(VIDEO) Act I from Terrace

Shown is a 43 minute video from the first act of 'OZ!' the Musical in Terrace on Thursday night:
https://bit.ly/2OaHbwz

As the web article says, additional coverage is coming in the July 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.

In amateur baseball news...the regular season has wrapped up and divisional play plus regions lies ahead.

The Regal Eagles won the County Line League. They beat the Paynesville Pirates 1-0 on Saturday to finish their regular season schedule with a 13-7 overall record. In the County Line League, Regal went 8-2. They have won six games in a row.

New Munich lost two games in SCL play this weekend. On Saturday they fell to Meire Grove by a 7-5 score. Today they lost to Lake Henry 14-5 and finished the regular season with a 6-7 mark in the Stearns County League North.

In the Stearns County League, the Elrosa Saints defeated Richmond 7-3 to clinch the No. 2 seed from the SCL-North for regions and finish out the regular season with an 8-5 mark in the division. The Saints (10-9 overall) will open the Region 15C tournament on Friday, August 2 at 8 p.m. against the No. 3 seed out of the SCL-South (Lake Henry).

Also, the Regal Eagles Little Dipper squad defeated Roscoe 13-3 tonight to win the Stearns County League playoff title.

More to follow.

A high note heading into the weekend

And we end the week on a high note. I've posted some news at the Bonanza Valley Voice website.

Now for a brief stint at the Pope County Fair before the evening begins! The full fair schedule has been printed in the last two issues of the Voice.

Tonight we've got the final showing of 'OZ!' at Terrace (6:30 p.m.) and also the Battle for the Keg in Elrosa with the Saints taking on the Spring Hill amateur baseball team. First pitch in that game is at 8 p.m., and it will be aired on KASM 1150 AM with Randy Rothstein providing play-by-play coverage.

Another photo gallery from Terrace

Here's photos from Act I of the second showing of 'OZ!' the musical at the Terrace Mill Children's Theater. This took place last night in Terrace in front another huge crowd that swelled to close to 350 people. (short link) https://bit.ly/2JF3VQY.

It was another outstanding show! If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to make tonight's show! 6:30 p.m. in scenic Terrace, Minnesota.

**Added late Friday afternoon: here's a few video clips from Act I last night in Terrace:


In other news...
The newspaper office has had quite a few phone calls and e-mails from people asking about the Belgrade August Fest. We've been promoting the dates for many weeks/months now in the Voice, but we still haven't received a schedule of events. We're asking numerous contacts in Belgrade to find out when the posters will be up and distributed. The town celebration starts in less than three weeks...August 7, 9 and 10.

Gig Noonan will highlight the Concert in the Park on Wednesday, August 7 at 6:30 p.m.

On Friday, the Belgrade Fire Department chicken dinner is from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

We also know that the grand parade is at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Also, Mixed Brew is the entertainment for the Saturday night street dance outside the Brothers Bar.

Photo gallery from Terrace

Here's a short link to view the Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery from opening night last night in Terrace: https://bit.ly/2LraDMr.

Terrace Mill children's theater

A crowd of at least 300 was on hand for the first showing of 'OZ!' at the Terrace Mill children's theater stage tonight.

It was amazing! A cast and crew of around 50 youth pulled off a truly impressive performance in the scenic Terrace Mill amphitheater.

The final two shows are at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday this week.

More to follow, including a link to watch video from tonight's show.

**Update: here's a web article link to share from the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website...the show was great!! You don't want to cheat yourself or your family by missing this: https://bit.ly/2SnCOfY.

*Here's a link to the Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery with a few of the photos taken tonight in Terrace: https://bit.ly/2LraDMr.

On the topic of Fine Arts, I read in the Echo Press newspaper that Brandon-Evansville school district is exploring a building referendum for the voters in November 2019. I didn't read a total figure for their options, but the story mentioned one number that jumped off of the computer screen: $7.6 million. That figure of $7.6 million represents their school building a new, 450-seat auditorium.

Their school district is still in the "survey" mode and hasn't come up with a clear path forward. They are getting very late in the process with where they're at. The MN Department of Education has to see their building plan by August in order for B-E to receive approval from the state.

At B-B-E, the building referendum topic has taken crystal-clear form. At Monday's (July 15) school board meeting, the building packages were formally approved. These packages will be forwarded to MDE for approval. The first ballot question has building renovations and improvements totaling $16.96 million. The second ballot question has additional improvements totaling about $2.98 million.

I'm working on a story that outlines the full building project and the costs involved.

For my family's home, the positive passage of the levy referendum and both building bond questions would raise our property taxes by $224 a year or $18.66 a month. A bargain in my opinion to help us maintain what I feel is about one-third of the value of our homes/businesses...that is what a great school district is worth.

Terrace Mill children's theater

The Terrace Mill children's theater will be performing "Oz" on their beautiful outdoor stage on July 17, 18 and 19. Show times are 6:30 p.m. each night. Prior to the shows, visitors can enjoy an old-fashioned picnic on the Terrace Mill grounds.

Look for a full press release on the show in the July 11 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.

In other news...the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team defeated Roscoe 14-4 this afternoon in Stearns County League action. Payton VanBeck was the winning pitcher.

(HD video) Snow White moved indoors

Here's some video, a short clip, from 'The Rockin' Tale of Snow White' as it was moved indoors to the Terrace Mill Sportsmen's Club last night. The Terrace Mill Children's Theater performed the second night indoors due to the frequent scattered rainfalls that covered west central Minnesota on Thursday. You can read more at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's website (link below).


In other news...the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch 17-U team's playoff game at Osakis was postponed due to rain. I haven't heard what they plan on doing for the West Central League playoffs.

And that link to last night in Terrace: https://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com/story/2018/07/19/regional/history-is-made-an-incredible-night-in-terrace-video/668.html.

(HD video) Rockin' Tale of Snow White

Here's a short video clip from Act I of 'The Rockin' Tale of Snow White' at the Terrace Mill theater stage on Wednesday night this week.


Don't forget, as stated in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper, the Terrace Mill will feature 'The Jungle Book' on August 1 and 2. Show times are again at 6:30 p.m. on both nights. Spread the word!

Thank you to Fauskee Oil of Brooten for sponsoring this theater post.

and while you're at it! ##ConquerEveryDay

County Fair time

The schedule for the Stearns County Fair in Sauk Centre was published on page four of the July 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Also on that page were pictures from the Pope County Fair in Glenwood.

The fair in Sauk Centre runs now through Sunday.

Below is a video clip from the end of the musical in Terrace...photos from that were on pages seven and 12 of the July 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice.


Not a subscriber to the newspaper? You're missing out! Here's where you can go to sign up. Just $18 a year for local subscribers!!!

http://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/0086.11.3676477051612892672/subscribe

Fastpitch playoffs, musical

The B-B-E Jaguars 17-U fastpitch team lost 7-4 in a hard-fought contest at Osakis against Browerville in the West Central League playoffs on Thursday night. I have photos and video to post on Friday from the game. B-B-E was the No. 6 seed, while the Tigers were seeded No. 3.

From Osakis we made a quick trip down to Terrace to take in the musical. It was terrific! We then traveled north to Glenwood and spent time at the Pope County Fair as the sun was setting.

I have more to post at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website on Friday.

Never got around to posting this, but it's definitely worth sharing..the B-B-E Jaguars 14-U fastpitch team took second place in the West Central League, West division playoffs on Tuesday night. They made it to the finals, where they lost 2-1 to Alexandria.

'Romeo and Harriet' in Terrace

Tonight is the final night of "Romeo and Harriet" at the Terrace Mill theater. It begins at 6:30 p.m.! So if you can make it, great!!! Support the arts! It is directed by the great and awesome Julie Lloyd.

Click here to see a short video clip from last night's opening act:
http://lifeinbonanzavalley.blogspot.com/2015/07/video-romeo-and-harriet-in-terrace.html

(Photo galleries)

More photo galleries have been uploaded in the past few days to the Sauk Centre Herald website. They feature Jaguars girls' tennis action as well as the final night of the Terrace Mill Children's Theater production of "The Adventures of Mr. Toad" on August 21.

http://saukherald.smugmug.com/2014-Sports/2014-BelgradeBrootenElrosa-fal/BBE-girls-tennis-at-Minnewaska


http://saukherald.smugmug.com/2014-Sports/2014-BelgradeBrootenElrosa-fal/BBE-girls-tennis-vs-LPGEUSA

http://saukherald.smugmug.com/2014-Events/2014-BelgradeBrootenElrosa-are/The-Mad-Adventures-of-Mr-Toad-

And some photos from football practice on August 27:
http://saukherald.smugmug.com/2014-Sports/2014-BelgradeBrootenElrosa-fal/BBE-Jaguars-football-preseason

School starts tomorrow! I hope everyone's ready for the new school year. Has your band son or daughter stayed sharp over the summer?

Terrace Mill Children's Theater

Here's the final moments of last night's play in Terrace and thank yous and other comments from the actors and directors of "The Mad adventures of Mr Toad"



And thank you to everyone who gives support in any way to the B-B-E theater and Fine Arts community!! It does not go unnoticed by the staff or students.

A long video clip from Act One in Terrace last week

What an extremely talented bunch of kids!

Photos from the opening night of "Law and Order: C-rhyme and PUNishment"

Here's the link to the Sauk Centre Herald photo gallery:
http://saukherald.smugmug.com/EVENTS2013/Law-and-Order-C-rhyme-and/30822397_ckxWcL

More scenes from Terrace last Wednesday

Carma Hauge as "Mrs. Spratt", who during the show was considered a suspect in the murder of "Humpty Dumpty" 

Riley Schumann as "Jack Be Nimble"

Once again the mighty talents of Julie Lloyd and Lucy Lloyd were on display as they directed "Law and Order: C-rhyme and PUNishment" at the Terrace Mill Children's Theater last week on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The show included theater talent from not only B-B-E but also a number of area schools as well as communities close in the Twin Cities area.

Here's the Sauk Centre Herald photo gallery link:
http://saukherald.smugmug.com/EVENTS2013/Law-and-Order-C-rhyme-and/30822397_ckxWcL

The show continued the tradition of truly excellent, family-friendly entertainment that is typical of what you can see in Terrace during the summer months. This area is truly blessed to have such a fine outdoor theater venue to enjoy!

Remember Carma?

Theater gurus in the mid to late-2000s at B-B-E will remember Carma Hauge...shown in this video clip from last night's show at Terrace:

http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=94&SubSectionID=381&NewsVideoID=204

Quite a show tonight!

The kids and their directors did a fabulous job tonight in Terrace during the production of "Law and Order: C-rhyme and Punishment". A handful of B-B-E theater students were part of the cast and crew.

Photos and video will follow. The second show is tomorrow night at 6:30pm at the Terrace Mill Theater.

The final scene is shown of tonight's production in Terrace.

How wonderful it is to have such a rich tradition of theater in central Minnesota, including right in our own backyard at B-B-E.

*Also, a third showing is at 2:30pm this Saturday in Glenwood at the city park bandshell (by Lakeside Ballroom) during the annual Waterama celebration.

Come out to Terrace tonight or tomorrow!

A message from B-B-E high school theater director Julie Lloyd:

Terrace Mill Children's Theatre presents "Law & Order: C-rhyme and PUNishment" tonight and tomorrow night, 6:30pm, at the Terrace Mill! A very funny show, with great characters and good music! Come on out! Bring a lawn chair. Freewill donation.

Terrace Mill Children's Theater presents "The Jungle Book" tonight (and tomorrow night)

Below, a scene from "The Jungle Book" tonight in Terrace featuring Riley Schumann of Brooten...

Director Julie Lloyd is addressing the crowd in this picture following the conclusion of "The Jungle Book" at the Terrace Mill.


A photo gallery from the August 10 performance can be found at the Sauk Centre Herald website at http://saukherald.mycapture.com