Rich McCrady, Vergas, stands next to a Cessna 150 training plane. He opened Wings Flight Training in Perham last year. For info call 346-2820 or go to www.WingsFlightTraining.net. Photo by Barbie Porter
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 Taxiing down the runway at 55 mph, a Cessna 150 lifts from the ground and floats off into the blue sky.  Vergas resident Rich McCrady... + continue reading

The Shipmans (from left) Cassie, Daneele, Carter, Dixie and Jay (not pictured) are eager for the fourth annual Tyler Shipman Memorial Car Show and Camp Shipman guests to arrive in July. Photo by Barbie Porter
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 The car show season has begun, and it’s not too late to enter one of the most prominent shows in the area – the fourth annual Tyler... + continue reading

Rochert resident Cheryl (Kohler) Behlmer recently opened Forever In Our Hearts, a pet cremation service located just off Highway 34 between Frazee and Detroit Lakes. Photo by Barbie Porter
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 For many, pets are part of the family and saying goodbye comes with difficult choices.  Many veterinarians offer to send remains away and... + continue reading

One example of something a person may feel needs improvement in the city is the uninhabitable, unkept property on the corner of Juniper Avenue and Lake Street. Photo by Barbie Porter
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 Frazee residents dig out the cameras and get to clicking; the city needs community input.  Frazee City Administrator Jon Smith has asked... + continue reading

The annual MS 150 ride from Proctor to St. Paul drew more than 4,000 riders, including Frazee graduate Mike Miosek who opted to bike 300 total miles.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 Mike Miosek recently hopped on his 1976 pink and blue Schwinn and peddled almost 300 miles to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis (... + continue reading

Rich McCrady, Vergas, stands next to a Cessna 150 training plane. He opened Wings Flight Training in Perham last year. For info call 346-2820 or go to www.WingsFlightTraining.net. Photo by Barbie Porter

The Shipmans (from left) Cassie, Daneele, Carter, Dixie and Jay (not pictured) are eager for the fourth annual Tyler Shipman Memorial Car Show and Camp Shipman guests to arrive in July. Photo by Barbie Porter

Rochert resident Cheryl (Kohler) Behlmer recently opened Forever In Our Hearts, a pet cremation service located just off Highway 34 between Frazee and Detroit Lakes. Photo by Barbie Porter

One example of something a person may feel needs improvement in the city is the uninhabitable, unkept property on the corner of Juniper Avenue and Lake Street. Photo by Barbie Porter

The annual MS 150 ride from Proctor to St. Paul drew more than 4,000 riders, including Frazee graduate Mike Miosek who opted to bike 300 total miles.

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Wednesday, 19/06/13
 Everyone knows dogs can smell any kind of food from a considerable distance. Just run a can opener and ears come up and noses wiggle.  But zebra mussels? One of the Aquatic Invasive... + continue reading
Wednesday, 19/06/13
 The Rev. Gary Klempke conducted his last service for local parishioners Sunday.  Members of the congregations of the Vergas and Frazee United Methodist churches were present at the Vergas... + continue reading

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Digger, 3, a black Labrador-cross, appeared with his handler, Larry Hanson, for a presentation Saturday for residents of Lake Six and Lake Seven. The DNR's Hanson told how Digger is able to smell zebra mussels while patrolling lakeshore or when he walks around boats at lake access areas. Photo by John W. Dermody
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 Everyone knows dogs can smell any kind of food from a considerable distance. Just run a can opener and ears come up and noses wiggle.  But zebra mussels? One of the Aquatic Invasive... + continue reading

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Frazee-Vergas School District Superintendent Chuck Cheney (standing in center) received a round of applause at his retirement celebration party Friday, June 14. Photo by Barbie Porter
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 Cars parked in the ditch and across the highway from the Frazee Golf Course Friday, June 14 to attend a standing-room only party thrown by the Frazee-Vergas School Board.  The shindig was... + continue reading

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Midwest Starz National Competition was held June 12-16 at Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in the Wisconsin Dells. Dancers were (from left) Kaitlin Wake, daughter of Chuck & Julie, Frazee, received High Gold and 3rd place in her category; Autumn Moe, daughter of Bruce & Stacy, Vergas, received High Gold and 2nd place in her category; and Cheyanne Hart, daughter of Tara Hart, Frazee, received High Gold, 2nd place in her category, and the Judges Superstar Potential Award. Photo by Stacy Moe
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 Three dancers, Cheyanne Hart, Autumn Moe and Kaitlin Wake, from Northern Lights Dance Academy (NLDA) of Frazee competed in the Midwest Starz National Dance Competition June 12-16 at Kalahari... + continue reading

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Wednesday, 19/06/13
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When your lawn gives you dandelions, make dandelion tea! Some people think of dandelions as annoying spring weeds. Others like Carol Kern, Dent, choose... + continue reading

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Barbie Porter stands next to the Cessna 150 she flew. The plane is a training aircraft used at the Wings Flight Training School in Perham. Photo by Rich McCrady
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 There are a few choices I’ve made in life that made me feel wise later down the road.  Being a reporter is one of those choices because every day has the possibility of an adventure... + continue reading

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