In the October 22 issue, the mayor candidates for the city of Belgrade provided information about themselves on their mayoral bid. The candidates are Betty Braegelman and Leah Fernelius. The Voice contacted Leah on Monday while seeking to provide fair coverage, and that should have occurred last week. With plenty of time to publish and not make mistakes, a mistake was nonetheless made on page 5. The October 29 issue will include them published in full on one page (page 5 is the goal!). Leah...
The Belgrade VFW will host a Halloween Party Night event from 7 to 11 p.m. on Halloween night, Saturday, October 31, at the Belgrade VFW Post 1825. This event includes a costume contest, and music will be provided by Beach's Entertainment. The VFW will conduct a meat raffle starting at 7 p.m. Costume contest entrants must dress and be at the VFW one hour before judging takes place, and that time is set for 10 p.m.. The Belgrade VFW is located at 321 Morrison Street. Phone number 320-254-8895....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school theater department will bring "The Little Mermaid, Jr." to the Olson Auditorium stage on November 20, 21 and 22. The cast and crew has a total of 59 students from grades 6 to 12. Some of the new recruits to B-B-E theater have been featured in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Musical show times to mark on your calendar: Friday, November 20 at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 21 at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 22 at 2 p.m. The attached video features...
The number likely will end up between 350 and 400, but initial estimates suggest turnout at the Chippewa Falls Lutheran church fall turkey dinner surpassed 350 paying customers on Sunday, October 18. When the publisher arrived near the end of the two-hour serving period, Jim Wendt reported that over 210 had paid for dine-in meals. The outdoor takeout drive-through had an estimated demand of 140 meals a few minutes shy of 1 p.m. The attached video features many of the church workers getting...
The Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters invites the public to their annual Gun Blast fundraiser on Saturday, October 24 at the Padua Pub. The doors open at 5 p.m., and the Dave's Famous Chicken and Ribs dinner is served at 7 p.m. The gun blast, meat raffle, silent auction and additional games will end when they run out of guns or can no longer sell out the raffle. For the low cost of $40, you can get a Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters annual membership plus a meal ticket. A meal ticket without...
With a shot at the No. 3 seed on the line, and the chance to at least host a first-round playoff game, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football and the Ashby/Brandon-Evansville Bolts battled on the gridiron in Belgrade on Tuesday, October 20. After trailing 24-6 at halftime, the Jaguars closed the gap to 24-14 before falling by a final score of 38-22 in Week 8 of the regular season. On Friday, October 16, the Jaguars earned a shutout win at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 24-0 in a Mid-Northwest Gold...
We cannot have 2 laws in our country that oppose each other. Sharia Law is not compatible with the 10 Commandments or ever will be. There are no second class citizens mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Our country was founded on equality, not equity. Equality refers to opportunity, while equity refers to shrewd management. One is freedom, and one is forcing outcomes. We will always have the poor with us. Help them, if you see them, and don't expect more government to do the job. Every single person in the world is much more efficient than...
