The annual Bonanza Valley Days celebration is coming to Brooten on July 10, 11, 12, and 13! It all kicks off with the BVD Worship in the Park on Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m. at the city park (near the shelter). This year, the non-denominational worship service will be led by River of Life Church staff. Also, the BVD garage sale listings will be published in the July 3 and July 10 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspapers. Parade entries are being sought by Eric and Deanna Johnson. Enter...
The Brooten Farmers Market, which still seeks vendors to join, opens the 2025 season tonight, Thursday, June 26 at the city park shelter and gazebo. The Farmers Market runs from 4 to 7 p.m. rain or shine. Available on this evening are baked goods by the Zimmermans (breads, pies, cookies, cinnamon rolls, granola) plus other vendors with flowers, leaf lettuce (lots!), Val TeVelde's hand-crafted cards and more. Two vendors are selling sourdough bread, and one of those vendors also has sourdough...
Here's a video that outlines 15 features of family gardens of the past that have been lost to time. How's your family garden fared with all the rain the Bonanza Valley area has received? Prior to May 15, this area was in a severe drought. That's all a distant memory. Across the days of Wednesday and Thursday, June 25-26, the Brooten area received right near 4 inches of rain. From the Wayback Machine...a list if garden features from years gone by: 1. Cold Frames. 2. The Backyard Bean Teepee. 3....
Note: this event was rained out after being originally planned for Thursday, June 26. All area youth in grades 7 to 12 are invited to a Youth Night of activities and delicious, FREE grilled food next week on Monday, June 30 starting at 6 p.m. at the Belgrade City Park. This is a non-denominational event sponsored by the Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran Church Free Spirits youth group. Join them for food, sand volleyball, bean bags, ultimate frisbee and more. On the menu: hamburgers, hot...
All are welcome! The Parishes on the Prairie Catholic ACC of Sauk Centre, Belgrade, Brooten, Elrosa and West Union invite everyone to their annual summer Church Social on Sunday, June 29 on the grounds of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. The day begins with an outdoor Mass starting at 10:30 a.m. The church social activities, which feature a free lunch meal, will run from noon to 5 p.m. The church social events are held in an all-inclusive,...
The Terrace Mill Foundation hosted a two-day grand reopening celebration on Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22. Activities at the Terrace Mill included live music, food, cake, a car show and yoga by the Chippewa River. On Saturday, a special dedication took place in honor of the late Robert Greenfield, long-time TMF supporter who passed away in 2024. The attached video features music peformed by Stan and Friends, who played on the Terrace Mill outdoor...
The man has gone bat-that crazy! Bob Kennedy, Junior, is promoting the use of taxpayer funding to convince the American public to accept the idea of "wearables" where a human provides all their health data to the federal government in real time. Let that sink in for a moment! This comes from a man who previously critcized the federal government for using a heavy hand through mandates and other coercive tactics during the COVID pandemic. In the attached video, Peggy Hall with The Healthy...
