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Sunburg's 18th annual Syttende Mai celebration was held on what was perhaps the most perfect day they could have asked for on Sunday, May 21. The weather featured temperatures in the upper 70s, full sunshine and a light breeze. That, combined with a huge turnout of people for the full day of activities, made for a day that the Sunburg community should be proud of. Coverage of Syttende Mai in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper will span two weeks in the May 25 and June 1 issues. Video is posted...
The soulful and classic Gospel group 29:11 International Exchange will be performing this Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. at Central Square and Civic Center in Glenwood. The powerful voices of the 29:11 International Exchange group are astonishing. But what won our hearts is that this group is about more than performing gorgeous music, they also organize exchange tours between South Africa and the U.S. that provide invaluable exposure and opportunity to promising musicians. This extraordinary exposure...
An incredible display of support and solidarity was witnessed by hundreds of bystanders in downtown Glenwood on Saturday, April 22 following the funeral for fallen Pope County Sheriff's Deputy Joshua Owens. Law enforcement personnel were in attendance from all corners of Minnesota and nearly every county and municipality in the state. At the funeral, estimates show that over 4,000 were present at the funeral at the MAHS campus. The parade of law enforcement personnel through Glenwood that...
UPDATE: as of April 13, Highway 71 was reopened to traffic in this location. Spring flooding has claimed a southbound route from Belgrade via Highway 71. For the time being, motorists are being re-routed south of Belgrade with Highway 71 being closed near Crow River Lutheran church. The detour takes people west from the Menards campus on County Road 13 over to County Road 18 (Stearns County) which becomes County Road 1 in Kandiyohi County. Then the detour shifts onto County Road 5 to State...
Beloved local musicians, Paul Greene and Renae Brown, are coming to Central Square and Civic Center in Glenwood to perform songs from the Barry Manilow song book! Paul and Renae have delighted local audiences throughout the years by performing a variety of music ranging from Frank Sinatra to James Taylor to Broadway hits. Tickets for Paul Greene and Renae's show are $20 in advance & $25 on the day of the event. Kids 12 and under are admitted for free with the presence of a paid adult. Student...
Video was posted on this web article on Sunday night. The Pope County Sheriff's office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) held a joint press conference on Sunday, April 16 in Glenwood to provide the public an update on the shooting that took place in Cyrus on Saturday, April 15. With three law enforcement officers responding to a domestic assault call in Cyrus, an armed man began shooting. In a tragic outcome, Pope County Deputy Joshua Owen was fatally shot by the perpetrato...
Minnesota Farmers Union and the Kandiyohi County Farmers Union organizations will host a unique and informative session dubbed "Challenging Monopoly Power, an Evening of Trustbusting" on Wednesday, April 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Goat Ridge Brewing Co. in downtown New London (17 Central Avenue West). At this event, they will discuss how to take powerful anti-monopoly action right in your local area. This will be led by MFU Antimonopoly Director Justin Stofferahn....
Here is video from four years ago on Easter Sunday at East Norway Lake Lutheran church. The "Hallelujah Chorus" from George Frideric Handel's Messiah was performed by the church choir to conclude sunrise worship that morning....
Minnesota Farmers Union and the Kandiyohi County Farmers Union organizations will host a unique and informative session dubbed "Challenging Monopoly Power, an Evening of Trustbusting" on Wednesday, April 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Goat Ridge Brewing Co. in downtown New London (17 Central Avenue West). At this event, they will discuss how to take powerful anti-monopoly action right in your local area. This will be led by MFU Antimonopoly Director Justin Stofferahn....
Minnesota Farmers Union and the Kandiyohi County Farmers Union organizations will host a unique and informative session dubbed "Challenging Monoply Power, an Evening of Trustbusting" on Wednesday, April 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Goat Ridge Brewing Co. in downtown New London (17 Central Avenue West). At this event, they will discuss how to take powerful anti-monopoly action right in your local area. This will be led by MFU Antimonopoly Director Justin Stofferahn....
Everyone is invited to an exciting upcoming Craft and Vendor Show at the Ben Franklin building in downtown Glenwood on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. (physical address is 2 East Minnesota Avenue, Glenwood, 56334) Some local downtown businesses will be having events this day as well!...
A special prayer was provided by Pastor Ron Knutson on New Year's Day, January 1, 2023, towards the end of Sunday worship at Sunburg Free Lutheran church in Norway Lake Township. This was published in the January 12 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper and is also featured in the video below....
Cozy up with a good book and challenge yourself to read more this season with the Winter Reading Program! "Read for a Better World," the 2023 Winter Reading Program begins Monday, January 2, 2023, and runs through Tuesday, February 28th at the Belgrade Myrtle Mabee library on the north end of Main Street. The program provides fun incentives for readers to settle into cozy winter reading habits. It is designed primarily for teens and adults and is open to anyone in the 6th grade or older. Each...
The Lakeside Ballroom hosted a marvelous two-night Christmas Cowboy show on Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3 in Glenwood. Two video clips from the Saturday night show are posted here. Their Friday night show was sold out! The crowd on Saturday was also very good....
A gathering of over 85 people took place on a mild, sunny Sunday afternoon at the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association log church Advent service. With most of the crowd huddled in the cozy confines of the log church, songs and stories were shared along with a wide selection of Norwegian treats afterwards....
(Better late than never...here's a video from Labor Day this month in Sunburg.) The Sunburg Trolls Car Club held a wildly successful Labor Day classic car and truck show at Willie Reigstad baseball field on Monday, September 5. A total of 340 cars and trucks were registered, and a few more beyond that made their way into western Norway Lake Township for a morning and afternoon of fun and fellowship of classic auto enthusiasts. A video featuring the prize drawings and award winners is posted...
The newly-dubbed Monson Lake Opry Barn in Hayes Township, Swift County, rural Sunburg, hosted a day/evening-long music festival on Saturday, September 10. A video from the final band is posted below. A second video lasting over 14 minutes has been posted at the newspaper's Jaguars Sports extended coverage blog. You can click over to that blog post at this URL (short link): https://bit.ly/3dmJ4DJ....
The Pope County Farm Bureau joined forces with dozens of area businesses to host a wildly successful Breakfast on the Farm event on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, at Rolling Forks Vineyard of rural Glenwood. Throughout the morning they served over 2,250 people while overseeing numerous children's activities and also educational booths that helped the public get to know more about the local agriculture scene. Let's talk beef! Did you know? A baby calf stands, nurses and can walk within an hour...
Fellowship is an important part of the daily mission of Trinity Lutheran church of Grove Lake. Their church recently held their Fall Festival last Sunday on a sunny, picture-perfect, albeit somewhat warm, fall day. After serving about 90 meals a year ago with a drive-through only event, this year church members were thrilled to have 135 children and adults enjoy both the chance for dine-in gathering or the drive-through option. This compares to turnout of about 120 when they last held the...
The Sunburg Trolls Car Club hosted their most successful Labor Day show in the group's history on Monday. Turnout exceeded 340 registered vehicles, which topped last year's record turnout of 322. Additional coverage of the car show was published in the September 8 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Video from the event will be added to this web article this afternoon (Sept. 8). A short video from the event is included in this web article....
Come one, come all for free potatoes from R.D. Offutt Farms! On September 17 and 18, the R.D. Offutt Brooten farm team is inviting fellow neighbors and members of the community to an "all-you-can-dig party," at the upcoming Potato Field Days. From sunrise till sunset, those interested can bring potato forks and buckets to an RDO field and dig to their heart's content. Farm Manager Chris Strom said he is looking forward to a new way to engage with the community, noting he often receives calls in...
The Sedan Fire and Rescue squad held a wildly successful fundraiser during Sedan Daze on Saturday, August 20. Holding a Sedan-style "Drag Race", 13 members or friends/family of members participated in the event that raised over $1,800 for fire department equipment needs. Video of the event is included below....
Wasted Time performed a marvelous, rip-roaring live performance to conclude the Sedan Daze events on Saturday, August 20. A video from the street dance is featured below....
On Sunday, August 21 at the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association old log church in rural New London/Sunburg, Marlin Henjum spoke about his new book, Wheat King, that has just been released. His speech followed a play performed on stage by the log church that focused on the pioneer-era story of Kari Eriksdatter, who moved from Norway to Wisconsin and then to Arctander Township in the 1860s with her three children. In the video below, Norman Hande speaks about the play that was set to be...
Below is a video from the street dance held in Sedan on August 18, 2017. The local band Wasted Time performed that night, and they will perform again this weekend at the return of the Sedan Daze celebration on Saturday, August 20. Additional coverage of the upcoming Sedan Daze activities has been published in recent issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Wasted Time will start playing at 8 p.m....
