June 09, 2015
Charlotte Steffen
Charlotte Steffen, 81, Hills, formerly of Marshall, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.
A private family service will take place at a later date.
Arrangements are by Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Luverne.
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By Glenda McGaffee
June 09, 2015
During the Hills Friendship Days and 125th celebration, a descendant of the namesake of Hills will be among the residents and visitors attending activities and riding in the parade.
Gregory Newton Hills and his wife, Shirley, from Newark, Delaware, will be attending the festivities.
Hills is a great-grandson of Frederick Clark Hills, for whom Hills was named.
Frederick Clark Hills was born at…
By Glenda McGaffee
June 09, 2015
The town of Hills is one of the younger villages of Rock County.
It came into existence after and as a result of the building of the Sioux City and Northern railroad from Sioux City to Garretson.
Following is information gleaned from “An Illustrated History of the Counties of Rock and Pipestone Minnesota.”
The Illinois Central railroad was built through the neighborhood in the fall of 1887, and…
By Glenda McGaffee
June 09, 2015
Wendell Erickson, resident of Hills for 64 years, is the grand marshal of the 125th Hills Celebration Parade Saturday, June 13.
Participating in parades is nothing new for Erickson who has been in parades for 22 years.
He has the distinction of serving as state representative for Rock, Murray and the southern half of Nobles counties, including Worthington, for 22 years.
While serving in the…
By Mavis Fodness
June 08, 2015
Luverne’s United Methodist Church is using crayons and paper to convey an important message.
“We’re committed to bringing more life to the love of Jesus in the community,” said Pastor Dorie Hall.
Called “Flat Jesus,” the message Hall conveyed to audience members at Sunday’s ecumenical church service was to color and cut out the caricature likeness of Jesus.
The service was an event of Luverne’s…
By Mavis Fodness
June 08, 2015
By Mavis Fodness
June 08, 2015
Rain has played a factor in delaying the first phase of the Highway 75 reconstruction project.
Since the week of May 11, three workdays have been lost when more than 2 inches of rain fell on the project area. However, with the majority of the project complete a month later, the center lanes of the roadway will be open to local through traffic the week of June 15.
“They are being careful,” Luverne…
By Lori Sorenson
June 08, 2015
Merecie Domagala agreed to be the Rock County Relay for Life 2015 Honorary Chairwoman only if her mother, Rita Sterrett, and father-in-law, Del Domagala, could be honored with her.
“Mom and I kind of did this battle together,” Merecie said about Rita. “I have taken her to most of her appointments.”
Rita said this is typical of her daughter, whom she describes as a “nurturer.”
“She’s really been…
By Lori Sorenson
June 08, 2015
The town of Hills will likely grow to two or three times its normal population this weekend when the community celebrates its 125th anniversary.
The celebration is timed with the community’s annual Friendship Days weekend, so there will be the usual parades, games, food vendors and festivities.
A dedicated committee of volunteers called “Helping Build Communities Stronger” has formed in place of…
By Lori Sorenson
June 05, 2015
Summer officially began in Luverne over the weekend with the 31st annual Buffalo Days Celebration June 5-7.
Despite a dismal weekend forecast, fair weather prevailed for most of the Buffalo Days activities.
More than 250 cars, trucks, motorcycles and other automobiles and hundreds of auto enthusiasts enjoyed sunny skies and perfect summer night for Friday night’s Buffalo Days Cruise-in Event.…
June 03, 2015
May 24-30 weather:
High temperature for the week: 86
Low temperature for the week: 45
Average temperature for the week: 66
Rain amount for the week: 0.88
Moisture total for May…
By lori sorenson
June 03, 2015
Rock County Rural Water began receiving water last week from the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System, becoming the 12th member connected to L&C.
The water, which is piped from the Missouri River aquifer, officially arrived in Rock County with the completion of a meter building on the Minnesota-Iowa border south of Hills, which gets its water from Rural Water.
“Many of our longtime…
By glenda mcgaffee
June 03, 2015
Hills-Beaver Creek community members Sue and Harlan Stueven received this year’s Friend of Education award, voted on by Hills-Beaver Creek Foundation.
The award is presented to people who offer exceptional support to staff or volunteer at the school and go above and beyond.
The Stuevens live east of Hills where Harlan farms, drives truck and school bus. Sue is employed at Rock Veterinary Clinic…
By glenda mcgaffee
June 03, 2015
The Hills-Beaver Creek Education Foundation recently announced Robin Schuelke as the 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year.
Schuelke, secondary math teacher, was chosen to receive the award, voted on by the H-BC Education Foundation.
After graduating from the University of South Dakota with a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary math, Schuelke started her first teaching job in the fall of 2000 at H-BC…
By Glenda McGaffee, Lori Sorenson
June 03, 2015
By Glenda McGaffee
and Lori Sorenson
The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board voted not to participate in another three-year Flexible Learning Year Initiative.
The action, which will go into effect with the 2016-17 school year, was taken at the H-BC board meeting Tuesday, May 26.
Discussion at the meeting focused on the driving force behind the FLY plan in the first place and how the two-week early…
By lori sorenson
June 03, 2015
By Lori Sorenson
It’s been almost a year since distracted driver Chris Weber, then of Hills, killed 33-year-old Andrea Boeve, Steen, while she was bicycling along the road near her home.
Weber and Boeve’s husband, Matt Boeve, haven’t spoken to each other since the crash, but the two men agreed to be interviewed for a video that urges the public to pay attention behind the wheel.
The production, “…