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Bonanza Valley Days 2019
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...
By B-B-E Scouts Family Fun Day (VIDEO)
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...
BGCRG Lutheran parish V.B.S. program (VIDEO)
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...
Winning the battle with fear and depression
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...
Gary Breitbach Memorial golf tournament
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...
Belgrade V.F.W. Memorial Day program (VIDEO)
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...
Summer meal program in Brooten
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council is again participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in Brooten. Meals will be provided to all children, ages 0-18, at NO CHARGE! They will be provided for...
(VIDEO) Memorial Day program in Brooten
The Brooten American Legion held their annual Memorial Day program on Monday, May 27 at the Brooten Pavilion. Photos from the event appeared in the May 30 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. Below,...
Silent Auction at Big Grove Lutheran (VIDEO)
Big Grove Lutheran church held their traditional Memorial Day dinner on May 27. They also had a silent auction and cash raffle, and the crowd was terrific for the silent auction and meal. Photos from...
Memorial Day programs at B-B-E
The Brooten American Legion will hold a Memorial Day program on Monday, May 27 at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park along Highway 55. The speaker will be Father David Grundman of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa...
Elrosa Bologna Daze returns
The Elrosa Senior Citizens resumed the Bologna Daze season on Tuesday, April 30 at Bucky's Bar. The group will hold them on the last Tuesday of each month through the fall of 2019 before taking a...
Major street improvement project in Brooten
A major street improvement and sewer/water improvement project is underway in Brooten. Unpaved and partially-paved streets across town are getting new or upgraded overlay. Milling and grinding...
Brooten city council discusses developer for new housing complex
Brooten may soon have a senior and / or community housing project underway as soon as this coming fall. Developer Cody Nelson recently told city hall that he is still interested in developing empty...
(VIDEO) Good Friday worship at Norway Lake
Embedded below is video from Good Friday worship on Easter weekend at East Norway Lake Lutheran church. They hosted a joint worship with their neighboring Norway Lake parish member, First Lutheran...
Brooten Commercial Club liabilities, obligations approach $300K
Posted at 10:29 on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Liabilities and obligations between fines, taxes, loss in net receipts and unpaid groups and businesses approaches $300,000 for the Brooten Commercial...
(VIDEO) Phenomenal crowd for Brooten Easter Egg hunt
The annual Brooten community Easter Egg hunt was a smashing success on Saturday, April 20. Thanks to heavy lifting by a number of groups and businesses, between 100 and 150 kids enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt and then a chance at a bicycle drawing. The...
(VIDEO) Rural Terrace grass fire
Embedded below is a collection of video clips and photos taken during the grass fire that broke out east of Terrace on Saturday, April 20. Other coverage was published in the April 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
March police report in Brooten
In his report to the Brooten city council dated April 8, Police Chief Jansky said, "March was an average month for us for this time of year, but with the nicer weather things are starting to pick...
Knights of Columbus holds cash raffle drawing
A large crowd was on hand for the third of three Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa chapter Knights of Columbus fish fry fundraisers. The last fish fry was held on April 5 at the KaDe Shack in Brooten. A large...
Easter Egg hunt in Brooten
Community members of Brooten are excited to host the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the city park on Saturday, April 20. The event will take place at 1 p.m. sharp, and families are encouraged to come...
Downed power lines near elementary school
On Friday, April 5 at approximately 4:15 p.m., a semi tractor struck power lines near the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school along School Avenue and took down two power poles. The situation...
Business owner charged with felony theft in Eighth Judicial District Court
Published at 15:33 on Sunday, April 7, 2019. On Friday, April 5, a Brooten business owner was charged with one felony-level count of theft by swindle at the Pope County courthouse in Glenwood....
Easter Egg hunts coming
The Easter bunny will be kept hopping around local towns leading up to Easter, which is April 21 this year. First, the Belgrade Commercial Club invites everyone to their Easter Egg hunt on Saturday,...
Fourth anniversary party at Goat Ridge Brewing in New London
Goat Ridge Brewing Co. is excited to host their fourth anniversary party this Saturday, April 13. Beginning at 4 p.m. DJ Backpack and DJ Bindlestiff will be spinning records until 8 p.m., and brewery...
Gambling license termination
The charitable gambling license (No. 03575) held by the Brooten Commercial Club is in the process of being terminated. Steps to that end began in January 2019 following an audit by the Minnesota...
