The town of Vergas is less than one month away from one of the most thrilling events of the summer in northwest Minnesota: the 2024 Wiener Dog Nationals at Looney Days on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 9 a.m. in Vergas.  The race is sponsored again this year by Forest Edge Gallery of Vergas, who provides the… Read More

Ecumen’s Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes is rolling out a new approach to dementia care, using a Montessori education model to give residents a new sense of ownership and engagement. Detroit Lakes is one of three Ecumen locations across Minnesota that is implementing a care model based on the Montessori method, designed to emphasize residents’… Read More

By Darren Newville District Manager, EOT SWCD With summer in Lakes Country comes a variety of community events that celebrate our towns and communities. One of those events is the EOT Breakfast on the Farm.  The local agriculture community and a host of volunteers are all geared up for this year’s EOT Breakfast on the Farm event.  This year’s… Read More

5 years ago Frazee-Vergas Forum July 16, 2019 The night sky was calm over Nebraska on June 28, but the peaceful feeling quickly changed when Eugene Puttbrese ran out of gas in his 1977 Cessna 150. The 67-year-old rural Frazee resident was about 300 yard from the Millard Airport, where he planned to land when his engine… Read More

Post 15 improves to 5-8-1 overall By Chad Koenen Publisher The Frazee Post 15 Legion baseball team improved to 5-8-1 last week with a pair of wins over the Pelican Rapids Orange Sox.  Frazee opened the week with a pair of losses to Barnesville by scores of 9-2 and 2-1, before sweeping a doubleheader on Friday night… Read More

Frazee Community Club seeks input The Frazee Community Club is hosting a kickoff meeting Tuesday, July 16, from 5-6:30 p.m., for those Interested in helping plan the Main Avenue/Lake Street mural and map project. The meeting will be held at 305 West Main Avenue. Among the community sign projects to be discussed will be the mural on… Read More

Arvig Answering Solutions has won the Association of TeleServices International’s (ATSI) Award of Excellence, marking the 15th year the company has been recognized for outstanding service by the organization. As a 15-time winner, Arvig Answering Solutions’ award comes with a special designation this year, the Platinum Award. The Award of Excellence is presented by ATSI, the… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Kids spent most of Friday at Creating Community Consulting on West Main Avenue trying to stay cool on the waterslide as part of Fridays in Frazee. The events feature a variety of family friendly fun activities every Friday in Frazee throughout the summer. Usually, the fun starts at 2:30 p.m. and runs… Read More

New $100 fundraiser to help mold downtown park By Robert Williams Editor The leaders of the Frazee Community Club are launching a new fundraising campaign, the $100 club, where they acquire a $100 donation from 100 people to make positive changes in town. Funds from this year’s fundraiser have a specific target in mind in the middle… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Gretchen Norby stepped away from coaching hockey in Detroit Lakes in 2018 in a difficult decision made easier by loss of the time commitments necessitated by the job. However, last year, Norby was called upon by DL Activities Director Rob Nielsen to save the day after head coach Scott Piepkorn left the… Read More