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After Friday's game with Roscoe got rained out (July 5), the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team made the short trip east to New Munich for a Stearns County League North division battle on Sunday, July 7. A four-run second inning, which featured a solo home run by Derek Wiener, fueled a 7-3 win that secured a regular season sweep over the Silverstreaks. Earning two hits each were Jackson Peter, Peyton Winter and Gavin Kampsen as the Saints tallied 10 total hits. Will VanBeck started and went...
**SUNDAY UPDATE: this following link can get you to the full list for the grand parade lineup: https://shorturl.at/mlmTm. Day two of Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten was just about as good as it could get. The sun shined hot all day long (yes, it felt quite hot) as the town was crawling with people for numerous events. The first (hopefully annual) BVD Pickle Ball tournament had 10 teams participating at the city park tennis courts. Their tournament lasted about 2 1/2 hours and wrapped up before th...
Here it is! It may be too hot for horses, and a couple others are unable to make it that were previously signed up. As of Sunday morning, 72 parade units are registered. In some cases, multiple tractors are counted as "one" unit. BVD grand parade lineup in Brooten on July 14, 2024: 1. Brooten American Legion 2. Brooten American Legion Auxiliary 3. BBE Cub Scouts Pack No. 667 4. R.D. Offutt Farms (BVD parade grand marshals) 5. National Guard 6. Brooten Mayor Thor Amundson 7. Glacial Ridge Health...
The Miss Brooten coronation program was held on a warm Sunday afternoon, July 14, with a full house on hand at the historic Brooten Pavilion. Earning the Miss Brooten crown was Adley Hagen, daughter of Nate and Sarah Hagen. The 2024-2025 Little Miss Brooten is Finley Gullickson, daughter of Jason and Amber Gullickson. Earning the Miss Congeniality title was Hannah Hirman. Ava Deters and Hannah Hirman will serve as Miss Brooten Princesses. Gullickson will serve along with Little Miss Brooten...
Margaret DeAnne Torkelson (nee Jackson), 84, of Grove Lake, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 12, 2024 on Mother's Day. Margaret was born on August 2, 1939 to Ralph and Vivetta (Nissen) Jackson in Storm Lake, IA. She attended school in Sedan and Glenwood before meeting Eldon Torkelson. They married on August 11, 1956. Margaret and Eldon first lived in North Minneapolis and then Crystal before finally settling in Plymouth, where they raised four children. She and Eldon went on many...
NOTICE OF ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS: GLACIAL RIDGE HOSPITAL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO the provisions of Sections 447.31 and 447.32, M.S.A., that an election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect members of the Board of Directors of the Glacial Ridge Hospital District from the following municipalities, to-wit: The Townships of Bangor, Chippewa Falls, Glenwood, Lake Johanna, Gilchrist, in the County of Pope, State of Minnesota, the Cities of Glenwood, Westport, Villard, in...
Attached is a video featuring the first few units of the Bonanza Valley Days grand parade on July 14, 2024. The BVD parade grand marshals was R.D. Offutt Farms, who is a major local employer that has over 1,500 acres of potatoes planted in the Bonanza Valley area....
The Gary Breitbach family hosted their annual golf memorial tournament fundraiser on Saturday, June 29 at Prairie View Community Golf Course. The weather turned out to be terrific for the day, including cool, cloudy weather early and then full sunshine later in the day. After the 13 teams finished their 18 holes of golf, a silent auction and live auction were held to raise funds for the memorial scholarships. An attached video here features part of the live auction led by Scott...
Shame on Jill Biden for the elder abuse she is committing in her family. How awful of a human is she? SHAME on mainstream media and all the legacy media! They are complicit in propping up a man who NONE of us would give our car keys to. This is not one or two people or just a few sick members of the Biden family. This is a consorted, organized and institutional effort to mislead and lie and gaslight the public. This is PEAK unpatriotic behavior. It is deeply dishonest and deeply dangerous to...
The four-day Bonanza Valley Days celebration is coming on Thursday through Sunday, July 11, 12, 13 and 14. The attached video features a glimpse of the cotton candy machine that was working hard at the BVD craft and vendor show a year ago. TO SEE a new web article highlighting BVD food options, you can click on the following link to re-direct: https://shorturl.at/4g3j4. A few intial notes: the BVD Sand Volleyball tournament has been filled up. Also, the BVD Youth 3-on-3 tournament has been...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team kept their playoff hopes alive with a thrilling walk-off 7-6 win in 10 innings against visiting Richmond on Friday night. The game was played across two days, as it began on May 24 but was halted after the third inning due to the weather. It was an incredible game that saw 24 runners stranded by both teams. In the bottom of the 10th, Will VanBeck led off with a walk, advanced on a two-out intentional walk issued to Jackson Peter and then scored on Derek Wi...
Grace Denise Grindahl Milewski passed away peacefully on June 8, 2024, surrounded by her family. Grace was a loving mother, sister, and special aunt. She grew up in California and Arizona and spent summers at her grandparents' home in Brooten, Minnesota, where she enjoyed helping on the farm, fishing and spending time with her family and cousins. A caring person who spent her life assisting others, Grace was called to nursing and spent the early years of her career as a Reserve Lieutenant in...
His "comeback" interview turned into a total flop. In a softball-filled interview on Friday night with a Democrat lackey from ABC News, Joe Biden completely fizzled in what was supposed to be the beginning of his comeback as he tries desperately to hold onto power for another four years in the White House. In the attached video, you can watch a full 30 seconds of what was total and compete nonsense in that interview. Hopefully this is just one more example of how doomed his presidency is. Hope...
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...
The Redhead Creamery hosted their annual Curd Fest on Saturday, June 15. The event included an opportunity to showcase the new robotic milkers utilized by the dairy farm on which Redhead Creamery is located. You can watch that and more in the attached video....
NOTE: images of the BVD poster were updated on Tuesday, July 2 and re-posted here. Please share this web article so others can see the schedule of events! Bonanza Valley Days is coming on July 11, 12, 13 and 14! On the afternoon of Friday, June 28, this web article will feature photos of the BVD poster, which should be viewable on any computer or device with a regular-sized monitor. Currently, the attached video here features footage from the Brooten Fire Department's chicken BBQ held on July...
Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the nightmare known as the Joe Biden presidency? In the attached video, Megyn Kelly is joined by Emily Jashinsky and Rich Lowry to talk about the most alarming presidential debate moments for Joe Biden, how they could officially be the end of his candidacy, and more. Emily Jashinsky gave an especially important point: Joe Biden's wife, Jill, is most responsible for what happened and what is continuing to happen to her husband. It is awful beyond belief...
On June 20, the Brooten Farmers Market season resumed for the summer and fall. Through the early 2010s, Brooten held a Farmers Market at the city park. Last summer in late August, the a Farmers Market was reestablished in Brooten. Organizers felt it was worth it to get a Farmers Market resumed in June and see what type of interest vendors had. The first night was a success and offered the Busy Beehive a chance to display some of what's offered in the newest business that recently opened on Main...
...and make no mistake: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is overrun with fascists. Recently, the CDC recommends everyone ages 6 months and older receive an updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 this fall and winter whether or not they have ever previously been vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine. This is all in spite of the overwhelming amount of science out there that suggests two things: the COVID disease is not posing...
Better late than never! Here's the video featuring the Belgrade V.F.W. Post 1825 Memorial Day parade. A full 24 days later...we're finally getting this posted....
Surprise, surprise! The U.S. government lied about COVID jabs at the depths of the pandemic from the very beginning of the jab rollout in December 2020. According to Dr. Robert Redfield, ex-CDC director, the government lied about COVID jabs because they officially did not follow up on how effective the jabs were in terms of whether or not a person becomes sick after they were jabbed. Redfield explained in a podcast that the government did not report that jabbed people were infected with COVID...
Scattered showers did not dampen the mood and uplifting spirit that was part of the Redhead Creamery's annual Curd Fest celebration on Saturday, June 15. The attached video (found by swiping or tabbing "right" from the menu image) features sights and sounds of the Curd Fest that afternoon. The band performing inside the restaurant is the Blue Loon Band, which provides a rustic blend of roots, americana, country and rock driven by the spirited vocals of Ben Stoeck. According to Alise Sjostrom of...
A special Father's Day poem was provided by Pastor Jeanne Megorden as part of her sermon at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on Sunday, June 16. The attached video features Sam Sanders providing the reading of the lessons before Pastor Jeanne gave the Holy Gospel and her sermon. At around the four-minute mark, Pastor Jeanne begins the Holy Gospel from Mark 4. Her sermon begins about 2 minutes later....
Did COVID-19 come out of a China laboratory that was funded by U.S. taxpayers? This was one of many questions that came out of a U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing this past week about the origins of the pandemic. The attached video features additional information and analysis on the topic at The Hill's YouTube channel. In the video, U.S. Senator Rand Paul joins and gives his input while answering questions. He provides this point: there's very little scientific evidence that says...
The news giant CBS has proven once again that you just cannot trust the garbage that the legacy media in the United States puts forward and passes off as "journalism." Not by a mile! Just this past week, CBS put out a news segment about media coverage of Joe Biden that was completely false. They lied from start to finish and ultimately had to delete it in its entireity. They got caught red-handed in a bold-faced lie. The attached 8-minute long video spells it all out. Make no mistake: I cannot...
