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The current winter has given central Minnesota and a greater portion of the upper Midwest a few rounds of blizzard-like snow storms. Such storms have been part of life since pioneers first settled the area in the mid-19th century. Carolyn Mankell Sowinski, who grew up in Lake Andrew Township near the Norway Lake Parish churches, has written extensively about one of the major blizzards that wreaked havoc in central Minnesota: the blizzard of January 7, 1873. In the fall of 2022, Sowinski...
The Belgrade-Brooten police department finished 2022 with a total of 1,837 incident complaint reports (ICRs) on the book. This represents about a six percent increase from 2021, when the total was 1,731 between the two towns. Belgrade-Brooten Police Chief Casey Jansky reported to the BB police board that new Automatic Electronic Defibrillators (AEDs) are in service. They both come with five-year bumper to bumper warranties including pads. Two additional AEDs were donated to B-B-E schools. The full police story was published in the January 26...
It's a little late, but here's worship service video from West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on Sunday, January 15 in Gilchrist Township....
Cozy up with a good book and challenge yourself to read more this season with the Winter Reading Program! "Read for a Better World," the 2023 Winter Reading Program begins Monday, January 2, 2023, and runs through Tuesday, February 28th at the Belgrade Myrtle Mabee library on the north end of Main Street. The program provides fun incentives for readers to settle into cozy winter reading habits. It is designed primarily for teens and adults and is open to anyone in the 6th grade or older. Each...
Sugar beet harvesting has become a time-honored tradition each fall across the Bonanza Valley area and beyond. The method used consists of two separate machines, one that cuts the top off the plant and the other that digs them up and lifts them into a storage hopper for transport. Hence the phrase, "It's time to lift beets" muttered by farmers across central Minnesota and beyond. The need to use two machines creates an extra layer of cost for equipment and labor, not to mention the necessity...
Such a wonderful worship service to kick off 2023! Below is video from the majority of worship service on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Sunburg Free Lutheran church in Norway Lake Township in the far northwestern corner of Kandiyohi County. The video begins with special music by singers who were featured in a photo in the January 5 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. They performed additional special music at about the 17-minute mark in the video. Pastor Ron's readings from the Bible and...
On Sunday, December 18, Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade hosted their Sunday School Christmas program. A video featuring the entire program is posted below....
Here's the full video of the Sunday School Christmas program held at Big Grove Lutheran church on Sunday, December 18 in North Fork Township....
The God Squad (religious education) students of the Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran parish of Brooten held their Christmas program on Sunday, December 11 at Trinity church. A video from the final 11 minutes of the program is posted below. The program's title was 'The Night Shift Before Christmas'. Full coverage of the program will be published in the December 29 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
In this rare gem of a video, the official start of the Centennial celebration in Brooten began with a flag-raising ceremony in front of the former Brooten high school. This was held on Friday, July 18, 1986 at the flag pole west of the building. Former Mayor Kay Mohr gives a speech in this video. He just passed away on December 6, and a feature article is included in the December 15 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The community of Brooten was glowing on Saturday. Former teacher and mayor Kay Mohr would have been very, very proud. The day of Saturday, December 10 was crazy busy from start to finish in Brooten. On Saturday there were visits by Santa Claus in both Belgrade and Brooten, and The Grinch even made a stop at the Brooten Lanes for a period of time that was so remarkable the publisher wrote a column about it on page 8 of the December 15 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice! The Brooten lighted...
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 p.m. lighted Christmas parade. Belgrade Commercial Club Santa Day: the Belgrade Commercial Club invites area children to town on Saturday, December 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Municipal Hall. Bring the kids to see Santa and get some great photos! Each child will receive a gift from Santa and a treat....
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 p.m. lighted Christmas parade. Belgrade Commercial Club Santa Day: the Belgrade Commercial Club invites area children to town on Saturday, December 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Municipal Hall. Bring the kids to see Santa and get some great photos! Each child will receive a gift from Santa and a treat....
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 of the average cost of this year's classic Thanksgiving feast for 10, which is $64.05 or less than $6.50 per person. This is a $10.74 or 20% increase from last year's average of $53.31. The centerpiece on most Thanksgiving tables – the turkey – costs more than last year, at $28.96 for a 16-pound bird. That's $1.81 per pound, up 21% from last yea...
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, which is found in John, Chapter 6, verses 25 to 35....
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 students participating with reading and music selections. At the high school's program held in the afternoon, members of the Belgrade V.F.W. and V.F.W. Auxiliary were in attendance. Video from the elementary program is posted here....
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 2020 brought. "We are currently at 1,650 incident complaint reports for the year," said Jansky. "Last year we hit that figure on December 15, so we are up a bit from 2021 where we finished at 1,737. In 2020 we finished at 2,154. In 2019, we finished at 1,561." The full list of October's incident...
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 margin of 239 to 2. The two represents write-in votes. In the contested city council races, the two incumbents were re-elected as follows: 1. Scott Vogel 189 2. Bob Gregory 103 3. Tyler White 87 4. Mark Nepsund 71 Other city of Brooten vote totals 7th Congressional District: Michelle Fischbach (incumbent) 163, Jill Abahsain 88, Travis "Bull" Johnson...
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 here. The reading of the lessons and Psalm by Terri Anderson begins at about the 12:30 mark of the video. Pastor Jeannie's reading of the Holy Gospel begins shortly after the 16-minute mark. Pastor Jeannie's sermon begins at the 18-minute...
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 will be providing veterans and patriotism-themed readings. **The high school Veterans Day program may change due to the state volleyball tournament. Updates to follow. At the high school, the Voice of Democracy essay winners will give their speeches. Please attend if you are able to and show your...
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 without greatly disrupting fall combining, hay baling and other harvesting....
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 9. Pastor Ron Knutson takes the pulpit at about the 14-minute mark of the video to begin his sermon. This is worth taking in!...
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 children's sermon begins just after the seven-minute mark. Her sermon starts at the 12-minute mark in the video. West Lake Johanna church is located on State Highway 104 in Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten. Worship service times in October are at 10:30...
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 shown was aired in New York State....
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. Bourla subsequently backed out of this meeting that was set to take place on October 10. This committee is meeting with key officials involved in the EU's vaccine procurement process to draw lessons on how to respond to future pandemics. Other...
