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Fiddle and violin music filled the air at multiple locations throughout the day in Sunburg for the town's annual Syttende Mai celebration on Sunday, May 15. Below is a video featuring musicians warming up and preparing for a performance at Hope Lutheran Church that morning....
Brooten American Legion Ranten-Sundflot Post No. 288 will host a Memorial Day program on Monday, May 30 at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park on Highway 55 by RJ’s Mini Mart. The event will feature Trinity/West Lake Johanna Lutheran interim pastor Gary Mills as keynote speaker. The B-B-E high school band will also perform. After the program, American Legion members will march to Legion Hall, where everyone is invited for cake, coffee and socializing. Please come and honor our veterans who have given so m...
In the May 19 zip code report released by the Minnesota Department of Health, the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip code areas (56312, 56316 and 56325) posted a three for new COVID-19 cases over a one-week period for the fourth straight week. These figures of three each week represent M.D.H. lab-confirmed cases reported to the state, most usually from health care centers and clinics. They do not represent test results from at-home tests. The May 19 report shows two new cases in the Belgrade zip...
In the May 12 zip code report released by the Minnesota Department of Health, the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip code areas (56312, 56316 and 56325) posted a three for new COVID-19 cases over a one-week period for the third straight week. These figures of three each week represent M.D.H. lab-confirmed cases reported to the state, most usually from health care centers and clinics. They do not represent test results from at-home tests. The May 12 report has all three new cases originating in the...
Everyone is invited to the friendly town of Sunburg this coming Sunday, May 15 for the annual Syttende Mai celebration. The full schedule of events has been published in the April 28 and May 5 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. It also appeared in full-page format in the May 12 issue. You can see over 190 photos from the Syttende Mai grand parade on May 16, 2021 by clicking over to the newspaper's Smugmug photo gallery (short link): https://bit.ly/3sr4fbX. A video is also in this web...
Students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school performed their spring music concert on Wednesday, May 4 in front of a packed house in the school gymnasium. The music and dialogue celebrated the history of Rock N' Roll with music from singers such as Little Richard, James Brown and Elvis Presley. Below is a video clip from the start of the show. Prior to the musical, the fifth grade band performed a long list of songs including the traditional...
Meanwhile, in a country with some of the craziest humans to have ever lived on earth, known more commonly as China...they have to swab the rear ends of fish (as well as their mouths) just to see if they're "safe" from the black plague, or what we also know as COVID-19. Meanwhile, life has long since returned to normal in our rural communities of west central Minnesota....
Don't criticize the woman in this video. She CLEARLY knows a great deal about SCIENCE. "Trust the science!" they say. Oh, boy. God help us. I think society is in trouble....
On the evening of Thursday, May 12, a significant thunderstorm, wind storm and rain storm passed over the Bonanza Valley area with brute force. In some areas, tornado-like activity was reported near Lake Johanna, Padua and other areas. Just shy of 7 p.m., the warning sirens began blaring in Brooten, and they worked exactly as intended. For a period of 10 minutes after the sirens began, the wind blew at around 10 to 15 miles an hour as a dark, ominous cloud developed to the southwest. In a...
"Feel free to keep your mask on" she says - it just makes her feel better in front of the cameras. This video features New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, one of the most vile creatures on earth. She is especially bad news. To get a glimpse at how badly New Zealand is handling the coronavirus issue, click here: https://bit.ly/3kJcBHG. New Zealand is learning the hard way that jabbing everyone is not a winning strategy to beat back the virus. On April 21, the country reported close to...
Below is video from the Trinity / West Lake Johanna Lutheran Parish God Squad children singing at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday, May 1. Additional coverage was published in the May 5 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
In the May 5 zip code report released by the Minnesota Department of Health, the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip code areas (56312, 56316 and 56325) posted a three for new COVID-19 cases over a one-week period. This number compares to three reported in the April 28 and a two for new cases reported by the M.D.H. in the April 21 zip code report for this area. The May 5 report mirrored exactly what the April 28 report showed: two new cases reported by the Brooten zip code, one in the Belgrade zip...
Everyone is invited to the friendly town of Sunburg on Sunday, May 15 for the annual Syttende Mai celebration. The full schedule of events has been published in the April 28 and May 5 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. It will also appear in the May 12 issue. You can see over 190 photos from the Syttende Mai grand parade on May 16, 2021 by clicking over to the newspaper's Smugmug photo gallery (short link): https://bit.ly/3sr4fbX. A video is also in this web article with footage from...
Sometimes you just can't write fiction that matches reality in our world. We have some sick, sick leaders in Washington, D.C. Do these people even listen to themselves after they've spoken? Crazy....
Anyone interested in working in a health care setting is invited to the upcoming job fair at Glacial Ridge Health System, which operates health care facilities in Starbuck, Glenwood and Brooten. The job fair is Wednesday, May 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Glenwood campus lower level. GRHS is inviting the best talent: you! Meet their staff representing medical and non-medical departments with open positions. Ask questions about the typical day, schedule and pay. Some current openings include...
The Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association invites everyone to their celebration of Syttende Mai, the Norwegian Constitution Day, on Friday, May 13 at First Lutheran church of Norway Lake. The evening includes supper and entertainment with a free will offering to help offset expenses. The catered meatball supper starts at 6:30 p.m. with all the accompaniments including Rommegrot, Krumkakke, lemon bars and more. The evening's entertainment will be the locally-famous Sound Image Quartet with...
Come and kick off Mother's Day Weekend at Purse Bingo!!! Join the Belgrade Commercial Club on Friday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Belgrade VFW! Doors open at 6 p.m. The cost to play is $40.00. Please sign-up and pay in advance by stopping by Kensington Bank or Magnifi Financial. You can also send a Venmo payment to our Venmo account: @belcommclub. Please put your full name as the subject. Lastly, you can contact a Commercial Club member or private message us on Facebook! You must be signed-up to...
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, James (Jim) DeWayne Nelson, formerly of Spicer, age 80, passed away unexpectedly on April 8, in Fort Myers, FL. He is preceded in death by his son, Brian, both of his parents, one brother, three brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law, and four nephews. Jim was born to Leonard and Alice Nelson on April 23, 1941, one of nine children. He grew up in Colfax Township on the farm. After high school, Jim spent three years in the U.S. Army. During...
Below is a video clip from the Easter egg hunt in Brooten on Saturday, April 16, 2022. You can see the full Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery from the event by clicking here (short link): https://bit.ly/3ONB3Wk....
Both the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate have passed their omnibus agriculture bills, clearing a significant hurdle toward final passage. A conference committee is expected to be appointed to negotiate a compromise on the supplemental spending and policy measures. The Senate's omnibus agriculture bill passed April 27. The vote was 41-26. The House passed its omnibus agriculture bill on April 25. The House vote was 70-62. "Throughout this session, we've worked to make...
In the April 28 zip code report released by the Minnesota Department of Health, the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip code areas (56312, 56316 and 56325) posted a three for new COVID-19 cases over a one-week period. This number compares to a two for new cases reported by the M.D.H. in the April 21 zip code report for this area. While the April 21 report had two new cases reported in the Belgrade zip code but none in Brooten or Elrosa, the April 28 report showed two new cases reported by the...
Activities for children ages 0 to 6 and their families will take place this Saturday, May 7 at B-B-E elementary school in Brooten from 9 a.m. to noon. From 9 to 10 a.m., activities include a petting zoo, classroom tours and playground fun. Local vendors will be set up, and donuts and OJ will be available. From 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., parent speaker Katy Smith will be in the main gymnasium. Child care will be provided. Finally, a Touch the Truck event with local first responder vehicles will take...
Here is video featuring the East Norway Lake Lutheran Church choir singing George Frideric Handel's Hallelujah Chorus last Sunday morning to conclude worship....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Area food shelf wishes to thank area congregations, businesses, organizations, and individuals for $20,368 plus 370 pounds of food donated during the 2022 March Campaign. This campaign concluded on April 10, and because of it, our local food shelf will be able to leverage extra dollars from Minnesota Foodshare over the coming months on totals collected during the March Campaign. The full story appeared in print in the April 21 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
The Belgrade city council learned at Monday's (April 18) meeting that the city recently won a judgement in conciliation court against former apartment tenants. This puts the tenants on the hook for over $11,000 of unpaid rent plus extensive damages to the dwelling, all of which took place during the pandemic when the city was unable to legally evict them. The legal process is far from over, as the city now must file district court documents and a writ of execution on filing liens against wages...
