THIS "DOUBLE PICTURE" OF TOMAS AND DARLENE CLICK TO ENLARGE

"SOMETHING BORROWED"..AUNT HELVIE GAVE ME HER PEARLS, AND DARLENE WORE THEM AT HER WEDDING

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March 28, 2016, 4:44 am

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BACK TO ALASKA...XMAS 2015...SEAPLANE AIRPORT.  CK OUT THIS TRUCK....LOOKS GOOFY.  I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT, HOW COULD THIS TRUCK RUN ON TWO WHEELS?  THE TRUCK HAS A RIG ATTACHED TO THE FRONT (WHICH U CAN'T SEE) BUT IT IS USED TO PULL SEAPLANES OUT OF THE WATER.  IT'S HEAVY ENOUGH TO BALANCE THE TRUCK AND RIG.

WALK AROUND A LAKE ONE DAY: ROGER, GORDON, KATRINA, ME, MARGIE AND RUSSELL WITH THE LITTLE ONES.

MOOSE PIC BY JOYCE

HUNDREDS OF SEAPLANES

THIS SEAPLANE HAS A "JACKET " ON THE MOTOR

RUSSELL, LILY, AND KATRINA HELMINEN

SIGN  AT THE LAKE

ACCORDING TO ROGER, THERE IS GAS OR ? IN THE BUBBLES ON THE ICE.  HE CHOPPED A HOLE ON A BUBBLE AND THREW A MATCH THERE WHICH MADE A BRIEF FLAME

NEW YEAR'S EVE, WE STROLLED AROUND ANCHORAGE TOWN SQUARE TO SEE THE LIGHTS.  LORETTA (ROGER) HELMINEN AND I

MARGIE AND I

MY TRAVEL  SKETCHBOOK PAINTING OF THE SEAPLANE AIRPORT (don't know if i posted this already, too lazy to go bk)

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RUSSELL SCOUTING FOR M00SE. 0N OUR WAY TO HOMER

FISHING IN HOMER AT 7AM..BRIAN AND MARGIE

LORETTA, ANASTIINA AND ME AT A WOOD CARVER'S PLACE

ME, ANASTIINA AND DARLENE ROJAS(HELMINEN) CHECKING OUT THE TIDEPOOLS TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY CRITTERS...JUST A JELLYFISH...LOOK, NO SNOW IN DEC. IN HOMER

REGAL EAGLE

COASTGUARD

OLD BOAT, WHICH SOMEONE LIVES IN IN THE "BOAT GRAVEYARD" EAGLE ON THE LEFT POLE

BEAUTIFUL HARBOR

OOPS, AVERY HELMINEN GOT A LITTLE WET...TIDE COMING IN

AWESOME SCENERY

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April 12, 2016, 6:50 pm

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HOMER SUNSET

BRUCE HELMNEN ON ONE OF THE MANY STATIONARY BIKES AROUND HOMER, BY THE BIKE ASSOCIATIO

HELMINEN BOYS...CALVIN, ANTTI, STAN AND BRUCE

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April 17, 2016, 3:58 pm

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HELMINEN BOYS GIVING THE LITTLES RIDES ON THE HOMER DOCK

KATRINA AND LILY HELMINEN (RUSSELL'S)

PAINTING I DID IN MY TRAVEL BOOK OF THE SEAPLANE LAKE (don't know if i posted this before)

PLANES COMING IN EVERY TWO MINUTES OVER OUR HEADS/AK

BECKY ANDERSON AND GIRLS AND GR/KIDS (i figured out how to snatch pictures off facebook...nice pic!)

BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR VERNA D. IN FLORIDA:  (names mixed up) VERNA, DAVIN, BRENDA, TYLER & KATHLEEN DAAVETTILA, COLLEEN DUNSTAN, TINA HELMINEN, KEN AND ANNIE HELMINEN,  WESLEY & COLTON ISAACSON, JULIE HELMINEN, REUBEN AHO (MAR. 20, 2016)

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April 25, 2016, 10:18 am

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charlie kangas, calvin helminen, paul kangas

ME AND UNCLE WES KANGAS "WORKING" AT DESIGNOTYPE PRINTERS, STUFFING FLYERS THIS PAST WINTER

SOME MORE OF THE CREW AT D/TYPE..JOYCE, BRUCE AND ANTTI HELMINEN

MY VERY GOOD FRIENDS FROM COKATO, THELMA AND FRED HALONEN

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ZACK AND ELSA TERVO WEDDING LAST SUMMER 2016

ELSA'S MOM, CINDY HYRKAS

KRISTEN AND EJ TERVO, ZACK'S PARENTS

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May 9, 2016, 1:13 pm

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PAUL ANDERSON'S FAMILY AT HIS FUNERAL

KIERA JOHNSON, SELENA AND KURT'S GIRL

GRANDSON BENJAMIN ANDERSON, LEAH'S SON, AND I THIS SPRING

60TH BIRTHDAY BASH FOR RAYMOND (DECKER) HYRKAS

GIRLS AT CHURCH

GRETA AND KEN ANDERSON FROM COKATO

LOWELL TOROLA'S BIRTHDAY...WITH HIS BUDDIES

MIKKO AND BRITA HALONEN'S FAMILLY

MARIANNE AND ARNE PETERSON'S GANG...ALL THERE BUT STEVEN

SARAH AND RALPH SHEFFER'S GANG AT THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY LAST SUMMER

HOLDING UP THE WEDDING FINERY....WONDER WHY THEY DIDN'T PUT THEM ON! (CHUCKLE, CHUCKLE)  SARAH, CHRISTINE AND BRITA

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May 17, 2016, 7:13 am

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THIS IS RAY BJORKLAND FROM BRIGHTON, MI.  HE IS ONE OF THE "COFFEE BUNCH".  HE WILL BE 90 YEARS OLD ON MAY 24.  MAKE HIS DAY AND SEND HIM A BIRTHDAY CARD AT THIS ADD:  963 WOODRIDGE HILL DR., BRIGHTON, MI 48116

MALLORY TOROLA AND JORDAN ANDERSON GOT MARRIED LAST WEEKEND IN BETSY AT THE PAUL ANDERSON CAMP.  PARENTS SHOWN ARE MY SON CARL AND BETH TOROLA WITH THE NEWLY MARRIEDS.  JORDAN'S PARENTS WERE THERE, TOO...BECKY AND DOUG ANDERSON. (MAY, 2016)

WEDDING OF STEVEN PINONIEMI TO LAURA RANDALL, 4/23/2016 IN MPLS. PARENTS MARTHA AND DEAN RANDALL. STEVEN'S PARENTS ARE MARTHA AND GERALD PINONIEMI.

WEDDING OF EMILY PARKS TO BOBBY DAAVETTILA (PARENTS BETH AND WARREN PARKS, BOB AND LISA DAAVETTILA)

WARREN AND BETH PARKS...HOWELL CHURCH 2016

BRITA PIETILA MARRIED PATRICK YLITALO RECENTLY IN HOWELL PARENTS DAVID & ? PIETILA AND MARI AND ROSS YLITALO

ELINA HILL, HEIDI HARMALA, EMILY ANDERSON, KRISTINA HILL

ALIE BJORN, SIENNA ANDERSON, JOELYN GOULETTE, MADDIE TOROLA

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May 26, 2016, 6:39 am

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RECENT PIC OF ALASKA LITTLE ONES...HELMINEN'S (GORDON, ROGER, RUSSELL) AND ASIALA GIRLS  2016

IS IT MORE FUN IN ALASKA, OR WHAT?  BABYSHOWER FOR KATRINA AND EMILY...WEAR A HAT, HAVE FUN!

NOT TOO GOOD A PIC....OUR KIDS, PETE, STEVE ROZICH,  AND NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS MAKING HAY YEARS AGO....THOSE WERE THE DAYS! (click to enlarge)

PETE AND ELLEN TOROLA (8TH BIRTHDAY AT THE HUT)

SUNDAY SCHOOL PHOTO, PROBABLY WHEN I WAS IN 4TH GRADE...I HAPPENED TO BE SICK ON THIS DAY SO IM NOT IN IT.  BUT YOU WILL KNOW MANY HERE.....THE OLDER ONES ARE ALL PASSED AWAY, AND US YOUNGIES ARE GRANDMA AND GRANDPA'S.  SEVERAL OUR AGE HAVE ALSO PASSED AWAY.  MANY STILL IN FAITH, AND SOME NO LONGER. PETE IS  THIRD ROW, RIGHT STRIPED SWEATER, SECOND FROM END..  (click to enlarge)

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June 4, 2016, 11:30 am

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2016 TOROLA RELATIVE GRADUATES JACK HYRKAS, SAUL TOLKKINEN, CHET HILLSTROM, ROSEMARY TOROLA, KRISTINA HILL, JANIE TOROLA....MISSING IS CALVIN HELMINEN.

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June 4, 2016, 11:40 am

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TAKEN OFF THE WEBSITE OF CLK SCHOOLS....JANIE TOROLA IN MIDDLE, TO HER RIGHT IS   LOUKUS AND KIILUNEN....RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS

ROSEMARY TOROLA, MY GR/D, GIVING HER SALUTATORY SPEECH

DAVE, JANIE AND ANN TOROLA

GRADUATION SERVICE AFTER THE CEREMONIES AT SCHOOL....ALL CALUMET KIDS.

FOUR CRAZY GOLFERS A YEAR AGO AT KEWEENAW....WE ARE BUNDLED TO THE TEETH, LONG JOHNS  AND CHUCKS, MITTS, AND ALL...EVEN SAW A FEW FLAKES IN THE AIR. SARAH BARATONO, MOLLY KOSKELA, ME, SARAH SHEFFER

GORDON AND AMANDA HELMINEN'S KIDS...VISITING ME LAST SUMMER (ALL THE WAY FROM ALASKA)

SHY LOOKING TARA JURMU, DOUG AND JANELLE'S GIRL

Brian Helminen's Book is published!

June 10, 2016, 6:43 pm

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Brian's book will be released Monday, just in time for Father's Day gifting! Take advantage of FREE shipping by reserving your copy now, and it will ship Monday.
ORDER LINK: https://gum.co/dyTfE

You can read some excerpts at
www.effectiveparenting.com

Order an extra one for your hubby or sons.
www.raiseahappyfamily.com

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June 14, 2016, 5:37 am

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UNCLE WES AND I WENT TO VISIT RUTH (MUKKA) FRANTTI WHEN SHE WAS LIVING AT  HER DAUGHTER SARAH (AND MIKE) HALT'S: WES, LIBBY HALT, RUTH, MIKE AND SARAH

LENNY TOROLA AND BUDDIES  MARK ANDERSON AND GRANT JOHNSON

LUKE FRANTTI AND ELEANOR HAATAJA (TRUDI AND ROGER)

ME WITH SARAH SHEFFER

JUNETTA RANTA, MARIE COOPER, ANGIE JUNTTILA

CALUMET B/BALL GAME IN MRQT THIS PAST WINTER

THEY WON BY ONE POINT!  WILD!

MET THIS LITTLE SWEETIE WHILE AT THE GAME:  KENDALL PEARL RAJALA DAUGHTER OF WILLIE AND MARGARET RAJALA...DIG THE SHIRT!

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICS OF PETE....WALLY'S DAUGHTER JOSEPHINE USED TO COME TO THE CASITA EVERY DAY TO "HELP" HER PAPA.  HE WOULD ALSO READ STORIES TO HER, AND TELL A FEW YARNS, ETC.  I AM ALMOST FINISHED MAKING A PAINTING OF THIS PICTURE.  THEY ARE WATERING THE RASPBERRIES. (JOSIE IS NOW 12 YEARS OLD)

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June 14, 2016, 5:55 am

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me with Sue Raudio (satterlund) and Mary Lou Pesola...cousins at the mrqt game this winter

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June 25, 2016, 4:54 pm

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2016 SCHLATTER'S LAKE PICS FROM BRIAN H.

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NOW DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FUN, ER DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FUN?  THIS MUST BE "CAMBODIA" WHERE THE YOUNGIES FEAR TO GO, AND WHERE YOU GET YOUR FACE BLACKED!

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GRANDSON BRANNON TOROLA (CARL & BETH'S) CARVING....ALSO FISHING, SINGING, TELLING TALES, SWIMMING, EATING SMORES, AND SO MUCH MORE....NOT TO MENTION THE ABSOLUTE FUN!!

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July 3, 2016, 7:47 pm

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BETH TOROLA, RHONDA ANDERSON, RUTH LAHO

CADE AND SVEN TOROLA (WALLY'S BOYS)

JOHANSON'S FROM SWEDEN AT MIKKO HALONEN'S IN MPLS, MN RECENTLY ALSO SEATED FROM LEFT..LAURA KERO, JUHAN,?, ?,BRITA HALONEN

MANY YEARS AGO...MANNISTO, LEAH, DOUG AND DOG BEN

LEAH AND HER GREAT DANE, KLAUS...BETTER KNOWN AS "MOUSIE" HE IS VERY GENTLE AND SUPER FUNNY!

ANOTHER NICARAJUA PIC....HELMINEN GIRLS HORSEBACK RIDING

FROM AN OLD SLIDE...DAVID TOROLA, PETE WITH THE PIPE, REINO AND DOG FERDIE DON DAAVETTILA AND PETE HEINONEN....GOING RABBIT HUNTING AT LAC LA BELLE

MARY BERG WITH PAUL HAATAJA...THEY LOOK KINDA HAPPY, EH?

POTLUCK AT THE CASITA FRONT, MARIE COOPER, JOYCE USITALO, MARGARET BENDA, BARB GRANROTH BACK: CAROL ESKOLA, NANCY LUOMA, JULIE KANGAS, CAROL JURMU, JUDY ROEPKE, ANNA ANTTILA, LYNN SHERMAN, VERNA DAAVETTILA, ANGIE JUNTTILA, MARIA STUROS

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BETH TOROLA, RHONDA ANDERSON, RUTH LAHO

CADE AND SVEN TOROLA (WALLY'S BOYS)

JOHANSON'S FROM SWEDEN AT MIKKO HALONEN'S IN MPLS, MN RECENTLY ALSO SEATED FROM LEFT..LAURA KERO, JUHAN,?, ?,BRITA HALONEN

MANY YEARS AGO..ED MANNISTO, LEAH, DOUG AND DOG BEN ED WAS AN ECCENTRIC MAN WHO ALWAYS WAS IN CHURCH,  KIND TO THE KIDS,  SOFT SPOKEN...IM SURE MANY PEOPLE MY AGE REMEMBER HIM

LEAH AND HER GREAT DANE, KLAUS...BETTER KNOWN AS "MOUSIE" HE IS VERY GENTLE AND SUPER FUNNY!

ANOTHER NICARAJUA PIC....HELMINEN GIRLS HORSEBACK RIDING

FROM AN OLD SLIDE...DAVID TOROLA, PETE WITH THE PIPE, REINO AND DOG FERDIE DON DAAVETTILA AND PETE HEINONEN....GOING RABBIT HUNTING AT LAC LA BELLE

MARY BERG WITH PAUL HAATAJA...THEY LOOK KINDA HAPPY, EH?

POTLUCK AT THE CASITA FRONT, MARIE COOPER, JOYCE USITALO, MARGARET BENDA, BARB GRANROTH BACK: CAROL ESKOLA, NANCY LUOMA, JULIE KANGAS, CAROL JURMU, JUDY ROEPKE, ANNA ANTTILA, LYNN SHERMAN, VERNA DAAVETTILA, ANGIE JUNTTILA, MARIA STUROS

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July 11, 2016, 5:53 am

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MY UNCLE WES KANGAS WILL BE THE RIPE AGE OF 95 ON THE 20TH OF THIS MONTH!  PLEASE MAKE HIS DAY GREAT BY SENDING HIM A BIRTHDAY CARD.....BUT SEND IT TO ME SO I CAN GIVE THEM ALL TO HIM ON HIS BIRTHDAY!  MARK THE ENVELOPE "FOR WES".  MY ADDRESS IS 2 PARK AVE., APT. 26, CALUMET....49913

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July 23, 2016, 5:34 am

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AT THE CASITA.....COFFEE IS ON...COME FOR A CUP AND VISIT....IM THERE EVERY DAY, CALL TO BE SURE WHAT TIME....BEEN PAINTING PICS AND DUNKING IN THE POOL....PICKED A CUP OF RAZZIES YESTERDAY, CONCENTRATING ON MURDERING THE RABBIT WHO INSISTS ON EATING MY PEAS

MY MOM AND DAD ON THEIR 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY....A PARTY AT THEIR HOUSE, MANY YEARS AGO.... (REINO AND HILYA KANGAS)

PAUL (TUDDS) TOROLA IN HIS YOUNGIE DAYS

MARGIE AND BRIAN HELMINEN'S GIRLS...ON BRIAN'S BOAT OUT OF LAC LA BELLE