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Justin M. Rooney, 46, of St. Cloud, formerly of Belgrade, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday May 5, 2024, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 pm. Friday, May 10, 2024, at St. Francis deSales Catholic Church in Belgrade. Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to the service at church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home in Belgrade, http://www.hafh.org. Justin Michael Rooney was born December 10, 1977, to Darrell and Joy...
East Norway Lake Lutheran church's spring meatball dinner was an overwhelming success on Sunday, April 21. In a span of just two hours, close to 300 were served a hearty meal with their specialty meatballs (made by McKale's Catering with use of ENL's special directions), mashed potatoes and all the typical additional food including a massive variety of dessert options. By the time the newspaper's publisher left the ENL fellowship hall at 12:45 p.m., 285 had been served with a few more yet to...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa senior Jeffrey Cihlar finished a distinguished speech career with back-to-back trips to the state speech meet. Last Friday in his second appearance at state, Cihlar competed in Extemporanous Speaking at Shakopee high school. While he just missed earning a spot in the state finals in his category, he earned a big achievement by being named to the Class 1A All-State speech team two days prior. It is part of the conclusion of a high school career for one of B-B-E's most...
How do we keep our beautiful Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa communities healthy so we can care for each other as Jesus teaches? We start with being informed. Recently Officer Jansky with the Belgrade Police Department shared his concern over Opioid and Vaping use in our communities. The Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran parish has collaborated with the Stearns County Public Health Department, B-B-E schools and the Belgrade-Brooten Police Department to organize a public presentation to share facts...
Puzzle lovers are invited to gather into groups of four to form teams for a jigsaw puzzle tournament coming to the Belgrade library on Saturday, April 27. The tournament runs from 12:30 to 3 p.m. that afternoon in downtown Belgrade. Each team receives the same puzzle, and teams try to put the puzzle together the fastest. (Six team limit.) Register with your team name. For ages 12 to adult. Register your team by calling the Belgrade library at 320-254-8842. April 26 update...the library reported...
East Norway Lake Lutheran church of rural New London invites everyone to their meatball dinner on Sunday, April 21. They will be serving in the fellowship hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with proceeds to benefit their missions. On the menu: meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, coleslaw, fruit salads, bread, assorted desserts, coffee and milk. Prices: adults $15, children ages 6 to 12 are $8 and children ages 5 and under eat free. ENL church is located just off of Kandiyohi County Road 40,...
Come one, come all! The Sunburg Area Commercial Club and its volunteers and supporters invite everyone to the first big celebration of 2024 for our area. The 19th annual Syttende Mai festival will be held in an all-day affair on Sunday, May 19. You can check out the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's photo gallery from events that took place at Syttende Mai in Sunburg in 2023 by clicking here: https://shorter.me/kvZpM. The activities begin with a pancake breakfast at Hope Lutheran church from 7...
The Belgrade Hardware store invites you to stop by on Saturday, April 20 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to check out new tools and watch tool demonstrations. You can meet their Milwaukee tools representative and ask questions. A sale will be in effect for 10 percent off any Milwaukee tool or kit (special order tools not in their current inventory)....
Likely aided by what was a generally mild winter for Minnesota's standards, service organizations across the Bonanza Valley area and the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school district enjoyed remarkable support across the past few months for fundraising events. For example, the B-B-E Knights of Columbus hosted fish fry events at the KaDe Shack with turnout exceeding 600 customers. In at least the past six years, the highest total for their three fish fry nights in a season was around 500 (in the 2022 L...
A video was attached to this on Sunday, April 21. Charles Elwood Sagedahl, affectionately known as "Chuck", age 93, of Brooten, passed peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Funeral services were held on April 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten. Burial with military honors was in the church cemetery in Brooten. In Lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church and Concordia College. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home...
You've heard it's a good idea to include fiber in your diet, but how much fiber do you need? A high-fiber diet can benefit your health in several ways; especially digestive health. You know how it feels when it's not healthy; you experience either constipation or diarrhea. They're on the opposite ends of the bowel movement spectrum, so how does fiber help? Two Types of Fiber – Soluble and Insoluble Soluble fiber dissolves in water and helps slow down the speed at which food moves from your s...
Severe Weather Awareness Week, April 8-12, is a great time for Minnesotans to prepare for unpredictable and extreme Midwestern weather. In Brooten, the Brooten Fire Department will sound the sirens in town at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. Please spread the word! Additional Severe Weather Awareness week information: Great River Energy and its 27 member-owner cooperatives and customers are always working to keep the power flowing to homes, farms and businesses. "During severe weather, such as tornados, straight-line winds and...
Nine years of slingin’ beers! Goat Ridge Brewing Co. of New London invites everyone to their ninth anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 13 from noon to 11 p.m. They will be selling anniversary shirts plus food and beer specials, beer releases and - of course - live music! The beer choir is set to perform from 1 to 2 p.m., and Railroad Island performs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Infernos take the stage to perform from 9 to 11 p.m. Goat Ridge Brewing Co. - live and unfiltered since 2015! S...
Central Square and Civic Center in Glenwood will be hosting a live music performance on Saturday, April 13 at 7 p.m., when the Alice Wallace Band will perform on stage. Alice Wallace is known for her powerful vocals and compelling storytelling. In our auditorium, she will bring her latest album, "Into the Blue" to life, a rich blend of country rock and folk that echoes her California roots. With a decade-long career, Alice has garnered praise and nominations for prestigious awards such as the Lo...
Goat Ridge Brewing Co. of New London recently unveiled a special beer collaboration with research done by the University of Minnesota. The new beer, called Root Down, is a unique hybrid lager brewed with Kernza perennial grass. On Saturday, April 6 at Goat Ridge, owner and brewer Josh Reed hosted a special celebration of the grand opening of the New London Food Co-op and his new beer, Root Down. Speaking at the event were Reed, Erik Hatlestad of the New London Food Co-op and Katharine Chute...
Faith communities across the Bonanza Valley area celebrated Easter on Sunday, March 31. Sunrise worships were held at 6:30 or 7 a.m. that morning, and other church services followed. Some churches like First Lutheran of Norway Lake and Trinity Lutheran in Brooten hosted Easter breakfast meals following their sunrise worships. In the attached video, you can take in part of Pastor Lisa Meschke's sermon at Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade that morning. A video featuring Pastor Rick Krasky's...
From the desk of the Bonanza Valley Voice publisher, Brooten, Minnesota, on Saturday, April 6, 2024: Monday addendum: our newspaper family is sickened by the news of the pending closure of newspapers in Hutchinson and Litchfield. The work done by the local staff in both communities was excellent by our standards. Unfortunately, the management of absentee ownership essentially strangled what could be done each week in their printed newspapers. Our hearts go out to their towns' newspaper staff and their families. We pray for a good outcome to...
The spring snowfall from the Easter weekend became part of the fun at the annual Brooten Easter egg hunt. For the second straight year due to late winter snowfall, the Easter egg hunt was held at the elementary school parking lot. An attached video features the children running off into the snowbanks to gather the candy. This event was made possible by the generous donations and efforts of the Brooten Fire Relief Association, RJ's Mini Mart and the Fauskee and DeKok families....
Reports across the past week from major United States media outlets have repeated the federal government's boasting about the March 2024 jobs report. In that report, the government is saying that 303,000 new jobs were created. However, here's what the mainstream media is not reporting, or if they are, they are reporting it without full context. Companies shed massive numbers of jobs in November and December of last year. According to the BLS, the number of people employed in a full time...
The Belgrade-Brooten police department recently received a generous donation from Bayer Built Woodworks towards the cost of their body camera program. Police Chief Casey Jansky reported the news to the B-B Police Board at their March 19 meeting in Belgrade. "They have been a great supporter of our police department, and they want to continue with the relationship by assisting us with monetary donations towards projects," said Jansky. "I can't thank them enough for their support over the years."...
As a snow storm approached the area and turned what was a mild week of weather into full-blown winter, area churches held Palm Sunday worships on Sunday, March 24. In the attached video, Pastor Rick Krasky provides his Palm Sunday worship sermon....
The Easter egg hunt and bicycle drawing for area youth is at 1 p.m. at the elementary school parking lot in Brooten on Saturday, March 30. The bicycles and supplies were purchased with generous donations by the Brooten Fire Relief Association and the Fauskee family of Brooten. The attached video features the same event at the same location on April 8, 2023. You can see a photo gallery from the 2023 Easter egg hunt in Brooten by clicking here: 2023 Brooten Easter Egg hunt....
NOTICE TO NORTH FORK CROW RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT RESIDENTS The Stearns County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for an appointment to the North Fork Crow River Watershed District Board of Managers. This appointment would serve a three-year term ending on May 9th, 2027. If you are interested in being appointed to this board, and you currently reside in the North Fork Crow River Watershed District in Stearns County, then please send a brief resume with some information about yourself that you would like to share with the County...
Year by year after the pandemic, the Belgrade Lions has built up the annual chili cook-off contest as a fundraiser for the B-B-E Area Food Shelf. This year, with a total of eight different parties providing chili, the Belgrade Lions was thrilled to have 93 individuals participate in the contest. They raised over $200 in loose donations to go with the $465 raised from the contest participants. Once all donations are tallied, a final announcement will be made in an upcoming newspaper issue with...
The Dave and Clara Rooney family hosted their 44th annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday. This was one of many events and sources of entertainment held at the Padua Pub on what was a two-day celebration for the community. On Saturday, over 550 arm bands were provided for patrons of the Padua Pub, and needless to say, a grand time was had by all. Dave Rooney reported that he believes they served at least 650 that night, all on the pub side, as the banquet hall was not in use on Saturday. On...
