Frazee resident offers displaced couple a home until spring By Barbie Porter Editor On Saturday, Jan. 2, Tammy and Ronald “Arnie” Krejce lost everything in a fire. While their belongings were gone, within hours they had a community rallying around them. The day everything changed came about with household chores. An hour or so earlier, Krejci had… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor The CornerStone youth community center hired Tracy Neuffer as its executive director. The Detroit Lakes resident was raised in Mahnomen and is excited to be part of the community-driven project. “The people I have met in Frazee so far have been unbelievably kind and friendly,” she said.   Neuffer grew up next to the country… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Vergas resident Joy (Pausch) Summers recently earned the high accolade of Rookie of the Year by the Lakes Country Association of Realtors. Summers was in her car when she was informed she would be the recipient of the coveted award. Normally, the Vergas resident would receive the accolade at a banquet with her… Read More

Chamley diagnosed with endometrial cancer By Barbie Porter Editor Cassie Chamley is climbing the ladder of seven stages of grief; sometimes she goes up and sometimes down. No matter what rung she is holding on to, the 37-year-old never thought she’d be battling for her life at such a young age.  “Never in a million years would… Read More

Grant to help purchase former store slated for 2022 By Barbie Porter Editor The Vergas Economic Development Authority took notes and advice from a leader in a nearby community.  During the monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 6, Kurt Keena of the Detroit Lakes HRA provided insight on how the group may find success in future projects. Prior to serving in… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Jayden Jane Bachmann was the recipient of the 100th baptismal banner made by Joan Ketter. Ketter, a Frazee resident, has made baptismal banners for Bethlehem Lutheran Church for the past nine years. She took over the duties after when her predecessor moved away.  The keepsake is a large banner about 3-feet by 2 feet,… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Ethan Swiers was recently presented with $2,590 by his barber, Katie Schiller, who owns Schiller’s House in Detroit Lakes. The 14-year-old’s mother, Kerry Swiers, knew his barber was auctioning her first haircut at the new shop and giving the proceeds to her son, who is battling leukemia. The word spread on Facebook, which… Read More

Parcel division along Walnut Ave. approved By Barbie Porter Editor The Frazee Planning Commission recommended the city council moves forward with giving the former Methodist Church a new zoning classification. The building on the corner of Birch Avenue and Second Street Northwest is currently zoned R-1, which is single family residential. The block the building is on also includes… Read More

Frazee resident gets  COVID-19 vaccine By Barbie Porter Editor Frazee resident Jena Ollila recently received the COVID-19 vaccine. The daughter of Jim and Lisa Piper works at Ecuman in Detroit Lakes, which serves senior citizens.  “I knew we were in the first group to get the vaccine and found out about a week before we got it,”… Read More

Detroit Lakes teen diagnosed with  luekemia puts  barber on mission  to brighten his day By Barbie Porter Editor Katie Schiller wanted to coax her long-time client Ethan Swiers to her salon. The plan was to tell the 14-year-old boy that he won a prize.   His mom, Kerry Swiers, thought her son might catch on that something was up. So, instead she… Read More