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A multi-block section on the western side of Brooten lost electricity on Saturday, October 21, after an overhead power line was clipped by farm equipment. At 4:45 p.m., a loud boom was heard in western Brooten when the external auger on a large (500+ bushel) gravity box clipped an overhead power line across Highway 55 between School Street and Western Avenue. The gravity box was pulled by a large tractor, and a white Dodge pickup was hooked up behind it. The power pole holding the line sits...
(Feature photo) Belgrade V.F.W. member Jim Thoen was working hard on Saturday, October 7 with his fellow V.F.W. members serving up steak and pork chops to the hungry masses at the Belgrade V.F.W. Post. The next V.F.W. steak fry and pork chop feed is Nov. 4....
Here's video from the October 7 concert at the Brooten Pavilion, a fundraiser for the Brooten Fire Department....
While no loss of life has been reported, a two-alarm fire north of Brooten on Sunday, October 15 claimed a rural Brooten home. The fire call went out around 5 p.m., and both the Brooten and Elrosa fire departments responded along with the Glacial Ridge Ambulance service. By 6 p.m., the fire was out but the departments still had plenty of work to do putting out the smoke and any potential flare-ups. A full story will be posted on Monday morning, October 16, following the release of the Stearns...
The Brooten Fire Department's Pavilion dance fundraiser is underway tonight (Saturday, October 7). Everyone is invited to come in and enjoy terrific country music performed by Amanda Watkins and Cal Ecker - straight out of Nashville! The 18-plus dance ends at 12:30 a.m.! Amanda Watkins posted the following as her biography on Facebook: "Meet Amanda Watkins; born in the wild and wonderful state of West Virginia, and raised in sunny Florida. Amanda is the quintessential "American Woman" who holds...
With a lack of electricity closing school at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on Wednesday, September 20, labor was plentiful throughout the Bonanza Valley and B-B-E areas to assist with the cleanup in the aftermath of a severe wind/rain storm. The powerful system that brought straight-line winds in some areas surpassing 80 miles an hour tore through the Brooten, Belgrade and Elrosa communities shortly before 1 a.m. Roughly a half- to three-quarters of an inch of rain was reported with the storm....
The Brooten Fire Department Relief Association hog roast and 20-gun raffle is at the Brooten Pavilion on Saturday, Sept. 23. The hog roast with all the fixings (free will donation) starts at 5 p.m. along with games. During the general and gun raffle that begins at 7 p.m., up to nine additional guns will be part of the mix of prizes. Dozens of area businesses have donated prizes. Check out some of what will be on hand in the video below. Thank you for your support of Brooten's hometown Fire...
Organizers behind a special 150th anniversary day of celebration at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church invite friends and extended family to visit on Sunday, August 20 this summer. Worship service with Holy Communion begins at 10:30 a.m. that day. A noon meal will follow catered by the Padua Pub (free-will offering). Special music will be provided by Tony Sanders (organ) and Daniel Peterson (vocal). Past members of the church who have gone into the ministry will also be at the celebration....
The Catholic Charities 2017 Rural Life Celebration will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 13, 2017, at the Joe & Toni Borgerding family organic dairy farm in rural Belgrade. All are welcome to attend this outdoor family-friendly event that will take place rain or shine. This event is being hosted by St. Donatus of Brooten, Saint Francis de Sales of Belgrade and Saints Peter & Paul of Elrosa. The theme for this year’s Rural Life Celebration is “Caring for God’s Creation: Sharing in the Stewa...
Shown is video from the Belgrade August Fest street dance featuring "The Hit List" band. Over 650 were served at the Belgrade Firemen's chicken dinner earlier in the evening, and most of those same guests enjoyed taking in the free ice cream social sponsored by the North American State Bank. Also, the B-B-E Area Jaycees held toilet bowl races next to the street dance area and had over 14 teams participate. The toilet bowl races champion was the team of Dawn Rupp and Shelby Anderson. More coverag...
Belgrade has new young ladies to represent the town over the next year after new royalty was crowned at the Belgrade Royal Ambassador program on Saturday (Aug. 12) of August Fest. The program was held on main street for the first time in many years, with a beautiful stage decorated on a GTS trailer parked kiddie corner at the center of downtown next to the Belgrade Meat Center. Hundreds of well-wishers, friends and family were in attendance. The emcee for the program was 2017 B-B-E graduate Moll...
Below is video showing the first 58 minutes of the Rural Life Celebration outdoor Catholic Mass on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Joe and Toni Borgerding dairy farm in rural Elrosa....
The Belgrade Commercial Club is excited to announce a full schedule of events for the annual Belgrade August Fest celebration coming to town on Friday and Saturday, August 11-12. The weekend is possible in large part thanks to strong financial support from the Belgrade Lions Club, a major sponsor for August Fest that pays for the kids' inflatables, prizes for the kids and the fireworks. This funding allows various school and community groups to staff the games and rides and raise funds for...
Below is a video clip from Big Grove Lutheran church on Sunday, July 23, the day of the church's 150th anniversary celebration. The video holds the sermon given by Bishop Jon Anderson, who grew up on a rural Belgrade farm. See more coverage of the day in the July 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Catholic churches are hosting Vacation Bible School this week in Elrosa for children ages 4-12. The week culminates with a special music program on Thursday, July 27 at 11:30 a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic church in Elrosa. Below is a video clip from closing music at the Tuesday session of V.B.S. A large group of color photos from Tuesday were published in the July 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Below is a video clip from special music performed by Melissa Heieie Buckley, who sang during offering at the Big Grove Lutheran church 150th anniversary worship service. You can see much more coverage of the 150th anniversary celebration in the July 27 and August 3 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Here's video from the musical 'Peter Pan' in Terrace on July 19:...
Below is ultra-high definition video from part of Holy Communion and also the closing hymn of worship service on Sunday, July 23 at Big Grove Lutheran church....
Come out on Tuesday night (August 1) to Bucky's Bar in Elrosa to support the Elrosa softball program. The baked ham supper will be served from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and everyone is invited! The town of Elrosa is one of the last towns in central Minnesota to support its own adult softball league. It's important to keep it going!...
Big Grove Lutheran church of rural Brooten turned 150 years old this year. It is a remarkable achievement for any church of any location, even more so for a rural "country" church. The members of Big Grove invite the public to come help celebrate their 150th anniversary of the church's founding on Sunday, July 23. This year's celebration takes place 100 years after a special three-day celebration took place on June 22-24, 1917 in honor of the church's 50th anniversary. Coffee hour is at 9 a.m.,...
The Red Hen House retreat center was the site of the first annual Bonanza Valley Days Art Show, which featured works by local artist and Red Hen House owner Barbara Lent of Brooten. The art show was held over two days, Friday and Saturday, during BVD weekend. Shown is a short video clip from the show on Friday night. It showcased an array of beautiful artwork in diverse mediums, including photography, painting, fiber arts and quilts. Lent said about the show, "It was a success! Thank you to all...
The 45th annual Bonanza Valley Days town celebration is underway in Brooten! The weekend kicked off with an outdoor church service on Thursday night in the city park that was led by Pastor Steve Bovendam of Brooten. A crowd of almost 40 attended worship and heard God's Word in a beautiful setting with fabulous weather - a light breeze, little humidity and a terrific sunset off to the west. If you haven't grabbed a copy of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper, you will want to do that! It is packed...
Shown below is a video clip from the end of the annual Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Ecumenical Worship service. This year the event was held at Grace Lutheran Church in Belgrade. It rotates among the B-B-E area churches each year. The Brooten Community Church will host this worship service in 2018. See additional coverage in the July 6, 2017 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Members of the Brooten High School Class of 1977 are invited to their 40th class reunion on Saturday, July 8 at Brooten Lanes in downtown Brooten, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Food will be provided. Bring your favorite high school memories from BHS and be ready to have a good time during the heart of the Bonanza Valley Days weekend!...
The 45th annual Bonanza Valley Days town celebration is coming to Brooten this weekend - Thursday through Sunday - July 6, 7, 8 and 9. The first BVD event of 2017 will be a "worship in the park" service on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the city park. The worship will be led by Pastor Steve Bovendam of Trinity Lutheran church of Brooten. Folks of all stripes are welcome to attend - Lutheran or not! This is a bring-your-own-lawn-chair event. The full slate of activities gets underway on Friday and...
