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Mission Impossible?

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 by Denise Howie

My mission for this particular afternoon was to find a nice evening outfit for an upcoming school fundraiser. The challenge was finding said outfit with my 4 and 6-year old daughters in tow.

Tags: Maurices, Schweser's, Shopping
Posted in Feature, Gen-Y, Shopping | 4 Comments »

Mom’s Night Out

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 by Kristi Weeks

We can all use a night out once in a while to re-charge, re-group and just have some fun. What better than wine tasting and a comedy show to do just this?

Tags: MOPS, Pink Ribbon Comedy Tour, WineStyles
Posted in Gen-X | No Comments »

Common Sense Tips for Personal Safety (Tip 14 of 16)

Saturday, March 27th, 2010 by Mike & Vicki Neiman

You don’t have to be a martial arts master to improve your personal safety. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing common sense tips for adults and children can help you and those you love avoid trouble—and we’re not just talking about being confronted by an attacker.

Tags: common sense, personal safety, self defense
Posted in Health & Fitness | 1 Comment »

Why I LOVE Living in this College Town

Friday, March 26th, 2010 by Judy Sandeen

By living in Hastings, we are so privileged to be in a community that boasts not one, but two amazing colleges. Sometimes we forget the advantages we enjoy because of that fact, and sometimes we’re not aware of all the gifts the two colleges give to the entire community.

Tags: Central Community College, hastings college
Posted in Feature, Opinions | 1 Comment »

Grocery Deals (March 23-29)

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 by Renee Thomsen

Each Thursday, I’ll match Hastings grocery store sale items (as promoted in Hastings Tribune and other area newspaper inserts) with internet and manufacturer coupons.

Tags: coupons, deal, Deals, groceries, grocery, Shopping
Posted in Shopping | No Comments »

Give “Just Lookin” A Look See

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 by Jerry Daniels

The new one man show at Graham Gallery is called “Just Looking” and it is a must see event that you need to schedule soon. (It opened March 22nd and closes April 10th) The artist, Michael Neary is relatively new to Hastings.

Tags: oil painting, still life painting, vanitas genre
Posted in Art & Events, Feature | 1 Comment »

It’s Not Easy Being Green

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 by Dan Peters

That Kermit really knows his stuff. It was 1970 when Kermit the Frog first mystically predicted it is not easy being green. I’m just now finding that frog was right on. Last week, Energy Pioneer Solutions of Hastings performed a complete energy of my little house.

Tags: CFL Bulbs, energy efficient, light bulbs
Posted in Home & Garden | No Comments »