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The community of Brooten held a lighted Christmas parade to help conclude the festivities of Santa Day on Saturday, December 18. Additional coverage is forthcoming online and also in the December 23 and December 30 print issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspapers. Parade video is below....
Below is Brooten American Legion Auxiliary member Laverne Reining giving a Christmas reading at the American Legion Hall on December 11, 2018....
In the video below, Dr. Suneel Dhand discusses the latest news from South Africa, which suggests that their omicron COVID-19 wave is collapsing. A recent study from South Africa says that those infected with the omicron variant had an 80 percent lower risk of being hospitalized compared to the delta variant. This was mentioned one minute into the embedded video, which lasts about six minutes. In some regions of South Africa, the wave of cases is half what it was just three weeks ago in a...
Santa Claus visited Elrosa last Friday night, December 10. He was escorted around town on a horse-drawn wagon by Welle Farms, plus assistance from the Elrosa Fire Department and the Elrosa Commercial Club. It was a beautiful December evening with snow falling lightly as Santa and his helpers spread Christmas cheer while delivering gift/goodie bags to children of all ages. Video from part of his trek across Elrosa is shown below....
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote a letter dated November 5, 2021 admitting that they have no records of Americans who were infected and won their battle with COVID-19 then transmitting the disease at a later point to someone else. This letter was in response to a September 2 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by a New York attorney who wished to obtain any documented cases of an individual meeting the following description: (1) Never received a COVID-19 vaccine; (2)...
From a population standpoint, the new COVID-19 case counts in the past week have evened out between the Belgrade 56312, Brooten 56316 and Elrosa 56325 zip code areas. In the December 16 report by the Minnesota Department of Health, the cumulative figure for new COVID-19 cases reported in the past week is 43, which is an increase from last week's total of 32 (December 9 report). The breakdown is as follows: Belgrade 56312 - 27 new cases (18 last week) Brooten 56316 - 14 new cases (8 last week) El...
Below is the video from the prayer/memorial service for Jeff Oliver of rural Belgrade, who passed away on December 7, 2021. Three minutes into the video, the song "Jealous of the Angels" is played. Starting at the 7:00 mark, Pastor Christian Strickland with St. John's Lutheran Church of Atwater read the obituary. At the 12:30 mark, the song "All My Hope is in Jesus" is played. At the 17-minute mark, Pastor Strickland read the poem by Robert Frost called "Nothing Gold Can Stay." He then provided...
Please spread the word! The community of Brooten invites townsfolk and folks from across the countryside and neighboring towns to come celebrate Christmas with Santa Day THIS COMING Saturday, December 18. The event will run across approximately a three-hour period starting at 3:30 p.m. with Santa Claus and kids' bingo at the Brooten Lanes bowling alley. You can come then or come later into the event, which concludes that night with a 6 p.m. lighted parade down main street. You can watch a video...
Sunday School students at Crow River Lutheran church in Burbank Township, Kandiyohi County, performed their Christmas program on Sunday, December 12. Photos from the event were published in the December 16 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Glacial Ridge Health System is dedicated to providing the highest level of healthcare for all area residents, even while the COVID-19 situation in our community continues to be challenging. Hospital beds are at or near capacity here and around the state-including the hospitals to which we would normally send our most critically ill patients – and Emergency Departments are crowded, yet GRHS staff remain committed to providing their signature "heartfelt care" amid rising COVID concerns. The staff...
Please spread the word! The community of Brooten invites townsfolk and folks from across the countryside and neighboring towns to come celebrate Christmas with Santa Day on Saturday, December 18. The event will run across approximately a three-hour period starting at 3:30 p.m. with Santa Claus and kids' bingo at the Brooten Lanes bowling alley. You can come then or come later into the event, which concludes that night with a 6 p.m. lighted parade down main street. More details will follow....
Below is video recorded at worship service at West Lake Johanna Lutheran Church in Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten, on Sunday, December 5. The reading of the lessons by Jerry Skarpness, Brooten Class of 1968 graduate, begins at the 9:30 mark in the video. At the 13:00 mark, interim pastor Gary Mills reads the Holy Gospel. His sermon begins at the 14:28 mark in the video....
The Grace Lutheran Church women are inviting you to our Christmas program on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. Grace Lutheran is located at 600 Washburn Avenue in Belgrade. We will be entertained by Megan and May, the "Grahn Sisters", with an evening of songs and stories. Music has always been in their blood, so we expect a very good time. We will gather in the social hall for fellowship following the program. Come one, come all! The Grahn Sisters were founded in 1974 (Mary) and 1978 (Megan)....
Here's the full recording of worship service at East Norway Lake Lutheran Church on Wednesday, November 24. The opening song of worship Praise and Thanksgiving started at about the eight-minute mark. Pastor Wayne's children's sermon began at about the 11-minute mark. At about the 19-minute mark, the joint parish choir performed under the direction of Brooten high school graduate Linda Rindahl. The reading of the lessons by Nancy Aasen followed that, and Pastor Wayne's reading of the Holy Gospel...
Below is a video from the Veterans Day program held at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. The student body (grades 6-12) was in attendance, and the high school band and choir performed. Additional coverage was published in the November 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A link to the Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery will be added at a future time to this web article....
Well, last week was a doozy. The Democrats were able to sneak their infrastructure bill through Friday night at, quite literally, the eleventh hour. As I've always said, I am absolutely in favor of true infrastructure - roads, bridges, and expanding broadband access for rural communities - but this infrastructure bill was a Trojan Horse for the far-left Green New Deal agenda. The Judiciary Committee also decided to hold a hearing on the Texas Heartbeat Act, which is being put in front of the...
The Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip codes posted the number 25 for new COVID-19 cases in the past week as reported by the Minnesota Department of Health. The new report was released on Thursday, November 11 for new COVID-19 cases reported in the past week by zip code. For the local zip codes, the breakdown is: Belgrade 56312 - 7 new cases (cumulative since January 2020 is 463) Brooten 56316 - 12 new cases (cumulative since January 2020 is 243) Elrosa 56325 - 6 new cases (cumulative since...
Below is the sermon given by Interim Pastor Gary Mills at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on All Saint Sunday, November 7, 2021 in rural Brooten. Pastor Mills is also the pastor at Trinity Lutheran church of Brooten....
The Belgrade V.F.W. will host a free meal at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 11 at the V.F.W. back room. All military veterans and their spouses in the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa area are invited. Earlier that day, a Veterans' Day program will be held at the B-B-E high school in Belgrade at 1:10 p.m. The program will feature 2021-2022 Voice of Democracy winners and the B-B-E band and choir....
A law enforcement response from multiple agencies took place in Belgrade on Monday, November 1, as a hostage situation unfolded around 12 p.m. on the north side of town. Law enforcement staged their response to the situation outside the Belgrade Police Department, with as many as 21 squad cars gathered at one time on Main Street. The house that was the center of attention was on the far western edge of the trailer court, but it was not a trailer house. Video is below. A county S.W.A.T. team...
Belgrade Lions members were busy at a full house in the Brother’s Bar in downtown Belgrade for a good portion of last Friday evening, October 29, for their annual fish fry and cash/meat raffle fundraiser. A raffle drawing with a $10,000 grand prize took place at 9 p.m. to conclude the event. Two photos from that night were published in the November 4 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A video from the event is posted with this web article....
Members and friends of Big Grove Lutheran church in North Fork Township, Stearns County, held their annual fall supper and auction fundraiser on Friday, October 22. The event was thoroughly entertaining from start to finish as they raised funds for the general church budget. Multiple photos from the event were published in the October 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Video is below. You can view a photo gallery with pictures from that night at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's...
A Veterans' Day program will be held at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school in Belgrade at 1:10 p.m. The program will feature 2021-2022 Voice of Democracy winners and the B-B-E band and choir. Update: a Veterans Day program will not be offered this year at the elementary school....
A long, long list of activities are taking place this coming weekend for Halloween. This will be updated throughout the week. Belgrade Lion's Fish Fry, Meat Raffle and Cash Raffle The Belgrade Lions invites everyone to their fall Fish Fry and meat/cash raffle night on Friday, October 29 at the Brother's Bar in downtown Belgrade. The fish fry starts at 5 p.m. and runs through about 8 p.m. (or until gone), and you can call ahead for a takeout order at 320-254-8299. The fish fry is just $10 for...
The Brooten city council heard a proposal by Gary Skarpness to develop a five-spot R.V. park at the former gas station across Highway 55 from Rooster's Bottle Shop. Skarpness addressed the council at the Monday (October 25) meeting. Skarpness told the council that the five spots would have water, sewer and electrical hook-ups. The council was generally supportive of the idea, and they directed Skarpness to complete a building permit to further the idea along....