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The Brooten Community Church ties its local origins back to Peter Mastbergen, who migrated from Sheldon, Iowa, to a farm five miles south of Brooten in 1914. Within two years, dozens of Dutch dairy farmers like Mastbergen moved to the Brooten area from northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota, undoubtedly attracted by low land prices. The significance of the Mastbergen family stems from the first Dutch church services held in the Brooten area at his farm. Soon, local Dutch families gathered for...
The family of the late Gary Breitbach were gracious hosts to 16 teams at the 10th annual Gary Breitbach Memorial golf tournament, which supports the Gary Breitbach Memorial scholarship program for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school graduates. Gary passed away in August 24, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a proud supporter not only of anything happening in Elrosa, but also of the Prairie View Community golf course in Brooten. His legacy lives on not only through his family but...
The Redhead Creamery held their second annual Open House to the public on Saturday and enjoyed a terrific turnout of people from throughout the local area and the central Minnesota region. Owners Lucas and Alise Sjostrom use the day not only to educate visitors about their cheese factory but also about dairy farming and the dairy industry in general. Learn more about Redhead Creamery at their website, where you can also purchase their delicious product! http://redheadcreamery.com Summer cheese...
The last undefeated teams in the Stearns County League met for a great baseball game in Elrosa on Wednesday, June 29. The Elrosa Saints hosted the Farming Flames in a Little Dipper contest, in which the Flames overcame a 4-2 deficit in the third inning to come out with a 5-4 win. Farming improves to 7-0 in the SCL standings, while the Saints fall to 5-1. Elrosa trailed 2-1 after the first inning but scored three times in the bottom of the third. Will Van Beck led off with a single, and Blaine Fi...
Staff and students at the Jaguar Kids Connection and Tri-Valley/Head Start programs, located at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school, held an Independence Day parade on Friday, July 1. They lined up at the elementary boulevard and traveled down the sidewalk on Highway 55 before turning north on Main Street. Dozens of parents, grandparents, friends and extended family were there to wave to them as they walked by. It was a neat way to get the celebrating started for our nation's Fourth...
The Bonanza Valley Days Committee is excited to announce the full list of activities coming the weekend of July 8, 9, 10 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) to Brooten for the annual town celebration. The town is ready for hundreds and hundreds of friends and family to come back for all the fun. The fun kicks off on Friday with the Brooten Fire Department's chicken dinner at the city park from 5 to 8 p.m. The band Gig Noonan provides entertainment for dancing and good company at the Brooten Pavilion...
Anyone with a computer and speakers, or with a SmartPhone, can take in the special Mass held on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. The video is approximately 90 minutes long. You can watch it by following these steps: 1. Click on this link: http://citylinktv.com/archive/ss-peter-and-paul-125th-anniversary 2. Enjoy the service! 3. Here is the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's photo gallery link: https://bonanzavalley.smugmug.com/2016-Bonan...
