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This is a video clip from a round table on COVID-19 adverse reactions. In this specific case, it was regarding the aftermath of a 12-year old girl participating in the vaccine trials. The round table took place in Wisconsin on June 28, 2021, and was hosted by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson. Regardless of a person's view on COVID-19 vaccination, the concept of informed consent should reign supreme. To view data regarding adverse reactions as reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in vaccination trials, click on the following short...
The long wait for when the latest COVID-19 surge will arrive locally is over. After posting just four new COVID-19 cases between the period of June 17 and August 11 this summer, the rural and city zip code areas of Brooten (56316), Belgrade (56312) and Elrosa (56325) have posted the number of 12 new cases between the seven-day period of August 12 (last Thursday) and yesterday, August 18. The number 12 in one week is the highest number since April of this year. These figures are from the...
Senator Torrey Westrom, Representatives Jeff Backer, and Paul Anderson welcome voters to eight upcoming town hall meetings - one in each county of District 12 on August 19 and 20. The legislators will review the 2021 session and answer questions regarding ending Governor Walz's emergency powers, the overall COVID-19 response in the state of Minnesota, and discuss other legislative topics and concerns of local constituents. Representative Backer will join Senator Westrom for District 12A meetings...
Below is video from the Belgrade August Fest quilt show on Saturday, August 14 at the municipal hall. The quilt show had over 300 visitors throughout the day....
Posted on Friday afternoon, August 20. An item has been missing in Brooten for a local gentleman since Wednesday of this week. Here's the description: a red oval ruby-colored stone, not an actual ruby, that fits in a men's ring. It has great sentimental value, and a reward is being offered for help finding it. Please call 320-346-2275 if you can help. It could have been lost at or near The Local Pantry, the Brooten Post Office or at the Bonanza Valley State Bank....
The Kandiyohi County Fair in Willmar is off to a terrific start, running from August 11 through Saturday night, August 14 along Foot Lake in Willmar. Their opening day on Wednesday, August 11 was one of their best in recent memory, according to county fair board chairman Darrell Fostervold. Turnout for the bull riding event was outstanding, and the fairway was very busy well past sunset. Gig Noonan provided live music on the free stage. You can view a photo gallery of pictures from the 2019...
NOTE: this web article was updated on Friday afternoon, August 13 with information from multiple central Minnesota zip code areas. This week the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip codes posted the number three. In the August 12, 2021 Minnesota Department of Health report posted two new COVID-19 cases in the Belgrade zip code, which is their first new COVID cases since June 17, almost two months ago. In Brooten, the 56316 zip code posted a "one" for the second week in a row after going from May 20...
Come to Belgrade this weekend! The August Fest celebration gets underway on Thursday night, August 12 at the city park starting at 5:30 p.m. with a FREE community meal! The full schedule was published in the August 5 and August 12 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Click on this short link to view a Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery from August of 2019 at the Belgrade August Fest: https://bit.ly/3jP1Suo. Added on Thursday night: a 13-minute long video was added to this web article...
Below is a video recorded on Thursday, August 5 at the Vacation Bible School program in Belgrade, MN at Grace Lutheran Church, which hosted the Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran Parish VBS during the week of August 2 to August 5. The VBS programming was created and directed by staff of Green Lake Lutheran Ministries of Spicer. Three photos from the program were published in the August 12 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Additional photos will be added to the newspaper's online...
The Belgrade August Fest had a terrific start to the three-day celebration this weekend. The evening was picture-perfect with mild summer temperatures, hardly any wind to speak of plus an overwhelming turnout of people of all ages. On Thursday, August 12, the community turned out in droves with close to 400 meals served at the free community supper at the Belgrade city park. The evening also included a free community concert with Gig Noonan performing from 6 to a little after 8 p.m., and the...
The Belgrade Fire Department and Rescue Squad hosted a chicken barbeque supper on Friday, August 13 at the Belgrade V.F.W. Post No. 1825. The turnout was remarkable with over 600 meals served. Below is a video recorded later in the supper, which concluded at about 7:30 p.m. just as the street dance was about to get underway....
Based on what I've heard from subscribers in Paynesville and Elrosa, the St. Cloud bundle of the August 12 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice has gone missing. I don't know where it's been lost in the Post Office system, but I have a hunch something went wrong in the St. Cloud Post Office plant. It's very upsetting considering that it was full of timely Belgrade August Fest news. *Update on Monday: it appears that the bundle was located! Those missing issues should be delivered today....
Below is the full video of the Belgrade Royal Ambassador coronation program, which was held on Saturday night in downtown Belgrade on August 14....
All good things must come to an end, and in Brooten, a good thing lasting over two months has ended. After going an incredible six weeks in the heart of summer with no new COVID-19 cases, the zip code areas of Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa saw the streak come to an end. It ended in an underwhelming way, although in this case "underwhelming" is exactly what one wants. The August 5 zip code report released by the Minnesota Department of Health showed one new COVID-19 case among the approximately...
So this is old news! But I am in a rush to get to the county fair in Glenwood, so here's a video I just uploaded from June....
The Pope County Fair is underway in Glenwood! The full schedule was published in the July 29 and August 5 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper issues. Below on this web article, you can watch an archive video of 4-H action from the fair in July 2019. You can also read more on this year's fair at the fair website, including their schedule and other information: https://www.popecountyfair.org. Thursday night update, August 5: click here to view a few photos taken today at the Pope County F...
Featured below is a video from the Ax Throwing stand at the Pope County Fair, featuring Caleb Torkelson of Brooten making his attempts on Thursday, August 5. Click on the following short link to see a photo gallery of photos from the fair on August 5: https://bit.ly/3xtgAw6....
The grandstand was filled for the second straight night at the Pope County Fair on Friday, August 6. See video below taken before the Friday night Bulls and Barrels Rodeo took place. The rodeo featured the M.T. Bucking Bulls and Rodeo Company. Day III of the Pope County Fair is Saturday, August 7 and features an always-popular tractor pull....
The M.T. Barrels and Bulls rodeo company was the feature show at the Pope County Fair grandstand on Friday, August 6. Featured in the video below is horse barrel racing. The always-popular truck and tractor pull is the feature show on Saturday, August 7 at the fair. It starts at 3 p.m. with a cost of $10 for ages 13+ and $5 for children ages 7 to 12. Children ages six and younger are admitted free. While fair activities wrap up on Saturday night, the Pope County Fair grandstand will host a Full...
How about that! We can essentially re-post what was written last week on July 22. Read below. The good news continues for the zip code areas of Brooten, Belgrade and Elrosa after data was released in the July 29 Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 report. The population of men, women and children (approx. 4,300) living in the zip codes 56316, 56312 and 56325 went yet another week without having any new COVID-19 cases reported. The last reported COVID-19 case for these zip code areas was posted on June 17. Dating back to May 20, no new...
Lucas Sjostrom of rural Brooten will join a panel of fellow agriculture heavy-hitters at the FarmFest ag forums in August. On Wednesday, August 4 at 10:30 a.m., the ag forum session will revolve around the topic, "Designing the Ideal Farm Bill" at the Wicks Building on the site of Farmfest in rural Morgan. Sjostrom and his wife, Alise, own and operate the Redhead Creamery, which was founded in 2014. In this August 4 agriculture session, panelists will discuss the current farm bill and its pros...
The annual Jakes Day youth sporting event is Saturday, July 31 at the Belgrade Sportsmen's Club for all area children ages 3 to 17, featuring supervised use of small firearms (shot gun and hand guns) plus bow and arrows. The event is free! Just bring yourself and be ready to have a good time in an environment where safety comes first. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with shooting to start by 10 a.m. Lunch at noon followed by prizes for all participants. Sponsored by the National Wildlife Turkey...
The Stearns County Fair in Sauk Centre is underway and runs through Sunday, August 1. Below is a video featuring part of Gig Noonan's performance on the Sauk Centre Herald stage....
The Bonanza Valley Days grand parade was held on Sunday, July 11 as part of the final two events to bring the big four-day town celebration to a conclusion. Below is video of the entire parade from start to finish. Parade photos were published in the July 15, July 22 and July 29 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Below is a video with a ferris wheel-view of the Stearns County Fair midway on Friday afternoon, July 30 in Sauk Centre. The Stearns County Fair runs through Sunday this weekend. The full schedule was published in the July 22 and July 29 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. You can also read more on the fair at their website = https://stearnscountyfair.com. The Voice greatly appreciates to have the support of the Stearns County Fair board and join forces with other area print and radio...