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Santa Claus was a special guest at Ms. Vicky's Cafe in Sunburg on Saturday, December 14. A large gathering of children and adults braved a frigid evening to take in a wonderful evening of Christmas goodies and visiting with Santa Claus. Below is video from the cafe that night....
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 even had an appearance!...
Children at Trinity Lutheran church in Brooten held their Christmas program on Sunday, December 8. Below is a video clip from the program....
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 gracious hosts for Santa Claus and provided crafting activities and a huge selection of treats and goodies to enjoy. Below is video of the conclusion of Santa's visit to Brooten. The crowd went to the KaDe Shack across the street after this to enjoy the chili feed, bake sale and kids' bingo...
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: the Brooten Lanes and the KaDe Shack. Below is video from Santa Claus visiting with children at the Brooten Lanes. Photos were published in the December 12 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
On Saturday, December 7, the Redhead Creamery hosted live music by The Cropdusters during one of their two Christmas-themed December celebrations. The Cropdusters are a rotating cast of Fargo-Moorhead musicians known for their folk/bluegrass/Americana style. They also hosted a second live music event on Saturday, December 14. Check out a short video clip of the band below. The website for Redhead Creamery is: https://www.redheadcreamery.com....
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....
The annual Goat Ridge Brewing Company Festivus celebration is coming on Saturday, December 21 at 8 p.m. From their website: "The Festivus holiday is an opportunity to relieve oneself of the pressures associated with the consumeristic aspects of Christmas...Enjoy the Festivus Pole, Festival Meal from Model Citizen Restaurant, the Airing of Grievances, Feats of Strength and the promise of many a Festivus Miracle. One week later on December 28, Goat Ridge will host the live music entertainment of...
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, and Santa will be on hand to meet area youth. The Belgrade Ambassadors will assist with handing out cookies and crafts. Two Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Just For Kix performances will also take place during that time. Click on the video embedded below to see Santa Claus in Belgrade back in...
The Sunburg Area Commercial Club invites the countryside to town on Saturday, December 14 to meet Santa Claus and friends with the Kandiyohi County Holiday Express Santa Semi. They will be in town at 5:15 p.m. sharp! After the Holiday Express Semi leaves Sunburg, Santa will stay and visit the kids at Ms. Vickie's Cafe from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Treats will be available there, and prize drawings will take place at 6 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Sunburg Area Commercial Club, the Sunburg Ambulance...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa choir hosted a Christmas concert on Monday, December 2 at the high school auditorium. The concert, which lasted a full hour, included four junior high choir songs, numerous duets and solos, a Christmas Carol sing-a-long with audience participation and then four songs by the senior high choir. Photos from the concert were published in the December 5 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Catch video from the concert (embedded) after Wednesday, December 11....
Come celebrate the beginning of the advent season in a fashion similar to what your ancestors did. The Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association is preparing for the Christmas season with an Advent Service on Sunday afternoon, December 1 at 2 p.m. at the Log Church of Norway Lake. The log church is located at 9905 195th Avenue Northwest, New London MN, 56273. There will be an old-fashioned hymn sing in both Norwegian and English, treats and a little lunch following the service. We will share...
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 welcome! Trinity Lutheran in Brooten is located at 141 Pleasant Avenue South, Brooten MN, 56316. Join others from the B-B-E community for a rich, delicious menu of turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, vegetables, rolls, apple pie, pumpkin pie and milk. Thanksgiving day in...
The Sunburg Fire Department was excited to host a ham and turkey bingo night that drew over 215 people on Saturday, November 23. They played 24 rounds of bingo and held a gun drawing as well. Photos from the event appeared in the November 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
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 appeared in the November 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Students of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Theater Department pulled off an outstanding performance for the opening night of their fall musical. The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on opening night was a magnificent hit from start to finish. Featured in the video below is Kacie Voss, Jesse Westaby and Paige Klaphake all singing solo parts during Act I...yes, their characters love their dictionaries! The second performance is Saturday, November 16 at 7 p.m. The final performance is on Sunday...
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 program on the morning of Monday, November 11. Sixth grade students recited information and stories about Veterans Day. Members of the B-B-E high school band and choir also performed songs, and the Pope County Men's Chorus also sang songs. Maci Wright and Marie Kaiser, winners of the Belgrade V.F.W....
Bruce Miller, who advocated tirelessly for agriculture and the local foods movement, passed away on November 9. Miller was the Minnesota Farmers Union Membership and Outreach Director in St. Paul. He was a graduate of Brooten High School in 1968 and was raised on a dairy farm south of town. Video of Miller speaking at an agriculture event is posted below in this web article. The MFU provided the media this press release on Miller's passing: It is with heavy hearts that Minnesota Farmers Union...
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, and other activities will take place that are sponsored by the Brooten Fire Relief Association and the B-B-E Girl Scouts. 4:30 to 6 p.m. - at the KaDe Shack: the B-B-E Cub Scouts, with sponsorship also by the Brooten Fire Relief Association, will host activities at the KaDe Shack for folks to enjoy...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school Drama Department is excited to present the 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on the school theater stage. Show dates are Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend, November 15, 16 and 17. The first two days have 7 p.m. evening shows, while the final performance on Sunday the 17th is a 2:30 p.m. matinee affair. Musical director Cody Lenarz provided the following comments to the Bonanza Valley Voice, "The show is unlike anything we've done at B-B-E...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa community displayed terrific, outstanding support for the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team! These posters were distributed around the towns the week of the state tournament. Posters printed by Murphey's Printing of Brooten. The business directory on this website includes a listing for Murphey's Printing. (Short link) https://bit.ly/2X69A7v....
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, and other activities will take place that are sponsored by the Brooten Fire Relief Association and the B-B-E Girl Scouts. 4:30 to 6 p.m. - at the KaDe Shack: the B-B-E Cub Scouts, with sponsorship also by the Brooten Fire Relief Association, will host activities at the KaDe Shack for folks to enjoy...
On Monday, October 28, the bands of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, featuring students in grades six through 12, hosted a Halloween Carnival Concert Spooktacular at the high school gym. It was a packed house from start to finish, and the local community responded in grand fashion with numerous businesses joining with school groups with games, food and fun for everyone in attendance. Photos from the event were published in the October 31 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice Below is video from the end of...
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 that episode revolved around a missing $2 million tax payment and one of Jessica's (Lansbury's character) old friends. In the city of Brooten, phrase "The Tax Man Cometh" is not a work of fiction but rather full-blown reality for the Brooten Commercial Club and the 38 business members who are on the final list assembled for official state records for...
The fall musical at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa opens on Friday, November 15 at 7 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $4 for students. Below, the Bonanza Valley Voice interviews cast member and B-B-E high school freshmen Paige Klaphake. Here's the synopsis of the musical from Wikipedia: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers...
