Brooten Farmers Market continues on Thursday, July 17

Randy Olson

The Brooten Farmers Market will be in session for the public on Thursday, July 17 at the city park shelter and gazebo. They will run from 4 to 7 p.m. with a great selection of garden produce, baked goods and more for sale from local farmers and individuals. From page 2 of this week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper: The Brooten Farmers Market, which still seeks vendors to join, continues the 2025 season tonight, Thursday, July 17 at the city park shelter and gazebo. The Farmers Market runs from...

Bonanza Valley Days grand parade features Easton Rood's return (VIDEO)

Randy Olson

Easton Rood, who will be a third grader this fall at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school, has now beaten back two different bouts with cancer. On June 18, he returned from a 216-day stay in Rochester where he fought off AML Leukemia while going through a successful bone marrow transplant. You can read more about his story in the July 17 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. In the attached video, you can watch him throw candy at the Bonanza Valley Days...

"Gender Identity" push coming to young children in Minnesota's public schools (VIDEO)

Randy Olson

In the attached video from Alpha News, learn about what's coming to K-12 public education in Minnesota. What do you think of it? Is this a good idea? Is this a proper way to spend tax dollars? Is this a proper utilization of a child's time in...

  • B-B-E Babe Ruth baseball team wins twice at state

    Randy Olson

    The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars earned two convincing wins at the Babe Ruth state tournament in pool play games played in Urbank on Thursday, July 17. In game one, the Jaguars defeated Frazee 10-0 in 5 innings. Baron Breitbach pitched a complete game "No, No" with no hits given up. Coach Kaden DeRoo reported that he pitched remarkably well as part of what is a talented pitching battery for B-B-E. In the second pool play game, B-B-E's Babe Ruth team defeated Ottertail Central Black 13-3 in 6...

  • Lincoln's Restaurant has successful opening weekend during BVD

    Randy Olson

    Lincoln's Restaurant in downtown Brooten will be open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend, July 18, 19 and 20. For Friday, July 18, they will be serving food from 4 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, July 19, they will serve food from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. They want to thank everyone for coming in and enjoying food and drink over the Bonanza Valley Days weekend! The local phone number for the restaurant is 320-346-2323. Also, Lincoln's is still looking to hire additional staff with positions of cooks,...