Saints sweep

The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team defeated Spring Hill 2-1 on Sunday afternoon to raise their record in the Stearns County League North division to 7-1.

On Saturday night in an exhibition game at Minnewaska Area high school, the Saints lost 10-3 to the Starbuck Stars.

Elrosa is 13-6 overall heading into an exhibition game at home on Wednesday, June 28 against New London-Spicer at 7:30 p.m. On Friday, June 30, the Saints host the annual Stearns County League vs. County Line League All-Star game at 8 p.m. Elrosa hosts Long Prairie in an exhibition game on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and they resume SCL action on Friday, July 7 when Greenwald comes to town.

Stearns County League & area amateur baseball scores on June 25:
Meire Grove 3, New Munich 2 (14 innings! played at Meire Grove)
Richmond 11, Lake Henry 8
Roscoe 3, Greenwald 1
Regal 7, New London-Spicer 3

It's time to ramp up promotion of upcoming area town celebrations! Beginning, of course, with the upcoming Bonanza Valley Days on July 7, 8, 9 in Brooten. Also, the Terrace Mill Foundation is excited to host their annual July 4th Family Picnic and Games night on Tuesday next week, July 4. The picnic in Terrace will begin at 5 p.m., and the kid-friendly games for all ages are schedule to start at 6:30 p.m. Coffee, lemonade and prizes are provided. Old-fashioned games and contests will be on tap, including turtle races, an egg toss, potato sack races and more.

This week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper will have information on the upcoming New London Water Days, July 10-16, with the schedule of events to be printed in the July 6 issue. See more at http://newlondonwaterdays.com.