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Prairie View Community Golf Course in Brooten was in its fourth year of existence, and supporters were continuously thinking of ideas on how to promote it and increase its usage. Along the way at that time came the Blood Brothers Tournament, which was held this past weekend for its 30th anniversary. Don Leukam, who raised his two children in Belgrade in the 1990s and 2000s with his late wife, Sue, retold the story of how it all began in the summer of 1995. "I was on the golf course board at the...
The weekly Brooten Farmers Market, held every Thursday at the city park this summer and fall, is featuring additional produce as we've turned the calendar to August. The Farmers Market, which began last August of 2023 and resumed again this summer on June 20, runs from 4 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the city park on the west side of town. The July 4 Brooten Farmers Market was held under the city park shelter. If it is raining, the event moves indoors to the spacious Brooten Pavilion. Swipe right...
Prior to being elected as a U.S. Senator in California, Kamala Harris repeatedly touted her Indian heritage. Upon her election in November 2016, headlines across America stated "California's Kamala Harris becomes first Indian-American U.S. Senator" with no mention that she was an African-American. This begs the question: when during her political career did she stop saying she was Indian?...
A successful event was held this past weekend at the Pope County Fairgrounds with the first annual Pope County Shopper's Delight. This event took place to raise funds for the Pope County Fairgrounds. Over two dozen vendors set up shop at the fairgrounds on July 26, 27 and 28 in conjunction with the Glenwood Waterama celebration. The Pope County Fair kicked off on Wednesday, July 31 in Glenwood....
The Belgrade Commercial Club and the business community of the city and rural areas invite everyone to the annual August Fest celebration, which kicks off on Thursday, August 8 with a community celebration in the park on south Highway 71. On the evening of August 8, a petting zoo at the city park runs from 5 to 8 p.m., and a meal by Queen Bee's will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the park shelter ($9/plate pulled pork BBQ and meal or $7/plate hot dog and meal). Music will be played that night...
Join us for a field day at the Rosholt Research Farm on the current research trials. The Rosholt Research Farm Field Day will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. A great line-up of speakers will be participating in the event representing: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, AgCentric and Pope and Stearns Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Current research trials to be addressed during the field day...
The county fairs of Pope County and Stearns County are in full swing in Glenwood and Sauk Centre, respectively. These fairs officially kicked off on Wednesday, July 31. The full schedules of their events were published in the July 25 and August 1 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The attached videos features the Livewire band performing at the Sauk Herald bandshell at the Stearns County Fairgrounds on Friday, August 2; also views from the 4-H animal buildings that afternoon....
