5 years ago

Frazee-Vergas Forum

December 29, 2020

Calvin Stevens stood astounded in front of his Main Avenue residence in Frazee. Fire trucks passed, sirens blazing, hands waving and a seemingly endless parade of cars followed. Well wishes were given along with cards celebrating his recent cancer free diagnosis. “I got teared up; it was a very nice thing for everyone to do,” he said.

As staff at Frazee Elementary stood in a room filled with gifts and food destined for residences in the district, it was apparent that the Christmas spirit couldn’t be broken, not even by a pandemic. About 40 families (and almost 130 children) were provided blessing boxes. Some contained presents, some food and others had both. The thoughtful gesture started as staff members chatted about how the COVID-19 pandemic created hardships for many living in the school district. From the chatter the idea of giving people the opportunity to be a blessing to their neighbors was born.

25 years ago

Frazee Forum

December 28, 2000

Raised in Chicago, Mary Ann Nelmark was first a bit taken aback by rural Frazee, but now, she said, she loves it. Nelmark’s transition from city girl to farm wife is traced in an article called “Live Your Dreams Now” in the January issue of Redbook magazine.

“If there’s a problem, it will tell what the problem is,” said Kevin Holmer. Holmer, a new technician at Frazee Service Station, was referring to one of the station’s newest pieces of equipment, the diagnostic scan tool. “Anything on the car that has a sensor or computer, it will meter,” Holmer noted. Vehicles started becoming computerized in about 1980, and by ’88 almost everything on them (with certain exceptions, like the starter and ignition module) had become computerized, he explained.

All necessary testing on the Heritage Industries/Swift-Eckrich building property should be completed as soon as possible so the building can be sold. That’s what the Becker County Tax-Forfeited Property Advisory Committee decided, Monday, Dec. 18, to recommend to the Becker County Board of Commissioners.

50 years ago

Frazee Forum

January 1, 1976

Results of Minnesota’s 1975 deer season were almost identical with last year, according to figures released by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. A total of 63,555 deer were taken during the 1975 firearms season as compared with 64,997 a year ago. About 21 percent of all hunters managed to take a deer, about the same as the 1974 hunting success figure.

Becker County Commissioners were presented a check for $19,740.32 last Tuesday by the Department of Interior as revenue sharing for Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge and Waterfowl Production Areas. The funds are returned to counties with federal wildlife lands under the Refuge Revenue Sharing Act. This is the ninth year that the Fish and Wildlife Service has made payment under this law, which provides for payment to counties in which refuge lands are located based on 25 percent of refuge net receipts or three-quarters of one percent of the adjusted cost of acquired lands.

Commissioner Likins received notification that effective January 1, 1976, Food Stamp recipients will be eligible for an increase in benefits from 1.6 to 3.9 percemt additional coupons, depending on the size of the Food Stamp household. The increased benefits are a result of regular semi-annual adjustments in the coupon allotments based on increased food costs and a recent court suit, Rodway vs. U.S.D.A. This suit required the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish coupon allotments in amounts sufficient to provide nutritionally adequate diets for all households.