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Some of the features included
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?The works of illustrator Rudolf Koivu (1890-1946) have become
synonymous with the holidays in Finland.
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in the January 2012 issue are ...
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FAIRPORT MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED
BY JOVETTE AND LASSE HILTUNEN
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?Photo by Jeff Troutman
L to R: Nina Boyett (Mayor Amy Kaukonen) Lasse Hiltunen, and Ron Boyett
(Village Marshall, Leander Congos).
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?“Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Here it is November 18, 1921, and we are fortunate to be celebrating the unveiling of a new museum, the Finnish Heritage Museum of Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Our esteemed mayor, Ms. Amy Kaukonen, as well as many of the town dignitaries have set aside precious time from their other engagements to join us for this important evening.”
Those were President Hiltunen’s opening remarks at the Finnish Heritage Museum’s first murder mystery dinner theater.
Ms. Jane Hiltunen explained, “This mystery is set in the 1920s in Fairport Harbor. The total population was 4,211 and tonight’s characters all represent a ...
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?Hazel Tepsa accepts the Hankooki Heikki honor from Finnish Theme Committee co-chair Jim Kurtti.
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HANCOCK READY FOR HEIKINPÄIVÄ 2012
?HANCOCK, Mich. — She’s been involved with Heikinpäivä for many years now, but always in a role that keeps her behind the scenes, helping to ensure the event runs smoothly.Now, Houghton, Michigan resident Hazel Tepsa will take a well-deserved step into the spotlight at Heikinpäivä 2012, since she was announced last month as the recipient of the annual Hankooki Heikki honor, which the City of Hancock’s Finnish Theme Committee bestows each year on a person or people whose commitment to preserving and promoting Finnish culture in the area goes above and beyond “normal” efforts. Finnish culture enthusiasts will have ample opportunity to see what Tepsa and her fellow committee members made happen for this year’s Heikinpäivä. Events get under way on January 12 with the monthly Nordic Film Series film, and conclude with ...
MINNESOTA ARTIST MAKING NAME FOR HERSELF
BY DAVID MAKI
?For Minnesota artist Kayleen (Ylitalo) Horsma, her work is much more than a hobby, or even a passion.“I have found working with the arts to be much like breathing,” she said. “It is something I need to explore to mentally survive, though I have to admit there have been many days that I had wished I wouldn’t know this side of myself at all.”
Horsma, who is a self-taught artist who works primarily with sculpture, watercolor and oil painting, realized that she could follow a path toward a career in art when she won a “curator’s choice” award at a multi-district high school arts contest.
After graduating from high school in 1989, she briefly enrolled in college – only one quarter – but decided to follow her path on her own.
“It wasn’t until I was in my early 20s when I realized just how much I needed to work with the arts,” she said. “I visited a store that sold ...
PIGS AND CHRISTMAS? A TRADITION EXPLAINED
BY MARGARET OLSON WEBSTER ?One of life’s unanswered questions for me had to do with the Finnish custom of using the pig shape for cookies and other decorative or edible treats. Tangible answers came beginning last fall with a fundraiser. As I arranged items for sale, lo and behold there appeared a pig cookie cutter.“Who donated this cookie cutter?” I shouted across the conference room.“We did,” called my friend Cordy Strand who, with her husband David, had spent five years in Finland representing a large Minnesota company. So I finally had my pig cookie cutter, and it was from Finland! Now I must pursue ...
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