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n some school districts students have to choose between participating in varsity sports or taking part in music programs such as band and choir — but not at Hastings High School. In fact, four members of the Varsity Singers, the school’s elite choir, includes four varsity football players, as well as nine other varsity athletes. The 13 varsity athletes in the Varsity Singers include (first row, from left) Matthew Maurer, Nash Martin, Brandon Miner, Katherine Weinbrecht, (second row) Macey Acker, Mitchell Morris, Sarah Watson, Brenagan Murphy, (third row) George Murphy, Zach Allyn, Dylan Gleeson, Tyler Youngs and Thomas Furrow. For more information about how district staff is working together to make this happen and how the students are learning how to balance their passion for sports and music with academics, work, family life and their social life, look inside this edition of The Reminder.
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1. ONE OF HASTINGS FINEST HOMES JUST MINUTES FROM TOWN! Custom built 3+ bedroom, 2 bath ranch * Updated throughout the main floor with fresh paint, new carpet, lighting & fixtures * Living room w/ gas log fireplace * Large kitchen w/ appliances * Formal dining room * Spacious master bedroom includes updated master bath & walk-in closet * Convenient main floor laundry * Finished walk-out lower level includes a 2nd kitchen, large family room, rec room/ den, a full bath & possible 4th bedroom * 3rd stall of the 3 stall garage is heated * Beautifully landscaped yard w/ underground sprinkling, gazebo & small storage building all on 2 acres. Call Larry ............................$324,900 New Listing
2. LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE! This 3 bedroom 2 bath ranch includes a spacious kitchen (stove & refrigerator included), large living room, master bedroom with bath, and a convenient main floor laundry * In addition to the 2 stall attached garage there is a 10 x 20 insulated workshop with electric * There is also a 8 x 16 storage shed for your lawn equipment * All of this on 3.6 acres! Call Larry ........................... $129,900
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3 NEW LISTING! Three bedrooms, one bath, located in the midst of schools, therefor playgrounds * Recently, completely redecorated with: carpeting, painting, kitchen, bath, newer natural gas furnace * Could easily have main floor utility room * A great family home with a great location. Call Ron...........$82,900
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12. GREAT COOK EDITION, LOCATION IN HASTINGS! 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths * Formal living room * Formal dining room * Family room in lower level * Large master suite with 2 walk in closets * Large deck over looking winding creek * Large 2 car attached garage. Call Mark! .........$219,900
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4. NEW LISTING! Completely and tastefully remodeled * Over 2200 sq. ft. with 4 large bedrooms * Formal dining room plus cozy breakfast nook * Roomy master suite with walk in closet * Main floor laundry * 3 bathrooms * Fenced back yard * Great workshop, wood stove, central air, and all new appliances! Call Tom .......$139,500
5. ALL SPORTS MIDDLE LAKE! Great fishing, swimming, and much more fun right out your back door of this well maintained 2 bedroom lakefront home * Kitchen includes stove and refrigerator with high quality cabinets and pantry hutch * Living room with gas log fireplace * Main floor laundry includes washer and dryer * Main floor bedroom plus a guest bedroom upstairs * Back lot with 32’x40’ pole barn for your cars and toys * Call Larry ... $189,900
NEW LISTING! Looking for a nice 2.5 acre wooded parcel in TK Schools? Not located in a sub division or site condo. Call Justin ...........................$12,900 6. BALTIMORE TWP. 89 ACRES! 58 tillable acres perfect for food plots * Plenty of wooded acreage for deer, turkeys & other wildlife * Duck ponds switch grasses, fruit trees & other wildlife habitat * Outdoor paradise * Features vinyl siding, natural gas heating system w/replacement windows * 4 Bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, MFL, 3 season porch * Mudroom is unfinished & has a walk-up attic room for a studio or hobby cave * Outbuildings & a large hip roof barn for your animals or hobbies! Call Mark ......................$299,900
8. COUNTRY 2 STORY HOUSE! Main floor features include open kitchen & dining area, living room, full bath & mud room * In the 2nd story you will find the master bedroom & 2 additional bedrooms * Newer mechanicals include furnace, roof, & several other decor updates * The large 30 x 60 pole/ garage is perfect for all the “extras” * You will love this 1 1/2 acre secluded location just east of Hastings. Call Mark ..........$89,900
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7. NEW LISTING! Large farm home with over 2400 sq.ft. +/- * Sitting on 6 acres between Hastings and Nashville. Call Ron .............$69,900
9. PRICE REDUCED- COME SEE TODAY! 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths * Great room, kitchen with stainless appliances, open loft, 3 season room * 7 stall garage, man cave, kennel, chicken coop and large deck with hot tub in a fenced-in backyard! Call Cindy. ....$219,900
10. YEAR ROUND LAKE FRONT HOME! You can get away from it all with this year round lakefront home * Located at the end of a cul-de-sac this fine 2 bedroom, 2 bath home is ideal for the owner who wants lakefront privacy * The walkout lower level is unfinished, but could offer additional finished living space * Relax on the deck and enjoy the great view, or enjoy year round activities on the lake just a steps away. Call Larry ..................... $189,900
BEAUTIFULLY WOODED! 3.43 acre parcel with 235+ ft of nice shoreline frontage on Head Lake * This 97 acre lake is great for recreation and fishing. Call Larry .................... $93,000 NEW PRICE!
13. 4 BEDROOM HASTINGS HOME! Do you like being close to schools, shopping, and some of the best restaurants in the state? If so, come check out this solid home right down the road * Includes extra large garage and nice outdoor patio area. Call Jess .................................$88,888
WILDLIFE GALORE! Wildlife galore * 64 acres of rolling terrain with woods, large pond, pastures, and tillable farm land * Whether you want to build your new home on a secluded sanctuary or just want to enjoy outdoor recreation, this is the spot! Call Larry ..........$199,900
NEW LISTING! Just outside of town in peaceful subdivision 1.6 acre building lot * Perfect place to build your dream house today. Call Cindy......... $29,900 PENDING
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11. GREAT COUNTRY SETTING! Well maintained 3 bedroom ranch * Spacious open floor plan * Updated kitchen * Main floor laundry * Rec room with wood burning stove overlooks landscaped backyard * 2 Stall garage plus 24x30 pole barn with heated workshop. Call Larry ... $139,900
NEW PRICING! Zoned C-2 for many uses * Newer: metal roof, 5' well, septic system * Over 100 feet on the Coldwater, (trout) stream. Call Ron..........$34,900
NEW LISTING! Nice steel framed building on over 1.3 acres in the city of Hastings * Plenty of shelving and storage with a mezzanine and 10x10 door opening * Office with furniture 1 bath full insulated, cement floors * Completely fenced with 210 ft. of road frontage. Call Jess...... $82,000
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tober 1, 5-8pm to Downtown Hastings and to The South Jefferson Street General Store. We will have samples and sales waiting for you! 2. The 24th annual Hastings Marching Band Invitational returns next Saturday(October 3) at Baum Stadium on Johnson Field in Hastings. It will again feature appearances by approximately 25 high school marching bands from throughout Michigan, the largest competition of its kind in the entire state. The music is non-stop all day and offers you the chance to see performances by over 1500 talented students and to support their efforts. Tickets are available at the door, or you can play us a marching tune from the South Jefferson Street Conductors Podium (the Soapbox) this week and we will buy you a ticket to the competition. If the family plays we will buy you a family ticket. (Limit 5). 3. Monday is Drink Beer Day. Come in for some of our beer bread mix, beer brittle or beer barbecue sauce. It's 20% off all day Monday. 4. The Thornapple Players will present “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller at the Dennison Performing Arts Center in the Barry Enrichment Center on South Broadway in Downtown Hastings. Perforr mances will be 7pm Thursday, Friday, & Saturday & 2pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, students & children (the 7pm Dress Rehearsal Wednesday performance is $7 for everyone). You may reserve tickets by calling the Thornapple Arts Council (945-2002), or purchase at Progressive Graphics or at the door. Plan ahead, seating is limited. 5. If you like trees, the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute e has a morning planned for you. Saturday, October 3rd 9-11am is a Tree Identification Hike. You will hike 1.5 miles through forests & wetlands, learning how to identify species & see over 30 common to Michigan. Free for members & $6 for adults, $3 for children if non-members. 6. Wednesday is Mud Pack Day. Now this will be a challenge! Come to The General Store with your mud pack on & we will give you 40% off one package or bottle of our soaps. You can even wash off the mud pack in the kitchen sink so you don't have to wear it home! 7. The Friends of the Hastings Public Library y will hold their Fall Used Book Sale in the Leason Sharpe Hall in the Barry Enrichment Center in Downtown Hastings. Hours from 10am -6pm Friday and 10am-1pm Saturday. Admission is free. There will be a Pre-Sale to benefit the friends on Thursday evening, admission is $10. This is your chance to help the friends and to get first crack at the merr chandise which includes over 5000 books in good to great condition, sheet music, vintage books, DVDs, audio books, CDs & more. You can get a list of categories at the library. Call 945-4263 for more information. 8. Visit the 2015 Harvest Festival next Saturday, October 4, 9am1pm on the Courthouse Lawn. The weekly Farmers Market will be held along with many other activities to celebrate fall. 9. Friday is World Farm Animals Day. I wanted to give you a deal if you brought in your cow, but I was out voted. Come in and choose any one item that has an animal on it for 20% off. You can choose from puzzles, calenders books and even toys or kitchen items. 10. The Hastings 4 Theater Free Fall Movies continue in Downtown Hastings today & tomorrow with showings of “Home” at 9 & 10am each day. The movies have a 15 minute intermission & are free to all. The concession stand sells a Classic Kid Combo or a Healthy Kid Combo during the feature to those who so desire. 11. What's new at The South Jefferson Street General Store e this week? Silicone lids for the kitchen, stainless steel tea infusers, Michigan Mapleworks cutting boards, spoons with a notch that hooks on your pan, and cribbage boards. Last but certainly not least the reorder for the much sought after Hastings deer poop is back. Someone last week was looking for it and we were out. Also new, is Hastings cow patties that I'm sure you will want to try and send to friends and relatives out of state. 12. Hastings: What you always wanted your hometown to be.
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Dear Readers, One fall morning back in third grade, I quit school and got a job. I’d had all I could take of Sister Mother Robert Ann’s class at St. Rose School so, in a fit of eight-year-old frustration, I told her I was walking out. When Sister asked me what I was going to do, I told her, “I’m going to get a job.” Fortunately, wise Mr. Charlie Smith down at the convenience store had one for me when I walked into his business a few minutes later and told him I’d just quit school. I keep that story in mind because I know that was the exact moment when my love for community was born. As I finished stacking boxes on the shelf that first morning on the job, Mr. Smith came walking down the aisle I was working with his pocket watch in hand. “Fred, my employees usually break for lunch at noon, so you might want to head home -- I’m sure your mom is looking for you.”
advertisements provide for highlighting people and organizations, events and celebrations, all the life that makes a community a home. Though this wonderful community has provided me a means to not only provide a living for myself but also for the families of our over 120 employees and nearly 200 paper carriers, I’m also a big believer in offering my perspective, my experience, and my time to the institutions and the people who invest in this community. I was a founding member of the Barry County Economic Development Alliance and I’m the longest serving member of the Chamber of Commerce. The Hastings Rotary Club, where I’ve been a member since 1980, awarded me its Red Rose Award. My passion for vocational education led me to help form the VoTech Committee at the Barry Intermediate School District and I’ve supported 4-H kids for over 30 years by purchasing their prize livestock projects at the Barry County Fair.
Those were my words of doom. When I turned the corner on my walk home, I could see my mother standing on the front porch of our Jefferson Street house. My days as a working man were over. In another day and time and in another community, that story might not be so charming. In Hastings, though, Charlie Smith knew my family. He knew me, too, and he treated me like the man I wanted to be. Everyone knew each other then and that’s why, when I finally got to join the workforce for good, I made community my life’s work. It helped that my parents were in the newspaper business and that I and my three siblings got drafted into the cause. My father constantly drilled into me that we were a community newspaper and, as I grew older, I came to know how integral this newspaper is in knitting a community together. From a financial standpoint, our company needs a strong and vibrant community to market its wares and services throughout our publications. What the community gets in return is the newspaper space that those Bonnie Gettys, left, and Jennifer Richards of the Barry Community Foundation have launched many a community program from ideas they’ve explored with Fred Jacobs.
One big point of pride for the Vo-Tech Committee that Fred Jacobs helped form is the first-year culinary arts program where Dylan Wheeler, left, and instructor Jason Straube welcomed their visitor.
Those involvements and the love that I have for my community often show up in our publications. I’m a big believer in objective and fairly balanced news coverage, but I’m also an ardent proponent of boosting my community and singing its attributes as far as our newspapers are carried. The Hastings Reminder and its siblings, the Maple Valley News, the Lakewood News, and the Sun and News, all carry that same community mission. That’s why this fall’s fourth annual voluntary partnership appeal means so much to me. As I rue the increased anger in our world and the news reports of how communities across this country are fraying because of crime, job loss, and gridlocked
Watch for the special giving envelope in the coming weeks or go online to www.hastingsreminder.com to our voluntary partnership site. Your partnership will make it possible for us to continue publishing the paper you’ve enjoyed for so many years.
As a 35-year Rotary Club member, Fred Jacobs is a community promoter, here sharing an idea with President Megan Lavell.
bureaucracy, I become even more validated in the importance of the printed word being a part of a healthy and vibrant community. We too, of course, have come under considerable threat. Our advertising revenue, the financial foundation on which any newspaper stands, has continued to deteriorate. Yet, we remain dedicated to our readers, news consumers who, according to our most recent audited figures, read or look at the Reminder in 90.1 percent of Barry County households. For the eighth consecutive year, The Reminder has been rated by the CDC auditing group in the top 2 percent of newspapers in the nation for readership and receivership. It’s a tough conundrum to be in. As our readers continue to rely on us for the news of our community, it becomes ever more costly for us to continue to deliver it to them. Fortunately, for three straight years, our readers have responded with their hearts and their pocketbooks to our voluntary partnership appeal. It’s been a huge help and, even beyond the financial boost, the response has warmed our hearts and re-energized our mission to support this great community. My hope is that, as we come to you in the coming weeks with reports on the business and an introduction of the leadership the next generation of the Jacobs family brings to the future, you’ll again be inspired to support our voluntary membership program. Look for the special giving envelope in the coming weeks or go online to www. hastingsreminder.com to our voluntary partnership site. We’ll also be including giving coupons each week during our voluntary membership drive. It’s all about community and I thank you for being a partner with us in building, maintaining, and creating the kind of place of which we’re all proud and happy to be a part. From a third grade dropout’s perspective, you are the greatest. Fred Jacobs, CEO J-Ad Graphics, Inc.
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Same great people. Same great service.
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Septic Service
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” was never more true than it is with septic tank care. A small commitment to the care of your septic system will protect you indefinitely form the nightmare created by a failing system. Don’t neglect or forget your septic system! Let Joe Lyons take care of all your needs - from the house all the way to the drainfield. We are the oldest and most experienced in Barry County!!!
Customer Services and Satisfaction are our #1 Priority!
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Joe Lyons
OWNER/OPERATOR 3305 West Quimby Road, Hastings, MI 49058
269.945.4240 11998
1-800-700-3670
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HERITAGE CHEVROLET 350 W. Dickman Road
(269) 964-9431
www.heritagechevy.com 2015 CRUZE LT
LEASES STARTING AT
$169
2015 MALIBU LT
LEASES STARTING AT
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39 MO./10,000 MILE PER YEAR/W/$1,999 DUE PLUS TAX, TITLE & LICENSE
2015 EQUINOX LT
2015 TRAX LT LEASES STARTING AT
LEASES STARTING AT
$199
$199
MO
39 MO./10,000 MILE PER YEAR/W/$1,569 DUE PLUS TAX, TITLE & LICENSE
39 MO./10,000 MILE PER YEAR/W/$2,219 DUE PLUS TAX, TITLE & LICENSE
2015 CAMARO LS
2015 IMPALA 2LT
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$269
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39 MO./10,000 MILE PER YEAR/W/$2,569 DUE PLUS TAX, TITLE & LICENSE
2015 TRAVERSE LT
2015 SILVERADO 4X4 LEASES STARTING AT
LEASES STARTING AT
$279
$319
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39 MO./10,000 MILE PER YEAR/W/$2,229 DUE PLUS TAX, TITLE & LICENSE
39 MO./10,000 MILE PER YEAR/W/$2,459 DUE PLUS TAX, TITLE & LICENSE
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Specials
PORK SLAB
Spare $ Ribs ...................... lb BONELESS SKINLESS
Chicken $ Breast................. lb FRESH LOCAL
Pork Sirloin $ Roast .................. lb RESH
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Pork $ Cutlets ................ lb
19 lb
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5
Pork $ Sizzlers ............... lb BEEF
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Sirloin $ Tip Roast ................. USDA CHOICE BEEF
Sirloin $ Tip Steak .................
lb
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Bacon .............. ADE OMEM H 'S M TO FRESH
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#2 LEAN & HEALTHY 16.5# $115.00 2# Ground Sirloin 2# Fillet Mignon 3# New York Strip Steak 2.5# Sirloin Tip Roast 2.5# Boneless Pork Chops 2# Ground Turkey 2.5# Boneless Chicken Breast
#3 ECONOMY 22# $85.00 3# Beef Roast 4# Whole Chicken 4# Hamburger 1.5# Sirloin Steak 2# Sausage 2.5# Pork Chops 2# Hamburg Patties 3# Round Steak
#4 BUDGET 50# $185.00 5# Leg Qtrs. 8# Whole Chicken 10# Hamburger 4.5# Beef Roast 3.5# Pork Steak 4# Rib Steak 5# Round Steak 5# Hot Dogs 2# Hamburg Patties 3# Tom’s Own Brats
#7 JUMBO 55# $235.00 3# Italian Sausage 3# Rib-Eye Steak 5# Country Style Ribs 7# Ground Beef 3# New York Strips 4# Stew Meat 3# Smoked Chops 4# Pork Cutlets 4# Cube Steak 10# Chicken Leg Qtrs 3.5# Pork Roast 5.5# Beef Roast
99
Please order 24 hrs. in advance!
#1 VARIETY BUNDLE 41.5# $159.00 5# Chicken Legs 8# Whole Chicken 4# Bacon 4# Pork Chops 5.5# Beef Roast 4# Porterhouse Steak 4# Pork Sausage 5# Ground Beef 2# Tom’s Own Brats
#5 BBQ 20.5# $150.00 4.5# Boneless Sirloin Steak 4.5# Porterhouse Steak 4.5# T-Bone Steak 4# Country Style Ribs 3# Thick Pork Chops
Lunch 2/$ Meat .......................
#6 FAMILY PACK 21.5# 5# 4# 3# 2# 2# 3.5# 2#
$89.00 Chicken Leg Quarters Ground Beef T-Bone Steak Beef Sizzler Steak Tom’s Own Brats Pork Roast Pork Sausage
#8 SEAFOOD $55.00 16 oz Orange Roughy 16 oz Tilapia 16 oz Cod 16 oz Salmon Fillet 16 oz Perch 16 oz Cooked Tail-On Shrimp #9 GOOD MORNING 15# $75.00 5# Bacon 3# Ham Steak 5# Sausage 4# Beef Sizzler Steak
lb
Fresh Deli Specials SANDRIDGE BAKED
Potato Salad ........lb
$
YODER'S TAPIOCA
$
TOM'S HOMEMADE GROUND
$
Pudding .................lb Bologna .................lb BUTTERBALL GARLIC HERB
$
DAIRY FRESH PROVOLONE
$
Chicken Breast ....lb Cheese
32 oz
HEALTHY ONES 7 oz. tubs
o Choriz9 $
3 2 2 2 2 5 5 3 6
$
ENDS & PIECES
Tom's Meat Bundles
99
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2 3 4 6 4
MICHIGAN
99
NEW CROP - 3lb bag
Apples
99
ASST. VARIETIES .....
MICHIGAN
Apple Cider ...... Gallon
99
BETTY CROCKER
2/$
5 $ 499 2/$ 5 $ 149 $ 169
SWEET WESTERN
Cantalope............. ea SWEET HONEYDEW
Melons ............... ea
Red Potatoes ... 5 lb bag FRESH WRAPPED
99
Head Lettuce ....... ea ON THE VINE
99
PRAIRIE FARMS - ALL GALLONS
Milk .......................... YOPLAIT
Yogurt .................... 6 oz
Tomatoes ............ lb
Grocery 29
VELVEETA CASSEROLE
5
TACO BELL
3
$
10/$
DAISY SOUR CREAM OR
Cottage 2/$ Cheese....................16 oz KRAFT SHREDDED OR CHUNK
Cheese ................. 8 oz COUNTRY CROCK
Spread ................. 45 oz PRAIRIE FARMS
Sherbert ................ qt NORTH STAR
4 2 5 399 169
Pizzas .............. 22.1-30.5 oz DUNCAN HINES
Cake Mixes ...15.25-16.5 oz DUNCAN HINES
Frostings............. 16 oz
Helpers ............. 8.9-11.1 oz
2/$
Dinner Kits.... 8.85-13.86 oz TIDE LIQUID 2X
Laundry $ Detergent .........46-50 oz
599 A-1 Steak Sauce ...... 349 12 PK CANS 3 Pepsi Cola ........ 11 NABISCO SNACK Crackers .......... 399 RENUZIT ADJUSTABLE Air Fresheners ..... 100 2 349 HILLBILLY Bread .................... 3 499 Doritos ................ 2 5 NATURAL & NATURAL LIGHT 4 5 Beer 30 PK CANS ........ 1499 CUPCAKE 3 5 Wines ................. 899 /$
/$
$
Family Size
WHOLE WHITE
Mushrooms ...... 8 oz
2/$
3
SEAFOOD SPECIAL HANDY PUB STYLE
Crab Cakes $
99 lb.
2
99 ea
Meat Market
$
$
10-11 oz
$
750 ml
¢
Cabbage ............ lb 39
$
20 oz
/$
7
MICHIGAN GREEN
+ dep
7 oz
/$
$
299
$
$
10 oz
$
Ice Cream $ Sandwiches........ 12 ct OUR FAMILY
5 5
2/$
The Smokehouse Tom's Homemade All Beef BBQ Sticks
299
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269-945-5372
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241 E. State Rd. Hastings M~F 8AM TO 8PM SAT 8:30AM TO 8PM SUN 10 TO 4
Haywood Family Cheese of Hastings
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HOMEMADE SAUSAGE • SMOKED MEATS • BEEF JERKY• GROCERY • PRODUCE • DELI • SEAFOOD