Tri County Canary

02/19/2016
Wilford "Bud" Sorenson, a former Grygla resident, passed away January 21 at Lindstrom, Minnesota.  Funeral services were held January 27 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lindstrom. Bud was born November 14, 1922 in Grygla to Mollie and Melvin Sorenson.  He attended elementary school in the rural area...
02/18/2016
Renee Engstrom, 65, of Moorhead, MN died on February 13, 2016 at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, MN.    There will be no services held.  The Cease Family Funeral Home of Bagley assisted the family with arrangements.    She was born April 25, 1950 in Crookston, MN the daughter of Raleigh and Ann...
02/18/2016
Loretta “Ardelle” B. Thoreson, 72, of Virginia, formally of Embarrass, died surrounded by her family, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s in Duluth. Loretta Belle Thoreson was born May 20, 1943, in Thief River Falls, to Peter and Edna (Nelson) Nygaard. She graduated from Goodridge...
02/18/2016
Charles Bachand of Brooks, MN, age 79 died Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at his residence with his loving family at his side after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.   Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee,...
The highlights: a full day of conference presentations, delicious food, a playful stroll through the botanical gardens, face painting, dinner with friends from Korea, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Germany, Australia, the UK, South Africa, Israel, Ethiopia, etc. More dancing. And finally sharing a glass of wine with a group from Scotland. And then a full night’s sleep. Then she had to hustle because she a presentation in a few hours!
02/16/2016
Dr. Lisa Newland, a 1990 graduate of Gonvick-Trail High School and daughter of Kathy Ollestad of Gonvick, was a guest lecturer at Cape Town, South Africa. She gave some brief thoughts and comments on her stay. In general my impressions were that: 1) the SA people are incredibly friendly, hospitable...
02/16/2016
Agnes Rolf, age 88, of rural McIntosh, MN, passed away on Monday, February 15th, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 22nd, at Trinity Free Lutheran Church, rural McIntosh with the Rev. Karl Anderson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery....
02/15/2016
John Olaf Birkeland, 52, of Roseville, formerly of Gonvick, MN died on February 10, 2016 at his residence in Roseville, MN.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Samhold Lutheran Church in Gonvick.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...
02/10/2016
Lester “Tom” Waling, of rural Grygla, MN, passed away under the care of Hospice at Minnesota Greenleaf Assisted Living in Thief River Falls, MN, on Monday, February 8th, 2016, at the age of 84.   Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 11th, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church in...
NCTC Robotics Team left to right – Skyler Schimanski, Justin Voecks, Kyle Meier, Ashley Holmes.
02/09/2016
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. - This past Saturday, Northland Community and Technical College‘s Robotics Team earned the Excellence Award at the St. Cloud State University (SCSU) VEX U Regional Qualifier. Seven teams participated in the tournament including the University of Minnesota, Bemidji State...
In the photo are the Ag Arama 2016 Royalty: Back row, from left: Ryan Gunderson, Derek Pratt, Aaron Bengtson, Duran Vigesaa, Kamron Matejcek, Keith Yorek, Mathew Supan, Lee Borgerding, Edward Olson, and Logan Milligan. In the front row from left: Monica Reichert, Malia Martin, Jennifer Spahn, Michelle Covington, Madison Halvorson, Ellen Dauphinais, Kaylin Beatty, Marissa Roden, LaRyssa Nelson, Christina Smith.
02/09/2016
Royalty was crowned, students were recognized for achievement, and alumni gathered for the 41st Annual Ag Arama at the University Teaching and Outreach Center at the University of Minnesota Crookston. This year’s event was dedicated to the new agricultural education major and the theme for the day...

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