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Services for Patricia Ann Johnson

01/30/2017

Patricia Ann Johnson 79, of Brooks, MN passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at her rural Brooks, Residence. Memorial service will be Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Zion Lutheran Church, Oklee, MN with Reverend Margaret Jacobus officiating. Burial will be at Zion Lutheran Church...

Sylvia Hilgeman lives in New York City. She is a Special Agent with the FBI. She is single and rents an apartment in Brooklyn.

Sylvia Hilgeman featured in Minneapolis Star Tribune

01/24/2017

Sylvia Hilgeman’s dad, Greg, grew up in Minneapolis. But he liked visiting his uncle, Milan Rustan, and preferred working on the farm over life in the city. After high school he went to work for his uncle. His future wife, Gayle, grew up on a nearby farm, the oldest of seven and a veteran of 5 a.m...

The Nords are shown on the left and the Fonders at right.

Today marks the next chapter in the long history for Nords Pharmacy & Gifts

01/24/2017

Today, Ruth & Evan Fonder have become the new owners of Nords Pharmacy and Gifts, taking over the business from John and Julie Nord. Since 1987, when John and Julie took over from John's father, Elmer Nord, and Founded in 1892 by P.M. Mark, Nord's Pharmacy & Gifts has been committed to...

Services for Frances Parsley

01/23/2017

Frances Parsley of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Thief River Care Center at the age of 95. A Memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Thief River Falls, MN, with Larry Mogen...

Services for Clifford Carl Fischer

01/23/2017

Clifford Carl Fischer, 98, of McIntosh, MN and formerly of Gonvick, MN, died on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at McIntosh Senior Living Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Samhold Lutheran Church in Gonvick, MN with Rev. Kris Snyder officiating. A...

The Lengby Fosston Knightriders Snowmobile Club announced the winner of the Dash for Cash. From left to right is Neil Harmon (Vice president Knightriders), Patty Eichstadt, Mike Eichstadt ($3,000 winner), Leroy Sanderj (Knightriders Board of Director) Mark Fjerstad (President Knightriders), Ashton Fiedler (who picked the 4 winning tickets).

Fifth Annual Knightriders Radar Runs held at Pine Lake January 7 & 8

01/17/2017

The Lengby Fosston Knightriders Snowmobile Club held its 5th Annual Christmas Shoot-out Radar Run on January 7 and 8, 2017. They were set up on Pine Lake along with the Gerald Dyrdahl Memorial Pine Lake 200. They had seven snowmobile classes with Borchert taking the top prize. The top speed for the...

Services for Lydia F. Knable

01/16/2017

Lydia F. Knable, 94, of Bagley, MN died on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the Essentia Health First Care Nursing Center in Fosston, MN. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Calvary Evangelical Free Church in Bagley, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday,...

Services for Jacob Charles Clemetson

01/16/2017

Jacob Charles Clemetson, 24, of Grand Forks died as a result of an auto accident on January 12, 2017. He was born on September 7, 1992 in Williston, ND and was lovingly placed in the arms of his family Paul, Sue and Amanda Clemetson. He attended Manvel Elementary School and Central High School...

Services for Kenneth Bruce Evans

01/13/2017

Kenneth Bruce Evans, 66, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away unexpectedly on January 11, 2017. Ken grew up in the small town of Clearbrook, Minnesota, fought in the Vietnam War as an enlisted member of the Air Force, obtained his bachelor’s degree from Bemidji State University, and returned to the Air...

Services for Dennis Erickson

01/12/2017

Dennis Erickson, 74, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Sanford Hospital in Thief River Falls, MN. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN, with Larry Myhrer officiating. A private burial will be held in the Spring...