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Stacy Moe Amazing clouds Sunday night Amazing clouds came with Sunday evening’s storm in this area. These are called mammatus clouds. They are pouch-like protrusions hanging from the undersides of clouds, usually thunderstorm anvil clouds but other types of clouds as well. Composed primarily of ice, these cloud pouches can extend hundreds of miles in any direction, remaining visible in the sky for perhaps 10 or 15 minutes at a time. Frazee-Vergas orum orum F F $ 1 Frazee, MN July 16, 2015 Vol. 56 • No. 29 Main Avenue building may be demolished soon . . . . . .P. 3 Msgr. Baumgartner thankful for warm welcome . . . . .P. 9 Gobble up the competitions during Turkey Days . . .P. 10 Turkey Days menu offers plenty of tasty treats . .P. 11 Speak Easy 1100 N. Shore Dr, Detroit Lakes 218-844-1326 • www.speakeasydl.com BuzzTime Trivia in the lounge daily Meat Raffle Every Friday • Gift Cards for Giving Main Ave, Frazee • 218-850-3939 Beer Gardens Fri & Sat. Friday: DJ & Battle of the Bands 8:00 pm - 12: am Saturday: Rhyme or Reason 8:30 pm - 12:30 am Bean bags all weekend! Breakfast Buffet: Fri & Sat 11 pm - 2 am Mon: Ribs Tue: Build Your Own Pasta Wed: Shrimp Dinner Thur: Filet Mignon Sun: Amaretto Chicken Every Day Double Bubble Hour 11 am- 7 pm Mon-Fri Buffet 11 am-2 pm Check out our 2-4-1s ... you’re going to love ‘em Path construction starts in Frazee • Barbie Porter Construction on Frazee’s first paved path is underway and Frazee City Administrator Jon Smith reported the project is moving smoothly at the monthly council meeting Monday, July 13. The ground is dug up and has been leveled for the 10-foot wide path. A fence needed to be moved on the east side of the project near the school’s practice football field. Smith reported asphalt could be laid for the path as soon as next week. The path includes an entrance for the trail located on Red Willow Drive as well as Ash Avenue near JoAnn Niemann Park, with a cross- ing at Becker County Highway 29 and continuing along school proper- ty to the elementary. No easements were needed and concrete pillars were to be installed at entrances to prevent motorized traffic. A tree buffer is expected to be added between the path and resi- dent’s back yards, which is all included in the overall cost of build- ing the trail. The path’s initial cost was esti- mated at $245,000, with $196,000 being paid for with a grant. The remaining $49,000 was split between the city and school district. When the bids came in Hough Inc., of Detroit Lakes was the lowest bid- der at $269,579. The increase was covered by Becker County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The county approved spending $20,000 of SMART tax dollars (a half cent tax imposed on all goods in the county) and MnDOT agreed to increase its fund- ing to cover 80 percent of overall construction costs. The additional funding amounts covered the bid overage and most of the $40,000 estimated engineering costs. Additional asphalt projects to be done at the same time as the path project are being considered by the city. Several quotes were reviewed by the council that included two seg- ments at the Frazee Rescue building and a patch on 4th Street Southwest. The price for a segment in front of the rescue building, which would pave the current gravel driveway, was estimated between $11,000 to $15,000. Another area of paving is being considered behind the rescue build- ing that would offer the city a spot to mix its salt/sand that is put on roads during the winter to improve trac- tion. The estimated cost was between $4,380 and $5,700. A 33-by-32- foot square patch on 4th Street Southwest was estimated to cost $2,800. Barbie Porter The location of the paved path that is being built in Frazee is now clearly defined as it winds through JoAnn Niemann Park. Barbie Porter Construction work on the paved path in Frazee was underway Monday evening. Forum earns three national awards The Frazee-Vergas Forum earned three awards, a first, second and third, from the National Newspaper Association. Taking home the bronze was a captivating photograph taken by Publisher Gale Kaas in the Best Feature Photo non-daily division with a circulation less than 3,000. The photograph titled, “End of the season,” featured fishing boats piled along the shore with a rosette sky. The judges commented: “Beautiful photo. The reader can almost feel the color creeping off of the page and into the room. Good eye and execution.” A second place award was earned for an article written by News Editor Barbie Porter titled “Late night tour makes resident ask, is Town Lake safe for swimmers?” The article was entered in the Best Environmental Story category in a daily and non-daily division with a circulation less than 9,000. The judges commented: “Impressive research made this story stand out. Very timely topic of obvious interest to members of the community.” Porter took the top spot with a first place for Best Humorous Column in the daily and non-daily division with a circulation less than 3,000. The column was titled, “Box store comedy.” The judges commented: “I could visualize the conversations! Seriously funny.” Gale Kaas Frazee-Vergas Forum Publisher Gale Kaas earned a national award from the National Newspaper Association for this photograph. • Barbie Porter Tyanne Jacobson resigned from her job with the city of Vergas in June, the council refused to accept her res- ignation, and then rehired her at its regular monthly meeting Monday, July13. The vote to rehire Jacobson at the same rate of pay which she previously received ($11.32 an hour) also included offering her a benefit package that includes 100 percent of single health and life insurance costs paid by the city, three weeks of paid vacation, nine paid holidays and $50 towards a cell phone bill. Because she resigned and was rehired as a new employee she will not receive paid time off for the first year, as the city personnel policy states. Vergas City Clerk Julie Lammers reported the motioned passed in a 3-1 vote, with councilmen Keith Bunkowske, Paul Pinke and Duane Strand supporting the hire and Kevin Zitzow opposing. About seven residents spoke on Jacobson’s behalf at the meeting. Vergas council rehires Jacobson Smith wins places in top 12 percent at World Series of Poker • Barbie Porter Playing Texas Hold’em at the Hostel Hornet eventually led Joel Smith, rural Perham, to earn a seat at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) where he placed 776 out of 6,420 players. Smith took home $15,000 cash and a limited edition hat. The 46th annual tournament was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas started with events May 27 and was slated to wrap up July 14. Landing in the top 12 percentile in his first WSOP Main Event tourna- ment, Smith was knocked from the game when he was dealt an ace and nine. He liked the odds and bet all of his chips to find his opponent held a pair of threes. The flop, or community cards the dealer puts on the table, included a queen, five, four, two and a seven - leaving Smith’s opponent the victor with a small set. “My elimination hand was actual- ly mentioned on their live updates because the player that took me out was chip leader until late yesterday (July 12),” Smith said. Smith left the tournament with $15,000 and a collector’s hat. Every player who made it far enough in the tournament to make money (the top 1,000) also earned a limited edition hat. The entry fee was $10,000 and Smith had his entry paid by placing in the top three at Nationals May 29. Smith took top honors at that event. The top winner of the WSOP tour- nament will take home $7.68 mil- lion. Joel Smith Every contestant that banked money in the World Series of Poker tourna- ment was given a commemorative hat. Joel Smith of rural Perham won $15,000. Playing poker is a hobby for Smith, who started his run for the championship at the Hostel Hornet in Frazee. Joel Smith placed 776 of 6,420 entrants in the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas
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Amazing clouds Sunday nightAmazing clouds came with Sunday evening’s storm in this area. These are called mammatus clouds. They arepouch-like protrusions hanging from the undersides of clouds, usually thunderstorm anvil clouds but other types ofclouds as well. Composed primarily of ice, these cloud pouches can extend hundreds of miles in any direction,remaining visible in the sky for perhaps 10 or 15 minutes at a time.
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Path construction starts in Frazee• Barbie Porter
Construction on Frazee’s firstpaved path is underway and FrazeeCity Administrator Jon Smithreported the project is movingsmoothly at the monthly councilmeeting Monday, July 13.
The ground is dug up and hasbeen leveled for the 10-foot widepath. A fence needed to be moved onthe east side of the project near theschool’s practice football field.
Smith reported asphalt could belaid for the path as soon as nextweek.
The path includes an entrance forthe trail located on Red WillowDrive as well as Ash Avenue nearJoAnn Niemann Park, with a cross-ing at Becker County Highway 29and continuing along school proper-ty to the elementary. No easementswere needed and concrete pillarswere to be installed at entrances toprevent motorized traffic.
A tree buffer is expected to beadded between the path and resi-dent’s back yards, which is allincluded in the overall cost of build-ing the trail.
The path’s initial cost was esti-mated at $245,000, with $196,000being paid for with a grant. Theremaining $49,000 was splitbetween the city and school district.When the bids came in Hough Inc.,of Detroit Lakes was the lowest bid-der at $269,579.
The increase was covered byBecker County and the Minnesota
Department of Transportation(MnDOT). The county approvedspending $20,000 of SMART taxdollars (a half cent tax imposed onall goods in the county) andMnDOT agreed to increase its fund-ing to cover 80 percent of overallconstruction costs.
The additional funding amountscovered the bid overage and most ofthe $40,000 estimated engineeringcosts.
Additional asphalt projects to bedone at the same time as the pathproject are being considered by thecity.
Several quotes were reviewed bythe council that included two seg-
ments at the Frazee Rescue buildingand a patch on 4th Street Southwest.
The price for a segment in front ofthe rescue building, which wouldpave the current gravel driveway,was estimated between $11,000 to$15,000.
Another area of paving is beingconsidered behind the rescue build-ing that would offer the city a spot tomix its salt/sand that is put on roadsduring the winter to improve trac-tion. The estimated cost wasbetween $4,380 and $5,700.
A 33-by-32- foot square patch on4th Street Southwest was estimatedto cost $2,800.
Barbie Porter
The location of the paved path that is being built in Frazee is now clearlydefined as it winds through JoAnn Niemann Park.
Barbie Porter
Construction work on the paved path in Frazee was underway Monday evening.
Forum earns three national awardsThe Frazee-Vergas Forum earned
three awards, a first, second andthird, from the National NewspaperAssociation.
Taking home the bronze was acaptivating photograph taken byPublisher Gale Kaas in the BestFeature Photo non-daily divisionwith a circulation less than 3,000.
The photograph titled, “End of theseason,” featured fishing boats piledalong the shore with a rosette sky.
The judges commented:“Beautiful photo. The reader canalmost feel the color creeping off ofthe page and into the room. Goodeye and execution.”
A second place award was earnedfor an article written by News EditorBarbie Porter titled “Late night tourmakes resident ask, is Town Lakesafe for swimmers?”
The article was entered in the BestEnvironmental Story category in adaily and non-daily division with acirculation less than 9,000.
The judges commented:“Impressive research made thisstory stand out. Very timely topic ofobvious interest to members of thecommunity.”
Porter took the top spot with afirst place for Best HumorousColumn in the daily and non-dailydivision with a circulation less than3,000. The column was titled, “Box
store comedy.”The judges commented: “I could
visualize the conversations!Seriously funny.”
Gale Kaas
Frazee-Vergas Forum Publisher Gale Kaas earned a national award fromthe National Newspaper Association for this photograph.
• Barbie PorterTyanne Jacobson resigned from her job with the city
of Vergas in June, the council refused to accept her res-ignation, and then rehired her at its regular monthlymeeting Monday, July13.
The vote to rehire Jacobson at the same rate of paywhich she previously received ($11.32 an hour) alsoincluded offering her a benefit package that includes 100percent of single health and life insurance costs paid bythe city, three weeks of paid vacation, nine paid holidays
and $50 towards a cell phone bill. Because she resigned and was rehired as a new
employee she will not receive paid time off for the firstyear, as the city personnel policy states.
Vergas City Clerk Julie Lammers reported themotioned passed in a 3-1 vote, with councilmen KeithBunkowske, Paul Pinke and Duane Strand supportingthe hire and Kevin Zitzow opposing.
About seven residents spoke on Jacobson’s behalf atthe meeting.
Vergas council rehires Jacobson
Smith wins places in top 12 percent at World Series of Poker• Barbie Porter
Playing Texas Hold’em at theHostel Hornet eventually led JoelSmith, rural Perham, to earn a seat atthe World Series of Poker (WSOP)where he placed 776 out of 6,420players.
Smith took home $15,000 cashand a limited edition hat.
The 46th annual tournament washeld at the Rio All-Suite Hotel andCasino in Las Vegas started withevents May 27 and was slated towrap up July 14.
Landing in the top 12 percentile inhis first WSOP Main Event tourna-ment, Smith was knocked from thegame when he was dealt an ace andnine. He liked the odds and bet all ofhis chips to find his opponent held apair of threes.
The flop, or community cards thedealer puts on the table, included aqueen, five, four, two and a seven -leaving Smith’s opponent the victorwith a small set.
“My elimination hand was actual-ly mentioned on their live updatesbecause the player that took me outwas chip leader until late yesterday(July 12),” Smith said.
Smith left the tournament with$15,000 and a collector’s hat. Everyplayer who made it far enough in thetournament to make money (the top1,000) also earned a limited editionhat.
The entry fee was $10,000 andSmith had his entry paid by placingin the top three at Nationals May 29.Smith took top honors at that event.
The top winner of the WSOP tour-nament will take home $7.68 mil-lion.
Joel Smith
Every contestant that banked money in the World Series of Poker tourna-ment was given a commemorative hat. Joel Smith of rural Perham won$15,000. Playing poker is a hobby for Smith, who started his run for thechampionship at the Hostel Hornet in Frazee.
Joel Smith placed776 of 6,420 entrantsin the World Series
of Poker Main Eventin Las Vegas
NNA BetterNewspaperAdvertising Contest
2015
Award-winning Newspaper
To the staff at the Frazee-Vergas Forum
on winning 3 National Awards!
3rd Place, Best Feature Photo, Non-daily Division, circ. less than 3,000. Entry Title: End of a season.
Credit(s): Gale Kaas.
Judges' Comments: "Beautiful photo. Reader can almost feel the color
creeping off of the page and into the room. Good eye and execution."
“We are proud ofour staff and
newspaper and willcontinue to work
hard to do the bestjob we can to reflect
what our communities stand for!”
A box-store comedyThis was too funny not to share,
but first I feel it is important to clear-ly state the employees were profes-sional and respectful throughout theentire calamity.
So, I walk into Walmart, grab afew items, pay for them by check. Iwas asked to show my driver’slicense and gladly complied. I signthe screen and the money is instant-ly withdrawn from my account. Butas the cashier stands with myprocessed check and receipt in hand,she asks for my phone number.
Imagining the telemarketing callsthat would follow, I say, “No, I don’twant to give you my phone num-ber.”
She asks why. I ask why she feelsshe needs it. To which she replies,“It is policy to get a phone numberbefore accepting a check.”
“You already accepted my checkthough, it’s in Walmart’s changepocket right now,” I say. “You’rejust holding my receipt ransom.”
The realization sinks in, alongwith confusion. She points out thecomputer tells her that she musthave my phone number.
“You want me to make one up?” Iask. “Because I’m not giving it toyou, it’s a matter of principal now. Ialready paid for this stuff. If youwon’t let me leave with it, then giveme my cash back and I’ll go else-where.”
So, the first manager comes …she tries to tell me my check wasn’tcashed, that it was voided, andshows me the check as if it heldproof with the word void written onit. She even asks if I want to paywith something else.
I explain, all checks that I’ve writ-ten the past seven years to Walmartcome back to me over the counterwith the word void on it, and pro-ceed to explain how instant a with-drawal system works … to the man-ager.
And so the second manager comes... and we’re back at the beginningas she asks, “Why don’t you want togive your phone number?”
Now, anyone who really knowsme, will testify that I often wait untilmy pre-paid phone is shut off beforere-uping the service – just a quirk ofmine – so, technically I didn’t have a
number. If it was called, it would sayit’s disconnected, so I tell her, “Youwon’t give me the phone card I pur-chased, so I don’t have a phonenumber, yet. Why do you need myphone number anyway?”
No answer, but a third managercomes. Again, I suggest they justgive me my cash back and I’ll getout of their hair. But they can’tbecause once a phone card is pur-chased it can’t be returned.
Standing in a pool of irony, it washard not to laugh. I did my best tokeep a straight-face and said some-thing like, “So you agree that I’vealready purchased these items andyet, I can’t take them because youfirst need my phone number, but noone can explain why that is neces-sary.”
Mass confusion. The managershuddle in discussion. The ladybehind me starts packing her itemsback into her cart and shifts to theline in back of me. As she movesforward to the checkout, the huddlebreaks and the decision comes. Oneof the managers says, “We’ll giveyou these items this time, but nexttime you’ll need a phone number.”
It was a poor choice of words,made it sound like she was doing mea favor, and before I could filter mythoughts my lips replied, “You’regiving this to me? So I’m getting mymoney back?”
“No, you can have the stuff,” sheanswered.
“You mean I can leave with thestuff I paid for?” I ask.
She got my point, apologized,reiterated it was store policy and hadbeen since she started working thereyears ago. I suggest they change thepolicy.
The woman behind me, whorepacked her groceries from the con-veyor belt, also paid with a check.As I was leaving, she pushed hercart next to mine and said, “I wasn’tasked for my phone number.”
“I never have been either,” I saypoking fun at the silliness of thewasted half-hour. “Maybe they needa training session, so everyone with-out a phone number is ostracized thesame.”
Anyway, Kmart … I’m back.Stock that Claritin.
The way
I see it• by Barbie Porter
Barbie Porter, Vergas, is the full-timereporter for the Frazee-Vergas Forum. She
is halfway through with her latest novel,“Wind in Her Mouth.”
I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e . . .
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• by Barbie PorterAs May turned to June, Heather
Perrine visited her childhood swim-ming hole for a late night tour ofTown Lake in Frazee while her hus-band fished for carp.
She noticed the water had a funkysmell and floating scum-like debriswas abundant. Then she noticed tiresalong the shoreline, and part of asunken ice fishing house.
“It’s easy to spot when you goalong the shoreline,” Perrine said.“We should take pride in the lake.Kids swim there; I used to, too.”
After the late night excursion,Perrine admitted she’d be hesitant inletting her children swim in the lakedue to the litter, smell and floatingmuck she saw.
But how much does litter impactthe health of a lake? And, all lakeshave algae, so what kinds shouldswimmers be concerned about?
Tires once used as makeshift reefs
Nathan Olson works for theMinnesota Department of NaturalResources as an area fisheries super-visor. While not a toxicologist, hereviewed several scientific articlesevaluating the effect of tires onwater quality after the Town Lakeconcerns were presented to him.
In the past fisheries managers inwestern reservoirs used old tires tocreate reefs to facilitate in congre-gating fish for anglers, Olson added.
“One study conducted in a labora-tory showed that tire-laden waterhad some effect on rainbow trout,but no effect on fathead minnows,”he reported. “To my knowledge, wehave not documented tires impact-ing a lake in Minnesota.”
Swimmers can also stroke at ease,for the only concern they shouldhave in regards to the tires would beif they stepped on one that had metalattached, such as a tire rim.
“Swimmers should not be con-cerned about a few tires having anyeffect on water quality,” Olson reit-erated. “However, this does notmean people should think it is OK todump their tires into the lake.”
Lee Engel works in the waterquality monitoring department forthe Minnesota Pollution ControlAgency (MPCA) and agreed withOlson’s assessment regarding thetires.
“Situations, like this are best com-pared to that of litter,” Engel said.“It is unlikely that any of theseobjects would have a direct effect onwater quality. However, they may bea nuisance or eyesore to people try-ing to enjoy the lake.”
Removing litter is up to lake users
When it comes to removing debrisfrom bodies of water, those who usethe lake may be its best bet.
“We remove litter from the landwe own, but we do not have staffhired to remove trash from lakes and
other water bodies,” Olson said.However, he noted there are many
organizations such as angler groupsand lake associations that organizeclean-ups.
“That is probably the way mostlake litter is cleaned up,” Olson said.
Frazee City Administrator JonSmith said he was not aware of alake association for Town Lake.
Fines for dumping items into abody of water can be upwards of$185, and may be turned over to theMPCA if materials are hazardous,such as items one may find in a fishhouse. Fish houses left on the lakeafter removal deadline face fines aswell, ranging from $135 or more.
“If the house is left to sink, it is alitter/filling public water violationand enforcement could ask the courtto have suspect remove the housefrom the lake (dive team costs),”Olson reported.
“Our Division of Enforcementwould like to stress that if the publicobserves a fish house on the ice after
the deadline to please call the localofficer,” Olson said. “Officers tryvery hard to locate the suspects inthese cases and get them resolvedprior to the house sinking in thelake. We also remind anglers toleave it better than they found it.”
Floating clumps of scum alarmedsome residents on Town Lake, butstate officials say it is normal, andnot of concern.
Photo by Barbie Porter
Two rusted metal barrels could be spotted near the northwest shore of Town Lake. Photo by Barbie Porter
This basic map of Town Lake gives an estimate where the majority of thelitter was found.
City beach
Shoreline with tires, metal barrels, pvcpipe appearing to drain into the lake
Along the stretch of shore where several tires are sticking up and somehave sunken to the bottom, there is also a rusted metal fence protrudinginto the lake. Photo by Barbie Porter
Late night tour makes resident ask, is Town Lake safe for swimmers?
(See Town Lake, cont’d on back page)
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End of a seasonFor many summer visitors, Labor Day marked the end of the lake season. For others, it marks the beginning of the fall walleye bite and duck season. Photo by Gale Kaas
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First
Place, Best
Humorous
Column,Daily & Non-daily
Division, circ. less than
3,000. Entry Title: A
box-store comedy.
Credit(s): Barbie Porter.
Judges' Comments:
"I could visualize the
conversations!
Seriously funny."
2nd Place, Best Environmental Story, Daily & Non-daily Division, circ. less than 9,000. Entry Title: Late night tour makes resident ask, is
Town Lake safe for swimmers? Credit(s): Barbie Porter. Judges' Comments: "Impressive research
made this story stand out. Very timely topic of obvious interest to members of the community."
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• Barbie PorterA building on Main Avenue in
Frazee will likely be torn downbefore Turkey Days.
The city recently spent $40,000 topurchase the property at 220 WestMain Avenue, which was once asmall engine repair shop. FrazeeCity Administrator Jon Smithinformed the council at its monthlymeeting Monday, July 13 that the48-by 140 foot structure is slated tobe demolished as soon as next weekby Feldt’s Plumbing.
After the meeting Smith reportedthe cost of demolition is $5,200 andleveling the lot will increase expens-es, but no more than $4,800.
The scheduled remodel of LittleTurkey Park includes stamped con-crete, planters and seating, but itwon’t be done by Turkey Days,Smith said. However, he noted thecity is considering options to dressthe area up for the upcoming city-wide celebration July 24-26.
Council learns event center,liquor store falls short in JuneThe liquor store on-sale, White
Pine Room and Frazee Event Centerall lost money in June, while the off-sale brought in a modest surplus.
According to the finance sheetsprovided to the council, the off-saledoubled its year-to-date net incomein June as it brought in $2,954. Atthe end of June the net income forthe year was $5,214.
The on-sale went into the hole byabout half of what has been madethroughout the year so far. With anegative balance of $2,634 reportedfor the month of June. The year-to-date net income for the first sixmonths of the year was $4,536.
The White Pine Room continuedits trend of losing money, dropping$208 in June and bringing the totalnet income year-to-date loss to$1,379.
The event center struggled in themonth of June with an overall netincome loss of $1,078. Last year, inthe month of June, the total netincome was $6,162.
Looking at the year-to-date, theevent center has an overall netincome deficit of $4,211. Last year,at the end of June, the facility had anoverall surplus of $4,180.
Utilities Superintendent LarryStephenson reported the city waterplant pumped 4.3 million gallonsand the waste water plant collected2.7 million gallons.
The city added 16 gallons of fluo-ride to its water, Stephenson said.
The council also heard reportsfrom Frazee’s first responders.
The rescue squad reported 26 callsin June with nine being in town. Thesquad responded to 122 calls in thefirst six months of the year and 58 ofthose have been in city limits.
The fire department reported onecall in June, with a total of 30 callsfor the first six months of the year.
The department was able to sellthe trailer it used to haul its ATV for$1,150. The money was given to thecity.
Two fire hoses totaling $2,280were ordered by the fire department.It was noted the hoses were for themutual aid truck that will extend itsreach from a hydrant. One hose was100 feet long and cost $1,785. Theother hose was is 50 feet long andcost $395. There was also a shippingestimate of $50 per section of hose.
The department also ordered askid unit for its ATV, which willallow the department to haul morewater. It was noted the money usedto purchase the equipment wasraised at the recent pancake break-fast which more than 1,300 peopleattended, according to fireman AlDoll.
The Frazee police answered 124calls in June.
TIF report finds no compliance issues
The council reviewed a reportregarding its Tax IncrementFinancing districts, which wasdrawn up by Minneapolis-basedDavid Drown Associates.
The report reviewed two currentTIF districts and two that weredecertified in 2014.
The Red Willow Heights residen-tial development TIF report notedthe 58-lot development has anagreement with the city to use TIFfunds to reimburse qualified home-owners for a portion of assessments.
“Since not all homes are receivingTIF assistance, revenues generallyexceeded expenditures,” the reportstated, noting there was a surplus of$105,957 in the fund at the end of2014.
The report noted the TIF districthas been “self-supporting to date,”but noted the payments are sched-uled to increase in the next few yearsand lot sales and assessment rev-enues may not cover the payments.
The report suggested using avail-able TIF revenues to cover assess-ment payments on sold lots, and thefirm offered help with implementinga plan of action.
The 2007 TIF report for the southdowntown area noted the city madean inter-fund loan of about$400,000, which TIF revenues areanticipated to reimburse. The reportnoted in 2014 $6,718 was paid to theinter-fund loan, leaving a balance of$351,190.
The two decertified TIF districtsincluded the Maple AvenueApartments and Main Avenue(bowling alley and lights) projects.The city decertified both TIF dis-tricts in 2014.
In other action Monday evening,the council:
• Approved a raffle permit for theFrazee Wrestling Boosters. Thefundraising group will hold its raffleduring the Turkey Days demolitionderby July 26. The permit was takenout by Danny Mayfield on behalf ofthe boosters.
• Approved a rental agreementwith the local library, in which thecity agreed to pay the school district$275 per month for the use of the oldadministration building that is locat-ed across from the high school. Theagreement goes through June 30,2016.
• Heard a budget review in whichSmith noted the revenues may mini-mally exceed what was expected atthe end of the year.
Main Avenue building may bedemolished by Turkey Days
Permit runs out on home business• Barbie Porter
The Frazee Planning Commissionagreed to send a letter notifyingJonas Zion that his home businessmust close.
Zion operates a car auto-starterand stereo installation business at103 3rd Street Northwest. Hereceived council permission andtook out a conditional use permit tooperate the business in a residentialarea in November 2014.
During the monthly planningcommission meeting Tuesday, July7, Frazee City Administrator JonSmith reported the conditional usepermit has expired and attempts tocontact Zion have gone unanswered.
Because the permit has expired, ifZion sought to continue operatingthe business out of his home then hewould need to reapply for anotherconditional use permit, and againpay the $150 fee.
“We haven’t had any complaintsor issues,” Smith said. “If he hadcome in and filed for an extensionbefore the permit expired wecould’ve extended the permit.”
It was noted the business is pre-sumably in operations as a sign ispresent in his yard advertising hisbusiness.
The commission agreed to sendZion a letter telling him the propertycan no longer be used as commercialat this time.
In other action, the commission:• Reviewed the need for a housing
study.• Reported Midwest Minnesota
Community DevelopmentCorporation applied for a grant thatwould be used to update houses inFrazee. Grants are expected to beawarded in mid-July.
• Noted the ownership of propertyalong the Otter Tail River is beingdetermined. Smith said there hasbeen confusion in past years as far aswhat the city owns.
• Reported a list is being made ofhouses that are in dire need of
upkeep. Once the list is made thecity will contact homeowners andrequest plans for improvements besubmitted.
• Agreed the mowing ordinanceneeds review, as some propertyowners do not mow their propertyand let the city do it. It was men-tioned the city puts the cost on theproperty owners’ taxes, but somemay not pay the taxes either. Thecommission said it would review theordinance, look at other city ordi-nances and consider raising the costsor reprimands to push land andhomeowners to maintain their prop-erty.
The commission reviewed feesbrought in from construction per-mits. As of the end of June, the yeartally was $167,156 of estimatedimprovements have been made tostructures in the city limits and
$1,985 in fees have been collectedby the city.
June permits included:• 313 West Willow Avenue, deck.• 110 West Ash Avenue, window.• 904 Tamarac Ave, addition to
deck.• 307 West Cedar Avenue, deck
and windows.• 111 East Ash Avenue, roof.• 401 West Ash Avenue, roof.• 32717 County Highway 10
(Daggett Truck Line), siding.• 114 East Main Avenue (Yak-
Shack), two doors.• 212 West Cedar Avenue, siding,
fascia, soffit and windows.• 703 9th Street Northwest, base-
ment.• 410 West Birch Avenue, furnace
and air conditioning.• 102 East Maple Avenue, roof.• 801 West Main Avenue, siding.
Barbie Porter
Jonas Zion’s home-based business, Lakes Audio & RC, will be asked toclose its doors as the conditional use permit expired and no extension wasrequested.
Barbie Porter
Swim lessons start in FrazeeAfter a long hiatus, Frazee’s Town Beach host swim lessons for various levels. Monday, July 13 the young kidstook to the water before noon and learned about floating while parents watched. The swim classes are provided byFrazee-Vergas Area Community Education.
Rep. Green in Frazee SaturdayRep. Steve Green (R-Fosston) will hold town hall meetings in the district
Saturday, July 18 in Frazee and Mahnomen to discuss state policies and fieldquestions from constituents.
The meetings begin in Mahnomen at the Red Apple Cafe at 10 a.m.Saturday and again in Frazee at Palace Cafe at 1 p.m. The meetings are opento the public and free of charge.
"I'm looking forward to hearing feedback from constituents and dis-cussing the recently completed legislative session,” Green said.
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Part 1Fishing is one of my family’s
favorite pastimes. We enjoy sittingout on the water and catching a fewrays and a few fish while enjoyingnature’s beauty. The first two storiesdon’t involve any fish; sometimes it’sjust about adventures in the water.
Some fishing trips (most trips) wecome home empty handed.
I remember a fishing trip that wascut short – I didn’t even get my polein the water. I was too busy hangingon to my daughter and the side of theboat. The whitecaps just appeared outof nowhere. My husband Darby
thought it might be better on the otherside of the lake so we braved thetreacherous waves and went on. Hewas wrong.
We had just bought shiners andcrawlers so it was tough to give up.Tucker and CallaBelle didn’t mindthe rocking of the boat, but I did.
Tucker wanted more and CallaBellewas laughing hysterically with everydouse of water in the face. Me? Ithought I was going to puke. I am nota fan of movement. I get motion sick-ness on the merry-go-round.
When we turned the boat around itwas very difficult to maneuver the
boat without the waves splashing anddrenching us. We were all complete-ly soaked by the time we got back toshore and we didn’t even have anydogs with that time.
Usually we have at least one dogwith us and Darby finds it humorousto dip the dog in the water. The spray-ing water from the “shake” neverfails to find me no matter how pre-pared I think I am or how much I tryto take cover.
On another trip more time wasspent looking for “treasure” thanfishing. We were at Town Lake andTucker and his friend were fishing onthe pier along with some other boysand horseplay ensued. They caughtsome fish and not sure exactly whathappened but fish were flying in theair and his glasses got knocked offhis face – right into the lake.
The treasure hunt was on forTucker’s glasses. The spot where theglasses fell in was about six feet ofwater and right in the weeds andmuck. A teenage boy who was swim-ming put his goggles on and came
over to the dock to try to find them,with no luck.
Not wanting to lose out on $300, Icoaxed Darby into jumping in to themurky water. He searched andsearched but all he could grab wassticks, weeds and muck. After a halfan hour I had Tucker point out againexactly where it was and heexplained how they sunk and drifteda bit. Darby searched again and justwhen he was about to give up I said,“Why don’t you feel with your feet?”He pulled up a few more weeds,sticks and clam shells between histoes – and then finally the glasseswere found!
The last story is my favorite. Wewill always remember the first timemy daughter CallaBelle caught herfirst muskie and I caught my first too.And the big one that got away. It wasa great fishing day.
Tune in next week to read the taleof the biggest muskie any of us haveever seen.
To be continued …
Cally’s Corner• by Cally Nundahl
Cally and husband Darby Nundahl live in rural Frazee and havesix children. Cally enjoys spending time with family andfriends, quilting, writing, painting, the outdoors and the
country life. She is a writer, photographer, typesetter andproofreader for the Frazee-Vergas Forum.
4 — July 16, 2015, Frazee-Vergas Forum
Remembering old fish tales
Tucker and CallaBelle fishing on Island Lake.
Answers on P. 6
They say it’s tough growing old,quickly followed by you are only asold as you feel.
I generally don't think of my age toomuch; however, I had an interestingphysical this year. I think it might havedamaged my ego if my sense of humorhad not intervened on my behalf.
I discovered I am not “obese,” butmy BMI is still considered “over-weight,” I'm menopausal and I'mshorter than I was two years ago. Andwhile my mammogram techniciandescribed my pictures as “beautiful,”the compliment lost its shine as myability to appreciate it was greatlyhampered by the current state of beingpinned solidly in what can only reallybe described accurately as a breast visegrip.
The menopause should not haveshocked me, and yes this is a strangething to talk about in public, but if wecan't laugh at ourselves then life ispretty serious.
First let's discuss the hot flash. NowI personally have not had a huge issuewith this, but the few occasions I domake me have great sympathy for myfellow sisters who suffer with this on amore common basis.
Hot Flash sounds deceivingly glam-orous, like a super power. The womanwas overcome by a Hot Flash of powerand was able to clean her house in asingle hour. The woman was able tomake it to work on time thanks to hercar which had Hot Flash boosterpower. Thanks to the Hot Flash, the
woman was able to burn off 10 poundsof fat at the gym.
What's that I see in the distance? Is ita bird? Is it a plane? No! It's Super HotFlash – able to work full time, takecare of her family and manage to takea shower every day without complaint!
Instead the Hot Flash is neitherglamorous nor exciting – more aptlydescribed as going from being calm,cool and collected to being able to fryan egg on your forehead.
Insomnia and problems sleepingdefinitely do affect me. I can't remem-ber the last time I slept through thenight without waking up. I would liketo blame this on Jay's snoring, but hewas just gone for a month working onthe road and I think I slept worse.
I did not realize this could be amenopausal symptom, but it doesmake sense. My estrogen has appar-ently decided to pack up and move out,which can have a negative effect onsleeping patterns. Of course, part of thewaking up is due to frequent bathroomtrips. I feel as if I need to revert to mymom's strict liquid schedule when Iwas little. No drinks after supper oryou will wet the bed she would tell me.While I am not incontinent... yet... theliquid restriction isn't a bad idea. It isreally too bad my boss frowns uponafternoon naps, because at that time ofday I probably could fall into a coma-like state.
Mood swings and brain fog. Thatpretty much sums up its own little cor-ner of paradise I like to refer to as The
Many Faces of Mom. Yes sometimes I'm moody, so what.
I live with two teenagers so in thegame of who's the most moody andirrational, I never win that contest. Ifigure if I have to deal with them, it isonly right they have to deal with me.Maybe it is nature's way of givingthose said teenagers a little taste oftheir own medicine. If that is the case,I am perfectly OK with it.
The brain fog I do take issue with. Ihave now officially become that per-son who says, “Gosh, I can't quiteremember that person's name; it's onthe tip of my tongue.” It used to hap-pen once in a while, but lately moreoften than not. In fact, one day lastweek I am pretty sure I forgot morethan I remembered, but this was alsothe day I went to work with my shirtinside out.
I read in a book not too long agoabout a man likening his growingyears to a frog. They say that if you puta frog into a pot of boiling water, it will
leap out right away to escape the dan-ger. But, if you put a frog in a kettlethat is filled with water that is cool andpleasant, and then you gradually heatthe kettle until it starts boiling, the frogwill not become aware of the threatuntil it is too late.
In our teens and 20s, we really don'tnotice the years creeping up on us untilsuddenly one day certain body partsare lower than they should be, whilecertain lab values are higher than theyshould be, joints are a little stiffer whengetting out of bed in the morning andmaking it through the night withoutwaking up is a pleasant surprise, tripsto the hairdresser for color becomemore about covering up the old lookversus coming up with a new look andthe wrinkles that happen when wesmile stick around when we don't.
Even though my frog is starting toboil – insert hot flash – I'm not unhap-py about moving into the next stage oflife. Life is good as they say and Iwould have to agree.
Around the Bend
• by Daneele ShipmanDaneele and her husband Jay Shipman live in rural
Frazee with their children Carter and Cassidy. Daneele isoriginally from the Chicago area, but has lived in Frazee forover 20 years. Daneele enjoys reading, quilting, knitting and gardening. She is a free-lance writer for the Frazee-Vergas Forum and a Frazee Area Community Club director.
Moving onto the next stage in life
Lettersto the Editor
Independence Day, the 4th of Julyhas passed. I, after all of these years,now fully appreciate the country Iserved. Many of my fellow citizenscan now pursue the right to seek hap-piness and enjoy their Constitutionalfreedoms as spoken by the Bill ofRights. The second Civil War hasfinally reached its tipping pointbecause of the tragic murders of theCharleston nine. The Confederateflag, the flag of hate, profound igno-rance and division has lost its bigotedand racist luster.
In the late sixties a man by thename of Lee Atwater, a Republicanstrategist, created the ‘SouthernStrategy.’ He was a superb word-smith, creating phrases and imagery,reinforcing segregation and bigotryfor the ‘Moral Majority.’ During theirPresidential campaigns Nixon andReagan used these phrases and codewords to win (anything goes.) LeeAtwater apologized from hisdeathbed for the ideological monsterhe’d created. A friend of Atwater wasRoger Ailes, a Nixon lackey, formerRNC chair and now RupertMurdoch’s senior Republicanemployee. Ailes has used the‘Southern Strategy’ as a businessmodel for his beloved RepublicanFox Dynasty. The conundrum for thecurrent RNC is how to unwind thispathetic and divisive strategy andcreate something palatable.
Donald Trump is the antithesis ofdemocracy; a billionaire narcissist
with little or no regard for the middleclass; yet he has garnered a large fol-lowing of the uninformed and thosethat just don’t give a damn. Today,finally, a few of the more astute andsincere policy leaders, althoughweak-kneed, are denouncing Trumpand his acolytes. He’s a loud-mouthed buffoon comparable to AlexJones and Rush Limbaugh. TheRepublican Party owns these people,collateral damage and all. How tounwind this will be interesting, con-sidering the ‘Southern Strategy’ is theRepublican brand. The ‘anythinggoes’ strategy has been taught,embedded and articulated for threeplus decades. Thanks to the likes ofTrump and his trumpeters, Ailes andhis conservatism will eventually gothe way of Latin.
For many of us on the left, center,and some on the right, there is onlyone religion and that is Democracy,warts and all! The Supreme Court hasrecently proven itself to be a body ofmortals, nine in all, mere mortals andnot Supreme Beings. The recentmajority rulings are a validation ofDemocracy and that we all live on around world – not a flat earth. Therewill be more coming. Speaking ofcoming, the second Coming, it is myfervent desire that it be the likes ofWilliam Buckley or TeddyRoosevelt. In the meantime, I’mquite content with Pope Francis!
Leland Jenson, Detroit Lakes
Celebrate freedom
A box-store comedyReprinted from earlier edition. 1stplace winning column, nationally.This was too funny not to share,
but first I feel it is important to clear-ly state the employees were profes-sional and respectful throughout theentire calamity.
So, I walk into Walmart, grab a fewitems, pay for them by check. I wasasked to show my driver’s licenseand gladly complied. I sign the screenand the money is instantly withdrawnfrom my account. But as the cashierstands with my processed check andreceipt in hand, she asks for myphone number.
Imagining the telemarketing callsthat would follow, I say, “No, I don’twant to give you my phone number.”
She asks why. I ask why she feelsshe needs it. To which she replies, “Itis policy to get a phone numberbefore accepting a check.”
“You already accepted my checkthough, it’s in Walmart’s changepocket right now,” I say. “You’re justholding my receipt ransom.”
The realization sinks in, along withconfusion. She points out the com-puter tells her that she must have myphone number.
“You want me to make one up?” Iask. “Because I’m not giving it toyou, it’s a matter of principal now. Ialready paid for this stuff. If youwon’t let me leave with it, then giveme my cash back and I’ll go else-where.”
So, the first manager comes … she
tries to tell me my check wasn’tcashed, that it was voided, and showsme the check as if it held proof withthe word void written on it. She evenasks if I want to pay with somethingelse.
I explain, all checks that I’ve writ-ten the past seven years to Walmartcome back to me over the counterwith the word void on it, and proceedto explain how instant a withdrawalsystem works … to the manager.
And so the second manager comes... and we’re back at the beginning asshe asks, “Why don’t you want togive your phone number?”
Now, anyone who really knowsme, will testify that I often wait untilmy pre-paid phone is shut off beforere-uping the service – just a quirk ofmine – so, technically I didn’t have anumber. If it was called, it would sayit’s disconnected, so I tell her, “Youwon’t give me the phone card I pur-chased, so I don’t have a phone num-ber, yet. Why do you need my phonenumber anyway?”
No answer, but a third managercomes. Again, I suggest they just giveme my cash back and I’ll get out oftheir hair. But they can’t becauseonce a phone card is purchased itcan’t be returned.
Standing in a pool of irony, it washard not to laugh. I did my best tokeep a straight-face and said some-thing like, “So you agree that I’vealready purchased these items andyet, I can’t take them because you
first need my phone number, but noone can explain why that is neces-sary.”
Mass confusion. The managershuddle in discussion. The lady behindme starts packing her items back intoher cart and shifts to the line in backof me. As she moves forward to thecheckout, the huddle breaks and thedecision comes. One of the managerssays, “We’ll give you these items thistime, but next time you’ll need aphone number.”
It was a poor choice of words,made it sound like she was doing mea favor, and before I could filter mythoughts my lips replied, “You’regiving this to me? So I’m getting mymoney back?”
“No, you can have the stuff,” sheanswered.
“You mean I can leave with the
stuff I paid for?” I ask.She got my point, apologized, reit-
erated it was store policy and hadbeen since she started working thereyears ago. I suggest they change thepolicy.
The woman behind me, whorepacked her groceries from the con-veyor belt, also paid with a check. AsI was leaving, she pushed her cartnext to mine and said, “I wasn’tasked for my phone number.”
“I never have been either,” I saypoking fun at the silliness of the wast-ed half-hour. “Maybe they need atraining session, so everyone withouta phone number is ostracized thesame.”
Anyway, Kmart … I’m back.Stock that Claritin.
Bantering
Barbie• by Barbie Porter
Barbie Porter is full-time newseditor for the Frazee-VergasForum. She resides in Frazeeand enjoys the many outdooractivities the area has to offer.
Obituaries
Births Essentia, St. Mary’s, DL
• Braxton James Stalberger, bornJuly 10, 2015 to Andrea Seaberg &Josh Stalberger, 7.68 lbs.
• Oliver Theodore Dahlsad, bornJuly 9, 2015 to Melissa Stalberger &Johnathen Dahlsad, 7 lbs., 9.6 oz.
Mickey Wothe, age 82, long-timeFrazee resident, passed away peace-fully, with her family at her side, onSunday, July 12, 2015, at SanfordHospital in Fargo, ND.
Mickey’s funeral service will beheld 11 a.m., Thursday, July 16,2015, at Bethlehem LutheranChurch in Frazee. Visitation will beheld from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, July15, 2015, at Furey Funeral Home inFrazee with a prayer service to beheld at 6 p.m. Visitation will contin-ue one hour prior to the service at thechurch on Thursday. Interment willbe made at Lakeside Cemetery inFrazee. Furey Funeral Home isassisting the family with funeralarrangements. To leave online con-dolences, please visitwww.fureyfh.com.
Ardis “Mickey” Marie was bornApril 4, 1933, in Glyndon, MN, oneof two daughters born to John andClara (Waltemate) Langenfeld.Mickey grew up in Frazee where sheattended country school near HeightOf Land, later attending Frazee HighSchool, graduating with the class of1951.
Following high school, Mickeymoved to Fargo where she attendedBusiness College. She marriedWillard Newling November 21,1954, at Bethlehem LutheranChurch in Frazee. The couple livedin Frazee and had 4 children: Glen,Lori, Tracey and Paul. During heryears in Frazee, Mickey worked atvarious area businesses, spendingmany years working as the secretaryat the Frazee Care Center. In 1969,Mickey and Willard bought a 40acre hobby farm just east of Frazee.They spent several years there whereMickey enjoyed gardening and car-ing for her children. Her life wassaddened with the passing of Willardon April 20, 1973. In 1975, Mickeyand her kids sold the farm andmoved to a home nearby. Mickeymet Walt Wothe and the couple mar-ried May 9, 1981. The couple movedto town just a few years later.Throughout her life, Mickeyenjoyed gardening and watching themany birds that visited the feedersjust outside her windows. She wasan excellent cook and baker. Someof the family favorites were her deli-cious home-made Mac n' cheese andpotato salad, and the family agrees
she never served a bad meal. Waltand Mickey took to collecting anextraordinary snow village that wasdisplayed and visited by many eachyear.
On June 24, 1995, Mickeyendured the loss of her husbandWalt. She continued to live in town,where she enjoyed the many visitsand daily phone calls from her fami-ly. She enjoyed attending all of hergrandchildren’s activities. She lovedto see her grandkids smile and sever-al traditions were carried out duringeach visit and those memories ofgrandma will be cherished forever.
Mickey was a member of theBethlehem Lutheran Church,LWML, the local Widow’s group,Homemaker’s group, and remainedactive in many of the communityactivities. She will be dearly missedby many.
Mickey is survived by her 4 chil-dren: Glen (Teresa) Newling ofFrazee, Lori (Tim) Weeding ofMenahga, Tracey (Darryl) Chizlettof Littleton, CO, and Paul Newlingof Frazee; 7 grandchildren: NicoleNewling, Brenton (Tina) Newling,Tyler (Erin) Newling, Lynnsie(Spencer) Johnson, ChelsieWeeding, Will and Ben Chizlett;great-grandchildren: Noah, Naomi& Nevin Newling-Hawkins andDominic, Mason, Rylie and HadleyNewling; brother-in-law, Rod(Caren) Newling of Garrison, MN;along with several nieces andnephews.
Preceding Mickey in death wereher parents; husband, WillardNewling; husband, Walt Wothe; aninfant grandson; and her sister,Gloria “Cheech” Shannon.
Mickey Wothe
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Jennifer Jacobson, Funeral Director
Carmen McCullough,Pre-Planning Specialist
For theRecord
Frazee PoliceTue, July 7: Report of a dog nip-
ping a man’s leg on Cherry Ave.Wed, July 8: Report of a stainless
steel twin well sink and plumbingstolen from Feldt’s Trailer Court;Report of possible financialexploitation at Feldt’s Trailer Court;Report of a phone stolen from aparked vehicle near All In All;Report of possible child maltreat-ment in a downtown Frazee estab-lishment.
Thur, July 9: Arrested on out-standing warrant was Trevor DuaneSmith, 26, Acorn Lake TrailerCourt.
Fri, July 10: Cited for speedingwere: Jenny Mae Linker, 37, Fargo;Gregory James Rider, 16, Brainerd;Michael Matthew Kaufman, 33,Bluffton; Clark K. Poulson, 56,White Bear Lake; Ryan TimothyBurn, 40, Hackensack; Picked up ontwo outstanding warrants each wereGerald Stephen Richard, 44, DetroitLakes; and Cherise Burba Bakkala,47, Detroit Lakes.
Turkey Days road closures discussed at public safety meeting• Barbie Porter
Frazee’s Public Safety Committeemet Wednesday, July 8 and reviewedstreet closures for the upcomingcity-wide celebration, Turkey Days,July 24-26.
Friday, July 24 traffic will be shutdown on East Main Avenue fromLake Street to 2nd Street SE at 4p.m. while the opening ceremony isheld, and traffic may be restrictedfor the pizza eating contest at All InAll at 4:30 p.m.
At 4 p.m. the street fair also getsunderway and traffic will be closedfor vendors and shoppers from thecorner where the City Hall Alleymeets 3rd Street up to West AshAvenue and over to Lake Street.This area will also be closedSaturday all day.
West Main Avenue from LakeStreet to 2nd Street Southeast will beclosed at 5 p.m. for the water fightswhich end around 7 p.m.
West and East Main Avenue from5th Street Northwest to 2nd StreetSoutheast will be closed a good por-tion of Saturday, July 25.
From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the sectionof main from Lake Street to 2ndStreet will be filled with parked carsfor the Tyler Shipman Memorial CarShow.
West Main Avenue from LakeStreet to 2nd Street Northwest willbe closed from 1:10 to 4:30 p.m. forkids games.
The portion of West Main Avenuefrom 2nd Street Northwest to 3rdStreet Northwest will be closed from1:30 to 4:30 for the kid’s tractor pulland the power wheels derby.
Starting at noon the section ofWest Main Avenue stretching from6th Street Northwest to 3rd StreetNorthwest will be closed for thesoap box derby competition.
Sunday, July 26 streets in Frazeewill be closed to traffic for severalevents.
From 1-1:30 p.m. the motorcycle
show will have Main Avenue Eastclosed from Lake Street to 2ndAvenue Southeast.
At 1:30 p.m. the pet and dollparade will march down MainAvenue from 2nd Street Southeast to2nd Street Northeast.
The parade of wheels follows thepet and doll parade on the sameroute.
The parade of floats starts at FirAvenue and follows 4th StreetNorthwest down to Main Avenueand follows that road to 2nd StreetSoutheast.
In other discussion at the public
safety meeting, it was noted:• Signs prohibiting jumping from
the pier are on the way, as are turtlecrossing signs.
• Discussed areas where brushneeds to be cleared from signs androad crossings.
• Reported several large cementblocks were secured for the demoderby, which will make the spaceeven more secure for spectators.
Barbie Porter
The above map outlines road closures during Turkey Days. The red line isFriday’s closures. The green line is Saturday’s closures. The purple line isSunday’s closures.
Barbie Porter
Ambling eagle in FrazeeA bald eagle ambled through a field near Wymer Lake recently. Despite the photographer’s presence, the eagle only paused a moment to give a buzz-offlook before returning to foraging.
Shorty’s wrestlingcamp set July 27-29
Hornet wrestlers are invited to the15th annual Shorty’s VIP MemorialWrestling Camp to be held July 27-29 at Frazee High School.
The premier roster of coaches andclinicians will train side-by-sidewith camp athletes and lead byexample with the discipline andwork ethic that are the foundation ofthis event. Wrestlers of various agesand skill levels will be divided intogroups to receive instruction.Campers will be taught a style ofwrestling that has helped the Hornetwrestlers reach their highest goals.
The fee includes a commemora-tive T-shirt and certificate of partici-pation. Group A: Fee: $45 for expe-rienced wrestlers, Monday, Tuesdayand Wednesday, July 27, 28 & 29, 6-9 p.m. (Add siblings in Group A$25). Group B: Fee: $25 for begin-ner wrestlers (ages 5-9) Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday, July 27, 28& 29, 6-9 p.m. (Siblings in Group B$15). Info: Clay Nagel, 234-9121.
Tamarac eventsTamarac National Wildlife Refuge
invites everyone to the followingactivities.
Wednesday, July 15: 10 a.m.“Wild Wednesday” -Hummingbirds. Explore nature witha child or grandchild during thishour-long adventure geared for 3-6year olds. Meet at the DiscoveryCenter.
Thursday, July 16: 10 a.m.“Wildlife Excursion.” Explore therefuge with a knowledgeable guideon this two-hour adventure. Meet atthe visitor center.
Sunday, July 19: 2 p.m. Movie:Leave it to Beavers. Once valued fortheir fur or hunted as pests, beaversare seen in a whole new light. Thisfilm reveals the ways in whichbeavers transform and revive land-scapes. These rodents are beingrecruited to accomplish everythingfrom re-establishing water sourcesin bone-dry deserts to supportingwhole communities of wildlifedrawn to the aquatic ecosystemsthey provide. 55 min.
The visitor center is located 9miles north of Hwy 34 at the junc-tion of Cty Hwys 29 and 26. Info:847-2641.
Overland named todean’s list
Grant Overland, Frazee, wasnamed to the Alexandria Technical& Community College dean’s listfor spring semester 2015 with a GPAof 3.5 or higher.
Art in the park setJuly 26 in DL
Everyone is welcome to enjoymusic, art, crafts, food and funSunday, July 26 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.during the Arts & Crafts in the Parkin Detroit Lakes.
There will be 100 booths withhandcrafted items for purchase, lotsof great food and beautiful musicrain or shine. Free admission. Info:DL Regional Chamber ofCommerce, 847-9202.
Local families needed to host
exchange studentsThe World Heritage Student
Exchange program is seeking localfamilies interested in sharing theirhome to provide a high schoolexchange student a positiveencounter with the U.S. All the stu-dents have received scholarshipsthrough the U.S. State Departmentsponsored Future Leaders ExchangeProgram (FLEX) program and willspend an academic year in the U.S.
Exchange students will comefrom Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia,Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan, Tajikistan. Students arewell screened by World Heritage,and each student brings personalspending money.
Info: Courtney Wade, 720-209-1145 or e-mail, [email protected], www.whhosts.com.
Death Notices Donna Heisler-Moen, 92, Perham,
died Sunday, June 21, 2015 inFrazee Care Center. Service: July 11at Schoeneberger Funeral Home,Perham.
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Happiness Without Borders • by Daneele Shipman
Monday, July 6Paul and Sandy Eppling joined mom
Rose Ebeltoft for happy hour and theWheel of Fortune.
Tuesday, July 7Happy birthday Jon Smith!Juli and Poppi Omundson visited
Judy Omundson. Judy treated them tolunch at the Speak Easy where AnneOmundson works and was their wait-ress.
Gale Kaas stopped by to wish Paul& Sandy Eppling a happy 42ndanniversary.
Wednesday, July 8Happy birthday Laura Brainard!Long time family friend Nancy
Seibert was met at the airport in Fargoby Paul and Sandy Eppling and escort-ed to happy hour at Rose Ebeltoft'sCantina. George and Mary Seiler fixedthe snacks.
A group of 15 Shell Lake resortersdined at Toad Lake Store for burgernight, including Gale & Delair Kaas,Lynn & Carmen Bell, Mary & RandyPudas, Warren Zitzow and a host ofothers.
Thursday, July 9Happy birthday Nick Butze!Happy birthday Hannah Conway!Nancy Seibert visiting Paul and
Sandy Eppling joined George andMary Seiler and Rose Ebeltoft to cele-brate belatedly the Eppling's 42ndanniversary.
Dustin Comeau and AnneOmundson visited for a couple hourswith Judy Omundson Thursday after-noon.
Friday, July 10Happy birthday Brian Bigger!Bonnie Julius went to St. Cloud
Friday afternoon and spent untilSunday with her daughter HeatherLinn and family. They used many ofthose hours shopping and working on
the Road Rally plans!Joan Pfeiffer of Vergas stopped by
for a short visit with Judy OmundsonFriday.
Jim and Eunice Clarey attendedtheir all school reunion in Fairmount,N.D. Friday and Saturday. Theyenjoyed seeing all their old classmatesand had a good time.
Gale Kaas and Ana Hallstrom ofGlyndon took the convertible to LakeGeorge where they ran into some greatdeals on sandals and moccasins.
Saturday, July 11A group of Shell Lake campers took
a tubing ride down the Crow WingRiver. Those that went and had a veryrelaxing afternoon were Randy &Mary Pudas, Warren & MarleneZitzow, Tracy Bell and Mike Smith,Jean Wallace and Karen Renollet andlast, but not least, Carmen & LynnBell. The river was low but very warmfor a beautiful 4-hour drift.
Jim and Melva Lamont picked uptheir daughter Sara last week who wasvisiting from Palmer, Alaska. The fam-ily enjoyed a trip to North Shore visit-ing Grand Marais and Grand Portageand came back Saturday. Sara will beheading home Thursday.
Jay, Daneele, Carter and CassidyShipman were joined at their home byTony, Nancy, Thomas and NicoleStenger; Tyler Wacker; Brad, Tammy,Lexi, Cortney, Hailey and BraydenBirky; Russ, Cherry and Hudson Post;and Grant and Brenda Graham for acookout. Heather and Sophie Nelsonlater stopped by to say hello, as well asDan Oelfke.
Clio Jepson joined Gale Kaas forbreakfast at Shell Lake.
Delair & Gale Kaas and AnaHallstrom enjoyed the 5th annual BBQcook-off at Ed & Amy Streeper’sranch. Amy Streeper won the burgerevent with a bison-themed plate.
Sunday, July 12
Pat, Christie, Andrew and BridgetClarey visited Jim and Eunice Clareyand enjoyed a fish fry.
Jay, Daneele and Cassidy Shipmanspent the morning at the Shady HollowFlea Market looking for treasures.
Gale Kaas, Amy Streeper, TammyTate, Lisa Sweep and Cindy Andersonenjoyed a swim horse ride in the morn-ing.
George and Mary Seiler, Paul andSandy Eppling, Nancy Seibert andfriend Dwight Douglass fromSeminole, Fla. enjoyed dinner at RoseEbeltoft's. Mary smoked a chicken andmade spaetzle and gravy.
Judy Omundson received a mostwelcome call from son Mike Bashfordfrom Fargo Sunday. He is so extreme-ly busy it was five months since theyhad talked.
News from the MN DNR:1) 42 percent of boating fatalities in
Minnesota involve alcohol. Designatea sober boater.
2) Zebra mussels have been con-firmed in Fish Trap Lake near the cityof Motley in Morrison County, accord-ing to the DNR. Fish Trap Lake will bedesignated as zebra mussel infested.
3) Apply for mentored youth water-fowl hunts by Aug. 10. Youth ages 12to 15 can apply for the chance to huntwaterfowl under the guidance of expe-rienced mentors on Minnesota YouthWaterfowl Day, Saturday, Sept. 12.The hunts will take place in six areasaround the state. Applicants will bedrawn in a lottery, with preferencegiven to novice hunters. Applicantswill be notified within two weeks ofthe hunt, and those chosen must attendan orientation on Friday, Sept. 11.More information and an applicationform can be found atwww.mndnr.gov/discover by clickingon “Mentored Youth Waterfowl Hunt.”
Upcoming ...A free Household Hazardous Waste
Mobile Collection, Friday, July 17, byVergas Fire Hall, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Frazee Wrestling Booster ClubGolf Scramble with 4-man teams andbest ball, Sunday, July 19 with regis-tration at 1 p.m. and a 2 p.m. shot gunstart at Frazee Golf Course. RSVPteams to: Marty Aho, 841-1679.
Hometown happenings, contactDaneele by 6 p.m. Sundays 334-5268or [email protected].
Strawberry DessertsThe big juicy red strawberries have been ripe for the picking lately. There
is nothing like picking the berries right out of the garden or at a picking place.Fresh is the best.
My favorite dessert with strawberries is listed below. It’s the StrawberryPretzel Salad and my mouth waters just thinking about it. A few hints that Ido when I make it is to freeze the pretzel layer until completely hardened.Also allow the Jell-O mixture to chill a little bit before pouring on top of thecream cheese layer.
Strawberry Cheesecake Lush Michelle Wosika, Detroit Lakes
1 pkg. Golden Oreos (crushed) 16 oz. Cool Whip, divided6 Tbsp. butter, melted 1 cup pwd. sugar2 (3.4 oz.) pkg. instant cheesecake pudding mix 3 cups milk½ cups sliced strawberries 8 oz. soft cream cheese
Mix crushed cookies & melted butter together. Press the crushed cookiesmixture into a 9x13 pan and refrigerate while preparing remaining layers.Beat 1 cup of pwd. sugar, cream cheese until smooth, fold in 1 cup of CoolWhip. Spread over cookie layer. Then mix together the pudding mix, milk,and another cup of Cool Whip. Spread over cream cheese layer. Layer freshsliced strawberries on top and spread on remaining Cool Whip. Refrigerateuntil ready to serve!
Strawberry Shortcake CheesecakeKaren Helton, Frazee
Cheesecake Filling and Whipped Topping: ½ cup sugar1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 lbs. strawberries1½ cups heavy cream, divided ¾ cup pwd. sugar, divided1¾ tsp. vanilla extract, divided 24 oz. cream cheese, soft
Strawberry Sauce: 1 Tbsp. water ½ lb. strawberries¼ cup granulated sugar ¾ tsp. cornstarch
Shortcake: 5 Tbsp. butter 1¾ cups flour¼ cup granulated sugar 1½ tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. baking soda¾ cup plus 2 Tbsp. heavy cream
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. For Shortcake: place a circle of parchmentpaper into the bottom of a 9-inch springform cake pan and grease the sides.Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in the bowl of afood processor. Add butter and mix until combined and mixture resemblescoarse crumbs. Slowly add heavy cream and pulse in food processor untiljust moistened. Gather dough into a ball. Mixture will be crumbly and loose.Gently knead dough on a non-stick surface until just smooth, about five turns.Press dough into an even layer in the springform pan. Bake for about 20 min-utes. Remove cake to cool on cooling rack. For Cheesecake Filling &Whipped Topping: freeze metal bowl and the whisk (beaters) for 15 minutes.Remove bowl and whisk from freezer and add 1 cup of heavy cream to bowl.Whip on medium-high speed for a few minutes. Cream will bubble, then startto thicken; add ½ cup pwd. sugar and ½ tsp. vanilla. Whip until soft peaksform, about 5 minutes. Do not over mix. Set aside. Add cream cheese to alarge bowl, add 1 tsp. vanilla extract and sugar and beat until smooth. Foldin whipping topping. Set aside. Again freeze metal bowl and whisk for 15 min-utes. Remove bowl and whisk from freezer and add remaining ½ cup heavycream. Whip on medium-high speed for a few minutes. As the cream startsto thicken, add remaining ¼ cup pwd. sugar and ¼ tsp. vanilla. Whip until softpeaks form, about 5 minutes. Set whipped cream aside. For StrawberrySauce: Add water to pureed strawberries. Combine sugar and cornstarch ina saucepan. Stir in strawberry puree. Cook over medium heat, stirring con-stantly until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, removefrom heat. Allow to cool. Slice thin about 6 strawberries to use around out-side edge. Cut tops off of about 3 cups small to medium sized strawberries(about 18-20). Line the same springform pan used for the shortcake withparchment paper on the bottom and sides; it should stick above the edges ofthe pan about an inch or two. Place shortcake in the bottom. Line the sideswith sliced strawberries. Add ½ cup of the cheesecake filling on top of theshortcake and spread into a thin layer. Place the strawberries, thick sidedown, on top of the cheesecake. Leave some space between each of thestrawberries so not touching and cheesecake can be added to fill in spaces.Spread remaining cheesecake evenly over strawberries. Spread whippedcream on top of cheesecake. Refrigerate until firm, about 4-5 hours. Oncefirm, remove cheesecake from pan and top with remaining strawberries, cutinto quarters. Drizzle with strawberry sauce and serve.
Strawberry Pretzel Salad¾ cup butter, soft 3 Tbsp. brown sugar 2½ cups crushed pretzels6 oz. pkg. strawberry Jell-O 2 cups boiling water3 cups strawberries, chilled 2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese1 cup white sugar 8 oz. whipped topping, thawed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter with the brown sugar. Mix in thepretzels and pat mixture into the bottom of 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for10-12 minutes. Set aside to cool. In a medium bowl, dissolve the gelatin inthe boiling water and stir in the strawberries. Chill until partially thickened. Ina small bowl beat the cream cheese and white sugar together until smooth.Fold in the whipped cream. Spread mixture over the top of the cooled crust,making sure to seal the edges. Chill then pour the gelatin mixture over thecream cheese layer. Chill until firm.
Strawberry Goat Cheese Bruschetta½ cup balsamic vinegar 12 slices Italian bread 1 Tbsp. olive oil1 lb. strawberries, diced 2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves, plus more1 cup goat cheese, soft Salt & fresh ground pepper
Heat vinegar in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Simmer until reducedby about half, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to roomtemperature. Prepare a grill for high heat. Place bread slices on a foil-linedbaking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Combine strawberries and thyme in asmall bowl and set aside. Grill bread on the preheated grill until browned,about 3 minutes per side. Spread goat cheese on toasted bread. Add blackpepper, salt, and reduced vinegar to the strawberry mixture. Spoon over thegoat cheese topped bruschetta. Garnish with additional thyme.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Cobbler½ cup butter, melted 1 cup milk 1 cup flour1 cup white sugar 2 cups fresh strawberry halves ½ tsp. salt4 oz. pkg. cream cheese, cut into small pieces 2 tsp. baking powder
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour melted butter into the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Mix milk, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt togeth-er in a small bowl; pour over the butter in the baking dish. Arrange strawber-ry halves in a layer into the baking dish. Dot the strawberries with the creamcheese pieces. Bake in preheated oven until top is golden brown and edgesare bubbling, 30-45 minutes.
Special church eventsFor regular services see column at right
Bethlehem LutheranTh, July 16: 1:30 pm LWML executive board mtg.Su, July 19: 10:15 am Bible classMo, July 20: 7 am Men’s Bible breakfast; Allnewsletter articles dueTu, July 21: 6 pm Praise Band practice; 7 pm RuthBible studyWe, July 22: 7:30 pm WorshipTh, July 23: 7 pm LWML mtg.
Harvest FellowshipTh, July 16: 7 am Men's mtg; 10:30 am BoneBuildersFr, July 17: Ladies "Date at the Lake"Su, July 19: 8-9 am Prayer; 10 am Worship; 7 pmLife GroupTu, July 21: 3 pm Teen Girls Bible StudyWe, July 22: 7 pm Youth GroupTh, July 23: 7 am Men's mtg; 10:30 am BoneBuildersFr, July 24: Outdoor movie Night @ dusk @Harvest
Immanuel Lutheran43526 School House Road, Shell Lake
Su, July 19: 9:30 am Fellowship; 10:45 am
Worship w/ CommunionMo, July 20: 7 pm AA meetingWe, July 22: 7 pm Bible study @ church
Sacred Heart CatholicMo, Jul 20: KC’s business meeting 7 pm at churchTu, Jul 21: Faith Formation Committee meeting 7pm @ ChurchJul 28: Liturgy Committee meeting 7:00 pm @Church
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Usually, wherever we were therewere civilian women asking to doour laundry for a few liras (money)and some soap of which there wasalways plenty. Not like back inAfrica where we had to do our ownlaundry, there we had a big watertank mounted on a 6x6 truck whichI would drive 9 miles early in themorning to a main water supply,also the location of a nomad camp-ground (near the water). By gettingthere early I wouldn’t have to waitin line, it would still be cool, andwhile I sat up on top of the tankwaiting to fill it up, I would get agood view of the campers gettingstarted on their day’s journey.
Every evening Ernie and I wouldgive each other a shower from thetruck, then wash our day’s clothesby lying them flat on a bench, wet,then soap them down and rub themwith a brush (also plenty) until theywere clean. Then we would hangthem up to dry overnight then usual-ly take a ride to town and back onthe motorcycle we rebuilt from partswe salvaged from the battlefield.
In Sicily washer women werebegging for work and really did agood job washing and pressing ouruniforms.
When I took over the mess hall Ifound out there was plenty of whitecooks’ clothing available for theasking, but most outfits didn’t both-er to get them. Cooking is prettymessy and I acquired a good supplyof whites that made the cooks lookand feel clean, but required a lot ofwashing which we had done bycivilians giving the men more freetime.
Usually we’d become friends withthe wash ladies, get to meet theirfamilies and occasionally be invitedto real Italian spaghetti. Ernie wouldget their recipes and got good atmaking spaghetti. So good in fact,after the war his family preferred tohave him make spaghetti for holi-days instead of the usual ham orturkey.
When we were in Lido De Roma,which was the fancy Mediterraneanbeach resort for rich Romans about8 or 10 miles from the big city, wealso hired Italians to help with themess hall work and their women didour laundry.
One evening we were invited(four of us) to have spaghetti at theirhome in a small village about halfway between Rome and Lido. Whilewe were eating, there was a knockon the door and our hostess went toanswer it, came back and said an“ubriaco inglese” was there wantingwine. We resumed eating and againthe drunk British soldier beat on thedoor, this time raising a fuss untilshe pushed him out and shut thedoor, but he kept pounding soHaynes got up, opened the door andhit him a couple of times, knockinghim over backwards. About then acouple of his friends came, helpedhim and they left.
When we received the additionalmen, most were guys that just gotpassed from one unit to another, asunfits or new recruits. The courtshad given men convicted of a crimea choice of going to jail or the Army.We had one of those, a small guywith no teeth and no dentures. Hecarried a little .38 automatic withhim all the time. The word was thathe was a hit man for the Chicagomob and the U.S. Courts decidedthat if he was good at killing hemight as well kill Germans. Theyshould have sent him to the infantrybut I guess they thought he was unfitfor that, too small and no teeth.
One day a British soldier wasfound dead, shot to death.Sometimes radical Nazi sympathiz-ers were known to kill any Alliedservice men alone at night to robthem, but this one hadn’t beenrobbed. It was suspected that Olsonhad shot him for some reason, but hejust smiled and said no, he hadn’tshot the “damn Limy.”
About a week later six of us wereplaying poker in my room above the
mess hall, when we heard a lot ofnoise down below. So I went out onmy balcony and saw a drunkenBritish soldier pounding one of ourstove burners up and down on thesea wall so I jumped down on top ofhim and threw him and the stoveover the sea wall.
I turned around and saw about adozen British soldiers wrecking theplace so I hollered for help and theguys above jumped down from thebalcony and we were in a real fight.Haynes was one of our guys and hewas having fun knocking down oneafter another. Remember, he’s thecook that disarmed Byrd, the drunkthat was threatening to shoot Ernieand me.
I grabbed one of the British by thecollar who had his back to me andwasn’t doing much fighting, jerkedhim around to punch him and hesaid “Stop, wait, I’m with you guys,I’m Canadian” so I let him go and hewhipped off his belt with the heavybuckle and helped us fight the Britswith their belts. The Brits were toodrunk to put up a good fight and theones still standing stopped swingingtheir belts, put them back on theirwaist and helped their buddies upand left.
The guy I threw over the 3 or 4foot high sea wall with the stove wasso stoned he didn’t get back up anda couple of his pals had to help himup and back over the wall, alongwith the stove which was OK.
When they left the Canadianstayed and explained they had beendrinking and mourning the death oftheir buddy and thought Olson was
to blame. After enough booze theydecided to wreck our kitchen. TheCanadian said he tried to talk themout of it, but they wouldn’t listen tohim.
We had a few broken chairs weused to defend ourselves from thebelts.
So Ike Says• by Ike Fischer
Albert (Ike) Fischer was born June 12, 1921, in Frazee where hegrew up and attended school. After serving in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II he returned to the family farm near Frazee. He married
Larene Haas. Their daughter Lori and son-in-law Don Thorp, Frazee, havetwo sons, Martin and Roger, and now live on the family farm while Ike and Larene reside in town.
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Bethany Lutheran, LCMCRev. Steve Bruer, Assoc. Rev. James Hallaway
3 Miles East, 2 miles S. of Wolf Lake • 564-4610Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:30 amSunday School (Sept-May, 1st, 3rd Sun) 9:30 am
Bethlehem Lutheran, FrazeePastor Bill Aufdenkamp
210 Maple Ave E. • 334-2866Worship: . . . . . .Sun: 9 am, Wed 7:30 pmSunday school & Bible class . . .10:15 amCommunion . . . . . . . . . .1st & 3rd Sunday
Community Alliance ChurchCorner of Hwys. 34 & 59 • Detroit Lakes
(Christian & Missionary Alliance) 847-2266Sr. Pastor Joel Arndt
Pastor of Discipleship: Matthew McKenzieChildren’s Director Kerri Steinert
Worship: Sunday . . . . . . .8, 9:30 & 11 amSunday School . . . . . . .9:15 am, all agesWednesdays . . . . . .6:30 AWANA for kids
Jr. & Sr High Youth GroupCommunity of Christ
Hwy. 29 W, Frazee, Dorothy Ross • 342-2293Worship . . . .10 am Sun school .11 amCommunion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st SundayFrazee United Methodist Church
Rev. Ray Sherwood • 334-6901Children’s Sunday Church . . . . . . . .9 amSunday Worship Service . . . . . . . . .9 am
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchSun. service 10:30 am • Bible class 9 am
Sun. schl 9:30am, communion 1st & 3rd Sun.Harvest Fellowship Church
Pastor Ryan Stockstrom • 334-3292 • Frazee Rdwww.Harvestfrazee.org
Sunday worships10 am adults; 10:30 K-6thYouth Group mtg . . . . . . . . . . .Wed, 7 pm
Immanuel LutheranPastor Rob Nelson • 847-8216
43526 School House Road, Shell LakeSunday: Sunday school 9:30, Worship 10:45Fellowship 11:45; Communion 1st, 3rd Sunday
Lake Area Word FellowshipVergas • Spirit Filled Family Church
Pastor Larry Vosika • 847-8499Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 amWednesday mid-week service . . . . .7 pm
Lake Region Mennonite9 miles E. of D.L. on Hwy. 34
Pastor Jesse Swiers • 218-375-2803Worship . .10:30 am Sun school . .9:30Wed. Prayer Service . . . . . . . . . .7:30 pm
Sacred Heart Catholic FrazeeFr. Xavier Ilango • 334-4221
Sat . . . . . .5:30 pm Sun . . . . .8:30 amConfessions: Sat @ 4 • ½ hr. before MassSpruce Grove Apostolic Lutheran
Rev. Dennis HannuSunday Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 am Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Sunday of
month with worship serviceSt. Paul’s Lutheran, Evergreen
Rev. Anthony Cloose • 334-8125Worship . . . . .9 am Sun school . .9:30Communion . . . . . .1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday
St. Paul’s Lutheran, Loon LakePastor Robert Hinckley
Sun school 9:15 am Worship .10:30 amSt. John’s Lutheran Height of Land37425 Hwy 56, Frazee • Rev. Scott Muehlberg
Church 847-5064, cell 218-731-5654Worship . . . . .9 am Sun school .10:15Communion . . . . . . . . . .1st & 3rd Sunday
St. John’s Lutheran, VergasPastor Robert Hinckley
Worship . . . . .9 am Sun school .10 amVergas United Methodist Church
Rev. Ray Sherwood • 334-6901Sunday Worship Service . . . . . .10:30 amSunday & Adult School . . . . . . . .9:30 am
Waters of Grace Lutheran218-252-1676 @ Frazee Event Center
Laurie Albertson, Synodically Authorized Minister Worship w/ Communion Sundays,10 a.m. Wednesdays: Wacky Wednesday 5-7:30pm (weather permitting) at Riverside Park! These sponsors extend an invitationto attend an area house of worship:
Anderson Bus CompanyFurey Funeral HomeDaggett Truck LineVergas State Bank
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12th Annual Frazee Wrestling Booster Club
FrazeeWrestling
GolfScramble
4-Man Teams • Best BallSet up your own team
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Sun, July 19Registration starts at 1 pm
2 pm Shot Gun Start $50 per golfer
Frazee Golf CourseHwy. 87 east of Frazee
Includes: Meal,
Green Fee & Cart
NumerousDoor PrizesCome out & show
support for the Frazee Wrestling Team!
RSVP teams to: Marty Aho 218-841-1679
Frazee Golf CourseMen’s Night 7/9: Blind draw: 1st Scott Goodman &Rudy Roforth 62.5; 2nd Bob Mickelson & NeilWothe 64.55; 3rd Kevin Karst & Larry Sundberg64.6. Fifteen Point Winners (top five): 1 Jeff Guck17; 2 (tie) Scott Goodman 15.5, Rodger Palmer15.5; 4 Roger Cariveau 15; 5 Travis Nagel 14.Skins game: Birdie 3 Steve Nunn; Birdie 8 RudyRoforth. Game for the day - Closest to the pin onsecond shot: 1 Travis Nagel; 3 Nick Bower; 5Travis Nagel; 7 Dave Guck. Low Scores: Lowgross Cody Nunn 37; Low net Roger Cariveau27.25.
Class of 1945 The Frazee High School Class of1945 will be gathering Friday,July 24 for its 70th year reunion.They invite those who rememberthem to join them for the after-noon at the new Hobart Twp Hallat 49046 370th Ave. (from Hwy10 at Luce take St Hwy 228 {nowCo. 60} towards Vergas for 3.5miles to 370th Ave. The hall is 1mile N. Questions: 218-346-6816.
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OFMORTGAGE FORECLOSURESALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITORWITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BYLAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THISACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN: That default has occurred inthe conditions of the followingdescribed mortgage: DATE OFMORTGAGE: November 15, 2005ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNTOF MORTGAGE: $85,200.00MORTGAGOR(S): Jason Bauer akaJason M. Bauer, a single manMORTGAGEE: First Franklin aDivision of Nat. City Bank of IN SER-VICER: Specialized Loan ServicingLLC LENDER: First Franklin aDivision of Nat. City Bank of IN .DATE AND PLACE OF FILING:Becker County Minnesota,Recorder, on November 17, 2005,as Document No. 530999.ASSIGNED TO: Deutsche BankNational Trust Company, as Trusteefor FFMLT Trust 2006-FF3,Mortgage Pass-ThroughCertificates, Series 2006-FF3 Dated:July 27, 2012 , and recorded August9, 2012 by Document No. 599967 .LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROP-ERTY: That part of the SE 1/4 NE 1/4of Section 34, Township 139 North,Range 41 W. of the 5th P.M.,described as follows, to-wit:Commencing at a point where theSection line between Sections 34and 35, Township and Range afore-said, intersects the north line ofWillow Street; thence running Northalong said Section line 50 feet;thence West and parallel with theNorth line of Willow Street to the
East line of Roosevelt Avenue, a dis-tance of 150 feet, more or less;thence South along the East line ofRoosevelt Avenue, to the north lineof Willow Street, and thence Eastalong North line of Willow Street toplace of beginning. PROPERTYADDRESS: 1145 Roosevelt Ave,Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 PROPER-TY I.D: 490066000 COUNTY INWHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED:Becker THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TOBE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ONTHE DATE OF THE NOTICE: OneHundred Thirteen Thousand OneHundred Thirty-Three and 82/100($113,133.82) THAT no action orproceeding has been instituted atlaw to recover the debt secured bysaid mortgage, or any part thereof;that there has been compliance withall pre-foreclosure notice and accel-eration requirements of said mort-gage, and/or applicable statutes;PURSUANT, to the power of salecontained in said mortgage, theabove described property will besold by the Sheriff of said county asfollows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE:01:00 PM on July 30, 2015 PLACEOF SALE: Becker County Sheriff`soffice, in the lobby of the LawEnforcement Center, 925 LakeAvenue, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota topay the debt then secured by saidmortgage and taxes, if any actuallypaid by the mortgagee, on the prem-ises and the costs and disburse-ments allowed by law. The timeallowed by law for redemption bysaid mortgagor(s), their personalrepresentatives or assigns is 6.00months from the date of sale. IfMortgage is not reinstated underMinn. Stat. Section580.30 or the
property is not redeemed underMinn. Stat. Section580.23, theMortgagor must vacate the propertyon or before 11:59 p.m. on January30, 2016, or the next business day ifJanuary 30, 2016 falls on aSaturday, Sunday or legal holiday."THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAWFOR REDEMPTION BY THEMORTGAGOR, THE MORT-GAGOR'S PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAYBE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IFA JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTEREDUNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES,SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING,AMONG OTHER THINGS, THATTHE MORTGAGED PREMISESARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESSTHAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOTPROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND AREABANDONED." Dated: June 11,2015 Deutsche Bank National TrustCompany, as Trustee for FFMLTTrust 2006-FF3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF3 Randall S. Miller andAssociates, PLLC Attorneys forAssignee of Mortgage/MortgageeCanadian Pacific Plaza, 120 SouthSixth Street, Suite 2050 Minneapolis,MN 55402 Phone: 952-232-0052Our File No. 14MN00172-1 THIS ISA COMMUNICATION FROM ADEBT COLLECTOR. A-452781006/11/2015, 06/18/2015,06/25/2015, 07/02/2015,07/09/2015, 07/16/2015
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STATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF BECKER
IN DISTRICT COURT
SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTPROBATE DIVISION
524.3-502#9524.3-801#6
Court File No. 03-PR-15-1464 In Re: Estate of
Dale I. Poffenberger,Deceased. ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEAR-
ING ON PETITION FOR PROBATEOF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OFPERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN
UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORSTO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS AND CREDITORS: Notice by publication is hereby
given that on the 14 day of August,2015, at 9:30 a.m., a hearing will beheld in the above named Court atDetroit Lakes, Minnesota, for theprobate of an instrument purportingto be the Will of the above nameddecedent dated February 3, 1998,and for the appointment of DorothyL. Poffenberger whose address is930 Oak Grove Avenue, DetroitLakes, MN 56501 as personal repre-sentative of the estate of the abovenamed decedent in unsupervisedadministration. That, if proper, andno objections are filed, said personalrepresentative will be appointed toadminister the estate, to collect allassets, pay all legal debts, claims,taxes, and expenses, and sell realand personal property, and do allnecessary acts for the estate. Uponcompletion of the administration, therepresentative shall file a finalaccount for the allowance and shalldistribute the estate to the personsthereunto entitled as ordered by theCourt, and close the estate.
Notice is further given that ALLCREDITORS having claims againstsaid estate are required to presentthe same to said personal represen-tative or to the Court Administratorwithin four months (4) after the dateof this notice or said claims will bebarred. Dated: June 25, 2015
Jay D. Carlson, Judge of the District Court
JANICE R. COSSETTE, Court Administrator
Cheryl Nelson, Deputy Court Administrator
Charles A. Seuntjens, #0348843PEMBERTON, SORLIE, RUFER &KERSHNER, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Petitioner 903 Washington Avenue Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501Telephone: (218) 847-4858
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STATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF BECKER
IN DISTRICT COURTSEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Probate DivisionORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
FOR DESCENT OF PROPERTYCourt File No. 03-PR-15-1496
In re the Estate of:Marvin Dale Niemann,a/k/a Marvin Nieman,a/k/a Marvin NiemannDeceased.
Petitioner Shelby Sonnenberg hasfiled a Petition for Determination ofDescent. IT IS ORDERED that onthe 14 day of August, 2015 at 9:30o’clock a.m. a hearing will be held inthis Court in the courtroom in theBecker County Courthouse in theCity of Detroit Lakes, State of
Minnesota on the Petition.The Petition represents that the
decedent died more than three yearsago leaving property in Minnesota.The Petition requests the court toprobate the last will of each dece-dent, if any, and to determine thedescent of said property and assignthe property to the persons entitled.Any objections to the Petition mustbe raised at the hearing or filed withthe Court prior to the hearing. If thePetition is proper and no objectionsare filed or raised, the Petition will begranted.
Petitioner shall give notice by pub-lishing this Notice and Order as pro-vided by law, and by: Mailing a copyof this Notice and Order to eachinterested person by United Statesmail at least 14 days before the timeset for hearing.Dated: 6/30/15
Joseph A. EvansJudge of District Court
Cheryl NelsonDeputy Court Administrator
Charles J. RamstadBRIGGS, RAMSTAD & SKOYLES,P.A.114 Holmes Street West Box 683Detroit Lakes, MN 56502218-847-5653Minn. Stat. §524.1-401Minn. Stat. §524.3-403Minn. Stat. §524.3-204Minn. Stat. §525.312Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 404
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Five Hornets represent stateat national wrestling event• Barbie Porter
Five Frazee High School wrestlerswill soon take to the mat in a nation-al tournament.
Tanner Schermerhorn, MikeMiller, Tanner Eischens, GrantJepson and Jonah Lange earnedinvites to the NationalChampionships, which will getunderway in Fargo July 18-25.
Schermerhorn, Miller andEischens will compete in the CadetFreestyle division. Eischens is alsoslated to compete in the RomanGreco division as well.
Jepson and Lange are to competein the junior division of Grecowrestling.
The group of young men earnedinvites to represent the state ofMinnesota in the national competi-tion after attending an intense five-day training camp at AusburgCollege. The head coach at the campwas USA Greco Olympian and for-mer Olympic coach Dan Chandler.
Frazee High School headwrestling coach Clay Nagel said thecamp offers wrestlers a valuableexperience to learn from the bestcoaches in the country and wrestletop-notch competitors in the state.
“It can be a huge factor in theirhigh school wrestling career,” Nagelsaid, adding the additional time onthe mat also helps the kids come intothe season ready to compete.
Tanner Eischens will compete at138 in the national tournament.While he is about to head into hissophomore year the young man’sthoughts are square on the competi-tion ahead.
“I’m really excited to representthe state of Minnesota at the nation-al tournament,” he said, noting he ishoping to earn an All-American title,which are given to wrestlers whoplace at the event.
Regardless of what the futurecompetition holds, Eischens said helearned a great deal from attendingthe Ausburg camp. One of his newfavorite moves is the gut wrench, ahold maneuver that can score aquick two points.
Jepson, who starts his senior yearin the fall, will compete at weight145. His camp experience helpedhim gain throwing knowledge,which he looks forward to usingduring the regular high school sea-son.
He shared high school wrestling isknown as folk style, which is differ-ent from Greco as there are no legpoints in the latter. Jepson said hisfolk style relies heavily on control-ling the legs of his opponent, sostepping into the Greco realmamped up the rest of his game.
“It will be good to get more expe-rience and see how well what Ilearned works in competition, and ifit is something I can use during the
regular (high school) season,”Jepson said.
Lange, a soon-to-be senior, wres-tles at 182. He said the camp was agood review of technique that sharp-ened his throwing skills. As heenters the national competition hisaim is simple – to get noticed. Thecompetition often brings in collegerecruits.
Lange recently returned from adual national competition where hecompeted for the state of Minnesotaand earned an individual record of10-1. The team overall placed sec-ond in Greco and fourth in freestyle.
Schermerhorn will compete at 113and Mike Miller at 100. Both will besophomores in the fall and wereunable to attend the interviewbecause they were finishing up thecamp.
All five Hornets will also be givensinglets and other apparel statingthey competed at the national com-petition and represented Minnesota.
Barbie Porter
Grant Jepson (from left), Jonah Lange, Tanner Eischens, (not pictured)Mike Miller and Tanner Schermerhorn will represent Minnesota at a nationalwrestling competition.
Softball team takes championshipFrazee’s 12U softball team entered the Fargo-Moorhead Red River Rage Tournament this past weekend. Playing
in Moorhead, the team went 4-0 and won the Class D/Red Championship.Team members included: (front, from left) Alexis Bauer, Kiley Karger, AlexisWendt, Malena Mahoney, Madison Starry, (back) Coach Matt Bauer, CeciliaGeorge, Lori Glander, Anissa Antonsen, Abby Wothe, Dani Piche andCoach Julie Karger.
Ron Franklin
Shannon Carpentier and the Steven and the Donna Ferber’s family earned the Most Patriotic Award during theRose Lake July 4 boat parade.
Ron Franklin
Ken and Marion Jonson’s family and Pat Brown’s family earned the Most Creative Float Award for the July 4 boatparade on Rose Lake.
The Rose Lake Association held its inauguralIndependence Day boat parade recently and had a whop-ping 26 entries.
The winners of the Most Creative Float was Ken andMarion Johnson’s family and Pat Brown’s family.
The Most Patriotic Award went to Shannon Carpentierand helpers Steve and Donna Ferber’s family.
The Most Spirited Award winners were Brent andBobby Kuehne and Ken and Doreen Schwarzrock’sfamily.
The event was a first for the association which plansto make the activity an annual part of Independence Day.
The association unofficially started a few years ago onthe east shore as a way to manage invading caterpillars.As more lake residents wanted to become stewards ofthe lake, the group eventually grew to include membersall around the lake.
Live on Rose Lake and want to know more about theassociation? Call Shannon Carpentier, 701-793-0566.
Rose Lake July 4 parade gets creative
Ron Franklin
The Most Spirited Award went to Brent and Bobby Kuehne and Ken andDoreen Schwarzrock’s family.
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STATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF BECKER
DISTRICT COURTSEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Other Civil – Quiet TitleCourt File No.: 03-CV-15-1180
Jay Schurman,Plaintiff,
vs.Gregory J. Davis; Terri A. Davis;
Bergens Greenhouse, Inc., a corpo-ration under the laws of Minnesota;Independent School District #22;State of Minnesota and City ofDetroit Lakes, also the unknownheirs of the above named personsand all other persons unknownclaiming any right, title, estate, inter-est or lien in the real estatedescribed in the Complaint herein,
Defendants.SUMMONS
STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THEABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:
YOU AND EACH OF YOU, AREHEREBY SUMMONED and requiredto answer the Complaint of thePlaintiff in the above entitled action,which Complaint has been filed inthe Office of the Court Administrator,Becker County, Minnesota, and toserve a copy of your Answer to saidComplaint upon the Plaintiff’s attor-ney at his office in the City of DetroitLakes, County of Becker, State ofMinnesota, within twenty (20) daysafter service of this Summons uponyou, exclusive of the day of suchservice. If you fail to Answer thePlaintiff’s said Complaint within thetime aforesaid, the Plaintiff in thisaction will apply to the Court for therelief demanded in the Complaint.
This action involves, affects or bringsin question the following describedreal property situated in the Countyof Becker, State of Minnesota, to-wit:
That part of Government Lot 4 inSection 34, Township 139 North,Range 41 West of the Fifth PrincipalMeridian in Becker County,Minnesota (also being known for tax-ation purposes as part of Auditor’sLot 20 of that certain AUDITOR’SPLAT recorded in Book A of Plats,page 23 in the office of the Recorderin said County), described as fol-lows:
Commencing at an iron monumentwhich designates the west quartercorner of said Section 34; thenceSouth 88 degrees 42 minutes 51seconds East 1638.24 feet on anassumed bearing along the east-west quarter line of said Section 34to the intersection with the easterlyline of Block 21, HOLMES ADDI-TION TO THE TOWN OF DETROITMINN., said plat is on file and ofrecord in the office of the Recorder insaid County, said point is the point ofbeginning; thence South 02 degrees40 minutes 43 seconds West 24.04feet along the easterly line of saidBlock 21 to the southeasterly cornerof said Block 21; thence North 88degrees 42 minutes 51 secondsWest 185.74 feet along the southerlyline of said Block 21; thence South02 degrees 26 minutes 42 secondsWest 8.96 feet to an iron monument;thence continuing South 02 degrees26 minutes 42 seconds West 150.00feet to an iron monument; thenceNorth 88 degrees 42 minutes 51 sec-onds West 60.00 feet to an iron mon-ument; thence South 02 degrees 26
minutes 42 seconds West 50.00 feetto an iron monument; thence South88 degrees 42 minutes 51 secondsEast 246.00 feet to an iron monu-ment; thence continuing South 88degrees 42 minutes 51 secondsEast 33.00 feet to the centerline ofRossman Avenue; thence North 02degrees 26 minutes 42 secondsEast 233.00 feet along the centerlineof said Rossman Avenue to the east-west quarter line of said Section 34;thence North 88 degrees 42 minutes51 seconds West 33.16 feet alongthe east-west quarter line of saidSection 34 to the point of beginning.The above described tract contains1.14 acres.
SUBJECT TO an easement forpublic road purposes for RossmanAvenue and Willow Street over,under and across that part of theabove tract described as follows:
Beginning at the aforementionedpoint of beginning; thence South 02degrees 40 minutes 43 secondsWest 24.04 feet along the easterlyline of said Block 21 to the south-easterly corner of said Block 21;thence North 88 degrees 42 minutes51 seconds West 185.74 feet alongthe southerly line of said Block 21;thence South 02 degrees 26 minutes42 seconds West 8.96 feet to an ironmonument; thence South 88degrees 42 minutes 51 secondsEast 186.00 feet; thence South 02degrees 26 minutes 42 secondsWest 200.00 feet to an iron monu-ment; thence South 88 degrees 42minutes 51 seconds East 33.00 feetto the centerline of said RossmanAvenue; thence North 02 degrees 26minutes 42 seconds East 233.00
feet along the centerline of saidRossman Avenue to the east-westquarter line of said Section 34;thence North 88 degrees 42 minutes51 seconds West 33.16 feet alongthe east-west quarter line of saidSection 34 to the point of beginning.
AND YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-FIED, that the object of said action,among other things, is to determinethe title and adverse claims to theland hereinbefore described, and toobtain a Judgment that Plaintiff is theowner in fee of the above describedreal property and that none of theDefendants have any estate or inter-est therein or lien thereon and thatno personal claim is made againstany of the Defendants herein.
Civil cases are subject toAlternative Dispute Resolutionprocesses as provided in Rule 114 ofthe General Rules of Practice for theDistrict Courts. Alternative DisputeResolution includes mediation, arbi-tration, and other processes set forthin the rules. You may contact theCourt Administrator for informationabout these processes and aboutresources available in your area.
Dated: May 20, 2015.SCHURMAN & WINTERS LAWFIRM, P.A.By ________________________Thomas P. WintersAttorney for Plaintiff904 Lake Avenue, Suite 1Detroit Lakes, MN 56501Telephone: (218) 847-2142Reg. No. 0390351
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Baumgartner thankful for warm welcome• Barbie Porter
Monsignor David Baumgartnermay never know in the mortal worldif he has succeeded in his work ofgetting people into heaven. But he isworking hard in the corner of parish-ioners at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch in Frazee.
Baumgartner began giving servic-
es in Frazee in early July. Growing up in Hillsboro, N.D., he
was the eighth child of 11. Hisupbringing was a slice of Americanpie; his mother was a nurse, hisfather serviced cars at the local deal-ership and the whole family couldbe found at church Sunday morn-ings.
He shared one of his fondestmemories of being part of a churchas a child dates back to when he was7 years old and a Mass server.
“I enjoyed that very much,” hesaid. “I also fondly remember parishgatherings of picnics and softballgames.”
As Baumgartner became an adult
he first considered entering the sem-inary to gain a deeper knowledge ofthe Bible and how to pray, but healso had a drive to help people inneed of long-term care.
He attended Concordia College inMoorhead and earned a degree inlong-term care administration, butdecided to follow his heart.
“I felt like the Holy Spirit wasnudging me in that direction,” hesaid.
Through dedication and a thirstfor knowledge, the 52-year-oldearned a master’s in divinity in 1990and went on to earn a master’s ineducation in 1993.
Baumgartner said he reallyenjoyed learning different aspects ofthe discipline and focused his educa-tional degree in religious theory.
Since becoming a priest 25 yearsago, Baumgartner said he’s reallyenjoyed meeting the community heserves, particularly in a family set-ting.
Since arriving in Frazee, he sharedthe first impression he received wasfrom the residents who offered him awarm, hospitable welcome.
While he doesn’t have any specif-ic goals for the church, he shared helooks forward to getting to know theparishioners and finding out whattheir goals are for the future.
Barbie Porter
Monsignor David Baumgartner took over services in July at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frazee.
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Friday, July 17, 2015Vergas - Behind Fire Hall
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Possible delays on Hwy 34, CR 141Motorists on Highway 34 on the east side of Detroit Lakes will encounter
traffic shifts, lane closures and possible delays during the intersectionimprovement project that began the week of July 13. Left turn lanes will beconstructed at the intersection of Highway 34 and Becker County Road141/Riverside Drive.
At times, flaggers will allow one-way, alternating traffic through the workzone. Drivers must obey the flagger, be prepared to stop and follow the pilotcar through the work zone. The work is part of a larger project that includesseveral passing lanes between Detroit Lakes and Akeley.
An additional passing lane will be constructed near Snellman after crewscomplete grading work near Becker County Road 141. Later this summer,the final passing lanes near Nevis and Akeley will be constructed.
Anderson Brothers of Brainerd is the prime contractor for the $8 millionproject, which will improve the mobility along Highway 34 by reducing bot-tlenecks and improving the movement of freight through the highway corri-dor. Info: www.mndot.gov/d4/projects/hwy34. Real-time travel info:www.511mn.org or dial 5-1-1.
Tractor, machinery show set July 26The fourth annual Tractor Tracks and antique machinery show will be held
Sunday, July 26 during Turkey Days from 9 a.m. to noon. A highlight of theevent includes the “Bruce Tjaden Memorial People’s Choice Award.” Theevent is free, open to the public and will be held along Endeavor Road, adja-cent to the Essentia Health Clinic. Participants may join the big parade at 2p.m. on Main. There is no fee to enter a tractor and participants can show upstarting at 8 a.m. Info: Roger Boe, 334-4300, John Dermody, 849-7441.
10 — Frazee-Vergas Forum, July 16, 2015
Family Outdoor Movie Night & InflatablesFriday, July 24
Movie starts at 9 p.m.Inflatables & concessions start at 4pm
Affordable Concessions: Ketter Dogs, Pop, Candy etc
FREE EVENT! FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!Held adjacent to Harvest Fellowship Church (between
HFC storage & Lion’s Building).
Bring Lawn Chair, Blankets for seatingA Turkey Days project of Harvest Fellowship Church.
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Gobble up the competitions for all ages and abilities during Turkey Days• Barbie Porter
The competitive spirit is strong inthe flock of people who enjoy theannual Turkey Days celebration inFrazee July set for 24-26.
Contests challenge visitors to honetheir eyesight, sharpen their detectiveskills, swing a big stick, eat a pie andmuch more.
The contests set to take placethroughout the Turkey Days celebra-tion include:
• A photo contest, in which peoplecan snap photos throughout theevents and submit two favoriteTurkey Days scenes to [email protected] by July 30 for achance to win Frazee Bucks, whichcan be spent at most downtown busi-nesses just like cash.
• A sleuth contest called theMystery Gobbler. One resident waschosen to be the Mystery Gobblerand through clues given at variousevents detectives need to solve themystery and identify the gobbler. Thefirst clue will be read at the openingceremony and after each clue is readit will be posted on the window of theFrazee-Vergas Forum.
There are rules, however. When asleuth thinks they’ve pinned theGobbler they must approach that per-son with a specific phrase and currentcode word. The code word ischanged with each clue that isrevealed.
For example, a super sleuth wouldask, “Mystery Gobbler, will you pay?The key word is (this).”
If a person approaches the MysteryGobbler but uses an old key word, theGobbler can shake its snood and walkaway.
The detective who correctly identi-fies the Gobbler will earn a $100prize donated by New Life Farms.
• A Turkey Golf Scramble at the
nine-hole Frazee Golf Course, locat-ed just outside of town on StateHighway 87. Grab the clubs and takea swing at becoming a local legend ofthe green. The tourney starts Friday,July 24 and continues throughSaturday, July 25 until 1 p.m.
Four people make up a team andthere are three divisions, includingmen’s, women’s and mixed couples.Members of the golf course pay $20per person, while non-members pay$25. The competition uses Peoriahandicap and everyone wins some-thing.
Tee times should be set by calling334-3831, as there will be no shotgunstart as there has been in past years.
Create, eat and hose down thecompetition in Friday contestsFriday, July 24 the competitive
spirit is open to all ages and talents.The competitions include:
• A sand castle contest at TownLake beach, which is located on sce-nic South Lake Street.
While some teams build inspiringsand castles, others have created tur-tles, a sofa with a sleeping dog andmany other works of art.
There is a 10-team limit and eachteam must have two people, one adultand one child that is younger than 12years of age. There is a $5 entry fee.Registration can be done on-site theday of the event, which starts at 2p.m., or pre-registration can be doneby calling Frazee Mayor HankLudtke, 334-3369.
• A pizza eating contest for thosewho can’t get enough of the Italianpie will be held at All In All at 4:30p.m. A $5 entry fee gets contestants alarge pizza and a commemorative T-shirt. The first to finish the pizza willwin a certificate that gets them onelarge pizza each month for a year.The event is limited to 15 participants
and pre-registration can be done bycalling 334-3336.
• A showdown water fight for kidsand adults will be held on MainAvenue. A wire is rigged down astretch of West Main Avenue and onit hangs a ball. Contestants must usefire hoses with gushing water to pushthe ball across the opponents’ line towin.
The kid’s event starts at 5 p.m., andno registration is needed. Thosewanting a turn just need to get in line.
The adult teams, which can haveany number of participants, registeron-site before competition starts at 6p.m. Trophies and bragging rights aregiven to winning teams.
In recent years contestants big andsmall have tried to get an advantageby wearing everything from shieldedfire helmets to goggles and snorkels.So join in the fun, and get creative.
Unleash the Beast, toss a bag and grow a beard for
Saturday’s competitionsSeveral events for all levels of ath-
letes and competitive personalitiesare set for Saturday, including a:
• 5K walk/run. The famousDolores Smith Memorial Turkey Trottakes participants through gentlyrolling hills of residential areas andacross gravel road terrain that offers arural, scenic feel. The route also takesparticipants down Main Avenue in aloop to the finish line.
Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. theday of the race and goes until the 8a.m. start time at Riverside Park,which is located on East MainAvenue. There is a $10 fee for run-ners, which includes a T-shirt and a$2 fee for walkers, who can purchasea commemorative shirt for $8.
• Beast Mode Challenge offers anopportunity for all level of athletes totest their endurance and push them-
selves for personal best scores or toearn exclusive prizes.
The competition is open to men,women and children of all ages andthere are competitions for teams offour and individuals.
Teams divisions include male,female and mixed, while individualcategories include male and femalefor 16 and younger; and men’s andwomen’s divisions for ages 17-25;26-40 and 41 and older.
There are four events in the com-petition including a mile run, and 2½minutes to get in as many pull-ups (orbent arm hangs for women), sit upsand pushups as one can.
While individuals will enter eachevent and have only a 30 secondbreak between events, teams willhave one member participate in eachevent and can pick who competes inwhich competition.
There is also a team costume com-petition and best family score award.
Prizes will be awarded to all con-testants and winners will receiveexclusive, custom-made Beast Modeapparel.
Two scholarships will also begiven to three participants who areenrolled in college for the 2015semester. Winners of the two $500scholarships and a single $1,000scholarship are determined by a ran-dom drawing, as will several doorprize winners.
Those who pre-register get a dis-counted price of $10 for individualsand $30 for teams, whereas thosewho register the day of the event willpay $12 for individuals and $40 forteams. Register at www.beast mod-echallenge.com or by calling 234-7467.
• Road rally contest calls uponfamily and friends to gather and takea road trip race. Generally, teams
dress up and decorate the car beingdriven in the race to the theme, whichis “Fairy Tails” this year.
Registration is $10 per car and canbe done the day of the event between12:30-1 p.m. behind Frazee FamilyFoods. There is a 20 car limit, so reg-ister early for the popular event.
The race starts at 1 p.m. and teamsare presented clues that lead thegroup to the next clue. The fun eventoffers locals an opportunity to sharetheir knowledge of the area and new-bies a chance to see parts of the com-munity and surrounding areas.
• Bean bag toss contest at theFrazee Liquor Store. The popularpastime requires a team of two peo-ple who throw bags a distance of 33feet from hole to hole. Boards andbags are provided for the outsideevent.
There is a $20 per-team registra-tion, which starts at 11 a.m. on-siteand closes when the competitionbegins at noon. There is a 100 percentpayback at the event.
Based on 30 teams entering, thetop eight placers would also earn aninvite to the inaugural MinnesotaState Bean Bag Championships,which are set to take place in mid-or-late September in Perham.
• Beard competition at the FrazeeLiquor Store. There will be four cate-gories in the contest, including: full
beard, partial beard, mustache andfree style.
Examples of beards found in eachof the mentioned categories can befound at www.nationalbeardchampionships.com/categories.
The top three in each category earneither a trophy or ribbon and theaudience will vote to determine thebest overall beard.
During last year’s event the personwho took home top honors in themustache category had only beengrowing it for one day. He was theonly entrant, so all with beards andmustaches are encouraged to enter inthe second annual event.
Smash-up SundayThe only competition set for
Sunday, July 26 is the ever-populardemolition derby at 3 p.m. located onthe corner of West Main Avenue and5th Street Northwest.
Get the roll bars in the car and reg-ister for $50, which includes a twomember pit crew. Entries are takenuntil 3 p.m. the day of the event.
The cost for spectators is $5 or $20for a family. Beer and concessionswill be sold during the event.
The organizers of the event havesecured more large cement blocks toensure the safe event remains as such,and added more members to itscleanup crews.
Take in thesegreat events,
specials duringthe 61stannual
TurkeyDays in Frazee
Fri thru Sun, July 24-26
Sunday, July 26th • 9 amFrazee Area churches unite in offering a
Community Praise & Worship Service
Riverside Park - E. Main St (just past the bridge)
All are welcome! Bring lawn chairs!If it rains, worship will be moved to Harvest Fellowship Church.
1155 Hwy 10 E.
Detroit Lakes
847-2121 www.dlinn.com
www.facebook.com/HolidayInnOnTheLake
The Holiday Inn on the Lakewelcomes you to
Turkey DaysHigh quality food at affordable prices.
Large groups welcome!
Sunday: 2-4-1 Drinks & 1/2 Price Appetizers
Mon-Fri: $1 off all Drinks
Saturday: $4 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas All Day
ALL DAY, EVERY DAY$2 Ice Hole Shots $3 Fireball Shots
$4 Crown Royal Drinks$4 Shocktop Pounders
VFW Post 7702W. Main Ave. Frazee • 334-5251W. Main Ave. Frazee • 334-5251
M-Th 3-1, Fri & Sat 12-1, Sun 11-?
Join us in getting Turkey Days started ...
Thursday, July 23
KaraokeJoin us in closing down Turkey Days ...
Sunday, July 26Karaoke Contest
6-10 pm. Karokee with a twist.
Pre-EventsFCC King & Queen CoronationMon, July 20, 2:30 pm, Frazee Care Center Kick-Off Party: 8 pm-12, Thur, July 23VFW, Live band
July 24-26Photo Contest: Submit 2 photos of yourfavorite Turkey Day scene of 2015 to [email protected] by July 30. FrazeeBucks to be awarded to winner. Daneele 234-7520
Mystery Gobbler: Clues given at events,1st clue at Opening Ceremony. Clues posted at Frazee
Forum. $100 prize by New Life Farms
Food Court: Fri, Sat & Sun, W. Mainacross from UC Bank. Aleisa 234-9415
Street Fair/Flea MarketSat-Sun, 2nd St. NW/Ash Ave, Rhonda 841-0350
Turkey Golf ScramblePlay Fri. & Sat. Shotgun start 2 pm Saturday Frazee Golf Course 334-3831
Silent AuctionSat-Sun, Event Center, Bidding closes Sun 1 pmNeighbor to Neighbor, Bonnie 334-3559
Flower Show: Fri 4 pm-Sat 2 pm, Event Center Bring flowers for judging 9 am-1 pm Fri. Brenna 218-640-0887
Beer Gardens: Fri, Sat & Sun, VFW & Hostel Hornet; Fri-Sat, Frazee Liquor Store
Tie Dye: Fri 1-5 pm, Sat 11-6. Twice BlessedThrift Store. Free tie dying. Giant ice pops & popcornextra. Harvest Kids’ Klub. Karen 234-5595
Friday, July 24Let’s Go Fishing Pontoon Rides12-2 pm, Town Lakefreewill donation, rides leaving at 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm
Sand Castle Contest2 pm, Town Lake. Ten 2-person teams (1 adult, 1 kidunder 12) $5 Entry. Frazee Boy Scouts Troop 690 assisting. Register: Hank 234-3369
Opening Ceremony: 4 pm, Little Turkey Park. VFW Color Guard
Pizza Eating Contest: 4:30, All In All. Pre-register by Fr, July 10, Little Turkey Park. $5shirt/entry fee. Winner 1 large pizza/month for a year.Limited to 15 participants. 334-3336
Water Fights: 5 pm kids, 6 pm adults, W. Main. Frazee Fire Department.Trophies by Frazee-Vergas Forum. Tyler 841-0928
Bingo: 12-4 pm, Event Center. Vergas Boy Scout # 322. Bake Sale, Frazee HS Band.Bobbi 330-3406
Let Freedom Ring6-8:30 pm, Event CenterAll School Reunion Show, $20 for dinner, show, souvenir.Rodger Palmer 841-0302 for reservations.
Hostel Hornet, Live Music8:30 p.m., Hostel Hornet Patio
Lions Street Dance9 pm-1 am, Frazee Liquor Store parking lot, $5, “Arena,” 21 & older, IDs required. Will be inside &outside bar. Frazee Lions Club. Jim Fry 847-9637
Family Outdoor Movie Night9:30 pm. Concessions available. Adjacent to HarvestFellowship Church (between HFC storage & LionsBuilding). Debbie 844-5055
Late Night Breakfast Buffet11 pm-2:30 am, Hostel Hornet
61st Annual
See you next year! Turkey Days July 29-31, 2016
Sponsored by
Frazee AreaCommunity Club
Turkey Days Chairpersons:
Daneele Shipman 234-7520
Trescha Mitchell 841-0354
Info: 334-2124 or
1-800-407-2488
Sunday, July 26
Turkey Days Breakfast: 7-10:30, Event Center;Biscuits & Gravy $6, under 6 Free. Frazee Area Community Club
Dolores Smith Memorial Turkey Trot-5K Run/Walk6:30 am register, 8 am start. Riverside Park, $10 runners(free T-shirt) $2 walkers $8 T-shirts. Avis 334-5781, 849-3943.
Kids Fishing Contest8-9 am, Town Lake. Ages 1–7 & 8-15, . Dana Wothe 457-1127
Beast Mode Challenge: FHS Football Field,Register 7:30 am, teams of 4 $40, individuals $12, Brian 234-7467,www.beastmodechallenge.com for early registration discounts.
Jr. King & Queen Contest9:30 registration, 10 am pageant, FHS gym. Up to age 6; Jolene 850-0126
Turkey Crawl: 10:30 am, FHS gym. Register 10-10:15, ECFE, Karrie 342-2501
Tyler Shipman Memorial Car Show10-3, Main Ave. All cars & motorcycles makes, models, years.$10/vehicle. 10-11 registration, 2:30 trophies. Proceeds donated toscholarships at FHS. Daneele 234-7520 www.tylershipmanmemorialcarshow.com
Kids Inflatables 11am-3 pm, W. Main. $5 Unlimited Wristband, Sponsored by Frazee Event Center & Liquor Store. FHS Robotics
Turkey Bowling: 11 am-1 pm, W. Main. Kendal 530-0030
Salad Luncheon11-2, Event Center, United Methodist Church, Barb 334-2271
Soap Box Derby12 pm, 5th & W. Main, Frazee Fire Dept., Tyler 841-0928
Road Rally: 12:30 registration, Behind Frazee Family Foods. 1 pm start. Theme: “Fairy Tails.” $10/car, 20 team limit. Lois320-293-0155, Bonnie 395-0464, Hank 234-3369
Bean Bag Toss: Frazee Liquor Store
11 a.m. registration, Noon start, must be 21, 100% payback, double elimination, Ron 457-1132
Turkey Bingo1-4 pm, Event Center, Bobbi 847-8930 proceeds to ALS
Kids Pedal Tractor Pull1:30, W. Main, Frazee FFA, Trescha 841-0354
Cake Walk: 2-3 pm, W. Main, Sacred Heart Youth
Beard Competition: Frazee Liquor Store2:30 pm registration, Start 3:30 pm. Will be using the Beard TeamUSA rules on judging. Dave 320-266-4370. Sponsored by Frazee Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary
Kid’s Power Wheels Derby3:30 pm, 5th & W. Main, (Derby Pit), Frazee Fire Dept. Regi 841-7202, Jason 849-4678
Spaghetti Supper: 4:30-7 pm, Event Center.Freewill offering, FHS Band, Brian 218-298-0583
Live Music: 5-7 pm, VFW
Miss Frazee & Miss Teen Pageant7 pm, FHS Gym, $6 admission, Jay 334-2661
Teen Dance: 8-12, FHS Red GymAdmittance $6, Sacred Heart Youth Cheryl 847-4599
Hostel Hornet, Live Music8:30 pm, Hostel Hornet Patio
Liquor Store Street Dance: 9 pm-1 am$5 cover, Fat Cats, 21 & older, IDs required, Inside and outside bar.
Fireworks: At dusk, near water towerSeating available at football field bleachers.
Late Night Breakfast Buffet11 pm-2:30 am, Hostel Hornet
Gordon Sanders Memorial Breakfast7-10 am, VFW, Val Turnball 849-6750
Community Outdoor Praise & Worship Service: 9 am, River ParkBring lawn chairs, live band worship, all churches welcome. If rains, serviceat Harvest Fellowship Church. Rev Ryan 298-1856
Antique & Restored Tractors Show9 am-12pm, Endeavor Road, 8-9 registration. Tractors on display 9-12pm, Roger 817-229-1713, John Dermody 849-7441
Motorcycle Show: 10 am-1 pm, Main Ave.Free entry, Heart of the Lakes ABATE Chapter, Edgar 849-5021
Cake Walk:10:30 am, by Little Turkey Park, Frazee Boy Scouts #690, Angie 218-232-1093
Turkey Luncheon:11-12:30, Event Center, $6, under 6 $3, Frazee Area Community Club, Jay 334-2661
Pet & Doll Parade:12:45-1 pmRegister at Frazee Family Foods parking log, judging 1 pm. Parade beforeparade of cars, Rhonda 841-0350. Sponsored by FFDLA
Parade of Wheels:1:30, Main Ave. Line up at Riverside Park past Essentia Clinic 1 pm. Parade 1:30 pm. All cars/trucks/motorcycles/etc welcome.
Turkey Days Parade: 2 pm, Main Ave.With Grand Marshalls Eldon and Vi Bergman. Line up by FrazeeElementary 1 pm. Prizes: Frazee Bucks from UCB. Marvin 790-3309, Mark 701-351-7920, Ken 701-893-5759
Pie & Ice Cream Social: After Parade,Button Drawing, Event Center, Host United Methodist Church
Demolition Derby: 3 pm, W. Main, $5 Admission,$20/family. Entry $50 (includes 2 pit crew). Chain & Go. Entries taken until
3 pm. Beer & Concessions. Regi 841-7202, Robert Tollefson 234-5727
Atomic Dj: Frazee’s “The Gobbler” Karaoke Contest6-10 pm, VFW. Karokee with a twist. Rhonda 841-0350
Watch the paper for the latest updates, if any
Saturday, July 25
Miss Frazee Outstanding Teen 2014 Desiree AnneBauer & Miss Frazee 2014 Becca Sorlien-Riewer
Friday thru Sunday
July 24-26
Grand MarshalsEldon and Vi Bergman
[email protected] • www.frazeecommunityclub.com
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Palace Cafe on MainBurger Night Thursday 4-7
111 W. Main Ave, Frazee • M-F 6-4, Sa-Su 7-2
334-FOOD (3663)
Serving Pulled Pork Sandwiches Fri, Sat & Sun, July 24-26
Enjoy your meal in air conditioned comfortGreat Breakfast Menu!
Frazee-Vergas Forum, July 16, 2015 —11
2015
All SchoolReunion Show
“Let Freedom Ring”Friday, July 24
6 pm • Frazee Event Center
Tickets: $20 (UCBank, Backyard)Full course meal
Served by Pageant CommitteeCash Bar
Payment by cash, check or credit card
Live & Silent Auctionwith several unique items
Event is open to everyone … families, friends &graduates from Frazee-Vergas schools
Patriotic Christian ThemeHonoring veterans, fire, police &rescue for their serve to all of us.
Patrick Shannon, ArtistForest Edge Gallery
24” copper plate
2010 Miss Minnesota Kathryn Knutilla Karg & Andy Karg
Producer, Talent & Continuity
ASRAll School Reunion
HeadquartersBackYard Station Greenhouse
Main Ave, Frazee
Open Saturday & Sunday 10 am-2 pm & Thursday of
Turkey Days
Pick up your tickets here & Set up your Reserved Class Reunion Tables
Class members from the class years of 48,53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65 and 79
have already registered.
During Frazee Turkey DaysJuly 24-26, 2015
Rodger (’56) at 218-841-0302 to register or for more information
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Dance outdoors to the
Fat CatsSat, July 25
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$5 cover, 21 & older, valid IDSpecial Guest Daivd Lee
BeerGardensFri-Sat, July 24-25
Beard Contest2:30 registration; 3:30 pm start
Sat, July 25Will be using the Beard Team USA rules on
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Menu offers plenty of tasty treats and eating contest for Turkey Days• Barbie Porter
Perhaps one of the most tantaliz-ing aspects of small town festivals isthe delicious food served throughoutthe weekend.
The menu is covered duringFrazee’s Turkey Days festival July24-26.
The food court sets up shop onWest Main Avenue Friday and con-tinues cooking up all those fair foodfavorites through Sunday. Vendorsare still signing up, but so far on thedocket are: Uffda Tacos, The SugarShack, Tubby’s Turkey Legs, Rob’sSmoke House and Tami Carillo.
Some of the new items offered onthe menus include pulled pork andpulled chicken sandwiches, wild ricebrats, jumbo shrimp and super fries,which come with enough sides tomake a meal.
Aleisa Jopp is organizing the foodcourt and noted non-profit groupshave also signed up for the foodcourt and will sell cotton candy andpopcorn.
While savoring a treat, take a seatin the provided sitting area andenjoy watching the activities goingon in the street.Friday, July 24 highlights: pizza
eating, breakfast buffetFriday, July 24 pizza fanatics and
their fans won’t want to miss thesecond annual pizza eating contestat All In All. Last year the eventdrew a dozen competitors and twiceas many spectators who cheeredtheir favorites on as the pies disap-peared.
Pre-registration is open now andcloses Friday, July 10. The cost is $5and includes a commemorative shirtand a large pizza.
The winner gets one large pizzaevery month for a year. There is alimit of 15 contestants, so register-ing early is recommended.
For those attending the musical
entertainment event, “Let FreedomRing” a meal is included with the$20 event ticket. The delicious andprecise cooking of Jay Estenson andthe crew of the Miss Frazee andMiss Frazee Outstanding Teen pag-eants will be serving up turkeysteak, fluffy mashed potatos, gravy,green beans, coleslaw and a dessert.
After tearing up the town, theHostel Hornet staff wants to sendeveryone to bed with a full stomach.The restaurant and bar on the cornerof Main Avenue and Lake Street willserve a late night breakfast buffetfrom 11 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Friday,July 24 and Saturday, July 25.
On the menu at the Hostel Hornetwill be french toast sticks, sausagelinks, cheesy hash browns, scram-bled eggs and Denver scrambledeggs.
Saturday, July 25 highlights: biscuits, salad, spaghetti
Opening the hatch and thoroughlyfeeding it the morning of Saturday,July 25 will be the FrazeeCommunity Club which is hosting abiscuits and gravy meal at theFrazee Event Center from 7 a.m. to10:30 a.m. Meals are $6 (childrenunder 6 are free).
Later in the day the crew at theUnited Methodist Church is whip-ping together a salad luncheon thatwill be held at the event center from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The historic eventhas always offered dozens of salads,from ones made of macaroni, leafygreens and sugary treats.
The opportunity to take homesome tasty treats comes about onWest Main Avenue thanks to theSacred Heart Youth who are organ-izing a cake walk from 2-3 p.m.
When stomachs start growling asthe dinner time bell rings the FrazeeHigh School band will serve up aspaghetti supper for a freewill offer-ing at the event center from 4:30-7
p.m. In addition to a plate ofspaghetti the menu includes saladand garlic bread. A dessert bake salewill also be held offering all kinds ofgoodies.
The money raised will go towardspaying the high school band’s wayto perform at Disney World.
The evening feasts will concludewith a second round at the late nightbreakfast buffet at Hostel Hornet.
Sunday, July 26 highlights:breakfast, turkey and pie
The morning starts with an oppor-tunity to honor a well-respectedFrazee man, the late Gordon Sandersas a memorial breakfast will be host-ed at the VFW from 7-10 a.m. Forinformation about the menu call ValTurnbull 849-6750.
The Frazee Boy Scouts Troop 690will host a cake walk by the LittleTurkey Park starting at 10:30 am.
A turkey luncheon will fill up thestomachs for the parade - pulledturkey, baked beans, chips, icecream and a beverage.
The tastiest treat is saved for last.Following the annual parade will bethe pie and ice cream social at theFrazee Event Center.
For $3.50 one can select a slice ofpie and grab a scoop of ice cream.The pie selection will be vast andinclude strawberry rhubarb, peach,apple, cherry and blueberry. Duringthe social event the winners of theTurkey Days button drawings willbe announced and a list of prizeswill be posted.
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The Turkey Days pizza eating contest hosted by All In All drew several contenders and a large crowd for its inau-gural year. The event is back again for this year’s celebration and set for Friday, July 24.
BSU dean's listSean Kieselhorst, Frazee, and
Grace Lacey, Frazee, were named tothe dean's list at Bemidji StateUniversity for the spring 2015semester, earning a GPA of 3.5 orhigher.
The 2015 Hornet football season isapproaching quickly. Football play-ers grades 5-12 will have the oppor-tunity to work with varsity coachesthis coming week to get prepared forthe upcoming season.
Camp for 5th-6th grade will beheld July 20 and 27 from 5-6 p.m.and will focus on basic skills andinteracting with varsity players andcoaches. Athletes entering the 7thand 8th grades will have a camp July22-23 from 5-6 p.m. also focusing onskills and safe tackling. Both youthcamps are free of cost and sign upcan be done through the CommunityEd office, 334-3181 ext. 3.
The Varsity team camp will beJuly 20, 22, 23, and 27 from 6-8 pm.Camp will focus on specific skills
and schemes in preparation for theupcoming season. Gear will beissued July 20 starting at 5 p.m. inthe varsity locker room. Due toMSHSL rule changes, playersattending the team camp at SMSUJuly 29-31 must attend these prac-tices. Registration is throughCommunity Ed and cost is $15which includes equipment rental feeand T-shirt.
"We are excited for the season to
start! There have been a lot ofchanges in the off season with thecoaching staff, game schedule, prac-tice schedule, and many MSHSLchanges," said Head Coach JimJacobson. "We are excited to takeour ideas and put them on the field,and to build on the tradition ofHornet Football, and these camps area great way to get all athletesinvolved."
Hornet Football Camp begins July 20
Free Advance Care Planning set TuesdayFrazee Care Center will be hosting a free educational session about
Advance Care Planning by Sanford Health for the Frazee community at 5p.m. Tuesday, July 21 in the “Day Room.” The session will help documentone’s wishes in a Health Care Directive so family members can make impor-tant health care decisions for their loved ones. RSVP by Monday, July 20.Info: 334-4501.
12 — July 16, 2015, Frazee-Vergas Forum
Gale Kaas
Post-storm beautySunday night as the skies cleared after the big storm, it cast a beautful sunset from the south over Shell Lake.
Search for past looncall winners is onWinners of past Vergas Looney
Daze loon calling competitions arebeing sought for the upcoming looncalling contest, which will highlightthe 50th anniversary of the city-widecelebration in Vergas.
Past winners should contact CarolSharp at [email protected].
The winner list is as follows:1984 Paula Latto1985 Paula Latto1986 “Mother” Meyer1987 Gina Dahring1988 Andrea Dulski1989 Andrea Dulski1990 Emily Nagan1991 Emily Nagan1992 Emily Nagan1993 Brennen Hulbert1994 Rebekah Fencl1995 Bobbi Jo Schattschneider1996 Kacy Wothe1997 Kacy Wothe1998 Kelly Bruhn1999 Adam Sonnenberg2000 Elizabeth Julian2001 Andrea Dulski2002 Kelly Bruhn2003 Christina Gordon2004 Nicholas Hener2005 Nicholas Hener2006 Nicholas Hener2007 Andrea Uhde2008 Kiana Mentes2009 Sarah Lemke2010 Kiana Mentes2011 Ella Mangel2012 Karen Lee Hill2013 Ella Mangel2014 Daphine Hanson
Free outdoor movie, explosive show, cars on Main, headline family events for Turkey Days• Barbie Porter
Turkey Days (July 24-26) is allabout family fun, so it makes sensethere are plenty of activities for peo-ple of all ages to enjoy together.
Being in lake country, a pontoonride on the calm waters of TownLake is a great way to start the cele-bration. Plus, it’s free for the entirefamily. The large pontoons hold adozen or so people and are captainedby the ever-safe drivers from theLet’s Go Fishing organization.While the group usually offers freefishing excursions to area residents,the trip on Town Lake is simply achance to cruise around the lake instyle. Pontoon rides will be givenFriday, July 24 with rides departingfrom the public access at noon, 1p.m. and 2 p.m. Freewill donationswill be accepted.
The opening ceremony, whichofficially kicks off Turkey Days,also offers up some family bondingtime. The event starts at 4 p.m. atLittle Turkey Park and generallyincludes short speeches from theTurkey Days chairs, as well as enter-tainment. This year the VFW ColorGuard is noted to be a guest at theevent.
Bingo games are offered two daysduring the long list of events thisyear, which goes to show how popu-lar the family-friendly competitionhas been. The first session of bingowill be held at the Frazee EventCenter from noon to 4 p.m. Friday,July 24.
The second session will beSaturday, July 25, also at the eventcenter, and from 1 to 4 p.m.
Both sell cards for $1 and willoffer cash prizes to winners. Theproceeds Friday go towards payingfor camps and other activities forVergas Boy Scout Troop 322. TheSaturday proceeds will be donatedto ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)research.
Perhaps one of the biggest drawsof family fun last year was the freeoutdoor movie, which will be playedon a large screen at HarvestFellowship Church, 806 FrazeeRoad. The church is able to host apublic showing of the movie legallythrough its church video licensing.
Pastor Ryan Stockstrom said thisyear’s feature is a recently releasedanimated story about six heroes whoteam up with friends to form a bandof high tech heroes.
In addition to a free film, the crewat Harvest Fellowship Church isrolling out the red carpet for the kidsas it will have inflatable fun houses,which are also free.
“The inflatables will be open from4 p.m. until the movie starts around9 p.m.,” Stockstrom said.“Concessions will also be availablefrom 4 p.m. until the movie ends.”
At the food stand one will findKetter dogs, popcorn, candy, popand more.
Those attending the movie shouldconsider bringing chairs, a blanketand bug spray.
Cars and explosives headline family fun Saturday, July 25
Main Avenue in Frazee will belined with cars that make automo-bile enthusiasts dream Saturday,July 25. The Tyler Shipman
Memorial Car Show starts at 10 a.m.and goes until 3 p.m. It featuresplenty of makes, models and yearsof both cars and motorcycles as wellas the opportunity to vote for amachine that will be awarded thePeople’s Choice trophy. Several tro-phies will be awarded at 2:30 p.m.
Those interested in registering cando so from 10 to 11 a.m. at the costof $10 per vehicle. Proceeds aredonated to scholarships that aregiven to Frazee High School seniors.
In-between checking out hot rodsthe entire family can enjoy a gameof turkey bowling, which will beoffered on West Main Avenue from11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The annual road rally is also a bigtime family favorite event, and sim-ple even for rookies to join. This ishow it works: every year the rallyhas a theme, and participants dressup according to the theme and deco-rate their vehicle. This year’s themeis “Fairy Tails.” Once the team isformed and ready to roll, registerbetween 12:30 and 1 p.m. behind theFrazee Family Foods store. The rallystarts at 1 p.m. at which time a clueis given that leads the participants tothe next clue, and so on until the lastclue brings the teams across the fin-ish line. There is a limit of 20 teamsso register early for the popularevent.
The evening is reserved for royal-ty and explosives. First the royalty,as the Miss Frazee and teen pageantstarts at 7 p.m. at the high school.The longtime favorite event show-cases the talented local ladies withadmirable orator skills and ambitionto bring awareness to causes thatmatter.
The current Miss Frazee, BeccaSorlien-Riewer, and the Miss FrazeeOutstanding Teen, Desiree Bauer,will pass their crowns to welcomenew royalty.
After the pageant concludes, headover to the football field with a blan-ket and bug spray as massive explo-sions will start at dusk. The footballstadium will be open for seating, butpeople are welcome to bring theirown chairs as well for the annualTurkey Days fireworks show. Thehigh flying fireworks that can usual-ly be seen downtown and through-out the city are possible throughdonations from businesses and resi-dents.
Floats parade down Main, cars to be smashed Sunday, July 26Sunday’s family events start with
an outdoor praise and worship serv-ice at River Park at 9 a.m. The get-
together in the name of God is opento all parishes and will include a liveband.
Those attending are encouraged tobring lawn chairs. If rains falls thenthe service will be held at HarvestFellowship Church.
Later, the family can head to theantique restored tractor show wherethe older generation can teach theyoungsters about how it used to beon the farm. The tractor show is 9a.m. to noon on Endeavor Road.Registration is from 8-9 a.m. and isfree.
The hipsters can take their familyto the motorcycle show which willbe on Main Avenue from 10 a.m. to1 p.m. It is free to enter into themotorcycle show and can be doneby calling 849-5021.
The big Turkey Days parade startswith a parade of wheels at 1:30 p.m.on Maine Avenue followed by thebig parade at 2 p.m. where floats andfriendly faces waving to those liningthe streets.
After the parade, a great familytradition is getting pie and ice creamat the Frazee Event Center. Thenhead down to West Main Avenue forthe demolition derby which starts at3 p.m. and has a $5 admission with a
$20 family limit.Anyone interested in entering the
derby can contact Regi Ueke at 847-7202. Entry costs $50 and includes a2-person pit crew. Entries will betaken until 3 p.m.
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The Tyler Shipman Memorial Car Show Saturday, July 25 is a big draw forfamilies.
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Contestants of the Miss Frazee and teen pageants received congratulationsfrom friends and family after the event.
Barbie Porter
Ski club hosts lessons on Town LakeThe Town Lake Ski Club hosted lessons on barefoot skiing on Town Lake this past week.
