Hillsboro Hospitality

The residents of Hillsboro are opening their doors to area residents and inviting them to visit on Sunday, November 2. They are hosting “Fall Into Hospitality-Experience Hillsboro For Yourself” from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Activities include a horse-drawn hayride tour of the town, a good-old fashioned church supper from 5:00-7:00 p.m. that benefits the Hillsboro Medical Center and its recent $12.5 million expansion, plus open houses at homes for sale in Hillsboro, local businesses, and community churches.

During “Fall Into Hospitality”, you can register to win prizes including $50.00 in Hillsboro Bucks that can be used at Hillsboro businesses!

In the heart of the rich Red River Valley of North Dakota, Hillsboro is a welcoming community, located along Interstate 29 at exit 104, with a proud history and promising future.

Hillsboro has a population of more that 1,560 people.

Hillsboro provides several big-city features and amenities including K-12 education, medical facilities, parks, a pool, golf course, and a community fitness center, to name a few. Hillsboro has many retail stores including a grocery, drug, flower, and gift stores, along with restaurants and bars to keep you fed and entertained. For winter enthusiasts, there is ice-skating, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing.

When you drive into Hillsboro, you can’t help but think of home. The tree-lined streets and smiling residents welcome you. Hillsboro has a variety of existing homes, twin homes, and apartments, plus lots for a new home in the Prairie View Addition.

The City of Hillsboro has low-cost, city-owned utilities. Plus Hillsboro is ahead of several small communities by providing a voluntary, full-service recycling center. Additionally, they have telecommunications providers that bring high-speed internet, cable TV, and telephone services to the area.

Children in grades K-6 are welcomed to the newly remodeled Hillsboro Elementary School. Complete with a rock climbing wall, new gymnasium, football field, and innovative playground equipment, kids are guaranteed a fun learning environment. With approximately 200 kids in the elementary school and 16 teachers, you can feel good about the quality of education, social life, and life skills your child will learn.

Students in grades 7-12 learn in a freshly remodeled high-tech school with many computers. With a graduation rate of 94% and a student-teacher ratio of 14:1, you can be sure that your teen receives a solid education with an opportunity to grow. Over the years the Hillsboro Burros athletic teams have produced winning records at all levels. Incidentally, the high school is also the home of the Hillsboro Public Library.

In Hillsboro, there is a strong faith community serving the community’s spiritual needs. The four churches include Hillsboro United Parish (UMC/UCC), Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (ELCA), St. John Lutheran Church (LC-MS) and St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.

There are several events throughout the year that bring community members together, such as the annual Ice Cream Social, Hillsboro Days, Parade of Lights, and Santa Day.

Hillsboro is 40 miles from Fargo, 35 miles from Grand Forks, and 185 miles from Winnipeg.

For more information about the community visit www.hillsborond.com.