Bob and Twila Kirsch recently spent the weekend visiting Ron and Barb Koch in Bismarck, N.D. While they were there, they attended a lutefisk supper at Almont, N.D. Seated at their table with them was a lady from Hettinger, N.D., who told them that her mother was born in Hills. She stated that her mother’s name was Warne and that they had left the Hills area in the early 1900’s. Another interesting thing was that her husband’s great-grandmother and grandfather, who was a small boy at the time, survived the Indian massacre in Jackson. It really is a small world!Lonnie Albers of Hills ventured to Villard on Friday, Nov. 11, and returned Tuesday, Nov. 15, after spending the weekend deer hunting in the rain with his uncles and cousins from the area. They did get their deer, but the weather was cold and rainy. Carrie and Nathan Bakker and children, Abbie, Carson and Sydnie of Hills left Thursday, Nov. 10, and traveled to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to attend Haylee Bakker’s (Nathan’s sister) state volleyball tournament. Haylee’s high school team placed second in the state tournament this year, while placing first the last four years. Haylee was also picked as one of the all-tournament team. Congratulations to Haylee!Pam (Solberg) Bauman of Columbus, Ohio, recently came to Hills and spent three days with her mother, Violet Solberg. While here, Pam also was able to visit with her brother, Ron Solberg. Pam visited with her sister-in-law in Minneapolis before coming to Hills and then after staying with Violet, she stopped on the way home to visit her son, Johnathon, in Sioux City, Iowa.Thank you to the men who conducted the American Legion Turkey Bingo on Nov. 12. It was a lot of fun and a great way to spend an evening. The Thanksgiving local news will be published in the Crescent that comes out on Thursday, Dec. 1. Anyone in the Hills, Steen, and Beaver Creek area who would like to have their Thanksgiving news printed, call Cheryl Pavel at 962-3344 by Monday, Nov. 28. Leave a message if I am not available and I will call you back. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and travel safely.