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NOTE: images of the BVD poster were updated on Tuesday, July 2 and re-posted here. Please share this web article so others can see the schedule of events! Bonanza Valley Days is coming on July 11, 12, 13 and 14! On the afternoon of Friday, June 28, this web article will feature photos of the BVD poster, which should be viewable on any computer or device with a regular-sized monitor. Currently, the attached video here features footage from the Brooten Fire Department's chicken BBQ held on July...
On June 20, the Brooten Farmers Market season resumed for the summer and fall. Through the early 2010s, Brooten held a Farmers Market at the city park. Last summer in late August, the a Farmers Market was reestablished in Brooten. Organizers felt it was worth it to get a Farmers Market resumed in June and see what type of interest vendors had. The first night was a success and offered the Busy Beehive a chance to display some of what's offered in the newest business that recently opened on Main...
Better late than never! Here's the video featuring the Belgrade V.F.W. Post 1825 Memorial Day parade. A full 24 days later...we're finally getting this posted....
A special Father's Day poem was provided by Pastor Jeanne Megorden as part of her sermon at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on Sunday, June 16. The attached video features Sam Sanders providing the reading of the lessons before Pastor Jeanne gave the Holy Gospel and her sermon. At around the four-minute mark, Pastor Jeanne begins the Holy Gospel from Mark 4. Her sermon begins about 2 minutes later....
Shirley Borgerding, 94 of Belgrade, died Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at Folkstone Senior Living in Wayzata. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Belgrade. Visitation will start at 9:00 am until the start of the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home in Belgrade. http://www.hafh.org. Shirley Ruth Jaggard Borgerding was born December 19, 1929, in Woodbury, NJ. Shirley was the...
Marvel in the past as you enjoy these "Tracks Through Time"! The Belgrade Museum has set regular hours for the summer of 2024 when the public is invited to stop by and see all that they offer. They were open on Saturday, June 8, and the next regular Saturday they are open will be on June 22. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In July, the Belgrade Museum will be open on July 13 and July 17. In August, the Belgrade Museum will be open on August 10 and August 24. The date of August 10 is extra special,...
Bonanza Valley Days 2024 in Brooten is coming on Thursday through Sunday, July 11, 12, 13 and 14. The BVD theme for 2024 is "Redneck Olympics: Back For More in 2024!" With just under four weeks to go, hot-off-the-press Bonanza Valley Days posters for the big four-day celebration in Brooten have been added on display at local businesses. This web article contains a preview of what's to come across the next week for BVD announcements. The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper is determining the best...
The attached video features Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's Tia Nelson, a member of the Class of 2025, reading General John Logan's Order No. 11 at Olson Auditorium. This was during the Belgrade V.F.W. Memorial Day program. From the Army Historical Program: On March 3, 1868, General John Logan issued General Order No. 11, which called for a national day of remembrance for Civil War dead. This order served as the basis for what became the national holiday of Memorial Day. Logan also returned to...
At the May 22 meeting of the Belgrade-Brooten police board, Police Chief Casey Jansky spoke about the conclusion of his first run with the L.E.A.D. program at B-B-E elementary school. The L.E.A.D. program stands for Law Enforcement Against Drugs. It is a non-profit 501C3 organization supported by dedicated police officers who are committed to protecting our youth and communities from the proliferation of drugs, drug related crimes, peer to peer/cyber bullying and violence. This is accomplished...
The Belgrade-Brooten police department has applied for grant funding to pay for state highway crosswalk signs at the downtown areas of both Belgrade and Brooten. At the April 17 meeting of the B-B police board, Chief Casey Jansky said that the new signs would feature activated lights at the intersections of Highway 55 with Washburn Avenue in Belgrade and Central Avenue in Brooten. The grant has a minimum project cost of $25,000. "I have an engineer through MN-DOT who is assisting me and wrote a...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 2024 had a terrific Baccalaureate worship service Sunday, April 28 at Trinity Lutheran in Brooten. Of the class of 39 graduates, 26 were in attendance with numerous siblings, parents, stepparents and grandparents - all of whom have been providing and will continue to provide encouragement for these youth to take the correct path in life in world that seems to get more confusing by the hour. The attached video features the full Baccalaureate worship service...
Justin M. Rooney, 46, of St. Cloud, formerly of Belgrade, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday May 5, 2024, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 pm. Friday, May 10, 2024, at St. Francis deSales Catholic Church in Belgrade. Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to the service at church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home in Belgrade, http://www.hafh.org. Justin Michael Rooney was born December 10, 1977, to Darrell and Joy...
How do we keep our beautiful Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa communities healthy so we can care for each other as Jesus teaches? We start with being informed. Recently Officer Jansky with the Belgrade Police Department shared his concern over Opioid and Vaping use in our communities. The Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran parish has collaborated with the Stearns County Public Health Department, B-B-E schools and the Belgrade-Brooten Police Department to organize a public presentation to share facts...
Puzzle lovers are invited to gather into groups of four to form teams for a jigsaw puzzle tournament coming to the Belgrade library on Saturday, April 27. The tournament runs from 12:30 to 3 p.m. that afternoon in downtown Belgrade. Each team receives the same puzzle, and teams try to put the puzzle together the fastest. (Six team limit.) Register with your team name. For ages 12 to adult. Register your team by calling the Belgrade library at 320-254-8842. April 26 update...the library reported...
Likely aided by what was a generally mild winter for Minnesota's standards, service organizations across the Bonanza Valley area and the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school district enjoyed remarkable support across the past few months for fundraising events. For example, the B-B-E Knights of Columbus hosted fish fry events at the KaDe Shack with turnout exceeding 600 customers. In at least the past six years, the highest total for their three fish fry nights in a season was around 500 (in the 2022 L...
A video was attached to this on Sunday, April 21. Charles Elwood Sagedahl, affectionately known as "Chuck", age 93, of Brooten, passed peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Funeral services were held on April 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten. Burial with military honors was in the church cemetery in Brooten. In Lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church and Concordia College. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home...
Severe Weather Awareness Week, April 8-12, is a great time for Minnesotans to prepare for unpredictable and extreme Midwestern weather. In Brooten, the Brooten Fire Department will sound the sirens in town at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. Please spread the word! Additional Severe Weather Awareness week information: Great River Energy and its 27 member-owner cooperatives and customers are always working to keep the power flowing to homes, farms and businesses. "During severe weather, such as tornados, straight-line winds and...
Faith communities across the Bonanza Valley area celebrated Easter on Sunday, March 31. Sunrise worships were held at 6:30 or 7 a.m. that morning, and other church services followed. Some churches like First Lutheran of Norway Lake and Trinity Lutheran in Brooten hosted Easter breakfast meals following their sunrise worships. In the attached video, you can take in part of Pastor Lisa Meschke's sermon at Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade that morning. A video featuring Pastor Rick Krasky's...
From the desk of the Bonanza Valley Voice publisher, Brooten, Minnesota, on Saturday, April 6, 2024: Monday addendum: our newspaper family is sickened by the news of the pending closure of newspapers in Hutchinson and Litchfield. The work done by the local staff in both communities was excellent by our standards. Unfortunately, the management of absentee ownership essentially strangled what could be done each week in their printed newspapers. Our hearts go out to their towns' newspaper staff and their families. We pray for a good outcome to...
The spring snowfall from the Easter weekend became part of the fun at the annual Brooten Easter egg hunt. For the second straight year due to late winter snowfall, the Easter egg hunt was held at the elementary school parking lot. An attached video features the children running off into the snowbanks to gather the candy. This event was made possible by the generous donations and efforts of the Brooten Fire Relief Association, RJ's Mini Mart and the Fauskee and DeKok families....
Reports across the past week from major United States media outlets have repeated the federal government's boasting about the March 2024 jobs report. In that report, the government is saying that 303,000 new jobs were created. However, here's what the mainstream media is not reporting, or if they are, they are reporting it without full context. Companies shed massive numbers of jobs in November and December of last year. According to the BLS, the number of people employed in a full time...
The Belgrade-Brooten police department recently received a generous donation from Bayer Built Woodworks towards the cost of their body camera program. Police Chief Casey Jansky reported the news to the B-B Police Board at their March 19 meeting in Belgrade. "They have been a great supporter of our police department, and they want to continue with the relationship by assisting us with monetary donations towards projects," said Jansky. "I can't thank them enough for their support over the years."...
As a snow storm approached the area and turned what was a mild week of weather into full-blown winter, area churches held Palm Sunday worships on Sunday, March 24. In the attached video, Pastor Rick Krasky provides his Palm Sunday worship sermon....
The Easter egg hunt and bicycle drawing for area youth is at 1 p.m. at the elementary school parking lot in Brooten on Saturday, March 30. The bicycles and supplies were purchased with generous donations by the Brooten Fire Relief Association and the Fauskee family of Brooten. The attached video features the same event at the same location on April 8, 2023. You can see a photo gallery from the 2023 Easter egg hunt in Brooten by clicking here: 2023 Brooten Easter Egg hunt....
Year by year after the pandemic, the Belgrade Lions has built up the annual chili cook-off contest as a fundraiser for the B-B-E Area Food Shelf. This year, with a total of eight different parties providing chili, the Belgrade Lions was thrilled to have 93 individuals participate in the contest. They raised over $200 in loose donations to go with the $465 raised from the contest participants. Once all donations are tallied, a final announcement will be made in an upcoming newspaper issue with...
