First cousins Sophia Arntson and Maggie Blaine won the Turkey Days Flower Show pose mixed floral arrangement competition.  Arntson is the 12-year-old daughter of Ed and Tracy Arntson of Texas. Blaine is the 12-year-old daughter of Tyler and Amy Blaine of Frazee. This year the competition was not seperated into youth and adult divisions; they… Read More

With the release of the online version of the 2021 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations handbook, hunters can read up on what’s new to prepare for this year’s deer hunting season. The handbook is now available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ deer hunting webpage. Printed copies of the handbook will be delivered to… Read More

The Tyler Shipman Memorial Car Show saw a solid turnout of competitors and visitors during Turkey Days. The car show was held on Saturday, July 24 and the results were as follows: • Classic Era (1925-1948) was won by Garry and Robin  Lawrey of Park Rapids, Minn. They brought in a 936 Ford 68 5 window coupe…. Read More

The annual Turkey Days Pet and Doll parade gave two awards this year. The doll award went to Ellie Stockstrom and Ava Paulson. The two young girls went with a double the fun theme, decorated a motorized kids driving toy with balloons and more. They were also dressed in Turkey Days shirts and hats. Stockstrom is the… Read More

The Vergas City Council held a special meeting on Thursday, July 22 to interview potential law firms to represent the city. Vergas’ longtime attorney, Steve Peloquin, is retiring. The council put notifications of the opportunity into the newspaper and two qualified candidates put their hats in the ring: Pemberton and Ramstad, Skoyles and Winters. Two attorneys representing… Read More

proposal goes viral Original tweet sees 3.1 million views, 800,000 comments By Barbie Porter Editor Big Turkey Tom was a witness to a grandmother’s transformation from sassy to overjoyed.  For many summers Margeaux Graham would visit her grandmother Claire Courneya at her lake cottage in Frazee. When her granddaughter came to visit with her long-time beau, Michael Jansky,… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor A new recreational building at the city beach is in the design process.  In addition to replacing the current building, which offers a bathhouse and storage, discussion was had at park committee meetings about creating a watercraft rental and concession space. A portion of funding for the project will come from a $250,000 grant… Read More

Neu collects two hole-in-ones a year apart By Barbie Porter Editor Derek Neu had been at the brink of greatness before as he achieved what few athletes have ever done by sinking a hole-in-one.  Almost a year to the day, the Perham resident stood at the tee box of the sixth hole on the Oak Course at… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor Dean Haarstick has worn many hats for the benefit of the Vergas community.  The businessman celebrating 50 years in Vergas has served on the volunteer fire department, rescue squad, city council, as mayor and several community organizations. Now, he has accepted the duties of being grand marshal of Looney Days. “I was surprised… Read More