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Successful breakfast on the farm event
Pope County Farm Bureau sponsored its annual breakfast on the farm on Monday, Labor Day, and served 660 people throughout the morning. With a goal of limiting crowding and gathering, a simple...
(VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish for September 6
Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish for Sunday, September 6, 2020 in rural New London, MN....
(VIDEO) Clearing way for school remodel project
On Wednesday, August 19, three trees were cut and cleared from the east side of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school. They were cleared to make room for the school remodel and renovation project that is coming over the next 12 months. Video...
Correction to city council story
In the August 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice, a front page article talks about a proposed housing project at Lakeside Foods, Inc. in the town's industrial park. The story was incorrect in...
(VIDEO) First day of school at B-B-E
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa kicked off the 2020-2021 school year on Tuesday, August 25. The district is offering both in-person and remote learning for K-12 students, with about 90 percent of students...
(VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish for August 30
Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish for Sunday, August 30, 2020....
(VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish for August 23
Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, August 23, 2020 in rural New London, MN. Worshipers can also join others for in-person, outdoor worship with the Norway Lake...
Elrosa's baseball season comes to a close
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team saw their season come to a close at the Region 15C tournament on Saturday, August 15 in Greenwald. They were gunning for a berth in the Class C state...
(VIDEO) Belgrade Royal Ambassador program
A private ceremony was held for the 2020-2021 Belgrade Royal Ambassador coronation ceremony on Saturday, August 8. The program was held on the lawn between Grace Lutheran and St. Francis de Sales...
Power outage delays newspaper delivery by a day
A partial power outage for the city of Lowry on Wednesday, August 12 has led to a one-day delay in the delivery of the August 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Power was not fully...
(VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish for August 16
Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish in rural New London on Sunday, August 16, 2020....
(HD VIDEO) A small town parade
Below is video featuring the parade held in Brooten on the afternoon of Sunday, August 2, 2020....
Elrosa Saints open regions on August 8
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team begins the Region 15C tournament with an afternoon game in Greenwald on Saturday, August 8. The Saints take a 10-2 record into the postseason, after they won...
(VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish
Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish in rural New London, MN on Sunday, August 2, 2020. A gentle reminder that the mailing address for financial offering is: Norway Lake Parish...
Belgrade Fire and Rescue chicken dinner
Belgrade Fire and Rescue will be holding their Chicken Dinner Friday August 7th from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Belgrade VFW. They will be serving 1/4 rotisserie chicken, baked beans, baked potato and...
(VIDEO) What science says about Vitamin D and the SARS-2 virus
Did you know that most of your Vitamin D is produced by your kidneys? And Vitamin D is actually a hormone? This is why kidney problems can affect bone health. Vitamin D is an immuno-modulator. It...
School update for B-B-E
Below are firsthand comments by the newspaper publisher, posted on Wednesday, July 22. Because the situation is "in flux" - nothing is official at this point, but the information is worth reading and...
(VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish
Here's video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish in rural New London for Sunday, July 26, 2020. Recorded at East Norway Lake Lutheran church. We hope you are all enjoying your...
Elrosa Saints amateur baseball wins league crown
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team won the 2020 Stearns County League regular season championship. They finished the regular season with an 8-1 mark in the SCL after defeating visiting Farming...
(VIDEO) Worship service at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on July 19
Here's video featuring worship service for Norway Lake Lutheran parish in rural New London, MN for Sunday, July 19, 2020. A gentle reminder that the mailing address for financial offering is: Norway...
Street sweeping in Brooten
The city of Brooten wants to remind people that the week of July 20 to July 24, city maintenance staff will be doing street sweeping around town. They kindly request that vehicles and anything else...
(VIDEO) Sermon and more at West Lake Johanna
Below is video of the Holy Gospel and Sermon by Pastor Steve Bovendam at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church from Sunday, July 12, 2020....
(VIDEO) Karaoke at the Brooten Pavilion
Here's video featuring Brooten high school Class of 1963 graduate Donovan Tharaldson singing "Tennessee Whiskey" on the karaoke machine at the Brooten Pavilion on Saturday, July 11 during a fundraising event....
(VIDEO) Outdoor worship at Big Grove Lutheran church
For the first time since March 8 of this year, Big Grove Lutheran church held an in-person worship service. The service was held outdoors on Sunday, July 5 on the west side of the church building. In the video below, you can take in some of the...
Elrosa shuts down Starbuck
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team defeated Starbuck by a 3-0 score on Wednesday, July 8 on the home diamond. Luke VanBeck pitched a complete game. The Saints travel to Spring Hill for a Stearns...
