Laura Zabel is named Gardner Outstanding Educator
Hastings High School math teacher Laura Zabel has been named the University of Minnesota 2012 William E. Gardner PreK-12 Outstanding Educator.The Hastings Star-Gazette, 05/11/2012
McAuliffe student Lucas Peters goes the 'extra mile'
His buddies Caleb Jacobson and Caleb Stanford warmed up to it immediately, but Lucas Peters seemed a bit uncomfortable with the recognition Friday afternoon.The Hastings Star-Gazette, 05/11/2012
Denmark Township Historical Society takes ownership of historic school
Two former students of the Valley School in Denmark Township joined more than 50 other guests to witness the re-birth May 1 of the schoolhouse, built in 1852 in the former village of Point Douglas.The Hastings Star-Gazette, 05/11/2012
Hastings man sentenced on criminal sexual conduct charges
A 60-year-old Hastings man, Steven James Rother, will serve a 12-year and a three-year term concurrently for his guilty pleas to two criminal sex conduct charges. On Monday, May 7, Dakota County District Court Judge Michael Sovis sentenced Rother to prison and set other conditions at a hearing.The Hastings Star-Gazette, 05/09/2012
Former liquor distributor charged in restaurant theft scheme
A Hastings restaurant was one of one of at least five businesses in Hastings targeted in a theft scheme involving a former liquor distributor. This week, Hastings Police charged Stephen Lamers, 40, Owatonna, with nine felony counts of theft by swindle (over $2,500, aggregating). Lamers allegedly stole more than $35,000 from April 2007 to August 2011 from the Hastings restaurant.The Hastings Star-Gazette, 05/04/2012
Kazakhstan student comes to Hastings
Vsevolod (Sava) Ganinets, 16, in every sense, is a member of the family at the McGuire-Johnson household here in Hastings. They do a number of things together, including studying, eating meals, participating in recreational activities and going on vacations. Spring break, for example, was spent in Florida.The Hastings Star-Gazette, 05/04/2012
Rotary Student of the Month Klair Becker puts family first
Hastings High School senior Klair Becker puts her family first. She spends many hours, several nights a week providing around-the clock care for her grandparents. She would not have it any other way.The Hastings Star-Gazette, 05/04/2012
Theater schedules ‘The Sound of Music’ auditions
Black Dirt Theater Company will produce “The Sound of Music” this summer. “We invite everyone to come and be a part of this well- known production,” said Black Dirt Artistic Director Andy Langenfeld. Last summer, more than 100 volunteers came together in weeks of rehearsals to create an unforgettable “Oklahoma.”The Hastings Star-Gazette, 05/03/2012
Science Museum field tip to encourage Hastings students to think like engineers 
Fourth- and fifth-grade students from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Kennedy and Christa McAuliffe schools in Hastings, and St. John the Baptist School in Vermillion will learn how to think like engineers when they take a field trip to the Science Museum of Minnesota.
The Hastings Star-Gazette, 04/27/2012
Hastings High School alumni association plans annual banquet for Sept. 29
It is time to mark the calendar for the annual meeting and banquet of the Hastings High School Alumni Association.
The Hastings Star-Gazette, 04/27/2012
RSS Feeds