Articles from the November 23, 2017 edition


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  • Hundreds gather in Sunburg

    Nov 23, 2017

    Each spring and fall, the Sunburg fire fighters hold ham and turkey bingo to raise funds for their department. This fall, one of their own passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Dale Hagen, a 25-year member of the department, died on October 15 after fighting cancer since February 2016. His wife, Andrea, and their son, Darin, along with many other members of the Hagen family were joined by hundreds of supporters from throughout the area on Saturday, November 18 at Sunburg's fire...

  • She is clothed in Strength and Dignity, and laughs without fear of the future

    Nov 23, 2017

    The Bible verse above, from Proverbs 31:25, summed it up best as over 500 gathered to both mourn and celebrate the life of Tenley Jo Thompson, whose funeral was held on Saturday, November 4, at Peace Lutheran church in New London. What follows is the sermon given by Pastor Wayne Kopitzke, who led off his sermon with this Bible verse: 2 Corinthians 9:15, Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! In the face of what the families have been through, the darkest fear, the death of your child. We...

  • Turkey Bingo!

    Nov 23, 2017

    Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa held turkey bingo at the high school on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 22, during the final period of the day. The bingo game was called out by seniors Ethan Schwinghammer and Kendra Schmitz from a central location and sent across the school via the world wide web. If a student had a winning bingo card (displayed on their iPads or Chromebooks), they had to go to the broadcasting room and yell "Gobble, Gobble!" into a microphone while being streamed across the...