By Bev Johnson Master Gardener If you are being stung, it’s probably not a bee that is unless you have disturbed a hive. Most bees are just too busy making honey and getting ready for winter to bother you.  The culprit was more than likely a wasp. Jeff Hahn, Extension Entomologist was the go-to guy in the… Read More

My sister and her husband bought land on the outskirts of Flagstaff, where it was so deserted that the first street—dirt road, really—was named after my sister. When someone purchased the five acres beside theirs, and parked some cars over on my sister and her husband’s property, it seemed kind of okay, being as there was… Read More

Minnesota’s hands-free cell ph​one law just had its second anniversary on Aug. 1, and it’s safe to say the novelty has worn off and people could be getting complacent. Drivers might be slipping back into old habits, risking their own lives and those of their fellow motorists. As a reminder, here’s what the hands-free law allows…. Read More

Frazee residents Sierra Edvall, Cecilia George, Mattison Grant and Kate Neitzke saw their names on the spring semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average. Edvall is a junior at the Carlson School… Read More

Roy and Donna Ouart of West Fargo (and formerly Frazee) are observing their 60th Anniversary. They were married at St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Perham on Sept. 1, 1961. No big celebration is planned.years of marriage

University of Minnesota Duluth announced its Dean’s List for Spring Semester 2021 and Lori Glander was on it. The Frazee resident is a junior in the college of arts, humanities and social sciences earning a degree in English. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. 

Reminder: Deer lottery application deadline Sept. 9 Firearm and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as antlerless permit lottery this hunting season are reminded they must purchase their license by Thursday, Sept. 9. Hunters who purchase their license before this date are automatically entered into the lottery for… Read More

Notes from the Chief….     Not a lot of police action this last week which must mean we are doing our jobs.  I will jinx it now for the weekend car that just worked.   Not a lot to report on the farming side of things either.  Still waiting patiently for the rain, which it was… Read More

5 years ago August 25, 2016 Frazee-Vergas Forum Work began last week on revamping the playground at Frazee Elementary to make it handicapped accessible. The playground project will cost $186,671 and includes cement work, rubber surfacing and additional equipment.  The old house at 110 Pine Avenue was an eyesore in the Frazee community. The dwelling was recently purchased… Read More