I’m pleased to recognize the employees of the City of Hastings who have celebrated milestone anniversaries this year. We’re fortunate to have their service and expertise on staff and happy we could recognize some of them in-person this evening.”

City Administrator Dan Wietecha

The Hastings City Council recognized employee and citizen service at the onset of its meeting Monday, Dec. 18.
City Administrator Dan Wietecha introduced employees who have hit employment milestones and talked about how their efforts help the city. Missing from the in-person ceremony were firefighters who had been called to a home fire in Vermillion.
“I’m pleased to recognize the employees of the City of Hastings who have celebrated milestone anniversaries this year. We’re fortunate to have their service and expertise on staff and happy we could recognize some of them in-person this evening,” Wietecha said.
Employees recognized include:
5 Years
Sam Beuch
Ashley DeBernardi
Joe Cysiewski
Jason Krummel
Megan Schlei
Jacob Willers
Nicholas Cross
Daniel Vomastek
Ryan Ernst

10 Years
Chris Jenkins
Chris Nelson
Matt Hedrick
Lauren Foss
Ryan McGraw
Dean Suchy
Joe Spagnoletti

15 Years
Matthew Schlafer
David Bauer
Kyle Linscheid

20 Years
Chris Paulson

25 Years
Jeff Elliot
Penne Schuldt
Mary Cofer
Tim Tessier

30 Years
Sandra Boesl

Also recognized were outgoing members of citizen commissions.
Delores Pemble was thanked for her seven years on the Public Safety Advisory Commission.
“Dolores was instrumental for several projects,” said Police Chief David Wilske. “Dolores is always volunteering her time.”
She served as chair of the commission this past year.
“Her selfless volunteerism to the City of Hastings is truly appreciated,” said Wilske.
Also honored were outgoing commissioners from the Hastings Arts & Culture Commission: Joe Becker, Kirk Skeba and Deidre McGinn.
Wietecha noted that Becker is a member of the River Valley Band and brought a musical perspective to the commission. Skeba worked to inventory artwork at city hall and other public locations and worked to bring in grant funding to the commission. McGann, a Hastings High School senior, was the youth member of the commission.
“The Arts & Culture Commission is a brand new commission for the city this past year. It hasn’t even hit its one-year anniversary yet. It was created to ensure that arts and culture are recognized as vital components of our community life and to include historic existing and emerging cultural groups in our sense of community,” said Wietecha.”We appreciate their volunteering and assisting with this fledgling commission and will certainly miss their contributions.”
The council also voted to reappoint members to citizen commissions:
They were:
•Public Safety Advisory Commissioners Gary Stevens, Theresa Auge`, Mary Nehring and E. John Gunter
•Parks and Recreation Commissioner Craig Santelman
•HEDRA Commissioner Ben Anderson
•Planning Commissioners Gino Messina, Chris Teiken, Bryce LeBrun, and Melissa McGrath
•Planning Commissioner Rachel Swedin
•Heritage Preservation Commissioners Cindy Toppin, Maggie McCoy, and Mark Borchard
•Arts & Culture Commissioners Barb Hollenbeck and Steven Read
•Charter Commissioners Connie Blasing, Dolores Pemble, Josh Salzman, and Marty Weber