5 years ago

Frazee-Vergas Forum

October 8, 2019

Wolf Lake resident Terry Beck knows how important grieving the loss of a loved one is, and how hard it can be for children. “When I was 12 my sister died,” Beck recalled. “She was 21. She had complications from childbirth. The baby had its chord wrapped around its neck. They did an emergency C-section, but the baby died at birth.” Beck shared her sister passed away 21 days after the tragedy from a massive pulmonary embolism. “I struggled with it,” she said. Beck shared at Camp Emily in Fergus Falls is offering a free camp for those who lost a loved one from 9-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. The event is for youth, ages 7-18, and their parents or guardians.

Alex and Mathew Ulschmid are working towards attending a pre-introductory seminary school in Indiana. The two rural Frazee residents were recently honored by their church with a fundraiser event that will help fund their way. Mathew shared he is considering dedicating his career to sharing the gospel and tending to people’s faith. “I have a zeal for God and want to serve him however is best,” he said. “I look forward to knowing what it would be like to be a pastor and to see the full extent of it.”

Clarence Matejka and his son Curt are about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime. Neither of the war veterans have been to Washington D.C. But, after a little help from their friends and strangers, the 99-year-old Frazee resident and his 69-year-old son are going together. Clarence, who resides at Frazee Assisted Living, was invited to join the Honor Flight. The Honor Flight organization pays for veterans to take a charter flight to see the U.S. capitol to see the sights, attend a banquet and spend the night in a hotel.

25 years ago

Frazee Forum

October 7, 1999

Vergas’ long-anticipated wastewater treatment plant upgrade project is scheduled to begin next week. Plans were reviewed at a pre-construction conference Sept. 28, and Mayor Roger Hanson reviewed the conference with other members of the Vergas City Council at their meeting Monday. Among those attending the conference were representatives of Sellin Bros. of Hawley, the firm chosen in August to be the general contractor on the project.

Open houses are scheduled at the Frazee, Vergas and Wolf Lake fire departments in connection with National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 3-9. The open house at the Frazee Fire Hall is scheduled from 7-9 tonight (Thursday). An auto extraction demo is planned for 8 p.m., followed by a smoke detector drawing at 9 p.m., refreshments and kids prizes.

Firemen from Frazee, Wolf Lake and Vergas gave lessons on fire safety to Frazee-Vergas School students this week as part of Fire Protection Week. Vergas firemen Robert Tollefsen presented first grader Tiffany Hague with a fire safety coloring book. Tiffany, 6, is the daughter of Emily & Bob Haugen of Frazee.

50 years ago

Frazee Forum

October 10, 1974

The Peavey Lumber Co. in Frazee was broken into Monday night and the office was literally torn apart by the burglars search for money. Frazee’s Peavey manager Herve Nunn said it did not appear that anything was missing, but it will take many hours to straighten out the files and stacks of paper work that were strewn on the floor. A room behind the office containing an unlocked safe was also entered. Nunn said that no money was left overnight in either the office or safe. The burglars gained entry by ripping off a large door on the west side of the warehouse and then pried open the interior doors.

The nation will go back to standard time for a four-month period starting October 27. Daylight time will return again next February 23. The new bill, signed by President Ford Saturday, amended a 1973 law that enacted year-long daylight saving time as an energy saving experiment.

One of these five girls will be chosen Frazee-Vergas High School’s 1974 Homecoming Queen Friday. The candidates are Jill Kelly, Christy Schermerhorn, Mischale Aho, Julie Dahlgren and Diane Lomsdal, all seniors. The coronation will take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Frazee High School gymnasium.