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On Saturday, April 19, the Easter bunny visited with area children in Elrosa for an event sponsored by the Elrosa Baseball Association, the Elrosa Commercial Club and Kensington Bank. Turnout surpassed 100 children, and 91 kids were registered for door prizes. In the attached video, Amy Zenzen is shown reading an Easter story to the kids gathered in the basement of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church. Additional coverage from this event was published in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's April...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert at Olson Auditorium on Tuesday, April 15. In the attached video, the high school jazz band (grades 7-12) plus the middle school band (grades 6-7) perform along with small group ensembles. Additional coverage of the spring concert was published in the April 17 and April 24 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Christian season of Lent featured Good Friday worship at numerous area churches on April 18. The Big Grove/Crow River/Grace Lutheran Parish of Belgrade and Brooten hosted Good Friday worships at Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade at 1 p.m. that day and then at Crow River Lutheran Church in Burbank Township at 7 p.m. The song Old Rugged Cross is performed in the attached video as Good Friday worship special music at Crow River Lutheran Church. The trio of singers includes Patrick Walsh,...
National Farmers Union (NFU) today sent a letter to the U.S. House and Senate, urging lawmakers to support the Trade Review Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would reassert Congressional authority to review and approve any new tariffs imposed by the administration. "We need congressional oversight of tariffs and trade policy to ensure measures are thoughtful and positively impact the agriculture economy. Family farmers and ranchers are facing historic levels of uncertainty, and the...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert at Olson Auditorium on Tuesday, April 15. In the attached video, the senior high band (grades 8-12) are performing the final song of the night, "Highlights from Aladdin" by Alan Menken (arranged by Michael Sweeney). The senior high band opened its portion of the concert with "Jurassic Park" by Sam Pottie. The next two songs included "On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss" by David Holsinger and "At a Turkish Market" by William Owens. Additional coverage from the...
Technology director Kody Bertram provided an update at Monday's (April 14) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board meeting at the high school. Included in his report was comments on the increasing use of artificial intelligence both on the staff and student side of education. In terms of ever-increasing use of Artificial Intelligence, Bertram said, "Including AI in education is increasing nationally and in our school district. Staff at B-B-E feel comfortable using it in their day-to-day work. It's...
A fun night of ranching action was held on Friday, April 18 at Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township. Dubbed the Toby Keith Tribute Ranch Rodeo, the Smilin' D Arena family hosted a showcase of "true Western skill and teamwork" with both youth and adult participants. The arena floor's corral featured a series of traditional ranch racing challenges that tested both riders and their horses. Events included trailer loading, team sorting, team penning and team doctoring. The attached video features one...
The attached video features part of the Good Friday worship held at Crow River Lutheran church in April 18. The video begins as worshipers were singing "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" Good Friday services were also held that evening at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten and the Brooten Community Church. At Grace Lutheran Church in Belgrade, Good Friday worship was held in the afternoon....
During the Toby Keith Tribute Ranch Rode held at Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township on April 18, a few sessions were held featuring old-fashioned tug-of-war competitions. The attached video features youth gathered on the arena floor taking on a handful of the adult volunteers. Additional coverage of Smilin' D Arena is featured frequently in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. To see upcoming events at Smilin' D Arena, click over to their website: https://smilindarena.com/even...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert on Tuesday, April 15 at Olson Auditorium in Belgrade. In the attached video, the senior high (grades 8-12) choir performs their final song of the night called "I Am Still Your Dreamer" by Pinkzebra. At the beginning of the song, the three seniors in the choir sing the first verse: Arlee Tensen, Hannah Hirman and Izzy Graham....
PRESS RELEASE ON APRIL 2 The Minnesota House has reached bipartisan agreement on the framework of a new state budget that that includes the largest spending reduction in Minnesota history to address a looming shortfall. State Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, said legislators have agreed to cut $4 billion from the current budget, with an additional $1.2 billion reduction in 2026-27. Anderson said reduced spending is essential after Democrats in full control of the Capitol spent the $18 billion...
In the attached video here, part of the worship service at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township is included. Barry Bouwman begins with the reading of the lessons. At about the 4:00 mark, Pastor Jeanne Megorden begins reading the Holy Gospel, and her pastor's sermon begins at about the 5:45 mark....
APRIL 11 PRESS RELEASE This week, the House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act to affirm and enforce existing laws to keep non-citizens from voting in federal elections. "It is critical to our democracy that voters have faith in their elections. Unfortunately, in states like Minnesota, where Governor Walz has done nothing about the non-citizens that are appearing on voter rolls and receiving election ballots, that faith is at risk," said U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach of Regal. "The...
The attached video will become a "live video" player on Tuesday, April 15 starting before 7 p.m. In this web player, you can watch the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa grades 6-12 choirs and bands performing their spring concert at the high school's Olson Auditorium. The entire concert, featuring middle school and senior high musicians, should last about 90 minutes. Additional concert coverage from this April 15 event will be published in the April 17 and April 24 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Four members of the B-B-E speech team competed in the Section 5A meet in Annandale on Saturday, April 12. In the attached video, Tia Nelson is shown receiving her first-place medal in Great Speeches at the Sub-Section 5A-West meet held on April 4 at B-B-E high school. Nelson, Kora Martinez, Eliana Funes and Hailey Henderson all advanced past subsections to the section meet....
PUBLIC NOTICE OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION HEARING: Important Information Regarding Assessment and Classification of Property; this may affect your 2026 property taxes. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal and Equalization for the City of Brooten shall meet on April 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., at Brooten City Hall located at 147 Central Avenue North. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor. If you...
A full house was on hand on Saturday, March 29 for the Lucky Buck Rodeo at Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township. The attached video features one of the final bull riding attempts of the evening. Smilin' D Arena is a remarkable location with an inviting, friendly atmosphere which makes you want to return to again and again. They have a great selection of food and drink options. All very family friendly! To see their upcoming events, click over to their website at https://smilindarena.com/events....
On Monday, March 24, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school and Community Education hosted a guest speaker who gave a specific address to student athletes. The information presented by Danielle Rancourt, registered dietician and sports dietician, was geared to teenagers but also adults regarding both nutrition and sleep habits. The attached video features Rancourt speaking that night at Olson Auditorium as she provided tips on how to create a proper diet for active teenagers. The March 27 and...
A puzzle tournament is taking place this Saturday, April 5 at the Belgrade Library! Gather a group of friends to form a team and get signed up! (You need to select a team name, too.) Each team receives the same puzzle, and the goal is to put the puzzle together in the shortest amount of time. This is coming on Saturday, April 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Belgrade Library. Six team limit, and participants can be from ages 12 to adult. Register your team by calling the library at...
Note: this web article will be updated throughout Friday afternoon. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's robotics team is competing at the Granite City Regional on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5 in St. Cloud. The site is the River's Edge Convention Center by the Mississippi River. Altogether, this region tournament features 48 teams. The 2025 F.I.R.S.T. robotics competition is called Reefscape, and it is based on the principle idea of utilizing automated robots to clean and improve coral reef areas of...
The Christian season of Lent is underway. In the attached video, part of the worship service is featured from Trinity Lutheran church in Brooten on Sunday, March 30. After the lessons were read by members of the Justin and Mandy Anderson family, Pastor Jeanne Megorden begins reading the Holy Gospel at about the 6-minute mark in the video. That is followed by her sermon. Easter Sunday is coming on Sunday, April 20....
Note: a video was added to this web article on Saturday night, April 5. Additional coverage will be published in the April 10 issue of the newspaper. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team has finished their qualification matches at the Granite City Regional in St. Cloud. After 10 matches played, they hold a 5-5 record going into the playoff alliance selection. For Day II on Saturday at River's Edge Convention Center, B-B-E's alliances went 1-2. They are on the board in 21st place...
The Belgrade Lions held their fourth annual chili cook-off contest on Saturday, March 15. Five teams submitted chili to the contest, and the team from Kensington Bank took first place. Additional coverage was published in the March 20 and March 27 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. To view the Bonanza Valley Voice photo album from the chili cook-off, click on the following link: https://shorturl.at/bsLR4. The attached video features the crowd gathered that night at the Belgrade...
From Olson Auditorium at B-B-E high school on Monday, March 24, with Danielle Rancourt speaking during her "Fueling Performance, Fueling For Life" presentation. Additional coverage was published in the March 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Smilin' D Arena hosted back-to-back Thrills and Spills night with dirt bike racing as the feature event on Thursday and Friday, March 20 and 21. Over a dozen competitors were on hand for the first night of racing on Thursday. The attached video features rider introductions that same night. To view the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper SmugMug photo gallery from this event, click on this short link: https://shorturl.at/qnVtZ. To see the full list of upcoming events at Smilin' D Arena, click...
