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January 5 article. Today, Ben Bugbee, Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 13A, responded to Governor Tim Walz's announcement that he will not seek a third term in office. "Frankly, this decision comes as no surprise," Bugbee said. "Over the past eight years, Governor Walz abandoned his promise of 'One Minnesota' and instead governed in service of progressive ideology, leaving rural Minnesota ignored and undervalued." Bugbee pointed to what he described as...
Tenacious defensive rebounding proved key for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball game at Royalton on Tuesday, January 6. Facing a physical, fleet-footed Royals team that went 14-0 in the Central Minnesota Conference last season, the Jaguars snared 35 boards on the defensive end to hamper Royalton's 63-points-per-game offense in what was a rowdy, hostile environment. After trailing 32-29 at halftime, the Jaguars played intense, lights-out defense down the stretch in a 58-53 win. "This...
A hot-button issue currently being discussed by citizens across the state of Minnesota is regarding what Governor Tim Walz has done and may continue doing to fraud whistleblowers in his state government apparatus. As it stands, Walz has approximately 12 months left to his tenure as governor. He recently announced that he is ending his bid for a third term. The attached video from the Forbes Breaking News channel on YouTube features testimony given by Congressman Pete Stauber of Duluth, who represents the 8th Congressional District of Minnesota...
Sunday School children and teachers at Big Grove Lutheran Church in North Fork Township held their Christmas program on Sunday, December 21. The attached video features most of the Christmas program. The video has a rough beginning while the tripod was adjusted at the rear of the church sanctuary. During that part, two students gave welcoming comments to worshipers and asked that cell phones be turned off. Finally, 44 seconds into the video, the rough part ends. (You may want to just skip the...
A career-high 28 points by senior guard Taylor Pieper helped the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys' basketball team claim third place in the Red Bracket of the Old National Bank Holiday tournament on Tuesday, December 30. The Jaguars evened their record at 3-3 with the win. In the first of back-to-back border battles at Willmar's Big Red Gym on Monday, the Jaguars lost 68-62 to New London-Spicer. The game to follow featured the host Cardinals taking on MACCRAY, which resulted in a 69-42 win for...
Liz Collins with Alpha News recently put out a report on the latest in fraud concerns in Minnesota. In the attached 6 minute, 39 second video, Collins interviews reporter Jenna Gloeb on her tracking of tax funding to Somali-ran adult day cares, child day cares and child autism centers. One example: Taaj adult daycare center received $739,000 in 2024 of state taxpayer funds. The state cited them for numerous deficiencie in operations, and the tax funding declined to around $54,000 in 2025. Much...
Saturday, December 27 was the big day for Lincoln's Seafood Restaurant, which hosted live music at the Main Theater dining room with the Tanner Stark Band. Doors and the kitchen opened at 4:30 p.m., and the live music kicked off at 7:30 p.m. with an open dance floor. A full steak and seafood menu plus craft cocktails was served. The attached video features the Tanner Stark Band performing that night. The Main Theater screen was used during the concert to display horse-themed videos. Currently,...
Here's a 17-minute long video from WCCO News of Minneapolis. In this video, radio journalist Jason DeRusha interviews Bill Glahn, who has been reporting on fraud in Minnesota for many, many years (even prior to the pandemic). Glahn is a writer with the Minnesota Center of the American Experiment. His writing on public sector fraud began approximately 4 years ago. Early in the video, DeRusha comments how he has been flooded with messages from family and friends from across the U.S. asking him...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa hosted a winter Christmas concert featuring the choirs and bands in grades 6-12 performing at Olson Auditorium on Tuesday, December 16. During the 7th-8th grade band concert, they performed Up On a Haunted Housetop by Scott Watson, narrated by science teacher Erin Koshiol. This song is featured in the attached video. Additional coverage with band students was published in the December 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The God Squad students of Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches of Brooten held their Christmas program on Sunday, December 7 at Trinity. The attached video includes video from the program that morning. The parish God Squad students performed Christmas carols on Saturday, December 6 as part of the Brooten Santa Day events. They were featured on one of the units in the Brooten lighted Christmas parade that evening....
Here's a video from the upper deck of East Norway Lake Lutheran church in Arctander Township on Saturday, December 20. The ENL church hosted the Sunburg Community Players, who performed an hour's worth of Christmas songs. They were directed by Joyce Rudningen. This video begins with the song We Three Kings being performed....
The power of the song Silent Night was demonstrated in one of the most destructive wars in world history just 98 years after written in 1816 and within miles of where written. by Father Joseph Mohr, while he was serving in Mariapfarr, Germany. It was famously associated with sparking the unofficial Christmas Truce on December 25, 1914, in World War I along the Western Front. No song had ever paused a war. During the early months of WWI, in frozen trenches near Ypres, Belgium, German soldiers...
It was not pretty, but the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball team survived a late comeback attempt by host Melrose Area after building a 17-point lead in the second half. A buzzer-beating three-pointer by the host Dutchmen made the final score 59-56 on Friday, December 19. In another border battle on the road, the Jaguars traveled to Swift County on Monday, December 22 to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. The Fighting Saints (5-2) entered the night averaging 72.6 points per game. In spite of a...
Saturday, December 27 is the big day in Brooten! Lincoln's Bar and Restaurant is excited to have live music at the Main Theater dining room with the Tanner Stark Band. Doors and the kitchen open at 4:30 p.m., and the live music kicks off at 7:30 p.m. The dance floor will be open! Restaurant and bar open all night. Just a $10 cover charge unless you're dining in. A full steak and seafood menu plus craft cocktails will be served. Walk-ins are welcome. For groups of 6 or more, Lincoln's staff...
A cozy group of over 70 children and adults gathered in the warm confines of the South Lake Johanna Lutheran church sanctuary on Wednesday, December 24 for a Christmas Eve worship. The service was led by Pastor Ron Knutson, who currently preaches at Sunburg Free Lutheran and Scandia Lutheran churches. The attached video, which begins while worshipers are singing It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, features most of the worship service. Pastor Ron graduated from Brooten in 1958. This is his 55th year...
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 Peter and Paul Catholic Church on...
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...
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 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...
Here's a video from the upper deck of East Norway Lake Lutheran church in Arctander Township on Saturday, December 20. The ENL church hosted the Sunburg Community Players, who performed an hour's worth of Christmas songs. They were directed by Joyce Rudningen....
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...
Note: on Friday, for the second time, a video embed code was fixed on this web article. We continue having technical difficulties. To see a photo gallery from the lighted Christmas parade, click here: BrootenChristmasParade. Brooten was buzzing all day and into the evening on Saturday, December 6. Retail businesses were busy with activity, and the Brooten Activities Club hosted the annual Santa Day event in downtown Brooten. Businesses like Earthy Elements, LLC, had a great response from the...
At the Parkers Prairie triangular on Thursday, December 4, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team fell to 2-3 overall with a 61-9 loss to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg followed by a 54-24 loss to Parkers Prairie/Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale. In the other dual, K-M-S defeated PP/BH/V 34-32 after the Fighting Saints earned 18 points from 3 forfeits in the top 3 weights (189, 215, 285). The wrestling team's next action is on the home mats on Friday, December 12 with a Central Minnesota Conference...
On Saturday, December 6, Jane Fauskee hosted a Christmas sale with her Hopeful Hills Ranch products. Fauskee has a big Christmas Sale and open house this weekend (December 13-14) at her ranch. Her business website is: https://www.hopefulhillsranchalpacas.com/farm-and-herd. Attached is a video from the Hopeful Hills Ranch Christmas sale hosted in Brooten on Saturday, December 6 at the Fauskee Oil headquarters as well as a video from an open house 5 years ago at Hopeful Hills R...
At the former Saucedos Restaurant location, Mexico Querido is now open on main street in Belgrade. Their business phone number is 320-633-0002. Their hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday through Saturday. They are open on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mexico Querido has a wide array of lunch specials (16 options) that are offered Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. They have a long list of appetizers, side orders plus a vegetarian menu. Their kids' menu (ages 10 and under) has 10...
