10 Years Ago HASTINGS STAR-GAZETTE August 12, 2010 Hastings High School marching band set preview show for Sept. 1 The Hastings High School Marching Band preview show will be held at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 1 at McNamara Stadium at Todd Field. Admission is free with concessions sold between 3 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

HFS collecting school supplies for distribution Hastings Family Service is collecting school supplies for distribution August 25, 26 and 27.

Donations can be brought to Hastings Family Service, Walgreens, Mc-Donald’s or the YMCA.

Most needed are backpacks, flashdrives, colored pencils, pocket folders, pencil boxes, boxes of tissues, erasers, calculators, packages of new socks and underwear in all sizes.

Hastings Family Service is not a recipient of the “Stuff the Bus” drive. Hastings collection is separate and goes to children in Independent School District 200.

If there is a student in need of school supplies, their parent can call for an appointment time for one of the above dates.

Construction for Nininger trail to begin this month Portion of Mississippi River Regional Trail is from Spring Lake Park to Monroe Street By Jane Lightbourn, staff writer Expect construction to begin later this month on the east section of the Mississippi River Regional Trail in Nininger Township.

After years of discussion between the Dakota County Board of Commissioners and the township, sometimes heated, and the awarding of $1 million from federal officials, the 3.4 mile project is about to commence.

At its regular meeting this week, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners award the contract for this portion of the trail to Frattalone Companies Inc. in a bid amount of $898,144.31. Three other companies also submitted bids for the project – all were less than the engineer’s estimate of $1.287 million… Boaters escape tragedy after truck, trailer slip in Mississippi Truck slipped into the water as boaters were tryclosed ing to jump start their boat (photos by Chad Richardson) Crews from Southeast Towing pull a trailer and a truck out of the Mississippi River Monday morning. The trailer and truck were submerged. Divers from Dakota County attached chains to the trailer and truck, which were then safely removed from the water.

photo 2: Dakota County search and recovery team diver Matt Wayne prepares to go underwater to attach a chain to a truck that sank near the boat launch on the Mississippi River in Hastings.

Debris from road construction truck costs driver $3,100 She hopes another witness has information on truck by Katrina Styx, staff writer Traffic was slow…July 28. Mary Reuter of Hastings was in the line trailing a dump truck…She was about five cars behind and had been following it when she got onto the highway at Pleasant Street. As the line neared Highway 12, Reuter noticed the cars in front of her start to swerve, avoiding something in the road. She didn’t get to see it until the car directly in front of her dodged out of the way and the object, what she thought was a clump of asphalt and tar, was bounding rapidly toward her car.

“I could see it bouncing, and it was coming really, really fast,” she said.

Unable to avoid it, Reuter hit the melon-sized clump.

It went underneath her car and left her with more than $3,100 in damage.

“It totally lifted my car up,” she said.

There was no good place to pull off the road, and with 20 to 30 cars behind her, she tried to keep driving, until the car behind her pulled alongside and motioned her to pull over.

“When I stopped the my car, the oil, probably from the tranny pan, was spilling all over,” Reuter said…A state patrol officer told her there was little he could do without a license plate number. Reuter was too far back from the truck and focused on her own vehicle after the incident to get the information… 30 Years Ago HASTINGS STAR-GAZETTE August 16, 1990 Bridge Lighting committee set to present proposal to Council The U.S. Highway 61 bridge over the Mississippi River at Hastings would be lit at night under plans being considered by a special committee (contributed photo).

…Bridges built today no longer have metalwork stretching 100 feet above the bridge like the Hastings bridge. Instead, today’s bridges appear flat with most of the support work supporting the bridge from beneath.

Hicks said the committee met in July to look over technical details. Three subcommittees, technical, public relations and fundraising revenue resource continue to work on plans for the project. An August meeting will be scheduled to select a lighting design for the bridge.

“We have a number of lighting options available to us,” Hicks said. Many people think the project is a worthwhile one and we have the opportunity to receive assistance from the state.”

The committee is considering two options for lighting the bridge. The first would be lighting within the truss work. The second would be lighting aimed at the truss work. The second option has a higher initial cost but may require less maintenance, Hicks said.

Hicks added that a number of city residents have already put in a good deal of work to get the project off the ground. Committee members Bert Goderstad and Doug Differt have worked on the local and state levels to help provide technical and financial assistance for the project.

“This is a real opportunity for the city of Hastings,” Hicks said. “The city can work in partnership with many people and organizations and I hope to see the project move forward.”

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS Tools taken from car Shirley Breyer told police August 8 that some tools were taken from her car while the car was impounded at the Best Towing Lot. Missing from the car were a ladder, chain and a leather carpenter’s belt with miscellaneous tools. The items were valued at $295.

Walmart broken into The construction foreman for the Walmart building reported August 7 that someone had broken a plywood door to the building, causing damage to a sheetrocked interior wall. The damage caused delay in the construction of the building and was estimated at $500.

Grass fires extinguished A grass fire was reported August 8 on open land one mile west of Highway 316 on County Road 91. The fire was apparently started by a discarded cigarette. The fire was extinguished.

Another grass fire was reported August 9 at 13075 Hilary Path. Firefighters were at the scene for about one hour.

Deer runs car off road A Hastings woman was uninjured after driving her car off the r4oad near the intersection of 170th Street and Ravenna Trail Monday morning, August 13, to avoid hitting a deer.

According to the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Patricia Harp drove her car off the road at about 6:30 a.m. No damage estimates were available.

50 Years Ago HASTINGS GAZETTE Thursday, August 27, 1970 VOL. CXIX, NO. 8.

Mrs. Roland Peek, Badly Hurt by Bomb, In St. Paul Store Mrs. Roland (Mary) Peek of Grey Cloud Island, Washington county, was seriously injured by the bomb that exploded in the wash room of Dayton’s store in St. Paul Saturday afternoon. She was taken to St. Paul Ramsey hospital and underwent several hours of surgery to remove pieces of metal from her body and legs and prevent further loss of blood. Late reports Wednesday said she is still in critical condition but out of intensive care (she survived).

Mrs. Peek was a teacher in Hastings high school several years and was rehired again this year, but resigned to take a position in the North St. Paul school system.

Dayton’s has posted a reward of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who placed the bomb in the building. A second and larger bomb was found in the building a short time later and defused and made harmless.

John Healy Jr., Long Active In Business, Died Aug. 20, St. Paul (photo of deceased) A concelebrated Mass of the Resurrection was offered for John A. Healy Jr., at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22 in St. Luke’s Catholic Church, St. Paul, with Rev. Fathers John Brandes, pastor of St. Rita’s Church, Cottage Grove, John Frischman O.M.I, Kings Retreat, Henry, Ill., and Larry Antus O.M.I. pastor at Orr and Nett Lake Indian Reservations officiating.

Serving as pallbearers were cousins, Roger and James Healy; brothers-inlaw, Ronald W. Schmidt, Ray Baker and Kern Redlington; and Dr. Norbert J. Kulzer. Interment was made in the Resurrection Cemetery, St. Paul.

Mr. Healy, of 10276 Point Douglas Drive, a son of John A. and Josephine Oslund Healy was born August 21, 1907 in St. Paul and passed away one day before his 63rd birthday.

In 1916 his parents moved to Hope Glen Farm from where he attended the Langdon School, St. Thomas Military Academy and the University of Minnesota.

On July 6, 1931 he was married to Charlotte Ann Baker of Aitkin at San Gabriel Mission, California. The marriage was blest with several children, Mrs. Joseph P. Conolly (Michelle) Peoria, Ill., Mrs. C. Thomas Eldridge (Charlotte) St. Paul, Mrs. Charles Hagy (Josephine) Somerset, Wis., John A. Healy III and Thomas C. Healy of St. Paul, Christopher of Terre Haute, Indiana and Roland William who passed away in infancy…. He was also a director of the First National Bank of Aitkin since 1933, where the family maintains a lake home…Surviving besides his immediate family are two sisters, Mrs. W. F. (Charlotte) Donais, Newport, and Mrs. Fidel Ruiz Moreno, Mexico City; a brother, Edward J., St. Paul, twenty nine grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

A visitation on Friday was held at the O’Halloran and Murphy Funeral Home in St. Paul.

100 Years Five Months Ago THE PRESCOTT TRIBUNE March 18, 1920 Hastings Lauds Us On the New Bridge Prescott has finally discovered the necessity for a bridge across the St. Croix in that place, and a few days ago a temporary organization was perfected for the purpose of incorporation under the title of the Prescott Bridge Co. with a capital of $100,000. It is planned to have three spans of 150 feet each, and an eighteen foot roadway. Before a government permit can be granted they must incorporate, half the capital must be pledged and one fifth paid in cash. We wish our neighbors every success in their new undertaking with the assurance that it will be money well invested. — Hastings Gazette HASTINGS WINNER IN BOTH GAMES Both Prescott teams met defeat at Hastings Friday night at the High School Auditorium. The baskets were so arranged that without special practice it was very difficult for an outside team to make any. The season is now, but as half the boys will remain on the team, it looks as though Prescott will be on the map next year.

157 Years Ago THE HASTINGS CONSERVER August 25, 1863 WINONA AND HASTINGS MARBLE WORKS.

The subscriber would respectfully give notice to the people of Hastings and elsewhere that he has constantly on hand the largest stock of Foreign and American Marbles ever brought west of Lake Michigan, consisting of all kinds of LARGE SPIRE MONUMENTS, SKELETON MONUMENTS, GRAVE STONES, MANTELS, FURNITURE MARBLE< ETC., which he will finish to order in the most approved styles and for the lowest cash price. Parties wishing to purchase will do well to wait till my agent comes around or to write to me, before purchasing elsewhere. C. J. ALDRACH. Shop opposite the courthouse, Winona, Minn. 18-tf Territorial Dispatch THE EMIGRANT AID AND JOURNAL City of Nininger, Dakota County, Minnesota TerritoryAugust 29, 1857 A Wife out West.

The following truthful picture of scenes quite common anywhere out West, was written for another locality than Minnesota, but in the main suits the everyday occurrences in our Territory.: “I wish to goodness that I could give you a drawing of our house and furniture, but I can’t do the thing justice. The house is about as large as your kitchen. The logs are beautifully hewed in the inside, (they still retain their natural appearance on the outside). I have the greatest quantity of kindlings just by going around the walls and pulling them off. We will have enough to last several years if we have good luck. We have a window, but something far more convenient, made by simply moving the shingles to one side, as they are not nailed; it answers every purpose…I rode in an ox wagon! It has been so cold lately that we have worn two dresses. I think the comet does it; what do you think of it by this time? We have the most goodberries and raspberries you ever say, all near the house; besides strawberries all around the door, and plenty of wild plums.

Compiled by Joseph Back