Hastings Star Gazette

Afton Alps started just over 50 years ago as a little idea three local farmers dreamed up. Paul and Robert Augustine and Tom Furlong (senior) started the business in 1963, and it’s enjoyed huge success. It’s been so successful that, in 2012, a major ski resort company bought...

Paul Hicks remembers running in the hallways of Hastings Junior High School when Jerry Dempsey suddenly stopped him by grabbing his ear. “He knew my name and said, ‘Mr. Hicks: in my office,” said Hicks, who is now the mayor of Hastings. “I had no choice but to go to the office...

For a soccer player, Hanna Norman sure can play basketball well. That fact crosses coach Padrick Judd’s mind every time he sees Norman take the court wearing the blue and gold.  It’s hard to believe that basketball is her second sport, especially considering the fact that...

Will Caturia did it again. Last week, the Hastings High School Nordic skier won another meet, this time capturing the title at a 5k classic race that featured several old foes from the Suburban East Conference and Tartan. Caturia tied for the win with a time of 14:08. “He’s...

What a run the Hastings girls hockey team has been on over the past month. Since Hastings took the ice against North St. Paul on Friday, Dec. 12, the Raiders have gone 10-2-1. The only losses in that stretch have been to Hill-Murray, the No. 4 ranked team in the state at the moment....

The Freedom Valu Convenience Store at 18th and Vermillion streets in Hastings will closing for business on Friday, Jan. 23.  Freedom is owned and operated by Erickson Oil Products, Inc., a Hudson, Wis., company. It has been in Hastings since 1961. “The convenience store...

There are good starts, and then there are perfect starts. The top Hastings High School show choir, Riverside Company, had the latter. Hastings won grand champion and swept all three caption awards for a clean sweep at the Mid-Iowa Show Choir Championships in Ankeny, Iowa, on Saturday. “That...

Last week, we heard a handful of new goals set by the Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority (HEDRA). The authority, which has been at the forefront of redevelopment efforts for the former Hudson building, is looking for new projects and old sites with lots of potential...