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The public is invited to swing by the Belgrade Hardware Store in downtown Belgrade this week and especially on Saturday, August 13 as they are gearing up for the annual August Fest celebration. The highlight of the week for the locally-owned store is a Sidewalk Sale on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. They are excited to offer 50 to 75 percent discounts on merchandise (sale prices limited to quantities on hand). Kids ages 12 and under are encouraged to sign up for the Radio Flyer wagon...
VENDORS WANTED! The second annual Farmers and Artist Market on the lawn at Central Square is looking for vendors to join our activity scheduled for Saturday morning August 20 from 8-12 noon. If you are a gardener with extra produce or an artisan or crafter looking to share your talent we have a spot for you. Fee for a table is only $10. Come join the fun at this outdoor activity. The activity will move indoors in case of rain! Make your reunion plans with us Waterama Saturday July30th from 1 to...
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...
On June 16, North American State Bank in Belgrade celebrated June Dairy Month with free dilly bars to customers who came to the bank. From left: Molly Tengwall, Stearns County dairy princess Kayla Herkenhoff, Stearns County dairy princess Courtney Klaphake, Nick Steinhofer. Both Tengwall & Steinhofer are summer interns at North American State Bank....
Glacial Ridge Health System employees generously invested in the future of Pope County by donating $8,826 during the United Way's fundraising campaign "LIVE UNITED." Since the annual campaign first began at GRHS in 2011, employees have donated $46,923 to the United Way of Douglas and Pope County. The donations go far, but never far away. 99 cents of every dollar raised in Pope County stays in Pope County. GRHS' United Way Committee's goal was to reach $8,000 with a pizza party for all employees...
You started a new exercise program to get more active, but along the way you got hurt. Now you’re in pain and you see swelling. Your shoulder is uncomfortable and you can’t move it as easily. What do you do now? The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the body, and used in nearly all of your day-to-day activities and many sporting activities. Injuries and disorders affecting the shoulder joint are common and can drastically affect your quality of life. Glacial Ridge Health System and Dr. Eric Nelson with Heartland Orthopedic Spe...
Five realtor open houses are taking place this Saturday, May 28 in Brooten. Mary Savelkoul with Edina Realty is sponsoring the open houses at the following locations: 9 - 10 a.m. at 240 Prairie Avenue South 10-11 a.m. at 641 Roe Street 10 - 12 a.m. at 111 Western Avenue South 11-12 a.m. at 322 Prairie Avenue South 12 - 1 p.m. at 424 Central Avenue South All are good, affordable houses. Mary invites the public to come take a look!...
United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer visited Redhead Creamery last Thursday to celebrate local foods and highlight entrepreneurs expanding their operations and bringing new products to market with funding assistance through USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. Alise and Lucas Sjostrom and Jerry Jennissen hosted Landkamer along with an entourage of USDA officials plus representatives of the offices of Senator Al Franken, Senator...
The Classic Co. Bar and Grill in Brooten is happy to announce the addition of Prime Rib night on Saturdays starting on May 14. They've also added nightly specials during the week. Stop in and see what customers are buzzing about!...
Chad Spanier and his company, Spanier Masonry and Concrete, are available to the Brooten and greater Bonanza Valley area for all your home or business's masonry and concrete needs. Chad is from the Paynesville area, and his wife, Kim, is a 1996 graduate of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. His business partner is Ryan Wuertz of Paynesville. Click on the graphic on the left to view their advertisement. It also appeared on page 10 of this week's (April 14) issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, is pleased to offer a preventive health event at Central Square Cultural Civic Center on 4/20/2016. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke...
Awareness of colorectal cancer, often called colon cancer, is so important because: it is the second leading cancer killer, both men and women can get it, this cancer often starts with no symptoms, and it is a cancer that can be stopped before it starts. Yes, simply testing for colorectal cancer can save your life. The colon should be checked regularly starting at age 50, sooner if you are at a higher risk, through a screening test called a colonoscopy. As stated by General Surgeon, Dr. Blanco,...
Packer Brothers and Precision Manufacturing hosted a bus tour from the the Minnesota Rental Association last Thursday. A Greyhound bus with over 25 business owners from all over the state of Minnesota got a first-hand look at what takes place at the manufacturing plant in Brooten's industrial park,with their tour led by owner Dan Kallevig and his operations manager, Adrian Rick. Kallevig gave a brief overview of the company's history while moving the group between the various departments of the...
On Thursday night, January 14 Michelle Ogdahl, held a Sip and Paint class at the Classic Co. Bar and Grill in the theater stage. There was a great turnout for the first time this event has been held in Brooten with nine people attending. The attendees enjoyed painting a winter scene and sipping on their favorite beverage! Michelle Ogdahl, artist and owner of The Paint Spot, located at the Cre8tive Escape building in New London, launched in October of 2014. Michelle's passion for art and painting...
The Redhead Creamery is the 2015 Brooten Business of the Year, an award announced on Saturday, January 16 from the Brooten Commercial Club at their annual party and meeting. Commercial Club president Jana Zenner prefaced the award by these remarks, "They have some ridiculously good service, good food, and have been on numerous television shows and magazines. They've been in competitions for best artisan cheeses. We're very excited that they are part of the Brooten community and excited that...
The crazy fun we had at the Brooten Commercial Club's annual meeting and holiday party on Saturday night, January 16 at the Redhead Creamery. (Video) Check out more photos from the event on page five of this week's Bonanza Valley Voice....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Area Food Shelf received a $1,000 donation from American Family Insurance agent Glory Schreifels on Wednesday, Dec. 16. American Family Life Insurance Company and its agents partnered to use Life Insurance Awareness month in September and the month of October as a way to benefit local communities. American Family agents around the country made donations to various charitable organizations of their choice, based on the number of life insurance policies their clients...
National Farmers 2016 national convention, themed Serving Agriculture for 60 Years, Jan. 25-27, East Peoria, Ill., offers a speaker lineup with professionals who help American producers with real solutions for their farms. Convention Speakers & Topics “National Security, Climate Change and the American Farmer: How they all Fit Together and What the Future Holds” Dr. Chris King, dean of academics, Command and General Staff College, Army Combined Arms Center, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He is the U.S. member of an international military advisory cou...
USDA Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer recently announced that USDA is investing nearly $1.1 million to help nine businesses in rural Minnesota. The funding comes from USDA Rural Development's Value-Added Producer Grant program. "These grants help create expansion and job opportunities for local producers and rural small businesses," Landkamer said. "USDA's support is especially important for beginning farmers and smaller farm operations by providing capital to expand marketing...
The Redhead Creamery in rural Brooten hosted a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 5 on a day with hazy cloud cover, mild temperatures and a lack of wind that helped make for a wonderful afternoon for tours of the Jennissen dairy farm and the creamery's factory. Numerous farm tours took place throughout the afternoon, which for many, was their first glimpse at a working dairy farm. To top it off, Santa Claus made a special visit via a horse-drawn wagon in the second hour of the four-hour long...
iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NOSORH) has recognized Glacial Ridge Hospital for overall excellence in Patient Perspectives and Financial Strength, reflecting top quartile performance among all acute care hospitals in the nation. "We are very pleased to receive this recognition," stated Glacial Ridge Health System CEO Kirk Stensrud. "Our staff and physicians have worked very hard as a team to exceed our patients' expectations while at...
CHS Prairie Lakes recently finished its latest expansion project, which began construction back in September of 2014. The $3.8 million project, which increased both fertilizer storage capacity and blending abilities at the CHS Prairie Lakes location in Elrosa, MN, will continue to build on the company's promise of helping member-owners grow. "The expansion added on to the former fertilizer building and more than doubled our storage capacity, increasing storage to 11,000 tons. We also added two...
The second annual Minnesota Kendama Open is this Saturday and Sunday at the Mall of America in Bloomington. Glacial Wood Products of Brooten is the title sponsor of the event and a manufacturer of the unique Kendama handheld wooden game device. GWP has been building this line for over four years, and these products are sold across Asia, Europe and the U.S. Day two (Sunday, Nov. 15) begins with the start of the finals round at 11 a.m. followed by intermediate finals at 11:30. Competition...
At 11 a.m. on Tuesday this week, the doors opened for business at Classic Co. Bar and Grill in downtown Brooten. Over the lunch hour, head chef and manager Bob Paek reported that they had a nice crowd of about 20 people come for a bite to eat. Business remained steady throughout the day. When I stopped by with my family for supper at about 6 o'clock, traffic through the door picked up quite a bit. Overall, Paek and the rest of his crew were quite pleased with how the first day went. Their menu...
If you have ever had to give CPR or observed it being done, you'd know how quickly the rescuer can get fatigued giving manual chest compressions. Glacial Ridge Hospital and ambulance service received new technology to help with that. An automated chest compression device, the Physio-Control LUCAS 2, is a mechanical CPR device that allows emergency medical personnel to perform hands-free, consistent, and uninterrupted CPR while attending to the patient's other needs. The LUCAS 2 device can be...
