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All of my paintings are now on my new Facebook site..COPPER COUNTRY ART BY ELLEN TOROLA...
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I AM LOOKING FOR A BOX OF MY BOOKS TO BE BROUGHT TO BRIGHTON AREA, COKATO, MPLS, AND ZION AFTER THE 15th...please call 369-2468
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| ALLAN AND JENNA (ANDERSON) LEUDEMAN wedding calumet, oct. 2017 |
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| PEGGY AND JEFF LEUDEMAN, PARENTS |
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| KURT AND LAURA ANDERSON |
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| IN THE RECEPTION LINE, LENNY TOROLA AND THE GROOM, ALLAN, WENT BACK TO BACK TO SEE WHO WAS THE TALLEST...5'5" AND 5'6"? HARD TO SAY WITH THEIR HAIR! |
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| A PIC FROM MANY YEARS AGO...PETE TOOK THIS PIC AT THE CASITA. MUST HAVE BEEN ST. JOHN'S TIME, AS WE ARE DRESSED UP...ME, HARVEY AND VERNA GRANGROTH |
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| TRUDY AND ROGER HAATAJA'S SON BIRTHDAY PARTY, WITH A BUNCH OF BUDDIES (NOT RECENTLY...SOMETIME THIS PAST YR) |
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| JOYCE, MARGIE AND BRUCE AT A MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN DULUTH...SEPT. |
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| ME AND LEAH GOOFING AROUND WITH THE AWFUL LOOKING DUDE |
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| MARGIE AND LEAH, DULUTH...TAKING THE DOGS FOR A WALK |
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| LEAH AND HER GREAT DANE KLAUS |
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| LENNY TOROLA, BIG SMILES |
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| DAVE AND ANN'S FAMILY....TALL OR WHAT? |
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| ANTTI AND CARRIE TOROLA WITH DAUGHTER ANNA GRAD OF ST. CLOUD, IN ACCOUNTING |
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| STEWART AND NANCY KAUPPILA WITH DAUGHTER ELIZABETH GRADUATE OF? LOST MY NOTE |
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| LISA AND GLEN NIEMI'S KIDS, PAUL AND DAUGHTER ELIZABETH, WHO GRADUATED FROM NORTHWOODS U, WITH A BACHELOR DEGREE IN "AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET" |
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| WELL, I GOTTA ADMIT, WE TOROLA'S ARE AGING...FEW MORE GRAY HAIRS, FEW LIMPS, ACHES AND PAINS, FEW CANES, MOTORS ARE SLOWING DOWN....A GATHERING AT LORRAINE AND BOB'S IN OCTOBER, 2017 FRONT: MARIA, LORRAINE, MAIJA, BILL BACK: ALLAN LEO, ESTHER, BOB, LANA, JUDY, JACK, ELLEN |
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| PRIZE PIC OF THE YEAR...LEAH WITH HER HARLEQUIN GREAT DANE, "KLAUS" HE HAS BEEN A VERY FUN AND FUNNY DOG...A GENTLE GIANT....EVERYONE ENJOYS HIM. |
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| MY GOOD COKATO FRIENDS...FRED AND THELMA HALONEN, WITH DAUGHTER ANNA VISITED THERE WHEN WE WENT FOR JAKE AND JULIA (HELMINEN) AHO'S WEDDING RECEPTION...(BACK UP IN MY BLOG IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE WEDDING PICS....AUGUST AT LAC LABELLE) |
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| A FUN AND DELICIOUS BREAKFAST IN COKATO WITH GRETA ANDERSON MARGIE AND GRETA |
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| FRIENDS AT THE RECEPTION....HAVENT SEEN THEM FOR MANY YEARS BARBARA AND JOHN LEHTO |
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| OUR HOSTS FOR THE NIGHT....RUTHANN AND BRAD MORRIS |
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| JULIA AND JAKE AHO AT THEIR FIRST HOME IN COKATO |
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| CARD FROM HELI AND HEIMO QVIST FROM OULU, FINLAND |
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| YEEEHAAWWW....IM CROSS COUNTRY SKIING AT SWEDETOWN...FEELS SO GOOD TO BE OUT IN DA BUUUSH |
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| MERRY CHRISTMAS...HYVAA JOULUA...GOTT NYTT AR FROM JUHA, ANNE-MAARIA, LAURA AND LASSE, SWEDEN |
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| TOMAS HAD TO TRY ON A CHRISTMAS SHIRT...HE AND DARLENE |
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| AND I HADDA SIT WITH SANTA CLAUS |
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| BLESSED CHRISTMAS FROM YLVA AND ERLING FROM SWEDEN |
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| VERNA DAAVETTILA AT KIILUNEN'S THANKSGIVING TIME |
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| AT KIILUNEN'S..MARGIE, ME, RUTH NARA, TOMAS, DARLENE, JOYCE, BRUCE |
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| ME AND COUSIN DOUG RAUDIO |
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| ALL SET TO GO, AND HERE COME'S SVEN..... |
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| OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY THIS YEAR 2017 |
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| DAVE AND ANN'S KIDS DOING A SKIT (FUNNY) |
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| MY CHRISTMAS CARD TO Y'ALL |
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| WALLY TOROLA'S RIG, NODAK |
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| MY DEAR FRIEND, BERTHA (KANNIANEN) ANDERSON |
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| LITTLE PRAIRIE GIRL...ELEANOR (thanks, trudi haataja) |
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| MONTHLY FEEDMILL GANG...DON, WES, ME, JUDY(missing Carol Jurmu) BANANA CREAM PIE...I DO NOT SHARE W ANYBODY |
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| JOYCE USITALO (having a good chuckle) |
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| HUNGARIAN FALLS DAY...JOYCE, BRIAN, MARGIE HELMINEN, ME, DARLENE AND TOMAS ROJAS, FRONT CORINNA HAVERINEN |
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| GIVE 'ER TAR, DAN (SHADOW) JOHNSON (in the excercise/library room at park ave/) |
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| LEO AND BRUCE HELMINEN...TINKERING |
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| FUTURE PIANIST, MARI HELMINEN SINGING ABC SONG |
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| TOMAS HAD TO TRY ON A CHRISTMAS SHIRT...HE AND DARLENE |
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| AND I HADDA SIT WITH SANTA CLAUS |
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| BLESSED CHRISTMAS FROM YLVA AND ERLING FROM SWEDEN |
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| VERNA DAAVETTILA AT KIILUNEN'S THANKSGIVING TIME |
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| AT KIILUNEN'S..MARGIE, ME, RUTH NARA, TOMAS, DARLENE, JOYCE, BRUCE |
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| ME AND COUSIN DOUG RAUDIO |
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| ALL SET TO GO, AND HERE COME'S SVEN..... |
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| OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY THIS YEAR 2017 |
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| DAVE AND ANN'S KIDS DOING A SKIT (FUNNY) |
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| MY CHRISTMAS CARD TO Y'ALL |
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| THE COVER OF MY BOOK THAT WAS JUST PRINTED |
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| KIERA JOHNSON...MY GREATGRAND...SELENA AND KURT'S DAUGHTER WOW...I WOULDN'T HAVE THE GUTS! |
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| WALLY AND LYNN'S KIDS...LEIF AND ROWENA THIS PAST SUMMER |
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| VERNA DAAVETTILA, AT THANKSGIVING TIME |
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| GOT A FEW OLDER PICS I FOUND TO POST...THE MAKI SISTERS EDNA, ESTHER, JUDY AND IRENE |
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| THREE MUSKETEERS...COUSINS, ORIANA TOROLA, JENNA TARNOWSKI, JOSIE TOROLA |
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| PETE TOROLA'S (DAVE AND ANN) BIRTHDAY....THIS PIC IS REALLY LATE! NOT SURE WHO KIDS ARE, BUT FIGURE IT OUT |
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| LAST WINTER...RYYNANEN CREW |
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| MENAHGA, MN. LADIES....(thanks Mikko) |
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| TRUDY HAATAJA, ANNA KANGAS |
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| WARREN TOROLA (CARL &BETH), IN WELDING COMPETITION DOWNSTATE LAST SPRING, PLACED FIRST IN THIS CATEGORY |
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| BRIAN TOOK US FOR A BOATRIDE....UNCLE WES KANGAS, (96 YRS. YOUNG), ME, BRENDA H., BRIAN, DARLENE...BRIAN SAID WES IS THE OLDEST PERSON TO RIDE ON HIS BOAT |
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| TRYING TO SQUEEZE IN FOR A SELFIE....ME, WES, LYNN AND DICK WOODFORD |
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| MR. & MRS. ISAAC (MEEGAN) HAATAJA..DEC. 2017 |
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| SHERI AND MARK RANDALL |
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| ROBERT AND SARA HAATAJA |
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| GRANDPARENTS OF MARK...JIM AND KAREN RANDELL |
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| GRANDPARENTS ...SANDY KOIVISTO, KAREN RANDELL (couldn't find joe) |
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| GREATGRANDS..LORRAINE AND BOB TOROLA |
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| AUNT AND UNCLE OF MEEGAN...SARAH AND MAURICE NIEMELA/COKATO |
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| ANDERS AND ALLISON (AHO) BJORN..JAN, 2017 |
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| JENNIFER AND BJ BJORN |
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| PAM AND DAVE AHO |
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| KINNUNEN SISTERS...NICE TO MEET THEM! |
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| TOMAS SIGNING HIS NAME AT THE "BIG BALL" THIS FALL |
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| CLICK ON THIS PIC TO ENLARGE, TO BE ABLE TO READ ABOUT THE BIG BALL OF TWINE |
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| LONGVIEW SERVICES WITH KEN LESPERANCE KEN, MR. MARTINI, ? LUKEMA, ? DAAVETTILA, RITA WALKER AND HUSBAND, DAHL FAMILY, ROLAND HILL IN BLACK SHIRT IN BK ROW (thanks for photo, sarah) |
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| MUY DELICIOSO,VERDAD? LEAH AND I |
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| HELMINEN CREW LAST SUMMER AFTER A SUCCESSFUL FISHING TRIP WITH BRIAN |
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| PAINTING ROCKS WITH GORDON HELMINEN'S (ALASKA) AND ANDREA HAVERINEN AND KIDS AT LAC LABELLE |
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| LAYLA WATCHING DADDY GORDON PAINTING HIS ROCK |
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| WE ARE SINGING....WHAT FUN!!! |
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| GORDON AND AMANDA HELMINEN FAMILY AT LAC LABELLE; 2017 |
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| NORMAL COPPER COUNTRY WINTER CHORE; 2017 |
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| MISSY (HYRKAS) LUBINSKI AND KIDS CAME TO VISIT TYLER, GRANT, MISSY AND MORGAN |
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| CHERIE AND RAY LASANEN AND FAMILY (took from fb) |
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| BRENT HALONEN AND CHLOE HAATAJA ARE ENGAGED!!! |
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| GREAT FISHERMEN IN THEIR SNUG LITTLE SHACK....KURT AND FELIX JOHNSON |
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| ANDREA AND I GOING OVER STUFF ON OUR NEW NOTEBOOK FOR CHURCH. NOTES WILL BE PROFESSIONAL THIS TIME (NOT RULER AND MARKER, HEH!) MARGIE HAS AN AWESOME MUSIC PROGRAM....SO HI=TECH |
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| AFTER ALL THAT HARD WORK, WE HADDA GO AND EAT....BOY WAS THAT GOOD, HEY, ANDREA? IN DULLUTH THIS PAST WEEKEND. |
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| THE FOLLOWING PICS WERE SENT BY DAVIN TOROLA WORK AND PROGRESS ON THE NEW RUNNEBERG MINN. CHURCH WHAT AN EXCITING TIME.....WE IN CALUMET CAN RELATE! |
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| MY DAUGHTER LEAH VISITING ALBERT ANDERSON AT MEDICAL CARE THIS PAST WEEK. HAPPY VISIT |
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I AM LEAVING FOR FT. MEYERS,FLORIDA TOMORROW TILL APRIL 3...
WILL POST A FEW PICS IF I CAN. WISH ME FUN IN THE SUN.....
(going with my sister Gloria (cookie)
WILL POST A FEW PICS IF I CAN. WISH ME FUN IN THE SUN.....
(going with my sister Gloria (cookie)
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WE ARE IN FLORIDA.AND GOT THE NEWS THAT MY YOUNGEST BROTHER, PAUL KANGAS OF HOWELLCHURCH PASSED AWAY IN HIS SLEEP AT THE AGE OF 62. TOMORROW WE WILL FLY TO DETROIT TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL AND BE WITH FAMILY. WE WILL FLY BACK AFTER THE FUNERAL ON TUESDAY.
I was 17 when paul was born, changed a lot of his diapers, Pete and I baby sat him, I also took a photo every week in his first year of his life. We are heartbroken.
I was 17 when paul was born, changed a lot of his diapers, Pete and I baby sat him, I also took a photo every week in his first year of his life. We are heartbroken.
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| Family group singing on the boardwalk at Fisherman's Village... Really good |
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Get together at Brenda and Davin Helminen's in Port Charlotte, Florida last week. Laura Kero, Me, Brenda, Annie Helminen, Karen Randell, Sharon Linna, Joyce Bimberg, Cookie Harju |
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| Gary Bimberg, Davin, Glen Kero, Ken Helminen, Jim Randell, George Linna |
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| Silk thread and pearl buttons from a friend's grandfather's country store era 1908 |
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My friend, Judy Roepke knitted the baptismal gowns below. Made with very fine yard and tiny needles. Beautiful and delicate.
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| At the Loveboat Ice Cream joint... Cookie, Me, Leah... Yum or what? |
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| Doug and Marjie Johnson with me at Loveboat Ice Cream |
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| Leah and I playing shuffleboard |
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| Annie Helminen, Me, Jeanie Dunstan... Fun morning, out to breakfast and over for a visit |
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| Wildlife on my walk around the resort |
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| Out to lunch Sunday after church |
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| Volleyball here at the resort |
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| Sunday gang: Linna's, Anderson's, Kero's, Helminen's, Helminen's, Me |
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| Me and Cookie cooling off |
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| A great visit with niece (sister Jane's gr/dau) Meghan Frankowski from Lakeland FL |
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