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Around 60 children from the Elrosa area enjoyed time with Santa Claus on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church's parish center community room. It was a marvelous time for kids to enjoy cookies and milk, Christmas-themed crafts and a chance to tell Santa Claus what they would like to get for Christmas. The event was sponsored by the Elrosa Commercial Club and the Elrosa Baseball Club. (Below, HD video from the tail end of the event.) Read more in the December 13...
The annual Belgrade Santa Days is coming again on Saturday, December 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Belgrade Municipal Hall. The Belgrade Commercial Club is excited to announce that the B-B-E Just For Kix program will put on two performances at 9:30 a.m. at 10:30 a.m. at the municipal hall. Moms, dads, grandparents and others are asked to bring kids to see Santa and get some great photos with him. Each child will receive a gift from Santa plus a treat. Also, children are asked to register for door...
The annual Belgrade Santa Days is coming again on Saturday, December 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Belgrade Municipal Hall. The Belgrade Commercial Club is excited to announce that the B-B-E Just For Kix program will put on two performances at 9:30 a.m. at 10:30 a.m. at the municipal hall. Moms, dads, grandparents and others are asked to bring kids to see Santa and get some great photos with him. Each child will receive a gift from Santa plus a treat. Also, children are asked to register for door...
The Brooten Commercial Club is once again joining up with the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts organizations to bring Santa Day to town on Saturday, December 8. The public is invited from throughout the greater Bonanza Valley area to come to Brooten and enjoy a fun evening of Christmas spirit! The full schedule was printed on page 10 of the November 29 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. It will also appear in the December 6 issue on a page to-be-determined. Santa Day...
The Belgrade/Brooten Police Department announced that for the second year in a row they will be sponsoring two families in need this Holiday season. Police Chief Casey Jansky said, "If anyone would like to stop by our police department office or city hall in Belgrade this Holiday season, we are asking for donations of money or gift cards. The money will assist us with gifts and food items." Jansky also noted that donations can be mailed to Belgrade City Hall at P.O. Box 296, Belgrade, MN 56312....
The Brooten Commercial Club is once again joining up with the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts organizations to bring Santa Day to town on Saturday, December 8. The public is invited from throughout the greater Bonanza Valley area to come to Brooten and enjoy a fun evening of Christmas spirit! The full schedule was printed on page 10 of the November 29 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. It will also appear in the December 6 issue on a page to-be-determined. Santa Day...
Busy, Christmas-related activities are taking place on Saturday, December 1 in Brooten! Jana Mae's in downtown Brooten has a number of Christmas and Holiday-related specials and will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with coffee specials, sales, spruce tips and more! Also in store is Hopeful Hills Ranch Alpacas and Josephine's Cupcakes and Jewelry. And don't miss the 10th annual B-B-E Community Ed. Women's Holiday Expo at the elementary gym in Brooten from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - door prizes drawing...
Posted on Sunday, November 11. As announced early last week, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school will host a Veterans Day program on Monday, November 12 at 10 a.m. at the main gymnasium. It was moved from November 9 due to school closing - which was precipitated by the Jaguars volleyball team competing at the state tournament. The B-B-E high school Veterans Day program is at 1 p.m. today. At both programs, members of the B-B-E junior class who took first, second and third place in the...
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sunday afternoon at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic church in Elrosa. As reported in the July 26, 2018 issue of the Voice, a combination addition / car port drive-through / bathroom / elevator project will be underway at the church on the southwest corner of the building. The estimated cost is around $545,000. Church members holding the "golden" shovels at the ceremony were pictured on page one of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's October 18 issue. You...
Below is a brief Q and A with Belgrade Mayor Rick Tschida, who is seeking another term this fall. Family: I've been married to my wife, Rose, for 46 years. Our Children are Angie and Chris. We have three special grandsons, Zachery, Daniel & Jared. Occupation: I have been serving the Belgrade area for 45 years as an electrician. Civic/office experience: first elected to the Belgrade city council in 1987 until 1998. Then reappointed & ran again in 2000 for council until 2010. Have been mayor for...
In a nutshell...as church soon starts! This schedule is for Sunday, October 14, 2018* 1. On a cold, cloudy and windy day, what better event could there be than a Soup and Pie Luncheon! Head to Swift Falls between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., where Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church will host a Soup and Pie Luncheon (GPS address: 201 Falcons Avenue, Benson, MN 56215). ALL THE HOMEMADE SOUP YOU CAN EAT! Chicken wild rice, Wisconsin cheese, vegetable beef, bean and ham, chicken noodle, clam chowder,...
St. Donatus Catholic church hosted their annual ham and turkey dinner and raffle on Sunday, September 16 at the elementary school cafeteria. Over 400 were served by noon, at which time the Vikings kicked off at Green Bay. A prize drawing raffle was held to conclude the dinner....
The 10th annual Sunburg Trolls Labor Day classic car and truck show was held on Monday, September 3. A total of 212 cars were registered, and over 230 cars and trucks were in the park and surrounding area of the Sunburg fire hall. Photos from the event were featured on the back page of the September 6 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Check out video shown below from that day....
A landmark in downtown Brooten is no more. By the middle of last week, the walls were opened up and the demolition was well underway for the Nelson Hardware store property in downtown Brooten. The building's demolition was handled by Opatz Excavating of Holdingford. Prior to opening up the building, many weeks' worth of cleaning and clearing took place of the interior, which was full of mold from a rotted roof that fell into disrepair in recent years. Additional information and photos were...
Shown are some additional photos from the Belgrade August Fest celebration, held on August 8, 10 and 11. Below is video from Saturday's grand parade. Photo galleries from many events of August Fest can be viewed at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper online photo gallery: https://bonanzavalley.smugmug.com/2018-BBEBonanza-Valley-events. The photo albums have over 380 pictures from Belgrade on August 8, 10 and 11....
Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten was the host of a four-day Vacation Bible School the week of August 6-August 9. The V.B.S. was led by five camp counselors from Green Lake Lutheran Ministries. They had 56 kids from preschool to sixth grade participate, which is a tremendous increase from last year's V.B.S. at Trinity Lutheran that had 30 kids. Photos from the V.B.S. appeared in both the August 16 and August 23 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. You can watch the Thursday V.B.S....
Kiara Quade, who will be a junior at B-B-E schools this fall, performed during the Belgrade Royal Ambassador program held on main street during August Fest on August 11. Ultra-high definition video is posted below showing Quade singing "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara. Photos from this and other August Fest events were published in the August 16 and 23 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice. Photo galleries are still being uploaded with pictures from the Belgrade August Fest. One gallery...
The music group Gig Noonan entertained for almost one-and-a-half hours in Belgrade during a Concert in the Park on Wednesday, August 8. A huge crowd was on hand, including members of the Belgrade Royal Ambassadors and also the candidates for the 2018-2019 Belgrade Royal Ambassador program. Video below. A whole host of stories and advertising regarding Belgrade August Fest 2018 events have been published in the July 26, August 2 and August 9 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. On the...
At the annual Belgrade August Fest celebration, new members of the Belgrade Royal Ambassadors were crowned for 2018-2019 on Saturday night, August 11. During the coronation, three Belgrade Royal Ambassadors were selected from five candidates who will all be seniors at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa this fall. Out of four candidates for Belgrade Junior Royal Ambassadors, two were selected - that group of girls will all be second graders at B-B-E this fall. Ally Gruber was selected as the winner of the...
Big Grove/Crow River/Grace Lutheran churches hosted an ice cream social and many hours of other activities at the Shores of St. Andrew Bible Camp on Sunday, August 5. Around 100 attended the picnic and worship with the Cedar Creek Bluegrass Band. Click on this link to view the full Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper photo gallery from that night: https://bonanzavalley.smugmug.com/2018-BBEBonanza-Valley-events/BGCRG-parish-ice-cream-social-08-05....
Saturday of August Fest (August 11) in Belgrade features Dad's Belgian Waffles at the St. Francis de Sales parish center from 9 a.m. to noon. **Note: time changed from earlier reports! This event is hosted by the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Boy Scouts Troop 667, with proceeds going towards various important local Boy Scouts causes. Cost is $8 for adults and $6 for kids ages 3-12. The Boy Scouts wanted to move it later in the morning to coincide more with the 3-on-3 basketball tournament and also...
You can still sign up! Saturday, August 11 at 1 p.m. at the gravel lot across from the L and L Foods building. They will have mens' and women's brackets with up to five people on each team. Kids ages seven to 12 are welcome to register as a kids' team. To pre-register, please call Tracy Lewis at 320-894-6492. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. that day if not pre-registered....
Residents of the Brooten and Terrace communities and surrounding areas are invited to National Night Out events on Tuesday, August 7. It is estimated that over 38 million neighbors across all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide will participate. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. Together, we are making that happen. Fr...
The Belgrade Commercial Club is excited to announce a full schedule of events for the annual Belgrade August Fest celebration coming to town on Friday and Saturday, August 10-11. The weekend is possible in large part thanks to strong financial support from the Belgrade Lions Club, a major sponsor for August Fest that pays for the kids' inflatables, prizes for the kids and the fireworks. This funding allows various school and community groups to staff the games and rides and raise funds for...
Rest assured, you won't go hungry while enjoying the weekend in Brooten at the annual Bonanza Valley Days celebration! On Friday, be sure to take in the Brooten Fire Department chicken BBQ feed at the city park from 5 to 8 p.m. They are geared up to serve over 800 people - let's make it happen! The Nite Owls will also be providing live music entertainment. Earlier in the day, you can also grab a burger, chicken or other great food at the KaDe Shack until 5 o'clock, when they'll close their...