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HASTINGS, MINNESOTA
In downtown Hastings, SC Toys is more than a toy store. It is Barb Hollenbeck’s longtime belief that children learn best through play, curiosity, and hands-on discovery. From first dolls and bath toys to screen-free activity books and family-building sets, SC Toys has become a local destination for gifts that are thoughtful, educational, and fun.
It’s a sunny, summer-like Friday in Hastings, Minnesota, with a high near 87°F, light west-southwest wind, and only a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms this evening. In today’s HastingsNow Weather + On This Date, we pair the practical local forecast with three memorable May 15 history notes — including a wild Minnesota zoo story, the launch of scheduled U.S. airmail, and the birth of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum.