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**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...
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....
The Gary Breitbach family hosted their annual golf memorial tournament fundraiser on Saturday, June 29 at Prairie View Community Golf Course. The weather turned out to be terrific for the day, including cool, cloudy weather early and then full sunshine later in the day. After the 13 teams finished their 18 holes of golf, a silent auction and live auction were held to raise funds for the memorial scholarships. An attached video here features part of the live auction led by Scott...
The four-day Bonanza Valley Days celebration is coming on Thursday through Sunday, July 11, 12, 13 and 14. The attached video features a glimpse of the cotton candy machine that was working hard at the BVD craft and vendor show a year ago. TO SEE a new web article highlighting BVD food options, you can click on the following link to re-direct: https://shorturl.at/4g3j4. A few intial notes: the BVD Sand Volleyball tournament has been filled up. Also, the BVD Youth 3-on-3 tournament has been...
Grace Denise Grindahl Milewski passed away peacefully on June 8, 2024, surrounded by her family. Grace was a loving mother, sister, and special aunt. She grew up in California and Arizona and spent summers at her grandparents' home in Brooten, Minnesota, where she enjoyed helping on the farm, fishing and spending time with her family and cousins. A caring person who spent her life assisting others, Grace was called to nursing and spent the early years of her career as a Reserve Lieutenant in...
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...
NOTE: images of the BVD poster were updated on Tuesday, July 2 and re-posted here. Please share this web article so others can see the schedule of events! Bonanza Valley Days is coming on July 11, 12, 13 and 14! On the afternoon of Friday, June 28, this web article will feature photos of the BVD poster, which should be viewable on any computer or device with a regular-sized monitor. Currently, the attached video here features footage from the Brooten Fire Department's chicken BBQ held on July...
On June 20, the Brooten Farmers Market season resumed for the summer and fall. Through the early 2010s, Brooten held a Farmers Market at the city park. Last summer in late August, the a Farmers Market was reestablished in Brooten. Organizers felt it was worth it to get a Farmers Market resumed in June and see what type of interest vendors had. The first night was a success and offered the Busy Beehive a chance to display some of what's offered in the newest business that recently opened on Main...
Better late than never! Here's the video featuring the Belgrade V.F.W. Post 1825 Memorial Day parade. A full 24 days later...we're finally getting this posted....
A special Father's Day poem was provided by Pastor Jeanne Megorden as part of her sermon at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church on Sunday, June 16. The attached video features Sam Sanders providing the reading of the lessons before Pastor Jeanne gave the Holy Gospel and her sermon. At around the four-minute mark, Pastor Jeanne begins the Holy Gospel from Mark 4. Her sermon begins about 2 minutes later....
Shirley Borgerding, 94 of Belgrade, died Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at Folkstone Senior Living in Wayzata. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Belgrade. Visitation will start at 9:00 am until the start of the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home in Belgrade. http://www.hafh.org. Shirley Ruth Jaggard Borgerding was born December 19, 1929, in Woodbury, NJ. Shirley was the...
Marvel in the past as you enjoy these "Tracks Through Time"! The Belgrade Museum has set regular hours for the summer of 2024 when the public is invited to stop by and see all that they offer. They were open on Saturday, June 8, and the next regular Saturday they are open will be on June 22. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In July, the Belgrade Museum will be open on July 13 and July 17. In August, the Belgrade Museum will be open on August 10 and August 24. The date of August 10 is extra special,...
Bonanza Valley Days 2024 in Brooten is coming on Thursday through Sunday, July 11, 12, 13 and 14. The BVD theme for 2024 is "Redneck Olympics: Back For More in 2024!" With just under four weeks to go, hot-off-the-press Bonanza Valley Days posters for the big four-day celebration in Brooten have been added on display at local businesses. This web article contains a preview of what's to come across the next week for BVD announcements. The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper is determining the best...
The attached video features Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's Tia Nelson, a member of the Class of 2025, reading General John Logan's Order No. 11 at Olson Auditorium. This was during the Belgrade V.F.W. Memorial Day program. From the Army Historical Program: On March 3, 1868, General John Logan issued General Order No. 11, which called for a national day of remembrance for Civil War dead. This order served as the basis for what became the national holiday of Memorial Day. Logan also returned to...
At the May 22 meeting of the Belgrade-Brooten police board, Police Chief Casey Jansky spoke about the conclusion of his first run with the L.E.A.D. program at B-B-E elementary school. The L.E.A.D. program stands for Law Enforcement Against Drugs. It is a non-profit 501C3 organization supported by dedicated police officers who are committed to protecting our youth and communities from the proliferation of drugs, drug related crimes, peer to peer/cyber bullying and violence. This is accomplished...
The Belgrade-Brooten police department has applied for grant funding to pay for state highway crosswalk signs at the downtown areas of both Belgrade and Brooten. At the April 17 meeting of the B-B police board, Chief Casey Jansky said that the new signs would feature activated lights at the intersections of Highway 55 with Washburn Avenue in Belgrade and Central Avenue in Brooten. The grant has a minimum project cost of $25,000. "I have an engineer through MN-DOT who is assisting me and wrote a...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 2024 had a terrific Baccalaureate worship service Sunday, April 28 at Trinity Lutheran in Brooten. Of the class of 39 graduates, 26 were in attendance with numerous siblings, parents, stepparents and grandparents - all of whom have been providing and will continue to provide encouragement for these youth to take the correct path in life in world that seems to get more confusing by the hour. The attached video features the full Baccalaureate worship service...
Justin M. Rooney, 46, of St. Cloud, formerly of Belgrade, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday May 5, 2024, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 pm. Friday, May 10, 2024, at St. Francis deSales Catholic Church in Belgrade. Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to the service at church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home in Belgrade, http://www.hafh.org. Justin Michael Rooney was born December 10, 1977, to Darrell and Joy...
How do we keep our beautiful Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa communities healthy so we can care for each other as Jesus teaches? We start with being informed. Recently Officer Jansky with the Belgrade Police Department shared his concern over Opioid and Vaping use in our communities. The Big Grove-Crow River-Grace Lutheran parish has collaborated with the Stearns County Public Health Department, B-B-E schools and the Belgrade-Brooten Police Department to organize a public presentation to share facts...
Puzzle lovers are invited to gather into groups of four to form teams for a jigsaw puzzle tournament coming to the Belgrade library on Saturday, April 27. The tournament runs from 12:30 to 3 p.m. that afternoon in downtown Belgrade. Each team receives the same puzzle, and teams try to put the puzzle together the fastest. (Six team limit.) Register with your team name. For ages 12 to adult. Register your team by calling the Belgrade library at 320-254-8842. April 26 update...the library reported...
Likely aided by what was a generally mild winter for Minnesota's standards, service organizations across the Bonanza Valley area and the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school district enjoyed remarkable support across the past few months for fundraising events. For example, the B-B-E Knights of Columbus hosted fish fry events at the KaDe Shack with turnout exceeding 600 customers. In at least the past six years, the highest total for their three fish fry nights in a season was around 500 (in the 2022 L...
A video was attached to this on Sunday, April 21. Charles Elwood Sagedahl, affectionately known as "Chuck", age 93, of Brooten, passed peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Funeral services were held on April 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten. Burial with military honors was in the church cemetery in Brooten. In Lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church and Concordia College. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home...
