10 years ago (1996)"When Matt Ebert returned home last weekend, after spending five months in Washington, D.C., he returned having lived a dream which he hopes will soon be his future. Ebert was one of only 30 high school juniors in the nation selected for the semester-long United States Senate Page Program." 25 years ago (1981)"This year, Hills-Beaver Creek has hired Mrs. Cyndi Ebert as the guidance counselor in addition to her English and German teaching assignments.Mrs. Ebert graduated from Minot Sate College in 1970. She has also been doing graduate work at Augustana College and South Dakota State University." 50 years ago (1956)"The Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow in Hills High School is Carol Jean Nelson. She received the highest score in a written examination which tested the homemaking knowledge and attitudes of senior girls in the graduating class. She will be entered in competition to name the state’s candidate for the title of All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow …Carol’s plan for the future include college and a career in home economics." 75 years ago (1931)" ‘Old Timers’ as well as ‘Young Timers’ who get a kick out of ‘old stuff’ might be interested in the discussion of ‘Locating Historic Places in Rock County,’ which will be a feature of the program planned by the society for Monday evening, February 2nd, in the Commercial Club Rooms at Luverne.Some old Rock County residents recall the old mill site on the Rock River, the Estey dug-out, the Indian Mounds in Battle Plain township, the cave occupied by the James Bros. following the Northfield robbery, etc."100 years ago (1906)"The Crescent has taken up this matter of telephone charges between here and Beaver Creek with F.W. George, Superintendent of the Western Electric Telephone Co. of Mason City, Iowa, and that gentleman admits that the charge of thirty-five cents is excessive as compared with the charge of fifteen cents to Luverne. He give us a reason that it is necessary to use two different systems by transferring at Luverne in order to get to Beaver Creek. However, Mr. George has promised to endeavor to have the rate adjusted, and The Crescent can assure him that any relief he can secure will be greatly appreciated by a large number of telephone patrons."