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    Last year's Make Music Day in Hastings kicked off with Pat Schmid's Riverboat Joy Maker jazz group at 7 a.m. for the rush hour traffic. Photo by Paige Marschall Bigler
    Make Music Day coming to a park near you
    Make Music Day is returning for a second venture. Make Music Day, a worldwide celebration of music, will be celebrated in Hastings June 21 from...
    community/events16 hours 13 min ago
    June 13, 2018
    James Claflin was one of four student speakers to address the Hastings High School class of 2018 during Friday's commencement ceremony at the high school gymnasium. Joe Brown / RiverTown Multimedia
    Final cast call: Class of 2018 ready for next stage
    Editor's note: The Gazette's 2018 graduation photos are available to purchase here. Standing in front of 341 of her peers, Shae Archambault...
    community/eventsJune 13, 2018 - 9:17am
    June 10, 2018
    Dakota City hosts Family & Friends Fun Day
    Dakota City Heritage Village is planning a Family & Friends Fun Day 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 15, during Dew Days. People are urged to bring a Dew Days button and bring a picnic lunch. Free popcorn will be offered. The outdoor museum will be open to see horse-drawn buggies...
    community/eventsJune 10, 2018 - 12:00pm
    June 7, 2018
    Miss Hastings deadline extended
    Gretchen Carlson, chair of the Miss America Organization, announced Tuesday, “We are no longer a pageant. We are a competition.” As such, they have eliminated the swimsuit category of the Miss America Competition effective this September. Plans to transform the evening gown category...
    community/eventsJune 7, 2018 - 12:00pm
    June 4, 2018
    Spaghetti dinner to benefit local woman's cancer fight
    A spaghetti dinner/bike rally/silent auction/raffle/bake sale will take place from 1-6 p.m. on Sunday, June 10 at the VFW Red Barn in Cottage Grove, 9260 East Point Douglas Road. The benefit dinner will be held for Denyse Kruger, who is currently battling bone cancer. To learn more...
    community/eventsJune 4, 2018 - 4:03pm
    June 1, 2018
    'The Ripple Effect' addresses impact of suicide through film
    When he was 19 years old, Kevin Hines tried to kill himself by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. More than a decade later the he's using his...
    community/eventsJune 1, 2018 - 12:00pm
    May 31, 2018
    The basketball courts at Pioneer Park in Hastings will be getting refurbished after being one of four parks in the state selected via online poll for the Minnesota Timberwolves' "Our Courts. Our Future" program. Joe Brown / RiverTown Multimedia
    Timberwolves with an assist to Pioneer Park
    Thanks to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Hastings' Pioneer Park is getting a facelift. On Friday, the city announced that Pioneer Park will receive...
    community/eventsMay 31, 2018 - 6:00am
    May 30, 2018
    Hastings area residents gather for the 2018 Memorial Day remembrance event. Photo courtesy of Alicia Plevell
    Memorial Day remembrances held in Hastings
    With the temperature hitting 100 degrees Fahrenheit, 20 veterans, friends and family members walked from Red Wing to Hastings to honor U.S....
    community/eventsMay 30, 2018 - 3:07pm
    May 29, 2018
    Couples cross the stage at the Hastings High School gymnasium during the school's grand march on Saturday, May 19. Joe Brown / RiverTown Multimedia
    Photos: A Night of Fantasy for Hastings Prom
    Hastings High School turned into a kingdom Saturday night as upperclassmen took part in the school's grand march and prom Saturday in the packed...
    community/eventsMay 29, 2018 - 12:25pm
    May 23, 2018
    From left, Caleb Folstrom, Peyton Erickson and Brady Sergot use their might to gain an advantage for Rebarchik's Rockets on Friday. Joe Brown / RiverTown Multimedia
    Photos: A rope rumble in Hastings
    Warriors and heroes — not to mention barnyard animals, gators, rockets and flamingos — took center stage like the gladiators of old...
    community/eventsMay 23, 2018 - 12:11pm
    Regina Auxiliary 'Thrifty Treasures Sale' is today
    HASTINGS — The Regina Auxiliary's Spring Thrifty Treasures Sale is underway the Regina Senior Living Chapel lobby, 1175 Nininger Road. A $3 bag sale will also be held from 9 1.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 24. All are welcome to the sale. Donations are being accepted Friday, May...
    community/eventsMay 23, 2018 - 11:48am
    May 22, 2018
    Miss Hastings 2018 is the first Miss Hastings pageant to happen in 34 years. Photo courtesy of MissHastings.org
    Miss Hastings to return after 34 years
    In 1984, Janelle Behny passed on her Miss Hastings crown to successor Andrea Syltie — the last Miss Hastings the world would have for 34...
    community/eventsMay 22, 2018 - 10:36am
    May 20, 2018
    The members of the Hastings High School Red Cross Club will be hosting a community blood drive on Saturday, May 26. Submitted photo by Ben Pieper
    A Club with drive: Newly-formed Red Cross Club hosting community blood drive
    Visiting family in Illinois gave Madeline McCabe an idea for back home. The Hastings High School senior was on a bike ride when she saw a truck...
    community/eventsMay 20, 2018 - 5:00am
    May 17, 2018
    News briefs: Regina Auxiliary to host Thrifty Treasures; Emily's Bakery competes for Sweetest Bakery in America
    The Regina Auxiliary will have the Spring Thrifty Treasures Sale and Bake Sale May 23. Residents and employees will be able to shop Tuesday, May 22 at 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The public sale will be May 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The $3 bag sale will be held May 24 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m....
    community/eventsMay 17, 2018 - 3:25pm
    May 14, 2018
    The Baby Café in Hastings will launch May 17. It will act as a drop-in center that provides experts, support and breastfeeding encouragement for moms. Michelle Wirth / RiverTown Multimedia
    Baby Café to launch in Hastings May 17
    A Baby Café will launch May 17 in Hastings. No, the "café" will not be serving coffee to babies. Instead, it will act as a drop-in center that...
    community/eventsMay 14, 2018 - 6:00am
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