Articles from the December 3, 2015 edition


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  • Benefit for Dawn Glesne Larson is December 12 in New London

    Randy Olson|Dec 3, 2015

    The life of Dawn (Glesne) Larson changed in an instant in a motorcycle accident on July 24 on Highway 10 near Royalton. The motorcycle, driven by 43-year old Thomas Knott of Royalton, crashed into the ditch. Knott left Larson in the ditch and put the motorcycle back on the highway. Besides the problem of leaving Larson behind, he was traveling north in the southbound lanes, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report. Larson, a single mother of daughters Hannah (16) and Hailey (8), suffered cou...

  • B-B-E Math Masters gear up for new season

    Dec 3, 2015

    Math Masters is based upon research concerning the characteristics of mathematically gifted people, the traits of eminent mathematicians, and the achievement of girls and boys in math. The purpose of the program is to challenge students to use higher-order thinking skills and problem-solving abilities in mathematics and to give recognition for academic effort and achievement! Math Masters demonstrates the idea that math can reinforce critical thinking skills and still be fun. On Friday, March...

  • Snow, winter blanket Bonanza Valley area

    Randy Olson|Dec 3, 2015

    Winter reared its powerful head on Monday this week dumping four to six inches of wet, heavy snow across the Bonanza Valley area. (In the photo) Main Street Brooten is shown at 8:30 p.m. on Monday night. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that by the end of Monday night, over 400 automobile accidents had been reported across the state. By noon on Tuesday, most roadways had cleared up....

  • Irrigation Clinic is Dec. 16 in Glenwood

    Pope County Soil & Water Conservation District|Dec 3, 2015

    An irrigator’s clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, December 16 in Glenwood at the Lakeside Ballroom. This event will be of interest to anyone who is actively engaged in irrigation on agriculture lands, according to a press release by the Pope County Soil and Water Conservation District office. A great lineup of speakers has committed to participate in the event from these groups: Irrigators Association of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation S...

  • Jaguar wrestlers win triangular

    Randy Olson|Dec 3, 2015

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars wrestling team got off to a great start to the 2015-16 dual meet campaign with two dominant wins over Kimball Area (43-27) and Paynesville Area (41-27) in a Central Minnesota Conference triangular on Thursday in Paynesville. It's the second year in a row that the Jaguars have beaten Paynesville but just the third time overall in school history. All three teams are members of Section 5A, so the wins were huge at this early point of the season for playoff...

  • B-B-E High School Christmas concert

    Dec 3, 2015

    Here's video that will be shown live from the high school tonight, courtesy of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school broadcasting team: Share Events on The Cube...

  • Redhead Creamery Holiday open house a success

    Randy Olson|Dec 3, 2015

    The Redhead Creamery in rural Brooten hosted a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 5 on a day with hazy cloud cover, mild temperatures and a lack of wind that helped make for a wonderful afternoon for tours of the Jennissen dairy farm and the creamery's factory. Numerous farm tours took place throughout the afternoon, which for many, was their first glimpse at a working dairy farm. To top it off, Santa Claus made a special visit via a horse-drawn wagon in the second hour of the four-hour long...