The aftermath

I survived the 20-page newspaper. The mighty struggle that lasted roughly four days to assemble it concluded with me beating my deadline! It was a huge victory for the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. I printed many extras too, so please go out and get a copy of you are not a subscriber. They are at RJ's Mini Mart in Brooten and also Coop's Corner and the Belgrade Hardware Store. On Thursday, I hope to get copies to Bayer Gas and Grocery in Elrosa.

Here's what lies ahead for next week's newspaper: a long, long list of "held over" news and sports items will eat up considerable space in the May 30 issue. I'll get to writing about that later.

Here's a video from Wednesday morning at the elementary school:


That was fun! It is always an inspiring experience to see the seniors interact with elementary students in such a positive, memorable fashion. Bravo!!! This crazy, stupid world needs more of this.

Thursday update...major news: the Class of 2024 graduation ceremony has been moved indoors due the potential for severe weather on Friday night. The ceremony will be held in the high school gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. Please spread the word!!

Area fastpitch playoff scores on May 22:
St. Cloud Cathedral 12, Paynesville Area 0 (the Crusaders are the No. 1 seed in Section 6AA)
Albany 10, Eden Valley-Watkins 0
Paynesville Area 4, Eden Valley-Watkins 1 (a Section 6AA elimination game; the Eagles finish 15-6 overall, while the Bulldogs improve to 12-11)
PACT Charter 13, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 2 (5 innings; this loss sends A-C-GC to the elimination bracket of Section 4A)
Kimball Area 11, Pequot Lakes 1