Viikkosanomat, May 28, 1984

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Äh erä of culture came to an
uJj end recently with the-sal- e of the
Sampo Hall inV:Websters
Corners
The Finnish Örganization
of Vancouver turned over the
keys of the factlity last month to
Priya and Alex Kucher mark-in- g
the end of 68 years of service
to the community under the
umbrella of the Finnish people
Last week local members of
the Finnish Örganization joined
together to reminisce about the
many good times had at the hali
by both young and old
Uno Söderholm of Maple
Ridge a man who dedicated
much time to the maintenance
and operation of the hali after
1940 shared the story of the
hall's life with The Gazette
In 1905 he said the first
Finnish settlers arrived in
Westers Corners from Sointula
led by Matti Kurikka who had
obtained a shingle bolt contract
there
Money was scarce in those
days but the Finnish people
remained light-heart- ed creat-m- g
their ovvn entertainment
Culture has always played
an important role in the lifestyle
of the Finnish people and in
Websters Corners there was
great evidence of this Söder-holm
commented
In early days a variety of
cultural activities were staged in
the large cooperative dining
room of the Sampola Farm
When the farm was later divid-e- d
among the settlers one acre
was reserved for a community
hali
The need for a community
gathering place became more
and necessary as the Finnish
population increased at the
Corners and in 1915 after three
years of planning and fund
raising construction of the hali
got underway
It was built entirely by
volunteer labour vvith men
women and children doing their
part and in 1916 the Finnish
people proudly held the official
opening ceremonies
The hali soon became a vital
part of life and asourceofmuch
happiness not only for the Finns
but ali who lived in the area
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The" English-speakin- g people
came toerijoythe cntertainmcrt
even though they could not
understand the language
It vvas the stage for many
community events — there
were concerts plays folk danc-in- g
bazaars basket and flower
socials and sports activities
such as wrestling and gymnasucs
It was the site of many summer
picnics there vvere church
gatherings held there funerals
and vveddings It even served
temporarily as a classroom
And every Saturday night
regardless of what entertain-ment
was staged dancing al-wa- ys
follovved Most of the
music in the early days was
provided by Kalle Kukkola and
Rachel Juntunen
Söderholm mentioned the
children always came to the hali
vvith their parents The younger
ones would sleep vvhile the
older children would join in the
dancing
Intermission at the hali vvas
a tradition It vvas a time for
people to go into the kitchen
vvhere they vvere served coffee
and pulla a Finnish Coffee
Bread
The hali also served as the
local library for some time —
vvith close to 400 books and
Grampa Skytte as librarian
In the late 0's activities
slovved down at the hali and it
was ordered closed for a short
period duringthe Second World
War
Söderholm said the local
mounties tipped off that thejiall
might be an arsenal for the
Reds broke in ransacking it as
they searched for weapons
When they left finding none
they padlocked the doors leav-in- g
the Finnish people without
their hali for a time
Activities resumed after
this but on a much leduced
scale asaresultofa decrease in
the local Finnish population
A decision vvas made to sell
the hali Söderholm said but
when they received only one
offer for $ 1 500 it was decided
instead to keep it It was used
mostly for a picnic area and
rented out for other community
events after that
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bränch and it vvas festored to
today's condition But vvith little
specific use for the hali by the
örganization itdpf ' hptime
for it to leave the hands ot the
Finnish people hi i arrived
Sampo Hall vvas the last of
the Finnish Halls in Western
Canada At one time there vvere
70 active Halls across the coun-try
novv only fevv remain in the
east
The local Finnish people
are thankful for the legacy of
this community hali and happy
that after 68 years in their care
the hali vvill continue to serve
the community as a daycare and
for other social activities
Plans for the official closing
of the Sampo Hall as a Finnish
center are in the vvorks for
sometime this summer vvhen a
plaque vvill be placed at the site
to commemorate the historic
significance of this landmark
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(The Gazette)
Eulogy by Jim Tester for Kolaii
(1908-1984- ) at his funeral service in Sudbury on May 14 1984
It is alvvays difficult to say
goodbye to an old friendes-peciall- y
vvhen it is for the last
time
I met Lauri Kolari for the
first time 46 years ago The
occasion vvas his vvedding re-cepti- on
at the Finnish Hall in
Timmins He and his lovely
young bride vvere radiantly
happy The crovvded hali of
vvell-vvishe- rs vvere happy for
them Both vvere loved by
everyone and it seemed like the
perfect match it proved to be
Lauri had manyjobs dunng
his vvorking life He earned his
bread and the odd rose by the
svveat of his brovv He had been
a miner truck driver construc-tion
and maintenance vvorker
and a stationary engineer As a
vvorking man he left his mark as
a builder A hard-vvorki- ng car-pent- er
by trade many a home in
Northern and Southern Ontario
is mute testimony to his skill as
a dedicated craftsman
He vvas a builder among
people as vvell Ali his life he
dedicated himself to positive so-cial
activity mostly in and
around the Finnish Hall No
matter vvhere he lived in Beaver
Lake Timmins St Cathannes
or Sudbury - he sang in choirs
acted in plays and participated
in athletic activities When he
retired from the vvorld of vvork
he became an enthusiastic
leader among the Finnish Se-nior
Citizens of Sudbury
I knevv Lauri Kolari best as
an athlete He vvas a product of
that almost legendary sporting
club "Jehu" in Beaver Lake Its
members as true amateur
sports gloried in physical ex-cellen- ce
and friendly com-petiti- on
They vvere generous in
victory alvvays giving great
credit to their adversaries They
vvere gracious in defeat by
praising the efforts of those vvho
had vvon
The records of the Finnish-Canadia- n
Amateur Sports Fe-deration
show that Lauri vvas an
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active sportsman for most of his
life As a youngster he vvas not
only outstanding in track and
field he vvas also a good
gymast As he grevv older he
encouraged the younger gene- -
ration to participate He vvas a
good coach
One could say the amateur
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of life Modest quiet and
unassuming he vvas an all-rou- nd
good guy In ali the years
I had knovvn him he never said
anything nasty about anyone to
me
The last lime I savv Laurie
vvas over a year ago He vvas
lying in bed his vvasted body
motionless but his eyes vvere
bright and alert He loved life
and vvas struggling to the end to
be part of it His mind vvas clear
his thinking lucid and informed
Some individualistic thin-ke- rs
have concluded that life is a
journey betvveen tvvo eternities
I don't agree To me life iis
more a run Not an ordinary
foot-rac- e vvith each competitor
struggling tovvard the finish line
but a relay race in vvhich each
team member takes a turn
carrying the baton - then passes
it on to the next runner
Life is a relay race that
never ends It goes on eternally
as one generation succeeds the
next The youngsters one has
knovvn coached and encourag-ed
become the runners of the
future Each in turn
To Lauri Kolari vve pay the
ultimate compliment that can
be given a sportsman: you have
done your best Your run has
oeen outstanding vvith good
time excellent form and the
baton vvell passed Your per-forman- ce
will no be readily
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