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Brooten Ambulance service serves over 400 at pancake feed
The Brooten Ambulance Service and Glacial Ridge Health System is thrilled about the huge turnout at their recent spring pancake breakfast held on Sunday, March 19 with over 400 served. The event was...
Herman TeBrake obituary
Herman "Hermie" TeBrake, 72, of Brooten, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Belgrade Nursing Home. A celebration of life for Herman was held from 2:00 for 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 19 at...
Ventriloquist performs at Cub Scouts banquet
A marvelous half-hour long ventriloquist show was performed by James Wedgwood on Sunday, February 19 at the Belgrade Municipal Hall as entertainment to conclude the B-B-E Cub Scouts Pack No. 667 Blue Gold awards banquet. Video from the show is...
Garbage pick-up announcement for Brooten
ANNOUNCEMENT for residents of Brooten: West Central Sanitation has announced that regular recycling pick-up will take place as scheduled on Friday, February 24 (tomorrow)...but the garbage pick-up...
The enduring human spirit (BOOK link added)
The current winter has given central Minnesota and a greater portion of the upper Midwest a few rounds of blizzard-like snow storms. Such storms have been part of life since pioneers first settled...
Police department calls up 6 percent from 2021
The Belgrade-Brooten police department finished 2022 with a total of 1,837 incident complaint reports (ICRs) on the book. This represents about a six percent increase from 2021, when the total was...
Worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran (VIDEO)
It's a little late, but here's worship service video from West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on Sunday, January 15 in Gilchrist Township....
Belgrade Library Winter Reading Program began January 2
Cozy up with a good book and challenge yourself to read more this season with the Winter Reading Program! "Read for a Better World," the 2023 Winter Reading Program begins Monday, January 2, 2023,...
Finding a new way: modernizing the annual sugar beet harvest
Sugar beet harvesting has become a time-honored tradition each fall across the Bonanza Valley area and beyond. The method used consists of two separate machines, one that cuts the top off the plant...
Let's go to church! at Sunburg Free Lutheran (VIDEO)
Such a wonderful worship service to kick off 2023! Below is video from the majority of worship service on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Sunburg Free Lutheran church in Norway Lake Township in the far northwestern corner of Kandiyohi County. The video...
Grace Lutheran church Christmas program (VIDEO)
On Sunday, December 18, Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade hosted their Sunday School Christmas program. A video featuring the entire program is posted below....
Big Grove Lutheran church Christmas program (VIDEO)
Here's the full video of the Sunday School Christmas program held at Big Grove Lutheran church on Sunday, December 18 in North Fork Township....
Trinity-West Lake Johanna parish Christmas program (VIDEO)
The God Squad (religious education) students of the Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran parish of Brooten held their Christmas program on Sunday, December 11 at Trinity church. A video from the final 11 minutes of the program is posted below. The...
BLAST from the PAST: Brooten Centennial kicks off (VIDEO)
In this rare gem of a video, the official start of the Centennial celebration in Brooten began with a flag-raising ceremony in front of the former Brooten high school. This was held on Friday, July 18, 1986 at the flag pole west of the building....
The day Brooten glowed! (VIDEO)
The community of Brooten was glowing on Saturday. Former teacher and mayor Kay Mohr would have been very, very proud. The day of Saturday, December 10 was crazy busy from start to finish in Brooten....
Brooten Santa Day is THIS Saturday, December 10! (VIDEO)
The communities of Belgrade and Brooten are excited to host Santa Day events on Saturday, December 10. Belgrade goes in the morning, and Brooten holds their activities later in the afternoon with a 6...
Brooten Santa Day is Saturday, December 10! (VIDEO)
The communities of Belgrade and Brooten are excited to host Santa Day events on Saturday, December 10. Belgrade goes in the morning, and Brooten holds their activities later in the afternoon with a 6...
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Up 20%
Spending time with family and friends at Thanksgiving remains important for many Americans and this year the cost of the meal is also top of mind. Farm Bureau's 37th annual survey provides a snapshot...
Glorious Thanksgiving Eve worship at Big Grove Lutheran (VIDEO)
Below is a recording of the full worship service held on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 23, at Big Grove Lutheran church in North Fork Township. Shortly after the seven-minute mark, Deacon Brenda Handel-Johnson begins reading the Holy Gospel,...
B-B-E schools host Veterans Day programs (VIDEO)
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary and B-B-E high school both hosted Veterans Day programs on Thursday, November 10. The elementary program, held in the morning, included members of the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary in addition to...
Belgrade-Brooten police department call volume climbs
In his October report to the Belgrade-Brooten Joint Police Board, Chief Casey Jansky said that his department's call volumes are up a fair amount from this point in 2021 but appear lower than what...
Election results 2022 (first version)
Approximately 270 voters cast their ballot in the city of Brooten on November 8. A few local and state results are included here. City of Brooten results: Mayor Thor Amundson was re-elected by a...
Worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran (VIDEO)
In case you missed church this past weekend, or if you haven't been to church in awhile, you can take in the full video of worship service held on Sunday, November 6 at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township. The video is embedded...
Two local Veterans Day programs coming Thursday, November 10
Two Veterans Day programs will be held on Thursday, November 10: one at the elementary in Brooten at 9:30 a.m. and the other at 1:10 p.m. at the high school in Belgrade. At the elementary, students...
Fall harvest continues under ideal conditions
The fall harvest in the Bonanza Valley area has continued throughout September and October under ideal conditions. Rainfalls have been few but meaningful, which has provided some much-needed moisture...
