Hills
January 08, 2025For the third straight year, the fifth-graders at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary assisted the city of Beaver Creek in painting messages in the front of the snow-moving equipment this fall. Under the guidance of district art teacher Isabel Sylvanie, the students painted the plows in late October. One plow featured the school’s name and Patriots mascot, and the other blade depicted the school’s…
January 08, 2025Joan Fransman was born on March 21, 1930, to John and Jennie (Kuiper) Top in Clinton Township of Rock County, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm on the state line and attended country school. Her dad passed away suddenly while she was young. A couple of years later, she and her family moved into Hills, Minnesota. Joan later met Edward Fransman and on March 16, 1949, the couple was married at…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 24, 2024Instead of selling his parents’ Cadillac XT5, Randy Warner of rural Lester gave the SUV to Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills to be raffled. “The car was a hassle to sell,” Warner said. “I brought it to a few dealers but they won’t give much for it. I talked with my dad and asked if I could give it to the church. Dad thought it was OK.” Warner’s parents, Lowell and Dee (both unable to drive),…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 13, 2024Consumer demand for more electricity prompted construction of a new substation north of Hills. L&O Power Cooperative is completing the project for Sioux Valley Energy. It’s slated to be finished in summer 2025 and replaces an existing substation in Hills. “The upgrade is based on growth, centered around maintaining service,” said Troy Metzger, DGR engineer and L&O operation manager. “…- By Lori SorensonNovember 13, 2024With the general election in the rearview mirror, Rock County election official Ashley Kurtz shared insights on the 2024 process. “I thought Election Day went great,” she said last week. “All polling places were busy, and I thought the election judges did great at handling everything.” She said a few voter questions came up through the day, but they were easily addressed. “Polling places…
November 06, 2024Gertrude Steinberg, age 100, of Hills, Minnesota, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills, Minnesota. Visitation was Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills, Minnesota. Private funeral for family and friends will be held Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Jurrens Funeral Home in Hills, Minnesota. Burial will follow at Eastside Cemetery near…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 30, 2024Two Hills organizations worked together to provide Halloween activities Sunday afternoon for residents and children. Bethlehem Lutheran Church’s board of education organized its first Trunk or Treat along North Main Street featuring 19 separate treat stops along each side of the street. Each stop was decorated and manned by local individuals, organizations and/or businesses of Hills. Maleeka…- By Mavis FodnessOctober 30, 2024At their meeting Monday night, Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members committed $100,000 toward a $500,000 project to build running lanes at the secondary school. Potential donors to the project indicated they would not move forward with fundraising efforts without financial support from the district. The district’s building and grounds committee and personnel committee recommended…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 16, 2024Sunday was a day of remembrance, tears and hope for the future at Game Plan 4 Hope’s five-year celebration in Hills. The non-profit was founded in September 2019 by Missy and Jeff Bass and Heather and Aaron Erickson to help make a game plan for families whose lives were affected by life-changing events. In five years, they have assisted 219 families. Connor Roemen and his parents, Traci and…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 09, 2024Khloe Susie of Hills is still smiling from a trip to Europe where she played international softball for the United States. Susie, 14, a freshman at Garretson High School, was asked this summer by acquaintances associated with area fast pitch softball associations if she wanted to play games in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium through USA Athletics (USAA) International Softball. The players…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 02, 2024One last community get-together occurred Saturday afternoon at Jacobson Park in Hills. The Helping Build Communities Stronger (HBCS) community club members organized the event that included a Fall Festival with the fifth-annual Smoke Fest. “We just wanted one more get-together before winter,” said HBCS president Joseph Streeter. Eleven cooks entered the Chix ’n’ Chuck contest. Derek Haak from…
October 02, 2024Dora was born on November 25, 1934, to Brandt and Sophia (Fryling) Bruxvoort in Buenos Aries, Argentina, where her father was a missionary to a Dutch settlement. Her twin brothers Brandt and Herman and her brother Ralph were born while they lived in Argentina. They returned to the United States in 1936 by boat and settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where her sister Joanna and brother Marvin were…
September 25, 2024Shirley Jean Hoogeveen, age 86, formerly of Hills, Minnesota, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Thursday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m., with visitation at 10 a.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial followed at Hills Christian Reformed Cemetery in Hills, Minnesota. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist…- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2024Hills residents will see a 1.82-percent increase in the 2025 levy if council members adopt the proposed increase in December. The increase will provide an additional $2,630 in the 2025 budget, as presented at the council’s Sept. 10 meeting. General fund revenues for 2025 are estimated at $543,640 with an anticipated $546,270 in expenditures. Contributing to the $2,630 shortfall in 2025 are…
- September 17, 2024Shirley Jean Hoogeveen, age 86, formerly of Hills, Minnesota, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service will be Thursday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m., with visitation beginning at 10 a.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial will follow at Hills Christian Reformed Cemetery in Hills, Minnesota. Arrangements are under the…
August 21, 2024Lillian Peterson, 90, of Hills, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, surrounded by her family at Ava’s House Hospice in Sioux Falls. A Celebration of Life Service was at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls. Visitation was from 2 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Graveside service was at 11 a.m. Monday…
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