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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...
The LifeLink III helicopter is set to visit Bonanza Valley Days on Friday, July 7 during the Brooten Fire Department's chicken supper. It is schedule to land between 5 and 7 p.m. that evening, unless it is called away for an emergency. A video below features BVD guests with the LifeLink III helicopter on July 8, 2022....
The Bonanza Valley Voice learned this week that two dogs have died as a result of injuries they sustained in the city of Brooten this summer after being attacked by another dog. These events occurred on the south part of town. The dates and specific locations are still being verified, but as a public service, the newspaper wants to share information about what to do in the case of a dog attack. This web article will be updated as additional details are verified. Whether a person or a pet are...
Parishes on the Prairie, with Catholic churches from Sauk Centre, West Union, Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa, invites everyone from all walks of life to their second annual Prayer and Party fellowship event on Sunday, June 25 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church from 5 to 9 p.m. The event features free food, kids activities and much more. Come any time! The evening's schedule is as follows: 4 to 5 p.m. Holy Hour 5 to 9 p.m. live band, jump houses, food (pulled pork, hot dogs and more), beer,...
The annual Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is just around the corner! The big four-day event is coming on July 6 through July 9 with activities actually starting on Monday, July 3 that week with the BVD Medallion Hunt. The medallion hunt starts at 8 a.m. Monday, at which time the first clue will be posted at city hall. Sign-ups for the BVD Youth 3-on-3 basketball tournament are underway as well as the men's 3-on-3 tournament. The youth tournament starts at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 6...
Parishes on the Prairie, with Catholic churches from Sauk Centre, West Union, Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa, invites everyone from all walks of life to their second annual Prayer and Party fellowship event on Sunday, June 25 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church from 5 to 9 p.m. The event features free food, kids activities and much more. Come any time! The evening's schedule is as follows: 4 to 5 p.m. Holy Hour 5 to 9 p.m. live band, jump houses, food (pulled pork, hot dogs and more), beer,...
Jennifer Murphey, age 57 of Brooten died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at home. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 23 at 2:00 p.m. at Big Grove Lutheran Church in rural Brooten/Belgrade. Visitation will be Thursday, June 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Brooten. Visitation will also continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Brooten. Jennifer's children Morgan and...
The Belgrade Museum will be open on the following dates this summer from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on these days: June 10 and 24, July 8 and 22 plus August 12 and 26. Private groups may request a viewing by calling the Belgrade City office at 320-254-8220 or Dennis Braegelman at 320-247-2378. The Museum is located on Washburn Avenue in downtown Belgrade We are still in need of some volunteers to assist on these dates. If you are interested, please call one of the numbers above. Another duty of this...
Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary members hosted a Memorial Day program at the Brooten Pavilion on a sunny, breezy Monday, May 29. Below is a video featuring the program, which lasted 27 minutes and featured the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa senior high band performing numerous patriotic selections. Pastor Jean Megorden's keynote address begins at about the 12-minute mark in the video....
Brooten American Legion Ranten-Sundflot Post No. 288 will host a Memorial Day program on Monday, May 29 at the Brooten Pavilion starting at 10 a.m. The event will feature Trinity/West Lake Johanna Lutheran Pastor Jean Megorden as keynote speaker. The B-B-E high school band will also perform. After the program, American Legion members will serve cake and coffee. Please come and honor our veterans who have given so much to us. The Belgrade V.F.W. Saboe-Levorson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No....
The Class of 2023 Baccalaureate service was held on Sunday, May 7 at the Brooten Community Church with 41 of the 54 seniors worshiping. With sophomore Tia Nelson leading the songs, senior class members provided Biblical readings. Shown are Dacia Szczesniak (left) and Bella Buckentine and Abby Berge. Pastor Rick Krasky provided the sermon. (Story coming next week.) A video featuring most of the Baccalaureate worship is posted with this web article....
This 33-minute long video features an astonishing level of information regarding the value of Vitamin D in a person's health. In February 2022, scientists in Israel published remarkable data in a study showing a strong link between Vitamin D deficiency and death or serious illness among COVID-19 patients. The study showed that patients who are deficient in Vitamin D are up to 14 times more likely to fall severely ill from COVID-19 than people with higher Vitamin D levels. COVID-19 patients with...
Marcia's Bar and Grill in downtown Brooten recently held a very successful bean bag tournament that drew a nice stream of customers to town on Saturday, April 29. The bean bag tournament itself lasted just over five hours and brought life to the town that complemented the prom-related traffic that was also part of local life that day. Organizers hope to get a bean bag league going in Brooten for the summer of 2023, and information on that is forthcoming....
City public works staff of Belgrade and Brooten will be flushing fire hydrants between Monday, May 1 and Thursday, May 4 next week. Water may be rusty, so take care when doing laundry and other household activities....
On Thursday, April 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. "There are biological differences between men and women," said Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach of Paynesville. "Ignoring these differences and allowing men to participate in women's sports puts women and girls at an inherent disadvantage and robs them of rewards for their hard work and perseverance. I am proud of the House for passing this legislation, and strengthening...
The Voice has confirmed that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is not welcome to attend the funeral on Saturday (April 22) for fallen Pope County Deputy Joshua Owen. In a phone call, Deputy Owen's widow, Shannon, spoke directly to Walz and told him that he is not welcome to be at Minnewaska High School on Saturday. Shannon Owen stated that the reason she does not want Walz to attend is due to his lack of support for law enforcement. She further stated that this would be the wish of her late husband. L...
The song was performed to conclude worship at Easter sunrise worship on Sunday, April 9 at East Norway Lake Lutheran church. Video further below features the final 11 minutes of worship, with the choir's 'Hallelujah Chorus' performance from George Fredric Handel's Messiah beginning at about the 6-minute mark. Photos from ENL's Easter sunrise worship were published on page 5 of the April 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Prior to writing the 260-page Messiah in 1741, Handel was near...
On a warm, calm sunny day to begin the month of April, the Belgrade Commercial Club hosted their annual Easter egg hunt in a different venue than usual, the B-B-E high school parking lot. Photos from the event were published in the April 6 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. A video from the event is posted below....
The Belgrade Lions organization hosted their second annual Chili Cook-Off contest on Saturday, March 18 at the Belgrade V.F.W. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the local B-B-E Area Food Shelf. A video of the announcing of the winners is published with this web article....
The Belgrade Commercial Club Easter Egg hunt event has been moved back to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. The event is at the B-B-E high school northeast parking lot in Belgrade. Please pass the word! The Bonanza Valley area received over 6 inches of snow between 7 p.m. and midnight on Friday, March 31. A long, long time ago...150 years ago in fact, winter in central Minnesota lasted from October through May (1872-1873)...this year winter began in November, and hopefully we will see it conclude in April!...
The Brooten Activities Club, the Brooten Fire Relief Association, RJ's Mini Mart and an assortment of local businesses and volunteers invite area youth to come to Brooten to the B-B-E elementary parking lot on Saturday, April 8 at 1 p.m. for the annual Easter Egg Hunt and meet-and-greet with the Easter bunny! The event was originally set to take place at the Brooten city park, but the park continues to be blanketed by two to three feet of snow (or more) as winter refuses to relinquish its grip...
The Brooten Ambulance Service and Glacial Ridge Health System is thrilled about the huge turnout at their recent spring pancake breakfast held on Sunday, March 19 with over 400 served. The event was held at the Brooten American Legion hall. A photo of the volunteers working at the pancake feed was published on page one of the March 23 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Herman "Hermie" TeBrake, 72, of Brooten, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Belgrade Nursing Home. A celebration of life for Herman was held from 2:00 for 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 19 at the Brooten Community Church basement. Herman Jan TeBrake was born on June 7, 1950 in Glenwood, MN, the son of Herman and Jeanette (Zylstra) TeBrake. He grew-up in the Brooten area, was a lifelong member of the Brooten Community Church (Brooten Christian Reformed Church) and graduated from Brooten...
A marvelous half-hour long ventriloquist show was performed by James Wedgwood on Sunday, February 19 at the Belgrade Municipal Hall as entertainment to conclude the B-B-E Cub Scouts Pack No. 667 Blue Gold awards banquet. Video from the show is below....
ANNOUNCEMENT for residents of Brooten: West Central Sanitation has announced that regular recycling pick-up will take place as scheduled on Friday, February 24 (tomorrow)...but the garbage pick-up for Friday has been postponed one day to Saturday due to the weather. Please pass the word!...
