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All youth from Sunburg and the Sunburg area are encouraged to come out and see Santa Claus as he makes a visit in town courtesy of the Sunburg Fire Department and many helpers. Starting at the Sunburg Fire Hall/Community Center at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 8, Santa Claus will hitch a ride on a fire truck and drive throughout town. Santa's helpers will deliver treat bags to all children standing outside their homes or who are gathered downtown by the Sunburg Post Office. Families from...
The Belgrade Commercial Club will host their annual Santa Day event on Saturday, December 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the municipal hall on main street. Children can register for door prizes for a drawing that will be held at 10:50 a.m. (need not be present to win). These prizes are purchased from the locally-owned Belgrade Hardware store. Also gifts and treats will be available, and special B-B-E Just For Kix performances will take place at 9:45 and 10:45 a.m. In the attached video, you can watch...
The Brooten Activities Club, Brooten Fire Relief Association and numerous local businesses are excited to sponsor the Brooten Santa Day celebration on Saturday, December 9 on Main Street with the fun starting at 3:30 p.m. at Lucky Shots Bowling Alley. At that time, children can meet Santa Claus, who will be assisted by local helpers. Santa will be available there through at least 5 p.m. Santa Day visitors to downtown Brooten can stop at the KaDe Shack starting at 5 p.m. for the B-B-E Cub Scouts...
The day of Saturday, December 9 will be an exciting for all ages across the Belgrade and Brooten communities. First, Santa Day in Belgrade! The Belgrade Commercial Club will host their annual Santa Day event on Saturday, December 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the municipal hall on main street. Register for door prizes for a drawing that will be held at 10:50 a.m. (need not be present to win). Gifts and treats will be available, and special B-B-E Just For Kix performances will take place at 9:45 and...
The nation of Iceland stopped the ability to jab its citizens with Moderna's COVID therapeutic, which they market as a vaccine even though it does not affect transmission of the virus. This decision was made after reviewing new data from the Nordic countries that showed an increased incidence of myocarditis as well as pericarditis Iceland Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason announced this decision via the website of the Directorate of Health on October 6, 2023, which is almost two months ago. Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart mus...
The Brooten Buccaneers 1973 football team will hold a 50th anniversary reunion of their special football season in which they went 9-0 that fall. This will take place on Saturday, December 2 at Lucky Shots Bowling Alley in Brooten from 2 to 6 p.m. The Buccaneers were led by fourth-year head coach Don Larson that fall. They returned a strong nucleus of players from the 1972's squad that finished 2-7. In the final Class C state rankings, which were determined by a computer, Brooten was ranked No....
A major police investigation this fall involved a scam that hit this area, including the city of Belgrade. Belgrade-Brooten Police Chief Casey Jansky explained in his report to the B-B Police Board on October 25, "Scammers claiming to be FirstNet somehow acquired the city of Belgrade public works information and purchased numerous iPads. These iPads were shipped to an address on Nelson Avenue in Belgrade." At this specific address, the house was uninhabited but was for sale. During the...
A large law enforcement presence was established on Washburn Avenue in Belgrade, Minnesota, on Monday, November 6 before 7 p.m. At 7:05 p.m., a police officer announced via a squad loudspeaker that an individual in the residence was under arrest, and that they should come out with their hands up. This was not the first such announcement, as the first contact made in this manner was at approximately 6:45 p.m. "We smell the smoke," the officer said. "And we are not leaving." An attached video...
When a resident of the Bonanza Valley area thinks of sugar beets, it's common to think of a crop planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. The random, near football-sized beets that can sometimes spill from a semi load while traveling from the field to the pile in October is a reminder that sugar beets are a big part of the local agriculture community. A key feature of sugar beets is one that is not readily known: they are a biennial crop, or one that completes their growing cycle across...
The Elrosa Fire Department hosted their annual fall steak fry fundraiser on Saturday, October 14. The event was held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church with both a drive-through taking place in the parking lot and a sit-down dinner in the church basement. Altogether, they served 733! It was another tremendous event that the community of Elrosa can be quite proud of. A video from that evening is attached here....
Turnout, enthusiasm and excitement ran strong on Saturday at Crow River Lutheran church for their annual WELCA fall soup and supper and auction fundraiser. They had 44 bidders for the auction, and anything over 40 represents a very good turnout for that event! Over 200 were served for the supper, and all 1,200 tickets were sold for the WELCA quilt raffle. Attached here is a video from the start of the auction as Pastor Lisa Meschke gave the opening prayer....
The United State's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating safety (danger) signals coming from reports of children in the 2 to 5-year old age bracket who are suffering from seizures and convulsions after they've been hit with a COVID jab. These safety signals suggest that the odds of those ages of children having a seizure or convulsion is higher from getting a jab of COVID therapy compared to if they had not received the jabs at all. The COVID jabs being investigated are based on...
The Elrosa Fire Department and their families invite everyone to their annual steak fry on Saturday, October 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church basement. Cost: $15 per person, and takeout is available. Additional details on the cash and prize raffle were published with this event's advertising in the October 5 and October 12 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Come out and show your support!...
Parishioners of St. Donatus Catholic Church in Brooten hosted their fall ham and turkey dinner at the Padua Pub on Sunday, September 17. They had a tremendous turnout numbering over 650 people. A video attached features the view at the banquet hall that afternoon....
Belgrade is exploring the idea to build a new fire hall, a matter that was discussed at the city council's regular meeting held last Monday (September 18). Currently, the existing fire hall is located at 120 Walker Street to the north of Belgrade Steel Tank. A committee has been set up to draw out what is needed in a new fire hall, especially its dimensions, number of stalls and potential locations. This information will be included in a grant application to the United States Department of...
Children at Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches performed special music at Rally Sunday worship, which was held on Sunday, September 17 at the Brooten city park. Both churches held a joint worship led by Pastor Jeannie Megorden. A video below features the last two-thirds or so of the worship that morning. A picture with part of the youth group was published in the September 21 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice on page 12....
Ziemer Auctions and Terry Hilbrands held a consignment auction in Belgrade on Saturday, September 9, as patches of rain held off for the most part while passing through the area. Turnout was strong while farmers came out not only to see what was for sale but also to visit with friends and neighbors from throughout the area. Page one of the September 14 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper featured two pictures from the auction. Note: a video is coming on Thursday afternoon to be added...
John Anthony Sluss (80) formerly of Brooten, MN died August 3rd in his new home of Urbana, IL after a fall. John was preceded in death by his parents, Martha (Wilhite) and Anthony Sluss; and his sister Susan Sluss. John leaves behind his wife, Beverly (Brown) Sluss and his daughter Colleen (Jon) Gorman. He also leaves behind a brother Michael (Ellen) Sluss and sister Angie Raddatz. John was a Vietnam veteran, plus was in the Army Reserves for 22 years. He was an avid fixer of machines and an...
The community of Brooten is making progress towards cleaning up run down buildings, whether it's on Main Street or elsewhere in town. This week in downtown Brooten, buildings near the heart of town are getting attention needed towards demolition. One building was dropped early on the morning of Friday, September 15. Video below shows some of the aftermath of demolition that morning. The new property owner of this corner stated to The Voice that he believes the other building, which is commonly...
In this video, Dr. John Campbell breaks down a study from Israel that shows how natural immunity from SARS-COV2 is vastly superior to jab-induced protection. In fact, it showed that natural immunity was 13 times better. Not having the jab but natural immunity makes the protection 27 times better. The 16-minute long video is posted below that breaks it all down....
Below is a video from West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on August 20 with the singing of "Amazing Grace" to conclude Sunday morning worship that day....
The Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran parish hosted Vacation Bible School between August 6-9 at Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade. A video featuring one of the final songs of the program held on August 9 is posted below. After the program, children and their families and friends who attended gathered for an ice cream social in the fellowship hall. Three photos from that evening were published in the August 24 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
A major corrective surgery at Rochester Mayo for out-of-control scoliosis afflicting the oldest daughter of the Bonanza Valley Voice publisher's family was a "total, 100 percent success" on August 24. Children and adults from all over the globe travel to Rochester to treat what ails them, so to have this medical facility right here in our state is a blessing. The surgery, performed at St. Mary's Hospital on the Rochester Mayo campus, prevented permanent damage caused by a severely-curved spine...
Here's another video clip from the Belgrade August Fest parade held on August 12....
The Belgrade August Fest grand parade featured over 60 units that ran through down in about an hour's time on Saturday, August 12. Below is a short video featuring the first few units of the parade....
