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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED PROPERTY TAXES FOR CITY OF BELGRADE FOR 2025: The Belgrade City Council will hold a Truth in Taxation hearing on its budget and the amount of property taxes it is proposing for 2025. The hearing will be held on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Belgrade City Municipal Building, located at 417 Washburn Avenue, Belgrade, MN 56312. BY ORDER OF BELGRADE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Connie Wold, Belgrade City Clerk-Treasurer...
Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members from across the state will gather Nov. 22-24 for the 83rd annual Minnesota Farmers Union State Convention. The convention will be held at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Minneapolis Northeast, 1330 Industrial Blvd. N.E., Minneapolis. The event begins on Friday afternoon with panel discussions. The discussions focus on food regulations surrounding selling products direct from the farm, finding funding for projects on your farm and what weather trends mean for...
Note: the study referenced in this article was conducted by Upgraded Points. Their website is https://upgradedpoints.com. The financial challenges facing U.S. military households are a significant concern throughout the year. Holidays such as Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, or Veterans Day highlight the ongoing struggles that service members face, particularly amid rising costs for everyday essentials. Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey shows a troubling trend:...
Kamala Harris was historically one of the most do-nothing, know-nothing vice presidents that has ever served in that office in America. Example: when asked if she had ever personally visited the U.S.-Mexico border, she replied, "I've never been to Europe." This is the answer of a person whose IQ is embarrassingly low. Shame on her! And shame on the Democratic Party for pushing her on the American electorate. It's interesting to note that in areas such as the Bonanza Valley area, voters saw...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board met in regular session on Tuesday this week (November 12) at the elementary media center. Highlights included a report by the building principals on changes implemented to the makeup of student report cards, a presentation by six FFA students on the National Convention they attended in October and announcing negotiations with the board's selection for the next superintendent. The National FFA Convention was held at Indianapolis from October 23 to 26, and...
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. November 14, 2024 Terrace Mill Foundation annual membership meeting The annual meeting of membership for the Terrace Mill Foundation will be held on Thursday, November 14 from 8 to 9 p.m. at the Pope...
On Friday, November 8, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools hosted Veterans Day programs in both buildings with grades K-12 students in attendance. In the elementary gymnasium, the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary were guests as part of the ceremony, which included speakers and music performances. In the attached video, the B-B-E high school (grades 8-12) choir is shown singing "For the Good of Many" at the elementary program. The Belgrade VFW was part of the high school program held that afternoon. Additional Veterans Day program...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa theater's fall musical performance of "Lucky Stiff" opens on Friday, November 15 at Olson Auditorium. The show starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are on sale online through 5 p.m. on Friday. Guests can also purchase their ticket in person the night of the show. Two other show dates are Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. Here's the link to purchase musical tickets! Click here: https://our.show/bbeluckystiff. Cast interviews have...
The coverage area of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper stretches from Grove Lake, Elrosa and Spring Hill in the north down to Regal, Hawick, New London, Norway Lake and Sunburg on the south and west to the Terrace and Sedan areas. The major towns covered are Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa plus the school district of B-B-E. Across all voting precincts in those areas, which stretches into the counties of Swift, Stearns, Pope and Kandiyohi, local citizens provided 4,419 votes in the November 5...
That was a hit! The opening night for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's fall musical performance of "Lucky Stiff was an overwhelming success at Olson Auditorium on Friday, November 15. The cast and crew, which features five seniors, but the majority of the cast and crew are 6th to 9th graders. Out of the 10th and 11th grades at B-B-E, just one student is involved in theater. In spite of the youthful cast, the fall musical's first performance had very few hiccups throughout the two acts. Technical...
The Belgrade VFW and Auxiliary regularly sponsors a Voice of Democracy contest for high school students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. The 2024 Voice of Democracy winners gave their speeches at the Veterans Day programs held at B-B-E elementary and high school on Friday, November 8. The first place winner is freshman Macey Roering. In the attached video, you can watch her give her speech at the high school Veterans Day program in Belgrade....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school district is now accepting bids for a reroofing project to be performed in the summer of 2025 on the High School in Belgrade. (Approximately 17,000 sq ft) To submit a bid or for additional information, contact Wayne Wiener, Building and Grounds Director at 612-747-6204. The deadline to submit is December 2, 2024....
Here's one of the latest installments of a Clown Planet collection in YouTube. In this video, you can see a collection of news articles from around the world that illustrate how the world is getting dumber and dumber by the day. Needless to say, humanity is in trouble on its current trajectory!...
For the past two months, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium has been a gathering place after school for cast and crew members of the upcoming fall musical "Lucky Stiff," licensed by Music Theater International. Show dates are on November 15, 16 and 17 (Friday-Saturday-Sunday). Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and the Sunday matinee show starts at 2 p.m. Here's the link to purchase musical tickets! Click here: https://our.show/bbeluckystiff. Cast interviews will...
Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6, the Associated Press announced that former President Donald Trump and his running mate, U.S. Senator JD Vance of Ohio, had clinched the victory in the race for POTUS. At that time, the A.P. called the state of Wisconsin for President-Elect Trump, which, according to their count, set his ticket at 277 electoral votes compared to 224 for the Harris/Walz ticket. In their headline posted online, the A.P. stated, "Trump elected President, his win is...
A full house with an overflow crowd of family and friends were in attendance for funeral services held for Harold Jacobson of Brooten on Saturday, November 2 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran in Swift Falls. Randy Pederson, a member of the Pope County Men's Chorus, performed two songs during the funeral. In the attached video, Pederson sings in both Norwegian and English the song "I have a Friend who Loveth Me" as one of the special music songs. Additional coverage of Jacobson's funeral was...
On the heels of the November 5 election, I'm breathing a sigh of great relief. As the days go by, the outlooks just gets better and better. We even have seen the Federal Reserve already signal a 1/4 point basis rate cut soon after the dust settled on what happened on Tuesday. In the attached video from the Liberal Hivemind channel on YouTube, the theme is how the United States is "Marked Safe from Communism" while we're seeing more and more people wake up. The clip features video that includes...
Katie Couric did not do well on Tuesday night, November 5 and the following day. The 2024 general election damaged the liberal mouthpiece. She is not in good shape. I hope someone checks on her! You can watch her whole world view come crashing down on her left-skewing mind in the attached video from the Sivaady channel on YouTube. Now, on Friday, November 8, the data is showing that President Trump made electoral gains in 49 out of 50 states in the union relative to his 2016 and 2020 White...
In the wake of the 2024 general election in the United States, the Democrat leaders of New York City have decided that they want to offer generous incentives that will lead migrant guests to choose to leave the city and move to Texas and other states. It is unclear how many are true illegal immigrants, but Mayor Eric Adams has said in the past that NYC welcomed all immigrants, regardless of their legal status in the country. As of November 10, 2024, plans are that NYC will bus about 4,500 immigr...
Have we had enough yet? Have we had enough of Washington elites talking down to us? In the latest installment of this country's leaders talking down to supporters of President Donald Trump, we see Joe Biden calling his supporters "garbage" during a campaign Zoom call. This is included in the attached video, which is brought to you courtesy of the Meme The Left channel on YouTube....
In a heavyweight battle between Top 10 teams in Class 1A, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team had revenge on their minds with No. 8-ranked West Central Area as the teams squared off on Tuesday, October 29 at Kennedy High School in Fergus Falls. At stake was the Sub-Section 6A-South championship and a berth in the state qualifier. The Knights, who entered the night ranked No. 12 in Class 1A by QRF, faced a Jaguars team that was No. 2 on that same scale. Both teams bring back a long list...
President Joe Biden appears hellbent on sabotaging the Harris-Walz campaign. In his latest antics, he stated that Trump supporters are "garbage" in a podcast held on Tuesday, October 29 with the Hispanic advocacy group Voto Latino....
He just can't help himself. Mark Cuban, a billionaire loud mouth who recently insulted women who support former President Donald Trump, is the central focus of the attached video....
For the past two months, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium has been a gathering place after school for cast and crew members of the upcoming fall musical "Lucky Stiff," licensed by Music Theater International. Show dates are on November 15, 16 and 17 (Friday-Saturday-Sunday). Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and the Sunday matinee show starts at 2 p.m. Here's the link to purchase musical tickets! Click here: https://our.show/bbeluckystiff. Cast interviews will...
The game was not for the faint of heart! Not by any means. Facing No. 5-ranked (Associated Press) and undefeated Upsala/Swanville Area, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team battled for 48 minutes of hard-hitting and highly entertaining Section 4A championship action at the FargoDome on Friday, November 1. The Jaguars led 6-0 after the first quarter, but the teams were tied at 6-6 going into halftime. The Jaguars trailed 12-6 in the fourth quarter before they scored on their 14th possession...
