I'm assuming that Mildred was the sister of Reino Somero. I think she was married to Ben Henault prior to a Kuusisto, not sure which Kuusisto. Walter and Aila were close friends of my parents. The earliest picture I have of myself is a baby being held by Aili with my mother next to her in front of our house in Highbridge. I had just come home from the hospital. Aili's son John was my sister's first boyfriend. He took my sister to the Appleton prom in 1966. His older brother David and I went to the Monadnock Community Hospital on the same day to have our tonsils out. We were told that we couldn't eat anything the day of the surgery since ether frequently causes nausea upon coming out of the anesthesia. I failed the bleeding test (my ear was pricked and wouldn't stop bleeding). I was sent home. I still have my tonsils. I felt sorry for David. On the subject of education every community seems to have some residents who consider education not a high priority. My wife was on the school board here in upstate NY in the 80s and some of the farmers complained of excessive homework which kept their kids from doing chores in the evening.
I'm assuming that Mildred was the sister of Reino Somero. I think she was married to Ben Henault prior to a Kuusisto, not sure which Kuusisto. Walter and Aila were close friends of my parents. The earliest picture I have of myself is a baby being held by Aili with my mother next to her in front of our house in Highbridge. I had just come home from the hospital. Aili's son John was my sister's first boyfriend. He took my sister to the Appleton prom in 1966. His older brother David and I went to the Monadnock Community Hospital on the same day to have our tonsils out. We were told that we couldn't eat anything the day of the surgery since ether frequently causes nausea upon coming out of the anesthesia. I failed the bleeding test (my ear was pricked and wouldn't stop bleeding). I was sent home. I still have my tonsils. I felt sorry for David. On the subject of education every community seems to have some residents who consider education not a high priority. My wife was on the school board here in upstate NY in the 80s and some of the farmers complained of excessive homework which kept their kids from doing chores in the evening.