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Over 30 children from the Elrosa area visited with the Easter bunny on Saturday, April 15 at the Elrosa CCD center meeting room. Treats and activities were also provided, and all the kids' names were drawn at the end for a large variety of toys and prizes that were given away. The event was sponsored by the Elrosa Baseball Club and the Elrosa Commercial Club....
Over a hundred local youth participated in the Belgrade Commercial Club Easter Egg hunt on Saturday morning, April 8 at the city park. The weather was terrific for the event. You can see more pictures in the April 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Greeley Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning of Glenwood invites the public to an Open House at their new Brooten location on Friday, April 7 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. They will be serving pulled pork sandwiches and also fish. Their Brooten warehouse is located on the east side of the Ka-De Shack building in downtown Brooten. This building was the former location of All-Ways Plumbing and Heating. If you're in need of their services in the Belgrade, Brooten or Elrosa, call them at 320-346-2304. A...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team turned in one of their best performances of the season at today's Central Minnesota Conference meet (March 23). Led by three seniors who brought home categorical conference titles, B-B-E took second place ahead of host Maple Lake. A very large and talented Eden Valley-Watkins squad emerged as champions for the third straight year. B-B-E was also CMC runners-up in 2015 and 2016. For B-B-E, the second-place finish continues a truly incredible run of success...
Heartland Orthopedic Specialists invites the public to attend a free seminar to discuss orthopedic solutions to joint pain while learning how to return to a healthy, active lifestyle without limits. This special Joint Pain Seminar is on Thursday, April 20 at 4:30 p.m. at the media center at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school. The featured speaker will be Dr. Eric Nelson, orthopedic surgeon. The seminar is free and open to the public with no reservation necessary! For more...
The first day of wrestling at the Class 1A individual tournament at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul was nearly a wrap when the Bonanza Valley Voice interviewed Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa head coach Jack Mueller for this interview on Friday night, March 3. The state quarterfinals round had just completed. Action resumes on Day Two of state at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The Bonanza Valley Voice will update the Jaguars Sports blog as often as possible throughout the day as match results come in....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa robotics team is in the thick of the battle at the Lake Superior regional in Duluth for the annual F.I.R.S.T. competition. F.I.R.S.T. stands for "For Inspiration and recognition of science and technology" and is meant to promote the many opportunities that exist today for students in the science and technology fields. The F.I.R.S.T. competition, held at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, runs two days, March 3 and March 4. After arriving in Duluth on...
The Bonanza Valley Voice is excited to announce the addition of Phil Olson as a contributing columnist to the newspaper. Olson is a 1942 graduate of Brooten high school and was the band director at Belgrade public school District No. 736 from 1949 to 1982. He is a tireless promoter of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and the Fine Arts and athletics. We have not agreed on a title to his column, but we have granted him complete editorial control over what he will write about. He is a wonderful asset to...
Belgrade Fixtures in Belgrade (located along Highway 55 just northwest of the 71/55 junction, the site of the former Menard's store) will hold a Community Open House on Wednesday, March 1 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. All area community members from Belgrade, rural areas, surrounding towns, etc. are invited to stop by and take tours around the plant and general campus to get a first-hand look at the work done here. Anyone interested in applying to work for Belgrade Fixtures is invited to attend and get...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars wrestling team competed at the Section 5A individual tournament on February 24 and 25 at New London-Spicer high school. The Jaguars filled 13 of 14 weight brackets, missing just the 220-pound division. Of the 13 wrestlers who started the tournament on Friday, 11 made it to the second day of action in wrestlebacks or semifinals. When all was said and done on Saturday, four Jaguars had punched tickets to the Class 1A state tournament, while six others earned...
Four members of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars wrestling team begin competition at the Class 1A state individual wrestling tournament on Friday morning starting at 9 a.m. at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. At 113 pounds, No. 6-ranked freshmen Canon Swanson looks to improve on earning a sixth-place medal (106 pounds) in 2016 by blazing his way through state beginning with his first match on Friday morning. Swanson (38-3) faces junior Chris Romero (20-7) of Grand Meadow High School...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa robotics team is preparing for the two-day Lake Superior regional competition held at Duluth on Friday and Saturday, March 3-4. The team arrived in Duluth on Wednesday night and spent the day Thursday preparing their robot for the F.I.R.S.T. competition, which runs Friday and Saturday. B-B-E's team is one of 123 teams taking part in two regional competitions at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. The F.I.R.S.T. competition combines the excitement of sport...
Shown is video from the winter 7th-12th grade choir POPS concert held by the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school on Monday, February 20. Additional photos will appear in the Feb. 23 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Here's video from February 14 featuring the Snow-Week coronation games (Pictionary). Pictures from this appeared in the Feb. 16 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Elrosa Senior Citizens group held a Valentines Party on Tuesday, February 7. At the meeting, MaryAnn Bauer unveiled a special day of fun for the members set for March 12 to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Shown in the photo are the current officers of the group: treasurer Clara Mies, secretary Carol Heinze, President Marcy Klaphake, vice-President Judy Detloff....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa fifth grade class (Class of 2024) held their Drug Resistance Education Program (D.A.R.E.) graduation ceremony on Friday, February 24 at the elementary school gymnasium. Shown is video from the event. See more coverage in the March 2 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Coming off a very active 2016 providing boating and fishing excursions for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa area groups of all ages, the Belgrade chapter of "Let's Go Fishing" (LGF) is hoping more Brooten area groups and organizations will take advantage of our free, fun-filled pontoon excursions in 2017. Toward that goal, we are seeking an active person(s) from Brooten interested in helping our chapter as a volunteer to fulfill our goal. Please contact any of the following LGF directors for more...
Parents, grandparents and guardians are invited to a FREE, adult-only evening of learning, discussion and support to talk about bullying. What do you need to know to support and advocate for your child in the modern age of social media and beyond? The event is Wednesday, February 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Willow Creek Counseling (17 Ash Street N.E. in New London). They are located on the east side of the same block as Anderson Johnson Funeral Home in downtown New London. To register,...
Shown is video from the third period and overtime of the 145-pound match between No. 2-ranked Adam Jaeger and No. 10-ranked Shane Whitcomb on Tuesday, January 31 at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. The B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team was squaring off with Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City....
The Goat Ridge Brewing Co.'s calendar has the following events coming up in February: Thursday, February 16 - Open Mic night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, February 17 - Trivia Night 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. LIVE MUSIC on the following Saturdays with NO COVER at 7:30 p.m.! February 11 - Brady Perl (MN Roots) February 18 - Firkin Release Party w/ the Alex Rencsh Trio February 25 - Clara Hathaway (folk singer/songwriter) Goat Ridge Brewing Co.'s hours are Wednesday 3-9 p.m.; Thursday 3-10 p.m.;...
Anyone with an association to agriculture today knows the struggle facing farmers as they head into the 2017 growing season. That struggle has a ripple affect that can affect small town main streets in dramatic ways as "profit margin" becomes a pipe dream to those who raise our food. In such times of distress, the work done by ag-related businesses like the Belgrade Coop has greater importance than usual. The Belgrade Cooperative Assocation was founded in 1928 and has grown by leaps and bounds...
Photos from the awards ceremony were published on page four of the January 26 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. The students featured are members of the B-B-E Cub Scouts....
At the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City meet on Monday (January 23), the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa/Paynesville dance team had a banner night as they head into the final competitions of the regular season. The team competed in four events at A-C-GC: varsity jazz and kick and JV jazz and kick. Other teams at the meet were Sauk Centre, Sleepy Eye and MACCRAY. When all was said and done, the dance team hauled home four trophies. Three of the four squads took first place: varsity jazz, JV kick and JV jazz;...
Mark your calendars!!! Yes, winter has worn its welcome for many of us across the Bonanza Valley and the whole upper midwest in general. That's usually how it goes by the mid-point of January, especially this winter that has had its fair share of ice storms, blizzards and sub-zero temperatures. Thankfully a little relief is in sight! An event where you and your children or grandchildren can have fun without the need to be completely bundled up from head to toe. The Belgrade Lions annual Family F...
For the second Friday in a row, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars have risen to the top of the crowd at a wrestling invitational. On January 20, the B-B-E Jaguars made the very short trip south down Highway 71 to a nine-team invitational that included Central Minnesota Conference rivals Eden Valley-Watkins and Kimball plus strong programs from Glencoe-Silver Lake, Albany and Hibbing. Once the semifinals and wrestlebacks were completed, the Jaguars found themselves sitting in first place, but...
