10 years ago (1994)"The Mark and Karen Willers family of Beaver Creek were honored as the Rock County Outstanding Farm Family of the Year at a ceremony and banquet March 17 on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. Seventy-three Minnesota farm families were recognized at the 14th annual event."25 years ago (1979)"The Beaver Creek travel information center showed the second largest increase in tourist inquiries during 1978 by giving assistance to 31,300 people during the year, the Crescent has learned. Inquiries were up 10 percent at Beaver Creek, besting all the other centers in the state except for Duluth, which was up by 13 percent in 1978.The Beaver Creek center handled about 16 percent of the states’ total of 195,864 travel inquiries." 50 years ago (1954)"Airman 1/c Gordon Slieter arrived home Friday from Japan for a furlough with his folks, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Slieter, Steen. He will be stationed at Wold Chamberlain Field on his return to service." 75 years ago (1929)"Although it wasn’t Mrs. J.N. Jacobson’s turn to serve at Ladies Aid, the Crescent reporter put her name down just the same, as one of the serving committee for today’s Ladies Aid being held at the Brick church. You know there is a great likeness in J.N. Jacobson and J.M. Johnson, and when a fellow gets in a hurry around the print shop they sound very much alike, hence we printed Mrs. J.N. Jacobson when it should have been Mrs. J.M. Johnson, and promise never to make another mistake."100 years ago (1904)"The first rural free delivery route out of Hills was opened Friday, April 1st, when Albert Thompson, the carrier, made the first trip with his knobby mail wagon, which was quite a novelty to the people of Hills. This route is very well planned, in that its out-going and in-coming course are not more than one mile apart, leaving no patrons any great distance from the route, as some of the other routes in the county do."
