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St. Urho’s Party

Saint Urho’s will be celebrated on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the clubroom. This year St. Urho’s is on the third Saturday of the month. We will have pizza, snacks, dancing, free pool and the crowning of the 2019 King and Queen. The 1st annual St. Urho’s dart game competition begins at 7:45 p.m. So get your purple and green on and get out your grapes and grasshoppers and come celebrate with us. This function can’t continue without your support! We hope to see all the previous Kings and Queens. The cost is $6.00 per person.

HERE’S THE LINEUP FOR THE ADULT ST. URHO;S CELEBRATION
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Winterfest

Winterfest will be this Saturday, February 2. starting with polar dipping and ice fishing from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Sun Lake and a Chili Cook-off beginning at 6:00 p.m. followed by dancing to DJ Jamie Geddes in the clubroom.

Weather Forecast for Saturday: Cloudy. Patchy drizzle possible. High 41F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.

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Joann Carol Laitinen Hall

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Joann Carol Laitinen Hall, 76, of New York, N.Y., and St. Petersburg, Fla., died on Nov. 10, 2018, at Arden Courts Memory Care Center in Seminole, Fla. Joann graduated from Mackenzie High School in Detroit, attended Wayne University until one semester from graduation, then—on the strength of a great cultural experience in Norway during an American Field Service year—moved to New York City to be on staff at AFS. After 18 years there she then served as Executive Assistant to five national directors of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. She was preceded in death by her parents, Finn Campers Uno and Elsie Laitinen, and her sister, Barbara. Survivors include her husband, David R. Hall of St. Petersburg, and her brother-in-law James Ahnemiller and his daughter Janice Finney and his sons Jason Ahnemiller, Craig Ahnemiller, and their families. Joann was an active member of her local United Methodist churches and volunteered all her life in activities involving international families. She was an avid knitter, gardener, book club member, traveler, and caregiver. 

Joann loved Finn Camp and her “Pikku Tuppa” (tiny cabin) there. Her grandfather John Laitinen was a founder of the D.F.C.S.C.A. Contributions in her memory can be made to Finn Camp at www.finncamp.org. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 26, 2019, at First United Methodist Church of St. Petersburg, Fla., at 11:00 a.m. Anyone considering attending, however tentatively, is encouraged to be in touch with David (see contact information below) by December 1, to help in securing rooms in nearby hotels. (Some financial assistance may be available to help defray your lodging cost.) You can reach David at davidrandallhall@gmail.com or text or call to 917 204-6494.