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Numerous irons in the fire
The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper is compiling a full timeline of events that give an overview of the demise of the Brooten Commercial Club. A pattern of neglect and mismanagement begins around 2012...
Cornstalk Fest 1989: an unforgettable night in Regal
Over 50 years after his Minnesota amateur baseball career began, Herman Kampsen was one of over 5,000 central Minnesota residents who experienced the night of their lives when country music sensation...
Obituary: Hall of Fame member Herman Kampsen
Herman A. Kampsen, 95, of Elrosa, died Monday, December 30, 2019, at the Belgrade Nursing Home in Belgrade. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Saints Peter and...
Save Station installed in Brooten
The new Save Station, an automatic electronic defibrillator connected to the 9-1-1 system, was installed on December 17 outside city hall in Brooten. The project was paid for by a generous donation...
(VIDEO) I'll Be Home For Christmas
Here's video from main street Brooten taken on the morning of Christmas Eve, December 24, 2019....
(VIDEO) Crow River Lutheran Christmas
Crow River Lutheran church of rural Belgrade hosted their annual Sunday School Christmas program on Sunday, December 15. A video clip from one of the songs is embedded below with children and adults...
(VIDEO) Brooten's Christmas Holidazzle parade
A lighted Christmas parade concluded the Santa Day events in Brooten on Saturday, December 7. Parade units from the town and the countryside were entered. Olaf from the Disney movie series Frozen...
(VIDEO) Trinity Lutheran Brooten Christmas program
Children at Trinity Lutheran church in Brooten held their Christmas program on Sunday, December 8. Below is a video clip from the program....
(VIDEO) Santa Claus finishes his stop at Brooten Lanes
Over a two-hour period on the afternoon of Saturday, December 7, over 100 area children visited with Santa Claus at the Brooten Lanes. The B-B-E Girl Scouts and Brooten Lanes owner Lyle Johnson were...
Santa Claus at Brooten Lanes
On Saturday, December 7, the citizens and area residents of Brooten enjoyed a marvelous turnout for the annual Brooten Santa Day celebration. Events were held at two locations in downtown Brooten:...
(VIDEO) Big Grove Lutheran Christmas program
Children of the Big Grove Lutheran church Sunday School held their annual Christmas program on Sunday, December 8. Video below is the entire program, start to finish....
Santa Claus is coming to Belgrade!
The Belgrade Commercial Club invites area children to the upcoming Santa Day on Saturday, December 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Municipal Hall. Treats and activities will be available for all kids,...
Thanksgiving dinner for B-B-E community
Brooten-area churches are organizing and hosting a FREE Thanksgiving Day dinner at Trinity Lutheran church in Brooten - on November 28th. They will be serving from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and everyone is...
Santa Day coming in Brooten (VIDEO)
The Brooten community invites everyone to town for Santa Day on Saturday, December 7! The tentative schedule is as follows: 3 to 5 p.m. - at the Brooten Lanes: Santa Claus will visit area children,...
Trailblazers night in Padua
The Bonanza Valley Trailblazers snowmobile club held their annual banquet in Padua on Friday, November 22. They had one of their biggest turnouts in the history of the club. Photos from the event...
Veterans Day program at B-B-E
Members of the Brooten American Legion and the Brooten American Legion Auxiliary, in conjunction with staff and students of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary and high school, hosted a Veterans Day...
Santa Day coming in Brooten (VIDEO)
The Brooten community invites everyone to town for Santa Day on Saturday, December 7! The tentative schedule is as follows: 3 to 5 p.m. - at the Brooten Lanes: Santa Claus will visit area children,...
Santa Day in Brooten
The Brooten community invites everyone to town for Santa Day on Saturday, December 7! The tentative schedule is as follows: 3 to 5 p.m. - at the Brooten Lanes: Santa Claus will visit area children,...
'The feds are coming'
The "Tax Man Cometh" was the title for the February 17, 1991 Murder, She Wrote episode back in an era when Angela Lansbury graced millions of television sets across the United States. The plot of...
Peterson introduces Bipartisan Ag labor bill
Congressman Collin C. Peterson and a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday introduced The Farm Worker Modernization Act of 2019, legislation that will provide agricultural operations with access...
(VIDEO) Big Grove Lutheran auction
Action is featured in this video from the WELCA auction at Big Grove Lutheran church on October 18, 2019. Coverage from the auction was published in the October 24 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Ham and egg breakfast in Elrosa
Don't miss out on a delicious, home cooking-style ham and egg breakfast this weekend, Sunday, November 3 in Elrosa. Members of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic church will be busy all morning in the...
(VIDEO) Fall fundraiser auction at Crow River Lutheran
The church basement was packed with fun on the evening of Saturday, October 12 at Crow River Lutheran church of rural Belgrade. Video is shown with Lay Minister Dave Clark leading everyone in prayer...
(VIDEO) Remembering Crow Lake Lutheran church
On Sunday, September 29, a special worship service was held at Crow Lake Lutheran church in rural Belgrade. The church's cemetery association hosted the service as a fundraiser event. Below, catch...
Operation Warm continues in Brooten
Operation Warm, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa community winter clothes drive, will continue on Wednesdays each week through the fall and into winter. The clothing drive has been an overwhelming...
