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The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team has the top seed out of 21 total teams that make up Section 6A. The Jaguars, who finished the regular season as Central Minnesota Conference champions, take a 20-6 record into the postseason that begins with a first-round bye. The attached video features the final points scored in game 2 of the CMC match with Eden Valley-Watkins on October 11. Additional coverage of the section tournament can be found by clicking over to the newspaper's Jaguars Sports...
The Color Run was held on Wednesday, September 24 during Homecoming week at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools. This is the largest fundraiser for the school district for the Activities fund that assists academic and extra-curricular causes. In the attached video, students in grades K-12 are shown gathered at the high school athletic complex at the end of the Color Run, which was marked by the large color burst. At the October 13 school board meeting, Superintendent Josie Dingmann reported that...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools held their 10th annual Color FUND Run fundraiser on Wednesday, September 24. Conditions were warm, and the entire afternoon included full sunshine. Of the 10 Color Runs to date, this was likely the warmest. The participation was terrific from the student body. One of the highlights of the Color Run is the color burst, which includes all students who wish to participate from the K-12 student body. In the attached video, a view of the color burst is shown from the...
Just as summer weather was loosening its grip with the season changing to fall, Hope Lutheran Church's Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America group hosted their fall bazaar on Saturday, October 4....
Peace Lutheran Church held a Celebration of Life for Levi Adrian, 16, of Belgrade, who passed away on September 24. Pastor Mark Kopka provided a brave, heartfelt eulogy that was fitting for the experience our community is enduring. It is a great deal to process and reflect on. Casket bearers were Levi's buddies and included Hunter Palmquist, Reid Dickhoff, Owen Miller, Coby Schoumaker, Donovan Ramos, Jackson Kirckof, Jude Thompson and Bennett Wurm. If you know any of those young men, you...
Imagine the toll on a retired U.S. veteran who paid off his home mortgage in 2015, but 10 years later, faces foreclosure because his property tax bill exceeds anything he paid in a given year for his mortgage payments. How bad is that! The ramifications are endless, as property ownership in Pennsylvania is becoming a path to financial ruin. This affects homeowners and business owners, and it is taking a toll on the state's ability to keep young people living there. This is a warning for...
The Elrosa Fire Department will serve from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church basement on Saturday, October 10. The cash raffle drawing will be held in the church basement at 8 p.m. at the end of the steak fry. Yes, takeouts are availabe! Please pass the word....
I heart memes, and I heart satire! Here's the latest round of news-related memes from the Meme The Left channel on YouTube....
The weather was warm and sunny for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's 10th annual Color FUND Run on Wednesday, September 24. Student participation was the best it has ever been with 97 percent of the high school student body part of the race. The attached video features the first "finish line" video of the Color Run recorded by the Bonanza Valley Voice. Fundraising totals and other financial information from the Color Run and the school's activities fund which it supports will be published in the...
The Sedan Fire Relief Association enjoyed hosting a packed house for their annual fall 40-gun raffle. The fundraising event was held on Saturday, September 20 at Heidi's Bar. The attached video was recorded early in the gun raffle that night....
The attached video features the full Homecoming coronation program held in the Phil and Lucille Olson Auditorium at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school on Monday, September 22. Coverage from Homecoming followed in the September 25 and October 2 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Note: the coding for the video was fixed on Friday night....
Here's a wild one. If you're not alarmed yet on K-12 public education in Minnesota, then you are not paying attention. The story is brought to the public courtesy of Alpha News. Liz Collins with Alpha News recently interviewed Adam Becker, a former Duluth public school paraprofessional who has been telling the public about a lesson that forced him to resign. He learned that students as young as those in kindergarten are being taught lessons about "gender mapping" and gender studies. "They...
If grief and laughter ever danced together on stage, the choreography would look a whole lot like Exit Laughing. Directed by Thomas J. Dougherty-Rosengren, this riotous production at The Barn Theatre in Willmar proves that the best medicine for sorrow might just be a belly laugh, a tear-away stripper costume, and a leopard-print blouse. Its final weekend is this Thursday through Sunday, September 25-28. Show times are 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Sunday's performance being a 2...
A great week of practice, time spent on game film and an outstanding effort all came together to hand the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team a statement 30-0 shutout win against visiting Browerville on Friday, September 19. This improves their overall record to 3-1, and they sit in a 5-way tie for second place in the Mid-Northwest Gold District with a 2-1 record. B-B-E also also won 3 of their first 4 games in the 1988, 2013, 2017 and 2022 seasons. They started 4-0 in the 2023 season. In...
The Turkey Fest community celebration in Swift Falls was held on Saturday, September 20. Activities were hosted by Brink's Beer Joint and numerous volunteers and town supporters. The main events included a turkey cook-off contest from 3 to 5 p.m. that raised funds for local first responders plus the parade that was held at 5:30 p.m. that evening. The attached video features the parade. Additional coverage of Turkey Fest was published in the September 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Attached is the first 59 minutes of the 150th anniversary worship service held at East Norway Lake Lutheran church of Arctander Township on Sunday, September 21. This web article will be further updated on Thursday evening, September 25. Additional coverage from the 150th anniversary celebration was published in the September 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Levi Adrian, 16 of Belgrade, died Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at his home near Belgrade. A celebration of his life will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Peace Lutheran Church in New London. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home in Belgrade and for one hour prior to the services at church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Online at https://www.hafh.org/obituary/Levi-Adrian. In the attached video, you can watch Levi participating...
Here's the video of the Homecoming coronation crowning of the King and Queen, Jesse Niklaus and Kacey Fischer. This concluded Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's 37th annual Homecoming coronation ceremony, which was held at Olson Auditorium. Crownbearers were Thea Molitor and Gordon Halvorson, who are first graders at B-B-E elementary. After the royal court couples were introduced, a guessing game took place between the senior candidates. Members of the student council introduced the Dress Up Days for...
He found out. Independent journalist Benny Johnson recently met with Brendon Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, and walked through the lies told by Jimmy Kimmel during a Monday night (September 15) monologue on ABC. The wheels went into motion, and by Wednesday, September 17, Kimmel was removed from the airwaves at least temporarily. It's a small measure of justice applied to Kimmel, who gleefully and joyfully spread a string of lies about the assassination of Charlie...
Soil and Water Conservation districts in Pope and Stevens Counties joined together to host Water Fest at the Pope County Fairgrounds in Glenwood on September 12. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's sixth grade class participated in the event, which educations students about soil health and the value of clean water. Assistance was also provided by Farm Service Agency staff of Glenwood. Topics included wetlands, aquatic intruders, water filtration, soil erosion, water treatment plant mechanics,...
The town of Pepin, Wisconsin hosts Laura Ingalls Wilder Days on the second full weekend of each September. The newspaper publisher and youngest daughter traveled to Pepin on Saturday, September 13 for the first day of the two-day event. In the attached video, a barn owl education session is featured. This took place in Laura Ingalls Wilder Park. Additional coverage of this trip was published in the September 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. More is forthcoming in the September 25...
The second-to-last Brooten Farmers Market will be held on Thursday, September 18 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the city park. Available on the 18th: pumpkins, mums, garden produce (tomatoes, peppers and more!), homemade jams, hand drawn cards and more! Thank you to everyone who stops by with their support. You are appreciated in Brooten....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team utilized a strong, balanced attack with 3 players in double figures in kills to defeat West Central Area in 4 sets on Tuesday, Sept. 16 in Barrett. Kacey Fischer with 14 kills and Kadynce Haider and Macey Roering with 10 kills each were part of 142 attacks and a team hitting efficiency of 19.7 percent. The win raised B-B-E's record to 11-4 overall. On Saturday, the Jaguars won the Crosby-Ironton Invitational. They swept visiting Holdingford last...
A celebration is planned this Sunday at East Norway Lake Lutheran church of rural New London. It begins with worship at 10:30 a.m. followed by a catered meal and a 150th anniversary program. It all culminates with an old-fashioned ice cream social that afternoon. In the church's Centennial history written by the late Marvin Hauge (1922-2001), he noted that the church history at that time dated back 117 years. In 1858, the state of Minnesota was founded, and around the same time, the earliest pio...
An open house at the barn will be held on Monday, September 15 at Equine Inspired Soul, a rural Belgrade business focusing on healing with horses, "Compassion, Healing, Empowerment" and owned and operated by Tanya and Adam Dingmann. The event begins with a ribbon-cutting ceremony is at 4 p.m., and this is followed by a presentation of their mission and offerings at 4:15. A special Meet the Horses and Tour of the grounds is at 4:45, and a horse demo is at 5 p.m. Dingmann gives a special note...
