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Brooten Santa Day is THIS Saturday, December 10! (VIDEO)
The communities of Belgrade and Brooten are excited to host Santa Day events on Saturday, December 10. Belgrade goes in the morning, and Brooten holds their activities later in the afternoon with a 6...
Brooten Santa Day is Saturday, December 10! (VIDEO)
The communities of Belgrade and Brooten are excited to host Santa Day events on Saturday, December 10. Belgrade goes in the morning, and Brooten holds their activities later in the afternoon with a 6...
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Up 20%
Spending time with family and friends at Thanksgiving remains important for many Americans and this year the cost of the meal is also top of mind. Farm Bureau's 37th annual survey provides a snapshot...
Glorious Thanksgiving Eve worship at Big Grove Lutheran (VIDEO)
Below is a recording of the full worship service held on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 23, at Big Grove Lutheran church in North Fork Township. Shortly after the seven-minute mark, Deacon Brenda Handel-Johnson begins reading the Holy Gospel,...
B-B-E schools host Veterans Day programs (VIDEO)
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary and B-B-E high school both hosted Veterans Day programs on Thursday, November 10. The elementary program, held in the morning, included members of the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary in addition to...
Belgrade-Brooten police department call volume climbs
In his October report to the Belgrade-Brooten Joint Police Board, Chief Casey Jansky said that his department's call volumes are up a fair amount from this point in 2021 but appear lower than what...
Election results 2022 (first version)
Approximately 270 voters cast their ballot in the city of Brooten on November 8. A few local and state results are included here. City of Brooten results: Mayor Thor Amundson was re-elected by a...
Worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran (VIDEO)
In case you missed church this past weekend, or if you haven't been to church in awhile, you can take in the full video of worship service held on Sunday, November 6 at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township. The video is embedded...
Two local Veterans Day programs coming Thursday, November 10
Two Veterans Day programs will be held on Thursday, November 10: one at the elementary in Brooten at 9:30 a.m. and the other at 1:10 p.m. at the high school in Belgrade. At the elementary, students...
Fall harvest continues under ideal conditions
The fall harvest in the Bonanza Valley area has continued throughout September and October under ideal conditions. Rainfalls have been few but meaningful, which has provided some much-needed moisture...
Worship service at Sunburg Free Lutheran church (VIDEO)
In case you haven't been to church lately, or if you have and you'd like to take in another church's worship, you can click on the video below to watch the full worship service held at Sunburg Free Lutheran church in Norway Lake Township on October...
Sunday worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran (VIDEO)
Below is video featuring the lessons, Holy Gospel, children's sermon and sermon from Sunday morning worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on October 9. Pastor Jeannie Megorden begins readine the Holy Gospel at about the 5:40 mark, and her...
Big Pharma normalizing heart damage caused by COVID-19 jabs
A new phenomenon has surfaced where drug companies are paying for advertising that normalizes a side affect from COVID-19 jab treatments known as myocarditis. The video below gives one example of this paid, Big Pharma propaganda. The advertisement...
Pfizer takes extraordinary step to withhold COVID-19 vaccine information in Europe
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was called to testify in front of the European Union with their Special Committee on COVID-19. He was expected to face tough questions on how the vaccine deals were struck with European countries and contracts agreed to....
West Lake Johanna Lutheran worship on October 2 (VIDEO)
In case you missed church recently, or if you want to take in a worship service at a different church, you can watch the video below to take in Sunday worship on October 2 at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten....
Study: human breast milk can contain trace levels of mRNA vaccine
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has shown that trace amounts of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine can be found in human breast milk. Most participants in the study were between the ages of 33 and 38, while...
Terrific support in Brooten (VIDEO)
A benefit was recently held for Chris Schulz and Jenelle Benton at the KaDe Shack in Brooten to help raise funds as the two Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 1991 graduates fight through severe health issues. A silent auction, supper and other...
St. Donatus Catholic church fall dinner serves nearly 600 (VIDEO)
St. Donatus Catholic church hosted a wildly successful fall ham and turkey dinner on Saturday, September 18 at the Padua Pub banquet hall. Across the two-and-a-half hour event, close to 600 people were served. Photos from the event with more...
Worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran (VIDEO)
Below is video from the worship service held at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church of Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten, on Sunday, September 25. The reading of the Bible lessons and Psalm starts at the 8:30 mark of the video. Pastor Jeannie begins...
John O. Bohmer memories (VIDEO)
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,...
John O. Bohmer passes away *UPDATE
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...
The return of Charlotte (VIDEO)
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...
Sedan Daze 2022! (VIDEO)
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...
Belgrade August Fest Saturday night street dance (VIDEO)
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....
Belgrade Royal Ambassador candidates at August Fest (VIDEO)
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...
