Looking like all systems go for tomorrow's track and field meet! (VIDEO)

This is exciting!

For the first time in "a few years" ...we'll get a home track and field meet during the "single digits" of the month of April! Tomorrow, at the high school athletic complex, the B-B-E Jaguars track and field teams are set to host a seven-team meet. Field events are set to begin at 3:45 p.m. Teams included are Upsala/Swanville Area, Sauk Centre, Holdingford, Browerville, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle and St. John's Prep.

I have to look back in my records and see when the last time was that we held a home track and field meet before April 10.

The B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team (1-1) is set to host MACCRAY at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at their home diamond at the elementary school.

Here's a video featuring the post-game huddle after the Jaguars defeated LP-GE on Friday in Swanville:

I've been sidetracked over the weekend studying the U.S. economy. I gathered a few facts and figures for a light web article, and additional commentary will be published in this week's Bonanza Valley Voice on this topic. You can find what I posted online here: https://t.ly/4XDZv. Needless to say, this economy has been a terrifying challenge for families across the Bonanza Valley area. Tonight, I learned that B-B-E schools is facing a dilemma in the health care insurance field. If they had stayed the course with existing coverage, their increases for 2025 and beyond would be in the range of 45 to 50 percent! What we are experiencing is unsustainable. I see no end in sight to the economic pain and misery that we're suffering through.

On a brighter note...I just put together some advertising for Goat Ridge Brewing Co. of New London...this is exciting! They are hosting a 9th anniversary celebration this Saturday, April 13. You can see more details at https://goatridgebrewing.com and also in this week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.