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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....
The community of Sedan is excited to announce the return of Sedan Daze, which is coming on Saturday, August 20. You heard it here first: Sedan Daze will be interesting. Volunteer organizers have been planning all year for the event, so they ask you to start planning now to pack up your gear for a trip to Pope County's paradise! The day begins with three big events that all begin at 11 a.m. First, a car show runs on Marsh Street from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and a craft and vendor show also starts...
The public from across the Bonanza Valley area and beyond are invited to the Public Safety in the Park night on Monday, August 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church in Elrosa (302 State Street, Elrosa, 56325) Come and meet your local law enforcement, fire fighters and EMS responders! Everyone invited! This is a family-friendly event for all ages with FREE popcorn and drinks! Local agencies who will be present include the Belgrade-Brooten police department, Stearns County...
Coming up on Sunday, August 21 is the annual Anniversary Celebration for the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association. This event is hosted at the old log church located southwest of West Norway Lake. This year the celebration will begin with a picnic lunch from noon to 1 p.m. under the tent by the old log church (free will donation). The lunch is followed by a program beginning at 1:30 p.m. which runs for a little over an hour. This year's NLLHA celebration theme is "Norway Lake women of...
The Pope County Fair (it's FREE) opened this week on Wednesday, August 3 in Glenwood. The full schedule was published in the July 28 and August 4 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A video from the truck and tractor pull at the fair in 2021 is shown below. The Free Stage continues with daily free family entertainment. Also, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Pope County Fair, the 4-H building, the exhibit and vendor buildings and kids games and activities all open at noon. The...
Below is a video from the Pope County Fair in Glenwood from August 3, 2017 in the 4-H show arena....
The Stearns County Fair included multiple live music performances by area bands. The Red Letter Band, which has performed and won awards in Nashville, performed on the Sauk Centre Herald stage on Friday, July 29. A video clip featuring their singing is included below....
The public from across the Bonanza Valley area and beyond are invited to the Public Safety in the Park night on Monday, August 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church in Elrosa (302 State Street, Elrosa, 56325) Come and meet your local law enforcement, fire fighters and EMS responders! Everyone invited! This is a family-friendly event for all ages with FREE popcorn and drinks! Local agencies who will be present include the Belgrade-Brooten police department, Stearns County...
The Pope County Fair (it's FREE) opens on Wednesday, August 3 in Glenwood. The full schedule was published in the July 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Below is a video featuring action from the Barrels and Bulls rodeo at the Pope County Fair on Friday, August 6, 2021. Later in the video, Wyatt Engen makes his attempt in the event....
The 120th annual Stearns County Fair opens today, Wednesday, July 27 in Sauk Centre. The full schedule of events was published in both the July 21 and July 28 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Open class 4-H and FFA shows took place during the day on July 27. The opening ceremony around the flag pole was at 11 a.m., and the Midway opens at 5 p.m. (wristbands are 5 to 10 p.m.). Bingo, located east of the Red Conservation building, operates with the following hours: Wednesday from 4...
The Stearns County Fair 4-H Blue Ribbon Auction for Champion, Reserve Champion and Blue Ribbon winners, will be held at the 4-H livestock arena barn on Saturday, July 30 at 10:30 a.m. Ribbons to be sold include market beef, dairy cattle, market goat, market poultry, market rabbit, market sheep and market swine. The auction will be operated by Mid-American Auction Co., Inc. The full county fair schedule was published on page 7 of the July 21 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. A video...
Staff and friends of the Belgrade library, part of the Great River Regional Library network, will host a special event called The Viking Age at the Belgrade municipal hall on Wednesday, July 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. Presenter Arn Kind from Historical Experiences gives us an up-close and interactive look at the life of a Norseman. What was life as a Viking really like? Do books and movies portray Vikings accurately? Mr. Kind will separate myth from fact, show off artifacts and answer every question...
From the publisher's desk: We've had to put out an S.O.S. for a missing newspaper bundle with the U.S. Postal Service. I was alerted early this morning by a subscriber who owns a Glenwood business that they still haven't received the July 14 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. Throughout the day I learned from multiple other subscribers in the 56334 zip code that they did not receive the issue either. All told, approximately 125 newspapers are missing for approximately 125 subscribers. This is a big problem. Being one day late is not the worst...
The night of Wednesday, June 29 in Elrosa was one to remember as the Parishes on the Prairie Catholic churches hosted an old-fashioned church social on the campus of Ss. Peter and Paul church. The evening concluded with live music performed by Sonar. In the video below, Father Rick Aubol joined the band to sing "Blessed Be the Name of The Lord" in the second-to-last song of the night....
Note: a very unfortunate coding mistake meant that this web article did not include the video player this weekend. It was corrected on Monday, July 4. Our apologies for this regrettable error. Below is a video of a special music performance of the song "Lord I Life Your Name on High" that was sung by Mari Jacobs on Sunday at Games Lake Park worship. She packed a punch while singing with great energy and emotion, as you will hear in the video below. Wonderful! Mari is the daughter of of Dan and...
Central Square Cultural and Civic Center in Glenwood is excited about this weekend's FREE June Market and Music on the Lawn event on Saturday, June 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is free to the public, so bring your family and friends with lawn chairs and enjoy the fun atmosphere at Central Square. Music acts set to perform are Charlie Roth, Morning Bird and Christina Seaborn. A video featuring Charlie Roth is embedded in this web article. While you enjoy the live music on the Lawn during...
The Sunburg Fire Department hosted the area's first street dance of the summer on Saturday, June 11. Video below features the Mason Dixon Line band performing at the street dance. Additional coverage was published on page one of the June 16 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
