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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...
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...
Featured in the attached video is part of the worship service held on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11 at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church. Early in the video, the lessons are read by Patty Bouwman, and Pastor Jeanne Megorden then read the Holy Gospel. She then provided her Children's Sermon and then Mother's Day Sermon....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team held their season-ending banquet on Saturday, May 10 at the Eagles Nest Bar and Grill in Regal. In the attached video, seniors on the team provided mini "roasts" with prizes for each of the team members as well as coaches and two die-hard supporters. The team captains for the 2025 season were Kora Martinez and Tia Nelson. Additional coverage of the speech banquet was published in the May 15 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
At Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township, a Toby Keith Tribute Ranch Rodeo was held on Friday, May 16. It was also Law Enforcement Appreciation night. The Ranch Rodeo featured numerous competitions including cattle sorting and penning. In the attached video, one of the cattle sorting competitions is shown. The Smilin' D Arena is a family-friendly rural events center built around a passion for the ranching lifestyle. Their website is https://smilindarena.com. Additional Smilin' D coverage is...
The music players performed in the Sunburg park shelter and also in the parking lot by the former Sunburg Cafe on Sunday, May 18....
On Sunday, May 4 at Trinity Lutheran church in Brooten, students from Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches performed in the parish youth bell choir as part of worship service. In the attached video, the bell choir performs at the beginning before the lessons, Psalm and Holy Gospel were read. Pastor Jeanne Megorden's sermon followed....
Kensington Bank in Belgrade recently completed a major renovation to its lobby, which included moving its teller stations and creating a new, spacious customer seating area with a coffee bar and snacks plus a new conference room. Breitbach Construction of Elrosa began the project in January, and it was mostly wrapped up by April 1. It is worth a visit to stop in and take a look! Their regular banking hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Mondays through Fridays. Their phone number is...
The Grove Lake community invites everyone to their Memorial Parade on Sunday, May 25 at 1 p.m. at the Grove Lake Chapel located on County Road 39 south of Grove Lake. All will proceed to the park shelter by the lakeshore for a short program. A dessert stand at the park shelter will be available (free will offering). Also! A new Grove Lake Veterans booklet will be available starting on May 25 with a cost of just $5. In the attached video, members of the Glenwood V.F.W. are led by Gordy Wagner as...
The Brooten American Legion Post No. 288 will host a Memorial Day program on Monday, May 26 at the Brooten Pavilion starting at 10 a.m. Music students from Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school will perform, and guest speaker and current elementary principal Josie Dingmann will give a speech. Just down Highway 55 in Belgrade, the Belgrade V.F.W. Post No. 1825 will host a Memorial Day program that same morning starting at 11 a.m. at the B-B-E high school's Olson Auditorium. Additional details will...
On Saturday, May 3, gun safety training was held for 38 youth from surrounding schools, including Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and New London-Spicer. The five-hour event was hosted by members of the Padua Conservation Club in Colfax Township at the Belgrade Sportsmen's shooting range. Additional coverage is forthcoming in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. In the attached video, Dave Clark is shown speaking to youth about the different types of guns used for hunting purposes....
During the Mother's Day worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township, Pastor Jeanne Megorden provided special prayers for mothers and for families who are suffering loss or illness at the present time. The attached video features those prayers....
The annual Syttende Mai celebration is coming to the town of Sunburg in the northwest corner of Kandiyohi County on Sunday, May 18. This event features a full day of family-friendly activities for all ages. In the attached video, Sunburg Fire department member Milton Tollefson is shown reading out the winners of the Sunburg Trolls Car Club raffle winners on May 19, 2024. This was one of the final activities of the day. The Sunburg Trolls Car Club hosts their annual classic car and truck show...
Turnout was tremendous tonight for the B-B-E Class of 2025 senior Baccalaureate worship service on Wednesday, April 30. The annual Ecumenical event was held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Belgrade. Attending clergy were Father Mark Botzet and Pastor Lisa Meshke. The attached video begins as the worship started with the St. Francis de Sales church choir performing in the balcony. Bonita Radermacher is playing the guitar and leading the singers. At about the 13:30 mark in the video,...
Jerry Huls, who taught and coached at Brooten schools from 1979 to 1983, passed away on Tuesday, April 29. He was the Brooten Buccaneers head wrestling coach during those four years and also taught K-6 physical education at Brooten elementary school. He was also part of Coach Donna Hursts's volleyball coaching staff at the C-squad level. The Funeral Mass will be Monday, May 5, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Columbkille Church in St. Wendel, Minnesota, for Jerry Huls, age 69, who passed away peacefull...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team got off to a solid start to the 2025 campaign. Thanks to multiple outstanding pitching performances on April 26 and 27, the Saints defeated Starbuck 7-0 and then Lake Henry 3-0. In the Stearns County League opener at Lake Henry on Sunday, Will VanBeck started and pitched 5 innings while surrendering just 1 hit and 2 walks to go with 8 strikeouts. Ethan Vogt then pitched 3 innings (2 hits, no walks, 6 strikeouts), and Wyatt Steffensen earned the save as clo...
Eric Segaar, 46, of Brooten, died Tuesday, April 29 in North Fork Township, rural Brooten. His memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 3 at Paynesville Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held that day one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer’s Association. Arrangements are with Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Home. Online at https://www.hafh.org. Eric Scott Segaar was born on November 6, 1978, in Grand Rapids, M...
On Saturday, May 3, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school hosted the annual Prom Grand March. Student prom-goers lined up on County Road 197 south of the high school's west parking lot and entered in a single-car procession for outdoor introductions and photographs. They continued by walking into the school to their second introduction on the theater stage of Olson Auditorium. In the attached video, friends and family are shown visiting with prom students in the cafeteria and the main gymasium...
Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) today launched a Week of Action in Minnesota and across the country to tell Congress it must take quick and decisive legislative action to pass a comprehensive farm bill that supports family farmers, ranchers and consumers. “Minnesota’s family farmers are accustomed to managing uncertainty, it’s an inherit part of farming. However, for nearly 100 years, they’ve had the certainty that comes from having a federal Farm Bill in place,” said MFU President Gary Wertish....
Numerous area churches hosted Easter morning worship services on Sunday, April 20, including the Sunburg Free Lutheran church in Norway Lake Township. Their church is led by Pastor Ron Knutson, who is a 1958 graduate of Brooten high school. This video clip begins with Sunday School students singing special music as part of Easter Sunday worship....
On Saturday, April 19, the Easter bunny visited with area children in Elrosa for an event sponsored by the Elrosa Baseball Association, the Elrosa Commercial Club and Kensington Bank. Turnout surpassed 100 children, and 91 kids were registered for door prizes. In the attached video, Amy Zenzen is shown reading an Easter story to the kids gathered in the basement of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church. Additional coverage from this event was published in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's April...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert at Olson Auditorium on Tuesday, April 15. In the attached video, the high school jazz band (grades 7-12) plus the middle school band (grades 6-7) perform along with small group ensembles. Additional coverage of the spring concert was published in the April 17 and April 24 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
