The sweet side of Michigan: Robin at the Sugar Shack 
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Remembering Gary Finkas |
 Sept. 11, 1948 - Dec. 23, 2011 |
Icy January
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Top row shows
photos following the January ice storm in Olympia. Left, the Douglas Fir
tops lean from the ice and snow. They are located just behind our backyard
fence. Right, shows the icey front yard trees, some which were killed
by the weight. At one point, all roads from our home were blocked by downed
utilitty lines and trees. We had no electricity for more than five days.
Below is Larry and Tuney in a snow shower and a shot of Mt. Rainier, just
off Spurgeon Creek Road near our subdivision. |
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Top are shots of
the annual Apple Cup rivalry in the family with UW alum Cara and her
boyfriend Tom coming out ahead. Aaron poses with his hunting spoils, note
the contact information on the bottom of the sign behind him. From our
October camping experiences, here is a patch of poisonous "fly amanita"
mushrooms at Grayland State Park. Next, a Thanksgiving shot of Mayham in
the pocket of owners Tiffany & Dylan. |
Anna Yoshida married Kris Souza Oct. 15
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Our niece,
Anna Yoshida, married Air Force Lt. Kris Souza at Manito Presbyterian
Church, Spokane, on Oct. 15. Anna is the daughter of Lisa Yoshida (Larry's
sister) and Akira Yoshida. Akira passed away from cancer last year on July
9. Prior to his passing, Kris proposed to Anna at Akira's bedside. The
couple will reside in Fort Collins, Colorado. They met while each were
attending Washington State University. |
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Last picture and the upper right
sidewalk scene by Byron Vasecka Photography, Spokane. |
| Grandpa celebrates 90th B-Day Sept. 17 |
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| More than 60 friends and relatives attended aq 90th Birthday Party for Grandpa Bud Boisen in Spokane on Sept. 17, 2011 at the Longhorn Barbecue. At 90, Grandpa Boisen still runs a cow/calf operation at Hauser Lake, Idaho. |
Summer 2011 |
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| Top left, Lisa
Yoshida (and her daughter Mia) after moving into her new home in Spokane in
September. Center, Tuney Anderson in her backyard. Right, Larry and cousin
Ryan Fraunfelder ride the rare antique Armitage Herschell-Spillman portable
track carousel at the 101st Annual Pioneer Picnic and Rodeo near Bickleton
on June 11. The rare merry-go-round features rocking horses with no overhead
mechanism and was purchased by the community in 1929. It was dismantled in
Portland, Ore. that year by a four-man delegation that included Larry's
grandfather, Sam Ganders. The four loaded the components onto a railroad
boxcar bound for Roosevelt, WA and eventually trucked the load to Bickleton.
The carousel was built in North Tonawanda, New York, between 1890 and 1905. |
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Christmas in Kauai |
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Weddings
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| Larry, of all people, performed the Oct. 3, 2010 ceremony for the wedding of Teresa and Terry Lin at the Thurston County Fairgrounds in Olympia ) Larry and Robin's New Year's Day wedding in 2006 at the Spokane home of Lisa & Akira Yoshida. Right, Niece Lisa is escorted by her father, Paul Johnson when she married Matt Neel Sept. 10, 2011 near Newport, Ore. |
Graduations |
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Cara and Adam are among what are called the "007" graduates of 2007, perhaps
because this 2007 class' education seemed at times like "Mission Impossible."
Cara graduated from the University of Washington on a rainy day at Husky Stadium
on June 9, 2007. She is sporting a golden yellow tassel that signifies her
bachelor of science degree in environmental and conservation biology, attained
in exactly four years. Adam, who is now WSU assistant athletics ticket manager, graduated from
Washington State University with a degree in business administration. He
received is baccalaureate in just 3 1/2 years! Last May, Adam graduated with a WSU master's degree in sports management (pictured
lower right with his Grandfather, another WSU alum). |
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rare Olympia snowstorm, and an even rarer gathering of the whole family: (Back)
Cara Ganders, Robin Ganders, Amy Lundy, Tiffany Lundy. (Front) Larry Ganders,
Aaron Lundy and Adam Ganders.
(Photograph courtesy of Boston Harbor Photography) |
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"The Tiffinator Goes Underground" |
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| Tiffany Lundy, an upstanding woman by day, turns into a hard-blocking Roller Derby competitor, "The Tiffinator" She's now a player-coach for the "Oly Outlaws" in Olympia's new "Underground" Roller Derby League. Pictured above is Tiff with her loyal Mom and her adoring dog, Mayham.She3 is also shown in a Jan. 10 bout at Olympia's Skateland arena. For more information on the Olympia Roller Derby underground, go to: http://www.undergroundderby.com/ |
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Northwest Wildlife |
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Top left is a frog
taken in the Ganders Fox Ridge backyard. Next is a puffin at the
Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. To the right is a
red-breasted sapsucker in the Ganders front yard. Below is a
a wild turkey taken Christmas 2009 at the family ranch in Hauser
Lake, Idaho. Next is a deer photo taken near our
Olympia home.
Members of an Elk herd wandered by just a block away.
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