600 KYDS SINGING IN HOUGHTON CHURCH

ANOTHER OF THE KYDS THIS PAST WEEKEND, HOUGHTON CHURCH
PICS. BY PAUL KESKIMAKI
(CLICK TO ENLARGE)

BARB AND RON KANGAS WITH GRANDDAUGHTER, AVA HALONEN

KATE HELPPI AND DAUGHTER BREE

DOUG TOROLA & STEVE RIMPELA WORKING DRYWALL ON THE HOWELL CHURCH

CAR IS SOLD, SORRY

MY CAR IS FOR SALE TILL SAT. MORNING
8200 MILES, CHRYSLER 200, 2011
REALLY NICE, BUT TOO LOW TO THE GROUND FOR THIS OLD LADY TO GET IN AND OUT OF.

IF YOU MAY BE INTERESTED, CALL MY SON DAVE
AT 370-8827

ITS IN MINT CONDITION, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!

KINDERGARTEN XMAS PROGRAM. (MY GR/CHILD IS  ON LEFT IN GREY)
Dave & Ann's daughter Madelyn

The other half of the kids...several kids from church in the class

Christmas eve visitors:  Loren & Andrea Haverinen
Margie &Brian & Julia Helminen
Martin & Ina already left before the pic.  Thanks for coming, I really appreciate it!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ELLEN

OUR ANNUAL TRADITION, MAKING GINGERBREAD HOUSES (FROM GRAHAM CRACKERS, MELTED ALMOND BARK AND TONS OF CANDY)
THIS IS OUR GROUP PICTURE

SOME OF THE "TEENY BOPPERS" IN OUR GROUP
BOTTOM:  ISIS TOROLA, NEXT ROW, JANIE TOROLA, JOYCE HELMINEN, NINA TOROLA,, LENNY TOROLA, PAUL TOROLA:
TOP: BRIAN TOROLA, ROSEMARY TOROLA, DARLENE HELMINEN, JULIA HELMINEN AND PAMELA TOROLA

HELMINEN FIRST EVER LADIES CHRISTMAS PARTY
(I was an outlaw there, but was invited anyway)

GINGERBREAD HOUSEMAKING, OUR 30=ISH ANNUAL TRADITION
PETE TOROLA AND HIS HOUSE

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, THIS IS MY FIRST TRY AT A HOUSE!

EVEN THE MARRIED KIDS STILL COME!  INA & MARTIN, GLEN & SHANNA

EACH ONE MAKES THEIR OWN CREATION, BALCONIES, BRIDGES, OUTHOUSES, ETC.

GLEN WITH HIS "LOG HOUSE", BALCONY, AND SEE THE LITTLE GUY ON IT?
more later

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ELLEN.....
(yes, I am on helminen's horse...it's real...and i grunted my way up on it!  but I was determined!)

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM JUHA, ANNA MAARIA, LAURA & LASSE (saransalmi)
(FROM FINLAND)

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Christmas dinner at Laurium apts., where Wes lives; invited dick and lynn woodford, jerry and Julie Kangas, and me.

Lynn Woodford, Phyllis Limanen and mother Verna Johnson sat with us.

Julie Kangas and Me

A RECENT 80TH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR ANNA ANTTILA
Nancy Luoma, Barb Granroth, Allan Davidson, Lana Heinonen

Some of the Anttila Crew..(lynn anderson and daughter on left,  Pete, Marianne Raasakka

Two "old" buddies from way back...Joyce Usitalo and my Uncle Wes Kangas

Lynn, Kathy Johnson, Elaine Wanhala, Beth Maki, Marylou Pesola

FUZZY AND JULIE ANTTILA

ANNA, Junetta Ranta, Verna Daavettila, Edie Isaacson
Lynn and Carol Jurmu in back

Brudders- in-law:  Al Pesola and Dave Raudio

The Birthday girl...with her new scarf

IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE SENDING ME A CARD, PLEASE NOTE THAT MY APT. NO. IS NOW 26....THANK YOU...ELLEN

THREE OF THEM  (WHO?)

ALENA ANDERSON, ANNALISA JOHNSON, KAARINA TAIVALKOSKI, ALINA HARMALA

ANNIKKA TAIVALKOSKI, RUTH HARMALA, GINA ISAACSON

GRETA, RUDY AND DAVID HELMINEN

ROSEMARY TOROLA, KATIE HEIKKINEN, PAMELA TOROLA

BENJAMIN (LEAH'S SON) ANDERSON WITH WIFE KESHEENA, HAILEY, FIONA, CARTER, LILLY AND FAITH
VISITING RECENTLY (FROM KENOSHA)

THANKSGIVING DAY AT BRIAN & MARGIE HELMINEN'S/
EVELYN IS ON SKYPE, ON THE RIGHT, WITH SOME OF HER PEACE CORPS FRIENDS THAT WE MET WHEN WE WERE THERE.
EVERY BODY TALKED TO THEM, SHE WAS WATCHING FOR OVER AN HOUR.

THE CARVER AND ONE OF THE COOKS (MAIN CHEF)  HAD SKYPE ON THIS OPERATION, TOO.

ME WITH ONE GR/CHILD (BRUCE ON MY RIGHT) AND THE REST ARE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN OF ANDREA AND LOREN, AND DAN & HEIDI

JULIA AND GR/GRAND CHILD LIZA,  (DAN AND HEIDI'S)

STANLEY HELMINEN, DARREN, LOREN AND CORINNA HAVERINEN
(ANDREA''S HUSBAND)

UNCLE WES KANGAS AND I

HELMINEN, HELMINEN, HAVERINEN, HYRKAS (& JUSSI)

DARLENE &JOYCE ON "CHARLIEHORSE" AND DINGO
(HAD TO SHAKE DOWN SOME FOOD SO THEY COULD HAVE SOME MORE.
VERY NICE DAY.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I'VE  ONLY HAD A CELL PHONE FOR OVER TWO YEARS.  PEOPLE KEEP CALLING MY OLD NUMBER, AND  THE  NEW OWNERS OF MY OLD NUMBER ARE GETTING VERY IRATE AT ME.  PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE 337 NUMBER.

ANNA ANTTILA WILL BE HAVING HER 80TH BIRTHDAY ON DECEMBER 8TH...SEND HER A BIRTHDAY CARD TO MAKE HER DAY!   HER ADDRESS IS 485 BIRCH LANE, CALUMET, MI, 49913

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
OUR WEDDING, DEC. 21, 1957

PETE IN CAP & GOWN...DON KANGAS AND DON DAAVETTILA

PETE ON THE DOG SLED, WITH OUR CHINESE SHARPEI...THEY WENT UP AND DOWN THE STREETS OF CALUMET (5TH & 6TH) DURING A STORM....A LADY CAME OUT OF IGA, SPOTTED PETE, AND SAID
"NOW I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING!"

PETE, VAARI (WITH A BUTTER BOX FROM FINLAND) & ALLAN

PETE WITH HIS KAWASAKI....

PETE, AND I  REALLY DID A LOT OF FISHING WHEN WE WERE GOING STEADY.
NOTE, HE HAS ON HIS MOTHER'S CAST OFF HAT.  (STORY ON HIS MEMORY PAGE OF ALL THE HATS)

VAARI SINGING WITH HIS MAGNIFYING GLASS