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Below is midweek Lenten season worship for friends, members and visitors of Norway Lake Lutheran parish of rural New London, MN for Wednesday, February 24, 2021. "Think Spring!"...
The historical wall project at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa is making progress, but more images are sought as the design phase approaches in March. Photos with historical value are sought from the public at B-B-E, and this can mean many things and take form in different ways. These images will be put together in large mural-type displays at the new entrance areas of the high school and elementary buildings. One example: at the Belgrade museum, two school bells are on display from a former country...
Come out this week Friday! (February 26) Father Vincent Santo Council No. 13284 Knights of Columbus, serving the communities of Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa, will hold the first of three Lent season fish fry fundraisers on Friday, February 26 at the KaDe Shack in Brooten. All are invited! Also, if you do not wish to eat on site, take outs are available. They will serve from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on that night (Friday, February 26) as well as Friday, March 12 and Friday, March 26. The cash raffle will...
*Note: this web article was updated on March 1. New COVID-19 cases have seen another sharp decline in the latest weekly report released by the Minnesota Department of Health on February 25. For the rural and city citizens of Brooten, no new COVID-19 cases were reported for a second consecutive week out of a population of 1,466 people. A string of nine straight weeks with no new COVID-19 cases is now reality for the city of Elrosa (population 197). For the city and rural population of Belgrade...
Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, February 28 in rural New London, MN....
Below is the video for worship services on Ash Wednesday at Norway Lake Lutheran parish of rural New London, MN. As Pastor Wayne says at the beginning of worship, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day journey for the Easter season. The special day is a day of fasting and repentance for Christians, where we acknowledge that upon death, our bodies return to the earth. The sign of the cross marked on our foreheads marks the same sign of the cross marked at the time of our baptism into...
The Bonanza Valley area and the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa local area continues to see little, if any, COVID-19 activity in the heart of the winter and traditional influenza season. For the local zip code areas of Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa, the weekly Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 report showed just four new cases reported for the period of February 11 to February 17: Belgrade (4), Brooten (0) and Elrosa (0). The village proper of Elrosa has now gone at least eight weeks with no COVID cases. Cumulatively since January of 2020, the MDH...
The walls will continue closing in for whoever the government deems responsible for the massive tax and penalties bill owed by the Brooten Commercial Club to the federal government. The Internal Revenue Service last week added over $6,000 in additional penalties and interest charges to the delinquent tax bill owed by the BCC to the federal government. Former BCC gambling manager Michelle Halls, a tax preparer in downtown Brooten, failed to file paperwork or make payments on four quarters of federal tax liabilities owed for the calendar year of...
Below is video for worship service at Norway Lake Lutheran parish in rural New London for Sunday, February 21, 2021....
Mark your calendars! The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Knights of Columbus chapter will hold the first of three Lent season fish fry fundraisers on Friday, February 26 at the KaDe Shack in Brooten. All are invited! Also, if you do not wish to eat on site, take outs are available. They will serve from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on that night as well as Friday, March 12 and Friday, March 26. The cash raffle will be held on March 26 following the fish fry. And for a fun flash back, here's the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Featured is a video of Dr. Pamela Popper speaking about how some experts have said the COVID-19 pandemic will end. See below....
While the recent bitter cold weather has slowed or even temporarily paused work at both buildings, the remodel and construction projects at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools soldiers on in early February. Below is a video of 1995 B-B-E graduate Joe Radermacher with Breitbach Construction lifting steel beams off of a trailer on Tuesday, February 9. The load-bearing steel will be used in the addition to the south wing of the elementary. Work at the high school is making great progress with the...
Below is video of an incredibly heartfelt speech given by then-senior Josey Tensen with his fellow team tri-captains Kaleb Voss and Colby Schramel on Friday, February 20, 2015 at B-B-E high school. After thanking all the dedicated and loyal wrestling fans who supported them throughout a 12-win regular season where they finished second in the Central Minnesota Conference under first-year head coach Jack Mueller, Tensen encouraged everyone to come to Kimball the next day to watch the Jaguars...
Below is the video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish of rural New London, MN on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Happy Valentine's Day! Stay warm!...
Here's a video asking people to re-think this idea of a new strain of the coronavirus being more deadly. This message is intended to provoke thought and extended critical thinking. It is not meant to suggest that COVID-19 is not a threat....
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools is asking the public for photographs from the full history of local public education in the district, dating back to the turn of the 20th century. The request is part of a robust project that will add historical-themed graphics at both school buildings. The idea in play is to add historical graphics based mostly on photographs at the new cafeteria area on the north side of the elementary school and in the current cafeteria area of the high school. Presently, the...
Featured below is a video from the National FFA Week in 2016. This video was taken at lunch time on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school cafeteria. Then-senior Colby Schramel and science teacher Carl Williams are shown hogging down on delicious, nutritious cups of milk! To view the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper photo gallery, click on the following link: https://bit.ly/3rn0AJe....
Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, February 7, 2021. We hope you split some extra wood for the fireplace! (Metaphorically speaking!) It's gonna be a cold week ahead of us hardy Minnesotans!...
The Padua Pub is excited to announce their Valentine's Specials that will run four nights on Valentine's weekend. You and your sweetheart can choose the day and meal! Thursday through Sunday, February 11 to February 14. Here's the lineup: Thursday 5 to 8 p.m. = Chicken and Ribs, potato, soup and salad bar; Friday 5 to 8 p.m. = Fish and Chicken Buffet, potato, soup and salad bar; Saturday 5 to 8 p.m. = Your choice!! Pick from Prime Rib OR Steak (6 oz.) and Shrimp OR Chicken Fillet, plus potato,...
Below is video from late in the second half of the Central Minnesota Conference border battle between Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Paynesville Area. The two rivals met on Tuesday, January 26 at the B-B-E elementary school. After holding a 31-29 lead at halftime, the Jaguars pulled away from the Bulldogs to win their fourth straight. The Jaguars host Kimball Area (4-0, 3-0) on Friday, January 29 in a battle for first place in the CMC. You can catch more information and near-daily updates for...
In a report released on January 28 by the Minnesota Department of Health, the new local number of COVID-19 cases reported for the last week is five for the zip code areas of Belgrade (56312), Brooten (56316) and Elrosa (56325). This represents five new cases in a population of 4,285 in the last seven days. The five were all in the Belgrade zip code, which has a population of 2,622. Last week, Brooten's zip code area had four new cases, and Belgrade's zip code area had two new cases. Elrosa continued a long string of weeks at zero new cases...
Note: this article was published in the January 7, 2021 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. If you've ever operated a machine of any size and said, "I wish they would've designed this differently (and better)" then you know how the process began for improvements of the design for the Arrow Hammer 1450H. Staff at Packer Brothers manufacturing company in Brooten's Industrial Park has built a new-and-improved Arrow Hammer hydraulic breaker machine with a long list of improvements over its...
*Donations update on Monday, February 1: the public is asked to please consider a donation of any amount to the Tensen family for the costs they are facing to bring Josey home and the funeral costs. You can drop off a donation in person at the Belgrade Hardware Store, which is open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays (and Saturday 8 to 2 p.m.). Thank you. *Funeral services update on Wednesday, February 3: a double funeral will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 7 at the Assembly of God Church in...
Below is video for worship at Norway Lake Lutheran parish on Sunday, January 31, 2021 in rural New London, MN. Thank you for joining us!...
Here's a four-minute video that I felt was worth sharing. Government allows drug users to set up camps in public spaces and openly condones behavior that spreads filth and disease on a regular basis. Does the government believe that's somehow virtuous and should not be discouraged? Yet at the same time, the government uses the coronavirus as an excuse to destroy thousands and thousands of small businesses across America? According to the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), in 2019, the United States had 30.7 million small...
