10 years ago (1994)"Even though the temperatures are burning up outside, the Hills-Beaver Creek High School gym is filled with activity this week as the annual Patriot Basketball Camp is underway. Fifty-two boys and girls are enrolled in the camp this year which is under the direction of Steve Wiertzema and Matt Metzger."25 years ago (1979)"The Hills-Beaver Creek Senior High School Band will perform at Valleyfair Entertainment Center on Tuesday, June 19. The band, under the direction of David Shea, will march through Valleyfair’s walkways twice."50 years ago (1954)"A deal was completed Tuesday in which Sid Hammer became the owner of the Hills Telephone Exchange. Ken Deer was the seller, and he and his family left Wednesday for Bancroft, Neb., where he recently purchased another exchange. For the past few months Sid has been in the employ of Connell Chevrolet Co. at Luverne."75 years ago (1929)"Nels Jensen motored down from Trent, S.D., last Sunday in his new car. They say Nels is out looking for a life-partner, so we would advise him to use the Crescent want column if he wants a wife in a hurry."100 years ago (1904)"Some calculator has figured it out that the average educated man gets a salary of $1,000 per year. He works 40 years, making his salary a total of $40,000 in a lifetime. The average day laborer gets $1.50 a day, 300 days in a year or $450 per year. In 40 years he earns the very small sum of $18,000 or $22,000 equals the value of an education in dollars. Thus parents who are not giving their children an education are depriving them of a fortune as well as making their life one of drudgery. Successful farming now days requires as much of an education as the average profession or business. There is no demand for the street loafer, so keep that boy in school."
