Multiple Santa Day events were held in the Bonanza Valley area on two separate weekends, first on Saturday, December 6 (Elrosa and Brooten) and then one week later on December 13 (Belgrade and Sedan). In all four towns, numerous volunteers, families and businesses worked together to bring Christmas cheer to children of all ages. In the attached video, you can watch Amy Zenzen of Elrosa read a Christmas story to children gathered for Santa Day at Saints...
On Friday, December 19, customers of the community banks of Bonanza Valley State Bank of Brooten and Kensington Bank of Belgrade are invited to Christmas-season appreciation events. At BVSB in Brooten that day, bank customers are invited to the lobby between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to receive free gifts and enjoy numerous treats. Treats made by the Brooten American Legion Auxiliary will be part of what's offered plus meat and cheese trays and coffee and milk. At Kensington Bank that day, they will...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their winter concert at Olson Auditorium. Performing were the middle school choir and band plus the senior high choir and band. In the attached video, the senior high choir (grades 9-12) perform the song Carol of the Bells, arranged by Steve Kupferschmid. Other songs performed by the senior high choir were Bethlehem Lullaby, arranged by Erik Whitehall plus Peace, Peace by Rick and Sylvia Powell. Additional coverage is coming in...
The East Norway Lake Women invite you this Saturday, December 20 for a sing-along led by the Sunburg Fiddlers. Homemade soups and bread will be served from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (cost is $10 for adults; $5 for 5-12 years olds). The sing-along will begin at 1 p.m. A bake sale will be held before and after the sing-along. Coffee, cocoa and treats to follow. Also, there will be two quilts made by the ENL quilters available for purchase, check them out in the fellowship hall. All proceeds from the...
It's become abundantly clear the the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has had widespread fraud turn it into a totally corrupt arm of our federal government. The question remains: will we hold the government accountable for what they've allowed to take place? They were warned! A news article from WRTV in Indianapolis says that a woman in that city was thrown in jail after she stole IDs and then stole over $330,000 from SNAP. Think about that! That is astonishing fraud in a food...
