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Cooking a Thanksgiving dinner for your friends and family will cost less than last year, marking the third straight year of price declines. The American Farm Bureau Federation's 40th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of Thanksgiving staples that make up a classic holiday feast for 10, which is $55.18 or about $5.52 per person. This is a 5% decrease from 2024. Three years of declines don’t fully erase dramatic increases that led to a record-high cost of $...
Come out to Arctander Township in rural Sunburg on Sunday, November 30, where a special Pioneer-era Advent worship starts at 2 p.m. at the old log church. Pastor Shari Routh with the Norway Lake Lutheran Parish will provide a sermon, and other activities will take place followed by the serving of traditional (Norwegian) goodies and hot apple cider. The attached video takes us back to 2017 for this same event. Pastor Ron Knutson is shown preaching that day. The video can be viewed by swiping...
The Minnesota Farm Bureau held its annual state convention on November 21-22 in Minnetonka. This event was hosted at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest hotel. The Farm Bureau's awards banquet took place on Friday night, at which time the Bonanza Valley Voice publisher was given the farm organization's Agriculture Communicator of the Year award. In the attached video, the awards banquet gets underway with a flag processional followed by the singing of the National Anthem. Additional coverage...
The Belgrade Hardware Store on Main Street Belgrade invites you to shop on Small Business Saturday, which is on November 29. They are open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 337 Washburn Avenue. During weekdays, they are open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Their store phone number is 320-254-8285. In the attached video, you can get a look inside the store. In recent days, the Belgrade Hardware Store mailed out Christmas season fliers to all local households and businesses. The sale prices...
The big day for Brooten to shine is coming on Saturday, December 6, when the Brooten Activities Club will host Santa Day on Main Street. All events are sponsored by the generous support of the Brooten Fire Relief Association and numerous locally-owned businesses in Brooten. Posters for Santa Day started going up last week, and a color version of the poster was published on the back page of the November 27 and December 4 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Brooten's Santa Day fun...
The Belgrade city council approved a new liquor license (On-Sale and Sunday Liquor) for Mexico Querido to open at the former Saucedos location on Main Street Belgrade. Owner Jose Montanez of Alexandria will be renting the space, and a timeline of when it will open has yet to be announced. The liquor license was approved through November 3, 2026....
The Olson Auditorium theater stage was rocking all weekend long at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - November 14, 15 and 16. The opening night show on Friday drew a full house, as the theater was filled to capacity with turnout approaching 290. On Saturday night, turnout was around 220, and a crowd of 200 attended the Sunday matinee. In the attached video, you can watch a short clip from Act I of the Sunday matinee show. This scene featured Hansel and Gretel...
The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) is proud to announce that Randy Olson, editor and publisher of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper in the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa community, has been named the 2025 Agriculture Communicator of the Year. As the recipient of this award, Olson will be honored on Friday, November 21 during MFBF’s Annual Meeting in Minnetonka. Olson has built a 22-year long career as a photographer, journalist and storyteller in rural Minnesota. Growing up on his f...
The men and women of the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary Post No. 288 were honored guests at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school Veterans Day program. This was held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday this week. In the attached video, the full Veterans Day program can be viewed. After the Presentation of Colors by the American Legion, Principal Trent Johnson provided the welcome address. The B-B-E senior high band performed the National Anthem. Grades 4-5 students performed the song...
Pastor Ron Knutson and his parishioners at Sunburg Free Lutheran Church held their weekly worship service on Sunday, November 9. The church is located northeast of Sunburg in Norway Lake Township, in the northwestern corner of Kandiyohi County. Attendance on this day totaled 45. In the attached video, you can watch a 39-minute clip featuring most of the worship service....
The fall two-act play Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon at B-B-E high school will be performed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 14, 15, 16. The first two shows are at 7 p.m., and the Sunday show is a 2 p.m. matinee. Ticket sales take place at the door the days of the show, so come early (30 minutes is recommended) for a good seat! From Playscripts.Com: "The fairy tales of The Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors...
The newspaper ad this week on page 2 for the Brooten American Legion pancake breakfast was outdated, and was designed for their spring breakfast last April. Here's the correct information: The Brooten American Legion Post No. 288 invites everyone to their annual fall pancake breakfast on Sunday, November 16 at the Bucky's Pickle's building, formerly the American Legion Post Hall, on Central Avenue. They are serving from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu: pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, juice, coffee,...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team brought home bronze medals after finishing with a win at the Class 1A state tournament on Saturday, November 8. At Grand Casino Arena, formerly the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, the Jaguars defeated upstart Ada-Borup West in grand fashion, a 3-0 sweep, to finish an incredible season with a 26-6 record and a third-place showing at state. The Ada-Borup West win marked the first time in 8 trips to the state tournament when the Jaguars finished on a...
The fall two-act play The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon opens on Friday, November 14 at 7 p.m. at Olson Auditorium, B-B-E high school in Belgrade. Two other performances take place this weekend: Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16. The Saturday night show is also at 7 p.m., and the Sunday show is a 2 p.m. matinee. Tickets are on sale at the door, and doors open to the theater 30 minutes before each show. To see two cast member interviews, click over to the newspaper's sports blog: Cast...
A wildly successful opening night for the B-B-E school theater's fall two-act play Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon drew a full house on Friday, November 14. Another 7 p.m. show takes place on Saturday, November 15. The final performance is Sunday, November 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the door, and doors open to the theater 30 minutes before each show. To get a good seat, it is recommended to arrive 30 minutes prior to show time. About Friday night's show... As the cast and crew were prepar...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team is heading to St. Paul and the Class 1A state tournament after earning a 3-0 sweep against No. 2-seeded Parkers Prairie on November 1 in Fergus Falls. Facing a loaded, experienced Parkers Prairie team, the Jaguars won 25-17 in game one before grinding out two close wins over the Panthers for a Section 6A championship sweep. The No. 10-ranked Jaguars earned an incredible 25-23 comeback win in game two after they trailed 23-21. In game three, they built...
It had the makings of a David vs. Goliath-style fight, and at times there were glimmers of hope, but the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team suffered a 54-12 loss at the hands of Upsala/Swanville Area on Friday, October 31 and finish second in Section 5A. Their final overall record was 6-4. In their third straight appearance at the FargoDome for a state qualifier, the Jaguars had 26 players suited up for the game, and they were warriors from start to finish. The Jaguars fell behind 8-0 in the...
Additional steel beams have been going up across the past two weeks to create what is essentially the full, outer shell for the Belgrade Steel Tank's new construction. The attached video features views of beams going up on October 27....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team won their Class 1A state tournament opener on Thursday, November 6 in St. Paul. Facing No. 5-seeded Cleveland, the Jaguars won 25-22, 24-26, 25-15, 25-17 to earn a spot in the state semifinals. In the first set, the Jaguars were out-hit by a razor-thin margin: 21.7 percent to 21.3 percent. In spite of that, they prevailed 25-22. In game two, the Jaguars had to work to overcome a deficit as wide as 7 points. They pulled it to a 24-24 tie before the...
*Video embed code is fixed. A massive resurgence of interest and enthusiasm in Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa theater has resulted in a cast list of 29 for the upcoming fall play "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" at the Phil and Lucille Olson Auditorium. The 29 cast members are complemented and supported by 7 students on the crew list. The fall two-act play at B-B-E high school will be performed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 14, 15, 16. The first two shows are at 7 p.m., and the Sunday sho...
In a game that went down to the wire, the outcome not decided until the final minute, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team defeated Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 6-0 on Saturday, October 25 to move on to the Section 5A championship. NEXT: the Jaguars have a rematch with Upsala/Swanville Area on Friday, Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. at the FargoDome. The final score was also the halftime score, and B-B-E's overall record improved to 6-3. This brings the Jaguars to the section championship game for the...
As pictured on Monday, October 27, the new construction at Belgrade Steel Tank now has the beginning of its roof structure in place. The new Nucor pre-engineered manufacturing facility and office space features triple manufacturing lanes to enhance their production capacity and streamline their capabilities. Employment will gradually increase over time above their current figure of around 50 employees. The attached video was recorded at the construction site on Friday, October 17. This video...
It was over a month ago, but it's worth a look again at the Roger Sagedahl Estate auction that was held on September 20 in Brooten. Ziemer Auction Service is shown in action in the attached video. Roger had what seemed like an endless amount of artifacts and local products he collected through the years. He will never be forgotten in Brooten....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team, ranked No. 10 in the final coaches association state polls, will play for a state tournament berth on Saturday, November 1 in Fergus Falls. The Jaguars earned this by defeating Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in a 3-0 sweep on Tuesday, October 28 at Kennedy High School in Fergus Falls. In the Section 6A championship on Saturday, B-B-E (23-6) faces Parkers Prairie in a rematch from September 8. First serve at Kennedy High School's Gold Gymnasium is at 7...
Ricky Gerhardson, 69, of New London, died Saturday, November 1, at his home near New London surrounded by his loving family. His funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 7 at Crow River Lutheran Church, rural New London. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday and continue one hour prior to the service all at the church. Arrangements are with Harvey Anderson and Johnson Funeral Home in Belgrade. Online tributes can be posted at the funeral home's website: w...
