Carrie and her lovely cake, trimmed in black, and her wunnerful bib..

the bib is a target, so many points for your dropped food

50th birthday bash for carrie. what's "weird" is, all the bd cards were so funny, carrie laughed her head off....wonder why the cards were all so funny?

engagement

New engagement: Adena Ryynanen (Russ and Beth) and Chad Daavettilla (Niel and Tina) getting married sometime in summer 2010.

bazaar

marie and carol browsing at the bazaar

The TWO B'S shopping at the bazaar...what, no big bags in their arms?

Three peas in a pod with their new hats from the bazaar

Hyrkas, Eskola and Jurmu

Limanen, double Curtis, sis-in-law Julie Kangas

Margaret Halt and friends at the bazaar

thanksgiving day

everything is put away and secured for a long winter's nap at the casita. the raspberry plants are all tidied waiting for a new growing season. looks like this could be the start of real winter but time will tell

runners

Runners of the Ashland WI Half Marathon Oct 10th 2009 Brent Luoma, Leanne Niska, Becky (Niska)Kilpela, Duane Niska,Andrew Pokornowski, Leona (Niska) Pokornowski, Heidi Niska

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travis kilpela nice buk

Travis Kilpela buck. Shot in the woods. He missed a bigger one trailing a doe yesterday. it wouldn't stop. Today this one did the same but he got it. Its a 6 pointer with a 16" spread.

After the short ceremony, many wives and children ran to hug their husband and father. (or wife). It was so touching to see the many tears and hugs...there was one father that knelt and hugged his little boy. Very moving, even for us that didn't have anyone special in the nat'l guard.

125 local michigan nat'l guard welcome home ceremony at the calumet gym. i have never seen the gym so packed. everyone was given an american flag to wave, some had signs...the welcome clapping was tremendous and touching.

Two busload of returning local michigan national guard

The welcome home parade for the men who came home from Afghanistan.

there were police, ambulances, fire departments from all the surrounding areas with the lights flashing and sirens blaring. People lined the highway and calumet streets to welcome the men home.

A whole bunch of Pennala's and a couple of add ons shopping at the Bazaar. Notice the huge bags....they are all wives of hunters, I bet.

Me and Darlene Helminen at my art display; ya gotta see these, too.

Aaron Helminen with his awesome and professional wood works! Lamps, tables, and framed mirrors, quilt holders, etc. Ya just gotta see them!

Nina Torola with her mother Lynn's Xmas stuff at the bazaar. The santa's are awesome!

Robert Sturos, our new professional artist on the block at the bazaar

Kay Bezotte and mom Edie Isaacson, selling baskets and more baskets at the Bazaar

Kathy Halonen and Trudy Anderson at the Old Fashioned Bazaar

They had TONS of doll clothes that little girls drooled over.

Anderson clan with bakery, carpets and art at the Old Fashioned Bazaar on Saturday.

jake pieti's trophy buck

jake pieti shot this buck near his home on oikarianen rd back of boston location with a brand new 20 gauge shotgun and a steady aim. i suppose the shotgun was a single shot because of the careful aim to plug him with only one shot.

katie pietila working at the hut

mary ellen and bob tarvainen

We visited my cousin MaryEllen (Anttila) and her husband Bob Tarvainen in Covington on the way home from Milwaukee. Nice visit! when you pass by their house before you turn left to go to Crystal Falls, notice the cute holiday people she displays in their front yard!

CHARLETTE IS 72

jake and elaine jafhetson at lanse, the last of the farmers

dennis kero at lanse

gordy koski and david jahfetson at lanse

at lanse

mrs johnson, elaine urpila, mrs albert koski

jahfetsons

wendy, jackie, sara, karen and some of the children

cone flower , 10 " round

no frame needed

Oliver Bay, 16 x 20 watercolor, framed

wild "morning glory" watercolor

ten inch round acrylic of "daisies"

no frame needed

MISS JANE IS 12

snow country green house by buzzo johnson const.

almost done.

this is 8x8 plexiglass and wood construction designed by johnson const of traprock valley. it is designed to carry any snowload that the cc can muster up. should be interesting to try greenhouse gardening next spring.

kiera and selina johnson

art larson sisters

jesse and matt halonen and glen ylitalo

haatajas'