Articles from the June 5, 2025 edition


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  • Belgrade VFW Memorial Day program (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jun 5, 2025

    The Belgrade V.F.W. Post No. 1825 held its Memorial Day program at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium. About 80 members of the public were in attendance along with the B-B-E high school's grades 8-12 choir and band, which both performed patriotic songs. In the attached video, you can watch the program. The guest speaker was Keith Johnson, a Belgrade native who graduated from BHS in 1960. He later was a music teacher at Litchfield high school before retiring in 1999. After...

  • Worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jun 5, 2025

    The reading of the lesson and Holy Gospel plus the pastor's sermon at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church is included in the attached video from June 1. Barry Bouwman reads the lessons and Psalm, and Pastor Jeanne Megorden read the Holy Gospel before providing her sermon. Worship at WLJ in Gilchrist Township is at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday for the month of June....

  • The church bells come down in Elrosa (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jun 5, 2025

    An extensive church bell and building remodel project is underway at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. In the attached video, which was recorded the morning of Friday, May 23, the third and final bell from the bell tower at Ss. Peter and Paul is removed from the steeple. Additional coverage is forthcoming in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. One photo of the three bells was published on page 1 of the June 5 issue....

  • Terrace Mill Grand Reopening June 21 and 22, with art classes offered all summer

    Randy Olson|Jun 5, 2025

    A video was added to this web article from 2017; you can view that by clicking through the attached media. The historic Terrace Mill in Chippewa Falls Township will be celebrating a grand reopening on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, at the Terrace Mill grounds. Having been closed due to the covid-19 pandemic and reorganizing efforts, the new board of directors is excited to announce a new season of events and the mill being open for visitors! The event is free to the public, with donations...

  • Belgrade VFW Memorial Day parade (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jun 5, 2025

    The Belgrade VFW Post 1825 held their Memorial Day program on May 26. Part of the parade is featured in the attached video, which was recorded while the parade marched down Belgrade's Main Street. To view the video, swipe right or left on the photo of the veterans marching down Main Street....

  • Redhead Creamery Curd Fest is coming June 14

    Randy Olson|Jun 5, 2025

    Come join the family, friends and staff of Redhead Creamery in North Fork Township, rural Brooten, on Saturday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for their 7th annual Curd Fest! It's going to be whey fun! Take a leisurely walk, shop around, have a drink, or bust a move. And don't worry, fan-favorite treats like Pan-Fried Curds and Curd Kabobs will be there, fresh and squeaky as always! Live music will include at least two bands: The Cropdusters and Gus Sent Me. To view a video from the 2024 Curd...

  • Does New Jersey make them any dumber than Cory Booker? (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jun 5, 2025

    It is an honest question. Watch the attached video to see what I am referring to. It's only 2 minutes, 40 seconds long, so it won't take up much of your time. Thank God for President Trump and his decision to send reinforcements to Los Angeles. Why would "leaders" sit on their hands and watch L.A. burn like it did in 1992? When I say "leaders," I am referring to elected officials in the state of California. What is wrong with them? How can you call people lighting cars on fires "peaceful...