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The Crow River Lutheran Church fall soup supper and auction fundraiser was held on Saturday, October 11. Video attached features part of the live auction, which was led by Ziemer Auction Service of New London....
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary students participated in a Fire Prevention and Fire Safety week presentation last Thursday, October 9 brought to them by firefighters from Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa. Preschool through 5th graders gathered in the gymnasium and listened intently to information that has the potential to save their life. Fire department members from all three towns introduced themselves, and fire fighters spoke about the dangers of playing with fire. The full story plus photos were published in the October 16 issue of the...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 6th and 7th grade students enjoyed a field trip on Friday, October 3 to the Oliver Kelley Farm in rural Elk River. This farm is a National Historic Landmark where modern-day guests can get a firsthand view of a working from in the 1860s. In the attached video, students listen to a presentation featuring farm animals that would have been included on farms during the pioneer era in central Minnesota. The full article was published on page 9 of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Brooten's Bonanza Valley Days 2026! BVD 2026: four nights/days of activities! The annual Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is coming next on July 9, 10, 11 and 12 in 2026! Spread the word and mark your calendars! The 2026 BVD grand parade starts at 1:30 p.m. in Brooten on Sunday, July 12, 2026. October 20, 2025 Belgrade City Council meeting The Belgrade City Council will meet in regular session on Monday, October 20, 2025 at 6 p.m. at the city hall meeting chambers in downtown...
It appears that Kamala Harris was drinking in public again. Saying how smart she is while she is drunk with a microphone in her hand is not a good look for her! Take a look at the video and see for yourself....
For the Noon kickoff on Sunday, October 19, the Minnesota Vikings game will be played on the televisions at The Spot in downtown Belgrade. They are hosting a pot luck dinner, and everyone is welcome! The doors open at 11 a.m....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team has the top seed out of 21 total teams that make up Section 6A. The Jaguars, who finished the regular season as Central Minnesota Conference champions, take a 20-6 record into the postseason that begins with a first-round bye. The attached video features the final points scored in game 2 of the CMC match with Eden Valley-Watkins on October 11. Additional coverage of the section tournament can be found by clicking over to the newspaper's Jaguars Sports...
The Color Run was held on Wednesday, September 24 during Homecoming week at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools. This is the largest fundraiser for the school district for the Activities fund that assists academic and extra-curricular causes. In the attached video, students in grades K-12 are shown gathered at the high school athletic complex at the end of the Color Run, which was marked by the large color burst. At the October 13 school board meeting, Superintendent Josie Dingmann reported that...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools held their 10th annual Color FUND Run fundraiser on Wednesday, September 24. Conditions were warm, and the entire afternoon included full sunshine. Of the 10 Color Runs to date, this was likely the warmest. The participation was terrific from the student body. One of the highlights of the Color Run is the color burst, which includes all students who wish to participate from the K-12 student body. In the attached video, a view of the color burst is shown from the...
Just as summer weather was loosening its grip with the season changing to fall, Hope Lutheran Church's Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America group hosted their fall bazaar on Saturday, October 4....
Peace Lutheran Church held a Celebration of Life for Levi Adrian, 16, of Belgrade, who passed away on September 24. Pastor Mark Kopka provided a brave, heartfelt eulogy that was fitting for the experience our community is enduring. It is a great deal to process and reflect on. Casket bearers were Levi's buddies and included Hunter Palmquist, Reid Dickhoff, Owen Miller, Coby Schoumaker, Donovan Ramos, Jackson Kirckof, Jude Thompson and Bennett Wurm. If you know any of those young men, you...
Imagine the toll on a retired U.S. veteran who paid off his home mortgage in 2015, but 10 years later, faces foreclosure because his property tax bill exceeds anything he paid in a given year for his mortgage payments. How bad is that! The ramifications are endless, as property ownership in Pennsylvania is becoming a path to financial ruin. This affects homeowners and business owners, and it is taking a toll on the state's ability to keep young people living there. This is a warning for...
The Elrosa Fire Department will serve from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church basement on Saturday, October 10. The cash raffle drawing will be held in the church basement at 8 p.m. at the end of the steak fry. Yes, takeouts are availabe! Please pass the word....
I heart memes, and I heart satire! Here's the latest round of news-related memes from the Meme The Left channel on YouTube....
The weather was warm and sunny for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's 10th annual Color FUND Run on Wednesday, September 24. Student participation was the best it has ever been with 97 percent of the high school student body part of the race. The attached video features the first "finish line" video of the Color Run recorded by the Bonanza Valley Voice. Fundraising totals and other financial information from the Color Run and the school's activities fund which it supports will be published in the...
The Sedan Fire Relief Association enjoyed hosting a packed house for their annual fall 40-gun raffle. The fundraising event was held on Saturday, September 20 at Heidi's Bar. The attached video was recorded early in the gun raffle that night....
The attached video features the full Homecoming coronation program held in the Phil and Lucille Olson Auditorium at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school on Monday, September 22. Coverage from Homecoming followed in the September 25 and October 2 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Note: the coding for the video was fixed on Friday night....
Here's a wild one. If you're not alarmed yet on K-12 public education in Minnesota, then you are not paying attention. The story is brought to the public courtesy of Alpha News. Liz Collins with Alpha News recently interviewed Adam Becker, a former Duluth public school paraprofessional who has been telling the public about a lesson that forced him to resign. He learned that students as young as those in kindergarten are being taught lessons about "gender mapping" and gender studies. "They...
If grief and laughter ever danced together on stage, the choreography would look a whole lot like Exit Laughing. Directed by Thomas J. Dougherty-Rosengren, this riotous production at The Barn Theatre in Willmar proves that the best medicine for sorrow might just be a belly laugh, a tear-away stripper costume, and a leopard-print blouse. Its final weekend is this Thursday through Sunday, September 25-28. Show times are 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Sunday's performance being a 2...
A great week of practice, time spent on game film and an outstanding effort all came together to hand the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team a statement 30-0 shutout win against visiting Browerville on Friday, September 19. This improves their overall record to 3-1, and they sit in a 5-way tie for second place in the Mid-Northwest Gold District with a 2-1 record. B-B-E also also won 3 of their first 4 games in the 1988, 2013, 2017 and 2022 seasons. They started 4-0 in the 2023 season. In...
The Turkey Fest community celebration in Swift Falls was held on Saturday, September 20. Activities were hosted by Brink's Beer Joint and numerous volunteers and town supporters. The main events included a turkey cook-off contest from 3 to 5 p.m. that raised funds for local first responders plus the parade that was held at 5:30 p.m. that evening. The attached video features the parade. Additional coverage of Turkey Fest was published in the September 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Attached is the first 59 minutes of the 150th anniversary worship service held at East Norway Lake Lutheran church of Arctander Township on Sunday, September 21. This web article will be further updated on Thursday evening, September 25. Additional coverage from the 150th anniversary celebration was published in the September 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Levi Adrian, 16 of Belgrade, died Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at his home near Belgrade. A celebration of his life will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Peace Lutheran Church in New London. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home in Belgrade and for one hour prior to the services at church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Online at https://www.hafh.org/obituary/Levi-Adrian. In the attached video, you can watch Levi participating...
Here's the video of the Homecoming coronation crowning of the King and Queen, Jesse Niklaus and Kacey Fischer. This concluded Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's 37th annual Homecoming coronation ceremony, which was held at Olson Auditorium. Crownbearers were Thea Molitor and Gordon Halvorson, who are first graders at B-B-E elementary. After the royal court couples were introduced, a guessing game took place between the senior candidates. Members of the student council introduced the Dress Up Days for...
He found out. Independent journalist Benny Johnson recently met with Brendon Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, and walked through the lies told by Jimmy Kimmel during a Monday night (September 15) monologue on ABC. The wheels went into motion, and by Wednesday, September 17, Kimmel was removed from the airwaves at least temporarily. It's a small measure of justice applied to Kimmel, who gleefully and joyfully spread a string of lies about the assassination of Charlie...
