A glimpse from the past
News | Published on November 28, 2023 at 11:28am EST | Author: frazeevergas
05 years ago
Frazee-Vergas Forum
November 27, 2018
Products from Chick Bee Farms may be the bees knees when it comes to crossing off names on the holiday shopping list. Jennifer Skaro, who lives about 17 miles east of Frazee, provides products created from the 15 bee hives she tends to, as well as crocheted products.
Otter Tail County recently passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale of tobacco and tobacco related products (including e-ciggarets) to individuals younger than 21.
Visitors during Vergas’ Old Fashioned Christmas on Saturday, Nov. 24 were given the opportunity to feed animals, which were brought in to enhance the live manger scene on Main Street. Many people petted the animals while waiting for the next sleigh ride around town.
25 years ago
Frazee Forum
November 26, 1998
In the future, Frazee may have a restructured Main Avenue, a new use for the current Swift plant property, and between 50 and 80 units of new housing with a concentration on the east side of the Otter. That’s just for starters. Maybe. Thirteen people got together to brainstorm about the future of Frazee on Nov. 19 at the second meeting aimed at the formulation of a comprehensive plan to map the future of Frazee over the next 20 years and beyond.
This time of year, the smartest turkeys are taking shelter at Viola Dam’s in rural Frazee. Actually, Viola has about 120 turkeys which stay with her all year ‘round, and being smart doesn’t have anything to do with their fortunate status. Most of them were made to go on the table, but they’re not edible. They’re ceramic, and many of the gobblers in her collections are salt and pepper shakers. She attributes the beginning of her hobby to her late husband Fred, who began work at Lakeland Turkey Plant in Frazee in the spring of 1946. The company was located where the Swift plant is now, and Fred served as Lakeland’s manager for about 14 years.
50 years ago
Frazee Forum
November 29, 1973
The Township of Spruce Grove ended their seventh annual Community Fund Drive with a total of $466.10. American Cancer Society was the top organization receiving a total of $87.25.
Martin Langemo of Rt. 1 Frazee has been appointed a district representative for Lutheran Brotherhood of Minneapolis—based fraternal insurance society. Langemo is a graduate of St. Cloud State College and Concordia Seminary of Springfield, Ill. He is a member of the Jerome Reinan Agency, headquartered in Fergus Falls.
Mrs. Darlene Christen presented a $100 check to Julie Courneya, reigning Miss Frazee, on behalf of the Frazee Mrs. Jaycees. Julie is the daughyter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Courneya. Each year since 1971 the Mrs. Jaycees have awarded the new Miss Frazee $100.