5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum August 6, 2019 Rural Free resident Kevin Flynn recently returned from the Vikings training camp and he left impressed. The facility was dazzling, and the players’ skills on the field was inspiring, and kindest of the field was admirable. Flynn attended the pre-season training camp in Eagan as part of his job…. Read More

Please join the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in congratulating our 1,360 May 2024 graduates from the Eau Claire and Barron County campuses, including Jaryn Johannsen, of Frazee, Arts and Sciences, BS, Biology.

The University of Minnesota Extension is presenting four webinars on introductory farm transition and estate planning. Webinars will be held on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. starting August 14. There is no cost to attendees. Attend one or attend all four. Topics for each session are as follows: • August 14: Developing your farm transition… Read More

The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) recently recognized Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) as a 2024 Legislator of Distinction. This award is given to legislators who played key roles in advancing CGMC’s policy during the preceding legislative session. “As a member of the joint legislative committee on EMS issues, Sen. Rasmusson rolled up his sleeves… Read More

Contributed photo The Frazee High School Class of 1959 held their reunion at the Frazee Event Center during Turkey Days. Front row: Arlene Ziemann Feldt, Edna Barlund Kleiman, Mary Kangas Bartel, Jeanne Rohde Rethwisch, Sylvia Hoyhtya Luedke, Roslyn Janke Lubitz, Irene Enslin Seedorf, Alice Quittschreiber Berg, Marlene Forsberg Riewer. Middle row: Chuck Hillstrom, LeRoy Yoki,… Read More

Contributed photo The class of ‘64 met at Billy’s Bar in Vergas on Friday, July 26, 2024 for their 60th reunion. Twenty-three classmates and ten spouses attended. Lunch was followed by a short program, visiting and group photo. Front row: Millie Eastman Enerson, Gail Turcotte Johnson, Alan Turcotte, Harold Jacobson, Richard Penttinen, Irving Kangas. Middle:… Read More

Contributed photo The Frazee Class of 1960 held their class reunion at the Jerry & June Gibbons home on Saturday, July 27.  The classmates who attended are: Front row: Judy Ponto Nunn, Margie Aho Kessler, Joan Nieminen Koskela, Darlene Wohlsdorf Lester, Rita Baumgart Zepper, and Karen Rader Renollet. Back Row: Janice Lange Tinjum, Stanley Malikowski,… Read More

Contributed photo Rachael Courneya, 11, of Frazee, was the Grand Champion at this year’s Turkey Days Flower Show.

National event to feature approximately 75 wiener dogs The Vergas community is less than one week away from one of the most thrilling events of the summer in northwest Minnesota: the 2024 Wiener Dog Nationals at Looney Days on  Saturday at 9 a.m. The race is sponsored again this year by Forest Edge Gallery of Vergas, who… Read More

Scholarship funding to continue into the future By Robert Williams Editor Replacing the life of a lost child is impossible, but over the past 15 years the Shipman family has garnered a large, extended family who all came together to support the family after the loss of their son Tyler for more than a decade. At the conclusion of… Read More