Bethel Lutheran Home

04/09/2026

Well, it's about time we caught up with the youngsters and their technology!

If you are coming to the Bethel Dinner this year you can use Venmo to pay for the dessert dash, pay-it-forward auction, and any other donations you make that night.

We also accept checks, cash, gold nuggets, traveler's checks, truckloads of grain.... We're flexible that way!

04/06/2026

04/02/2026

So many good stories start with "I was in Ireland and I fell into a manhole"
or
"I have no idea how it happened. One minute fine, next minute, broken foot"

Sounds like a dog ate my homework kind of day for these two. 😉

04/01/2026

Undeterred by wind and the occasional snowflake, Kelly moves among the trees, sweeping leaves and twigs into his grass catcher. The residents are lined up at their windows watching, some reliving their own lawn-care bad decisions, most just glad it’s Kelly and not them. “Hey,” yells Kelly to his growing audience, “if I don’t get ahead of spring, spring gets ahead of me.”

It’s no April Fool’s to tell you that we are so lucky to have Kelly on staff at Bethel. He works magic with the landscapes, and it shows. THANK YOU, Kelly! You are appreciated more than you know.

03/31/2026

FOUND: One Very Confused Drone

Have you recently lost a small flying robot with questionable navigation skills and a newfound appreciation for Bingo Tuesdays?

A drone was discovered lounging on Bethel’s lawn, presumably after an intense aerial mission that went slightly off course. It appears unharmed, but it does now startle easily at loud noises and may try to follow anyone holding pudding.

Distinguishing features:
• Makes soft whirring noises, especially during nap time
• Camera roll likely contains 47 photos of gripper socks
• Briefly attempted to join a game of pool-noodle volleyball
• Responds positively to the name “Tom” (we don’t know why)

What we’ve learned from it so far:
• It believes it is now retired.
• It refuses to fly south for the winter

If this is your drone, please come to Bethel to claim it. (Not responsible if it refuses to leave with you – it knows we play Bingo on Thursdays too)

03/27/2026

The Bethel Lutheran Home Foundation will hold their annual Bethel Dinner on Thursday, April 16 at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse.  Tickets are $50 and are available now by contacting the Bethel Foundation.  The theme of this year's event is "It Is Possible', reflecting what can be done when people w...