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  • (VIDEO) Band director excited about Christmas caroling

    Randy Olson|Dec 10, 2020

    Featured in this video is Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa band director Rachel Tessier talking about operating her band during the pandemic and also an upcoming afternoon of Christmas caroling. The senior high band will perform outdoors on the main streets of both Belgrade and Brooten on Thursday, December 17 after 1 p.m....

  • (VIDEO) School project forges ahead

    Randy Olson|Dec 10, 2020

    Great progress has taken place at both campuses of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools. At the elementary, footings have been prepared for the foundation of additions to the kitchen on the northeast side of the building. At the high school, footings are ready for the foundation of the new secured entrance in the northeast parking lot....

  • (HD VIDEO) Doctor pleads for new approach to defeating COVID-19

    Randy Olson|Dec 10, 2020

    Pierre Kory, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at St. Luke's Aurora Medical Center, delivers passionate testimony during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on "Early Outpatient Treatment: An Essential Part of a COVID-19 Solution, Part II." The doctor indicts the National Institute of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and other government agencies for only endorsing "novel" and "expensive" treatments for COVID-19. The other video features an...

  • (VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on December 13

    Randy Olson|Dec 10, 2020

    Below is video for worship service at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, December 13, 2020 in rural New London, MN. With December soon upon us, let's help the churches of Norway Lake Parish finish 2020 strong with your careful consideration of financial offerings. You can mail your offering for First Lutheran Church or East Norway Lake Lutheran church to: Norway Lake Parish 6338 County Road 40 NW New London, MN 56273. From everyone at Norway Lake Parish, we wish you and your family a safe...

  • COVID case growth slows across Bonanza Valley area

    Randy Olson|Dec 3, 2020

    After some communities saw large growth in case numbers for COVID-19, the numbers reported by the Minnesota Department of Health on December 3 show good news. While most media will not report a full picture with full context, The Voice is going to point out that daily testing volumes are three to five times higher than they were at any point last spring or summer. Case counts are following suit. For the community of the Brooten area in the zip code of 56316, the new cumulative case count for...

  • (OPINION) Set fear aside and use science and data-backed treatments to fight COVID-19

    Randy Olson|Dec 3, 2020

    Here's an unpopular idea to chew on: we should use science and data-backed treatment to fight COVID-19 instead of fear-induced, knee-jerk reactions to the coronavirus-induced pandemic that has altered the life of every man, woman and child on the planet. The 27-minute long video below states: the data is 100 percent in agreement: all studies show a clinical benefit for use of Ivermectin. It works as a pre-exposure prophylaxis, post exposure prophylaxis, and when given to both early and late hospitalized patients. Oddly, Ivermectin is an...

  • Belgrade Commercial Club promoting Christmas cheer

    Randy Olson|Dec 3, 2020

    The Belgrade Commercial Club has placed a special mailbox just outside the Belgrade city hall building. Local children are asked to drop off letters to Santa at this location. A second idea the commercial club is putting into action is donating $15 from their club funds to every Belgrade Nursing Home resident to go towards the cost of getting a haircut from local hair stylists....

  • (VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Parish for December 6

    Randy Olson|Dec 3, 2020

    Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, December 6, 2020....

  • Brooten (drive-through) Santa Day and Lighted Christmas parade

    Randy Olson|Dec 3, 2020

    Citizens of Brooten are excited to host an abbreviated Santa Day and lighted Christmas parade event on Saturday, December 12 starting at 4:30 p.m. After an hour to provide time for folks to participate in the drive-through "Treasure Collection" event, Brooten's traditional lighted Christmas parade will start at 5:30 p.m. *Update: in addition to what is listed below, the Padua Pub is joining the fun and will have a cheeseburger giveaway at one of the locations on main street on December 12....

  • (VIDEO) Thanksgiving Eve worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish

    Randy Olson|Nov 26, 2020

    Featured below is video for the Thanksgiving Eve worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 in rural New London, MN. That video is the top video and labeled by the date in the caption. That's not all here! There's more below. In the second video included, the Norway Lake Parish joint choir of the two churches is shown singing at Thanksgiving Eve worship at East Norway Lake church on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. The Peter Baalson-directed choir sounded absolutely...

  • (HD VIDEO) Positive results from vitamin D trials

    Randy Olson|Nov 26, 2020

    Dr. John Campbell is a retired nurse teacher and A and E nurse in England. In recent years, he provides explanation to scientific studies in the health care world. In the embedded video, Dr. Campbell explains the science behind a clinical study of vitamin D related to COVID-19. He points out observations that vitamin D-deficient individuals have increased COVID-19 risk and mortality. This study was published on November 12, 2020 in the Postgraduate Medical Journal, a peer-reviewed journal...

  • Brooten community to hold Christmas lighting contest

    Randy Olson|Nov 26, 2020

    We're not sure when it last took place in Brooten, but it's definitely been a few years since a formal Christmas lights contest took place. Brooten Santa Day organizers kicked around the idea, and with Santa Day moving to a drive-through event on December 12, this works great to ask people to drive around town and vote on their favorite light displays. Ideas include, but are not limited to, categories for best inflatables, most lights and best kids display. The December 3 issue of the Bonanza...

  • The spinach is alive and well

    Randy Olson|Nov 26, 2020

    The Bonanza Valley Voice publisher's family garden spinach patch is alive and well. In the photo is part of the spinach that's still lush and green in a photo taken on Thanksgiving Day. Will the spinach make it into December? According to the forecast, it is possible....

  • (VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on November 29

    Randy Olson|Nov 26, 2020

    Below is video for worship service at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, November 29, 2020 in rural New London, MN. With December soon upon us, let's help the churches of Norway Lake Parish finish 2020 strong with your careful consideration of financial offerings. You can mail your offering for First Lutheran Church or East Norway Lake Lutheran church to: Norway Lake Parish 6338 County Road 40 NW New London, MN 56273....

  • (VIDEO) B-B-E earns rural education group's Innovation Award

    Randy Olson|Nov 19, 2020

    On November 15, the Minnesota Rural Education Association honored Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools with a special Innovation Award. The video of the presentation is shown below in a virtual awards ceremony....

  • Question: is the governor okay?

    Randy Olson|Nov 19, 2020

    Written on Wednesday night, November 18 Based on what's happened in Minnesota over the past two weeks, it is prudent that we all ask this basic question: is Minnesota Governor Tim Walz okay? What has happened to him? Did he suffer some type of mental break down that has made him part ways with living in reality? Citizens of Minnesota need to ask this question in a serious manner, because Mr. Walz does not appear to be okay. There is something quite off about his actions and his words. On what planet does a governor and his so-called...

  • (VIDEO) Zinc!

    Randy Olson|Nov 19, 2020

    Zinc! What else is there to say? This year we may all learn more about zinc and Vitamin D than we've known in our entire lives. It's fascinating to learn that the human body lacks the ability to store zinc. We need zinc to help the body create new cells and process food. It also helps us to resist infection. From WebMd: Zinc is a mineral. It is called an "essential trace element" because very small amounts of zinc are necessary for human health. Since the human body does not store excess zinc,...

  • (VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran church

    Randy Olson|Nov 19, 2020

    Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, November 22, 2020 in rural New London, MN....

  • (OPINION) Unnecessary death and dying

    Randy Olson|Nov 12, 2020

    Every week, more and more reports are revealed that show the importance of Vitamin D levels for determining what type of outcome a person has against a possible COVID-19 virus infection. Learn more about this in the video below; it lasts just over 19 minutes. The question must be asked: why are governments around the world not shouting this information from the roof tops? It's very clear that widespread knowledge about the importance of Vitamin D and D3 is a "nightmare scenario" for the...

  • (VIDEO) Worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, November 15

    Randy Olson|Nov 12, 2020

    Featured below is video for worship services at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, November 15, 2020 in rural New London, MN. Here is the mailing address to send your offerings: Norway Lake Parish 6338 County Road 40 Northwest New London MN 56273 Below please find a prayer that we hope you find comforting during these ever-challenging times: God, our peace and our strength, we pray for our nation and the world as we face new uncertainties around the coronavirus. Protect the most vulnerable...

  • (VIDEO) Football regular season is a wrap

    Randy Olson|Nov 12, 2020

    The regular season has completed for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa varsity football team. The Jaguars finished the six-game schedule with a home game against state-ranked Browerville on Wednesday, November 11. Video featured below is from the second half of the game. Fans can catch a full photo gallery from the October 26 Junior Varsity football game against Upsala/Swanville Area by clicking here (short link): https://bit.ly/3puVnPv....

  • Green Lake Lutheran Ministries dinner theater goes virtual!

    Randy Olson|Nov 12, 2020

    Due to the pandemic, Green Lake Lutheran Ministries in Spicer will not be able to host an in-person Dinner Theater - but that doesn't mean the fun has to stop! Join GLLM as they check in on the characters from last year's show, Skol På Fisken, written by Dave Eliason and Brian Pearson. From the comfort of your home, enjoy the show and holiday music from local musicians through an online pre-recorded performance. Access to this performance will be available for $20. It's not a GLLM Dinner...

  • Captain Obvious statement: antibiotics before age 2 associated with later health problems

    Randy Olson|Nov 12, 2020

    Today, Monday, November 16, the results of an alarming observational study were released that link the use of antibiotics in children under age two with an increased risk of developing a wide range of health conditions later in their childhood. The Rochester Epidemiology Project (R.E.P.) released a retrospective case study that reviewed 14,500 records in which 70 percent had received antibiotics medication in their first and second years of life. The R.E.P. published their observations in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. It followed...

  • (HD VIDEO) B-B-E football vs. Parkers Prairie

    Randy Olson|Nov 5, 2020

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars football team played their third and fourth games of the season on the artificial turf of Alexandria Area high school's football stadium. Below is a short video clip from the fourth quarter of the game against Parkers Prairie on Saturday, October 31....

  • Veterans Day is next week Wednesday

    Randy Olson|Nov 5, 2020

    Wednesday, November 11 next week is Veterans Day, a public holiday that will be held on the anniversary of the end of World War I (November 11) to honor U.S. veterans and victims of all wars. Veterans Day replaced Armistice Day in 1954. The November 5 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper published a story about Edward Rodgers, a World War II veteran who fought in multiple combats in the Pacific Theater operations in 1945. Rodgers also served as a Military Policeman in Japan after the peace was declared on September 2, 1945. On that day,...

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