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On the heels of Black Friday's madness Small Business Saturday, a day when we can celebrate the perks of keeping money close to home. Did you know that for every $100 spent in locally-owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other spending. If you spend that in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home. The Bonanza Valley, while lacking in big-box stores, has a rich variety of locally-owned shops and places where a...
iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NOSORH) has recognized Glacial Ridge Hospital for overall excellence in Patient Perspectives and Financial Strength, reflecting top quartile performance among all acute care hospitals in the nation. "We are very pleased to receive this recognition," stated Glacial Ridge Health System CEO Kirk Stensrud. "Our staff and physicians have worked very hard as a team to exceed our patients' expectations while at...
Plans are being made for a full afternoon of activities at the annual Christmas in Brooten and Santa Day celebration on Saturday, December 12. A revamped schedule has been worked out through cooperation and planning between the Brooten Commercial Club and the B-B-E Cub Scouts. The result is a somewhat tighter schedule than in previous years but the same, if not more, level of activities and fun for the whole family. The basic schedule is as follows: 2 - 3:30 p.m. Horse-drawn Sleigh Rides; 2 - 3:30 p.m. Santa visits 3:30 p.m. - Movie 4:30 p.m....
Here are dates for radio coverage by 106.5 FM The Train of Norway Lake-Sunburg: Friday, December 4: boys’ basketball at Paynesville; Tuesday, December 8: boys’ basketball at Kimball; Monday, December 14: girls’ basketball vs. Parkers Prairie; Monday, December 28: boys’ basketball vs. New London-Spicer at the Willmar tournament (1:50 p.m.) Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood will have both of the girls’ basketball games in Benson on Friday, December 4 and on Saturday, December 5 for the annual Benson tournament....
On Monday, November 2, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa National Honor Society held its formal induction at the B-B-E High School. The program began with President, Alyssa Dalen, and Vice President, Joe Reller, welcoming the guests. Next, a poem was read by Jennifer Boyle about how to be a leader. The guest speaker was Lucas Sjostrom, who is a partner with his wife Alise in the Redhead Creamery of rural Brooten. Sjostrom spoke to the students about the four pillars of NHS and how they can be leaders...
