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The semi-annual Ham and Turkey Bingo fundraiser for the Sunburg Fire Department was held with over 115 participants on Saturday, March 19 at the fire hall and community center building. Needless to say, fun was had by all who attended! See more photos from the event in the March 24 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
With the first committee deadline a week away, bills are moving through the process. The House also passed its first bill of the session last Thursday, one that provides extended unemployment benefits to Iron Range workers, in addition to lowering the amount of money in the fund that provides those benefits. Businesses pay into the unemployment fund, and fewer claims up to this point had left the account more than adequately funded. I’m carrying legislation dealing with a program called Farmer-Lender Mediation. Originally passed in 1986 d...
Strong ground games for Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz helped them take first and second place, respectively, in Minnesota’s presidential preference ballot held on Tuesday night this week. With over 70 percent of precincts reporting, Rubio had 35.4 percent of the vote (25,407) to Cruz’s 29 percent (20,858). The third-place finisher was Donald Trump, who had 21.8 percent (15,665). Republicans in Kandiyohi County put Ted Cruz on top with 356 votes. Rubio was in second place (282), followed by Trump (165) and then Dr....
Over 50 people attended a town hall meeting in Willmar on Saturday at Cornerstone Coffee in the Skylark Mall. Senator Lyle Koenen (Clara City) and Representative Dave Baker (Willmar) led the meeting, in which the issue of child care unionization spurred the most discussion. Beyond that topic, transportation and the Appleton prison also brought ample feedback from the crowd. To read the full story, grab a copy of the March 3 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Below is a press release from the Speaker of the House in Minnesota, Representative Kurt Daudt, about today's ballot counting that resulted in AFSCME's day care unionization scheme failing by a huge margin. The final tally: 1,014 to 392. For day care business owners, the option to join AFSCME is still there. This election does not change the ability of a day care business owner to join the "Child Care Providers Together MN CCPT" union which has been in existence for a number of years in Minnesota. This week's print edition of the Bonanza...
Ballots for a child-care unionization vote were mailed out last week by the state. Providers who cared for children receiving state child care assistance within the past year were supposed to be allowed to vote. However, it now appears that only those providers who received state payments in December were on the list of eligible voters. Ballots are due back to the Bureau of Mediation Services by the end of the month. According to the legislative intent, nearly 2,400 providers should have been...
Senator Lyle Koenen (DFL-Clara City) will host a town hall meeting with Representative Dave Baker at Cornerstone Coffee in Willmar's Skylark Mall on Saturday, Feb. 27. "I look forward to meeting with constituents to discuss the upcoming legislative session and the issues that matter most to Minnesota families and businesses." said Sen. Koenen. "Meetings like this afford me the opportunity to listen, learn, inform, and work with constituents toward a shared objective: making our communities the...
Dr. Felix Blanco, M.D., (far left) and other staff members at Glacial Ridge Health System in Glenwood took the plunge into the icy waters of Lake Minnewaska on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 6) during the annual Glenwood Winterama festivities. Overall the event had about 40 brave souls take part in the Polar Plunge. The Winterama event raises funds for Glenwood and Beyond as well as Waterama. See video and the photo gallery from the event at www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com....
A discussion of issues ran the gamut of what’s on the minds of rural Minnesota citizens at a town hall meeting on Saturday in Glenwood. Hosted by State Representative Paul Anderson (District 12-B, Starbuck) at Central Square Civic Center, about a dozen individuals showed up to speak their mind. Anderson began by outlining the three big topics that will be the focus of the 2016 Legislative session that begins on March 8: a tax bill, a transportation bill and a bonding bill. “The tax bill is sitting in a conference committee where it was lef...
Fun was had by all ages on Sunday, Jan. 31 at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. The Belgrade Lions Club hosted their annual B-B-E Family FUN Day....
Glacial Ridge Ambulance's 9th Annual Holiday Toy Drive turned out to be the most successful one ever. Our generous community gave new toys, clothes and more including Minnewaska Laker stocking hats, jewelry, and cologne to brighten Christmas morning for area children and teens. The giving doesn't stop there. When ambulance crews were spending monetary donations to fulfill kids' wish lists, local stores contributed by giving discounts or additional gifts. Collecting toys and shopping for kids...
A middle-aged man was seen by multiple witnesses dragging a leashed small dog down an alley in Elrosa at about 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, January 10. One individual who witnessed the incident yelled at the man, who ignored the plea to stop dragging the dog by the leash. The temperature hovered at about two degrees below zero while this was happening. The location of the alley where this took place runs behind 111 State Street in Elrosa, or what is more commonly known as Highway 71 that runs...
Very early on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 01:35 hours, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a domestic disturbance call in the city of Belgrade. A Sheriff's Deputy arrived on scene about one minute later and found two subjects actively fighting in the residence. A 38-year old male that lived in the residence sustained multiple stab wounds, one that struck a lung, and was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital for treatment. Bradley Michels, age 41, was arrested and booked...
Here's a video clip from the halftime show of the boys' basketball game at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa between the Jaguars and the Pierz Pioneers. The Lakes Area Tae Kwon Do group gave a rousing show for basketball fans to enjoy. You can learn more about the Lakes Area TDK group at http://www.lakesareatkd.com....
The Pope County Humane Society staff have reported that dogs south of Glenwood and in the Brooten area are being taken from their homes when they are outside unattended. Staff are asking dog owners to be alert and keep an eye on pets. “Some are making it to the shelter, but not all of them,” said PCHS manager Nancy Erickson. “We have been informed by some of the owners that the dog’s collar and ID tags have been removed.” If you find any dogs or if you’re missing one, please call PCHS at 320-634-4761....
For the past month, the full weight of the Bonanza Valley Voice has been investigating an air purifying and vacuum-selling company based in the St. Cloud area. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, the name of the company is being withheld. Two local families have reported extremely difficult issues with the basic ethics of this business’s employees and owner. In one case, a local resident was pressured to buy a vacuum cleaner and two air purifiers for the total price of $3,600. Before three business days passed, at the urging of o...
The life of Dawn (Glesne) Larson changed in an instant in a motorcycle accident on July 24 on Highway 10 near Royalton. The motorcycle, driven by 43-year old Thomas Knott of Royalton, crashed into the ditch. Knott left Larson in the ditch and put the motorcycle back on the highway. Besides the problem of leaving Larson behind, he was traveling north in the southbound lanes, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report. Larson, a single mother of daughters Hannah (16) and Hailey (8), suffered cou...
An irrigator’s clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, December 16 in Glenwood at the Lakeside Ballroom. This event will be of interest to anyone who is actively engaged in irrigation on agriculture lands, according to a press release by the Pope County Soil and Water Conservation District office. A great lineup of speakers has committed to participate in the event from these groups: Irrigators Association of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation S...
On Sunday, November 1, the combined congregations of Trinity Lutheran in Grove Lake and St. John's Lutheran in Villard, packed shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. The group filled 61 shoeboxes with items like: notebooks, pencils, crayons, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, washcloths, shirts, underwear, toys, hair items, stuffed animals, and candy. The shoeboxes are filled for boys and girls ages 2-4, 5-9, and 10-14. To read the full story and see additional photos, please refer to page five...
March: Donation made to B-B-E Food Shelf. April : Youth mentor turkey hunt. Volunteers take kids who never hunted turkeys actually out turkey hunting on private land. Interesting story to come later! April: DAV Hunt, (disabled veterans turkey hunt). Wayne Wiener helped disabled Vets turkey hunt at Camp Ripley in partnership with Midwest Outdoors Unlimited. May: Donate & help Let’s Go Fishing of Belgrade Chapter fund raiser. Donation to new pontoon. June: 1st senior fish outing Elrosa Seniors to Sauk lake; 22 seniors attended outing, outing i...
