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Published byGrimsrud Publishing, Inc.225 Main Street, PO Box 97Zumbrota, MN 55992Phone: 507-732-7617Fax: 507-732-7619Email: [email protected]

Communities Served:Goodhue ............................ 1,6BPine Island/Oronoco .......... 1-3BWanamingo ........................ 6AZumbrota/Mazeppa ........... 3A,1B

Churches ........................... 5BCommunity Calendar ......... 4BFrom Our Files ................... 3BObituaries, Births ............... 4BOpinions ............................ 2ASports ................................ 4-6A

By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA – Sunny skies and

fall-like temperatures combinedwith a later date for the 2013Zumbro River Art Splash seemedto make for a winning combina-tion, according to Marit Lomen,chairperson for the eighth annualevent held Saturday, September21. More than 25 local and re-gional artists and authors partici-pated in the event at several loca-

tions in Zumbrota and Oronoco.Noting the flow of visitors was

very good throughout the day,Lomen commented the art tourwas two weeks later this year thanprevious years. By moving to adifferent weekend, the tour didnot conflict with other area festi-vals as it has in the past.

As the scheduled time for ArtSplash was winding down, the ac-tivity at the State Theatre was ramp-

ing up. The summer long projectof Art on Main was wrapping upat the closing reception and auc-tion finale for the 27 pieces oforiginal art and 27 banners fromthe project. Several laptop com-puters were set up in the theatrefor the last “bidding frenzy,” whileother people were bidding fromtheir phones and iPads. Others werethere, focusing on the artwork, therefreshments, and the live music

Jody Clikeman of Rochester reviews the original artwork at the State Theatre during the final hours ofbidding for the Art on Main project on September 21.

Peggy Anderson of Zumbrota selects four of Cathy Wheeler’s paintings to order as prints. The display waslocated in Zumbrota’s City Hall during Art Splash on September 21. Wheeler’s original artwork “Enjoy EachDay” and the banner it inspired, were part of the summer’s Art on Main project.

Samantha Seltrecht of Gilmanton, Wisconsin, and Dana Tiedeman ofLake City demonstrate their spinning techniques during Art Splash and“Worldwide Spin in Public Day” on September 21 in front of Beelightedon Zumbrota’s Main Street.

Art Splash and Art on Mainauction were well attended

outdoors.Total bids jumped approximately

$1,500 during the last 90 minutes,resulting in the total amount raisedby the Art on Main auction to be$4,660.10. The money raised fromthis event will go towards the StateTheatre restoration project.

Both Art Splash and Art on Mainevents are sponsored by the Zum-brota Area Arts Council (ZAAC).

By Alice Duschanek-MyersPINE ISLAND – On Septem-

ber 16, the Pine Island SchoolBoard discussed updates from thefirst meeting with the communitymembers who volunteered to serveon the task force to study the needsof students, the condition and im-provement of the buildings, andinput from the residents of the dis-trict.

Jeff Leland said that more than30 people from the communitycame to the first task force meet-ing. The school board facility teamshared the background of theirstudy and information about thefacility with the group. They touredthe building to see the positivesand negatives about the facility.Next week the group will meetwith the project architect and con-struction manager, who will pri-oritize needed upgrades to thebuildings.

Rob Warneke said it was excel-lent to have a very diverse crowdto represent the community andshare their input.

Leland said the task force meet-ings were scheduled from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on September 19, Octo-ber 1 and October 14, and the boardretreat is on October 28. He said,“These are all public meetings.”

Later in the meeting the boarddesignated a site evaluation teamto search for and study possiblelocations for a new building if thetask force recommends new con-struction. Superintendent TammyBerg-Beniak, Randy DePestel,Angie Heiden, and Leland of thefacility study team will search andevaluate sites. The school boardhopes to have someone from thecity council and the city engineerhelp with the evaluation.K-8 principal’s report

The principals will alternate

reporting to the school board eachmonth. K-8 Principal CindyHansen reported that the parentnight for the 100 Book Challengeis scheduled for October 1 at 6:30p.m. in the cafeteria.

Rosario Mollo, gifted and tal-ented teacher, is fluent in Spanishand Italian. He offered a class from3:15-3:45 p.m. for fifth grade stu-dents. The class is full.

The new data coaches will meetwith teachers September 23-25 todiscuss trends identified in theMinnesota Comprehensive Assess-ments.

Hansen will attend “We Day”with teacher Cheryl Kuss and 18students from grades 6-8 at theXcel Energy Center on October 8.This event celebrates students whoare active in community serviceprojects.

The eighth grade is using laptopsfor social studies and the seventhgrade is using laptops in science.The iPad carts are in use in sixthgrade for research projects.

District staff have applied forand received grant funds fromDonorsChoose.org.Weight training program

Activity Director Craig Ander-son reported on student use of theweight training program. There isspace for only 16 students in theweight room at one time. The ath-letes on teams use the room forspecific training programs forstrength, agility, and flexibilitytraining. Both male and femalestudents use the training room.

Anderson said the weightcoaches spent a lot of time inves-tigating specific training for dif-ferent sports. They spent extra timein the weight room to be availableto students for more than one ro-tation when there are more stu-

dents. The count goes down somein the summer, but efforts are un-derway to encourage continued par-ticipation.

The school is working with theMayo Clinic Athletic Medicineteam to develop exercise programs.The baseball teams are doing thesame training as the MinnesotaTwins.Senator Matt Schmit

DFL District 21 Senator MattSchmit attended the school boardmeeting. He reviewed the work ofthe legislature that benefitted edu-cation in 2013.

“We started with a billion dol-lar deficit, a billion dollars of schoolshift that was unpaid, and a bil-lion dollars of inflation. The schoolshift is being paid back. We alsohave more revenue comingin…There were new dollars foreducation to address a decade ofunderinvestment,” Schmit said.“The state needs to play an essen-tial role in funding education.”

He said that he wanted to im-prove the situation for rural schoolsmore in the next session. “Thistime we wanted to invest at thestate level and reduce propertytaxes. This should make a differ-ence for smaller communities,”he said. There are concerns aboutthe old facilities and decreases inenrollment. He said, “We need totake the pressure off local taxpay-ers.”

Berg-Beniak said, “This is thebest it’s been for schools in a longtime.”Other business

Technology Director TaylorBauman reported that the newlaptop carts are being shipped.There were eight applicants forthe workstation support position.Multiple updates running in the

PI School Board excited about communityparticipation on facility task force

background on the new tablets hascaused some issues.

The board approved the hiringof a long-term substitute for MattJuncker. There are three studentteachers in Pine Island this semes-ter. They are: Nicole Dauphinee-Bingham in special education withDorothy Walston, Claire Folts inthe music department, and KristinePaulson in elementary counselingwith Jeanne Brustuen.

A memorandum of understand-ing to continue the VEBA healthplan in the master agreement untilthe district’s legal consultants canreview and advise the school dis-trict was approved.

Mandatory policy reviews wereadded to the school board calen-dar in August, December, June,and September in 2013-2014.

Todd Netzke of School Man-agement Services reviewed finan-cial highlights and the levy certi-fication with the school board. Theschool board will certify the levyin the maximum amount. The fi-nal levy will be adopted in Octo-ber.

The school board authorizedNetzke to replace Carol Hebl onthe school bank accounts, activityaccount, variable rate account,Clearwire fund account, aid-an-ticipation account, scholarship ac-count, and certificates. The boardalso authorized the district usingonline banking.

Policies for protection and pri-vacy of pupil records, dispositionof obsolete equipment and mate-rials, and public and private per-sonnel data were approved withupdates recommended by the Min-nesota School Board Associationfrom the state statutes. The schoolboard will review a list of itemsprior to disposition.

By Alicia Hunt-Welch“New Era no longer intends to

develop a wind energy project inGoodhue County, and respectfullyrequests that the commission closeall four dockets and all pendingmatters related thereto,” PeterMastic, chief manager for the NewEra Wind Farm LLC, stated in aletter to the Minnesota Public Utili-ties Commission on September 5.The PUC posted the announce-ment on their website on Septem-ber 17.

This letter officially declaredthe end of a nearly five-year pro-cess to construct a $180 million78-megawatt wind farm inGoodhue County. Plans called forabout 50 wind turbines over 300feet in diameter to be constructedon an estimated 9,000 acres be-tween Zumbrota, Goodhue andCannon Falls. The company hasstated that thus far about $15 mil-lion has already been spent to pur-sue the project.

The four dockets referred to in-clude the site permit, the certifi-cate of need, an updated avian andbat protection plan, and an eagleconservation plan. The plan toprotect wildlife was rejected bythe PUC, causing delays in mov-ing forward with the project.

New Era had estimated only oneeagle would be killed annually,but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife es-timated the number would be closerto eight to 15 bald eagles per year.A study released in March esti-mated that wind farms in the UnitedStates kill more than 573,000 birds

of all kinds each year. New Erawas among the first project groupsto seek a federal incidental takepermit to kill bald eagles, in orderto avoid being fined and/or facefederal prosecution for any deaths.

Local opponents argued thatsubstantial bird and bat deathscould upset the balance of nature,forcing farmers to rely more onchemical methods for pest androdent control.

In a letter to the PUC Masticsaid the project had been “morethoroughly studied, surveyed andreported on than any other windSee WIND PROJECT ABANDONED,PAGE 2A

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FromDevil’sKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Relationships

Let’s go buy something, a car, achair, a dining room set, clothes,or even a house. Where do you goto buy these items? The simplest,best answer I have is you will goto the store or dealer in which youhave cultivated the strongest rela-tionship with the people.

As more and more sales peopleare learning, a big difference ex-ists between being a sales clerkand a great revenue-generatingsales person. Anybody can be aclerk, whether you are a grocerystore clerk, a car sales clerk, or acomputer clerk. It is easy (rela-tively) to write up an order, pro-cess it, and give the customer whatthey bought. It is something elseto actually find out what the cus-tomer really wants, and then sellthe best item closest to that want.

A sales person should ask, “Whatdoes the customer want, not need,but want?” For instance, a cus-tomer might need a new diningset – four chairs and a table. Agreat sales person goes beyondthe easy question, “What do you

need?” through the stage of build-ing a relationship. Suddenly thequestions have nothing to do withdining sets and have everythingto do with learning about the cus-tomer! The sales person who buildsrelationships with the customersis great at making the customerthe focal point of the day and notthe dining set. Once the sales per-son understands the “YOU” of you,the dining sets you will be shownare ones that fit your wants.

Yes, in the end, you will have anew dining set. It will cost morethan you anticipated spending butyou will feel good about the setyou did buy. Icing on the buy willcome later, when you receive apersonal note from the sales per-son thanking you for the opportu-nity to serve you. You went to thestore to buy a dining set; you walkedout with a dining set and a friend.A few months later you decideyou need a recliner. You knowrecliners come in many styles andfunctionality. Who will help youdecide, your friend who knowsyou! You get the recliner and thefriendship is even stronger. Sureenough, about two months later,you get the thank you note. It al-most makes you want to go backto store right then.

Every business that has some-thing to sell will try a variety of

techniques to get you to come intothe business. The big point is thatyou are also looking for the rela-tionship. The businesses that traintheir people to build relationshipsand not just be clerks, builds thebusiness and makes a profit. Ifyou want to have some fun (I know,I am weird), reinforce the rela-tionship with your sales person(you bet, they are yours now!).Spend some time focusing on themas well as updating them aboutyou. You will get what you want(usually more than you need). Youwill feel good about the purchase.And you will come back to seeyour friend!

I suggest that it is in thecustomer’s best interest to sup-port the professional salespersonswho are earning a living wage tosupport families and are good attheir work. Those professionalsimprove the retail climate, and levelof local service. By choosing whereand with whom we purchase wealso encourage people who are notright for the work, to find theirtrue calling. In a similar fashionto tipping, you insure proper ser-vice by giving your business andyour trust to those who take thetime to earn it.

Until next week.

Kenyon-Wanamingo test scoresTo the Editor:

The fall test scores are out andthe results have been published inour local papers. I need not pub-lish the results again but wouldlike this opportunity to make somecomments about our scores. Thesecomments are not meant in anyway to be excuses but are meantto define our district’s challenges.

Schools are compared based ontest scores. We live in a competi-tive society so everything is basedon being first. Districts are not allthe same as far as the makeup oftheir populations. Several yearsago our district was in programimprovement which meant thatcertain cells within our districtneeded improvement. Three cellsthat were worked on were freeand reduced students, ELL (En-glish language learners), and spe-cial education students. Each one

of those cells continues to grow innumber in our district. Previousto our last set of scores we hadworked out of program improve-ment.

What has changed? The largestchange for us is the continuedgrowth in areas that make ourschools more diverse, which meanswe need to reevaluate our meth-ods with our changing population.

We are a member of GoodhueCounty Education District. We usecommon research-based programsfor helping our students achieveto the best of their abilities. Weuse various measures to ensureour students receive a minimumof years growth every year. Thesescores are used to determine theinstructional needs of our students.Data mining has become an inte-gral part of our evaluation to de-termine student needs.

Our challenge is to meet theneeds of our students as they cometo us no matter what their back-ground. As we work on thesechanging needs we need your in-put and support.

There are three principles thatwe will follow:

• Hope is not a strategy. Wemust continue to be strategic inwhat we do for students.

• We don’t blame our students.Our students’ ethnicity, socioeco-nomic status, and home languagewill not be excuses for adults whoare responsible for their learning.

• It’s all about learning. We willcontinue to hold ourselves account-able for ensuring our students learnwhat we set out to teach.

Jeff EvertSuperintendent

KW Schools

ZM SCHOOL BOARD UPDATEAs you know, the ZM School

District will be having a referen-dum vote on Tuesday, November5. The school board will put be-fore the voters of our district aquestion requesting additionalsupport for the ZM Schools with alevy of up to $350/student for thenext ten years. Information regard-ing the referendum vote will besent to all property owners in ourdistrict within the next month.

One question that keeps com-ing up is how much this will costthe average taxpayer? For a homeworth $150,000, the net amountof additional property taxes willbe less than $7/month. For a homeworth $200,000, the net amountof additional property taxes willbe less than $9/month. Also, pleaseremember that for those who ownagricultural land the additional taxis based on the home and one acreonly.

The school board is committed

to helping the students of our dis-trict have the same opportunitiesfor achievement as their prede-cessors. Each year seems morechallenging than the last in thegoal to provide our students witha balanced curriculum and viableco-curricular activities. Over thepast two years more than $311,000has been cut from our budget inorder to help the school districtavoid an income/expense deficit.At the same time our fund balancehas dropped to a point where wehave less than a week’s worth ofexpenses in reserve.

We need to enhance the incomeside of our ledger in order to main-tain our current curriculum offer-ings, moderate class sizes and co-curricular programs. For variousreasons related to the State ofMinnesota funding formula forschools, ZM and a number of dis-tricts in southeast Minnesota arein the bottom one-third of state

aid per student. ZM is actuallyranked 311 out of 338 school dis-tricts in the amount of base stu-dent aid received. This results inour district needing to rely moreon local dollars to operate ourschool system.

The ZM School Board wouldlike to invite all district patrons toinformational meetings regardingthe November 5 referendum vote.The informational meetings willbe held on Monday, September30, 2013 (ZM Elementary MediaCenter, Mazeppa) at 6:30 p.m. Ad-ditional informational meetingswill be Monday, October 14 andMonday, October 28 starting at6:30 p.m. both nights in the ZMHigh School Media Center.

The ZM School Board wouldalso be more than willing to sched-ule informational meetings withcommunity organizations or meetwith individuals. Please contactany of the board members if youwould be interested.

Jim WendtBrian Haugen

Mark KrierStephen Rosenthal

Brian GrudemPete Hinrichs

By Alicia Hunt-WelchFor Goodhue County Commis-

sioner Dan Rechtzigel, the an-nouncement that New Era WindFarm LLC was abandoning theirplans to build a wind farm inGoodhue County was no surprise.He said, “Between not being ableto adequately address MinnesotaPublic Utilities Commission con-cerns and having Xcel seek termi-nation of their purchasing poweragreement, this final move seemedlikely for some time.”

Having been involved with nu-merous meetings concerning theproject and dealing with constitu-ents over the last five years,Rechtzigel said he has learnedmany things. First, he said he be-lieves the legislature needs to makelaws that are clearly defined andeasy to comprehend. “The biggestissue we dealt with on a countylevel was trying to figure out whatregulatory role we could play,”Rechtzigel said. “The law statedthat the PUC has jurisdiction overlarge-scale wind projects. A countycould adopt local standards, butthe PUC could overrule those stan-dards if they found ‘good cause’to do so.”

The commissioners spent a greatdeal of time trying to determinethe meaning of “good cause.”Rechtzigel said, “In the end, the

administrative law judge ruled thatthe PUC did have good cause tooverrule our ordinance. While thecounty was trying to adopt stan-dards that would be upheld by thePUC, we kept trying to determinewhat they would accept and whatthey would reject. We kept get-ting conflicting and ambiguoussignals from state officials.”

Rechtzigel said he has learnedthat when a law is vaguely writtenit is best to try and get the lawchanged rather than to try and guessat what the law means. The statelaw needs to be revised to clarifythe role of local government whenit comes to large scale windprojects.

Rechtzigel said technologyneeds to catch up with the windindustry. “Researchers are work-ing on a way to funnel air into aturbine that would be underground.This could solve most issues re-lated to wind: no more blades tokill birds, no noise, no shadowflicker. We need technology tocatch up to this industry the waytechnology was used to addresshog feedlot concerns back in the

1990s.”Just because New Era abandoned

the project does not mean localsupporters will abandon their in-terest in wind energy opportuni-ties. Rechtzigel said, “There arestill landowners in GoodhueCounty who would like to pursuewind development on their farms.If we could find a way to reducethe major concerns regarding wind,then we would be able to avoid anagonizing war that pits neighboragainst neighbor.”

Rechtzigel recalls speaking withone farmer who was excited aboutthis project because it would bethe first time in his life he couldexpect a guaranteed payment eachyear. “He spent his whole life atthe mercy of the corn market, thebean market, and the milk mar-ket,” Rechtzigel said. “This wouldhave been the first time he couldhave banked on a steady flow ofincome. I would like to see tech-nology catch up so we could moveforward and allow that farmer toutilize his land in a way that couldgenerate more revenue for his fam-ily.”

By Alicia Hunt-WelchSteve Groth became involved

in the wind farm debate over fouryears ago after learning his homewould be surrounded by wind tur-bines. After a long, difficult, andcostly battle to fight the project,he is relieved the issue is finallylaid to rest.

In the beginning, Groth attendedmeetings hosted by the wind com-pany, but as question upon ques-tion went unanswered, the Zum-brota business owner became moreambivalent about the project. Hethen contacted Chris Mallery ofKenyon, a primary player in a groupopposing a wind farm in the ruralKenyon and Wanamingo area.Mallery was a wealth of informa-tion and suggested Groth contactattorney Dan Schleck. Lookingback, Groth said Schleck predictedexactly how this conflict wouldplay out: as a marathon, not a sprint.

Groth first got involved withGoodhue Wind Truth and then or-ganized the Coalition for SensibleSiting. Going up against a majorindustry was a challenge in manyways. The wind company was rep-resented by well-spoken attorneysspecializing in promoting and de-fending the wind industry. Grothsaid, “They were polished at whatthey were doing. We were not. Itmade it a huge challenge.” Groth

put up a “tremendous amount” offinancial backing behind the cause,and has yet to see the end of thelegal fees. Of the four-year fightagainst the wind industry, he said,“It was very stressful, very emo-tional. I received very real threatsfrom wind developers and sup-porters.”

With New Era officially pull-ing the plug and abandoning theproject, Groth said, “The weightis off our shoulders...It’s been sucha long time coming. There was atime we were on the fence fight-ing defensively…and then we wereon the offense…It seemed impos-sible in the beginning to win thisthing.”

The news of this David andGoliath story has been watchedby groups all over the country.The Coalition for Sensible Sitinghas been contacted by others forinformation on how to fight pro-posed wind farms all over theworld. Groth said the key was forc-ing the project to be stretched outover time, as it gave the public achance to really do their home-work and learn more. He said notonly did it draw out communityconcerns but also concerns of en-vironmental advocates and animalprotection groups. The turningpoint, Groth said, was probably

after the threat to eagles, birds,and bats took center stage.

The wind industry is effectiveat promoting clean cheap energy,therefore Groth said it took a greatdeal of time and information toeducate elected officials and agen-cies on the other side of the winddebate. As the negatives came tolight, some changed their posi-tion on the dispute.

With this battle ended, Grothsaid the next step is for the com-munity to heal. Bad feelings werecreated between those who werein favor of and those opposed tothe wind project. Groth said someof that reconciliation is occurringnow.

So what can the community learnfrom this entire experience? Grothsaid, “Look at any major enter-prise coming into the area, andlook at it wholeheartedly. Edu-cate yourself and be open to look-ing at all sides, and ramifica-tions…make sure you are makingthe right decision, not only foryourself but for your children andneighbors.” He said it is impor-tant to ask questions of people inthe same situation as you are. Tak-ing the time to educate yourselfon the issue and being open toseeing all sides prior to making adecision is key to ensuring the well-being of the community.

Commissioner Rechtzigel said the end was no surprise

Wind project opponent Steve Groth relieved to see its end

WIND PROJECT ABANDONEDContinued from front page

project site in the state of Minne-sota.” According to meeting min-utes, in June the PUC ordered NewEra to either show it would beginconstruction of the project byAugust 23 or forfeit its site per-mit.

Another setback was the loss oftheir power agreement. Xcel En-

ergy had contracted with New Erato buy power generated at the windfarm. New Era was to create asecurity fund totaling $5.85 mil-lion by August 2010. The fundwas never established. Xcel’s suitalso noted New Era failed to meetdeadlines. The project was to be-gin construction in 2011.

The wind project originated asAWA Goodhue Wind LLC andinitial filings for the project weresubmitted in October 2008. It waslater determined the group’s pri-mary investor was Texas billion-aire T. Boone Pickens. In 2012the project was sold to Peter Mas-tic.

The Immanuel Lutheran School Buildinghas been demolished and a special event is being heldto open and view the contents of the 1952 cornerstone.

Sunday, September 29 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hay Creek

All interested individuals are invited to attend.Come and share your memories.

Worship service at 10 a.m.Potluck dinner and cornerstone opening at 11 a.m.

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Zumbrota/Mazeppa

New programs in October atthe Zumbrota Public Library

ZUMBROTA – This fall, theZumbrota Public Library is launch-ing a number of new programsaimed at reaching a wider rangeof ages and engaging the creativ-ity of patrons.

Coinciding with the schooldistrict’s early release days, thelibrary will be hosting a variety ofactivities for grades K-6 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. the first Wednesday ofevery month. The first early re-lease activity day will be on Octo-ber 2, and will feature Lego Cluband Maker Space stations for grades3-6, as well as puzzle, craft, andcoloring stations for grades K-2.There are no sign-up sheets forthese activities, but kids who at-tend should bring a parent or care-taker along with them.

The library is also adding a newmonthly story time called Donutsand Dads on the first Saturday of

every month from 10-11 a.m., start-ing on October 5. Dads and grand-pas are invited to bring their kidsfor stories and songs followed bya snack and play time.

Another special event that willtake place in October is the Houseof Hades release day party. “Houseof Hades” is the fourth book inRick Riordan’s “Heroes of Olym-pus” series. Riordan is a favoriteauthor of many young readers, whohave been eagerly awaiting thelatest installment of this series.The library’s release day party willrun from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday,October 8, and will feature a trea-sure hunt and prizes. Costumesare highly encouraged – the threebest costumes win a copy of thenew book!

The library will host some Hal-loween events as well. For grades7-12, the library will be transformed

into a haunted house on Saturday,October 19 from 7-9 p.m. It’sguaranteed to send shivers up yourspine, so enter at your own risk!Costumes are highly encouragedfor this event as well.

The annual children’s Hallow-een party at the library will takeplace on Monday, October 28 at6:30 p.m. This year will featuresome fun new activities and games,as well as the usual costume pa-rade.

Also, for teens and adults, don’tforget the board gaming night atthe library tomorrow, September26 at 6:30 p.m! All experiencelevels are welcome.

To keep up on events happen-ing at the Zumbrota Public Li-brary, be sure to check the library’swebsite (www.zumbrota.info) andFacebook page (www.facebook.com/ZumbrotaPublicLibrary).

ZM ISD 2805REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD

MEETINGINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-

TRICT NO. 2805ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA PUBLIC

SCHOOLSMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

7:00 P.M.ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA ELEMEN-TARY SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER

MAZEPPA, MINNESOTAI. Call Meeting to Order (Action)II. Recite Pledge of AllegianceIII. Adopt Agenda (Action)IV. CommunicationsV. ReportsVI. Old Businessa. MSBA Policy Revision (Action)VII. Patron InputVIII. New Businessa. Adopt the Consent Agenda (Action)b. Personnel (Action)c. Levy Certification (Action)d. Systems Accountability Report (Ac-

tion)e. Election Judges (Action)f. Absentee Ballot Board (Action)g. Resolution for Approval of the Sec-

tion 125 Plan for Flex Benefits (Action)IX. Board Comments and ReportsX. Pertinent DatesXI. Future Agenda ItemsXII. Adjourn (Action)

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By Tara ChapaA vote on the new referendum

that the Zumbrota-Mazeppa SchoolDistrict is seeking will be on No-vember 5. ZM is asking for anoperating levy of $350 per pupil.This would amount to approxi-mately $160 a year in propertytaxes on a $300,000 house or $80a year on a $150,000 house.

In the past three years the schoolboard has cut $311,000 from theoperating budget, which has re-sulted in increased class sizes aswell as the cutting of positionsand programs. With state fundingbeing cut and delayed over thepast years, the school has beenusing its reserve fund balance inorder to keep class sizes as low aspossible and continue to offer stu-dents competitive (with southeastMinnesota districts) electives, aswell as co-curricular activities(band, marching band, choir, arts,sports, etc.). The current reservebalance is $173,000, which is lessthan one week’s worth of expenses.In a phone interview with ZM Su-perintendent Tony Simons, he saidthat state auditors like to see schoolsoperating with 8-16% of revenuein their fund balance. ZM has 1.6%.

Based on the current funding

projections, ZM will be in statu-tory operating debt in the 2016-17 school year. This would resultin the state taking over the opera-tion of the school district. Theycould make decisions and cuts thatthe district’s citizens may not agreewith.

Simons said that since staff andelective programs and classes (i.e.advanced math, advanced science,and construction classes) are thebiggest expenses, they are usu-ally the first things cut. The schoolboard cannot specifically tell thepublic what will be cut, as theywill not have any say over it if ZMgets to that point. They also can-not say what class room sizes willbe, because it varies based on en-rollment and funding.

Currently ZM receives 61.2%of full-time student state fundingfor kindergarteners. In the 2014-15 school year, ZM will begin toreceive the full amount per pupil.The amount of money given toeach school by the state varies basedon several criteria (numbers of stu-dents, inner city vs. rural, etc.).ZM receives $5,831 per studentfrom the state; the state average is$6,300.

Simons realizes that if a refer-

endum passes, it does increase coststo all families and makes it moredifficult for those operating on afixed income. However, due tothe newly passed property taxequalization, ZM property taxeswill go down this year. The dif-ference in lower taxes could helpmake up the cost of the referen-dum. When people go to the pollsin November to vote on the refer-endum, Simons said he hopes theywill think of the referendum as aninvestment in their community byinvesting in our schools and chil-dren. A good school system at-tracts more population which canlead to economic growth and in-creased property value.

If the referendum fails this year,ZM cannot run another referen-

ZUMBROTA – On Thursday,September 12, thirty people at-tended the second feasibility meet-ing at Zumbrota’s State Theatrefor My Town Pictures’ film projecttitled “One Song.”

Pam Potter Langley, AngieGustafson, and Ronda Anderson-Sand led the meeting. Followinga recap of the September 5 meet-ing with producer Scott Thomp-son, the group had a very produc-tive discussion about what, why,if and how the community mightundertake such a project in Zum-brota. The ultimate question was:do we have the talent, time andresources to host a feature lengthfilm?

After more than an hour ofthoughtful and honest discussionfollowed by a vote, the unanimousdecision was to proceed. To sup-port the decision, $30,000 waspledged that night. By Friday af-

ternoon, the amount pledged hadclimbed to $40,000. A total of$95,001 is needed for the com-munity to own the movie.

Zumbrota was one of four cit-ies being considered as the settingfor the film. The others were RedWing, Maple Lake and Excelsior.Thompson had indicated he wouldbe making a decision over theweekend, because filming wouldneed to begin in October and con-clude before Thanksgiving.

On September 14, Scott Thomp-son notified the group that Excel-sior had been chosen for “OneSong.” His letter explained, “Thechoice of Excelsior came down toa personal contact. One of the starsof the film, Tom Bower, actuallyworked with the current Chamberpresident of Excelsior years agoin northern Minnesota when theyteamed up to produce films there.Tom wanted very much to reunitewith his old friend and, consider-

ing everything else that would workfor us, we chose Excelsior.”

However, other business devel-opments have led to the additionof two more films for the produc-tion company, one of which hewould like to offer to Zumbrota.“His Neighbor Phil” is the storyof an older couple who have longowned the local theatre. Amidstthe challenges of aging, they findthat music is the key to holding onto each other and what is specialin life. The film would prominentlyfeature the State Theatre with musicas a central character. Many ofthe actors from “One Song” havealso agreed to appear in this film.

One of Thompson’s initial stepsin the process will be to seek com-munity input on local places, busi-nesses and elements that could bewoven into the story of the film.Auditions for local talent wouldbe held in October, with filmingscheduled for March and April2014.

Change order approvedon 435th Street projectBy Tara Chapa

ZUMBROTA – The right turnlane installed at County Road 6and 435th Street did not satisfythe Goodhue County EngineeringDepartment because the slope ofthe ditch was greater than theyhad specified. The Zumbrota CityCouncil approved a change orderfor $2,188.87 at its September 19meeting.

To correct the slope, the cityhad two options:

• Install a concrete wing wallaround the culvert. This optionwould be expensive and difficultto maintain.

• Receive a construction ease-ment from Fred Groth to removehis existing fence, extend the cul-vert, and adjust the embankmentto meet the desired slope forGoodhue County.

The city asked Groth for a tem-porary easement and he agreed toit. The city will need to install anew fence approximately 25 feetfrom where the existing fence islocated. This option is less expen-sive for the project and overall abetter option for maintenance.Crosswalks

The city approved the Minne-sota Department of Transpor-tation’s request to reinstall all cross-walks that existed prior to con-struction on Main Street in thedowntown area. Painting will bedone in the coming weeks, weather

permitting.New financial software

State auditors have told the cityfor years about the need for up-dated accounting software. Theyare currently using a program fromthe 1990s.

A new software package thatZumbrota is looking at is calledFund Balance. It will require anupgrade from the current 32-bitserver to a 64-bit server. Cost ofthe software is $16,915. The com-puter fund has $21,500.

Council approved purchasing thenew software package and thelarger server.Eberhart resigns

Public Works Supervisor FredEberhart has submitted his resig-nation for June 1, 2014 or whenhis Rule of 90 Pension becomesavailable. Council accepted his res-ignation and applauded him onhis 31 years of service.Water main project

The Our Saviour’s LutheranChurch water main project wasput out for bids, and councilawarded the bid to the lowest bid-der, Schumacher Excavating, for$60,062. Because the city ownsabout fifty percent of the watermain, it is responsible for $30,031plus engineering. Kwik Trip willallow the contractor to cross itsparking lot to ease the restorationcosts. The water fund will fundthis project.

NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 • PAGE 3A

Gadient and Beebe are crowned ZM King and Queen

Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School 2013 Homecoming King and QueenKurt Gadient and Kenedy Beebe

ZUMBROTA – Homecoming Week at Zumbrota-Mazeppa High Schoolkicked off with coronation on Monday evening. Kurt Gadient and KenedyBeebe were chosen by their peers as the 2013 King and Queen. Activitieswill continue through the week with dress-up days; class competitions;cross country, volleyball, and football games; and an outdoor movieafter Friday’s game against Lewiston-Altura. Members of the ZMHS2013 Royal Court are, from left, freshmen attendants Isaiah Stueberand Tara Matuska; sophomore attendants Sid Subramaniam and Kellie

Nordquist; Laura Gerken escorting foreign exchange student MartinJordanov; senior candidates Kaitlyn Sommerfield, Michael Wicks, MeganBennett, and Ellis Hirman; King Kurt Gadient; crown bearers DaneDamson and Paislee Peterson; Queen Kenedy Beebe; 2012 ZMHS Kingand Queen Sam Edwards and Amber Jentsch; senior candidates LoganWegner and Kalli Paukert; foreign exchange student Gilbert Wohlfrommescorted by Kaitlen Buck; junior attendants Freedom Hunt and CaitlynHeitman; and masters of ceremonies Griffin Gartner and Lisa Ecker.

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

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Zumbrota-Mazeppa referendumvote is on November 5

dum election until 2015. The statelegislature passed a law this yearrestricting school districts’ abil-ity to run elections to only everyother year.

ZM School has formed a VoteYes Committee to help createawareness and educate the publicof the upcoming referendum. Theyheld a meeting for parents and thosewho would be affected by the ref-erendum vote on Sunday, Septem-ber 15. Upcoming meetings willbe held at the Zumbrota Fire Hallat 6:30 p.m. on Sundays throughOctober 20. An email address hasbeen created where the generalpublic can ask questions or giveopinions to members of the VoteYes Committee: [email protected].

Local residents vote toproceed with film project

Thompson will be presentingthis new film idea to the public onTuesday, October 1. The meetingwill begin at 7 p.m. at the Zum-brota History Center, 55 East 3rdStreet, Zumbrota. He will explainhis background as a film maker,what the community can expectduring the filming process, thebusiness arrangements, and theresulting product. The State ofMinnesota and the IRS have pro-vided tax incentives for film in-vestment. Anyone interested in theproject is strongly encouraged toattend.

Please contact Ronda Anderson-Sand at the State Theatre,[email protected], for moreinformation about the project, orif you are interested in investingor assisting with some other as-pect of the production. More in-formation about My Town Pic-tures can be found on their websitehttp://www.mytownpictures.com/

Area Sports

By Faye HaugenPINE ISLAND – The Pine Is-

land/Zumbrota-Mazeppa boyssoccer team saw their record moveto 2-8 with a win and a loss. TheWildcats fell to Lourdes in HVLaction, but they earned a non-con-ference win at Plainview-Elgin-Millville.

The Wildcats will host Cotterin a non-conference game on Sat-urday at 5 p.m. and they will playat Lake City on Tuesday at 7 p.m.Lourdes

The Wildcats fell 6-0 to HVL-leading Lourdes in Pine Island,Tuesday. The Eagles jumped outto a 5-0 lead by the half and neverlooked back.

Brady Schoenfelder turned away

PIZM boys earns second victoryseven shots. PIZM put just fourshots on goal against Lourdes.PIZM 0 - Lourdes 6Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 0 = 0Lourdes 5 1 = 6PIZM saves in goal: Brady Schoenfelder (7)PIZM shots on goal: 3Plainview-Elgin-Millville

PIZM earned a 3-1 win overPlainview-Elgin-Millville, Satur-day. And they did it the hard way.ZM had to finish the last 32 min-utes of the game a player shortwhen a Wildcat player earned ared card and was removed fromthe game.

“Brady Holst was a standout,”said Coach Peter Wiggins of thesenior who play most of the sec-ond half in goal. “He stopped apenalty kick and scored a goal.

This was our best effort and bestsoccer of the year. We have foundour identity.”

Schoenfelder made 3 saves ingoal against four shots. Holst hadone save.

PIZM did put 6 shots on goalagainst the Bulldogs. GilbertWohlfromm had a pair of goalsand Holst had a solo goal. BenBryant had an assist.Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3Plainview-Elgin-Millville/Dover-Eyota 1Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3Plainview-Elgin-Millville/Dover-Eyota 1PIZM goals: Gilbert Wohlfromm (2), BradyHolst (1)PIZM assists: Ben Bryant (1)PIZM saves in goal: Brady Schoenfelder(3); Brady Holst (1)PIZM shots on goal: 6

By Faye HaugenMILACA - Zumbrota-Mazeppa/

Kenyon-Wanamingo took part inMinnesota’s largest cross coun-try meet on Saturday at the Mi-laca Mega Meet. A total of 127teams took part with nearly 1,400athletes running in the varsity races.Teams were placed into one offour classes depending on schoolenrollment. ZMKW ran in ClassAAA.Varsity boys

The Cougar boys placed 10thout of 25 teams in Class AAA.Hutchinson won the team title with71 points. ZMKW tallied 299points.

Eric Hokanson led ZMKW, plac-ing 40th in 17:57. He was fol-lowed by Micah Grove, 54th, BenNystuen, 58th, Craig Banks, 73rd,Ben Bohn, 88th, Ben Kleese, 105thand James Drettwan, 112th.

Hutchinson 71, Chaska 106, ChisagoLakes 111, Delano 122, Cloquet 140,Grand Forks Central 146, Orono 162,Hibbing 277, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 282,Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo299, Big Lake 312, Sartell-St. Stephen327, North Branch 336, Holy Angels336, Fergus Falls 354, Detroit Lakes361, Spring Lake Park 411, Fridley452; Incomplete: Hill-Murray, St. CloudApollo, Zimmerman, Princeton, BlueEarth Area, Grand Fork Red RiverMedalist - Isaiah Barlow, Hutchinson,15:30.340. Eric Hokanson (ZMKW) 17:57.3; 54. MicahGrove (ZMKW) 18:22.6; 58. Ben Nystuen (ZMKW)18:25.1; 73. Craig Banks (ZMKW) 18:45.1;88. Ben Bohn (ZMKW) 19:02.8; 105. BenKleese (ZMKW) 19:26.3; 112. James Drettwan(ZMKW) 19:40.7;Varsity girls

Monticello won the girls ClassAAA title with a low score of 66points. ZMKW placed 17th out of25 teams with 446 points.

Kelli Nordquist led the Cougars,placing 77th in 17:18. She was

followed by Callie Ryan, 91st,Maddie Patterson, 95th, EmilyKarl, 117th, Katie Bohn, 128th,Debbie Miller, 140th, and SarahBenrud, 141st.

The Cougars ran without lead-ing runner Skylar Jacobson. Monticello 66, Sartell-St. Stephen 73,Chaska 120, Grand Forks Central 120,Orono 189, Visitation 191, Hutchinson214, Benilde-St. Margarets’s 236, NorthBranch 248, Spring Lake Park 274, DetroitLakes 292, Holy Angels 254, Cloquet356, Grand Forks Red River 363, Delano380, Princeton 435, Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo 446, St. Cloud Apollo451, Fridley 469, Hibbing 477; IncompleteChisago Lakes, Hill-Murray, Big Lake,Fergus Falls, Zimmerman, VisitationMedalist - Martha Hubbell, Visitation,14:30.877. Kelli Nordquist, (ZMKW) 17:18.9; 91. CallieRyan (ZMKW) 17:37.6; 95. Maddie Patterson(ZMKW) 18:00.1; 117. Emily Karl (ZMKW) 18:52.8;128. Katie Bohn (ZMKW) 19:13.6; 140. DebbieMiller (ZMKW) 20:08.1; 141. Sarah Benrud(ZMKW) 20:17.3

ZMKW runs in the Milaca Mega Meet

By Faye HaugenROCHESTER – The Pine Is-

land/Zumbrota-Mazeppa girlssoccer team lost a narrow 1-0 HVLcontest to Lourdes in Rochester,Thursday.

PIZM outshot the Eagles 14-9,but they were unable to find the

PIZM girls nipped by Lourdesback of the net. Summer Cavalaroturned back nine of 10 shots forthe Wildcats.

The Wildcats will play underthe lights in Pine Island on Thurs-day when they host HVL-leadingKasson-Mantorville. The KoM-ets are 3-0 in HVL play and have

a 6-1 overall record. PIZM willplay at John Marshall at 5 p.m. onMonday and they will host LakeCity at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.PIZM 0 - Lourdes 1Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 0 = 0Lourdes 0 1 = 1PIZM saves in goal: Summer Cavalaro (9)PIZM shots on goal: 14

By Faye HaugenLAKE CITY - The Goodhue

cross country team took part inthe Lake City Invitational on Tues-day at Hok-si-la Community Park.

“It rained during the race at times,but it was a fun and scenic course.Many personal bests were re-corded” said Coach Mark Opsahl.“Each of our girls has run hardand are improving each and everyrace. Our boys were missing somevarsity runners, so our boys ran inthe junior varsity meet. We arelooking forward to getting every-one back to run this week in Zum-brota.Varsity girls

Cassandra Voth led Goodhueplacing 44th in 17:51. She wasfollowed by Madison Schafer, 61st,Haley Hinrichs, 69th, Rachel Wat-son, 70th, and Sydney McNamara,72nd.

Austin won the team title with alow score of 41. Goodhue placed12th out of 13 teams with 316points.Austin 41, Minnehaha Academy 69, LakeCity 79, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 131,LaCrescent 159, Lanesboro/FillmoreCentral 162 , Stewartville 175, SchaefferAcademy 176, Byron 213, Wabasha-Kellogg 236, Goodhue 316, Hayfield 342Medalist - Madison Overby, Austin, 15:2544. Cassandra Voth (G) 17:51; 61. MadisonSchafer (G) 18:54; 69. Haley Hinrichs (G)20:06; 70. Rachel Watson (G) 20:14; 72. SydneyMcNamara (G) 20:39Junior varsity girls

Mayra Monjarez led Goodhuein the junior varsity girls race plac-ing 44th in 20:48. Maggie Millsplaced 54th.

“Mayra has worked very hardthe past three weeks and she hadher personal best time in this meet,”pointed out Coach Opsahl.44. Mayra Monjarez (G) 20:48; 54. Maggie

Mills (G) 21:55Junior varsity boys

Goodhue had a number of run-ners in the junior varsity meet.Ryan Alpers led the Wildcats, plac-ing 35th in 21:04. He was fol-lowed by Gavin Luhman, 56th,CJ Hahn, 57th, Ryan Grigoliet ,62nd, and Sam Agre, 63rd.35. Ryan Alpers (G) 21:04; 56. GavinLuhman (G) 22:324; 57. CJ Hahn (G)22:57; 62. Ryan Grigoliet (G) 25:10; 62.63. Sam Agre (G) 25:19Junior high boys

Derek Alpers ran to a fifth-placefinish in the junior high boys racein 12:24. He was followed by JuanChavez , 27th, Ryan Gorman, 28th,Trevor Huneke, 43rd, and ColinWarren, 58th.5. Derek Alpers (G) 12:24; 27. Juan Chavez(G) 13:50; 28. Ryan Gorman (G) 13:50;43. Trevor Huneke (G) 15:04; 58. ColinWarren (G) 20:25

Goodhue runs in Lake City Meet

SOUTHERN FOOTBALL ALLIANCE FOOTBALL STATISTICSSouthern Alliance FootballWeek 3 White Division

OffenseTeam Rush Pass TotalZM 253 838 1091St. Charles 560 531 1091Dover-Eyota 483 555 1038Pine Island 534 498 1032Triton 845 129 974Lewiston-Altura 495 234 729KW 603 9 612Cotter 127 335 462

DefenseTeam Rush Pass TotalTriton 360 150 510Cotter 831 68 899KW 288 632 920ZM 675 381 1056St. Charles 674 450 1124Lewiston-Altura 816 360 1176Pine Island 723 457 1180Dover-Eyota 486 726 1212

PointsTeam PS PA NetTriton 74 41 33ZM 91 81 10Pine Island 64 71 -7KW 54 81 -27Lewiston-Altura 29 74 -45St. Charles 62 109 -47Dover-Eyota 64 113 -49Cotter 0 125 -125

Individual rushingPlayer Att Yds AvgRyan McNallan, PI 56 290 5.17Drew Sathrum, KW 41 276 6.7Jacob Tschann, ZM 49 250 5.1Buck Mueller, SC 49 240 4.8

Individual receivingPlayer Rc Yds AvgEllis Hirman, ZM 11 261 23.7Nathan Boice, SC 9 259 28.7Hunter Prodzinski, ZM 10 225 22.5Ben Farrell, PI 11 219 19.9

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULEThursday, September 26

Goodhue cross country at Zumbrota, 4 p.m.Goodhue volleyball at Rochester Lourdes, 7 p.m.Kenyon-Wanamingo volleyball at Lake City, 7 p.m.Pine Island cross country at Zumbrota, 4 p.m.Pine Island volleyball at Byron, 7 p.m.PIZM girls soccer, Kasson-Mantorville at Pine Island, 7 p.m.ZMKW cross country at Zumbrota, 4 p.m.Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball, Kasson-Mantorville at Zumbrota, 7 p.m.

Friday, September 27Kenyon-Wanamingo football, St. Charles at Kenyon, 7 p.m.Pine Island football at Dodge Center, 7 p.m.Zumbrota-Mazeppa football, Lewiston-Altura at Zumbrota, 7 p.m

Saturday, September 28PIZM boys soccer, Cotter at Pine Island, 5 p.m.

Monday, September 30PIZM girls soccer at Rochester John Marshall, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, October 1Goodhue cross country at Chatfield, 4 p.m.Goodhue volleyball at Kasson, 7 p.m.Kenyon-Wanamingo volleyball at Hayfield, 7 p.m.Pine Island volleyball, LaCrescent at Pine Island, 7 p.m.Pine Island cross country at Chatfield, 4 p.m.PIZM boys soccer at Lake City, 7 p.m.PIZM girls soccer, Lake City at Pine Island, 5 p.m.Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball, Stewartville at Pine Island, 7 p.m.

Southern Football AllianceConf Over

Red Division W L W LKasson-Mantorville 3 0 4 0Stewartville 3 0 4 0Plainview-Elgin-Millville 2 1 3 1Rochester Lourdes 2 1 3 1Byron 1 2 2 2Cannon Falls 1 2 1 3LaCrescent 0 3 1 3Lake City 0 3 1 3White Division W L W LPine Island 3 0 3 1Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3 0 3 1Triton 3 0 3 1Kenyon-Wanamingo 1 2 1 3St. Charles 1 2 1 3Lewiston-Altura 1 2 1 3Winona Cotter 0 3 0 4Dover-Eyota 0 3 0 4Blue Division W L W LRushford-Peterson 4 0 4 0Caledonia 4 0 4 0Chatfield 4 1 4 1Fillmore Central 2 2 2 2Hayfield 2 2 2 2Wabasha-Kellogg 2 2 2 3Goodhue 1 4 1 4Southland 1 4 1 4Kingsland 0 5 0 5

HVL Girls Soccer Conf OverW L T W L T

LaCrescent 3 0 0 8 1 0Kasson-Mantorville 3 0 0 6 1 0Byron 3 1 1 7 4 1Lourdes 2 1 1 4 3 1PIZM 2 3 0 4 4 1Stewartville 0 2 0 1 6 0Lake City 0 4 0 2 7 0

HVL Boys Soccer Conf OverW L T W L T

Byron 5 0 0 9 1 1Lourdes 3 0 0 4 4 1Kasson-Mantorville 2 1 0 5 3 1LaCrescent 2 2 0 9 2 0Stewartville 2 2 0 3 8 0PIZM 1 4 0 2 9 0Lake City 0 7 0 0 10 0

Travis Austin, DE 11 178 16.1Jacob Ugland, ZM 6 170 28.3Andrew Ftratzke, WC 9 162 18.0Ben Warneke, PI 10 157 15.7

Individual passingPlayer Att Com YdsKurt Gadient, ZM 52 37 767Jericho Braun, SC 68 34 531Owen Riley, DE 78 40 519Jared Lohmeyer, PI 65 32 494Jacob Ugland, ZM 3 92 30.6Storm Seefeldt, LA 47 13 234Zach Otto, T 22 8 102Luke Rechtzigel, KW 17 2 6

Individual scoringPlayer TD PAT FG TBen Warneke, PI 3 1 7 28Drew Sathrum, KW 4 1 0 25Patrick Ramirez, T 4 0 0 24Jacob Tschann, ZM 2 8 1 23Zach Felker, SC 3 1 0 20H. Prodzinski, ZM 3 0 0 18Jacob Ugland, ZM 3 0 0 18Ryan McNallan 3 0 0 18Jericho Braun, SC 3 0 0 18Southern Alliance FootballWeek 4 Blue Division

OffenseTeam Rush Pass TotalChatfield 1081 290 1371Wabasha-Kellogg 865 168 1033Southland 652 356 918Fillmore Central 676 211 887Goodhue 130 90 220Hayfield 49 54 103Caledonia - - -Kingsland - - -Rushford-Peterson - - -

DefenseTeam Rush Pass TotalHayfield 144 23 167Southland 185 69 254Rushford-Peterson 173 167 340Caledonia 335 10 345

Goodhue 369 47 416Fillmore Central 250 365 615Kingsland 354 306 660Chatfield 402 602 1044Wabasha-Kellogg 749 361 1110

PointsTeam PS PA NetChatfield 132 33 88Fillmore Central 66 27 39Caledonia 72 36 36Rushford-Peterson 49 33 16Hayfield 34 27 7Goodhue 60 61 -1Wabasha-Kellogg 79 104 -25Southland 64 96 -32Kingsland 45 177 -132

Individual rushingPlayer Att Yds AvgJake Neis, C 67 522 7.79Austin Baab, WK 53 451 8.5Martin Heimer, S 29 315 10.8Riley Huemann, G 21 120 5.71

Individual receivingPlayer Rc Yds AvgJayme Laplante, C 7 160 22.8Nick Finbraten, S 14 133 9.5Logan Masters, FC 6 104 17.3Alex Thomforde, G 6 48 8.00Cody Nord, G 2 31 15.5

Individual passingPlayer Att Com YdsTrent Reinartz, S 75 38 355Nate Skare, C 40 17 302Bryce Whitehill, FC 32 12 100Tyler Schumacher, G 19 11 90Austin Baab, WK 18 8 68Cameron Rutledge, H 18 5 44Jonnie Koenen, RP 9 4 19

Individual scoringPlayer TD PAT FG TJake Neis, C 12 0 0 72Marvin Heimer, S 5 1 0 32Austin Baab, WK 5 0 0 30Riley Huemann, G 3 0 0 1

PI CC meet isOctober 3

PINE ISLAND – Because ofpredicted severe weather condi-tions, Thursday’s Pine Island crosscountry invitational was postponeduntil Thursday, October 3 at thePine Island Golf Course at 4 p.m.

Goodhue’s Splash and Dashtriathalon is set for October 5

GOODHUE – The Goodhue cross county team will be sponsoringa kids Splash and Dash Triathlon on Saturday, October 5 at Rosie Parkin Goodhue. All kindergarten through seventh grade athletes arewelcome to join the fun.

Participants will dash through a short run, mash a bike ride withtheir own bike, and splash though an obstacle course. Everyone takingpart will receive an award, plus the top three winners in each divisionwill receive a trophy.

Race time for kindergarten and first grade students is 1 p.m. with aquarter-mile run, half-mile bike ride and 50-yard splash. Second andthird-graders will start at 1:30 p.m. with a quarter-mile run, mile-bikeride and 50-yard splash. Fourth and fifth grade competitors will startat 2:15 p.m. with a half-mile run, two-mile bike ride and 50-yardsplash. The final group of the day will begin at 2:45 p.m. with a milerun, two-mile bike ride and 50-yard splash. The awards ceremony isscheduled for 3:15 p.m.

Registration is $10. T-shirts will be available for sale.For more information go to the Goodhue Public School website or

call Mark Opsahl at 651-212-0550.

By Ryan Hejlik(PIZM junior varsity coach)

PINE ISLAND – The PineIsland/Zumbrota-Mazeppa juniorvarsity boys soccer team playeda home game this past Tuesday,September 17 against one of thetoughest programs in the state,Rochester Lourdes.

With a 1-6-1 record, our guyshave been underachieving thisseason. The talent and work ethicis there at moments, but nevercomplete during an entiregame. In the history of PIZM(Pine Island /Zumbrota-Mazeppa)soccer, Lourdes has never lost.That all changed on Tuesday.

Before the game started, wesat and talked for 15 minutes. Igave them my best Lombardispeech, and wanted the focus tostart well before warm ups. I toldthem, “Lourdes has beaten youevery game for the history ofboth yours, and my program” ( Iplayed four years with the By-ron Bears while in high schooland also never tasted successagainst the Eagles). Hoping to usethis as motivation.

PIZM junior varsity boys top LourdesScouting their team, they were

young, small, quick, and alwaysfundamentally sound with pass-ing and ball control. I wanted myguys to play a physical game andoutwork them 100% of the time.

The game started and we im-mediately take control. The ballwas in the Lourdes zone for mostof the first half, and we had plentyof great scoring opportunities.Ryan Haffeman had several solidshots on goal, and Mark Yeakelcaused fits for the Lourdesdefense. The first half came toan end at 0-0, with us dominat-ing in all categories.

Lourdes came out in the sec-ond half with a much more senseof urgency, and started to getmore shots on net. We had a lapseon defense, and they had a per-fect through ball to a streakingforward. He was unmarked andhad a wide open break away.Goalkeeper Logan Douglas madean incredible save, and kept usin the game. Cole Vanhoutenplayed the best game of his lifeat right mid, and had plenty ofcrosses and won a number of goal

STANDINGS

By Coach Bryan RuckerPINE ISLAND – The Pine Is-

land Panther High School bowl-ing team relied heavily on sup-port from it’s junior varsity squadlast week as four varsity playerswere missing due to soccermatches also scheduled for Sat-urday afternoon.

The PI keglers continued togo undefeated, now 4-0 overallafter two very close matchesagainst Preston and Rushford-Peterson. Both matches were won3-2.

Adam Pleschourt was movedinto the anchor position andproved worthy, rolling strikes in19 of his 33 frames bowled. Onthe day, Pleschourt filled on 82%of his opportunities.

Freshman Coltin Strop con-verted four strikes and four sparesin his 10 opportunities during the

PI and ZM roll in high school bowlingtwo matches, an 80% fill per-centage.

The Pine Island junior var-sity also went 2-0 last week, nowalso 4-0 on the season. The firstmatch was won vs the bye, asthere are only five junior varsityteams in the league. Match twowas against Winona Black andit went down to the final game.After the Panthers jumped outto a 2-0 lead, Winona battled backto tie the match at 2-2. But thePanthers regrouped and bowledtheir best game of the day with a213-159 win in game five withonly one open frame.

The coaching staff couldn’tbe more proud of the junior var-sity teams finish after four hoursof competition. Credit goesto McKayla Shanks, Shelby Pletz,Coltin Strop, Brandon Woodwardand Hayden Larson.

Zumbrota-MazeppaZumbrota-Mazeppa again

went 1-1 last week. ZM won thefirst match 5-0 over St.Charles, then lost the secondmatch to Winona in four of thefive games.

Leading the Cougars last weekwere Travis Husbyn with a 94%fill percentage, filling on 17 ofhis 18 opportunities.

Next week the two teams arein St. Charles.

PINE ISLAND POOL & PINSClassic9/10/13Hinrich Plumb and Pump 6 vs M J BFarms 1; Dupont Pioneer 3 vs GrothImplement 4; Gar’s Repair 3 vs Leo’sSportsbar 4; Eberhart Construction 0 vsM and D Construction 7.Top team game: M and D Construction,1186.Top team series: M and D Construction,3435.Top individual game: Shelby Deno, 261.

Top individual series: Darik Rude, 697.

Commercial9/12/13Jim’s Barbershop 2 vs KiffmeyerMotorsports 5; Ellefson Trucking 7 vsBluff Valley Campground 0; Maple Island2 vs Stu’s Proshop 5.Top team game: Ellefson Trucking, 1175.Top team series: Ellefson Trucking, 3461.Top individual game: Mike Houghs, 256.Top individual series: Ron Nelson, 670

ZMKW cross countryinvitational is Thursday

Halloween Hustle 5K funrun set for October 26

ZUMBROTA – The secondannual Halloween Hustle 5K funrun will be held Saturday, Octo-ber 26 at 8 a.m. at the GoodhueCounty Fairgrounds in Zumbrota.

The 5K fun run/walk is spon-sored by the Goodhue County 4-H Green Travelers. The event willstart and finish at the 4-H buildingat the fairgrounds. This event isopen to all.

You can pre-register by Octo-ber 23 by contacting the GoodhueCounty 4-H website or by calling507-358-3347. Cost is $15 for 12

and under ($20 after Oct. 23), $20for 13 and older ($25 after Oct.23) and $60 for family registra-tion (four or more).

Participants will receive a T-shirt while supply lasts. Medalsand age division awards for par-ticipants 0-10, 1-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-29, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and70 and over.

There will also be a costumecontest with prizes for the top cos-tumes. A costume is not requiredto participate.

ZUMBROTA – The annualZumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo cross country invita-tional will be held this Thursdaybeginning at 4 p.m. at the Zum-brota Golf Club.

Schools taking part includeByron, Kasson-Mantorville, Roch-ester Lourdes, Winona Cotter,Cannon Falls, Stewartville,Goodhue, Medford, Waseca,United South Central, and AustinPacelli.

The junior varisty girl runnerswill hit the course first followedby junior varsity boy five minuteslater. When all runners have com-pleted the race, the girls varsityrunners will toe the starting linewith the boys varsity race follow-ing. The race will conclude withthe junior high boys and girls races.

kicks with his head. Jeremy Bry-ant previously started at forward,but was moved to sweeper lastgame and has become a defen-sive MVP saving many Lourdesattacks.

With the nine minutes left inthe game, the score was still tiedat 0-0 and we were awarded acorner kick. With the ball in theair, the Lourdes keeper went tocatch the ball but ended up hit-ting Austin Poliszuk in the jaw/neck. As a result, we wereawarded a crucial penalty kick.Jeremy Bryant blasted a rifle tothe right side of the net for the1-0 lead with five minutes left.Lourdes turned the heat on. Theyhad numerous chances in the fi-nal minutes, including a headerthat beat our keeper but wascleared by Jacob Ihde and weended the winless streak againstRochester Lourdes.

Our next game Saturday, Sep-tember 21 against a PEM teamthat beat us 9-6 the first game ofthe season.

DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEKQ: It appears to be that time of year for tree diseases to surface. Is

there anything homeowners can do to protect their trees from diseasesand possible mortality, regardless of tree species?

A: There are a number of things homeowners can do to help keeptheir trees healthy. Since many areas of the state are experiencingdrought, a good place to start is watering the trees. Lack of waterpredisposes drought-stressed trees to insects and pathogens that canattack. Wherever possible, homeowners should give their trees aboutone inch of water each week.

In addition to watering, organic mulch, two-to-three inches deepand spread out three to eight feet from the trunk, will guard againstlawn mower injury and keep roots moist. Homeowners should alsoavoid using weed and feed fertilizer products, which contain herbi-cide. While the product makes lawns look good, it does kill tree roots.Picking up and properly disposing of fallen leaves and tree branchescan help prevent the spread of tree diseases now and next spring.

For more information go to DNR’s website at www.dnr.state.mn.us/treecare/index.html.

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Volleyball

ZM wins a thriller over TritonBy Faye Haugen

ZUMBROTA - The Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball team outlastedTriton to win their second HVLmatch of the season. The Cougarsneeded five games to beat theCobras in Zumbrota, Thursday.

The first two games were closewith ZM winning 25-22 and 26-

24 to put Triton in a must winsituation. The Cobras camethrough, winning the next twogames 25-17 and 25-14 to force afifth and deciding game that wasalso very close.

The score was tied at 12-12 be-fore Triton pushed to a 14-12 lead.The Cougars battled back to knotthe score at 15-15. Two Tritonerrors were enough to give ZMthe win, 17-15.

Carley Henning had a huge gamewith 17 kills. Hailey Dykes steppedup with six blocks. Molly Lawler

dug out 26 balls with Breana Haagrecording 17 digs and Kalli Pauk-ert had 16 digs and 31 set assists.

The Cougars will host the HVL’stop two teams in the next week.Kasson-Mantorville comes to townon Thursday and Stewartville willbe in Zumbrota on Tuesday.ZM 25 26 17 14 17Triton 22 24 25 25 15Kills: Carley Henning 17, Kaitlen Buck 6,Breana Haag 6Set assists: Kalli Paukert 31Digs: Kalli Paukert 16, Molly Lawler 26, KaitlenBuck 9, Breana Haag 17Blocks: Hailey Dykes 6

KW is too much for Pine Island to handleBy Faye Haugen

KENYON - The Pine Islandvolleyball team put up a good fight,especially in the second game, butthey were unable to stop a bal-anced Kenyon-Wanamingo attackin HVL play, Tuesday in Kenyon.The Knights won in three, 25-18,29-27 and 25-13.

Five Kenyon-Wanamingo play-ers had five or more kills in thewin, led by freshman Mara Quamwho recorded seven kills. Britt-ney Flom had six. They also hada balanced blocking attack with

Siri Sviggum making six blocks,Megan Quam three and BrittneyFlom two. Megan Clark had 28set assists. Dig leaders for KWwere Bailey Auseth with 17 andMara Quam with seven. Quam alsohad three ace serves.

Nikki Fokken led Pine Island atthe net with nine kills and twoblocks. She also had three aceserves. Kaitlin Bronk had threekills and three blocks. Noelle Lang-worthy had 24 set assists and shehad four ace serves.

Kenyon-Wanamingo 25 29 25Pine Island 18 27 13Kills: KW - Mara Quam 7, Brittney Flom 6, SiriSviggum 5, Audra Clark 5, Megan Quam 5; PI- Madi Owen 2, Jessie Wollschlager 3, KaitlinBronk 3, Niki Fokken 9, Eliza Warneke 1,Amanda Troester 4, Candace Uhde 1Blocks: KW - Brittney Flom 2, Mara Quam 1,Siri Sviggum 6, Megan Quam 3; PI - IsabelleSorensen 2, Madi Owen 1, Kaitlin Bronk 3, NikiFokken 2Set assists: Meg Clark 28; PI - Noelle Langworthy24Digs: Bailey Auseth 17, Mara Quam 7, MegClark 6; PI - Noelle Langworthy 8, StephanieNorte 8Ace serves: Mara Quam 3, Meg Clark 2; NikiFokken 3, Noelle Langworthy 4

Goodhue stops ZM in threeBy Faye Haugen

ZUMBROTA - Goodhue swepta three-game match from Zum-brota-Mazeppa in HVL volleyballplay on Tuesday in Zumbrota. TheWildcats won 25-12, 28-26 and25-15.

Playing a tough net game withnumerous blocks and kills,Goodhue won the first game 25-12. The Cats raced to a 21-14 leadin the second game, but the Cou-gars rallied, closing the gap to 24-24 and taking a 26-25 lead whenthe Wildcats missed a serve andhad an error. Goodhue coach Lind-

sey Mace quickly called a timeout to get her team back on track.It worked as a Cat kill, ZM errorand a Goodhue ace serve endedthe game, 28-26.

Goodhue raced to a 20-9 lead inthe third game and never lookedback. ZM got as close as 24-15,but the match quickly ended at25-15.

Mikayla Miller and MeredithWatson led Goodhue with 10 killseach. Mikayla Tipcke, had 32 setassists and 17 digs. EmileeRoschen made 14 digs and LauriePearson had four ace serves.

Carley Henning led ZM at thenet with 12 kills. Kalli Paukerthad 10 set assists and Molly Lawlerhad 21 digs.Goodhue 25 28 25Zumbrota-Mazeppa 12 26 15Kills: G - Mikayla Miller 10, Kali Ryan 4,Mikayla Tipcke 6, Meredith Watson 10, ShelbyHinsch 5, Laurie Pearson 4; ZM - Carley Henning12Set assists: G - Mikayla Tipcke 32; ZM - KalliPaukert 10Digs: G - Emilee Roschen 14, Mikayla Tipcke17, Meredith Watson 9, Kali Ryan 5, MikaylaMiller 11; ZM - Kalli Paukert 12, Molly Lawler21Ace serves: G - Kali Ryan 2, Laurie Pearson4, Mikayla Miller 2

Kenyon-Wanamingo places third at WabashaBy Faye Haugen

KENYON - The first threeweeks of the season have beenvery busy for the Kenyon-Wana-mingo volleyball team. TheKnights have played in tourna-ments three straight Saturdays andhave played twice a week in HVLand non-conference games.

The Knights head into the sec-ond half of the season with a 16-5 overall record. KW will play atLake City on Thursday and atHayfield on Tuesday.Wabasha-Kellogg

KW placed third in the nine-team Veterans Appreciation Tour-nament in Wabasha on Saturday,September 14. The Knights openedpool play with wins of 25-8 an 25-13 over Dover-Eyota and 25-21and 25-16 over Lewiston-Altura.Teams were repooled after the firstround, with the Knights toppingWabasha-Kellogg, 22-25 and 25-13 (total points) and tying Rose-mount, 25-19, 19-25. Two extrapoints were played with the Irishthe winner.

“Lewiston-Altura is a veryscrappy team that attacked the ballquite a bit from the back row. Wehaven’t seen that all that muchthis season. The girls were mov-ing much better this match thanthe first. The girls didn’t let LA inthe match by playing some toughdefense and finishing,” said CoachJen Nerison. “Our first loss toRosemount was tough. Rosemounthad a height advantage over ourfront row and this was probablyour best blocking all season. SiriSviggum had a match high withfive ace blocks. The girls playedhard and it was a bummer losing.”

Teams were then seeded intobrackets with the Knights put inthe Gold Bracket where they lost25-22 and 25-13 to Fillmore Cen-tral and 25-18 and 25-16 to Rose-mount to place third.

“It was a long day of competi-tive volleyball. We learned a lotfrom this day and had to readjustsome positions as Bailey Ausethwas missing in action for the day,”remarked Coach Nerison. “Thegirls worked well under the ad-versity of change in the lineup. Itwas good to see.”Kenyon-Wanamingo 25 25Dover-Eyota 8 13Kills: KW - Mara Quam 3, Siri Sviggum 4,Audra Clark 3, Megan Quam 4Set assists: KW - Meg Clark 12Digs: Bailey Auseth 5, Mara Quam 6, MegClark 6, Audra Clark 4Kenyon-Wanamingo 25 25Lewiston-Altura 21 16Kills: KW - Mara Quam 6, Brittney Flom 6, SiriSviggum 3, Audra Clark 5, Megan Quam 8Set assists: Meg Clark 26Digs: Mara Quam 3, Meg Clark 12, AudraClark 8Kenyon-Wanamingo 22 25Wabasha-Kellogg 25 13Kills: KW - Mara Quam 5, Brittney Flom 4,

Audra Clark 3, Megan Quam 5Set assists: Meg Clark 18Digs: Siri Quam 7, Audra Clark 13, Meg Clark6Kenyon-Wanamingo 25 19Rosemount 19 25Kills: KW - Mara Quam 6, Brittney Flom 3,Audra Clark 4, Megan Quam 5Set assists: Meg Clark 19Blocks: Siri Sviggum 5, Megan Quam 4Digs: Siri Sviggum 10, Audra Clark 11Kenyon-Wanamingo 22 13Fillmore Central 25 25Kills: KW - Mara Quam 4, Megan Quam 5Set assists: Meg Clark 13Digs: Mara Quam 7, Meg Clark 4, Audra Clark10, Megan Quam 11Kenyon-Wanamingo 18 16Rosemount 25 25Kills: KW - Mara Quam 3, Brittney Flom 3,Audra Clark 2, Megan Quam 4Set assists: Meg Clark 7Digs: Audra Clark 12, Meg Clark 8, MeganQuam 6Lourdes

The Knights made quick workof Lourdes on Thursday, beatingthe Eagles 25-22, 25-20 and 25-21 in Rochester.

“We got off to a very slow startand it felt like we were a step be-hind each play. Lourdes was veryscrappy and they put up a goodfight,” said Coach Nerison. “MeganQuam’s and Siri Sviggum’s block-ing have been coming along. Wetalk about our front row getting agood hand on the ball to slow itdown for our back row defense.These girls have been really im-proving on setting up their blocksand are able to put some back onthe other side.”

Brittney Flom led KW withseven kills. Meg Clark had 28 setassists and Bailey Auseth dug our18 balls.Kenyon-Wanamingo 25 25 25Lourdes 22 20 21Kills: KW - Mara Quam 4, Brittney Flom 7, SiriSviggum 4, Audra Clark 4, Emily Ashland 5,Megan Quam 5Set assists: KW - Meg Clark 28Digs: Bailey Auseth 18, Mara Quam 14, MegClark 6

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenGoodhue’s Kali Ryan makes the block as Zumbrota-Mazeppa’s Kalli Paukert tries to tip the ball over the netin Tuesday’s HVL match in Zumbrota.

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa bench, from left, Alyssa Quam, Rachel Mensink, Emma Drackley, Megan Warneke,Molly Lawler and Jamie Warneke explode from the bench when the Cougars take a 26-25 lead againstGoodhue in Tuesday’s match in Zumbrota.

Goodhue takes fourth at WKBy Faye Haugen

GOODHUE - The Goodhuevolleyball team placed fourth inthe nine-team Veterans Apprecia-tion Tournament in Wabasha, Sat-urday, September 14. The Wild-cats had a 4-2 record on the day.

In the opening round of poolplay, Goodhue won 25-11 and 25-17 over Lake City and then tiedWabasha-Kellogg 22-25, 25-22.Two extra points were played withthe Falcons earning the win.

Teams were repooled after thefirst round, with the Cats falling25-18 and 25-21 to Fillmore Cen-tral. They came back to beat Do-ver-Eyota 23-25 and 25-22 andbe seeded into the Silver bracketfor the last round of the tourna-ment.

Goodhue closed out the tourna-ment with a 25-21 and 25-22 winover Lewiston-Altura and a 26-24, 26-16 win over Wabasha-Kellogg to place fourth.

In Silver bracket play, Goodhueplayed without senior MikaylaTipcke. The senior hitter sat outthe matches with a sore shoulder.

Goodhue will play at Roches-ter Lourdes on Thursday and travelto Kasson to take on the KoMetson Tuesday.Goodhue 25 25Lake City 11 17Kills: G - Mikayla Miller 8, Kali Ryan 4, MeredithWatson 6, Jo Ellen Poncelet 2, Shelby Hinsch3Set assists: G - Mikayla Tipcke 22Ace serves: G - Mikayla Tipcke 1, MeredithWatson 2, Jo Ellen Poncelet 2, Laurie Pearson2, Emilee Roschen 3Goodhue 22 25Wabasha-Kellogg 25 22Kills: G - Mikayla Miller 8, Kali Ryan 3, MeredithWatson 9, Shelby Hinsch 3Set assists: G - Mikayla Tipcke 21Digs: G - Emilee Roschen 8, Mikayla Tipcke 7,Meredith Watson 10, Kali Ryan 8, MikaylaMiller 6

Ace serves: G - Mikayla Tipcke 2, Jo EllenPoncelet 1, Mikayla Miller 2Goodhue 18 21Fillmore Central 25 25Kills: G - Mikayla Tipcke 4, Mikayla Miller 9,Kali Ryan 4, Meredith Watson 6, Shelby Hinsch3Set assists: G - Mikayla Tipcke 24Digs: G - Emilee Roschen 10, Mikayla Tipcke5, Meredith Watson 13, Kali Ryan 3, MikaylaMiller 8Goodhue 23 25Dover-Eyota 25 22Kills: G - Mikayla Tipcke 5, Mikayla Miller 2,Kali Ryan 8, Meredith Watson 8, Shelby Hinsch7Set assists: G - Mikayla Tipcke 26Digs: G - Emilee Roschen 8, Mikayla Tipcke 9,Meredith Watson 6, Kali Ryan 4, Mikayla Miller5Ace serves: G - Mikayla Tipcke 2, MeredithWatson 1, Kali Ryan 3, Emilee Roschen 2Goodhue 25 25Lewiston/Altura 21 22Kills: G - Mikayla Tipcke 4, Kali Ryan 7, MeredithWatson 5, Shelby Hinsch 7Set assists: G - Mikayla Tipcke 22Digs: G - Emilee Roschen 18, Mikayla Tipcke9, Meredith Watson 8, Kali Ryan 7Blocks: G - Meredith Watson 1, Jo Ellen Poncelet1, Kali Ryan 3Ace serves: G - Laurie Pearson 3Goodhue 26 25Wabasha-Kellogg 24 16Kills: G - Kali Ryan 4, Meredith Watson 9,

Goodhue’s Shelby Hinsch lets a kills rip against Zumbrota-Mazeppa’sBreana Haag on Tuesday.

Cannon Falls trips up PIBy Faye Haugen

PINE ISLAND - Cannon Fallsis very much in the hunt for anHVL volleyball title, and theyshowed why on Thursday whenthey topped Pine Island 25-21, 25-22 and 25-11 on Thursday in Can-non Falls

The Panthers put up a good fightin the first two games, but theBombers’ attack at the net wastoo much for PI in the third game.

Niki Fokken paced the Pantherswith seven kills with Amanda Tro-ester making six. Noelle Lang-

worthy had 27 set assists and ninedigs. Libero Stephanie Norte hada team-high 26 digs. JessieWollschlager had two ace servesand three kills.

Pine Island will play at Byronon Thursday and host LaCrescenton Thursday.Pine Island 21 22 11Cannon Falls 25 25 25Kills: Jessie Wollschlager 3, Niki Fokken 7,Amanda Troester 6Set assists: Noelle Langworthy 27Digs: Madi Owen 14, Noelle Langworthy 9,Amanda Troester 11, Stephanie Norte 26Ace serves: Jessie Wollschlager 2

Shelby Hinsch 5, Jo Ellen Poncelet 4, LauriePearson 3Set assists: G - Mikayla Tipcke 24Digs: G - Emilee Roschen 11, Mikayla Tipcke14, Meredith Watson 8, Kali Ryan 4Blocks: G - Kali Ryan 6Ace serves: G - Mikayla Tipcke 2, LauriePearson 2

STANDINGSHVL Volleyball Conf Over

W L W LStewartville 6 0 10 0Cannon Falls 6 1 8 4Goodhue 5 1 14 4Kasson-Mantorville 4 1 12 3Kenyon-Wanamingo 4 2 16 5Hayfield 4 2 10 4Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2 3 6 6Triton 2 4 5 5Rochester Lourdes 2 4 3 5Byron 1 4 1 5Pine Island 1 5 4 6LaCrescent 1 5 3 6Lake City 0 5 2 11

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Football

Banged up Goodhue falls to WKBy Faye Haugen

GOODHUE - After playing thetop-ranked team in Class AA andanother that has earned points inthe polls, the Goodhue footballteam had high hopes of stopping atwo-game losing skid. But thebanged up Wildcats came up shortagainst a tough Wabasha-Kelloggteam, 34-22 in Goodhue, Friday.

“It’s been tough the past fewweeks. We’ve got five sophomoresstarting right now. We’ve got someconcussion problems, and thattakes three weeks before playersare cleared,” said Coach Tony Pon-celet. “We did have our opportu-nities in this game, but we killedour chances with some crucialmistakes at the wrong time.”

After a scoreless first quarter,WK’s Austin Baab scored threetimes in the second quarter on runsof 78, nine and 13 yards for a 21-0 lead at the half.

Baab opened the third quarterwith a 25-yard run to lift the Fal-cons to a 27-0 lead. Goodhue got

on the scoreboard late in the thirdquarter when Tyler Schumacherfound Alex Thomforde with a six-yard pass. The same duo of play-ers combined for the two-pointconversion pass.

Riley Huemann rushed in fromthe one to close the scoring gap to27-14 with 10:23 to play, but WKquickly extended their lead whenRyan Wolfe broke away for a 75-yard scoring run just two minuteslater.

The Schumacher to Thomfordeconnection worked again late inthe game on a six-yard pass andtwo point conversion, but it wasnot enough. Goodhue tried the on-side kick and it looked like theywould get the ball back with 1:20to play, but the official said theball was out of bounds when theCats made the recovery.

Tyler Schumacher was 15 of 24passing for 187 yards, two touch-downs and one interception. AlexThomforde made 10 receptions for83 yards. Riley Huemann led theGoodhue rushing attack with 167yards on 28 carries.

The bye week could not comeat a better time for the Wildcats.Because of the nine-team South-ern Football Alliance Blue Divi-sion, each team gets a bye week.Goodhue will resume their sched-ule on Friday, October 4 whenthey travel to Adams to face South-land. The Rebels have a 1-4 recordthrough the first five weeks.Goodhue 22 - Wabasha-Kellogg 34

G WKFirst downs 23 11

rushing 14 9passing 7 1penalty 2 1

Rushing plays 43 40Rushing yards 222 370Passing attempts 29 1Passing completions 18 1Passing yards 219 42

interceptions 2 0touchdown 2 0

Total offense 441 412Punts/avg 1/39 -Penalties 6/55 6/43Fumbles/lost 1/0 1/1

ScoringWabasha-Kellogg 0 21 6 7 = 34Goodhue 0 0 8 14 = 22

Second quarterWK: 78-yard touchdown run by Austin Baab.Conversion pass good. 8-0WK: Nine-yard touchdown run by Austin Baab.Conversion pass failed. 14-0WK: 13-yard touchdown run by Austin Baab.PAT kick by Winston Fosmo. 21-0

Third quarterWK: 25-yard touchdown run by Austin Baab.PAT kick failed. 27-0G: Six-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Schumacherto Alex Thomforde. Conversion pass fromSchumacher to Thomforde. 8-27G: One-yard touchdown run by Riley Huemann.Conversion pass failed. 14-27

Fourth quarterWK: 75-yard touchdown run by Ryan Wolfe.PAT kick by Winston Fosmo. 34-14G: Six-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Schumacherto Alex Thomforde. Conversion pass fromSchumacher to Thomforde. 22-34

Individual statisticsPassing: G - Tyler Schumacher, 15 of 24 for187 yards, 1 interception, 2 touchdowns; JacobPasch 3 of 5 for 32 yards, 1 interceptionRushing: G - Riley Huemann, 28 rushes for167 yards; Garrett Huemann 8/39; JacobRaasch 2/22; Sam McNamara 1/-1; TylerSchumacher 4/-5Receiving: G - Alex Thomforde, 10 receptionsfor 83 yards; Sam McNamara 3/98; CodyNord 2/21; Riley Huemann 2/.3; GarrettHuemann 1/11; Tyler Schumacher 1/9

ZM keeps Cotter winless and scorelessBy Faye Haugen

WINONA - The Zumbrota-Mazeppa football team rolled totheir third win of the season witha 20-0 shutout at Winona Cotter.The Cougars kept the Ramblerswinless and scoreless on the sea-son.

“We got off to a slow start andwe finished kinda of slow,” saidCoach Willie Rauen. “We didn’tplay particularly well. We struggledon offense on a couple of series.Defensively, we played much bet-ter in the second half. But it was asloppy game with a lot of penal-ties, and both teams had three turn-overs.”

ZM got on the scoreboard in theopening quarter when Kurt Ga-dient hit Ellis Hirman with a 28-yard scoring pass. Jacob Tschannkicked the first of two PATs. TheCougars lifted the score to 13-0by the half on a 31-yard pass toJacob Ugland. Gadient hooked upwith Collin Carney for the thirdscore of the day in the fourth quarteron a 28-yard pass.

Gadient was 10 of 14 passingfor 165 yards. Tschann led ZM inrushing with 86 yards on 22 car-

ries. Hirman led ZM receivers,making three receptions for 58yards. Tyler Poncelet led the de-fense with 16 tackles, Conor Heg-seth had 12 tackles and Carneyand Landon Rauen each had 11tackle.

The Cougars will host Lewiston-Altura on Friday at 7 p.m. in theirHomecoming game. The Cardi-nals come into the game with a 1-3 record, winning their first gamelast Friday over Kenyon-Wana-mingo, 47-27.

“We know they like to run theball,” remarked Coach Rauen.Zumbrota-Mazeppa 20Winona Cotter 0

ZM WCFirst downs 13 8Rushing plays 31 46Rushing yards 94 69Passing attempts 14 12Passing completions 14 2

passing yards 165 4interceptions 1 1touchdowns 3 0

Total offense 259 73Punts/avg. 3/32 3/28Penalties/yds 8/80 9/60Fumbles/lost 2/2 4/2

ScoringZumbrota-Mazeppa 7 6 0 7 = 20Winona Cotter 0 0 0 0 = 0

First quarterZM: 28-yard touchdown pass from Kurt Gadientto Ellis Hirman. PAT kick by Jacob Tschann. 7-0

Second quarterZM: 31-yard touchdown pass from Kurt Gadientto Jacob Ugland. PAT kick failed. 13-0

Fourth quarterZM: 28-yard touchdown pass from Kurt Gadientto Collin Carney. PAT kick by Tschann. 20-0

Individual statisticsPassing: ZM - Kurt Gadient, 10 of 14 for 165yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interceptionRushing: ZM - Jacob Tschann, 22 rushes for86 yards; Collin Carney 2/17; Tyler Poncelet1/10; ? 1/3; ? 1/0; Kurt Gadient 2/-6Receiving: ZM - Ellis Hirman, 3 receptions for58 yards; Jacob Ugland 2/38; Jacob Forrey2/27; Hunter Prodzinski 2/14; Collin Carney1/28

ZM defensive statisticsT AT S I FR

Tyler Poncelet 9 7 0 0 0Connor Hegseth 8 5 2 0 0Collin Carney 6 5 0 0 0Landon Rauen 4 7 1 0 0Jacob Ugland 5 3 0 0 0Caleb Arendt 2 4 0 0 10Jacob Tschann 2 0 1 0 0Hunter Prodzinski 2 0 0 0 0Alex Nelson 2 0 0 0 0Jacob Forrey 2 0 0 0 0Evan Block 1 1 3 0 0Ellis Hirman 1 1 0 1 0Ryan Bennett 1 0 0 0 0Zackary Klein 0 1 0 0 0Devin Manzy 1 0 1 0 0Tim Hinrichs 0 1 0 0 0

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PI lifts record to 3-1 with a shutoutBy Faye Haugen

PINE ISLAND - Make it threewins in a row for the Pine Islandfootball team. The Pantherswhipped Dover-Eyota 41-0 in theirHomecoming game in Pine Island,Friday.

“It’s the most points we’ve puton the scoreboard since I’ve beenhere,” said Coach John Stapleton.“We have been opportunistic onoffense when the other team hasturned the ball over. Defensively,we still need to work on cleaningup some things, but this game wasour best effort to date.”

The Panthers had to punt on theirfirst possession, but they got theball right back when DE tossed alateral pass that Aaron Gillard fellon for the recovery. PI turned thatplay into a TD when Ben Warnekecaught an eight-yard pass fromJared Lohmeyer.

The Eagles tried to lateral againon their next series and again, thePanthers recovered the ball whenTristan Akason grabbed the ball.PI lifted their lead to 14-0 on a 75-yard pass from Lohmeyer to BenFarrell. Warneke kicked the sec-ond of four PATs.

Pine Island added two morescores in the second quarter, a 20-yard scoring run by Ryan McNal-lan and a 57-yard pass from Lo-hmeyer to Luke Schmidt. The PIdefense also got another turnoverwhen Mikael Sloan intercepted apass.

Ben Warneke grabbed his sec-ond scoring pass of the game inthe third quarter when he caught a47-yard scoring strike from Lo-hmeyer. McNallan scored the lastTD of the game in the fourth quar-ter on a 33-yard run.

With time winding down, Do-ver-Eyota had first and goal twice,but the PI defense kept the Eaglesout of the end zone to preserve theshutout.

Jared Lohmeyer had anothergreat game passing, hitting 9 of13 passes for 266 yards and fourTDs. Ben Warneke made five re-ceptions for 91 yards. Ryan Mc-Nallan rushed for a team-high 104yards on 18 carries.

The Panthers will travel to DodgeCenter to take on Triton on Fridayat 7 p.m. The Cobras are 3-1 andare coming off a 49-0 shutout overSt. Charles.Pine Island 41 - Dover-Eyota 0-

PI DERushing plays 28 39Rushing yards 163 143Passing attempts 13 9Passing completions 9 9

passing yards 266 95interceptions 0 1touchdowns 4 0

Total offense 429 238Punts/avg. 1/27 2/32

ScoringDover-Eyota 0 0 0 0 = 0Pine Island 14 13 7 7 = 41

First quarterPI: 12-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lohmeyerto Ben Warneke. PAT kick by Ben Warneke. 7-0PI: 75-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lohmeyerto Ben Farrell. PAT kick by Ben Warneke. 14-0

Second quarterPI: 20-yard touchdown run by Ryan McNallan.PAT kick failed. 20-0PI: 57-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lohmeyerto Luke Schmidt. PAT kick by Ben Warneke. 27-0

Third quarterPI: 47-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lohmeyerto Ben Warneke. PAT kick by Ben Warneke. 34-0

Fourth quarterPI: Seven-yard touchdown run by Ryan McNallan.PAT kick failed. 41-0

Individual statisticsPassing: PI - Jared Lohmeyer, 9 of 13 for 266yards, 4 touchdownsRushing: PI - Ryan McNallan, 18 rushes for104 yards; Jared Lohmeyer 2/29, Tristan Akason1/9; Jake Navratil 2/9; Aaron Gillard 1/6;Kyle Groven 3/3; Ben Farrell 1/3Receiving: PI - Ben Warneke, 9 receptions for91 yards; Luke Schmidt 2/64; Ben Farrell 1/75; Ryan McNallan 1/36

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenPine Island’s Mikael Sloan hangs on tight to the ankle of Dover-Eyota’s Dillon Lehman as teammates BenHaller (58) and Luke Schmidt (12) close in to help with the tackle in Friday’s game in Pine Island.

Pine Island’s Ben Farrell makes an over the shoulder reception and thentakes off for a 75-yard touchdown run in Friday’s game with Dover-Eyota.

KW’s bid for a second win falls shortBy Faye Haugen

KENYON - There was goodnews and bad news for the Kenyon-Wanamingo football team on Fri-day. The good news was that theKnight passing game came to lifefor the first time in four games.The bad news was that KW wasunable to win their second straightgame, falling 47-27 at Lewiston-Altura.

After a scoreless first quarter,the Cardinals’ Andrew Knapczykrushed in from the 25 for the firstscore of the game. KW quicklyanswered when Drew Sathrumbroke away on an 81-yard romp.Luke Votruba kicked the PAT fora 7-6 KW lead. That lead didn’tlast very long as Brady Lange re-turned the following kickoff 76yards to the end zone for a 17-7lead.

Coming into Friday’s game, theKnights had just one completedpassing play all season. Thatchanged late in the second quarterwhen Luke Rechtzigel hit CalebGreseth with a 75-yard pass with1:39 to play in the half. An LAturnover gave KW another chancewith 11 seconds to play in the halfwhen Sathrum hit Devyn Stordahlwith a 50-yard pass for a 21-14Knight lead at the break.

LA knotted the score at 21-21in the third quarter on a five-yardtouchdown pass from StormSeefeldt to Hunter Matzke. TheCardinals dominated the fourthquarter, scoring three straight timeson 16-yard and 38-yard TD runsby Lange and a 19-yard run byKnapczyk for a 41-21 lead with6:48 to play in the contest. KWdid come back with a 13-yard TDpass from Rechtzigel to Sathrumwith 3:55 to play, but the Cardi-nals used a 32-yard touchdownrun by Knapczyk to end the game47-27.

Luke Rechtzigel was 3 of 9 pass-ing for 93 yards. Caleb Gresethmade two receptions for 71 yards.Drew Sathrum led the rushing at-tack with 132 yards on 11 carries.

The Knights will host St. Charleson Friday at 7 p.m. The Saints are1-3 on the season and are comingoff 49-0 loss to Triton.Kenyon-Wanamingo 27Lewiston-Altura 47

KW LAFirst downs 6 9

rushing 5 8passing 1 1penalty 0 0

Rushing plays 29 58Rushing yards 166 314Passing attempts 13 10Passing completions 5 3

Passing yards 143 23interceptions 0 0touchdown 2 0

Total offense 309 337Punts/avg 5/35 -Penalties/yards. 3/30 9/60Fumbles/lost. 1/0 3/0

ScoringKenyon-Wanamingo 0 21 0 6 = 27Lewiston-Altura 0 14 7 26 = 47

Second quarterLA: 25-yard touchdown run by Andrew Knapczyk.PAT kick failed. 6-0KW: 81-yard touchdown run by Drew Sathrum.PAT kick by Luke Votruba. 7-6LA: 76-yard kickoff return by Brady Lange.Conversion run by Storm Seefeldt. 14-7KW: 65-yard touchdown pass from Luke Rechtzigelto Caleb Greseth. PAT kick by Luke Votruba.14-14KW: 50-yard touchdown pass from Drew Sathrumto Devyn Stordahl. PAT kick by Luke Votruba.21-14

Third quarterLA: Five-yard touchdown pass from StormSeefeldt to Hunter Matzke. PAT kick by GregLeonardo. 21-21

Fourth quarterLA: 16-yard touchdown run by Brady Lange.PAT kick by Greg Leonardo. 28-21LA: 19-yard touchdown run by Andrew Knapczyk.PAT kick failed. 34-21LA: 38-yard touchdown run by Brady lange.PAT kick by Greg Leonardo. 41-21KW: 13-yard touchdown pass from Luke Rechtzigelto Drew Sathrum. PAT kick blocked. 27-41LA: 32-yard touchdown run by Andrew Knapczyk.PAT kick failed. 47-21

KW individual statisticsPassing: KW - Luke Rechtzigel, 3 of 9 for 93yards, 2 touchdowns; Drew Sathrum 1 of 3 for

Wabasha-Kellogg’s Trent Olson tries to keep Goodhue’s Garrett Huemann from getting away during Friday’sgame in Goodhue.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenGoodhue’s Cody Nord chases down Wabasha-Kellogg’s Lyle Kahn duringFriday’s game in Goodhue.

50 yards, 1 touchdownRushing: KW - Drew Sathrum, 11 rushes for132 yards; Tanner Warner 6/25; Mason Stevenson4/12; Michael Homeier 1/6; Trent Brossard2/5; Luke Rechtzigel 5/-14Receiving: KW - Caleb Greseth, 2 receptionsfor 72 yards; Drew Sathrum 2/22; DevynStordahl 1/50

STANDINGSSouthern Football Alliance

Conf OverRed Division W L W LKasson-Mantorville 3 0 4 0Stewartville 3 0 4 0Plainview-Elgin-Millville 2 1 3 1Rochester Lourdes 2 1 3 1Byron 1 2 2 2Cannon Falls 1 2 1 3LaCrescent 0 3 1 3Lake City 0 3 1 3White Division W L W LPine Island 3 0 3 1Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3 0 3 1Triton 3 0 3 1Kenyon-Wanamingo 1 2 1 3St. Charles 1 2 1 3Lewiston-Altura 1 2 1 3Winona Cotter 0 3 0 4Dover-Eyota 0 3 0 4Blue Division W L W LRushford-Peterson 4 0 4 0Caledonia 4 0 4 0Chatfield 4 1 4 1Fillmore Central 2 2 2 2Hayfield 2 2 2 2Wabasha-Kellogg 2 2 2 3Goodhue 1 4 1 4Southland 1 4 1 4Kingsland 0 5 0 5

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Section B of NEWS-RECORD Wednesday, September 25, 2013 • No. 39

OronocoWanamingo Pine Island

Zumbrota MazeppaGoodhueNeighbors

By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA – When Rheis

Jensen’s family decided last springto travel to the Iringa region ofTanzania in eastern Africa, the 13-year-old wasn’t merely interestedin visiting a faraway country. Hefound a way to raise money todonate to the children they wouldvisit at an orphanage. By makingand selling cord bracelets, Rheisfar exceeded his initial goal ofmaking twenty bracelets and coverthe cost of materials. Instead, hesold 86 bracelets and raised over$450 for the children at HurumaOrphanage in Iringa. Additionalbracelets were also made for hisnew young friends who live thou-sands of miles away.

Rheis, along with his parents,Kim and Scott Jensen, and eleven-year-old sister, Elleyna, wereamong a group of thirteen peoplethat traveled to Tanzania fromAugust 1-14. The group also in-cluded Kim’s parents and brotherand several members of the Shep-herd of the Valley Church (SOTV)of Apple Valley. The SOTV con-gregation is in partnership withthe diocese in Iringa. Kim’s par-ents (Richard and Joan Dornfeld)had also lived in Iringa for severalmonths during 2011-2012 whenRichard taught at the universitythere.Making bracelets

In preparation for the Augusttrip, the Jensens attended severalmonthly meetings at SOTV. Rheislearned of a variety of project ideasfrom the pastor who would alsobe making the trip. One particularcord design appealed to Rheis. He

Jensen raises money for orphanage in Tanzania

Rheis Jensen and his father, Scott Jensen, consider which bicycle to purchase at a street market in Iringa,Tanzania. One was purchased for 120 schillings (or approximately $75) and given to the Huruma Orphanage.Two chickens were also purchased from another vendor.

In August 2013, Rheis Jensen of Zumbrota and several members of his family traveled with members of theShepherd of the Valley Church of Apple Valley to the Iringa region of Tanzania, Africa. Prior to the trip, Rheismade bracelets to raise money to donate to the children of the Huruma Orphanage. Rheis also madebracelets to give to the children at the orphanage.

began taking orders for the brace-lets in April from students andstaff at Zumbrota-Mazeppa MiddleSchool and members of LandsLutheran Church, Zumbrota, wherethe Jensens are members. The or-der forms listed the various colorsthe bracelet buyers could choosefrom: red, yellow, turquoise, pink,purple, desert camouflage, ZMCougar colors, and red/white/blue.By the end of the school year inMay, Rheis had fulfilled ordersfor 86 bracelets.

Besides the bracelets sold, Rheismade 20 bracelets to give to thechildren at the orphanage in Iringa.However, there were many morethan 20 children at the orphanage.Since Rheis had supplies for brace-lets with him, and the group plannedto return to the orphanage near theend of their trip, he promised morebracelets when they came back.

As the group traveled about theregion by bus, 43 more braceletswere made. Upon their return visitat their end of their journey, theadditional bracelets were distrib-uted.Sharing with the people

As part of the trip, a variety ofsupplies were brought on behalfof the Saint Paul area synod fortheir partnership with the diocesein Iringa. Rheis said the suppliesincluded medical books for hos-pitals, Bibles for churches, andsoccer balls, T-shirts, baby caps,and solar-powered radios forschools and parishes.

At the Huruma Orphanage,Rheis met Mama Chilewa, direc-tor of the facility, to hear of theirneeds. He learned his money could

be used to purchase items such asa bicycle, a goat or chickens.

Rheis and Scott went shoppingat a local market where they useda portion of the $450 from brace-let sales to purchase a bicycle for120 schillings (or approximately$75). Two chickens, which are easyfor the children to care for, werebought for ten schillings. The re-mainder of the money was givento the orphanage to be used for agoat and toward future purchasesof shoes and clothing.

Also on Mama Chilewa’s “wishlist” was money for a milling ma-chine. The equipment would beused to meet the needs of the or-phanage, and also used as a busi-ness to mill corn for others. Witha price tag of $10,000, Rheis cal-culated that is just $100 for 100people to raise the necessarymoney. Pastor Diane Sponheimof SOTV agreed with Rheis’s rea-soning, telling him she likes howhe thinks.

As Rheis reflects back on hisvisit to Tanzania and giving thebracelets to the children at the or-phanage, he is really happy withthe overall experience. “I want togo back as soon as I can. The kidswere really fun,” he said. To showtheir appreciation, the children sangsongs in Swahili and German; somealso spoke English. Rheis is al-ready thinking about another visitto the area.

Rheis is in the eighth grade atZM Middle School where he par-ticipates in soccer and basketball.While high school graduation isstill several years off, travel andcollege will likely be in his plans.

GOODHUE – On September16 the Goodhue FCCLA chapterkicked off their year. Since themembership theme this year is“We’re Wild About Leadership”the officers decided to have po-tential members participate in asafari of national programs.

Information and a different fruitwere provided at each point in thesafari. At the end of the journeyeveryone was able to prepare asmoothie. Throughout the year thechapter will participate in a vari-ety of community service projectsas well as competitive events.

Involvement in FCCLA’s Com-petitive Events programs offersmembers the opportunity to ex-pand their leadership potential anddevelop skills for life necessaryin families, communities, andworkplaces. Members can dem-onstrate family and consumer sci-ences skills, career skills, and in-

Austin Walstad, Kindra Walstad, and Noah Erickson participated in afundraiser at the Tommy Bartlett Show at the Wisconsin Dells on September7. The Walstads have been avid waterskiers since they were youngchildren; Erickson recently took up the sport.

By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA – Three local

waterskiers with the SkiDoxWaterski Team (formerly knownas the Rochester Waterski Team)recently completed the 2013 sum-mer season. The last performancefor the entire team, made up ofapproximately 55 skiers and sup-port people was on Labor Day atFisherman’s Inn on Lake Zumbro.However, 15 year-old Noah Erick-son, 18-year-old Austin Walstad,and 21-year-old Kindra Walstad,had another opportunity to per-form. They were among groupsof skiers from throughout themidwest invited to participate in afundraising event at the TommyBartlett Show at the WisconsinDells on Saturday, September 7.

Kindra, a student at Winona StateUniversity, and Austin, a Roch-ester Community and TechnicalCollege student, have many yearsof skiing experience, starting atages 6 and 4, respectively. Kindra’sspecialty areas are swivel and bal-let; Austin’s focus has been bare-foot skiing as well as jumps. TheWalstad family has been involvedwith the sport going back to theirgrandfather, Marvin Walstad, andcontinuing with their dad, Todd.Austin says, “Grandpa is our num-ber one fan. He hasn’t missed ashow since I don’t know when.”Todd is still involved with the show,having moved from performingto driving the boats a few yearsago. Their mom, Deb, is the pho-tographer for the family, and “wasin the water, holding the kids upwhen we started to learn,” accord-ing to Austin.

Noah, son of Mark and MissyErickson, is a newcomer to waterskiing. He tried the sport at ageseven, but when the first effortwas unsuccessful, he didn’t tryagain until becoming friends withAustin and learning from him thisyear. Noah’s summer was spentlearning all aspects of waterskiing.He rode in the boat, helped withthe equipment for the team, andby the end of the season, was ski-ing in some of the SkiDox shows.

The September 7 event at theWisconsin Dells was a third an-nual fundraising event. Kindradescribed the format for the show.Individual participants wrote onslips of paper what type of per-former they are (such as barefoot,pyramid, jumper, or ballet). Then,everyone was randomly placedwith others into four teams andgiven one hour to put together ashow to perform for the audience.Each team then went through thecrowd with buckets to gather do-nations. Teams were “placed”based on the amount of donationsreceived.

The Walstads have participatedin all three Tommy Bartlett fund-raising events; it was a first for

Erickson. There were four teamsthis year with approximately fortypeople on each team. Kindra, Aus-tin and Noah ended up on differ-ent teams. Austin said, “That wasnice – gave us all a chance to meetnew people and branch out.” Themoney collected this year wenttowards a Wisconsin Dells edu-cation fund.

In addition to the weekly sum-mer shows on Lake Zumbro thisyear, the SkiDox team also per-formed in regional competition inWaterloo, Iowa and in a nationalcompetition at Tomahawk, Wis-consin. SkiDox placed sixth againstfourteen other teams in the na-tional event.

Waterskiing continues to be inthe future for each of the threeyoung people, but with a varietyof goals. Kindra will be taking onthe role of director for the SkiDox

Waterski Team in 2014. With los-ing many members to college re-cently, she points out the team isvery young and “the challenge willbe how to get everyone on thewater.”

After finishing the year at RCTC,Austin plans to ski the summerwith SkiDox under his sister’s di-rection. After that, he plans to takea job offer in the waterskiing pro-fession at Winter Haven, Florida.

Noah, a sophomore at Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School, is also ac-tive in basketball and golf. As the“newbie” of the group, he said, “Iprobably have the most goals ofus: to keep improving and learn-ing more skills. In 2014, I hope tobe an active participant in theshows.” In addition to skiing bare-foot, he also wants to perform inthe pyramids formations (base),line doubles, and jumps.

Waterskiers complete seasonperforming at Wisconsin Dells

2013-14 Goodhue FCCLA officers, first row: Anna Kohlnhofer, KateStehr; second row: Cass Ramthun, Kayla Bork, Brekah Baker; third row:Klarissa Dankers, Tiffanie Anderson; fourth row: Ethan Dressen. Notpictured: Sara Post.

Goodhue FCCLA is“Wild About Leadership”

terpersonal skills through competi-tive events. If any organization inthe community would like helpwith a service project, contact theschool.

This year’s officers are: TiffanieAnderson, president; KlarissaDankers, president-elect; KatelynStehr, student council representa-

tive; Sara Post, recreation chair-person; Anna Kohlnhofer, secre-tary; Kayla Bork, treasurer; andCass Ramthun, historian. Alsoserving as part of the executivecouncil are Brekah Baker, statepeer education team member; andEthan Dressen, state president.

Corridor preservation projectwill identify infrastructure needs

PINE ISLAND – OlmstedCounty, in coordination with theCity of Pine Island and New Ha-ven Township, has initiated a trans-portation corridor preservationproject to identify the long-termtransportation infrastructure needsfor connecting Olmsted CountyRoad 5 on the west to the High-way 52/County Road 12 inter-change (also known as the ElkRun Interchange) on the east, southof the city of Pine Island.

As part of the planning and pre-liminary design phase of theproject, an Environmental Assess-ment Worksheet (EAW) has beenprepared and published for publicand agency review and comment.The EAW identifies the projectpurpose and need, and alternativesconsidered, and identifies poten-tial social, economic, and envi-ronmental effects of the project.

The EAW is available for reviewin Pine Island at City Hall (250South Main Street) and Van HornPublic Library (115 Third StreetSE)

The EAW can be made avail-able in alternative formats to indi-viduals with disabilities by call-ing the Minnesota Relay serviceat 800-627-3529 or 651-296-9930TTY. The deadline for submittingcomments is Wednesday, Octo-ber 16. All comments should bedirected to:

Charlie ReiterRochester-Olmsted Planning

Dept.2122 Campus Drive SERochester MN [email protected] interested in obtain-

ing additional information are

encouraged to visit the projectwebsite at http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us/planning/trnsprtnplng/125StStudy/Pages/default.aspx orby contacting Charlie Reiter,Olmsted County, Phone: (507) 238-7136, [email protected].

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Pine Island

By Tara ChapaPINE ISLAND – Finance Di-

rector Jonathan Eickoff spoke withMnDOT during the Pine IslandCity Council meeting on Septem-ber 17. MnDOT informed Eickoffthat in the coming weeks all me-dians south of Highway 11 will begone as well as all access to andfrom the White Pines Sportman’sClub and a culvert located nearthe existing roadway.

Councilors Erik Diskerud andNick Novak said this was the city’sresponsibility to rectify and theydo not want to see Pine Islandbusinesses suffer. White Pinesowner Terry Ferguson said it costshim nearly $1,500 a day to be open.If this situation isn’t resolved soon,he said he could be out of busi-ness.

Councilors discussed whetherto go with Schaefer & Sons tocomplete demolition and then con-struction of a new road or to bidthe project out to more compa-nies. After discussion, the coun-cil moved to direct staff to gathera quote from Schaefer & Sons tocomplete an interim access to 210thStreet thus allowing access to thegun club as well as leave the ex-isting culvert in place. A specialmeeting will be held Monday, Sep-tember 30 at 7 p.m. to clarify the210th St project.Snow parking ordinance

City council approved the newordinance stating there is no park-ing on city streets following anyaccumulation of snowfall. Any vio-lators are subject to be towed. De-cisions for towing will be left tothe Public Works Department.Royal Court water meters

Discussion took place regard-ing movement of the Royal Courtwater meters to a central location

to make it easier for Public Worksto shut off or turn on water. Cur-rently, as residents vacate withsometimes little or no notice, it ischallenging to reach meters in aneffort to turn on or off water. Whenwater is left on, Pine Island cityworkers need to be able to reachmeters and shut off valves promptlyand easily.

The cost of adding centralizedwater meters can be expensive butso can continuous running waterafter a tenant has vacated unknow-ingly.

The council will invite JohnTiedemann, owner of Royal CourtPark, to the next meeting to intro-duce the idea as well as ask forfeedback. A decision will be votedon at the next city council meet-ing.Land O’ Lakes

The council is considering aneasement agreement regarding theLand O’ Lakes’ current stormsewer. Pipes connected to it be-long to both the city and Land O’Lakes. Because no legal formaldocument has ever been filed re-garding this issue, in addition toproper ownership and maintenanceof existing pipes, an easementagreement needs to be put intoeffect. Further discussion will takeplace. The topic was tabled forthe next council meeting.Van Horn Library

In August, the Van Horn PublicLibrary hosted a series of threevisits from a therapy dog and hishandler. Youth were invited to signup for a 20-minute session to readto the K-9 dog Midnight. Readingto a therapy dog helps children toimprove their reading and com-munication skills, and also teachesthem to love books and reading.

The library board will extend

hours of operation. Beginning onOctober 7, the library will add sevenadditional open hours. The library’snew hours will be Monday noon -6 p.m., Tuesday noon - 8 p.m.,Wednesday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thurs-day noon - 8 p.m., Friday noon - 6p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.Public Works update

Public Works Director SteveOelkers discussed projects thathave been completed. They includepreparing for the initial phase ofthe budgeting process for 2014,repairing sidewalks at the schooland on Main Street, and paintingdone by St. Paul Lutheran Churchgroup, fire hall, and city hall. Thepool is closed and winterized forthis year. The flood buyout demo-lition is complete except for someremaining debris and seeding.Pine Haven Care Center

Steve Miller, manager at PineHaven Care Center, announced thatfunding has been granted after quitean extensive application processfor a building project to expandthe center. Additional details willbe presented in October.Sheriff’s office moving

The sheriff’s office will be mov-ing to the city hall to save tax-payer dollars. A notice has beensent and city council expects themove to be complete by the end ofOctober.Other business

A Pine Island volleyball rafflepermit application was approvedfor October 10 to raise funds forPIHS varsity volleyball.

An application was approvedto allow for expansion of a resi-dential home currently in non-con-forming use in an area zoned com-mercial located at 512 S MainStreet. The application was sub-mitted by Herman and Evon Bush-man.

PI freshmen attend retreat at Ironwood Springs

At the Ironwood Springs retreat, Sydney Pike and Braden Aakre have alittle fun after signing the ninth grade banner that the class decoratedfor the freshmen float in the Homecoming parade.

Ninth-grader Lindsey Cobb and senior crew leader Allison Andersonboth struggle to take control of a ball during a game of blind dodge ball.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND – On Septem-

ber 13, Pine Island High Schoolninth-graders along with theirPanther Crew Leaders and teach-ers spent the day at IronwoodSprings Christian Ranch on thesouth side of Rochester nearStewartville. Since 2007, this re-treat has been helping PI fresh-men get acclimated to high schoolby using interactive group activi-ties.

The day-long event started outwith students separating into

groups and taking part in fun learn-ing centers that explore differentways to succeed in high school,such as by setting goals, gettingorganized, knowing what to ex-pect, studying, and taking tests.PIHS advisor Marlee Rosenthalstrongly emphasized that “Gradesmatter!” during her group sessionwith the students.

The students also learned theimportance of connecting sociallyand taking advantage of new op-portunities and participating in

activities, such as clubs and sports.Respect was another area that

was discussed. Key points included

bullying issues, learning to solveproblems, and asking for help whenneeded.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND – The first an-

nual RiverDale Farm Market washeld September 13 and 14 in thelandmark 1919 RiverDale Farmbarn located just outside of PineIsland at the residence of Ann Fahy-Gust. The busy two-day event fea-tured antiques, vintage items, craftsand collectibles.

The idea for the RiverDaleMarket was created by longtimefriends Ann Fahy-Gust, Judy Cook,and Mary Wulf, with the intent tocreate a local once-a-year marketfor vintage crafts and antiques.The three friends decided to sharetheir love for antiques and flea

markets with others by offering alocal country style setting to shopfor those one-of-a-kind items.

Fahy-Gust said it worked outgreat to hold the event in her wellkept barn which added a rusticcountry atmosphere that fit in per-fect with this type of market.

Cook’s love of antiques beganas a child when her aunt and unclehad an antique shop. She said, “Iused to love looking at all the prettyglassware they had. My parentsalso started buying and selling an-tiques.” She got hooked herselfwhen she went to a flea marketand bought her first tin. Soon onetin multiplied into many tins andmany other collections started, too.

Now, years later, Cook said shedecided it was time to startdownsizing and part with some ofher collections as well as some ofher mother’s collections.

Along with Cook, other localvendors included Jean Borland,Shirley Anderson, and TammySchettl who offered her GuardianCollection of unique handcraftedjewelry and Oh Snap clutch purses.Junk Devotion creators Cheryl andWoody Woodward also had a va-riety of their repurposed andupcycled one-of-a-kind creationsfor home and garden on display.

Fahy-Gust, Cook, and Wulf werepleased with the steady turnoutduring the event. Cook said,“People loved seeing the landmarkbarn, too.”

The group has already begunplanning for next year’s eventwhich they are hoping continuesto grow to include more vendors,more specialty items, crafts andpossibly consignment. Fahy-Gust,who has a love for creating beau-tiful stain glass designs, will beworking on adding her talent tothe next event as well. Follow theRiverDale Market on Facebookfor more information and updates.

RiverDale Farm Market holds two-day event

Ann Fahy-Gust, Mary Wulf, and Judy Cook are already starting to plan for the second annual RiverDale FarmMarket to include more crafts and specialty items.

PINE ISLAND — The Pine Is-land American Legion CharlesCowden Post #184 and AmericanLegion Auxiliary hosted theAmerican Red Cross Bloodmo-bile on September 16 at the Ameri-can Legion building. The nextblood drive is February 10, 2013.

Forty-one units were collectedand there were two RBC with fourdeferrals. David Sween earned a

Bloodmobile collects 40 unitsfive-gallon pin and Ernest Banksearned a two-gallon pin. PamelaMillen was a first-time donor.

Workers were Carol Moreland,Irene Cowden, Shirley Kennedy,Maggie Nei, Helen Frigaard, PatJackson, Linda Kelly, Ray andLaWanda Keller.

The next blood drive is Febru-ary 10, 2013.

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Sodbusters elect new officers

The 2013-14 officer team of the New Haven Sodbusters 4-H Club includes, front row, left to right: PatrickBogard, photographer; Andrew Bogard, reporter; back row: Ryan Kohlmeyer, secretary; Kristina Allen,president; Laura Cragoe, co-vice-president; Taylor Schroder, co-vice-president; Keanan Peterson-Rucker,treasurer.

Submitted by Emma CulbertsonThe monthly meeting of the New

Haven Sodbuster’s 4-H Club washeld on September 8 at St.Michael’s Catholic Church in PineIsland. New officers were elected.Kristina Allen was elected presi-dent and Taylor Schroder and LauraCragoe were elected co-vice-presi-dents. Ryan Kohlmeyer was electedsecretary, and the new treasurer isKeanan Peterson-Rucker. The re-porter is Andy Bogard, and PatBogard was elected photographer.

Talia and Logan Mentjes gave

a joint demonstration on how tomake duct tape wallets whileMeredith and Luke Kottom gavea joint demonstration on Arizona.Around 22 people went to Shadesof Sherwood for the summer ac-tivity in August.

Everyone who exhibited at theState Fair stood up, and two clubmembers were recognized for theirextra State Fair achievements –Annie Culbertson who receivedtwo scholarships, and KristinaAllen who was named the PoultryPrincess and received the Gold ‘n

Plump scholarship. Joy Kaul gavea softball update from the sum-mer. Both junior and senior teamswon their championship games.

The youth leaders will make thehistorian’s book. They also gavea report on their fair projects atthe county fair. The historian’sbook won grand champion, as didthe community pride poster. Theclub’s banner received a blue.

The next club meeting will beSunday, October 13 at St. Michael’sChurch at 5 p.m.

PINE HAVEN POTPOURRIPINE ISLAND – Pine Haven

Care Center will host the Octoberbirthday party on October 14. ArnieKuntz and Friends will providemusic. Celebrating October birth-days: Verna Jackson 5, MavisAtkinson 15, Diane Miller 18,Lorraine Van Doren 22, MarvinGoplen 29.

The residents have enjoyed go-ing for neighborhood drives tocheck on the crops, see the newroadwork, or just drive by theirhomes. If you see the bus out andabout give them a wave! They havealso enjoyed fishing trips, beingoutdoors and having fresh veg-etables from their garden.

The Pine Haven Auxiliary willmeet Wednesday October 23 at1:30 p.m. in the activity room atPine Haven. New members arealways welcome.

Trick-or-treaters will be wel-come at Pine Haven on October31 from 4-7 p.m. The residentslove to see all the costumes!

Volunteers will be honored witha brunch on October 29. Pine Ha-ven welcomes new volunteers whowould like to share their time ortalents. Stop in for a volunteerapplication. We’ll give you a tour.

Our daily events can be seenposted throughout Pine Haven oryou can request a calendar by call-ing 507-356-8304 or [email protected].

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From Our Files20 Years Ago

September 22, 1993The Goodhue High School Fu-

ture Farmers of America Dairyand General Livestock JudgingTeam competed in the annualStewartville Judging Invitationalon September 16. Judging in thedairy contest were Chris Buck,Mitch Opsahl, and Chris Mann;and in general livestock were RickLodermeier, Kris Carlson, CarlBollum, Jeff Eppen, and DavidPuppe.

40 Years AgoSeptember 27, 1973

The Wildcat football team de-feated Pine Island 8-6 to put theirrecord at 2-0. Al Larson for PI andJohn Roschen for Goodhue scoredthe touchdowns in the game. Thedifference came when Jim McNa-mara hit Lyle Zemke for the extrapoints with a little under eightminutes to go. *** Mrs. Martin

Dankers and Miss Elda Banidtspent Wednesday through Fridaylast week in Milwaukee, Wiscon-sin. *** Jeff Warren, son of Mr.and Mrs. Jerry Warren, who hasbeen stationed in Germany withthe U.S. Army, arrived home on a30-day furlough a week ago Sun-day.

50 Years AgoSeptember 26, 1963

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. DonaldGregoire, a daughter, on Septem-ber 22; Mr. and Mrs. Arvin Hadler,a daughter, on September 19. ***Mr. and Mrs. Gary Holst ofMaynard spent the weekend in theHusbyn and Holst homes. *** Mr.and Mrs. Wilfred O’Reilly andKay were weekend guests in theEarl O’Reilly home in St. PaulPark.

60 Years AgoSeptember 24, 1953

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Delmer

GOODHUEBrinkman, a daughter, on Septem-ber 21; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ryan,a son, on September 19; Mr. andMrs. Walter Quast, a daughter, onSeptember 13; Mr. and Mrs. JamesDresser, a daughter, on Septem-ber 22. *** Mr. and Mrs. RubenVoth were Sunday afternoon andsupper company at the George W.Diercks residence. *** Sundayafternoon and supper company atthe Howard Buck residence wereMr. and Mrs. Burton Buck of RedWing.

70 Years AgoSeptember 23, 1943

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nibbe andfamily spent Sunday afternoon withrelatives in Red Wing. *** Mr.and Mrs. Ralph Schinnert of RedWing were weekend guests at theL.N. Schinnert home. *** Mrs.John Yungers and Jane and MaryLou Majerus were visitors in PineIsland on Saturday.

20 Years AgoSeptember 22, 1993

Gina Myran attended the sec-ond birthday party for twin great-grandchildren Megan and Bran-don Palma on September 12 at thehome of their parents, Duane andKristen Palma, of New Prague.*** Jamie Fuchs and Curt Quamwere crowned 1993 Kenyon-Wanamingo Homecoming Queenand King at the coronation Mon-day evening.

40 Years AgoSeptember 27, 1973

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lee movedfrom Welch last Saturday to theLeonard Husbyn farm. *** Mr.and Mrs. Lowell Baumgartner,Carrie, Carla, and Renee movedSeptember 1 to the Elmer Kyllofarm. Mr. Baumgartner is em-ployed in Cannon Falls. *** Mr.and Mrs. Alfred Hostager cel-ebrated their golden wedding an-niversary on August 21.

70 Years AgoSeptember 23, 1943

Mr. and Mrs. Alton Lawrenceand son Steve of Red Wing vis-ited Sunday at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Stephen Anderson. ***Mr. and Mrs. E.N. Quamme ofWaterloo, Iowa, and Mrs. CarolineWilson of Kenyon were Sundayguests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

WANAMINGOR. Emerson. *** T.O. Sunday isvisiting at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.Paul Danneberg, at La Junta, Colo-rado.

WANAMINGO, 1943 – Rev. and Mrs. S.O. Simundson were honoredSunday, September 12, at the Gol Church in Kenyon on their 50thanniversary of marriage.

10 Years AgoSeptember 24, 2003

Sammi Dries and Eli Krenikwere crowned Queen and King atthe Homecoming coronation onSeptember 23. *** Donna Finstuenof Wanamingo was recognized asEmployee of the Month at PineHaven Care Center.

20 Years AgoSeptember 22, 1993

Chris Dietz, son of Dr. and Mrs.Don Dietz, received his master ofnurse anasthesia degree from MayoGraduate School on September 3.

40 Years AgoSeptember 27, 1973

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. JamesSanford, a son, Allan James, onSeptember 23. *** Mike Lundeof Pine Island will be a startingback on the South Dakota StateUniversity football team this year.*** Mr. and Mrs. RogerRaudabaugh were Sunday eveningvisitors of Mr. and Mrs. RichardHoughton at Cannon Falls.

50 Years AgoSeptember 26, 1963

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sheppard willcelebrate their golden wedding an-niversary on October 6. *** Mrs.Sino Hassler entertained a groupof neighborhood ladies at a shower

PINE ISLANDSaturday in honor of Rita Buegler.*** Mr. and Mrs. Curtis O’Neillof Minneapolis were Tuesdayevening guests of Mr. and Mrs.Elmer Walter.

60 Years AgoSeptember 24, 1953

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. HaroldZimmerman, a son, on September18; Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Scheffler,a son, on September 14. *** Mr.and Mrs. Alvin Kramer of Kassonspent Friday evening at the ArnoldKramer home. *** Irene VanAllenand Gene Thompson of Roches-ter were supper guests on Sundayat the Ray Thayer home.

PINE ISLAND, 1973 – Ruth King and Mark Trelstad were crowned Homecoming Queen and King at lastThursday’s coronation program.

ZUMBROTA, 1973 – Zumbrota High School Homecoming candidates are, front row: Marty Larson, RuthMiller, Brenda Weis, and Denise Tiedemann; back row: Wayne Steege, Dave Lother, Bob Fredrickson, andWilliam McWaters.

10 Years AgoSeptember 24, 2003

Angela Bersaw is no strangerto the area in her new position ascommunity development directoryzoning administrator. *** TheZumbrota Covered Bridge Soci-ety recently added a decorativetouch to the left of the CoveredBridge entrance with a permanentconcrete flower pot that will beused year-round.

20 Years AgoSeptember 22, 1993

Martin Amundson was reservechampion of the lightweight divi-sion at the Minnesota State Fairwith his pig. *** The sales staff ofLarson Tractor were in Omaha,Nebraska, recently to see the newline of Case International MAG-NUM tractors. *** Boy ScoutTroop 59 will host Districts BoyScouts on September 24-26 fortraining weekend. *** The Zum-brota-Mazeppa Cougar B-squadvolleyball team placed third in the

ZUMBROTAeight-team tournament at MayoHigh School on Saturday, Sep-tember 18.

30 Years AgoSeptember 28, 1973

Homecoming King is Casey Bra-dley, son of Gloria and Roy Brad-ley and Queen is Kris Knutson,daughter of Dee and ChuckKnutson. *** Three seniors fromZumbrota have been named na-tional Merit Scholarship Com-mended Students for their perfor-mance on the 1983 PSAT NMSQT. Honored from Zumbrota areAndrea Casselton, Kurt Radke, andKaryn Zupfer. *** Mr. and Mrs.Herbert Schliep, Mr. and Mrs.Christian Hernlem, Mr. and Mrs.Lyle Schliep, and Mr. and Mrs.Almen Clemenson, accompaniedby Alice Jones of South St. Paul,recently joined a tour group toNashville, Tennessee.

40 Years AgoSeptember 27, 1973

The Zumbrota Tigers who had

lost 12 straight games since win-ning Hiawatha Valley Conferencehonors in 1971 nipped St. Charles6-3 in overtime Friday night at St.Charles. *** Mrs. Claude Klinewas visited by Mrs. Merle Clausonof rural Cannon Falls Tuesdayafternoon. *** Mrs. Merlin Leehas several of her Japanese brushpaintings at the Windsor Galleryin Edina.

50 Years AgoSeptember 26, 1963

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zimmerman,Paul Jr. and John attended the 50thwedding anniversary of Mr. andMrs. August Zimmerma at Stantonon Sunday afternoon. *** Mr. andMrs. Ronald Banitt and family wereSunday evening supper guests inLewiston at the home of Mr. andMrs. Donald Lewis. *** Mr. andMrs. Luther Hoven, Brent and Toddof South Saint Paul spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Gilmer Hoven.

Oronoco

By Alice Duschanek-MyersORONOCO – On September

17, Fire Chief Dan Sundt requestedspending a maximum of $2,500for food and activities for Fire Pre-vention Week night on Wednes-day, October 9 from 5-8 p.m. Thefunds were raised by charitablegambling. There will be safetytraining and other activities forresidents and the children. The citycouncil approved the request.

Sundt also requested spending$700 for Shawn Lehman and BrettWhetstone to attend the Tri-StateEmergency Responders Confer-ence in Dubuque, Iowa. This in-cludes the cost of staying in a ho-tel. The council approved the re-quest.

Emergency services are usingthe new portable radio purchasedwith the DNR grant.

The fire department went to onefire in a ditch on US Highway 52this month. The First Respondersanswered 10 calls. Seven were inthe city and three were in the town-ship.

Justin Reisdorfer resigned fromthe fire department. He is relocat-ing to work in law enforcement.Cedar Woodlands Roads

City Engineer Joe Palen re-viewed the feasibility study to re-pair and complete the roads at CedarWoodlands. The roads were notcompleted by the original devel-oper and are deteriorating. Thecost of the project is estimated at$145,000.

He reviewed the options for as-

sessing the costs. The costs couldbe assessed 100% to properties orshared with the city. At any rate,the city would have to bond forthe roads.

There are 60 benefiting proper-ties, residential and commercial.The assessment could be equallydivided. Assessment would total$2424.53 per property with thismethod.

The other option is calculationon a lineal frontage foot basis. Theminimum frontage is 60’ and themaximum frontage is 150.’ Thecost is $22.81 per frontage foot.The assessments with this methodwould range from $1300 to $3421.Planning and Zoning

During public forum at the coun-cil meeting, engineer Dale Allenpresented his opinion that prop-erty north of Oronoco that is notin the city limits could not be eco-nomically served with municipalwater and sewer now or in thefuture. The owners of the prop-erty are planning a developmentwith only seven, scenic lots on thehilly terrain. He estimated the costof the lots at $75,000 to $90,000.

The Olmsted County Board isconsidering a land use change pe-tition for the property. The peti-tion would remove the propertyfrom urban service designation.This would require developers towork with the nearest municipal-ity that might provide services inthe next 25-50 years. The devel-opers want the property designatedas a suburban subdivision.

Fifty years ago, the land was inthe Oronoco Land Use Plan. How-ever, it has been in the Pine IslandLand Use Plan and was removedfrom the Pine Island urban ser-vice designation. Allen said PineIsland was not able to serve theproperty.

Olmsted County requested anyinput the City of Oronoco had onthe petition. The Sewer and Wa-ter Committee discussed the re-quest on September 4. They votedto have Skyler Breitenstein writea letter to the county in support ofnot changing the land use for theproperty. The committee also dis-cussed remaining consistent withthe city ordinances to serve prop-erties with municipal utilities evenin the future.

Allen wanted the council tochange the opinion in the letterand agree with the petition. Thecurrent plans are for wells and septicsystems to be constructed on theproperty with development. Thedevelopers do not want purchas-ers of the lots to pay any addi-tional costs for utilities in the fu-ture if there is annexation.

Breitenstein said, “We as resi-dents and a council thought it isnot in the city now but will be inthe future. It’s less costly now todo (lines to assess the property)when we don’t have to than to tearup the roads, etc. to do it in thefuture... We are not doing it now,but it’s in the plan to do the ba-sics.”

Mayor Kevin McDermott closedthis discussion at 7:30 p.m. and it

Oronoco will havea bocce ball courtBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

ORONOCO – On September16, Charlie Fried of the OronocoParks and Trails Commission re-quested spending $1,000 from the2013 budget to construct a bocceball court at the community cen-ter. These funds would come fromthe rebate from Peoples Coopera-tive Service for the installation ofelectricity at the shelter in RiverPark. The court would be 84’ by12’ and constructed from com-pressed clay.

The council suggested construct-ing it on the west side of US High-way 52 near the baseball fields.The parking would be accessibleto the court there. The possibility

of damage to the court from GoldRush Days would also be de-creased.

Fried said that the communitycenter site would be more cen-trally located for everyone andcould increase its appeal. At thispoint, participants would bring theirown balls. It could add to the rec-reational offerings for senior citi-zens as well as everyone else.

The council approved havingFried, Cain Dolan, and a memberof the Gold Rush Committee evalu-ate the possible sites for the newbocce ball court. Nate Hartungoffered the use of a clay compac-tor for the project.

was continued with the discussionwith the updates from the sewerand water committee.

Allen requested that the city havePalen do a feasibility study of thecosts of municipal utilities for theproposed development.

Council members and McDer-mott said this would be at the City’sexpense for a property that is notin the city. There has already beenmuch consideration of the possi-bilities for future planning.

City Attorney Fred Suhler said,“This is not on the agenda. Therehas been no notice to the public. Isuggest you ask what they (OlmstedCounty) really want.”

The council approved writing aletter to the Olmsted County Boardstating they should vote as theywant, but if it was developed, thecouncil would like to see it con-nect to Oronoco utilities in thefuture if it becomes part of thecity.Other business

The council adopted a resolu-tion for a lien for unpaid chargeson a water bill at 1270 Valley ViewLane SW in the amount of $148.58.

Bidding was opened and publi-cized for construction of a newcity garage.

The City of Oronoco is waitingto schedule the municipal wellrepair in October after the roadconstruction is completed. McDer-mott said, “There is a lot of de-mand for water with the construc-tion.”

Schafer Contracting offered theCity of Oronoco free material to

use to install new shoulders on theroads and repair some streets andalleys. Palen said about 1,000 cu-bic yards will be available fromreconstructing hills. The city willstore the material at Carol CowdenPark on 3rd Street SW until 2014.

The council approved usingHathaway Tree Service to trim treeson the roadways as needed in 2014.Rochester Service was selected torepair asphalt resulting from awaterline repair on River WoodLane SW for $1,440.

The council approved setting apublic hearing on October 15 at

6:45 p.m. to assess $650 of mow-ing fees to 401 1st Avenue NE.

Four permits for building im-provements were issued this month.Two building permits for newconstructions on Woodlands LaneSE and Cedar Drive SE were is-sued.

Cost estimates for developmentand plans were created for thecommunity gardens on floodbuyout property. The project mustbe approved by the SoutheasternMinnesota Multi-County Housing& Redevelopment Authority(SEMMCHRA).

Fire Prevention Week open house is October 9

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Obituaries

Jeanette Tollefsrud 1925-2013

ZUMBROTA – Jeanette Toll-efsrud, age 88, of Zumbrota, diedon Wednesday, September 18,2013 at the Zumbrota Health Ser-vices.

Jeanette Marion Lerfald wasborn on June 7, 1925 in ZumbrotaTownship, Goodhue County, toOle and Kathryn (nee Weber)Lerfald. Jeanette attended District112 Country School for eight yearsand then attended Zumbrota HighSchool for the next four, graduat-ing in June of 1943. On October14, 1944 she married LawrenceE. Tollefsrud in Zumbrota. Fol-lowing their marriage they farmedthe Tollefsrud farm, west of Zum-

brota. Along with helping on thefarm, Jeanette worked at the Zum-brota Bakery for 21 years and as-sisted her husband as custodian atLands Lutheran Church for four-teen years. Lawrence died on De-cember 21, 2001. Jeanette was amember of St. Paul’s CatholicChurch, Minneola HomemakersGroup and Zumbrota Tops Club.She enjoyed baking, mowing thelawn, life on the farm and spend-ing time with her family, espe-cially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jeanette is survived by onedaughter, Suzanne (Gary) Lewisof Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two sons,Paul (Nancy) Tollefsrud ofWaconia, and Lyle (Penny)Tollefsrud of Eagan; daughter-in-law, Rita Tollefsrud of Roches-ter; ten grandchildren; eighteengreat-grandchildren; nieces andnephews.

Jeanette was preceded in deathby her husband Lawrence; son,David Tollefsrud; sister, IreneZimmerman and her parents, Oleand Kathryn.

A funeral service was held onMonday, September 23, 2013 atLands Lutheran Church in ruralZumbrota with Pastor DavidKrinke officiating. Burial was inthe church cemetery. Memorialsare preferred to donor’s choice orLands Lutheran Church.

Lisa Tri 1959-2013

MAZEPPA – Lisa Ann Tri, 54,lifetime resident of Mazeppa,passed away on her birthday, Tues-day, September 17, 2013, sur-rounded by her children and closefriends.

She graduated from MazeppaHigh School (“MHS, is the best!”)in 1977 where she could be seenon the basketball court or track

field with her signature ChuckTaylors.

With a flair for the dramatic,Lisa will be remembered for herquick wit, amazing artistic abili-ties, love for animals, and her genu-ine love and dedication to her chil-dren and grandchildren. “Gran”was a great teacher and a trulyunique personality with creativ-ity oozing from her pores, whichwas inherited by her children andgrandchildren.

She is survived by her three big-gest fans, Libby (Joe) Carlson,Spike Henn, and Echo Henn; hergrandchildren Bear and IrieCarlson; her brother Bradford(Diane) Tri; nieces and nephews,and good friend Doug Borneke.She was preceded in death by herparents, Walter and GwendolynTri.

Her body was donated to theUniversity Of Minnesota AnatomyBequest Program. A celebrationof life will be held at the Ameri-can Legion in Mazeppa on Sun-day, September 29 at 2 p.m. toremember her spirit, spunk, andsarcastic sense of humor.

Wilma C. Beck 1923-2013

NASHUA, IA – Wilma C. Beck,89, of Nashua, Iowa, died Mon-day, September 16, 2013, at theFloyd County Memorial Hospitalin Charles City, Iowa.

She was born on September 20,1923, in Charles City, Iowa, theonly child of William and Clausine(Schroeder) Ebding. She attendedcountry school in Riverton Town-ship #3 in Floyd County, Iowa.Wilma was a graduate from CharlesCity High School in 1941. Shewent on to receive additional edu-cation at the Iowa State TeachersCollege, where she completed hernormal training, and earned a teach-ing certificate. Upon completion,she taught in the rural countryschools in Riverton Township.

During this time while attend-ing a party, she was introduced bymutual friends to Johnnie Beck.They were married on November7, 1943 at the United Church ofChrist – Pleasant Hill. To this unionfour children were born: Myrna,Jeanne, Robert, and Charles.Wilma subsequently took a posi-tion teaching for the Nashua Com-munity School District. She thentaught in Plainfield, and whileteaching there, she went on to earnher B.S. degree from WartburgCollege in 1968. Wilma retired in1985 but was so fond of the pro-

fession she worked as a substituteteacher for another nine years.

Wilma was an active memberof St. John Lutheran Church inNashua. She served on the churchcouncil, and Ruth (Martha) Circle,along with serving on several com-mittees and taught Sunday schoolfor 26 years. Wilma and Johnniewere in a neighborhood 500 cardclub, actively participating for over50 years. Wilma really enjoyedbeing in the former rural teachersclub, where she would meet withformer rural school teachers tosocialize.

She loved craftwork and read-ing, along with making and send-ing homemade cards. She will beremembered as being an amazingcook. Wilma always cherished timespent with her family, especiallyher grandchildren and great-grand-children.

Left to cherish Wilma’s memoryare two daughters, Myrna (Donald)Greene of Sun Lakes, Arizona,and Jeanne (Gary) Olson ofNashua, Iowa; son, Robert (Joyce)Beck of Nashua, Iowa; daughter-in-law, Kathy Beck of Zumbrota;seven grandchildren, Michelle(Joe) Gribben and their childrenAmanda and Matthew of EdenPrairie, Eric (Kim) Olson and theirchildren Kallie, Kacey, and Lydiaof New Hampton, Iowa, Brad(Andie) Olson and their childrenDrew and Rylie of Osage, Iowa,Jason Beck of Pine Island, Dou-glas (Megan) Beck and their chil-dren Melanie, Nathan, and Erinof Goodhue, Michael Beck andhis children Gabriel, Joseph, andTyler of Zumbrota, and Travis Beckof Forest City, Iowa.

She was preceded in death byher parents, loving husband,Johnnie (2002), and son Charles(2009).

Funeral services were held Fri-day, September 20, 2013, at St.John Lutheran Church, Nashua.Interment will be held in SunnysideMemory Gardens, rural CharlesCity. Online condolence forWilma’s family may be left athugebackfuneralhome.com.

Births

QUAMMadison Quam would like to

announce the birth of her brother,Mason, who was born July 30,2013, at Methodist Hospital inRochester. He was 8 pounds 7ounces and was 22-3/4 inches long.

Proud parents are Aaron and SaraQuam of Wanamingo. Grandpar-ents are Sue Voegele and Davidand Becky Friese, all of Wana-mingo, and the late Joe Voegeleand the late Karen Quam. Great-grandparents are Erna and MyronQuam of Kenyon, Roger andShirley Friese of Kilkenny, andBetty Suess of Faribault. Great-great-grandma is Elaine Grove ofZumbrota.

Community CalendarCOUNTY

Senior DiningReservations are required by

calling 24 hours ahead at each ofthe nutrition sites.

In the Pine Island area, mealsare served at the Pine Island Se-nior Center; Zumbrota area, Zum-brota Towers; Wanamingo, Heri-tage Hills Apartments.

If you have questions, call 507-824-2995,356-2228 or the SEM-CAC kitchen at 732-5086

September 26-October 2Thursday: Beef tetrazzini; beef

and rice casserole; parslied car-rots; wheat roll; strawberryshortcake;

Friday: Swedish meatballs;mashed potatoes; broccoli; mixedfruit cup; sugar cookie.

Monday: Onion smothered beefsteak; mashed potatoes; spinach;peach/cranberry sauce; mockwhip’n chill

Tuesday: Swedish meatballs;mashed potatoes; broccoli; mixedfruit cup; sugar cookie.

Wednesday: Baked ham; Alt :Beef steak; sweet potatoes; greenbeans/mushrooms; dinner roll; pie.

Goodhue County FarmersUnion Meeting

WANAMINGO — The meet-

ing will be held Monday, Septem-ber 30, 7 p.m. at Area 57 inWanamingo.Chicken dinner willbe provided, County Commis-sioner Dan Rechtzigel will be guestspeaker along with MFUVicePresident Gary Wertish. For in-formation call County PresidentPat Irrthum, 507-824-1215.

Chili Cook-offThe taste-testing fundraiser for

United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha,and Pierce Counties is open to thepublic at Treasure Island on Thurs-day, September 26 from 4:30-7:30.Businesses, organizations, restau-rants submit their chili to be judged.Buy tickets in advance at UnitedWay, Randy’s restaurant, RedWing Chamber of Commerce orCannon Falls Chamber of Com-merce. Children under 5 are freeat the door. “Chance Meetings”will perform live throught theevening.

Chester Woods ParkSunday, September 28 at 1 p.m.

p.m.– Join staff and volunteers fora fun and educational afternoonof native prairie seed harvesting.You need only bring yourself ascollection bags will be provided.Meet at the boat ramp. Call Con-tact Celeste Lewis at 507-775-2451

for program details.

Oxbow ParkBYRON — Saturday, Septem-

ber 28, at 1 p.m. – Fall Craft Bas-kets. Call to reserve your spot forthis fun activity! Fall brings lotsof beautiful colors which we willuse to help us decorate our littlebaskets. There is a $2 fee to helpcover the cost of materials, andspace is limited. Call 507-775-2451to reserve your spot.

GOODHUEHistorical Society

The Goodhue Area HistoricalSociety will be open June 1 throughSeptember 1 every Thursday andSunday from 1-4 p.m. If you wantto visit at another time call ArdisHenrichs, 651-923-4629; MarieStrusz, 651-923-4302; Ray Mc-Namara, 651-923-5117; or RoyBuck, 651-923-4388. Visit goodhueareahistory.org for informationabout the historical society.

ORONOCOArea History Center

The Oronoco Area History Cen-ter is open to visitors in the CityBuilding every second Saturday

from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us atOAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW orcall 507-367-4320. You may alsovisit our web page at oronocoareahistory.org

PINE ISLAND.

PI Senior Citizens MeetingThe Senior Citizens will meet

Wednesday noon, October 2 at thehandicapped accessible SeniorCenter for their business meeting.All community seniors 55 and overare welcome.

Community Garage SaleA community garage sale to raise

funds for various communityprojects, including the Borrow-a-Bike program, will be held at theCreamery near the Douglas TrailPark. The doors will be open onFriday, September 27 from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. and on Saturday, Septem-ber 28 from 8 a.m.-noon.The Im-age Committee will accept dona-tions for the sale at the Creameryon Wednesday, September 24 andThursday, September 26 from 4-7 p.m.

Cancer Support GroupThe group meets on Thursday,

September 26 at 9 a.m. at SaintPaul Lutheran Church.

Vaccination ClinicHomeland Health is offering the

new Quadrivalent Flu Vaccine andFluMist at Pine Island School, 2231st Avenue SE, September 30, 3-6:30 p.m. No one will be refusedfor inability to pay. Cash only, nochecks. Questions? ContactGoodhue County Health & Hu-man Services at 651-385-6100.

PI Tops #1280PI Tops #1280 meets every

Monday night at St. Paul Luth-eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-one welcome. Questions call 356-8596 or 356-8990.

Toastmasters MeetingThe Pine Island Toastmasters

meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.Paul Lutheran Church. They donot meet on holiday weekends:Christmas, New Year’s, Easter,Memorial Day, 4th of July, LaborDay or Thanksgiving.

History CenterThe Pine Island Area History

Center is located at 314 North MainStreet. Open hours are Sundaysfrom 1-3:30 p.m. and Mondaysfrom 8-11 a.m. or by appointment.To contact the History Center goto www.pineislandhistory.org orcall 507-356-2802.

ZUMBROTAZumbrota Towers Events

Community events at ZumbrotaTowers: Thursday, September 26,10:15 Exercises.

Legion Post 183American Legion Post 183 meets

Thursday, September 26 at 6 p.m.at the Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727.

VFW MeetingThe VFW meets Thursday, Sep-

tember 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727.

Zumbro ValleyWoodturners

Zumbro Valley Woodturnersmeet Thursday, September 26.Visit www.zvwoodturners.org fordetails, or call Bob Post or BillBeckman.

Flu Shot ClinicsThe Mayo Clinic Health Sys-

tem will offer flu shots beginningOctober 1 in Zumbrota, 1350Jefferson Drive. Patients can re-ceive flu shots during regularlyscheduled appointments with theirprimary care providers, or theymay schudule an appointmentduring flu shot clinics. Call 732-7314 to schedule an appointment.

Moms in PrayerMoms in Prayer meet on Mon-

days, 7 p.m. at Our Saviour’s

Church, 1549 East Avenue, Zum-brota.

LibraryThe Zumbrota Public Library

is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. Dur-ing closed hours you can learnmore about the library at http://www. zumbrota.info.

History CenterThe Zumbrota History Center

has a new photo stand displayingover 50 photographs of early Zum-brota scenes. They have been en-larged to 8 x 10 for easier view-ing. New photos are being addedall the time. Also on display aremilitary memorabilia, includingCivil War items, different modelsof telephones, Zumbrota telephonebooks dating back to the 1900s,and items of Zumbrota advertis-ing. Museum hours are Saturdays,10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other hours by ap-pointment (732-7049).

Tops MeetingZumbrota Tops #563 meets ev-

ery Monday night at Our Saviour’sLutheran Church. Weigh-in timeis changed to 5:30 p.m. and meet-ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone wel-come. Questions call 732-7459 or732-4766.

Community Band PracticeThe Zumbrota Community Band

practices on Monday nights at 7:30p.m. in the Zumbrota-MazeppaHigh School music room. Volun-teer musicians are welcome.

State TheatreThe Pines in concert will be on

Saturday, September 28 at 7:30p.m.

On Tuesday, October 1, 7 p.m.My Town Pictures will meet withproducer Scott Thompson at theZumbrota History Center, 55 E.3rd St. Zumbrota.

CrossingsDerek Davis, Richard Abraham

exhibit, with sculptures by DougSnyder, Sept. 2-30.

Jorge Caballero concert, Friday,September 27, 7:30 p.m.

Woodcarving class, Saturday,September 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Concrete Sculpture Workshop,Saturday, September 27, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. and Sunday, September28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sewn Board Books– VisibleSewing class, Sunday, September29, 9 a.m.-noon.

Sewn Board Books – CoveredSpine class, Sunday, September29, 1-4 p.m.

Pottery Wheel class, Tuesday,October 1, 6-8:30 p.m.

Yoga, Tuesday, October 1, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

For more information go towww. cros singsatcarnegie.comor call 507-732-7616. Crossingsis at 320 E Ave.

Alfred Morseth 1915-2013

KENYON – Alfred H. Morseth,98, of Kenyon and formerly ofZumbrota, died on Sunday, Sep-tember 22, 2013 at the KenyonSunset Home.

Alfred Harold Morseth was bornon July 21, 1915 in Deering, NorthDakota to John and Johanna (neeGarthus) Morseth. When Alfredwas six years old, his family movedto Minnesota. They settled on afarm north of West Concord. WhenAlfred was in his early teens hisfamily moved to a farm in the Haderarea. Alfred attended countryschool and farmed with his par-ents for many years. On June 21,1941 he married Joyce Ellefson atLands Lutheran Church. Follow-ing their marriage, the couple livedin Zumbrota before they startedfarming around the area, eventu-ally purchasing their farm southof Pine Island in 1957. Togetherthey farmed for thirty-three years

before retiring. Alfred enjoyed carrides through the countryside look-ing at the crops, attending auc-tions and going to the LivestockAuction Market, having coffee withfriends, bus rides and Bingo at thenursing home. His greatest joy wasbeing around the farm and theanimals. Alfred was a member ofLands Lutheran Church and hadserved as president of LutheranBrotherhood.

Alfred is survived by his chil-dren, Marlys Scherbel of CoonRapids, Bonnie (Stan) Broton ofDodge Center, Harold (Pam)Morseth of Coon Rapids and Mary(Myron) Ehrich of West Concord;four grandchildren, Darin (Krista)Broton, Erin Broton, Kari (David)Echtenkamp and Kristi Stradt-mann; five great-grandchildren,Dylan Echtenkamp, MadelynEchtenkamp, Logan Stradtmann,Andrew Stradtmann and EmmettBroton; other relatives and manyfriends.

Alfred was preceded in deathby his wife, Joyce on March 21,2009, parents, John and Johanna;brothers, Olaf Morseth and PederMorseth; sisters, Ruth Swansonand Olive Torkelson.

The funeral service will be onThursday, September 26, at 11 a.m.at Lands Lutheran Church in ruralZumbrota with Pastor DavidKrinke officiating. Burial will bein the church cemetery. Visita-tion will be held on Wednesday,September 25, 5-8 p.m. at the MahnFamily Funeral Home – LarsonChapel in Zumbrota and on Thurs-day one hour prior to the serviceat the church. Memorials are pre-ferred to the Kenyon Sunset Homeor Everson Park at Lands LutheranChurch.

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ChurchesBELLECHESTER

ROLLING MEADOWS MENNONITECHURCH, Belvidere Town Hall, 2miles north of Bellechester on County2, Pastor Aaron Witmer, 651-923-4240. Sundays: 10 a.m. SundaySchool; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. HymnSing every fourth Sunday.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC , Bellech-ester, Father Bruce Peterson. Sun-day mornings: 9 a.m. Mass. Tues-day mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.

GOODHUEHOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC ,Goodhue, Bruce Peterson, Pastor.Saturdays: 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday,Wednesday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. Mass.

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Has-sanally. Wed., Sept. 25: 6:30 p.m.Confirmation. Sun., Sept. 29: 8:30a.m. Sunday school; 9:30 a.m. Wor-ship with communion by intinction;new member reception; cradle roll;Wed., Oct. 2: 6:30 p.m. Confirma-tion.

ST. PETER’S EV. LUTHERAN,WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed.,Sept. 25: 8:30 a.m. Quilting, begin-ning with Bible study; 4:15 p.m. Con-firmation. Sun., Sept. 29: 9:15 a.m.Sunday school; 10:15 Worship withcommunion. Mon., Sept. 30: 7:30p.m. Sunday school staff meeting.Tues., Oct. 1: 1-4 p.m. Pastor’s of-fice hours.

MAZEPPAST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN ,Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bibleclass every Wednesday at 7 p.m.Sun., Sept. 29: 8:30 a.m. Worship;9:30 a.m. Sunday School.

ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC ,Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.

UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship.

ORONOCOGRACE LUTHERAN, WELS , 45 1stAvenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-noon. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. SundaySchool; Bible class; 10 a.m. Wor-ship.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.Lisa Johnson; Office hours: Tues-day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Wednesdays10 a.m.-3 p.m.

PINE ISLANDCORNERSTONE BAPTISTCHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.cornerstonepi.org, ASL Interpretation avail-

able. Cornerstone Kids meet everyWednesday at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meet-ing is Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Sat.,Sept. 28: Church softball.

GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Is-land, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sun-day School for children and adults;10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. YouthGroup for grades 7-12. Wednesdays:6 p.m. AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30p.m. Bible study for all ages.

PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD ,520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 356-8622, email: [email protected], Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sun-days: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible class andChildren’s Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship.

ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC , 451 5thStreet SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Satur-day Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Con-fessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tues-day-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5p.m.; Friday, 9 .a.m.-1 p.m.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN , ELCA, 2143rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,John Torris Lohre, Senior Pastor; KipA. Groettum, Associate Pastor. Email:[email protected]; Web site:www.saintpaulpi.org. Wed., Sept. 25:3:30 p.m. 7th and 8th grade confir-mation; 6 p.m. Adult ed; 7 p.m. Chan-cel choir; 8 p.m. Praise team. Wed.-Sun., Sept. 25-29: Interfaith Hospi-tality Network. Sat., Sept. 28: 5:30p.m. Worship with communion. Sun.,Sept. 29: 8:15 a.m. Worship withcommunion; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship;Sunday School; 7th grade confirma-tion; Handbells; 10:30 a.m. Worshipwith communion; Sunday School;11:30 a.m. New member potluck.Tues., Oct. 1: 8:30 a.m. Mission quilt-ing; Staff meeting; 1:30 p.m Biblestudy; Elizabeth circle at City Cen-tre; 3:15 p.m. Children’s choir; 7 p.m.Adult ed meeting. Wed., Oct. 2: 1:30p.m. Lydia circle; 3:30 p.m. 7th and8th grade confirmation; 6 p.m. Adulted; 7 p.m. Chancel choir; 8 p.m. Praiseteam.

UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St.North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Caro-lyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours:Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.;Web address: www.piumc.org; email:[email protected]. Wed., Sept.25: IHN; 9 a.m.-noon Pastor Caro-lyn at Better Brew.

WANAMINGONEW LIFE CHURCH , Wanamingo,Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-824-3019. New Life Church meets at 10a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wana-mingo. Free nursery for infantsthrough age three; Sunday Schoolfor all ages beginning at 9 a.m. SmallGroup Bible Studies Sunday eveningsat 7 p.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN , Wanamingo,Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-824-2155. Wed., Sept. 25: 9 a.m. Volun-teers help with newsletter; 4:30 p.m.

Confirmation. Sun., Sept. 29: 9 a.m.Sunday School; Worship followed bycoffee fellowship.

WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,Wanamingo, MN 55983, ChristopherCuluris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410.Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. Confirmationat Trinity. Sun., Sept. 29: 9:15 a.m.Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worshipfollowed by special meeting.

ZUMBROTACHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCHand School, WELS, 223 East 5thStreet, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 732-5367. Wed., Sept. 25: 10 a.m.Chapel; 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1p.m. Nursing Home service; 3:15 p.m.Junior choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmationclass; 6:15 p.m. Bell choir; 7 p.m.Choir. Sun., Sept. 29: 8 a.m. Wor-ship; 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 9:30a.m. Teen Bible study; adult Biblestudy; 10:30 a.m. Worship. Mon.,Sept. 30: 7 p.m. Bible study. Wed.,Oct. 2: 10 a.m. Chapel; 10:30 a.m.Bible study; 3:15 p.m. Junior choir;3:30 p.m. Confirmation class; 6:15p.m. Bell choir; 7 p.m. Choir.

FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weeklyworship services: 81 West 5th Street,Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.; 1Corinthians12-14; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Prayerand healing.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;Rev. Lisa Johnson.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,Zumbrota, [email protected], Janet Fischer, Pas-tor. Office: 732-5074. Tuesdays: 6p.m. Bible Study at the home of Jimand Leora Busch. Sun., Sept. 29:10:45 a.m. Worship, SingspirationSunday, Meditation: “Hope forTroubled Times.”

NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD ,290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basin-ski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m.www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.

OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN AFLCEric Westlake and Tim Banks, Pas-tors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota,732-5449, church office. Website:oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues.,Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Wed.,Sept. 25: 11:30 a.m. Women’s Biblestudy; 3:15 p.m. Wings and junioryouth group; 6 p.m. Youth group andprayer hour; 7 p.m. Bible study. Sat.,Sept. 28: 7 a.m. Men’s prayer break-fast; 7 p.m. Evening worship. Sun.,Sept. 29: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time; 9a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 a.m.Worship. Wed., Oct. 2: 11:30 a.m.Women’s Bible study; 12:45 p.m.Wings; junior youth group; 6 p.m.Youth group and prayer hour; 7 p.m.Bible study.

CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 MainSt. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, [email protected] Pastor FatherRandal Kasel, pastor. Hours: Tues-

day, Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday 7:30-11:30a.m. http://stpaulzm.com. MassSchedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; Tues-day and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Massat the nursing home is the secondTuesday of the month at 9:15 a.m.

UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,Tom Isaacson and Susan Vikstrom,pastor. Wed., Sept. 25: 7:15 a.m.AMBS; 6 p.m. Men’s dinner; 6:45 p.m.Confirmation class; 7 p.m. Choir re-hearsal.

RURALEMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Sept.25: 5 p.m. 1st year confirmation atHauge; 6:15 p.m. 2nd year confir-mation; 6:30 p.m. Choir; 7:30 p.m.Bible study and prayer. Sun., Sept.29: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:45a.m. Worship; 4:45 p.m. 3rd yearconfirmation at Hauge; 5:45 p.m.Youth group supper at Hauge; 6 p.m.Youth group at Hauge. Wed., Oct.2: 5 p.m. 1st year confirmation atHauge; 6:15 p.m. 2nd year confir-mation at Hauge; 6:30 p.m. Choir atHauge; 7:30 p.m. Bible study andprayer at Hauge.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ner-strand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 334-2822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sun-day School; Confirmation class.

GRACE & ST. JOHN’S LUTHERANCHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County.4 Blvd., Andrew Krause, Pastor.Grace: Sundays 10:30 a.m. Worship;Wednesdays 7 p.m. Worship; Com-munion the Wednesday before thesecond and last Sundays of the monthand communion the second and lastSunday of the month; 9:15 a.m. Sun-day School. St. John’s: Sundays 9a.m. Worship; communion the sec-ond and last Sunday of the month;10:15 a.m. Sunday School.

HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,Martin Horn, Pastoral. Wed., Sept.25: 5 p.m. 1st year confirmation; 6:15p.m. 2nd year confirmation at Em-manuel; 6:30 p.m. Choir at Emman-uel; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayerat Emmanuel. Sun., Sept. 29: 9 a.m.Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school;4:45 p.m. 3rd year confirmation; 5:45p.m. Youth group supper; 6 p.m.Youth group. Wed., Oct. 2: 5 p.m.1st year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 2ndyear confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir;7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old ChurchRoad. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651-388-4577. Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Wor-ship.

LANDS LUTHERAN , 16640 Highway.60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.Zumbrota. Wed., Sept. 25: 9 a.m.Coffee and conversation; 6:15 p.m.Worship; Confirmation; 6:30 p.m.Confirmands and mentors makestoles; 7 p.m. Youth group. Thurs.,

Sept. 26: 7:15 p.m. Youth Bible studyat Bridget’s; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Missoionquilting; 6 p.m. Property meeting. Fri.,Sept. 27: 6:30 p.m. Praise practice.Sat.-Sun., Sept. 28-29: 3 p.m.-7 a.m.Lock-in at church. Sun., Sept. 29:7:45 a.m. Praise practice; 8:30 a.m.Praise worship; 9:30 a.m. SundaySchool; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30a.m. Cemetery Association annualmeeting. Tues., Oct. 1: 11 a.m. Textstudy; 6 p.m. Executive meeting.Wed., Oct. 2: 9 a.m. Coffee andconversation; 6:15 p.m. Worship;Confirmation; 7 p.m. Youth group.

MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628County 50 Blvd. Wed., Sept. 25: 4p.m. Confirmation. Sun., Sept. 29:9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship.

ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC ,36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,Bruce Peterson, Pastor. Sundays:10:30 a.m. Mass.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN , BearValley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,home; 843-5302 work. Bible Classis every Wednesday at 6 p.m. inMazeppa. Sun., Sept. 29: 10:30Worship.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN, WELS ,Minneola Township, County Road 7,rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,Pastor. Sun., Sept. 29: 8:30 a.m.Worship; 9:30 a.m. Bible study; Tues.,Oct. 1: 1-4 p.m. Pastor’s office hours.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN , The Luth-eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,Pastor. Wed., Sept. 25: 1:30 p.m.Adult Bible class. Sun., Sept. 29:9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship.

STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA , Ru-ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-271-5711.

URLAND LUTHERAN Rural Route.1, Box 300, Cannon Falls, MN 55009-5411, Pastors: Arthur W. Sharot Jr.,Dean Lundgren, 263-2770. VisitationMinister, Linda Flom, 263-5613. Wed.,Sept. 25: 6 a.m. Men’s Bible study;6:30 p.m. Confirmation; 7:30 p.m.Praise and worship practice. Sat.,Sept. 28: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Fall festi-val. Sun., Sept. 29: 9:15 a.m. Sun-day School/youth forum; 9:30 a.m.Adult forum; 10:30 a.m. Communionworship; 6:30 p.m. Crossways. Wed.,Oct. 2: 6 a.m. Men’s Bible study;6:30 p.m. Confirmation; 7:30 p.m.Praise and worship practice.

WANGEN PRAIRIE LUTHERAN ,LCMC 34289 County 24 Blvd., Can-non Falls, Curtis Fox, Pastor, 507-663-9060; Linda Flom, Visitation Min-ister, 263-5613. Sundays 9 a.m.Worship. Thursdays 9:30 a.m. Biblestudy; 7 p.m. Blue grass jam.

ZWINGLl UNITED CHURCH OFCHRIST, 23148 County Highway 24,West Concord (Berne), 507/527-2622.Rev. Victor Jortack, Pastor.

Community members spruce upPine Island during Rally Weekend

Randy Hinzmann, Kim Aarsvold, Low Jackson, and Becky Ziller add acoat of white primer to the doors at City Hall on Saturday, September 7during the Saint Paul Lutheran Church’s Rally Weekend service projectevent. The doors were later finished with a paint color close to theoriginal to match the surrounding bricks. Not pictured: Pastor JohnLohre.

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Lutheran Church of America(ELCA) churches across Americasent service teams into the com-munity on September 7 and 8 fora Rally Weekend service project,as part of celebrating 25 years ofthe ELCA church.

In Pine Island, Saint PaulLutheran Church members andguests performed over 700 hoursof community service during therally. Those 700 hours were worthabout $15,500.

The weekend projects includedSunday school youth making sixfleece blankets for the RonaldMcDonald House and several vasesof handmade flowers for PineHaven residents. The group alsomade four homemade quilts and175 greeting cards.

Outdoor projects included paint-ing doors at City Hall and the FireHall, flower pots at Pine Haven,and the porch railing at EvergreenPlace. Flower beds were weededaround City Hall, and perennialflowers were transplanted fromCity Hall to behind the school.Members also cleaned parks, trails,and school fields, as well as helpedremove and replace shingles on ahome in the community.

Some members spent time withresidents at Pine Haven Commu-nity. They served lemonade andpopcorn, played games, and pro-vided companionship.

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GoodhueChromebook program is “workingsmooothly” at Goodhue SchoolBy R.D. Aaland

GOODHUE – At the Septem-ber 16 Goodhue School Boardmeeting High School PrincipalMike Harvey said the Chromebookprogram is working smoothly forgrades seven through ten. He hashad to replace two broken screens,but there have been no major prob-lems.

It was reported that a student’sbackpack was run over by twocars, but the Chromebook, whichwas inside the backpack, was un-damaged.

Mrs. Dorothy Strickland is help-ing with technology needs up threehours per day. Harvey is workingon several legislative changes madein the past session to the require-ments for testing and graduation.The board asked Harvey to final-ize the job description needed be-fore hiring an I.P. person.Elementary principal’s report

Elementary Principal MarkOpsahl reported that the secondyear of Wildcat Pride is progress-ing well. The first parts of “Put-ting Kids First” conferences arecompleted. There are new signsand a lot of color on the walls ofthe school. Opsahl said the staff isembracing the changes and tech-nology in the school. You will soonbe hearing from the third throughsixth grades as they kicked offtheir magazine fundraiser on Sep-tember 16. October 1 is the be-ginning of reading month andOctober 2 will be the beginning ofthe program “Just Winning.”

School Management ServicesTodd Netzke, president and

founder of School ManagementServices (SMS), reported on theprogress of setting a levy for 2014.He said it is hard to be accuratedue to the uncertainty of paymentsfrom the state of Minnesota. Hesuggested that the school boardlevy the maximum as a prelimi-nary and that they can lower itlater. This was accepted by theboard.Applitrack program approved

Superintendent Mike Redmondsuggested that the school purchaseApplitrack, a program for hiringand recruiting employees. It en-ables the school to hire a betteremployee with less work on thepart of the staff. The program con-nects Goodhue to all major edu-cation employment services in theMinnesota area. It would cost $350per year. The board approved thepurchase of the program.Student representative’s report

Maggie Mills, the student rep-resentative on the school board,reported on the progress ofGoodhue’s fall athletic teams. Thecoach of the cross country team,Mark Opsahl, said Mills had fin-ished in the top five at the meet atWabasha/Kellogg.

Mills then requested permissionfor the FFA to sell fruit and tohave a corn sale. Both fundraiserswere approved. Also approved wasa fundraiser for the prom whichinvolves soliciting donations frombusinesses in Goodhue. The crosscountry team will hold a fundraiser

for kindergarten through seventhgrade participants. It will be atriathlon with biking, running, andan obstacle course called “SplashN Dash”Staff changes

The board approved new hires:Michael Butts as play director,Dorothy Strickland and JessicaHolst as co-prom advisors, HollyHaire as yearbook advisor, andKim Lundak as National HonorSociety advisor.

There will be a change in hiringof substitute teachers beginningOctober 1. The board approvedthe hiring of Teachers on Call(TOC) to handle the recruiting,hiring, and paying of substituteteachers. This will improve theworkload of the office staff andmake it easier for teachers to picktheir subs. Goodhue is the lastschool in Goodhue County to joinwith TOC. They will consider us-ing TOC for hiring substitute para-professionals at the next GoodhueSchool Board meeting on Octo-ber 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the all-pur-pose conference room.Other business

The board approved hiringSpringsted Inc. as an independentfinancial advisor upon the requestof Redmond.

The board approved continuingthe purchase of health insurancewith Preferred One at no increasein cost. Dental insurance will bewith Principle Financial Group,as long as the quote is 3.5% or lessthan last year.

I&S Group will present conceptplans for the Goodhue poolBy Tara Chapa

GOODHUE – The GoodhuePool Board met with I&S Engi-neering Group at a special meet-ing on September 18 to make plansto move forward with a newGoodhue Pool. The pool boarddecided to tweak one of I&SGroup’s existing designs. The poolboard is asking to have a choice ofconcept plans. One would be abare minimum plan with a divingboard, and another would have adiving board, possibly a slide, and,if funding allows, a water feature(fountain). If funding does not al-low for a water feature, the boardis asking to have piping in placeto add one down the road.

The pool board decided that onceI&S Group presents plans in thenext two weeks, cost can be deter-mined. At that point, the poolboard will go to the city council to

decide on a timeframe and lan-guage of an upcoming referendumas well as a timeframe for closingand rebuilding of new pool. Thepool board will recommend thatthe referendum include the fullschool district, as this includes thedemographic that will use the poolthe most. The city will also dis-cuss whether the referendum willdo the full funding for a new poolor if Goodhue will seek other fund-ing to offset some of the costs.

I&S Group said the estimatedtime to construct a new city poolcould range from three to sixmonths. There are unknown cir-cumstances when digging anddemolition begin. Soil samples willbe taken before digging to try andcounter any unknown situations,but estimated time for projectcompletion needs to account forunforeseen circumstances.

Another meeting will take place

in the coming weeks at which I&SGroup will present concept plans,design proposal, and projected cost.The time of the meeting will beset after the October 9 city coun-cil meeting.

Sen. Schmit visits Goodhue SchoolGOODHUE – State Senator Matt Schmit of Red Wing visited with highschool seniors and sixth-graders at Goodhue School on September 17 tocelebrate Constitution Day and discuss his experiences at the statecapitol. Schmit said, “As the son of two retired schoolteachers, I havetremendous respect for educators. It’s been great getting back in theclassroom, sharing my experiences as a state legislator, and hearingwhat students have to say.”

Ryan sisters successful at State FairGOODHUE — The Ryan sisters (from left: Brianna, McKenzie, and Brittney),members of the Goodhue Gesundheits 4-H Club, had a successful StateFair trip with their three sister goats. Brianna, showing Miss Willa,received reserve champion meat breeding junior doe; McKenzie andCountry Girl received grand champion meat breeding dry yearling,reserve champion overall meat breeding doe, and reserve championintermediate showmanship; Brittney, showing Brianna (the goat), twinsister to Country Girl, received reserve champion meat breeding yearlingdoe and reserve champion senior meat breeding doe showmanship.

Wanamingo

Wanamingo High School class of 1953 holds reunionMANTORVILLE —The Wanamingo High School class of 1953 celebrated its 60-year reunion September 6 atthe Hubbell House in Mantorville. Seventeen of the thirty who graduated attended. They are, front row, fromleft to right: Dorothy Satren Thompson, Audrey Cordes, Carol Carlson Johanson, Carol Fredrickson Opsahl,Phyllis Loken Forss, JoAnn Stockmo Ring, Norlene Lawson Josephson, Kathryn Anderson Wright, CarolynThompson Nickell; back row: Duane Thompson, Maurice Swenson, Jerry Kyllo, Dick Myran, Wesley Larson,Sigurd Ree, Dexter Henschel, Norris Bjorngaard. Also attending were Mrs. David Myran and Duane Scharpen.Unable to attend: Lila Syverson Grose, Roger Naeseth, and Melroy Thompson. Deceased class members areLa Vaine Hjortaas, Mary Lou Mack, Carol Sathrum, Virginia Hjermstad, Mary Ann Solberg, Jim Bird, BillLund, Chester Overboe, David Myran, and Roger Nelson.

Ethan Dressen and Sandy LaGosh are installed on the Minnesota YouthCouncil at the swearing in ceremony at the capitol.

During the last legislative ses-sion, a bill was passed that estab-lished the Minnesota Youth Coun-cil Committee. It is designed toallow youth to have a voice in thelegislative process. Through theircommittee work, the MYC willprovide advice and recommenda-tions to the legislature and thegovernor on issues affecting youth.

The Minnesota Youth Council(MYC) is a diverse network of 72eighth through twelfth-graders andadult partners from each congres-sional district who collaborativelyidentify and address youth issues.MYC members share their per-spectives with policymakers, hon-ing their critical thinking, publicspeaking, and leadership skillswhile addressing the dilemma thatalthough young people can’t vote,they often face the consequencesof policy decisions. MYC is a

Sandy LaGosh and EthanDressen will serve onMinnesota Youth Council

youth-adult partnership; youth andadults lead the group and its ini-tiatives together. Both youth andadults have an equal say in mak-ing decisions, utilizing skills, andlearning from one another.

Ethan Dressen and SandyLaGosh, from Goodhue PublicSchool, attended orientation onSeptember 14-16. Orientation con-cluded with a swearing in ceremonyat the capitol rotunda on Septem-ber 16. They will serve as mem-bers of the philanthropy commit-tee, representing District 2. Thiscommittee re-grants $50,000 toorganizations, programs, orprojects that support learningwithin and beyond the classroom.With support from Youthprise, (aTwin Cities-based youth devel-opment intermediary), youngpeople fund efforts in their com-munities while learning aboutgrant-making and management.

Goodhue County Board eyesexciting future for historical societyBy Paul Martin

RED WING – The GoodhueCounty Board of Commissionersapproved starting work on twoprojects, and contemplated oneexciting but very expensive projectat their September 17 meeting. Theprojects are new garages for Main-tenance and for Public Works.Costs for the latter, a building ofup to 60' by 220', will be keptdown by using direct labor as muchas possible. It will be a winterproject for the county’s Sentenceto Serve crews.

The exciting project would seethe Goodhue County HistoricalSociety move from its present out-of-the-way home at 1166 OakStreet to the landmark Citizens’Building on Red Wing’s Histori-

cal Mall. Some supporters of thehistorical society are deeply at-tached to its current home, withits own history of donations andsupport since 1969. However, visi-tors are a mere trickle, and manycounty residents, especially fromoutside Red Wing, do not evenknow it is there. Board membersbelieve it would have a much moreactive role in county life with acentral location. The Citizens’Building is home to GoodhueCounty Social Services, but it needsextensive renovations. Plans callfor all Health and Social Servicesstaff to be housed under one roofwithin the next one to two years.Renovation cost isbeyond county’s means

The board has wrestled for sev-eral years with the cost of main-taining and upgrading the Citizens’Building. Since it is a listed build-ing, and a landmark in town, itcannot be demolished or left todecay. The board’s hope is to finda new owner or tenant. A feasibil-ity study has just been completed,and confirms that the CitizensBuilding would make an excel-lent home for the historical soci-ety. It would also be a home forexhibitions and meetings, and thetop floor, which commands wideviews of the town center, wouldmake an excellent meeting or eventspace. The problem, as with ev-ery solution to the issue, is thecost. Building and “soft” costs –such as design work, new furni-ture and display cases, and mov-ing expenses – are estimated atabout $13 million.

Board Chair Dan Rechtzigelsaid, “Goodhue County cannot bearthat cost on its own. We wouldneed as many partners as possible,private and public.” Rechtizgelreported that a recent meeting withSenator Matt Schmit and Repre-sentative Tim Kelly was very posi-tive. “They were both very enthu-siastic, and saw the top floor as areally great feature.” The first goalwill be to seek money from thestate bonding bill, due in the 2014legislative session, and from theState Legacy Fund. “This is justthe sort of project the Legacy Fundwants to back,” Rechtzigel said,“a major project in which theycan show people a real achieve-ment. The key will be to get themon board with an initial modestrequest. We are not in any rushhere.” Financial and other sup-port from the city, individuals,businesses and the communitywould also be critical.

Historical societyneeds to be “on board”

Commissioner Jim Bryant said,“We can’t go much further unlesswe know the historical society ison board. We need to hear fromtheir committee.” The board agreedto seek that support before pro-ceeding. But there was also a noteof warning. “We support the his-torical society with a grant of$92,000 a year,” said Rechtzigel.“We will have to discuss whetherthat is a good use of taxpayer moneyfor as little use as it gets now.”Forfeited landgiven to trail board

The board approved the publicsale of 14 property parcels for-feited for non-payment of prop-erty taxes. Many are small sliversof land between two residences,which will be offered to the adja-cent owners. One parcel lies nextto the Cannon Valley Trail, andhas serious soil erosion issues. Thetrail board was granted this par-cel.High cost of moving a gas pipeline

Up to $970,000 will be spent onmoving a major gas line in Can-non Falls. The 8" line is owned byMagellan, and needs to be buriedmuch deeper where it runs underthe area of the new Highway 52overpass, and under the newCounty Highway 24. “If we don’tpay for Magellan to move theirgas line, we can’t build the newroad, and we can’t provide accessto the new medical center,” saidPublic Works Director GregIsakson.Other business

Also approved was a contractwith Roscoe Township to coverany overrun in costs on the newbridge on 147th Avenue. Statebonding dollars are being used,because the bridge suffered flooddamage in 2010. Work will startby the end of the month, and shouldbe completed by the end of theyear. The road will be closed dur-ing that period.

Work on the Warsaw Townshipbridge over the Little Cannon Riveron the Sogn Valley trail is ex-pected to be completed by Sep-tember 20. Bridge work on 100thAvenue in Leon Township is nowcomplete. All other projects arefinished for the summer, exceptfor the new extension of Hwy 24,which will continue through thefall, and Hwy 53 near Red Wing,which is set for completion bySeptember 28.

After recent adverse publicityconcerning private use of publicequipment in other authorities, theboard will review the county’s rulesabout private use of countycellphones and other materials.

Wabasha Countypasses ATV ordinance

At the August 27 WabashaCounty Board of Commissionersmeeting, an ATV ordinance waspassed to allow licensed Class 1machines and drivers to be oncounty roads. There are still manyrestrictions that will apply. Mostof what ATV enthusiasts will needto know will be online at www.co.wabasha.mn.us. You will need togo to the bottom of the page andclick on “ATV permit.”

The applications will then beprocessed by the sheriff’s staff andwill be completed as time allows.There is no cost to the applicationand it can only be processed online.This was to minimize staff timeso that there would not be a charge.There will also be no tab or sticker

to place on your machine. Lawenforcement will assume that youare permitted through the countyif you have your current DNR reg-istration in place. You will be askedfor your permit number upon be-ing stopped.

Wabasha County Sheriff RodneyBartsh said, “We took a fair amountof time in putting this togetherand we believe it should be a gooddocument not only for us but forother counties to follow as well.The main concerns we had heardwhile putting this document to-gether were about kids being onthe roads. To be out on a road, youwill need to have a driver’s li-cense and insurance on your ma-chine.”

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