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The Stearns County Fair included multiple live music performances by area bands. The Red Letter Band, which has performed and won awards in Nashville, performed on the Sauk Centre Herald stage on Friday, July 29. A video clip featuring their singing is included below....
The public from across the Bonanza Valley area and beyond are invited to the Public Safety in the Park night on Monday, August 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church in Elrosa (302 State Street, Elrosa, 56325) Come and meet your local law enforcement, fire fighters and EMS responders! Everyone invited! This is a family-friendly event for all ages with FREE popcorn and drinks! Local agencies who will be present include the Belgrade-Brooten police department, Stearns County...
The Pope County Fair (it's FREE) opens on Wednesday, August 3 in Glenwood. The full schedule was published in the July 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Below is a video featuring action from the Barrels and Bulls rodeo at the Pope County Fair on Friday, August 6, 2021. Later in the video, Wyatt Engen makes his attempt in the event....
The 120th annual Stearns County Fair opens today, Wednesday, July 27 in Sauk Centre. The full schedule of events was published in both the July 21 and July 28 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Open class 4-H and FFA shows took place during the day on July 27. The opening ceremony around the flag pole was at 11 a.m., and the Midway opens at 5 p.m. (wristbands are 5 to 10 p.m.). Bingo, located east of the Red Conservation building, operates with the following hours: Wednesday from 4...
The Stearns County Fair 4-H Blue Ribbon Auction for Champion, Reserve Champion and Blue Ribbon winners, will be held at the 4-H livestock arena barn on Saturday, July 30 at 10:30 a.m. Ribbons to be sold include market beef, dairy cattle, market goat, market poultry, market rabbit, market sheep and market swine. The auction will be operated by Mid-American Auction Co., Inc. The full county fair schedule was published on page 7 of the July 21 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A video...
Staff and friends of the Belgrade library, part of the Great River Regional Library network, will host a special event called The Viking Age at the Belgrade municipal hall on Wednesday, July 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. Presenter Arn Kind from Historical Experiences gives us an up-close and interactive look at the life of a Norseman. What was life as a Viking really like? Do books and movies portray Vikings accurately? Mr. Kind will separate myth from fact, show off artifacts and answer every question...
From the publisher's desk: We've had to put out an S.O.S. for a missing newspaper bundle with the U.S. Postal Service. I was alerted early this morning by a subscriber who owns a Glenwood business that they still haven't received the July 14 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. Throughout the day I learned from multiple other subscribers in the 56334 zip code that they did not receive the issue either. All told, approximately 125 newspapers are missing for approximately 125 subscribers. This is a big problem. Being one day late is not the worst...
The night of Wednesday, June 29 in Elrosa was one to remember as the Parishes on the Prairie Catholic churches hosted an old-fashioned church social on the campus of Ss. Peter and Paul church. The evening concluded with live music performed by Sonar. In the video below, Father Rick Aubol joined the band to sing "Blessed Be the Name of The Lord" in the second-to-last song of the night....
Note: a very unfortunate coding mistake meant that this web article did not include the video player this weekend. It was corrected on Monday, July 4. Our apologies for this regrettable error. Below is a video of a special music performance of the song "Lord I Life Your Name on High" that was sung by Mari Jacobs on Sunday at Games Lake Park worship. She packed a punch while singing with great energy and emotion, as you will hear in the video below. Wonderful! Mari is the daughter of of Dan and...
Central Square Cultural and Civic Center in Glenwood is excited about this weekend's FREE June Market and Music on the Lawn event on Saturday, June 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is free to the public, so bring your family and friends with lawn chairs and enjoy the fun atmosphere at Central Square. Music acts set to perform are Charlie Roth, Morning Bird and Christina Seaborn. A video featuring Charlie Roth is embedded in this web article. While you enjoy the live music on the Lawn during...
The Sunburg Fire Department hosted the area's first street dance of the summer on Saturday, June 11. Video below features the Mason Dixon Line band performing at the street dance. Additional coverage was published on page one of the June 16 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Below is the video for the Syttende Mai parade that was held in Sunburg on Sunday, May 15. You can see a few photos from that day by clicking over to the newspaper's online photo gallery. As of May 28, the albums are still not complete. The link is: https://bonanzavalley.smugmug.com/2022-B-B-EBonanza-Valley-area-events. It amazes the publisher of the Bonanza Valley Voice just how much action can be packed into the town of Sunburg in one day! In our view, it is like a one-day county fair. What...
Fiddle and violin music filled the air at multiple locations throughout the day in Sunburg for the town's annual Syttende Mai celebration on Sunday, May 15. Below is a video featuring musicians warming up and preparing for a performance at Hope Lutheran Church that morning....
Everyone is invited to the friendly town of Sunburg this coming Sunday, May 15 for the annual Syttende Mai celebration. The full schedule of events has been published in the April 28 and May 5 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. It also appeared in full-page format in the May 12 issue. You can see over 190 photos from the Syttende Mai grand parade on May 16, 2021 by clicking over to the newspaper's Smugmug photo gallery (short link): https://bit.ly/3sr4fbX. A video is also in this web...
The Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association invites everyone to their celebration of Syttende Mai, the Norwegian Constitution Day, on Friday, May 13 at First Lutheran church of Norway Lake. The evening includes supper and entertainment with a free will offering to help offset expenses. The catered meatball supper starts at 6:30 p.m. with all the accompaniments including Rommegrot, Krumkakke, lemon bars and more. The evening's entertainment will be the locally-famous Sound Image Quartet with...
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, James (Jim) DeWayne Nelson, formerly of Spicer, age 80, passed away unexpectedly on April 8, in Fort Myers, FL. He is preceded in death by his son, Brian, both of his parents, one brother, three brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law, and four nephews. Jim was born to Leonard and Alice Nelson on April 23, 1941, one of nine children. He grew up in Colfax Township on the farm. After high school, Jim spent three years in the U.S. Army. During...
Both the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate have passed their omnibus agriculture bills, clearing a significant hurdle toward final passage. A conference committee is expected to be appointed to negotiate a compromise on the supplemental spending and policy measures. The Senate's omnibus agriculture bill passed April 27. The vote was 41-26. The House passed its omnibus agriculture bill on April 25. The House vote was 70-62. "Throughout this session, we've worked to make...
Below is video from the April 3 fiddle concert held at Hope Lutheran Church and sponsored by the Sunburg Heritage Arts organization. Extended coverage of the fiddle workshop and concert was published in the April 7 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Featured here is video from the Sunburg Heritage Arts violin and fiddle concert hosted at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg, MN. Extended coverage from the event was published in the April 7 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A photo gallery has been posted with a handful of the pictures taken at the concert (short link): https://bit.ly/3DXXiU8....
Violinists and fiddlers of all ages are welcome to attend this free fiddle workshop at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg, though two years experience is strongly encouraged. Participants will learn fiddle tunes in small groups, learn new fiddle techniques and perform in a student/teacher concert at 4 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. The workshops will be led by Cristina Seaborn, St Cloud, MN, a violinist and fiddler with over thirty years of experience in symphonies, quartets,...
Magnificent weather reigned supreme over a marvelous St. Patrick's Day parade sponsored by the Padua Pub on March 17. A short video clip from the parade is featured below....
Thomas Doughtery-Rosengren, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 1996; will be starring in On Golden Pond at The Barn Theatre. This year marks Thomas' thirtieth year involved in theatre. He first appeared on stage under the direction of Ann Cassidy at BBE in 1991 when he played Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. Thomas will be starring as Bill Ray in The Barn Theatre's production of On Golden Pond. Show dates are: February 10, 11 and 12 and February 17, 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m., and also two Sunday matinee...
Absolutely masterful journalism and photojournalism has been posted on a substack hosted by former New York Times reporter Bari Weiss. She has gathered writing and photos from two individuals that you can find here: https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/what-the-truckers-want. This journalism chronicles stories from truckers in Canada, stories that CNN and MSNBC, among other government mouthpieces, will not share. It's wild to see workers who push a message that is unfavorable to the elite and...
The eighth annual Tully's Ice Fishing Memorial Tournament is coming on Saturday, February 5, 2022 on Big Norway Lake. Visitors can approach the tournament site by using the lake's south side access. This is an exciting and family-friendly opportunity to participate in an event that promotes being active and enjoying the outdoors in Minnesota's winter. The fishing tournament runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and organizers are excited to have Tempt-Lure and Northern Spiked Darkhouse Spears in...
The Sunburg Fire Department and Sunburg Area Commercial Club helped Santa Claus meet local children on Saturday, December 5 on Main Street....
