10 years ago (1995)"Joyce ‘Kitty’ Helgeson has been at the Beaver Creek Information Center for more than two decades — helping people find their way, giving weather reports or doing any of the other many tasks which may arise during a typical day’s work.After 21 years, Helgeson will retire as the senior travel information clerk at the information center. Oct. 31 will be her final day at the office." 25 years ago (1980)"The election results show Bud Bush winning the mayor’s seat with 299 votes to Vander Woude’s 39. In the Hills City Council race Neil Bly and Tony Bosch were the winners. Bly had 194 votes, Bosch 170, Wilmer Elbers with 137, ‘Ike’ Larson with 105 and Jim Iverson with 35." 50 years ago (1955)"Probably the best news we’ve heard in Hills the past few weeks is the fact that water from our newly drilled well is considerably softer than from the old one. … Meanwhile work is progressing on hooking up the new well to the system. This week the well will be connected to the existing system by pipes and John DeHaan and his men are putting up the new pump house."75 years ago (1930)"The Hills Creamery came within sixteen hundredths of a point in capturing first place at the recent State Butter contest held in St. Paul. Lake Benton got first place. This speaks well for our home creamery."100 years ago (1905)"These are the days when the farmers’ boys with the iron wrists and husking mitts gets into the cornfield at daybreak and all daylong keeps a steady stream of the golden ears batting against the sideboard until dusk. It’s a pretty strenuous job, and there’s no doubt but what these boys can do justice to their evening meal and bunk. This is getting to be a great corn country and there is a whole army of men busy in this section at present harvesting one of the biggest corn crops in the history of Martin township."