November 2013 - Finnish Center

Finnish Center Association
FCA News
FOR MEMBERS OF THE FINNISH CENTER ASSOCIATION
November 2013
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
.
OCTOBER
18
Friday Dinner 5-8 pm - Reservations by previous Wednesday
Baked or fried cod, goulash, peas and carrots, pumpkin bread, broccoli/cheese soup,
deviled eggs
20
Suomi Koulu 12-2 pm
Sunday General Meeting 2 pm
27
Sunday, Open House 1-4 pm
“The Nordic War” DVD presented by Jim Kippola
28
Monday Book Club 1-2 pm
30
Monthly Luncheon 12-3 pm Chicken, etc. Reservations by previous Monday
31
Thursday Serve Safe Class 11am IF YOU WORK IN THE KITCHEN THIS IS A MUST!
NOVEMBER
1
Friday Finnish Conversation Group 10 am
Friday Chef Sallanen Dinner 7 pm – Select meat, fish or vegetarian
Reservations must be paid in full by October 25
2
Saturday Taste of Finland Noon to 10 pm
3
Suomi Koulu 12-2 pm
8
Pasty Prep 10 am
8
Friday Dinner 5-8 pm - Reservations by previous Wednesday
9
Pasty Bake & Sale 11 am-4 pm
10
Sunday Brunch 12-1:30 pm
16
Scandanavian Bazaar 10-4 pm
17
Suomi Koulu 12-2 pm
22
Friday Dinner 5-8 pm - Reservations by previous Wednesday
24
Open House 1-4 pm
25
Monday Book Club 1-2 p.m.
27
Monthly Luncheon 12-3 pm - Reservations by previous Monday
30
Saturday Pikku Joulu 12-2 pm
RESERVATIONS ARE
DECEMBER
REQUIRED ON
1
Suomi Koulu 12-2 pm
DINNERS
AND LUNCHEONS
6
Friday Finnish Conversation Group 10 am
Friday Independence Day Ball 7 pm-1 am
15
Sunday FASM Concert
20
Friday Dinner 5-8 pm and Novi Community Concert Band 7 pm
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35200 W. Eight Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI
48335-5108
Tel: (248) 478-6939
Fax: (248) 478-5671
fcacenter@sbcglobal.net
www.finnishcenter.org
DEER HUNTERS
In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, they create some of the finest foods
known to man. Beef pasties and Trenary Toast are two that come to mind.
Both are staples in the deer camps in the UP.
For those of you that will be hunting down south here but still want the
pleasure of eating these hearty foods, you‘re in luck, don’t ya’ know.
The FCA will be baking UP-recipe pasties again on Saturday, November
9. Call your order in early to the Finnish Center at (248) 478-6939 or sign
up in the FCA lobby. The cost is $5 per pasty and the proceeds help support the mission of the Finnish Center.
Want to save 10% on your order? Simply email to fcapasties@comcast.net. Be sure to include your name, phone number, and
the number of pasties you are ordering. To receive the discount, pasties
must be picked up at the FCA between noon and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday,
November 9.
As always, Trenary Toast is available in the FCA gift shop. Check the
newsletter for hours. [Pasties and Trenary Toast will also be available to
non-hunters as well.]
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to help with the pasty bake on both Friday and Saturday. Contact Paul Rajala at prajala@comcast.net, call the
FCA at (248) 478-6939, or sign up on the volunteer list in the lobby.
OCTOBER 2013 POKER ALL STARS
Neil Manley, Norb Leppanen, Linda Lieber, David Sharpe, Frank Gottberg, Mark Rikkonen, Mia Lamminen, Olli Lamminen, Bruce Mikko,
Cortland Book, Charlette Lytikainen, Neil Lehto, Paul Rajala.
The next poker nights are December 22 to 24. Please call or email Gene
Belttari to volunteer.
Phone (734) 416-8644
email - ebelttari@wowway.com
Officers
Lois Makee, Chairman
Roger Wanttaja, Vice Chairman
Robert Waissi, Secretary
Marlene Ruuskanen, Treasurer
Board of Trustees
1 Year
Frank Gottberg, Cortland Book,
Lila Ball
2 Year
Carl Aebersold, Olli Lamminen,
Marlene Ruuskanen
3 Year
Lois Makee, Roger Wanttaja,
Robert Waissi
Alternates
#1 Paavo Kurvi
#2 Terry Ball
Financial Review
Eunice Gould, Hilkka Ketola,
Melissa Biddix-Hill
Committee Chairpersons
Building & Grounds
Carl Aebersold
Cultural
Carl Aebersold & Hilkka Ketola
Education
Hanna Hall
Finance
Mia Lamminen
Gift Shop
Margaret Laurila
Membership
Mia Lamminen
Publicity & Publications
Nancy Sannar
Social
Lila Ball
SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING
CORPORATION
Paul C. Hendrickson, Chairman
Tapiola Village
Laura Fultz, Manager
248 471-3802
Tapiola@ameritech.net
Freedom Square
Jennifer Bridges, Manager
248 442-7250
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RED METAL THE COPPER COUNTRY
STRIKE OF 1913
December 17, 2013
8 pm
Mark this date on your calendar!
A documentary will be shown on
nationwide public television.
In our area this would be WTVS Channel 56.
(Check your local listing for the station in your area)
DID YOU KNOW The Finnish Center has a Scholarship Committee?
Last Year the committee awarded five (5) college
scholarships to applicants with some Finnish family
background?
Donations can be made to the Scholarship Fund at
the Finnish Center? Think about it.
Nancy Sannar, Chairman
Holiday Greetings
If you wish to extend a holiday greeting to a
friend or loved one submit the full name to
the FCA before November 2, 2012. Greetings will be published in the December issue
of the FCA newsletter.
$10.00 PER GREETING
Thank you.
HyväàJoulua
NOVEMBER IN THE GARDENS
The leaves have fallen and the air is crisp but
there is much yet to do and see in the gardens.
November is still quite busy for us. We are deadheading blooms, adding mulch, cleaning up the
vegetable gardens, and generally preparing all the
gardens for winter.
Several garden club members attended the Farmington Hills Beautification award ceremony in
late October where the gardens won another
beautification award for which we are very grateful. We also participated in the Fall flea market in
an attempt to raise funds to recoup some of the
monies spent to purchase mulch, flowers, and
peat for the gardens this year. Unfortunately the
Garden Club has not received any substantial donations this year so the garden club members
have been forced to spend their own funds
($500) to add these items to the gardens.
We now have a new patio walkway outside the
woodshop installed by the scouts as an eagle
scout project which compliments the boardwalk
to the wetlands. This makes a nice entrance to the
patio area and a lovely place to join us for our
Monday morning 10:30 coffee break. You will
find us still there throughout the month of November.
If you have any questions or comments or items
to donate please contact me at [734] 546-5190 or
gaylegullen@hotmail.com
Gayle Gullen, Finlandia Garden Club
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SOCIAL COMMITTEE
What a joy and pleasure we had at the September
monthly luncheon. Listening from the kitchen to
all the laughter and chit-chat makes all the work
in preparing the food worth our efforts as we
move forward with our Finnish Center. For the
next luncheon remember to sign up on or before
Monday, October 28. An extra $1.00 will be
charged if you don’t make a reservation. See you
there?
Eagle Scout, family, and friend install a
new brick walkway at the FCA.
The September winners are as follows 50/50
Fritz Putkela, Ann Makila, Bob Buchhane,
Dolores Rajala, Marlene Ruuskanen, Vi Hakala,
Marge Salo, Eunice Gould, Mia Lamminen, Terry Ball, Eva Bessonen and Barbara Whitty.
Good going!
IMPORTANT: Anyone working in the kitchen
needs to attend the class on Health and Food requirements, taught by our Health Inspector
Randy. Time is 11 am October 31. If you are
unable to attend, see me for another time to
schedule another meeting. There will be a sign
up sheet in the Lobby.
The Auction and Silent Auction was great. We
shared a simple lunch and Freddie Liimatta did
another great job. There are so many to thank, so
Thank You to All who helped Terry and me to
make it successful!
In the near future we will be having a dinner play
night. The Clarkston players will perform. Please
try to support the Finnish Center with your presence at events.
Terry and Lila Ball
E & G Heating
Heating and Cooling
Abundant crabapple crop creates tree damage. Garden club members Bruce Mikko
and Rufus Peoples remove broken branches.
Service and Installation
Mostly Residential
(734) 812-6318
Greg Makila
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MEMORIALS
When making a memorial donation, you may direct it toward a specific fund.
The funds available are: FCA General Fund, Library, Scholarship, Hoijakat Folk Dancers, Drama
Club, Finn Weavers, Garden Club, Soittoniekat/
FinnFolk Musicians and Finnish American Singers.
If a donation is undesignated, it goes to the General
Fund for expenses of the Center.
The family of the deceased may direct undesignated donations toward a specific fund (up to one year
after date of death).
Please make your check out to the Finnish Center
Association and send donations to: FCA, 35200
West Eight Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI
48335. Donations received by the 5th of each
month will be published in the next month’s newsletter.
You may also direct your donation toward the Elders’ Housing, but then your check must be made
out to FCA Senior Housing Corp.
Please include full name (with middle initial), address, dates of death and birth of the deceased as
well as the name and address of the next of kin to
whom the acknowledgement card is to be mailed.
If you know of a member, parent or child of a
member who has passed away, please call the FCA
at (248) 478-6939.
Corrections:
In memory of FCA life member Eleanor Hakola
Manley (12/5/12) a donation was made by Millie
Harju.
In memory of FCA life member Roy Jurva
(8/26/13) a donation was made by Lillian Heikkinen.
In memory of FCA member Emil Lappala
(8/30/13) a donation has been made by an old
schoolmate Ray Wanttaja and Pearl Wanttaja.
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FCA life member Ethel Kemppainen Juntunen
(10/4/013) a donation has been made by Pearl &
Ray Wanttaja.
In memory of FCA life member Harry Niemi
(5/3/13) a donation has been made by Will &
Dolores Rajala.
In memory of FCA life member Lillian Michaelson Haveri (4/29/13) a donation has been made by
Will & Dolores Rajala.
In memory of FCA life member Norma Vuolle
Aittama (5/2/13) a donation has been made by her
husband Rudy Aittama.
In memory of FCA life member Robert “Bob”
Salo (7/21/13) donations have been made by
Charles Shelton and Will & Dolores Rajala.
In memory of Vera H. Oja (9/20/02) a donation
has been made by Steven & Linda Jacobs.
In memory of FCA life member Vernon Leinonen
(7/19/13) a donation has been made by Norbert &
Luise Leppanen.
In memory of FCA life member Virginia Timonen
(7/18/13) donations have been made by Kathryn
Hill and Will & Dolores Rajala.
In memory of FCA life member Wesley Timonen
((9/9/07) a donation has been made by Will &
Dolores Rajala.
In memory of FCA life member Roy Jurva
(8/26/13) donations have been made by Connie
Fosness and Betty & Leonard Holmbo.
The FCA also wishes to extend condolences to the
family and friends of:
FCA life member Emil Lappala (8/30/13)
Hilary Michalak (9/21/13) daughter of FCA life
member Mary Bomgren.
FCA life member Ethel Juntunen (10/4/13)
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GOING PLACES
Cornwell’s Turkeyville, Thursday, December 5, $71. The play “Two Guys and a Christmas Tree” should
get us into the Christmas spirit. Includes all-you-can-eat turkey buffet. Combo with Nardineers on 11 Mile
Rd. Depart at 9:30 am and return about 6:30 pm.
Holiday Glitz in Rochester, Tuesday, December 17, $68. We will tour the Meadow Brook Hall with all its
beautiful Christmas decorations. Next we will have dinner at 4:30 pm at the Rochester Mills Beer Co.
which is the former historic Western Knitting Mill. Lastly we will have a driving tour of The Big Bright
Light Show in downtown Rochester. This holiday display is unlike any in the Midwest. The buildings in
downtown Rochester will be covered with more than 1.5 million lights. Combo with Nardineers. Depart
1:00 pm and return about 8:30 pm.
If you leave your car at the FCA while on a trip, please park at the north end of the property. If you park
near the main or lounge entrances you are using spaces needed for other functions.
Pearl Wanttaja (248) 541-0054
MEMBERSHIP
If you have changed your email address, please notify us. We are in the process of getting the newsletter
out to everyone by email or mailed in January 2014.
This will eliminate the $30 subscription fee and all
members will have a newsletter.
All of this is time-consuming, so we need information from you as soon as possible. Don’t forget to
let us know if you would like a new directory.
SUNSHINE LADY
Sending get-well cards, thinking-of-you cards and
words-of-encouragement cards to FCA members.
This little known function has been around for many
years, and can only be accomplished when I am notified that someone needs a card. Send or call your
card requests to the attention of the “Sunshine Lady”
at the FCA.
Thank you, Eunice Potti Gould
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FROM THE FCA LIBRARY
The Finnish language belongs to the Finno-Ugric
language family, unrelated to the Indo-European
language family, which includes English, Swedish,
German, French, and most other European languages. This accounts for much of the difficulty
Finns have learning English, or English-speakers
learning to speak Finnish. (It was a cinch for
Swedes to learn English. The languages are, so-tospeak, first cousins.)
In the 12th and 13th centuries Sweden conquered
Finland. The Swedish language was used in government, business, education and so on; anyone
aspiring to participate in those endeavors had to
learn Swedish. Finnish was spoken mainly by the
peasants and it was only an oral language.
In the 16th century Mikael Agricola, a clergyman
and bishop of Turku, developed a Finnish written
language, intending to translate the Bible. He completed only the New Testament, but did also publish the first Finnish “ABC” book, a book of prayers and a Catechism. It is to him we owe the fact
that Finnish is a phonetically written language.
For several more centuries Finnish was still considered a crude peasant tongue, compared to the language of the ruling Swedes.
In 1809 Russia conquered Finland and made it a
Grand Duchy. Adoph Ivar Arwidson, a political
journalist, writer and historian, began writing articles critical of Finland’s position. He is famous for
his quotation “Swedes we are no longer, Russians
we do not want to become, let us therefore be
Finns.” In order to have a national identity, many
felt, a nation’s own tongue must have official status. It took almost a century, but in 1892 this became a reality. For this we can thank especially Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Elias Lönnrot and Aleksis
Kivi. Prior to the 1892 achievement Finland saw a
kielisota or “language war” with feelings on both
sides so violent that “pros” (Fennomen) and
“cons” (Svecomen) would not even share the same
side of the street. A decree was issued in 1859 that
nothing except religious literature and cookbooks
could be published in Finnish.
Johan Vilhelm Snellman was a Fennoman philosopher and statesman. He was a lecturer at the University of Helsinki where among his friends were Lönnrot and Runeberg. He advocated that it was the
duty of the educated classes to take up the language
of the then around 85% majority of Finns and develop Finnish into a language of the civilized world.
Eventually he received a cabinet post in the Senate
where he accomplished a language decree from the
Czar in 1863 that would give the Finnish language a
position equal to that of Swedish within the Finnish
government. In 1892 Finnish was adopted as an official language of Finland.
By this time many Finns had assumed Swedish surnames or had been given them when recruited into
the Swedish army. In 1906, Snellman’s 100th birthday, about 70,000 Finns celebrated by changing their
names to the Finnish form. Among them were Axel
Waldemar Gallen who became Akseli GallenKallela, Armas Einar Leopold Lönnbomm, who became Eino Leino, and Johannes Brofeldt, who became Juhani Aho. This was repeated in 1935-36
when more than 200,000 changed their names into
Finnish.
Elias Lönnrot was a professor of Finnish language
and literature at the University of Helsinki. He belonged to the small circle of nationalist-thinking
scholars whose primary aim was to promote the status of the Finnish language. They felt that the language of the people was a prerequisite for culture
and a condition for the nation’s survival. They felt
that people deserved to receive their education in
Finnish, take care of their legal affairs in Finnish,
and read newspapers and literature in their own language Lönnrot was also trained as a medical doctor
and while serving in northern and eastern Finland he
collected and compiled Finnish folk tales that eventually became the Kalevala. This marked an important turning-point for the Finnish language and
caused a stir abroad as well. It brought a small, unknown country to the attention of Europeans, and
gave the Finns self-confidence and faith in their own
language and culture.
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Lönnrot had many interests. He not only collected folklore but also wrote and edited quite a number of
hymns. In addition to that he was a linguist. He is regarded as the “second father of the Finnish language “,
after Mikael Agricola. He compiled a Finnish-Swedish dictionary with over 200,000 entries, and he adopted many new words into the Finnish language, such as kansallisuus (nationality), kirjallisuus (literature)
and sopimus (agreement). His journal, Mehiläinen (The Bee), was the first Finnish-language periodical.
Aleksis Kivi (born Aleksis Stenvall) had a considerable influence on the Finnish language also. He is considered the father of the Finnish novel and the creator of Finland’s modern literary language. Although fluent in Swedish, his writings are all in Finnish. He published the first important Finnish language novel,
Seitsemän Veljestä (The Seven Brothers) in 1870, as well as plays and poetry. Kivi’s Finnish was based
on dialects, proverbs and religious texts. Although among the earliest authors writing in Finnish, he is still
considered one of the greatest of them all.
Currently Finland is a bilingual country. When Finland became independent in 1917, Finnish and Swedish
were given equal status. Finnish is now the first language of about 91% of the population; Swedish is the
main language of about 5.4%. Other languages spoken include Sami and Romani. All municipalities where
a minority language is spoken by at least 8% of the population are considered bilingual. In these municipalities signs are in both languages, important documents are translated and authorities have to be able to
serve in both languages. The Sami languages have an official status in northernmost Finland, regardless of
the proportion of speakers.
Lillian Lehto, Librarian
SCANDINAVIAN BAZAAR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013
10 AM – 4 PM
$1 donation at the door
Featuring:
Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and Finnish imports and crafts,
baked goods, pasties, food, hand woven rugs, decorative arts, pottery,
lavender soaps and lotions, crafts and more…..
Scandinavian music by Finnfolk
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ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE VFW?
If you had a relative that served overseas in a time of harm you may be able to join the Veterans of Foreign
Wars (VFW) Auxiliary. The relative does not have to be a member of the VFW or may even be deceased.
There are both Men’s and Women’s Auxiliaries.
Membership in the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is available to a
wife, widow, mother, stepmothers (who have performed the duties of parent); sisters, half sisters, foster and
step-sisters (who attained the status prior to age sixteen (16) and for who the duties of a parent were performed; sisters, half-sisters and foster step-sisters who attained that status prior to age (16) of persons who
were or are eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Members must
not be less than sixteen (16) years old.
Women eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States shall be eligible for
membership in the Ladies Auxiliary.
Those who are eligible for Membership in the Men’s Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars are husbands, widowers, fathers, grandfathers, sons, grandsons, brothers and half brothers that attained that status
prior to age sixteen (16) of persons who were or are eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States. Members must not be less than sixteen years old.
Joining the VFW is a way to support those who serve on active duty, our Veterans and their dependents,
our Country, and our Community. It was founded in 1899 and is 114 years old. The motto for the VFW is a
soldier’s old creed, GOD, FAMILY AND COUNTRY.
The VFW gives out over two million dollars in scholarships each year. These are available through our
High School level programs of Voice of Democracy (VOD) with this year’s theme of, “Why I’m Optimistic about Our Nations Future”. The Patriot’s Pen then will be, “What Patriotism Means to Me”. Teacher of
the Year will also be recognized. The top winner will go to Washington in March with a top prize. Deadline for all entries is November 1, 2013. This is open to home schooled students as well.
Contact your local school or VFW (there are 336 Posts in twelve districts in Michigan). Forms are available
at the Michigan website www.vfwmi.org or the Director James M. Galen jmgalen@sbcglobal.net. (586)
784-9914.
Elmer R. Liimatta
(906) 523-4813
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FINLAND TODAY
First, let me introduce to you the most honest city in the world: Helsinki. According to a test done by Readers Digest
magazine, Helsinki is the most honest city in the world. What they did was place 12 wallets, each with $50.00 in local
currency, a mobile phone number, business cards, and a family picture, in 12 locations in 16 cities and wait for the wallets to be returned. Well, in Helsinki, 11 out of the 12 wallets were returned. In second place was Mumbai, India
where 9 out of the 12 wallets were returned, and in third place were New York and Budapest, Hungary with 7 out of
the 12 wallets returned. In last place was Lisbon, Portugal where only one wallet was returned. Out of the 192 wallets
that were placed in the 16 cities, 47% were returned.
The French National Railway (SNCF) is the latest company to sign up with the Finnish “customer satisfaction survey”
company, HappyOrNot, based in Tampere. What HappyOrNot company does for SNCF is to provide a keyboard with
smiley face buttons, everything from the frown to a big smiley face for a satisfied customer. These are set up at 3000
different locations nationwide, to evaluate the quality of services and condition of facilities. Says Ville Levaniemi, cofounder and vice president of the company: “We are confident that the benefits of HappyOrNot will bring huge value
for SNCF in both the daily operations and management. “HappyOrNot is currently being used by over 200 retail and
service chain organizations across 25 countries in sectors as varied as transportation, retail, services, hospitality,
healthcare, fitness, lifestyle, and public services.”
The VTT Research Center in Finland has been chosen to test and develop an advanced wireless network for the PSA
Singapore Terminals (PSA), the world’s largest transportation hub. The system that VTT will be developing for PSA,
will allow PSA to command and control its fleet of AGV’s with a robust mesh network. Says Jouko Suakas, VTT’s
Executive Vice President, “VTT is honored by this partnership, which represents a significant toehold for us in the Singapore market.” “These innovations by VTT will bolster our capability to operate the next generation automated hub
port,” says Oh Bee Lock, the COO of PSA.
Finnish soccer player, Sami Hyypia, has received a unique honor. As far as I know, he is the only Finn to ever receive
this honor. And what is the honor? He has a London Metro (subway) stop named after him. Hyypia was a star defender
on the Liverpool Soccer Club.
And finally, this is a story that took place in the 1940’s when the Heikkila’s owned the boarding house in downtown
Covington, which also served as the Greyhound bus stop. One thing that Mr. Heikkila was really proud of was the 12hole HEATED outhouse that they had. People used to come from miles around just to look at the outhouse. The Heikkila’s also had a couple of teenaged sons, Mikko and Matti.
Another thing that Mr. Heikkila liked was new gadgets. And new at that time was the intercom system, so he ordered
one. Mr. Heikkila wanted speakers in the boarding house, the restaurant, the courtyard and the outhouse, and with a
switch on it so he could make announcements in all the locations or just one. So when the system was installed, Mikko
and Matti were following the installation guys around so that they could really learn about the system. Once the installation was done, the two guys figured it was time to check the system. Just then the Greyhound bus pulled in. Everybody was going toward the restaurant, except for one lady who was going to “use the facilities.” As she made her way
toward the outhouse, Mikko and Matti saw her and switched on the intercom to the “outhouse” position. They waited
until they figured that she was “good & ready” and then Mikko said something into the microphone. Well, the lady
comes tearing out of the outhouse screaming, trying to adjust her underwear up and her dress down, and headed
straight back to the bus!
Mr. Heikkila saw this and asked the boys, ”What in the world happened to her?”
Matti: “We were just testing the intercom.”
Mr. Heikkila: “What in the world did you’se guys say to get her so upset?”
Mikko: “Well, we saw her heading to the outhouse and we waited until we figured she was “good and ready” and I said
in the microphone, ‘Lady, would you mind moving to another hole, we are trying to paint down here.’”
Markku Ketola marketola@yahoo.com
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SAVE THE DATE
FINLANDIA FOUNDATION
2013 PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Performance at 2 pm
January 19, 2014
Pianist Marja Kaisla of Philadelphia was named Performer of the Year for 2013. She was born in Finland and has lived in the United States since 1987.
She appears in events to encourage appreciation of
Finnish and Finnish-American talent, culture and
traditions.
Kaisla began studying piano at the age of three and
continued her education at the Sibelius Academy in
Helsinki, the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia,
with Gyorgy Sebok in Switzerland and Susan Starr
in Philadelphia. Her extensive classical repertoire
includes the standard Western classical composer’s
works from the 18th to the 20th century and more,
including a solo program of “White Nights of the
Scandinavian Composers.” She also likes to perform
less classical selections to audiences with ties to
Finland and love for the country.
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Life membership, senior, one vote (see membership chair for details)
Amount enclosed ______________
Please make check payable to FCA and send to Finnish Center Association,
Membership, 35200 W. Eight Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48335-5108
Recommended by: ___________________ _________________________
Rev. 3/2013
To join or renew your FCA membership simply fill out and detach the above form and mail to:
Finnish Center Association, Membership, 35200 W. Eight Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48335-5108
GK Photos
Glenn Kujansuu
Photographer
(248) 436-1276
Weddings - Reunions
Parties & More
gkphotos@drysteamart.com
10% Discount to FCA members
FCA Senior Living
One and two bedroom rentals
Convenient, safe and affordable in
highly desirable Farmington Hills, MI
Contact us at:
Tapiola Village (248) 471-3802
Freedom Square (248) 442-7250
www.fcaseniorhousing.org
THAYER-ROCK
FUNERAL HOME
33603 Grand River,
Farmington, MI
(248) 474-4131
Paul N. Potti, Director