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Saturday, January 21, the Tori
Market opened early in the Finlandia University Finnish-American
Center, with many things to see and look at, as well as purchase.
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Many displays and vendors were
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A major theme this year, was
the making of large scale "mittons", produced at the Hancock
Community Arts Center. Here, Dick Walrath, and C.A.C. Director
Cynthia Cote, display one of the mittons. |
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The annual Heikinpaiva Parade,
also on Saturday, began with the Hancock High Jr. ROTC Color Guard.
As it happened, several days later, Co. A & C, Army National Guard,
Calumet, Baraga, and Gladstone, came back home after a 14 month
active war duty deployment to Iraq. |
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Helping to promote the
Celebration. |
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From Mass City, the Kaleva
Ladies. |
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This group of young ladies
carried some of the mittons, this years theme. |
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Always a favorite, a horse
drawn wagon, from days long gone by. |
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The Finnish Theme Committee,
who sponsors Heikinpaiva (which means, by the way, When The Bear
Rolls Over in Mid Winter). |
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One of the mitton frame
variations. |
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The Hancock Elementary School
second grade Finnish language class. |
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A closeup of some of the
'mittens' created for the 2006 Heikinpaiva Celebration, and now
spread through out the City for display. |
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These were very colorful works
of art, and are unique. |
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A number of them were lined up
on the Hancock Middle
School lawn. |
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