10 years ago (1995)"Through the efforts of members of the Luverne Lions Club — Marcel Reisch, Duane Duerr and Alex Frick — Leonard "Shorty" Leenderts and Orrin O. Fixsen, Hills, will have a new Lions Club! The organizational meeting is planned for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at the Exchange State Bank of Hills." 25 years ago (1980)"It was a big night for the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriot fans who traveled to Worthington Community College for the special ‘Hills-Beaver Creek Night’ Saturday, Jan. 26, at the school. The special event was scheduled at WCC to honor the four Hills-Beaver Creek athletes and graduates now playing college basketball for WCC. The four are Darwin Tilstra, Jeff Huber, Harlan Van Wyhe and Howard Van Wyhe. All are former stand out performers at H-BC. … "50 years ago (1955)"Mrs. C.B. Sjolseth received a phone call Thursday morning from their son Dick, who had just arrived in New York from Germany. He went by train from there to Ft. Sheridan, Ill., where he was discharged from the Army. He arrived in Sioux Falls, Tuesday night. He will leave Monday for Northfield where he will again resume his studies at St. Olaf College."75 years ago (1930)"The girls and boys basketball teams have been having a rather strenuous schedule this past week, or so which seems to have changed the luck for both teams. The girls have suffered two defeats since our last game at home and they feel that it’s time to have a treat. Edgerton’s floor is nothing to brag about, at least we didn’t think so, and with only about half of the regular team, it seems we did rather well.The boys have changed their minds about defeat, too, and feel it’s not a good policy to have two teams who are losers. They played a marvelous game of ball at Edgerton and we wish to congratulate them and also the coach. …Let’s not forget this: ‘Faithful and true hearted, let us boast for our Hills High!’ "100 years ago (1905)"According to the financial statement of Rock county, as published in the Rock County Herald last week, $516.52 was spent among the six newspapers of the county, as follows: Rock County Herald $460.93; Magnolia Advance $18.98; Hills Crescent $12.25; Hardwick News $11.75; Beaver Creek Banner $11.11; Luverne Journal $1.50."