2. Joyce Hyrkas Giblin Joyce’s Journey

3. About My Family  Maternal grand-parents, Olaf &Maria (Haapa) Tarvas lst settlers in Cherry, MN and immigrants from Finland.  Olaf gave the name of Cherry for this community and donated land to the Cherry High School  Olaf Tarvas was an Apprentice Veterinarian and the teamster of the first horse-drawn diamond drill for the new mining businesses.  Maria Tarvas was a homemaker.  Paternal grand-parents, Emma Ollila and Gust Hyrkas were immigrants from Finland. Both settled in Virginia, MN  Wilho Hyrkas, my father, was born and raised in Virginia, Minnesota  Ellen Tarvas, my mother, was born in Cherry, Minnesota  My parents had three children, two girls and one boy. I was the after thought. My mother died when I was nine years old and both siblings were out of the nest after her death. When I turned 13 years old I moved in with my paternal grand mother and took care of her until I graduated from high school. She died two weeks after my high school graduation. After my high school graduation I attended the St. Paul Vocational Institute. My degree work was in Culinary Arts. I married my high school sweetheart in 1973. I married my high school sweetheart in 1973. I was in the banking industry and I was a lead teller at Northern State Bank. During my marriage I became an accomplished golfer winning tournaments during the summertime. During the winter time I was an avid curler and skier. I was a team member of the State Curling play downs. In 1982 our Virginia Lenont women’s curling team was runner-up in the women’s state play downs.

4. My Work History  Census Bureau, 2010, Recruiting Agent, Crew Leader, Assistant Crew- Leader, and Enumerator  Meyer Teleservices, Telephone Service Representative, Calling for a political party  Re-Max Northern Properties, Real Estate Consultant  Culbert Realty, Inc., Real Estate Consultant  Century 21/Edwards & Associates, Real Estate Consultant  Northern State Bank of Virginia, Lead Teller and Vault Attendant  1 st National Bank of Virginia, Teller, Vault Attendant, and Bookkeeper  Eshquaguma Country Club, waitress, bartender, and assistant to the Head Chef

5. My Interests  God  People & Cultures  Travel  Arts  Culinary Arts  Golf  Hockey  Biking  Photography  Curling  Real Estate  Politics  Gardening  Reading

6. Goals For The Future  To complete the Computer Training  Desirable Career with Purpose  Move to Kauai  Happily Married  New Home  Church Activities  Volunteer Work  Travel  Good Health  Peace

7. My Travels & Future Destinations  Maui, Hawaii  Oahu, Hawaii  Lanai, Hawaii  New York, New York  Southern California  Southern Texas  Boston, Massachusetts  Cancun, Mexico  Winnipeg, Canada  Grand Cayman Islands  Paris, France  Finland  St. Petersburg, Russia

8.  Italy  Maldives  Norway  Hong Kong  China  Austria  Switzerland  England  Southern Africa  Cuba  India