20 Years Ago HASTINGS STAR-GAZETTE January 4, 2001 Zachary Huffman first baby of millennium (Color photo by Randy Roberts for Star-Gazette) Zachary Michael Huffman was born at 6:05 a.m. January 1, 2001, the son of Todd and Kerry Huffman of Hastings. Zachary was the first baby born at Regina Medical Center this millennium.

40 Years Ago

HASTINGS STAR

December 4, 1980 Star editorials (unsigned) Priorities needed In the past, new city council have sat down and listed their priorities. Only week stand between the new council taking on the job of running Hastings.

Besides the job of selecting a council person to fill the 4th Ward vacancy, it seems to us that it is extremely important this year that the council set its priorities and objectives very carefully.

Why?

What we’ve been hearing about cuts in federal spending will, it appears, become a reality. It is something that must come about if we are to help control inflation. Government spending is a major cause of high inflation.

This trimming won’t just take place in some distant city or state. It’ll come right here to Hastings.

We aren’t going to like it. It will hurt. It will mean delaying some projects. It might mean some hot council meetings. But it will have to be done.

When cuts do occur at the federal level, these same cuts trickle down to the city.

We must be prepared to meet these cuts in aids from the state and federal government.

The council, with a welcome to citizens for input, must set down what the priorities will be during the next two years. They must determine what money they will have to work with, eliminating any income that appears questionable. The funds must then be applied to the priorities for the next two year.

Such a job is a lot of hard work. But it must be done now so that the council and the citizens will have a clear view of where they are going and how they will get there. People should also know ahead of time what will have to be trimmed or cut so that other alternative planning can take place early.

Editorial 2: Limitations on river use: …it appears that the solution to river congestion is going to be more difficult than simply implementing a marine moratorium. Thus, we hope that the Boundary Area Commission and other agencies will study the problem in more depth, and will include significant opportunities for public input, before attempting ot institute any further limitations on river use.

It’s a Job: an editorial by Publisher Mike O’Connor For the past number of years I’ve been wondering why people want to be president.

The main thrust for such a decision has to be a combination of wanting power and thinking that he or she has the answers or is capable of making changes in our country. I suspect the ego also has to play a major part.

But examine the job a little closer.

In recent years there hasn’t been a man who has taken on the job who does not age tremendously in the position. That tells something about the strain of the job.

It isn’t the same job that it was 20 or 30 years ago. It’s far more complex. The job can’t be handled the same way. One example is that in a crisis situation, the entire world knows of a problem about the same time the president does. It requires quick decisions on his part.

Take President-elect Reagan. Look what he’ll be walking into in January. There will probably be the hostage issue still there and even more complex.

The Mideast is in more turmoil with Arab countries against each other with the possibility of war breaking out all over.

The Poland situation is something that we have to watch.

Inflation is high along with other problems that in many instances will be hard, if not impossible to solve in four years.

The bureaucracy in Washington, D. C., has proven to be so large and cumbersome that recent presidents have found this to be a major stumbling block in getting their programs through. Other parts of the country have major problems with everyone looking at the president for a quick answer.

There is no way that one man can make anyone happy… 49 Years Ago HASTINGS GAZETTE January 28, 1971 Letter to the Editor!

I, too, am the parent of a 10-year-old boy playing hockey in Hastings.

It was truly an unfortunate incident where the lad forgot his bus fare. To bring this incident out in a Letter to the editor makes me wonder if some parents want all glory and no responsibility. If the boy were to go out of town in a car, as they usually do, would your car, at your expense, been one of them?

I’m sure you didn’t know the facts when you wrote your letter. To try and put the Boosters and the bus driver in a bad light is in poor taste. To imply that our hockey program is a onehorse outfit makes me wonder… complaining.

B. Kasel PeeWee Hockey Home Teams PIONEER SPORTS’ PEEWEES 3-2 (photo) On Pioneer Sports’ Inter-city PeeWee League team, Tom Herman, Lane Cyziewski, Tom Welter and Dave Wagner played against Ed Renken, Chris Ware, Bob Finley, on the Midtown Shoes team. With Gordon Lamb as referee, the Pioneer Sports boys won 3-2 at Pioneer Park, Saturday.

(second photo) In Saturday’s Inter-city hockey game at Pioneer Park, we find these anxious boys in pursuit of the puck: Tom Welter, Mike Cysiewski, Tom Herman and Dave Wagner, on the Pioneer Sports team, and Bob Finley, Chris Ware and Ed Renken, on Midtown Shoes.

FAST PLAY! N.W.N.L.I PEEWEES LEAD 13-1 (third photo) Terry Frahm, Scott Bennis, Steve Wytaski, and Tom Heisler, all set for fast action in Inter- city PeeWee League hockey game Saturday at Pioneer Park. Playing on the N.W.N.L.I team, they helped defeat Ronald’s. Lee Stokke, Paul Fischer, Todd Truax, John Kuhn, Tom Heisler and Kent Swanson did their best, but lost, 13-1.

(fourth photo) Some fast playing on part of N.W.N.L.I PeeWees spelled victory for them. Terry Frahm, Steve Wytaski, Scott Bennis, Brent Nash and Kirk Snyder are on winning team. Todd Truax and Kent Swanson help defend Ronald’s team.

“Squirts,” or 10-yearolds for the Dakota Sports League are selected from the Inter-city PeeWee league.

The “Squirts” have won 3 games , lost 1 and tied 1.

January 21, 1971

(the full notice from last week) Funeral Services at St. Mary’s Church for Raymond Huss, 66 Funeral services were conducted in St. Mary’s church, New Trier, Saturday, Jan. 16, at 10:00 a.m., for Raymond Huss, 66, of Mesa, Ariz., a former New Trier, businessman.

Rev. Father Muchlstein officiated at the service. And serving as pallbearers were six nephews, Joseph, Alfred, Donald, Archie and Stephen Huss, and Butch Grossman. Interment was made in St. Mary’s cemetery.

Mr. Huss was born at Union Hill, there attended school, and grew to manhood.

He was married to Lorraine Haughbro in Minneapolis.

In 1946 Mr. Huss, in partnership with his brother, the late Joseph Huss, purchased and operated the general merchandise store at New Trier. After the partnership was dissolved, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Huss left for Mesa, Ariz., where they had resided since.

Mr. Huss passed away suddenly at his home, Jan. 11, 1971. A visitation was held until time for the church services at the White Funeral Home, Farmington.

Surviving deceased besides his wife are a brother Leo, of St. Paul, two sisters Mrs. Margaret Fideldy, of Belle Plaine, Mrs. Peter Grossman of New Prague and a number of nieces and nephews.

Small Plane Lands In Snow In Empire Twp. Sun., None Hurt Robert Falenczykowski, 21, of Richfield, told Sheriff’s deputies that he was flying a rented plane in a southeasterly direction at 3,000 feet, when the engine died. In trying to land the plane in a snow covered field in Empire Township, it travelled 80 feet before tailing.

Falenczkowski and his passengers, Cris Bemman, 23, and her 10-month old daughter were not injured.

The crash, which happened at 3:40 p.m. Sunday afternoon, will be investigated by the FAA. 56 Years Ago HASTINGS GAZETTE Thursday, November 12, 1964 TODD ESTATE IS OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS The late Irving Todd Jr., former Hastings editor, banker, and telephone company founder, left an estate of more than one million dollars, most of it to be spread among Hastings friends and organizations.

According to a petition for allowance and probate of Todd’s will, on file in the Dakota county probate court, a tentative valuation of the personal property in the estate is listed as “in excess of $900,000,” Of this amount, some $800,000 is in stocks and some $100,000 in “notes, bonds, etc.”

However, the actual amount of the estate is probably about $1,100,000 an official source told the Gazette this week. Because much of the estate is in the form of stocks, its value is somewhat variable.

Besides the personal property, the estate includes one city lot at 309 W. 7th St., where Todd resided until his death Oct. 25 at the age of 98.

100 Years Ago PRESCOTT TRIBUNE November 11, 1920 Armistice Day dances will be held at River Falls, Ellsworth, Elmwood, and Hastings.

The Hastings Gazette reports the marriage of Wm. L. Teare of Hastings and Miss Agnes M. Hawkinson of Afton. Mr. Teare is well known in Prescott.

Don’t let Your Radiator Freeze. We have denatured Alcohol and Winter Fluid.

Lake St. Croix Garage.

Some baled paper in the River Falls Times printing office caught fire in the basement and caused a blaze. The damage was estimated at about $150.

114 Years Ago CANNON FALLS BEACON November 16, 1906 Letter to Mr. Henry Banks Cannon Falls, Minn.

Dear Sir: A painter complained that our cans are too full; unhandy; spill.

It’s a way we have; ‘tis handier not to be full; but we have a weakness for full measure. Our gallon contains eight pints; the usual gallon is seven.

We’ll think it over again; but we like a full can. How much short would you like a barrel? Seven gallons would be the proportion.

Short-measure suggests that the shortage is probably not in the cheapest ingredient.

Guess we’ll stick to four quarts to a gallon, and fifty gallons to a barrel.

The name to go by is Devoe lead and zinc.

Yours truly, F. W. Devoe & Co., New York and Chicago STANTON Local updates E. S. Ritzenthaler took the train Thursday for Chicago, where he visited his brother until Monday.

Rev. C. N. Hamrin went to Blooming Prairie Wednesday night where he conducted a funeral service on the day following.

Mr. L. N. Kruse was a passenger to the city Saturday.

Invitations have been received by friends here announcing the marriage at Bird Island on Nov. 27th, of Miss Hattie Poore of that place and John Varien of Stanton. 140 Years Ago STILLWATER LUMBERMAN December 3, 1880 VICINITY updates Mr. Vic Paul has made upwards of fifteen deer bite the dust during his rambles among the wilds of the north.—Hastings Gazette John A..mann, an old resident of this county, received fifteen hundred dollars back pension money, a short time ago.—Hastings Gazette.

141 Years Ago PIERCE COUNTY PLAINDEALER Prescott, Wisconsin December 26, 1879 Hastings has a skating rink.

December 19, 1879 The Hastings Gazette says: There is some talk of taking off the cupola of the court-house, the notion of the wind upon it having a tendency to rack the building and crack the walls and ceilings.

November 7, 1879

LOCAL The Hastings Gazette has begun its twenty-second year.

157 Years Ago THE HASTINGS CONSERVER November 10, 1863 The State News, one of the oldest papers in Minnesota, has been bought out by the Atlas, which will afford Minneapolis one of the best weekly newspapers in the state.

Advertisement: BLACKSMITH AND WAGON SHOP I HAVE just opened a new Blacksmith and Wagon Shop on the corner of Vermillion and Fifth street, where I am prepared to execute all kinds of work in my line, promptly, well, and as cheap as anybody else. All who want a first rate wagon, or repairing, or blacksmithing of any sort, give me a call and judge for yourselves.

JOHN STREET, Hastings, June 17, 1862. 1y.