the following are a bunch of smiling people

Front, Dan and Heidi's cassie and amie (our great gr)

Calvin and Joyce, Margie and Brian's

Trevor, PETER TOROLA, Lizzie and Maddie

The Triple A man and his family (Melanie and Norman) minus #10, Ruthie

Joanne Taivalkoski, Brenda Helminen, Karen Johnson

Cassie and Amie Helminen singing and playing piano

(dan and heidi's girls)

Tom at grandma eskola's 90th bd party

rambling at random

cap't of strikeout, dond and walt maki

julie and kinnunen

jerry moe and moe benda

Russell and Katrina Helminen...with his hunting trophy

shot this grizzley bear in Alaska....more pics. and story coming

Story time...24 x 30 colored pencil/acrylic

Ethel's two girls, Barb

and Carol

Ethel Eskola's BIG NINE-O birthday party...

John (in his father's chair, by the way...he didn't bust a leg...russ and ruth koski

A visit with the Albert Koski's, Keweenaw Bay

John and Mary Westerinen

Armeda Maki

Allan Larson (chairman) and Pete

Marion Helppi and youngest daughter...who rang the church bell after services

Edna and Elroy Leskila

Pete with Judy & Larry Hansen, Painesville

eating dinner after painesville church..Betty Johnson (Bert)

three grands, sven warren and lowell

hockey tournament in virginia

gramma niska gave us special dispensation to have the game in the living room instead of the basement

Roger & Trudy Haataja's new little sweetheart, Annie Lynn

Jesse & Rhonda Niska and kids

Niska & Murray (sorry, forgot first names!, old age)

Dan, Steven & Jon Niska, Jake & Brita Darland, Kirsten Haapala

A great lady, Melba Niska

Jeanette, Matti, Sue Johnson, son

Corey, Heather & Heather's brother (lassila)

Ellen, Lila Johnson and Joe Johnson

Julie Heltunen and baby

Brita (haapala) Darland & son Jacob

A story here: she and husband Jake visited with us at trina and butch's sat. aft. She was overdue for the baby. When we left, I told her, I don't wanna see you in church in the morning.....and she wasn't!! She had the baby. Boy, was that magic, or what?

Pete Heltunen, Calvin Peterson, Pete

Julie H. and Kay J.

Eunice and Frank Korpi

Duane and Judy Niska

Heidi Niska and Ellen

Darryl Brian

Great-grand child born to Andrea and Loren Haverinen of Menahga on Easter Sunday, April 4. Darryl was 8 lb. 6 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long.
Big brother Rodney is not quite excited, but willing to help with dirty diapers.
Mom and baby are home and both doing fine.

jennie (cal's wife) and kids

merry old st. nickolas and calvin

butch & trina niska

BENDA'S

Pete Larson grandchildren saying CHEESE

Bekkala/Larson gang, virginia, mn.

derek,keith, jerome auel, virginia, mn. recently