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The Belgrade V.F.W. Color Guard presented the American Flag and the Minnesota Flag prior to the Homecoming football game at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on Friday, Sept. 29. The scene before kickoff was picturesque, even picture-perfect at the B-B-E Jaguars football stadium, as the four members of the Belgrade V.F.W. gathered on the west end of the football field along with our B-B-E Jaguars football team. While our Jaguars stood side-by-side along the length of the west end zone, they held their...
The Dave and Clara Rooney family hosted the 37th annual OktoberFest at the Padua Pub on Wednesday, October 4. Turnout ran strong throughout the four-hour long evening German Smorgasbord, with a variety of Deutsches Essen! The Pub's reception hall had a full house soon after 5 p.m. and well past 7 o'clock. While enjoying their delicious supper, guests at the Padua Pub enjoyed old-time classic country and modern music from Jerry's One-Man Band of Melrose. (HD video below)...
The Brooten Fire Department's Pavilion dance fundraiser is underway tonight (Saturday, October 7). Everyone is invited to come in and enjoy terrific country music performed by Amanda Watkins and Cal Ecker - straight out of Nashville! The 18-plus dance ends at 12:30 a.m.! Amanda Watkins posted the following as her biography on Facebook: "Meet Amanda Watkins; born in the wild and wonderful state of West Virginia, and raised in sunny Florida. Amanda is the quintessential "American Woman" who holds...
First of all, NO, part of the roof of the B-B-E elementary school is not missing! That is a wildly untrue rumor, probably among many other untrue rumors flying around. Here's the real story...a severe thunderstorm packed a huge punch and knocked out power across the Bonanza Valley area. The eye of the storm hit Brooten at about 12:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20 with sustained, 80-mph straight line winds. Around that time, a power line arced near the Bonanza Valley State Bank property along...
With a lack of electricity closing school at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on Wednesday, September 20, labor was plentiful throughout the Bonanza Valley and B-B-E areas to assist with the cleanup in the aftermath of a severe wind/rain storm. The powerful system that brought straight-line winds in some areas surpassing 80 miles an hour tore through the Brooten, Belgrade and Elrosa communities shortly before 1 a.m. Roughly a half- to three-quarters of an inch of rain was reported with the storm....
The Brooten Fire Department Relief Association hog roast and 20-gun raffle is at the Brooten Pavilion on Saturday, Sept. 23. The hog roast with all the fixings (free will donation) starts at 5 p.m. along with games. During the general and gun raffle that begins at 7 p.m., up to nine additional guns will be part of the mix of prizes. Dozens of area businesses have donated prizes. Check out some of what will be on hand in the video below. Thank you for your support of Brooten's hometown Fire...
Sketchy weather across west central Minnesota held off for the entire afternoon during the 38th annual Terrace Fall Festival and Fiddlers Jamboree on Sunday, Sept. 24. While the forecast, combined with difficult weather in the week leading up to the day, hurt turnout for the event, the weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of those who made it to the scenic amphitheater of the Terrace Mill. Catch additional coverage of the event in the Sept. 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Shown is a 40-minute video of the pageant held as a fundraiser for the Sedan Fire and Rescue crew on Friday, Aug. 18 during Sedan Daze. More coverage and photos will appear in the Aug. 24 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Fall Festival is coming once again to Trinity Lutheran Church of Grove Lake, Sunday, Sept. 3 serving from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Featuring hot pork sandwiches, salad and dessert. Bake, produce and craft sale! All are welcome! Come out and support the first fall church event of the Bonanza Valley area!...
Organizers behind a special 150th anniversary day of celebration at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church invite friends and extended family to visit on Sunday, August 20 this summer. Worship service with Holy Communion begins at 10:30 a.m. that day. A noon meal will follow catered by the Padua Pub (free-will offering). Special music will be provided by Tony Sanders (organ) and Daniel Peterson (vocal). Past members of the church who have gone into the ministry will also be at the celebration....
Back by popular demand! The Sedan volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad invites everyone from across the area to attend the Sedan Fire Daze fundraising celebration on Friday, August 18 in Sedan. The night kicks off with a parade at 6 p.m., followed by a "pageant" at 7:30 p.m. After 9 p.m., those 21 and older can enjoy a street dance featuring the local band Wasted Time. A raffle (gun and other prizes) will be held at 10 p.m., and a food stand will run all night. All proceeds will go to the...
The Catholic Charities 2017 Rural Life Celebration will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 13, 2017, at the Joe & Toni Borgerding family organic dairy farm in rural Belgrade. All are welcome to attend this outdoor family-friendly event that will take place rain or shine. This event is being hosted by St. Donatus of Brooten, Saint Francis de Sales of Belgrade and Saints Peter & Paul of Elrosa. The theme for this year’s Rural Life Celebration is “Caring for God’s Creation: Sharing in the Stewa...
Shown is video from the Belgrade August Fest street dance featuring "The Hit List" band. Over 650 were served at the Belgrade Firemen's chicken dinner earlier in the evening, and most of those same guests enjoyed taking in the free ice cream social sponsored by the North American State Bank. Also, the B-B-E Area Jaycees held toilet bowl races next to the street dance area and had over 14 teams participate. The toilet bowl races champion was the team of Dawn Rupp and Shelby Anderson. More coverag...
Belgrade has new young ladies to represent the town over the next year after new royalty was crowned at the Belgrade Royal Ambassador program on Saturday (Aug. 12) of August Fest. The program was held on main street for the first time in many years, with a beautiful stage decorated on a GTS trailer parked kiddie corner at the center of downtown next to the Belgrade Meat Center. Hundreds of well-wishers, friends and family were in attendance. The emcee for the program was 2017 B-B-E graduate Moll...
Below is video showing the first 58 minutes of the Rural Life Celebration outdoor Catholic Mass on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Joe and Toni Borgerding dairy farm in rural Elrosa....
Elrosa's seventh hit of the game was a memorable one at the Region 15C amateur baseball tournament opener on Friday (Aug. 4) in Farming. Pat Illies stepped the plate with two outs and Kevin Kuefler sitting on second base in the bottom of the ninth inning. Earlier in the game, the Regal Eagles took a 2-0 lead in the top of the sixth, while Elrosa got one run back in the bottom of the seventh. In the bottom of the ninth, Kevin Kuefler knocked a stand up double deep to left field on two outs, and I...
The 117th annual Kandiyohi County Fair is underway in Willmar after kicking off its four-day schedule on Wednesday, Aug. 9. The fair board invites everyone throughout west central Minnesota and beyond to come over and take in their many fun, family-friendly events now through Saturday night. You can take in the entire schedule at the Jaguar Sports Blog website by clicking on this link and then double-clicking on the fair advertisement graphic: Kandiyohi County Fair schedule a...
The Belgrade Commercial Club is excited to announce a full schedule of events for the annual Belgrade August Fest celebration coming to town on Friday and Saturday, August 11-12. The weekend is possible in large part thanks to strong financial support from the Belgrade Lions Club, a major sponsor for August Fest that pays for the kids' inflatables, prizes for the kids and the fireworks. This funding allows various school and community groups to staff the games and rides and raise funds for...
The Bonanza Valley Voice's live streaming station's Internet URL is this = http://citylinktv.com/channel/brooten-bonanza-valley-voice. At this site, visitors can find an "event calendar" link on the right-side column. The video feed is dark and not active until the event coverage begins. Our next confirmed LIVE broadcast will feature the Belgrade August Fest grand parade at 4:15 p.m. in the afternoon of Saturday, August 12, 2017. You should be able to view the video at 4:15 p.m. that day in...
Shown is video from the curtain call of Three Murders and It's Only Monday on the opening night of the recent performances held at the Little Theater in New London from August 3 to August 13. The play was directed by 1996 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa graduate Thom Rosengren of Belgrade....
The show "Three Murders and It's Only Monday" opened with a near-capacity crowd on Thursday, August 3 for the first of seven performances at the Little Theater in New London. Director Thom Rosengren couldn't have been happier with the turnout. "Tonight was great," he said while his cast shook hands and greeted fans outside the Little Theater after the opening performance was complete. "We're very pleased with the turnout. We are excited for the remaining nights." Show dates are August 3 to...
The Pope County Agricultural Society invites everyone from across the area to take in the 131st annual Pope County Free Fair starting today (Wednesday, Aug. 2) and running through Saturday night. On Wednesday night, the feature entertainment is a Birch Coulee Arena Ranch Rodeo on Hometown Hero Day at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Day Care Day, has a special Fun at the Fair Day camp from 8 a.m. to noon. Other events include a Racing Pigeon release at 10:30 a.m., Eurobungee from noon to 9 p.m., a dairy...
For the third year in a row, the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team has earned a spot in the Region 15C tournament. The No. 1-seeded Saints dispatched No. 4-seeded Meire Grove on Sunday afternoon (July 29) with a 5-4 win. Elrosa out-hit Meire Grove nine to five, with Matt Schmitz getting the winning RBI-single that scored Austin Imdieke from third. Schmitz went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored, and Kevin Kuefler went 2-for-4 with another run scored. Elrosa went ahead 3-0 after two...
Integrity Home Investments is hosting two open houses at a residential property in Belgrade as well as in rural Belgrade on Saturday, Aug. 12. Both will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The first is a lovingly-kept three-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 536 Oswald Avenue in Belgrade with plenty of recent updates, hardwood floors and a partially-finished basement. It includes a landscaped yard with a beautiful garden, patio and large (20x16') shed. Listed at $89,900. The next is a beautiful log home...
Below is a video clip from Big Grove Lutheran church on Sunday, July 23, the day of the church's 150th anniversary celebration. The video holds the sermon given by Bishop Jon Anderson, who grew up on a rural Belgrade farm. See more coverage of the day in the July 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
