Activity supports pedestrian and bicycle safety More than 200 Minnesota schools and thousands of students are expected to participate in Walk and Bike to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 4, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The annual event, sponsored by Minnesota Safe Routes to School, encourages students and parents to try out a… Read More

Arvig’s longtime annual golf event—the Arvig Golf Classic—swung into its 39th year with its largest-ever turnout, a new name and a refocused direction for 2023 and the future—financial support for charitable causes. The Arvig Golf Classic is now the Arvig Charity Golf Classic. The event was revamped this year to focus on raising money for… Read More

Contributed photos Above: Phil Doll of Becker County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) held a swan’s foot as he talked with Detroit Lakes Rossman students at the birding station during the annual 5th grade conservation tours held at Fischer Century Farm outside Frazee this past Thursday. The event has been coordinated by the SWCD… Read More

Contributed photo Frazee-Vergas High School honored the Athletic Hall Of Fame Class of 2023 at the Event Center Saturday, Sept. 29. This year’s inductees were Gabe Dretsch, Marvin Dretsch, Tara Heston, Hans Hanson and the 1996 Softball team. More information on this and all the inductees dating back to 2013 can be found at frazee.k12.mn.us/activities-athletics/hall-of-fame

Fundraiser set for October 8 at St. Paul’s church in Perham The month of September has been a busy month for the Board of Directors for Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) of Greater East Otter Tail.   The board has been working to recruit and interview candidates for the Executive Director and… Read More

The Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Clinic will host an evening mammography event to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The complimentary event will be held from 5-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Clinic, located at 1027 Washington Ave. Activities include bra fittings, make-and-take floral arrangements and walk-in mammograms…. Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Fall is here so it is time for fall cattle work. Vaccinating the calves is a two step process, with the calves needing two rounds of vaccines. The landowners were able to get the 15 pairs still on pasture captured so those calves were vaccinated at the other… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Above: Nick Courneya of Frazee got a chance to slap a pie in the face of his friend Eli at the Hairyman Festival in Vergas Saturday, Sept. 30. Middle left: Kids of all ages had plenty of options for fun at the second annual Vergas Hairyman Festival from old-time games, to… Read More

Wacker takes her business and customers personally By Robert Williams Editor Vergas native Sarah Wacker took a gamble, well prior to the new downtown cityscape taking shape, when she opened the Lavish Loon in 2021 and has seen her business grow right along with the changes in the village over the past few years. “There… Read More

Volunteer team revamps Bethlehem Lutheran’s deck and ramp By Robert Williams Editor Aiden King, age 15, a member of Frazee’s KAOTIC Robotics team and the Perham Boy Scouts Troop 321, assembled a crew to replace the handicap accessible ramp at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Saturday, Sept. 16, as the final community project to complete his… Read More