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The general fund checking account of the Brooten Commercial Club saw its remaining balance zeroed out by the Minnesota Department of Revenue on July 17. The amount of money confiscated by the state was $3,902. These funds were what was left of the account that accepted local business member dues payments as well as organizations or entities such as the city of Brooten and the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school district. In 2018, a total of 40 business and/or organization members each gave $100 for their annual memberships in the Brooten Commercial...
The annual Belgrade August Fest celebration is coming to Belgrade on August 7, 9 and 10. The fun kicks off on Wednesday night this week with a free Concert in the Park, sponsored by the Belgrade Economic Development Authority (EDA) at 6:30 p.m. at the city park on South Highway 71. The featured live entertainment is Gig Noonan. The B-B-E Boy Scouts will be on hand selling hot dogs and refreshments. Other activities run on Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10. Details are published in this web ar...
The Belgrade August Fest committee is gearing up for another fun-filled weekend set for Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10. While the August 1 and August 8 issues of the Voice will have full schedule information for August Fest, we've put together a preview story hitting some of the highlights. Prior to the two-day celebration in Belgrade, the Belgrade Economic Development Authority (EDA) invites everyone to their Concert in the Park night on Wednesday, August 7 with the live entertainment of...
Thanks to a huge, generous response from the local business community over the past six-plus months, Bonanza Valley Days 2019 was an overwhelming success. To be sure, having great weather helped everyone out. The long list (47 total) of business donors was also a huge part of the BVD weekend. They are listed below. Be sure to thank them when you utilize their goods and services! Brooten Home Bakery, Stony Creek Dairy, Bollig Engineering, Schmitz Farms, Brooten Diesel, JF Auto Repair, Don's Auto...
A packed house was on hand at the Brooten Pavilion on Saturday, July 13, for the Miss Brooten 2019-2020 pageant and coronation. Brooke Deters was crowned Miss Brooten, and Brittany Berge and Jenna Dingmann were named Miss Brooten princesses for the next year. Below is video of the evening at the Pavilion. Photos and more information will be published in the July 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice....
Posted at 15:27 on Friday, July 19. What everyone has been waiting for...a well-placed source has learned from the Stearns County Attorney's office that the final reports are being prepared at Stearns County on the case of the Brooten Commercial Club gambling program's missing funds and related missing and incomplete paperwork and reports. The county attorney's office is gathering final pieces of information and getting last-minute questions answered by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division. It...
Bonanza Valley Days 2019 is kicking off on Thursday, July 11 with a beautiful kick-off evening featuring Worship in the Park church service followed by a Concert in the Park. For the third straight year, BVD will begin with a church service. It begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, and this year it will be led by Pastor Rick Krasky of the Brooten Community Church. The public is reminded to bring their lawn chairs and sit back and enjoy a peaceful evening worshiping our Creator in the park. Student and...
Bonanza Valley Days tee-shirts are in! An order of 200 BVD tee-shirts are on sale starting on Saturday afternoon, July 6 at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper office. T-shirt sales are continuing on Thursday, July 11 during the day until at least 6 p.m. Hours for Friday and Saturday will be posted on Friday morning (July 12)...but the public can expect the office to be open on Friday night during part of the Dee-Jay Sounds street dance. The t-shirts are designed and printed by Murphey's...
Bonanza Valley Days is coming on July 11, 12, 13 and 14 to Brooten. Please pass the word! Scheduling updates will follow, including more information on events happening in Brooten across those four days. The activities begin with a Thursday night (July 11), back-to-back, Worship in the Park and Concert in the Park starting at 7 p.m. at the city park in Brooten. This is located south of Highway 55 from the curve headed out of town on Brooten's west side. Bonanza Valley Days "Fields of Dreams"...
As of Thursday, July 11, 2019, Brooten Bucks are no longer valid as a way to pay for goods or services from the 2018 business members of the Brooten Commercial Club. This stems from a bank-related order put into play on July 8 by the State of Minnesota stating that that all remaining funds in the general fund checking account of the Brooten Commercial Club will be seized. The Brooten Commercial Club's gambling fund no longer has any funds in it (as of the end of June 2019). Going into this...
*Note: this list is subject to change...if there are changes, hopefully they'll be minor! We are combing through any possible last-minute registrations. One was added late Friday afternoon that shifted the last half or so of the list back one spot, lifting the total to 62! We do hope and expect more to come. If you wish, you are welcome and invited to call the newspaper office and leave a message ahead of Sunday so we know you want to get in the list! 320-346-2400 (Voice office)...or send an...
Bonanza Valley Days 2019 in Brooten has a long and thorough list of food options for the public to take in across the four-day event on July 11, 12, 13 and 14. Below is what Brooten has lined up, from the top! Thursday, July 11...the BVD Committee purchased cookies from the Brooten Bakery and will be serving milk and cookies following the Church in the Park and Concert in the Park at the Brooten city park. Friday, July 12...the B-B-E baseball club is selling hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches and...
Bonanza Valley Days tee-shirts are in! An order of 200 BVD tee-shirts are on sale starting on Saturday afternoon, July 6 at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper office. The office will be open starting at 12 p.m. on Saturday and will close at 5 p.m. The office will re-open at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 8 and be open until 5 p.m. to continue selling t-shirts. Those same hours will be repeated on Tuesday, July 9. After Tuesday the 9th, tee-shirt sales will continue at hours to be determined and posted...
The four-day Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten features a free street dance on Saturday night, July 13. The band who will perform will be Dana Robinson and the Bottle Rockets of Sauk Centre. The street dance starts at 8:30 p.m. Click below to watch a promotional video of the band....
Bonanza Valley Days is coming on July 11, 12, 13 and 14 to Brooten. Please pass the word! Scheduling updates will follow, including more information on events happening in Brooten across those four days. The activities begin with a Thursday night (July 11), back-to-back, Worship in the Park and Concert in the Park starting at 7 p.m. at the city park in Brooten. This is located south of Highway 55 from the curve headed out of town on Brooten's west side. Bonanza Valley Days "Fields of Dreams"...
The Bonanza Valley Days Medallion has been found! The Medallion Hunt, which is the first activity held during Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten, had just a two-day run. Emma Bast of Brooten was the winning sleuth who located it near the "Welcome to Brooten" sign on Highway 55 coming into town from the west. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Area Jaycees graciously sponsors the Medallion Hunt. As the winner, Emma Bast will receive six gift certificates worth $25 each to the following local...
Bonanza Valley Days is coming on July 11, 12, 13 and 14 to Brooten. Please pass the word! Scheduling updates will follow, including more information on events happening in Brooten across those four days. The activities begin with a Thursday night (July 11), back-to-back, Worship in the Park and Concert in the Park starting at 7 p.m. at the city park in Brooten. This is located south of Highway 55 from the curve headed out of town on Brooten's west side. *Update on the Fourth of July: Bonanza...
The upcoming Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten will have a beautiful kick-off evening on Thursday, July 11 with a Worship in the Park church service followed by a Concert in the Park. You can click on the video below to watch the BVD Worship in the Park held on July 6, 2017. For the third straight year, BVD will begin with a church service. It begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, and this year it will be led by Pastor Rick Krasky of the Brooten Community Church. The public is reminded to...
An 18-hole, six-person golf scramble will be held on Saturday, June 29 for the annual Gary Breitbach memorial golf tournament. Held at Prairie View golf course in Brooten, the tournament's registration takes place between 9 and 10:30 a.m. with the shotgun start to follow. (Course website: https://prairieviewgolfcourse.com.) Gary Breitbach, who passed away in 2006 after a valiant battle with cancer, was a staunch supporter and backer of Prairie View golf course. Funds raised by the golf...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts hosted a Family Fun Day on Saturday, June 1 at the Brooten city park. The turnout was terrific on a very sunny afternoon. Games, food and music were part of the festive atmosphere. Video from the event is embedded here....
Bonanza Valley Days is coming on July 11, 12, 13 and 14 to Brooten. Please pass the word! Scheduling updates will follow, including more information on events happening in Brooten across those four days. Subscribers to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper will have additional information to read in the coming weeks. It is certainly important and helpful that people subscribe to the newspaper! *Update on June 27: here's information about the BVD Kiddie Parade (Saturday, July 13)...‘Fields of D...
The church community of Big Grove/Crow River/Grace Lutheran parish held Vacation Bible School on June 2 to June 5 at Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade. A program with singing and a skit was held on Wednesday, June 5 to conclude the four days of learning for local youth. Below is a 30-minute long video of the program. One photo from the program were published in the June 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper on the front page. If all goes well, more photos will be published in the June...
Dana Marrocco (formerly Knutson) and Brooten high school alumni (Class of 1989) wants to let you know about her new self-help book she recently published. "The Top Ten Lies We Tell Ourselves: and How to Stop Living Them" is about exposing the hidden and harmful messages we blindly accept as true when we follow the fear-soaked part of our mind. Marrocco writes with insight and humor as she shares her personal story of struggling with depression for years before finally learning a permanent way...
An 18-hole, six-person golf scramble will be held on Saturday, June 29 for the annual Gary Breitbach memorial golf tournament. Held at Prairie View golf course in Brooten, the tournament's registration takes place between 9 and 10:30 a.m. with the shotgun start to follow. (Course website: https://prairieviewgolfcourse.com.) Gary Breitbach, who passed away in 2006 after a valiant battle with cancer, was a staunch supporter and backer of Prairie View golf course. Funds raised by the golf...
Shown is video of the Belgrade V.F.W. Memorial Day program held on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the B-B-E high school auditorium. The video begins with the high school choir singing. Voice of Democracy contest winners spoke, and the B-B-E high school band also performed. The video starts at 11:24 and ends at 11:52....
