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Belgrade Centennial Memorial Committee has exciting news!
The Belgrade Museum will be open on the following dates this summer from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on these days: June 10 and 24, July 8 and 22 plus August 12 and 26. Private groups may request a viewing by...
Brooten American Legion Memorial Day program (VIDEO)
Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary members hosted a Memorial Day program at the Brooten Pavilion on a sunny, breezy Monday, May 29. Below is a video featuring the program, which lasted 27...
Belgrade and Brooten to hold Memorial Day programs
Brooten American Legion Ranten-Sundflot Post No. 288 will host a Memorial Day program on Monday, May 29 at the Brooten Pavilion starting at 10 a.m. The event will feature Trinity/West Lake Johanna...
B-B-E Class of 2023 holds Baccalaureate worship service (VIDEO)
The Class of 2023 Baccalaureate service was held on Sunday, May 7 at the Brooten Community Church with 41 of the 54 seniors worshiping. With sophomore Tia Nelson leading the songs, senior class...
Absolutely fascinating Vitamin D tutorial (VIDEO)
This 33-minute long video features an astonishing level of information regarding the value of Vitamin D in a person's health. In February 2022, scientists in Israel published remarkable data in a study showing a strong link between Vitamin D...
Successful bean bag tournament in Brooten
Marcia's Bar and Grill in downtown Brooten recently held a very successful bean bag tournament that drew a nice stream of customers to town on Saturday, April 29. The bean bag tournament itself...
Belgrade, Brooten to flush hydrants next week
City public works staff of Belgrade and Brooten will be flushing fire hydrants between Monday, May 1 and Thursday, May 4 next week. Water may be rusty, so take care when doing laundry and other...
Rep. Fischbach votes for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act
On Thursday, April 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. "There are biological differences between men and women," said Congresswoman...
Governor Walz is not welcome at Deputy Owen's funeral
The Voice has confirmed that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is not welcome to attend the funeral on Saturday (April 22) for fallen Pope County Deputy Joshua Owen. In a phone call, Deputy Owen's widow, Sh...
'Hallelujah Chorus' performed by East Norway Lake Lutheran choir (VIDEO)
The song was performed to conclude worship at Easter sunrise worship on Sunday, April 9 at East Norway Lake Lutheran church. Video further below features the final 11 minutes of worship, with the choir's 'Hallelujah Chorus' performance from George Fr...
Sun shines strongly on Belgrade Easter egg hunt
On a warm, calm sunny day to begin the month of April, the Belgrade Commercial Club hosted their annual Easter egg hunt in a different venue than usual, the B-B-E high school parking lot. Photos from...
Belgrade Lions second annual chili cook-off contest
The Belgrade Lions organization hosted their second annual Chili Cook-Off contest on Saturday, March 18 at the Belgrade V.F.W. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the local B-B-E Area Food Shelf. A video of the announcing of the winners is...
Belgrade Easter Egg Hunt TIME CHANGE for April 1
The Belgrade Commercial Club Easter Egg hunt event has been moved back to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. The event is at the B-B-E high school northeast parking lot in Belgrade. Please pass the word!...
Brooten Easter Egg hunt is Saturday, April 8
The Brooten Activities Club, the Brooten Fire Relief Association, RJ's Mini Mart and an assortment of local businesses and volunteers invite area youth to come to Brooten to the B-B-E elementary...
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....