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The Belgrade August Fest committee is gearing up for another fun-filled weekend set for Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10. While the August 1 and August 8 issues of the Voice will have full schedule information for August Fest, we've put together a preview story hitting some of the highlights. Prior to the two-day celebration in Belgrade, the Belgrade Economic Development Authority (EDA) invites everyone to their Concert in the Park night on Wednesday, August 7 with the live entertainment of...
Thanks to a huge, generous response from the local business community over the past six-plus months, Bonanza Valley Days 2019 was an overwhelming success. To be sure, having great weather helped everyone out. The long list (47 total) of business donors was also a huge part of the BVD weekend. They are listed below. Be sure to thank them when you utilize their goods and services! Brooten Home Bakery, Stony Creek Dairy, Bollig Engineering, Schmitz Farms, Brooten Diesel, JF Auto Repair, Don's Auto...
A packed house was on hand at the Brooten Pavilion on Saturday, July 13, for the Miss Brooten 2019-2020 pageant and coronation. Brooke Deters was crowned Miss Brooten, and Brittany Berge and Jenna Dingmann were named Miss Brooten princesses for the next year. Below is video of the evening at the Pavilion. Photos and more information will be published in the July 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice....
The Pope County Agricultural Society is proud to see the annual Pope County FREE Fair get underway this week on Wednesday, July 17 in Glenwood. The Pope County Fair is funded solely by grants, fair goers, donations and sponsors! The gate fees at grandstand events are large part of how the fair can continue each year. Grandstand events in 2019 are as follows: Wednesday, July 17 brings the Fire Department Water Fight at 7 p.m.; Thursday, July 18 brings the Birch Coulee Ranch Rodeo at 6:30 p.m.; Fr...
The Belgrade Economic Development Authority (EDA) welcomes the citizens of Belgrade and its neighboring communities to a free Concert in the Park in Belgrade on Wednesday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the city park. Come and be entertained by the Craig Blackstadt. Refreshments will be served. Bring your own lawn chair. All ages are welcome! Don't forget! Mark your calendars! The annual Belgrade August Fest is coming on August 7, 9 and 10. On the evening of Wednesday, August 7, another free concert...
The children's musical 'OZ!' was performed on Wednesday night, July 17 at the Terrace Mill theater stage. A crowd of over 300 was on hand in the scenic comforts of the Terrace Mill amphitheater. The final two shows are at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday this week, July 18 and 19. Admission is free! This is a wonderful family-friendly musical in a setting that has room for everyone. Visitors are reminded to bring their own lawn chairs and/or blankets. You can watch video from Act II below. The...
Posted at 15:27 on Friday, July 19. What everyone has been waiting for...a well-placed source has learned from the Stearns County Attorney's office that the final reports are being prepared at Stearns County on the case of the Brooten Commercial Club gambling program's missing funds and related missing and incomplete paperwork and reports. The county attorney's office is gathering final pieces of information and getting last-minute questions answered by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division. It...
As of Thursday, July 11, 2019, Brooten Bucks are no longer valid as a way to pay for goods or services from the 2018 business members of the Brooten Commercial Club. This stems from a bank-related order put into play on July 8 by the State of Minnesota stating that that all remaining funds in the general fund checking account of the Brooten Commercial Club will be seized. The Brooten Commercial Club's gambling fund no longer has any funds in it (as of the end of June 2019). Going into this...
*Note: this list is subject to change...if there are changes, hopefully they'll be minor! We are combing through any possible last-minute registrations. One was added late Friday afternoon that shifted the last half or so of the list back one spot, lifting the total to 62! We do hope and expect more to come. If you wish, you are welcome and invited to call the newspaper office and leave a message ahead of Sunday so we know you want to get in the list! 320-346-2400 (Voice office)...or send an...
Bonanza Valley Days 2019 in Brooten has a long and thorough list of food options for the public to take in across the four-day event on July 11, 12, 13 and 14. Below is what Brooten has lined up, from the top! Thursday, July 11...the BVD Committee purchased cookies from the Brooten Bakery and will be serving milk and cookies following the Church in the Park and Concert in the Park at the Brooten city park. Friday, July 12...the B-B-E baseball club is selling hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches and...
Bonanza Valley Days tee-shirts are in! An order of 200 BVD tee-shirts are on sale starting on Saturday afternoon, July 6 at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper office. The office will be open starting at 12 p.m. on Saturday and will close at 5 p.m. The office will re-open at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 8 and be open until 5 p.m. to continue selling t-shirts. Those same hours will be repeated on Tuesday, July 9. After Tuesday the 9th, tee-shirt sales will continue at hours to be determined and posted...
The four-day Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten features a free street dance on Saturday night, July 13. The band who will perform will be Dana Robinson and the Bottle Rockets of Sauk Centre. The street dance starts at 8:30 p.m. Click below to watch a promotional video of the band....
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 days. The activities begin with a Thursday night (July 11), back-to-back, Worship in the Park and Concert in the Park starting at 7 p.m. at the city park in Brooten. This is located south of Highway 55 from the curve headed out of town on Brooten's west side. Bonanza Valley Days "Fields of Dreams"...
The Bonanza Valley Days Medallion has been found! The Medallion Hunt, which is the first activity held during Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten, had just a two-day run. Emma Bast of Brooten was the winning sleuth who located it near the "Welcome to Brooten" sign on Highway 55 coming into town from the west. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Area Jaycees graciously sponsors the Medallion Hunt. As the winner, Emma Bast will receive six gift certificates worth $25 each to the following local...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Clay Trapshooting team is in its fourth year of existence. This spring the team of 53 students in grades 7-12 competed in Class 6A in Minnesota's nine-class format. Just as it has for the past two seasons, the turnout on this year's team represents one in six students at B-B-E high school. On Saturday, June 15, 38 members of the team competed in the Class 6A state tournament at the Alexandria shooting range. In the team standings, B-B-E placed as follows by division...
Victory Daniels has re-opened the cafe in Sunburg. Now called Ms. Vicky's Cafe, they are open six days a week, every day except Monday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also, for the die-hard local Norwegians, Tuesday is Potato Klub day! Starting at 11 a.m., served until they run out. Stop by or give them a call! 320-366-3773....
The upcoming Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten will have a beautiful kick-off evening on Thursday, July 11 with a Worship in the Park church service followed by a Concert in the Park. You can click on the video below to watch the BVD Worship in the Park held on July 6, 2017. For the third straight year, BVD will begin with a church service. It begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, and this year it will be led by Pastor Rick Krasky of the Brooten Community Church. The public is reminded to...
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 event is embedded here....
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 Wednesday, June 5 to conclude the four days of learning for local youth. Below is a 30-minute long video of the program. One photo from the program were published in the June 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper on the front page. If all goes well, more photos will be published in the June...
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 registration takes place between 9 and 10:30 a.m. with the shotgun start to follow. (Course website: https://prairieviewgolfcourse.com.) Gary Breitbach, who passed away in 2006 after a valiant battle with cancer, was a staunch supporter and backer of Prairie View golf course. Funds raised by the golf...
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 breakfast, lunch and snack on a first-come, first-service basis at the B-B-E elementary school. The summer meals will begin on Monday, June 10 at B-B-E elementary school in Brooten. Below are the hours of service...and Tri-Valley encourages families to come as early as they can in each time frame...
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, see video of the entire program....
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 Big Grove Lutheran were published in the May 30 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Check out video below....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team held Senior Night and recognized the four seniors who have led the team to their best regular season since the 2012 season, when they took a 22-7 record into the Sub-Section 5A-South playoffs. Head coach Kevin Weller provided a fitting tribute to seniors Ally Gruber, Katherine Mastey, Nicole Thonvold and Emily Knight prior to pre-match drills on Monday, October 22. The Jaguars were set to host Swanville in the last match of the regular season....
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa sophomore choir sensation Paige Benson did it again! Prior to the Monday, October 22 varsity volleyball match, Benson pulled off another spectacular A Capella performance of the National Anthem. Catch her marvelous singing in the video embedded below....
