10 years ago (1994)"Boys’ baseball and possibly girls’ softball teams may someday be realities at Hills-Beaver Creek.Representatives of the Hills-Beaver Creek-Steen Baseball Association have asked the H-BC board to consider adding the spring sport to their extracurricular offerings."25 years ago (1979)"Reports from area farmers and businessmen indicate that Mud Creek, which flows east of Hills down through the Lester area, crested late Thursday afternoon.Tony’s Clover Farm store in Lester was very near to the floodwaters, but the rampaging creek went down before any damage was done."50 years ago (1954)"The Easter Parade of Fashions, March 24, presented by the FHA members sponsored by Nelson Bros. Store went off with flying colors. Modeling were Kathie Wood, Paul Skattum, Annette Jacobson, Linda Finke, Pamela Nuffer, Judy Anderson, Gladys Wassenaar, Jerry Feucht, Danny Steen, Gloria Bucknam, Mary Swanson, Shirley Paulsen, Mrs. Sig Jacobson, Mrs. Fred Paulsen, Mrs. N.N. Berg, Mrs. Vernon Bucknam and Mrs. Art Swanson."75 years ago (1929)"Rock County has the lowest average tax rate of any of the 87 counties in Minnesota for the year of 1928, according to tabulation prepared and issued by the Minnesota Tax Commission. Its tax rate is 20.82 mills, while in practically all other counties the rate is anywhere from 10 mills to twice as high as in Rock County and in some cases from four to five and six times as great as the Rock County rate."100 years ago (1904)"The boys are now seen daily limbering up their arms with the festive baseball. There will surely be something doing along baseball lines here this summer. Those natty blue suits are just aching to get rid of the mothballs and carry the name of Hills into the public eye by our ambitious ball ‘swatters.’ "
