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The Bonanza Valley Days celebration in Brooten is officially underway. The big four-day event in Brooten kicked off with a picture-perfect Worship in the Park on the evening of Thursday, July 11, in the marvelous setting of the Brooten city park. It all felt perfect with great singing from a group of children plus insightful scripture and music playing by Pastor Jeanne Megorden and Deacon Brenda Handel-Johnson, respectively. The two worked together to provide an outstanding, heartfelt ecumenical...
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The Bonanza Valley Days celebration is coming to Brooten on July 11, 12, 13, and 14. Here's a light summary of food options all weekend long. This will also be published in the July 11 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Show your support for the Brooten Fire Department! Friday night! The big, big event is the ever-popular Brooten Firemen's Chicken BBQ on Friday night, July 12. Did I say this is big!? It's partly a fundraiser for the fire department and also a great chance for you to...
After Friday's game with Roscoe got rained out (July 5), the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team made the short trip east to New Munich for a Stearns County League North division battle on Sunday, July 7. A four-run second inning, which featured a solo home run by Derek Wiener, fueled a 7-3 win that secured a regular season sweep over the Silverstreaks. Earning two hits each were Jackson Peter, Peyton Winter and Gavin Kampsen as the Saints tallied 10 total hits. Will VanBeck started and went...
**SUNDAY UPDATE: this following link can get you to the full list for the grand parade lineup: https://shorturl.at/mlmTm. Day two of Bonanza Valley Days in Brooten was just about as good as it could get. The sun shined hot all day long (yes, it felt quite hot) as the town was crawling with people for numerous events. The first (hopefully annual) BVD Pickle Ball tournament had 10 teams participating at the city park tennis courts. Their tournament lasted about 2 1/2 hours and wrapped up before th...
Here it is! It may be too hot for horses, and a couple others are unable to make it that were previously signed up. As of Sunday morning, 72 parade units are registered. In some cases, multiple tractors are counted as "one" unit. BVD grand parade lineup in Brooten on July 14, 2024: 1. Brooten American Legion 2. Brooten American Legion Auxiliary 3. BBE Cub Scouts Pack No. 667 4. R.D. Offutt Farms (BVD parade grand marshals) 5. National Guard 6. Brooten Mayor Thor Amundson 7. Glacial Ridge Health...
The Miss Brooten coronation program was held on a warm Sunday afternoon, July 14, with a full house on hand at the historic Brooten Pavilion. Earning the Miss Brooten crown was Adley Hagen, daughter of Nate and Sarah Hagen. The 2024-2025 Little Miss Brooten is Finley Gullickson, daughter of Jason and Amber Gullickson. Earning the Miss Congeniality title was Hannah Hirman. Ava Deters and Hannah Hirman will serve as Miss Brooten Princesses. Gullickson will serve along with Little Miss Brooten...
Margaret DeAnne Torkelson (nee Jackson), 84, of Grove Lake, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 12, 2024 on Mother's Day. Margaret was born on August 2, 1939 to Ralph and Vivetta (Nissen) Jackson in Storm Lake, IA. She attended school in Sedan and Glenwood before meeting Eldon Torkelson. They married on August 11, 1956. Margaret and Eldon first lived in North Minneapolis and then Crystal before finally settling in Plymouth, where they raised four children. She and Eldon went on many...
NOTICE OF ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS: GLACIAL RIDGE HOSPITAL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO the provisions of Sections 447.31 and 447.32, M.S.A., that an election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect members of the Board of Directors of the Glacial Ridge Hospital District from the following municipalities, to-wit: The Townships of Bangor, Chippewa Falls, Glenwood, Lake Johanna, Gilchrist, in the County of Pope, State of Minnesota, the Cities of Glenwood, Westport, Villard, in...
Attached is a video featuring the first few units of the Bonanza Valley Days grand parade on July 14, 2024. The BVD parade grand marshals was R.D. Offutt Farms, who is a major local employer that has over 1,500 acres of potatoes planted in the Bonanza Valley area....
