Articles from the March 12, 2020 edition


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  • March Madness at Kensington Bank and Kensington Insurance

    Mar 12, 2020

    Kensington Bank and Kensington Insurance of Belgrade and Elrosa invites the community to participate in their March Madness food shelf drive. Between March 1 and March 31, Kensington Bank and Kensington Insurance will match up to $250 of donations for the local Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Area food shelf. The staff of Kensington Bank and Kensington Insurance encourages the public to take advantage of the matching program and stretch out donation dollars for the good of the local community....

  • B-B-E Robotics completes successful run at regions

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team wrapped up another successful season with a great showing at the Lake Superior Regional competition in Duluth. As they did in 2018 and 2019, Resistance Robotics finished in the upper half of teams at regions. This year they officially placed 30th out of 63 teams after nine qualifying matches were completed. In those nine matches, they finished with a 5-4 record. Ultimately, two of their four alliance losses went down to the wire, literally,...

  • (VIDEO) Singing at West Lake Johanna church

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    Shown in the video, the final song is sung at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church during their Sunday, March 8 worship service....

  • Minnesota State Officials to the public: life can continue! (March 13 story)

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    This article was posted on Friday afternoon, March 13. Stay home when you are sick! This request was repeated this afternoon at a 1 o'clock press conference by Minnesota state officials. To summarize: the public is asked to make temporary adjustments to public events and personal interactions. The virus is spread primarily by respiratory functions such as coughing or sneezing. It can also be spread by touching your nose and mouth and then another surface or person. The basic request to follow is that, in public settings, a person limits close...

  • Boys' basketball season ends in subsection finals

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    The third-seeded Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars boys' basketball team put everything they had into their third straight appearance in a sub-section championship game and came up just short of advancing to a second straight section title bout. In the final stage of the Sub-Section 5A-West finals on March 11, the Jaguars trailed 58-54 when top-seeded Nevis's junior forward Jack McNamee made two free throws with 1:35 on the clock. The Jaguars scored two more times in the game to cut it to a...

  • Major changes at B-B-E schools (March 13 story)

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    Update on March 15: this information was posted on Friday, March 13. Much of it is already outdated. The Voice is leaving this posted for the sake of full disclosure. However, we ask that everyone stay up to date on the most current information available. Click on the following (short) link for the latest information, based on Governor Walz's 10 a.m. press conference on March 15: https://bit.ly/2IQIzyF. Below is the story posted on March 13. Click on this (short) link to the March 15 update...

  • Political correctness can kill

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    Instead of re-saying what is said in this video...just watch the video. It's wild that so-called health experts are more worried about offending people than about actually stopping a global pandemic. Another thought: when you read the headline "CNN envisions how coronovirus can help Democrats win"...you know we are in trouble. (That panel of talking heads on CNN was just plain sick to have a discussion like that!) From Sean Davis on Twitter: "Corporate political media hate you, they hate the country, and they will stop at nothing to reclaim...

  • Girls' basketball season ends at state

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    This web article will be updated on Saturday with video and more information from the Class 1A state girls' basketball quarterfinal game between Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Cromwell-Wright. The two teams met at the University of Minnesota's Maturi Pavilion on Thursday, March 12 in Minneapolis....

  • Governor orders temporary closure of schools (March 18 to March 27)

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    POSTED Sunday, March 15: Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-02, authorizing the temporary closure of Minnesota K-12 public schools to students in order for school administrators and teachers to make long-term plans for the continuity of education and essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools will be closed to students by Wednesday, March 18 through Friday, March 27 to accommodate this planning between school staff, teachers, and administrators with guidance from...

  • UPDATE: B-B-E schools will not hold classes March 18 to March 27

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    In an e-mail to parents on Sunday evening, March 15, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa superintendent Patrick Walsh reported that K-12 school classes will be in session on Tuesday, March 17. It will be a normal, full day of school with regular hours ending at 3:45 p.m. The district will then cease regular K-12 operations starting Wednesday, March 18 through Friday, March 27. This is in accordance with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's Executive Order 20-02 that was issued earlier today as a response to the CO...

  • Stearns County-based hotline established to answer COVID-19 questions

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    Public Health Asks for Residents Help to Stop Virus Spread A local hotline number has been set up to answer questions related to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Stearns and Benton Counties established a joint hotline staffed by Public Health professionals. That hotline number is 320.656.6625 or 1.877.782.5683 and is answered 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Individuals can also call the Minnesota Department of Health hotline, which is staffed 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. seven days a wee...

  • St. Patrick's Day is a GO in Padua

    Randy Olson|Mar 12, 2020

    Come to the Padua Pub on Tuesday, March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! *This article has not been updated to reflect the new state mandate for bars and restaurants to close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. Serving green beer all day! Starting at 11 a.m., Irish stew and corned beef sandwiches will be served. A Shamrock Hunt will be held at noon. The Padua St. Patrick's Day parade begins at 1 p.m. sharp, and prizes will be awarded (judged by the crowd). The Irish buffet, served from 4 to 9...