The big day for Brooten to shine is coming on Saturday, December 6, when the Brooten Activities Club will host Santa Day on Main Street. All events are sponsored by the generous support of the Brooten Fire Relief Association and numerous locally-owned businesses in Brooten. Posters for Santa Day started going up last week, and a color version of the poster was published on the back page of the November 27 Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper issue. Brooten's Santa Day fun begins with Mr. and Mrs....
Cooking a Thanksgiving dinner for your friends and family will cost less than last year, marking the third straight year of price declines. The American Farm Bureau Federation's 40th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of Thanksgiving staples that make up a classic holiday feast for 10, which is $55.18 or about $5.52 per person. This is a 5% decrease from 2024. Three years of declines don’t fully erase dramatic increases that led to a record-high cost of...
Turnout exceeded 210 for the fall ham and turkey bingo in Sunburg on Saturday, November 22. This event is held in the spring and fall and hosted by the Sunburg Fire and Rescue...
Come out to Arctander Township in rural Sunburg on Sunday, November 30, where a special Pioneer-era Advent worship starts at 2 p.m. at the old log church. Pastor Shari Routh with the Norway Lake Lutheran Parish will provide a sermon, and other activities will take place followed by the serving of traditional (Norwegian) goodies and hot apple cider. The attached video takes us back to 2017 for this same event. Pastor Ron Knutson is shown preaching that day. The video can be...
The Minnesota Farm Bureau held its annual state convention on November 21-22 in Minnetonka. This event was hosted at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest hotel. The Farm Bureau's awards banquet took place on Friday night, at which time the Bonanza Valley Voice publisher was given the farm organization's Agriculture Communicator of the Year award. In the attached video, the awards banquet gets underway with a flag processional followed by the singing of the National Anthem. Additional coverage...
The Belgrade Hardware Store on Main Street Belgrade invites you to shop on Small Business Saturday, which is on November 29. They are open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 337 Washburn Avenue. During weekdays, they are open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Their store phone number is 320-254-8285. In the attached video, you can get a look inside the store. In recent days, the Belgrade Hardware Store mailed out Christmas season fliers to all local households and businesses. The sale...
Good grief! Congressman Eric Swalwell thinks Jasmine Crockett of Texas is one of "The Avengers" of the Democratic...
