By Felicia Teiken Special to the Forum For those of you who don’t know me—or maybe you’ve just forgotten—I’m Felicia. I graduated from Frazee-Vergas High School in 2014 and decided to leave as fast as I could to see what the world had to offer.  I left Frazee to attend St. Cloud State University (SCSU), where I earned… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Not too long ago, at a trip to a local Target store, we found that the men’s underwear display was behind glass, under lock and key. Really?  We asked a clerk–what was the deal? Was men’s underwear suddenly so valuable that it was what? Maybe going to be the new medium of… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver In preparation for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” I watched the original film from 1988. I found that I liked “some” things about it, like the set and character designs and much of the humor, but it’s not a film I would recommend overall. The special effects weren’t well-integrated (even for the 80’s), motivations… Read More

Thank you for choosing us as your Grand Marshals for Looney Days. It was an honor to represent our hometown, Vergas. Also a special thank you to our neighbors for pulling us with their horses and wagon that he made special for that day. Love and God’s Blessings, David & Sandy Antonsen

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Thursday, Aug. 29 8:03 p.m. Traffic stop to educate a young man about driving a dirt bike motorcycle in the ditch and on the public roadways. Friday, Aug. 30 12:38 a.m. Report of a dog barking in the Red Willow area. Officer sat in the area two different times and did not hear… Read More

By Cedar Walters West Central Initiative Climate Officer Most of the time, it seems like climate change will affect someone else—somewhere far away. But climate change is already impacting our lives in the Midwest in many ways, including our respiratory health. Increases in average summer temperatures have lengthened the growing season by an average of 20 days since… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I’ve written about some of the fun stuff I’ve found in my life. But a lot of the best stuff?  That is stuff I’ve found while on my daily walk down the road. A while ago, while walking along the road, I found a partially torn up letter.   Hmmmm. I pieced… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver Nobody is going to mistake cut-rate biopic “Reagan” for a great movie. At best, it’s a pretty standard greatest-hits collection of important moments in the former President’s life. At worst, it’s a laughably underfunded production made by people who, for whatever reason, want to sell America on Ronald Reagan in 2024…. Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Friday, Aug. 23 12:36 p.m. Report from a male who resides in the county asking about people trespassing. 4:13 p.m. Report of child neglect. Under investigation with Becker County Human Services. Saturday, Aug. 24 4:15 p.m. Driving complaint from Otter Tail County. 7:24 p.m. Parking complaint with a vehicle parked in the no parking zone… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda It was early summer, one of the very first 80-plus-degree days, and by 4:00 that afternoon, I’d had one service call too many. One too many dairy farmers who thought there was something wrong with his milk bulk tank. Refrigerated bulk tanks, for those of you who are not familiar with… Read More