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The Spanish department will have more offerings at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, as the school is set to utilize more ITV (Interactive Television) beginning in the 2016-2017 school year. The issue was one of a handful of topics at the Monday, April 18 school board meeting. To read the full story, read the April 21 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The hand-quilted quilt shown is being sold by raffle as party of a full day of activities in Sunburg for their 12th annual Syttende Mai celebration on May 15. The quilt measures 88 inches high by 104 inches in width and will be on display at the Lake Region Bank or Kultur Hus in Sunburg. Next week's newspaper will include more detailed information on that day's schedule. (Last week's issue incorrectly said that the quilt is being auctioned, but it is being sold by raffle.)...
Four individuals from Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in three categories earned spots in the Class 1A state finals at the state speech meet on April 15. These four plus four other teammates competed at the big show at Lakeville North high school. In second place was junior Molly Tengwall in storytelling. This is the second year in a row that she has earned a state medal. Last year she also took second place in that category. In sixth place was senior Alyssa Dalen in the category of Original Oratory....
The annual Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Prom is being held on Saturday, April 30. The dance will be held for the first time in school history at the Brooten Pavilion. The theme is "A Night to Remember", and Post-Prom will be held at the B-B-E elementary school. B-B-E was one of at least five area schools holding prom on this night. Others included Benson, Hancock, West Central Area and Morris Area. Check out more photos in the May 5 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A video clip from the...
The following was printed in the July 17, 1941 issue of the Brooten Review newspaper. It surfaced during the Bonanza Valley Voice's June 2015 interview with Donnie Beyl, a 1942 graduate of Brooten high school. Beyl and BHS classmate Chester Thompson went on a cross-country trip with BHS history teacher and Buccaneers coach (Howard) Seeley Eastman. Coach Eastman guided the Buccaneers in football, basketball and track and field. In those days, those were the only sports offered, and they were offe...
Senator Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake), has co-authored SF 3192, a bipartisan piece of legislation that re-opens the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota. Currently, Minnesota faces a prison overcrowding issue, placing an increasing burden on the state’s correctional system. Closed in 2010, the Appleton facility has the potential to house up to 1,600 inmates. The private facility, managed by Corrections Corporation of America, will be leased to the state of Minnesota for between $6-8 million annually, a tremendous savings over t...
For the third year in a row, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team claimed the Section 5A runner-up trophy. At Annandale for sections on April 9, B-B-E's team brought 10 speech students to compete for a berth in the Class 1A state meet. Out of those 10, eight will advance to the big show, which is April 15 at Lakeview North high school. Taking the first-place team trophy was Eden Valley-Watkins, who had over 40 entries at the section meet. In third place was perennial speech power house St....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa track and field teams kicked off the 2016 season with the indoor Central Minnesota Conference meet last week Tuesday in St. Cloud. The meet was a chance for the athletes to get a taste of competition and also break up the monotony that can creep up during preseason drills. First-year head coach Tina Bauleke has a strong turnout of 30 students on her varsity roster between the boys' and girls' squads. Overall the track and field program has 36 student-athletes between...
A return to varsity action after a three-year hiatus was a success for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars fastpitch team. On Tuesday (April 12) this week, the Jaguars hosted the Upsala Cardinals on the home diamond at the elementary school. Upsala had an early 3-2 lead before the Jaguars jumped ahead with leads of 5-3 and 9-6. In the top of the sixth inning the Cardinals plated three runs to tie it at 9-9. The Jaguars responded by scoring six times in the bottom of the sixth. In the top of the...
Chad Spanier and his company, Spanier Masonry and Concrete, are available to the Brooten and greater Bonanza Valley area for all your home or business's masonry and concrete needs. Chad is from the Paynesville area, and his wife, Kim, is a 1996 graduate of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. His business partner is Ryan Wuertz of Paynesville. Click on the graphic on the left to view their advertisement. It also appeared on page 10 of this week's (April 14) issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa track and field teams kicked off the 2016 season with the indoor Central Minnesota Conference meet on Tuesday in St. Cloud. The Jaguars compete next at Paynesville Area on Tuesday, April 12 beginning at 4 p.m. Their timed trial scrimmage at Melrose on April 7 was rained out....
Below is the official agenda of the upcoming regular Brooten city council meeting on Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. 7:00 Janelle Kendall, Stearns Co Attorney Prosecution Report 7:15 Building Permit – Arlen Netland – Storage Units 7:30 Liquor License Application – Brooten Fire Dept. Relief Assoc. at the Brooten Pavilion September 17, 2016 7:45 Accept Donations from Brooten Commercial Club Prairie View Community Golf Raffle $7,500.00 8:00 Approve March Minutes Approve Bills 8:15 Revised Bid for Venti...
A host of changes are coming to the programming and curriculum of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa for the 2016-2017 school year. For students in grades 7-12, the changes are meant to expand offerings. In 11th and 12th grade, the changes should make scheduling easier with more electives available. “It’s great to have this conversation without the ‘what should we eliminate’ as part of it,” said Superintendent Matt Bullard at the school board meeting on March 21. Check out the full story in the March 24 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper...
Donnie Lenarz of Elrosa has had a memorable and event-filled life. Now enjoying his 87th year of youthfulness, Lenarz is looking forward to spring and summer and the sights and sounds of baseball in the air. The youngest of five growing up with four older sisters, Lenarz had anything but an easy childhood or time as an adult. You'd never hear an ill word from him about his life, though. Read the full story in the March 24 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Shortly before 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, an armed bank robbery took place at Lake Region Bank in Sunburg. By 12:20 p.m., four law enforcement officials had responded to the scene. Kandiyohi County sheriff deputies were asking onlookers and those who were nearby the bank at the time of the robbery whether or not they have seen a blue minivan or full-size van. No injuries were reported. An official news release by the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office has not been released yet. This...
The Glacial Ridge Ambulance held their annual spring pancake and sausage feed at the Brooten American Legion hall on Sunday, March 20 with a great turnout of support coming from the Belgrade and Brooten areas and surrounding communities....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team had a terrific night at the Sub-Section 5A-North meet on Friday, April 1, where they qualified 12 team members for the Section 5A meet. The action took place at the B-B-E high school, which hosted subsections for the first time since 2011. Moving on in the playoffs are the following B-B-E speech team members: Fabienne Verhoeff, Molly Tengwall, Kayle Benesh, Austin Meyer, Andrew Reps, Aspen Peterson, Alyssa Dalen, Isaiah Mitchell, Riley Schumann, Isaac...
A local young mother submitted this to the newspaper after she posted it on social media and received considerable feedback on it. To the parents, grandparents, relatives, siblings, or friends of teens/young drivers (even older) driving through any of the streets of Belgrade. I'm asking very kindly right now to please talk to those that drive through town about obeying the speed limit and keeping a watchful eye out for young kids. We just had a couple teens drive past our house at high speeds....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Area Jaycees held their seventh annual chili cook-off on Saturday, March 12 at the Belgrade V.F.W. This year six teams competed to create the best chili in three categories. Each booth also competed for the best booth decoration and costumes with a St. Patrick's Day theme. John and Darlene Roelike entered for the Belgrade V.F.W. and won both top prizes of Best Chili, as determined by a panel of judges, and also the People's Choice Award. Their chili edged out the Payn...
The South Lake Johanna Lutheran Church in rural Brooten held its annual turkey dinner on Sunday, March 13 while serving a little over 200 people. While turnout was down from last year's all-time record of just over 270, there was no shortage of good company, good conversation and terrific food....
For the third year in a row and the third time in school history, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa youth wrestling Jaguars will compete at the state tournament. To get to state, the Little Jags battled on Saturday (March 12) at Pierz, the host of the Region IV Northland Youth Wrestling Association (NYWA) K-6 tournament. When the dust settled, the Jaguars qualified for state by taking fourth place out of 13 teams. In 2014, for the first time ever, the Jaguars earned a trip to state by placing sixth...
The Easter bunny visited Elrosa on Saturday, March 26 at the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church CCD center. Children all got a chance to stop and greet the Easter bunny and get a treat, while moms, dads and grandparents busily took as many pictures as they could. Children then could visit an Easter egg hunt before sitting down and coloring Easter-themed pages while enjoying cookies and milk. A total of 42 children came through before all were able to pick prizes given away at the end. The...
Shown is a video of the parade held on St. Patrick's Day, with a full day of celebrating hosted by the Padua Pub. This was the 36th annual St. Patrick's Day celebration hosted by the Padua Pub. Activities took place the entire day and well past sundown....
The semi-annual Ham and Turkey Bingo fundraiser for the Sunburg Fire Department was held with over 115 participants on Saturday, March 19 at the fire hall and community center building. Needless to say, fun was had by all who attended! See more photos from the event in the March 24 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Perhaps nothing illustrates the kind heart and selfless personality of the late Rick Thonvold more than part of the eulogy given by his niece, Amber Thonvold, at his funeral on Monday. "You would be goofy just to put a smile on our faces," she said, with her sister Nicole by her side at the pulpit at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg. To read the full story, grab a copy of the March 10 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. Not a subscriber? Click here: http://www.bonanzavalleyvoic...
