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  • Impressive, emotional performance on musical's opening night (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Nov 17, 2022

    *Saturday afternoon update: as of 2 p.m., they have 61 pre-sale tickets sold for tonight's show. There's capacity to seat around 250 at Olson Auditorium. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium hosted a phenomenal performance of the Broadway musical 'Anastasia' for opening night on Friday, November 18. A gripping story played out from the depths of the communist, totalitarian Russian Empire to the grand exhilaration of Paris in the 1920s while the audience got to know the story...

  • Second night of 'Anastasia' knocked it out of the park (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Nov 17, 2022

    Here's an iMovie highlight reel from Saturday night's showing of 'Anastasia' at Olson Auditorium, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school in Belgrade....

  • B-B-E fall musical 'Anastasia' coming next week! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Nov 10, 2022

    *Note: this article was updated with a new video that was added on Tuesday, November 15. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Theater company will perform the fall musical Anastasia at the high school's Olson Auditorium next week. This will be a tremendous musical to take in, with some cast members taking three to five roles. Show dates are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 18, 19 and 20. Show times for the first two nights are 7 p.m., while the Sunday show starts at 5 p.m. Other details will be anno...

  • Election results 2022 (first version)

    Randy Olson|Nov 10, 2022

    Approximately 270 voters cast their ballot in the city of Brooten on November 8. A few local and state results are included here. City of Brooten results: Mayor Thor Amundson was re-elected by a margin of 239 to 2. The two represents write-in votes. In the contested city council races, the two incumbents were re-elected as follows: 1. Scott Vogel 189 2. Bob Gregory 103 3. Tyler White 87 4. Mark Nepsund 71 Other city of Brooten vote totals 7th Congressional District: Michelle Fischbach (incumbent) 163, Jill Abahsain 88, Travis "Bull" Johnson...

  • Worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Nov 10, 2022

    In case you missed church this past weekend, or if you haven't been to church in awhile, you can take in the full video of worship service held on Sunday, November 6 at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township. The video is embedded here. The reading of the lessons and Psalm by Terri Anderson begins at about the 12:30 mark of the video. Pastor Jeannie's reading of the Holy Gospel begins shortly after the 16-minute mark. Pastor Jeannie's sermon begins at the 18-minute...

  • Record-breaking excess deaths in the United Kingdom

    Randy Olson|Nov 3, 2022

    Excess deaths in the United Kingdom are currently 1,564 per week above the statistical average. This mind-blowing statistic compares to a figure of 1,322 excess deaths per week in the U.K. in 2021. In 2020, before the completely "safe and effective" COVID-19 treatments were unleashed by global pharmaceutical conglomerates, the excess deaths per week figure was 315 during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let all that sink in for a moment. The figures are both stunning and appalling. The video...

  • Two local Veterans Day programs coming Thursday, November 10

    Randy Olson|Nov 3, 2022

    Two Veterans Day programs will be held on Thursday, November 10: one at the elementary in Brooten at 9:30 a.m. and the other at 1:10 p.m. at the high school in Belgrade. At the elementary, students will be providing veterans and patriotism-themed readings. **The high school Veterans Day program may change due to the state volleyball tournament. Updates to follow. At the high school, the Voice of Democracy essay winners will give their speeches. Please attend if you are able to and show your...

  • Volleyball team sub-section finals bound for 20th time

    Randy Olson|Nov 3, 2022

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team has two playoff wins to their credit after earning back-to-back sweeps in Sub-Section 6A-South play. They now head to a sub-section championship match for the 20th time in program history. The Jaguar volleyball program began in the fall of 1988, during a season when the Jaguars played in their first and only season in the Prairie Conference. They have played in the West Central South Conference and now the Central Minnesota Conference since 1999....

  • MASSIVE breach of ethics at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

    Randy Olson|Nov 3, 2022

    Meanwhile, at the United States Food and Drug Administration, the commissioner of the FDA recently committed a massive breach of ethics when he began specifically promoting a drug with his government-backed mouthpiece. Remember: it is just a coincidence and should not lead to skepticism of our government and Big Pharma when President Biden, CDC diretor Walensky and Dr. Fauci all suffered from Paxlovoid-induced COVID rebound, not to mention all the other celebrities and government figures who...

  • B-B-E elementary fire safety week (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Oct 27, 2022

    On October 13, fire fighters from the Elrosa, Belgrade and Brooten fire departments visited classroom and spoke with students at the B-B-E elementary school. Fire trucks from the Brooten Fire Department were also on display at the school's east parking lot for children to get an up close look at as part of Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Week. A video with this web article features Brooten fire fighters Mark Torkelson and Aaron Anderson visiting with fourth and fifth graders at the Bohmer...

  • B-B-E fall musical is 'Anastasia'

    Randy Olson|Oct 27, 2022

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Theater company will perform the fall musical Anastasia at the high school's Olson Auditorium. This will be a tremendous musical to take in, with some cast members taking three to five roles. Show dates are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 18, 19 and 20. Show times for the first two nights are 7 p.m., while the Sunday show starts at 5 p.m. Other details will be announced in the November 3, 10 and 17 issues of The Voice. Video from the musical practice held on...

  • THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS

    Randy Olson|Oct 27, 2022

    This is absolutely horrendous. Shocking and stunning and sickening. Watch the seven-minute long video to know what the fuss is all about. For those who are concerned about the girl injured by the biological boy player who smashed the volleyball in her face, she is still suffering from ongoing concussion injuries and has not been cleared to play. No word on whether or not she faces permanent injuries by what happened to her. At the end of the video clip, the speaker says it best, "Immorality and...

  • Vindicated (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Oct 27, 2022

    A professor who was fired from the University of California-Irvine was recently vindicated in his battle with his former employer. Dr. Aaron Kheriaty has been an outspoken advocate for natural immunity and fighting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The video features a lengthy interview with the professor and doctor, who is part of a lawsuit that will force government officials like Anthony Fauci to defend the strictures imposed on the public during the pandemic. Leading up to the pandemic,...

  • B-B-E football earns No. 2 playoff seed (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Oct 20, 2022

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars earned the No. 2 seed in the Section 4A playoffs. They will host No. 7-seeded Long Prairie-Grey Eagle next Tuesday, October 25 with a 6 p.m. kickoff in Belgrade. This is the second straight year that the Jaguars have earned the No. 2 seed for the playoffs. Section 4A football playoff seedings: 1. K-M-S (6-2 record and first-round bye) 2. B-B-E (6-2 record) 3. Upsala/Swanville Area (4-4) 4. Parkers Prairie (3-5) 5. Browerville (3-5) 6. Benson (2-6) 7. Long...

  • Fall harvest continues under ideal conditions

    Randy Olson|Oct 20, 2022

    The fall harvest in the Bonanza Valley area has continued throughout September and October under ideal conditions. Rainfalls have been few but meaningful, which has provided some much-needed moisture without greatly disrupting fall combining, hay baling and other harvesting....

  • THROWBACK: Brooten football wins conference title

    Randy Olson|Oct 20, 2022

    The September 24, 1953 issue of the Brooten Review newspaper previewed the 1953 Brooten high school football team as they prepared for the season opener at home against Eden Valley. Expectations ran high for a strong season that fall on the gridiron. The team's eight returning lettermen were Dale Solbreken, Quentin Barnes, Kenneth Hoff, Roger Nelson, Sherwood Trustheim, Desmond Sagedahl, Dale Miller and Clidus Anderson (two-year letter winner from Akron, Iowa). Homecoming was scheduled for...

  • Sad news: jab "role model" now dead

    Randy Olson|Oct 20, 2022

    A self-described health fitness expert named Doug Brignole has passed away after spending months and months and months during 2021 and 2022 stressing how important and life-saving it was to get the experimental but "safe and effective" COVID-19 therapeutic jabs. Note: Brighole's first jab of the COVID therapeutic was in April 2021. He recently passed away at age 62 on October 13. He proudly said on Twitter, "We're all in this together, so let's do our share to beat it" on April 4, 2021 when he first rolled up his sleeve for jab No. 1. Keep in...

  • Worship service at Sunburg Free Lutheran church (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Oct 20, 2022

    In case you haven't been to church lately, or if you have and you'd like to take in another church's worship, you can click on the video below to watch the full worship service held at Sunburg Free Lutheran church in Norway Lake Township on October 9. Pastor Ron Knutson takes the pulpit at about the 14-minute mark of the video to begin his sermon. This is worth taking in!...

  • Colorful finish at B-B-E's Color FUND Run (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Oct 13, 2022

    Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools held a marvelous Color FUND Run on Wednesday, October 5 at the high school sports complex and across residential streets of Belgrade. Video below features footage from the finish line and the period before the large group "color burst" took place after everyone had completed the race....

  • Sunday worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Oct 13, 2022

    Below is video featuring the lessons, Holy Gospel, children's sermon and sermon from Sunday morning worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on October 9. Pastor Jeannie Megorden begins readine the Holy Gospel at about the 5:40 mark, and her children's sermon begins just after the seven-minute mark. Her sermon starts at the 12-minute mark in the video. West Lake Johanna church is located on State Highway 104 in Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten. Worship service times in October are at 10:30...

  • B-B-E football wins fifth straight (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Oct 13, 2022

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars football team is 5-1 with just two games left in the regular season. Video below features a defensive stop made by the Jaguars against Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City during the 48-12 Homecoming win last Friday, October 7. On A-C-GC's first offensive series of the third quarter, the Jaguars held on fourth-and-six to gain possession with 8:09 on the clock, which you can watch in the video below. Extended coverage of B-B-E varsity sports can always be found on the...

  • Big Pharma normalizing heart damage caused by COVID-19 jabs

    Randy Olson|Oct 6, 2022

    A new phenomenon has surfaced where drug companies are paying for advertising that normalizes a side affect from COVID-19 jab treatments known as myocarditis....

  • Pfizer takes extraordinary step to withhold COVID-19 vaccine information in Europe

    Randy Olson|Oct 6, 2022

    Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was called to testify in front of the European Union with their Special Committee on COVID-19. He was expected to face tough questions on how the vaccine deals were struck with European countries and contracts agreed to. Bourla subsequently backed out of this meeting that was set to take place on October 10. This committee is meeting with key officials involved in the EU's vaccine procurement process to draw lessons on how to respond to future pandemics. Other...

  • Milwaukee power tool demo event at Belgrade Hardware

    Randy Olson|Oct 6, 2022

    The Belgrade Hardware Store invites everyone to their upcoming Demo Event with Milwaukee tools on Saturday, October 8 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Come join them and meet a Milwaukee representative bringing power tools, outdoor equipment and everything in between! Come test out new products. An open order sheet will be available. Come out and support local!...

  • West Lake Johanna Lutheran worship on October 2 (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Oct 6, 2022

    In case you missed church recently, or if you want to take in a worship service at a different church, you can watch the video below to take in Sunday worship on October 2 at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten. The reading of the lessons by Barry Bouwmann begins just after the 9-minute mark. Pastor Jeannie's reading of the Holy Gospel starts just moments before the 12-minute mark. Her sermon begins moments after the 15-minute mark....

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