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)

BRENT HALONEN AND CHLOE HAATAJA ARE ENGAGED!!!

GREAT FISHERMEN IN THEIR SNUG LITTLE SHACK....KURT AND FELIX JOHNSON

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

AFTER ALL THAT HARD WORK, WE HADDA GO AND EAT....BOY WAS THAT GOOD, HEY, ANDREA?  IN DULLUTH THIS PAST WEEKEND.

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!

MY DAUGHTER LEAH VISITING ALBERT ANDERSON AT MEDICAL CARE THIS PAST WEEK.
HAPPY VISIT

MUY DELICIOSO,VERDAD?  LEAH AND I

HELMINEN CREW LAST SUMMER AFTER A SUCCESSFUL FISHING TRIP WITH BRIAN

PAINTING ROCKS WITH GORDON HELMINEN'S (ALASKA) AND ANDREA HAVERINEN AND KIDS AT LAC LABELLE

LAYLA WATCHING DADDY GORDON PAINTING HIS ROCK

WE ARE SINGING....WHAT FUN!!!

GORDON AND AMANDA HELMINEN FAMILY AT LAC LABELLE; 2017

NORMAL COPPER COUNTRY WINTER CHORE; 2017

MISSY (HYRKAS) LUBINSKI AND KIDS CAME TO VISIT
TYLER, GRANT, MISSY AND MORGAN

CHERIE AND RAY LASANEN AND FAMILY (took from fb)

TOMAS SIGNING HIS NAME AT THE "BIG BALL" THIS FALL

                             MARGIE AND I AT THE BIG BALL OF TWINE....MINNESOTA

CLICK ON THIS PIC TO ENLARGE,  TO BE ABLE TO READ ABOUT THE BIG BALL OF TWINE

LONGVIEW SERVICES WITH KEN LESPERANCE
KEN,GENE MARTINI, JESSW LUKEMA, TIM DAAVETTILA, RITA WALKER AND HUSBAND WARREN, KEVIN   DAHL, ROLAND HILL, PHIL AND SARAH DAHL  (thanks for photo, sarah)

MR. & MRS. ISAAC (MEEGAN) HAATAJA..DEC. 2017

SHERI AND MARK RANDALL

ROBERT AND SARA HAATAJA

GRANDPARENTS OF MARK...JIM AND KAREN RANDELL

GRANDPARENTS ...SANDY KOIVISTO, KAREN RANDELL
(couldn't find joe)

GREATGRANDS..LORRAINE AND BOB TOROLA

AUNT AND UNCLE OF MEEGAN...SARAH AND MAURICE NIEMELA/COKATO

ANDERS AND ALLISON (AHO) BJORN..JAN, 2017

JENNIFER AND BJ BJORN

PAM AND DAVE AHO

KINNUNEN SISTERS...NICE TO MEET THEM!

THE COVER OF MY BOOK THAT WAS JUST PRINTED

KIERA JOHNSON...MY GREATGRAND...SELENA AND KURT'S DAUGHTER
WOW...I WOULDN'T HAVE THE GUTS!

WALLY AND LYNN'S KIDS...LEIF AND ROWENA THIS PAST SUMMER

VERNA DAAVETTILA, AT THANKSGIVING TIME 

GOT A FEW OLDER PICS I FOUND TO POST...THE MAKI SISTERS
EDNA, ESTHER, JUDY AND IRENE

THREE MUSKETEERS...COUSINS, ORIANA TOROLA, JENNA TARNOWSKI, JOSIE TOROLA

PETE TOROLA'S (DAVE AND ANN) BIRTHDAY....THIS PIC IS REALLY LATE!
NOT SURE WHO KIDS ARE, BUT FIGURE IT OUT

LAST WINTER...RYYNANEN CREW

MENAHGA, MN. LADIES....(thanks Mikko)

TRUDY HAATAJA, ANNA KANGAS

WARREN TOROLA (CARL &BETH), IN WELDING COMPETITION DOWNSTATE LAST SPRING,
PLACED FIRST IN THIS CATEGORY

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

TRYING TO SQUEEZE IN FOR A SELFIE....ME, WES, LYNN AND DICK WOODFORD