If you spend any amount of time, even just a little time, watching the news on TV or on the radio, you'll get the sense that we are living in troubled times. (Hence, why I try very hard not to consume that fear-based messaging.)
A good friend of mine, who happens to be a 1955 Brooten high school graduate, gave me re-assuring advice today: "You need to rest...not the sitting-on-a-couch type of rest...but you need to rest in the Lord." She gave me a big stack of old photographs from the first half of the 20th century, almost all taken in and near Brooten. One of them was a photo of the 1954-1955 Brooten Buccaneers boys' basketball team. It's an incredible photo! One of the stars of that team, Marlin Engen, was a great-grandfather to Wyatt Engen, a current member of the B-B-E football and wrestling team.
We are in Day 3 of the new school year at B-B-E. Let's continue celebrating our open schools and open communities!
*Update:
The Belgrade Commercial Club is excited to announce their upcoming Designer Bag Purse Bingo night on Friday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Belgrade V.F.W. The cost is $15 in advance to reserve your seat and then $15 at the door for your bingo packet. Everyone is encouraged to sign up in advance at Kensington Bank in Belgrade, Central Minnesota Credit Union in Belgrade or by contacting a Commercial Club member.