to me

Approx. 10 acre parcel for sale. Near the Hancock Canal, New Septic and large drain field put in in 14', Well with tons of delicious water, New concrete slab over your very own private bridge, 30 dump trucks of fill on site for the driveway + More. Very nice building site for anyone who wants to have a very nice private spot for a home. Unrestricted Army Corps easement between property and the beautiful canal which gives you hay field taxes for near waterfront access. Deer, turkeys, pheasants, and more. 2.5 miles south of McLain Park along M-203 on the lake side. 200 feet south of Lily Pond Boat Launch. We are selling because we found our dream home on the big lake. Email andtorola@yahoo.com for details.

I AM ON MY WAY TO NICARAGUA TILL MARCH 18, I WILL BE WITH DARLENE AND EVELYN HELMINEN. DARLENE IS TEACHING ENGLISH TO A FAMILY, SO EV AND I ARE GOING TO VISIT. I WILL BE COMING HOME WITH DARLENE, WHO WILL BE DONE THERE. IT'S GONNA BE WARM THERE, HEH, HEH!

FIRST TEAM OFF AT THE COPPERDOG RACE...HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, DOGS HOWLING AND BARKING, RARING TO GO, A DRONE OVERHEAD TAKING VIDEOS, PEOPLE CHEERING!!  SURE GETS YOU WARMED UP ON SUCH A COLD NIGHT!

SCENE JUST BEFORE ANOTHER TEAM TAKES OFF

THREE ESKIMOS, NO DOUBT!  LINDA KANGAS, DAUGHTER ALLI, AND I

JORDAN ANDERSON AND GF MALLORY TOROLA

SARA, MARI AND LEO HELMINEN

ROGER, ANNASTIINA AND LORETTA HELMINEN

FOUR GENERATIONS:  ROGER, ANNASTIINA, MARGIE AND I 

IF ANYONE HAS ANYMORE MEMORIES OF PETE, PLEASE PUT THEM ON HIS MEMORY COLUMN OR E-MAIL THEM TO ME.  I AM MAKING A BOOK, AND THEY WILL BE INCLUDED.  THEY ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED BY ME AND MY FAMILY.  THANKS A BUNCH. torolaea@gmail.com

CALVIN HELMINEN IN THE SNOWY FRONT YARD OF THEIR HOME

GLEN AND DIANA OJA

YLVA AND ERLING JOHANSSON, SWEDEN
I THINK THEY ARE SINGING

ESTHER AND LEO'S WEDDING PICTURE

NINA TOROLA, DARLENE HELMINEN, ME, PAM TOROLA, PAUL TOROLA
MY SENIORS AND OUR OWN SPECIAL DINNER

HERE'S AN OLDIE:  NONIE PIETI, FANNY FRANTTI, RUTH HILLSTROM, ??, MARTHA STUROS AND EVA WANHALA AT THE JARVE CAMP IN BOOTJACK

RICHIE AND KATY PENNALA

20 X 22 "STORY TIME"...COLORED PENCIL
UNFRAMED.....$50

DAN SAARI AND BECKY KANGAS ARE ENGAGED, WEDDING AUG. 15

ERIC KIILUNEN'S LADIES ON THANKSGIVING DAY 2014
JANINE AND THE GIRLS

AND THE GRANDPARENTS OF ALL THE GIRLS...ELAINE AND MATT KIILUNEN

MARGIE AND I, IN THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW...BUNDLED UP WITH ZERO TEMPS

CADE AND NINA TOROLA ON THE LAST TRIP HOME...HOW I MISS THEM!!!
THEY LIVE IN NO. DAKOTA NOW

WEDDING OF JENNY HELMINEN AND TRAVIS KANGAS AT THE KANGAS HOME

PARENTS MITCH AND TINA HELMINEN WITH JENNY AND TRAVIS

PARENTS AARON (EDNEY) AND BETSY KANGAS WITH JENNY AND TRAVIS
(LOTS OF EXCITEMENT GOING ON IN THE KANGAS HOUSE, WEDDING AND NEW ENGAGEMENT)

MY GRANDPARENTS (MY FATHER'S PARENTS) KANGAS'S

ENGAGED...ANNIKKA TAIVALKOSKI AND TOM RUOHONEN
WEDDING APRIL 25

ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO, LADIES WORKING IN THE KITCHEN AT CHURCH:
SIIRI GRANROTH, MY MOM HILJA KANGAS, BARARA GRANROTH,  MARTHA ANDERSON, EDIE ISAACSON, MAE WESTOLA, HULDA KAUPPILA, ELIZABETH KOSKELA

OUT TO EAT AND THEN TO DAVE AND ANN'S FOR COFFEE AND BD CAKE...SHE ALWAYS MAKES ME A SPECIAL YUMMY CAKE FOR MY BD.  LOVE IT AND LOVE HER!
UNCLE WES, PAUL, LIZZIE, ME, MADELYN, PETER TOROLA, LENNIE, DAVE

NEW YEAR'S EVE AT MY APT...IN THE SITTING ROOM.  WE HAD GOODIES TO EAT AND SANG SONGS.  THEN WE PLAYED GAMES...HERE'S BRUCE, BRIAN AND MARGIE HELMINEN, PLAYING ROOK OR OLD MAID OR ?

WE TAUGHT DOUG EDWARDS AND DON DAAVETTILA TO PLAY DOMINOES.
DOUG IS DOING MY TURN WHEN I'M BUSY

NEW YEARS AT PARK AVE...WE DIDNT EVEN STAY UP TILL MIDNIGHT, MUST BE GETTING OLD.  FRONT, ETHEL ESKOLA, MID: JUDY ROEPKE, CAROL JURMU, VERNA DAAVETTILA
BACK, DON D., BRUCE H., DOUG E., BRIAN, MARGIE...MARIANNE AND ARNIE TOO, BUT THEY WENT HOME EARLIER.

DAVID AND ANN'S  YARD AFTER A STORM....IT WAS LIKE A FAIRYLAND!

SOUTH PADRE BUNCH THIS YEAR..CLIFF & FLO, SHIRLEY & DAVE, JOYCE AND GARY, MARCY AND VINCENT, GRACE AND BOB, DEB AND RON, LINDA PELLI, VISITOR,  BILL & NANCY, RAY KASTAMO

CALVIN HELMINEN WENT TO MY CASITA, CRAWLED OVER THE FENCE WITH A SHOVEL TO DO THE ROOFS...I TOLD HIM TO TAKE SOME PICS BEFORE HE DID IT....LOOKEEE, HOW BEEEUTIFUL IT IS THERE, EVEN IN WINTER!!

JIM ESKOLA SENT ME THIS PIC. TAKEN LONG AGO OF DETROIT LADIES.  WE COULDNT FIGURE OUT WHO MOST WERE, BUT HERE'S A STAB:
FIRST ROW: ?, JENNY PIETILA, CHARLOTTE LASSILA AND BRO. JOHN, ?,  ANNA LASSILA
2ND ROW:  MARY OLSON, ?, ?, ?, CELIA JURVA, L. KILPELA (?), OLGA LAAKSO
CAN ANYBODY HELP?  CLICK ON PIC TO ENLARGE
EMAIL ME IF YOU CAN NAME MORE

THIS IS FOR THE HEIKKINEN BOYS IN NO.DAKOTA
THEIR MA, BEV HEIKKINEN, BAKING IN THE ROSETTA CAFE IN CALUMET
GO TAKE A TASTE THERE.  YUM

SON DAVE TOOK THIS PIC ON PORTAGE CANAL WHEN THE ICE WAS AS SMOOTH AS GLASS, TONS OF PEOPLE SKATING.  I DUNNO, THAT SURE LOOKS LIKE JEANETTE KANGAS GETTING READY TO THROW A PUCK!

GRANDDAUGHTER JOYCE HELMINEN TICKLING THE IVORIES AT MY BRO AND SIS IN LAW, JERRY AND JULIE KANGAS