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The Smilin' D Arena and Events center in the heart of Colfax Township hosted a bull riding night with youth and adult divisions on Saturday, January 4. Smilin' D is a family-owned arena built for cutting, roping, ranch sorting, and western events. The attached video features a few rounds of bull riding that night. Grit, Glory and Good Times! From their website: "Nestled in the heart of Central Minnesota, Smilin’ D Arena is the ultimate destination for those who live for the thrill of the ride. Whether you’re here for the grit of cutting com...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball team made it 5 wins in a row when they defeated Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 57-48 on Friday, January 10. This improved their overall record to 9-5 heading into a road game at Maple Lake on Tuesday, January 14. The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's sports section features additional coverage. Fans can also follow along with near-daily updates on B-B-E varsity sports at the newspaper's Jaguars Sports blog: https://bbejaguars.blogspot.com. The attached...
Roger Sagedahl, died peacefully surrounded by his family in the Glenwood hospital on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at the age of 90. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 19th from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the church. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service on Monday. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Brooten. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral...
Christmas Eve worship was held at South Lake Johanna Lutheran church of Crow Lake Township with a crowd of nearly 70 attending. A video featuring most of the service is attached here. At around the 10-minute mark of the video, Pastor Ron Knutson's sermon begins....
Grace Lutheran Church in Belgrade held a Christmas Eve worship on Tuesday, December 24 right around sunset. Attached here is a video featuring Pastor Lisa Meshke's sermon during the worship....
Children age 5 and younger were enrolled in a vaccine trial for RSV in the United States, during which they were tested out with injections of a mRNA technology-based gene therapy drug. Because of rampant concerns and safety signals coming from the trial, the program was shut down. The federal government's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee made this announcement on December 12. In the announcement, data was revealed that showed that the group of children who were...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school jazz band, with students in grades 8-12, performed as part of the Holiday Christmas concert on December 16 at Olson Auditorium. They are featured in one of the attached videos; the senior high choir is featured in the other video. Also performing that evening were the middle school choir plus the middle school and senior high bands. Retired music teacher Maggie Harp provided piano accompaniment for the choir's songs....
At Big Grove Lutheran church in North Fork Township, the Sunday School children performed their Christmas program and participated in the worship service on Sunday, December 15. The final song of worship called "Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness" is featured in the attached video....
PRESS RELEASE on December 13 from Senator Westrom's office. On Thursday, Dec. 12, nine Democrat state senators announced the formation of the “Blue Dog Caucus” in the Minnesota Senate, aiming to “pursue a practical, bipartisan path forward for all Minnesotans.” The state senators include Senator Matt Klein (DFL-Mendota Heights), Senator Nick Frentz (DFL – North Mankato), Senator Judy Seeberger (DFL – Afton), Senator Grant Hauschild (DFL – Hermantown), Senator Ann Rest (DFL – New Hope), Senator...
On Saturday, December 7 in downtown Brooten, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus arrived at Lucky Shots Bowling Alley to a full house of area children who were excited to meet them and talk about their Christmas wish list. In the attached video, the Brooten Fire Department is featured providing chauffeur services to the Clauses to downtown Brooten. Altogether, over 110 children registered for door prizes, the purchase of which were financed by area businesses and the Brooten Fire Relief Association....
On Sunday, December 15, Sunday School children at Big Grove Lutheran church held their Christmas program. Two pictures featuring the group of children singing in the sanctuary that morning were featured on page one of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. In the attached video, you can watch the children singing "Joy To the World" and also "Silent Night" during the program....
The Belgrade Commercial Club hosted Santa Day at the Belgrade Municipal Hall on Saturday, December 14. Santa Claus was on hand for pictures with children, and treats and refreshments were also available including Belgrade Bakery Christmas cookies. The top attached video features part of the fun that morning. The B-B-E Just For Kix dancers also performed two separate dances, and the second attached video features the final JFK dance....
This was submitted by the Liberty Under Fire group and summarized by Harold Pease, Ph. D. For our newspapers this Christmas season we retell the greatest story ever told, God was Born. It is our almost 800th column telling readers mostly what the Deep State presses do not share. But this story is the reason for the season of America's most favorite holiday. Unfortunately it is today largely not shared outside christian churches and active members homes. We share it boldly and hope our...
A crowd surpassing 60 worshipers attended a Christmas Eve worship on Tuesday, December 24 at South Lake Johanna Lutheran church. The service was led by Pastor Ron Knutson. Video attached here features all but the first 5 minutes of the service, and it begins with Tony and Marie Halls performing a singing/guitar duet. Pastor Ron's gets into his sermon beginning at around the 10-minute mark....
On Monday, December 16, the 6th-12th grade music student at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school performed their Holiday Christmas concert at Olson Auditorium. The high school Jazz Band performed for the second time of the school year to lead off the band's portion of the concert that night. On October 28, the jazz band unveiled their talents to the public for the first time at the Halloween Spooktacular concert. In the attached videos, which you can toggle between as you wish, the jazz band is...
Lucky Shots Bowling Alley was the site of the Brooten Santa Day on Saturday, December 7, and it drew over 100 children and their families to town. The attached video features a glimpse of children sitting with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus plus other activities that took place at the bowling alley. It was right around the same time of this video that the B-B-E Cub Scouts Pack No. 667 was getting their chili feed underway across the street at the KaDe Shack. Additional coverage was published in the...
Coming to East Norway Lake Lutheran church in rural Pennock/New London! On Saturday, December 14 at 3 p.m. (16270 68th Street NW, New London 56273) with a round of Christmas carol singing. After the sing-along, cookes/coffee/cocoa will be served in the fellowship hall with free-will offering. • Bring or meet your family, friends and neighbors to this festive start of the Christmas season! • Stay for treats! - and - pick up some goodies at the bake sale. • Be home before dark! Hope to see you t...
On Wednesday, December 4, the students in grades K-3 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa hosted their annual Christmas program at the school's main gymnasium. A packed crowd of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and other friends and family were on hand! The attached video features the full program, which lasted just over 24 minutes....
The Bohmer family and the staff of Bonanza Valley State Bank invites their wonderful customers to their upcoming Holiday Open House on Friday, December 20 in their spacious bank lobby, where they will have treats, goodies and gifts available. This runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day! See you there!...
LEGAL NOTICE: City of Brooten. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED PROPERTY TAXES FOR CITY OF BROOTEN FOR 2025: The Brooten City Council will hold a Truth in Taxation hearing on its budget and on the amount of property taxes it is proposing to collect to pay for the costs of services the City will provide in 2025. The hearing will be held on Monday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. at the Brooten City Council Room, 147 Central Ave N, Brooten MN 56316. BY ORDER OF BROOTEN CITY COUNCIL. /s/ Jeanne Kinne,...
The Brooten Activities Club and a lengthy list of locally-owned businesses have once again teamed up to bring Brooten Santa Day for all ages to enjoy. The Santa Day is this Saturday, December 7 starting at 3:30 p.m. at the Lucky Shots Bowling Alley. The Winters are excited to host part of Santa Day at Lucky Shots, which now has its back room fully completed in the building's former cafe area. Other activities will be across the street at the KaDe Shack plus at the Trinity Lutheran Church...
Submitted by Minnesota District 12A State Representative Paul Anderson of Starbuck The state issued a new economic forecast on Wednesday, December 4, and it projects a $616 million surplus through the 2026-27 biennium – a decrease of $1.1 billion from previous estimates – and a significant future shortfall. The new economic report from Minnesota Management and Budget indicates reductions in income and sales tax revenues combined with higher spending for long-term care and special education res...
On Sunday, December 1 in Arctander Township, the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association hosted their annual Advent worship service at the old log church. Attendance surpassed 50 (getting to 53 by one count) on a day when outdoor temperatures struggled to hit 10 degrees. The NLLHA built the log church replica and an adjacent museum to remember and honor the Norwegian pioneers who settled the Norway Lake community in the latter part of the 19th century. Construction of the log church and...
The community of Brooten hosted the annual Santa Day event on Saturday, December 7. Activities for the evening concluded with a lighted Christmas parade on main street, which you can watch in the attached video. Santa Day drew a large crowd of families with children, parents, grandparents and more to Lucky Shots Bowling Alley, where Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus met with children to hear their wish lists. By 5 o'clock, much of the crowd had shifted across the street to the KaDe Shack's community room, where the B-B-E Cub Scouts Pack No. 667 hosted...
This week, families across our state are gathering to spend quality time together, give thanks, and, of course, eat some delicious Minnesota-raised turkey. We all know we live in divided times. But this Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for the fact that what unites us as Minnesotans is far greater than what divides us: • We respect the dignity of work and the simple idea that our family members, friends, and neighbors should be able to afford a house or apartment, health care, and for our seniors, a...
