Acting like sheep

Food for thought from a Facebook group that focuses mostly on political issues...this is definitely intriguing and shows how hard it is for the collective public to show that they're smarter than your average group of sheep: 

"We share so many stories on this page about corruption in every facet of government, and they receive a small amount of attention. Yet when a story about Josh Duggar having sex with a porn star is shared, it received 10s of thousands of interactions. Which tells me that the problem is not just corrupt legislators and government agents. The problem is the public too, and their inability to focus on information which truly impacts their lives. I'll leave you now so you can get back to watching reality TV."

(HD video) Mini-Dazzlers dance performance

At August Fest on August 8 in Belgrade:

Notice for B-B-E parents of 5th-8th graders

Important information regarding the creation of your 5th-8th grade student's Apple ID:

When the parent email info was initially collected from our system, the first parent/guardian address listed was pulled and sent to Apple. Please be sure to check both email accounts that we have on file (we may have more than one address listed). Please be sure to also check your email's spam, junk, and/or trash folders. If you still did not receive the Apple email, please contact swiechman@bbejaguars.org and our tech staff will look in to it. Do not try to setup your child's Apple ID if you did not receive an email from Apple. Also, on the BBE homepage, there is a blue icon titled 1:1 Device Insurance Protection Plan. This should allow you to make payments online. Thank you for your cooperation and patience in this matter. Note: The first batch of emails were sent on August 13th. Another 30 or so were generated today.

Art Crawl in Terrace!

I am excited to help promote the second annual Upper Chippewa River Art Crawl this Saturday and Sunday, August 22-23. A note about this event is on page two of the Aug. 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice.

More information is at the following website: http://www.jeffreysthornton.com/artcrawl.html

School board meeting

The regular monthly Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board meeting for August is tonight, Monday, at 7:30 p.m. at the high school auditorium.

If you can't attend the meeting, read all about it in this week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.

(HD video) B-B-E children's musical

Here's a short video clip from the musical on Friday night at the high school...photos are on page one and two from this performance in the August 6 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice.

(Video) Live music at FarmFest

This was great to see / hear as I entered the FarmFest grounds on Tuesday morning:

Vacation Bible School program

Here's video you can share with friends and family from the B-B-E Catholic churches Vacation Bible School program on Thursday, July 31 at Sts. Peter and Paul church in Elrosa.


Photos from Vacation Bible School in Elrosa were in and will be in the July 30 and August 6 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice.

County fair time!

Don't miss the full schedule of the upcoming Pope County Fair in Glenwood...it was printed on page four of this week's Bonanza Valley Voice.