LOCAL 10: School Starts, Public Meeting and Fall Plans
Hastings Bus Company on the first day of school in Hastings, MN. Image by Ashley Media.
Hastings K–4 students are back in class, a neighborhood development meeting is Thursday, and the days ahead bring local classes, apple season, Labor Day closures and more.
Weather + On This Date
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Wednesday, September 2 starts with a small chance of an early shower or thunderstorm before turning mostly sunny, with a high near 84°F and light winds. Wednesday night drops to around 66°F, with another rain chance mainly near daybreak Thursday — see the full Hastings Weather + On This Date for Wednesday, September 2.
Wednesday brings a mix of back-to-school routines and planning for the days ahead in Hastings.
The first regular K–4 school day is underway, residents have an opportunity to weigh in on Pleasant Valley Farms Thursday, and several local organizations are moving into their September schedules.
Here are today’s LOCAL 10.
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Top 3 Today
1. Wednesday Is the First Regular School Day for Hastings K–4 Students
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Wednesday, September 2 is the first regular school day for Hastings students in grades K–4, completing the district’s staggered start to the 2026–27 school year.
For families, students and anyone driving around school neighborhoods, it means the regular school-day rhythm is settling back in. Families looking for district information can start with the official Hastings Public Schools website.
This is school-calendar information for the Hastings school community, not a public event.
2. Pleasant Valley Farms Public Meeting Is Thursday; Comments Remain Open Through September 10
The City of Hastings has scheduled a Pleasant Valley Farms neighborhood public meeting for Thursday, September 3, from 5:30–7:30 PM.
Residents and other interested members of the public can learn more about the proposal, ask questions and provide feedback. Separately, the public-comment period for the project's Environmental Assessment Worksheet remains open through Thursday, September 10.
Anyone considering submitting comments should use the City’s official Pleasant Valley Farms EAW and public-comment information.
Current City materials contain differing development-unit totals, so LOCAL 10 is intentionally not publishing a unit count here.
3. LeDuc History Book Group Meets Thursday Evening
The LeDuc History Book Group meets Thursday, September 3, from 6:30–7:30 PM at the LeDuc Historic Estate, 1629 Vermillion St. in Hastings.
The current LeDuc History Book Group event listing identifies the gathering as free.
The current listing does not establish the September book title, so readers interested in participating should use the event page for the available details.
Quick Hits
4. Afton Alps Says Its Lowest Fall Pass Pricing Ends September 7
Afton Alps is reminding skiers and snowboarders that its lowest fall pass pricing ends Monday, September 7.
Hastings-area skiers considering a pass can review the current Epic Pass options before the deadline. Prices, age brackets, access and other terms vary by pass, so readers should check the current options rather than assuming one price or package applies to everyone.
5. Fall Yin Yoga and Sound Bath Sessions Begin Thursday
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Hastings Community Education’s Breathe & Be: Restful Yin Yoga and Sound Bath begins Thursday, September 3, from 6:30–7:30 PM at Spiral Yoga in Hastings.
Adults interested in participating can review the current Community Education registration options. The live registration page should be used for current availability and session choices.
Community Education also shared the program through its original announcement.
6. Whistling Well Farm Says Its Hastings Apple Season Opens Friday
Hastings-based Whistling Well Farm says its local apple season opens Friday, September 4 at 8973 St. Croix Trail S.
The newer first-party Whistling Well Farm opening announcement is the best source for this year’s opening information.
Friday’s operating hours were not established in the reviewed information, so LOCAL 10 is leaving them out rather than relying on older website information.
7. Grandparents Day Clay Class Is Planned for September 13
Squeaky Wheel Pottery is planning a Grandparents Day clay class for Sunday, September 13, from 10:00 AM–noon at 209 Sibley St. in Hastings.
The class is for ages 6+ attending with grandparents, “bonus grands” or honorary elders. The reviewed announcement lists the cost as $75 per attendee, with each attendee needing registration.
Readers can use Squeaky Wheel Pottery’s original class announcement to reach the current registration information.
8. Hastings City Offices Will Be Closed for Labor Day
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City of Hastings administrative offices will be closed Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.
Residents planning to handle City business around the long weekend can check the City of Hastings events and closure information.
The notice applies to City administrative offices and should not be interpreted to mean every City facility, emergency service or program follows the same closure.
9. Allina Lists Labor Day Closures for Two Hastings Clinic Locations
Allina Health lists both its Hastings Clinic on North Frontage Road and its Hastings Nininger Road Clinic as closed Monday, September 7 for Labor Day.
Patients planning routine clinic visits can check the individual pages for the Allina Health Hastings Clinic and Allina Health Nininger Road Clinic.
Those clinic notices should not be interpreted as a closure of every Allina service or care option.
10. Anytime Fitness Has Two Grand-Reopening Events Coming Up
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Anytime Fitness Hastings has two September dates ahead: a ribbon cutting Thursday, September 17, from 3:00–3:30 PM, followed by its grand-reopening party Saturday, September 19, from 9:00 AM–noon.
Members, prospective members and other community visitors can find the current event information in Anytime Fitness Hastings’ first-party announcement.
LOCAL 10 is keeping this item focused on the two verified event dates and is not attaching unrelated membership promotions.
If You Only Click One
If you only open one link from today’s LOCAL 10, make it the City of Hastings’ Pleasant Valley Farms EAW and public-comment page.
The September 10 comment deadline gives residents a limited window to review the official information and decide whether they want to participate.
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