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A serious two-car accident took place at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28 four miles south of Brooten on Stearns County Road 18 and its intersection with Stearns County Road 19. At 5:18 p.m., a LifeLink III helicopter left the scene heading to St. Cloud, and soon after, an ambulance took off. Pending an initial report from the Stearns County Sheriff's department or the Minnesota State Patrol, no further information on the accident will be published tonight (June 28). Family members...
The Belgrade public library hosted the magic show "Brodini" on Wednesday, June 14 to a crowd of a couple dozen kids, parents and grandparents. Shown is a short video clip from the magic show....
Here's an ultra high-definition video clip from Grace Lutheran Church in Belgrade on June 6, 2017. See photos in the June 8 and June 15 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Note: ultra high-definition video is not available on all types of web browsers (Safari, for example)....
Press release sent at 12:48 p.m. on Thursday, May 18. The Stearns County Sheriff's office is working jointly with the Alexandria Police Department to locate a missing juvenile. Tekoa Dotson was in a placement location in the city of Alexandria. She was placed there through Stearns County. Some time during the late evening hours of Monday, May 15 or early on the morning of Tuesday, May 16, she left that location without permission. Her current whereabouts are unknown. She is described as an...
The Brooten community will host the annual Community Prayer Service on Thursday, May 4, joining others throughout our country in the National Day of Prayer. This year's theme is "For Your Great Namesake". This is a time to ask God for His protection and leading as a nation and to remember God's blessings. The Community Prayer Service is open to all people and churches in our community. Numerous pastors from area churches will participate in the program, which consists largely of music and prayer. It's a great thing when people from different...
Over 30 children from the Elrosa area visited with the Easter bunny on Saturday, April 15 at the Elrosa CCD center meeting room. Treats and activities were also provided, and all the kids' names were drawn at the end for a large variety of toys and prizes that were given away. The event was sponsored by the Elrosa Baseball Club and the Elrosa Commercial Club....
Over a hundred local youth participated in the Belgrade Commercial Club Easter Egg hunt on Saturday morning, April 8 at the city park. The weather was terrific for the event. You can see more pictures in the April 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Joseph Anton Traen, "Joe" age 59 of Watertown, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. He was born January 27, 1958 to Lawrence and Rose Adelle (Gregoire) Traen in Canby, Minnesota. Joe graduated from Canby High School in 1976. He went onto Willmar Community College and eventually graduating from St. Cloud State University. Joe wrestled throughout his school career. He achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and a Master's Degree in general education. He...
Baby Kendyl, daughter of Justin and Megan Jenniges of Sedan, is part of a special news segment on KSTP Channel 5 news that features nursing staff at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. Here's the link: http://kstp.com/news/minnesota-masonic-childrens-hospital-nurses-fundraise-goldys-run/4438501/?cat=12196 And you can watch on TV tonight (Tuesday, March 28) at 10 p.m. on Channel 5 news....
The Bonanza Valley Voice is excited to announce the addition of Phil Olson as a contributing columnist to the newspaper. Olson is a 1942 graduate of Brooten high school and was the band director at Belgrade public school District No. 736 from 1949 to 1982. He is a tireless promoter of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and the Fine Arts and athletics. We have not agreed on a title to his column, but we have granted him complete editorial control over what he will write about. He is a wonderful asset to...
Coming off a very active 2016 providing boating and fishing excursions for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa area groups of all ages, the Belgrade chapter of "Let's Go Fishing" (LGF) is hoping more Brooten area groups and organizations will take advantage of our free, fun-filled pontoon excursions in 2017. Toward that goal, we are seeking an active person(s) from Brooten interested in helping our chapter as a volunteer to fulfill our goal. Please contact any of the following LGF directors for more...
Photos from the awards ceremony were published on page four of the January 26 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. The students featured are members of the B-B-E Cub Scouts....
Mark your calendars!!! Yes, winter has worn its welcome for many of us across the Bonanza Valley and the whole upper midwest in general. That's usually how it goes by the mid-point of January, especially this winter that has had its fair share of ice storms, blizzards and sub-zero temperatures. Thankfully a little relief is in sight! An event where you and your children or grandchildren can have fun without the need to be completely bundled up from head to toe. The Belgrade Lions annual Family F...
Sunday School students at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove Lake performed their Christmas program on Sunday, December 18 during regular church worship. Additional coverage was on page one and page eight of the Dec. 22 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Shown below is a 32-minute video of the program in Grove Lake....
The annual Belgrade Santa Day, with revamped activities for 2016, is taking place on Saturday, December 17 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Municipal Hall in downtown Belgrade. More details were published on page one of the Dec. 15 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. Santa Claus will be there ready to meet and greet area children! Meanwhile, adults are encouraged to stop at businesses in Belgrade to take in various specials in honor of Santa Day. The temperature is approximately zero degrees as of...
Sunday School children at Grace Lutheran Church in Belgrade held their Christmas program on December 11. Four students sang solos in the program, and various age levels each had important speaking and singing parts throughout the 41-minute long event. Look below to see the video from the program. Photos from the program will be published in the December 15 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. Also,...
Shown in the photo and video are the Christmas carolers from the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. They performed about 25 minutes' worth of Christmas songs to start off the Santa Day activities in Brooten on Saturday, December 10. See more photos in the Dec. 15 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Shown is Laverne Reining giving a reading at the seniors' Christmas party on Tuesday, December 13 at the Brooten American Legion hall. Photos from the event are in the Dec. 15 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice....
Shown is video from the Sunday School Christmas program performed at Crow River Lutheran church in rural Belgrade on Sunday, December 4. A page with photos from the event is published in the Dec. 8 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper on page seven....
A severe winter storm has turned into a full-blown blizzard on Friday, November 18 across central and west central Minnesota, blanketing the Bonanza Valley area with at least six to eight inches of wet, heavy snow. No travel is advised on any roads, including major highways as of Friday afternoon. Yes, it's that bad outside! The Stearns County highway department pulled their snow plows off of the roads at 8 p.m. on Friday night due to the high winds. By 1 a.m. on Saturday, they resumed plowing....
Back in January 2010, a meeting was held in Brooten about the need for a proper turn lane for truck access to the Brooten Industrial Park from Highway 55. Stakeholders included West Central, Inc., which has multiple chemical tanks in the Brooten Industrial Park. Six other businesses in the park include the Brooten Development Corp, Brooten Diesel, Brooten Industries, Glacial Wood Products, Lakeside Foods and Packer Brothers. In addition to the turn lane, an upgraded spur crossing was also...
Plans are being made for a long, long list of activities at the annual Christmas in Brooten and Santa Day celebration on Saturday, December 10. A revamped schedule has been worked out through cooperation and planning between the Brooten Commercial Club, the B-B-E Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts along with the help of Ka-De Shack and the Brooten Steakhouse (Classic Co.) The basic schedule is as follows: 12:30 - 1 p.m. B-B-E high school carolers (at Brooten Steakhouse); 1 - 3 p.m. Santa & Friends come...
The Brooten Senior Citizens group is collecting donations for Eagles Healing Nest of Sauk Centre, a veterans complex on the former Minnesota Correctional Facility. Eagles Healing Nest first opened in June 2012 and had one building and 22 available beds for homeless veterans. Today that figure has expanded to multiple buildings on the campus and 64 beds with over 300 veterans served in a typical month. The organization is a 501(c)3 non-profit that is owned by and for the veterans it serves. Currently, 65 veterans are receiving full-time help at...
Guests to Classic Co. Bar and Grill on Saturday night (October 22) enjoyed a trip down memory lane with Cassie and the Bobs during their terrific performance of a Patsy Cline tribute concert. Cassie and the Bobs are based out of Grant County. You can "like" their Facebook page and read more about the band at this link: https://www.facebook.com/The-Music-of-Patsy-Cline-featuring-Cassie-and-the-Bobs-353282806433/?fref=ts. Check out video from the second-to-last song performed on Saturday...
Shown is some video from the evening of Friday, October 21 at Big Grove Lutheran church in rural Brooten. Mark and Brian Ziemer were auctioneers and also entertainers at the fun-filled event. Additional photos from the event were published on page eight of the Oct. 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
