By Jolene FarleyArea residents will celebrate Friendship Days in Hills and at the Beaver Creek Golf Course this weekend.Festivities begin 2 p.m. Friday at the Beaver Creek Golf Course for the four-person Best Ball Golf Tournament. Also Friday, the Country Cruisers Poker Run begins at 7 p.m. in the Jubilee parking lot in Brandon and ends in Hills. On Saturday, from 7 to 9 a.m., health screenings will be offered at the Hills American Legion Hall. The health fair offers blood pressure checks, diabetes screenings, several other booths and giveaways.Also that morning, the FFA Alumni will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Hills American Legion.The co-ed volleyball tournament starts at 9 a.m. in the Hills City Park. The Hills-Beaver Creek Girls’ Round Robin Softball Tournament also starts at 9 a.m. at the Hills softball diamond.At the Hills Rez from 9 a.m. to noon, the MinnAqua Program, sponsored by the Beaver Creek Sportsmen’s Club, teaches children and adults about lake and stream ecology while teaching them to fish. Courses include Enviroscape Watershed Model/Wonderful Watershed, Fishing Equipment and Techniques, Rods and Reels Used in Freshwater Fishing and Spin Cast Fishing. Booths featuring jewelry, woodworking and other items open at noon in the city park. Kid’s activities begin at noon in the park with a beanbag toss, inflatable games, racehorses, monster ball and jump tent sponsored by the Hills Community Club and the Hills Lions Club. The H-BC band is running the games until they close at 3 p.m.The Kid’s Tractor Pull, sponsored by Dave’s Repair, will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the park. At 1:30 p.m. in the park, the Tuff Memorial Kitchen Band performs. Mogan’s Heroes begins playing at 2 p.m. in the park. Bring your lawn chairs. Concession stands in the city park will be sponsored by the Hills Christian School and by the Hills-Beaver Creek Girl’s Softball Team at the Hills Softball Diamond. The Hills-Beaver Creek Baseball Association will serve an evening meal from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hills American Legion. The Hills Lions Club will dish up homemade ice cream at 7 p.m. on Main Street while the Spotlight Dance Team and the H-BC Danceline perform. The Kiddie Parade and parade begins at 7:30 p.m. with prizes awarded to the winning entries. A dance for all ages begins after the parade and ends at midnight at the Hills American Legion. Justin VanMaanen and Nate Fick are the disc jockeys for the event.Hills Community Club raffle tickets with various prizes are available for purchase from Community Club members. Drawings will follow the parade, but participants don’t need to be present to win.