Articles from the January 1, 2026 edition


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  • Christmas Eve worship at Trinity Lutheran in Brooten (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jan 1, 2026

    The joint parish Christmas Eve worship for Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches was held in Brooten on Wednesday, December 24. A near-full house of children and adults gathered and heard a Christmas message from Synodically Authorized Minister Linda Simms, who has helped guide Trinity and WLJ since September as the parish seeks a new full-time minister. The attached video begins with Simms providing her children's sermon....

  • Somali daycare scandal gets WORSE (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jan 1, 2026

    And! Just when you didn't think it could get worse. Minnesota day care ("day") programs are licensed to operate from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. In the case of the Quality Learing Center in Minneapolis, they recently posted hours of operation as being 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. This is a problem. They receive taxpayer funding from state and federal sources while operating outside the legal hours of operation. Red flags, anyone? The attached video from Angela Rose shares her recent visit to this location on the even...

  • Big Grove Lutheran Christmas program (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jan 1, 2026

    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...

  • Checkmate! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jan 1, 2026

    From the Sivaady channel on YouTube. This is GOLD! Nick Shirley SINGLE-HANDEDLY embarrassed the media "powerhouse" that is known in America as CNN. He did so with astonishingly success. On CNN, the liberal mouthpiece who goes by the name of Tiffany Cross called Shirley a "random YouTuber." She's offended that Shirley's work breached through the noise and reached tens of millions of American citizens at a time when perhaps a only a half a million people in America watch CNN each day. The bottom l...

  • Boys' basketball Jaguars defeat MACCRAY at Willmar (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jan 1, 2026

    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...

  • Digging deeper into Minnesota's tax funding fraud issue (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jan 1, 2026

    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...

  • Lincoln's Seafood and Steakhouse in Brooten hosts Tanner Stark Band (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jan 1, 2026

    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,...

  • We, The People!

    Randy Olson|Jan 1, 2026

    The attached meme is from the X account of @dancbuie. He describes himself as a retired business owner, proud husband and girl-dad, and a strong believer in common sense solutions....

  • Worth sharing: Thank you, WCCO news (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jan 1, 2026

    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...

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