Articles from the July 8, 2021 edition


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  • (OPINION) 'Gone Crackers!'

    Randy Olson|Jul 8, 2021

    Just some more food for thought! (VIDEO below lasting about three minutes)...

  • Bonanza Valley Days 2021 is here! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jul 8, 2021

    The 2021 Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is here! And the town of Brooten could not be happier. The highway project is done, highway stripes are going down, and soon the crosswalks will be painted on Highway 55. We received a very timely rain earlier this week, and the town is ready for the big "circus" to arrive! UPDATE on Friday morning:The BVD 2021 Medallion was found! It was found by Emma Bast and Nathaniel Bast on Thursday evening at Memorial Park. All of the clues are still...

  • Miss Brooten Pageant is Saturday, July 10

    Randy Olson|Jul 8, 2021

    The 2021 Miss Brooten Pageant is Saturday, July 10 at 6 p.m. at the Brooten Pavilion. A total of five young ladies are running for Miss Brooten, and six are running for Little Miss Brooten. More information will be posted on this event. The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper will record the pageant and post video at a later date for those who cannot attend in person....

  • BVD 2021 sports offerings

    Randy Olson|Jul 8, 2021

    Here's a summary of information for the various Bonanza Valley Days sports offerings for the BVD weekend in Brooten: July 8 to July 11. BVD Men's Softball The BVD men's slowpitch softball tournament has 10 teams signed up as of July 8. Matt Schmitz is the coordinator. The tournament is on Saturday, July 10 starting at 9 a.m. at the city park on the west side of town. BVD Sand Volleyball The BVD Sand Volleyball tournament had seven teams signed up as of the morning of July 8. To sign up, you can...

  • BVD 2021 food offerings! (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Jul 8, 2021

    Locals and visitors of Brooten will have plenty of food options over Bonanza Valley Days 2021! Below is the full summary with the latest and most up-to-date information. Any updates will be posted as they come. Below on this web article is a video from BVD 2016 at the Brooten Firemen's Chicken BBQ feed. (That's Friday night!!!) UPDATE on Friday: due to supply chain issues (thanks, COVID)...the mini donut and funnel cake stand will only be open on Saturday. They will not be able to open tonight f...

  • (OPINION) When the government goons come knocking

    Randy Olson|Jul 8, 2021

    Here's a 14-minute long video with Peggy Hall providing information and opinions about what you can do when government goons come knocking on your door. REMEMBER: the government does not give you rights. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE SECURE IN YOUR HOME! I will have much, much more to say about this on my radio show this week. The Voice on KMGK will be broadcast LIVE from downtown Brooten in front of the newspaper office. The radio show starts at 9:20 a.m., and you can tune in on 107.1 FM of...

  • Marcia's Bar roars back to life!

    Randy Olson|Jul 8, 2021

    Marcia's Bar in downtown Brooten was, as they say, "Off The Hook!" on Friday night of Bonanza Valley Days 2021. The day of Friday, July 9, 2021 was the first day Marcia's was open to the public since March 17, 2020. The day of July 9 was also Day II of the Bonanza Valley Days 2021 celebration. The whole day was off the hook in town with youth baseball, a craft and vendor show, a firemen's chicken BBQ supper, old-time music at the Pavilion and a street dance in downtown Brooten. Marcia's Bar...

  • Bonanza Valley Days 2021 grand parade lineup

    Randy Olson|Jul 8, 2021

    POST-PARADE THANK YOU!...Thank you to everyone who came to town for the parade! Participants and parade watchers. It was a marvelous grand parade to help button up Bonanza Valley Days 2021! The Bonanza Valley Days grand parade will be staged on the west side of town along School Avenue and Railway Avenue. They are near the elementary school (School Avenue) and along the train tracks on the northwest corridor of town (Railway Avenue). Below is the parade lineup that you are able to share ahead...

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