Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 2004
The reading of the lesson and Holy Gospel plus the pastor's sermon at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church is included in the attached video from June 1. Barry Bouwman reads the lessons and Psalm, and Pastor Jeanne Megorden read the Holy Gospel before providing her sermon. Worship at WLJ in Gilchrist Township is at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday for the month of June....
An extensive church bell and building remodel project is underway at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. In the attached video, which was recorded the morning of Friday, May 23, the third and final bell from the bell tower at Ss. Peter and Paul is removed from the steeple. Additional coverage is forthcoming in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. One photo of the three bells was published on page 1 of the June 5 issue....
A video was added to this web article from 2017; you can view that by clicking through the attached media. The historic Terrace Mill in Chippewa Falls Township will be celebrating a grand reopening on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, at the Terrace Mill grounds. Having been closed due to the covid-19 pandemic and reorganizing efforts, the new board of directors is excited to announce a new season of events and the mill being open for visitors! The event is free to the public, with donations...
The Belgrade VFW Post 1825 held their Memorial Day program on May 26. Part of the parade is featured in the attached video, which was recorded while the parade marched down Belgrade's Main Street. To view the video, swipe right or left on the photo of the veterans marching down Main Street....
Come join the family, friends and staff of Redhead Creamery in North Fork Township, rural Brooten, on Saturday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for their 7th annual Curd Fest! It's going to be whey fun! Take a leisurely walk, shop around, have a drink, or bust a move. And don't worry, fan-favorite treats like Pan-Fried Curds and Curd Kabobs will be there, fresh and squeaky as always! Live music will include at least two bands: The Cropdusters and Gus Sent Me. To view a video from the 2024 Curd...
It is an honest question. Watch the attached video to see what I am referring to. It's only 2 minutes, 40 seconds long, so it won't take up much of your time. Thank God for President Trump and his decision to send reinforcements to Los Angeles. Why would "leaders" sit on their hands and watch L.A. burn like it did in 1992? When I say "leaders," I am referring to elected officials in the state of California. What is wrong with them? How can you call people lighting cars on fires "peaceful...
In a rather stunning turn of events, the impact of out of control immigration in the United Kingdom is having major effects on that country's elections. In the attached video, libertarian commentator David Rubin focuses on what's happening across the pond....
Grove Lake area veterans and family members held a Memorial weekend program on Sunday, May 25. The event began with a short ceremony at the Grove Lake Chapel, which is located along Pope County Road 39 south of the town. The veteran-led group marched across the road over to Grove Lake Township cemetery. From there, the group moved over to the Grove Lake Township park, where a short program was held featuring Scripture reading, music and a 21-gun salute by members of the Glenwood V.F.W. and...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa baseball team successfully opened the Sub-Section 6A-South tournament with a 12-2 in in 6 innings. The opponent was No. 7-seeded West Central Area. Seniors Luke Illies and Brett DeRoo split pitching duties for the Jaguars, who are looking to return to the Section 6A championship game for the sixth straight season. The Jaguars (14-6) now advance into the double-elimination part of the Section 6A tournament. They play at 11 a.m. in Morris on Thursday, May 29. Further...
Things are not looking good for Paramount and its "news" affiliate, CBS, as they are being sent through the ringer by President Donald Trump. In the attached one-minute long video, you can catch up to the latest news on where Trump's lawsuit stands against Paramount....
A marvelous fireworks show by Precocious Pyrotechnics was fired off east of the football stadium on Friday, May 23. The show was part of the Class of 2025 graduation from Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. Their commencement ceremony was held that evening at the football field with picture-perfect conditions featuring almost full sunshine, almost no wind to speak of along with perfect temperatures in the upper 60s. The fireworks show is featured in the attached video. The full photo gallery...
On the first day of June, regular Sunday worship was held at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township. A video attached here features the Prayers of Intercession led by Pastor Jeanne Megorden....
The Brooten American Legion held a Memorial Day program on May 26 at the Brooten Pavilion. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school band performed patriotic music, and the guest speaker was B-B-E elementary principal Josie Dingmann. She is a granddaughter of the late Harold and Harriet Jacobson, who passed away this past winter. They were long-time members of the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. Dingmann's keynote speech begins at about the 9-minute mark in the video. In the latter...
This is incredible. What a find! The Democrats should run this guy for Congress. In Perrysberg, Ohio, police have arrested a 24-year old migrant from Venezuela who has been successfully attending an Ohio high school while pretending to be a 16-year old boy. The charges against him in Woods County, Ohio are centered around felony-level forgery. The man is a Visa "over stay" who first came to America in 2019 when he would have been around 18 years old. At that time, he earned the benefit of...
This week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greatly altered the government's COVID jab recommendations for the public. The new recommendations bring the United States in line with just about every other country in the western world. In a nutshell: COVID jabs will now only be recommended for those in high-risk health situations or senior citizens age 65 or older. The attached video from the Jimmy Dore channel on YouTube spells out more details....
This is the video player for graduation on Friday, May 23, 2025. It will go "live" at approximately 6:45 p.m. that evening. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. at the high school football stadium. The first graduation ceremony for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school was back in 1990, when the graduates of the newly-paired school were made up of students from the former Brooten and Belgrade-Elrosa high schools. The 55 graduates in the Class of 2025 are featured in a center spread of the Bonanza Valley...
On Wednesday, May 21, members of the graduating Class of 2025 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa were greeted by K-5 elementary students in Brooten. The elementary students were holding their year-end awards ceremony. Once the ceremony was completed, the senior graduates entered the gymnasium and were introduced by Principal Josie Dingmann. In the attached video, graduating seniors held a fruit rollup challenge with their respective K-5 age siblings....
On Sunday, May 18 in Sunburg, musicians with the Sunburg Community Players performed numerous songs at two separate outdoor conferences. These music performances were part of a long list of family-friendly activities for all ages at the Sunburg Syttende Mai celebration. In the attached 8-minute long video, these musicians can be seen performing next to the former Sunburg Cafe. Earlier in the day, they performed at the park shelter next to Willie Reigstad Baseball field. The Norwegian...
The Sunburg Syttende Mai grand parade lasted around a half hour and included a wide array of local businesses and service groups. The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Marching Band also performed throughout the parade. The attached video features the full parade as it passed by the Lake Region State Bank intersection with Highway 7. Additional Syttende Mai coverage from Sunburg was published in the May 22 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Another round of coverage will appear in the May 29...
A tradition started in recent years at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa features graduating seniors interacting with K-5 elementary students in Brooten during the last week of school. For the Class of 2025, this occurred on Wednesday, May 21 at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school gymnasium. The attached video features the graduating seniors entering the gym in an orderly processional before they introduced themselves one by one while talking about their respective future pla...
Please come to one (or both) of the upcoming Memorial Day programs (Monday, May 26) in Brooten and Belgrade with the following itinerary. The Brooten American Legion Memorial Day program begins at 10 a.m. at the Brooten Pavilion. The Brooten American Legion Auxiliary ladies will be part of the program, and the guest speaker will be Elementary Principal Josie Dingmann. Also, music students from B-B-E high school will perform a selection of patriotic songs. At Belgrade, the VFW hosts a Memorial...
The community of Grove Lake hosted a Memorial program that featured local veterans and a short prayer service on the shores of Grove Lake at the township park. Children participated by placing wreaths and flowers at gravesites at the two cemeteries adjacent to County Road 39 south of town. Veterans with a VFW Flag detail marched into the township cemetery before regrouping at the township park for the service. The attached video features the march of the veterans across County Road 39 into...
How about that! China has bent the knee and has buckled under the extreme weight of the U.S. tariffs enacted across the month of April. On Monday, May 12, the announcement was made by U.S. officials that China is negotiating better trade deals and better terms in its relationship with the world's most powerful nation: the United States of America! See more on this in the attached video, which also points out how wrong the low-IQ people are who provide news commentary on cable news outlets such...
The always popular, always enjoyable, family-friendly Syttende Mai celebration is coming once again to Sunburg on Sunday, May 18. The annual Norwegian Independence Day celebration brings a full slate of activities to the northwestern Kandiyohi County town starting with a pancake breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and concluding with a quilt raffle drawing at 6 p.m. The Grand Parade, which starts at 3:30 p.m., will feature Marilyn Young as the Grand Marshal. Syttende Mai is also known as the Norwegian...
On Wednesday, April 30 at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school, band students in grades 4 and 5 performed numerous musical pieces to kick off the spring concert held that afternoon. Additional coverage of the concert was published in the May 8 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The band students performing first were the fourth graders, who played in small group ensembles. The fifth grade band then performed as a group. The entire band portion of the spring concert lasted...
