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The site of the Danielson farm in Hayes Township, Swift County, rural Sunburg was the site of a magnificent set of concerts on Saturday, September 11. With a large American Flag waving high over the concert grounds, four bands performed across a 13-hour stretch that day. The live music started at 2 p.m. with the Steffl Sisters and friends, and at 5 p.m. Bill Litzau and Open Highway began performing. Later in the evening, Highway 101 with Paulette Carlson performed at the onset of dusk. Shortly...
Here's a video clip of Kentucky Thunder performing in rural Sunburg on Saturday, September 11 last weekend....
The Centre Area Concert Association is excited to present Sarah Grudem (on the harp) and Eric Graff (cello) on Sunday, October 3 at 2 p.m. at the Olson Auditorium, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school in Belgrade. This FREE CONCERT is funded by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Central MN Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from Minnesota's arts and cultural heritage fund. Sarah Grudem is a freelance harpist, born, raised and currently living in Minneapolis. She...
A town hall meeting was held on Friday, August 20 at the Next Door Bar and Grill in downtown Sauk Centre. Local legislators Paul Anderson of Starbuck and Torrey Westrom of Elbow Lake were on hand to provide updates from the 2021 legislative session and answer questions from the public. The 70-minute long meeting is shown in the video below....
Members of Minnesota Farmers Union's full board voted to go on record in opposition to Cargill buying Sanderson Farms. County presidents from across the state gathered in St. Paul Saturday for their biannual full board meeting, which was conducted in-person and via Zoom. Members listened to several reports, including a legislative update and the latest on the Farmers Kitchen + Bar opening. After a robust discussion on consolidation, Lac Qui Parle County Farmers Union President Doug Peterson...
Senator Torrey Westrom, Representatives Jeff Backer, and Paul Anderson welcome voters to eight upcoming town hall meetings - one in each county of District 12 on August 19 and 20. The legislators will review the 2021 session and answer questions regarding ending Governor Walz's emergency powers, the overall COVID-19 response in the state of Minnesota, and discuss other legislative topics and concerns of local constituents. Representative Backer will join Senator Westrom for District 12A meetings...
The Kandiyohi County Fair in Willmar is off to a terrific start, running from August 11 through Saturday night, August 14 along Foot Lake in Willmar. Their opening day on Wednesday, August 11 was one of their best in recent memory, according to county fair board chairman Darrell Fostervold. Turnout for the bull riding event was outstanding, and the fairway was very busy well past sunset. Gig Noonan provided live music on the free stage. You can view a photo gallery of pictures from the 2019...
The Pope County Fair is underway in Glenwood! The full schedule was published in the July 29 and August 5 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper issues. Below on this web article, you can watch an archive video of 4-H action from the fair in July 2019. You can also read more on this year's fair at the fair website, including their schedule and other information: https://www.popecountyfair.org. Thursday night update, August 5: click here to view a few photos taken today at the Pope County F...
Featured below is a video from the Ax Throwing stand at the Pope County Fair, featuring Caleb Torkelson of Brooten making his attempts on Thursday, August 5. Click on the following short link to see a photo gallery of photos from the fair on August 5: https://bit.ly/3xtgAw6....
The grandstand was filled for the second straight night at the Pope County Fair on Friday, August 6. See video below taken before the Friday night Bulls and Barrels Rodeo took place. The rodeo featured the M.T. Bucking Bulls and Rodeo Company. Day III of the Pope County Fair is Saturday, August 7 and features an always-popular tractor pull....
The M.T. Barrels and Bulls rodeo company was the feature show at the Pope County Fair grandstand on Friday, August 6. Featured in the video below is horse barrel racing. The always-popular truck and tractor pull is the feature show on Saturday, August 7 at the fair. It starts at 3 p.m. with a cost of $10 for ages 13+ and $5 for children ages 7 to 12. Children ages six and younger are admitted free. While fair activities wrap up on Saturday night, the Pope County Fair grandstand will host a Full...
Lucas Sjostrom of rural Brooten will join a panel of fellow agriculture heavy-hitters at the FarmFest ag forums in August. On Wednesday, August 4 at 10:30 a.m., the ag forum session will revolve around the topic, "Designing the Ideal Farm Bill" at the Wicks Building on the site of Farmfest in rural Morgan. Sjostrom and his wife, Alise, own and operate the Redhead Creamery, which was founded in 2014. In this August 4 agriculture session, panelists will discuss the current farm bill and its pros...
The Stearns County Fair in Sauk Centre is underway and runs through Sunday, August 1. Below is a video featuring part of Gig Noonan's performance on the Sauk Centre Herald stage....
Below is a video with a ferris wheel-view of the Stearns County Fair midway on Friday afternoon, July 30 in Sauk Centre. The Stearns County Fair runs through Sunday this weekend. The full schedule was published in the July 22 and July 29 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. You can also read more on the fair at their website = https://stearnscountyfair.com. The Voice greatly appreciates to have the support of the Stearns County Fair board and join forces with other area print and radio...
Hang on to your hat! It's Back to Fun in '21!. Or as we say in Brooten, "Buckle up! It's Brooten!" The big show we know as Bonanza Valley Days is coming in Brooten on July 8, 9, 10 and 11...a spectacular Thursday through Sunday event for all ages to enjoy. Come one, come all! Near and far, make tracks to Brooten, Minnesota that weekend. We've got more scheduling information to post. There will be something for everyone! Food, drink, entertainment, music and more. It wraps up with the BVD grand...
The Sunburg Fire Department hosted a terrific street dance with a best-ever turnout in recent history for the town. Close to 400 attended the street dance on Saturday, June 12 with the Mason Dixon Line band performing. A video clip from later in the street dance is shown below....
The area street dance season is about to begin for the summer of 2021. The first area street dance is being sponsored and hosted as a fundraiser for the Sunburg Fire Department this Saturday, June 12. The men and women of the Sunburg Fire Department are excited to have the Mason Dixon Line band coming to town to perform the area's first live concert since 2019! This event is for adults ages 21 and over, and it has a $10 gate admission. Mason Dixon Line will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight at...
Do you know any kids ages 6 to 11 that would like to create Make and Take arts and crafts with other kiddos their age? The Central Square Box Office staff are happy to be hosting this annual summer art education program where children will have the opportunity to build projects such as a sparkling jellyfish wind chime and a cement seashore stepping stone! Prices are $10 per class per child or sign up for all eight and save $15! Check out our Facebook page or website at centralsquare.org for...
The Grove Lake community, with help from the Glenwood American Legion and Glenwood V.F.W., hosted a Memorial Weekend parade on Sunday, May 30. They marched from the historical church in Grove Lake across the highway to the Grove Lake Township cemetery. A video of the parade is shown below here....
The Chippewa Falls Lutheran church in Terrace held a drive-through Norwegian Smorgasbord dinner on Sunday, May 16 to coincide with the annual Syttende Mai, which was the next day on May 17....
The Grove Lake Memorial Parade honoring the fallen will be on Sunday, May 30, marching from the Grove Lake Cemetery Chapel to Grove Lake Park starting at 1 p.m. To click on the Bonanza Valley Voice photo gallery from their parade held on Memorial Day weekend in 2018, click on this short link: https://bit.ly/3i3XNn4....
SUPER terrific news! The area street dance season is about to begin for the summer of 2021. The first area street dance is being sponsored and hosted as a fundraiser for the Sunburg Fire Department on Saturday, June 12. The men and women of the Sunburg Fire Department are excited to have the Mason Dixon Line band coming to town to perform the area's first live concert since 2019! This event is for adults ages 21 and over, and it has a $10 gate admission. Mason Dixon Line will perform from 8...
A full day of activities is coming on Sunday, May 16 in Sunburg! Syttende Mai will be celebrated for the 16th annual celebration (they took off 2020 due to the pandemic) starting with a breakfast buffet at Ms. Vicky's Cafe that goes from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration for the tractor pull starts at 8:30 a.m. A non-denominational church service at Hope Lutheran Church starts at 9:30 a.m. Norwegian goodies and coffee follow in the fellowship hall. The grand parade is at 3:30 p.m., so bring your...
The parade video and a few photos are posted below! The Bonanza Valley Voice recorded it from start to finish. We hope you enjoy the video and can get a glimpse of how wonderful it was! Countless happy, smiling faces. The antique tractor pull lasted over six hours, and Ms. Vicky's Cafe was busy from sunrise until closing at mid-afternoon prior to the grand parade. Note: additional coverage will follow in the May 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The non-profit advocacy group Let Them Play MN obtained an e-mail from November 18, 2020 in which a political consultant of Governor Tim Walz described a plan they had to blame youth sports for the spread of COVID. This was part of Walz's efforts to shut down fall high school athletics via Executive Order 20-99. The e-mail said: Governor is wanting LTC (long term care) to be thinking about being proactive and aggressive as LTC deaths going back up. Sounds like Commissioner Jan Malcolm and...
