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For the second time in 2021, the numbers zero, zero and zero have been released by the Minnesota Department of Health for the weekly increase of COVID-19 cases in the zip codes of Brooten, Belgrade and Elrosa. Zero for Brooten, zero for Belgrade and zero for Elrosa in a population of about 4,300 men, women and children. Just shy of two weeks ago, a spectacular indoor graduation ceremony was held at B-B-E high school with a celebratory atmosphere. This latest news from the MDH also brings great cause to celebrate. This also happened on March...
Below is a video clip from the graduation ceremony held at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school for the Class of 2021....
The Chippewa Falls Lutheran church in Terrace held a drive-through Norwegian Smorgasbord dinner on Sunday, May 16 to coincide with the annual Syttende Mai, which was the next day on May 17....
Criminal sexual conduct and endangering a child charges were served by the state of Minnesota against a Belgrade couple in connection with alleged contact with four young children in 2018. In early April 2021, Aaron Matthew Vadner, 38, and Rachelle Lynn Hasbrook, 30, made their first court appearances on multiple charges in Kandiyohi County District Court. All charges are felonies. Charges leveled against Vadner: two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person younger than 13,...
The Grove Lake Memorial Parade honoring the fallen will be on Sunday, May 30, marching from the Grove Lake Cemetery Chapel to Grove Lake Park starting at 1 p.m. To click on the Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery from their parade held on Memorial Day weekend in 2018, click on this short link: https://bit.ly/3i3XNn4....
SUPER terrific news! The area street dance season is about to begin for the summer of 2021. The first area street dance is being sponsored and hosted as a fundraiser for the Sunburg Fire Department on Saturday, June 12. The men and women of the Sunburg Fire Department are excited to have the Mason Dixon Line band coming to town to perform the area's first live concert since 2019! This event is for adults ages 21 and over, and it has a $10 gate admission. Mason Dixon Line will perform from 8...
Following the graduation ceremony for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 2021, a marvelous fireworks show was on full display at eastern side of the high school athletic complex. Graduation was held on Friday, May 14 at the high school gymnasium. Smiles were abundant the entire evening! It was wonderful. Fireworks video is below....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars fastpitch team won a back-and-forth contest on the home field on Tuesday this week over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. After trailing 6-2 heading into the bottom of the second inning, the Jaguars won 17-7 in six innings. On Monday this week in another home game, the Jaguars lost 9-2 to undefeated Browerville. On Friday, May 21, the Jaguars travel to Upsala for a non-conference make-up game that was originally scheduled for April 9. Next Tuesday, May 25, Melrose...
A sentencing hearing of July 12 is set for Travis Ryks, 36, of Brooten, after he pleaded guilty in Renville County District Court on Wednesday, May 5 on a charge of felony second-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly having sexual contact with a child younger than 13. The case was initially charged in May 2019 before multiple postponements and cancellations pushed it into 2021. Court documents state that Ryks allegedly touched a 12-year old girl numerous times in Renville in 2019. The...
Shown is a video clip featuring construction and remodeling efforts on the south wing of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school. The video was recorded on April 21, 2021....
Below is video recorded at worship service held for Norway Lake Lutheran Parish on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at East Norway Lake Lutheran church. Announcement: the Norway Lake Parish Pandemic Planning Team made the following recommendations: (1) Churches can open to 100% capacity; (2) beginning June 6 - coffee and goodies can be served in the fellowship hall following worship following proper protocol; (3) individual communion kits will be used at the Park for the first Sunday of each month; (4)...
Ignoring lab leak and ivermectin is "crime of the century" according to Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying. (From their Livestream #80.) A six-minute video clip is embedded below....
Below in this web article, you can see the live video player for the Class of 2021 graduation at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. The graduation ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. at the high school main gymnasium in Belgrade. The live video player starts at 7 p.m. The graduation ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. Prior to that, graduating seniors are invited to join a car parade through Brooten, Elrosa and then Belgrade. The parade route was published on page one of the May 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Written and submitted by Brut Worm Farms, Mike Larson, at the request of the publisher...thank you! Brut Worm Farms was founded in March 2018 and is now entering its fourth year. The first year was spent preparing the facilities, getting the initial breeder worms, making mistakes, killing worms, and spending money. Brut sold some castings and soil locally and we received some positive feedback on the quality of the products. Brut sold its first truckload of castings almost exactly one year...
A full day of activities is coming on Sunday, May 16 in Sunburg! Syttende Mai will be celebrated for the 16th annual celebration (they took off 2020 due to the pandemic) starting with a breakfast buffet at Ms. Vicky's Cafe that goes from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration for the tractor pull starts at 8:30 a.m. A non-denominational church service at Hope Lutheran Church starts at 9:30 a.m. Norwegian goodies and coffee follow in the fellowship hall. The grand parade is at 3:30 p.m., so bring your...
The parade video and a few photos are posted below! The Bonanza Valley Voice recorded it from start to finish. We hope you enjoy the video and can get a glimpse of how wonderful it was! Countless happy, smiling faces. The antique tractor pull lasted over six hours, and Ms. Vicky's Cafe was busy from sunrise until closing at mid-afternoon prior to the grand parade. Note: additional coverage will follow in the May 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Below is video recorded at in-person worship at First Lutheran Church, Norway Lake Parish, in rural New London, MN on Sunday, May 16, 2021....
Below is video for the 32nd annual Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Prom Grand March, which was held on Saturday afternoon, April 26 at the west parking lot of the high school. Photos of 38 of the 39 couples were published in the April 29 and May 6 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A photo gallery with all the prom photos is forthcoming at a future date. It will be added to this web article....
Food for thought in the embedded video below....
Embedded below is video from worship on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at Sunburg Free Lutheran church in rural Sunburg, MN. Pastor Ron Knutson was the preacher....
Below is video recorded at the in-person worship for Norway Lake Lutheran parish of rural New London, MN on May 9, 2021. Multiple important church announcements are made by Pastor Wayne in the first five minutes of the video clip. He begins talking at the 3:00 mark....
Since the April 8 report for COVID-19 new case numbers (by zip code) was reported by the Minnesota Department of Health, the local zip code area of Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa has seen 52 new cases reported in a population of approximately 4,285 people. The MDH's April 29 report showed a small uptick from 12 new cases reported April 22 to a new case number of 15. This is broken down by the area of Belgrade (56312 population 2,622) with 13 new cases and Brooten (56316 population 1,466) with two new cases. Again, as has been the case since...
Multiple eyewitnesses reported that a handgun was pulled on an individual at the KaDe Shack on Thursday, April 29. The incident took place around 5 p.m., and at least eight police cars, two unmarked, responded to investigate and obtain eyewitness statements. Unfortunately, the person seen brandishing the gun was masked, so firm identification is likely not possible. These law enforcement agencies were seen in town: Belgrade police department, Stearns County Sheriff, Paynesville police...
News flash: physical inactivity increases the risks of the most severe COVID-19 outcomes, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. People who are consistently inactive have a higher risk of hospitalization, admission to ICU and death than people who consistently meet the government's physical activity guidelines. As the speaker in the video below says, meeting that threshold set by the government for being physically active is a very low bar to meet for the typical able-bodied child or adult. Example: the...
Below is video recorded at the in-person worship held on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at First Lutheran Church and Norway Lake Parish of rural New London, MN....
