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June Market and Music on the Lawn at Central Square in Glenwood
Central Square Cultural and Civic Center in Glenwood is excited about this weekend's FREE June Market and Music on the Lawn event on Saturday, June 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is free to the...
Bonanza Valley Days is coming! July 7, 8, 9 and 10
The annual celebration is coming to Brooten! Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten is coming on Thursday through Sunday, July 7, 8, 9 and 10. We are down to just two weeks to prepare! This year's BVD theme...
Prayer and Party on the Prairie and Sonar Worship in Elrosa on June 29
All parishioners from the Parishes on the Prairie Area Catholic Churches from the West Union, Sauk Centre and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa areas plus friends, family and neighbors and the general public...
Are they two of the least-knowledgeable women on earth? (OPINION)
It's a pretty straightforward question......
BG/CR/G Lutheran parish Vacation Bible School program (VIDEO)
Youth at Big Grove/Crow River/Grace Lutheran Parish churches of Brooten/Belgrade held their Vacation Bible School program on Wednesday, June 15 at Grace Lutheran in Belgrade. Video of the program is posted here....
They are either lying...or they're... (OPINION)
Megatron at the end of this short video clip says it all......
A new phenomenon: sudden adult death syndrome (VIDEO)
A new phrase has been coined to somehow explain the increase in deaths among health middle-aged people in the United Kingdom. The 16-minute video below explains more....
Honoring a distinguished fire fighter (VIDEO)
A three-generation photo was published on page one of the June 16 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper that featured retired Brooten fire fighter Loren Solbreken. He was holding his retirement...
Curd Fest coming at Redhead Creamery! (VIDEO)
The annual Curd Fest is coming at Redhead Creamery on Saturday, June 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come on out and enjoy all things dairy and all things cheese! Presale tickets are $12, and at the gate...
Mason Dixon Line band in Sunburg (VIDEO)
The Sunburg Fire Department hosted the area's first street dance of the summer on Saturday, June 11. Video below features the Mason Dixon Line band performing at the street dance. Additional coverage was published on page one of the June 16 issue of...
Memes of the Day for June 17 (VIDEO)
Like it or not, memes are a modern-day method of sharing ideas, opinions and even information. A collection of the latest memes is in the video below....
Water outage in Brooten (Tuesday, June 21)
An unforseen mechanical problem during routine water tower maintenance (cleaning) in Brooten has led to an hours-long water outage across town on Tuesday, June 21. The issue arose around 10 a.m....
Bonanza Valley Days coming July 7, 8, 9 and 10 in Brooten (VIDEO)
Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten is charging hard at us and will be here before we know it! The big summer celebration will be held on Thursday through Sunday, July 7-10. The fun begins with Worship in...
Belgrade Memorial Day parade (VIDEO)
The Belgrade Memorial Day parade was held on Monday, May 30 just as the sun broke free on what was a cool, cloudy morning. Below is video from different vantage points throughout the parade route. Additional coverage appeared and will appear in the...
First major goof with the newspaper's printing
It was bound to happen with spotty Internet service and pushing things to the last minute at The Voice. On the early hours of Wednesday, June 8, a network error caused the June 9 issue of the Bonanza...
Hitler parody (VIDEO)
As an extension to the material in my newspaper column this week (June 9 issue), here's a one-minute video clip featuring a parody based on an Adolph Hitler movie Downfall. God Bless the First Amendment and our ability to make satire out of our...
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm: taking smug and arrogant to a new level (VIDEOS)
Jennifer Granholm is another high-ranking government official in our world who is one sick puppy. Utterly vile! She takes smug and arrogant to a whole new level. I've said it before, and I'll say it...
Will we get an answer? (OPINION)
It remains to be seen if federal officials will explain how they ignored warnings dating back to last fall about what was an impending shortage of baby formula in the United States. Some media ask the question, but there's not much explanation...
B-B-E Outstanding athletes of the year (VIDEO)
Here's video featuring Activities Director Rick Gossen announcing the 2021-2022 outstanding senior athletes of the year at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. This was at the senior recognition banquet on Wednesday, May 25 at the B-B-E high school's Olson...
Elrosa Saints amateur baseball has 5-0 start to season
After a lengthy Mother Nature-induced delay to start their season, Elrosa's amateur baseball team has rocketed off to a 5-0 start starting with a 4-0 win over the visiting Meire Grove Grovers on...
Elementary track and field day Tug-of-War (VIDEO)
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary students participated in track and field day events on May 19 and 20 at the high school football stadium. Elementary P.E. teacher Austin Rambow and members of the varsity track and field team organized multiple...
Brooten American Legion Memorial Day program (VIDEO)
The Brooten American Legion Ranten-Sunflot Post No. 288 hosted a Memorial Day program on May 30 at the Brooten Pavilion. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall had passed over the area before sunrise that day, so the event was moved indoors from...
B-B-E Class of 2022 graduation (VIDEO)
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 2022 held its graduation ceremony on Friday, June 3 at the high school football stadium. Under picture-perfect conditions of full sunshine, no wind and seasonal...
Monkeypox: the real story (VIDEO)
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: this video and web article includes graphic information as it relates to the human anatomy. The 11-minute long video embedded here explains the full back story of monkeypox....
Free summer meals at B-B-E elementary school!
Belgrade Brooten Elrosa school, along with Taher, Inc., is once again offering free breakfast and free lunch for school aged children up to 18 years old! No registration necessary! Just come and join...
