Shown is the last part of the worship service held at the Brooten Pavilion on Sunday, August 30, where the Cedar Creek Gospel Band performed. They are a group of musicians from Kandiyohi County. The worship service was hosted by the Big Grove-Crow River-Grace and Trinity-West Lake Johanna Lutheran parishes. Coverage from this worship service will be published in the September 10 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
The annual Pope County Farm Bureau Breakfast on the Farm event is on Monday, September 7 in rural Villard. This year, the event which promotes local agriculture and animal husbandry will be hosted by the Reichmann Land and Cattle Farm. The address is 15290 127th Street, Villard, MN 56385. The schedule: the FREE breakfast will be served starting at 8 a.m. and last until supplies run out. Generally, this breakfast is good for 2 to 3 hours, but it's best if you can arrive before 10 a.m. to be sure...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team earned a thrilling 3-0 shutout win against Dumont in the Class C state tournament on Saturday, August 29. They play in the Elite 8 round on Saturday, September 4 in Shakopee at Joe Schleper Stadium. First pitch is at 7:30 p.m. against Glencoe. Game updates on Saturday night will be posted at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's Jaguars Sports blog: http://bbejaguars.blogspot.com. The Elrosa Saints hold a 25-8 overall record...
The state-ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team lost a tough 3-2 match at New London-Spicer to open the 2026 season. It was also the debut of new head coach Holly Breitbach, who takes the reigns of the program from Brittany Borgerding, who was head coach for the past two seasons. In game five, the Jaguars lost 15-9 after a late comeback fizzled out. Next: the Jaguars host MACCRAY on Tuesday, September...
