Sorted by date Results 1727 - 1751 of 2089
Central Square and Civic Center in Glenwood has announced a number of upcoming events and programs as the summer of 2019 winds down. Students and the Arts As summer winds down and the kids head back to school, it's that time of year to contemplate the various extracurricular activities that your children will participate in during the school year. Keep in mind the impact the arts have on a child's development. While some arts can be more physical, such as dance or martial arts, all arts help to...
On Monday, August 19, 2019, the Bonanza Valley Voice learned that the Minnesota Gambling and Control Board (GCB) has closed its case on the Brooten Commercial Club's charitable gambling license and related issues with missing money and missing reports. All further activity related to this matter has been conducted by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division. This division of DPS is a police organization. The case is closed with GCB in part to shield...
In an e-mail from the Minnesota Gambling and Control Board, the Brooten Commercial Club learned on August 15, 2019, that former officers of the Brooten Commercial Club (BCC) deceived club members about an e-mail they had received from the Gambling and Control Board back in 2016. The August 15th e-mail from the Gambling and Control Board (GCB) stated that communication from GCB to commercial club officers gave no direction or pressure to pull charitable gambling out out of one of the club's sites in Brooten. The e-mail stated that the decision...
During the annual Belgrade August Fest, the Belgrade Royal Ambassador program was held on Saturday, August 10 on the big stage in downtown Belgrade. Photos and other information from the program, plus extended coverage of the Belgrade August Fest, will be published in the August 15 and August 22 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Video of the program is posted in this web article. An online photo gallery is forthcoming....
The Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association invites everyone to attend their 20th annual Log Cabin Church celebration. This year it is scheduled on Sunday, August 18 starting with a 10:30 a.m. worship service in the log cabin church with Pastor Marcus Felde presiding. Pastor Felde is the great-great nephew of Pastor Lars Markhus, whose service to the Norway Lake area will also be honored on August 18 with a 150th anniversary celebration of his pastoral Installation at the Norway Lake...
Embedded here is footage from the worship service held on August 19, 2018 at the Norway Lake Lutheran log cabin church. The Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association is holding their 20th anniversary celebration with worship service, catered dinner and a special program on Sunday, August 18, 2019. Please spread the word!...
**Photos added to this web article on Friday afternoon, August 16. Integrity Home Investments of Brooten is hosting a real estate open house at 664 Business 23 West in Paynesville on Sunday, August 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Details for the listing: price reduced! Enormous two-story home with a ton of upgrades! Master suite/bath and laundry on main; den could also be 5th bedroom on main. The detached, two-stall garage has bonus room above stalls. Must see to appreciate! $164,900. You can see more...
A terrific crowd turned out under magnificent blue sky and beautiful conditions for the final summer outdoor Concert in the Park in Belgrade on Wednesday, August 7. The band Gig Noonan performed for an hour and a half. They were sponsored by the Belgrade Economic Development Authority (EDA) for the third and final concert in the summer series. Watch video from their final songs in the embedded video in this web article. Activities continue with August Fest on Friday and Saturday. Bonanza Valley...
The sun shined across all five days of the Stearns County Fair in Sauk Centre, which ran from July 31 to August 4. Photos from the fair were published in the August 8 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. Check out some video of fair entertainment below....
The 119th annual Kandiyohi County Fair kicks off in Willmar on Wednesday, August 7 and will run through Saturday, August 10. The fairgrounds in Willmar are located at 781-899 7th Street NW, Willmar, MN 56201 (north side of Willmar along Foot Lake). A summary of a schedule of events: Wednesday night (Aug. 7) in the outdoor arena, bull riding is the feature event starting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday is KRA racing night in the grandstand at 6:30 p.m. Friday is the always popular tractor pull in the...
Video will be added here of the Trinity Lutheran Vacation Bible School program, which was held on Thursday, August 8. Staff members from Green Lake Lutheran Ministries of Spicer helped lead VBS this week. Additional coverage with photos will appear in the August 15 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Belgrade Royal Ambassador candidates introduced themselves on Friday night of the Belgrade August Fest. They were on the main stage set up outside the Belgrade V.F.W. during the Belgrade Firemen's chicken dinner. See video below....
The general fund checking account of the Brooten Commercial Club saw its remaining balance zeroed out by the Minnesota Department of Revenue on July 17. The amount of money confiscated by the state was $3,902. These funds were what was left of the account that accepted local business member dues payments as well as organizations or entities such as the city of Brooten and the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school district. In 2018, a total of 40 business and/or organization members each gave $100 for their annual memberships in the Brooten Commercial...
Goat Ridge Brewing Co. has a robust lineup of live entertainment for the month of August. Goat Ridge Brewing Co. is located at 17 Central Avenue West in New London, right along the banks of the Crow River. Since opening in 2015, the brewery has evolved into a small town performance venue like no other! On Saturday, August 3, they will have Chris Holm on deck starting at 8 p.m. (See video embedded in this web article to listen to his music.) Also on Saturday, August 3, a Beer Stein class will be...
The annual Belgrade August Fest celebration is coming to Belgrade on August 7, 9 and 10. The fun kicks off on Wednesday night this week with a free Concert in the Park, sponsored by the Belgrade Economic Development Authority (EDA) at 6:30 p.m. at the city park on South Highway 71. The featured live entertainment is Gig Noonan. The B-B-E Boy Scouts will be on hand selling hot dogs and refreshments. Other activities run on Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10. Details are published in this web ar...
In the video below, you can watch the entire Act I of the production of 'OZ!' the Musical at the Terrace Mill Children's Theater in Terrace. Shown is footage from the second night of the show on Thursday, July 18. Additional coverage will follow in the July 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Belgrade August Fest committee is gearing up for another fun-filled weekend set for Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10. While the August 1 and August 8 issues of the Voice will have full schedule information for August Fest, we've put together a preview story hitting some of the highlights. Prior to the two-day celebration in Belgrade, the Belgrade Economic Development Authority (EDA) invites everyone to their Concert in the Park night on Wednesday, August 7 with the live entertainment of...
Thanks to a huge, generous response from the local business community over the past six-plus months, Bonanza Valley Days 2019 was an overwhelming success. To be sure, having great weather helped everyone out. The long list (47 total) of business donors was also a huge part of the BVD weekend. They are listed below. Be sure to thank them when you utilize their goods and services! Brooten Home Bakery, Stony Creek Dairy, Bollig Engineering, Schmitz Farms, Brooten Diesel, JF Auto Repair, Don's Auto...
A packed house was on hand at the Brooten Pavilion on Saturday, July 13, for the Miss Brooten 2019-2020 pageant and coronation. Brooke Deters was crowned Miss Brooten, and Brittany Berge and Jenna Dingmann were named Miss Brooten princesses for the next year. Below is video of the evening at the Pavilion. Photos and more information will be published in the July 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice....
The Pope County Agricultural Society is proud to see the annual Pope County FREE Fair get underway this week on Wednesday, July 17 in Glenwood. The Pope County Fair is funded solely by grants, fair goers, donations and sponsors! The gate fees at grandstand events are large part of how the fair can continue each year. Grandstand events in 2019 are as follows: Wednesday, July 17 brings the Fire Department Water Fight at 7 p.m.; Thursday, July 18 brings the Birch Coulee Ranch Rodeo at 6:30 p.m.; Fr...
The Belgrade Economic Development Authority (EDA) welcomes the citizens of Belgrade and its neighboring communities to a free Concert in the Park in Belgrade on Wednesday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the city park. Come and be entertained by the Craig Blackstadt. Refreshments will be served. Bring your own lawn chair. All ages are welcome! Don't forget! Mark your calendars! The annual Belgrade August Fest is coming on August 7, 9 and 10. On the evening of Wednesday, August 7, another free concert...
The children's musical 'OZ!' was performed on Wednesday night, July 17 at the Terrace Mill theater stage. A crowd of over 300 was on hand in the scenic comforts of the Terrace Mill amphitheater. The final two shows are at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday this week, July 18 and 19. Admission is free! This is a wonderful family-friendly musical in a setting that has room for everyone. Visitors are reminded to bring their own lawn chairs and/or blankets. You can watch video from Act II below. The...
Posted at 15:27 on Friday, July 19. What everyone has been waiting for...a well-placed source has learned from the Stearns County Attorney's office that the final reports are being prepared at Stearns County on the case of the Brooten Commercial Club gambling program's missing funds and related missing and incomplete paperwork and reports. The county attorney's office is gathering final pieces of information and getting last-minute questions answered by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division. It...
As of Thursday, July 11, 2019, Brooten Bucks are no longer valid as a way to pay for goods or services from the 2018 business members of the Brooten Commercial Club. This stems from a bank-related order put into play on July 8 by the State of Minnesota stating that that all remaining funds in the general fund checking account of the Brooten Commercial Club will be seized. The Brooten Commercial Club's gambling fund no longer has any funds in it (as of the end of June 2019). Going into this...
*Note: this list is subject to change...if there are changes, hopefully they'll be minor! We are combing through any possible last-minute registrations. One was added late Friday afternoon that shifted the last half or so of the list back one spot, lifting the total to 62! We do hope and expect more to come. If you wish, you are welcome and invited to call the newspaper office and leave a message ahead of Sunday so we know you want to get in the list! 320-346-2400 (Voice office)...or send an...
