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Spending time with family and friends at Thanksgiving remains important for many Americans and this year the cost of the meal is also top of mind. Farm Bureau's 37th annual survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of this year's classic Thanksgiving feast for 10, which is $64.05 or less than $6.50 per person. This is a $10.74 or 20% increase from last year's average of $53.31. The centerpiece on most Thanksgiving tables – the turkey – costs more than last year, at $28.96 for a 16-pound bird. That's $1.81 per pound, up 21% from last yea...
Below is a recording of the full worship service held on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 23, at Big Grove Lutheran church in North Fork Township. Shortly after the seven-minute mark, Deacon Brenda Handel-Johnson begins reading the Holy Gospel, which is found in John, Chapter 6, verses 25 to 35....
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary and B-B-E high school both hosted Veterans Day programs on Thursday, November 10. The elementary program, held in the morning, included members of the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary in addition to students participating with reading and music selections. At the high school's program held in the afternoon, members of the Belgrade V.F.W. and V.F.W. Auxiliary were in attendance. Video from the elementary program is posted here....
In his October report to the Belgrade-Brooten Joint Police Board, Chief Casey Jansky said that his department's call volumes are up a fair amount from this point in 2021 but appear lower than what 2020 brought. "We are currently at 1,650 incident complaint reports for the year," said Jansky. "Last year we hit that figure on December 15, so we are up a bit from 2021 where we finished at 1,737. In 2020 we finished at 2,154. In 2019, we finished at 1,561." The full list of October's incident...
Approximately 270 voters cast their ballot in the city of Brooten on November 8. A few local and state results are included here. City of Brooten results: Mayor Thor Amundson was re-elected by a margin of 239 to 2. The two represents write-in votes. In the contested city council races, the two incumbents were re-elected as follows: 1. Scott Vogel 189 2. Bob Gregory 103 3. Tyler White 87 4. Mark Nepsund 71 Other city of Brooten vote totals 7th Congressional District: Michelle Fischbach (incumbent) 163, Jill Abahsain 88, Travis "Bull" Johnson...
In case you missed church this past weekend, or if you haven't been to church in awhile, you can take in the full video of worship service held on Sunday, November 6 at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township. The video is embedded here. The reading of the lessons and Psalm by Terri Anderson begins at about the 12:30 mark of the video. Pastor Jeannie's reading of the Holy Gospel begins shortly after the 16-minute mark. Pastor Jeannie's sermon begins at the 18-minute...
Two Veterans Day programs will be held on Thursday, November 10: one at the elementary in Brooten at 9:30 a.m. and the other at 1:10 p.m. at the high school in Belgrade. At the elementary, students will be providing veterans and patriotism-themed readings. **The high school Veterans Day program may change due to the state volleyball tournament. Updates to follow. At the high school, the Voice of Democracy essay winners will give their speeches. Please attend if you are able to and show your...
The fall harvest in the Bonanza Valley area has continued throughout September and October under ideal conditions. Rainfalls have been few but meaningful, which has provided some much-needed moisture without greatly disrupting fall combining, hay baling and other harvesting....
In case you haven't been to church lately, or if you have and you'd like to take in another church's worship, you can click on the video below to watch the full worship service held at Sunburg Free Lutheran church in Norway Lake Township on October 9. Pastor Ron Knutson takes the pulpit at about the 14-minute mark of the video to begin his sermon. This is worth taking in!...
Below is video featuring the lessons, Holy Gospel, children's sermon and sermon from Sunday morning worship at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on October 9. Pastor Jeannie Megorden begins readine the Holy Gospel at about the 5:40 mark, and her children's sermon begins just after the seven-minute mark. Her sermon starts at the 12-minute mark in the video. West Lake Johanna church is located on State Highway 104 in Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten. Worship service times in October are at 10:30...
A new phenomenon has surfaced where drug companies are paying for advertising that normalizes a side affect from COVID-19 jab treatments known as myocarditis. The video below gives one example of this paid, Big Pharma propaganda. The advertisement shown was aired in New York State....
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was called to testify in front of the European Union with their Special Committee on COVID-19. He was expected to face tough questions on how the vaccine deals were struck with European countries and contracts agreed to. Bourla subsequently backed out of this meeting that was set to take place on October 10. This committee is meeting with key officials involved in the EU's vaccine procurement process to draw lessons on how to respond to future pandemics. Other...
In case you missed church recently, or if you want to take in a worship service at a different church, you can watch the video below to take in Sunday worship on October 2 at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten. The reading of the lessons by Barry Bouwmann begins just after the 9-minute mark. Pastor Jeannie's reading of the Holy Gospel starts just moments before the 12-minute mark. Her sermon begins moments after the 15-minute mark....
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has shown that trace amounts of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine can be found in human breast milk. Most participants in the study were between the ages of 33 and 38, while one participant was 22. In the video, Dr. Mobeen Syed states his concern about how and why mRNA vaccine particles are traveling from the injection site (the upper arm) of a human to a woman's breast milk. The video below provides other context behind...
A benefit was recently held for Chris Schulz and Jenelle Benton at the KaDe Shack in Brooten to help raise funds as the two Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 1991 graduates fight through severe health issues. A silent auction, supper and other activities were held on Saturday, September 17 that drew a large crowd from across the area. The September 29 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper included a Card of Thanks published on page four from Schulz and Benton. Other information was...
St. Donatus Catholic church hosted a wildly successful fall ham and turkey dinner on Saturday, September 18 at the Padua Pub banquet hall. Across the two-and-a-half hour event, close to 600 people were served. Photos from the event with more information were published in the September 29 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A video from the dinner is posted with this web article....
Below is video from the worship service held at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church of Gilchrist Township, rural Brooten, on Sunday, September 25. The reading of the Bible lessons and Psalm starts at the 8:30 mark of the video. Pastor Jeannie begins reading the Holy Gospel after the 13-minute mark. Her children's sermon then begins at the 16-minute mark. Pastor Jeannie's sermon starts at the 22-minute mark....
In October of 2019, the Bonanza Valley Voice conducted video interviews with John O. Bohmer, who passed away on September 7, 2022. A short video clip from those interviews has been posted below. John O. Bohmer, age 101, of Brooten, MN and Palm Bay, FL, died Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at his Palm Bay, FL residence under the care of hospice and with his family by his side. A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 26th at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten, with Pastor...
A storied chapter in the history of the town of Brooten has come to a close. John O. Bohmer has passed away, as he was reunited with his first wife, Joyce, dying peacefully at his home in Florida on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Bohmer has served as chairman of the board of directors of Bonanza Valley State Bank from 1954 until his passing. Bohmer is survived by his second wife, Nona, and his daughter, Theresa (Bohmer) McDonald, plus other extended family. Preceding him in death were his two...
For a three-week period in August, Charlotte Winkler was back in the states. The United States, that is, at a distance of over 4,300 miles from her home near Paderborn, Germany in Niederntudorf (population 145,000). Charlotte Winkler was a foreign-exchange student at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school during the entire 2017-2018 academic year. Her host parents were Matt and Tonya Ogdahl of Lake Johanna in rural Brooten. Winkler lived with them from mid-August of 2017 until her tear-filled...
Absolutely outstanding! That's the best way to describe the Sedan Daze celebration that was held on Saturday starting later in the morning and lasting until 12:15 a.m. that night at the conclusion of the street dance with the band Wasted Time. A remarkably entertaining Sedan-style drag race took place prior to the street dance, and 13 Sedan Fire and Rescue squad members and/or relatives of such members combined to raise over $1,900 for the squad. You can get a glimpse of that drag race in the...
The band Pandemic performed at the Saturday night street dance at the Belgrade August Fest on Saturday, August 13 next to the Belgrade V.F.W. Below is a video from early in the evening after they started playing....
The nine candidates for the Belgrade Royal Ambassador program attended the Friday night Belgrade Firemen's chicken dinner for August Fest on Friday, August 12. A video of each girl introducing themselves is posted below. Additional coverage appeared in the August 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
A terrific turnout of people of all ages showed up for the free Concert in the Park night at August Fest on Thursday, August 11 at the Belgrade city park. A video from that night is shown below. The band Custom Made played music on the south side of the park shelter. Additional coverage appeared in the August 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Featured below is a video from the Belgrade August Fest grand parade held on Saturday, August 13. Additional coverage with many feature photos from the parade were published in the August 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
