Articles from the May 22, 2025 edition


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  • The Democratic Party's new hero (VIDEO

    Randy Olson|May 22, 2025

    This is incredible. What a find! The Democrats should run this guy for Congress. In Perrysberg, Ohio, police have arrested a 24-year old migrant from Venezuela who has been successfully attending an Ohio high school while pretending to be a 16-year old boy. The charges against him in Woods County, Ohio are centered around felony-level forgery. The man is a Visa "over stay" who first came to America in 2019 when he would have been around 18 years old. At that time, he earned the benefit of...

  • Progress: FDA greatly alters COVID jab recommendations (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 22, 2025

    This week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greatly altered the government's COVID jab recommendations for the public. The new recommendations bring the United States in line with just about every other country in the western world. In a nutshell: COVID jabs will now only be recommended for those in high-risk health situations or senior citizens age 65 or older. The attached video from the Jimmy Dore channel on YouTube spells out more details....

  • B-B-E 36th annual graduation ceremony (LIVE VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 22, 2025

    This is the video player for graduation on Friday, May 23, 2025. It will go "live" at approximately 6:45 p.m. that evening. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. at the high school football stadium. The first graduation ceremony for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school was back in 1990, when the graduates of the newly-paired school were made up of students from the former Brooten and Belgrade-Elrosa high schools. The 55 graduates in the Class of 2025 are featured in a center spread of the Bonanza Valley...

  • B-B-E graduating seniors' with elementary siblings: fruit rollup challenge (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 22, 2025

    On Wednesday, May 21, members of the graduating Class of 2025 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa were greeted by K-5 elementary students in Brooten. The elementary students were holding their year-end awards ceremony. Once the ceremony was completed, the senior graduates entered the gymnasium and were introduced by Principal Josie Dingmann. In the attached video, graduating seniors held a fruit rollup challenge with their respective K-5 age siblings....

  • Sunburg Community Players perform during Syttende Mai (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 22, 2025

    On Sunday, May 18 in Sunburg, musicians with the Sunburg Community Players performed numerous songs at two separate outdoor conferences. These music performances were part of a long list of family-friendly activities for all ages at the Sunburg Syttende Mai celebration. In the attached 8-minute long video, these musicians can be seen performing next to the former Sunburg Cafe. Earlier in the day, they performed at the park shelter next to Willie Reigstad Baseball field. The Norwegian...

  • Sunburg's Syttende Mai grand parade (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 22, 2025

    The Sunburg Syttende Mai grand parade lasted around a half hour and included a wide array of local businesses and service groups. The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Marching Band also performed throughout the parade. The attached video features the full parade as it passed by the Lake Region State Bank intersection with Highway 7. Additional Syttende Mai coverage from Sunburg was published in the May 22 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Another round of coverage will appear in the May 29...

  • B-B-E Class of 2025 seniors greet elementary students (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 22, 2025

    A tradition started in recent years at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa features graduating seniors interacting with K-5 elementary students in Brooten during the last week of school. For the Class of 2025, this occurred on Wednesday, May 21 at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school gymnasium. The attached video features the graduating seniors entering the gym in an orderly processional before they introduced themselves one by one while talking about their respective future pla...

  • Memorial Day programs coming to Brooten, Belgrade (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 22, 2025

    Please come to one (or both) of the upcoming Memorial Day programs (Monday, May 26) in Brooten and Belgrade with the following itinerary. The Brooten American Legion Memorial Day program begins at 10 a.m. at the Brooten Pavilion. The Brooten American Legion Auxiliary ladies will be part of the program, and the guest speaker will be Elementary Principal Josie Dingmann. Also, music students from B-B-E high school will perform a selection of patriotic songs. At Belgrade, the VFW hosts a Memorial...

  • Grove Lake community hosts Memorial program (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 22, 2025

    The community of Grove Lake hosted a Memorial program that featured local veterans and a short prayer service on the shores of Grove Lake at the township park. Children participated by placing wreaths and flowers at gravesites at the two cemeteries adjacent to County Road 39 south of town. Veterans with a VFW Flag detail marched into the township cemetery before regrouping at the township park for the service. The attached video features the march of the veterans across County Road 39 into...