Save the Date! Renew your dues and join us for our 40th Anniversary Party on May 3rd. The Party begins at noon at the Elks Lodge (3333 Jolly Ln) in Rapid City: food, music, memories and more shenanigans. Our deadline for T-shirt orders is Feb. 10th, please call Diane at 307-290-0746. The deadline for meals is March 25th.
Members please refer to the Spring newsletter for details about meal registration.
The next BHVA Board meeting is on March 11th at 5 pm in the Hoyt Room of the Rapid City Public Library.
The new address for the American Volkssport Association is:
AVA: America’s Walking Club, 1032 S. Alamo St., San Antonio, TX 78210 / Phone: (210) 659-2112.
This is important to note so that your AVA books can be mailed to the correct location and that you get proper credit with the AVA.
Please note the new email address for the webmaster is: [email protected]
Please look for the Donation Request form under the Club Info tab.
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Get out and walk…
Sunshine, Fresh Air, & Exercise are good for us!
We are offering 20 traditional walks in 2025, along with 17 year-round and seasonal walks so it should
be easy to earn this patch, which just requires 10
walks listed in our membership book. To earn the Scheel incentive/club vest you must walk 20 walks (10 different walks sponsored by BHVA.) For more details please refer to the Incentive Tab listed under the More drop down menu.
Membership Chair, Beth Hendricks also wanted me to remind those of you that haven't renewed your dues yet that now would be a great time to due so. I am attaching a link to our membership page here or you can go to the MORE tab at the top of this page and scroll down to the Club Info page to get to the membership form, or here is Beth's contact information: (605) 381-5176 [email protected]
Also under the Club Info page are the new guidelines and forms for BHVA Scholarship. Renew now to beat the 2025 deadline of March 31st.
We are trying something new with a slide show for photos - let us know if you like the format. If you have photos you would like to share from our traditional or seasonal walks please email them to [email protected]
Did you know?

If you are new to volkssporting and you would like to learn more about where and when other walks are held around the country, then click the word Events and search the state/s or type of events that you are looking for on the American Volkssport Association website. There is more that you can learn on the AVA website too. So be daring and give it a click!