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Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 by Laura Sunderman
As my own Wintertime baking season got underway, I began to think about the many delicious morsels I would strive to create this year.
Tags: Biscotti, Holiday Baking
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Teens Share the Spirit of Giving
Monday, December 20th, 2010 by Hailey Lonowski
As the holiday season draws near, many students are giving. They’re taking the opportunity to give many people materials to help them this winter to make it through the holidays or just to stay warm in the freezing weather.
Tags: Holiday giving
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Public television, a gem
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 by Russanne Erickson
Public television is sneaky. You wouldn’t think that a program about a rain maker from California helping out dry ranchers in Montana would be interesting, but it was. I watched it for almost an hour. The rain maker was successful, in case you were wondering.
Tags: Nebraska Public Television
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Sharing
Monday, December 13th, 2010 by Judy Sandeen
There are so many opportunities to share with others at this time of year. Hastings is a very generous community, as borne out by the many giving trees, mitten trees, and food drives at various places throughout the town. Whether you take a paper ornament from the tree at Hometown Variety and Gifts with a suggestion for a small gift for an elderly person, a Salvation Army gift suggestion from the Angel tree at the Imperial Mall, or place warm scarves, mittens and hats on a tree at your church, you can easily help someone less fortunate than yourself.
Tags: generosity, giving back, sharing
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Up on the House Top…
Friday, December 10th, 2010 by Jill Kimle
Growing up where I did (a farm on the edge of a VERY tiny central Nebraska town), we did our share of decorating for the holidays. I always enjoyed seeing the displays others would put up in their yards, especially when we would happen to be in the “big city.” As a student at Hastings College (MANY years ago) I loved the sights of the downtown area lights and the neighborhoods with the elaborate displays in yards.
Tags: Christas decorations, Christmas lights, Christmas Traditions
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 by Denise Howie
I am sure some of you have heard of the movie “The Nightmare before Christmas.” My hubby and I have, in a way, been living in a nightmare of our own while trying to get ready for Christmas. So how did we get from boxes to a decorated Christmas tree?
Tags: Christmas activities
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Historic Hastings
Monday, December 6th, 2010 by Sheldon Howard
As a teenaged resident of Hastings, I’ll admit that I have occasionally succumbed to the “Hastings is boring, there’s nothing special here” mentality. Over the years of living here, however, I’ve realized that that is completely untrue
Tags: Historic Hastings
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Lunch with First and Second Graders
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 by Russanne Erickson
I’ve been eating lunch with first and second graders for just over a year now, and I have to tell you that it is a treat. I say that for 3 reasons: the food, the company, and recess. Let me explain…
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