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Glacial Ridge Health System employees generously invested in the future of Pope County by donating $8,826 during the United Way's fundraising campaign "LIVE UNITED." Since the annual campaign first began at GRHS in 2011, employees have donated $46,923 to the United Way of Douglas and Pope County. The donations go far, but never far away. 99 cents of every dollar raised in Pope County stays in Pope County. GRHS' United Way Committee's goal was to reach $8,000 with a pizza party for all employees...
A serious three-alarm fire claimed a barn in rural Brooten just before sunrise on Monday, June 6 at the Heidi Kinzler property. Responding to the 911 call were the Brooten, Belgrade and Elrosa fire departments. Eyewitnesses driving by say the flames from the fire shot high above the barn at one point. By 7 a.m. the fire had been mostly put out, although smoke continued streaming from what was left of the roof. A short but severe wind and rain storm passed over the area at about 4 a.m., knocking...
A fatal accident resulting from a car-vs. semi collision just under a mile north of Elrosa claimed the life of an Elrosa man, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The accident happened at 02:38 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7 on Highway 71 between the intersections of 320th Street and the city limits of Elrosa in Lake George Township. *Note: the family of the deceased man has requested that friends of the family not use his name on social media sites. The accident was less than 10 hours ago, and...
Michael D. Blume, 28 of Elrosa, died Tuesday, June 7, 2016 near Elrosa as the result of a motor vehicle accident. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church in Belgrade. Visitation will be held on Monday from 5-8 p.m. at the church and for one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home in Belgrade. You can help the Blume family in this time of need by going to this GoFundMe website to donate securely:...
The Bonanza Valley Days 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a fundraiser in support of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars boys' basketball program, will be held on Saturday, July 9 at the elementary school gymnasiums. Check-in times are at 8 a.m., and games start at 9 a.m. that day. Who: Boys and Girls Ages 10-Adult Awards: Top 2 finishers in each age division will win awards. Rules: High School Basketball rules apply. See attached rules form. Registration: $50.00 for teams that pre-register by June 24th. $60.00 per team registering on site....
Here's video from the National Anthem, sung by Samantha Wiener of Elrosa, prior to the Stearns County League vs. County Line League All-Star amateur baseball game held on Friday, June 24 in Elrosa....