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This link will go "live" from the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school football stadium to broadcast the Class of 2023 graduation on Friday, May 26 at 7:30 p.m. Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/yPM_rZj2Mbo?feature=share....
Sunburg's 18th annual Syttende Mai celebration was held on what was perhaps the most perfect day they could have asked for on Sunday, May 21. The weather featured temperatures in the upper 70s, full sunshine and a light breeze. That, combined with a huge turnout of people for the full day of activities, made for a day that the Sunburg community should be proud of. Coverage of Syttende Mai in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper will span two weeks in the May 25 and June 1 issues. Video is posted...
Brooten American Legion Ranten-Sundflot Post No. 288 will host a Memorial Day program on Monday, May 29 at the Brooten Pavilion starting at 10 a.m. The event will feature Trinity/West Lake Johanna Lutheran Pastor Jean Megorden as keynote speaker. The B-B-E high school band will also perform. After the program, American Legion members will serve cake and coffee. Please come and honor our veterans who have given so much to us. The Belgrade V.F.W. Saboe-Levorson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No....
The soulful and classic Gospel group 29:11 International Exchange will be performing this Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. at Central Square and Civic Center in Glenwood. The powerful voices of the 29:11 International Exchange group are astonishing. But what won our hearts is that this group is about more than performing gorgeous music, they also organize exchange tours between South Africa and the U.S. that provide invaluable exposure and opportunity to promising musicians. This extraordinary exposure...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa second annual Early Childhood Celebration event was held on a cool, drizzly Saturday, May 13. A variety of activities were held for kids to participate in, which included exploring large vehicles in the parking lot, vendor kids games, donuts and juice, playground fun and a petting zoo. Hats off to B-B-E Community Education and Jaguar Kids Connection staff for organizing and hosting this event!...
After a three-day layoff from competition last week, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa baseball team struggled at the plate against Sauk Centre's Matthew Warring on Friday in Elrosa in a 4-0 loss. The Jaguars rebounded from that with a 4-2 win against Browerville in Elrosa on Saturday against the No. 2-ranked team in Sub-Section 6A-North. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg defeated Browerville 5-3 in the other Friday game in Elrosa and then beat Sauk Centre 14-1 in the other varsity game on Saturday. On...
The Class of 2023 Baccalaureate service was held on Sunday, May 7 at the Brooten Community Church with 41 of the 54 seniors worshiping. With sophomore Tia Nelson leading the songs, senior class members provided Biblical readings. Shown are Dacia Szczesniak (left) and Bella Buckentine and Abby Berge. Pastor Rick Krasky provided the sermon. (Story coming next week.) A video featuring most of the Baccalaureate worship is posted with this web article....
This 33-minute long video features an astonishing level of information regarding the value of Vitamin D in a person's health. In February 2022, scientists in Israel published remarkable data in a study showing a strong link between Vitamin D deficiency and death or serious illness among COVID-19 patients. The study showed that patients who are deficient in Vitamin D are up to 14 times more likely to fall severely ill from COVID-19 than people with higher Vitamin D levels. COVID-19 patients with...
Marcia's Bar and Grill in downtown Brooten recently held a very successful bean bag tournament that drew a nice stream of customers to town on Saturday, April 29. The bean bag tournament itself lasted just over five hours and brought life to the town that complemented the prom-related traffic that was also part of local life that day. Organizers hope to get a bean bag league going in Brooten for the summer of 2023, and information on that is forthcoming....
On a cool, breezy final Saturday of April, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's prom was held featuring the full lineup of grand march, a dance and post-prom activities later at night. The 35th annual Prom Grand March was held under a mix of clouds and sunshine, and fortunately rain held off for nearly the entire event. B-B-E's 34th annual prom dance was held at the Brooten Pavilion. Prom in Jaguars Country has featured an indoor, in-person, COVID restrictions-free dance throughout the pandemic with the ex...
Below is video from the elementary school spring concert on April 19 at the main gymnasium....
House Democrats approved a bill on Tuesday, April 25 which Representative Paul Anderson of Starbuck said does not address the long-term care crisis in our state and severely underfunds this portion of the state budget. Anderson said he has concerns over the House Human Services Finance omnibus package (S.F. 2934) for its lack of funding for nursing homes, which came to the floor accounting for just .01 percent of the Democrats' $72 billion budget proposal that consumes the state's $19 billion...
City public works staff of Belgrade and Brooten will be flushing fire hydrants between Monday, May 1 and Thursday, May 4 next week. Water may be rusty, so take care when doing laundry and other household activities....
On Thursday, April 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. "There are biological differences between men and women," said Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach of Paynesville. "Ignoring these differences and allowing men to participate in women's sports puts women and girls at an inherent disadvantage and robs them of rewards for their hard work and perseverance. I am proud of the House for passing this legislation, and strengthening...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board heard from the administration about the idea of introducing career and technical education (CTE) concepts into elementary school grades. At Monday's (April 17) board meeting in the high school media center in Belgrade, Superintendent Patrick Walsh brought up the CTE school matrix and how to build CTE skills throughout the grade levels. "We're starting to think in terms of CTE skills and what role they can play for students as early as preschool and...
The Voice has confirmed that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is not welcome to attend the funeral on Saturday (April 22) for fallen Pope County Deputy Joshua Owen. In a phone call, Deputy Owen's widow, Shannon, spoke directly to Walz and told him that he is not welcome to be at Minnewaska High School on Saturday. Shannon Owen stated that the reason she does not want Walz to attend is due to his lack of support for law enforcement. She further stated that this would be the wish of her late husband. L...
An incredible display of support and solidarity was witnessed by hundreds of bystanders in downtown Glenwood on Saturday, April 22 following the funeral for fallen Pope County Sheriff's Deputy Joshua Owens. Law enforcement personnel were in attendance from all corners of Minnesota and nearly every county and municipality in the state. At the funeral, estimates show that over 4,000 were present at the funeral at the MAHS campus. The parade of law enforcement personnel through Glenwood that...
UPDATE: as of April 13, Highway 71 was reopened to traffic in this location. Spring flooding has claimed a southbound route from Belgrade via Highway 71. For the time being, motorists are being re-routed south of Belgrade with Highway 71 being closed near Crow River Lutheran church. The detour takes people west from the Menards campus on County Road 13 over to County Road 18 (Stearns County) which becomes County Road 1 in Kandiyohi County. Then the detour shifts onto County Road 5 to State...
The song was performed to conclude worship at Easter sunrise worship on Sunday, April 9 at East Norway Lake Lutheran church. Video further below features the final 11 minutes of worship, with the choir's 'Hallelujah Chorus' performance from George Fredric Handel's Messiah beginning at about the 6-minute mark. Photos from ENL's Easter sunrise worship were published on page 5 of the April 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Prior to writing the 260-page Messiah in 1741, Handel was near...
Beloved local musicians, Paul Greene and Renae Brown, are coming to Central Square and Civic Center in Glenwood to perform songs from the Barry Manilow song book! Paul and Renae have delighted local audiences throughout the years by performing a variety of music ranging from Frank Sinatra to James Taylor to Broadway hits. Tickets for Paul Greene and Renae's show are $20 in advance & $25 on the day of the event. Kids 12 and under are admitted for free with the presence of a paid adult. Student...
Video was posted on this web article on Sunday night. The Pope County Sheriff's office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) held a joint press conference on Sunday, April 16 in Glenwood to provide the public an update on the shooting that took place in Cyrus on Saturday, April 15. With three law enforcement officers responding to a domestic assault call in Cyrus, an armed man began shooting. In a tragic outcome, Pope County Deputy Joshua Owen was fatally shot by the perpetrato...
Minnesota Farmers Union and the Kandiyohi County Farmers Union organizations will host a unique and informative session dubbed "Challenging Monopoly Power, an Evening of Trustbusting" on Wednesday, April 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Goat Ridge Brewing Co. in downtown New London (17 Central Avenue West). At this event, they will discuss how to take powerful anti-monopoly action right in your local area. This will be led by MFU Antimonopoly Director Justin Stofferahn....
On a warm, calm sunny day to begin the month of April, the Belgrade Commercial Club hosted their annual Easter egg hunt in a different venue than usual, the B-B-E high school parking lot. Photos from the event were published in the April 6 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. A video from the event is posted below....
Here is video from four years ago on Easter Sunday at East Norway Lake Lutheran church. The "Hallelujah Chorus" from George Frideric Handel's Messiah was performed by the church choir to conclude sunrise worship that morning....
Minnesota Farmers Union and the Kandiyohi County Farmers Union organizations will host a unique and informative session dubbed "Challenging Monopoly Power, an Evening of Trustbusting" on Wednesday, April 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Goat Ridge Brewing Co. in downtown New London (17 Central Avenue West). At this event, they will discuss how to take powerful anti-monopoly action right in your local area. This will be led by MFU Antimonopoly Director Justin Stofferahn....
