16 years ago

HASTINGS STAR-GAZETTE

July 27, 2006 Started in London in 1844, the global YMCA organization now serves 64 million people in 120 countries. Its aim in part is to help build strong communities where everyone can develop to their full potential with dignity. Making the headlines 16 years ago in a story by Chad Hjellming was the news that the Y.M.C.A.—also known simply as “the Y”—was planning to start construction in Hastings. The global organization reportedly looked to continue its partnership with the school district as part of a multi-phase plan to bring residents a 32,000 square foot facility with a fitness/well center, along with a free drop-off child care center for children ranging in age from six weeks to 10 years old.

Meanwhile in sports from 16 years ago, reports from staff writer Joe Schirmer were to the effect that Miesville would host the Cannon Valley League shortly, a 4 -1 win by the Mudhens placing them in the top spot for Region 1. As such Red Wing and Northfield were to play a threegame series for the honor of facing off with Miesville, while Hastings would face off with Dundas at Miesville, the state tournament to be played at Miesville and Red Wing on August 16.

Shifting from sports news to nature, some 60 mallard ducks were released at Lake Rebecca after being found in storm drains or just “walking the streets at a young age,” with the nurturing over and nature due to take its role.

The ducks did not receive tracking bands when released, meaning in effect that they were on their own.

31 years ago

HASTINGS STAR-GAZETTE May 2, 1991 Coming in for news from 1991, the Mississippi River was considered at risk, with spill potential from chemical and petroleum companies at river coming out as 19 or more companies upriver had tanks of 100,000 gallons or more of hazardous materials, some with pipelines crossing the river, while the same number of companies had tanks of 100,000 gallons or less, per an article by Steve Eide. The consequences were anything to happen, would not be easy to clean up.

46 years ago HASTINGS GAZETTE July 8, 1976 Dating back to 1849, the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Rowe of Hastings (in Washington County) was acclaimed the oldest century farm in the state.

Continuing on with the news from Hastings, meanwhile, the South Area Celebrity Golf Tournament was due to kick off at Hastings Country Club, while movies at the Grove Plaza Shopping Center off East Point Douglas Drive included “Family Plot,” with admission just $1.50 for adults and 50 cents for children.

151 years ago THE HASTINGS GAZETTE August 5, 1871 Married for a Dollar.

A few days since a nice young man from Maple Plain called upon Justice Hicks at his office, and after passing the compliments of the season, asked, His Honor, “how much he charged for marrying a feller.” With his usual urbanity the mayor replied that the statutes allowed him two dollars, but he usually left that to the liberality of the happy bridegroom. The young man from the country was not to be soft-soaped in to any reckless expenditure of money, however, and responded: “Now, look-a -hyer, squire, I have got just one clean dollar over and above what it will cost me to get back and if you want that there dollar say so and I’m your man.”

The major, from pure kindness of heart, could not bear to rob the man of his promised matrimonial joys, and tied just as strong a knot as though he had received the statutory fee.