5 years ago

Frazee-Vergas Forum

June 9, 2020

Through a series of dashes and dots Robert Eveslage speaks to people all over the world. The Ham operator shared he loves using Morse code, even though many operations around the world known English. “The new Ham radio operators consider the Morse code obsolete, and it is hard to learn,” he said. “If technology crashes though, we can’t use computers, but we would be able to use the Morse code. For me, it’s like a second language.”

Pam Anderson learned her sister needed a kidney transplant through a Christmas letter. The gentle way of breaking the news ensured family and friends wouldn’t feel pressured, but would be informed if they considered undergoing testing to see if they were a match for former Frazee resident Vonda (Burnham) Dronen. Dronen, a 1986 Frazee High School graduate and former Miss Frazee, learned her kidney had developed cysts and was later diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease caused by a genetic mutation.

25 years ago

Frazee Forum

June 8, 2000

Frazee will soon have (or, depending on the set-up schedule, already has) a new major attraction rivaling its turkey and moose. Commissioned by the Frazee Community Club, it’s a 12×20 multi-color mural-sign combination near the County Highway 10 exit to Frazee on State Highway 10, depicting, in a vivid way, the attractions and charm of Frazee. Its colors, pictorial content and sparsity of verbiage seem very likely to immediately catch the eyes of passing motorists.

The installation of the dock and swimming raft at Town Lake Beach will have to wait until the city hires a lifeguard for the season. That was the consensus at Monday night’s Frazee City Council meeting. A lifeguard the city planned to hire declined the offer, Clerk Teri Osterman said. The city will be searching for a swimming lesson instructor and a lifeguard to man the beach. At the very least, it hopes to hire a supervisor for the beach if a lifeguard cannot be found.


50 years ago

Frazee Forum

June 12, 1975

The Swift D&P Co. resumed its turkey processing operations at the Frazee plant last week and processing is expected to continue until December. In the accompanying photo, one of the first semi-truck loads of turkeys is waiting to be unloaded at the plant.

The Frazee golf Course new clubhouse and dining room was dedicated Sunday with an open house for the public. Beginning this week, evening meals and Sunday breakfasts will be served to the public at the new dining facility.

The employees of the Daggett Truck Line held their annual picnic Sunday, June 8th, at the Firemen’s Park at Eagle Lake, with many contests held. The main event was a Tug-of-War Contest. The women, coached by Jerome Tappe, Sr., easily defeated the men, coached by Mrs. Ralph Jepson, to retain the Eagle Lake Championship Title.