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How did the Brooten Commercial Club go from being one of central Minnesota's premier small town civic organizations in the 2000s to where it stands today: beaten, abused, hollow, empty shell of what it once was? Currently, a news article that is tangentially related to this case linked at the West Central Tribune Facebook page has been shared 117 times from the Tribune's Facebook wall. That news article features a court case out of District VIII court in Glenwood. Across central Minnesota, these two cases have drawn considerable interest. The...
The Sauk Centre Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to their 32nd annual Farm Toy Show on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at the ElmerZ event center. The event center is located at 1225 Timberline Drive in Sauk Centre. Doors open to the Farm Toy Show at 9 a.m., and the event runs until 3 p.m. with admission just $4, and kids five and under are free. Proceeds go to Dollars for Scholars College Scholarship and Arnie Wiener Memorial Scholarship. To be a vendor or for more info, call the Sauk...
The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team hosted Royalton in a Central Minnesota Conference game on Thursday, January 23 at the elementary school. Featured is an ultra-high definition video (best played on modern browsers) of the final seconds of the first half. The Royals, new members of the CMC this year, led 32-27 at the break. They had a last-second three-point shot rim off at the halftime buzzer. B-B-E won 61-57 after a terrific second half to improve to 6-9 overall and 3-4 in the CMC. They...
The Sauk Centre Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to their 32nd annual Farm Toy Show on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at the ElmerZ event center. The event center is located at 1225 Timberline Drive in Sauk Centre. Doors open to the Farm Toy Show at 9 a.m., and the event runs until 3 p.m. with admission just $4, and kids five and under are free. Proceeds go to Dollars for Scholars College Scholarship and Arnie Wiener Memorial Scholarship. To be a vendor or for more info, call the Sauk...
The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper is compiling a full timeline of events that give an overview of the demise of the Brooten Commercial Club. A pattern of neglect and mismanagement begins around 2012 and 2013, according to information released by the Minnesota Department of Revenue. This pattern revolves around the work - or lack of work - by the commercial club's former licensed gambling manager, Michelle Halls. Halls was gambling manager and overseer of the organization's charitable gambling checkbook and administrator of legally-required...
Music students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools hosted a Christmas recital with choral and instrumental performances on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at the Belgrade Nursing Home community room. An iMovie production by the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper is posted below with clips from the recital. Photos from the event were published in the January 02, 2020 issue of the Voice....
Stop by Ms. Vicky's Cafe in Sunburg for a great meal when you're out and about this winter! Located at 403 Central Avenue in Sunburg, their phone number is 320-366-3773. They are open Tuesdays through Sundays (every day of the week except Mondays) from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come in and warm up with a great homecooked-style meal and a cup of coffee!...
The whole family is invited to Goat Ridge Brewing Co. in New London for Family Nights on Thursdays in January. Kids eat free with Model Citizens and drink free root beer from 5 p.m. to close. Thursday nights are family-friendly and open to all, making it the best day to celebrate family with food, fun and plenty of beverage options. Goat Ridge Brewing Co. is located at 17 Central Avenue West in New London. Phone number 320-354-2383. Their website is https://www.goatridgebrewing.com. *Update on...
It's amazing to watch and wonder what on earth is going through the minds of parents who drop their kids off at our elementary school, and immediately upon driving away on the boulevard by the school entrance - their eyes shoot down in reflexive fashion to their phones. There are days where I walk away in sheer horror as the ratio of parents who do this and who don't do this rises to near one-out-of-two. So your child or children are safe in the building, and somehow that makes it okay to drive away from the school with your eyes glued to your...
Over 50 years after his Minnesota amateur baseball career began, Herman Kampsen was one of over 5,000 central Minnesota residents who experienced the night of their lives when country music sensation Johnny Cash - known across America as "The Man in Black" - visited the northern reaches of Kandiyohi County in the humble town of Regal on Friday, August 18, 1989. To read the full story, get a copy of the January 9 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Stop by Ms. Vicky's Cafe in Sunburg for a great meal when you're out and about this winter! Located at 403 Central Avenue in Sunburg, their phone number is 320-366-3773. They are open Tuesdays through Sundays (every day of the week except Mondays) from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come in and warm up with a great homecooked-style meal and a cup of coffee!...
The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team won a border battle contest on Friday, January 10 on the home court. The visitor was Sauk Centre, a neighboring team who entered the game also hovering around the .500 mark. The Jaguars built on a 25-23 halftime lead and won by a final score of 67-46. Now 5-7 overall, they host Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted in a Central Minnesota Conference game on Tuesday, January 14....
The sixth annual Tully's Ice Fishing memorial tournament is coming on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Big Norway Lake. (Use south side lake access) Cost: $20 per hole, and kids ages 12 and under fish free! Tempt-lure and northern spiked darkhouse spears will be at the event! Categories are split into two age groups...youth and adult. The categories are: biggest sunny, biggest crappie, biggest walleye, biggest northern, biggest overall fish. Many door prizes will be given...
The new Save Station, an automatic electronic defibrillator connected to the 9-1-1 system, was installed on December 17 outside city hall in Brooten. The project was paid for by a generous donation from the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Area Jaycees....
Here's video from main street Brooten taken on the morning of Christmas Eve, December 24, 2019....
Crow River Lutheran church of rural Belgrade hosted their annual Sunday School Christmas program on Sunday, December 15. A video clip from one of the songs is embedded below with children and adults singing the timeless Christmas classic "Silent Night"....
Santa Claus was a special guest at Ms. Vicky's Cafe in Sunburg on Saturday, December 14. A large gathering of children and adults braved a frigid evening to take in a wonderful evening of Christmas goodies and visiting with Santa Claus. Below is video from the cafe that night....
A lighted Christmas parade concluded the Santa Day events in Brooten on Saturday, December 7. Parade units from the town and the countryside were entered. Olaf from the Disney movie series Frozen even had an appearance!...
Children at Trinity Lutheran church in Brooten held their Christmas program on Sunday, December 8. Below is a video clip from the program....
Over a two-hour period on the afternoon of Saturday, December 7, over 100 area children visited with Santa Claus at the Brooten Lanes. The B-B-E Girl Scouts and Brooten Lanes owner Lyle Johnson were gracious hosts for Santa Claus and provided crafting activities and a huge selection of treats and goodies to enjoy. Below is video of the conclusion of Santa's visit to Brooten. The crowd went to the KaDe Shack across the street after this to enjoy the chili feed, bake sale and kids' bingo...
On Saturday, December 7, the citizens and area residents of Brooten enjoyed a marvelous turnout for the annual Brooten Santa Day celebration. Events were held at two locations in downtown Brooten: the Brooten Lanes and the KaDe Shack. Below is video from Santa Claus visiting with children at the Brooten Lanes. Photos were published in the December 12 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
On Saturday, December 7, the Redhead Creamery hosted live music by The Cropdusters during one of their two Christmas-themed December celebrations. The Cropdusters are a rotating cast of Fargo-Moorhead musicians known for their folk/bluegrass/Americana style. They also hosted a second live music event on Saturday, December 14. Check out a short video clip of the band below. The website for Redhead Creamery is: https://www.redheadcreamery.com....
Children of the Big Grove Lutheran church Sunday School held their annual Christmas program on Sunday, December 8. Video below is the entire program, start to finish....
The annual Goat Ridge Brewing Company Festivus celebration is coming on Saturday, December 21 at 8 p.m. From their website: "The Festivus holiday is an opportunity to relieve oneself of the pressures associated with the consumeristic aspects of Christmas...Enjoy the Festivus Pole, Festival Meal from Model Citizen Restaurant, the Airing of Grievances, Feats of Strength and the promise of many a Festivus Miracle. One week later on December 28, Goat Ridge will host the live music entertainment of...
The Belgrade Commercial Club invites area children to the upcoming Santa Day on Saturday, December 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Municipal Hall. Treats and activities will be available for all kids, and Santa will be on hand to meet area youth. The Belgrade Ambassadors will assist with handing out cookies and crafts. Two Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Just For Kix performances will also take place during that time. Click on the video embedded below to see Santa Claus in Belgrade back in...
