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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....
The Belgrade Lions organization hosted their second annual Chili Cook-Off contest on Saturday, March 18 at the Belgrade V.F.W. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the local B-B-E Area Food Shelf. A video of the announcing of the winners is published with this web article....
Student Reach Minnesota spent the day of Thursday, March 30 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school while giving uplifting messages of hope and inspiration to students in grades 4-12 at Olson Auditorium. As part of the presentation, live concert music was performed by the Minneapolis-based band Wonderstate. Speaker Terrence Talley, who grew up in Burnsville and Detroit, MI, provided the keynote message. Wonderstate is a high-energy band that spreads their positive vibes and love for people. A video clip from Talley's message given on Thursday...
The Belgrade Commercial Club Easter Egg hunt event has been moved back to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. The event is at the B-B-E high school northeast parking lot in Belgrade. Please pass the word! The Bonanza Valley area received over 6 inches of snow between 7 p.m. and midnight on Friday, March 31. A long, long time ago...150 years ago in fact, winter in central Minnesota lasted from October through May (1872-1873)...this year winter began in November, and hopefully we will see it conclude in April!...
The Brooten Activities Club, the Brooten Fire Relief Association, RJ's Mini Mart and an assortment of local businesses and volunteers invite area youth to come to Brooten to the B-B-E elementary parking lot on Saturday, April 8 at 1 p.m. for the annual Easter Egg Hunt and meet-and-greet with the Easter bunny! The event was originally set to take place at the Brooten city park, but the park continues to be blanketed by two to three feet of snow (or more) as winter refuses to relinquish its grip...
The Brooten Ambulance Service and Glacial Ridge Health System is thrilled about the huge turnout at their recent spring pancake breakfast held on Sunday, March 19 with over 400 served. The event was held at the Brooten American Legion hall. A photo of the volunteers working at the pancake feed was published on page one of the March 23 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Two years ago, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball team made history by becoming the first girls' squad to play in a state championship game. On Saturday, March 18 the girls' basketball team made more history for the program by becoming the first girls' squad to finish the season with a win in the Jaguar athletics era. Facing the Class 1A state tournament's No. 2-seeded Hayfield, the No. 5-seeded Jaguars held the lead for the majority of the game at Concordia University-St. Paul...
Note: for the sake of brevity and simplicity for the newspaper publisher, match times will be posted using Army time. Also, this web article is being updated throughout the afternoon on Saturday, March 25 to feature results from individual matches. Sunday afternoon update: a playoff web article can be viewed by clicking on the following link: https://bit.ly/40H7TgJ. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team started with two alliance wins in their first three matches at the Minnesota N...
Minnesota Farmers Union and the Kandiyohi County Farmers Union organizations will host a unique and informative session dubbed "Challenging Monoply 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....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team made history on Sunday, March 26 at La Crosse, Wisconsin, as they were selected to advance to the playoffs of the North Star regional competition. They finished the regular matches in 17th place overall with a 7-6 record. Their third playoff match started at about 14:50, and they are paired with Rocori and a team out of St. Charles, Illinois. At this point of the playoffs, B-B-E's alliance is 1-1 with a win in the first playoff match and then...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team headed into the 53-team Great Northern Regional competition in Grand Forks last week with a head of steam and an ocean's worth of confidence. The region competition took place between March 9 and March 11. With a successful build season and a brand-new robot working at full form, the robotics team felt they were in great shape after a successful Week Zero trip to Willmar on February 18 and then a terrific finish to the practice day on...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys' basketball team earned the program's 19th sub-section championship berth in school history with a 58-42 win against Hancock on Monday, March 13. The No. 11-ranked (Minnesota Basketball News) Jaguars held Hancock over 21 points below their scoring average. The Sub-Section 6A-South championship game was held on Wednesday, March 15 back at Minnewaska Area, where the Jaguars faced fellow Top-20 team Border West for a section finals berth. The No. 14-ranked (No. 18...
At Maturi Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis on Thursday, March 16, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball team used an incredible second-half display of defense to win going away by a 60-44 score against No. 4-seeded Underwood. The win improves their season record to 26-4 overall. They have shattered the school record for most wins in a season, which was 24 (set in the 2018-2019 season when they finished 24-6.) The Jaguars held Underwood to just 11 points...
Herman "Hermie" TeBrake, 72, of Brooten, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Belgrade Nursing Home. A celebration of life for Herman was held from 2:00 for 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 19 at the Brooten Community Church basement. Herman Jan TeBrake was born on June 7, 1950 in Glenwood, MN, the son of Herman and Jeanette (Zylstra) TeBrake. He grew-up in the Brooten area, was a lifelong member of the Brooten Community Church (Brooten Christian Reformed Church) and graduated from Brooten...
