Articles from the November 14, 2019 edition


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  • B-B-E school theater to perform fall musical November 15, 16 and 17

    Randy Olson|Nov 14, 2019

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school Drama Department is excited to present the 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on the school theater stage. Show dates are Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend, November 15, 16 and 17. The first two days have 7 p.m. evening shows, while the final performance on Sunday the 17th is a 2:30 p.m. matinee affair. Musical director Cody Lenarz provided the following comments to the Bonanza Valley Voice, "The show is unlike anything we've done at B-B-E...

  • Tremendous!

    Randy Olson|Nov 14, 2019

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa community displayed terrific, outstanding support for the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team! These posters were distributed around the towns the week of the state tournament. Posters printed by Murphey's Printing of Brooten. The business directory on this website includes a listing for Murphey's Printing. (Short link) https://bit.ly/2X69A7v....

  • Santa Day in Brooten

    Randy Olson|Nov 14, 2019

    The Brooten community invites everyone to town for Santa Day on Saturday, December 7! The tentative schedule is as follows: 3 to 5 p.m. - at the Brooten Lanes: Santa Claus will visit area children, and other activities will take place that are sponsored by the Brooten Fire Relief Association and the B-B-E Girl Scouts. 4:30 to 6 p.m. - at the KaDe Shack: the B-B-E Cub Scouts, with sponsorship also by the Brooten Fire Relief Association, will host activities at the KaDe Shack for folks to enjoy...

  • (VIDEO) Carnival Concert Spooktacular

    Randy Olson|Nov 14, 2019

    On Monday, October 28, the bands of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, featuring students in grades six through 12, hosted a Halloween Carnival Concert Spooktacular at the high school gym. It was a packed house from start to finish, and the local community responded in grand fashion with numerous businesses joining with school groups with games, food and fun for everyone in attendance. Photos from the event were published in the October 31 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice Below is video from the end of...

  • 'The feds are coming'

    Randy Olson|Nov 14, 2019

    The "Tax Man Cometh" was the title for the February 17, 1991 Murder, She Wrote episode back in an era when Angela Lansbury graced millions of television sets across the United States. The plot of that episode revolved around a missing $2 million tax payment and one of Jessica's (Lansbury's character) old friends. In the city of Brooten, phrase "The Tax Man Cometh" is not a work of fiction but rather full-blown reality for the Brooten Commercial Club and the 38 business members who are on the final list assembled for official state records for...

  • 'Spelling Bee' musical coming to B-B-E

    Randy Olson|Nov 14, 2019

    The fall musical at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa opens on Friday, November 15 at 7 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $4 for students. Below, the Bonanza Valley Voice interviews cast member and B-B-E high school freshmen Paige Klaphake. Here's the synopsis of the musical from Wikipedia: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers...