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| CALVIN HELMINEN (MARGIE AND BRIAN'S) AND MARIKA ABBOTT {MIKE AND KATHY} ARE ENGAGED, WEDDING ON MARCH 10...{cal has been my "calvinator", fixing and answering all the modern hi tech questions and probs... and helping out at the casita...he's a gardener, just like his papa, Pete}} |
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| UNCLE WES, 96 YEARS YOUNG!!! |
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| PAUL HAATAJA AND MARY BERG WEDDING IN CALUMET, 2017 |
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| MARY, PAUL, AND CINDY (paul's mom) |
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| RON HAATAJA AND SON PAUL (groom) |
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| CAROL AND RUSSELL BERG, PARENTS OF MARY |
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| JULIA HELMINEN (MARGIE AND BRIAN) AND JAKE AHO (ANNA AND DAVE) GOT MARRIED AT LAC LABELLE FRI., AUG. 19. 20 ATTENDANTS, BECKY SAARI AND BRIAN HALONEN |
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| BECKY AND JULIA DRESSING THE ARCH |
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| CAPTAIN BRIAN TOOK THE AHO'S FISHING...17 FISH IN ALL THEY HAD A GREAT TIME, BEFORE THE WEDDING |
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| BRIAN SINGING TO THE AHO GRANDBABY...(HE KEPT STARING AT BRIAN...CUTE) |
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| ME AND VERNA (GRANDMA'S) WITH JULIA AND JAKE |
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| THE SUN CAME OUT HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE WEDDING...WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SETTING, PLUS AN EAGLE FLYING IN THE DISTANCE THE CASITA PROVIDED FLOWERS ON THE TABLE, AND MY KEYBOARD DID SOME MUSIC. |
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| THE HELLMINEN SISTERS ALL MADE IT TO THE WEDDING...EVELYN, ANDREA, JULIA, JOYCE AND DARLENE |
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| COULD THIS REALLY BE CARJIE TOROLA AND DEAN OR? HONKALA A FEW YEARS AGO....FOUND THEM ON THIS COMPUTER, SO PETE TOOK THIS PIC |
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| WENT TO BLACK CREEK IN CEDAR BAY WITH BRIAN TOROLA (JEAN) IN THIS HERE FANCY SCHMANCY MACHINE |
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| A LITTLE DIFFERENT ANGLE OF BLACK CREEK |
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| KRISTEN AHO WITH GRAMPA CHESTER YLITALO |
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| OUR CALUMET CONFIRMATION CLASS...I THINK 87? 2017 |
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| ALL TOROLA COUSINS AT CONFO CHARLIE KANGAS, BRANNON TOROLA, HANS, EVA, TREVOR TOROLA, WAYLON HYRKAS, ANTTI HELMINEN, NATE HILLSTROM |
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| FULTON BUDS...DAVE TAIVALKOSKI AND BILL LAHTI |
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| LOOKS LIKE DAVISON FAMILY VACATION TIME WHATS WITH THE RABBIT IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE CAP ON? |
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| LENNY (PRE HAIRCUT) JANIE, ME AND BRIAN TOROLA'S (DAVE AND ANN) |
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| SURPRISE, DON! FROM FB...DON AND LORRETTA PENNALA FAMILY |
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| THANKS TO THE POKORNOWSKI'S FOR THESE GREAT PICS OF THE FINN OPEN, 2017 WOW, WHAT A THRILL, A HOLE IN ONE!!! |
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| THE YOUNG WINNERS (hope u can read the names) |
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| SENIOR CHAMPS....WOW, I NEVER KNEW THEY WERE SENIORS! |
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| GREAT HAPPENINGS IN RUNNEBERG (MENAHGA, SEBEKA)....ENLARGING THE CHURCH |
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| THANKS, DAVIN TOROLA FOR THE PICS....MORE COMING |
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| SO, YEAH, WE GOLF, TOO...WE GOLFED PORTAGE, STOPPED AT SUOMI FOR PANCAKES AND THE WAITRESS NOTICED OUR SHIRTS, SHE THOUGHT WE DID IT ON PURPOSE BUT WE DIDN'T. SHE TOOK OUR PIC ....BRIAN TOROLA (DAVE'S) GOLFED W US...FUN, OF COURSE |
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| NOW WE ARE AT WYANDOTTE (OMER'S) GOLF COURSE...TWO BOYS HIT THE BARN ON NO. 9, AND BEHIND THE TREE IS TREVOR TOROLA, WHO ACTUALLY HIT THE BALL OUT OF THERE!!! |
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| HERE'S THE OTHER BARN DENTER, LOWELL TOROLA, GETTING READY FOR A SHOT TREVOR HOLDING HIS GOLF BAG |
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| THIS IS BRANNON TOROLA, MID-SHOT WE SURE DID GOLF OUR BUNS OFF THE PAST MONTH....IM GONNA BE SAD WHEN ALL MY BOYS GET JOBS. WE USED TO HAVE SEVEN, AND IT HAS WHITTLED DOWN TO THREE..... |
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| LIL HELPERS AT RUNEBERG CHURCH CONSTRUCTION |
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| JUDY ROEPKE AND NAOMI KANGAS |
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| RETIREMENT PARTY FOR ANOTHER "ELDER"...RAY LASANEN |
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| THIS IS A TREE HOUSE AT ANDERSON'S IN TRAPROCK.....TO ME, IT'S DR. SEUSS'S HOUSE DON'T YA THINK? I LOVE IT! |
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| WELCOME, NEW GREAT GR/BABY MARCO JUKKA ANDERSON ME, MARCO AND MOM MALLORY |
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| WELCOME, ANOTHER GR/GRAND, VANESSA...WITH MOM GRETA KINNUNEN |
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| GOT PERMISSION TO PRINT....I'M PUMPED TO SEE LONG AGO FRIENDS THE MOLL SIBLINGS, MARGIE ANDERSON, HELEN STRAND, GINGER LASSILA JIM MOLL AND LINDA GRANROTH |
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| NICE CHAT W NIECE, PAULA TOLKKINEN LEPPANEN FROM ISHPEMING |
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| KIND OF LATE, BUT SOMEBODY SENT THIS TO ME, CAN'T REMEMBER WHO RAY HALONEN AND DON DAAVETTILA.....RAY'S BIRTHDAY |
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| MY BUDDIES....AFTER ICE CREAM, WE WENT TO SIT AT THE CASITA TOM ANDERSON AND UNCLE WES KANGAS |
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| RUNEBURG CONSTRUCTION PICS |
 IM WAY BEHIND ON TIME HERE....SHIRLEY LASSILA'S BIRTHDAY....WHEN? BUT THE CONE SURE LOOKS GOOD! NICE PIC! BELATED HAPPY BD! |
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| KYLE LARSON MARRIED MARIA HALONEN 9/16/2017 pstrnyd mark and nora, nancy and jack |
I have written a book. Yes, I did. Took me 2 1/2 years. Now my book will be published this fall so we (my daughter Margaret and Designotype Printers) are trying to get a handle on how many to get printed. The book is a mixture of history, photos, drawings, letters, and many stories of the Torola's and Kangas's. Pete's family, his dad Walter emigrating to Canada, marriage to his wife Aili, coming to the U.S., family life, interviews from family, Torola kids memories. A little bit of geneology thrown in. Torola humor. My side of the family, with a lot of the same, photos, chapters of each segment of our life,(camp, pets, casita, etc.) and all of the memories of Pete that are on my blog, memories found on the computer that Pete had written, and much more. More Torola/Kangas humor. A little bit of geneology, but not a lot of dry droning. The book is over 400 pages, and will cost in the neighborhood of $25 to $30, plus postage if needed. the name of the book is "MOMENTS IN TIME". If u would like to purchase this book, please let me know by calling (906-369-2468) or texting w. your name and phone no., or emailing me. (Torolaea@gmail.com). Spread the word. we/d like to get this book "off the ground and running"....Ellen |
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| OCT. SERVICES, ALASKA (JOE ESKOLA) |
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| SUMMER 2017, ALASKA NADIA, ELYSE SKOOG, ANNIKA CREST, CLAIRE HAAPALA, JILL DAAVETTILA KATRINA IMPOLA, GRETA POKORNOWSKI, JODY SKOOG, LORETTA HELMINEN |
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| BABY SHOWER FOR LASANEN , ALASKA |
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| ALICE KANGAS (JEFF & ANNA) ENJOYING HER TREAT EARLY THIS PAST SUMMER |
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| PHOENIX, AZ SERVICES OCT, ...ERIC PELLI FROM ZION WITH ESTHER AND DEAN FALLS |
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| PHX SERVICES: MARK & KRISTA KANGAS, (BARRETT, WILLA, ARLO), FAY AND DOUG AHO, JANE AND JOH SEITER, (LOGAN, AUSTIN, AXEL), DAN AND JUDY SLEEMAN (BRIANNA) |
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| CARJE AND MARY TOROLA WITH THEIR WEDDING GIFT PAINTING OF AGATE BEACH THIS IS WHERE HE PROPOSED! ROMANTIC, EH? |
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| ROGER AND TRUDY HAATAJA KIDS ON THE BERRY FIELD...(kinda late, being there's snow on the ground....but i have many more pics coming late) |
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| PAINTINGS OF LAC LA BELLE "RED CAMP" AND SAUNA ANYONE WHO ORDERS THE TOROLA PORTION OF MY BOOK WILL RECEIVE A PRINT OF THE SAUNA....note the long ago color of the camp and roof ...that's what we all remember, and the stump by the right side of the door where there used to be a tree with a tire swing. |
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| MARGIE, DAVE AND CARL AT CONFO TIME, 2017 |
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| HELMINEN'S LAST SUMMER WITH A GOOD CATCH |
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| RON AND AMY HYRKAS, ANNMARIE AND STEVE PIETILA, PARENTS OF BRIDAL COUPLE SEPT. 2017 (thanks mikko h.) |
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| JANA PIETILA MARRIED JED HYRKAS |
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| "BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS, OUR HEARTS IN CHRISTIAN LOVE" WHAT A WARMHEARTED PHOTO |
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| LARRY, LYNN SLEEMAN, DAVIN, BRENDA HELMINEN TINA, MITCH HELMINEN, LAC LA BELLE |
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| KATHY HELTUNEN, CAROLYN KOVALA, BETTY WESA AT ISHPEMING SERVICES IN SEPT. |
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| ME AND LONGTIME FRIEND, PHYLLIS (TOLLEFSON) OLSON AT ISHPEMING CHURCH |
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| GOING AWAY PARTY FOR ANNA ANTTILA AND MARIE COOPER...BOTH GOING DOWNSTATE TO LIVE. THEIR PRESENCE HERE IN THE COPPER COUNTRY IS MISSED |
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| LILY OF THE VALLEY AND LILACS...ACRYLIC HOLLYHOCKS....WATERCOLOR |
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| FIVE MILE POINT....ACRYLIC LAC LABELLE.....ACRYLIC |
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| FIVE MILE POINT...ACRYLIC PART OF THE MONTREAL, BETE GRIS...ACRYLIC |
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| TRILLIUM...ONE INCH WRAP AROUND CANVAS...ACRYLIC EAGLE RIVER FALLS....ACRYLIC |
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| BABY'S BABIES....ACRYLIC SORRY...A DUPLICATE |
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| BREAKWATER SUNSET.....ACRYLIC BREAKIES FROM MC LANE'S |
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| THIMBLEBERRIES AND BLOSSOMS, WATERCOLOR SUPERIOR SUNSET....ACRYLIC |
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| SUPERIOR PEACE..24 X 30 ACRYLIC, WRAP CANVAS, NO FRAME NEEDED ACRYLIC...$300 |
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| HUNGARIAN FALLS, 18 X 24 ACRYLIC, FRAMED, 4275 |
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| HAVEN'S FALLS, LAC LABELLE. 11 X 14 ACRYLIC, FRAMED..$200 |
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| CALUMET BREAKWATERS, WATERCOLOR, 10 X 16, FRAMED...$65 |
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| ESERY PARK (to the right of the rock steps) 11 X 14 ACRYLIC, FRAMED....$200 |
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| WILD C.C. ROSES, 8 X 10, FRAMED (ELEGANT, EH?)..$65 |
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| TRILLIUM, WATERCOLOR, 16 X 20, METAL FRAMED....$175 |
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| DAISEY CHAIN...11 X 21, FRAMED, WATERCOLOR AND INK...MAT IS MAROON-ISH..$60 |
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| COPPER HARBOR OVER=LOOK...WATERCOLOR, FRAMED ..9 1/2 AND 23....$80 |
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| LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE, 24 X 36, ACRYLIC, NO FRAME NEEDED...$500 |
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| THIMBLEBERRIES, WATERCOLOR, 16 X 20 METAL FRAME....$175 |
