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During the lunch periods on Wednesday, February 19 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school, the FFA chapter hosted a Milk Relay competition. The attached video features the Milk Relay taking place that afternoon. Additional National FFA Week coverage will be published in the February 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The FFA hosted turkey bowling on Friday. Click over to the Jaguars Sports extended coverage blog to see a video featuring that event: https://bbejag...
Governor Tim Walz spoke at the 158th annual Minnesota Newspaper Association convention on Friday, January 31. The MNA convention was held at the Minneapolis Marriot Northwest hotel in Brooklyn Park that week. The attached video features Walz speaking at the Friday afternoon banquet that day on topics such as the 2025 state legislative session as well as ideas the government can work with on helping the health and well being of newspapers across the state. Walz's appearance was followed by a...
Bitter cold has gripped the Bonanza Valley area this week. Temperatures plunged to 20 or more below zero on Monday night, February 10, with the temperature before school began shown in the attached photo on Tuesday, February 11. By 11:30 a.m. it rebounded to a "balmy" negative one degree. Negative 22 is in the forecast for Wednesday night. It's a great time to have wood heat, which is more and more rare today....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team concluded their regular season with a 7-12 overall record. In the Central Minnesota Conference, they finished in third place with a 4-2 record behind Holdingford and Paynesville Area. On Monday, February 10, the Section 5A seedings were released for the upcoming playoffs. The Jaguars earned the No. 5 seed and open with a quarterfinal match at Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg high school on Thursday this week (February 13) at 7 p.m. They face the No. 4-seeded...
Coming to the Bonanza Valley area on Friday, February 14 Tom and Anne Kampsen and the friendly staff of the KaDe Shack in Brooten invite everyone to their Valentine's Day supper. They will serve from 5 to 9 p.m. at just $12 a person with a menu including shrimp, chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy plus salad. Heidi's Bar in Sedan has a big act coming for Valentine's Day, with Dana Robinson and the Bottle Rockets playing on Friday, February 14 from 8 p.m. to midnight. No cover charge! Brink's...
On February 12, Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) introduced the Investing in Rural America Act to provide critical capital resources to rural communities through improvements to the Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program. "Rural communities across the country are struggling to retain population, much less attract future generations. One way Congress can support them is by eliminating unnecessary regulatory barriers to capital investment, particularly on critical community facilities like hos...
Consolidation in agriculture and restrictions on farmers’ rights when it comes to repairing their own equipment will be the focus of a Land Stewardship Project (LSP) town hall meeting featuring Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday, March 4, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at 57002 180th Street in rural Donnelly. Farmers and other rural residents are invited to take part in this discussion, but space is limited. To reserve a spot, see https://bit.ly/Ellisontownhall or contact LSP western M...
Near the southern side of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's coverage area, a mecca of countrywestern and rural America values has been built in the form of Smilin' D Arena. This facility hosts a wide variety of entertainment events and also serves as an indoor location for equine sports and equine sports training. It is located in the heart of Colfax Township in northern Kandiyohi County. During the final hours of January 2025, Hell Country Truckers performed live music at Smilin' D Arena....
During the first day of the month of February last Saturday, the Smilin' D Arena held the Wild Henke Youth Day, which was dubbed as a "day for kids" at the arena. Youth of various ages competed across 10 different equine competitions. The attached video features Teagan Jenniges and Jack Anderson competing in the ages 11-14 category during the Bell Boot race that morning. Anderson nailed it during his run with at time that beat the 10-second mark. He is a seventh grader at B-B-E middle school....
Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) President Gary Wertish spoke against across-the-board tariffs during a Friday morning (February 7) press conference hosted by Minnesota’s senior Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. They were joined by Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council President Dan McConnell. President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 10 percent tariff on China and has stayed for 30 days a 25 percent additional tariff on Canada and Mexico. Energy resources from Canada will h...
Valentine's Day is coming, and it's just over two weeks away. Jana Mae's Inc., in Brooten, wants to help make your Valentine's Day special for your special someone in your life! Jana Mae's website features all of their Valentine's Day specials, where you can place an order online. Offering: flowers, cookies and pies. The staff at Jana Mae's will have your order ready for pickup or delivery (if it qualifies) on Valentine's Day. If you have special instructions, please indicate them in the order....
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium was the site of a terrific Sno-Daze coronation program on Tuesday, February 11. The coronation officially kicked off the 35th annual Sno-Daze week in Jaguar Country with students in grades 9-12 plus staff members, family and friends helping fill the seats as games were played along with the crowning of the King and Queen. The 35th annual B-B-E Sno-Daze King and Queen are Jack Lundberg and Emery Halvorson. The video attached here features...
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, State Senator Torrey Westrom (R-Alexandria) met with constituents from Douglas and Stearns counties who came down to the Minnesota State Capitol for the 2025 MCCL March for Life. Hundreds of Minnesotans participated in the event, advocating for the protection of the unborn and the sanctity of life. Senator Westrom expressed his gratitude to those who traveled to St. Paul to take part in the march, commending their dedication to this important cause. "It was inspiring to...
Valentine's Day is coming, and it's just over two weeks away. Jana Mae's Inc., in Brooten, wants to help make your Valentine's Day special for your special someone in your life! Jana Mae's website features all of their Valentine's Day specials, where you can place an order online. Offering: flowers, cookies and pies. The staff at Jana Mae's will have your order ready for pickup or delivery (if it qualifies) on Valentine's Day. If you have special instructions, please indicate them in the order....
Minnesota House Republicans have drafted a package of bills Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, said would make Minnesota a more affordable place to live, work, and raise a family. Anderson said the bills, authored as part of the GOP's "Make Minnesota Affordable" initiative, focus on lowering energy costs, reducing the tax burden, and ensuring budget surpluses benefit hardworking Minnesotans. "Minnesota families and businesses have had it tough in recent years, with soaring price increases, along...
Heidi’s Bar in Sedan has a big act coming for Valentine’s Day, with Dana Robinson and the Bottlerockets playing on Friday, February 14 from 8 p.m. to midnight. No cover charge! The attached video features a promotional video of Dana and the Bottlerockets....
On Friday, January 31, the Hell Country Truckers band performed as the second of two acts at a dance hosted by the Smilin' D Arena and Events Center in Colfax Township. The attached video features the band performing the hit 1992 song "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson. The website for Smilin D' Arena is https://smilindarena.com....
Mary Solbreken and the friendly staff of Rustic Designs Flower Farm of rural Belgrade invites everyone to take advantage of their floral talents. They will be open on Wednesday and Thursday, February 12-13, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14, they will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The business website for Rustic Designs Flower Farm is https://www.rusticdesignsflowerfarm.com....
A member of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 2002 has passed away. Courtney Ann Mithaugen, age 40, died on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina. Memorial services will be held at St. Luke's Church, Faribault on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. with a visitation at church one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Arrangements are being completed by Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault. Courtney Ann, the daughter of Michele (Lemcke) Mithaugen and Chip Mithaugen, she...
At the Brooten city council meeting last Monday, January 13, Brooten Fire Department Secretary Thor Amundson provided the 2024 report. On the current roster of 28 fire department members, the longest-serving firefighter is Gary Olson with 46 years (start date of January 1, 1978). Next is Calvin Hanson with 41 years. He is followed in seniority by Kern Nelson (28 years) and Todd Trustheim (27 years). Matt Ogdahl and Dave Bast each have 24 years on the department. Chris Strom has 22 years on the...
The Redhead Creamery, located between Brooten and Padua, hosted a University of Minnesota Brooten Alumni and Legislative Social on Saturday. The purpose was to help connect area alumni with state legislators, and it also doubled as a way to show support for Redhead Creamery, which is owned by U of M alumni Lucas and Alise Sjostrom. The University of Minnesota, across all campuses, has over 633,000 alumni spread across the state, nation and globe. Of those alumni, 62 percent have remained or have...
Snow fell on Sunday, January 12 ranging from 2 to 4 inches across the Bonanza Valley area. Stubborn, icy conditions came with it, however, as the precipitation began as light rain on Saturday night. Many local road ways had wide stretches of black ice....
Roger Sagedahl, died peacefully surrounded by his family in the Glenwood hospital on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at the age of 90. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 19th from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the church. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service on Monday. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Brooten. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral...
The 2025 Minnesota legislative session convenes tomorrow, and Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) is preparing to advocate for a strong agriculture budget, affordable healthcare, support for beginning farmers and other priorities defined by our members. “As a grassroots organization, we’ll be focused on priorities established by members at our state convention in November,” said MFU President Gary Wertish. “At a basic level, lawmakers are going to have to come together to pass a new two-year budget...
A wealth of far-reaching consequences are playing out in real time on Saturday night, January 18, from the recent ban of TikTok in the United States. For domestic users, TikTok stopped functioning shortly after 9 p.m. Central Standard Time. This ban is based on the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, H.R. 231, which was passed into law by the 118th U.S. Congress (2023-2024). In some cases, users with V.P.N. Internet access are still able to use the TikTok...
