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The Brooten Farmers Market will be set up from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 7 at the Brooten city park on the west side of town. This runs on Thursdays through the rest of the summer and into September. It is a rain-or-shine event, as the vendors can set up at the city park shelter and gazebo if necessary. Available on August 7: baked goods by the Zimmermans (breads, pies, cookies, cinnamon rolls, granola) plus other vendors with leaf lettuce, spinach, strawberries, jellies and jams, Val...
The annual Belgrade August Fest celebration begins on Thursday, August 7 and runs through Sunday morning, August 10 with Worship in the Park at 11 a.m. The attached video features Music in the Park that kicked off the Belgrade August Fest celebration on August 11, 2022. Live music by Southern Crossroads (country and rock music) will be played from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the city park. Other Thursday night activities include: petting zoo and pony rides (5 to 8 p.m.), Touch-a-Truck with local...
Lincoln's Bar and Restaurant will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (August 7, 8 and 9) this weekend from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with the bar and grill open in the front bar. The front bar features a full menu of food in addition to premium spirits, craft cocktails and fine wines. The back dining room will open as they add more staff. The local phone number for the restaurant is 320-346-2323. Also, Lincoln's is still looking to hire additional staff with positions of a prep cook, servers and...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Scouting America Troop No. 667 will host a waffle feed on Saturday, August 9 at the Belgrade V.F.W. They will be serving from 8 a.m. to noon. This is a terrific opportunity for the public to come out and show their support for their organization! Prices are as follows: $10 for adults and children 12 and older, children ages 6-11 are $7 and kids age 5 and under eat free! All-you-can eat waffles and sausages. Beverages include milk, water and orange juice. To view a...
The Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran church parish held a joint service at the Brooten city park on Sunday, July 27. The worship was a special farewell service for Pastor Jeanne Megorden and her husband, Pete, as she is retiring from the Lutheran Ministry at the end of the month. Pastor Jeanne and Pete have been in Brooten with the Trinity/WLJ Parish since they moved to Brooten in June 2022. The full worship video is attached here. Additional coverage from worship will follow in the July...
Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters was thrilled to have 55 youth attend Jakes Day on Saturday, July 26 at the Belgrade Sportsmen's Range. Additional coverage followed in the July 31 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. In the attached video, Ethan Spanier works with youth in the handgun station. The event is sponsored by the BV Royal Strutters and the National Wild Turkey Federation....
The Brooten Farmers Market, which still invites vendors to join, continues the 2025 season on Thursday, July 31 at the city park. The Farmers Market runs from 4 to 7 p.m. Available on that evening are baked goods by the Zimmermans (breads, pies, cookies, cinnamon rolls, granola) plus other vendors with flowers, leaf lettuce, spinach, strawberries, jellies and jams, Val TeVelde's hand-crafted cards, Blissful Rebound Bagels and Bread by Lyndsay Ampe and more. (She takes pre-orders by Tuesdays to...
Lincoln's Bar and Restaurant will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (July 31, August 1, August 2) this weekend from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with the bar and grill open in the front bar. The back dining room will open in August as they add more staff. The local phone number for the restaurant is 320-346-2323. Also, Lincoln's is still looking to hire additional staff with positions of a prep cook, servers and bartenders. In the near term, Lincoln's seeks to fill out shifts on Thursday, Friday,...
A wildly successful Birch Coulee Ranch Rodeo helped get the Pope County Fair off to a remarkable start in Glenwood on Thursday, July 31. Activities continue all day on Friday and Saturday, August 1-2. The main event on Sunday, August 3 features a Demolition Derby at the grandstand at 2 p.m. Livestock, open class and 4-H general projects are released on Sunday. The fairway will include Ninja Anywhere and Knockerballs from 1 to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday of the fair. The main event on Friday...
It's enjoyable to poke fun at them when they're so wrong so often....
The Pope County Fair had a truly tremendous day of activities on Friday, August 1 in Glenwood. With temperatures hovering in the mid-70s and full sunshine, conditions were perfect for the outdoor events taking place at the fair. In the 4-H cattle show at Jack Morris Arena, they had 150 cattle registered. On Thursday night, the Birch Coulee Ranch Rodeo had 33 teams participate. In the attached video, one of the ribbon races is shown during the Pope County Fairgrounds 4-H Horse Show. This was...
Attached is the full video from the Bonanza Valley Days Worship in the Park event on Thursday, July 10 at the Brooten city park. The worship service was led by the River of Life Church and Pastor Mitch Wall. To see the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's photo gallery from that night, click here: https://shorturl.at/klK8p....
Attached is a video from Main Street in Brooten on Saturday of Bonanza Valley Days - July 12. The number of cars and trucks numbered in the 50s, which is a terrific number to fit on Main Street in Brooten. When the newspaper publisher counted cars and trucks and noon that day, the total was 52....
The Brooten Farmers Market continues the 2025 season tonight, Thursday, July 24 at the city park along Highway 55. The Farmers Market runs from 4 to 7 p.m. and will be set up in the treeline along Highway 55 depending on the weather. This RAIN or SHINE! In case of rain, the vendors will move to the shelter and gazebo complex to the south. Available this evening are baked goods by the Zimmermans (breads, pies, cookies, cinnamon rolls, granola) plus other vendors including flowers and produce...
Lincoln's Bar and Restaurant, which opened during Bonanza Valley Days and has had a successful start to their re-opening, will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (July 24, 25, 26) this weekend from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with the bar and grill open in the front bar. The back dining room will open in August as they add more staff. The local phone number for the restaurant is 320-346-2323. Also, Lincoln's is still looking to hire additional staff with positions of a prep cook, servers and...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Babe Ruth 16-U Jaguars opened the state tournament on July 24 with a 7-0 shut out win against Detroit Lakes. The state tournament is hosted by New York Mills. The Jaguars continue state pool play at 5 p.m. back in New York Mills on Friday, July 25 against Sebeka. A final pool play game is on Saturday. Aiden Mueller started and pitched 5 innings to earn the win, and Walker Winter was closer with 2 innings on the mound. Mueller was stellar and held Detroit Lakes to...
The leaders and operatives that run the modern-day Democratic Party continue to prove they are a collection of some of the dumbest people on earth! Madness. See the attached video and watch how bad they are at reading simple economic graphs....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 16-U Babe Ruth baseball team defeated Sebeka 6-0 on Sunday, July 27 to claim the state championship. Playing under heavy humidity with calm conditions at Russ Jacobson Field in New York Mills as thunderstorms were flaring up across rural Minnesota, the Jaguars and Trojans battled through a well-played game that featured just one error. The win came on a 5-3 win by the Jaguars on Sunday morning in the state semifinals against Pine River-Backus/Menahga. The Jaguars...
Not looking good for the Joe Biden camp these days! See the attached video to read about what all the fuss is about....
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 school?...
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...
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 parade in Brooten on July...
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. Their Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Also, the bar is open one additional hour until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. They want to thank everyone for coming in and enjoying food and drink over the Bonanza Valley Days weekend! The local...
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...
Note: on Saturday night, a video was added to this web article from Henning. In an incredible performance against a neighboring rival, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Babe Ruth baseball team overcame a late comeback bid by the Paynesville Area Bulldogs while earning a 5-4 win in the state tournament quarterfinals. The Elite 8-round game was played under full sunshine at Henning on Saturday afternoon, July 19. The team is made of players who will be entering 8th and 9th grade this fall at B-B-E; they...
