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A severe winter storm has turned into a full-blown blizzard on Friday, November 18 across central and west central Minnesota, blanketing the Bonanza Valley area with at least six to eight inches of wet, heavy snow. No travel is advised on any roads, including major highways as of Friday afternoon. Yes, it's that bad outside! The Stearns County highway department pulled their snow plows off of the roads at 8 p.m. on Friday night due to the high winds. By 1 a.m. on Saturday, they resumed plowing....
Back in January 2010, a meeting was held in Brooten about the need for a proper turn lane for truck access to the Brooten Industrial Park from Highway 55. Stakeholders included West Central, Inc., which has multiple chemical tanks in the Brooten Industrial Park. Six other businesses in the park include the Brooten Development Corp, Brooten Diesel, Brooten Industries, Glacial Wood Products, Lakeside Foods and Packer Brothers. In addition to the turn lane, an upgraded spur crossing was also...
Evergreen Park in Glenwood invites everyone to get a real Christmas tree for this holiday season. They have premium pre-cut trees available, or you can cut your own Christmas tree in their park. Hours of operation are 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays, Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or weekdays by appointment or by the honor system. They are located in Glenwood, just west of Midwest Machinery on Highway 29 North. Phone number 320-760-2740. Find them online at http://evergreenparkmn.weebly.com...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's theater department put on a truly impressive and memorable performance on opening night for their fall musical "Junie B. Jones" on Saturday night, November 19 at the high school theater stage. The kid-friendly musical that is based on the lovable Junie B. Jones books, written by Barbara Park, follows the main character, Junie B. Jones, played by Molly Tengwall, and is accented by her unique friends. Junie is a sassy, obnoxious girl navigating first grade. Throughout...
Plans are being made for a long, long list of activities at the annual Christmas in Brooten and Santa Day celebration on Saturday, December 10. A revamped schedule has been worked out through cooperation and planning between the Brooten Commercial Club, the B-B-E Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts along with the help of Ka-De Shack and the Brooten Steakhouse (Classic Co.) The basic schedule is as follows: 12:30 - 1 p.m. B-B-E high school carolers (at Brooten Steakhouse); 1 - 3 p.m. Santa & Friends come...
