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Vacation Bible School was a huge hit at the Brooten Community Church last week with the theme "Camp Moose on the Loose - Discovering God's Forever Forgiveness" lasting from Monday to Friday and culminating with an hour-long music and theatrical program on Friday night, June 15....
Four, multi-families country neighborhood garage sales are coming on July 12, 13 and 14. On Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m., on Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Children and adult clothing, toys, holiday items, dishes...too many items to list. Tons of items at each place. 45972 370th Street...12 miles southwest of Sauk Centre, Highway 28 to County Road 18 to 370th Street. Follow signs from Dairyland Supply. 43224 370th Street...11 miles southwest of Sauk Centre, Highway 28 to County Road 188 to 370th Street. Follow...
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." The apostle Paul wrote those words to the young church in Galatia, as written in the Book of Galatians, Chapter 5, Verse 1. A little further on, he continues his thought and says to them, "Yes, it is for freedom. But don't use your freedom to just go out there and sin." What he's saying is, "Don't blow it!" Don't go out and dishonor this gift that you've been given. There was a tremendous price paid for this gift. Honor it. Live in such a way...
Three live bands are playing on Saturday night (May 26) of Memorial Day weekend during the Belgrade VFW Post #1825 Memorial Weekend Bash. Live music: 7-8 p.m. is Boarder Line, 8-9 p.m. is West Central All Stars, 10 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. is Revel. Their jams consist of rock and roll, old country, new country, and anything from the 60/70s to new aged. Door prizes will be drawn roughly every hour. Inside the bar they will feature $4 beer pounders and also tacos in a bag for a light snack while you...
The Myrtle Mabee Library of Belgrade is pleased to offer the following programs. 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a reading program designed to increase awareness of the importance of early literacy and to encourage parents to embrace their roles as their child's first teacher. Plus, there are prizes. This program is ongoing, so you can sign up any time! No limit; please come to the library to register. Reading Get-Together – May 14 An interactive storytime f...
During the month of March, the Brooten Senior Citizens group held a food drive and collected enough food to fill two vehicles and bring to Eagles Healing Nest, a veterans service and housing campus in Sauk Centre. From left: Dorothy Schmitz, Francis Remer, Audrey French gather with part of the food collected before hauling it to Sauk Centre....
The pool of money sponsors donate to the March Campaign is divided up amongst 300 participating food shelves depending on how much each food shelf raises in March. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Area Food Shelf collected $18,547.55 and 1,025 pounds during the March 2018 Campaign. Last year, the March campaign collected $16,504 and 800 pounds. The B-B-E Area food shelf board is grateful of the support from the local community. The food shelf encourages any local household in need to come to the...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Just For Kix program held a spring dance show on Sunday, April 29 at the B-B-E elementary school. A packed house was on hand, and 20 separate dances were performed. Below is a video from the Middle Jazz group to the song "Radioactive"....
From Gausdal to Gausdal! On Saturday, April 7, 22 residents of Gausdal, Norway visited Gausdal Lutheran church in rural Georgeville, northern Kandiyohi County. Gausdal in Norway is located in the Gudbrandsdalen valley district in the Norwegian county of Oppland. The Norway visitors were met by members of Gausdal Lutheran church, which closed three years ago. Other guests hailed from the Sunburg and Norway Lake area who are members of the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association. Here's the...
Submitted to the Voice by Erin Hausauer, Stearns County Emergency Management Director, 320-259-3940 Tornadoes, straight-line winds, floods, lightning, hail, and heat, these are the greatest disaster risks for Stearns County residents. Stearns County ranks fourth highest in the state for the number of tornadoes from 1950 – 2015; and, in the past 10 years, 55 people died and dozens more were injured in weather-related events in Minnesota. Although severe weather is a threat anytime from March t...
Winter continues to rear its ugly head across the Bonanza Valley area. Just in Brooten, the town has received anywhere from five to eight inches of snow since Friday afternoon (April 13). The roads continue to be tricky, slick and snow-covered across the area. As a result, church services at West Lake Johanna, Trinity Lutheran in Brooten, Trinity Lutheran in Grove Lake and Crow River Lutheran churches have been cancelled for Sunday, April 15. Also, Sunday School is also cancelled at both Trinity...
During a full-blown spring snow storm on Tuesday, April 3, Santa Claus made a stop in Brooten to check and see if everyone has been behaving themselves in the Bonanza Valley! The area received anywhere from five to eight inches of snow on Monday and Tuesday this week. It has been anything but enjoyable! But seeing the jolly ol' man dressed in his red suit was a sight to see....
Don't let the snow fool you, or scare you off! Two events geared for children are being held today in the Bonanza Valley! The Brooten Commercial Club has made preparations to host their Easter egg/candy event, which includes a bicycle drawing plus picture time with the Easter bunny on Saturday, March 31. In spite of about three inches of fresh snow delivered by Mother Nature overnight combined with very January-like temperatures, the event is still on thanks to the availability of the Brooten...
Shown is part of Easter worship at the Brooten Community Church on Sunday, April 1....
The Brooten Lanes is excited to host the annual Battle of the Businesses bowling tournament this Saturday, April 7 in downtown Brooten. The event will be held in honor of the late Rick Thonvold, who passed away in March 2016. Thonvold, a 1987 graduate of Brooten high school, was an avid bowler at Brooten Lanes and a huge, huge promoter and very, very loyal supporter of all things related to Brooten, Sunburg and also B-B-E schools. Money raised from this event will go towards scholarships for...
The team from Brooten Electric, Inc. won the 11-team CHS-Prairie Lakes human foosball tournament, a fundraiser for the Harvest For Hunger campaign, on March 10 in Elrosa. Second place went to CHS-Elrosa, and Bucky's Bar took third place. Other teams were Pirates of Swanville, Gruber Baling and Kollman Repair. The following groups donated in some fashion: Gruber Baling, Greenwald Pub, Brooten Electric, Kollman Repair, Segaar Farms, Bucky's Bar, CHS-Elrosa shop, Worms Custom Harvest, Sherpings, Harry's Pizza, CHS-Prairie Lakes Hoffman office, MN...
A senior housing project proposed for Brooten this winter took another step forward at a community discussion held on March 8 at city hall. A crowd of over 20 provided feedback to the facilitators and Jana Zenner, who wishes to build the project to be ready "some time" in 2019. Thursday's meeting helped shape what may go into the project for amenities and services, which in turn would affect the amount of rent that residents would pay. Zenner reported that the main site they are focusing on is...
CHS-Prairie Lakes of Elrosa is holding their fourth annual human foosball tournament this Saturday, March 10 as a fundraiser for the Harvest For Hunger campaign. Proceeds and donations will go to our area and local food shelves. Both participants and spectators are invited to attend! The event begins at 10:30 a.m. The location is at the Elrosa softball fields on the north side of town. At least one in six households are food insecure (source: Feeding America); as such, every dollar of money or...
Shown is video from worship at Crow River Lutheran church on Wednesday, March 14....
The Prairie View Community Golf Course in Brooten will host their annual business meeting and raffle on Saturday, February 17 at the KaDe Shack in Brooten. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. with the financial statements and reports plus election of officers. Prairie View had a great year in 2017, and they hope to build on that success in 2018. It all hinges on the terrific support for the course given by the B-B-E community and surrounding towns. Raffle tickets are on sale now. Also, a few clothing...
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 31, a power pole located right along Borgerding Avenue just north of Highway 55 on the east side of Belgrade was accidentally hit by a vehicle. It snapped, and the upper portion of the pole hung in the air while connected to the power lines. The Belgrade Police Department assisted at the scene with blocking off the roadway of Borgerding Avenue while Xcel Energy crews and contractors repaired the pole and lines. No injuries were...
Multiple businesses across the Bonanza Valley area are gearing up for Valentine's Day, a chance for the public to get treats, flowers or a nice meal for their significant other. • Jana Mae's Inc. in downtown Brooten has a number of Valentine's specials. The deadline to get a free box of chocolates passed last Monday, but you can still get your order in for flowers or stop by and grab a lovely card, bear, canvas and more for your special Valentine at Jana Mae's! Flower specials: (1) Red Rose V...
Members of the Brooten Commercial Club have named R.D. Offutt Company, Brooten Farm, as the 2017 Business of the Year. R.D. Offutt, known commonly as RDO or Offutt Farms, is entering its 54th year of doing business. They are a six-generation, family-owned business. Since 1990, Offutt Farms has operated out of Brooten after they purchased Kay Farms potato company. The company headquarters is in Fargo, ND. The initial idea for R.D. Offutt Company began when founder Ron Offutt saw the opportunity...
On Saturday, Jan. 27 at approximately 9 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff's Office received a report of a possible building fire on County Road 13 north of Belgrade. The caller advised there was smoke coming from the house. It was unknown if anyone was inside. Stearns County and Belgrade police department officers were dispatched to the scene along with the Belgrade fire department and the Brooten Ambulance. Once the first law enforcement officer arrived on scene from the Belgrade police department, flames were visible coming from the house's...
Here's video from the January 27 event on Norway Lake in rural New London....
