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MY DEAR FRIEND BERTHA ANDERSON WHO WAS CONVERTED LAST MONTH!!! SHE WAS IN OUR GANG IN OUR TEENS, KNOWS EVERYBODY OUR AGE HERE AS WELL AS DOWNSTATE.. SHE LIVES IN MY APT. BLDG., AND IS STILL THE HAPPY PERSON THAT WE REMEMBER.
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CHRISTMAS TIME IN ALASKA 2015. ME AND 9 HELMINEN'S WENT....
SPENT A WONDERFUL TIME WITH 3 OF THE HELMINEN BOYS AND
FAMILIES...ROGER (LORETTA), RUSSELL (KATRINA) AND
GORDON (AMANDA). EVELYN CAME FROM CALIFORNIA.
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ROGER AND LORETTA HELMINEN'S LITTLE ANASTIINA, 1 YEAR OLD
REAL HAPPY BABY, I ENJOYED HER A BUNCH. I STAYED AT THEIR HOUSE WHILE WE WERE IN ALASKA. HELMINEN'S STAYED AT RUSSELL AND KATRINA'S.
( I SLEPT IN THEIR SPARE BEDROOM, WHICH HAD TIRES, SKIS, SNOBOARDS, TOOLS, FISHINGRODS, ETC. ON A COMFY MATTRESS ON THE FLOOR. SO I TEASED THEM THAT I WAS SHOVED INTO THE GARAGE, AND HADDA SLEEP ON THE FLOOR!) |
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HELMINEN CREW
STAN, RUSSELL, CALVIN, JOYCE, DARLENE, EVELYN, ROGER
BRUCE, ANTTI, GORDON |
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HOARFROST ON THE TREES....ON OUR WAY TO RUSSELL'S
IT WAS THICK ON THE BRANCHES |
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| LADIES HAVING COFFEE IN ONE CORNER: L TO R..LORETTA, KATIE LOUKUS,(SISTER TO JENNIE) AMANDA HELMINEN, LISA TOLKKINEN (SISTER TO KYLE, FR. COKATO), EMILY (HAATAJA) YLITALO, JENNIE ASIALA, MELINDA MASSIE |
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DAN LASANEN, DAVE MOYRYLA, KYLE TOLKINEN
WE GATHERED AT RUSSELL AND KATRINA'S (LARGEST HOUSE, CENTRALLY LOCATED) FOR CHRISTMAS EVE, AND FOR CHURCH ON CHRISTMAS DAY. TUNED IN TO CALUMET. |
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| I CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF THE MOUNTAINS, THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL! |
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| "COPPERCOUNTRY-ITES" PETE RUOHONEN, JOSIE, RICK, JENNIE AND LEXIE ASIALA, AND KATIE LOUKUS |
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| ROGER, LORETTA AND ANASTEENA |
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| MORE "C.C.ITES"..ROY BEKKALA, ROGER HELMINEN, LEVI HYRKAS |
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| RUSSELL AND LILLIAN (LILYBUG) |
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| RUSSELL'S MOUNTED SHEEP...STORY ABOUT TWO YEARS BACK ON THIS SITE |
