The eve of Christmas Eve (VIDEOS)

Tonight is the eve of Christmas Eve. I can't believe that Christmas is less than 2 days away. Where on earth did December go? It's a mad dash to the finish line for the December 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. This blog post will be refreshed with various news and sports items on Wednesday.

Here's a video recorded in the final minute of the first half last night against K-M-S:


The Jaguars went into halftime down 29-21 after they began the game with 10-0 and 15-2 deficits.

Multiple area churches have Christmas Eve worships tomorrow. One of them, South Lake Johanna Lutheran Church, begins their worship at 4 p.m.

Area boys' basketball scores on December 22:
Yellow Medicine East 70, Red Rock Central 38
Benson 84, Ortonville 54
Minnewaska Area 75, Sauk Centre 51

Area girls' basketball scores on December 22:
Osakis 47, Paynesville 40
Minnewaska 67, Melrose 28
Sauk Centre 83, Montevideo 36
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 61, Yellow Medicine East 54

Wednesday morning update:
Good grief! The layout of the 16-page issue this week included approximately 48 pictures. I did not take all of them...this is the third straight 16-page issue in December. That's a Bonanza Valley Voice record!

How about more Christmas music!
Below is a video from the high school band's winter Christmas concert held a week ago on Tuesday at Olson Auditorium.

Here's the 7th-8th grade band performing:


Central MN Conference girls' basketball scores on December 22:
Kimball Area 59, Holdingford 47

Area girls' basketball scores on December 22:
Legacy Christian 77, Maple Lake 17
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 67, Bagley 24
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 77, Eden Valley-Watkins 40
Pine River-Backus 74, Nevis 54
Milaca 58, Braham 43
Hancock 59, Minneota 54