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  • Palm Sunday sermon at Brooten Community Church (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 28, 2024

    As a snow storm approached the area and turned what was a mild week of weather into full-blown winter, area churches held Palm Sunday worships on Sunday, March 24. In the attached video, Pastor Rick Krasky provides his Palm Sunday worship sermon....

  • The man is deranged! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 28, 2024

    Four minutes. Four minutes of your time. I encourage everyone to take four minutes of your time to watch this video. It clearly illustrates how sick and vile Joe Biden is and how ashamed we are that he is occupying the office of the President of the United States. He is an sick, vile man. I can't say it enough. For the Democrats to hold the type of fundraiser that they did on the day of the wake of the fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller is SICK and VILE. Democrats in America have no shame! No shame whatsoever. IF THEY HAD ANY SHAME they would...

  • Brooten Easter Egg hunt is on Saturday, March 30 (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 28, 2024

    The Easter egg hunt and bicycle drawing for area youth is at 1 p.m. at the elementary school parking lot in Brooten on Saturday, March 30. The bicycles and supplies were purchased with generous donations by the Brooten Fire Relief Association and the Fauskee family of Brooten. The attached video features the same event at the same location on April 8, 2023. You can see a photo gallery from the 2023 Easter egg hunt in Brooten by clicking here: 2023 Brooten Easter Egg hunt....

  • LEGAL NOTICE: North Fork Crow River Watershed district

    Randy Olson|Mar 21, 2024

    NOTICE TO NORTH FORK CROW RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT RESIDENTS The Stearns County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for an appointment to the North Fork Crow River Watershed District Board of Managers. This appointment would serve a three-year term ending on May 9th, 2027. If you are interested in being appointed to this board, and you currently reside in the North Fork Crow River Watershed District in Stearns County, then please send a brief resume with some information about yourself that you would like to share with the County...

  • Smashing record turnout at Belgrade Lions chili cook-off (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 21, 2024

    Year by year after the pandemic, the Belgrade Lions has built up the annual chili cook-off contest as a fundraiser for the B-B-E Area Food Shelf. This year, with a total of eight different parties providing chili, the Belgrade Lions was thrilled to have 93 individuals participate in the contest. They raised over $200 in loose donations to go with the $465 raised from the contest participants. Once all donations are tallied, a final announcement will be made in an upcoming newspaper issue with what this event raised for the food shelf. First...

  • A St. Patrick's Day weekend to remember in Padua (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 21, 2024

    The Dave and Clara Rooney family hosted their 44th annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday. This was one of many events and sources of entertainment held at the Padua Pub on what was a two-day celebration for the community. On Saturday, over 550 arm bands were provided for patrons of the Padua Pub, and needless to say, a grand time was had by all. Dave Rooney reported that he believes they served at least 650 that night, all on the pub side, as the banquet hall was not in use on Saturday. On Sunday, with the banquet hall in use, a terrific...

  • Don't let them off the hook! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 21, 2024

    At John Stossel's YouTube channel, he recently released a video encouraging the public not to let government officials off of the hook for what they did to us starting in March of 2020. In this video, Stossel says that four years ago, we were told we had "15 days to slow the spread." Covid's "15 days" turned into years, and the loss of our freedoms increased. It's important we don't forget what happened. The attached video lasts 6 minutes and 42 seconds....

  • The Voice office update for Tuesday, March 26

    Randy Olson|Mar 21, 2024

    The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper office will be open throughout the day on Tuesday, March 26, but not continuously during normal business hours. Regular business hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. After 10 a.m., the office number will be forwarded to the publisher's cell phone. The office number is 320-346-2400....

  • Padua Pub to host TWO-day St. Patrick's Day celebration! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 14, 2024

    Everyone is invited! TWO days! Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17 in Padua! You can watch the 2021 St. Patrick's Day parade in the attached video below. Here are the details for the upcoming celebration... The Rooney family invites everyone to a TWO-day celebration of St. Patrick's Day on Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, as the Padua Pub hosts this exciting celebration for the 44th straight year. Green beer served both days! The weekend features TWO Shamrock hunts at 3 p.m. on Saturday at 12 p.m. on Sunday. They will be serving Irish Stew and...

  • OBITUARY: Mr. Keith Clementson

    Randy Olson|Mar 14, 2024

    Long-time high school science teacher Keith Clementson has passed away. His obituary was received by The Voice from his family on Tuesday this week (March 12). A celebration of life in his honor will be held on Friday, July 19 this coming summer from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Paynesville R.O.S.E. Center. Clementson volunteered there for many years in his retirement. The Voice newspaper publisher is deeply saddened by news of his passing. Clementson taught science to the newspaper publisher at both the...

  • If someone from the back woods handled the U.S. border crisis (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 14, 2024

    This video was too good not to share....

  • B-B-E Resistance Robotics endures adversity, finds success in Grand Forks (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 14, 2024

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team was one of 56 teams at the Great Northern regional competition in Grand Forks. The regional was held on March 6-9 at the Alerus Center. B-B-E's team pulled off a thoroughly impressive comeback on Friday and Saturday as they endured tremendous adversity. While competing in North Dakota for the third straight year, the robotics team had to contend with unforeseen and nearly impossible-to-predict mechanical failures that cost them a smooth journey through the regional. This year's F.I.R.S.T....

  • It is all falling apart - Thank God (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 14, 2024

    This was an exciting video to take in. It is absolutely PRECIOUS and PRICELESS to watch the mainstream media goons lose their minds on national television. All throughout 2023 they sounded so confident...look how things have changed. It gives me great joy to see this happening. That could not happen to more deserving people....

  • A handful of college students I can agree with (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    It's easy to find videos on YouTube of young people being asked questions related to either American history, geography or modern politics. Generally, many of these videos show that young people just simply are not well-informed. In the attached video, a handful of young people are asked about who they believe is the dumbest person in the government today. There's a recurring theme with their answers......

  • Minnesota's townships to hold annual meetings on Township Day, Tuesday, March 12, 2024

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    Minnesota's 1,777 townships will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March and sets townships apart from other forms of local government. At this meeting, residents of the townships will meet to voice their opinions about local issues with other township residents and also vote directly on their annual tax levy -- direct democracy in action. Citizens attending annual meetings also often discuss and vote on other local issues. In...

  • Township legal notices

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    Raymond Township Notice of Annual Meeting and Election of Officers: Notice is hereby given to qualified voters that the Annual Township Election and Meeting for Raymond Township will be held at the Padua Pub Reception Hall, 33945 Co. Rd. 18, Sauk Centre, MN on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The election polls will be open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the following purposes to elect: One Supervisor (3 Year Term) and One Clerk (2 Year Term). The Annual Town Meeting will commence at 8:05 p.m. after polls close to conduct necessary business as prescribed...

  • B-B-E wrestling team third at state, Hanson claims second gold medal (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    The attached video features Maximus Hanson in his state championship match on March 2 in St. Paul. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team's final dual at the Class 1A state tournament was not for the faint of heart. With their backs truly to the wall in the third-place match of the Class 1A state tournament on Thursday, February 29 at Xcel Energy Center, the Jaguars came alive with a full-throated roar in the upper weights after trailing 31-12 through the 152-pound match against No....

  • B-B-E Resistance Robotics competing at Great Northern Regional

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    This is a big week for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team, as they are competing in their only regional of the 2024 season. They are in Grand Forks this weekend (March 6 to March 9) for the Great Northern Regional at the Alerus Center. This year's F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competition is titled "Crescendo" with a playing field set up with a nod to music. The theme's description says the purpose is to "Orchestrate engineering skills and creative power to entertain and move the world...

  • When your taxes are paid, but you still owe Ukraine (MEME)

    Randy Olson|Feb 29, 2024

    All you can say at that point is: "What the heck!?!?!?" Ukraine is the bottomless pit that keeps on taking from the American taxpayer. It's gone far north of $100 billion with no end in sight....

  • Five Jaguars advance to state individual tournament (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Feb 29, 2024

    Five members of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team earned spots in the upcoming Class 1A state individual tournament, which runs Friday and Saturday this weekend (March 1-2) at Xcel Energy Center. Three Jaguars have earned Section 5A titles at the individual tournament that was held on Saturday at Canby high school: Ryan Jensen at 139 pounds, Maximus Hanson at 172 and Carson Gilbert at 215. Earning section runner-up finishes with state berths were Tanner Viessman at 145 and Brett DeRoo at 152. Ryan Jensen is 43-0, Hanson is 45-0,...

  • Moderna booster jab renders Canadian woman quadraplegic (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Feb 29, 2024

    A woman in Canada was diagnosed with transverse myelitis that rendered her quadriplegic. According to her doctor, he believed that her Moderna COVID booster jab is what caused her to become paralyzed. Two of her medical reports say that the Moderna jab caused it. Kayla Pollock, a 36-year old in Canada, was discharged from Lyndhurst hospital after suffering acute transverse myelitis in February 2022 following her third dose of a COVID-19 jab. Her first two jabs were manufactured by Pfizer, and she received those jabs in 2021. The third COVID...

  • B-B-E elementary school volcano project (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Feb 29, 2024

    Here's follow-up coverage of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary's volcano project in the fourth and fifth grade classes. An attached video features one of the fourth grader's volcanoes erupting in the cafeteria with an audience that included second grade students....

  • New nickname coined for California's governor (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Feb 29, 2024

    In his press conference near the U.S.-Mexico border this week, President Trump coined a new nickname for the governor of California. He also made a great point: perhaps it's more important to care for U.S. citizens, especially our veterans, before we pour out an endless list of freebies to illegal aliens? The attached video, lasting just 40 seconds, spells it out....

  • Township, city legal notices

    Randy Olson|Feb 22, 2024

    PUBLIC NOTICE TO CROW RIVER TOWNSHIP VOTERS: Notice is hereby given to the qualified voters of Crow River Township that the annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at the town hall (604 School Street). In case of inclement weather, the meeting will be postponed until the following Tuesday, March 19, 2024. The annual meeting will convene at 8:00 p.m. to conduct all necessary business as prescribed by law. /s/ Lisa Mastey, Crow River Township Clerk 02/22 - 02/29 NOTICE OF PUBLIC TESTING OF VOTE TABULATING AND OMNI-BALLOT EQUIPMENT...

  • Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Donatus Church in Brooten (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Feb 22, 2024

    On what ended up being a snowy Ash Wednesday last week (February 14), area churches held worship services to mark the beginning of the Lenten period of the Christian calendar. At St. Donatus Church in Brooten, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Catholic community of faith had a packed house that night for the Poor Souls in Purgatory Mass. The attached video features part of Mass that evening....

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