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The incompetent giggler-in-chief Kamala Harris is poised to take control of the United States executive branch as the public continues to wonder where Joe Biden has gone in the past week. I dare say that we are all in trouble in America as the economy continues to burn and flame small businesses, including the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Key example: a box of standard envelopes now costs $3.49, whereas just two years ago, the price was $1.99. That is an astonishing 75 percent...
The Belgrade Commercial Club and the business community of the city and rural areas invite everyone to the annual August Fest celebration, which kicks off on Thursday, August 8 with a community celebration in the park on south Highway 71. On the evening of August 8, a petting zoo at the city park runs from 5 to 8 p.m., and a meal by Queen Bee's will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the park shelter ($9/plate pulled pork BBQ and meal or $7/plate hot dog and meal). Music will be played that night...
This past spring, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school science teacher Carl Williams resigned his position to accept a similar job at McCleary, North Dakota. He moves to North Dakota to become the lone person in the science department of their high school as the 7th-12th grade science teacher. In this week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper, a 1,500-plus word feature article was published about what led to his departure for the open plains of central North Dakota. In the attached video here, he is...
Brooten's Bonanza Valley Days 2025! BVD 2025: four nights/days of activities! The annual Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is coming on July 10, 11, 12 and 13 in 2025! Spread the word and mark your calendars! The BVD grand parade starts at 1:30 p.m. in Brooten on Sunday, July 13, 2025. Belgrade's August Fest 2024! Coming this summer the second full weekend of August The Belgrade business community and a variety of volunteers invite everyone to their annual Belgrade August Fest celebrati...
An interesting and unique train unit was seen a few times speeding east and west down the Highway 55 tracks through the Bonanza Valley area near Brooten and Belgrade. The attached video features this train while westbound as it approached the city of Sedan on Wednesday, July 3....
NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CROW LAKE TOWNSHIP: Filing for candidacy for Township officers will begin Tuesday, July 30, 2024 and close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Officers to be filled are (1) Clerk position (4 year term) and (1) Supervisor position (4 year term). Filling fee is $2.00 and filing may be made to Crow Lake Township. Candidates need to contact the Clerk to file prior to ending date. The General Election will by held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Email to contact clerk to file is crowlaketownship@gmail.com. /s/ Stacy...
Here's the video featuring the full Bonanza Valley Days parade on July 14, 2024, as seen on Main Street in Brooten. Additional Bonanza Valley Days coverage follows that weekend in the July 18, July 25 and August 1 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Also, under the "News" tab of this website, you can see nearly a dozen web articles on BVD either leading up to that weekend or that were posted during that weekend....
The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper office in Brooten will be open on Thursdays starting now through the Labor Day weekend (all of August). For Thursday, July 18, the office will be open from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Starting July 25, the office will be open on Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. These hours are in addition to the regular office hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, which are unchanged....
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is investigating one of their own after a man commented "too bad they weren't a better shot" regarding the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. ABC 6 News and KAALTV reported that MN DNR employee Tyler Janke posted on Facebook, "Too bad they weren't a better shot." You can find this source by clicking here: https://shorturl.at/w2XPY. According to his Facebook profile, Janke is a Statewide Prairie Biologist at the DNR. On...
The 18th annual Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters Jake's Day, a youth conservation and firearm/archery safety event, will be held on Saturday, July 20 at the Belgrade shooting/sportsmen's range from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Youth and families are welcome to come any time between 10 a.m. and noon, and a FREE lunch will be served at noon with prize giveaways to follow to conclude this enjoyable event. In fact, the entire event is FREE for all kids ages 3 to 17. Fun and games for all ages! This is a...
The Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is officially underway. The big four-day event in Brooten kicked off with a picture-perfect Worship in the Park on the evening of Thursday, July 11, in the marvelous setting of the Brooten city park. It all felt perfect with great singing from a group of children plus insightful scripture and music playing by Pastor Jeanne Megorden and Deacon Brenda Handel-Johnson, respectively. The two worked together to provide an outstanding, heartfelt ecumenical...
This meme is submitted to the public without additional comment! Nothing more needs to be said. You will need to click on it to see the full message of the meme. YES, for anyone with their brain turned on - Joe Biden was losing it in 2020....
The Bonanza Valley Days celebration is coming to Brooten on July 11, 12, 13, and 14. Here's a light summary of food options all weekend long. This will also be published in the July 11 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Show your support for the Brooten Fire Department! Friday night! The big, big event is the ever-popular Brooten Firemen's Chicken BBQ on Friday night, July 12. Did I say this is big!? It's partly a fundraiser for the fire department and also a great chance for you to...
After Friday's game with Roscoe got rained out (July 5), the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team made the short trip east to New Munich for a Stearns County League North division battle on Sunday, July 7. A four-run second inning, which featured a solo home run by Derek Wiener, fueled a 7-3 win that secured a regular season sweep over the Silverstreaks. Earning two hits each were Jackson Peter, Peyton Winter and Gavin Kampsen as the Saints tallied 10 total hits. Will VanBeck started and went...
**SUNDAY UPDATE: this following link can get you to the full list for the grand parade lineup: https://shorturl.at/mlmTm. Day two of Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten was just about as good as it could get. The sun shined hot all day long (yes, it felt quite hot) as the town was crawling with people for numerous events. The first (hopefully annual) BVD Pickle Ball tournament had 10 teams participating at the city park tennis courts. Their tournament lasted about 2 1/2 hours and wrapped up before th...
Here it is! It may be too hot for horses, and a couple others are unable to make it that were previously signed up. As of Sunday morning, 72 parade units are registered. In some cases, multiple tractors are counted as "one" unit. BVD grand parade lineup in Brooten on July 14, 2024: 1. Brooten American Legion 2. Brooten American Legion Auxiliary 3. BBE Cub Scouts Pack No. 667 4. R.D. Offutt Farms (BVD parade grand marshals) 5. National Guard 6. Brooten Mayor Thor Amundson 7. Glacial Ridge Health...
The Miss Brooten coronation program was held on a warm Sunday afternoon, July 14, with a full house on hand at the historic Brooten Pavilion. Earning the Miss Brooten crown was Adley Hagen, daughter of Nate and Sarah Hagen. The 2024-2025 Little Miss Brooten is Finley Gullickson, daughter of Jason and Amber Gullickson. Earning the Miss Congeniality title was Hannah Hirman. Ava Deters and Hannah Hirman will serve as Miss Brooten Princesses. Gullickson will serve along with Little Miss Brooten...
Margaret DeAnne Torkelson (nee Jackson), 84, of Grove Lake, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 12, 2024 on Mother's Day. Margaret was born on August 2, 1939 to Ralph and Vivetta (Nissen) Jackson in Storm Lake, IA. She attended school in Sedan and Glenwood before meeting Eldon Torkelson. They married on August 11, 1956. Margaret and Eldon first lived in North Minneapolis and then Crystal before finally settling in Plymouth, where they raised four children. She and Eldon went on many...
NOTICE OF ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS: GLACIAL RIDGE HOSPITAL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO the provisions of Sections 447.31 and 447.32, M.S.A., that an election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect members of the Board of Directors of the Glacial Ridge Hospital District from the following municipalities, to-wit: The Townships of Bangor, Chippewa Falls, Glenwood, Lake Johanna, Gilchrist, in the County of Pope, State of Minnesota, the Cities of Glenwood, Westport, Villard, in...
Attached is a video featuring the first few units of the Bonanza Valley Days grand parade on July 14, 2024. The BVD parade grand marshals was R.D. Offutt Farms, who is a major local employer that has over 1,500 acres of potatoes planted in the Bonanza Valley area....
The Gary Breitbach family hosted their annual golf memorial tournament fundraiser on Saturday, June 29 at Prairie View Community Golf Course. The weather turned out to be terrific for the day, including cool, cloudy weather early and then full sunshine later in the day. After the 13 teams finished their 18 holes of golf, a silent auction and live auction were held to raise funds for the memorial scholarships. An attached video here features part of the live auction led by Scott...
Shame on Jill Biden for the elder abuse she is committing in her family. How awful of a human is she? SHAME on mainstream media and all the legacy media! They are complicit in propping up a man who NONE of us would give our car keys to. This is not one or two people or just a few sick members of the Biden family. This is a consorted, organized and institutional effort to mislead and lie and gaslight the public. This is PEAK unpatriotic behavior. It is deeply dishonest and deeply dangerous to...
The four-day Bonanza Valley Days celebration is coming on Thursday through Sunday, July 11, 12, 13 and 14. The attached video features a glimpse of the cotton candy machine that was working hard at the BVD craft and vendor show a year ago. TO SEE a new web article highlighting BVD food options, you can click on the following link to re-direct: https://shorturl.at/4g3j4. A few intial notes: the BVD Sand Volleyball tournament has been filled up. Also, the BVD Youth 3-on-3 tournament has been...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team kept their playoff hopes alive with a thrilling walk-off 7-6 win in 10 innings against visiting Richmond on Friday night. The game was played across two days, as it began on May 24 but was halted after the third inning due to the weather. It was an incredible game that saw 24 runners stranded by both teams. In the bottom of the 10th, Will VanBeck led off with a walk, advanced on a two-out intentional walk issued to Jackson Peter and then scored on Derek Wi...
Grace Denise Grindahl Milewski passed away peacefully on June 8, 2024, surrounded by her family. Grace was a loving mother, sister, and special aunt. She grew up in California and Arizona and spent summers at her grandparents' home in Brooten, Minnesota, where she enjoyed helping on the farm, fishing and spending time with her family and cousins. A caring person who spent her life assisting others, Grace was called to nursing and spent the early years of her career as a Reserve Lieutenant in...
