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Video for Palm Sunday worship at Norway Lake Parish is posted below, just in time for your family to view it on Sunday, April 5. A message from Norway Lake Parish, Pastor Wayne and the church councils, "We encourage everyone to keep reaching out to one another, including the church and Pastor Wayne, if there are ways we can support you. Please call if you're in need of prayer (320-354-4222). We will continue this online worship again next week, as well as mid-week Lenten worship. Please keep an...
Concerned citizens of Brooten are asking families or businesses in need to reach out for help while the local area, region, state and nation muster strength and resources to combat the COVID-19 virus. The "Brooten Cares" initiative is a source for information for families and businesses in need of products or services and other needs that may arise. This is especially important during the period of time when Minnesotans are under Governor Tim Walz's "Stay at Home" executive order that went into...
Below is video of a condensed version of what was supposed to be the March 22 service. This was recorded at First Lutheran church. Worship services at Norway Lake Parish, with First Lutheran and East Norway Lake Lutheran churches of rural New London, are "on pause" at the current time. While we are all dealing with the COVID-19 virus situation across our state, nation and globe, please continue to share the good news of God's word! Either through this video or by any other means you are able...
Below is video of a condensed version of what was supposed to be the March 25 mid-week Lenten service for the Norway Lake Lutheran church parish. A message from Norway Lake Parish, Pastor Wayne and the church councils, "We encourage everyone to keep reaching out to one another, including the church and Pastor Wayne, if there are ways we can support you. Please call if you're in need of prayer (320-354-4222). We will continue this online worship again next week, as well as mid-week Lenten...
Below is video of a condensed version of what was supposed to be the Sunday, March 29 service. This was recorded at First Lutheran church. Worship services at Norway Lake Parish, with First Lutheran and East Norway Lake Lutheran churches of rural New London, are "on pause" at the current time. Pastor Wayne and the church councils provide this joint message, "Normally we would pass the offering plate at worship, but we are not able to do that. We know that this is a difficult financial time for...
Glacial Ridge Health System has a COVID-19 hotline available for people to call if they have the symptoms and need more information. This is very important to follow. If you have a fever, a cough and / or a respiratory illness or other respiratory symptoms, please do not go directly to any of GRHS's clinics or the Emergency Room. Please call GRHS at 320-334-5481 for further instructions. *Note: this dedicated number is ONLY for patients with the above-described symptoms. The best advice to...
• The Father Vincent Santo Council No. 13284 Fish Fry for this Friday, March 20 has been cancelled. • The Belgrade Lions has postponed their planned chili cook-off contest set for this Saturday. They hope to hold it again when conditions change. • The Brooten Lanes Rick Thonvold Memorial "Battle of the Businesses" tournament is postponed (will not be held on March 21). • The Brooten Fire Relief Association will not hold the final two Bar Bingo sessions (March 21 and 28) at the KaDe Shack; and they will not hold the meat raffle at Marcia'...
As of Thursday morning, March 19, here are a few changes taking place in the business community to help mitigate the transmission of the COVID-19 virus in our area. Also, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools wants parents to know that, Monday through Friday, food can be delivered to their doorsteps. Food service information for the B-B-E district Taher and B-B-E school district wants to make sure local children continue to have access to food during this unplanned time off due to the COVID-19 virus....
Worship service at Norway Lake Lutheran parish (East Norway Lake and First Lutheran) were cancelled for Sunday, March 15. They were cancelled at many other churches across the area. Below is video of a condensed version of what was supposed to be the March 15 service. This was recorded at First Lutheran church. Please share the good news of God's word! Either through this video or by any other means you are able to. Fear not: God's got this!...
The city of Brooten has closed city hall to the public for the foreseeable future. This went into effect as of Friday, March 20. The public can contact city hall and visit with the clerk at 320-346-2524. Payments can be made in the drop slot at city hall, and they can also be mailed to P.O. Box 81, Brooten MN, 56316. Local citizens can make appointments at city hall by calling ahead and speaking with City Clerk Jeanne Kinne. The state of Minnesota has 115 cases of COVID-19 as of mid-day today,...
Shown in the video, the final song is sung at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church during their Sunday, March 8 worship service....
This article was posted on Friday afternoon, March 13. Stay home when you are sick! This request was repeated this afternoon at a 1 o'clock press conference by Minnesota state officials. To summarize: the public is asked to make temporary adjustments to public events and personal interactions. The virus is spread primarily by respiratory functions such as coughing or sneezing. It can also be spread by touching your nose and mouth and then another surface or person. The basic request to follow is that, in public settings, a person limits close...
Public Health Asks for Residents Help to Stop Virus Spread A local hotline number has been set up to answer questions related to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Stearns and Benton Counties established a joint hotline staffed by Public Health professionals. That hotline number is 320.656.6625 or 1.877.782.5683 and is answered 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Individuals can also call the Minnesota Department of Health hotline, which is staffed 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. seven days a wee...
Below is a video clip featuring footage from the Belgrade Co-op annual meeting. The event was held at the Padua Pub reception hall on Friday, February 21, 2020. A feature article on the meeting was published in the February 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Belgrade Public Library is excited to announce the upcoming visit of Frank Weber, book author, on Friday, March 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This event is hosted by the R.E.A.D. Book Club. Frank Weber returns to discuss his latest book Last Call. In a tight-knit northern Minnesota community, an unthinkable evil is preying on young women. It's a terrifyingly twisted case that will alter the lives of everyone close to investigator Jon Fredricks - and maybe even end the lives of a few. This is an...
Shown is video from Ash Wednesday worship service a West Lake Johanna Lutheran church of rural Brooten on February 26, 2020....
At their meeting on February 12, the Brooten Fire Relief Association approved a donation to fund the costs with the Brooten Community Easter Egg hunt. The Easter Egg hunt, which also includes a bicycle drawing, is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Brooten city park. (Rain/poor weather back up location TBD) The Fire Relief Association granted a donation of $1,000 pay for costs of candy, bicycles and advertising and promotion of the event. The donation will go to the...
The Belgrade Public Library is excited to announce the upcoming visit of Frank Weber, book author, on Friday, March 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This event is hosted by the R.E.A.D. Book Club. Frank Weber returns to discuss his latest book Last Call. In a tight-knit northern Minnesota community, an unthinkable evil is preying on young women. It's a terrifyingly twisted case that will alter the lives of everyone close to investigator Jon Fredricks - and maybe even end the lives of a few. This is an...
A Settlement Conference, presided by the honorable Judicial Officer John H. Scherer, was held in District VII court in St. Cloud on Thursday, February 13 at the Stearns County Courthouse. The case involved a case brought forward by the State of Minnesota and the Stearns County Attorney's office against Brooten business owner Jana Zenner. The State of Minnesota accused Zenner of theft-by-swindle in the amount of approximately $135,000 from the Brooten Commercial Club's charitable gambling operation between May 2016 and December 2018. Another...
At their meeting on February 12, the Brooten Fire Relief Association approved a donation to fund the costs with the Brooten Community Easter Egg hunt. The Easter Egg hunt, which also includes a bicycle drawing, is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Brooten city park. (Rain/poor weather back up location TBD) The Fire Relief Association granted a donation of $1,000 pay for costs of candy, bicycles and advertising and promotion of the event. The donation will go to the...
*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...
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...
*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...
How did the Brooten Commercial Club go from being one of central Minnesota's premier small town civic organizations in the 2000s to where it stands today: beaten, abused, hollow, empty shell of what it once was? Currently, a news article that is tangentially related to this case linked at the West Central Tribune Facebook page has been shared 117 times from the Tribune's Facebook wall. That news article features a court case out of District VIII court in Glenwood. Across central Minnesota, these two cases have drawn considerable interest. The...
The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper is compiling a full timeline of events that give an overview of the demise of the Brooten Commercial Club. A pattern of neglect and mismanagement begins around 2012 and 2013, according to information released by the Minnesota Department of Revenue. This pattern revolves around the work - or lack of work - by the commercial club's former licensed gambling manager, Michelle Halls. Halls was gambling manager and overseer of the organization's charitable gambling checkbook and administrator of legally-required...
