5 years ago

Frazee-Vergas Forum

February 16, 2021

A Detroit Lakes church and several area businesses teamed up to change the life of a former detective. A shop was built for Fred Lassonde, who dedicated his life to solving mysteries and finding criminals to prevent further damage to citizen lives and property. When he suffered a traumatic brain injury, he had to give up his career and fully focus of rehabilitation.

A new Tax Increment Financing district that includes 25 parcels was approved by the Frazee City Council during a special meeting on Monday, Feb. 8. An estimated $1.43 million bond will be issued. The projected breakdown of those funds are divided between project and capital costs. The project and capital costs account for $1.12 million.

The Vergas City Council is moving forward with securing funds to have a comprehensive plan made. A comprehensive plan utilizes input from city and residents to create a short-and-long-term goal list, as well as a game plan for the city. The council was encouraged by its planning commission to approve allowing the City Clerk Julie Lammers apply for a grant to help pay for the $18,800 comp plan to be done with KLJ.

35 years ago

Frazee Forum

February 21, 1991

The Wolf Lake Lions Club enjoyed a visit by Lions District 5M-9 Governor John Alstadt and his wife Rosie from Perham on February 8. Pictured are Wolf Lake Lions President Ron Genoch and his wife Jean who presented the Alstadts with an oil painting of Canadian Geese created by artist Rosie Anderson.

The Frazee High School chapter of Future Farmers of America are joining with youths across the nation in celebrating National FFA Week, February 16-23. This week Frazee and Vergas area businesses proudly recognize our school’s FFA Chapter with a page salute in this week’s Forum.

A charming young lady from Rome, Italy, Eleonora Del Guardia, was guest speaker at the Lions Ladies Night last Wednesday at the White Pine Room showing slides of churches, the 7 Arks built for the 7 Kings of Rome, and Rome architecture. Eleonora came to the U.S. last August under the AFS Program to make her home with Dave and Nancy Ferguson and family for the school year. She says she is “really happy” being here and her host family is wonderful as they are close like her own family at home.

50 years ago

Frazee Forum

February 19, 1976

Michele Koljonen celebrated her 17th birthday with a number of friends from the Angus Lakers 4-H Club of Buffalo, Minn., on Monday, February 9. Besides a fancy birthday cake, the club members presented Michele with a check for $1,712.22, the proceeds from the benefit pancake and sausage breakfast held for Michele on Sunday, January 25, at the St. Francis Catholic School Cafeteria there. Michele has been receiving treatments for the past 1.5 years for cancer of the bone and bone marrow.

A new bakery will open in Frazee today under the ownership of David and Nancy Fessenbecker. Mr. Fessenbecker has some 15 years baking experience and come from Omaha, Nebr. where he was employed by Hinky-Dinky supermarket bakery. He learned the bakery business in Milwaukee, Wis. where he worked in a bakery seven years with his father. He was also in the bakery department of the Kroger Co. Super Market firm in Cincinnati, Ohio five years.