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HASTINGS — Saturday, July 27 is the day that Hastings families will welcome 10 teenagers and their sponsors from our sister city Ozu, Japan.
Arrival time is set for 10:30 a.m. at the Daugherty Student Engagement Center (parking in circle drive and behind the building) at Hastings College.
While in Hastings, the young people will visit a local farm, make jewelry, participate in volunteer service, and enjoy local attractions. Members of the Hastings International Exchange Organization and Hastings area families will give them a chance to experience mid-western family life and share music and special activities in central Nebraska for nine days.
Key events for the week: July 27-August 4, 2024
Saturday, July 27, 10:30 a.m.
• Arrival at Hastings College’s Daughtery Center to meet with host families
Sunday, July 28
• Evening Sodbusters baseball, 6:35 p.m.
Monday, July 29, 9:00 a.m.
• Meet at the Hastings Library for a downtown historical tour with Curt Gosser
• Meet with Mayor Corey Stutte at 10:30 at the library
• Eat lunch in downtown Hastings
• 12:45 p.m. make jewelry at “Julie’s Expressions”
• Shopping downtown
• Enjoy evening with host families
Tuesday, July 30, 8:00 a.m.
• 8:00 a.m. leave to visit Nebraska’s Capitol
• Enjoy evening with host families in Hastings
Wednesday, July 31, 8:30 a.m.
• Tour of Hastings College and art demonstration with Jerome Dubas in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center
• 10:45 tour of Hastings High School and gathering with HHS students
• 1:00-4:30 Hastings Aquacourt
• Evening with host families
Thursday, August 1, 8:30 a.m.
• Meet at Daughtery for a trip out to the Auten farm near Blue Hill
• 12:15 p.m. Prairie Loft activities
• 2:00-3:00 p.m. Volunteer with the Open Table, making sandwiches at First Presbyterian Church
• 3:00 p.m. Tour of Central Community College/Pacha Soap
• Return to Daugherty by 4:00 p.m. for an evening with host families
Friday, August 2, 8:30 a.m.
• Depart for Grand Island
• 9:30 Tour and demonstration at the Nebraska State Fair Building
• 11:30 Stuhr Museum
• Shopping in Grand Island
Saturday, August 3
• Enjoy free day with host families
• 5:00-8:00 p.m. HIEO celebration of our Sister City connection at the Eigenberg Farm
Sunday, August 4
• Free day with host families
Monday, August 5
• Early flight from the Grand Island airport
