Articles from the August 26, 2021 edition


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  • (VIDEO) Town Hall meeting in Sauk Centre

    Randy Olson|Aug 26, 2021

    A town hall meeting was held on Friday, August 20 at the Next Door Bar and Grill in downtown Sauk Centre. Local legislators Paul Anderson of Starbuck and Torrey Westrom of Elbow Lake were on hand to provide updates from the 2021 legislative session and answer questions from the public. The 70-minute long meeting is shown in the video below....

  • Minnesota Farmers Union full board opposes Cargill buying Sanderson Farms

    Aug 26, 2021

    Members of Minnesota Farmers Union's full board voted to go on record in opposition to Cargill buying Sanderson Farms. County presidents from across the state gathered in St. Paul Saturday for their biannual full board meeting, which was conducted in-person and via Zoom. Members listened to several reports, including a legislative update and the latest on the Farmers Kitchen + Bar opening. After a robust discussion on consolidation, Lac Qui Parle County Farmers Union President Doug Peterson...

  • B-B-E zip code areas post a 26 (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Aug 26, 2021

    The Belgrade zip code has posted the number "22" for the latest weekly reporting period from the Department of Health COVID-19 case count increase. The new number of confirmed, new COVID-19 cases in the Belgrade zip code of about 2,600 rural and town-dwelling people is 340 dating back to January 2020. New case count activity in the Brooten zip code of 56316 backed off from last week's figure. Last week's new case count figure was "7" compared to "4" this week. And another zero was posted for the Elrosa zip code (the city itself). This brings a...

  • (HD VIDEO) Belgrade August Fest grand parade

    Randy Olson|Aug 26, 2021

    Below is a high definition video recorded at the Belgrade August Fest grand parade on Saturday, August 14. The video was mostly recorded along Bell Street west of the high school. Additional coverage of August Fest was published in the August 26 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A summary of various August Fest facts and figures was unfortunately missed in the issue. For example: the number of meals served at the Friday night chicken feed was around 680. There are other items still...

  • OPINION: GET OFF THE COUCH!

    Randy Olson|Aug 26, 2021

    The message of this web opinion article: put down your phone and get off the couch! If you do want to spend time sitting down, spend it by watching this video that raises the notion that a wider waist can lead to a less effective COVID-19 vaccination effort. The video lasts just shy of 20 minutes. Why not study whether or not a wider waistline leads to more COVID-19 vaccine "breakthrough" cases? Maybe it does not, but why not look into it? It would be quite a concept if we all came to the conclusion that COVID-19 vaccinations would provide...

  • (VIDEO) Mother reveals aftermath of vaccine trial participation

    Randy Olson|Aug 26, 2021

    This is a video clip from a round table on COVID-19 adverse reactions. In this specific case, it was regarding the aftermath of a 12-year old girl participating in the vaccine trials. The round table took place in Wisconsin on June 28, 2021, and was hosted by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson. Regardless of a person's view on COVID-19 vaccination, the concept of informed consent should reign supreme. To view data regarding adverse reactions as reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in vaccination trials, click on the following short...