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In China, they do things that make it very difficult not to mock their country. In this video below, it gives an example of the lunacy of what they do in response to the most recent version of COVID-19 that we know in central Minnesota as "Omicron."...
Over 100 area youth enjoyed the Easter egg hunt held at the Brooten city park on Saturday, April 16. Below is a video featuring the excitement the Easter bunny brought to town after children grabbed their own share of candy. The event was sponsored by the generous support of the Brooten Fire Relief Association and RJ's Mini Mart....
The Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip code areas posted a two for new COVID-19 cases in the April 21 report by the Minnesota Department of Health. The two new cases were from the Belgrade zip code area. This ends a streak of three weeks in which the MDH reported no new COVID-19 cases for these zip code areas. The last COVID-19 case was posted in the March 24 report. At this point, an educated guess says that any MDH case reported is due to mandatory testing taking place at health care facilities...
Everyone is invited to take in the hearty Easter Dinner buffet at the Padua Pub on Sunday, April 17, when their friendly staff will be serving in the reception hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu includes: mashed potatoes, dressing, ham, chicken, sausage, corn, salads and desserts. Come one, come all! To help get you in the Easter spirit, included below here is video from the joint Norway Lake Parish choir singing at sunrise worship service on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019....
This article is fully updated as of 5 p.m. on April 14. Earlier versions were incomplete in the afternoon due to technical problems with web article updates. That is resolved. On the heels of a March where the communities of Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa traveled more extensively than they perhaps ever have in the history of our towns, the local zip code areas have reported zero new COVID-19 cases for three straight weeks, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. The weekly zip code...
Below is video from the April 3 fiddle concert held at Hope Lutheran Church and sponsored by the Sunburg Heritage Arts organization. Extended coverage of the fiddle workshop and concert was published in the April 7 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The community of Brooten invites area children to the city park for an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, April 16. The event is made possible by the generous support of the Brooten Fire Relief Association, RJ's Mini Mart and many volunteers in town who are excited to make it a fun event for everyone. This year's hunt will likely take place on snow! Something kids will talk about for years. The Easter Egg hunt will have different locations for different ages of kids. This will start at 1 p.m. sharp...
If you click on the following short link, you can watch Maundy Thursday worship held this past week at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church: https://bit.ly/3KRNbTP. If you click on the following short link, you can watch the Good Friday worship service held at the Brooten Community Church this weekend: https://bit.ly/3Eoo88b. Pastor Rick Krasky's sermon begins at about the 34-minute mark. Video from Easter Sunday worship at East Norway Lake Lutheran church is posted in the video player below...
The public is invited and encouraged to get tickets for the upcoming Building Project Dedication concert coming to Olson Auditorium at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. The Shaw Band will perform at Olson Auditorium on Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. following special grand opening tours of the public at the elementary and high school campuses plus a meal served at the high school. The public tours are free to the public with the elementary tour beginning at 4 p.m. and the high school tour...
The April 7 report by the Minnesota Department of Health continued the trend of no new COVID-19 cases being reported in the zip code areas of Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa. A zero was reported for this zip code area in the March 31 MDH report. The March 24 and March 17 MDH reports each posted just one new case each time. This means that since approximately March 10, the B-B-E zip code population of about 4,300 men, women and children have seen just two COVID-19 cases reported by public health...
Featured here is a video from Saturday, March 26 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis with the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys' basketball team facing Hayfield in the state championship game. The clip begins with action with just under 10 minutes to go in the second half. The March 31 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper included extensive state tournament game coverage. The winter sports folder at the newspaper's website includes over 50 distinct game galleries, with the most recent ones added...
Featured here is video from the Sunburg Heritage Arts violin and fiddle concert hosted at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg, MN. Extended coverage from the event was published in the April 7 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A photo gallery has been posted with a handful of the pictures taken at the concert (short link): https://bit.ly/3DXXiU8....
What is going on with the obsession of a certain thread of political activism currently spilling into public education that normalizes adult staff in schools to openly discuss sexual topics with very young children? As young as preschool-age students. I want to know: (1.) How did this happen? (2.) Who can possibly think this is okay? The anti-grooming legislation in Florida that aims to prevent school staff from grooming young children on sexual topics has been under fire from all sides lately. This is against the backdrop of some teachers open...
The chili feed hosted by the Belgrade Lions and held on Saturday, March 26 brought a turnout of close to 80 at the Belgrade V.F.W. Six teams brought a variety of unique and delicious chili pots. Below is a video recorded during the cook-off, and additional coverage was published on page one of the March 31 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Below is video from the worship service at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township on Sunday, March 27. The reading of the lessons begin just shy of the seven-minute mark in the video. Interim Pastor Gary Mills begins reading the Holy Gospel from the book of Luke, Chapter 15 right around the 10:30 mark. His sermon begins at the 14:45 mark....
Below is a video clip recorded at the Belgrade Library on Monday, March 21 while mystery book author Frank Weber gave a presentation on his books and also provided a demonstration on a lie detector machine....
Here's a video from entertainment provided at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa state basketball pep fest hosted at the elementary school on Tuesday, March 22. You can catch more B-B-E Jaguar coverage at the newspaper's sports blog: https://bbejaguars.blogspot.com. The newspaper's online photo gallery has over 50 folders added from the winter sports season. You can find them by clicking here (short link): https://bit.ly/3DDqf7N....
After posting a one each of the past two weeks, the Belgrade/Brooten/Elrosa zip code areas posted a zero for new COVID-19 cases in the Minnesota Department of Health's March 31 report. You can look at the March 24 data by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3tXyXuq. Also noteworthy: the Glenwood 56334 zip code posted a zero one week after posting a one. Also noteworthy (data based on April 1): in Germany, where they are 76 percent fully jabbed, their per-capita COVID counts today is equivalent to the...
Violinists and fiddlers of all ages are welcome to attend this free fiddle workshop at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg, though two years experience is strongly encouraged. Participants will learn fiddle tunes in small groups, learn new fiddle techniques and perform in a student/teacher concert at 4 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. The workshops will be led by Cristina Seaborn, St Cloud, MN, a violinist and fiddler with over thirty years of experience in symphonies, quartets,...
For the first time since 2014, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys' basketball team is heading to the state championship Final Four round. The Jaguars, 27-4 on the season, defeated No. 3-ranked Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 70-63 in the Class 1A state quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 23 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. They led 37-34 after a back-and-forth first half played out and trailed 52-47 midway into the second half. A late 13-0 run put the game out of reach for the Knights, who head to the...
For the second week in a row, just one new COVID-19 case was reported in the zip code areas of Brooten 56316, Belgrade 56312 and Elrosa 56325. This information was released in the March 24 Minnesota Department of Health report. This time the lone case was from the Brooten 56316 zip code, while last week's lone case was from the Belgrade 56312 zip code. Cumulatively, the Brooten 56316 zip code area has had 386 total COVID-19 cases since January 2020. The Belgrade 56312 zip code area has had 688...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys' basketball team had the program's third state title within its grasp in the final minute on Saturday, March 26 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Trailing 45-44, the Jaguars duked it out with top-seeded and defending state champion Hayfield down the stretch before falling 51-49. At halftime, the Jaguars led 29-21 and held the lead for over 16 of the game's first 18 minutes. Isaac Matti led the Vikings (32-2) with 27 points. Ashton Dingmann was leading scorer for...
The public is invited and encouraged to get tickets for the upcoming Building Project Dedication concert coming to Olson Auditorium at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. The Shaw Band will perform at Olson Auditorium on Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. following special grand opening tours of the public at the elementary and high school campuses plus a meal served at the high school. The public tours are free to the public with the elementary tour beginning at 4 p.m. and the high school tour...
Just one new COVID-19 case was reported in the zip code areas of Brooten 56316, Belgrade 56312 and Elrosa 56325 in the March 17 Minnesota Department of Health report. The lone case was from the Belgrade 56312 zip code. Below is video featuring information on how you can improve your blood sugar levels, which leads to a healthier life. According to national health statistics, 83 percent of American adults have blood sugar (metabolic) health problems....
The public is invited and encouraged to get tickets for the upcoming Building Project Dedication concert coming to Olson Auditorium at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. The Shaw Band will perform at Olson Auditorium on Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. following special grand opening tours of the public at the elementary and high school campuses plus a meal served at the high school. The public tours are free to the public with the elementary tour beginning at 4 p.m. and the high school tour...
