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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...
Brooten's Bonanza Valley Days 2025! BVD 2025: four nights/days of activities! The annual Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is coming on July 10, 11, 12 and 13 in 2025! Spread the word and mark your calendars! The BVD grand parade starts at 1:30 p.m. in Brooten on Sunday, July 13, 2025. May 3, 2025 Belgrade VFW Pork Chop and Steak fry The Belgrade VFW invites everyone to their next Steak and Pork Chop Fry on Saturday, May 3. They will be serving from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the VFW community...
A deceptively-edited 60 Minutes video of a Kamala Harris interview in 2024 was just nominated for an Emmy in Hollywood! You can't make this up! Well, you could, but it would be tough to believe you! In the interview, Harris gave one of her standard incoherent, rambling, nonsensical answers. However, 60 Minutes edited the video to make her sound like she knew what she was talking about....
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...
A core, bedrock task of government is to protect its citizens from bad foreign actors. Under Joe Biden, the federal government failed at that mission at every step of the way, in every conceivable way. When Joe Biden occupied the White House, at least 20 million illegal immigrants flooded into our sovereign nation. This has threatened the economy, not to mention the safety of our citizens. Example: an illegal Venezuelan immigrant was arrested 16 times in under 24 months, but he was finally...
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....
You have GOT to love CNN and the strange men and women they often feature during their "news" segments! Take a look at the real "GEM" of an individual who is supposedly a doctor that's interviewed near the end of the attached video. This man's interview begins after the 2:00 mark. Earlier in this video clip, CNN features commentary that shows the dangers involved with consuming food dyes and also mentions other countries that have banned these substances from food....
This guy! Get a load of what he has been peddling across the globe. This video is just 94 seconds long, but it speaks volumes. What's illustrated throughout the video is headlines from news articles in recent years that explain what mad scientists have dreamed up: climate engineering. What can go wrong! Mad scientists, many of whom are funded by Bill Gates, are dreaming up schemes that "block" sunlight from the earth. Sadly, it appears that parts of these schemes may be put into...
How can a person who lives in a $12 million ocean-front home suggest that life in the United States is difficult? If that person is that wealthy, why don't they move to a country that's less difficult to live in? Curious minds want to know!...
The Christian season of Lent featured Good Friday worship at numerous area churches on April 18. The Big Grove/Crow River/Grace Lutheran Parish of Belgrade and Brooten hosted Good Friday worships at Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade at 1 p.m. that day and then at Crow River Lutheran Church in Burbank Township at 7 p.m. The song Old Rugged Cross is performed in the attached video as Good Friday worship special music at Crow River Lutheran Church. The trio of singers includes Patrick Walsh,...
The oddball who holds the title of Hennepin County Attorney, who goes by the name of Mary Moriarty, has held that title since 2022. This person recently decided to barely "slap the hand" of a man who allegedly committed over $20,000 of vandalism against Tesla vehicles. What is wrong with her? Why is she such a failed human being? How can someone with such despicable morals hold the title of Hennepin County Attorney? I think we are in trouble in Minnesota....
National Farmers Union (NFU) today sent a letter to the U.S. House and Senate, urging lawmakers to support the Trade Review Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would reassert Congressional authority to review and approve any new tariffs imposed by the administration. "We need congressional oversight of tariffs and trade policy to ensure measures are thoughtful and positively impact the agriculture economy. Family farmers and ranchers are facing historic levels of uncertainty, and the...
Is it too much to ask for America that we can take one day from the rampant, never-ending stupidity dished out by the Democratic Party of America? You won't get more love for criminal gang bangers than you do out of Democratic leaders in 2025. It is sad and pathetic how the leaders of that party show considerably more empathy for criminal illegals than they do to the victims of violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants. The facts: illegal immigrant Abrego Garcia was found to be a member of...
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 senior high band (grades 8-12) are performing the final song of the night, "Highlights from Aladdin" by Alan Menken (arranged by Michael Sweeney). The senior high band opened its portion of the concert with "Jurassic Park" by Sam Pottie. The next two songs included "On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss" by David Holsinger and "At a Turkish Market" by William Owens. Additional coverage from the...
Technology director Kody Bertram provided an update at Monday's (April 14) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board meeting at the high school. Included in his report was comments on the increasing use of artificial intelligence both on the staff and student side of education. In terms of ever-increasing use of Artificial Intelligence, Bertram said, "Including AI in education is increasing nationally and in our school district. Staff at B-B-E feel comfortable using it in their day-to-day work. It's...
On March 22 of this year, a poll was released showing that Kamala Harris was the front-runner for the 2028 Democratic nomination for President of the United States. This poll was reported in a news article at The Hill by journalist Ailia Zehra, who covers politics and human rights topics. Unfortunately for Mrs. Harris, her favorability has slipped in recent weeks in the Democratic Party. By April 17, numerous news articles reported on a recent poll that showed New York Congresswoman Alexandria O...
