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When a resident of the Bonanza Valley area thinks of sugar beets, it's common to think of a crop planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. The random, near football-sized beets that can sometimes spill from a semi load while traveling from the field to the pile in October is a reminder that sugar beets are a big part of the local agriculture community. A key feature of sugar beets is one that is not readily known: they are a biennial crop, or one that completes their growing cycle across two years. Grant Anderson, who manages the sugar...
The Elrosa Fire Department hosted their annual fall steak fry fundraiser on Saturday, October 14. The event was held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church with both a drive-through taking place in the parking lot and a sit-down dinner in the church basement. Altogether, they served 733! It was another tremendous event that the community of Elrosa can be quite proud of. A video from that evening is attached here....
Turnout, enthusiasm and excitement ran strong on Saturday at Crow River Lutheran church for their annual WELCA fall soup and supper and auction fundraiser. They had 44 bidders for the auction, and anything over 40 represents a very good turnout for that event! Over 200 were served for the supper, and all 1,200 tickets were sold for the WELCA quilt raffle. Attached here is a video from the start of the auction as Pastor Lisa Meschke gave the opening prayer....
The United State's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating safety (danger) signals coming from reports of children in the 2 to 5-year old age bracket who are suffering from seizures and convulsions after they've been hit with a COVID jab. These safety signals suggest that the odds of those ages of children having a seizure or convulsion is higher from getting a jab of COVID therapy compared to if they had not received the jabs at all. The COVID jabs being investigated are based on the mRNA platform, which is the only type of COVID...
The Elrosa Fire Department and their families invite everyone to their annual steak fry on Saturday, October 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church basement. Cost: $15 per person, and takeout is available. Additional details on the cash and prize raffle were published with this event's advertising in the October 5 and October 12 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Come out and show your support!...
Parishioners of St. Donatus Catholic Church in Brooten hosted their fall ham and turkey dinner at the Padua Pub on Sunday, September 17. They had a tremendous turnout numbering over 650 people. A video attached features the view at the banquet hall that afternoon....
Belgrade is exploring the idea to build a new fire hall, a matter that was discussed at the city council's regular meeting held last Monday (September 18). Currently, the existing fire hall is located at 120 Walker Street to the north of Belgrade Steel Tank. A committee has been set up to draw out what is needed in a new fire hall, especially its dimensions, number of stalls and potential locations. This information will be included in a grant application to the United States Department of...
Children at Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches performed special music at Rally Sunday worship, which was held on Sunday, September 17 at the Brooten city park. Both churches held a joint worship led by Pastor Jeannie Megorden. A video below features the last two-thirds or so of the worship that morning. A picture with part of the youth group was published in the September 21 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice on page 12....
Ziemer Auctions and Terry Hilbrands held a consignment auction in Belgrade on Saturday, September 9, as patches of rain held off for the most part while passing through the area. Turnout was strong while farmers came out not only to see what was for sale but also to visit with friends and neighbors from throughout the area. Page one of the September 14 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper featured two pictures from the auction. Note: a video is coming on Thursday afternoon to be added...
John Anthony Sluss (80) formerly of Brooten, MN died August 3rd in his new home of Urbana, IL after a fall. John was preceded in death by his parents, Martha (Wilhite) and Anthony Sluss; and his sister Susan Sluss. John leaves behind his wife, Beverly (Brown) Sluss and his daughter Colleen (Jon) Gorman. He also leaves behind a brother Michael (Ellen) Sluss and sister Angie Raddatz. John was a Vietnam veteran, plus was in the Army Reserves for 22 years. He was an avid fixer of machines and an...
The community of Brooten is making progress towards cleaning up run down buildings, whether it's on Main Street or elsewhere in town. This week in downtown Brooten, buildings near the heart of town are getting attention needed towards demolition. One building was dropped early on the morning of Friday, September 15. Video below shows some of the aftermath of demolition that morning. The new property owner of this corner stated to The Voice that he believes the other building, which is commonly...
In this video, Dr. John Campbell breaks down a study from Israel that shows how natural immunity from SARS-COV2 is vastly superior to jab-induced protection. In fact, it showed that natural immunity was 13 times better. Not having the jab but natural immunity makes the protection 27 times better. The 16-minute long video is posted below that breaks it all down....
Below is a video from West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on August 20 with the singing of "Amazing Grace" to conclude Sunday morning worship that day....
The Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran parish hosted Vacation Bible School between August 6-9 at Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade. A video featuring one of the final songs of the program held on August 9 is posted below. After the program, children and their families and friends who attended gathered for an ice cream social in the fellowship hall. Three photos from that evening were published in the August 24 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
A major corrective surgery at Rochester Mayo for out-of-control scoliosis afflicting the oldest daughter of the Bonanza Valley Voice publisher's family was a "total, 100 percent success" on August 24. Children and adults from all over the globe travel to Rochester to treat what ails them, so to have this medical facility right here in our state is a blessing. The surgery, performed at St. Mary's Hospital on the Rochester Mayo campus, prevented permanent damage caused by a severely-curved spine...
Here's another video clip from the Belgrade August Fest parade held on August 12....
The Belgrade August Fest grand parade featured over 60 units that ran through down in about an hour's time on Saturday, August 12. Below is a short video featuring the first few units of the parade....
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...
