10 years ago (1995)"The door to Rauk’s Hilltop Stop has been opening and closing just as it has for the past 92 years. Only this time, the door to this long-time family–owned business is opening and closing at its new location. Under the ownership of Ron and Marlys Rauk, the grocery/convenience store opened for business in January of this year. The new store is located on the frontage road north of Interstate 90 at Beaver Creek."25 years ago (1980)"Eight H-BC High School students have been named to the 1979-80 edition of Who’s Who in Music, a listing of the country’s most outstanding high school music students.Barb Willers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Willers, Brian Taubert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floren Taubert, Robin Faber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Karpen, Cindy Sells, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sells, all of Beaver Creek; Cindy Ausen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ausen, Valley Springs, S.D.; Dennette Bowman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bowman, Garretson, S.D.; and Peggy Elbers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Elbers, Hills, are the eight students who have been accorded the honor." 50 years ago (1955)"On Friday of last week $36,000 of cancelled bonds were received by Mr. Berg from the First National Bank of Minneapolis. These were the final of School District No. 66 bonds. The bond issue was scheduled to be paid continuously until January 1, 1961. A debt retirement fund was established by the school board and from January 1st of 1950 to January 1st of 1955, a total of $61,000 was paid on the debt with no school debt levy by District No. 6 being made for the last two years."75 years ago (1930)"Mrs. Randi Bjerk, 64, mother of 23 children, died at her home near Beaver Creek this morning, Feb. 6th. Surviving are nineteen children: Mrs. Henry Madden, De Graff, Mrs. Andrew Aker, Garretson, S.D., Mrs. Andrew Skrondahl, Sioux Falls, S.D., Mrs. Cornelius Samuelson, James Bjerk, Ole Bjerk, Mrs. Fred Wallenberg, Mrs. Jasper Duncan, Miss Edna Bjerk, Melvin and Olaf Bjerk, all of Beaver Creek, Mrs. Gerhardt Ryslad, Mrs. Forest Hickman, both of Rembrandt, Iowa, Mrs. Ingebreth Larson, Edvin Bjerk, both of De Smet, S.D., Andrew Bjerk, Lindsay, Calif., Molla Kundert, Hovana, N.D., Mrs. Ben Larson, Clark, S.D., and Mrs. George Wallenberg, Hills. She was married 39 years ago to Ole Bjerk at the Palisades church from where the deceased will be buried. Mr. Bjerk died 10 years ago. He filed a timber claim on the homestead where Mrs. Bjerk died." 100 years ago (1905)"The McKinley Debating society met on Friday. The question debated was, "Resolved, That the pen is mightier than the sword." The speakers on the affirmative were Anton Halls, George Ruud, Henry Colby, Stella Severson and Alfred Paulson. On the negative were Walter Thompson and Clara Johnson."
