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Numerous area churches hosted Easter morning worship services on Sunday, April 20, including the Sunburg Free Lutheran church in Norway Lake Township. Their church is led by Pastor Ron Knutson, who is a 1958 graduate of Brooten high school. This video clip begins with Sunday School students singing special music as part of Easter Sunday worship....
On Saturday, April 19, the Easter bunny visited with area children in Elrosa for an event sponsored by the Elrosa Baseball Association, the Elrosa Commercial Club and Kensington Bank. Turnout surpassed 100 children, and 91 kids were registered for door prizes. In the attached video, Amy Zenzen is shown reading an Easter story to the kids gathered in the basement of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church. Additional coverage from this event was published in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's April...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert at Olson Auditorium on Tuesday, April 15. In the attached video, the high school jazz band (grades 7-12) plus the middle school band (grades 6-7) perform along with small group ensembles. Additional coverage of the spring concert was published in the April 17 and April 24 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Brooten's Bonanza Valley Days 2025! BVD 2025: four nights/days of activities! The annual Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is coming on July 10, 11, 12 and 13 in 2025! Spread the word and mark your calendars! The BVD grand parade starts at 1:30 p.m. in Brooten on Sunday, July 13, 2025. April 5, 2025 Belgrade VFW Pork Chop and Steak fry The Belgrade VFW invites everyone to their next Steak and Pork Chop Fry on Saturday, April 5. They will be serving from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the VFW...
You have GOT to love CNN and the strange men and women they often feature during their "news" segments! Take a look at the real "GEM" of an individual who is supposedly a doctor that's interviewed near the end of the attached video. This man's interview begins after the 2:00 mark. Earlier in this video clip, CNN features commentary that shows the dangers involved with consuming food dyes and also mentions other countries that have banned these substances from food....
This guy! Get a load of what he has been peddling across the globe. This video is just 94 seconds long, but it speaks volumes. What's illustrated throughout the video is headlines from news articles in recent years that explain what mad scientists have dreamed up: climate engineering. What can go wrong! Mad scientists, many of whom are funded by Bill Gates, are dreaming up schemes that "block" sunlight from the earth. Sadly, it appears that some of these schemes are on the verge of being put...
Is it too much to ask for America that we can take one day from the rampant, never-ending stupidity dished out by the Democratic Party of America? You won't get more love for criminal gang bangers than you do out of Democratic leaders in 2025. It is sad and pathetic how the leaders of that party show considerably more empathy for criminal illegals than they do to the victims of violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants. The facts: illegal immigrant Abrego Garcia was found to be a member of...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert at Olson Auditorium on Tuesday, April 15. In the attached video, the senior high band (grades 8-12) are performing the final song of the night, "Highlights from Aladdin" by Alan Menken (arranged by Michael Sweeney). The senior high band opened its portion of the concert with "Jurassic Park" by Sam Pottie. The next two songs included "On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss" by David Holsinger and "At a Turkish Market" by William Owens. Additional coverage from the...
Technology director Kody Bertram provided an update at Monday's (April 14) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board meeting at the high school. Included in his report was comments on the increasing use of artificial intelligence both on the staff and student side of education. In terms of ever-increasing use of Artificial Intelligence, Bertram said, "Including AI in education is increasing nationally and in our school district. Staff at B-B-E feel comfortable using it in their day-to-day work. It's...
On March 22 of this year, a poll was released showing that Kamala Harris was the front-runner for the 2028 Democratic nomination for President of the United States. This poll was reported in a news article at The Hill by journalist Ailia Zehra, who covers politics and human rights topics. Unfortunately for Mrs. Harris, her favorability has slipped in recent weeks in the Democratic Party. By April 17, numerous news articles reported on a recent poll that showed New York Congresswoman Alexandria O...
A fun night of ranching action was held on Friday, April 18 at Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township. Dubbed the Toby Keith Tribute Ranch Rodeo, the Smilin' D Arena family hosted a showcase of "true Western skill and teamwork" with both youth and adult participants. The arena floor's corral featured a series of traditional ranch racing challenges that tested both riders and their horses. Events included trailer loading, team sorting, team penning and team doctoring. The attached video features one...
The attached video features part of the Good Friday worship held at Crow River Lutheran church in April 18. The video begins as worshipers were singing "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" Good Friday services were also held that evening at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten and the Brooten Community Church. At Grace Lutheran Church in Belgrade, Good Friday worship was held in the afternoon....
This whole episode with the illegal immigrant recently deported from Maryland back to his native country of El Salvador just gets more and more bizarre by the day. Angela Rose asks numerous important questions while providing additional details about Kilmar Garcia, a 29-year old who was accused by his wife of repeatedly beating him back in 2021. Angela Rose also combs through a detailed police report from 2019 that suggests Garcia had close ties with the MS-13 gang, which the U.S. government...
During the Toby Keith Tribute Ranch Rode held at Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township on April 18, a few sessions were held featuring old-fashioned tug-of-war competitions. The attached video features youth gathered on the arena floor taking on a handful of the adult volunteers. Additional coverage of Smilin' D Arena is featured frequently in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. To see upcoming events at Smilin' D Arena, click over to their website: https://smilindarena.com/even...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert on Tuesday, April 15 at Olson Auditorium in Belgrade. In the attached video, the senior high (grades 8-12) choir performs their final song of the night called "I Am Still Your Dreamer" by Pinkzebra. At the beginning of the song, the three seniors in the choir sing the first verse: Arlee Tensen, Hannah Hirman and Izzy Graham....
Oh, she is just the gift who keeps on giving!...
PRESS RELEASE ON APRIL 2 The Minnesota House has reached bipartisan agreement on the framework of a new state budget that that includes the largest spending reduction in Minnesota history to address a looming shortfall. State Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, said legislators have agreed to cut $4 billion from the current budget, with an additional $1.2 billion reduction in 2026-27. Anderson said reduced spending is essential after Democrats in full control of the Capitol spent the $18 billion...
To no one's surprise who understands how corrupt the Deep State is in the United States federal government, new information has been revealed that shows how federal officials ignored information related to the origins of the 2020 COVID pandemic. According to a Department of Defense report, COVID was circulating around China at least 2 months before the communist-led country announced the outbreak to the world in December 2019. The big problem to this for U.S. citizens? This report was completed...
In the attached video here, part of the worship service at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township is included. Barry Bouwman begins with the reading of the lessons. At about the 4:00 mark, Pastor Jeanne Megorden begins reading the Holy Gospel, and her pastor's sermon begins at about the 5:45 mark....
In the attached video by libertarian podcaster David Rubin, commentary is provided on Stephen A. Smith, who recently signed a remarkably upgraded contract with ESPN worth $100 million. Smith is an unabashed Democrat, and in the video he has nothing good to say about U.S Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Both politicians are Democrat Socialists....
APRIL 11 PRESS RELEASE This week, the House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act to affirm and enforce existing laws to keep non-citizens from voting in federal elections. "It is critical to our democracy that voters have faith in their elections. Unfortunately, in states like Minnesota, where Governor Walz has done nothing about the non-citizens that are appearing on voter rolls and receiving election ballots, that faith is at risk," said U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach of Regal. "The...
The attached video will become a "live video" player on Tuesday, April 15 starting before 7 p.m. In this web player, you can watch the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa grades 6-12 choirs and bands performing their spring concert at the high school's Olson Auditorium. The entire concert, featuring middle school and senior high musicians, should last about 90 minutes. Additional concert coverage from this April 15 event will be published in the April 17 and April 24 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Four members of the B-B-E speech team competed in the Section 5A meet in Annandale on Saturday, April 12. In the attached video, Tia Nelson is shown receiving her first-place medal in Great Speeches at the Sub-Section 5A-West meet held on April 4 at B-B-E high school. Nelson, Kora Martinez, Eliana Funes and Hailey Henderson all advanced past subsections to the section meet....
PUBLIC NOTICE OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION HEARING: Important Information Regarding Assessment and Classification of Property; this may affect your 2026 property taxes. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal and Equalization for the City of Brooten shall meet on April 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., at Brooten City Hall located at 147 Central Avenue North. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor. If you...
A full house was on hand on Saturday, March 29 for the Lucky Buck Rodeo at Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township. The attached video features one of the final bull riding attempts of the evening. Smilin' D Arena is a remarkable location with an inviting, friendly atmosphere which makes you want to return to again and again. They have a great selection of food and drink options. All very family friendly! To see their upcoming events, click over to their website at https://smilindarena.com/events....
