10 years ago (1994)"After several months of collecting funds for a new crow’s nest at the Hills-Beaver Creek football field, work began on the structure on Saturday. Local contractors, Alan Leenderts, Tim DeHaan and Rick Tatge, pounded the nails with help from Bob Hansen (organizer of the project), Eric Leenderts and Shannon Tatge. Doug Chapman and son, Brent, also lent a helping hand with the electrical work. The new crow’s nest is expected to be complete by the Patriot’s first home game on Sept. 9. Hansen solicited donations from area businesses and residents for the new crow’s nest."25 years ago (1979)"The Hills Jaycees began work this week at cleaning the floor of the ‘Rez’ with the special ‘low service tension’ cat they have rented. With just two days of work with the cat, they have already cleared a large portion of one end of the ‘Rez.’ The work is a bright sign for Roger Jackson and several other Jaycees who have hundreds of hours work completed and hundreds more to go on grant applications and other labor at the project site. While much remains to be done, the progress is now becoming evident." 50 years ago (1954)"At Ash Creek Friday night Hills contested for a resulting score of 3 to 4, favoring Ash Creek. Each team got 3 runs in the second inning, from where it stood tied up until the last frame when the Creekers put one over on a walk, a double and an error. Soehl and John Van Malsen for Hills, and Don Boysen and Stanley Wessels of Ash Creek were the batteries."75 years ago (1929)"O.N. Iverson has installed a National Cash Register in his garage that takes care of all transactions. It’s a register made especially for garages. There are separate keys for oil, gas, accessories, etc. One feature of the new machine is that the drawer cannot be opened before all the figures representing the transaction with that certain customer are placed at the top of the register in such a way that they are perfectly visible to the man who is buying."100 years ago (1904)"J.N. Jacobson moved to his fine new residence opposite the brick church on Tuesday of this week and himself and estimable wife are now housed in one of the most substantial and costly residences in our little burgh. The building was designed by architect Greene, of Luverne, up-to-date in every respect and is a valuable acquisition to our fine list of residences for which Hills is particularly noted, being erected at a cost of $4,000. …Mr. Jacobson is our pioneer merchant who has put in many hard licks for his hometown and we secretly rejoice with him in being domiciled in so convenient and permanent a home."
