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The United States FEMA response to Hurricane Helena has brought tough times to many parts of rural North Carolina in the past week. One resident who found refuge in mountain foothills near Forest City, North Carolina spoke about how the stench of dead bodies is now part of the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is one hour from Forest City. In Forest City, they sustained high winds and some flooding, but the town of about 7,400 residents was not fully destroyed like other North...
Everyone is invited to a family-friendly concert on Monday, October 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Location: B-B-E School's Olson Auditorium 710 Washburn Ave, Belgrade. No admission charge! Juilliard-trained violinist Maria Millar and flutist Shawn Wyckoff blend musical styles and explore the world of music! Join us for this lively, interactive family-friendly Sonic Escape concert for all ages. Also featured will be Q and A moments with the musicians throughout the concert. This event is for all...
Former Brooten Mayor Larry Putz stepped up to serve as Interim Mayor in Brooten for the remainder of 2024. Putz fills the seat vacated by Thor Amundson, who resigned in August after he got married earlier this summer and then moved out of the city limits. The Brooten city council will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 23. They will be led for the second meeting since Interim Mayor Larry Putz was sworn into office on September 9. The meeting agenda is posted below. 7:00...
Last fall, the Pope County Farm Bureau selected Anderson Farms as its host site for the 2024 Breakfast on the Farm event, which has been held every year since 2019. On Labor Day last week, the event was pulled off after a full year of planning went into it. They were assisted by numerous Pope County 4-H youth, Pope County Farm Bureau members plus FFA students from B-B-E, Hancock and Minnewaska. Over 50 community sponsors provided donations and support to allow for free admission and make it a su...
The parish community of Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches of Brooten held their Fall Rally Sunday to kick off the 2024-2025 God Squad season for its youth. Attached is a video featuring most of the worship service held that morning on Sunday, September 8, at the Brooten city park....
With a turnout of over 1,800 served and a few hundred above that in attendance, the Pope County Farm Bureau Breakfast on the Farm event on Labor Day was an overwhelming success. Hosted by Anderson Farms in Crow Lake Township with the help of over 100 volunteers, activities lasted over four hours and included farm tours, educational sessions, a sheep shearing demonstration plus a free breakfast being served under a large tent. The attached video features a walk across the grounds during the...
The faith community of Trinity Lutheran church of Grove Lake invites everyone to their Fall Festival on Sunday, September 8 at their church on the south side of Grove Lake with serving from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The dinner menu includes pulled pork sandwiches, beans, cole slaw, applesauce, chips and an incredible selection of delicious homemade pies. An assortment of fall garden produce will also be on sale! You can view the Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery from Trinity Lutheran's Fall Festival...
The Brooten city council met in regular session on Monday this week while getting a look at proposed water and sewer improvements that could add infrastructure to the north and northeast corners of town and on the southwest corner. The total projected cost is $7.347 million, and Bollig Engineering is assisting the city in pursuing federal funding of $2.5 million for the project. City officials have not endorsed the full scope of the project, but they are seeking cost figures to determine the...
The Pope County Farm Bureau invites everyone to their Labor Day Breakfast on the Farm, which is coming to Anderson Farms of Crow Lake Township in rural Belgrade. They will be serving breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon while hosting numerous activities focusing on the animal husbandry of pigs. Topics that the public can learn about include crop irrigation, crop trials, raising kidney beans and sugar beets plus biosecurity. Earlier this year, the Minnesota Pork Producers Council honored Anderson Farms...
The Cedar Creek Gospel band, with roots in the Kandiyohi and Willmar areas, performed an hour's worth of music during a special worship in the Brooten city park on Sunday, August 18. The worship service was hosted by Big Grove/Crow River/Grace Lutheran parish as well as Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches of Brooten. The attached video features the full worship service, which concluded right at noon when the town's siren sounded. Following worship, everyone was invited to lunch at...
The Pope County Farm Bureau invites everyone to their Labor Day (September 2) Breakfast on the Farm, which is coming to Anderson Farms of Crow Lake Township in rural Belgrade. They will be serving breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon while hosting numerous activities focusing on the animal husbandry of pigs. Topics that the public can learn about include crop irrigation, crop trials, raising kidney beans and sugar beets plus biosecurity. The Anderson Farms address is 44338 County Road 19, Belgrade,...
It all begins tonight with the FREE concert in the park and more, with music by Custom Made Band playing from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the city park on South Highway 71. The concert is part of a community celebration that also includes a free petting zoo from 5 to 8 p.m. plus an evening meal. The FULL schedule is found on page 14 this week in color ink in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper...thanks to the support of a variety of local business sponsors. Below is a brief breakdown of upcoming events. Th...
The Belgrade Museum has set regular hours for the summer of 2024 when the public is invited to stop by and see all that they offer. The next regular Saturday they are open will be on August 10 during August Fest. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will also be open to the public at the same time on Saturday, August 24. The museum is located in downtown Belgrade across from the hardware store....
The third day of the Belgrade August Fest has been terrific on Saturday, August 10! The attached video gives a glimpse of the activities getting underway on Saturday morning in downtown Belgrade....
The weekly Brooten Farmers Market, held every Thursday at the city park this summer and fall, is featuring additional produce as we've turned the calendar to August. The Farmers Market, which began last August of 2023 and resumed again this summer on June 20, runs from 4 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the city park on the west side of town. The July 4 Brooten Farmers Market was held under the city park shelter. If it is raining, the event moves indoors to the spacious Brooten Pavilion. Swipe right...
The Belgrade Commercial Club and the business community of the city and rural areas invite everyone to the annual August Fest celebration, which kicks off on Thursday, August 8 with a community celebration in the park on south Highway 71. On the evening of August 8, a petting zoo at the city park runs from 5 to 8 p.m., and a meal by Queen Bee's will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the park shelter ($9/plate pulled pork BBQ and meal or $7/plate hot dog and meal). Music will be played that night...
The Belgrade Commercial Club and the business community of the city and rural areas invite everyone to the annual August Fest celebration, which kicks off on Thursday, August 8 with a community celebration in the park on south Highway 71. On the evening of August 8, a petting zoo at the city park runs from 5 to 8 p.m., and a meal by Queen Bee's will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the park shelter ($9/plate pulled pork BBQ and meal or $7/plate hot dog and meal). Music will be played that night...
Here's the video featuring the full Bonanza Valley Days parade on July 14, 2024, as seen on Main Street in Brooten. Additional Bonanza Valley Days coverage follows that weekend in the July 18, July 25 and August 1 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Also, under the "News" tab of this website, you can see nearly a dozen web articles on BVD either leading up to that weekend or that were posted during that weekend....
The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper office in Brooten will be open on Thursdays starting now through the Labor Day weekend (all of August). For Thursday, July 18, the office will be open from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Starting July 25, the office will be open on Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. These hours are in addition to the regular office hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, which are unchanged....
The Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is officially underway. The big four-day event in Brooten kicked off with a picture-perfect Worship in the Park on the evening of Thursday, July 11, in the marvelous setting of the Brooten city park. It all felt perfect with great singing from a group of children plus insightful scripture and music playing by Pastor Jeanne Megorden and Deacon Brenda Handel-Johnson, respectively. The two worked together to provide an outstanding, heartfelt ecumenical...
The Bonanza Valley Days celebration is coming to Brooten on July 11, 12, 13, and 14. Here's a light summary of food options all weekend long. This will also be published in the July 11 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Show your support for the Brooten Fire Department! Friday night! The big, big event is the ever-popular Brooten Firemen's Chicken BBQ on Friday night, July 12. Did I say this is big!? It's partly a fundraiser for the fire department and also a great chance for you to...
**SUNDAY UPDATE: this following link can get you to the full list for the grand parade lineup: https://shorturl.at/mlmTm. Day two of Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten was just about as good as it could get. The sun shined hot all day long (yes, it felt quite hot) as the town was crawling with people for numerous events. The first (hopefully annual) BVD Pickle Ball tournament had 10 teams participating at the city park tennis courts. Their tournament lasted about 2 1/2 hours and wrapped up before th...
Here it is! It may be too hot for horses, and a couple others are unable to make it that were previously signed up. As of Sunday morning, 72 parade units are registered. In some cases, multiple tractors are counted as "one" unit. BVD grand parade lineup in Brooten on July 14, 2024: 1. Brooten American Legion 2. Brooten American Legion Auxiliary 3. BBE Cub Scouts Pack No. 667 4. R.D. Offutt Farms (BVD parade grand marshals) 5. National Guard 6. Brooten Mayor Thor Amundson 7. Glacial Ridge Health...
The Miss Brooten coronation program was held on a warm Sunday afternoon, July 14, with a full house on hand at the historic Brooten Pavilion. Earning the Miss Brooten crown was Adley Hagen, daughter of Nate and Sarah Hagen. The 2024-2025 Little Miss Brooten is Finley Gullickson, daughter of Jason and Amber Gullickson. Earning the Miss Congeniality title was Hannah Hirman. Ava Deters and Hannah Hirman will serve as Miss Brooten Princesses. Gullickson will serve along with Little Miss Brooten...
Margaret DeAnne Torkelson (nee Jackson), 84, of Grove Lake, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 12, 2024 on Mother's Day. Margaret was born on August 2, 1939 to Ralph and Vivetta (Nissen) Jackson in Storm Lake, IA. She attended school in Sedan and Glenwood before meeting Eldon Torkelson. They married on August 11, 1956. Margaret and Eldon first lived in North Minneapolis and then Crystal before finally settling in Plymouth, where they raised four children. She and Eldon went on many...
