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A gathering of over 85 people took place on a mild, sunny Sunday afternoon at the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association log church Advent service. With most of the crowd huddled in the cozy confines of the log church, songs and stories were shared along with a wide selection of Norwegian treats afterwards....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars girls' basketball team had an impressive showing for the season opener on Tuesday, November 29 against visiting Melrose Area. After a somewhat sluggish start, the No. 8-ranked (Minnesota Basketball News) Jaguars jumped out to a 30-16 halftime lead and played a much stronger second half with a final score of 68-35. An early 13-2 run pushed them out to a 13-5 lead in the game's first five minutes. To start the second half, the Jaguars outscored the Dutchmen...
The communities of Belgrade and Brooten are excited to host Santa Day events on Saturday, December 10. Belgrade goes in the morning, and Brooten holds their activities later in the afternoon with a 6 p.m. lighted Christmas parade. Belgrade Commercial Club Santa Day: the Belgrade Commercial Club invites area children to town on Saturday, December 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Municipal Hall. Bring the kids to see Santa and get some great photos! Each child will receive a gift from Santa and a treat....
Spending time with family and friends at Thanksgiving remains important for many Americans and this year the cost of the meal is also top of mind. Farm Bureau's 37th annual survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of this year's classic Thanksgiving feast for 10, which is $64.05 or less than $6.50 per person. This is a $10.74 or 20% increase from last year's average of $53.31. The centerpiece on most Thanksgiving tables – the turkey – costs more than last year, at $28.96 for a 16-pound bird. That's $1.81 per pound, up 21% from last yea...
Below is a recording of the full worship service held on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 23, at Big Grove Lutheran church in North Fork Township. Shortly after the seven-minute mark, Deacon Brenda Handel-Johnson begins reading the Holy Gospel, which is found in John, Chapter 6, verses 25 to 35....
NOTE: the updating to this website that is normally done on Thursdays is delayed by a day. The December 1 postings will be added on Friday, December 2. We apologize for the delay. The brakes went out on the publisher's 1999 Buick, and fixing that problem chewed up the day that was December 1. Also: an additional 24 photos were discovered from the musical shows, bringing the new grand total of photos taken by The Voice to 1,210. You can see them all at the newspaper's SmugMug online galleries in...
Written on November 28. Some things in life I'll never understand. One of them is why the left hates Thanksgiving so much. My family and many other families across the Bonanza Valley area really enjoyed our now-completed Thanksgiving weekends. You can even take in the Thanksgiving Eve worship held at Big Grove Lutheran church on Thanksgiving Eve on this newspaper website. In the video below, MSNBC's Joy Reid illustrates how the left views Thanksgiving, and the commentator in the video breaks...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Theater company will perform the fall musical Anastasia at the high school's Olson Auditorium in Belgrade THIS weekend! This will be a tremendous musical to take in, with some cast members taking three to five roles. Cast members have put tremendous effort into learning their roles and adding unique expressions, mannerisms and personality to their parts in the musical. Show dates are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 18, 19 and 20. Show times for the first two...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary and B-B-E high school both hosted Veterans Day programs on Thursday, November 10. The elementary program, held in the morning, included members of the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary in addition to students participating with reading and music selections. At the high school's program held in the afternoon, members of the Belgrade V.F.W. and V.F.W. Auxiliary were in attendance. Video from the elementary program is posted here....
In his October report to the Belgrade-Brooten Joint Police Board, Chief Casey Jansky said that his department's call volumes are up a fair amount from this point in 2021 but appear lower than what 2020 brought. "We are currently at 1,650 incident complaint reports for the year," said Jansky. "Last year we hit that figure on December 15, so we are up a bit from 2021 where we finished at 1,737. In 2020 we finished at 2,154. In 2019, we finished at 1,561." The full list of October's incident...
Every day reality becomes more and more warped as humanity dives deeper and deeper into the abyss of stupidity....
Posters are up all over the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa business community, and the cast and crew are ready for opening night! The fall production of 'Anastasia' at Olson Auditorium, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school in Belgrade, takes place this weekend across three nights: Friday, November 18; Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20. Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and then at 5 p.m. on Sunday. Below is a video interview of senior Paige Klaphake at Olson Auditorium as the...
*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...
Here's an iMovie highlight reel from Saturday night's showing of 'Anastasia' at Olson Auditorium, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school in Belgrade....
*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...
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...
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...
Check out the New York state governor basking up her re-election while dancing unmasked around a large group of masked school children...this is a sick show to take in. That is one sick woman (Hochul)!! Why doesn't she have the decency to mask up when all the kids around her are wearing face coverings? For over two years, we've seen a special type of obsession where Democrat politicians spend time around large groups of masked-up children. It's one of the sickest, most disturbing things I've...
This video collection of recent news headlines illustrate why humanity gets dumber and dumber by the day - or even by the hour it seems!...
We see New York State is in further decline in becoming a national cesspool in America, led by "I'm so brave" Kathy Hocul, who is so brave she will ride the subway in New York City while surrounded by multiple armed guards. "So Brave"...
There's nothing better than watching New York Congresswoman AOC embarrass herself for all the world to see. Her latest antics on Twitter have done just that....
There's so much to unpack from this video, where do I begin? Lately there's a trend in the college academia world plus major media - and, how can I forget - the nation's largest teachers union, to call for "amnesty" from what those powerful players in American society did across 2020, 2021 and 2022 to inflict harm and suffering on citizens throughout the pandemic. They are quietly admitting they were wrong and now want us to forgive them. Well - as the video says - SORRY, we are not going to...
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 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...
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....
