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Below is the video from the prayer/memorial service for Jeff Oliver of rural Belgrade, who passed away on December 7, 2021. Three minutes into the video, the song "Jealous of the Angels" is played. Starting at the 7:00 mark, Pastor Christian Strickland with St. John's Lutheran Church of Atwater read the obituary. At the 12:30 mark, the song "All My Hope is in Jesus" is played. At the 17-minute mark, Pastor Strickland read the poem by Robert Frost called "Nothing Gold Can Stay." He then provided...
Please spread the word! The community of Brooten invites townsfolk and folks from across the countryside and neighboring towns to come celebrate Christmas with Santa Day THIS COMING Saturday, December 18. The event will run across approximately a three-hour period starting at 3:30 p.m. with Santa Claus and kids' bingo at the Brooten Lanes bowling alley. You can come then or come later into the event, which concludes that night with a 6 p.m. lighted parade down main street. You can watch a video...
Sunday School students at Crow River Lutheran church in Burbank Township, Kandiyohi County, performed their Christmas program on Sunday, December 12. Photos from the event were published in the December 16 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Glacial Ridge Health System is dedicated to providing the highest level of healthcare for all area residents, even while the COVID-19 situation in our community continues to be challenging. Hospital beds are at or near capacity here and around the state-including the hospitals to which we would normally send our most critically ill patients – and Emergency Departments are crowded, yet GRHS staff remain committed to providing their signature "heartfelt care" amid rising COVID concerns. The staff...
Please spread the word! The community of Brooten invites townsfolk and folks from across the countryside and neighboring towns to come celebrate Christmas with Santa Day on Saturday, December 18. The event will run across approximately a three-hour period starting at 3:30 p.m. with Santa Claus and kids' bingo at the Brooten Lanes bowling alley. You can come then or come later into the event, which concludes that night with a 6 p.m. lighted parade down main street. More details will follow....
Below is video recorded at worship service at West Lake Johanna Lutheran Church in Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten, on Sunday, December 5. The reading of the lessons by Jerry Skarpness, Brooten Class of 1968 graduate, begins at the 9:30 mark in the video. At the 13:00 mark, interim pastor Gary Mills reads the Holy Gospel. His sermon begins at the 14:28 mark in the video....
The Grace Lutheran Church women are inviting you to our Christmas program on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. Grace Lutheran is located at 600 Washburn Avenue in Belgrade. We will be entertained by Megan and May, the "Grahn Sisters", with an evening of songs and stories. Music has always been in their blood, so we expect a very good time. We will gather in the social hall for fellowship following the program. Come one, come all! The Grahn Sisters were founded in 1974 (Mary) and 1978 (Megan)....
Here's the full recording of worship service at East Norway Lake Lutheran Church on Wednesday, November 24. The opening song of worship Praise and Thanksgiving started at about the eight-minute mark. Pastor Wayne's children's sermon began at about the 11-minute mark. At about the 19-minute mark, the joint parish choir performed under the direction of Brooten high school graduate Linda Rindahl. The reading of the lessons by Nancy Aasen followed that, and Pastor Wayne's reading of the Holy Gospel...
Below is a video from the Veterans Day program held at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. The student body (grades 6-12) was in attendance, and the high school band and choir performed. Additional coverage was published in the November 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A link to the Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery will be added at a future time to this web article....
Well, last week was a doozy. The Democrats were able to sneak their infrastructure bill through Friday night at, quite literally, the eleventh hour. As I've always said, I am absolutely in favor of true infrastructure - roads, bridges, and expanding broadband access for rural communities - but this infrastructure bill was a Trojan Horse for the far-left Green New Deal agenda. The Judiciary Committee also decided to hold a hearing on the Texas Heartbeat Act, which is being put in front of the...
The Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip codes posted the number 25 for new COVID-19 cases in the past week as reported by the Minnesota Department of Health. The new report was released on Thursday, November 11 for new COVID-19 cases reported in the past week by zip code. For the local zip codes, the breakdown is: Belgrade 56312 - 7 new cases (cumulative since January 2020 is 463) Brooten 56316 - 12 new cases (cumulative since January 2020 is 243) Elrosa 56325 - 6 new cases (cumulative since...
Below is the sermon given by Interim Pastor Gary Mills at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on All Saint Sunday, November 7, 2021 in rural Brooten. Pastor Mills is also the pastor at Trinity Lutheran church of Brooten....
The Belgrade V.F.W. will host a free meal at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 11 at the V.F.W. back room. All military veterans and their spouses in the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa area are invited. Earlier that day, a Veterans' Day program will be held at the B-B-E high school in Belgrade at 1:10 p.m. The program will feature 2021-2022 Voice of Democracy winners and the B-B-E band and choir....
A law enforcement response from multiple agencies took place in Belgrade on Monday, November 1, as a hostage situation unfolded around 12 p.m. on the north side of town. Law enforcement staged their response to the situation outside the Belgrade Police Department, with as many as 21 squad cars gathered at one time on Main Street. The house that was the center of attention was on the far western edge of the trailer court, but it was not a trailer house. Video is below. A county S.W.A.T. team...
Belgrade Lions members were busy at a full house in the Brother’s Bar in downtown Belgrade for a good portion of last Friday evening, October 29, for their annual fish fry and cash/meat raffle fundraiser. A raffle drawing with a $10,000 grand prize took place at 9 p.m. to conclude the event. Two photos from that night were published in the November 4 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A video from the event is posted with this web article....
Members and friends of Big Grove Lutheran church in North Fork Township, Stearns County, held their annual fall supper and auction fundraiser on Friday, October 22. The event was thoroughly entertaining from start to finish as they raised funds for the general church budget. Multiple photos from the event were published in the October 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Video is below. You can view a photo gallery with pictures from that night at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's...
A Veterans' Day program will be held at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school in Belgrade at 1:10 p.m. The program will feature 2021-2022 Voice of Democracy winners and the B-B-E band and choir. Update: a Veterans Day program will not be offered this year at the elementary school....
A long, long list of activities are taking place this coming weekend for Halloween. This will be updated throughout the week. Belgrade Lion's Fish Fry, Meat Raffle and Cash Raffle The Belgrade Lions invites everyone to their fall Fish Fry and meat/cash raffle night on Friday, October 29 at the Brother's Bar in downtown Belgrade. The fish fry starts at 5 p.m. and runs through about 8 p.m. (or until gone), and you can call ahead for a takeout order at 320-254-8299. The fish fry is just $10 for...
The Brooten city council heard a proposal by Gary Skarpness to develop a five-spot R.V. park at the former gas station across Highway 55 from Rooster's Bottle Shop. Skarpness addressed the council at the Monday (October 25) meeting. Skarpness told the council that the five spots would have water, sewer and electrical hook-ups. The council was generally supportive of the idea, and they directed Skarpness to complete a building permit to further the idea along....
The Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip codes posted the number 14 for new COVID-19 cases in the past week as reported by the Minnesota Department of Health in their October 28 zip code report. This represents a 30 percent decline in new cases compared to the previous week, when the local zip codes posted a 20. For the local zip codes, the breakdown is: Belgrade 56312 - 7 new cases (cumulative since January 2020 is 444) Brooten 56316 - 7 new cases (cumulative since January 2020 is 225) Elrosa...
A three-alarm chicken manure fire took place in western Bangor Township on Tuesday, October 26. The Brooten Fire Department responded to the call shortly after 3 p.m., and they called on assistance from Belgrade and Glenwood fire departments. Video from the scene is shown here approximately an hour after the 911 call was made....
Late in the afternoon of Monday, November 1, law enforcement personnel were able to take into custody an individual who allegedly had stabbed another person this morning. Law enforcement had been in negotiations with the individual throughout the afternoon in an attempt to prevent further injuries or any loss of life, and they were successful. A video is below featuring a glimpse of Main Street in Belgrade on Monday night after the situation had been resolved. Law enforcement has reported to...
The Belgrade Lions invites everyone to their fall Fish Fry and meat/cash raffle night on Friday, October 29 at the Brother's Bar in downtown Belgrade. The fish fry starts at 5 p.m. and runs through about 8 p.m. (or until gone), and you can call ahead for a takeout order at 320-254-8299. The fish fry is just $10 for all-you-can-eat fish! Meat raffles run all night. The cash raffle drawings start at 9 p.m. with a grand prize of $10,000. Tickets are $100 each, and you need not be present to win....
It was church auction time at Crow River Lutheran Church on Saturday, October 9. The church WELCA organization hosted a soup and sandwich supper that evening before Mark and Brian Ziemer held a church auction in the basement. Video is shown below. More photos appeared in the October 14 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
From the Minnesota Department of Health, the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip codes have posted the number 14 for the second straight week. This number of 14 represents new COVID-19 cases reported in the zip code areas of 56312, 56316 and 56325 between September 23 and September 29 in a population of about 4,300 people. Just as crazy: the numbers were identical across the three zip codes from the September 16 report and September 23 report, which were reported last week on this website and also...
