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  • Terrence Talley provides heartfelt message at B-B-E schools

    Randy Olson|Mar 30, 2023

    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...

  • Belgrade Easter Egg Hunt TIME CHANGE for April 1

    Randy Olson|Mar 30, 2023

    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 Joe Biden regime lies with impunity (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 30, 2023

    While investigating the aftermath of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical spill, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fell ill while they were in the community. Let that sink in for a moment. REMEMBER: on February 14 this year, it was reported that the train that derailed in Ohio was carrying more toxic chemicals than was initially reported. (SHOCKER!)...

  • Brooten Easter Egg hunt is Saturday, April 8

    Randy Olson|Mar 30, 2023

    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...

  • Farmers for the huge win! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 23, 2023

    Farmers in the Netherlands are pushing back in a big way against an oppressive regime that is hellbent on taking out the small, family farm. The insanity pushed by their government wants to reduce the cattle count by over 30 percent. Jimmy Dore breaks it all down with various news sources in the video below....

  • The children are not okay: widespread damage caused by COVID mandates (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 23, 2023

    The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has recently released data showing how detrimental COVID mandates were for children across the United States. These mandates were pushed heavily primarily by wealthy, elite urban citizens who went too far in promoting fear among the public. Those same citizens pushing the COVID mandates could afford to have food delivered to their places of residence, spend ample money on home entertainment options or hire private tutors for their...

  • Brooten Ambulance service serves over 400 at pancake feed

    Randy Olson|Mar 23, 2023

    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....

  • B-B-E girls' basketball finishes third at state tournament (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 23, 2023

    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...

  • B-B-E Resistance Robotics starts regional on winning track (UPDATES)

    Randy Olson|Mar 23, 2023

    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...

  • Farmers Union to host "Challenging Monopoly Power" event on April 12

    Randy Olson|Mar 23, 2023

    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....

  • B-B-E Resistance Robotics makes history at La Crosse with playoff berth

    Randy Olson|Mar 23, 2023

    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...

  • Portland, another cesspool in America (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 16, 2023

    Just when you thought things could not get crazier in the U.S., stories like this one pop up. Once you get through the entire video, you'll learn that what was being described (a town home in Portland becoming a literal cesspool) has been going on for years! This one just pins your ears back. It's crazy town....

  • B-B-E Resistance Robotics fights through challenges at Great Northern Regional

    Randy Olson|Mar 16, 2023

    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...

  • B-B-E boys' basketball lands sub-section finals berth

    Randy Olson|Mar 16, 2023

    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...

  • B-B-E girls' basketball is Final Four-bound at state!

    Randy Olson|Mar 16, 2023

    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...

  • New Yorkers get what they ordered up at the ballot box (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 16, 2023

    It never fails...when voters get what they vote for. New York City is another cesspool in America, as outlined in the video below....

  • Herman TeBrake obituary

    Randy Olson|Mar 16, 2023

    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...

  • The 'Social Credit' score: coming to a dystopian nightmare near you

    Randy Olson|Mar 9, 2023

    This is already happening quite broadly in China. (See video below) You've all been warned....

  • B-B-E Resistance Robotics heading to Regionals in Grand Forks

    Randy Olson|Mar 9, 2023

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team travels to the Great Northern Regional competition at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota on Thursday through Saturday, March 9-11. This year's competition is called "Charged Up" with a nod towards the fact that countless modern-day devices (necessary or just amenities) rely on battery power. The basic regional schedule has the robotics team in an inspection and practice day today followed by two days of competitions on Friday and...

  • B-B-E boys' basketball team wins playoff opener

    Randy Olson|Mar 9, 2023

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys' basketball team advanced to the second round of playoffs after dismantling Ortonville 88-57 on the home floor on Wednesday, March 8 in Brooten. Altogether, 10 Jaguars found the scoring column and 13 saw the floor. The game was moved up by one day due to the potential for severe weather that was forecast for Thursday the 9th. At halftime, the Jaguars led 53-23 after initially trailing 12-6. Ortonville (1-27) went the entire regular season without a win before...

  • B-B-E girls' basketball seeded for state tournament! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 9, 2023

    Video was added to this web article on March 14 from the post-game medals ceremony at Collegeville. The No. 10-ranked (Minnesota Basketball News) and No. 4-ranked (QRF) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball team has earned a seed for next week's state tournament. The Jaguars (25-4) are the No. 5 seed and will play at 1 p.m. at Maturi Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis on Thursday, March 16 in the Class 1A state quarterfinals. Heavily-favored Mountain Iron-Buhl...

  • Ventriloquist performs at Cub Scouts banquet

    Randy Olson|Mar 2, 2023

    A marvelous half-hour long ventriloquist show was performed by James Wedgwood on Sunday, February 19 at the Belgrade Municipal Hall as entertainment to conclude the B-B-E Cub Scouts Pack No. 667 Blue Gold awards banquet. Video from the show is below....

  • B-B-E Jaguars wrestling thunders to State Final Four

    Randy Olson|Mar 2, 2023

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team, ranked No. 5 in the last Guillotine poll of the season, stormed their way into the Class 1A state tournament as No. 3 seed out of eight teams. The Jaguars faced Medford in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 2 at Xcel Energy Center and won the final six matches of the dual. Final: B-B-E 42, Medford 22. With a 21-5 overall record, the Jaguars had blazed their way into the state final four round. In the semifinals, they suffered a tough 33-27 loss to...

  • Craft and Vendor Show in Glenwood!

    Randy Olson|Mar 2, 2023

    Everyone is invited to an exciting upcoming Craft and Vendor Show at the Ben Franklin building in downtown Glenwood on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. (physical address is 2 East Minnesota Avenue, Glenwood, 56334) Some local downtown businesses will be having events this day as well!...

  • The government is going to drop the hammer on Tony Fauci (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 2, 2023

    After spending over three years lying and misleading the public on the COVID-19 virus, Anthony Fauci is in a world of trouble as members of Congress are about to drop the metaphorical hammer on the guy. This could not happen to a better person. He has worked very hard to deserve what is coming his way. The basic premise of what went down is that Fauci and his partner-in-crime, Francis Collins, conspired to prevent the "COVID began in a laboratory" theory from going public early in 2020 as the...

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