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FABULOUS showing of B-B-E's fall musical! (VIDEO)
For three nights at Olson Auditorium, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school, the talents and dedication to the Fine Arts of 15 students brought the stage to life in grand fashion as the cast performed...
"That's a good bingo!" (HD VIDEO)
The Sunburg Fire Department reported a turnout of over 180 for their fall ham and turkey bingo and gun raffle, a terrific figure for a town of 100 people. It's tremendous to see such strong small town support. The event took place on Saturday,...
Thanksgiving Eve worship at East Norway Lake Lutheran (VIDEO)
Here's the full recording of worship service at East Norway Lake Lutheran Church on Wednesday, November 24. The opening song of worship Praise and Thanksgiving started at about the eight-minute mark. Pastor Wayne's children's sermon began at about...
Omicron: the latest tool they're using to scare you (OPINION)
Did you know that COVID-19 has thousands of variations by now? Thousands. The global elite who control the world and want to control your life have decided to use the Greek letter "Omicron" and attach it to a COVID-19 variant to scare you into...
BUSINESS GRAND OPENING IN DOWNTOWN BELGRADE this weekend! November 18, 19, 20
Pete's Repeats Grand Opening is today, tomorrow and Saturday! November 18, 19 and 20. Located on main street next to Saucedo's Restaurant and North Fork Mutual Insurance Co. Featuring vintage and...
(OPINION) Giving out donuts to spur more vaxxing?
We have to be the dumbest nation on earth, giving out free donuts to coax a person into getting vaccinated against COVID-19. And that same donut creates a biological response that lessens the impact and efficacy of that vaccination (according to...
(VIDEO) B-B-E Veterans Day program
Below is a video from the Veterans Day program held at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. The student body (grades 6-12) was in attendance, and the high school band and choir performed. Additional coverage was published in the November 18...
The musical is coming! It's almost here! (VIDEO)
The fall musical is almost here! Coming to the stage of Olson Auditorium at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday - November 19, 20 and 21 - the high school theater...
Holiday Cemetery Service in Brooten
Keep your loved one's grave site looking festive through the winter with winter planters and winter wreaths by Jana Mae's Holiday cemetery service in Brooten. You have two options to choose from: 1....
'Little Shop of Horrors' promotional iMovie video
Here's a promotional video of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's fall musical Little Shop of Horrors that's coming to the new stage of Olson Auditorium, B-B-E high school. This is also embedded in a separate web article on the November 18 list of stories at...
BREATHTAKING! (VIDEO)
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa fall musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' opened tonight, Friday, November 19, at Olson Auditorium, B-B-E high school. At the end of the business day, 105 tickets had been...
(OPINION) It is a start, but we have to do more
I'm writing this on Sunday morning, November 21, after coming home from worship service at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township, Pope County. It's worth noting that I worshiped...
B-B-E Fall Musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' coming to Olson Auditorium on November 19, 20 and 21
Join the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa theatre program on November 19th, 20th or 21st to watch their performance of Little Shop of Horrors at Olson Auditorium in Belgrade. Show times are as follows:...
(OPINION) "Follow the science" ...except when it doesn't fit the narrative
What a world we live in. We have so-called "experts" saying that they "believe" there won't be adverse reactions for COVID vaccinations to children ages 5 to 11 at any worse of a level than what they see in teenagers. Yet they have no science or...
B-B-E zip codes post a 25
The Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip codes posted the number 25 for new COVID-19 cases in the past week as reported by the Minnesota Department of Health. The new report was released on Thursday,...
B-B-E Jaguars football is STATE-bound!
The door has been busted down, and the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars will no longer be an outsider to the Minnesota state football tournament. The No. 2-seeded Jaguars avenged a Week Four loss in th...
(VIDEO) Sermon at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church
Below is the sermon given by Interim Pastor Gary Mills at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on All Saint Sunday, November 7, 2021 in rural Brooten. Pastor Mills is also the pastor at Trinity Lutheran...
(HD VIDEO) B-B-E's Fall Musical is coming: cast interviews! (UDPATED)
Note: this web article was updated on November 17 (see below). The fall musical is coming to the stage of Olson Auditorium at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Nove...
(OPINION) Jenn Psaki: utterly tone deaf and utterly vile
If there's one special skill set that White House Press Secretary Jenn Psaki has mastered, it is a tone deaf cackle as she shows in crystal-clear fashion how tone deaf she is. On a bigger note, it's...
Free Military Veterans supper on Veterans' Day
The Belgrade V.F.W. will host a free meal at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 11 at the V.F.W. back room. All military veterans and their spouses in the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa area are invited....
Hostage situation in Belgrade draws response from multiple law enforcement agencies (VIDEO)
A law enforcement response from multiple agencies took place in Belgrade on Monday, November 1, as a hostage situation unfolded around 12 p.m. on the north side of town. Law enforcement staged their...
MFU praises USDA investment in beginning farmers
Supporting beginning farmers is a priority for Minnesota Farmers Union and those efforts got a boost from USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) last week. NIFA announced an...
Belgrade Lions Fish Fry is a success (VIDEO)
Belgrade Lions members were busy at a full house in the Brother’s Bar in downtown Belgrade for a good portion of last Friday evening, October 29, for their annual fish fry and cash/meat raffle fundraiser. A raffle drawing with a $10,000 grand...
Big Grove Lutheran fall auction fundraiser (VIDEO)
Members and friends of Big Grove Lutheran church in North Fork Township, Stearns County, held their annual fall supper and auction fundraiser on Friday, October 22. The event was thoroughly entertaining from start to finish as they raised funds for...
Local Veterans Day programs update
A Veterans' Day program will be held at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school in Belgrade at 1:10 p.m. The program will feature 2021-2022 Voice of Democracy winners and the B-B-E band and choir....
