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(Better late than never...here's a video from Labor Day this month in Sunburg.) The Sunburg Trolls Car Club held a wildly successful Labor Day classic car and truck show at Willie Reigstad baseball field on Monday, September 5. A total of 340 cars and trucks were registered, and a few more beyond that made their way into western Norway Lake Township for a morning and afternoon of fun and fellowship of classic auto enthusiasts. A video featuring the prize drawings and award winners is posted...
It's become a broken record in the United States. Over and over we see self-described "experts" fail us in the area of health and wellness. The latest antics come from the "American Society for Nutrition" who suggested that "more research is needed" to determine the link between children having poor health outcomes due to eating unhealthy foods. Really? As outlined in the video below by Dr. Suneel Dhand, this is an insanely stupid thing to say. Who in their right mind doubts that eating junk...
Rustic Designs Flower Farm Fall Festival held a wildly successful third annual Fall Festival at their scenic location in Burbank Township in northern Kandiyohi County, rural Georgeville/Belgrade. Turnout exceeded 860 adults, which surpassed last year's turnout of 567. Owner/proprietor Mary Solbreken was thrilled and grateful for the support. Hear more from Solbreken in the video embedded here below. A link to the Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery will be posted here late on Thursday afternoon,...
The posh, filthy rich inhabitants of Martha's Vineyards showed what greed and selfishness is all about when they turned away 50 immigrants after citing a "lack of resources" to take care of them. The whole episode lasted about 48 hours, and you can see a summary of what went down in the video below. Side bar: the home of Barack and Michelle Obama cost them $11.75 million when they purchased it in December 2019. That's one example of the home values of their community....
What a strange, odd, senile woman she is! I'm talking about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi...who else would I be talking about? She just jabbers and yammers and rambles nonsense. Her words hurt my ears....
The newly-dubbed Monson Lake Opry Barn in Hayes Township, Swift County, rural Sunburg, hosted a day/evening-long music festival on Saturday, September 10. A video from the final band is posted below. A second video lasting over 14 minutes has been posted at the newspaper's Jaguars Sports extended coverage blog. You can click over to that blog post at this URL (short link): https://bit.ly/3dmJ4DJ....
The Pope County Farm Bureau joined forces with dozens of area businesses to host a wildly successful Breakfast on the Farm event on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, at Rolling Forks Vineyard of rural Glenwood. Throughout the morning they served over 2,250 people while overseeing numerous children's activities and also educational booths that helped the public get to know more about the local agriculture scene. Let's talk beef! Did you know? A baby calf stands, nurses and can walk within an hour...
Fellowship is an important part of the daily mission of Trinity Lutheran church of Grove Lake. Their church recently held their Fall Festival last Sunday on a sunny, picture-perfect, albeit somewhat warm, fall day. After serving about 90 meals a year ago with a drive-through only event, this year church members were thrilled to have 135 children and adults enjoy both the chance for dine-in gathering or the drive-through option. This compares to turnout of about 120 when they last held the...
It seems that Wonder Girl is reaching her breaking point in her current position in the White House. Lately she can't answer basic questions from reporters in a coherent manner. See an example in the video below....
In October of 2019, the Bonanza Valley Voice conducted video interviews with John O. Bohmer, who passed away on September 7, 2022. A short video clip from those interviews has been posted below. John O. Bohmer, age 101, of Brooten, MN and Palm Bay, FL, died Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at his Palm Bay, FL residence under the care of hospice and with his family by his side. A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 26th at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten, with Pastor...
A storied chapter in the history of the town of Brooten has come to a close. John O. Bohmer has passed away, as he was reunited with his first wife, Joyce, dying peacefully at his home in Florida on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Bohmer has served as chairman of the board of directors of Bonanza Valley State Bank from 1954 until his passing. Bohmer is survived by his second wife, Nona, and his daughter, Theresa (Bohmer) McDonald, plus other extended family. Preceding him in death were his two...
The Sunburg Trolls Car Club hosted their most successful Labor Day show in the group's history on Monday. Turnout exceeded 340 registered vehicles, which topped last year's record turnout of 322. Additional coverage of the car show was published in the September 8 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Video from the event will be added to this web article this afternoon (Sept. 8). A short video from the event is included in this web article....
Trailing 13-11 in game five at No. 12-ranked (Class 2A) New London-Spicer on Tuesday, September 6, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team had their backs to the wall but proceeded to score the last four points of the night and put a huge exclamation mark on a 3-2 win over a very talented Wildcats team. The Jaguars had built an 8-4 lead with a kill by Ava Mueller and a block from Allison Dingmann to force NL-S into a timeout. The Wildcats then outscored the Jaguars by a 9-3 margin to...
Come one, come all for free potatoes from R.D. Offutt Farms! On September 17 and 18, 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. 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 a new way to engage with the community, noting he often receives calls in...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team took on top-ranked New Ulm in the second round of the Class C state tournament on Saturday, August 27 in Dundas. A large crowd at Memorial Field saw a tight ball game play out through the first four innings. The Brewers pulled away from Elrosa in the final innings and advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 12-2 win in eight innings. New Ulm improved to 31-3 with the win, while Elrosa finished a remarkable season of their own with a final record of 20-9. A video...
The Sedan Fire and Rescue squad held a wildly successful fundraiser during Sedan Daze on Saturday, August 20. Holding a Sedan-style "Drag Race", 13 members or friends/family of members participated in the event that raised over $1,800 for fire department equipment needs. Video of the event is included below....
Wasted Time performed a marvelous, rip-roaring live performance to conclude the Sedan Daze events on Saturday, August 20. A video from the street dance is featured below....
For a three-week period in August, Charlotte Winkler was back in the states. The United States, that is, at a distance of over 4,300 miles from her home near Paderborn, Germany in Niederntudorf (population 145,000). Charlotte Winkler was a foreign-exchange student at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school during the entire 2017-2018 academic year. Her host parents were Matt and Tonya Ogdahl of Lake Johanna in rural Brooten. Winkler lived with them from mid-August of 2017 until her tear-filled...
Who else out there is getting demolished financially by the current regime we're living under in the U.S.? Our family's 529 college savings accounts for our two primary school-aged children have each lost over 12 percent of their value. That's just one of many examples of how 2022 is crushing us financially. Something has to change....
Absolutely outstanding! That's the best way to describe the Sedan Daze celebration that was held on Saturday starting later in the morning and lasting until 12:15 a.m. that night at the conclusion of the street dance with the band Wasted Time. A remarkably entertaining Sedan-style drag race took place prior to the street dance, and 13 Sedan Fire and Rescue squad members and/or relatives of such members combined to raise over $1,900 for the squad. You can get a glimpse of that drag race in the...
On Sunday, August 21 at the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association old log church in rural New London/Sunburg, Marlin Henjum spoke about his new book, Wheat King, that has just been released. His speech followed a play performed on stage by the log church that focused on the pioneer-era story of Kari Eriksdatter, who moved from Norway to Wisconsin and then to Arctander Township in the 1860s with her three children. In the video below, Norman Hande speaks about the play that was set to be...
The band Pandemic performed at the Saturday night street dance at the Belgrade August Fest on Saturday, August 13 next to the Belgrade V.F.W. Below is a video from early in the evening after they started playing....
The nine candidates for the Belgrade Royal Ambassador program attended the Friday night Belgrade Firemen's chicken dinner for August Fest on Friday, August 12. A video of each girl introducing themselves is posted below. Additional coverage appeared in the August 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
A terrific turnout of people of all ages showed up for the free Concert in the Park night at August Fest on Thursday, August 11 at the Belgrade city park. A video from that night is shown below. The band Custom Made played music on the south side of the park shelter. Additional coverage appeared in the August 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Featured below is a video from the Belgrade August Fest grand parade held on Saturday, August 13. Additional coverage with many feature photos from the parade were published in the August 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
