10 years ago (1996)"Thirty-six students will cross the stage in commencement ceremonies tomorrow night in the Hills-Beaver Creek gymnasium. Five students will graduate with High Honors (a grade point average of 3.6 or higher). Those students include Femke Assmus, Jennifer Chesley, Jeff Ebert, Janel Rozeboom and Heather Van Wyhe."25 years ago (1981)"Brenda Taubert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floren Taubert, Beaver Creek, has been selected as a member of the 1981-82 Minnesota All-State Choir. More than 1,000 students throughout the state auditioned for the 185-member choir. It has been more than 15 years since an H-BC student has been a part of the All-State music group."50 years ago (1956)"The Martin Farmers Union Local will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday evening, June 1, at the Otto Knoblock home. …Among the items to be discussed will be the bill adopted by Congress to provide for refund of federal taxes on gasoline used for farming purposes."75 years ago (1931)"The Hills Cooperative Creamery made another new record last month when they turned out 102,000 pounds of butter for May. This is the biggest output for the creamery since it was organized in 1896."100 years ago (1906)"Miss Tilda Julson, who has been employed as bookkeeper and stenographer at the Security bank of Montrose, S.D., during the last three years, has severed her connections with that institution and left today for Sioux Falls to accept a more lucrative position with the Sioux Falls Savings bank. It is a great pleasure to see our Hills girls getting up to the front. Success to Miss Tilda."