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The Stearns County League has resumed baseball action for the 2020 season. After being held on hiatus due to Governor Tim Walz's executive order restricting recreational and outdoor activities, area amateur baseball teams held multiple games over the weekend of June 12, 13 and 14. Below is video from the Elrosa vs. Meire Grove game on Sunday, June 14 at Meire Grove. Pitching for the Grovers is Ben Klaphake. The Saints won a thriller by a 7-6 score. Jackson Peter, B-B-E Class of 2020 graduate...
In a case of felony theft by swindle in Pope County District VIII court in Glenwood on Tuesday, June 2, Jana Zenner was handed a sentence including five years of supervised probation plus restitution charges and community work service. The outcome came on the heels of a guilty plea submitted by Zenner in District VIII court on February 3, 2020. On April 4, 2019, the state of Minnesota and Pope County charged Zenner with a Theft by Swindle felony charge under Minnesota Statute 609.52.2(a)(4)....
Note: this article was updated on Saturday, June 6 with additional information provided by the I.R.S. The Brooten Commercial Club continues to have unpaid debt with the Minnesota Department of Revenue as well as the Internal Revenue Service. The tax debt with Minnesota surpasses $17,450. The tax debt with the federal government tops $35,000. As of June 2, no payments have been made on the BCC's delinquent account with MN-DOR since a $46,016.73 payment was made on January 30, according to state records. On Friday, June 5, the I.R.S. reported...
On Friday, June 5, the Belgrade August Fest Committee announced that due to the COVID pandemic and continued uncertainty about holding public events, they will not hold August Fest this summer. They will make plans for August Fest for 2021. The committee wants to thank everyone for their past, present and continued support for the community of Belgrade....
Click on the link to jump over to the Jaguars Sports blog to view video from the graduation ceremony held on Wednesday, May 27 at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. (short link) https://bit.ly/2M8H40p....
The feeling of despair runs deep after watching this video. The level of kids un-enrolled from schools because of this will be unfathomable. My family will take no part in this. Now is the time to study requirements for home schooling. Now is the time to sound the alarm....
Announced during a morning press conference on Saturday, May 30 by state leadership, Governor Tim Walz authorized the National Guard to "fully activate." The Minnesota National Guard is an organization of more than 13,000 Soldiers and Airmen. A full activation authorizes the guard to activate all those that are medically fit, and not deployed to support the mission to quell civil unrest. Initial estimates are that could include between 7000-10,000 Soldiers and Airmen. That will include nearly...
Below is worship services for Norway Lake Lutheran church parish, for Sunday, May 31, 2020....
As a sign of the dire financial situation the state's agriculture faces, the Minnesota House and Senate last week passed by a combind 201-0 vote legislation that stops foreclosures until December for farmers who elect to take part in creditor mediation. This extension of protection from foreclosure was advanced by the Land Stewardship Project's (LSP) Farm Crisis Campaign, which was launched in September by the organization's members from across the state. The bill's authors, Representative Todd...
Here's the worship service for Sunday, May 24 at Norway Lake Lutheran parish of rural New London, MN. As a reminder, the mailing address for sending in offering is: Norway Lake Parish 6338 County Road 40 Northwest New London MN 56273 If church members are in need of help or prayer in any sort of way, please call the parish office at 320-354-4222. The joint parish council said in a statement, "We encourage everyone to keep reaching out to one another, including the church and Pastor Wayne, if...
After being mostly dormant since the Bonanza Valley Voice adopted use of a formal website late in 2015, the publisher's blog has been dusted off and is back in business. I've added the ability to easily access this blog from my cell phone, giving me the ability to add breaking news very quickly and easily while out and about. (Although, currently there's not much "out and about" to take in.) Here's the link you can bookmark: https://lifeinbonanzavalley.blogspot.com. One neat feature is the...
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the members of the Brooten American Legion have canceled this year's Memorial Day service out of concern for our relatives, friends, neighbors and comrades. Please visit our local cemetery this Memorial weekend and take a moment to remember our soldiers who gave their lives so valiantly for our country....
Click here to read more about the Bonanza Valley Voice publisher's blog. I am "shaking the dust off of it" after it has been relatively dormant since late 2015. I've added the ability to easily access this blog from my cell phone, giving me the ability to add breaking news very quickly and easily while out and about. (Although, currently there's not much "out and about" to take in.) Here's the link you can bookmark: https://lifeinbonanzavalley.blogspot.com . One neat feature is the ability for...
Here's the worship service for Sunday, May 17 at Norway Lake Lutheran parish of rural New London, MN. The mailing address for sending in offering is: Norway Lake Parish 6338 County Road 40 Northwest New London MN 56273 If church members are in need of help or prayer in any sort of way, please call the parish office at 320-354-4222. The joint parish council said in a statement, "We encourage everyone to keep reaching out to one another, including the church and Pastor Wayne, if there are ways we...
As a response to the ongoing economic crisis caused by the government's COVID-19 related mandates, the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper will not publish a printed edition on June 11 and June 25. Doing this will relieve pressure on both newspaper staff as well as business advertisers. Limited content that would have been published in those two issues will be posted on this website. Newspaper staff is currently researching all the requirements given by the United States Post Office that allow a...
Due to the vendors being unavailable in July, and due to the continued uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten will not be held this summer. While organizers are disappointed about this, they are excited about hopefully resuming BVD with the usual excitement we are accustomed to for July 2021. For a trip down memory lane, here's a photo gallery of pictures from Day II of Bonanza Valley Days last summer, including dozens of pictures from the Brooten Fire Department...
On Tuesday, May 5, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) is releasing an updated budget projection for the current biennium, Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021. Minnesota's budget and economic outlook has significantly worsened since the coronavirus pandemic. A deficit of $2.426 billion is now projected for the current biennium, which is almost a $4 billion change compared to the February forecast. Revenues are expected to be $3.611 billion lower and spending, including appropriations enacted since February, is expected to be $391 million higher. The...
The Padua Pub announces they are having take-out orders available for Mother's Day, on Sunday, May 10. Treat her with Padua Pub! Take-out orders, pick up in reception hall, pre-orders appreciated but not necessary. Their phone number is 320-352-2683. Lunch special from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. includes Chicken, Ham and Meatballs with mashed potatoes, dressing, vegetables and dessert. Dinner special from 5 to 7 p.m. includes Chicken, Ribs and Shrimp, with scalloped potatoes, vegetables, salad and...
On Wednesday, May 6, Minnesota Department of Health officials quietly admitted an important point that major media has not picked up on. In their statewide media briefing, MDH officials quietly admitted that most new COVID cases this week are with people who don't speak English or have a hard time understanding English. (Their words) They are workers at meat processing plants, or they are family members of those workers. At one meat packing plant in Minnesota, 58 languages are spoken. That is a recipe for disaster in a global pandemic....
This has been building up for the past three weeks, and this week it is official: this newspaper family has ended our support for Governor Tim Walz and his administration's approach to the COVID virus. In the Friday, May 8 media briefing, Walz and his officials spouted bizarre fear tactics regarding potential graduation ceremonies at high school football stadiums, mainly in rural Minnesota where graduating classes can be quite small. Example given by a journalist today: in schools such as Chokio-Alberta and Hancock, their graduating classes...
Here's video from Norway Lake Lutheran parish of rural New London, MN. Church leaders encourage everyone to continue supporting the mission of First Lutheran and East Norway Lake Lutheran churches. You can do so by mailing your offering to the following address: Norway Lake Parish 6338 County Road 40 Northwest New London MN 56273...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Community Ed is excited to offer a virtul 5K Run and a one-mile Jaguar Jog for all ages of our community! Run on your treadmill in your home, around the neighborhood, down a quiet dirt road, or anywhere you choose to enjoy some movement away from crowds! This is a virtual event and will not be held as an in-person race. Sign up online, run/walk your 5K/1 mile, and email proof of completion to Tessa at tschoenberg@bbejaguars.org. This information can be found online...
Press release on Thursday, April 30: As the state continues to make progress in preparing for the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tim Walz today extended the Stay Home Order in Minnesota until Monday, May 18. In an effort to get more Minnesotans back safely to work while the order remains in effect, the Governor announced that retail businesses and other non-critical businesses will resume operations with curbside pick-up. "From building out critical hospital capacity to launching a...
Below is video featuring the Sunday worship service for May 3, 2020 at Norway Lake Lutheran parish of rural New London, MN. The mailing address for sending in offering is: Norway Lake Parish 6338 County Road 40 Northwest New London MN 56273 If church members are in need of help or prayer in any sort of way, please call the parish office at 320-354-4222. The joint parish council said in a statement, "We encourage everyone to keep reaching out to one another, including the church and Pastor...
The Belgrade Commercial Club will hold a meeting this week (Wednesday, May 6) via the telecommunication software called Zoom. To join the meeting, a person is asked to e-mail Julie Loe at ( juliel@belgradesteeltank.com ) before Tuesday night (May 5) at 8 p.m. The Zoom software is required to be able to participate in the meeting. If your computer does not have a working microphone, you can still listen in to the meeting. In a media statement, the Commercial Club said, "We feel it is not safe...
