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B-B-E's 36th annual Sno-Daze coronation concluded with seniors Aiden Radermacher and Annie Schmidt being crowned King and Queen. The coronation was held on Tuesday morning, February 10 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium. Additional coverage is included in a separate web article and also in the February 5 and upcoming February 12 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
On Thursday, February 5 at Glacial Wood Products, company founder Dick Johnson was awarded a plaque while being named to GWP's new Hall of Fame. The company's current owner, Dan Soldner, gave a speech in Johnson's honor before Johnson provided heartfelt remarks to employees gathered at lunch time. Glacial Wood Products was founded by Johnson in 1991 at his home in Starbuck. A few years later, Johnson moved the company to the Brooten Industrial Park. Today, GWP employs close to 30 full and...
In the attached video, two senior members of the B-B-E Business Professionals of America provide remarks during the Come and See, Coffee and Tea gathering at the high school cafeteria on Wednesday, February 4. Jesse Niklaus and Bree Radermacher answered questions about BPA activities. The video begins with a mock news cast being shown that was produced by Radermacher and Lillian Thompson. Radermacher and Thompson's Broadcast News Team placed first in the region competition. In total, 29 B-B-E...
The Belgrade Hardware Store, Rustic Flower Farm of Burbank Township and Earthy Elements, LLC of Brooten are two go-to places for your Valentine's Day needs. Earthy Elements, located at 950 State Highway 55 (the black shed), has a great selection of flower arrangements and bouquets, chocolates and candy buckets, stuffed animals and gifts for both men and women. Also, a limited supply of Earthy Elements flowers are available for purchase at Belgrade Hardware. Belgrade Hardware hours are 8 a.m. to...
Captains for various winter teams and organizations spoke at the beginning of the Sno-Daze Pep Fest held on Friday afternoon, February 13 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. These speeches are featured in the attached video. The embed code was fixed on Sunday, February 15, so this video should be viewable from your device....
The Minnesota Newspaper Association held its 159th Annual MNA Convention and Trade Show at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, Brooklyn Park from January 28-30. The closing keynote address on Friday was presented by Rufus Friday of the Center for Integrity in News Reporting. He presented data documenting the loss of trust in journalism in the U.S. and outlined strategies to help rebuild it. The central message provided by Friday in his keynote speech was that news organizations need to remove...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball team suffered their first Central Minnesota Conference loss of the season last Friday, January 30 at Kimball Area. Mighty offensive struggles across the first half was too much to overcome in a 53-51 loss. A late comeback by the Jaguars fell short in the closing minute. Down 53-48 with under 2 minutes to go, Tiffany DIngmann cashed a three-pointer in the closing minute. Multiple possessions in the last 30 seconds went empty in the tough loss. Now...
The heads of 10 state departments of agriculture, including Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen, sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) last week raising concerns with the proposed megamerger by railroad companies Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. "Over generations, farm families and agribusinesses have experienced rail consolidation, which resulted in fewer choices and increased shipper vulnerability where competitive alternatives are limited," the...
The annual Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sno-Daze week begins on the morning of Tuesday, February 10. The first event kicking off Sno-Daze is royalty coronation, which is at 9:30 a.m. at Olson Auditorium. The Sno-Daze theme is Valentine's Day. Dress-up days and activities are as follows: Tuesday, February 10: Twin Day with a kitchen treat of ice cream sundaes served by the student council at lunch time. Wednesday, February 11: Dress Like a Teacher/Student Day (swap day) with a fourth-hour Dodgeball...
Lincoln's Seafood and Steakhouse in Brooten is thrilled to announce our Valentine's Dinner for Two. Join us for a magical evening of romance at Lincoln's Seafood and Steak in Brooten, featuring an exceptional premium surf and turf experience. This occurs on Saturday, February 14 from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m.. Our exclusive couple’s special for $120 includes: tender filet mignon crowned with succulent lobster in velvety white sauce, twin lobster tails with hot drawn butter, crisp asparagus in silky h...
In an Epoch Times article released on Thursday, January 29, White House border czar Tom Homan announced in a press conference that meetings held in Minneapolis on Tuesday (January 27) of this week yielded "significant progress" towards getting state and local officials to cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws. In spite of Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey yelling and shouting on multiple occasions that ICE and the feds had to leave the state, immigration law enf...
Sunburg Free Lutheran church held worship on Sunday, January 25. The attached video features most of the worship service held that morning. After worship, a potluck dinner was held in the fellowship hall....
On the home court in a Central Minnesota Conference game on Tuesday, January 27, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball team used a late burst of offense before halftime to carve out a 59-41 win over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. The night prior at Maple Lake, the Jaguars won a turnover-plagued game by a 72-50 score. B-B-E now holds a 14-4 overall record with a 9-0 CMC mark. The last time the Jaguars won 9 straight CMC games was in the COVID season of 2020-2021. This Friday, January 30, the Jaguars have key date with their first meeting...
As part of their E-news for Thursday, January 22, the Minnesota Farmers Union provided media the following announcement. Tyson and Cargill have agreed to a $87.5 million settlement in a class action antitrust lawsuit that alleged major beef processors conspired to limit the supply of beef and increase prices in the market. The lawsuit was brought by a group of consumers and in addition to Tyson and Cargill the defendants also include JBS, Swift and National Beef that have not yet agreed to any...
Mr. Bruce Wing and his wife, Jan, have moved from Belgrade to enjoy the next phase of their golden years. The Wing family has been part of the Belgrade and B-B-E family for the past 48 years. Bruce Wing was a school counselor in Belgrade beginning in the 1978-79 school year. He continued working for the school district after the merger with Brooten and the consolidation of the two districts in 1995 before retiring in 2005. The attached video shows Wing receiving a farewell and best wishes from...
By Randy Olson, newspaper publisher, written on Thursday, January 22 The Post Office continues to lose my newspapers. For 6 straight days this past week, the Post Office failed to deliver my Willmar/Benson/Spicer/New London newspapers. Multiple subscribers from those communities all received the January 15 issue in today's mail - today! Thursday, January 22. In November, the Post Office did the same thing the week before B-B-E's fall two-act play took place. I am still quite sore about that!...
The Brooten city council met on Monday, January 12 for their first regular meeting of the new year. During the report by Brooten Fire Chief Mark Torkelson, discussion began about setting a financial fee for illegal burning within city limits. Currently, the Brooten Fire Department does not bill for fire calls within the city limits. The city is exploring what it could charge in the case of the fire department responding to an illegal burn. Also at Monday's meeting, the city council set the 2026...
Lucky Shots Bowling Alley in Brooten hosted a jigsaw puzzle contest that included a total of 8 teams on Saturday, January 10. It was part of a busy weekend in Brooten with a high level of foot and auto traffic for early January. The top two teams in the competition were featured on page one of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's January 15 issue. The attached video was recorded later in the evening after most of the teams had completed their puzzles....
According to U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, numerous Minnesota state employees have provided evidence that he believes can lead to the prosecution of Governor Tim Walz. In an interview with Just The News on Tuesday, January 13, state employees offered sworn whistleblower testimony that confirms Walz failed to provide meaningful action after they spoke out against massive taxpayer fraud. This fraud was allegedly committed by Minnesota's Somali immigrant population. On the John Solomon...
January 5 article. Today, Ben Bugbee, Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 13A, responded to Governor Tim Walz's announcement that he will not seek a third term in office. "Frankly, this decision comes as no surprise," Bugbee said. "Over the past eight years, Governor Walz abandoned his promise of 'One Minnesota' and instead governed in service of progressive ideology, leaving rural Minnesota ignored and undervalued." Bugbee pointed to what he described as...
Tenacious defensive rebounding proved key for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball game at Royalton on Tuesday, January 6. Facing a physical, fleet-footed Royals team that went 14-0 in the Central Minnesota Conference last season, the Jaguars snared 35 boards on the defensive end to hamper Royalton's 63-points-per-game offense in what was a rowdy, hostile environment. After trailing 32-29 at halftime, the Jaguars played intense, lights-out defense down the stretch in a 58-53 win. "This...
A hot-button issue currently being discussed by citizens across the state of Minnesota is regarding what Governor Tim Walz has done and may continue doing to fraud whistleblowers in his state government apparatus. As it stands, Walz has approximately 12 months left to his tenure as governor. He recently announced that he is ending his bid for a third term. The attached video from the Forbes Breaking News channel on YouTube features testimony given by Congressman Pete Stauber of Duluth, who represents the 8th Congressional District of Minnesota...
Sunday School children and teachers at Big Grove Lutheran Church in North Fork Township held their Christmas program on Sunday, December 21. The attached video features most of the Christmas program. The video has a rough beginning while the tripod was adjusted at the rear of the church sanctuary. During that part, two students gave welcoming comments to worshipers and asked that cell phones be turned off. Finally, 44 seconds into the video, the rough part ends. (You may want to just skip the...
A career-high 28 points by senior guard Taylor Pieper helped the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys' basketball team claim third place in the Red Bracket of the Old National Bank Holiday tournament on Tuesday, December 30. The Jaguars evened their record at 3-3 with the win. In the first of back-to-back border battles at Willmar's Big Red Gym on Monday, the Jaguars lost 68-62 to New London-Spicer. The game to follow featured the host Cardinals taking on MACCRAY, which resulted in a 69-42 win for...
Liz Collins with Alpha News recently put out a report on the latest in fraud concerns in Minnesota. In the attached 6 minute, 39 second video, Collins interviews reporter Jenna Gloeb on her tracking of tax funding to Somali-ran adult day cares, child day cares and child autism centers. One example: Taaj adult daycare center received $739,000 in 2024 of state taxpayer funds. The state cited them for numerous deficiencie in operations, and the tax funding declined to around $54,000 in 2025. Much...
