It's a busy week (Updates*)

Bonanza Valley Days may be behind us, but the schedule does not lighten up whatsoever.

The Belgrade city council meeting agenda for tonight's meeting can be found here at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper editor's blog: https://shorturl.at/Pg9rC.

DON'T FORGET! THis Saturday...
On Saturday, July 25, the Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters will host Jakes Day, a youth firearm and hunting/outdoors safety day, at the Belgrade Sportsmen's Club from 9:30 a.m. to noon (roughly) when lunch will be served and prizes given away. "Jakes" stands for Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship. How cool is that! This is for all area children ages 3 to 17. Registration opens at 9 a.m. The event is also held thanks to support by the National Wild Turkey Federation.

And a note from Sunburg Free Lutheran church: Sunday, July 26, 10:30 a.m. regular worship service followed by the following: (1) Missionary Andrew Olson from “They Need The Bible” will be sharing; (2) there will be a brief congregational meeting at the end of the service; and (3) Fellowship Dinner following the July 26 service. All are welcome!

Here's more Babe Ruth state tournament information:
For the state tournament this week, the B-B-E Babe Ruth 16-U baseball team travels to Reed Field in Barnesville for games played Thursday through Saturday, July 23-25. For the opener on Thursday, B-B-E, runner-up out of District 1, plays District 5 champion Menahga at 12:30 p.m.

In girls' fastpitch news...
The B-B-E 17-U fastpitch team, sponsored by the Brooten American Legion Post 288, heads west to the West Central Division playoffs on Wednesday, July 22 at Minnewaska Area high school. They play at 4:30 p.m. in a semifinal game. If they win, they play in the state-qualifying championship game that night at 6 p.m. I hope to attend...but first, I have to get this week's newspaper successfully off to press.

Outdoor worship in Belgrade (VIDEO)

To help put a book end on the Belgrade August Fest celebration, the Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran parish held an outdoor worship at the city park on Sunday, August 13. The turnout surpassed 80 on the hazy, cool morning. After worship, a pulled pork lunch was served by the Free Spirits parish youth at the park shelter.

In this video, the community choir performs the final song of worship on August 13:


Going back a couple of weeks, you can click over to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website to see a video recorded at the BG-CR-G Vacation Bible School program held at Grace Lutheran on August 9 (short link): https://tinyurl.com/pw7rv5xv.

More to come. I'm blogging tonight from St. Mary's Hospital on the Rochester Mayo campus...over 200 miles from home!

Saturday morning update: click to follow through to an update from Rochester: https://tinyurl.com/374j8yem.

Track and field season opener (VIDEOS)

*Here's a couple videos featuring boys' shot put attempts last Monday at the B-B-E high school sports complex:


And the other:


It will be a few more days until we get spring sports resumed...winter hasn't let up yet.

Tonight we have the Belgrade city council meeting plus the B-B-E school board meeting, with the latter taking place at the high school. Busy, busy, busy!