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Posted at 15:04 on Thursday, January 3. Today, Minnesota Gov.-elect Tim Walz announced his selection of Thom Petersen to serve in his cabinet as Commissioner of Agriculture. Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU), a grassroots family farm advocacy organization, applauds the appointment of Petersen, who has served as the MFU Government Relations Director since 2002 and lives on a farm in Pine City with his wife and their children. "Thom has been a strong advocate for Minnesota's family farmers at the...
Not good! That's all there was to say while describing rural travel since last Friday's (December 28) snow storm. Conditions worsened with freezing rain fall on Sunday night (December 30), then dipping temperatures on Monday and negative numbers for high temperatures on New Year's Day. In Brooten, the high hovered around one below zero on Tuesday afternoon, January 1....
The Grace Lutheran Church WELCA group in Belgrade hosted the German Men's Choir out of Cold Spring on Wednesday, December 12. The group sang numerous Christmas songs to the delight of visitors to the church that night. Video is attached here. A photo of three local singers from the Belgrade and Brooten area appeared on page 10 of the December 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice....
Shown is video from the Christmas program on December 16, 2018. Photos and additional information on this musical appeared in the December 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice....
Video below is from Big Grove Lutheran church on Sunday, December 9. It features part of the Sunday School Christmas program. Photos from the program were published in the December 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A photo gallery has been posted at the Bonanza Valley Voice website: https://bit.ly/2R9oQ3W....
Click below to view part of the program. A couple photos from the program appeared in the December 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Additional photos will be published the following week....
Below is video from Grace Lutheran church in Belgrade on Sunday, December 9. Their Sunday School students from preschool to sixth grade performed their Christmas program that morning. Photos from the program appeared in the Dec. 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Click on this link to view a photo gallery of all the newspaper's photos from the program: https://bit.ly/2T56s8N....
The Brooten Senior Citizens held their Christmas party on Tuesday, December 11 at the KaDe Shack and the Brooten American Legion Hall. Laverne Reining gave two readings, one from the Bible and another from a Christmas story with a focus on veterans. Click on the video below to watch the reading....
For at least the fifth year in a row, the Brooten Commercial Club sponsored a lighted Christmas parade in downtown Brooten. The parade was held on Saturday, December 8. Some photos from the parade appeared in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's December 13 issue. All newspaper photos will be uploaded to a photo gallery in the near future. Click below to watch a video of the parade. Also, click on this link to view a photo gallery of 90-plus pictures from Santa Day activities in Brooten on...
On Sunday, December 9 at Trinity Lutheran church in Brooten, the Sunday School children performed their annual Christmas musical program in place of the regular morning worship. The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper published a handful of photos from the musical in the December 13 issue. A good portion of the program was recorded and is posted below for viewing. At some point in the near future, this web article will be updated to include a link to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's photo...
Shown in the video is B-B-E's Dacia Sczcesniak singing "Where Are You Christmas?" in solo fashion during the Sunday School Christmas program performed at Crow River Lutheran church of rural Belgrade on Sunday, December 16. Additional coverage of the program will appear in the Dec. 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Around 60 children from the Elrosa area enjoyed time with Santa Claus on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church's parish center community room. It was a marvelous time for kids to enjoy cookies and milk, Christmas-themed crafts and a chance to tell Santa Claus what they would like to get for Christmas. The event was sponsored by the Elrosa Commercial Club and the Elrosa Baseball Club. (Below, HD video from the tail end of the event.) Read more in the December 13...
The annual Belgrade Santa Days is coming again on Saturday, December 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Belgrade Municipal Hall. The Belgrade Commercial Club is excited to announce that the B-B-E Just For Kix program will put on two performances at 9:30 a.m. at 10:30 a.m. at the municipal hall. Moms, dads, grandparents and others are asked to bring kids to see Santa and get some great photos with him. Each child will receive a gift from Santa plus a treat. Also, children are asked to register for door...
The annual Belgrade Santa Days is coming again on Saturday, December 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Belgrade Municipal Hall. The Belgrade Commercial Club is excited to announce that the B-B-E Just For Kix program will put on two performances at 9:30 a.m. at 10:30 a.m. at the municipal hall. Moms, dads, grandparents and others are asked to bring kids to see Santa and get some great photos with him. Each child will receive a gift from Santa plus a treat. Also, children are asked to register for door...
The Brooten Commercial Club is once again joining up with the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts organizations to bring Santa Day to town on Saturday, December 8. The public is invited from throughout the greater Bonanza Valley area to come to Brooten and enjoy a fun evening of Christmas spirit! The full schedule was printed on page 10 of the November 29 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. It will also appear in the December 6 issue on a page to-be-determined. Santa Day...
The Belgrade/Brooten Police Department announced that for the second year in a row they will be sponsoring two families in need this Holiday season. Police Chief Casey Jansky said, "If anyone would like to stop by our police department office or city hall in Belgrade this Holiday season, we are asking for donations of money or gift cards. The money will assist us with gifts and food items." Jansky also noted that donations can be mailed to Belgrade City Hall at P.O. Box 296, Belgrade, MN 56312....
The Brooten Commercial Club is once again joining up with the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts organizations to bring Santa Day to town on Saturday, December 8. The public is invited from throughout the greater Bonanza Valley area to come to Brooten and enjoy a fun evening of Christmas spirit! The full schedule was printed on page 10 of the November 29 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. It will also appear in the December 6 issue on a page to-be-determined. Santa Day...
Busy, Christmas-related activities are taking place on Saturday, December 1 in Brooten! Jana Mae's in downtown Brooten has a number of Christmas and Holiday-related specials and will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with coffee specials, sales, spruce tips and more! Also in store is Hopeful Hills Ranch Alpacas and Josephine's Cupcakes and Jewelry. And don't miss the 10th annual B-B-E Community Ed. Women's Holiday Expo at the elementary gym in Brooten from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - door prizes drawing...
Posted on Sunday, November 11. As announced early last week, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school will host a Veterans Day program on Monday, November 12 at 10 a.m. at the main gymnasium. It was moved from November 9 due to school closing - which was precipitated by the Jaguars volleyball team competing at the state tournament. The B-B-E high school Veterans Day program is at 1 p.m. today. At both programs, members of the B-B-E junior class who took first, second and third place in the...
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sunday afternoon at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic church in Elrosa. As reported in the July 26, 2018 issue of the Voice, a combination addition / car port drive-through / bathroom / elevator project will be underway at the church on the southwest corner of the building. The estimated cost is around $545,000. Church members holding the "golden" shovels at the ceremony were pictured on page one of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's October 18 issue. You...
Below is a brief Q and A with Belgrade Mayor Rick Tschida, who is seeking another term this fall. Family: I've been married to my wife, Rose, for 46 years. Our Children are Angie and Chris. We have three special grandsons, Zachery, Daniel & Jared. Occupation: I have been serving the Belgrade area for 45 years as an electrician. Civic/office experience: first elected to the Belgrade city council in 1987 until 1998. Then reappointed & ran again in 2000 for council until 2010. Have been mayor for...
In a nutshell...as church soon starts! This schedule is for Sunday, October 14, 2018* 1. On a cold, cloudy and windy day, what better event could there be than a Soup and Pie Luncheon! Head to Swift Falls between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., where Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church will host a Soup and Pie Luncheon (GPS address: 201 Falcons Avenue, Benson, MN 56215). ALL THE HOMEMADE SOUP YOU CAN EAT! Chicken wild rice, Wisconsin cheese, vegetable beef, bean and ham, chicken noodle, clam chowder,...
St. Donatus Catholic church hosted their annual ham and turkey dinner and raffle on Sunday, September 16 at the elementary school cafeteria. Over 400 were served by noon, at which time the Vikings kicked off at Green Bay. A prize drawing raffle was held to conclude the dinner....
The 10th annual Sunburg Trolls Labor Day classic car and truck show was held on Monday, September 3. A total of 212 cars were registered, and over 230 cars and trucks were in the park and surrounding area of the Sunburg fire hall. Photos from the event were featured on the back page of the September 6 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Check out video shown below from that day....
A landmark in downtown Brooten is no more. By the middle of last week, the walls were opened up and the demolition was well underway for the Nelson Hardware store property in downtown Brooten. The building's demolition was handled by Opatz Excavating of Holdingford. Prior to opening up the building, many weeks' worth of cleaning and clearing took place of the interior, which was full of mold from a rotted roof that fell into disrepair in recent years. Additional information and photos were...
