An old-fashioned church social took place at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church grounds on Sunday, June 28. Following Mass in the morning, a variety of indoor and outdoor games took place in the school building and outside near the softball field backstop. The Knights of Columbus chapters from Sauk Centre and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa both served cold beer and root beer floats. Coverage from the event was published in the July 2 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The attached video...
The Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten, Minnesota, kicks off on Thursday, July 9 with the start of garage sales plus the Brooten Farmers Market No. 1 of the summer followed by BVD Worship in the Park. The events continue for two full days on Friday and Saturday before winding down with a handful of big-time events on Sunday, July 12. The Brooten Farmers Market runs 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the city park. This is followed by the non-denominational BVD Worship in the Park led by Deacon...
The Saturday night street dance on July 11 for Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten features Cal Ecker and Amanda Watkins. They take the stage on Main Street Brooten at 8:30 p.m. that night, with the concert sponsored by the Brooten Fire Relief Association. Cal Ecker and Amanda Watkins performed at a fundraising concert with the Brooten Fire Department in October 2017. They returned to Brooten four summers ago to perform at BVD on July 10, 2022. To watch a video clip from BVD in 2022, click or swipe...
Mark your calendars! On Saturday, July 25 this summer, the Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters and National Wild Turkey Federation will host Jakes Day, a FREE youth firearm and hunting/outdoors safety day for all area youth ages 3 to 17, at the Belgrade Sportsmen's Club from 10 a.m. to noon when lunch will be served and prizes given away. This event is for ALL area children from ages 3 to 17. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m., and families are welcome to come and go as they are able to. All children...
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar issued the following statement on Independence Day: "Today, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As we all gather for parades and fireworks, we celebrate not only America's independence, but the enduring promise of our democracy. America's first great innovation wasn't a machine or a technology. It was an idea: that every person is created equal and endowed with the unalienable rights to life,...
