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Posted on Friday afternoon, August 20. An item has been missing in Brooten for a local gentleman since Wednesday of this week. Here's the description: a red oval ruby-colored stone, not an actual ruby, that fits in a men's ring. It has great sentimental value, and a reward is being offered for help finding it. Please call 320-346-2275 if you can help. It could have been lost at or near The Local Pantry, the Brooten Post Office or at the Bonanza Valley State Bank....
NOTE: this web article was updated on Friday afternoon, August 13 with information from multiple central Minnesota zip code areas. This week the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip codes posted the number three. In the August 12, 2021 Minnesota Department of Health report posted two new COVID-19 cases in the Belgrade zip code, which is their first new COVID cases since June 17, almost two months ago. In Brooten, the 56316 zip code posted a "one" for the second week in a row after going from May 20...
Come to Belgrade this weekend! The August Fest celebration gets underway on Thursday night, August 12 at the city park starting at 5:30 p.m. with a FREE community meal! The full schedule was published in the August 5 and August 12 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Click on this short link to view a Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery from August of 2019 at the Belgrade August Fest: https://bit.ly/3jP1Suo. Added on Thursday night: a 13-minute long video was added to this web article...
Below is a video recorded on Thursday, August 5 at the Vacation Bible School program in Belgrade, MN at Grace Lutheran Church, which hosted the Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran Parish VBS during the week of August 2 to August 5. The VBS programming was created and directed by staff of Green Lake Lutheran Ministries of Spicer. Three photos from the program were published in the August 12 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Additional photos will be added to the newspaper's online...
The Belgrade August Fest had a terrific start to the three-day celebration this weekend. The evening was picture-perfect with mild summer temperatures, hardly any wind to speak of plus an overwhelming turnout of people of all ages. On Thursday, August 12, the community turned out in droves with close to 400 meals served at the free community supper at the Belgrade city park. The evening also included a free community concert with Gig Noonan performing from 6 to a little after 8 p.m., and the...
The Belgrade Fire Department and Rescue Squad hosted a chicken barbeque supper on Friday, August 13 at the Belgrade V.F.W. Post No. 1825. The turnout was remarkable with over 600 meals served. Below is a video recorded later in the supper, which concluded at about 7:30 p.m. just as the street dance was about to get underway....
Based on what I've heard from subscribers in Paynesville and Elrosa, the St. Cloud bundle of the August 12 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice has gone missing. I don't know where it's been lost in the Post Office system, but I have a hunch something went wrong in the St. Cloud Post Office plant. It's very upsetting considering that it was full of timely Belgrade August Fest news. *Update on Monday: it appears that the bundle was located! Those missing issues should be delivered today....
Below is the full video of the Belgrade Royal Ambassador coronation program, which was held on Saturday night in downtown Belgrade on August 14....
All good things must come to an end, and in Brooten, a good thing lasting over two months has ended. After going an incredible six weeks in the heart of summer with no new COVID-19 cases, the zip code areas of Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa saw the streak come to an end. It ended in an underwhelming way, although in this case "underwhelming" is exactly what one wants. The August 5 zip code report released by the Minnesota Department of Health showed one new COVID-19 case among the approximately...
So this is old news! But I am in a rush to get to the county fair in Glenwood, so here's a video I just uploaded from June....
How about that! We can essentially re-post what was written last week on July 22. Read below. The good news continues for the zip code areas of Brooten, Belgrade and Elrosa after data was released in the July 29 Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 report. The population of men, women and children (approx. 4,300) living in the zip codes 56316, 56312 and 56325 went yet another week without having any new COVID-19 cases reported. The last reported COVID-19 case for these zip code areas was posted on June 17. Dating back to May 20, no new...
The annual Jakes Day youth sporting event is Saturday, July 31 at the Belgrade Sportsmen's Club for all area children ages 3 to 17, featuring supervised use of small firearms (shot gun and hand guns) plus bow and arrows. The event is free! Just bring yourself and be ready to have a good time in an environment where safety comes first. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with shooting to start by 10 a.m. Lunch at noon followed by prizes for all participants. Sponsored by the National Wildlife Turkey...
The Bonanza Valley Days grand parade was held on Sunday, July 11 as part of the final two events to bring the big four-day town celebration to a conclusion. Below is video of the entire parade from start to finish. Parade photos were published in the July 15, July 22 and July 29 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Embedded below is video from Saturday, July 10 in downtown Brooten with a terrific atmosphere at the Bonanza Valley Days Car and Tractor Show plus the fourth annual Vintage Snowmobile Show. Additional coverage appeared in the July 15 and July 22 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The good news continues for the zip code areas of Brooten, Belgrade and Elrosa after data was released in the July 22 Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 report. The population of men, women and children (approx. 4,300) living in the zip codes 56316, 56312 and 56325 went another week without having any new COVID-19 cases reported. Dating back to May 20, no new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Brooten zip code, which has approximately 1,500 people. Since January 2020, the Brooten zip code (population approximately 1,500) has...
New Miss Brooten royalty has been crowned for 2021-2022 after the pageant and coronation was held on Saturday, July 10 at the Brooten Pavilion. Morgan Schwinghammer, who will be a senior next year at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, is the new Miss Brooten. She is the daughter of Darin and Marci Schwinghammer from Colfax Township. Schwinghammer also won the Miss Congeniality award. The two Miss Brooten princesses are Nina Tensen and Michelle Galaviz. The new Little Miss Brooten is Kinzee Jenniges,...
One of the most exhausting and exhilarating Bonanza Valley Days celebrations closed out on Sunday afternoon, July 11, after four days of non-stop activities in Brooten. Coverage of BVD 2021 will appear in the July 15, July 22 and July 29 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Below in this web article is the full video of the BVD Worship in the Park held on Thursday, July 8 at the city park. Pastor Rick Krasky and family hosted the service with music, preaching of the Word and a sermon...
Good news, good news, good news! The July 15 Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 report brought more good news to the zip code areas of Brooten, Belgrade and Elrosa. The trend that dates back to June 17, 2021 continues with no new COVID-19 cases reported in the city and rural areas of the zip codes 56316, 56312 and 56325. This area includes a population of approximately 4,300 men, women and children. Since January 2020, the Brooten zip code (population approximately 1,500) has reported a...
Featured below is video of the Bonanza Valley Days kiddie parade, held on Saturday, July 10. The parade and prizes were sponsored by Bollig Inc. of Willmar, who provide city engineering services to Brooten. Thank you to all the families who participated and watched! Additional coverage of the parade will be published in the July 22 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The 2021 Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is here! And the town of Brooten could not be happier. The highway project is done, highway stripes are going down, and soon the crosswalks will be painted on Highway 55. We received a very timely rain earlier this week, and the town is ready for the big "circus" to arrive! UPDATE on Friday morning:The BVD 2021 Medallion was found! It was found by Emma Bast and Nathaniel Bast on Thursday evening at Memorial Park. All of the clues are still...
The 2021 Miss Brooten Pageant is Saturday, July 10 at 6 p.m. at the Brooten Pavilion. A total of five young ladies are running for Miss Brooten, and six are running for Little Miss Brooten. More information will be posted on this event. The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper will record the pageant and post video at a later date for those who cannot attend in person....
Locals and visitors of Brooten will have plenty of food options over Bonanza Valley Days 2021! Below is the full summary with the latest and most up-to-date information. Any updates will be posted as they come. Below on this web article is a video from BVD 2016 at the Brooten Firemen's Chicken BBQ feed. (That's Friday night!!!) UPDATE on Friday: due to supply chain issues (thanks, COVID)...the mini donut and funnel cake stand will only be open on Saturday. They will not be able to open tonight f...
POST-PARADE THANK YOU!...Thank you to everyone who came to town for the parade! Participants and parade watchers. It was a marvelous grand parade to help button up Bonanza Valley Days 2021! The Bonanza Valley Days grand parade will be staged on the west side of town along School Avenue and Railway Avenue. They are near the elementary school (School Avenue) and along the train tracks on the northwest corridor of town (Railway Avenue). Below is the parade lineup that you are able to share ahead...
The 2021 Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is almost here. Just one week away! Food, games, entertainment, music and more for all ages! Posters are up in a saturation effort at area retail locations across Brooten, Belgrade and Elrosa. Posters are also at the Elrosa and Belgrade Post Office buildings. Friday morning update: the BVD 2021 Medallion was found! It was located at Memorial Park on the eastern side of town. Memorial Park is the site of the annual Memorial Day programs...
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 30, the Brooten Pavilion was hit by a bout of vandalism. The damage was limited to the floor and kitchen counter top, and city staff is currently assessing how bad the damage is. This web article will be updated as more information is provided by law enforcement on Thursday, July 1. *Update on July 1: an individual has come forward confessing to the committing of the vandalism. This person is not from Brooten, and the confession came via a central...
