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When Democrats are in charge, life can become a three-ring circus, just as it has in recent years in New York City. As of this past week, that city's migrant shelters are officially full, and migrants are now forced to live and sleep on the street. New York City is becoming a fallen city under the rule of Democrats. In areas where Democrats are in charge, such as NYC, society is coming apart at the seams. With undocumented immigrants pouring across the southern border, this will only get worse....
The Elrosa Saints baseball team stays alive in the Region 15C amateur tournament after earning a 4-2 win against Pearl Lake on Sunday, August 6 in Lake Henry. Trailing 1-0 through five innings, the Saints put up a four-spot in the bottom of the sixth and ended Pearl Lake's season. NEXT: Elrosa (17-4-1) faces the Cold Spring Rockies in a state-qualifying game next Saturday, August 12 at approximately 2:30 p.m. in Lake Henry. In another region tournament, the Regal Eagles have qualified for the...
Missing from Belgrade are black labs Buster and Raji. They are going to be very scared. They were taken from their home for the last 8 and 9 years in South Dakota and moved to Minnesota to live in a barn and not have any way of getting outside. Was not my choice. Were taken while I was not home. Please if you see them message me. They will be scared. Please dontt chase. I miss them. I want them back. David (605) 860-2228...
Just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, a severe rain and wind storm pounded across the Brooten and Belgrade areas. The strongest punch of wind battered Brooten for over 15 minutes as torrential rain fell. Brooten first responders went quickly to work tracking at least 15 downed power lines in town. Threats of severe storm activity continued throughout the overnight hours. The National Weather Service reported winds in the 50 to 75 mph range across the New London-Belgrade-Brooten areas. The...
Official UPDATE on Thursday, July 27: the City of Brooten, PWSID 1730005 is lifting the Boil Water Advisory dated 07/26/23. What is posted below is one day old and now outdated, but it will remain online as a public service. PUBLIC NOTICE for Brooten city residents on Wednesday afternoon, July 26, 2023: Brooten's city water supply may be contaminated due to a loss of pressure. Residents are advised to boil their water before drinking or food preparation to avoid getting sick. Below is the...
The Brooten Pavilion has hosted hundreds of musical acts across its 93-plus years of existence since it opened the last week of September in 1929. Through the local connection of Dr. Anthony (Tony) Sanders, Tim Zimmerman and the King's Brass brought a dynamite collection of band brass players to the Pavilion last Wednesday, July 19, for a performance of Christian and patriotic-based songs. An article on Sanders and photos from the performance was published in the July 27 issue of the Bonanza...
Food for thought: the fewer things politicians have control over, the less it matters who is pulling their strings. Let that sink in!...
The 121st annual Stearns County Fair is underway this week and weekend in Sauk Centre, running now through Sunday, July 30. Highlights are as follows. The full schedule was published in the July 20 and July 27 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Video footage from the fair on July 31, 2021 has been posted with this web article. Thursday, July 27: Senior Citizens Day, with the key evening event coming with the first of three demolition derbies at the fair. Friday, July 28: Children's...
In the midst of a massive clean up effort, the city of Brooten looks vastly different over 36 hours past the wind and rain storm that hit the area during the final hour of Tuesday, July 26. At sunrise on Wednesday, July 26, nearly every block of town had trees down and electricity and communication cables damaged. Power was gradually restored by Xcel Energy crews to the entire town by 5 p.m. on Wednesday. A video below features footage from the early morning of Wednesday, July 26 along Central...
The Bonanza Valley Days kiddie parade was held on a sunny, picture-perfect Saturday morning, July 8 in Brooten. The video below features the parade, which was held along Hatton Street. The BVD kiddie parade's youngest participant was Lainey Olson, who is just four months old. The oldest participant was 10-year old Braeden Lieser. All participants had their names placed into a drawing. Mary Olson of Sleepy Eye (daughter of B-B-E Class of 1998 graduate Kevin Olson) won the grand prize from this...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team clinched the regular season division title for the 11th time in program history with a 3-2 walk-off win over New Munich on July 14. Blaine Fischer's RBI-single scored Will VanBeck from third base to earn the win in the bottom of the ninth. The Saints and Silverstreaks both went 10-3 in the Stearns County League North, but Elrosa won the title by virtue of their series sweep over New Munich. The Spring Hill Chargers went 9-4 in the SCL-North to take third...
Norway Lake Township officers and local business donors hosted an old-fashioned community potluck picnic on Saturday, July 15 at the Sunburg Fire Hall. The guest keynote speaker was a well-known local resident of Sunburg, Kandiyohi County Sheriff Eric Tollefson, who provided extensive background information on his law enforcement career and the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's office. Also speaking was Marilyn Young, who gave heartfelt memories of her childhood and other historical information about...
St. Donatus Catholic church held a special Sunday morning Mass during Bonanza Valley Days on Sunday, July 9. They had a packed house for worship, which was led by Father Mark Stang. A video below features part of the middle of the Mass....
Tim Zimmerman and the Kings Brass gave a performance for the ages on Wednesday, July 19 at the Brooten Pavilion. A video from the opening song is attached below. One of the band performers is Dr. Tony Sanders, formerly of Brooten and now a professor at Winona State University in southeast Minnesota. A second song was added to this web article on July 25. Note: to watch the videos, you may have to open the YouTube player in a new web browser or in the YouTube App on your devic...
Bonanza Valley Days outdid itself as a small town celebration this past weekend in Brooten. Beyond a random hiccup here and there, the full four-day weekend of activities in Brooten drew visitors from near and far across central Minnesota. One example of the terrific interest in BVD: on Saturday, the BVD Bean Bag tournament quickly filled out with 50 teams for the first time in recent history. Last year this event included 39 teams. The July 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice included 37...
The Bonanza Valley Days grand parade was the biggest in years as they drew over 77 units on Sunday, July 9. Below is a short video featuring early units, including the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. A large variety of grand parade photos will be published in the July 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Tim Zimmerman and the King's Brass will be appearing in concert at the Brooten Pavilion on Wednesday, July 19 at 7 p.m. (free will offering) The King's Brass presents hymn classics with contemporary flair while featuring three trumpets, three trombones, a tuba, percussion and keyboards. These instruments blend together to create a time of innovative worship that will be enjoyed by all generations. Secular and sacred music critics alike applaud their concerts as a truly unforgettable experience....
Downtown Brooten was nearly maxed out on Saturday, July 8, as over 80 cars and trucks descended on Main Street for the Bonanza Valley Days car and truck show. Jim and Tracy Fischer, owners of JF Auto Repair in Brooten, were key organizers for what has become one of the biggest draws for BVD in Brooten. Over 83 cars and trucks were registered, an all-time high in recent years for this BVD event. Additional coverage was published in the July 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice, and more is...
A small set of Bonanza Valley Days 2023 T-shirts are still for sale. Over a week later, a full inventory of what's left has been itemized and is outlined below. The T-shirt logos were created by the late Jennifer Murphey, who has traditionally handled BVD shirt sales in recent years. She passed away on June 13. You can email the newspaper publisher to inquire about purchasing a T-shirt. The cost is $15. The following inventory is updated as of Tuesday at noon, July 18. Adult T-shirt sizes 3XL -...
Belgrade-area motorist are advised that CP Railroad will have the rail crossings closed at CSAH 13 and Borgerding Avenue this week. Detours will be in place. Dates and time frames for the work are weather dependent. Questions or comments may be directed to the Stearns County Highway Department at highway@co.stearns.mn.us or 320-255-6180....
A large variety of 2023 Bonanza Valley Days T-shirts are for sale on Thursday and Friday, July 6-7, at the newspaper office in downtown Brooten. The "Proud and Free 2023" shirts are sized in both youth and adult varieties in selections of gray, yellow and pink. The cost is $15 each. Supply is limited, and the office will be open until 4 p.m. each day. On Friday, sales will begin by 9 a.m. or earlier! Call 320-346-2400 with any questions. Update on Thursday afternoon: it appears that the...
Friday night update to share from the publisher: the DeeJay Sounds street dance, sponsored by the Bonanza Valley Voice, is still ON! The music should start playing by 9:30 p.m., at which point the rain is supposed to dissipate. We are receiving about a half inch of highly valuable rain! This is a good thing. At 9:38, DeeJay Sounds fired up the Friday night street dance. The Flavor Shack and Marcia's Bar and Grill are both serving a wide variety of food!! And the KaDe Shack is, of course, serving...
The public is invited to join Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school staff for tours of the elementary school in Brooten on Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8, from 4 to 5 p.m. both days. Additions and improvements began in the fall of 2020 and continued into this summer. High school tours in Belgrade will follow during August Fest this summer....
For the second year in a row, the LifeLink III helicopter is scheduled to visit Bonanza Valley Days. The helicopter is set to land between 5 and 7 p.m. on Friday, July 7 during the Brooten Fire Department's chicken BBQ supper fundraiser. It will not be able to visit if it is out on an emergency call, of course. A video below features the landing (it had landed already) of the helicopter on July 8 at BVD last summer. Friday update: the LifeLink III visit was cancelled due to the threat of poor...
A wide variety of food offerings will be available across the final three days of Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten - which runs July 6, 7, 8 and 9. On Friday, the Brooten Fire Department's Chicken BBQ supper runs from 5 to 8 p.m. or until they run out...but they very likely will pull through with enough for everyone! If turnout approaches 800 it could get dicey, but come and enjoy the atmosphere as BVD "Proud and Free in 2023" heats up! The Sedan Fire Relief Association will serve hamburgers in...
