Coming in from 30 years ago, senior housing was going up fast off Tyler Street in downtown Hastings. Per the piece by staff writer Steve Eide, the project on Third Street was an all brick building, even as the name hadn’t yet been chosen.

“The fact that it’s all brick is unusual, and they did that deliberately because downtown Hastings is all brick,” Hastings HRA executive director John Grossman said.

Reported by Jane Lightbourn, meanwhile, was an upcoming workshop at the senior high school, the subject to be discussed that of “Learning to be Violence Free.” With growing awareness of child abuse due to the media and victims permission to talk about it, the issue was taking center stage, with well-known adults speaking out from different platforms on their childhood experience.

With two books in the district to teach on how Columbus treated the native peoples he thought were from India (hence “Indian”), the fifth centenary was low key, with change outside the public schools as well, as the Archdiocese was reconsidering how it covered the fallout from October 12, 1492 aside.

“Our general impression is that it (Columbus’ voyage) be discussed as part of history,” said one teacher at McAuliffe. “It needs to be discussed.” At the same time, balance was key.

“All sides should be exposed to the children,” they went on. “There are some circumstances that we are not particularly proud of. The issue should be looked at from all sides.”

Shifting back to the present from 1992 and the much discussed airport, New Prague representative shared his belief that a new airport wasn’t in the future. The reason?

No money for it. “Where I’m at today, very simply, is that common sense tells me that a new airport is not going to be built—even if people think it should be,” Vanasek was quoted. “The reason is that we simply can’t afford it.”

80 years ago

October 16, 1942 A speaker at the first Lutheran Church was to retell the sinking of the missionary boat Zamzam in the Atlantic, a sad day in the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod with missionaries on board.

Back at home, the draft was heating up, with 73 names called to report to the Hastings armory by Draft Board number

Almost 130 years ago THE DAILY GAZETTE Published by Irving Todd and Son at Hastings, Minnesota October 30, 1892 Yesterday’s Train Shipments Fred. Busch, train car of malt west. Wilcox Bros., train car of potatoes east. Gardner Mill Co., six train cars of flour east Smith & Thompson, two train cars of oats west. J. C. Below, train car of flax east and car of oats west. Timothy Mitchell, two train cars of potatoes east. Tuttle & Greiner, four train cars of potatoes east and one car of hogs west.

Minnesota Journalism T. G. J. Pease, of the Anoka Union, and Miss Mamie B. Chase were married on Wednesday. Our hearty congratulations are herewith extended.

Columbus Day was observed in an appropriate manner by the public schools last Friday. The pupils met at the schoolhouse

December 31, 1892

The Hastings Gazette shows prosperity. Editor Todd has recently placed in his office a new Babcock printing press and a gasoline engine. Good for Todd.—Stillwater Gazette.

Traveler’s Guide for train times River Division Going East Arrive at 8:32 a.m., 3:37 p.m., 5:24 p.m., 7:35 p.m., and 8:50 p.m.

Going West Arrival at 6:37 a.m., 9:17 a.m., 11:17 a.m., 2:04 p.m, and 10:02 p.m, Hastings and Dakota Trains leave at 6:50 a.m. and 4:50 p.m., trains arrive at 6:55 p.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Hastings and Stillwater Trains leave at 7:00 a.m. and 2:35 p.m., trains arrive at 1:50 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Vermillion Items. We will not see you again until next year. E. N. Wallerius went to Hastings Thursday. Mathias Ficker returned from Miesville Wednesday afternoon, where he has been attending the wedding of his brother.

Empire Items. A. S. Bradford had a car load of feed from Hastings last week.

Nora, Maggie, and James Callaghan, who are attending the high school of Hastings, are spending their vacation at home.