10 years ago (1993)"The Board of Directors of the Beaver Creek Lumber Yard recognized Elden Reyelts? 27 years of dedicated service on the Board of Directors on Nov. 29. Other board members are Jim Vanden Burg, Rick Tatge, Dave Gehrke, Vern Harnack, Don Soehl and Gary Aukes."25 years ago (1978)"Doug Chapman is the new chief of the Hills Fire Department.Chapman, who was elected at the Fire Departments? annual meeting last week, will replace current chief, Ed Demuth."50 years ago (1953)"The Hills Volunteer Fire Department had its annual meeting last Thursday night, re-electing its chief, Bert Berghorst to that office again for the ensuing year. Albert Nuffer was elected assistant chief to replace R.S. James, while William Ehde was re-elected to the office of secretary-treasurer. The same officers will head the relief organization for next year. Directors are. C.B. Sjolseth, F.A Nuffer and Merle Clemetson." 75 years ago (1928)"As a result of the outcome of the annual election Tuesday of last week at Beaver Creek, a contest over the office of trustee seemed eminent.A total of 87 votes were cast in the election, and in the contest for trustee, Jas. Vopat received 43 votes and Ed Lensch 42, according to the certification of the election board said the Rock County Herald. Following the usual custom, the Village Council met Thursday evening of last week to canvas the returns. The ballots were dumped out of the ballot box; the election board?s report read; Mr. Vopat and the other successful candidates, as certified by the board, were declared elected and the Council adjourned.Clerk Louis Jansma and Ludvig Larson were the last to leave the room and before they did so they happened to glance in the ballot box and found a ballot folded up, close to the inside edge of the box. This Ballot proved to be a vote for Mr. Lensch. If this vote was counted before, it would make the vote a tie between Mr. Vopat and Mr. Lensch, and the Messrs. Jansma and Larson took the stand that it had not been counted." 100 years ago (1903)"It has been this writer?s experience the past 15 years that on average the farmers who are obliged to sell their grain early are about as fortunate as to prices as those who are in a position to hold it. Take it one year with another, a farmer is nothing ahead by holding his grain. Especially is this true of barley, which usually brings us a better price in July and August than later in the season. The year 1903 will go down in history as one of the years the farmers lost by holding on."
