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    Column: Drop-off debacles affect parents, too
    The dreaded drop-off. As parents, we've all experienced it. Whether it's for work, a vacation or a night away, the drop-off is inevitable. Sooner...
    opinion/columnsOctober 25, 2017 - 8:54am
    July 10, 2017
    The Wakefield’s got together in June and posed for a photo in their pilot uniforms. Pictured, from left, are Todd, Bruce, Scott and their father Richard Wakefield. Submitted photo
    'Pilot bug' runs deep in family of airline captains
    According to 1974 graduate of Hastings High School, Scott Wakefield, it's a big deal to make captain rank in the commercial airline business....
    lifestyle/familyJuly 10, 2017 - 8:33am
    May 26, 2017
    The Busby brothers of River Falls
    Greg and Mae Busby's family was the first of three River Falls families who lost two sons in World War II. The Rockwell and Flathe families each...
    lifestyle/familyMay 26, 2017 - 9:40am
    May 11, 2017
    This photograph of mother Jill Stephenson and her son Cpl. Ben Kopp was taken April 5, 2009 at the family's Rosemount home. Kopp was shot down while serving in Afghanistan. Submitted photo
    Book reveals 'Heart of a Ranger'
    Ben Kopp felt an inner calling to dedicate his life to protect America's freedoms in the United States military. During his childhood, the Rosemount...
    lifestyle/familyMay 11, 2017 - 9:34am
    March 14, 2017
    The library in Hastings is pitting book against book in its March Book-Madness event. (Submitted photo)
    Library books go head-to-head this month
    This month at the Pleasant Hill Library in Hastings, books are competing bracket style. The library is calling it March Book-Madness, said librarian...
    lifestyle/familyMarch 14, 2017 - 1:19pm
    January 16, 2017
    The Marshall family poses for a photo at Regina Hospital with the newest addition to their family. (Submitted photo)
    New Year baby brings a fresh start to Prescott family
    The first baby to be born at Regina Hospital in 2017 was David Benjamin Marshall. The baby boy was born at 6:03 p.m., Jan. 1, 2017, to parents...
    lifestyle/familyJanuary 16, 2017 - 8:15am
    December 17, 2016
    Cassie Palmersten gave a solo performance at the event.play button
    Hastings celebrates the holidays on ice
    The weather outside was frightful Saturday evening. But the snowfall outside set the stage for a delightful holiday performance inside at the...
    lifestyle/familyDecember 17, 2016 - 8:00am
    November 22, 2016
    The sixth-graders at SEAS volunteered time to help pack newborn supplies for moms in need. (Submitted photo)
    SEAS service project helps new moms with basic baby needs
    Earlier this month, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton sixth-graders spent a few hours giving back to their community by volunteering at Second Stork in...
    lifestyle/faithNovember 22, 2016 - 9:16am
    Ichabod Crane and Abraham Van Brunt, left, vie for Katrina Van Tassel’s attentions in a re-enactment of Sleepy Hollow. (Star Gazette photos by Alec Hamilton)
    LeDuc hosts annual Harvest Haunting
    The Dakota County Historical Society put on their annual Harvest Haunting event at the LeDuc Historic Estate from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct....
    community/eventsOctober 22, 2016 - 8:00am
    September 2, 2016
    Demonstrations of using a canon will be performed by soldiers on Civil War Weekend. (Photo courtesy of David Youngren)
    Civil War Weekend comes to LeDuc Historic Estate Sept. 10-11
    LeDuc Historic Estate will return to the Civil War era on Sept. 10-11 for their annual Civil War Weekend. This year also marks the estate’s...
    lifestyle/familySeptember 2, 2016 - 9:59am
    August 30, 2016
    Secret agent “white tiger” used the walkie talkie to direct another agent wearing vision impairment goggles. (Star Gazette photo by Michelle Wirth)play button
    Learning the life of a famous spy
    The gadgets of fictional spies like James Bond came to life at the Tilden Community Center last week at the Secret Agent camp through Mad Science...
    lifestyle/familyAugust 30, 2016 - 12:10pm
    July 21, 2016
    Karen Hancock started playing the game just recently. She watched her kids grow up playing Pokémon. (Star Gazette photo by Noura Elmanssy)
    Pokémon Go craze comes to Hastings
    In 1996, the world met what would become one of the most successful video games in the industry. Although sales had declined over the years,...
    lifestyle/familyJuly 21, 2016 - 8:59am
    June 23, 2016
    Dr. James Craig (left) and Tom Doar (right), prominent New Richmond leaders, died this past week. (Submitted photos)
    Longtime NR leaders, Dr. Craig and Tom Doar, pass
    By Raymond T. Rivard and Jordan Willi New Richmond News New Richmond lost two of its longtime leaders this past week when Dr. James “Jim”...
    lifestyle/familyJune 23, 2016 - 4:58pm
    April 3, 2016
    Daddy Daughter Dance is April 23
    It is time for young daughters and dads to party again as the annual Enchantment Under the Seas Princess Daddy Daughter Dance is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Hastings Middle School. It will be an evening of dancing — DJ music, snacks, dinner (if tickets purchased ahead),...
    lifestyle/familyApril 3, 2016 - 8:00am
    April 9, 2015
    Leah joins Hansey family
    Leah Catherine Hansey was born on July 30, 2014 at Regina Medical Center to Ryan and Jaci Hansey of Hastings. At birth Leah weighed 9 pounds, 4.1 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. Leah has one brother, Troy. Grandparents are Mark and Lori Stoffel and Kevin and Ann Hansey, all of Hastings....
    lifestyle/familyApril 9, 2015 - 12:17pm
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