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  • Belgrade's August Fest begins tonight! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Aug 8, 2024

    It all begins tonight with the FREE concert in the park and more, with music by Custom Made Band playing from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the city park on South Highway 71. The concert is part of a community celebration that also includes a free petting zoo from 5 to 8 p.m. plus an evening meal. The FULL schedule is found on page 14 this week in color ink in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper...thanks to the support of a variety of local business sponsors. Below is a brief breakdown of upcoming events. Th...

  • Belgrade Museum will be open during August Fest! (Saturday)

    Randy Olson|Aug 8, 2024

    The Belgrade Museum has set regular hours for the summer of 2024 when the public is invited to stop by and see all that they offer. The next regular Saturday they are open will be on August 10 during August Fest. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will also be open to the public at the same time on Saturday, August 24. The museum is located in downtown Belgrade across from the hardware store....

  • Pope County Fair features fun for all ages (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Aug 8, 2024

    The Pope County Fair featured fun for all ages last week, and the fun ended on Sunday with a demolition derby and more in the grandstand. Attached is a video from Saturday night's 4-H Olympics activities....

  • Chippewa Falls Lutheran 150th anniversary worship (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Aug 8, 2024

    The church community of Chippewa Falls Lutheran in scenic Terrace held a special 150th anniversary worship service on Sunday, August 4. The service included numerous former pastors and extended family guests for a full house. A terrific meal with roast beef, mashed potatoes and more followed in the church basement that was served by Lakes Catering out of Alexandria. The attached video features the last 75 minutes of the 91-minute long worship. Additional coverage was published in the August 8...

  • Beautiful, near-stunning sunshine for Belgrade's August Fest (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Aug 8, 2024

    The third day of the Belgrade August Fest has been terrific on Saturday, August 10! The attached video gives a glimpse of the activities getting underway on Saturday morning in downtown Belgrade....

  • Blood Brothers tournament held for 30th year

    Randy Olson|Aug 1, 2024

    Prairie View Community Golf Course in Brooten was in its fourth year of existence, and supporters were continuously thinking of ideas on how to promote it and increase its usage. Along the way at that time came the Blood Brothers Tournament, which was held this past weekend for its 30th anniversary. Don Leukam, who raised his two children in Belgrade in the 1990s and 2000s with his late wife, Sue, retold the story of how it all began in the summer of 1995. "I was on the golf course board at the...

  • Brooten Farmers Market adding more produce! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Aug 1, 2024

    The weekly Brooten Farmers Market, held every Thursday at the city park this summer and fall, is featuring additional produce as we've turned the calendar to August. The Farmers Market, which began last August of 2023 and resumed again this summer on June 20, runs from 4 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the city park on the west side of town. The July 4 Brooten Farmers Market was held under the city park shelter. If it is raining, the event moves indoors to the spacious Brooten Pavilion. Swipe right...

  • She's busted...again! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Aug 1, 2024

    Prior to being elected as a U.S. Senator in California, Kamala Harris repeatedly touted her Indian heritage. Upon her election in November 2016, headlines across America stated "California's Kamala Harris becomes first Indian-American U.S. Senator" with no mention that she was an African-American. This begs the question: when during her political career did she stop saying she was Indian?...

  • Pope County Shopper's Delight raises funds for county fairgrounds

    Randy Olson|Aug 1, 2024

    A successful event was held this past weekend at the Pope County Fairgrounds with the first annual Pope County Shopper's Delight. This event took place to raise funds for the Pope County Fairgrounds. Over two dozen vendors set up shop at the fairgrounds on July 26, 27 and 28 in conjunction with the Glenwood Waterama celebration. The Pope County Fair kicked off on Wednesday, July 31 in Glenwood....

  • Belgrade's August Fest is coming on August 8, 9 and 10!

    Randy Olson|Aug 1, 2024

    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...

  • TWO county fairs are in FULL swing! (VIDEOS)

    Randy Olson|Aug 1, 2024

    The county fairs of Pope County and Stearns County are in full swing in Glenwood and Sauk Centre, respectively. These fairs officially kicked off on Wednesday, July 31. The full schedules of their events were published in the July 25 and August 1 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The attached videos features the Livewire band performing at the Sauk Herald bandshell at the Stearns County Fairgrounds on Friday, August 2; also views from the 4-H animal buildings that afternoon....

  • Incompetent Harris inching closer to central seat of U.S. power (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jul 25, 2024

    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...

  • Belgrade August Fest is coming: August 8, 9, 10!

    Randy Olson|Jul 25, 2024

    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...

  • B-B-E science teacher settles in at North Dakota (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jul 25, 2024

    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...

  • An interesting, unique train (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jul 25, 2024

    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....

  • Entertaining and useful to watch! These people are CLOWNS

    Randy Olson|Jul 25, 2024

    This was gold. Worth the watch! I was rolling on the floor laughing so hard at this. To see Joe Biden mis-pronounced his vice president's name so many times...it was priceless. I will be laughing tonight in bed while trying to fall asleep. In fact, I will probably wake up tomorrow and burst out laughing again when I think back to this....

  • Chippewa Falls Lutheran church 150th anniversary celebration

    Randy Olson|Jul 25, 2024

    It's celebration time in Terrace! (This summer.) On Saturday and Sunday, August 3-4, 2024, the Chippewa Falls Lutheran church in Terrace will celebrate their 150th anniversary of their founding. The weekend begins with a special Sunday School reunion on Saturday, August 3 for anyone who has gone to Sunday School at Chippewa Falls Lutheran plus their families. Come for visiting plus an evening potluck meal, including Sloppy Joes, hot dogs and beverages to be provided. This is from 2 to 6 p.m....

  • LEGAL NOTICE: CROW LAKE TOWNSHIP

    Randy Olson|Jul 18, 2024

    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...

  • Sun shines brightly on Bonanza Valley Days grand parade! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jul 18, 2024

    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....

  • Thursday office hours this summer

    Randy Olson|Jul 18, 2024

    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....

  • Disgusting comment posted online by Minnesota state employee

    Randy Olson|Jul 18, 2024

    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...

  • Jake's Day is Saturday, July 20 - all area youth invited! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jul 18, 2024

    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...

  • Bonanza Valley Days kicks off with picture-perfect Worship in the Park (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jul 11, 2024

    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...

  • Memes are our friend!

    Randy Olson|Jul 11, 2024

    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....

  • Food options during the BVD weekend in Brooten: bring your appetite!

    Randy Olson|Jul 11, 2024

    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...

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