Berube finishes a term as ICBM Chairman By Chad Koenen Publisher l Berube has spent the better part of a decade being an advocate for community banks across the state of Minnesota. That advocacy culminated in August when Berube wrapped up a one year term as chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota Chairman. As the chairman,… Read More

NYM native opens Detroit Lakes Cakes & Bakes By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum Detroit Lakes Cakes & Bakes has made the lakes area even sweeter.  Daily, the crew at the family-owned bakery get up at the crack of dawn. Smells of fresh baked breakfast items fill the building as customers walk through the door.  “All our items are baked,”… Read More

By Barbie Porter Editor, Frazee-Vergas Forum As summer comes to a close, Bongards rolls the big cheese out for competitions. This year, the premium cheese making company with a factory and store in Perham earned top honors in the Chedder Block competition with a near perfect score.  Every day Bongards uses enough milk to fill nearly 6,000 bathtubs…. Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent In 2021 Stan Satre, 89, was the pastor for all four outdoor Sunday worship services at Camp Nidaros near Walker Lake, just down the road from the city of Ottertail. Most of the pastors who used to fill in for Stan have passed away or are in unstable health. Satre has been… Read More

Ottertail resident is in search for collectable autographs, records By Chad Koenen Publisher Dick Strand has a knack for being in the right place at the right time.  How else do you explain how a man who is originally from Madison, Minn., can chalk up the likes of Charles Lindberg as a friend, party with Ricky Nelson and… Read More

By Lois Wiirre Special to the Dispatch    Sorry, I was MIA all summer. My grandsons from Florida, spent the summer here on the farm. We had so much fun and made allot of memories.   I cooked a lot and introduced them to Minnesota foods. They laughed at the “everything on a stick” at the state fair… Read More

Recent rain and a return of near-normal temperatures and higher evening humidity have greatly reduced the chance of campfires or open burning causing a wildfire in Cook and Lake counties. In response, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is removing burning restrictions in those counties, effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. Cook and Lake counties… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener This time of year, some gardeners are suffering from “Garden Fatigue. They are praying for frost so they can stop gardening. Of course this is not true for the avid gardener. She/he would like at least another 2 or 3 months of garden weather to be sure that new plant /tree/shrub,… Read More