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The Belgrade Fire Department hosted a terrific chicken BBQ supper on Friday, August 11 as part of the annual August Fest celebration. They ended up serving over 600 and are grateful for all the support from the public. Below is a short video featuring the crowd outside the Belgrade V.F.W. that evening. Staff of Kensington Bank also served a free ice cream social at the same location....
The annual Belgrade August Fest celebration starts tonight, Thursday, August 10 with a free community celebration and concert in the city park, brought to the public by the Belgrade Economic Development Authority. The Belgrade city park is located on south Highway 55 near the Belgrade Centennial Monument and crow statute. From 5:30 to 8 p.m., food will be served by Queen Bee's with a cost of $7 per plate for pulled pork BBQ sandwiches or $4 per plate for hot dog meals. Each meal comes with...
LOST: one tom cat, white and tan colors, blue eyes, please call me 320-346-2894 if located. Leona Veltikold, Brooten, on Eastern Avenue near golf course. Cat was rescued last winter after being found near death and has one ear with frostbite damage; very tame and friendly, been missing 2 nights as of Monday the 14th....
On Sunday, July 30 at Elrosa's Saints Field baseball stadium, the Parishes on the Prairie Catholic churches hosted a special outdoor Mass led by St. Cloud Diocese Bishop Patrick Neary. The setting, the turnout and the worship was a breathtaking experience with over 500 worshipers filling rows upon rows of chairs across the infield. The choir and altar were on trailers at home plate and near first base. One video clip has been posted with this web article featuring Bishop Neary greeting the...
The 17th annual Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters Jake's Day youth hunting and conservation event was another success based on the number of smiles it brought to area kids on Saturday, July 29 at the Belgrade Sportsmen's shooting range. A video embedded here features kids shooting at the clay trap station that day....
Missing from Belgrade are black labs Buster and Raji. They are going to be very scared. They were taken from their home for the last 8 and 9 years in South Dakota and moved to Minnesota to live in a barn and not have any way of getting outside. Was not my choice. Were taken while I was not home. Please if you see them message me. They will be scared. Please dontt chase. I miss them. I want them back. David (605) 860-2228...
Just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, a severe rain and wind storm pounded across the Brooten and Belgrade areas. The strongest punch of wind battered Brooten for over 15 minutes as torrential rain fell. Brooten first responders went quickly to work tracking at least 15 downed power lines in town. Threats of severe storm activity continued throughout the overnight hours. The National Weather Service reported winds in the 50 to 75 mph range across the New London-Belgrade-Brooten areas. The...
Official UPDATE on Thursday, July 27: the City of Brooten, PWSID 1730005 is lifting the Boil Water Advisory dated 07/26/23. What is posted below is one day old and now outdated, but it will remain online as a public service. PUBLIC NOTICE for Brooten city residents on Wednesday afternoon, July 26, 2023: Brooten's city water supply may be contaminated due to a loss of pressure. Residents are advised to boil their water before drinking or food preparation to avoid getting sick. Below is the...
The Brooten Pavilion has hosted hundreds of musical acts across its 93-plus years of existence since it opened the last week of September in 1929. Through the local connection of Dr. Anthony (Tony) Sanders, Tim Zimmerman and the King's Brass brought a dynamite collection of band brass players to the Pavilion last Wednesday, July 19, for a performance of Christian and patriotic-based songs. An article on Sanders and photos from the performance was published in the July 27 issue of the Bonanza...
In the midst of a massive clean up effort, the city of Brooten looks vastly different over 36 hours past the wind and rain storm that hit the area during the final hour of Tuesday, July 26. At sunrise on Wednesday, July 26, nearly every block of town had trees down and electricity and communication cables damaged. Power was gradually restored by Xcel Energy crews to the entire town by 5 p.m. on Wednesday. A video below features footage from the early morning of Wednesday, July 26 along Central...
The Bonanza Valley Days kiddie parade was held on a sunny, picture-perfect Saturday morning, July 8 in Brooten. The video below features the parade, which was held along Hatton Street. The BVD kiddie parade's youngest participant was Lainey Olson, who is just four months old. The oldest participant was 10-year old Braeden Lieser. All participants had their names placed into a drawing. Mary Olson of Sleepy Eye (daughter of B-B-E Class of 1998 graduate Kevin Olson) won the grand prize from this...
St. Donatus Catholic church held a special Sunday morning Mass during Bonanza Valley Days on Sunday, July 9. They had a packed house for worship, which was led by Father Mark Stang. A video below features part of the middle of the Mass....
Tim Zimmerman and the Kings Brass gave a performance for the ages on Wednesday, July 19 at the Brooten Pavilion. A video from the opening song is attached below. One of the band performers is Dr. Tony Sanders, formerly of Brooten and now a professor at Winona State University in southeast Minnesota. A second song was added to this web article on July 25. Note: to watch the videos, you may have to open the YouTube player in a new web browser or in the YouTube App on your devic...
Bonanza Valley Days outdid itself as a small town celebration this past weekend in Brooten. Beyond a random hiccup here and there, the full four-day weekend of activities in Brooten drew visitors from near and far across central Minnesota. One example of the terrific interest in BVD: on Saturday, the BVD Bean Bag tournament quickly filled out with 50 teams for the first time in recent history. Last year this event included 39 teams. The July 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice included 37...
The Bonanza Valley Days grand parade was the biggest in years as they drew over 77 units on Sunday, July 9. Below is a short video featuring early units, including the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. A large variety of grand parade photos will be published in the July 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Downtown Brooten was nearly maxed out on Saturday, July 8, as over 80 cars and trucks descended on Main Street for the Bonanza Valley Days car and truck show. Jim and Tracy Fischer, owners of JF Auto Repair in Brooten, were key organizers for what has become one of the biggest draws for BVD in Brooten. Over 83 cars and trucks were registered, an all-time high in recent years for this BVD event. Additional coverage was published in the July 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice, and more is...
A small set of Bonanza Valley Days 2023 T-shirts are still for sale. Over a week later, a full inventory of what's left has been itemized and is outlined below. The T-shirt logos were created by the late Jennifer Murphey, who has traditionally handled BVD shirt sales in recent years. She passed away on June 13. You can email the newspaper publisher to inquire about purchasing a T-shirt. The cost is $15. The following inventory is updated as of Tuesday at noon, July 18. Adult T-shirt sizes 3XL -...
A large variety of 2023 Bonanza Valley Days T-shirts are for sale on Thursday and Friday, July 6-7, at the newspaper office in downtown Brooten. The "Proud and Free 2023" shirts are sized in both youth and adult varieties in selections of gray, yellow and pink. The cost is $15 each. Supply is limited, and the office will be open until 4 p.m. each day. On Friday, sales will begin by 9 a.m. or earlier! Call 320-346-2400 with any questions. Update on Thursday afternoon: it appears that the...
Friday night update to share from the publisher: the DeeJay Sounds street dance, sponsored by the Bonanza Valley Voice, is still ON! The music should start playing by 9:30 p.m., at which point the rain is supposed to dissipate. We are receiving about a half inch of highly valuable rain! This is a good thing. At 9:38, DeeJay Sounds fired up the Friday night street dance. The Flavor Shack and Marcia's Bar and Grill are both serving a wide variety of food!! And the KaDe Shack is, of course, serving...
For the second year in a row, the LifeLink III helicopter is scheduled to visit Bonanza Valley Days. The helicopter is set to land between 5 and 7 p.m. on Friday, July 7 during the Brooten Fire Department's chicken BBQ supper fundraiser. It will not be able to visit if it is out on an emergency call, of course. A video below features the landing (it had landed already) of the helicopter on July 8 at BVD last summer. Friday update: the LifeLink III visit was cancelled due to the threat of poor...
A wide variety of food offerings will be available across the final three days of Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten - which runs July 6, 7, 8 and 9. On Friday, the Brooten Fire Department's Chicken BBQ supper runs from 5 to 8 p.m. or until they run out...but they very likely will pull through with enough for everyone! If turnout approaches 800 it could get dicey, but come and enjoy the atmosphere as BVD "Proud and Free in 2023" heats up! The Sedan Fire Relief Association will serve hamburgers in...
Here it is! This is the grand parade lineup for Sunday, July 9 in Brooten. The Bonanza Valley Days grand parade will get rolling at 1:30 p.m. The organization and lineup starts at noon by the elementary school. 1. •. Belgrade-Brooten Police Department 2 • Brooten American Legion 3 • Legion Auxilairy line up by the elevator parking lot 4 • B-B-E Cub Scouts Pack 667 5 • B-B-E Scouts BSA 6 • Brooten Mayor Thor Amundson 7 • BVD Grand Marshals Brandon and Ashley 8 • Glacial Ridge Health System l...
Samantha Baker will reign as the new Miss Brooten as of this afternoon! Baker, along with five other candidates, were crowned as part of the Miss Brooten royal court for the next year. Miss Brooten princesses are Madison Hofmann and Faith Radermacher. Little Miss Brooten is Alayni Worms, while the Little Miss Brooten princesses are Emma Radermacher and Ella Jenniges. Their reign will run through July 14, 2024 when the next Miss Brooten program will be held. Hofmann won the Miss Congeniality...
The second annual Prayer and Party church social, hosted by Parishes on the Prairie Catholic churches, was a huge hit in Elrosa on Sunday, June 25. The B-B-E Knights of Columbus served over 320 floats (35 pails of ice cream), which was an increase from last year's 260 served at this event on June 29, 2022. Video from the event is posted here in this web article....
Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten is just around the corner on July 6, 7, 8 and 9. The first Medallion hunt clue will be posted Monday, July 3 on the window of city hall. This is the only location that clues will be posted, but, of course, anyone is welcome to share that information as they are able to! Youth basketball and worship in the park kick things off on Thursday, July 6; the worship starts at 7 p.m., and cookies and milk will be served afterwards. The LifeLink III helicopter is scheduled...
