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On a cool and somewhat wet Saturday, September 23, the Honebrink family and their staff at Brink's Beer Joint in Swift Falls hosted their annual Turkey Fest celebration. This event has regularly celebrated the turkey-growing agriculture operations of the area, which are prominent across western Stearns County and Kandiyohi and Swift counties. The Bonanza Valley Voice SmugMug photo gallery from Swift Falls can be found by clicking here: https://tinyurl.com/vx7pkfzj. A video attached features the...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team is 6-0 after defeating Browerville by a 42-6 score on Homecoming night on Friday, October 6. This comes a week after the Jaguars upset No. 9-ranked Upsala/Swanville Area by a 14-6 score in come-from-behind fashion. In the Section 4A standings, the Jaguars sit in first place ahead of U/SA and Browerville. A-C-GC and Benson are in the fourth and fifth place spots, while Long Prairie-Grey Eagle rounds out the group in sixth place. Attached to this web...
For the second year, the R.D. Offutt Brooten farm team is inviting fellow neighbors and members of the community to an "all-you-can-dig party," at the upcoming Potato Field Days. On Saturday and Sunday, September 30 and October 1, from sunrise till sunset, those interested can bring potato forks and buckets to an RDO field and dig to their heart's content. Farm Manager Chris Strom said he is looking forward to the community dig after having such a positive reception during the inaugural event...
Parishioners of St. Donatus Catholic Church in Brooten hosted their fall ham and turkey dinner at the Padua Pub on Sunday, September 17. They had a tremendous turnout numbering over 650 people. A video attached features the view at the banquet hall that afternoon....
Note: a ticket link is posted at the end of this web article. Retired burlesque queen Beatrice Shelton desperately needs a vacation from Magnolia Place Assisted Living. The "Sassy Seniors Cruise" may be just the ticket if she can convince her best friend to stop praying and go with her. But strange things have been happening ever since Nurse Pat Jones began working here. The new resident is losing her memory, another is obsessed with planning her funeral, and the retired Elvis impersonator...
Belgrade is exploring the idea to build a new fire hall, a matter that was discussed at the city council's regular meeting held last Monday (September 18). Currently, the existing fire hall is located at 120 Walker Street to the north of Belgrade Steel Tank. A committee has been set up to draw out what is needed in a new fire hall, especially its dimensions, number of stalls and potential locations. This information will be included in a grant application to the United States Department of...
After achieving the program's first-ever 3-0 start the week before, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team made it four-in-a-row to start the season with a 50-22 thrashing of visiting Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City last Friday, September 22 in Belgrade. The Jaguars initially struck with lightning-like speed while taking 20-6 lead in the first quarter with the first three drives consisting of just 10 plays totaling 215 yards. After posting a 36-22 halftime lead, the Jaguars shut out the Falcons...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium was again the site for the 35th Homecoming coronation in Jaguar Country. With first grade, freshmen and junior attendants accompanied 10 members of the Class of 2024 in the royal court. Coronation emcees Taylor Oeltjenbruns and Brooklyn Fischer announced the high school's dress-up days with students providing examples on stage. After members of the royal court participated in contests, the Homecoming king and queen were revealed. Crowned as...
Children at Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches performed special music at Rally Sunday worship, which was held on Sunday, September 17 at the Brooten city park. Both churches held a joint worship led by Pastor Jeannie Megorden. A video below features the last two-thirds or so of the worship that morning. A picture with part of the youth group was published in the September 21 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice on page 12....
Rustic Designs Flower Farm of Burbank Township, rural Belgrade, hosted their fourth annual Fall Harvest Fest with picture-perfect conditions of full sunshine, a light breeze and temps in the low 70s. Turnout far and away exceeded last year with an official number of 956 for the six-hour event. Video was attached to this web article on Friday evening, September 22....
Don't miss out on the big fall celebration in Swift Falls today in one of the most beautiful areas of west central Minnesota in northeastern Swift County. Brink's Beer Joint invites everyone to their annual Turkey Fest celebration. You can see a video of their 2021 Turkey Fest parade in the attached video. Here's the overview of activities in Swift Falls on September 23: Brink's Beer Joint and the Honebrink family invites everyone to their annual Turkey Fest celebration on Saturday, September...
Note: a ticket link is posted at the end of this web article. Retired burlesque queen Beatrice Shelton desperately needs a vacation from Magnolia Place Assisted Living. The "Sassy Seniors Cruise" may be just the ticket if she can convince her best friend to stop praying and go with her. But strange things have been happening ever since Nurse Pat Jones began working here. The new resident is losing her memory, another is obsessed with planning her funeral, and the retired Elvis impersonator...
Ziemer Auctions and Terry Hilbrands held a consignment auction in Belgrade on Saturday, September 9, as patches of rain held off for the most part while passing through the area. Turnout was strong while farmers came out not only to see what was for sale but also to visit with friends and neighbors from throughout the area. Page one of the September 14 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper featured two pictures from the auction. Note: a video is coming on Thursday afternoon to be added...
John Anthony Sluss (80) formerly of Brooten, MN died August 3rd in his new home of Urbana, IL after a fall. John was preceded in death by his parents, Martha (Wilhite) and Anthony Sluss; and his sister Susan Sluss. John leaves behind his wife, Beverly (Brown) Sluss and his daughter Colleen (Jon) Gorman. He also leaves behind a brother Michael (Ellen) Sluss and sister Angie Raddatz. John was a Vietnam veteran, plus was in the Army Reserves for 22 years. He was an avid fixer of machines and an...
The community of Brooten is making progress towards cleaning up run down buildings, whether it's on Main Street or elsewhere in town. This week in downtown Brooten, buildings near the heart of town are getting attention needed towards demolition. One building was dropped early on the morning of Friday, September 15. Video below shows some of the aftermath of demolition that morning. The new property owner of this corner stated to The Voice that he believes the other building, which is commonly...
The third annual Monson Lake Opry Festival is this Saturday in rural Sunburg. Hosted at Brad Danielson's property near Monson Lake State Park, this year's show is bringing big-time names including Mark Chestnut and Mo Putney. Kentucky Thunder will perform with Danielson as lead singer, and they will feature special guest Bobby Dale. They will perform in his specially-renovated barn that is a special sight to take in. Danielson, a trucker by trade, is a 1996 Minnewaska Area graduate and the...
It pays to be prepared and to be trained with a firearm, even at the young age of 11. In this video, a story is retold of how an 11-year old boy protected himself from harm or possible death with the use of an 11-mm. handgun....
With six passing touchdowns on the night, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team picked up their second straight road win to improve to 2-0 this season. After taking leads of 24-0 after one quarter and 30-6 at halftime, the Jaguars defeated West Central Area in Barrett on Friday, September 8 by a 44-14 score. This week the Jaguars host Benson for the home opener at 7 p.m. in Belgrade. Video from the first half at WCA is posted below, which features B-B-E's defense at work while the Knights...
Note: a "part two" of coverage from this event will not make it into the Bonanza Valley Voice until the September 7 issue. The annual celebration of the old log church and museum for the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association drew one of its bigger crowds in recent years on Sunday, August 20, as the organization reflected on the 150-year anniversary of the deadly January 1873 blizzard that killed at least 84 adults and children in Minnesota. Following the singing of the Star Spangled...
In this video, Dr. John Campbell breaks down a study from Israel that shows how natural immunity from SARS-COV2 is vastly superior to jab-induced protection. In fact, it showed that natural immunity was 13 times better. Not having the jab but natural immunity makes the protection 27 times better. The 16-minute long video is posted below that breaks it all down....
Below is a video from West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on August 20 with the singing of "Amazing Grace" to conclude Sunday morning worship that day....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars football team won its season opener on Friday, September 1 at Bagley high school. Facing an outmatched Flyers team that went 2-7 last year, the Jaguars used an even split of passing and running to win by a 46-14 score. At halftime, B-B-E led 34-0 after racking up a two-touchdown lead in the game's first six minutes. For the game, the Jaguars racked up 351 yards of offense compared to 133 by the Flyers. Of their 133 yards, they gained over 60 yards on one play...
The annual celebration at the old log church and museum for the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association drew a larger-than-usual crowd on August 20 to the Arctander Township site as the group honored the 84 victims of our state who perished in the 1873 blizzard that lasted from January 7 through January 10 that year. Video has been added below featuring most of the skit performed by two adults and two children that was written by Norman Hande. The skit centers on the blizzard and how it...
A wild, rollercoaster game played out in Dassel on Saturday, August 20 with temperatures topping 90 degrees as the Elrosa Saints battled the Hadley Buttermakers while earning a 4-3, walk-off, come-from-behind win in the opening round of the Class C state amateur baseball tournament. Trailing 1-0 after the third inning, the Saints plated two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Hadley's hopes were lifted with a two-RBI home run in the fifth. The 3-2 lead stood until the eighth, when Derek Wiener's...
The Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran parish hosted Vacation Bible School between August 6-9 at Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade. A video featuring one of the final songs of the program held on August 9 is posted below. After the program, children and their families and friends who attended gathered for an ice cream social in the fellowship hall. Three photos from that evening were published in the August 24 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
