10 years ago (1994)"What started as a simple community get-together, turned into a gala success for the Hills Community Club’s first annual "Old Fashion Saturday Night." …According to Community Club treasurer Nikki Waddell, more than 400 people dined on the $1 meal of rib tickler sandwiches, hot dogs, chips and beverage."25 years ago (1979)"Terry Van Wyhe, Hills, is gaining a unique insight into Swedish agriculture as he lives and works side by side with members of his host family, the Goran Gilbertssons of Sweden. Terry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris VanWyhe, Hills, is a six-month participant of the Future Farmers of America’s ‘Work Experience Abroad’ program." 50 years ago (1954)"It’s back to school, or will be soon, for the college kids. Gary Timmer left Thursday for Pella, Iowa; Aletha Kolenbrander and "Tub" Beyenhof for their school later. Shirley Paulsen, Darlene Arends, Marlys and Russell Paulsen left for Westmar College in Le Mars, Iowa, this week. Roger Nelson plans on going to Augustana when that school starts, while Nadine Nelson and Paul Jacobson are going to State College, Brookings, S.D.75 years ago (1929)"Two Sioux Falls masons began work on the Hills city hall last Thursday. They have moved the big plate glass window to where the big door was, and a large door will be put in place of the window. The rear partition has been removed and it is the intention of the village council to convert the big room into a storage place for the Hills fire fighting equipment. …When completed it will be a fine improvement, and a place where the fire apparatus can be given the ‘once over’ occasionally.And — the steel cage for housing prisoners has been moved to the rear of the council room, ready to receive anyone not obeying the law."100 years ago (1904)"Our new school year opens next Monday, Sept. 12, and it behooves parents to send their children at the very beginning and keep them there as regularly possible. Only in this way can the child receive the full benefit of our public school system and attain the most gratifying results for the time spent. Many a young man and woman have gone forth to rub up against the world with such a deficient knowledge of such everyday attainments as writing, reading, spelling and figuring, that it causes them to blush with shame and mortification; just because the indulgent or careless parents allowed the child to have its way and shirk the necessary schooling which it was too young to realize the value of."