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This week, families across our state are gathering to spend quality time together, give thanks, and, of course, eat some delicious Minnesota-raised turkey. We all know we live in divided times. But this Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for the fact that what unites us as Minnesotans is far greater than what divides us: • We respect the dignity of work and the simple idea that our family members, friends, and neighbors should be able to afford a house or apartment, health care, and for our seniors, a...
On Friday and Saturday, November 22-23, junior high youth from Norway Lake Parish, Big Grove/Crow River/Grace Parish and Trinity/West Lake Johanna Parish attended the Lutheran youth gathering hosted by the Southwestern Minnesota ELCA Synod (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America). The event, which drew hundreds of children from across southwest Minnesota, was hosted at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Willmar. The theme of the overnight gathering was "We are forever unbroken" and messaging...
Brooten's Bonanza Valley Days 2025! BVD 2025: four nights/days of activities! The annual Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is coming on July 10, 11, 12 and 13 in 2025! Spread the word and mark your calendars! The BVD grand parade starts at 1:30 p.m. in Brooten on Sunday, July 13, 2025. November 20, 2024 Grief Support group in Belgrade Whether you are grieving a recent loss or one from years ago, all are welcome to meet with others who have known similar losses, including loss of a paren...
The Belgrade city council met in regular session on November 18. Highlights included approval of a Sunday liquor license application by The Spot For Drinks and Dining plus acceptance of retirement letters by Belgrade fire fighters Carol Kinzel and Chuck Ampe. The council reviewed and approved the Belgrade Nursing Home Management agreement, which they do every other year. Belgrade Fire Chief Jeremy Glieden has submitted a FEMA grant application for a LUCAS C.P.R. device, which can cost well over...
Kamala Harris is back from her Hawaiian vacation! She needed it. It was hard work to blow through over $1.4 billion on a presidential campaign that will go down in history as the worst campaign for Commander-in-Chief in America to date. In the attached video, you can get a glimpse of her "apology" message provided to her donors. (Note: it is as bizarre and cringe as the actual video she produced this week.)...
Small Business Saturday will be celebrated at the Belgrade Hardware Store on Saturday, November 30. Their open hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, and on this Saturday, they will be serving coffee and treats. Belgrade Hardware's weekday hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Their Christmas season sales have begun, and they run through December 31 while supplies last. In this web article, you can tap or click your way through a short slideshow of photos taken on Friday, November 29 at the Belgrade...
On Sunday, December 1, the public is invited to the Advent Worship service at the old log church at 2 p.m. The event is hosted by the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association (NLLHA), which built the log church and an adjacent museum to remember and honor the Norwegian pioneers who settled the Norway Lake community in the latter part of the 19th century. Construction of the log church and museum complex began in 1997-1998. The log church replica was dedicated in August 1999. The attached...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED PROPERTY TAXES FOR CITY OF BELGRADE FOR 2025: The Belgrade City Council will hold a Truth in Taxation hearing on its budget and the amount of property taxes it is proposing for 2025. The hearing will be held on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Belgrade City Municipal Building, located at 417 Washburn Avenue, Belgrade, MN 56312. BY ORDER OF BELGRADE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Connie Wold, Belgrade City Clerk-Treasurer...
Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members from across the state will gather Nov. 22-24 for the 83rd annual Minnesota Farmers Union State Convention. The convention will be held at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Minneapolis Northeast, 1330 Industrial Blvd. N.E., Minneapolis. The event begins on Friday afternoon with panel discussions. The discussions focus on food regulations surrounding selling products direct from the farm, finding funding for projects on your farm and what weather trends mean for...
So...the question is: where is Dr. Fauci? Also, is he off the hook from the words he spoke to the public, often with only a small sliver of truth to them, during the calendar years of 2020, 2021 and even 2022? On November 15, U.S. Senator Rand Paul posted to X the reply "I bet we find him." to another X post given by a parody account of Robert F. Kennedy that said, "Dear Dr. Fauci, I'm still looking for you! Sincerely..." Senator Paul has a long history with Fauci, especially in terms of the...
A group of 16 theater students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa combined multiple talents across a 2 1/2 month period in performing a masterful effort in the fall musical Lucky Stiff at Olson Auditorium. The fall musical was held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 15-16-17, at B-B-E high school. The attached video features a clip from the "Monte Carlo" scene early in Act I during the Sunday matinee performance. It includes seventh graders Eliana Funes as Rita LaPorta and Morgan Theis as Vinnie...
Comcast, the fourth-largest broadcasting and cable television company on earth, appears to be ready to drop the hammer on the liberal mouthpiece in America known as MSNBC. This is gonna be fun as it plays out! We're talking epic and earth-shattering! On Wednesday, November 20, a meeting was held at MSNBC headquarters as employees realized that the entire network is in dire straights. In a nutshell, their liberal leanings in reporting "news" have gone too far, and Comcast is not happy. It...
Law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions responded to a home on Highway 55 in Brooten at mid-morning, Tuesday, November 26. This included Belgrade-Brooten Police Chief Casey Jansky plus two Minnesota State Patrol squads, the Paynesville Police Department and multiple officers with the Stearns County Sheriff's Office. The law enforcement was responding to a call that an individual was at the residence who had multiple felony warrants. At one point, at least 8 law enforcement vehicles had...
Note: the study referenced in this article was conducted by Upgraded Points. Their website is https://upgradedpoints.com. The financial challenges facing U.S. military households are a significant concern throughout the year. Holidays such as Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, or Veterans Day highlight the ongoing struggles that service members face, particularly amid rising costs for everyday essentials. Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey shows a troubling trend:...
Kamala Harris was historically one of the most do-nothing, know-nothing vice presidents that has ever served in that office in America. Example: when asked if she had ever personally visited the U.S.-Mexico border, she replied, "I've never been to Europe." This is the answer of a person whose IQ is embarrassingly low. Shame on her! And shame on the Democratic Party for pushing her on the American electorate. It's interesting to note that in areas such as the Bonanza Valley area, voters saw...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board met in regular session on Tuesday this week (November 12) at the elementary media center. Highlights included a report by the building principals on changes implemented to the makeup of student report cards, a presentation by six FFA students on the National Convention they attended in October and announcing negotiations with the board's selection for the next superintendent. The National FFA Convention was held at Indianapolis from October 23 to 26, and...
On Friday, November 8, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools hosted Veterans Day programs in both buildings with grades K-12 students in attendance. In the elementary gymnasium, the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary were guests as part of the ceremony, which included speakers and music performances. In the attached video, the B-B-E high school (grades 8-12) choir is shown singing "For the Good of Many" at the elementary program. The Belgrade VFW was part of the high school program held that afternoon. Additional Veterans Day program...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa theater's fall musical performance of "Lucky Stiff" opens on Friday, November 15 at Olson Auditorium. The show starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are on sale online through 5 p.m. on Friday. Guests can also purchase their ticket in person the night of the show. Two other show dates are Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. Here's the link to purchase musical tickets! Click here: https://our.show/bbeluckystiff. Cast interviews have...
The coverage area of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper stretches from Grove Lake, Elrosa and Spring Hill in the north down to Regal, Hawick, New London, Norway Lake and Sunburg on the south and west to the Terrace and Sedan areas. The major towns covered are Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa plus the school district of B-B-E. Across all voting precincts in those areas, which stretches into the counties of Swift, Stearns, Pope and Kandiyohi, local citizens provided 4,419 votes in the November 5...
That was a hit! The opening night for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's fall musical performance of "Lucky Stiff was an overwhelming success at Olson Auditorium on Friday, November 15. The cast and crew, which features five seniors, but the majority of the cast and crew are 6th to 9th graders. Out of the 10th and 11th grades at B-B-E, just one student is involved in theater. In spite of the youthful cast, the fall musical's first performance had very few hiccups throughout the two acts. Technical...
The Belgrade VFW and Auxiliary regularly sponsors a Voice of Democracy contest for high school students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. The 2024 Voice of Democracy winners gave their speeches at the Veterans Day programs held at B-B-E elementary and high school on Friday, November 8. The first place winner is freshman Macey Roering. In the attached video, you can watch her give her speech at the high school Veterans Day program in Belgrade....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school district is now accepting bids for a reroofing project to be performed in the summer of 2025 on the High School in Belgrade. (Approximately 17,000 sq ft) To submit a bid or for additional information, contact Wayne Wiener, Building and Grounds Director at 612-747-6204. The deadline to submit is December 2, 2024....
Here's one of the latest installments of a Clown Planet collection in YouTube. In this video, you can see a collection of news articles from around the world that illustrate how the world is getting dumber and dumber by the day. Needless to say, humanity is in trouble on its current trajectory!...
For the past two months, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium has been a gathering place after school for cast and crew members of the upcoming fall musical "Lucky Stiff," licensed by Music Theater International. Show dates are on November 15, 16 and 17 (Friday-Saturday-Sunday). Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and the Sunday matinee show starts at 2 p.m. Here's the link to purchase musical tickets! Click here: https://our.show/bbeluckystiff. Cast interviews will...
Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6, the Associated Press announced that former President Donald Trump and his running mate, U.S. Senator JD Vance of Ohio, had clinched the victory in the race for POTUS. At that time, the A.P. called the state of Wisconsin for President-Elect Trump, which, according to their count, set his ticket at 277 electoral votes compared to 224 for the Harris/Walz ticket. In their headline posted online, the A.P. stated, "Trump elected President, his win is...
