A glimpse from the past
News | Published on July 23, 2024 at 12:17pm EDT | Author: frazeevergas
05 years ago
Frazee-Vergas Forum
July 23, 2019
Carl Christensen is preparing to race across the Atlantic Ocean in a row boat. “We have no sail, no motor, just oars and a four-man crew made up of all veterans,” he said. The 37-year-old is the skipper of a boat that is designed for ocean travel. His team will launch on December 12 from the Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa and oar about 3,000 nautical miles to the Caribbean island of Antigua. “More people have climbed Mount Everest than have rowed across the Atlantic,” Christensen said.
Lori Christensen of ICS Consulting was present to give a report to the Frazee-Vergas School Board as they consider how to move forward with construction planning for the upcoming renovations to the elementary school that were approved by voters last November. The Frazee-Vergas School Board work session meeting focused on discussions around the timeline of the process.
25 years ago
Frazee Forum
July 22, 1999
Part—but not all—of the controversial dam near Highway 87 has been removed. The partial removal has been part of the latest round of follow-up work following the demolition earlier this year of the main Frazee dam over the Otter Tail River. Reduction in the size of the sand dam was in the original dam removal contract with Gothman Excavating, said project foreman Craig Waddell. The removal of the sand dam has been a point of contention between the City of Frazee and rural Frazee resident Dewayne Schaefer.
How can a person top off a public career that includes terms as mayor, council member, school board member, fireman, fire chief, and Joint Powers Committee member? Well, if a person lives in Frazee, he or she can be named grand Marshall of the Turkey Days parade. Russell Vikesland, who did all of the above, has just been chosen as this year’s grand marshal, by the planners of Frazee Turkey Days parade at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1.
50 years ago
Frazee Forum
July 25, 1974
The annual Summer Awards meeting of the Mrs. Jaycees of Minnesota was held July 19 and 20 in Crookston, Minn. The Frazee Mrs. Jaycees were represented by Roxann Daggett, Darlene Christen, Marg Trieglaff, Jean Shannon and Becky Rice. The meeting featured a business meeting, luncheon and presentation of awards to outstanding chapters.
The body of David Mark Bartnes, 20, of Detroit Lakes was recovered on Sunday afternoon after dragging operations conducted by the Becker County sheriff’s office. He drowned in Little Floyd Lake near Detroit Lakes Friday evening.
Allen Dean Floyd, 26, Hackensack, Minn., was killed last Wednesday in a construction equipment accident near Osage. Floyd died about 11:30 a.m. when the earthmoving machine he was operating overturned and crushed him. He was employed by Bi-Com Construction Co., contractor for a project on Becker County Road 42, about four miles south of Osage.