Emelia Santine Pollard, of Modesto, Calif. (formerly of International Falls, Mn.), passed away in her sleep Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 at Stratford at Beyer Park in Modesto. She was predeceased by her husband, Norman Pollard, on March 15, 2008. Emelia is survived by her children, Toni (Roy) Valley, Dennis (Gail) […]
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Florence Rose White, 96, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in International Falls. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 at 11 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in International Falls, with Rev. Fr. Kris […]
BIG GEORGE–Born to Alexandra Big George and Chris Andy, of Big Island First Nation, Ontario, a girl, Azra Quinn Gloriana, weighing 6 lbs. 13 oz. on November 29, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
Remember the “Kraft Celebration Tour” in late August, when the temperature topped 40 C with the humidex as we gathered at the Sorting Gap Marina for the live broadcast of TSN SportsCentre? Wonder what Darren Dutchyshen and Jennifer Hedger would have thought broadcasting from that same location yesterday morning, when […]
It’s pretty safe to say that winter is here to stay across Sunset Country. It’s also probably time for all of us to start thinking about Christmas. That means it’s time to get your shopping done now so you’re not stuck trying to put something together at the last minute, […]
Kudos to the “I Am Awesome (And I Know It!)” self-esteem and empowerment retreat for young women for making the semi-final round of the Aviva Community Fund competition—the lone idea to advance between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg. It took two tries but thanks to the support of district residents, the […]
Well, we’ve turned the calendar page to December–oh no! I really need to put my thinking cap on and start making a list of what I should be looking to buy for my family and friends. That is the difficult part for me–I’m not a shopper. It is one thing […]






