I'm off to visit my son reino & carroll in so. carolina, home apr. 3

Mary Hill (Laura & Lenny's)

Susan Hill (Laura & Lenny's)

Roger giving Adam Taivalkoski a haircut in so. dakota

Roger Helminen eating "roughing it style" in No. Dakota

Pete & his goats, Marianne and Josephine in Minn....I don't know who the girl is.

When we moved to Mich., Pete took the back seat out of his car, put plastic and straw down, and that's where the goats were. (I drove the stationwagon) In those days, a gas station attendant put gas in your car...the man who did it, sure was shocked to see two goats smiling at him from the back seat!!

Part of the 2012 so. padre texas gang

mary larson and daughter working at church (when?_

kissin' cousins...kastamo from downstate with madelyn torola

Alena Helminen, Abby Helppi, Janie Torola, Emily Anderson, Alina Hill

some of my gr/kids: rosemary torola, joyce helminen, lowell, warren, brannon torola

bruce helminen

From Otto Hermanson's slides...Farmington Church under construction

At Charlotte & Don Daavettila's home a few yrs. ago...

Me, ?, Mary Jo Lassila, Dorothy & Ray Poyhonen, Char and Don

Art & Virginia Hynninen...a few yrs. ago at a wedding in Calumet

WHOEVER SENT THE PIC. OF PETE AND REINO WUOLLET, PLEASE SEND IT AGAIN, IT GOT LOST SOMEHOW IN THE SHUFFLE! THANKS. (CAN'T FIND IT IN THE TRASH EITHER)

Otto & Hulda Hermanson...1960's???

Lydia Minkkinen, Eva & Paul Heideman..1963 at Pelkie church

Vaari & Mummu Torola (Walter & Aili) in L'Anse, MI

Mr. & Mrs. Trevor (Cynthia) Poyhonen, married Dec., 2011

From years ago, Carl Seiter and Charlie Soronen with the model of the new

Farmington Hills church....

Farmington Church...soon will be a memory.

32 kyds on a ski trip to Kicking Horse Mt. Resort, BC, Canada recently

Bk row: Trent Rajala, Chad Benda, Leo Helminen, Brandon Roiko, Mike Witt, Caleb Roiko

Dave Daav, Dave Moyryla, Erick Aho.

2nd row: Bob Daav, Derek Larson, Dave Daav, Nikki Kiilunen, Ben Daav, Jeff Aho, Kristine Kivisto, Elizabeth Dunstan

3rd row: Karl Bekkala, Kurt Aho, Tommy Kilpela, Rick Kilpela, Craig Kilpela, Kendra Skoog

Maria Honkala, Linsey Kesti, Claire Kangas:front: Dustin Bekkala

Revelstoke mt: L to R: Bobby Daav, Jeff Aho, Trent Rajala, Dave Daav

Mike Witt, Nikki Kiilunen, Dustin Bekkala & front Tommy Kilpela

Gearing up to ski...let'er'rip!!!

at the top of Kicking Horse Mt....beautiful mts. and what a fun time they are having!

Claire, Elizabeth, Maria, Kristine, Lindsey

In the van: Jeff, Leo, Karl & Nikki

Kurt & Tommy making dinner

hey, DOES ANYBODY HAVE NEW WEDD. PICS, BABY BAPTISMS, OLD PICS???? SEND THEM!!! torola@sbcglobal.net,

PICTURES OF THE GREAT BEAR CHASE...X-COUNTRY RACE AT THE SWEDETOWN SKI TRAILS

Brian Helminen with the "great bear"....I don't know about his paws????

A skier coming in on the home stretch

Paul Halonen with his medal

Lisa & Ava Halonen

Ken Larson, 1st place, Mark Heltunen, Bruce Heltunen, Steve Parks..with their medals.

Brian Helminen (won 7th in his age group..50), Antti, and Mark Heltunen

Antti, Ava and Lisa Halonen

ADDRESS FOR WESLEY KANGAS

401 MONTEZUMA, HOUGHTON, MI 49931

Apt. 504

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR HELVI WILL BE TUES AT 11AM IN HOUGHTON CHURCH.

VISITATION TOMORROW (MON) AT THE CHURCH FROM 4 TO 7.

It was sposed to be announced in church this a.m., but rick was in fulton so calumet didn't get the anncmt. so i thought to put in on my homepage.

My aunt and uncle, Helvi & Wesley Kangas

Helvi passed away today (Sat., the 10th) at Omega House in

Houghton at 6:30PM. She was 90 years old.

Praise God from whom all Blessings Flow!

Bob Torola...bunch at my house in Jan. 2012

Jack and Allen

Leo and Chester

Esther, Judy and Maria

Lorraine Torola & Ellen Ylitalo...ask them what they were laughing at, at my house in Jan.

Couple of boys, showing the size of the snowbanks at our church in Calumet

My Gr/grandbaby Cody Kinnunen (Greta & Jeremy's)

My son Doug came to visit last Sunday! He lives near Lansing, MI

Kurt sent this: we are holding up Kiera, (Kurt & Selena Johnson's) first time on skates

Me and Rosemary (Carl & Beth's)

Matt & Hans Kiilunen (Eric & Janine's)

Three of my rellies: Lisa Niemi, Joanne Taivalkoski, Kristen Tervo

Camden Seppanen (Jennifer and Gregg's) and Grandma Mary Storm

Clyde & Karen Randell and first baby Kriss

Long long ago, says the song

Hendrickson girl, Lexi Johnson, Ellen Sturos