Jaycees Chili Cook-Off

The B-B-E Area Jaycees is excited about their upcoming 10th annual Chili Cook-Off contest. The fundraising event, dedicated to the B-B-E Area Food Shelf, will be on Saturday, March 30 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Belgrade V.F.W.

Read more about it here at the Bonanza Valley Voice website, including registration information! Get your team signed up! https://bit.ly/2VZBel4. This has been advertised in last week's Voice and will be in this week's Voice on page four.

And on another note...I came across this article while reading a New York Times column on another topic. However, this really stood out, and I find it important enough to share.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/technology/personaltech/facebook-deleted.html.

Deleting Facebook is something we should all do. It would be a very positive, collective step forward for our society.

Try it! You won't regret it.

Jaycees Pitch Hit and Run is Saturday

The co-ed event, sponsored by the B-B-E Area Jaycees, is this Saturday, April 30 with registration at 8:30 a.m. and the event starting at 9 a.m. sharp at Saints Field in Elrosa.

Pitch Hit & Run is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball. It's a grassroots program designated to provide youth with an opportunity to compete, free of charge, in a competition that recognizes individual excellence in core baseball / softball skills.

Boys and girls are divided into four age divisions: 7/8, 9/10, 11/12 and 13/14 year olds. They have a chance to advance through four levels of competition, including Team Championships at Major League ballparks (Target Field in Minneapolis) and the National Finals at the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

All participants must bring a copy of their birth certificate and have their parent/guardian fill out a registration/waiver form prior to the start of competition.

Deadline today for Co-Ed Volleyball

Thank you to the B-B-E Jaycees for sponsoring and organizing this volleyball league!

Pitch, Hit and Run for area youth

 The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Area Jaycees will host a free Major League Baseball® Pitch, Hit &  Run™ Competition for area youth. This event will take place on Saturday, May 2 beginning at 9 a.m. in Elrosa at Saints Field. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. that day.

Pitch, Hit & Run™ is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball®. This grassroots program is designed to provide youngsters with an opportunity to compete, free of charge, in a competition that recognizes individual excellence in core baseball/softball skills. 

Boys and girls are divided into four age divisions; 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, and have the chance to advance through four levels of competition, including Team Championships at Major League ballparks and the National Finals at the 2015 MLB™ All-Star Game®. 

The individual Pitching, Hitting and Running Champions, along with the All-Around Champion in each age and gender group at the Local Competition will be awarded and advance to the Sectional Level of Competition. 

All participants must have their parent or guardian fill out a registration/waiver form prior to the start of the competition. For questions concerning the competition, please contact your local coordinator, Evan Welle, at evanw@mycmcu.org.

It's raining in Belgrade!

While leaving Belgrade at 4 p.m., I had to run my windshield wipers the whole way to Brooten. It probably won't get bad until later tonight once the temperature drops. Travel with caution out there!

After visiting with Mr. Gossen just now, I confirmed that the girls' basketball game will take place tonight. At 4:15, Holdingford left town to head to the B-B-E High School.

(I checked Weather.com and supposedly it won't drop below 34 degrees through Friday afternoon.)

Stay tuned!

*Here's a friendly update from the B-B-E Jaycees:

The BBE Area Jaycees will be having their annual Island Hop Bus Tour on Saturday Jan. 19th. This year's theme will be a Mexican Fiesta. The bus will pick up at the KA-DE Shack at 7:30 and Brother's Bar at 8:00. The cost of the bus ride will be $20 per person or $10 if you are a BBE Area Jaycee member. The bus will return to Belgrade and Brooten to drop off. Check out the Bbe Jaycees Facebook page for any updated information about pre bus activities or weather changes.