5 years ago

Frazee-Vergas Forum

October 5, 2017

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Evergreen encourages area residents to skip making dinner Saturday, Oct. 7. Instead, pack up the car and take the short drive east on State Highway 87 to the steeple with smiling people and break bread over a hearty meal. About 20 parishioners will serve spaghetti with meat sauce, herb toast, a variety of salads, beverages and a lemon dessert, all for a freewill offering, from 4:30-7 p.m. In addition to the lemon sweet tooth satisfier there will be plenty of baked goods to pick from to take home, as well as produce for healthy snackers.

Dancing and German-themed foods highlight the inaugural Fall Fest Sunday, Oct. 15 from 2-6 p.m. at the Frazee Event Center. The celebration is hosted by the Frazee High School band, and the students are bringing in big hitters for their musical acts. There is an admission of $6 for adults and $3 for students. Those 4 and younger get in free.

25 years ago

Frazee Forum

October 2, 1997

Soon, it will be possible to shop for a variety of crafts on Frazee’s main street. Lori Dretsch, 39, Frazee, plans to open a new business “Woods & Whatknots” in the former Knick Knack Floral building at 104 East Main Avenue. She purchased the building Sept. 25 from Elaine Knutson and Avis Hoehne. Plans are to have her business up and running by Nov. 1.

Fridge Guard, a manufacturing firm in the SkyLine Business Center on County Road 10 in Frazee, will be moving this weekend. The company, which manufactures humidity control systems for refrigeration units, moved to Frazee in May 1996. Sam Dennis, president, said the company will temporarily move its manufacturing plant to Minneapolis, where its correlated frames are made. By the first quarter of 1998, Fridge Guard plans to move to Las Vegas.

The state of Minnesota can soon boast it has two covered bridges, once Dewayne Schaefer completes his project near Frazee over the Otter Tail River. The only other covered bridge is located near Zumbrota, Minn., in the southeastern part of the state, according to Minnesota State Tourism.

50 years ago

Frazee Forum

October 5, 1972

Eleven students from Frazee are participating in the Vocation Education program at Vergas this school year. The teacher for Model Office is Mr. Clarence Hess. In Model Office eight girls from Frazee will practice working in real office situations. They have formed an office called APEX I which they all have specific jobs to carry out for the company. Mr. Boltezore conducts the electronics and electricity course. In this course two Frazee boys are learning electronics. Teaching Forestry and Natural Resources is Mr. Shower. This class is planned to give the boys the knowledge of caring for and saving the natural resources and forest land we have left. Frazee has one boy enrolled in this class.

Being a small community does not protect us from the tragedies we hear about each year through Tricks or Treating. Accidents do not only happen to other people. In view of this the P.T.A. is organizing Halloween parties for the Kindergarten thru the 12th grades. Notices will be sent home with your children enlisting your help. With enough help from Parents and Organizations, this could become an annual event. We would like to insure all the youngsters a good time with games and treats. We hope these parties will replace Tricks or Treating for safety sake. If you would like to share your treats with the children at the elementary party, please drop them off at the Star Drug.