By Lexi MooreSchool Board Chairman Alan Harnack and member Roland Crawford attended their final Hills-Beaver Creek Board meeting Monday night.Chairman Harnack’s 21-year run as a member of the board came to a close as his son Chris, recently elected to the board, looked on.Crawford, who spent nearly 28 years serving the district in the past, joined the board this past summer following the resignation of Matt Larson.Neither of the men opted to run for another term during the November election.Superintendent David Deragisch opened the meeting by thanking both men for their service.In speaking of Crawford he said, "It is nice when you can have a person with 28 years experience step up and hit things running.""Alan, you were the man! For 21 years you have done good things for kids.""The kids have always been the center of what Rollie and Al have done."Before Harnack could call the meeting to a close, his fellow board members thanked him and Crawford for their service to the community and the school."Thank you again for being great mentors," said Lois Leuthold.Ann Boeve said, "The thing I learned the most from both of you is that it is about the kids."Gary Esselink said, "It was a lot of fun to have Rollie come back, I learned a lot with almost 50 years experience between the two of you."He continued, "Alan has always had passion for the welfare of the district, the kids, any board member and the staff — if I can grab that passion I would be better for it."In response, Crawford thanked Deragisch for his respect and assistance during his short return to the board."I am happy I got to serve with Mr. Deragisch and Mr. Holthaus, I am so impressed with what they are doing for our district."During Crawford’s earlier terms with the board, he participated in the hiring of Deragisch as principal and superintendent of the district as well as the building of the elementary school in Beaver Creek.Harnack, who served alongside Crawford for many years said, "Thank you for all you have done and for what you have taught me. I watched Rollie sit in this chair for 17 years and his heart was always in it. I was so lucky to have Rollie. … You couldn’t find three communities that are better to serve than these."Harnack was given a plaque for his service and a framed thank you from Deragisch.The thank you highlighted the major decisions Harnack had faced while serving as chairman and the fact that he had always used his heart when making them."Decisions were easy because they came from your heart and left footprints on our hearts."Following the meeting, board members had cake and ice cream and shared memories.The two men leaving the board share nearly half a century of experience and knowledge about the H-BC school district. They will remain spokesmen for the district and always be remembered for their dedication and the time they gave to the community.