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Is the economy of the United States crashing? I don't know how it is for others, but I know for our family, the walls are closing in. We are gearing up for a very difficult winter. Here's a recent summary of the state of the American economy in November 2023: (1.) 30-year fixed mortgage rates have skyrocketed from 3 percent in October 2021 to 8 percent today. This adds nearly $1,000 to a monthly house payment for a current median-priced home. (2.) For the first time in history, credit card debt...
A major police investigation this fall involved a scam that hit this area, including the city of Belgrade. Belgrade-Brooten Police Chief Casey Jansky explained in his report to the B-B Police Board on October 25, "Scammers claiming to be FirstNet somehow acquired the city of Belgrade public works information and purchased numerous iPads. These iPads were shipped to an address on Nelson Avenue in Belgrade." At this specific address, the house was uninhabited but was for sale. During the...
A supercharged packed crowd on the home floor witnessed a see-saw battle play out across four sets of heated playoff volleyball last Friday, October 27 in Brooten. The No. 1-seeded Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars tussled with No. 4 seed Brandon-Evansville before putting the hammer down and cruising past the upset-minded Chargers with a 15-7 fifth-set win. With their sixth straight sub-section championship appearance, the No. 13-ranked Jaguars play in the Sub-Section 6A-South finals on Thursday...
United States taxpayers have been complete chumps to the tune of $113 billion that has been spent on the war in Ukraine. Now with the Israel-Hamas War raging at full steam, it is taking focus off of Ukraine, much to the dismay of the warmongers behind what's been happening in Ukraine. Let that sink in: the U.S. taxpayers have been fleeced by over $113 billion, and what do we have to show for it? How many needy families in the U.S. has that helped? Watch the attached video to see a highlight...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa theater company is excited for the upcoming fall musical, which will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 17, 18 and 19. The musical they are performing is "The Addams Family - School Edition" which will grace the stage of Olson Auditorium, B-B-E high school in Belgrade. Altogether, the cast includes 17 students, and an additional student is assisting with technical production. Directors are Steph DenHartog and Sean Biehn, and assisting them is 2023 B-B...
A large law enforcement presence was established on Washburn Avenue in Belgrade, Minnesota, on Monday, November 6 before 7 p.m. At 7:05 p.m., a police officer announced via a squad loudspeaker that an individual in the residence was under arrest, and that they should come out with their hands up. This was not the first such announcement, as the first contact made in this manner was at approximately 6:45 p.m. "We smell the smoke," the officer said. "And we are not leaving." An attached video...
When a resident of the Bonanza Valley area thinks of sugar beets, it's common to think of a crop planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. The random, near football-sized beets that can sometimes spill from a semi load while traveling from the field to the pile in October is a reminder that sugar beets are a big part of the local agriculture community. A key feature of sugar beets is one that is not readily known: they are a biennial crop, or one that completes their growing cycle across...
You're invited to the upcoming Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters fall banquet and Gun Blast at the Padua Pub on Saturday, October 28. Doors open at 5 p.m. for social hour, and the dinner will be served at 7 o'clock. Questions? Send an email to BVRS.nwtf@gmail.com. The Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters is one of our premier conservation and gun safety and gun advocacy organizations. Its members are also key supporters of B-B-E high school's Clay Trapshooting team....
The state of Oregon is concerned that school is too difficult for students, so in a boneheaded move, the powers-that-be in that state decided that knowing how to read, how to write or how to do basic math is not something they need to prove in order to earn a high school diploma. The Oregon Board of Education unanimously voted to wait until at least 2028 before they could resume implementation of the idea that an 18-year old should prove that they received a basic level of education before...
Note: this web article was updated on Monday, October 30. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team survived a stiff challenge from Brandon-Evansville before winning a 3-2 match on Friday, October 27 in the Sub-Section 6A-South semifinals. The Jaguars held a 2-1 advantage in sets before the Chargers picked up a 25-19 win in the fourth set. B-B-E came out strong in game five and recovered from an early 3-1 deficit to win 15-7 and take the match. Next: the No. 13-ranked Jaguars (22-5-1) travel...
Taher Inc.'s Chef Chris Murray oversaw a group "apple crunch" with students in grades K-5 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary on Thursday, October 12. The students were gathered that morning for a Fire Safety and Prevention Week presentation by local fire department members. Murray helped Taher cook's at B-B-E prepare a special Taiwanese meal for both school cafeterias on October 12 and 13. A video featuring the apple crunch activity is attached here....
Almost every major media organization in America spread a litany of fake news related to a bomb strike in Gaza this week. The corrections began flowing 1 to 2 days later...but are most Americans smart enough to read the corrected version of what happened? My two cents: no, they are not....
The Elrosa Fire Department hosted their annual fall steak fry fundraiser on Saturday, October 14. The event was held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church with both a drive-through taking place in the parking lot and a sit-down dinner in the church basement. Altogether, they served 733! It was another tremendous event that the community of Elrosa can be quite proud of. A video from that evening is attached here....
Turnout, enthusiasm and excitement ran strong on Saturday at Crow River Lutheran church for their annual WELCA fall soup and supper and auction fundraiser. They had 44 bidders for the auction, and anything over 40 represents a very good turnout for that event! Over 200 were served for the supper, and all 1,200 tickets were sold for the WELCA quilt raffle. Attached here is a video from the start of the auction as Pastor Lisa Meschke gave the opening prayer....
The United State's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating safety (danger) signals coming from reports of children in the 2 to 5-year old age bracket who are suffering from seizures and convulsions after they've been hit with a COVID jab. These safety signals suggest that the odds of those ages of children having a seizure or convulsion is higher from getting a jab of COVID therapy compared to if they had not received the jabs at all. The COVID jabs being investigated are based on...
Students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school (grades 6-12) enjoyed an outdoor grill out at lunch time on Thursday, October 5. This event was part of a full week of the school's 35th annual Homecoming week activities. Additional Homecoming coverage was published in the October 12 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A video attached here features a glimpse of the cook out that afternoon....
Everyone is invited to join a locally-raised historian and author Carolyn Mankell-Sowinski Wednesday, October 18th at 6:30 p.m. at the Pope County Museum for a talk about her recently-published book The Great Storm: Minnesota's Victims in the Blizzard of January 7, 1873. On January 7-9, 1873, Minnesota residents experienced a violent blizzard when dozens of people died primarily on the flat, tree-less prairies. Kandiyohi County native, Carolyn Mankell Sowinski will take you back 150 years and...
Students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools participated in their 8th annual Color FUND Run on October 4 at the high school campus in Belgrade. A video clip from the beginning of one of the races with the 8th and 9th graders is attached to this web article. This event was part of a full week of the school's 35th annual Homecoming week activities. Additional Homecoming coverage was published in the October 12 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Attached below is a video of Clown Planet from YouTube, which collects examples of how humanity gets dumber and dumber by the day and even by the hour on planet earth....
The Elrosa Fire Department and their families invite everyone to their annual steak fry on Saturday, October 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church basement. Cost: $15 per person, and takeout is available. Additional details on the cash and prize raffle were published with this event's advertising in the October 5 and October 12 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Come out and show your support!...
On a cool and somewhat wet Saturday, September 23, the Honebrink family and their staff at Brink's Beer Joint in Swift Falls hosted their annual Turkey Fest celebration. This event has regularly celebrated the turkey-growing agriculture operations of the area, which are prominent across western Stearns County and Kandiyohi and Swift counties. The Bonanza Valley Voice SmugMug photo gallery from Swift Falls can be found by clicking here: https://tinyurl.com/vx7pkfzj. A video attached features the...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team is 6-0 after defeating Browerville by a 42-6 score on Homecoming night on Friday, October 6. This comes a week after the Jaguars upset No. 9-ranked Upsala/Swanville Area by a 14-6 score in come-from-behind fashion. In the Section 4A standings, the Jaguars sit in first place ahead of U/SA and Browerville. A-C-GC and Benson are in the fourth and fifth place spots, while Long Prairie-Grey Eagle rounds out the group in sixth place. Attached to this web...
This woman is something else!!! Let's just call her...special !!...
For the second year, the R.D. Offutt Brooten farm team is inviting fellow neighbors and members of the community to an "all-you-can-dig party," at the upcoming Potato Field Days. On Saturday and Sunday, September 30 and October 1, from sunrise till sunset, those interested can bring potato forks and buckets to an RDO field and dig to their heart's content. Farm Manager Chris Strom said he is looking forward to the community dig after having such a positive reception during the inaugural event...
Parishioners of St. Donatus Catholic Church in Brooten hosted their fall ham and turkey dinner at the Padua Pub on Sunday, September 17. They had a tremendous turnout numbering over 650 people. A video attached features the view at the banquet hall that afternoon....
