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On January 22, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Business Professionals of America team had 15 students compete at the Region BPA competition at Alexandria Technical College. At regions, B-B-E BPA students picked two or three competitions at the beginning of the school year and worked throughout the first semester to prepare for the regional competition. B-B-E students competed in a variety of business-type events this year. They took tests to show their knowledge on certain topics, wrote papers, and...
Three businesses in our area were severely harmed by many years of wrongdoing by the Brooten Commercial Club. They are Rooney's Bar of Sedan and the KaDe Shack and Marcia's Bar in Brooten. Some who will read this don't know the full story, but I am happy to tell you that the three businesses just mentioned are regaining strength and are recovering from what happened to them leading up to the end of 2018. Now that the clean up crew is doing their job, the struggle continues in finding out what happened and why. Those involved in this clean up...
*Update on February 6* Tickets still available! The Belgrade Commercial Club still has tickets available for the upcoming Purse Bingo night! Get your ticket today - Purse Bingo is Friday, February 7 at the Belgrade V.F.W. Doors open at 6 p.m., and purse bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. Seat reservation is just $15 (seating is limited) and you can purchase Bingo packs at the door for $15. This will be an exciting night with taco specials available at the V.F.W. from Saucedos Mexican Restaurant, and...
At the Dairy Crisis meeting hosted at the Greenwald Pub in Greenwald on Thursday, January 30, numerous farmers and other interested individuals spoke out against the way the agriculture economy is stacked against small- and medium-sized family farmers. One man spoke his strong frustration at the time he attended a meeting hosted by a large agriculture co-op with over 300 people. He said that he was the only one who questioned leadership at the meeting. "I didn't come here for a ham sandwich," he exclaimed. Video of what he said is embedded...
A review of tax forms submitted to the Minnesota Department of Revenue by former Brooten Commercial Club gambling manager Michelle Halls show that at least in one month, fraudulent figures were reported from the charitable gambling operation the club oversaw in Brooten and Sedan. This week (February 3-7), the Department of Revenue released LG100A forms for Marcia's Bar in Brooten dated July 2016 to December 2018. The LG100A is a "lawful gambling receipts and expenses by site" form. This reports to the state the volume of gambling and which...
Brink's Beer Joint in Swift Falls has the following Valentine's Day specials for February 14: Lobster Tail with garlic baby reds potato and salad for $22.95; pan-seared walleye only $16.95; and BBQ ribs just $12.95. At Brink's Club 104 in Sunburg, they have the following Valentine's Day specials for February 14: flat iron steak and shrimp for $16.95 with choice of potato and salad bar; or broasted chicken and choice of potato plus salad bar for just $8.95. Happy Valentine's Day from Ben and his...
